#also i can follow people and stuff ykyk and they know i'm following them and stuff

[the-way-astray]

thinking about creating another account so that i can have a kotlc main

[habizuh-studios]

me gushing about tgcf for... idek-

Haha, don't ask why i'm making this post when I'm basically dead, BUT- TGCF is honestly was got me into the danmei fandom. Two of my friends were gushing about it so in order to not feel left out i watched the donghua and it was the BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE not only because the donghua was actually so beautifully animated and the story was so captivating, but also because i watched it in dub and got to see howard wang. Which was great, obviously. unfortunately, i spoiled a LOT. And i mean A LOT of stuff after finishing season 1. I spoiled the ghost city arc, the 800 year wait, and some of Xie Lian's trauma before even starting season 2. And i didn't even have to wait that long for it- some people were waiting over 2 years!! which is crazy to me. The character designs are so intricate and beautiful in all mediums, including the audio drama (which is actually my favorite art out of all of 'em), which HOW?!??!?!? ITS AN AUDIO DRAMA?!?!??! i ended up buying all the books, despite spoiling myself a TON. And i don't regret it at all- i even convinced myself (not really myself, but my dead bank account) to buy the special edition of TGCF!! The official art is gorgeous, the pop-up is gorgeous, the books\ mark is gorgeous, and- despite all the spoilers, after i got used to the writing style it was honestly A BLAST. I finished all the books in less than 2 weeks. I stayed up late reading them- and my favorite part was finishing a book so i could jump to the next one. And my greatest surprise was i didn't even spoil ALL of it to myself! The instigator of the war between xianle and yong'an (if ykyk, hint: family) was such a surprise to me i had to put the book down for a good second before reading it again! xie lians occasional sassiness was honestly really in character, but still a surprise. I have seen some who didnt like tgcf because of the character arcs and hualian- which is fine, but as long as you have the right expectations going into the book, you will not be disappointed. Xie Lian is honestly my favorite. Sue me for being basic, but i love him. Even before knowing all the trauma, i loved him. (Followed closely are Ruoye and Feng Xin, so i guess you can guess my type which i immediately attach to, haha) anyway, in case you weren't looking for my life story, then here: watch the donghua of tgcf, then read all the books, no spoilers. Trust me. Spoilers ruined some of the emotional moments for me yet i still felt empathy for all the characters, which is kind of hard to do. (it hurts, dream on, there is no banquet that does not come to an end). then consume the fan content. Literally all of it. We are the most blessed fandom in history. You may look up some things to expect for tgcf, because i believe the theme is actually quite different from mxtx's other works! I still love wwx tho ;) ----- PS: I also love the parallels. I'll talk about one since this post is so long already, but here- I absolutely love the quotes. A lot of times, popular quotes are remembered when Hua Cheng is saying them, but when you read the books, you realize he's just parroting what xie lian has said... im biased and this isnt for everyone, and obviously his tone and context are wayy different + he has great quotes on his own- but I think it shows his love for him. or maybe i just love Xie Lian, haha.

[stinkcoke]

ur so cool like omg- also do you have any recommendations of someone wants to learn how do a more cartoony style? Like what resources should I use because i love the look of your style and others and im just struggling on how to do it- again- ur so cool- sorry if this is worded weird or blocky I don’t know how to really communicate well

thank u ^^!!! also ur good! as for your question (this might be long and it may not be the best so forgive me)

I wanna give a disclaimer in advance that you're free to just straight up not listen to me at all if any of my advice doesn't sound like it'll help you!!!

I usually try to draw inspiration from different eras of cartoons that appeals to me. I grew up watching ALOT of cartoons from different places and decades and just having that type of exposure really does broaden the line of what a "cartoony style" can be. I don't think there's really any certain way to draw cartoons, I think it all depends on the artist. if you say your art is cartoony then it is! you don't have to follow specific rules and parameters to fit into that category imo, just do what works for you!

For resources I'd say to just look for cartoons and artists* that you think would be good to take inspiration and learn from! (and since you already mentioned that you love the style of others, you can use those as resources lol)

this is a personal thing that i believe would be considered a resource, and you dont have to follow this but if you haven't learned (what I consider) some of the basics of art (i.e proportions and how to see shapes in objects/bodies etc) then i think it's good to start with that first. learning the basics to then know how to use them and break them is probably my biggest advantage when it comes to drawing but thats just me

*when taking inspiration from artists it's always important to transform what you're learning into something that best reflects you and your style. straight up taking someone's style will not feel as satisfying as being able to come up with your own way of drawing. if you like the way someone uses colors in their art then use that as a stepping stone and not as the ONLY way to color. ALSO ALWAYS BE SURE TO CREDIT IF YOU POST IT!!!!!!!!! it's better to be open that you're learning and using an artist as a resource rather than say nothing and have people assume you're copying or something ykyk

sorry that a lot of this is just me repeating the same thing over and over but it's true lol, having inspiration is the best way to transform your art into something that's more appealing to you

also sorry for taking so long to respond to this ^^; i'm not too good with being concise when it comes to giving advice so i was trying to really simplify this and also irl stuff was goin on :3 but if you have any more questions then i'd be happy to answer!

[mlynar-nearl]

heyup its anon back from that hell we call life and im just here to ask one very important question i have been stuck on for a while now: what is a good valentines day gift that isnt flowers (horrifyingly expensive) or chocolate (i just dont like them) ? answer however the hell you like man i ran out of people to ask

and yeaaaaah your reply to my prev ask totally reminded me why i dont care too much about the ak community actually its cos i dont wanna be in drama (unlike in genshin)

oh and get this, i was rushing lantern rite the other day (did it in 3 hours hehe) and using my nonexistent primos i won my 50/50 and got the big booba man like hell yeah now all i have left is kaveh (my beloved) and yes. maybe i will go back to genshin. if you play in asia i can drop my uid but im pretty sure ur a north america kinda person so like probs not

anyways didnt answer ur prev prev reply to one of my asks but like yeah they shlda made more people darker skinned in sumeru :/ kinda iffy that they aint ykyk like i live in southeast asia and my skins still darker than everyone in the cast lmao (okay maybe not everyone id say im on par w xinyan?) and it suuuuuuuucks but oh well mhy is just (insert thumbs down) anyways hope ur doing well lol u can throw in updates abt ur ocs too i havent had time to be on tumblr much lately thankiessssss

do NOT apologize lmao i love talking

imo, the best valentine's gift is one that's not too extravagant but a little personal. gift card to a store/place they like or somethin'. maybe i'm broke but i don't really do v-day even tho i'm in a relationship LMAO

i don't mind the ak community very much in terms of seeing cool gameplay and a lot of the few people who interpret lore and the few other fanfic authors in english floating out there that i've seen have been really cool and i do try to encourage other creators in the space. there are some exceptions as some things/tropes/opinions piss me off but i try to keep it posi.

i do play in NA on genshin and english global on ak :( but grats on the autism man, the superhero we needed AND wanted. my partner played genshin for a bit before i did and they sent me a picture of xinyan and went ash this looks like you. they aint fuckig wrong. colorism won today

as for ocs! i've been thinking about audie a normal amount* lately. i scribbled some stuff with him and encio and gnosis but lost it when my computer crashed :( there's some stuff i posted in my tag for him tho (which is "oc: audie") about them and their games of chess.

shealtiel DOES do this but he doesnt know why. me instigating a fight because the andoain is hot and i want him on me. also, i think that when he converses with andoain on the trail- because andoain knows he's being followed and just lets shealtiel do it and sometimes tries to chat with him, persuade him to stop being so furious- if andoain starts annoying him he turns off his hearing aids and leaves. turning off my hearing aids i don't want to hear you anymore. andoain has to live with knowing that shealtiel can put him on mute. shealtiel hopes it makes him fucking writhe.

[catcze]

no problem! also sure, idm being called that! at any rate, here's another little game and no pressure of course!! assign your anons a dessert (can be one from the philippines if you'd like ^^) and a genshin buddy or date to split it with! -og ship anon

great !! Omg AND ANONNNN let me tell you i got ?? so excited when I saw this one ?? Maybe because I'm a little biased because I love filipino desserts and will never ever stop gushing over them if given the opportunity skjad

As usual !! Anons are chosen off the top of my head, and these can be taken as platonic or romantic!!

edit from future catte: this turned out. so long and its basically me rambling about my favorite filipino desserts akjsdbnkjas

LUCID ANON

Since Luce likes sweet things, I think she should try brazo de mercedes with Albedo! Full disclosure–– I try not to choose the obvious partners in things like these, but ?? Bro the brazo de mercedes color scheme matches Albedo so well?? That and since both he and Luce like sweets I think they'd really like brazo! Brazo de mercedes is basically like a rolled cake?? Except it's made of meringue with custard in the middle, and it's sooo good. The initial sugar-sweetness of taking a bite of meringue, followed by the milky-sweetness that comes when you reach the core of it is so !! Idk how to describe it but I genuinely love brazo de mercedes so much ♡♡

BEANS ANON

I think that Beans would veryyy much enjoy eating some Halo-halo with Yae Miko! Now, Halo-halo is usually a hit-or-miss with people, considering how different it can tasted based on what ingredients people put into it and where you go for it. That being said! Yae and Beans would be up to try it, and I think that the mix of flavors and textures that vary with each spoonful you take would be super appealing to them !! and let me tell u these two wouldn't settle for any old halo-halo (tho im ngl the one at chow king is rlly good if anyone reading this knows what a chow king is order their halo halo right fucking now) nahhh those two would get the good shit with the shaved ice made of milk ykyk???

🔫 ANON

For 🔫 anon, I think that they would like some Cassava cake (which is honestly one of top desserts of all time) and that they'd share it with someone like Gorou ! I can't really describe it, but I just feel like these two would enjoy the sweet and cheesy chewiness that is cassava cake yk? Because let me tell u that shit is addictive you take one cassava cake square and next thing you know literally half the box is gone (totally not at all speaking from experience) and considering that gorou likes sweets and 🔫 gives me sweet enjoyer vibes, i think they'd enjoy cassava cake a lottt

🧡 HONEY ANON

TAHO. I can so so so very much see Honey anon enjoying Taho with someone like Xinyan in tow! Listen I know that I say this every time but oh my god taho is actually so delicious im not even joking that shit is so fucking GOOD. Xinyan doesnt strike me as the type to be picky about her food, but I really think that she and Honey would really really like taho because a.) who doesnt like taho and b.) the texture, the sweetness, the combination of the arnibal, the sago and the tofu is just so ?? good?? and holy shit that stuff is especially good fresh and warm bro like trust me it is very very hard to go wrong with taho.

🎱 ANON

okay for 🎱 anon I can see them sharing some silvanas with Thoma. and now again i keep saying this but MY GOD silvanas is so !! FUCKING DELICOUS BRO I'm not even kidding but that time I went to Cebu i dropped a fuckload of cash on silvanas and I ate that shit up !! Listen listen listen to me a good silvanas fresh out the fridge, with the fresh crunch when you bite into it? That shit is unparallelled. They're basically meringue cookies filled with some of the creamiest buttercream ever (sometimes with nuts, sometimes in other flavors like ube but imo the classic vanilla silvanas is unmatched) and let me tell u they're so good and the taste does not get annoying quick so you could very well polish through a whole box of these in one sitting. So yeah I really think 🎱 and Thoma would sit down and absolutely scarf these things down