#art school .. time consuming

[stuckinapril]

I want to read books I want to write more I want to play the piano I want to sing in key I want to delve into fashion history I want to travel I want to publish research papers and I want to become a surgeon and I’m supposed to do all that in this one wild and beautiful life

[willczek-art]

The real nightmare of Nightmare Time is that there's so little of it

[thatthirstyweirdo]

OH MY GOD! Is that- AN ACTUAL REFERENCE FOR MAVERICK?? God bless me and my lazy ass I’m finally doing smt

YIPPEE SO HERE’S MAVERICK MIC!! I might as well tell y’all a bit more about him, since…I don’t talk about him as much as I should…As I mentioned before, Maverick is Welcome Home’s one and only radio host! But before that he used to be an actor, and a very successful one at that. But unfortunately a freak accident occurred during filming (one of the actors got shot 💀) which led to lots and lots controversy. Maverick’s career was… kinda in shambles so he decided to leave it all behind and move to Home where he got himself his own radio station!!

I feel like in the show he would be more of a background character. Since he’s always on the station his voice can be heard on the radio 24/7. And even when he’s not his voice is STILL heard on the radio. It’s just a funky thing he does. After all what kind of radio host would he be if he left his audience waiting? Not a good one that’s for sure. So it became common knowledge among the neighbors that Maverick’s always around!!

I think Maverick over all is quite a charismatic character. I like to think that he’s a rather chill guy but if he were to spend time with his neighbors he would act like a sort of dad friend trying to keep everyone out of trouble as much as he can. But since that doesn’t happen often the neighbors see Maverick as kinda mysterious. I mean the guy talks a lot about anything but himself. He doesn’t bring up his past or really anything related to him. And when he does he doesn’t go into detail. He’s just kinda like that. But he does like telling fun stories from his actor days!

[vioblu-star]

Hero & Villain

A retired hero went back to their city because an anonymous letter mentioning an urgent matter happened in the city. And when they came, the City isn't what it used to be.

"So you came."

A familiar voice spoke behind them, Hero turned around to see their good ol' nemesis who they fought each other for a long time.

"...What happened here?" The hero asked, The city is not the same as they remember.

"Lots of things happened. Where have you been?"

"I put down my uniform for a while, I never expected this would happen."

"Did you not know that many people mourned you when you disappeared? Did you not know that many people were desperate to be saved by you when the city's hope had fallen? Did you not realize that you left your People and your CITY at the hands of the Supervillain?"

"I wasn't the only hero, Villain. Surely other heroes could have dealt with it so stop saying like I was a chosen one!"

"That is where you are wrong. Ever since you have left, many criminals have become stronger, most heroes were struggling to keep the city in peace. Slowly, heroes were dying one by one until nothing was left. The supervillain rised up and took over the city."

They couldn't grasp what Villain just said, 'the heroes failed? Supervillain took over?' how did that happen so fast? The city that they work so hard to protect was all in vain.

"What happened to everyone else?"

"Some people went on hiding, most of them were forced to work tirelessly. Or if they're lucky enough, manage to escape and flee out of this place." Villain stated.

"What about the other heroes?"

"Like I said, Hero. They died trying to save the city."

Hero went silent. There's no way that the Villain is telling the truth, most heroes are stronger than them, but not strong enough to keep the Supervillain in line? Now he holds the city and everyone who lives in it.

"People hoped for your salvation Hero..." Villain continues. You were the one who they believed, even other heroes talked about you. You were the brightest hero among heroes who now have fallen."

The hero looked down out of defeat, they knew that the Villain was right, they left everyone and the city... But they aren't some sort of main character that is destined to defeat Supervillain, they have their own life too. Sometimes bad things were bound to happen anyway, Villain keeps insisting as if that was their fault—

"Well hero?" Villain interrupts

"What am I going to do? I can't just go to Supervillain's domain and straight up fight him."

"Then why don't we make a truce?"

Hero meets an eye at them, confused.

"... Excuse me?"

"If we work together, we can take down Supervillain and bring back the city's hope."

"Teaming up with you is the least thing I would do." They spat.

"It is beneficial for both sides, I know you want to save the city and so do I"

Hero thought the audacity that Villain was blaming them for not saving the city in time and now Villain wants to help them?! They're not buying that one.

"Why should I trust you? You're on the criminal side. I thought you were here just to gloat at me leaving everyone at the Supervillain's mercy?" Hero's face stiffens, trying their best not to burst their emotions out.

"I am indeed on Supervillain's side, but his intentions for the city are far more cruel than he- we originally planned. We have plans to fix the city for a better change but my boss has other ideas."

Hero must have misheard what they said. The criminals plan to change the city for the better? The villains? That doesn't sound right.

"..so you're helping me because Supervillain intentions are not according to your plan?"

"Well said, Hero."

Hero raises an eye brow, uncertain to the criminal's claim "I don't know, Villain. Your idea for the city change doesn't sound good either. Might as well be better if I worked alone."

"Oh Hero, we both know how strong Supervillain is capable of. I know everything that he's planning for the city and where his location is. If you deny my help..." The villain smirks, tauntingly. "then good luck facing him."

Hero thought to consider. If they refuse Villain's offer then they would have to plan this out to go to Supervillain's lair alone without getting caught by the villains or the master criminal himself. If they accept the offer, chances of having to betray Hero and getting captured is much more likely. After all, they work for Supervillain, who in their right mind would a villain backstab their superior?

Then again it's not like they have any other choice, both options aren't good. Accepting Villain's help would be easier to track Supervillain and maybe rescue the captured heroes if they were even captured, if things didn't go well then they just have to ditch the heroic mission and leave the city for good.

"Fine... only because I couldn't do it alone" I'm probably going to regret this later, they thought.

Villain's expression shifts in an odd grin. "Good choice, hero."

Hero still doubts Villain's intentions, everything they have said earlier seems fabricated, though there's one thing "You wanted to save the city from Supervillain. Right? Why didn't you do it before?"

Villain silently flinches, they never thought Hero would ask that. "Same reason as you. If I did it alone, he would have killed me on the spot." They lied

"...So where should we start?"

"There is this place not too far away from here, we will discuss our plans there."

...

if only Hero knows better that the supervillain is waiting for them at the exact place.

[ambyandony]

(Flashbangs you) Fugo wake up. I just saw a really cool frog on Wikipedia. Look.

2024 version

old versions below

2022

2021

[bogkeep]

it was always a strange dichotomy. every middle school classmate i had told me i'd be a millionaire when i grew up, a Famouse Artisté. it's easy enough to imagine as a teen, i suppose: skill equals fame equals money. i was doubtful about this prophecy, not because i wasn't confident in my ability to draw, but because it was hard to imagine a world where i'd be paid for it.

it was an ice breaker game at summer camp. horrible one, really - everyone in a group were given a character profile. now we had to imagine that it was the zombie apocalypse, and the helicopter to safety was two seats short and we had argue why we deserved a spot. the character i got was an asshole doctor of some kind. i don't remember if i argued my way into the helicopter or not, but i do remember the feeling that's been hanging over me my entire life - if the apocalypse happens right now, i have nothing to contribute.

there's something really painful about it. i have cultivated a skill for my whole life, i can make art and tell stories that are entirely unique to me, there is no way to get someone else to create in the exact same way i can, and yet - i've contributed more to capitalist society by sitting in an empty hotel reception for eight hours a day.

which made me develop anxiety, to boot.

i illustrated two children's books. they're some of my best work. the contract i signed was industry standard and the indie author who had hired me was incredibly kind... but even after stock sold out i had earnt little more than some pocket change.

in high school we had an outing to dig our own snow caves that we would spend the night in. in teams, thankfully. i have so little physical strength to speak of, most i could do to help was clear away the snow rubble and toss it outside. i know, i know, my classmates reassured me it was an important job to do, i was an invaluable member of the group, sure - but it's that feeling, you know?

what would my task be in the communist solarpunk commune?

a person cannot be useless. it's a human being. they just exist, no ifs and buts about it. one can only be useless in the eyes of an ableist, capitalist society that sees no value in being alive beyond production and profit.

sometimes i receive messages from internet strangers to tell me something i said - often several years ago - was helpful to them. maybe it was a throwaway comment on a forum. maybe it was replying to a question they could've googled the answer to. maybe it was an encouraging reply to someone's artwork. turns out it mattered to someone. huh.

of course you can learn new skills. i have learnt plenty over the years! i have also learnt that there are limitations to what i can do. that some of the obstacles i face are not in fact obstacles everyone faces. it's not that i can't break tasks into smaller steps, it's more that half of those steps are going to be "rinse your hands because you Touched a Thing and now you're going to have to touch Another Thing." i wonder if that's adding to my cognitive load or something.

i was never raised to be a man, so by all accounts i do not understand why i'm so haunted by the spectre of toxic masculinity - what would i do if i was a medieval peasant and a war broke out? what if i was in a pre-historic hunter gatherer society and i was expected to hunt? what if i was a humble farm boy discovering the sword of the chosen one and the world depended on my non-existing courage to face certain death?

look, it's stupid. these are not scenarios i will find myself in. besides, pre-historic humans depended on community and taking care of each other. that's how we survive.

i'm not useless and i decided to make peace with being useless anyway.

we're surrounded by digital clocks. we can't really escape them. do we need watchmakers? would they save me a spot in the zombie apocalypse helicopter? no, don't answer that. i'm just happy i found something that requires a light touch and an observant eye.

[thejacketscloset]

Gang ik I mainly post fanart but like... I'm real proud of how thus painting study turned out for my painting class

It was a study on one of the landscapes painted by the group of 7 n I think it's pretty neat

[lilacmuffins]

;; "please forgive me for whatever i do" (art)

i sketched this on mspaint at 3:00am if it looks bad LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

anyway i've been thinking about one of the most devastating adoptive father-daughter duos ever recently, especially with fionna and cake coming out and me rewatching AT and all that. simon and marcy make me SAD!!! (no words ver. and sketch under the cut)

my sketches are nearly incomprehensible to everyone but me (especially the mspaint ones)

[karnaca78]

Inktober Day 26: Remove

FULL PICTURE UNDER THE CUT (slightly gore + disturbing eye imagery)

Fanart for the fanfic In Ictu Oculi by @wikipedianna. The idea came to me after reading a very memorable scene. Style-wise, I was seeking to emulate 19th century scientific illustrations, such as those you could find in a textbook, but with an additional horrific and surreal touch to it.

(All the hatching has been done by hand, but no wrist has been harmed during the process.)

(click for higher resolution I guess)

[fishfission-dc]

if you’ve sent me a doodle request in my inbox i promise i’m not ignoring you i want nothing else but to do all of my little goofy dc comics drawings but unfortunately i go to college and have two jobs and have to build my 3d generalist portfolio and apply for internships and learn maya and nuke and premier and photoshop and substance painter for school and also somehow sleep and eat

if i respond to your ask in 6 months know that i have even freed

[luckyshouse]

almost all of my fear about plagerism and the creators hating what i've done to their characters comes from my internalized fear of people taking my characters and warping them into something i explicitely didnt want them to be (common occurrence in rp spaces i was in as a kid) and even deeper than that it comes from my dads fucking insane ramblings about people taking his beloved comic book characters and twisting them into "mary sues" or "self inserts" or GOD FORBID...! MAKING THEM GAY!!!! and his constant rants about it that would typically end in me getting punished. morally, i see nothing wrong with taking characters from popular fiction or media whether or not it's SUPER mainstream or not. the only issue is if small artists are getting properly comped for their already existing work. it's the same exact logic i apply to shoplifting, but arguably even more lenient. can you even steal an idea? a character? if everythings already done can it be stealing at all? a character will mean a different thing to every single person in the audience and one artist could never produce another artists same thoughts and ideas in the same symbolic and metaphorical ways. all of this is accumulates to a frustrating internal dialogue about worrying about making fanart and what the creators might think about it vs believing that fanart itself doesn't even really exist. needless to say, i think i've gotten over my whole dilemma about drawing fanart and what it means about me morally, and what it means about the creator. it doesn't matter. i'm not getting paid for the things i do, and all fanart i make is reimaginative and interpretive, i make fanart to be about myself instead of about the creator. and if the creator doesn't like it, well, it's certainly not the worst thing anyones ever done with their work. and if i became famous, i have accepted that people will warp my writing and characters either way. i have the autonomy to ignore it. i have the choice to disengage. and i think that has given me a lot of calm when it comes to my gripes about fanart. if the artist doesn't like it that's fine. they have the autonomy and choice to ignore it.

[ruddigerspawss]

been playing around w watercolors heres a muno painting my mom requested :]

[cinemacrypt]

So so so fucking angry tonight

[icterid-rubus]

Tonight’s breakdown comes from finding my old drawing supplies in their handmade pouches that I’d put away after graduating and haven’t touched in six years. I’d spent 20 years of my life fine tuning my selection, carefully decided what goes where and why. Then I got burnt out and put it away. I can’t believe I forgot about them. I don’t remember why I used these particular pens. I’ve never felt more like I’ve wasted my life.

[bmpmp3]

I NEEED to go back to making art that makes it ABUNDANTLY clear that theres something wrong with my brain BUT NOT in a cool or stylishly interesting way. i need to do it in a way that makes people say "hm." and walk away

[fayehartz]

extrEME ARTSTYLE CHANGE FOR A QUICK MOMENT