#asks !!!!!!!!!!!!

[cosmos-kitty]

Do you have any tips for painting with gouache? like how do you get it to stay a nice solid color over a large swath of paper? and how do you blend it so seamlessly?

Of course, here's a few pointers off the top of my head:

1. I've used gouache for this in the past so it's possible, but the flat backdrop on my latest WIP is actually acrylic! A nifty thing I've found about putting a layer of acrylic down, is that it creates a barrier once dried and essentially makes the paper waterproof. This means you can work in gouache on top without it mixing with the background, and you can wet a section and completely wipe it clean with a cloth/tissue and it won't disturb the acrylic layer underneath. It also makes the paper more resilient, and you don't get as much pilling/tearing from the moisture

To get an even wash it's mostly getting the right consistency, I add just a little water - enough that the paint is less "tacky" as you drag your brush along paper, but not so much that it's runny or translucent. It takes a couple of attempts sometimes!

2. Also for the current WIP that I posted earlier, like the vast majority of my traditional pieces, keep in mind that it's mixed media. So I assume you're referring to the blue-green gradient on the bird and wondering how I got the gouache to blend like that - it's actually colouring pencils! I'll often switch between dry and wet media, even layer them back and forth, whatever makes the most sense to get the effect I want 😁

3. On that note, when you're working with paint, or any medium really, I can't recommend enough having a "test" sheet that you do both before and during a traditional piece. It allows you try out different medium combos, see what shade your gouache will dry into, and catch any issues before it ends up on your artwork. I often see artists being encouraged to just Bob Ross their way through a piece, the idea being that you'll just have happy little accidents that you'll naturally work into the piece - maybe, but you'll also possibly irreversibly wreck your hard work and have to start again. I don't know, I'm just a methodical person I guess, but seeing someone just directly apply something to the page when they're not sure what it's going to do makes me wince - no two art supplies are the same! All of those paints and pens have different chemical makeups, there's an unlimited number of ways what you're using could interact, good or bad.

Since it's already there, I usually reuse one of the leftover failsons from the process of making the wash background, then test everything on top of that. That way you can see exactly what shade the paint will dry on top of whatever colour the background is:

Doesn't need to look good, nobody sees it (usually) and you can also test the thickness of your brushstrokes while you're at it.

Anyway, I hope this helps!

[mail-me-a-snail]

if you're still accepting blu requests may i ask for a pyro hehe

she finally finished their bracelet !!

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

Did u hear trump wants to rename the gulf of Mexico

[fanghaunt]

The funniest thing to me always is ponies shmokin wheed so any version of this is amazing. Maybe rarity and applejack couchlocked beyond belief

[linkcharacter]

Random but I love how in ur jimblasted comic u make Swansea kind of a jerk. I feel like a lotta fans just kinda water Swansea down to just “gruff dad who’s a softy at heart” so it’s refreshing to see him like, as much of a jerk as he often is in canon. Not that it isn’t fun to see the softer and more parental side of him explored sometimes, and no hate to fans that do that of course, just like. He’s a very flawed guy and it’s nice to not see that sanitized. Y’know? Anyway, have a great day!

Thanks and yeah :)

People forget that Swansea is SO FUCKING MEAN in the game, he's such an unapologetic jerk. But unlike Jimmy who is a jerk and mean with spite and malice, Swansea is mean, but doesn't mean any harm and is self-aware of how much of an asshole he's being, that's just who he is. But of course being rude and mean is unpleasant to others and you can say a lot of hurtful stuff, which Swansea does. Being harsh on others can both be a positive and a negative trait, it all depends on the situation.

I love Swansea and his genuine unfiltered meanness.

[triona-tribblescore]

IS THAT VLD I SEE????????

-Hyperfix Hopper

Ahhh Voltron, my old stomping grounds, part of my origin story, the most chaotic of times <333

[mail-me-a-snail]

For your blu team requests!!

Blu engie without his arm prosthetic maybe :D

local middle aged texan with a god complex is so eeped up and self conscious about his body, more exciting news at 11 !!

[linkcharacter]

guess who did another comic dub for ya? :)

Babe WAKE UP!!!! another allonnotion comic dub just dropped

[punkitt-is-here]

its done

plus a no text version for so everyone can make franky say whatever they want

THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING WHATTTTTTTTTT OH MY GOD

[raycatzdraws]

I love how you draw the chain with wolfie

Thank you!

Squish Wild! Squish 'im!

[shyaringan]

THEY ARE TRUELY SO IMPORTANT TO ME. THEY

[zerosuitsammi3]

No thanks 🤢🤢🤢

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Absolutely cackling at Liz Truss thinking she can take legal action over mean-but-true things said about her during an election campaign. Girl, the delusion...

LMAO WHAT

Fucking HOWLING

A spokesperson for Starmer said Thursday that the prime minister stood by his previous comments and had no plans to moderate his language.

YEAH NO SHIT the man is a fucking lawyer OF COURSE he's not going to listen to a cease and desist written in fucking crayon

[two-bees-poetry]

hi! i love your contrapuntal poems so so much, and i was wondering if you had any advice on how you write them? like what your process is like and how you match them up!

- @cowboy-heart

Hey there! Okay, in my experience, writing two poems and then trying to match them up so that it makes a third one is almost impossible. What I do instead is this:

I write one poem (usually the left side, for some reason), so it looks like this

And THEN I start to write both the second and third poems and the same time

From here ^^ you start to write it diagonally, I guess? Every time you add a line to the right side, it has to make sense both vertically in the second poem by itself, and horizontally in the third poem.

This version of the left side is what I consider to be the "raw" version- all of the line breaks are completely arbitrary

- don't be constrained by these line breaks! make your own! see the difference i made between the first picture and the second picture? "he is our brother;" works better with "he never let me play alone."

Pro tip: semicolons are your FRIENDS because they can act like commas or periods

ta-da! does this make sense?

try it! tag me! enjoy!

[andromeddog]

what do u think about Speirs and Lipton sharing a bed because there is. only. one. bed 😌

i’ve thought about this the regular amount