#because i havent used watercolors in

[despite-everything]

sick and tired of being so fucking depressed i need to make art again

[breadslice2257]

I got some new procreate brushes so I tried to do a small practice to get used to them. It's been a while since I just drew some leaves, y'know?

[ioser-boy]

hahahsgahahahahahah i love paintbrush. ragh

do you have their moveset? it doesn’t have to be super specific like damage and all that just like what the move does.

whatre some dialogue options for them?? (like kills, assists, interacting with others, etc.)

also do elaborate on that au you mentioned!! i love phighting AUs :3

trying to get more art out i’ve just been super busy- trust tho i’m working on a ton of stuff for y’all :]

but heres their moveset + some dialouge under cut!! accompanied by messy lil doodles and occasionally my funky handwriting :]

okay so fair warning i have no idea how to make balanced movesets so they may be really overpowered or underpowered i have no idea

also some lore i havent explained yet is scattered in their dialogue just for funsies so if you have theory’s pls share i’d love to see them :]

Paintbrush is a tank!!

They’re a mid range melee fighter thats heavy n slow but does high damage

ok heres the actual moveset

Passive- PAINT SPILL

The more you attack, the more paint you lose. Losing paint increases your attack speed but decreases damage dealt. Regain paint slowly overtime or by 50% upon elimination.

Using your primary attack covers enemies in paint each time they are hit. At five stacks apply slow and vulnerability to an enemy.

Primary- (name pending)

Swing your paintbrush forward in a wide radius.

Secondary- DRYBRUSHING/(name pending)

If at less than 30% paint, quickly slash forward four times, favoring speed rather than damage. Doing this doesn’t add marks to an enemy.

With paint, slash twice, dealing knock back and applying slow to enemies hit.

Q- DIP!

At the cost of paint hold ‘Q’ to drag your paintbrush across the floor, giving you a small speed boost. Releasing ‘Q’ or running out of paint: jump and do a flip into the air before slamming your brush down, causing AoE damage.

If you run out of paint before attack finishes, deal significantly less damage.

E- (name pending)

Use your palette as a temporary shield for up to 15 seconds or until it is destroyed. Press E again while your shield is still up to toss your palette in front of you and knock back any enemies.

( Once you toss your shield it doesn’t come back to you until the ability cool down finishes. It’s not a boomerang )

PHINISHER- WATERCOLORS

yeah i’m still thinking of ideas for this one :cri:

My reasoning behind the moves I chose

you can skip to dialogue if you don’t feel like reading a ton of text cause there’s a lot lol.

My thought process behind the passive effect with the stacking and everything is like- they’re ‘covering’ their enemies in paint, so when covered in enough paint (the 5 stacks) it makes the enemy slower and leaves them more vulnerable if that makes sense. I also wanted paintbrush to have some sort of big limitation which is where the limited paint mechanic comes from cause I had a feeling i would probably accidentally make them too op lol.

Primary is pretty self explanatory. Though, the secondary im really proud of simply because I like the name ‘drybrushing’ lol.

The Q ability was actually suggested by a friend. Originally Q was just a dash ability to give paintbrush a chance to get away from faster characters since they’re naturally slower but i liked the lil flip idea just cause that seems fun :]

Also I called it ‘dip’ because the slam into the ground made me think of dipping a paint brush in paint? if that makes sense? (though.. that is a very aggressive way to get paint if ur doing it how Brush does in the attack lmao)

Ok my favorite, the E ability!! So if you haven’t seen my other post abt them (go look at it!! their ref sheet, lore and character relationships r there /nf)

But yeah if you haven’t seen it, Paintbrush is based off of the ‘powerful paintbrush’ item, which also comes with a palette that acts like a shield. I didn’t want to give them both a shield and their brush, so I decided to turn it into a ability.

I will say this ability is definitely the most thought out one. The idea is that since Paintbrush is slower they’re more susceptible to being rushed by faster characters like say- Skateboard or Biograft for example. So this shield is there to block those attacks, but also can be used to knock enemies back to give Brush a chance to escape. You can’t attack with the shield up so it’s use is purely to just deflect damage until you toss it or until it breaks/runs out.

DIALOUGE

ok, these were actually very fun to write so here you go.

BASIC DIALOGUE-

Biograft: IS THAT YOUR WEAPON?

Paintbrush: Uh.. yeah!

Biograft: IT IS LARGE AND INCONVENIENT.

Paintbrush: …Thanks?

Coil: Brush!? When did you get here?

Paintbrush: Pff- I’ve been here, Coil.

Paintbrush: An exploding sword? That’s pretty creative.

Sword: Thanks!

Sword: Wait, who are you?

Katana: Your paintbrush, is it not heavy?

Paintbrush: It is, but I’ve gotten used to it!

Hyperlaser: You’re quite skilled. Both as an artist and a phighter.

Paintbrush: Thanks! You’re not so bad yourself.

Paintbrush: As a uh, as a phighter- I mean.

Rocket: Brush! It’s good to see you again.

Paintbrush: Likewise, Rocket!

Rocket: Brush? When did you dye your horns?

Paintbrush: Not too long ago, did em’ myself!

Rocket: Huh, they look good!

Paintbrush: Thanks!

Paintbrush: You saw..?

Rocket: Yeah- I saw it.

Paintbrush: Yeesh, never going to get that image out of my head.

Rocket: Yeah… Does this make us siblings?

Paintbrush: Wha- Slow down!

Slingshot: Haha! You must be new here!

Paintbrush: Hey! Wait!

Slingshot: Sorry, try and keep up!

Shuriken: Speed it up, new kid!

Paintbrush: Huh? Hey! I’m no kid!

Paintbrush: Hey.. aren’t you-

Scythe: You keep yer mouth shut.

Paintbrush: !!

Scythe: Those horns of yers are pretty.

Paintbrush: Oh, thank you!

Scythe: How’d you feel if I cut em off? You could match yer dad!

Paintbrush: What-?!

Boombox: You listen to any music, Brush?

Paintbrush: Definitely! It helps with the creative process.

Boombox: Do you have a favorite genre, Brush?

Paintbrush: Not really, I’ll listen to anything as long as it’s upbeat!

Paintbrush: Hey! I like your music!

Boombox: Really? Thanks!

Paintbrush: I could do with a shield!

Boombox: On it!

Paintbrush: Thank you!

Boombox: Hey! I like your style!

Paintbrush: …

Paintbrush: Wait, was he talking to me?

Paintbrush: Hey! Wait up!

Vinestaff: Please use caution, phights can be difficult to adjust to.

Paintbrush: I think I know what I’m doing, but okay!

Vinestaff: Please use caution, phights can be difficult to adjust to.

Paintbrush: I appreciate your concern, but i’ve got this!

Vinestaff: You’re friends with Sling, right?

Paintbrush: Huh? Does he consider us friends?

Paintbrush: Then I guess so!

Paintbrush: Seriously? Why do they keep pairing me up with you..?

Skateboard: Hey! You got a problem?

Paintbrush: Ack- you weren’t supposed to hear that..!

Skateboard: I swear, If I have to hear one more song from Boombox about you-

Paintbrush: He.. makes music about me?

Skateboard: Hey! You didn’t hear it from me!

Paintbrush: …Okay?

Paintbrush: Oh, it’s you.

Subspace: What?? What’s that supposed to mean!?

Paintbrush: I don’t want your help.

Medkit: You don’t have much of a choice.

Medkit: Have we met before?

Paintbrush: No.

Medkit: …Alright.

KILL ASSISTS-

Skateboard: Too slow!

Paintbrush: Wha- That was totally my kill!

ok!! that’s it for my ramblings!!

Thank you for listening to me yap abt paintbrush again- they’re actually one of my favorite oc’s and i’ve put so much work into them.

(also i was going to talk abt the AU as well but tumblr is actively lagging because this post is so long so maybe another time lol)

have a good day!

[fucksurass]

I havent drawn anything for DAYS and my ibis paint was CRAVING to be used sooooooo ALIEN TWEEK FROM MY FANFIC

Alien Tweek rambles under the cut ⬇⬇

Hes called a "Noran" and hates being called an "Alien" because Aliens are actually disgusting looking AND acting creatures from another another planet which is also disgusting. Everything about "Aliens" are disgusting so Craig expects violence when he calls Tweek one. Tweeks planet is called Partial. Partials are a bit futuristic as they have a lot more technology than humans do. Speaking of humans most beings in space hate humans, Norans hating+fearing them the most. Anyway, Instead of pulling his hair he pulls those antennas which turn colors to show his emotion. His teeth are sharp but not sharp enough to be a monster or anything. He has a tail. Yes people he has a tail! His tail is equivalent to a lizards tail so it can grow back if its ever cut off. (Not shown) His eyes are a mix of yellow and green and his tears are like watercolor meaning therell be a different color for each drop. His language (Called ꈼꈼ꒒) is hard to learn, produce, write and understand. Very hard- Unless youre Clyde. (I have a headcannon that Clyde can just accidentally speak lots of languages)

Bye bye and thank you for wasting ur time to read this^_^

First drawn alien teek

Poorly drawn alien teek

[abimee]

I'm a HUGE fan of your art regularly, but maybe if you're trying to shift away from your usual stuff as a vacation, more contrast in colors might help? I notice that a lot of your art does have soft colors and a beautiful light watercolor sort of look, but if you added harsher, brighter colors and more black it might stand out more in the way you want?

a lot of your favorite ones from that post do this! so bolder colors and contrast between dark/light AND more shapes and composition to the image overall might be fun things to work on?

Take it all with a grain of salt though, i just like doing "art training" too on my own time gjskdfhsf👍

i wish i understood what more shapes and composition meant i am a little bit dull in the head and havent taken an art class for very long 😭 contrasting colors... i think i know what that means though and perchance but i like. dont think i have the ideas for that because when i think bright colors and stark blacks and such i think horror art, or art like the artist manna over on twitter

very beautiful works and i do love how his stuff looks but i dont know if i have the ideas that ''work'' for it in my mind. but i should try that i just need to rattle out ideas that would ''go'' with this cause i cant divorce this idea from this style

idk maybe that just shows my own interpretation of pieces. i think i used to draw in this way a long time ago but i ended up developing the connection of bright colors = unsafe from the art i made with it

but i also made a lot of art where the bright colors just meant nothing in specific. looking at my stuff from years ago and i felt like i was really into this look and just fell out of love with it

[boxheadpaint]

good: have been drawing a lot in my sketchbook lately, mostly with pencil. do you know how awesome it is to have a sharpener on hand immediately too. making smooth gem-ish shading is very fun and time consuming too, so its a nice way to distract myself. i need to get back into my pixel projects as well- i forgot that aseprite is still technically a steam game so my friend asked me why i have 6000 hours in it (i keep basically all art programs open to have them on hand fast). i want to get watercolor markers or something to make funny things more. i used to draw a lot back in school of course because it was easier than doing the actual work i guess- now i have some block about drawing traditionally where i forget it for a long while and also need to be in a very specific spot for it to be enjoyable (in this case thecorner of the living room couch). ill figure out how to use the scanner by myself at some point

bad: toenail is starting to hurt again, swelling, had a rough time yesterday with my heart blasting in spite of Actually No Anxiety for once and not even having a huge meals, just snacking until dinner (by which point i had weakened considerably but even before that when i had eaten it was like techno in there.) i still have yet to get the long ecg or whatever it is, though i do have a random app with the doctor on the 27th so maybe i can ask for a referral that isnt over an hour away from where i live. the gums of a tooth in the back of my mouth was hurting for a while but seems fine now, wasnt sure what i was gonna do about that so thats good. can go back to brushing normal now. still havent gotten lab orders.

the cats were grooming eachother on the couch a second ago and now theyre getting feisty and bitey and silly so i cant really stay depressed. dreams have been weirdly vivid as of late for better and for worse, even just during naps. makes it even more exhausting. for the past 3 weeks or so ive had a consistent thought whenever ive been stressed of "i need to go curl up in a dirt hole somewhere else", which while not good isnt the worst thing to think at least

2/20/2024, you can type a lot more with an actual keyboard

[depressedstressedlemonzest]

Gallacrafts!

For this month @gallacrafts theme was "stargazer lillies motherfucker"

(Love how my phone has that as text prediction)

At first I was going to use watercolors and paint because i havent used watercolors since elementary school.

But then I saw a candle painting party on tiktok and wanted to try it!

I think they came out at least decent for my first attempt at candle painting!

[calmingpi]

Me: this is nice, is it acrylic?

Customer: no, oils!

Me: oh! Lovely!

Me: i also paint, but ive never been good at canvas board

Customer: really? What mediums?

Me: acrylic and watercolor. I just bought some oils but i havent used them yet. $2.99! Used

Customer: ohhh did you go to [store]

Me: yes 😅 i just moved right next door so i go there a lot now

Customer: very cool! You know if youve never used oils, i know people really like turpentine but its kind of toxic, right? So i use walnut oil and dishsoap. Works great!

Me: ... Hold on. Let me get a pen

Customer: also theres this other solvant, i cant remember how its spelled but its a local company that makes it, here ill write down the phonetics for you

Me: thank you!!

Customer: walnut oil is also fun as a medium because its not quite a solvant so it really thins out the paint. See, i used it here

Me: oh, thats why i thought it was acrylic

Customer: yes! It also dries quicker when thinner. So it has more of an acrylic quality, but its easier to blend still

Me, writing down the uses of walnut oil on oil based paints: i seeeeee

[yarboyandy]

2012 deviantart is back baby!!!! Tagged by @squimp ^_^ LOVE YOUUUUU <3

three ships

Ok I’m kind of a weirdo now because I’m watching shows that probably loop on cable forever. I am realizing none of these are gay #LOVELOSES

1. Bones x Booth

My current ship that literally makes me sick in the head. what if we loved each other despite our flaws that make us feel unlovable…what if I want to spend my whole day arguing with you instead of being with my girlfriend…if I see you talk to another man I’ll actually blow my fucking brains out.

The image is so pixel-y because I chew on it when I’m mad

2. Giles x Jenny

I know I flip flop between him and Ethan but I have wayyyy more to say about these two outside of “TOXIC YAOI!!!!!” The whole idea of “we made it work one day, just not in this life” DRIVES ME INSANEEEEE and is such a constant in Giles’s life across all his love interests (Ethan included LOL). Also Jenny is just cool 👍🏻

3. Alex x Meredith

I’m literally the only person who pictures this. Btw. Big fan of the two most damaged people you know getting together cuz they made a marriage pact for whatever reason. I think they could work.

First ship

Ummmm I don’t remember honestly Probably my pokemon OC x someone elses pokemon OC on deviantart when I was 12. A clefairy x luxio. Hope they’re doing well 👆👆👆 sadly i have no proof of this cuz i had a burning of Alexandria momebt at age 15

Last song I listened to

Смерти Больше Нет by IC3PEAK 😳

I listen to it when I row lol.

Currently reading

I haven’t picked it up inna sec but A Million Little Pieces by James Frey for the kicks and giggles and I’m starting Beloved because I love Toni Morrison…but mostly stuff for my research paper that I finished last week like Walking mannequins by Joya Misra. I want to start Kafka on the shore this summer but i know the translation isnt the best (??) maybe it is who knows who knows.

Also comic wise I’m reading Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. It’s fun I just LOVEEEEE watercolor comics, reminds me of Beasts of Burden.

Currently watching

Bones and Greys Anatomy ‼️ I havent been watching a ton of movies sadly I dont have the time ☹️ But I need to watch Tiger Cruise for my propaganda class and I did just see Monkey Man which was AWESOME.

Relationship status

In like four different lavender marriages.

Current obsessions

Mostly fitness stuff I just started playing tennis and still really into running. I’m sad cuz I definitely did something to my shoulders so I cant row rn, I LOVEEEEE rowing. Umm outside of that…idk applying to jobs and making miniverses. Heres some attached to my friends fridge

LOL the ones that fell are inna pile on the window

Currently craving

Chocolate chip peanutbutter cookie……

Favorite color

GREEN! To wear tho probably like brown or grey…

Tagging: it’s not the same if I don’t tag people….sorry….HAVE FUN.

@z4chstone @autisticsquidward @princessmo @normalwizard @mouseratz

[smloshie]

Turning Page - a Simon Bootles x Reader

Part 1 - 1729

Epilogue

Word count: 2095

Foreword: Here it is; the epilogue. (to part one that is ;)) Thank you so much to those of you who supported me. I havent written a multi-part fanfic since I was in middle school, so this was really cool and an awesome way to get my brain active! I think that if Damien or anyone from Smosh ever read this I'd be mortified lol so I hope this just stays between us ! Also, I will be uploading all of the chapters to Wattpad if anyone prefers to read their fanfiction there. Just search for it, it's the only Simon Bootles fanfic there is lmao

Anyways, enjoy the final addition to part one!

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I sat on the lip of my bedroom’s main window pane, looking out at the lush forest that grew behind my family’s estate. While the trees are beautiful, they are intertwined with nothing but danger. 

I knew that now, thanks to Simon.

Before I’d met him, the sunset was nothing more than a perfect way to end my day. Watercolor clouds kissing faintly painted stars, and a moon that seemed to rise from the earth’s soil. Now, I would go through life recognizing that shade of purple as that of a heart I’d miss every day. That is, unless I had the privilege of him coming home to me every night. I knew that would never happen, though.

I squinted as I looked at the trees, maybe I would see red eyes staring back at me. I would scream. Simon would feel a disturbance in his soul, as it was now intertwined with mine. He would rush back to be at my side and vow to protect me at all costs. Alas, nothing. 

Instead I saw attendants moving dining tables out onto the grass outside. Some were arranging candles, some were adjusting centerpieces. Garrison stood off to the side with my father, monitoring the placement of everything for his wedding. He looked like a hawk on the brink of snapping at his prey. One mistake on his big day, and they’d be jobless for the rest of their lives.

I heard a knock on my bedroom door. This was the third attendant tonight to ask me to come downstairs. I didn’t want to, unless Simon would be there. Unfortunately, none of us had heard from him in months, so we assumed he wouldn’t be coming. In all honesty, I wasn’t exactly incentivised to attend.

“(Y/N), I’m not sending another serf up to grab you!” I heard my mother say, sternly. I got up from my seat in the window, hiked my long dress up past my ankles with a huff, and stomped to the door. I opened it to see her standing there; she looked surprised that I had answered so suddenly.

“I’m not coming.” I said, bluntly.

“You’re dressed, your makeup is done, your hair is acceptable- What could you possibly be hiding from up here?!” she asked.

“You wouldn’t understand.” I muttered. I might have sounded immature, but it was true nonetheless. I walked away from her and slumped back onto my spot in the window with a frown. Maybe some of the guests would assume I was the ghost of a woman mourning her lost love, and leave the wedding out of fear. I was one heart attack away from taking that form anyway.

My mother followed into the room after me, slamming the door behind her. I avoided eye contact at all costs.

“What wouldn’t I understand? Tell me, what is so important for you to be stressing over on a wedding day that’s not even yours?” She demanded.

“Because it’s not even mine!” I shrieked. She broke down the barrier protecting my psyche. She was stunned at the way my voice cracked.

“Is that what you wanted to hear? What you’ve longed for since the day I was born? I’m dressed, my makeup is done, my hair is perfect, and I’m not getting married to the man I love. Not today- not ever! He left me. I’m alone. I’m going to die alone and I’ll never see him again! ” I screamed in one breath. I gasped for air, huffing and puffing with tears threatening to spill over. I hadn’t had a true outburst like that in months- not since the night he and I met.

I looked down at the ground, ashamed that I had let it all out. My mother said nothing for a while, until I heard her timid voice ask the question I had dreaded answering.

“Who?”

“Simon.” I answered.

“Simon Bootles? Garrison’s friend? That Simon?”

“Obviously.” I rolled my still tear-filled eyes.

She took my hands in hers.

“And he had… reciprocated these feelings?” She asked.

“Actually, I believe it was him who initiated.” I explained under my breath.

“Are you actively being courted by him?”

“No, I haven’t heard from him since he left.”

She paused.

“Why haven’t you told us?”

“I was afraid… I didn’t know if Garrison would get angry, I thought I would be ridiculed, I thought everyone would think I wasn’t good enough for him-”

“Well your brother managed to nab Alice.” She whispered, but I heard it. I chuckled.

“And there was something about the secrecy of our relationship that fueled the fire, in a way. Like sneaking around had somehow amplified the speed at which our love for each other grew.” 

“Well, sharing a secret can bring two souls closer together.” My mother sighed, sitting next to me on the window and brushing my misplaced hairs behind my ear.

“You say that like you know.” I scoffed. Her silence that followed spoke volumes.

“Wait, is that how you and father fell in love?” More silence, but she gave me a look that I was getting colder.

“So… not him? There was someone else?”

“His name was Abraham. I met him at a dance held in a forest at the age of fourteen. We, much like you and Simon I assume, kept our love a secret from my family. Almost every night, he whisk me off into the trees and we would-” she cleared her throat, “spend time together.”

Disgusting.

“When my father found out, boy- he flew into a proper rage. He said I was raking our family name and status through the mud by falling in love with a boy of such low rank. We sold our estate and moved our lives hours away. Though somehow, Abraham found me. He came to my window just to see me, every night. That is, until I was arranged to marry your father. I never saw him again after that. Though, I remember when I was pregnant with you, your father and I entered into a screaming match and I fled in the woods behind our house. I sat on a fallen down tree and cried, hoping Abe would hear me and save me. But, he never came. I eventually got over whatever it was your father and I fought about and returned home.” I watched her wipe her tears from her cheeks.

“I- I had no idea, mother. I’m so sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. I haven’t thought about him in years. If anything, you’ve reminded me of how adventurous love can be once you find the right person. Don’t get me wrong, I love your father. But, if my father had let me marry Abraham, I would have.”

“I’m happy that you understand.” I said. She hummed in affirmation, wrapping her arm around my shoulder and pulling me in close. I missed my mother’s embrace more than I realized. I felt my eyes burn like I was about to cry again. After a moment, she let go of me and stood up.

“I need to assist Alice and make sure everything is ready. Before I go, can I give you a word of advice?” She asked.

“Of course.” I said.

“Next time you see Simon, don’t let him leave until he’s put a ring on your finger.” I giggled at the thought.

“That was my plan,” I said, “Can you not tell anyone about what I told you? I want to tell everyone about us when he’s here with me- if he ever comes back, that is. Otherwise, they’ll just think I’m pathetic.”

“You have my word.” she said. She opened my door, and smiled at me before leaving.

I internalized everything she said to me. A handsome stranger. A love that was meant to be. A secret that wasn’t meant to be kept. Maybe my mother and I were more alike than I thought… 

All of a sudden, my thoughts were interrupted by a tapping sound behind me. I thought maybe my mind had been playing tricks on me, until I heard it again.

Would it be wise of me to turn around? If I did, would I be met with the monster who had been poisoning my mind, or the man who held the antidote on his lips? Of course, how would Simon even get up to my second-story window in the first place? So it must be something supernatural, like a demon.

Against my better judgment, I spun around with my eyes squeezed shut. Slowly opening them, I realized there was no demon, nor man, in my window at all. In fact, upon closer inspection, there was an envelope wedged into my window’s grilles.

How did it get there? Had it been there the whole time? Or had fate summoned enough strength to have the wind blow it my way?

I eagerly released the letter from its prison. It was addressed to me, with my full name written on it. I scanned it, front and back, for any signs of who it was from. The only clue I had was a purple seal on the back, keeping the letter shut. The wax was embedded with what looked like a family crest, but I couldn’t quite make out the shape. It looked vaguely like a flame, but it was incredibly amorphous. I carefully opened the envelope, being careful not to bend the seal, and extracted the paper inside of it. All signs pointed to it being from Simon, but I didn’t want to get my hopes up. I took a deep breath, and began to read it.

My dearest, (Y/N),

By the time you’ve received this note, I’ll have already returned to my own estate. Luckily, for the both of us, I don’t think this is the last time we’ll ever see each other. I hope you believe me when I say that I will do whatever it takes to make sure that we will end with our arms around each other once more, even if I have to take fate in my own hands.

When I first saw your face, I didn’t know what to think that evening. My smile faded because I couldn’t believe that someone as beautiful as you was in the same room as me. I thought to myself, “Has a creature like this always existed, and this is the first time I’m seeing it, or had I trained my mind to ignore anything that I perceived to be out of heart’s reach, like a comet? But how could that be- if you were meant to live amongst the stars, what were you doing here on earth?” I assumed you must have been a goddess sent from Heaven itself, meant to lay new gravel and change the course that my life was heading down.

Now, some may try to simplify what I felt for you and call it love at first sight. However, I feel that isn’t a fair description at all. It was feeling love for the first time. When I made you run away that night, I made a vow to myself that if I had ever hurt you again, that would be the last vow I’d ever make, for I would never deserve to be wed to you.

I laid awake that night in the guest suite just praying that you would realize how much I longed to feel your touch. Though, I really didn’t have to wait long at all. You soon let me into your world the next day, by allowing me to approach you in the library. That’s when I knew the love I had felt the evening prior wasn’t fleeting. It wasn’t misplaced. It wasn’t naïve. 

It was true.

I love you, (Y/N).

If you didn’t hear me say it before I left, I still said it. I said ‘I love you’ under my breath nearly every time that our eyes met. Which, for half a week, was a surprisingly high number of times.

Our time together may have been short, but you and I will be infinite.

Always and forever yours,

Simon Bootles

Those last words rang throughout my mind and body. ‘Our time together may have been short, but you and I will be infinite.’ I wiped a tear away from my lashes, and pressed the purple wax seal to my lips wishing it was his skin. 

I knew I would see Simon again. Whether in this life or the next, nothing would keep us apart forever.

He and I will be infinite.

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[galacticlycoris]

apparently some people can't tell that my art is all watercolor on paper, which maybe means i've been doing a decent job cleaning the pictures? i draw traditionally, take a photo with my phone, then use an image editing app to adjust the brightness/white balance/what have you before posting. :)

havent been recording full process videos lately because i feel like there's nothing interesting to watch when i'm just painting little doodles ^^;;; so i only have this v short mini compilation.

idk if anyone cares about all this. i just thought it was interesting to see some people not be able to tell it's not digital 😅

[fertbutt]

Sorry 4 shitty lighting and photography but heres a WIP of an actual painting! I havent used watercolors in a while but i recently bought this red water-based ink and wanted to test it out painting rubellum in her non-wyrm form. shes got a borzoi face

I also wanted to practice a little with watercolor because i also got this fancy pants watercolor paper on sale but its only 10 sheets so i really dont want to waste it!!!

Im thinking of using some gouache and colored pencil to add some details esp around her eye and feathers. Defo didnt intend her to be quite so pink but the red ink i bought was more cool-toned than i anticipated

[fanaticsnail]

meant to send this yesterday but the sleepy got me so....

Off to an amazing start with my dad coming up behind me during opening credits/music and asking if I'm watching Tom & Jerry.

Thats such a pretty frame!

I wasnt expecting singing!! But hell yeah!! Sing your funky songs, bug man! - Ooooooh, is that a watercolor background? So pretty!

THE 🏹 BLACK ⚫️ FOX 🦊 - "Good friend Griswold from the north" Snail, is there something you'd like to sbare with the class?

Also, the costuming! I havent seen this many men in tights since Romeo and Juliet!

Sword Fight⁉️

Quick aside; his daughter looks so unbothered. Also, what is she embroidering? Is that a map? - "You marry griswold" -girl, I CACKLED

The King X Griswold- 20 k slowburn, friends to lovers - The singing should not surprise me as much as it does. I was practically raised on bollywood, so its not like im not used to it, maybe its because this is Hollywood not Bollywood, so I'm not used to it here? - Wearing his clothes is one thing, but did Hawkins make 6 additional Fox outfits for his friends? I'm starting to see the Buggy comparison you were making

I've always been under the belief that every weird little man needs a weird little child. So far, I'm not disappointed

Pretty sets, pretty people, what's not to love? - UGHHHH this is so soft, I love itttttt

question: did he do his own singing for this? singing for yourself isn't common in Bollywood so idk. - ONE BED? ONE BED!!??!??!!

Damn, no song in the swiss Alps, but worth it to see this little nerd short-circuit around a pretty girl. Ripe for the fic writing, this scene.

Me and who? ME AND FUCKING WHO?

Couples who commit crimes together stay together. Nothing like some good old treason to set the mood. - waitwaitwaitwaitwait she's actually a witch????

If Jean and Hawkins aren't endgame I'll cry - This movie is like if the Princess Bride and Once Upon A Mattress had a child and made Monty Python and the Holy Grail the godparent - JEAN 🩷✨💋 (she didn't do anything, I just think she's pretty) - Snail! Snail, why haven't you written this fic yet??? - I-I don't think that's how lightning works......could be wrong tho, who's to say, I've never been struck by lightning.

They're both the same flavor of stupid, bless - HIS FUCGKNG HEAD!! - That white shirt 🫦 That orange dress 🫦🫦 - THE 🏹 BLACK ⚫️ FOX 🦊

What the hell is going on???????????? - UGH, what an icon - okokokokok so the king is on the throne now but he's still....yk a baby. Give me a 10k fic about Jean being a girl boss and running the kingdom while Hawkins sits there like the goof he is and just admires her. 10k words of him being the biggest simp in existence.

-♡♡

Me at you right now:

"With your permission, my lady. I'd like to go round again."

I love Danny Kaye and Basil Rathbone. The fact that Angela Lansbury is there too as a gorgeous young, sassy princess is just my favourite thing.

"If it pleases me, you will marry Griswold." "If it pleases you so much, you marry Griswold." -> yes, queen. Get it. She is going to be the model for the type of sass Sir Crocodile's Sapsorrow is going to need to endure.

Your commentary is everything. The shipping of Griswold and the King is just hilarious. I need it 🤌.

Hawkins x Jean is beautiful. The whole plot is simply the best: failing forward incarnate. The masquerade trifecta. The disguises. The songs. The wenches. The silly dancing. Danny Kaye can absolutely sing, and his voice is gorgeous. His speciality was reciting tongue twisters.

My favourite line in the whole movie is: "Sometimes tenderness and kindness can also make a man. A very rare man." Coming from a strong woman who had to claw tooth and nail to become the pinacle of her rank. In the 50s.

Again, I love this movie to much that I got a tattoo of it.

I hope you liked it. It's an odd one, I'll give you that. It's one of my childhood favorites.

[caranoelle]

what drawing tools do you use?

hey sorry it took me a bit to answer this but ty for the ask ! and it depends if you mean traditional or digital so i'll go ahead and say what i use for both, just in case

for digital i use this art program called artflow thats on the amazon appstore; literally only use it because theres no other options for my tablet, so i dont recommend it if you draw on a computer or google tablet cause its kinda bad compared to other software. the only brushes i use in that program are the basic round brush for coloring and the pencil brush for lines and shading, and i just draw directly on my screen with a stylus !!

for traditional i mostly use ohuhu alcohol markers and/or colored pencils, and a regular black pigment liner for my lines. I also like watercolors and have some but im still getting used to using them so i havent posted that art anywhere but toyhouse lol

sorry this turned out kinda long and thank you again for the ask !! hope i was able to provide a good answer to ur question :0

[metfell]

I don't know if you've answered this already and I just haven't seen it, but I'm curious what materials you used for your recent painting? I love how vivid the colors are, and as a fellow traditional artist who mostly uses markers but has been wanting to dip my toe into painting, I just thought I'd ask!

oh right yeah!!! i havent answered this yet!

so ive been dipping my paws into painting and its been pretty intimidating learning how to use a brush and how to mix paints, but after a bit of practice ive kind of gotten the hang of it??

firstly if youre used to markers like me, then stick with bristol paper. i just use the strathmore bristol stuff its familiar to me. note that with painting unlike marker stuff, there comes a point where you just have to make your piece bigger if you want detail. my color studies were 5x7, and i average 11x14 for my paintings, but my latest one is 28x24 i think!

get some cheapish acrylics in large tubes or tubs in your three primary colors, an even larger thing of white, and a smaller one of black. i recommend getting a cerulean blue and an ultramarine blue, and use the ultramarine to deepen your colors rather than the black.

the paints i use mainly are liquitex, but my stuff is on campus right now so i dont know the specific types ;w;

i also recommend getting some kind of large palette with a lid you can set over it to keep your paints from drying out. i use a watercolor palette actually!

as for brushes, that's honestly something that each artist has to figure out what works for them. just buy a small flat, a large flat, and a small round, and then go from there and see what you need! i bought a spotter brush for small areas because my small round wasnt small ENOUGH.

i suggest only buying a small amount of stuff though to test if you really like painting before diving in all the way. you can make a palette out of wax paper, and just buy a small painting set until you decide its something you want to invest $50+ in.

[king-of-kaoss]

I would love to learn more about 'mixed signals' and 'marimo'!

why thank you for your interest good sir!

mixed signals is a platonic mcu peter parker and tony stark fic, as well as (peter parker and flash thompson) i started like a year or two ago at the height of my hyperfixating on them. i wanted to do my own take on the Stark Industries field trip trope, post infinity war/endgame where tony lives. and also give Flash some opportunity for growth and character development using the backstory crumbs they gave him in the mcu spider-man movies. i went down some quantum physics wikipedia rabbit holes to give it some fun sci fi elements and ofc gave each chapter a song with relevant lyrics cause thats what tickles my brain when it's hyperfixating c:

you can read the first half (4 chapters) here and i posted a lil tease for chapter 5 in the prev ask game i answered earlier here. i have a chunk of ch 6 written and the rest is roughly planned out and just needs written and maybe reworked slightly for my own interest now that some time has passed.

and well how about another teaser from chapter 5 (read the other one first!) c;

marimo is well barely a wip but it's going to be an ambitious drawing perhaps a bit beyond my skill. but the idea is to draw a nicely rendered sleeping zoro covered in moss and foresty growth as if he's been dormant a long time (he's dreaming UuU). i'll prolly do it w pencil in my sketchbook. and then maybe attempt a digital vector drawing because i'd love for it be vibrant and colorful but i havent found my forte with color traditional media. i have colored pencils and oil pastels and watercolors but applying them to a lovely sketch will ruin it i am certain; maybe i could experiment with a few versions tho.

progress so far has just been gathering a few references: