#but cartoons are so diverse!

[barblaz-arts]

I don’t know how you do it. But Hazbin is a cartoon. 2D animation. And yet you bring a level of realness to Charlie and Vaggie with your art that’s just so amazing!! Your style is genuine, real, and beautiful. THANK YOU for sharing it and letting us see it.

P.S. drawing Charlie with a realistic body type is awesome

Thank you!!!!

Although I also enjoy seeing artists apply their creativity in their redesigns of characters, I like to stay as "on model" as I can even with the wildly different art style I have compared to the source material. Idk it's kinda similar to how strict I am with keeping things in character with fics I guess. Despite that tho I really do also wanna add some "flavor" to their designs too that make sense to their character, as long as I can stay true to their silhouettes.

So Vaggie's still petite and flat chested and has CHILD BEARING HIPsss... But she has toned muscles because being an ex soldier still has her regularly working out. Charlie has wide shoulders and long limbs and an overall lanky frame, but underneath the suits she's got a pretty sizeable rack because she got em from Lilith and some tummy rolls and love handles because that's just how a skinny person who's healthy and hydrated and doesn't work out looks sometimes. Also, if she's naturally strong because of her genes, then that's even less reason for her to work out.

Ngl I probably got the idea in my head about Charlie specifically because of the chaggie fic Igual. The author made it a important to point out that Charlie's got love handles while Vaggie's inner monologue still raves about how attractive she is and that was just so nice to me.

[televised-uhhh-nerdistry]

Cartoon rec of the week:

Craig of the Creek

I haven't seen enough people talking about the show, so I'm mentioning it here. Absolute 10/10 cartoon. Just three kids, running 'round, making friends, running their own semi-sustainable community in the forest (there are some concerns about how much trash they leave there but ultimately they're better than most adults). Literally such a dream. they encourage each other to be emotionally healthy and they protect each other from "danger". Like they'll help each other achieve their dreams as they come (and new dreams show up pretty often because they're young kids).

And they're so funny! Like genuinely these kids are so earnest and intelligent and incredibly humorous and full of heart! They have full lives and they live them to the fullest out in nature after school, on the weekends, and in the summer. It's one of the best representations of found family I have ever seen in a cartoon, and I absolutely love it.

Also several of the writers behind the show are POC and queer (I think the head writers are all Black but I could be wrong), so you know that it was written well and the representation is awesome like I know that it should absolutely go without saying, but representation is much more than just showing BIPOC people on screen, and in terms of cartoons I haven't seen that many shows understanding that fact except maybe the Proud Family, Fat Albert, and a few others whose names will return to me once I've taken my ADHD meds. But the point is that Craig of the Creek gets it right. Most of the characters throughout the show (from what I've seen) are BIPOC, and you can tell that there are caring nods to BIPOC communities (primarily Black American communities), and more than that, that the writers know what they're talking about and are deeply familiar with and are a part of those communities. Craig, the titular character, is a young Black boy, and his family are middle class and ultimately very successful Black people. Kelsey (one of the main characters) is Jewish and Polish, and written with more complexity than having a one and done Hanukah celebration. The Creek's main business, a trading post, is run by Kit, a young Black girl with a love for economy and business. And many other characters are racial or ethnic minorities as well, and it warms my heart to see these characters done justice time and time again.

There's great subtle queer rep too, and you can tell it wasn't written just for the sake of representation, like it was thought out and intentional, and it worked beautifully. There are queer witches, and there are no labels applied to them, they're just allowed to exist with no explanations, happily in love with one another. There's a non-binary character later in the series (I'm only like 10 episodes in so I haven't met them yet but I've read amazing things about them). Kelsey also apparently identifies as a lesbian later in the series (I say "apparently" because I haven't done much reading so as to avoid spoilers, not because I am discounting her identity). On top of that, JP (one of the main characters) has a sister who is dating another girl.

There's also a significant amount of body positivity in the show, at least far than I've seen elsewhere. Not only do they openly say "all bodies are beautiful" and follow up on that by defending one another, there's also very little need to defend one another, because there's a very unspoken and deep respect in the Creek for things like body type, skin colour, disabilities, and so on. The kids of the creek, and their grown ups, are all different body types, and given their penchant for community and uplifting one another, it's no wonder they all seem confident in their bodies.

Not to mention the disability representation. There is a character later on in the series who is Black and deaf, and he not only speaks in Sign Language, but in Black American Sign Language. In addition, though unconfirmed, many of the kids in the creek embody aspects of various neurotypes. For example, the three main characters, Craig, Kelsey, and JP all come across as neurodivergent, with special interests, neurodivergent ways of thinking, and so on. Some have speculated that JP has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which is a disability often comorbid with ADHD. Not to mention that all the kids in the creek embody different special interests, most of which would be considered weird or frowned upon in everyday society, but that are given the opportunity to shine and flourish in the Creek's accepting culture.

Take the Horse Girls for example, a small clique of girls who roleplay as horses in a pasture near the Creek, and of course many of their behaviours are played as jokes, but ultimately they are accepted and involved in many adventures because of their unique interests and abilities which are ultimately how they aid the rest of the Creek. Every kid is a useful and accepted part of the Creek, with the exception of the ranger scout kids, who are essentially the same as cops, who are often exploitative, rude, and disruptive to the community as a whole.

Ultimately, the show is one of love, friendship, community, and acknowledging differences as a natural and helpful part of life. On top of that, it's not copaganda! What more could you want?

[lolathepeacocklord]

goodness gracious lola speedpaint !!!!!!!!!! in the real !!!!! ive been on a real kick drawing lately (or at least have been trying to) and ive gghuyuughgughtguthgutghtugdhudhgjdhgsjdf become really autismed about these messed up creatures from tee eff ayyyyyy animated 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰im almost at season 2 gang im going to become even more grotesquely into these beasts very soon !!!!!! heart emoji !!!!!!

[stiffyck]

Fav thing:

When fanartists make some of the hermits chubby and fat and just in general give them diverse body types.

[murphysiblings]

i hate how even like , some self proclaimed leftists online seem to also buy into this fearmongering conversative idea that society is deterioating & that younger ppl are all stupid & Woke . i could post something on here that was like "i told a teen to read a book... but they just said they want the FACEBOOK instead!!!" & thered be someone with an oil painting icon reblogging it like "#holy shit we are doomed as a society #we are regressing"

[jellojolteon]

Think about your generic cartoon monkey for a second, yeah? Brown, long tail, ears on side of head, tan face and maybe belly 🐒 < this dude

What actual monkey looks like that??

Like

If I ask you to think of a generic cartoon of a pig there's a good chance you've seen something close enough. Or a cow, or a sheep, or like a bear or deer or rhino or tiger. You know what animal that is, you can get down to the species level on that thing if you want to

But like. Not so much with a monkey? There's not just. Generic monkey wandering the jungles of South America or whatever

My hypothesis is that it's actually a baby macaque. That's the closest thing I can find that looks even an ounce like Generic Monkey, and that would make sense given that there's a few of them that have had close contact with people for a long time and are fairly common in some part of the world where there are lots of people

But why is it baby?????? Why is this our generic caricature of a monkey? It's nowhere near as representative as most of the other generic cartoon beasts

[schnuffel-danny]

"how to draw chubby people :)" "how to draw real thicc characters :)"

actually I wanna draw people who are fat and straight up obese

[morallygay]

Tao Tao (panda) était japonais à la base??! I guess that’s probably the first anime I ever watched then lol

[violentdevotion]

wait do you have a fav boys character yet ?

i really like butcher but i feel like that's a basic answer and also the wrong answer. in another world id like frenchie but i can't get over how much i hate the actor. I love maeve theres never a moment she's on screen where im thinking get this woman outta here she's always entertaining to me. i like starlight but (and this is probably a bit nasty to say) there's smth a little uncanny valley about her sometimes where when she's talking im not listening but staring at her face trying to see what features throwing me off. I hate ashley but the actress played an insufferable character in jessica jones too and I really appreciate her ability to play The Most annoying woman you know.

centrist answer i like them all (except stormfront. hated her before i even knew she was a nazi. she was on insta live and i was waiting for her to explode and die) but my fave would have to be butcher bc i find im rooting for him the most and constantly justifying his actions. but sometimes karl urbans accent pisses me off. also black noir but he doesn't Do anything so it's hard to have him as a fave bc he's barely there.

[copper-skulls]

...guys. do you have any people that you like how they look, face-wise. like, people i could find photos of. bonus points if some part of their face isnt considered conventionally attractive? i need to study how to draw and stylize human faces but god damn it if i also dont want to make sure itll be able to take on diverse human faces

[milktoast-femboy]

The Fallers Creator is finally done! Started in March, I've used all my love for Gravity Falls to put together this GF themed creator. Fellow fans should recognize plenty of easter eggs from the show. I wanted to make it as inclusive as possible so there's also a good amount of skin tones to choose from, a wheelchair piece, a hearing aid as well as plenty of lgbt pins! Make sure to check all the colors for items!

Feel free to @ me to show me what you make as well as let me know if there's any mistakes!

[bmpmp3]

(falls to the floor holding my head in my hands) i can't keep making all my ocs the same vaguely eastern european vaguely indo carribean mixed race guy i cant keep doing this

(looks up. eyes glowing red. levitating with unknown power) or can i..................................................

[aromantisk-fagforening]

[ID: a drawing of Wario with top surgery scars. ID end]

i am the smartest person to ever live

[ahogettena]

i just need everyone to look at this image real quick. pleas

[vengeancewise]

I know everybody has their own taste in ships, and I'm not here to judge whatever the hell people ship.

I'll always find it a bit funny though how some people hate the Creek ship and think it's toxic.

Like granted they were manipulated into fighting each other in one of the much earlier seasons in like one episode, but aside from that... out of a great majority of the canon ships of SP, they actually have one of the most healthiest developed relationships.

I mean look at them

[pankomako]

dude not me thinking about post-gang war arc gang's bay aughghgh the character design ideas i have are so GOOOODDD