#but nooo animation isn't art

[i-like-media]

and they still think live action httyd will be a cinematic improvement on the original... They can't even do basic cinema right.

why am i supposed to look at his wings? at his ribs? the rock in the background or the ferns?

then compare that to the original...

there's a focus ABOVE hiccup, who just had a fish dropped onto his lap and is shying away the other two focus points are both entirely on key points on toothless, which are his polite ass sitting position and his general head area. then there's the empty space which allows you to not only breathe a little in this scene, but also fully take in the absurdity of a DRAGON not only sparing a boy's life in the middle of a valley, but also feeding him. there's literally no one around to help him.

and that's not even mentioning how the original had a stronger and more visually compelling contrast between the dark foreground and the light stones of the background, creating a clear and readable scene. why did they try to make the foreground LIGHTER in the live action remake when they knew they couldn't make a clear contrast with a dark dragon on a dark background...

[mako-island-moon-pool]

I really do deserve a fucking apology for all the times my friends and family valued strangers on the internet and their opinions more than me

How am I supposed to be just fine with being ignored for years and years or bullied for openly liking what I like, only for those same fucking people to then turn around YEARS LATER, AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE, and be like "actually this is cool, so glad I found it" while still ignoring me. Why am I not allowed to be fucking pissed about it? Why is it considered ""gatekeepy"" when I get upset someone who deliberately ignored me for years and insulted the shit I enjoy when I asked them to get into it cuz I thought they'd like it suddenly finds interest in it because it got popular online, not because I'd been begging them to give it a chance and to listen to me for years???? Why is that not allowed????? THAT'S SUCH AN ASSHOLE MOVE, WHY IS IT 'NOT OKAY' TO BE MAD? WHY DON'T THEY GROW A SPINE AND APOLOGIZE FOR DISMISSING ME FIRST? HOW ABOUT THAT?????

[minakoaiinos]

Can shoujo girls get back on this

[serfuzzypushover]

S9rry, it was unfair 9f me t9 send that t9 y9u with9ut pr9per c9ntext since y9u might n9t 6e aware 9f these is-sues. Irredeema6le media refers t9 any thing with a creat9r 9r c9ntent that is harmful and/9r 6ig9ted. 9f c9urse every piece 9f media has pr96lems, 6ut irredeema6le media is when th9se pr96lems cann9t 6e ign9red and are an indicat9r 9f s9me9ne's 6eliefs. F9r example, Harry P9tter is irredeema6le media 6ecause every 9ne kn9ws that JK R9wling is a transph96e, 6ut s9me 9ther piece 9f media like Twilight w9uld n9t 6e c9nsidered irredeema6le 6ecause even th9ugh Stephanie Meyer has d9ne s9me 6ad things, they are n9t as widely talked a69ut, s9 s9me9ne wh9 p9sts a69ut Twilight 9n here isn't c9mpletely likely t9 6e a 6ig9t, 6ut a Harry P9tter 6l9gger w9uld. Als9, I kn9w the "t9 6e cringe is t9 6e free" pe9ple like y9ur 6l9g, 6ut a l9t 9f the time, what is c9nsidered cringey 9n here is actually 6ased 9n what is ir-redeema6le. N9 pr9gressive pers9n 9r reputa6le 6l9gger genuinely makes fun 9f My Little P9ny fans any m9re, h9wever plenty make fun 9f Haz6in H9tel fans and the such 6ecause that c9ntent is irredeema6le and sh9ws s9me9ne's 6eliefs. S9 usually, a piece 9f media 6eing c9nsidered em6arassing t9 like 9n here usually indicates that it is irredeema6le. As f9r why the 9ther pieces 9f media are irredeema6le, Haz6in H9tel is made 6y a w9man wh9 has many well-d9cumented accusati9ns 9f 6ig9try against her and has drawn z99philia art, n9t t9 menti9n h9w her w9rk leans int9 stere9types a69ut gay pe9ple (having a gay man character 6e a sex addict, a les6ian 6e named after the female 69dy part Vagina, etc.) 9r at least that's what I've heard. Attack 9n Titan is created 6y a kn9wn fascist and many illusi9ns are made t9 nazi imagery and nati9nalism in the anime. Captive Prince has a racist premise that sex-ualizes slavery and n9n-c9n. Pe9ple can tell y9u that liking irredeema6le media d9esn't say s9mething a69ut wh9 they are, 6ut that's fundamentally false. If s9me9ne is uncaring en9ugh t9 still p9st 9penly a69ut these types 9f media, it's clear they d9n't care en9ugh a69ut n9t supp9rting 6ig9try. Yes, even if they d9n't give m9ney t9 the creat9rs, 6ecause they are still willingly exp9sing themselves t9 6ig9ted 9r harmful c9ntent and enj9ying it. The previ9us ask was n9t meant t9 6e accusat9ry. Rather it was meant as a c9ncerned questi9n. 6elieve it 9r n9t, there are still s9me users 9n here wh9 indulge in these pieces 9f c9ntent, a few 9f which hide 6ehind the excuse 9f 6eing part 9f a min9rity (6lack, trans, whatever) 9r simply deny h9w 6ad their media c9nsumpti9n is t9 escape acc9unta6ility. I w9uldn't want y9u ass9ciating with th9se types 9f pe9ple and have that ruin y9ur relia6ility 9n this we6site. H9pefully this ask has educated y9u m9re 9n these issues and y9u'll 6e a6le t9 sp9t irredeema6le media in the future and 6l9ck it 9ut.

STTTOOOPPPP NOOO

[thdramas2]

I feel like lately everyone is being way too strict with artists. "draw big boobs, you're a gooner" "draw NSFW, you're a groomer" "have a unique artstyle, ugly" "draw mostly POC characters or queer characters, forced diversity" "draw mostly white characters, you're a racist" "draw fat people, you have an inflation kink" "draw skinny people, you're fatphobic"

I could go on all day. Can we just... Don't? Let people draw what they want, as long it isn't something harmful or morally bad. "eww this artist has a weird artstyle, look at that forehead" "nooo this artists draws bigger boobs now, DAY'S RUINED HOW DARE THEY😭" do you even hear yourself? It's fucking bullying. I've seen countless of artists quit because of that shit. And it's mostly teens... Leave artists alone. I had a phase in my teenage years where i explored art styles and mostly drew big boobed anime girls cuz i was a horny teen. Ok tbf i still draw big boobed anime girls, but at least they look anatomically better and it's not the only thing i draw. TH has become such a fucking toxic cesspit of bullies and idiots, and i also partly blame tiktok... Fuck you if you bully artists for their choice of art.

Again, LEAVE THEM ALONE IF IT ISN'T PROBLEMATIC OR HARMFUL.

that is the stupidest thing ever

[isopodcast]

I recently commissioned @miranhas-art to draw two original characters, Suliya and Atlas (Suliya is mine, and Atlas belongs to my girlfriend.) I was blown away with the art, so I had to write something around it. It was supposed to be a drabble, but it turned into a short story because I couldn't write anything under 500 words to save my life.

Feel free to read it below the cut!

Words: 770 (approx.)

Content Warnings: None (besides several curse words and mention of insects)

Every month, Atlas voyages from Washington to Michigan to bask in Suliya's bright and joyful light. Feeling her presence releases more endorphins than the sun ever could. His trip is more than 2,200 miles, five hours in the air, plus a layover in Chicago. Atlas' pampered first-class seats cost over a thousand dollars; he must have the legroom, he says. And he gets grumpy without a decent meal, which apparently tastes better when it's complimentary.

But this time, Suliya booked a flight secretly, the shoddiest airline that flies into Seattle. Economy seats, nothing free of charge except a barf bag. Her best friend, Mikayla, agreed to oversee her store and care for her animals while she was away so that it would be a worry-free vacation. She planned to be inside Atlas' condo, lounging on his sofa while he ran errands. Sam, his roommate, was supposed to send him away before she arrived.

Instead, they almost collide at the entrance of his apartment building. Suliya barely has time to set her luggage down before Atlas pulls her into a crushing embrace.

"What the fuck!?" he howls. "What the fuck? When did you--"

"Thirty minutes ago!" she interjects, being squeezed by massive biceps. Blissful, her body is practically limp in his arms.

"No, when the fuck did you buy plane tickets?" he interrogates, "How long have you known you were coming?"

"Since last week."

"Last week!?  Babeeee, why didn't you tell me? I would've picked you up at the airport!"

"It was a surprise!"

"Well, it's more than a surprise; it's a fuckin' delight."

She struggles but manages to crane her head upwards and beams at him, struck with thanksgiving to fate for bringing them together. "You're a fuckin' delight."

One hundred and sixty-one nights have passed since they met; he's been keeping track. Before then, Atlas wasn't sure love existed, not for him, not at the capacity felt for most, but Suliya has given his life a vibrancy it's never known; colors are brighter, aromas are more intense, touch is more tender and intimate. That unforgettable day might've been the luckiest one of his life, and he's scored with the Montana Lottery before, big time.

"How long do I have you? Did you get round-trip tickets?" he asks.

She shakes her head from side to side. "Nope."

"Planning on stayin' a while?"

"Until you're ready for me to go," she replies, "But I don't know if that'll ever happen."

"Yeah, I guess you're never leaving."

Heartbreak has always been one of his most debilitating fears, but losing Suliya is unthinkable. She's out of his league; Atlas has thought that since their first conversation, and he still believes it to be true. There isn't a doubt in his overactive little mind that someone so dynamic, with a beauty as celestial and a soul as rare as hers, wouldn't be satisfied with him forever. He's obsessed, but she deserves more than that. To him, Suliya is divine; countless men and women have worshipped her, and he worries that he might not pray or sacrifice enough.

Atlas lifts her from the ground, bringing their faces close. His eyes shut as she wraps her arms around his neck. Her hands travel to his hair, nimble digits fussing with dark waves. He practically purrs in response, leaving gentle kisses on every inch of skin he can access; her cheek, her ear, her neck.

"I'm keeping you," he murmurs, nuzzling the tip of his nose against hers, "And you're never going to leave if I have any say."

"Oh, nooo," she teases, "Stuck with you? God forbid."

"I'll lock the door and throw away the key, don't even tempt me. I don't play around, toots."

"Sealed away in a penthouse! How will I survive?"

They laugh together, relishing in each other's warmth and familiar scents. Atlas would fall apart without her, a giant rag doll stripped of his thread, spilling polyester stuffing with fabric asunder. He assumes he needs, wants, and loves her more than the healthy doses, more than she possibly could him, except the truth is that Suliya is equally devoted and afraid. Love has never been her strong suit; it's always ended poorly, but Atlas is worth the risk.

Busy downtown traffic breezes past them, snippets of dialogue buzzing intermittently from passersby. They stare at one another in comfortable silence.

"I do have to go home at some point," she mutters. "There's the shop and all the plants... And my cat likes Mikayla, but she'll miss me. Plus, the tarantulas, the snake, the centipedes--"

"Don't worry about the critters; I'll send for their things."

[soranker]

hi! saw your tags on your new dungeon meshi art about waiting and it looks like the anime isn't coming out until 8:30AM EST...

GAHHHHH NOOO WAYYY 😭 thanks for the heads up OTL

[murderousmushroom]

|Another world|Aged Up Maisie Lockwood x Photograph!Reader|

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A/n

Hello little mushrooms,as you can see in the title,in this story,Maisie is aged up so she's more toward 17-18 years old and so is reader

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You always loved the forest,it's always been your special place,to observe animals and to find new plants or to just relax while listening to the beautiful sound of nature. Anywhere you went,you were always seen with your camera around your neck,some people calling it an addiction,while some people called it art. It didn't matter to you thought,since you loved taking pictures,and being outside.

You had met Maisie after She was saved and Owen and Claire adopted her,You were taking picture of some beautiful bird walling around in the snow when you stumbled into her,making you fall on top of her. She simply giggled and helped you up,grabbing your camera off the ground and gently handing it back to you with an apology

Since then,You both have been inseparable,Owen and Claire were glad the brunette finally made some friends,but if only they knew

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You sat outside on the same log you'd usually sit on,sighing in relief as the leaves of the tree gave you some relieve from the hot sun of June. You wiped your forehead with your hand as you looked around for any sign of an animal nearby or a new plant you had yet to photograph

You finally spotted one,holding your breath as you adjusted the camera so the picture wouldn't be blurry,but right as you were about to take a picture,a pair of arms wrapped around you waist,startling you enough to make you yelp

Maisie laughed,letting go of you and standing in front of you with a smirk on her face,clearly trying not to kiss your cheek or your forehead as she saw the pout you made

"Maisieee" You whined,trying to remind her that this isn't the first time she's done this.

The girl simply laughed again,gently grabbing your camera and taking a few pictures with it,as she usually would do

"Sorry y/n/n,I couldn't help it,you looked too peaceful" Maisie smirked,handing you your camera again

You rolled your eyes at her,trying to hide the smile appearing on your lips,you knew that no matter what she'd do,you could never be mad at her,and it was the same for her

Maisie turned around,her back facing you as she looked at some of the leaves on the tree facing you. The sun reflecting off her brown hair.

You couldn't help but admire her,turning on your camera and hesitating before taking a picture,reminding yourself that you take pictures of not only what you love,but also who you love

Apparently,you didn't realize your camera made a noise until maisie approached you again,trying to grab it while whining

"Nooo, why did you take a picture of meee" she whined playfully,making you giggle as you held the camera higher so she couldn't grab it again

"Because you look beautiful" you answer truthfully,smiling as you noticed her cheek turning a slightly darker red,making you question if it wasn't because of the heat of the sun

"Also..I take picture of who I love" you quickly answered,pretending to look through the many photos you took,but being stopped by Maisie,who gently lifted your chin with her finger,making you gulp slightly

"Y/n..it's alright if you don't but..do you mean it like..the way I think you do?" She asked,you swear you've never seen her look this shy,not with you at least

You held back a smirk,only smiling softly at her "I don't know..maybe you should show me what you think I meant?" You tentatively asked,biting the inside of your cheek while looking into her beautiful eyes

She barely nodded as she glanced at your lips quickly before her gaze darted back to yours,as if asking for permission,making you nod

She pressed her lips on yours,your breath catching in your throat as she gently cupped both of your cheeks,bringing you closer as you hooked your fingers in her belt loop and pulled her against you

After a few seconds,you both pulled away,the need for air becoming increasingly more evident. You both stared at each other,smiling like idiots in love while trying to convince yourself this really happened

You were the first to break the silence

"So..Can I keep the picture?" You giggled as she did too,pressing your forehead on her shoulder as she played with your hair

"You can keep it Sunshine" she said,making your insides melt at the new nickname. She gently bent down,picking up a flower and placing it behind your ear

"I can take a lot more pictures of you now " You said,kissing the side of her jaw before standing up and grabbing your camera

"Last one home had to cook dinner for a week!" You yelled as you ran toward the house Owen had built,Maisie running after you

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I hope you all enjoyed,reblogs are appreciated and request are open :]]

[otakween]

Digimon Adventure (Manga) - Vol. 1

This is the manga (or manhua) adaptation of the original Digimon Adventure anime. I got my copy from the library and you can borrow it for free on Archive.org!

Manga adaptations of anime are typically cheap money grabs that just copy-paste from the anime, removing some of the soul of the original along the way. As such, I'm not expecting much from this.

Notes:

Ch. 1

-You can almost always tell when a manga isn't drawn by a Japanese artist, it's just a certain vibe (I know this is technically a manhua). That being said, the art is competent enough. Yuen Wong seems to struggle most when it comes to faces. A lot of the faces look really janky and off model for both the digimon and the digi-destined. The only other thing that's kind of off is that the text boxes are very heavily lined and take up a lot more space than I'm used to.

-When Sora is drawn in chibi-mode she has the straps of her hat up like a rabbit. At first the silhouette was so unfamiliar that I had no idea who it was lol.

-So they covered two episodes in one chapter (up until the Shellmon battle). Let's see if the pace stays that way...

Ch. 2

-This definitely has a similar vibe to most manga adapted from anime that I've read. I wonder if it will diverge from the original material at any point, too soon to judge.

-Tai says to Agumon "I'll do anything but a teeth buffing" and I have nooo idea what that means? (Is he saying "don't eat me?") Also in chapter one Izzy said "baby blue, how emasculating!" when talking about the digivice. I don't think Koushiro would ever say that tbh. I feel like spotting these weird dialogue choices is going to be the most entertaining part about reading this.

Ch. 3

-I guess we're now going at a pace of one episode per chapter, which is fine. Somehow the content still seems a little condensed with a lot of the emotional beats cut out. I feel like the setting changes every two seconds which is giving me whiplash.

-Some weird quirks: the digi-destined call their digimon by their rookie names, even when they're in champion form. Also, the artist really really likes drawing smiley faces as stand-ins for the actual characters. That's like a step below chibification lol

-I think manga like this is perfect for if you wanted to watch Digimon Adventure 02, but you didn't want to catch up on a 50+ episode anime. It's a lot faster to read than to watch. (Although probably not as satisfying overall).

Ch. 4

-More cheesy dialogue. Izzy says "don't mess with an elite hacker" to Tai lol. Koushiro is way more likeable in the original Japanese because localizations loved to make nerds insufferable in the 90s.

-It's funny, I've never thought of Tentomon as robot-like, but in this chapter he said his parts were "short circuiting" and I was like "oh yeahhh...I guess he does have metallic features"

-Did we really need that close-up crotch shot of Andromon?

-You would think that the plot point of there being editable code laying around in random areas of the digital world would have come up again, but I can't remember another time it was really used to the kids' advantage.

Ch. 5

-This panel made me laugh:

(something about this phrasing and the expressionless chibis is so funny).

-And then Izzy never manually triggered a digivolution again...for some reason? (I feel like this was definitely explained in the anime, but I can't remember what they said).

-They didn't censor the poop this time! As usual, you can get away with more in print than you can on the screen B)

-They confirm that you can repel Numemon with sunlight...and then immediately the kids get attacked by more Numemon in broad daylight. Quickest continuity error ever!

-Another chuckle worthy moment:

Ch. 6

-Okay, but this one had me die laughing. Just a really good dad joke:

-Going from Adventure 02 back to the early Adventure days the stakes really do feel lower. No existential conundrums or human/humanoid villains to contend with. Just rampaging digis that can be easily cured.

Ch. 7

-Maybe it's just a translation thing, but sometimes the digimon act like there's one of each digimon species. Like Gomamon says "Unimon's a nice guy!" as if there's one Unimon in the world. Pretty confusing for kids. I wish mon series would just use names (they do sometimes, but it's not the status quo).

Yep, that was pretty generic. I wish they had thrown some more personality in there to make this a unique experience. I would have loved to read some final thoughts from the mangaka or to have gotten an omake of some sort. Ohhh welll...

[lofthousezzz]

4, 6 and 15 for the art ask? :3

4. favorite thing to draw - honestly I've been having a blast for the past however many months just drawing exclusively robots pretty much, the limb segmentation makes anatomy waaay easier tbh

6. warm colors or cold colors - i think the best design is one that can mesh warm colors and cool colors together in a way that isn't obtrusive, i like seeing purples and reds and oranges and greens work well together

15. if digital, what program do you use - I started using firealpaca in 2019 and now I'm experiencing the exact same shit that I experienced using drawpile as my main art program for 2 years. I cannot change to anything else because oooh ohh the ui so scary oooh ohhh so many options nooo nooooooo please if there's an animation program that doesn't have an abhorrent UI with so many buttons everywhere I need it firealpaca + sony vegas will kill me one day

[nochi-quinn]

campaign 3 episode 51: like a fucking fiddle

I am Afraid

sam riegel has never played a video game in his life

dslkjfskl he has to read all the disclaimers for the audio-only people

oh nooo

laura you're the main character how could you

"polishing the knobs"

I got distracted playing with my moon lamp

I can theoretically make it red but eh

the monitor I'm watching on trends warm so the lighting tonight is gonna be fun for me

do we need a deep dive on fcg right this fucking instant

donna noble voice: sometimes you need someone to stop you

poor laura

she probably had so much tea that day. or that weird chinese cough syrup they seem to swear by

stop spending all your spells on sending

"that wasn't an accident"

ira's gonna kill xandis and gank the ship

like I'll be very happy to be proven wrong but magic 8 ball says Unlikely

"sam did a lot of pharmaceuticals before this game"

threaten ira with nana morri

sam suffering for his art

sam's gonna fuck with laura about her voice all gd night isn't he

am I the only person old enough to remember Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

I'm a simple bitch, I hear "three-pronged claw" and I think Doctor Loboto

someone get him some tinfoil

him leg too big for him got-dam robit

"how do I see - " "take the glasses off"

samuel

damn, nobody can talk tonight

okay where's the bioshock au fanart

they're ALL gonna fuck with laura about her voice

ashley

sam's fuckin gas can

"traveler's garments" they're all wearing green cloaks

NATURAL 20 OF FUCK OFF

oh shit

dunamis bunny

oh somebody finally commented on the warder/water thing

notohan

not the "son"

oh that's not great

ngl I dozed off until everybody yelled @ initiative

I am saving my attention span for when the moon hatches

"wiz kids exists!"

this can obviously only end well

"I'm going to then shit"

rapidly hiding and scarfing food OR me playing breath of the wild

"massive explosions" found caleb

oh NICE

NOT NICE

it was a good idea tho

PROJECT CHICKEN LITTLE

[puts xandis in a bubble]

pls no break ryn

NO BREAK RYN

not the Guess I'll Die

who left the robot unsupervised

HEY

PUT HIM DOWN

"uh-oh-regard"

UH-OH-REGARD

CAN WE HAVE A KEYLETH PLS

we need the Marisha Convergence

every time with the petrify and the arms

I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER AN AIRSHIP PLEASE

HEY WHAT

HEY W H A T

PUT TIME BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME

YEAH

godDAMMIT

LET US HAVE NICE THINGS

"and that's when scanlan shorthalt arrived" listen I'm still crossing my fingers for kiki to bring grog

fcg! buzzsaw!

oh thank GOD xandis booked it

correct response

fucking reddit atheist bro

MATTHEW

that was a hair you didn't need to split

oh cool now I'm crying

"looks important, better push everything"

WHERE KIKI

IS KIKI??

KEYTEOR???

KEYTEOR!!!

MARISHA CONVERGENCE

NO

matthew

sir

matthew you have to drive home with her

HE

THE BOY

he's gonna be in so much trouble with his mom

BUT

liam piecing his brain back together in real time

"he's just so attractive~"

I need this animated. vax as described in the dalen's closet one-shot but animated

nooooo he was so close

god there's not even half an hour left what happens

MONKEY

"let a monkey end this"

WEREWOLF OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE

okay that was a good line, I'll give chetney that one

godDAMMIT

like a bird off a windshield

hey I hate it

god I'm so glad my kid's off school tomorrow, no way I sleep after this

noooOOOO

they fucked with keyleth to draw her in bc they knew it'd bring vax in??? is that what fucking happened???

HEY MATT WHAT THE FUCK

NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR GROG

oh we have LAURA book-on-head

that's never good

somebody get liam a goddamn fainting couch

they just got fucking BLASTED

is robit on moon???

they're on WILDEMOUNT???

what the FUCK

okay I mean this very legitimately somebody get liam a bottle of water and a blanket. like shit.

somebody get ME a bottle of water and a blanket.

[maguro13-2]

Chisato : Drawcia! We need your help! Our show got a set and it's not our style, someone's mimicking our show's style.

Drawcia : What? Did you say someone's mimicking the style of your show?

Chisato : Yes, this group of hentai artists have mocked our style and it humiliated every anime, manga, and video game girl with lewd things!

Takino : Yeah! Lewd things! It's such an abomination to society. A group of hentai artists did this to everyone, including us!

Drawcia : Really? What are these group of hentai artists that is mimicking the styles of everyone's shows in Japan?

(cuts out to the exterior of Drawcia Family Corporation)

Drawcia : (yelling) NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

"meanwhile..."

Arigase Shinji : Hahahaha! We did it! We finally fooled those girls into mimicking their shows of girls being lewded! Oh, we're a sucker for a lot of money when it comes to Japanese animated showed mimicking by us! This is why Lolita Channel cannot die! And there isn't a single soul to stop us!

Drawcia : [furiously yelling] LOLITA CHANNEL! YOU NO GOOD MANIPULATIVE BASTARD! YOU ARE DEAD, YOU HEAR ME!?! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!!! YOU WON'T FORGET OF NEVER GOING TO ESCAPE MY WRATH! YOU'RE ALL MINE!!!

Arigase Shinji : Oh sh*t! It's that witch who were stole our research! We gotta scram and--(turns and sees Drawcia who is furious) It's her! Listen please! I-I-I'm sorry for mimicking everyone's show! Please have mercy!

Drawcia : Mercy? You think that I have mercy? God has mercy, I don't.

Arigase Shinji : What's the point of coming down here on stopping lolita channel? What did we do?

Drawcia : I'll tell you what you did. YOU MANIPULATED EVERY GIRL FROM ALL OF JAPAN'S FAMOUS ANIMATED SHOWS! INCLUDING MANGAS AND VIDEO GAMES! YOU DIRTY BASTARDS ARE GOING TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!

Arigase Shinji : We only wanted to draw things, it's digital art! It's not personal! Why don't you just scram and hit the--(tries to escape, but Paintra, Claycia, and Vividria appears to blocking his way) Oh no! You got sisters!? What's going on here!?

Paintra : We're here to teach you a lesson about mimic japanese animes with your style. That's cheating and stealing!

Claycia : I didn't know that this guy has been selling mimicked styles of everyone's shows just to gell all the stakes! But I did know that I found out that every style of Japanese animation has been manipulated by this man to think that famous stars of every Japanese anime were being lewded and raped by lewd things that fans recognize. What a pain in my ass.

Vividria : That's even way worse than regular lewd things like fetishes and role playing. You gotta have some kind of material to have that style.

Arigase Shinji : I have no idea! I have no idea what you're talking about, ma'am! I'm sorry, It's just a artist's job! it's our job to mimic everyone's style!

Paintra : I might be reincarnated as a human after that pink blob defeated me, but that doesn't me I am lewd material for some art! (smacks the artist with her ass) You wanna check these for lewds?! Huh? You see any f**king lewds in their!

Claycia : Come on, girls! Let's kick their asses!

Vividria : We're bringing justice to hentai artists, girls!

Paintra : Kill their asses!

Arigase Shinji : Oh yeah, that reminds us one thing. We just gotta get our heads into the game and...SCRAP!

*ZOOM!*

[Broken Radio Police - Yoshitsuru]

Paintra : They're getting away, Drawcia!

Drawcia : Not on my watch! Hey, you hentai scoundrels! Come back here and face some judgement!

Arigase Shinji : Those artistic witches are going to kill us! We gotta ditch these witches of art and science somehow! (a hentai artist gets killed by car drawn by Paintra] Nooo!

Hentai Artist 1 : Help! Somebody help!

Claycia : Where do you think you're going, punk? You won't get away that easily! (does her magical clay to create a dragon)

Hentai Artist 1 : No! Please! I was made into this! (gets eaten alive)

Arigase Shinji : Oh god!

Paintra : Holy moly! These motherf**kers aren't going anyhere!

Vividria : Better watch out! Cause here comes an Avalanche! (an avalanche of Puyo blobs crushes over more hentai artists)

Arigase Shinji : MY group Lolita Channel is destroyed! You have ruined for--(a drawn hellhound appears growling at the artist) Look! Look! I give up! I give up! I'm sorry for mimicking the styles of everyone's shows! Please have mercy on me! I'm sorry!

Paintra : Thanks, but you should tell our lawyers that we're sorry!

Drawcia : Lights out, punk! (holds out the magic paintbrush) This one's on the HOUSE! (SPLAT!)

"later..."

Chisato : So did you figured what was that group have mimicked the styles of everyone's shows that they lewd?

Drawcia : I sure did. I showed the Lolita Channel group to put them in place. Never to make dirty things to you ever again.

Paintra : Yeah, they were only a group of manipulative hentai artists that specializes in impersonating the styles of every anime using digital art. Who knew that people in japan used digital art to manipulate all the styles of Japanese animation.

Claycia : So I was right. Japan was pretty stupid enough to impersonate the styles of you guys. Eventually, I know what it mean to mimic one's style, and mimic of a show's style is manipulation and plagiarizing.

Drawcia : Hey, guys. Get a load of this. Look at the screen.

Shinobu : [inaudible, furiously]

Drawcia : They're yelling at Arigase Shinji for mimicking Demon Slayer. I wonder what was that about?

Paintra : So what did they yell at that hentai artist for?

Claycia : Manipulation and plagiarism, and they heard that the group Lolita Channel is a scammer trying to make fun of their shows for lewding character as seductive. So I guess were right all along. So what is "Lolita Channel"

Drawcia : Whoops. I forgot about the name Lolita Channel, the group of hentai artist was named after fashion culture and of coursse "Seductive young girls"

*MGS SFX : Exclamation Mark!"

Paintra : Oh sh*t!

(cuts to reality where Drawcia is in art class telling eberyone the whole thing)

Drawcia : And that is why mimicking style of anime, video games, and mangas would considered to be plagiarism and manipulation at an all time like hentai artists do dirty things for characters in such ridiculous way.

Paint Roller : Uhh, does this count as a "Yes" or a "No"? (Scoffs) look guys! I don't wanna be sound too cynical, but I have a crazy theory about manipulating or impersonating one's style, do you know how people tried to impersonate Mangaka style or comic book style, it's a getting a little deja vu, that we don't do such things as Hentai in the country. But on the contrary, we hardly prefer that imitating an anime, manga, or a video game's style would not be the smartest idea for pornographic creativity in the terms of hentai. That is literally the most stupidest thing I ever heard.

Drawcia : Yes, it's true. Mimicking Anime, Manga, and video games' style is always bad example for using it for the pornographic creativity. That's what happens when I taught that Arigase Shinji a lesson for impersonating an anime's style. These styles of Japanese animation were made by famous studios, Mangakas, and video game designers! It's formality on how we respect our works and all we need it some style to go with it. Any style of a mangaka can be like this one. I'm mean, My human incarnation as the artistic witch is basically the stylish form of that Fullmetal Alchemist mangaka. That's why it's the perfect solution!

Sana Sunomiya : (raises hand and tries to ask Drawcia, but she denies)

Drawcia : No! You put your hand down! You put it down now! I am so sick of you raising your hand to ask me a goddamn question during class! (knocks something over) I will mercifully kill you I ever see you raising your hand! So put it down now or I will kill you! (Sana puts her down) Okay, then. Now let's begin our creativity with the many mangaka styles of Japan.

[julie-su]

Aah; that would be from Knuckles the Echidna issue 32; B-story "The Worst of Enemies", page one. ... You ought to see the other story in this book! I do genuinley love Doran's pencils; perhaps in part, because they are paired with the A-story being absolute nonsense. But we're not HERE to talk about Monk the photorealistic gorilla, Hunter the Expie, and no questions as to why -that- was the last story of this book. ... Okay, maybe one page of the A-story.

Mmm mm mm. Nope; no matter how much I love the utter insanity of these comics, some things just leave me furrowing my brows in confusion. Monk is enough to send any echidna fan into hysterics. But as I've said... We're not going there~

WOE! Issue 30 page be upon ye! With some good ole Espio'age. Of course I know this story off by heart.. Look who else is in it! WHAT?! I, tumblr user Julie-Su, have an alterior motive?! NO!! NAY!!!

Aaah, there.. Doesn't it look a lot better in the light of day? .. NO?! Well, well, I suppose I can add one more crumb of context... At this time, the only images the artists really had to work off of for Espio were a hodge-podge of sprites from Knuckles' Chaotix, and the previous art on the book - this is a result of telephone-gaming the sprite enough times that he looks.. Well, like that!

Juuust like that. Well, when it's put like that, he's rather on-model, isn't he? ... ... Nooo, he still looks absolutely bizarre and soppy in that one panel.

Oh, Espio...

ETA: What Sooz said!

To those uninitiated, I believe it wasn't until around the 100 mark where Penders had taken it upon himself to hire Sonic fans to work on the pencils; this was a long, long time before that - not one of them is pictured here. (One of them, however, follows me, and is probably reading this. Hi, how are ya? Don't worry, I won't name you by name to the masses.) -- Noooo, the artists on this book had most likely never drawn a Mobian in their life; let alone funny animals, as Sooz said! They were mostly big-names in Superhero comics, actually. It's a mixture of "I draw humans, and occasionally, the odd mutant-and/or-alien, what do you expect me to do in a fortnight!?" mixed in with the aforementioned telephone game of referencing artwork from previous isses (no model sheets back then!) which had, in turn, been referrenced from itsy bitsy in-game sprites. Now go follow @itsasooz and read her awesome comic, Patchwork & Lace. NOW!!

Found on Reddit, is this real?

[bugtransport]

oh geez guess who remembered they can actually explain the thought process behind Whatever The Fuck The Rothko Comic Is look don't ask me let's just let me talk about art for a minute that's probably easiest

"nooo aha dont write a fucking novel about your favorite piece of art haha youre so sexy" shut up! my meat is huge. AND i'm sexy as hell. thank you.

let's talk about Clothespin by Claes Oldenburg.

my favorite piece of art of all time. this isn't a joke actually. this 10 foot tall clothespin has made me feel just about every emotion in existence. there's a larger (i think about 45 ft?) version in philadelphia somewhere that i'm aware of but i haven't actually gotten to see that one in person (maybe someday) so we're just going to be talking about the smaller one. which is still quite large. i think to actually explain myself and this one i need to take you through my history with it and how i originally saw it, because that really plays a lot into how i view it. maybe more so than the actual piece itself.

i'm just going from memory here so bear with me... this story takes place back in middle school when i lived in the midwest. i was a young dumb kid who liked drawing stuff so my parents would just sign me up for whatever art classes they could find (i took botanical art with a bunch of middle aged ladies once which fucked severely) and, since we were in the burbs just a train ride away from chicago, one of the options available was to take kids classes at the art institute. so i took some digital art classes there.

enter me: 12 years old and just wanting to learn how to draw anime girls on the computer. at this point i have not thought about art beyond knowing superficially that i enjoy Some Paintings and that certain narrative works have whipped my nuts off and sometimes i would look at pics on deviantart and get emotions i was unable to describe but i have not really, at this point in the story, thought to question why i feel that way.

there's one other important thing to know to make this whole experience make sense. the timing of me attending these classes was right around when the art institute opened up their modern wing! brand new wing + taking a digital art class = i spent so much time in there i cannot even begin to describe it. i wouldn't necessarily say that i like modern art more or less than anything else... but i can say that by sheer volume alone, no question, it is the majority of museum art i have consumed.

anyway, for those unfamiliar: the art institute has two entrances (well, that i know of). there's the main one with the lions that you've probably seen in ferris bueller's day off, and the second one is through the modern wing. here are some pictures i found online showing what the main hall is kind of like:

that glass wall in the far part of the picture is where the doors are. it's a really nice space; there are galleries both upstairs and downstairs. this is also the same place that i saw Untitled (Portrait of Ross in LA) but that's really neither here nor there. i've just seen it brought up before here and thought i would mention that it was a very cool experience. one of those things again where i saw it way before i could comprehend why it made me feel the emotions it made me feel... and then i got hit with The Understanding years later like a cartoon anvil. i couldn't actually find any pics in the 5 minutes i had to spend on google with Clothespin actually displayed, but here it is with a different statue in roughly, to my recollection, the same place:

that is a really dramatic place to put a sculpture.

okay well, anyway, the first time i saw this piece, i did not think it would rock my shit. i actually thought it was just kind of funny. i still remember it - our little group was walking to go take a look at a specific piece and of course, had to go through the lobby to get there. i saw Clothespin for the first time and went "haha, that one's kinda funny, i wonder what that means?" and someone shot back "i don't know, maybe a giant lost it doing laundry." that exchange tickled me so much that i spent the rest of the day and into the next week thinking about it.

the second time i saw Clothespin i was mostly just confused. in the same way that today i can still remember my first interaction with it but not any of the other pieces of art i saw that day, i was confused as to why this thing was leaving such a large impression on me compared to everything else. i did look at it for a while and then just kind of left. and came back to it. and left again. and came back to it.

that dance continued for a couple visits until i finally got the chance to sit down and watch it for a while. there were some benches under the stairs for people to rest; i took one of those and started to people watch. and brother... suddenly i began to get it, i think?

[to be read in the tone of someone who has been haunted by these thoughts for over half their life] see, i think the real genius in the way this was (and the really large one is) displayed is that they're in thoroughfares. they're both in high traffic areas where people are mainly trying to get from one place to another more interesting place, right. people entering a museum usually have a starting point in mind that they're looking to get to and go from there; people exiting a museum are usually kind of wiped and probably not really looking to look at much more art at that point. it's not quiet in a lobby like you get when going through an exhibit - it's not loud, but there is a constant background hum. there's a café upstairs and people checking tickets and families and school groups chatting and, of course, in the middle of that, a 10 ft tall steel clothespin, being largely ignored.

yeah, okay, not totally ignored. people would stop and look at it for a second or make a comment about it maybe or glance at it in passing. but people didn't really tend to look at it like they would if it would have been displayed in a room. maybe that was because they didn't want to hold up the flow of traffic going through (it was always pretty packed on the weekends) or maybe the display location inherently lowered the perceived value of the piece as art - it's not "enough" to be put on display in one of the collections specifically, it's just a clothespin. but it was big and quite impressive and in the middle of the floor and not something you could easily ignore, really. the juxtaposition between the impact it had on me and the way it was being treated by the visitors en masse... you know what? it is kind of being treated with the same thought that you would give an actual clothespin.

it might seem like a pretty base level concept. and it is! of course everything that has ever been made has been made by someone. but this was the first time that thought had really occurred to me in a way where i actually grasped the impact of that statement. somebody out there designed the clothespin and put thought into how it worked and felt and looked. even the most utilitarian designs are still designed. Clothespin my beloved is a reminder to myself to appreciate and recognize the beauty in the little things in life that people might not otherwise think about and i cannot overstate the impact that way of thinking has had on my life. some pieces of art i think definitely are better learning things about the artist but i've never looked anything up about Clothespin - i don't think this is necessarily the impact that the artist set out for it to make, but it alone and regardless of intent obviously has done one hell of a number on me.

"julia that fucks but what does that have to do with sonoi tarou" i'm getting there i'm getting there. god!

i think the important and relevant part of that story isn't at all what i ended up getting out of that piece. the important and relevant part is the confusion i felt leading up to the realization. i am not looking to get into a debate about What Makes Art but i think that we could probably agree on a baseline statement that one of the things that may make something art is the ability to elicit emotions from the viewer.* while yeah sure probably not what i think most people would anticipate or look to get out of art, frustration at your own lack of connection and understanding is an emotion. being unable to understand the artist's intention and experiencing connections but taking those connections you make completely off book is still experiencing an emotion. simply enjoying something superficially is as well an emotion. sonoi is so painfully close to getting things in my Humble Onion and goddamn that really makes me feel some kind of way. he just has to unclench about it.

for someone who has a stick so far up his ass ("integrity and perfection personified," cannot stand the bitch) i can understand why the concept of allowing himself to relax and consider how he is already obviously being impacted by art and what that means is hard. to focus on the correct way to view and create art is... well, how many duels have he and tarou had? how long have they spent trying to do things "right" and get the "correct" feelings from it? i mean, it makes sense for his character. i know a lot of people who feel the same way looking at art. i totally experienced adjacent feelings before the cataclysmic earth-shattering world-busting event known as Clothespin. ooh i just want to grab him by the shoulders and shake him. introspection! it's uncomfortable but that's the joy in it! i want to psychoanalyze him so bad.

fuckin, to conclude: MY moral of the story is that there's no right or wrong way to look at art. and i dont think there's any wrong way to love someone either.

*"julia are you arguing that fat anime milf tits are art" fuck yeah i am because they make me feel an emotion: HORNY. sorry i had to add that joke into this otherwise dry ass essay.

p.s. it's my life goal to make everyone look at Clothespin. i have a picture of it at my desk. again i have never made a joke in my life

[adorablemew]

PS- THIS INFORMATION AND DRAWINGS ARE OLD, this isn't meant to represent Airbrush as he is nowadays

So I found an old sketchbook of mine that had some old sketches of Airbrush that I didn't expect to find- but I also found what I was looking for..

The original text for his concept!

I find it funny how I wanted to base him MUCH more off of a black cat back then, and there's even an ability Idea I had (but ultimately I didn't add) of him being able to go invisble I think? I forgot

But something that I remember is that from the very start I had the plan on him haveing his unfocused ability, and him not wanting to show weakness, which like- those are pretty big aspects of his character now which I strangely find interesting.. about my own character XD

Anyway onto the doodles!

(PS. I used to suck ASS at drawing hoods, so Airbrush really helped me learn XD)

Lookie he, so angsty

GEEZ what are u so angy at son

I love this one because it looks like one of those funny pose/faces from those really old animes

Nooo babey don cry

And an anxious boiyo

Well I hope you enjoyed this old art and his concept text, I am barely awake to write this XD gn

[italian-wall-lizard]

song to describe your current mood: the archer by taylor swift or vixen by destroy boys. optimistic i know

a song that makes you feel better: coming soon by annie dirusso and venus fly trap by marina

color to describe you: dark, desaturated cool toned green

favorite animated movie: the mitchell's vs the machines

favorite live action movie: 10 things i hate about you cause i'm basic as fuck

favorite name that isn't your own: maeve was the name i was SUPPOSED to be named but nooo my dad had to throw a fit and try to divorce my mom because i wasn't gonna be named after him. so maeve because how fucking sick would that be???

last book read: i started girl in pieces the other day

last song listened to: drink by destroy boys

can you make polls yet? i don't think so

frogs or bunnies? frogs

english or art? english just cause i'm good at it and i suck at art

what is your first language? english

what language do you wish you could master instantly? asl and like. french idk french people scare me

@joshisepic2222 @cassie-fanfics @dead-mans-toe-666

tag game?

song to describe your current mood: burning pile by mother mother a song that makes you feel better: oh no! by marina color to describe you: purple favorite animated movie: ratatouille favorite live action movie: jaws favorite name that isn't your own: i like antigoni last book read: the school for good and evil last song listened to: internet ruined me by wilbur soot can you make polls yet? no frogs or bunnies? bunnies english or art? english what is your first language? greek what language do you wish you could master instantly? french/spanish/turkish/japanese

ok i guess now tag your moots. @nemideia @on-the-outside @italian-wall-lizard @directlyat-thesun @desifandom @artemis-the-duck @joshisepic2222 @unstable-0xz @pride-potato

list of questions to copy/paste under the thingy

song to describe your current mood: a song that makes you feel better: color to describe you: favorite animated movie: favorite live action movie: favorite name that isn't your own: last book read: last song listened to: can you make polls yet? frogs or bunnies? english or art? what is your first language? what language do you wish you could master instantly?