#can you BELIEVE i'm drawing homestuck fanart

[lucabyte]

ppl saying they look to my comics for inspiration and pointers on how to format things is WILDDDD to me (and delightful don't get me wrong!! i am overjoyed) because like. none of you are privvy to the absolute WAHHH I DONT WANNNAAA bitchfits i was *CONSISTANTLY* throwing every time i forced myself to make a comic before i got into isat. like no joke. i considered comics such a fucking difficult medium they always drained my drawing energy so hard because they always felt like they took sooo long and had so many moving parts and were so much harder than storyboards (WHICH I ALREADY STRUGGLED WITH) because you had to account for panel shape and speech bubbles and-- like you get it. but genuinely for real. the sheer amount that i complained whenever i clawed my way through drawing a comic (which thus! was not very fucking much!!) compounded by the fact that i *genuinely have trouble reading comics*. as in, i really struggle to parse the flow of contiguous movement or action between panels (possibly connected to the fact ive got mad aphantasia?) of even really well done best-of-the-best professional comics...

... BUT. basically. what im trying to get at is. if you wanna learn to draw comics, evidently you super can?! I genuinely *didnt* draw comics before drawing isat fanart! I have no idea what it was about ISAT fanart that made it finally click for me? (I think it was... not having to think about colour? Removing a step from the process really helped. Plus, it being fanwork meant I could just start en-medias-res and not have to think about setup... Trying to cram too much explanation and setup into my oc stuff was always a big hurdle too...)

I find them fast to do now! and damn if i dont value speed in art (<- impatient little fucker). its still going slowly on my oc comics.. mostly due to the colour again, i think. but it's not extremely, ecruciatingly difficult anymore. is what im saying. and im genuinely baffled by it every time i put pen to page. its fucked up. did you guys know that practice makes things easier? . fucking perverted if you ask me.

As for looking at other people's things for inspiration. if you want to know where I was looking when I was piecing together the first couple fancomics I did for ISAT i want to specifically point at . well besides everything rebecca sugar has ever done (for hands and facial expressions *especially*), the main person i really dug into the work of was Leo Fox (Website link). I feel like i wanna point people to the source of a lot of the inspiration for my more off-kilter panel choices so you all can get the full experience rather than through my regurgitated mimesis. I'm now at the point where i can wing panel layout so i wasn't in there for longgg but. everyone go add it to your knowledge banks as for SUBJECT MATTER aka why i am i so deranged. those are squarely the 2019 postcanon homestuck golden era bleeding through my CLENCHED BITTEN DOWN JAW. A BULL TERRIER ON YOUR BRACHIAL ARTERY. namely that @/floralmarsupial and @/tomatograter's works (no i am not tagging them . im shy) are things i go back to frequently and floralmarsupials pure black/white inktober comics were *especially* an inspiration. if you've been following me a few months you may remember me reblogging a bunch of their stuff from 2019~2021 for seemingly no reason. this was why. The narratively divorced reality of jade strider & Liminal Space are big in my mind here. I balk to call myself anywhere near as good as these but these are what i'm aiming for, tonally and quality-ways with it. also detective pony but ive mentioned that already and thats farrrr too inside baseball for this post.

BUT YEAH TL;DR: I DIDNT DRAW LIKE ANY COMICS UNTIL UHHHH LIKE, WHAT, LIKE 8 MONTHS AGO? JESUS. ANYWAY. THIS MEANS YOU 🫵🫵🫵 CAN DO IT TOO. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. DATTEBAYO!!!!

[shjiyemis]

I won't lie btw. If you look at my character depictions of the homestuck characters and believe their unrecognizable.... I'm just gonna assume you're racist and/or have fanon-brainrot LOL

Nothing in the canon comic canonizes a body type nor heights for anyone and any detailed drawings that were made within the comic are drawn by fans are also usually inconsistent bc of the fact they're all drawn by different people.

Most fanarts of Karkat don't even stick to his canon hair shape or even how his eyebrows are even depicted as thicker at the outer ends. NO ONE ACTUALLY DRAWS HIM CANONICALLY?

So when I draw him with locs that follows the messy longer short hair that is the same thing that everyone else has been doing but with STRAIGHT HAIR?? Yeah imma assume you're just racist and just believe black/afro-centric hairstyles are bad LOL

Drawing Gamzee short and with curves isn't changing anything, all I did was not make them tall and skinny, which is literally all fanon?

Drawing Dave with an afro bun with an undercut isn't that much of a difference either bc guess what? Lots of fanart draw Dave with cute ponytails and undercuts that don't follow the general canon shape of his hair, the only difference is that those are straight haired and mine isnt

I've NEVER seen anyone complain about those Dave drawings (or even any depictions that arent canon, they all have fucking straight hair and can be somewhat racially ambiguous) so yeah, I think y'all just racist and/or just live in the pure ignorance of your white centered life.

"You draw Karkat with red hair" That literally wouldnt change anything either bc I still draw him with locs LOL

My whole headcanon there is LITERALLY him dying his hair black throughout his Alternian days and started accepting his red hair somewhere on the meteor or post-game

Y'all just either racist or have fanon-brainrot or just plain boring. Probably all of the above honestly? Definitely hate a good amount of y'all.

[artsyaprilmr]

It's 2 am :^)

[doubleca5t]

FAQ

Are you the person in the shipping videos? - Yes.

Are you the person who did When Posting Goes Wrong (bone stealing witch, ms. scribe, HIV Hamilton)? - Yes.

Are you still making videos? - No, I gave up making videos to focus on my irl career. I may return to it some day but for now I'm just a shitposter.

Should I call you Eldena or Doubleca5t or Ms. Ca5t or do you have a real name or what? I accept any and all variations on my username. You can also just call me Minerva.

Why is the HIVLiving video gone? One of the "main characters" so to speak, of the HIV Living saga started drama with a friend of mine and tried to rope me into it. I did not want to side with them in the drama, but I also did not want to profit from their story if I was on bad terms with them, so I took the video down. Additionally, a lot of that video was heavily speculative and I have reason to believe that a lot of my speculation was very, very wrong. Would rather move past the whole thing than try to salvage it.

What are your pronouns? - she/her

Are you LGBT? - I’m a trans lesbian (NOTE: I came out in December 2020 so if you’re reading my old posts or watching my old videos they will not reflect this)

Are you single? - I'm married 💞

Who's the lucky lady? - their name is Frenzy, pronouns she/they. They're an artist. You can find them on tumblr and twitter. Follow them if you like clowns, sexy demon women, sexy demon clowns, homestuck (derogatory), or if you want to see some silly comics about our domestic life.

What is your day job? - I work in home insurance.

Should I watch RWBY? - Probably not. RWBY is a weird, wonky show that is very much hit or miss. However, if you're really into femslash, and especially if you're into femslash and like action anime, I would recommend giving it a shot with the knowledge that it gets better in Volume 2 and gets a LOT better in Volume 3.

Am I trans/an egg? - I cannot answer this question for you. My only recommendation is that if you're having some Gender Emotions and think you might be trans, play around with a new name and/or pronouns in limited situations or try out a different gender presentation in terms of clothes or hair.

Where are you from? - I am PEAK Dumb American. I was born and raised in the US, I only speak English and I’ve never left the country. I currently live in Los Angeles, though I grew up and went to school elsewhere.

How do you pronounce your URL? - the 5 is supposed to be an S, so it’s pronounced as “Double Cast”. I originally wanted “doublecast” or “d0ublecast” but those were taken.

What does your URL/Your username on other sites mean? - My username is a reference to the unlockable hidden character Eldena and the Red Mage ability Doublecast from my favorite game, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

What's your hair routine? - Right here

Can I draw fanart of you? - Yes, but you are NOT allowed to send it to me or tag me in it

Do you answer all your asks? - No. I receive an ungodly amount of asks and delete a good 70% of them.

How do you tag your stuff? - I use the following tags:

#doubleca5t OC = my original content

#Red Mage Lookbook = selfies

#gf art 🥺 = Frenzy's art <3

#qualität scheißepfosten = faves tag (humor)

#that’s some good shit = faves tag (fan art)

#this image causes me physical pain = cringe tag

#jesus christ = posts that made me say “jesus christ” out loud (because laugh tags are overrated)

#frenzy shop = advertisements for Frenzy's Etsy, which you can find here

Other than that, everything SHOULD be tagged correctly by fandom/character/ship.

[randomnessunicorn-imagine]

hello! could i have a homestuck matchup? i'm a female lesbian, and i'm an INFJ, hufflepuff and a taurus. i like to draw, program, read and play video games. i'm really shy, yet affectionate. people say i'm clever. i'm often quite expressionless, but i love to joke around once you get me out of my shell! i prefer to stay inside for most activities, and i love to curl up with a cup of tea and read a book. i also like to get people gifts for no real reason, i like seeing them happy! thank you! :)

{ Yep, sorry for the waiting-! }

➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳ Meulin Leijon ➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥➳♥ ➳♥

Oh, she is such a cute fangirl you will love so much because she is a candid and sweet kitty.Meulin loves any kinds of activities that concern fandoms and fangirlish so when you need to freak out because of some shippings and these things, she is the cat for you. Actually, Meulin already shipped the two of you but she is shy so she has never confessed her red feelings to you. She has written so many fanfictions about you and her together. She has drawn fanarts about you and her kissing, holding hands and hugging, as well. Things very sweet anyway. Meulin loves your talent and the way you draw so she enjoys so much doing it with you but she has never showed her drawings to you because of her shyness, and Meulin did not want to make you uncomfortable, considering her like a weirdo. I may imagine you discover her drawings by mistake and you could not believe if Meulin really means it or if they were normal fanarts since she is a fanatic shipper. Then, you saw on her shipping wall the supreme ship. Her OTP. Meulin x you. You were the one who declared to her your red feelings and she screamed like crazy for the happiness. What a beautiful scene-! All her fantasies became reality and she could not be happier than this!Meulin is the kind of girl who does not have problems to show her affection and she likes hugging you every time. She boasts to be your mate because she is very proud of it and she is very happy because it seems life is starting to smile to this little cat, since we know how the story she had with Kurloz ended. We have to say something about it, since you are Meulin’s lover, you have to get used to spend time even with him, and he is very overprotective towards Meulin, but you have to check Kurloz because you know he is a freak so he could mess with Meulin’s mind and it’s not right. Kurloz may also think you wants a black romance with him but I don’t know if it can be a good idea.You and Meulin can spend time reading together while you are drinking a good cup of tea, it’s very relaxing. Then, Meulin acts like a cat so she wants to be cuddled, and she will purr so much at you and it’s something too cute to deny. She will try her best to make you happy, even if she is deaf; she has her ways to make you understand her words even if you don’t know sign language. You will have so much fun, guaranteed!