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[smollsmule]

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“Do not be ashamed, it is difficult to keep the mind in its place here,” Mnemosyne tells him as she picks up their plates and brings them to the sink. He watches in complete bewilderment as she turns on the water and begins to wash them.  “Are those plates even real?” Charles asks and Mnemosyne laughs.  “No, but I find the act to be calming. Would you like to dry?”

~ To Memory Now I Can't Recall by engineering_madonna on ao3

Notes on the story and the illustration itself under the cut.

THE STORY: I read this fic a little while ago and was utterly enchanted. Just about everything about it resonated with me: the gorgeous writing, Charles as the main character, the mystery around Edwin's amnesia, the amazing character studies. I am not exaggerating when I say that the way this story goes back into and expands on existing canon is something I have never seen before. I laughed, I cried, I was utterly satisfied by the resolution.

Please, do yourself a favour and check it out!

THE ILLUSTRATION: This moment in particular stuck with me. I won't spoil the story, but as soon as I read it I knew I had to draw it. Thank you so much @engineeratheart3 for giving me permission to do so. I had such a blast getting to stretch my wings and going for a full illustration in this style I've never tried. This piece truly was A Process, but I am happy to have tried my hand at interpreting this moment and figuring out all the little details to include (special thanks to @at-heart-a-gentleman @anxiousturtel and everyone else who replied to my post a couple weaks ago when I was asking for ideas for drawings to feature here!) I included two versions, one whose colouring is a little closer to my more moody, original sketch and one where I leaned into the dreamy vibe a little more. Do let me know which one is your favourite!!

[phontao]

you're thinking of someone who's gone

[terrified-spider]

I just finished a commission for @starry-eyed-kiddo, of his OC Beatrice Stillwater, dancing with Rudolph van Richten! (:

My commissions are still open, feel free to shoot me a message if you're interested in some art! (:

[bizzarczar]

I CaN HeAR yoU ScREaMiNg

[hawkpartys]

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

[super-mintberry-crunch]

looks like nika is making some moves on her crush so no girl can take her lil birdie away from her😏

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[rosynova]

(first off, i'm so sorry about the quality, i've been fighting tumblr for 2 hours trying to fix it and it doesn't want to work with me :') please click on the pics for better resolution!)

so ever since reading this ask from @blank-house i've had this little scenario in my head because of jamie's bit, and i've finally gotten the chance to sketch it out :>

[tanpopokohi]

Finally finished this pair of paintings after another week !!!

Crowley's long hair is glorious, but such a pain in the ass to draw, I'm not sure I drew it properly, but I like it this way 😂

I used a reference photo for this one too. Yes, they're not from the same episode, but I want to have a theme for these two paintings and make them more connected.

As usual Tumblr kinda ruined the resolution, so please click on the image for better quality. 👍

This is the link to the Aziraphale one!

[chipi-chupi-chips]

Your artstyle is so cute! I hope you'll consider my oc please?

Thank you so much! (o´▽`o) And of course 💚

First OC for @nyaamine

Thanks for sharing your OC! I love the outfit ☆

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[localgrem1in]

Woah! Hey there! It's been a while tumblr, so sorry about that. Start of school really threw me off. Expect a couple of posts over the next few days as makeup!

Anyways, LOOK!! It's my beloveds!! First tma art posted, oh yeahhh. I've been turning designs over in my sketchbook for a few days, and finally got a chance to sit down digitally and test some of my thoughts out. I'm putting these ones roughly around s4. More coming in the future :]

[more designs]

Edit: sbsjssbsbsnsn I forgot how tumblr absolutely wrecks quality, please click on it for better resolution <3

[hiiragi-art]

Hi! If you're still taking requests, can you please draw Dominion? It's my favorite smt demon and I would really want to see them in your style!!

Here you go! I think Dominion is probably my favorite angel out of the 9 hierarchical ones (if you exclude the unique archangel designs).

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[feydrawings]

May King Mordred for the prompt Morbid Month of May of @queer-ragnelle 's May Day Parade 2024 !

Mordred as the May King: not a symbol of rebirth and of life, but of death and destruction. The rise of the new king comes at the expense of the old king, the old year has to die to allow to the new year to come, the corn grows only to fall under the scythe of the reaper, the flowers blossom only to die. And like corn spikes, countless men fell in the war between Arthur and Mordred.

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[studywave]

PDF Readers: What Do You Want? What Do You Need?

Hey all! I promised a series of posts on resources that have helped me during undergrad, and I'm going to start with the basics: how to read your coursework. I'm going to tag a few people who mentioned being interested in this series, but please let me know if you'd like to be untagged!

@anyto @wocinstem @youneedtostudyives @studyblr-perhaps

Now, I'm an English major, so I can't speak on behalf of the sciences, but almost all of my course materials have been given to me in the form of PDFs. I also download almost all my research in PDF format, and when I find books for free online, they're usually PDFs. Clearly, this means I need some easy way to read and edit PDFs. Below the cut, you'll find information on how to choose a PDF reader that's right for you, as well as information on Xodo, my personal favorite reader.

What should you consider when choosing a PDF reader?

Well, first, there's cost. There are all kinds of PDF readers at all kinds of price points. Xodo, my favorite, is free. I've never used the paid version, because for my purposes, the free version is more than enough. Now, let's talk about those purposes.

As an English student, I'm mostly concerned with annotation. I want to be able to mark my documents up, highlight them, write on them, leave comments, all that good stuff. However, what I need might not be what you need. Do you need to sign a lot of documents? Do you need to build PDFs from scratch? Are you more concerned with appearance, or with functionality?

Once you've answered these questions, you'll be able to search online for reviews dealing with the specific kinds of functionality you need.

Why should you use Xodo?

Well, for starters, the free version has more than I will ever need. I can edit, I can annotate, I can sign, I can highlight. I can do pretty much anything my English major heart desires, and I can use my Apple pencil to do it (I'll make another post about ipads and Apple pencils and link it here once it's finished).

This screenshot shows a lot of my favorite parts of Xodo. I can highlight in different colors (I use green to make information on further reading stand out) and I can write (also in different colors) with my Apple pencil, all while scrolling and navigating with my hand. I don't have to constantly click back and forth between marking and scrolling like I do with some apps, and I can lay my hand on the screen without disturbing anything. This, the ability to confine the text marking to the pencil, is really important to me. I don't like to be constantly clicking around and making accidental marks.

I've also been able to read almost every PDF I've put on here without much trouble. Between the size of my ipad screen (which will be the subject of another post), the high resolution, and the ability to zoom and scroll at the same time, I can read even pretty low-quality PDFs with very little trouble.

You might also notice the little box with the "4" in it in the upper right corner. This indicates the number of tabs I have open because yes, you can have multiple tabs open in Xodo. I've had over ten tabs open at a time, some containing 300+ page documents, and I've never had lagging or glitching problems.

Here's a selection of other actions Xodo allows. I've never scanned anything to PDF using it, but if the rest of the app is anything to go by, it probably works just fine.

I've had the occasional problem with glitching (maybe once per every five hours of reading I do, if that) which usually just involves a section of the text going black and can be solved by closing and reopening the app. Closing and reopening is no problem, either, because Xodo saves your place.

All this to say, I've used Xodo for a little over a year now, and I have no complaints. I cannot recommend it highly enough, and I'm sure the paid version is even better. That's all for now. Happy reading!

[sometimesmaybespoof]

Hey hey.. wy.. wy heyy!!!!!!! Look I told you I'm cooking! I told you!! I tollkkddd yoouuu!!!!

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[ljs98art]

I really like drawing Jojo’s 😌 please take them i was just figuring out how theyd look in my style i have a couple full illustration/animations with them in the works. Tumblr messes with the image quality please click for better resolution.

[statuesquueart]

end of term art dump! (technically a mid-exam week art dump, HOWEVER when i initially posted this on instagram it was the end of term, sue me)

characters under the cut! (please click for better resolution! tumblr eats the quality apparently)

elwing the white, the silmarillion (specifically, i think, from the one with all the birds by @clothonono)

tabitha minci (mother of lisa minci), genshin impact (an oc from the wind rises by @sword-dad-fukuzawa)

the base sketch of my silmariën and isilmë piece

dress ideas based on aredhel, eärwen and finduilas, the silmarillion

my genshin impact oc, viveka kaldr (5 star cryo sword, the 12th fatui harbinger)

the honourable miduchi tané, from the priory of the orange tree by @sshannonauthor

four of the ladies of the valar (nienna, varda, nessa, vairë), the silmarillion

my star wars the old republic oc, isaalis amavane (sith inquisitor assassin)

padmé motherfreaking amidala, star wars (my beloved!)