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#malevolent#malevolent fanart#arthur lester#king in yellow#john doe malevolent#malevolent podcast#one of these days i'll sit down and do a proper polished piece for this but that is not today#can't believe i get to use my professional skills in painting cthulhu themed horror to paint art for a podcast this is my life now#why do you even work to become better at art if not to draw fanart of things you like honestly
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2024 art summary! it sure has been a year
#ever makes art#i bsky tweeted a bit but it feels weird talking there still so ill do my usual rambling into tags here :)c#i burned out super bad in the middle of this year for months where it felt like i couldnt draw anything good no matter how hard i tried#and the harder i tried the worst it felt - to the degree that i legitimately thought i wasnt going to be able to draw anything again#which sounds SO dramatic i know i know. but feelings arent always rational!!! and so many others things were going wrong at the same time#so it was strange putting together this year's art summary and realizing Huh. i did still have paintings to put in every space#that fear/anxiety spiral seems even sillier and more meaningless now that i have distance and proof of how irrational it was...#...but in reflection i'd like to think of it as proof that even when you feel at your worse it's worth it to keep trying...!!#after the Black Hole of Nothing i've been working every day on never ending doujin and xv anthology and orv sketchzine and merch#i can't say that i feel my artistic skills have like. improved or anything... but the passion i feel for the stories i read and#the stories i want to tell is still there!! and the happiness from getting to put form to those feelings large or small is worth it too#anyway......... lotta words to say tho i haven't posted much anymore and socmed is imploding and the world is dark#thank you very much for staying with me another year. i am - as ever - always grateful
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Cool awesome reminder that you don’t need amazing technical skill to be a good artist/storyteller
#I still compare myself to other people but also like. Damn. What if I don’t need to#That’s literally what working with other people is for . so you can fill in for eachother and make an awesome thing :)#Reminder that Toby Fox is not a skilled visual artist LOL he makes concept art in mspaint#Ik He’s more of a composer / character writer but you know what I mean. He works with other people to bring those ideas to life#You don’t have to be good at everything !!#Txt#art#I say this because rendering pieces of art takes me dozens of hours and it’s literally so much work and I hate it sometimes#Ok then make a simple stylistic choice instead of doing a giant painting !! it will still carry the same or maybe even greater impact#I still want to make awesome giant beautiful pieces of art (illustration) but alas I don’t have infinite energy#I usually only make sketches instead and that doesn’t mean they’re unfinished. Maybe that’s just all they’re meant to be#Until I change my mind at least 🩷#Adhd#Honestly anything that gets your idea across is good enough. Depends on the idea
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Found a cool color palette. Might finish it later. (Probably not.)
#star wars#star wars the clone wars#star wars rex#star wars the bad batch#Glitched half an hour on his face for no reason#just cause I couldn't figure a skin color#like I come from impressionism#you know this small art movement#where half of the Chinese artists I follow borrows their wonderful color palette#Color palettes who are perfect to draw noice anime boys#but (we can't lie) where everyone tend to draw only fair skinned characters#So I'm bugged trying to draw realistic people with that#would probably help if I forced myself to do studies ya know#instead of looking at gensh1n art#skill issue as people say#maybe is should draw on a bigger file too#like not draw face with realistic feature on a 300x300 px square XD#But again this drawing was me procrastinating on another one#I hate finishing illu#I just wanna plan/doodle and layout#for others#my jobs of heart are storyboard or color key artist#background paint or compositing hell no#clean animation? kill me#I had a burn out last time I touched a graph editor#too bad that's the most demanded and entry level jobs#v_v#tips for people who want to enter animation industry#don't be like me#finish stuff
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its wild how much you take for granted just how incredibly hard it is to paint until you start painting and youre instantly like wait how did they make that?? They weren't lying those old masters really were masters huh
#its just one of those things you kind of gloss over easily and you can see the painting is beautiful#but it doesn't properly register in your mind just how incredibly skillful the work is#the way people play with colour specifically has me wracking my brain#they put things together that don't seem to work and it falls into place seamlessly#i dont think i plan on posting the thing im making because its for my brother#but i am enjoying getting back into painting after not doing it for like 6+ years now
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Friendly reminder that if a deal seems too good to be true, it might be! Also known as someone messaged me here, asked if they could make a painting based on one of my quilts (I am absolutely fine with that!), and then offered to pay me for doing so. When I said that was kind of them, but unnecessary, they insisted and kept pushing, trying to get my email, my discord, and then eventually my banking info. They insisted their "client" would mail me a check, and that since they and I were "collaborating" on this art piece, I'd deposit the check and then mail them their part. Many things about the whole pitch were suspicious, but two stood out from the very beginning: - for using a photo of my quilt as a reference, they said they'd pay $300 - the quilt they said someone commissioned them to make a 3 foot square oil painting of was the lumberjack quilt. Now don't get me wrong, I like my lumberjack quilt, but of all the quilts I've ever made I have serious doubts that the "various shades of denim" quilt is the one someone would want a painting of (Just in case they were not trying to scam me, I did make it clear that I was absolutely fine with them using my photos for reference. I even offered to take new photos of that quilt from different angles or in different lighting if they wanted! I said I had a ko-fi if they felt they really had to pay me! But no.)
#the person behind the yarn#you understand my suspicions here lol#like. all of it is suspicious#but someone paying enough to commission a painting that the 'thanks for the reference photo' portion is that high#and it's THAT quilt???#not the postcards from sweden quilt? not the beach quilt??? not even the rainbow cats quilt????#THAT quilt. that quilt that I made before I knew what I was doing out of fabric not super well suited for it#then quilted in one of the least technically-skilled ways I've ever quilted something#I did. a not great job. lol#it's functional and fine but nowhere near my best#THAT quilt
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thank you!!! time to do it all again!!!
#artists on tumblr#2024 summary of art#my art#(If The Graphic Design is Jank (It Is) Pls Forgive I Am Using Unfamiliar Software)#unbelievable numbers this year........ how did i do that....... i was making a spreadsheet and just started squinting harder and harder#things i learned in 2024:#how to draw arms (thank u tian)#that i fucking hate painting actually but i think that's also a skill issue dslgj i like doing lines more than i like doing anything else#where the liquify tool is in procreate. i learned that in DECEMBER. stupid#things i failed to draw in 2024:#tian's motorcycle i am sooo sorryyy#any of my characters aside from tianzhu + sylvie mom is SOOO SORRYYYYY#thanks again for looking at my art this year!!!! if you tagged my art with 1) barking and/or 2) gay i am kissing u on the mouth cheers#already cooking 2025 things i hope u will look at that stuff tooooo
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--- Anon requested: Days go by and nauseous for zukka. From this palette meme.
#zukka#palette meme#avatar the legend of aang#avatar the last airbender#zuko#sokka#look i know you gotta practice something to improve skill but i hated every second of this#painting is PAIN#used only the round brush with little to no opacity settings so i could just use the flat colours#bc boyyy am i bad at colour stuff#i know all the theory and shit#but i just cant do it#does not make sense in my head#this is gonna be a learning curve that like... shows rollercoaster lovers a good time#:' )#oh and click the image for a better look#JUST NOW REALIZING I FORGOT TO USE THE BRIGHT RED JKDSJDGSFGD#Blue Art
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Family values
Closeups below 👇
#my art#castlevania#illustration#alucard#alucard tepes#dracula#lisa tepes#vampire#fantasty#fantasy art#digital painting#finally back with a finished piece lol#I’ve been wanting to do my version of this illustration for YEARS and I finally felt like I had the skill to accomplish it#also first time drawing a baby and I was STRESSED going into it because babies look uncanny as hell if you fuck it up#also the fucking ruffles nearly killed me#this was around 30 hours of work#I really did enjoy working on it tho
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in honor of the wicked trailer, I'm dropping this here in case anyone's never seen it before. cynthia erivo, queen
#cynthia erivo#is there a professionally shot version of her singing this at an event?#sure#but this phone video of an actual performance canNOT be beat#the sonnets I would write about her diaphragm#the epics I would write about her breath control!#truly one of the greatest musical performers alive#this isn't my favorite show in the world#but when I saw her live in it#I legit like........sOBBED during this#sOBBED SOBBED#I'm crying just watching the video now#but I was truly inconsolable#and not just because it's a gorgeous song with a meaningful message!#but because being in the presence of someone with a steel spine iron lungs and golden vocal chords#and watching them absolutely strip the paint off the theater around you#is honestly the closest I get to a religious experience#I have a lot to say about modern broadway and the vocal gymnastics that are going too far#bc people want to be able to do this shit but like - this is not vocal gymnastics#this is a craftsman being incredibly technically skilled at their craft#and an artist who understands the medium of musical theater#it's not.......pop runs you know?#other live vocal performances that made me bleed from the eyes (positive)#sutton foster singing gimme gimme at like...21?#heather headley in aida#every single fucking performer in octet#keisha setttle (?) in waitress singing I didn't plan it#and its a different flavor#but jonathan groff in everything I've seen him in#the purity of tone!!!!!!!
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A smile is a valuable tool, it ensures that no matter waht comes your way, you're the one in control
#hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel spoilers#i thought perhaps that alastor couldnt NOT smile cause his face is just shaped like that#but after the finale im 100% convinced he that he did some fucked up shit like say SEWING his face into a permanent smile#cause self harm is always an easy way to regain a semblance of control and ALSO it psychologically fucks with his enemies#two birds one needle#anyway i dont really have the technical skill to pull this off as viscerally real/gorey as i want#but you understand my vision yes?#gore#self harm#hh#my art#painting#anyway i know its like about intent or w/e but why did he do like. ladder stitches across the center of his mouth#bro those are for like. closing up stuffies and pillows#alastor
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What's your favorite thing to draw in art? Like poses, body parts, clothing, etc?
obvious and cliché first answer out of the way: love to draw a nose, for obvious and horny reasons. love rendering blush/red noses/etc (equally obvious reasons, lmfao). designing outfits. fluffy hair (not necessarily long hair, but more long = more fluff so i'm biased). LINEART !! i used to hate lineart but i changed to a different brush last year and ever since then lineart and me have been best friends. uhhhhhh stupid meme redraws. probably half a dozen other things i can't think of at this time! man i love art.
#thank you this was such a great question!!! love to ramble about art!!#i always feel a little awkward talking about my favourite things though bc i don't feel particularly Good at any of them#after changing PCs & tablets & drawing software i basically had to relearn how to do digital art from scratch the last couple years#my painting/rendering skills are probably at like 60% of the capacity they were at in 2020 on a good day. its been a Whole Process lol#tl;dr-ing in the tags again but!!! thank yoouuu for asking and for reading ;A;#not snz#sickos.txt#*eta to fix typos what the fuck is a “changeded”
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ooc, what's up yall, volta update :3
#volta do mar#radio station: static inbetween#my painting style will never compare to the game's style but i try hkjg i like this side profile better than the front facing one#theres the radio in her chest btw!! when you see [The radio crackles quietly] or something thats where it's coming from :>#the music tape is still their head (the magnetic tape strip looks like a music score he's singing) it will always face the viewer like that#wings because i can't help adding wings to characters. in my mind it's angelic choir/guardian angel saving you from harm/icarus imagery#icarus's ghosts rescuing those who fall prey to the sky and sea... the halo isn't conventional but i wanted to mimic the one kim has :0!#the jacket and gloves definitely aren't conventional because skills dont wear clothes <3 but i like aerostatic pilot jacket;;;#volta is an interisolary guide and deserves to wear the outfit!!#technically volta is a red/physique skill which is something i overlooked in the first pass? but they are... so orange to me...#so orange-red compromise? i guess im not truly satisfied with it but i think its okay :')#it used to be more vivid but i desaturated it somewhat because it looked too bright on my phone? idk bro colors weird?#skillsposting
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i am literally so amazed at how you can draw such beautiful artwork on mspaint
it seems hard to use and very limited but you still create beautiful drawings on it!!! keep up the good work!!!
AHKJSDHFJSJHFKJEHJGKFHEJKGKJEHG OM.,,...,🥹 THANK YOU SO MUCH AUGHHUUHGHUHG IT MEANS LOTS TO ME 💥💥 HONESTLY ms paint must be REALLY limited and hard for other artists but i've drawn with it basically all my life (ever since i was 8 years old or less) that it has become my house for art 🥹 THANK YOU SO MUCH,,....,..
#asks#and with it so did my skills to draw grow differently#such as having to do gradients manually#lighting and shadows too and stuff#made me develop a more in-depth sense of colours? I GUESS? AHKJDHSHFJHEG idk how to explain#like there's also the fact that there's no layers and no transparency#BUT I DON'T NEED LAYERS!!!!!!!!! I'M TOO USED TO NOT HAVING ANY SHJKFHDGJHEG#ANYWAYS YEAG. MS PAINT RAMBLE IK THANI YOU SO MUCH🥹🥹
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I fully get the anxiety of feeling like you don’t deserve to go to a show. It comes with the whole competetive fandom stuff.
Honestly, as someone who has performed on a lot of stages with varying kinds of crowds, the most important thing isn’t if you’re the biggest fan or if you know the lyrics or some choreography or bring gifts. The thing that is the most valuable is that you go to the show to have a good time. That’s all the artists are generally looking for. That people enjoy their music, enjoy the show, are excited to be there.
Some people may be disappointed that they don’t get a ticket, sure. But it’s not you taking that ticket away from them. Not everyone can have everything. Sometime people don’t get concert tickets. That is not your fault for buying. It is a thing that happens when everyone has the right to buy concert tickets instead of them being raffeled off or gifted. If the show was just for the biggest fans, tickets would be give out as competition prices, not to the person who buys them.
And there is no right way to enjoy the show. Some superfans never learn lyrics because they don’t particularly care. Some people buy tickets to go see random artists just for the experience. Some people just love to give gifts and find that to be the best way of interacting. Your way of doing it is just as valid as all that. You don’t have to earn any right to be there, that is what the tickets are for.
And honestly, you’d be surprised by the number of people who have never even heard of an artist or band who just show up for the show because they had a day off and it could be fun. It’s not about deserving to be there. It’s about wanting to go and getting the chance to actually do that.
I don’t know if this little pep talk eases your mind at all, but I hope it does. Learning to let go of the competetive mindset and attitude when it comes to regular life stuff is a chore and a half. I just want you to know that I would love for you to go to the show.
Thank you for reaching out. I really appreciate it ❤
#ik it's mostly in my head#I've always felt like I'm never good enough since early childhood#I think band fandoms have partly always been like this#about going to every show and learning all the lyrics and 'you are wearing their merch so name all the albums' or you are a poser#ig and twitter and maybe tiktok as well have just made it worse because now I can see it all the time#like there were people queuing for Tavastia at 6 am today already#and there are people who travel across the continent for the shows#and I do not have those kinds of possibilities because I can't afford it and I have a day job#which makes be both feel like a bad person because I can't sacrifice everything to be a fan#but also makes me reconsider if I'm too old to be a fan and I'm just embarassing myself by going to any shows at all ever#because clearly band fandoms are only meant for teens and people in their early twenties who can skip school and camp outside the venue#also i made the mistake of going to twitter and saw a thread about 'so what gifts have you guys made for the boys this time?'#and I was so shook because I had no idea that you're supposed to make gifts to give for the artists at EVERY show#and I can't make anything#I have no skills or money#I can't paint or sew or make crafts#so is it like I'm a lesser person because I only paid for the ticket#you see where I'm coming from?#asks
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who up getting autistic over a podcast theyve never seen
more under cut idk if theyll format or not... beware
some of these i just did some of these are old
some of these are the drawing style thing i did sooo.... in order... : FIRST THROUGH FOURTH IMAGE peter drew those :-) FIFTH rumi drew that one :-) SIXTH exandroth drew those :-) SEVENTH peter drew that one :-) self portait EIGHTH rumi [bad at art edition] both NINE and TEN i dont remember if they were ment to be peter or just me goofin... so picjk ur poison LOL ELEVEN thats peter LAST THREEEE meeeeee :3 9-10 and 12-14 are the older ones everything else i did last night / this mornin'
#jrwi#jrwi apotheosis#angelstone#sqlumi#................i prefer sqlumi.... why did name it angel stone thats like exandroth + peter not rumi + peter its confusing to me#im sorry i watched the angelstone cut like half a year ago#IM SOOO AUTISTIC ABOUT THEM YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA MAN YOU HAVE NO CLUE SOSHAKSHLSXHLDHDJDJKRKFKF#i cant contain it anymorw im going to post my cringe#quite a few of these ones are from my little handwriting drawing things where i make up their handwriting and art style tee hee#i think rumi either SUCKS ASS at drawing or can decently draw in an anime esque style#i imagine peter has a lil bit of artistic abilities... he did paint a ton of mug paintings if i remember right????#he aint the best but he can do it#thanatos has 0 skill because he has never drawn anything ever until this hypothetical situation where theyre drawing and writing this all#exandroth adapts peters skill to an extent#peter tries to follow the rules taught to him about writing as a child to a T soooo he has generally neat handwriting if hes thinking abt i#but if hes tired or just out of it idk#you cant get one word man that shit is just complete chicken scratch even he cant figure it out sometimes LOOLLLL#rumi also has very neat handwriting HOWEVER i love the idea that she hams it up to be really swirly like that one girl in elementary#thanatos is very stiff and neat might as well just be font...#exandroth is either writing in full caps or alternating between whatever ver of a letter he wants to write at any time#VERY heavy handed and goes over every line like 3 times#when writing his name EVERYTIME he writes exandroth archangel of retribution everytime#if you guys wanna see what i have so far.... you can ask.... hehe#theyre my ocs at this point man i havent seen the damn campaign#i would just make them my ocs but my brain immediately loses interest whenever i do that uuuuggghhhhg#i mean i have a beast moomin furry thing peter and an object oc peter bur#*but like idk#btw i have like waaayyy more to say but i reached tag limit <////333 tumblr hates autistic people real#ill just retype it all in the next post ^.^*#archive
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