#don't pressure yourself

[o0kawaii0o]

no mercy 😭

[cabi-leodrann]

[First] [Previous] [Next] Fight part 1/? I wanted to do the fight in one sitting initially. But it got pretty long pretty fast- so it's gonna be cut in two or three, depending on how much time I do the drawing- Funfact of this update: On my second party of COTL, I two or three tap Baal. Aym was more of a problem, but the two cats where quickly put in baby jail.

[dollypopup]

one day fans will realize that treating real people like fictional characters and fictional characters like real people is, at the core of things, The Problem

[call-me-clevy]

I like drawing with my friends :]

Woe. More for you curious fellow:

[uncanny-tranny]

It actually does bother me that eating is treated like spending money - that you have an allotted allowance in the form of calories that you are supposed to budget.

"How are you spending your calories?" I'm spending them on experiences. I'm spending them on time with my community, my people, those who matter to me. I'm spending them on satiating a human need. I'm spending them on the feeling of being alive and not just living.

If there is one experience that I don't want to "pay" for, it's the basic human right of comfort, security, community, and care.

[sillystringss]

on dark days like this, i don't want to paint much. they never give me enough time to remember what your face looked like

regular and concept version

[lunalunawillow]

I love how Project Sekai shows a more nuanced view of escapism and using fantasy as a sort of comfort :)

[naomiknight-17]

Hey so. It looks like that time again where I have to ask for a little help

My insurance ran out and I had to pay out of pocket for my physiotherapy session today. It's also a short pay week because hubby lost a day of work due to his inner ear problem last week

Long story short:

After paying the rent, this is the situation. Hubby Jon has about $160 in his account, not enough to get me out of overdraft. I'm trying to decide whether to cancel our meal kits or skimp on groceries, we can't afford both. I mean. Technically between us we have negative $55 so... we can't really afford either

I also have a minor medical procedure scheduled for tomorrow and I'd sure like to have food in the house while I'm recovering. It would be one less thing to worry about.

Anyway.

If you have a few bucks to spare, I would appreciate a tip over at my Ko-Fi:

Thank you for reading

[br1ghtestlight]

it makes me so fucking sad how some lgbtq spaces treat masc-presenting nonbinary ppl or nonbinary ppl who were amab as someone who is very lucky & knows a lot of people who those apply to

nonbinary people you'd see on the street and just be like "thats a man" even if they use they/them pronouns. Idk it just makes me sad how "androgyny" is really just seen as masculine and if someone isn't transfem and doesnt feel like wearing makeup or growing their hair longer or wearing more feminine clothes is how they would express themself well they're out of luck. and obvs nonbinary people who were afab (i hate using these terms btw but im tired and i cant think of a better word for what im describing) can be very fem-presenting and be misgendered also and that SUCKS. but in lgbtq spaces specifically its unheard of for someone who just 100% looks like A Man (or however they look) to be nonbinary to use only they/them or she/they pronouns they'll literally be rejected by the ONE community they should feel safe in

it's so unlike the communities im in now but sometimes i see the Typical Lgbtq Spaces and it's just like.... if some of my beloved beautiful friends walked in you would turn them away because of your own transmisogyny. and miss out on KNOWING THEM!!!! idk in general i wish gendering ANY type of person based on their appearance or assuming that people who were amab could never be nonbinary without being transfem was less of a thing

[lovinglin]

the urge to delete this blog is strong

[necrotic-nephilim]

tag game & WIP game

two tag games in one post! (bc i totally didn't forget to do the first when i was tagged) the first tag game, i was tagged by @sasheneskywalker on my main!!

last song: Dark in My Imagination by of Verona

currently watching: Grotesquerie and Kevin Can F*** HImself are the main shows i'm watching! i plan to watch the Penguin but i haven't started it yet

last movie: ... probably Madame Web. for like. the sixth time.

sweet/spicy/savory: savory

relationship status: dating two partners and one girlfriend whom i all love dearly <3

current obsession: in a broad sense, DC. a more specific obsession, Cass Cain. i've got a lot of brainworms about her.

last thing i searched online: "alpine macaroni" bc it's my night to make dinner. the last thing i googled for a fic tho was "width of a penis" and "width of a bo staff" so. you make make assumptions about that.

and for the WIP game!

Rules: You will be given a word. Share one sentence/excerpt from your wip(s) that start with each letter of that word.

Tagged by @melodyatlas

word: BATS

B [a Helena/Steph WIP]

“Batman?” Stephanie groaned, blinking her eyes into focus. The first thing she saw wasn’t the person who caught her, but the shadow they cast. It had the pointed ears and she could already hear the lecture he was about to give her. “Not even close.” The voice was deep, but distinctly female. Stephanie jumped. With a quick slice of a blade, the woman cut away the rope holding Stephanie’s arms and ankles.

A [a Dick/Lance Brunner WIP]

“All the goddamn mercenaries and contract killers I’ve called and not a single fucking one of you is willing to kill one mob boss?” The man on the other end got so huffy, he made the call go static for a moment. Lance made a point to snort loud enough for the guy to hear. “I wouldn’t take a contract for any mob boss in Gotham. But I’m sure as hell not taking one for the Red Hood. It’s called self-preservation. Google it if you have to.”

T [a Cass/Terry WIP]

Terry refuses to call them anything but panties. They certainly didn’t cover any more skin than panties would. He hadn’t the slightest clue how everything stayed in place with the skimpy, shimmering fabric. If Terry went out wearing that, he’d only win fights by making villains piss themselves from laughing after he accidentally flashed them.

S [a Slade/Tim WIP]

“Shiva,” Slade hummed, as soon as he could pinpoint a specific move the little bird couldn’t have learned from anywhere else. “The Bat convinced Shiva to train you, didn’t he?” Granted, Robin wasn’t as sharp with them, but he wasn’t half bad for the scrawny thing he was. Slade tried to kick the kid in the head, but he managed to flip out of the way, landing in a crouch a few feet away from Slade.

no pressure tagging for anyone who wants to do either of these!

@searchforahero @divine-dominion @redhoodedoutlaw @rottenapricots @sandy-writing

if you do the WIP game your word is: ROBIN

[mister13eyond]

talking to a friend about getting back into art and i think the #1 most important piece of art advice i could ever get or give is just "figure out what is FUN to you"

like i think there is sooooo much emphasis on how to build SKILL in art but a lot of it really treats art like a job or like video game grinding, like it's this thankless job that you have to work at in order to reach a Threshold and i know it's not EASY to make yourself have fun but like

imo a solid 70% of the reason i create art is because the Act of Drawing is fun to me. it's fun problem-solving and planning and putting down lines and playing with colors and tools. it's fun to depict little scenes in my head or to create outfits or to find ways to fill the canvas. never forget that creating can be fun. sometimes it's hard and sometimes you have to battle through your own blockades to get there but the ultimate goal should always be to ENJOY it, to find what you enjoy doing and then do it forever. improvement will follow enjoyment.

i think especially with all the debate about ML image generation it's more important than ever to embrace FUN. if you're only focused on the end result it's so easy to get in your own head- to think about what doesn't look good or what skills you don't have yet or to compare yourself to other artists. but photography didn't kill the art of drawing and AI won't either because, simply put, there will always be people who want to do the physical act of making art because it's fun to do! using paints and markers, splashing colors around, doing shitty pen doodles, using the symmetry tool in your art program to do abstract mandalas that are just squiggles formed into patterns. do art like you're 5 and you've been handed markers to pass the time. do art like you're bored in class and you're keeping your brain entertained by drawing stick figure comics in the margins. do art like an absent thing, do art because it satisfies your brain. the goal is not to make something beautiful and perfect, the goal is to make something because your hands need to make and your body needs to make.

[thedominickowo]

Hi (｡•́︿•̀｡)

So, today was the first time I fainted on my way to work… And it sucks, huh. Fortunately, my mother was there to help me get to the nearest ambulance. I didn't understand at all at what point I fell, and then I woke up with ringing in my ears and my mother's screams. It was, like, super scary... I'm going to the doctor today to find out what the hell this is, so, yeah...

Why am I talking about this?

Take care of your damn health. Don't be like me

[uncanny-tranny]

If you have no idea what fiber art to start with - as in, you aren't sure what you'll like, and don't have much of a clue - you should honestly start with a mixture of whatever piques your interest. Knitting needles and crochet hooks, at the least, are often very cheap per set brand-new, or you can look at secondhand stores if you want them cheaper (other fiber arts tools like looms may be more pricey, depending on what you want). If you can, look for classes such as a crafts class - a library might have something akin to this, some will have craft spaces with a variety of little crafters things.

There's sometimes this idea floating around that you are only permitted to do one craft at once - this isn't true. You are a multifaceted, complex person. It only makes sense, then, that your art is the same. Fiber art is an expression of one's humanity in its rawest form, no matter what you pick up. This goes for all art beyond the fiber arts, too! Art is an expression of your humanity. Let it express that 💛

[shuploc]

I don't think you'll ever really have to worry about your Miguel stuff getting stale lol

He's too popular, and your art is too good

Not to say you can't or shouldn't draw anything else whenever you want, but just that you could probably draw him forever if you wanted, and the rest of us would be right there with you lol

It's mainly just my insecurities talking, but I do still think my work can go stale lmao. The only reason it's "too good" (thank you, btw) is cuz I try really hard, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep up the momentum, is the thing. I'm of course still gonna try! But the ideas I have for the next Miguel drawings also just aren't as good or elaborate as any of the ones I've already done. Again, mainly just insecurities talking.

But thank you so much for the support, it's very sweet of you to want to send me an ask with encouragement 🥹❤️ I don't want any of you to think I'm ever fishing for compliments, the stuff I put in the tags on my asks is just ramblings. But thank you still, I'm honestly just so surprised the fandom around him is still so active, I'm just gonna keep riding it out for as long as I can!

[rurihana]

Hey.

It's not like me to get serious, but I just want to put it out there that it's fine to say "no", alright? You can just do that. Like, to turn down an invitation to an event you don't wanna go to, or to keep something you like to yourself even if someone else really wants it, whatever.

Being selfish is fine, sometimes. 👍