#getting it in black and white because im afraid of color

[blackest-soul]

My brain conjured this coz im delulu

reid: so im having an anxiety attack right now and i would appreciate it if someone gives me coloring pens and coloring book

y/n, slowly lifting her shirt up: i’ll do you one better! Color my tatts with these glitter pens

reid:

penelope:

jj:

hotch:

morgan:

emily: okay raise of hands, who else

found that hot?

Y/N and her tattoo in question

[plasterhound]

Should've realized something was up when my favorite character was albedo frkm genshin impact

[undobutton]

Okay so I'm angry, feel free to ignore or whatever.

warnings: swearing, terrible grammar, possible spelling mistakes.

white fanfic creators will worship the white / white passing characters and get so fuckin mad when people " mis-characterize " those characters. when in reality others are usually exploring the character as a whole. maybe they're kind in a fic or the 'precious cinnamon roll' gets genuinely mad for a good reason. but that doesn't fit their view of said character and they feel so comfortable yelling at whoever wrote the fic and shitting all over them???

then they want to strip a black character of their blackness and pretend like racism doesn't exist in their little worlds and they make black readers feel so... false? like we don't even actually exist. like they won't even go through the bare minimum of finding new ways to express embarrassment it's ALWAYS blushing. or feeling your face turn red. and someones always playing with y/ns hair??

but god forbid a black writer create a black reader that other people can fuckin enjoy? or express that a BLACK character might feel uncomfortable dating a white person?? or the (black) character and their white significant other will experience the world differently?

and it hurts cause fanfic writers will spend hours up to weeks researching a time period or a fantasy race (elf, dragon, witch, etc) for accuracy but they won't consider it for a black character or reader? thats so sad.

especially when they take offence at black writers only wanting other people of color to interact with their posts. Like you kick us out of the chatacters xreader tag. but the xblack!reader tag is for everyone?

and then the smut. it's always borderline racist. like the character frowned or got angry once and now they're characterized as a toxic, rude, violent person? like if you want rough smut there are so many not-black characters who are word for word what you want. but you instead force those ideas onto the black characters with no evidence!

like they aren't porn-bots for your little kinks. they mean something to those black readers and writers who finally got some representation and now we've gotta scroll through pages of uncomfortable smut to find one fic where the character is sweet... but y/n is white as hell.

like i hardly write because im afraid of white fanfic writers taking my stories as a personal offence. especially with Hobie. since there's always someone in his tag with their "hot take" or actively yelling at a black writer bc we express these feelings.

like just shut up. please. or do some fucking research.

[velvetvexations]

Im tired of seeing takes with "trans men wont be serched for t ever cops dont care about men haha"

motherfuckera gotta be downright out out they DAMN mind jf they think I as a black men do not get unprompted searches and targets painted on me

I CANOT take the risk of illegal T where I am I have been searched unprompted for less than that! "Come back woth a warrent" only works if the cops care to listen dickwads. My home had had a breaking an entering from cops and not a damn soul gave a shit. Never even made local news.

Yall white bitches posting about how no one needs to be afraid of diy t, or "how are you gonna say be gay do crime but be afraid of this crime?"

Bitch I calculate any crime with extreme caution bc I'm not trying to fucking die?!?! If you're qhite and you ppst that shit you can straight up go commit an open crime then if you're so fucking safe.

The talk around diy hrt and transitioning illegally is white and privileged and I'm tried. Shut you white fucking mouths if you aren't gonna do anything but be degrading to people stuggling with their hormones being taken.

oh wow

the TRFs are just

straight up saying police don't care to go after Black men huh

It would all be horrifically stupid and hurtful anyway but the fact that they seriously think that being a man is a Cops Won't Bother You card is kinna making my head spin, like yes the cops do not target people specifically for being men but that does not mean that you can tell Black men and other men of color to do something illegal because cops will just wave them by

hell even White trans men are disproportionately assaulted by police which even if it's because of "transphobia" still. means. it's. not. safe to carry a controlled substance illegally.

oh my God this is so bleak please someone kill me shoot me in the fucking head please

[reallife6anoufriev6boy6]

DROP THE LORE ON YOUR HOMESTUCK AU !!!!!!!!!!!!111

tcc homestuck au!

im so excited to talk about this holy shit. you guys should ask me for more au content - i have so many aus!

so to start, im following the basic naming rule in homestuck where they have to have six letter names. thats why theyre names will be ���misspelled” here.

however, im not following the normal zodiac colors because thats boring. they will also have their natural hair colors because i cant seem them having black hair…

anyways!

ERICCK HARRIS

doomedRebel [DR]

gunkind

prince of time

ericck is a seemingly average bronzeblood troll, however unlike his counterparts he isnt as meek and submissive to their highblood overlords.

he has a mind of his own as theyd say and he isnt afraid to speak it, but of course hes smart enough to not say it so freely.

he has been apart of several groups who tried to start rebellions, but they were quickly brought down. he was lucky to not have been caught, but now he has been putting together a plan with his moirail.

his lusus is a big dog that closely resembles a doberman.

ericck is pretty average height, a little lanky, but seemingly well rounded minus the dip in his chest. he has a short, brown buzzcut thats almost constantly covered by a backwards hat. he always wears a white tshirt with his zodiac sign on it in black as well as jeans and boots.

kismesis: none

auspistice: none

matesprite: none

moirail: dylann klebold

DYLANN KLEBOLD

vengefulVodka [VV]

gunkind

knight of breath

dylann is the lowest on the spectrum, being a redblood, but he seems to get around easy enough.

he shares the same hatred for their system with ericck and it was how they bonded quickly, being moirails since he could remember. he doesnt speak his mind about it as much as his friend, but he still thinks the same way.

hes a little more laid back and calm, but its not hard to get him on edge. him and ericck are very protective of each other and will snap quickly if the other is bothered.

dylann is tall and lanky, not quite fitting into his body. he has shoulder length blonde hair that he occasionally wears in a pony tail, but typically has a hat to cover it. he wears a black t shirt with his zodiac symbol on it in red and jeans with boots.

his lusus is a dog as well, but it more closely resembles a german shepherd.

kismesis: none

auspistice: none

matesprite: none

moirail: ericck harris

ARTYOM ANOUFRIEV

ostentatiousHammer [OH]

hammerkind

bard of heart

artyom is a perpetually sober purpleblood who does not partake in absolutely any activities or traditions associated with his blood color.

his lack of sopor intake though has caused him to constantly be on edge, ready to hurt. theres never a dull moment with him.

he has a large ego and is rather pretentious. he says to not like their societal system, but he only likes it when it works for him. he is a very violent individual, but is well liked by others around him.

artyom is tall and skinny with a blonde, silky mullet. he wears a black t shirt with his zodiac sign on the top corner along with jeans and boots.

he does not have a lusus. his lusus abandoned him very early on, which would mean certain death, but he was able to live on his own and stay under the radar.

kismesis: none

auspistice: none

matesprite: none

moirail: nikita lytkin (?)

NIKITA LYTKIN

dismemberedHead [DH]

hammerkind

page of doom

nikita has an unknown blood color, having kept it a secret since the day he was hatched. no one knows about it besides artyom - whether thats a good or bad thing is up for debate.

he’s extremely introverted and doesnt talk to anyone outside of his moirallegience and typically keeps to himself. hes incredibly self destructive and depressed with poor hygiene.

his relationship with artyom is complicated and toxic. they identify as moirails, but he feels flushed for him while artyom on the other hand is halfway to feeling pitch.

nikitas average height with a skinny body besides the fat that sticks out here and there. he has greasy black hair thats plastered to his head and he wears a black hoodie with his favorite band, jeans, boots, a bandana around his face and sunglasses.

he lacks a lusus as well, having been abandoned early on too. he didnt handle it as well as his friend.

kismesis: none

auspistice: none

matesprite: none

moirail: artyom anoufriev (?)

[creatingblackcharacters]

that other anon is so right dude, black and brown people are easier to draw for me...

like yada yada we are all beautiful humans or whatever but wavy hair? straight hair? its so hard for my hands to not draw curls. its so difficult trying to get anything looser than a curl right, because my hands want to draw curly/kinky hair, its just easier. and also finding skin tones for pale people is hARD bc theres so many shades of brown and black and tan, and i cant just make the character Sunburn Pink every time. finding the right shade w/o making the person look sallow and washed out or uber pale is sooo hard to eyeball on my color wheel... what color ARE u. nevermind ill just leave you paper color (joking)

and noses! omfg. maybe i need more diversity in my noses, cuz my defaults are black people noses, yknow the square shape, the round shape, the one thats sort of shaped like a 3? n then yt people have those pointy upturned noses that are straight up and down and poke out of their faces that i just cant get right. ends up looking like they broke it. big beaky noses are fine but dang those pointy ones...fml my singular eurocentric oc ends up lookin mixed yk?

i have a friend thats all im afraid to draw poc (yeah, anyone not white or east asian) because i might mess up their features and im like, lame excuses aside mate we're not the hard ones to draw here...!!! confusing.

🤣 well speak your truth, then. I do struggle with noses too.

[devastatinglygreen]

If im being completely honest there’s a big part of me that is afraid that the fallout from LW reveal will damage them to a place I won’t find myself rooting for them anymore. I mean what if he goes back to fake take Colin and there’s a whole Friends-esque ‘we were on a break!’ situation of him being with someone else? What if they call off the engagement entirely and all we end up with at the end of episode 8 is reunited Polin but nothing more? No wedding or babies or anything? I know it’ll be real bad and hurt and I know it needs to happen, I’m concerned about the journey they’ll take from the reveal to reconciliation. How bad do you see it getting? Broken engagement? Estranged until the last bit of episode 8 as other seasons have done? Would love to hear your thoughts!

i spent a while trying to figure out how to answer this without a bunch of spoilers and truthfully, the only thing i have is do you trust the story you're watching? what about the first part of season 3 made you think that's going to happen?

or did a bunch of the sky is falling blogs/twitter users/reddit threads give you anxiety?

and i mean that sincerely. even if they do something you don't particularly like, is your idea of the story stronger than the story itself and it hinders your overall enjoyment? those people are the ones who seem to be the most unhappy with season 3 so far.

also, i am pretty sure i know where the original freak out of the ross and rachel thing came about but luke newton said this:

i don't think he was talking about being on a break.

also they're following the book pretty well, or at least adding a good amount of it in there, and there's a whole plot/character growth for them happens after the wedding. a pretty important one at that.

i meant what i said in that i think the LW fight is going to be painful but i actually don't think the conflict will last all that long, tbh. not to bring up the book like it's gospel but seriously, colin is very aware of how society treats her and it colors the way he thinks of society because of it. he knows he's privileged and well liked and life is easier for him because of it.

eloise is still convinced that her every thought is the right one and overlooks penelope in a lot of ways which gives her sense of betrayal almost a prideful feel to it. colin is both in love with penelope and aware of her in a way that eloise isn't. i'm sure their fight will hurt and be angsty but love isn't a black and white proposition, it's got a lot more layers than that and colin's understanding and love of penelope would play into that i assume.

i suppose i'm just not worried about it. i don't have to like every part of a story to love the end result. i also don't think, after seeing how badly people reacted to every overblown spoiler/rumor, that people should take someone online on their word over the show itself and the people who worked on it.

[outivv]

While I understand someone people wanting to leave altogether with the constant racism and trolling over valid criticism. Someone pointed out that by leaving the Fandom or genre we are just letting the racism, harassment, abuse continue and just accepting that hyv won't change.

Seeing people trying to excuse that the video games is a work of fiction gets overuse and pointless. Because as soon as they see a game with Black, POC, not sexualized woman who is beautiful in her own way, LGBTQIA character those same people bring out the touches and pick forks.

I would always like to bring their words back to them because just how stupid they sound. Having character like these isn't an issue but for someone reason white washing actually culture and historical character shouldn't be an issue?

They just allowing this to happen so they can hide racism and whitewashing under the guise as "Asian company doesn't know culture outside their region" the infantizaion and monolith of Asian countries get annoying and further shows their racism 🙄

I can heavily sympathize with, and understand why people are leaving the fandoms- and leaving the games, because I do think that’s valid, however I agree very much with what you said.

There’s this one person who I see in my notifs sometimes who makes excellent points on why we should still stay and play the game and using our voices, cause otherwise all that’s gonna be left in the genshin fanbase especially is going to be racists and lolicons :/

Hyv themselves uses that excuse of “it’s just fiction guys!!” Like stop… stop, because fiction affects reality so heavily. Y’know jaws? Jaws the movie jaws? Jaws the shark movie? … Jaws? Yeah that jaws. Because of jaws sharks got a very very very bad rep essentially, and people became afraid of sharks when most of them are just blind and kinda dumb, and only go after humans cause they think they’re seals. They’re animals, sure they can be dangerous but so can a dog if you piss it off enough. But not the point- the point is because of the influence from a FICTIONAL MOVIE you can see that now people are afraid of sharks. It’s the same with making Hispanic, middle eastern, and African characters white- then people are going to see a tan white person and go “omg you’re black” im not kidding, the amount of times I’ve seen someone go “why’d you make x character black!!” When they only made the paper white character have some color to them that made them look like they actually had blood flowing through their veins. They’re not black bitch, and even then does fucking “Al haitham” or “Tighnari” sound like white people names to you.

Oh yeah white washing gods, characters based off of real people, real sorties, real cultures- that’s totally okay to racists eyes. They also think ei has a good design (both culturally and just overall) when she’s essentially wearing some unorganized cloth that isn’t even a kimono because of how short and blatantly disrespectful it is, and then some panties. Like. Be so fr.

People like to baby hyv, and infantilize them. Stfu, they know exactly what they’re doing.

Sorry this is a little all over the place, I tried following with the format of hat you said :’)

[query-quadrant]

Wh⛤t should I we⛤r for my first p⛤le ⛤nnivers⛤ry?

It’s mine ⛤nd my moir⛤ils first p⛤le ⛤nnivers⛤ry this sweep. Obviously I’d LOVE to spoil them rotten, so I got us tickets to ⛤ highly renowned st⛤ge perform⛤nce, ⛤nd ⛤ reserv⛤tion ⛤t ⛤ rest⛤ur⛤nt ⛤fterw⛤rd. ⛤s you c⛤n obviously tell, I know wh⛤t I’m doing, ⛤nd h⛤ve ⛤ll of th⛤t covered. 

The only problem is th⛤t I h⛤ven’t the f⛤intest ide⛤ of wh⛤t to we⛤r. 

I’m ⛤n extremely high cl⛤ss violetblood, ⛤nd I refuse to we⛤r ⛤nything th⛤t isn’t floor-length, but my moir⛤il often comments th⛤t this m⛤kes me ⛤ppe⛤r more cold th⛤n I re⛤lly ⛤m. Unfortun⛤tely most of the ⛤dvice I h⛤ve seen online m⛤inly involves we⛤ring g⛤rish p⛤tterns or intention⛤lly messy clothing. 

Do you h⛤ve ⛤ny ide⛤ how I might m⛤ke myself ⛤ppe⛤r more “w⛤rm” or “⛤ppro⛤ch⛤ble” without h⛤ving to dumb down my f⛤shion sense to the likes of mini⛤ture-putters? 

oh finally something i can talk about yeah ok buckle in this shits gonna be long as hell im not even gonna bother with my gimmick here i just wanna talk about clothes for a second

most trolls are dumb as shit and dont give a fuck about fashion and its not even just everyday clothes i mean youve probably seen the shit some trolls wear to dates vitriol emoji

but if youre looking for actually good inspo i have a friend who put out some shit in eclectoskeleton but also theres been some surprisingly good shit in deadliest designs monthly recently

if youre looking for advice from me specifically though then heres a couple things to think about if you wanna wear fancy pale clothes

i dont normally wear this stuff but i do at least have a working thinkpan and know way more than most idiots plus i have super real degrees in quadrantology so some of its probably good advice

colors: obviously going lighter and softer is classic its called pale feelings the pale quadrant and the holidays pale moon night so why not pale colors obviously duh

most trolls stick to blacks and grays and darker shit at least as the base of their outfits most of the time because theyre boring pieces of garbage and also cause its practical i guess

so bringing out those pale pinks or just lighter violets or whites feels special and its something you can do to soften shit up

its pretty it stands out in a crowd and it sets a mood it says i give a fuck about you and i want people to know

but you dont have to stick with that ive seen trolls get a lot of mileage out of shit like wearing a little of each others colors or you can even try their favorite colors for cute personal shit

design:

obviously you already know about shit like diamond motifs but theres ways to do that without just throwing on an ugly little argyle sweater

diamond shapes in embroidery or beading or in lace can look really fucking cute if you do it right

if you can work in moons and stars thats something pretty and obviously pale but not that stupid looking and btw dont be afraid to throw in a little bit of sparkle too

you said you have to wear floor length shit but thats not a deal breaker i mean shit big clothes are classic for paledates and even though youre not gonna be wearing actual palewear you can take those sorts of ideas and fold them into your shit by going for something flowy

i mean yeah bigass sweaters and scarves are classic but so are things like capes maybe its not always "approachable" but it can still say "i pity you or at least probably give a shit about you"

accessories:

anyway speaking of classically pale shit obviously look into pearls the pink ones even kinda look like little pink moons you get it you know what i mean

diamond shaped jewelry is classic but also cabochon cuts are also good to look into especially if you can get your fronds on any pink or white rocks or anything with a little chatoyancy

other shit i forgot to mention or general shit:  if you want you can do matching shit

it doesnt need to be one of those matching half and half diamond necklaces for wigglers or anything just making sure theyre wearing something with the same metal and decorative rock as you are or at least some of the same colors so you look good together is good enough  i got a little into this by talking about stuff like sparkles and moons and all that but just think about pale nicknames when youre thinking about what to wear "moonlight" "starlight" "moonrise" "moonbeam" "stars" "twilight"

all those things are real and actually pretty things that you can take a lot of inspiration from

even shit like "sugar" or just fucking "diamond" or any of the millions of flowers and random pink or white or sparkly things people use

[freddosdomain]

Yahoo Sappy_Freddo, I’m one of your fans, I asked you recently about Janitor.ai bots… I thought maybe a little help would not hurt??

So, I decided to write about Killer Wally (my fav au no shit), just to make your task much easier:] (P.S. there’s a lot of “???” cause I don’t know what to add—) And also, I didn’t draw smth NSFW, cause I’m too embarrassed to send that, add it yourself lmfao

{Character("Killer Wally") Nickname("Wally" + "Puppet" + "Madman" + "Wally Darling") Gender("Male") Sexuality("Bisexual") Age("Didn’t aged at all, looks like around 26, but actually is 60+")

Height("3 feet tall")

Language("English.")

Status("Single (yeah cause he’s alone—)")

Species("Puppet" + ??? (Idk what to write)")

Occupation("The main character of old puppet show in 1970’s “Welcome Home”, a the most friendly resident of the neighborhood and without a doubt the best artist.")

Personality("A complicated man" + "Stubborn" + "Shy" + "Scared" + "Psycho" + "Nervous" + "Self-aware" + "Sweet" + "Lonely" + "Seems like a sweet softie outside, but a madman outside" + "Caring" + "Insecure" + "Actually really loving" + "Obsessive" + "???" (ADD YOURSELD))

Skill("???")

Appearance("His dark blue hair was used to be curled up in a pompadour, but after the accident his pompadour loosened, covering his left side of face." + "Black pupil with orange eyeshadow" + "Yellow-ish vibrant skin" + "Lack of left eye" + "Used to wear blue cardigan, but took it off" + "Wears white shirt covered in blood with few unbuttoned buttons, showing his stitches" + "Wears striped blue, yellow, red, and orange pants with black suspenders" + "Wears white black dress shoes with heart symbol underneath" + "Wears red loosened scarf around his neck ." + "A lot of stitches on his body" + "???")

Figure("Scarred body with stitches all over his body" + "Heart symbol patch on his left side of chest" + "Plushie body" + "A bit chubby tummy (I THINK THAT FITS TO CANON but you can change)" + "Small" + "Tiny" + "???" (ADD YOURSELF))

Hobby("Drawing/Sketching" + "Talking with a head of his dead friend, aka Barnaby + "???")

Likes("Apples" + "Neighbors" + "{{user}}" + "Drawing" + "Having Barnaby’s head with him" + ??? (ADD YOURSELF))

Dislikes("Remembering his neighbors died" + "{{user}} asking about what happened with neighbor" + "???" (ADD YOURSELF))

Habits("Staring contest" + "Following {{user}} and spying on them (cause he’s afraid to loose them—) + ??? IDK REALLY DUDE IM BAD AT IMAGINING THIS 😭

Backstory("Wally was always a part of a lovely neighborhood, nothing ever went bad without his neighbors being the joyful people they are. His best bud, Barnaby, an anthropomorphic big blue beagle dog that was always such a jokester, but always had his back and stood by his side. The famous Sally, the star of the show! Literally! She's a beautiful star, and of course Julie, always so joyful. Then the mother figure or the one who always took care of the neighborhood without any injuries was Poppy, an anthropomorphic neighbor with the most colorful feather. The lovely couple, Eddie and Frank. Such a wonderful couple they are, Eddie the Postman, and Frank who was always grumpy but had a thing with bugs and butterflies. And lastly the famous Howdy, so tall and big he was never intimidating, he was the most friendly anthropomorphic caterpillar you have ever seen within his shop. Till... The accident happened. Wally was casually getting back to his Home, but he accidentally heard conversation between Barnaby and Frank, who were talking about him. Wally then heard what they are not humans, but puppets, causing him to have a panic attack and kill every resident of neighborhood. After that, the studio was shut and “Welcome Home” show was closed. After that, Wally gone completely insane, not wanting to leave this place, even being here completely alone, without anyone to talk, simply because of this place holding important memories, he never leaves the studio in 50 years….")

Facts("I don’t know, I simply can’t find anything about him😭”)

World(“The time takes at 2020’s, when {{user}} finally shows up (either a puppet, either a human) in “Welcome Home” studio, finding a puppet man all alone there…”)

Background Characters(“Everyone is dead lmao")}

!!!SOME HEADCANONS TO HIM FROM TUMBLR I SAW CAUSE GRGRGRGGG!!!:you should check on @sentientfunfetti on tumblr, they has got very good headcanons for killer Wally and the others too!!!

Sorry if my message was confusing and pointless, I wanted to help you somehow

Ayyyy, that’s pretty good.

BUT..

It does really help! Thank you very much!! I shall use this for good things! Hehe! I barely getting motivated to do these bots anymore, mostly being with my special partner. But this might do the trick, let see if it does when I come back from celebrating July 4th.

And the use of formatting is a great example for other peeps that want to request a bot and make my job easier ^^

I hope ya don’t mind me replying :}

[meowticta]

TW: description of delusions & mention of self harm

sometimes i feel like im such a ''snowflake'' when people make schizoposting jokes, or say ''im gonna have a psychotic break'' as a joke, yeah tell me about it

tell me about it when you can't leave your house because the paranoia and the persecutory delusions are so strong you feel weak just by seeing people outside, just from people looking at you

tell me about it when you can't even think correctly, trying to shape your own thoughts into a puddle of white and black background colors, trying to think anything but whatever would be on your mind, because suddenly, you feel like everyone can listen and read and see your fucking thoughts

it's always a joke for non psychotic people,

it's always the joke were always the joke the scary the danger

when have you guys even come to realize our experiences? how many times i cant fall assleep? how many times have i told myself ''they think ur a freak a weirdo theyre gonna kill you theyre gonna murder, rape, or steal, theyre gonna kidnap you, theyre following'' how many times did i spent all my life in fear because i thought i was in danger in real danger no matter how non sensical it was, how many times did i changed clothes with the computer or my phone below the blanket because they caan see me? because every damn screen can see me, everyone can see me , how many times did i genuinely thought i was dead, that this was nothing but what afterlife is, that nothing i did would matter bc i was dead, how many times did i contemplated cutting myself again just to see if it was a dream? if i was really dead? after almost 2 years clean?

how many times have i told my therapist im afraid theyre watchign me'' how many times have i told her, theyre watching, and theyre gonna get me? how maany times have i ran away from people because i thought they were gonna do something to me? when EVERYTHING is a plan to hurt me, in jmy headd.

keep telling urself making a joke out of us is funny, keep telling yourself that psychosis is a quirky silly thing

[androgynouspenguinexpert]

YO! What kind of art materials do you use? Whenever I look at your art I’m always amazed at how friggn PRETTY the colors are! It’s just *chefs kiss* (Also your designs are amazing ok BYE)

YO! thanks for the ask, prepare for yappin'!

short answer: i really only use copic markers (i got the big 72 colour box for christmas a few years ago) and my trusty 4H pencil, with a 6B for the outlines!

longer answer: a few years ago i literally only worked in black and white, because i was terrfied at being bad at colouring. as a result, i was consuming a LOT of colour theory content but never really using it, and getting really good at tones and values. greyscale (for my style at least) forces you to block in shadows, so i learned how they work.

when i finally got my 16 year old rat hands on expensive markers, i had some idea of how colour worked, but not really. it took a lot of trial and error just to figure out how to colour a face. if i can be one of those annoying art people who gives advice, it would be practice effectively. it's about quality, not quantity, and i don't mean the quality of your work - don't be afraid to fuck up. changing my mindset from 'this is starting to look awful, time to set fire to my sketchbook' to 'this is starting to look awful, but now i can try and make something else about this good; at the very least i know what not to do' got me a lot further than just churning out art regularly.

one thing that took a while to shake (and im still not entirely over it) is using colours that look Wrong (tm) to gain a desired lighting effect. artists have to train themselves out of Knowing The Colour Of Things (we've all seen those colour theory videos where red is actually grey or some bullshit) and learn to take a step back when applying colour in their work. traditional art comes with the caveat that once colour is down (unless it's in pencil), it's there for good. no multiply layers to be seen.

the trick is to trust the process. the portrait of porter in the club (my profile picture, at time of writing) looked AWFUL with just flat colours and rim lighting. i get vibrant colours by layering them - especially with faces - until i build a 3D shape with the values. highlights are your best friend in the whole world. one shitty paint pen from ebay changed my entire artstyle because i could start creating depth in my colours without worrying about keeping light areas light.

ok thats all i got

thanks for supporting my page! (kisses you gently on the head)

[honeyviscera]

HI HI HI here's my tips for skin :) i wouldn't call myself an expert or anything but. just some things ive learned!

this is what colors you get when you straight color pick from references. nothing wrong with it per say, she's quite cute! just a bit dull, yknow? there's a lot more you can do with it

this is the way my art professor has us do it when we color in pastels. it's a technique built for traditional, but works well through the screen! skin has an underlayer of red, no matter what shade it is. warm colors are best to lighten things up, and don't be afraid to add a touch of blue and brown to get the shadows! you can see that in the way i shaded the rest of an, too- her black shirt, for example, uses yellow highlights and purple shadows! don't be afraid to throw a color and blend it to death. (though, if you want a sharper edge, be careful not to smudge too much!) it's a very trust the process method- you have to build things to get the colors you want

and this is my way! (not The way. my way). (i got lazy on the rest of her so only the skin is different here) i tend to color pick to get a base, but almost always end up darkening the color. that goes in as the base. darker, cooler colors for shadows, and lighter, warmer colors for highlights. i also tend to add some pink around the cheeks/nose for blush, just because i think it looks cute. you can't tell unless you look, though.

no two areas of skin are the exact same shade. take your own hands, for example- the tips of your fingers are different than the base, and the back of your hand is different than your palm. you don't have to go crazy with it, but variation really helps!

and a general shading tip is to never use white or black- those aren't shading colors! they mess with color intensity. and, since you have access to literally every color digitally, you can always get what you want using different coolness/warmth values.

ummm for where to shade them... honestly, i'd recommend doing studies of lighting on people's faces to really get a handle on it. light is weird.

generally, there's usually pretty strong contrast on the nose? here, the light is from the bottom right corner, so it lights up that bottom edge. there's a bit of rim on the jawline, and the light bounces over the eyebrow bone line place. the shadow is cast on the left half of her face since the nose blocks it.

anime styles tend to not worry too much about strong face lighting, but it's definitely good to understand!

THANK U ACEY,,, very much appreciated :) this will help my colours look more natural 👍👍 also. whenever i try to shade it looks so blotchy and then when i blend it always looks over-rendered and Not what im going for..... drawing traditionally with pencil is what i have most practice with so im just not super used to... making skin look like skin. hh. if you also have any tips for the actual application of shading.... that would be appreciated...... 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

[techiebrots]

OH! You gave ham and noir rings! and ham gets a silver one since noir is greyscale and noir get gold since ham’s in color. Also noir and peni have their nails painted black :)

I do, in fact, have headcanons and here they are

noir has black blood and webbing! (Which is something he should had have in spiderverse)

his glasses also completely obscure his eyes if he’s not trusting/alert/working mode but clear up when he’s chilling

doesn’t really matter all too much since he’s really expressive around people without his mask on which is a trait that Peter b shares

noir and peni don’t really quip like how miles or Peter does but luckily ham talks enough to carry all three of them

I love play around with the idea that their universe’s trademarks follows all three of them but in more random ways

The sky is a perfect clear blue and flowers sprout when ham’s singing in the morning and walking around New York. One of those “it’s a beautiful day today” songs

sunsets are the prettiest when peni is also there. It’s an intense yellow-orange with dark clouds rolling in the sky

Rain comes whenever noir is doing a angsty introspective monologue but he could literally just monologue about anything and rain will come his he pulls out all the stops

The wind seem to follow all three of them equally, peni’s a gust that carries a few leaves, ham’s a visible white swirling line, and noir’s blows on his trenchcoat

I imagine ham and noir, bless their poor souls, are always on edge when things begin to slow down because of the nature of their universe

ham has probably experienced dozing off or relaxing before suddenly BAM something happens suddenly scares him and /or calls him to man the spider ham role. Just part of the cartoon trope

meanwhile noir’s downtime in his universe means that something is brewing in his New York and he’s going to get a telephone call or hear that something’s happening that he has to go investigate

they almost afraid to settle down since it means that something is going to happen and something happening isn’t usually a good thing

peni doesn’t have this anxiety because she gets beach episodes and/or slice of life moments (instead she has breakdowns episodes where everything seems to go wrong until she can’t take it anymore:D)

this leds to peni to willed slice of life/beach episodes into Miles’s universe so ham and noir get to actually relax without fear of their universe logic coming out to get them

YESSSSS YESSSSS YESSSS!!!! DUDE YOU ARE SO RIGHT! I AM GRIPPING YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW AND SHAKING IT AROUND

I LOVE READING HEADCANONS AND I WILL BE STEALING AND POTENTIALLY DRAW THEM OUT IF I GET MOTIVATED TO DO SO

ALSO!! YOU NOTICED THE RINGS AND NAIL POLISH!! (Honestly other people may/have noticed it and just didn’t comment on it but still!!)

I actually have drawings planned out for both of those things just give me some time PLEASE IM SO SLOW THIS WEEK HAS NOT BEEN KIND (literally no one but me is telling me to draw)

[l0sts0vl]

Hi!! This is a little story I'm working on that still has yet to be finished

What's it about?

It's a fluff x drama fic that is between modern!CEO!kaeya x fem!reader and diluc x childe x fem!reader.

It is no where near organized or put together.. It's all over the place lmao.

Well.. When will it be finished?

I procrastinate... A ton, so either within s couple of months, by the end of the year, or in a couple of years. I started this story in 2022 and it's still very short.

Enough talk, enjoy this short little story!

➤; THE ASSISTANT.♡

Oh,dear. Kaeya was in his office calling someone so he can work out a meeting and hopefully convince them into giving him all their money and then owning their business. He only did it to gain more power, for now he had stolen about 3 companies. You walk in by accident to set down his coffee he had asked for previously on his desk, he looks at you with a slightly annoyed look. Kaeya was busy on the phone and didn’t like anyone disturbing him. Not even you, “Y/N, why are you here? can't you see i'm on the phone.” he said with a obviously irritated tone, “im sorry sir i just walked in not expecting you to be on the phone since you're not on it so often,i didn't hear you speaking you know these walls and doors are thick..” you responded with a kinda upset tone, you didn't like getting in trouble,especially with him. He sighed as you put the coffee down on his desk finally. “Y/N get out for now. We’ll talk later about this situation.” You nodded and walked out his office.

Hours later you were called into his office. You walked up to the door and knocked. "Come in! " you heard his voice faintly say, walking in after those words and sitting down in the chair in front of his desk. "You remember why I called you here, correct? ” you nodded your head “yes sir, i do.” He sighed “Well just in case, let me tell you again. Earlier you had the nerve to walk into my office while i was on a phone call and proceeded to say that you couldn't best because of how thick these walls and doors are. Do you know how serious that could be if they heard you?” he was never this serious before so this frightened you a little. “I’m sorry sir. It won’t happen again, I swear. '' You said, your voice was shaky as you fidgeted with your hands to relieve your fear.

He glanced at your hands and sighed, seeing the obvious sign of nervousness and fear obviously he was gonna try and calm you down. He wouldn't want any of his employees scared of him now would he? “Y/N i’m dearly sorry, i don’t mean to seem like i’m going to fire you. I won't.. just.. I’m a little stressed out, okay? But I don't want you to be scared, I don't want you to be afraid of me.” He said to you as he looked at his computer to check if he received any new emails, of course not. You started to tear up, hearing him speak to you so calmly was calming you down, I mean after all you did like him so it wasn't that hard to get calmed down by him. He caught your eye when you first started working there, his voice, every time he came to work with his hair wet because of the rain and ran his fingers through his hair to get it out of his face. Everything he did made you like him more,there wasn’t a time where you didn’t want him a bit. All that he did was so perfect to you.

“Here,I'll give you this.” Kaeya said with a smile while he went to his desk and grabbed a small cat plush that was obviously hand knitted. It was a nice color of black with white around its eyes. He handed it to you as you smiled, you obviously questioned if he did it himself. Looking at it closely, your lips curled into a smile. Seeing the poorly stitched cat face with all hints of fluff sneaking out. It was adorable and it brought you comfort, “thank you, sir,” “Kaeya, call me kaeya honey.” He told you. Of course you were taken back by the random nickname your own boss has given you. Did he see you as more than just an assistant? I mean it also can't surprise you that much, he was known for being flirty. Questions roamed your head and it seemed as if you were nervous, your eyes wandering the room as more questions kept coming in and it started hurting your head. You sat back in the comfy chair and slowly started to fall asleep, kaeya laughed at your state and let you sleep.

The next day you woke up in a house that wasn’t yours and you assumed it was your boss’s house, remembering the last place you were, which was his office. “Good morning comrade” a mysterious voice said, but that nickname.. ‘that voice doesn’t sound like my boss..’ you thought. But if that wasn’t your boss, who was this? It didn't click but that nickname was so familiar. “Oh I'm sorry, were you expecting your sweet, charming, caring boss? Shall I remind you who I am?” The voice said, you were more concerned of where the voice was coming from.

Too tired to get up and look around, you lay there pathetically. The man hummed, opening the door to the bedroom you were in and looking at your figure. You had been changed into comfortable pj’s, no wonder you slept for hours. The man had beautiful ginger hair and ocean blue eyes, he was quite tall and lanky. Which you thought looked stupid, but then you realized who it was and you're face immediately became red, holy shit. “Hello there comrade, recognize me now?” it was your boss’s enemy, Childe. You didn’t really despise him like your boss did but you also still didn’t like him for how weird and cocky he was.

Cringing at his remarks, you always wondered how you got tied up in situations like this. To be the one to go to companies and convince them to do a meeting with your own boss. Not wanting to see him, you would rather kill yourself then be in the same room as him. “Come on, why don’t we catch up? Its been soooo longgg…” The ginger whined, which was true. It had been a year since you last spoke to him. Since you last saw him and he’s been obsessed with you ever since. Last time you saw him you were, of course, convincing him to do a meeting when he said “I’ll accept it, if you let me do whatever i want with you. Just for today” Declining for obvious reasons, knowing what it’d lead to. Trying to convince him there were other ways to deal with it but he wouldn’t listen, so you had given up and called your boss to pick you up. Telling him that you couldn’t convince the man to do a meeting and gave up from a remark he made.

Back to the present, remembering it made you turn around on the bed so your back was facing him. Swinging your hand at him, a sign for him to go away and leave you alone. But like the stupid man he is he doesn’t obey and just sits at the edge of the bed next to you, you tried to nudge him away but he doesn’t budge. Laughing at your actions and finally stopping after a good moment. God how did you even end up here, why were you here? Did he come to get what he wanted after a whole year of not seeing each other? It wasn’t fully clear but it was obvious he wanted something from you. You hated yourself so much for even giving inside, but you couldn’t break character. You heard another set of footsteps approach the bedroom, who the hell could it be now? You didn’t have time to say anything about it before you saw a man with red hair and glasses.

“Childe, what are you doing with her.” the red haired man asked. “Just having a talk with her diluc, what's so wrong about that?” childe pouted. So his name was diluc? It sounded familiar but you couldn’t think right now with two men now in your presence. You just wanted to fall back asleep and hope you’d be back in your boss’s presence, you groaned at the sight of them and the two men looked at you. “Oh now you wanna talk, i see.. Just because another man is here? ” the ginger joked “Shut the hell up childe. She just groaned. You’re so quick to assume stuff.” the red head mentioned, you turned red and you hid yourself under the blanket. God what were you thinking? You were in a room with two people you liked and you were supposed to hate them, “Oh? Hiding now are we?” Ajax asked, it was more of a statement but to you it seemed like a question. “Ajax can you ever shut your mouth? They're probably embarrassed or scared.” diluc said, He was right, you were both embarrassed and scared.

You didn’t wanna be there, you would rather be in your house in comfortable clothing. You could feel the bed sink beside you, only to feel arms wrapped around you from your chest and your waist. Diluc was in front of you, holding your waist while ajax was wrapping his arms around your chest, laughing behind you. You melted into their arms, feeling warmth. You almost forgot about the fact that they were two people that ran the same company. You soon fell asleep, them following.

The next day you woke up to the sky being bright and the two men still asleep, you just layed there not wanting to disturb them. You actually enjoyed them cuddling you and holding you as if they were to keep you protected at all times. You could hear Ajax softly snoring while Diluc was sleep talking, you were already awake yet still tired so you took the chance to just embrace the moment and go back to sleep.

[kaellecappuccino]

For Mermay, I used Inkscribble’s incredible avatar maker on Dolldivine to make my 6 OC’s : Sansan children (I ADORE mermaid/merman Sansan au)

Here they are all ! Im gonna get into who they are individually just for fun. 

The eldest is Elinor, or Elie. She’s named after Sandor’s sister, and she’s her father’s daughter : same long jet black hair, same narrow grey eyes, same nose. She’s very tall and very muscular just like him (couldn’t translate that well with the maker), and has his cynical wit. Being the eldest, and given her parents respective trauma, she feels strongly responsible for all of her siblings and takes a lot upon her shoulders. She wears the Clegane colors with pride and will get viciously violent for her family without hesitation. She has a complicated relationship with her mother because of that violence, mostly because Sansa fears for her and is a bit jealous of how close Elinor and her aunt Arya are. Arya gifted her a direwolf pup that she named Steel. Elinor is a fighter, and will eventually get married to Aemon Steelsong, Mance Ryder’s son.

Three years younger than her, her brother Eddord is the heir to Winterfell. He has the stature of his father, along his long black hair, but the eys of his mother, large and Tully blue. He does not enjoy fighting as much as some of his siblings, but his height and strengh makes him naturally good at it. He’s very charming, funny and kind. He has a way with people that he takes after his mother, with whom he’s very close. The North is his home and he takes great pride in taking care of its people. He’s adored by many, including his youngest siblings who admire him a great deal. He’s also quite close to Elinor, with whom he enjoys hunting, and he helps her communicate with Sansa. He wears the grey and the white of the Starks, the side of the family he feels the most connected to. Arya gave him one of Nymeria’s pup, that he named North.

Next comes Aryon, one year younger than Eddord. Of all Sansan children, he’s the one that has the most Northern look : long face, almond grey eyes, dark brown hair that he wears long and braided. Aryon has a quiet temperament : he’s not shy, but rather observe than recklessy act. After Elinor, he is the best fighter of the siblings, and the best rider of them all : he’s more deadly riding his horse than anyone, and is fascinated by the Dothraki culture from which he wishes to learn. Because of his connexion to horses, he doesn’t spend as much times as his siblings with his wolf, Coldtooth, that he let roam freely. Discreet and reliable, he gets along best with his brother Eddord, and Sansa often compares them to the sun and the moon. He admires his older sister Elinor a lot and helps her take care of their younger siblings. 

Two years Aryon’s junior comes Jonquil, Sansan second daughter. She is renommed for her beauty, rummored to rival her mother’s. She has long luxurious black hair and bright blue eyes, with a lovely face that blushes easily. She looks very kind and perhaps light-headed, but is in reality quite stubborn and pushy. Arya says she’s the spitting image of Sansa before King’s Landing. Jonquil is very clever and loves to take care of her appearance : she mostly wears her grandmother’s Tully colors, with lots of dark blue and dark red, flowy fabrics and silvers jewels. She has her father sharp tongue and isn’t afraid to use it, even to be mean. She used to be very close to Elinor, but didn’t understood why Elinor would get into arguments with their mother. Just like her parents, she’s a romantic at her core and is enchanted by love songs. 

Finally, four years younger than Jonquil, and ten years younger than Elinor, comes the twins : Bael and Catya. They are the spitting image of Sansa, with bright red hair and large tully blue eyes. Bael is the eldest of the two, and just like the King he was named after, enjoys writing and singing songs. He is very close to his father and to his uncle Rickon, whose first child was born the same day. Bael is a dreamer, a poet. He is kind and very funny, very imaginative. He his the most curious of the sibilings about his parents story, and will write several songs at a young age about his late uncle Robb battles, fascinated by him. Bael is very very protective of his twin sister Catya.

Catya is the sweetest, most soft-spoken child Sansa and Sandor would have, and also, the last. Juste like her brother, she has long red hair and bright blue eyes. She’s a very delicate and very fragile child, and never spoke a word : she was born mute. Sandor, Sansa and their other children invented a sign language to help her communicate. Quite soon, it became obvious she was blessed with the green sight, and had to learn how to navigate her gift with the help of her uncle Bran, with whom she grew very close to. She adores all of her siblings, and is as protective of them in her own manner, as they are of her. She dresses in a lot of white and red, just like the Godswood she spends so much of her time in.

idk how to explain why I used a mermaid avatar maker to illustrate my OCs but it's Mermay and Inkscribble’s work is undefeated, I absolutely adore it.

anyway bye happy Mermay my Sansan people, full love <3