#i struggled with the colors so much... i wanted to be like monochrome with a red accent but himiko's eyes are such a pretty yellow color

[marronje]

I was pretty out of ideas for this prompt, so my mind went with tangled snakes as the background

Yeah, this is kind of a reference to the Bible (but I haven't read it so my knowledge is kinda basic)

Just think about it

Like

Himiko being the Serpent (and kind of resembling Lucifer)

Ochaco as Eve and Izuku as Adam

And

Himiko introducing Ochako to the Forbidden Knowledge that she can love gorgeous women

and BAM their lives will never be the same again

Reaptober Day 5 – Intertwined

[ms-demeanor]

hi! i am not sure if you will have good advice for this but your photography guide made me think about this issue. i grew up quite poor (school supplies were a struggle every september) and now as an adult i am not as financially stable as id like. this has made me very scared to use any art supplies because im always thinking that im wasting them on not good enough projects or not good enough skills or similar thinking. however that leads to me having supplies bc of gifts and whatnot (ie watercolor paper) but not using it out of anxiety. do you have any advice? thanks!

There are two ways that I go about getting over this kind of issue:

Get out the supplies right now and start making any marks. Cut a piece of watercolor paper in half. Draw a line down the center of a page in grease pencil. Do anything to just start using it to get over the "can't open it, must save for special occasions/projects" mindset. Once you've broken the seal on a first use, it's a lot easier to use tools or notebooks or paints a second time.

Plan projects for yourself like they're assignments. Give yourself a deadline and materials list, write it up like a school assignment sheet, and then do the assignment.

And, if it helps to think of it this way: you're likely hesitant to use your materials because you don't want them "going to waste," but at the moment they are being wasted because they aren't being used.

It is solidly my opinion that art supplies used for art are never wasted; not all "art" is meant to be kept and a part of the process of creating art is practice, which should lead to massive piles of clumsily made, "bad" art that you wouldn't want to hang up on the wall but is nonetheless a part of the process of making art that you'd want to hang on the wall.

You may be looking at the watercolor paper and thinking "I shouldn't break into this because each piece of this paper needs to be something special to show that I value this gift" but you don't get better at painting with watercolors if you use them on printer paper. You need to use the paper (and the paints, and your brushes) to maintain and improve your fluency with the medium.

Many people are hesitant to "waste" sketchbooks or good paper or canvas or expensive paint because they think they are throwing away the good things they *could* make if only the had the perfect plan and create the perfect piece of art with each page and each new tube.

But these things are consumables. Your sketchbook is not a guitar, and it is not a finished song, it is a set of strings. The lovely watercolor paper is a gift for you to make art with, but it is also a gift for you to *practice* making art with and the practice is just as much a part of the gift as a finished artwork would be.

So you're not wasting it if you just get out your paper and start painting with no plan, or if you "mess up" a piece, or if you just use the paper for practice.

So, if you're trying to get yourself to use watercolor paper specifically, I have an assignment for you:

Watercolor Thumbnails Assignment

Materials: Watercolor paper, 2 colors of paint (your choice), Hard pencil Tools: Ruler, Small and medium brushes, Palette

Instructions:

Using your pencil and your ruler, divide the page into 10 equal rectangles.

Visit this website and click the "surprise me" button. Select 10 artworks to create monochrome thumbnails of. (you can click as many times as you need to, but the goal here is to do thumbnails of art that you aren't familiar with rather than seeking out art that you know well for this assignment)

Reproduce each of the images as a monochrome thumbnail in the ten rectangles you've marked on your paper. You don't have to mix a unique color for each rectangle, but you should mix a few different colors and use only one for each rectangle. For instance, if you are using green and yellow paint, some images should be yellow, some should be green, some should be green-yellow, some should be yellow-green.

Purpose:

To use your materials

Work on achieving different values with single colors by layering or diluting your paint.

Composition study

Time Limits:

Once you have collected your ten images and have your station set up, you should take no more than one hour to complete your thumbnails.

Due Date: July 20th 2024

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If you are not familiar with watercolor, here's a good video on some of the basic techniques for painting with watercolor:

And this is a good example of a monochrome painting done in watercolor; if you want, you can watch the video and use it as a tutorial to practice getting a feel for monochrome painting.

Use this assignment to practice! Make use of the gift that you were given by familiarizing yourself with the medium and thinking about art and working in color.

I'm going to play along too and will reblog this post with my thumbnails on July 20th - anyone who wants to join in is welcome to do so as well.

And everyone please remember: time and materials spent doing something you love or practicing a skill you enjoy are never wasted. Even if you don't end up with a "good" finished product, you have learned something and that, in itself, is valuable.

[the-face-in-the-mirror]

I almost forgot about Guila, but I'm so glad I didn't because she deserves her own glow-up. So here she is!

This time, her design is heavily inspired by one of her Grand Cross outfits. I thought the red and gold suited her, but I also wanted to keep her pinkish color scheme from canon, so she's more on a red monochrome scale. I also got two different things showing her hair up vs her hair down; having her hair up makes more sense to me since she's a knight and works with explosions so often, but I also wanted to let her have her hair down sometimes. She deserves a good hairdo, so I built on what she already had in canon and made it fuller this time around. Also, I figured I would showcase what Guila's eyes look like when they're actually open; I don't believe we ever got a moment like that for her in canon where we actually see them open and know shit is really going down, so I thought I'd do it this time around. What will that moment be? Who knows! We'll find out.

Guila's probably going to have relatively the same role this time around, but I feel like we could do a bit more with her. This includes expanding on her relationship with Zeal and her struggle with raising him as his only family, and possibly some bitterness towards her father for having disappeared, as much as she misses him. Plus, I think we can expand on her friendship with Jericho since the two of them were always cute to me, as well as the other Holy Knights like Gilthunder and Howser, since I don't think we ever saw her interact with them that much.

I think that's about all for Guila for now. Let me know what ya'll think, if you're so inclined, and I'll see you all relatively soon!

[bluegekk0]

Is Holly still strong even though they are not physically capable of doing much? Like can they crack stone on accident or something breaks in their hand even though it wouldn't break normally?

The infection wounds have left them severely weakened, so no, they're nowhere near as physically strong as they used to. On top of that, their ability to focus soul was also affected, they can heal minor wounds but they wouldn't be able to grow back their arm or fix the lasting damage. I think describing what exactly that looks like could be interesting.

I mentioned the arm so I'll start with that. The missing arm has affected their sense of balance, and while the prosthetic arm helps a bit, they'd still struggle with wielding their nail, and can sometimes appear a bit "wobbly". Their large head, while surprisingly light for its size, makes it even more problematic - it very clearly weighs them down, which is why they look so hunched over; if they take off their prosthesis, they'll often lose balance and trip when standing up, not used to the sudden lack of weight.

In similar vein, their hands are very shaky, indicating some nerve damage to their body. Makes sense, seeing how it was ravaged by the infection to the point of seeping through the cracks. They were able to mostly recover, but some of the damage was permanent. Anxiety makes it even worse, to the point where if they're stressed out, they find it incredibly difficult to hold anything in their hands - even the prosthetic arm, though it's worth mentioning that it's generally a bit more stable than the other.

Their vision is also impaired, their right eye is missing, which means that their depth perception has suffered, and in general they see in washed out colors. Not completely color blind, mind you, and it's still possible that they saw the world like that before due to their void nature, but the infection would certainly make it even worse. They can distinguish between color, but they struggle with more subtle changes in shade or hue - for that reason they prefer to draw in monochrome with pencils or charcoal, though they'll occasionally color their drawings with dyes (or just crayons I suppose, pencils exist in the AU so I don't see why crayons wouldn't). Sometimes they mismatch colors, for example, making the sky a mint green instead of cyan (random thought, but since they presumably live on a different planet, perhaps their sky is in fact a different color due to the atmosphere?). The previously mentioned trembling hands make it a bit difficult, so their drawings have shaky lines, but they don't let that discourage them - besides, it has its charm, as Grimm would tell them, since next to FPK he was one of the main voices encouraging them to pick up drawing as a form of expression.

When it comes to physical strength, they're still what you'd consider pretty strong compared to an average bug. They wouldn't just trip and fall if you slightly pushed them, for example, and they can carry quite a lot of weight. It's very possible that the damage to their body, particularly the nerves, would make it somewhat difficult for them to realize they're perhaps grasping something too tightly, so they could break something fragile without meaning to. But it's a far cry from their physical strength from before the sealing, where they could crack stone and even break bones easily with just their hands. They're strong, but far weaker than before, especially with their disabilities. In some ways, they don't even mind it - they don't really need all that strength, and the last thing they'd want is to scare or intimidate others. It can't be denied that they struggle with their impairments, but with their family there to support them, they don't really complain. They've been through much worse, after all.

[artisplatters]

Right Here!!!

My brother's birthday is in roughly 30 days, or 1 month if you will.

We have been struggling to stay afloat and at the time of me writing this, it looks like we may not to get to do much special this year.

I can't have that

So, I am once again attempting to promote that I have a Ko-Fi, and that requests are open

I also have a goal set up for how much the bill will probably be for the five of us:

I've set up proper info cards, as well. Here are my current offers:

Line Art requests start at a minimum of $5, since they're easiest to make. You can also get 2 Characters for $10, and 3 Characters for $15

Monochrome requests start at a minimum of $10. You can also get 2 Characters for $15, and 3 Characters for $20

Full Color requests start at a minimum of $15, since they're hardest to make. You can also get 2 Characters for $25, and 3 Characters for $35

I really want to do something for my little brother, he deserves it and honestly kinda needs something nice.

If you've read this far, thank you for your consideration

[meltypancake]

hellooo!! i love your art sm!! do you have any tips on how to study something effectively? 🤔 how do you approach studying something for your art?

hi anon!! thank you so much 🥹and that's a really good question!

there's a lot of things that can go into it, since it will depend on what kind of artist you are - but here are some general things i look out for.

make sure the study somehow ties back into your personal work. for example, while drawing a character i'll notice that i'm struggling with a certain hand pose, so afterwards i will look up the same or similiar hand refs and do a couple studies of them. i'd approach the study like this: draw a hand based on the reference, then see if there's anything off about it. draw it again with the new knowledge you've gained. try to be careful and put your lines down accurately, since it's less about speed but about understanding the structure. finally, apply it to your personal work. this method works best for me, since it stops me from thinking "i should learn anatomy" which isn't that helpful, but lets me pinpoint something specific i'd like to learn about.

ultimately, it's about keeping the practice sustainable. it can be easy to lose your way when remembering all the things you have yet to learn (perspective, figures, muscles, colors etc.) and you end up frantically studying and studying without a clear goal except "getting good". i know the sentence "you need to practice" gets thrown around a lot, and i get where it's coming from, but i don't find it very helpful. art can be anything you want it to be, and for me, having fun with it and finding joy is a huge part of it. so if you're studying and dreading every second of it, it'll be hard to keep it up in the long term and it might even sour your relationship with your art. so a couple things you could do to study, but also have fun: - figure out what kind of art you want to do. legit, write it down somewhere and think about it. do you prefer more graphic art? more painterly and textured? bold lines, thin lines, lineless? what kinds of artists do you admire (though loving a certain art style doesn't automatically mean you would enjoy their process either!) do you prefer monochrome or greyscale or color? - depending on what kind of art you want to create, choose what you want your studies to focus on. if you just wanna draw everyone in super big poofy dresses, you don't need anatomy nearly as much as someone who's into drawing buff ladies in tanktops! - instead of thinking "i will get good at perspective and then i get to have fun drawing my blorbos", just draw your blorbos in an environment with perspective! you don't need to separate your studies from your personal art at all - you can combine them, having fun and learning from them at the same time. if it doesn't work out the way you wanted it to, set it aside, let it marinate, and try again if you like.

and if something is really hard to do, it just means your brain is changing, growing, adapting, OVERCOMING!! and it'll be a little easier the next time around :]

i hope this helped a little! feel free to hop into my inbox again if anything was unclear. hope you have a great weekend! <3

[bamb-procrastinates]

Liliyan Danaus Info Dump Don't Mind Me (2/2) ;0

Making paintings is her favorite art form.

In different routes Liliyan would make a painting based off of the boy she ends up with, a kind of love language of hers. What makes it different from the other works she's done? These aren't just ordinary paintings, they are a collage of the feelings she wants to reciprocate to the person and a manifestation of all the memories she cherished. She'd overexert to capture those emotions. Rather than use art for the fame and all that she wants it to reach people and evoke emotion. Especially to the loved ones she holds dearly, she wants a piece of her heart to stay with them. (she's cheesy ik)

Cove's would be ocean themed of course with soft seafoam and blues like their home. It would also be inspired by the dolphin wind chimes she got him and it would have this melting effect while there are also some things that hint at their childhood growing up together. To top it all off she'd let him paint an empty space on the canvas if he wanted to, kind of like a way to say "you'd always be a part of my world" or smth like that. Cove would absolutely bawl his eyes out because out of everybody apart from her family would know how much art meant to her.

Derek oh sweet Derek would have a painting that themes around trophies and rewards cuz he deserves it so much. Like Cove's there are some references to the times they spent together. It would have some gold but I also think of adding some warm and comforting colors to remind Derek that he doesn't have to try so hard with her and that he's enough. Oh yeah she'd definitely practice face paint for him and his bros.

Liliyan was hesitant to even make Baxter one when he was only looking for a fling for the summer and really she knew nothing about him which makes it really hard. And Liliyan takes relationships seriously (platonic or not). Slowly but surely she'd think of a way to make a colorful painting out of this monochrome muse. Just learning about Baxter and seeing the layers of her initial thoughts on him unfold to something entirely different brought a new perspective on how she makes these kinds of paintings. After he left, the painting was left as an unfinished pencil drawn sketch and she couldn't even give it to him.

(Ok no more sad)

Hug person (⁠・⁠∀⁠・⁠)

She loves hugs since it was the easiest way for her to show gratitude and appreciation to others when she was struggling to communicate as a little kid. The gesture then became a natural instinct of hers.

Favorite drink is root beer.

She is ambidextrous and gets double wrist paint from hours of drawing and painting oof.

Loves listening to 80s music

Has a biological aunt who took care of her temporarily when she was an infant until she had Pam and Noelani take custody over her. Her reason for this is because she was only 18 at the time with no parents and that she was a college student who could barely make any income. So she made the tough choice to hand Liliyan over to a more stable family. They reunite at some point and still keep in touch with a good relationship.

The walls in her room are literally her canvas, like she would paint flowers, animals, and landscapes Rapunzel style. Elizabeth's old room is no exception.

She loves all flowers

Obsessed with these scented slimes cuz they're such great stress relievers for her:

Random fun fact: I made my MCs' first names based on plants and their last names after a bug/insect.

Liliyan Danaus (Lily flowers and the scientific name of the monarch butterfly aka the danaus plexippus. Random fact, some lilies bloom early in summer or throughout autumn.)

Oren Wasp (Oren meaning pine or ash. Wasp is already obvious but another fun fact, wasps are more aggressive in the fall. Perfect for his personality in step 1)

Bara Wasp (Bara short for Balete Rosa, balete is a tree native to the Philippines which is where they're from and rosa for rose. Together it makes it Bara which in tagalog means obstructing or blocking) 'baradong ilong' pls don't translate

Ivy Meadowhawk (First name is obvious, meadowhawk the dragon fly, she's a fairly new mc so I can't say much about her.)

[sasukimimochi]

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Chapter 15: "Will to Live"

no snippet today, i don't want to spoil the chapter too much! I struggled as well with the title for this chapter, honestly i went back and forth multiple times with it. But i felt this one was the best after i settled on it!

Instead, here is the 'chapter summary' (aka the cryptic words that can be funny sometimes i put in the chapter summary spot)

"Imagination. Sorry and Thank you. Success. Ruination."

Other versions under the cut!

Here are the other 4- yes, FOUR versions of this LMAO i was so frustrated over which version to choose, the one with least color was one i just felt very compelled towards choosing for the fic as well. but a lot of votes went towards the final choice for this chapter, so i settled on the monochrome-filled with muted red accents.

Drawn in Drawpile, Rendered in Clip Studio Paint! also i really liked this before i finished filling in colors, idk it just was creepy in a cool way lmao

Find more Ghost of Mine content and MDZS projects on my masterpost! ❤

[kosmicdream]

NEW DOLLS to report............ Gore-ganizer Draculaura - for a while i was not planning on getting her cuz of the price and how simple the doll was.. but.. i also just loved her face details so much that i caved in. and now her face details are probably my favorite of the g3 dracs so far! so i am glad i got her. I also use the organizer thing to store my 40000 unused MH accessories. so thats nice. it took a long time to get here tho for some reason..?? Ghouls Rule Frankie - so.. this dolls kinda old! (2012 wow!) but i got them new in box from a seller on ebay. i was not planning on getting this one but the person selling gave me a discount so i just... kind of impulse grabbed it.. i always wanted more old MH dolls that are “new” in box and i really liked the face details on this one, so i am glad to get them! the only other old MH doll i have “new in box” was my neigthan rot. so im happy to have two of them now. unfortunately, frankie has mega glue hair but i suppose thats to be expected.. i kinda doubt i’ll do anything tho cuz the hair is already like, styled in a certain way so it sorta doesnt matter. lol also: man i love the designs and color schemes of the older MH dolls but i always feel like im gonna snap their little arms..!! i have to say i like how the new G3 mh dolls feel to pose and such much more. they just feel a lot sturdier!  Shadow High S2: Dia Mante - i love that she has short hair but god damn. the glue. i washed mine once because it just was so nasty to touch and now theres like, some random tinsel hairs poking out so she looks crazy but its fine. i also dont really like the shade of purple used for her base but i love the outfit. i kind of hated seeing the new shadow high series 2 because they just.. dont look like shadow high dolls tome (but what do i know ig) i just wanted more monochrome grey/black/white dolls. i thought they looked so good that way! i feel like theres a lot of repetitive purples in this series too. either way, i have warmed up to the new line up but i just ended up having to not think of them as shadow high dolls for me to like them more LOL Shadow High S2: Zooey Electra - This one was my clear fav of the group and the one i wanted the most so im happy to have her! i love the alien look and her brown eyes are pretty cute too. i wish she had 2 outfits tho ngl.. i miss that feature LOL.. mine also has a slight factory defect (or im suspecting) cuz her ear holes are kinda higher than normal and the earrings fall out super easily. one of her arms can hyper extend/bend backwards and the other one really struggles to bend. theres also like a tiny mark on her leg. either way, i still love the doll. i think cuz its so simple in design the flaws stick out a bit more lol Shadow High S2: Reina “Glitch” Crowne - Yeah! i liked her a lot. she reminded me of the 2 pack twins so she at least felt like one of the “more colorful” SH dolls that still felt like. part of SH. i like how her undersuit looks when you take off her dress thing. mine also doesnt have too much product in her hair but i havent washed it yet. even tho i feel like shes really simple, i really like the face makeup. Besides that, i still think i like S1 of shadow high way more and felt way more excited to get more of the dolls.. but these are still pretty nice and i like that they’re cheaper lol. thats it for now

[ghostswrites]

“I don’t see your point. I don’t want to work for royalty. I don't want anything to do with them, and I definitely don’t want anything to do with the prince.” Gwaine just frowned at him. Setting down his beer, Gwaine looked at him seriously.

“Arthur was the one who encouraged me to leave behind the title and do what I wanted and not what my father wanted of me. He is still my friend and is kind and strong. I believe that he will change this country, and it will be for the best. I saw your painting and knew it was him, and he hasn’t been shutting up about the dark-haired twink with a big dick for a month. Likewise, I knew it was you after seeing that painting. You should be thanking me, or would’ve been painting a ghost for the rest of your life.”

Merlin was frowning and trying to find a hole in Gwaine's logic, but was struggling. “Well, he’s a cock slut!” Merlin cried, and Gwaine just threw his head back and let out a long, deep laugh. “He barely saw me for twenty minutes before he was on his knees!”

Gwaine was laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes. “Yeah, he is like that. I’m surprised they have not caught yet him. Though Uther keeps his sexuality under lock and key. Thinks that just because he’s bisexual, that the whole ‘liking men’ thing is a phase.”

He felt his heart break a little about that. Most people think bisexuality is fake. That they only really like one side. If they are dating a man, that means they will just cheat on them with a woman. Or if they date a woman, that means they don’t really love her, and she’s just a beard. You really couldn’t win. It wasn’t just the straights that believed that, but most of the queer community.

It made Merlin want to reach out to Arthur, bring him into his arms, and tell the blonde that it was okay and that he understood. He had been on a date before he met Freya and Merlin had casually let it slip that he was bisexual and his date had gone very quiet before asking.

“So does that mean if we date, you’re going to be fucking men on the side?”

Merlin had been so taken aback, he didn’t even react when she had stood up and told him to call her when he picked the right side. Coming home had been a blur, walking into the flat, Gwaine took one look at his face and sat him down.

They had spent the night passing a bottle of cheap vodka back and forth, talking about sexuality. Gwaine was pansexual and mentioned that sometimes people asked him if it was even a real thing.

Freya hadn’t been like that; she was never thinking Merlin would be fickle or pick a side. Everything had been great till she broke it off with him, telling him that he needed to find passion. Looking over to the painting on the easel, he felt his heart flutter at all the colors.

The whole thing screamed of intense burning desire. It was kinda scary, looking at the feelings he had inside on a canvas for him to see outside himself. When he had painted for Freya it had been monochrome, still images of love and compassion, but it was dull. It was after she had seen the painting he had done for her that she broke it off.

To have these emotions for someone he barely knew and only met twice was making him a little nauseous, like when you’ve been on the Big Dipper for too long, but he wasn’t sure if he wanted off the ride yet. It was with every drop his stomach fluttered, and he rose out of his seat. He looked back at Gwaine, who was watching him with a knowing smirk.

“I just want to say that the month after the party I’ve never seen Arthur pine as much as he did when he thought he wouldn’t see you again, and I had to watch the Sophia disaster of twenty-sixteen, so let me tell you that means something.”

Hearing that made Merlin’s heart flutter and the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. “And how you wore his jacket and painted his face. I know the feelings are mutual.” Merlin flushed and tried to think how to deny it, but couldn’t come up with an excuse.

“I didn’t even know he was.” Merlin said lamely, and Gwaine just nodded, like it was the answer to everything. He couldn’t help that feeling of a thread being attached between him and the blonde at the moment they locked eyes.

Gwaine just picked up his controller and unpaused the game. “Sometimes that’s all it takes.” He said wisely. Leaving Merlin standing next to his painting, feeling lost.

[certifiedalastorsimp]

LJ x Fem Reader

!Sumt!

You just moved out of your parents place you got your own you live in a nice new place. You walked up to the attic since you wanted to explore some. you found the random music box in the attic and was confused since your house was just built. on the box it was black and white and it said ‘laughing jack’ you were really confused you thought to yourself. “isn’t this the person who plays with those kids?” your curiosity led to one thing. crank the handle. so you did. it was playing pop goes the weasel. ‘𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚑 , 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚕, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚞𝚙 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚜, 𝚙𝚘𝚙 𝚐𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚕!' you were waiting to see something but nothing happened. You saw after a little a pile of candy. You turned around and there was a clown who stood above you. 8ft tall and monochrome colors. "why did you crank my music box. you look about 22 years old. its for kids" he said "well i just moved into this house and saw it in here." you said. "okay you are not scared?" Jack said. "no not really you're a clown." "and? i have to be at least a bit scary…" jack liked the idea the you didn't find him scary at all. "well listen you might scare kids but not me i find clowns to be kinda cool." "really?" i chuckled "you find clowns to be cool? what if i told you i killed children and stuffed there body's with candy?" "thats them not me." you stated he chuckled once again "oh i like you~" he said "oh really?" you said next thing you knew you were pinned to the attic wall and his black claws or whatever you wanna call then were under your chin making you look up at him. you found yourself blushing. "aw your blushing how cute~" you rolled your eyes at him. "don't get an attitude at me." "i will if i want you wont do anything about it." next thing you knew he kissed your lips. you kissed him back you didn't know why you did since you just met him. he broke off the kiss and looked at you and said “now you know not to get smart with me~” you nodded your head. he put he hand up your shirt and grabbed one of your breasts and squeezed it. you moaned softly. he chuckled “such pretty nosies~” he ripped your shirt off leaving you in a white lace bra that peeked his interest. he then took your pants off and you had black panties on he looked at you. “look they match me~ how adorable.” you looked up at him and said ���please don’t rip these off they are my favorite” “oh i won’t don’t worry i like these as well~” he tried to unclip your bra although he struggled very much because of his claws. you found it funny but you helped him out and unclipped your bra for him. “anyways now that is off of you we can go back to having fun~” he took your breast into his mouth and sucked and licked on them. He took it out of his mouth and carefully took your panties off and dragged one of his claws on your pussy. “jack~” you moaned he spread your legs for better access he started to eat you out. you couldn’t hold back your moans anymore after a little of him focusing on your clit and put his tongue inside you. you felt a knot in your stomach you released it and then it went all over his face he licked it all off. “you taste better than candy sugar~” he started to undress himself and his last piece of clothing was black boxers. he took them off revealing his big cock. “knees now.” he demanded you obeyed and got off your knees. “suck it.” you put his cock into your mouth and started to suck on it. it all didn’t fit so jack took the chance and pushed your head further down. as you gagged on his cock he kept thrusting his hips into your mouth he than stopped and put his cock head and your entrance. “ready?” you nodded your head with that he thrusted into your pussy. he grabbed a lollipop that looked like blue raspberry. he put it in his mouth and sucked on it then put it into your mouth. after you sucked on it he put it on your clit and rubbed your clit with it. he took his cock out and put the lollipop inside you he spun it around inside of you.

Then he put the lollipop in his mouth and finished it. he put his cock back in thrusting in and out. he then cummed with you. as you both reached your climax he sat on the attic floor and you sat with him as you fell asleep next to him.

[warriorsofsplatsville]

"So....what floor is she on?" Pearl asked, tilting her drone body to the side in curiosity.

"Hah. I don't think the lot of you are ready for this." Acht chuckled.

"Ready for what? It's an elevator."

"This elevator is quite special. You see, you can only go up one floor at a time. And there's...thirty floors total."

"H...HUH?! ONLY ONE AT A TIME?!" Minu exclaimed. "Did someone press all the buttons on it??"

"Nope. That's just how it functions. And on each floor, it seems there's small challenges on each of them. And the only way to make the elevator continue going up is to clear them."

"Wha...what kind of whacky place is this??" Pearl cried.

"It comes with some weapons at least. Here." The sanitized octoling threw a pair of monochrome dualies at Octa. "I've been using this pair for myself, but I think an active soldier would be better suited for them."

"Oh..." Octa held the dualies in her hands properly. "Are they functional?"

"Hah. Barely. The fire rate is left to be desired, and the damage is barely noticeable. Don't get me started on ground coverage." They sighed. "However. There is a way to improve them. Take your hand and wave it in the air. Just one little whoosh."

Octa did as she was told, and a screen popped up before her eyes, taking her by surprise. "Oh!"

"See those empty slots right there? Those are meant to be filled in with color chips. They're these little pieces, and they can improve just about every aspect of you. Your mobility, your fire rate, your ink recovery, how much an item drops, what kind of items, etc, etc...there's even some upgrades for Pearl over there. That drone is chalk full of handy features, it would seem."

"Eh? I am?"

"Here. Have this chip. It's for ink coverage. It'll let you cover the ground more. Just take this and...click it in there."

Octa nervously gripped the orange colored chip in her hand, and clicked it into one of the square spots. "There."

"Now you'll see the effects of it. We're coming up to the first floor now. Get ready."

"Shouldn't we help?" Mirage asked.

"Do I see a weapon in your hands?"

"Fair enough."

"Don't worry! I have been keeping up with my training, so I am very strong and very nimble!" Octa smirked confidently. "Just watch and learn!!"

"Don't overdo it now. These enemies are damage sponges. They won't go down easily." Acht mentioned, and the elevator doors parted for Octa.

Well, they weren't kidding about the dualies sucking.

Octa found herself struggling to keep up with the bigger enemies, having the dodge out of their way constantly to keep from getting hit. "What's my objective??"

"It seems you must destroy those portals that the enemies spawn from. There are three of them." Acht shouted.

"Easy enough." Octa confidentially readied the weapons in her hands.

Carefully, she destroyed all three portals without taking damage from the enemies too much.

A system alert started playing. "Level cleared. Return to the elevator. Level cleared. Return to the elevator."

Octa ran back inside. "That's one way to get the blood pumping!"

"Suppose it is. Keep in mind that the objectives will vary. Some make you escort a tower to the end. Some make you protect a splat zone. Some make you chase down fleeing enemies, and some make you push around eight balls. Not to worry, there's barriers, so you won't be unreasonably punished for dropping an eight ball."

"Oooh....eight balls....I do think they were pretty fun though..."

"Anyway. You get to choose another color chip before starting the next level. This occurs every time unless you're about to take on a boss level. And you just got some currency from beating the level called Membux. There are vending machines here- you skip a floor, but they can sell sub weapons and specials to swap out, color chips you might want, and extra lives. It's pretty handy, so get as much money as you can."

"I see...this is a lot to process, yes..." Octa sighed, waving her hand and reading the details on the screen in front of her.

"You seem like a natural at this already, though."

"Oh well, you know, haha..."

Mirage stared at Octa. It's almost like...she's been here before.

The group climb the tower, one floor at a time, until they hit floor ten.

"Alright. This is a boss room. Be careful. Something's...weird." Acht said, watching the doors open.

Octa walked up to the edge, and was carried away by the cage, Pearl accompanying close by. The boss...seemed to be a giant blob, smack dab in the middle.

"What...is that..." Mirage gulped. It looked...pretty gross.

"Wait- there's someone in there!" Pearl exclaimed, zooming forward. "It's...

"MARINA!!"

"Marina? Like Off the Hook Marina?!" Minu exclaimed. "What is she doing here?!"

As soon as Octa glided to the ground with the help of Pearl, Marina began to twitch around, making robotic like movements.

"Intruders detected. Classification: Immediate threat. Orders: Elimination." She boomed, the machine-goop she was trapped in firing up. "Message to intruders: You've gotten far enough. It's time for you to succumb to world order. You will obey the system."

"YO! Marina, what's wrong with you?! You're acting all....kooky!" Pearl exclaimed.

"I have a sneaking suspicion you might have to fight her." Mirage groaned.

"N-No problem..." Octa said, readying her dualies.

"You'll need to go after those big tentacle portal things to the sides! They're holding up the forcefield!" Minu added. "Look how they connect to her!!"

"So destroy the portals. Got it."

"Those portals might spam a ton of enemies too." Acht also added on.

"And I bet that Marina herself might attack-"

"ALRIGHT! WE GOT IT! THANK YOU!" Pearl shouted at the two of them before zooming to Octa's side, who had already taken off to stop Marina.

One portal down....two portals down...three....

When the fourth one was destroyed, Marina slumped over. "Aaargh-!!"

"Now! Attack the blob she's trapped in!!"

Octa inked the blob as much as the dualies would let her, until the blob too exploded. Marina fell to the ground dramatically, and Octa and Pearl ran up to check on her.

"Marina!!" Pearl exclaimed.

"Ouuughh...P-Pearlie....Eight....is that...you?" She whined, sitting up and holding her head in pain. She removed the clunky glasses from her face. "I had a terrible dream....that I was trying to hurt people...to achieve world order, or something like that..."

"Miss Marina! I think you might have been being controlled!!" Octa exclaimed. "Hopefully, we destroyed the machine so it can't control you anymore..."

"I saw this....woman too....what is happening....?"

"Take it easy Marina. We'll take it from here, okay?" The Pearl drone gently bumped its face on the top of her head to give her a little kiss.

"Well, we found Marina..." Mirage sighed, them and Minu jumping down to the area where they were in. "Just a bunch of more people to go."

"Ough...oh, Octa....are these your new friends?"

"S-Sort of. These two are agents of the Splatoon. They recently joined."

"I see-"

The speaker system made a little chime, and suddenly, a glitchy face appeared from the remnants of the machine. It was just two little eyes and a little mouth- that in of itself wasn't very terrifying.

"You....you destroyed my Marina Agitando!! Vile, chaotic cretins...!"

"Heyo! Who the heck are you?!" Pearl yelled at the face.

"I am Order. I shall bring everyone into the Memverse, and through this, achieve World Order! There will be no more pain, no more worries...it will just be me."

"Wha-- so you must be behind this! Are you...Tara?!" Mirage asked frantically. "What did you do to all of our friends?!"

"Tara?! No! I am the perfect computer program! I have everyone's best interests in mind, if only you would listen to me-"

"No way, Order Freak! We're breaking all the people you trapped in here out of this plain prison!" Minu shouted.

"Hmph. So be it. Then..."

The system speakers chimed again. "Initiating full Order protocol. Any personnel within the building shall be expelled from the premises."

"Huh?"

"Uh oh..." Acht mumbled, holding on tightly to their hat.

"LEAVE! AND DON'T EVER STEP FOOT IN THE SPIRE AGAIN!!"

The screen twisted and convulsed, and it turned into a massive blast that hit them all with full force.

"W..."

"WAAAAAAAAH!"

The whole group crashed against the wall of the building, bursting through, and were sent flying off the top floor to the ground below.

"O-Octa!!" Marina shouted, holding her hand out to the three agents plummeting to the ground. The Pearl drone grabbed ahold of Marina to carry her in the air.

Octa looked around her. The shock of the blast had knocked the kids out cold. Quickly grabbing the two of them, she held them tightly as her back met the white sand below, breaking their fall as best as she could.

...........

[hanahaki-ghost]

New soldiers of hate one shot

Magnus and Negative fight, I’ve never written a fight scene before sooo, that’s fun

May not be great but i did go back and fix spelling errors and what not before posting it so I’m improving

Story below

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They were locked in a stalemate, Magnus looked across the field at the monochrome tv headed man who held a sword made of a fears head in their hand. Magnus had hoped he never would’ve wound up in this position but here he was.

The figure across from him stood in front of a child, the child everyone there knew as Hero. Though over the last few months she had become more feared than loved, her caretaker having been feared since the beginning, at least once his colors were washed away.

“We don’t have to do this” he tries to say rolling up his sleeves in case things got messy, his coat off the the side to avoid any tears in it if things got physical.

He watched carefully as the monochrome tv who had become known as Negative gripped the sword tighter readying himself for a fight.

Negative suddenly surged forward like a puppet being tugged by its strings going to slash at Magnus only for a ribbon of light to catch his chained wrists and drag him back. He hoped to stay on the defensive as much as he could to avoid actual damage to his opponent.

He went to try and get higher ground to hopefully keep Negative from reaching him but before he could his legs were wrapped in golden vines keeping him grounded. Negative had managed to break from his bonds moving to attack again antenna bending as he did. Magnus managed to catch his arm but struggled to keep the blade from his prism as it was brought closer to him.

“Please RGB I know you’re in there and you don’t want to do this break her hold please” he said, carefully going to grab his chains with a ribbon of light noticing a hint of blue at the bottom of his screen. This gave Magnus some hope, that was… till Hero spoke up.

“N look out!” She called from across the field making Negative perk back up at the girls nickname for him only to be drug back by the light ribbon almost chocking him a static sound coming from his speakers as he eventually regained his footing though was soon wrapped up in light keeping him from moving though he still struggled, the little bit of hope in the form of the color blue now gone for the TVs casing.

He looked as hero got up to try and help Negative, when Magnus went to move he found he couldn’t as the gold vines still held him in place. Magnus moved to try and untangle his legs from the vines, first trying to carefully maneuver the vines and when that didn’t work tried to just rip them to get them off his legs eventually freeing himself unfortunately it seems Negative had gotten free as well because next thing he knew he was pinned to a tree with negative holding the collar of his shirt.

Negatives eye stared into Magnus’ prism as color frustratingly tangled inside as he tried to get away eventually grabbing on to Negatives head hoping he could possibly find a way to stop him by doing this. looking at the casing. He tried to reach for the off button though when he did negative grabbed his arm and twisted, threatening to break the appendage, this led to Magnus letting out a pained hiss.

Negative slammed the magician against the tree trying to knock him out, but also tried to keep him from messing with any of his dials of buttons. Though as he did this his grip on the arm loosened to get a better grip on what he was doing.

Hero watched the two from a distance, she frankly didn’t want either of them to get hurt but also knew she shouldn’t intervene, more so that, she couldn’t as hates invisible strings kept her from doing so. She hoped negative would get this over with quickly so she didn’t have to watch this scene much longer. Though froze up watching as the tv headed man suddenly fell backwards screen shutting off.

Magnus fell to his knees next to him trying to steady himself after getting his head slammed into the wall. Hero hesitantly took a step forward hands shaking a bit before she started running towards Negative and Magnus kneeling between them and upon seeing negative had simply had his power button pressed she calmed down but looked tensing up as Magnus got up looking to her.

He gently moved to place his hand on her shoulder “let’s go somewhere a bit safer for a while” he said and before hero could respond the three had teleported away to an area hate could not see and they could stay and rest for at least a short while as the monochrome of negative slowly shifted to the colors of RGB.

[a-vast-horizon]

Ink Demonth day 21: City

“Pull your scarf up a little higher,” Audrey instructed. “Your skin color might raise some eyebrows, but those sketch lines will get us questions.”

“Got it.”

The copy of Henry, who Audrey had declared to be Hank for the sake of clarity, followed Audrey’s instructions, pulling up the scarf to cover his nose. The thick knit scarf Audrey had loaned him was soft and green, like nothing he’d ever touched, and he didn’t mind having it pulled up over most of his face in the slightest. Audrey looked over him, scrutinizing his appearance. He’d changed out his monochrome, ink-stained clothes for clean and colorful ones already, covering most of his sepiatoned skin and leaving him looking remarkably human.

“Hmm, your eyes… I’ve got a pair of sunglasses around here,” Audrey said. She fished around in a drawer, pulling out a pair of sunglasses and handing them over, and the copy obediently put them on.

“I think that should do it,” Audrey said. “Let’s head out!”

—

Henry himself, though he was some degree of shapeshifter given the control he had over his ink, was struggling to regain an appearance that could pass as human. Hank, on the other hand, was practically human by default.

Henry was very bitter about that. Hank couldn’t blame him. In the Cycle, the Ink Demon had ruled the Studio and gone where he pleased, while Hank was stuck on the same narrow path. Now Henry was the one stuck inside, and Hank got to go out into the real world with Audrey.

It wasn’t fair. But that didn’t mean Hank wasn’t going to get out and see the world. 

Audrey led the way as they walked from her apartment to the shops. The city streets were busy, crowded with people, real people. Hank pulled his scarf a little higher, suddenly feeling acutely aware of the fact he was a shade made of paper and ink, a facsimile of a human being.

Audrey was made of ink too, it turned out, but she was made for personhood, while Hank was made for revenge. He’d had time to grow and flesh out, but the corners that Joey cut in making him showed in his sketchy monochrome body.

Still, none of the people they passed gave Hank a second glance. 

“You’re a whiz at this disguise stuff,” he whispered to Audrey, awed.

“I’m flattered, but that’s just city life,” she said. “As long as you’re not doing anything too wild, everyone else would rather just mind their own business.”

—

It didn’t take long to make it to the corner store Audrey had set out for. She had her own shopping list, of course, staples like milk and bread to buy. But she’d also set a couple dollars aside for Hank to pick something out.

“I’m sure you’re sick of bacon soup and stale vending machine chocolate,” she said, handing the bills over. “So pick out something you want to eat. Maybe something for Henry, too.”

Hank looked down at the money in his hand, then around at the shelves, full of colorful packages of fresh food. He had never really had much chance to make choices, even small ones like what food to eat, and now he was surrounded by a dizzying array of options.

And outside this store was a city full of even more thing he hadn’t seen, and beyond that, an entire world. Not made of ink, not limited by an old man’s imagination. 

The thought made him dizzy. 

But for now, he could focus on this one store, the couple dollars he had to spend, and finding something he might like to eat.

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[bamioayam]

2023 Art Plans & Patreon

Patreon link

2022, despite all its raw trashfire energy, has been one of great learning for me. In the course of those 12 months, I: 1) finally purchased a cheap light board, allowing me to sketch on a separate piece of paper to trace the lineart, instead of drawing straight on the watercolor paper (I know, I can't believe I stuck with stupid for so long); 2) introduced fountain pen inks into my repertoire, which has now expanded to include 3 main painting inks; 3) added gold foil and metallic paints into my watercolor pieces; and 4) gotten more familiar with gouache, and finally being able to paint pieces I like with it.

With those in mind, I've been wondering where to focus my attention to next year. I've been wanting to introduce better backgrounds to my illustrations for a while now, but it frankly has been harder than anticipated. So to make it easier on myself, I figured that I would ease myself back in by doing more sketches like below. In addition, I will do digital studies, which would both cut down on wasted material and be far more forgiving. Monthly, and probably pretty casual; I don't want to stress it so much that I end up becoming more intimidated by it.

Another thing that I'd like to work on is my digital style, but on that front, I'm still unsure which direction to take. I'll update you on that. But adjacent to that is that I realized recently that Impressionistic pieces often have color palettes I really would like to imitate, and perhaps that might be where I'll take my digital style? I want texture and I want marks. For the time being, though, I'll play around with the digital style some more before settling on something concrete. Meanwhile, I'll probably use my modified, muted pastel gouache set to study and explore colors, since I struggle with using digital for that-- something about too much option and being unable to feel anchored.

In light of this, I've decided that the list might go like this:

- Sketch more backgrounds, maybe do a 2-3 tone monochrome shading to get back into thinking of pieces with backgrounds - Do a small digital background study once a month - Introduce the use of masking fluid into my watercolor toolkit - Use my custom, pale pastel gouache set to play with colors more until I find a comfortable niche

It will be a journey, but it's one I plan to share with everyone. At the same time, though, I think I will be sharing the ugly, along with the good, over on my newly made Patreon. I have plans for 2023 that includes physical goods, but I can’t take the financial risk and don’t have the energy nor consistent enough inspiration for a shop. A tier I added to that is intended to allow me to play around with the physical goods idea without the pressure of needing to come up with a big array of “new things” to sell monthly.

That being said, a follow, both here on Tumblr and over on Patreon are support enough for me. I do just enjoy drawing and painting, and while I do it for myself, it does make me happy to know that there are people interested in the results.

Thank you for being here!

- namio

[meowkusunoki]

@candckirby thank u for the ask im having so much fun w these fools

ask game here!

4. Do they view their murder(s) as justifiable?

Asakimi Jun: A little bit. It was a spur of the moment thing, and if she could go back she wouldn't have done it; still, she can't bring herself to regret it. She thinks that anyone in her position would have done the same.

Naokira Tadashi: It's complicated. He doesn't think the killing itself was justifiable, but his victim would have been killed no matter what, so he doesn't think it matters that he was the one to do it.

Matsumochi Nobui: No. She hates murder, and will never forgive herself for what she did.

Fujikane Yuuhiko: Yes. He thinks his victim deserved it, as he would never have done it if not backed into a corner.

rest is under the cut bc this got long

11. What reoccuring themes present themselves throughout their music videos?

Jun: Dolls and mirrors! More specifically, she is depicted with doll joints and moved around by others' hands, and mirrors often show her looking neat while she's actually dishevelled or vice versa.

Jun and Tadashi's shared theme is SPOTLIGHT/HIDING.

Tadashi: A bit similar to Jun's in that it shows him as a puppet, but he is controlled by strings instead. There's also imagery involving a devil and sacrificial lambs.

Tadashi and Nobui's shared theme is CONSTRICTION/FREEDOM

Nobui: Her aesthetic is old-timey and noir, like stereotypical detective films. There are also stray animals shown, more prominently a raccoon she befriends.

Nobui and Yuuhiko's shared theme is POVERTY/WEALTH

Yuuhiko: Chess and monarchy – he has someone he is on a "chess game" with, a game of which he is the "king".

14. Do you have any of the lyrics planned for their song? If you want to share them!

unfortunately no </3 but i do have titles and some ideas for their first trial mvs!

Asakimi Jun - Puppetdancer : For the MV's style, it would gradually go from a flashy colorful style to something darker as she gets more and more stressed, until ultimately it shows her snapping; right afterwards, it abruptly goes back to being colorful.

If I had to assign her songs, they'd be 404: Lost Image by shitoo and Hate It! Hate It! Huge Ego by Kurage-P

Naokira Tadashi - Pick Your Poison: His video would have a lot of repetition. It'd focus more on his past and the children he grew up with, as well as someone with a devil head.

During the MV, there would be many people with sheep features killed by him in various ways, all while strings are wrapped around his limbs, and the "devil" is shown holding the ends to them.

At some point, it would show that the children he grew up with also have strings wrapped around them.

If I had to assign him songs, they'd be Chilledren by Kurosawa Madoka and Egoist by Oonuma Paseri

Matsumochi Nobui - Finders Keepers: It would have a classic vocaloid feel, with very few colors - think Dream Eating Monochrome Baku.

It would show Nobui as a phantom thief, stealing big diamonds and famous paintings and such, though for a moment the fantasy stops and you can see she's really struggling.

The chorus would end with "The Phantom Thief will never be caught!", but at the last one it would switch to "The Phantom Thief...has been caught!". At the end of the MV, it would go back to "will never".

If I had to assign her songs, they'd be SNOBBISM by Neru and Cinderella the Thief by Kurosawa Madoka

Fujikane Yuuhiko - Cutthroat: His MV would have two simultaneous storylines: one of him being raised to take over his parents' company and, eventually, starting to get involved in it, while the other would be a game of chess against someone.

In the first storyline, he would see something on his phone which clearly distresses him, and things start to go wrong. Alongside this, his opponent starts winning the game.

He meets with someone while masking his face and slides a bill over to them; his opponent reaches a checkmate, but a gun is shown being aimed at their head from behind. The MV would end with Yuuhiko looking at a crime scene from afar.

If I had to assign him songs, they'd be Jigsaw Puzzle by Mafumafu and Guidance by Shitoo