#i was like wait you look familiar

[maxinemartinsdrill]

jewish circles are wayyyyyyy too small I've seen photos of three people I know on tiktok in the last month

[egophiliac]

Hello!! I followed you for your absolutely amazing Twisted Wonderland comics (thank you for making them, by the way-) but I saw you posting about something called Ride Kamens? I haven’t heard of it before, what’s it about? Or if that’s a bit much to ask, where could I find more info about it? It seems right up my alley 👀

Thank you!

thank you! :> :> :> (this is also for the other anon who asked about where to find it, I am honored to be infecting the world spreading interest in this silly game)

Ride Kamens is still doing prerelease marketing and isn't out yet; it's set for "early summer 2024", so a bit yet to go! similar to Twst, it's a mobile game about anime boys loosely based on an existing franchise (Kamen Rider), although it seems like it's going to be more standalone/won't require familiarity with Rider going in.

the (very) basic premise is that your player character has just taken over their late father's role as a secret agent, supporting the city's superheroes by running a secret base disguised as a cafe (plus you have a personal butler for some reason) (the reason is because it's amazing). you also have to help the heroes regain their lost memories, and it looks like it'll have a bit of a route/choice aspect there (not romance, just different endings to the character episodes depending on what you do). the details are kinda hard to tell at this point but the characters seem like a really fun bunch; there's definitely big "idiots with emotional problems" energy which I am extremely into.

all the official info is in Japanese only at the moment, but here's the website and the ride_kamens twitter! (though the twitter is sort of overtaken by posts about the AnimeJapan exhibit right now, whoops.) and I believe some people are already planning on doing translations for it too? lots to look forward to! :D

[amanda-plays]

I was looking through my builds in Mae's save file, and I noticed that a bar I built for her a few months back is very similar to the karaoke bar I built a few days ago😂. Her event venue from the last episode is also very similar to the gym I built recently too. I just flipped the color palette and the position of the fountains apparently lol. And the hold the MWS orb lights have on me is ridiculous, but they look so good in the background of photos so I can't resist overusing them😭. I want to make an effort to switch it up just a little bit though because I cracked up when I noticed that I'm drawn to the same styles.

Same face build syndrome

[bosspigeon]

oh man speaking of the da2 elf profile >:3c

[thesadisticsiren]

Nearly gave myself whiplash yesterday cause I'm 90% sure Aabria and Anjali walked in front of my taxi yesterday after the show. If it was them, then I hope they had fun!!

[cornalicious]

[demeterdefence]

this was bugging me too much not to comment on it, like the sheer laziness and use of pngs in rachel's comic has been an ONGOING issue for AGES

anyways so episode 135 we've got the olympians on a zoom call for some reason (and this is itself is a mess, rachel literally only makes zeus move even slightly for like six panels, it's just copy / paste over and over)

but when i was making my last post i noticed that the way half the gods in the audience for episode 174 are drawn is exactly the same as this zoom call.

start with ares for example, you've got episode 135:

and then episode 174

IT'S LITERALLY THE SAME

here's hestia and athena in episode 135:

and here's hestia and athena in episode 174

like??? rachel just drew the fucking attorney in front of hestia to hide the copy paste, and she threw a jacked sweater on athena but her COLLAR IS STILL THE SAME. she even still has the owl!!!

here's artemis in 135

aaand here's artemis in 174

it's a tinier bit harder to see because she's so small, but she's the original drawing from 135, shrunk and given mild edits. ironically, she gets the most edits of everyone despite being the smallest lmao

like rachel couldn't even be bothered to draw them individually? she used a stock image for the background and just threw some pngs of her characters??? and she's the face of webtoons? this is MAX laziness and it's not even sad it's just infuriating. you have a team of HOW many people and you've been pulling this for years. i know we've seen numerous other examples of pngs being reused and rachel using emojis for her art, but like every day there's another can of worms to uncover here and the worms are rotten.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

little shop images....

[yeetyoteartz]

this is an amazing day a tssm and transformers fan cuz I just found out that Jack Darby(tfp) is also voiced by Josh Keaton!

[antiquesintheattic]

i didn’t necessarily set out to start making oc’s but i accidentally kept drawing “the blonde bitch” as i affectionately call him so now he has awesome lore in my head

[fisheito]

fisheito sama one of the things i love about your art is the way you simplify forms and designs — something i struggle a lot to do so i try to learn with your art to focus more in the full picture than the tiny details that make me go nowhere because i get so lost ar the middle- anyways- if you were a youkai master i would love to be your pupil. your yakumo art makes me see sparkles. youre so cool. i will work hard to be as cool as you are. i would be more than happy to call you my master. my master in the art of making nu carnival art. thank you master 🙇‍♂️

who the heck in my inbox callin me -sama?!?!!?? maybe i am -senpai on my strongest most radiant day. MAYBE.

but yes i feel your sentiment and am very pleased to see you having fun with *gestures vaguely* whatever it is i'm doing here

reading this reminds me of my own struggle with drawing details... long thoughts ahead😦💭💭

every time i draw that angy dissatisfied voice From Within is shaaaaaaaming me going, "this is nuca. you know the art, RIGHT? you've seen the intricacies of the designs. part of its beauty is in its details. if you don't honour that, then how can you REALLY stay true to its spirit????"

and yes the art is HELLA cool and i really like it and it's got insane details that make things even more fun for the analysts in the crowd

even more impressive is the FANART because whOO seeing all these artists matching the skill of the source material?! hobbyists or whatevs drawin these fantastical gayboys in elaborate outfits and poses and everything you could dream of and more?? the anatomy! the colours! the careful attention to EVERYTHING! the hair strands and?? ALL FOR FREE? they are letting me see this for FREE ?????

so i can't help but feel a little inadequacy when i try to pull off the same thing

occasionally i'll try to draw.. idk. something similar to those magneefeecent elaborate fanarts,, or just as detailed as the original game art. ya know, the anime aesthetic really baked in there, but mixed with technical prowess!

i'll draw a pose. i'll try to draw several sections of hair according to actual gravity rules. i'll really focus on what they're wearing, and try to add the details of the shirt and-- oops, i forgot the 12-pointed necklace thing-- just put that in.. oh, shieb,it's connecte d to some sort of cascading sash -=um-- how is that fabric supposed to fold again? better look it up;; WAIT it's not actually fabric? it's ... A BUNCH OF TINY BEADS? what material are they. are they translucent? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO REP{LIICATE THAT. p..pointillism? but then i...

[SEVERAL HOURS LATER. FAR MORE HOURS THAN I WOULD USUALLY SPEND] > me, not even finished the torso, slumped on the floor in defeat because every gem on the necklace looks too flat and i've forgotten the original intent of the drawing

sometimes, days later, i'll compare these attempts with my other drawings done in less time (the ones where i don't think too hard and don't bother with the details). and i'll find that i enjoy the simpler result anyway. ya think with all the EFFORT i put into the detailed one... wouldn't i jump thru mental hoops to justify my invested time? shouldn't i think, "oh yeah, i REALLY worked on this. it's not the best but i'm still happy with it. the time was worth it."

.NO???! I end up thinking, "that time was NOT worth it. i feel more fulfillment and joy from the simpler drawing. if i can accomplish that with less effort, why would i bother with the extra stuff?"

i'm no workaholic. lower-effort doesn't necessarily mean bad,..... right? just.. incorporating all those jingly bits and WOWEE TEXTURE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL AMBIENT LIGHTING AND COLOURSs takes a LOT outta me. then, am i willing to put in the extra effort to really improve those areas and make em as nice as those top tier taiwanese artists on THAT section of birdsite?!?! ...... not realy.... it's not... worth it. for me at least.. i'd rather focus on facial expressions . and silly interactions.

(yes of course there are ppl who can do the silly AND the technical moodlighting extreme magnifico detailtastic everything else. MAD RESPECT!!! TO THEM!! FOR WORKING UP TO THAT!!!! but my goal is not so ambitious. i am but here for a laugh...)

so maybe i'm not the best knight for the job, if the job is Dick Fight Island-tier anatomy and environments (seriously if you haven't read that manga , you should. it is wild and truly respectable)!

but for MOI? wittle floppy ME? if i don't draw what i like, i won't have the energy to complete anything. You want me to put that extreme improvement-journey-effort into every drawing?

.Do y'all want aborted torso sketches with 62% of a necklace??? cuz that's how u get aborted torso sketches with 61% of a necklace.

anyway, if i helped you realise that maaaaaaybe you don't wanna focus on certain things in yo art ? and you'd rather put ur energy into an aspect u care about more? sounds good! i hope it leads u to increased-enjoy Creating 😎

[baekuras]

i was just thinking about the time i got told i am adopted and luckily i didn't give a shit but also

we were on a foreign island and i was like 12 or 13 or smth?????? why the fuck would you tell me THEN when i'd have NO support system or escape around at all in case i DIDN'T take the news well and needed support or just some fucking quiet time and not our shared house with strangers (landlords) around???????

[bikerboyfriend]

[liquidstar]

Pic from the bread museum, how can you not love this place?

[gothsuguru]

i need to try and describe suguru in a way that isn’t just “sexy pierced tatted big-chested dilf with low-lidded amber eyes and a sultry gaze”

[a-eo-iu]

I am always thinking about my favorite part of modern weirdos (internet discourse)