#i'd be more than happy to help

[rainy-matcha]

Something I love about Mob Psycho is that Reigen is a fraud, but not in the way you'd originally think. He still helps people, just not in the way they think he's helping them. Any non spiritual problems he can solve for his clients, he will, and he even makes a point not to take money he feels like he didn't earn.

This applies to his mentorship with Mob; although, yes, he's using Mob's powers to his own personal gain, his original promise to help Mob learn to control his powers is still fulfilled. Mob's powers are directly tied to his emotions; and we can see that clearly throughout the series. Regulation of Mob's emotions in turn regulates his powers. Reigen's guidance is a large part of that regulation. The lessons he instills in Mob (don't use your powers on other people, your powers are just a trait and they don't make you inherently worth more or entitled to more than anyone else, and several others he learns from Reigen over the course of the series) are a huge part in putting Mob on the right path in regards to the use of his powers. It shapes his mindset and strong morals surrounding them, and this mindset shapes his emotions and power regulation. He would likely not be the same controlled and morally sound person he is by the end of the series without Reigen.

[selfship-confession-box]

sorry if this is super passive aggressive sounding or ranty but As open as this community seems some of you are so misogynistic Like wlw and mlw selfships , if the self insert is a woman or fem presenting some of you people freak out , or if the f/o is a woman or fem presenting ! Someone on twitter had a very fem presenting genderfluid self insert and selfshipped with a character that is a bit on the fruitier side but nothing is canon And people went batshit because the artist was "forcing mlw on a gay character" when the self insert wasnt even a woman ??? just fem presenting ???? like in general you people need to learn she/her pronouns and being fem presenting doesn't mean woman . Certain tmascs still use she/her and present themselves as fem -- self inserts can be the same thing without the constant hate and misinformation?

also I noticed that wlw selfshippers just dont get as much attention as mlm or mlw in general and I think we all know why lol . im not an wlw selfshipper but my closest friends are and I honestly hate seeing my selfship get more attention than theirs when their art , lore and writing has so much more effort put into it ? but its ignored because its a wlw selfship like way to go guys .

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[innerxsanctum]

Happy 70th birthday to Neil Francis Tennant. Our lives are so much brighter with your laugh and nerdy personality in them. Thank you for allowing us to go through this journey with you. We love you old man.

[pjsk-facts]

Fun fact!

Minori has been counting every time she has bad luck ever since she was a child. The number is stated to be in the ten thousands, and it is still increasing, though its growth rate is slower after she joined MORE MORE JUMP!.

Source: Area conversation with the other members of MORE MORE JUMP! in Miyamazuka. ✨

Actually, the exact number was 11037.

[deoidesign]

how did u learn to paint?? like i just cant wrap my head around it

<3 I love answering asks like this!

You will have to bare with me, I don't save many of my studies, and my files aren't that organized so I don't have as many images as I would like.

The studies I've found most helpful for myself personally with painting are various master studies. (This is also, as always, alongside study of fundamentals.) And always follow a study with self-critique (and, if you can get it, outside critique!)

"Master" in this sense means anyone who you want to learn something from.

One way you can do this is by copying an artist's work directly. This is to try and understand some of their stylistic techniques. Leyendecker, Andrew Loomis, and John Singer Sargent are personal favorites of mine! I try to keep these quick, I'm not trying to get an exact copy.

I also get a lot out of copying photos. In this case, I'm not trying to glean some technique, rather, I'm trying to interpret the photo and explore my own stylizations.

(photo credit mountain men of alaska )

I also really enjoy taking a painting or piece that already exists, and making it "mine" by putting my characters in it haha, which is sort of a combination of master studies and photo studies!

(William Bruce Ellis - Covent Garden (1930)) (Barberini Faun)

And then, in my work that's not a study at all, I'm informed by all of these!

What master studies do is help me refine my style and practice my technique, but also I'm communicating with artists of the past through my art! They're teaching me! And I have so much to learn.

And of course... most importantly... I paint.

a lot.

I don't do as much study anymore, not because I feel I've learned all I need to, but because for work I draw 50+ drawings a week. 'Drawing for work' and 'study' occupy the same space in my brain and I need some fun drawing time!

So to sum up, draw a lot, reference constantly, and copy the people you want to draw more like!

(and, of course, when doing a study off of someone else's work, always give them credit. If it's your photos there's no need.)

[zooblesbutchpuppygirl]

One more thought before I attempt to go to bed. It makes me so happy that people seem to Really like plastiscene and support me and Zooble being together <:]

[doodlingwren]

The brainrot is speaking... I need to create a side account for my DnD AU of Saint Seiya or I might turn evil for real this time

[steelthroat]

Guys, the evil plans are proceeding exceedingly... however, everything is moving too fast, and I need to keep up with all the evil deeds that have to be done.

So, it is now time for the evil agenda :)

[16star]

how do you manage to draw so quickly and still have it look so nice. tell me your secrets oh great one

!!! Firstly thank you so much! The single biggest thing that's helped me with art is just...Caring less. It sounds a bit counter productive but instead of spending a lot of time fussing over little details, I work on just making it look "good enough" Being looser wit art an only going as far as you need to go to make summat recognizable, rather than fully polished, really goes a long way if you just want to get a project done rather than make your magnum opus. [Which in general helped me a lot, cos i'd always get frustrated when I'd spend a lot of time on a piece an not have it turn out how I wanted. if that makes sense!] And also just a general pro tip that has made drawing people really easy for me [if you're using lineart, does not work if you're rendering them in their entirety] Is i'll do one colour at a time, clip the layer so i can't draw outside what I coloured, an shade each part separately. This way I don't have to very carefully colour in the lines an can just go bam. shading done on this part an keep doing it until the whole girlie is shaded in. This sped up my process a lot. Example v

[lieutenantselnia]

Yesterday I've been doing some proper physical exercise for the first time since last year and I'm just imagining how proud my f/os would be of me🥹

[sskk-manifesto]

Ep 5!!!

[victorluvsalice]

Valicer Multiamory Month, Day Twenty: Dancing (All The Fairytales AU)

We're well into Multiamory March (as prepared by @polyamships) now -- and it's time for another edition of "original prompt for this day didn't work for me, so here's one of the alternative ones!" Because while I like "Time Travel" (you all must know by now that I'm a huge fan of the Back To The Future franchise), I couldn't think of anything to do with it in a Valicer/Four Victorians Riding A Roller Coaster context --

Whereas "Dancing"...yeah. That was definitely a prompt that I could fit to my OT3/OT5. XD And, after a bit of thought, I ended up fitting it specifically to the OT5 of my All The Fairy Tales AU, because dancing is very important to that story! There's both a village midsummer festival and a royal ball that everyone ends up attending, after all. And while most people would assume that the royal ball would be the more important dance in a story that's mashes together a bunch of different fairy tales, as Prince Victor Van Dort shall reveal below, that's not necessarily true...

--

Whenever a visiting fellow royal or high-ranking noble asked him when he had fallen in love with his partners (often with eyes full of confusion over the fact that that word was not “wife” and was plural), Victor would always respond the same way: “Oh – it was definitely when we all danced together for the first time.” And this would be accepted with a nod and a smile and occasionally a knowing “ah” noise, because of course that made sense. For all of them knew of the grand ball Queen Nell had thrown when he’d been found after his disappearance post-assassination attempt, and that he’d spent much of that night dancing with three mysterious ladies and the Minister of Joy of Alton Towers. It was only natural that that would be when he fell in love, not once but four times. And so the conversation would move on, and everyone would be satisfied.

What Victor would never admit to these people – mostly because he wasn’t sure any of them would understand – was that the ball was not the first time he’d danced with Victoria, Emily, Alice and Smiler. No, that honor actually went to the Newcrest midsummer festival they’d all attended the night before he’d been discovered. Back when they’d only known him as a fled nobleman’s son now working for the local tavern and boarding house, and he’d only known them as two lovely seamstresses – one soft and gentle, one vibrant and enthusiastic – a sharp-witted dogsbody for the local orphanage, and a golden-tongued fairy with a quick, brilliant smile. The memory was a dear one to him – the five of them spinning and twirling and bouncing in the light of The Wickerman’s magical bonfire (once Alice had been assured it only burned wood and never flesh), the music around them as lively as the laughter that poured from their lips. He’d swung from partner to partner easily that eve, all inhibitions gone thanks to perhaps a bit too much of Smiler’s Joy Serum, taking equal pleasure in how Emily practically glided over the earth, how Victoria made every step look elegant and graceful, how Alice was quick enough to keep up with even the fastest dancer, and how Smiler threw themselves into every motion with open, pure delight. And the way the night had ended, with all of them collapsed against each other, warm and sweaty and smiling...well. He’d looked at them and known in an instant that he could spend the rest of his life with any and all of them. That he’d never know true happiness again unless at least one of them was by his side. And he considered himself extraordinarily lucky that things had worked out so that he was allowed to stay with all of them, and make more moments to cherish. Yes, the ball had played its part in their romance, he’d never deny that.

But if given the choice, he’d relive their true first dance every time.

[mysteryman-17]

Hey guys. I'm... still a bit nervous about this admittedly, even after having so much support on other platforms, but. Given some things that have happened the past couple weeks, along with some stuff that I was waiting on falling into place and having me feel rly gud, I figured I might as well let y'all know.

Hi there, I'm Ashley. I'm a girl, and I go by she/her. :)

Also! Probably going to see about getting something made that has a more suitable resolution for being a profile pic a lil later (have hit my bank a bit hard this pay cycle lol,) but in the meantime, ye here's my new PFP! Was made by my lovely gf @kuronatcher (who has also been extremely supportive of me <3)

[melodraca]

It's Tu BiShvat!

Since today is all about trees (although I'm... kind of late to post this), allow me to ramble for a few minutes about some of my favourites!

🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳

Arbutus menziesii

(Other names include qaanlhp (Hul’q’umi’num), dis-tā'-tsi or kou-wät′-chu (Konkow), ḰEḰEIȽĆ (SENĆOŦEN), arbutus, madrone, madrona, and bearberry.)

Arbutus menziesii is a broadleaf evergreen tree native to the Pacific northwest. It's distinctive for it's flaky reddish bark, which peels away in thin strips as the tree matures to reveal a smooth greenish layer beneath. Arbutus menziesii is also an invaluable nesting site for many birds, and its berries provide food for a variety of bird and mammal species!

Thuja plicata

(Other names include xhpey'ulhp (Hul’q’umi’num), western red-cedar, giant arborvitae, western arborvitae, giant cedar, shinglewood, and the 'tree of life' in Kwakwaka'wakw culture.)

Thuja plicata is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Pacific northwest. These trees are long-lived, with lifespans of about 1000 years - and in that time, they can grow upwards of 70 metres (230 ft) tall, and 7 metres (23 ft) in diameter. The Cheewhat Giant specifically, located in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, is one of the largest known trees in the world!

Tsuga heterophylla

(Other names include western hemlock, and western hemlock-spruce. Note: I couldn't find literally any Indigenous language names for these trees, but if anyone knows any (for any of these trees, for that matter) I'd be more than happy to hear them!)

Tsuga heterophylla is a confierous evergreen tree native across the Pacific northwest between California and Alaska (they're not all going to be from the PNW I promise, I just live here). It's one of the most common species in the region, distinguished by it's scaly bark and it's droopy lead shoot. Tsuga heterophylla can notably live for over 1200 years! I love these guys so much.

Ginkgo biloba

(Other names include ginkgo or gingko, yínguǒ or bái guǒ (Mandarin), Ngan-gwo or yínxìng (Cantonese), ichou or ginnan (Japanese), eunhaeng (Korean), and maidenhair.)

Easily one of the most unique trees on this list, Ginkgo biloba is a gymnosperm tree native to East Asia. Fossils of very similar plants belonging to the same genus have been found dating all the way back to the Mid-Jurassic Ginkgo biloba itself is the last living member of its order. On the topic of longevity, these trees can potentially live for more than 2500 years!

Pinus halepensis

(Other names include Aleppo pine, Jerusalem pine, oran yerushlim (Hebrew), Sanawbar el halab (Arabic), and halepensis pine.)

Pinus halepensis is a pine native to the Mediterranean region, distinguished by its thin, wispy needles, reddish bark, and narrow cones, which may open and disperse seeds in the event of a forest fire. The species excels at preventing soil erosion, and thrives in dry, hot climates. The tree's resin and pine nuts also have culinary applications, which I'd love to try someday!

Populus tremuloides

(Other names include A’kíítoyi (Nitsitapiisinni), quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, mountain aspen, golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, and popple.)

Last, but certainly not least, Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree with a native range that extends across most of North America, especially throughout Canada, Alaska, and the Great Lakes region. Clonal colonies of these trees are common, each colony essentially being its own clone, and thus all a part of the same organism. A colony known as Pando is the oldest and heaviest organism in the world, at a potential maximum age of 12,000 years, and with a mass of 6 million kilograms!

Chag sameach! Feel free to add your own favourite trees onto this post!

(Images sourced from Wikimedia commons)

[cinnamon-phrog]

Chat there is a disturbance in my bones most unsound [I realised I might be iffy sharing the trio with non-friends]

[mr-babygirl]

Catwoman: A Selina Kyle Playlist With Voicelines

This playlist has given me so much hell, but I think I've finally found a way to upload it. Please enjoy this electronic, dance-pop R&B playlist