#if: art

[kanangul]

Character Tease - 4 of 5

To whom does the hand of fate beckon; The holy messenger of rot and plague, desperate for affection? Or perhaps the alluring songstress, whose mystery is as great as her influence?

The Beholders of the Moon and the Wonderland Ensemble aren't the only hands dealing the cards when it comes to crime in Vilyuchka.

Many other mysterious forces have their own sway and influence in this world. Be it with the support of a syndicate or completely independent from any group.

The Amatores Pestilentiae, otherwise known as the Watchers are a group of religious fanatics that give their hearts to one being: An angel of plague and rot that goes by the name of Uriel. The Watchers operate more like a church would than any traditional crime syndicate. While they don't enjoy the life of crime, their unorthodox manners of worship and faith in beings deemed unholy means they have no choice in stooping to the depths of Vilyuchka's crime culture.

While the Beholders are considered passive for the most part, the Watchers can be known to be somewhat aggressive. Most Watchers are completely faithful to the beck and calls of their idol Uriel.

Watcher Uriel's goal is simple on paper: They want to live in a world where their unsightly visage is accepted and loved. A world where they and their beloved Watchers don't have to fear death if they were to go out in daylight. Though things get much more complicated when you factor in Uriel's nature as an angelic being.

In the grand scheme of things, he hasn't been living amongst mortals for very long. Not to mention the ways his followers tend to shelter him. This causes him to have a disconnect when it comes to mortal life, and an impressively great lack of empathy. The Watchers blindly follow his command nonetheless, unable to think critically about the dissonance he experiences.

Blackheart PI is in no way a crime syndicate. Quite the opposite, in fact. Technically. Blackheart PI is a one-man unit, run by the ever mysterious Lucia Blackheart. While through all technicality she's a detective, and a damn good one at that, her goal isn't to put an end to Vilyuchka's dependency on crime.

The first half of business model is simple. She uses her prowess as an investigator in order to gather documents and useful information for various crime organizations around in Vilyuchka. They pay good money for it, too. No one offers a service quite like she does. Any time you have Blackheart on your side you have an immediate advantage.

To most this would seem risky. Blackheart is essentially walking with the biggest target in Vilyuchka on her back. This is where her second talent comes in to play; She's a Composer. As well as a songstress. And one of the best in Vilyuchka, at that. Killing Blackheart, someone who is such an established musician, would be an incredible loss. Attempting anything nefarious with her would not only lose you one of the most valuable allies in Vilyuchka, but also risks inciting the ire of all the other syndicates in the city.

[reindoodles]

aoughhhh *is taken over with the disease*

alt flashing gif under the cut

[sabrebash]

the joy of realizing someone is a similar type of freak as you

[maybeallieart]

An embroidery of the Wikipedia page for embroidery.

[roxasbooth]

[hauntingrabbits]

comic

[chunkysoup22]

[strategypillar]

Older than history itself

What if the oldest vampire was a Neanderthal girl 🤔

[marissasketch]

Had to paint Moo Deng!! I love her so much

[midwinterhunt]

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

[cosmeretrek]

Above image is a pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

[kanangul]

Character Tease - 5 of 5

To whom does the hand of fate beckon; █████ ███ █████ ███ ███ ██ ████ ████████ ███████ ██ ███████ █ █ █ █████ █ ███

This new world is frightening, filled with many things unknown. Though even in your current state of confusion you can tell something doesn't feel quite right. You forget things you should remember, and you remember things that never happened.

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Dearest Mikhail, I hope this letter reaches you well. It's been a while since we last spoke. I've been praying for you this whole time, eager for your condition to improve. I feel rather guilty that I haven't written to you in so long. I've just been awful busy. I know nowadays I could just call you on the phone, but you know me. I'm so old fashioned. All these new inventions still scare me! I still owe you a rather large favor. If you still remember that. I will try to make up for what I owe soon. I'm trying very hard but... It still does not seem quite right, hm? Nevertheless, I eagerly await your response. Catch me up, tell me how you've been. Nothing much has changed with me. I miss you very greatly. Loving Regards, ████

[reindoodles]

oooh, may I ask if Lukas has Julia or Ricardo?

Ricardo because I’m predictable 😔 BUT I love all versions of Ortega and every RO for that matter- I could write essays on all of them honestly but for now have a little of them both (they are both trying really hard not to repeat a really good joke they heard)

[blabberoo]

Idk what au im cooking.. but Im cooking..

[kittarts]

New Coraline design drop