#my sketches are umm…. really rough lol

[suck-mein-pokeballs]

Stupid little Smallville doodle because I can’t sleep

[eskawrites]

What about 3, 13, and 22 for the writers asks? :]

you got it! :)

3. What’s your favorite fic that you’ve written?

to no one's surprise, it's probably the celebrity fake dating au lol

but! i'll also throw in a curveball and say but your hand's wet with sweat, and your head needs a rest just bc i love love loved exploring robin in that fic, and it set up a lot of what i wanted to do with thriving in the apocalypse

13. How much planning do you do before writing?

umm depends on what you categorize as planning vs writing lol. i outline pretty heavily before i start writing, but my outlines can include some pretty fleshed out scenes--some of which only need very minimal changes once i actually write them out

in general though, i usually have an outline of the main beats of the story as well as character's mindsets, and any other important points or themes or whatever. and i'll almost always have at least a few scenes sketched out and put into a rough chronological order

22. Do you know how your fic will end before you start writing?

for multichapters, pretty much always (the endings for Raise Dead and the cfdau were basically fully written before i really started the fic). for one-shots it depends. i usually don't have a specific scene in mind, but i know what the, like, emotional resolution should be. i'll usually have the ending of the last important conversation or like a final choice sort of thing planned out, and then i'll leave the actual closing scene for future eska to struggle with when she gets there

(so like, for example, in the nancy teaches robin to swim fic of thriving in the apocalypse, i knew that the last Important Thing they did would be sit on the beach and talk, and that Nancy would admit she was glad Robin came with her, and Robin would not quite open up to her, but it would feel like progress in their relationship anyway. i did not know they would go back to the water and try swimming again until i was writing that scene, because as nice and symbolic as that moment ended up being, it really is just a nice closing shot with very little plot importance. so i guess that means i do kind of plan out the ending, just not in as much detail as i would for longer fics lol)

thank you!

fic writer asks

[novallion]

Umm I'm sorry but honestly your art is fantastic and you should really realize how amazing and unique your art style is. I absolutely LOVE your style and your painting style has personally inspired me to want to start painting as well. I'm also sorry you dont get enough zine opportunities bc your art style isn't the "cute" stuff everyone else does. I personally follow you because your art isnt like that and I'm sure other people do too 💕💕💕

(Im a little late becuase this got buried)

Thank you! Im just really weird about my style. Its... I want it to be flowing and colorful and... i want it to mean something I guess. Its hard for me to do funny comics or sketches because its not like, really telling a story or saying something with the art?

i’ve also had some rough experiences with some other artists in my younger times and it really set me back self-confidence wise. so I want to make it the best it can be (when I have the energy lol)

[blapis-blazuli]

For that one ship meme: any Invisible person you feel like doing. Don't overload yourself, though.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I wasn’t sure which one to pick, so have all of them

Scientific Romance (Arthur Kemp/Jack Griffin/Flora Cranley/Rosemary Carew/Henry Jekyll(/Jack Griffin)) [Monster AU]

When or if I started shipping it: For a while now. As it currently is? Uh… Our conversations on Discord would imply since early September of last year, given the development between Rosemary and Flora.

My thoughts: It’s cute? It’s a lot of fun to come up with things for all of them? Maybe too much fun even?

What makes me happy about them: They’re all dorks in love and it’s great.

What makes me sad about them: Universal will never have the balls to make Griffin/Kemp canon, let alone this. …Then again, Universal had the “brilliant” idea of trying to cast Johnny Depp as Griffin (which I still think was terrible casting), so maybe it’s for the best that they don’t try to do something like this. (Plus, you and I both know how bad The Umm turned out. I can’t say I’m looking forward to seeing their new take on my favorite of their monsters)

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: I’m kinda concerned that a hypothetical fanbase for this AU would:

Ignore that they’re all in a happy, consensual relationship

Ignore that none of them are straight and only focus on Jack/Flora and/or Henry/Rosemary

Fetishize Flora/Rosemary and ignore that they’re both also happy with Jack and Henry respectively

Fetishize either Jack/Arthur and/or Jack/Henry and either act like Flora and Rosemary don’t exist or treat them like they’re evil and “in the way” of one of those relationships

Things I look for in art/fic: I’d be impressed if someone besides us wrote about them at all, to be honest.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Eh.. The closest thing I can think of is an AU where Jack was nicer to Thomas Marvel and they also got together and maybe things ended up working out with Henry and Gabriel Utterson. Other than that… I dunno.

My happily ever after for them: I just want them all to be happy.

Their favorite non-sexual activity: Just relaxing together and enjoying when things aren’t falling apart around them.

Invisible Poly-Square (Kitty Carroll/Helen Manson/Geoffrey Radcliffe/Frank Griffin(/Kitty Carroll)) [Monster AU]

When or if I started shipping it: The moment we started figuring out how to fit both Kitty and Geoffrey into this AU.

My thoughts: They are incredibly sweet. I love them.

What makes me happy about them: Everything? They’re just great?

What makes me sad about them: I’d say “Universal would never make it canon” but… Well, see the previous one for why that doesn’t bother me.

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: I have a few of the same concerns for this ship as I would for the previous one.

Things I look for in art/fic: I’d be impressed if it existed at all, especially given the… lack of popularity regarding both Invisible Man Returns and Invisible Woman.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I dunno.

My happily ever after for them: That they’re happy at all.

Their favorite non-sexual activity: Just being near each other and enjoying a quiet moment together, all four of them.

Dr. Jekyll/Claude Griffin/Mr. Hyde [Mad Monster Party/Mad Mad Mad Monsters]

When or if I started shipping it: Oh gosh, uh… shortly after watching Mad Monster Party for the first time, if not during the first time seeing it.

My thoughts: Best MMP couple. No contest.

What makes me happy about them: I think they’re just fun to think about in general, especially as a way to explore the idea of Jekyll and Hyde both being in love with the same person and that person loving them both back (and with someone who already knows they’re both in the same body).

What makes me sad about them: …Does anyone even care that much about the movie they’re from?

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: I’m pretty sure Mad Monster Party/Mad Mad Mad Monsters fic doesn’t exist.

Things I look for in art/fic: That it exists to begin with.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I don’t know, but I definitely don’t see Claude getting back with Nagatha.

My happily ever after for them: They escaped Baron Boris’ island together and are happily starting a new life with each other.

Their favorite non-sexual activity: For Jekyll and Claude: just talking about things together. For Claude and Hyde: causing mischief.

Henry Frankenstein/Nagatha [Mad Mad Mad Monsters]

When or if I started shipping it: After I tried thinking about what Nagatha would do with her life after divorcing Claude (let’s face it that marriage wasn’t meant to last) and thought about her maybe going to assist Henry Frankenstein.

My thoughts: They’d be a much better match than Nagatha and Claude.

What makes me happy about them: I enjoy the thought of them working together while also breaking the animated formula of having the Invisible Man with the Invisible Woman (fuck you, Hotel Transylvania).

What makes me sad about them: It’s gonna take some time to think of a way for them to get together that doesn’t feel forced. Not like I can do much worse than the actual relationships in that special though.

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: lol implying Mad Mad Mad Monsters fic exists

Things I look for in art/fic: That they exist to begin with.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I dunno, just don’t have Nagatha and Claude get back together.

My happily ever after for them: I haven’t thought that far ahead yet.

Their favorite non-sexual activity: Science!

Boobula/Ghoul [Mad Mad Mad Monsters]

When or if I started shipping it: A little less than a week after we first watched Mad Mad Mad Monsters together, apparently.

My thoughts: I think they’d be great boyfriends. They’re vampire-invisible person solidarity, which is honestly underrated. A vampire can see things that other humans can’t. Things like an invisible person. So Boo would have no problem actually seeing his invisible boyfriend, things that others usually wouldn’t be able to see.

What makes me happy about them: I like to think they’d have a gradual childhood friends-to-lovers kind of romance and they’re already so close that it takes a while for them both to realize they have romantic feelings for each other.

What makes me sad about them: That some dipstick gave one of them the name “Boobula” like who tf does that I don’t know of anyone else who ships it.

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: That would require for said fic/art to exist to begin with.

Things I look for in art/fic: That it exists?

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: …I dunno.

My happily ever after for them: They’re happy together whether their respective families approve of their relationship or not. (Which at least Claude does.)

Their favorite non-sexual activity: Mostly harmlessly horsing around with regular humans, and each other too.

Eric Creighton/Sid Griffin/Nadia/Danya [OC/Gravedale High/OC/OC]

When or if I started shipping it: I think we started shipping Sid and Eric pretty shortly after we started working on him, and I kinda started shipping Nadia with Sid pretty quickly too. I pretty much immediately jumped to shipping Nadia and Danya.

My thoughts: I love them and look forward to hopefully doing more for them at some point? Sid was kinda not treated very well by the other students in his class, even towards the end of the show, and he’s the only one who never had a close friend like everyone else in class did, so I like how this kinda changes that.

What makes me happy about them: It’s been fun developing OCs for a show that doesn’t really get that much love outside the internet that happen to fall for a character I adore like a son? I think this finally helped me let go of the idea that OCs who end up with canon characters are inherently cringy and/or badly-written that I was pressured into believing as a younger teenager.

What makes me sad about them: That this show never even got a DVD release, what the fuck, Universal, give me my teenage monster children

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: Not about this ship exactly, but have I mentioned how disheartening it is to find that the few GH fanfics I’ve found mostly focus on Vinnie and Reggie as if they’re the only characters from this show worth focusing on? (They’re great, but the others deserve attention too.)

Things I look for in art/fic: I haven’t even drawn Danya yet, and I somehow lost the one rough sketch I’ve done for Nadia, so…

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: (shrugs)

My happily ever after for them: All four of them live together with their future daughter Grisephone.

Their favorite non-sexual activity: Musical comedy nights. I mean, any time they’re together they have fun, but especially musical comedy nights, because who knows what’ll happen.

Dr. Henry Davenport/Edgar Raven [Monster in my Pocket]

When or if I started shipping it: Er… late July of last year, apparently?

My thoughts: They would absolutely be dorks together.

What makes me happy about them: Thinking of them being Carrie’s dorky dads together is endearing to me.

What makes me sad about them: I can pretty much guarantee that Edgar isn’t even in the other unaired episodes that are who knows where now so I don’t think we’ll ever know what he looks like.

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: I’m pretty sure that Edgar’s not even in the very few fics for this show that do exist.

Things I look for in art/fic: I’d honestly be impressed if any art of Edgar exists, fanart or otherwise.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My happily ever after for them: Edgar and Davenport get married and the latter officially adopts Carrie to become her official Monster Dad (the other three good monsters being her honorary monster uncles).

Their favorite non-sexual activity: Reading and writing together with one helping come up with ideas for the other.

Thank you so much! I’m sorry this is so long, I have a lot of feelings for invisible characters.

(Send me a ship?)

[xbooksandtea]

30 Questions for Artists

 @jdragon122 thank you so much for tagging me, pineapple!

Rules: Rules: there are no rules! Tag whomever you want if you choose to answer the questions

Do you prefer traditional drawing, or digital?  Since I can’t draw digitally – traditional it is!

How long have you been drawing? Since around 6th grade I think?

How many classes have you taken? None

Do you have a DeviantArt, personal website, or art blog? No way, I don’t nearly draw often enough for that. When I’m satisfied with something, I post it either on here or on Instagram @alina.of.camelot

What’s your favorite thing to draw? Dean, lately

What’s your least favorite thing to draw? H a n d s

How often do you use references? I try to use them whenever I draw more than unspecific faces

Do you draw professionally, or just for fun? Just for fun, and I don’t really want to draw professionally either :)

How much time do you spend drawing on an average day? Depends – some days just doodles in class, other days I can spend hours on one piece

Are you confident about your art? Lol nope

How many art-related blogs do you follow? A few – mainly fandom artists

Is it okay for people to ask you about your process? If I ever post something art-related again, yes :D

Do you prefer to keep your art personal, or do you like drawing things     for other people? My art isn’t good enough for me to draw for other people, but if it was I’d probably spend the rest of my life drawing for others :‘)

Do you ever collaborate with others? It’s rather hard to collaborate when you don’t do stuff digitally, sadly

How long does an average piece take you to complete? Umm… 4-6 hours? But I sometimes get distracted in the process

Do you draw more today than you did in the past, or do you draw less? I draw less, mainly because I’m focussing on writing and sewing now

Do you think you’re justified in giving other people art advice? Not at all. I can point out rough mistakes if someone asks me to, but     I don’t like giving constructive criticism that I can’t even stick to     myself

What are you currently trying to improve on? Everything, but to improve I’d need to draw more… :D

What is the most difficult thing for you to draw? Hands, feet, boobs

What is the easiest thing for you to draw? Probably side profiles? But it depends – sometimes it’s really easy, sometimes I keep failing

Do you like to challenge yourself? As long as it’s nothing completely impossible for someone with my competence – sure

Are you confident that you’re improving steadily? I took a long break, so I kinda got thrown back a little, but I’m tryingto get there again (it’s so discouraging though)

Do you draw more fanart, or more original art? Fanart!

Do you feel jealous when you see other people’s art, or inspired? (Be     honest!) Both! Like I want to draw like that but it also inspires me to work harder and to make my own art

Do you like to draw in silence, or with music? I need background noises to start doing anything creative, but I probably won’t notice if the music stops playing until like an hour later

For digital artists: what program(s) do you use? If I try to draw     digitally, it’s gimp – buying a better program is useless if I use it like     twice a month

For digital artists: how many layers does a typical piece require? Lots

For traditional artists: what medium do you like most? (Pencil,     charcoals, etc) Markers, but it’s nice to just use lines / a pencil instead of actual colouring

For traditional artists: How do you usually start on a big piece?     (Light sketch, colored lead, sketchpaper, etc) Drawing weird shapes and lines to see what I want and where everything goes

What inspires you to not just make art, but to be a better artist? All these amazing fanartists – so much love to all of you you are amazing!

I don’t know who to tag - @saawek, @thespiritualmultinerd, do you feel like doing it? If you didn’t do it already :D

[glitchypixie]

TMI questions

(for anon who asked)

1: What are you wearing?  pjs (aka a comfy tshirt and underwear)

2: Ever been in love?  Nope lol

3: Ever had a terrible breakup?   not really

4: How tall are you?   5′2 // 157cm

5: How much do you weigh?  ummm i havent weighed myself in ages and my weight fluctuates heaps so who knows

6: Any tattoos do you want?    i have a few rough ideas and sketches but nothing for certain

7: Any piercings that you want?   i want my nose pierced but i cant coz of work

8: OTP? umm :/ idk i guess my faves will always be merlin and arthur

9: Favorite Show?   at the moment stranger things cos I'm a basic bitch but all time fave is Merlin lol

10: Favorite bands?  i dont knowwwwww

11: Something you miss? this is really depressing but i miss having friends to hang out with because i don't have anyone to spend time with at the moment

12: Favorite song?  When by dodie or Misguided Ghosts by Paramore

13: How old are you?  20 aaaaaa

14: Zodiac sign? Taurus

15: Hair Color?  boring brown

16: Favorite Quote? i dont think i really have one :/

17: Favorite singer? dodie or Hayley Kiyoko

18: Favorite color?  yellow or pink

19: Loud music or soft?  LOUD

20: Where do you go when you're sad? I just wallow in it by watching sad af videos that make me cry and listen to sad music oh and also overthink EVERYTHING

21: How long does it take you to shower? anywhere from 5-20 minutes

22: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? a little over an hour

23: Ever been in a physical fight?  nopee i am small and weak

24: Turn on?  boys with long hair also just any sign of affection

25: Turn off?  yelling

26: The reason I joined Tumblr?  my friend made me one when i was like 12

27: Fears? terrified of what people think of my

28: Last thing that made you cry?  mental illness lol

29: Last time you cried? two nights ago

30: Meaning behind your url? cute and aesthetic

31: Last book you read? i really don't know i used to love reading but i haven't been able to read an actual book since like 2012 ahahaha kill me

32: Last song you listened to? currently listening to Secret For the Mad by dodie

33: Last show you watched? i just caught up on Riverdale

34: Last person you talked to? My mum

35: The relationship between you and the person you last texted? it was my mum

36: Favorite food? i really don't know i have a weird relationship with food sometimes the thought of it make me feel sick and other times i binge eat sooo idk

37: Place you want to visit? everywhere literally i want to travel the world

38: Last place you were?  i have spent the whole day at home but yesterday i went to a pub with some family

39: Do you have a crush?  not really i just fall in love with strangers

40: Last time you kissed someone? probs like April lol its been tooooo long kill me

41: Last time you were insulted and what was it?  probably work banter idk

42: What color underwear are you wearing?  black and red

43: What color shirt are you wearing?  white

44: What color bottoms are you wearing?  none

45: Wearing any bracelets?  nope

46: Last sport you played?  does chasing my dog around count??

47: Last song you sang?  where is the love by the black eyed peas hahaha

48: Last prank call you remember doing? ummmm when i was like 10 with my best friend and we prank called my mum hahah

49: Last time you hung out with anyone?  last time i hung out with someone who wasn't family is August because i have no friends

50: Favorite movie?  idk i suck with favourites