#paint your masks

[playingplayer2]

A few crappy photos of my most recent mask design. It's getting repainted this week, probably. I like the design but I need... Something different. Not sure what yet.

Comedy and tragedy masks over the "red curtains," VI for the Lovers, and blue (they came out rather purple but... ehh it's fine) roses for resilience.

(No actually, I do. I want to do pirate themed. But like. I'm sure how exactly, because I don't just want to paint it black and do the jolly roger and call it done. That's boring. Blah.

Where's the gold and jewels, the high seas, the swashbuckling, the creaking of the ship, the heat of the sun and rage of the storms, the feel of rope against calloused hands?

Whatever. I'll figure it out. Somehow.)

[heybaetae]

taehyung bothering loving yeontan cr. namuspromised

[venusaur-propaganda]

Drawing Venusaur with every Pokemon pt. Tornadus

[tothebestofmyabilities]

[nilefreemans]

I work hard on my icons is the thing, and I know other creators do as well, they're small edits but they're still edits

It's finding the perfect screen shot, its lighting and coloring and even more!

then we put them nicely onto a rebloggable post, give people different color options and shapes, throw in lil graphics to give it a certain flair

All. For. Fucking. Free.

the least you can do is like the post you take your icon from, the best thing you can do is reblog them

I stopped making icons for months because my posts would get like 13 notes (most of them likes) and yet I'd see the icon be used by more than 13 people - NONE OF WHICH LIKED OR REBLOGGED THE POSTS

I've even seen people take my icons (again who didn't like or reblog the original post) and edit them and use them for something else WITHOUT MY PERMISSION or give me credit

its exhausting, please support the content creators on this website

[leapdayowo]

The Bonus Links :D

Before final details:

Mini on a log

Slate and lily pads

[hrodvitnon]

SIGNALIS Big Teef Fic Preview!

Did anybody want a fic with the Big Teef? No? Well, too bad, you're getting one anyway. Have a taste!

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"Hey, when were you going to tell me you have fangs?"

Elster pauses, having just gotten engrossed in a scene of tense questioning.  "Excuse me?"

Ariane sits beside her at the table, lays down the Replika overview, leans her elbows on it and rests her chin on folded hands, giving the Replika a look that to any Gestalt would be similar to a parent wanting to know why their kids didn't do what was asked of them – or rather, like she's taken on the role of detective in the midst of questioning.  Elster lifts her eyebrows, waiting for an explanation.

Ariane elaborates as if telling an anecdote from her Rotfront years.  "I looked through the Replika overview again to see if there was anything I could pick up to help you out, or do something for you, when... in the corner of my little eye, I spy... a schematic.  A schematic, El Bell.  Of retractable canine teeth.  Which you are in possession of, and neglected to inform me."

Elster closes her eyes, knowing where this is going.

"Ariane."

"Now, I don't ask the time of day from a clock..."

"Liebchen."

"But I'm not shy about how hot I am for nibbles and love bites..."

"Light of my life."

"And you didn't think to tell me?  When were you going to tell me?"

"Settle down, dramatic.  They're for self-defense, not for sexy time.  Besides, it's not even unique to LSTRs – all Replikas have them."

Ariane blinks in surprise.  "Wait, seriously?  Even Eules?"  Having such teeth makes sense for a Storch or Star, but an Eule?

"Absolutely.  I once heard that a secretary unit back at headquarters almost bit the fingers off an untrained Storch who got too ugly with her.  Not sure how it ended, but I like to think Frau Beißer got off with a warning and the Storch never lived it down.  Self-defense, like I said.  With combat units it's a last resort in case one runs out of ammunition or doesn't have a melee weapon ready."

Ariane's eyes widen.  Eules always looked so delicate to her with how lightly they carried themselves, but it seems even those domestic units are made of sterner stuff than expected.  Her eyes lower to Elster's mouth.  Elster gives her a knowing look.

"No."

"I didn't say anything!"

"You have that 'in the interest of science' look on your face."

"I just want to see them for myself!  There's nothing wrong with that!  Show me, please?  It's not like I'll ever see them in a combat situation, unless we get picked up by aliens or something."

Elster stares.  Ariane stares back, pleading and doe-eyed, just seconds away from deploying the dreaded pouty bottom lip.  Elster gives in, of course.  She can never really refuse humoring her love, so she teasingly grouses like it's such a chore.

"Ach, fine."

Ariane tries not to drum her fingers happily while Elster pops the mandibles in her jaw, mouth opening.  Nothing out of the ordinary, just 28 white teeth – go figure Replikas aren't manufactured with wisdom teeth – and then Elster curls her lips back wolfishly, her canines extending with an audible click.

There is, of course, the knee-jerk flicker of saucy fascination since Ariane does so love when Elster bites her, but in the moment it's also tempered by actual scientific curiosity.  Elster's lengthened teeth are only sharp at the very tips, as Ariane knows from experience, so while they probably can pierce through flesh or biomechanical components they must be intended for crushing and tearing, clamping down and keeping a steady grip thanks to powerful jaws.

A rather specific detail from the Replika overview comes to mind: the LSTR unit has a bite force of 1250 PSI at minimum.  Ariane's heard of certain Vinetan animals having a comparable bite, capable of piercing through the skulls of their prey.  The knowledge of this results in a revelatory daydream of hostile alien forces intercepting their little ship and abducting Ariane, causing Elster to crush an extraterrestrial skull or spine between her teeth as she goes in a rampaging rescue...

"Ari," Elster drawls.  The extended fangs seem to mess with her speech, an added lisp causing her accent to border on nonsensical.  "Ye hab dat look."

Ariane shakes her head.  "I wasn't thinking of anything sexy this time, honest!"

"Uh-huh.  Cad I pud dese away now?  Iz hahd to talk."

[kazuaru]

Kinda inspired by @.lucidicer 😋💖

[valfeathers]

if you draw masky i will kiss you on the mouth

goodness gracious

[unofficialadamtaurus]

The sequel (companion?) to this drawing

[playingplayer2]

When you're trying to paint to destress only to realize you've just smeared white paint all over your I'VE-ONLY-HAD-IT-FOR-LIKE-6-WEEKS cardigan and then calm down bc you know how to get acrylic out of most fabric EXCEPT WAIT FUCK IT'S F A B R I C AND IF YOU LET IT DRY YOU'RE FUCKED

....

I got the paint out tho so yay

Anyways. The Master's bar soap has been my best friend for like over 8 years now, gets paint out of almost anything fresh or dry, from new cardigans or the paint brushes you forgot to clean that are more paint than brush now. It also does a fantastic job washing makeup brushes (just be sure to wash off all the soap residue).

[summerslashers]

I’m so happy with how this turned out🥰

[idkwhatimdoingbutslay]

Ok so fun fact: I paint. Sometimes clothes. And sometimes said clothes is my very own custom merch

I’ve been putting off this one for like……. a year and it still needs A LOT of work

This is what happens when Riot won’t give us anything

[8ug8ear]

there's still definitely parts of malevolent that I love but I'm kinda glad most of my interest in it fizzled out a few months ago. it's just not fun being the butt of the joke, ever. I get that hg wasn't trying to be out right malicious, but he could've just not included the jokes at all. this mixed with what he said in that q&a all those months back does not mix well

[micamone]

"YOURE TELLING ME YOU WERE ASSIGNED FURRY AT BIRTH?"

-my husband, upon hearing me try to say that I'm not a kitty cat, thats just the costume i was given by my family and i was not willing to work harder or argue with them for another

[playingplayer2]

My newest paint job on my dentec ☺️ took me 3 days to complete (the woes of waiting for paint to dry) and looks quite lovely in the sun! (Some paint still has to cure for a few days but it's ready to wear out nonetheless)

(my previous design below ⬇️ was based on Kaveh from Genshin Impact)