#projects for a long weekend

[bestagons]

What Dan and Phil Text Each Other 4 + Familect (article)

[missazura]

I'm at the brink of a suicidal breakdown. I've been waiting to get my paycheck from an illustration job I've done last October 2023, I did ask them about it and said that I would get paid on the 27th. It's the 28th and I still don't see any updates on my end. I've gotten my hopes up for so long, every month since and I've burnt the fuck out from waiting.

I've been refraining myself from eating and buy myself stuff like food and toiletries and I've completely ran out of money to survive. I wish i could accept commissions but I haven't been doing great mental and physical wise and I don't have the means to draw other than a few sketches to cheer myself up. I'm completely burnt out.

If you could help spread this around I would appreciate it, every bit helps at least to cover my necessities for a while until I hope to eventually get paid

I'm sorry for asking for donations so frequently I just can't hold on for much longer in this state

Donations and reblogs are appreciated, thank you

[deoidesign]

Thinks about my next series again... I drew the icon for it!

I'm planning to have it launched within a year! I'm hoping for summer 2025. I want to make a prelaunch page before Time and Time Again ends so people can subscribe if they're interested, but I'm worried the series return would be too early...

[astrum99]

Do you think bugs fall in love?

Their small bodies host even tinier brains. Built to crawl through soil and rocks bigger than itself. Running on a simple software bouncing between eat, sleep, fight, flight, and copulate.

V1 is smarter than a bug. It must be. It’s a war machine, so it must be. Its programming is complex enough to fry several motherboards; the internals are heated from constant, unrelenting processing needs. If it updates its optical data intake to any greater degree than these rough, messy polygons, it’d surely perish from the overwhelming information.

V1 is built to kill first, survive second. To be fair, survival would ensure more killing, so it’d be more effective. Moving through the battlefield, culling lives, drawing blood. Perfectly aligned with its programmed objectives, then.

Gabriel is smarter than a bug. He must be. He’s an angel, so he must be. He’s one of the best soldiers in the heavenly realm. Armour and swords glistened with pride and justice. He sees all. He judges all. His loyalty and perfect track record have earned him a high rank within the order. Leaving behind the creaturely "it". His light burns hot and bright within his constitution.

Gabriel is built as a messenger of the Father, then a judge of Hell. To be fair, the role of a judge was assigned to him by the council, so he supposes that his placement can be summed up as the bearer of the divine authority to bring right to all other creatures. Perfectly aligned, then.

Bugs… Well, they’re the same. I suppose. Small beings. Running pre-programmed orders derived from centuries of evolution: eat, sleep, fight, flight, and copulate. No role. No responsibilities.

Bugs are built naturally and fully, unlike humankind; but formed and ready to go within seconds from their births, like machines and angels.

So. Do they live?

When the machine and the angel escape their chains, do they see themselves in bugs?

Bugs are born to live, temporarily, fleetingly, yet live nonetheless. Do they, then, deserve to live, freeing and meaninglessly. No role. No responsibilities.

So. Do bugs love?

Do they learn that they can go beyond their basic structures? Do they see their own reflection in each other’s compound eyes? Do they recognize each other’s bodies, scents, heat? Do they feel the desire for closeness?

To flutter wings like a dance of waltz. To brush antennae like butterfly kisses. To greet and caress and lie next to each other near their death.

To move through the sky in battle, in passion. To clash swords and fists and bullets. To greet and caress and lie next to each other near their death.

The same cells in the same blood coursing beneath the same suit of exoskeletons.

Machine, angel, bug. Boiled down to the barest essence of existence; crisp simplicity.

To live, to love.

[inga-don-studio]

Carbonation angel

AKA the first thing you see after nearly drowning while being attacked by an entire room of evil killer grampa clones

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[emerald-skies-art]

I will not be able to participate in reguri wk and it is devistating to me I’ve been so sad

Pls everyone enjoy it so much for me, we chose many beautiful themes for this season, I hope u all can enjoy creating for them! 😞🩷

[ejunkiet]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: WORDS ARE ON THE PAGE >:3

[2hoothoots]

It had been a hot second since I saw your art on my dash so I went snooping to see what I missed and!!!!! I just gotta gush about your sense of design (especially in the posters/poster style comps!!) it's SO strong and SO cool you've got such a good eye for shape and composition it's fantastic!!!!!!

Hope you have a nice day c:

thank you so much!! this is so sweet, it really made my day to wake up to this in my inbox <3

i always have a ton of fun with the more graphic/painted-style pieces! i wish i had time to do more of them, honestly. i have too many IDEAS and so a lot of stuff i make is quite loose and sketchy because it's the quickest way to get the idea out before moving on to something else. but there's also something really rewarding about investing time in the bigger pieces and hashing out the composition and colours and values and all that other stuff. (and it makes my day every time to get complimented on it, haha! makes all the hard work feel worth it.)

i'm still working (slowly!) on the tarot-themed pieces, so as a bonus here's the rough sketch for Bobby's card (the Chariot):

[jojaydoodles]

After three decades of mortal struggle I finally defeated the First Nemesis, Lady Hands. While tackling her younger sisters, Perspective and Composition, I got sneak-attacked by mother of all final bosses - THE BACKGROUND.

--- ko-fi // redbubble

[bismuthburnsblue]

I still feel like i have a lot more research to do before i set plans in motion... but i think my Lady Stede costume is a toss up between a robe a la francaise or a robe a l'anglaise. (the design comes down to whether im wanting watteau pleats, essentially)

from what i can see, most the dresses in the show (or the ones im looking to take inspiration from anyway) are francaise- Evelyn's dress & Mary's wedding dress clearly have the back pleats. but. the yellow dress Mary wears when she shows stede the painting (and Stede the boat) sparks the most inspiration in me, and ive watched the clips numerous times, and i dont think? it has pleats.

basically what im saying is the costumes in the show are a little inconsistent and also vary the style up, so im not bound to any one style. historically, im thinking that the people in Barbados would be drawing more of their styles from England, rather than France, but i still dont think that actually limits me, just something to consider in my research.

things i know i want:

engagantes (sleeve ruffles)

a decent amount of trim (though not too much, as none of stedes costumes are that ott)

a contrast stomacher (which means it needs to be open front, i think?)

...and thats as far as ive made it. all superficial things really, but important points to look for when im looking extants, i guess.

(some images from the show to show what im thinking about)

(& a francaise and l'anglaise if youre completely lost on what they are)

this is all day 1 research, so i have a good ways to go before i really start to understand my options, but id love an opinion on what you think?

[shokupanda]

WAR IS (MOSTLY) OVER!!!!!!!! RAGHHHHHHH

THERES STILL 3 FINALS LEFT BUT THE HARDEST ONES ARE DONE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[theartinmyheart]

🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[atthebell]

oh yeah im despondent btw it's just that i've been despondent like definitely since november and honestly since september so like this is just a final nail in the coffin of well i never got anything i wanted and i just have to live with that

[qrowscant]

hey! i'm really looking forwards to seeing how link rot progresses, it looks like such a cool world. i know this might be asking a lot, but do you have an rss feed set up for the site? due to timezones + working hours i often miss update notifications on tumblr/etc, and i'd hate to lose track of this. (if you can't set rss up on neocities, do you have a tag on tumblr that you'd use for updates that i can follow instead?)

i'm currently setting up an RSS feed! not sure when it'll be done, but its near the top of my priorities as an RSS enjoyer. for now, i'll tag updates with '#link rot updates' for the ease of tracking.

i'll let you know when i get everything set up!!

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY @zu-is-here!!!!

i can't believe i missed your b-day again!! i had to make you something this year and so why not draw the bean the legend, the sweetest baby ever as a gift!!! >:Dc

thank you so much for all of your sweet words and making your blog one of the most comforting places to be at!! hope you're having an amazing day<3333