#sorry that was long

[nicossunshine]

“Jason was so boring” “Jason had no personality” what are you talking about

Jason Grace was a child soldier and the son of the KING OF THE GODS. The pressure on him was so huge and the training of the Roman legions was so intense all he ever really did was train. As soon as he was old enough he was put in positions of leadership and power cause he’s the son of Jupiter, leader of the gods, he must be a natural born leader, right?

But his entire character arc revolves around him realising that he can be more than what the Romans made him into, that he can have his own opinions, his own hobbies, love who he wants, live where he wants.

He was the first person to start defending Nico, the first to accept Nico and tell him sincerely that there was nothing wrong with him and that everyone at BOTH camps would accept him and have his back - and if they didn’t they’d have Jason to answer to.

He was sure to always give Reyna the credit she deserved and constantly felt guilty for when he made her shoulder the responsibilities. Throughout HoH he’s got half of his mind on her, praying she’s okay, tracking her progress in his dreams because gods FORBID anything happen to that brilliant woman whom he loved platonically but wholeheartedly.

When they found Leo again after he was at Ogygia, Jason recognised in an instant just from the way Leo was sitting that something was off. When everyone pestered him with questions, Jason took charge to get the limelight off of Leo as much as possible, and checked in with him the minute they were alone.

Jason Grace is fiercely loving, always looks out for those who need support, always sides with the underdogs, always does what’s right even when it’s hard, often does what’s expected even when he doesn’t want to, but if he can take the burden off of someone else he will ALWAYS step up.

He has the honour and bravery of a soldier and carries all of the trauma and doubt that comes with it.

And on top of all of this he was just sixteen years old.

Jason Grace isn’t boring, it just took some time for us to understand why he acts the way he does - always composed and in charge. He is not perfect, but he was always trained/expected to be, and watching the perfect mask crack and seeing his true inner thoughts throughout HoO is what makes his character so interesting.

[newtkive]

Carm would be so so clueless when you’re flirting with him and would take stuff so literally and you’re just head in hands shaking coz even with your terrible and obvious flirting he isn’t picking up a hint and that means you need to verbalise it even more explicitly and that’s just so embarrassingggggg

this is so cute but sooo REALLL. he has next to no experience w people romantically so he more than likely either doesn't detect it, or can't believe someone like you would even flirt with him.

like after awhile of yall knowing each other and you coming to terms w your feelings for him you finally decide to just be playful and go for it. maybe you start w thoughtful things like you knew he'd been staying up all night at the restaurant so you bring him a yummy coffee homemade in a to-go cup in the morning. you'd set it on his desk in cute, loopy cursive letters and a heart facing him, so the first thing he sees is '𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓶𝔂 ♥'. he literally would get so confused but once he looks up from his pile of paperwork that comes with opening a new place he'd get butterflies at the sight of you standing there, your cheeks cute, red, and round from your big smile, too stunned to say smth.

"for you! i made it." you'd motion to the cup once you realize he isn't going to speak and he almost jumps a bit in surprise. the look on his face unbelieving like, 'for me?? thats for me??'

he would thank you softly, cheeks even redder than yours. but not because he thinks you're flirting with him, no-- it's because he's giddy at the thought that you brought him a coffee and he shouldn't be because you don't mean it as anything more than a friendly offering.

after a little moment of awkward silence, carmy taking the cup and thumb rubbing over his name, you'd clear your throat a bit. "you're welcome.. you know, the barista thought you were pretty cute." the words just tumbled out a bit ungracefully, a little stutter cutting in along the way.

at that carmy looks up at you, brows knitted in total, earnest confusion. "i thought you said you made it yourself?" he'd say and your jaw would literally fall open, because how daft could he be? that was the point of the joke?

a chorus of 'uuhhh's and 'nevermind just enjoy' would come stringing along from your mouth and you turn to exit the office. behind you watching the whole thing is sydney with her jaw on the floor and richie with a smirk, taking a bite of a muffin. you approach them, head shaking and palm hitting your forehead, asking if they saw that.

richie would give it a few minutes to gossip with you two, laugh about how stupid carmy was, before sauntering into the little office. "you, cousin, are a fuckin' idiot. you know that?" richie would say, towering over the man, earning a confused look from carmy just like he gave you before. ignoring carmy (because he definitely isn't gonna tell him since that was much too fun to watch) richie grabs the cup and takes a swig, an appreciative frown growing on his lips as he nodded in appreciation. "good."

"that's mine, freak, give it back." and carmy snatches it because you made it for him and now he cherishes it and yeah it's good as fuck.

[claryshortredheadedwabadtemper]

I was researching, and I realized that the timeline of the circle is completely wrong.

For example, Jocelyn was born in 1970; and she said that she fell in love with Valentine around the age of 16. However, in "The Evil We Love" in "Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy", which takes place in 1984, she and Valentine are already together. However, in 1984, Jocelyn was supposedly 14 years old, which makes no sense at all! Taking into consideration that Jonathan was born in April 1990, we can have the notion that he was conceived around July 1989. We know that Jocelyn was 19 at the time, and she herself said that she got married at 18 (supposedly in 1988).

but then again, Jocelyn had already turned 38 in 2007, just as Jonathan/Sebastian had already turned 17. and if we do the math, it seems that Jocelyn gave birth to her firstborn at 21, when logically she would have given birth at 20. i don't know, i feel confused now, and this is just one of the cases. another confusing case is that of Celine and Stephen (+conception of Jace).

[fawnduu]

the horse sculpture is sick asf!! can you give a quick run down on how to do that! 👁👁 for a friend

i honestly have no idea what im doing! So take everything i say with a grain of salt but

Get some armature wire and make a rough skeleton in the pose you want. The trick with the drill to twist wires together in this video is really handy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js1_4ehETxI&t=107s.

Then you bulk out the "meat" with aluminum foil. Basically you dont want a HUGE variance in clay thickness because when you bake the sculpey super thick the inside wont cure which essentially causes the cured clay to crack and slough off.

Then you start to layer thin bits of worked clay onto the foil.

I really like premo sculpey for this. It basically took one 8 oz block of premo to sculpt the horse.

You just keep smoothing and refining the shapes as you go. Try to hold the sculpture gently while you work an area and have short nails!

One of the biggest things is you want to wet your fingers with a neutral oil to smooth the clay NOT water. I just used canola oil cus i had it in the kitchen already.

The other thing is you can bake in stages.

This is the sculpt right before its first bake.

The biggest hurdle is losing your established forms while trying to detail other parts. You dont have to get everything in one go and also to get a super smooth sculpt with sharp edges requires a lot of sanding.

^this is the sculpt after a first pass of hand sanding. I got a dremel to help with shaping the hooves more after these photos.

Don't try to get everything absolutely perfect before its first bake because the polish will be through sanding and you can always add more details and rebake.

This is where im at currently after sculpting the mane and tail with sculpey super firm. I think i wouldve rather used premo again, i was just trying it out. I havent done any sanding on the mane or tail yet i will be doing that once i get my primer in tomorrow.

then after sanding the primer and doing a few coats of that i will paint!

[mx-misty-eyed]

its been 2+ weeks since my show and I'm still not over it, i'm not sure im ever getting over it actually it was the best day ever. Woke up at 5 to drive up to oakland to get our wristbands, drove around sf n got food, went to an A's game cuz it was next door and then i sat in a line for 5 hours which was painful in the moment but rn i would give anything to be back there surrounded by everyone. And then fucking getting into the venue, the shared excitement of those of us in the red circle, the guys in front of me who told me theyd make sure i would stay safe during the show, and ofc the fucking show was the best night of my life and the fact that I couldnt see anything for literally two straight hours didnt matter when josh was literally right in front of me for trees. been waiting over half my life for that moment i cant believe it happened

[petrovna-zamo]

So jealous you love in la i bet the show was so good😭 also love that orville wears his mask everywhere lmao

It definitely has its pros and cons but living in a city where pretty much every artist performs is definitely at the top of the pro list! And it’s kinda funny when T&K reference local things like this that I just so happened to be at too lol

Honestly it was such a good show 😭 I love Tina& Amy so much and have been fans of them for forever so it was everything I expected and more. I know they’re touring through next year and hopefully they keep adding more cities so you can see them too!

Also, seeing Orville irl was so funny because the hat and mask are his disguises but it actually just makes him stand out more so the whole YouTube theater saw him come in. He also sat down like right before the show started and everyone else was already seated so there was a hush over the crowd as everyone watched him. Idk I laughed. Also also my friend was seated a few rows behind him and he blocked the view with his giant cowboy hat so she took a picture and since I was seated a few rows in front you can see the back of my head… and that’s how I technically have a picture with Orville Peck lmao

[youlooklikeabeeandilikebees]

I was surprised to see you put george in absolute best - did you like him the whole time??? I had moments where I loved him but he ended up being too irredeemable for me so im curious to hear your thoughts

he's always been one of my favorites, if not my absolute favorite character! a character being entertaining is way more important to me than their likability and I am almost always entertained by george. take owen for example: i absolutely hate him and don't find him likable because he is a smug murderous abuser but i find him very entertaining. the show has lots of great villains who are awful people but we all love them because they are charismatic and fun to watch. I feel the same way about george.

he brings a lot of the show's humor and i like his awkwardness. his nerdyness and intelligence contrasts well with his monstrous side and i like seeing his progression in season 1 towards becoming more accepting of himself. i will also admit that out of the 3 supernaturals in the show, i find werewolves more interesting than vampires and ghosts. i know a lot of fans of the show are more into the vampire stuff and i like it too but i just like werewolf storylines more anyway so that's definitely part of why i like george.

in season 2 we see how much george was affected both by killing herrick and by his relationship with nina falling apart in addition to his guilt about infecting her. even if he's not always at his most likable throughout that season we see character progression. a boring character is stagnant and doesn't change. seeing a character change and grow (for better or worse) makes them more dynamic. a character with flaws is more interesting than a character who is perfect and never does anything wrong. there are characters on the show who i find likable but mostly boring (like hugh or sykes).

i didn't put season 2 george on a lower tier like i did with mitchell because i was still entertained by george in that season, whereas i find mitchell's s2 vampire king storyline one of the least interesting storylines in the whole show (sorry anyone who loves it, just not for me).

HOWEVER i do wish the show had addressed him cheating on nina with daisy a bit more since nina never actually finds out about it (although he heavily implies it in that scene in episode 3x05(?) and i always thought it was weird that nina never confronted him because she is very smart and i would think she'd be able to figure it out). that felt like a totally unresolved aspect of their relationship and seems like a common complaint about george's character. i do find it kind of funny that most fandoms view adultery as worse than murder since i see people criticize george for cheating but never see people criticize mitchell for the box tunnel 20. im guessing it's because mitchell is seen as unable to control himself and will inevitably fall back into his dark side whereas george knew what he was doing (but i do wonder if it being post-full-moon when george cheated on nina was a factor in that decision with the wolf and its more primal tendencies influencing him more than other times of the month. im not justifying george's actions here but it's just interesting that i never see that possibility discussed while mitchell is granted more leeway for what is a much worse crime).

my least favorite version of george is in 4x01 and i agree with what other people have said about it feeling like a weird one-off episode that doesn't feel like the show we know. the whole episode feels like it only exists to kill off george but not before butchering his likability. he's just a husk of himself and his complete detachment from his daughter to the point of not even naming her is really upsetting. i get that grief can do that but i wish the writers would've went a different direction. i would've much preferred them killing off both nina and george in this episode so that we could've seen them parenting together while also dealing with losing mitchell. george comes off as sort of selfish to me in the way that his grief for nina completely overshadow annie's grief for both nina AND mitchell. the episode doesn't leave enough room for annie's feelings. I wanted to see him and annie coming together, not them being driven apart because he barely lets anyone else into the nursery. so he definitely loses likability for me here but i think a lot of that is that it's just an awkward episode that's really more of a stepping stone between 3x08 and 4x02.

i do find it really interesting how the fandom seems to criticize george more than mitchell. i think mitchell sacrificing himself because he knows he will never be able to control himself forever allows him to be redeemed in the end and he is given a heroic send off. george ALSO gets a heroic send off by saving his daughter and killing griffin but for whatever reason people don't seem to view him as redeeming himself as much as mitchell did.

so i guess my answer to your question is that george is still one of my favorites despite where his character ended up because:

he's very funny

i like werewolves and the contrast of his personality to what he is

russell tovey is a great actor who is good at both comedic and dramatic moments

i like his relationships with nina, annie, and mitchell

his character evolves and has ups and downs throughout the seasons

most of all, i am consistently entertained by him

[milkyplier]

It got too long and heartfelt in the reblog, so I decided it deserved its own post XD

BOOM. MY OLD ART FROM LIKE 2018/19???

This is my bestie's Harry Potter OC that I drew for her! I actually had some similar drawings of both our OCs, but they're not in my possession right now XD and maybe they'll never be! But it's cool to see how very far I'll e come since then.here's some of my more recent art, just so you can see them side by side XD

For me, personally, seeing them side by side makes me giddy. They're so different, it's hard to link them together, hard to look at them and think the same person drew them. But I did. And as someone who grew up with another fabulous artist (@/rustic-space-fiddle), | was always impatient, always discouraged to look at my own art and see everything it was missing. I wanted to draw like Rusty, but I was so very unskilled. I was very eager to reach the day when I could match her skill, when I could look at my art and see in it everything that I saw in hers.

And today, I can honestly, confidently, gratefully say that I have arrived.

Obviously, if you go check out Rusty’s art, you’ll see I am by no means as good as her. But I learned awhile ago that I’ll never be, no one will—not only am I biased that she’s the best artist in the world (because she is), but Rusty draws the way only Rusty can, and the way only she will. Others may draw similarly, others may copy her, but art is like a fingerprint. Each style and piece is unique to the person who drew it. Therefore, it’s unfair for me to compare myself to Rusty when I could never possess her fingerprint in the first place. But that doesn’t change the fact that I used to compare myself to her so harshly—and the fact that to a younger me, I have achieved exactly what I wanted.

2018 was not the year I started drawing. Was it perhaps the year of my first exploration into the digital realm? Yes, but before then, I was drawing horses. I love horses, and I loved them so much they were all I ever drew. My walls were adorned with dozens of drawings of horses. I’ve since fallen out of the habit of drawing horses so regularly, but all those drawings are what started me drawing. I learned to hold a pencil and put it to paper drawing horses, and then from there, I just started drawing everything else. I only recently started drawing in seriousness, in the grand scheme of things. A year or two ago. And then I was drawing people most of the time, and the occasional dog or cat. And there were many bumps along the way—my discouragement at my own ability, as well as my inability to draw digitally, as I was quickly coming to love. The iPad I used at the time simply didn’t support Procreate after awhile, so I was using my sister’s iPad.

There are also the artists which inspired me. Obviously, rustic-space-fiddle was—and still is—my number one support and inspiration, she was my goal. But then I got instagram and I saw people’s different styles, and while I don’t know where exactly the inspiration from them comes from, it’s certainly there, perhaps in the courage with which I now draw. The second biggest inspiration in my life has been, without a doubt, Jojo. Her art style, which I adore, is something I have tried to imbue in mine—I’ve been told before that it can be seen, but I’m unsure of that. Still, even if I do not draw in her style, I think I draw in her energy. In the way that I draw Legend, that style, that goal, that love for him and her art, I think it’s there every time I draw Legend, and even in the other things that I draw too. She may never know, but she is perhaps the only other artist in the world I have ever really hoped to be like.

Anyways. I guess what I am simply trying to say is I’m happy. I’m proud. I’m content with my art, in a way I once hoped I would achieve, and while I know I have many things to learn, I approach them without that lost hopelessness I used to feel, but with passion, curiosity, and the determination to grow better.

If you’ve read this far, thank you. You didn’t really have any reason to read this—even if we have talked, even if we are mutuals, I’m still a stranger whose ramblings about her art hold almost no weight at all. But you did anyways, because you were curious, because you cared, because it was interesting, moving, inspiring. Whatever it was, thank you :)

I’ve come a very long way. And I’ll go a very long way more. I hope you’ll be here to see it all!

[vynaura]

how do work with references if that makes sense? could you give like an in-depth explanation? also i love ur crimson rivers fanart a lot !!

Hello there!

It’s funny you ask that actually. I’ve only started using references really recently, mostly for the sake of efficiency. I used to be one of those people who denied themself any access to them for whatever reason (I genuinely don’t know). As of right now I think I finally started forcing myself to use them about a month or two ago, maybe.

It really all comes down to preference. Ive done massive paints without any references at all, and greatly enjoyed them (I’ll put an example below), but others may feel way differently about such things!

Anyways, for me right now, it depends on the type of artwork I’m doing. I can range between heavy usage, or none at all. If they’re studies, I will reference more heavily than say if I’m doing a commission or more of an experiment.

I have two main types of references that i use. Pose references and lighting references. I mostly use the former. I mainly find references in photographs i find on pinterest, or screencaps from movies!

When using a reference (at least in procreate), I’ll usually put it down as a layer to get the rough shapes, then after I get the basic geometry, I open it on the side as a reference layer. (when I’m using something just as a lighting reference, I skip that first step completely obviously)

When I use clip studio, I usually scan the pose in the 3d tool they have, and then tweak it until I get something i like, plus i usually change the angle!

Sometimes I skip that first step completely, and like to make my own references. When doing so I mainly use blender!

I do this so i can have complete control over the pose, lighting, etc. Here’s an example for that, with no artwork yet, since I haven’t finished it (though I’m sure you can guess who it’ll be ;P)

Ive been doing a lot of lighting and pose studies recently, so I’ve been experimenting with complex lighting and composition, hence why some of my more recent works are more heavily influenced by their reference work.

I however try to stay away from referencing other art for my poses, if i can. It just doesn’t feel right to me.

Here’s an example of a reference i’ve used in one of my recent works (which was a commission), to give you a bit of an idea!

I do want to say that I don’t think theres any shame in copying a pose from a photo. Even I do it sometimes! I believe it is one of the best ways to get acquainted with anatomy as an artist. As long as you’re not infringing on anyones copyright, or lying about it, should be okay :)

As an example for that, here’s the reference I used for my recent! I kept it on the side completely, as I was practicing freehand painting/the lighting, but yeah! I just wanted to put that out there.

I think that’s it! I hope that helps :)

[cauldronofmorning]

i think what’s interesting about both bcs and succession is we’re shown both the abuse and the after effects. like we see the relationship between jimmy and chuck, and between the roy kids and logan, but we’re introduced to the relationship when the victims are adults and they’ve been going on for decades

Yes exactly! I love this and I think about it all the time (don’t always mention because god I’m one track minded and annoying lmao). The past keeps repeating but everyone has a different version of it, and you can see what happened by Jimmy automatically bargaining and begging in Rico and Chuck having to reassure it’s okay, you know Roman has been hit before, the pilot details how Kim was cleaning up after her mother automatically for years, s2 obviously isn’t the first time Kendall has been his dad’s broken doll, Howard treats Kim the way his dad treated him, and Shiv curls up more and more when cruises are mentioned.

[cockatrice-writers-guild]

How does Taro change into a more human-ish form? And does he and Machiko swap stories of their lives? I'm curious about how they get to know each other

These are very spoilery so I'll put them under a readmore

Spoilers for a new character and some plot points

Basically for your first question, after Taro, Machiko and Eito become close family, Machiko wants to travel the world with the 2 of them looking for more cryptids. The event that kicks this off is her being invited to something of a cryptid hunter convention in another country. She doesn’t want to leave Taro alone so she ends up making a deal with a character I have yet to introduce, Maize.

Maize is a fairy and faries in this world work closely with the government for convoluted plot reasons

(tldr: creatures and humans used to kill each other until a pact was finally formed by higher ups to change things. Now the majority of people aren't aware of the existence of monsters and the faries intend to keep it that way. Basically another story of mine, Grandchild, takes place in the same universe but before the pact was made)

Faires are also known for being kinda jerks so when Machiko begrudgingly asks Maize to make it so Taro can come with them undetected, Maize makes it so Taro is like 8ft 8 and changes nothing else besides giving him legs. The Very Long tail is also still there. Machiko isn't happy with that and asks to make him smaller and Maize uses the opportunity to basically make him a snake sized version of his regular sea monster form. So Taro has 2 forms he can change to from there on out

For your other question, basically after the submarine explodes, Machiko continues trying to get proof of Taro or when that fails at least watch him for a while. He's still wary of her at first cuz he's scared of humans but overtime he gets used to her and eventually starts enjoying her company since he's very lonely. He starts waiting for her to show up and eventually they pick a meeting point, the beach close to Machiko’s house, to see each other regularly.

In terms of exchanging stories, Machiko talks about her own life whenever Taro's curious about something she said and Taro uses charades and later sign language after Machiko teaches him to share his own when she gets curious

[climbingthefloors]

obsessed with this baby hippo from thailand's khao khew zoo.. she has been so utterly betrayed by the world

[yumenikkii]

just another average day in gravity falls

[willinghands]

i think r/BenignExistence is my favorite subreddit 🥲 i love these pleasant little glimpses into strangers' lives

[whiteshipnightjar]

Zoozve, my beloved

[petrovna-zamo]

https://twitter.com/TarotByBronx/status/1599420865917382656?t=-p5FCH6KmnYGXVizYE_z2Q&s=19

If this ain't T&K!

Oh I absolutely agree with this x just in general but also in this particular circumstance…

Sometimes the right person wrong time can be about two business partners who are not best friends and definitely don’t hang out but have managed to monetize their friendship into a very lucrative relationship and despite being so resistant to admit they’re close have made it extremely clear that they couldn’t live without the other and they also may or may not be soulmates depending on who you ask but definitely don’t ask them because they’ll tell you otherwise!