#thank you for the tag! it was really neat

[sonicboomrevisited]

THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN

Issue 2 Updates:

12/22 Pages have been fully inked!

Pages 11-12 are really cool. They also mark the point where I can start to share some WIPS without anything being too spoiler-ish.

Deep behind the scenes, I have been working to reformat the scripts Qwerty and I share. They were a mess before. Now they are neat and tidy!

Working on Page 13 today. It has a troublesome background shot in its first panel. Wish me luck!

Holiday WIPS:

Our holiday short story "I'll Be Home for Christmas" started when I began developing the Team Sonic Christmas Card to celebrate the holidays. I thought it would cute to show Robo-Sonic participating in the holiday activities. As I was drawing, though, a story started developing in my head around the little gift sticker I had put on Robo-Sonic's visor (which you may notice was altered in the final version!) I threw the idea of Eggman "gifting" Robo-Sonic back to the team for the holidays to Qwerty. I usually do a lot of the writing on SBR while Qwerty pitches in for brainstorming and dialogue improvement (you can thank her for Robo-Sonic 2.0's line of dialogue in issue 1!) I was NOT going to have time to write and work on Issue 2, though, so we tag-teamed. I gave her a general idea of what I thought would be cool, we brain-stormed, then she got to work writing while I drew and drew and drew.

I actually got to watch Qwerty write it in real time which was a lot of fun. I remember a long writing pause during the scene where Knuckles asks Amy if she wants him to "deck Eggman's halls". The final version has Knuckles also ask if she wants him to leave a, "knuckle sandwich" in Eggman's stocking. However, for the briefest of moments, Qwerty had put down, "want me to jingle..." before backspacing. I later asked her if she was going to type, "want me to jingle his bells." We both thought better of it...

Issue 2 WIPS

Alright guys, because it's the day after Christmas I've decided I'm going to be SUPER nice and leaf you guys with a really good Issue 2 WIP. I know I just said we're getting into non-spoilerly WIP territory but, like I also said, I'm SUPER nice; viewer discretion is advised.

*wink* *wink*

Alright, alright! I'll see myself out...

[townofcadence]

Pick some art off Pinterest and i'll assign you a Celestial Entity!

Sun

The sun serves as the life-force of our solar system. Similarly you are the life-force of so many of those around you. People love being in your presence just to bask in your warmth. Your heat is not selfish—it is non-discriminatory and kind and radiates outwards. You are bright and steady like seeing a friend and bursting out into simultaneous smiles or a hug that perfectly envelopes you. You are good at caring for people. You check up on them and are sensitive to their well-being. You know what makes them laugh and what makes them cry. You have a spot for every occasion and somehow know exactly what to say for every situation. You are a comforting heat like opening the oven to freshly baked bread, diving into a warm car from the cold, or sitting directly in a sunbeam on a fall day. You are a righteous blaze—the kind that stands up for their friends. The kind that defends those who need it and even those who think they don’t. You are a brilliant sunset washing everything in beautiful, impossible shades—a brand new gift every evening. You sometimes have a tendency to over-commit yourself and then struggle to follow through. You can’t be there for everyone all at once. On top of that, because you’re so good at sustaining people, you can forget to sustain yourself. Even the sun sets every night. You are not Atlas—it is not your job to hold up the sky. There’s nothing wrong with taking some time to recharge. It's only natural and much better than burning out. Take care of yourself, not just for other people but because you deserve to be cared for. You are genuine and brave—a righteous knight. You are a big, bright soul that makes everyone’s lives better just by being in it. People are drawn to you because of how full you make them feel. You are an awesome, beautiful blend of power, comfort, and benevolence.

Tagged by: @eyesofcuriosity (thank you friend!)

Tagging: Anyone who'd like to do this!

Extra Fitting Result:

Black Hole

You are powerful. Black holes have a gravitational pull so strong that nothing can escape from it. Not even light. You are set in your convictions and once you put your mind to something it’s already accomplished. People are drawn to you because of your intriguing depth, self-assurance, and commanding aura. People mistakenly think that a black hole is nothing but empty space when, in reality, it's the complete opposite: a lot of dense matter all packed into a very condensed space. You have so many thoughts, ideas, and feelings buzzing around, it's a wonder your body can contain it all. It must get tiring. Don’t be afraid to unburden yourself. You deserve to experience lightness and peace just as much as the rest of us. You are strong and determined. You don’t mind waiting for the right opportunity to come along and when it does, you pounce. You take comfort in inevitability. You’re devoted to the things you care about and have a tendency to be opinionated and selective. You sometimes secretly worry you come off too strong and wish you were more approachable. You may feel as if you don’t have many people you feel especially close or connected with but still hold tight to those precious few. You also have a sense of something missing—a void you keep trying to fill that no matter how much you consume never feels enough. You have desires still longing to be fulfilled. You want to feel whole. Full. Don't give up and don’t stop searching. What you need is out there waiting for you to find it. Ultimately, you are like a dark room, filled with endless and infinite possibilities. You are an immovable object. the last one standing. You are what is left even after everything else has disappeared. You are primordial and powerful and, most importantly, never alone.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

hope you feel better soon!

I am riddled with ailments, but I stay silly!

[bruhstation]

[kathybluecaller]

Flipping flapjacks I’m a year old tup tup!!! (+1 day)

Yesterday, November 19th, marks the day I ran into this wonderful band through the Starlight Brigade music video. Can’t put into words how many good memories I’ve been making since! Ranging from it being another thing to bond over with friends and family, seeing them perform live, to even meeting new people. Their music and the community people have built is just so welcoming, funky, and positive! Couldn’t have asked for a better band to call my favorite

[seithr]

top 5 blazblue character designs

YIPPEE BLAZBLUE

I feel like my tastes are known but I still will take this chance to gush a bit about the characters and design philosophy of em that Ive always been real fond of :)

No particular order here or else I'll be here all night formatting on mobile. More under the cut!

HAKUMEN it goes without saying I LOVE HAKUMEN'S DESIGN SO MUCH. The taloned tabi, the silhouette of wide pants and closefitted shinguards/torso. The faces/eyes scattered across his armour while the face is totally blank—made more unreadable and inhuman by the slats of neck guard. Fox-ears built into the helm shape to feel both animal and mechanical like antennae...and obviously the longass hair to sell the "tailed" look.

I remember reading really early on into liking BlazBlue—I can't remember the source, come maul me if I'm wrong—I read that Hakumen as a character and design was made when Mori was in middle or highschool, the idea of "what is really cool," and much of those ideas stayed. I not only really respect that and think its charming as someone who still likes MY own designs from that time, but, as it turns out, middle schoolers are still right. Hakumen is very cool. Augh. Fucking? Time travelling fox-robot samurai who's here to kill his brother to save him and also himself because his old self wanted to do the same thing for the wrong reason and thay thought disgusts him. Also him and Tsubaki in general make me start to choke (positive). God ok I have four more guys to discuss. Yes i also like Susanoo but I feel like thats a copout, I like that he's both animalistic and brutal martial arts as the God of War. Anyways CONTINUING

VALKENHAYN R HELLSING I will admit that he is an old man in a suit and that speaks to me but that he's one of the strongest beings alive as a old man in a suit ohh. And he's a werewolf ohhhh. Shifting just his body parts to kick and rip with his claws, quickly leaping back and forth between a normal bone-breaking jab or knee or biting and snarling—the dance between raw force and refined precision and a brutal tear's always been sooo cool to see and think about. I also think his ribbon in his hair moving to his wolfy tail is very cute. A man of sharp extremes from refined to flashing his fangs, human and wolf, cool and very cute. I like him :)

TSUBAKI YAYOI her uniform is so nice uruururururugh. Big cape and the way it drapes around her in combat like wings... Her sword and buckler/Izayoi looking so unique for being a "basic sword and shield for the hero"-type of deal! The eye on her hat's always been really striking too—the only "cold" colours being her and her uniforms eyes.....................Sparing a glance at Hakumen's recurring red eyes for no reason here. Knightly angel women and her flower-like "tassets" hanging off her clothes. Its a uniform which plausibly feels like it could be a uniform—she doesn't have anything uniquely "hers" or "for this female character" while still being really standout and clean. Her design's just really good guys. You can do so much.

Really want to mention her masked look too at least really quick here. my girllllll...

RAGNA THE BLOODEDGE well of course I really like his design. Yeah him being here is partially obligation because I love his character a lot but both things inform each other in the end. Mr Grim Reaper, Enemy of the World, red-and-black with a demon's arm on one side and a rebuilt one on the other. His big red coat and the oversize shoulders! The massive baggy pants—I love the silhouette he has. Blood Scythe/Aramasa/His sword transforming and able to clack around and shift's just. Always been such a cool design. Seithr-powered man, devil-smoke powered man, ashes of your own old dead self-powered man. Ragna is fucking cool auauauuuaghrhg.

And it DOES only make it more charming that he has a good heart, has a bit of a Kicked Puppy charm about him if you can pardon uhh that implication. He is just some fucking guy and he likes barbecues. He is sweet and cares for stray cats. His dad is a cat. He blows up the government regularly. He's a rebel who visually looks really clean if "intentionally trying to look like someone you should think is cool", which is both dork-charming and cute and also actually yeah cool because it's not a visual mess.

I like that his arm underneath is all belts and bandaged—Bloodedge only wearing half his coat for example is such a good look and it shows his clean black shirt underneath, which feels a lot like... Under that big eyecatching rebel coat of his (personality), Ragna's... Ragna, I don't know. I hope that makes sense. Knowing his personality makes me like his design a lot more than if I didn't I think.

As mentionned in Hakumen's block of text however: I already really like chuuni-ass designs, so combined in Ragna he makes me unwell entirely.

And last (I am running out of images allowed per post :((((( )

Kitty peepaw. I am cheating slightly here. I like the Kaka Kittens' big hoods too and think they're very cute and very eyecatching and I adore them always—the kittens especially being stompy little things that travel in packs are really cute. I love that Jubei, actual strongest thing in the world, has the oversized paw sleeves too. There's cat claws bigger than his body stored in what looks like emo kids' oversize hoodie sleeves. He's so simple and still the imagery of that coat gets reused several times over and it looks good every time. Orange kitty peepaw. AND he has an eyepatch, how can I not like eyepatches.

There are my 5 favourite BlazBlue designs :> Sorry if them all being C series or smth is boring wauh. I can spend as long as I want thinkinh about it but I do always seem to come back to these guys, give or take one change depending on the mood. Unchanging faves are Hakumen and Tsubaki for sure and forever though.

[commsroom]

Ok so I absolutely love your Hera art.

But

Have you considered

Pink/orange/multicolored Hera

Honestly I feel like warm colors in general just suit her so well.

oh, i don't know! when i ask people to draw hera blue, the reasons for that are: 1) it makes her more immediately recognizable, and 2) i like what it represents! it draws on existing sci-fi imagery of holograms. a projected image of someone who is physically elsewhere. it's associated with water and sky, distance and longing.

physically, i think there are two heras: there's the way people literally perceive her from an outside perspective - formless, or associating her with the hephaestus itself, which is misidentification. i love when people draw eiffel interacting with hera's cameras + monitors very much, but i also think it's clear she feels she's seeing through them, not that she is them. and there's hera as she sees herself in her own mind (and in eiffel's mind, in the finale), where... i really think she just perceives herself as an average, tangible person.

so i don't think she's literally blue, i just think it's a good way to give her a visual presence in art that's closer to her self-perception, while still communicating some sense of distance / disconnect, if that makes sense? if hera had a body and could wear clothes, i think she'd love to try on all sorts of colors!!

[venomroad]

can I just say I love all your silly comics of the blackbeard pirates SO MUCH! the one where laffitte makes a big meal and shiryu just walks away with a drink is probably my favorite. also the way you draw stronger is so cute!

Uoowaoahhhhh, I'm so glad you enjoy them and told me a favourite issue, that means so,so much!!! 🥺🥺💓💓💓💓💓 I want to draw more Strongers but I gotta practice more and do him justice 😤

Thank you so much for reading and supporting!!

[amelikos]

"Maybe they actually liked their pseudonyms, after all?"

[dawntheduckrb]

I'll stop posting wips eventually but it's been five days since I've said anything and I don't want anyone to think I'm dead/dying/stuck in a ditch and withering away, so here's 10% of the reason I disappeared (the duck is stuck in rendering hell) (and my little baby laptop is screaming at me every time I open up this file)

I might still be mostly lurking for a little bit so please be patient with me in the meantime 🙏🙏

[waywardsalt]

my recording of the mohg fight, very glad to say that his fight is extremely fun :)

[thegempage]

eeeuuuuggghhh i'm gonna bitch in the tags a bit bcus this isn't like. serious enough to put more effort into it than that but i also don't want it to sit in my brain.

[sonic-adventure-3]

My general opinion on Sonadow is that like. Because it's the most popular ship in the fandom most casual enjoyers just gravitate towards it and produce content of it which doesn't exactly match the characters or their actual dynamic, which is totally fair but as a canon enjoyer means I just don't enjoy like 99% of the fan content. And the stuff that I do enjoy definitely doesn't fall within the bounds of a healthy, traditional romantic relationship. However I will say that because there's so much art of it there's some legitimately gorgeous/hilarious art even if the characterization in it isn't totally accurate to canon

OH JUST SAW THIS SORRY IM LIKE A WEEK LATE TO THIS ASK. (context)

anyway yeah i completely agree! personally it can get a little frustrating to see so much of it everywhere, as i do really love sonic and shadow’s dynamic, but dislike the most popular interpretation

and yeah the stuff that i do end up liking definitely doesn’t fall into the ‘stable and normal’ category. like personally i just don’t like romance much in the first place, and i still don’t like any romance with these characters whatsoever, conceptually, but there is some stuff out there that does some really interesting things and tells compelling stories even if i don’t agree with the premise of romance.

overall far more than the concept of the ship itself i personally just actively dislike 99% of the fanwork, cause it’s not catered to my tastes. finding good sonic & shadow characterization can already be like finding a needle in a haystack, and finding good characterization that also isn’t romantic (or at least doesn’t end in a romantic relationship) and tells a story i find interesting is like finding a tuft of cotton candy in an asbestos insulated wall

but fr there’s some really truly amazing and hilarious art and writing out even if i’m not the right audience for it!

[skeletalheartattack]

you just KNOW jojo #9’s pronouns are some crazy shit. bun/buns pronouns because of the new years art :)

that'd fuckin rule actually if araki did so

[lycorogue]

[Image ID:

Screenshot from photopea.com. It is a greeting from the creator.

Transcription:

Hi There!

My name is Ivan Kutskir and I'm the creator of Photopea.

I'm a 30-year-old computer programmer. I was born in Ukraine, but I live in the Czech Republic most of my life (in Prague since 2009).

I started developing Photopea back in 2012. I intended to call it Photo Hammer, but I didn't register the .com domain right away, and when I tried to do so six months later, it was already taken.

My friends and my family did not know about Photopea during the first four years of development. I was spending a lot of time building it, without making any money or learning new skills. So nothing to be proud of, but the project was fun and I enjoyed working on it.

Now, it's heartwarming to know that millions around the world use Photopea as their creative medium. To this day I work on Photopea, driven by the positive impact of my creation.

Ivan Kutskir support@photopea.com

/end ID]

BTW, this site is still getting routine updates. According to the site's blog, it was updated as recently as April 2024.

So uh….some dude apparently recreated Adobe Photoshop feature-for-feature, for FREE, and it runs in your browser.

Anyway, fuck Adobe, and enjoy!

[deadpoets]

8 and 21 for your Spotify wrapped?<3333

8. a waltz for a night by julie delpy "i have no bitterness, my sweet/i'll never forget this one night thing/even tomorrow, in other arms/my heart will stay yours until i die"

21. four tequilas down by dodie "something in me says that this is okay (who the hell am i?)/something in me says this is okay (i know this isn't right)"