#that ford and bill drawing is NOT ship art okay

[applettoast]

AUGHHHH *twelve thousand volts of gravity falls directly to the brain*

[colorfullyminded]

TLDR

Okay I cannot believe I'm about to go off like this, but this has been bothering me for awhile, and it's only making me more spiteful. I have been enjoying the influx of Billford art lately. Amazing, great wonderful. What I have Not been enjoying, is the absolute vitriol the Billdip fans have been getting since the influx of TBOB. I was a billdip shipper for awhile. Hell I was a billdip shipper when I was a Parapines shipper-- I liked shipping Dipper with boys. I was also like 14 or 15 at the time. Obviously, if you follow me now, you'll probably notice what my main ship for Dipper is. I grew out of Billdip, and moved on to Pinescone. I have been shipping Pinescone for 10 years. However, not once did I go around saying "Lol, glad I matured and became a better person and shipped something healthier", nor did I post in the billdip tag, condeming people for a fictional ship! And saying mine was better because it was less problematic.

"I'm really glad people stopped shipping Bill and Dipper together. Bill is a 1000 year old triangle demon, and Dipper is 13--" Stop. Repeat what you just said.

"Bill is 1000 year old triangle--"

Repeat that last word to me. "....triangle?" TRIANGLE! I'm sorry what?! This ship is already completely wild enough. You're getting mad at this fictional age gap-- AND BILL IS A FUCKING SHAPE! A FUCKING SHAPE! This ship was weird from the moment GO! And Billford isn't any better. IT'S STILL A SHIP WITH A FUCKING SHAPE! And you're going to sit on your high horse and look down on the Billdip community. On top of it-- they have an age gap too! Bill is still thousands of years old or whatever-- however long it's been, who knows? And Ford was in his 20s or so when he met Bill. That's still a huge, ridiculous age gap-- that Bill could easily use and manipulate; which he did....and then also caught feelings and became a sad ex, but that's beside the point~ Both of these ships are still insane. And again, the bigger thing I think people are just ignoring about these ships--is that Bill is a TRIANGLE! THREE LINES CONNECTED TOGETHER! And this is the hill you're going to die on? ...Cause apparently it's mine. First of all-- as many people pointed out-- Ford Pines did not exist until the second half of the final season. People couldn't ship Fordbill because there wasn't any Ford to introduce.

"Well, even before Ford, I never shipped Billdip! I always disliked it." ...Okay, that's totally fine. Not everyone needs to like or agree on the same ship. Lord knows there's probably people who don't really care for Pinescone either. There's a lot of popular ships that I can't stand. But I'm don't go into a ship tag I don't like, screaming to a void for self validation. I don't go around mocking other people for ships that they had in 2014-- or even still today! It doesn't matter! I did that when I was a kid-- and then realized that was rude, and it was better to just ignore the ships I didn't like and enjoy the ones that made me happy. And grow a community of kind, like minded friends. And listen, I am all for safe spaces and being able to block things that make you uncomfortable. I am not saying people who find the BillDip ship uncomfortable to be idiots or babies or overly sensitive-- or anything like that. I think if something makes you uncomfortable, that is okay and I think it's perfectly fine to blacklist a tag that you don't want to see. I also think it's imperative that people tag things as accurately as they can so people looking at your work can know if one of your pieces has a thing that they don't like-- and therefore can avoid. What I don't appreciate is the fanhate for this ship that is sprouting up like weeds. You can not like something, you can be disgusted by it (I have my Gravity Falls ships I can not stand, nor do I feel comfortable with), but attacking real people for a FICTIONAL SHIP-- two characters who are drawings on a piece of paper and can not be affected mentally, physically or emotionally by fanwork; who still retain the same shape after everything we put them through-- to the point that you send death threats, or threaten to Doxx, or just harass relentlessly, I have always found that more childish and disgusting. You are causing real world pain to people. Me fucking up Dipper Pines is not going to do anything to him-- because he doesn't actually exist. He's a cartoon character. I could squash him and stretch him in Wonka's taffy machine--- I could throw him mock speed at a wall and watch him explode on impact-- but he still exists. He's not dead; I can pick him up and dust him off, and If I wanted-- I could decide that eh, 'Not a scratch on him'. And I'd be right. Because he is a cartoon character, and I am just a fangirl. I can not change anything about him-- I have no ability to make anything I headcanon canon. And even if I was the original artist-- it doesn't change the fact that Dipper would still be nothing more than a creation. A construct of shapes; he can not be hurt or traumatized in a way that leads to real life consequences-- because he is not real. I am not a cartoon character. My friends are not cartoon characters. Artist and Writers who stay in their lane...are not cartoon characters. If you hurt us...it will linger. It will leave a scar. If you can not tell the difference between Fiction and Reality, then I think maybe media might be too much to handle-- and I think you need to really reevaluate yourself.

And just to vent some other things that i keep seeing that are frustrating: You can't claim the twins are only 13-- and then on August 31st go "Happy 20-something Birthday Mabel and Dipper!" And then proceed to drop a picture of them as adults. Well which is it? Do they age or not? Because Gravity Falls showed them canonically aging. If you think the twins age-- then you can't suddenly turn around and go, 'no you can't ship them-- Dipper is a child!' but you drew him as an adult. So sorry, it looks like you can't draw the twins grown up anymore. You claimed they're 13, so better draw them 13 forever--. Aged up stories and works exist for a reason, especially for a fan who grew up on the series. The characters might have grown up alongside them. It's not unlikely for a person to ship Billdip when Dipper is much older.

And on that note, for people who are like 'well older billdip is fine-- it's just people shipping him during the show that deserve to die.' Okay... and like I said, this rant is coming from a recent influx of Billford shippers spitting on Billdip shippers. You know? The TOXIC Old Man Yaoi!

You're still shipping something that is problematic. You are still shipping something twisted and wrong. And I am not judging you. I am here for this divorced arc. I am thriving. But you can't just pick and choose what is and isn't okay. And let me first off explain; if there is something that personally triggers you about a toxic ship, and you want to avoid that-- again, perfectly understandable. Perfectly reasonable. You are the makers of your content space. And I am not judging anyone for that. I want people to be safe. I want people to have a good time in fandom spaces. I want people to not have to deal with the things that upset them or frighten them, or disgust them. But you can not say one is fine, and one is not. They're both bad! They're both toxic. In real life, these ships would both be charged with serious crimes! And yes, there are some crimes that are worse than others, and if you asked me what I thought was more problematic-- I'd say Billdip-- but both of these ships are extreme, and severe in their problematic content. You are still consuming problematic content. If it's a personal thing, that's fine; avoid it. But don't sit there throwing stones from your glass house.

[factual-fantasy]

A fic I was going to write, but ended up deciding to draw.

I was going to make a fic about this like I said, but ended up going with the longer and more entertaining route of drawing it. I know my last post was talking about how much I needed a break and what not.. but after three straight days of not leaving the house and being almost completely isolated in my room.. I decided to try and take up some time with drawing again. I’ll explain a little bit of the story as I go along in case its not clear.

So like pretty much how all of my other angsty stories go, it starts with Stan and Ford on [insert island name here] and Ford gets attacked by [insert anomaly here].

Stan freaks out and runs off with Ford and gets him back to the ship. Ford was drifting in and out of consciousness at this point due to blood loss.

By the time they get back, Ford has passed out and Stan got to work. He cleans the wound, temporarily stitches it up, puts some kind of medical paste stuff on it, and then bandages it up.  

He takes off most of Ford’s clothing to clean the blood off, and replaces them with cleaner and comfier clothes. He lays Ford down on a towel because the couch had blood on it. He also does his best to clean Ford’s bloodstained right hand.

Once Ford was taken care of and was cleaned up, Stan put the ship on autopilot to the nearest port with the intention of getting him to a hospital. He wore the “GOoD BYE STAN” sweater most of the time, more for the comfort blanket type effect it gave him than for the warmth. He stayed beside Ford for basically the entire time, not leaving him for anymore than ten minutes at a time... he also uh... he also slept on the floor beside Ford.. “Who cares about my back, Ford needs me.” was probably how that decision was made..

Ford had woken up by the time the ship ported. It was also night by this point so at about like 3 in the morning, Stan tried to get Ford to a hospital. It was a pretty slow trip because Ford was in pain and they would have to stop every few minutes to give Ford a break... also Stan had no idea where he was going so that sure added stress to the situation. I guess he was just trying to take Ford somewhere, anywhere that could help him.

The idea is a bystander that was coming home from a late shift saw them and offered to help! What luck right? Weeeell although this guy was a genuine good guy and just wanted to help these two poor old men, he only spoke Spanish. Now Stan had learned Spanish over the years of being homeless, but the memory gun incident kiiiiind’a messed that up a bit. So in broken Spanish, Stan was able to communicate that he needed a hospital, and the guy drove them there. When they got there, Ford was about ready to faint and Stan tried to talk to the lady at the counter in Spanish.

The lady understood and got Ford some help. But then a doctor wanted to know what happened.. weeeell uh... how’s Stan gonna explain that Ford got attacked by a 10 foot tall purple scorpion thing?? Stan ended up lying and saying that they were fishing, he went below deck to get a snack or something, and he heard Ford scream. When we went up there Ford was unconscious, bloody and some weird black creature that looked like a shark was swimming away.

Now when it came to the medical bill, Stan didn’t have any money in that country’s currency. So he gave the lady at the counter a giant Sapphire gemstone that was worth twice as much as the bill. When she asked where on Earth he got it, he lied and said it was a family heirloom and all though it was very special, his brothers health was worth way more than a stupid rock. In reality it was just another ordinary sapphire that they found while treasure hunting, so it had no real value to Stan, especially not more value than his brothers life. The lady almost didn’t want to take it, but he said that it was all he had to pay, and that they were the last members of the family left alive. So there was no one to give the gem to anyway. 

The lady accepted the gem as payment, (and probably pocketed it) and discharged Ford from the hospital the next morning. The woman ended up driving them back most of the way to the ship. The pain medication hadn’t fully set in so Ford was feeling pretty cruddy, Stan did his best to assist him with walking.

When they returned home.. the gravity of the whole situation finally settled in. All that time Stan was mostly on “Protective/terrified brother autopilot”. Without Ford awake by his side, he couldn’t really process everything and how he felt about it. Sure he was crying when Ford was on the couch unconscious, but he just.. wasn’t all there. He’s not complete without Ford. So by this time.. they had sat down on the couch and.. Stan was just so upset. He was tearing up and just taking everything in. Ford could’ve very easily died, so many things could’ve gone wrong.. it just made Stan feel sick.. But Ford was there and saw Stan was scrubbing at his face and sniffling.

He talked to Stan and told him that he did everything right. Stan saved him again, put everything aside, including his own mental stability again to make sure Ford was okay. He went above an beyond AGAIN to make sure Ford was safe and protected. It made Stan feel a bit better to hear that honestly, but he was still shaken up quite a bit. The two of them ended up just sitting there together and talked for a while.. until Ford’s pain killers kicked in and he crashed. Stan followed suit and fell asleep beside Ford.

I think I enjoyed drawing this fic instead of writing it. (Well I mean duh- writing is my art block pass time) I don’t think my hand or my back are very happy with me. :/

On an unrelated note, is it normal for your back to sound like Rice Krispies and for your artist callus to have a very faint purple tint to it? Asking for a friend.

[maligerent-blog]

Updated Commissions Post

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that tumblr mobile does NOT link to my commissions post properly. You would need to visit the desktop version of my main blog, i.e. maligerent.tumblr.com, and actually click on the commissions link. I repeat, TUMBLR LINKS TO YOUR OTHER TUMBLR PAGES DO NOT WORK ON MOBILE OR THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS COMPLETELY ABSURD. Thus I have created this handy post. Commissions information under the cut.

Well hot damn Mali is opening up art commissions! And not just any commissions. What does that mean? Well, first and foremost, I am not a digital artist. My primary mediums are watercolor, occasionally alcohol-based markers, and ink. Meaning that not only are you getting a commission (or a print of one of my current works if you so desire), you are getting a REAL, PHYSICAL WORK OF ART that you can frame on your wall or stick to your fridge or whatever you please!

Here are some examples to whet your appetites:

Eyyyyyy HABIT drawn like one of my French girls.

A random spoopy Firebrand because I had literally nothing to do at work.

One of my marker pieces. Eyyyyyyy.

I can also do anime style! Lookit this smug little shit.

a WIP of my OC the Weaver being nice and spoopy, holy shit I love drawing monsters.

I can also do realistic portraits like this one of Firebrand! Mad kudos to Adam Rosner for sending me a photo reference for this one. He is a Good and if you like spoops be sure to check out his series, TribeTwelve, on Youtube.

I can also do tattoo design!

That is a ton of Slenderverse art but that’s what’s getting my inspiration going lately fffffffff. I am totally open to whatever you might have in mind, NOW INCLUDING NSFW. Anthro is perfectly fine! Candy gore/blood only is fine as far as injury goes. I am also 100% a fan of body horror so hit me up with your weird and wonderful ideas.

Okay so let’s talk the less favorite part of commissions: pricing.

inked pencil sketch (like my examples of HABIT, the Weaver): $25. Includes the price of tube shipping!

black and white/grayscale ink wash (ex: The Observer): $35. includes tube shipping.

basic watercolor or marker sketch (ex: Firebrand with fiery birch branches for wings): $50. Includes tube shipping.

watercolor or marker sketch with full color/shading and background (ex: Bill Cipher and Ford Pines): $75. Tube shipping included.

realistic portraits in b&w ink or watercolor: $125. Tube shipping included.

Extras:

Illustration board: minimum 16 inches by 20 inches. +$10. boards will also need a shipping quote due to the fact they can’t be rolled like prints or paper originals.

Additional characters: +$15 per extra

I accept payment predominantly through Paypal, with an official invoice and everything! If you are interested in commissioning a piece from me, pm me with what you have in mind and I will update you with regular WIPs and the like. COME AT ME BROS. I await your ideas!

BONUS ROUND: if you would like a print of any of these pieces, send me a PM! We’ll work something out! I go through local printers in small batches instead of mass production like on Redbubble or Zazzle (that way I can ensure quality) so depending on demand, we may be able to work something out!

UPDATE: I now also accept writing commissions! My rate is a base $8 hourly + 1 cent a word of final typographical word count (a.k.a. 1c every 6 characters, chapter headings, titles etc. not included). PM me today to get a rough quote!

[maligerent-blog]

COMMISSIONS OPEN AW YEAH BOI

Well hot damn Mali is opening up commissions! And not just any commissions. What does that mean? Well, first and foremost, I am not a digital artist. My primary mediums are watercolor, occasionally alcohol-based markers, and ink. Meaning that not only are you getting a commission (or a print of one of my current works if you so desire), you are getting a REAL, PHYSICAL WORK OF ART that you can frame on your wall or stick to your fridge or whatever you please!

Here are some examples to whet your appetites:

Eyyyyyy HABIT drawn like one of my French girls.

A random spoopy Firebrand because I had literally nothing to do at work.

One of my marker pieces. Eyyyyyyy.

I’ve got more examples and pricing under the cut to spare your dashes!

More examples? YOU KNOW IT.

I can also do anime style! Lookit this smug little shit.

a WIP of my OC the Weaver being nice and spoopy, holy shit I love drawing monsters.

I can also do realistic portraits like this one of Firebrand! Mad kudos to Adam Rosner for sending me a photo reference for this one. He is a Good and if you like spoops be sure to check out his series, TribeTwelve, on Youtube.

That is a ton of Slenderverse art but that’s what’s getting my inspiration going lately fffffffff. I am totally open to whatever you might have in mind, as long as it is not nsfw. Candy gore/blood only is fine.

Okay so let’s talk the less favorite part of commissions: pricing.

inked pencil sketch (like my examples of HABIT, the Weaver): $25. Includes the price of tube shipping!

black and white/grayscale ink wash (ex: The Observer): $35. includes tube shipping.

basic watercolor or marker sketch (ex: Firebrand with fiery birch branches for wings): $50. Includes tube shipping.

watercolor or marker sketch with full color/shading and background (ex: Bill Cipher and Ford Pines): $75. Tube shipping included.

realistic portraits in b&w ink or watercolor: $125. Tube shipping included.

Extras:

Illustration board: minimum 16 inches by 20 inches. +$10. boards will also need a shipping quote due to the fact they can’t be rolled like prints or paper originals.

Additional characters: +$10 per extra

I accept payment predominantly through Paypal, with an official invoice and everything! If you are interested in commissioning a piece from me, pm me with what you have in mind and I will update you with regular WIPs and the like. COME AT ME BROS. I await your ideas!