#the artist is

[milkbreadtoast]

some macaroni & cheese ^_^💛🧡 (DEVSIS BRING THEM BACK PLEASEEEE😞

[onbearfeet]

At a con.

Me, buying art: These are going in a fun spot. I already have two of your pieces up on my wall.

Artist: Really? Which two?

Me: *points* That Steve and that Peggy. I also have that Bucky and that other one in my collection.

Artist: You like Bucky, huh?

Me: *looks at my handmade BuckyCap hoodie, the Bucky pins on my lanyard, and the Alpine plushie literally sitting on top of my head* Lil bit.

Artist: I can't believe I haven't drawn Bucky with Alpine yet. I bet people would enjoy that.

Me: Yeah, I wrote Bucky into my Werewolf By Night fanfiction, and people enjoyed it, but they REALLY went nuts when I added Alpine.

Artist: You wrote him into what?

Me: *explains Werewolf By Night* So I figured, the three main characters still alive at the end all have some mix of trauma, torture, being forced to kill people, and feeling like a monster--why isn't Bucky ALREADY HERE? So I added him. And then I added Alpine.

Artist: If I were to ... let's say ... go looking for this fanfic, would you have an AO3 handle?

Me: I'm onethingconstant. The series is called Monster Mash.

Artist: *makes a note* I should watch Werewolf By Night.

Me: You SHOULD. :D

[jojo-nijole]

Look at this adorable little plate my sister got me in Japan❤️

[wade-a-minute]

Ghost Rider in Thunderbolts vol. 2 #28 (2013)

[arkan-dreamwalker]

I find this kind of corny, but overall meaningful. It's from the early days of the internet anyway, so don't judge it too harshly.

BUT WHY IS THE FINAL PANEL MISSING!?

This is such a Great Message

[prinz-myshkin]

Bothersome beast, comforting friend

[cellspex]

Normalize this response

[daily-spooky]

[sabrebash]

the joy of realizing someone is a similar type of freak as you

[leebrontide]

I want to tell a story to the artists and would-be artists out there.

When I was 19, I made a large oil painting of the nerd I would eventually marry. I poured all my attention and care into this painting. It's the only art I have from back then that still holds up as a work I'm proud of today.

I entered it into a judged show at the local art center. It got an honorable mention. I went to see the show with my beloved model. One of the judges came up to talk to me, and highlighted that all the judges really liked the painting. It would have placed, except, you see, the feet were incorrect. They were too wide and short, and if I just studied a bit more anatomy-

I called over my future wife, and asked her to take off her shoe. Being already very used to humoring me, she did. The judge looked at her very short, very wide little foot. Exactly as I'd lovingly rendered it. I would never edit her appearance in any way.

The judge looked me in the eye, and to his credit, he really looked like he meant it when he said "Oh I'm so sorry."

Anyways the moral of the story is that all of those anatomy books that teach you proportions are either showing you averages, or a very specific idea of an idealized body. Actual bodies are much more varied than that.

So don't forget to draw from observation, and remember that humans aren't mass produced mannequins. Delight in our variation. Because it's supposed to be there.

[strategypillar]

Older than history itself

What if the oldest vampire was a Neanderthal girl 🤔

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[caats]

[marissasketch]

Had to paint Moo Deng!! I love her so much

[spicymochi]

choose your fav puppy