#the asterisks are as follows

[sherdnerd]

I love that with a couple asterisks, you can say "Vikings VS. Romans with flamethrowers" is a historical matchup that actually happened

[vrysunny]

Me and Asterisk fist fighting the whole @askterisk-asterisk blog so far...

GO FOLLOW @askterisk-asterisk NOWW!! Please! 🙏 😈🔥

It's a 🔥 FIRE BLOG!1!2!!1

[faithinlouisfuture]

PRETTY PLEASE 😭🙏🏽🥺

[callmewishful]

[galaxsims]

Obsessed with the occult from the time she was small, Gabrielle Winchester has given herself an ... interesting goal: to have a baby with every occult she can find. Why? She wants to understand the inner workings of each occult and what better way to do that than to have a baby who's part of that occult?

Okay, so it sounded better in her head.

Starting with $0 and absolutely nothing other than the clothes on her back, Gabrielle is determined to build herself a gothic mansion for her and her magical babies.

This is The Occult Baby Challenge.

List of occults Gabrielle will be having a baby with:

Vampire

Werewolf

Spellcaster

Mermaid

Alien

Patchy the Scarecrow

The Flower Bunny

Father Winter

Servo Bot

Plant Sim*

Tragic Clown*

Island Elemental*

Ghost*

Wishing Well

Grim Reaper*

[creaturetale-askblog]

Working on a ask-

Really felt a urge to show this sketchy part off

Haven’t really gotten the chance to show off the doctors followers-

[stcnefruit]

— open starter.

status - open to all, but pls read my rules and mobile about (pinned post) first before interacting. don't like my starters. muse - vasti inaiê souza gonçalves, sculptor, potter and printmaker. bisexual, uses she/her pronouns. human, thirty. wanted opposites (in order of priority) - m/nb/f, 30+. mocs (muns/muses of color) preferred. wanted connections - literal strangers, an ex, fellow artist, someone they haven't seen since sixth grade, as long as they're a little richer than vasti is (and not related) go literally batsh*t plot - they're on their way to personally deliver one of their commissions but they haven't slept well in over 48 hours (they've slept enough to not get pulled over, they can drive) and really should have hired a truck or sent it through the post but hey they've done it before and the client is right across town (or city, cough) so it shouldn't be too bad right? they'll make it except you just kind of yk. rear-ended them at the stoplight and their sh*t's in the trunk bc it couldn't fit in the back seat and now you might have just f*cked sh*t up if that packing wrap isn't as good as it's marketed to be. potential meet cute with insurance problems and career threatening happenings basically, what could be better than that

— she hears it before she feels it, the way the body of the car lurches underneath her at the street corner. the rattling in the back is too loud for her to ignore, and she's already doing inventory on what she has with her. registration papers, house keys, studio keys, that flat tire kit she's never had to use in her life and hopes she won't have to now, the delivery— oh God, fuck, the delivery. in the trunk. surrounded by a shit ton of bubble wrap and cling film and whatever the fuck else she wrapped it in at 3am two days ago and placed it in its box, but last she checked no flat tire makes that kind of sound like the kind where there's a bit too much metal and you know in your gut you'll need to call your insurance company. both of them, in her case, if the vehicle in her rearview mirror is giving anything to go by. que se lixe isso, this is not a good day. her blood pressure was not made for this. neither was her neck, for that matter, but she doubts there was enough speed behind the impact to cause any whiplash worth worrying about. she unlocks her phone as she steps out, car door slamming closed behind her, insurance already on speed dial. as a precaution she takes a few photos of the other car's license plate, now neatly tucked (along with the front bumper) just barely under her chassis—she is not paying for this shit if she doesn't have to, especially if the driver in question has enough money to be driving a car like that right into her sedan and especially if they might have just jeopardized her commission. three months, hundreds of hours, possibly damaged in her trunk because it's the one day she didn't have her morning coffee and decided to put it there instead of the backseat, bubble wrap or no bubble wrap. yeah, she'll milk every last penny from that payout while she's at it. might as well be pissed for a reason. 'hey,' she says, coming up to the window as it rolls down, 'i'm sorry, this is going to sound so completely fucking obvious and i know this and you know this but i think you just rear-ended me? and there's something in my trunk that i really need to get out and check on before this day goes any further to shit than it already has so if you could please try and back the fuck up, it would be much appreciated. juro o túmulo da minha mãe.' her mother is alive, thank you very much, but it's not like they need to know that in english or portuguese. // @indiestarter

[mininuked]

Me? Projecting onto a character? Noo, never.

[ohsweetflips]

oh god the jgy/wwx foil thoughts are so real

[swadloom]

This was helpful to me idk man. You can just sketch it?? No one said perfectly it'll still help give the vibe Either way there's ppl like me who have no idea what to do about shadows but is decent at pov and posing. idk man

this is to this day my favorite art advice i've ever seen. who is out here like damn figuring out where shadows go is just too hard. guess i've got to simply redraw this pose perfectly at a completely different angle and FOV

[kittygirlpaw]

It's kind of weird that people look at my art and writing. Not in the, "don't do that!!!" Way, but just. The fuck??? How/why did it even happen?

In what world did I end up actually having a small/modest following across a few different websites where people will actively pursue my art? It feels surreal -- I'm by no means a big artist/writer but I definitely have some amount of audience. I even catch myself worrying what said audience will think when I release yet another eclectic collection of things that are unrelated to my usual "here's a kinky TF post" type work.

I'm incredibly grateful don't get me wrong, hearing that my art can touch people is a blessing, just...it doesn't quite feel *real*.

[sighinastorm]

two ovens

Ways to show a home in a show or movie belongs to a Jewish character that isn't just lazily having a menorah in the shot for 0.02 seconds:

-Mezuzah on the doorpost/s

-Hamsas hanging on the wall

-Shabbat candles on a shelf somewhere

-Basket or drawer full of endless monogrammed and logo-ed Kippot from past weddings, B' Mitzvahs, and holiday parties.

-A calendar with both Hebrew and Gregorian dates on the wall

-A collection of Jewish books

-Various Jewish ritual items scattered around

[gayvampyr]

i don’t know what else to say except that AI art is no longer simply a source of creativity or a wonder of human creation. it has become actively hostile and destructive toward the very thing it pretends to uplift and celebrate. it is void of any human element, any soul or ounce of emotion or self-expression. continuing to use AI art knowing that it comes from theft and robbing artists of their livelihood is disgusting. they need your support now more than ever. stop giving these thieves your money and admiration.

[Image descriptions courtesy of @cryptid-deity: a series of screenshots from Deb JJ Lee’s twitter, @ jdebbiel.

Image 1 is a tweet that reads, “this... this is fucking sad. I don’t know what to do.” Included with the tweet are two images; one is a screenshot from a private text message conversation, the other is a collage of AI generated art that was sent to Lee in the text conversation.

Image 2 is a screenshot of only the text conversation, which shows multiple messages that were sent to Lee. There is a collage of AI art, then a text message that reads, “Sorry to bother you. It looks like someone on an AI subreddit is making a custom model and it reminds me a lot of your work. He isn’t telling anyone where the images are being sourced from.” Following is another collage of AI art, followed by the message, “Here’s another one.” The last message is a link to the subreddit.

Image 3 is another tweet that reads, “Oh so it *was* me,” with the word ‘was’ between asterisks for emphasis. The tweet includes two screenshots from the subreddit.

Image 4 is one of the subreddit screenshots. It is a post that reads, “Dreambooth model release! Say hello to kurzgesagtish!” Under these lines is a Reddit message that reads, “Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it.”

Image 5 is the other subreddit screenshot. This post reads, “Results I got with a custom dreambooth model.” This post has the same deletion message as the former.

Image 6 is another tweet by Lee, which reads, “For comparison, here’s my art vs artist. I’m gonna cry.” Included is a collage of 8 works by Lee, which frame a photo of them. They follow up this tweet with another tweet, which reads, “If I see anyone I know using AI Art, they are dead to me.” The tweet includes multiple comparisons between Lee’s original art and an AI generated art piece based on it, judging by the subjects, colors, and lines.

Images 7, 8, and 9 are the examples from Lee’s tweet.

end description.]

[neolxzr]

oh wow you really did get like 200 bot likes on that post was it like. all at once????? ive never seen anything like that before

its sort of been over the last week?? ive been on vacation so ive only really opened tumblr sparingly but i just open it up and theres another like 20-40 likes on it for some reason

[coshechka]

i am inspired by mr the magicians' dedication to being Perched in all situations this is some first class sittery. he should sit professionally i think

[lindensea]

Shout-out to that one person who tags all the period drama posts as H*rry P*tter house ghosts...what must your life be like