#the digital art hasnt been arting recently

[sinclairstarz]

cant stop thinking about stoner byler and also y2k stranger things so this is vaguely meant to be in the early 2000s

[whathappenshappens]

they are lesbians and they are friends

[littleeyesofpallas]

I will never fucking understand blogs that just post shit from one series or one character or one actor even. Not even reblog, just shamelessly post unsourced shit. Sometimes it's not even related it's just some horseshit like "beautiful celebrities" and they'll take a day to spam stolen photos of one actress before moving on to the next one. Like motherfucker what is the point?

On the most obvious surface level you're not contributing jackshit. You're just regurgitating shit that someone else has already put out there. But then even on the purely braindead selfish level you aren't even effectively creating some personally curated gallery for yourself because your garbage blog can just as easily be replicated with a google image search. It's just a waste of space. Both digital storage and visual real estate. Just more garbage for real people to have to scroll through to get to things they actually want.

I normally reserve the "you're a human being who fails the turing test" insult for things like porn bloggers who only break character to post conservative rants in comment sections, who'd otherwise be entirely indistinguishable from porn bots, but there are completely nonsexually motivated people who do this shit too. Most prominently the kinds of losers who dedicate their entire free time and personality to mediocre pop singers.

Is it OCD? Is it a compulsion? Like you actually can't help but do this shit? Because that at least id almost have some sympathy for, but then I'd also expect a compulsive chronicler to want their shit better sourced and cited, not just tag bombed.

I know we're far past the days of crashing Usenet servers with the kind of primitive pseudo-ddos attacks that gave spam it's name, but it's just insane to me that as the internet has become MORE stringently policed and moderated, spam hasnt just not gone away, and hasn't just scaled with the internet as a whole, it's become The standard model of """content""" distribution/circulation. We don't navigate to an from points of content origin, we just swim through a dense sea of recent reblogs and reposts of shit that's already been out there in a hundred other iterations.

I don't have some kind of a proposed solution, but I just cannot fucking stand this bastardized horseshit version of the internet we've trapped ourselves in...

And I know we love to blame AI art for it right now, and obviously it is contributing to the insane acceleration of the problem, but well before AI art got involved we were already fast approaching the internet being completely unusable.

[walkman-cat]

if youre still doing the ask game, then 1, 8 and 25! - @pigeonwit

hiya pidge! :DD (to answer when you asked in response to my asking you on an ask yesterday as to how i am: i am very eepy but it is finally the winter break so i can finally rest and not think about exams for a wee bit!)

1. Show your most recent wip

alas! i have no recent wips becuase i tend to complete drawings in one sitting to the detriment of my hydration (among other things) (adhd amirite). however, i do have some sketches of some of my eidolon vetch characters which i plan to eventually make art for/draw properly. so, in lieu of a wip, here are cecil (the bust) and orph (the lad who looks like he hasnt slept in years) wbwbw:

i think i've finally settled on hair i like for orpheus :D which is epic (love my blow-dried cat of a detective)

8. What do you like most about your own work?

i've been really liking my lineart recently wbwb! i like how it looks kinda comic or graphic novel-y and that i like it as much as i like the finished pieces. also the brush i use when drawing digitally has SUCH a pleasant texture it makes linework a real treat wbwbw

25. Based on your recent reference searches, what would the FBI assume about you?

probably that i do Not know how to hold cats (i have searched up so many poses of people holding cats or having cats climbing them lol). also that i have a completely normal interest (lying) in star trek costumes (i've been making notes on the costume design for the uniforms becuase i am entirely normal about it :])

so, not really anything incriminating as of my most recent reference searches wbwb

thanks for the ask pidge! i appreciate your presence in my life and friendship very very much you're soso nice and it makes me feel buzzy (positive) :D i also cannot wait for another year of it !!

[mikajihiko]

So Ive decided to splash tumblr with my hobby of updating everyone about fandom events~! If you missed anything fandom wise, this blog will catch you right up to speed! November - December 2022

1.) Given Square Calendar

     Kizu-sensei is once again releasing a personalized calendar for 2023! She shared about releasing a calendar last October after sharing a colored art version of an older art. Saying she desires to make a calendar again for the following year. She also shares of a new art for Ritsuka by tweeting out a speed up video of her digitally painting, which you can check out here!

     On the 1st week of December, Japanese shops such as Fromangee and Comicomi have tweeted about the calendar opening for pre-orders. Hilariously, this has seemingly caught Kizu-sensei off guard, stating she hasnt even started drafting the calendar yet! Ending with her replying to her own tweet with links to different stores that are open to reservations 😭 I’ll leave comprehending those emoji’s to yall sdncbas

     According to ComiComi, distribution of the calendar will start on the 31st of December (Arrival dates will vary). Check it out at their store, here!

2.) Given Nendoroids

     After years of begging Good Smile they have finally heard our wishes! On the 26th of November, Orange Rouge has released the prototype for Ritsuka and Mafuyu nendoroids! More information is to follow, but people suspect them to release close to the end of next year. Check them out at GoodSmile’s ‘Autumn Collection 2022′ gallery by clicking here!

3.) Given Movie English dub      After a well received English dubbing of Given season 1, featured on Crunchyroll back in August, the team had opted to release a physical version of not only the 1st season but of the movie as well; featuring the same cast as the 1st season dub. On the 15th of November, distribution of the dvd’s started; And just recently, people have been receiving their packages; with once again only having good things to say! 

     As of current, the movie is not available on Crunchyroll but is available for purchase on Apple TV - $14.99, or rent for $3.99. Physical copies of the dvd is still available for purchase at Crunchyroll store which you can check out by clicking here!

4.) Given GORORIN      The Gororin’s are back! After the distribution of these cuties on November 26, Medicos have decided to put them up for sale at their physical store at Shinjuku~ Available for purchase as a set of 6 and/or a single character via blind pull (you wont know which one you’ll get!). They’re available as long as stocks last! If you want to get your hands on these plushies but is far from Shinjuku, try checking your local proxy or Mercari website! For more details, check out Medicos website by clicking here!

5.) Given Anime on air!      Given is broadcasted once again! Airing on the following dates in December at ABEMA anime LIVE 2 channel, following another great anime by Noitamina. All episodes of Given will be broadcasted starting on +9GMT Sunday at midnight, Monday at 1am till 5am, and on Tuesday 5pm till 10pm. All episodes will be available to watch on December 11 from midnight till 11:59am. Click here to access the link to the broadcast. Links are only available during the aforementioned time slots!

6.) Chapter Update: Hiragi Mix_20      The 3rd chapter of Volume 9 has released leaving everyone utterly emotional! People have been on their toes ever since the release of Dear+’s chapter preview, leaving everyone wondering if this chapter would finally be the resolution we’ve all been waiting for

     Kizu-sensei shares of receiving her copy of the latest Cheri+ magazine, as well as a copy of her portion of the series! Highlighting the upper right text which roughly translates to “The sound that he and you gave me is running around inside my body"

     She also reminisces her feelings regarding the day she submitted this chapter. Saying how it’s one of the longer chapters, as well as hinting of how tired she has been

     This wouldn't be the first time sensei has shared her struggles before releasing an upcoming chapter, with the latest one about how she has drawn 6 fingers instead of 5 in one unspecified panel

     With that being said, The next chapter update will be on March instead of January- A well deserved rest for sensei to fully enjoy the holidays after much hard work! She isn't leaving us hanging however, as Given vol 7 english translation releases on the 10th of January. Dont forget to get your copies and give chapters 6-7 a good binge (re)read~!      For those interested in reading or getting their copies of Cheri+ magazine (the official magazine serialization for Given chapter updates, and more BL series!), check out CDJapan here while stocks are available! Or wait for the digital copy of the magazine to be available in roughly a month from the physical magazine release

✨ Whats Kizu Up To? Here’s some silly Kizu-sensei thing(s) that happened that I have no idea where to put so I’ve made a short segment right here kjsdasd--      Sensei was doodling during a meeting again 😭 sdcasdc this time on a screen that was shared with a person who was in charge (manager-san?)

   And, thats it for Nov-Dec AAAA!! Share your thoughts, wishes, reactions, and tell me if I’ve missed something~ Also tell me if I should continue doing these hehehe, I always do this on twitter but in a more sporadic way~ Tumblr’s long but also fun! Happy Holidays everyone!

[vvh0adie]

PSA: AI ART

hi followers,

theres been a influx of ai art of bts circulating on here and i just wanna make it known to you guys that i dont support it; whether its making, use or reblogging

ive been pretty good at sniffing thru the photos that have the digital art surrealism look but some photos are really hyper photorealistic and those are throwing me

if you see something ive reblogged recently, please feel free to dm me so i can take it down

i will always stand with artists/photographers because i am one but im also a writer. it would be hypocritical to demand respect against plagiarism/ai word scrapping but participate in the circulation of ai art.

in terms of fic writers/gfx makers using it, i dont care if it makes your covers/banners pretty. we shouldnt do that to other creatives. if i see it, i will be unfollowing and blocking.

to my followers and any artists, your art is needed and valued just like my writing

spending days on a drawing is just as valid as doing so for a fic.

you dont have to share your work with us but you do. you shouldnt feel like you dont have a safe space to share your art and worry that someone is gonna misuse it. no machine should get to benefit off your time and effort. no person that hasnt put forth the time and effort should get to claim artistry by not even half-assing it.

protect creatives works!!!

also if any moots or followers do visual art, plz tag me in it! i wanna see your drawings!!!☺️💜

(but also ive been wanting to buy a commissioned bts piece too😭 lemme give you my monies 💥💳 💥💳)

[gthechangeling]

i wanted to draw Aaron and Katelyn’s kiss after the victory against the Ravens since I first read the series in 2020, so here it (finally) is! 

also trying some slightly different stuff with my shading. my digital art hasnt been feeling like me recently, so I’m trying to figure out what I want it to look like...

[adminlunata]

I think imma make a post abt myself bc why not! This is my blog *Villan laugh*

Anyway, Im Admin Luna! I also go by Terry or Terrylu.

Im 21! 🎉

That said, my blog/tumblr acc is gonna be 18+ MINORS DNI!!

Im a bi+bigender person, pronouns: they/she/he

Im Hispanic/Native 🇲🇽

Im into LOTS OF THINGS, and I've always wanted to share those things so my blog might be a mess of a lot of things! :3 Also, I might do a lot of self inserts, so if u dont like that. Then SKIDADLE!!

Intrests:

Art, (like all of em) I started drawing again recently after abt a 3yr break, both digital and traditional! Currently trying to learn nsfw art its reaaally hard 😭😭 but yall get to see my failed attempts lol. Also trying to start up a small jewelry business. I like beads and shiny jewelry. I also want to retry watercolor and acrylic painting, maybe try playing with pastels :p Pottery is cool, and so is glass work!! Im sure there are other art media im missing, but eh.

Books/reading, I LOVE READING. I've been in love with it since i learned that i could read cool stories, lol. Uh, I might try bookbinding in the foreseeable future. Might try to write again too.

Plants, I used to work as a florist! So, I've gotten into flower arranging. Might post old arrangements ive done, maybe learn to draw new ones instead since flowers are expensive 😅 Im also super interested in foraging and gardening, thanks Warriors and later SDV I just need to learn more abt identifying local edible plants and mushies before I try eating anything. I grew my first tomato plants and Marigold flowers this year!

Cosplay/sewing, I've always wanted to try cosplay, but I've found it a bit expensive to perform, so it might be a bit till then. But i have plenty of time to learn to sew, I'm also trying to learn to embroidery since it's part of my culture, and it's pretty.

Games, Im mostly a cozy gamer as much as id like to be good at fps i have 0 aim, that said it hasnt stopped me from playing OW. But typically play Minecraft, SDV, forager, terreria, ow, genshin, pokemon and zelda. I also rlly rlly RLLY want to try DnD but idk how anything works lol and my friends are too busy to start a campaign, im also too shy to join an online one so 🤷

Food, i LOVE cooking its such a pleasant chore i dont consider it a chore anymore lol. Im still trying to learn to bake tho? Its rlly difficult but I've managed to master my choco cookies 🍪

I think thats all! Thanks for reading this far, i will continue to add to it if i remember something else im into lol. And learn how to make things pretty in tumblr enjoy your stay!

[saessenach]

yes another Solas study based on this gifset by @mrs-gauche whose work is just REALLY GREAT

Solas in the Jaws of Hakkon DLC

[allenthelost]

Been a while since I posted any art ;v; been feeling a lil down recently and it's kind of stopped me from posting any art. Imposter syndrom hitting me like a train. But here's a drawing based off the prompt : Infinite Timelapse

[zombunnys]

send requests *kisses u*

[odasketch]

Touken Ranbu 69mins is back on twitter and re-ran it’s very first theme “favorite swords”, so I drew my #1 sword son Kashuu with my #1 sword husband Azuki! (Though even between the 2 of them, I’d say Kashuu’s still the overall fav in the end)

commission info/ko-fi

[scourgefrontiers]

im going insane so im going to tell you about it and by that i mean make a post to scream into the void about my troubles

this will be a rambly, stream of consciousness post so watch out. unmedicated adhd brain shenanigans are afoot

i feel like i need to draw for myself more. i try to very often, i do, but i still feel like im caught in the whole “if i dont draw for attention then whats the point” hellhole that ive been trying to get out of for years. but i feel like the reason for this is that i literally Need the attention to up my chances for commissioners??? because thats how i make a living rn???  like i literally rely on commissions as my main source of income and that pays for shit like rent and medication and appointments and food :( i barely buy shit for myself anymore b/c im putting it all towards needs and not wants

also im worried my merch wont pop off as well as it did when i first released the submas merch. i know those were in high demand, but im afraid the demand will go to single digit sales for them as well as everything else i sell.  im honestly thinking about just buying very small stock, maybe 10 of each item at most, and opening the orders that way (after i ship things out of course).  speaking of shipping my last shipment STILL hasnt come in and im a little frustrated b/c im like. bruh i need to ship out these preorders. im not gonna do preorders in the future i dont think, im waiting way too long for this stock to come in :( i dont want yall to wait forever for like..a keychain

ive been trying to work here and there on both villain + school and facets (facets is completely written and scripted, v+s just recently got solidified as an outline Finally) but i kinda only had energy to do so for One Day so im not sure when those’ll be out lmfao. sorry bout that

i want to make more ocs, i havent made new ocs in a hot minute and im like :( wah. my character design brain is kaput right now.  i wanna make more cool db ocs and such like i used to. it used to bring me so much joy.  or maybe even inazuma eleven ocs idk im just wanting New Boys

i have so much to do or at least so much i could be doing. like i could make new merch art but that feels pointless if i dont have the money to buy the merch. i still need to ship out my FIRST orders, christ.  and im trying so hard to get commissions rolling so i CAN ship out my shit but :( its a struggle. im struggling. god im stressed to hell and back hi

sometimes i do be like i wanna die !  but i wont.  i’ll be ok things will be ok.  i will get commissions its only the 6th.  i have time. and im going to check out some cons that i can maybe table at in the future. thatd be wonderful. fuck i need to reprint my business cards with my updated twitter im a little mad i ended up getting my account unsuspended right after i made those cards. at least i only made 50 of them i guess

i need like an online journal or something to write this shit into instead of like, a public tumblr post LMFAO. but i cant use washi tape online so there goes that /hj

i really really need to figure out a way to let the general furry population know that i will draw their stuff for commissions. like. i Will. i Have. i Can.  just give me a chance bro i’ll draw your inflation fetish art just give me a chance to make some money to live LOL.  i would draw more furry art but i am so unmotivated and sluggish its so hard..

i kinda feel like i should try to get back into adoptables too but ive been so depressed and down and unmotivated its really really hard for me to design things for myself let alone to sell. so im like ok now what i have no income. im too brain fucky to get a “real job” so im just like. sits here on my ass doing absolutely nothing except being sad.  ok so i might have depression

anyway life is hard thanks for putting up with me

[ask-shakespearehigh]

Q&A post with the Mods!!!!

This is going to be a long one oh boy

How strict is the delineation of creative control vis-a-vis characters/plays between the mods? (@pedanticlecturer)

We generally have the plays split up along lines of “what we know”— we have a list at the very beginning of the blog. Sometimes we’ll draw the others’ characters (mostly me drawing some of Star’s…) but even then the final say on characterization is up to the “main” mod for that play — mod aster

what aster said -- mod star

What is your favorite play? What is your favorite character in terms of how they were written in the source material? (@pedanticlecturer)

I think my favorite play overall is Macbeth, just because I like the vibes (and the fact that I too could kill Macbeth), the fact that you don’t say it’s name in theatres, and the fact that it’s a play I did a full read through and analysis of in class. Favorite character? Puck from Midsummer. — mod aster

uhhhh,, hmm. ive always had a soft spot for midsummer since i saw it with aster esp bc of how fun the costumes were. of the comedies it has the largest potential to be the most visually pleasing bc of the concept of fairies,,,and im gay and dramatic so i love that. id die if i got to costume design for midsummer,,,or be in it,,,yeah. fav character. hmm. probably mercutio?? i recently saw a version of romeo and juliet where mercutio was played by a woman and oh my god it was amazing!!! not to mention mercutio’s portrayal in baz luhrmann's INCREDIBLE version of r n j!!! (I based my mercutio design on him) he just spends the entire time making dick jokes. love that. -- mod star

How do you answer asks so fast? I mean it's great but I'm impressed 😂 (Anon)

Personally, it’s a mix of: notifications on, quick drawing speed, and using the blog to avoid my class work — mod aster

aster is fast and (as you can see from all of my answers) im lazey -- mod star

Are there any elements/characters of the plays you're covering that you would have liked to work into this blog's plot, but couldn't due to the constraints of the setting or the synthetic nature of the blog? (@pedanticlecturer)

I wanted to make everyone gay but unfortunately due to plot constraints we have to have some hets but that wont stop me from making it lgbt as possible. -- mod star

I did want to make The Tempest more of a central play, but it just didn’t translate well. Similarly, other supernatural elements like the witches in Macbeth. This isn’t so much a constraint mentioned, but my own time/energy means that I want to show the Macbeth backstory, in a specific format, but I can’t right now— mod aster

Is there a hierarchy of import when it comes to each play's individualized impact on shakespeare high's general arc? If so, what plays are crucial to the foundation of the story? Which ones did you do mostly for shits and giggles? (@pedanticlecturer)

This is phrased like an ACT question and i might not answer it right so sorry in advance but: mod aster and i only selected a few plays for each of us to do given we dont know all of shakespeare’s works, but we tend to put more emphasis on the the more well known. But it also comes down to 1. How much we have plotted out for each play and 2. What the followers ask about most. Our two most popular are hamlet and macbeth bc people are familiar w those but around march caesar always becomes relevant again. I didnt even have designs for some of the characters until someone asked about them. -- mod star

I would say the same as star— it generally comes down to what people ask about. I will say that the overall plot is sort of separated into “has happened” and “is happening”. Like, the human potion of Midsummer, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth are all in the “aftermath” portion, while Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, among others, are happening. We’re trying to incorporate as much as we can, and I don’t think any of them were really put in without some thought.— mod aster

What personal significance does shakespeare hold in ur guys' lives? (@pedanticlecturer)

I go to a theater school rn and so ive dealt w shakespeare (although not all of them) it also helps that i was in loves labours lost last year as moth and that i read hamlet and r n j. Theres also a theater in my state that always does One Big Shakespeare per season and they always do them super well!!! My love for shakespeare probably started w seeing midsummer at that theater w mod aster!!! So. Theater kid rights!! -- mod star

To be honest, I got back into Shakespeare Because of the blog. I’ve been friends with some people that got really Pretentious about Shakespeare, and it kinda put me off of it. I did have a book of abridged plays (the plays’ plots written out in prose, basically) that I read as a kid, which is what got me into not only the plots of a lot of the plays, but also the idea of having them illustrated. And, same as star, the theater in state does the One Big Shakespeare— and they tend to do some really cool things with the costumes, setting them in diff time periods. I haven’t been able to see any lately since I’ve moved, but they still slap. — mod aster

🥰😘💙🥰🥰💜💟🥰I 😍💗💚😍😍LOVE🖤🖤 YALL ♥️♥️🧡💛💚💝❣️💕💘💖💗💓💞💝❤️💛💜 okay now i have a question i swear— how long have the two of you been doing art??? and what were your first shakespeare plays??? (@hellaghosts)

Uhh i started drawing when i was like idk 12 and i have the giant boxes of sketchbooks to prove it!!! I moved to digital art at abt 14-15 but mostly stayed traditional until this yr when i got a Neat New Tablet so some of my sketchbooks are sitting abandoned rip. My first shakespeare was either romeo and juliet or midsummer nights dream and i love both of them v much!!! I have a very old piece of art that i did for r n j for my freshman class assignment on it and it hasnt aged well alsdjfjafd circa 2016 i think??? -- mod star

Oh man. I started drawing when I was about 10, but it was Bad. I don’t think I got much into drawing again until I was about 14? Sometime around the end of middle school/beginning of high school. I would say I started getting into drawing as more than doodling/coloring edits sometime around 2015-16? I would draw on my iPad with my finger, then I got a tablet for my computer, and now I pretty much stick to my iPad with an Apple Pencil. My first Shakespeare play was….. uh…… probably Midsummer???? I have No idea. We would go to plays when I was little, so I honestly don’t remember if I saw others before. It may have been Romeo and Juliet— I had that book where it was the original and the “modernized” with the little dog that explained things— which, if you know it makes sense, but if you don’t is probably a bonkers answer. — mod aster

Do you think this blog has like? An overarching thesis (be it b/c intentionally or simply b/c ur own take on the world has bled thru to the point where u believe it’s central to the piece at this point)? (@pedanticlecturer)

Not gonna lie, I had to read that like three times AND dm you to figure out what you were asking from us and all I have is “be gay, respect women, write your own happy endings”. — mod aster

This blog started with an ides of march shitpost and you think we have enough brain energy to write a whole thesis? I projected feelings of found family onto my half of the blog but idk if that counts. Be gay do crime 420 69 -- mod star

What’s the nature/rough dynamic of ur relationship? How do y’all know each other? (@pedanticlecturer)

Met mod aster when i was like 4 and even tho we didnt live close we became like, best friends although the Best part didnt start until we were like 13-ish and eventually we talked like non stop (about anime and homestuck. Yknow. 13 year old kid things) and we didnt see each other a lot bc of Distance and now its even worse bc aster is in colleg.,e but we consider each other siblings regardless of family bc we’re adopted into our own respective families so that bled over into our friendship and it would feel weird calling him anything other than my brother now. We’ve seen each other at our best and worst and if you really want a good insight on what we’re like as siblings watch griffin and justin mcelroy’s overview video of catlateral damage wherein i am griffin and he is the long suffering justin. -- mod star

Star is basically my long distance sibling and functionally the only cousin I recognize bc like their parents are basically an aunt and uncle and like our dads look enough alike that we’ve both accidentally gotten the wrong dad for a hug or similar so like. Anyways yeah Star is the Griffin to my Justin, complete with our absent middle brother who we love dearly— mod aster

Dubiously relevant q but what kind of music do y’all listen to when u do art (if that is indeed a habit either of u partake in) (@pedanticlecturer)

It can depend on the piece? I was working on some (unrelated) oc prints that were song-focused, and for those I just listened to said song on loop. Sometimes I have playlists. Sometimes I’ll just be in a Mood and throw a song on loop. But a lot of time for the blog, I’ll listen to The Adventure Zone for the billionth time, because I have Too Much Attention. I’ve also, on request from Star, linked the most recent “loop song”.— mod aster

I tend to obsess over the same like 3 songs every few weeks so those get listened to on repeat but it also depends on the tone of what im drawing or who im drawing i might genre switch bc of that. If im drawing ophelia i stick to lana del rey and if im drawing hamlet its the neighborhood, horatio is sufjan stevens etc. i have categorized,. Most of the characters i draw into different songs/genres/energies of music but not like i ever follow that. Sometimes i just pull up a really long nonsense video and forget to draw. Essentially: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- mod star

How’d y’all come up with ur pseudonyms? (@pedanticlecturer)

I love space so much and my main blog is starryeydsailor space gay rights!! Im also tiny and full of energy and bright so basically i;m star -- mod star

Uhhhh i was like “hey i want to do uhhhhhh flower?” And then I google searched flower names until I found one I liked —- mod aster

How did you end up deciding the rough timeline of events in canon? (@pedanticlecturer)

It’s mostly determined by like. How we choose per story? If that makes sense. Like, we just take story by story, and decide “is it happening, has it happened, and when?” And then we fit them together in relation to each other just by dint of. All existing at once. Like, I knew I wanted Macbeth to be in aftermath, because like, even though there’s no murder, the way I’ve translated it to the AU is still kinda heavy, and it’s something that I don’t know that I could do properly if it were happening right now. Also, it’s more interesting IMO to have them at different times. Tl;dr we wing it per story and slot them together— mod aster (mod star agrees I just can word better, in theory)

If you could tell the story of shakespeare high in a different format than an ask blog, would you? Obviously y'all are making very good use of the format, but would you want to write this as a animated series or like? a comic book? or is the form inseparable from the story? (@pedanticlecturer)

I kinda wanted to do a webcomic or maybe to plot develop through like, animatics but the element of surprise comes from the asks we get and really makes us think so the blog is a good start. We didnt think we’d get this far -- mod star

Pretty much what Star said— there are certain elements where it’d be neat to do as a comic or as an animatic. Like, the fantasy dream is like, an anthology webcomic of each story, where you can like, see other characters in the background and stuff. But to be honest, we develop a lot by what we’re asked— there was a post about developing worldbuilding by being asked questions and then pretending you’ve thought about the answer, and it’s not far off. Personally, it’s hard to just lay out a story, because I have a whole WORLD and what’s relevant? What are people interested in? It’s by getting questions that I can then focus in on an area to develop. And yeah, we Super didn’t think we’d get this far lmao — mod aster

Any headcanons about your characters that you don't think will ever come up on the blog through asks or plot posts? (@pedanticlecturer)

I could make a whole separate post for this!!!!! Mostly its voice headcanons (and by mostly i mean like 1 or 2) or relationship hcs!!!! -- mod star

Honestly same. I don’t think I have voice headcanons for mine, though I bet I could find some. I’ve got a bunch of miscellaneous headcanons that just kinda float around, but like they’re scattered, too numerous for this post, and also not always things I’m sure are canon yet.— mod aster

[ginger-and-mint]

hey its the screaming one,,, new art is coming along and also i redid the headshots bc this digital noob just found a way to shade!!!!!! i had a few more random questions bc honestly these answers youve been giving recently are amazing,,,,,, does elliott have any other hobbies? (in fact, what about the rest of them?) and if it hasnt been answered already whats each of the mains favourite kind of animal? tysm for anything you have ever put out i love ur content myx sjdndjsj

Oh my goodness screaming anon, I’m so excited! :D and thank you, I’m really glad that you like my stories so much aaa

Hobbies

Elliott is a big nerd with a one-track mind, I’m afraid! When he’s not studying, he likes to read. A non-academic hobby would probably do him good. :P

As for the others – Grayson likes spending time outside, Kara enjoys board games and baking, and Bramley follows local sports teams and knits. Malia and Ryder are also bookworms, and Malia is also very interested in art while Ryder enjoys music.

Animals

Favorite animals, hmm… Grayson likes animals in general, and growing up he would’ve loved to have a hunting dog. Kara likes dolphins! She’s seen them sometimes on family trips to the warm beaches off the Sumorian coast. Bramley’s family raises sheep, so he’s very partial to them. Malia was definitely one of those little girls who loved horses, although you’d be hard-pressed to get her to admit it nowadays. Elliott really really loves cats, and while Ryder is not much of an animal person, the school’s cats love him. ^^

[ryonello]

Could you talk about your art process? I love reading those and I love your art so I'd love to read about it :> and if you have any tips on proportions and faces they'll be very appreciated, your faces and expressions are my absolute favorites

HELLO!!! ive been sittin on this ask for a couple days………… i recently answered an ask where i went into some detail abt my art process that u can find here but didnt wanna just give u a link n shoo u off PLUS ive wanted to try makin speedpaints n stuff for a Long Time so i made a process vid for this drawing!! that way u can…………. see my art process in action :3c

anyway i rambled some more under the cut :’))c 

the best tips i have re: proportions and faces would be to google loomis heads!! andrew loomis is a rly cool illustrator n the like,, guidelines he set out for drawin heads is really helpful when ur not sure where to start!! plus look at lots of references n stuff and once u understand how the physical forms work naturally u can then play around w pushin limits n stylising!!

one of my go-to methods when im stuck w something is to draw over a reference - take a bright colour like red or blue or whatever and draw out the main forms - guidelines/where features go on a face, or the structure of the body if ur doin a full body etc etc n then (if ur workin digitally) hide the layer ur original reference is on n try copying the guidelines youve drawn over without all the busy details in a photo or whatever that would normally trip u up!! this helps me when im strugglin w eyeballin a ref and i think it helps me understand the physical forms more ??

a pet peeve of mine is when i see stuff where it’s like….. super 2D in a way where there can be like. a hugely glaring anatomy error that an artist hasnt noticed because they aren’t thinking abt the physical form u feel ? u might be drawing in 2D but ur drawin 3D forms and if u can keep that in mind and visualise where everything needs to go it’ll make things much easier on u!!

anyway sdjhfdjjkhdfshkjsfd i hope this is helpful thank u so much!!!