#the pale shade of blue

[tonythr]

A tribute to my favorite quote from Hollow Knight. My biggest finished artwork so far

[rye-kin]

I’m like…cringe but free yo…

I heart flamboyant villain mr hyde <3

[hello-eeveev]

scribbling of The Boy

idk why he looks like an emo kid but idc he’s cute :)

[scorpiomoondoll]

[swordmaid]

thalia 🧝‍♀️ my high elf wild magic sorcerer. she’s also shri’iia’s dream guardian hehe

[mango-mya]

Guys which one looks better on her it's for science ☝️🤓

[spicyraeman]

I really do love shadowhearts green/brown eyes, but if they had gone with a more fucked up pale green I think that would have really done me in

[nebulousmedic]

GADAMIT MEDIC WITH A TURTLENECK—

All ya gotta do now is make him paler and thats emesis blue medic in the flesh

Cough (WIP)

Ngl the style of TNATD comic is super fun..... Or maybe I just have fun mimicking art styles in general idk

[faunandfloraas]

getting more into nmixx means more opportunities for me to be annoyed at coloured lenses 🤞

[rocknrolltrailertrash]

☆Blood On My Feet,On The Streets☆

[skimpilydressedwithanaxe]

The favs @ the beach!!!

[no-light-left-on]

desperately need to know who decided to give human Outsider green eyes. just really need to know who looked at him and decided to go for that seafoam pale green for his eyes

[chilapis]

It would appear that the exam adrenaline fading away and the sentimental joy from such genuine appreciation melting me to bits has resulted in my comprehension of aesthetics dropping to a staggering 0. No promo or rentry/carrd tonight everybody; likely tomorrow. I love you all so much. Look at this mentally disturbed European creature that has stolen my heart

[imaginarianisms]

on s.ansa s.tark's skintone & ethnic features.

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood - “Whiter Shade of Pale”

Putting a cover of “Whiter Shade of Pale” on an LP titled Blues Experience is misguided. And putting a bad cover of “Whiter Shade of Pale” on an LP titled Blues Experience is a complete misfire.

Yet that’s exactly what Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood - who also left off the all-important “A” - intend to do with their instrumental remake of the Procol Harum track.

With backing from bassist Jackson Waldhoff and keyboardist Michael Grande - who plays as if Matthew Fisher never existed - electric ukulelist Shimabukuro and drummer Fleetwood recreate a ride on a lift as the former plays a dichotomous version of virtuosic Muzak and the latter acts simply as a timekeeper.

This missed opportunity follows “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” ahead of Blues Experience’s Oct. 18 arrival.

Grade card: Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood - “Whiter Shade of Pale” - C-

8/28/24

[mamamittens]

Got another charming rendition of Nikia! (Same lovely anonymous person as last time!) And I'm not so tired I forgot to share lol so here!

She looks so cute, like she just spotted a friend and wants to play it at least a little cool but is super happy lol

Usual, rambling blurb beneath!

So there's this thing about wearing glasses that's easy to forget, even if you regularly wear glasses.

And that's that glasses bend light.

Hold on! I'm not being sarcastic or getting super into a physics lesson or whatever!

But basically, depending on if you are near or far sighted (able to see better up close or far away respectively) your lenses will be shaped differently to bring things into focus. Specifically, if you can't see up close (or need to see even closer up close, like with magnifying glasses) the lens is convex, which is basically just saying the glass bubbles up in the middle/focal point rather than concave (indenting towards the focal point).

This is why you have shots of people with those ridiculous headgear magnifying glasses for whatever eccentric shit they're doing and their eyes are like... Massive.

It's literally magnifying on both ends and this is generally what reading glasses do (though not as dramatically as this skit here).

But if you can't see well far away (and slowly but surely far ends up being not very far away at all if you're like me and unlucky like that), it makes your eyes seem smaller by increasing increments based on prescription. Which generally seems to be the case in anime shows where 'secretly pretty glasses protag removes glasses to reveal the most beautiful eyes, luscious lashes, and intense gaze you've ever seen' or whatever.

Where am I going with this?

Well, much like a lot of my own traits, I gave Nikia my shitty ass eyesight as well (and is the inspiration for Oh Sweet Child of Mine's bad eyesight as well by the way).

I haven't really illustrated this well because honestly it's hard to keep track of and looks goofy irl anyway if you focus on it too much. But her eyes definitely look pretty small compared to how they actually should be. Combined with a resting bitch face with naturally lowered eye lids, it's quite shocking to actually see her eyes clearly.

And where am I going with this all, really?

Well, for quite a while after their first meeting, Thatch makes several assumptions (as does Izou but he'll never admit it).

Mainly at first that she's a young man (got that nonbinary, vaguely masculine vibe about her). Then, after a short bit, that she's super cold and perhaps a bit bitchy and strict. She's a good host, but definitely more about safety than actual, warm hosting like most others on her home islands. Not helped by the static, standoffish expression she wears, eyes just deep set enough to be mostly shadow in the firelight where her glasses don't catch the reflection.

He does work through her awkwardness enough to recognize her actual traits and ends up a little (a lot) obsessed. Izou being a good sounding board and reminding him that not everyone is bitey bastards and that genuinely well meaning but awkward people still exist.

And then.

One day he gets a little smile from her and it's basically that. Face lit up with delight and Thatch (and Izou watching in great interest) are hit from several directions all at once.

Darkened, colorless eyes bright and pale blue like a winter sky. Lips curled into a small, somewhat awkward smile that clearly struggles to not be a flash of teeth with delight. Not the most dramatic expression, but so clearly happy it floors them both.

They know her fairly well at this point. But it's that somewhat hesitant smile that seals everything in place for them. Stamped into their heart with a soft, throaty chuckle.