#these are like. they say oil based? ig?

[squisheebugdoodles]

Got some paint markers for cheap and they got here today so what better way to test them than moffs 83

[3-aem]

hey if it isn’t any trouble…as a fellow artist could you please give a little anatomy tutorial/ back tutorial? I always struggle with drawing detailed backs like how u do lol💖

i thought i had a full back but ig not.

2 fold: one practice via studies of real references, and also get urself an anatomy guide to deepen ur understanding of what muscles are interacting and why. anatomy for sculptors is a good basis because to sculp you actually need an insanely good understanding of skeletal muscular interactions.

im ngl theres just a lot but a good example is me freaking out learning that ur shoulder blades move, crying bc theres a skeleton in all of us, and then going okay ya that makes sense based on all the back pics Ive seen so far.

the book also helps you with these ‘lets identify’ bits that help you learn what to look for and build that mental model.

the repetition loop of: is what im drawing correct, no-why, correct it x 10000 is actually how u learn ig or is at least how private art classes work (where a teacher steps in and tells ur lines are wack) and u gotta figure out how to do that for urself. there is literally no other way to get better. you don’t just magically stop doing something bad without first learning what you’re doing is wrong as obvious as that sounds. (i assume ur coming to me for realism bc otherwise id say fk h8rs, follow ur heart)

as for skin, idk how to give this tutorial at all. i don’t do anything special to my knowledge. and its kind of hard to break down in my head what you might like: color, lighting, texture, something else ;-;

but at the very least for texture its just my brush (i use oil brushes)

[chaostroberry1]

Headcanons If they were on tiktok/social media PART.1

Adam

- posts family vlogs

- or atleast mini videos about his family

- maybe also posts vids about fun things that happened between him and eve.

- I see him as the type to have like 0 haters, anyone who hates on him will get dragged and bashed 💀

- one of the best out of everyone here

- his kids would also have their own accounts, or even a shared account. posting abt the pranks on each other they pulled, or celebrations, and over all just fine.

Adamas

- bro I know he'd be the type to post rant videos, tagging Poseidon and sometimes all his brothers cus he wanna bitch abt stuff.

- but yeah most of it would be towards poseidon

- bro his face whenever poseidon just replies to his videos with the most no-fucks-given comment is so funny

- he'd also be the type to reply to all offensive (or what he thinks is offensive but actually isn't) comments in the comments section

- believe me, bro would stare straight at the camera with so much hate, but in a funny way, before screaming

- last thing the video ends with is his scream that's cut out halfway.

- his content? Reaction videos.

- maybe also pranking videos, like

"pranking my baby brother"

- Poseidon is the baby brother he refers to btw🙂

- the pranks always fail and he just uses the excuse that it wasn't finished yet.

- not too bad ig

Aphrodite

- she probably posts those eerily addicting videos of herself on vacations or out shopping

- incredibly chill

- her pretty privilege has both genders on the ground for her to step on

- probably also reacts to comments too. Just imagine bro.

"please step on me", or, "mommy 🛐🛐"

- she doesn't really mind it, she likes the attention

- whenever there's a hater, she calls them out so politely but also destroying the person's ego with the most humble but ego breaking comment

- but she only rathers to post pictures of herself and all, instead of videos.

Apollo

- Bro has so many fans

- he'd post tease videos of his body to just rile people up and have them begging for more

- zesty af

- most men in his comments section would literally be like "don't let me get behind bro"

- yk what he responds with?

"come behind me"

- also posts about his shopping trips, and maybe parts of his body that has jewelry, like his legs for example.

- he'd Deffo make thirst traps I just know it.

- I also feel like he'd post sexy photos of himself, but act oblivious about it.

- like just imagine scrolling and then seeing some hot looking baddie of a guy in a mouthwatering outfit, with his bear ass out. And all he'd say is-

"does the color suit me?"

- always incredibly teasing when his fans ask him to oil up

⚠️Slight nsfw⚠️

-so yeah he oils up. ON only fans

- he would be famous online for his looks

- and if looks are what we speak of here, he would definitely have an only fans account

- he wouldn't go as far as being a 🌽 star though, he thinks it isn't very like him.

- but he will please his fans, and people pay lots just to get him to do more. But sometimes leaves them hanging with a strip tease or smth. Only the worthy are allowed to lay their eyes on his perfect body.

Ares

- leave the poor man alone

- many people tag him in thirst traps (MOSTLY APOLLO'S THIRST TRAPS)

- he just stares wide eyed in the camera, mouth agape in horror when APOLLO'S literally thrusting into his phone

- pukes afterwards

- apollo makes things worse by tagging him in his own posts, just to mess with him

- I feel like he'd post vids of ranting about people that are mistreating animals

Beelzebub

- he only got into social media cus of his friends

- he's not always online, but he has a big fan base consisting of girls cus he's a hot emo boy

- posts vids of his life, like maybe rants, or photos of his food here and there

- he doesn't always show his face, but he never dissapoints when he does.

-maybe posts lip sync vids too, the songs would be basic teenage depressed shi ykyk

- he wouldn't get hate though, cus like I said, his face was too gorgeous and cute to get mad at.

Buddha

- posts vids of his snacks

- kinda like apollo when it comes to teasing and riling people up with his body. But he doesn't go as far as only fans, or thirst traps

- I think maybe he'd just lift his shirt a little, show his abs a few times, or his muscles. And then looking at the camera with a teasful look and calling the watcher out

"you staring at these things? Ya like that~?"

(I nearly cried writing that)

- it sounds cringe, but many people are into it. I mean, c'mon, it's Buddha.

- also likes to post vids of him trying out the food from different fast food places, and just making people drool at his food, and face.

- probs also likes to do collabs with zerofuko, like going to the arcade and all. Incredibly cute bonding.

[withered--s0uls]

OKAY, I think I'm done for now.

@electrozeistyking and I a little while ago talked about how GD!N would react to DAS!Cyn. They went on about in a reblog but basically he would be extremely happy bc DAS!Cyn is a separate entity to the Absolute Solver, therefore meaning she's not the one behind everything.

So at first they probably both would be extremely happy. DAS!Cyn in her own AU upon meeting N first is absolutely terrified that he might hate her after everything the AS made her do. So the fact GD!N would react very positively to her presence would be a huge a relief to her.

Now, the issue is that the "Dormant" in "Dormant" Absolute Solver is in quotations for a reason. It simply lost interest in her as a main host / had no need for her anymore. It still has admin rights over DAS!Cyn and she still has a Solver Form. Though she doesn't use it by choice bc of PTSD triggers (until possibly a specific point in Ep7 but I'm waiting for ep8 to decide).

So yeah I think that would make both GD!N and DAS!Cyn kinda anxious to put it lightly.

(More Art and stuff under cut because this crossover has been living RENT FREE IN MY HEAD)

Also fun fact

@electrozeistyking has mentioned and shown Beanie finding comfort in the sound of her fathers core.

Well funny story.

DAS!Cyn always was comforted by her brothers core back at the manor, when they first reuite at the start of Ep6 and she sees DAS!Uzi summon her Solver wings and tail, her instinct is pressing closer to DAS!Ns chest for comfort. Her memories of the Solver features are very very blurry, but she is triggered by seeing them regardless.

I thought It was cute the girls have that in common, so I decided to draw them and GD!N sleeping with the girls having their heads close to his core :3

OKAY FINALLY WE GET TO THE DOODLE PAGE

I didn't feel like fully making these so they're sketchy doodles :"

The first two are based on Zeisty saying GD!N would probably pick DAS!Cyn up and spin her around. Also you probably noticed between this doodle, the first drawing & the Tiny!N & DAS crossover post, but DAS!Cyn displays flowers on her visor to emote happiness!

The 3rd and 4th are just random interactions between the kiddos lol. I feel like Beanie probably would be happy to have another Auntie, not to mention one closer to her age so they can do silly kid stuff together. DAS!Cyn... oh boy

She would feel a whole range of emotions; grief about missing so much of her brothers life (like he has a kid ffs), guilt and self blame after finding out what happened to Uzi (she blames herself for everything the AS caused, even tho she never agreed to it) which might end up in a "slight" breakdown, anger at the AS for causing GD!N that kind of pain and eventually once she processed all those emotions she probably would be excited to get to know Beanie. Like!! Imagine finding out you have a little Niece!!

She probably would struggle to easily keep up with Beanie bc she still has motor issues like in canonverse so she's a little slower, so it'd be mostly her trying not to fall over her own feet whilst being dragged around by an excited toddler who probably even with child lock is stronger than her lmao.

Also I drew DAS!Cyn in an alternate outfit bc I wanted to actually kinda show the oil reserve canister,,,

Ok wanting to respond to the hashtags specifically bc :)) yay

Also ig this is some DAS lore fact drops lol

Yeah, DAS!Cyn kinda didn't take it well either when she first realized the AS technically can still take over if it really wanted to after she transferred bodies in an attempt to escape. Imagine getting your core nearly crushed in an attempt to flee from robo satan just to find out entity STILL can use you for their bidding. Like!!! Damn that's not fair the kid nearly fucking died trying to break free!!!

DAS!Cyn definitely would want to spare Beanie the horrors too. DAS!Cyn herself is mentally like 7-10/11 at best 6-9 at worst -- despite kids usually just saying whatever comes to mind, she repressed most AS related stuff for a reason, she definitely wouldn't share what she knows with her newfound niece

I feel things would be either super great and happy or super traumatizing depending on when in the timeline we throw DAS!Cyn at them. If she's there during ep 6-7? Oh boy. Oh no. DAS!Cyn & DAS!N have an exchange during Ep7 that would not go over so well if it was GD!N in DAS!Ns place, because it would be awfully similar to GD!Uzis death -- she doesn't die, because DAS!N can't get himself to shoot with her being so close to the AS, despite her literally shouting at him to do it and that she won't be angry, that'll be fine. -- yeah I don't think GD!N would handle that well 😭 Zeisty feel free to get the angst train rolling if you wanna add your two cents on how that'd go over -- any point before that? Probably fine. Post S1? I'd imagine also fine depending on what Ep8 throws at us (except like... look at ideas list for more info*)

I'll assume that'd be Beanie reacting to seeing DAS!Cyn having the Solver tail and possibly the glitching Solver symbol in her visor. Yeah she definitely would try to play it off and go try and hide somewhere until she can get it under control again. High stress or negative emotions causes her Solver to act up (unrelated to the AS, just her own Solver form without the entity controlling anything!!) So what I said above to her reaction to the news of GD!Uzi being dead? And possibly finding out the reason why? Yeah that might trigger her tail and wings to pop out and her to basically be reduced to a hyperventilating ball on the floor because of proceeding to blame herself for all of GD!Ns suffering due to thinking the AS actions & it being a danger are her fault

Other things I kinda wanted to doodle but didn't for now, might do at a later point;

Cyn still has a Solver Core, which is the same as a DD core (except smaller lol). So I was playing with the idea of Beanie noticing that her core sounds different from GD!Ns due to hers being severely damaged and actively leaking after the AS attempted to crush it during the body transfer. DAS!Cyn then trying to play it off

Some kind of acknowledgement of the Oil reserve canister on DAS!Cyns back, it was made by Tessa before the AS did the medurder and stuff. It's supposed to help keep the Solver in check by preventing overheating, hence why its directly connected to her chest where her core is

There was something else but it slipped my mind

Smth I'm not gonna say publicly for now until Zeisty posts something about it and/or eventually posts the chapters bc I don't want to spoil esp not bc it isn't my place to :" (if you're curious, Zeisty, lmk I can tell you in VC or DMs lol) but it partly would possibly be related to the 1st idea listed

* I have an idea for what happens to Cyns original body (the one the AS uses & that wears Tessa) post Ep8 IF Ep8 let's me do it that is. I think it could be fun to crossover that idea bc of GD!Ns ghost sight.... tho it definitely also would be fucking stressful and trauma inducing bc Solver stuff sooo yeah rip (again, if you want I could elaborate in vc or DMs on this bc I want to first wait and see what the season finale brings before I do anything "official" with this)

GD!N reacting to the information that DAS!Cyn canonly shot "Tessas" gun at the AS (well technically at its tentacles. Point being that kid fired a gun/knows how to use one) -- which again could be very interesting if we were to toss them into the same Ep7 bc that's when she does it

Possibly GD!N finding out ab the scars/cracks surrounding DAS!Cyns core bc,,, yeah

Anyways uuuhh heightbsheet bc I'm 99% sure I drew stuff inaccurate

These were actually so fun to draw and think & talk about. I'll post the GD x IC crossover once I'm done with that (yes, yes there is more than what you already saw Zeisty. Not much more but more nonetheless)

[isthehorsevideocute]

Thoughts on that trend on tiktok and IG of people feeding their horses fruit rope candy and doughnuts, candy bars, and cheetos?? It drives me crazy but everyone says irs fine because it's a small amount-.-

Honestly, it usually is fine in small amounts. I had a pony that loved licorice. I had one that would get a pumpkin muffin after horse shows. Lots of them like apple cider donuts ginger snaps and carrot cake. Peppermints are a common treat for horses, You shouldn't feed horses chocolate, potatoes, avocados, or caffeine. You also shouldn't feed them lawn clippings because of potential hazards from chemicals and potential for botulism. Bear in mind the daily calorie intake for a horse is more than ten times that of the average human just for maintance (15000 calories) and their stomachs can hold 10-20 gallons (and that is considered small for animals of their size)

Also beer. A lot of people think it's weird that horses can have beer but for some horses its actually medicinal. Horses can sometimes get a condition known as anhydrosis which is when they aren't able to produce enough sweat. As a treatment we often give horses a can or two of Guinness twice a day to help them sweat more and to help lower their body temperature. Brewers grains and yeast are common supplements to help horses with digestive health as they act as a probiotic.

For cheetos in particular, sure horses really shouldn't eat dairy (because lactose) but its a corn chip. Corn is an ingredient of most horse feeds anyways.

Most of those things don't have anything horses can't eat; sugars, their diet is mostly carbohydrates and plant based sugars, horses are herbivores but they can eat animal based protein like eggs, gelatin (a common additive to joint supplements), or krill/fish oils, vegetable oils are a typical additive to feed (though you shouldn't overloaded them with fats as horses don't actually have gallbladder so they cant store bile, which means they can't break down large quantities of fat in one go)

Corn and wheat are in a lot of horse feeds (though they are Inflammatory and toxic if moldy so you do want to weigh the risks and only feed as absolutely needed if using them as a regular feed)

Just for perspective, my 1400lbs mare eats about 4 pounds of a feed with molasses, wheat, and soy as a calorie source, roughly 5 lbs of Alfalfa hay, 36 lbs of grass hay, a half pound of ground flax seed, and she spends all night nibbling on grass (which is sugary compared to hay). Thats A LOT of food.

For supplements she gets apple cider vinegar, garlic, and grape seed extract. Pretty much all of those are toxic to dogs but horses can have them and even benefit from them. They have anti-inflammatory effects that help horses with arthritis, and allergies as well as helping to repel flies

[kalisbaby]

"This is my message to the western world - your civilization is killing life on Earth.

It took us thousands of years to get to know the Amazon rainforest. To understand her ways, her secrets, to learn how to survive and thrive with her.

And for my people, the Waorani, we have only known you for 70 years (we were "contacted" in the 1950s by American evangelical missionaries), but we are fast learners, and you are not as complex as the rainforest.

When you say that the oil companies have marvellous new technologies that can sip the oil from beneath our lands like hummingbirds sip nectar from a flower, we know that you are lying because we live downriver from the spills. When you say that the Amazon is not burning, we do not need satellite images to prove you wrong; we are choking on the smoke of the fruit orchards that our ancestors planted centuries ago. When you say that you are urgently looking for climate solutions, yet continue to build a world economy based on extraction and pollution, we know you are lying because we are the closest to the land, and the first to hear her cries."

- Excerpts from Nemonte Nenquimo's 2020 powerful open letter in The Guardian.

Images from Future Earth on IG

Read full letter here:

[chrlotpony]

uhh, reading an old fic I never finished, apparently I hc that sunil smells like warm carrot cake?? it sounds nice but when I describe smells with "warm", it means there's a fleshy undertone to it. so if you pick up sunil after he's been sleeping for 4 hours and sniff him, he'd smell like an off carrot cake. big pro of having a pet, my chihuahua smells like doritos🙏

I actually love smell hcs cuz it gives me an idea on how the characters一 or how I think the characters live which leads to more ideas and such. no surprise, sunil likes things and himself to be kept clean. not as clean as russell but yk, tolerable and nice. takes great care of himself, too. I wouldn't say russell has a notable smell like sunil, he's so clean that he doesn't even have a smell. he's got a faint smell that is just russell... russell smells like his DNA. his house has that unique smell that can't be described, ykwim? and it's not bad either, I guess I would call Russell's faint smell as new furniture. yeah.

since I'm here now, ig I'll just explain the rest of what I think the main 7 smell like.

My mind immediately went to Minka, I think she smells similar to Russell except she has a smell that's actually notable. She smells like if you baked a potato pie using sharpies. "Sugar, spice, and everything nice" ahh monkey. It's not warm either, it's fresh. Like sharpie potato pie with a side of fabreeze. I don't exactly know what this means for Minka. I'd say she's doing fine. Living. Painting.

Zoe... I think she just smells like blanket. A well taken care of blanket, and not one that's sitting in a shelf or cabinet with other blankets for like 3 years, no, like a blanket you washed 2 weeks ago. Obviously she also smells like prefumes and stuff. A Sephora store, even. That is only when she is pampered up, though.

Pepper makes her own scents for herself but it majorly depends on how she's feeling. When she's not, she does have her own smell, and it's not anatomic skunk fart smelly, it's weed and mint cream smelly. If pepper doesn't have a mint smell, that is NOT her, that is a fake, don't go near her. And yeah, I did mention weed but I really mean more like a hemp cream. I do love both smells of weed and mint though, nostalgic scents. But here's the "smelly" part... she also smells a little like an abandoned meat farm. She just has to not be upset for that weed mint smelly smell to happen naturally, or else she is fish bomb stinky.

Vinnie smells, erm... Not the best. Could use deodorant more often, especially before dancing. I'm sorry😭 He doesn't smell sweaty all the time though, ofc. I think he smells like... minions kid perfume and olive oil. That's the smell I think reflects vinnies living habits. Are reptiles even capable of producing their own smells? (yes) Whatever, the gecko has hair. HIS HAIR, actually his hair does smell pretty nice. Coconut oil, maybe? It's not like Vinnie doesn't care about his hygiene, he just needs to work on that more. Mother never taught rahh

I think Pennyling smells the best, actually. She tries hard to smell good. Who'd wanna hug a fuchi panda? :( She learns from Zoe and Pepper about layering and what scents fit her best. Her smell is heavily based on what she puts on, so you'd less likely catch her smelling anything less than nice. So I'd say that she often decides to smell like Christmas-feel milk chocolate. It's a warm, cozy smell. While her natural smell is like leafy citrus. Very earthy.

[twisted-wonderland-shenanigans]

I saw your post about Trey in different AUs and the way Yuu/Grim react to the baked goods sorta - and the fact that you mentioned Kaiju AU reminded me of a buncha bushcraft/survival stuff I've watched online.

Perhaps a Yuu who is well versed in that kinda stuff could at least use those skills and find some kinda grain/wheat to make bread from in the Kaiju AU. Like, cleaning scrap metal to form some kinda metal box/bread tin thingy (I don't know words) and making a dough starter of sorts and seeing if they can make bread or something.

Just food for thought ig lol

Referring to this post here.

Ooooh, that's actually fascinating! Even if Yuu wasn't well versed, MIRA would have access to all sorts of survivalist data videos that can be used to survive! After all, the researchers were effectively stranded on an island far from any possible method of getting supplies, so they would have to learn the basics of producing these sorts of things to sustain so many people.

In fact, I hinted at Yuu learning how to build a survival bed before Sam brought them a mattress (how he got it, though, is a mystery), and they also were figuring out how best to cook the meat that Nevermore/Crowley brought here too!

Honestly, humans are a crazy survivalist species, and seeing how we can even make bread (like hard tac) even out in the wild is amazing! And on an island where most of the stuff that grows on the island (note: MOST) is based closely on or an exact relative of the crops we know of, Yuu would just need to follow the instructions on how to process certain ingredients they need such as sugar or cooking oil or flour!

Hmmm...now I'm thinking that not only would the researchers have a greenhouse somewhere that they can observe isolated species of plant life, but even have their own greenhouse farm to keep certain things available at all times around the clock--including many different types of seeds! So if Yuu were to take some of those seeds (say wheat or rye or oat, etc) and planted them somewhere in Heartslabyul's territory, then they would be able to mimic a similar process to allow Trey to experiment with other foods!

...which only leads to Yuu realizing that these guys are indeed intelligent beyond even anything that the researchers had observed. They are learning... >.>

As for the bread box thing, that's actually quite interesting to consider. 🤔 Though for the Kaiju themselves, I doubt that the bread that's made would last long enough to need a storage box to keep it fresh 😂 And it's not like Grimfang would let Yuu store any for later unless they were hidden inside a satchel (which he'll go sniffing around in anyway), so freshness isn't gonna be much of a problem at this rate 🤣

Thanks for the tip on the survivalist bread stuff, Nonny! I think I'll have to take a look at a few of them and see if I get any ideas in the noodle~ òvó/)

[strangerstilinski]

𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪'𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 ✨

thank you @thecreelhouse for so graciously tagging me & also for finding new questions, because i, too had already answered the old one at least twice

what “old person” things do you do? in bed by 8pm nearly every night, and always peeking through the curtains to watch drama in the neighborhood unfold 🫣 lmao

last three books (or fics!) you’ve read? for books: Icebreaker and ACOSF are my most recent! fics are on @strangereads, as always

at a movie theater, which arm rest is yours? i stake claim on whichever is holding my candy/drink, but unless there's a stranger beside me i'm 100% using both

vintage or new? vintage whenever possible

favorite part of your daily routine: drinking my morning coffee

are you scared of the dark? i'm more afraid of the absence of light, if that makes sense? my imagination is just too good to not be afraid that something might be lurking in the nothingness lol

marry/cuddle/sleep (like. actual sleeping) with: do i just pick my own?? ummm marry steve, cuddle eddie, & snooze with baron lol

candles, essential oils, or incense? how am i meant to choose 😩 i use them all on a daily basis but i'll pick incense ig based on the fact that they produce less waste in the end (no bottles/jar)

favorite lyrics right now: “And he's got hands that make hell seem cold. Feet on the dashboard. He's like a poem I wish I wrote.”

random fact/story you want to share about yourself: i have the same relatively-uncommon last name as a celeb & get comments abt it every single time i get id'ed 🙄 (but i'm not saying who lol)

not 9, but a few no pressure tags: @xxbimbobunnyxx @littlexdeaths @stevesxyellowxsweater @aphrogeneias @urdadsnewgiirlfriend @stevesbabysittingservice @eddiesxangel

[blueskittlesart]

do you have any painting tips for a mediocre painter

depends on what kind of paint you're working with lol! i tend to work with either acrylic or traditional gouache (last painting i posted was gouache!) but i'm a known hater of oils and watercolor lol. gouache is probably my favorite paint medium because it's pretty versatile and easy to use imo! but acrylics are significantly cheaper. there's not a lot of difference in my technique when painting w acryls vs gouache actually so i can just give you some general tips ig?

have a decently large jar of water on hand, even if you're working with acrylics. clean your brush CONSTANTLY, even when you feel like you don't need to. if you're working with high-quality heavy body acrylics (which i recommend, they're more expensive than the cheap craft store brands but they're WAY better quality. i use liquitex heavy body acrylics) the pigment is a lot more saturated within the paint, but that also means that the paint is a lot thicker and won't lay smooth unless you have some water on your brush. (note: your brush shouldn't be SATURATED with water because that will effect the opacity of your paint, but it should never be bone-dry either!) wetting your brush also helps your bristles stick together and keeps your lines looking smooth!

for something like gouache, i usually start with a watered-down underpainting. this isn't as necessary with acrylics, but can still be helpful. Gouache isn't perfectly opaque, and if you're using traditional gouache it's water-based and will merge slightly with the colors below it when wet. a single-color underpainting can help unify your colors this way, and it's really easy to do! just pick a color (i usually go for a dark blue or pink, but it depends on the colors of your piece) and water it down until it's about watercolor consistency, and then just brush it over the entire piece!

as for brushes, i have 3-4 brushes that i normally use: a hard chisel tip brush, a large soft round brush, a smaller soft round brush, and a script liner brush. the chisel tip is good for blocking in big details early on because it allows you to cover big areas but still has the potential for detail. the large soft round brush is mostly for underpaintings but i will occasionally use it for larger areas on bigger pieces. the smaller round brush is what i use to get most of the details in. it's got about a 4mm diameter and still comes to a nice point at the end so it's useful for a lot of different things! for really tiny details, that's where the script liner comes in. this brush has about a 2mm diameter with 1cm long bristles, so when used properly it gives you a very thin line with a lot of control. this brush was probably the hardest to learn how to use but it's really the mvp whenever i work with gouache lol!

other than that all i can say is practice! learn the properties of your chosen medium--how it blends, how it dries, whether it can be reactivated, how it mixes, etc, and use what you learn to your advantage! i spent a large portion of my high school years taking traditional art classes where we painted a TON and my skillset definitely improved because of that practice alone!

[blaster-fagot]

Blood and oil my spg AU

TW IG ? Kind of inspired by

@ ask-the-becile-boys

Becile and Peter was once great friends but that was before they met delilah.

They both instantly fell in love with her . both tried to win her over with grand gestures As a last ditch attempt Peter made her 4 robots (spine rabbit jon and upgrade) she really seemed to like them

And thats when someone inside becile..snapped

In a fit of rage he started what would become the weekend war .a war that not only killed Peter but his sweet delilah too..

After that he powered them off and dedicated a huge chunk of his life to bring back his sweet Delilah but it didn't go exactly as planned

He was successful at bringing her back but she was always ...different not the delilah he knew no no ..this was a monster that took the form of delilah..

After countless attempts at bringing her back he gave up .he was now the shell of his former self

So without any other way to cope he decided to take his pain out on the bots

Luckily for the spine he escaped befor he was edited but he did he made a promise to them that he will save them

He changed the bots base coding to make them more brash more mean ...

No one knows what happened to the jon some say he escaped with spine some say he was melted down for scrapes

The end :3 if anyone shows interest in this i mayyyy make it into a fanfic/post about it more who knows ^^

[theglitchywriterboi]

More talk of me applying for jobs under the cut

I applied for this job & I'm worried it may be a scam [it's confidential so I can't look into the biz RN][as in the ad was under confidential, I haven't signed shit yet. Hell, I haven't gotten an interview. Though I DID only JUST apply, so-]. Well, hopefully it's not a scam & the place is legit.

But it feels like a "Too good to be true" type of ad. By that I mean the pay is nearly 6 figures & you only need a HS degree [obviously other things but you don't need certification or a college degree]. [Also the job is data entry shit. Like ik plenty of scam jobs can be that type of work, but I'm just pointing it out cause no I didn't apply for a job selling knives or oils xjsnxzmsxjdx]. Like... Either they're lying, there's hire turnover, or something else not good [or a miracle just happened & I just found the diamond of entry level jobs on accident...]

On the very off chance this job is legit [& isn't a shit place to work][also by legit I do mean they were being honest about what they pay**], I hope I get it. If it is a scam or a shit place to work, oh well ig. I applied to other jobs so it's not like I put all my eggs in this basket 🤷‍♂️.

Also if it matters, they said the pay is $47-$50 an hour. But then also said the pay is "Based off experience" ? Which could either mean one of two things. A: Beginners get paid $47, while more experienced get paid $50. Or B: $47-$50 is for the more experienced people, but beginners get paid like. $15ish an hour. Personally I think it'll probably be the latter, but who's to say [or C: This is an MLM/commission thing & they're doing a "You'll make this much an hour !!!" When they really mean if you sell X amount you could earn that much an hour. Again, the job description didn't mention selling shit & it's data entry, but you never know]

[sagescented]

From Coach Rachel Smith on Instagram

I want to make one thing clear: I will NEVER require a Fibromyalgia client to spend $$$ on bullsh*t supplements.

That's not to say that all supplements are a waste of time. I've recently been experimenting with a few of them that have made a significant difference in my sleep and anxiety 🙏 But what drives me up the wall are IG "coaches" who trick people with Fibromyalgia into spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars on "detox" supplements and shakes.

I will forever be a science-based coach, which means my entire Fibro Fit Warriors program is backed by the latest Fibromyalgia research 🔬 [...] That's just a distraction from what actually matters, exercise and nutrition 💪 Don't fall for the 💩 marketing that a $200 supplement will magically make you feel better.

From Coach Rachel Smith on Instagram

Yesterday I came across another account that said they could "heal" Fibromyalgia 🤦‍♀️ This account even had "doctor" in their name (although they aren't a medical doctor). This person had 10K+ followers and 100s of comments from desperate people asking for help. And the sad truth is accounts like this are selling bullsh*t.

How do I know? Because you can't heal or cure Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia can only be put into remission. It's the only term used by the medical community.

So when you see heal or cure in an Instagram post, that person isn't part of the medical community but selling "snake oil" to take advantage of you [...] Be very careful who you trust online.

[meditating-dog-lover]

Health update

I've been feeling well today, just a bit itchy.

It feels like I'm experiencing allergies - I'm getting itchy rashes and scratches on my body, my nose is red and itchy, and my eyes are red and watery. I'm not sure what's causing this.

I've had this happen before, but now it is no where near as inflamed. So that's promising.

I know I said earlier that I believe my skin rashes and eczema are hormonal. My doctor says I have estrogen dominance and recommended I take DIM. The supplement itself also has nutrients that support liver detoxification. This is one of the reasons why estrogen can buildup - the liver needs support. I don't drink and I don't eat a lot of junk food, but I feel like some sort of support here and there can help.

Fasting made my eczema and rashes much worse because it caused hormone imbalances.

Though it's not strictly hormonal - I do have elevated IgE, histamine, and eosinophils based on my blood work. So this is allergy related as well. Actually, estrogen dominance can play a role in increased histamine overload, and therefore allergic reactions and skin inflammation. Here's an article describing this:

It makes sense. I see a lot of symptoms online for estrogen dominance like weight gain, painful periods, tender breasts, PCOS, hormonal acne and low sex drive. Mostly symptoms that are women's hormones-related and not so much allergies and skin inflammation. I read a lot of articles saying that estrogen actually promotes oils that protect the skin and low estrogen causes dryness. This is the complete opposite of what I'm experiencing. So it's not it. But it's moreso elevated estrogen possibly triggering allergic reactions and eczema.

I have extrinsic eczema because I have high IgE, eosinophilia, elevated histamine, and filaggrin gene mutation (thanks mom).

It's really a cycle - insufficient liver support -> not enough estrogen being removed from the body -> estrogen dominance -> histamine and allergy issues -> eczema. Again I may not have any liver issues because I don't drink, but it's a busy organ that filters so much junk. So getting a boost/detox here and there can help.

Meanwhile I've been taking an anti-histamine. I'm quitting my steroids. Regardless of some of the lingering inflammation, my skin is much better compared to how it was last month. I know I'm healing myself when I quit fasting. DIM can help even more in the context of further hormone balance and managing allergies/histamine mediated by excess estrogen.

While easier said than done, it can help to minimize exposure to xenoestrogens. We got a new water filter and I drink from a glass bottle. If I can switch from plastic to glass, that will help a lot.

I'm going to heal. I'm going to do my diagnosis in a week. I'm also going to go for a followup in a month of taking the DIM supplement and cycle fasting. Everyday I see myself heal more and more.

I'm confident in my image and body now. I know this is dumb, but I do want to slim my calves. I'll see how to deal with this but it's not a priority. I want to go the dentist with my mom. But this is a last priority. Mainly because it actually is and isn't as prioritized now as much as my skin, hormones, and psychological wellbeing. And because I had a cleaning 3 fucking months ago. This really can wait. I broke out in severe skin inflammation and almost considered an unaliving plan because of my recent psychological distress and now have to take meds to feel okay. My teeth can wait.

It won't hurt to get my progesterone levels higher as well. So I know not fasting for a long time will reduce my cortisol levels which will in turn increase my progesterone levels. There are foods that support estrogen and progesterone levels and I'll look into those.

My diet is great. Yes I had a mini Crumbl cookie today. I'm at a point where I do not crave junk food anymore but will have a small piece when I want it. For instance I wanted a cookie today, but did not want anything else sweet. I've been in a cookie mood recently. While my diet is great now and I don't eat a lot of junk, I know sometimes I'll want a sweet or savory snack/meal and so I'll find a way to find a balance there. My anti-inflammatory diet hasn't really done much for my skin. Again that's moreso hormonal and allergy mediated. So quitting my fasting helps a lot, and DIM will help next. But not fasting alone will do wonders and will take some time for the inflammation to subside. Even better if I can reduce my estrogen (and increase my progesterone if possible) and manage my allergies and support my liver.

[cuppatea87]

November 2023 Empties (& Mini Reviews).

Years ago on my old Tumblr, I did a side blog which did reviews & the likes of that sort of thing. One of these things I did was a monthly empties & mini reviews of these products. I've decided to have another try at this (I've also been inspired by various YT channels & IG pages which are based on panning products & also monthly empties). It would also possibly be helpful to me if I see something that I have used & remind me that I did like it considering my memory recently has been terrible.

Anyway, so far this is the empties for last month that I will also do mini reviews on. If I do another one next month & it has some of these products I won't include them. Anyway, I'll start with the first product:

Simple 10% Vitamin B3 Niacinamide Booster Serum:

I liked this serum! I've used various brands of niacinamide serums over the past few years & I really liked this one. It was nice to apply and it had an almost creamy feel to it. I also preferred it to The Ordinary's serum as that always had a sticky feel to it (though I did like that had the inclusion of zinc to it). I would definetly get this again.

Simple Age Resisting Day Cream with SPF 15:

This was just a simple (no pun intended) moisturiser & does what it says- keeps my skin moisturised. There is no scent to this. I would use this again but I do wish the SPF was higher.

Erbario Toscano Rose Shower Gel:

This smells absolutely gorgeous! I love rose scented things & the smell of this also reminds me of Turkish Delight (not the chocolate one).

It does feel like you need to get a good few squirts for it to foam though. It lasted a while (I got this in August). I would definetly get this again if I see it in TK Maxx.

The Body Shop Lime & Matcha Hair & Body Mist:

This smelt very limey! It's a super refreshing scent and is great scent for throughout the day when you need a pick me up. Sadly though this seems to have been discontinued. I picked this up in TK Maxx for about £6 (I think the original price was either £10 or £12).

Nourish Body Scrub- Rosehip & Coffee:

I got this from (surprise, surprise) TK Maxx. I thought it would have a rose like scent but it didn't- it was a very strong coffee smell (which didn't bother me as I like the smell of coffee).

Its a dry scrub which I'm not used to- I'm used to using ones that lather up. It does an amazing job of exfoilating & left my skin feeling soft. However, I would not purchase this again. It's very harsh (I actually managed to scratch myself with it) & it's incredibly messy.

e.l.f Eye Primer:

This is really good & is also a reasonable price. I've used a Maxfactor or Revlon eye primer in the past & it was horrible; I've also used the Urban Decay one which is brilliant but pricey. Since I've been trying to practice using eyeshadow, I've been using the e.l.f eye primer & it does the job. It does such a good job, I'm on to my second tube.

Cogerie Hyaluronic Anti Age Serum:

I like this serum so so much! It does have a light floral scent so if you don't like scents in your skincare, bear that in mind. My skin always felt soft after using this & it kept my skin hydrated. I also like the design on the bottle, its really pretty.

I do have two problems with this though: the first one being that I always struggle getting the remainder of the serum in bottles that have a pipette in them. The second is I got this from TK Maxx so it's anyone's guess whether they'll have this in stock again. I would definetly get this again though.

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Oil Infused Water:

This is the best thing I have ever used to remove my makeup- it gets my Barry M Genie Lipstick off effortlessly and it is great removing waterproof makeup. I get the blue one (the yellow one dries out my hands & makes them sting).

And there you have it- my monthly empties. Do you have any empties that you would get again? Is anything on this list you would try?

I'm also sorry for the appalling photos. Standard lighting and phone camera does not make great ones.

[loremonster]

Food grade coconut oil is also an excellent exfoliating cream if you moisterize before bed and shower in the morning. If you want it to maintain a liquid state you can melt the pure coconut oil and add a neutral skin safe oil that is already liquid at room temp. Veggie oil will keep in an open container for months.

I like olive oil because it feels extra indulgent and SMELLS AMAZING if I add lemon peel and peppercorns during the warming process. You can also use whole herbs, spices, fregrant flowers, and otherwise to scent the oil. Let it cool at least 12 hours to room temp to let your scenting agents seep, and then strain them out when you transfer it to its final container.

If you wanna keep it simple and skip all that, you can kill your heat once the solid coconut oil and your other oil are fully mixed, let it cool to room temp, and then move it to its final container.

Also works p well as a leave in conditioner, but again I only reccomend overnight usage.

Reason why?

CHEMISTRY!

Coconut oil is comprised of medium chain fats, which is both a fatty moisterizing agent that will hang out on your skin and or hair all day long without evaporating off, it ALSO allows your skin to breathe.

Small chain fats, found in most cooking oils that are solid at foom temp like crisco ( the list is long and filled with asterisks and I'm baked okay? ) and Vaseline suffocate the skin; which is why tattoo artists reccomend against oil based moisterizers during the healing process. Your skin needs to breathe, particularly while healing. Long chain fats, found in most liquid oils (ig) tend to feel greasy on the skin and easily wipe off on other surfaces.

Medium chain fats, as you might have inferred, is a bit of a happy medium between these two; it allows your skin to breathe while sticking to you and not everything you touch. So why do I keep saying I reccomend it specifically as an overnight thing to be comboed with a morning shower?

STICKY FACTOR

Simply put, medium chain fats like coconut oil make excellent OINTMENT, as in the goo under a bandage, because the skin can breathe while denying access to outside bacteria with a seal... Because medium chain fats are best at CAPTURE! This means it'll look great when you put it on your hair, but it will capture every little particulate you come in contact with through your day... Making it best used as an occasional deep conditioning to revitalize skin and hair; i do it about once or twice a week.

Basically anytime I've already got a bath bomb or scented candle in hand XD

I used spray can coconut oil on my hair and immediately it was fixed what is life