#unfortunately. money.

[velvetwyrme]

got home from dnd 👍 time for more drawing until i pass out

[heartorbit]

happy halloween! 🎃🐈‍⬛👻🐇

[lapdogchase]

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

[area51-escapee]

My mom keeps making it sound like me still living here is a matter of me not being ready to move out and I’m like mother. If I had another option I would take it. Living here is against my will for the time being.

[aroundthefurgf]

Hi so yesterday on my birthday I accidentally set my apartment on fire because I left a candle burning before I went to work and everything is pretty much gone I mean all I have is my phone charger and my laptop and my childhood stuffed animals so far from my apartment so anything you could possibly spare would really help me right now

*

[chalkrub]

thank you for a great art fight! here's some of my final attacks. had a blast, already missing it - see you next year!

[renonv]

Told y’all I would finish these two pages one day

[anna-scribbles]

you know all of those movies and shows about princesses and twins and twin princesses and swapping places etc etc. well miraculous ladybug is actually also one of those shows, it is just told from the angle of “what if the twin princess was your mom and she gave you so many issues”

[trashydez]

i just think hes neat

(posted a better version here)

[stealingpotatoes]

hands you all this cal to announce i’ve FINALLY finished fallen order (by which i mean i finally picked it up again after those couple hours i played a few months ago and then finished the whole game in 2 days lol)

[wis-art]

Stjärna (he/him) he's gay and he likes strawberry pocky sticks

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[araneapeixes]

Commissions are open

I made a new commission sheet, which I think is a bit clearer and reflects my current work a bit better :^)

Message me either here or on Discord. I'll let you know when I can get started on your comm and the estimated timing, and send you the sketch for confirmation once I have it!

I take payment via Paypal - I like to go for payment either after sketch is confirmed, or after the work is complete, but it's up to you^^

For references, give as much as you like, and be as specific or general as you like - I have done both 'this is the exact pose, composition and lighting I want' and 'just do what vibes' <3

You have full right to request any changes/corrections etc until the very end, I want you to get the artwork you want!!

I'm not sure how many comms I'll take so just shoot me a message!

[greenlantrns]

Wishing all non-aesthetic regressors a very ‘your regression doesn’t need to be pinterest worthy, it just needs to bring you comfort’ evening

[blackkatdraws2]

"If it weren't for that cheating b*tch."

[classycookiexo]