#updated to add image descriptions

[nientedal]

The Reef and the Deep

For @buginateacup's fic Haute Water, in which the trio goes to the Met Gala in Minion's designs. These were so much fun! I learned a lot!

Image descriptions: Roxanne and Minion and Megamind in extremely fancy outfits.

Roxanne's dress is cut sharply up the thigh and looks like a wave rolling in - sleeveless, strapless, it has a bustled train of tulle scattered with seed pearls and a waist gather with a seashell and corals. The top of the bodice also has the same seafoam tulle, which wraps around Roxanne's arms. She is wearing a necklace and crown of coral and has iridescent blue highlights on her face. She is holding Minion aloft in a net of pearls. Minion looks extremely pleased with himself and is wearing pink eyeshadow.

Megamind is wearing ink-black and very sharp fins on his ears, a net of black pearls on his head. He has spines of very dark blue rising from his shoulders and arms, and similar spines falling in a narrow overskirt from his waist. He has lionfish-fin spines framing the sides of his cape, which is very dark blue inside and black outside. He has no shirt, but is wearing fishnet sleeves with scattered black pearls, and black armor on the backs of his hands and fingers. His boots are laced all the way up his thighs.

Both are on a pinkish-lavender background with a faded splash effect behind them.

[blocksgame]

quackity was even there

[yiling-wei]

To celebrate wrapping up the juniors series earlier this year, I commissioned a scene from One Eye Upon the Heaven Renounced from @sadfishkid, who absolutely nailed a difficult and emotionally-charged moment! 

If you found me from AO3, thank you for all the kind words and support over the past few years. <3 And if complicated familial relationships are your jam, I’ll throw a link to this fic in the reblogs. 

[Image ID] Digital art by sadfishkid of Lan Jingyi, Jin Ling, and Lan Sizhui kneel before a memorial tablet sitting on a table with incense and fruit. Their expressions are conflicted.

[minthare]

Okay, since I mentioned it in my previous post, I figured I should tat another of Anne Bruvold's Flying Minor Norwegian Dragons and share it with you.

I picked out a fun variegated Lizbeth thread in size 20 to use this time, though I did briefly debate on getting fancy and trying to make a mint dragon with black thread scattered here and there to make it look like mint chip ice cream. Perhaps I'll do that next time I tat this pattern.

One of the things I love about this pattern (other than it being a dragon) is its use of split rings. I really like making split rings— which, for any non-tatters out there, is a ring you make using two shuttles, which means you can have the shuttles be at a different position than their starting point when you close the ring. A regular ring is made using only one shuttle, and has the shuttle return to its starting point when you close the ring. Split rings are great for climbing out of one row in order to start another, or for when you want a row of rings without any chains or bare thread connecting them. You can see fourteen split rings making up the body of the dragon from the base of the trefoil at the end of the tail where the neck meets the head in this pattern, along with four split rings in each wing which were used to climb out of each row.

I'm not sure what I'll make to share next, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would be happy to hear them! So until then, I wish you the best with your crafting endeavors!

[jesusonafrickinboat]

May is Celiac Awareness Month!

Celiac is a serious autoimmune disease

It is not a food allergy, diet, or fad

It’s an immune reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye

Oats are often cross contaminated, since they are typically grown next to wheat, so only certified gluten free oats are safe

However, oats have a protein that is structurally similar to gluten called avenin, which some people with celiac are triggered by, so they can't eat oats even if they're certified gluten free

Celiac causes physical and sometimes permanent harm to the intestines

Celiac is a genetic disorder

It is also known as "coeliac”

1 in 133 Americans (about 1% of the population) have celiac disease.

83% of people are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed

The average time to get a correct diagnosis is 6-10 years

There is no cure for celiac

The only existing treatment is a strict 100% gluten free diet

Eating gluten free is a life-long, difficult, expensive commitment

Celiac Disease Foundation and Johns Hopkins have more in-depth articles on Celiac for more information

[mangocheesecakes]

hi! i wanna ask if this gfm is legit. the account sent me a message to donate, and it looks like the account is fairly new

https://www.tumblr.com/shimbirhamdi/749437228742295552/help-me-fight-cancer-by-donating-and-sharing-my?source=share

This one is a SCAMMER using the 'Godwin Okoth' paypal name:

please block and warn your friends not to share their posts.

[the-writer-nerd-ro]

The fourth Julius Round-up! Also the last one of the month!

It's crazy to me that it's almost February, but I'm glad this is still going strong

There are less Emmetts and Juliuses this week, but I'm gonna try to make at least one of these each week.

Truly, marvel at the joy of creation

For the last two pieces here's some more digital art I made plus a blank meme template to be used as desired (just don't be hateful with my babies)

[not-xpr-art]

ok so I have added it to my welcome post, but figured I'd make a post about this too!

so in an effort to make my artwork more accessible to people with screen readers I have been trying to go through my art and adding Alt text where I can, and if I can't (like with older images) I'll be adding the image descriptions to the image captions instead which I hope will help people out!

I started adding image descriptions to reblogs a couple years back but got overwhelmed (and also didn't like how the added text made the posts really big and cumbersome imo...) so bear with me as I do this!

[denniswilsonzine]

Made a thing - anyone want a sampler/test print preview copy of the zine?

Sent some stuff off to mixam (UK) to see how they looked like in print versus just being on my screen, mostly came out really good. One of only three copies to exist - ordered one test zine & they sent me two extra copies. Got one copy plus some promo merch on ebay right now ... * eta: somebody incredibly cool actually bought it omg squee

[and an almost identical copy is on ko-fi or available to trade. *** message me if you're interested in trading **** ]

*(sorry this took a ridiculously long time for me to finish writing and uploading all the images thanks to exhaustion & shitty internet - the ebay copy'll probably have sold by the time you see this post / it escapes being stuck in drafts, and I still haven't added image descriptions.)

...with not quite world wide postage via ebay's Global Shipping Programme, I'm keeping the best quality one & was thinking of doing a giveaway of the other* when I finally write the review of mixam's print quality I promised months ago, unless anyone wants to trade? - fake edit: *scratch that, copy #2 of #3 is now up in my ko-fi shop & I'll probably stick it on etsy, now I've seen people are actually interested in the ebay copy.(eta: somebody incredibly cool actually bought it omg squee)

https://ko-fi.com/s/483109b440 *** message me if you want to trade **** copy #2 has the same content as #3 shown below, just slightly different margin/bleed printing & Copy #2 of #3 written on the front cover. - it's 44 pages of a couple of articles and extracts of bits of issues 1 & two plus spreads from possible future issues (mostly graphics) inc. rough drafts etc.

Thoughts Of You a Dennis Wilson fanzine Mixam Zine test print no #1 Sept Nov 2023 Stapled, bleed recycled silk 130 GSM 44 pages #1 of 1 #3 of 3 by Jenna Appleseed (me)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226162925472 includes coverage of virtual zine fests, inc KC Zine Con; earlier issue's cover art; collages by Valarie Simadis; zine promo; being featured on De_ziners instagram; Dennis performing Angel Come Home on The Midnight Special; a Dennis t-shirt, a Dennis song recommendation from The Horrors & tributes and art by Gino Dal Cin. Some of this is reprinted from pdf issues 1 & 2 and/or going to reappear in a proper print issue/future digital zine, revised/updated or with a better layout.

Colours are richer in print than they look in the photos. (it's impossible to get decent photos without glare or off colours) Promo stuff:

sticker is a 10cm x 3.3cm vinyl sticker showing the fanzine logo/header with a white border. (done with a stickermule discount before I realised they were as dodgy as fuck, sorry.)

Business cards are printed by Moo on card made from recycled cotton t-shirts & have three different designs on the front & fanzine info on the back.

Designs are: the zine logo, issue one's front cover, and a photo of a silver heart trinket engraved with Forever.

Three million photos showing all pages incoming, click keep reading to see them: One or two pics are NSFW for swearing

10 page feature from issue 2 about virtual zine fests inc. KC Zine Con & zine merch. (lots of trash pandas reading zines).

Two variations of a layout with a song recommendation from The Horrors, one'll end up in a zine when I work out which looks best. (background taken from the cover art for their album Skying)

A couple of Dennis image edits/layer blends & layout I designed. (these'll probably eventually appear in a proper finished zine)

Collages by Valarie Simadis from pdf issue 2. (background added by me from a stock illustration).

Zine links page & call for submissions /promo art - also from digital issue 2.

Two page feature on being featured on De_ziners instagram (from pdf issue 2)

Preview of a double page spread layout/graphic design/digital art/image editing for a future zine feature / themed issue on Dennis singing Angel Come Home on The Midnight Special.

Another couple of pages with added swearing - just need to make the text make sense and write the bloody rest of it.

Another double page spread layout design with a pull quote and a digital collage/image manipulation of Dennis singing Angel Come Home.

Page layout design experiments for Pacific Ocean Blue & Bambu that may eventually appear in a zine.

Double page spread of my photo of Dennis & Venice Surf (Dennis tee's from Bathroom Wall & Venice Surf tee was from Pep & Co at Poundland) - extract from an unofficial t-shirts feature in pdf issue 1.

Two different heart themed page designs from two different features in pdf issue 1.

A couple of digital collages/image manipulations based around Dennis' performance of Angel Come Home on The Midnight Special + lyrics from the Manic Street Preachers song You're Tender & Your Tired, that just seemed to fit so fucking well.) Probably need to rework/improve one of them if/before including in an actual issue.

Double page spread with a quote on the song + a screenshot of Dennis from youtube. (needs a little bit of tweaking before it's ready for a finished zine)

Sample credits page from issue one about Forever inspired art by Gino Dal Cin, & a sarcastic fanzine promo graphic I made.

Two versions of the same page so I could see how much of a difference the image resolution actually makes (remade the second one from the original photo - the higher res really does make it look better quality when printed) - the dpi notes won't be on the finished version (fucked up and had to replace a page in the files I'm sending to mixam to print a real physical issue one of the zine cos I got so used to having the dpi note over a lower res graphic I accidentally forgot it wasn't permanently meant to be there).

So i'm goin' away but not forever"

Back cover art by Gino Dal Cin, blue & silver (& pink) star background from a scrapbooking site.

[x1tadpole1x]

i'm going to be going back thru my own post (not reblogs) and adding alt text to any images/gifs

i hadn't done this before cus i didn't know how to really (both in a sense of doing it well and how to do so on this site), but i'm going to try my hand it at it

i reiterate, only my own post for now as i'm just beginning to add alt text so i don't want to add poorly made alt text to another person's post by accident

[it-is-polite-to-knock]

pardon me while I experience Mariolore brainrot. just a little teenage Prince Boo falling asleep while he reads a boring book in the castle library.

for the uninitiated, this is based on the cosplay videos of dinobunny cosplay which I stumbled across on youtube and was immediately obsessed with.

[Image description: Two panel line-art comic of teenage Prince Boo from Mariolore. The first panel is small and in the upper left of the page. It’s a close up of his face. He has fluffy hair and is wearing a small crown. He looks bored and his eyes are downcast. The second panel is larger in the bottom half of the page. He is sitting sideways in a large armchair with one leg thrown over the side. There is a large book on his lap and he’s flipping through it. He is wearing a ruffled shirt, vest, tapered trousers that button at the ankle, and lace-up shoes. There are bookshelves covering the wall behind him.]

[cozylittleartblog]

I FORGOT TUMBLR MADE AN UPDATE SO YOU CAN ADD IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS DIRECTLY INTO THE IMAGES NOW

[mycorrhizastar]

Earthshine is back!!

👀

[capseisen]

Happy 6/9 (or 9/6), Lío [he/xem] 🎂🦎

[rjalker]

[ID: A nine panel comic about neopronouns.

The first panel shows a person skipping into the frame from the side, smiling and saying, "Hello! I'm the OP from that post", with an arrow pointing at a screenshot of part a colorful comic, which reads, "this pride remember to resepect all trans people, trans women who don't shave"

The narrator has short hair, and is drawn wearing a knee-length shirt and a large hoodie.

The second panel has the narrator holding up a hand and saying, "I wanna make some clarifications about this", and a section from the other comic is shown, with "iel/ul" and "ze/zir" in little speech bubbles.

The narrator then continues, "Since many people were confused (or just plain rude)".

The third panel shows the narrator holding his hands in front of them and saying, "So first of all…not everyone speaks English in their daily life! Other languages exist!"

The fourth panel shows the narrator throwing their arms out to the sides while standing on tip-toes, saying, "And for all of those languages, there's gender nonconforming people!"

The fifth panel continues, "And since some of those languages aren't really neutral, we have to get creative! And that's where neopronouns come in!" The narrator is first tapping his hands together, then throwing their arms out with a smile.

The sixth panel continues, "Neopronouns are pronouns that go outside the binary to be more inclusie, usually created by and for gender non conforming folx".

The seventh panel has the narrator sitting and smiling up at their dialogue as he continues, "Not every language works the same so pronouns don't either! If you're confused, ask!"

The eighth panel has the narrator grinning at the camera and gesturing to the dialogue, saying, "Here's some example:

"zij/ze/zijn/zichzelf" - Dutch

"el/del/nel" Portuguese

"lu/elu" - Italian

"Gi" - Esperanto

"Elle" - Spanish

"iel-ul" - French

And many more!"

The last panel has the narrator sitting, smiling and continuing, "Of course, even if your language already has neutral pronouns, you can still create new ones! Super valid!" And text at the bottom says, "Thanks for reading!" with a heart.

End ID.]

I hope it’s clear! 

(In case y’all still don’t know english is NOT my first language sorry)

Here’s the post mentioned btw : https://another-confused-ace.tumblr.com/post/620381965243301888/this-pride-dont-forget-about-us-id-this-pride

Edit: Lots of people have told me the danish pronouns were actually dutch so I’ve corrected it!

[laurashapiro-noreally]

So on my last rewatch I noticed how Aziraphale is gently amused (though never condescending) to Muriel and their "I'm a human police officer" routine.

But then, in the very same episode, without a trace of irony or self-awareness, our sweet angel dons his very best 1949 journalist cosplay and announces "I'm what's known as a newspaper man!"

He is just as excited, and almost as naive, as Muriel here -- down to not reading the big THE RESURRECTIONIST sign on the wall of the pub. "Gimme the facts!" He quips giddily. Might as well be saying "Wot's all this then?"

He's been here six thousand years but he is still an Eldritch being in a human suit and a giant goofball with no interest in keeping up with the times and it is fascinating and lovable that he can recognize Muriel's ridiculousness and not see his own.

How very like all of us.

[ Image Description: Two GIFs, the first of Muriel in a solid white old-fashioned British police officer uniform gleefully saying, "'Ello, 'ello, 'ello. What's all this then?" at Aziraphale's door. The other of Aziraphale dressed as a stereotypical old-fashioned journalist excitedly asking, "Is this the Resurrectionist public house?" End ID. ]

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