#visual and creative arts

[lyrysian]

Cinderella in her original colour palette and pose but in my style

Merch can now be purchased on Threadless - thank you everyone ♥

[marciaillust]

bro fuck it im workposting. i did illustrations, i storyboarded, i directed. I did many cool things in 2024 and millions of people all over the world saw em. that has to count for something

[theaftersundown]

This app is fueled 100% by vibes, random aesthetic pictures and fanfiction writers lmao.

I fucking love it.

[bixels]

I think 90% of my gripes with how modern anime looks comes down to flat color design/palettes.

Non-cohesive, washed-out color palettes can destroy lineart quality. I see this all the time when comparing an anime's lineart/layout to its colored/post-processed final product and it's heartbreaking. Compare this pre-color vs. final frame from Dungeon Meshi's OP.

So much sharpness and detail and weight gets washed out and flattened by 'meh' color design. I LOVE the flow and thickness and shadows in the fabrics on the left. The white against pastel really brings it out. Check out all the detail in their hair, the highlights in Rin's, the different hues to denote hair color, the blue tint in the clothes' shadows, and how all of that just gets... lost. It works, but it's not particularly good and does a disservice to the line-artist.

I'm using Dungeon Meshi as an example not because it's bad, I'm just especially disappointed because this is Studio Trigger we're talking about. The character animation is fantastic, but the color design is usually much more exciting. We're not seeing Trigger at their full potential, so I'm focusing on them.

Here's a very quick and messy color correct. Not meant to be taken seriously, just to provide comparison to see why colors can feel "washed out." Top is edit, bottom is original.

You can really see how desaturated and "white fluorescent lighting" the original color palettes are.

[Remember: the easiest way to make your colors more lively is to choose a warm or cool tint. From there, you can play around with bringing out complementary colors for a cohesive palette (I warmed Marcille's skintone and hair but made sure to bring out her deep blue clothes). Avoid using too many blend mode layers; hand-picking colors will really help you build your innate color sense and find a color style. Try using saturated colors in unexpected places! If you're coloring a night scene, try using deep blues or greens or magentas. You see these deep colors used all the time in older anime because they couldn't rely on a lightness scale to make colors darker, they had to use darker paints with specific hues. Don't overthink it, simpler is better!]

[hinamie]

please any atla gojo lore. anything please im begging on my knees hands pressed together like im praying to god

I really wish I could anon :'> we tried to think of non-spoiler-y lore we could share but turns out every aspect of his character is either a. major spoilers or b. a near-direct echo of canon but make it atla flavoured (ie. his relationships w/ geto/shoko/nanami/haibara; him being The Strongest(tm) in-universe, etc). I guess there's technically the satosugu betrothal but that's already Public Knowledge given that there's art, plus the details are (surprise!) more spoilers

so ...yeah.... unfortunately you'll just have to wait to learn more about him in the fic :"> please accept this compensatory art as apology even though i am Not sorry in fact the pleas of the commonfolk make me cackle

jjk atla!au with @philosophiums

[entamewitchlulu]

once i was in a creative writing class in college, and in a bit of humor i wrote the line:

"Um," I said, eloquently.

And my teacher was so adamant that I had to remove it because "um is not an eloquent word, so it makes no sense" and i was like my brother in christ it's called Irony

[messysketchbook000]

A cow painting I did last year🌱

I think she’s pretty😊

[rosesrotofficial]

Happy Halloween! Are you ready for the Killer Chat! Halloween Special? ;)

HOW DO SERIAL KILLERS SPEND HALLOWEEN?

TOGETHER... OF COURSE.

It's October 31st, 2023. Angel's overworking herself when Ronin knock-knock-knocks his crowbar against her door. V's landed in Japan for a charity event and Misaki is begging him to meet them for real.

Whatever happens... no one's dying tonight. Right?

It's bound to be a special Halloween.

FEATURING...

Two original short stories about the Killer Chat main cast and their Halloween! 

Two beautiful art pieces by Killer Chat's CG artist @munstxr illustrating the story's events... featuring the serial killers in costume! 

MADE BY...

rosesrot - Writer

munstxr - Artist

This book is a DLC of Killer Chat!, a dating sim where you date serial killers on the dark web! 

Download the short stories for free now!

[da-janela-lateral]

I'll never get people who don't watch MP100 exclusively for the artstyle because what do you mean? Do you think he is ugly? Do you have an adverse reaction by looking at him? Would you rather have Generic Anime Prettyboy #368637 blessing your eyes with conveniently handsome dullness for 37 episodes? Never speak such things. He is perfect the way he is.

[post-punk-revival]

Follow-up illustration

[nestedneons]

By junkiyoshi

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

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[ichijokaoru]

I haven't done digital art much recently, but it's kuuga's 25th which is cause for celebratory goichi! 💖

kuuga is my favourite show ever and I can't even begin to express how much it means to me... the anniversary feels especially precious as I was born on the very same day that it premiered to the year, so we turn 25 together 💕

the watermark of @magentameows refers to my art sideblog ☺️👍

[0m3n-0f-d3ath]

Little wip update

Trying to get more world building around the casino. Remembered it is a horror setting and sticking to it, having a blast writing about this guy. Lamo but he still doesn’t have a name smh

[faygos]

gosh someone sent me an ask about headcanons that got me gushing about homestuck

the ability of fans to project their unique interpretations onto characters is one of my favorite parts of homestuck. i believe its the primary reason why homestuck is STILL drawing new fans from across the globe after all these years; canon is very open and malleable. the characters are iconic yet they have few canon physical features, so you can interpret them however you like, and they are ALWAYS recognizable. and multiple universes/timelines is an integral theme in homestuck, so it's easy and natural to imagine tons of AUs and side stories and alternate timelines and endings.

i adore exploring the huge variety of headcanons and aus and art styles and pairings and cosplay and fanfiction and games and animations and merch and websites fans create! there is still stuff from years ago i havent seen, and new stuff all the time. it's an endless treasure chest of fan content, and there's a niche for every interest. i think as time goes on homestuck will continue to endure and be a crucible for people to find their unique creative voices and niches. i'm... gonna be a homestuck forever...

[elitadream]

Sorry you've been feeling poorly. Hope you feel better soon ❤️‍🩹

MY HEART. WHY, YOU INSANELY TALENTED AND CONSIDERATE HUMAN BEING-!!

Brb. Gotta go lie down and cry. (;﹏;)