#why do i like yellow bgs ? idk but i do

[moeblob]

Help this trio + another guy was specifically designed to target me.

[barblaz-arts]

Hi! I’ve been a follower since way back when you posted LapisxPeridot and pr17. I recently logged back on again and I realize why EnidxWednesday is comforting to me. Idk but seeing the way you draw them and their dynamic in general is so reminiscent of Trini and Kimberly’s dynamic(which I’m still hopelessly waiting for the sequel- rip). Popular x Loner/intimidating smol bean lol(also trini and Wednesday have Latin bg’s in a sense). Just wanted to point it out b/c it’s been on the back of my mind and I think I finally figured it out! Also thank you for your continuous amazing work!

(I can’t imagine Wednesday getting along w/ Zach but maybe Enid would? And if the dynamics really mirror like I think she’d do a black suit w/ yellow accents if she were ever a yellow ranger. But I wouldn’t really know- writing and English aren’t my best so I hope I’m getting across well)

I suppose I can see why. The way I draw Enid's hair is done the same way I used to draw Kim's hair. Enid's is just fluffier hehe

[millipede-menace]

The bands back together! And they’re old lol

Art Notes/Rants below ⬇️

⚠️Warning⚠️

it is very long, I got a lot to say apparently lol

❗️They’re all aged up btw! In case you’re all wondering why i’m even redesigning them lol

🐱Chizu Mini Rant: I hate Chizu’s design in the show. Not the clothing more so the body model. I hate that they made her the stereotypical curvy cat girl with a tiny hourglass waist and tiny hands and feet. Really weird proportions, Like we’re going back to the betty boop era but no one else in the show looks like this? (Also, No hate to people who are curvy btw love you) It just doesn’t feel like it belongs in the show. Maybe if she were shorter, it would work better? Idk Also she’s like the only one in a full skin tight suit (like I get animation, but they didn’t even bother giving her implied loose clothes or armor like the other ninjas? Maybe bc she was undercover? but then she should’ve been wearing something closer to the bg character models) It’s like they’re trying to make her sexy but like why?????? for why????

I really liked the concept art of Chizu. She’s got a more sharp/rigid and square silhouette but still some curves (w/o it being weird). She still has tiny hands but her head isn’t the size of a watermelon and her face isn’t super tiny, the proportions are good. She’s all power stanced up lol She looks mean and menacing, someone not to trust or mess with. It’s literally spot on. ✨chef kiss ✨ It’s also probably why they didn’t really go with it, they probably rounded her out to be more appealing for the reveal? or she was hard to animate cause she did have baggier pants idk. Who am I, but a rando with a hard boiled egg for brains.

Art Notes: I took a lot of inspiration from the comics and I did want to keep her iconic red so she was still recognizable & stand out from the neko ninja. I made her a regular black cat! (with the idea of black cats being less likely to be adopted & be strays) (;-;) (I know she was kidnapped but still!! The stray cat vibes!!!) I gave her a more lean and tall figure, kinda like the comics but also to play off of Kistune’s height and it give scrawny stray cat vibes . . . again lol. It’s also a body shape I don’t see a lot in physically strong female characters (or maybe I do and just don’t remember? Idk but she can definitely kick your ass & she’s not here for anybody’s bullshit lol) I gave her the iconic ponytail from the comics along with the comb Kitsune usually wears. I wanted to give her green eyes (bc black cat & red and green) but i just kept them yellow. Maybe i’ll go back and change them. Her outfit is mostly inspired from Karai (bc she’s a ninja from eons ago & the gang is a little more traditional) just (pretend cuz i’m lazy) with traditional Japanese patterns. Chizu definitely got kunais and stars up her sleeves, but bc she doesn’t have to be a ninja anymore, I imagine her more into wearing pretty dresses with patterns and cute things. Stuff she never got to wear/ enjoy as a kid, you know. The show really wants to push her to be a bad ass girl boss who hates everyone and everything and is too cool and edgy for games but idk. I like to think she left the ninja stuff behind her and started living her own life based on exploring things rather than just being the cool ninja with an edgy backstory. I think she uses ninjitsu as a means of self defense but doesn’t like being connected to it b/c of the kidnapping and stuff. (We also see how she doesn’t really care about the tradition of ninjitsu cause during the show, she has no fucking clue what to do with the neko ninja, she just wanted them to stop hurting people and wanted to free the babies lol) Usagi and Kitsune are the ones who indulge her childish side. She wears a lot of red but her favorite color is pink. Kitsune def hypes her up and goes feral when she wears pink.

🦊 Kitsune Mini Rant: I hate Kitsune’s clothes in the show. Idk it just doesn’t look right on her. It’s got no shape it’s got no hiding spots for stolen goods. It’s not Kitsune. I like the concept art fit, it’s really cute. (She looks like a mini tank who will fuck you up in a cute way) but still #1 thing missing. Hiding spots for stolen goods!!! She needs some loose sleeves or flowy clothing like in the comics. (btw: I know it would be harder to animate in the show therefore I accept what they gave her but still!!!)

Art Notes: I’m not too sure about Kitsune’s fit tbh. I’m still workshopping it. She just needs something with loose sleeves! (Like she for sure is stealing shit and putting it up her sleeves, you can’t tell me i’m wrong/ it’s also where she could keep her fans!) I think i’m obsessed with her sleeves cause I imagine her gambling or playing a game of cards with a bunch of dangerous criminals and someone accuses her of cheating and she goes “What?! Me?! No, no. I’m just that good or maybe . . . you’re just that bad-” Then all the stolen cards fall out her sleeves and she just goes -fuck. and it turns into this picture vvv

ANYWAYS!!!! I gave her short hair bc idk, a girls gotta change it up sometime 💅 I actually liked her hair mimicking a fox tail but I feel like she would get bored of it and chop it all off one day. She's definitely the one who cuts and dye’s her hair at 1am then cries about it the next day. She’s got visibly longer ears and sharper face. Kitsune and Usagi wanted to get piercings together cause they’re besties and want to be edgy (she lowkey got it on her left ear to match Chizu) and so they did and Usagi’s Auntie was so PISSED lol. They got chewed out. Her hands and feet should be a little darker but i forgor. Also she’s got dark teal wrappings so it would be hard to tell anyways. I gave her the crop top with buttons from the concept art and the sleeves from the comic. They have the same maple leaf print from her comic too (i’m just lazy) and the cuffs are just lined to mimic the layers she had. She’s got her little pack, she’s also got some more smaller ones on the back (kinda like Leo). She also made a comment about not having money to buy herself shoes so . . . she’s got no shoes lol. It just wrappings under her shin guards. (no shoes just like Leo smh) It helps her be more sneaky tho >:)

Oh and they’re dating but i feel like that’s a given lol. I saw people shipping them at first and it literally went -> *sees ship* Oh they’re shipping the only two main female characters together again- yeah that’s greeeat- *Watches the show* oh. nvm I retract my sarcasm, they’re def gay for each other, thats nice. This is nice -w-

which is pretty funny, cause I think they don't like each other in the comics? (from what I saw in the singles panels I used as a reference at least) Chizu’s legit ready to kill Kitsune lol

Post Note: I totally forgot Chizu chose a bow and arrow as a weapon so now she’s just the stereotypical tall archer . . . i’m gonna go now ;-;

Gen Mini Rant: Holy Moly dudes, he was sooooo hard to draw ;-; I don't hate his design at all, actually it's one I like the most. I just don't like that there's not a lot of contrast on the 3D model and he kind just blends into a purple blob. (for me at least) I defiantly didn't do him justice but that's the best it's gonna get (from me that is.)

Art Notes: Don't look the feet . . . for any of them but mostly Gen lol. I don't really like the purple I chose but every color combo I did just looked bad idk. I can't do color, don't look at me man. Me and purple do not mix. He's still a bounty hunter so I wanted to keep his armor but I wanted him to have a long tail-coat/cape-ish jacket cause he would look cool as hell with one of those >:) (prob not practical but still) I wanted to add elbow and knee pads, but he's a rhino, he can take it. Also how can bad guys hurt him if he's too busy beating them up with his brass knuckles? He's still got his clubs but he likes clanging his fists together. lol His horn grew back! He's also got a goatee and everyone makes fun of him. The gang always threatens to shave it off in his sleep. I took more inspo from the show than the comic cause I don't really know Gen in the comics and what I did find was just miyamoto usagi but purple ;-; (clothes wise)

I wasn’t kidding, I had a lot to say, any survivors?

Feel free to suggest or critic my designs!! :0 Im not a design person and its mostly just for fun, but i looooove hearing people’s takes, especially hot takes >:) i like poking brains, its fun ^^

[bg-sparrow]

Winter Tag Game

Thanks for the tag, @moonlightandstarshimmer! Love these! Sorry it's so late!!

1: Spell Your Name in Christmas Songs

(Everybody's Waiting For) The Man With the Bag Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas Carol of the Bells Auld Lang Syne

2: Do you decorate your pfp/change your URL for the holiday season? Sometimes! Depends on the platform. Tumblr, usually not. On Discord right now, I am "BG Snowman". :)

3: Do you do anything to celebrate Winter Solstice? Not really, but it is a notable day for personal reasons: I found out I was expecting my first child on Winter Solstice, so that's always a fun memory I associate with the day.

4: If you could be any wintertime mythical creature (sentient snowman, flying reindeer, runaway gingerbread man, ghost from a christmas carol, etc.) what would you be? I want to be an Elf on the Shelf. :)

5: What colors do you like seeing come out in the wintertime? ALL OF THEM. So many people complain about how dark it is in the winter (and as I get older, I get it), but we decorate that darkness with the loveliest Christmas lights! And little kid me loves the classic red-blue-yellow-green string lights!

6: A song you love from your spofity wrapped/year-end roundup? Rosie's Nocturne by Michael Giacchino (JoJo Rabbit, 2019). It's absolutely gorgeous. I fell in love with it while I was writing Now I Am Become Death in April, and it's followed me through some of my other WWII BttF fics ever since. Also, go see JoJo Rabbit now if you haven't. Sam Rockwell? I swear I never expect to like him (idk why) but he nails every role I've seen him in, especially in this film.

7: Four things that make you happy in the winter?

Chrsitmas lights. I want all the Christmas lights in any color, any shape, any size. They are magical.

Being Santa Claus. :) When my parents told me, my reaction wasn't denial, outrage, or sadness — I couldn't wait to do my part. Realizing every parent did this because they loved their kids that much was humbling. And realizing I could extend that magic to anyone long before I ever had a family of my own? Oh, I love it. I love bearing that badge. I love making this time of year special.

That it's not frowned upon that I want to stay inside under a blanket playing with yarn and watchin TV/ movies all day

I'm not sweating, there are no bugs trying to eat me, and my skin isn't flaring up from sun & heat exposure!

8: Tag some people, but no pressure!

@daryfromthefuture @synthsays @mythical-bookworm @professorsaber @bttf-dork @brinkle-brackle @bri-to-the-future @manebioniclegali (If you like!)

Thanks again for the tag!

[arthurtaylorlester]

malevolent ep 29 liveblog !!

(spoilers obviously)

are we underwater??

who's speaking i cant tell???

i feel like this is john @kayne but it could very well be yellow and larson

oh wait is this past dialogue?

i genuinely cant remember

oh okay its arthur remembering

"its just water" THEYRE BACK AND THEYRE BICKERING !!!

with silly music in the bg

oh exposition through john i always love it

oh they are so married

a donkey???????

this is so funny

arthur please stop groaning its...

THE FACE OF SOMEONE NOT TO FUCK WITH!!!

MUSTACHE?? harlan really just said yall wrong arthur has a mustache

john is a bitch wife comfimed/ j

A FILM????? JOHN WANTS TO SEE A FILM AND THATS WHY HES MAD !?!?!?

and john is soo petty he doesbt even want yo go to nyc

arthur having to temind john that theyre wanted

IS MALEVOLENT A COMEDY NOW???

john not tellibg arthur they were sitting next to someone the whole time

arthur spite-eating to piss of john >>>>

john are you having second thoughts??

BELLA LORE????

WE'RE MEETING DANIEL???

oh that was weird i bet its mr butcher

Oh wait violins is this mr butcher

whats the whispering in the bg

john stop describing im trying to hear the whispers

is this a kellin type?

oh he just needed to sneeze

diseased man get away from

"NOT OUR HANDKERCHIEF ARTHUR !!!"

malevolent is a comedy atp. thank you mr guthrie for this blessing of an episode

best season opener by far

"that's ... my arm, sir"

im not angry muttering i do it too lol

"hes using us as comfort? jesus christ" stfu john you did the same

wait isnt there a recession in the 1930s

OHHH THAT EXPLAINS THE READING EXCERPT

this train spunds dangerous

oh god oh fuck how is arthur going to read

arthur just what are you doing

is he just making up a story?

how he just talking about himself

QAIT IS THE FRIEND PARKER NOOOO

NO IF HES MEETING WITH PARKER HE DIED

or is this an elaborate way of telling the guy to fuck off

who sending a telegraph to 'will henley'

OH FUCK

ITS THE BUTCHER

the horror >:)

hes smiling oh this cant be good

this is really good and the sound design!!

they are so bad at communicating that they accidentally revealed their identity

WAIT WILL HENLEY IS AN ACTUAL PERSON??? ARTHUR WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

"beCAuse" IDK WHY THE WAY HE SAID THAT SO FUNNT

arthur is so smart it makes sense that the guy would try to corner him

YESS ARTHUR

I LIKE WHEN ARTHUR IS ALL CALCULATING AND SO DOES JOHN

so youre going to trap him in a train car

so arthur's escape plan is.... jump out of train. and break his legs. again.

oh snow will totally save you yeah sure

arthur just really likes playing dumb i think

now im on a train and i cant hear shit

john enjoys this?? john is excited My god he is so precioys

"You are my eyes" that had no reason to be so wholesome

"okay... youre overselling it" john critiquing arthurs acting im dead

10 more minutes will this end horribly?

I KNEW THEY WPULD BE ON THE TOP OF THE CARS

thats mad ahahhahah ... wait a damn minute

ITS MR BUTCHER

"why arent you looking at me" so he doesnt know the full extent of arthur madness

JOHN SOUNDS SO WORRIED

OH GOD THIS SO INTENSE

pov the tracks shave off his mustache

sorry this isnt the time for jokes

WHAT. HE FUCKING WHAT

HE TORE HIS CHEEK?? CALL THAT WILL GRAHAM CORE

wait imagine they become friends

it wpuld be real funny

john would be so pissed

oh god theyre going to jump off the train

THEYRE GETTIBG SIDETRACKED GODDAMNIT

okay so arthur is manipulating he is soo <33

MEMENTO MORI???

ny bbg is so good at stalling

NO ARTHUR DONT GET DISTRACTED THIS ISNT TGE TIME FOR SELF REFLECTIO

YES YOURE NOTHING LIKE HIM

HE DID IT!!

hes smiling again?

oh well he paid his respects

THAT WAS AN AMAZING EPISODE AND DAMN GOOD SEASON PREMIERE

i will be malevolent posting later today but alas i have other things to do other than screaming about fictional voices on tumblr

[citrusinicake]

#workskin .rainbowStroke { -webkit-text-fill-color: black; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg,blue,magenta,red,orange,yellow,green,cyan); -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-stroke: 2px transparent; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: -5px; padding-right: 5px; margin-right: -5px;

}

edit: added four new lines to prevent bg clipping

spokeishere text (black text with rainbow stroke) if anyone wants it

idk if theres already a workskin that works just like/similar to this but i havent checked lol

breakdown of code for anyone too intimidated to play around with it (not an expert tho this is mainly just me listing down my conclusions after playing around with it, also written in a way thats assuming the reader knows fuckall about coding):

#workskin .rainbowStroke { -webkit-text-fill-color: black; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg,blue,magenta,red,orange,yellow,green,cyan); -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-stroke: 2px transparent; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: -5px; padding-right: 5px; margin-right: -5px;}

code name

> can be changed

> is what you use to define the code aka attach the properties to the actual text using text

text color

> webkit is what supports the existence of stroke hence why it's there and why you cant just use {color: black;}

> fill is what thickens the text, you can delete it but it makes the text harder to read

stroke colors aka the text outline

> deg is the way the colors are rotated, feel free to change the number and to make it positive or negative

what makes the stroke not just a square

> clipping for those of you unfamiliar with it just means it follows the shape of whats underneath it

stroke properties

> the px means pixels and indicates the size of the stroke

> transparent means it'll actually show whats underneath, it can be deleted but doing so will make the text moremuddy/desaturated

background overflow

> there to prevent the colors from being cut too short since nackground normally is almost the exact size of the text

> can be changed but will affect the colors, also having it too small will cause clipping

anything in black/white is code language properties, you cannot make anything without them

[judesstfrancis]

3, 4, 5, 11, 23, 25, 26, 28, and 30 hehe 🥰🥰

3. what’s your favorite candle scent?

I have this candle from bath and body works called like blueberry waffle cake or something idk but it solves like all of my problems immediately when I light it I love her. also if I've been cooking and my kitchen still smells like Food I have this espresso candle that I light to kind of wash it out and it is so so good

4. what flower would you like to be given?

sunflowers <3 they are bright and happy and they feel warm also I like how they face each other if they can't find the sun

5. who do you feel most you around?

any of my friends also my mom and my brother and his gf <3 special shoutout to u specifically and maya and paris u all know me the most and I feel so safe around u

11. favorite piece of clothing?

I have this mesh jersey button up thing I got at the goodwill for 3 dollars that I know for a fact was from target originally but they sold out there before I could buy it so shoutout goodwill. anyway it has a truly obnoxious neon floral pattern on it and I love it so so much if I was a cartoon character that would be my base outfit

23. what’s your ideal date?

I truly want to just like sit on my living room couch with a bunch of blankets and a ton of horror movies lights off blinds closed and just not do anything else for the day. ideally whoever I am on a date with also likes horror and we can show each other our favorites and argue about who has better taste and give a little analysis on why our favorites are our favorites idk I just think it would be nice

25. what’s the best personal gift someone could give you (playlist, homemade card, etc.)

anything homemade is so special to me like little paintings homemade cards a mixtape I love them all it's like wow u made that with your hands bc u love me...... also I'm latino so if someone makes me food we are immediately for lifers

26. what movie would you want to live in?

I think I'd be a dope addition to the twilight universe. I don't want anything to do with them directly but I wanna be a guy in the bg just like can u believe these guys ?? what the hell is going on. anyway my real answer is high school musical

28. hugs or hand-holding?

both <3 I love holding hands and I love when u hold hands and they rub their thumb over your knuckles and I like when u hold hands and u both have to like compensate for being down a hand but u don't even think about letting go bc you're holding hands and that's important. also I don't think we as a society hug enough I personally would like to be hugged 24/7 if possible not to be touched starved on main but hi for the love of god hello

30. what reminds you of home (doesn’t have to mean house… just things that remind you of the feeling of home)?

the smell of coffee brewing and flowers blooming on the kitchen table and the color yellow and bright laughter during sunset and chalk scribbles on the sidewalk and oranges and the color purple and the smell of lavender and gardenia and shuffling a deck of playing cards and the intro to the vhs release of a goofy movie and live action ninja turtles and pez dispensers and 99 cent macaroni and cheese and warm tortillas with butter and peanut butter and sugar sandwiches when the power goes out and water balloon fights and wiffle balls

[55-degrees-fahrenheit]

based on this post

karate joe: i lobe joe❤️ hi kasper again //flashback to karate kurt hair vegetables: honestly the music goes so hard but THEY STARE AT YOU sarge: wait isn't he a furry- squadmates: petar!!! air batter: air batter my beloved. why does his rabbit costume look like that. space umpire: he's so happy!!! the clappy trio: FUCK YOU /their prequel reminds me of disco. hi jimmy t why are you there-

sneaky spirits: mischievous spirits… up to no good… the wandering samurai: really funny that this guy didn't have an actual name until fever (samurai steve) yokai: also up to no good rats: wait since when did the rat and rat wife have kids. ms. whiskers: silly cat :) sick beats doctor/dr. cutlery: i like his endless game. some real sick beats viruses: are they the monsters from mahou tsukai or is this just a dream yellow organism: little guy <- well its an organism //silly the donpans: poly- yagura-chan: so apparently her name can translate to watchtower. and she's on a tower. laugh now

mahou tsukai: yippee! yay! yahoo! ojou-chan: flower <3 monster (wizards waltz): what's the deal dude. stop eating the plants and magically disappearing. penguins (showtime): speedy gonzales (tengoku fan translation) monkey (showtime): the first monkey……… rabbit: must have springs in its feet. how else can you just hop that far off of the moon. tram and poline/pauline: furries (you will see this again) space gramps: he seems kinda chill as a grandpa space dancers: their game seems so positive… too bad in the try again screen they get sucked into a black hole💔

q maou: since when was he a demon……. contestant: contestant my beloved….. i headcanon he has performance anxiety play-yan: bro why do all of the space-related games feel so relaxing. i hate his game mini chounin: i'm kind of curious. how many of them are there akai mono (red things): why do people want these things. fuck your sequel </3 RAPMEN: gay gay homosexual gay

urakata aki to ki: idk why but i feel bad for them. did you know hopping road has a sequel slightly better than polyrhythm 2 spheroids (bouncy road): the what ninja and the lord: why do they have so much lore…… toss boys: the tossers ever <3 yuka (tap trial girl): YUKA!!!!! i love both of her games tap trial my beloved giraffe: scary! tanaka: i am normal i am normal i am normal- kanojo: beloved…….. waru mono: no mercy. (can get some fast parts of ninja reincarnate) soshi: he's so cool……

cosmic girl: idk. i like the hat cosmic dancers: i like to imagine that they have SO MUCH beef with the space dancers for absolutely no reason. rap women: gay gay homosexual gay Part 2 man-k: hey do you get the joke. man-k = monkey booing sfx biribiriuo (night walk 2): hey maybe STOP PRESUMABLY KILLING PLAY-YAN usamimi maki sensei: yeah she's definitely cosmic girl. space rabbits: when i saw these guys in tengoku i screamed "HOLY SHIT WARIOWARE"

buta-san: silly pigs :) barista: i like how until like ds/fever it's revealed that he's a dog. i mean you don't see him in the cafe (tengoku) but in live result screens he's like. there people at the café: yippee!!! yay!!! yahoo neko machine: when i was like really young i really liked cats. so to see neko machine was a pleasant surprise! horse machine: idk. honse. i like the rhythm toy love-san: "aand LOVE WINS!!!" people cheering sfx mr. upbeat: why is he forced to step over a metronome. what did he do mannequin: i'm ok with his minigame. can get boring a little quickly anata: "go girl give us everything" SO TRUE❤️ remember when i said i was normal. i am not normal about her. anata my beloved……. drum girls: i like the bg. also hi yagura-chan samurai drummer/drum samurai: why do your drum lessons have to be so hard (context: i never finished them) also hi tsunku drum samurai's band: no way!! tsunku has a band <- doesn't know that tsunku was in a band oba-chan: i imagine her to be like one of those really sweet old ladies owner: owner my behated </3 producer: uhh. i like his design (flashback to twink pride flag)

alright that's all of them. i'm surprised you had the time to read this.

[sayakxmi]

[Magi rewatch] Episode 6: Warrior Tribe Fanalis [Part 2]

Again, Ohtaka, for fuck's sake.

Morgiana having visible scars >>>

No, fr, anime ppl should really just. Start drawing scars in general. Especially when it comes to the female characers. I feel like at least male characters get to wear theirs, but female ones have to look perfectTM. Just draw women with scars ffs.

I'm trying to make sense of her eyes here, ngl. Like, it's probably a dream effect or sth, but made me wonder if Fanalis eyes become red with time.

It's still a pretty depressing scene, but my mind works the way it does.

Cute, but, again, I kinda liked the manga version better, mostly cuz I liked how Morgiana's first reaction was to try to stop whoever was trying to touch her. That wariness made a lot of sense, y'know? Anime Morgiana comes off as a little more helpless here, the manga one still had the instincts to protect herself.

Small change here, in the manga iirc Nadja and her parents were leaving Balbadd bc of the conflict, but here she just says that they were living there, and then got caught by some scary guy. Like, damn, how bad was the situation in Balbadd for something like that to happen. Though, to be fair, it could've happened, given that mess and all.

Is there a Magi character that had, like, a good life. They're all just flesh bundles of trauma.

She's trying.

Small change. She just smiles here, then pats Nadja's head. I like how in the manga her smile fell the moment Nadja wasn't looking. Cool characterization moment. Morgiana is reassuring her, but she's also very serious and understanding of their current situation. It's not good.

Gdi these rugs. I have flashbacks. But anyway, it's actually pretty cool - Leila is panicking, searching for Morgiana.

It's so cool, actually. Leila freaks out that Morgiana might've been attacked, and rushes to help her, but gets stopped here. And she's furious that somebody's trying to stop her from helping her friend.

Nadja's sick.

In the manga it was less dramatic, lmao.

This looks. Kind of silly.

G O L T A S

There is one god, and his name is Goltas.

They ruined my cool flashy birds with that yellow bg. This is why I don't like yellow. Ironically, a lot of my fav characters are yellow. I'm confused by that, too.

Jokes aside, the flow, obviously.

There he is.

Up we go.

It was a cool moment, and, again, we should get much more of this.

That sun behind her. Awesome moment.

Listen, I won't do that fight scene justice with screenshots. You know what happens. I know what happens. Let's leave it at that.

That being said, it was still a bit funny how Morgiana was just lowkey flying there. Gravity who?

Ok, but the choice of words there. "I am Fanalis. One of the rulers of the Dark Continent. One of the strongest slave tribes." Em.

Small disservice to Morgiana, again, here she just straight up breaks the door. The manga shows that while she's fully capable of handling that kind of stuff, she's also not above less violent ways of dealing with problems. She tried to use the key, but since it didn't work, she opted to kick the door. In the anime she just kicks the door like that. I wouldn't say it's bad or anything, but in the manga Morgiana seemed more poised, even in such a dramatic situation, which, imo, was both a little funny - her being polite in such circumtances - and just a cool character trait. But oh well. I'm not faulting anime!Morgiana for not bothering with pleasantries.

Y'know, cool of the anime to address the fact that Nadja's sick. The manga kinda forgot abou it, lmao.

He's just. Sitting there. All '-'

Like, in the manga he made friends & was vibing, but here he looks so sad and lonely, come on.

He's happy to see Morgiana, tho.

Ok, he did make friends with them. But they looked more chill, which was funny af. Here they're serious, eh.

Idk what this is but it's AWESOME

WAIT, THEY HAVE MATCHING SCARS

Them.

[yellowhearther0]

podcasts.

[favoure]

hi! im not sure if someone asked u this before but what got you into desert duo? I just love them so much and would love to hear how u interpret their relationship!!

oh anon u've opened the floodgates (LIKE GENUINELY i went on a ramble here i. dont even know if any of this makes sense i m so sorry i m BAD AT WORDS THIS IS WHY I SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR THEM BY DRAWING INSTEAD)

SO IT ALL STARTED ON THE 25TH OF NOVEMBER.... i decided to watch 3rd life bc last life ended just recently n thought "oh might as well watch ll's prequel.... idk if its gonna be any good thooo wdym its Only 3 lives n not randomized n theres no boogey system what....." omfg i was. So Wrong to think that bc after leaving grian's pov on in the bg i got invested and cheered for them n their silly little shenanigans together as the eps went on and By 2am i was. an ugly sobbing mess on my bed something in me Snapped fr when it came to That Scene in the pond...... i had to pause the video and take a few minutes for myself like That kinda invested yk ........

GOD REALLY JUST LIKE !!! SEEING GRIAN GO FROM FORCED SERVITUDE BC OF HIS GUILT TO UNCONDITIONAL LOYALTY SOMETHING ABOUT IT MAKES ME SOO SOOOOO????? HELLOOOOOO ???????? [BAWLS MY EYES OUT] ugh i love them sm they make me feel bonkersssss.... the more i think about it its like. the Devotion the way scar grew on grian yk like that realization that maybe Maybe. he doesnt mind dedicating one of his entire lives to this man ...... and then him reaching yellow and Even Red and Still staying by scar's side until the very end OTL

i just rewatched the first few eps yesterday too n grian didnt even want to be involved w scar's silly silly sand monopoly plan literally his first few hours w him is just him yelling at others to Not Listen to scar but like. when scar told him that the llama's name was pizza and when he told grian in the most deadpan way that he's going to murder them n grian just Burst out laughing And even later on when scar turned red n asked "can we still be friends?" he replies with "well yeah technically i still owe you my first life so... until i become yellow, i still gotta do what you say" LIKE. HEY. ALL THOSE MORNINGS SPENT WATCHING HIM LOOK SILLY CHASING RABBITS AROUND HEY HES GROWING ON U ISNT HE ...... by the last few eps this mfer rlly.... "is this where we show our true allegiance? to each other and only each other?" how can i NOT go insane after seeing All of that oh my god IS THIS ANYTHING [draws them beside each other or holding each other for the 29th time (yes u heard that right 29th time I've Counted)]

[harriertail]

ooh, do you have any tips on doing fan wc covers? for example what size do you make them in, what font do you use, etc? your covers are very inspiring, it makes me want to try doing something like that too! im just... not sure where to begin

I’ve got a more comprehensive tutorial in the works but my process of doing them is basically have the bg be more background/location focused, ie a lakeshore meeting or walk through the forest, and the cat head be one of the main characters. Technically they are just an A4 size (depends on ur programme i think) and the text font is Source Serif Pro Semibold. The brushes are clip studios Gouache, Dry Gouache and Thin Gouache Brush. Gouache for blocking, dry for rocks and fur blending, thin for details. Regarding the actual composition of the covers... this might get long.

I’m a huge unironic fan of the skew-iffness of McLoughlin’s cats- the wrong eye colour, wrong description, round faces, weird eye and muzzle shapes, etc in the covers and Ultimate Guide. It’s charmin as fuck. For his background’s he’s honestly a master of colour. His red rocks have yellows, creams, gray-greens and blues. His green trees are yellow, blue, orange and indigo. His snow is pale blue, purple, green, or orange and red and white. Go wild with the colours on the first pass. Check out his other work as well for a better sense of this, he’s got a great American sense of the huge outdoors, (despite being born in the UK- he’s welsh but served in Vietnam. Anyway) it’s kinda reminiscent of Romanticism in a way and the series took a huge L in not hiring an artist to replicate this sense of grandeur and reverence for the outdoors for the new covers and chose to focus on the actual cats in a very safe way. I actually love McLoughlin’s work for I’m bias. His ammunition adverts are great lol im so gettin a print. Back to the actual covers. Pick a scene of the book, sketch in, keep the focus mainly in the bottom 1/3. The top can slack on detail due to the title and cat head. I like to give my covers a sense of cohesion- you can look at it without a title and know it is from X series (ie my New Dawn covers follow a rainbow colour, a WIP set of covers i have all have a shot of a lake in them, my TGL covers all focus on the sky) Where the fuck am i going with this? Tips. Pick a good scene that sums up the story- ie Rising Storm has Fireheart by the Thunderpath with Tigerclaw watching him. Keep colours strong, the natural colours are always amplified, shadows blue/purple, rarely use black. The rough pass is usually one layer for me and then i paint above that. I try use as little layers as possible to keep a “traditional one canvas one layer” feel. Cats/figures in the background have a lot of different colours on them- yellow, blue, red, etc. Fur detail is suggested with texture. Same with the background. No smooth gradients, use a brush to make gradients. Light and shadow are amplified. Highlights are a bit unnatural but make sense. Honestly just draw it. There’s no real ‘tutorial’ to it. Just throw urself into it and get the cover down! If you have any more specific questions please ask me! Or just come talk about why the mcloughlin covers are better. Idk. Enjoy a bear watching a basketball hoop in a forest. 

[just-jammin]

I’ve seen you draw amazing fire many times, and I wanted to ask how do you draw fire?

ooooooh it’s tutorial time again, eh?

aight, this is a Sai tutorial, so if you use another program, uh idk it might be the same :/

anyway!

first, i just drew the outline for the fire. the lines should be sharp, yet flexibly flowing at the same time. idk how else to describe them—

then i filled it in with the flat colors! this time i opted for a yellow-orange color (and orange for the outline), but fire can be any color you like if it’s magical!

now for the glow. i added a new layer, set its blending mode to Luminosity, and just went ham on the Airbrush to make it glowy. since the airbrush i used is textured, i then Blurred the light-colored Airbrush stuff to make it seem more natural.

(i also made the bg gray in the process so that the glow can be seen easily)

to make it look more like fire, i added another Normal layer and did the same, except i mostly put the Airbrush (now in a darker color) inside the flame.

normally i’d be done at this point, but i thought, ‘why don’t i do more?’

so i added yet another Normal layer and repeated the process one more time, with a lighter color inside the darker Airbrush layer.

annnnnd i’m done!

i also did another tutorial on this, but that one’s outdated by now—

[parkersloths]

Hi ^^

First of all – your Art is INCREDIBLE!!!

I especially love your use of colors and textures :) Everything is so bright and colorful, but still cohesive. And your images are so clear without being overly detailed! It’s all literally perfection!!!

I like to draw digitally as well and your art-style is a huge inspiration for me. So I wanted to ask if you have any work in progress videos or pictures? Or if you could explain your process in general? Like, are you using a sketch layer underneath, with how many layers are you normally working, what kind of brushes do you use or any tips overall to improve digital painting?

Of course you don’t have to answer this (kinda a lot of questions, sorry 😅 ). Just know that I adore your art and that you’re helping me on my own art-journey just by sharing your work with the world – so, thank you!!! <3

Hey!! So first of all thank you so much for everthing you said about my art, I really appreciate it! But also omg thank youuu for this amazing ask like this is for real the kind of ask I've always wanted to get, where a total stranger is interested in my process XD So yeah don't worry about asking a lot of questions, they were great and I loved them!

Also I'm super flattered that my art has inspired you in your own digital art journey and I hope the stuff I say here can also help somewhat! This will get pretty long so sorry in advance everyone for making you scroll so much cause for some reason the read more option doesn't work on mobile :/

But anyway to answer your questions!

Sadly I don't have videos but I do have some pics I'll share. This is actually my second attempt at answering this because before I was going to use some WIP pics of the Majid drawing as example but then I didn't want to because it was in black and white and color is kind of one of the main things I like to emphasize in my art so I wanted to talk about it in the example XD Then I started a couple new drawings and was taking pics of those but I got super artblocked, but luckily I just finished one out of the blue that I can use. Okay so... I started answering this, again, and it was getting way too long and rambly so I'm gonna try to keep it simple this time and maybe I can elaborate more another time if you're still interested/ if anyone else wants know X'D

My process in general: I always start by making a simple basic background to work on, just fill it in and add some blotches of color. Then on a new layer I just start painting the subject, no sketch, so again just laying down some colors (I usually take whatever color in the bg is closest to skin tone and adjust the new color from there) and I just start blocking some shapes in aproximately the right places to start defining where things will be and how they fit together and just go from there. It's hard to explain it more cause that's kinda it, I just paint until things look like they're supposed to or at least visually appealing enough XD I add or adjust whatever colors seem necessary along the way (in this particular drawing I left the darker values until way too late which I don't recommend) and just refine and refine and refine things and add as many or as few details as I feel like, working on everything simmultaneously bit by bit.

Layers: like I mentioned before there's no sketch, and I try to use as few layers as possible so usually I'll have about 3-5. One for the basic background, one to three (though sometimes I merge them) additional layers for more background effects/colors/value fixes that I usually add later in the process, and I try to have just one for the subject. Sometimes I have one or two more if I'm feeling too hesitant but I always merge them in the end.

Brushes: I only use one brush at 50% opacity the whole time for everything. It's a squarish/rectangular brush that has some sort of jagged edges and a bit of a watercolory texture.

Tips: so this part is especially hard cause like.. I feel like any tips I could give are only applicable to drawing portraits and even then it'd be for doing it in the particular way that I prefer.. Like for example I could say it's best to work on every area at the same time and never spend too long one thing before moving on to the next but.. some people actually prefer finishing the eyes completely before moving on to the nose for example you know? So honestly the main thing I'll say is kinda to just experiment with a lot of methods and styles and see what works or doesn't work for you. Something that I think always helped me a lot was watching speedpaints of people who were more skilled than me and had a distinct style, just literally watch how they did their thing and every once in a while I might notice something I'd be interested in trying for myself and yeah with practice and experience you just kinda figure out what kind of things you not only like seeing but actually want in your own art. Like years ago I used to sketch but then I saw enough videos of people painting without sketching that I wanted to try it and I realized it's just more fun and makes more sense to me that way. So yeah try lots of different things and see what works for you and what you want to incorporate into your own art style!

Some more standard digital art tips I could give I guess are like.. the thing I said about not spending too much time on just one area (if it applies to your prefered process XD). Flip the drawing every now and then to catch stuff that's off. Stay zoomed out as much as possible and when you do zoom in for details always keep an eye on how the bigger picture's looking. Take your time finding or arranging a good reference pic that really inspires you cause it'll save you time and frustration later. And aaa idk I could say more but I don't think it's that informative or helpful, and all of this is probably really basic obvious stuff anyway and this is long enough as it is so yeah I'll leave it there...

I hope any of this can help in some way or that I've at least answered your questions in a satisfying enough way haha And finally here are some of the WIP pics I took. Where you can see some parts of the process. I did a lot more after that last pic but yeah at that point it's just about fixing little things, refining and adding details, but there you can see the color adjustment thing I usually do as the very last step (though not for this pic). I don't always have to do it, and there are probably times when I shouldn't, but I almost always like to do it anyway and that's why my colors look so exaggerated and bright XD I usually make the midtones more red and/or magenta, the shadows more blue, and the highlights more yellow (and sometimes a bit cyan) but if you wanna try something like that it's definitely fun to experiment with the different color possibilities ;u;

And yeah that's it for now! I'm sorry this is so long, and this was the short version lol I hope you like the answers at least a fraction of how much I loved the questions X'D

[cluelesslesbian]

Check-In Tag✨

AKA a very long post about moi and this account bc I was tagged by the lovely @katelfiredemon <3

IF YOU SEE THIS, PRETEND I'M TAGGING U like this is completely optional (and long omg) so I don't wanna FORCE anyone to do it but asjhkl I think it's cute

1. why did you choose your url?

My og url was something dumb bc I only used tumblr to keep up with artists and writers I admired… this one is revamped to be ~relatable~ bc I wanted something that I felt comfortable adding on my art?? But ok-

clueless = because THERE’S TIMES THAT I’M A LIL SLOW TO GET A JOKE SDFHJKL

lesbian = bc I’m not out to my family but my sexuality is something I like about me,,, so I wanted to acknowledge it somewhere (and the anonymity of tumblr = ideal tbh)

2. any side blogs? if you have them: name them and why you have them

I made one like yesterday lol! It’s @blue-dragon-shin-ah and it’s for Akatsuki no Yona (an anime and manga I TOTALLY rec! It’s like a historical themed fantasy, comedy, romance WITH a found family trope it’s so good)

but ngl I have no clue how to keep track of more than 1 blog so it'll be a lot more inactive than this one asdhkl

3. how long you’ve been on tumblr?

hmm according to my tumblr account it’d be 2016 since that’s the oldest post I’ve kept (I deleted everything and revamped this acc in december 2020)

BUT I did the math and I would’ve made this account in middle school so around 2013-2014 lol I don’t think I used it much until voltron was booming in like 2016-2018.. Then I lowkey stopped… until now!

4. do you have a queue tag?

oof no

……...I probably should? like 90% of my blog is queued or scheduled… but ngl I barely remember to tag posts at ALL some nights so I probably won’t (rip if that’s annoying,, but I don’t make much og content so I figure anyone following me is chill with this lol)

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

In middle school?? To see funny posts and not be pressured into having an ~online presence~ tbh. That’s literally it lol

6. why did you choose your icon?

Matching with @lesbianklance rn! and keith's expressions r hilarious

Before I just,,, chose sokka bc I love that blue boi and the edit of him had a yellow bg that I LOVED (and matched with my pink theme)

7. why did you choose your header?

Matching with @lesbianklance rn! and klance sdjfhk

Before it was just a colour palette bc I wanted my blog to be my fav colour: PINK

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

My zukka art omg- like I did one that I put effort into which I KNOW is my top post (it’s got like 600 notes??? I still can’t believe it I love that!! 🥰)

BUT MY SECOND TOP IS A POST OF REALLY REALLY ROUGH SKETCHES OF THEM AND I LOWKEY CRINGE AT IT (it’s got like 500 notes.. And I’m like… y ?? I can DO BETTER 😭)

9. how many mutuals do you have?

…...listen I’ve literally never had mutuals until this year (minus my one irl.. I love u bitch!! but u know that bc we text on other platforms too)

idek am i supposed to be keeping track??? I just smile a lot when i see the darker-tinted notifs in my activity feed

10. how many followers do you have?

hmmmmmmm ok i lowkey don’t want to answer this bc my whole love for tumblr is that followers don’t matter? You could follow me today and unfollow tmrw bc i ship something you don’t and life moves on??? So yeah no answer here

11. how many people do you follow?

1807 babeyyyy

12. have you ever made a shitpost?

...wait define shitpost- technically any original post under #yeetidk might be a shitpost cause they’re all just?? my shitty rambles tbh???

13. how often do you use tumblr each day?

Sometimes i’ve got the app open allll day long but other days?? I’ll go on like once in the morning or at night just to check my notifs and then that’s it

14. did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won?

lmaoo bold of you to assume i interact with anyone enough to have a fight (AKA no)

If i did tho?? I’m the type to try and come to some middle ground before dropping the issue so idk- i’m more likely to lose bc i’m willing to （づ￣3￣）

15. how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

Wish-granting/curse stuff: no.

Politics/Donation posts: depends! I try to only reblog posts like these that I know a bit about bc I don’t really wanna contribute to misinformation ykno?

I did start tagging these posts as #important but I’m not like?? gonna be mad at anyone for not reblogging political posts (also a heads-up if you wanted to block #important: I also tag some lgbt+ stuff under there so you’ll likely miss those too, not a huuuge loss but just an fyi yknow??)

16. do you like tag games?

asdfghjkl this is honestly the first tag game i’ve ever been part of so i have no opinion 😭 tho formatting this post has been a bitch asdhjkl I gotta get back to my homework when I'm finally done this

17. do you like ask games?

I've done a grand total of 1 and I felt so?? ashgjl awkward and bad for asking people to talk to me about myself- maybe if I do one that isn't about me I'll like it more

I do love sending other people anons to compliment them when they do these games tho 😌

18. which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous?

....this requires me to pay attention to people I follow more than I have been so I literally have no idea??

19. do i have a crush on a mutual?

yes. the one readings this. love u, sweetheart 😘

/jokes

I don't?? usually get crushes? idek.. thought I was aromantic for a while bc of that lmaoo (but then I got a crush on someone irl and I was like "oooh ok so maybe im just gay then")

[lesbiheon]

hi!! 2, 19, & 20 for the ask game !!! :D

Hello! 🤠

2. Which type of video is your least favorite to gif ?

Definitely performances... they’re the bane of my existence bc of the lighting changes... so many bg colors... especially red lights oh my god... but I think I’m getting better at them even tho I don’t practice nearly as much as I really could...

19. What you usually do while making gifs ?

Usually nothing I just stare at my screen or the wall waiting for frames to extract when I’m extracting like 500-3000 and I can’t listen to music or text or do anything for some reason I just need to have silence and no disturbances... lately tho I’ve been trying to stop this bc like... why not look at my phone and reply back to ppl or watch a tiktok or make a snack or sumn lol... idk it’s a weird thing I can’t help doing

20. Is there a hair color you really like coloring ? And one that you hate ?

Kinda boring but prob black lol bc I like to go in the cyan/navy tints! Red/pink are kinda difficult bc my colorings usually make reds/pinks into more orangey tones and yellows ig too bc I tend to make yellows really pastel rather than brighten them

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