#-loves sparkles and bright colors.

[glass-trash-bab]

I got too into the tumblrclan thing and drew a bunch of tumblr references as sparklecats. enjoy

#liveslugreaction fur is my favorite. ugly ass mother fucker #live slug reaction #do you love the color of the sky #autism creature #tbh creature #dashcon ballpit #destiel confession #were-ralph #horse plinko #tumblr crabs #check mark #tumblrclan #sparkle cats #ms paint #glassart #glass art #bright colors #horse

[atompalace-official]

hirogaru sky precure & sylveons! 🌈💙🎀🫧✨

#hirogaru sky precure #pokemon #sylveon #precure #soaring sky precure #pretty cure #cure sky #cure prism #shiny sylveon #rainbow #sky #bright colors #illustration #fairy type #sparkles #sky mirage #sora harewataru #mashiro nijigaoka #atompalace art #I LOVE SYLVEON AND HIROSKY PRECURE SO MUCH

[buttercupshands]

sketch practice

#fanart #sketch #my art #star rail #sparkle hsr #bright colors #tw bright colors #finally managed to sketch her! #love her #still trying to get her #bc I got IL at the last minute basically I'm at 50/50 again #it's a challenge by itself to get her now #but it fits really #hsr fanart

[e-adlirez]

The art style of Cloud Castle is absolute ass bro why are their eyes so big

Idk man it just looks.... off

I wish they brought back the og art style like Blue Scarab Hunt because that was gorgeous

Well if you’re referring to the book's artstyle as a whole, then calm down buddy the illustrations as a whole are pretty good all things considered (believe me some of the illustrations in the later books are waaaaayyyyy iffier)

But if you are referring to Danilo Barozzi’s illustrations in the book then uhhhhh… yeah I don’t blame you, I didn’t like the big anime irises either, she didn’t cook with this one,,,

The interesting thing is Barozzi also did pieces for Secret of the Snow and those looked fine (she did well enough that I have to squint to determine which ones were done by her). My guess is either she did a lot of the illustrations for the latter half of SotS and we just got used to it, or it’s because the artstyle of special editions 2 and 3 were more… experimental? Books 4 onwards developed a very specific… look for the artstyle that adhered very closely to the main book illustrations of Spanish Dance Mission onwards, thus the illustrators had to follow suit, resulting in whatever looks off to look especially off.

(Even with this set of pictures, I’m only about 70% sure these are Barozzi’s because of how alike yet different the styles are from each other in the book. The first one could be Barozzi’s, but it could also be Giuseppe Facciotto’s, since he also did illustrations for SotS and his stylization means he sometimes puts the eyes really close to each other in a way that’s weird but still makes sense somehow.) On the contrary, books 2 and 3 (and I would probably even include book 1 there) had a more experimental look to the illustrations, which seems to be based more on (and this is just a theory of mine) Giuseppe Facciotto’s iconic work for the covers of Mouseford Academy books 2-12, 14, 15 and 17 in the English books (he did waaayyy more covers for the Italian Mouseford books— he was basically the cover guy for the Mouseford books for a WHILE) as well as the books from Spanish Dance Mission to Lost Letters. If you’re wondering why those covers go as hard as they do, then now you know why.

(These aren’t all of Facciotto’s works for the covers we know in English but you can see that he popped off <3)

But yeah as you can see with special editions 2 and 3, the art direction seems to be heavily inspired by Facciotto’s artstyle.

However, when Barbara Pellizzari’s works became the aesthetic poster child of the books’ brand, that was reflected in the illustrations and how their aesthetic changed, as seen in the main books and how they look currently, special editions 4-9, and the Treasure Seekers trilogy.

This new profile thing of the girls? This was done by Pellizzari (coloring was done by Flavio Ferron), and thus it became the main reference for how the girls look in the book’s illustrations.

And it’s not just in the general direction to the artists for how to draw the Thea Sisters, but also in the direction given to the colorists. Alessandro Muscillo was the colorist for the special edition books since book 1 and the Treasure Seekers trilogy, and you can see that the direction for the style varied through books 1-3, like maybe direction was experimenting with the mood the illustrations were to convey, beginning with the cartoony and bright colors of book 1, easing into the more grounded and layered palettes of books 2 and 3

Then book 4 was when they transitioned to using digital art /j

I jest, but seriously book 4 was the debut of the coloring style we end up keeping for the rest of the special editions and for all of Treasure Seekers, which is very… bright :D

(I would show more picture examples but I manually took pictures of my physical copies for the Cloud Castle and SotS illustrations and gwuh I’m too lazy to grab my entire collection just to take pictures,,)

Bright as in like… the colors are very defined and saturated. I dunno how to describe it, but when you see it, you get what I mean. It’s very bright and pretty and colorful and it stands out. There are still variations that happen on occasion (Star Fairies in particular uses a good dose of airbrush for the lighting and shadow effects, and Crystal Fairies looks like someone had a bit of fun using sparkle brushes), but other than that, it’s very bright. I don’t hate it, but I do acknowledge that yeah, if I was introduced to the series when it had fully transitioned to the new style, I never would’ve gotten into the series in the first place, because the older books had something that didn’t make it feel specifically catered to girls. The colors were bright, but not too bright. Colorful, but unified. They weren’t that complicated, and they didn’t have to be because the colorists (plural, there were at least 3 per book once upon a time) were popping the hell off with the colors they were given. But y’know, the newer books’ consistent style did give me a good spot to practice drawing mouse furries so I’m not complaining too much about the newer style, haha.

(Tiny baby E’s (it’s literally from 2020 what’re you on about mate) her first mouse Violet drawing using Barbara Pellizzari’s artstyle in Treasure Seekers 1 as an anatomy guide!!)

With that said tho, yeah I miss the old books -m- dunno if it’d fit the aesthetic of the special editions but m a n we could’ve had it and it probably would’ve looked cool

Also the illustrations go way harder in the older books, like Prince's Emerald? I've talked about Prince's Emerald and how it goes hard before, and I still stand by it and say that it does in fact still go hard

Maybe it won't fit the uh splash of color they gave the hardcovers, but imagine they grabbed Giulia Basile's coloring work for the graphic novels and used that as sort've a basis for the coloring style of the hardcovers. Not exactly the same-- would probably still add a touch of whimsical watercolor and/or paint to the very cel-shaded style, but we could've had something pretty dope -m-

Anyway that's my ramble simultaneously defending the hardcovers' artstyle and reminiscing on what could've been haha

#geronimo stilton #thea stilton #thea sisters #questions with e #rambles #the style of the older books is gorgeous but the main thing I'm wondering is can it pull off fantastical whimsy #that's the main thing i dunno if it can do (i would love to be proven wrong tho) #the style is so grounded that i'm wondering if it can pull off what the hardcovers needed it to do #which is convey the otherworldly fantastical thrill of exploring the fantasy worlds (which uh the newer books were able to do but #my main gripe is that fantasy and reality are near indistinguishable in vibes coloring-wise #sure there are sparkles and stuff is more saturated but the girls' dorm in book 4 still has the same-ish feel of the land of clouds #i dunno what it is. the bright colors just feel mundane somehow and don't take a shift when returning to reality) #looked at my books again and i think it might be the fact that the later books have no grounding color? #compare book 3 to book 5 and you'll see it the most distinctly methinks #the newer coloring style doesn't have a color that grounds the illustrations' palettes and thus everything's always bright 100% of the time #the girls' colors are always at their most saturated #like they're always under broad daylight in terms of lighting #it's not eyebleeding or anything but they don't look affected by the lighting in the setting they're currently in #and the result is it looks.... meh? #we get so used to the bright colors that they end up looking meh somehow #i'm not an art expert by any means this is just my observations as someone with a little too much brainrot

[bluepallilworld]

Smthn that I noticed alot on ur art is having a dark background with a very bright accent color (which look amazing btw) dunno if this will be helpful or not lol

@dragon-tamer-1

Thanks for the sweet words and reviews! ❤️❤️❤️

Now after many thoughts, here's the result:

#ask #art challenge #evil art style #lil moon #drag' #!¡ anon #...LJ I can't change my nationality silly #me doing artz #I love people telling me what they noticed I usually do artstyle-wise because there's always at least one thing I just never noticed myself #:D #well there are several things this time that are so very interesting #like the body proportions comment #I do always end up squishing a bit the proportions because yes cuter and it feels weird to do more realistic ones #like the background choice and bright accent color part #I always have such a hard time choosing a background color XD #I try so many colors before settling on one I might choose more often darkish backgrounds because it looks better with light colored bones #mmm I do draw often skelies or just pretty light themed ocs #I should add some darks to my team XD #the bright accent color? I didn't notice I just like colors ✨ And I'm absolutely enamored with glowing sparkling etc stuff so bright #the shading comment is fascinating to me prime good info I dunno how I want to shade Cell shading? It's so easy to mess it??? Rendering? Ho #does one do that properly??? Now I kinda stopped worrying and just shade like whatever pffft XDc so I like hearing how it translates from #your side ;D #I'm saving all the compliments in my special file btw #I'm very proud my drawings get percieved as soft and joyful that is absolutly a vibe I can bear with ;3 #also #a tear's soul #is the name of a project I'm still in the brainstorm phase #I did not intend to name drop that soon but I thought it fitted well the challenge #(‾◡◝)

[oneshimaru]

sailor uniform, but add a hat to make it ✨unique✨

#talking #my art #cringetober #cringetober 2023 #mlp #I AM SOOOOOO happy w her eyes??? #the orange/pink combo is SO FUN #I usually do warm brown lines but I went w blue this time and it's a lot easier to use bright pink/yellow/cyan ^^) #I love the multi color sparkles too- weeee this one was so fun!

[pasta-pardner]

hey! don't you know that smoking kills?

#john marston #undead nightmare #red dead redemption #red dead #rdr:un #jawnbie tag #artner #pardner posts #i was considering inking this so it could counts towards inktober buuut unfortunately i am lazy so i just colored the pencil sketch instead #lately ive been thinking about john adjusting to his new zombie body (and all the changes that come along with it) #like.... hes been a chronic smoker for most of his life. and then one day he wakes up without any lips (bc his face is rotting off) #how would that affect the way he smokes? how would that affect his routine? #he probably ends up slotting his cigarettes into the empty gaps in his mouth where hes missing teeth #the missing teeth spots are his new cigarette holders... aahhhh #on another note-- i like adding stylistic shine jawnbie's good eye #instead of doing a circle for his eye sparkles (like i do with other characters) ive decided to give him a little X #it kinda looks like a cross (like a tombstone) but it also kinda looks like 😵 #and it ALSO kinda looks like the deadeye symbol from rdr2 #anyways . i love him. and i love putting him in bright obnoxious color palettes #art #🤠 #howdy halloween

[parcai]

best part of getting out of middle school + leaving my not like other girls phase is totally glitter + pink btw ‼️‼️

#GLITTER LOVE GROWS EXPONENTIALLY EVERY DAY. #life is abt sparkles + bright ass colors btw its so sad how ppl grow up + forget that the rainbow exists. ✨️🙇‍♂️💖 #k

[misotemyo]

#mlp friendship is magic #mlp fan art #mlp twilight sparkle #my little pony #mlp humanized #clip studio art #clip studio paint #digital art #digital drawing #bright colors #twilight sparkle my love my life my world #alt fashion

[redux-iterum]

How do each of the Clans (and maybe even cross-clan relations) go about courting? I'm imagining some Thunderclanner being absolutely baffled by Riverclan's epic love-songs or sonnets, while Riverclan thinks Thunderclan is a bunch of hard-hearted jerks for giving their loved ones a piece of prey.

Courtship in the Clans is about as dynamic as it is for us, even within one Clan. Sometimes a pair of cats in the apprentice den just hit it off so well that there's not really an official beginning to their relationship (Goldenpaw and Tigerpaw); sometimes a pair don't recognize romantic chemistry in one another until well into warriorhood (Crookedjaw and Willowface); but oftentimes the couple will just be paired up for making the next generation (Frostfur and Lionface), though it's a coin-flip on whether or not the couple will grow a fondness for one another after they make babies. And yes, Thunderclan is absolutely baffled at Riverclan's love-poems, but even a Windclan cat could tell that Tigerclaw and Goldenflower love each other, even if their love is expressed more quietly than your average Thunderclan couple.

#with goldie cooped up in the nursery all day #tiger would sometimes bring her stuff he found outside that he knows would make her happy #more often than not she gives them to the babies to play with #the bright red maple leaf found late in autumn soon became dustkit and chestnutkits toy #until sandkit destroyed it #or the finch feather that happened to share the same color as goldies fur #and sandkit destroyed that too #tiger found goldie a stone at sunningrocks that sparkled and she loved it #thankfully sandkit couldnt destroy that #but she tried #ask #anonymous #lynx #editor #romance

[star-ocean-peahen]

I’m here to ask about the sirens 👀

AH ah ah ah ah ah tytytyty okay okay okay okay okay SO

THESE are the sirens

They're from the 2014 My Little Pony movie Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks as the main villains. They have magic stored in their pendants that they can use to mind control people by singing, and they absorb energy from the people they mind control by making them fight.

And. They sound fucking amazing.

MLP:FIM has always been very inventive with vocal harmonies in its songs, especially because they have six leads to harmonize with each other, and that compositional talent FUCKING SHINES with these girls!!!!! They sound exactly like I'd expect hypnotic sirens who want adoration and praise to sound like, and their songs fucking slap.

Additionally, since they're the villains, they're allowed to be slightly less bubblegum cutesy in aesthetic and FUCKKKKKKKK does it come out in their attitudes and costumes and i am HERE for it. Like just look at this shot from the storyboard of their music video:

legit I listened to their songs so much I learned how to harmonize from their singing?????? they just,,,,,,,,THEM

Every time I watched their movie (yes its THEIR movie it belongs to THEM) I thought to myself that they didn't even need to hypnotize me I already loved and adored them just because they were that good heck i wanted THEM to win the final battle not the protags

and id LIKE to imagine that's just true in universe and after they got defeated and stripped of their powers in the movie yada yada they just. figured out it was their talent and not their magic that made people like them and became super successful music stars anyway. I feel like that would be both in line with MLP's acceptance of overly positive endings for everyone and the actual quality of their act.

and i mean. pretty ladies oghoghoghoghoghgohgohgohgoghoghogh

#i mean sure theyre still rough around the edges and the animation style definitely holds them back sometimes #but they have so much THERE #hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnrgh #i really love how they have an alternative style but still have lots of bright colors and sparkles and shit #just. them. #mlp sirens #mlp dazzlings #mlp #mlp eq #equestria girls

[neros-stim-blog]

An Alpharad stimboard requested by Anonymous, with themes of blue, pichu, absol, and whimsicott

Thanks for the request!

x  x  x x  :]  x x  x  x

#such a lovely color! 💙 stimboard #alpharad #pokemon #pichu #whimsicott #absol #blue #dark blue #slime #space #squish #stars #water #ocean #tw hands #tw feet #shiny #sparkle #bright #liquid #stimboard #gif warning

[mysticalmythsart]

But if you listen to the rhythm You can remake the mental system Why won’t you learn?

Zero_one (Camellia remix) by The Living Tombstone

my guy Cyborg he's so good at living (no not at all)

#bright colors #eyestrain #oc art #myth's art box #the guy i play as on my friend's mc smp :) #no autonomy goes brrrrrr #i loved adding the funny little sparkles #it was great making those #his name may be Cyborg but #he is much more robot than human(?) #his soul is the only thing that doesnt make him 100% robot :)

[pageofheartdj]

I love how Collector’s and Luz’s magic are the opposite of what you would have expected from protagonist and antagonist!

Collector’s is bright and colorful and Luz’s is dark and deep purple.

His sparkles are white and her sparkles are black!

And both have pinks and blues as secondary colors!

#the owl house #toh spoilers #toh #the collector #Luz Noceda

[christinareedy-love]

More Delightful

I think I like this even more. It's amazing what another line crossing over, some sparkles, & a gentle purple frame can add. ✨😍

#photo edit #photo art #photoart #photo edits #sparkles #rainbow designs #rainbow art #rainbow #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #lgbtq pride #lgbtq #lgbtq community #lgbtq positivity #queer community #make art #love #art is fun #life is colorful #bright colors #colorful #love is love #weekend fun #weekend vibes #art therapy

[ghosts-cyphera]

pornstar! ghost who buys u cute little underwear sets for every scene u do together ?? he says it doesn’t mean anything but in reality he spent hours trying to pick out the nicest colours n fit for u <33

18+; mdni / suggestive fluff / pornstar!ghost x fem!reader; masterlist here ♡

ghost's foot drummed against the ground as he studied the boutique from the street. the window displays were decorated with flower arrangements and expensive-looking cotton clouds, among which golden hangers displayed the most intricate sets of lingerie he had ever seen.

fitting for you.

you, who he knew—no matter what kind of a scene you were shooting—liked to feel beautiful on set. beautiful just to be adored and worshipped: to be made love to, or beautiful to be turned messy: to be fucked and made to feel used. that touch of something pure was always there when you showed up for work, day after day with a sparkle in your eyes.

with a warm chuckle, ghost stepped inside. 

everything about the boutique reminded him of a candy store. the colors, the details, and even the scent of something sweet were all tugging the corners of his lips into a warm smile.

he was utterly out of his comfort zone, but fuck, did it also make him feel all sorts of fucking thrilled. 

you’d love the place to bits.

“shopping with a special someone in mind?” 

the words flowed from the tongue of a sales assistant: a twinkly-eyed woman whose arms spread in a greeting as she closed the distance to him. “a partner, perhaps?”

bloody hell.

“oh, no—err—,” ghost cursed under his breath as he let out a deep laugh. “just a friend, really.”

“that’s one lucky friend right there,” she chuckled. “we carry a wide range of sizes and models for all body types, but if there’s any chance that you’d happen to know their measurements, that would—“

“yeah. of course. yeah, I’ve got—,” his finger slid into the pocket of his jacket, and he pulled out a neatly folded note that he handed to the assistant with a grin. “I—err—asked her stylist.”

“your friend is in the show business, is she?” the assistant mused as she unfolded the paper—a touch of warm amusement on her features as her eyes scanned the handwriting. “perfect. I see that they’ve included everything we need for finding the—,” she paused, her brows rising as a bright smile tugged at the corners of her lips. “you really did come prepared, huh?”

“yeah, I’ve got val to thank for that,” he let out a laugh as his gaze traveled across the store. everything about the space screamed luxury, from the velvet couches to the tall windows and the complimentary champagne that the assistant—nila, she introduced herself—was now offering him.

yet with a shake of his head and a polite smile ghost declined the drink, all due to the spark of curiosity prickling under his skin.

while he was not usually a man to display his feelings and emotions publicly, as his feet now led him towards a stand in the middle of the store, he knew there was no use in trying to bite down his smile. 

for on a round stand, surrounding a tall flower-arrangement, half a dozen sets of lingerie were gently placed: each of them damn near handcrafted to you.

their colors, cuts, and details were all you.

“seems like something’s stood out," nila’s voice was warm as she stepped to him.

“she’ll call me a bloody stalker for knowing her this damn well, but these—,” ghost let out a warm chuckle as he nodded his head, “yeah. she’d feel fuckin’ beautiful in these.”

“you really do know her,” she peered up at him, much in the same way that he was used to with other women. yet what came to her, in her eyes was nothing but genuine curiosity: warmth not towards ghost, but towards you. “she’s really lucky to have someone like that.”

“it’s really fuckin’ me who’s gotten lucky,” despite the whisper of a smile on his features, with his words his voice dipped ever so slightly. “she’s the best thing I’ve ever—,” he wet his lips with a chuckle. “it’s the way she makes you feel seen. special. like you—“ he shook his head. “fuckin’ hell do I know. never really been good with words.”

“if even a fraction of that glimmer in your eyes is visible when you look at her—,” nila arched an amused brow. “believe me, she knows.”

“rather she didn’t.”

“stuck on that stage, huh?”

ghost grinned, wetting his lips as a touch of warmth rose to play on his cheeks. “alright, enough of that, yeah? back to the—,” he gestured towards the stand with a chuckle, “fuckin’ lingerie, eh?”

the next two hours flew by on wings as ghost gathered a selection of pieces for you. each one was carefully picked not only to bring attention to all those things he knew you loved about yourself but also all those small parts that you were still learning to embrace. all of it—he hoped—to help you see yourself in the way that he saw you.

nothing short of perfect.

“the last one,” nila smiled as her fingers finished tying off one last satin bow: one just as perfect as the previous dozen had been. “and we’re all done.”

ghost wet his lips with a chuckle as he reached for the gift box. “is it weird to suddenly feel fuckin' nervous?”

“a little,” she smiled. “you really don't need to worry,” she arched a carefully amused brow, “ghost.”

his gaze found hers, his brows furrowing slightly. “you know who—“

“from the moment you walked in.” nila’s laugh was soft as she leaned against the counter: her amusement now reflecting back on the features of ghost.

“and so, you know who these are for, eh?"

“it’s just a wild guess, really.” her grin turned into a careful smile. “she’s beautiful. don’t—,” she shook her head. “don’t let her go.”

“fan of hers?”

“sexual awakening of sorts.”

“fuckin’ understandable,” ghost’s laugh was breathless as he pushed off the counter, his hands now filled with gift bags. “thank you, eh? for all your help.”

“of course,” she beamed—only for her eyes to widen with a sudden realization. “hold up! I almost forgot—“ she reached over the counter to wrap her fingers around the note of measurements scribbled down by valeria. 

“believe me,” nila laughed as she slipped it into the pocket of ghost’s jacket. “you don’t want to lose it.”

it was not until he had made his way home that he finally fished out the folded paper: the one that did not only include the measurements of your bust, hips, and waist. scribbled at the bottom was also an additional message, accompanied by a small hand-drawn picture.

on the off chance that one of these days you’ll go and admit just how down bad you are for her. – V

a measurement, and next to it, a drawing of a ring.

fuckin’ hell.

ghost blinked his eyes shut with his laugh, deep and warm.

for now, the small pile of gift-wrapped boxes would have to do, yet as he walked to his bookshelf and slid the note between the pages of his favorite book… 

that’s when he promised himself to never lose that small paper, and with it, the reminder to hold onto you, too.

a/n: aah my wee cheeks are literally cramping from how brightly I smiled when writing this, haha. too cute? nah, we don’t know her. love you all! / pornstar!ghost masterlist / my inbox is still so very open for all your thoughts about him. 💌

#simon ghost riley x reader #simon riley x reader #simon ghost riley x you #pornstar!ghost