#Appreciate Own Beauty

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts - Hollow Bastion

#kingdom hearts #kh1 #hollow bastion #scenery #my gif #creating this set helped me truly appreciate just how detailed this world is #i mean i always knew it was beautiful but i never actually slowed down long enough to REALLY look at it #seriously every single room is so varied and intricately designed it's so impressive #it was difficult to select only eight locations to showcase because this place is huge and each area is so memorable in its own way #i technically used two shots from the lift stops but c'mon i wasn't going to leave out those giant stained glass windows are you kidding me #they look amazing but can be easily missed since they're so high up #this world is so dark and moody with its elaborate architecture despite its soft peach toned skybox that's surprisingly calming to look at #she has the range

[forecast0ctopus]

Any advice on drawing McCoy? I’m not used to drawing ancient wrinkley bastards (affectionate) and it’s surprisingly tough v-v

FOR SURE lmao i made. a diagram. just a warning that i am going to be irritating and long winded because u just hit a topic i really like sorry lmao

so first off i did some traces just to show whats there vs redraws to show my interpretation

ive said this on other asks but again jsyk, tracing isnt bad!! its a tool. theres some stuff with intellectual property and whatnot but using tracing to study shapes and forms is a really valuable practice.

also just taking some time to learn facial structures and anatomy is super useful, reading what bones and muscles are where and how they interact with one another. taking this info and staring in the mirror and moving your face around and thinking about it. just really furthers understanding of how the face works. trying to sound normal about this but i love anatomy and motion and physics and whatever

anyways im going to go through all the numbered points so there's no confusion. 1. forehead lines - self explanatory. more prominent when brows are raised 2. crows feet - at the outer corners of the eyes, more prominent when smiling or squinting 3. nasolabial folds - the folds that go from the corners of the nose to the corners of the mouth. more prominent when the mouth is wide, like smiling 4. brow furrow - self explanatory, most prominent when brows are furrowed. mccoy tends to have two right next to his eyebrows, kirk has one in the middle. everyones face works different lmao 5. chin crease - caused by how the chin and lower lip interact. 6. nasojugal groove - start from the inner corners of the eye and can extent over the cheeks. everyone has these and idk why people dont like them i think theyre really cool!!!! but Society. i guess. :/ 7. eye bags - caused by the skin sagging beneath the eyes. mccoy isnt even that old in tos i think hes meant to be mid 40s by the end of the 5 year mission, hes just got really prominent eye bags lmao 8. idk what the name is for these, but when the mouth is wide and pushes the skin to the sides, these folds sometimes form outside of the nasolabial folds 9. philtrum - the groove above the upper lip. i dont usually draw this but mccoy's struck me as prominent enough that i usually draw it on him 10. masseter - the muscle that moves the jaw up and down. its a pretty rugged muscle and while i wouldnt say mccoy's is especially prominent, it kind of extends that nasojugal groove from certain angles/positions 11. orbicularis oris - mouth muscle, usually easier to see when lips are pursed or frowns are pulled. mccoy's is pretty prominent from 3/4ths or side, his mouth tends to protrude in profile 12. this isnt a muscle but more of a line defining the planes of the face, but since i drew it i felt i should explain lmao

a few points:

im an animator i tend to exaggerate and emphasize certain things so i usually make him more square.

i like to combine eyebags and crows feet for brevity/flow, same with nasojugal grooves, eyebags, and masseter lines. my approach is always subject to change based on pose, expression, reference image, etc.

i take out details that i deem redundant or cluttering and keep what details i need to make things feel Right

all this info is applicable to any character of any age, its just in how you apply it and facial proportions that willl change how old a character is perceived to be

there's a lot more with drawing a Character rather than an Actor, just because the features are there doesnt necessarily mean things will feel correct? its very much in the mannerisms and poses and expressions

i only went over my approach to his likeness but not really body type or posing or anything idk if u want that i could always try to answer that later haha

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anyways all that info kind of exists nebulously in my brain while i draw its not like im sitting there thinking Must Draw. Nasolabial Fold...... i jsut do what feels right with the visual info i have. also i love specificity in faces.... i dont like to be a hater but when every character is drawn the same it pisses me off a little lmao. so

also dont take my word as The Only Way to do anything i just draw how i like to draw and no one should feel like these are things that Must be done to be a good artist or anything do whatever the hell u wanna do

#anyways my apologies that was. a lot #it will happen again if asked of me. #anon #ask #everyone has this stuff going on with their face and its really cool but capitalism and the beauty industry and whatnot #have been rotting peoples brains since the moment they came to be #the more u look at and appreciate how ur skin an muscles and bones interact with one another the more fine u are with your own face #trust me #because its really cool. like mechanically and stuff #idk if its like theraputic or something but maybe it is or maybe i think about it all way too much #how i draw #ive got some other similar things under that tag i think pertaining to merlin but still similar info

[orangerosebush]

Artemis will disassemble and clean a fountain pen with the same level of intensity as Butler disassembling and cleaning one of his guns.

#artemis fowl #Artemis will just automatically include the upkeep of Butler's his mother's Juliet's and Holly's fountain pens in the upkeep of his own #Holly and Juliet tend not to use their pens often (which they have because Artemis gifted them pens) so Artemis will help whenever they vis #visit. Then with Butler it is largely due to the man not having the habit of building 'frivolous' rituals of care into his day so Artemis w #will care for the pens as Butler does (at the end of it all) adore the devices #with Angeline I feel Artemis is just so wholly dedicated to that kind of small act of care when it comes to his mother #(thinking of him composing a unique ringtone for her calls) #I think Fowl Sr is more of a ballpoint pen or a pencil fellow and Artemis will sometimes include his father in the hobby by cleaning #and repairing pens in his father's study while the man works (so he will have the experience of being included through the upkeep) #Tim does appreciate when Artemis shows off some of the special/exclusive inks he purchases #he finds the beauty of the ink a much more accessible aspect of the hobby #that diane ackerman quote about crying in a museum while looking at a piece of yellow sulfur and thinking about how lucky we are to live on #a planet of a natural yellow that is so marvelously yellow #Artemis will do ink tests (when you get a new ink and experiment with it on good quality paper) when his father is in the room for this rea #reason

[oceanwithouthermoon]

oh my god i just. remembered this. sorry. one of the things people do in the saiki k fandom (cough cough specifically tiktok cough cough) is that people call every terusai moment "fanservice.." FANSERVICE..? WHATTTTT ?

as if you guys get to make the choices in what the anime SHOULD be like, and which duos get better moments.. thats so funny oh my GOD.

and im saying the anime specifically because none of these people read the manga.. there was this one pretty fucking viral tiktok i saw a few months ago where this person was talking about this and saying that the anime "tried to set up teruhashi and saiki as a couple" when it "wasnt like that in the manga" and then proceeded to talk about scenes that WERE in the manga and did NOT get changed for the anime.. mf why are you just LYING. AND WHY ARE THE MASSES BELIEVING YOU. THATS CRAZY.

#its weird cuz like. nobody is genuinely saying terusai is canon or u HAVE to ship it (its an obvious joke when we that abt any ship) #but these people for some reason act like we're the devil for interpreting their cute scenes as romantic #MY BROTHER IN CHRIST JUST LIVE YOUR OWN LIFE. INTERPRET THE WAY YOU WANT WHILE ILL DO IT HOW I WANT. #youre allowed to see them as just friends just like im allowed to see them as a couple!! #their friendship is lovely!! it's beautiful!! appreciate it instead of trying to ruin all those moments and boil them doen to 'fanservice-' #JUST because a lot of people see it as romantic!! #i swear these people are just women haters #they see her getting cute moments with saiki and jump on the bandwagon of hating her and their whole relationship #saiki k #tdlosk #the disastrous life of saiki k. #saiki kusuo #teruhashi kokomi #terusai #saiteru

[cthulhu-with-a-fez]

other people have probably already said this but like. it's been a shockingly nice experience to watch the dungeon meshi fandom go absolutely NUTS over falin. just this unbelievable wellspring of thirsty romantic eye for her, and not only is she chubby in canon, most of the fanart i've seen has skewed towards drawing her even chubbier? i... genuinely do not think i've ever seen that before. i don't think i've ever been in an anime fandom where someone both looks like me and is the subject of such enthusiastic adoration BECAUSE she's fat before.

it's... it's really nice.

#dungeon meshi #falin touden #i've come a long way on my own body image issues since i was a teenager and miserable about it #some of it was gender stuff some of it was style stuff but a lot of it was just #the pervasive sense of every clothing store loudly implying 'you are ONLY BARELY thin enough to be worth catering to' #growing up in the 2000s the beauty standard was 'painfully skinny' #phasing towards that sort of skinny-fit toned look #i never got close to hitting either of them #i'm short and stocky with big thighs and a thick waist and a soft belly and a chest to match #there's solid working muscle under there - i've been doing farm labor or construction labor since i was fifteen - but it's covered with fat #and i don't think i've ever seen an anime character who looks like me before #maybe i have if i think REALLY really hard #but i'm pretty sure i haven't #but here's falin and people draw her broad and thick the way i am in a way that's just. BLATANTLY appreciative of her #SPECIFICALLY **BECAUSE** SHE'S FAT?? #i hope people keep doing that #this is a new experience for me #... i like it a lot #posts by cwaf

[becomingher-era]

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[jennifers-captions]

#black woman appreciation #black woman beauty #black excellence #black is sexy #black is better #black owned #blacked #black is beautiful

[aguacerotropical]

life is so messy but its all so pretty too

#everyone has their own shitty excuses for coming here #and we’re all here regardless #it.. im happy #i got to share a sandwhich with someone i have a crush on. a crush! who could imagine! After all this time! #and i made out in a bar with a random girl #and nyc skyline is so beautiful at 5 am #+ i listened to mecano and didnt lose my book by lorca #its.. you ever appreciate still being alive? Being capable of love and mirth and happiness? #Thats me rn! Thats me

[seraphicalsuccubus]

omg guys I just found my beautiful, hardcover, illustrated, deluxe 30th anniversary edition of The Princess Bride and I forgot how fucking stunning this fucking book is 😭😭😭

I thought it was so gorgeous when it was gifted to me for Christmas several years ago from my mother that I never even opened it up long enough to read any of it because I fucking cherished this copy of one of my all time favorite book and film adaptions so so so much, I didn’t want to mar the book at all by reading it because it’s just so beautiful that I packed it away, in a separate box, cushioned by my own shirts since I don’t have a bookcase anymore, and just kept it safe there and, UGH !!! it still looks pristine now that I’ve taken it back out !!! 🥺🥺🥺

but now I have the urge to actually open it and read it, because I haven’t read the book in like 20 years now and it was one of my favorites the first time my mom let me borrow her copy when I was 7-8 years old. and then when I bought my own hand me down falling apart ass paperback version I found at the library for like $2 during one of their like book sale things when I was 10, and read it over and over again until it was missing pages. like, that’s how much I love this book. I read it to DEATH. like. that book was so loved that I read it until it couldn’t be pieced back together anymore. and even though it was in rough shape when I got it, I didn’t care. I loved it because it was finally MY copy. and now I have this just absolutely gorgeous copy to replace that old falling apart book I had lost ages ago and was devastated about, and it’s one of my most prized possessions.

I’m going to be much more careful when reading this version, seeing as it is a deluxe anniversary edition that was gifted to me, and has quite a lot of beautifully illustrated pages and even some extra chapters. and because, eventually, I want to pass it down to my kids so they can read their mother’s favorite book, from her own copy of it (if I ever have any kids, that is), like my mother did by letting me read her copy and just fall in love with the story. which is a big part what instilled my love for this book/film at a very young age, that connection over it that I had with my mother, because her and I have never really connected on much so this book holds a lot of sentimental value to me. and I want to one day pass that down to my children for them to read (not keep, just read and decide if they want their own copy so I can go buy them an edition of it, like my mother did by gifting me this edition when it released even though it was years and years after I’d first read the book and fell in love with it, she just remembered how enamored I was with the story and the characters that she wanted to surprise me with a brand new, beautiful copy of my own). so I’ve def gotta keep it in really good condition. that’s my drive to not ruin this book and read it to death like my poor old paperback version I had, lol 🥺🖤

#yeah the book was only like 35-40 bucks but shut up I love this thing and I literally hold it dear to me because it is my all time favorite #she got herself and both my sisters the same edition as well in case they ever wanted to read it or showed an interest in it #I was the most excited when I opened mine lol the girls were like ‘oh a book okay’ and I was like ‘HOLD UP WAIT A FKN MINUTE’ and cried lol #because she remembered. she remembered how much I loved it enough to find wait many years until they released a deluxe anniversary copy #so she could get it for me and I could have my own beautiful copy of my favorite book #honestly one of the most thoughtful things she’s ever done bc she said ‘I could’ve got you your own ages ago but like I knew the anniversary #edition would be worth the wait and I wanted to surprise you with that. even if it was over after you first read it. because I knew you’d #genuinely appreciate it more than anything. so I really do hope you love it.’ and I fucking BAWLED #over a decade since you first read it* #full on fucking SOBBED while everyone was opening Christmas presents dude like #I can’t believe she remembered that … and it just … I felt less forgotten as a child of hers than I usually do at that Christmas at least #mine

[canisalbus]

This Piece is easily my favorite you've ever done, I think about it so often. The soft hazey feeling, the cozy feeling of the bed, the pure gaze of Vasco, AGH.

So I just had to make a Moodboard of it, I hope you enjoy.

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#auh #this is so beautiful and wonderfully art-heavy #the spectrum of soft and dusty colors you picked gives off such a sleepy and delicate feel it's perfect #and I appreciate the repeating theme of light #light illuminating the painted clouds light shining through the thin translucent curtains light and shadow on white carved marble #'Psyche revived by Cupid's kiss' has been one of my favorite sculptures since I was a kid #and I love that you happened to include it on the right there #I've only been to Louvre once but seeing it in person was one of the highlights of the trip #thank you! your interpretation is spot on #astralstim #gift art #own characters #Vasco #Machete

[yukipri]

Bacara | CC-1138

Clonetober 2022 #18

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#Clonetober #YukiPriClonetober2022 #Commander Bacara #Bacara #YukiPri art #TCW #the clone wars #ROTS #Revenge of the Sith #Star Wars #Artober #Artists on Tumblr #Artist comments: Bacara's designation is an official reference to George Lucas's film THX 1138! #And though this is completely my own guess I associate 'Bacara' with 'black baccara' a type of very dark and gothic vampire-looking rose #My own HC for him is that he's grim and serious on the outside and deeply philosophical and pessimistic on the inside #Despite that he still appreciates beauty in the galaxy in a dark and morbid way #and sees poetry in the death and decay all around him

[eustasskiddsprosthetic]

I'm working on a kidlaw thing now where Kidd's the owner of a fashion conglomerate called Victoria Punk. They met in the flagship store and they flirt, yadda yadda whatever—that's not important. What is though, is how I immediately thought of how the Ace and Sabo would get involved in the (luxury) fashion industry since they're my favs alongside Kidd. Here's my takes lmao

Ace would own a shoe store. He sells a pretty small but reliable and beautiful collection of leather shoes and boots. As an athlete and hitchhiker, he understands the need for footwear that's durable, comfortable and fashionable. Since his target demographic are fellow hitchhikers who do insane shit outdoors, his shoes are good quality. They will live through avalanches, snowstorms, cyclones, rocky mountains, swamps—whatever—and the most you'd need to do is replace the laces. Aesthetically-speaking, they're plain, but if you're into the look of sturdy leather that smells wonderful (like me), his stuff is perfect for you.

I say this because I'm currently imagining Ace helping Law try the shoes on like he would delicately slip them on Law's feet like a princess and tie his laces for him. He would look up at Law and smile when he sees that Law feels very comfortable in these shoes.

Gah! The intimacy!

For funsies, he makes Law try on those high, knee-length boots and gets very turned on because Law has legs for days. It's like a kink of his now and he gets esp turned on seeing that.

For Sabo, I can't decide between a watch shop or a (pawn) jewellery store. Either way, I want him to be very involved with people, as in he would sit there and admire little intricate things with his clients. He loves listening to what customers like and helping them find what they're looking for. Rather than for practical purposes like Ace, Sabo's more interested in sentimental values. He's not interested in just a pretty watch or a pretty ring— he wants to help clients find the perfect watch for their children to pass down to their grandchildren; he wants to help clients find the perfect engagement ring for their loved ones. He's into the storytelling aspect of luxury marketing.

If we're talking Sabolaw, then maybe Law walks into Sabo's little run down store one day and asks if Sabo could help fix an heirloom from Corazon. Sabo agrees for a small fee and from there they talk about the thing itself, and then onto what Sabo does, and then what Law does. Amongst this heart to heart, they look at each other and go. oh.

I enjoy this person very much. (edit: I wrote more on Sabolaw here)

#acelaw #sabolaw #one piece #i tried but luffy and this luxury concept refused to click #i think luffy is just against the very idea of luxury like that shit disagrees with every cell in his body #first he does not care about 'timeless' 'classic' products like bruh he just wants to be comfy and be surrounded with weird shit #secondly he does not appreciate this being overpriced af #he does not like that ppl buy this to feel better ab themselves/social standing and to 'treat themselves' #there's better things than just 'some bag' from his pov like good music food and friendss! #ace and sabo can have their own connections and stories to stuff like this and that's beautiful #but for luffy he really just wants to live his life with what he has #sabo #and he hopes everyone else can do the same #revolutionary sabo #portgas d ace #trafalgar law

[iamnompuehuenu]

GUYS I AM IN SHAMBLES SOMEONE ON TWITTER FINALLY TRANSLATED BLOODY MOIMOI (marimekko) PRINCESS KNIGHT GERITA DJ AND I AM SO

I NEED TO KNEEL IN FRONT OF THIS PERSON SND OFFER THEM MY HEART BECAUSE FOR SO MANY YEARS I'VE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT GOES ON IN THIS DJ AND IM SOS SODJDKDJKD I WASN'T READY 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

translation: https://twitter.com/footlosegirl/status/1792429577991864578?t=lDJ9_d8pCIWvFdlQktN9Xw&s=19

#DONT TSLK TO ME #I AM CRYING #IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL #SO SO SOSNISOSOSIDIOSJDKDK #i actually own some of their doujinshis IRL because they are THAT good #but now i think I'll buy more because jesus christ i got my heart shot cleanly like an assassination #art #gerita #hws gerita #aph gerita #hetalia #let's all show this person appreciation and let's all buy the djs because THEY ARE TOP TIER

[awhoreintheory]

Lance | Krolia |

Behold! Lion fish merman Keith! He's glorious. Are lion fishes typically red? Yeah, I suppose, but ✨️Krolia✨️

I wish mermay never had to end.

#WHY MUST THE DAYS PROGRESS #WHY MUST THE SEASONS END #ITS TRAGIC #can we all not just live in a perpetual state of mermay? #can we not all embrace moster fucking as though our own family? #why must we leave these glorious creatures to only be celebrated one month a year. #your honor! #it fucks! #shant we let it roam year round? #shant we sit and appreciate the beauty of merman dicks and water boarding with gills? #is it so much to ask #😔😔😔 #lion fish #lion fish mer #voltron #voltron legendary defender #vld fandom #vld #keith voltron #keith kogane #klance #mermay 2023 #voltron mermay #mermay #merman #voltron mermay au #vld au #my art #voltron fanart #vld fanart

[windsweptinred]

Has anyone got any artist recommendations? I dont mean fanartists, rather artists posting their own non fandom related work. They can be hard to find amongst the raging oceans of fanworks. And I'd love to support more independent artists/ fill my dash some with gorgeous art.

#Gondor calls for artists #Any recommendations would be hugely appreciated #Beautiful artwork of my favorite blorbos is easy to find #But I'd love to support more artists doing their own thing too #artists on tumblr #art of tumblr

[minophus]

Gabriel hanging out out the ferryman talking about his favorite Bible stories while the ferryman paints in the meantime

this is such a good mental image.they should totally do this

#ferryman keeps getting lost in the beauty of his visage so he has to like keep repeating himself #But thats just more of the bible for him to talk about :). He doesnt mind #think hed askthe ferryman every now and then to tuen the canvas around so he can see progress #Hes always in awe. hes not an art guy either so anyrhing the ferryman doesnt like the result of he ADORES it #So she ends up being a little more appreciative of her own work #asks #gooptalks