#arting about

[amuseoffyre]

Forgot to put a side by side comparison for my own pleasure

given the time I spent running between my computer and the set up on the floor on the other side of the room, I'm legit chuffed how well I managed to match it up :D

#arting about #our flag means muppets #ofmd s2

[artingabout]

Boromir's bracers from The Fellowship of the Ring

Behind the scenes:

This was my first venture into real leatherworking so there are a lot of basics included in the materials list, but now that I have them, I won't run out for a while :)

My materials:

2mm thick scrap leather

a full basic leatherworking tool kit including metal thimble, skiving knife, edge-trimmers, diamond punches and burnishing tools

leather needles

waxed thread

swivel knife for cutting the pattern in

rubber mallet

cutting boards

leather dye and scrap cloth for applying it

sewing pony

contact adhesive

four buckles

nickel studs

I'd made the bracers before, 10 years ago, for a costume party but had made them out of craft foam because lack of time/space/money for leather-working.

Since I had some time to kill over the holidays, I decided it was time to give things a go. First stage was redrawing my original pattern then cutting the leather to shape/size:

Next up was marking out the patterns onto the main body of the leather. Lessons have been learned. I foolishly decided to freehand it. It still looks nice, but now I know how I could have done it better.

Once both sets of patterns were down, I tooled the leather with the swivel knife. Learned very quickly that I should have got a slightly thicker leather to make the pattern stand out more, but for a first attempt, very happy.

Punched the main stitching holes and then did the staining to get the red-brown colouring. Took a couple of layers and several attempts to get to the right and consistent shade.

Once the dye dried overnight, burnished the edges of the smaller piece to make them smooth and shiny, then attached the two sections together with contact adhesive and started the stitching (ow my fingies)

The trickiest part of the whole thing was adding the buckles and trying to work out the best length for both of them, taking into account that the bracers are meant to be worn on top of several layers, including a quilted arm-guard.

Thankfully, I found a lovely batch of buckles that also had the pin on a separate rod from the rod that the buckle loop went around, which simplified putting it all together. I've done buckles before, but never with material this thick.

Once the straps were on, fastened with stud and stitching, it was just a matter of giving the entire thing a polish with beeswax to give it a smooth sheen all over and then adding the silver details. I did attempt foil, but it ended badly, so I switched to silver paint instead.

My Boromir-by-installments is coming together, little by little :)

#leatherwork #leather #lord of the rings #boromir #arting about

[mayhemchicken-artblog]

in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

EDIT: reblogs are STAYING OFF. op was right and correct and i have never regretted making a post as much as this one. if you want to reblog my art you can reblog something else from my blog. or commission me, lord knows i deserve financial compensation for the nightmare this post has put me through

#art #i had to block multiple people because of this post and i easily could have blocked more #do you guys have any idea how exhausting it is to hear 400 people make the exact same unfunny joke each thinking they're being original #or worry that another person might get harassed over a post i made because of the way people are talking about them #or be harassed/insulted YOURSELF because some people don't know how to fucking behave #you guys don't get reblogs back. you should be grateful i'm leaving the post up at all.

[opt1gan]

:)

#super mario wonder #mario #princess peach #toad #this is from a while ago but im still fond of it #i have yet to play wonder and im still very excited about it!! #my art

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

#i often wonder about how many things would be considered classic or high art had they only received the marketing #how many short films that were made for class could have been the most powerful thing you'd ever seen? if you'd seen them? #“you know the greatest films of all time were never made” etc etc #but like. these works of art ARE being made. it's just enjoyed by a smaller audience with equal impact though #i think about this one furry i used to follow on insta who had the coolest worldbuilding ever. it's been years. #thought prompted by that sketch of nimona from ten years ago that was just for a character design #posted to the creator's tumblr and now it's nominated for best animated feature film at the oscars #and by the genuine emotional reaction a fan comic made me feel. how much work had gone into it. how beautiful it was to me. #idk what to tag this but i hope whoever needs to hear it does #writing #writer #fandom #fandom culture #artist

[lucidloving]

@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

#theme: saving yourself #my favourite thing about myself is how i always pick myself back up #and make things better #again and again #web weaving #webs #poetry #aesthetic #prose #prose poetry #art #collage #literature #books #book quotes #novels #novel quotes #poems #quotes #words #positivity

[yeehawpim]

a comic about fix-it fanfics

#original comic #fanfic #fix it fic #fandom #dr who #bbc sherlock #avengers #my comic #my art #been thinking about the truly dumb amount of time I've spent reading fanfic #i started writing fix-it fic like a couple months ago and I Get It #teenage pim was a dumbass

[inkedberries]

after patrolling, unwinding in a diner somewhere ...

throw the man a bone batman geez

#a very notice-me-senpai moment #lol idk i just can't stop thinking about this exchange i thought up whenever batman calls supes out for 'showing off' #GAAAHHH I LOVE THEM #superbat #batman #superman #world's finest #my art #fanart #man i just love an oblivious batman

[kavaleyre]

• The Hanged Man •

“Compared to what Falin went through? This is nothing.”

#my art #laios touden #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #dunmeshi laios #hanged man #falin touden #dungeon meshi spoilers #cw blood #walk it off kid walk it off #I really thought hanged man was a good choice for this moment #hanged man is all about sacrifice and introspection and intuition #and a moment of trials that lead to clarity #also when he was falling??? with the blood out of the dragons mouth??? #stunning #i love him so much #the line art for this was so fast and then I colored and revolted the flats for like. 20 hours #like how it turned out in the end tho #kavaleyre

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

#dungeon meshi #kabru #laios touden #falin touden #Happy Thistle Thursday once again. Have I been holding on to this comic for several weeks? Sure have! #I forgot how long it takes for Chimera Falin to come into play. #I still really love my 'better drawn' art of her - unfortunately it was several weeks too early for the anime only folks. #Slowly getting the hang of drawing Laios. I don't know why I struggle so much but I am getting...somewhere. #Meta time: God damn I love how the chimera shows off the expertise and gap between Kabru and Laios. #The truth is: they are both *right* and they are both *wrong*. #This creature is a combination of monster and human and they only have the skillset to deal with one of those. #Kabru goes for all the human vitals - but she isn't human. #Laios tries to approach her as a monster and is struck down by the humanity he sees in her. #She is something new that defies what they *both* understand about the world. And that makes her such a perfect antagonist. #The damsel was the dragon all along! #...She is really so cute though. Terrifying! But adorable. I am so excited to see the boom of fanart for her.

[bashcrandicoot]

“I don’t know what my goals are, no. Thanks for asking.”

#leos art #comic #about art and effort

[amuseoffyre]

“The Gentleman Pirate, I presume”

Behold the projects I have been working on :D All handmade from scratch. More photos to follow later.

#ofmd #arting about #our flag means muppets :D

[artingabout]

Good Omens Aziraphale & Crowley Muppets

Since I'd levelled up a bit on my skills when I got to these two, I thought I'd do an updated muppet build :)

Behind the scenes:

My materials:

1/2 inch thick reticulated foam (head)

3/4 thick reticulated foam (body)

contact adhesive

basic gardening wire to make the hands poseable and wire-cutter

beige fleece fabric for skin tones

short-pile off-white fur fabric and extra long-pile orange fur fabric

clear resin with white pigment & acrylic paints.

miscellaneous felts for mouth/features

a whole load of random fabric off-cuts to make the clothes

threads etc for sewing

felting needles

arm-poles (can be bought or made)

After building a couple of other puppets, I decided to try and do these two at the same time, because I'm a nugget. I also redesigned and shaped the heads and bodies for both of them, since Crowley is long and lanky and Aziraphale is softer and rounder.

It took a bit of fiddling with the fabric sizes as well but once the fabric was one, they both looked much better.

As you can see, the mouths look a lot neater than my first once. Turns out when the instructions mention a seam allowance is essential, you probably should do one 😅

While I did Aziraphale's eyes the same way as usual (white resin with felt eyelids/lashes), Crowley's needed to be more snakey, so I used a clear resin in the mould, then painted them from the back.

Next up was adding the hair. Short-pile is so much easier, because essentially, you are making a wig to fit the shape of the muppet's head. When you have a longer pile, it can get caught up in the seams and need some teasing out afterwards. Once they're in place, you stitch them on and style them as needed (I think it's ladder stitch - if it's done right, the seam should be borderline invisible)

For these lads I also wanted to style them in their iconic costumes from S1. Thankfully, I've also been learning to make clothes, so I was able to work out how to make Aziraphale's collared shirt and Crowley's jacket, although I will fully confess my sizing was a bit off because muppets are not the same shape as actual humans XD And conveniently, I already has Aziraphale's bowtie, thanks to a cosplay.

For something a little different, I actually used loose felt and felting needles to make Aziraphale's eyebrows, so I could give them a bit more shape and fluffiness.

And in conclusion, I'm delighted with them :D

#good omens #arting about #puppetry #muppet omens #aziraphale #crowley

[barblaz-arts]

They forgot to tell him

#hazbin hotel #lucifer morningstar #vaggie #chaggie #he probably felt lonely about being the only angel in hell huh #my art

[shoomlah]

I have a feeling that beneath the little halo on your noble head There lies a thought or two the devil might be interested to know You're like the finish of a novel that I'll finally have to take to bed You fascinate me so

You Fascinate Me So, Blossom Dearie

#good omens #gomens #good omens s2 #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #my art #made with stolen time over the course of two extremely busy months but I'm so glad its done #Aziraphale's reading a first folio obviously #cones of dunshire voice: it's about the DETAILS #extremely excited to introduce everyone to this song about DEEPLY YEARNING for someone who annoys the hell out of you #its a banger

[sabertoothwalrus]

don't ask him about that it's private

#for the record if senshi actually did have an illegitimate child he wouldnt know about it #no WAY he’d be a deadbeat on purpose #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #senshi of izganda #marcille donato #chilchuck tims #my art #comic