#dropitdoeeyes

[irradiatedsnakes]

hi so i’ve been following you for a little (mostly because of dinosaurs and mechanisms) but i’ve been curious about this and don’t really know where else to ask, how do you find dinosaur references? i’ve been wanting to start drawing some dinos again but really have no idea where to go for references or inspiration.

my go-to's are skeletal references and 3d models!

for skeletals, the gold standard is scott hartman's. he's done sooo many and they're all very good- you can find them on his website here. https://www.skeletaldrawing.com/

i do think his life reconstructions tend to be on the shrinkwrapped side, but his skeletals are great.

for skeletals, gregory s. paul is another great resource. if you can find a physical or digital copy of the princeton field guide to dinosaurs, it has skeletal references for a LOOOOT of dinos.

greg paul's life reconstructions should also be taken with a grain of salt- shrinkwrapping and pronated hands abound. his taxonomy is also notably controversial (he's the lead author on that tyrannosaurus regina/rex/imperator paper from a while back..), so double-check the genus/species names you're referencing.

(he also has the princeton field guides to marine reptiles and pterosaurs, but i haven't read those so i can't comment. haven't heard great things about the pterosaurs one, though- if you want pterosaur references, go for pteros.com, pterosaur.net, and mark witton's "pterosaurs" book)

now for 3d models- skeletals are all well and good, but if you're not drawing a dinosaur from the side their usefulness can be limited. sketchfab is my go-to to find 3d reference. i look for skeletons/skulls from museums that have been digitized, mostly-

but i'll also look for full reconstructions, just reference them in the same way you'd reference any other art piece (with care).

i also sometimes use the video games saurian and prehistoric kingdom? they both allow you to spin around the models of their animals, and their reconstructions are both super good.

lastly is to reference the work of other palaeoartists! this especially fits in for the inspiration part.

here's a few awesome palaeoartists around the internet (tyhank you to billymayslesbian for helping me put these together!)

mark witton

fred wierum (aka fredthedinosaurman)

john conway

alphynix (here on tumblr under the same name)

julio lacerda (this hatzegopteryx image is one of my favorite palaeoarts ever tbh)

joschua knüppe (here on tumblr at knuppitalism-with-ue, i'm especially a fan of his work recreating classical paintings with extinct primates)

and for more cartoony/styilized work:

miquel camiodraws

johan egerkrans

abby howard (here on tumblr at abby-howard)

natalia jagielska

greer stothers (here on tumblr at pangur-and-grim)

nev (saint-nevermore here on tumblr, this picture is one of my favorite palaeoarts of all time)

for some more books, check out all yesterdays by darren naish and john conway, which takes a highly speculative look at reconstructions of prehistoric animals, mostly dinosaurs.

also look at mark witton's the palaeoartist's handbook, which is exactly what it sounds like and i think could be VERY helpful for what you're looking for.

#dropitdoeeyes

[queerslurheritageposts]

hi slur blog i just got here but i think you're cool as hell. also, poc system solidarity fuck yeah .anyways i love every little reminder about how fucking great it is to be a fag. i love being a disabled trans butch dyke and i love my (honorary) dykey girlfriend. you're awesome. stay faggy ! peace and love!

fuck yeah

#i don't have anythign else to say this is just a great message #not a heritage post #asks #dropitdoeeyes

[mechsconfessions]

People in this fandom erase a lot of characters features in fanart and it makes me mad. Like they make Ashes skinny a LOT, or change Nastya’s jawline/hairline. Message to all Mechs artists: PLEASE learn to draw diverse bodytypes. You can do it I believe in you

I’ve not seen skinny Ashes but I think if I did my insides would CURL.

Also yeah Nastya art really cisgirls her. I hate it so much.

#I hate that people cisgirl Nastya #and then will like #gleefully draw gunpowder Tim as transfemme #please pick a lane #(this does not go to beautiful user dropitdoeeyes who is an inspiration to us all) #the mechanisms #the mechanisms band #the mechs #the mechs band #nastya rasputina #ashes o'reilly

[starry-teacup]

so @yourlocalmechanism has requested I give some examples of lyfrassir edda fan art, thus enabling me and giving me an excuse to go down a very indulgent rabbit hole. Anyways, here are some of my favorites!

by @v-o-i-d-p-u-n-k

by @dropitdoeeyes

by @reegis

by @lunarmicrowaves

by @southern--downpour

by @hershelchocolateart

by @pidgewings

by @twasforresearch

by @fruttaseccx

There's definitely a lot of variation in appearance, but the biggest commonalities are braids and rainbows.

I love all of these so much it's not even funny. I know you said you're not a fan/don't really get the fandom obsession with lyf, but you should still check these blogs out. each and every one of them is awesome.

#tbi #the bifrost incident #lyfrassir edda #the mechs #the mechanisms

[allthedoorsareopennow]

mechs enjoyer ask game, courtesy of THE mechs enjoyer ask guy

thought it might be fun to make a mechs ask game since I pretty much always ask the same questions so here are More questions to ask each other

1. who’s your favourite non-mechanism character?

2. what’s your favourite album in terms of music?

3. what’s your favourite story (album or smaller narrative e.g. GPTvTMK or alice)

4. whats your favourite album cover art?

5. do you have any mechs merch (official or otherwise)?

6. what’s your favourite song that doesn’t have a studio recording?

7. what’s your favourite setting (e.g. the city, fort galfridian, etc)

8. do you have a favourite piece of fanart (tag the artist and link the original post if possible)?

9. do you have a favourite piece of official fiction?

10. do you have a favourite fanfiction (again, tag the writer if they’re on tumblr and link the fic)?

11. if you were a mechanism, what do you think your mechanism would be? (credit to @dropitdoeeyes for that one)

12. do you have a favourite ship/a favourite character dynamic?

13. favourite non-singing album character? (credit to @x-ca1iber)

14. coolest adaptation of myth?

15. coolest adaptation of another song?

16. what’s your favourite instrument played by a mechanism? (credit to @submarine-prince)

17. how did you first find out about the mechanisms? (credit to @submarine-prince)

18. which mechanisms’ voice is your favourite?

19. which mechanism gives you the most gender envy?

20. have you ever cosplayed as a mechanism? if not, would you? who would you be?

21. what’s your favourite mechanisms headcanon? (maybe some big worldbuilding thing or can just be I think this mech is asexual for example)

so like the concept I guess. maybe send a couple to who you reblogged it from send a couple to people you see with this on their blog and have fun being not normal about this thing we all like :)

#original post #ask game #mechanisms #the mechanisms #mechs #the mechs #mechs ask game

[hemwillowan]

me and @dropitdoeeyes decided to draw gunpowder tim in our own styles. although if im being honest i didn't completely stay honest to my own style. lmk your favorite.

dropitdoeeyes' is the left, mine is the right.

ID: Two drawings of Gunpowder Tim, one in blue, one in purple. The blue is on the left and shows Tim more relaxed with his canonical signature. The purple is on the right and shows Tim holding a smoking gun, signed with "Cuntboy Tim."

#my art #art #my artwork #the mechanisms #the mechs #the mechs fanart #the mechs tbi #others art #described #gunpowder tim #seatbelt

[thermodynamic-comedian]

sorry guys i couldn't stop thinking about one-sided jonhelen.

taglist (let me know if you wanna be added/removed!) @totheidiot @dropitdoeeyes @youllneverguesswho @thswrtchdthng @wacko-weirdo

#tma #the magnus archives #jonhelen #jonathan sims #helen richardson #helen the distortion #helen distortion #tma fanfic #fanfic link #tma fic #fic link

[rainbowstargazerlilies]

Mechs Ships Tournament: Resurrection Round Part 2!

Hi! The winner of this poll will proceed into the final poll to face off against the other Resurrection Round poll winner, Polymechs And Lyf, and the HNOC trio. This will only run for one day. Hope you all are ready!

Link to the other poll here

Propaganda under cut:

Tim/Bertie:

The entire “Tim Goes Mad” section of GTVTMK. Tim looses it because his best friend dies and goes on a murderous rampage. Also that one art that Reegis made of the younger version of the two of them. 

gay moon bitches fr

Gptvstmk

*blows up the moon for you*

#TimBertie are literally so stuckycoded ngl#ITS ABOUT THE DEVOTION ABOUT CHILDHOOD FRIENDS GONE TO WAR ITS ABOUT THE VIOLENCE OF TRAGIC LOSS#ITS ABOUT GRIEF AND THE WAY IT HURTS YOU SO YOU EXTERNALIZE THAT HURT TO THE ONES WHO TOOK YOUR LOVED ONE#HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT MOON KAISER IM PISSING ON THE MOON YOU IDIOT!!!#im normal about timbertie (tags via @watermelonselfship)

Carmilla/Odin:

Lesbiabs

Because. Unethical lesbians who should be in sickly sweet love is not appreciated enough.

FUCKED UP TOXIC MILF YURI!!!!!!!

kinda bonkers women

TOXIC MILF YURI!!!!

Violinspector:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37936555/chapters/94742191

violinspector (the stars claim them)

The Stars Claim 'Em 

yoyr fanfic idk i thought this was funny [Poll runner's note: I'm the author of The Stars Claim Them.]

it slaps. that’s all

no thoughts. only them.

Ashes/Jonny:

bc like... the vibes. i also like ashes as hades and jonny as cerberus. ashes is so cool, and jonny is so... jonny. 

their backstories both end with them murdering their father figure and then literally burning all of their ties to their former homes. its narratively satisfying. of course theyd be together.

#ASHES/JONNY MY EVERYTHING#good lord okay#they're best firneds. they were there for eachother since the beginning#jonny's a freak and ahses has to deal with jonny's bullshit & is also really the only one who knows how to put up with her bullshit#they're so awful but they really truly care so much about eachother#they're smoking buddies#ashes & jonny taking a moment and sitting together for a few minutes without saying a word#smoke break#they just Understand eachother do you feel me. they just Get eachother please (tags via @dropitdoeeyes)

Ivy/Raphaella

them <333 science vibe lesbians. Pedantic archivist and sciency scientist. Must I say more??? 

science saphics + ivy infodumping while raph does science™ is awesome

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41629023/chapters/104419359 :3

they could be called research paper which is based so vote them

no heart of gold, just flesh and blood - quantumducky - The Mechanisms (Band) [Archive of Our Own](Fic contains gore and some sexual content. It's about a vivisection :3) (via @mothocean)

#ivy raphaella sweep!!!#do it for the nerds! do it for the girls! do it for the nerdy girls!!#aa (tags via @jewishdainix)

Brian/Galahad:

i think they would kissies

Galahad sat on a murder chair because Brian said to. (via @bookworm-girl2002)

#mechs ships tournament #the mechanisms #the mechs #spumblr #tournament poll #shipping round 6 #gunpowder tim #raphaella la cognizi #ivy alexandria #bertie the mechanisms #lyfrassir edda #marius von raum #ashes o'reilly #jonny d'ville #dr carmilla #doctor carmilla #odin tbi #drumbot brian #galahad hnoc

[deathrattleofablasphemousorator]

Woo hey! This is Yrsa, cohost of the system over at @dropitdoeeyes . Decided to make my own sideblog for non-mechanisms purposes, will make an actual intro post in a little bit. Feel free to stick around if you’d like to see my rambles, linguistics thoughts, toki pona posting, anndd maybe some art

#not sure how to tag this one

[disdoorted-crows]

1, 6, 10 and 11 for the mechs ask :)

1. who’s your favourite non-mechanism character?

gotta be either loki or mordred. loki's plot is just so good and her music is all top tier, and I just love mordred is just a silly guy all around

6. what’s your favourite song that doesn’t have a studio recording?

I'm gonna be so fucking cliche here and say cyberian demons lmao. who doesn't madly love nastya?

10. do you have a favourite fanfiction (again, tag the writer if they’re on tumblr and link the fic)?

oh god. there's so many! there's one long fic that I utterly adore called "cosmically and horribly" by @thedaisiestdaisy (it's a polymechs IT au and it's so good) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/40034511/chapters/100260387)

I also love and cry to this fic called "drop" by otherhawk on ao3 (idk their tumblr) (https://archiveofourown.org/works/35031265)

God I have so many more recs lmao, if yall want more I'll reblog this post with just all fic recs

11. if you were a mechanism, what do you think your mechanism would be? (credit to @/dropitdoeeyes for that one)

I sprained my knee over the summer so maybe kneecaps lmao. I would one-up marius! haha!

#the mechanisms

[dropitdoeeyes]

https://www.tumblr.com/dropitdoeeyes/738354805238595584/are-you-black-yes-african-yes-african reminder that white and black aren’t the only races…

i’m very very aware i happen to be Multiple races i was doing a Joke about how i see so so many white people on the tumblr website

[dailyish-outfit]

Happy Halloween from your Deer Friend 🎃✨🦌 . . . #halloween #happyhalloween #costume #halloweencostume #yourdeerfriend #dropitdoeeyes #autumn #fall #bestseason #bestholiday #ootd #dailyishoutfit #fashion #fallfashion #thriftstorefinds #deer #doe https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmrwoOFReP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eeaapsk1me6l

#halloween #happyhalloween #costume #halloweencostume #yourdeerfriend #dropitdoeeyes #autumn #fall #bestseason #bestholiday #ootd #dailyishoutfit #fashion #fallfashion #thriftstorefinds #deer #doe

[winterymute]

Tagged by @doomedavocado

Name: Joshua Winter

Nicknames: Keen Josh, Splosh, Winter, Fuckin’ Ner

Height: 5′11″

Ethnicity: White British with a pinch of Indian (like 25% but it really doesn’t show)

Favourite Fruits: Tomatoes, Peppers and Pumpkins cos fuck typical fruits

Favourite Season: Autumn

Favourite Artists: idk if this is supposed to be actual artists or musicians but the latter makes more sense so... Los Campesinos! The Front Bottoms are solid also.

Favourite Books: The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman, The Stand by Stephen King, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, The Long Earth By Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter and The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick

Favourite Characters: Lyra Belaqua (His Dark Materials Trilogy), Aziraphale (Good Omens), Brienne of Tarth (ASOIAF), Makise Kurisu (Steins; Gate) and Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter) although honestly I could keep expanding this list forever (same with the previous one).

Favourite Flowers: Lavender, Edelweiss (or tbh any other alpine flowers) and Foxgloves

Favourite Animals: Pangolins, Fiddler Crabs, Rough Scaled Bush Vipers, Kingfishers

Favourite Beverage: Idk like Ice Tea I guess... Coffee is good also :)

Number of Blankets I sleep with: 1 I’m not a philistine

Dream Trip: Japan because I was and still am to a greater extent than I like to admit a bit of a weeb...

Blog created: not sure and can’t figure out how to find out but like roughly 4 years by this point have not used it for most of that time

Followers: 27 of which a solid half are porn blogs

Aight I push @itsmangamaia, @droverie and @dropitdoeeyes under the bus lol

No obligation to actually do it tho dw xox

#me

[allthedoorsareopennow]

How did you find out about the mechanisms

after seeing it referenced on my dash a lot and getting frustrated that I didn’t know what it was, @/dropitdoeeyes told me a bit about it and as soon as they mentioned jonny sims as in tma jonny sims was in it I was invested and they explained the mechs’ backstories while I listened to ouatis and I have been mechanismsbrained ever since

#asks

[thermodynamic-comedian]

so. who remembers that one lenalice post i made?

taglist (let me know if you wanna be added!): @totheidiot @dropitdoeeyes @youllneverguesswho @thswrtchdthng

#tmagp #the magnus protocol #lenalice #lena kelley #alice dyer #tmagp fanfic #fic link

[rainbowstargazerlilies]

Mechs Ships Tournament: Shipping Round 2 Poll 12

Propaganda:

Ashes/Jonny:

bc like... the vibes. i also like ashes as hades and jonny as cerberus. ashes is so cool, and jonny is so... jonny. 

their backstories both end with them murdering their father figure and then literally burning all of their ties to their former homes. its narratively satisfying. of course theyd be together.

#ASHES/JONNY MY EVERYTHING#good lord okay#they're best firneds. they were there for eachother since the beginning#jonny's a freak and ahses has to deal with jonny's bullshit & is also really the only one who knows how to put up with her bullshit#they're so awful but they really truly care so much about eachother#they're smoking buddies#ashes & jonny taking a moment and sitting together for a few minutes without saying a word#smoke break#they just Understand eachother do you feel me. they just Get eachother please (tags via @dropitdoeeyes)

Ivy/Nastya/Raphaella:

women in stem no further questions.

Round-up for the round here

#Mechs ships tournament #the mechs #the mechanisms #shipping round 2 #tournament poll #spumblr #ashes o'reilly #jonny d'ville #ivy alexandria #nastya rasputina #raphaella la cognizi