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no matter how terrible my day is. i can always end my day in bed imagining fictional characters making out sloppy style and fucking raw. and that's beautiful. there's some good in this world mister frodo and it's worth fighting for

#this coming from a raven cycle blog makes sense

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cowgirl lovey……

#loveybug #HOWDY #MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL #marinette dupain cheng #have i mentioned that the yoyo as a lasso is a stroke of genius #i bet i have but i'll say it again

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Hey @jeananas ! I was your secret santa!

And for extra fun, this is actually a companion to a full fanfic that I wrote out for you ;3 Merry Christmas doll, and Happy Holidays! I hope you enjoy the gifts as much as I enjoyed making them!

Here’s that fic that I mentioned hurhurhur

#what if i told you that you're hurting me #<3 #marichat

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Drew a bunch of Marinettes in a bunch of different artists styles it was a lot of fun!!

Artists who's styles I mimicked: @buggachat @hamsternamedmarinette @ladybeug @sabertoothwalrus and @anna-scribbles all epic artists 🤟😎

#omg i've been wanting to do this for YEARS #maybe this is the year i finally do it #it's such a fun idea #style challenge

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he thought he was gonna get SMOOCHED PSYCH (something tells me he’s not too disappointed though)

based on this fic by Lady3ellewrites, aka…wait @2manyfandoms2count that’s you??? hello friend slkfdjdkj ANYWAY go read it for a 4k chapter of ladybug busting adrien out of a party, it’s very healing stuff

#yeah let's bring this back rq

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Do you have any art advice for people who just started? Layers, tracing, social media etc?

hi anon! i've answered some asks before about general art tips (x x x x ) so if I miss anything here these are more detailed and might help as well!

don't worry too much about creating a style right now! in fact, from my personal experience, i'd say don't worry about creating a specific style at all. the style of a piece is supposed to be a tool to help you give form to a feeling. instead take a look at art that makes you feel good and think about why and use that analysis as a guide for your choices during the process

assuming you're a digital artist, layers are Great. they're Beautiful. I use separate layers for things that I think I might need to move around later, e.g., the colour of the skin, the colour of the hair, etc. most programs have features such as clipped layers (to keep everything on the layer above within what you have drawn on the layer below), blend modes (to change the way the colours on the layer above interact with the layer below), and a naming function, so you can label what is on each layer if you need. definitely have a fiddle around and see what works for you! a general thing that people tend to do with blend modes is multiply for shadows and overlay/screen for lighter parts. have fun with it and see what feels good!

honestly. honestly. the biggest mistake I made was getting too deep into posting on social media before I started enjoying art as a hobby in itself. your skill is not determined by how fast you can draw, or whether your art looks like the most popular pieces you see circulated on social media, or whether one of your pieces breaks 1k notes. social media traction follows your confidence and enjoyment in your work, it's not the condition that precedes that. focus on building a good relationship with your art and your feelings about yourself as an artist and all the good stuff will come without you even realising, I promise <3

#these are such good tips! #especially the one about style

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This grown man has beef with a child in a suit

#l&co #KIIIIIPPPPPSSS #my little ferret grown adult boy #quill kipps #anthony lockwood #lockwood LOVES that someone respects him enough to hate him like this

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24 ribs

#YOOOOOO #(obligatory i don't go here) #but the protective bone being something to entrap!!!???? #GORGEOUS visual metaphor holy cow i'm gonna think about this for the rest of my life

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And once again the day is saved, thanks to the Powerpuff Girls

#adrien agreste #ladybug #!!!!!! CAN I MENTION THAT THEY'RE SOULMATES HERE #ladrien

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wanting to talk to people is so fucking embarrassing. literally hi it's me again I wanted to have a conversation with you because I think you're fun to talk to. oh god you can just fucking kill me if you want sorry

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This is THE cutest Alya and Marinette gif

#prev tags #they're stimming together #YES they are #q

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Because I genuinely think the Powerpuff Girls comparison would be the only thing that makes him 100% okay with being a sentimonster

#thank you :)))) #adrien agreste #powerpuff girls

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Marinette: (furiously knitting)

Marinette: (furiously drawing)

Marinette: (furiously baking)

Marinette: (furiously optimizing hero squad's patrols)

Marinette: (furiously brainstorming new ways the hero squad can help Paris)

Marinette: (back to furiously drawing but not the same one as before)

Alya: you know - just because you have an idea doesn't mean you have to act on it

Marinette: what?

Alya: you don't have to do every idea you ever think of

Marinette: what are you talking about and also how dare you

#this is why she's me and i'm her #marinette dupain cheng

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I'm shredding absolute cheese

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mentally i’m here

#adrinette #ladynoir #oh to have someone downed this bad for me

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exhibiting prosocial mirroring behavior in the chat by reacting to people's messages with the same emoji as they used

#viv talks #it gives us common ground or sometimes

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re-reading my own fic because the author has exactly my taste in tropes, ships the same ships in the right way, and also shares my sense of humour. what a find, what a revelation. i hope they write more of this sort of thing.

#lula tag