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black magic

#ooooo i love this! #i love the texture in her hair #and her emotion/expression with kind of looking off into the distance #cool art

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Happy 10th Anniversary to this eldritch abomination of a game Skyrim!

I love Elder Scrolls thanks to it, so there’s that plus. XD

My main LDB Vina Vitellus !

#ooo this is so good! #this makes me want to play skyrim again lol #tes #cool art

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thinking about her again (beatrice)...

#played TOW a little tiny bit yesterday for the first time in forever #the problem is i ran out of save slots and i know i was keeping some saves #right before major events so i could go back and play them over again in case i needed to #like if i needed to write that scene for her and didn't remember how it went #or if i made a wrong decision somewhere #but now i dont remember which saves were Important or which ones i could overwrite :( #but anyway i kind of miss her and i think im figuring her out a bit more #this is the usual process when i first make an oc i get stuck and cant get a good feel for them #until after i forget about them for a few months #i wish i could write a fic for her #it probably wouldnt be anything real.. just snippets here or there #but i feel like writing anything is still beyond my capabilities rn :/ #or maybe i just need to stop being a baby and actually do something #even if i feel like i cant #but yeah tl;dr if anyone wants to talk TOW again i'd be interested!! if u want to learn more about beatrice or figure out how she and #your captain might get along etc :) #need to also start reading bad trip again bc i do feel like she could get along with rowan maybe #at the very least he needs a friend who can cook to save him from boarst and baked beans lol #but i digress #also i was doodling her a little bit a couple days ago.. dunno if i'll post anything bc im feeling meh about my art but #if i end up drawing her a little more maybe i will??? who knows #tuna.txt

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i hate ilya kushinov i hate nurzhan bekkaliyev i hate ethan becker i hate art youtubers and male character concept artists and ig artists and I like hating them and their same face eurocentric or whitewashed girl Disney-esque babyface side profile button nose physically unattainable big tits 4-inch waist swollen ass stumpy legs no fucking feet or feet the size of one toe weird highlights pantyshot skintight latex boob armour next to the ugliest most ludicrously jacked man thts like thrice her age kill kill kill kill kill kill kill kill kill

#ok i had to find this post again but YEAH #this is what bugs me soo much #had to track down the source of this image #and literally look at this guy's artstation (nbekkaliev) and tell me this stuff isnt super gross #and what's sad is i scrolled all the way down #and there seems to be a few super old art pieces that actually seem normal for a professional #and then it all devolves into whatever tf this is #they literally ALL look like toddlers in super sexual poses #like whyyyy are these guys so prominent in the art industry #theyre literally everywhere #:/ #reblog

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me: i should start working on my art again, let’s find a good youtube video that will help me find some good steps to improve!

fully grown adult male “professional” artist:

me: ....... never mind 

#when he said he worked at Blizzard i should have known #just UGH #biggest pet peeve. why is the art industry full of these guys and how do they keep getting away with it #this anatomy is so f'ed up and no it doesnt get better by the time he finishes the drawing #and yes her n*pples are still visible OVER her final outfit #🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 #objectively the worst art style. and it's literally all these guys know how to draw?? weird grotesque sexualized #young looking girls with perky chests??? i hate it soooo much #like just be a normal person #it's Literally not that hard #but nice to know you obviously dont see women as people but only as female charicatures for your own pleasure #ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #sorry for ranting i just. :/ you know #like idc about anything you have to say regarding art advice if you obviously dont even know how to draw a normal looking human body #i normally try not to be negative or anything but honestly come ON #there are PLENTY of super talented male artists who don't do this so why are these types of guys still so prevalent???? #i used to get this art magazine bc it had a lot of tutorials and tips and sometimes featured really cool artists but it was also so full #of features of guys like this with super sexist and dehumanizing art so i had to stop buying that magazine :/ #bc seriously.. #tuna.txt

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it took me 87 years to post this, but here’s the drawing of Nora I made for @strangefable ’s birthday last month. happy birthday (again!)

#it basically looked fine then but i wanted to do more with it with the shading etc #it's been so long since ive made art or posted i forgot what all my tags were 😬 #i didnt die ive just been playing animal crossing lol #my art #strangefable #ok i HOPE this looks ok.. but digital art sucks when the colors randomly decide to look completely different on different screens #as we know 😔

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staying up late to try and see the northern lights, but it still looks pretty cloudy 😟😢

#this always happens whenever there's cool astronomical events :/ #tuna.txt

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it is 1:45 and i am Trying 😔

#writing stuff #im trying to make a real outline.. i do tend to ramble though so ik i should try and make it simpler maybe. easier to follow #i dont do this very often lol bc normally i have 0 semblance of plot. only Vibes #but yeah i hope this works.. i feel like im making progress #uhhhh. going to start a tag for this story. idk if people are interested but #aef #also going to start a tag for my original posts that arent art/content so people can blacklist it if they want #how about #tuna.txt #oc: leda

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hello and welcome to my blog!

this isn’t specifically an art blog or a fandom blog or anything. mostly this is just my house. 🤷‍♀️ i reblog more stuff on my main blog (@laustic) than i do here, & that’s also where follows, likes, etc will come from, since this is just a side blog. so if you see laustic in your notifications, hi, that’s me!

if you’re looking for something in particular, you can find my art here, unfinished wips here, my writing here, stuff about my ocs here, moodboards i’ve made here, and asks i’ve answered here.

please don’t be shy! i’m always open to asks or messages or being tagged in those cute little tag games, even if i often forget to do them 😳 here is my ask box, for mobile users! 💖

(thanks for stopping by! here are some refreshments to enjoy while you’re here ☕🧃🍪 & i hope you all have a nice day 😊💕)

#well here it is i finally made a pinned post lol #if you see this on your dash.. no you didnt #i also need to make a tag for my random little text posts and start using that #so people can block them if they dont want to read them and only want to see art and stuff #if i get sick of seeing this post all the time i might unpin it and just link to it in my bio or something #but hopefully it's useful for now

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i keep getting followers occasionally (hi, welcome! ilu) which is great but i never expected this lol. i need to make a pinned post or something so people actually know what i’m doing here. at the very least with links to my tags like for art & stuff?

#i dont even know what im doing here 90% of the time #ik i dont post v often and when i do it's just my silly little ramblings and not actual content #but i can try to do better. some ridiculous part of me is contemplating nanowrimo this year :/ #so ive been spending a lot of time prepping one of my little story ideas for that #also need to start working on that other fantasy setting with escher (hi sep) but. sadly gotta prioritize 😔 #if i hope to even write anything at all. which is super scary to me as someone who just constantly brainstorms and worldbuilds without #ever actually Writing 😬 #but deadlines were always the only thing that could get me to stop procrastinating so we'll see #i also... kiiinda want to change my url but. it would be too confusing at this point #and i dont want to deal with broken links or make other people deal with them #unless tumblr has changed so that it redirects links with your old url. but given the state of this site #that might be too much to hope for lol

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everyone listen to this fun halloweeny song we get to play in orchestra now 🎃

#the pizzicato at like 71 is sooo fun #listen to it at like 1.25 speed if you can too #i am living for these halloween vibes

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Hii what art program do u use?? I’ve started kind of getting into digital art but aaa anyways :3 love ur art

hello! first of all, thank you so much! it's super humbling that you would come to me to ask this, lol 💕🥺

to answer your question, i've used a few different programs, but generally speaking, the stuff i've posted on here pretty much goes like this:

everything from feb 2021 and before: paint tool sai

between february and july 2021: procreate

after july: clip studio paint

i have tried a few other programs too in the past, but these are the main ones i've liked. paint tool sai is what got me started with digital art, so that might be a good option for you? the only thing is i think it's kind of turning into abandonware at this point, so i don't think it's being actively updated anymore. but you can still find lots of free copies online if it's not being sold anymore (i always just downloaded someone's version from deviantart because they included a lot of custom brushes, but iirc the program wasn't even super expensive anyway, it's not like photoshop.. 😒 adobe dni)

procreate should only be about $20 too, and clip studio paint is around $50, but i got mine on sale for half off, and it sounds like it goes on sale fairly often if you wanted to look out for that. i am really liking clip studio so far - it can do most things photoshop can do (and some things it can't), but it also has the ability to get nice blending brushes like i always liked in sai, but you can't really get in programs like photoshop and procreate (you have to use a separate blend/smudge tool). clip studio paint's website also has a lot of good tutorials and assets like brushes that you can download!

on the other hand, if you don't want to spend money on any programs (or don't want to pirate anything lol) - there are some good free/open source programs as well! i've heard some people like firealpaca and krita, so you could give those a try if you just want to see if you might like digital art. i've tried them briefly in the past but didn't really use them much because i was already used to sai, but they seemed ok?? there's also medibang paint for ipad, but idk how it compares to other programs.

overall, which program i'd recommend depends a little bit on like, what kind of tablet you have or what style you're interested in drawing/painting. clip studio paint is just my current favorite right now!

best of luck getting into digital art! i remember when i first started, there was a bit of a learning curve, but just stick with it and you'll be amazed how fast you improve :) if you have any other questions, feel free to message me or send another ask & i'll be happy to help in any way i can <3

#putting this here too #in case anyone else has the same question #unlikely lol but you know #cool-adhd-cryptid-kid #asks

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i. just remembered inktober exists

#and it's SOON #i dont think im gonna do it lol #but its existence has caused me so much stress in the past.. #esp during school when Everyone was doing it even the professors #and im like.. dont you guys have homework to do and art projects to finish.. #how are you managing to do a full inked illustration every single day. like am i on a different planet?? #i dont get it. #same with the people who can actually do nanowrimo. that's an inhuman strength #i respect you. but i dont understand 😭

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i made my brother take that what shakespeare character are you uquiz

bonus: 😢

#we dont Always fight lol... #this is just what having a sibling is like. if you know you know #i got rosalind on this quiz if anyone is curious but i dont really know anything about her :(

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ok I think I should start writing in my notebook again. it’s been,, over 8 months 😳 oops I kind of forgot it existed tbh.. I only used it sporadically from last october to january and in that time only filled maaybe 22 pages of ideas?? and I don’t think any actual writing. which is nothing compared to the massive amount of ideas and notes I send myself on discord.. which is why I probably stopped using my notebook, bc I use discord more often and also have milanote now to organize things in a less linear way (though not wanting to run out of space on the free plan is stopping me from using it as much as I should..) but maybe that act of like physically writing things down again will be helpful, idk. it’s just hard to keep everything organized when you have your writing ideas in 3 separate places, you know?

#do you guys like to write in a notebook or anything #or do you just prefer google docs or something else #it's interesting to see what works for some people vs others i think

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ugh i am so bad at being productive 😔 i need like. little assignments. like today, work on a character bio, or an outline, or answer these questions, or xyz. and not like in a lenient way where it’s just a suggestion but like, in a, this is a school project where you must finish it by a deadline and receive a grade Or Else

#in other news sorry abt the collages i knew they were gonna go slow bc #i am just working on them as i work on them 🤷‍♀️ #i dont always feel like doing collages but when i do im glad ill have those to work on #it will just take time #bc lately ive been getting ideas again for leda's story and maybe also #thinking abt trying out pixel art again.. it's been a long time #but the thought of organizing stuff for it let alone Actually Writing is just 😬 scary and impossible #i need to clone myself so i can just tell them what to do and assign little tasks to all my clones 😔 #also completely unrelated but i wish i could still play guitar and bass.. every time i pick up my guitar or bass #my tiny little wimpy fingers cry bc the strings hurt... i never thought i had calluses but wow #i am useless without lessons. like as soon as i stop taking regular lessons for an instrument my skill just immediately deteriorates #bc i simply do not practice on my own :/ #someone make a band with me lol i miss being in a band

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It’s my 13th art giveaway!!! May 13 be your lucky number this weekend  🤞

THE RULES

I’m giving away THREE full colour original character portrait commissions worth £100 to my beautiful followers to thank you all for your support over the years.

This is a follower giveaway; you must be following me to win, but I don’t keep a register or anything so new people are welcome too.

Enter by liking / reblogging this post, but only ONE reblog counts per person - don’t spam your followers! ❤️

As always, I’ll use a random number generator to pick the winners and will be in touch via tumblr messenger.

I’ll paint original human-ish characters from any fandom. I’ll also paint ROs from any IFs I’m familiar with if you’d like to see them in my style. Check my commissions page for what I will/won’t do, or message me to check.

Giveaway closes 9AM GMT on Monday 13th September!!

Good luck!

#i follow from @laustic but this is the blog where my followers might be interested in this kind of thing :) #definitely recommend following op if you like amazing art!!