#I love when mutuals are creative

[floral-hex]

I wonder if any of my mutuals are doing nanowrimo this year. Is that still a thing that people do?

#I feel like this is a question I should be asking back in 2014 or something #is it even still relevant? #not a critique. I think it’s cool. #words that instantly send my ass back to my early tumblr years: nanowrimo. nerdfighters. onceler. skeleton war. president’s shoelaces… #makes me feel so old now…. anyway! #I never see anyone mention it. then again maybe it’s just not relevant to my ‘circle’. and it is only once a year so 🤷🏻‍♂️ #I think it’s fun they made a whole month to write and support other writers. it’s cute. #I love when mutuals are creative #lemme read your poorly edited 50k gay fantasy novel pls (SERIOUS) #you think your writing sucks? even better. that’s zero pretention baby. I love that. #also I’ve been thinking about trying it but also am hesitant to talk about that bc I hate hyping things I’ll probably fail at #but also yeah I think it #sorry I got distracted what was I typing… #my brother texted me he has robotics club after school and I spent 5 minutes looking for a good robot gif and forgot what I was doing #uhhh… books cool #i love books #i love you #you can ignore this #text

[mllenugget]

Hey remember when Baghera adopted Dapper like 8 months ago or did I make that up ? ────────────────────────────────────────── Support all the admins that spoke out (& do your daily click) ──────────────────────────────────────────

#idk why on earth i gave baghera knuckles- when i say i turn my brain off when I draw i mean it #i only noticed it after i was done with the shading and it jumpscared me #got me stuttering in confusion i have never drawn anthro arms/wings this way these dont even look like feathers wtf me ?? #..... sooo looks like ive got a new wa-cats type of fandom on my hands #as in i am still very emotionally attached to the memories i have from this no matter what i do itll keep coming back #but i havent read the books in several years nor do i plan to anymore and looking back i am so angry and disgusted #but also im still blown away by the creativity and the passion the fandom builds on its own #i wanted to go ahead and finish any art that ive been working on for the past almost year and decided this one would be the most fitting #i learnt last week that only the first 20 tags on an original post will show up in tumblr searches #and I think im going to take advantage of that #because i dont want to hype the server anymore and i have decided i will no longer be adding my watermark on top of my work #and i was going to refrain from tagging it because i dont want my related posts to show up #before remembering that some of my mutuals who ive been chatting to for years now #have these fandoms blacklisted #so im going to test it and hope it works #im still going to tag the characters i love though because i wanna show support to the actors and i wish them nothing but the best #baghera fanart #pomme fanart #dapper fanart #dappleduo #my art #mcyt #qsmp #fandom neg #tag this however you want #yap yap yap yap tlddr

[stormyblue90]

Seeing folks on my dash gush about their OCs they pair up with clones, or their clone OCs, and writing fantastic fics with said OCs, and wanting to join in on the fun buuuuut....having no ideas, inspiration, nada...

#Uuuuugh....no creativity whatsoever.... #😭😭😭 #nevermind the fact I've never finished a lengthy fic anyway... #doesn't help that said folks all seem to be in a mutual friend group I'd love to join but feel like I'd just be an unwanted intruder... #Friend groups what are those they sound nice? #When you want to create and share stuff with people but you can't... #I haven't felt creative or inspired in soooo long I don't remember what it was like to feel that passion! #I know which two clones I'd like to create OCs to pair with buuuuuut.....that's it... I got nothing... #HOW do you people do this?!?! 😭 #me venting

[charrfie]

Staying up way past my bed time bc I am drawing so many things. Goodnight everypony

#all my art energy has been being funneled into a big project (that one youve seen me mention a lot in my tags recently probably) lately #so tonight in order to avoid burnout right when im at the finish line for it ive been drawing stuff just for me #and friends and mutuals n stuff obviously :^P and its so much fun #nothing like getting to draw stuff for fun unrelated to obligations (even those assigned by the self) #i love art. i love creativity. i love the ability to bear ones soul to others through works made by hand. no matter how silly or small #i had a good nigjt. sleep well everyone #laika originals

[bombusbombus]

recoloured this old warmup to repost cause I had it on my mind.

If Clark is going to be in earth 19 (gotham by gaslight universe) (they're publishing more gbg and clark is going to be there), then listen to me listen to me, he needs to be a cowboy. Superman needs to be a cowboy in the big city. I am SOO serious about this. I am on my knees, DC, let me write for you, I would add so many themes about modern technology versus traditional knowledge and sprinkle in some anticolonialism PLEASE.

You could have a cute little Daily Planet that has to struggle against yellow journalism in a smoky little backroom & setting their own type, a la The Truth. You could have gentlemen's clubs. You could have a brutal war against unions in the streets and one lone titan of industry giving into their demands. You could have the exact same 3 batkids from the movie, there's literally nothing to improve on there. You could have Clark tear down a barbed wire fence with his bare hands, in a futile attempt to unravel colonialist ideas of private land ownership. Imagine the alien knows more about the earth, the real earth, than the knight in his city does. Imagine the American dream failing Clark, who has to go back east to the big city, failing Bruce, who lost his parents, failing everyone over and over until they decide to build something without it. In an era of rampant exploitation, what do real heroes look like?

Or you can make the justice league fight big steampunk robots ig I'm excited either way.

#all that to say ask me about the gotham by gaslight superbat friendship I've been thinking about for a LITERAL YEAR... #the original colouring on this was only the sort of ass you can achieve with a blue light filter at 2am #also I can hear you saying “why do your warmups usually look better than your final drawings Moose?” #(shh let me imagine I have a huge rapt audience) #well. I have aphantasia which makes it much harder to make things up than to draw from life #however my passion is cartooning. so I'm a little fucked #I also have a disability that sometimes makes me run a temperature when I overexert myself mentally #so drawing cartoons can make me run a literal fever #whereas drawing from life is more abt hand skill than brain skill so it doesn't fuck me up #but that's why I don't draw much anymore lol. Arranging people and items and background on a canvas is excruciating trial and error #but when you already have a pic the photographer has done some of that for you and you just need to collage preexisting images together #and once you have the elements of the picture then it's easy to retroactively construct a balanced tableau #tl:dr creativity is hard and makes CPU explode but editing is easy #that being said if a mutual wants me to draw an animal or something for them & gives me a reference I will drop everything to do it. dm me. #seriously I'm good w anything organic like plants or animals or horrible growths #hell if u do thumbnails I'll draw the full thing. I'll write w you. I fuckin love collaboration. #might be a bad writing partner though cause I'm neurotic as hell #. #I just remembered that Dan Garret was in earth 19 last time it was shown in a comic #no offense to all you dan-heads out there. but I think he should die. #cause I would be. obsessed. With 1890s Chicago cryptid Ted Kord #I think he should be 23 and terrible #the most steampunk guy around. Probably takes cocaine. Still a college student (gettin his fourth degree). Hasn't left his house in a month #not to mention futureboy Booster in his kevlar vest with his iphone named skeets

[goldkirk]

Patreon question

I'm focusing hard on budgeting, and one of the things I want to do more of in the coming year is support independent creators/small groups on Patreon and Substack, even if I can only do a little bit at a time. I have a few creators I already support on Patreon, and two on Substack, but I'd love to support more.

I know you've got creators that you love to support on these platforms! Tell me who you support and why you started supporting them if you have creators that are especially unique or near and dear to you. Anything and everything, across the board, I love supporting small business and I love finding new people and niches I never heard about before. There're no wrong answers here!

#I support a few freelance artists and writers and a couple of content creators like Crash Course and Jo Beckwith #I want to hear anything and anyone you've cared enough about to donate to/support! #ALSO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. IF WE ARE MUTUALS OR FRIENDS AND YOU HAVE A KO FI OR A PATREON LET ME KNOW #THAT IS NOT A REQUEST THAT IS AN ORDER (unless you really truly don't want to. but if you just feel like it's too prideful or not a #'big enough' thing/deal or you don't want to 'bother me'. DO IT. I WANT TO HAVE YOU ON MY LIST TO SUPPORT IF I CAN #I often rotate small amounts of money to different creators every few months in a cycle so I can spread it around still even though #I can't help much. it feels so good to do and makes me feel like I do when I shop a true small or local business. direct action babyyy etc #especially if the creator is going through a health crisis like Physics Girl #2024 #to do #reply here or send me a dm or drop an ask in my inbox or make a post and tag me #whatever #i want to hear why you love what you love #i want to hear what you care about so much you already do or want to in the future financially support it #the world is full of so much amazing work and inspiring creativity and massive efforts #i love learning about them so i get to acknowledge and witness and support them too #i love GitHub for the same reason lol

[ghostoffuturespast]

Being a writer is weird.

#it's tough fighting that human visual bias on a platform like this #my queue ran out and i haven't posted any vp because i was trying to crank out that last chapter for my long fic #and like i get it maybe most people aren't interested in reading it #different strokes for different folks #but like the discrepancy between how people interact with photo vs writing posts is wildly disheartening sometimes #and i've been see-sawing back and forth all day about this #riding high and wallowing in the mud #this is literally the creative project that i've been pouring myself into for the past month and a half every spare moment i have #and i've been doing this for the past year and a half #it's weird pouring so much love into something when the vast majority of people won't even give it two seconds #i love writing but it is also a mentally exhausting craft and people don't seem to acknowledge that for some reason #it's why i try to reblog stuff from my writing mutuals when i see it because it's usually the artwork that gets the least amount of love #anyway just felt like getting that off my chest #i'm sure my fellow writers can commiserate too #i'm not mad or anything i just had thoughts and perhaps voicing them is better then stewing on them i suppose #also i feel bad for not reading more stuff from other people but i've got like zero beans to give atm #no need to worry or anything i'm still gonna keep writing and posting my shit #more vp comin in over the weekend #also god the new tumblr ui for desktop is fucking ugly absolutely atrocious #man i really don't want to have to set up shop on another social media outlet it's tiresome #i don't want to keep up i just want to blog in peace

[jesse-cosay]

I just realized I'm gonna have to start posting art here again. Devastating.

#insta DOESNT allow you to opt out #neither does twitter and also i have always hated twitter #and noe tik tok is gonna be gone #tumblr doesnt even allow for the format i LIKE TO DRAW IN #LIKE IT DOES BUT EVERYONE HERE HATES THAT #my creative outlets are being shot in a back alley rn #was the ai frenzy mot enough #im abt to be so sad abt this man... #all my tt mutuals were so sweet and kind i love them im gonna MISS THEM #I wonder if ill never see Spud or Raine again 😭😭 #like i was so comfy posting all my shitty lazy doodles and everyone was just happy to have that #and here i frel like i need to finish stuff and yeah yeah its all abt enjoying your work but also it feels Bad when soemthing gets 20 notes #versus the amount of shares/comments i get on tt #like ppl actually TALK to me there #this is just me screaming into the void abt it bc obviously the ban will be us losing SO much more privacy than that #I might not even have Here anymore and i just dunno what id do with that 😭

[savage-rhi]

🙌🏻

#I gotta get over some bullshit #if I see you wrote something #i am liking and reblogging on sight #if you worked your ass off on a thing #it deserves to be shared #and as someone that struggles with sharing their shit #i gotta do better #cause most of the stuff i see on here by mutuals #needs to be passed around #and this bitch right here needs to put in more effort to be like #LOOK AT WHAT MY FRIEND DID #we should all be encouraging #and reblog at least once #and god damn it like it #cause in this house we love peeps when they're creative and in the fucking zone #even if they're going to town on a blorbo #🙌🏻💯💙🫂 #i love you guys btw #and im tired af and dealing with pain #but take a cyber hug #i would give you a slice of butterscotch pie that i made today if i could

[overobsessedfanboy23]

Judai Yuki: *exists*

Me:

#yugioh #ygo #yugioh gx #ygo gx #gx #judai yuki #jaden yuki #not gonna lie judai is the entire reason I say fusion is my favourite summon #because I love him and I love his many crazy creative fusions #and his heroes' synergy #and his energy #he has such good vibes #and is relatable asf when the show starts to hurt him #and yes I'm having Judai feels late at night because one of my mutuals said his name #I can't help it I love this man so much

[kulemii]

man, artists will be like "sorry to blind you with my terrible sketch. i'm such a horrible artist but here ya go" and then they'll whip out the most beautiful, diligently planned piece of art you've ever had the privilege of laying eyes upon. bitch, i will kiss your hands rn if you don't shut up

#i know that when we create things we have a difficult time appraising our skills and talents for what they are: skills and talents #because we've spent so much time with them #we know what we had in our heads and sometimes they don't always come out the way we planned but that should never discourage you #hone your crafts ladies gents and nbs and love your progress #even if your skills arent what you want them to be right now i bet they've improved from where they were a year ago #let's unnormalize (is that a word?) negative self-talk about how creativity! #let's praise our own works and encourage ourselves #i'm saying we and our because although i don't draw- i write occasionally and i catch myself speaking negatively about my work #i think that negatively i've spoken to myself is the reason why i keep falling out of love with writing #negative self talk is the reason why i've fallen out of love with alot about myself #lets all encourage ourselves and encourage each other to love our work the way that the people we share said work with love it #i know it's easier said than done but i'm willing to give it a shot #anyway- annoying positivity speech aside #@all my creative mutuals- sneeze on me so that i can have some of your talents

[syn-odics]

i just have to face up to the fact that no one gives a shit about your OCs if you cant draw

#like . im a writer i write but no one wants to invest in long walls of text and a short paragraph about some guy they dont know is Nothing #like. it doesnt matter if i post it here on my main thats followed by a ton of mutuals but very few others or on my fandom blogs w/ 10x as #many followers. even when the oc is related to the blog content. #across the board no one gives a shit #and like. i know my closest friends get excited for a minute when i talk about it over discord and its great thank you i love you #but sometimes i just . want to hang on that idea longer than they reasonably will care about it w no develoment #and i try to bring it here #and without fail it just absolutely flops #im lucky to get more than fuckin. 5 likes. i think i can count on two hands the amount of times someone has reblogged an oc post of mine #(outside of me and aforementioned closest friends trading in jokes about our d&d games we play together) IN THE ENTIRE TIME IVE BEEN ON #TUMBLR #its just. noooooooo one gives a shit if its not a picture they can look for 5 seconds and go #if it requires reading to invest. no one bites #its disheartening. idk what to tell you. why should i keep being creative if no ones going to care #im sick of doing it ''just for me''

[ssreeder]

Hellooooo

A bunny is hopping on here for a t t e n t i o n

Ha im going crazy this 🔝 is me babbling

Aaaaaanywayssss i am thinking of making a fan video for RIA 👉👈 🤧

Thinking yeahhhhhhhh

( before november ends ??? )

H i d e s byee

Leaving ❤️ for ma fav author

HIIIIII FRIEND :)

Awwwww if you make another video you’ll bring happy tears to my eyes.

I hope you’re doing well, if you ever need any attention feel free to hop hop hop into my inbox & I’ll give you attention :)

You’re wonderful <3

#my bunny friend #wonderful mutual #I hope you’re doing well #I love that you enjoy making videos haha #it’s wonderful when people enjoy doing something creative #I’m happy you have soemthing #l thanks for hopping by #haha #liab #ria #ask #ngzuksvkk

[a-earthssprout]

I just-- have any of you seen @jardinae's blog ? 🌷 I'm talking about the whole of it ! from the writing to the characters to the aesthetic ... it's all so gorgeous & dream - like 😭

#( ❀ | ooc ) #jardinae #( listen for the record this is NOT the first time I've noticed the beauty of their blog 😭 #I am only just making mention of it now BUT I HAVE LITERALLY BEEN IN LOVE WITH THE ENTIRETY OF IT #SINCE WE FIRST BECAME MUTUALS AGAIN WAY BACK WHEN 😭 #it is literally GORGEOUS; everything about the blog is so thoughtful & creative & well put together-- I'm 🌷 awe #quite literally awestruck! )

[spookysnooty]

Genuinely gonna be rethinking the doll list for the sake of my creativity and mental health lmao new house new me new tiny resin bastards for me to hassle and dress like wrangling a cat

#obvs aurora lucius and evelyn are here to stay #but genuinely need to move towards my own work again instead of being stifled by what i think people want to see #this goes for both maxime and antoine tho #love them to death but im just #im tired guys #some of yall exhaust me #i have like maybe 3 mutuals from the frev community that i keep latched onto like a little frog #people have already been so weird about maxime when ive talked about him so #dont know #i will probably be giving that doll back to my husband since it was originally his #and as for the big tol boi #idk yet #he was my holy grail doll and im so happy to have him #hes the thing ive wanted since i was 16 #and im so ridiculously bonded to him #but his character has never like #stuck yknow #i dont know who he is and nothing has seemed to quite fit him #but i have some ideas for new clothes and new outfits so who knows #maybe my creativity will start really flowing again #i miss doing bjd stuff

[6-paris-6]

This or That? tropes edition

Thank you @camptriplepine for tagging me! I feel involved now

slow burn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt-comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi-chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romance or middle aged romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbours or roommates  // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or gender bend // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane

#I couldn’t pick between mutual pining or domestic bliss #I love when the pining turns into domestic bliss like they have to make up for lost time or something #the love at first sight pick probably reflects that #doesn’t help that I didn’t pick slow burn though #the amount of shows I watch with crappy endings so I read fix-its to cope is insane #so shoutout to the people who write those for me so I don’t get that upset #until I inevitably watch the show again #the accidental marriage trope is just funny to me #I’m also on a Stranger Things Steddie binge so that’s the reason behind the kid fic pick #I’m going to stop because this is getting out of hand and I shouldn’t have creative control over the hashtags #rose <3 #there #now we match #the one I stand by the most is the enemies to lovers