#Wow is the first piece of artwork i've posted this year????

[delicourse]

i was going through all of your absolutely beautiful jolyne artwork (as i do when i get in a certain mood) and read the tags on the piece you did for the chrysalis zine. and holy shit. FOUR alternate recolors?? THREE alternate outfits for jolyne?? wow the dedication.

all this to say, could you post some of the alternates/sketches? i would love to see what else you envisioned as well as see a bit of your process :-)

sure!

i found the "finalized" options i made, there is more but it's probably hidden in a CLIP file with an ungodly amount of layers somewhere! (and is probably very unpolished)

so for outfits(left pic below) here i only have my thought process/inspiration together with minor adjustments i was torn between for the final fit. it was mainly abt looking into trends that i could apply that would feel relevant to the year but still in line with my preferences:

for the recolors(right pic above) top left in the quadrant was most similar to the original palette i was going with(it was a bit warmer and already had base cel shading!) i switched to bottom right though as most ppl seemed to prefer it and worked from there!(incidentally it was also the one most similar to the original sketch)

^while we're here, this is the rough sketch. the sketch was much larger than the final crop to begin with, but i did also elongate it a little to see if it would look better as a double spread. (it didn't, so this is the first time i've shown this version to anyone i think!) the outfit was different here, but the sheer skirt stayed about the same. bit hard to see what's going on though, there's a reason i mainly reveal the polished stuff!

#anonymous #thanks for the interest btw! it's fun to show stuff that never see the light of day otherwise #if anybody wanna see drafts/sketches for any of my works #i can probably pull something out as i often save sketches and flats as separate PNGs #so unless i don't have to dig into the clip file layers(or the sketch looks like ass lmao) ill post it! #process #adding a “process” tag to all asks abt brushes and art tips and draft pics etc! since it dont fit the art/notart tag system i got

[lindariellanthir]

Hey! Just wanted to say 'thank you' for all your wonderful tags and comments on my (ancient) art posts - they really meant the world to me. I have been travelling continuously for the past year and only just got back home, s those little fragments of 'normality' like Tumblr reblogs were really important to me as my connection to home. I'm glad you enjoy my art. I would like to get back to drawing again - I still have a good number of unpublished or unfinished artwork, but my life over the last few years just hasn't had the space to accomodate drawing, especially as each piece used to take me literally weeks and months. Frankly, I'm not sure how I was ever finding that much time in the first place! BUT! I think I have changed in the last year, I think my life and its priorities have changed, the fandom has definitely changed, and I need to spend some time working out what that means for the format in which I indulge my love for FiKi (which has never ended or even diminished in any way). I know writing is easier for me to fit in between my other commitments these days than drawing, but I also know that I can do anything I want, if I'm determined enough. So stay tuned, I guess. Anyway, it's lovely to see a new face around and to get some content consumer feedback! I hope you'll enjoy our little corner of this crazy website known as Tumblr!

Uhhhh... Hi!!

Sorry for the late answer lol 😅 Anyways you're welcome you're welcome!

And WOW a whole year of traveling? That sounds so exciting, I'm happy for you! Hope you enjoyed your travels and had plenty of time to rest and settle back in afterwards~

It's very nice to have you back 🤍 (or well we didn't know each other before so maybe I should say 'nice to meet you'?) ... In any case I'm really excited for any future fics / photosets / etc. that you're gonna create! And if you ever find the time for drawing again that'd be absolutely wonderful too, but ofc no pressure if it doesn't fit your schedule!

Also thank you for the welcome; that's very kind. After a year of just lurking around I've been more active in the fandom for like 3 months now, and so far I really love it here!

#ask

[lostcauses-noregrets]

Who are some eruri artists that inspire you to write?

Oh wow there have been so many amazing artists in the Eruri fandom who have inspired me over the years that it would be hard to name them all. I have a fave tag on my blog if you want to explore some of the art I love. There are some artist's though whose art has directly inspired me to write fics to accompany their works.

@seitsen-sarvi has been a constant inspiration to me for years now. The first piece I wrote that was directly inspired by one of Marie's gorgeous artworks was this tiny ficlet - A Greater Death, which was inspired by A Reversal.  Later we collaborated to create Intoxicated for the Attack on Fashion zine.

maino_merry is another artist who continually inspires me. Often when I visualise Erwin when I'm writing, it's merry's Erwin I see. One piece that was directly inspired by merry's art is All These Years.

@lordirrelevant's art never fails to take my breath away. They've graced some of my writing with beautiful art and in turn I wrote this short fic based on a piece of stunning art they posted recently - In The Darkness.

@ackermantihora is an incredibly talented artist and translator whose work I've admired for a long time and who I collaborated with recently to create this piece, Соняшник, to accompany their beautiful artwork of Erwin and Levi among a field of sunflowers.

@project-zorthania's stunning Valinorean Levi art inspired me to write this little Silmarillion AU - The Tale of Erwin and Levi, and @saurynn's devastating art led me to write Remember.

And then of course there's this, which inspired Chrome and GIg.

Honourable mention also to @stereowire whose art has inspired every fic I've written where Levi rides a motorbike - Wall if Death and Orbital.

Thanks for the ask Anon, this was a fun one to answer! ☺️

#asks #eruri #erwin smith #levi ackerman #snk #SnK

[fourseasonsfigs]

Die or Go

This fig has a special place in my heart, because this scene was the gif on my Tumblr feed way back when that actually convinced me to watch this show.

To be fair, my resistance had already been worn down by a gif of this scene:

But as gorgeous as this was (and oh, is it), it was this particular scene with the beggar gang that changed my life made me say wow, this could be good, I'll give this show a try.

I don't even know how many times I re-watched this scene, since the answer may incriminate me but I love this so much that when I had the opportunity to buy one of the costumes, this was the one I picked.

Ah, just incredible. I've been sitting here hypnotically watching my own video clip on loop, it's just as good every single time it replays!

But we have a fig to talk about, so onwards and upwards!

The box arrived fairly beat up, so I was a little concerned. The fig isn't resin, but still this is never a fun thing to see. Plus, I like the artwork on the box!

The fig arrived with a base and the unfortunate Vice-Captain of the Dazhi Beggar Clan. Maybe he should have gone into law!

Here's our philanthropist just by himself - he's totally freely removable from the base. No tabs or magnets or anything. I believe this is so you can pose him however you like, as you'll see a little bit later.

And now here he is sitting on the base. While you can of course pose him in any direction you like, his hand fits neatly here over the unfortunate Vice-Captain.

The motion on this fig is a dream. I love the swirly robes, the hair, the whole look.

Per usual with PVC figs wrapped up in their protective bag, the fan was bent a bit when it arrived, so I carefully pushed it back into position. With as many times as I had re-watched this scene, I don't think I had ever noticed his fan was partially open like this, but I just re-confirmed, it sure is.

The robes look so good! The fig maker did a fantastic job on this one.

My apologies for the indignity, Lao Wen - I just wanted to show how well modeled the entire fig is all the way around.

We'll do two top down views so you can get both sides. I think they did a nice job on the guan.

Just gorgeous. I love this fig so much!

This fig is the first in a whole Wenzhou set, and came with an optional side purchase of a puzzle piece. I always add the add-ons regardless, but this was so cute I'm not sure how I would have resisted anyway! Unlike the New Year Special figs, this isn't a magnet, simply a plastic puzzle piece.

The poor beat up box, and the spoiler for the next fig in the set (come back and see it tomorrow!). You can here why the fig is freely removable from the base, precisely so you can do something just like this box pose!

Material: PVC for the fig, and resin for the base

Fig Count: 206

Scene Count: 18 (I don't think this quite qualifies as a scene)

Rating: So hospitable!

[link back to Master Fig Index for more posts]

#word of honor #philanthropist wen #wen kexing #episode 4 #scram or die #still laugh at the word choice of scram #the youtube subs will forever be stuck in my brain #figthusiast #they wanted to die not live

[chuya-chuya-blog]

Congratulations to the winners of the My Copic Moment contest. I thought third place was super talented and would come in first, actually. That person is really skilled. Second place is really charming to me. It looks like a children's picture book and makes me feel nostalgic. The perspective in first place is really good.

I was bummed when I saw I didn't win. Call me a sore loser, I don't care! I really had my hopes up! And it was super disappointing to see I didn't even place. Is my art bad? Were my concepts bad? I don't know. This is also coming on to the realization that I will not be able to enter the Pixiv Global Contest that I wanted to, either.

I had PLENTY of time to complete an entry for that contest and continue working on my own web comic afterwards but I just couldn't find the motivation. I had a cute and funny concept and I really enjoyed drawing it but eventually the motivation just died. Somewhere between my usual struggles with making backgrounds look like anything but bland boxes and my inability to draw dogs, my drive turned to fear, and I just froze.

I would sketch here and there but just couldn't bring myself to do my absolute best. I'm ashamed because I've always been this way when it counts. I just couldn't buckle down and do it. Not even the free three years of Clip Studio could get me to do it. And I really wanted that too! But I guess I just didn't care enough. I couldn't make myself do the work. And it's not like I'm still a kid, either. I'm a full blown adult who can't manage discipline and time management and it's embarrassing. So many people around me have been able to get stuff done through consistent steady work and I can't figure out how to manage myself. And no I don't have ADHD. I actually got really REALLY good grades in school. So I can do the work when it counts. I just couldn't do it this time.

It's worrisome because if I want to start making money off of my art, I have to be able to meet deadlines. I have to be able to finish things. I have sooooooooo much trouble finishing things! I don't know what's wrong with me! It's why I barely post because I can never finish anything. Sometimes I'll be really motivated and will love a piece I'm working on, but I'll just put it somewhere and forget it exists. I really wanted to produce more work in 2024, but the fear that I'm not actually cut out to be an artist is creeping up on me. I have to improve my focus and discipline this year!

This sucks, but I wanted to be transparent. One of my resolutions this year was to draw a lot more and complete a lot more art. I haven't given up, but I need to improve my workflow. I need to work out the kinks beforehand so when I get to a road bump I can navigate it. This whole time I put my other projects on pause because I HAD to complete this contest entry...and got nothing done. I was completely stuck in some weird limbo and could not make it out. I did do the script and layout but after a while, I just didn't CARE. And when I don't care, my art immediately devolves and when my art devolves, I start hating myself for drawing crummy art. The gag is that when I'm drawing random things in my sketchbook without even thinking, some of it comes out SO COOL! It's part of why I opened a sketch dump!

I wanted a publisher to notice me and say, "wow, she's good!" But I can't seem to get my artwork to agree with me when I want it to. I can't even win a drawing contest! I didn't even get an honorable mention! (And that hurts, I thought I'd AT LEAST get mentioned.) This isn't a one time thing, either. I have NEVER won an art contest, NEVER had my work accepted to a magazine I submitted to. The ONE time I got second place in an art contest was something I did in high school and was just screwing around because I had no idea what to paint, and was sure an "official art contest" wouldn't accept anime art. And you know who won? Someone who drew anime.😐 (I was SOOOOOOO mad! Are you toying with me, universe? Are you telling me art is not my calling after all?)

What if a publisher DID contact me and ask me to draw something I don't care about? I have the worst discipline ever, and if I can't force myself to do good work when I need to, then I am of no use to them. I've accepted that I'll probably never do commissions, either.

If a publisher comes across this post, I don't mind. A bad work ethic is bad for business and the manga business is tough. They want people who grind HARD. It's well documented. We've all heard the stories about the mangaka struggle in Japan. And I've been in the workforce long enough to know that employers don't care about your feelings or your mental health. They only care about the results they can pay you pennies for. And that's life.

I'm still happy with the art I did for the My Copic Moment contest. (It's actually one of my favorite pieces in my portfolio right now, and I want to draw more pieces like it.) I actually want to try and enter their big copic contest for the year now, but wasn't going to because I only have like five markers of theirs and for this contest, you HAVE to use their products. But maybe I can screw around and mysteriously win this time. (The grand prize is 300 markers! Or something like that.) You can draw whatever you want, too. Maybe I'll do something really really crazy. I'll just unleash my emotions on the canvas like the first episode of Barakamon. (And then he went right back to struggling with his work. WHYYYY are we like this?😭)

I've also decided to set some time aside for scripts and planning. Since my excitement tends to come in waves, I'll try to get pre work done so I can heavily focus on a task at hand when the time comes. For instance, since I'm scripting right now, I'm really excited about the stories I'm making and fleshing out the plot points for them! I love coming with ideas and dumping my creativity out whenever I can. So if you give me a paper and tell me to just write, it feels so freeing. I'll hopefully work on these scripts and come up with a bunch of cool stuff to draw this week. Then I can do the layouts and get excited about the focus on flow and design of the pages. I tend to come up with new ideas and change my mind about things during the layout stages, so I'm going to proceed with caution. But for now, the plan is set and I'm going to move forward. The task is a lot less daunting when I have my ducks in a row.

[thelastenvoyyy]

I don't normally make these reflective type posts but... Wow has 2021 been a hell of a year.

In general, everything sucked with the pandemic and lockdown. Also the general existential dread of climate change and living under a government that's frighteningly useless.

For me personally, though, a lot has happened and it's all been great.

First, I got married to the man I've been with for the last decade.

Second, I finished my novel which I had been working on since 2014 and am taking steps to getting it published.

Third, I got a new job and it's without a doubt the best I've ever had, both pay-wise and company culture-wise.

So yeah, 2021 has been pretty good for me. A lot has happened and I wish the world is in a better state than it is right now but overall, I can't complain. As long as I have my friends, my family, my husband, and my writing/artwork my life is good.

Oh, and this year I churned out like 100+ pieces of artwork which to me is just... Wow.

Bring on 2022!

Wait, I'm turning 30? *screeches in old*

#about me #personal #2021 #2022 #new year

[chamomile-g-tea]

Hello, I hope you are having a wonderful day today! For about 6 years I've been into g/t though back then I never really knew what it was, but I loved the dynamic! Back in 2018, I was like 13 years old and I did my first artwork g/t, lol! Now I'm 15, and I getting back into drawing g/t, actually I'm working on a piece right now 🤣🤣🤣 I've been meaning to ask, how do you get comfortable when posting g/t??? I'm extremely shy about it lol 😭 And also where do you find your references for g/t??

Hey girl! First of all your art is like actually amazing 💖personally I’m also super shy about it 😂 I like to keep it on this separate blog, I can be more myself that way, but you definitely don’t have to keep it all separate. G/t is a pretty common trope and a lot of people won’t look twice lol. I’d say go for it, there are a ton of people here who will appreciate a new creator!

As far as references I just take them myself since they’re so specific, or I use apps like magicposer. This site is super helpful in calculating height too ( https://www.mrinitialman.com/OddsEnds/Sizes/sizes.html ) but yeah your art is so good?? Especially for 15?? Wow girll go for it

#ty for the ask I’m flattered 😂 #I hope I was helpful skdjdksjs #cant wait to see what u make!! #asks #g/t

[sotc]

I've been posting art online for 10 years now. Every once and a while I go back and look at my old work. In my eyes, it's terrible. I see all the imperfections: a pose that was half-assed, shading that was poorly done, etc. I get the same feeling at art I posted a couple weeks ago. But I have never taken down any of my old art and the reason why is every once and a while I'll get a new favorite or reblog for it. Someone where likes it, it was content they wanted to see. 1/2

I was in a Femshep art contest and my artwork won first place. I was thrilled but then sometime later I did a reserve google search on my art. (I do that every once and a while to check to see if someone has reposted my art somewhere.) I found a forum that was talking about the contest and saying how my art shouldn't have won. But you know what? Fuck'em, they don't matter. Your art is for you and I guarantee there will always be someone out there who will get joy out of seeing it. 2/2

God I wish I had that willpower sometimes, lol. I deleted all my old art like couple weeks ago after that whole reddit debacle after just like having another one of those sad art days. I am trying to keep positive though, after all, I’ve only started drawing like 2-3 years ago now. It’s just especially easy to do comparisons to like... people’s enthusiasm on an art piece you draw for them vs some other artists’ take (paid or not) so that can affect me sometimes... but yeah, I just have to take everything in stride. But oh wow I never knew you won a femshep art contest, that’s AWESOME, grats on that!!!

Thanks for sending this in, talking about it does help and just idk being heard and sharing the experience. ♥

#meonlyred