#Your style is so neat!

[grape-souffle]

Here’s some (rushed) fanart I did for u! Hope you enjoy ;)

Omg that's so cool, thank you so much!

He looks so grouchy, it's perfect!

#art #artists on tumblr #artwork #Thanks so much for this! #Your style is so neat! #Keep up the great work! #answered asks #answered #batim ask blog #ask box open #ask bait #asks #ask blog #ask box #thanks for the ask #Fanart #vigilante au #bendy fan art #bendy au #Not my art #bendy and the ink machine

[bonefall]

I’m rereading Po3 and despite its flaws I really enjoyed the introduction to the three. Jaykit isn’t mentioned to be blind in the first few chapters and instead they chose to show how much MORE capable he is compared to his littermates; until at the end of chapter 3, he brings up his blindness on his own. It makes forcing him to be a medicine cat SO much more frustrating because it really feels like they’re setting him up to be a warrior and choose his own fate (note i haven’t finished the reread this is just my first impression)

I like how you seem to take that path in BB regardless! It makes his arc so much more enjoyable

His arc in canon is super frustrating because he's such an independent character who clearly wants to make his own decisions in life, but then he just gets shoved into the medcat den. I LIKE that he ultimately goes there and that he enjoys it; but it was still really fucked up that they stripped away his autonomy in the process.

Re: they are not real, they are writing choices. Taking away the choices a disabled character can make over their own life, forcing them into a celibate nun role, and then going "awwwww dont worry see? he likes it! This was the best thing for him :)" was fucked up.

And imo it didn't have to be that way! You wouldn't have to go the FULL route I did with big changes, he could just be more involved in the descision to stop being a warrior apprentice and it would be fine. Minor change that would make a world of difference.

I do also have to interject to say though... blindness should really not be an extremely severe impairment for a ThunderClan cat.

I'm dead serious.

Whiskers are built-in sensors that tell you the exact position of everything within several inches of your head, ears swerve to pick up sound, and the jacobson's organ provides a sense of smell so keen that I have an entire Clanmew expansion draft because I needed to make WORDS describing the power of this sense that humans do not have. I cannot stress enough how delicate their other senses are, felines do not rely on their sight like primates do

ThunderClan lives in a mixed-oak woodland, where sight is already often obscured by foliage, objects are close together (for whiskers to feel), and nearly every movement makes noise against the leaf litter. RiverClan and (moor-running) WindClan cats would have a harder time with this disability than Thunder or Shadow.

Cat sight SUCKS to begin with. It sucks BADDD. They don't have color vision, they're significantly nearsighted, and they can't track up-and-down movements well. WC doesn't write realistic cats (more like small fuzzy people really) and I also work with more humanesque eyesight, but the only thing Jay should really lose is an ability to rapidly track a small animal swerving fast. Blind cats are often still excellent hunters in spite of that!

So it's an extra big waste that they railroaded him into a position he didn't choose, saying he couldn't be a warrior. This is the perfect disability to write, if you want to explore how ableism can impact the characters in this society who ARE legitimately still capable of nearly full independence, but still need to find accommodations for what they can't do.

In the same arc they're doing the dumb Cinder Reincarnation Plotline, no less!! Where SHE is also feeling like she has no choice over her "destiny," and gets a conflict over a potentially disabling injury

"Oh nooo if cinderpaw breaks her leg she wont be a warrior!"

"What the f-- Im Jaypaw and im reporting live from the scene where a Category 1 Idiot Moment is taking place. Woman breaks leg, suddenly everyone believes she is a horse, more at 11."

One of these days I should really make "herb guides" just covering how various sensory disabilities impact the lives of Clan cats and some tips for writing them as warriors, especially between Clans. Stuff you wouldn't usually consider, like how much noise deaf cats tend to make, how RiverClan would get a ton of sinus infections and lose their sense of smell, being blind in Sky vs Thunder, etc.

#I once saw someone say offhandedly 'well what if someone snuck up on jay from behind and attacked him. No whiskers there' #NEWSFLASH! YOU ALSO DONT HAVE EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD #He doesn't have short whiskers either they're normally sized #Something like 4 - 5 inches on a cat like him. About double the size of the head foward and sideways #Once you're talking about close combat like the cats usually do there's no way that you can stay back far enough to avoid them #I want to rewrite owl and jay's fight or make a rematch where jay realizes owl is being a coward #Hanging just out of his range and jabbing at him #But once he realizes it's just a coward's strategy it clicks that the counter is to be aggressive #And not let his opponent out of his 'range' #Also give him a neat little scene where they're grappling next to Black's dam project where it's super muddy #And Jay is like 'YOU WANT TO PLAY DIRTY? LETS GET FILTHY' and dunks Owl's face down into the mud #Because Jay can fight without his sight but Owl doesn't know how to continue while there's stinging gunk in his eyes and nose #I like thinking about what I'm going to do for BB!Jay's matches because his fighting style is really fun to write #1. Be aggressive and proactive 2. Don't let them out of range 3. SCARE THEM #From the Mud Match he learns that the best way to end a fight quickly is to absolutely terrify them #Because they're usually not expecting the fight to be difficult nor are they expecting to feel like theyre in danger #So if you surprise them it breaks their willpower real fast #And as he gains a reputation for brutality he faces less opponents until he's practically known as the Cleric Without Mercy #Bone babble

[dessertgeek]

The Twitter Mari Lwyd saga (2019 - part two)

Since people seem to be happy that I'm copying over the Mari Lwyd sagas, have another transcription! This is for the second round of 2019, between @seananmcguire and @kbspangler. Part one is here, the source to this round starts here.

(Seriously, these aren't mine, they're the property of @seananmcguire, @tkingfisher, + @kbspangler, I'm just transcribing so extra records exist. Support their works!)

That being said, if anyone can find the 2020 Twitter thread, can you send me a link so I can transcribe it (or transcribe it and link me)? It has been found! Thanks to @dor-min for finding the thread, it's going to take me a bit to transcribe.

CWs for food, alcohol, and caps.

K.B.: SO YOU SAY YOU WANT A BATTLE? YOU'RE BRINGING NAUGHT BUT PRATTLE TO THIS FESTIVE DAY WE DESIGNATE WITH LIGHTS AND FOOD TO CELEBRATE THE SOLSTICE, DEAR, WITH ME AND MINE AND YOU AND YOURS AND HIS AND HERS AND THEIRS AND OURS A BREAKING DAY A FRESH NEW YEAR WE CALL SPRING UP AGAIN

Seanan: WE'RE PAST THE LONGEST NIGHT AND I'M ITCHING FOR A FIGHT IF YOU'RE COLD, WE'RE COLD, SO LET US IN. WE HEARD YOUR LARDER'S STOCKED, SO GET READY TO GET ROCKED THIS TALE'S OFTEN TOLD WE ALWAYS WIN.

K.B.: YOU SAY YOU'LL FIGHT THIS GARDNER'S MIGHT?! THE GROUND IS COLD MY PLANTS ASLEEP I'VE GOT ENOUGH STRESS TO PUNCH A SHEEP I AM WIGGING TO GO DIGGING AND HERE YOU COME TO STEAL MY PLUMS?

Seanan: I DON'T WANT YOUR PLUMS THE MARI LWYD COMES TO SAMPLE YOUR CHEESE AND YOUR BOOZE. YOUR GARDEN IS SLEEPING SO WHY ARE YOU KEEPING A SENTRY POST YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE? COME WASSAIL WITH US. THERE'S NO NEED TO FUSS. THERE'S NO SHAME IN CHOOSING TO LOSE.

K.B.: I'M NOT YET CONVINCED A DEAD HORSE HAS ENVINCED THE SPIRIT OF THIS WINTER'S PAST CAN YOU SWEETEN THE DEAL WITH A CAROLING PEAL? THEN MY GARDEN WILL HAVE TO HOLD FAST

Seanan: WE ARE NOT RETREATIN' THIS HORSE WON'T BE BEATEN, IT A BATTLE OF HOOVES VERSUS HANDS. THE JINGLE OF BELLS IS A SOUND THAT FORETELLS OUR CONQUEST OF ALL OF THESE LANDS.

K.B.: THEN I GOTTA SAY NO SORRY, CAN'T GO YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE HORSE AND ALL BUT MY HOUSE IS QUITE HAUNTED AND I AM UNDAUNTED BY YET ONE MORE SPECTRAL ODDBALL

Seanan: IT'S NOT REALLY RESPECTFUL TO SAY THAT I'M SPECTRAL. I'M CORPOREAL AS A GIRL COMES. YOU CAN PURCHASE MORE CHEESE SO JUST GIVE ME THESE. DON'T FORCE ME TO BREAK OUT THE DRUMS.

K.B.: (My parents are about to arrive so)

FINE, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE BIRD, DOG, OR MARE ON THIS DAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO EMPLOY THE LOVE OF THE SEASON SO HERE, HAVE SOME CHEESE IN PRECUT SIXTY-FOUR SLICES OF JOY

Seanan: DESPITE THIS GRAVE LOSS, YOU'RE A SHEPHERD TO MOSS, AND I AM A CHILD OF THE GRAVE. SO I'LL GO NOW IN PEACE, AND I WON'T BREAK YOUR LEASE, THOUGH YOU DIDN'T ASK ME TO BEHAVE.

K.B.:

[Alt ID: A small Black child in a crowd. The child takes off his black baseball cap as if to say "I tip my hat to you dear sir," which has RE2PECT embroidered on it in white thread.]

#Mari Lwyd #Seanan McGuire #K.B. Spangler #Twitter history and lore #Getting the meter right this round was neat #You both did such a great job weaving in your styles #I am so not transcribing another tomorrow though #These take a bit to confirm meter and that nothing is missing #But it is nice to have a non-Twitter copy in the world now #food #food cw #alcohol #Mari Lwyd Project

[brazen-art]

Chiropractors near you:

(continue your art journey today by looking at this cool murkrow!)

#okay i did a nice blendy rendered piece now back to lineart and block colours- #even though that forces me to Think Harder kshkhh #I Will learn how to Colour using Solid Textured Blocks #its one of my fav art styles #one of my friends does colouring like that and its just the best #[their blog is ambathy-arts - go look at their fashionable bird people] #actually im just going to link one of their pieces in my description #its My Art and I can yell about my Cool Friends here #anyway here you go bracken lovers #come get your juice #lethal company #lethal company fanart #lethal company bracken #what are other tags artists use? this is a nice standalone #art #artists on tumblr #(ironically im not even that much of a fan for brackens lmao) #they're still neat #but listen. man. they have killed me -so- much #im dying out here. #my neck is apparently sooo snappable and I don't like that at all #people can't know I have a weenie neck :( #in video games that is #my irl neck is so strong and brawny and cool you can trust me #(do people read these tags?) #you should cause you need to know about the beautiful friend art #but you can ignore the neck stuff #if you want that is #im not the boss of you #(edited the face shhh)

[blackbackedjackal]

there's cliche's and then there's intentionally leaving a piece vague but it still having meaning and assuming your audience isn't stupid so they can come to their own conclusions about how the piece makes them feel based on visual language

#that's what we did in art school #when you actually have to do shows and tell people in person your artist's statement #I like seeing how people feel and react to my work rather than care about the style or aesthetic or tropes used #it's the /meaning/ of the piece and I love how even though my experience is specific #it still feels relatable to others #in that moment where people go wow or that's so cool like #i had a guy run up to me once just because he bloboed a work of art I made #i love that shit #i miss shows but eugh pandemic :( #jackal's journal #my art historian would have a fit rn #her whole thing is Pompeii and she showed us how much enjoying and relating to things you love or find neat helps inspire you more #than worrying about how other people feel about you #like damn

[egginfroggin]

Marked.

(Revenge of the highlighter brush)

I had a Thought last night, and while Emmet doesn't actually have Arceus's crest on each of his eyes in WtST, I thought that it would look really cool, so here we are.

Now that I'm more awake, I realize that this concept was most like implanted in my brain a while ago after looking at this piece of artwork by Esprei. Which is fantastic, by the way, go look at it and give it attention, look at it it's beautiful. (Still a little confused on the mentioning etiquette on here; I don't know if I should tag people whenever I mention them or not, as every time I've tagged another user has been when I've either made something for them or found something I think they'd like, and I'm quite concerned about bothering people. Sorry)

While I'm not totally, 100% happy with everything about this piece, I do really the contrast with everything being monochrome but a few sparkles and the crests in his eyes. I do like that a lot. Contrast, beloved.

Could I have done this with Akari or Rei and had it not be WtST stuff? Yes, yes I could have. Did I? No, of course not, how was I supposed to resist the chance to give Emmet a li'l extra funk?

Welp, have a good day!

(Program used: Krita; time taken: 1 hour, 45 minutes)

#eggin creatin' #submas #subway boss emmet #wtst #eye contact #also I want you all to know that I have that one 1-800-CONTACTS ad in my head #look. look with your. s p e c i a l e y e s #he does indeed have very special eyes #anyway I think this concept is neat so it might pop up again #I'm very happy with how the style for this came out similar to that one sabi piece I did a while back for the i told you so au #the monochrome color scheme and all that #they give off similar vibes I think #yeh

[inkats]

merry yaoimas mutuals. (in order, for @starredforlife, @vampyr-bats, maymerdoodle on insta, @littlemoondarling, @bmpmp3) (all of you make such cool stuff I hope you like em <3)

#every single one of these is in a different style oTL anyway a little bit to say about all of them : #i always draw al and lupa oTL i wanted to draw someone else but. they came out. i love them and am thinking about them. too much. always. #similar story w the val as i started out trying to draw spade and harrow and then. him. hes very. hes so. <3 <3 #youre probably not gonna see this on here macie but i love them. i think. women <3 thank you. #disney princess dave ive wanted to draw this for a while i think hes fun! hes neat!! #i was intending to scroll through ur artblog for a guy but then. ezra. hes cute he needs cat cuddles on a couch i think. <3 #hello yes see i draw #digital art #Other mutuals I also love y’all I simply started these late so didn’t have time and or am intimidated by you #<- not in a bad way more like anticmiscellany follows me on insta and what could I possibly make that would. Wah. #There are some of you that intimidate me that way. So I thought about it and then was like I cannot do this justice #I couldn’t do justice for these either tbh all y’all’s art is sooooo good it’s insane that any of you like mine <3

[shmorp-mcdurgen]

got a bit sillay so have a very experimental vampire cesar👍

OOOOOOOOHHHHHH HES SO SILLAY!!!! /POS

Batboy…….he’s a tad feral

#asks are neat #super cool fan stuff #monster alt au arc #shmorps hall of fame #love the different shades of red used- #lookit him. he’s a bit fucked up actually #I love your style so much. it’s so unique and neat and cool

[sysig]

Ohh I would love to request a redraw of one of your strangels sketches ♥♥♥ if it's not too much trouble hehe, thanks!

Day 19 - The privilege ✨

#Requestober #Vargas #Edgar #Scriabin #Depending on your time zone it still might not be tomorrow yet! It's tomorrow for me tho #I just had no energy today lol I could not get my brain to focus on drawing at all #All that fun data - here's more! #Anyway lol #This happens to be the first redraw-request! Nice #Also for the record Brusk did specify this drawing behind the scenes lol I didn't just pick a random one #Lots of Scriabin resting his head in Edgar's lap around these parts #This was actually a way more challenging redraw than the ones I've done in the past :0 #Since it's only been a few months - considerably less than half a year even! - my style hasn't developed much in the meantime #You'd think that would make it relatively easy to translate from paper to digital but no actually lol #Not me thriving on novelty and recent art is too familiar lol #It's good to know though ♪ #And I'm still rather proud of the original so I was half like ''What can I improve here'' - I did improve some stuff! So that's neat #Plus I got to do weird stuff like with Edgar's halo and Scriabin's horn and tail! Neat #And kind of finally drew his wings digitally! Ah! #Still definitely want to return to that when I have time to dedicate to them properly haha

[moonlightsmasquerade]

I sure hope nothing super bad and tragic happens to these guys

WADFGSHDJKF AND NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS!!! oh i adore this so so so much

#fanart tag #THANK YOU AGAIN OMGGGGGG #i lov ehow carter looks.... AND SEAN oh your style is so fun n neat

[shima-draws]

Constantly caught in between the mindset of “I need to find a unique yet uniform thing to do with my art and stick with it so that it’s recognizable and brandable” or “Do whatever the hell you want who cares if your art isn’t a picturesque Instagram gallery when it’s all lined up”

#Shima speaks #Idk. IDK. I really think IG is poisining my brain #Bc I follow all these popular artists that stick to the same formula. Same 'type' of art #And everything looks so neat and tidy and uniform and pretty on their pages #And I get sooooo jealous bc mine is just. All over the palce #*place #I feel like even my art isn't. Hmm what's the word I'm looking for here. #Similar?? Themed?? #SIGHS obviously yeah there's things about my art that stay consistent. THAT is the word. Consistent #But idk…… #What I’m trying to say is that I’m at a place where I’m not entirely comfortable with my art #I want to do smth new. But I also don’t want to stray TOO far from what is truly my style #It’s 2023 Shima you shouldn’t be feeling this inadequate about your art. HUFFS #I just feel like I’ve hit a wall. I want to learn more. I need to take a class or smth. LOL #I feel like my art has stagnated!! Like I’ve only improved ever so slightly #When I want to see progress in leaps and bounds. It’s frustrating 😔

[welcometoteyvat]

too little gfx in the tags lately this is so unfortunate

#pros of tumblr: backwater hell. cons of tumblr: backwater hell #actually add another con: hostile to all image makers now ig #nothing but gifs..................... please..... graphics where r u #tho tbh idk where the graphics makers live because i literally have never seen any on twitter either #a discord for transparent renders that i lurk in opened a channel to share your edits and like #some of them are a bit cluttered but they're still very nice and nothing like tumblr's usual edit style #they're very . digital ig? full of textures text stickers and random bits and bobs everywhere its interesting #some of them also have the magazine mockup thing going on so its got block font bold as hell style usually main focus is drippy splash art #which like . WHERE DO YOU ALL POST YOUR WORK?? SHOW PLEASE ive never seen any style like it in my life #all are like really cool as hell though im impressed and inspired #esp these are all single image focused whereas tumblr's full of like photosets that make up 1 coherent thing #so it's a different kind of challenge... sooooooooo cool though #lowkey wanna try it zzzzz theyre all so neat... scratches a good itch.. #ramblings!

[jula483]

HAIR

(x)

#link neal #another unhinged post from yours truly #lmao #but seriously his hair is so fucking pretty #i couldn't stop looking at it today #the sides are so long and smooth and neat??? #i can't remember him styling it like before this year it's a new development #it has always been a bit wild and messy and sticking out like a little hedgehog #lol #i liked it before and i like it now #and i love that he is still keeping it a bit longer #ANYWAY #i could write a whole essay about how much i love his hair #my post

[moe-broey]

Oh my god I hit tag limit on that one I am so sorry. 🧍

BUT LIKE. HONESTLY. I AM. AUTISTIC ABOUT THE ART PROCESS ITSELF. ABOUT SHAPE LANGUAGE AMD COLOR LANGUAGE AND HOW A DESIGN IS LIKE. A Strong character design with a clear intention behind it should not just Look Cool (though that is an added bonus!!!) it should tell a story in and of itself!!!!!!!! That, even at a glance, you can get a feel for who this character is, what their personality is, what role they play and/or are forced into, AND ALSO!!!

Something I'm esp autistic about tbh as someone who has an interest in fashion/crafting/sewing as well, how the clothes Work With the character. In a few different ways: again, the clothes themselves tell a story! The costuming! But also! How does the character move in them? What does that Say about that character? Where are they from? Not to mention the shape language/colors come back again, now w alllll the fucked up shit you can do with fabric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fluffy? Not just in the fur sense (eg, a petticoat with bouncy puffy frills)? Could be a really bubbly character!!! Flowy? Graceful? Could be someone who's mature, knowledgeable, wise. A female character who opts to wear shorts instead of a skirt? Could be sporty! Or practical! And also in general Big Clothes/accessories can make a character look imposing.

LIKE...... reading this over it is so basics character design 101 but like. I am ALWAYS frothing at the mouth about it 😅

#SOME DESIGNS I LIKE. w the example i kinda touched on. #sharena and edelgard both falling into shorts wearer category (academy arc el specifically) #lissa falling into big round frilly dress category (WITH! A SHARPNESS! having the hoop skirt cage exposed) #while maribelle a HIGH FEMME chara wears pants. VERY NEAT juxtaposition there (esp w lissa being more #'tomboyish' if you want to define her that way w her proclivity for frog catching and prank pulling LMFAO) #still! interesting how she's not a Tomboy tomboy in the way you'd generally expect (like hinoka for example) #ALSO. I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE. BUT CELINE'S DESIGN DRIVES ME SICKO CRAZY (GOOD WAY) #LIKE. it tells you SO MUCH WHILE subverting your expectations!!!!!!!!! AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!!!! #and honestly the deeper i think about it the deeper it goes. she had to force herself to grow up fast. #she USED to be a crybaby. now she's a lot more shrewd and practical. BUT SHE'S STILL SILLY.. still playful at times... #she's split between being 'mature for her age' and acting exactly her age. and her design REALLY drives this home #AUGH....... #i feel like i've picked/thought only femme presenting examples but i do think it's a little easier to parse out LMFAOOO #at least with my areas of experience! (someone who prev presented VERY femme in girlmode into femme transman fag style now)

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: December 6

"Your Body Is A Weapon" by the Wombats

#song of the day #'someone protect me from the one I love' looping in my head #this is another fun song to sing. who comes up with lines like 'my body is a temple of doom / doomed not to be / by your side' #I have to admit also for all that some of my favorite people are very guitar people I do not have an ear for it #so the Wombats like Greta Van Fleet and a couple others sound like older bands to me. very very surprised to find this song is from 2015 #I mentioned the other day that I usually have an origin story for most of the songs I know because mostly I get them from specific places #recommendations and curated playlists and such #and partially that really helps my memory for songs! they all come with strong associations! self-creating mnemonics! #but also it really skews my perception of when songs are from and how popular they are #the other day I played a song for Nick that I thought he'd like #and I did tell him that I thought it was probably a cover because a lot of the other songs on the playlist were #and he looked at me like I was truly stupid and he said 'it's definitely a cover. because that is a Taylor Swift song' #and I was genuinely just like neat! good to know! #I did listen to the original and I do think I like the cover better but my taste is so specific and scattered that it means nothing #I also apparently heard Sleep Token's new album right as it came out in a way that impressed Nick by like #how cutting-edge my metal knowledge was I guess. hipster-style immediate knowledge of the new release. before it was cool etc #and I had to be like nah bro it was a fic title I googled I get no credit for this. also I didn't know the band existed before this album #there's no way I was looking for the new release. the song the album and the band all just came into being before me simultaneously #this ramble is really long now and I feel like y'all get the point #the Wombats are cool though

[hidefdoritos]

in other news, today I bought new boots

#kind of a sustainability fail #they're from walmart #they're plastic not leather #they will eventually peel #but like #I have one pair of nice shoes that is suitable for winter #I thrifted them #they're peeling something awful #the sole is about to wear through and the heels go 'squish' when I walk #there truly is no ethical consumption I swear #these were relatively cheap and there's a good amount of actual sewing rather than gluing on them #I cannot afford shoes of any quality right now because I paid my school bill #but my friend got a matching pair! #it's so fun because she's a self-described Taylor Swift girlie #and I am a baby punk/alt kid #but this is the one point where our sense of style overlaps #anyway your honor I think they're neat #moss's musings