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popagan · 1 month

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I download AO3 fics occasionally, mainly DRRR ones. But since Apple Book default covers are downright hideous, I took matters into my own hands.

Truthfully it isn’t any better than the default, but it is an excuse to draw Izaya.

#a cheap imitation #aci #durarara #izaya orihara #durarara izaya #april 23rd #just medicine #after the story era #the gift of hands #there are two aci covers because i didn’t like the first one #but i also don’t like the second one #i’ll have to revise it soon #my friends told me to post it and i mulled over that idea for a month

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loppiopio · 7 months

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in a flash.

#durarara #izaya orihara #shizuo heiwajima #shizaya #a cheap imitation #i made a thing #back with more aci posting!!#for chapters 39 and 40 #i didn't draw the second one though #my good friend @eriunleashed on twitter helped me out with that one #i came up with the concept and thumbnail for it myself though #most of it was there #except for the positioning of the hands #erica put a little of that artistic rizz on 'em thanks eri <3 #i don't think she drew it with a full understanding of what i intended for it so the way it worked out is great :)#after she left me with the lines and some flats i went ahead and played around with the colours myself #to try and sell the kinda vibe i wanted to convey #i even took a picture of the coloured art on my screen to give it that extra oomph #isn't it cool??#i thought i was big braining #please someone get it 🙏#i love the photo snapping scene btw #it's sooooo cute #wrhghghhghh they are so !!#izaya's the silliest....#and shizuo is so <3333 #ugh #i spent soooo many long arduous hours trying to figure out his hair in that one #i REFUSED to just let him be ugly like my friend so unhelpfully suggested #i really like how soft he turned out in the end 🥺

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slavhew · 10 months

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overdue backposting of the one man mental illness (and two man, sometimes)

#drrr!!#durarara!!#durarara #drrr #orihara izaya #izaya orihara #shizuo heiwajima #shizaya #a cheap imitation #aci #admin draws #fanart #its like one a m and i hav e been up since 7 beause exam season yaaay #which is why again no art #i drew a little today an d it wasnt any of this but it did remind me to finally fkn post this #and also to stop waiting for doodles to pile up jgdgsljlh i shuld rly stop doing this #formatting is also always a nightmare #anyways cough. hope that last one makes it through #not all of these are up to my standard but too fucking bad

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krinklefry87 · 4 months

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this is so self indulgent dont even worry about it bros

#drrr #durarara #izaya orihara #shizuo heiwajima #shizaya #a cheap imitation #aci #lalalala #my art

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slowpokedragon · 10 months

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Rereading @shigaeru "A CHEAP IMITATION" adaptation comic again and consequently lost my mind over Izaya again. The guy of ALL TIME

#slowpokedragonart #izaya orihara #a cheap imitation #durarara #drrr #durarara!!#drrr!!#orihara izaya #tastewithouttalent #shigaeru #click click

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kaifishh · 2 years

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My toxic trait is thinking I could finish a cheap imitation in one night

#durarara #izaya orihara #shizuo heiwajima #shizaya #a cheap imitation #seriously this thing is longer than a novel and i thought i could finish it on a whim in the middle of the night?#it’s my first time reading it i’m late to the party #i havent slept in three days #and i’ve cried like twice #if izaya almost dies again istg

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trashdumper · 11 months

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#A cheap imitation #maybe next time with one that has higher definition and blank background #I'm just. too lazy to do the cutout #*being chased out of the room*#kraftwerk #ralf hütter

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nonethelessnosense · 2 years

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Thinkin bout rereading ACI Just to feel something frfr

#a cheap imitation #shizaya #izaya orihara #shizuo heiwajima #durarara #drrr #durarara!!#orihara izaya #heiwajima shizuo #a cheap imitation comic #i feel like a worm on hot concrete rn

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arolemii · 1 year

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i fucking love a cheap imitation its so good

THE BURN IS SO SLOW THOUGH 😭😭😭

#a cheap imitation #durarara

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loppiopio · 2 months

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out into the world.

#durarara #izaya orihara #shizuo heiwajima #shizaya #a cheap imitation #i made a thing #chapter 47 #actually sat down to colour correct these images a bit #and they look soooo much better #yay #also it wasn't intentional but the background colours sort of transitioning into each other with the scroll format #kinda cool #anywayyys #working with physical media is such a pain #for me #in particular #(foreboding)#let it be known that i got this camera like the weekend of making this #i didn't know how to use it at all #so the camera settings were far from ideal #colour correcting makes me feel better about them though :)#oh yeah btw #big inspo from @lunchbagmonster for this one #their demoncism promo poster #literally the whole pitch for this one in my mind was #i wanna do a fun craft jars thing for one of my marketings #i can make it work with this one #and i think i did #i like the interpretation in have in my mind for it

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nona-gay-simus · 2 months

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Some days I truly feel like TLT has ruined... books for me. Like, I don't even like ACOTAR but I can think of at least four series that are basically ACOTAR with dragons, ACOTAR with gods, ACOTAR with vampires, ACOTAR with witches, and that's just off the top of my head.

But there's truly nothing out there that captures all or even some of the elements that enthralled me about TLT. The characters, the character dynamics, the magic system, the voice, the mix of science fiction and fantasy, the prose that knows exactly when to be funny and when to be serious, the queernorm world-building and variety of lesbian genders... It does not exist. Even if I find something with similar themes it will be bland fantasy voice and (most likely) boring straight ship of fem4fem.

It's even ruined audiobooks narrators because no one can compare to moira quirk and her sexy accent and wonderfully animated narration that makes the characters come to life.

And it makes me really sad to think i might never discover another series I love as much as this one. Not even close.

#im writing my own #but they feel like cheap imitations #tlt #the locked tomb #griddlehark #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth #alecto the ninth #gtn #htn #ntn #atn #bitter sweet #bitter sweet rant

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faggotgamzee · 1 year

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