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canine-brained · 1 day
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Quick explanation on how I did my mask!
(for @your-nonhumanbestie and everyone esle who's curious)
Before I start I have to mention that the mask I made, even if it might not appear too terribly on pictures, is not of the highest quality, and I myself do not have much experience in mask making at all. I am only posting this because I was asked to :3 There's much better tutorials out there!
I also don't have any pictures from the making of the first mask, which is why I'll be using shots from the mask I'm currently working on
That being said...
I used an ordinary cat mask that you can basically order anywhere. For the snout and ears, I first drew them out on paper. Once I was satisfied I traced it onto foam and cut it out! The foam I used was very thin, I absolutely recommend using one that's about this thick.
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To get get the ears somewhat three-dimensional looking, I glued the foam on like this! (note: on the mask I posted I actually cut off the ears, I don't know if it works better with or without the ears yet)
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For the snout I used a pattern like this! (the wavy lines aren't necessary, I just used those to give the snout a cool shape, the first mask didn't have them btw)
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You can easily fold it into a shape like this!
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You can also cut out the base's muzzle like this!
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I then glued everything on and started felting it. The felt I used was very thin, I believe that's important- with my first mask I felted after I glued everything on, but with my second mask I wanna try felting ears and snout before gluing everything together. I don't know what works better yet though. On my first mask I did felt the already glued on ears separately from the rest of the mask!
Here's the tutorial I used for felting!
Once felted, I just started painting. I used a big, broad brush and acrylic paint! I didn't just use black, but rather a mixture of black and dark blues. That way the mask looks dark but still somewhat vibrant.
The nose I made out of fimo! I simply shaped it into the form I wanted, put it in the oven to harden, then painted it and glued it on.
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The fake fur I also simply cut off, then glued it on. Be careful when cutting the fur, so you don't cut off the strands of hair! Brush the fur into the direction opposite of where you wanna cut :3
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The mesh for the eyes I simply cut out and painted, then glued it on!
Aaand that's it basically? Feel free to ask questions if my explanation didn't make sense to you or if you don't understand a certain thing!
All of the materials I mentioned I got from Amazon
Yet again, I wanted to add, that I am not a professional mask maker. This was my first ever mask and it has lots of flaws! I still heavily appreciate the support and kind comments I got on the post though. I'm truly glad that y'all seem to enjoy it
Hopefully this little tutorial can help some of you :3
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kaguyass-houraisan · 2 days
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(They didn't have the Paldea one 😭)
Part 3 in the DC Pokémon AU, please see previous posts for more lore and I'm still open to more help and suggestions
Check the #dc pokemon au for it
These are just things I shit out and maybe someday I'll properly render everything but my design process for these is make them have a color that their typing has as in pink for fairy and blue for water etc.
Very special thank you to @illusionsignmisdirection for the help with this au and all the wonderful suggestions and ideas
Alec:
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Alec is the ice type gym leader, he is the 1st gym leader overall. His gym is a library and he is the main librarian. He's planned to be apart of the villain team (known as Team Idol) as their leader so under the gym is the secret base which has those annoying ass ice puzzles we all are too familiar with.. and the gym is on top of an ice mountain because your first task is going to be haul ass up that mountain #absolutely and yes he is divorced and his wife took their son as she should #yup He's the only one with a party decided with a Delibird and Snorunt and his later party as the final team boss is to be decided.
For his design I went with icy librarian man that's literally my thought process and a tattered coat to show age and tired energy
Gabby and Ellie:
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Gabby and Ellie are the grass type gym leaders, the second gym leaders overall. It started off as Gabby, but I imagine she had Ellie join her seeing as Ellie is a good battler herself. I like to think they're married or at the very least promised to each other, as see by the matching rings I gave them. They are so in love really... and I like to think Ellie made their outfits for each other (I couldn't pick which Gabby design I liked better so I put both) because I still think she's a fashion designer and probably her job is working at an office or freelance design, as seen w the pencil skirt and flats I gave her. I wanted her to look cute and professional to show that looks can be deceiving because she's also apart of Team Idol and maybe Gabby might be too, depending on what happens in dcas w her and the villains alliance. Gabby is supposed to give whimsical yes, like the most whimsy grass girl ever who waters her flowers and would shoot you if you litter type of shit. I think sometimes Gabby is solo then Ellie takes over other hours or sometimes they both battle together. Gabbys job is probably the city/town gardener, probably sells herbs and healing items that aren't found in Pokémarts
Hunter:
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Hunter is the ghost type gym leader, he is the 3rd gym leader overall. I like to think his gym is some kind of abandoned warehouse or some other abandoned place turned ghost rave ! Ally is the DJ and does all the electrical work while Hunter battles challengers and puts on performances with the fellow ghosts roaming around. I based his design on the fact that he should be allowed to wear whatever he wants and the neon glowsticks and bracelets are based on his team colors !! Also the pale face paint and make up bc he's a performer duh and a crinoline with tattered fabric bc he's fancy like that. Didn't wanna add too many skulls bc that's Jake's brand he was the first one move over Hunter and his job really just is performer like he performs all the time for cash and relies on Ally dj money too 😭
Riya:
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Riya is the flying type gym leader, she is the fifth gym leader overall. Yes her flying type is because of her assassination attempt on Aiden no one can change me I'm a woman. And also because her with a Bombirdier fits and also an Altaria and Vespiquen, but it's still to be decided. Her design was inspired by sky trainer bodysuits and her shoes height are to reflect her incredible balance and how she's always above everyone else both physically and mentally. I liked adding armor that looks like she's a warrior because let's be real here she is here to WIN. Also gold. She's regal. Love her sm... I think she puts on air show performances and is a celebrity, movie star all over again... like she's so fabulous how can you look away ? Her gym in my head is probably a runway of sorts or movie studio, probably shoots her battling to add into her movies really and yes she's apart of the villain team, she's second in command because why wouldn't she be
Miriam:
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(Queen) Miriam is a retired gym leader, she once was the fairy type gym leader, formerly the eighth and last gym leader. Jake now is in her spot and she sometimes visits the gym. She normally is at home baking and providing for the neighboring Pokémon. I like to think her ace is Alcremie cause of obvious reasons and that Jake gifted her a Fidough to keep her company when he's busy at his job and the gym. She has a more bright and "good" aesthetic than Jake, so her gym was more different than his currently is. I like to think she could be challenged later on if this was a game, like post game ! I like to think she also exposed Team Idol and either was kidnapped or just. Roams free who knows. But she's strong and a wise mentor to Jake who helped him calm down a bit so he doesn't destroy everything with his powers when losing.
Other tidbits:
- This is the Tipiskaw Region and it's like side game regions where no new Pokémon are introduced but old ones are available like from previous generations
- The order is:
1st gym: Alec (ice type)
2nd gym: Gabby and Ellie (grass type)
3rd gym: Hunter (ghost type)
4th gym: Connor (steel type)
5th gym: Riya (flying type)
6th gym: James (electric type)
7th gym: Grett (dragon type)
8th gym: Jake (fairy type)
Elite four: Oliver (normal type)
Elite four: Emily (psychic type)
Elite four: Derek (dark type)
Elite four: Trevor (ground type)
Champion: Kristal
- The name of the Villain team is Team Idol, consisting of Leader Alec, second in command Riya, Grett, Yul, Ellie (maybe Gabby) and Fiore and their goal is for complete domination
- Yul is the first fight due to being brash and a show off, many people believe he's the leader of the team because of this and he is a fire type speicalist (also Yul has big beef w James as they are rival idols and both have Oricorio aces)
- Fiore is a NFE specialist (not fully evolved) specialist with Pokémon that just aren't fully evolved yet, but she is still strong in her own right and she trashed Tom's cop car definitely
- Grett is the dragon type specialist and a gym leader herself who later decides to help you the player (Lake and Drew) to stop the team bc she realizes it's wrong and gives the key pass to the secret base she is STRONG
- Also yes Lake is the female MC and despite not being an all star, Drew is the male MC. Lake is the talkative protagonist Drew is the silent protagonist
- Aiden is the friendly rival with legit one Pokémon, that being Pidove and it eventually evolves into a Tranquill and just stops there. Ellie is the hating ass rival, maybe, I think so yeah
- Tom is a police officer and almost a Looker figure as he is constantly going around the region and yes him and Jake had a thing and it's going poorly like in all stars
- Tom will be kidnapped by Team Idol yes, and other shit occurs which the gym leaders (that aren't in on it) have to help save the day
I like to think this is Jake's reaction to the shit storm Ellie throws at him bc she kidnapped Tom:
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I'll make another post later on with all the complete details of all the characters and their rolls, I'm primarily focusing on the dcas cast
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cacodaemonia · 2 days
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Hello! I was wondering what modern technology you use to draw. Hehehe! I want to buy one of those tablets to paint but I am not professional or anything. Would you please recommend any of those to me? Thanks.
Hi! Lolcry, idk if you'd call it modern, considering my tablet is older than some of the people using this site 😭
It's a 14-year-old Wacom Intuos 4 that they stopped even making drivers for who knows how long ago (Lego lads for scale):
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idek if any companies make basic tablets like these anymore, so I live in fear of it breaking and having to shell out a gajillion dollars for something that requires me to draw on the screen. 😰 Clearly, I'm not useful for recommending whatever is available tablet-wise these days, but maybe other people have some recommendations?
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birb--birb · 23 days
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The Pale Elf
3D print sculpted by Bulkamancer, printed in Siraya Tech grey UV Resin on my Elegoo Mars 2, and hand-painted by me! I cannot be more pleased with how he turned out 🥰
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Detailed shots under the cut
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Had to share all these gorgeous details, like the TEXTURES on this models are just gorgeous! All that filigree and bead detailing is raised which made painting it much easier, but still very tedious (so worth the results though). This was my first time painting a face bigger than tabletop mini scale, and boy was I intimidated. Had some friends point me to ball-jointed doll makers and learned about detailing faces with chalk pastels, so I used pastels to give his cheeks some colour, blush the tips of his ears, and make the shadows under his eyes. I could go back and add more colour/texture to his hair but I think its best if I leave it, lest I play with it too much and end up ruining things. I have to keep reminding myself that just cause I can see things in macro lens photos, doesn't mean I'm actually able to go correct those things 😅
Regardless, I'm so so happy with how he turned out, and its crazy that I can look at this and go "me!!! I PAINTED THAT!! ME!!!", and now I have a stunning model of everyones favourite lil rat bastard (affectionate) vampire mans💕
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britneyshakespeare · 7 months
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You versus the guy she tells you not to worry about
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b4kuch1n · 8 months
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dip pen ink comm batch 4 complete! for Ezechiel, @ohwwhuv, and Leo :]
#bakuspecial#commission art#the grayscale for these were done on a train with my laptop track pad fksdjhf it was! manageable! but not desirable condition#that was before I got my new current tablet too... thank you my old huion. you served me well. Im so sorry I chipped ur paint to shit#ngl the texture on the new one's better off the bat. the grip's better and it has good kinetic feedback#too bad abt the touch buttons tho... I was confident I could make use of them but alas#things need actual feelable buttons again please I can Not tell where anything is when Im drawing and cant look at the tablet#my eyes are on the screen!! Im bad at gauging distance!!! please give me buttons I can find in the dark. please#even the old huion which has actual buttons I still couldnt use them. bc theyre not raised#theyre flat to the tablet's surface. you know what I shouldve tacked raised stickers on them I was stupid there#well! the more u learn. the more u learn#I'm happy with the current tablet tho!! buttons stuff aside it's nice to draw on. and thats what important. wrists dont hurt no more#almost said ''I miss the wacom eraser end" I don't. not really. every time I used that thang I was like wow you are so imprecise and blunt#litcherally why would you want basically a mappable stylus end but it's 50 times the size of a normal nib and you cant see where ur drawing#especially on a screen tablet. the dynamic there makes absolutely no sense#I can really do the same thing now by mapping one of the stylus buttons to swap foreground color to transparency#anyways. this has been my testimonies on tablets. in the tags of a dip pen ink post lmao#well! this is a late post I shouldve posted this before art fight. thank u again to that anon who reminded me#have a good day lads! we can answer emails together. hands in professional hands
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skitskatdacat63 · 3 months
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Looking at the Austrian crown: 🥰😁😊😚😍
Drawing the Austrian crown: 😟☹️😥😢😰
Please someone save me, why did I do this to myself, look at this thing
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Ophidia Helix - Dark Magic
There are two finished renditions of this - The first image has photograph blurs to draw the piece together - The second doesn't have final blur renders to display the detail
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opens-up-4-nobody · 1 year
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#ugh. im feeling chatty today. probably bc i feel kinda weirdly anxious. like when u can Imagine bad things happening in detail#and like it feels like ur wait for it even tho its in ur imagination? whatever. anyway. ive been watching a lotta#stuff on like professional artists and idk maybe im just in too deep on science academia but i dont. i dunno the culture#seems so weird to me? like what does one do in art school? i guess i took a lot of art in high school but my teacher was kinda trash#all we did was paint realisticly using a grid and i hated that. but i image ur supposed to exercise different styles and medias? how tf#does that get graded? i dunno. i haven't taken any uni level art classes. i should tho. id probably like it#its weird tho. anything that tries to give structure to art stuff seems so weird to me. like u go to school for science stuff to build up#ur background knowledge and i guess u can do that with art but it feels different. i guess bc ur training muscle memory. i dunno#i like to imagine an au where i go to art school but i legitimately cannot fathom doing that. cannot fathom a life outside of my toxic#relationship with academia. i dont even kno what i would want to specialize if i went down that path. maybe illustration#bc it makes me happy when ppl say my style looks like something out of a kids book. i dunno#i guess classes would help with things like forcibly learning shadows and anatomy and composition#maybe i just need to make art friends. like what is ur life like? im too much in a science bubble#i guess going to art school also just devotes all ur time to art. not just tiny pockets of time between all the things u have to get done#god. i can only imagine the panic of procrastinating an art project and physically not having enough time to finish it#thats how i felt with my masters thesis. there was just physically not enough time for me to fix my code in all the ways i needed and rew#rewrite things. but i finished it somehow#ugh. god. i have things i need to finish coloring. i will finish them today. i will#i hate coloring. but colors r so pretty ;_;#unrelated
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sucktacular · 1 year
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friendly reminder that if you wanna draw you should draw because I wanna see it and reblog it and eat it so it'll be with me forever
you MADE something!!! that straight up DIDNT exist before??? that's so incredibly metal and amazing and sick as fuck im so proud of you
#i dont care you 'skill level' or whatever nonsense#YOU DID THAT!!!#and my god you should be so proud because I am#i should get magnets to print out ppls art and put on my mini mini fridge that only holds like 4 cans of soda#but like esp if youre in you're 20s??? LATE 20'S???? PAST YOUR 20s???? HOLY SHIT IM SOO SO PROUD OF YOU#cuz its so so hard to get yourself to make and create after youre a kid or a teen#esp if you never really fostered that creativity as a young person#like you DID that you mADE that youre so so amazing#this also applies to writing and crafts and anything where you made something#like ive struggled for a long long time to like my art let alone want to make art but listen listen listen#everytime you make something it gets easier to make it again#you dont have to compare yourself you dont have to strive to draw like whoever#the secret is everyone wants their arts to look better or be better or easier even the really really talented professionals#we are learning creatures no one is perfect and its so so beautiful that that is a thing cuz like#i dont want to see beautiful rendered sistene chapel paintings everyday!!!#like theyre great and im in awe but i could be in awe and enjoying art jim bob down the street doodled on a bench#i see my partner doodle in my notebooks when they make phone calls and are on hold and i think its so beautiful#its just shapes but like they were there and they did that and I didnt? its beautiful and fun and reminds me they were there#you are here and im so glad you are because we get to enjoy things and create and love and just exist#life is hard and we created a society that can be so cynical and were so busy all the time#but i love us i love people i want so badly to love us all because we are different and dont always agree but we create and we exist#and i think thats enough at the end of the day. to just exist.#so you made a lil doodle? i want to see it because ive never seen it before and i think its so awesome genuinely that you did that#sucktacular sucks
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pansyfemme · 1 year
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sometimes i feel like hittin up all the ppl irl who’ve mentioned theyd love 2 commision me but never did.. but i always felt it was too rude to follow up 😭😭
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jpegcompressor · 1 year
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btw if i ever disappear for days or weeks on end just know it's me living out my fantasy of disappearing and starting over
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tariah23 · 2 years
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Also, those birds in the wall are so loud tonight lol.
#whoever else moves into this house after us is gonna be pissed#our landlord is ass and acted like it wasn’t a big deal when we first told them about this issue#I remember even showing her and the handyman she always sends out who’s just some guy she pays to do work whenever we call because she’s too#cheap to call actual professionals ☠️………….. then gets mad when she has to send the handyman out to the house multiple times just because he#didn’t know what he was doing and she wasted her money instead of ya know sending out a professional what a Buffoon#anyway I showed them the hole and when we brought it up again she acted like we never told her lmfao#now the birds are loud as shit and no one is gonna want to move into this house like that#there’s still huge opening outside of our house where the birds can fly into lmfao#they were too lazy to even patch the hole up and she sent the handyman to clear out the bird mite infestation (she gave him the wrong shit#that you use for like ants and stuff ☠️… so of course the mites were never Removed#)#rambling#they were also supposed to paint our kitchen last summer but ghosted us…#then the landlord lied about sending the handyman out to paint and said that he was knocking on our door for 15 minutes which was obviously#a lie because the handyman is a chill dude and he’s usually ready to leave after knocking once and as soon as we open the door he’s always#like ‘I was about to leave! I thought y’all was sleep-‘ even know this negro would ring the bell like once and we’d open the door almost#immediately lmfao like so I knew the landlord was lying about him standing outside our house knocking for 15 min like he’d be ready to leave#in 20 seconds ☠️#then I remember my mom mentioning her taking her time trying to repair stuff around the house etc and the landlord pulled a “’I have a#feeling you don’t think that I’m doing my best 🥺… I gave you your security back-‘#and that sounded like a threat to me like do you want us to move lol? very weird just because my mom was telling her that she basically#doesn’t do her job in a nice way#she was probably still mad that she had to give me some money as payback because of the mites getting into my hair that I had just gotten#done#because it was their fault that the mites problem even got to the point that it did lol like I don’t care Idk if you’re upset#should’ve fixed the hole when we first told you about it#we should report her to the city after we move tbh fuck landlords#this was the first house that I’d ever lived in and it’s a decent size too but my fam and I are tired of this place like our landlord sucks#and she gets an attitude whenever we call them about a problem in the house like isn’t it your job to repair shit in the first place or#should we call the city on you 😐? I have a feeling that she wouldn’t like that lol
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celibibratty · 2 months
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I see this year won't be a year of much fanart, ~like someone care😒, i accepting that this year won't be a year that i will draw much, I mean i will draw a lot, but nothing interesting
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silhouettecrow · 7 months
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365 Days of Writing Prompts: Day 268
Adjective: Yellow
Noun: Funeral
Definitions for those who need/want them:
Yellow: of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive color complementary to blue, or colored like ripe lemons or egg yolks; (informal) cowardly
Funeral: the ceremonies honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation; (rare) (US) a sermon delivered at a funeral; (archaic) (literary) a procession of mourners at a burial
#im about to snap about my job#people keep pushing shit on me without as much as asking me first so im fully taken off guard by these new responsibilities im being given#and im pretty sure my temporary supervisor is subtly homophobic and/or transphobic and/or possibly racist#cos she keeps misgendering me on top of listing these new policies she wants to enact that seem pretty bigoted (from a minority perspective)#like she wants our offices to be decently plain#meaning she will likely want me to remove my rainbow flags and the numerous reminders of my pronouns and that its a safe space#as well as my coworkers blm flag and girl power painting#she even wants us to dress professionally all the time (which is not possible for my disabled ass)#and that comment came about after i noticed her looking closely at my sylvia rivera 'we have to be visible' pride shirt#not to mention she made a big deal today about me asking our clients for their pronouns on our client forms#its ridiculous especially after all the horrible shit i went through with my past supervisor and coworker#im planning on emailing her first thing tomorrow morning about the misgendering so we will see how that goes#on a happier note my girlfriend and i played escape from the aliens in outer space (one of the board games we bought yesterday) tonight#and it was lots of fun#anyway i like this prompt a lot because it subverts the ideas we tend to hold of 'funerals'#at least from the perspective of someone raised in an american christian household#i like the idea of a 'funeral' being a genuine celebration of someones life#and the colour 'yellow' feels very celebratory to me#so i think thats the direction im going to go with this prompt#thanks for reading#writing#writer#creative writing#writing prompt#writeblr#trying to be a writeblr at least
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eyivibyemi · 10 months
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✧ I won’t really write descriptions for these, but see original post tags for explanation/commentary on the song snippet ✧
#hghh trying to use the most kind of obnoxious voice things (like the background high piched thing. the duck quacks. the weird gurgly baby#voice. etc.) but together in one thing#just goofing around as always. (also it's not edited - I can just actually make that weird baby sounding voice lol)#though the main tune that the gugrly voice sings sounds familiar to me. I wonder if it's actually from somewhere#then again I do feel like 90% of the time I'm secretly plagarizing or someting and just dont realize it because#I know so little about music and musicians and genres and etc. I could probably easily rip off#a song I hard once when I was 8 years old and don't remember at all lol. Esepcially since I'm doing these in literally usualy#like less than 10 minutes and thus would not spend time doing research or trying to find similar songs or something lol#But like I think Iv'e said before.. I don't really think it matters in this context#I'm just being silly and experimenting with things obviouslly none of these are meant to be professional level#songs . I'm not trying to become a musician or sell albums or something. I'm just having fun#messing with concepts because it's interesting to my brain. The same way of the whole like .. detach your hobbies from capitalism and stuff#and if you enjoy something just do it anyway. Even if you can't paint very well (in terms of objective artistic skill) and you have cheap#materials and never have any good creative ideas and there's no way you could ever turn it into a career or make money out of it - IF YOU#ENJOY IT.. do it anyway!!! It's not about skill or making profit or being good or marketable. it's just about expressing yourself#in whatever way you want and having fun!#Now for example like - my sculptures or something - I do actually spend hours and hours on those and I try to make them#nice and I have sold them before - so if I blatanty ever copied someone's sculpture idea with one of mine or something#I would take it a lot more seriously and etc. because that's actually more of an important craft for me#that I should have standards for. But I'm looser with stuff like this because the nature of it is more like#.. my one silly hobby that I am actively NOT trying very hard at or trying to monetize and thats the POINT#to have one thing I can be chill and relaxed and just not care about. ANYWAY.. so hgnn... sometimes these sound to me#like things I've heard before and I'm paranoid or something but then also like... eh lol#beepo tag
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