#but either I’m not processing

[chiliger]

If there’s one thing to fear in any galaxy…

#chiligerart #comic #Star Wars #the clone wars #selva company #la chancla #commander carlos #bella tehpe #arc trooper peck #marlu epuna #star wars oc #clone trooper oc #original character #peck isn’t an arc yet at this point but shhhh the tag is still accurate #fear the chancla. whomever wields it is gifted with incredible aim and strength #I gotta figure out how to speed up my comic process. or maybe I’m just rusty #idk either way I maybe spent longer than I would have liked on these pages

[turtleblogatlast]

The fact that Leo can go literally anywhere on earth to be alone with his thoughts at a single moment’s notice is something that shakes around in my head all the time. Like, portals and teleportation are amazing and convenient abilities both in and out of battle, but they could also so easily be used to run away as well.

I don’t think Leo ever would, at least not most of the time. He loves his family too much, and is too dependent on their love and attention to cut himself off so suddenly like that, but it’s a very real possibility nonetheless.

It’s a good thing Leo’s overall temper is more on the mild side and he prefers going to his room or something to complete solitude, because it really is dangerous for a kid to have the ability to isolate themselves like that at their fingertips.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rottmnt headcanons #rise leo #and like #it doesn’t even have to be on purpose either #anything could happen where Leo goes out to travel real quick somewhere and suddenly he can’t get back #sure Donnie has the trackers but trackers only do so much when the one you’re tracking is across the globe #that one short of Leo ending up trapped hanging off the Eiffel Tower all alone when he’s still new to portaling #is actually a bit terrifying when viewed through a more serious adult lens #don’t mind me just doing what I like to do best aka think about Leo and his abilities #I’m still saying tho that his abilities make running away so easily #and he’s quite good at that #even if he’s physically there his MASK lets him run away from truly processing unwanted situations or conversations #imagine Draxum telling the boys about the other hidden cities and Leo takes it upon himself to go scout them out #and he does so going around and letting his bros know of the cities he finds here and there #only to end up in one that cuts off foreign mystic energy #like imagine being suddenly cut off and alone #this ability can be SO USEFUL up until it’s cut off midway and suddenly uh oh it’s horrifying

[mossymandibles]

This started as a panel thumbnail but I ended up making it a whole thing..

Ellie and her family are anthropomorphic giant river otters who own a corner store that Kraw frequents whenever he’s staying inland on Marrowtide. She sees him as family, although her own is big enough as it is.

They’ll be in yet another wip mini comic I have.

#kraw #monster art #chimera #river otter #anthro #hallowed carrion #tbh if I were to make some form of sona/fursona I feel like a giant rive otter would be fun #I’ve considered it 🤔 #I’ve felt kind of eh about my rendering process with color and everything #I’m torn between vibrancy and the muted sketchy shaded look #either way #just gotta experiment more ig

[neurosiscocktail]

Season finale spoilers-

Thoughts on why Izzy’s death didn’t really sit right with me.

I really and truly do not like either the “kill your redeemed antagonists” or the “kill your mentors because the mentee has ‘nothing’ left to learn from them” troupes. Now that we have confirmation that the later is what he was going for, it adds an extra layer to the death, and that’s that

Izzy was right

Izzy admits in his death speech, and we as the viewer see that part of what drove Izzy to act the way he did in trying to encourage Ed to be Blackbeard is that he was scared of losing Ed, scared he would outlive his usefulness, scared that if he wasn’t helping Blackbeard Ed wouldn’t need him, and with the life he lived, to not be needed is to be dead. Those who outlive their usefulness get sent to doggy heaven. It felt like his arc this season was about proving this wrong. That he didn’t need to useful to Ed to deserve to live. That he can find meaning and friendship, if only he lets go of this fear.

And then the writer killed him because he… outlived his usefulness to Ed. To kill a character because you love the “mentor dies when they have nothing left to teach” troupe feels bad when the mentors arc was largely about ‘what do you do when you feel like you aren’t useful anymore in the same way you were. How do you find purpose?’

Maybe some people love this and think it adds to the drama of the death, but it’s really not for me.

#ofmd spoilers #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd #critical #izzy hands #I promise I’ll stop soon and make fun edits instead #I’m still processing feelings but I think I’ve said most of what I’m gonna say about actual criticism #now it’s just kinda stuff I personally don’t vibe with #honestly I think these feelings were a little intensified because I wasn’t a fan of how this interacted with him being disabled either

[wrath-incarnadine]

How should v1’s arms be drawn?

Gameplay accurate (left) or more “balanced”?

Shoulders are slightly staggered down on both, also color coded for visual clarity

#I’m still learning how to draw them #i never draw mechanics either so it’s a learning process #I was running out of pose ideas for the arms sorry #ultrakill #ultrakill v1 #my art #art #fanart #honestly they’re probably stored in the wings #but I love multi-armed characters

[littlemizzlinguistics]

It’s very kind of people I speak other languages with to assume that my slow comprehension and endless requests for repetition are as a result of us not speaking my first language, when in reality, my auditory processing is just complete shit.

#linguistics #second language problems #I mean it’s definitely harder in my non-native languages to understand what people are saying #but it’s not fucking easy in my L1 either lmao #people are confused because I can see them thinking #‘oh they speak so well so surely they’re very proficient’ #‘and yet they don’t understand what I’m saying?’ #auditory processing disorder #auditory processing issues #adhd #neurodivergent #your local autistic linguist here! #*stares blankly at someone else speaking as I try to make my brain translate their mouth sounds into words* #I’m an English teacher and sometimes my students are like ‘my goal is to watch English shows without subtitles!’ #and I’m like ‘babe *I* can’t even do that and it’s my native language’ XD

[theswedishpajas]

The man truly can’t take a genuine compliment 🙄

#my art stuff #digital art #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #this is part of a series I like to call “I’m never settling on a singular detailed artstyle” #I have no consistency in drawing realistic people/characters other than my shapy cartoon style #but I truly don’t get enough opportunity to properly shade anything with art in that style-!!! it always looks weird to me-!!!!! #I think some rude lil worm in my brain is wriggling around telling me it’s a futile attempt at still doing realism #cus I’m one of those “gifted” artists that grew up promising his parents he’ll end up among the big names or whatever #constantly training to become better at art but with realism oil paintings as the goal #you know how it is 😔 #I wanna shade my lil funky designs but they never feel good enough to really put energy into or whatever so I compromise with stuff - #- like this where I try to draw characters more accurately while still stylizing them and shading them however I feel like it #which is great and all but I should really learn to give my more relaxed and less perfectionist art a chance #I deserve to enjoy the process and the result without working myself dead #it’s so much easier and rewarding to copy cartoon styles - stylizing realism makes me too anxious of doing it “wrong” #at least cartoon styles give me a goal to reach or a reference to strive towards #man I really should just cut myself some slack altogether #either way - this man is a flustered mess and he’s embarrassed about being called adorable in public or something #being teased in an affectionate way about his sweeter side and stuff #don’t ask why he’s shirtless - anatomy is just a lot more fun for me to draw sometimes #tasteful nudity and all that is extremely gorgeous to me #i need to practice anatomy more cus I just kinda did some shit and went with it this time with a BIT of consideration for muscle structure

[her-midas-touch]

Don’t mind me just processing the fact that filming has probably started (or starting soon anyway) and we could possibly be getting more crumbs and everything soon

#byler #ronance #no because every time I have those "lets process the actual gravity of byler canon” posts on my dash I’m internally screaming ahh #and ronance omg manifesting so much into the void while trying not to get my hopes up too high #its so exciting though either way even besides the ships cause all of the theories I’ve seen #and I’ve seen so many apocalyptic hawkins takes here on tumblr too the art is top tier #and agdgkfjkudv the hopper-byers family I want to see where they go with that #and more core four dynamics

[mudshelf]

something about seeing fan art of Wolfwood in the catholic priest attire (vestments & black clerical suit?) reawakens my #hashtagreligioustrauma and i remember being an altar server all over again!!

#i’m just like wolfwood because i also had to bear a cross and lead the procession to the altar at the start of mass #priest hater #trigun #trigun made me realize i have trauma #nicholas d. wolfwood #trigun maximum #trigun 1998 #i’m glad he’s not actually a priest #im glad he doesn’t look like one either #it would reawaken my fear of god

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

me waiting for my writer’s block to fuck off and leave me alone so i can finish this chapter:

#my creativity is just so dead rn and it makes me want to crawl out of my own skin #i’ve been waiting MONTHS to finally have a little bit of free time to breathe and catch up on writing stuff #and naturally now that i have i am so mentally and emotionally drained i can barely string a sentence together #i feel so distant and detached from my characters #and yes i know it’ll pass #but i just feel so caught in this headspace rn and needed to vent #i’m SO close to finishing this chapter for good but i have well and truly fallen at the final hurdle #the perfectionism has got me #ugh #also if anyone reading this is worried about four walls being updated #please don’t #i literally circle through this headspace every single chapter #and it hasn’t stopped me yet #(and it never will either. i couldn’t give up on this fic if i tried) #but it’s just hitting me particularly hard this last week #why is writing such an agonising process sometimes #anyway #enough rambling from me for one night #i’ll drag myself back to my laptop and see if i can work some magic #wish me luck #writing stuff #lulu posts

[firein-thesky]

i can litcherally connect every issue people complain about within fandom in recent years to late stage capitalism

#i fr need to finish my essay on capitalism within fandom #i’m telling you. every single complaint. from lack of interaction to only short fics/blurbs being far more popular #to people being soooo scared to create dark content or create dark content that actually explores the horrible repercussions and trauma #that comes w said dark content #like all of it #give me a complaint/issue and i can pull the mask off of it and it will still be capitalism #i just think ppl misdiagnose the reason for these things a lot!!! and don’t realize when capitalism creeps into their own thought process! #not condemning just saying this is why it’s important to be diligent with yourself #and analytical with your own thought processes and who you’re pointing fingers at #or why #it doesn’t fix anything either #just furthers to individualize you in a place that requires community #pointing your fingers at bigger ‘clique’ blogs or even readers who don’t interact…..isn’t going to get you far #bc the issue is still capitalism #and until we can all acknowledge that……….🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ #cielo rambles!

[the-trans-dragon]

I’m discovering an important part of aging. If I have a problem that I’ve never found help for, I have to manually ask myself, “How long has it been since you tried?”

If it’s been 3+ years, there’s sometimes new tools or strategies or knowledge, and it is crucial for me to periodically check for new help for old problems. Otherwise I will just suffer needlessly. Even 1 chronic thing is fucking exhausting and it’s so cool to finally finally finally get it fixed, even if there isn’t help for all of my Health Stuff.

#this is kinda about dentist work and GI issues #when I was 18 I asked for the dentist to fix something and she said no. lol. she said it would probably fix itself and that the surgery for #it was frustrating for the surgeon and the patient and it was painful and tricky. #but I have dental insurance now and apparently after 8 years they now use lasers and it takes like 30 minutes and isn’t that bad! #also for my GI issues??? I’ve always struggled with the ‘eat more fiber’ advice because it never helps and often makes it worse #but recently! a doctor explained various types of fiber! and recommended I increase one and decrease the other! and I’m so bad at changing m #my diet so it’s a slow process to test out the advice. but so far it seems to be helping! either that or the slight improvement is coinciden #either is possible. but still! new knowledge! new strategies! new understandings of old strategies! #it’s really cool #soren learning to survive capitalism

[formulapisces]

i haven’t been posting much recently because i think i’m pregnant.

i’m sorry i missed the first 2 races of the season, i still watched them but didn’t post much, i’m just not feeling very well. i just want everyone to know i’m not ignoring them and i love you all sooo much 🤍

#tw pregnancy #i do want kids #but the father of the baby/my partner/our relationship is complicated is going on a trip around the world this month until december. #so as much as i want children #i don’t know how i feel about this #its just a lot to process #i didn’t think i could even have kids but now i’m not sure #so it’s a lot of mixed feelings #either way if i am pregnant or not i’ll feel equal levels of happy and sad #again: for the lack of activity on this account #im sorry #🤍

[ironunderstands]

All of the instances I can remember Mr. “I love fighting so much” Childe shooting himself in the foot and actually delaying or even preventing a fight

-in his teaser where he only attacks the guy with the sigil after he sends guards to attack Childe first

-in his story quest where he tries to reason with the treasure horders to just hand over the money before being interrupted by Teucer (he didn’t know Teucer was there either

-“even I don’t think this is the time or place for a fight” in the Winter Nights Lazzo trailer, yes Childe is smart enough to know that causing a fight there would be a bad idea, but you think he would at least join in on the banter like the rest of the harbingers

-letting neuvillette do his whole trial bullshit before fighting him when he’s declared guilty, he wasn’t even unwarrentedly mean about the whole process either. Also when he does fight, it’s literally only to kill the gardemeks and leave, he doesn’t have any intention of fighting Neuvi or Furina unless they get in his way

-In the labriynth warriors event, he groups up with the Traveler, Xinyan and Shiki Taishou which is understandable, but he’s not rude or impatient when plot happens, and although he does run off to kill things he does also ask their permission sometimes:

like Childe you don’t have to create a whole speech from your ass just go ahead and kill things, “burden of slaughter, I will happily take your place” bs isn’t necessary

I don’t know what the conclusion of this is other than our contradictory king is back at it again, doing shit that goes against what he says about himself

#childe #genshin impact #I’m convinced he only fights people if he gets to set up a duel first (and not because he cares about the law we saw the golden house scene #Either that or out of necessity (narwhal #Or he just fights things he know will accept the fight like the treasure horders in his trailer #Other than that he seems to have a whole due process thing #Childe is no randomly spawning boss you stumble upon

[rowanthestrange]

Sunny In The Pit

Rating: T Characters: The Fourteenth Doctor, River Song, The TARDIS Pairing: Fourteen/River

Tags: The Doctor’s Name(s), The Division, Depression, Mood Swings, Mental Illness, Hallucinations, Heartbreak, Previous 13/Yaz, 11/Rory, 10/Rose etc, Teeth, Trans Themes, Teeth, Emetophobia, Being Perfectly Normal, Mad [Person] In A [Shape].

————

The Doctor and River Song in a hole that cannot be climbed out of. Or something to that effect.

#doctor who #fourteen #fourteenth doctor #fourteen/river #river song #dw fanfic #mine #huzzah i’m not dead #(one 2am paramedic callout nonwithstanding) #and i’ve actually finished something #i know #i can’t believe it either #(hopefully it’s functioning on ao3 cus i haven’t posted in so long) #(that i legit forgot most of the process) #(can’t remember how to export my work properly either) #(losing either italic or paragraph tags) #(had to add them back in manually) #(can’t tell if it’s me or ulysses damn it)

[daeyumi]

How would you recommend people practice digital art? Your work is beautiful and I'm curious what journey brought you to this point <3

Ooh this is a good one- okay so imo, the most important thing is to practice by drawing/painting things u enjoy. If you’re drawing something you love, that automatically makes it easier to want to keep doing it & improving.

As far as the technical side of it goes, I’d say experiment & try a bunch of different processes to find what works for you. There’s obviously tons of different tutorials out there from people who have wildly varying art processes and I think it’s important to try many different ways of doing digital art, because the possibilities are quite literally endless.

Personally I recommend doing studies of game screenshots or even other artists’ work that you admire, in order to help understand how people use color, value, shade, etc. (I used BotW screenshots for studies personally early on, because I really admire the game’s color scheme and it helped me get a much better grasp on how I wanted to use color in my own work, especially as it pertains to environments & landscapes.) I also personally find studies to be a lot more productive than watching tutorials, because it allows me to go at my own pace and just observe- but obviously everyone has a different learning process so what works for me may not work for everyone.

And don’t be afraid to use the resources that are unique to digital art! Things like filters, HSB adjustments, curves/levels, even just different brushes can all help you get your art looking the way you want. Personally, procreate’s “color balance” options are my best friend- I use that option a ton even still, especially when I’m planning out my color schemes.

I’d also say, more as a general art tip than something specific to digital art- if you have an idea of something you want to draw or paint, but you don’t think you know how to do it or don’t think you have the skills to draw it yet— do it anyways!! Look up all the references you can, see how other people made a similar piece, and just draw yours anyways! You’ll learn a lot more by stepping out of your comfort zone and just going for it then you will by “waiting until you’re ready”. And if you don’t end up being happy with the finished piece, you can ALWAYS redo it later— just because you’ve drawn something once doesn’t mean that you’re never allowed to revisit that concept.

Overall I’d just say, experiment, play around & have fun! Find what you enjoy and it will make creating your art a lot more fulfilling.

I hope this is helpful somewhat! 🩷

#answered asks #dae answers #art process #anyways ofc if you do studies of other ppl’s work make sure you either don’t post it or if u do- EXPLICITLY SAY that it is a study! #i’m sure the vast majority of ppl (esp artists) know this already which is why i didn’t go into it in the main body #but always give credit where credit is due if you’re doing a study or otherwise heavily referencing another person’s work in order to learn #hope everything here makes sense haha #but overall just try to have fun with your art!