#cause y'all artists AND writers in fact need a break from time to time

[driftingmoonmenace]

I don't expect or think you need to or should answer this publicly but it seems that all your art - aside from 2 in the tag have 100+ notes. You've got several pieces with THOUSANDS of notes, several other big name artists & friends you interact with regularly, and a large following.

Everyone has thoughts and feelings of inadequacy and that's only combatted by seeing and believing facts. There are people on here who have gotten zero recognition for their ideas and art. That's not to say 'be grateful blah blah blah" but something to think of if you're feeling down

there are other artists and writers who would kill for the sort of attention and validation you get. Factually speaking, you're doing fine and people have shown they like you and your ideas way more than some others can even dream of. If you can't believe the people who support you then you're not going to believe in yourself

You're right for the most part about all of that and I do absolutely appreciate all the support I've gotten being here in the fandom for a little over a year now. I know I'm not entitled to notes, and others struggle to get any kind of recognition on here at all which is so unfortunate because everyone deserves to have that kind of validation with their creations. I'm very lucky and all the replies, reblogs, likes, asks, donations, commissions, fanart, just everything I've gotten I'm eternally grateful for and can't thank y'all enough.

I just have a lot of mixed feelings in regards to my art and tie it a lot to my self worth along with a few other feelings about my physical and mental limits. Which isn't healthy at all, I know. Art has always been a love and hate relationship for me and over the years I've been less and less inclined to share my stuff or be active online due to the anxiety of it all. This fandom changed that for me and gave me the courage to share again with how kind and welcoming everyone has been. Not paying attention to numbers or association and just having fun. But over time my feelings are starting to catch up with me again and the urge to run and hide is strong. But I love this fandom so much that I'm desperately clinging onto it and deep down regardless of my feelings I don't want to let it go for however long this hyperfixation lasts.

I never ever wanted to come off ungrateful in my vent post, and I probably could have worded things a lot better. But factually and logically, yes, I do understand fandom spaces should be fun and drawing should be for your own self enjoyment. Taking breaks and limiting yourself online is a must. Notes and any amount of engagement doesn't dictate self worth and I should be (and am) grateful for everything so far. I agree not believing in yourself will cause you not to believe others who support you. Which I really do try to believe in y'alls support with all my heart. I just have a lot of personal feelings that I need to work on honestly.

#menace ask #um not sure how to tag this so better to be safe than sorry #tw negative #tw vent #???

[leviathan-dee]

I want every artist out there to just take a deep breath and say this with me: Artblock does not mean I am stagnating.

In fact, a few improvements can come from your break from art. By observing your surroundings taking in the architecture, shape of the trees, the anatomy of a person, colour of the sky, and so on, you absorb said visuals and will implement them in the future. Simply by looking you are learning. Taking long breaks will not break you.

Perhaps you'll be rusty for a few days, struggling to get that one line perfectly symmetrical. But the brain, the arm, and eyes, will all recognise this activity as muscle memory. You will come back stronger, more confident, and with a few new skills to boot.

2019 was a year of vigorous drawing, not only for myself, but also for my Art Foundation college course. I was drowning in work and yet I ate that up like it was nobody's business.

2020 hit, and I drew less and less as the year progressed. I became slower, thought that my skills had somehow declined in quality, and the biggest artblock of my life had dropkicked me in the face. It seemed to seep into 2021, but I never realised how much I needed that break and how much my art had improved. Redrawing an old piece gave me a that much needed confidence boost, and I hope that it would others if they decide to do the same.

So don't beat yourself up for having artblock. Rest, observe, and take some time to yourself. You deserve it.

And once you've rested, cracked your knuckles and wiped off the dust off of your prefered art medium, redraw an old piece of yours. Implement all that you have absorbed, and pat yourself on the back.

#leviathan-draws #leviathan-chats #art #digital art #art help #Honestly I just wanted to put this energy out there lmao #Something positive #cause y'all artists AND writers in fact need a break from time to time #or your brain will decide WHEN you'll have that break in the form of artblock #so don't feel bad stepping back #just relax and breathe

[malakdevorak]

evens?

What got you into the game?

So. I saw this callout post for stuff in the game and I was like 'Yikes' but,the thing is that i like to form my own opinions, so being aware of what I could find,i went for the game. All the prologue felt fine,and besides some minor issues with the game I enjoyed it a bunch. Then at the route picking I picked Julian cause I love me edgy characters. But he's more charming and dorky than full on Edge and the rest is history nsfhsj

Who is your favorite route ?

Hands down Julian's, second fav is Muriel's in tie with Lucio's

Who do you play in heart hunter?

Malak ,shocking,i know

Who if the not playable LIs do you wish you could romance?

Please,,Courtier routes,please,, i beg

Opinion on Julian?

Love of my life (besides my irl bf,ofc who is pretty similar in personality)

nsdh with more detail,though

I think he's incredibly smart in the fields he's into (theatrics,dancing,music,medicine,sailing,street smarts)

I believe he was very hurt by past relationships (besides asra,i mean) and im 99% sure he has "internal" BPD

He's a very caring but unsure man who sort of always had this depression and guilt going on. yet he's caring,sweet,and incredibly respectful of boundaries, despite his inherent horny energy

Also on a more shallow note,I like extreme,Very lanky? Yes! Very chubby? excellent! Middle of the road twink-ish? nah fam. Plus,I love redheads and non bratty male subs and those tired eyes of his 💕

Opinion on Muriel?

Big mountain man is Traumatized and relatable

hes very sweet and timid despite being the most impressively built man in-game, hes the least "macho" stereotype. I feel his trauma has been pretty realistically handled so far,especially in his route. considering yknow,that in vesuvia there's no therapist and he's broke and a loner

I also believe he truly used to enjoy training,especially sparring and general fight training for self defense (who ELSE was gonna save baby asra when magic wasnt enough? he's his friend y'all)

However being in zero control of his actions,ordered around to Kill or Else is more of a trigger to him (See: the scene in the coliseum in asra's route when he FOR REAL fights)

Opinion on Portia?

Portia oh sweet lovely Portia! she's amazing but has issues with downplaying herself under her cocky outer personality

Think lucio but less traumatized and with heavy brother issues plus being Kind and loving to cope,instead of lashing out.

She lives not only taking care of others (Nadia,Julian,The palace,Pepi,the garden,hell even MC in other routes besides hers) but had to grown up being responsible and more inherently Mature than her older brother to make up for him leaving early in life. Thats a LOT of responsibility. She gave up her pirate dreams a long time ago and relegated to just be an impossible longing

Fears abandonment a lot,hence she hates lying,cause the break of trust has to be the one thing she resents the most with Julian (in her latest update,she seems not shocked that julian was in a secret dungeon,or even killed. it's the fact that he worked willingly with valdemar,and that he lied to her about it,probably in a letter at some point)

Deserves Better

Have you bought any of the official merch?

Im painfully broke

How many arcana themed blogs do you have?

Only this one!

Self insert or apprentice insert?

Unpopular opinion but self insert ALL the way, no offense to y'all with apprentices,more power to you! but I NEED to know IM the one being loved by MY LI nsdhd

If there is one thing that could be made with the arcana theme on it, what would it be

as in merch from Nix hydra? GOD a like. printed booklet of all the original sketches and concepts for the game,im So into that technical business

as for fancontent? This already exists but, art & fic fanzines! i love them! I REALLY want to participate in one as an artist,,

(and id reccomend @asrasotherbottom and @muriel-is-a-soft-boyo (and possibly @snasra-snasra if she were up for it) for writers for a fanzine)

What is your least favorite ship?

Asrian. for many many actual thought out reasons,that id be chill to talk about im DMs sometime. I dont hate asrian shippers though! not at all!

also in a silly note,I also dont like asrian cause it makes me uncomfortable because im Jealous and yknow,me,chubby real flesh, 3D shaped me, has NOTHING on Asra, a fictional kinky magical twink. I 'fear' Julian would ditch me for him in a blink ndfhjahdsjk

Thank you 💖👏

Im still taking these asks btw!!!

#mine #the arcana #the arcana game #muriel the arcana #julian the arcana #Portia the arcana #julian devorak #ilya devorak #headcanons

[dachi-chan25]

OMFG! I can't belive I did read them all.

1.-Murder at the Happy Home for the Aged by Bulbul Sharma.

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So it wasn't bad but it wasn't exactly great. Had some intresting stuff worth exploring much, but the book didn't go there and I mean fine, the characters were pretty bland, I was hoping more definition to them but nope, still the book is a pretty straightforward murder mystery and it is entretaining.

2.-None of the Above by I.W Gregorio

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I absolutely loved it!!! There is still not much talk or information out there about intersex people, so I really think this book is great for intersex people to come forward and tell their own stories, I.W Gregorio wrote a very informative story and honestly is great, the characters are so human and that’s what I loved the most of this book it felt so real.

3.- Defy the Stars (Constellations #1) by Claudia Gray

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Claudia Gray made me fall in love with a robot (sorry not sorry) and I adore her for it. Ok so this book is great, it laids out such an intresting complicated future for Earth and what would happen if humanity did succeed in colonizing habitable worlds, honestly this book is so great and the romance the FUCKING romance is *cheff kiss* exquisite like I want them together forever and I can't wait to get to the sequel.

4.-Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

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Fucking god this book is a whole ass ride. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it at all I thought I would drag myself through it but nope I was turning the pages like a possesed entity, I guess that it helped the fact that I found all the main characters such insuffrable hateful people that it filled me with joy to see what fucking misfortune was gonna happen to them next. Honestly I thought this book was gonna be all white power fantasy (it had some of that and the fucking PoC representation in this book is atrocious like fucking disgusting how Mitchell dared to think slaves were happy as they were her idiot mind) and all the glory for "ThE CaUsE " but this book is surprisingly self aware and it shook me cause most of the main characters think the war was a stupid ass idea and the only think they miss is the privilege and position they lost and honestly the way that post war is portrayed is quite raw and yup honestly it was a great read even if there were moments that made me sick.

5.- Feminismo para Principiantes de Nuria Varela

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Un libro muy informativo y bien documentado acerca de la historia del feminismo y las diferentes olas y los momentos históricos que los ocasionaron. Me fascinó, siempre es un placer leer acerca de la lucha por el feminismo porque creo que al menos a mi me da una nueva perspectiva de porque es importante seguir luchando por un mundo más justo y equitativo para todos.

6.- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

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I loved it!!! Spensa is so extra and she has my whole ass heart, I am dying for the next book to come out. That plot twist tho like I wanted to know what the Krell are and my mind was blown. This is the 1st Brandon Sanderson book I have ever read and I see why he is so succesful his stories are fucking bomb.

7.-The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

This book made me ugly cry, it was so good and honestly I could see a lot of similrarities between how ethnic minorities are treated in China and how they treated here in Mexico and I depressed myself all over again about the unfairness of it all. The book was an amazing story of growth, healing, suffering... simply amazing, and I will definitely read more books by Lisa See.

8.-The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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Wow simply wow. This book has such an intense style such a way of taking you along the emotional and mental break down of Esther when she is faced with the world out side school and all this expectations she faces from her family, society and herself that it's just too much, that shit felt so real for me, I really liked it a lot but I don't think I'll be reading it again anytime soon cuz it really hit me too close being a woman that has (and still is) struggled with mental health a lot .

9.-An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker

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The plot of this book is completely outlandish BUT it was a welcomed respite after the intensity of "The Bell Jar" and honestly I fricken love Shakespeare retellings (like pls go read Hag Seed by Margaret Atwood y'all) and the Twelfth Night is such a silly fun play what is not to like??? The pacing is good, the characters are ok, the romance is good and it's an all around fun silly story (yes they attempt to kill the queen but who cares?)

10.- Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

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I had only ever watched the movie before and it low key annoyed me how every incel fan boy out there thinks the movie is the truest shit out there (cuz boooooy the toxic masculinity of the whole ass concept of a Fight Club all those edgy ass bitches Tyler Durden wannabes drawing anarchy signs in their notebooks that I have had to deal with *sigh*), but I absolutely love Chuck Palahniuk's books, his sense of humor is my jam and I knew there had to be more to the Fight Club than edgy fake depth and omg like it was so funny this book is about the dangers of toxic masculinity (half of the book I thought our narrator was in love with Tyler and I was like omg this shit is so gay how are those incels not seein this??) and that fake ass depth all those edgelords worship had me in stiches. Truly loved this book.

11.- The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

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This book tho. Millicent Patrick was a fricken badass and such a wonderful artist and her story is so incredible. Like wow the film industry hasn't changed all that much huh? It was an amazing biography, I was crying by the end of it at the amount of love that went into all the research and how important it is to bring to light all these creative amazing woman facing the odds just to pursue their dreams, the thing I loved the most about the book was Mallory intertwining the story of her research with Millicent story like I appreciate all the effort it took her and it was amazing to read it.

12.- The Prince (Original Sinners #3) by Tiffany Reisz

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First off, how dare u Tiffany Reisz!!! That fucking cliff hanger. Now onto the book, wow, just when I thought Søren's life couldn't get more fucked up u proved me wrong, also why u make me ship everything, like now that I know what Kingsley and Søren's relationship was and how much Kingsley still loves him and wants to be with him aghfhfhhd, but also Nora and Weasley, he is so goddamn sweet and they love each other but thing is I don't think they will work out at all, cuz Nora and Søren are so much like each other (the parallels between the 2 of them were so clear) and their love is still there even if they are apart and whyyyyyy u make me suffer like this???

13.- Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

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This book is really great, all the construction of the lore and the political drama!!!! Like I live for that and I seriously need a sequel. A great fantasy with an amazing protagonist, those plot twists !!!!!! I never saw them coming. I just need the next book pls 😢😢.

14.-The Poppy War by R.F Kuang

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This blew my mind, honestly this month I read such great fantasy books. I wasn't expecting anything that happened (well I did guess about what Rin was but it was pretty clear) it broke my heart time and time again and I need to get to the sequel soon (like why do I do this to myself, I need to finish a hella lot of series and I just keep starting new ones like a dumbass).

15.-The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archives #1) by Brandon Sanderson

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💞💞💞 High Fantasy is my favorite thing in the world and this book, gosh i fell in love. The characters! The fucking world!!!! The political drama, the magic, the religion, (also all those drawings throughout the book were amazing) ahdhenmdhdj I adore when writers create whole ass worlds and this omg I hadn't been so excited about a high fantasy book since I finished the ASOIAF books. The story blew me away Brandon Sanderson dives right into it and I need to read the next book.

It was a great reading month for me tbh, I didn't think I would finish my TBR for this month but suddenly I did and it was because I got really great books and I hope next month will be just as good.

#october 2019 #wrap up #booklr #dachi reads stuff #dachi rambles