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meirimerens · 2 years

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I already wanted to try linocutting but seeing yours make me want to try even more now fjfjfh, do you have perhaps advice on materials or anything like that ? 👀 also the ones you did are so cool !

LINOCUTTING IS SOOO FUN honestly i wike it a lot. it's a good alternative To Me to wood engraving bc i can't really do that since leaving uni bc the materials for woodcutting are more expensive. lemme see what i can tell you!

i've bought all my supplies at the local art store for cheap, you can very likely find better quality (but also would end up more expensive...) stuff online.

carving tools:

mine look like this:

it says woodcut but it works for linocut just fine. some other carving tools will be sold with a singular handle and multiple tips, but i prefer to have a number of full tools i can go back and forth when i carve. you will also see rounded-handle tools, there tend to be more expensive but i have worked with them at uni and they were really comfortable.

my main rotation of tools has:

small v-shaped tip for most of the work

wide v-shaped tip for deeper cuts

small u-shaped tip for looser work

wide u-shaped tip for when you just gotta take everything out

sharp knife-like tip to cut out in corners and lift the material up like you would be peeling off sticker paper

linoleum:

again, i get what i find LOL. mine is grey, kinda hard, with a rope-woven backing. works for what i do, but i know some linoleums are softer, in just one block.. honestly go out there and see what your stores have

ink:

i use a water-based linoleum black ink bc water-based inks (and paints in general) are easier to clean in case of stains, and also it allows me to wash my blocks when i'm done with them with a LIL BIT of water, dishsoap, and a toothbrush (warning: this will make your dry blocks ""kinda ugly"" because the ink stains settle in the grooves, but that also means the ink does not build up on the surface and eventually destroys details of your work)

else:

you need a roller to spread your ink on! they're the hard kind specifically for engraving. like that:

you need a flat surface to spread thinly your ink on. most people use glass or clear plastic, i didn't have that so i'm using the flat back of some appliance we don't use no more LOL!!!

i personally use a press: i've gotten it from this etsy shop [honestly i recommend], they're genuinely not too pricey compared to the other stuff i've seen but also. well it's a few hundreds yknow. mine is the A3 format.

if you don't use a press, i KNOW some people just use their weights/the back of their hands/whatever else but i've been there done that and it was hell to me. save yourself the trouble and get yourself a baren, they're like these little thangs you use in circles on your paper to push it into the ink

you can make your own, i know some people use the backs of wooden spoons instead of those... try it out.

tips & tricks/misc:

as mentioned: in order to prevent ink build-ups between inking sessions if you print the same matrix over and over, please clean your linocut block once you're done. if using water-based ink, water, dishsoap and a toothbrush do the job; oil-based ink will dissolve with like vegetal oils. depending on your linocut it might curve under water so MAKE SURE it stays as flat as you can, by adding weights on them, i personally make em dry wrapped in paper towels and stack books on top. or i close the press on them LOL

ALWAYS CUT AWAY FROM YOU. my professors told me to use the tools with the index finger on top to "guide", because otherwise the blade can like. ZWIPPP fly off the block. i had read a post where the author said to always have band-aids on-hand when linocutting and. imma be honest i just think they kept nipping themselves bc they didn't have the Guiding Index and held their tool more like an excavator. but just in case, yknow. NEVER PUT YOUR FREE HAND IN FRONT OF THE CUTTING TOOL TIP again, if your blade goes ZWIPPP, you can stab yourself in your free hand.

always remember that the print you carve in your block will appear mirrored on the paper. since we do tend to draw asymmetrically, not notice things are asymmetrical when only seeing it one way and we can't really "flip the canvas" IRL to check, what i do is 1) draw my little drawing on thin paper 2) flip it 3) retrace it on the back of the paper 4) tape it like that to my block 5) go over these flipped lines VERY AGGRESSIVELY with a ballpoint pen until the ink bleeds through and appears on the block. NOT IDEAL BC IT STRAINS YOUR WRIST PRETTY BAD but i haven't experimented with other ways to do it LOL

use thicker paper for your prints. you will find by trial and error if your ink + printing method lends itself more to textured paper, smooth paper, lot of ink on the block, a lil ink on the block... etc

roll your ink thinly, but i've found personally not too thinly, you want it to make like. little... not bubbles? but like ✧-shaped patterns within the ink.

you. will. trial. and. error. it's by trial and error that i decided to ditch my previous printing method and get a press because By God you save much time, energy, PAPER, ink, when a machine allows for smooth inking, but also like. i be selling them. if you are comfortable with a hand-printing method with a baren, with just Pushing That In, power and bliss to you i envy you.

ending note: honestly you can buy cheap materials and yet still have a blast, and then slowly work on your artistic #grind month by month, year by year. linocut is insanely meditation, can be a lil frustrating, but when you pick out that clean crisp print.... ooooooh baby

have fun!!!!

#ring ring (answers)#anonymous #linocut

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riewritten · 11 months

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i thought abt sharing this to my art blog bc... art... but then this is something i'm writing for school rn so i'm sharing it here instead ( ´ ◡ ` )

the story prompt i did last 2021 was pitched to one of my writing classes (TV script making). last sunday, a groupmate was thinking about making a character sketch (like the document) but i thought about making a literal sketch 😭

chau asked if i plan to turn this into a comic (@frenchdyer ily i wouldn't even share this here if not for your words of encouragement ILY). i need to ask permission from my groupmates first but if they ever agree, i think i'll work on this one! aAaHhHHHhHHh

for the context of character sketch, BLUE indicates the past whereas PINK indicates the present design.

her design was heavily inspired by csm's asa mitaka bc they share the same attitude and (a bit of) upbringing!

so the working premise of this story is that our main character, LISA (20), takes a tired nap at the nearby convenience store after catering to her sister's funeral. however, when she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in a timeline five years before her sister, KRISTA, died! as her uncanny encounter ensues, she targets one goal: seek revenge for the people who had bullied her, which, she believes, were the primary reason why her sister ended up dying.

moving on to the next character, we have MAXON (20)!

indeed, he is basically erwin smith with black hair. i mean, maxon is an intelligent boy (student council, too!) so i thought, why not integrate the commander in his physique? tho ofc, he is far from erwin's personality. we made him a very flawed human being.

he is a former co-worker of LISA's sister, KRISTA, at the minimart 5 years ago. he also used to be LISA's classmate.

during funeral, MAXON tries to initiate a conversation with LISA only to no avail because our protagonist isn't in the mood to talk. funny enough, he was also at the convenience store LISA took a nap in. MAXON closed his eyes & heaved a sigh due to forlorn, but then finds himself in the same disposition as LISA when he opens his eyes again—in his 15 y/o body five years ago, at the classroom, and KRISTA is still alive.

to make things more fun, MAXON and LISA will not have a clue about their disposition (like, LISA would assume that the MAXON she talks to is none but a measly kid and vice-versa).

as MAXON's regret lurks around his mind, he sets two goals: to change the way he acted with LISA's bullying incident at school and help the two sisters the best way he can. WHY THE REGRET, THOUGH? because in the original timeline, MAXON was as a mere bystander. even when LISA's disposition worsened that came to a point of dropping out of school and having KRISTA work more to support her therapy, MAXON did nothing.

the last main character would be KRISTA, whom funeral was depicted in episode 1.

no particular inspiration for her charac design but now that i look at it, she resembles the OC i made in dusk in the brightest, which, apparently, loves her younger sibling to her very core too.

LISA and MAXON blame themselves for her death bc of its probable cause: heart failure due extreme stress and exhaustion. that, and KRISTA refused to have her heart conditon treated properly bc financial constraints and her priority over LISA’s disposition). to put it simply, she will be the center of MAXON and LISA’s motivations as they go back in time to change things.

here's the catch: it is ambiguous if they really did travel time or it was none but collective fragments of their imagination to cope with the grief.

for now, our group are onto making the manuscript. i'll ask them if it would be possible for me to turn this into a comic afterward lol.

#original character #my oc #slice-of-life #time travel #parallel universe #story #comics #character sketch #anime #manga #original story #writing #sketch #rie brainstorms

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gorey · 8 months

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been randomly tweeting about this on zero sleep but reformatting in better detail for tumblr bc oh my gd I forgot about just how fucked up a part of 2018 was for us in an incredibly short span of time

- been 18 for a month, flagrantly abusing prescription ketamine, at our wits' end

- finally run out of ket when the use overtook the refill schedule, have a really vulnerable moment on video call with some summer camp friends

- literally the next day. walk over to the local garden store, get hired for the landscaping crew as a stealth transmasc binding full time we're talking manual labor 8 hours a day in the boiling sun in the titty squisher Plus we're weak as shit Plus we get in trouble for asking to use a client's bathroom bc we can't disclose that we don't have the parts required to piss in an empty Gatorade bottle. This lasts less than a week.

- break up with our long term partner, kiss best friend who is dating other best friend (who I'd had much stronger feelings for for a long time) (they both hate me now and we don't speak but that falling out didn't happen until several years after all this), try to like. get in a polycule with the two of them but I'm still talking to my ex and we get back together almost immediately on the condition that they get therapy (they never did) bc they started showing the bare minimum signs of actually loving me and I was of weak constitution

- after the landscaping crew I manage to worm my way into freelancing as a landscaper clearing the back lot of a local bakery (free fine pastries and coffee a massive perk) (also shoutout to the dude who would come by and harvest bamboo to make canes with, he helped me figure out how to work more efficiently).

- have massive sexuality crisis (false flag, was identifying as bi decided I was gay now I realize I'm bi I just had a lot of Girl Trauma from my other shitty ex) while working the lot just wandering around in a stupor imagining really unpleasant scenarios. I bought some really weird camel cigs that I've never had before or since they were tiny and odd tasting

- injure myself and never go back to work bc now it's time for my top surgery

Fast forward a few months I, titless, have moved in with the person I failed to break up with to escape my demented abusive father who had moved back in from an old folks home earlier that year to cut costs, get an awful awful job at chipotle, dive right back into my ketamine abuse now with even greater weed access for a truly mindbending experience, didn't need to pay rent bc my partner (now Actually my ex but not til several years after this) has RICH and ABUSIVE parents that were disappointed in their performance at college so they literally BOUGHT A HOUSE, made it be in my partner's name and had them play landlord for 2 chill friends and 1 absolute asshole all engineering/compsci students who would buy 4-aco-dmt on the gray net and built all kinds of weird fucking shit and art installations and one of them (the one who only ever consumed soylent) got a tarantula named APPLEBEES bc my partner as the fucking homeowner (vomit emoji) had naming rights for any bug introduced in their vicinity. Partner's deeply suicidal plans on dying after they graduate (fortunately didn't happen) I am utterly powerless in the face of this I'm being emotionally neglected and working myself to the bone but it was like one of the best eras of my life bc I got to get obscenely high and wander in the woods or just sit in the kitchen with the rave lights going listening to Blood Orange

[PRIEST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONFESSION BOOTH RIPS A FAT VAPE HIT]

#this completely got away from me but like #our life? has been fucking batshit #a #s #its victor hi

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feelbokkie · 11 months

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Okay, I wasn't going to have free time until Thursday but I'm gonna be quick before I go back to doing work stuff (in the middle of the night smh):

The "what are we" part 2 put me on a rollercoaster of emotions. You gut punched me having Chan's be like that (I was literally just telling my brother earlier how Innie irl called Chan "trash" for his verse in Ex lmao), and then when Minho's ended nice, I was so nervous for Changbin's to be angsty but I was so relieved his wasn't. And then you slapped me in the face with Hyunjin saying "June." Like, the maknaes had me riled up, but this one was legit sad 🥲

Also, I'm so ready for Felix to fight people in Love Risk. It's way too late for any of the bet boys to be starting to feel bad just now, so I want Felix to find out about BOTH bets and go totally apeshit on everyone. I'm absolutely feral about this (me being the friend always ready to throw hands is maybe feeding into this too much idk)

-👻✌️

P.S. You're so organized and productive (response to my last ask), you're so awesome! I hope nobody else says stupid/horrible stuff to you, and just know we all love you and you're amazing as you are 😘

I rambled again because my human contact today was limited and I am apparently like a golden retriever, sorry.

Get rest if you can! I know how working at night can be. (I work-work in the am but I work on Feelbokkie at night most of the time and I end up making more mistakes) So rest or at the very least take many breaks. And drink water!

Oh yeah, no I wrote Chan's yesterday after being upset so he never stood a CHANCE in hell of being anywhere nearly decent story wise. Maybe what are we Chan and Ex Chan are the same person 🤷🏾‍♀️ (I totally didn't plan it like this, it just happened). I realized that I tend to accidentally make 2Min parallels when I write and decided that he needed a break after distancing part 2 so he got a fluff ending. Seungmin is in angst jail for wrecking me heavily right now and I fear he is going to stay there if I can't get my hands on his No Easy mask off ver. (everyone who is selling him being ridiculous). I also can't bring myself to write Binnie with angst, Han too, bc I can't stand the idea of hurting them. But literally every other member of skz has been through the ringer with me at some point so maybe it's time? Also, Hyun's was going to be way worse but I took a nap and reevaluated my decisions. But it is canon that Hyun and reader got together end of May and Hyun realized beginning of June, so... Do what you will with that information.

I'm ready for Lix to fight everyone too because I finished the first half of chapter 11 and let me tell you, first half Bin pissed me off! We'll see how second half Bin does. Unfortunately we have to wait a few more chapters bc I have to establish a few more things before Lix even finds out about the bet(s).

Thank you! I've been in my room all day, just not wanting to deal with the outside world tbh and working on requests. But considering that I've been in customer service for 2 years now and honestly I'm surprised it has taken this long for someone to say stupid/horrible stuff to me. Before that, the craziest thing that happened was a customer with literal crazy eyes like the guy from the shining put his hatchet down on the counter before his items and give me the creeps (I work at an art supply store in a city, there is literally no reason he should be walking around wielding an unsheath hatchet). But I know that you guys all love me and I appreciate it 🥹

PS:

SKZ shelf after several hours of organizing and reorganizing this week

#feelbokkie answers #👻✌️ anon #LR press tour

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yukipri · 2 years

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Hey! I'm a patreon subscriber and just saw your merch post. Everything looks AMAZING. I was just wondering if you've ever considered selling any of your potential leftover merch online? Bc I am not in NY rn but I would *kill* for some of your stickers and a few tote bags lmao.

Sorry if you've answered this before! Either way, just wanted to say it all looks great and I hope you have a great time at the con!

Thanks so much for your support on Patreon, and for liking my Patreon sneak peeks at my Anime NYC merch!

As stated on the Patreon post, assuming the stickers turn out well, there's a good chance that they will be included in some future promotions (perhaps not the specific stickers made for the con, but some stickers). However, because production/shipping costs makes them significantly more expensive than my postcards, they will be on the appropriate Tiers to reflect that base cost.

Other merch that cannot be included in standard flat envelopes with stamps postage are a lot more complicated. I currently do not have the bandwidth to manage shipping things, especially not managing an online store and the vast number of tasks that entails. Even attempting to do so would mean I would need to halt all of my digital content so I have the time to handle that.

That would mean zero new art. Zero new fic chapters. Zero nothing.

I would maybe need to take one month, possibly two months off to figure out an online store. I tried once before, and it was incredibly stressful and I never got to opening, and that was before I had my current very demanding job. I would assume many of my patrons would drop during my time away due to lack of content, and in addition to a store costing money to run, and the amount of money i would need to invest in product packaging/label print/everything, it would put me in a bad place financially, physically, and mentally.

In addition to that, taking that much time away from my current projects runs the very real risk of me ditching them. Without an outlet for my stories, my enthusiasm for them will wither rapidly. So there's a decent chance that I will ditch most if not all of my current ongoing AUs. If the experience is miserable enough, I may just drop my current fandom entirely to get away from the association...

Plus like. Making art and fic is what I love. I hate business and figuring out new systems and handling money and shipping and going to the post office. i would be miserable ;_; Just thinking about it makes me want to cry.

All of this to say, again, while I wish I could take your money, snap my fingers, and get any merch I choose to make into your hands, it unfortunately is more complicated than that, and I currently just don't think I have the bandwidth to handle a store. If I could quit my day job, sure! Might be possible. But alas, while I am deeply appreciative for all the support on Patreon and it helps immensely, I do not make enough on it to live by it alone.

I understand that some artists manage to have an online store, and I feel immense respect for their abilities to manage it and gratitude for their effort, which I too have benefited from by being able to purchase from them. But in the end, not all artists are the same. Perhaps they don't produce as much regular digital content as me, or perhaps they don't have a day job, or perhaps they have people who can help them. Perhaps their circumstances are the same as mine or worse, and I just can't manage my time/am an slow creator. All I can say is I'm already working at the maximum capacity of what I personally can handle, and unfortunately there's no wiggle room for a project as vast as an online store.

(this is not me asking for advice on how to start a shop, or looking for people to reassure me it's easy. That's wonderful for you, but again I don't think I can manage it atm)

If it's just leftovers of merch from the con and they're in the single digits, I may be able to reach out to patrons on a case by case basis, and just send Paypal invoices rather than opening a store proper. But I also intentionally chose designs and fandoms that do not age out and merch that stores well, so it may be better for me to keep my extra stock for my next con. We'll see how it looks after I get the merch in hand, and the situation after the con!

I may also feel more optimistic at a later date, but right now I am extremely stressed, frazzled, and tired from combo of Clonetober + preparing for ANYC next month, so just the idea of a store is...Very Bad ^ ^;

I will try to update my inprint next month though, so that all of my prints available at ANYC will be there online too!

Apologies for the long response, but I hope this clarifies my current situation and the possibility of merch online. I really wish I could do more, but I am just a single creator, who is not at all well off, who is juggling a full time job + full time content creation, and whose mental/physical state is always one sneeze away from shattering. I wish my circumstances were good enough that I could accomplish more, but I'm also grateful for what I have now, and hope that what little I can offer is enough.

Thanks for understanding!

❀ ❀ Send YukiPri an Ask! ❀ ❀

#YukiPri replies #Anonymous #online store #or rather lack thereof #I'm sorry Anon I wish I could too #I like the idea of being able to make merch and send it to anyone #and I know how frustrating it can be to not be able to buy things online #but again I just don't think I can handle the stress rn #'you could get someone to help!'#I don't make enough on art to pay *me*#I can't pay another person and I'm not gonna take volunteer work for what is hopefully but unlikely to be profit #I'm not gonna make any money at ANYC I'm just hoping I can at least break even for all the money I'm pouring into it #the way I do Patreon promos with specific pre-determined sets of cards for one month each are the maximum i can manage ;_;

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elizmanderson · 1 year

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15 mutuals*, 15 questions

*if I can come up with that many mutuals' handles when my brain is doing like. dial-up noises rn. can I even answer the questions? let's find out!

thanks to @vcaudley for the tag!

there are (as you have probably noticed) more than 15 questions, so feel free to pick and choose (or just not play, because a tag is not an obligation)

I did 15 plus a bonus question about whales

Are you named after anyone?

my maternal great-grandmother on my grandma's side, who lived to be a hundred

2. When was the last time you cried?

oops, at the end of my yoga class this morning, for no discernible reason :,) just suddenly got the Big Sad and had to go stand in the bathroom for a couple minutes until I calmed down

3. What’s your eye color?

hazel

4. Scary movies or happy endings?

happy endings, we are too soft for scary things in this household

5. Any special talents?

6. Where were you born?

7. What are your hobbies?

8. Have you any pets?

halloween the cat, who enjoys a basket of warm laundry fresh from the dryer and wants to know why you're looking at him all funny when he is simply making use of what is currently the coziest place in the house

9. What sports do you play/have played?

lol under duress, basketball and track. under my own steam, archery.

10. How tall are you?

shorter than the internet thinks I am, apparently

11. Favourite subject in school?

art

12. Dream job?

gonna echo @vcaudley's "the honest dream is to have enough money to not need to work"

like I don't have a dream job really? obviously I want to have a career as a writer, but...I would rather not depend on it for my income, given how fickle the industry is even IF you manage to sell multiple books, which at this point in my career is no guarantee

so for a day job I'm doing admin work. after a decade of working in grocery stores, I'm happy just to have a full-time job that pays sort of halfway decently, actually has benefits, and doesn't leave me exhausted or keep me constantly working outside my scheduled hours. the millennial dream lolsob

13. Do you prefer owls, capybaras, or flamingos?

(d) all of the above

14. What is your favourite soup?

a tomato-basil soup that in the family we just call winter soup. it's like an extra-hearty tomato-basil soup with carrots and onions and a roux, and you eat it with croutons and sour cream and parmesan

15. What is your favourite…rock (idfk)?

16. Choose a familiar: 1) very dumb, very loving disobedient dog. He loves you but will never listen to you ever 2) a raven that speaks but it only ever shrieks the name of various fast food restaurants 3) a toad that screams like a teenage boy instead of croaks

I will take the dog and simply always tell him to do bad things so he never does bad things because he disobeys my every word. if he loves me I will get cuddles and also I will not have to deal with shrieking.

17. Which planet do you feel like would be kind of an asshole if you met them?

uranus, obviously

actually that was mean

sorry, uranus

18. if you were a worm would you love me? this worm question courtesy of ✨ @/legiomiam✨

no bc I don't know you but I'm sure you're a lovely person

19. Least favourite type of clothing?

20. You are now in a horror movie—so sorry. Chance of survival?

probably zero since I'm very soft and also have to investigate every noise bc it's better to get up and find out what's making it than lie in bed being scared of an unknown noise 😅

21. Would you rather: the ability to instantly grow a perfect mustache, or ability to talk to vegetables?

22. What do you think of whales?

I think they're neat

tagging for optional gameplay: @victoriacbooks, @mslanna, @erinfulmerwrites, @avery-ames-personal, @amarajlynn, @wordsofrablack, @chatterboxprotocol, @danaiwrites, @doom-inique-writes, @gryffindorkswin, @luv3horse, @lucymason217, I think this is less than 15 but oops I'm also tagging you, if you're reading this and waiting for someone to tag you so you can play

#tag game #halloween the cat #questions

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toruvi · 2 years

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Omg ley, I wonder if we’re the same person but from different countries? Legit, I’m on a 3day contract in retail and was working an extra day. I couldn’t handle it at one point during last year so I went back to working just my contract days but now I need the money so I asked to work 4 again.

Tbh Ive been looking for office jobs too, but I’m a creature of comfort, I’ve been at this job since I was at uni which I’ve graduated from this year and at 25 (turning 26) I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing with life lol

Sorry this was super random but just wanted to say I’m kind of in the same boat as you and here to support you!!

God I feel you on such a deep level. I don't WANT an office job, but I'm SO tired of customer service… I am so tired of dealing with food. Maybe it's just this place I'm at now but after making such good money at my last job I'm struggling. I don't know if it's worth it for me to move to another food service job so I'm just considering trying to get a 9-5 :')

Though as much as I hate this job I will say I'll miss the flexibility of min wage jobs…at least in food service. I don't honestly know how well I'll adjust to working 5 days a week 8 hours a day but at least I'd be sitting in an air conditioned building and ideally not dealing with assholes? IDK jkdhfkjghd I am terrified, i won't lie.

It's also a struggle bc I haven't graduated and probably won't for another year SO IDK WHAT IM DOING TBH jkhfjkHSFDJKFHG at this point I'm praying if I try hard enough to run my art store/commissions/going to cons that maybe…maybe I'll be able to live off of that someday…:D SORRY FOR THE RANT. I UNDERSTAND U THO ;; Wishing you luck when it comes to figuring out your job and such, truly <33

#its rough out here #good luck bb ;; <3

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bubblegumflavor · 2 years

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omg.. today I talked to a very sweet person on my art twitter who was supportive along my journey with fighting the redbubble art thief (I got them shut down! VICTORY!! =D) and she just suggested I should join a group were I would fit in well and I just read the names and said hell no, thank you. I don't want to be associated with the art fakers. And she said okay and I left it at that. And then she came back and asked.. art fakers, what does that mean? And I just told her about how they pretend to be artists but use an app to edit photos instead of actually drawing art and they fool everyone, even actors and producers and I muted them after I once spoke to them and they said no they don't want to harm anyone and do it just for fun, playing around with photos and want to make sure from now on there won't be misunderstandings anymore. Well they just kept doing it and I muted them bc it makes me sick. They also promised they won't take money anymore. TAHA turns out they systematically give free "artworks" out to anyone, luring them in to buy an "artpiece". If you confront them (that's what she did) they say sorry I didn't mean to. RIGHT. I'm sorry I rubbed your store, I didn't mean to. Here have everything back, people need to remind me I'm a criminal or I forget and just keep getting worse because I have autism and adhs. (I'm not kidding, that is what they told me in our private chat XD I just added the word criminal XD) When I called him out he told me he needed to do these manips as therapy because his dad died and I just lost my grandpa and I let it go and looked away but by now I believe this person is manipulating everyone on absolute purpose and that purpose is not only get attention from the Cobra Kai cast and producers but also scam people for their money. I want to stay out of drama, really... but I felt so sorry for her that she paid him money for sth she researched herself could do in 2 minutes because after I told her, she found the app. I don't even know what app he's using, I am not looking for that shit because it ruins actual artists. But she found it, she recreated his work in 2 minutes and was devastated how she even gave him money and asked it all back and he apologized. And that's how he does it. He plays innocent. But he's a master manipulator I'm telling you. And I needed to get this off my chest.

#cobra kai fandom #watch out people #don't let them trick you

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starlighthan · 2 years

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SKZ AS YOUR SWEETEST BFF EVER !

genre: fluff

warnings: mentions of food, and a curse word

word count: 1.5k words

note: this contains the overuse of lmao, lol, and specific emojis... help

☆ CHAN

i've been seeing chan as your supportive friend who's always there for you <33 he'll be there to make you more sure of yourself and lessen the doubt that you feel sometimes. chan being that person who's awake at ungodly hours, he's always up if you're having a breakdown and need somebody to talk to. thankfully, he sets a time from time to time to check up on you and how you're doing. i'm pretty sure he'll be there on your doorstep at 1 am to bring you to a near convenience store if you want to eat some noodles bc you ran out of it in your place. he'll be staying at your place afterward to make sure you're not gonna stay up later and give yourself a rest. "you’ll have something urgent in the morning, right?" "yes, i'll have-" "alright, stop drinking soda! we're calming ourselves down so you can sleep!" and... he secretly reads your agenda notebook regularly lmao he thinks you don't know, but you do :'D you don't stop him apparently.

☆ MINHO

how does minho be very sweet? bringing you snacks every damn day! yes, it's his love language at this point!! don't be surprised that you guys will be going out to spend some time with each other without his homemade snacks! it's a regular thing to have food for him to give you some bc he likes seeing you very happy with delicious food <33 he does get shy whenever you compliment his cooking and baking skills but he will be shameless over the fact that he has somebody who never gets tired of his food! "sucks to be you, y/n is my biggest supporter! they're also my critic in cooking!" you heard that? yes, you're also his critic! he'll invite you to his place sometimes and have a taste test on the dinner he makes (and let's admit, whatever he cooks is so good!) your friends love him because he always crashes at your place too with a whole chiffon cake and lets your friends take a piece... more like your friends are in love with his chiffon cake then lol

☆ CHANGBIN

aah... seo changbin. he doesn't need to try to be sweet because he naturally is! through writing, he could write touching letters on how he's very thankful to have you. my heart's melting over this omg pls expect him to make the wackiest poems for you (even if he writes very poetic and beautiful works on a normal day lmao) because your smile comforts him a lot! in a middle of a busy day, he'll send a small draft to remind you that he's kind of in a writer's block and needs your thoughts about it (because you're the only one who supports his works with all of your heart) "what do you think?" "bin, it's beautiful!! why are you sending a 'draft' that's too good to stay in your drafts? </3" did you know that you send each other letters every christmas? it became a tradition after changbin gave you a letter to express his appreciation of you being his friend on your first anniversary of being bffs! you decided to give him a letter too then it became a regular thing! how cute :>>

☆ HYUNJIN

another natural sweet boy :') quality time was something both of you love. one day, he'll take you to this cafe to try out a new lineup of desserts. at another time, you guys will be in the mall for window shopping (and hyunjin sacrificing his last few bills to buy a new t-shirt for you :'D shut up i might sob). then, you'll bring him to this art fair nearby to admire beautiful pieces with him! "this looks too real to be painted..." "you're unreal for bringing me to this place, y/n." you and hyunjin literally just stick together whenever you have spare time! and all of a sudden, he dragged you to felix's place to have a one-on-one battle on tekken (and obviously, you are the winner). he finds joy in spending time with you so much that it feels weird for him to go somewhere without thinking of telling you to go with him next time. if there are times that one of you is busy, both of you just go for a video call while doing your own stuff. you guys are just inseparable.

☆ JISUNG

we all know this guy loves to watch movies, anime, series, and everything in between! and a part of the total of what he watched already was from you :> a few days before your regular viewing night, he'll be asking you what do you want to watch! "y/n!! give me a suggestion for our viewing night!" "not in the mood for horror rn so can we just watch harry potter and the deathly hallows again?" "so part 1 or 2? hmm... let's just do both <33" also, when he hears news of a new interesting series on netflix, he'll be calling you right away and ask if you're cool with binge-watching the whole season in the next viewing night bc he thinks you'd really enjoy it :0 and whenever life gets hard, you can hit jisung up and he'll be there to prepare a more fun viewing night (and no need to wait for a few nights for that ;D) since jisung would get up from bed and go to your place already with an anime to watch in mind and a lot of snacks to eat just to lighten your mood <33

☆ FELIX

felix... a love bug... so cute... obviously, he'd be the endearingly clingy bff of yours who'll give you the most soothing hugs! even without a reason, he'd hug you because he knows that you love him doing that <3 but if there's a reason tho, one of the main responses from felix would be hugs, again. there's comfort in felix's hugs already that makes you want to stay in his arms longer than usual. whenever felix's not busy and decides to catch up with you in your place, he'll stick beside you the whole time and find the right timing to give you a soft hug :D sitting down on your desk while doing paperwork, he'll take a seat beside you and hug you gently while you do your own thing :> maybe after a long time not seeing each other bc one of you's busy, felix would love to see you again and open his arms for you to hug him tightly, smiling brightly. he'd definitely be that type who'll tackle you to the ground just to hug you.

☆ SEUNGMIN

seungmin would def be the type to say the sweetest and most reassuring words ever :(( and a little bit of a warning... sometimes, he's a flirt but! but! he does it just to compliment (or roast) you, okay?! "hey, you look really nice today" "seungmin, i'm just wearing t-shirt and jeans" "yeah that's the point, you're always on your pajamas even if we go out" lmao but fr tho, he's somebody who showers you with the nicest words you ever heard in your life. he loves seeing your reactions bc it changes every time (i'm telling you this, he always feels satisfied getting a response from you ^-^) kind of doubting yourself? seungmin is here to lift you up! "you're way better than you think you are, you can do it!" or maybe feeling lonely... he'll be by your side ofc! "i'll be here with you, always." he always says that aah he's there for you, always! there was never a time that he let you down. his words always make your day, whether your day's been good or not :>

☆ JEONGIN

okay this is a specific one but i really can imagine jeongin holding your hands... pls... it could be for different reasons or situations. he does it for your safety, for example. the two of you might be in a crowded area and he's scared that you'll get lost so he always holds your hand :') or maybe when it comes to emotions? he holds your hand when your feelings get very extreme like absolute happiness and excitement or maybe nervousness. sometimes, you even have to tell him to hold your hands just to calm yourself down. "jeongin, hold my hand, if it's alright? :0" "it's always alright for me, y/n. come on, you're too excited for the rollercoaster!!" yeah, sure. he's the one gripping your hand tightly when you guys got into this rollercoaster in an amusement park lol it's been an act of comfort to hold each other’s hands <33 so cute aah and it's been a normal thing for both of you ever since, you guys hold hands unconsciously. he just feels very safe when he has your hand on his!

#ficscafe #skz headcanons #stray kids headcanons #skz imagines #stray kids imagines #skz fluff #stray kids fluff #skz scenarios #stray kids scenarios #skz au #stray kids au #skz drabbles #stray kids drabbles #skz x reader #stray kids x reader #r.writes

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thejilyship · 2 years

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WEEK ONE - MEET CUTES

Alright! Here we go! First week's theme is Meet Cutes, but let me reiterate that you are of course allowed to write whatever you want, whenever you want, and the following prompts are only to help spark inspiration if that's what you're looking for! The main goal of fem!jily february is to force other people to make the content that I want have fun!

ALSO PLEASE MAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT! ART, FICS, EDITS, TEXTS,

PROMPTS

Sharing a train car, either the Hogwarts Express, or a train in the early 1800's taking them to the countryside to visit their grandmama

seated next to each other on a very long plane ride

they take the same bus to work every morning but have never UNTIL

I have to add the bus stop meet cute for reasons.

Sharing a taxi, bonus points if they are drunkenly sharing the taxi

one of them works at an animal shelter and the other is coming to get a new furry friend!

they literally collide while out running

the old switcher-roo. They accidentally grab each others coffee/food order or each other's luggage

they are sitting at the bar next to one another waiting for their dates/friends (bonus points if they're there to see one another and they just don't know it but hit it off anyway)

partnered up for work (bonus points if one of them is a hot shot lawyer from the city and the other is just trying to keep their families business afloat back in their hometown)

they get adjoining hotel rooms and the door between the rooms is accidentally unlocked

SPEED DATING but one of them is rigging the event so that they keep ending up back with one another

FLOWER SHOP

BOOK STORE

COFFEE SHOP

And here's where things get a little crazy bc I asked the jily discord for their favorite meet cutes and they were in a silly goofy mood

'help my glasses are shattered and I can't see a thing would you please help me back to my car?'

'you, a stranger, gushed at me for five minutes before realizing I'm not the person you think I am'

'we are seated together on a rollercoaster and one of us is very scared'

'i found this library book and returned it to you and now you're mad at me about something'

'i need help picking out a present for my knob of a bff. what is the worst item you sell?'

'you were kidnapped and someone accidentally sent me the ransom note and I don't know you.'

'you are a stranger and you're on my roof. I have questions.'

'we are both survivalists, reaching for the last can of beans'

'oh no, i hit your dog with my car!' (the dog is sirius)

'you're choking in a restaurant and I save you'

'I tried to steal your car and you caught me'

'it's the end of the world and you sneak me onto the last space shuttle leaving earth'

'we've been dating the same person for months and just found out'

'i bought a muffin from your bake sale and now I'm dying from an allergy'

'my friend spiked my drink with exlax, can I please use your bathroom!'

And there we have it! I hope you are all excited! I know I am and I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Please feel free to tag me in anything and everything you make!

#fem!jily #fem!slash february #fem!jily february #i'm vibrating I'm so excited #guys #it's my favorite thing

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l-anna-art · 2 years

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art tablet advice! this is coming from someone who used to work with a windows labtop/tablet, and now works with a macbook and ipad (using procreate), and sometimes a display tablet hooked up to my computer. I should preface that I do enjoy using my ipad but am also very biased against apple as a company lol. the biggest pros for an ipad imo are its portability and ease of workflow. ipads are pretty lightweight and don't need to be hooked up to anything, which allows you to sit somewhere more comfortable or take it on the go. by ease of workflow I'm referring to apple's airdrop system, which won't really apply to you if you don't own any other apple products. you'd have to find another cloud system or work the old fashion way to do file transfers. i'm sure you could find an adaptor to use a USB drive with an ipad, but it definitely isn't built with that in mind. cons for ipads as an art tablet is you're pretty limited with what programs you can use & customization. ipads are closer to smart phones than they are computers - you also can't download programs off the internet, only from the app store, so there isn't a ton of room for exploration if you don't find yourself liking procreate. personally, the switch from windows to apple products was very frustrating (though the ipad less so than the computer) because apple tends to treat its customers like babies. there's very little you can do in terms of customization if it isn't already built into the device. that's the most relevant advice i can think of, but i would definitely look into it more before you take the plunge bc it be hella expensive. good luck with your art endeavors!!

Yeah, Apple is good for the portability between their own products but it seems to be a mess with other softwares...

however, in terms of apps, it's fine, because I'm using CSP exclusively for now. So I can always take the subscription for the tablet as well.

And even though I don't have any apple products, I've already worked with some of their equipment since the school I went to only swore by them, so I know roughly what to expect, even if it's a bit old and it was Macs

Thank you!

#art advice #asks

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laprincesaelena · 3 years

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EOA Discord Ship Appreciation Week Day 1: Valentine’s Day

a/n: hey guys! i’m so excited to be participating in the EOA discord server’s Ship Appreciation Week! i’m posting this a bit later in the day than i intended, but better late than never, right? this is also the first time i’ve ever posted a fic on tumblr, so bear with me here! anyways, here’s some cute gabelena fluff! don’t ask me when in the canon timeline this is supposed to take place in bc if i’m being honest, i don’t really know lol. but who cares about canon this week? take some cute gabelena fluff :)

also, very special thank you to @procrastinateland for doing some absolutely adorable art to go along with this fic!! it won’t be the last time you’ll be seeing her work this week! (but in the meantime, go check out her blog!! she has some more cute eoa art and more!! :) )

fic is below the cut!

Ever since her and Gabe had started dating, Elena had been looking forward to their very first Sweetheart's Day as a couple. She already had a few ideas in mind for the occasion, and the night before the holiday, she had stayed up until practically sunrise, making sure that everything would be ready by the time he'd be off from a shift that morning. She couldn't wait to see what Gabe had in store for her the next day. When she finally got to lay her head on her pillow that night, she smiled, hoping to dream about how wonderful the day would be.

After only a couple of hours of sleep, Elena opened her eyes and stretched out a bit. Not being a morning person, she didn't have any incentive to even sit up. As she rubbed her eyes in an effort to wake herself up, she had a realization, it was Sweetheart's Day! Now, she was definitely awake. She shot upright with a smile, and excitedly pulled off her covers, and headed over to her vanity to begin getting ready.

Elena shivered slightly as she began to brush through her hair, there was a reason she didn't like getting out of bed, she was all warm and comfortable a moment ago. But, she knew that soon enough, she'd be warmed right up, hopefully from a kiss or two from Gabe, or by being all wrapped up in his arms.

A few minutes later, she headed over to her closet to pick out what she would wear. Normally, she wouldn't have to think twice about this, her casual red dress was her usual go-to. But, since today was a pretty special occasion, she figured she'd choose something different. After a moment of going through her many articles of clothing, Elena finally made a decision. She picked out a light and airy hot pink dress with a floral lace pattern, which came to about her ankles. She paired the dress with a pair of wedge sandals, along with her favorite golden earrings.

Elena then returned to her vanity to brush through her long hair one more time. Next to the mirror was a small vase, filled with orchids, a Sweetheart's Day tradition. She picked off one of the flowers and placed it in her hair, and smiled. At some point today, she'd hopefully be receiving an orchid from Gabe, even though she had already been his sweetheart for a couple of months now. But, before that, she had to make sure everything was ready for him!

The crown princess headed down the halls of the palace with a pep in her step. Something was certainly in the air today, as there seemed to be every Sweetheart's Day. But this year was even more special to her, since this year, she had a sweetheart to be spending it with. Every once in a while, she'd come across a member of the palace staff who had already received their orchid that day, or one rehearsing exactly what they'd say to their sweetheart. Elena couldn't help but smile, and give a quick congratulations or word of reassurance to whoever she came across. But then, when she encountered one of the royal guards, she pulled them aside, and told them to inform Captain Núñez to meet her in the parlor immediately after his shift had ended, for there was a 'very important matter' to discuss.

Gabe was just about to head out of the guard barracks before he was pulled aside, and told that the crown princess requested his presence in the parlor immediately, for there was a very important matter to discuss. Of course, Gabe would head right there, though he couldn't help but sigh. He didn't have time for this! But what if something was actually wrong? He didn't want to risk that, so, as quickly as he could, he headed to the parlor.

When Gabe entered the room, he was practically blinded by an overwhelming amount of pink, red, and white. Colored streamers lined the walls, there was a heart shaped balloon tied onto practically every piece of furniture, and in the center of the room, was his lovely Elena.

Elena had a table all set up, with a bundle of balloons attached to either side. Placed on the table was a frame of a favorite picture of the two of them. Red, pink, and white napkins were arranged in a pattern on each side, along with matching plates to go with them. In the center, was a homemade tres leches cake, with "Happy Sweetheart's Day, Mi Amor!" written in pink icing. Elena's face was lit up with a smile, she looked so proud of her little arrangement.

"Surprise! Happy Sweetheart's Day!" she exclaimed.

"So, this was the 'very important matter' we needed to discuss, huh?" Gabe asked her, a smile forming on his face.

"Yup!" Elena responded with a nod. "But come on, this is a very important matter, it's our first Sweetheart's Day together!"

"I guess you're right," Gabe said, and began to take a closer look at everything Elena had out on the table. "Did you do all of this yourself?" he asked.

"I sure did!" Elena replied with a proud smile. "Well, I had a little bit of help from the staff with the streamers, and-" But before she could finish her sentence, Gabe cut her off with a second thought.

"Hold on, did you make this cake yourself too? There's no way." he said with a small laugh.

Though he was born the son of a baker, and was at one point expected to carry on his father's business, Gabe wasn't too good of a baker himself, and he knew Elena had just about the same amount of skill.

"This time, I made it to two leches, all on my own!" Elena told him. "By the third leche I did have my abuela step in, just to make sure we could actually enjoy it. But, I decorated it by myself! Which, I'm surprised wasn't a dead giveaway."

The cake was frosted with a layer of white icing, not perfectly, but it was at least completely covered. Elena had clearly underestimated the amount of room the center of the cake had, for about half of the word 'Sweetheart's' gradually dropped lower and lower. There was plenty of room for the word 'Day', but 'Mi Amor!' had to be crammed onto the right side, below a slanted 'Sweetheart's'. Even though the presentation of it may not have been perfect, Gabe was confident that it tasted better than it looked.

"Hey, it's certainly better than anything I could've done," Gabe said, and walked behind the table to be beside Elena. He pulled her in for a quick kiss as she wrapped her arms around him. "Everything looks great, I love it!" he added with a smile.

"I'm so glad you do, I wouldn't risk destroying the kitchen for anybody else." Elena joked, and leaned up to kiss him a second time. Then, she turned back towards the table, and picked up the knife that was lying beside the cake. "So, want a slice?" she asked.

"Uh..sure!" Gabe said, but mentally hit himself for hesitating. Though he was confident Elena's cake had come out great, and any other time he'd love to sit and have a slice with her, but he was on a bit of a time frame.

"No promises on how even these slices will be.." Elena said to herself as she began to cut them both a slice. She placed each slice on a plate, along with including a napkin and fork.

Elena handed the plate over to Gabe with a smile, and before she could even grab her own, he had already taken a couple of bites. She softly laughed to herself, hopefully that meant he was enjoying it!

"So, what do you think?" she asked him.

"It's really good, Elena," Gabe answered, already putting another piece in his mouth. "You should make these more often!" he added, his voice a bit muffled from the decently sized piece of cake he'd just eaten.

Elena tried a bit of her slice as well, and she had to admit, she was pretty proud of herself, it was really good! She turned to sit on the couch, and patted the space beside her for Gabe to join her.

"You can sit, if you'd like," she said, even though she wasn't giving him much choice, she was implying that she'd like him to sit beside her. "We aren't in any hurry!"

But little did she know, Gabe actually was in a hurry. He knew he didn't have time to sit with her, the two of them might lose track of time and be there for hours! But he also didn't want to let Elena know of this, or act suspicious in any way. He had to think, and fast. So, he turned to the side, and mumbled a quick, 'Captain Núñez!' in a voice slightly different than his own.

"Oh, sounds like someone's calling me!" he said, acting as if he weren't the one to call himself. "Thank you for everything, bye!" Gabe added hurriedly, before quickly finishing his slice of cake, and practically sprinting out of the room.

Elena barely had enough time to process what had just happened before Gabe was out of the room. She placed her plate on the couch before getting up to follow behind him, but by the time she poked her head out into the hallway, she sighed upon noticing that Gabe was nowhere to be found, nor was whoever 'called' him.

She sat back down on the couch to finish up her slice of cake, while thinking of what could possibly be up with him. Was he planning something special for her? If so, what could that be? Or, maybe Sweetheart's Day simply wasn't a big deal to him, and he didn't really care about everything she had done for him. Elena didn't even want to think that was the case, he seemed to love everything, and she had stayed up all night for it to be just perfect! She did know one thing for a fact, though, something was up with Gabe, and she was going to get to the bottom of this.

As Elena began to search around the palace for where Gabe could've possibly gone off to, she happened to bump into her abuela.

"Mija! Just the girl I wanted to see!" Luisa said to her granddaughter with a smile.

"Hi, abuela," Elena replied, returning the smile. "How's your Sweetheart's Day been so far? Has abuelo done anything extra special for you?" she asked.

"Funny that you mention that, because I was just headed to the kitchen to whip up a batch of empanadas for our Sweetheart's Day tradition! You know they're your abuelo's favorite!" Luisa responded. "And, I figured since you did such a wonderful job with that cake last night, you could help me out with the empanadas as well!"

Elena's eyes widened as she shook her head, thinking back to her occasional disasters when it came to cooking. "Oh, no, that's alright abuela, I'm sure they'd come out much better if only you made them, you know what you're doing much better than I do." she said.

"Oh, come on mijita, you'll do just fine! I could use an extra hand, and how could you say no to spending more time with your abuela?" Luisa asked, wrapping her arm around Elena and pulling her in close.

Though Elena was really more concerned about finding out what was up with Gabe at the moment, she knew she couldn't say no. Besides, maybe taking a little bit to get her mind off of that and just spend time with her abuela would be nice. Plus, she might pick up a few more tips and tricks for baking, maybe she could even learn to rival Gabe's parents' recipe!

"Okay, if you insist!" Elena replied with a soft laugh. "Let's go, then!"

Elena got herself dragged into the kitchen, and Luisa got her right to work on mixing the dough. Thankfully, there was no possible way Elena could create any sort of disaster with that (or so she hoped), and with their teamwork, a batch of empanadas was in the oven in record time. But, they weren't finished just yet. Luisa decided they'd start on a second batch, but with a different filling this time! So, Elena reluctantly returned to her task of preparing the dough.

As Elena began to knead the dough, she couldn't help but wonder what Gabe was up to, and her doubtful thoughts returned. If only abuela hadn't wanted to make a second batch, she could've already found out what was going on! But here she was, kneading another batch of dough, which hopefully would turn out alright for her abuelos.

While the second batch was baking, Elena couldn't help but take a look out the window, where she noticed that the sun was already beginning to set. Sweetheart's Day was almost over, and she had barely seen her own sweetheart at all that day. Not to mention that when she did see him, he was in quite the rush. She was snapped out of her thoughts by a tap on her shoulder, and turned back to face her abuela.

"You don't have to stay here while we wait, mija." Luisa said. "You've been more than enough help, and I had lots of fun, you're not as terrible at baking as you may think!"

"Thanks, abuela," Elena replied with a small smile. "Are you sure you don't need any more help? I'd be more than happy to stay."

"No, I insist, you go off and enjoy the rest of your night!" Luisa responded, and was now practically pushing Elena out of the kitchen. "Also, remember to look down on your way out." she added with a wink.

"Look down?" Elena asked, but once she reached the hallway, she understood what her abuela was talking about.

Right at her feet was a small envelope, with her name written in the center, along with a heart. She'd know that handwriting anywhere, it was Gabe's! Elena smiled as she bent down to pick up the envelope, so he hadn't just brushed her off! Now, the pieces were beginning to fall into place. He must've been planning something for her when he rushed out so suddenly, and her abuela was definitely distracting her with baking until everything was ready to go. Not wasting a moment, Elena tore open the envelope, pulling out a small letter inside.

I wanted this day to be special for you,

But most of my ideas just wouldn't do.

You made my day great, so it'd only be right,

To treat you to the very best Sweetheart's Night.

All around the palace, I've left a few things,

Maybe a new dress, bracelets, or rings.

But before you're able to find that out,

I'll give you a clue to think about.

Weekly we fence in the gardens or Castillo Park,

But I won't have you searching outside in the dark.

Where you'd find a person curled up with a book,

Is the very first place I'd suggest you'd look.

Elena smiled as she read along, this was certainly an exciting way to spend the rest of her night! Once she read her first clue, she knew exactly where to go, and she headed straight to the palace's library.

When she arrived at the library, she began to look around for where Gabe could've left something. Right under the painting of Avalor Bay, she found something that definitely wasn't always there!

Elena picked up a brand new sword for fencing and smiled, she couldn't wait to use this at their next fencing practice! She looked it over for a moment, before noticing something else on the ground. Beside the sword was yet another small envelope, her scavenger hunt wasn't over just yet! She tore open the second envelope, and began to read the small letter inside.

I want you to remember, that forever, through and through,

I'll always be living "La Vida Dulce" with you.

On your bed is a gift, that like you is so sweet,

I know you'll enjoy this little Sweetheart's Day treat.

Elena couldn't help but smile as she read along. She completely agreed, she's always living the sweet life with Gabe by her side. But, thinking of those words gave her an idea as to what this present could be, and she excitedly headed up to her room to see if her guess was correct.

Sure enough, when Elena entered her room, she spotted a heart shaped box placed on her bed. When she opened the box, she'd recognize the contents anywhere. They were chocolates from her abuela's chocolate shop! Elena couldn't help but pick one up and pop it into her mouth. She couldn't help but wonder if this chocolate really was as sweet as she was, since she definitely had her days at some points. But, one thing she definitely agreed on was that she enjoyed this Sweetheart's Day treat, Avaloran chocolate was one of her favorites!

Elena placed the cover back onto the box, and noticed yet another small envelope resting beside it. She tore it open, excited to see where this next clue would lead her.

I hope that you've been having lots of fun,

Sorry for keeping you on the run!

But this next clue is your last, number three,

The most exciting gift you'll soon see.

I'm sure you know that what I've said is true,

That no matter what, I'm always with you.

This Sweetheart's Day was filled with surprises galore,

I hope that together, we'll be spending many more.

I have one last surprise to complete our night,

I can't wait to see your face filled with delight.

Outside on the terrace is where you'll find me and more,

Happy Sweetheart's Day, mi amor.

Elena left the letter, along with the other few things she had accumulated on her scavenger hunt on her bed, and excitedly ran out of her room. She felt like she had barely seen Gabe all day, so she couldn't wait to spend more time with him, and to see what this exciting surprise was!

Once she opened the doors to the terrace, Elena stopped for a moment, and gasped. She took a moment to just take in her surroundings, everything looked amazing!

The terrace was illuminated by strings of lights, and in the very center was Gabe, waiting for her with a loving smile. Behind him was a table, perfectly decorated for a candlelit dinner for two. Elena could've sworn she saw a few of the empanadas she had made earlier on the table as well! Everything looked so perfect and especially romantic, Elena's face was certainly filled with delight.

"Happy Sweetheart's Day!" Gabe said to her, with just as proud of a smile as she had worn earlier.

Elena ran right over and wrapped her arms tightly around him, pulling him in for a kiss. Gabe caught her in his arms, and once they broke apart, lifted her up and spun her around.

"Gabe, this is amazing!" she exclaimed, the smile on her face only growing. "This is the perfect way to end our night!"

"I'm glad you love it," Gabe responded, a similar smile lighting up his face. "And I'm glad you ended up here, hopefully my clues weren't too confusing." he joked with a small laugh.

"I figured out each place right away, it was a lot of fun." Elena replied. "Thank you for doing this all for me."

"Hey, it's our first Sweetheart's Day together, this is a very important matter." Gabe joked. "Besides, you did so much for me earlier today, I wanted to give you just as great of a day."

"Well, my day didn't start out exactly as I planned, since I was a bit concerned about as to why you were in such a rush earlier.." Elena explained. "At first I thought you didn't care about what I did this morning, which I thought seemed unlike you, but before I could ask you, you were gone! And now, I understand why you seemed to be in such a rush." she added with a smile.

"Exactly." Gabe replied. "And I'm really sorry if I made you feel like I didn't appreciate it, because I absolutely loved it! It was such a nice surprise to come back from my shift to."

"I'm glad you loved it." Elena responded with a smile. "I love this so much too! Speaking of, we should probably stop talking before the food gets cold or the candles go out." she added with a small laugh.

"Hang on, there's one more thing I'd like to give you." Gabe said, and let go of her for a moment.

Gabe stepped behind the table, and lifted up a vase, filled with purple orchids, a symbol of Sweetheart's Day. He took one out of the vase and walked back over to where Elena was standing, and held it out in front of him.

"Even though we've been together for a few months now, I still wanted to ask you this. In fact, I've been hoping for this moment for a couple of years now.." he said.

Elena smiled as he held out the orchid in front of her. She wanted to just take it from him right then and there, since of course she'd accept it! But, she also wanted to hear everything he had to say.

"So, Elena Castillo Flores, will you be my sweetheart?" Gabe asked with a smile.

Elena smiled big as she nodded her head. "Yes, of course I will!" she answered.

Gabe placed the stem in Elena's hand, as she looked down at it with a smile. She placed the flowers behind her ear, now having orchids decorating each side of her dark brown hair.

Elena wrapped her arms around him once again, and pulled him in for another kiss. Gabe wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her in a bit closer. Though she thought it was a bit cliché, Elena even felt her foot slightly lift off the ground.

Their very first Sweetheart's Day together may not have been completely perfect, but neither of them minded one bit. All that mattered to these two sweethearts was that they'd be able to spend their day together, and that it would be a day filled with oh so much love. And that's exactly the day Gabe and Elena received .

#eoa ship appreciation week 2021 #gabelena #my fics #sweetheart’s day #i really hope you guys like this 🥺#if you love it please let me know bc comments like that keep my motivation up!#and i really hope to do something for this whole week!#anyways here’s the only gabelena fic you guys will probably be seeing today bc no one ships it anymore 😔#elena of avalor

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liannelara-dracula · 4 years

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Uta x Human Reader, please? The reader is like Uta, quiet and really artistic. They decide to check out his shop bc artt. And they get really interested in eachother and oops their hearts go 💓 (I'm sorry haha) Also can the reader be shocked but still cool with the fact that Uta's a ghoul?

Hi. No this is a great Idea I just hope this is to your liking I spent a lot of time on this so I hope it's good. Since the reader is a girl I do think that her personality is slight different but I did try to follow along with what you requested.

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It was Saturday and you were ahead in everything you needed to do. Classes were over, your day was off, and you figured you’d get out to fill the void. You forced yourself out of your comfy bed and f/c comforters to get ready to go somewhere. You brushed the small knots in your hair making your h/c locks soft again. Once you were ready and changed into an outfit you liked you stepped out of your apartment and wandered around the streets of Tokyo.

A sigh escaped your lips as you strolled down the street after feeling like you had been everywhere when in reality you had only gone to a couple of places. You looked to the left side of the street that was the more run down and abandoned part of town. This was literally the only part you never checked out very much. You had been there a few times only to meet with some of your classmates from school but you never knew too much about the place.

I guess it couldn’t hurt to explore. If I feel unsafe I can always run right back anyways.

As you walked down the street you placed your earbuds into your ears to play the music you liked on your phone to not feel as lonely as you walked. You walked around many buildings searching for a store that piqued your interest. Your e/c orbs widen at the title written on the nearby store, HySy ArtMask Studio, you stopped thinking it would be cool to check out.

It looks a little empty but maybe there just aren’t that many people who need masks at the moment. I hope something looks cool in there.

As you approached the studio’s door you turned the knob of the door to enter inside as a bell jingled, signaling that you had come in. Your fingers removed your earbuds from your ears and placed them into your purse. Stepping inside the medium-sized building with art hanging on every wall, there were all different types of masks. Ones that made you shiver from how dark they looked and others that made you awe from how they were beautifully constructed. The heels of your shoe’s soles clicked on the checkerboard floor as you moved to have a look around the place. It seemed a little strange that the store was so vacant yet it was open.

I wonder if there is anyone actually working here? I hope I'm not intruding.

“Hello?” Your voice echoed through most of the building.

“Um, excuse me. Is anybody here? Hello?” You asked again, walking further around the building.

You stepped further in the building only to trip on displaced tile, “Ahh!”

“Ouch!” You winced at the pain you felt in your knee.

“Are you alright?” The sudden voice of a male had caught your attention as he helped you up.

His black hair tied into a ponytail and his pale features with a few piercings on his face as an accessory. His hands, arms, and neck covered in ink designs-he’s appearance wasn’t typical to see but it wasn’t unappealing. The lad’s loose yet fitted clothing seemed to match with the rest of him as it was also dark in color.

He is kinda attractive. . .

Feeling a little uncomfortable you moved from his grip and dust yourself off, “Yes, thank you. And sorry about it.”

“Your knee doesn’t look so well.” He stated before helping you up and placing you onto the cold surface of the shop counter.

“Wait here I’ll get a bandaid.” He started signaling for you to wait as he went up the stairs.

“Oh you don’t...have too.” You frowned seeing he’d already left to get you a bandage.

While sitting on the counter you looked around yourself noticing the place a bit more. Your e/c orbs scanned the room most of it being dark and not many lights were put up. While looking you noticed out the corner of your eye, a jar of some sort. Taking a closer look, you slipped off the counter to take a look at the jar. A chill went down your spine realizing what was in the jar, eyeballs. Human eyeballs were in a jar in this very shop, which meant the owner was a ghoul. This wasn't a complete surprise considering that you were in a more run-down part of town. But still, you didn’t ever think of it as such a common thing. Though you weren’t too worried seeing you had met a ghoul once which also just so happens to be one of your best friends.

The sound of footsteps coming towards you signaled he had returned, “You got off of the counter, it must not hurt as much..”

“You're a ghoul.” Your voice calm even though you were slightly terrified after saying that. Placing the jar back on the table it was on, you turned to look at him seeing his eyes change, he seemed surprised yet threatened.

“I'm sorry I made it sound like that's a problem, I must have hurt your feelings.” He looked calmer seeing your alarmed expression turn to a frown as you said this.

“I promise it doesn't bother me, my friend happens to be one too, and sometimes she tells me to carry snacks for her and so I do. See?” You admitted holding out a small package of ‘food’ that you'd carry when you were with your friend.

“It's not something I really like doing but she's someone important to me so that's why I don't mind doing it.” You smile somewhat thinking of the friendship you had with her.

It was there where he had returned to being calm, “That is a sweet thing to do. You are quite brave for a human girl. Though that wound might tempt other ghouls that live around here. What do you say, shall we treat it?” He offered holding the bandaid in one of his tattooed hands.

Before you could say anything he helped you up onto the counter once again. He kneeled down holding your calf up making it easier for him to wipe the blood off with a tissue. Once he disposed of it in the trashcan he applied the bandage on your cut and bruised up knee.

“I'm sorry about your injury, I should be getting new tiles soon.” He smiled helping you off the counter.

“Oh it's not your fault it just happens, but thank you.” You replied feeling at a loss of words by this point.

“Well, let me know if there's anything you'd like or if you'd want a mask custom made.” He said returning to the work on his desk.

“Wait, you've made all of these?-that's so much work.” Of course, you were surprised you had to be.

“It's just one of my hobbies.” The tattooed male stated bluntly.

It was impressive considering he made every single one on the wall. You could never imagine yourself making all of those masks. The labor work was definitely a lot and so was the time spent to make them. His hands are probably used to work by now.

“Well, they look really nice.” You cheered as a smile appeared on both of your faces.

“You are an artist as well?” He inquired, studying your behavior.

You nodded at this letting out a small laugh, “Yeah, I just don't make masks though. I but I did make this dress I’m wearing.”

“Well the color really does suit you. Especially with the arrangement of flowers on it.” He complimented you on the detail of it as you both got lost into talking about the time it takes to make things.

For a moment things felt a little different, there was a sweet silence surrounding the both of you as you looked up at him. Your heart skipped a beat from how much you had in common with him and from how much you agreed with him. While you were thinking in your own head, he seemed to be thinking of something as you tried to pay mind to your surroundings. But before you knew it your attention was brought right back to him.

His hand grabbed your chin gently as he examined your face, “I see, you have such beautiful eyes, I bet you are poetic as well.” His expression seemed to look a little curious while he sounded amused at the same time.

You blushed, “O-oh um thank you but I'm not so sure.” Soon he let go and your cheeks returned to their normal skin tone and you felt a little more relaxed.

“Well, I'll leave you too looking. My name is Uta.”

You smiled a small smile before introducing yourself as well, “Oh well thank you, Uta, I'm Y/N.”

“It’s a lovely name, it reminds of (favorite flower).” He commented, making you blush again.

“Oh that is my favorite flower.”

“I made a mask with those kinds of flowers painted on there. Would you like for me to show you?” Uta piqued your curiosity by this point and you were excited to see his work seeing he was so talented.

“Sure I don’t mind.” You said as you followed him to one the counters where the masks were kept sealed in the glass cabinet as they were probably more expensive seeing they were kept inside.

He pulls out a key from his pocket and opens the lock on the glass door to slide it open. Once he does he picks the masks with your favorite flowers and hands it to you. You held it by your fingertips gingerly as you admired the work that was put into it.

“Wow, I don’t know what to say the brush strokes are-

“Nicely done?” He suggested looking into your eyes.

“Perfect.” You felt your heart skip a beat as you were inches apart from each other.

“I’m sorry.” Stepping back a bit he caught your attention again.

“It’s fine, also I think the mask suits you, why don’t you try it on? You can look at the mirror here to see what it looks like.” Uta offered to point to the small mirror placed on the counter.

“Oh okay, I guess I could.” You say before putting it on as you looked into the mirror.

Wow, it's really nice but...I can't afford it. It looks really expensive.

As you took it off you looked up to meet eyes with him, “It’s really nice. But I can't afford it.” Your warm smile seemed to make him smile as well.

“There’s no charge, keep it. It’s yours, I liked the way it looked on you so I think you should keep it.” Uta stated, hoping you'd keep it.

“Oh thanks, Uta but you've already done so much, I should pay you back somehow.” You couldn't take advantage of him, he already treated your wound which you knew he didn't have too.

“I'd like for you to have it, but if you feel like you're taking advantage you aren't.” Uta smiled, placing the mask back in your hands.

“Ok, but are you sure I can't do anything for you in return?” You tilt your head to the side grabbing his attention as you waited for him to say something.

“Hmm, well now that you mention it. Would you be up for modeling for me?” There was a hint of amusement in his voice as he said this.

“Modeling?” Your voice is thin and confused.

What did he mean by modeling? Was he teasing you, you didn't know him that well yet he was already teasing you? You looked at him waiting for him to explain as you didn't want to accuse him of being a perv. even tho he is one.

“Yes modeling, I was wondering if you'd be willing to model for me for this painting I am making. I don't know who I want to paint but after meeting you I think you'd be the perfect person to paint. You don't have to pose in a specific way or wear anything in particular, just come by next week at 1:00 and I will start painting the portrait.”

“Oh well I wouldn’t mind, but are sure I’d be a good choice to paint?” You questioned.

You were flattered, truly. But you felt a little uncertain of the idea. You could never imagine someone painting you, not unless you were like a supermodel. Though in this case, you weren’t you were just a regular girl who liked art.

“I don’t see why you wouldn’t be, you look very cute.”

Cute? Uta thinks I look cute. But I’m not cute at all. I'm not a little girl. Do I not have enough sex appeal to be seen as a woman? Gosh what’s wrong with me, why does that even matter?!

“Y/N, are you alright your cheeks are pink?” Uta titled his head to the side in concern to look at you.

You felt a little nervous, “Yes-yes I’m fine. And um yeah I can model for you if that’s what you want-Ah sorry that sounded weird I mean that I-mm.”

Your lips rambling on as you tried explaining but Uta had shut you up. His lips crashing onto yours whilst his hands cupped your cheeks, you gasped in surprise at the contact which gave him access only to surprise you even more. He smirked into the kiss as you blushed, the intimate contact with the tattooed stranger made your legs feel like jello. Soon, you both parted as you felt a little exhausted, a string of salvia detached from both of your lips.

“W-why d-did you-”

Uta kneeled down to your eye level whilst he patted your head, ”Sorry, I have a habit of kissing cute girls when they get embarrassed.”

You had to regain your composure as you felt exposed,“Uh, no-no it’s fine. I get it.” You justify waving your hand in front of you like it wasn’t a big deal.

“Really, so you understand?” He inquired as he seemed somewhat amused by your response. Was he teasing you again?

You were unsure of what to say, “Yes, um no-no not really. I don’t know what to say, sorry.”

He turned his back to you, searching for something in one of the lower cabinets, “It’s fine, but if you liked the kiss I will take you out on a date after you come by next week?” A smile grew on your lips seeing he took an interest in you and he wasn’t just teasing.

Thinking for a moment you answered, “Sure, I’m not busy after.” A small blush appeared on your cheeks at the thought of going on a date with someone who you thought was attractive.

Uta held out a small box to you gesturing you to take it, “Sounds great. This is for the mask your taking home, the box will keep it safe.”

A smile grew on your face, “Oh thank you. Well, I guess I should get going.” You said while making sure you were ready to leave.

“Your welcome, I will see you very soon Y/n.” He stated while waving as you were soon heading toward the door.

But of course, something kept bothering you and you knew you had to do it. You turned on your heel in the opposite direction of heading outside and went up to Uta instead. Stepping on your tippy-toes you gave him a light peck on the cheek before saying goodbye whilst you left him on the edge of his seat. And it was from there on out where you not only had a ghoul best friend but a boyfriend as well. You never regretted the day you entered his mask shop because you knew it was the best thing you ever did. Especially since you knew he liked you enough to kiss you, the first time meeting you. From then on you liked the more run-down part of town because you found a reason to.

#tokyo ghoul #tokyo ghoul uta #tokyo ghoul imagines #tokyo ghoul scenarios #tokyo ghoul x reader #uta x reader #anime #anime imagines #anime scenarios #tokyo ghoul uta x reader

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juupajaa · 4 years

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Hullo! So I've already been quarantined for a week and I'm really struggling not getting into old bad eating habits. Technically I've already relapsed, B/P. I used to cope by leaving the house a lot, hanging out with people in the park and so. But now I'm stuck in a tiny apartment with other 3 people and it's becoming unbearable. Do you know how to cope when you can't leave a tiny space? Thanks a lot, Hope you're doing okay Xoxo

Hei hei ✌ Not gonna lie, this is High Season for relapses so don't feel bad for it. I mean we're all stressed out and anxious, our lives are changing, there's a lot of uncertainty and we need ways to cope with all this crap that's coming from every direction. But the same stuff applies now as it would any other time: relapses happen, but they don't have to be long-lived.

Sadly, going back to your disorder and that horrible coping mechanism isn't going to solve a thing. Even if it feels like it would be easier to just get that obsession going again so you'd have no time to think about anything else, you know very well that it won't make you feel any better.

I'm trying to quit smoking right now and it's pretty brutal, but also it reminds me a lot of the struggle to stop doing disordered behaviours. You just have to bang your head against the wall and forcibly and aggressively distract yourself until the worst passes.

Finding stuff to do is important not only in keeping you form going to disordered behaviours, but also to keep you from getting brutal cabin fever.

A lot of good quarantine tips videos and posts have already been made so I recommend looking those up to get more ideas on what to do, but here's stuff that I'm doing to keep myself busy and my head cool, being stuck indoors:

Cleaning/organizing. Dude, you have all the time in the world now. Sort out your closet, clean your desk, rearrange your room, do a deep cleaning, this is the time

Baking. Making things from scratch is an excellent choise, because A) It takes up a lot of time B) You need to go to the store less C) Baking will make you feel better bc you accomplished something and D) yummmmy

Yard work/gardening, if you have a yard/balcony/house plants etc. I have a big ass yard full of snow and shoveling it is a job that will never be over. I also have a lot of house plants and keeping up with them is good for the soul

Art/craft projects. The bigger the better, the more the better. I've been drawing, making music, making crafts, writing, just keep those hands and mind busy so you don't freak out by the boredom.

Games/shows/docs/movies etc. I've been playing sims with my friend for like 5 days straight and it's been so good. The whole day just whooses by so fast. Now's also the perfect time to go through your Netflix list and clear it once and for all.

Honestly I wouldn't be opposed to doing some livestreams with you guys or something like that. It can get really lonely and boring and maybe some chats would help??

Edit: Also, taking "me time" breaks is 100% ok and you should do it. Find your own corner and sit in it for as long as you have to. You can dven tell the other to not bother you, tell them you'll take a nap. If you have a room of your own, close the door and put your headphones on, close your eyes and listen through your favourite album or something. Giving others their personal space is so important, especially now.

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coe-lilium · 5 years

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Hey Lilium! I love your Servant redesigns! I'm starting to learn to draw digitally so that I can design Servants myself, like Kriemhild. Would you have any advice you could give me on this?

Hi! Thank you so much for your words!

I’m a bit unsure if you’re asking for tips on digital art itself or on chara design?

In doubt, I’m going to go with “digital art” in this post, if you meant chara des hit me up with an ask and I’ll happily provide for that :)

*necessary intro*: please consider that my art education ended 10 years ago and never prepared me for more stylized/cartoon styles, so I’m self taught for almost all intents (100% regarding digital art).

Long wall of text under the cut:

First suggestion is to get a good, reliable art program.

Plenty of artists use Paint Tool SAI and Clip Studio Paint (currently using CSP myself and don’t plan to ever abandon it). Neither of them is free but both are less pricey than Adobe bundles and both were created more for illustrating than “photoshopping” purposes. There’s plenty more but those are two I used and can recommend. Many art programs usually offer a 30 days trial so my suggestion would be to try them out and see which is more to your liking and offers the best quality/price wise.

By personal experience, it’s much better to pay and have support than to find a free unofficial version and then get fucked and lose all your works when you update your operating system and discover the bootleg program doesn’t work anymore. Learn from me, don’t risk it.

Next suggestion, get a drawing tablet or a tablet. Nothing too pricey as a beginner, when paired with a good program any decent tablet will do its job. What you really need is pen pressure, everything else is optional. People draw on their iPads with great results but never having tried I can’t give suggestions here, if not to look for artist who do and see how they work (YT surely has tutorials ‘bout it).

With hardware and software out of the way, let’s get down to proper drawing business:

First of all, forget that “but you’re not a real artist if you use references/copy poses” noise: use references, use all the references you want.

If you want to paint a starry sky and don’t know how to rend the effect, maybe the glowing of a nebula? Look up Youtube and Deviantart tutorials, tumblr tutorials, look up on how all the artist you like paint and their tips, all the IRL photos in google.

Something I personally find very helpful are tutorials comparing realistic and stylized styles and showing how to go from one to another, how to simplify shapes etc.

Renaissance artist invented the darkroom/camera oscura to help them drawing perspective and then traced over that shit. If Caravaggio traced to save time, then so can we.

And there’s so many different ways to reach a similar result that maybe your first attempts will look like copycats of that tutorial you saw or that really inspiring artist. It’s fine. But the more attempts and the more you play with your program of choice, brushes you like/find more comfortable, the more you look up different sources and integrate bits of them all in a singular piece, the more your work will be distinct.

Now, onto one of the big elephants in the room: do you know how to correctly sketch a human body from scratch? If yes, amazing! (all my respect).

If not, there’s plenty of solutions without having to learn how to (which is the way I currently work bc drawing is a 100% hobby and I’d rather spend my time elsewhere than in re-learning human anatomy) and working digitally makes these solutions way easier.

After you find a “how to draw anatomy” book or blog or tutorials and safely store it somewhere safe to go back and reference, then you can

1. find stock photos, either from google (be careful not to use copyrighted stuff) or in bundles specifically created for artists to use as bases or references. On Deviantart for example there’s SenshiStock, incredible project with hundreds of photos free to use. The anatomy book/blog here will be useful if you want a certain body shape and your reference doesn’t match with your idea.

2. chose a program like CSP or similar that comes with 3D stock poses which you can then alter as much as you like in size, weight, rotation, light direction, position of every body part down to each finger (in CSP’s case, you can also download plenty more free to use poses, brushes, 3d objects, patterns etc created by the userbase and shared in the library bundled with the program).

3. if your main art program doesn’t come with human poses? no problem at all, get one just for this specific purpose, like Design Doll (both free/pay ver, imo free ver is more than enough), Posemaniacs (free, online, uses flash), MagicPoser (free with option of in-app purchases, it’s an app, good reviews, just tried it a little and seems quite good).

4. less conventional but imo still useful, especially if you want to draw in “anime” style and proportions for Servants designs: go to My figure collections and use figmas.

They’re highly posable plastic figures from the most different jp (and not) characters, each one with a photo gallery and as long as you modify the final piece and -important!- don’t sell it if you base it on a specific user photo? I’d say go for it. Or mix body parts of different figmas, or use the “archetype” products, naked bodies made precisely for drawing bases, there’s options with both more “anime” and more realistic proportion.

I collect them for both owning Fate/other characters without spending a fortune and for drawing references and I find them quite well suited for this purpose. Why on earth despair if I’d ever want to draw Arturia in armor when I can just grab my figma of her, pose it, take a photo and then draw on it? :P

Now, hardware and software check, way to find poses check, what else?

Layers are your best friends. For example, Bradamante? A good 50+ layers, some of them stored in folders so I could just select and deselect them to remove or put on mantle, lance, shield, sword etc. Just... remember to name them to save yourself a lot of time.

And changing a layer’s opacity too, especially to draw the definitive lineart over the first rough sketch or for shading or highlights.

The more I write the more I find things to write about so I’ll call it for now, this post is already a WoT as it is. Hopefully I was of use, but if you need more, ask right away and I’ll do my best! :)

#answer #umh...#drawing tips #?#digital art #paragon-arthur

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