#i have a lot of art i wanna work on but honestly

[puppyeared]

sleight doodley before i go to bed <3

#i like drawing this guy lol #god. i really wanna give him a personality but im having a hard time #im not so good at writing especially characters and personalities #i just. pour a bit of myself into whatever i make because it helps me connect with my work #but that also means i have a hard time writing outside my headspace so it gets stale after a while. sigh #like.. would he be an impish little creature with a heart of gold.. suave clumsy failguy..... #im honestly not sure and im scared to commit to one thing if i change my mind. which happens a lot #myart #my art #my oc #oc #sleight #fur #furry art

[ferahntics]

Spectra’s Origins

So I wanted to wait until I had the motivation to do a full comic about this, but at this rate it won’t happen anytime soon, so!! Instead, will do it in this format where I throw in some images here and there ;v;

This is going to be a long post under the cut, but! Let’s get down to talking about Spectra, cause she’s probably my favorite character to work on origin-wise.

I’ve stated before that Spectra is an anomaly of sorts. She is a fusion between her real and Mirror self, meshing into this weird unstable mess that can flip between sweet and graceful, to violent and sadistic in a second.

But I never really went into detail HOW she became an anomaly to start with. So let’s knock out her old, real world self.

Spectra was seen as a matriarch, so to speak, to a group of Babut that were seeking refuge and cover from the ongoing war between the GSA and Nightmare’s monsters - and to avoid any and all contact with Dark Matter creatures. They really just wanted to find a peaceful location where they can live with as few worries as possible and away from any battles. Spectra was seen as a very gentle lady that didn’t discriminate, she took in whoever and welcomed them with open arms.

Eventually, after years of traversing, they managed to find an abandoned castle-like area, imbedded within a cliff, the caverns serving as tunnels and rooms - very welcome for a group consisting of bats that preferred darkness. It seemed to have been abandoned for a very long time, with no real trace of anything within aside from dust... and a shattered mirror.

Upon closer inspection, a being made itself present in the broken object - a spitting image of Spectra, with grey marks as opposed to her usual brown. The Mirror counterpart claims to have been chased away and forcefully locked within an alternate world, unable to escape and live freely. Naively, the real Spectra decided to keep her counterpart company and befriend her.

A decision that would prove disastrous in the long-run.

Over time, she helped a badly injured Star Warrior that had been shot out of the sky during a fight and landed near their home. She helped him recover, and trusted him to keep their whereabouts a secret, for their sakes. The warrior complied, thanking Spectra before setting off, his injuries mended, aside some leftover scars.

This prompted her Mirror self to question her naive and trusting nature - could the warrior truly be trusted? Was he going to stay true to his word? Or did he merely pretend to be truthful and would eventually come back with his own troop and attack her and the Babut. She manages to plant a seed of doubt in her real self’s mind.

And it piles on. The real Spectra begins to worry about being ratted out by the Star Warrior, starts to think she might’ve been taken advantage of. When a group of young Babut pull a harmless prank, her reflection would question if it was really as innocent as she thought - or if there was something worse under the surface.

Another concern.

And it only added up over time. One concern evolved into another, and it kept multiplying.

Eventually, her calm demeanor had diminished, and she became wary - gradually evolving into paranoia, flinching and getting defensive at the slightest and most frivolous things and reading far too much into it. She became accusatory, and with her reflection’s influence, ended up pushing everyone away. Little by little, the Babut left, thinking their once graceful matriarch had succumbed to a form of madness.

This left her alone. Vulnerable. Exposed.

And so, the one being Spectra started to think she could trust and no one else - would prove to be the true mastermind behind it all. Her Mirror self lunged at her through the Dimension Mirror when it was repaired straight at her - and attempted to use her Ghost ability to possess her. She thought that if there were only one of them - she could remain concealed, and eliminate a potential threat who could thwart her.

To counter and in a blind panic, the real Spectra uses her Mirror abilities to defend herself from the possession. And this combination of abilities ended up clashing together, causing a bizarre and intense reaction - merging the two into one unstable creature. Destructive. Unpredictable. Creative.

And no one would know how to deal with her. Or what was unleashed.

#when i tell you i have fun with her #thats just the very tip of the iceberg #there's a lot more i skipped out cause Suspense #like who is said star warrior she helped #how did the mirror world spectra get trapped in the mirror world anyway #or why was it shattered #she is funnnn #spectra #kirby #kirby oc #fan character #mine #my art #dimension mirror #honestly?? this week has been brutal for me mentally so working on her kinda helped JKHSKGSDG #she really went 'arent you tired of being nice dont you wanna go apeshit'

[moeblob]

Man. May I just say. I love how in this game it’s like “you have four suitors and three of them are the most repulsive men on the planet then you have this really energetic guy who wants you to step on him if he does anything bad BUT he’s trying his best”.

#variable barricade #nayuta yagami #i love this boy so much but oh my god he has so many issues he needs to work on #like thats literally every suitor but they are so slimy and then you get NAYUTA THE PUPPY #hi its not my fault the suitors have a rose color and i happen to fall for the guy with the orange rose its really not #honestly this game has such great designs hhhhhhhhhhhhhh #the art is so good for it i love how everyone looks #i havent touched this game in a while but i was thinking about it the other day like dang kinda wanna go back and try more #bc i have never played another otome where the protag is like damn talking to this guy makes me wanna vomit #she has so far stood her ground well against the repulsive suitors imo but again i am not far #please game dont make her cave too soon do not let her swoon too fast im begging you #also her female bff is a delight and i love her a lot #otome that put women side characters in it that are likeable are so amazing thank you for this gift variable barricade #also this is in fact a line of dialogue from the game and im like son what is wrong with you i love you so much #the heroine is thankfully just as put off with it

[abel-draws]

If you want to start your dream project just start now!! Draw 10 pages, a chapter, whatever. Have fun and, if you see that it's not working, you will have learnt, you will have had fun, you will be able to go back to it later with even more knowledge. No effort is wasted.

But I've also realized that sometimes we are convinced that if we don't work on something with marketable quality, it's no good, that we should aspire to do industry-quality stuff. Nothing is as freeing as realizing that that's not true and that you can just draw whatever the hell you want and work on your stories and characters however it brings you the most fun.

#psa #art #art stuff #art advice #writing #comics #?? dunno how to tag this i just feel like it's important #engagement and all that can kiss my ass honestly #you just need a few homies who are on board to lsiten to you ramble about your ocs at 1 am asjkflsajlkfaf #if you want to become popular or build an audience or have art be your job there's better stuff you can do #but as a hobby stressing over quality and finished stuff and all that jazz only held me back honestly #that's why working on the bunnys is so fun #i wanna work on some ref sheets and a document with the lore and stuff clearly explained so that people can know the basic stuff #but besides that? not having to worry about having the story be original and good enough to get an audience as a comic or whatever #is the best in the world #I judged FIVE's story so much due to me wanting it to find an audience and such #it stressed me out a lot #and having to do a page a week? on top of uni? fucking hell #their story deserves better than that. Than me judging it unfairly due to the possible audience it may not reach #just have fun #that's it

[spiderziege]

i really wish i could afford to commission bc your art is insane. i audibly gasped when i saw your grumbot. i'm going to show your art to my irls and they are going to lose their shit and probably follow you

thank you so much :') that means a lot <3

#speaking of grumbot/hermitopia btw i actually have an idea for another drawing of him #which would be. a lot of work but also fun. especially now that we got the wmpires world download #i'll see #but yes thank you thank you i hope your irls enjoy my art <33 #and as for comms i honestly havent even decided yet if i wanna open them at all! for now im just gonna be doing fanart i think #asks

[sunnys-side-upside-down]

Sunny's 2022 Summary of Art

#I honestly didn't think I had a piece of art for every month #BUT HERE WE ARE?? #i also could have sworn half of that art was not made from this year but #I guess years are quite long and summaries exist for this very reason #it's cool to see that I've actually made a lot of cool art this year! #I've never done one of these before but I kinda wanna do them from now on #I did way more background work than I thought which is awesome #im excited to draw even more! #drawing is swag #its the best #art man #just the coolest stuff ever #mlp #digital art #pony #procreate #2022 summary of art #summary of art

[suna1suna1]

Funguary 2024, Day 4

Cystolepiota

This one reminded me of the moon, so here's a kinda reverse Sailor Moon? Idk, his design is inspired by the villains, but I don't think he's a bad guy, he's just shy XD

Reference:

Also uh yeah, return of the mitten hands XD

#funguary #my art #mushroom #mushroom art #fungus #art challenge #should I actually compile lore of these guys? #bc honestly I'm getting vibes like they have stories to tell lol #or maybe they don't but they just wanna vibe XD #idk #sounds like a lot of extra work but it might be fun

[quasieli]

[ID copied from alt text: A digital drawing of my OC Devo (they/them) and their wife Muse (she/her) set against a checked purple background. Devo, on the right, is a young, muscular, tan complexion Aelfir/Elf with short curly dark brown hair, brown freckles scattered across their body, and various pale scars on their face, neck and arms. They are wearing a blue t-shirt and dark blue pants. They are holding a torn and yellowed photograph, the viewer only able to see the back. They are looking down at the photo with a slight smile, tears gathering at the corners of their eyes.

Muse, on the left, is a young, thin, gray complexion Drow woman with long peach colored hair tied in a low braid. She is wearing a short sleeved purple dress. Muse appears semi-transparent, appearing almost ghost-like, as she stands next to Devo. She is reaching across them to hold her hand over their heart, smiling softly at them as she speaks. The words she speaks surrounds the pair in the background and at the bottom of the image. They read "It's okay... My Love... My Devotion... My Heart...". End description.]

And so our voyage into the Heart came to an end today. The people of the Temple of the Moon Beneath are protected from the torrents of the Drowned Queen... but there's still work to do. Devo is determined to find the Bishop, to make him pay for all the untold carnage he amassed... but most of all, Devo is determined to find home again. They can't wait to see their Muse.

#Eli's Art #Heart RPG #Devo #Muse #I'm feeling a lot of feelings about my fucked up knight #I'm honestly half tempted to do some writing about the work they continued to do after the events of the game #I want them to have a happy ending #but also #despite being reunited with Muse being their ultimate goal #they don't feel they deserve her love anymore #like come onnnn #it hurts and im a glutton for angst lmao #also catch me never drawing Devo in armor again lmao #nah i prob will but i was drawing them in this moment as if it were a moment of rest #mostly bc i didnt wanna draw armor lol

[bowtiestash]

i’m going to try to be more active on tumblr because of the way twitter’s going, just a heads up

#im not sure if i will actually 'be more active' but ive been stayin off of twitter bc like #seein a lot of transphobic shit trend and also just .. the general Bad Direction twitter has been going thru #makes me just not want to use it as much #ive been off it for a bit and honestly i think its been workin somewhat well?? #tumblr feels a lot more comfy tbh #it feels weird to just make random text posts now #also uh. extra random heads up but im gonna be postin fanart for random ass things #i feel like theyre random bc i havent really expressed interest on here but i did mention some of it on twitter #for example i have a hades fanart im working on #i also have some hermitcraft doodles which. might come out of left field but yeah #honestly i got slightly into traffic life series because of the fanart and a bit of hermitcraft because of the fanart #i feel like its kinda really out of left field for me but i did make mcyt art before #oh yeah since im rambling i just wanna mention. hermitcraft/life series fanart SLAP so hard. who gave the fanartists the right #thats why i got into it in the first place. i love browsing the fanart of them bc theyre so good #i feel like im more of a fan of the fanart more than the actual thing #i just feel like. my interests are so fuckin random. and they dont go together at all #we got... hades game (kinda) mp100 and then hermitcraft/life series like WHAT #i think the one thing they have in common is that theyve offered some great distraction for my shit brain when ive been going Through It #still coping a bit with my mental state and how things got there but im. gettin better i think #seriously its been a while since the bad stuff happened and yet im still. dealing with it. it SUCKS #i wanna make a new text tag but idk what it should be #ill figure it out later. i think

[iwakitsune]

I want to write stuff like, snippets of things regarding interactions between characters like Kamado, Cyllene, Laventon, Beni, Rei, all their pokemon... but I always end up unsure on how to go with it

Like. When did Cyllene join them? Was she also from the village attacked or was she from Hisui? Somewhere in between?

When did their pokemon join them? (Like, I imagine Beni's Misdreavus decided to haunt him for giggles but I can't decide if it started before or after arriving to Hisui, trying to figure out Kamado is hard as well regarding this)

What is Rei's relationship with any of them? How much does he know?

#Pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #Honestly i'm biased so i do wanna write for cool ninja but ugh choices #Would love to hear some thoughts or ideas tbh #Dusts off my blog i never post anything hi i live #I should put here the one thing I HAVE written huh. After work #Not art #(Also yes i know a lot of the fandom hates kamado and beni to some extent and i rather avoid negativity)

[chisatowo]

Man I've been dead as fuck on here I miss posting stuff but idk what to post abt :/

#rat rambles #Ive mostly been thinking abd wc rp stuff and a lil bit of sploon and bndori but not enough that I feel motivayes to talk abt it #idk I might try doing an oc art ask game tomorrow maybe. like yall can give me two characters and Ill draw a scene between them #honestly if you wanna lock and load a pair ahead of time feel free to send it just know I might not get to it in a bit #I do have owed art Im working on still but Ive drawn more art than I have due total in one day before so Ill be fine #Im getting to draw monkeys for the first time so thats exciting!! Ive been wanting to for a while but havent had a good excuse to so Im #having fun with it :] #Im happy abt how flexible my artstyle is now if you asked me to draw a monkey like a year ago Id probably die djskhdjd #also Im soooo much better at poses now which also makes me rly happy #idk I just feel like my art is in a good place rn :] #I still have things I wanna improve on (mainly perspective) but all in all I think Ive made HUGE progress over the past year #I will say though I still feel like a lot of my stuff from abt a year ago still holds up (not all of it tho lol) #like in abt 2 months my beats animation will be a year old and thats fucking wild to me #but I will say I think in general my art is on average better quality noe #plus I will say the background in that animation was kinda shit Ive definitely improved on that frong djskysjs #I still have way more to go until Ill be happy with my ptoper backgrounds though #Im not bad at them per say but I dont rly know what Im doing with them either #I wanna be able to more easily get across the images I have in my head for backgrounds #Ill get there eventually tho #for now Im ok with where Im at Im sure Ill improve more as I draw as is always the case djsjhsks

[blueskyheadleft010]

*grits teeth and hunches over the laptop for 2.5 hours*

Finally… The first drawing for my animation is complete.

#artist woes #I’m joking a bit here #I am fighting like four years of art burnout so bad rn #it’s like having to relearn how to walk #and I’ve not really cared all that much until recently #but like #I wanna do this pmv idea so badly #I wrote out the script and everything #and have a few rough sketches done #but I had an epiphany today #that I could lay out pngs in the video editor #to essentially set the stage #without drawing pictures #and better understand what I NEED to draw #and god it’s gonna need a lot of panels #but baby steps #and honestly this idea has worked out really well #even if I only covers like 1 full min of the song so far #it’s felt like I’ve just cleared a massive hurdle #so now here I am #telling the internet that I did a blorbo piece #like I am about to receive a gold star or something #… #anyways I have a doc appt in a few hours #gnight #:3 #sky rambles #shut up sky

[the-one-and-only-bibliography]

considering discarding all of my social media accounts and starting over completely from scratch so that the new accounts have zero ties to who i am irl

#biblio babbles #i mean im probably not gonna do it #i have friends i dont wanna just abandon #and i probably couldnt upload art to them because itd be correlatable with the art ive posted to my current accounts.... #(unless i wait a super long time i.e. long enough for my art style to change enough that its unrecognizable) #AND itll probably take a lot of work to setup these theoretical completely anonymous accounts #and a lot of discipline to ensure that they remain completely anonymous #because if i get lazy even once that could be enough to compromise my anonymity #and i just... dont think im capable of that? #and i dont think i need to anyway #im not publicly broadcasting my personal information and ive historically generally been very careful about that sort of thing #and i change my aliases between services so #i figure it would be very very hard for an individual person to find information about me unless i actively choose to give it #and it sucks that big corporations (and by proxy the government) probably know who i am by now but #i am not a particularly important target! #i am not an activist nor a danger to society -- honestly even if i was i have so few followers that they probably wouldnt care much anyways #so again while it sucks that they know who i am it doesnt.. particularly matter for me! i think #what i really need to worry about is protecting against individual people who may try to stalk/harass/etc me #and im doing pretty well on that front i think #anyways im not done thinking about this; ill see if theres something i havent thought of yet and if so maybe ill reblog with some additions #if you (the reader) have thoughts i wouldnt mind hearing them #thanks for reading this far btw lmao. hope u have a good day :) #watch me delete this post a day later out of unfounded fear and paranoia lmao

[vetyr]

hi, i ireally love your work and i don't know if you've answered this before but, what kinds of studies do you do or how did you learn color theory? i wanna get better at rendering and anatomy but im having trouble TT TT

Hi! Long answer alert. Once a chatterbox, always a chatterbox.

When I started actively learning how to draw about 10 1/2 years ago, I exclusively did graphite studies in sketchbooks. Here's a few examples—I mostly stuck to doing line drawings to drill basic shapes/contours and proportions into my brain. The more rendered sketches helped me practice edge control & basic values, and they were REALLY good for learning the actual 3D structure behind what I was drawing.

I'd use reference images that I grabbed from fitness forums, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, and some NSFW places, but you could find adequate ref material from figure drawing sites like Line of Action. LoA has refs for people (you can filter by clothed/unclothed, age, & gender), animals, expressions, hands/feet, and a few other useful things as well. Love them.

Learning how to render digitally was a similar story; it helped a lot that I had a pretty strong foundation for value/anatomy going in. I basically didn't touch color at all for ~2 years (except for a few attempts at bad digital or acrylic paint studies), which may not have been the best idea. I learned color from a lot of trial and error, honestly, and I'm pretty sure this process involved a lot of imitation—there were a number of digital/traditional painters whose styles I really wanted to emulate (notably their edge control, color choices, value distributions, and shape design), so I kiiind of did a mixture of that + my own experimentation.

For example, I really found Benjamin Björklund's style appealing, especially his softened/lost edges & vibrant pops of saturated color, so here's a study I did from some photograph that I'm *pretty* sure was painted with him in mind.

Learning how to detail was definitely a slow process, and like all the aforementioned things (anatomy/color/edge control/values/etc.) I'm still figuring it out. Focusing on edge control first (that is, deciding on where to place hard/soft edges for emphasizing/de-emphasizing certain areas of the image) is super useful, because you can honestly fool a viewer into thinking there's more detail in a piece than there actually is if you're very economical about where you place your hard edges.

The most important part, to me, is probably just doing this stuff over and over again. You're likely not going to see improvement in a few weeks or even a few months, so don't fret about not getting the exact results you want and just keep studying + making art. I like to think about learning art as a process where you *need* to fail and make crappy art/studies—there's literally no way around it—so you might as well fail right now. See, by making bad art you're actually moving forward—isn't that a fun prospect!!

It's useful to have a folder with art you admire, especially if you can dissect the pieces and understand why you like them so much. You can study those aspects (like, you can redraw or repaint that person's work) and break down whether this is art that you just like to look at, or if it's the kind of art that you want to *make.* There's a LOT of art out there that I love looking at, probably tens of thousands of styles/mediums, but there's a very narrow range that I want to make myself.

I've mentioned it in some ask reply in the past, but I really do think looking at other artist's work is such a cheat code for improving your own skills—the other artist does the work to filter reality/ideas for you, and this sort of allows you to contact the subject matter more directly. I can think of so many examples where an artist I admired exaggerated, like, the way sunlight rested on a face and created that orange fringe around its edge, or the greys/dull blues in a wheat field, or the bright indigo in a cast shadow, or the red along the outside of a person's eye, and it just clicked for me that this was a very available & observable aspect of reality, which had up until that point gone completely unnoticed! If you're really perceptive about the art you look at, it's shocking how much it can teach you about how to see the world (in this particular case I mean this literally, in that the art I looked at fully changed the way I visually processed the world, but of course it has had a strong effect on my worldviews/relationships/beliefs).

Thanks so much for sending in a question (& for reading, if you got this far)! I read every single ask I receive, including the kind words & compliments, which I genuinely always appreciate. Best of luck with learning, my friend :)

#answers to asks #illustration #art advice #art help #drawing #digital art

[be-good-to-bugs]

once again debating trying out another program

#the bin #hated krita. just doesnt work for me. firealpaca is genuinely great but i think i need something with a bit more to it #not even for the stuff i post. i havent posted any of the art im struggling to make in firealpaca bc im just unhappy with it #maybe i just need to lean the program better but i honestly dont wanna put in effort to learn a program that doesnt have a lot of features #thats what i like about firealpaca most is its a very simple easy to use program #well idk what one to try out. i think ill maybe give a free trial if some less expensive ones a go and see how i like it #firealpaca is dear to me weirdly. idk. i just remember making really shitty art and animations with it when i was 11 on my touch screen #laptop and it feels happy that im making so much better stuff with it now. i wanna learn to animate properly but im not good at it #i havent been drawing much lately bc my room is a mess but im gonna clean it today so hopefully that mostly fixes it #once my sister moves out i should be back to normal. i miss drawing all the time :/ #sorry im rambling here again. nobody cares abt this lol. but ig nobody sees these usually anyway so it doesnt matter

[tarotwithavi]

How will your future spouse/lover show their love?

How to choose a pile?

Close your eyes and take a deep breath and ask the angels to show you the right pile for you and open your eyes. The first pile that catches your attention is the right pile for you.

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Pile 1

Hello! Pile 1 and welcome to your reading!! I see that your future spouse is that type of person who wants to offer things to you and they may not be good at expressing their feelings or emotions through words and because of that they express their love through acts of service and giving gifts. They are the type of person who will offer you food when you're working, peel oranges and pomegranate for you and massage your shoulders after you come from work. I also see that there are times when they may regret not being able to express their emotion through words because I see that you are someone who constantly needs words of affirmation or assurance. They are the type to constantly ask you how they can help you. They move their hands through your hair and massage your scalp randomly. They'll do small things that would mean a lot to you because you do notice all the little things they do. Cleaning your closet, getting you fruits and sweets, helping in your house chores without asking are just some of the things they'll do to show their love. I also see that they would always carry your bags for you and make you a cup of coffee in the morning. For some I also see that they'll be making you breakfast in bed. They are honestly so sweet and there is nothing they cannot do. They will always try to help you in everything they can and do everything they can for you. They may be a professionist so they want to be perfect in loving you too.

Pile 2

What's up pile 2! Alright so I see that your future spouse is rich and if not rich rich then they definitely have the money to travel the world with you because I see that travelling together is going to be one of the main things they will do to show their love. I see that they want to make your every wish come true and I also see that they will be always planning small picnics movie nights to spend time together. They may be a fitness freak so you may exercise together or go to the gym together. I also see that you guys will and roll in some really creative classes like yoga classes or art classes together. They will learn to play different instruments just so they can play your favorite songs. They really care about all the small details that you share about yourself. I also see that they love watching you talk about the things you are interested and passionate about. I am also getting that they will stop doing their work and focus their attention on you and stare in your soul while you talk. I see that they may have to travel a lot for work so they'll be facetiming you everytime they get the chance to. Or send you pictures of everything that reminds them of you. For some of you, you may love to click pictures of the sky and different cloud shapes and they'll be sending you pictures of every interesting cloud shape they see. I also see that they would want to serve in religious groups together.

Pile 3

Hello! Pile 3! How are you? So I see that your future spouse is all about surprises and unexpected gifts. I also see that they are not shy in expressing their feelings. They will be constantly reminding you that they belong to you and you belong to them. I see that they will be whispering “I love you’s” in your ear everytime they get the chance to and everytime they feel you need it. And I also see that they cannot stop talking about you no matter what. They will be talking about you to their friends, family and even colleagues. “I wanna brag about it, I wanna tie the knot, I wanna show you off” is playing in my head and I feel like this song really explains your situation. I see that they'll be sending you long paragraphs of how much they love you and how much you mean to them. I am also getting that they'll hide random notes in your house to surprise you with love messages. They are big on writing and expressing their feelings in written form so you can expect handwritten letters once in a while. For some of you they may even set their alarm with your name or something that reminds them of you 😭😭 that's cute af. I also see that they'll also compliment you and say things like “my pretty wife/husband” , “my love” or put “my” in front of your name. I see that you guys mirror each other so this may be your way of showing love too.

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