#i need better pens

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

"See you tomorrow"

MDZS Disco Elysium AU part 4 [prev parts]

#better drawn mdzs #MDZS Disco Elysium AU #mdzs au #Lan wangji #wei wuxian #yiling laozu #Happy Belated Halloween! #digital art #Thank you all for your patience as I drove myself into a madness only known by those lost at seas alone. #I put a lot of time into this one! It's not perfect but I am very happy with it + I am so happy to put down the tablet pen. #Digital art has some nice features but I'm sticking with traditional! I need a month to recover from the 2+ weeks of torture. #Okay lets talk about the AU and the comic now #Disco elysium has some of the best existential-horror-dream sequences I have ever seen. #The dialogue here is heavily inspired by The Final Dream - A scene I'd love to talk about more were it not so heavy with spoilers. #My AU is a lot more complex than a simple character swap but I really felt like LWJ + YLLZ fit this scene. #The final dream is about being unable to move on from a lost love. From something You made holy. From something You ruined. #It is about realizing that no matter how smart you are or what you offer or how you try to change - #You will never be able to turn back time. You will never ever be able to fix what is broken. That you also have been broken for a long time #You are a fuck-up who worships the nail covered ground of someone who did not want to be holy. And even though it hurts- #You cannot let this nightmare go. The pain keeps the love close. It is worse to forget. You promised to remember. #WWX died thinking LWJ disliked him. LWJ lost someone he thought was revolted by his love.

[mothscotch]

i now have access cutest pastel highlighters ever

#off game #this photo is horrid apologies #it looks better i swear #off #off mortis ghost #off hugo #off japhet #off fanart #scotcharts #art #traditional art #artists on tumblr #i wish i had a white pen or something hugos big ol eyes NEED highlights #i have none... </3

[thehappiestgolucky]

Quick comfort doodles because brains being weirdly mean for some reason

#rain world #rain world downpour #doodles #artihunter #hunting spears #spearhunter #qpr (hunting spears) #rw hunter #rw artificer #rw spearmaster #rw shipping #dw i’ll feel better in a bit! just getting through the weird funky feeling night #listen - spears and hunter are so queer platonic to me and artificer should shake hands with spears #‘yes we both think hunter deserves the best’ but in their own ways as wlw and qpr #powerful #i…need to do more silly doodles with pixel pens actually #it’s fun. don’t mind me- #i’m also playing more of the arti campaign i have no idea where i’m going even when i watched playthroughs lmfao #tbf i used them more as background noise #still think spearmaster fits my playstyle more. dual weild…

[genericpuff]

vent post

#and before anyone who hates my shit says “yeah because you ARE a loser way to have self awareness for once” #i promise you this would be me with or without the LO fandom LMAO #anxiety is a hell of a thing #and as much as i internally guilt myself into thinking it would be better if i just shut up and hid away forever #i also know that's the trauma speaking because the adults around me always told me to shut up #and even as an adult i still encounter people who talk over me and make me feel like i'm not allowed to be outspoken #but the pen is mightier than the sword and all those years i've spent being spoken over i've been honing my penmanship #i have fun talking about the things i talk about and i don't have any less right than anyone else to do it #i am cringe and i am free #self post #vent post #altho on another note i do wanna make time this week to go find new series to read #too many of my favorites have turned to shit and it's taken its toll #i KNOW there are better comics out there that are genuinely well made #i already have a few that i'm reading that i love but i need to balance out the good with the bad more lol #i just need to take the time to go find good stuff instead of pouring so much of my attention into the bullshit that doesn't deserve my tim #i think both things can be true #i can have a lot of fun dissecting and writing about series i don't like #while also nourishing myself with good works that restore my faith in this medium #“perfectly balanced as all things should be”

[atissi]

witch's gloves

#so i constantly have issues with brushes meant for linework because i end up getting tails at the end of my lines whenever i lift the pen #and i recently remembered that my pen sensitivity is set super high #so i set it back to the middle. and subsequently realized that All of my brushes and erasers act differently now #like i used to use the kneading eraser in CSP as just a normal eraser. because it had better opacity sensitivity #turns out the kneading eraser is Not supposed to work like that #anyways this was me trying to use all my brushes again with the normal sensitivity and i'm happy with how it turned out ^o^ #really need to do more fabric studies though. #my art #my ocs

[frenchublog]

how do you have the energy/time to colour in every piece you do? especially so detailed?

way too much turkish coffee

#i need to take a break #but for real though #i don't know i just ? draw #i draw what i love and what i always loved and i know for a fact 16 years old me would be jumping and screaming like a banshee #i'm healing my inner child #this is therapy #and in these trying times with Ai and stuff #i think this is important to cherish what we love #it's when everything is hopeless that hope is important #personal #ask box #anon ask #also yeah i'm spending more time to paint #so things take extra time haha #i think it's important to stay focused #“other artists are better than me” #sure !!! but is that gonna stop you ? #passion...you need that drive to take your pen and do stuff #not saying it's easy it's the hardest thing ever #when i was in class id say shit like “i'd love to do this...” my teacher would say “remove that ”would“ in your vocabulary #“do it” #we tend to be overcritical and have the “blank page syndrome” but “throwing up” anything on a blank canvas #is the key to start drawing #you cant do shit with nothing #you can do everything with something

[jazzzzzzhands]

Sticky note doodling when I'm supposed to be working.... Again..

SIGH

#holding my sticky notes in my pockets #those are my emotional support doodles tyvm #help i dunno how to draw mistletoe #jazzsketches #wally darling #my beloved #i must draw him better when i have the chance #Christmas doodles.... #so u know there are no pencils at my job i have to doodle in PEN #i wish there was a way to show a kissy mark without lipstick #can just a heart represent that? #i smooch him and leave little hearts on his face #i need to hurry up and redesign my puppetsona #for reasons

[hyperfixationstation1]

The, now and forever, solitary daughter

Eponine Sketch

Tombow HB, Micron 0.05, and New Calligraphy Pen fine tip !!!!!

#eponine #eponine thenardier #les mis #les miserables #victor hugo #the brick #les amis de l'abc #ahhh im so excited #to use this pen #I got it yesterday as a whim and I love love love it I can’t wait to get better with it!!!! #love her to death #just throwing that out there #also I NEED to get better at drawing sleeves like it’s imperative at this point

[drawbauchery]

Mmmmm... the smolls...

hhghhghh this is so vibrant i wanna melt these colors and swim in them

#decay-of-braincells #now in color #danganronpa #bus au #ryoma hoshi #teruteru hanamura #chihiro fujisaki #kokichi oma #fuyuhiko kuzuryu #this is SO. BEAUTIFUL. #i NEED to know what pen you're using to line #it's proof that my stuff always looks so much better when the lines *connect*

[screwpinecaprice]

Got my first display tab! And the first thing I tested it with is an anime Connie sketch lol.

HUGE thank you to my supporters at Ko-fi, as that's where I got the funds. 😊😊🤗💕

Seems needed time to get used to, and I use more shortcut keys than the number of shortcut buttons on the tab; but I am already loving the it so far! My laptop, on the other hand, is not handling it too well. 😅

#I did kind of expect the laptop to act like it is right now. Which was another reason for buying a cheaper display tab to save up more on #a new laptop. #I got an Xp Pen 13 by the way! #It's looking great so far #The screen is much more closer to my face now tho. Lol #The colors come out different than both my laptop screen and cellphone. 🤔 #But I think the xp pen has too much red tint? #Anyway. I have to tuck the XP pen for the moment. Not just because I needed a better laptop. I'm in the middle of doing commissions and #can't do those while still getting used to the laptop ...while also dealing with the lag. #The laptop's power drains even faster with the display tab and it lags even quicker the more layers I add. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ #Laptop can't handle it very well. #Connie Maheswaran #SU #my shiz #Xp Pen #Thank you to my ko-fi supporters!!!!!!!💕💕💕 #This was a screenshot redraw by the way. Or at least a screenshot redraw of a scene by memory. #You know the scene. #I wish I was able to make Connie look more pissed off tho. Lol #I also used the tab for a some of the sketches of my current commissions and I am so sad that I can't use it throughout the process. #It's so much easier doing the sketches with it than on the screenless tab! But it also lags. Orz

[koddlet]

teeth studies, digital vs acrylic paint

#teeth #teeth cw #i need to get better at mixing paints irl cus those gums look inflamed as hell. also use more brush sizes #bc i only used two which is why its kinda clunky #digital painting however..... lovely brilliant pen pressure i love you #digital art #traditional art #acrylic painting #digital painting #nonfandom

[iced-ilex]

Thinking about a moment from WhataBarbpod where they question how often is Colin in the Featherington household and now all I can think about is an AU where Colin realizes he’s in love with Penelope much earlier, but Pen isn’t out to society yet but he still wants to see her so they claim to just be friends so that he can get away with seeing her more and I NEED THIS NOW

#Polin #colin bridgerton #penelope featherington #bridgerton #There’s so much more that can be done with this to #like for some reason or another when Pen does come out to society the don’t court right away because Colin doesn’t see a need to yet #cause in his head Pen is HIS so they have time and they can get away with more while their not official courting #then Marina comes along so Colin pretends to court her to have more excuses to be with Pen #Marina is of course in on this as well #Pen and Colin then do there best to help Marina out with her situation because my GIRL DESERVED BETTER #this would also add so many more layers to the ‘I would never court Penelope Featherington’ #much of this having to do with Colin being oblivious in a different way to Pen and them being young and still needing to grow #I’ll be your Host for the Evening

[purpleghoul87]

Michael gets a job!!

#fnaf #five nights at freddy's #my art #michael afton #fnaf mike #mike afton #fnaf art #fnaf michael afton #mike fnaf #michael fnaf #fnaf michael #I AM SO SORRY IF YOU HAVE DMED ME OR SENT ASKS IN THE LAST WEEK I AM NOT IGNORING IT IVE JUST BEEN SO BUSY AND HAVENT HAD TIME #Please lend some patience I will get to them soon <3 #Jerma sparkle on lives in my heart #I need to start tagging my art better dawg #Trying something new with my art lemme know what ya think #I turned off my pen pressure and I like it a lot better

[flame-shadow]

saw-whet owl

[id in alt]

#flameshadowart #owl #animal #traditional art #pens are fun to work with! i keep forgetting that!! #also i need to get new pens soon and i keep forgetting that too!! #[edit: i have replaced the original image with a better scanned version]

[plutos134340]

Im trying to draw the album cover,, still a wip but i like it and want to show the progress

First sketch under cut

#i always like the drawings better when i paint album covers #so i just thought #why not draw it 💀 #also all the white squiggles are where the purple needs to go #guess who only has black pens 😢 #chonny jash #chonnys charming chaos compendium #cccc #cj fanart #cj mind #cj heart #🗣️ #my art #wips #others art

[phantom-peachie]

im ok

tw: death/loss

#I don’t really know how or where else to post this #but #I haven’t really been able to pick up a pen lately #I apologize for all the messages; commissions; and orders I hadn’t had the chance to get to #I lost my grandma and have been fighting a lot of emotions on top of starting at my new job #It’s been heavy but it feels a bit better to vent about it somewhere so here’s better than any haha #but I’m okay though no need to worry or send messages or anything #I’m getting back into the groove a bit. hopefully I’ll be able to post again soon <3 #Thank you all for the silly notes I’ve read up on since I logged off tumblr #they made me laugh :)