#making straight lines is hard

[emblazonet]

Arkngthand

#Morrowind #TES #dwemer #Tesblr #Gouache painting #My art #Oops I keep taking longer and longer with these #Which is stupid because I'm doing them tiny on the shittiest paper #Might be time to switch to good paper idk #It is SO HARD to make a straight lines when the paper has pronounced waves #So everything kept getting wonkier as it went on #That was so irritating

[girlboyburger]

wish i had a consistent character to show for this, but since i don't i just used icons :0]

blank template for those that want it under the cut

#different urls at the time of posting each of these too. from uglyramen to vhsanimal to girlboyburger #slowly my lines get thinner and thinner... #this was rlly cool to put together actually. i ended up digging up like #2016 and before art too #like 2015 is when i became a furry #its rlly evident that i used to just mimic the art styles of furry artists with styles i like #like straight up i found pieces tht i traced (didnt post) from like. okamiwolven and ashketchumsays (i think they go by luxebites now?) #waves my hand #its neat. idk. ive stumbled across pieces in the wild of young slash newer artists clearly referencing or tracing my art #i never thought id be the artist that ppl would learn through like that #im not encouraging creditless tracing btw. but. idk. its hard to articulate the kinds of feelings i get from seeing the cycle #of imitating/tracing to developing your own style but w my stuff #i think it makes me feel nice #its cool that some ppl find my art inspiration or aspirational in that way #this isnt like a weird humblebrag or anything btw its just cool #its also RLLY neat to see the things i was clearly trying to do come through stronger over the years #the lines on the coat of otto in the first icon was my attempt at including crosshatching esque texture #and now i do that For Real with cow's hair and more recently with shadowing #shrugs #ive rambled for too long now. hello tag reader. i hope u have a good night #my art #art style timeline

[lady-harrowhark]

Started the new year off right by spending some time rearranging my Locked Tomb display!

(The top right print is by @naomistares. I don’t believe the others are active on tumblr but I can link to Instagram in the comments if anyone’s interested)

#this is directly in my line of sight from my desk and it makes me so happy 🥰 #HOWEVER it's always hard to get a picture of because the ceiling fan is in the way #i had to literally lean my phone against a light bulb to get it relatively straight on without glare #i have a few more little projects in mind for this display that i'm looking forward to as well! #are these all of my physical copies? how many copies do i own in total? #excellent questions! the answer is [semi-truck passes in front of me with the horn blaring] #the locked tomb #tlt

[leezuhh]

sunshine court no context

#i'm sorry... i couldnt stop thinking of this meme while reading the beginning #lemme find the line that really set it in for me... ok it was 'have fun whoring your way to the top of another line-up you useless bitch' #the raven hate mail game was insane #anyways yea i just spent like 3 hours straight reading tsc and yes i just finished it #the sunshine court #the sunshine court spoilers #all for the game #nora sakavic #also neil continuing the time-honored tradition of murdering rapists at the end of the book was iconic. king #i need to reread the og trilogy sighhhh the second book is a lil hard for me to get thru though #but i liked this one a ton. all the characters felt very real #i liked the choice to make the trojans not all sunshine and rainbows but have to make an effort to keep up that appearance #and also oml these bitches are worried about jean ruining their reputation when they have LUCAS on the lineup ? yall have bigger problems.. #thats a joke i just think lucas is a bitch #i was also surprised by jean ending up pan vs jeremy just gay because the fandom characterization has always been the opposite #but yknow what i like it a lot #tempted to put a whole book review right in these tags but i won't #aftg // #tsc spoilers #tsc

[perexcri]

happy one year to her and one of my better opening lines for a fic <3

now, because i'm curious:

#to hell and back again #i genuinely can't believe it's a year but i guess that's how time works huh :') #anyway umm gonna leave some retrospective thoughts in the tags: #1. i hold this fic near to my heart but also have a very complicated relationship with it now- #mostly bc i feel like my writing has improved so much and it's hard for me to reread parts of this lol #2. i honestly feel like it's a product of its time? like i think if i was publishing it now people wouldn't like it nearly as much #(especially with the opening line wHICH HAS A POINT AND COMES FULL CIRCLE AT THE END OK JUST TRUST ME) #3. on a sadder note this also means it's been a year since we had to put my family's eldest dog down #i remember i was gonna post this first chapter later when i had finished another fic up #but then our dog just like. straight up started dying on my mom's bedroom floor #and my mom was too distressed/upset to take her to the vet so i had to put her in my car and take her on my own #and then had to go to work right after that #so yeah i was upset and was like 'well dammit im gonna post this then bc it's silly and makes me laugh and i am sad' #so yeah!! some thoughts and behind the scenes info for anyone who's bothered to read this many tags #idk these things just feel like Tags thoughts not Post thoughts #anyway thanks for all the love this one has gotten!! i'm glad people are still enjoying it though *will voice* it's been a year mike #byler

[vse-kar-vem]

why are we having queerbaiting discourse as a fandom in the year of our lord 2024 😭😭 we're just as bad as twitter oh my god

#real people cant queerbait. jance arent queerbaiting bokris arent queerbaiting either . #we have no right to know their sexualities nor do they have any obligation to tell us before kissing a man. they could be fully straight #they could be playing gay chicken 24/7 (they are) and that still isnt queerbaiting ! #what they choose to put in that photoshoot 'authentic' or not is their choice #its so stupid cuz like i thjnk its such a nothingburger of discourse 😭 neither of the ships at play here are in direct conflict with #each other #literally for everyone on both sides : dont like just block #i dont think anyone in this fandom has malintent or is tryinf to put any other members down on purpose #+ we all have our own preferences when it comes to shipping #also i think stuff thats getting said is getting so misinterpreted and magnified beyond original intent that its making everything such a #largwr deal than it is #anyways! my own personal gripe: related to my orher post #why are we babying grown men lord 😭 i would also LOVE a jannacejure photoshoot but im sure its not hurtful for tjem if they dont do it 😭 #like theyre grown men not elementary schoolers who need to be told theyre special #sorry that was a little more confrontational! wow we have really descended into disxourse today havent we #what im trying to say is this: i have beloved mutuals on both 'sides' and hold no hard feelings at all we're all entitled to our opinions #and i think it's really stupid to be drawing lines in the sand like this around issues that dontt even matter #ok! im done #vee rambles #ok yeah ive gone back and read all the discourse and my conclusion remains the same. i thjnk some people are reading a leetol too much into #things #but i think both sides have valid points #whatever we shall take it as it comes

[flamboyant-king]

You know me. I like barely ever show any NOT SAFE FOR WORK drawings on here. So instead, I'm sharing drawings of my face AS I was drawing each NOT SAFE FOR WORK thing.

And the subject is right there, smack dab in the middle. Being tormented by the sins of the egg. (I drew him really cute but I can't share the rest.)

ALSO, I'd like to state that it's not corngraphic except like two maybe, it's more so like violent. We are all just having fun beating this guy up. Like, step right up and stomp on his face type shih. I never ever ever draw violent stuff, unless it's lewling related, so this is like cathartic.

This uhh feeling will fade after Halloween hopefully and we'll go back to our regularly scheduled wholesomeness and cammypus.

#i looked in a mirror 20 feet away as reference because im like NYAHAHA WHAT EVILS HAVE I COMMITED #and i see my own smug face in the mirror like 'yes this will get me hunted down' #sketches #i do comedy slapstick violence but ya know doing more darker jokes and adult humor feels nice like im not censoring myself #i mean i still am by not showing you guys a lot of the bloody or even H O RN Y stuff but ya cant expose everything #like for those of yall who have followed me for years id say were all legal here for more than my usual 13+ content #i just want ro be appealing to a broader audience IN CASE i ever did make it somewhere but haha its been what #8 years since i started this blog. any credit i had died off with teeny taku fhjdjsksajsk #ive got no image to uphold. i have nothing im trying to promote anymore. i do but ive lost the plot ya know #im just having fun and im glad you guys are just ...letting me? like i looked at my old stuff #with the cookies the pokemans the fehs the ocs. and yall just let me go freaking wild and thought #yeah ill give that a like. bless yalls hearts. bless ya souls. ive got thousands of posts on here and yall just let me run wild #and thank you for that. ya never pit pressure on me. kts me outting pressure on myself. #i do wish there were folks that did look forward to some actual tangible content instead of me shitposting with no cohesiveness #but thats just hard with adhd. and try as i might with medications and alarms and deadlines and what have you. its just. difficult #like even the tags here are derailing. but i hope that alongside me just having fun doing my thing. i hope i can get on course #where there is a clear line to follow in my life but i dont lose sight of it as i trail off #but for now. im just drawing experimenting and straight up goofing around. have fun you guys #i may not show you everything but just know im having fun too.

[liu-yu-xin]

My short kings !!!!!!

#i looooove them soooo muchhhhh #wayv cannot disband i will fall apart #i dont even want to get into how hard it was to get to macau to see them today like one of the worst border experiences of my life #i almost didnt make it #and if i hadnt sprinted and pushed people aside and cut multiple lines i straight up wouldn't have made it #i stole a cab from a family and shoulder ppl out of the way like i have never fought this hard to get somewhere before #wayv #sidney talks shit

[sysig]

Working on some designs for one of my oldest OCs, “Cure” (Patreon)

I also managed to track down some of her initial concept sketches from 2018 - why 2018 considering I called her one of my oldest OCs?

Well, her design has always been rather elusive, even more so since she spent so much time in my head without being brought to paper - even these sketches make mention of it!

Pretty sure she got “Cure” in 2018 too - starting to take form!

#Doodles #Original #The quotes are very intentional lol #As stated under the cut I started designing her in 2018 but she's existed since around 2007-ish? Latest would be 2010 #Part of her having such a range of uncertainty is that it took me many many years to consider putting her to paper! #She might've existed in 2007 but there's no record! She might've existed in 2010 but no record! I don't think I even wrote about her #She was a completely mentally-extant OC for many many many years #Partially because at the time I had just started drawing and knew I wouldn't be able to put down what was in my head to physicality #And then the longer she stayed in my head the more she became that kind of mental kaleidoscope ever-shifting impossible-to-draw design #But screw that! I have a few years of doodling under my belt now! Even if I can't get her quite right I can at least make an attempt! #It's especially funny because outwardly she is meant to be a pretty generic teddy bear lol - not Exactly but more like the vibe of one #Round and plush and innocent - innocuous #And really she's not like Nefarious or anything lol - she's not what she seems but she also is?? It's hard to explain lol #A lot of it does still come down to subtleties so it actually is still hard to capture but it'll only keep getting harder the longer I wait! #So at least pinning down Some things about her design that I'm happy with and can refer to helps the me down the line haha #The first one is actually pretty close! It's always a coin flip on whether the first one is a disaster or nails it haha #The heart ears and straight body are pretty good tho I gotta say #And honestly it was the little lace-ribbon bracelet that was the deciding factor for me to try drawing her again haha #I had an idea I thought was silly but to do it I needed a design to work with! #Getting there getting there - every little bit closer

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Anyone else feel like they’ve been walking around in a lucid dream since they were born?

#Everything always feels magical all the time… not even in a bad way. It feels good being dreamy much of the time #It all feels real but I’ve always felt like I’m floating through it all… like maybe I could wake up if I tried hard enough #Like the veil is thin but in an intriguing way; not a scary one #I could stare at the sky for hours entertained by the clouds and my own visual snow #Walking outside by myself in the rain absolutely does not feel real #But it’s simultaneously the most stimulating thing I can do #I see things like a gritty realism movie where the actors are slightly “off” in their interactions with each other #Like a first person POV in a video game #I know everything is real and I have no doubt I’m real or that everything is real… it’s just that everything always looks so beautiful #all the time #That it makes me feel like I’m high as a kite emotionally #very calm and in love with small details in the world around me #I did some research on psychedelics and how they affect your perceptions and I naturally can get to the level where #things are normal but seem like they’re moving a little when they’re not and feeling euphoric and seeing very vibrant colors #I used to be distressed by it but now everything is just very pretty to me and I kind of like it #I can stare at the blinds on a window and move my eyes over the straight lines and make them ripple

[usareiis]

Not listening to her album because I can't bear hearing one song about liking a man 🙏

#seeing that tatooed golden retriever line sent me over an edge this morning 😭 #breaking up with a man is the least interesting thing in the entire world to me idc idc idc #her and i have fallen off hard and i don't even care #with the last album it was like well it was bad to me but different phases at different times etc #but the rerecordings have gotten increasingly boring and i don't care about the men like normie straight girls do #and her fandom was already massively lesphobic but she has gotten increasingly comfortable with going oh my god don't say i am a lesbian... #...please god that's the worst thing in the world you could be oh my god stop look at my puppy boyfriend uwu #i don't even give a fuck if she is or not or what any of the songs have ever been about but being a lesbian it's like uh well actually... #... it's really bothersome to hear women upset at the idea of being a lesbian like it's so terrible and freakish #i like being a lesbian more than i want to hear her music now #and the way her popularity being bigger than it ever has been right at the time she's doing the worst things ever has just made a cult of.. #...normie girls who are just reveling in her being the face of being straight normie is very off putting #the racist guy and the planes and the being a billionare while making the most soulest music you have ever made... #some of this has been going on all along and i guess i was at a point where i was ignoring it that i have grown out of but it's gotten worse #anyway <3

[stillcominback]

random ooc but since I have friends here on tunglr dot com, I wanted to share here, too! I touched on it a little, but surprise! I’ve decided to open a small shop! 🎀💗🥳 It’s something I’ve always wanted to try, but never had the time or bandwidth really — so now? I’m going for it! the ol’ job hunt has been really hard mentally / emotionally so, I decided to take a little power back into my own hands and hire myself!

I’m partnering with one of my close friends (who I actually met here on tumblr!) to share adorable items that bring joy and elevate your outfits! our unique designs are created by ✨yours truly✨ — so, get hyped because there’s lots of fun planned!

any shares and engagement would be GREATLY appreciated!! I’m really excited about the possibilities of this new venture, and hopeful that I can finally earn a little $$$ getting to do something I actually enjoy! I would love to get us to 100+ followers by our launch day (March 29), but appreciate any support!

( IG / WEBSITE ) 💗🛼🪩

#just wanted to share with all my friends here! #I’m proud of this??? and cautiously hopeful that this could really be something special for me! #not finding any work since losing my job in October has been really hard mentally and emotionally #like just hearing nothing at all or just straight up constant rejection just 🫠🫠🫠 idk not great for the ol confidence! #SO! this is something I’ve actually had fun with that’s making me feel (a little) confident and creative again! #our first launch will be The Traitors inspired but ideas for more down the line!! #00. // OUT OF AMMO ( OOC POST. )

[theygender]

*checking the tracking information for my package from under a pile of overpriced teas and vitamins* this next herbal supplement will fix me

#g o d what is up with my brain thats been making everything so hard recently #like. im in a job that im MUCH happier with now and loving it. im no longer living a waking trauma nightmare as a call center sup #...why is my brain acting like im forcing it on a trek through fucking mordor just trying to get through a normal day at work #im on break from school. why am i not able to do any of the things that i wanted to do during the semester but was too busy for #why am i not able to do anything that i want to do and if i DO manage to do it why am i not able to enjoy it #why am i living like every moment of my life in fear that im wasting my time or doing something wrong or not good enough #and like i KNOW the answers are adhd and depression and anxiety #but my buddy. my pal. @ the wrinkly fleshy thing in my skull #im on 6 different psychiatric medications with a total of up to 11 individual pills per day. im actively in therapy and have been for years #and my life is currently much better than it maybe has ever been! WHY am i still struggling so hard 😭 #like i know recovery isnt a straight line and etc etc but like. it just feels like im doing everything im 'supposed' to do so what gives #so. gonna start drinking more plants i guess and see if that helps. im already on some that seem to help but i think i need more now #bc im having a bad time in my brain prison tbh :( #im not even like upset typing all this out either im just like. bewildered. incredulous. exhausted #lets hope this new overpriced tea fixes me i guess #rambling

[lunarfly-studios]

k so

admittedly asher's gonna take a while to release because he has textured hair (dreads) and I've never been able to draw that in a way that

Looked right

Was drawn properly

Curly hair, afros and dreads aren't UNVENTURED territory but I've yet to find a technique that clicks in my brain to make them look right, and i refuse to put him out without his hair being drawn properly so...

I need to find a way to simplify dreads enough for me to draw 'em in my style without looking wrong

#external screaming #art is hard #my style is generally very simple with smooth lines that makes hair look wavy/straight #and i haven't taught myself how to draw POC hairstyles well in my style yet #so it's gonna take some trial and error

[lordgoopy]

the thing abt being evil in videogames is that its not even that i feel bad its that im too utilitarian for it

#goopy.txt #like sure rimworld the war crimes sim except that doing a war crimes run slows things down to a halt unless you make the scenario for it #and sure in bg3 doing the evil run is fun but the amount of effort is just not worth it #its how in rdo i have maxed out honor bc apparently taking care of the horse is inherently good despite it just being common sense #though the last one is also bad game design #also the fallout games but 3 and nv are just rly hard to get bad karma #they need to make a game where doing the Evil:tm: route is as fun as the Good:tm: route #i guess one of the only games that i know has successfully achieved this is spore kind of #this is not knocking on plp who do like doing the evil runs im just a very 'the fastest way from point a to b is a straight line' person

[layraket]

ok guys not art today maybe tomorrow mmmm maybe idk

#my drawing tablet is really dying huh #its hard to make straight lines and the pencil is giving me troubles #just resist a little longer my girl you can do this #i talk