i have been trying to find this one portrait of book finnick that was like THEEE fanart of all time TO ME when i was 15. and i have been scouring tumblr and pinterest and my old photos for days to no avail and i have become so desperate that i am plugging in my ipod touch for the first time since 2017 to because i KNOW for a FACT it's on there bc i kept that thang on me like it was my dead beloved's face in a locket (it was) and it's been 20 minutes but the ipod is still dead. wish me luck in my journey
This was supposed to be 'The Greyjoys' but here, mostly Asha
I love her
This one must be dedicated to @shebsart because she's my favorite and the fact how amazing her outfit designs made me try to draw better outfits, which I used to hate.
And you know what? The outfits were my favorite part of my most recent drawings!
Came for the Racoon Comic, stayed because you're a delight, and may have tripped face-first into a new obsession re: Queen's Thief because of your art. I'm not usually a YA or Romancey type reader, and honestly it's been really hard for me to read for fun since leaving school and floundering as an adult (undiagnosed-til-adulthood-ADHD crowd holla). But seeing your art of Gen, I thought to myself, "Smug, vain, sneaky boys with gray morals are a fav, might as well see what's up so I can understand what's going on in these gorgeous arts." I promptly devoured The Thief in a matter of days--DAYS, I say, which is shocking given that the last book I read (approximately a year ago) took 6 weeks and several days of overdue fines. Now I'm over here vibrating while waiting for Queen of Attolia to come off hold at my local library. New hyperfixation unlocked and it feels awesome.
All this to say, thank you. For helping me get back into reading, for making beautiful art for us strangers to enjoy, and for being an all around cool person. And good luck with your surgery! I'm sorry it has to happen, but I hope it works out well for you and recovery is easier and quicker than originally thought. <3
Ohhh my gosh, you have no idea how much you just made my day! The Queen's Thief has been one of THE most important pieces of media in my life from a really young age, and I never felt more at home online than when I found the QT fandom here on tumblr. I'm so glad you loved the first book so much and that you're enjoying reading again!
Other amazing QT fan artists include @shebsart, @storylinecaroline, @artfrostedleaf, @mothsartart, @ardenetoile, @shrimpchipsss, @plantagenista, @emerydraws, and sooo many others. @fuckyeahqueensthief and @ofgodsandthieves are both great fan accounts that repost all the good stuff. And, of course, @meganwhalenturner herself is on tumblr as well!
So exciting that you loved Queen’s Thief so much! It is most definitely worthy of discussion!!
My favorite thing is hearing about people’s experience reading book 2, especially with regards to the portrayal of Irene! At one point did you start to sympathize with her? And at what point did you realize she’s coming Nahuseresh? I know when I first read it, I stayed Stressed and Confused pretty much until the part when she gives her speech (about gifts and bribery) to Nahuseresh above the battlefield, but I have some friends who noticed what she was up to much earlier! (And of course on reread, I see so many of the hints!)
Also you mentioned you want to talk about the last book! What was your favorite moment and/or was there any scene that shocked/surprised you?
Finally, if you haven’t already discovered them, I’d just like to recommend the amazing Queen’s thief art done by @emilybeemartin, and @shebsart. The QT fandom is blessed to have SO many amazing pieces of art dedicated to it, but these two have some of the largest collections and I’m forever stunned by them.
Hiiiii!!!! Oh yes please let's talk about book 2!
It was easily the most complex out of all of them. It was VERY hard to guess what the Queen was thinking, since this one, out of all the books!, was the most about her, yet it still wasn't told from a first person POV. I wavered between "please don't be dumb and silly please don't be dumb and silly" and "naww she's playing everyone again, I just can't guess HOW" and that made me so angry!!!!! Lol.
The scene where Gen was recaptured and then the earring scene following that, were of course fantastic.
As for the last book, I have to reread the entire battle season. I just have to. Poor Pheris betraying and saving Eugenides at the same time and just hoping for mercy is so endearing. And I need to get the details of the Mede's camp again and get a list of what exactly Eugenides damaged when he was there ;)
I also liked the way the army train was described. It was very vivid how a mass of armed and heavily supplied people would move across the countryside. The author obviously did her research, and I was delighted to find out that it moved no differently than an ordinary group of hikers, just on a much larger scale!
I have already discovered TQT art and it's stunning!!! I'm so glad people made art, it would have been so hard to enjoy the fandom if there wasn't at least a little bit of art!! What actually got me hooked on TQT in the first place(!) was @/emilybeemartin's Gen vs. Costis art and @/mothsartart's Puppet King. They are both awesome.
do you have any recs for asoiaf blogs? im getting back into the fandom after awhile out of it and need to find people who Get It like yourself lol
Not all of these accounts are asoiaf exclusive, but they’re all accounts who I love seeing show up on my feed that post about/make art about asoiaf!!! From these accounts you can definitely get your foot in the game, through reblogs and interactions. There’s definitely way more but I couldn’t put my whole following onto the list, so hopefully some of these are new to you. Sorry to the girlies I had to leave out 🫶
visenyaism : lots of character and theory discussion but in a funny way
asoiaf-smackdown : a blog dedicated to asoiaf-themed polls. currently hosting the best dilf polls (vote joncon btw)
francy-sketches : your go-to blog for joffrey and tommen baratheon content
kingslayerstew : the patron of jaime/ilyn content
jeyneofpoole : lots of theon blogging
nosafeanchorage : even more theon blogging (Update to anyone seeing this, they are no longer active. If I can find a new account, I’ll link it here. Don’t bully artists because you don’t like the way they depict characters. Pick up a pencil and draw the character yourself.)
PSA to all HOTD fanartists: your artwork is being stolen on redbubble
I was just on redbubble looking for prints and I noticed there were a few shops selling art that has massive style diffrences. Upon further inspection the artwork being stolen and sold.
this is the account primarily stealing designs although there might be others I have not seen.
I am going to provide examples of stolen artwork below. I will be @ ing the artists who had their work stolen below so they at least know what is going on. If I miss somebody/cannot find their socials/tumblr and you happen to have it please @ them in the reblogs so they can start the DMCA process and get credit for their work.
stolen from @elena_stripe on twitter
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stolen from @naomimakesart
stolen from @naomimakesart again
stolen (and also labeled as Daemon which is funny because that is not who that is) from @shebsart