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ceruleanmelon · 5 months

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SAY I LOVE YOU OR ILL KILL YOU!!!!

#melonart #mikurin #vocaloid #kagamine rin #hatsune miku #vocaloid fanart #rinku #yandere #blood #the main inspirations for this were #cantarella #rotten girl grotesque romance #and a cover of suki suki daisuki #i ended up making an au for this while drawing for fun #i imagine the blood is lens lol

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stil-lindigo · 10 months

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bite of winter.

a comic about a princess who died in the snow.

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all my other comics

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ryssbelle · 15 days

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Drew a bunch of Marinettes in a bunch of different artists styles it was a lot of fun!!

Artists who's styles I mimicked: @buggachat @hamsternamedmarinette @ladybeug @sabertoothwalrus and @anna-scribbles all epic artists 🤟😎

#my art #marinette dupain cheng #miraculous ladybug #miraculous fanart #style mimic #sorry for the @s btw #yall should go follow those artists if you dont already also #this was sort of inspired by a post the three artists on the top row made #i think they all got together and drew with one another #which is really cool #but i was genuinely confused because i mimic styles a lot #and ive seen others do it too so i was just like #wow they really know each others styles really well #until i thought about it and read their posts some more #style mimicking is really freaking fun and i think its really good practice #and a good way to explore other ways of doing things #like you really have to learn new techniques and get out of your comfort zone #also anna scribbles i could not find a recent pic of marinette in her main outfit #so thats the only marinette i drew in different clothes cuz i couldnt find a more recent ref of you drawing it #anna scribble marinette has privileges thats the others dont #but ye #i also threw my own style in there as a frame of reference to what me draw like #ive drawn marinette before just not in a loooong while #sabertooth walrus was the hardest for me to mimic cuz they have a broad range in their style #so its like which sabertooth do i wanna be in this pic #Buggachat has such a distinct style thats very clean and consistent which is amazing so they were easy #being easy or hard arent bad things either it also has to do with like styles meeting up with one another #buggachats and mine arent too too different in some shapes and aspects #so yeah itd be easier plus they drew marinette like 3 sec ago so i have more recent of a ref #as opposed to sabertooth who i have a recent ref of ladybug but not marinette so we got two diff styles in one

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radioactive-earthshine · 11 months

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NGL I have STRONG opinions about digital releases omitting the letters to the editor section of older comics. I feel like the letters are a part of comic history and should be aggressively preserved.

#look i was a weirdo and loved the letters so much #so much #so fucking damn much #i still to this day mourn that we don't have them #sometimes the editors would publish blatant aggressive criticism and promise to do better on some things #it was rare but it did happen in a handful of things involving stereotypes #also there is queer history in them such as in superboy and the ravers where people wrote in about hero #asking WHY he was not interested in women and this editor had to so professionally explain that he was GAY and where they stood on it #you also got to read queer readers writing in about these queer characters and the JOY in their words is priceless #also sorry but geoff's letters are fun and stupid at the same time and are a huge insight to what his hcs were #he LOVED tiny krypto so much it likely inspired him making dex starr bc he loved the idea of a small overly powered animal #not saying that was the main reason why ofc but it is interesting that he created dex after praising that mean little mutt #i say with the most love #my venting #my rambles

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solarpunkani · 1 year

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"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"

OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.

"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"

OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it

"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"

OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.

"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"

I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.

I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.

Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.

So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.

#out of queue #ani rambles #punks and posers #i cant even call this a 4am hot take because its 7pm but like #idk i keep seeing posts about like 'how DARE people think I bought my punk clothes how DARE they not know the how-tos and DIYs'#or 'ugh people only care about the ~aesthetics~ of my movement if you don't know shit get out of here' and like #maybe I'm just a shy ass introverted nerd whos scared of social rejection! but I avoid that shit like the plague #so if someone were to reject me based on not knowing about something I'd never even heard about? something i was JUST getting into?#there's a high chance I'd just scram and never look back. i don't wanna be the one who causes that emotion in someone else #granted this is coming from someone who STILL doesn't know how to make her own patches or worked up the courage to do direct action praxis #outside of offering neighbors to my tomatoes and trying to talk to people about what I'm passionate about #but still imo unless someone's a malicious intentional bad actor i dont see the point in scaring newbies off #thats how movements die imo #i know this is my solarpunk blog but its not a solarpunk specific thing #i think the main post that inspired this was about store-bought versus self-made spiked leather jackets #which honestly just feels petty to me but who knows.#might delete later

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cor-lapis · 4 months

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I decided to have a go at doing my own redesigns because these three are my favourites and I love them very much. further notes + sources under the readmore (warning: lots of text). I did my best with the research, but if there's anything I overlooked, I'd really appreciate people letting me know :)

Tighnari:

My main source for Tighnari was this excellent thread, from which I looked up each item of clothing individually. Since djellabas tend to be quite long, and Tighnari needs mobility for forest ranger activities, I figured he would cut and re-hem the lower half. He also has a lot of clothing pieces that are traditionally multicoloured, but to keep his design cohesive I decided to use the same colours across different items, but using a larger palette of colours than I would usually. I like the bright colours on him a lot though!

There are also some minor details I just changed because I wanted to. The flower on his chest is now a nilotpala lotus, because I thought it was nice to include his acension material/the material he asks you to help gather. The dirt stains/scuff marks are because rainforests are muddy and I wanted the design to emphasise Tighnari being very practical and hands-on with his work (see also, the specimen belt).

Finally, I shrunk the magnifying glass on his back (because I'm pretty sure it's meant to be his first magnifying glass toy and that thing is very large for a child to handle) and gave him an undercut because it seemed right. Also, I merged his front and back trailing cloths into a scarf type of thing that he could wrap around his nose and mouth to prevent inhaling spores from mushrooms.

Collei:

COLLEI my beloved. I had a mild nightmare trying to figure out a specific source culture for her design, but nobody seemed to know specifics and her outfit wasn't matching with any traditional dress I looked up, so in the end decided to keep the overall look the same. Just in case I assigned her something else, but then it turned out I missed her actual inspiration.

Anyway, I made her shoes simpler (no fur, heels, and open toes in the rainforest seemed reasonable to me), and gave her shorts. I liked the green colour because it's pretty unique under a dark dress, and pairs nicely with Nahida's white dress + green undersides. Amber's tie stays, but I made most of her jewellery smaller since it felt a little clunky for a trainee ranger.

Her earring and necklace(?) are allusions to the Evil Eye and the Khmissa/Hamsa, both symbols of protection. Especially considering the fact they're meant to ward off evil, and very common across multiple MENA cultures, it seemed fitting for Collei to have them. Also, she has Eleazar scars, and I used the design for her stockings as inspiration for the combination knee braces (similar to those used for arthritis, since Eleazar also causes stiff limbs and I HC that people affected would probably still need some recovery support)/knee pads (in the case of a fall). I like the idea that Kaveh would have helped make them for her (tangent but the fic Here is the House explores similar ideas; it's really really good, I heavily recommend it). Finally, she has curly hair because I thought it would be cute.

Cyno:

Here's the thread I found for Cyno. The main critique was to do with the eras from which each aspect of his clothing drew inspiration, but I admittedly wouldn't be able to do much about this without a lot of research. One thing I did try and verify was the small strip of cloth on the left of his chest, and I found a few wall murals where the people seem to be wearing similar strips of cloth? (example here; rightmost figure) Therefore, I didn't remove it, but if someone wants to explain Ancient Egyptian clothing history to me I'd be really interested to hear it 6.6

I might iterate on the design in the future, but for now the changes are mostly HC territory. Cyno wearing his hair in locs (a protective hairstyle) makes sense for someone who does a lot of hiking after rogue scholars, and I also gave him quite old and faded top surgery scars because healthcare is canonically free in Sumeru (thanks for that information, al-Haitham)(though tbf Cyno makes bank anyway). I also adjusted the colours a bit, since Genshin tends to use desaturated shades for metallic elements.

I also considered giving Cyno more scars, but figured that it could indicate Hermanubis' presence that someone you'd expect to get injured a lot is relatively scar-free (i.e. some sort of godly healing factor/resistance to damage). However, we know next to nothing about Hermanubis, so Cyno having a lot of scars also makes sense. This paragraph is mostly just a cry for help cyno story quest 2 literally any more elaboration about the nature of Hermanubis' pact and the Temple of Silence.

Conclusion

I wasn't intending to write one when I started the explanations but this got REALLY long so if you made it this far, thank you so so much ToT please check out the links; the threads especially were a great resource, and I'm grateful that people take the time to make them <3 genshin's character design department are cowards but I'm glad I learned some new things through the redesign process

#FINALLY #IT'S DONE #I don't know why this took so long. maybe because I was trying new art style stuff #anyway I like how this came out!! my favourite guys #my main thoughts for each of them were like. tighnari <- kind of a chad. collei <- should get to wear shorts. cyno <- gap moe #<- i say having written 9 paragraphs about the development thoughts under the readmore. wahey #big shoutout to everyone who draws the archers ripped. you guys are inspirational #genshin impact #tighnari #collei #cyno #my art

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starry-saturn-nights · 5 months

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Wanted to draw out my AU’s Sam Flynn grid suit design:

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#Saturn’s tron au #I’ve literally been working on this all day #I have never simultaneously had so much fun and so much frustration on working on a design #Main inspirations were Sam’s suit from Legacy (obvs) Beck’s default suit and CLU 1 for that arrow like symbol on the chest #In my AU Sam suit starts off with just the white light lines and she later adds the secondary blue ones to match a bit with Beck #/\ basically younger sibling taking in your fashion sense energy #I can never make a non complicated design curse my maximalistic urges #tron #tron legacy #tron uprising

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melrosing · 6 months

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people always be like ‘if there’s one thing Game of Thrones got right it’s the cast!!!’ and this is probably my least popular opinion of all but im here thinking like…. they were the bare minimum

#like there were some good actors in there but no inspired choices #and some of the main cast were genuinely bad like EYE am not gonna be the one to say who but #when are we gonna be honest w ourselves that a number of those Emmy noms were uncalled for

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just-late-roman-republic-things · 7 months

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I don't think Octavian was quite as bad a general as we often joke, but the fact remains that I had to pull out a biography of him to check how many times Sextus Pompey and/or the weather kicked his ass, because it was a lot.

#he was never outright great but #his main problems were chronic illness and lack of education and inexperience. he was only 18 when caesar died after all #he was pretty good at inspiring troops and lepidus' army defected to him en masse #and he won a few campaigns even without agrippa's involvement #i'll still make fun of him though #octavian #just roman memes #sextus pompey

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cpt-indigo · 7 months

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recently played and i kinda became obsessed w everyone (esp seven 😔) the ex bffs -> enemies -> realized crush pipeline

(side note remi’s band name is palin and fans are paladins :) )

excited to follow the rest of @infamous-if !

#myart #myocs #infamous if #seven lawless #artist on tumblr #procreate #original character #name inspired by hit movie ratatouille !#also palin has a pop rock/punk rock inspired sound.. my main inspirations were rina sawayama and haley williams for her <3 #another baby girl to add to my collection <3 #also if u read the tags i’m always open to more if recs !!

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svmbiotic · 8 months

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si alguna vez fui un ave de paso lo olvidé pa' anidar en tus brazos

#venture bros #vbros #pete white #billy quizboy #petebilly #this is their genderbends but wtvrrr #adult swim #the songs ''lucía'' and ''la mujer que yo quiero'' were the main inspiration for this..#i love the way serrat writes abt love.. and the lyrics kept makin me think of them bfhdbgfb #my art #traditional

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smilysstuff · 1 month

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Since I can't stop thinking of the castle swimmer AU, do you wanna guess who the witches are in this alternate universe?

It's Locus, O'malley(Doc), and Maine. Weirdest found family but here we are, who the fuck else is gonna adopt Tucker into the dark side?!? It's them. (I love CS!Locus like oh my God.)

#rvb #red vs blue #drawing #red vs blue art #rvb au #Red vs Blue AU #Mermaid AU basically #Webtoon inspired #Castle Swimmer #AAAGH #I had an entirely different idea for who the witches were but my friwnd was VERY convincing #I was convinced as a result #agent maine #rvb maine #rvb locus #samuel ortez #frank dufresne #rvb doc

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redwinterroses · 3 months

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Today I started working on a novel (?) project tentatively called Mudlark that's a Star-Wars-flavored futuristic fantasy. Magic, experimental corporate cults, found tribe, ethically grey motivations, "we make each other better" tropes, and ace romance.

I kinda want to post about it on here but also I don't want to spam anyone so if you don't want to see that: please block #mudlark and/or #redwinternovels (different than my usual #redwinterwrites that I use for fic stuff).

#redwinternovels #mudlark #the emotions I felt when I was rotating these characters and realized that the main couple were both ace #also this is loosely related to/inspired by the stitchverse AU I had ages ago if you remember that lol

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brekitten · 2 months

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Danny Phantom, Batman - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tim Drake & Danny Fenton Characters: Danny Fenton, Tim Drake, Original Characters Additional Tags: Fentonic 2024 (Danny Phantom), Percy Jackson References, Implied/Referenced Torture, Summoning, Summoning Circles, Cults, Undercover Missions, cabin in the woods, symbiosis Series: Part 22 of Cat Soulmates Fentonic 2024 Spoilers Summary:

Tim went undercover in a cult to find out just what the cultists were trying to summon.

He found out firsthand. And got a King stuck in his body.

This is all Octavian's fault.

Symbiosis | Cabin In The Woods

Okay. Day 22 is one of my absolute favorites. I love the idea, and I really had fun writing this. And no, I was not aware that there is a very similar Tumblr post. @catnek-writing-things

Ignore how late this post is, I almost forgot to post it to Tumblr, oops

#fentonic2024 #symbiosis #cabin in the woods #dpxdc #danny fenton #tim drake #undercover mission #cults #percy jackson references #you'll see #we had to get creative with this one #the prompts were kinda hard ngl #but we managed #to be continued #my main inspiration was tom hardy's venom #it's gonna be fun #summoning ritual #danny is summoned

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grocerystoretrip · 1 year

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my own private nonexistence

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cynthrey · 10 months

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First Page || Prev Page // Next Page

THIS AU IS STILL ALIVE!

Sorry i havent updated since April. Had been doing my thesis from January to like 2 weeks ago and around April it killed my creativity, the whole complexity of this composition didnt really help either (if you listen closely you'll hear my sanity been slowly and painfully killed by this page, specially in the castle)

But anyway, Champions AU is back baby!

#empires smp #empires s1 #empires scott #champion of exor au #scott smajor #dangthatsalongname #my art #srsly this page took for fucking ever ( TT u TT )#i hate drawing backgrounds #and doesnt help the fact scott never finished his s1 castle (hell man didnt even START building it)#so i had to design that motherfucker all on my own and idk shit about architecture design #besides the fact buildings in snowy areas need very steep rooves so snow doesnt accumulate (thanks shadiversity)#main inspiration for rivendell architecture were gondor from lotr. rivendell from lotr (duh) and old scandinavian and viking buildings #took some artistic liberties with the rest of the buildings #really love how scott turned out tho 😁#ah also another inspo was gem's s9 elven castle

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