#this is a bit more experimental

[verflares]

i thought i felt your shape, but i was wrong. really all i felt was falsely strong, i held on tight and closed my eyes. it was dumb, i had no sense of your size. it was dumb to hold so tight.

#tumblr murked my quality so bad MY GODDDD please click on this i promise i have somewhat of an idea of wht im doing. kinda #anyway i once again have no idea what i was doing here but i did have fun. they make me miserable in the best way possible #im trying to be a bit more experimental both in style and colour... well. half on tht last one (guy who really likes reds and blues) #but im trying out line weight a bit more. hooty hoo. going to try drawing some more practice portraits n stuff soon #link #zelda #loz #botw #zelink #(a smidge bcus im insane. as usual) #princess zelda #zelda botw #link botw #loz fanart #tloz #i add new tags each time. i just like to get silly with it sometimes tbh :] #my art

[crow-cap]

#idk. thinking about zoro being Hatted and what circumstances would need to arise before that could happen #this isn’t finished it’s not that polished I just threw some filters at it and now I’m running away #but the CONCEPT. man I will probably draw more like this #so many ideas. so little time #started reading one piece a month (??) ago and I’ve barely made a dent in it #SO LITTLE TIME #I will become so powerful this summer after exams are over #zolu #(?) #op #one piece #monkey d luffy #crowcraft #zoro #roronoa zoro #luffy #the colours on this one are a bit dark but it was more experimental than anything #I tried out some screen tone brushes and a heavier ink one that I used to use #and the colours aren’t as weird as I usually go for #it was an experiment! these guys are rapidly becoming my new test subjects for drawing ideas #I don’t have a caption for this. I might just leave it blank #does zoro ever get the hat put on him?? I don’t think so but I also know jack diddly about later one piece lore #REGARDLESS #ok bye bye

[messysketchyobeyme]

"I've been reading stories...from the human world," Satan says.

You respond, "Really? Which one's your favorite?"

Satan picks at a stray thread on his sweater. "Uh, my favorite one so far is the one about the human falling in love with the beast."

"That's a good one."

"Do you think it's possible?"

"What is?"

"For a human to fall in love with someone like that? Someone who's angry, prone to outbursts, and overcome by...by...rage."

"Um, I think so, but they'd have to improve on themselves first. If their rage is hurting others, then it's important that they learn to find better coping mechanisms and outlets for their emotions."

"And if they do that...?"

"Then, I don't see why not."

Satan makes a face. You can't read his expression, but it seems almost giddy.

"Okay," he says.

#obey me #satan #mc #drabble #satan x reader #this one's a bit more experimental... #tell me your thoughts

[daily-dose-of-bucket]

kanna with shin and kugie perhaps....

Day 26: greenblings assemble!

#your turn to die #yttd #kanna kizuchi #a kanna a day #my post #my art #eyestrain #felt like going a bit experimental with this one... not sure if its successful but eh i think it looks alright #i want to draw them together more. the ultimate siblings #greenblings #requested kanna #shin tsukimi #kugie kizuchi

[pretzelhell]

eye of the beholder

#malevolent #malevolent fanart #malevolent podcast #arthur lester #john doe malevolent #tw eye close up #tw eye contact #tw eye pulling #bit of a more experimental piece #inspired by the rusty lake art style #my art

[allmightyscroll-swag]

Oop, I realized I never actually posted about this, but!

Anyone remember my separated Donnie au? Code name: Violet skies? Well I'm remaking it! Rewriting it, even !!

Here's Foot Recruit/aka Donnie!

Draxum, quite begrudgingly, ends up raising the four turtles with Splinter: whom saved him when a part of the lab's roof collapsed, while he was holding onto two of the turtles. Splinter brought the both of them to the sewers, and it all happened from there.

The turtles grew up not too different, safe for extra actual training and knowledge of both the hidden city and things mystic; until Leo and Donnie turned 14. Donnie went out one day with Raph, and didn't come back.

Two years after his disappearance, when the series events begin, they find him in the Foot Clan. Now called just Foot Recruit, with no memory of them — and a good 6 years worth of memories of living with the foot clan.

#rottmnt #scrolls art #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt art #rottmnt fanart #rottmnt donnie #im not abandoning kraang leo btw #i love that silly little turtle to bits #just wanted to introduce him <3 my boy #foot recruit is an absolute MENACE in the foot clan bte #no more parental / brotherly supervisor means HE CAN DO WHATEVER pretty much #which includes; setting buildings on fire #commiting every type of fraud #threatening manslaughter #stealing vehicle's #vandalism #attempted experimentation on humans and yokai #and a long list of property damage #he's a menace to society. #and also having a rivarly with cassandra. (friendly rivalry mostly. expect Cass doesn't realize their like best friend's yet) #(their basically attached at the hip. they have movie nights which also doubles as girls night where they talk shit and complain)

[ikanebula]

Will you be my Valentine (from Guilty Gear 2 -OVERTURE- for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows)?

#valentines day #valentine #valentine guilty gear #guilty gear #guilty gear 2 overture #art #ikanebula art #i tried to be a little bit experimental with this one #second valentines post!? more than likely than u think ... #i just really like valentine.... why does no one draw her </3

[koddlet]

don't wanna talk baby i just wanna dance

#bit more experimental... this was fun to make :] #might turn this into a repeating pattern #glass animals #vaguely. the song was in mind while making this #the poses are based on the ppl dancing in the music video! #digital art #illustration

[venerius]

a dance to death

#my art #woe cotl fanart be upon ye #bit more of an experimental style this time #cult of the lamb #cotl lamb #cotl narinder #cotl narilamb #cotl fanart #artists on tumblr #art

[anglerflsh]

Day Two of Autistic Hunter Week, for Stimming/Fidgeting

#[.art] #toh #initially i wanted to add colored accents to make the actual like. The Prompt more obvious but it didn't look too good so it's a bit subtle #I tried using a different brush setting for lineart too so I didn't want to get /too/ experimental all in one go #the owl house #hunter toh #autistic hunter week

[theyarewrestling]

Dan and Phil, The Blair Witch Project, and taking back agency.

In their latest video, «DanAndPhilCRAFTS - Slime» Dan and Phil have made a very clear homage to the 1999 found footage film «The Blair Witch Project» directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. The movie tells a story about a group of students, who travel to a small town in order to film a documentary about a local legend. In the process of filming, however, they get lost in the woods and never make it out of there, being haunted and then presumably killed by the witch. In this essay I am going to analyze how the visual narrative is structured in both films in relation to one another, the way «Slime» differs from «Blair Witch» and how that difference conveys the shift in Dan and Phil’s public presence.

Let's start with imagery associated with the paranormal in both films. In Blair Witch one of the signs of the witch's presence become the "dolls" made out of sticks. They are filmed by the characters, who are naturally freaked out by the dolls appearing seemingly out of thin air, signaling the presence of the dangerous and inhuman Other.

Dolls are also used in Dan and Phil's video, the main difference being that the pair are not haunted by the paranormal and unexplainable Other, no, they willingly put the dolls there, they are taking active steps in bringing about their own doom.

While in «Blair Witch» the dolls are placed ominously in between tree branches, filmed from below to make them look like they’re floating above the camera, being forces of a power that the characters ought to be afraid of, in «Slime» the dolls are nailed to a steady surface at camera-level, and while they do provide an unnerving atmosphere, they are not a danger to the characters, at least not a danger they’re not aware of.

The same can be said for other "occult" imagery and artifacts. While in «Blair Witch» the characters finding strange symbols and even bloody remains in the forest strengthens the tension and suspense, signaling the close presence of the witch, in «Slime» all of the unnerving, "occult" and "satanic" exists under the characters' control. Dan draws the symbol on the wall himself, the animal skulls are presumably also brought in by the characters. Instead of being signs of danger, uncontrollable, they are merely tools in the hands of the pair.

The interior of the shack where the students meet their end in the 1999 film is filthy and decaying, which only strengthens the fear within the characters and us as the audience. It is filmed using close up shots which show the shack in it's decrepit and unnerving state. The shack that Dan and Phil's video is filmed in also seems abandoned from the interior, it is broken down, dark and dusty. However, instead of being mortified, like the characters of «Blair Witch», they occupy the space quite comfortably. Instead of being haunted by the building, they become the ones who haunt it, once again taking back control of their own demise. The interior is filmed at strange angles, almost reminiscent of German Expressionist films, in which the odd angles conveyed the detachment from reality and perpetual insanity, which in Dan and Phil's case could be used to depict the pair's descent into madness which leads them to their ritual.

Nature plays a crucial role in «Blair Witch» as the witch herself is never shown. The characters are "surrounded" by the unnerving dark trees, which presumably hide the horror that is never allowed to be seen directly.

Dan and Phil make an obvious homage to that with their shots of the trees, however there is a major difference. While the shot is still desaturated and somewhat unnerving, the flowers on the tree are in bloom, symbolizing a new beginning and the hope that comes with it. The new "life" that is going to happen after the pair summons Baphomet.

In «Blair Witch» Heather's final message is a long shot filled with pure fear and desperation. Dan and Phil's shot mimicking it is almost unnecessary as it lasts only a few seconds, however in those few moments it manages to showcase the pair as a unit, they are calm and in the process of their ritual, determined to bring it to fruition. While Heather is left alone in the dark forest in which she will die, Dan and Phil are not alone: they are in this together, they are a team. If they die, it's because they chose to do so. "Creativity is nothing without friendship".

Now for the infamous "Blair Witching it in the corner". In this memorable scene from the 1999 film one of the students is stood in the corner facing the wall. Heather and the audience both know that, according to the Blair witch mythology, this position is a prelude to being killed, as that is how the murderer, who was persuaded by the witch, used to place his victims, for he couldn't bear to look them in the eyes. This face-to-the-wall position conveys pure helplessness at the hands of the persecutor. In «Slime» there is a scene that makes an obvious homage to the «Blair Witch» scene: Phil is stood in a dark corner of a room, the shot is in black and white. There is, however, a stark difference: Phil is facing the camera. With just this one change the scene no longer feels like a display of helplessness. Phil is looking straight at us, he is not a victim at the hands of unknown horrors, he is in control.

The way the "monster" is presented in both films differs significantly. A big part of the horror in «Blair Witch» is our inability to ever see the witch herself. The "monster" not being shown to the camera is a trope as old as low-budget horror: it helps build suspense and also hides the lack of budget. In «Blair Witch» the rapid movement of the camera also makes it feel like the horror is too great for a human mind to comprehend, too great to be caught on camera, Lovecraftian in nature.

The 1999 movie starts with the characters interviewing Blair locals, who tell the characters and us, the audience, the legend of the Blair witch. The witch was sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft, so she haunts those who try to disturb her peace. Here we can make the connection between those persecuted for "practicing witchcraft" aka being Other with being queer and being othered and, historically, persecuted for it.

This interpretation correlates well with the fact that the "monster", in this case the devil Baphomet, is present in «Slime». More than that, Dan and Phil actively seek him out. In the final scene of the short film, Baphomet has his arms around the pair, claiming them. The characters are willingly allying themselves with the Other. Dan and Phil see the "monster" and yet they do not run away, instead, they worship him. In the theme of reclaiming your agency, this could symbolize coming out, proudly and purposefully becoming part of the Other.

They are doomed from the start, but they are not helpless victims of the Other, scary and unknown, they are the ones bringing about their own doom. This is taking your agency back, and I feel like this narrative rhymes really well with Dan and Phil's current presence on the internet. While the early years of their careers were filled with public speculation and being stripped of their agency, something that "was just theirs" being scrutinized by the public, which definitely affected the way they had to behave, their current self-described "chaos era" is very different. They no longer make the effort to pretend to be anything they're not. They are the ones in control of the narrative, keeping their private life private, while also sharing way more openly and freely, knowing that we know and not really caring about the public's perception, as post coming out they have taken the power and agency back into their own hands.

#i cracked and wrote my own analysis #putting this under the cut cuz its long BUT IT HAS PICTURES PLEASE LOOK #sorryy if some phrasing is wonky or awkward haha i can't always tell what doesn't sound natural in english #there were a few more shots that were direct homages to specific blair witch shots but they dont differ much and idk what to say about thos #the beauty of experimental cinema specifically is how it can only mean as much as the viewer is willing to put into it #so by overanalyzing and creating our own meaning we're entering a dialogue with the film #we're a bunch of sick freaks who write essays for the love of the game huh #dan and phil #phan #<- for the bit

[soepwashere]

Tortles

In celebration of it having been a year since I watched Rise for the first time (the actual anniversary was in mid October but it’s fine) I redrew the first fanart I posted here! A whole year of ninja turtles brainrot <3

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #tmnt 2018 #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt raph #rottmnt leo #save rise of the tmnt #rottmnt stuff #soep art #i was planning on having this done around the actual anniversary #but life got in the way a bit lol #very happy with the redraw though #it was fun to work on :D #if nothing else it’s an upgrade from the original alskjfkdkg #also i miiight take a break from fully rendered pieces for a bit #since they do take a while #and i think it’d be fun to post some of my sketchier/doodle art #im also having fun experimenting with my art so might have some more experimental drawings coming as well #anywho rambles over goodbye

[magicalgirlmindcrank]

Meek

#hatsune miku #vocaloid #Miku #Miku Monday #my sleep schedule has been mega fucked so this was just something a bit more experimental on the coloring and brushes side #Alice's art

[fleetways]

Chapter 24: New Beginnings

#shadow the hedgehog #Amy rose #sonic fanfiction #sonadow fanfiction #mdlhea #chazart #EXTRA LONG CHAPTER LETS GOOO #attempted something a little more experimental for this one #also gave myself a bit of a break from the full paintings #hope thats okay #mdlhea chapter

[lavenderjewels]

Closer to seeing animated Kenjaku being a tired babysitter and lecturing Mahito during the Mechamaru fight

#even more fun knowing they HAVE to get along in order to eventually take in mahito as a curse and for shibuya to pan out #makes you wonder what kaori kenjaku was like raising yuuji for a bit #jjk spoilers #jujutsu kaisen #kenjaku #mahito #kokichi muta #the look kenjaku gives mahito 😭 #id in alt #yknow kenjaku and mahito are on different ends of the villainous experimental spectrum #kenjaku is the mad scientist trying to plan with efficiency for something found in chaos #whereas Mahito is impulsive and childish. just ripping his toys apart to put them together in strange new ways without any purpose or goal #mechamaru

[scarletneptunelikesart]

The final part of the art dump - Part 11! This one is from a couple days ago, being a take on the metals for my Sonic au/dimension I'm making :D These two are obviously inspired by Nova and Jamie, my genderbends-but-theyre-more-than-just-genderbends versions of Sonic and Amy So here is "Metal Sonic" and "Robot Rose" :D they hold hands sometimes

#my art #sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sonic fanart #sonic fandom #genderbend #genderswap #metal sonic #metal sonic fanart #metal amy #the drawing is a bit messy again this time around but thats okay :D #these two are just cute #sonamy #robots have feelings too #more experimentation with coloring the metal