#this is the general idea though

[ionomycin]

Welcome home

#artists on tumblr #cw blood #i really like drawing wings if it wasn't obvious #drawing has been rough lately though #all the A-I trash going around is so depressing to see #please pick up literally any tool in your hand and create #shape something with your own hands #breathe life into something #it doesn't need to look perfect and polished and photorealistic #literally anything any person has ever drawn with their own hands #has more value than every algorithm generated garbage put together #a vent doodle drawn in the math notebook of a 13 yo girl has infinitely more value #than any stolen blendered together soulless algorithm “creation” #we're humans we create #so just #create #with your own hands and your own ideas

[imagine-too-many-books]

Imagine Annabeth and Percy have a kid early, unplanned and it kinda fucks with their finances so Percy drops out of school to get a job so he can care for the kid and support Annabeth in school. At first he gets a job teaching kids sword fighting but then he hears about underwater welding which pays well because it’s dangerous but Percy is a child of the sea so it’s much less so for him. His boss is even willing to give him flexible hours which means Annabeth doesn’t have to take their kid to class anymore and they can actually afford daycare (why does is it the price of a mortgage nowadays???). A huge financial burden is lifted and Percy doesn’t mind the work so it’s good all the way around.

Fast forward to when Annabeth is done her masters in architecture and lands a job at a top firm. They’ve got savings and have Annabeth’s income to rely on. Percy heads back to school and finishes a degree in marine biology, going on to research some really niche topics like how underwater welding impacts the environment and shifting from there until he’s a well known expert in the field.

Just them finding their way. Supporting each other and landing on their feet no matter what

#i really like the idea of Percy having a non-linear path through school to a career #he’s 17 #just because Annabeth knows what she wants to do doesn’t mean he does #let him find his path #also if Percy and Annabeth had an accidental baby #(completely possible once they’re at New Rome though I do believe they’re careful and responsible about it) #and if they couldn’t survive with the baby on scholarships + Fredrick’s money for Annabeth + what little Sally and Paul can spare #I think Percy would be the one to drop out for a full time job #and then go back to school once they’re stable #also I just generally think Percy would be the primary parent so Annabeth could really pursue her career #and because Annabeth’s job probably pays more and has more earning potential #percy and annabeth #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #percabeth #post HoO

[tmae3114]

so I've been looking up advice about hand embroidering on velvet for a project idea I had and I just found an article that was ABSOLUTELY written via AI because, well

#me #absolutely nobody proofread this at any point and it was DEFINITELY machine generated #I cannot think of any other explanation for. this. #anyways literally all the other advice is saying 'literally never put velvet in an embroidery hoop' #and as I do not yet know how to embroider WITHOUT a hoop #I may shelve this particular idea until I've improved my skills #though finding advice about hand embroidering AT ALL is really tough #I am finding so many resources for machine embroidery though

[amphibianaday]

day 1421

#uh just a heads up if you expand the tags to see all there's. a lot. very long #amphibian #frog #poison dart frog #based on my most popular frog to date (day 651) #inspired by everyone pointing out what they think it looks like #here's a fun secret fact the original guy is actually a phantasmal poison dart frog (Epipedobates tricolor) #(according to the original artists title of the drawing) #not Anthony's poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) #i feel too awkward to really point it out though because they look the exact same. i cannot tell if there is a difference #im half convinced the same frog was just discovered and named twice #its very curious btw if you go on the (english) wikipedia page for either species it doesn't mention the other #while hereptiles.info (no idea if this is a trustworthy site) lists both names as common names for the same frog (incorrectly??) #while inaturalist lists them as two different frogs. curiously with tricolor having wayyyyy fewer photos #ok anyway that's my rant i went on a whole journey trying to figure out if these are the same frog or not and i have no answer #i did some more 'research' and i am more confused. some sources seem to imply they are now considered the same species ( e. tricolor) #i think my conclusion is i am willing to agree the drawing looks more like e. anthonyi. it seems like tricolor is generally less vibrant re #and the white is darker and more green? #i feel like thumblr should stop me from typing more in the tags at this point this is a whole essay #at this point i am failry convinced this is specifically the Santa Isabel frog. isthat the real subspecies or morph or whatever #or just the name pet sites are using to sell it?? #i even found some sources (frog selling websites) refering to it as “Epipedobates Anthonyi 'Santa Isabel' Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog” lol #Anyways if you read this far hi. species are confusing. i am not a frog scientist #the first few tags are like an hour old now i just kept trying to figure it out and adding more tags

[umblrspectrum]

got carried away practicing in preparation to make something else

#yeah i stole this general format from some blog here that i can no longer find but it was cool #and i like the idea of having refs to make sure i stay as close to my stylized on-model as i can #that fucking part of the mantis arm was giving me a headache though #you change the angle even slightly and it looks like a whole new limb #its so complex and so hard to portray in 2d #the others are fine though except for my wrongness with the camera limb #i guess its technically not upside down depending on what angle its coming from but bite me #little stain there to fill space #might not even get to what i actually wanted to draw today. tired #art #absolutesolver #murder drones absolutesolver #murder drones absolute solver #murder drones #but i will make it eventually. you will see

[silvers-starrway]

So the wildest thing happened where @mactheactor decided to dub over (if that's even the correct terminology) the Chaos Sonic animation I made!!!!

I'm still in utter awe about this like, hands down the coolest thing ever I've been thinking about this non-stop. Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!!

#starrway art #sonic prime #chaos sonic #okay now that the nice text for the post is done AHHHHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! #I've been screaming about this for the last 24 hours and the shock of it has worn down just enough for me to post this #NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN A MILLION YEARS???? #Sonic Prime is what got me on this long hyperfixation in the first place and I've met so many cool people in the fandom #and generally having a blast making art and it's been such a great time #so to then have Deven Mack come in and think that my stuff is awesome is such an insanely cool thing #it means a whole lot is what I'm trying to say haha #I do have to like microdose on this video because it makes me so incredibly happy that I get very overwhelmed by it #In a very good way though it makes me want to run laps outside #thanks to everyone I've met/interacted with so far being some of kindest people y'all are awesome #idk if this post is even like coherent I've been writing it in my mind for the past day because I have no idea how to even go about this #ok good night hehehe

[c6jpg]

Next time, I'll lock the windows too.

#genshin #genshinedit #genshinet #genshin impact #chiori #m:gifs #m:* #m:gifs:chiori #AND EVERYONE CHEERED #she's so pretty. hold a knife to my neck tf #i am still pretty disappointed in her kit though #i really liked the idea of that one leak where she had straight-line crowd control by summoning a huge pair of scissors #that would have been really unique and useful #in general they could have done so much more with her seamstress theme #alas. she does duel wield tho i can always fuck with a duel wielder

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

my OTHER toxic knitting trait is ignoring gauge entirely for plushies and being pleasantly surprised by the creacher's final size when it's done

#text #personal #knitting #like i know it doesnt matter but WOW i only ever use the starting materials as General Guidelines #'oh you suggest DK and worsted. interesting!' #'ill be making this on super bulky with whatever needles i have on hand thanks :)' #(today though im using the right yarn but needles 1.5 sizes too small. also because that's what i have on hand lmao) #it really doesnt matter and is therefore Fine #i just wish* i had ANY idea how big this lil guy will be 😂 #*(not enough to swatch honestly. the whole project is like. 50 rounds. why bother.) #little avogato

[astrolavas]

he'll figure it out—

#eventually. one day. maybe............. H... H #the owl house #toh spoilers #hunter toh #toh hunter #toh #anyways thinking abt he doesn't even know how different he looks cuz he hasn't seen himself in the mirror. like he probably Feels the scars #but. he has NO idea abt the eyes and just in general.. that first look in the mirror is gonna be quite a shock #not to mention. flapjack and #h.. #haha when he built himself a life he finally liked and felt happy abt himself even if he didn't know what he'd like to do in the future. #but he was genuinely happy and exploring his interests freely and getting to be a kid for the first time in his life #and now even though he has a clear goal as to what he wants to do in the future. most things that were giving him happiness and #that were tied to his new identity and that he didn't relate to any bad traumatic memories.. were now taken from him all at once #and he no longer has that joy and he has to come to terms with so many horrifying things at once and.. and. a #my art #fanart #flapjack #thanks to them #toh s3 #toh season 3 #the owl house spoilers #the owl house season 3 #toh art #hunter wittebane

[master-gatherer]

#mass effect #kaidan alenko #ashley williams #urdnot wrex #tali'zorah #liara t'soni #garrus vakarian #jumping on the bandwagon #i have yet to see someone else do this #which tells me we're either slipping as a fandom or i've successfully avoided the bulk of it #idk if i'm gonna do the rest of the companions though #do you have any idea how hard it is to find transcripts or even quote lists from these games #and my forgetful ass needs the reminder #took way too long just to look those up #the actual pics were easy though they got a generator :p

[bonefall]

The more I consider the "Smoky gets Frostpaw sterilized against her will" thing, the more I dislike it even on a thematic level...

This book seems to be trying to put Frostpaw through an arc of learning to trust people. Riverstar magically appears in her dreams to send her to the Park Cats who are meant to teach her this lesson, but... starting and resolving that arc more than halfway through the book was sloppy, and a waste.

Instead of Smoky forcing medical treatment on her in spite of how she tells him point blank "please no," SHE should have called for the human.

A creature that the Clan cats have never trusted, that they have great reason to fear. Caught between dying with her pride like a good warrior and taking a risk on the kindness of an unknowable beast, in spite of all the betrayal, she chooses the chance.

Play it like this; Make it so the reason she becomes chosen by Riverstar at all is because he SEES this glimmer of potential within her, because of this very choice.

Instead of that bizarre opening chapter where he seems to have magically gifted her some kind of spiritual connection as a plot device, INSTEAD make it that they were sadly overseeing the end of her life. That this was her destiny, to die as a young, proud warrior apprentice. To trust no cat, as her mother told her.

But instead, she tricks the wording of the self-fulfilling prophecy Curlfeather told her. It said nothing about trusting a human!

THEN follow it up with teaching her how to trust cats again. But make the road down this character arc be something she truly initiated, instead of the weird bullshit they did with her being mad at Smoky for violating her consent while also exonerating him for "Doing The Right Thing :)"

#Asc spoilers #Thunder spoilers #Like what was the point of having Smoky do that if they weren't going to do anything with his betrayal aggravating her-- #--inability to trust people #Theyre obviously trying to set up an arc here about her learning to trust #But he forced medical treatment on her AGAINST HER WILL. When she COULDNT FIGHT BACK #In general though her flaw has been that she's been TOO trusting so this whole arc feels unnecessary imo #But if we must do it. Then set it up this way #Show that over and over. She chooses to trust. Sees the good in people #If anything the park cats should be focusing more on teaching her when NOT to trust. Like... judgement. #Judgement more than the question of trust itself. #But Smoky doing that was such a profoundly bad and uncomfortable idea imo #Give Frostpaw some agency?? Please??? #Instead of just having God and other people constantly pushing her towards the next quest #Come on man

[hellcifrogs]

Team Shinichi gets family time too~

#my art #team shinichi #naruto oc #no names for them yet though #just the general idea #uzumaki kenshi

[pseudophan]

does fandom metrics work by counting how we tag everything on our blogs (reblogs, etc) or just original posts?

i'm not entirely sure how it works but considering search and trending only count tags on original posts i would Assume it's only those. BUT, and this is key, it's not just the amount of posts with the tag that counts it's also the engagement on those posts. which is why i'm extra !!!! about people tagging their gifsets and art and other posts they know will get a lot of notes because that's honestly probably what contributes the most

#absolutely tag your reblogs as well though if you want to cause it might count i have no idea #but generally i assume tags on reblogs only count for the blog they're on #answered

[spear-gsun]

A Mizuchi that i totally didnt just mean to use as an icon for an RP profile (that i might never use) but carried away with making

#touhou #touhou project #Mizuchi Miyadeguchi #Joined the gensonline discord server and maybe if i work up the courage ill join in some rps there. probably not though lol #But it did remind me that i want to start writing touhou stuff in general #I've got a lot of very specific ideas of who the characters are and i want to express that through more than just my drawings tbh #especially. Mizuchi

[hallowsden]

Drew this at work and brain said give him a bird so I did. Pariah is a little shit. Brain also went ham with the notes and quotes... Hey, that rhymed!

@arkham-guard-dp-au I have no self control.

#dc x dp #dp x dc #dpxdc #Arkham Guard AU #Arkham Danny #my art #Fun fact I work as a Security Officer which might explain why I'm rather invested with this au by a lot #I work Nightshift though which is why I'm always tired #Pariah the Crow #danny fenton #i'm gonna go to sleep now #Well try to if brain isn't a little shit either #Knowing my brain though it's gonna keep generating more ideas

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

"Nine is homophobic" this and "Classic is homophobic" that

WRONG

They're literally both gay

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic prime #sonic generations #sonic x shadow generations #miles nine prower #nine sonic prime #nine the fox #classic sonic #No no actually I'm gonna say it. Nine isn’t a 'Sonadow hater' cause he's homophobic. it's cause he's jealous and gay #With classic though. The 'Classic just found out he's bisexual' memes are funny but to me (rather than being grossed out like in the 'live #classic reaction' memes) Classic has either already been acting gay/bisexual and is mostly there like 'Oh ho I understand why older me like #him. I need to fight him. fist to face' #or he had no idea he was gay/bi until now (even though he's been acting that way all along) #Anyways I'm just not here for the classic and Nine slander. Classic may be a jerk but he's not homophobic. Nine may have become the #antagonist‚ but he's just jealous because he also wants Sonic #sonadow #sonine #i just be ramblin #edit: If you think these things aren't mutually exclusive or you disagree then that's fine. it's just that I personally dislike the 'if this #character doesn't like sonadow then they're homophobic' joke #–signed‚ a sonadow shipper and multishipper