#this post brought to you by artblock

[jessieshark42]

The single most wretched, disgusting, horrible thing to happen to an artist is learning to hold a pencil.

I'd cut my hands off and place them on a shelf to gather dust so they'd never have to hold one again.

#i lost my progress on the peice i was working on #this post brought to you by artblock

[zhinyart]

In the scanners room...

This is actually an appreciation post. I couldn’t have done this fanart without the help of @priska-prisma​, @emeraldknight777​, @fuckyeahjerlita​ & @vexfulfolly​ .... thank you very much guys!! I was feeling burnout for weeks, and when I started sketching this fanart I was facing an artblock, but all your suggestions brought me to life again. I really enjoy being part of this discord server! ^o^ <3

Reddit post here

Original sketch here

Best CL community here <3

#code lyoko #zhinyart #jerlita #Jeremy Belpois #Aelita Stones #Aelita Schaeffer

[elliemehl]

It’s comeback time

Well hello, Tumblr ✨ It seems like the course of life brought me back here, to the place where it all started! The peaceful yet lively social network that helped me through a major artblock, allowing me to regain confidence to share my art with the world.

It’s been so long it almost feels weird for me to write this post in such a familiar way! I’ve been meaning to get this blog back on track for a while now, but never actually found the motivation to do so.

Life in the past few years has been... a roller-coaster ride, to say the least. With more struggles than triumphs, and yet somehow I managed not to let go of my art and instead grow my Twitter into a community I’m very proud and fond of.

Needless to say, with Twitter becoming my main platform and irl commitments demanding most of my time, attention and energy, little space was left to curate my other social networks.

Now with everything that’s happening on Twitter, my motivation to create a backup place to promote my work skyrocketed, so I’m back here with all good intentions to keep this blog fresh and updated.

That said, I know I have some dms and asks to catch up with (I’m specifically looking AT U anon kisser!) so expect me to do so in the upcoming days ❤️ 

Hope I get to interact with you guys very soon, I missed being here!

#its update time #I'm doing my best #🥺 #see you soon

[acidanser444]

Happy birthday, Sangonomiya Kokomi 🐟🌸

I've never seen a character, who would immediately become my comfort one.

Her first appearance, soft smile, calm voice and wisdom have brought me determination to skip 3 banners in a row (Ayaya, Yoimiya & Ei)

Luckily , she came after just one pull

(the rest of fates were spent on her weapon, that I still couldn't get...even on reruns :/ )

My dear fish queen, happy birthday :}

Here is the picture of bd altar

Backstory:

That day I just wanted to make dango for myself and spend the rest of the evening chilling after those lectures in uni...

But! I found food coloring and this special purple lamp for plants and...yeah 😅 Dango,beads,threads,golden packaging paper,smol box,seashells from vacations, candle were probably all the things I used in here.

I do apologize for not posting for a month or so, I just had to deal with some feelings on that Valentine's day, overcome artblock and work on uni stuff :_)

P.s. I don't know why, but I didn't get Kokomi's bd letter T-T

Like, Hoyoverse, where is it????

P.p.s. ironically, the last letter i got was from Beidou with the title: "A fish feast"...

Wait a second.....

......what have you done to the Priestess?!

smol update: just got a reply from Hoyoverse about the bd letter. Apparently, if you did not login during the day it was celebrated you won't get the letter and present at all (which is kinda sad) 🐟

#acid talking #acid simping #comfort character #sangonomiya kokomi #genshin impact #my edits #happy birthday #🐟🐟🐟🐟

[oliversdrawingvoid]

POV: You forget you exist on tumblr-

Sorry I was gone for like a few days. I have been working plus I got sick after going swimming (And allergies haha) On top of that, I had some bad artblock for a few days so that was fun :’D

Anywho I have brought pics! Mainly of cos and my persona! Enjoy! :D

The lamb and cat are two new cos who I need to make a post for- I’ll get around to it soon!

#digital art #art persona #art persona doodles #welcome home ocs #butterfly oc

[angelicyouth]

i stayed up all night rereading all of your fics and ended up crying again at the end of youth LMAO like, bae it's sosooo good, never thought I would cry over a fic!!!! by any chance can I do some art of a little concept in my mind?? it's fine if not, your fics just fill me to the brim with motivation AHHH LIKE i've never been this motivated to draw, dare I say that your fic brought me out of my artblock!!!!!

I'm definitely going to stay up reading when the next chapter of youth comes out, I'm actually so dedicated to it LMAO- anyways!! stay safe, hydrate, treat yourself!! you deserve it <3

AHHH YOU’RE TOO SWEET TO ME!!

but of course you can!! please feel free to use my writing as inspiration for your art at any time ((it’s such an honor that you like the series enough to want to take the time to do that!! (∩˃ ˂∩)♡))

stay safe, hydrated, and cute bby—i love you & it’s always such a joy to hear from you!! if you decide to post your art, please let me know so that i can give you the same love + support that you have so graciously given me!!♡

#asksforlala

[mermmarie]

1, 16, and 24.

1: Show your most recent wip

Uuuh... Ironically, I don't have any illustration WIPs right now. LOL! 😅 But I am working on an x reader fic (that I may or may not have posted the first chapter already on another website...) so you can have a snippet of that!

“What happened back there, Donnie? I kind of expect Mikey to lose his head in the clouds but not you.” He pressed. 

Donatello grumbled and dropped his gaze. He could feel that his eyes wanted to wander back to his left hand, but he was almost too afraid to look. As he swung his final blow on the assailant, he caught the crimson color in his view again and recognized it for what it really was. He had heard of the ‘Red String of Fate’ as a myth. A legend, a rumor, an old wives tale. There had been some speculation of it happening to people throughout history, but no scientific proof. And Donatello wasn’t the kind of guy to believe in something without seeing it first hand for himself. 

So, if he didn’t look at it, that would mean it didn’t actually exist… Right? 

Uncertainty pulled at the corners of his lips as he extended his hand in front of his brother and splayed out his fingers. A bright red string wrapped snuggly around his smallest digit. Leonardo’s eyes widened again as he stared at the thread, but this time he looked with confusion. He brought his gaze back to him expectantly and naturally, he opened his mouth to explain.

“It’s–” He started but paused when he realized how silly it would be to speak of it out loud, let alone embarrassing… “Um–”

“The Red String of Fate.” Leonardo finished for him. 

Donatello’s brows arched with surprise. “Y–You know about the myth?” 

“Well, I wouldn’t necessarily call it a myth now.”

16: What’s the most daunting part of your process? Ex, planning, sketching, lineart, rendering etc?

Right now, coloring for sure. 🥴 I have no style and a flounder so fucking much in the process and usually end up hating it until it's finished. Little sad cause I used to love the coloring process a lot. I hope I figure it out soon.

24: How do you deal with artblock?

This I feel really good about because I don't really deal with this problem anymore and I've found that the answer is.... TAKE BREAKS!!! Seriously, not enough artist do it, and I kind of understand why since social media now relies on relevancy to stay afloat but generally, I never finish a single piece of work in just one sitting, and I definitely don't start another within the same time period. I actually prefer to let my work "simmer" (walk away from it for an extended period of time) after the sketching stage and inking, that way it's easier to notice mistakes or inconsistencies.

Thanks for the questions! 💖

#asks #anon #mumbling mermaid

[metellastella]

Oh look, I’m late for something! Imagine that! Just missed Aromantic Week (i.e., I remembered it right as it was ending, and it took me this long to get over artblock to do this.) One of these days I’m gong to learn how to make an iPad not pixelate traditional lineart all to heck, but until that day, enjoy these mustelids. If anybody wants some better lineart to use, (and also feel free to use for other pride flag colors) please let me know and I’ll give you a white background and do some better digital lining.

Brought back an old school set of colors (the one on the right). He’s a bit more like an England badger with the dark legs rather than one from Africa.

Badgers and wolverines are tiny but fierce! Just like the aromantic community, haha.

Should definitely be considered a follow-up to my Ace Animal Cards:

https://metellastella.tumblr.com/post/622402518185558016/httpswwwdeviantartcommetellastellaartace-pr

#aromantic #aromantic community #aromantic week #cartoon #art #lgbt #gsrm #free to use lineart #free to use #free to use art #amatonormativity #romonormativity

[poupeesdecirque]

Me, my Blog, OCs, Dolls and Expectations - a 2021 reflection

I am not sure where this post will lead but if I don’t want to read ramblings from an artist feel free to ignore this post.

I will put this under a cut.

With 2021 nearing its end I feel like this is a point where I can reflect this year a bit. Mainly the months since May, there have been a lot of things.

People who are in the BJD Discord might know it already but I had a bitter artblock, almost like a creative burnout back in summer. I think it started with my DV Mermaids being stuck in customs for over two months and several other things adding up until I ended up totally exhausted, hating or even feeling nothing at all for any of my creations. I felt drained and pressured by expectations, partly mine, partly from outside. Until things hit rock bottom and I had a mental breakdown over a photoshooting in August, which in the end ruined my summer break for me as it took me almost the whole time to get somewhat to function again (great when you think it was my last time off until now, in December - fyi I am working fulltime, partly the job of three people at once, worked overtimes countless times and am into a further education course that robs me off my free time too).

I stopped liking dolls for a while. I wasn’t able to do anything related to my own characters (no drawing, no mental planning, not even talking about them). Dolls that arrived in that timeframe suffered the sad fate that I will most likely will take some more months until I decide to honor them or not. I wasn’t even able to address my dolls with their character names.

The only thing that weirdly worked were fanbased dolls (aka Kaneki, Sabrina) and the pumpkins. The fandolls didn’t brought that “you need to match my expectations 100%” with them and the pumpkins helped me with their lightness and the fact that autumn was approaching.

It took me long to somewhat find joy in dolls again, finding joy in art again, to actually adress to dolls with their names and finally mental planning was a thing again in October.

I am still not fully back. I still can’t stand anything that makes me feel like pressure regarding the dolls. And it will result in me regretting doing things with certain dolls / focus more on the ones I can enjoy to the fullest (right now it’s Allen, ilovehimsomuch).

My best decision on the way was that I decided to turn that one doll into Mana, because that project brought me all the things back I enjoyed about dolls without any attached strings, as it was truly just for the fun and love for the character. Same for Allen. Both feel to true and honest to me, nobody expects a thing about them, as they are just fanwork.

And this should count for my other dolls too. Yes, some have very explored characters, but some will maybe have 2 sentences attached to them and that’s alright too. Not all my dolls have big stories attached to them, some have small texts, some are just here because I thought it would be fun to work on them. It’s nice to see some of my own creations are loved dearly but... don’t expect me to show them off or share anything about them. The doll you love might be difficult for me to work with, maybe just the doll itself and the character is fine or the doll is fine and there is just a “name” to the doll and nothing to tell. Please refer to my website if there is anything you want to know about the dolls, I post tidbits here and there on the blog but I won’t share full things. Even not if I am asked for it. I will share when I feel like sharing.

There have been issues of people trying to my copy dolls and their characters, there have been a case of my written full story being stolen and posted without my consent, there have been people who took my photos to gossip about them; I am quite sensitive to that topic. I just can say, some dolls might be just here to be pretty but I am very attached to all of them, all of their designs even if I only tweaked little things or made them mine with different face paints, clothes, wigs, etc. mean a lot to me, they aren’t just “any” dolls, they are personal projects.

I might be diving more and more into fandolls in 2022 because this is my current way to enjoy the hobby as a true hobby, as a fun thing, where I can share my love for characters and don’t feel heavy for it.

Also I slowed down my working progress which greatly helped me to find my joy again, I freed myself from some of the selfmade pressure that haunted me for a while - like how fast a doll arrives and how fast I can customize it. I will try to avoid jumping at releases that would maybe lead me back to that mindset and just concentrate on the plans I have, which all are promising a lot of fun.

Overall there were dark times for me this year BUT I feel like I rediscovered some truly important points and the glow in my photos came back, they stopped looking soulless (what they did in mid 2021) and I will just take my time. Nothing needs to be done yesterday, it’s a hobby, I have time.

Oh and I love my peeps from the BJD Discord, seriously there are so amazing people on this Discord. Sometimes I really feel like a child they babysit but without them I might have broken ties with the hobby already.

There have been a lot of negative things but I feel ... positive about this year?! Weirdly. Like maybe I needed that reset to find my true love for that hobby again. I love to customize dolls and I am very looking forward to my Withdoll John Twins to arrive, because they will be fun, I know it.

#2021

[salmisalar]

salmin goes insane

hi. because of how entertained i am right now i am going to make a post about all my favourite artists /biggest inspirations for my art because ph my god i would sell my soul to be as good as them

they deserve so much love

1) WOOMA @/tomapocpo on twt

so skilled. so skilled????? woomas mvs were the ones that made me get into vocaloid and damn its pretty fun

woomas art means so much to me i

i really like their artstyle so much,the colours they use and the way hands are potrayed in the art.so much.one of the biggest influence on my art ever. i could stare at the art for hours on end

some of woomas works

2)kuroume @/kuroume_1024 on twt

I LOVE THE AESTHETIC OF THEIR ART SO MUCH I THE BACKGROUNDS ALWAYS FIT WITH THE CHARACTERS AND THEY HAVE SUCH AN IMMACULATE ENERGY OMG

the way hands are drawn!!! the way their outfits are always so creative!! the expressions on their faces!! every single colour palette pops so hard!!!! absolutely perfect

some of kuroumes works

3) (a literal sign i cannot type) @/tobakgh on twt

artstyle absolutely slaps. so unique. one of my favourite satosugu artists ever. the way they colour and how the pieces are so dynamic is so cool

one of the biggest inspiration for my artstyle so far i admire them so much

i dont think i can post the art as they do not allow reposts but please check them out aaa

4) jjksdodo (on tumblr but im too shy to tag them)

the reason why i made a tumblr account in the first place. to see their satosugu art.their art has brought me so much joy and made me alot happier whenever i was in artblock or sad. aaaaaaaa

i reblogged some of thte art previously!!

anyway these are only some artists that i really like and there are a some hundred more but it would be too long and i kinda wanna draw. i hope u could sense my enthusiasm in this post as i have no one to talk to about the artists i admire and must post it on tumblr so no one thinks im insane

thanks for reading if you got to the end and j hope u check out their art hhh

#might delete later lol

[gemennair]

Good morning!! I had question for you. As an artist with depression I often struggle with feeling excited and motivated to draw. Do you have any tips on how to stay enthusiastic about drawing? ❤️

Oh that's a very hard question cause you and me both, op. Regaining enthusiasm and excitement about anything is incredibly difficult especially if your mind is riddled with doubt, self-loathing and worst of all, by my experience, emptiness. It depends on the person, but I will try my best and tell you the things that worked for me that I hope will be able to help you regain your passion and enthusiasm for making art.

First, I want you to remember that drawing or making art is always about expressing yourself, learning to come into terms with who you are, learning to make that part of you shine upon the canvas. Art is not against you, it's with you, even if it doesn't feel that way at times. Treat it like a friend you can go back to when the world is crumbling. Treat it like a nice cup of cold beverage in a particularly hot afternoon, or a warm hearth in the middle of a cold winter. So when you're feeling incredibly sad, incredibly happy, or just a vast gaping feeling of emptiness, just try, try and draw something. Go back to it when you can. You're a creative person, you're an artist, and even if you feel like any creativity is zapped from you, still, draw. Just anything that makes you happy. Or just anything. Remember that you're doing this for yourself first. This can be your way of coping if you want. Maybe you could draw a little tree, a pond with ducks, or anything else. Just draw something for yourself. That's the important thing. Learn to love what you're doing first because you're the first audience of your artwork, and you should appreciate it and be enthusiastic with it no matter what the little voice on your head is telling you. You worked on it. You exerted effort on it. Therefore, no matter what, it has value. You have brought forth something on a blank space, a scribble, a nice little flower. That wasn't there before. Now it exists because of you. Isn't that wonderful? Try and remind yourself of this after drawing even if you're dissatisfied with the final result.

Art, for me, for a while back then has been my way of escape. Drawing things and conceptualizing them gives my mind a lot to think about to the point that it has no room for any other sort of thoughts, including negative ones. Usually, all the negativity comes after. But when I'm drawing, usually, i'm just there, not particularly enjoying it in the bad times, but very enthusiastic about it during the happy times. But making art is still there. It's just like your favorite book that you can go back to when all else has gone to dissarray.

In the subject of depression, it gets more complicated, I think. Since you lose passion for everything, and you may require outside things to help you regain that passion again. This also applies to artblock too. And when you find yourself not having the energy to draw, even if you want to, even if you're forcing yourself to, let yourself walk around and take a break. That's okay. Breaks are important, too. Maybe around this time, Art is your friend, but it also may feel like a childhood friend you drifted away from, and you need other factors too to help you interact with it again. So, listen to music, watch a movie, hang out with friends, empty your thoughts and have some time for yourself. Trust me when I say that eventually, you'll feel the urge to make art again, even after a long while. Maybe it's going to be a show which you loved so much that made you want to draw again, made you want to go back to that friend and talk to him or her bout it, and in this case, that friend is Art. Inspiration and motivation comes in all forms, sometimes you need to be the one to find it so that you'll get it, other times, it instead finds you. It's fickle like that, and it gets troublesome, but the important thing is you're still making art, or you will eventually make art. Do this all in your own pace. Don't feel pressured by other people around you who are producing art everyday.

This is where comparisons come in. Each one of us has something to offer since each one of us is a unique individual. You have something to offer just as much as the artist you're looking up to; you have your ideas that you want to share to the world, and they have theirs. When you find yourself feeling inferior, or feeling like you could never improve, take a step back and remind yourself of the fact that what you're doing has value, too, like I said earlier. Art takes time, improvement takes time, and do your best to stop yourself from comparing your works negatively from other artists' works. Doing that will lessen your enthusiasm because you'll find yourself thinking, "What else can I offer when other people has such amazing works like these?" No, darling, stop. Breath, take a step back, remind yourself: you have something to offer. Your work has value. Don't compare yourself to other people who has already gone far ahead. You're on your own road, do it on your own pace. Be kinder to yourself.

Now, for more technical things, you should also work hard to keep yourself inspired. You found that you like drawing a lot more now, you also found something that will help you keep drawing, now you need to keep going. Gather a collection of things that inspire you. That youtube video or a particular show that made you well up in tears? Bookmark it. Heard a speech that made you feel like you want to achieve something? Put it on your notes. Heard a song or a whole playlist that you can imagine drawing something for? Save it on your phone. It's the little things that help. I swear, it's really the little things that you can go back to. It doesn't even need to be connected to drawing. Just things that inspire you or make you happy. Your creative and artistic side will follow up upon that later. Jot down your ideas that pops up on your mind, and draw them for later. Great ideas usually pop up when you least expect it. Encourage yourself to try and draw every other day, or thrice a week, depending on how long you take to draw. People say that you should draw everyday to improve better, but I found it doesn't really work for me because the burnout gets here faster. My hands can't keep up with the influx of ideas, so I get frustrated. If it's the same for you, take your time to rest. Maybe the drawing-everyday may help you more than it did me. Try it out; experiment a lot. Remember, you're doing this to encourage yourself to draw more but don't push it to an extent that you'll find yourself burnt out. You're only starting out, and I'm the same too, maybe someday I could do the everyday drawings, but not now. Every little step counts, but do it on your own pace.

And lastly, when everything is said and done, when you're ready to post your artwork, or actually not even post it and you just want to see what you have created, pat yourself on the back. Know that someone somewhere will appreciate it as much as you did, because it's true. You may not think so now, but I can tell you that it is true. Also, look at it as a learning process. What about this particular piece that made you happy, what part of it bothers you? Use the answers you conjured for your next artwork. Every artwork is a step forward on making a better one. Remind yourself of that whenever you feel dissatisfied. And if you're comfortable, ask for help or criticism from others, too. Show your work to the world, be proud of it. You did this, and you created something that wasn't there before.

It's different for everyone, but I do hope you found something here that may help you. I want to thank everyone around here too because they made me learn a lot of things and to also be kinder to myself. And I want to tell all of that back to you too. I hope you regain your passion, and i'm looking forward to see your works. I may not know which one it's going to be, but I know that behind every artist, there's someone behind the screen like you, too. And I appreciate each one of your efforts and the love you put into creating, and how happy I am that one more artist in the world is doing their best to make it a better place with their art.

I'll end this with a suggestion for you; whenever I'm feeling exceptionally down in the dumps, I read Neil Gaiman's Make Good Art speech. If you haven't read or listened to it, please try and do so. It's an incredible speech and I always feel like I want to create everytime I read it. I hope it will inspire you too. All the best of wishes to you, anon. ���

#ask #i wanted to take my time with this to answer better i'm sorry for the delay #i can really relate a lot to you anon #im sorry this got a bit long aaaa #im ssorry too im on mobile idk how to put it under read more 😭😭 #sorry for ur dashboards

[laine-o]

(Not that I think anyone is actually gonna read this letter, but: warning, this is really long and sentimental and I’m allowing myself to be very vulnerable and I talk about my battle with depression, if you are not here for this or are not following me for this reason, please do not feel obligated to read this letter and let this serve as a trigger warning to the contents.)

To the SasuSaku fandom:

Hi everyone,

Today, I am another year older. I was feeling a lot of doubt about myself about continuing this art thing as time goes on since art is not and may never be my career.

Sometimes I wonder if it’s time, since I’ve been shipping SS since 2004, to hang up that hat and finally lay it to rest. But then I remember that it’s always been more than about me. Yes, it began by being about me, because I needed it to. As cheesy as it may sound, SS saved me from the world’s worst depression because I didn’t have it in me to draw anymore and I had severe artblock and a lot of self-hatred. And the more I didn’t draw or paint, the more and more I hated myself. Hated that I couldn’t do what brought me joy. Hated what I had become because I denied myself. I don’t know who that person was then, she had no personality and wasn’t alive. There was no vibrance to who she was. One day, I decided I needed to force a spark back into my life, because it was time to draw or time to die. So the first thing I drew that made me feel something again after the longest time in darkness was the OTP. I didn’t know what to draw so I said to myself “What the hell, I have never stopped loving them,” even after I had disappeared from fandom around 2008. Don’t get me wrong, I still drew here and there, but not regularly, not fully, everything was unfinished or lackluster or drawn for school newsletters. It wasn’t anything I cared about or was passionate about, in short, it just felt robotic and like work, an obligation. However, my OTP, SS, they drew me back in to drawing regularly and are why the love and passion I had for drawing came back after all those years of hopelessness, about 5 years of not drawing, to be exact.

That moment, brought back all my memories of when I was that awkward kid, a misfit (still am in many regards, but I’m trying and I’ve learned to love myself more), first encountering Naruto the series and of first falling into shipping SasuSaku, before I even knew what shipping was. My first foray into fandom, was when I drew Team 7 way back in 2003 and eagerly scanned my paper drawing into the computer.. and posted on my now long-forgotten and abandoned first DeviantArt account. My first SS artwork I drew in 2005. And I was able to recall Naruto telling me to always “believe it.” A message, I had forgotten during those 5 hopeless years of my life.

I started lurking on Tumblr in 2012 and slowly started to read the manga again. Finally, I made a Tumblr and I posted my first few SS fanarts in early 2014 (and I have to mention that my PSD, high-res files from 2014 artworks are all sadly gone because my laptop got stolen). Slowly, the light came back into my life. When I participated in my first SasuSaku Month that light grew and became almost blinding, not solely because of my happiness, that was only a small part of it. That small spark that I had forced quickly roared into a fire. From a like, to a reblog, to the odd tag screaming here and there, it began somewhat of a quiet force and took a life of it’s own, almost something beyond my comprehension and control. This fire took form from becoming a part of fandom again, it was joy I attained from making others happy with my creations, as trivial as it seemed. My followers and my mutuals, I cherish all of you. If I didn’t have you all that share in my happiness and joy, I don’t think I would be here today. My creating art for this fandom really has never been about me in the end. It has always been about you guys. I didn’t draw to become well-known or to make some kind of living from art, it has been about all of you and what I can create that will bring you happiness. All I really had to do was draw what I loved. When I can bring joy to someone with something as simple as a doodle even if it’s just one person or 100 people, then I’m happy. I can “live” with that. And that’s why I am still. :)

This is a testament to the power of fandom. At least in my mind.

Thank you from the very bottom of my heart for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful and loving fandom known as SasuSaku. You all have saved me as much as SS have and were fundamental in withdrawing that darkness from my world. Every single one of you deserves all the love and happiness in the world and especially deserves to find that someone where you both may look at one another the way Sasuke and Sakura do. I hope we’ll all still be under the same sky no matter how young or how old we are as this fandom ages. New fans, will always be welcome. Fandom veterans, whether still here lurking in the shadows or actively participating in the community, I raise my glass to you because you created this fandom and fostered the wonderful environment here. Sasuke and Sakura, thank you for being… just what you are, just perfect for each other and being here for all of us. As long as I am able to or still have the feeling within me and so long as time will permit it, I will do my best to keep Sasuke and Sakura and their love alive and I hope the rest of you will as well.

Here’s to another year. :)

Love, Laine-O

#sasusaku #sasusaku fandom #you all mean a lot to me #I have been here for a long time now #as long as you will have me #I will be here #I know someday I may have to leave again because life #but I will treasure the memories I have made here #personal #depression #maybe this is a bit cringey but I needed to say it #i will probably make this private later

[clicksarts]

end of artfight (and other stuff)

eyyyy folks,

i was just submitting my artfight attacks for posting here (they’re all queued and you should expect one a day for the next eight days!!)  and i just wanted to say that i think artfight helped me so much in the artblock department-

before i committed fully to it, i was struggling with the thought of even sketching?? i just couldn’t bring myself to do anything- i was sitting at my desk for hours with my head on my keyboard unable to create anything

but the environment artfight brought made me feel more inclined to draw because in the end, you were creating stuff for other people. about halfway into the month, i’ll admit i began to drop away from the site because i suddenly just had the urge to get back on my personal ideas and started actually following them up, picking up a few commissions on the way?

its just,, been such a long time since i’ve had that much done in a month and i highly recommend partaking in artfight next year if you can if you too are dealing with artblock. i mean hey, even if you aren’t, do it anyway-.. its GOOD

but yeah! random rant i know, but it just had to be said. now i just need to buckle down and get more pin designs together for another kickstarter (im going with a heavy d&d theme this time), so stay posted for that!

SPEAKING of kickstarters, my main man @straysaints has recently dropped a kickstarter for his latest/continuation of pin designs,, they’re fucking cool and are totally worth a look :eyes:

[ufficiosulretro]

Reaper76Week 2018 || Day 7: “Depth of relationship” (shared lifetime/togetherness) Day 1 || Day 2 || Day 3 || Day 4 || Day 5 || Day 6 || Day 7

@lilized: Whoooo! Can you believe we did it?! BECAUSE I CAN’T. Thank you all for sticking with us ‘till now and for your patience. To make amends for the extra time we thought about a juicy bonus scene, set between Day 6 and 7.

It’ll take a little while, cause we only just started working on it, but I think you’ll love it.

There are really no words for how great this experience was for me, working with Irene, seeing my stupid words brought to life in such an extraordinary way...it was incredible.

@ufficiosulretro: When we first started to work on this comic, we discovered that we couldn’t figure anything detailed to tell about Day 7’s theme, since Jack and Gabe were just at the beginning of their story together. We struggled a lot before to surrender to the concept that it wasn’t necessary to tell anything specific to suggest what we all already know about these guys, such as how they fought side by side and loved each other for a lifetime.

In this update we also reveal you the title we thought for this comic, No One Else, and how much Livia and I love to use Jack’s or Gabriel’s quotes to name our comics, you don’t have idea. Ahah!

I think I could say the same: I can’t believe we made it.

Pretty late, as usual, like for everything in my life, but I’m glad I was able to finish a project in a relatively short time. It’s something that really helps out noticing your progresses in something, no matter what (art, writing, studying, anything.) It has not happened in a long and I was definitely starting to give up on some major projects for this exact reason, feeling stuck like I was right about to get into some sort of artblock... again.

We will soon post the full comic for you to see and share and, as @lilized already mentioned, an extra scene. In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed the ride! Nothing of this would have been as fun and brilliant and cool if Livia hadn’t wrote such fantastic story and dialogues, suggested the best ideas and pointed the perfect corrections.

(@lilized: AAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!)

We worked so well together. :’)

Thank you, thank you a lot for every kind word you spent to let us know how much you liked our work. Despite the suffering of making comics, writing or drawing in general, making this comic and drawing or writing about Jack and Gabriel is always fun and brightens our life.

(But a little more of lore would be gladly appreciated - dear Jeff, where’s my Omnic Crisis Event, uh? Where is it?!)

(@lilized: Where is it, Jeff?????)

#reaper76 #reaper76week #reaper76week2018 #day7 #depth of relationship #jack morrison #gabriel reyes #overwatch #fan art #art #fan comic #comic art #blizzard #omnic crisis #ufficio&lilized #and another reaper76week has ended #looking forward to next year's #happy r76 week to everyone!l! #(late)

[gaerli]

Ok so I thought of something when I went and brought some food and I cannot get it off my head so aayyy here I am, gonna write some stuff for y’all that nobody asked for, BTW MY ASKBLOG IS OPEN TO HMU OR REQUEST SCENARIOS SINCE IM ON ARTBLOCK BUT I HAVE A HUGE WRITER INSPO SO HMU PLS This scenario is fluff hehehehehe also sorry for the length and the stupidity of this post sdlkfgllfjkdhj

Katsuki Bakugo x European!Hero Student!S/O

• You two met in the funniest weirdest way possible but Katsuki couldn’t care less- you two are around the same age at the time • When he was 13, his family decided to go to Europe as a summer vacation and since his parent’s knows English, it was easier for them to communicate while Katsuki doesn't give less of a fuck about that • Well Katsuki being Katsuki, he ended up fighting bunch of other 13 year old European kids- however just about the fight was to get worse, a young kid stopped the fight by kicking both parties ass • Since the European kids knows the kiddo, they feared the kiddo and ran away • However, Katsuki didn’t- and since he isn’t in Japan and he doens’t speak English well, he doesn't know how to tell them fuck off • [“Jeez- why do guys always fight like bunch of hormonal idiots”] and you turn to look at him [“Oi, do you speak English?”] • Katsuki only glares at you and you immediately sigh as you understand that he doesn’t and you sigh “I assume you’re a foreigner...Japanese right” • That caught him off guard • “Oi if you spoke Japanese why the fuck didn’t you speak it to begin with you European bastard?????” • And you stick your tongue out at him and smirk “Because it is fun to tease people like you” “HAAAH????!?!?!”

• That wasn’t the last encounter...and also Katsuki found himself keep thinking about you • From the way you fought to your smirk to- WAIT HE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO FEEL SUCH FEELINGS FOR A PERSON HE BARELY KNOWS LET ALONE WILL MEET AGAIN • He tries to forget but ooooh bOY DO FATE HAVE SOMETHING STORED FOR HIM • AAand he meets you once again and this time his heart screams to not let you go off this time- this time when he and his family was about to be attacked by a villain • However your brother being a pro hero, he saved the day hooo boy you happened to be in the same place and Katsuki immediately recognised you • “OI YOU EUROPEAN BASTARD WAIT” • You turn around only to see Katsuki “Oh!! it is the Japanese explosion kiddo!!” “DON’T CALL ME THAT YOU ANNOYING SHIT” • He ends up glaring at you, however, you immediately understood and smirked • “Oi don’t smi--” “[Y/N]. My name is [Y/N] [Y/L]” • ...oh he did not expect you to lowkey read his mind- is your quirk mind reading?????? • “Bakugou Katsuki” “Ohh~ nice name for nice angry fireball” “OI SHUT UP” • However, your big brother calls on you and before you leave you get close to Katsuki who now glares at you with anger and is ready to fight however he would ONCE AGAIN be caught off guard when you wink at him and slide a paper with your number in his pocket before leaving fast so he won’t run after you • Whats with this person??? Why is he like this around you?? • Nonetheless, later that night- he decided to message you

• It has been years since you two have become very close friends and a little bit less than a year after you two were close friends that you two started to date • You hanged a lot when he was in Europe but you two never broke off contact when he went back home and that is odd from Bakugou’s side however something with you makes him never wanting to let go • So at first, you two have a long distance relationship, despite you both said it is the stupidest thing ever and that you both had no hope that it will work buT LOOKEY NOW YOU TWO HAVE BEEN DATING FOR YEARS • Just like Katsuki, you love spicy food and climbing mountain and you are an aspiring pro hero. Besides the fact that he acknowledged you to begin with means he sees you as equal and he is already impressed by you. It seems like you are similar to him in some ways • He calls you European Dork and you call him Lord of Explosions • He will never admit it but fuck man- he has fallen deeply deeply in love with you and with more time going by, he sees himself falling for- and trusting you more and more • You both get enrolled to hero academies. Him to Yuuei and you to the best European hero academy- and he is not even surprised.

• Though you didn’t tell him by calls or messages but your school and his school decided to exchange students and fortunately for you, they picked you out • “Katchi...what if I one day transfer to your school?” “Then I guess I will fucking kick your ass” “Aww Katchi why so mean to your s/o?” “Shut it European Dork” • But when Aizawa announced that a new transfer student from Europe has transferred to their class, Katsuki found himself thinking what if it is [Y/N] • AND OH MY GOD HE WOULD BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN HE SEES YOU COME IN • You introduce yourself and everybody welcomes you happily • Once the break starts you find yourself surrounded by class 1-A asking bunch of questions about your home country and how you learned Japanese yadda yadda and Katsuki couldn’t help but feel very angry and jealous • “Are you taken [Y/N]” “Y-yeah...my boyfriend is over there” and you point where Katsuki is and everybody gets dead silent before you walk towards Katsuki and smirk “Long time no see, Lord of Explosions~" • Cue the whole class screaming • Tho now Katsuki smirks and wraps his arm around you with a cocky attitude and be like “Yea, this European shitface is my s/o, get over it you extras” • You are now caught off guard but also smirking through your red face “Heh can’t get your hands off me eh~?” “Shut it dork” • You end up explaining to the whole class about how you two met and they are like holy shit this is fate • “So...when is the wedding” “SHUT UP PINKY SHIT” Katsuki is blushing a tiny little bit but he hides it away

• After you two are alone, Katsuki just immediately attacks you with rough kisses and hugs you so close as if he is scared of losing you (which he isn’t he just simply misses you but he will never admit it shh) • You tell him that your school choose the very best hero student from the school and only one student which happened to be you to be transferred to U.A and Katsuki would huff and smirk • “Well what can I say, I wouldn’t have dated or fallen for a sissy little bitch ya know...~” “So you imply you fall in love with strong people” “You idiot I meant I fell for you because you are strong and determined and stubborn little shit which I like as traits” • Let’s say you two were known as the dynamic power couple of U.A after that since both of you seemed to have almost the same mindset • The fact that Katsuki fell for you means that he already saw so much strength and traits he loves in you- ya lucky ho

#boku no hero academia #boku no hero imagine #bnha #my hero academia #bnha x reader #bnha imagines #mha imagines #mha #katsuki bakugou #bakugou katsuki #bakugo katsuki #katsuki bakugo #bakugou katsuki x reader #katsuki bakugo x reader #quenixy talks #scenarios #reader insert #mha katsuki #bnha katsuki #bnha bakugou #mha bakugou #boku no hero academia imagines #x reader #bakugou x reader #sorry for the overly tagged tags #also I had to fix some few shit so yay I deleted the original and reuploading this shit #forgive me

[rynezion]

I said this before and kind of tag-ranted about it on the sideblog too: bioware working on anthem is not a Bad Thing! it might not be the singleplayer rpg masterpiece we (me included) personally want, but the thing is, game developers are just as much creative people as we are. doing the same thing over and over again leads to tired narratives and unhappy developers and just like, think about it! moving out of our comfort zone helps us learn new skills, write different stories, make better balanced and better designed experiences. same goes for experienced game developers too.

one of the most widely repeated artblock advice is: go out there and consume and make new things. can’t we allow bioware to do the same, to diversify, to explore new avenues of game development so they can return with new ideas to the series we love? isn’t that better for everyone in the long run?

even if we never get da4 or mea2, I think it’s important for us as an audience, a significant chunk of which are creators ourselves, to acknowledge and appreciate a bunch of people breaking away from their well-worn paths to try and discover something new.

of course the concerns whether they’ll make anthem or subsequent singleplayer rpgs lootbox machines for profit are valid: that’s the unfortunate climate of the games industry at large right now. as far as I understand that is not the case with anthem, but we won’t know that for certain until it all actually plays out. although if people can experiment with how they can make games as a service work in a way that’s good for players and developers both (I repeat, both) I’d categorise that as a good thing.

(here’s the post that brought this on you all, read the additions and the sources they link!)

#the big bioware panic #txt #shut up fru