#twitter needs to SHUT UP

[literallyneurodivergentandaminor]

......look i had to. it just fits.

no wings version:

tumblr & twitter design sketches (and template thing) under cut.

designs r inspired by @zzoupz, @vincepti0n and @deathbars also i blame @zapsoda for dragging me down the rabbit hole.

#twitblr #twitter♠️tumblr #yeah im a homestuck shut up #also i need to get crabs or some shit onto tumblrs outfit i only have the double checkmark the transmasc swag needs more bullshit. #anyway what the fuck else do i tag?? #art #ok yeah thats enough tags #twitblr ruined me #yahoo forgive me for stucking the socials

[lwiann]

As much as i love the power imbalance in ships and spicier stuff, its interesting how durgetash see each other as equals because there is something beautiful between the two most dysfunctional people in baldurs gate being in a functioning relationship no matter how crazy it gets

#durgetash #meant for twitter but i am too loud in there i need to give my followers a break #me when i have socmed anxiety but also cant shut up about my hyperfixations

[roachemoji]

A “Guide” to working with Artists with Aphantasia

DISCLAIMER: 

I KNOW ARTISTS WITHOUT APHANTASIA ALSO USE REFERENCES

This is not going to be applicable to ALL artists (with OR WITHOUT aphantasia)

I don’t speak for everyone!!!

PLEASE Read the information artists provide you THUROUGHLY

ASK ARTISTS WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THEY NEED

I’m sorry about the typos I am dyslexic and no one is beta reading this :3c

HERE IS THE OG TWITTER POST

I made this guide out of frustration. I was having a hard time communicating with commissioners how much visual information I needed, and that giving me creative freedom doesn’t, personally, work for me. It all comes down to the why; Aphantasia. 

... I realized a lot of people don’t understand what that is, and how it might affect an artist. 

Note: I am a character artist!!! I do personal commissions!!!! I don’t do commercial work!! This guide is about things that I have found extremely helpful!! This may not work for everyone!!!!!!!!!!! 

So, here is the official written guide to what I, personally, have found helpful when getting commissions:

A healthy dose of both written and visual information is needed, but the percentage of which heavily depends on the type of commission and how familiar I am with the characters. 

- Is it an illustration of a scene between two character? Descriptive information on the scene, the emotions, general vibe, dialogue are more important to the composition - but visual references on each character (and their characteristics), the space, the palette, and any objects would be needed. 

- Is it a reference sheet commission? Descriptive information is no longer as important, and the main focus is on the visuals. Descriptive information would be limited to a brief description of personality, placement of certain markings, and/or the written information on the reference. Visuals would be EVERYTHING - every single aspect of that character would need a reference. 

Google Docs, Google Drives, PDFs, Character pages (Toyhou.se or Refsheet.net) is an easy way to compile both written and visual information in one place! 

What is some good visual information to compile for your characters? 

Physical

Age/Race/height/body type

Skin colour/ scars/ freckles/ skin conditions etc

Eye colour/shape

Nose shape

Hair colour/texture/style/decorations

Any additional details (prosthetics limbs/no limbs!/tattoos/piercings/wings)

Face Claims are extremely helpful - and it’s okay to have more than one!  It’s good to specify which parts of what reference are important to your character

Items

Clothing/Jewelry/Accessories

Weapons

Personal Items

Companions

Here is an example of how I organize my Pinterest boards for my own Ocs:

Appearance: Every single visual reference I would need for their physical appearance. Faceclaims, hair styles/texture/colours, facial hair, body types, hand shapes, nose shapes, lip shapes, eye shapes

Aesthetic: Helpful for illustrations. Palettes and aesthetics that I attribute to these characters. Art styles, symbols, colours, settings, etc...

Outfits: Outfits and accessories. Full outfits or single items, textures, colours, patterns.

NOTE: It’s important to remember that some artists can only work with certain references (ie. drawn references vs photo references). If you’re unsure/your artists hasn’t stated which works best for them - ask!  

I cannot work with drawn references in simplistic styles (anime specifically), and I struggle with using nothing but Final Fantasy screenshots. They’re important when it comes to providing colour or even outfit references - but facial features are much harder for me to translate.

Some artists are okay with things like piccrews and can translate them very well! I can’t.

What is some good visual information to compile for your characters?

Written information can vary from commission to commission; unless the illustration is based off a story, I don’t need a novel to be written about the piece. 

Being dyslexic also makes it a struggle for me to parse through written information - I tend to have to break it down outside of the initial commission submission to fully understand what. I also tend to ask a ton more questions when I’m provided more written information than visual - revisions take time and energy.

It’s important to have visual to accompany your written info; 

( shout out to @moki-dokie​ for letting me use their info as an example!! )

Commission information examples 

DESIGN COMMISSIONS:

Info given:

Outcome: 

Easiest character design commission I have ever done. The information given was so concise that the only revisions were my own suggestions on the design itself. 

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Info Given:

Outcome:

a TON of written information was given to explain the characters backstory, to further drive my understand of the aesthetic and setting of the world the character lives in. The pinterest board provided had a lot physical references, outfits, aesthetics, and colours.

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ILLUSTRATION COMMISSIONS:

Info Given:

Outcome:

I had a lot of previous information on both of these characters (I designed the top one myself), but I was provided limited written information for this; Holiday Discord call where Toad (character one) is getting a present from Zalem (character two). Zalem is barely hiding how they feel about Toad who is excited.

 All other information provided was visual; Outfits and room aesthetics. 

We discussed poses in Dms and collaboratively found references.

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Info Given:

Outcome: 

Absolute favorite example of the PERFECT amount of information given and the PERFECT amount of creative freedom given. 

I was handed character references with all angles as well as their armor + how to simply the armor. Pose + expression references. A general aesthetic + palette to work with. The setting. A doodle to lay out exactly what they were visualizing. 

I have all the information you could need! Now what?

I am very privileged to no longer need to take first come first serve commissions, and it’s given me the ability to really sit back and filter through the commissions that I want to do, and those that I immediately do not consider. 

I think it’s important that,  before commissioning anyone, you should ask yourself a couple important questions:

Does this artist’s style suit what I want?

Does my character suit what this artist usually draws?

Do the references I have provide the right amount of information for the specific artist I want to commission?

Sometimes the answer to these questions are; No.

... and that’s okay?

Unfortunately, not every artist is going to be able to bring your vision to life, or feel happy with the completed piece! 

If you’re someone who has Big Buff Demon Men characters that are drawn in a heavily realistic style - you might not ask an artist who draws smaller, softer characters with squishier shapes and a general aesthetic that doesn’t match your Ocs! 

If you’re someone who has characters and all of their references are in an anime style (including other commissioned work), and you have no realistic face claims... maybe commissioning that semi-realistic artist and not providing them with the references the need to translate your character into a semi-realistic style isn’t a good idea? 

I don’t understand when some people get upset when they commission an artist who clearly doesn’t draw characters that look like theirs and they clearly... don’t translate them as well.  I am making this extremely clear RIGHT NOW before anyone says anything:  Everyone can and SHOULD learn to draw the entire spectrum of humanity. From facial features, hair textures, body types, etc...

But some artists struggle to draw characters with certain aesthetics? Outfits? Accessories? You wouldn’t expect an artist who draws soft pastel art to suddenly translate your extremely rough, hard, and hot character properly?

Now, if all the answers are Yes? 

Read all information provided thoroughly 

Ask questions for clarity

Provide what you can, collaborate on what you can’t

Resources

@anonbeadraws​ post: Reference sheet for your commission references!

JAMIErightmeow’s video: I have APHANTASIA

Aphantasia Dot Com

#my art #artists on tumblr #guide #aphantasia #artist with aphantasia #UH #damn i wasnt gonna write this much lmao #I hope this helps people #its helped a ton of people on twitter already #UH ANYWAY #if youre about to comment some shit like oOoOigiOIgioOIoI #IT HELPS PPL WHO DONT HAVE APHANTASIA TOO #shut up #please #i know #i am AWARE #THIS is for MY HOMIES #but also use this as a resource if you need it??? #kiss kiss kiss kiss

[overtake]

red bull: daniel’s bad habits from mclaren are fixed, he did well in the sim, and his tire test was so good that we immediately knew he was ready to be in a car.

alpha tauri & yuki: daniel’s feedback on the car has been instrumental, and he performed so well in difficult race conditions even though he didn’t have any upgrades and had some bad luck.

rando twitter user who doesn’t have the data, didn’t know liam lawson’s name three weeks ago, and constantly insults the way red bull quickly drops drivers who don’t perform: they’re only letting him drive for pr even though he’s a washed up failure.

#like is red bull too harsh on their drivers or are they hiring a pr merchant who can’t perform. pick a side. #it’s just hilarious that every single person who actually knows the sport & daniel’s data/contributions #won’t shut up about how helpful he’s been and how well he’s done and how mclaren doesn’t reflect his performance #but these random people on twitter think they know better #and their excuse is ‘well liam scored points’ as if he isn’t driving a different car entirely lmfao #like liam has done well! i like liam a lot! #but he’s benefited from a better car/things happening around him in the race/not being head to head against yuki #he’s done a great job but there’s literally been ZERO real head to head comparison between the 3 drivers #but alpha tauri/red bull rate daniel and they have his data and know what hes done for the car & setup #i don’t ever deny that daniel’s popularity certainly doesn’t hurt #but they dropped nyck like he was nothing #red bull axes anyone who can’t perform #if daniel couldn’t do it then he wouldn’t have a seat. not that hard to understand. #people on the internet make me feral. i cannot use the internet. i need to stick to my curated feeds bc everyone is so STUPID.

[todayisafridaynight]

who the fuck said Like a Butterfly was japanese Bring Me To Life

#rgg #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku 2 #ryu ga gotoku 7 #yakuza series #yakuza 2 #yakuza kiwami 2 #yakuza 7 #yakuza like a dragon #masadai #not really but shut up its my shitpost #daigo dojima #masato arakawa #snap sketches #everyone who thought i was done drawing these two crying rn #also my twitter moots keep putting beardless masato in front of my eyes and i needed to cleanse my soul #ANYWAY NO MY BROTHER SAID IT AND THEN I SAW PEOPLE ON YT SAY IT AND SO. HERE WE ARE CAUSE THEYRE RIGHT #idc its my canon now #daigo can be a lil silly. a lil goofy even. #continuation of the last time i made him do karaoke Do Not Give Him The Mic He Will Scream #masato's physically incapable of yelling so its fine #ok bye i want mcondanld

[zombvibes]

asked this on twitter and i’m doing it here too

IMPORTANT KRERDLY QUESTIONS :

question 1 : would berdly preen (or attempt to preen) kris

question 2 : would kris even like it

feel free to add any extra commentary in the notes and reblog if you want idk

#zombvibes never shuts up #(stealing posts from my twitter once again) #putting tags on this because i need an expert’s opinion #deltarune #kris x berdly #berdly x kris #krerdly #kerdly

[ash-and-starlight]

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#the next time I think about posting on twitter just shoot me in the face #god #never seen such a high percentage of ppl who need to shut the fuck up #and they're all under my silly haha post #they're like rats flocking to dropped garbage they can't resist they haaaveeeee to say shit they just have to they will die if they dont #hi to you too mr green ig #wtf #send post

[hermit-frog]

#armand #iwtv #interview with the vampire #saw this on twitter just now #amc i'm 🧎‍♀️🙏 #if they're stealing my shit i'm going to steal theirs. equality (jk. if op wants me to delete it i obviously will) #had to make twt account to keep up with the news. the sacrifices i make for this show 😔 #video #this is armand in devil's minion. i know that i need to shut up about it. but he was in his silly manic era and i can't get over it #tdl

[comicxzzsalt]

just thinking about how like miles-gwen-pavitr-gayatri is like the polycule ever to me. like miles/gwen and pav/gayatri are dating (obviously). but then miles/pav and gwen/gayatri are also dating (spreading my gwenatri agenda teehee). and then miles/gayatri and pav/gwen are literally the best friends ever??? i literally cannot stop thinking about these four, I NEED A NAME FOR THIS GROUP

also this tweet omg:

bonus hcs because i think abt them too much:

they're all trans and bi because i said so

hobie's still part of the friend group, but he just doesn't need a lover (#independentking), and he's probably the only one out of them that can like drive (or isn't scared to break the law and drive without a license), so he just drives the other four to go on their little dates

miles-gwen-pavitr-gayatri-hobie the friend group ever!!!

miles, gwen, and pav always feel bad for like leaving gayatri to do spider-man things and keeping their identities from gayatri, but then gayatri found out their identities like really early on but didn't tell them (saw someone say this about pav and gayatri and i'm deciding to make it about miles-gwen-pav and gayatri)

i don't have anymore, but plsplsplspls if you have any hcs about these four (platonic or romantic idc) then tell me or ttm about it 😭 they have taken over my mind

#i'm not shutting up about this #com talking #spider-verse #gwiles #pavflower #pavatri #gwenatri #I NEED A GROUP NAME FOR THEM #twitter #aloedotjello #atsv #itsv #spiderverse #chaiflower #flowerchai #ghostflower #flowerghost #pavitri #goldenmodel #goldenmodel is such a cute name for pav & gayatri omg #pavatri supremacy though

[qtubbo]

People being terrible to sunny:

Foolish’s twitter fandom is genuinely the most toxic part of the qsmp fandom they are so horrible, there is so many tweets like these. I’ve seen people call for Sunny’s death, wish her harm, hope that they’re left behind and friendless. Hoping that Ramon choses Leo of Sunny like it’s a competition. The person that posted that is a huge account and you can’t just excuse bullying a literal baby with /rp its so gross.

Edit: read more of that person’s post they said it was Sunny’s fault for disliking them because Sunny’s just a copycat that can’t get her own personality. That is a baby all the tweets got so many likes, and other people made fancams of Leo “getting rid of the trash”

#Discourse #qsmp fandom neg #qsmp fandom crit #twitter neg #And this is excluding how they treat Dapper and Bad #And how they yell at anyone who even gets slightly mad at Foolish #When Tina called Foolish selfish for only caring about winning and not the eggs #They called her a “stupid b*tch that needs to learn when to shut up” and said that em needs to die to teach her a lesson #How she just doesn’t understand real care and was just jealous over losing

[chirpsythismorning]

I thought toxic Milkvans already went as low as they possibly could. And yet one of them coming on here to pose as a Will stan/El anti, saying that no one on the show loves her and so she should just die in s5, is a new level of low with which I have not fully wrapped my head around yet.

#byler #stranger things #like im genuinely concerned and disturbed #and yes i know it was a milkvan… #the most well known toxic milkvan on Twitter #either that or one of their mutuals #bc I rambled about willel twins to them #and at the same time as that was happening one of them tweeted willels need to SHUT THE FUCK UP #it’s just sad bro #so sad #you say you love el #and then the moment you get insecure about milkvan #your solution to quelling those doubts starting to add up #is to roleplay as an el anti #to try to trick bylers into saying they hate el? so you can say SEEE? HA! I KNEW IT…? #like literally just days ago this account was saying they hated Will #and that bylers hate el they just pretend they don’t #like this is so sad dude #they deactivated the tumblr #obviously #hope theyre back on Twitter and coping by enjoying milkvan content #instead of getting off on targeting strangers on entirely different platforms #over a fictional ship!!!!!

[mymarifae]

aHA! i have finally figured out why i never jived with the kanade tenma hc. like you know me. THE found family guy. even if i don’t hc it myself i can still have fun watching other people have fun. but this one was always just 1. confusing and 2. not fun for me to see and i could never articulate why but i’ve got it now

the entire problem with Kanade Tenma is as a whole the fandom has a tendency to treat kanade like an orphan. like she has no family, no support system, like she’s all alone and needs to be taken in by the... tenmas... for some reason... (still not sure why the fandom decided she needs to be a tenma like she’s never even met tsukasa or saki. how is she getting over there. if she’s getting taken in by anybody it should be like... the mochizukis) and it’s like... guys. you do realize she’s not an orphan, right? she has family. she has good family. idr all the reasons why her grandma doesn’t live with her, but i’m assuming it’s along the lines of her being too old and frail to properly take care of a child at this point in her life - which is why she set kanade up with that caretaker/housekeeper system. it’s not perfect, but at least she isn’t being left to fend for herself

her dad is alive. just because he had a stroke and is now experiencing vascular dementia doesn’t mean he’s basically dead or that kanade is basically fatherless or something awful like that. (i’m genuinely still not sure what the fuck the game thinks it wrote irt what put kanade’s dad in the hospital but like. it wrote a stroke followed by vascular dementia. that’s what it did. “burnout” my fucking ass) i know at the end of the day kanade tenma is ultimately just a harmless headcanon, but like... please take a moment to think about the message even your most harmless headcanons might send. “if your parent is suffering from dementia and no longer recognizes you... well you don’t have a parent anymore. you need a new one. sorry.” obviously no one intends to say such a horrible thing, but remember that intent <<<<<<< final impression left on your outside audience.

having a family member that you love so much forget about you is a story that needs to be told. the prsk fandom needs to take a step back and just let this be told As It Is. kanade’s family is so, so fucking important to her. she’s only the person she is today because of her parents and all the gratitude and love she feels for them both. like, literally her most recent focus was her realizing how loved she was in light of mafuyu’s mother’s coldness. she knows that she experienced true unconditional love - something that mafuyu’s mom seems incapable of giving her daughter - and she still carries that love and warmth in her heart now. it’s what defines her as a person. it’s what gives her the courage to continue living. it’s why she believes she can save mafuyu and so many other people. she has that memory of what real genuine honest to god unconditional love is, and she’s so fucking determined to share it with the world.

kanade doesn’t... need a “new” family. her family may have suffered multiple tragedies, and it may be fragmented and a little broken, but... it’s hers. i don’t think it’s in good taste to take that away from her and try to “fix” her by placing her in a “better” family. it’s completely unnecessary.

#also someone on twitter said this i think but on the note of how i feel like making kanade a Tenma of all things is kind of out of the blue #like. the tenmas have nothing to do with kanade. i'm sure she'll meet saki and tsukasa at some point but ?? #they aren't significant to her development in any way. and they /won't be/ #their stories will just never intersect to that extent. trust me. #and because toya tenma (which is canon and true shut up shut up shut up learn how to READ) is often looped in with this hc too like #he doesn't have anything to do with kanade either!!!!!! she doesn't know who he is!! the tenmas are strangers to her. #so like. when you hc Kanade Tenma it feels like you're doing it for the sake of the OTHER characters and not her. #kanade HAS support systems !! she has people she's close with that she could potentially form a familial bond with! #she has niigo! she has honami! she has her literal grandma! #she has her dad even if he doesn't remember who she is. she's still able to talk to him some days and is able to connect with him by- #reliving the past with him. i can't like... express how powerful that scene where he's talking to her about how his wife is pregnant and- #how excited he is to meet their new child and that they're thinking about naming her kanade is. like it's heartbreaking but like #this kind of family dynamic is frequently glossed over in media. like i said it's a story that needs to be told as it is #learn. to explore kanade's relationship with her father and the relationships the game has spent like 200 episodes building up #stop throwing her into a random stranger's house stop thinking of her as an orphan in need of adoption.

[jasonsthunderthighs]

Jason: I hate it when people ask me what sign I am. Bitch, I am a sign from God. Start runnin.

Tim: So a Leo or Gemini?

#Jason: listen here ya little shit #source: Twitter #for the first part the second part was added cause a friend of mine said this to me as a reply 😂 #I'm ALSO a Leo #I need to shut up #Shut up G #dc #dc characters #jason todd #red hood #jason peter todd #the red hood #incorrect quotes #incorrect dcu #incorrect dc quotes #incorrect Jason Todd #incorrect Red Hood #incorrect Tim Drake #incorrect Red Robin #Tim Drake #Red Robin #DC Tim Drake #DC Red Robin #DC Jason Todd #DC Red Hood #jaytim #timjay #Timbo #jaybird

[daydadahlias]

Do you know what’s going on with Eternity Speedway?

yes because i know everything <3 no, not actually, but after some Discussion with our most informed Ash Stan, one Crystal Kindahoping4forever, I have a basic idea of what's going on!!

now, lock in for a jessay <3

ok so!! the brunette Chris Stapleton that Ashton is looking so longingly at in these band pics is a guy named Mac Hanson (no, not the rugby player),

who Ashton has actually played shows with before!! Do you recall his oh so talented robot dance? we have Mac to thank. Everyone say thank you Mac for getting Ashton on stage in such tight pants <3

Anyway, Ash is "pretty well known in the districts for his drumming greatness" and when someone asks him to session or help them out w/ anything, he literally always jumps at the opportunity (and always has; this is nothing new)!!

Since 5sos has been on their "break" (and even before it), Ash has been writing songs with other people (think of all his LP, Matt, and Andrew adventures last year), and also performing with them. this man loves a sidequest (which we all knew; like he has a fucking luxury candle business lmfao, bro just likes Doing Shit). So, when it comes to stuff like this, you can literally just think of it as another side quest!! I mean, think of it this way fr, he's already finished his solo album lol. That thing is in the final stages of production and probably ready for release within the year. And, as Luke said in an earlier interview, 5sos won't be back in the studio until later this year, so what is Ash supposed to do to bide the time? the man literally goes stir-crazy without something to do. he has music ADHD. if he's not creating, he feels like he's wasting time. so this new band (which is COUNTRY ROCK??? HELLO?? a genre he never gets to explore with 5sos!!), is just another new sidequest for him <3

also, bare in mind that Ash hasn't promoted this band at all on his public social media; it's only been posted on the other guys'. usually Ash only uses his socials to promote stuff that's for the furthering of his own career (like the candle buiz and his solo music) so that kind of gives the implication that this is mainly Mac's thing/band and Ash is helping them out/having fun until 5sos is back in the studio. like, i don't think he's doing it with the intention of it getting attention, because he's literally only posting about it on his private account, not his main.

there's also no indication of this being "his new band" like everyone's freaking out about. it just kind of seems like... a band that he's playing with?

so I think is a pretty clear indication that it's just supposed to be an Ashton thing... not an Ashton Irwin of 5 Seconds of Summer Thing, if that makes sense? He's allowed to have fun and do things on his own without people falling over themselves :/

also not to start shit, u guys, but do u notice how... luke's been doing solo marketing/modeling/performing/releasing (and is literally going on a fucking tour by himself later this year) and no one's raised this much of an uproar?? yeah just think that's a little funny <3

#pigeon #anon #hope this helps shawty #yeah nobody worry. 5sos is not breaking up #have yall seen the people being like 'god i need to hear what C L and M think about this... they've been so loyal and now ash is doing THIS #like im sorry what the fuck do you mean THEYVE been loyal and ash hasn't sdfgh?? #luke is going on a SOLO TOUR????? #and ashton has been NOTHING but supportive of that #so twitter users can shut their fucking mouths my god #michael has been DJing for ages??? #nobody knows what the fuck calum is up to ?? #why is it that when ashton does something all of a sudden it's him being unloyal??? #when all he's EVER BEEN to that fucking band is their literal #no 1 supporter??????? #like im sorry who do u think runs the fucking band account???? #morons

[ioannemos]

i have bought project zomboid. i am gonna be killed so many times that i've already decided that i'm naming the first twenty-six characters i go through after the gashlycrumb tinies 🧡

#i suspect that instead of their inspiration's death was there's gonna be a lot of 'c is for clara who got eaten by a zombie' #d is for desmond who got eaten by a zombie. e is for ernest who got eaten by a zombie. f is for fanny who got eaten by a zombie. g is for #no joke i go through the whole poem almost every night as a sleep aid... #is it a sign that something is wrong with me? no doubt! but it's pretty reliable at helping me fall asleep when my mind won't shut up #this sure was a post #project zomboid #computer games #personal #abbie needs a twitter

[synthshenanigans]

I really hope you dont mind the @ but I redrew a couple of drawings by @socialc1imb as well as attempting her style because her art is very cool!! I absolutely love the style of them, they all look so neat :}

#i still hope you dont mind the @ #your art has just been invading my mind and wanted to show appreciation #i also apologize for the amount of art ive liked both on twitter and on tumblr lol #i also hope you dont mind if i end up somewhat adapting to your style #im finding that i have a better time drawing with how these all turned out #if you dont thats 100% chill too :} #okay this is becoming too many tags i need to shut up lol #chonny jash #chonnys charming chaos compendium #cj heart #cj mind #cj soul #cj whole #take a shot for how many times i said mind