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…And they were lab partners [oh my god they were lab partners] Based on this iconic scene:

#evostrashbin #entrapdak #hordak #entrapta #she ra #she ra and the princesses of power #emperors new groove #kronk #yzma #OMFG YES! XD

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#nubeinvernal #she ra #catradora #adora #catra #swift wind #she ra and the princesses of power #catra x adora #adora x catra #bwhahahahaha #say what you like about modern-day simpsons... #they inspire some awesome artworks XD #that's right I recognised that moment #the simpsons

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maybe one day i'll have an idea AND act on it within the same year

#feeling very attacked right now

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#mass effect #mass effect legendary edition #yep #i'll be in this mode very soon #this is me

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ATTENTION

If you see this you are OBLIGATED to reblog w/ the song currently stuck in your head :)

#'My Spring Your Fall' by Falconshield

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Me: wow I’m way too attached to fictional characters

Me: *sees y’all send death threats to writers because you didn’t agree with their decisions*

Me: never mind I’m attached the healthy amount

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Do not fall.

#rwby #rwby volume 8 #rwby spoilers #rwby volume 8 spoilers #bumblby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #yang x blake #blake x yang #I AM NOT OKAY! #not gonna be okay for the next week #now I have to wait until the finale gives me some hope #don't get me wrong #CRWBY have been killing it this volume! #doesn't make this any less painful #I cant remember the last time a scene had such an impact on me #or maybe i just don't want to remember

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Not to get emo on main but you ever think about how the troop sang about their dreams of finding “a girl worth fighting for”, and they think their girl worth fighting for is one of romance, but the song abruptly comes to a halt when they find a different girl worth fighting for.

A tiny girl that had been killed at the hands of the Huns. A child too weak, too small to have any chance of withstanding the murderous invaders. That is their girl worth fighting for.

#mulan #a girl worth fighting for #wow #I hadn't considered this #I F**KING LOVE SYMBOLOGY!

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Girls Night 💛

A little late but Happy International Women's Day!

#yellownicky #rwby #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #nora valkyrie #penny polendina #emerald sustrai #happy international womens day

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"wow you blocked me just cuz i disagreed with you???"

yes. yes, exactly. this is a social media site. i come here to look at pictures of birds and shitpost with my friends. this is not a town hall meeting; i am not your elected official. i do not owe you my energy, my space, or my time. you and i are strangers that use the same website. i can block you for literally any reason and that's okay. take a deep breath. block me too. you'll feel better.

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Tired of seeing negative shit about her. This is an Avatar Korra appreciation post. Reblog this if you love and appreciate Korra. 

#avatar korra #korra #legend of korra #YES to both love and appreciation!

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#bwhahahahaha #this is brilliant #take that nintendo! #like disney I love their content... #...but their legal team can ROT! #fanworks forever #fuck copyright

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Megas vs Mystery Machine

#cartoon network #I remember these! #i miss them so much

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I think I should check my 2021 Bingo Card...

sorry what

#dragon age inquisition #dragon age #iceland #northern lights

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Artist seeking help (Skin Tones)

I’m probably making a mistake by doing this (this is the Internet after all, nevermind Tumblr), but here it goes...

So, lately I've been trying to take certain steps to try & grow as an artist. One of those steps being experiments to expand my range with different skin tones. Here are the results so far...

I basically thought it was time to put together a little sample collection that would make future projects easier. But unlike other experiments, I don't feel DMing a few select friends for feedback is going to be enough for this.

Hence why I’m writing this post.

If anyone has a moment to spare, I'd be grateful if you could tell me whether any of these samples would be suitable for a particular race or fictional character(s). Example: which sample do you think is a good one for Isabela of Dragon Age fame, [D3] or [D4]? You could name drop a character(s) from some of my favourite fandoms - RWBY, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, She-Ra, Overwatch, Marvel, Avatar, just to name a few - or you could name drop a character(s) I may've never even drawn/heard of. Either way, I hope it puts me on the right path.

And please do say if any of these could be considered problematic + I should avoid using for a particular character/race so that I can eliminate them from the list. I have my suspicions about one or two of them, but I believe I would benefit from added confirmation.

This goes especially for any POC artists. Your feedback + guidance would be invaluable & I would welcome your advice with open arms should this post catch your eye... even though I'm not holding my breath, especially after uploading this onto another site (f*ck you and you algorithms Twitter!).

I have worked with a few of these previously, even though they didn't quite go according to plan on this occassion. By example: [C3] is the combo I tend to use when I'm drawing Korra but I'm wondering whether I coated it well enough for this demo. Questions about some of my previous art would also be welcome.

"Which of these do you use for {character}?"

"I think {sample} would be more ideal"

While I'm at it: friends + mutuals please feel free to drop a reference image(s) of your OC(s) & say whether any of these samples would be a good match for them. It would be really handy to know for when I hopefully get to a point where I'm creating more gift artworks.

This is just the beginning. Not only are there more Marker combos that I want to try, but there's still a lot of potential for me to build on these methods even further as evidenced from a previous mixed media trial featuring Korra. But at this moment I'm trying to take this one step at a time.

Also, don't take any notice of the little numbers + letters scribbled by their necks. That's purely to help me keep better track of marker combos I used for when I ultimately piece together a little 'tome' full of my methods/techniques which will save me future hassle. 

Thank you for taking a moment to read this thread. I hope we can keep any comments + critique (if any) civil & constructive. I'm not trying to start any kind of discourse. As an artist who is still learning & wants to do the right thing, I'm just asking for help.

#skin tones #skin colours #art craft #artist seeking help #artist seeking advice #art advice #traditional art #pro markers #copic markers

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Skintones for POC companions in Dragon Age

Whitewashing is a huge problem in every fandom, and DA is no exception. All of the characters above are whitewashed and have their skin lightened on a daily basis. 

There is no excuse when someone whitewashes a character. Take your appropriate swatches if you must, and make sure you are staying true to the characters actual skin tone. Use these colours if you’d like - they were more meant to prove a point. You are certainly welcome to use them as a base.

Stop whitewashing POC. Stop lightening skin, stop slimming down features, and stop blaming whitewashing on lighting. You know better than that. You can do better than that.

Do not take swatches from the lightest part of the face - all the light colours shown here are meant for highlighting purposes. They are the highlights of the face, to be used to display light bouncing off the surface of one’s skin.

Every image of the characters except Josephine was taken from the dragon age wiki site and was only altered to fit and blend with the pictures. All other graphics are mine. 

#THIS! #all of this! #dragon age #skin tones #zevran arainai #fenris #isabela #sebastian vael #josephine montilyet #vivienne de fer #dorian pavus

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RWBY meets the MCU

Yang:*Breaks into Raven’s camp*

Weiss: YESSSS! We know eachother! She’s a friend from School!

Raven: I have to get out of this Kingdom.

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Ren: Nora, stop! Just for once in your life: DON’T. SMASH.

Nora: Big monster!

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Clover: The city is exploding, we’re fighting an army of Grimm, and I have a fishing rod. None of this makes sense.

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Ironwood: *about Oscar* Gods Qrow, how old is this kid?

Qrow: I don’t know, I didn’t carbon date him. He’s on the young side.

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Harriet: *after ambushing Blake* You didn’t see that coming?

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Jacques: Listen to me! You are a Schnee! If you turn your back on me, you’ll be just like everybody else.

Weiss: What's so wrong with that?

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Qrow: *about Raven* There was one time when we were children, she... she transformed herself into a bird, and she knows that I love birds. So I went to pick up the bird to admire it, and she transformed back into herself and she was like, "YEAH, IT'S ME!", and she stabbed me.  We were eight....at the time.

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Ruby: The longer Salem's in Remnant, the more powerful she grows. She'll hunt us down. We need to stop her here and now.

Blake: So what do we do?

Yang: I'm not doing "Get Help".

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Marrow: his people are completely literal, metaphors are going to go right over his head. 

Vine: Nothing gets over my head. My Extendable Arms Semblance is too fast, I would catch it.

Harriet: I’m going to die surrounded by the biggest idiots in Remnant.

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Mercury: Whoa! Whoa. There must be some kind of peaceful resolution to this, fellas... or even a violent one where I'm standing over there.

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Watts: Hear me, and rejoice. You are about to die at the hands of the Council of Salem. Be thankful, that your meaningless lives are now i...

Yang: I'm sorry! Atlas is closed today. You better pack it up and get outta here.

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Ruby: I get the first crack at Cinder. I'm the one she's waiting for.

Penny: *Walks by* That’s true. She does hate you the most.

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Oscar: Ozpin. Oz, I know you like making your entrance at the last second, well, this is it, man. This is the last *last* second. Oz! Oz! OZPIN!

Ozpin: NOOOO! 

Oscar: Oh, screw you, you old secret-keeping asshole! I'll do it myself!

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Robyn: I recognize that the Atlesian Council has made a decision, but given that it’s a stupid-ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore it.

#rwby #mcu #incorrect quotes #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #marvel cinematic universe #qrow branwen #raven branwen #penny polendina #oscar pine #arthur watts #nora valkyrie #lie ren #mercury black #james ironwood #marrow amin #vine zeki #harriet bree