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Moving my art over to DA. I no longer post here due to lack of motivation and tumblr being shit for artists in general . If you wanna see my work and check on commission slots, follow me here!!!!

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i made another palette challenge! colors are fun :>

send me a character + a palette and i’ll draw them! or reblog and use them yourself :) (if you do that please tag me in the art you make! i love seeing it)

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Pew pew >:)

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*shoots scalpels at you*

Heh, nothin personal kid

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Is the maid dress thing dead yet? No? Cool.

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POV: u walk down a dark alleyway and this fucker greets u , what do u do ?

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FULL IMAGE BELOW THE CUT

EAT YOUR HEART OUT ❤️🔪

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Context for the pretty art you posted please? For clarification though it's the legend of Zelda pony one

Anything for you kind anon ! ♥️

Hylian Spirit (the pony) has been my ponysona for an extremely long time, I’ve since phased her out and changed her to an OC with a fixed design, the Brown one is the newer, The Blue and White one was original

Figured I’d make something as a “thank you” to her older version for being there for younger me ~

And yes... younger me really made a ponysona based off of Zelda because Why the heck not!!!!

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A piece of your old self still lives within you.

(You get no context... unless u ask nicely)

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Click here to download the brushset!

Type in 0 to download for free, tips are very much appreciated but not required! Hope you all enjoy these brushes! Please share them with friends if you like them!

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Currently in the process of redesigning my FIRST ponysona, Hylian Spirit, from when I was 12

A little background: Hylian Spirit was my ponysona for well over a couple years until my newer current one (Neon Nightshade) took her place. As her name suggests she was a combination of MLP and Zelda, my 2 biggest hyperfixations at the time. She was an alicorn coz why not . I only phased her out after I received hate n death threats from people on deviantart... no longer there and don’t plan to go back lmao!

About her new design: I’ve taken inspo from breath of the wild for her hair, her coat is based off of the Silver Bay Draft Horse, AKA the horse breed that Epona is. I’m keeping her Alicorn status but changing a couple odd n ends. Her background story will be patched up here n there to avoid being classed as “Mary Sue” or whatever y’all call it nowadays

I’ll make a proper ref soonish I guess

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So uhhh ,,, self indulgent AU anyone ?

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The (love) Doctor is in!

❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day!!! ❤️

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Studio Ghibli’s animation software will be made available via open source this month. 

That’s right…💯% free.

Read more on CartoonBrew.com

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shading colour tips

hey yall its me the Art Mom™ to help you shade pretty

rule 1: DO NOT SHADE WITH BLACK. EVER. IT NEVER LOOKS GOOD. 

red- shade with a slightly darker shade of purple

orange- slightly darker and more saturated shade of red

yellow- i think like..a peach could work but make it a really light peach

green- shade with darker and less saturated shade of blue or teal

blue- shade with purple

purple- a shade thats darker than the purple you’re using and maybe a little pink (MAYBE blue)

pink- darker shade of red

white- a really light lavender or blue..or i guess any really light colour??

black- okay listen dont use pure black to colour anything unless you want to leave it with flat colours because you cant really shade black lol

grey- a slightly darker shade of purple or blue (less saturated)

brown- slightly darker and less saturated shade of purple or red

aaaaand thats all i got lol. let me know if there is anything i should add to this list!!

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Tutorial: plastic keychains

I know a ton of you have been waiting for this one. Teaching you to make your own plastic keychains!

To start off, I think the biggest question everyone has is what I use to make them. I work with shrink film. You might be familiar with Shinky Dink brand shrink film as a kid. I use Grafix brand white inkjet shrink film. The inkjet kind is relatively pricey compared to the regular kind. If you’re using regular, I don’t recommend you stick it in your printer. Sharpie markers would be good for that.

Alright, now open up the file with the images that you’re working with. Make sure your images are a lot bigger than you want your finished product to be since they shrink significantly.

You’ll also want to lighten the opacity to about half. I go somewhere between 50-60%.

Now print your image out! I’ve found that it works best for me when I have it at the plain paper setting, and standard print quality.

Holepunch with a ¼" holepuncher BEFORE you shrink them. It’s so much more work to have to punch holes when your plastic is thick!

Cut out your design, leaving the amount of border you want.

Set them on a tray for convenience. An aluminum foil sheet works too, but I recommend cookie trays because they are easier and quicker to get out of the oven.

Preset heat. Your shrink film package will tell you what temperature to set it at, but I find that it isn’t always accurate for me. I generally set temperature to 350 degrees or so.

Put them in the oven. Remember to keep track of time! I leave them in for about a minute and a half.

After time is up they should be super small! Magic!

If your charms are not flat, put something heavy on it right out of the oven when they are still hot and malleable.

If you’d like to, you can seal them now. In my last two batches, I used clear topcoat nail polish. The problem with that is that I need between 3-5 coats of it, and it takes a while to dry. I’ve been experimenting with modpodge.

For lariats, you can use jump rings or lobster clasps.

Here is one that I made that wasn’t sealed. The finished texture after shrinking is a little bit rough. There’s nothing wrong with leaving them unsealed, but because they are inkjet printed, the colors wash right of without protection.

This is one that was sealed with modpodge. The colors become a little more vibrant and smooth and water resistant. Things often get stuck on when applying or drying so be careful.

These ones down here were sealed with clear nail polish. They come out shiny if you put enough coats, but the grainy texture will still be there.

Well, there ya go! Have fun making your own keychains!

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Would you ever consider putting your brushes from firealpaca online? (there a few that look fun to use!)

Anything for you, anondorf! Ah but I didn’t make them so I’ll include a link to the original posts if they’re still up. Please give them the attention they deserve! 

[original source is gone sorry]

Oil Water Brush by Miss-NerdGasmz [x]

Dry Brush by Frivilosity [x]

Chunky Chalk by Mark Winters [x]

Sketch Brush [x] (I just named it Janky cuz it is)

Cloud Brush by Eggibunni [x] (their example is nicer lmao)