#I'm created to create

[owlpero]

free will is all about headcanoning your faves as autistic

[crazysodomite]

the thing about "i could do that" is that what people mean is that they can copy the finished product because the work of coming up with something and making it has already been done for them. every little creative decision has already been made and put into creating something, so "doing the same thing" is only doing the work of physically making something. but art doesn't just appear out of thin air. every little decision someone makes is part of the creative process. if you "can just do that" you would be doing it instead of just saying it. because the most essential part of making a piece of art is actually making it. you have to come up with it, decide to make it, and make it, for it to even exist. you can look at someone's works and think that on a technical level you can Do The Same Thing but that's not really true. because the work of unique creative choices for a particular piece you're looking at has already been done. some pieces are hard to make because they're very complex on a technical level, but every single piece that's created requires the essential work of coming up with it, making choices that are unique to you as an artist, and actually making the piece

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[ionomycin]

a lord and his knight

[emthimofnight]

Stellar's first day at school!!

[delsinsfire]

basic dm needs

[faerieyuri]

i've had so many conversations with people in fandom/creators' circles who are genuinely afraid to make the stories or art they want because they fear (often with good reason!) that their friends might kick them out of their circles, or worse, launch a public harassment campaign against them.

as someone recovering from this fear-based mindset, i want to affirm:

- friends who use implicit or explicit threats to maintain social control are not your friends

- communities that monitor your social media and ao3 to surveil you for perceived transgressive content are not safe communities

- the vast majority of people are NOT going to hate you if you make the art you want

- if you find yourself in a friend group that makes you feel afraid to speak your mind, it's in your interest to disentangle yourself from that group as quickly as possible

- real, honest disagreements between friends can be solved respectfully without the use of public shaming

- if you're feeling afraid in a community, it's likely that others are feeling afraid too. support your friends who may be struggling to leave an abusive fan or creative community, and let them know you're a safe person to voice doubts and disagreement to.

- if you're feeling like you'll never find a safer community of people, i promise there are others who feel that way too. it may take some time, but you'll find people who treat you and your ideas with respect. a good place to start is the people who make the type of art that you admire but that you're too afraid to make yourself.

ok that's all, take care of each other and be nice 💜

[smoosie]

A different tomorrow

[cabbagege]

It's always one of them

[barghest-land]

i have nothing smart to say about bg3 yet but have this

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Finally got pushed into the Severance pit.

[nervouspearl]

[unrelatedsideblog]

very dangerous question

it's basically a very lazy redraw of that one rarijack comic by bixels lol

[americanhooligans]

liv and lauren asking to have those scenes together, begging the writers to give van a worthy death

liv and jenna coming up with the idea of van comforting melissa after shauna shoots at her

liv watching just off-screen when van dies, needing to be there at the end

find me an actor who loves their character more than liv hewson. you can't.

[k3n999]

Happy writer day💜