#im out of practice with drawing humans

[nuefass]

bishoujo megstarops + alt on patreon ✨

[a-loose-collection-of-ants]

I love your depiction of Hamilton and Lafayette, it’s so funny! Lafayette is so sweet and happy and Hamilton just has beef w/ the entire world. I can’t wait to see more of their brotherly relations in ur AMAZING art style

God, they're so narrative foil coded

Seriously though, there's some fantastic contrast between them. They're just similar enough (both roughly the same age, both insecure and glory hungry, + their "shared father" or whatever Lafayette said) - and yet they manage to be exact opposites at the same time.

I could say more but I think this bit from Mike Duncan's biography about Lafayette basically gets at what I'm trying to say:

"Like Lafayette, Hamilton grew up without a father. He also lost his mother to a fatal illness at almost the same age Lafayette lost his. But where the tragedies of Lafayette’s childhood made him the heir of a fabulous fortune, the tragedies of Hamilton’s illegitimate childhood left him systematically cut out of his family’s inheritance. So where the dark clouds of Lafayette’s life were lined with silver, the dark clouds of Hamilton’s life were simply dark. Lafayette emerged from childhood buoyant and effusive, Hamilton cynical and reticent. But even though Hamilton started life a penniless bastard on the periphery of European civilization, and Lafayette started life an insanely wealthy heir in the heart of a great kingdom, they fell into an easy friendship. French was not the only language the two young men shared. The also shared a code of personal honor and a desire to prove themselves to the world." -Mike Duncan, Hero of Two Worlds, The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

Now, I am not qualified to speak on the real figures, but I do like to write. So, there is a narrative opportunity here that drives me insane.

Like, cast Hamilton as brilliant, but overly cynical with a habit of assuming the worst in people, and give him a negative character arc where he comes close to recognizing the potential good of humanity but ultimately falls into his more authoritarian tendencies. Then contrast him with Lafayette who's more naive. He's not quite sheltered but unfamiliar with the sort of selfishness and greed he'd have encountered if he grew up in a more vulnerable financial position. In coming to America he, like Hamilton, is forced to reckon with contempt, greed, and the failings of democratic government. But, unlike Hamilton, still manages to come out of it with a generally positive opinion of humanity.

I'm just saying, if I were writing history to contain ✨themes ✨ they are a perfect opportunity.

[biblically-accurate-dca]

super disorganized sketch page because i do what i want

[emilnikos]

cats

[motz3rella]

Happy 413!!!!!

redraw of this

[viridescenttemple]

HALLOWEEN

[illegalvampire]

An old(ish) doodle page of my favorite guys :)

[yutamayo]

Finally downloaded my art programs on the new laptop and restored a couple pieces but I haven't worked on them in Literally FOREVER and I'm SO out of practice that it's giving me a lil anxiety at the thought of touching them rn so gonna practice with other shitty things for a while n build up my dwindled skills & hopefully soon (lmao that's a lie) finish these up! And then work on all the slutty fun unhinged things artists have the blessing of enjoying creating & brining to life ect blah blah blah mkay cool!

srry for le spam not fishing for compies just want motivation to be gay n draw gayly! Tbh think I might open my inbox to art requests? Just like low-stress low-obligation so like they might not be drawn but like it's a reason to convince myself I have to draw so ✨

[insaneaboutthislittlefox]

Do crossover ships count? I ship him with Pinstripe Potoroo from Crash Bandicoot, nerd x mobster is fun

[quiltwhere]

erm who invited this guy

[maddsmallow]

i said in the tags i’d do it and it took me ten years but i fuckin meant it @kidrunaway @detroitbecomeonline

i’d really like to revisit this after i finish my other wips that i started before i got sick because i think the changing of her hair throughout the story is SUCH a cool idea !!!

also thinkin ‘bout fem markus and josh doing each other’s hair 👉👈

i used a ton of ref images obviously but these are the big ones

this post by my-name-is-markus-with-a-k

and these hair tutorials by misselaney

[skimmeh]

If there's one thing I'm saying I'm proud of this year, it is my improvement in drawing people and human faces.

I'm still improving and far from comfortable with my ability, but so seeing how much I've improved is encouraging!!

And I have mostly to thank fanart of gtwscar HAH

But ye- I'm proud of my improvement and I am excited to improve more and also include more diversity and skills into my work :)

[sacchiri]

[tickisms]

all my other arthur doodles look sad i needed to draw him happy. and also had a thought

[enhanced-operatives-division]

Improvement :3

[iscratchdoors]

on god i wanna draw for other people more but i don't think my art has nearly enough of a following for there to be a point to posting "hey btw open to requests"