#mac layer

[macarxn]

I was at my hometown’s library today and realized that I never posted this time that I drew the IvanTill meteor shower scene on MS Paint on a library computer with the stickiest mouse I’ve ever used in my entire life

[dennisboobs]

:) i certainly have no issue dressing in drag :)

^guy who has no issue dressing in drag btw

glenn said that dennis' drag name is victoria von hemen btw

(Source)

[3-aem]

struggling with this piece and every time i open layers i get jump scared by how the coloring looks

[taraxippos]

Cuz I know you man! Also you casually mention RPGs like, a weird amount.

(The Gang Tends Bar themed carfire for @its-always-ziney-in-philadelphia Valentines Zine)

[mrhotelmanager]

[yourlocaltoad]

silly marker doodles

[meruhenshoujo]

Bonus doodle if so much as a breeze blows or he turns his head or something:

[octoooo]

Ever wondered why Rabito has a heart patch on his thigh? Or why he fluffs up in winter ? Well Makomo has and did her best to answer these questions >:3c

[mmj-ln]

chat i’m having chicken tenders and mac n cheese for dinner im so excited!!!

[impossiblepluto]

hi! sorry, no pressure for my favourite author and all, but I just can't live anymore with this pressure of uncertainty and sadness every time phone notification from my mail is not from ao3 about it.. so I need to ask is there any plans for a chapter 2 of Adversary + Antigen? it has such a great chapter 1, magically written and fabulous plot, can't get it out of my head and still waiting chapter 2 so so much :)

Hey hey friend,

First, I just wanted to mention how excited reading your ask made me feel! Definitely put a smile on my face to hear that you're anxiously awaiting an update, I am too. Even as I was writing the first allergy fic, I was already kind of thinking about what Murdoc might do with that information and how he would choose to torment Mac with it. I am so pleased with how the first chapter turned out. It has more depth, emotions, repercussions than I envisioned when I started daydreaming.

And then I just kind of intimated myself out of finishing it.

It'll be okay, I'll get through it. I just have to panic about it a little first, it's part of my process.

[fiendishartist2]

today i bring you random tma doodles. tomorrow? who knows.......

[bodrewritten]

Daughter of Discord Chapter 16: Break the Chain

2:48 PM

When Applejack arrived at the cottage, Fluttershy was already packing her bag to meet the others. Her face was puffy and red but determined.

"Fluttershy!" the cowgirl cried, racing up to her. "Are you okay?"

Despite the shocking event of the day, Applejack worried that Discord had harmed her.

"He didn't hurt ya, did he?"

"of course not! He was so gentle with me even though..."

"Oh, it's a nightmare out there, Sugar! I mean what you did was wrong, but he didn't have to..."

She looked up. "What are you talking about?"

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash cried as she, Pinkie and Rarity entered the cottage. "What's going on?"

"It's raining yummy delicious chocolate milk rain everywhere!" Pinkie exclaimed. "And still no whipped cream!"

"We just picked the kids up from the park, and they said they saw Discord take Screwball and Zany! And Glory said he went major nuts dude, like bars in the window, truly gone fishing.

"What's this all about?" Rarity asked.

"Fluttershy cheated on Discord and he got angry," Applejack said quickly.

Rainbow scoffed. "Get real, AJ! Fluttershy would never..."

"I saw her! She was in the alley this afternoon kissin' another stallion!"

"That can't be!" Rarity declared. "She was at the spa with me all afternooon!"

She narrowed her eyes at the unicorn. "You callin' me a liar?"

"You calling Fluttershy a common-"

"Girls!" Pinkie screamed. "This is no time for fighting! Can't you see Fluttershy's upset?"

The pegasus shivered as she sobbed some more. Applejack sighed.

"You're right. Fluttershy would never do a thing like that. She loves Discord more'n anything! It's just...it looked so much like you! But it wasn't like you at all!"

Pinkie gasped dramatically. "Maybe it was a changeling! I mean a changeling showed up at the Gala, so maybe...?"

Every pony stared at her with their eyebrows raised.

"That actually makes sense," Rainbow said with a shrug.

"Oh, goodness!" Rarity exclaimed!

Fluttershy stood up. "I have to find them! I have to make things right!"

"They could be anywhere by now, Sugar," Applejack said, shaking her head. "We best get to Twilight. I hate to say this, but...we need the Elements of Harmony."

The yellow pegasus gasped. "No! We can't turn him to stone!"

"Hopefully, it won't come to that. I'm sayin' we should have them just in case diplomatic talks don't cut it."

"Applejack is right," Rarity agreed. "We should go to Canterlot at once!"

"What about the kids?" Rainbow asked. "Isn't Maple Cinnamon still with Dinky?"

"Oh, shoot!" Applejack exclaimed. "I nearly forgot! Let's meet at the golden oaks library in half an hour. Two ponies at a time. Round up the kids and keep em at the farm"

"Alright, ponies!" Applejack cheered. "Let's break!"

"What's the point of even farming rocks, anyway?" Screwball asked her father.

The three beings of chaos were positioned comfortably on a kayak in the clouds overlooking Pinkie Pie's family rock farm. Gold Digger was chipping at a large boulder beneath them.

"Who knows?" Discord shrugged. "Why don't we give them something useful to mine? Any ideas, sweetie?"

Screwball rubbed her chin and then grinned mischievously. "I think I do."

She took a piece of cloud and shaped it into a lever. She pulled it back and a pile of bricks fell from the cloud towards Gold Digger.

"Now, now, honey," Discord warned, scrambling to take the brick from her hooves. "That could kill him, don't try anything painful like that."

"Point taken." Screwball summoned a megaphone. "GERONIMO!"

Gold Digger looked up. "What?"

When he saw the pile of small winged fish plummeting towards him, he screamed and jumped out of the way. Screwball summoned a banana peel on which he slipped and fell face down into a banana cream pie. The two chaotic beings rolled onto their backs in laughter.

"Classic!" Discord cried. "That's a classic!"

The filly laughed and picked up her brother. "Did you see that, Zany? Wasn't that the most hilarious thing ever? That'll teach him to pick on ponies like us!"

As she embraced the smiling infant, Screwball started feeling dizzy. She put her hoof to her head.

"You alright, dear?" Discord asked with concern.

"Yeah," she muttered, shaking her head. "Dad, can we go home now?"

"No!" the draconequus said quickly. "I mean...we only pranked one pony! Wasn't there another colt who made fun of you?"

"yeah I... Look, I'm gonna go talk to him."

Screwball hovered down onto the metallic ground next to gold digger. She coughed to get his attention.

"oh! Screwball is it? Back to your old tricks again I see?"

"yeah I uhh, I'm sorry. About hurting you all those years ago. I was young and out of control, and I didn't think about the consequences."

Gold digger smiled and his grimy face seemed familiar, but not cruel.

"hell, I could say the same thing." Gold digger scratched his newfound mustache. "I was opposed to change, and I really, i-i had certain prejudices that really weren't okay. I'm truly sorry miss screwball."

"Well..." Screwball scratched at her head and stood in silence kicking rocks.

"yeah. Thank you. A lot, actually. You've grown a lot. Actually, I really don't do this alot, only when I used to..."

Gold digger laughed and clapped a hoof onto her withers. "Of course! If we all kept thinking about the past there wouldn't be a future! You best get back to your fun screwball. Try not to have too much!

"haha, yeah...." Screwball flew off. "I'll write, okay!"

Discord was playing with the baby, who seemed uninterested.

Screwball shook her head. "Dad, this has been fun and all, but we should call it a day before we get into any more trouble. I mean Mom's not gonna be happy."

The draconequus scowled. "Your mother really doesn't care what we do at the moment."

The filly gasped. "Dad! How can you say such a thing?! What's gotten into you?"

She trailed off as he put his tail around her. "How'd you like to crash the ball game like old times?"

Screwball was tempted at the mention of baseball, but she could not stop thinking about her mother. Why was her dad acting like he did not care?

"That...does sound fun, but...we should get home. It's Zany's nap time anyway."

The infant appeared in Discord's arms. He was bouncing up and down with excitement.

"He doesn't look sleepy to me!"

As he tickled the baby, he felt a sudden wave of fatigue. Screwball raised an eyebrow as he slunk to the ground.

"Maybe you could use a nap?"

Discord shook his head wildly. "No! How can either of us sleep when there's chaos to wreak! Do you want to sabotage that ball game or not?"

Twilight ceased her pacing when her five best friends came bolting through the door.

"What is going on out there?!" she demanded. "Fluttershy, I thought you would have Discord under your control by now!"

The yellow pegasus whimpered. Applejack gave her an assuring pat on the back.

"They had a misunderstanding," the cowgirl explained.

"Now Discord's all mad and making it rain chocolate milk like crazy!" Pinkie shrieked.

Twilight's eyes widened in fear. "Where's Screwball?"

Fluttershy cried and buried her face in Applejack's shoulder.

"Discord took her and Zany with him," Rarity replied sincerely. "Now all three of them are on the loose!"

The alicorn hung her head. "I was afraid this would happen."

"But that's not all!" Rainbow declared. "We think the changelings are involved!"

"Explain."

As hey did Twilight sighed and looked at the chaos storm through the window. "I'm afraid...we need the Elements of Harmony."

Every pony gasped.

"WHAT?!" Fluttershy screamed. "No! We can't, Twilight! We can't turn them to stone! They're my family! And poor little Zany is just a baby! And Screwball...I promised her she'd never suffer such a fate!"

"Fluttershy," Twilight said slowly. "I don't want to use the Elements on them either. Hopefully, we won't have to, if we can reason with Discord. However, if things get out of hoof and he won't listen..."

"NO!"

"If it turns out we have to use the Elements against him, it will only be temporary. I know a spell that I think might release him from stone. We wouldn't be punishing him for all eternity, we'd just be giving him a time-out."

Fluttershy relaxed a little. "I guess if it's for a little while...oh, but he'll hate me so much even if it was just for a little while! And what about the kids?"

"Don't worry. We won't use the Elements against them. Zany is too young for such punishment, and Screwball is smart. Once we explain things to her, she'll come around."

"I hope so," Rainbow said. "That kid is like family!"

"And ya don't give up on family," Applejack agreed.

Twilight turned back to Fluttershy. "We'll only use the Elements as a last resort, but we won't use them without your permission."

"Just...don't hurt him."

Screwball laughed and cackled as her chaos reigned. Her smile faded when she noticed the ponies running at the sight of her. One unicorn with a toothpaste cutie mark looked back at her for a moment. Screwball recognized her as Aquafresh.

"What did I ever do to you?"

The chaotic pony was confused. "Come on, Aquafresh! It was just a joke!"

She glared at her. "Look around, Screwy. How many ponies do you see laughing?"

Screwball stood frozen in place as the unicorn ran off with the others, leaving her in an empty paint-splattered street. She shook Aquafresh's words off and began searching for her brother.

"Screwy?"

She turned and saw her best friend standing behind her. Only one eye was looking directly at her, but both of them were sad.

"Dinky!" Screwball exclaimed. "Hey! How'd the date with Maple Cinnamon go?"

"It got cut short," the unicorn said bluntly, "on account of the rain."

"Oops!" the earth pony giggled. "Sorry about that! I hope you didn't get too wet!"

She expected Dinky to laugh along with her, but the unicorn's serious expression did not falter. After a while, Screwball's smile was gone again.

"Dinky, you okay?"

"Why are you doing this?"

Screwball blinked. "What? This? Relax, Dinky! Dad and I are just having a bit of fun! By the way, have you seen Zany?"

"No."

"Come on, Dinks!" She summoned a smiley mask. "Get into the spirit of things!"

Dinky stared at her for a long time and then turned away. Screwball lowered her mask in puzzlement.

"What's the matter with you? It's not like I haven't done stuff like this before."

"Yes, but..." Dinky said in a choked voice. "You weren't...mean to other ponies before."

Screwball scoffed. "Mean?! Dinks, it's not like any pony's getting hurt!"

The unicorn looked up at her. "Maple Cinnamon slipped on a banana peel and hit his head."

The earth pony froze. "Dinky, I...I didn't know! I can fix it!"

"Just because you can fix him doesn't change the fact that you hurt him in the first place!"

Screwball was taken aback. "Dinky, I've never seen this side of you..."

"Really?!" Dinky snapped. "Gee, that's really funny! Because I've never seen this side of you! What happened to my best friend? The pony who always stood up for me, who would never hurt a fly? What happened to her?"

"What are you talking about, Dinky? She's right here!"

The unicorn shook her head. "No. You're not my best friend."

Screwball's heart shattered into millions of pieces. "Dinky, how can you say that?"

Dinky turned and ran while Screwball stood hurt and bewildered. In all their years of friendship, Dinky had never spoken so harshly to her, and never had she said such a thing.

"She's wrong," she declared to herself. "I would never hurt anyone! I'm not bad! I'm not!"

Screwball stomped her hoof, splashing it in a chocolate puddle. She subconsciously cleared the water and saw her reflection. Her parents always said she had a sweet and pretty face, but now it looked dropping and upset. Realization overwhelmed her, her scowl turning into a frown.

She gazed around at Ponyville and only now noticed how different it looked. Buildings were floating upside down and splattered in paint, the streets had a checkerboard design and banana peels scattered everywhere, the school she attended as a filly was hanging sideways from a tree.

Everything looked...wrong. This was not the town she grew up in, these were not the streets she played in, this...this was chaos. Not a few harmless whimsical pranks, but full-scale chaos, the kind of thing her father said she was meant to create.

She did not like it.

[warpedlegacywrites]

Chapter 4: A Seat at the Table

A cryptic message received ahead of their audience with the king and queen of Ferelden has left Theresa feeling on edge. Could they be walking into a trap, or is she overthinking again?

“Esteemed guests. My friends.” The queen’s accent is elevated and melodic, perfectly in key even when only speaking. “You are most welcome.”  Theresa and Cullen step forward, demonstrating the expected protocol for Rosalie.  "Your Majesties," Theresa says, executing a perfectly measured bow and hearing Cullen follow suit beside her. After a beat’s hesitation, she hears Rosalie mirror them. Only then, with all three of them bowed, heads bent and awaiting leave from two monarchs in the heart of their kingdom, does the power imbalance strike Theresa as dangerous.  A thousand thoughts fly through her mind like the fluttering of a hummingbird’s wings – or perhaps that’s just her heart. The servant was another of the Inquisition’s agents, cementing this in her mind as no mere chance. And if not random, it is most certainly the queen’s doing – Alistair may be a good ruler, but is far too straightforward for espionage. Which would mean Anora is well aware of the agents placed within her court. And sliding them under Theresa’s nose is a clear message.  But of what? A warning? Is she offended? Are they in danger here?  “Please rise, my friends,” the queen beckons in honeyed tones.  Theresa’s back is so stiff she can feel it creak as she straightens, and she almost doesn’t remember to respond in kind. Not that she doesn’t trust Cullen to – they are both well schooled in courtly manners thanks to Josephine’s tireless efforts. But he’d be the first to admit that Theresa has retained more of it than he. Perhaps because she doesn't carry quite the reflexive disdain for nobility that he does. In a carefully measured voice, she answers, "We are most honoured to be received—"  "---Yes yes, I think we’ve all had enough of that dribble to last a lifetime." Thankfully for Cullen, the King of Ferelden shares that disdain.

DAFF tag list: @rakshadow, @rosella-writes, @effelants, @bluewren, @breninarthur, @ar-lath-ma-cully, @dreadfutures, @ir0n-angel, @inquisimer, @crackinglamb, @theluckywizard, @nirikeehan, @oxygenforthewicked, @exalted-dawn-drabbles, @melisusthewee, @blarrghe, @agentkatie

[slingerapen]

the water park ep has got to be up there as one of the best its always sunny episodes

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

oh noooo she does the cool voice thing

[intertexts]

ROS MY BELOVED FRIEND AND MUTUAL . I USE CSP AND I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE GRADIENT MAPS. WHERE ARE THEY. HOW DO I FIND THEM. I WOULD LOVE 2 LEARN

MAC MY BELOVED!!! GRABBING UR HAND!!! easiest and most delightful lazy digital art tool imo!!! they r SO EASY...

-grab a gradient map set from the csp store. there r a couple stock ones already in the program but adding new ones was honestly the most confusing part.

-open csp & go to layer > new correction layer (all the correction layers r so useful...) > gradient map. it opens a lil menu.

-hit the wrench button by the little dropdown menu + click add gradient set.

-all ur gradients will pop up! + u can scroll through yr sets in the dropdown menu. click on a gradient & then hit the "load to gradient bar" button thats the second from the left of the bunch of little buttons under the set.

-profit!!!!!!!! this illustration isn't great but the gradient map maps the colors 2 the tone values in ur drawing.... if i gotta do smth in color usually i will do it in black and white + gradient map over it OR do it in color & then use a gradient map at 40% overlay or multiply to unify the colors....the world is a beautiful place...