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Dandelion sheep 🌼🐑

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You do not understand how much I love himb. 😭 Everyone should watch Kpop Demon Hunters.

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happy birthday to hua cheng i put him in a pair of shorts i found at value village last week

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It also takes art to restore old paintings that look like scabs...

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Katamari Damacy is 21 years old. The Prince can legally drink. Happy birthday the katamari damacy.

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Mermay 2025 - cosmic

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the whole "lipstick on a pig" thing makes no sense because the second we gave a pig access to makeup she became god's cuntiest soldier

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Knight

I almost never mess with Utena fanart because the kind of art I draw and the kind of art I want to see for this series aren't usually the same thing.

Enter "Draw Everything June" day 9 with a pose of supplication that could be both tender and twisted, and then my wife gently whispered "Utena though?" and my brain was off to the races with inspiration.

The tangle between sweet and sinister that is a knighting or possibly a sacrifice is exactly what I wanted and I'm very pleased with it.

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ghostly friends 🍃

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Writers, here’s your reminder that you should be doing warm-ups!

Athletes need to warm up. Musicians need to warm up. Artists need to warm up. Heck, I even have to play a few matches in video games before I get into a groove every day.

Warm-ups help you get into the right headspace, give you more control of your actions and word choice, get you comfortable in your physical setting (eg: with your keyboard, notebook, tablet, or whatever you're writing with), and spark creativity.

Even if you don’t think you have spoons to write, sit down and do a couple warm-ups. If you still don’t want to, that’s alright. But. I think you’ll be surprised how often they help break that ice.

5-15 minutes is all you need. I personally set a timer for ten minutes each time and do not stop writing until the time is up. Your warm-up can be anything at all so long as it gets you writing and starts nudging those creative juices.

Here's some common warm-ups:

Journaling. Just jot down some notes about your day. Feel free to really lean into something that you noticed. We're going for description and details -- try to avoid settling into a spiral or focusing on something negative that will upset your creativity.

Short story prompts. Type that into Pinterest and pick the most ridiculous, cliche thing you can. Write a little scene, story summary, or even a rant about why you do or don't like the prompt. Just write.

Vocab challenge. If you like a bit more critical thinking to get you in the zone, have a random vocabulary word generator spit out five or so words. Check their meanings and jot down a little story or thought that includes all five. You get more familiar with beautiful and descriptive language, and it gives you a much narrowed prompt (which is lovely if you're like me and suffer each time there's an open-ended task assigned).

Character moments. Try putting your character into a generic setting and write down almost meticulously what their thought process would be. Follow them realizing they've just stepped in mud or dreading the start of the day. Pick a mundane thing and describe them working through it. This will not only get your writing going, but it will wake up the character's voice in your head.

Ongoing storytelling. Did you know that Whinnie the Poo was A.A. Milne's warm up story? He would jot down a quick little story with those very basic characters and did so every day. Whatever came to mind. He kept writing little tidbits on the same characters and eventually it turned into a series. Having that ongoing plot with isolated scenes and simple characters can help you feel more motivated to sit down and write.

Get-to-know-you-questions. Google a list of basic first-date questions (there are a million out there) and answer one yourself. Go into specifics. Where do you most want to travel and why? Let yourself ramble until the question is fully answered.

Writer's block blues. This is a favorite of mine. If you're truly stuck, write about being stuck. Eg: 'I'm supposed to write for ten minutse, but that feels so stupid and impossible. No one is goign to read this anyway. I have no ideas and the page is so overwhelming when its blank. I used to be able to write on and on and nothing could stop me. it was like breathing. but now I have nothign and do nothing and I can't even do a stupid prompt-' Even the rambling and ranting got me writing. It made things easier. It made writing this post easier. Also -- notice the typos? Yeah, don't fix those. You're in writing mode, not editing mode when you're doing this. If you edit while you write, you're forcing yourself to stay in your executive and calculating headspace rather than falling fully into creativity and dream. Ignore the mistakes. That's for future you to handle.

I've officially rambled far too much, but I hope that helps even a little bit. Live well and write often, my friends. Best of luck to you <3

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BABE!

Day 7 of Draw Everything June hosted by @adorkastock

This pose stumped me for a minute until my wife, long time Zelda fan, reminded me of a very obvious character choice for a pose that felt so much like a moment of devotion.

I really enjoyed this one!

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Kosuke Ajiro (Japanese, 1980) - Untitled (2025)

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Draw Everything June: Day 6

The pose for today was so soft and ethereal, it just screamed magical girl! I ended up transforming the reference into Rose Quartz and going absolutely ham on all those ruffles and ringlets.

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patreon | kofi

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Julien Rivoire, Winamp Portable Player

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16th century flower illustration PNGs.

(source: Book of Flower Studies, ca. 1510–1515)