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ADLSKADJFLKDSAJLFDJ NOOOOOOOOO MY BOOOOY

This had me CACKLIN'

\( ` v `)/ ♡

Roldan belongs to @obsidian-lantern

Ghary belongs to @anniekinsart

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Hermes Fan Art

"Well it's a little bit dangerous, my friend--"

This was so fun xD I'm really happy with this one.

This one might make a good print, too... 🤔

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Fish out of Sky

SKy FiSh. Surprisingly- not a flying fish XD

Lil Mermay cheeb before the month is up!!!!

It's of @obsidian-lantern 's character cuz he's a swell guyyyyy with sick af designs and characters gfbrusdifsujgfbsaioufgnsuio love u dude *thwack*

#firefishtailsaremean #donotsquishthefish #would #baby

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To Scout a Beast episode dropped, on my knees because it was SO GOOD it made me draw a whole page of these guys

Marcus and Fitch dynamic my beloved

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Penelope

How I imagine Penelope ^^

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Alright, a few weeks ago I saw a thread of artists saying they'd love to be commed to have their art in an audio thumbnail. Now I can't promise anything, I'm a little slower at working on my own stuff and I only have a limited budget, but the best way to get started:

Artists!

Share some examples of your art and how best to contact you for commissions! Show us what you've got!

VAs!

Have a look through the notes! Hopefully we can get a little thread going with some cool new artists to check out!

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I watched Nerdy Prudes Must Die recently, and I thought I'd hate Grace at first but she's literally my favorite character in any Starkid musicals now

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ATONAAAAL!

Here's some fan art of the goofy hairy boooooy~

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Poseidon Fan Art

Finally finished my fan art of Poseidon ^^ Took a little longer than expected, but I'm so happy with how the details turned out. And I'm so glad so many people stopped by the stream(s) to watch the progress!!

Should I make prints of it?

For higher resolution images, WIPs, extra sketches, and more, please consider checking out my Patreon! ^^

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It's the 17th of April. You know what that means.

IT'S THE BUG ARMY ANNIVERSARYYYYYYYYY!

Today, a year ago, the bug army came to be! Started with just me, @willowve01 and @asmrbrainrot ...and now we're here with so many people— I'm so glad I met you all !! It's been so fun seeing new bugs join and share their own, I'm glad I joined <33

I was gonna colour this too but time was running out in my timezone and I love being on time too much aaaaaaa- so have this doodle of the three ''founders'' Raine, Esther and Korey all together!

Now excuse my mushy ranting beneath-

I honestly never really imagined joining this fandom would get me this far?? Not even just gator boys— I first started posting little drawings of Astral and piffany's listener designs from Scythe's verse, and i told myself oh this won't get you or lead you to anything, but now I'm in a way different point in my life that I never thought I'd ever be in! And like..I didn't have a lot of friends, especially with the recent war and I used to be so so scared that something will happen to me, that I'll die forgotten by everyone. But throughout the months I've been spending time with you guys, both on Tumblr and on discord, you've proven me so wrong, I feel like I've really come to know, learn, and understand myself a little bit more? Like what it means for me to be happy, what I want to be, what I deserve– it's definitely not by much, but having your guy's support have helped speed up this understanding myself and being more brave going through life process a bit more, so thank you for that, thank you all for being my friend <33

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Happy Anniversary Bug Army!

Holy— a year already?!

On April 17th of last year, when the amazing @rozeliyawashereyall and @asmrbrainrot found me— becoming the founders of an amazing community that grew so quickly!

Seriously, meeting you all and watching y’all grow over this years has been the best! I’m sure the Reedmace feels the same.

To the newbies and soldiers from the start, I’m so glad to have y’all here! Y’all are the best!

For context— on the strings behind her and in her hands— those represent the different Bug-verses! The Moth represents her (Raine), her signature bug.

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An opinion/pet peeve of mine about audio roleplay...

Feel free to ignore this! It's pretty long-winded. Oops. it's just been in my head for a hot minute and rotting my brain, so I need to get it out of my system.

This is my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt.

However, I still feel like it deserves to be said/heard.

If your characters are not distinguishable from each other by voice alone, you should not call yourself a voice actor.

And I have my reasons for believing this:

Artistically speaking, one of the major facets of good, quality character design is whether or not you can discern which character is which by silhouette alone. Characters should have different shapes, different builds, different styles, etc. beyond simply being different species, if designs include that. This can be applied through a character's body shape or type, fashion sense, hair style/length/texture, posture, any weaponry they carry, etc. Think of it like that "Who's That Pokemon" game--you should be able to tell who a character is by their iconic silhouette.

The same principle should apply to voice acting.

Environment, upbringing, social class, gender identity, occupation, education, personal vices, history--all of these can and should have an effect on character design, including how a character SOUNDS.

A scruffy, well-traveled rogue or thief character won't have the same vocabulary, dictation, or even dialect as a sheltered, arrogant royal character. Voice "acting" shouldn't stop at making characters stutter or fumble with their words when they're nervous or shy, or growl when they're upset or disgruntled, or be loud when they're angry. Doing the exact same voice for every single character without changing anything is not voice acting. It's not even entertaining.

There are so many audio roleplayers--and I make that distinction purposefully--whose characters are completely indistinguishable across videos, barring maybe a poorly-attempted accent here or there.

Imagine this: if you (a creator) sit at a table with all of your characters, and everyone is talking at the same time, will your listeners be able to tell which character is which, based on the sound of their voice alone? If the answer is no, you're not a voice actor.

I fully acknowledge that there is a niche of audio roleplay specifically carved out for creators who do ONE voice, with ONE type of character, but that's not what I'm talking about here. I am referring to character-driven, story-driven content with...absolutely no difference in the way characters sound. Flat, boring, lacking any nuance--whether it is due to poor writing, poor direction, or simply lack of skill.

Reading from scripts is a given, especially with audio roleplay, and there is a broad spectrum of scripts written either poorly or extremely well (and that distinction is left entirely to one's own opinion)--but taking time to actually study the characters in a script, think about how or why they might sound a particular way, and then adapting your voice to fit--THAT IS VOICE ACTING.

I can hem and haw over exceptions and nuances all day, but this is just my opinion. There are a lot of creators in the audio community who do a fantastic job making their characters memorable AND distinguishable. On the other hand, there are plenty of surprisingly mainstream creators who sound exactly the same in every single video, regardless of which character they are portraying.

Any fool can wander behind a microphone and read a script. If you want to be a voice actor, a lot more work and thought needs to be put into what you're doing.

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A belated April Fool's doodle >:)

Ghary is my OC, Marco belongs to @dayspriteofficial, Roldan and Timmy belong to @obsidian-lantern

APRIL FOOL'S!!!!!

(plus a little epilogue panel)

hehehehe

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OC Progress

This is my OC, Dion!! It's been ages since I drew him, so I figured I'd look back on the progress ^^ The first drawing was from 2021, the second in 2022, and the last one just a few days ago!!

CW: The 2025 drawing is kinda simpy

(And yeah... I did draw the snake tattoos myself--scales, ribs, and all🫠)

It's fun to look back and see how much my style and skills have developed ^^

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Listenerrrr~ You’ve got some ‘splanin to doooo~

Wanna support me? Check out my Patreon!

patreon.com/atonalasmr

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Ghary's Back (literally) xD

I need more practice drawing his prosthetic from behind TTuTT

His other arm is out of sight, but it's still there!

(This art has been glazed and watermarked to protect against AI and theft)