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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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These are just a few of the reasons I LOVE the LGBTQIA+ community so much!

It's always important to remember what being a part of a community like this means. For me personally it means home, it means love, friendship and safety but for millions of people across the world right now it's the opposite, with everything going on in the world (especially with the recent rulings in the UK and USA) it's easy to forget that not everyone has a safe space in the world, they're being persecuted and hated for just being themselves!

Remember people, be there, be seen, be careful, be proud but above all be kind!

And on that note, if you need a friend, a place to vent or rant about anything that's going on in your life then my inbox and DMs are open to all who need a friendly face and listening ear.

If your family don't accept you then I'm your family now. Go eat, drink some water, and take your meds!

💜💜

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the turkey swiss on rye incident

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me, trying to write a heartfelt emotional scene at 3am:

"How much introspection, is too much introspection?"

"Is this funny ha ha or funny ow?"

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ma'am. please.

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STARTING TOMORROW

Scientists in weather and climate are live streaming for 100 hours to make their case to the American public.

They are live streaming, but engagement is necessary for it to work. SHARE THIS WITH PEOPLE, RECORD THE STREAM, POST CLIPS OF IT THAT ARE FUNNY, if you can tune in, PLEASE DO!

This is something that has to be heard by as many people as possible. Put it on in the background! See if you can get other people to watch it! Do whatever you can do support those who are trying to be supported! Anything and everything helps!

TUNE IN HERE

article I posted screenshots of here

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was told to straighten my posture and align my heels. i now stand corrected

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welcome... to jurassic park.

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Unrelated to literally anything you've been talking about, but is there some rule that April Fool's is supposed to end at noon somewhere in the UK? (I've been rewatching Ghosts and it suggests that.) I've heard of lunch breaks but never a cutoff like that.

Yes, although I don’t know how common it is for people to actually do pranks in the UK. Last month I did meet someone who did, though, and she talked about this.

On this past April 1, I purchased new shoes for Mouse (2) in town, and popped their old shoes into the basket of the pushchair. We walked across a pedestrian crossing and entered an indoor shopping area.

An old British lady caught up to me and said urgently that she had just picked up a toddler’s shoe in the crosswalk and placed it on a bollard (in the charming way of people setting high-value lost objects on little pedestals wherever possible.) she then saw that I had a child of the correct size, so she escorted me very excitedly to recover the shoe.

I thanked her, and she was the kind of old lady who doesn’t mind explaining it all over again, so that she can be thanked again. We did this a few times, in mutual courtesy. She was quite a classy lady; the sort of old British lady in her 80s who puts on her pearls and cashmere cardigan and trots briskly around town with a wheelie shopping basket, like in children’s books. They get magnificently old, unbelievably old, and are still very perky and witty, and will often tell you the strangest things.

She then added, looking very wicked, “it’s April Fools, so I could have been playing a trick, but I wouldn’t do that to you now. It’s after 12 o’clock.”

I thanked her for not playing a trick on me.

Sensing that she was in the presence of someone who would truly appreciate her, she came in closer and lowered her voice and proceeded to describe the chaos she had sown that morning. She took my elbow. She was intense.

She had tricked her neighbor into turning back after leaving the house by telling him he’d left his lights on.

She’d tricked another neighbor with a lie about their roses that made them run outside in a dressing gown and slippers (I didn’t catch the specifics.)

She got on a bus and pretended not to know about contactless. I think she then got off the bus, essentially just having boarded it to sow chaos.

She told many people that they had something small but distressing wrong with them - that a baby had dropped their shoe, a bird had shat on their rucksack, and so on.

Just before 12 she walked past a bus (or possibly coach) with its door open, so she shouted in at the driver, “do you know your boot (trunk) is open?” Causing him to panic and dash out to check. When she told him it was an April Fool’s he needed some time to recover.

The people on the bus were quite cross, she said, evilly.

At bang on 12, she stopped.

Thankfully, a decent grasp of company manners can usually provide you with something polite to say in any situation, including when an elderly fiend takes you into her confidence and admits to being a one-crone crime wave.

I said, “I admire your commitment to stopping at 12.”

She said with great dignity and satisfaction, “I would never go on past it.”

And that is really all I know on the matter.

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Are you 🫵 pissed off about the Lilo and Stitch monstrosity remake? Do you want to know how you can actually make a difference in supporting the people and ecosystems of Hawaii?

Tourism is a big issue in Hawaii (which the remake got rid of the original's commentary on because it makes foreigners look bad). I'm not gonna promote it, BUT I know that realistically, thousands of people arrive here every single day by the airplane-ful. And the majority of them aren't educated on the socio-cultural and economic impacts of tourism. SO, I'm making this post in an effort to educate visitors. If you or someone you know is visiting or moving to Hawaii (whether by circumstances in or out of your control), here are some suggestions on how you can give back!

You can donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation, which has been instrumental in giving aid to the displaced community of Lahaina after the Maui wildfires in 2023. They also provide scholarships to students of under-represented communities.

If you're interested in visiting Kualoa Ranch, you can do their Mālama Experience where you get your hands dirty giving back to the ‘āina (land)!

There are other organizations you can join to volunteer with, too, like Kupu and Mālama Maunalua. Check them out; maybe you can help with a beach cleanup or plant native trees! These are both non-profit organizations that accept monetary donations.

Visit the Bishop Museum to learn about Hawaiian history and culture! They also have events focused on sustainability and conservation.

If you're visiting Hilo on the Big Island, go visit the Laulima Nature Center! They're a non-profit aimed at protecting Hawaii's native species, and they even have an online store that ships to the US mainland and internationally! (After I post this, I'm gonna head on over and get myself a manu o Kū pin ♡)

A few other tips I have:

DO: Respect the locals' homes. Several beaches and hiking trails have access points in residential areas. Please be mindful to keep your voices down when passing by, and park ONLY in designated parking areas.

DO: Wear reef-safe sunscreen! Sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate are banned in Hawaii because they are known to damage coral reefs.

DON'T: Approach wildlife, particularly honu (sea turtles) and 'īlio holo i ka uaua (Hawaiian monk seals). Stay at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from turtles and at least 50 feet (15 meters) away from monk seals. If you see someone harassing animals, report them to the statewide NOAA Marine Wildlife Hotline: (888) 256-9840. You can also contact the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

DON'T: Collect sand, rocks, or other natural items to bring home with you. This is to protect the ecosystems and also out of respect for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians), who have cultural beliefs regarding lava rocks in particular. Taking lava rocks is extremely disrespectful.

DON'T: Litter! Please throw away your waste in proper trash cans. If you see a bin that says "ʻōpala," that's a trash can!

Many Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are moving to the US mainland because the cost of living in Hawaii has been driven up so high (because of people moving here), they can't afford to live in their ancestral home. So, if you are going to visit or move to Hawaii, please:

- Make the effort to support local businesses, especially those owned by Native Hawaiians!

- Educate yourself and your loved ones about actual Hawaiian culture!

- Try Hawaiian food, like poi!

- Learn some Hawaiian words and don't be afraid to ask how to pronounce words correctly!

- Donate to a food bank!

- Watch films and read books written by Native Hawaiians!

My hope is that whoever sees this post will use it to educate themselves, their friends, and their families who are considering visiting.

My background is in sustainability and the environment, so that's what I know to suggest off the top of my head. If any Kānaka Maoli read this post and have suggestions to add, please do!

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can you paypal me one ancient rusting coin

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Franz Kafka, 1912

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DUCKLINGS!!!

I just thought they're very cute.

Kolbenenten (red-crested pochards) am Max-Eyth-See, Mühlhausen.