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i hope you appreciate the vision……..

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Gon day! a little sketch

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it’s so weird to me that the mainstream fanart execution follows this formula: lining + coloring + rendering. of course, some people create quite skillful works of this kind but to me this medium always seemed rather boring and, most importantly, tedious for the artist (in my own drawing practice).

i gave some thought to it and now i’m assuming that this style, apparently, comes from perceiving popular animation and comic publications. AND LET ME TELL YOU this is exactly what makes the whole tendency weird: in both of these fields lining + coloring form was/is explicitly instrumental. it is used for pragmatic reasons like 1) cheap production when it comes to comics — the more minimalistic the method, the less expensive it is to print the comic and the less time do the artists spend to prepare new volumes; 2) easier and faster production in animation, as it is an atrocious task — drawing every animated panel with unique details or rendering the finished draft. it is especially superfluous for a mass-media 2D commercial movie or series that doesn’t aim for artistic integrity or innovation.

both of these fields are justified in sticking to lining and coloring with limited rendition because it helps the comic/movie publication happen faster and with minimal costs. it is also replicable, accommodated for teamwork when a group of artists is drawing the same thing with an expectation to have the product look like a solid unit without stylistic deviations.

the question is WHY are fans and other web artists using this pragmatic approach in their free individual artworks (and others are just repeating after them, setting a trend)? actually, now when we imagine fanart as a pursuit, we envision this kind of art style i’m talking about here.

we are able to go crazy with creative, unique ways to make a drawing. instead, the notion of style in online spaces seems to be limited to the way one draws eyes and hair just because everything else is identical by design. wake up, let’s imitate linocut in digital art. or make real linocuts but with anime faces. i don’t get it.

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something menacing i hope requested by @sovietunion

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people from the Netherlands, what the fuck is up with your country? every time i use a Dutch VPN location, they threaten to delete the pirated Photoshop from my PC and forcefully open the official subscription page on my browser. the audacity.

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rewatch after rewatch, my favorite moment in the JJK movie remains this one passing line during the Yuta vs Geto fight:

when Yuta’s sword blade crumbles into pieces from cursed energy overflow, Geto scolds him, “Oh, too bad. You should enhance the weapon with cursed energy little by little. Didn’t Satoru teach you that?”

BRO you’re the only person in the whole wide world who assumes that Gojo is capable of teaching his students well. literally any other sorcerer who knows him would have thought, “Good god, that moron doesn’t even explain them the basics” and would be absolutely correct. Gojo indeed just handed Yuta a sword, and then proceeded to slander the kid’s “sloppy cursed energy” for the next 2 years. the amount of unfounded compulsive respect cracks me up every time.

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Asa found a big ripe pear. say “thank you, Asa!” or she’ll be offended.

requested by @mccluck 💋

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rare guy muscle devil

be careful of what you wish haha

i saw your other ask! yuko goes to the list 😤 i already began searching for references for all the characters

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its just embarrassing when you make a fandom related post and it doesnt get any notes like okay. so no one want to play tuoys with me. no one wants to play with our little guys together. okay thats fine. yeah its cool... puts my hands in my jacket pockets. kicks a beer can that was on the side of the road a little

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reread chainsaw man yesterday and now i want to draw someone from it!! any ideas?

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Anyway, I finally finished my KuroPaku comic!

i wouldn’t say I’m content with how it came out, but I’m glad I made it happen at all. Enjoy!

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i think i’m going to put out new versions to some of my recent illustrations. most frequently i spend about 3 hours on a drawing because i’m making art on time borrowed from routine obligations. i’m used to painting fast. still, some of these could use a few more touches. gon the fisherman was made with such love because i allowed myself to work on it for two days.

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yours truly is participating in @jjkrarepairfest ! i received a bingo card and today's prompt is Historical.

i do not appreciate anime fanart with vague kimono-fan-wooden-screen historical decorations. so i made a little painting with HiguNana as Japanese WW2 soldiers.

the rest of the bingo card for spoilers:

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i dont watch any of the other things u draw about but ur hxh work is the coolest thing ever

thank you so much! i’m not planning to stop drawing hxh any time soon. i appreciate you following my blog :)

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uhh gon the fisherboy

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why are people rebloging my illumi art and tagging it ‘alecto’

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someone teach these kids internet safety

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