ithefoolofweeds

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"im going to see lilo and stitch tomorrow at the cinema so i can see how bad it is and laugh at it"

YOU ARE STILL GIVING THEM MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oh, hey! I'm still here!

So, a lots been going on, I was kinda put through the wringer a bit there.

I've had some nights free, though, and have worked on a project that's become quite dear to me; a little animation!

This audio stuck me quite hard. This idea quickly took root.

Also, I think? That this fox will be my self insert persona for now? I'm VERY indecisive, still thinking about my troll, but yeah, i like this for now

So. Old friends, huh? Loaded words. Reaching out would lead nowhere but back here, but that doesn't change the residual feelings that just can't seem to be shaken. I think about them many times a week and hope they're well.

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All of a sudden, guests appeared on your doorstep. Would you let them in?  - and other spooky arts of mine that I put into one post! Undead creatures, lots of bones and some blood are included. — Information about these characters and setting is here

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More spooky art is here

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I am currently mentally a wreck and seeking solace in Night in The Woods, so I found it fitting to do my next artstyle challenge as such

Added to it is my best friend, who is very bat-coded. She's a secretive, recluse hiding the cave that is her apartment. I swear getting any information from her is like chasing a minecraft bat lmao. 14 years and i still barely know her interests. I love her very much and she has platonic Stockholm syndrome for me lmao

I would have added my bandana which is quickly becoming a standard item in my daily getup, but I can't make it work with the nitw style but oh well

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So idk who has or hasn't seen the tt trend about this

But I decided to jump on that bandwagon

And I often just get frustrated when trying to do vent art. Like nothing comes out right and I'm just more angry after trying

But I actually think that working in these limits made it easier this time

Also, in general, I think I did the poses okay, I'm actually a bit happy with this one so Yippiiii, or something ion fucking know lmao

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Giver u a banana

Thanks!

*sets it on fire deliciously*

Trust me I'm a professional (well, next week, I am. I had my written finals today, the practical is on next thursday. A 4 year culinary education coming to a close)

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Well well well, look at what the cat dragged in

It's me,,, with a mlp sona. You got it babes were going back to our decade old roots here :') don't ask why

I'm hoping to do a 10 artstyle challenge, maybe more, so I tried to match the canon style as opposed to my own too much

Anyways, yes, Woodland Scavenger or just Woody.

Their CM is a badgerskull and some mushrooms because cleaning my first skull, a roadkill badger, was the foundation of many of my interests including but not limited to bone hunting, collecting curiosities, foraging, anatomy, gore and vulture culture as a whole.

I also just discovered that bandanas are super genderaffirming and will be wearing them so much from now on.

Shiny hair is slightly out of canon style but irl I have so silky hair it's downright unmanageable so it fits.

Um anyways *runs away*

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Hi. I'm not a canon purist and enjoy some fanon content very much, but I do think people in the fandom should at least familiarize themselves with the canon content and source material. It's easier to break the "rules" so to speak and experiment with canon when you know what that actually is. I've noticed a lot of fans that are only familiar with fanon criticise content that doesn't line up with what they believe to be canon but isn't. The Red Hood for example. I've seen writers who portray him as the violent criminal he is in much of the canon be completely decimated by Jason fans who only know fanon and the retconned version of Red Hood and completely deny canon even exists and refuse to even glance at the comics. Transformative works are important and playing in the sandbox is for everyone but fandom literally cannot exist without canon. Canon is important and people can do whatever they want with it but they should respect it enough to at least look at it.

Hi anon, I'm going to hold your hand as I say this, and I will say it as gently as I can: This is still a form of canon purism.

We can absolutely agree that readers shouldn't berate or abuse writers for how they choose to portray characters in fic, whether that's a more canon-faithful characterization or a popular fanon version. If readers don't like how a character is portrayed, we should encourage them to hit the back button instead.

I want to draw your attention to some of the words you used in your ask above: "should" "respect" "decimated" etc. Those are some strong words to describe how you think people need to behave, in order to exist in fandom. Of course, there is no fandom without canon source material -- I'm not denying that. But with such a wide and varied canon, the DC fandom has examples of the Red Hood you mention above, AND the "retconned" version you also reference. Both are canon, as in actually, officially, canon. WFA is canon, and that Red Hood looks very different from the Red Hood you describe.

Now, I think your issue is that you enjoy a certain version of canon, and you're frustrated that the fandom doesn't also, as trends ebb and flow, enjoy that canon as much as you do. Again, I want to acknowledge that just because a certain version is popular, it doesn't give folks the right to berate authors for writing a different version. But again, I don't think that's what we're really talking about here. From your ask's tone, I think you're suggesting that people should, in order to participate in fandom, read that older canon, that different version, or as you say, "glance at it" before enjoying or writing the fanon version.

Guess what? They actually, really, really, don't have to. It sounds like you have some issues with judging your fellow fandom members who don't read what you do or reference certain canon. But the magic of this fandom is, you can enter it at any point. We're a big pool, and if someone's entry point is the Lego Batman movie and that's it, that's still valid.

Fandom stems from canon, yes, but I almost never hear people talk about movies, or web comics, or other media when they talk about "required reading." It's always a comic. I really wish people would reflect on that before suggesting it as the one true path to being a fan.

The other thing I don't see asks like these reference ever is the reality that sometimes a fandom outstrips its canon material, and that that's an eventuality in some spaces. Fanon interpretations become popular, and people write about those specific characterizations or scenarios. They ebb and flow, like I mentioned, and some are more canon-faithful than others. Some completely reject canon, and again -- it's still fandom. It doesn't make it better or worse than a more canon-faithful fic. It's just different.

I had a couple asks about this topic a few weeks ago, and I'm assuming you haven't read those or you likely wouldn't have sent me this ask. But in them, I discuss how sometimes we need to suck it up and be unhappy that canon-faithful fics aren't as popular in a fandom at a specific time, and stop punishing fellow fans for writing and enjoying those fics. And we really need to stop shitting on them publicly on Tumblr.

Because often, what you're really saying is that you wish more people would write more canon-faithful fics, and stop writing ones about fanon topics you don't enjoy or think are accurate. And to that, I again say, there is nothing you can or should do to change that behavior from others. If you want to read it, write it, enjoy it, etc, do it yourself. Build the comic-faithful community here, write fics and promote challenges, create a discord channel and discuss your "required reading" there.

We are all writing and reading fanfiction at the end of the day. It is a great equalizer in many ways. My silly Lego Batman fic is just as valid as a canon-faithful rewrite of a certain Batman issue. One is not better than the other, or more deserving of respect. You will never get me to admit otherwise on this blog.

tl;dr: people should absolutely not berate authors who choose to write canon-faithful characterizations. however, there are layers of judgement and disdain many DC comics canon-faithful authors/readers have for their fellow fans that I think we need to examine critically in order to coexist respectfully.

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Oooookay, finally, it's done! This hunk of a project was such a ride, and definitely pulled some teeth, but its done and I'm actually rather proud

Made for @connieva on bsky, who's been such a delightful "patron of the arts", who handheld me throughout the entire learning process and offered endless understanding and guidance where I needed it. They're an amazing person as well as a great voice actor, so please go have a look at their stuff!

Thank you also to the other enquiries I had about comissions, it was very flattering and everyone were super kind and friendly. Apologies I had to turn you down in the end, but thank you so much for having considered me 🤙

It was always a childhood "things I want to try before I die" type dream to try my hand at comissions. It definitely gave me some closure to try, but I quickly realised it simply wasn't for me; i see why so many artists love it, love the back and forth and such, but with how little time and energy i put into drawing, I'd much rather do it for just myself and with my own projects.

I've got some quite different ideas in my mind for a while now, so I'm excited to finally get started on them soon

A final, resounding thank you for this experience!

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Oooooowo, the pretty bull lad looks lovely! I saw @/bigthighthescienceguy’s video, your doodle, and his response, and I was like awww that was so neat! Do you happen to take small commishes like the bust/half body doodle you did for them?

You really captured the vibe and aesthetic and personality in your doodle, and if you *do* happen to take commishes and it’s okay to ask, I would love to commish a little doodle from you as well!

ty for taking a look, have a wonderful day!! ^.^

Honestly so floored and flattered by how sweet and kind people have been about this.

You're actually the third person to ask now, and I've already told the other two "not officially but open to discussing it" though now I'm considering actually opening commissions? I'm definitely open to talking about it, though please be aware that I've never taken an actual commission before <3

You can hmu on discord or something for further discussion if you'd like

Again, thank you so much for the kind words

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Gift for @bigthighthescienceguy on tiktok for no reason other than one(1) video he made about fursonas and he said something about bulls not being demure and it lived in my brain until finally i was reminded and when i put my pen to my screen I proceeded to black out enough that this took form

Also, featuring my new stamp. Still contemplating if or not I'm going to fully outphaze my signature and use it instead

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Oh hey, it's alive,, kinda.... poke it with a stick ig.

Anywho, lots going on, and yet nothing at the same time lmao, my brain is,, deep fried:) not currently having a super stable housing situation doesnt help but we're working on it - only took a house fire to get me a tinyhouse project woo

Anyways, my dywykayk challenge continues! I've really liked the couple of people who've tagged alone, it was so fun to see

Next victim; Wukong from lmk

Now, have I watched the show? Like actually full episodes? No lmao. Have I consumed the show from other media types? Uh... yeah definitely. I did read about half of jttw before I got sidetracked and want to reread it. Now, ik he's not like jttw, he's his own character, and I... feel him on lots of things. Excited to find a PC again so I can get my paws on Black Myth

We got that whole high-energy hermit thing going. Anywho, I decided not to force my sona to be Chinese rep so I went with "sun wukong but norse" instead. Went for a less volatile but still cartoonish palette, a fur instead of wukongs blue feather/fur(?) and copper and/or bronze, my beloved, as opposed to gold

Would two wukongs get

Okay thank you for coming to this yapp-ening lmfao imma konck out now

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Decided to finally make a banner idk. It was fun playing with a few new pens

I wanted to ass more but I was at the point of "I'm literally never gonna get around to it, we'll call it, then" so eh

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Wow, October already? Time for arttober in various forms. I decided why not mess with a prompt or two of a personal favorite of mine; goretober. I chose specifically Xxanemia's goretober prompts.

There's like, 13 minutes of the 1st left but in my defense I usually don't manage at all lmao

Anywho, have a venty rushed piece that stole my attention from what I was trying to focus on in the first place smh. Cannibalism my beloved; specifically, autocannibalisim because this prompt gives me too many ideas, but I wanted to get some feels out too.

I'm not satisfied but it'll do haha.

Here's the prompt list firstly

And my entry ft. My sona's wip design, smh

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chimera yuri posting as my debut here… someone please teach me the ways of this app 🍽️🎵

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So I was this really cute challenge by @ithefoolofweeds and I had to do it myself!

look at how different we are, its quite interesting!

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Oh wow, I'm actually continuing something I said I would?

It took a while, but in all fairness, our house burnt down, so my mind has been slightly elsewhere 🙃

Anywho, next up for my kin challenge is Jaskier, specifically the Netflix version. The show is heavily lacking to say it nicely, but his character is fine

I again went more jester vibed, with my kind of colour palette. Also, I'd write fables and poetry instead as I do not have a single musical bone in my body lmao... or I'd be killed for trying to study and or pet a random monster