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i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

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ghost choir 👻 🎵

(soundcloud!)

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Fuck parties man I just wanna drive to the lake and look up at the stars w someone I love

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what's your type ?

someone who wants me as much as I want them

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sometimes u just gotta lay on the floor with ur dog 

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Having to write in my log that I heard a strange sound and am going to investigate at 3AM is probably my least favorite part of this job.

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one (1) good and wholesome thing happened during quarantine. ❤️

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scary that you’ll never actually know someone’s true intentions or feelings but trust is a virtue and sometimes u just gotta ride the wave and enjoy without thinking too much

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Any designs with witchy vibes?

long overdue witchy post, more witchy designs on the way!

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I tried to be funny when @elasticpoodle​ came to visit and the game decided to punish me for my sins. 

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How To Avoid Drinking Your Paint Water And Other Art Tips

 See the coke up there?  it’s in totally the wrong place.   KEEP YOUR BEVERAGE AT 4 O’CLOCK.  or 5, if you’re a leftie.  Keep your paint water on your table in front of you, and your beverage off to the side so that you have to physically turn around to get at it.  You will teach your brain that Drink Is Over There, Not On The Desk; your coffee will last longer that way, AND YOU WILL AVOID SPILLING IT ALL OVER YOUR WORK.

if you DO spill your drink, cover the page and call it “Organically Dyed Paper”  it ain’t coming out, run with it.

Instead of 7-hour continuous playlist, listen to albums so you’re stopping every 40 minutes or so to change the music THEN STRETCH YOU FOOLS.

Alternate caffeinated beverages with non-caffeinated.  your hands WILL start to shake if you keep mainlining coffee like that.

get this freaking pencil sharpener.  yes, that’s a lot for a sharpener, but this SOB will work forever, won’t eat pencils, and gets you the finest points possible.  this has been stress-tested by scientific illustrators and I promise we are the pissisest possible people when it comes to pencil points.  Mine it literally 6 years old now.  it’s great. (Yeah, yeah, it’s missing from the pic.  Have a backup in case of forgetfulness.)

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ART IN POOR LIGHT.  this means both too little AND too much.  You eyes, brain and spine will all thank you.  This mean making sure you’ve got direct, full-spectrum light indoors (it’ll make laptops and winter easier too, I promise) and wearing sunglasses outdoors.

FUCK PRISMACOLOR PENCILS.  The pigment’s good but the binder is brittle and breaks, and the wood is frequently warped.  literally 1 in 5 of the last prismacolor pencils I’ve had were totally unusable.  Faber-Castel is comparable in price/sometimes cheaper and had very high quality.

like, not shitting on cheap art supplies, because god knows I use them all the time, but pirsmacolors are EXPENSIVE and having the lead snap for the 7369205790235969th time will give you a goddamn stroke.

Remember to Eat maybe????

about every 2-3 hours, get up, leave the room, and do something else for at least 20 minutes.  Do the dishes maybe.  Gives your eyes and shoulders a break, lets your brain re-set and you’ll be able to see things that Need Fixing when you get back.

FOR FUCKS SAKE, USE REFERENCES.  All the greats did, you’ll stress less, and things will look so much better.  Just google image the sucker.

srsly eat something.  even some cheetos.  pls.

ok kids it’s 3AM i’ll think of more in the morning.  take care of yourselves.

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the boy is here and i love him with my whole heart!!!!

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THE CODES ARE NOW OUT!! 🌈

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Winnie the Pooh’s Honey Lemon Panna Cotta

As much as many of us (see: both cooks) would like to sit around with a pot of honey and no utensil other than our hands, we figured that we had to make something a little more spoon-friendly for the rest of you. The cream was sweet and lemony and the honey jelly on top made it a complete 10/10. This was so delicious and so rich that it lasted for two desserts rather than just one! Even better.

As always, the recipe is under the cut. Enjoy!

- MJ & K

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