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We report in the late afternoon: we saw the bewilderment in the eyes of our expert before we saw the funnel cloud for ourselves. It never made it to the ground; there was never a storm, nor even a cumulonimbus in sight. And just as quickly as it had formed, it vanished.

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Time for another installment in my imaginary Muppet Princess Bride series! This one was yet another natural fit, Beaker's head-tuck thing felt perfect for this moment where Fezzik "Jogs" the Albino's memory.

Drawing this scene made me realise what a nightmare casting Sweetums as Fezzik and Pepe as Inigo would be to actually film. How the heck do you shoot a whole movie with these two sharing the screen together? Luckily I don't have to figure that out, and can just cheat their respective scales when I draw.

I'm not quite happy with how I drew the action of the second panel, but after waffling about this drawing for a while I think I just need to release it into the wind or risk it never seeing the light of day. I'm also pretty slow at drawing, so sometimes I take so long on these illustrations that the joke stops seeming funny and I start second guessing whether it was ever funny to begin with. So thanks to my pals on the Tough Pigs discord for reassuring me that this joke does indeed still work.

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Suzume (2022) - Makoto Shinkai

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And some spare Astrid I found between my canvas layers.

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Mushishi Zoku Shou Episode 11 & 12 - Path of Thorns

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Princess Yue is done!!!

I got lazy I think so it’s not what I was expecting but it’s fineee

Close ups:

Fish

Face

Bye!

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Have you seen the live action yet? :o

Ah I’m so torn! Part of me wants to see it and part of me wants to boycott out of principle lol. What about you??

(That and life has just been busy and I’m prioritizing going to see Elio first)

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cat with creature :)

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Some toothless screenshot re-draws because HTTYD has me in a chokehold! I’m trying to get back into drawing.

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the first time you read the goblin emperor is like huh that was interesting and unique. the second time you read the goblin emperor is like ohhh i get who everyone is now. the third time you read the goblin emperor is like i love maia!! and the fourth time you read the goblin emperor is like oh this is a story about grief. chenelo is 16 when she is forced to marry a man who does not want her, and seventeen when she gives birth to a son no one wanted her to have, and twenty four when she dies in a country that is not her home. this is a story about grief. maia is eight when his mother dies, and he spends the rest of his life missing her. this is a story about grief. arbelan tells no one about the child she looses before it is born, who will do nothing for her but who she wishes she could do everything for. this is a story about grief. even when he is safe, every action maia takes is a flinch, a wince, a stiffening of his body, as if he is always preparing to be hit again. this is a story about grief. this is a story about grief. and about choosing to be kind anyways.

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Clip:

Full set:

I don’t know how to embed a video on here, but this quote so poetically explained a concept I couldn’t put into words.

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I couldn't sleep the other night and so (as one does) I started thinking about how, in The King of Attolia, Gen carves out time and space in which he and Relius can actually talk and get to know each other one-on-one. And okay yes by "carves out" I mean he throws Relius in prison and then visits him by cover of darkness while he's recovering from being officially interrogated. But that's just kinda how relationships kick off in Attolia, sorry. Anyway, it's not just about Gen wanting to save Attolia (queen and country) or yearning to be known in his own right or thinking (correctly) that Relius still has value as a friend and an advisor—although it is certainly all of those things. It's also about two people approaching each other as people, and learning about each other's hearts and minds, and coming to a place of mutual understanding and respect and shared objectives (and even love!) despite past antagonism. And while this all sounds rosy and redemptive, it also forces them to reckon with and stare clear-eyed at the ways they've hurt each other. Which is the painful path that ultimately leads to forgiveness and reconciliation. And that's the path Gen chose to take towards the man who almost destroyed him, the man he very easily could have destroyed in return, because they both love Irene, and Irene loves and needs them both. Gen flips the tables but he flips them upright the better to prepare a feast for Relius in the presence of their mutual enemies. You see why this makes me emotional at 3am.

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silence hd remake. original media was talking

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woah there BUD!

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Scene redraw from how to train your dragon

Finished this on my birthdayyy yippiee

Also sry about the low quality lol

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Artblock + Toothless trying to help