#and for it to not generally suck for me

[mo49ko]

happy fengqing new year 2025 !!!

i post this late because i started drawing it after new years 😂

do you like their new outfits? i think that mq would insist to wear something nice for those occasions and would make fx matchy with him 😚🩷

they will go back home after this to eat something warm together and kiss...hehe

i hope this year will have looots more cute fengqings and also nice treats for everyone 🩷🎇 and donghua season 3 please

[nev3rlaand]

ugly yuck. die

[rogdona]

[fading4ngel]

im so uncreative with poses, all i can draw are meme redraws.

[crow-caller]

I really do think looking at bad writing is one of the best ways to learn about writing in general, especially for beginners.

the thing is, writing in general is highly subjective- a good sentence will be good in different ways to different people, or not impress someone at all.

a bad sentence? most people can spot bad sentences easy, especially if it is presented to them as 'here's an example of a bad sentence, let's unpack why.'

bad writing can also be very funny, which I think is again often more engaging than 'here's a work of literary genius go analyze it'. Like here's some bad writing from lightlark3:

The moment it was out of Horus’s grip, his body became bones. The flesh turned to ash. He became a corpse.

it's dumb as hell, but I think could foster a solid discussion when you ask 'why? what is the author intending to say? what about it makes it feel 'clunky'? How would you write the same idea?'

[bigraaga]

Frankie

[icewindandboringhorror]

Little bright colored outfit with a fun vest ~

(shoes from ebay like 10 years ago. everything else is thrifted)

[gasstationpopcorn]

kaj + ester za vedno, 04

[clumsypuppy]

beep beep im a sheep

speeddraw below the cut (audio warning)

song: "Cult of Dionysis" by The Orion Experience

[maggins]

my overall experience playing shadow generations

him:

me:

[fazedlight]

I really hate where I see fandom going with AI.

I don't want to see AI-generated writing or art, period. But it's going to get harder and harder to tell as AI improves.

Which also means that newer writers/artists who write "too good" or "too weird" will be under immediate suspicion. Which means some genuine creators will feel frozen out.

It just paints a dire picture of fandom.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

favourite variant covers? 👀

oh lord i cant think much right now but i know i love this cover a lot.... whot he hell gave charles a juice jox... scott on tha fucki tire swing is gonna kill me i love them all so much guys thats my fucjing FAM theyr emy darlings...

i also thought this cover was a lil sillly ..... i love silly.... erik looks like a beetle again and i love it when erik looks like a beetle

one more cover i like is this one:

tho- and forgive me for i dont have my issue on hand to demonstrate- the physical versin of this has parts of the cover be reflective/metal like and i think thats pretty nifty .... very cool even..

i also love the RoM covers where eriks in that uckinnn black sleeveless otufit ???? gen the sexiest thin iget to look at when rereading this run i love it so much

tho ithis is also na incredbly zesty cover i wouldnt mind owning this either

like bro relax no one is TAKING HIM from you ...

[warmfuzzyanimal]

nothing to boil the blood in the morning quite like coming across an etsy page of AI generated furry adopts and going "okay, well, surely no one's *buying* these seven fingered airbrushed freaks," but, alas. almost 600 sales. making literal hundreds of dollars off of stolen work. fuck off and blow up.

[harbingersecho]

HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL I'D RATHER DIE THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL

[zhukzucraft]

Your latest Quadruple Life update really made me have to stop and and ponder how effortlessly impressive your style. The way you merge the art with actual minecraft screenshots is so unique and it flows so well. I especially love the way you add lighting and depth into it. I'd love to hear your typical process if you're willing to share

hey there! i'm sorry i'm answering this so late, but here's how i draw QL

(dedicated also to everyone who's ever sent me compliments on my style. i see them, and i keep them in my inbox to chew on with my brain)

the first step is getting a background screenshot, then sketching a pose over it at half opacity. Once that is done, i lower the opacity all the way down to 0 and the sketch to about 20% and start filling in the colours on a layer underneath

i usually trace then fill the biggest colour "blobs", then draw the rest of the details over them. Since it's all pixelated, it's quite easy to select a part and then add smaller details within its borders. "Protect Alpha" also helps

once the overall picture is done, i add Chromatic Aberration (from 0 to 4 on either axis depending on how close to the screen the character is) and filters for environmental effects if necessary

then i add the background back in, maybe throw down a shadow, crop it, and it's done!

might not be the most efficient way to go about it, but it works for me!