#and sometimes things dont need answers

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

Oh no my poor writer brain is fighting the urge to over explain everything vs just keep it simple!!!

[mohntilyet]

Wait is the middle picture from those three sketches that one scene from the wigmaker job?

yes! it's this specific passage where lucanis is just seething with rage and trying to keep a lid on it, and illario's a stablising, comforting presence. BROTHERS!!!!! <3 though i chose to draw his hand on his shoulder rather than his arm i guess. artistic liberty!

[dollopheadedmerlin]

Man, I've been dealing with lots of lousy stuff lately. My cat has been sick, my job has been stressful, I'm struggling to pay rent.

But I was walking home in the rain today and decided to waste some of my precious few dollars on some ice cream for a lil mental boost. I walked in, and couldn't see a thing because there was so much rain on my glasses, but I was wearing a sweater so I was struggling to get them clean.

Then I hear someone say "take it"

I look up, and one of the people from behind the counter was holding out a paper towel. I hadn't even noticed he'd approached because everything was all blurry. And these guys at this corner store all speak English as a second language, and are a bit hands off with people when they pass through unless they're here for the drugs behind the counter. And the way he said "take it" felt more like a "Please, have this"

So I thanked him, and cleaned my glasses, and he went back to his post and said he knows that feeling (I suppose he wears contacts). But idk, after a long day with lousy weather, having a random guy at the store materialize in front of me to hand me a towel so I can see . . . it was really lovely.

And I know I'm very tired and sleep deprived and this was a very benign occurrence that happens to me and to other people a hundred times a day. But I just - people are good by nature. There's an itch under your skin to reach out if someone looks like they might fall. There's an urgency in your throat when you have useful information to offer someone. I think maybe I am just too sad and tired right now, but I just wanted to appreciate that when people look away from the big picture, they are kind. People are out there, at the top, the loud and controlling minority, trying to poison this, to pit people against each other. And I just like to see when people haven't fallen for it, and continue to give in to those instincts.

[k1tty5]

hello :D please tell me more about your mezalian (is that how you spell it??) smalletho I will forever be indebted to you

(they are gorgeous I love them sm)

hey hi !! it would be my pleasure … (and I’ve been spelling it mezalean ??? but i have no idea LOL. there might be a canon spelling but i havent watched joels esmp1 since… probably since it ended. i will have to check sometime)

apologizing in advance because i will probably get very ramble-y!!

ummm. Oh god. How to start. Lets see. WELL. In this silly little au (i guess it has become a bit more than just me doodling designs LOL) in my head they have like this sort of zelink dynamic? obviously without all the zelda lore & stuff, just that kind of … okay forgive me I haven’t brushed up on my zelink lore for a good many years but. Like the princess and her personal knight that doesn’t really talk much sort of thing.

this made more sense in my head. But yeah. They have the vibes of zelink ? At least if i remember zelink right, I have a really bad memory :’) not exactly the same, i do think etho talks to joel (whereas if iirc link never really talks) - especially after getting to know him a bit - but just. they have the Vibes. You know?

I reckon Joel’s definitely very into sculpting in this au, maybe dabbles a little in painting - I imagine mezalea to be very heavy on art and expression in general. think you’d especially see lots of pottery and textiles all around the place. He probably also has an interest in some form of like. um. whats the word. Some sort of … fighting. lmao. Specifically thinking of fencing, i had this idea in my head that he’s watched Etho practice outside the palace at some point and is just absolutely fascinated and enamored. by both the practice and etho himself haha.

and for etho… talented swordsman? he is Not washed. i dont really have many ideas for his character in this au To be completely honest, mostly just of his personality. Although, I alsooo think he’s probably not actually from mezalea? I like to draw him with those pointy elf ears, and i think mezaleans are just humans. I cant remember if thats canon or not but um. mezaleans have human ears, so i’d imagine etho’s probably from like.. rivendelle? Is that. What it’s called. The elf guys? Are they elves??? Goodness I cant remember. Grimlands would make sense too since i THINK they’re kind of like. technical engineer guys? but i dont know what species they are um so ,,, yeah,,,,

i think joel’s probably a bit put off by etho at first, mostly just because he’s not super enthused about the idea of a personal guard, but also because the guys a bit odd, you know? but he’s also probably suuuper intrigued by him. he wants to figure this new guy out, and when they start talking a bit more, i think. They are both incredibly charmed by the other. head over heels? possibly.

most of my ideas of this au are just little scenes that are cute and silly but dont follow any main plot. I would love to write some one-shots of some of the ideas i have in the future, but as of right now im experiencing a bout of creative burnout and am busy with the holidays - spending time with family, so… not right now lol!

hopefully this is what you wanted,,,, i tend to get very ramble-y when talking about literally anything, so i do apologize for that haha, i am Not good at explaining things in simple ways, as i’ve said many a time before.

[mokeonn]

Before I go to sleep I leave you all with this piece of advice: sometimes you don't actually have to answer big political questions, sometimes you can just say "I am not smart enough to know that, I just know the small things I do to help." Like you can often times completely avoid making a fool of yourself if you just say you don't know.

[dinoswordsb]

Thoughts on the popularization of devaluating humanities degrees as "my silly little degree" while presenting STEM degrees as more worthy of attention and recognition

well i feel it can be summed up in the simple phrase of "thats bad" but ill try to say saomething even slightly intelligent bc i do have A thought on this which is that, and water is wet, but a lot of people just fucking do not value art in any way or at least not in a way they should. im gonna talk out of my ass a little here but sometimes it feels like so many people take stem and art and separate them in the way that stem is intelligence and art is emotional. or something akin to that. and therefore art is not as valuable, because it doesnt have a tangible effect on "forwarding society" if that makes sense? liek when you think of inventions youre thinking doohickeys and gizmos right. stuff you have to weld together or code. i almost went on a huge tangent about capital and the culture formed around optimization and entitlement but im not gonna do that thats not what this is about. anyway basically what im getting at here is people seem to overlook the way that they interact and engage with art and 1. good art requires intelligence you have to hone your craft to make something the best it can be thats no different here. progress, actual genuine progress in society, is forged from passion. these two are not as separate as people like to think 2. on top of that theres the obvious aspect of like, the starving artist theres money in stem and not in art and therefore art is not as valuable. but who the fuck did you guys turn to when everyone was on lockdown in covid. theres a reason streaming blew up. why do you think propaganda posters exist why do you think that logos exist at all art affects you in the real world even if you dont think of it that way. theres a reason there are classes on all of these things that getting a humanities degree ALSO takes years of study. It's not easy and theres a lot more that goes into it than people think i was literally thinking abt this this morning bc something i never think about when i write is the way what im saying reads like how the words sound next to each other or the flow of it not consciously at least but that is a whole technical aspect of writing that takes practice and skill and contributes to the final product and its so subtle it might go right under your radar sometimes. i guess all this to say is it feels like people brush art off bc its more thought based more emotion based and they typically only think of art as paintings and visual mediums in museums when the reality is its so much broader than that. they think anybody can do it which anybody can be an artist. its true and that is a hill ill die on being alive gives you the right to be an artist. but that doesnt negate the effort and the years and years of practice and teamwork behind something like a movie a novel a show a fucking youtube video your favorite song. its art! all of it! and innovation is creativity! idc what anyone says like thats just how it is art and science will always go hand in hand they belong together and frankly it feels ignorant to try to separate them, which circling back to the actual point of this, is what feels like is happening and people are trying to drop the "less profitable/useful" half of it.

[wackywatchdotcom]

hiii !!! love ur art lots, so i've been wondering, what program/app and brushes you use? i love the paper effect you give to your drawings, makes me want to eat em /pos

thank you so much!!!! i appreciate that a lot :D!!!!

(accidentally rambled a lot abt this HAHA)

i use medibang!! ive been using it forrrr maybe like 7ish years now... ive been meaning to one day get clip studio or something but i havent had the chance to buy it and im also a little intimidated at the idea of having to readjust to a new program HAHA

i use a few different brushes!! it depends on what im drawing and what i feel like using at the time (i should probably plan them out more often, actually)

oil paint, g pen, fluffy watercolor, and round brush (wet) are all brushes that come with medibang!!! i know i made Another Marker myself, and im pretttttty sure i made the first marker one too? my favorites are round brush and g pen though!!! i tend to use fluffy watercolor more for colors rather than lineart

(i also keep correction at around 12, i would use it more since my hands arent the steadiest but i find high correction to be kinda confusing so i just keep it low)

the paper effect is smth i learned liiiike maybe two years ago ish? and i have simply KEPT doing it ever since HAHA i do wanna mess around with more textures cus i dont want to be too reliant on just one texture for my art but it IS very fun and i like it...

medibang has a feature that makes it REALLY easy to do!!

custom noise is my BEST friend. the sand, watercolor paper (specifically 2), and marker paper (specifically 2) are the ones i use most often!!!

i also will copy n paste color layers and lineart layer, add gaussian blur and do like 200 layer effects (i most often do this to lineart, then set it to hard light and somewhere between 30-60% opacity to mimic bleeding from ink!!). i DO often experiment w messing w colors wo layer effects cus its fun but sometimes its just more fun to use layer effects instead!!

medibang also has materials!!

i dont use them as often but i like this one :D ive used it on a handful of things

and just for fun!!! things look suuuper different without this stuff. like the thing i just posted used a LOT of this (to be honest its cus i really really didnt wanna do shading for it LOL but it still felt too flat and i feel like these effects are a nice middle ground- but i will still often use this stuff when i AM shading things)

sometimes i will also use similar custom noise textures but for different parts of the image!!! like in this one i had a waatercolor texture for the bg but a seperate one for the foreground

i DIIID a while back post a pic of kinger (its an older post on this acc- not old by most standards but it was during the first little while after i made this blog while i was still finding my footing w the characters) that used a bunch of different textures which i got from freestocktextures.com!! but i havent used them since. i keep thinking i should again

ANYWAY thats basically it!!!! i looove medibang theres a bunch of little things ive figured out abt using it over the yrs that im so fond of it. and THANK U again!!!!!! :']

[wwhore]

relationship dynamics and gender are like identity and time to me . Concepts to give some sense of consistency and unity . To try and understand things that are fluid. Little gods we've made because we don't like change and inconsistencies

[silvertiefling]

*starts laughing nervously* i'm not the type to usually let my drafts (20) and asks (14) pile up..... but alas..... this sickness really got me huh............ how d'y'all not stress out about this tf,,,, i usually answer things quickly but lately i cannot,,,,, y'all are so strong for not having a nervous breakdown at bigger numbers than this fdkgjhghd this is the most ive had hoarded since, well, ever.....

[icewindandboringhorror]

"We can get through this by working together, reach out to your friends, community is all we have, a social network will be your security in the world, now is the time to lean on others!"

I do agree, and it's scientifically sound (pretty sure there is data about how people with better social networks live longer and etc) but also....augh..... what about the severe social issues, difficulty to leave the house, physical issues which lead to like zero socialization energy a majority of the time, etc. etc. Social support can be a replacement for structural support, but.. I guess I just wish it didn't have to be. Community is extremely difficult to build, even moreso if you're someone who has issues with social cues or group conversations or even just being around others in the first place. And blah, nuance, of course I'm just complaining or maybe being too negative or maybe misunderstanding, but, I hardly have the energy to brush my hair once every 2 months.. how am I supposed to maintain a wide social network and be active in a Community and Join Groups lol... sometimes it kind of feels like "er.. well if thats my only option then...... ruh roh". It's overwhelming

[kohakhearts]

i have like. easily 30+ unwritten requests already but my brain keeps being like…what if…writing requests…

[shouyuus]

What do you do when you feel like you're losing your touch with writing? It's been sounding so mechanical and less flowery and poetic when I write and I'm just like what am I doing wrong. It's making it hard for me to continue and like I should just scrap the whole thing

i think everyone goes through periods shift in their writing style, and i guess my best advice is to just lean in and see where it takes u! progress (esp for stuff like this) is not linear, and also. if it's a hobby that u like to do for urself and a select few others, then there's no pressure to constantly be doing "better".

but i find that if im ever feeling a lil un-inspired, i try to read some poetry or watch slam poems. or read something by an author that u know has the style of writing u like and want to get back to. for me, i have like a set list of authors that i go back to time and time again, sometimes just to read and let their words wash over me, other times, i kind of visualize the intake of text as "adding fuel to a car". cause u can't go anywhere without first putting fuel in first right? so for me, writing is kinda similar in that you have to intake first before u can rev ur metaphorical creative engines.

i love re-reading as well. i go back to my fav books over and over again, my fav passages and poems over and over again. i read them out loud, i copy them out word for word just to feel the difference of actually "writing" them through. it's different when u experience them in different ways, right? so these r all things i do when i feel a bit far away from the writing that i like to produce and want to get back there :)

but, if you write something and then wanna scrap it still, then scrap it! lmfao no writing is ever "wasted" if it helps u get to some other piece of writing that ur happier with right. sometimes ur just in a bottleneck and have to get the "bad" writing out before the good writing can come through! that happens a lot too! so just get it down on paper, and then u have the freedom to do with it as you please!

[killjoy-prince]

Ray's After Ending is so funny because for a good chunk of it, most of the RFA members are knocked out by V's sleeping gas (Saeran is immune, Saeyoung isn't present bc he was kidnapped by his agency under his father's orders and MC wakes up in like an hour) but the game has a call feature where you can call the characters and it would be a waste if you couldn't use it bc the characters were unavailable so instead they have other people pick up the call (Jumin's driver picks up Jumin's phone, Jumin's father picks up Zen's phone, Yoosung's friends and mom pick up Yoosung's phone and Jaehee's coworkers pick up Jaehee's phone) and we do get to learn about the characters from outsider's point of view but it's so funny to me that these people are visiting their loved ones and suddenly the phone rings and they decide to just. answer it. and start talking to this stranger they've never met

[jrueships]

Do u not ship tatum and brown 💔

[ironmanstan]

m like if a girl had depression

[drgnflyteabox]

where's part four of Red Ochre? 😿 I'm sorry if it seems like I'm being rude, I just really like it and I'm excited for the next part

Sorry it's stuck in my brain right now 😭 I'm gonna try to publish it tomorrow I hope but it's 3am presently 😵‍💫 so we'll see when I wake up 🫣🫣🫣