#at 72 DPIS

[2many-art]

Fallen.

[snowcoffeee]

Take a deep breath.

[onehundredfallenpetals]

This sketch by @emipon was really fun to colour!! Thanks for putting up the transparent pngs, hope I did it justice!

[eyeballdrawer]

Something silly (this is not Horror Tower related.)

[nebluus]

made an Obi inspired alt and gave myself some brainworms

[personwholoveschocolate]

guys can you belive it? i drew a squidbob!!! what a surprise haha

[goobusart]

Father body pillow poses....

[ash-and-starlight]

how big do you usually make your canvas when you draw?

it's an A4 (21x29,7 cm) at 300 dpi

[seeminglydark]

**runs into the room screaming*** AHHH I THINK I FIXED THE APPLE THING it claims the podcast is now published there but i think it takes a while to actually update but EYYYY we may be in business.

[themandylion]

A cutie patootie enters the ring.

[athenaholmesartistsguild]

Had this card finished for a while before posting, but I was kinda insecure about it lol. I talk a little more in depth on this card's Patreon post (you can view and download it for free btw), but long story short, I got stuck in my head about whether I was embodying the symbolism of The Star and then I realized I didn't have to have a one-to-one counterpart to every Rider-Waite-Smith card lol.

Once I wasn't so stuck in my head, I realized I really like the way this card came out! I usually struggle to draw fire, but I found this quick tutorial and it actually gave me a process to try! Would recommend!

But let's go ahead and talk interpretations. They'll be below the cut as always:

After The Tower's destruction, The Star rises from the wreckage-- a shining beacon of hope.

While you likely experienced a period of pain and upheaval in the past, the presence of The Star suggests that good things are coming your way.

The Star is a card of hope and renewal. It reminds us that even though we went through trauma or generally crappy situations, we can emerge from them confident that things will get better. There are good things coming and we're urged to focus on those.

A lot of the symbolism within this card is somewhat religious in nature. The original woman is kneeling down with one of her feet seemingly walking on water, an homage to the Christian understanding of Jesus. The Star appears to be very in touch with the higher power within her whether her understanding of it stems from religion or her own spiritual beliefs.

In this way, we're urged to have faith in the forces we might not be able to comprehend. Sometimes singular or series of events can happen without us putting much effort into their creation. Sometimes, something we wanted or needed comes to us even when it didn't seem at all possible. The Star urges us to have faith in ourselves and trust that what we want will come to us.

Be confident in yourself, have hope that things will change, and begin to free yourself from the fear that keeps you from living authentically.

Reversed, the once hopeful figure of The Star has lost their glow. They've become lost in their pain and struggle to find any reason to stay positive. There's only so much a person can take before they feel beaten down and hopeless.

An important distinction, however, if that a reversed Star does not mean you have no hope. There are still plenty of chances for our situations to improve and for us to heal, this reversed card simply indicates our own feelings and thoughts.

While it can be frustrating to hear that something's 'all in our head', a reversed Star can be looked at as a sign that we have the power to make things better. Whatever higher power put us on Earth also gave us the ability to alter our reality and create a better life for ourselves.

Of course we may need help along the way whether that be a therapist, doctor, support group, or our loved ones, but that help is out there.

Even a reversed Star is a message that the worst of our pain and suffering is over. The pain we suffered is real and valid, it always will be. But The Star reminds us that we have the power to heal from it and come back stronger than when we started.

When designing this card, I wanted Haruka to represent the Star in question.

After Kiryu's entire family died, he felt like he had no reason to stay alive. The whole reason he went on his journey in the first game was to be reunited with the people he loved. He was willing to forgive those that had hurt him and move on, but in a very short period of time, everything was taken from him.

Everything except Haruka.

Haruka isn't free from suffering, either; her mother was taken from her and her father tried to kill her, but she serves as an anchor for Kiryu to hold onto his desire to live (even if he continues to struggle in the future).

She's an opportunity for Kiryu to get away from the Tojo Clan-- the organization that gave him everything he loved, but also took it away so many times. A beacon of hope leading Kiryu towards the life he actually wants.

Things aren't easy. Healing from such intense trauma rarely is, but there's hope for this little girl who never had a proper family and this man who just lost his.

Fate seemingly destroyed both their lives, but it seems like it also gave them everything they needed to find new meaning in the mess left over.

[somnirous]

Happy new year!

just a little something to start of the new year after the last post :p

[yuyevon]

Everybody keep it calm tonight / Everyone we're going live tonight

from the 2020 Bizarre Ballads art challange

[unmeinoniwa]

hii ... im promoting my newest art of aria that i just finished! ;w; this was a redraw of an old piece i did back in 2020 and im proud of how far ive come hehe

[wuntrum]

I love your art so much!! Sorry if this has been asked before but I was wondering what canvas dimensions you use to make it look so nice on tumblr?

thank you so much!! my usual canvas default size is around 1800px by 2200 px at 300 dpi 🫶

[adelphenium]

hi what size canvas do you use? i feel like when i make my digital works they always turn out fuzzy! thanks

usually i use 1080 x 1080! i think the fuzziness might also have to do with your settings for dots/pixels per inch (dpi / ppi); i always set it at a default of 300. hopefully that helps!!