#cuz it's fanart or cartoony or whatever

[loverdude]

My senior show is also so stupid lol like I am never again in my life gonna put my artwork in a gallery setting that's just not something I enjoy at ALL or aspire to do but I have to do this whole big terribly stressful thing in order to graduate and it's SO DUMB

[storfulsten]

WAIT WEIRD THING. I THOUGHT UR ARTSTYLE WAS FAMILIAR, ITS CUZ OF UR SPINEL FANART!! AAAA WOW I LOVED UR ART BACK THEN TOO! Adfhjjdgjkslall aaaaaa the more u know 💫💫

really? that's cool to hear lol. I remember having so much fun doodling them and to hear even retroactively that they were enjoyed and whatnot feels nice, so thank you lol. and yeah, I guess my style has always been kinda cartoony or whatever, or at least in recent enough years, so like I guess some elements sticking and staying recognizable through various fandoms is pretty neat lol

[saibug1022]

Okay but can we talk about Sanders Sides fanart though?????

(This is just gonna be me ranting about how much I love Sanders Sides fanart and I'm on mobile so no keep reading line. Sorry mobile users)

(Also, I lost the url of most of the artists, so if you know who drew them please take them/let me know)

Okay there are SO many things I love about Sanders Sides fanart. Some of them have to do with what Sanders Sides ALLOWS artists to do. Because they all look the same, and they usually don't change outfits, they're easily recognizable. Also they're not animated. WHICH leaves their human au appearance up for interpretation, and there are SO MANY DIFFERENT ART STYLES.

There are so many different art styles in the fandom, and we can get away with it because you can tell who's who even if two art atyles are COMPLETELY different. Now I'm gonna rant about some of my favorite styles and what's great about them.

Let's start here (don't know artist):

This is a human au (obviously) and they're still obvious who they are. BUT it's so realistic??? Like there's so much depth and the shading and shadows are phenomenal.

Next an emo boy (don't know artist):

I'm not even sure what I love so much about this one. It's like a cross between animation (the face and features mostly) but with realistic touches like the shadows in his hair and the detailing on his shirt.

Some Logan doodles (Don't know artist):

Listen. LISTEN. This is just SO FREAKING CUTE. I love the noses and the eyes and the facial expressions, and it's just so PRECIOUS. Also I am such a sucker for the Sides in skirts/dresses.

The Split (lost the artist):

This isn't super realistic BUT I still love it. It's more cartoony/simple than the others BUT still the same amount of skill. Like the details near the split like they're melting or forming or whatever, I half expect it to be a GIF and for them to keep splitting every time I look at it.

"Have you ever imagined killing your brother?" (Don't know artist):

Okay listen the freaking FACIAL EXPRESSIONS they get me EVERY TIME. Also something unique about this style: I've seen a lot of various styles where they just do lineart and a bit of shading and then just color code the Sides, right? Well this one they are definitely color coded, BUT there's various shades of that color. Like Roman, rather than being completely red, is almost more of a red tint, almost like a filter or something. I don't see that alot and I like it.

"I was one of them" (don't know artist):

Mystery dark side, upset Virgil, the mouths, the eyes, the way they did the scales, the lack of a complicated background which makes it more ominous, and holy shit the LIGHTING! WHAT THE FUCK. HOW.

Gay Disaster Dad (@the-pastel-peach):

This one LITERALLY looks a panel of something I could buy at a comic book store. It's a unique style and they characters are recognizable AND it looks like something straight out of a comic book, and that's all WITHOUT COLOR.

I call this one "Salem Is A Lesbian" (@when-day-met-the-knight):

Okay but LISTEN: Women in suits. That is all. Actually no it's not, because female ROMAN, in a SUIT. I freaking love the suit and I love the way she's shaded. And holy fuck the hair. Hnnngghhhgg pretty.

He Snek (don't know artist):

I've seen a lot of art since DWIT of Deceit with multiple arms, but I just really like this one. I don't even know what it is about it! I just really really like it.

Sanders Sides poster sort of (@blue-stopsigns):

Do I even need to SAY anything here? Each side doing their own thing, Thomas in the background, the RAINBOW LIGHTING in the background, Virgil's shield, and the faces, I love all of it.

This is to be continued cuz I reached the image limit but I HAVE MORE ART AND I HAVE MORE TO SAY.

[deeafrotailmisstress]

Wildstar feelings

I know some people who followed me before my Wildstar craze started are probably confused as to why I’m super choked up saying “Dee you barely got over a year on this game” but I’m gonna explain why this week has gotten Dee down in the dumps.

Rewind to January 2018 and this is when my WoW passion started to fade away. I’m not going to get into details but I will say I do not blame any of my friends or anyone on this site for me losing interest, it was because of a few main reasons. If you really want to know why, just shoot me an ask. And do not get me wrong, I will always love the characters that I’ve come to know through the people I’ve RPed with in WoW. I still do on discord! It’s just that logging on and actually doing any activities or questing in a game whose story felt like everybody in the fandom equally hated started to feel like a chore, like something tedious and just got me feeling a bit...let down? But again, WoW always holds a special place in my heart, especially when it is the birthplace of my favorite loveable bean ever Jaz.

Now later on in January Dee thinks “Exam break periods. I’ve done revision. I’m too stressed. I need an escape.” Wouldn’t you know it, at this exact moment, a Wildstar fanart piece for Fantastic Enterprises popped up on my dashboard on tumblr. Dee thought “...huh. I really should give Wildstar another try!” Because I did try it in 2017, but I just ended up falling out of it due to rising pressures from college.

Anywho, back to the main point of how I got into my passion for the game. Well…really it was just the overall aesthetic! It had that perfect blend of Sci-fi, Western, Cartoony, Adventure comedy cookiness that is just the best example for what my favorite aesthetic is, it really really reminded me of Guardians of the Galaxy. And if you are a good friend of Dee’s, you’d know that GoG is one of my favorite things to gush about ever. And then there were those fun journals and datacubes you could read and listen to while you were gaming which just SUPER immerses you in the story! And then there were the plots…

Oh.

My.

God.

The plots.

It was...nothing I had ever seen like in ANY MMO game. Just the sheer SCOPE and DETAIL hardworking dedicated fans would put into it, like I cannot emphasize enough how floored I was! You could honestly zoom in your camera and find the most miniscule details down to the number of pens on a table surface! I had never felt so inspired or just...immersed in an environment ever, I wanted to try RPing in it right away!

But then the one that bought it for me hook line and sinker, were the characters. Just the great community of people I’ve found on tumblr that had dedicated PAGES of stories and asks and headcanons and artwork of developed rounded and /human/ characters (I know it doesn’t fit for y’know non-human OCs but bare with me); like okay I know it sounds silly when I say this cuz the OCs were obviously characters set in a wonderful fantasy environment, they still felt like people you could put your hand through the screen and shake hands with for real because they were just that dimensional and developed with just a whole lot of depth to them. And I know I sound silly using that example BUT GOSHDAMNIT I’m already crying up writing this paragraph so you’re gonna deal!

Honestly I would create an honorable mentions list but that would take too much space so I’m putting it at the bottom, because I cannot emphasize how much fun I spent with Wildstar /just/ going through blogs and liking all the character based content. And for the first time I didn’t even flippin care if I came off stalker-ish because honestly they were just that enjoyable to read for me. If I had to give a general shoutout I would give it to @fantasticfriends and everybody there, just for making me feel welcomed with open arms and welcoming my dumb durpy ocs, because I was an awkward introverted bean who didn’t really know how to express just how much I appreciated their content. Everybody there expressed themselves with a mature friendly attitude, freely shared creative stories and world building with dedication that I will even dare say rivels the actual devs of the game. I mean all you have to do is check out their website to catch just a smidge of the hard work the officers put into their craft and guild!

But. This is already long enough, Dee shall wrap it up with a conclusion paragraph or two so bare with me again. Here’s the main idea; Dee was going through a harder time. And when I needed it most Wildstar was there for me. My friends who I played and drawed and wrote with on Wildstar were there for me. To see this chapter of our creating our stories has left me nothing short but disappointed and just downright miserable.

And what is worse, the cherry on top of this shit sandwich, is I can’t even give it a proper goodbye. College has seriously already given me so much work that I have had no time to freely draw or write stories as much as I was able to during the summer. It doesn’t only make me sad, it frustrates me. I have that inspiration, the motivation, the idea, the capability, ALL those things artists complain about not having when wanting to do a big piece for a special occasion, I want to do SOMETHING ANYTHING to send it off and I can’t even have time to log on and take screenshots of my lovely OCs and plots before they are gone in who knows how long.

But. I’m sure you’ve seen my previous post on the matter so you get the idea of the optimistic side I’m facing it with too.

So. Here’s a notice for you Wildstar peeps out there who still want to continue their stories and Nexus creativity:

If you need an enthusiastic awkward nerd whose always up for drawing you a chibi and lending an ear to whatever ideas and stories you have for this wonderful game, I’m right here. I will ride it out with you guys. And I will be supporting whatever you wanna explore about this game even after it ends.

Goodbye Wildstar.

Thank you for what you have provided for millions everywhere.

Dee. <3