#for some reason drawing this was a STRUGGLE

[firexima]

Process and Thoughts while creating:

Gonna start giving some more info of the process/thoughts of drawings and thought it would be great to start with this!

Usually I don't do this much planning for a drawing but this was a huge occasion and honor and wanted to put a lot of effort.

Time taken: 35h 15m in tracked time and 2h more for the guide of all references.

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The process for this drawing actually kinda started almost 3 years ago when Technoblade died in 2022.

Immediately I knew I wanted to make a big project with as many references as I could fit.

At first I intended this to be a bigger piece that I would have to separate into 3 or 5 that together would make one big artwork.

Unfortunately, my need for this to be good enough made it so none of my sketches felt right, or never had enough time to really try making it. But above all, constantly brainstorming for this and imagining it bigger and bigger was also a way for me to process the grief and facing it to sit down and finish it was too hard for too long. So I continued making smaller fanarts with the idea that one day I'd make it, with nothing pushing me to actually do it- until now.

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When I was contacted to make a new fanart for Techno's 20 mil celebration video, I took out the paper, tried finding any past attempts of ideas and started sketching ideas for potential ways I could make a drawing with as many references as possible- while not being as huge of a project since there was a deadline.

After having enough rough ideas of how it could work, I moved on to redo a list of as may potential references for me to include so I could start planning exactly what the drawing would need.

Once that was done I just had to tie down a final sketch made while looking at the list so I could plan where what would go so the composition would be built to accommodate as many references as I could reasonably fit.

Originally I almost went with this idea of having Techno in an open field by an old temple, encircled with little statues of his characters. I'd have references engraved in the pillars and far in the sky and clouds, as well as his dsmp snow cabin and antarctic empire castle far in the distance between mountains.

But I didn't have enough space within the pillars without both making them look too oddly detailed while also crowding too much there risking too many references being indistinguishable. I also didn't want to crowd the sky since the composition needed negative space to breathe. And lastly the whole idea of the setting felt too odd without enough coherence in what the supposed "scene" or "story" of what's going on was supposed to be. I wanted to lean away from having all the stuff be there just to put references and nothing else.

So I tried again and I knew my best bet would be an interior of a building since furniture, books and stained glass windows etc... have much more potential to fit stuff in them and have it make sense than an exterior in nature.

It was a little intimidating and there was a reason why I didn't initially want to lean into this because honestly, I feel like I kind of suck at buildings. I can't hide my struggle with perspective as easily, I have such a hard time designing interiors that look decent and I just don't have practice doing them at all.

But I knew it had a much better chance of turning out well than anything else, this piece of any would deserve the extra effort, and I really didn't want to put in the time just for the end result to look bad.

While doing that, I was also forming a big pinterest folder of references for everything I wanted to do-- hair, clothes, couches, windows, books, pillars, railings, stairs, ceilings, capes, armor, folds rendering of jewels and metals etc...

With a good plan to what I was doing done, all that was left was putting in the hours and hours of drawing.

I put the initial traditional sketch into the canvas and made a new sketch from that, adding a rough guide of the lighting to make sure that would also work.

After the rough digital sketch, I made a cleaner sketch with my list of references beside me to start fitting as many things in as I could. I was going to try making every book another reference, add more in the carpet similar to that in the railing, and make Techno's clothes and the desk and lamp more intricate but I knew if I did I wouldn't finish in time.

Then it was just lining everything and coloring. Coloring honestly gave me a bit of a heart attack because it scared me into thinking it would ruin it and not work but I just went through with it and trusted the palette I had chosen based off image inspirations and hoped I could bring it all together when I did the lighting and rendering.

Aaaand that's it! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It's not one of those where I am fully proud and I feel like I still could have done better but I'm still satisfied. It's still good enough that I didn't feel frustrated that that's the drawing I submitted.

I might still make another piece like this in the future since it still doesn't feel like enough but I really do hope in my efforts it shows how much he meant and still means to me. He has built a piece of who I am now and has helped me through the years to stay resilient through mental and physical health complications. He inspires me and provides me courage and strength now to get through college despite my chronic illness that just seems to keep getting worse.

I don't think I'm great with words, so instead I hope I can show this through my drawings.

👑🐷⚔️ Technoblade never dies o7

PS: This is my first time sharing more about the thoughts and process behind my drawings so if this is something you'd want me to keep doing, let me know!

WE WIN THEEESE!! 20 MIL :D

I had the immense honor to be asked to make this in celebration for Techno’s 20 mil milestone (and birthday!!) He has been a huge source I draw strength from to get me through a lot of things and keep me fighting and for that I will forever be thankful.

I’m adding a guide to all the references in the read more for anyone that wants to try and find them first :)

Believe it or not, I was wanting to add even more references but I was running out of time and had to wrap up to finish for the celebration video on his channel !!

[tvgerriot]

trying to learn how to draw our existential crisis er cowboy or whatever

[i-was-supposed-to-leave]

🌸Happy Sprinfest!🌸

My artwork for @springfest-rote! I was so lucky to be paired with the writer @mellowthorn and the artist @viola-halogen, they both did such wonderful work! I just loved reading the pov of best boy Nighteyes <3

The prompt was:

A quiet piece from Nighteye's perspective, exploring the bond between him, Fitz and the Fool, set during the cottage ea of Fool's Errand, a few days after Nighteye's health incident, he and the Fool are alone in the kitchen, giving them a chance to "discuss" the truths that Fitz would rather ignore.

Check the fic and the other artwork on ao3!

[aventurineswife]

hii this is my first time requesting, like ever. idk how to do this umm anyway

I'm gonna start a teaching degree next year so I just thought...what if there was an aventurine x teacher reader and aven is trying to help their kid with their homework but finds he's miserable at explaining? I feel like he'd use casino analogies and it would just make things more confusing lol. the reader will have to step in and help!!

Not Everything is a Gamble

Summary: When Aventurine tries to help your kid with their math homework, he quickly realizes that his talent for strategy and high-stakes gambles doesn’t translate well to explaining long division. His attempts—full of casino analogies and unnecessary dramatics—only leave the poor child more confused. Thankfully, you step in to save the day (and the math lesson), proving once again that some things are better left to the professionals.

Tags: Aventurine x Reader, Fluff, Domestic AU, Established Relationship, Aventurine Being a (Chaotic) Parental Figure, Math Struggles, Humor, Soft Moments.

Warnings: Mild Swearing (Aventurine being exasperated), Brief Mentions of Gambling (Used as an analogy), Implied Physical Affection (Light teasing, a forehead kiss), Overly Dramatic Explanations Courtesy of Aventurine.

A/N: Don't worry, you did a great job at requesting this for a first req! Also, good luck on you teaching degree!! 💖

The living room of your cozy apartment was bathed in the warm glow of the overhead light, casting soft shadows over the furniture. A stack of workbooks and scattered pencils covered the coffee table, a battleground where numbers waged war against reason. And at the center of it all sat Aventurine, arms crossed, an exasperated sigh escaping him as he leaned back against the couch.

“I swear, kid, math was never this convoluted when I was your age,” he muttered, peering down at the long division problem that had been tormenting him for the past ten minutes.

Your kid—your bright, curious, and currently very confused child—tilted their head, squinting at the notebook as if sheer willpower would make sense of Aventurine’s… unique approach.

“It’s not that hard,” they offered hesitantly.

“Oh? Then why don’t you explain it to me?” Aventurine shot back, arching a brow with that ever-present smirk.

You, having observed the scene unfold from the kitchen, finally decided to step in before things spiraled further into mathematical chaos. You knew Aventurine meant well—his rare attempts at ‘parental guidance’ were oddly endearing—but you had a strong suspicion that his particular brand of logic was about as effective as using a deck of playing cards to explain algebra.

Sure enough, you arrived just in time to hear him say, “Alright, kiddo. Think of long division like a high-stakes game of poker.”

Your child blinked. “What’s poker?”

You pinched the bridge of your nose. “Aventurine.”

“Hold on, hold on,” he said, gesturing dramatically. “Say you’ve got 728 chips, and you need to split them evenly among—uh—four very impatient high-rollers. The goal is to divide the pot without ticking off any of the players. Because if you mess up, well…” He dragged his thumb across his throat in a mock gesture of doom.

Your child looked horrified. “Do they… do they die?”

“No!” You intervened quickly, shooting Aventurine a glare before kneeling beside your kid. “No one’s dying, sweetheart. Let’s—let’s try a different method.”

Aventurine huffed, flopping back against the couch dramatically. “You’re killing my creative process here, sweetheart.”

“I’m saving my child from growing up thinking math is a life-or-death gamble.”

He chuckled, running a hand through his tousled hair. “Fine, fine. Enlighten us, oh wise educator.”

You rolled your eyes but couldn’t help the fond smile tugging at your lips. Turning back to the workbook, you grabbed a fresh sheet of paper and began breaking down the problem in a way that actually made sense. Slowly, methodically, you guided your child through the steps, drawing simple diagrams and using real-world examples that didn’t involve high-stakes casino games.

Aventurine watched the entire process with a contemplative look, occasionally nodding along.

Finally, your kid beamed, tapping their pencil against the completed answer. “I get it now!”

You grinned. “See? Not so scary, right?”

They nodded enthusiastically before turning to Aventurine. “Your way was… cool, but kinda scary.”

Aventurine chuckled, ruffling their hair. “That’s my signature style, kid. High risk, high reward.” Then, with an exaggerated sigh, he leaned into you, draping an arm over your shoulders. “Guess I’ll leave the teaching to you, love. Can’t have my bad habits rubbing off too much.”

You smirked, leaning into him just slightly. “Smartest thing you’ve said all night.”

He pressed a lazy kiss to your temple, voice dripping with amusement. “Careful, darling. If you keep flattering me like that, I might start thinking you actually like having me around.”

You rolled your eyes, but the warmth in your chest betrayed you.

Maybe math lessons weren’t Aventurine’s strong suit, but as far as family moments went? This one was perfect.

[plant-sys-1]

Answering all of there right now >:D

🎉 I became plural about 2 years ago, when I created my first tulpa - Vlad. Back then I didn't knew much about endogenic and/or traumagenic systems, so I didn't even consider ourselves plural. Then, I started educating myself more, when I created Theo (my 2nd tulpa) and got to know what even a system is. In January/February 2025 i started creating headmates, who are not tulpas.

💯 currently, there are like 50~ of us. 4 of our members were not created willingly.

🧠 I created the tulpas, so I become less lonely. Theo later on agreed to be my (agere) caregiver. When I started creating non-tulpa headmates, my top reasons were: a) to cope with trauma b) to cope with my problems other than trauma c) to not to be lonely

💭 we have a few headspaces, some of them are built by me (Alex), some by other members. Example of one of them would be a playground in the forest.

🌅 it's mostly me (Alex), who creates other members. As I mentioned before, Vlad was the first one here.

⚖️ There is some power imbalance, eg. some of us are fronting/interacting less, but that's not because of their origins, neither sources.

🦄 we are a mixed-origin system, most of us are created willingly (parotraumagenic, willogenic, tulpagenic), currently 4 of us were created non-willingly (catharigenic), some of us are from our dreams (dreagenic) and some form from our kintypes (kingenic).

🏇 we plan on to encourage our headmates to talk to people more irl. Right now, we are afraid of doing this and do it as least as possible. We're a proxy system (the host fronts most of the time and the others front rarely), so the others kinda "get away" with talking to people. But still, we need to be more open.

🧬 some of our willowmates are more developed, some less. And fun fact: in our case it's not about the amount of time that the member is in our system! Some of our willowmates were more confident and sure about their personality, sexuality, traits, ect. even a few days after being created. And some are still forming, after a longer period of time.

🎭 yes, some members have a totally different tone of voice than we usually have. Also when someome else is fronting, the body even walks in a different way.

🕯️ it doesn't affect our life as much as the others may imagine, because of being a proxy system. But being a system overall is a positive experience for us most of the time. We do have some struggles tho

🗣️ we mostly communicate in 2 ways: in thoughts or in our private discord server. We sometimes see and talk to eachother in headspace(s). Our members communicate most often with members from the same source, but they sometimes talk to others as well.

📚 when I create the willowmates (because I, Alex, do it most often) I:

a) made a special category of channels for newer members in our server, which helps them with self-discovery, and tell them how "it all" works.

b) just simply talk to them and try to nicely introduce them to the rest of the system.

c) try to help them find out more about them (sexuality, gender, name, hobbies, ect.)

🎨 We are mostly different from my myself, but we have some collective traits (like being able to draw or being nebularomantic).

🌈 As I mentioned before, we're a proxy system, so I (Alex, the host) front the most.

🕵️ we are actually planning making our own vocabulary since a few days, and we are probably going to post it soon >:}

😡 we "came out" only to my parents, so not irl. They kind of accept that, idk. On the internet - not directly to me, but I've seen many horrible anti-endo posts, before blocking some tags.

📋 some of us have those "pieces" of memories, which are in some cases clear, in some not. A few of us (2-4, can't tell rn) have some traumatic/unpleasant events.

👨‍👦we have 2 littles/syskids, and one age regressor (who is me). One of them fronts pretty often (in our case often doesn't mean actually often lol) and he is clearly enjoying his presence :>

📺 many of us are fictives, one of us is a factive (although it's not entirely a factive).

🍝 I think that our headmates being created doesn't really affect our system that much. I mean, they don't treat me like some sort of god XP

🌠 honestly, now it's not the worse time. And these 2 years ago, when I created Vlad, was the best time for me to understand the whole concept of tulpas.

🧱 we generally have a very bad memory, even some holes in it, and idk if it depends on being a system or not...

🛸 yes, my parents kind of know. But they know that "well, I created some personalities that are taking control over me sometimes and yeah, there's about 50 of them". I didn't use the vocabulary that describes our system better, like the names of our origins, because they wouldn't understand.

🧁 I'll give you a made-up dialogue that I came up with (it DIDN'T happen irl):

X: just don't be controversial on the internet, ok?

Me: but my personalities are controversial!

X: ohh.. wait, personalities..?

XD

- Alex🐸

Created plurality ask game

These questions are meant to be answerable by both created systems and mixed-origin created systems.

🎉 - How long have you been a system? How do you define when you became a system?

💯 - How many headmates do you have? Are they all created?

🧠 - Why did you create headmates/create a system? Was it intentional or not?

💭 - Do you have a headspace? What's it like? Did you build it?

🌅 - Who created the others? Who is the first created headmate?

⚖️ - Is there a power imbalance in your system, especially between created and non-created headmates? What's the nature of this imbalance?

🦄 - What's your specific origin? Do you have more than one?

🏇 - Are you currently working on any system skills? What are they?

🧬 - How developed are your created headmates? How do you define this?

🎭 - If you can switch, do you have different mannerisms or speech patterns between headmates? Was this always the case?

🕯️ - How has having a created system impacted your life? Has it been a positive experience or not?

🗣️ - How do you and your headmates communicate? If you are mixed-origin, do you experience interaction with created headmates differently than non-created headmates?

📚 - What methods did you use to develop your headmates? Is there anything that worked particularly well for you?

🎨 - How different are you and your headmates from each other? Has it always been this way?

🌈 - Who's the most common fronter? Has this changed in the past?

🕵️ - What sort of terminology does your system prefer? Do you have any terms you've created for personal use?

😡 - Have you experienced discrimination or bigotry for having created headmates? What happened?

📋 - Do you experience exomemories? Are any of them traumatic?

👨‍👦 - Do you have any littles? Is them being little influenced by your created plurality at all?

📺 - Are any of the created headmates introjects? What kind of introject?

🍝 - Would you say being created origin is important to how your system functions currently? What does this mean to you? Has this changed over time?

🌠 - Do you wish you were plural earlier in life? Mixed origin systems, do you wish your created headmates could have been there earlier?

🧱 - What barriers do you have in your system, such as memory or thought barriers? Did you make them? Did you want them?

🛸 - Does anyone IRL know you're a system?

🧁 - Give me a silly oversimplification of your system and who's in it.

[annamationsart]

fiiiiiine i GUESS you can have tim and sasha art as a little treat. and why they ourple

[off-mozzarella]

A bunch of body swap AU sketches! Nothing in particular going on lol

Different styles and brushes because I very slowly worked on these in different days xD

Figured out how I wanted the lens of truth to react to them! I don't love how I represented it tho but oh well

[nothingbizzare]

Patience

[midoristeashop]

Jack prost

Jack studies but I was only allowed to ref the rotg concept art 🤩

[jagroka]

the berzatto siblings

[xxplastic-cubexx]

you open my Super Important Documents and its just pictures of charles xavier

[kyurochurro]

🏖️ monkees at the beach!

[numbuh424]

new game, same toys

Rated T | 6,556 words | read on AO3

“I’ve been searching for you, Nate River.” Or, a string of heart attacks is traced back to a Shinigami who only wants a bit of L’s attention.

Day 1 of @dnrarepairweek | Prompt: SHINIGAMI

Light is reincarnated as a Shinigami AU. Even without his memories of being human, he finds his way back to settle a score.

[blackkatdraws2]

The Curator. Her name is Gloria Beatrix. [Achromatic Loop AU]

She can summon close-ranged weapons [preferably daggers] using her blood as an offering to the tattoo of three crows on her skin. The Crows will give her a fraction of its power in return.

The tattoo can move anywhere on her body but is usually seen on her neck or chest.

She doesn't physically show up in the story until way later in the timeline.

[keri-mcberry]

Sebastian and Lyla’s children 💚💛

THEY’RE FINALLY HERE! My babygirl’s babies 🥹💕 Does that make me an OC grandma lmaooo

I’m still working out their personalities and backstories, but I love how they’ve turned out so far and wanted to introduce them!

I feel like it’s pretty much canon in the fandom that Seb would be a girl dad and that she’d be a lot like him, so it was fun to play around with that idea. And I thought it would be interesting if their son could see Ancient Magic 👀 No idea if it’s even possible to be passed down, but sure why not lol

[solplease]

boom. reverse crowe and sol