#hard ground

[oriyamiryu]

New triptych of intaglio prints - pterosaur adjacent skeleton and the usual states of aviary decay (text is blue bc I can’t see what I’m typing in white?? Whyyy)

The beetles crawling beneath the soil of my skin writhe with all the joy of a bag of gummy worms (I don’t actually liek candy, worms though, are amazing)

[fieriframes]

[And the hard ground. The barren and frozen ground.]

[cardinal-artist]

What’s On The Inside, two plate copper etching

i love fine art techniques and furbies (:

[bluegiragi]

mask off.

early access + nsfw on patreon

[stuckinapril]

As if to reinforce how few fucks it gives, Israel carpet bombed Rafah yesterday (on the same day there was an ICJ hearing about its ongoing genocide). Today it broke that its relentless bombardments have demolished a mosque in Rafah—not a new move for Israel, as it has already destroyed several mosques in Gaza. And this isn’t even part of the ground offensive Israel intends to embark on in Rafah, fully unstopped because anyone who has the power to stop them doesn’t give a fuck for Arab lives. We are watching the erasure of Palestine in real time, from its sacred sites to its people themselves.

[hinamie]

i don't normally participate in these redraw challenges but it's megumi so i'll make an exception

[wardingshout]

Zelda goes mushroom girl

[ryllen]

HONESTLY, i want to see their feral look when they run for the finish line

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Turtle Takedown Teamwork.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

[pain-tool-sai]

when its windtrace but you live at the winery

[oriyamiryu]

“Star eaten, Star eater”

(You carry the night sky into

the depths of the sea)

Whale fall whale fall! Did this intaglio print a month back but just got around to painting the background of a proof a solid deep black like I envisioned it originally - imposing the scene onto an almost unreality of emptiness

Beached whale sea urchin infested whale bone whale (they can all three tell you the secrets whispered by the stars)

An ode to a beautiful system of decay and it’s inevitable biodiversity - an ode to things vast an unseen

[ozuzo]

🎮 Multitasking 🎮 (my part of an art trade with @hivepixels 🖤)

[daeyumi]

Ruined Town 🪲⚡️

I’m actually super proud of this piece, I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone to do something dynamic & complex with hopefully a somewhat interesting composition, and I really worked hard on it. I’ve been feeling kind of down on my art recently tbh, like I’ve stagnated a bit, and this piece really helped me to experiment a bit more & try out some new brushes & techniques. Can’t wait to experiment & draw more soon! 🩵

[brighteuphony]

Gonna bundle these two questions! (ALSO SPICY AT THE BOTTOM)

Sakura had one 'relationship' and that was/is with Aren Uzumaki.

Some backstory:

On their way back from Chiyo's, Saeko, Enji and Sakura were unable to port back in Tea Country- as the civil war came into full effect, and an embargo was placed on all the major ports in an attempt to cripple trade/starve out the big trading cities/ take control of the capital (which was on the coast).

For a few weeks, Sakura and Co. were prisoners on an enemy ship that captured the previous Daimyo's niece, Unami (now heir apparent, given that the rest of her family was murdered).

On their way towards the capital (for a nice public execution), they were boarded by famed Pirate Captain/Smuggler Aren Uzumaki of The Last Sparrow- who took them aboard along with the rest of the spoils.

As the enemy closed all the ports, Sakura realized they would never make it to land for the foreseeable future and offered her services as a healer for the duration of the war in exchange for Saeko, Enji's, and Unami's safety.

Furthermore, Enji helped Unami cut a deal with Aren, in which he was promised legitimacy and exclusive trading contracts with the South under her future rule. Thus, the Last Sparrow became the Command Center for the Civil War for the next eight months.

During that time, Sakura healed, fought, and hassled Aren into teaching her basic strategy, war, and bureaucracy - something the Captain (and Unami) realized she had a good head for. (Sakura would later serve as Unami's consul after the war).

As for Aren, he is extremely intelligent, shrewd, and a powerful fuinjutsu specialist. He's a respected captain and only chose the pirate/smuggler life after the decimation of the Uzumaki clan. When Konoha didn't come to their aid in time during the third war, Aren swore never to be beholden to a shinobi village and took to the seas, denouncing shinobi-hood.

Sakura approached Aren and asked to spend the night with him on the eve of the last battle, and had an on-again, off-again relationship after the war. Aren's first love was the sea, and Sakura never wanted to be second (or third) place in anyone's life ever again, so while they aren't in any official relationship, they do find themselves in each other's arms when they cross paths. (fun fact, Aren calls Sakura 'Wildflower')

When Kankuro was poisoned, The Last Sparrow (legal now!!!) had fortuitously docked at one of Fire Country's port cities. So they could take that to Suna and cut a week off their travel time.

Kakashi was surprised to see that Aren and Sakura knew each other.

He was very unpleasantly surprised to see HOW well they knew each other. He spent a full week seething- as he watched some sleazy Icha-icha knock-off pirate Lothario take advantage of Sakura.

Once again, thank you so much for the lovely words and all the support for this AU!

SPICY UNDER CUT.

[crowiin]

quick thing of a lesson in changing the world by @thousand-sunnies because it made me giggle

[living-la-vida-lesbian]

hot take: jason and steph would get along not because they can relate to each other but because he would be one of the only batfam members to treat her with genuine respect and she would be one of the only batfam members to not judge him for how he views justice