#i cannoT DRAW ANIMALS-

[hinamie]

sry i have chronic only draws megumi disorder the doctor said it's terminal :/

[bixels]

It's crazy how Dungeon Meshi's manga can feel more cinematic and emotional than the anime to me, even when they're practically the same. Compared to the anime, this moment is such a heartbreaking gut-drop. The way Kui uses negative space and flat compositions to create a sense of horrific stillness is so key.

The way the text (Senshi's monologue) is sequestered to an empty corner of a panel or huddled away from the edge of its text box is not only a great way of showing Senshi's headspace (fearful, isolated, dissociating), but creates a visual representation of pause, as if you hold your breathe after each line. The first panel puts us directly in Senshi's perspective too (compared to in the anime, which puts us as an outside observer over Senshi's shoulder). The detail of the door and bricks so effectively implies that he stared at it for so long, waiting and hoping, that its image is burned in his memory. The wood grain, the brick arch, the number of rivets. The lack of dialogue in the second panel shows a moment of realization too –– "he's dead" (also a great example of the Kuleshov effect). And it's that pause that creates a beat and sets a great rhythm to his headspace, like a music rest: "He never came back." (oh god.) "I'm all alone." Finally, the third panel's negative space, cropping Senshi, shows how truly alone he feels. Without his family, the world ceases to exists. Under shock, he traps himself in a 1-foot radius, too scared to even perceive a world outside its boundaries; a world that can hurt him, kill him, make him disappear with it. There is only his body, the stone beneath his feet and against his back, his thoughts, and that awful bowl of soup.

Even though they're a series of flat images, there's an implicit reading of silence in Senshi's realization and horror. Kui influences your experience to slow down and take your time.

Compare this to the anime, which fills every shot with dialogue. The pacing is fast; we never get to sit in silence like we do with the manga. The horizontal frame allowed the boarders to add Senshi, turning the composition into an over-the-shoulder shot, which takes us out of Senshi's POV. They also added a zoom-out in shot one, which adds unnecessary energy to a very somber scene. The tightening on Senshi as a close-up reaction shot also dulls the moment. In the original panel, Senshi stares ahead at the empty space to his left as a shadow surrounds his mind. It not only shows how Senshi's senses are dulling and his world is shrinking (setting up panel three), but shows how terrified Senshi is of what's in front of him, how the air itself becomes pitch black and opaque, how Senshi is surrendering himself to fear. The pacing is understandable and necessary; this episode packed a lot of story content together. It's just a shame because it really (imo) deflated one of the most nauseating moments in Dungeon Meshi.

[puppyeared]

these two are so interesting to me

characters belong to @canisalbus

[benevolenterrancy]

Zhuzhi-Lang, sincerely, what the fuck do you think gratitude means? I'm just curious. I just want to talk.

[mycherrycola]

We've reached 'severely missing the animated portions of Rite Here Rite Now' hours so I started my own bare-bones animation inspired by that scene 🫡

If it's too hard to tell, I've got Nihil disguised as a "preppy Chad" character so he can spook Sister Imperator and then do a classic Scooby Doo reveal as himself haha. As for the music, I wasn't planning on backing it with anything but I realized Kiss the Go-Goat already sort of matched up so I think I'm gonna finish it with the song in mind (I slapped the audio onto this in imovie so if it's poorly balanced my bad lol)

[chalkrub]

been doodling some bri'ish wildlife - love seeing these guys. because they are the classics aren't they?

[birb0t]

here's the nikolai art that i slowly worked on every time i wanted to procrastinate on an exam close-ups + template!! ↓

[blackkatdraws2]

An unfortunate intruder. [Blank Scripts AU]

The Parable is a living organism. Similar to a tree in a way.

Unless an individual is registered as a Guest [or an Actor in Stanley's case], the Parable will begin to digest anything organic that enters inside of it.

Food will clip through the Parable until they fully 'despawn'.

Permission to enter can only be granted by The Narrator [Black].

The woman found here snuck inside and got digested by the Parable.

[tatretot]

you've got mail(box)! 💌🐺

[cable-salamder]

Sora but she’s Czechoslovakian and hungry for Kapusnica and Gulaš every single day (aka me)

+ Some Swiss Landchinder Arin and Sora (because of my Swiss Arin hc) but they’re fully decked out in stereotypes, with the only accurate thing being the spiderman backpack. They’re headed to the Reuss to jump in and get to school (/s, however it’s one of my fave myths that I once saw somewhere)

[horreurscopes]

i like my body when it is with your body.

[vintrage]

hi i am staring at your art of robb and losing my mind just like i was already having robb stark Feelings and then i saw your art and i'm being completely normal about it i promise but also maybe i am crying

does this robb sketch that i spent too long on work as an apology bc im also going insane over robb feelings still

[bixels]

I'm not explaining why re-imagining characters as POC is not the same as white-washing, here of all places should fucking understand.

[coatas]

gives him a creature to love and take care of. yknow. as a treat.

(close ups under the cut)

[lotus-pear]

when drawing soft skk it's important to get good references *googles pics of kitty cats cuddling*

[riuuneon]

thinking about the big stick figure

+ unshaded close-up (because i effected the finished product to hell and back LMFAO)