#i did not draw this but the artists gave me permission to post it on my tumblr :)

[alfryco]

I was fortunate enough to commission this lovely piece of art from @kayaczek for my unwritten Alfreyco fantasy fic and oh my gosh I am stunned with how amazing this turned out! Like I was speechless when I first saw this you all, I kid you not. If you want some beautiful commissioned art please go check out their page, you will not be disappointed 💖💖

[thelunarsystemwrites]

Inviting other artists!

So I've just made a superhero AU for utmv. Right? Well, I really only wanted to design one guy, Lust. Sooo I'm opening the AU (WHICH LITERALLY HAS NO LORE YET SO NO WORRIES) for others to partake in!

Here's like, the basic lay out.

Choose one Sans AU to turn into superhero/villain. Please refrain from using a Sans someone else claimed.

Make them into a superhero/villain themed after something specific. (Example: A plant themed superhero, or even a cactus one!)

Keep powers balanced with weaknesses, please make them relate to their theme!

Give them a civilian identity! You don't have to draw this one, but make sure to mention their civil job and name!

Give them a Superhero/Villain name as well!

Wait, supervillain?

OH YES! You can choose the mortal alignment of your claimed Sans! Super hero, villain, neutral, vigilante? Just pick whatever you want!

Of course headcanons are welcome, it's Canon to YOUR design! Make them trans, gay, autistic, whatever! (Human designs are allowed too!)

Wait.. what do I (the artist reading this) Even get out of doing this?

Well I'll tell you! For one, its a fun artist challenge where you personalize and create a whole new hero/Villain to your preferences!

You also get to imagine their lore, and incorporate their personality into the story! They'd all be canon part of the AU. (Note: if someone claimed a sans first and you did it anyways, yours wouldn't be Canon unless issues occurred with the OG/they gave you permission.)

I dunno, I just wanna make an AU with a ton of people, ya know? I think it's be fun for us to work together on this.

CLAIMED LIST:

Lust: Hero. Complete. By @thelunarsystemwrites.

Reaper: Vigilante. Completed by @solusminds.

Outer: Vigilante. Complete by @dzasterdumpterfire

Ink: Retired Hero. Complete by @lix88888

Error: Supervillain. Complete by @its-paperd

Dust: Claimed by @billygoat26

Farmer: Claimed by @absurdumsid

Cross: Claimed by @weirdest-worlds

Geno: Claimed by @eldritchcats

Shattered: Claimed by @genderfluidyellowocto

Nightmare: Supervillain. Completed by @analexthatexists

Killer: Claimed by @a-menacetosociety

Dream (and core frisk): Claimed by @thenocturnenarrator

Blue: Superhero, complete by @createbellatheartist

Fell: Supervillain, complete @underrrtaleee-freakk

Quantum: Superhero. Completed by @nashdoesstuff (Also made an OC for the AU, Dreamshade! Superhero.)

Horror: Neutral Evil. Completed by @it-came-from-mount-ebott

Ccino: Claimed by @some-aroace-chaos

Fresh: Claimed by @nightmareishomophobic

Die sans: Claimed by @dustsansm1

Bill: Supervillain. Completed by @endless-emptyness (OC Nanno made by sane person!)

Epic: Claimed by @dtdrawz

Fatal error: Claimed by @spookyboris2

Swan: Claimed by @glitching-moon

Sci: Claimed by @joonebugg

Dance: Claimed by @dv-reblogs

Swad: Claimed by @shinanigans-art

Littletale: Claimed by @somehhuuuhh

Possession: Claimed by @b0nerific-individual

Alter: Claimed by @annabel184

Paperjam: Vigilante. Completed by @papple

Decadent society: Supervillain. Complete by @supper122

Green Sans: Claimed by @xxcross-is-a-helicopterxx

Roulette: Claimed by @ant1quarian

On the claimed list, if you claim a Sans (By commenting or reblogging saying "Dibs Blank!" Or "Can I do blank?" Etc! I'll add it on the List saying: "Sans: Claimed by User"

Once it's made, please tag me so I can see! Then I'll update it to "Sans: Moral alignment. By User." And link it on this post! [Please only claim one, we want enough to go around! However you can claim variations! So one person could make dream, another could make shattered!]

[Note I do not claim any ownership over your designs for the AU, nor will I use your design w/o permission.]

With all that said! Anyone interested? [And hey, if you're not interested? It's okay to just not join. Or ignore this!]

Asks! (Questions regarding the AU!)

Can we make our own lore woth other characters?

Secondary claims?

Only two grabs?

Can we have OCs?

Can we use our own AUs?

[oekaki-chan]

Hi, C! You're my biggest inspiration! I have a question, which may be a little intrusive (you don't have to reply) but, have you ever felt upset and sad whenever your artworks get out of your target audience and get frustrating comments? How do you deal with it? Sometimes, when my artworks get outside my comfort zone, I see unsolicited opinion/hate 😢 It's difficult for me to stay motivated drawing the things I like even though I still want to. I hope I didn't ask too much. Thank you!

This actually happened to me when someone reposted my stardew valley fanart (with permission) to reddit 😭 I was excited to share my stuff with my fellow farmers but I didn't expect I would get blasted on reddit. People there said the female characters look like men and it upset me because I just wanted to draw diverse facial structures on women...

Honestly it pissed me off so bad that I tried to redraw the female characters with uwu anime girl faces and muttered to myself "Is this what you guys wanted huh? THESE???" (I didn't post the art of course, I just needed an outlet to channel my anger) But as time passed by I did admit that some of the ladies indeed look a bit boyish there, and it gave me a new perspective on stuff I need to improve on my art.

I think something similar had happened on tumblr way back then too, someone said my art lacked background or something and of course I got pissed too and the same cycle happened, I attempted to redraw the thing people criticized me for out of anger and I realized I DID have a weakness on this certain part.

My point is, unsolicited criticism is -without a doubt- annoying and upsetting, but I also think sometimes I need to take some step away from my art and let people see something I can't see in it. I don't generalize but most of the time people who give unsolicited criticism aren't artists themselves, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't take their input into account, perhaps they have a fairly large visual library but don't have the skill to draw.

This is just how I deal with stuff like this and I know it varies from person to person 😭 I know it's easier said than done but don't let unwanted criticism get to you Anon, just keep doing what you do! Unsolicited criticism doesn't mean your art is bad, it means people see potential in you and you should take it as an opportunity to grow and improve 😤

[duuhrayliegh]

can i request a sebby x singer!reader fluff 🥺🥺

welcomed surprise

pairing: sebastian stan x singer!reader

warnings: none, prob bad writing from writers block

a/n: i have so many WIPs it’s not even funny anymore, this was something that i worked on for THREE WEEKS and then left for another TWO and finally gave up, i wanted this to be longer but i simply can’t get over my writers block for some reason. i’m working on a pornstar!au for bucky x reader but we’ll see how that one comes along. in the meantime enjoy this drabble one-shot about Sebastian x singer!reader

no beta’d, all mistakes are my own. i do not give permission to repost or translate my work anywhere.

you can find more about sebastian x singer!reader here!!

“I’ve got to call Sebastian, he’s gonna flip!” 

Your words slur together a bit, the sheer exhaustion of touring finally catching up to you. You prop the phone against the dingy bathroom of the green room. You were still a smaller artist-- gaining traction due to the size of your online following-- so booking venues meant that you were playing smaller bars with less than fantastic amenities. You couldn’t care less though. You were doing exactly what you thought you were going to be whenever you were younger, just took you a smidge longer than you thought. 

“Hey pasărea.”

Sebastian’s usual chipper tone was dampened and his screen was dark and pixelated. 

“Oh I’m sorry, did I wake you up?”

Guilt starts to weave itself into your bones. Usually Sebastian would be going to at least three or four of your shows, but his shooting schedule for his latest movie isn’t giving him any rest time. 

“No, you’re okay birdie. I was just starting to lay down.” You hear him clear his throat and shuffle to sit up, the covers ruffling as he moves. “What’s up, pasărea mea.?” 

“I was just calling to let you know that I got nominated for an award.” 

You listen as Sebastian lets out a small gasp and then a swell of congratulations and I’m so proud of you’s. 

“You deserve it pasărea mea., really everything you’ve worked for is coming together.”

“Thank you, Bastian.” 

You pick up the phone and sit on the closed toilet seat, the cold porcelain was a stark contrast to your heated skin. 

“When is your next break?” 

Sebastian’s question didn’t have a simple answer. While on tour you weren’t granted many days off. But this is the life of a performing artist, you knew what you were signing up-- at least, that was when you were single.

“I’m not sure, I can send you our tour schedule again, but I don’t think that we have any free days for a while.”

He hums in disappointment, but you know it’s not directed at you as much as the situation. Even though you wanted to stay on the phone with Sebastian forever, you knew that you needed to help pack up everything and load the tour bus.

“I love you, Bastian. That’s all that I wanted to tell you.”

“I love you too, pasărea mea.. Send me that schedule whenever you can. Get some sleep love, I can tell you’re exhausted.” 

The rest of the night was a blur after you said your goodbyes with Sebastian. Much of the same-- packing cases and gear into the van and then falling asleep in entirely too close of quarters with your bandmates.

***

About two weeks later,  you’re posting about being nominated and soon  hundreds of comments are pouring in, congratulating you on your success and promising to vote for you whenever the polls open up. 

Your next venue was yet another bar, with fans already lining up hours before the show. You sneak out after your soundcheck to have a quick chat and take a few photos with them. You made sure to have a few crew members pass out waters to them-- being one of those dedicated fans before you know exactly what it’s like to stand outside for hours on end.

“Are you ready for the show tonight?” 

You ask a group of girls as you sign their notebook and accept a drawing they made of you.

“OMG, yes! We’re so ready!”

“And I bet you’re excited for tonight too, right?” 

“I’m always excited when I get to perform for you guys!” You answer her quickly as you move back up to the bar’s entrance. “Look I’ve got to go, guys. But I’ll see you inside in just a few!”

***

The show went off without a hitch and this was quite possibly the loudest venue yet. It was so gratifying to hear the crowd yell your lyrics back to you. You’re out of breath by the last song of the night, introducing it in between pants.

“This next song is probably one of my favorites.” You walk the stage as you talk, waving at a few fans during the pauses. “It’s the one that really earned me my fame, at least some semblance of fame that is. Y’all remember Bucky Barnes?”

The band starts playing 3.10 as your stage manager counts you in for the first line. This is definitely one of your favorite songs to sing on tour. You shove the microphone into its stand as you mentally prepare yourself for the higher range you wrote just for touring. The crowd became a sea of lights as each person held up the flashlights of their phones.

The crowd cheers loudly as they point toward the left side of the stage. You remove your in-ear to hear what they’re yelling. Turning toward your right you want to burst into tears. 

There are times in life whenever the world around you stops. Noises fade, the people around you slow and even the birds stop singing and the crickets stop chirping. You thought that you’d never experience that outside of Sebastian proposing. Turns out that after four months apart from your fiance can cause some interesting reactions.

He steps forward as he shields his eyes from the bright stage lights. You cover your mouth as Sebastian wraps his arms around your torso. Your eyes begin to water as his grip around you tightens and the crowd roars. Sebastian presses a smile into your shoulder as you sob into his chest. 

The chords of the chorus to 3.10 continue on a loop as the two of you hug, but on the third go-round you back up enough from him to hold the microphone in-between you and Sebastian. His eyes never leave yours as the melodic notes drift over the crowd. 

Your in-ear bounced against your collarbone as you continued singing and you were sure that the microphone was picking up Sebastian’s small hums to the melody. His deep baritone complimented your own voice in a harmony that caused a soft hush to fall over the audience. 

The final drum beats sounded as your forehead leaned against Sebastian’s with tears streaming down your face. Your brows furrowed as you looked for anything to ground you to his being. His hands shifted to your jaw to wipe away the tear lines with his thumbs. 

“Now you know these aren’t the kind of tears I like.”

The audience roared as Sebastian’s words boomed over the speakers. Yeah, to say that show was interesting was saying the least.

[szynkaaa]

What are your thoughts when you see mutuals of yours using AI in their binds? I'm not defending afb at all, I think what they did and their attitude is vile, but why don't a lot of binders on instagram hold the same attitude towards AI and programs like midjourney? From my understanding, it's the same concept. It's still theft. These programs steal from artists without permission for the AI database. I've even seen someone using AI to edit a piece (avendell's art from grayscale to colored), which is as horrible as editing someone's typeset. I guess I'm just frustrated as an artist when I see such pretty books only to find out AI was used in the endpapers or dustjacket, and then see their friends cheering them on in the comments :/ It is so harmful to the art community, yet I feel like I can't speak up because many binders support it. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this though as a fellow artist

Hi! This is a very interesting ask and something I have been pondering for some time now but never really had the chance to put into words, so I will try me best to do it here :)

Disclaimer: those are my thoughts and observations about AI being used in book binds since I started binding almost 6 months ago. Please keep in mind this is just how * I * personally have decided to deal with my mutual using AI for their binds. I am not telling anyone that they should do or feel the same way as I do, each person has their own way to handle it. 

Short answer: Have spoken up about this before, which you can find in a post here and also on my IG story, there is a highlight called “no AI”. This is mostly from when I first started binding. I think my tone there is a bit more aggressive because there were just a lot of penned-up frustrations LOL, but most of the things I said there I still stand by them. 

Long answer under cut:

I’m an artist and have been drawing for 13 years now, and mostly hang out in the creative / artist sphere of the fandom sides online. Most artists do not support AI, and it has been incredibly frustrating to see how AI has just made life so much harder, from getting accused of using AI even though no AI is used, to seeing companies hiring artists who have also made a switch to AI and also support it, to Etsy sellers selling AI art on mugs and what not. 

I was in the exact same spot as you when I was doing my social media research on how to get started with bookbinding, and spent a lot of time scrolling through other binders instagram accounts to see what they have made. I am in awe of what they can make because like every craft, it takes money and time and practice to get really good at it and I have seen so so so so many pretty books, but then also quite shocked at how most binders view on AI art differs so much from the art community. AI is used for typesets and endpapers and dust jacket, and scrolling through the comment sections, there was no one speaking out against AI art (or some did and got snarky replies or comments were straight deleted). This did discourage me at first from taking up a new hobby and being an active part of the community. I should add here though that no one has to make their hobby public and post everything they make. Personally, for me, I don’t have any IRL friends to talk about bookbinding or, and I’m also an introvert, so meeting and making new friends online to chat about hobbies is the best way for me to go. Also I just like sharing my work, I’ve put so many hours and time into it, why shouldn’t I get to show it off. 

In the end, I have decided to make a book-binding account and be part of the fun and honestly, I don’t regret it. Everyone is super welcoming and will help you with any questions you have, I have made many great new friends and exchanged a few binds with people from across the pond. 

And yes, some of those friends and mutual binders use AI for their book binds, I’ve had discussions with them about it, where everyone gave their input and thoughts on the topic in a respectful, mature, and civil conversation. Opinions are split on the topic in the binding community, this is what I have observed and gathered from my binding journey so far: 

some people don’t know much about AI art or how it works, hence they decide not to touch it. 

Some didn’t know how AI worked, dabbled with it, read up on and decided not to use it anymore. 

Some have done extensive research on it with arguments from both artists and tech side, and then made a decision based on that 

Some see MJ as another tool like Canva to make graphics or whatever for your bind. 

Many binders use AI for their binds, because no money is made from it. It is (mostly) personal use, either for themselves or to gift away to friends.

One should always be transparent about whether MJ (midjourney) was used in their binds or not, to give people the choice to decide if they want to interact and support something with something that uses AI or not

Not all artists reply DM requests for permission to use their art for personal binds, or the art style / concept they have in their mind exists, so they resort to MJ as a quick solution

Not everyone has the money to commission artists, and especially for commissioned book binds, the prices for commercial art are not something everyone can afford.

The gist I got from the instagram binders (I don’t want to muddle them with AFB binders), is that they will try to use artist’s art with permission as much as they can, but roadblocks like the ones mentioned above happen and make them resort to MJ

Some artists do no want to be associated with AI at all so when they see that binders have used MJ for their binds before, they will not permit them to use their art

Some artists have spoken out against AI and talked with binders about the AI, but still take commissions / collab / trade with binders that have MJ works on their account 

I see more artists permitting binders to use their art for binds than rejecting the request even though some of those binders used MJ in their binds. I do believe that most artists do a quick social media check and see what exactly their work is being used for before answering

Some binders are not fully active on IG anymore because they see so many AI being used 

Many binders are still supporting artists in different ways such as subscribing to their patreon, donating to their ko-fi, buy their merch, share their art etc.

If given the chance, many binders would also love to collaborate with artists on a bind together - I’ve had several reach out to me and express their interest in collaborating together which I think is great. 

About Avendell’s art being colored via AI: there is one known binder on IG that edits art without artist’s permission and we all do not like them LMFAO. All the binders I have hang out and spoken to respect artist’s boundaries and would not use their art or edit it without their permission. 

The points above-mentioned are not me trying to justify and defend the binders that use MJ/AI, it is just me listing up my observations and things I have read and heard from binders that use AI.

I can’t fault artists for charging xxx amount for commissions because they have to make a living and pay bills too, but you also can’t condemn binders for not having the spare funds to commission artists because they also have bills to pay and groceries to buy. 

So on the one hand, if I put myself in the binder's shoes, I do understand the appeal of MJ and understand to a certain extent why they use MJ for their personal works, no money is made etc etc etc. On the other hand, it’s AI/MJ and as an artist myself it is frustrating to see AI on my dashboard and until there is a more ethical way to use AI, the law has updated on the usage and the artists whose work were used to train the machines without their consent, I will not support AI. 

AI art aside; binding books - especially a whole fanfic from scratch - requires so many other skills and labors put into making a book that also takes a long time and money invested to get better at. There is so much love and creativity put into a bind, and it amazes me what people can come up with that you most likely will never see in any mass production because it is a one-of-a-kind book. There are binders who have spent money purchasing stock image and font license for their personal binds, and will make sure they are respecting fanfic authors wishes and boundaries. For that, they have my admiration and respect and support and I am very happy to be still part of the community. I don’t think I need to get into how disrespectful the AFB Admin’s tone is in the overall post on top of them seemingly flipping off every one that is trying to have a civil conversation on the topic of sharing typesets without permission, editing art and straight up hold a best-copy-contest  in a “”Private”” group that accepts pretty much any application and has over 6k members. 

I don’t support AI, but I am very grateful that I have been welcomed very openly into a new community even though I have expressed freely in my public instagram account and on discord servers my disdain for AI. If I see my friends and mutual doing a bind where MJ is used, I simply don’t interact with the post, will not comment and share it in my stories, and move on. I personally don’t have the energy to comment and educate binders in comment sections for using MJ. I am friends with binders that use MJ, despite our different views on it, I have also blocked binders on insta because I do not agree with some of the things they said about AI and artists. And if binders do not want to interact with me because I don’t wanna support binds with AI - or artists do not want to talk to me anymore because I am friends and mutuals with MJ users, that’s fine too. I don't wanna get too caught up in the us (artist) against AI war, I wanna enjoy my new hobby and make pretty books.

I have been trying to incorporate more art that I draw myself into my binds and sharing WIPs and timelapses of the process, and I do hope that in some way this may help other binders also want to give digital art a go. 

At the end of the day, it’s up to each individual both binders and artists how they wanna deal with MJ being used on binds and how they are gonna interact with it. I’ve decided for myself that I do not want to let my view completely stop me from enjoying what has been a wonderful community experience so far.

[fierceawakening]

That person blocked me and will likely block earl too, but:

earlgraytay

3m ago

The other thing is, like...

Okay, look, I've played around with AI art some, and I've even made some attempts to use it in digital collage. I am also a (mediocre!) artist, mostly a cartoonist, and I draw a lot of anime-inspired stuff. I know what it's like to be told that your art style isn't "real art".

.......the process of using an AI to generate an image is completely different from the process of creating more conventional art, and the differences in that process make it completely uninteresting to me, as both an artist and an enjoyer of art.

A lot of what "speaks to me" about a piece of art is figuring out why the artist made the choices they made-on both the macro and micro level- and seeing how they used the techniques they had at their disposal.

AI art... doesn't really do it for me, unless it's part of a collage or assemblage, because neither of those things are really present. When you're working with a generative AI, you're just not making the same kinds of micro level choices about lighting, colour, scene composition, and so on- you're letting the computer make those choices for you. Similarly, there's no real analysis of technique to be done on an AI generated image. The closest thing to "technique" is, bluntly, pushing the "pull from gacha" button. There's nothing to talk about there.

....I am not even, like, Against AI Art Because It's Theft. it's just *boring* to me. Because a lot of the things that interest me most about art just aren't there.

===

I feel this way in general too. I know that a lot of prompters do get very elaborate: "a green unicorn with a yellow mane facing right reading a physics book with a steaming cup of tea on the desk in front of them. Their expression is gentle and kind." but... all of the ways to portray that, in making traditional art, whether or not you're drawing, are little choices that give the work a particular character and personality.

That said, my strongest objection (just saying I disagree with Earl, not trying to say he's Wrong Bad or something) is still consent. You can't throw a spitball on X without hitting an artist posting "Just found out I was on the hidden list of people used to train Midjourney, fuck that, I never gave permission."

If people did not give permission, using the tool is going against their LITERAL STATED WISHES. That's what's not cool, for me.

If everyone else was like "yeah sure train AI on my work, it's posted publicly, that means I accepted this risk even though I didn't know at the time it even existed" and only I personally was like "I hope my novels aren't in there," I'd figure I've just got weird preferences and adjust (though I think I'd still advocate for me and people like me to be able to petition for our work to be excluded/removed from the dataset, if this is possible.)

But it's not at ALL uncommon for people to feel they should have had a say and to get upset that they didn't. So I'm not going to use something they're angry about not having had a say in.

For me that's just the decent thing to do? Which is why that person's rage is so confusing to me. They obviously think it's morally acceptable where I don't, but they block instead of explaining why.

That's... I don't want to say that's a guilty conscience, I don't know, but it's sure weird. If consent doesn't matter here and it's weird scrupulosity that makes me think it does, surely that can be logically explained?

Like. My guy. I got a Master's in philosophy. "You are wrong about the base assumptions of how morality works, all the way down" was just Tuesday for about seven years of my life there. I can handle you explaining why you think I'm wrong to think consent matters here.

Or is that why Lmao is all you've got?

[toyherb]

re this ai art post going around and ablesim/accessibility.................. if you used to draw or paint or sculpt and developed a disability that made it hard or impossible I dont see how written prompt generated art would give you the same "making art" experience that you previously had. and I don't just mean well obviously it's different because your body changed. I mean you didn't actually make anything. as someone who makes art and loves art, that would suck everything I love out of it, everything that makes it gratifying and worth doing. I would literally rather be making picrews all the time. customizing a picrew is genuinely more of an art to me than using ai. (but also keep in mind this is still using other people's work, it just is useful as a creative outlet)

but anyways forget that for a second. when you have a disability that makes creating art difficult or impossible, what do you actually DO? there are plenty of disabled artists today and in history who have done everything possible in order to make their art, but what about people who can't do that? no disabled person is the same. what if they don't have the money for the equipment that could assist them or the tools that could help just don't exist? or there really is no way to make art? I personally have a hard time thinking of such a person but they probably exist. I just wish I could know more about what that situation is in order to know how this person might be able to make art, though I'm sure they might have tried everything.

but like, if there is a way for you to use a computer or phone I feel like there's almost definitely a way for you to make art, you know? it doesn't even have to involve ai art. if there's a way for you to control a mouse or something similar in any way, there's definitely a way to draw. and if you can't draw, wouldn't there be a way to make collages or something? If you can't do visual art, is writing out of the question?

(as for ai art, when it's trained on public domain or permissable art, I definitely can see it being used as a tool in art, but not as something to make art itself. like a step in the process. you didn't create what the ai gave you, but you can do whatever with the resultant image in order to do more creating.)

ANYWAY, I know I simply don't have the perspective to understand the topic fully. so I'm really sorry if I'm asking stupid questions or questions that seem annoying or antagonizing. but I really want to know. even if I dont understand it or disagree with it, I know I can't say "oh actually you finding a creative outlet in feeding this ai prompts to get visual art back isn't rEaL ArT and you should feel bad" because, what if it DOES give them that Making Art Feeling?

measuring things by how much effort they take is a form of ableism. measuring effort is impossible because it differs from person to person. I want to say so badly oh but you can tell when someone didn't try, and that it sucks to have something you worked hard on - either on an individual piece or your entire career as an artist - compared to or grouped with something that someone didn't prepare or train for at all! I want to think that so so bad. or worse winning over your work in a contest

but like, what does it even mean to try? what did making that piece actually mean to that person? did they have fun making it? were they engaged with the process? this whole effort angle makes me wanna rip my eyes out.

[inprogresspokemon]

May I use a tattoo that the tattoo artist draws or as is of the final form of the cosmic eeveelution? I will definitely credit you if I post it on any social media. I hope you are having a wonderful day 💜

Hey there, thank you for asking. It's awesome that you like Celesteon so much!

Although I drew Celesteon and created its in-progress stage Glimmeon, I did not design it and it doesn't belong to me.

I reached out to @stormcloudquill, the owner/original designer, who was flattered by your ask and gave you permission to get it tattooed. I'm also fine with you using my artwork, whole or altered, for your tattoo. I would love to see how it comes out!

For credit if posting, please credit me for the artwork and stormcloudquill for the design/as the owner of Celesteon. Thank you!

Here's a link with the original artwork, for reference.

[genshin-obsessed]

Hello, so I finally finished my drawing. It’s my friend’s OC named Aquila. I did use a base and I’ll put the base here. I did find the original artist and they gave me permission to use it and post it here! Their twitter is private but it’s the same name

This is actually my first time with digital art. I’m still getting used to some things and techniques so it’s far from perfect but I’m actually really, really proud of it!

I’m not sure why but Aquila looks better overall and I’m slightly offended.

[jenroses]

Remember back in 2016 when I wrote a Big Bang thing for Merlin and I got randomly paired with @procoffeinating and the art was 100% amazeballs?

Well, after spending a couple months writing 180k worth of story for Pocketful of Soul, a CQL-based, Mo Xuanyu-centric time travel story, I decided to reward myself by commissioning art. There are three pieces, this is the first.

This is from Chapter 3, and depicts Mo Xuanyu holding a hand out to Jiang Yanli's ghost, while Wen Qing looks on. They're surrounded by the spirits of the Wen Remnants. They are in a field near Nightless City and you can see the Fire Palace in the background.

Jiang Yanli has one hand full of pieces of Wei Wuxian's shattered, scattered soul.

I am absolutely enchanted by the depiction of Mo Xuanyu, wearing WWX's robe that is a little too big, a little baggy, a little tattered, his face softer, a little rounder in the cheeks and chin, but still closely resembling WWX. It was possibly the most challenging part of the assignment, to make him look different but not-too-different. This is forever what my mental image of him will be.

Anyway, Procoffeinating, as always, understood the assignment absolutely perfectly.

Because this work was for Fandom Trumps Hate, and I not only wanted Procoffeinating's specifically amazing art, but I wanted to use this to help directly support several artists related to causes dear to my heart, I'm asking that if you like this or other of Procoffeinating's work, and you are able, that you go offer some kofi love. If you do, let me know via DM here or on Twitter how much you gave, and I'll match that with some more art for the story. Even tiny donations will get something from me, I have a very long list of places small art could be added. (I did pay for this piece, more than asked, but it deserves more, and I'm willing to put my own effort toward that. Mostly I want to see lots of people tell J how amazing the art is.)

From J's Twitter:

j/queer/ broke fanartist and cat owner, https://ko-fi.com/procoffeinating

I hit an alt text limit, for those who are using screen readers, in addition to everything mentioned in the alt text, over this misty, moody image, on the left side, is a hazy lighter panel (it only covers someone in a dark robe seen from the waist down, it was a requested title space). And over that panel is the title, Pocketful of Soul in a font that seeps black curling tendrils like resentful energy, limned in red. Under it, in a less curly but still decorative font (think rapid brush strokes, almost cursive, kind of pointy, with long downward strokes but minimal ornamentation) in a drop-shadowed black, it says "by Jenrose, art by Procoffeinating."

I highly recommend trawling through @procoffeinating's Tumblr for amazing art in many fandoms. Just keep going, there's Merlin and Good Omens in there, among other things. Twitter has some newer stuff.

Please reblog, do not repost. Posted with permission. The graphic design elements are mine, the art is 100% Procoffeinating's.

The next image from Procoffeinating will be up in about a month, give or take, and will knock your goddamn socks off. It involves culturally accurate babywearing but also absolutely perfect character drawings. Y'all, I cried. (I have the final version in hand but it's for Part 5, and like, 20 chapters from what I've already posted.)

[psalacanthea]

Naomi Hawke- Banter

I haven’t done one of these in a long time.  This is only partially done, I want to do 2 for each companion at least (if someone asks for more there will be more >.>).  But this was fun and I love it and you couldn’t stop me from doing more.

I wanted to tag ppl to do some but I thought maybe people wouldn’t be interested; if you think I’m wrong, let me know and next post I will tag you! (maybe with an OC x Character so it’s not so broad)

...

Dorian and Hawke

Dorian:  Champion, if I may?

Hawke:  What do you need, Mustache?

Dorian:  Oh no.  You do it too?

Hawke:  No, I forgot your name.  What do you need?

Dorian: It was- never mind.  I’ve been reading Varric’s book about you…

Hawke:  Let me guess.  Something is implausible.

Dorian:  Well, yes, but I was more wondering about the rather jarringly placed sex scene in the middle.  He says you gave permission.

Hawke:  Permission?  Oh, no.  We insisted.

Dorian:  Really.

Hawke:  Isabela made me draw diagrams for him, it was really detailed.  If you’re curious, I can try a reproduction tonight when we make camp.

Dorian:  I suddenly regret asking.

...

Dorian:  So you’re an artist?

Hawke:  With a blade.  In bed.  Also…on paper, yes.

Dorian:  Hmmh.  What’s your medium of choice?

Hawke:  Generally whatever’s close to hand.  I mostly draw plants.

Dorian:  Ah, so no dashing formal portraiture, then?

Hawke:  No.  I do draw all of Varric’s author portraits, though.  No matter how many times he asks me to stop.

...

Hawke and Cole

Cole:  Soft pink flowers on the pillow.  Her cheeks are red.  So hot.  She’s still not breathing.  Mother, where are you?

Hawke:  Is this normal?

Varric:  You get used to it.  Sorry.  Kid, maybe that’s not a great idea.

Cole:  Crying and wheezing.  Little flowers in the hot, hot water, little red cheeks.  She’s so heavy, but no one is coming.  No one ever comes.  If she dies, is it your fault?

Hawke:  I don’t like this.

Varric:  He means well.  I think.

Cole:  Why can’t she breathe?

Hawke:  It’s called croup.  She didn’t die.  Even though once I almost dropped her in the pot and made Bethany soup.

...

Cole:  You kill people before they know they’re dead!

Hawke:  They figure it out eventually.

Cole:  I didn’t know leaves could do that!

...

Hawke and Blackwall

Hawke:  So.  Blackthorn.

Blackwall:  Yes, my Lady?

Hawke: (Sighs.)

Blackwall:  …did I say something wrong?

Varric:  Don’t worry about it.  She wanted you to correct her.

Blackwall:  Why?

Hawke:  The joke is ruined now, and it doesn’t matter!

Varric: She was going to say she wanted to climb you like a tree.

Hawke: Thanks, Varric, you always make it slightly worse.

Varric: Happy to help.

...

Blackwall:  What was in that bottle you pulled out last night?

Hawke:  Amell Reserve Darktown Absinthe.

Blackwall:  I haven’t been drunk like that since I was first in my cups.

Hawke:  Thanks!  I make it myself.

Blackwall:  Don’t you brew poisons?

Hawke:  There’s more overlap than you’d think.  

...

Hawke and Varric

Varric: So.

Hawke:  Oh Maker, that voice.  Just come out with it.

Varric:  Sebastian tried to invade Kirkwall.

Hawke:  (Laughs.)  Of course he did.  Maybe after this I’ll pay a visit to Starkhaven.  Get a job in the kitchen.

Varric:  You could try diplomacy before poisoning your ex-boyfriend.

Hawke:  What happened to you?

...

Varric:  You okay?

Hawke:  If I said yes, would you believe me?

Varric:  Mmh, no.  I only ask to gauge how not okay you are.

Hawke:  We made the right choice, didn’t we?

Varric: We made a choice.

Hawke:  (Sighs.)  Right.

Varric:  We’re still here.  That’s gotta count for something.  Plus, I’ve got some candied chestnuts somewhere in the bottom of my pack.  Probably sticky, but it’s better than nothing.

Hawke:  I’d kiss you, but that stubble would chafe me.

Varric:  I haven’t heard any complaints.

Hawke:  Maker, you make the jokes so easy.

Varric:  That’s what I do, Hawke.  I set ‘em up, and you knock ‘em down.

Hawke:  Such a good wingman.

...

Hawke and Cassandra

Cassandra:  Champion.

Hawke:  You could call me Hawke.  Usually girls who look at me like that go for a more personal touch.

Cassandra:  I…what?

Hawke:  What is it?

Cassandra:  I was simply wondering if you would allow some questions.  In regards to Varric’s book.

Hawke:  Sure.  Everything’s exaggerated except for how good I am in bed, and how much of an infected gash-wound Petrice was.

Varric: (Laughs.)  She was the worst!

[nedsseveredhead2]

Got lucky enough to grab a commission slot from @captainbasch to get my two DnD boys, Sol and Ilya, with their boyfriend, Inigo.

Look at this. Look at them. I am Crying ??? 

[enoughisenough665]

PLEASE READ: WARNING DANGEROUS ARTIST! 

 PLEASE READ:

This is a long due callout on the artist, WrathfulCoyote/Stainshands/Misophrenic/Zuiker/Zuikerr

She went by Rasa, but now goes by Miso.

She is 27 years old and currently heavily active in the MHA community.

HEAVY TW: Grooming/P*dophilia, Manipulation, Harassment, Abuse, Racism, S*icude/self harm,Alcoholism

Hello everyone, 

This is a long due post bringing light to the actions of a highly dangerous and predatory artist in the community. Starting with more recent events that have come forward, it has also been found that she has a history of abusive and disturbing behavior. This needs to end, for the safety of her victims and potential future victims. 

Grooming, Manipulation, Abuse

A 13 year old victim, has come forward and gave permission to post our conversation from a group chat with other victims and witnesses.  Another of which, is also a minor and victim of the same behavior with them.

She would have Incredibly inappropriate conversations with children. She would trauma dump on them, dump her issues with alcoholism, use manipulative tactics to attempt to get them feel "safe" around her, and even drew suggestive art of the minors with Stain multiple times, many even without consent.

Here are the conversations below:

As conversations went on, they came forward with more here below.

Sending NSFW and saying she doesn’t remember and that she was drunk, and guilt tripping. Disgusting commentary etc..

Making their abuse into a “joke”. 

When this first came to my knowledge, the victim had sent some screenshots they had from DMs earlier on. See below.

Giving a false sense of “safety” - A common tactic used by groomers/predators. “I’m not like those other adults” This was a DM sent from her NSFW account. Most interactions were through her NSFW account.

https://twitter.com/WrathfulCoyote

Her account “says” no minors, so what is she doing interacting with minors? Knowing full well that they are a minor, and actively pursuing more contact. None other than predatory. She continued interacting with them.

And actively follows a minor on this account openly. 

On her StainsHands account on Twitter, she posted something concerning, and left them worrying about her with no response until later, and coming back to vent about her life to them.

Going back to the conversations, one of the mentioned suggestive art can be seen in the conversation. Them and a witness had provided more of the highly disturbing suggestive art she’d draw of them, which can be seen below. 

In no way a 27 year old should be interacting with a child like this.

Additional from both minor victims

Confrontation and Cutting Contact

Initial confrontation to last- Initially feelings of guilt and trying to console her. 

She deleted her responses likely to cover her tracks. This speaks for itself, however.

Message response was edited into being shortened here:

A couple days later below.

“I didn’t realize the drawings I had done were suggestive”? Oh Really? See above.

Guilt tripping, “I can’t do anything to you over a computer how could you have been scared”

You are a full grown adult nearly 30. 

Why does a child have to “prove” it??? They don’t owe you anything.

Continue playing like she was “clueless” to get out of it and “drunk” is an excuse, apparently.

Half assed apology putting it on herself still- oh pity me, I don’t know how to control myself

And again why did you try to “befriend” kids??? 

And kept trying to “explain” yourself like you didn’t know what you were doing. 

Her account Stainshands and her Deviantart have been deleted, likely in attempt to clear her tracks. WrathfulCoyote is still up and taken off private again(warning NSFW). 

It doesn’t end here.

Additional evidence of her horrible behavior dating years.

Racist slur

She posted this publicly on her DA, well aware it was wrong and still went through with it publicly.

Previous Callout

TW: DISTURBING VIOLENT NSFW, HARASSMENT

Come next, searching up her usernames on Google, that this is not the first time she’s been called out for disgusting behavior.

Vivziepop, creator of the highly loved “Hazbin Hotel” and “Helluva Boss” on YouTube, had an old callout on her where she drew violent nsfw of her and her characters and sent it to her on her birthday.

The original post is no longer available, but multiple reblogs are still available.

You can find this previous callout here are some multiple reblogs: 

https://xaszatm.tumblr.com/post/138064690021/warning-malicious-artist

https://funny-logic.tumblr.com/post/138051339673/warning-malicious-artist

https://ironbloodaika.tumblr.com/post/138054572910/warning-malicious-artist

Closing statements

You may contact me at tossaway665@hotmail.com for any questions, if you’re a victim, anything needed. 

Please do not send any hate or harassment, it is best to avoid this person. Thank you for reading, and stay safe everyone!

[babycharmander]

If you think you have never stolen artwork, read this post.

So, art theft. If you've been a follower of mine, you've heard my barely-coherent rants about this before, but I thought it might be more productive to make a more coherent post on the subject.

If you're wondering about the title of the post here, it's because I feel like a lot of people aren't really grasping what exactly art theft is, and a LOT of people, even well-meaning ones, do it without even realizing it.

"But wait," you say. "I would never STEAL from an artist!! I never claim it as my own!" And that's all fine and good, but you're missing something here.

To start things off, what IS art theft? (It's not what deviantART said it was several years back, I'll tell you that much. *cough*)

We all know what art is, so let's talk about theft. Dictionary.com defines "theft" as "the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny." Okay, makes sense, but what about that other word there, stealing? Dictionary.com defines "steal" as "to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force."

From those definitions, we can go on to define art theft as, specifically, "taking art without permission or right." In the context of art, that typically involves reposting it (not reblogging--reblogging is different) or using it for other things.

And there, my friends, is the issue.

If something is taken or used without permission, it is stolen. Permission is the important thing here--if an artist says "oh yeah, you can go ahead and use this!" then it's not stolen. You have their permission. But if you DON'T have that, then it IS stolen. It IS theft.

"But I'm not claiming it as my own!" you say. But you don't have to claim it as your own--the act of taking it in and of itself is an act of theft.

"But I said 'credit to the artist!'" The "credit" thing is a whole other conversation, but here's the short of it: The entire point of credit is to direct people to the source of something. If you are not directly linking to where you got the art from, you are not giving credit. "Credit to the artist" is not actually credit of any kind whatsoever. (Also, Google and Pinterest are not sources.)

"But I DID link back to the artist!" Okay, now this is where it may get confusing, because you may think you're covered because you actually did give credit. Here's the problem: if you reposted it or used it without permission, regardless of whether you gave credit or not, it's still stealing.

I'm bolding this because it's a point that a lot of people get tripped up on. Let me explain it this way: If you went into your neighbor's house and took something of theirs without their permission, but you told people "oh yeah, I got this from [neighbor]'s house!" that that would still, of course, be stealing, and it's no different for art.

Another thing is that even when you credit, people don't always check the source. Very recently I found a case where someone had reposted a piece of artwork of mine to Pinterest that was deliberately made to look like it came from the source material (it wasn't meant to confuse anyone, though--the description of my original post made it very clear that it was fanart). The person who reposted had linked back to my original post. The problem? The comments had people asking if this was official, where it happened in the source material, etc. Despite the fact that the source was right there, no one thought to look at it.

Even if you link back to the source, if you did it without the artist's permission, it's still stealing, and still causes problems for us artists.

"But I just posted it to my Pinterest--" DO NOT DO THIS. DO NOT POST AN ARTIST'S WORK TO PINTEREST IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THEIR EXPLICIT PERMISSION TO DO SO.

"But this artist friend of mine says they're okay if I post their work to my Pinterest so long as I link back to them!" Good for your friend! But the fact that your friend is okay with it doesn't mean that all artists are okay with it. For me, personally, I am very not okay with my work being posted to Pinterest, and say as much on my art blog description and posts (which people tend to ignore).

The problem with Pinterest--and reposting art in general--is that we artists don't know when it happens unless we're told, or unless we find it ourselves. It causes us to lose control of our art. And because of this, our art can spiral further out of our control, because when our works get posted to Pinterest or other similar websites, people who have no grasp whatsoever on how art works will just take it as "free art" and then use it for whatever they want.

That's how a piece I spent 20+ hours on was used as a poster for a paid event, without my permission, and without any payment or credit to me.

If an artist has said nothing about Pinterest (or other similar image sharing sites), your default should be to assume that they don't want their artwork posted there.

"Well I didn't repost someone's art, but I did use it for my avatar/RPing icon/video/fic cover/photo edit--" That's still stealing. If you're using it without their permission for any reason, that is stealing. Not to mention, the artist may not be cool with what you're using their art for anyway. (Looking at you, people who use platonic art in your shipping videos.)

“I MEANT to ask them for permission, but I forgot!” This can ONLY happen if you used the artwork BEFORE you asked for permission. You can resolve this by asking for permission BEFORE you use it, rather than assuming the answer will be “yes” and using it before asking.

"But it took me a really long time to make that icon/video/cover/edit!!" How long do you think it took the original artist to draw their piece? It doesn't matter how much work you put into modifying someone else's art--if you're doing it without their permission, you're still stealing.

"But I couldn't find the original artist! I tried to find them, I really did, but I couldn't. Is it okay to use their art then?" No, because you still don't have permission, and by reposting it anyway, you’re continuing to make the artwork spiral out of their control.

"What if I found the artist, but they speak a different language from mine? I can't ask them for permission, so is it okay if I repost their art anyway?" NO!! DO NOT DO THIS!! If there is a language barrier, use Google translate or find someone to translate for you and get a hold of the artist that way to ask them for their permission. The language barrier is NEVER an excuse to steal artwork. There are plenty of non-English-speaking artists who have taken ALL OF THEIR ARTWORK OFFLINE because the art theft was completely out of control. (And this isn't just exclusive to English-speakers stealing art from people who don't speak their language. It happens artists who don't speak English stealing art from English-speakers, too, but as this post is written in English it doesn't do much good for me to rant about this here.) If you can’t ask their permission, do not use it!!

"But what about reblogging?! Isn't that the same as reposting?? Should we not reblog art at all then?" No, reblogging (or retweeting) is not the same as reposting. If you reblog art, you keep all the information that we attached to the art, including our blog name and the description attached to the art. Reblogging/retweeting actually helps us artists A LOT, so as long as you're reblogging from the original artist (and not someone who's reposting their art), by all means, reblog our art!

"What if I just want to share someone else's artwork on Discord or show it to a friend?" This one's a bit different and is not actually as problematic. If you want to share our work on Discord or whatever, just link directly to where we posted it. Please don't post the art itself, unless you're doing it alongside a link because Discord won't show a preview or something.

"What about a forum or a site like Reddit?" This one's a bit different, since due to the way Reddit functions, if you LINK to the art, you have to go directly to the artist's original page to view it. (At least, that’s what it’s like the last time I was active there.) In a way it's roughly the same as with Discord--be sure you're linking directly to the actual post rather than just uploading the art on its own--but I would also ask the artist if they're okay with it, because they may be a member of the subreddit or forum and want to post it themselves, or they might not want their work shared to specific communities. (Some communities have a function where a bot will repost the artwork to Imgur, and some artists don't want that done with their art.)

"What if I'm saving it to my computer/phone to look at later, or making it into my desktop/phone wallpaper?" IMO this is fine, since your computer/phone files aren't public, and neither is your wallpaper. It's only a problem when you post it to public places without our permission.

"What if it's art I commissioned?" Well... like... in that case, it's art you paid for, so unless the artist you commissioned laid out very specific terms for you, you should be good to use that art. Like, at most, the artist may ask you to credit them somewhere in your blog description if they drew your icon or something, or credit them in a fic description if you commissioned a fic illustration from them, or something to that effect. It's really something you should have already worked out with the artist beforehand, but for the most part you should probably be fine to use art you paid for however you like.

"What about art I requested?" This is a bit different from commissioned work. Just because the art was drawn at your request doesn't mean it's explicitly yours (unless it's like, a drawing of your original character or something). Some artists take requests more as suggestions, so the art they draw in response to a suggestion or request is still theirs. Treat this as you would any other artwork and ask the artist for permission first before you do anything with the artwork you requested from them.

“What about NFTs?” ... Okay this one I can’t really go over too much because I barely understand it in the first place, but NFTs are BAD for artists and are a form of art theft. Do not turn people’s art into NFTs. This is a crappy thing to do. (If you want more information on this one, you’ll have to look it up yourself. It’s a form of cryptocurrency and it’s confusing.)

“If you don’t want your art stolen you shouldn’t post it in the first place.” This is fascinating logic. Try applying it to something else and see how it holds up. “If you don’t want your merchandise stolen, you shouldn’t open a booth.” “If you don’t want to get poisoned you shouldn’t eat food.” “If you don’t want to get punched in the face, don’t walk outside.” Yes. Flawless logic. Truly.

"Why do you care so much, anyway?! I'm sharing your art because I like it! That's a compliment! Shouldn't you be happy?" Well, we're certainly glad you like our art, but the problem is... as I've said before, reposting our art causes us to lose our control over it. When we lose control of our art, that damages our livelihood. As I said before, other people have made money off of my artwork. As well, some artists lose jobs because when their potential employers check out their portfolio, they may find artwork that's been reposted everywhere online, so they cannot hire the artist because they believe they may have stolen the artwork in their own portfolio.

Your reposting an image you thought was cute to Facebook or Pinterest could cost an artist their job. Think about that.

So, tl;dr, keep this in mind: you need the artist's permission to repost or use their artwork. If you do not have it, it is stealing, even if you credit the artist.

I know this post is really harsh in places, but this is such an important thing for all artists, and there's so many misconceptions about art theft online. And I feel like one of the biggest problems is that when some people see posts on art theft, they ignore them, because they think they've never done it or would never do it, so that's why I worded this post the way I did. I'm not trying to hurt anyone--I just want people to understand what art theft is, how it affects us artists, and how you can avoid it. Thank you for reading.

[iamespecter]

Hi, I was wondering if you could help me find a little nightmares Fanart

I remember Seeing it on reedit and it was a fanart about Six and Mono

The fanart was very similar in concept to this following drawings:

(Art made by melle-d)

the text on the image were something like: “I cannot be prey if I’m the predator” for Six and for Mono said something like “I can’t be alone if no one can’t leave”

The art was very very similar to those previous images, but I’m sure that those aren’t the ones I’m looking for because the text of the art I remember were longer than those lines.

I remember than for mono it said something like this:

“I’m a boy afraid of being alone so I use the TVs to entice people, I can’t be alone if no one can leave”

(I don’t remember what was the exact wording for Six’s drawing, but it was also along the lines of “I can’t be prey if I’m predator” but a little bit longer and with a different phrasing)

I actually found melle-d art because someone made a comment of how that fanart was very similar to concept and probably inspired by melle-d’s art

I also remember seeing that drawing on Twitter.

I also recall a little of the art style as well and I was wondering if you were the one who drew it or if you knew the artist who did.

IT WAS ME I DREW THAT FANART YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HAHAHAHA

I called it "Little Nightmares Protagonists fates" because.... well, pretty self-explanatory :/

it's a very old art of mine, it was also my most famous LN tweet as well, definitely inspired by Melle-D's quotes [although I'm unfamiliar with the second example, I've never seen that before :0 may I ask who made it? they've got a really good style]

unfortunately, I have different views now on Six and Mono's cases, since I made this back when I had the mindset "SIX COMPLETE AND UTTER EVIL, NO REDEMPTION ARC" and "MONO WANTS REVENGE FROM THE TRAITOR GO BAG BOY GO" and I wasn't theorizing about the lore so much

but RK, RCG & potential DLC protagonist is still the same :']

Here are the old doodles:

[ the reddit post DID NOT include the last one. Which was the main selling point of my post HMPH >:/ ]

What's funny is that when I found out 2 months later after it's rise, and it was reposted on reddit [because I saw it on google search results while looking for LN references and I thought 'I don't remember posting this on reddit, did I post that?'], I legit had a panic attack. I remember struggling to breathe when I saw someone was cashing in on what I did WITHOUT me knowing.

My art? reposted without my knowledge and permission? I'm a very paranoid person behind the screens, and I tend to overthink negative thoughts on something so simple.

.... But to be completely fair, they gave me 'credit'.... that was hidden under a mountain of replies, that is.

Ever since then, to prevent something like that happening again, I started to revive my old reddit account.

which is dead again :/ I hate reddit so much-

link to the twitter post I made: https://twitter.com/IAmESpecter/status/1372835204671270913

[sullustangin]

Pictures at an Exhibition:  The Art of CW and SG

Over the last two years, I’ve commissioned art for the Corellian Whiskey and Sullustan Gin series.  I’ve also received art from mutuals.  I created this post to link out to the art and the artists (and their commission info!).  They make the text world I dwell in so much more brilliant; I’m quite grateful to the various artists listed here.  I try to reblog the artist’s original post, unless the artist has given me permission to post it myself. 

I’ve also tried to link the most up to date commission info/Kofi/Patreon.  If I’ve got it wrong, let me know and I’ll change it!   Readers, please be aware that some artists don’t have commissions open all the time, so please check before messaging them for a comm. 

This page will be added to the side bar.

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The first pieces of fan art I ever commissioned were from @foxyartchive.  They feature Eva as Captain and then Eva as the Voidhound.  Commission info here

Shortly thereafter, I commissioned my first Theron/Eva piece from @luinquesse .  This scene ended up making its way into The Cosmic Deck’s last chapter.  More recently, I won a picture of Eva with a snow porg! Commission info here.

In connection with both my Rishi fic and my musings about our favorite spy, I commissioned @chenria to create a scene from The Grand Reveal:  Eva patching up Theron in Virtue’s Thief’s medbay.    Commission info here.

@soddingcloudgazer created this illustration of Eva and Theron undercover in the Cosmic Deck as married space trash Metis and Antony Vaner.  Commission info here

@theoasiswinds has created a few pieces for me.  This includes Theron and Eva together, the Corolastor family holo, and a sketch comm for Valentines.  Commission info here.

@sayilovedragonage created this piece of Eva and Theron in Coruscant (maybe around the time this year’s Fluffy Feb fic!).  Kofi Here.

@emedeme illustrated Girls’ Night Out for Eva, Akaavi, and Risha for Akaavi’s 30th birthday and gave me the all clear to post it.  Commission info here.

For the Yavin fic, @flyboy-and-fight-me created this picture of Eva and Theron goofing around.  Commission info here.

@cinnasscribbles was kind enough to do a sketch of Eva.   Commission info here.

For Halloween, @chaosandwonder kindly made me this pic of Eva as a witch!    

Initially, @lawrichai gave me permission to post this illustration of Eva and Theron in her hideout on Yavin.  Later, @lawrichai also posted it, so I’ll link both here.  Kofi info here.

@ajoloart drew this sketch comm of Eva having a drink and Theron, as ever, reading on his datapad.  KoFi info here.

@vexa-legacy has been generous enough to draw  Eva not once, not twice but three times (and this one with Theron and Blue Coat, my beloved)!.  Eva has also made a cameo in one of Vexa’s wonderful comics. And then something a little steamy. I have yet to convince Vexa to take my money, but I’m working on it. 

I commissioned @yamisnuffles to draw an old scene from A Breach of Professional Boundaries, one of my early fics in the series -- nothing like early morning caf to get the partnership started. Commission info here.

@kitblueburdart did a quick comm of Eva and Theron together.  Visit their blog for more art!

I comm’ed @ajoloart to do this fun scene with Eva and Theron, mostly inspired by Eva’s Charlie’s Angels-esque outfit XD.  Ko-Fi info here

@caffeinatedrogue illustrated the eventual outcome to a fan fic I have yet to write, Theron and Eva celebrating the anniversary of the liberation of the galaxy.  Basically, Theron’s old SIS dress uniform is based upon the Marine blues with a boat cloak, while Eva’s dress is a confection of red and gold. Comms are currently closed.  

For the SWTOR Secret Santa, @captainderyn drew Eva, Risha, and Akaavi doing having another girls night out!  (Too many nights on the tiles to count, and yes, Eva, the youngest of the bunch, would be the selfie taker!)  Commission info here and up to date as of 11 January 2023

In the 2023 Summer Exchange, @thelealinhypehouse drew Theron and Eva together.  <3