#just no motivation or inspiration to draw

[genericpuff]

What do you think about Reachel's new redraw?

I feel like the characters look good but the background is too gray compared to the original one 😕

It's pretty rough, ngl. Not even necessarily because of the art itself, but because it's not a panel she should have ever redrawn to begin with.

The whole point of that scene was to showcase Persephone bringing life into the Underworld, a place where only death existed, but in this redraw it completely lacks that messaging, resulting in a scene of Persephone and Hades simply hugging each other in the dark with very dead-looking foliage surrounding them.

On a structural level, the composition has gone from vertical to horizontal, giving us way too much empty space around them which, again, is failed by the background being so dull and lifeless; Persephone's somehow become even smaller; and worst of all (though I'm sure some people will think I'm overreacting) her hair isn't tucked up in Hades' arms anymore, it's just sort of falling perfectly over his shoulder as one solid goop of pink, strangely changing shape as if it's resting on something but there's clearly nothing there.

That said, my opinions should be taken with grains of salt because I also have a lot of personal beef with a redraw like this - that original panel was my phone background for like, 2 years, and the episode it came from is still one of my favorites of all time in spite of all the criticisms I now have of the series, with art that originally inspired me to want to learn how to draw like Rachel.

There's been a lot of evidence over the past year or so to suggest that Rachel has "fallen out of touch" with her own work and these redraws that she's been making lately feel like tangible proof of that. The context in which she created those original panels no longer exists so to try and redraw them fundamentally misses the point of why they were so iconic to begin with.

I can understand that feeling of falling out of touch with your own work, to the point of not even seeing the appeal of it yourself anymore, but that's all the more reason to keep moving forward, not back. The fact that she's still just muddling around with LO stuff despite announcing two more projects and seemingly not making any progress with either the TV show or Rachel Smythe Presents... it really does seem like she's stuck in limbo. The deadlines and contractual obligations aren't there to motivate her anymore, and while that may now have freed her from the burden of creating LO in such a cramped and unhealthy space - now being able to create it simply for herself - I think the years of working on it have definitely taken its toll on her ability to create the way she used to and so we're seeing those growing pains now.

The real bummer about it is that it's being celebrated as "growth" but it's about as much growth as the illustrated environment above - dead and bleak.

[helslastangel]

Sun & Moon Sign Observations

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Original individual posts combined into this single post. Based on personal interpretation.

If it doesn't apply, LET IT FLY. Enjoy.

Aries Sun

When your self-esteem is low, you get into competition with others. Their accomplishments feel like personal attacks even though you know they're not. You wish you could feel secure in just "being" rather than only after achieving something.

Lady Gaga has Sun in Aries

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Aries Moon

You compete with yourself when your self-esteem is low. It's hard for you to see the true value of all the things you've done before, even though it's obvious to everyone else. You wish you could motivate yourself more by what others are doing rather than feeling unsatisfied with all your own wins.

Angelina Jolie has Moon in Aries

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Taurus Sun

When feeling unaccomplished, you seek to accumulate wealth and opportunities for others, extending yourself outward to support those within your network. You often wish others would look out for you in the same way though.

Adele has Sun in Taurus

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Taurus Moon

You seek opportunities and resources for yourself when feeling unaccomplished, drawing inspiration and support from those in your community and network. You wish to reach a place where you feel successful enough to do the same for others.

Danai Gurira has Moon in Taurus

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Gemini Sun

When feeling bored, you seek out new places and people, moving on from those you've seen and heard everything about before. Sometimes you wish you didn't have to be the one to do all the searching, and that others would find you from time to time.

Marilyn Monroe had Sun in Gemini

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Gemini Moon

You try to escape your own mind when feeling bored, leaning on others to entertain and distract you from yourself. You often wish you could find your own persona as interesting as you do others, and might slightly envy people who seem to be perfectly happy and content to spend days or weeks in their own company, entirely in their heads.

Rachel McAdams has Moon in Gemini

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Cancer Sun

When feeling unsafe, you reach out to loved ones and try to protect and nurture them, while wishing to be protected and cared for yourself.

Missy Elliot has Sun in Cancer

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Cancer Moon

You turn inwards to protect yourself when feeling unsafe, nurturing your own emotions while wishing you could still be there for others.

Mariah Carey has Moon in Cancer

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Leo Sun

When feeling insecure, you go out and try to make others laugh and feel happy, though you wish someone would entertain and cheer you up too.

Halle Berry has Sun in Leo

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Leo Moon

You stay in and entertain yourself when feeling insecure, feeding your soul though wishing you could still make others smile at the same time.

Queen Latifah has Moon in Leo

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Virgo Sun

When feeling useless, you try to be helpful and supportive to others, improving their lives where you can. But you wish someone would help you sometimes too.

Zendaya has Sun in Virgo

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Virgo Moon

You turn inward and focus on your growth when feeling useless, learning more to improve your life. But you wish you could be more helpful to others.

Angela Bassett has Moon in Virgo

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Libra Sun

To feel at peace, you play the referee for others and try to mend the troubles between them. Though sometimes you wish that someone would check in and offer to help you resolve the wars going on in your own life and mind.

Cardi B has Sun in Libra

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Libra Moon

You play the referee in your own mind when you need to feel at peace, sorting through your thoughts to come to a resolution. Though you wish that you had the capacity to look out for yourself and still be the #1 mediator for others.

Anna Kendrick has Moon in Libra

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Scorpio Sun

When you feel like you need a change, you seek to learn more about others, uncovering their hidden sides and deepest feelings. Part of you wishes others found you as interesting as you find them.

Tracee Ellis Ross has Sun in Scorpio

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Scorpio Moon

You dig deeper into your own mind when you need a change, seeking to discover the parts of yourself that you haven't gotten to know yet. Part of you wishes you could find others more interesting than your own thoughts.

Mila Kunis has Moon in Scorpio

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Sagittarius Sun

You retreat from friends and loved ones when feeling confined, seeking to spend time alone but wishing you knew how to stick around for others through overwhelming emotions.

Zoë Kravitz has Sun in Sagittarius

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Sagittarius Moon

When feeling confined, you retreat from yourself and seek out the company of others, though you wish it was easy for you to sit with yourself and process your emotions.

Zoe Saldana has Moon in Sagittarius

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Capricorn Sun

When feeling unstable, you shut others out and focus inward; preferring to simply go it alone and not bother or inconvenience everyone. Part of you wishes others would see past this façade and stay by your side anyway.

Ryan Destiny has Sun in Capricorn

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Capricorn Moon

You shut yourself out wheh feeling unstable, focusing on everyone else and their needs instead. Part of you wishes you could be free and let it all hang out like everyone else, without being abandoned for it.

Lena Headey has Moon in Capricorn

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Aquarius Sun

When you feel restless, you go out and seek to reinvent others, whether by transforming the way they look and express themselves, or by reforming the way they think. Secretly, you wish someone would bring fresh perspectives to you.

Megan Thee Stallion has Sun in Aquarius

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Aquarius Moon

You reinvent yourself whenever you feel restless, disappearing for a while and returning with a whole new look, philosophy, or general approach toward life. Secretly, you wish you could inject new perspectives into those who need them.

Billie Eilish has Moon in Aquarius

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Pisces Sun

When you're hurting, you reach out to others and try to heal their wounds, preferring to focus on helping others than trying to help yourself. Secretly, you wish someone would come along to heal you.

Rihanna has Sun in Pisces

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Pisces Moon

You focus on your healing when you feel hurt, preferring to shut others out so your soul can rest and recover without repeated interrupting. Secretly, you wish you could hold space for both yourself and everyone else.

Audrey Hepburn has Moon in Pisces

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[elise-the-potato]

Ok but do y'all only have inspiration and motivation to draw/write at like 1am-3am and any other time besides that is just artblock/writersblock or am I delusional

[cam-ryt]

Obikin Promptober 1st edition - 2024

Hello Obikin stans from all systems,

I finally put together a list of prompts for I wish to host my very first edition of this October's challenge !

Feel free to participate as you want, either as an artist or as a writer, or both if you're very motivated ;

- SFW prompts are in white

- NSFW prompts are in orange

BUT you can take them as you want, turn one into another, use just one or fuse them together, the purpose is to have fun !

I know those kind of challenges are very demanding (I personally never completed one entirely) so don't feel pressured to draw/write about every single one of them !

One last thing, I'd like to see absolutely every artworks that will be produced during this challenge so don't hesitate to use the hashtag #obikinpromptober2024 and to @ me so I can see and reblog all of your works !

Have fun, and may the inspiration be with you ☄️

[sherryclover]

“I’m not great at capturing hearts, but I’ll try my best”

[SSR] Vi DeViller - Ghost Groom

Event hosted by: @gl00myb3arz

(That line does NOT fit the card what the heck!)

🪼: I trust that we’ll be able to save Sophie from that ghost prince groom thing soon !

🪼: The florist rarely sold blue roses back at Home.. They’re so pretty 😸

🪼: This Hat won’t stay on my head! It keeps sliding off every second…how am I supposed to stop the wedding like this?!

🪼: I’m not too familiar with romance if I’m being 100% honest, but it surely wouldn’t matter if you enjoy being with them right?

🪼: I took a glance through Ramshackles window and Sophie looks so darn pretty I’m so jellyyy! (/pos) and that ghost prince is- ahem. What who said that!

🪼: H-Hey! Don’t look at that! I wrote my cringy proposal in there-!

🪼: what the! Stop touching my hat-! O-oh you were just trying to adjust it.. Ahem, my apologies.

🪼: I refuse to get off of the roof of ramshackle! What if some guards see me again?? I’m too chicken to fight back!

🪼: What’s with ghosts kidnapping students nowadays?? That’s not really cool!!

🪼: I wonder how Eliza and her husband are doing right now!

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Scratched reference drawing, My motivation did NOT wanna let me finish this🫠

(Her outfit is inspired by Furina de Fontaine’s outfit bc I didn’t know what to do..!! It took me so long to draw her tail coat thingy I was gonna give up on joining the event😟)

Some of her dialogues are inspired by some of the cards in the ghost bride event^^ (I was staring at aces dialogues for an hour and a half trying to figure out what to do😸)

(This was made at 1 am, Sorry if some of it doesn’t make sense)

[bastart13]

Doing some wing/angel studies

[anininas]

Screenshot redraws because I'm being nice to myself today

[oriixxc]

redrawing the first Astarion I ever drew

[dazeddoodles]

Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month is coming up and I'm not sure what to draw for it

Here's what I drew the past few years

2023

2022

2021

[horsemeatluvr23]

the juppet !! i just realised he is jerma posing i swear that was unintentional...... i spent so long digging thru muppet concept art and looking at old puppet designs just to end up doing a rly simple drawing but. i love joehills!! i have only been watching them for like 4 years but their videos r so special to me :3

[triglycercule]

"killer. what is this supposed to be?"

"oh, i commissioned one of my fans to draw art of us! isn't it totally cute??"

"well, it's definitely... something."

"... no, it's cute. but how'd you pay for it? last i heard, your balance was..."

"..."

💜/💙/❤️

[somegrumpynerd]

They're so lovely, your Honour. Dadmare is king, his boys forever goofy. I refuse to stop complimenting your art-

The one where Nightmare, he HIGHLIGHTED concerning lyrics that he PRINTED OUT to show CROSS. It's so wholesome- he's such a dad and I love it. I love your art, it's so sweet. I love it.

Asdbkjbfjk STOP I'M GOING TO DIE hello 911 somebody's being nice to me on the internet help

Thank you!! <3 You are FAR too kind, I am sending 1 million good vibes directly to your home as revenge >:3c

He just worries! He wants his sons- I mean boys- I MEAN UNDERLINGS to be happy and when he hears one of them absolutely wailing about feeling numb and disappointed he wants to check in. Also he finally learned to use the printer without help and he's taking advantage of it.

It's also important to note this is all Pigeon's fault for having such amazing cool ideas and going feral with me about them, which is how we get things like this

Smooth.

[michealhehejackson]

Super cartoony Luberto ! 🫶

Music: Sitting in the Park - Billy Stewart

[mythcraze776]

I couldn't bring myself to draw any of my main project stuff so I ended up just doing a bunch of fruit dragon doodles instead.

[ribbononline]

Small snippet of Mother Earth and Her Infinite Sky (preview) by @silverjirachi ! Admittedly very compressed down to fit into a single page. But still!

[ladsofsorrow24]

commission link -> x