#mari talks

[mirror-mariposa]

Never gonna get over how the anime made this scene just so,, haunting and elevated. Like I love the manga but I love how the anime has taken these scenes and elevated the themes of death and rebirth with simple shots like this and it’s why even after reading all of the manga I still get excited for the anime because I *know* the anime will not only be a faithful adaptation, but also an artistic masterpiece as it uses the medium to its advantage

[itssideria]

i think it's possible to feel several ways right now. to be horrifically disgusted and disappointed that the word ceasefire wasn't even considered. but to be excited and optimistic that the case is against the colonisers, that their reputation is smeared by international law, that the ball is rolling ever-steadily forwards. it's how i've felt for months. multiple feelings are possible, and i simply hope that what good happened today only accelerates

[thatdammchickennugget]

I need more friends in the pjo fandom because I'm violently vibrating after every new episode and need to rant to someone about it

[mary-games-and-arts]

Guys, my art is being stolen on alanbecker.comic.studio

I thank the one user from Alan's official server on Discord for telling me this

If you ever find my art on https://alanbecker.comic.studio, PLEASE REPORT IT!

[boardwalkcoven]

Exciting news--I just launched my Patreon! There's a big ol' sketchpage up to celebrate, and I’ll be uploading some older art over the next few days :)

Thanks so much to all of you as always for your support and encouragement, I appreciate it endlessly! ❤️‍

[boringmarinn]

making some stuff for this year fransweek yeeeey.

[miranhas-art]

do you have any tips on simplifying a person's facial features into a drawing? i love your art because it is so simple yet so evocative, and though your style is fairly cartoon-y, your characters always look like the people they represent. i've been doing portraits for years, and i have a very difficult time letting go of the details and simplifying. it's one of my biggest challenges. if you have any tips or could go over your process for doing that, i would be super thankful. (and no worries if you're not up for it, i just always think "how?!" when i see your drawings! )

Helloooo!!! Thank you so much! And thank you for the question! I tried doing a step by step thing to show you how I approach drawing a face!

(This goes for anyone I try to draw)

Step 1: Find a ref pic and train your eyes to not complicate stuff!

After I have a ref pic I look for what I've decided are the important things in a face that makes it a face (I listed them on the image).

But you may say: well, that's the whole face! Everything on the face is important!

Well, yes. But if you have a list of things you should focus on, makes it simplier!

Continuing!

You must focus on studying the person's:

1. Shape (Face. This also includes the understanding of how the jawline is shaped)

2. Eyes (shape and also placement)

3. Nose (shape of the nostrils, the side lines and placement)

4. Mouth (placement under the nose; the shape of the mustache if they have one; until where the corner of the mouth goes, usually I use the eyes as ref)

5. Hairline (this one is not on number 1, because I usually leave it for last. Drawing the hairline close to what it looks like in the ref, helps you neat the shape of the face, because forehead makes a total difference as I've learned along the years lol)

6. Cheekbones (I do like a good blushing and this could be used as a tool to try saving a doomed drawing lmao *cries*)

Ok! So accessing these elements, let's try drawing it!

Step 2: Doing the drawing.

2.1. It all starts with a ball.

So, like everybody tells you to, I start with a ball.

This helps you not go crazy and limit you area of work! I also devide it in 4 and use the line in horizontal to place the 👀's

2.2. 1st sketch

The first sketch is really a moment of trying to control your anger:

- It won't look like anything

- It'll look bad

- You might question life

On the first sketch I use 2H because it's soft and you can work through it on the next steps.

This is where I put all the elements of the list and only them. It's very simple and cartoonish.

(The thing is: I only focus on them and forget the other details you could work on)

2.3. 2nd sketch

Ok, now things are suppose to look right.

On second sketch, still using 2H, you gotta work more on the same elements, shaping it to look more like the ref pic.

Here is also where I draw eye bags, lines and dimples. But only the ones that are close to the eyes, the nose and the mouth! The ones you can't ignore because they ultimately make the person look like themselves.

2.4. Line art ✨

Line art is also where you take a pencil with darker graphite (like 2B/4B) and pray to the gods that you won't ruin everything.

The line art is where you hightlight stuff (imo) and you also give depth!

So focus on places where there is shade... to highlight. (Does this make sense? Absolutely not)

This is also where you gotta work on the hairline.

2.5. Finishing you drawing!

With H2 I just shade during the finishing process.

You shade mouth, under eyebrows, under eyes, nose and cheekbones!!!

So, that's it!

I hope this makes sense and helps you in anyway! This is what I do and what I focus on when I draw faces!

[mary-translates]

Загальне:

Привітики! Як ви вже знаєте, мене звати Мері/Марічка ака @mary-games-and-arts. Мені не було що робити, тож я вирішила переводити комікси @tulipsempai на свою мову (надіюсь тут є українська частина фандому Анімація проти Майнкрафту/Аніматор проти Анімації)

Повідомлю, що автор коміксів забороняє репости, озвучки і редагування з їхніми коміксами без їх дозволу, так само і я це забороняю зі своїми перекладами. Також ніяких репостів поза межі Tumblr, крім реблогів.

Трохи про переклади:

Комікси @tulipsempai основані на їхньому Альтернативному Всесвіті "Добре Містечко" (Nice Place AU)

Пост зі всіма перекладами (зроблю пізніше)

Я спробую викласти переклад кожної частини як тільки закінчу з ним, але майте на увазі, що школа забиратиме більшість мого часу

Всі місцеімення персонажів взяті з оригінальних коміксів

[stellaeviventem]

We on discord big bro. Stop takin this social media shit so serious 🦆🚗look the duck bigger than the car nun of this shit real

[prankster-anon-2]

Dang it, Shiny is back and she can expose me..

But I don't wanna delete this blog again :,(

- Mary the Creator

[silvercat-s]

I miss the good old days, less than two months ago when I believed everything was simple and straightforward...there were thousands of production errors, Henry was just my badly written psychopath who I very much loved, Brenner was certainly dead and buried and I wasn't being tormented with questions during my every waking hour ..........good times

[mirror-mariposa]

New Etho upload and we got another horrifying glimpse into his existence

[itssideria]

re: Martyrs, Palestine, Islam, and the 'death cult'

Since the start of the Gazan genocide, I have seen dozens of posts and speeches along the line of "Those crazy Palestine supporters! Those crazy Palestinians! They are so obsessed with death! They celebrate death, isn't that just disgusting? Isn't it disgusting?" In the wake of Aaron Bushnell's passing, such statements are becoming more frequent. They now point to a perceived celebration of suicide—"Those Palestine supporters and their glorification of self-harm! How could you ever stand with such a cause? The entire culture glorifies death!"

This post isn't meant to argue with the people saying this. For a group that is supposedly so anti-death, you see them constantly equivocate on genocide. Instead, I'm hoping to reach those who might have questions—and they are fair questions! Why are the killed Palestinians martyrs, rather than victims? Why do Palestine's supporters hold this as a badge of honour? Why are Palestinians, and Muslims at large, 'so obsessed with death'?

Hello! I am your local non-Palestinian Muslim! Hopefully you'll find some answers here.

In the context of the genocide—and, let's be real, the last 75 years of Israel's existence—the word 'martyr' is a translation of the Arabic word shaheed. 'Shaheed' comes from 'shahad', the verb 'to witness'—to witness, because in Islam, their status is that of eternal reward. They witness heaven before anyone else. Unlike a non-martyr, whose soul remains buried until the Day of Judgement, a shaheed's reward is immediate and indisputable—heaven, eternally, no matter what.

You may then wonder what exactly being a martyr encompasses. The Western image of the martyr is often centred on war—someone killed in battle, holding a gun or a sword. With this image, it is easy to make the leap that Islam therefore rewards war and conquest: this is how you get the whole 'Muslims are violent and want to kill everyone in jihad' bullshit. (And FYI, jihad likely does not mean what you think it means, but whatever. More on that in a bit.)

However, that is just blatantly untrue! Martyrdom in Islam can include death on the battlefield when protecting a just cause, yes. Martyrdom in Islam also includes death by plague (COVID, influenza), death by drowning, crushing, or fire (natural disaster, unsafe housing, travelling), death by internal disease (cancer, infection), death in childbirth, and, finally, death when protecting one's family or property from an oppressor.

That last one seems familiar, I hope.

Why these specific instances? Well, one, because we have them recorded in reliable hadith. But also because these individuals die in a state of jihad—literally, in a state of great effort. Like martyrdom, jihad can encompass fighting in some war somewhere, but often, just means exerting effort to do something that pleases God.

And these people? They die in the process of exerting massive effort to pursue a good cause: to protect their loved ones. To become well after illness. To travel toward safety. To survive. Shuhada (the plural of shaheed) have died exerting the greatest effort of all, and for this, they are beloved to God. They attain heaven immediately. They are forgiven for whatever sins they may have incurred.

For Muslims and Palestinians, this invocation of martyrdom isn't some celebration of death. In a just world, zero Palestinians die. But this world is unjust, and thousands are still dying. The invocation of martyrdom, therefore, is an expression of hope, of resilience, of comfort to those still living: yes, they have died, but they have died in a state of jihad. Yes, they have died, but they are up there in heaven, they are happy, they are safe again. To a parent who has lost a child, to a sibling who has lost a sibling, to people with dead friends, this insistence on martyrdom is a comfort in the midst of a massive, unending grief. They did not die a victim, they died a witness—and insha'allah, they will receive their reward. To decree someone a shaheed is to honour them. It doesn't celebrate their death, but rather affirms the circumstances of that death, and celebrates the subsequent reward.

TL;DR: Martyrs are martyrs because in Islamic scripture, they have died fighting oppression. Martyrdom is a form of death that guarantees heaven, and for those who have lost loved ones, it is a comfort and hope that their loved ones are receiving the ultimate reward. Stop being fucking rude to Palestinians.

Sources: who is classified as a martyr?, wikipedia page on shahid

[thatdammchickennugget]

writing those pirate au's was a mistake because the only thing on my mind is pirate enzo now

[mary-games-and-arts]

AvM Ep. 34 SPOILERS

... It's fucking hilarious

Also PURPLE COMEBACK WOOHOO

[boardwalkcoven]

reminder i have a public art account again!

i also have a million codes so let me know if you’d like one (not mutuals only)! ☺️