#trying to make stickers 4 redbubble..

[imnotlole]

reunited rose with her mom

[markgatissbirthdayproject]

Happy Saturday! Here is the list of auction items.

Hopefully all the links work! Please let me know here or at @antheas-blackberry if something looks wrong or I've linked your Tumblr incorrectly.

So the auction works the same as other years. If you would like to bid on an item, click the link and it brings you to a google form. Fill in your email and the amount you would like to bid.

I have figured out how to get the bids to go to a spreadsheet so you can all see what is going on without me having to update the page with the high bid every day. If not, I will just update the list every day with the highest bid.

The auction will remain open until the 20th of October. This gives me time to make sure all the links are working and deal with any initial issues. On the 20th I will close the pages for bids and then update the Tumblr page with the final total.

Once I have the highest bid, I will email the donor and the winner and then they can work it out how to deliver the item/fanfic once the donation has been made to Switchboard. All I need is proof of your donation (i.e a forward of the confirmation email from Just Giving).

All bids are in GBP ££.

If you put a bid in, the bid MUST be greater than what the current high bid is within the spreadsheet! There are a few items which have more recent bids, but are less than the first bid. The high bid will stand in this case, so if you are bidding on an item, please check that yours is the highest!

This has worked well over the past few years and everyone who is literally sending an item has agreed to pay for postage. If this ends up being an issue later on, let me know, and I can work it out.

Item 1: BBC Sherlock, Mycroft/Greg or a Mycroft Holmes character piece, 2000-5000 words. From @johannadc

Item 2: Collection of Mycroft stickers, all goldfish themed, from Redbubble. From @lavenderandvanilla

Item 3: 4 Mark themed notecards from Redbubble. From @lavenderandvanilla

Item 4: 1 silver plated necklaces with a snowflake and umbrella charms. People can message me for details. From @lavenderandvanilla

Item 5: 1 silver plated necklaces with a snowflake and umbrella charms. People can message me for details. From @lavenderandvanilla

Item 6: 4. A 3K Mystrade fic. Any rating, best at domestic fluff, hurt/comfort, but give anything a try. No noncon, underage, graphic violence, permanent MCD. From @lavenderandvanilla

Item 7: Mystrade Funko set, which features Mycroft and a romantic Greg (roses and champagne) and their ginger cat. From @LittleFluffyClouds.

Item 8: Mystrade fic 2,000-3,000 words @LittleFlufftyClouds. Please contact them for details.

Item 9: 1-2K word fic from @Ivycopper. Please contact them for details.

Item 10: Motive and the Cue program signed by Mark and Johnny Flynn from @antheas-blackberry

[frodo-with-glasses]

COMMISSIONS OPEN!!

Heya! Wanna throw money at me to make me draw something?? Well, for just $20 an hour, now you can!

Read below for price estimates and FAQs, and if you’re interested, please email me at FigTreeIllustrationsLLC@gmail.com to get started!

PRICING INFO

Because I’m too lazy to come up with complicated price structures, I’ll just be charging a flat rate of $20/hour for any work I do on the art piece. The clock starts when I pick up the pencil or digital stylus and ends when I put it down.

This does mean that prices will vary, depending on how time-consuming each art piece is, but I can give you some rough estimates.

Upper Body Sketch: Approx. 30 min = $10 for one

It takes me about half an hour to draw a bust or upper body sketch. This time can be shortened if I’m already familiar with the character design, or lengthened if I’m drawing an unfamiliar character or doing some weird perspective stuff.

Every additional figure would probably take another half an hour, adding about $10 each.

Full-Body Sketch: Approx. 1 hour = $20 for one

Drawing an entire figure is a little harder than just drawing the upper body, so this one might take longer. Again, this time can be shortened or lengthened depending on my familiarity with the character, how complex the design is, and whether I’m doing any complicated posing or perspective.

Adding additional figures can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour, adding $10-$20 each.

Animals: Approx. 1.5 hrs = $30 for one

Animals are not my strong suit, though I have gotten better at drawing them over time! However, the extra time studying reference photos and trying to get the anatomy correct can stack up quickly, so you’ll want to be aware of that if you’re commissioning something with an animal involved.

Posters: Minumum 3 hrs = approx. $60

Posters take a little extra time—and usually some trial and error—to plan the layout in a dynamic way. They also take up an entire sketchbook page and tend to include multiple people and some extreme perspective to add visual appeal. You can expect a poster to take about three hours minimum to complete.

Multi-Panel Comics: Minimum 4 hrs a page = $80

Drawing a comic big enough to cover an entire sketchbook page can take me anywhere from 4 to 6 hours of work. If drawing a long-form comic, I will probably divide the work over several days. Brainstorming will happen on the first day, when I’ll plan out how many panels I’ll need for the comic, and then I’ll get in contact with you to tell you an estimated price before I proceed.

Digital Coloring: Minimum 1.5 hrs = add approx. $30

Coloring things digitally takes about double the time it would to sketch; I’ve noticed it takes around two hours to color a simple image, with another hour added for each figure involved. This first image took me about an hour and a half to outline and color, while the second took about five hours.

Add to Redbubble Shop: Subject to Redbubble Pricing

If your commissioned artwork is Lord of the Rings-related, I can put it into my Redbubble shop, where you can have it printed on stickers, t-shirts, journals, mugs, and lots of other products! I won’t charge any extra fee, but you will have to pay whatever price Redbubble asks. Full disclosure: I receive only 10% of the profit from Redbubble sales; the rest goes to the website to cover manufacturing and shipping costs.

FAQ

No NSFW

No nudity or sexual content

Canon ships only

Will draw gore/injuries

Will draw OCs (please provide references)

Will draw for other fandoms (please provide references)

The artist reserves the right to reject any commission without disclosing the reason

The artist will give price and progress updates over the course of the process

You, the commissioner, have the right to terminate the project at any time and for any reason

If the project is terminated halfway, you will be charged for the artist’s time, but the artist might give a discount for incomplete work

Payment will be calculated at the end of the project and rendered using PayPal

Once again, if you’re interested, please email me at FigTreeIllustrationsLLC@gmail.com!

[deadbeatprince-typography]

Hi hi, so this March marked the 2nd year I've been posting art weekly and uploading it to print on demand sites. Since then I have made more than 400 pieces of art. I've remade some designs[which I still plan to do] and while alot of those numbers are recolors, it's all hand picked colors and there are also pride flag variations, which are alot of work some times, it's still alot of art. [also I have a few wips and art that didn't turn out on top of that!] I've also been posting my art over on bluesky! [and insta....and simple reels/shorts over on youtube...] I shouldn't have to say this but all my art is made by me no a/i at all. [Sad to see there is alot of art theft on redbubble currently since there's alot of people uploading a/i art and not getting removed, a/i art is art theft it only exists because the "training data" for it is stolen art also a/i in general is eating up the power grid.] There isn't sales running on all storefronts but if you want my art on anything or want to support a trans, neurodivergent, disabled artist please consider looking around my stores on teepublic, redbubble, or threadless! [you can wait for a sale, usually I forget/don't have the time to post about them! also there is currently a $15 t-shirt sale on threadless!] There are shirts, stickers, prints, mugs and more across the sites. Redbubble is the only store that does repeating patterns! [link to those here] [also it's slightly annoying redbubble only allow so many pieces of art per album so if you see there are 2 'lgbt+', 'positive quotes', and 'nature and animals' albums it's because of that!] I have pride stars, pride hearts, letter bug and other misc patterns [I'm really trying to make more but I kinda suck at patterns.]

I haven't made that much off of my art over the past 2 years, $52 on teepublic and almost $12 on redbubble, which I don't get because it doesn't meet the $20 payment threshold, used to be $2 for yearly payouts until they got rid of that last year one month before the new year! and also there's apparently a $4.90 account fee subtracted from payments too! SO really it's barley $7! And I haven't made a single sale on threadless, despite it being so popular on insta. [it's also clunky and slow to upload to still.] I've tried looking into other print on demand sites but many are super clunky or eat up alot of time so if you have any recommendations I'm all ears! [also yes I've heard of the printful and etsy thing.] Sorry for typing alot this was supposed to be short! Also I do really appreciate the reblogs/reposts on here and bluesky because more people do see the art! Thank you for reading!

Threadless doesn't have a count on the store page/artist's shop but it's probably the same as teepublic. [given that rebubble only has the few extra repeating pattern designs] edit: also fun fact the 28 pieces shared in each collage here, is only 56 pieces not even a 1/4 of what I've made!

[todd--chavez]

alrighty guys. I made the design of a holographic "You Are Secretariat" sticker and uploaded it to redbubble so ya'll can get one for yourself too it's like $4 or you can buy more stickers on the site and you get a discount overall. I just made the design, there's a third party that prints it so I have no idea how it'll actually turn out. If anyone actually buys it please keep me posted on how it turned out. I made 3 sizes one small one, and 2 medium sized ones.

Let me know if you guys have any other ideas for bojack stickers and I can try to just make them.

Disclaimer: I get like 20% of the money I think.

[canipleasegetthenumber15]

I just recently learned about colorize masks in Krita and decided to try it out (and messed around with a few other features and tools). So this elf-goblin lady was just to test some stuff out, but I liked her design enough to make her a sticker, magnet, and pin on my Redbubble shop. :)

A YouTube video titled Tutorial: Coloring with "Colorize mask" in Krita by David Revoy helped me a lot--his tutorial is pretty simple and easy to follow. I also tried two new brushes (I think they're called the Pencil-4 Soft and the Pixel Art Fill?) which were fun.

Some other helpful features when it comes to coloring are locking layers (it's a bit different for Krita than some other programs, from what I've seen) gaussian blur (via "Filter > Blur" at the top of the toolbar--this helps all the edges of the colored area look softer I think), and the selection tool (another way of outlining only a specific area you want to color in, which is what I used for the shading on her hair).

[cozidreamsreimagine]

How to Create Designs That Work for Your Print-on-Demand Business

Running a print-on-demand business is both exciting and challenging. Whether you're selling on platforms like Redbubble or managing your own store, creating designs that resonate with your audience is the key to success. But how do you craft designs that not only look great but also sell? In this blog post, I’ll guide you through the process of creating designs that work for your print-on-demand business, with tips and tricks tailored to help you stand out in a competitive market. Let’s dive in!

Why Design Matters in Print-on-Demand

In the world of print-on-demand, your designs are your product. Unlike traditional retail, you’re not selling physical inventory—you’re selling ideas. Your customers are drawn to your creativity, so your designs need to:

- Capture attention: Bold, unique designs stand out in search results.

- Resonate with your audience: People buy designs that align with their personality, values, or interests.

- Fit the product: A design that looks great on a t-shirt might not work on a mug or phone case.

Understanding these principles is the first step to creating designs that work for your business.

Step 1: Know Your Niche

The most successful print-on-demand businesses are niche-focused. Instead of trying to appeal to everyone, target a specific audience.

- Research your audience: Who are they? What are their interests, hobbies, or values?

- Find trending niches: Use tools like Google Trends or Redbubble’s trending searches to discover what’s popular.

- Create for your passion: If you’re passionate about your niche, it will show in your designs.

For example, if your niche is cozy, minimalist designs, you could create products that appeal to people who love hygge-inspired aesthetics.

Step 2: Brainstorm Unique Design Ideas

Once you’ve identified your niche, it’s time to brainstorm ideas. Here’s how to get started:

- Use keyword research: Tools like Redbubble’s search bar or Pinterest Trends can help you find popular themes.

- Look for inspiration: Check out competitors, social media, or even nature for fresh ideas.

- Think seasonally: Holidays, seasons, and special events are great opportunities for themed designs.

Pro tip: Keep a notebook or digital folder for design ideas. Inspiration can strike at any time!

Step 3: Master the Tools of the Trade

You don’t need to be a professional graphic designer to create stunning designs. With the right tools, anyone can make high-quality artwork.

- Free design tools: Canva, GIMP, and Inkscape are great for beginners.

- Professional software: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator offer advanced features for experienced designers.

- Mockup generators: Use tools like Placeit to see how your designs will look on products.

If you’re new to design, start simple. Minimalist designs with clean lines and bold typography are often bestsellers.

Step 4: Optimize Your Designs for Products

Not all designs work on every product. To maximize sales, tailor your designs to fit specific items.

- Consider placement: A design that looks great on a t-shirt might need adjustments for a mug or sticker.

- Use high-resolution files: Print-on-demand platforms require high-quality images to ensure sharp prints.

- Test your designs: Upload them to mockup tools to see how they look on different products.

For example, if you’re creating a design for a phone case, make sure the key elements aren’t cut off by the edges or camera hole.

Step 5: Write SEO-Friendly Titles and Tags

Even the best designs won’t sell if no one can find them. That’s where SEO comes in.

- Use relevant keywords: Include terms your audience is searching for, like “minimalist phone case” or “funny coffee mug.”

- Write descriptive titles: Instead of “Cool Design,” try “Retro Sunset Design for T-Shirts and Stickers.”

- Add detailed tags: Use a mix of broad and specific tags to improve your visibility.

For example, if your design is a cozy winter illustration, your tags might include “winter mug,” “cozy vibes,” and “holiday gift ideas.”

Step 6: Promote Your Designs

Creating great designs is only half the battle—you also need to market them.

- Leverage social media: Share your designs on Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok.

- Engage with your audience: Respond to comments and messages to build a loyal following.

- Collaborate with influencers: Partner with creators who align with your niche to reach a wider audience.

You can share behind-the-scenes content, like your design process or mockups, to connect with your audience on a personal level.

Step 7: Analyze and Improve

Finally, track your performance to see what’s working and what’s not.

- Check your analytics: Platforms like Redbubble provide insights into your sales and traffic.

- Experiment with new designs: Test different styles, themes, or niches to see what resonates.

- Listen to feedback: Pay attention to customer reviews and comments to improve your designs.

Remember, success in print-on-demand is a marathon, not a sprint. Keep learning and adapting as you go.

Final Thoughts

Creating designs that work for your print-on-demand business takes time, creativity, and strategy. By understanding your niche, mastering design tools, and optimizing your listings for SEO, you can build a successful shop that stands out from the crowd.

You have the power to turn your ideas into products that people love. So, what are you waiting for? Start creating today and watch your business grow!

Looking for unique, cozy designs that inspire and stand out? Visit my Redbubble shop to explore a collection of creative products made just for you!

[phoenixfire-thewizardgoddess]

Baby Bats & Buddies of Australia is a bat rescue organisation who needs help at the moment.

They are eeking donations, but also have an amazon wishlist (see this post) so international supporters can help, and also this redbubble.

There are not that many of this kind of animal rescue, and they are trying their best with an influx of unwell little ones.

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From their post 21hrs ago:

"Sorry to repost we need your help we only reached a few people, so hopefully we can reach more to get the help we desperately need. Together we can all make a difference .

Please know every dollar helps feed them and gives them a safe place to eat which is so very important.

We really need your help. It's not just their food we buy. It's cables ties which we go through a lot, buckets, clamps, clips arches, lattice ones that are arsenic-free , ropes, shade cloth, troughs, hooks, wire and other odds and ends to make safe places for them. I love the time I put in getting the fruit, cutting it and hanging it so don't get me wrong but the worry how long I can do this is getting harder. Even if you can't help financially watch a video or two that costs you nothing but helps the bats. We need to help them all to stay strong . This will explain why I do this and how it's helped the bats. Thank you

After the starvation event, fires, then the heat stress we needed to give the bats the best chance.

Giving them safe places to feed has become just as important for their growth. Right now they're getting sick from eating cocas palm berries. So we want to give them good food.

Any little bit helps to fill their tummies. Thank you

PLEASE HELP THE BATTIES!

Our paypal

I've been asked by a few people to start a Patreon to help the bats. I have just recently started one. It'll feature videos of the wild bats plus little batty gifts for higher tiers.

https://www.patreon.com/BabyBatsandBuddiesofAu.../membership

A lovely lady also figured out how to use the Amazon wish list for people over seas. Here's the step by step she wrote out.

All done on amazon.au

1.click your link

2. click the item

3. Once up, click on Deliver to, under the picture.

4. Select Australia

5. Enter 4226 for postcode. Then select Robina, then Queensland.

6. It will ask you to sign in but you will probably have to setup a new account. It accepted my address and card details.

7. It then checks if you want to send it to your address

8. Done

RedBubble for batty merch BabyBats.redbubble.com

Thank You for your help"

And this little guy:

[irrelevant-iguanadon]

Sup new pinned post hi I'm cordy 👋

I have an art account it's iguanadonart or smth like that u should go follow it fr

Shoot me an ask if u want btw, I like to think I'm pretty chill.

The rest of my online presence

Redbubble: Irrelevant7

Art Account: iguanadonart

Reddit: irrelevant-iguanadon

Twt/X: IrrelevantIguan

Insta: irrelevant.iguanadon

Discord: dm me if u want it

Linktree: irrelevant.iguanadon

**linktree includes the above plus psn, steam, letterboxd, and stash (letterboxd but for games)

ALSO!! This is the link to the Operation Olive Branch spreadsheet if you want to donate :)) 🇵🇸

Anyways um fun facts about me:

Nonbinary/queer/demisexual yeah we love gay ppl

ADHD as fuck (I have the silly)

I'm in college!! So I'm a bit busy sometimes but it's okay!! Anyways I'm a film major (w/ a minor in gender studies) if you were curious

Speaking of I'm generally really really passionate about women's rights/queer rights/sex ed/aspec ed/trans rights so if you ever wanna get me ranting like hell send me an ask asking about something specific regarding those. Just don't be purposefully trying to get me pissed off at you about it plz.

I have some silly hobbies which include art (mostly just pencil/pen doodles and some digital stuff though), plushie making (that one is recent), and video games!! I love video games!!!

I also like fun clothes and outfits but only when it's niceish out, when it's cold I default to sweatpants and a hoodie 💀

Anyways going back to the art stuff I have a redbubble!!! Go buy some stickers or smth if you want!!

Moving On

Fandoms (this is gonna go in depth with each so they are titles for yee so just scroll past the ones u don't care about)

Soulsborne 🗡

I've beaten all of them except for Sekiro and DS2's DLCs (and the DeS remake but I've played the original)

Bloodborne is my favorite (and also favorite game of all time)

Fav characters consist of Lady Maria, Adeline, Simon, The Hunter, Lucatiel, Aldia, Hyetta, Blaidd, Marika, and Rennala

Speaking of, fav ships are (f or nb) hunter x maria, maria x adeline, lucatiel x (f or nb) Bearer of The Curse, and Marika x rennala

Fav bosses: either laurence or orphan of kos, penetrator, manus, smelter demon, sister frieda, and dragon lord

FNaF 🐻

I've been here since before fnaf world, I'm a veteran 💀

Favorite game is 4 but HW1 is better game play wise imo

Big fan of any nightmares, fredbear, springbonnie, rxq, ennard, funtime foxy, and roxy

As for like human characters, I love both movie and game mike, movie Vanessa, Cassie, and game Vanessa's potential

I like a lot of the big fangames a lot too, my favorites being the DSaF series, FNaC 3, and Super Fnaf.

I think the books suck ass (unless they're the logbook or cookbook <3), and the mimic is fucking stupid and should've just been a digital only thing, w/o a physical robot

I'm just salty about security breach in general

Game Theory/Team Theorist

This is Matpat hate free zone!!!

I've been watching his videos since 2015, this man practically raised me

My favorite channels atm are GTLive and Style Theory lol

I actually like his fnaf theories, not necessarily bc I think they're right but bc they're fun and he presents them in an entertaing way lol

Biggest Ash and Amy fan everytime they're in an episode of smth it's slay. Head editor Dan is super cool too.

Best GTLive series/vids are the murder of sonic the hedgehog, JRs, FNaC 3, Bad End Theater, the FNaF lore off, and Trombone Champ

Pokemon ⚡️

First game was white 2 back in like 2014 I think, my first starter was tepig

Favs of each category are emboar for a starter, white kyurem for legend, genesect for mythical, idrc about the ultra beasts, slither wing for paradox, mega lucario, and volcarona overall

Fav human characters are rika, prof sada/ai sada (same for turo), volo, nessa, Lillie and lusamine, ghetsis, N, all of the gen 5 gym leaders tbh

I also like pmd2 a lot!! It's one of my fav games ever actually

Pokemon Rejuvenation ✨️

I haven't played the most recent chapter 💀💀

I love all the characters a ton honestly but I'm the biggest risa raider fan

Sonic 🦔

This is a recent one and my current hyperfixation lol

Favs are Rouge, Blaze, Amy, Shadow, and Espio

Fav ship is blazamy <3 but my fav platonic relationship is rouge and shadow

I'm currently working a couple AUs so maybe those will be a thing on here evntually

No joke got into sonic bc me and my roommate watched the gt live tmosth playthrough together and we both got hyperfixated

Currently working my way through the games!! I just started though so I'm only on sonic adventure 1 and I haven't started the 2d list at all

Also trying to watch the shows but I've only seen the first few mins of X, and a couple Boom eps. I've finished s2 of Prime though!! Excited for 3!!

Also want to eventually read the idw comics but haven't gotten a chance yet.

All sonic girls are Sapphic btw <3

Hatchetfield 🎶

I've watched a few other starkid shows but these are the only ones I've latched on to

I've seen all the content up to this point save hey melissa

alice, bill, grace, steph, lex, hannah, becky, linda, and mrs holloway are my favs

My fav lib is tinky <3

Fav musical is npmd but fav nmt is killer track

Fav starkids are mariah, angela, jon, corey, and curt but all of them are slays fr

Heathers 🍵

I've been here since like late late 2019

Never seen the show but I have seen the off broadway slime tutorial a decent amount and I own a DVD of the movie

I love!!!!! Veronica Sawyer!!!!!

Chansaw if my fav ship by far I love them but McDuke is also slay and there's definitely reason to ship Veronica with almost any other student in that movie save Kurt and Ram lol

Big fan of the AUs where JD and Veronica are platonic besties ngl

Not a huge fan of the West End version though

I didn't know what emoji to out here bro

Sea of Stars 💫

Played it for the first time in December of 2023 and fell in love omg

Seraï is my fav love her <3

Every woman in that game loves women fr

I have lots of thoughts about the bosses I'll post about them someday

God this took me 2 hours I'm gonna go to bed now 💀

[cornershelf]

New Sapphic Pride Swag!

Hello friends. My cat is in surgery right now. We had to use all of our savings and then some to pay for his care. Money is tight, so I made a redbubble to try and make a little extra to pay off the debt we incurred at the vets. Please consider checking it out and reblogging!

The pictures in this post are some of my favorite products, but you can get my designs printed on shirts, bags, stickers, and much more.

I plan to keep adding designs. The current 4 designs were made by me for myself and my wife awhile ago, so the particular flags i chose represent us, but I'm happy to make the design using any combination of pride flags-- just shoot me a message or ask if you are interested!

[writefightandflightclub]

Hi!

I added some designs to my humble Redbubble shop. I am not a very technical (read: skilled) artist 😆 But, what I lack in know-how I make up for in spirit and chaos, hopefully.

Anyway, I thought somebody out there might like these. I can’t vouch for the designs on every product as I haven’t seen every item in real life, but I did think they looked pretty decent and colourful when tiled on to the chiffon top (I do own a couple of tops with my own art on now, is that normal? 🙈). You could try a low risk test with a sticker or a button if you’re unsure whether you’ll hate it 😅

Anyway, take it or leave it! Just a bit of self-promo for anyone partial to wonky and/or questionable art that may or may not be taken down from the site at any moment 🤣

(Sadly my Dukey designs were taken down.)

And, in case it’s not obvious, they’re all Oscar characters:

1. Steven Grant

2. Richard Alonso Muñoz

3. Llewyn Davis

4. Nathan Bateman

5. Orestes

6. Duke Leto

7. Duke Leto

[libraford]

Hey, how long did it take for your redbubble to get off the ground? I've mostly been adding my photography to mine which I know doesn't sell as well, I'm just wondering how long it typically takes for people to notice your stuff

I think I had mine for like 4 years before people even looked at my stuff, and it was a combination of constant advertising and settling into a style that people want on stuff.

Photography is indeed a hard sell because the majority of things that people buy, at least from me, is stickers. And people tend to want a more... I wanna say the word I'm looking for is 'graphical'... style when looking at stickers

But I have sold a few photos here and there, on things like book covers and phone cases. Occasionally I'll sell a print, but it's not often.

There's always a dissonance between what I think is a good photo, what other people think is a good photo, and what makes a good product. And youd think that a photo that gets a decent amount of notes on tumblr would sell well, but that's not often the case.

Like all sales, it's a crapshoot. You just have to keep trying until you find something that works.

[ex35life]

So, guess I’ll make a pinned post… I’m in my 30’s, She/her, and married with 4 kids. I’m a visual artist (and sometimes writer). My fine art is usually anatomy and mental health related, and I’m trying to grow as an illustrator. I’m currently hyper fixating on anime (specifically Dragon Ball) and Greek Mythology (especially Homer) so you’ll probably see a lot of fan art.

If you want to find my art, search #my art

My fics can be found here

You can get some of my art printed on various objects in my Redbubble and Teepublic stores

https://www.teepublic.com/user/kktibbs

[chaotic-archaeologist]

I’ve never done this before so here we go! It’s so confusing being a queer and non binary/trans teen that’s uncomfortable with their body because any kind of stimulation ends up making me overwhelmed and uncomfortable and spirals into me questioning my queer identity entirely! I want to prove to myself I’m queer and do what all my peers are doing... but it always makes me feel a little ashamed and just upset. Any advice at all would be so kind thank you so much! -🍊

Hi there dirtling, I'm sorry I didn't answer this when it came in, it's been a hectic few days.

The first thing that I want to say to you is that you do not need to look or act a certain way to be queer. If you identify as queer/LGBT+, you are inherently queer. However, I totally get wanting to show your identity in the way that you present, so let's brainstorm.

You raise an interesting point with sensory overload and becoming overstimulated. I can totally understand how cutting/dying your hair, wearing jewelry, etc might be too much for you. The great news is that there are tons of queer people out there that struggle with similar things, and I'm hoping that some of them will see this and chime in. I will admit that while I do have sensory processing issues, they aren't the same as yours, and so I apologize if any of my suggestions won't work for you.

I think that one easy and relatively cheap way for you to show your identity would be a pin with a pride flag and/or pronouns. I suggest a pin because you can put it on your backpack, coat, or jacket, where it might be less bothersome to you.

Trans pride flag pin from amazon

Non-binary pride flag pin from amazon

They/them pronouns pin from amazon

He/they pronoun pin from amazon

She/her pronoun pin from amazon

Ask me about my pronouns pin from amazon

Trans pride pins on etsy

Non-binary pride pins on etsy

Pronouns pin on etsy

I generally try to steer clear from Amazon and support independent artists on Etsy, but Etsy pins tend to be $4-5 dollars more expensive and I totally understand that people have limited funds. I also like Etsy because of its huge variety, which is why I just included links to the searches "trans/non binary/pronoun pin" rather than linking to individual ones.

If you wear socks everyday anyway, those could also be great ways to incorporate pride flags into your look, even though/especially if you're looking for something under the radar.

Trans socks from amazon

Non binary socks from amazon

Rainbow pride socks from Amazon

You can also get prints on tons and tons of different items on RedBubble. If you have specific t shirt needs, then you can still get a ton of designs on stickers for your waterbottle/laptop/etc, phone cases, masks, mugs, hats, pins, travel mugs, and so so much more.

I usually try to give people options that are low/no cost, and I do recognize that all of the things that I've suggested do require money which can be hard especially if you're not financially independent/have a supportive family. If I can come up with other inexpensive options I'll reblog this with an update.

Finally, I'll invite anyone else to share strategies that they've found, especially ones that might be good for someone who gets overstimulated quickly.

I hope this helps,

-Reid

[toastedbuckwheat]

Hello! May I ask how you draw? I'm currently learning how to myself and would be highly interested into a step to step process by you! Like from sketch to the done thing (no color necessary)

Hello there!

I dunno how I feel about showing how I work/giving advice to someone who’s learning (and I say it as a pro artist who went through years of traditional art education) because when I do the illustrations you see here on my tumblr I BREAK THE RULES you’d learn though life drawing routine, and give in to bad habits, and my methods are rather unplanned and chaotic which makes it difficult to pinpoint significant stages. But I used my portable potato to take some photos during working on my last piece, so I’ll throw it here with a bit of an explanation of what’s going on.

Before I begin - and because you’re about to look at a mess of a WIP - I’d like to give you some general advice that generally makes life easier when you draw (again, things that I learned in traditional arts education - another artist might advise you the complete opposite, dunno!)

Work holistically. Forget them satisfying-to-look-at clips on instagram showing someone produce a hyperrealistic portrait starting from an eye, with each and every element emerging being finished before they proceed to another part. It takes a lot of talent, yes, but these are ppl redrawing a photo in a kind of a mechanical manner. Most artists don’t work this way. Especially if you’re working without a reference, or if you’re doing a life drawing - your process will be layering and changing and finding what works best to give an impression of what you’re drawing rather than reproduce the exact image, and your artwork is likely to look messy most of the time.That said: don’t start with the details. Don’t spend too much time on a particular part while neglecting others. Your goal is to keep the whole piece at the same level of ‘finished’ (even though it’s unfinished - do I make sense?) before you’re confident that everything is where it should be and proceed to the details. So sketch out the composition first. See how things fit, what’s the dynamics. You’ll save yourself from limbs sticking out from the frame, odd proportions etc etc.

Because it’s a game of relationships between different parts of the picture/scene. I ask you not to worry about finishing a single element before laying out the rest because you’ll find that said element will look different once the other part appears! For instance - you might think that the colour you picked for a character’s hair is already very dark. But once you’re done with the night sky background, you’ll find that it’s in fact too light, and doesn’t work well with the cold palette. You’ll have to revisit different parts of the image as you go to balance these relationships and make the picture work as a whole.

Give an impression of something being there without actually drawing it ‘properly’- because details are hard, mate. You’ll see that my lineart usually has hardly any, and my colouring is large unrefined stains, but the finished thing looks convincing. Like, fuck, I can never focus on how Crowley’s eyes are really shaped. So I just turn them into large glowing yellow ellipses crossed by a line, and heard no protests so far.

Don’t panic if you messed up (you probably didn’t anyway). It might turn out to be a completely unnoticeable mistake - because, remember, things work together to balance each other, so another finished off prominent element will probably drown that badly placed line that looked so visible and out of place a second ago. 

It might not look good before it’s finished. I’m mostly immune to it after years of drawing, and my recent illustrations all follow a specific method (ykno, my sunset glow effects and all that) so I can kinda predict the next stage. But I do my linearts on a specially picked crap paper, I don’t bother erasing the smudged graphite, and it looks messy af until I make the background white in Photoshop. Conclusion: you might have a moment of doubt as you work through a piece, but try to break through it - I often suddenly start to like what I cursed a minute before! - and try to finish it even if it’s meant to be bad. This way, looking through your past pieces, you’ll see the progress. And trust me, I can’t even look at my art from literally three months ago. It’s normal.

Now, pics! The sketches are paler in real life, but I increased the contrast a little so you can see something.

1. Laying out the composition! 

I wanted to just show them kissing, but I got carried away due to some Art Nouveau inspiration. As you might have noticed, most of my illustrations are quite self-contained (ykno - they look like a sticker on a plain background). So I wanted a tight swirl bordered by Aziraphale’s wings creating a sort of rounded, yin-yang like bubble around them. Consequently I made the whole composition revolve around their heads. 

2. Adding more details to the sketch. It’s messy af. It will be messy until I’m done. It’s fine.

3. These are the fineliners I use for the linearts! They are made by Uni-ball and come in light and dark grey. I also sometimes use the guy on the left - ‘Touch’ sign pen by Pentel, when I want more brush-like, wider strokes. I work in grey because when I scan it and do my usual boring trick with sunlight highlights - which is an Overlay mode layer in Photoshop - the highlights ‘burn out’ the lines too and make them vanish a little, and the lighting effect gets more striking. I also like to use the light grey ones to make something look pencil-y without actually using pencil, because pencil fucking smudges.

4. It smudges! So because I am right handed, I start inking from the right hand side, no matter how tempted I am to do their faces first.

5. You can see the composition directions here. I made it intuitively, but ofc some ppl actually use grids etc to lay out their drawings.

6. See how pale ans thin the lineart was at first? I kept adjusting it as new inked parts were appearing. It starts to look nice and consistent now! 

7. Finished lineart? There are some mistakes which I later corrected in PS. Notice that Aziraphale’s face has hardly any details on it - I tried to make the drawing suggest his expression rather than risk overdoing it. 

8. Photoshop time!! You can totally do what I did here even if you don’t have a graphic tablet. I used Curves tool to enhance the lineart, then Quick Selection Tool to select the background around around my sticker-like piece and filled it white (on a new layer ofc). I keep this white layer on top of the layer order so it works as a mask as I colour. I decided I did not like the hatching shading underneath Aziraphale’s halo, so I erased it with a Stamp tool (because I wanna keep the textured grey fill my crap paper naturally gives me!). It’s done roughly but won’t be visible once the thing is coloured. 

9. And the reason why I keep the grey shade instead of easily getting rid of it by using Curves/Levels is because when I set this layer to Multiply mode and colour underneath, it gives me this nice desaturated look like from an old cheap paper comic page. It works as a natural filter! But of course I can’t do bright colours this way, so all my glowing highlights happen ABOVE the lineart layer - on a separate layer in Overlay mode! 

Finished thing here!

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[callumilott-archive]

I ordered 4 planet stickers for my laptop as a subtle ace pride moment. Everyone thinks it’s because I like space but they are purple, white, grey and black for a reason... as they say ‘do certain colour combinations make you happy - or are you straight?’ - only fellow aces have figured it out.

No one needs to know my sexuality but if they really wanted to and they actually tried they could possibly figure it out and that’s how I like it. I’m out to people to care enough to look closely.

I hope this helps you in some way. Everyone has a different relationship with being/wanting to be out or not. It’s ok. You are doing it right xx

i actually bought these on redbubble the other day but im not sure yet where to put them. yeah i feel this tbh, like im not exactly lying about it or trying to keep it quiet but really only the people closest to me (and my tumblr followers) know about it explicitly. i dont think ill ever want to 'come out' as in make it public knowledge because i dont really think its anyones business but mine?? i cant exactly put my finger on it why i dont want to while simultaneously wanting to wear that black ring but just the thought of having to tell anyone in my family makes me wanna dig a hole to australia. i feel like its so hard to explain what it means to be ace to people who arent and generally the response has been very 'oh you just havent met the right person yet' which. yikes. but thats another story ksjdghs im sorry i went off on a tangent, i really appreciate your ask and i understand completely!!

cats sticker / tea sticker / goose sticker