theartistswings

[theartistswings]

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

[theartistswings]

People often say to me: “You draw like some kind of inhuman machine.  If I eat your brain, will I gain your power?”  The answer is yes, but there is another way. The key to precise drawing is building up muscle memory so that your arm/hand/fingers do the things you want them to do when you want them to do them.  Teaching yourself to draw a straight line or to make sweet curves is just a matter of practice and there are some exercises you can do to help improve. If you’re going to be doodling in class or during meetings anyway, why not put that time to good use?

[theartistswings]

So Pope Francis met with JD Vance on Easter Sunday, giving another go at explaining compassion to him, then dies the following day

Im not saying these two things are connected, but if I was writing this book people would be criticizing me for hitting them over the head with obvious symbolism.

[theartistswings]

A Treasure Plant AU Ive been working on!

In this AU, Varian finds his mother’s map after their home is ransacked. Eugene and Lance take on the role of Dr Doppler and accompany Varian to protect him. They board Captain Rapunzel’s ship and meet her Navigation Officer Nuru. Here Donella is the ship’s Surgeon and Hugo the recently promoted Cook.

Now Varian is taking his place as cabin boy, Hugo is annoyed and frustrated as he is left out of Donella’s Plans to show Varian the ropes and keep him from learning any of their secrets.

[theartistswings]

[theartistswings]

🥺

to celebrate this precious bby boy's recent mini spin off by the lovely i-found-you-justine-time and theartistswings, here's a yong headcanon track ✨

[theartistswings]

Yong's Magical Candlenights Adventure

Chapter 3: Falling Stars Yong gets some answers. No matter the consequence.

Read it here!

[theartistswings]

Amazing fanart of Yong’s Magical Candlenights Adventure! Thank you Orczyyyyy

Doodle dump I did today. I really like Yong’s spinoff.

(This last one was to practice drawing Yong’s face)

[theartistswings]

😎

Yong's Magical Candlenights Adventure

Chapter 2: Among Peers

Yong tries to enjoy time with his friends for Candlenights. If only he didn't feel like the odd one out.

Read it here!

[theartistswings]

Its trueee

Next chapters coming sooner than you think 😘

Varian's Tangled Trials- THE SEQUEL!

A SEQUEL?! I hear you ask. Why yes. Because while we may have wrapped up the story so wonderfully created by Kay and Anne, Co-Ladies-In-Waiting... I mean, Co-Writers Lauren and I have been wanting to dip our toes back into this world and take these characters for at least one more spin. This new story came from Lauren's most brilliant mind and is both a continuation of the VTT story and a bit of a holiday celebration! If you loved Varian's Tangled Trials in the past I beg you to come join us for one more little adventure! Yong's Magical Candlenights Adventure

Seven months after discovering the Eternal Library Varian, Hugo, Nuru, and Yong are back! Tis the season of Candlenights- a holiday that celebrates the founding of the Alliance of the Seven Kingdoms! It's Yong's first ever Candlenights and he couldn't be more excited! But as the festivities go on, Yong realizes something more is happening behind the scenes. Will he be able to save the day alone?

Please find the first chapter here!

Don't know what Varian's Tangled Trials is? A fan of the Tangled Animated Disney Show? Come see what all the fuss is about here!

[theartistswings]

My fandoms and my fandom neighbors!

TODAY, August 12, 2024, The Animation Guild begins negotiations with the AMPTP to win a new contract for animation. This is a huge fight with severe stakes for the future of the Animation Industry in the US, and the guild needs your support!

TAG is fighting, Right Now, to stop exploitative practices that are weaponized against animation professionals across the globe, and working hard to ensure this industry has a future here in the states.

If you are a fan of animation, whether it's major or independent studios, eastern or western, tv or movies, we need you to get LOUD in support of The Animation Guild. The crews who work so hard to bring these works to life are struggling to pay their bills, if they can find work at all, while studio CEOs are getting multi-million dollar raises to cancel projects and gut streaming libraries.

We can win this fight, but we need public outcry and support. If you work in animation, if you've ever dreamed of working in animation, or if you just love animation, please stand with TAG and support the union effort to keep animation a viable career and a valuable medium!

Check out the Website Here: #StandWithAnimation

AnimationWorkersIgnited Twt / LinkTree

AnimationGuild Twt

[theartistswings]

Finally finished it🙌

[theartistswings]

What is this about the tumblr staff wanting to sell art data to midjourney?

An ex-colleague of mine mentioned yesterday that there may be contacts between Automattic and midjourney in that direction, but nothing is public yet and I don't have any more info. They probably won't have anything specific to share either, since they left the company weeks ago too. That being said:

I have no reason to doubt my ex-coworker word, they are a trustworthy person.

Tumblr's CEO has been absurdly enthusiastic (comically, even) about AI, and is a big fan of LLMs and 'AI' companies.

A deal with midjourney could solve tumblr financial issues (not the same company, but openAi is paying up to 5 million/year to news companies to use their content as training data... tumblr generates several orders of magnitude more content than any newspaper or any media company and it only would need a 20 to 30 million per year deal to be profitable)

So I don't have any extra info yet, but I'm keeping my ears open.

[theartistswings]

Have you flipped the tumblr switch to not get scraped for AI-theft today?

It’s in the account settings. If in the app do the following:

1. Go to your blog (tiny human symbol)

2. Go to account settings (tiny cogwheel on the top right).

3. Scroll down to and hit Visibility (the second option from the end)

4. Activate the last oft the three switches (depending on your previous settings it may already be activated (symbol sky blue with switch to the right)

If you have several blogs you need to do it for each one.

Done.

[theartistswings]

They can deny it all they want. The world finally sees them for the monsters they truly are.

"Israelis calling for genocide in their own words."

theamericanizedfrench

[theartistswings]

Thinking about how 140 people made all the difference…

[theartistswings]

Thursday is the only weekday nobody is named after.