everybody's tryna get a look, huh? i really haven't done my make-up today, you know...

hideyoshi nagachika: tokyo ghoul, painted in photoshop

jensen ackles mullet???????

unfortunately i cannot escape the opinion of rupaul being a cunt 😭💀

i wish they did international drag races without him

oh he absolutely is. alas, i am a lifetime drag race consumer and he is an inextricable part of gay history. it was interesting to hear him speak about some things in person.

i saw rupaul tonight on his book tour and he said that while filming global drag race in colombia recently he literally had no idea where he was the entire time. "i was at the panel, michelle was there... but i had no idea. none." and you know what? he literally didn't care at all. not important 😂 "as you get older, things like 'where am i,' 'what time is it,' not important."

thinking abt thee long road to destiel love confession: bedlund was like. ok EYE will write the first destiel admission of love [pens "what? i love past you" in 5x04 because well, past-dean reminds him of the dean he fell in love with, the dean that cares about the whole world. gets changed to "like."] then robbie said ok EYE will be the first to write an explicit destiel love confession and DEAN confesses FIRST and they're in an underground space with no windows! [pens "i forgive you. i love you." gets changed to "i need you" which. is honestly a more insane thing to say] then davy perez was like. ok EYE will write the first destiel love confession in 12x12 and cas is saying to dean as he's about to DIE. but then he kinda backtracks it and says he loves everyone. and then finally berens was like, ok i guess it's me. [checks notes] so we got, cas confessing his love and how much he loves dean, specifically highlighting how dean CARES and has a huge heart. and uhh they're in an underground room. with no windows. and cas is about to die. no backtracking this time.

reblog to make prev stop having headaches

So, I love animation history, and I've been watching a lot of forgotten animated films for the last couple of weeks...

Fire and Ice (1983): the rotoscope thing is very interesting. I love Darkwolf's design and how hot Teegra is in those early scenes, but not much else. It looks too much like He-Man and the plot drags. 2/10

A Troll in Central Park (1994): charming at the heart of things. Especially with Dom DeLuise as Stanley -- what a comforting voice from my childhood. "Anything that's real starts with a dream." I do very much wish I could live in an underground garden paradise like a little socially awkward troll. 4/10

The Princess and the Goblin (1991): a little bizarre and not very compelling, but I love the bits with grandmother Irene. The way that the attic is animated to transform into an Edenic homestead is so beautiful. 4/10

Quest for Camelot (1998): have you ever wondered what Sinbad would have looked like if they had like half the budget and story? Eric Idle is going to hell. I want to fuck the griffin. 3/10

The Ringing Bell (1978): it's considered a classic for a reason! The idea that you create what will destroy you, and love it for doing so... the idea that when you force yourself to grow up you can never go back... There will come a time when you don't fit into your old life anymore, and you did that to yourself. You destroyed what part of you was innocent and belonged here, but you've also turned your back on the world that changed you. So where do you go? What are you now? What good is a strength that requires you face the world alone? 9/10

The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (or, The Legend of Sirius) (1981): a Romeo and Juliet retelling that kind of dragged, to be honest. I love the way that the fire is animated and the underwater backgrounds; they're whimsical but there's a real primordial quality to them that I like, because the ocean is weird! The sea god design is excellent and there are some sea creatures that are truly delightful, like the bunny fish and whatever Mabuse is supposed to be. Sirius is offputtingly noodly though, and he's 80% of the movie. Didn't love this one. 4/10

Faeries (1981): I cannot believe how they pronounce "Niamh" in this. The folklore designs are really cute though. 2/10

Freddie as FR07 (or, Freddie the Frog) (1992): terrible. I should make a video essay about this film because it is batshit insane in like the worst way. Completely not worth your time but I'd love to tell you about it sometime. 0/10

Felidae (1994): what is it about violent cat series that get at me!!!! A gory noir film made about cats solving a series of cat murders? Some of the imagery really was wild here; I loved the nightmare with Mendel and the puppet corpses. Trauma and eugenics and vengeance at the heart of this one too, the villain was without a doubt a monster but you still felt for them anyway. Decently scary and well-paced, a great tribute to the source material. Also, deeply uncomfortable cat sex scene. 7/10

The Last Unicorn (1982): all of my female friends apparently decided to watch this one at the same time, and we all got weirdly emotional about it. To escape a fetishized genocide your body is violated and turned into something that will no longer interest the conquerers. You do not want this change because this is not your body. Every day is a torment knowing that you slip further and further away from what you know you are. Every day you forget more and more of what you used to be. Eventually, you wouldn't want to go back even if you could remember. Even if you are not happy, you are safe. You are alone, all alone with the ghosts that haunt your footsteps. 9/10

The Plague Dogs (1982): GOD ok. These poor things. These poor dogs haunted by pain that they don't deserve -- "I'm a good dog." "I don't think they're doing it because they think you're a bad dog." -- and are just trying to live a good life once they escape their captors. One of them even remembers life before the torture, when he had a comfortable home and love. But now he thinks it's his own fault he's lost it. They wander the wild, hopeless, unloved except by each other, and what can they do? The world is so much bigger than them. Every decision that shapes their lives is out of their hands, and has nothing to do with them. They're cursed by the narrative. They didn't ask for this. They don't even know what they're doing out here, or where they're meant to go; they have no purpose and no reason to keep fighting for their own survival except that it's the only thing they know how to do. You start this life treading water and you end it treading water. The water swallows you all the same. 10/10

Rock a Doodle (1991): Elvis chicken???????? 5/10

Happily Ever After (1989): truly one of the most bizarre films I've ever seen. A sequel to Snow White that quite literally no one asked for and no one saw coming. I am forever haunted by "dwarfelles." I do love the prince's grubby little creature design though, he's so cute! 1/10 for him only.

Once Upon a Forest (1993): I remember so vividly watching this one when I was home sick from school one time. I don't why it stuck with me; it's not very good. 3/10 because cute animal designs

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989): gorgeous. adorable. such beautiful paintings and incredible character design! there were so many people connected to this project and it's such a labor of love. it has such a ghibli style and feel about it even though that's not the studio that produced it. 8/10!

I also tracked down some of The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993-1995), but I'd love to watch the whole thing sometime. The Redwall series is also on my list, I loved those books as a kid.

Definitely taking recommendations! Have you seen any weird animated films you need to inflict on others?

i have never been more excited about a casting choice! keanu reeves as shadow the hedgehog! coming 2024 :)

redraw and reinterpretation of Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz's John Wick cover, painted in photoshop (~5 hours)

Still absolutely feral about On the Head of a Pin every time I rewatch. Never getting over it. SPN masterpiece. Sam's arc, Dean's arc, Cas's arc. Dean and Cas. The acting!!! Most of all--whatever it is Jensen was doing, absolutely terrifying and beautiful and heartbreaking. The writing, cinematography, story, themes. Peak SPN.

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Lil Nas X painted in Photoshop, ~20 hours

Shout out to all the Black ppl that can no longer participate directly in the fandom they love because of the stresses of racism 👍🏾 you contain multitudes of value and I'm sorry that the color of your skin and the power of your voice makes people not want to acknowledge that.

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hi!! i know i'm not on here that much anymore, but i do still lurk and i really enjoy talking to you all! plus, i'm definitely still in touch with my creative fan-art side.

if you're a new follower who likes my art now or an old fan of my supernatural art, good news: i've started an instagram to store my best work! i also want to get in touch with more independent artists like me!

if you have instagram, you can follow me @ mroepe_art over there. almost everything there is already cross-posted here on tumblr in my art tag, but there's also some new stuff over there you've never seen before! i'll also probably be posting some progress shots and updates on my stories, and that's also a place to check in about commissions if you have the interest! could be cool to check it out!

in any case, thanks for reading!!! thank you all for your support so far 🌈 💖

certified babygirl 💛 seto kaiba 💙

finally cleaned up this old WIP! design based on a duda beat shirt :)

THIS IS EXACTLY IT THANK YOU KIND STRANGER @whim-bo

help me find it?

does anyone remember that animated movie that was circulating on tumblr for a while -- it looked like an old rankin and bass style film, like the last unicorn, and the focus of the clip was i think a jester/harlequin/masquerade type guy with a lute, and he was very pathetic but also kind of quippy and funny? i realize this is not a lot to go on but it has been driving me crazy and i want to find it!

help me find it?

does anyone remember that animated movie that was circulating on tumblr for a while -- it looked like an old rankin and bass style film, like the last unicorn, and the focus of the clip was i think a jester/harlequin/masquerade type guy with a lute, and he was very pathetic but also kind of quippy and funny? i realize this is not a lot to go on but it has been driving me crazy and i want to find it!