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raphs-rhapsody · 9 hours

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woAh it's me

on the current raeda conversation:

I think what people (esp new fans who didn't watch the show as it aired, and didn't have time between releases to really think about characters and let stuff sink in, in that sense) don't understand is this:

raeda provides a more nuanced representation of queerness and what it means to love someone.

the whole point of raeda, imo, is that love shouldn't, doesn't, look a certain way. love doesn't fit into a mold. it isn't easy. sometimes it's tragic. sometimes it hurts.

queerness doesn't look a certain way. the whole point is being who you are and who you are is different for everyone

raeda hits cause we see both of them at their worst. and as the show was airing we didn't know if they'd get a chance to show one another they'd changed. we all thought raine was gonna fucking die every time they were on screen. but i digress

i think people gloss over how well the adult characters are fleshed out in the owl house. honestly it's taken for granted. they have depth. and their queerness makes them all the more vital as representation cause they're not stereotyped and don't fit into a box.

again key word here is nuanced

and isn't the whole point of the owl house to celebrate individuality and how beautiful and unique we are? to not judge people based on generalizations? to not try and fit someone into a mold they have to fit inside forever?

if you try to put anything in the show in a box then you missed the point.

so like, the fact that raeda is so overlooked despite being the best representation of a ship that breaks conventions is weird

the fact that they're both ignored by disney is even weirder. lumity is good rep, but i think raeda is equally if not more important because of the opportunity for kids adult queer role models that prove that life is a mess and the path you're on might not be linear, but eventually everything will get better.

sorry for putting a college dissertation in your ask box. i'll go back to lurking lol

I'm reading this whole college dissertation wdym

#i WROTE all that #i could write a college essay on this #i'm not kidding #like raeda is criminally overlooked and mischaracterised #lumity is great and all but how often do we get adult queer characters that have depth and who actually feel like human beings #i know they're witches but you get the point #a. d sorta related but also the fact that raine is disney's first trans character yet they never actually acknowledge them irks me.#i'll shuddup now #asks #asks but it's me in someone else's ask box #toh #raphs ramblings #raeda

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raphs-rhapsody · 8 days

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VOTEE RAEDA VOTE RAEDA

Tumblr Top Ships Bracket - Round 1 Side 2

This poll is a celebration of fandom and fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement, and refrain from harassment.

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raphs-rhapsody · 12 days

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✨purr, bitch✨

had to do this acrylic painting for class!

here is the sketch and the under painting

the assignment was to pick an old masters painting put an animal head on it, so these were my references!

the painting is "Head of a Girl" by Jacob van Oost, 1650

on a separate note, this cat is inspired by me and my pals' headcanon for darius's palisman. her name is duchess :)

#raphs ramblings #my art #art #painting #artists on tumblr #acrylpainting #cats #she's serving so much cunt #period bitch

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raphs-rhapsody · 15 days

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best brownies in the known universe (at least, according to my grandma)

some year and a half ago when i was getting ready to move out i combed through all the family recipes that lay lost to time and one of the ones that i found was my grandmas brownie recipe. idk where she got it from (nor can i ask cause she has dementia) and its a printed out email she sent to my mom in june 2000. but by george these the best brownies i have ever tasted. would she be pleased that i am sharing this recipe with my vast following? absolutely.

YOU WILL NEED:

5 tablespoons butter (unsalted) 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate (or as much as your heart desires) 2/3 cup unsweetened good cocoa powder 1 cup sugar (white) (superfine preferred, normal works fine) 1 cup sifted white flour (can use gluten free) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder as much cinnamon as your heart desires (your heart needs to desire at least some cinnamon. its essential to the recipe) 3 egg whites 1 egg splash of vanilla extract (again, non negotiable step!)

preheat your oven to 325 degrees. grease a square baking pan (9x9 preferably).

in a small saucepan over medium heat melt the butter and baking chocolate. while that is melting, sift together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a small bowl. once the butter and chocolate is done melting add the cocoa powder and cook it together for 1 minute. add in the sugar and stir. it will get very thick. this is correct.

set that aside to cool. while thats cooling take a large bowl and put in your egg whites, egg and vanilla. beat it up with preferably a whisk but you can use a fork if youre fresh out of whisks. once the chocolate is cool enough to not scramble your eggs dump it in the eggs and mix it together. add the flour in gradually and keep mixing until its smooth and happy.

spread into your greased baking pan. put it in the oven for EXACLTLY 18 MINUTES. very crucial step. they will come out slightly under done. that is what we want. as they cool they will continue to cook in the pan. we dont want them to get hard and sad. they are not good when they are hard and sad. do not overbake them. you will be sad.

slice them up and as the official last step on the original recipe says: EAT ENJOY AND MAKE MORE! (theyre very good with mint chocolate chip ice cream)

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raphs-rhapsody · 17 days

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a study from earlier this week

#raphs ramblings #my art

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raphs-rhapsody · 23 days

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me irl

#not art #memes #funny

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raphs-rhapsody · 23 days

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guys look at the sillies!!!

they're walking to school together :3

SOOO this is a redraw of the first (ish) digital art I made/posted on my twitter back in april 2022. it was on ms paint. please don't judge to harshly lmao

i'll probably redraw this again next year, make it a sort of tradition. but its cool to see how much i've grown since then. (except for the raeda obsession. i'm never growing out of that)

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raphs-rhapsody · 23 days

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old ms paint doodles from 2023 I somehow never posted. sharky and fish

#my art #raphs ramblings #doodles #ms paint #the Meg fucking sucks #like big shark oh no! bitch dont purposely dive that deep #it just wants to be friends #trust me it told me this #also squid and octopi are cooler than sharks #unbiased fact

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raphs-rhapsody · 26 days

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

#art reference #art resources #useful websites #raphs ramblings #not art

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raphs-rhapsody · 28 days

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work in progress :3