I made this last year when I replayed FF7 again and forgot to put it up lol

(it's a ref to this old meme that was popular a couple years ago)

oh i forgot to post this on the internet i’m bad at this.

but you know what isn’t bad? FF6.

that was also a bad segue

Reunion 🌷

Aerith my love. I put my whole ballsack into making this work, blood sweat and tears... Will not be able to top this piece for the next few months

THIS

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

Hey! i like how you draw hands, can you do a guide on how you do it???????

I looove drawing hands, but they're as fun to draw as they are difficult 👌👏

Usually when I draw, I don't go for perfect realism/anatomically correct, I mostly follow whatever makes the drawing look good, with exaggerated shapes, sharp angles, etc.

Drawing with references is the best advice I can give you!

When I struggle to draw hands I usually just look at my own hand and try to copy it (I have a small mirror next to my computer to make it easier), it works, but it's not always the best option. If you want to improve quickly, find some pictures and practice by drawing them!

A lot of websites have a built-in timer for studies, here is the one I used for this one for example:

So yeah, practice practice practice! The more you draw, the better you'll get!

Y’all gotta look at the bigger picture here. Nothing worth fighting for was ever won without sacrifice.

FINAL FANTASY VII: REMAKE | Developed by Square Enix Released on April 10, 2020

FINAL FANTASY VII: REMAKE (2020)

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Tifa Lockheart tribute I painted about a year ago already ❤️ Can’t wait for FFVIIR part 2!

Aerith

Prints || Patreon || Redbubble

Few things are as pretentious and arrogant as putting a watermark on AI-compiled "art" and post it as your own. I see this lately on DeviantArt (an artist community/ art sharing and hosting platform I've been a part of for 15+ years). As if you made it. As if you thought it up and made 10-20+ sketches before you found a composition you actually liked. As if you spent 20, 50, 100+ hours making it. As if you lost sleep making it. As if you sat on your ass for so many hours that your ass got flat and numb and your back aches, your wrist aches, you're hungry, you have to pee, and you're running on coffee just to function, and just realized that you haven't eaten or showered or even been outside all day.

Unless you have dedicated your life and sacrificed yourself - i.e. chosen your ART for years over hanging out with friends, partying, dating & hooking up, lying on the beach, clubbing, binge-watching Netflix or gaming, etc etc - you don't get to call yourself an artist and claim you MADE anything. Sorry, not sorry. This isn't me gatekeeping art; this is me calling out art theft.

I've "made" stuff with AI too. It literally took me less than 5 minutes. All I had to do was type some words into a program and wait for it to compile some images. THAT'S. IT. It takes existing artwork from the internet and pretty much mashes it together. It's not new. It's not original. You didn't make it. Honestly, I'm so sick of seeing it. DeviantArt is almost nothing but AI art anymore, and some people are blatantly posting AI images and calling them "digital art", deliberately not tagging it or disclosing it as AI. What's even more infuriating is that some have "subscriptions" and "take commissions", as in you can pay them to type some words into a program and have it steal art from around the web so they can call themselves an artist. Wow, that was easy! So glad they didn't have to WASTE years of their lives practicing their craft and honing those skills, am I right??

What comes cheap has no value. If anyone can be an artist by the press of a button, then art has no value. True value is the sacrifice - the energy that went into creating the work. The time and attention it took, the LOVE, and YES, the SACRIFICE. I know that's not a popular word these days. Everyone wants to have everything, but nobody wants to compromise and sacrifice for it and do what it takes to get there. Do the hard work without the guarantee of success.

Yes, I am salty. No, I don't care if you're offended. This is such a big fuck you to artists like myself, who have worked our whole lives to hone our craft. It's taking narcissism to a whole new level.

I'm not making art for praise or attention and recognition. I'm making art because I'm passionate about it, I LOVE it, and because it's my way of honoring God, my creator. It gives me purpose and meaning, it's my way of prayer and meditation and healing. It's fun and makes me feel alive and like a child.

AI is fun and all, don't get me wrong. But it isn't YOUR art. It's actually other artists' work that's being stolen and used to render "your" art. Let's not forget that. Be very mindful of this when using AI.

Humility is out of fashion and narcissism and hubris are the new normal. Welcome to Clownworld.

a couple snippets from a presentation i gave at school this past week on storyboarding!!

‼️DISCLAIMER: I am still a student and have only worked on student and indie projects! This is just stuff that I personally find helpful as an amateur, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt!

Happy boarding, friends! ✍️💕

Wallet, keys, phone, and of course don't forget your materia. There be monsters out there, we need protection.

I did another round of the Six Fanarts Challenge, but this time it’s ✨ TIFA EDITION! ✨ I love my girl so much that I wanted to try out different styles for her~

Here are the themes for each of the pieces:

1. OG FF7 Design

2. Short Hair Tifa

3. Costume Swap (SOLDIER First Class aka Cloud’s Outfit)

4. Sporty Outfit

5. Exotic Outfit 

6. Tifa in a Saree (picked based on suggestions/ideas from Twitter)

I hope you like them! #6 is definitely my favourite, which is yours? :3

Fairytas on Etsy

I understand that some people will be triggered by this; either because it hits too close to home and they have experience with self-harm, or because they just like drama and seek out things to be outraged over because it gives them a rush of excitement and power, and the attention they so crave.

It's not the cutting that's romanticized or cute; it's the CONTEXT. The HISTORY behind the scar. WHY they cut themselves.

It wasn't a suicide or self-harm thing. It wasn't abusive. They were drawing blood to lure an inter-dimensional monster into a trap to kill it, and they lived to tell the tale. They are proud of that, and happy to be alive. They are also traumatized by the events, and the scars are a reminder of all of that. That's all it means. Stop giving it meaning it doesn't have.

Still not over nancy and jonathan having matching scars....soulmates fr 😭