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espy-heart · 2 years

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been trying to get in the habit of drawing before i go to bed.

i'd put this on my other blog, but i kinda just thought this'll explain why i don't post much anymore.

#espy art #i used to post sketches and stuff here #but i started postin em to my sideblog cause i just. thought i'd just post finished stuff here instead.#and over time i just. stopped finishing things #and what i did finish i just. wasn't proud of #but i post em anyways caus ei go so long without posting #that i figure the few of you who are still here would rather see something even if it isn't my best #i wanna make stories and pretty portaits and funny things and all sorts of stuff #but i'm not a storyteller and i'm not talented and i'm not very funny #and i'm just not creative #y'all've seen edgy comics like this all the time. everyone's sick of it. noone wants to see it #i'm too little too late. i have no substance #i wanted to make this my job once. i don't anymore. cause it's never gonna be viable #ive learned to be ok with it #but it still sucks #i'm going to bed. i hope the 5 of you who see this are doin ok

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zillychu · 7 months

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anyway this hhgu uu hhh this fic

(@moipale I'm sorry I drew fanart before even leaving a comment but that's just how possessed I was)

#danny phantom #electric core AU my beloved #VOICE HYPNOTISM MY [REDACTED]#I took some. creative liberties #if that's okay #I'm sorry I'm just a very simple and predictable man #zilly art

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madamemiz · 7 months

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sad: falling out of a hyperfixation

tragic: watching your beloved friends and mutuals fall out of the hyperfixation while you're still in it

#oughhhhhhh #this is about the dca fandom but also about every other strong fixation ive had over the years lol #i know it's normal and inevitable esp for less popular works or minor characters with little canon content #and there's nothing wrong with smaller communities of course those rock #but there’s just something special about getting into something at the same time as a lot of other people all at once #and existing in this chaotic fandom space that's just bursting with creativity and passion #i've been in fandom spaces for as long as some of you have been alive and i've only come across that sort of unbridled joy like #a handful of times at best #it's just a heartbreaking feeling to see real lightning in a jar fandoms like that wither away as people drift away #(understandably so!)#anyway don't mind me i'm just having thoughts #musing about fandoms past as well #that i too eventually moved on from but remember fondly even if im not active in anymore #also my music just aint hitting right so im just sitting in silence which makes me more Contemplative(tm)

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boiled-bronze · 1 month

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Day 27. The (I think) universal experience

#rain world #rain world fanart #gif #fast gif #gif warning #fast gif warning #anyone else thinks backflip is kind of a weird prompt??#there's not that much you can do with that word I think #mayhaps I'm just uncreative. these days have been rough on my creativity. BUT WE'RE STAYING STROKG BABEY!!! DAY 27 IS GOING TO LOOK AWESOME #i hope.

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i-eat-deodorant · 18 hours

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does this annoy anyone else or is it just me

#i've seen it happen multiple times to small artists in this fandom #it's not even a comparison to an artist as a compliment #it's erasure of og artist intent and equating something they put their heart into as just an iteration of a more well-known artist's idea #they never address the art too they go directly to tagging the more popular artists and make it all about the popular artist #it's insulting. it's defining someone's creativity purely by an unrelated person's work. often unsolicited.#like cmon #also i'm pretty sure most popular artists Do Not Like this comparison at all so please just stop

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saltmalkin · 1 year

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self affirmations

#been burnt out from moving twice in four months so I've been trying to work on the whole self affirmations thing #i'm gonna be real w yall it's hard as hell to be creative when ur struggling to just keep urself from going insane #rrrr

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saturnvs · 7 days

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under the starry skies, where eagles have flown

#was in a spirit mood but not feeling too creative so i just painted a screencap :D i love krita i'm having fun exploring it #spirit stallion of the cimarron #spirit #horses #horse art #fanart #illustration #my art #the moooon on the mountains #the whisper through the treees :'))#wahh spirit soundtrack ... oh hans zimmer #this movie truly Sits in my heart #it's an integral part of me

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hualianschild · 3 months

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saw this on my tl and oh op is so right

credits to @/melondenden on X

#I've been saying he's such an artist since I first read the book ??#like please give me an ounce of that creative streak my king I'm suffering here #and the way i call the cave of thousand gods his secret studio lmao #paradise manor was just him being bored and silly to the point he decided to do an interior designing project #and i want to take him with me to go jewellery shopping #and asking for styling and makeup tips #gosh WHY ISN'T HE A REAL PERSON ???#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #hua cheng #san lang #tian guan ci fu #mxtx

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hauntedorpheum · 7 days

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they probably haven't said anything because the response video still needs some animations and some edits

#watcher #not to be a bitch but ajshjksjsh #just. the more i think about all the more of a terrible idea this was #and look i'm making fun of them but i genuinely hope they understand why this is not going well #and im gonna say it again. i dont think they are evil capitalistic monsters #i think they are creatives shooting for the stars in terms of their content with no idea how to sustain that #and how they are (not) handling this shows that unfortunately #my post

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theramblingvoid · 2 years

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Low level/continuous pain tips for writing

Want to avoid the action movie effect and make your character's injuries have realistic lasting impacts? Have a sick character you're using as hurt/comfort fodder? Everyone has tips for how to write Dramatic Intense Agony, but the smaller human details of lasting or low-level discomfort are rarely written in. Here are a few pain mannerisms I like to use as reference:

General

Continuously gritted teeth (may cause headaches or additional jaw pain over time)

Irritability, increased sensitivity to lights, sounds, etc

Repetitive movements (fidgeting, unable to sit still, slight rocking or other habitual movement to self-soothe)

Soft groaning or whimpering, when pain increases or when others aren't around

Heavier breathing, panting, may be deeper or shallower than normal

Moving less quickly, resistant to unnecessary movement

Itching in the case of healing wounds

Subconsciously hunching around the pain (eg. slumped shoulders or bad posture for gut pain)

Using a hand to steady themself when walking past walls, counters, etc (also applies to illness)

Narration-wise: may not notice the pain was there until it's gone because they got so used to it, or may not realize how bad it was until it gets better

May stop mentioning it outright to other people unless they specifically ask or the pain increases

Limb pain

Subtly leaning on surfaces whenever possible to take weight off foot/leg pain

Rubbing sore spots while thinking or resting

Wincing and switching to using other limb frequently (new/forgettable pain) or developed habit of using non dominant limb for tasks (constant/long term pain)

Propping leg up when sitting to reduce inflammation

Holding arm closer to body/moving it less

Moving differently to avoid bending joints (eg. bending at the waist instead of the knees to pick something up)

Nausea/fever/non-pain discomfort

Many of the same things as above (groaning, leaning, differences in movement)

May avoid sudden movements or turning head for nausea

Urge to press up against cold surfaces for fever

Glazed eyes, fixed stare, may take longer to process words or get their attention

Shivering, shaking, loss of fine motor control

If you have any more details that you personally use to bring characters to life in these situations, I'd love to hear them! I'm always looking for ways to make my guys suffer more write people with more realism :)

#voidrambles #writing #whump #does this count as that? whatever those folks will probably enjoy it at any rate #this is honestly mostly for my own reference but i hope it can maybe help some other people too :)#I'm so pulled in by books that write pain in a human and detailed way and not just when it's dramatic or intense #would love to see more of that and incorporate it into my own writing #oh i should have added. distraction seeking to that list #like writing a really long post about.#...yes i may be chronically ill and having a flare today and yes i may be farming myself for writing tips for Future Me hdgfhfhsjs #but hey gotta do your research somewhere babeyyy it all goes in the creativity soup #tw injury #tw illness

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captain-astors · 8 months

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Reading through Witch Hat Atelier, extremely slowly because the art is amazing and I have to stop to marvel at every chapter. Everything about this series is a delight thus far, I would definitely recommend it.

(This is a panel redraw from the first chapter. I'm only on the second.)

#A piece of media has not sparked my creative drive so sharply in a while. Nor have I gotten into a piece of media so spoiler-free in a while #I've spent days on each chapter. Partially because I'm busy. Partially because I can just get lost in every panel.#my art #witch hat atelier #qifrey #tongari boushi no atelier #tbna

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canisalbus · 7 months

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How do you draw so frequently???

I'm starting to think I probably have some passive ADHD so I end up always admiring ppl who can just constantly do stuff, it's like a dream, your art is also like a dream, Vasco is also a sweet dream, I really like Vasco, he looks really sweet

I set aside a little bit of time every evening just to draw, it's become almost like a wind down routine for me. It helps if I don't treat it as serious 100% effort hard mode art time, I usually multitask a little on the side, watch a movie or take breaks to do little chores around the house and art just sort of happens if it happens. Lately I've been making mostly personal low pressure feel-good pieces.

#this isn't really normal for me either I'm typically way WAY more shiftless #I've been unusually productive during these past few months but I may slow down sooner or later #drawing Vasco/Machete stuff is nice it gives me some badly needed serotonin and results in this positive feedback loop #so I keep making more #I also switched to different antidepressants earlier this year and I'm thinking maybe they have something to do with it #perhaps they reconnected some wires in my brain and suddenly drawing became a lot easier and more enjoyable who's to say #I'm just trying to make the most out of this creative period while it lasts #answered #anonymous #own characters #Vasco

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hajihiko · 9 months

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Don't be mad over dumb internet things. Or, if it's inevitable, share it with someone unconcerned and then laugh about it later

#Badly disguised 'vent' rushed comic lol sometimes ppl on the internet are a Lot #Vent is in quotes bc I'm not actually venting I saw drama from a distance and thought 'wow I ain't going near that'#I'm actually doing p good! Just lacking the creative juices lol I am SO busy and I gotta finish commissions first #Hajime hinata #Fuyuhiko kuzuryu #Sdr2 #Super danganronpa 2 #Kuzuhina #Catch the homestuck reference #An art

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kathaynesart · 9 months

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I was late again to the magma session. I'm sorry @tapakah0

#I think I'm just in a different time zone from a lot of the creatives in this community haha!#silly drawing #I always haver so much trouble drawing decently on these boards #rottmnt #rottmnt replica #replica #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #kathaynesart #future donnie

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calmparticles · 4 months

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#hi!!! not dead!!! i've just had the most creative block ever DKFBNDF/#here's some poppup whale/dolphin variations for anon! thank u sm vacc anon for the req and kind words - hope u doing good!!/#all of u asks have been so sweet. bless u! <3/#poppup #deltarune #myart #and a teeny tiny ambyu. 2 small for the tag. teeny/#i'm very rusty at art-ing rn - if anyone has any reqs i would love to draw some! i still got lot's 2 go thru too tho <3/#also i finally went back n edited all my image ids into the images themselves - i'll still reblog ids over @ calmparticles-id/#cause 4000 characters will never b enough 4 me DKFJBDF i cannot write short ids 2 save my life or u eyes/#anyways that's enough tags for now!/

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spindrifters · 1 year

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among other things, the wga strike is a shatterpoint moment in deciding how much of a critical profession within an industry can be reduced to a poverty wage gig economy while ai takes over

if you think this doesn't affect your job somewhere down the line, reconsider that thought

#wga strike #and I'm not just talking about creative industries #my obgyn friend was telling me about some really disturbing parallels she's seeing in the medical field #I've seen people in the nonprofit sector discussing this on twitter #anyway felt like this deserved its own post

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