Look at this I drew my ocs(Kane[left) and Syll[bottom right])
There's fun facts about this drawing and omg I wanna talk about it, so!
•Kane is using one of those retro(damn really retro? That was my childhood I'm not even that old) Fisher-Price wheelie phones with eyes but if it were to function, it's just off screen.
° Kane is also wearing sylls shirt, it's of his fave band that Kane rarely even listens to. The design can be traced to a concept of syll's room I didn't post(lemme know if you want me to) however it's followed him for a while
• I had to completely redraw Syll before I colored cause the previous drawing made me cringe cause it didnt look right
° Kane was also a struggle to draw the reference I had just looked so wrong, I like it now tho :))
Damn id rant about their whole lore but this isn't the time hahaha, lemme know if you want me to tho
Hello! Love your work so much! I wanna improve at animation, but have no ideas for exercises and sometimes lack motivation... any advice?
hei and thank you!! :)
i'd say the most important thing is to make it interesting to YOU. just animating for the sake of animating can be...intimidating...like, there are so many options!! what the hell am i supposed to do!! aughhh!!
to help with this, you could try animating to different audios instead!! whether it be an animation meme or meme audios... anything to kind of give yourself a better idea as to WHAT you could animate while also making it more fun :)
oh, and PLEASE plan your animations before you actully start animating!! writing/drawing a small script/storyboard is very helpful!!
and of course there are a lot of animation tutorials/exercises listed out there, too! here's one that i have had bookmarked for years (have yet to animate a lot of these myself but having the prompt list saved is somehow reassuring in itself :'D)
watching a lot of behind-the-scenes footage from animated cartoons/movies is a good source of inspiration, too! (rottmnt, spiderverse are very big inspos for me rn...)
remember to keep it simple and most importantly, have fun! :)
Happy New Year, BoroughsHQ! With the new year, we’re going to bring about one major activity update, so members, please read the information below carefully!
We’re still on holiday relaxed activity until this weekend, so to my busy bees, no worries! I’m not here to grill you about not rping 24/7 during the holiday season, so have fun, get your affairs in order, and settle into the new year. Just make sure you’re back in time for our interest check this weekend if you want to stay with the group!
What is new is this interest check will be the last interest check this group will be hosting, as we’re going to be switching to traditional activity checks instead! I've always loved the idea of interest checks, but t’s honestly just way easier to manage activity checks, so we’ll be making the switch. With that comes a couple of important changes to the rules, which are now as follows:
The New Rules:
ACTIVITY CHECKS: Activity checks will be held every week. To meet activity, writers must post at least three (3) in-character interactions with three (3) different muns. Writers who have not met activity within the last 7 DAYS prior to the check will be given 48 hours to resume interactions. Failure to do so will result in an unfollow. Writers who are placed on consistent activity checks (2+) will also be unfollowed.
ACTIVITY INTERACTIONS: Only interactions between characters (text threads, short threads, paras, etc.) count as activity. Musing posts, inspo posts, pictures, audio, etc do not count as activity. Character tasks such as task prompts from the main or the answering of ask memes on scheduled meme weekends all count as one in-character interaction no matter how many prompts or ask memes are posted. In order to meet the three in-character interaction quota with ask memes/character prompts, members must also engage in at least two in-character interaction threads.
Example:
Not Meeting Activity: answering 3 ask meme questions only
Meeting Activity: answering 3 ask meme questions + 2 thread replies
How will this weekend go?
We’ll be posting the interest check this Friday (1/5). Members will have 48 hours to like the post, or be unfollowed. The mass unfollow will be posted Sunday (1/7), and that’ll be it for our interest checks! We’ll jump on with our first activity check that following weekend, and continue with activity checks from then on out.
And that's all! Members, please either like this post or react to the announcement on the discord after reading.
I may not art as much anymore, but I still collect inspiration and references, so here are my sideblogs (some new) where I compile ref reblogs, so you can use them too!
@tower-trends
Post Destiny 2 fashion blog, now just straight up fashion blog. Clothing, outfits, designer, weapons, trinkets, embroidery, etc. If you're looking for some outfit inspo, I'd suggest a browse.
@devrimsperch
Post Destiny 2 character RP, now a nature photography blog. Overgrowth, undergrowth, city decay, sunsets, flowers, etc. I use a lot of these for painting references.
@thisdesignfucks
NEW I made this to separate out the character art I'd been reblogging to tower-trends, to keep more organized. These are art pieces by other artists that look bitchin as hell (imho) so I want to save them for inspo for my own characters.
@thataminal
NEW An animal reference blog, again made to separate out the animal, bug, critter photos and art from other blogs. Unique animals for fursonas, fashion, memes, etc. Furry paradise.
@highnewn
Post Overwatch RP blog, now a cowboy aesthetic blog. Yee and dare I say haw. Nothing but desert photos, cowboys, and horses.
@draggonhomedeprovement
A home decor and architecture blog. If you wanted more building references, or ideas on what to fill that house with, that's what this blog is for. I also try and upload my own photos of Thrift Store Plates that I think are neat, for preservation and inspiration. They are free to use images, so you can do what you please with them.
@tapedeckbard
Not really drawing art reference, but it's a music and dice blog. I reblog audio posts and neat dice here, so I can listen to music I find when I have the time to, without it getting lost in the sauce. Also dice.
To hell with it lol! I'm posting these two little flipaclip gifs I made on my 3DS for some minecraft OCs ùvú
Both based on just funny audios I like, I gotta find one that fits Corey sometime to get the chance to 'animate' him
First one in the OG Minecraft World, where Ire (irish-chikorita on here, she made Villiam 💚) had the idea of giving the villagers at our base some kind of communication device, just to have fun imagining what they'd be like when they texted lol. In some alternate timeline where Vinny can read. djdidhdh
Ire and Vinny interaction we need more of that. frends waugh
Audio inspo was the vocaloid keyboard smash meme
Second is in a different AU, Modern/High School AU! Always so fun to do a little self indulgent modern take ^w^
Vinny may be an idiot (affectionate) but if he knows one thing from his dad Owen gushing about how cute sheep are, its the word EWE. djdkshdsihdh
Featuring Vill also being just as stupid. They're dumb your honour hdidhs
adult (20s) - mdni - any pronouns - this post will be updated as needed
this serves as an archive+inspo/public"private"space/mess+dump
i also think+talk a lot about existing on the edges of society/personhood+being lgbt+nd+settler/indig mixed+trying to let the soft animal of my body do its thing, yk.
♡art of all kinds(especially traditional art+outsider art)♡MUSIC ! i love all music+music history+music production+experimental music+noise+other audio projects♡spirituality+esoteric spirituality+occultism+theology(especially the sects of christianity)♡alt+street+high fashion♡pop culture+internet culture+modern weirdness♡sexuality+the erotic vs the pornographic+sex generally♡cars+computers+planes+weapons+any other machines♡japanese language+media+culture♡wrestling+video games+anime+webdev+other nerd shit♡film(especially horror)+literature(especially russian)+other obnoxious philosophy+sociology+poetry♡
i am not any kind of philosopher/expert/scientist/doctor/theologian/public figure/sociologist/academic/authority/educator or similar. i am, first and foremost, a thinking sensory organ. please interact and/or ignore accordingly.
you'll absolutely see me reblogging from weirdos, i doomscroll+mass follow+use for you+am not scared of people in the computer. this blog also runs on a queue to avoid random waves of spam when i log on, lol.
i sometimes randomly unfollow if i notice our blogs don't overlap much anymore, so dw abt that. no hard feelings in this webzone.
i don't have a dni. that said, i also block liberally. if you are annoying+come up on my for you too often+are any kind of ethnonationalist/similar bigot+etc. i don't check my notifs often (if at all) so tread lightly+be respectful, you'll be fine.
look at my pretty bible
my tags aren't always straight forward (#cars includes motorcycles, #wrestling is all fighting, #film includes tv and #anime includes manga, etc) blacklist #clutter and #meme to ignore personal+ugly and/or #g0re #fet1sh and #idk for sensitive content, i dont tag for triggers but that is where most would be.
Disclaimer: these are non-comprehensive, since this is a personal blog and all things are subject to my whims and not much else. This is more for the sake of formality and reference for myself.
Collections:
🌊aes. aesthetique shit I love
🪦alt. alternative + subculture mindsets + community stuff
🌸animanga. anime + manga shit, meta and jokes mainly
💠luxe. aspiring bougie shit <3
🌐network. friends and moots 💕
🦋tour. places i want to go to :(
😈spice. nsft? in this tumblr? More likely than u think. reminder: step away from this blog if ur a minor or you'll be blocked <3
👾meta. fandom meta + hellsite culture.
🍡langs. language acquisition/langblr + culture relating to target languages.
💗queer. queer history, edugaytion and memes.
🩰fit. active inspo and people havin fun while movin!! roller-blading, dancing, all that.
🔮grimoire. witchcraft + spirituality.
📓journal. cute shit i see written down, exercises i wanna try, or if i ever wanna write about a personal journey snippet.
🧿growth. self-improvement and general good advice.
🗝resources. masterposts + more info jumping-off points. perfect start for research rabbit holes.
🧠psych. psychology, mental health, mind hacks, etc.
private & mutually exclusive. doctor martha jones of bbc’s doctor who. heavily influenced by the year that never was arc, the novelisations and the big finish the year of martha audio. an exploration of post-traumatic stress, abandonment, unrequited love and the best / worst of humanity. triggers apply. also at wolfehunt & l0yalty & duhton. est. 03-21 / rev. 07-23
meme, contrast between ‘academia’ vs. ‘anime’/pop/internet culture.
4. Others
Blendoku: filler. Start to hit 瓶颈 of theorizing color blending. Especially for painting, finding palettes and learn the best proportions of paints still unclear to me.
Instagram sucking my fragment time out. --criterion channel, so many movies man! No inspo. Reminder of practice graphic design