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tumblr tuesday: velociraptors, our beloveds
It's national velociraptor awareness day! What is there that we need to be aware of regarding velociraptors? No idea! We're just here to enjoy renditions of these swift plunderers from 73ish million years ago (the raptors, not the art).
And before you get up in arms about the specification of some of these little guys, we've broadened the scope to include all types of dromaeosaurs...because the art was pretty, and frankly, mistakes were already made before we got here (we're looking at you, Jurassic Park).
So, please enjoy this raptor and raptor-adjacent art. (And, while we have you, can the paleo plushie experts please take a look and see if they can help this user find another Hammer?)
something charmingly twentieth century about this
But how did he manage to draw it around my whole being
some observations on color coding eyewear in ficton and their meanings
If they're wearing yellow, they're also possibly a super cool hacker
i love your art so much! do you have any recommendations for references/art resources?
thank you :)) here are the artists who fuelled some development on my end! i strive to be more like these lads every day
lines:
big fan of deathburger's measured lines and detail. want to do more stuff like this in future!
colour:
my colours were ass until i saw what celia lowenthal could do with warm and cool tones. truly a genius
character design:
juliette brocal, zedig and sara kipin are among the best. there are others ofc but these three really tickle my brain
aside from that i recommend adorkastock for pose references. also highly recommend drawing lots of faces, and going to random areas on google earth and drawing the landscapes !!
I definitely don't care about the characters unless there are some filler episodes of the characters just hanging out and interacting
I’m in a book! The cute artist club book, that is ;) it’s an e-book featuring 226 drawings centered around the theme “happiness”. There’s so much cute art inside it, and it’s really cool to partake in a project with other artists like this. The art scene has been taking a lot of L’s lately, so it’s comforting to know that we at least have the best and most loving community there is.
It’s such a wholesome project, and it’s free (!!) to download!
if you think about it, every time we tranquilize animals to transport them safely to another place, we are the sleep paralysis demon
Helping me deal with terror from now on
DMM ROUND ONE MASTER POST
Ornithischians:
Sanxiasaurus vs Changmiania Iyuku vs Sinocephale Bisticeratops vs Crittendenceratops Kelumapusaura vs Gobihadros Ajnabia vs Tlatolophus Jakapil vs Bashanosaurus Stegouros vs Patagopelta Spicomellus vs Jinyunpelta
Sauropodomorphs:
Gnathovorax vs Mbiresaurus Bagualosaurus vs Issi Ngwevu vs Kholumolumo Bagualia vs Amanzia Lingwulong vs Bajadasaurus Lavocatisaurus vs Ruixinia Abditosaurus vs Ibirania Australotitan vs Mansourasaurus
Non-Neornithine Theropods:
Berthasaura vs Vespersaurus Spectrovenator vs Riparovenator Asfaltovenator vs Meraxes Suskityrannus vs Maip Daurlong vs Natovenator Bannykus vs Ambopteryx Caihong vs Hesperornithoides Falcatakely vs Janavis
Neornithes:
Vorombe vs Protodontopteryx Asteriornis vs Panraogallus Anachronornis vs Conflicto Annakacygna vs Nasidytes Aviraptor vs Cryptogyps Miosurnia vs Primoptynx Danielsraptor vs Heracles Eofringillirostrum vs Heliothraupis
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ITS DINOSAUR MARCH MADNESS!
Shhhh let them think they're doing something
You have entered the backrooms
Once the bugs get ironed out, AI Image Generation will forever change propaganda and how easy it is to make and distribute.
Artists just need to continue to be terrible at drawing hands so AI will be as well
When cats yawns they look terrifying, I love it.
How I hope I pass away
HOLY SHIT CRITICAL ROLE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE CONFIRMED
Stunning
A hound and a sheep.
Idk this relationship seems a bit predatory....
This is a reminder that ICWA, the Indian Child Welfare Act, is at risk.
This act was created to stop cultural genocide. Until the late 1900s, Native American and Alaska Native children were routinely kidnapped and placed in residential schools and white families, where they faced abuse, forced assimilation, and sometimes murder. ICWA was passed in 1978 to stop this by allowing tribes to control the foster and adoption placement of Native American and Alaska Native children.
However, the SCOTUS is hearing a case that could overturn ICWA. This would not only endanger children and allow cultural genocide, but it would endanger tribal sovereignty since it would deny sovereign tribes the rights over the placement of their own children.
The decision is expected in March. Please stand up for the rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
- Spread the word about what is happening. Don't let this get swept under the rug. Post about it. Tell your friends and family.
- Sign petitions.
- Write to representatives.
- Reach out to local tribes to see what you can do to help.
- Protest.
- And if you can afford to do so, donate to Native American and Alaska Native organizations like the Native American Rights Fund, the Lakota Law Project, the National Indian Child Welfare Association, etc.
Is it in your opinion that Peter would be able to manage suddenly coming into tens of millions of dollars?
We've actually seen exactly what happens when he comes into tens of millions of dollars (and his own company) post-Superior Spider-Man. And let’s just say it did not end well--
("Now, let's tear it down!" Amazing Spider-Man #31 (2015))
Truly, the man did not last more than a couple months, in-universe, before force-ejecting from the entire enterprise, super-villain plot notwithstanding. Even without Otto forcing his hand Peter was routinely giving his money away or using exorbitant amounts for the benefit of his family and friends. His philanthropic work with the Uncle Ben Foundation. Helping out May, Flash, and Carlie. Generally, giving his money away at any opportunity. He bought the Baxter Building for Johnny!
("Everyone was trying to buy this place...and I outbid 'em all..." Amazing Spider-Man #3 (2015))
Peter during Parker Industries didn’t “manage” this money at all. He spent and spent and the only reason he didn’t eventually run out was because his corporation imploded first.
So, I think the easiest answer is if he suddenly came into a lot of money, like for example, if he won the lottery, he would not so much manage the money but just use it until it ran dry and then find a gig to pay next month’s rent.
Now, Parker Industries is a pretty on the nose example so if we disregard that run I still think it's clear that Peter would manage a million dollars just as well as he would ten dollars and that is to say quickly and/or probably for the benefit of someone else. Peter genuinely just does not care about having money just to acquire wealth.
(“I don’t value it.” Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #10 (2019) I personally think this is a clunky panel because it’s telling us instead of actually showing us he doesn’t value money but alas it suits my purposes for this post.)
This is obviously not to say he doesn't know the value of money or that he is oblivious to the fact that he needs money for rent or that having money makes life easier. Most of his struggles come from a lack of money. But he doesn’t view money in the long term, he’s not thinking of it as a potential investment but merely a tool to solve immediate problems. Even when he comes into a bit of surprise money he needs it all just to cover bills (Thanks Robbie!)--
(“I have [a savings plan]?! You mean when Robbie made me sign all those forms last year?... That’s just enough for my back rent and a pizza!” Spectacular Spider-Man #126)
Peter and his relationship with money is established early as core to his character and in connection with his economic status. When you are poor any money you earn is for immediate necessities, not something to be saved and managed.
("Without Uncle Ben, we've no money to pay our bills." Amazing Spider-Man #1)
He just needs to make enough to pay rent, for May's medical bills, for food. Maybe he wants to get something nice for May or Betty, Gwen, or MJ. Later on, his money worries are in relation to being able to support a wife (this occurs with both Gwen and MJ). But it's all short-term and a means to an end. Past the immediate obstacle where the money is needed, he doesn't care about money at all.
His very first superhero team-up was less of a team-up and more of Peter thinking he could make money by joining the Fantastic Four!
("There's the way I can make some money--by joining the Fantastic Four!" Amazing Spider-Man #1)
I’ve been using multiple panels from Amazing Spider-Man #1 so far because I think it’s important in showing how ingrained Peter’s overall views on money are to the character. This is his second appearance ever (after Amazing Fantasy #15) and not only is his socio-economic class crystal clear but so is how he handles and thinks about money.
Canonically, almost every time Peter does come into a little extra money he gives it away. This is also a pretty consistent trait of his. He's just not one to keep extra cash around unless he's specifically saving for something. Why would he hoard money when he can help someone he loves or give it to a New Yorker who needs it more than him at that moment.
(...other people need it more than me, right?)
Further, he doesn’t view Spider-Man as something that holds monetary value.
(Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1(2019))
And he knows how important money is for the average person--
(“If that money isn’t recovered, what happens to relief payments this month?”)
And--let’s be clear here--Peter could very easily make all the money he wants. He could easily make loads of money. Whether it be because he is a certified genius. Or because he has superpowers and could employ them in a variety of different ways to get money...and he knows this.
("If money's a problem, then I'll just get money." Amazing Spider-Man #542)
(“I can go anywhere! No one, nothing can stop me! Any amount of money could be mine...” Amazing Spider-Man #1 (ASM #1 really doing the most work in hammering home so many core character traits huh!))
But, Peter is just not a character who aspires to be wealthy. He wants to be comfortable. He wants an apartment with a tiny skylight so he can easily sneak out and be Spider-Man. He wants enough money to take care of the people he loves. But that's it.
In fact, the jobs that have made him money usually become a problem because they get in the way of him being Spider-Man. He values being Spider-Man over making a name for himself, finishing grad school, making big science lab money, etc., etc. or he wouldn’t be dropping these pathways to a better economic status. He's had many well-paying science jobs throughout canon and he doesn't keep them because he eventually stops showing up. He's a flake who at the end of the day doesn't value that work or that money more than being Spider-Man and helping people Grad school meant so little to him at one point that he full-on dropped out, in part, because he thought he needed to make money to pay for Felicia's medical bills--
(“I might not have quit school to devote more time to making a living...OH WELL...”)
Pulling back a bit we also have to look at Peter and his purpose as a fictional character that requires thought and consistent theme-work. A Peter who acquires wealth. Who hoards such a valuable resource is kind of antithetical to his whole deal. Arguably, his most well-known villain is Norman Osborn the literal embodiment of what an evil man with lots of money and no responsibility can do. So, it really doesn’t make for a character like Peter so rooted in the lower class, so known for helping the ones who truly need him for him in his civilian life to be a well-off guy. Spider-Man is THE street-level hero dealing with street-level crime. At his best he is stopping muggings, beating up unfair landlords, or wealthy people taking advantage of the unfortunate. He's a man of the people and doesn't like when people misuse power and what gives people power more than money?
("...I had the most money!" "Oh, give it a rest." Spectacular Spider-Man #145)
Wrapping this up, I also think a big reason Peter never feels so beholden to money is because he knows how self-sufficient he is. He invents his own webbing, web-shooters, is shown to be extremely handy, and is a genius. Why should he care about money beyond his basic needs? He can figure things out as the situation calls for it even if all he has is $23.50 in his bank account :p












