INTEREST CHECK
Examples:

u know it smells crazy in there
underwater odour, underwater funk
stinking up his bubble like an underwater skunk
underwater thesis, he won't underwater flunk
already published papers but they underwater stunk
“it’s too hard” it’s okay if it can’t be easy!
+ ask people who have made a neocities if you are struggling, many people won’t be aggravated that you send an email asking where or how they learned to set up their webpage! like me and my page! i love emails!
+ start small, have reasonable goals set in mind! there is no such thing as a step too small! it took me several weeks just to figure out basic CSS!
+ don’t focus on it being good or presentable, focus on being able to understand what you did so you can grow from where you left off.
+ if you don’t have enough energy to do what you don’t know yet, have more fun with what you do know! don’t know how to style a page yet, but know how to add fun images, links, and text modifiers? slap some more in there!
+ have fun with your web page! all i post about on my pink little website is video games, dog trivia, with miscellaneous buttons, stamps, and quizzes! it’s my site, my house, my rules, my fun!
+ ask for help, the worst they can say is “i don’t know!”, or “i can’t help you!”
so here’s a mini art dump
first one is Tenebris my sona, second is another oc of mine that i just made- her name is cheetah and she’s a fortune teller in Possibility (she’s a sand/night with a teeny bit of foresight). the third is part of a thing i did for anatomy reference- i haven’t studied anatomy but i think i did ok! lol
me: *writes fic*
me: great! time to post to ao3-
ao3 summary box: *exists*
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Ooh, this is actually kinda a neat thing, because you can think of it as a checklist:
For example:
Thus, in less than 100 words:
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The Anatomy of Story by John Truby is a really good book by the by, if anyone’s interested in this sort of thing.
This is super helpful!’
Some ArtFight attacks!
(Rackiera, Nightynite, AlexBby, godbirdart, Cynder-)
Y'all should throw an attack my way so I can revenge! @Vu1ture-Culture on AF!
since i’ve been using csp a lot more now i thought i’d make a post of the assets i use the most for ppl looking for good stuff!
general brushes: Pen + Caspar Pen (かしペン+カスレかしペン) (my fav pen for sure) Erase Along Edge (YOU NEEED THIS ERASER YOU NEED IT!!!) Freehand Style Brush Set (フリーハンド風ブラシセット) (cant recommend this one highly enough, i use it for all my backgrounds) Bong pen OBONGBONG’S PEN Halftones (スルスル塗れる5線刻みトーンブラシ) A non-shin pen (しんでないペン) SU-Cream Pencil Noisy Ink Brush v2 Simple Retro Halftone Brushes Smeared Paintbrush (べっとり絵筆) A breather pen (一息ペン) Aj’s Pencil Set Watercolor set (수채화 세트) T-marker Wind Brush Set (Tマーカー風ブラシセット) Watercolor marker ▲ ■ and texture set (水彩マーカー●▲■とテクスチャーセット)
special effect and decorative brushes: Tights Pen (タイツペン) Glitch Brushes 2 (彩塵ブラシ(Prism Dust) Hand-painted effect set No. 2 (手描き効果セットNo.2) Oriental Emblem 11-20 (동양 문양 11-20) (this creator has so many amazing assets ive downloaded them all) Ribon brushes (りぼんブラシ) Lace Set レース セット Ornate lace Bramble (rose-玫瑰叢) Loose hand-painted sprinkle brush (ゆるゆる手描きのふりかけブラシ) Bush pen (수풀 펜) Fantasy Papers Pearl Brush (真珠ブラシ)
gradient maps: Gradient map set for hologram (홀로그램용 그라데이션 맵 세트) Yunywave★ Gradient Set cb gradients 3 ONG SET
OMG THE ERASE ALONG EDGE WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE! OP THANK YOU! THANK YOU! WITH LITERAL TEARS IN MY EYES
i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors
“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit
ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like
with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing
is it too much to ask
gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that
This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones
Cohesion within compositions/lighting
"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!
This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!
Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process
With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)
Fiona is canon transfem and owns about twelve billion pets and we love her for it :3
commission for eatwurmz and a PIXEL ART TUTORIAL!
quick psa bc apparently it still needs to be said
DO NOT REPOST ART
idk in which language i have to say this for y’all to understand
i dont CARE if you credited the artist i dont CARE if u found it on pinterest i don’t CARE if you found it on instagram i don’t CARE if u found it laying in the corner of the sidewalk i don’t give a shit. it’s simply not yours to take and post without permission
repeat with me. you can repost only. and i mean ONLY. if the artist has given you explicit permission BEFOREHAND, asking them after you reposted does absolutely nothing. nada. nisba. niente. zero. it’s even worse.
(and permissions to repost are not blanket statements. if an artist is ok with reposting it doesn’t mean that another artist will be too, if you have the go-ahead to repost a certain art doesn’t mean that the permission extends to the rest of the artist’s work as well. “oh but i thought—“ i don’t cARE. ASK EVERY TIME.)
PLEASE begging to show even a crumb of respect for artists/writers/creators and their work it really is not that difficult
otik! how is your character design so good? genuine question, I struggle with color n markings and differentiating between dragons of the same breed without relying entirely on color or horn shape
I feel like I'm repeating myself when saying this but use animal as references!
especially birds and bugs! There's a lot of diversity among avians and bug species. You see me doing a lot of animal based dragons on this blog and it's in general really good designing practice :)
Also shapes! Shapes are very important in designing!
Just a few examples:
Dragons with different shapes can be drastically different in appearance!
how do you do your scales so well omg
I don't even know. I take fake it til' you make it to heart mate'
Oh and also:
ayo do you have any tips on how to like your own art a bit more ? im currently like. my least favorite artist ever and the whole idea of being ur own fav artist is an anomaly to me 😭 either way I'm really happy for you tho !!!! congrats on becoming proud of ur amazing art <33
silkys tips on liking your own art more
these worked for me at least, hope one (or more) of these can help someone out there!! its possible to love your own art and its a wonderful feeling i think everyone on this damn earthe should experience
Hi folks, I know some of you like to use Goodreads to track all your reading and don’t want to distinguish between books and fanfiction.
I am, however, begging you not to do this. It is extremely jarring and disconcerting to be a fic author and find your works somewhere in the wild where you did not personally put them. Fics are not books, are not published in the same way as books, and exist in a precarious legal space.
Please don’t attempt to elide the separation that exists between fandom and the world of official publishing.
Well this is much nicer than how I said it 🤣
[ID: tweet from @westiectweets — “PSA: Don’t Fucking Add Fic to Goodreads What the Fuck”]
update to add:
if you are a fic author and you find your fic on Goodreads, you can get it removed!
Here’s how:
I hope this helps some of my fellow fic authors!
hey guys please reblog this version
I’ve seen multiple people reblogging the original post with tags saying how they have struggled to get their fics taken down off Goodreads & I want folks to know that it IS possible
I had this happen once. It was very strange and somewhat disconcerting.
I've been getting into Sub Urban's music lately and it had me thinking about the Black Room.
Did the piano always feel like it was breathing?
Lyrics from Freaks by Sub Urban
Tired of having your artwork used for AI training but find watermarks dismaying and ineffective?
Well check this out! Software that makes your Art look messed up to training AIs and unusable in a data set but nearly unchanged to human eyes.
I just learned about this. It's in Beta. Please read all the information before using.
Art thieves already hate it:
@churchydragon This is my first time ever making a tutorial, so hopefully it makes sense! Monty is my favorite and I wish he had more fanart, so I'd love for people be able to draw him a little easier. ❤️ If this helps you in any way, I'll be thrilled. That comic panel was such a pain in the neck. 😂
If there's something that doesn't make sense or needs clarification, feel free to ask! :3 ✨️ Mind, there's no right or wrong way to draw what you love, this is just my personal method.