I Redrew An Older OC Of Mine - Sebastian

breaking the news to everyone i know

Loki

haven't been drawing much lately, instead dedicating all of my spare time to a cardboard sculpture that I'll be posting photos of soon

this drawing was to help get me out of that rut

my DND character, Euphoria, the tiefling warlock

his appearance hasn't changed much since i first made him, whereas my first major OC went through major changes before i finally settled on something

i hope that means I've gotten better at character design!

Art trade with blueblur69 on TikTok !! One of my first art trades WAAAA🪽

I miss when I would get Tumblr asks that actually said things and weren't just digital panhandling scams.

for about a week now I've been working on a DIY vest. it's not a battle vest, but i am taking inspiration from some of the patch ideas and maybe adding spikes

here's my process so far:

(EDITED with image descriptions - thanks for the reminder in the tags!!)

i dyed a pale blue vest with one full bottle of graphite synthetic dye. it's still sadly a little blue, but it's dark enough that it isn't super noticable, so I'll live. if you have any questions about the exact process, ill answer them in the comments!

i then added two regular pockets after seam ripping the fake ones - why do they even put fake pockets on these - and two inner pockets using the shape of the upper pocket as a guide. one of them is embroidered with quotes from a post by turboennui on here about Laika, the first dog in space sent from Russia

then i added a detachable hood taken from an old sweatshirt, which is attached to the vest via six buttons. i get anxious when i don't have a hood on my clothes, so if i don't wear this vest over a sweatshirt, i still have the option to have more comfort

yesterday, i planned out and began embroidering the back panel. it will be a detachable piece of black fabric from an old button up shirt, connected only with safety pins so i don't have to commit to a theme and instead have multiple artworks to swap out. this one is a few black ferns and a pale blue moth (type undecided) atop a starry night sky background

if you guys have any ideas of stuff to add or embroider, or tips for making a denim vest in general, comments are greatly appreciated! ill post another update once the vest is finished

do not bring your phone or use a credit card or travel card tied to your identity en route to a protest or action. some alternatives:

don't bring them, use cash (ideal)

don't bring them, get a lift with trusted friends (ideal)

leave your phone/cards with a trusted friend who will not be at the planned action, pick them up afterwards

leave your phone/cards in a secure locker at a bus or train station, pick them up afterwards

prepaid burner phone if you absolutely need one on your person for some reason (you probably don't!)

vest update

there's a few patches that I've temporarily removed to make room for the blue jay piece i added, but I'll probably reattach those to the back

here's a close up of the blue jay, which i made out of clothing scraps and embroidery thread

SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO STILL TRIES TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS AFTER DEPRESSION HIT THEM HARD. THERE ISN’T ENOUGH RECOGNITION FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THAT THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE INTEREST AND MOTIVATION AGAIN BUT PUSH THEMSELVES TO DO STUFF ANYWAYS. YOU ARE FIGHTING A DAILY BATTLE WITH YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND YOU’RE STILL COMING OUT ON TOP, YOU’RE ALL BRAVE AS FUCK

Belarusian Miku. From Gomel!