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hey for those looking to protest, look into voices ignited on bluesky. theyre organizing protests across the country and currently have ones scheduled in Seattle and Phoenix on the 29th, they're working on getting permissions for Pittsburgh as well.
If you plan to go, remember to wear a mask and cover all identifying features. Tattoos, dyed hair, don't wear identifiable clothing. Turn your phones off completely and make your lockscreen emergency contacts just in case. Bring a medkit if you have one and be sure it contains saline for any kind of tear gas. These protests are meant to be peaceful, but we all know how that usually goes.
If anyone attempts to get you to use violence, that is a fed. Do not listen to them.
Be safe, I love you, the only way out is through
In light of certain actions being made by Trump, please donate to the American Civil Liberties Union:
They help fight for trans rights, immigrant rights, and reproductive rights, among other things, in the courts so that marginalized people actually have a chance to fight legislation in the USA
If you cannot donate, please share/boost
Other resources:
If you want to be informed of things happening in a small digestible format without being overwhelmed there's this newsletter:
This is the contact information of individual US senators you can message:
You do not have to be of voting age to express concerns. Physical mail also takes priority when sent to their offices over any digital message. Postcards and cheap stamps are the most direct best bet.
Ballot ready/ vote411 allows you to know what's on your state's ballots and who represents you when that time comes. This includes representative contact information:
Please be safe. Don't give up. We're in this together, and with community, change can be positive
reminders for today:
if you or someone you know might need it in the next few years, purchase plan b. the shelf life of plan b is 4 years, and we might not be able to access it as easily as we can now in the days ahead.
if you are larger/plus size: go online and purchase ella instead of plan b. plan b is less effective if you aren’t under 160 pounds.
if you can, purchase books that project 2025 is looking to ban.
mass deportations are starting. if you see ice vehicles or agents, yell ice raid and la migra as loud as you can.
if someone asks who you voted for, keep your mouth shut. they’re fishing for traitors.
if anyone, anyone at all asks about your neighbors or their legal status in the us, you know nothing. don’t be the reason that their family is separated.
if anyone asks about your religion or lack thereof, keep it vague. this administration will look for any excuse to persecute you.
your friends are trans or queer? for the next four years they’re not. don’t expose anyone’s status as a trans or queer person to anyone else, even if you think you can trust them.
did someone you know get an abortion? no, they didn’t. they were never pregnant.
in short, don’t be a snitch, and keep to yourself these next four years. we’ll make it through this even if it seems hopeless at times.
we can survive this. we’ve survived before, and we’ll survive again.
now that trump has tiktok, twitter, facebook and insta in his pocket, get ready for a massive wave of internet censorship. one of trump's greatest weapons has always been misinformation; it's going to become harder and harder to spread facts and criticism going forward. posts that aren't made invisible will be magically ignored by the algorithm. dissidents will have their accounts deleted and voices erased.
this is a suppression tactic. this is another stage of fascism.
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
beautiful man drawn at 11:30 pm
reference below
can you do a tutorial on how you draw body hair ,,, im just getting into it but i loveee how you do the wet/sweaty curls ohh fmy god
Tried my best to explain plainly how I do it, enjoy! (+cursed hairless Wreg)
What does this look like in actual work? Something like this (+another cursed hairless Wreg)
the diner
find the speedpaint here
i mention this in the video as well, but i realized partway through this drawing that i was accidentally using an AI image as a reference, so i changed up a bunch of stuff and got new references once i realized. you'll never be as upset about it as i am, so just know I'll be a million times more careful in the future to avoid doing that again
my art progress throughout 2024! each piece is from a different month. i tried to pick the ones that focused on people (or people-ish) as the subjects so i can compare them easier. some of these i've posted here, some i haven't.
i've been doing more digital again the past couple months, because i've missed the feeling of digitally painting and rendering details. it's hard to get that kind of thing traditionally, even though i feel i've improved a lot there, as well.
i think my biggest improvements have been in anatomy and stylization. it's always hard to balance those things. if i lean too hard in one direction, like you see in March (primarily stylization) or August (primarily realism), i can make a piece that's GOOD in that regard - but doesn't feel like my art. i don't feel like my own emotions are in them. combining them is the hardest part, like you can see my attempts on in most of the other months, where they aren't as aesthetically "pleasing" but you can still see my style in there somewhere. i think January, May, and June were the one's that suffered the most at this.
in these latest months on the bottom row, i've gotten much more confident combining those skills. each of those four pieces i think was the best i've done in each of their mediums so far (ipad with an apple pen, traditional with alcohol markers, phone with my finger, and tablet with a stylus). i've been branching out a lot, and bringing the things i've learned back to my digital pieces. i've also gathered the energy to dabble in new fandoms to fuel my spark (like COD, which i've never played but i've found a love for the characters).
i had a bit of an art rut all year but i'm finally breaking back out of it. i'm going to college next year (hurray!) so i hope to take that newfound confidence with me as i continue to grow as an artist, meet new people, and venture out into the world.
my newest self portrait done on ibispaint on my phone last night
my previous one was also done on ibispaint, but in a much simpler style
(i also lost one of my piercings since that portrait to irritation, sadly)
more Ghost fanart. i still haven't played COD. Merry Christmas
see the speedpaint on my YouTube here
ghost fanart. I've never played COD in my life
see the speedpaint on my YouTube here
hey! i recently had top surgery (woohoo!), and i thought I'd write down what the whole process was like for me, from start to finish (aka 6 weeks later). i hope this helps anybody looking into top surgery or just looking for someone else's experience!
quick info:
i got ftm top surgery as a transmasc person on October 23rd, 2024. i got the double incision type, without nipple grafts, plus liposuction. my surgeon was Dr. Rukmini Rednam in Houston, Texas, USA.
vv link below vv
this link is to a Dropbox PDF. if for whatever reason you can't access it, I'll reblog this post soon with just the plain text from the file! there are no photos or anything in this file, and no graphic descriptions, just quick summaries and a general timeline.
peace and quiet
digital piece drawn on an ipad with IbisPaintx, color techniques partially inspired by my current favorite artist Nathan Fowkes
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BLUESKY
Hiya! Curious about joining bluesky but intimidated by all the features? Already on bluesky but want to learn more? Then welcome to my quick guide on getting started and navigating bluesky!~
What is Bluesky?
it’s a social media site that’s owned by no single person or company. it's aim is to bring back the early days of twitter before bots, elon musk or algorithms took over. Personally I find the site really cozy, wholesome, and engaging. my Bluesky account for example
What’s unique about Bluesky?
→ CUSTOMIZATION: your timeline is very easy to control. There’s tons of options, so be sure to go through each tab in your settings. some options include: turning off autoplay, changing the order in which threaded replies show, changing DM settings, content preferences and lots of visual app settings.
→ MODERATION LISTS: human made, mass blocklists. These are public lists of accounts that when you subscribe to you automatically block or mute everyone in that specific blocklist. A great way to avoid unwanted content, and interactions. ✦ Moderation lists I recommend will be below the cut
→ STARTER PACKS: recommendation lists on who to follow, made by users. You can even curate your own starter pack of recommendations! ✦ Starter pack recommendations will be below the cut
→ FEEDS: public timelines, basically. There are a lot of feeds you can join, or you can even create your own. I made a feed featuring just my pixel art so it doesn’t get cluttered with text posts or other photos in my media tab. ✦ I’ll post feeds I recommend below and link you to a tutorial on how to create your own feed
→ BLOCKING/MUTING: bluesky has a great blocking system. When you block someone they can no longer see, or interact with you. They also have a feature to make your blog inaccessible unless logged in. you can also mute specific people, delete post replies, and even detach your post from a reblog. You can also mute specific words, phrases, tags etc.
→ NSFW: bluesky allows NSFW content, including artwork, porn, lewds etc. They also have a great moderation page to avoid the content completely, censor the content, or show it if you’d wish. ✦ just go to settings > moderation > toggle on NSFW settings and it’ll let you heavily moderate.
→ LABELS: this is a really cool feature on the site, you can subscribe to certain pages that enable a lot of fun/useful labels that help you in different ways! (like pronoun tags, artist tags etc) ✦ Labels to browse will be posted below
→ COMMUNITIES: the vastly diverse communities really feel like the best parts of tumblr. since you can so heavily curate your experience, it can really feel like a calming oasis. Mine is mostly artists, and other creatives.
there’s also a large community of professional artists, art directors, authors, celebrities, and even the best shitposters from twitter. the app really is what you make of it but it’s thriving right now.
RECOMMENDATIONS & LINKS BELOW ⬎
→ MODERATION LISTS:
HATE SPEECH: NAZIS | MAGA | MAGAv2 | MAGAv3 | TRANSPHOBES & HOMOPHOBES | FAR RIGHT | FAR RIGHTv2 | FAR RIGHTv3 | ELON MUSK FANBOYS | ANTI-BLACK | ANTI-VAX
NFT/AI/CRYPTO: MASTERLIST | AI/NFT | AI/NFTv2 | AI FANBOYS | CRYPTO | NFTs
SPAM/SCAMMERS: SPAMBOTS | BOTS | CONTENT SCRAPERS | CONTENT FARMING
✦ to block or mute everyone in the blocklist at once, click subscribe in the top right corner:
→ STARTER PACKS:
ART: PIXEL ART | PIXEL ARTv2 | WOMEN OF PIXEL ART | BADASS DIGITAL ARTISTS | MAGIC THE GATHERING ARTIST | PAINTERS OF BLUESKY | INDIE COMIC CREATORS | LGBTQIA+ COMIC CREATORS
GENERAL: WOMEN OF BSKY | AUTHORS | LGBTQ NEWS
SHITPOSTERS: JUNIPER | JUNIPERv2 | MASTERLIST | SCIENCE SHITPOSTERS
✦ for more niche starter packs, use the search function. search your specific interest and ‘starter pack’ and you’ll find some!
→ FEEDS:
DISCOVER | WHATS TRENDING | MENTIONS | ART | TRENDING ART
THE GRAM: a timeline for exclusively image posts from those you follow. no textposts etc. ONLYPOST: similar to the gram, it shows a timeline of only those you follow. no reposts, just original posts. 📌: a way to bookmark posts. just reply with the pin emoji.
✦ there’s tons of others feeds as well! just use the feed tab and you can browse feeds or search for specific ones.
✦ TUTORIAL ON HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM FEED FOR YOUR ART/POSTS
→ LABELS:
SKYWATCH: most popular label. Lots of useful labels!
AI Labels: identifies AI users, can also enable hiding the posters.
Pronouns: self explanatory but useful. can add a badge with your pronouns!
✦ you can search for additional label bots on bluesky!
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS:
✦ EXPIRIENCE ENHANCING TOOLS RECS ✦ CLEARSKY: TRACK BLOCKS AND BLOCKLISTS ✦ SKYFEED: CREATE CUSTOM FEEDS EASILY ✦ use the block function often. do not entertain trolls or hate speech. ✦ as well as starter packs, there’s also lists! lists can be used in the same way to create curated lists of accounts. it’s a good way to keep track of specific genres of posters you’re interested in, and finding new ones! ✦ hashtags: use them! they’re beneficial in boosting your post. you can even link hashtags in your bio making you easier to find. another method of making you more visible is if you post an ‘interest’ post! basically just type things you’re interested in and it’ll help people find you / vice versa ! ✦ update your profile first thing, like bio avi etc. make a small post so people know you're real. interact and engage! the communities there are so welcoming!
I think that covers abt everything i wanted to cover! Hope this was helpful and thanks for reading lol
Saving My Fanfiction Work
Due to the recent events in the United States. To clarify the recent events being Trump becoming president of the United States, Project 2025 more than likely going to be integrated. If you are not familiar with Project 2025 I urge you to look it up.
Along with the KOSA bill that has many problems and it has passed the senate now needing the finally vote in the house, which both are majority red. Go here to learn more on why it needs to be stopped and how you can. This is another component that will harm our communities. Go to: stopkosa.com
With all of its harmful plans some of the plans are to take down/restrict internet sites that have LGBTQ+ communities that means communities like the fan-fiction communities/sites in the United States.
I am only giving resources to those inside and out of the US in case they banned sites that hold fan-fiction. Better safe than sorry.
Being that I live in the US the possibly of mine and many others Fanfiction has the possibly of being in danger. Therefore I'm giving you recourses. (I'm not leaving or stopping my writing, I'm here for the fight!)
For those wanting to save my fanfiction, I give you permission to download them off of AO3 and to be used for your personal collection. Meaning, your eyes only. To clarify I’m saying this as others have asked if they could download my fanfic so for those who would like to you can.
If you do not know how to download them many others on online have tutorials on how to download them and add them to our phone libraries.
Here are some links to tutorials:
Downloading Fanfic
Adding to Iphone & Android Library
Adding to Kindle Library - Video on How (On TikTok)
Adding Book Covers (At the bottom) - Good EPUB Cover Changer (I use this)
Types of Files and What they mean
Please stay safe out there! Remember to follow the rules below.
DO NOT share the downloaded file anywhere online.
DO NOT repost the downloaded file under your name.
Fanfiction is protected under copyright law when plagiarism is involved. If you plagiarize my work, either a piece or whole in any language, I will take legal action. Inspiration or the same idea does NOT apply to this, only word-for-word plagiarism in any language.
♥ mx-pastelwriting does not consent to their fanfiction being copied, copied & credited, translated, used in videos and/or audios, screenshotted, used in AI, or reposted on any other platform without permission.
♥ mx-pastelwriting does give consent to "reblog," sharing links to direct work, and being in recommend lists.
Please stay safe out there friends! I love you so much! Know that there will always people that love you and in for the fight to make sure you are loved!
another Merlin drawing
according to IbisPaint, this took me about 7 hours. i did it all on my phone, though i didnt sketch as much as I'd normally do, and instead used the reference as a guide. i exaggerated their proportions, simplified the armor, and created the colors and rendering entirely on my own to give my desired effect, not really following the lighting in the original picture
meet the cats
raccoon (left; the thief) and Pretzel (right)
Pancake
Cheesecake (the stray)
Milkshake (the adopted brother)
Pretzel (left; the brother) and Pancake (right; the sister)
Pretzel biting Milkshake, a battle for honour
the Siblings: Milkshake (left), Pretzel (middle), and Pancake (right)
face their judgement
https://www.tumblr.com/dannychai1617/767076141801586688/i-got-your-message-i-cant-help-donating-but-i
clevervoidduck / Rosepa Mwikwabe / Virginia Adungo is a scammer
https://www.tumblr.com/slenbee/764699910832635904/current-scammers-101824-part-2
the second picture they use is the profile picture of this diabetes facebook scam page https://www.facebook.com/myblis/
in this previous reblog of their post you can see they used to link to a paypal account under the name Virginia Adungo: https://www.tumblr.com/doodledumpling/766815731699580928
but now they link to a paypal account that says Rosepa Mwikwabe. this paypal account has been edited from it’s original name, Joseph Mwikwabe, and you can see the change between October 14th and November 1st here: https://archive.ph/https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=L9HUZC7VT3MM6
this same Rosepa Mwikwabe account is also being used by other tumblr scammers, for example toovoidlady and a-mother-of-gaza, to run completely different scams
would you mind deleting their scam from your blog, or clearly labeling it as a scam so it doesn't spread to others? in the future, please remember you can use the tumblr search box to search the username/paypal account name/text used by people asking for money to check if they’ve been proven to be a scammer
OH thank you for the info, anon! im relatively new to Tumblr and how everything works / how to tell if something is a scam on here specifically. I'll definitely take it down, thanks again for letting me know! I'll be sure to do more research before reblogging something like that
People all over the world are thinking of you!
vvvvv SPOILERS UNDER CUTOFF vvvvv
merlin and arthur screenshot redraw
i know this show is older now, but his death still destroys me and i had to do something for it
i didn't do the chainmail texture; i might come back to it sometime, but for now im happy with it, especially since i just drew it on my phone
Some of us are going to flee America, some of us are going to fight in America, some of us will lay low in America, some of us might be executed in America.
Whatever the outcome for you personally, weather against your will or by your choice, know you are not a better or worse, a more or less important, person. You are not a coward for fleeing. You are not an idiot for fighting. You are not a traitor for surviving.
You are not at fault for being a victim.
To all of my queer and trans siblings, we will survive.
To my fellow beautiful Black and Brown brothers and sisters, we will survive.
To my fellow women, we will survive.
To our friends who were once strangers across the ocean in Palestine, The Congo, Sudan, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iran, and more, we will survive.
To the next generation, we will survive, so you can too.
To fight, is to survive, so that’s what will continue to do.
A L I E N S
a digital drawing using my favorite lyrics from the song "A L I E N S" by Coldplay. i wanted it to look lonely - a single spaceship in a silent night, surrounded by forests and stars and a single house. i used IbisPaint on my iPad for this piece
the lyrics are the first verse, and they read:
"We were just about to lose our home
Diamonds ate the radio
Moving in the dead of night
We took photographs just some just so
History someone to know
We were moving at the speed of flight"
Edgar Meelow
I've finally drawn my favorite boy! Edgar is my oldest and most beloved OC, and i used to draw him all the time. I've never drawn him from this angle - but I'm super proud of how it turned out! i used alcohol markers, ink pen, and colored pencils.
my first digital drawing of Edgar (from 2020) as a comparison. this piece was made before i had decided much about his story, so all the royal details were undecided and unused since. this was also during my early days of digital art - when i first started looking at programs outside of MS Paint, but i still had a screenless drawing tablet.
Love your art so much. Will you show us cool nature pics from your country? I'm literally so stoned I forgot where you live sorry.
Sure anon, why not. I'm not a photographer so the quality of these is kind of slushy at best. I like nature and wander around a little bit, but I rarely hike properly, so I don't go to that many scenic places. These are mostly from regular walks. Long post warning.
Summers are short but very green, and since we're at the arctic circle we get sunlight around the clock. Some of these were taken at midnight or early morning small hours. Most of Finland is very sparsely populated and covered in boreal forests.
Finland is a very watery country, lots of lakes in particular.
Sometimes you get intense sunsets
And winters are very cold, snowy and last about six months. In summer we have midnight sun and in winter there's the polar night to counter it. Around late December sun only rises for about two hours per day where I live so it's very dark for many, many weeks on end (which is wonderful if you get seasonal depression like I do). But sometimes the weather and lighting are just right and you get this ethereal pastel effect that I love.
mortuary
fanart of Will Graham from the Hannibal tv show. my prompt was mortuary, so that's the setting he's in. the background is drawn with alcohol markers, and Will is drawn with pencil on a separate paper that can be moved