dannychai1617 - DANNY CHAI
DANNY CHAI

he/they | artist, twitch streamer, youtuber | check out my stuff! commissions ARE OPEN!! see commissions tab on my blog for more info, or reach out to me!

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10 months ago
a four panel comic i drew with ink and greyscale alcohol markers. the top panel is of the eyes, the second is of the chest with the arm breaking the borders to extend the hand to the third panel, and the fourth panel shows the hand curling in on itself, disappointed. the background of each panel is a darker grey the lower it is.
the pencil sketch of the comic
the ink lineart of the comic, before any shading or background gradient

trying to get back into drawing little comics. this is of Sebastian, an OC whose story i haven't fully figured out yet, but i know it's tragic


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10 months ago

a few days later, I've embroidered the majority of the back panel. i still want to add things like shooting stars, more details on the luna moth, more stars behind the ferns, etc, but here's what I've gotten done:

a photo of the nearly finished back panel. the black ferns on the bottom are complete, and above them are a bunch of stars and planets made of colorful fabric and thread
a photo of the finished back panel attached to my vest with safety pins. the Luna moth has been embroidered on by the ferns with pale blue and green thread, and ive sewn on a patch under the collar of a moth and the phases of the moon

I've also sewn on a moth patch that my best friend gave me a while ago - I've finally found a place for it!

and I've turned one of the front pockets into a cute monster mouth, an idea that i got from a patch somebody showed on Pinterest. instead of just a patch, it's a functional pocket! the teeth didn't quite turn out how I'd hoped, but i can clean them up a bit later

a photo of one of the upper chest pockets on my vest. i've sewn on a forked tongue made of pink fabric, and some wonky white teeth. above the pocket, i embroidered a pair of blue, slitted eyes
a photo of the same pocket but opened. now you can see that the teeth are sewn onto the edge of the upper flap, and the tongue is sewn onto the edge of the lower pouch.

i might add more details to give it more of a body, and not just a mouth with disembodied eyes. if you have any ideas, please comment or leave them in the tags!

the latest things i've added are a panel on the inside of my vest under the collar, and some stars on the ends of the hood strings, both using the same blue flannel i used for the pockets.

a photo of the inside of my vest. on the upper, inner panel, right below the collar, i've added a panel of blue flannel fabric. i've seen many denim vests and jackets with a pattern in this spot, so i added my own
a photo of the vest's hood, detached. i've added a large star on the end of each of the hood strings, both made out of the same blue flannel fabric

i'll continue updating as i work on it!

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!!)

photo of a pale blue denim vest in a bucket in a bathtub
photo of the vest now dyed dark grey

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!

photo of my hand in the vest's pockets to show how deep they are
photo of the vest's pockets from the inside to show to fabric i used - blue flannel
photo of an inside pocket i made for the vest. it's white fabric with words embroidered with black thread. i embroidered snippets from a post on Tumblr by turboennui. it reads "Laika's still up there. Not her body, sure, but her soul is. Up there the stars are a great big field. And look, she's running so fast - godamn, look at her go."

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

photo of the inside of the vest where you can see the grey hood is attached to the inner collar by six black buttons

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

digital drawing i did of my plan for the back panel of the vest. it shows a bunch of curling black ferns in the foreground, a large moth in/on them, and behind them all is a night sky full of colorful planets, stars, and meteors.
photo of the beginnings of my embroidery of the back panel - a single curling fern, sewn with black thread on black fabric

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

10 months ago

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!!)

photo of a pale blue denim vest in a bucket in a bathtub
photo of the vest now dyed dark grey

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!

photo of my hand in the vest's pockets to show how deep they are
photo of the vest's pockets from the inside to show to fabric i used - blue flannel
photo of an inside pocket i made for the vest. it's white fabric with words embroidered with black thread. i embroidered snippets from a post on Tumblr by turboennui. it reads "Laika's still up there. Not her body, sure, but her soul is. Up there the stars are a great big field. And look, she's running so fast - godamn, look at her go."

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

photo of the inside of the vest where you can see the grey hood is attached to the inner collar by six black buttons

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

digital drawing i did of my plan for the back panel of the vest. it shows a bunch of curling black ferns in the foreground, a large moth in/on them, and behind them all is a night sky full of colorful planets, stars, and meteors.
photo of the beginnings of my embroidery of the back panel - a single curling fern, sewn with black thread on black fabric

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


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10 months ago
the finished drawing. i added more hatching to the shading, made his hair bigger because i felt his head looked a little small, and gave him a large grey bird tattoo on his chest, the wings spreading across his collarbones

a little traditional drawing to get back into the swing of things. i don't draw as much during the summer - very busy, less motivation - but i also work on bigger projects instead. so in between working on a DIY vest, I've been trying to draw every now and then.

this was made with pencil and cheap, almost dried alcohol markers. the main gripe i have about the finished piece is that the head is a bit small, but that just comes with doing traditional art

a sketch on paper with pencil. it shows a muscular man with one arm raised, his fingers spread menacingly. he has curly hair, some facial hair, and large ears, and looks vaguely like Pedro Pascal, but this was on accident. he looks disturbed and a little frightened
the sketch but colored this time with alcohol markers, and you can see that he has white/tan skin, brown hair, and brown eyes. his facial hair is darker than the hair on his head. the shading looks almost like hatching, but with marker instead of pen

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11 months ago

USAmericans

Read the Project 2025 manifesto RIGHT NOW

It's MUCH worse than y'all have been hearing

There is so much here you'll have to look at it for yourself, but the climate policy alone is nightmare fuel.

The republican coalition wants to essentially end funding for green energy, dramatically promote and expand fossil fuel industries, and eliminate funding and regulations in all sectors promoting climate change mitigation. Task forces and offices related to clean energy and lowering carbon emissions will be eliminated and replaced with offices for promoting fossil fuels.

USAmericans

They want to LOG NATIONAL FORESTS TO "THIN" THE TREES TO STOP WILDFIRES.

USAmericans

THEY WANT TO FORCE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA TO LOG THEIR NATIONAL FORESTS AND TREAT THEM AS FOR TIMBER PRODUCTION

USAmericans

There are specific provisions in Project 2025 to essentially destroy the Endangered Species Act, causing it to defer to the rights of "economic development" and "private property." The plan includes delisting gray wolves, cutting the budget so that a "triage" system is used to determine which species will get protection, removing funding for research, removing experts and specialists from the decision-making process, and preventing "experimental" populations of animals from being established.

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USAmericans
USAmericans

This is so much worse than I expected it to be and there's much more past that: They want to deregulate pesticides and remove much of the EPA's ability to regulate pollutants as well.

Also included in the manifesto is that we should

withdraw from nuclear weapons nonproliferation agreements, build more nuclear weapons, and resume nuclear weapons testing

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The manifesto comprehensively outlines the scorched-earth elimination of abortion access, down to ensuring doctors aren't even trained to perform abortions. There are plans in here to disrupt abortion access GLOBALLY, not just domestically.

Not only that,the Republicans plan on reframing family planning programs around "fertility awareness" and "holistic family planning."

USAmericans

I can't even describe it all. I'm trying to give screenshots of the most important things but there's so much.

The foreign policy is a nightmare. They plan to push fossil fuels onto the Global South and promote the development of fossil fuel industry in the "developing world."

It is aggressive and antagonistic towards other nations, strongly pro-military, proposing that we INCREASE (!!!!!) defense spending, improve public opinion of the military and military recruitment, and increase the power to fund new weapons technology.

Just read the Department of Defense section. It's about greatly increasing and strengthening the military-industrial complex, collaborating more closely with weapons manufacturers, removing regulatory barriers to arming our allies and to inventing new military weapons, and recruiting more people into the military. They include provisions to develop AI technology for surveillance. And of course, continuing to support Israel is in there.

Elsewhere it proposes interfering in foreign countries with creepy pro-USA propaganda campaigns, even establishing international educational programs where faculty have to pledge to promote USA interests.

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USAmericans

There's a line in here about getting rid of PBS because SESAME STREET is LEFTIST for God's sake.

HOW are people claiming democrats have the same policies. I feel like i'm losing my mind.

11 months ago
[Image ID: The Destiel Confession Meme Edited So That Dean Answers 'There's A Petition To Ban Conversion

[Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'There's a petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU' to Cas' 'I love you'. /End ID]

If you are a citizen in the EU please sign this petition:

European Citizens' Initiative
eci.ec.europa.eu
Give your support !
11 months ago

(i apologize for any formatting issues, im on mobile)

the finished drawing of the photo described below, with slightly more dramatic perspective and harsh, black and white shadows. details that were lost were redrawn with a white gel pen, and pale clouds were scribbled in the background

this took a few weeks of drawing on and off to finally finish, since the paper is i believe about 3 x 2 feet

halfway complete shading, done only in black and white. the light source is above and slightly behind the building
lineart of the drawing, with corrected perspective and intricate detailing
a sketch of the photo, though the perspective is skewed, especially on the pillars

i used a mechanical pencil for the sketch, which might have been the most time consuming part. in the sketch i messed up the perspective and proportion while trying to make it more dynamic, which i had to fix when i did the lineart (with tombow ink pens).

i did the shading in only a couple hours using greyscale alcohol markers. i didn't use the reference image for the shadows, because i wanted to be particular about the lighting

an image of the Canterbury Cathedral, a large, ornate building made of almost golden stone with large spires and intricate windows. the base is inlaid with many statues

the final piece is still a slightly different angle than the original photo (of the Canterbury Cathedral, found on Britannica), and while it was on purpose, i still need more practice with the execution


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11 months ago
I'm One Week Into Making A Fully Customizable Picrew With 6 Skin Tones (each Piece Has A Separate Toggle,
I'm One Week Into Making A Fully Customizable Picrew With 6 Skin Tones (each Piece Has A Separate Toggle,
I'm One Week Into Making A Fully Customizable Picrew With 6 Skin Tones (each Piece Has A Separate Toggle,
I'm One Week Into Making A Fully Customizable Picrew With 6 Skin Tones (each Piece Has A Separate Toggle,

i'm one week into making a fully customizable picrew with 6 skin tones (each piece has a separate toggle, so not every part has to be the same color) and 3 body types, as well as various facial features. i still have the mouths, eyebrows, hair, clothes, jewelry, and other accessories to go, but i'm hoping to make something for everyone

please keep in mind that i'm white - PLEASE let me know if there is anything you think i should adjust with the current features or anything i should add to future features! i'm doing my best but it isn't perfect, so i'll correct any mistakes i make immediately

this might take a while but will be free to use when it's finally up. i'll try to post updates every now and then, so comment or add a tag if you have any tips or requests!

(though i'd rather not do outfits or accessories based on real characters that belong to somebody else or somebody's franchise)


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11 months ago
a digital painting of Link from the Zelda franchise - specifically the newer designs from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. he stands facing away from the viewer in a sheer and jewelry-laden outfit, seemingly taking off his veil. cold lighting comes from below and in front of him, casting most of his back in warm shadow. behind him is a blue-green gradiented background to represent the colors of the Zora domain

Link from BotW and TotK

the outfit i gave him is a combination of the gerudo outfit and the zora royal jewelry

this took me probably about 4.5 hours, on and off

here are the flats:

this is the same drawing, but only the flat colors atop the gradient background - no rendering, lighting, or details

the rendering was tricky because i don't have a lot of practice doing realistic lighting - and especially not bottom-up cold lighting with warmer shadows, so i hope it turned out well


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1 year ago
I'm Back With Another Version Of This Ao3 Skin! This Time I've Made A Vibrant Neon Version. Only Use
I'm Back With Another Version Of This Ao3 Skin! This Time I've Made A Vibrant Neon Version. Only Use

i'm back with another version of this ao3 skin! this time i've made a vibrant neon version. only use if you're fine with your eyes falling out. the image i used for the header is "Pattern Galaxy Space Planets Neon Universe" by Arncil on Redbubble

copy the code under "keep reading":

Background color: #191140

Text color: #f6f9ff

Header color: #fd6c69

Accent color: #26aaaf

COPY AND PASTE ALL CODE BELOW

#workskin { font-size: 95%; } li.blurb .tags { max-height: 7.5em; overflow-y: auto; } #header { min-height: 0; } #header a, #header fieldset, #header ul.primary, #header ul.primary .current { border: 0; background: 0; } h1 a img { height: 50px; border: 0; } #header .landmark { clear: none; } #header ul.primary { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.75); } #header ul.primary, #header ul.primary .current, ul.primary.actions a, #header ul.primary .current { color: #f6f9ff; } #header ul.primary .current, #header #search input, #header #search input:focus { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.25); color: #f6f9ff; box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px #125c77; border-color: #125c77; } .actions, .actions input { text-transform: lowercase; } blockquote.userstuff { font-family: "Mido", "AUdimat", "Ostrich Sans Rounded","Lucida Grande", sans-serif !important; position: relative; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.1); padding: 2%; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15); box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); } blockquote.userstuff:after { content: "\201D"; right: 0; top: auto; left: auto; } body, .userstuff { font-family: Mido, Georgia, serif; } .heading, .userstuff h3, .userstuff h4 { font-family: "CabinSketch", Georgia,serif; } #main .heading { color: #ffbd6a; } #inner .group, #inner .heading, fieldset, .verbose legend, table, table th, col.name, span.unread, span.replied { outline: none; background: transparent; border-color: #125c77; border-style: double; box-shadow: none; border-radius: 2em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0; border-top-left-radius: 0; } #inner .group .group .group, col.name { border-style: double; border-color: #f6f9ff; box-shadow: 0 0 2px #000; } #inner .bookmark .user.module, #inner .wrapper { border: 0; border-radius: 0; border-top: 3px double #125c77; box-shadow: none; } .filters { font-size: 90%; } .toggled form, .dynamic form, .secondary, .dropdown { background: #fff url("/images/skins/textures/tiles/white-handmade-paper.jpg"); } a.tag, a.tag:visited, a.tag:link { display: inline-block; padding: 1px 3px; margin: 2px 0px; border: 2px solid #3b1a8c; border-radius: 5px; } .commas li:after { content: ""; } h5.fandoms.heading { color: transparent; } .favorite a.tag { border: none; } .tags li.relationships:nth-of-type(3n+1) a.tag { background-color: #9d326a; } .tags li.relationships:nth-of-type(3n+2) a.tag { background-color: #ac447a; } .tags li.relationships:nth-of-type(3n+3) a.tag { background-color: #bd588d; } .tags li.characters:nth-of-type(3n+1) a.tag { background-color: #ae359a; } .tags li.characters:nth-of-type(3n+2) a.tag { background-color: #b94ba7; } .tags li.characters:nth-of-type(3n+3) a.tag { background-color: #cf67be; } .tags li.freeforms:nth-of-type(3n+1) a.tag { background-color: #9436b1; } .tags li.freeforms:nth-of-type(3n+2) a.tag { background-color: #a84cc4; } .tags li.freeforms:nth-of-type(3n+3) a.tag { background-color: #bd6bd5; } .tags li.freeforms a.tag:hover, .tags li.characters a.tag:hover, .tags li.relationships a.tag:hover { background-color: #fd6c69; color: white; } #header .logo { display: none; } #header ul.primary { box-shadow: none; padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; background: #FCC191 url(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/75/0c/a3/750ca394d1d2cdc8a999cdd393eef164.jpg); background-attachment: fixed; } li.blurb a.tag[href*="suicid"], [href*="suicide"], [href*="Suicide"], [href*="rape"], [href*="Rape"], [href*="consentual"], [href*="Consentual"], [href*="non-con"], [href*="consent issues"], [href*="Kidnapping"], [href*="kidnapping"], [href*="Canibalism"], [href*="cannibalism"], [href*="Cannibalism"], [href*="Dove"], [href*="dead dove do not eat"], [href*="murder"], [href*="Murder"], [href*="harm"], [href*="self harm"], [href*="Harm"], [href*="Torture"], [href*="abduction"], [href*="asphyxiation"], [href*="blood"], [href*="Blood"], [href*="death"], [href*="Death"], [href*="gore"], [href*="Gore"], [href*="incest"], [href*="Incest"], [href*="trauma"], [href*="Trauma"], [href*="torture"] { color: #000000; font-weight: bold; background-color: #fd6c69; }

desktop screenshot of the custom ao3 skin that i made
mobile screenshot of the custom ao3 skin i made

ao3 skin that i made!! (copy code under "keep reading")

it's a messy combination of pieces of code from other people's skins and my own changes

the header image is NOT MINE! it is "Pattern Galaxy Space Planets Vibrant Linear Universe" by Arncil on Redbubble, which i just used as an example for an image you could use!

here are some of the skins that i can remember using as part of this, but i've been building it for years so forgive me if i forget some:

Shortening long tag fields by Xparrot (on ao3)

Slim Shaded by AO3 (on ao3)

Lily Garden by tealtiam (on Tumblr)

AO3 Tag category coloring! by ao3css (on Tumblr)

come back here to my tips or leave a comment if you need some help customizing the code!

Background color: #26303C

Text color: #CBC6C3

Header color: #46626D

Accent color: #993F33

steps to create a new skin using this code:

log into ao3 account

go to dashboard >> skins

click "create site skin"

make sure TYPE is "site skin"

add a unique title

copy all code below

paste into field 'CSS'

click on "use wizard" at the top

copy and paste the four colors written above into their corresponding boxes

click SUBMIT

click USE

how to customize this skin:

FONT SIZE: at the very top of the code, change the "90%" to be bigger or smaller to change the font size within a fic

MAIN COLORS: to change the main colors, select "use wizard" when editing the skin and replace any of the four hex codes under "Background color:", "Text color:", "Header color:", and "Accent color:"

SECONDARY COLORS: find all hex codes within the code and change those numbers as you like! i changed all colors to match with the color palette of the header photo that i chose to make it feel cohesive

TAG COLORS: towards the end, the "relationship", "character", and "freeform" tags alternate three colors to make them easy to separate. in this skin they are all very similar, so you can change those to be whatever colors you like!

HEADER PHOTO: find the link towards the end of the code right before the warning tags and replace it with a link to any photo you like! it loops, so you don't have to worry about sizing or anything

FONT: i'm unsure how exactly to do this, but the in-fic font is currently set to Georgia Serif, so i suppose just go find that and replace it with your preferred font!

BORDER STYLES: wherever you see the code "border-style:", replace the word that comes after it with one of these options: none, solid, dashed, dotted, double, groove, ridge, inset, outset, or hidden

WARNING TAGS: at the very end of the code is a list of words or phrases that, when they appear in the tags of a fic, are highlighted in a contrasting color so that they are easy to avoid if necessary. you can add or remove those tags however you like, or change the warning color!

COPY AND PASTE ALL CODE BELOW

#workskin { font-size: 90%; } li.blurb .tags { max-height: 7.5em; overflow-y: auto; } #header { min-height: 0; } #header a, #header fieldset, #header ul.primary, #header ul.primary .current { border: 0; background: 0; } h1 a img { height: 50px; border: 0; } #header .landmark { clear: none; } #header ul.primary { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.65); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.75); } #header ul.primary, #header ul.primary .current, ul.primary.actions a, #header ul.primary .current { color: #CBC6C3; } #header ul.primary .current, #header #search input, #header #search input:focus { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.25); color: #CBC6C3; box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px #131A2A; border-color: #131A2A; } .actions, .actions input { text-transform: lowercase; } blockquote.userstuff { font-family: "Mido", "AUdimat", "Ostrich Sans Rounded","Lucida Grande", sans-serif !important; position: relative; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.1); padding: 2%; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15); box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.4); } blockquote.userstuff:after { content: "\201D"; right: 0; top: auto; left: auto; } body, .userstuff { font-family: Mido, Georgia, serif; } .heading, .userstuff h3, .userstuff h4 { font-family: "CabinSketch", Georgia,serif; } #main .heading { color: #CBC6C3; } #inner .group, #inner .heading, fieldset, .verbose legend, table, table th, col.name, span.unread, span.replied { outline: none; background: transparent; border-color: #131A2A; border-style: double; box-shadow: none; border-radius: 2em; border-bottom-right-radius: 0; border-top-left-radius: 0; } #inner .group .group .group, col.name { border-style: double; border-color: #CBC6C3; box-shadow: 0 0 2px #000; } #inner .bookmark .user.module, #inner .wrapper { border: 0; border-radius: 0; border-top: 3px double #bbb; box-shadow: none; } .filters { font-size: 90%; } .toggled form, .dynamic form, .secondary, .dropdown { background: #fff url("/images/skins/textures/tiles/white-handmade-paper.jpg"); } a.tag, a.tag:visited, a.tag:link { display: inline-block; padding: 1px 3px; margin: 2px 0px; border: 2px solid #46626D; border-radius: 5px; } .commas li:after { content: ""; } h5.fandoms.heading { color: transparent; } .favorite a.tag { border: none; } .tags li.relationships:nth-of-type(3n+1) a.tag { background-color: #1d3954; } .tags li.relationships:nth-of-type(3n+2) a.tag { background-color: #264663; } .tags li.relationships:nth-of-type(3n+3) a.tag { background-color: #305475; } .tags li.characters:nth-of-type(3n+1) a.tag { background-color: #214154; } .tags li.characters:nth-of-type(3n+2) a.tag { background-color: #294c61; } .tags li.characters:nth-of-type(3n+3) a.tag { background-color: #31576e; } .tags li.freeforms:nth-of-type(3n+1) a.tag { background-color: #234e54; } .tags li.freeforms:nth-of-type(3n+2) a.tag { background-color: #2a585e; } .tags li.freeforms:nth-of-type(3n+3) a.tag { background-color: #316269; } .tags li.freeforms a.tag:hover, .tags li.characters a.tag:hover, .tags li.relationships a.tag:hover { background-color: #26303C; color: white; } #header .logo { display: none; } #header ul.primary { box-shadow: none; padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; background: #FCC191 url(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/8c/bc/ae/8cbcae1760dc88ae8730566337a5d2eb.jpg); background-attachment: fixed; } li.blurb a.tag[href*="suicid"], [href*="suicide"], [href*="Suicide"], [href*="rape"], [href*="Rape"], [href*="consentual"], [href*="Consentual"], [href*="non-con"], [href*="consent issues"], [href*="Kidnapping"], [href*="kidnapping"], [href*="Canibalism"], [href*="cannibalism"], [href*="Cannibalism"], [href*="Dove"], [href*="dead dove do not eat"], [href*="murder"], [href*="Murder"], [href*="harm"], [href*="self harm"], [href*="Harm"], [href*="Torture"], [href*="abduction"], [href*="asphyxiation"], [href*="blood"], [href*="Blood"], [href*="death"], [href*="Death"], [href*="gore"], [href*="Gore"], [href*="incest"], [href*="Incest"], [href*="trauma"], [href*="Trauma"], [href*="torture"] { color: #000000; font-weight: bold; background-color: #993F33; }

1 year ago

✨️ Summon the Good Omens Fandom!! ✨️

Good Omens has been longlisted for a National Television Award for Best Comedy! 🎭

David Tennant is also longlisted for the Best Drama Performance award for his role as the Fourteenth Doctor.

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1 year ago

ART PROGRESS:

alcohol marker coloring improvement from September 2023 to April 2024 (6 month difference)

ART PROGRESS:
ART PROGRESS:

i now have a better understanding of how alcohol markers work and how to build up the color slowly to create depth and texture, and to prevent losing the lineart. i am once again more patient in lineart, shading, background art, AND coloring

i used lineart only for the subject - the dragon - allowing the background to consist of shapes to not be distracting. i used the texture of the markers to my advantage, creating a scaley appearance on the dragon and a cloudy one for the sky. i also used a white gel pen to add bright highlights and even more texture


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1 year ago

ART PROGRESS:

greyscale drawing improvement from October 2023 to April 2024 (6 month difference)

a pencil drawing of a robed hand holding a skull, with a cartoony ghost coming out from its mouth
a pen and ink drawing of creatures and scenery from the video game Bloodborne. in the foreground is a man with many snakes bursting from his head, crouching in agony and surrounded by alienlike eggsacks. in the midground is a large tree with human figures within the bark, a gravestone, and more eggs. in the background are two massive headstones leaning onto eachother over a path, and within the shadow is another snakehead. behind everything is a large, ornate building, and the night sky

while the first drawing is in graphite and the second is with alcohol markers, they are both in greyscale and focus on fantasy subjects. i have more confidence to draw backgrounds in general, and more creative inspiration: the first is based on a stock photo of a person holding a skull, and the second is based on various creatures and scenery from the video game Bloodborne. i pieced it together using my own imagination, only using reference for the actual design of the snakeheads

as for the shading, i have a better understanding of depth, lighting direction, composition (especially background / midground / foreground), scale, and lineart. i took more time and added tons of details and textures, making the piece feel more realistic and natural


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1 year ago

ART PROGRESS:

lineart improvement from September 2023 to March 2024 (6 month difference)

i used the same ink pen for both of these (Tombow black brush pen)

ink drawing of a large cube with an eyeball floating in the sky above the treetops
ink drawing of my DnD character, Euphoria. he is a tiefling with large satyr legs, a crooked mouth, golden eyes, curly hair, a thick ratlike tail, and large moose antlers. gold jewelry hangs from the "fingers" of the antlers, and a gold orb floats between them with rays coming out of it

i have become more patient with my lineart, and while this isn't an exact comparison (straight geometric lines vs. curved organic lines), i do think my line work looks more smooth and precise. the hatching has also improved drastically as i allow myself more time to consider each line. lastly, I'm leaning more into line weight, using thin lines for shading and details, and thick lines for emphasis and parts of the drawing that are "closer" to the viewer


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1 year ago

this looks so cool!!! im glad you liked my base code! :]

desktop screenshot of the custom ao3 skin that i made
mobile screenshot of the custom ao3 skin i made

ao3 skin that i made!! (copy code under "keep reading")

it's a messy combination of pieces of code from other people's skins and my own changes

here are some of the skins that i can remember using as part of this, but i've been building it for years so forgive me if i forget some:

Shortening long tag fields by Xparrot (on ao3)

Slim Shaded by AO3 (on ao3)

Lily Garden by tealtiam (on Tumblr)

AO3 Tag category coloring! by ao3css (on Tumblr)

Background color: #26303C

come back here to my tips or leave a comment if you need some help customizing the code!

Text color: #CBC6C3

Header color: #46626D

Accent color: #993F33

steps to create a new skin using this code:

log into ao3 account

go to dashboard >> skins

click "create site skin"

make sure TYPE is "site skin"

add a unique title

copy all code below

paste into field 'CSS'

click on "use wizard" at the top

copy and paste the four colors written above into their corresponding boxes

click SUBMIT

how to customize this skin:

click USE

FONT SIZE: at the very top of the code, change the "90%" to be bigger or smaller to change the font size within a fic

MAIN COLORS: to change the main colors, select "use wizard" when editing the skin and replace any of the four hex codes under "Background color:", "Text color:", "Header color:", and "Accent color:"

SECONDARY COLORS: find all hex codes within the code and change those numbers as you like! i changed all colors to match with the color palette of the header photo that i chose to make it feel cohesive

TAG COLORS: towards the end, the "relationship", "character", and "freeform" tags alternate three colors to make them easy to separate. in this skin they are all very similar, so you can change those to be whatever colors you like!

HEADER PHOTO: find the link towards the end of the code right before the warning tags and replace it with a link to any photo you like! it loops, so you don't have to worry about sizing or anything

FONT: i'm unsure how exactly to do this, but the in-fic font is currently set to Georgia Serif, so i suppose just go find that and replace it with your preferred font!

BORDER STYLES: wherever you see the code "border-style:", replace the word that comes after it with one of these options: none, solid, dashed, dotted, double, groove, ridge, inset, outset, or hidden

WARNING TAGS: at the very end of the code is a list of words or phrases that, when they appear in the tags of a fic, are highlighted in a contrasting color so that they are easy to avoid if necessary. you can add or remove those tags however you like, or change the warning color!

COPY AND PASTE ALL CODE BELOW

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1 year ago

how to grow the fuck up


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1 year ago
back of sculpture

first big polymer clay sculpture!

of Euphoria, my DnD character I've posted art of a couple times now

in the background, a wooden posable model that I painted and decorated a few years ago to look like Azazel, Euphoria's patron

closeup of front of face

i used a wire and tin foil base, which i covered with polymer clay. i created and baked the body in one go, then the head and horns separately so they could fit in the small oven. then i painted him, added yarn for the fur and hair, and gave him a staff to help him stay balanced. finally, i inserted the antler wires into the head and glued them on, and stuck the head onto the wire post i left on the neck, and secured it all together. it took about 3 weeks worth of art classes to complete

side of full sculpture
front of sculpture, about 6 inches tall, of purple tiefling warlock Euphoria. he holds a staff to keep balance, along with his giant tail.
closeup of side of face
side of sculpture with figure of Azazel in the background - a grey angel with gold wings and molten gold covering his upper face

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1 year ago
Slippery Snake...

slippery snake...

i sketched this out and colored it with Ohuhu alcohol markers

i didn't spend much time on it, but im especially proud of the eye

Slippery Snake...

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1 year ago
an exaggerated drawing of a clown or fool, with a large 3-pointed and multi-patterned hat, large crazy eyes, and an oversized mouth with a long tongue poking out
same drawing but without color, just hatching for shading

a fool! i used sharpie and tombow pen to line and ohuhu alcohol markers to color


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1 year ago
an ink drawing of my OC Euphoria. he is humanoid with thick satyr legs and giant hooves, a thick rat-like tail that curls around his foot, a fit human torso with a sun and moon tattoo, a strong neck, a jagged but friendly mouth, curly hair, and large antlers that resemble those of a moose. thin chains hang from the antler "prongs", and a long cloth drapes over his leg (usually hanging like a loin cloth)

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!

same drawing but without shading (vertical hatching)
original sketch of drawing

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1 year ago
drawing of myself (red sweatshirt, dark brown hair, brown eyes, grey shorts) hugging my friend (blue sweatshirt, light brown hair, blue closed eyes, lighter grey shorts) on a couch
Same drawing but with warm overlay
Same drawing but with a dark overlay

a quick 40 minute drawing of my friend and i that i did after we had a very long week (ibispaint x on my phone)


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1 year ago

Right, considering the current state of corporate politics on this site, and that it seems that only those affected seem to be actively speaking on the matter, it is up to I, the only fucking cishet on tumblr, to drag this out to a wider audience.

Right, Considering The Current State Of Corporate Politics On This Site, And That It Seems That Only

REBLOG IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS A TRANSFEM SAFE SPACE.

We need to show these higher ups how much we truly value them.


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1 year ago
Watercolor painting of a side profile, man looking up with green hair in a low pony tail, freckles, small yellow horns, and a large jagged mouth with a long tongue
Grayscale watercolor painting of a demon OC with pale skin, black hair, pointed ears, four white curved horns, black eyes with red pupils, four tusklike fangs that are always outside of his mouth, wearing a black skin tight sleeveless tank
Watercolor painting of a 3/4 angle man with long curly brown hair, green eyes, handsome scruff, etc. who looks vaguely like Hozier, with an orange stripe in the background

three watercolor paintings i did a couple months ago!

i haven't used watercolor in a very long time because i always found it difficult and unpredictable, but i wanted to try it again. after trying painting a lined drawing first (not posted here), i tried again with these lineless styles, painting directly over my sketch

the style suits me much better. i love the way i can layer the colors to make them brighter and more vibrant. it also helps to use tube watercolor paints rather than the tray, so it's easier to mix like im used to with acrylics

overall, it feels similar to how i render digitally, building up colors especialy around the eyes


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1 year ago
Friend's OC Maalik, who I drew a 3/4s bust of with pen and markers. Maalik has dark, flowy clothes, white hair and small white wings behind his ears both with red tips, and red pointed eyeliner. he also has very small fangs that sometimes appear to be snaggle teeth
OC Samael bust, 3/4 angle, drawn with ink pen and marker. he has pale skin, thick dark curly hair that partially hides two small horns, two big curly horns, black eyes with red pupils, four tusklike fangs that always stick out, slightly pointed ears, and a skintight black tanktop with a high collar

Maalik (the one with wings), and Samael (the one with horns)

Maalik was created by my best friend, while Samael was created by myself - matching lover OCs! i drew these with ink pen and Ohuhu alcohol markers


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1 year ago
OC Samael and my friend's OC Maalik making out, with Maalik's head wings covering his own face (see other descriptions)
OC Samael laying on his side with his back facing the viewer, clutching a pillow beneath his head, with his tail splayed and casually drooping behind him
OC Samael bust, facing the viewer. he has pale skin, thick dark curly hair that partially hides two small horns, two big curly horns, black eyes with red pupils, four tusklike fangs that always stick out, slightly pointed ears, and a skintight black tanktop with a high collar
OC Samael and friend's OC Maalik standing behind/over him with his arms across Samael's chest. Maalik has dark, flowy clothes, white hair and small white wings behind his ears both with red tips, and red pointed eyeliner

my OC named Samael! the one with the wings is Maalik, the matching OC my friend made with me. the OCs are gay lovers and i love them very much

Samael is big and intimidating (7 foot ish), but in reality very quiet and anxious. he is both touch starved and usually touch-avoidant

Maalik, on the other hand, is smaller (6 foot ish). he is expected to be calm and distant as an angel, but instead is energetic and excited, and very touchy

their contrasts complement each other and they fit together like puzzle pieces and i love them very much


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1 year ago
Sans sitting on the ground, arms behind him propping him up, with one slipper falling off and his jacket open revealing his glowing blue soul
GIF of Sans walking to the side with a very low framerate

Sans sitting (image) and Sans walkcycle (gif, not laggy just low framerate)

the animation is very simple and was my first test of the Krita animation features! i dont animate much, because i dont have a lot of practice with it and im just not used to spending so much time on a piece. but lately i did a couple Undertale animations to try to get back into it and they were very fun!

also im super proud of the style i did for the drawing of him sitting. the lineart is chunky and solid, and the highlights overlap with it to give an almost painterly feel, like in the rib area


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1 year ago
An OC height scale with a bunch of human and humanoid OCs and their approximate heights

sneak peek of my OCs on a size chart

I'll post more about them individually in the future, these are all just quick doodles of them

in order from left to right, here are their names and heights:

Edgar Meelow, about 14.5 feet

*Unnamed, sister* Meelow, about 15.5 feet

Euphoria, 5'6" without antlers, 8'4" with

NIL, 5 feet

Azazel, about 12 feet (TRUE height) or 6 feet

Button, about 3 feet

Azrael, 5'2"

Sebastian, 6'3"

credit: the original size chart (which i stretched out and edited a little bit) was made by "inthenameofSweden". i found it on Pinterest, but I'm not sure where it was posted originally if it was somewhere else


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