Something Ridiculous

Sylvari hugger and GW2 addict I love visual media, but also I love smack talking it

[alyxay]

A little, messy, last minute Nefari for mermay!

[zephyrbug]

Eldritch siren 🫧🩻👁️

I wanted to do a little something for mermay with a little monster design! She’s lightly inspired by my OC Ekānta and a very old mermaid piece I did in 2019! All around was a fun idea to revisit!

Back to regular scheduled art pile to share, then it’s artfight prep time!

[quietwingsinthesky]

love when ocs grab you by the shoulders and tell you something essential to their lore without you getting a say in it

[alyxay]

Slowly making my way towards mermay…

[josephbrassey]

“Haha remember when murder-hornets were gonna be a thing? What a nothingburger.”

Yes, because the Washington state government activated like a sleeper-cell and ruthlessly, systematically hunted them down and annihilated them.

“Y2K came to nothing amirite?”

Yes because an army of software engineers working around the clock, losing sleep, and busting ass till the last minute prevented it from happening.

“Remember the hole in the ozone layer?”

You mean the one that was fixed through rigorous world wide government action?

One of the root problems of our society is a refusal or inability by media to articulate that all those “it’s gonna be an apocalypse” disasters were not disasters because we collectively did something about them.

The good news is this is actually quite correctable. I maintain my firm belief that we as humans are capable of solving almost all of our problems, when we decide to do so.

And I still think that’s going to happen. I don’t know when or how, but I do know that abandoning hope won’t help bring it about.

And I refuse to let the cynics own a chunk of my heart.

[gudamor]

Happy Smallpox Eradication Day

[rosewoodroad]

Getting ready for bauble farming~

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I am LATE but I am super pumped to officially and formally report, that I've joined the Arenanet Partner Programme! I can finally say:

Sponsored by ArenaNet

[sycamorality]

"why is the character like that" >look inside character >it's the author's subconscious attempt to love themself

[sycamorality]

this is meant positively by the way. sometimes you love the character so much you end up putting a piece of yourself in it to learn how it is to love yourself without realising and thats ok.

[mabaki]

Some of my thoughts on Mabaki's vines

Vinca (w/ the red blade) @kasimova-dariia Rosa, Laurane, and Caira @mme-chouette Mbk and Vince @ me

Cropped version 👇

I could write a lot more about the vines to be honest but I don't know if I can keep them coherent enough lmao

[lady-quen]

Hello? *taps mic* Is this thing on?

I can finally officially announce I've been granted the honor of being an ArenaNet Partner! So, of course, I had to make a little debut post featuring my beautiful fangy man, Maelmordha. Thank you so much to the GW2 fandom for making this possible! I would not have gotten this far without you! 🫡

Sponsored by ArenaNet

[mabaki]

(grumbles) (I don't understand.)

[carmahnart]

Hey y’all I have an announcement! My web app that I’ve been working on, Afro Index, is now live! It’s a visual reference library of Black hairstyles, for artist, animators, writers, and anyone who wants to learn more about them!

Check it out at afroindex.org! 💛✨

Afro Index – Black Hairstyle Reference Library

A reference library for Black hairstyles with accurate naming, structured filtering, and curated reference images.

[cosmikazie]

NEVER KILL YOURSELF

[swanjolras-blog-archive-deactiv]

like tbh i feel like my problem with the “dark and gritty!!” trend in modern stories is this

there’s this idea in our culture that cynicism is realistic? that only children believe in happy endings, that people are ultimately selfish and greedy and seeing with clear eyes means seeing the world as an awful place

that idealism is– easy, i guess. butterflies and sunshine and love are easy things to have in your head.

but i’ve known since i was fifteen that idealism– faith in humanity– optimism– is the most difficult thing in the entire world.

i constantly struggle to have faith in humanity, because it’s really, really easy to lose it. it’s easy to look at the news and go “what were you expecting? of course humans behave this way.” it’s easy to see the world and go “ugh, there’s no hope there.” and the years when i believed that were easy. miserable– but easy.

it is hard work to see the good in people. it is hard work to hope. it is hard work to keep faith and love and joy and appreciation for beauty in my daily life.

and when moviemakers and tv producers and writers go “omg!!! all characters are selfish and act poorly and don’t love each other, nothing ever happens that is happy or good, that’s so much more realistic, that’s so much more adult”

no, it’s not

it’s childish.

it’s the most childish thing i can imagine.

[headspace-hotel]

Asunder is basically the most classic way to be torn, and if you're looking to be cleft, in twain is a vintage but stunning choice

[alyxay]

Just some sketches I did while gaming with friends

[alyxay]

“You’ll not die on my watch”

Has anyone ever thought about how the trait is named transfusion? Because I have. A lot. Anyway, I love this spooky, self-sacrificial plant.

… Don’t worry, he’s got plenty of blood to spare.

[pukicho]

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