Just A Random Artist's Sideblog

The side blog of @anipwrites, dedicated entirely to art and writing! And my friend's art... and cool art I see...

[anipwrites]

I’m pretty sure how I’m gonna proceed is this.

I don’t think I’m gonna post my art anywhere except Ko-Fi, a handful of Discords, and MAYBE Inkblot and Bluesky. If then, even, because I don’t think I have enough space to download Nightshade or Glaze or the processing space to run them.

If I do end up having that space maybe I’ll post to Instagram and Tumblr again. But right now probably not.

And if that means I never land a career in animation? Because I’m not ~active enough~ on social media? Because I can only cram so much art on a portfolio site and feel safe doing so? Because I’m not good enough? So be it I guess, I’ll just rot.

I’m sick and tired of posting art just for sites to feed it to a machine for a wad of cash. I’m sick of trying to voice my reasons for frustration and concern only to be laughed at by my friends and my family. I’m sick and tired of building my hopes up just for them to be smashed to pieces.

[anipwrites]

Want refs for Art Fight but don't want to deal with the grind? I'll do your refs for you!

That's right, I'm offering 25% off all commissions from now until June 27th! If you're interested, slide into my DMs or check out my Ko-Fi and use the code AF25OFF.

This sale covers ALL my commission items, so whether you want a few quick character sketches or a full turnaround sheet, now's the time!

Do note that you have to pay via Ko-Fi or Paypal invoice, I do not take other forms of payment at this time.

Expect a turnaround of 2 weeks! The sooner you can get your order in the sooner I can start! I reserve the right to deny any requests for any reason. Check out my Ko-Fi page for my terms of service.

[the-reblog-squad-deactivated202]

Reblog if you don't use Generative AI to write fanfics/original fics or to create fanart/original art.

[gillyvor]

TEAM CRYSTALS LEGGOOOO

Gonna be doing movie screencap attacks this year :3c Profile here!!!

[viperiumprime]

Team Fossil for Art Fight next month!! It’s all I draw the whole month, follow along on AF if you’d like!

An art gifting game

I also drew a dino-demon for a discord pfp, since they’re kinda dino-like! It’s weird seeing one with muted colors lol

[terapsina]

I've noticed a lot of people advise writers to read their stories aloud. And I absolutely agree. But I've also mostly seen people mention it in like a 'you'll better notice where there are little mistakes, and where the phrasing is awkward' way. Which, again, is absolutely true.

But that's a 'read the story aloud to see what's wrong with it' advice.

And I think there's maybe an even more important reason to read your fic aloud.

It will show you all the the things that are RIGHT about your story.

Because there inevitably comes a point where you've read your own story in your head so many times that all the words are a bland mush that will leave you convinced that there's absolutely nothing interesting or good in your writing.

And if you go back to it many months later, you might realize... oh, this is a pretty interesting fic. And that's because the brain has had time to forget every tiny detail of phrasing you came up with, and you can actually read it like a reader, not the author.

But that road takes months, and until then, you might be inherently convinced that the story is literally the absolute worst thing you've ever written.

But... WHEN YOU READ ALOUD, you automatically start giving the words inflection, inflection that, when you're reading something that you haven't written yourself, you kind of hear even when reading quietly. But for your own story, all that inflection and weight has been sucked out by way too many rereads while you were looking for grammatical errors. The fastest way to be able to see it again? To hear it.

Anyway, read aloud to defeat the monster on your shoulder telling you your writing sucks.

[hershelchocolateart]

Just to make a point, every time I finished a panel of this I would export it as a PNG on the perceptual setting and use it as a color reference for the next panel

IT'S BAD

PLEASE CHECK YOUR COLOR SETTINGS

EDIT: If you're still having problems, it might help to switch from "Save/Save as" to "Export (as a) Single Layer". Just. Make SURE the box labeled "Expression Color" is set to RGB. I've been messing with this all day, and it looks like this combination of settings will allow exported PNGs to maintain their colors perfectly. To you. So far both Discord and Toyhouse still only display desaturated images and I cannot for the life of me figure out why

[hershelchocolateart]

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN ITS NOT JUST A MAC PROBLEM

[gl4ssfan]

GUYS IT HAPPENS WITH KRITA TOO

[raemeh]

is there like….a way to check how to do that for procreate?

cause I’ve noticed the same thing so I’ve just been eye picking colors for like…two years now

[cacaocheri]

THERE IS!

ive been noticing the EXACT SAME PROBLEM whenever i would export an image from procreate and it drove me CRAZY that my art would desaturate all the time. anyway, if you're in a canvas, go to settings > canvas > canvas information > color profile

once youre in color profile, if your current color profile is display P3, CHANGE IT!!!!!! it is desaturating your colors. you're gonna want to change it to sRGB IEC6 1966-2.1 instead

if you're starting a new canvas, you can just go to color profile and change it that way. im SO grateful for this post for giving me the push i needed to experiment with procreate files and finally see what was changing my art to be so desaturated

like LOOK at this!!!!

anyway yeah. tldr if youre using procreate, make sure your color profile is sRBG IEC6 1966-2.1

[foxglovefaun]

blorbo time! brainrot : exxxtreme Perilla and Kev been officially ported to Burner and they slid into the plot sooo goood lore and alt under the break

Perilla is a bratty rope bunny, dancer, and adult streamer with zero desire to pay back the debt on her bike, and she adores her knife collection almost as much as she loves her pet ferret. Kev is the spoiled and neglected grandson of a wealthy gangster whose shitty behavior nobody could be bothered to stop. Now the metalhead starts fights, slings around his Westmount money, and treats his motorcycle like a horse and the highway as the list field. It may be insane to joust on the 138 but at least he has the plate armor to reinforce his madness. They both antagonize the hell out of Shiro, and Ross eventually knows what it's like to have his nose broken by the guy he very well could have turned out to be. theyre toxic! and rude! and feral! and kind of annoying! and i adore them. most importantly of all they have a lot of work to do for the story and their presence has woven in so many threads so neatly. <3 <3 <3

anyway. they don't have toyhouse profiles yet coz i cant dedicate that kind of desk time yet, but if u want some music flavors to get an idea for their vibe: - Perilla - SHISOBITXXXCH - DTF - ZAND - Kev - XXXCALIBUR - UNDERDARK - ROGUE VHS & Lazerpunk - You look to your right and see them on a motorcycle coming at you from the on ramp. Perilla lights her road flares. Kev extends a telescopic cane. They believe you have something they want. - SOAP LAGOON - MASA WORKS DESIGN

[saltmalkin]

An old soft proofing tutorial of mine that I’ve been getting requests to post again.

[viperiumprime]

A widdle bab Demon

[melancholiea]

A DTIYS from my dear friend @anipwrites!

[tenderwatches]

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

[catnykit]

THANK YOUUU

[melancholiea]

The Secret Santa Gift I did for @anipwrites! Please go check her out, she has a ton of amazing art and OCs (@anip-art)

[roadbread]

Got in the groove and finally plugged my tablet back in after a long break. I can't make a resolution to draw more and keep to it- but I'd like to draw more this year.

First daily Doodles of 2025!

[anipwrites]

25% for 25 for my 25!!!

"What does that mean?" you may be asking.

I turned 25 this month, and to celebrate I'm offering 25% off of my commissions until December 25th!

"Ani how do I partake in this wonderful opportunity?"

DM me before 11:59pm EST on December 25th, or hit up my Ko-Fi and use the code ANI25 at checkout!

Please do note that you MUST be able to pay through Ko-Fi, or if you choose to DM me, via a Paypal Invoice! I do not take any other forms of payment at this time (no mailed checks, no direct wiring, no mailed cash, none of this.)

Expect a turnaround of around 2 weeks! The sooner you get your order in the sooner I can start! And do note that I reserve the right to deny any requests for any reason, despite the sale! Check out my Ko-Fi page for my Terms of Service!

[viperiumprime]

Drew @anipwrites amazing DTIYS of Niatryis! Happy (late) bday buddy!! 💜

The original post here!

[anipwrites]

It's my birthday, and I recently hit 400 followers on Bluesky! In order to celebrate, I'm hosting a DTIYS with my OC Niatryis!

The Rules: 🌟Use the hashtag #AniDTIYS

🌟Tag me so I can see and share! 🌟 Ends January 12th 🌟 Feel free to crop, simplify, or change the palette! Go wild! 🌟 You do NOT have to do both versions!!

🌟 Have fun!!!!

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