annies·ology

a study in self. annie | she/her | bg artist for animation and games | personal art blog

[anniesology]

My final artwork, a custom wallpaper I did for elrohir for @fandomtrumpshate 2025! This is my first year participating as an artist, and I am so happy I got to paint some WHA for it!

A special thanks to my bidder who I got to create this gift for, and their incredible support for Never Again Action.

[anniesology]

the role of the villainess 🦋

[queenangst]

let me make u things for fth 2025

donate to a good cause and get something cool from me!! here's what i'm offering this year

fanfic

i'll write you pjo, wha, or merlin fic up to 5k (or more if inspiration strikes) - hurt/comfort, whump, found family galore!!

more details | view my work on ao3

bid here

2. fanart

i'm offering fanart for the first time for fth under my art alias for wha or spider-verse! this includes a full-color digital illustration with character(s) and fully drawn background

more details | view my work on my tumblr

bid here

not interested in what you see here, or i'm not offering a fandom you want from me? there are over 1500 offerings across various fandoms. find something you like here and go for it!

Hurry! Bidding closes on Saturday, March 1st, 8pm ET.

[anniesology]

🦋 if we could fly

artist notes below:

the butterfly wings seen on anya come from a butterfly called the "mourning cloak" butterfly. the apple is, of course, a reference to project apple (though its connection to anya's experiment is still unknown) and the mystery organization with anya - it is literally rotten to the core. the tweezers and pin are butterfly pinning tools. anya's mom is facing away, out of the light and fading like she is already disappearing - though one of anya's hands is catching the back of her gown, like she doesn't want to let go.

[anniesology]

🦋 if we could fly

artist notes below:

the butterfly wings seen on anya come from a butterfly called the "mourning cloak" butterfly. the apple is, of course, a reference to project apple (though its connection to anya's experiment is still unknown) and the mystery organization with anya - it is literally rotten to the core. the tweezers and pin are butterfly pinning tools. anya's mom is facing away, out of the light and fading like she is already disappearing - though one of anya's hands is catching the back of her gown, like she doesn't want to let go.

[anniesology]

tumblr do you know any photographers/collections/resources of just like... idk. Really Normal/Everyday Places. like ik ive seen series of photos of say, 2000s teens bedrooms, but anything with the same vibe

[anniesology]

finally made my artist bsky so im there now ig

[anniesology]

lonk

[anniesology]

joy

[anniesology]

will be deleting and reposting art from the last few months now that my art blog shadowban has been resolved! im gonna go slow (every few days to spread out some work) so if you see an art youve seen again, its just that, please reblog <33 a handful of new stuff too! also most of it is wha lol

[queenangst]

burning desire to make my own wha zine

[anniesology]

i am insane <33 [arkco / leyendecker's the honeymoon]

[coditoons]

If you were a cartoon character, which of these 12 animation styles would you want to be designed in?

Aardman Animations

Chowder (complete with unmoving patterns on your clothes)

90s Sailor Moon

VeggieTales

Rankin-Bass (specifically their stop-motion)

Hanna-Barbera

Jorge Gutierrez (El Tigre, Book of Life)

Don Bluth

Ed Edd n' Eddy

Those old Charlie Brown animations

Humongous Entertainment

Chuck Jones

Voting ended onMay 27, 2024

I only had 12 spots, so these are the 12 I picked 🤷

[sabertoothwalrus]

I am being so serious when I say: if you have the financial and time privilege to get a group of friends together and make an indie project, PLEASE do. Indie games, indie animations, indie comics etc etc

the art industries are kind of in the shitter. It’s not so much because of AI (though that doesn’t help) but because studios just aren’t hiring people and funding projects anymore. People who’ve been in the industry for decades are finding themselves struggling, and once you have a mortgage or kids it’s harder to do something as risky as making something on your own.

completing projects is hard. it takes a lot of time and effort, and most people can’t afford it. so if you CAN afford to make art, even at the risk of no financial gain, I strongly encourage you to be as resilient as you can. We’re at a point where these industries are not going to turn around by themselves, and waiting for jobs to open up again in order to get experience and portfolio work might not be realistic.

people have been making art and telling stories longgggg before we were getting paid for it, and people aren’t going to stop just because no one has hired them to do so.

for everyone else: support indie artists when you can!!!! That person who made that cool indie game or youtube animation or webcomic might be doing this full time! your support might be the only reason they’re able to keep doing it.

and if you have already started an indie project: you’re so brave and I’m very proud of you!!! in fact, drop a link to it in the reblogs if you want! 👇

[sabertoothwalrus]

I will also say:

this is what networking is!!!

if you’ve been looking into these industries, you’ve probably been told to ‘network’, but sometimes it’s hard to know what that actually means. “Doing indie projects for fun with your friends” is 100% networking!

I had already been planning to form an animation studio with ~20 of my classmates to do a project over the summer, and today my professor just let us know he may have ???? already hooked us up with a real actual job ???!!?!! SO SOMETIMES IT PAYS OFF!

Thanks to everyone who’s posted their projects in the comments!!!! I hope everyone gets the chance to look through and find something interesting!!

And here’s a tip for everyone who’s worried about finishing: HAVE A *DEDICATED* PRODUCTION MANAGER!!! aka preferably someone not doing art on the project! The importance of Production Managers are SO understated, they are the ones who create schedules and enforce deadlines and manage assets. The more organized you are the better!

[anniesology]

some elaboration as someone who does production & is also an artist [animation & games - recent grad! take with a grain of salt]:

production management (or project management) keeps projects running. this isn't an art role—it's a management role, and if you know anyone at all who does production try to have a producer for your indie project.

prod are the people who work with artists and creatives to set the scope of the project. they're there to keep you on track. they create overacting schedules from pre- to post-production and milestones/phases (i.e. "pre-production" or "alpha"). if you're working with money, production manages the budget. when you have a team of artists, production creates and assigns tasks. takes and distributes notes. organizes and manages assets. if you're making an indie project and you're a creative, have you thought about stuff like file naming conventions? scheduling meetings?

ive found sometimes people don't really think about it, or know what production is, especially if they are starting from scratch (which is great!), but ultimately prod is the "how" things get done.

obviously on an indie scale or on passion projects, you may not want or need a production manager. or, if you're a solo creator or have a small team, you may have to wear multiple hats and be the production manager. it's just something to keep in mind when you're starting an indie project - how are you running your project?

[daylane]

Free resource for artists and designers!!

I made a website where artists and designers can get color palette inspo from fire hydrants I've 3D scanned all over the US

Some of my favorites:

There are about 100 hydrants so far and I'm continuing to add more all the time

Public infrastructure is sexy, baby!!!!!! Pass it on!!

dayroselane.com/hydrants

[turndecassette2]

[sabertoothwalrus]

I am being so serious when I say: if you have the financial and time privilege to get a group of friends together and make an indie project, PLEASE do. Indie games, indie animations, indie comics etc etc

the art industries are kind of in the shitter. It’s not so much because of AI (though that doesn’t help) but because studios just aren’t hiring people and funding projects anymore. People who’ve been in the industry for decades are finding themselves struggling, and once you have a mortgage or kids it’s harder to do something as risky as making something on your own.

completing projects is hard. it takes a lot of time and effort, and most people can’t afford it. so if you CAN afford to make art, even at the risk of no financial gain, I strongly encourage you to be as resilient as you can. We’re at a point where these industries are not going to turn around by themselves, and waiting for jobs to open up again in order to get experience and portfolio work might not be realistic.

people have been making art and telling stories longgggg before we were getting paid for it, and people aren’t going to stop just because no one has hired them to do so.

for everyone else: support indie artists when you can!!!! That person who made that cool indie game or youtube animation or webcomic might be doing this full time! your support might be the only reason they’re able to keep doing it.

and if you have already started an indie project: you’re so brave and I’m very proud of you!!! in fact, drop a link to it in the reblogs if you want! 👇

[sabertoothwalrus]

I will also say:

this is what networking is!!!

if you’ve been looking into these industries, you’ve probably been told to ‘network’, but sometimes it’s hard to know what that actually means. “Doing indie projects for fun with your friends” is 100% networking!

I had already been planning to form an animation studio with ~20 of my classmates to do a project over the summer, and today my professor just let us know he may have ???? already hooked us up with a real actual job ???!!?!! SO SOMETIMES IT PAYS OFF!

Thanks to everyone who’s posted their projects in the comments!!!! I hope everyone gets the chance to look through and find something interesting!!

And here’s a tip for everyone who’s worried about finishing: HAVE A *DEDICATED* PRODUCTION MANAGER!!! aka preferably someone not doing art on the project! The importance of Production Managers are SO understated, they are the ones who create schedules and enforce deadlines and manage assets. The more organized you are the better!

[anniesology]

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