King

Massive shrugging. Sometimes I do art. Most of the time I just yell about things and disappear for ages.

[voidsteeth]

its been a thousand years since i drew my strange bird and their flock….

[archangelkoriel]

Not that I ever exist on tumblr anymore...or most social media lately but I thought I would chronical my progress(?) with art. Not that I ah...really end up finishing things still these days lmao More like im constantly working and refining the same collection of pictures due to a lack of insp and passion most of the time

Anyway this one is of an old oc of mine from GW2 days that I then used for a DND game 3 years ago- which is the time span between the works. Granted the original was more of a quick and dirty doodle but its fineee,,,

[aracaelestis]

Color sketches of a part of a larger project I simply did not have to time to progress this year :(((((

[archangelkoriel]

One day I shall have the energy again to do more than just exist in a puddle of perpetual tired and motivation deprived

[mrs-gauche]

The Rotunda and the Fresco

On the mural, all messere would say is, “Skyhold is her fortress. These are her actions.”

[changan-moon]

呼葱觅蒜

[x-vving]

I should probably go to sleep…

I should probably-

I should-

Fuck it.

[nipuni]

Maestro

A step by step process of this will be available at my Patreon on august 1st 😊

[rongzhi]

Predestination (2022 remake)

English added by me :)

[tlirsgender]

"Cosmic horror" this "cosmic horror" that. What about cosmic romance. What if the otherworldly being beyond your comprehension has a crush on you

[tlirsgender]

Every so often I get a comment on this that's like "ummm unrealistic we'd be like ants to them. Would you have a crush on an ant" personally maybe not but haven't we all stopped and looked at a cool bug for a moment. It could happen. I could be something's cool bug

[archangelkoriel]

I absolutely forgot to post this here but its fine since I don’t really feel fully satisfied with it but didn’t have the energy to work on it more

[pointnclick]

i’ve watched this like 8 times in a row

[aryousavvy]

Absolute masterpiece

[adrenaline-revolver]

since microplastics have now been found in plACENTAS allow me to reiterate: 

faux fur is plastic

pleather literally has plastic in the name

synthetic wool is plastic

stop implying that plastic is good for anything.

[randomfandomteacher]

“Vegan” fabrics? Yeah that shit is just plastic rebranded

[todaysbird]

not supporting the fur industry - but remember, vintage furs from thrift stores do not contribute to killing animals and are actually better for the environment than faux fur.

[villainous-queer-deactivated202]

You can also buy fur new if you want. That is not a crime unless you are buying endangered animal furs. It’s also not really worse for the environment or the animals than buying regular meat or eggs from the grocery store, because all those animals are factory farmed, whether for fur, meat, or eggs. Factory farming isn’t solely a problem with fur, and anyway if you want to stop it then you’re better off calling or writing your politicians and getting involved with the larger movement that is trying to end big agra monopolies than only shopping at ‘pure’ retailers. You can’t change the world with your pocketbook, that’s a lie capitalism fed us.

The best furs to buy for warmth are coyote and raccoon, anyway, not mink and such. Sheepskin is also good. Stuff like mink, ermine, and sable aren’t actually very useful in terms of keeping you warm. Vintage bear and beaver are also pretty warm. Rabbit is useless, it sheds and goes bare quickly and isn’t very warm at all. Soft though.

Wool is the only fibre in the world that keeps you warm even when the wool is wet, and silk is among the best baselayers for warmth. Linen is the coolest fibre in the world, better than cotton, has been used for centuries and is a lot less costly in effort and water to produce–cotton is only cheaper artificially.

Down is the warmest and most breathable stuffing for blankets and pillows and it lasts a really long time. Cotton or wool stuffing is available also, but it doesn’t get the loft that down does, nor is it as warm (cotton isn’t warm at all). Remember that stuffing is also made of plastic!

Leather is great stuff, if you take care of it properly. It needs regular care and maintaining, but it will last a really long time if you do, and just get softer and softer over the years. And yes, you can clean it! You use something called saddle soap to clean it with. Patent leather has a plastic coating and may not even be leather these days, unfortunately. Deerskin is very nice, very soft but not very warm.

There’s a movement I first heard about in the historical costuming community, from Pinsent Tailoring: Slow Fashion. It’s a response to fast fashion, and the goals are to have a wardrobe that is more about longevity and quality of the clothing, and also about the clothing being made so that in a hundred years, all that would be left are the metal/horn/bone/shell/wood buttons. It’s very hard to do that with modern shoe soles, but if the heel or insole of your shoe is the only plastic you leave, you’re still doing better than an outfit from Target or something. Making your own clothes is actually not extremely difficult, you can start with extremely simple things, including the Bisexual Shirt (poet shirt), a pair of comfy pajama-style pants, and so on.

Make friends with your local vultures, costume historians, and leatherworkers (which are all, sometimes, also cosplayers)! They’re going to have oodles of resources for where to find natural materials.

Also, support Indigenous businesses!

[bogleech]

It was always friggin weird to me that real fur became so controversial and socially offensive among people who still eat meat, like PETA activism actually successfully changed our entire culture and tricked people into thinking that wearing an animal’s skin is Exceptionally Wrong, except I guess cow leather because that’s not from like, a fox, which is like, a dog, and therefore special or something

[prismatic-bell]

ALSO

I’m gonna say this as a pro-real-leather person:

The way modern leather is mass-produced involves toxic chemicals and is not great for the planet. At all.

“But if our choices are plastic or terrible chemicals, then what?”

Then you can help people and the planet at the same time, because….

……THERE ARE MANY NATIVE AMERICAN SHOPS ON THE INTERNET THAT SELL TRADITIONALLY-TANNED LEATHER.

It will cost more. But it will also last much longer. I met a dude recently wearing a falling-apart leather jacket. He said he figured he’d have to replace it in the next year or two. Kinderlach, HE BOUGHT IT BEFORE I WAS BORN. I’M THIRTY-TWO. IT LASTED HIM ALMOST FORTY YEARS.

Please consider purchasing from Native-owned traditional leather shops. They would love your business and you will get high-quality, low-impact goods.

[evander-fucklear]

Does anyone have a list they could drop of good places to buy leather, skins, furs, and wool from?

[adrenaline-revolver]

To start with if it’s based in the US iguana, feral pig, or python is good no matter what. Those are invasive species that should be eaten and used however possible. I would also recommend looking for places that are as local as possible as you can help neighbors, prevent the byproducts of shipping long distance, and it’s easier to check the actual processes that they use. 

 Note: A lot of these things are expensive, as is the nature of many animal products.

https://www.thetallis.com/collections/all-products Furs

https://www.lochcarron.co.uk Wool

https://www.thehonestconsumer.com/blog/ethical-leather-brands Leather

[kaijutegu]

I am going to jump on this to talk about eating feral pigs!

In the US, feral hogs are present in at least 42 out of 50 states, and there’s anywhere between 6 and 9 million of them running around. That’s a lot of hogs. They cause about 2.5 billion dollars in damage annually, and they are a threat to any landscape they encounter. They can eat almost anything and survive almost any conditions, and we should be eating them and using the hides. 

If you eat meat, feral hog is some of the best meat you can eat. Here’s why:

It doesn’t contribute to harmful farming practices that lead to things like sewage lagoons runoff.

The meat is leaner, lower in bad cholesterol, and far more flavorful than factory farmed pork.

Eating feral hog is direct conservation action- every feral pig that’s eaten is one that doesn’t push out native species. 

Feral hog is, by definition, free range. If you don’t like farming because of the confinement practices, you’ll be pleased to know that these things aren’t caged. (That’s… kind of the problem with them.)

Check your local butcher shop to see if they have locally caught feral hog meat. Many of them will, usually labeled as “wild boar.” Try to get meat that was caught locally- the less transport the better.

Eat invasive species, wear natural fiber. Support local movements, slow fashion, slow food. Listen to and learn from local indigenous groups, who knew the land we’re living on long before our own ancestors did.

[luciasatalina]

casual regalia

[caemidraws]

[studies 37/--]

[archangelkoriel]

Trying to post a lil more on here again lmao

First art of ‘22 exists now woooooooooo

It’s still a WIP but the basics are kinda worked out...kinda