ashi_no_hana

you can find me on ao3 at "ashi_no_hana"

[ashi-no-hana]

introduction post.

Hello humans, fey, cryptids and other living (or undead) beings, I have been dragged into tumblr by my beloved friend, whom you may know by the username "thecatbehindyou". Apparently, on Tumblr, I have been informed that you're supposed to make an introduction post so here it is lol (?)

About me:

may refer to me by my username

pronouns are she/they (gender is a social construct I don't even know anymore)

currently living in HK, so yes you can talk to me in Chinese if you wish to (most likely, I will reply in English)

half of what I say is either joking or I'm just being a horribly dense dumbass. If I offend any of you please do not be afraid to call me out, I know I can be blunt or offensive at times.

About this blog:

I draw digitally, write and shitpost

#ashi-no-hana-art = my own art

#reblog = reblog

don't post really often, am still a beginner, feel free to comment and suggest improvements

Erm thanks for reading I guess? I'm still new to this Tumblr thing so feel free to call me out if I'm doing stuff weird. Have a nice day/night!

Edit: thecatbehindyou got their account terminated for no apparent reason, their new blog is "flumph-fucker" and I don't want to know why it's called that. I don't want to know the implications of that

[ashi-no-hana]

Chainsmoker Cat got banned in Hong Kong

apparently it's because it "promotes smoking". the person who watched the show probably didn't even make it past the 5-minute mark of the 1st episode. everyone who watched the show please rage with me because I am raging.

can't have shit in Hong Kong

[strawberrystepmom]

found a fun little personality test!

i am open tagging as always bc i wanna see everyone’s results!!!!!!

[ashi-no-hana]

oooh this looks sick!

@sohcah--toa @flumph-fucker @mr-robot-eel-5000 + anyone who wants to join!

[jeannefostergoriot]

Ok tag game cause I’m bored, I found the square and I think it’d be fun/liked as an experiment :

Where would you place your gender on that square? No pressure of course

@alaydabug2 @arlosworld91 @wisegirlandseaweedbrainforever @aroacegrimreaper @cassieisinthebasementt @kale-of-the-forbidden-cities @mildlybizarrecorvid @mil-pinterest-sss-here-i-am @castleofravens @anarchist-aquarius

Mine:

[eating-the-sand]

@candlelight-art @mikeandwillsweddingofficiant @jasper-ghoust @spiderboy-17 @floorgle @astralduck08 @thatdangspacenerd @astermeansstar @generic-sandbox-member @ozzy-from-the-cafeteria @quoththewarlock @xleomustdiex @yoursmileonmyshoulder @zemikite +open tags

[astralduck08]

A6 or D1 (non-binary or genderless leaning male)

tags: @beetlesyourjuice @because-i-do-it-all-the-time @the-pale-blue-boy @lukas-likes-things @ozzy-from-the-cafeteria @pikatora @chimeramirror @el-otro-telefono @this-wretched-old-routine and open tags!!

[lukas-likes-things]

def A3 :P

tags: @corpusdiem-seizethedead @gingerengineer @sleepybunny6 +open tags

[gingerengineer]

Currently like D2 maybe?

It’s an ongoing exploration

@kaiversustheworld @corpusdiem-seizethedead @ursam1n0r @vaeisstillalivesomehow

[ursam1n0r]

um like C6 or F2 I think (i lowk gave up on working out wth my gender is)

@twoblereon @i-hate-gcse-english-lit-offical @houseplant-number701 @slick-thinks-about-mincemeat @danixlo @trans-ewenmontagu @lovelyrollinghills @lonely-shinedown-fan @axofr25 @pumpkinlambda + open tags :)

[i-hate-gcse-english-lit-offical]

Somewhere here maybe

Open tags (i need a moots list)

[p3rpetual-moti0n]

aaaallllll of this shit and then also imagine theres a third axis going into 3d and imagine theres some scribbles there too

open tags

[thatchaoticbookworm]

it depends on the day tbh @shenanigan42 @dramatic1nlyf @do-not-u-dare @i-eat-asphalt @the-one-and-only-piper-offical @shaethecrow @perpetuallyconfusedindividual + open

[do-not-u-dare]

considered just scribbling over the entire thing for fun but yk what I took the effort to think about it and actually colour out the squares

[flumph-fucker]

@ashi-no-hana

[flumph-fucker]

@ashi-no-hana

[ashi-no-hana]

something like... this? for simplicity's sake I label myself as agender/genderqueer

@sohcah--toa @shortandcaked @mr-robot-eel-5000 + whoever wants to join!

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

PSA: NEW SCAM ALERT

AO3 team will NEVER contact you via your fic’s comments section!!!!!!!!

if you get a comment from someone claiming to be from AO3 in any way, shape or form, IT IS A SCAM.

if you get a comment from someone claiming they work with AO3 and that your AO3 account has been compromised or restricted somehow and that you must contact xyz or open a link they give, IT IS A SCAM.

they want to hack your account and/or steal your credit card/personal information (because the link they want you to click on will require your login info and/or your other sensitive information!!!!)

*the same scam tactic can be seen on tumblr where these scammers claim to be someone from tumblr team too

DO. NOT. FALL. FOR. IT!!!!!!

here’s AO3’s official statement about it

here’s the post I made that covered other types of bots

[sturionic]

"Learn the fundamentals first" seems like really sound universal advice, and as a former classical musician, I can vouch for it. You will have a more solid foundation for increasing complexity if you put in the time to study in a structured way. If you don't, you'll have a lot of shit to fix later.

As a former music teacher, I can also say that "learn the fundamentals first" is the death knell for a vast percentage of beginners, especially adult learners.

I've run into this with drawing several times, where some well-meaning artist has lectured me on needing to study anatomy properly or not use shortcuts like CSP brushes. And oh, believe me, I know. I know exactly how to learn an artistic discipline in a structured way. I just...don't want to!

The thing is, I'm not aiming to be a professional artist. I want to draw my gay little anime guys. I would undoubtedly improve at art much faster if I approached every gay little anime guy drawing as a study exercise. But I would also have quit drawing a decade ago if I couldn't just let myself enjoy drawing imperfect fucked-up little guys with whatever shortcuts I needed to body myself across the finish line.

With my adult piano students, my approach was always "What's your goal?" If their goal was to learn exactly one Elton John songbook to play at parties, then...that's what we did. We'd put tape on the keys to label the notes, and just fuckin go for it. Learning exactly one Elton John songbook is a good and noble musical goal, full stop.

Some of my students needed and enjoyed a more structured approach to learning; if they wanted to be able to play classical music, then yes, scales were going to have to enter the equation at some point. And yet others would learn the Elton John songbook, catch their white whale, and realize they wanted to explore more of the ocean. The scales were still there for them to learn!

Often the choice isn't between "learn art well" and "learn art imperfectly" - the choice is between "learn art imperfectly" and "don't do art at all." To which I say, learn imperfectly! Or, what the hell, don't 'learn' art. Just do, and enjoy the doing of it.

You have official permission from your local pretentious classical music snob: fuck the fundamentals. You can always unfuck them later (but only if you want to).

[sparkskun]

:)

[vanior]

[sleepyquietgirl]

I feel like I am taking crazy pills

[soup-flavored-mercury]

tag game!! open tags :)

here’s the link!

neka（捏咔）是一个捏人创作分享平台，这里有众多画手为您提供丰富的模板素材，帮您轻松自定义头像、人设、OC等，快来愉快创造吧！

[cru5h-cascades]

@ilivefordarcy @aclockworkcolei @niiiiiiiijitan + open tags :3

[niiiiiiiijitan]

@blleehhh @cyradelkissing @maybe-arisu @strangedinosstuff @star3synth @chippkamuri @ceilingfanofdoom + open tags (you don't need to do this if u don't want to btw)

[ashi-no-hana]

don't mind if I join in...? this is my OC/sona! this is what I think she'd wear if she was in the modern day :D

@sohcah--toa + @flumph-fucker + @mr-robot-eel-5000 + open tags/anyone who wants to join in!

[sodapanque]

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[ashi-no-hana]

I wanted to watch the Odyssey film adaptation by Christopher Nolan, but then I accidentally stumbled down the Epic: The Musical rabbit hole while simultaneously reading the Fitzgerald translation of the poem. I still have not watched The Odyssey and I don't plan on doing it now

[ashi-no-hana]

I also don't know how many people would share my absolutely broken humour but I wanted to bring your attention to the line "my life is pain"

thank you Mr Robert Fitzgerald for this accidental gem of a line translation

[ashi-no-hana]

I wanted to watch the Odyssey film adaptation by Christopher Nolan, but then I accidentally stumbled down the Epic: The Musical rabbit hole while simultaneously reading the Fitzgerald translation of the poem. I still have not watched The Odyssey and I don't plan on doing it now

[caffedorzo]

spin the wheel to be assigned a mysterious source of income - who will grant you 10k usd every month without fail!!

will you take the money?

yes

no

bald / nuance

Voting ended onAug 1

[orcboxer]

I mean. Okay

[flumph-fucker]

...no

[ashi-no-hana]

who is this man

[monards]

learning that people don’t especially care about having physical copies of every book they’ve read is so crazy to me

[one-paper-bag]

reblog if you’re asexual, support asexual people or really really want a crossbow for literally no reason.

[chrysopoi]

Sketch vs Final result

Gigantic LMAO

[vesrose]

@yedd33 And they lived happily ever afterrr