The only currency I accept is fanfiction.

Well hello~! My name's Birdly, or Birb if you preferb, and this is my art blog. I've let this thing sit here for a good few years now, but maybe I'll find the confidence to put doodles up again. (not doing commissions at this time)

[birdlythebirdkid]

Hey, so if the bishops become Paean demons by default, but have their own heads instead of the Paean form, does that mean we can draw them with cat ears?

[littlebirdly]

Yes hello I would like to apologize to all the creators that are becoming uneasy thanks to the spam of notifications from me liking ten of their posts in a row. I have found a story that I like and I have the need to find every ficlet and doodle related to it.

[birdlythebirdkid]

My two DnD babies, Scuit and Mara.

Scuit I’ve already mentioned, but Mararoth Headbringer Lakatunari is my lil’ Goliath-raised Halfling Barbarian. She’s a spicy child, but I’m not currently using her in any campaigns. She’s just really fun to draw.

[birdlythebirdkid]

AGH I DIDN’T EVEN POST MY FIRST COMMISSION!

‘s a sweet lil’ Nefarious OC for @catalart. This character is such bab.

That’s all.

[birdlythebirdkid]

Commission for a buddy from Discord~ 

She requested Nefarious characters Prince Malachite and Princess Ariella being cuties, and I think I delivered on that?

Drawn on Krita.

[birdlythebirdkid]

Heyyy... I've been working on my doodles.

I had to discuss prices with people that have experience in all this, but tadaaa!

I don't want to do anything nsfw at this time, and my mech/animal talent is a bit lacking.

All the examples are characters (OC and Canon) of Nefarious, a game that's now a web comic.

Uh... that's it. It's, like, 11pm and I'm sleepy.

[disasterbisexual-moved]

LET YOUR ART BE UGLY!!! LET YOUR WRITING BE BAD!!! DANCE OFFBEAT!!! SING OFF KEY!!! LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LET YOUR FEAR OF NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH PREVENT YOU FROM LEARNING AND ENJOYING NEW THINGS!!! 

[jam-art]

i’m gonna drop an art tip here

i think an important thing to learn, especially if you start out with drawing anime, is that faces don’t necessarily have to narrow from top to bottom

i like to think of wide top, wide middle, wide bottom, and rectangle-like as the 4 main face shapes

what you should keep in mind about them:

you’re only halfway done: the jawlines, the width-length ratio, the amount of fat in the cheeks, the intensity or subtlety of the face’s curves are all important components you still have to decide on after choosing the shape itself

none of these shapes are exclusively feminine or masculine, don’t hesitate drawing them on any gender

most people in real life have some variation of the wide middle type

if you are trying to draw real people, getting the shape of their face down is the first step

i’ve seen tutorials say the shape of the face can tell a lot of the character’s personality - you don’t necessarily have to live by that rule. as long as you aren’t unrealistically drastic about their proportions, their face shape determines their inner qualities as much as it would in real life (not at all)

[gentle-reminder]

gentle reminder

hey - i believe in you, and one day you’ll be able to believe in you too

[birdlythebirdkid]

Been working on a character for my first ever D&D thingamajig.

He’s a rogue human named Erriskit “Scuit” Beirheart.

[color-palettes]

Lovely Dress - Don’t punch anyone in the face (unless they deserve it)!!

#fdb692 #ea9c75 #809980 #c8edc3 #fffcb2

[birdlythebirdkid]

Heya, I’m doing some sketches for $5 each (USD). It’ll basically be what you see: sketches with light shading and one main color. If you’re interested, just DM/PM me here or on Discord (Birdly#2541). 

I’m mainly wanting to draw MSA stuff, but I can try to draw some Ducktales if needed.

No wolves tho.

[nithsane]

*is being aggressively dragged back into undertale fandom*

[lennythereviewer]

Trying to jump into Kingdom Hearts 3 like

[mythroscat]

@katzirra

[modmad]

I can't believe that for years the Gladstone tag is dead. nobody knows who he is or if they do they absolutely hate him. and then one day you rolled up and was like 'you know what, I'm gonna make everyone on tumblr love this goose' and then you fuckin DID

[i-am-a-fish]

Hey guys I just finished datamining the tumblr app and found out some info on future updates @staff has in the works

[jesse-aster]

Like what?

[i-am-a-fish]

ok so the first thing I found was that they’re adding a new dislike button:

based on what I saw, tumblr’s dislike button works a little differently than typical dislike buttons. in addition to showing the number of dislikes on a post, if a user ever gets any more than 3 dislikes in total they will have their blog deleted immediately. this may seem harsh at first glance but I trust that the tumblr community wouldn’t abuse this power so this is a good change.

[softestvirgil]

I swear if this is true I will have a panic attack I do not want my blog deleted

[what-even-is-thiss]

If it was true probably all the blogs with more than like 1000 followers would just vanish in minutes.

[softestvirgil]

Well it was nice knowing you guys

[richietopzier-deactivated202005]

Why would @staff do this?

[calt0]

hey @staff

what the fuck

[i-am-a-fish]

I noticed a lot of you guys were upset with this change to the app and I understand completely.

another thing I found out about this update is actually kind of cool though, soon we’re going to be able to change other people’s profile pictures. I’m not really sure why we’re being given this ability but I’m never one to complain about a new feature!

so you know how when you click on your avatar you see this:

…well now if you click on someone else’s avatar you can actually do this:

I’d like to personally ask my followers not to change MY profile pic, but this feature is pretty cool if you ask me because we can do stuff like this now lol:

[i-am-a-fish]

ummmmm @ally-t-n ??

please do not tarnish my credibility I have worked for a long time to establish myself as a very good dataminer here on this site.

anyway so the next thing I discovered is a pretty big change, they’re getting rid of gif posts. I’m honestly a bit disappointed about this one because I thought gif posts were cool but I guess it’s fine.

the weird thing though is that they’re not just getting rid of gif posts, they’re replacing them with a new type of post:

they’re changing gif to piss.

the first question I had was why? why change gif to piss???? you can never really predict what @staff will do next huh.

I’m not sure what the new piss post button does but I guess we’ll all find out when they release the update, probably without any warning. nothing we can do about that, with us just being the users of this site and all. we’ll just have to learn to accept it like always!

[i-will-later-regret-this]

I know all my followers would hit the dislike button immediately, getting rid of my blog forever.

[i-am-a-fish]

y'all are still upset about the dislike button? I understand and all but they’re changing gif to piss I think that’s a pretty big deal.

but, I get it. it’s frustrating when this app is updated with random features we can’t turn off, and it makes one feel like they don’t really matter to whoever programs this site.

but,

there’s one last thing I found out about the upcoming update. it’s a small change, but I think we can all agree it will make this website much better. I saved this for last because I wanted to end the post on a happy note.

[raymotif]

hit us with that good news goldie

[i-am-a-fish]

after years of us waiting, @staff finally listened to us on one thing. they’re changing “notes” to “goats”, and that’s something worth celebrating.

[birdlythebirdkid]

Was listening to them musicals while I was thinking of what to draw.

I couldn’t resist putting Rosewood into Jeremy’s character. They’re not alike for the most part, but having a Squip inside Rosewood’s head would definitely link up with another part of his troubles.

I can’t exactly introduce the girl behind him yet, other than the fact that she is a Ringneck Parrot. She’s basically the personification of a personal journal put into Rosewood’s head along with everything else. She has gained sentience, but can’t do much other than talk to Rosewood and occasionally manipulate his actions.

She makes a good Squip, though.