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@blairdrakko
Colored Markers
So, I have never used any markers for art beyond Crayola. For Christmas I received some Keebor alcohol based ones and have been trying them out but... I have no idea how to use them! I know they aren't top scale but... Has anyone else used markers for drawing!?? I see the potential in them, just lack skill? Anyone know of any good YouTube channels to use for lessons? Any help would be appreciated!
how to live life like a ghibli film
1. go out in nature more. every studio ghibli film has some aspect of nature intertwined with the storyline. sometimes its hard to get the energy to go outside, but just going out on your deck or opening the window in your room or taking a walk around the block is enough. if you feel like it, go for a hike! go into the woods and look at every flower, and every tree. look at the mushrooms and streams and notice the beauty of them. look at nature like you’ve never seen it before. wake up at 4 and watch the sunset. put plants around your room. realize how beautiful the world is around you. appreciate it.
2. get a hobby! this step is certainly easier said than done, but its so worth it. struggling with mental illness makes it especially hard to get a hobby, but its very important that you don’t spend the majority of your time on social media. Start small. If you want to start drawing get a coloring book and fill in a picture with beautiful markers! If you want to write find a random prompt online, give yourself 30 minutes and see what you can come up with. Want to try baking? Start with an easy recipe, like chocolate chip cookies, and share them with your family or friends, or just yourself! Try out a bunch of hobbies, and see what you like best. Maybe you like making jewelry or writing poems or creating digital collages or making video edits or decorating your room or riding a bike or sewing or reading. The possibilities are endless, and getting a hobby you enjoy is very important, and fun.
3. start appreciating small things and noticing details. I don’t know how to explain this step, but in studio Ghibli films, small things always stick out. There are beautiful tiny details that make the story so much more magnificent. small details make the studio Ghibli films what they are. maybe on your way to school/work the sky was a really pretty color. Or the tea you made in the morning was perfectly steeped. appreciate small details of life that you don’t normally notice.
4. appreciate food. Pay attention to your food. If you can, try and make/bake your own food! But if you can’t, just be mindful of your food. Try not to eat while you’re on your phone. Dedicate times to just eating. Appreciating the food in front of you. Make yourself the ponyo drink with milk and honey, or ponyo ramen! Make yourself your own blend of tea like the Baron!
5. be kind and help others. Being kind doesn’t have to be a grand gesture, it can be smiling and waving at a baby in a café, or helping your mom finish the dishes, or paying for a friend’s coffee. Small gestures not only put good out into the world, but they also make you feel better. When you can, help others. Try volunteering at an animal shelter, or babysit for your aunt without charging her, or just listen to your friend when they’re going through something and be there for them. In every Ghibli film, the main character is always helping others, and being kind. Try to be like kiki, when she returned the pacifier to the mother who forgot it, or like chizuru from the cat returns, who risks her life to save a cat. Kindness comes in all shapes and forms, so just try your best to do what you can!
6. be your most authentic self. Stay true to who you are. dress how you’d like. Cut your hair like you’ve always wanted to. Stay confident and true to yourself. We all feel insecure sometimes, but we need to remind ourselves that we are great. Don’t try and force yourself to be someone you aren’t. Kiki felt insecure in her abilities as a witch, but she stayed true to herself, and believed in herself, and it paid off. Love and appreciate yourself, just the way you are.
7. (not really a tip but a fun suggestion) start collecting something! This is just an extra step that I wanted to include because I think its nice. But start a collection of things that interest you. It could be anything! Candles, stamps, teacups, antique figurines, 19th century photos, lip balms, books, key chains, flowers, hats. The choices are endless.
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Legends.
Eeeep! Just a fun picture I have been meaning to make. It took 3 days but I am happy with the outcome:) Hope you enjoy it too!
Ballad of the Fallen
Something I created for my story Ballad of the Fallen on AO3! Hope you enjoy!!!
I know I just sent an ask but I would also like to mention that your art is absolutely INCREDIBLE. It's an absolute joy to admire and I haven't stopped smiling since I opened your blog. Keep up the incredible work.
Wow! What wonderful messages to wake up to!! Thank you so much! I hope to create more soon, wish I could draw and write all day everyday haha. You said you liked the dragon one? I have been thinking of doing a few more of those, any suggestions for characters you might want to see as dragons? 😊
Inspiration.
This is what sits across from me when I write. It is just a small representation of some of the things that have influenced my love of art and writing. I think we all add to our paths with the help of other people's imaginations and yet... Through blending each interpretation, coiling them with our own we then create something NEW! So much has inspired me, kept me curious, kept me believing in heroes... What has inspired all of you? :)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers: Prime Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Megatron/Optimus Prime, Megatron/Orion Pax Characters: Megatron (Transformers), Optimus Prime, Ratchet (Transformers), Airachnid (Transformers), Knockout, Breakdown (Transformers) Additional Tags: Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Angst, Fluff and Angst Summary:
A story of Megatron and Optimus.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 7/? Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers: Prime Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Megatron/Optimus Prime Characters: Megatron (Transformers), Optimus Prime Additional Tags: Sweet, Peace, Dancing, Love, Fluff and Humor, Kissing, Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Mutual Pining, Dreams and Nightmares, Hope and Struggle, learning to love, after war, PTSD, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, A love Story Summary:
Peace has finally come to Cybertron and a ball is held to celebrate the occasion. Bots from all sides, Neutrals, Decepticons and Autobots gather to revel in the festivities… It is here Megatron seeks out the ever timid Optimus and together they explore the clarity peace can give them.
Words to Describe Someone's Voice
I went scouting through the internet for words to describe a character’s voice. Here’s a handy list for all you writers:
Adenoidal/Nasal - Some of the sound seems to come through the nose.
Appealing - Shows that you want help, approval, or agreement.
Breathy - With loud breathing noises.
Brittle - You sound as if you are about to cry.
Croaky - Sounds as if they have a sore throat.
Dead - They feel or show no emotion.
Disembodied - Voice comes from someone who you cannot see.
Flat - Spoken in a voice that does not go up and down.
Fruity - Deep and strong in a pleasant way.
Grating - Unpleasant and annoying.
Gravelly - Low and rough.
Gruff - Has a rough low sound.
Guttural - Deep and made at the back of your throat.
High-Pitched - Very high and shrill.
Hoarse - Low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore.
Honeyed - Falsely sweet voice.
Husky - A husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse often in an attractive way.
Low - Quiet and difficult to hear / in a deep voice.
Matter-of-fact - Used about someone’s behavior or voice.
Modulated - Controlled and pleasant to listen to.
Monotonous - Boring because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower.
Orotund - Loud and clear.
Penetrating - So high or loud that it makes you uncomfortable.
Plummy - This word shows that you dislike people who speak like this.
Quietly - In a quiet voice.
Raucous - Loud and sounds rough.
Ringing - very loud and clear.
Rough - Not soft and is unpleasant to listen to.
Shrill - Very loud, high, and unpleasant.
Silvery - Clear, light, and pleasant.
Singsong - Rises and falls in a musical way.
Small - A small voice or sound is quiet.
Smoky - Sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way.
Softly Spoken - A quiet gentle voice.
Sotto Voce - A very quiet voice.
Stentorian - Loud and severe.
Strangulated - One that someone stops before they finish making it.
Strident - Loud and unpleasant.
Taut - Shows someone is nervous or angry.
Thick - Voice sounds less clear because of an emotion.
Thin - High and unpleasant to listen to.
Throaty - Low and seems to come from deep in your throat.
Tight - Shows that you are nervous or annoyed.
Toneless - Does not express any emotion.
Tremulous - It is not steady because you are afraid or excited.
Wheezy - Has difficulty breathing.
Wobbly - Unstable tone due to fright or emotions.
Can you give a link to your ao3? I can’t find it on your blog D:
Ok, I think I figured it out haha.
https://archiveofourown.org/users/BlairDrakko/works
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
What do you use to draw?
Hello! 😊 I have used all sorts of things for the art here. I started with my phone with the app called sketchbook. The dragon picture was done with that and then I got that app on a tablet that had an s pen and did about 70% of my work on that, and now I have a drawing tablet that I plug into my computer and use corel painter 2019. Still experimenting with corel, there are soooo many things you can do there that the sketchbook app never had. Haha, it is a little intimidating!
Waves of Joy
Just a little comic I wanted to do from some characters in my story: Reflections on A03. Hope it came out ok, it was so hard giving Soundwave a face without it looking stupid or terrifying!
So, I am in the midst of moving. No easy feat during a pandemic, but we didn't plan it that way. Anywho, my last landlord allowed me to paint my walls and these are just a few things I will miss once we are out completely.
This is more for memories than anything, sniffle, sniffle... Though the walls were painted with joy the halls were mired with chaos.
Dying Sun
From my story: Meaning of Life on A03 :)
Goodnight 💤
Perhaps everyone else remembers their forging. perhaps we forget until moments like this.–OP#25
