budyak

that weird girl from your classroom.

[budyak]

FORGIVE YOURSELF.

I still don't quite understand how Tumblr works and didn't expect my art to get so much support, for which I'm very grateful for! So this is my masterpost.

HASHTAGS

#budyaka - for my art

#budyakoc - for my ocs

#wipki - for works in process

#vkradu - for art reposts

DNI

- russians

- commies

BUDYAK IS A THISTLE.

she/her

Why I don't want to interact with russians and commies? Because I'm a Ukrainian, forced to move into another country as a refugee and watch my homeland burn. If I can make some russians "uncomfortable" by not hiding my identity and reminding them about their responsibility, I will do it. It is the least I can do to keep the awareness about my homeland.

Besides those uncomfortable things, I am very friendly, but I am also a bit socially awkward and because I am not sure how to act to not come off too strong, I usually stay aside from any interactions. But you are always free to send me an ask, a comment or a private message!

[budyak]

[dreamstars]

[budyak]

I wish you would wear my colours.

The decorative panel is free to use as long as you reference me! If anyone wants it.

[budyak]

Old-ish military gear studies and some character sketches from my tiny sketchbook, I was meant to use them as digital colouring practice but I just don’t have time to do it and I need to post at least something.

Shamelessly inserting my ocs to the canon characters, because I’m trying to catch the whimsy. I realised that I kind of struggle with drawing black faces, so I practiced on Gaz and (oc) Isaiah. I think I’ve gotten better and they do look like different people (at least I hope you can tell who is who!), but it is still hard for me to get their features consistently, though I do have this issue in general. I think they would have been friends :) + Some bonus Ghostie (bottom left) with my other oc, Hanusya. Not a ship art, just thought their height difference would be amusing to draw.

[cadetowa]

Brief character introductions!! Nathaniel Kursko A cynical Shadow Company field surgeon who’d rather terrorize a pilot and risk a court-martial to stitch you up under mortar fire than admit he’s saving your life just so he can have some peace and quiet while knitting and binge-watching romantic comedies. Major Nathaniel Kursko. Major Kursko is my second main character in COD. Nathaniel is trauma surgeon working for Shadow Company. Callsign Needle, sometimes called Granny / Stitch. Nathaniel was a member of the Joint Medical Augmentation Unit (JMAU). He is a talented guy with a photographic memory, thanks to which he graduated from the USUHS (Uniformed Services University) with very high grades.

He's a serious guy who's tired of life. Ever since the army mocked him and tried to send him to work as a military lecturer at a medical school, Nathaniel gave them the finger and took Graves up on his offer, giving him carte blanche as long as he continued to assemble his men. In short he was generally charged with; Willful disobedience to the order of a senior officer. Exposing military assets (helicopter and crew) to undue risk. Threatening national security by disclosing a position in the "Denod" (Denied Operations) zone. Nathaniel is a man who is generally perceived as aloof. He walks the line between medical ethics and the ruthlessness of a special forces operator. He represents the "Lawful Neutral" type at its most cynical. His loyalty lies with the contract and the people around him, not the flag or ideology. He is cold, analytical. He is not the type of doctor who holds your hand and tells you everything will be alright. He makes decisions based on what he believes is right, not the emotional well-being of the patient. His warmth has long since been buried. As a trauma surgeon with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), he has often made split-second decisions about life and death. This has instilled in him a confidence bordering on arrogance. He believes that if he can't fix someone, no one can. However, beneath his cynicism lies a deep fear of failure.

Additionally, he's a functioning depressive. This manifests itself through chronic insomnia and emotional coldness. Drug therapy allows him to function, but adrenaline is his true solace. However, he's a damn good listener. Among other things, he's a fan of romantic comedies and knitting.

[badwolf-timeandspace]

UNITED24 Media (@united24media.com)

What happens to a child taken from Ukraine? (1/12)

[parasolyaa]

the 2010s culture of weirdly entertaining queerbaity shows is alive in ukraine of all places. if you ever yearn for merlin-esque vibes, let me introduce you to this show called “cossacks. the fairy tale that never was”, also known as “cossacks. an absolutely phoney story”, “cossacks. a totally fake tale” and “cossacks. an absolutely fake story” (they never decided on a title translation and just kept coming up with more). it’s a clearly underbudgeted ukrainian historical show that came out in 2020, and it has everything. rivals to “are they lovers? worse” male leads with homoerotic tension, who either try to kill one another or call each other petnames. a girl who lives in her medieval ukrainian version of the truman show and gets caught up in a shitty love triangle. a 4’10 wizard who can turn into a shark (he just doesn’t want to). tragic siblings. poisoning as a love language. the main ship is called wolfborshch. one of the scriptwriters seems to have vanished from the earth, i can’t find any info on him anywhere.

this show is frustratingly entertaining. it has a VERY badly dubbed trailer on youtube, and there are all the episodes in original too. the subbed version is on netflix (might need ukrainian vpn, not sure tho) and some other platforms i didn’t know existed before. i’m not saying you should watch it, it is a mediocre show, but i am saying it would be very funny if it suddenly gained a fandom. me, the gal who’s been making thirst traps of nazar and ivan on tiktok and like three other people would be incredibly pleased

[budyak]

This man’s beautiful curly hair bewitched me…

[budyak]

Some beautiful trees for you all! It's not art, but I really wanted to share some good mood and whimsy.

I don't know how it feels for you but in UK spring feels like a literal beginning of a new life because you barely get any sun during winter and autumn and it really fucks with your head. The amount of relief you feel when the trees start to bloom is ridiculous and I find joy in photographing every fucking tree I see during that period of time.

[budyak]

In Ukrainian folklore kharakternyk is a Zaporozhian Cossack that is believed to have magic powers, it can vary from person to person, but the most interesting power I can remember from my childhood was the ability to turn into different animals to escape death. There’s something very romantic about being so elusive and hard to kill that people believe you’re a wizard… Nevertheless, this is Nestor Nebizhchyk (Nestor the Undead). You can guess why he’s called that.

[budyak]

The pain in the ass situation when you make a good sketch and good enough concept but don’t have enough technical skill to develop it… fuck :/

I am also debating with myself to crop Lyonel and Dunk into a more narrow frame for cinematic effect. I didn’t yet because I feel sorry for removing so much detail.

[budyak]

For some reason I feel especially empathetic towards this fool and despite it being my second playthrough I still cried on the Skalitz cutscene and then cried for a second time when I was telling my mom about that silly game I am playing right now. What does it say about me? Probably nothing good, but this game was a blessing for encouraging my obsession with knights, fairytales and other stuff I was supposed to outgrow.

[budyak]

Oc lore dump like God intended. I have like… five more to go?

[rowsofviolets]

tfw ur telling ur platonic bro “how could i refuse you anything” in a platonic brothers in arms way

[andromeddog]

man o’ war

[alexinarcadia]

Everytime someone draws Ghost looking like Samuel Roukin an angel is born and a fairy grows stronger and the light shines brighter and the air is cleaner.