Cali Art & Cosplay

A more officialish place to post my artwork and cosplay progress!

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There's something sobering about crawling out of social media quarantine and finding that everyone suddenly decided to start reblogging your smut art from a year ago.

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We're having an IT theme party at my place, and I decided to make red balloon cakepops. Then we realized we didn't have a proper stand, so my husband and I got to work on a little art project.

Cakepops and lineart were done by me, the grate and painting work was done by my husband. :)

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Haven't played around with Nevermore in a while - I missed my flame-wreathed raven more than I realized! A little rough, but I might attempt to ink this and finally try out the copic markers I got my hands on. :3

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colors and dialogue from the lovely @caliart !! please follow her, her stuff is so lovely check it out!! jason…baby boy

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My buddy @ghostbunn drew one of my Heroes in Crisis rewrites! Color work was done by me, but please check out Bunn's amazing linework!

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Ahh, the follies of youth~

Some folks expressed some interest in more chibi heroes giving flowers to special someones, and far be it from me to deny you! This one goes out to my wonderful friends in @thearrowheadnet discord server, who go absolutely melty-knees for DickRoy content. 

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Family can be complicated.

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Moon Knight’s not too impressed with Sanctuary.

A collab I did with the wonderful @cptmarveljr, who wrote the script for this addition to @dykebettekane ‘s Heroes in Therapy Project! 

Click the comic for better quality~

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“Hiya Ms. Lance! I'm Speedy! Ollie said to give this to you cuz he thinks you're pretty!”

Was a little meh today, but Roy always cheers me up, especially as Speedy! Should I draw more little sidekicks offering flowers to someone special?

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Does anybody have a map? Anybody maybe happen to know how the hell to do this? I don't know if you can tell But this is me just pretending to know

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To all my friends and lovely folks out there in Tumblr land of all labels, orientations, genders, or chosen lack thereof, have a safe and wonderful Pride Month!

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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE ARROWHEAD NET! 🏹 join us if you love the arrowfam or just want to get to know them better - fill out the application form here, then do be sure to keep your dms open so our mods can reach out!

👉🏽 we encourage all ships involving arrow characters and currently have channels for dickroy, dinahollie, connorkyle, halollie, donnaroy, and roy x fab five poly shipping 👈🏽

CURRENT MEMBERS:

@anelderling @flashhwing @arrowfams @cptmarveljr @lesbiansimonbaz @heroichunter @dykebettekane @tayaart @roywilliamharperjr​ @acediscowlng​ @caliart​ @rosewilsonworth​ @winn-olsen @thelittleredheadedmusician​ @supergirltastic​ @miadearden​ @oliverqueenlance @callingalltitans​ @pinkkevlar​ @aejhaa​ @wlwredarrow​ @halys-flying-grayson​

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE JOINING:

WE ARE AN 18+ SPACE — this means we have members who are over 25 among us as well. it does not mean you will be exposed to nsfw content without consent - there’s a locked nsfw channel that you need to request an invite for, in order to be able to see - but it does mean we very much are supportive of older people engaging in fandom in respectful ways in a space that is not open to minors.

WE ARE A FRIEND GROUP — this means all our members are treated with kindness respect, trust, and— most importantly— the benefit of the doubt. if you have problems, with other members, we have a private reporting system, meaning the mod team will help you sort it out and nobody’s dirty laundry will be aired publicly.

WE ARE A SAFE SPACE — this means we’re open to members of all races, genders, sexualities, etc. and as such, all applicants are and have been thoroughly vetted to ensure everyone’s safety, and comfort. bigotry, abusive behaviour, underage/incest shipping, etc. are all strictly prohibited. our members trust in this fact and adhere to the no discourse rule so we can maintain a fun and positive atmosphere.

WE ARE NOT AN ARROWVERSE SERVER — comics, games, and dcau/dceu only.

all of that said, we’re really just here to enjoy ga together so if that’s what you want too - come aboard!

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PSA: Commenting on Cosplay

I can't believe this needs to be stated, in this, our year 2019, in the age of #MeToo and #CosplayIsNotConsent.

If you see a cosplayer in what one might deem a "sexier" designed costume, and you want to comment that you like what you see, comment on the craftsmanship of the costume itself, tell me I pulled off the character I'm going for, tell me I'm cute or pretty or my makeup's on point, my wig's styled perfect, that I have eyes like the sea after a storm.

Anything other than making remarks on how large my tits are. It's uncomfortable, degrading, unpoetic, and will get you blocked. And in my case, as a genderfluid person, it also makes me embarrassed to embrace and share my femme side.

I love cosplay, I love sharing my work and progress and everything I'm learning along the way. I want to continue to do so and eventually learn to like how I look. Please don't ruin that for me or for anyone else. Think before you type.

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Guess who got a new wig for her next cosplay! Let them hear the Black Damn Canary!

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My gaming group started up a new Deadlands campaign! We’re in the traditional post(ish)-Civil War Wild West setting the game is known for, with a bit of a twist. Our characters are all what are known as “witchbreed” - people who were blessed and cursed with insane powers after the Reckoning. Think X-Men of the Old West.

Featured here is my character, Kajika, an Apache teen that’s been kidnapped from his home due to the destructive powers linked to the sound of his voice. His elders had always warned that he had the venom of the Snake upon his tongue, and he has a sworn obligation not to speak unless absolutely necessary. He instead uses Plains Sign Language has his primary means of communication. 

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Ahh, my Harley Boys - Jared Cooper and Justin Valenti. The Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of Gotham City. My Arkhamverse OCs.

Back when I was playing Arkham City, there were these “Augmented Reality” missions, where you had to do a series of trick flights with your glide and grapple skills gained throughout the course of the game. Fly through rings, jump off buildings at just the right angle, that sort of thing. And there was this one in particular (everyone seems to remember this one as bitterly as I do), where you start Batman at the top of a buzzing neon sign, dive down, swoop into a tunnel, fly allllll the way through, and ultimately land just in front of a train at the end. I kept trying. I kept FAILING. And for some strange reason, I could not stop attempting this challenge. For hours, I kept crashing in into the same damn arch, over and over and over again, and grapple back to the start.

With each attempt, the first grapple would, without fail, trigger the thugs standing on a nearby roof into aggression mode, only to have their “Batman retreated” reactions a mere second later as I ziplined past them. 

“HEY it’s the Bat! Get him!” “Yeah, you run away!”

In differing variations. For hours. I kept thinking about how perplexed these poor assholes must have been to just watch Batman from their safe little perch, wondering how many times this disgruntled vigilante was going to smack into that same building and just why he was so intent on doing so. They must have realized that the Dark Knight of Gotham was not exactly the picture of mental health that night.

Thus, Jared and Justin were created. And they just sort of expanded from there, developing personalities, appearing in random points in-between scenes, just before or after Batman makes his appearance. I haven’t thought of these two since Arkham City and I suddenly missed them. I wonder what they were up to in Arkham Knight…

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I'm not dead, I swear! Been packing and moving, and we're finally moved into our new apartment. In the shuffle, I came across the original doodle of the aforementioned Arkham City AR scene with Jared and Justin, featuring a faceplanting Batman.

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Castle Point Anime Con is coming up fast! My sister and I will be in the dealer’s room/artist’s alley selling handcrafted chainmail jewelry and fandom buttons! These are the base designs for three new Rising of the Shield Hero buttons we’re planning on debuting next weekend.  

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Aldini is complete when we're together! My sister and I went to Kogara Con last weekend and had a blast!

Isami Aldini - @caliart

Takumi Aldini - my Tumblrless sister

Wigs are from Arda Wigs and styled by me. The chefs coats we're purchased from The Restaurant Depot and then painted with orange fabric paint. Mezzaluna was a home-build and made with wood, foam, and a lot of paint.