Crowie zowie

man i really should post some art

[aaruaalislost]

the folds killed my hands

[agfgoth3]

[thesleepersden]

No one is talking abt how much potential this ship ACTUALLY has and it's driving me crazy

[sabasdoodles]

tifa !

[freesiavacadoo]

aerith and her flower wagon

[piwomm]

Opera from Mairishimashita! Iruma-kun

Is there even a fandom of this manga?

[ratlongwormdisease]

little curly redraw

[korychka]

first class💘

[altocat]

There's this weird fandom misconception that Sephiroth is this big grand leader/commander. And while, yes, he is occasionally put in charge of a few missions in certain flashbacks, it's not really him willingly in a position of authority.

Sephiroth is not a leader. At all. Quite the contrary. His actual personality is rather docile. He thrives when being given directives. And he always defers to close friends whenever he's trying to figure out how to deal with certain conflicts. He was SUPPOSED to be Team Glenn's leader...only to defer to them after making himself vulnerable to them. He keeps their mission on track for a time, but then does nothing to stop Glenn from enacting treason to save Rosen. Sephiroth's failure to lead his group is entirely why Angeal is put in charge for the Robio mission. And then when Sephiroth DOES step in to lead the group himself, there's negative consequences because he's being too moon-eyed over Alissa to listen to reason. After that? He's pretty subdued around Angeal and Genesis. Never talks over them. Lets them have their say. Never challenges them when he's being antagonized. Very, very passive. Around Zack? He directs the flow of the mission, yeah. But he also lets Zack challenge him, even snap at him. He never asserts his authority. Or seems to particularly enjoy it.

Which is why I never really understood the logic of Sephiroth being this charismatic leader in fandom. He grew up in a tiny cell and wasn't allowed to go outside. There is no part of his brain that hasn't been systematically conditioned to be submissive and obey orders. Sephiroth's only autonomy comes from his personal feelings about his loved ones. Which is a fragile, hidden part of him that he has a hard time expressing. His friends motivate him to act. And concern for his men motivates him to take charge, as he does when he saves the troopers. But he isn't a leader. Like...at all. He's a natural follower.

But what about Post Nibelheim?? After all, Sephiroth takes on a more dominant persona around that time. You know, after he's gone completely insane. Well, sorry. Still not a leader. Not a follower anymore. But not a leader. If anything, he's really a rogue solitary figure who no longer connects with anyone. He doesn't give a shit about his Black Robes and mostly just uses and abuses them when it's convenient. He only really cares about Jenova and Cloud. And those relationships, while somewhat symbiotic in Jenova's case, are solely to meet HIS needs. But it's not like he's this divine cult leader. Sephiroth has severed himself from humanity and, as such, operates alone.

Hell, Sephiroth can't even get along with OTHER Final Fantasy villains in Dissidia. By the time Opera Omnia rolls around, everyone is absolutely done with his shit. Weiss immediately wanted to murder him the second Sephiroth showed up with his Mommy Issues Squad proposing a temporary alliance. And then Sephiroth got clowned for the billionth time by Cloud.

So yeah. More holes in the Daddy Dom fandom facade. Sephiroth is sad. Everything about him is sad and kind of pathetic. Not a leader. No longer a follower. Just sorta...alone.

but he also used to be a sub lmao

[vallenwix]

Picture perfect

[theknightsstars]

Under your skin, Just beneath the surface

[nattousan]

ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build portfolio/gain practical experience and B: give back to a beloved public institution. The director was very enthusiastic about it and i've been working on it since the beginning of March. Come with me as I endeavor to paint what is in all honesty an excessive amount of birds

I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study

after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines

et voila

and that was a whole week on it's own so next comes the paintin' >:)

[nattousan]

and now, the birds

Birds 1 and 2/14: Red Winged Blackbird, Male and female, Agelaius phoeniceus

[nattousan]

Bird 3/14, American Robin, Turdus migratorius

[nattousan]

hoo boy, ok *out of breath*

GIVE IT UP FOR BIRD NUMBUH 5, THE CANADIAN GOOSE, Branta canadensis!!!!

this guy took me about 4 days to completely finish, all of those freakingk coverts were a bear to render

[nattousan]

speaking of obnoxious coverts:

bird 5/14, Bluejay, Cyanocitta cristata

the friggin stripes almost got me chat, i may not make it

[nattousan]

Madam....

[nattousan]

birds 6 and 7: American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male and female

pleasantly simple to paint! next is the flickerrrrr

[nattousan]

*melts into goo*

BIRD NUMBER 8, (yellow shafted) NORTHERN FLICKERRRRR, Colaptes auratus

genuinely made me start questioning my sanity around day 3, it's half the size the of the goose, WHY did it take me 4 days to finish??

nothing but pain and suffering, i'm sure hope the next bird will be much easier and with FAR less barring :)

[nattousan]

in other news, I am losing my mind hairline

[nattousan]

SHE'S DONE!!

Bird number 9: Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis

my chains are broken i am FREE. although i did have a great deal of fun with this, the barring on the wings itself took me like four days and i am READY to move on

this was a week and a half of continuous work so please excuse me for getting a little emotional in the bg 🙏

[nattousan]

*does a little jig*

BIRD NUMBER 10!!! The Male Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos

the male and female ones are gonna be posted separately bc they're taking a lot longer lol but yea! super happy i was able to capture the iridescent green of the head, i found metallic green and blue paint at a craft store that really made his head POP. it looks better in person i promise

ALSO!! As this is the 10th one, BIG announcement. The end is in sight!!!!! I plan to finish within the next 3 weeks and there will be a small dedication ceremony/ unveiling happening at the library to commemorate its completion on the 16th of May. If you live in the Western New York region and want to check it out for yourself shoot me a dm!

Also thank you everyone for your kind words and support throughout this whole process, it's been a genuine treat thinking there are potentially thousands of you out there cheering me on while I paint this 🥹

[nattousan]

aaaand another one bites the duck,

we're movin right along with bird numero 11!! The lady Mallard!! Anas platyrhyncos

the 16th is looming in the distance so i'm trying to get thru these as quickly as i can so i can have as much time for the GBH as possible. i still need to do the names next to all of them so i've got about a week and a half to finish everything which is GREAT because i have adhd and nothing gets my ass in gear like a fuckin deadline, let me tell you

[nattousan]

power couple that they are, here's bird number 12 and 13,

the Northern Cardinals, Cardinalis cardinalis

and NOW that they are complete, ITS GO TIME, in the next five days (library's closed for mother's day 😭😭) i need to have the GBH fully rendered, the names of the birds vectored, weeded, masked, applied to the wall, and then painted, plus additional cattails throughout. I may be able to get away with just getting the GBH done in time for the unveiling and then just have the names and cattails added later, but i'm gonna really try to get it all done in time. BUT, i have a plan. Part of why i take so long on these is because i really am just figuring it out as I do it lmao. there have been many a time where i am sitting on top of the ladder googling "how to paint birds" but I think if i take the time tomorro to do all that figuring out how to approach it beforehand, this will go a lot faster. I may also recruit some of my artist friends to help with the placing of the names... hrmm we'll see.

Anyways, shout out to the librarian who tracked down exactly the thing i needed so i could figure out where to place the highlights in my birds eyes, ur the real mvp

[nattousan]

thanks for the reminder, kid

[nattousan]

at long last, we've reached the end...

Bird number 14 out of 14,

The Great blue heron, Ardea herodius

thank you to everyone who reached out or got excited about this project, it genuinely gave me the fuel i needed to keep going. In total, the 480+ total hrs it took me to cover this wall pales in comparison to how long its expected to spend on there, hopefully imparting a sense of beauty and love for the natural world to the next generation and here's hoping i'm only getting started with these.

i'll see y'all soon :')

[raliciel]

some Jacinthe design I made

[femcyuri]

gonna post all my jacinthe art here ...

[sharkfiinn]

zzzzzzz

[rainshadowartist]

Care for some dessert? We have escargot pudding.

[lovelessed]

“ after all, your glory should have been mine. “