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I just wanted to say that I do have some rules for my art. Just one in fact, which is: please credit me if you use my art anywhere.

I don’t mind if anyone wants to use it for a profile picture or reposts, just please credit me for it.

I work hard on my art and it’s very disheartening to see it reposted without any kind of credit. I’m glad that people like my content! And I’m totally ok with people using it to make their own content, just pls give me credit for using my art!

I am a small time creator and I am trying to build an audience and it is hard to reach people who might like my art but can’t find me because it was reposted without credit.

Thanks

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Reposting here bc ppl still interact with this account occasionally.

Pls credit me for my art!!!

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Intro

Hi, I'm Haley (them/they) and I'm in my 20s

I'll primarily be doing fanart here and maybe some random other art and writing. I decided I just wanted to have a separate art blog from my main. My main is @chasing-the-western-sun but I probably won’t be posting much there anymore. I just wanted a fresh start

Contact for commissions through DMs or through discord (or hmu if you just wanna chat)

Credit me if you use my art for anything pls

Insta || Art Archive

Discord: Sir#1572

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Hi, if you found this post, then go check out the blog above! It's where I'm at now. This blog will no longer be used!

Definitely migrating now. Go here if you wanna keep up with me/my art and thank you for putting up with my strangeness. This will still be my main technically but I probably won’t do much with it anymore tbh. I've had this blog since I was 15 and there are over 20,000 posts on it so it feels good to start new and just focus on art.

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I’m uh taking a break I think. I don’t rly feel good vibes w the fandom rn. Sorry :/

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Heyyyyy Jack ;) how u doin?

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bro the naval officer is a fucking bratty bottom wtf

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Oooh can you draw percival? No pressure!

Percival: telephone—telephone—

Percival sobs

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hi i just wanted to say that I love your art AND ESPECIALLY THE WAY YOU DRAW SIMON OMG IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY anyway i hope you’re having a great day :)

Thank you!! This really brightened my day!! <33 I hope you’re having a good day too anon!! I’m glad you like my Simon design :))

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Hey Simon, which of these do you think best represents you? A sunrise, the daytime, noon, a sunset, nighttime or midnight?

Simon: It’s a beginning that’s always starting anew. When it sets it knows it’ll rise again and when it sets it knows that the ending is only temporary.

Simon: I’m the sunrise because I always believe there is hope.

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Ayo, since you use procreate as well. (Ik I already asked Mack this.) But, what brushes do you use?

If I’m using the default brushes, I like using the round brush which I edited so that the ends are tapered. I usually use this to color block (if I’m not selecting/filling)

I also like to use the technical pen. Either the default one or one I modified to have more jitter. This gives it a rougher look to it.

I’ll mess around with the defaults occasionally, but recently I’ve primarily been using a pack of brushes that I bought several months ago. It’s expensive but it comes with LOTS of brushes. Here’s a link for it if that’s an option for you or for anyone who’s interested!

From that pack I’ve been mostly using the acrylics recently because I really like the texture. There’s a lot of good free brush downloads on gumroad that I’d recommend checking out. A brush I used to use a lot came from one of those packs. Sometimes there really are some gems buried in those free packs! So don’t think you have to shell out a lot of money!

And one more thing about the defaults: I used those for a VERY long time. The brushes under the painting tab are all really good and I’d recommend setting some of those to your smudge brush to get some textured smudging/results.

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simon

hullo <3

Simon: you’ve really made my day better

Simon: thank you

Simon <3

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MORE-AM PLS

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serious question for you, what color palette setting are you using?

I don’t really use a color palette, although that’s definitely something I want to try and do in the future! I usually just eyeball it/try to go for a desaturated color. At the end I’ll merge all my flats onto one layer and then I’ll move the color sliders to first become warmer, usually adding a somewhat magenta overtone, then I’ll lighten the image, and then I’ll either saturate it or desaturate it. I just sorta mess around with it until I like how it looks!

I haven’t been shading much recently but usually I just do a good ole fashioned multiply layer and choose a near white warm tone and adjust until it looks right to me. I usually stay away from cooler colors for my shadows but that’s just personal preference.

I hope this helps! Sorry if it got a little too technical! Feel free to DM if you want. And also, I use procreate on iPad for my drawings.

If anyone has any art questions, definitely don’t hesitate to ask! I’ll try to share what I know the best I can if it helps anyone out!

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i am so freaking confused about the whole thing about people leaving cause to me it seems like they’re all active

I think with Mack @mccall-me-maurice is that they’re usually extremely active across multiple accounts and platforms and are very interactive with lots of different people. I think the concern has mostly been worry from those that usually interact with them and with them taking a mental health break that was initially unannounced and friends/mutuals got very concerned. We all love each other here! And I think that’s rly cool!

Also Mack if you see this, take all the time you need! Mental health is very important and I think you’re doing the right thing by taking a break. It can be stressful to put out content even for a community that is as nice as this one, and you definitely put out a ton of content. You’re loved and appreciated and everyone here understands that mental health comes first.

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Also, I want to add about Mel @meqkoi . They have also been recently and abruptly inactive. Everyone’s just concerned for these creators/friends and I think bc the behavior has been out of the ordinary, people have been startled and concerned.

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i am so freaking confused about the whole thing about people leaving cause to me it seems like they’re all active

I think with Mack @mccall-me-maurice is that they’re usually extremely active across multiple accounts and platforms and are very interactive with lots of different people. I think the concern has mostly been worry from those that usually interact with them and with them taking a mental health break that was initially unannounced and friends/mutuals got very concerned. We all love each other here! And I think that’s rly cool!

Also Mack if you see this, take all the time you need! Mental health is very important and I think you’re doing the right thing by taking a break. It can be stressful to put out content even for a community that is as nice as this one, and you definitely put out a ton of content. You’re loved and appreciated and everyone here understands that mental health comes first.

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i am so freaking confused abt that person saying we lost you a while ago like what when did you leave you literally posted like yesterday

I think it was in reference to this post from a while back. I used to be way more active for sure! But i take unannounced breaks pretty often, so I’m rly grateful that everyone puts up with that lmao

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This post is dedicated for @mccall-me-maurice (Mack) @meqkoi (Mel) because, as I’m sure most of the fandom has noticed, they’ve gone dark.

I’m not sure if they’ll ever see the posts we’re making, or if they’re in the mental space to reply/respond.

I want to start by saying that losing you both, however long you may be gone, be it a day or forever, is devastating to all of us. You’ve both contributed so much to the fandom, as well as showing amazing kindness to those of us who have gone through something or just needed a friend to talk to.

Personally, logging on to tumblr everyday and seeing that either of you have posted, or replies to a comment I made, or answered an ask, or anything, always makes me smile. You both have truly been the highlights of my day ever since I joined the lotf fandom. On my rough days, rereading your fanfics and commenting on your art can make whatever pain I might be feeling ease, even if only slightly.

Mel, your Butterfly AU is always amazing when you update it, making me confused and even more inthralled with every chapter. Your art + character asks for the lotf boys is always hilarious and makes me so so happy. Your art especially is beautiful and wonderfully detailed. I especially love the way you draw Jack and Simon. You may not think your art is good, and it may not bring you feelings of joy- but it certainly makes me happier every single time you post.

Mack, you must know how much I love and value your art, be it fanfiction or character art. Every single au you’ve ever written is beautiful, every single oneshot and every single drawing you’ve ever done has made me feel so happy.

Interacting with your OC’s has been fun, however short that time was, if you never come back. Interacting with jack and Ralph on your jalph blog ( @jalph-speaks ), with Maurice and Sam on your mauram blog ( @adventures-of-maurice ), with you in comment section of posts, of fanfics on Ao3, through tags (because I was too scared to actually talk to you because ohmygodtheyresocool when I first joined the fandom) of reblogged posts, through Instagram and tumblr and every other little interaction even if it’s just one like. I want you to know that I love you so so much and every single interaction has made me so happy. You are truly such an inspiration to me, and I think I speak for the entire fandom, you inspired me to start posting fanfiction and were so so kind.

There is no pressure to start posting again, or to ever come back. I just want both you to know that your art is enough and it is beautiful. It has made such an impact on all of us, it’s made me so much happier in life.

Again, I don’t know if this will ever reach either of you, if you’ll ever come back to see it, if you even have the desire to come back, but I wanted to make this post anyway because if it does I want you both to know that every single thing I said is true. @forever-until-the-end-of-time @spontaneousamber @ralphswilltolive @afrasia-art @that-one-pighead-demon and @clara-is-an-artist have all made posts and/or reblogged the posts we’ve made in support of you both. @forever-until-the-end-of-time has made this post proposing the idea of having a day to celebrate the two of you like we did with @chasing-the-western-sun and I would be honored to participate in this, anything to help you both realize that you mean so much to each and every one of us.

I’d also like to mention @chasing-the-western-sun again, as they’ve gone through something similar — feeling like their art isn’t good enough, etc. I want you to know that you were the first person in the fandom that I interacted with, and your kindness helped me gain the confidence to start writing for the fandom, branch out and talk with more people.

I love you all, and seeing that you’ve been in pain or have had self-doubt as artists/writers has caused me pain. I never want any of you to feel that self doubt, even though I know it is something that happens to everyone, I just want you, Mel and Mack, to know we’ll miss you dearly.

Ily both with all my heart, and I hope that I won’t lose some of the closest friends I’ve ever had, but I understand if this is what you need for your own mental stability.

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Exceptionally well put. This is an amazing community filled with amazing people who truly do care about each other.

I really hope that Mack and Mel can experience the love like I did a few weeks ago when the community gathered around me.

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vibe check

your last three used emojis are your vibes.