drowning in pixels

Detta | 30 | M Detta's general blog. Funny reblogs, occasional sprites/doodles under "my art" tag.

[zuzsenpai]

[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 sanity hairline

[jazetallo-art]

pov: you're making history. you're working with the most advanced technology in the world. outlook still doesn't fucking work.

[dettadixit]

had a cool thought a bit ago to give Luna a wolf-themed shadow transformation to use for the final boss fight and finally took a crack at drawing it. possibly the angriest she has ever looked. (i made lunar eclipse eye highlights but just remembered that fight is during a solar eclipse... oh well)

[courtesycalling]

[ir-dr]

Day 3805 - 12 March 2026

Everything I do reminds me of you.

.//projectTiGER

[riotd]

i’m very self aware. which unfortunately hasn’t solved anything

[endersketch]

Pokemon Doodle Challenge: Week 1

The discord is doing a challenge, here's Hydrapple :)

[thedeafprophet]

2026 time to be unabashedly real and engaged with your own ocs. we are DEFEATING self embaresment. we are KILLING fear of judgment. if anyone talks shit i will PERSONALLY BITE THEM

[dragongirlteeth]

I am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising

[dragongirlteeth]

I am skipping your ads as fast as I can. I'm skipping past your sponsor read. I'm muting the tv. I'm muting the tab. If they get too annoying I will simply stop trying to watch.

If advertisers can use every manipulative trick in the book to get me to buy their product, I am fully within my rights to do everything I can on my end to make their job impossible

[ashstfu]

i love pasta and bread and ignoring responsibilities

[dettadixit]

[dettadixit]

cool guys don't look at explosions

[dettadixit]

cool guys continue to avoid looking at explosions

[dettadixit]

cool guys don't look at explosions

[humming-fly]

shoutout to galactic nova in kirby air riders for successfully claiming the title for "the most willfully unhinged interpretation of a wish anyone's ever granted"

[dettadixit]

can i get an AMEN

[dettadixit]

go fetch

[mind-altering-bugs]

The best part about turning 30 was, legitimately, unlocking the ability to use this image