Beyond Distant Galaxies

Kris | 30+ | They/She | Artist 🌟🌌🪐 Please don't repost/use/trace my art!

[drakkoholic]

Welcome to my blog

I'm not that much active here, but I try to post my art, reblog things I like and do some occasional rambles here.

Where else to find me (most active on):

Bluesky: drakkoholic.bsky.social

Twitter (not uploading art there anymore): twitter.com/drakkoholic

toyhou.se: toyhou.se/Drakkoholic

Instagram: instagram.com/drakkoholic/

Discord: DM me (always happy to have people to talk to over there)

[drakkoholic]

"Average villain team in comics" meme with Kim Possible villains

Trying to beat art block with drawing memes, the original meme reminded me too much of these 4 iconic villains from this show: Dr. Drakken, Shego, Monkey Fist and Duff Killigan. Decided to post it here too :)

[drakkoholic]

I just started to play Paralives, I like this game so far :D

[killjo-q]

The universe whispered to draw Shego

[drakkoholic]

I surely love those clickbait JWST thumbnails lmao

[drakkoholic]

@lizardzapz saw your JWST thumbnail collection and it reminded me that I did one of these too xd

[kyra45]

No one ‘accidentally’ reported you ignore that DM if someone sent you that and no one’s impersonating you that scammed them. Also that random account telling you to message them about something since they can’t DM you is going to tell you that too if you contact them. Also don’t contact that discord account they said to message that’s not tumblrs tech support. Your account isn’t getting deleted in 24hrs.

[ubercharge]

look. look at this beautiful sword meme. i’m going to cry

[literallybyronic]

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[petermorwood]

I saw and reblogged this one a while back, but it’s always worth repeating, and this time I’m adding a bit of background info comparing common fantasy sword features to the Real Thing (with pictures, of course.)

Leaf-bladed swords are a very popular fantasy style and were real, though unlike modern hand-and-a-half longsword versions, the real things were mostly if not always shortswords.

Here are Celtic bronze swords…

…Ancient Greek Xiphoi…

… and a Roman “Mainz-pattern” gladius…

Saw or downright jagged edges, either full-length or as small sections (often where they serve no discernible purpose) are a frequent part of fantasy blades, especially at the more, er, imaginatively unrestrained end of the market.

Real swords also had saw edges, such as these two 19th century shortswords, but not to make them cool or interesting. They’re weapons if necessary…

…but since they were carried by Pioneer Corps who needed them for cutting branches and other construction-type tasks, their principal use was as brush cutters and saws.

This dussack (cutlass) in the Wallace Collection is also a fighting weapon, like the one beside it…

…but may also have had the secondary function of being a saw.

A couple of internet captions say it’s for “cutting ropes” which makes sense - heavy ropes and hawsers on board a ship were so soaked with tar that they were often more like lengths of wood, and a Hollywood-style slice from the Hero’s rapier (!!) wouldn’t be anything like enough to sever them. However swords like this are extremely rare, which suggests they didn’t work as well as intended for any purpose.

I photographed these in Basel, Switzerland, about 20 years ago. Look at the one on the bottom (I prefer the basket-hilt schiavona in the middle).

A lot of “flamberge” (wavy-edge) swords actually started out with conventional blades which then had the edges ground to shape - the dussack, that Basel broadsword and this Zweihander were all made that way.

The giveaway is the centreline: if it’s straight, the entire blade probably started out straight.

Increased use of water power for bellows, hammers and of course grinders made shaping blades easier than when it had to be done by hand. This flamberge Zweihander, however, was forged that way.

Again, the clue is the centre-line.

Incidentally those Parierhaken (parrying hooks - a secondary crossguard) are among the only real-life examples of another common fantasy feature - hooks and spikes sticking out from the blade.

Here are some rapiers and a couple of daggers showing the same difference between forged to shape and ground to shape. The top and bottom rapiers in the first picture started as straights, and only the middle rapier came from the forge with a flamberge blade.

There’s no doubt about this one either.

The reason - though that was a part of it - wasn’t just to look cool and show off what the owner could afford (any and all extra or unusual work added to the price) but may actually have had a function: a parry would have been juddery and unsettling for someone not used to it, and any advantage is worth having.

However, like the saw-edged dussack, flamberge blades are unusual - which suggests the advantage wasn’t that much of an advantage after all.

Here’s a Circassian kindjal, forged wiggly…

…and an Italian parrying dagger forged straight then ground wiggly…

There were also parrying daggers with another fantasy-blade feature, deep notches and serrations which in fantasy versions often resemble fangs or thorns.

These more practical historical versions are usually called “sword-breakers” but I prefer “sword-catcher”, since a steel blade isn’t that easy to break. Taking the opponent’s blade out of play for just long enough to nail him works fine.

NB - the curvature on the top one in this next image is AFAIK because of the book-page it was copied from, not the blade itself.

The missing tooth on that second dagger, and the crack halfway down this next one’s blade, shows what happens when design features cause weak spots.

So there you go: a quick overview of fantasy sword features in real life.

Here’s a real-life weapon that looks like it belongs in a fantasy story or film - and this doesn’t even have an odd-shaped blade…

Just a very flexible one…

If you want more odd blades, Moghul India is a good place to start…

[ubercharge]

i could not ask for a better addition to my meme post than blade education thank you so much

[dduane]

Always gonna reblog. :)

[sumbier0]

I miss my ocs,,,I MISS MY OCS,,, <-can draw them at any time

[flowery-laser-blasts]

I haven't drawn traditional in forever...

The first thing I did when opening up the sketchbook was to zoom in by pinching out and just... I am too used to digital it's embarrassing.

Nevertheless, I think this experiment is a success. I hope that by the time I filled up this book I have improved a lot!

[siwanpeizi]

survivor

2025.1.29

[the-irreverend]

MOST

SATISFYING

SCENE

EVAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

[tomato-bird-art]

Remember folks that if you get random messages from people wanting to commission you or be “inspired” by your art but seemingly don’t seem to respond to your reasonable questions or have any knowledge of what your actual listed services are, and to top it off, want to pay via CHECK—that’s one of the main signs of a scammer.

Almost worse than stealing your money, they waste your time. I know a lot of us are desperate for business, but your time is valuable too. Just a regular reminder to everyone out there.

(also, you SHOULD commission me and donate to Cat’s fund for the upcoming month—trying to raise $1175 as expenses have increased as SNAP benefits are being cut this year thanks to DOGE and trump :/)

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[drakkoholic]

Redrew one of my most ancient Vijaya pieces in her OPM era which was some Adobe Illustrator practice back in 2017 I think.

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[drakkoholic]

Yeah, should be more active here too. Have been using Instagram, Discord and Bluesky for showcasing my newest artworks lately. Also having a lot of things happening in my life lately, what robs me of energy.

Have this Vijaya drawing inspired by a Family Guy meme where Lois looks at pills. Now it's my beloved cyclops alien looking at alcohol lmao

[yenvengerberg]

WEDNESDAY Season 2 Episode 3, 'Call of the Woe'

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