mrrp? mewo? meow?

they/them • late twenties • simply vibing 💙 ⛏ • (also this is a side blog technically, but it's the main place i post)

[ethos-labrador]

Hi!

I mostly reblog furry and animal art, Minecraft stuff, Hermitcraft/Life Series SMP stuff, and posts about disability rights.

~~~

A bit about my main tags:

#disability related -> self explanatory

#tumblr cinematic universe -> I have not seen/have seen very little of this show and suspect this post is giving me a very. hmm. skewed? impression of what happens in it

#tumblr calender -> It's October third :) etc etc

#modern classics -> popular meme posts from the last ~five years

#hermitcraft expanded universe -> for when the hermits and related Youtubers are playing a different game together/on a different server (that's *not* part of the life series)

[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' >:)

[earthwalkerr-deactivated2026052]

ill be unstoppable once I finally heal this gaping wound

[parakeet]

just saw a 'comments' tab on someones blog you know where the following and likes tabs would be if enabled and it was just showing all the replies theyve made on peoples posts. this is fascinating when did this feature come out

[parakeet]

EMERGENCY - ITS AUTO ENABLED!

if you've made replies on posts there is now a tab on your blog showing every post youve replied to and your reply.

if this is not what you want, either go to your blog and click comments and disable it from there or just go to your individual blogs setting pages. just change it from blue to grey if you dont want everyone to see your replies AND the post you're replying to

PLEASE BE ADVISED that it is set to disabled for blogs that have not made any replies but it will turn ON if you reply with that blog in the future.! i just tested it with my main, which was greyed out but it turned on the moment i left a test reply

figured i'd get the word out bc i have not seen a single mention of this and i'm sure there are plenty of people who maybe comment on things they don't want on display for everyone to see on their blog lol. you can still look at your replies with it toggled off just no one else can, like locking the following and likes list

[thatdisasterauthor]

I believe it's only auto-enabled if you were already sharing your likes. If you had like sharing turned off, reply sharing should (should) also be turned off.

Probably best to still check, though.

[salvadorbonaparte]

I wish I could go to a doctor and just list every single symptom I ever experienced no matter how small and unconnected they seem and the doctor is nice and patient and knows everything and they nod and smile and explain that every symptom I ever experienced is connected to like one rare and often overlooked issue that's sooooo easy to fix with like. a pill. and then I never have to worry about anything ever again.

[unfuck-it]

you fucked up

idk what you’re referring to but probably

[bisonwares]

Showing off the Arapaima I made! (Pattern also made by me)

This was the test of the new pattern and I love her. 🎏💕

[asksloyxp]

art fight is basically an art gifting game (you've triggered my autism need to infodump sorry<3)

everyone uploads their OCs and before the event starts chooses a team

Art fight then runs for the entirety of July and you get points for drawing (other wise known as attacking) other people's characters (or crafting or basically anything creative!)

at the end of the month the team with the most points wins, but it isn't really a competition and is all about art gifting (so me asking to attack your oc is asking to draw fanart)

this year is the 10 year anniversary of the website being up and hosted!

*nods knowingly* I see. It's some stuff for people who have time or energy

[sunflowersosa]

Nigerian Pride 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬

I meant to have this out yesterday. Happy belated pride. :)

[sunflowersosa]

I'm glad you all like the Nigeria Pride post!

Originally, I went in worried the opposite would happen. Growing up, I've been taught that Nigeria, the country, is homophobic. (I was born in America.) But over time, I learned that there's tons of other queer Nigerians; some are out, and some are in the closet 😭.

I'm also not used to this much attention, lol

Thank you all!

[pikestaff]

"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

[themythicalcodfish]

To wit:

[switchelsweets]

I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.

In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:

“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.

“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”

Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.

Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕

[asweetprologue]

this is so devastating. laois should have just shot him with a gun

[cussundria-nerd-kneal]

How the fuck have I never reblogged this. (Also, preserving op's tags)

[local-lesbian-tree-demon]

they should invent a body that feels normal to be inside of

[hydrattan]

I was feeling agitated and artblocked yesterday so I decided to give my brain a rest by watching TV and then the next thing I knew these were in front of me

[px41]

It's june

[yourfaveisintersex]

what if I just made my profile picture a male calico cat or something. hurm

[icewingassasin]

Could I suggest a picture of Dawntreader Texas Calboy? He is a beautiful male calico cat who is a chimera. He's also somewhat controversial among some cat fancy associations since he is a male cat with female colors, and some people are strangely transphobic towards him, despite him being a cat? There was even a rule implemented to keep him from competing in a cat show. If you look up his name, he made a few news articles.

[yourfaveisintersex]

Oh my god?????

Yeah you're right about beautiful I'm squeezing him until he pops!!!!! I love this guy I think I'm going to make an edit real quickly Calboy I love you I'm so sorry people are calling you a freak??????

[yourfaveisintersex]

:)

[valtsv]

my problem is if i enjoy something enough i will be nitpicking. i Will have things to say about where and how it failed. out of nothing but love straight from my heart. unfortunately this often makes me indistinguishable from a hater who has never experienced joy or kindness. such is the amateur critic's burden.

[valtsv]

all of my favourite things are like beautiful racehorses that trip over their own feet a hundred times. but they get back up again. and goddamn, you should see them run.

[creatingblackcharacters]

Apologies if this is a bit out of the way of what you usually do, but I figured you/folks in your community might have thoughts/resources for this: do you/anybody happen to know or recommend any Minecraft skin makers who do wider ranges of skin tones? particularly darker skin tones, of course. I've done some research on the usual minecraft skin sites (skindex, namemc, planet minecraft, etc) and i found barely any human/humanoid skins with anything darker than the lightest tan, or a couple of other skin tones being super washed out/grey when i do find one or two.

I'd really like to compile some resources of skin artists who do a wider range of skin tones to help folks find that, and I was hoping people might know specific artists or corners I might have missed. Thank you so much!!

@feliville and any other Minecraft people, now's your time! @cheshirepirouette you also know a lot of Modders; maybe they know some folks?