The Hornets’ Nest

Kane || 25 || 《-°▪︎`MDNI`▪︎°-》 || He/Him || FtM 🏳️‍⚧️

[friendofthecrows]

I compiled this a while ago but I was just looking for references and found the file so...

Best places to find reference photos:

Body types, poses, and anatomy:

http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en

https://www.posemaniacs.com/

https://quickposes.com/en

https://www.characterdesigns.com/#home-section

https://www.adorkastock.com/sketch/

https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/

https://www.proko.com/browse/tools?af=242

Giant anatomy reference tutorials Pinterest board:

https://www.pinterest.com/deedee1232/body-reference/

General:

https://unsplash.com/

https://pixabay.com/

https://www.pexels.com/

https://stocksnap.io/

https://www.freeimages.com/

https://kaboompics.com/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

https://morguefile.com/

https://www.flickr.com/

https://www.dreamstime.com/

https://pmp-art.com/

https://www.freepik.com/

https://photobash.co/

https://picjumbo.com/

https://burst.shopify.com/

https://magdeleine.co/

https://wordpress.org/openverse/

Historical:

https://nos.twnsnd.co/

[howliteart]

Finally got some doodles out of this lady! And a cool new outfit :D

I wanted to make a Kul Tiran tidesage that was named Selkie, but then I was like, well what if I just make her basically a selkie too? Like a reverse-Druid - a seal that shapeshifts into (mostly) human form.

In true selkie fashion she probably did it out of love. But then that lover died tragically and now she's out for revenge, perhaps. A seal trying to live in a non-seal world. She can still turn back into a seal at any time, but doesn't have any other druid forms. Or other druid powers at all, just water magic.

I was gonna change her first name once I made her a seal but I'm attached to it now lol. It's not like selkies are a canon thing in Azeroth anyway, so it's not like having a harpy named Harpy xD

[h1v3m1ndx]

@cloudselkie

[h1v3m1ndx]

I'm doodled himb.

Work slow as FUC

[akoiromanticstudent]

Valentine's Day Sigma Concept:

Just a Maestro "recolor". No it's not pink. It's the Maestro skin exactly except he's covered in lipstick kissy stains

[auto-anne]

Never use Surfshark VPN

I just wanted to make this post to warn yall about it, I am not a tech genius but I wanted to get a vpn and surfshark was one I knew about so i subscribed to them because it seemed ok, that was where I fucked up.

fast forward a year and now I am trying to cancel my yearly auto-renewing subscription which costs 70 fuckin bucks, didnt find much use in surfshark as it was too laggy when using its vpn services so i go to billing and try to cancel.

there was no cancel button so that was odd, and you cant turn off auto-renew so i figure ill just get rid of my card info so it cant charge me.

i cant or at least i cant figure out how.

I go to help and find the cancellation area after scrolling past why you should keep the subscription and it tells me to contact their live support to cancel, It requires my name and gmail, I know for a fact my gmail is correct but it says its wrong and that my name is wrong no matter how many ways I enter it and I cant find a possible username anywhere on the site i could use. Its for all practical reasons impossible for me to cancel, not just the fact I cant even talk to customer support, but the people on reddit that do, talk to a bot and then the agents take months to actually turn off the subscription so it charges again and there is no refunds.

dont use surfshark VPN

[yeahokayillreblogthat]

Yeah okay, I'll reblog that!! >:(

[h1v3m1ndx]

Remember when I said I'd put something out every week

Well my fucking cat died 😭 it's been a rough year and we're 3 weeks in.

Rest in peace sweet baby. We only had 3 years together, but I cherished every day. I know when I see you again I'll find you snoozing in the sun.

[sepiamestus]

I would like to apologize to every single one of my wips ever

[honeyginsen]

wowie

[h1v3m1ndx]

@scrapnick found you a treat

[outofcontextdiscord]

[h1v3m1ndx]

New Years secret Santa for @trustymikh !!

On an unrelated note, I'm making a resolution for the new year.

I want to put something out at least once a week, and I'm going to try hard to do it. Whether it's a doodle or an entire rendering, I just want to get SOMETHING out.

I'd like to kick-start my creativity and imagination again, and since I have a lot of free time during the day, I want to spend it doing more than just playing games and watching YouTube.

[arson-jellyfish]

AI disturbance overlays for those who don't have Ibis paint premium. found them on tiktok

[quitetheweirdegg]

how do you use these?

[arson-jellyfish]

Put these on the top layer above everything, set layer to 'overlay' then adjust opacity. You can put it on whatever opacity you want but usually 30%+ is most effective.

The point is to obstruct the picture so AI can't read your image because AI counts every single pixel in your art

[arson-jellyfish]

By this post alone, in less than 5 hours.

I need you all to calm the fuck down

[skylarkking]

NEEDED AND NO WE WONT THIS IS BRILLIANT

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

why taking commissions for fanfics can KILL Archive of Our Own and fanfic culture as a whole

okay, so thing is, fanfics are allowed — as in they’re not banned — because nobody is supposed to be profiting off of copyrighted characters.

this is why popular site like Archive of Our Own is allowed to be up and running, because no one is supposed to be making money from fanfics.

the fact AO3 is allowed to be up and running, unfortunately, can and will most likely change if people start normalizing commissioning fanfics and making profit off of them.

because the second those big companies learn people are profiting off of their copyrighted characters, the target they will attack after you (in terms of legal action) is a platform like Archive of Our Own, which will likely ruin it all for everybody and every fandom.

imagine Archive of Our Own getting shut down because fanfics were banned because people were profiting off of them. (I know AO3 isn’t only about fanfics, but since it’s mostly known for fanfics, it will most likely get targeted and that will most likely mean it’ll get shut down if worst comes to worst.)

honestly. most people write fanfics in their free time for free out of passion and love they have for their favorite characters.

people read fanfics for free because that’s their source of happiness.

I’m not saying there will be no fanfics left in this world if they really are banned, because people will always find a way. but it WILL be so much harder having to sneak around and find a way to post fanfics without them getting removed at best, the authors getting sued at worst. and it WILL be harder for readers to find your works if we have to censor key words and character names in order to avoid getting caught.

it’s so much easier like this, we can freely post fanfics without having to hide and censor key words or worrying about anything.

no, I’m not making this post for the sake of those big companies. this post isn’t about “hey, don’t profit off of their characters”. it’s about “hey, don’t risk ruining fanfics culture as a whole for everybody by profiting off of them and putting a platform like Archive of Our Own in jeopardy.”

if you don’t want to live in a fandom without AO3, keep fanfics free.

[allyunabridged]

Some of you didn’t live through the stress of the Anne Rice era, and it shows. Fanfic isn’t a profit thing. You want to profit, file off the serial numbers or actually write something original and self-publish. Also, readers, please quit encouraging this BS by offering or agreeing to pay, even for sneak peeks. Writers are much less likely to get away with Patreon than visual artists are. It sucks, but it is what it is.

(As a note, AO3 rules, written by competent lawyers, DO allow for charity works. I’d suggest looking into the rules before participating to make sure the charity drive is complying, though.)

[im-skel]

[glowcowboy]

does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

[its-your-mind]

the reblog map is all of us holding hands btw

[beautifulterriblequeen]

We are each other's night sky. No one is alone here.

[dayquil-driver]

so embarrassing when i forget im checking someone's blog and i start scrolling through and liking and reblogging shit as if it's just my dash. it feels like wandering into someone else's apartment and not noticing and making myself lunch

[dayquil-driver]

reblog if i can wander into your apartment (blog) and make myself lunch (like and reblog as if it's my dash)

[yeahokayillreblogthat]

yeah okay, ill reblog that!

[overwatchfanskinarchive]

(Overwatch x Baldur's Gate) Junker Queen Karlach by Lunita/Lobitadelagua (twitter)

[h1v3m1ndx]

@pinkusmaximus

[pageturner001]

With Trump looking on track to win, I just want to give some hope for people right now.

The Senate is Republican, but two years in the future a third of the Senate will be reelected, meaning Trump has at most 2 years to work with an agreeable Senate

Whether or not Trump goes through with project 2025 or not, this will most definitely be our last term with him

If he doesn't do what he promised, his voter base will get mad they didn't get what they voted for

If he does do what he promised, his voter base will get mad when they realise tariffs=higher costs and when their taxes don't decrease

People WILL protest in their states and nationally and either a) Trump listens or b) Trump ignores it and people become more disillusioned with him

There is no way Trump will do something that can't be reversible or managed by the later President

If Trump supporters do become disillusioned, we could see a blue midterm

1/2 of Congress is needed to pass a bill

Just take a breath. It isn't going to be great, but we can and will survive.