your past doesn't scare me; it only makes you beautiful

court. 22. she/any. artist, composer, enjoyer of games. posts a rotation of D&D, ocs, star trek, critical role, MGS, DBZ. currently into ace attorney. strawpage: https://ignatiuscrose.straw.page

[ignatiusteto]

intro post!

yo, i'm court! 22, she/any, audhd. i'm an artist, musician, enjoyer of games, and professional goober. also a college student studying art. i like to ramble a lot, reblog things, and post doodles on this here blog! thought i ought to make an intro post since i can't recall if i've ever had one or not! interests, info, tags, and links below.

my main fandoms include D&D, Star Trek, Critical Role, DBZ, and Metal Gear Solid. as of writing this intro, my current hyperfixation is ace attorney! other than the listed, i'm a huuuge fan of ocs. i have plenty, i like to yap about them, and i like hearing about others'! i have other stray interests that'll pop up from time to time. i also like entomology (bug warning; let me know if you need bugs tagged), psychology, language, crocheting, and i'm trying to get into watching movies and reading more during the 2026 summer. my fave colors are pastel pink and pastel yellow, and i have three cats!

please feel free to reach out! i really do love talking and chatting! ask box, dms, tags (im a big fan of yapping in tags), doesn't matter. (also ig people tag other people in things, so feel free to tag me if you feel moved!)

art trades are OPEN to mutuals!! i want to draw more chill things and art trades seem like a great way to do that. sometimes i make calls for requests, too.

sometimes i disappear for a while due to life thangs or i'm busy frequenting other socials—you can find me elsewhere at ignatiuscrose. as per the aa hyperfixation, my primary ocs here are nerezzi (also a D&D oc), melodyhunter, valeria (also D&D), and sophia (fankid).

other important ocs include nerezzi and valerith (D&D vers.), t'mava (star trek), and merin (D&D).

if you EVER need something tagged for a tw PLEASE reach out and let me know.

common tags: #court rambambles - rambling/speaking tag #court art - usually my art tag! #court oc/#court ocs - my oc tag. check out my blorbos through art and yapping. you can also find specific ocs tagged by their name (ex: #nerezzi, #sophia) #court music - music i've made #court crochets - not much, but sometimes i post the things i crochet

links: @ignatiusreblogs - reblog account, 18+ (not a strict dni, like if you like a post, just dnf! occasionally rb suggestive content and nudity. head back to my main). @croseportfolio - official art account, but i don't update it regularly. plus, no doodles. unvale - my main OC repository, mooostly up to date. AA OC strawpage - specifically contains all of my AA ocs and a custom google doc template I made in the style of the wiki. strawpage - send me things idk! artfight: i say im gonna do it every year and then it falls through so like. i'll try! but no guarantee. mostly high fantasy D&D ocs, but there are other fandom ocs too. also anything from unvale is fair game, maybe i'll add a thing for that. soundcloud: my music twitch: don't stream as much these days (games, art, and music), especially during the school year, but keep an eye out! it's always a fun time and i love chatting during them.

basic dni. don't be a horrible jerkwad. there are bigger fish to fry.

i'll update as needed! 5/25/2026.

[madamejadex]

Please remember that Pride is important because someone tonight still believes they’re better off dead than being themselves.

[ignatiusteto]

WELLINI NATION UPDATES: IT'S A WELLINI CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

all of this spawned from @warmlyordinary's tomodachi game. day before they were laying on the ground in their PJs whispering about taking it easy. then richard randomly got in a bad mood while talking to ini and a chicken pot pie fixed it 🙄 (matt did the same thing yesterday!!!! what the hell!!!!) BUT THEN YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wellmiington was like i think ini has a crush on me (she did Not).... should i ask her out..... and so we hit ask for a date AND THIS FUCKING ASSHOLE DOES THE WHOLE "i know your love for me is so great and unbearable i guess i'll let you date me 😏" like BROOO WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM BUT!!!!!!!! SHE SAID YES!!!!!!!!!!! AND THEY WENT ON A DATE AFTER!!!!!!!! INI HE LITERALLY DOESN'T DESERVE YOU BUT WELLINI WIN

[eebie]

I just ate one

[eebie]

You can lie when you name things

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[sayhelloanimalfriends]

this is the first time in my life i thought oh i hope there’s music

[ignatiusteto]

Watch this video on Twitch Live

playing ranch sim if anyone wants to yell at me in chat idk :>

[two-wizards-in-a-trench-coat]

god your life drawings are fucking incredible!!! do you have any advice for someone going through the lumpy/still-using-boxes-and-balls phase of life drawing?

hi !!!! thank you anon!! please keep in mind that I've been doing live model drawing on and off for almost ten years now. progress takes time so please be patient with your own work.

That being said, i do have some advice!

Drop the boxes:

This is somewhat controversial, but in general i find that over using theses makes your drawing feel unnnatural. People are not made out of boxes, and while these structures can be somewhat useful for a very stylized artstyle, they are not in a live drawing session.

HERE is a pretty good breakdown of body structure. highly recommend giving the whole thing a read, especially if you don't have anatomy lessons.

Focus on using more organic shapes to separate the torso and the hips. don't forget that those arent stuc to each other, and have a space between them that squishes or extends with movements. Same for arms and legs, try to avoid straight lines. body parts tends to be at least somewhat curvy EVERYWHERE.

Focus on movement:

At first, don't focus on correc anatomy, or perfectly replicating the pose. feel the movement(s) and roughly replicate it. While i've never done this personally, i know people who used lines of action at first to get a better feel of what they should draw

here is a breakdown of what a line of action is

Studies:

While live drawing and studies are diferent skills, they feed off one another. When you take half an hour to draw a figure, and take the time to consider the muscles, joints, and other boily stuff you're feeding a muscle that will come back to help you during live drawing sessions.

Don't do these at the same time, but implementing a study routine is always helpful

A type of study i did at uni was using a transparent sheet over a picture to trace various forms/anatomical parts over a body. It's a good exercise to familiarize yourself with how you should represent moving body parts

Where to start your drawing?:

Don't start your figure from an extremity. (while this usully means hands and feet in this context i mean anything that is the furthest from the center of the figure.) Usually the torso is a good place to start. Essentially this helps you to keep your proportions in check, and to fix mistakes.

Drawing material:

When doing live drawing, especially for shorter poses (5 minutes and below), I'd recommend using "rougher" pen, brushes, crayons, whatever. This will stop you from adding too much detail to your work when you're supposed to focus on the general pose/movement

The tombow funosuke has been my favorite for a couple of years, but i also like using a 4B pencil. You don't need expensive stuff, but experiments with whatever you can find. Like at some point i had an old drops container i filled with ink to draw with. get creative, and buy a bunch of cheap stuff at first

Something that i found useful at first was not raising my pen at all if the medium allowed for it. It made me build volume and movement in a smoother way

I also prefer using non erasable techniques. If there's a mistake, roll with it. don't lose time trying to fix it.

Negative space:

When looking at a model, also look at the space they're NOT using. This will give you a better sense of how they're situated in space.

Observation:

When doing a longer pose, take a minute to look at the model. compare their limbs to one another by tracing straight line in your head. you can also use a pencil (always held with your am fully extended and as paralled from the ground as you can) to to this. You can also use the pencil to compare different body parts' sizes.

Practice:

Live/figure drawing is a skill. It takes times, effort, and consistency to build it. My first year at uni I walked around with a shitty sketchbook and anytime i sat for like five minutes I started doodling the people aound me.

Put in the practice however you want/can, and remember that it will take some time to see improvement. Write dates on papers, and keep them somewhere (een if you don't like them), it'll give you the opportunity to make fun progression fresque.

have fun :)

[two-wizards-in-a-trench-coat]

ALSO. I forgot but i highly recommend the website Line of Action it's a great tool for drawing at home. It's got a pretty decently varied model pool, including fat people, and the forums link several good tools/ resources. It also allows you to toggle clothed models only, for those who need that option

[ignatiusteto]

ini miney but she's ini miney

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someone needs to stop me before i finish. this

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[shmunter]

my piece for Potluck Secret Satan 2026! this art is for @aughost-arting of their character Zhuredai! their design is amazing and I had so much fun rendering them :D

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[troloyunu]

look at my lawyer dawg. no seriously, look at her. isnt she so pretty

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idk i posted this on my tiktok… but you guys should see it too me thinks

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idk i posted this on my tiktok… but you guys should see it too me thinks