Indigo

“I cannot heave my heart into my mouth.” - She/her - - INFJ -

[thetouchof118]

Hello! Love the art that you share with us, they're always so pretty!!! Just wanted to ask, do you have any tips on how to be better at drawing body proportions and poses in general?? Personally I love how clean and amazing your drawings are! ❤️❤️

hey hey and thank you! 💖💖

so I've been doing this thing where, whenever I was learning anatomy/poses from doing figure drawing/drawing from references/an anatomy book (anatomy for sculptors is great since it's made for artists in mind, tho I don't have the book/pdf), I'm also thinking of the several artists that inspire me and draw with what I find interesting from their art style in mind instead of just drawing what I see/observe.

each artist has their own way of drawing anatomy/poses, and learning how they approach it really helps me in understanding how I want to approach anatomy myself :)

so far my insp are: hugo richards, kim jung gi + karl kopinski + superani artists, xafeelgood/kay, loish, mike mignola + comic book artists in general, leyendecker (one thing I like about their styles: they make drawing hands+arms easier/more fun 🥴)

here're like, traditional sketches I did a while ago where you can kinda see how those artists I mentioned influenced how I draw anatomy/faces x)

also: watch proko on yt (plenty good advice there)

[chaoticmiserablelover]

They call each other by their surnames trope + They use each other's first names in vulnerable moments trope.

Me: crying in the corner

[antidisneyinc]

Guillermo del Toro Says “We Have to Rescue” Studio Animation From “Emoji-Style Behavior”

While Guillermo del Toro continues prep work on his forthcoming live-action feature Frankenstein for Netflix, with Andrew Garfield, Oscar Is

finally a descriptor for whatever the fuck american animation studios have been doing for years

[radio-charlie]

[whereserpentswalk]

He summed up so much so well.

[phoenixcatch7]

Fanfiction is great because you can see so clearly how people learn to write.

Some people, it's clear, learned almost entirely through absorbing the world around them. Grammar and punctuation will be all over the place, spellings are approximate, but the voice of the narration will come through so clearly. You can hear the dialect of the people around them as of they're telling the story. It's not a written story, it's a transcription of how they talk in their day to day life.

Some people learned through reading a gazillion books as a kid. Grammer and spelling will be rock solid, formatting occasionally based on the single tab of physical books rather than the double tab of online scrolling, but dialogue is often stilted and overly formal. You might notice a lack of contractions and very rigid rules they made for consistency that actually have a lot more flexibility than they think. They tend to have a fantastic grasp of sentence flow, though.

And other people formally learned how to write. This could be anywhere from taking school classes seriously because they enjoyed writing stories as a kid to literal certifications and jobs in the field. Grammer is flawless. Punctuation is triple checked. Foreign words are in italics. Characters have distinct voices. But their self indulgence is tempered by perfectionism. They know precisely what they want from a fic. Authors notes often feature mutterings about their happiness with the chapter. Kaomojis often appear! They seek a style to their writing, and it makes for some wonderfully clever plots! These are the ones most likely to get fun with formatting!

And some people.... Some people examined it all. They dissect dialogue, people watch, cross reference behaviours and compare characters to people irl. You can tell almost immediately who had formative experiences with Terry pratchett and/or ghibli, because it's these people. While others see writing as fun, expression, craft, they see it as art. Plain and simple. Sure, the grammar is occasionally sacrificed on the altar of creative freedom, and the occasional sentence might miss a full stop, but these people seem to self reflect on themselves as part of the art making process. On occasion, these people have the most masterful grasp of dialogue and invocation and hand sewn characterisations. Formatting is pretty standard because all the focus is on the actual words. These fics can be edited to the moon and back!

All of these can vary wildly in forethought and quality, and betas can often catch individual problems before they hit post, but just. Isn't it so cool? What's that one Oscar Wilde quote about every mask just being another fragment of yourself?

Did you recognise yourself?

[youchangedmesoicared]

This legitimately made me sob. I've felt for years that I lost who I was, I didn't know myself anymore. I started writing fics again for the first time in over 10 years this past month, and suddenly - I recognize myself again. I know who I am again, what I want to do, what I'm good at. I won't let this ugly world take it away from me ever again.

[chxrry-bombs]

6 Quick Writing Exercises to Wake Up Your Imagination

We all hit those blah writing days. Your fingers are ready, your doc is open... and your brain goes static. That’s where writing exercises come in — small creative boosts to shake off the dust and get back into your story flow. Here are six to try when your words feel stuck in traffic.

1. The 5-Minute Word Sprint

Pick a random word (use a generator or close your eyes and point at a book), set a 5-minute timer, and write anything involving that word. No stopping, no deleting.

2. Dialogue Without Context

Write a short convo between two people. No descriptions. No setting. Just back-and-forth lines.

3. Rewrite a Scene in Another Genre

Take a scene from your current story and flip the genre. Drama becomes comedy. Fantasy becomes sci-fi. Romance becomes horror.

4. Describe a Place Using the Five Senses — No Sight Allowed

Can’t mention what anything looks like. Only sound, touch, smell, taste, and intuition.

5. Character Swap POVs

Write a paragraph from the POV of a side character reacting to your main character. Bonus if the POV is brutally honest or completely wrong.

6. One Line Story Hooks

Write 3 one-sentence story starters that make you want to keep writing. (Example: “I woke up married to my enemy, and worse — he knew it before I did.”)

You don’t need to write a masterpiece every day. But showing up — even for a silly exercise — keeps the creative part of your brain warmed up. Try one of these before your next writing session, and see where it takes you. 🍒

[indigeko]

Absolutely love these!!

[basilosu]

great fathering technique john marston teach ur daughter how to play gta

[indigeko]

John as a girl dad is making me weak

[drizzledrawings]

I like to think that before the world got mean, John and Arthur would goof around and act like brothers

[indigeko]

It’s interesting we haven’t seen Jax’s room yet. What if it’s because he spends most of his time in Ribbit’s instead, reminiscing? He has said he has “keys everywhere.”

[nrhodact]

V.E Schwab really gave us an Asexual mc, found family and morally grey characters in one series huh?

[henshengs]

Tbh I think fandom generally needs to get better at sitting with the uncomfortable fact that a story/fanwork/meme/whatever can hurt one person and help another

[sensicalabsurdities]

This is why I think “tag warning” culture is kinder and more constructive than cancel culture / “no problematic content” culture. One size does not fit all, but if we learn to be more aware of the fact that the same thing can be emotionally validating or cathartic to one person and upsetting to another, and pick up a general mindset of thinking before we post, “what might people need a heads up for in this content?”, we grow more compassionate, more thoughtful, and more understanding of the differences in people’s experiences.

[cozysafechaotic]

[petrichara]

And no I don’t think love ever leaves because it’s been eight years since my dad died and he is in every thought and hope and dream. and when I think I can’t fix the computer he is here. and when I eat chocolate cake he is here. and when the sun glows at 3pm he is here. and he will always be here because his life made mine, and my life will be his epilogue

[petrichara]

Recently I’ve been thinking about forgiveness and freedom, presence and passing. He died, and he remains. He’s not here to love his favourite flowers; I water them daily. He can’t walk along his favourite path; I’ll think of him as I do. He exists in the mirror with the eyes we share, and I share his life with stories and myself. He is thought of in all that he was, all that he is.

[nthspecialll]

Up until now I didn't think much about the smashed donation box in chapter 6, however I have realised how fucking vile the person who smashed it was.

The donation box is not the saving for Tahiti, this is the money that goes towards food, medicine and ammo for the whole camp, and while some characters like Arthur or Bill, who are able to go out and make there own money, there are also characters like Pearson or Abigail who are fully reliant on this box for them to live. They live on the generosity of the others, they literally live on the money that other people are willing to spare, and while that is vile, what is even more vile was that the person who smashed the box knew this and did it anyway.

Let me rephrase, when the box was destroyed, whoever destroyed it also ruined other characters food, health and safety security, because should characters like Charles or Arthur stop donating food, then others like Susan or Abigail will not get any food.

[indigeko]

I catch myself saying something my old friends used to say and realize I really am a mosiac of everyone l've ever loved.

[indigeko]

The soldier wanted the king's power, the king wanted the poet's freedom, and the poet wanted the soldier's strength.

[indigeko]

It’s scary because it’s unfamiliar, not because you’re incapable.

You’ve got this! <33

[indigeko]

No complaints here 🧚‍♂️👀

(SPOILER: unfortunately, the sport carnival’s theme changed to 90’s fashion 🥲)

[indigeko]

When you realise things aren’t going as terribly as you thought they’d be