Land of Dust and Scribbles

Ish / Ishda, they/them/theirs

[fervidusmori]

One reason that people have artist’s block is that they do not respect the law of dormancy in nature. Trees don’t produce fruit all year long, constantly. They have a point where they go dormant. And when you are in a dormant period creatively, if you can arrange your life to do the technical tasks that don’t take creativity, you are essentially preparing for the spring when it will all blossom again.

Marshall Vandruff, one of the best teachers I have ever had, on artist’s block. Said during a webinar done on Visualarium to advertise his upcoming online course on animal anatomy (source links to webinar)  (via pale-afternoon)

[shiroxix]

It is not the prettiest but here is a little chart I made of skin tones.

The idea is to eye-drop anywhere on the chart to get a unique skin tone instead of getting stuck in the loop of “white, tan, dark”.

[bogleech]

USEFUL.

FLESH CLOUD EAGER TO ASSIST YOUR ART.

[mappadouji]

Afanc in #12

I tried ;ooo;

[welcomeunknown]

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If I could begin to be, Half of what you think of me, I could do about anything, I could even learn how to love.

[sergle]

quick lil stevonnie bc i’ve been listening to dance music and it makes me think of them! transparent as per usual!

[pocketwithfrog]

OC of mine.

[ishtadaal-blog]

I still love the way you rendered the gold, and how soft and full-bodied her hair looks! This is a really lovely bust all-around.

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i…………FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ITS CONTEXT? 

KIRK WORRYING THAT HE OBJECTIFIES WOMEN. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND REALLY SOAK THIS IN. 

[susiron]

I did a thing

[sandlake]

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Vine - Sadia Arabia

Ooooooh the double standard…

[afknows]

WELP.

[clarityandsoundwaves]

SO THIS ONE TIME IT WAS NEW YEARS EVE AND MY ASSHOLE OF A DAD WAS DRUNK AND WE MADE A BET. IF I COULD HIT HIM IN THE ASS CHEEK WITH A BLOWGUN DART THAT I WOULD GET $200. SO I AIMED IT (I WAS 12 YEARS OLD) AND I MISJUDGED THE AIM AND IT HIT HIM STRAIGHT IN THE NUTS AND MY BROTHER HANDED ME $500 WHILE MY DAD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE.

[charlesoberonn-deactivated20150]

Ballseye

[monstereatsdesign]

Toy project on Behance by Sukyun Jang

[neftgriffin]

Eye of Agamotto

Not only was I super excited to have something to work on, but it was something interesting and an excuse to play around with spray paint again. This was a commission from thestrangedoctorisin, who I just happen to live by and all. Love how it turned out, and expect an update when we get it on the cloak.

I got one of those Styrofoam half-circles, and after cutting it to size a little started by covering the top half in model magic. Made a rim around the edge with some more to set the beads into, and glued them in place after making an impression. The back was covered afterwards. I sealed the whole thing in plastidip, which I don’t have a picture for, and painted everything after that. Might do some touch ups later, and I still need to seal it, but overall this turned out pretty well. A little lopsided, and one of the beads is still driving me crazy, but it’s stuff only I will probably notice. Not bad for $5 in materials.

[defendfeminism]

Women do not have to:

[icarus-tanning-solutions]

be thin

give birth

cook for you

have long hair

wear makeup

have sex with you

be feminine

be graceful

shave

diet

be fashionable

wear pink

love men

be the media’s idea of perfection

listen to your bullshit

have a vagina

This is very true, but it’s important to remember that if a woman is feminine, graceful, shaves, diets, wears make up, or does any of these things in the list, it doesn’t make her a slave to patriarchy or any less of a feminist than you.

[lucrezialoveshercesare]

BLESS.

[archiemcphee]

Meet Avtar Singh Mauni, a 60-year-old devout Sikh preacher from Punjab, India and proud owner of what may soon be declared by Guinness World Records to be the World’s Largest Turban. His awesome, multi-colored turban weighs 100 pounds and measures over 2,100 feet (645 meters) long when completely unraveled. The fabric itself weighs 66 pounds, while the decorative ornaments make up the rest. Each morning it takes Avtar Singh upwards of six hours to put on his turban, which reached this incredible size after 16 years of diligently adding to its length. In addition to his magnificent turban, he also wears numerous heavy silver bangles and carries a sword, which altogether weigh an additional 87 pounds.

Although the weight is heavy and the size can make everyday activities, such as walking through doorways or getting into cars, a bit challenging, Avtar Singh says he’s most happy when wearing his turban and plans to continue doing so until he’s physically unable to carry it.

“On the rare times I don’t have my turban on, I keep getting this feeling of being incomplete, that some part of me is missing,” he said. “I get afraid that I may fall and I keep wondering ‘have I lost something, where is my turban?’”

Perhaps our favorite detail about Avtar Singh and his magnificent turban, which has made him one of the most respected preachers in the region, is that when making his regular pilgrimages around Punjab, he travels on a motorcycle (and has no problems keeping his balance). What an awesome sight.

Click here for a brief video about Avtar Singh Mauni record-breaking turban.

[via Laughing Squid, Oddity Central and The Telegraph]

[stunningpicture]

‘Cause people seem to only post the 20-something Audrey Hepburn.

[voidbat]

Audrey Hepburn was the granddaughter of a baron, the daughter of a nazi sympathizer, spent her teens doing ballet to secretly raise money for the dutch resistance against the nazis, and spent her post-film career as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF, winning the presidential medal of freedom for her efforts.

…and history remembers her as pretty.

[thriftedcardigan]

AND HISTORY REMEMBERS HER AS PRETTY

[mugglebornheadcanon]

637. A muggleborn casting their first corporeal Patronus Charm and grinning wildly when the purebloods start to scream in horror at the sight of Godzilla.