This doesn't make any sense!

First and foremost this is NSFW and for everyone who is 18+. There is no rhyme or reason to what appears and I couldn't tell you what type of blog this if I even wanted to try. Past Present Future

[rockofeternity]

Judge Dredd – Lee Sullivan

[superheroesincolor]

Batman Cosplay by  Charles Conley

“…I was walking around posing in my Dark Knight when I happened upon a little (POC) boy in a black and yellow batman costume. He couldnt have been more than 5 or 6. WIth him was his mother. This little boy saw me approaching and immediately stopped dead in his tracks, tugging at his mother’s hand. I could see him point at his hand (the skin) and then pointing to me. I approached and he was a little intimdated at first as any little kid is when meeting a lifesized armored character. I knelt down and reached out my hand for a high five. 

With all the force he could muster he slapped my hand, with the biggest smile on his face. He told me he wanted to ask me something so, still kneeling I leaned in with my ear. “Batman” he said timidly “You’re brown, just like me! Does that mean that I can be a real superhero someday too? I don’t see a lot of brown superheros…” If you know me, you know that I dont ever break character but I broke down when he said that. His words touched the deepest part of my soul. I then ignored my #1 batman rule and removed my cowl so he could see my face. 

His face lit up and I teared up even more. I looked this kid dead in the eye and said “you can be any superhero you want to be and dont ever let anyone tell you different. Being a brown superhero is a very special thing and I know you’re going to make a great one…" 

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[thenerdsaurus]

Atlanta S1E9 - Juneteenth

Directed by Janicza Bravo, Written by Stefani Robinson

Watch it now here

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[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

Why do artists refuse to use references why why why.

It’s not a contest to see who can get by without them. It’s not cheating to look at a thing in order to know what the thing looks like.

You don’t get stronger or better by pretending. Nobody is impressed by the awkward whatever-it-is you just drew. Use references.

[wolveswithhats]

I don’t think a lot of people know that it’s not cheating. I recall seeing so many piece of art called out because they referenced a pose, someone recognized it, and then proceeded to shame them for it. There’s this belief, both by creators and the audience, that artists should just be able to translate the ideas from their head to paper, and if they don’t, it’s plagiarism, or not true originality (spoiler alert: there’s no such thing).

I myself didn’t start using references until very recently, because even I was under the impression that it was frowned upon. And that belief has seriously crippled and stalled my ability to improve as an artist.

[priderising]

As a restarting artist, I can confirm. I just never knew. I thought you were just supposed to know how to draw the body correctly and if you didn’t you had no talent.

[reapergrellsutcliff]

(( I am going to say this again, loud and clear for everyone:

USING REFERENCES FOR ART IS NOT ‘CHEATING’!!!

If you can draw/paint without references, great!  But if you need to use them, and feel that your art can be bettered by using references, please, use them!  This is one of the biggest tips I can give to artists, is USE REFERENCES! 

Anyone who would dare to attack someone for using references after ‘recognizing a pose’ is a dipshit, who doesn’t know a thing about art.

Do you know who else used references for their art?

Norman Rockwell

Alphonse Mucha

Gustav Klimt

Toulouse Lautrec

Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Gauguin

Edgar Degas

Gil Elvgren

Frida Kahlo

Pablo Picasso

Disney Studios

And thousands of others!  So, artists! Go forth, and use references!!! ))

[armellin]

What do you think artists do when they ask someone to stand infron of them for 6 hours and then they draw this person. Do they cheat? Or when they place a still life and then paint it, cheating again? LOL

[euclase]

#literally one of the biggest fears I have #is for some douchefuck to dig out my reference #and point at it and say that I’m not a real artist #I don’t want you to dig out my references to prove that I didn’t make up a realistic picture out of fucking thin air #that’s not how art works #but especially on this site it happens CONSTANTLY #it’s so fucking scary #when people who’ve never touched a pen in their lives think they’re qualified to judge you #and ‘reveal’ how you’ve ‘scammed’ people

Soooo. I made this post originally on my personal blog (I’m eliciaforever), and it was nothing more than a little rant about a specific incident that I deleted after five minutes. But before I could delete it, it took the hell off on me, and now it has all these notes. And LOTS OF AMAZING INPUT.

And I just wanted to add in response to the above tags in particular, that shaming people for using references is something that happens to so many of us SO OFTEN. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are. People think art is supposed to be magical or whatever, and anything else is a crime. The reality of course is that art is a thousand times more deliberate than a lot of people think it is.

So yeah. Good info to pass along. Use references, kids. <3

[lindblut]

Reblogging because I think it’s important especially for young artists to gain the confidence to use references.

Seriously, references are esssential! Use them!

[liberalnation-deactivated202407]

[the-real-eye-to-see]

Kalief Browder was arrested at the age of 16, on charges of robbery (for allegedly stealing a backpack) and imprisoned without conviction for three years.

Unable to post $3,000 bail, Kalief was sent to Rikers Island to await his trial.

After more than 1,000 days at Rikers awainting trial, over 800 of them in solitary confinement, Kalief was released and his case was later dismissed.

In June 2015, Kalief Browder committed suicide by hanging himself. The conditions of his detention were widely seen as having caused his mental condition and five or six prior attempts at suicide while incarcerated.

Kalief was 22 years old when he died.

Venida Browder, 63, the mother of Kalief Browder, died Friday at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. 

She died of a broken heart.

RIP to you both…

[pharaohoftheghetto]

Rest In Peace to them both. Sending prayers for their family and friends.

[xosunflowerdoll-deactivated2020]

I hope the person who lied to the police and said he robbed them is miserable every day for the rest of their slimey, pathetic life.

[karasratworld]

You haven’t seen happiness until you’ve seen 7 rats in a box of (pet safe) packing peanuts

[dinnasaw]

@kelseysbass

[concentrated-sunshine-deactivat]

@shortonmoney-butlongontime

[thespectacularspider-girl]

Ahhhhhhhh, they look like they’re having so much fun

[chewi-on-the]

@allgoodthingsflowintothecity

[alexhunterreaves]

@anti-stupidity-pro-ratties

[anti-stupidity-pro-ratties]

This is so freaking cute. I wish I could find pet safe packing peanuts. I would totally do this.

[kyndrareines]

I used to have this kinda thing, we’d refer to it as the “Rattie Ball Pit”. It’s where we’d put them while we clean their cage. I got ours from Foster’s and Smith, when I order their food and some of their toys. They also straight up sell the packing peanuts as a toy for ferrets, at least I remember it being in the ferret section.

[anti-stupidity-pro-ratties]

I’ll have to look. Mine might like this. Or they might sit there like lumps and wait to be ‘saved’. They are the laziest creatures, though they do get a kick out of paper shreds. Making a mess with them more than playing in them but still… Maybe I’ll look on Amazon again.

[thepunksink]

@the-poet-and-the-pauper LOOKLOOKLOOK!!

[the-poet-and-the-pauper]

OH MY FUCKING GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so adorable :’) oh oh oh.  think my boys would absolutely love this immma have to see if i can find the stuff !!! 

[haleylovesscience]

If you just play an instrument and angrily scream, it counts as folk punk.

[folkpunkdreamboat]

Days N Daze - Misanthropic Drunken Loner

[weloveshortvideos]

When you think you did good on a test and then get your grade back

[wasbella102]

[best-of-memes]

[ashley-slashley]

I wonder what cats dream of?

[ohjafeeljadefinitelyfeel]

I have never been more riveted by a set of info before GIVE ME MORE

[intp-ness-blog]

Ahhhhhhh 

[unrepentantwarriorpriest]

Life is far too short to take seriously.

[jaxblade]

Give em the ol razzle dazzle

[writing-prompt-s]

Years ago, you promised your firstborn to a witch. Since then, despite your best efforts, you can’t seem to get laid. The witch is starting to get pretty pissed.

[korpuscat]

Y’all get together to discuss your options and she starts coaching you on how to get men because she doesn’t want to waste more magic on you without promise of payment. The more time you guys spend together the more you realize you have a bit of a crush on her. Soon you’re sabotaging your dates on purpose to see her again. 

Long story short you fall in love and get married and do the sperm donor thing AND YOUR FIRSTBORN IS HERS BY DEFAULT and you live happily ever after. The end.

[twitterlols]

[jasper-rolls]

the more things change the more they stay the same

[honeyproducer-blog]

Pretty sure I’ve said “come out you bitch I’ll maul you” word for word

[the-movemnt-deactivated20170912]

Kid Cudi enters rehab for depression, shares beautiful note with fans

Kid Cudi announced Tuesday night that he’s checking himself into rehab to address his “depression and suicidal urges,” as he wrote in an open letter to fans posted to Facebook. 

The letter displays a level of openness and of vulnerability artists rarely offer their fans. Cudi deserves praise for his strength and the light that he’s shining on mental health especially as a black male artist. 

Artists and fans have been sharing tributes to Cudi, with Joe La Puma of Complex posting a heartbreaking yet poignant Vine of the rapper. 

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[dynastylnoire]

Sending hugs to him. I know those feels

[vantablackhearts]

I hope he finds his happiness.

[deebott]

We out here depressed boys feeling sorry for being depressed…. I love him and I just hate that he has to feel bad for his brain chemistry I love love love and support him all the way.