Fandom, Art, & Tea

32 | she/her | USA [18+ please] This blog contains NSFW content that though tagged appears often. This is a PERSONAL blog consisting of my varying interests.

[sticksandstans]

the rise of conservatism and gen z puritanism while still simultaneously trying to be hip and woke is so annoying because you have these people saying "match my freak" and then they get mad at ageplay and petplay and cnc and somno and anything raunchier than a pair of fuzzy handcuffs. you're not a "freak" if you think having a fetish is synonymous with being evil

[benelopes]

constantine, 2005

[huariqueje]

Blueberries - Teija Lehto

Finnish, b. 1965 -

Woodcut , 43 x 60 cm.

[jakathine]

I started slowly watching "Love Through A Prism" because I knew, deep down, from just the snippets I saw online, this was going to be a show that would cause a stirring.

Alas, I finished it today and it really does prod at the heart and mind. It has been the whole time, but especially during the latter half (there are 20 eps. Ep 10-11 is a major turning point for the characters' arcs too).

The heart of the show is love, but not just romantic love. There is platonic love and there is also love of your craft. Viewing these things through the eyes of artists specifically. The love of your craft can turn into obsession, or flip to even hatred or despair, just like any relationship if pushed the wrong direction or soured by negative thoughts.

As an artist myself, albeit one who doesn't create as much work as I used to, it was nostalgic in a way. Watching the students go to their art academy, solve the riddles of class assignments, worry themselves over their art and the following critiques... but also the camaraderie of encouraging each other, supporting each others' wins and comforting their loses, and overall in sync in their own world.

There's fallouts with misunderstandings brought on by economic and social statuses within the friend group that are realistic, but so are the apologies and attempts to fix things. While there are a few dramatic aspects to enhance the story it's still within the realm of believability to make it sympathetic for any watcher who has dealt with some similar issues.

As the story progresses and the main female character Lili even suffers a major loss (of her crush/soulmate/unspoken love type) that makes 2 full episodes be shown in Black and White. It's only 5 years after the fact she finds out he is still alive and the last episode returns to the bright/wonderful colors the rest of the series depicted. It wasn't fully sudden. He returned but the spark didn't right away. It took time, and no small amount of effort, for her to find herself again.

I hope that non-artists were able to watch that and understand just how much art, color, and vibrancy shapes an artist's life. That also the people in their life can bring or take away those colors too either by their presence or their words/actions (or lack thereof).

The series asks many questions for reflection, but the number one question above all is:

Why do you make art (paint/draw/sculpt/whatever your medium)?

It's a question we artists ask ourselves time and again. Sometimes it's quick to answer and sometimes it's not. Sometimes we think we know the answer when really we haven't discovered it yet.

Sometimes the answer really is "because I love it" and you would think that's an answer that would come readily enough, but with life the way it can be even that simple thought can get lost.

I enjoy making my art when I can, but it was nice to see this sort of thing depicted as it can be more a struggle on the Bad Days.

[tutorialdrawix]

Welcome to the official Learn&Draw's Website!!

Here you can see the index of all the different resources you can access.

Divided into various sections so you can find the websites and links more easily: I could now gather all kinds of websites thanks to the artists and art blogs that talk about it. If it weren't for them I couldn't have discovered all this information and resources.

I just hope that this is useful for you. I hope that you all are kind enough to donate for the effort! And I'll keep updating the website so all of you can know about this.

Thank you a have nice holiday and a new year!

[oatland]

unarmed and safe 🎉🎉🎉

[yuspart]

winter soldier

[rogersrival]

Again hips window bc i loves it 😞✌️

[jolynegarcia]

Happy 10 years of Critical Role!!

[urgetocreate]

Nikita Chan (Chinese/American), Keeper of the Secret Garden, 2026, Color pencil on paper

[hedgehog-moss]

Looking for water in the woods

[boimann]

ATTENTION ARTISTS OF TUMBLR

since tumblr is going to start scraping blogs to train ai be sure to glaze and nightshade your art!! Not only will both of these programs protect your art from being copied but nightshade also poisons any ai that tries to steal it

here is some more info on these tools and where you can download them:

Nightshade: Protecting Copyright (uchicago.edu)

Nightshade: Downloads (uchicago.edu)

Glaze - What is Glaze (uchicago.edu)

Glaze - Downloads (uchicago.edu)

[ohmovie]

Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

[foodffs]

21 Homemade Chinese Takeout Dishes That Beat the Restaurant Version Chinese takeout dishes are always a treat, aren’t they? But waiting is the hardest part. Or if you don’t live in an area with a great Chinese restaurant, even takeout is out of the question. Instead of waiting for your order to be delivered or going to pick it up, why not learn how to make your favorite Chinese takeout dishes yourself?

Recipes => https://omnivorescookbook.com/chinese-takeout-for-christmas/

[enslavedbyfaeries]

Paper ~ Arches 100% cotton 300 gsm

Brushes ~ Various including Escoda, Black Velvet and W&N Hake for washes.

Paint ~ A. Gallo

[sebfreak]

[manny-jacinto]

MANNY JACINTO The Laterals (2025)

[tzikeh]