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[pastriesandsweetszine]

Artist Applications for Sweet ❤︎︎ Hearts, a for-profit original Sweets & Pastries Gijinka Zine, are open now! 

ARTIST APPLICATION FORM

Applications will be open from October 5th – November 5th 11:59pm EST

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[fangirlinginleatherboots]

things i did that forced me to be a better artist:

used a reference for everything

thinner line art (you think thats thin? go thinner….)

sketch, then do a cleaner sketch, THEN start finalizing

THUMBNAILS

color research, picking a set palette or light/dark for each work

you like that pose? redo it one more time

USE A DAMN REFERENCE

do not rely on stylization as an excuse for anatomy

draw the goddamn background you coward

just draw the hand- a bad hand is better than a hidden hand

the rule of thirds WORKS

take a considerable break between sketch and lines/paint

know that art takes longer as you get better at it

draw the seams on clothes

stop aiming for accuracy and focus on fluidity and motion, accuracy will come with practice of those two concepts

just…do the chiaroscuro. just DO IT. no excuses it always works

stop making excuses, make yourself an art schedule/set weekly(or daily) art goals and just DO IT.

[zenkovva]

“draw the goddamn background you coward“

[kamonra]

This is the money pentacle. Reblog and unexpected money will come to you!

[darkcocosb-blog]

Shiiiiit. I reblogged, and I got $750 in two days for basically nothing! The first day this client/POT asked my agent to invite some girls and I to his end. We basically sipped wine and left with $500 each. He called me yesterday and we took a ride on my highway and gave me $250😂😂😂. Money blogs everyday any day!

[soflobrat]

Won’t chance it.

[br0wnsugarandspice]

Yo this shit works not even gonna front like I didn’t just get money

[tastelikehoney-sb-deactivated20]

Let me reblog this 2x then 😂

[nudiemuse]

Do the thing pls

[quickweaves]

im screaming it worked lmfao

[hunter-dahl-deactivated20161208]

Not to be a “tumblr witch” but I’ll try anything twice

[dunsparce]

Guys…. I didn’t think it would work but wtf….I just checked my email…

I have an extra $600 I didn’t have before ;____;

[witchoncampus]

Fuck it, I need the money 😂

[musinvenusian]

Pleath 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[woodenplankstudios]

Today, December 6th, Satoru Iwata was supposed to celebrate his birthday. I’m still sad he never got to see Nintendo doing this well again, so I wrote him this “letter”. Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.

[lazuroleplaypersonal-deactivate]

I’m not crying you are

[oopseydazey]

“you’re an art model does that mean you’re NAKED?” “yeah” “whoa….those lucky artists ;)”

…buddy.

[oopseydazey]

idk who started the idea that life drawing classes have anything sexy going on like. there’s at least ten people in the room and we’re all tired and covered in charcoal.

the dude in front who’s staring at my boobs has been trying to get the shading right for 10 minutes. he’s almost out of paint. he is crying.

[askfordoodles]

#this ain’t some avant-garde titanic poly romance it’s a bunch of individual sinking ships and one uncaring human-shaped ice burg

[branch-and-root]

The ice burg being frozen solid because there are NEVER ENOUGH SPACE HEATERS.

[afishtrap]

I was an artist’s model in uni since it paid better than any other student work position. Did a life drawing class one semester, despite it being an unheated old building in the winter evenings, because the instructor was a decent fellow who always had extra space heaters. So there I am one evening, exhausted from my team’s afternoon practice, but I’m in a comfortable position on a padded stool, ready to hold the position for like fifteen minutes. Space heaters all around me, spotlights on me to get shadows in interesting places.

Beyond the red glow of the heaters and the hot-white of the spotlights, the massive drafty room is dark and quiet, broken only by the instructor’s whispers and the scratch of charcoal on paper. Me, I’m just dozing, ‘cause my ancient dorm was heated with creaky old steampipes that never really got warm, and with the new extra-powered space heater alongside the others, that night was the warmest I’d been in a month. I dozed, basking in the glorious warmth.

And then I fell asleep.

And then I fell off the stool.

I woke up rather abruptly on the cold wooden platform, and looked up to see an entire ring of terrified and worried faces around me. Everyone had their hands up, ready to help me up, except no one had touched me. Naked chick laid out face-down on the floor, and all the men and women were suddenly acutely aware they couldn’t just grab a half-asleep dazed naked chick.

Fortunately someone had the bright idea to tear the sheet down from the backdrop, lay it over me as a wrap, and then everyone was quick to help me up.

After that, the instructor and students got used to taking turns talking to me, just to make sure I wasn’t dozing off. Which was weird, at first, because I’d done two semesters just being a silent prop, and now I was interacting. It gave the class a vibe completely unlike any other I’d modeled for, and it ended up one of my favorite modeling experiences. 

postscript: months later, walking on campus with someone who’d eventually become my spouse, we passed some guys on the main path. One of them stopped, peered at me, and then said hello, excitedly, saying, “sorry, I didn’t recognize you, I’ve never seen you with your clothes on!”

[whitebear-ofthe-watertribe]

This is honestly so delightful and accurate 

[rhpotter]

This! :D

[ravenstolethesun]

Totally accurate. I worked as a art model in collage as well…in Fairbanks Alaska . Heat in the art department was fine, but the sculpture studio had a huge garage-style door . I was modeling there once when someone on the outside OPENED THE DOOR. It was around 30 below zero F out there! Every student in the room scrambled to grab their coats and pretty much bury me in them as the teacher yelled bloody murder at the guy who opened the door

[authorbettyadams]

Suffer for your art.

[kyonite]

this is the perfect grade of good luck

reblog in 5 seconds and all of your grades will inch ever closer to perfect

[sunsapphic-deactivated20170425]

I’m……………the 1930s,

[dykedekuremade]

Explain

[sunsapphic-deactivated20170425]

[line2580-blog]

これからの活動に関するご報告 : 伊東歌詞太郎 公式ブログ

伊東歌詞太郎です。お知らせしなくてはいけないことがあり、ブログにての報告、大変失礼いたします。昨年の8月末に「声帯結節」というものが喉に出来ました。これ自体は僕自身、何度も経験してきたことで1～2日歌わずに休めば治るものなのですが、休むことができませんでした

So Kashitaro posted an entry on his blog about 5 days ago about his condition. Some of you may have read it but since somehow I couldn't find translation on tumblr I'll just post one. Original entry from link above

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Announcement Regarding Further Activities

It's Ito Kashitaro.

There's something I need to announce so pardon the blog entry.

In late August last year, I've been discovered vocal cord nodule.

I've been experiencing this condition before, and usually I only need to rest for 1-2 days without singing and it'll recover, but I just couldn't take any rest.

For that reason, I've been consulting doctor about the condition on a regular basis and try my best to to worsen it during all my activities, but from June this year, the nodule has become fixed, and it seems that conservative therapy are no longer able to completely recover it.

Should I continue with this voice, or rather, stop it, I was uncertain.

I stand on the stage and sing, and after it ended and I was alone, I realize that I feel not only the though of "It was fun", but also, "thank goodness they didn't find out".

And as I though this isn't that feeling of happiness of music, so I decided to take the surgery.

I research a lot, I also asked my seniors who once took the surgery. Thanks for everyone who shared their experience with me.

After the surgery there will be a week of silence, and then you can start a small talk, and after a month you can start to work on rehabilitation of singing again, that's what I heard from them.

If that so I need not bother to even announce it, don't I! ..or so I though, but in my case, since the nodule has become fixed and that the infected area was wide, if I desire to recover as good as before, it will be 3 months of silence followed by 3 months of rehabilitation

uh, doctor, isn't that a little strange? (laugh) ...and so I've come to this.

As I was explained the reason of 3 months of silence, I've come to understand the point so I decided to bear it. And so if I were to unable to even speak for 3 months I think I need to announce it. This isn't something I could work out with either talent or hard work, but for the rehabilitation, I will try to consult doctor and aim for faster comeback. I won't push to hard to heal it, but rather aim to recover to initial state. With that being said, I'll listen to doctor and try my best to have faster comeback.

On 2014, I once experienced struggle on singing, but there wasn't any actual reason back then. This time I had the exact reason, which is nodules, so it's easier to deal with.

And from here, an important notice!

I suspend all singing activities, but as far as it didn't require voice and doesn't distract the recovery, I'll try my best on other activities.

Sanin Broadcast's "Ito Kashitaro no Boku Dake no Rockstar Radio" is a very important thing for me, so it will continue as normal!

And with that was all my announcement regarding further activities. Thanks for reading them all along.

Aside from announcement I would also like to write about my feelings and the recent live tour, but let's just spend it for another entry.

and I also want to tell that I am very positive about the surgery too.

I'll continue to work hard from now on!

[ryoseirui]

Kashitaro “Get Well Soon” Project!

Hello! If you haven’t heard, Kashitaro will be having surgery on the nodules on his vocal cords. He won’t be able to speak for 3 months after surgery, and will have to go through rehabilitation for an additional 3 months after, which will total, at the very least, 6 months of break.

He said he waited until now to talk about it because he didn’t want to worry us.

It’s so Kashitaro-like of him, to put us first. He’s so selfless. But besides that, he’s so strong and resilient. He’s going through a rough time, but he’s determined to get back to what he loves to do most in the world. I know we’ll wait for him. I want to be able to show him that we care for him as much as he cares for us.

Me and another person on Twitter are organizing a get well soon project. It’ll be a collection of art, messages, and more, to send to him to show him our love.

Right now, we’re getting a general idea of how many people are interested in participating! If you can reblog this post, it would be greatly appreciated! You can also vote on the Twitter poll if you have an account, it’s pinned to my account at @/_ryoseirui_! (Remove the /!)

In about a week or so, we will open up applications (it will be in both English and Japanese, since I have quite a few Japanese followers on Twitter)! We’ll also have a general timeline of the deadline and such by that time.

Please spread the word if you can!

I really hope Kashitaro can see this video, filled with the love and support we have for him. ♥︎

[nico25utaite]

Soraru

[line2580-blog]

Twitter Translation - misc

Hyped up by Rib's new cover????? YOU'RE NOT ALONE

ZimuinG

guee (RT to Rib's tweet about uploading new song)

It's been 2 years and 8 months, huh....

Last time when I came to Honeyworks and mono palette's live concert, when I came to the after party, young utaites were all like "I listened to Rib-san's song and....". I though that was amazing.

Taiyaki-ya

ha!?!??!? e!?!?!? Rib's new cover is coming!!?!?

(RT to Rib's new cover) It has all these expectation coming and yet he took it above all that, an as-expected-quality, you're the champion

Remyu

(RT to Rib's tweet about uploading new cover) !?!?

So Rib has'n uploaded a song for 2 years and 8 month, huh.... but come to think of it I haven't uploaded anything for 4 years and 4 months so it's my win

(Tweeting Rib's new cover) Really good.... going above all this expectation, so great quality...

Ito Kashitaro

Rib-san, at last he upload....! There are these kind of day too, huh, no one knows what will happen in this world (lol)!!!

Houkago no Aitsu

I listened after taking a bath, but Rib-san please stop it I'll die

Theory of every utaites will become listeners if that's in front of Rib-san

InvaderT

Rib-san's new upload!????, too amaziing

For only today I'll become listeners instead of utaite

Gero

(RT to Rib's upload) to cool I can only laugh (cry)

above all "Dramaturgy" is so cool----!!!!! I'll sing it too, yes I will

Kettaro

Rib-kun's brilliant records (as I see) #1 utaite who take care of me on long-distance drive, #1 why-can't-I-have-this-kind-of-voice selection, #1 numbers of songs that I like it more after being sang by Rib-kun but since his version was so good I can't even think of covering it myself, etc. Welcome back!!!!

 Mey-chan

(tweet to Rib's new upload) Is this for reaaaaaaaaallllllll welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's to good I cried

When I was high schooler I a----lways listen to Rib-san on my way to school..... Really amazing....gosh......

Sou

(Tweet of Rib's new upload) the real appearance of the mastermind (from lyric of "Dramaturgy")

Wolpis Kalter

(RT to Rib's new upload) Surprise!?

(Tweeting Rib's new upload) he sing it too good

he sing it too good

he sing it too good (cry)

Shakemi

(RT to Rib's tweet) Fa!?

(RT to Rib's new upload) I'm getting excited with just Rib-san is uploading new cover but it's so good as always I'm dying

[line2580-blog]

Twitter Translation - Rib

idk how long it's been from last time I came here so I also don't remember last thing I translate orz with that being said, since he came back I'll translate some of his tweets

2017, March 16th

歌を聞いてフォローして下さっている方が大多数にも関わらず、かれこれ２年以上もまともに歌をアップ出来ておらず申し訳ありません…… ちょっと自分でも想像していた以上に歌うことに時間が割けず間隔空いてしまっており、恐れ多くも待って下さっている方々からすればなおのことだと思います。

Despite all these amount of people who listen to my song and followed me (on twitter), I'm sorry for I haven't been able to upload any song for more than 2 years...It surprised me too that it's been this hard for me to find some free time to sing that it became this kind of long absence, but well, what else can I say for those who have waited until now.

自分としては歌を公開して聞いてもらえる場がネット上にある限りは、特に引退というようなことは考えておらず 目の前のことを１つ１つ片付けて(どのくらい先になるか予想がつかないのですが)いずれまた歌を投稿出来たらなあ、とか気楽に考えております。身勝手を言ってごめんなさい。

As for myself, as long as there is a place to share my song on the internet, I never though something as "retirement", but then I'll need to finish everything in front of me (though I don't know how long it will takes) and someday after it'll be good if I'm able to upload songs again, is what I though. Pardon me for saying something so selfish.

「そもそも遅いよ」って話もあるのですが、ありがたいことに未だ歌のアップを心待ちにする声を向けてくださる方々に対して今の状況ではあまりに申し訳が立たないので、 せめて思ってるところだけでもお伝え出来れば、と思いツイートしました。 朝っぱらから長文連打、すみませんでしたm(_ _)m

There're those saying "It's been to late you know", but for those who, thankfully, waited for my songs even until now, there are no reason I can offer for this situation, so I though I should at least say what's in my mind. Excuse me for series of long tweets in the morning m(_ _)m

2017, October 15th

ぬっ

nu (random sound)

お久しぶりです。 本日20:00もしくは、間に合わなかったら21:00かもですが…… 2年8カ月ぶりに動画を投稿しようと思います！ よろしければ、見てやって下さいませ〜。

It's been a while. Today, on 8 p.m., or 9 p.m. if I can't make it,.......I'll upload new songs after 2 years and 8 months! Please watch it~

ではでは スチャッ(作業に入る音)

well then, see you later -sucha-(sound of entering work mode)

投稿しました！コンマの世界で投稿間に合ったぜよ…… Eveさんの『ドラマツルギー』がめっちゃくそかこ良かったので歌わせて頂きました。よろしくお願い致しますん(-人-)

It's been uploaded! I made it in time....."Dramaturgy" by Eve was super cool and amazing I ended up sing it. Please look forward to it (-人-)

沢山のRT・再生、ありがとうございます！ 久しぶりの投稿でなんか投稿画面も変わってるわエンコードのやり方も忘れてるわでビクビクでしたが、暖かい反応が頂けて本当にホッとしました…… とりあえず、りぶちゃんは歌い手やめへんで〜！！

A lot of retweet, views, thank you so much! Uploading after a while, the upload window was changed, I don't even remember how to encode, it was all a mess, but seeing these warmth reactions made me feel relieved..... anyway, Rib-chan doesn't retire from being utaite you know~!!

それでは、所用で出かけまする。 今日は出来ない可能性高いんですが、せっかく新作も上げたので近々ニコ生もやりたいと考えとります！ ※近々、とかほざいてますが例によって一ヶ月くらい先まで見て頂けると大変助かります……(^_^;

well then, I'll go out for some business. I don't think I can make it today, but since I upload a new songs I'm thinking of holding live broadcast soon! *I said "soon" but, well, you know, it'll be much appreciated if you take it as about 1 month later......(^_^;

[nico25utaite]

• Original Song: “Dramaturgy” by Eve • Cover Vocal: Rib

[mememaster]

youve heard of alphabet soup now get ready for

times new ramen

[squeeful]

I sent this to my mom and she got so mad at me she sent me an audio recording of her yelling.

[stephendann]

A pun so wonderful, you can see it from space with an arial view.

[quotemadness]

I think that’s what scares me: the randomness of everything. That the people who could be important to you might just pass you by. Or you pass them by.

Peter Cameron (via quotemadness)

[utaitenews]

Amatsuki covered Gigantic OTN

[watersaugustus]

(Second) Kashitaro Ito’s Birthday Video Project

In a blink of an eye, it’s Kashitaro Ito’s birthday again!! I want to thank everyone for joining the first video from last year, I was very happy to see the overwhelming response! I hope this year we’ll be able to do an even better video with even more people joining!! \(^ヮ^)/ It’s okay if you can’t draw or sing, even a simple message will warm his heart and make him happy! I hope everyone will be able to join!

General Information to take note

Kashitaro’s birthday is on July 25th, thus the dateline for all submissions will be on July 5 2016. (We have to take time to animate the video.)

If there is a chance that you might miss the dateline, please contact me (Bria) on twitter @idkbria or on my tumblr to schedule an extension, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me there as well.

Please note that all obscene materials/inappropriate materials may be cut off from your submissions or voice messages with or without warning.

Firstly, you must register to join the project, please fill up the Google Docs Form, there will be instructions on what to answer when you’re there.

After registering, you can submit your work anytime before the dateline. When submitting your entry, please submit it to [email protected], with:

         Your name: (the one you want to be credited with in the video).          A social media account you use frequently: (can be Tumblr or Twitter.)          The country you live in:          + the attachment/link/message that you want to send to Kashitaro.

Submissions information

Digital Fanarts

Fanart must be in 1920x1080. (Please try not to have it less than 720x480 or it might lose it’s resolution/quality.

Try to base your fanart on songs he’s covered/made, happy birthday themed, or anything happy. Refrain from gory, dark, or sad themes since it’s a birthday video!!

In your registration, if you could, please specify the theme that you’re going to do.

Traditional Fanart

If you could, please scan your artwork in A4 size for high quality/resolution purposes.

If you do not have a scanner, please take your traditional fanart with a good camera or phone camera. Make sure there are no shadows in the picture and everything can be seen clearly.

As mentioned above, Try to base your fanart on songs he’s covered/made, happy birthday themed, or anything happy. Refrain from gory, dark, or sad themes since it’s a birthday video~!

In your registration, if you could, please specify the theme that you’re going to do.

Photography/Photo Edits

Photos can be anything as long as it’s related to Kashitaro’s birthday or Kashitaro himself. You can go wild with your imagination, it could be seeing a cat on the road and thinking that this reminded you of Kashitaro or anything!! ww.

Please make sure the photo(s) are also in high quality.

If you’re doing photo edits/collages, please make sure they’re in high quality.

Handwritten messages

If you want to write calligraphy/handwritten messages to Kashitaro it is possible as well! 

Please make sure that the words that you wrote is big enough and neat enough for Kashitaro to see.

If you are using English, please make sure the English is written neat and is written with simple English as utaites might not be good at English.

If you want your message to be translated before you write them, please drop me a message on twitter or tumblr. (links are above and below in the credits). And we will try to translate as fast as possible so you can translate.

Please scan your message after you’ve written.

If you can’t scan please take a clear photo without shadows with a good camera/phone camera.

You may write whatever you want but please keep it short, don’t write a whole essay in one go!

Please keep the messages safe for work as well, if we find anything that might appear rude to us, we will not hesitate to delete it.

Messages

These messages will be shown on the video, it’s for people who prefer to keep things simple and snazzy. Just email us your message on [email protected]!

If you’re good at Japanese, you may write the message yourself and email it to us.

If you’re not so confident in Japanese, we can translate your messages from English/Chinese to Japanese for you. 

Please keep everything to at most 200 words! 

And just a reminder, no not safe for work stuff in your messages!

Voice messages

This may be anything you want, but please keep the maximum message to about 1 minute and 30 seconds. Anything longer than that will be cut.

You may talk in Japanese if you’re able to, but if you decide to speak in English, please use simple phrases as Kashitaro might not understand some of the English that you might be trying to say.

If you wish to speak in Japanese but need help translating your message to English, please send us a script of what you want to say as well, we will help you to translate and you can record the voice message as well.

Please upload the message somewhere we are able to download from.

Please make sure that your audio is not peaking in volume

Your message must be in mp3/wav format

There must be minimal to no background noise

And finally, if you have good microphones, please use those to record your messages, if not, try to speak as clear as possible in your headphone’s microphones.

Covers/Songs

This is for people who are interested to cover songs made by Kashitaro/sung by Kashitaro.

Please note that your songs will have to be mixed and recorded by yourself as our team is too busy to help you do these stuff.

We accept solos and duets, from all ages and all genders.

Please make sure your cover is related to birthdays, and try to cover songs that are sung by Kashitaro/made by him. No profanities or sexual references in the songs.

Please try to choose a song from 3-4 minutes.

Please make sure your song is not peaking in volume

Please make sure that it is in mp3/wav format

Please make sure there is no background sounds.

Please upload on a website where we are able to download it from.

Lastly, please refrain from using a computer/headphone microphone to cover the songs with.

Lastly, it is possible to do more than one submission! There is an option in the Google Docs Form where you can choose to do more than one submission, so if you’re doing more than one please do tell!

Thank you for reading so far! I really hope you will be interested in joining this project, the more the merrier, and we really want Kashitaro to feel really loved on this special day! 

For an example of what the video might look like, here was our last year’s submission.

Credits (follow for more updates! or to talk about Kashi!)

Project Coordinator/Translator: Bria | Twitter (please direct questions to me directly!)

Video Animator/Editor: Hikaru | Twitter//Youtube

Translator 1: Kame | Tumblr//Twitter

Translator 2: Emma | Tumblr//Twitter

Translator 3: Haya | Tumblr//Twitter