Mayple-Records

Main is @Mayplekiwi - This Blog is for WIP thats too rough for main, Storage of my art from main, References & Commenting - Ive had these accounts since 2016...yikes im old - 3 of 3

[mayplerecords]

Masterpost - Go to @mayplekiwi for actual stuff

My own Storage box

My own screenshots and references

I do requests sometimes - heres a better look

I use this space for Art, Fanart, commenting on things with a iconed acc [Main is spam reblogs] and Storing good references. Mainly Genshin, Minecraft, and Pokemon :]

If you're genuinely here for stuff made just by me, go to MaypleKiwi [x reader and crackcanons] or the linkn above, theres a whole bunch of masterlists there. Also i do not really tag stuff properly here

If Its fanart for a fanartist/writer I will not mind if you save the image and keep it privately! its a sacred art made for you, that is yours now and you do not have to say anything, i hope you enjoy it!

I am also not the best at articulating my words, so sorry.

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Not mine but things i wanna comeback to

Art [Here]

Text gifs [Here]

Writing References

Fic Prompt quotes [Here]

'Fucked things up' quotes [Here]

Kid Vocabulary [Here]

Walking Vocabulary [Here]

Communication - Compliment before critique [Here]

Hair facts - Long [Here]

Writing Romance References

'I Love you' without the 'I love you' quotes [Here]

Forced Proximity Prompt quotes [Here]

High tension romance prompt quotes [Here]

No longer just best friends prompt quotes [Here]

Drunken confessions [Here]

Writing Smut References

Dominant Consent quotes [Here]

Erotica Cheatsheet [Here]

NSFW Prompt list [Here]

Actions, Medical or Emotions References

Some Illness flare tells [Here]

Types of Flirting [Here]

Removing stains [Here]

Rope dart weapon [Here]

Plant References

Teyvats' edible plants art and lore [Here]

Design References

a good Baizhu colour palette set [Here]

a good Diluc + Owl + Shell design feature [Here]

a good Archons designs set [Here]

Lore type References

Unseelie Fae [Here]

Teyvats 6 type of Fae [Here]

[dungeonfarts]

As an artist with a focus on fat and trans bodies, my understanding of the human form comes from seeing variety.

I admire bodies that don't fit into the ideal form, because they are all the more common and all the more ignored.

You can find a million drawings featuring fat bodies that are drawn with the sole purpose of being appealing due to following the ideal form. Whether it be because our eyes have gotten the idea, through repetitive influence, that that form is *ideal*. Or for audiences to lust after.

Finding art depicting variety in body types, in fat distribution and structure, is very.. very hard. Sometimes, if you want to see more of something, YOU ought to be the thing you want to see more of.

If you truly want to be a body positive artist, learning to draw a generally appealing fat body is less than half the battle. Thin bodies have variety in fat distribution and in structure. Fat bodies just accentuate these forms.

Practice the ways fat falls around the body, see how it feels when you let yourself play around with the human form. Have FUN with it.

Learning to stop caring about making bodies look the most appealing to wider audiences has been the most freeing thing for me. Practicing various body types has been very fun, and has improved my understanding of the human form more than anything else possibly could.

[artist-refs]

Sometimes, if you want to see more of something, YOU ought to be the thing you want to see more of.

[libraford]

Googled something about quick hydration and it suggested big jug of water, couple tbsp pickle juice, dash of lime juice.

Its surprisingly tasty????

[libraford]

Pleased to report that after a day of this i am not longer craving caper brine and my mouth is not dry as usual. There's some good suggestions in the notes too that I want to try.

-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)

-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt

-ayran: yogurt, water, salt, mint

-Agua pepino: water, cucumbers, lime, sugar, optional mint.

[libraford]

I have been reminded of:

-shrub: vinegar, sida water, elderberry (or other berry), sugar.

[libraford]

I have now been informed of

-sekanjabin: honey, vinegar, mint, water.

[libraford]

"Wow, I wonder why this post was popular this week."

-sees the reports of the heatwave in Europe-

"... ah."

[uptownlowdown]

✸ vintage black beauty is live!

i've been asked where/how to find early-mid 20th century images of black people to reference when drawing/writing/whatever, so i figured i'd link to my own personal resource anyone is welcome to utilize! :)

with over 900 pins and counting, this pinterest board focuses entirely on black style from the 1800s - 1970s. it’s been harder than ever to research historical fashion without running into AI, misinformation, and flat out mislabeling of different eras, so i’ve done my best to represent each period as accurately as i can.

i’ve included sections for non-caricatured art and illustration, print media, music, entertainment, styling tools, and ads. there are also sections for period pieces and more modern takes on vintage style. i did not add the 80s and 90s because there's already a wealth of imagery and information about those decades, but maybe one day :)

*NOTE: i am not a professional archivist or historian! just a black american passionate about my history. as such, this board is heavily centered on black americans and afro-caribbeans, although there are photos from across the diaspora, including africa and the UK.

*additionally: pins on pinterest come from all over and may not always have the correct information, depending on who uploaded it. while i’ve taken great lengths to research undated photos, some categorized pins are educated guesses based on the hair, fashion, or photography style of the photo. uncategorized pins are photos i can’t confidently connect to a specific decade without potentially mislabeling.

with this in mind, this board acts as a handy visual guide, but should be used in addition to your own research. happy researching! 🖤

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

@vintagecandyshop :} <3

[luna-azzurra]

UGLY HONEST DIALOGUES!!!

⟢ "I'm not angry. I'm past angry. Angry was six months ago. What I am now doesn't have a name yet."

⟢ "You want to know what it felt like? It felt like drowning in something you poured."

⟢ "Don't you dare cry. You don't get to cry. That's mine. You don't get that too."

⟢ "I have thought about this moment for so long and now that you're here I just feel tired. So tired. Like the anger finally ate itself."

⟢ "You broke something fundamental in me. Just—something that worked before doesn't work anymore."

⟢ "I used to pray you'd come back. Then I started praying you wouldn't. Funny how that works."

⟢ "You want forgiveness? Stand there. Keep standing there. Maybe in ten years I'll have something for you."

⟢ "I'm not the mess you left behind anymore. But god I was. God you should've seen what you left behind."

⟢ "There are nights I wake up and I'm so angry I can taste it. It tastes like metal. Like something that should've healed."

⟢ "You told me I was too sensitive. I believed you for years. That's the part I can't forgive. That I believed you."

⟢ "You never hit me. You want a medal for that? You never hit me and somehow I still flinch."

⟢ "I'm not a tragedy. I refuse to be your tragedy. What you did was ugly and ordinary and I will not make it beautiful for you."

⟢ "I was a child. You knew I was a child and you did it anyway and I have spent my entire adult life cleaning up what you made."

⟢ "Stop explaining. Every word out of your mouth is just you loving yourself more than you ever loved me."

⟢ "I don't want to hurt you. I want to unhappen you. There's a difference."

⟢ "You know what's funny? I still defend you sometimes. Habit, I guess. Old dog stuff. I hate myself for it every time."

⟢ "I survived you. I want you to sit with that. I survived you and you don't even know what that cost."

⟢ "The version of me that loved you is dead. I watched her die. It was slow and it was ugly and she deserved better."

⟢ "You took up so much space in my head for so long. The rent you owe me. God, the rent."

[genshinimpactresources]

Genshin Impact | Genius Invokation TCG Arcane Legend Card: The Other Side of the Frostmoon

[lotusmuses]

have i talked about sumeru's caste system? i'm thinking about sumeru's caste system.

i believe i briefly mentioned it and colorism when making an analysis on Cyno being called a 'desert dwarf' in game before. this time we're talking about zandik and caste. specifically the four occupational varnas, not jāti.

sumeru city's layout on the tree directly reflects the hierarchy of deity at the top, scholars (brahmans), administrators (kshatriyas), merchants (vaishyas), then regular villagers at the bottom (shudras)

you get outcast and that equates to just being exiled, you're not even allowed near the divine tree anymore. you have to go live in the desert with the desert natives who are treated even worse. (dalit and tribals)

and Zandik has been on multiple levels. born to a vaishya/merchant family, chased out his village as a child presumably becoming dalit, joined the akademiya becoming brahman, got expelled back to dalit, came back as scholar/admistrator through fatui when creating shouki no kami, came back as a deity-like spirit (since that was just his soul) trying to create a new world.

now someone who knows more about the topic would need to verify, but i'm pretty sure it's near impossible to change your status like that so Dottore already is breaking from the chains of the world, fate on a minor scale if you will.

It's why Nahida's "you're.... the outcast! expelled from the akademiya", "don't be greedy, harbinger of snezhnaya", and calling him an "intruder" in the most recent quest feel so horrid to me because while he is a villain, he's a villain that I feel only Sumeru, only the Akademiya and their ideals over the centuries could create. Even after freeing Kusanali, even after removing the corrupt sages, Sumeru still has a fundamental hierarchy imposed.

An evil child of Sumeru is still a child of Sumeru.

[filibusterfrog]

hybrids <3

[filibusterfrog]

more mixed ancestries

[mayplerecords]

Deltarune!! Today!!

[crabussy]

BEHOLD!!!!!! my mystical archive of Horse Knowledge.

disclaimer: you can stylise horses however you please. I myself am in the mlp fandom. I myself draw ponies with small upturned snouts tiny nostrils and forward facing eyes on occasion. this is for MORE REALISTIC HORSES!!!!! another disclaimer I am a hobbyist and these are based on casual studies!!! go forth and horse it

[topknotstrunk]

The most helpful digitigrade leg drawing reference I’ve ever seen, by Novaloux.

[osmanthusbard]

So what if the tribes of Natlan are actually historically and culturally different people, but under the rule of the draconic civilization they pretty much conformed to the beliefs of their former rulers. And the common cultures of the draconic civilization IS based on Aztec culture.

And over time the original beliefs of the dragons evolve and become incorporated with the local beliefs and folklore as well as intermingling between tribes creating a diverse cultural scene or something idk.

The imposition of Aztec culture over the individual cultures of the tribes would be really interesting and make a lot of sense in the context of colonization as to how these vastly different cultures later on became a more cohesive tapestry.

I mean, the people of Natlan did have dragon overlords...

Hm.

Would thirteen dragonlords have any correlation to the thirteen heavens in Aztec mythology?

[osmanthusbard]

Having Aztec as the culture being imposed on many of the human tribes in Natlan would reflect a really fascinating struggle with colonized countries irl. Which is the question of:

"is it mine or is it not mine? It didn't belong to me, but its all that I know."

[mayplekiw-got-flagged-and-purged]

Hi, I lied about finishing the rest of the chain, instead have more Four.

Based on the Manga cover for Four Swords AND linked universe btw

EDIT: I Thought i'd add the single renders of the four above so-

[nostalgiaville]

"EverythingGirl.com Archive" is a personal project of mine that attempts to reconstruct the whole website, and fix/replace any broken/missing assets. I'm excited to finally show this to the public! But keep in mind the website's still a work in progress, so a lot of clickable links lead to nothing:

https://everything-girl.neocities.org/

[creatingblackcharacters]

THE LONG-AWAITED WEBSITE!!!!

It's not perfect- Strawpage's design tools are... not great- but I did my best to bring you all a Tumblr-free transcription of all my lessons. This is probably the most labor-intensive thing I've done for this page (next to the character polls). Four months of blood, sweat, and tears... and now, she LIVES!!!!

Some Notes:

I created it with the intent of Desktop use, so Mobile might have some issues. If it's not working on your phone, try desktop.

Out of the multiple browsers tested (Firefox, Google, Edge, Brave, Safari), Firefox had some issues sporadically.

I'm still going to post lessons on here, first. This page is priority to me, and the website is more of an archive.

The fonts are normal past this opening page.

I will be adding a portion to send funds soon, if'n you are feeling kind and generous.

Thank you all for your patience while I worked on this. It was a labor of love and I hope that it shows. 🙏🏾 Happy scrolling!

[squishsquishy]

>> ms.prettyandpink

[phantxmangel]

Hello! would you be able to do some gen Baizhu Headcanons? Thank you!

‎⚊Breathe out So I can breathe you in. ft. Baizhu

‎▻syn. general Baizhu headcanons

‎‎▻content warning. all fluff general hcs!

‎‎▻a/n : uhh day 3(?) / thankkk you annon <3

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‎‎Baizhu likes twirling strands of his hair through his fingers whenever he's frustrated or stressed. he will do it when he's dealing with a stressful client or when he misplaces a jar of herbs, he doesn't know why he does it he just does.

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‎sometimes when he's working or carrying boxes of medicine his hair gets in his face and caught in his glasses, the man already has bad vision so his hair being in his face is not helping whatsoever his solution you may ask? Bobby pins and hair clips from Qiqi. I can 100% see him with his hair pinned back with pink hair clips when he's working.

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‎i soul heartedly feel like this man smells like bay leafs and no one can convince me otherwise. a strong bay leaf sent at that to the point Qiqi and patients smell it. they sometimes comment on the bay leaf smell and he doesn't know how to respond because he doesn't know why the smell follows him.

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‎Baizhu's skin is cold, like really cold. if you were to use an infrared camera on him this man would be straight up blue, and he doesn't even notice he's cold. so whenever someone shakes hands with him and asks why he's cold poor Baizhu doesn't know how what to say...

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‎he has very frequent coughing fits and bad ones at that, it sounds like he's dying. I bet when he coughs he sounds like an old man he probably has to lean of something when he coughs too

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‎his left forearm against the wall as he's leaning down in his other arm to cough, I bet you Qiqi just stands there and looks at him coughing too. he sometimes has tears running down his face from how hard he coughs :( poor Baizhu

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‎Baizhu isn't a fan of loud noies at all, I feel like he has really sensitive ears or something. this man dislikes screaming, yelling, or even laughing to hard...

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‎he doesn't like darkness when he's sleeping (or at all for that matter), I feel like he sleeps with a dimly lit candle on his nightstand. he's probably the type so sleep with his glasses now that I think about it, they sometimes end up on the other side of the bed from his tossing and turning so when he wakes up he has to look for them under his covers.

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‎he genuinely can't stay still when sleeping he's constantly switching positions and is turning and tossing left and right, I wouldn't be surprised if he fell of his bed once or twice and got the wind knocked out of him.

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‎sometimes he forgets Changsheng is on his neck from her always being there. he could be diagnosing a sick patient the she will shift and he will think ‹oh I have a snake on my neck›.

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‎Baizhu doesn't like cottage cheese at all. he hates it with a passion. he thinks the texture is odd and the visuals of it are just not pleasing to the eyes....

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‎a/n. I'm sorry it was short guys:((