MidnightTalks

A blog for art and Writing. Along with Midnight's other hobbies. Can't wait to answer questions on new or old events. They/Them/She/Her pronouns.(please dont be afraid to ask questions)

[midnightsays]

A Note on Messaging Etiquette

Hello, everyone I hope this message finds you well.

I hadn’t intended to make a post like this, but I feel it’s time to gently clarify a few things. While I truly appreciate the kind people who take the time to reach out via DM, a little housekeeping is in order simply to make our interactions more respectful, thoughtful, and enjoyable for all involved.

1. Be mindful of time zones

We may be continents apart what’s afternoon for you might be the early hours for me. If I don’t reply immediately, it’s very likely due to time or circumstance. A simple greeting is always appreciated, but please understand I may not always be available to respond in real time.

2. Be patient with responses

I kindly ask that you avoid sending multiple follow-ups within minutes if I haven’t yet replied. Messages like “hello? hi? are you there?” repeated in quick succession can feel overwhelming. Life is full and varied, and while I do my best to respond as soon as I can, sometimes that may take a little while perhaps even a day.

3. Be thoughtful in content

I love meaningful conversation and the chance to get to know new people. However, messages that feel attention-seeking, overly demanding, explicit, or include unsolicited links can be uncomfortable. If it’s not something you’d feel comfortable receiving yourself, please consider not sending it.

4. Be intentional with greetings

I’m flattered that many find me approachable. I truly am happy to talk — but I tend to engage more when there’s substance. A message that simply says “hi” may go unanswered, but a friendly introduction or thoughtful question is much more likely to start a real conversation.

5. Be aware of boundaries

It’s lovely that you feel comfortable enough to reach out — and I thank you for that. But please remember that, at the end of the day, I’m still a stranger on the internet. We don’t know each other personally, and mutual respect is key to any meaningful exchange.

To be clear: I’m not discouraging anyone from sending a DM. Quite the opposite — I enjoy connecting with others. But let’s aim to approach each other with kindness, courtesy, and awareness. If we do that, we’ll build something far more pleasant than just a chat — we’ll build mutual respect.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I genuinely appreciate it.

Take care, stay safe and always remember that you matter.

-Midnight/Nyx

[audhdspacewizard]

Knowing that Eridians have much longer lifespans, and also he can't be at every school on the planet at once, Ryland Grace decides to record a bunch of entertaining science lessons with Rocky's help.

Hundreds of years later, Eridian kids still get excited when the substitute teacher rolls in the 3D shape projector, because they know they're in for an episode of Friend Grace the Science Ace.

[gooseworx]

what do you personally think all the characters names would be in the real world? All ive heard is ragatha would be agatha and jax as jack but i think those are very basic ahem

I've known their real names from the beginning. Some people have figured out Kinger's real name. I think I've only seen one person guess Pomni's name, I think I saw someone guess Zooble's name for the wrong character, and I've seen one person guess Ragatha's name, but that's all so far.

[midnightsays]

Hello everyone I know I just made a post but I wanted to make another one.

I don't think I saw it in the show but I was curious.

Why doesn't Kinger go to his room? Everyone has a room right? Couldn't he make his fort in his room. In a way, the others seem somewhat comfortable in their own assigned rooms. We saw in the flashback when Queenie abstracted and was calmed in the fort because of the dark. So this means Kinger had formed the pillow fort idea before the main cast and Ragatha’s arrival. From what’s been shown no one has asked or even questioned it . Could something had happened in his room? I just assumed he didn’t feel as safe as he does in the fort but if it’s the light situation could it be because he can form it whenever he wants or needs it? Just a quick thing to make sure he doesn’t loose himself more?

But even then when Ragatha first arrived Kinger was somewhat sound of mind. Because we don’t know the other characters that abstracted and when they arrived and some abstracted it’s hard to know the order but Kinger (voiced by Sean Chiplock(English)was alone between the aberration of Queenie (Voiced by Cassie Ewulu(English)and arrival of Ragatha. Who came up with the fort idea and why did Kinger stick to it like everything depends on it . Also why didn’t Kinger tell Ragatha(Voiced by Amanda Hufford(English) about his wife . Too painful? She must have seen the other doors. Maybe she was too scared to upset him? This at least seems in character for her. Or maybe this is just something that is not really a big deal and I’m just wondering about nothing.

I was curious and didn’t know if there was a cannon answer already confirmed or.

Feel free to discuss but be kind.

#Gooseworx

-Midnightsays

[midnightsays]

Hi everyone I’m new to TADC fandom and I got a question!

Since I’m new and catching up on lore but from what I’ve seen and read with cannon I have continued to wonder about this.

This isn’t about like an original character I’m just wondering so feel free to discuss this if you want.

As someone who deals with nausea and extreme migraines ( they don’t always go hand in hand and not always from anxiety or being scared as will be mentioned later on) mostly from nowhere ,wouldn’t that be in the mind files.

If this isn’t cannon let me know but from I’ve read ( as a cannon source which I believe it is ) Caine (Alex Rochon(English dub version)takes information from their mind files and put that into their avatars. Correct? So someone with a disability such as motor damage or something as simple and overlooked as migraines .( I am not comparing the two please know they both have their struggles ,length of issues ,and everyone deals with disabilities and hardship different and everyone has their own way to get help or coping) wouldn’t that be in the mind files?

Where I am going is with Zooble ( Ashely Nichol( English dub version) they are cannonly non- binary and stated by Caine in a “therapy” session they have tried to find the right pieces .

Would a character with physical disability be similar to Zooble ? Or would they be a whole new species to the circus crew?

Although dysmorphia which mental would it be similar to someone with my physical issue? I don’t know . Things that might be in the mind files wouldn’t be physical but the knowledge and the mental state would still be there right?

I hope this all makes sense.

Again please be kind and respectful I don’t know about somethings and I’m new as I stated but let me know. This will be posted on Instagram as well!

-MidnightArt!

[imcasperfox]

The most amazing cast has been assembled for SfS part 2 - see you April 30th!!

[anniflamma]

You better check this out guys! ^^

[jmb-reverie]

[viv-psd]

For drawing references 

[@/ALEXbutalsoK on Twitter]

[kotori-mochi]

Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

[animalphotorefs]

Boosting this in case any of the programs and books suggested are useful.

All the photos on this tumblr ad the animal photo reference site I run is another resource available for artists to use!

As long as you’re not using AI to create your art, you can reference / trace / draw / recombine / make any sort of art you want, with any of the photos, for free.

[reo-speeddragon]

There's also MORPHO, a really good book series on anatomy by Michel Lauricella, with very clear explanations and sketches!

And for pose references, there's @adorkastock who shares a ton of them for free, with different models and props, and her website is amazing <3 you can also buy pose packs from her.

[haysey-draws]

Boosting as these free resources are how i learnt to draw. My GCSE art teacher told me i had no future in art and to stop 'wasting his time' with my imagination, which killed my passion for drawing for close to decade! I have NO art training, only what i have learnt from other artists online.

If i can learn you can too!

[midnightsays]

I'm alive! I wanted to post before Halloween as it is my favorite time of the year but couldn't finish up my plans. I do want to share some art I did of some Minecraft skins and my friends sketches I made. But here is one and two of them. I need help deciding which hair to keep. I have been busy with school and work along with my health so please bear with me.

Please do not repost

( without credit )

or trace

-Midnight

[bbnotumbl]

[anniflamma]

don’t mind me tweaking the FUCK out at your mention of doing an odysseus animatic.

my favorite artist who worked on epic, making an animatic for MY FAVORITE EPIC SONG? i am BEGGING YOU to take my money

WAIT LET ME FINISH HOLD THEM DOWN FIRST! Keep the money pliz! T.T

[wolfythewitch]

Odysseus and Helen doodles

Inspo: (1) In the odyssey where Menelaus mentions Helen being able to mimic the voices of the soldiers wives and (2) When Helen tells Telemachus the story of how Odysseus disguised himself as a beggar and Helen recognized him

[vibrant-the-artist]

Tumblr deal with your BOTS PLEASE

Reblog to crunch a bot down to nothing.

[midnightsays]

Something I want to do when I start showing off some ideas is the builds in Minecraft along with some background characters . Working on human pirates right now.

[imcasperfox]

here u go, have the first 30 seconds of @ns2dstudios' "Cheating Death" CANON SfS animatic. See you tomorrow over on YouTube for the premiere of the full thing!

[pandora-audax]

Oh prophet with the answers we seek

I have a question about a musical from when they spoke in greek

Stories from styx is the album, that i am saying

But who will Mortius, friend of Casper, be playing?

My guess would be Charon, the ferryman to who there one coin to pay

I think he would be awesome, for Mortius to play

Sure I can't be, Charon might not even be in it

I suppose I'll just wait, till @imcasperfox will admit

[imcasperfox]

Ok this is super creative so I’ll give you this:

Mortius feature on SfS is the next song.