Fandom Squee and Art

Wherein I work through my feels for various slash pairings. Sometime I even produce art. Currently: MK1 (Johnny/Kenshi, Johnny/Bi-Han), Witcher 3 (Geralt/Emhyr). Past: The Man From UNCLE (Napoleon/Illya), Captain America (Steve/Bucky and Steve/Rumlow), Mass Effect (Sheploo/Kaidan). Go to kaijusizefeels.tumblr for...

[aerionsfanart]

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[animentality]

[aerionsfanart]

vayoyayo

[emmaziadarcy]

PETER CLAFFEY and FINN BENNETT in A Knight in the Making - Episodes 4-6

[foxtation]

🦊 What a Fox 🦊

[userfinalgirls]

GLEN POWELL IS STAR FOX?!

[matyaghf]

[factual-fantasy]

[danidarkarts]

@factual-fantasy

[fynori]

i'd like to add that the shadow color isnt necessarily dictated entirely by the primary light source, but the bounce light! so for the example of a sunny environment, the reason the shadows are blue are because of the light from the blue sky reflects across the environment; but, if the character were to be under tree cover, the bounce light would be coming from the leaves and thus the shadow would look greener.

[danidarkarts]

Yee yee!!! You got it right on the nose!

Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!

Gotta work on my bounce light 💪

[labrador-entity]

My good friends this is called using a

Gamut Mask

(image via )

James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!

I would also suggest that in digital processing, rather than apply a regular colour layer at a mid opacity, try out the different types of layers, Eg. Screen or Multiply. This can give you at least a starting point to help direct your colour palette.

[technecat-scratchings]

Layer Blend Modes are so so so important to working in digital art. There's a ton of math that goes into figuring out how the layers should blend together, which is why some of the modes you can pick are literally called Multiply, Add, Divide, and Difference (that's subtraction). The graphics software takes the color values of your base and blend layers and runs a calculation to get your resulting layer appearance. The ones that don't have specifically mathematical sounding names are still doing calculations, but they're more complicated (think linear Algebra and higher). Some of them, like dodge and burn, are named for actual photo editing techniques.

While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.

An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!

Want to learn even more about the math-y stuff? It has great film visuals! A video from FilmmakerIQ: You need some basic knowledge of RGB color models, understanding of values/luma, and at least a tenuous understanding of Algebraic formulas. (26 minutes) https://youtu.be/F7_kaTP7_W4?si=x0urqXZ8f51nQVKl

[goddesspharo]

Edgar and I have had several conversations from early Harrison Ford kind of look of the haircut... [x]

[gaybuckybarnessss]

GLEN POWELL The Running Man (2025)

[topgunbigbang]

Coming soon…

Hi everyone, it’s your favourite big bang mod here with an announcement. We are back and we are better than ever with the Top Gun Reverse Bang!

A Reverse Bang is ultimately a Big Bang with a twist: the artists are in charge.

Artists will create an artwork, the authors will then pick a piece that inspires them and write a fic with a minimum word count of 5,000 words.

Rules, schedule and sign ups to follow!

- Shan

[rebeccasteventaylor]

‘Takes a deep breath’

You see the thing with Hangster, the thing that really gets me all twisted up inside is….

Hangman seems like the cocky, self-confident, in complete control one BUT he is actually vulnerable and a bit of a mess (look at the way he looks at Rooster just before the mission, his reaction to Rooster being shot down)

And Rooster seems like the vulnerable, hurting one BUT he stone cold knows exactly the right thing to make both Hangman and Maverick hurt and he says it without regret.

It feels like in the past Hangman has been vulnerable around Rooster and Rooster has absolutely used that against him.

But Hangman still loves Rooster with the kind of once and forever love no one knew he could feel.

And Rooster is just beginning to realise how much he is loved by hangman (and maverick) by the end of the movie. And he’s surprised to find two people he has so comprehensively tried to push away and hurt still love him.

Hangman did not abandon his wingman in the end. And Rooster has just realised that he is Hangman’s wingman forever.

Anyway. That’s my view of them.

[kaizsche]

GLEN POWELL as BECKET REDFELLOW HUNTINGTON HOW TO MAKE A KILLING (2026)

[missathlete31]

How to Make A Killing!!

[underaverage-overachiever]

My vision has never been clearer

[gaybuckybarnessss]

GLEN POWELL The Running Man (2025)

[goddesspharo]

You've never thrown a ball covered in coconut oil. Top Gun: Maverick is all about the flexing. [x, x]

[missathlete31]

The greatest scene!