Heya the names Nexternall ( or Nex… OR Thingz, whatever ya wanna call me I’m good with )! I am a young artist who draws characters from The Outsiders! I’m apart of The Outsiders fandom, and that also includes the musical! I also occasionally post headcanons or just lil things when I have no art to post-
Just realized I prolly should have made an intro awhile ago but eh-
Name : Nexternall or Thingz
Nicknames : Nex (that’s it lol)
Pronouns : He / Him
Fandom(s) I’m in : The Outsiders, Batman (DC comics)
Fandoms I will create fanart for : The Outsiders, Batman (DC comics)
Hobbies : art (ofc), writing, singing, watching movies, and reading
Writing : yes I do write, I only write The Outsiders stuff honestly lol. The only rules that I have for that is I will not write gore, and shipping. Though I will write fluff and angst.
Tags :
#nexternallknowsthingz (my tag for everything)
#Thingz art
#Thingz hcs (headcanons)
#Thingz news (rants, comments/commentary, and just news I know from any fandoms I’m in!)
#Thingz Reblogs!
Random :
• you can always request something for me to draw (or even write) and I’ll do it (most of the time)
• my favorite color is purple
• my favorite Outsiders characters are Ponyboy and Darry
Winter’s Gold Zine—I’ve had the pleasure of hosting this and working alongside a number of talented, passionate and kindhearted people. I co
thank you so much to everyone who participated! tagging in order of appearance :) I think this only works if you view it from a computer/tablet though.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated! i couldn’t be more happy with how this turned out. you guys did awesome! <33
(i made the cover)
@skysole
@homosexual-simp
@veggiesforpresident
@fandomwriter013
@greasermoon
@niktropolis
@kaytheday
@nexternalknowsthingz
@northeasts
@hansrillow
@jack-kellys
@that-random-bard
@quinn-shady
let me know if there’s any i’m forgetting—it wouldn’t let me download/merge some files so i’ll go back and post the ones that wouldn’t download.
Heya guys! I know this is very out of the blue, but there is something I need to talk about. I haven't been active on this account much, nor with the outsiders fandom, for a very long time now. I still hold it very close to my heart, but I'm finding myself moving on to other interests.
So, what does this mean for this account? Well in short I'm NOT quitting! Don't worry. I just will not be active alot or.. at all. Very minimal posts on here. I am going to be making a brand new account to start fresh in a new fandom. It has absolutely nothing to do with any of my mutuals, moots, friends, or the community at all. I simply want to preserve this account for only the outsiders content, and want to separate my old art from myself from now on.
My new account is going to be @ -ed at the bottom of this message, so feel free to go over to that account and follow if you want! My new account will have much more active-ness and art posts!
Again, not quitting, and this is also not a goodbye! Just a new change in things lol. I hope you guys understand, and I hope to see you guys soon! 🩵
Reading: Uh... The Outsiders, That Was Then This is Now, and Rumble Fish. I kinda move between them. I also started Sunrise on the Reaping from The Hunger Games.
Last Song: las one I listened to is Gravedigger by Livingston, the last one that I claimed asy song to listen to on repeat is Dial Drunk by Noah Kahan and Post Malone And The Captain She Became by Murphy Law & Friends. Really like Lila and The Living Harvest by Bards of Etherina, too....
Last Film: Uh.... Fuck, it's been months since I seen a movie... Got some glimpses of a Hunger Games movie or two like a week or two ago.
Last Series: Ghost Adventures!
Sweet or Salty: I actually really like it mixed, but I suppose sweet cause it doesn't have to be, like, really really sweet.
Currently Reading: Right now Im reading The Twins of Auschwitz. It’s a true story about the twin experiments during WWII. It’s a pretty horrific book, but I think it’s important to learn about uncomfortable parts of history.
Last song: Mr. Brightside by The Killers (Go Bills)
Last film: JUST finished watching Bill and Ted with my dad lol—It was one of his favorite movies when he was a teenager, so he wanted to watch it with me. It was hokey as fuck and had Spaceballs vibes, but I like that movie a lot. Tbh it’s on par with Finding Jesus/Little Panda Fighter to me lmao. I love parodies.
Last series: I don’t watch much TV—I’m more of a podcast/true crime type of person. I don’t turn the TV on myself unless it’s for football, so N/A
Sweet or Salty: Maybe 7 out of 10 times I’d say sweet, but I do like both. Depends what kind of weird craving I have when I want to eat. I get those a lot, lmao.
no pressure with the tags!! let me know if you’re not okay with being tagged <3 @char-char-f0x @garbage-creature @outsider06 @butters-flower-mom @stewdoesthings @veggiesforpresident @sunflower-chai @syd4reall @your-unfriendlyghost + anyone else who wants to join!
Currently reading: I think the last book I read was a play, maybe Andromaque or some Michel Tremblay.
Last song: the X-Men: First Class soundtrack while walking home from work XD
Last film: I watched X-Men: First Class with my family on New Years (it was my pick)
Last series: the LAST series I watched was Dexter, but it was a DNF
And salty or sweet? Right now I'm craving something salty, like some nachos or chips or something.
Unfortunately I don't consume a lot of media, I haven't read in a long time and I never finish the series I started. I've been more involved in writing stories and seeing plays than anything else, but that's just because I'm studying theatre lol
Hiya Sunny! This is one of the weirder things I’ve asked before so just bear with me..
If you could give me any constructive criticism on my (newer) art, what would it be? I feel that there’s something somewhat off about it, and I’m trying to get as many people’s opinions as I can.
Btw if this is an uncomfortable ask that’s totally fine lol- feel no need to do this (my social skills online are honestly pretty crappy when it comes to asking for art advice, so I hope this isn’t a weird question of me to ask 😭)
you’re all good! i’m more than happy to help! i’m not sure how helpful im gonna be since my own art isn’t perfect by any means, and im not so great at giving constructive criticism? most of which is because i dont know what in your art is a stylistic choice and what isn’t. but i’ll try my best!
one thing i think i’d advise is adding solid shadows and highlights. i think they call it cel shading? bit adding solid, non blended shadows in places like clothing folds or under the chin of a character can help add dimension, i think. same with highlights—it helps add variety, i suppose. i really like the way you do facial expressions! it feels very cozy and is nice to look at! one thing i’d advise though is maybe try to broaden the expressions a little bit? i remember when i started doing digital art, one of the first things i practiced was different facial expressions. it’s pretty helpful in the long run, and it can add more character overall. i really love the way you color too! it’s not too bright and not too dull. it’s a nice middle ground. i love your art so much though, genuinely—it’s super cute and i’m so, so grateful i’ve gotten to see how far you’ve come!! don’t discredit yourself in any way either, you’ve come so far and you’re a wonderful artist! i can give you some things that’ve helped me improve over the years too :) i’m pretty sure you use ibispaint x if i’m not wrong? which is perfect, i use the same program! so i think these tools should be available to you as well.
first, i have this digital 3d model app on my phone—it’s called MagicPoser, looks like this
it’s pretty helpful! the only thing that sucks is a lot of it is stuck behind a paywall, so you can really only use one model at a time, and you’re limited to what poses you can program it to be in, making it hard to model 2 or more people in the same photo. but you can also manually pose the figures! so it’s pretty helpful. and it also helps with shading!
something else i’d advise is using reference photos—whether it’s for objects, animals, poses, reference photos are really, really helpful. something i used to do while learning was i’d trace the general shapes of the reference and then i’d go and replicate it on my own. it’s helped me a great deal! and maybe it’ll work for you too.
like i mentioned before, i’ve found it pretty helpful to just practice all sorts of things. different hair textures, different facial expressions, different features. it can help distinguish your art.
but it’s also really important to keep your individuality as an artist. you can make any stylistic choices you want—it’s your art! and no art is bad art except for ai “““art”””. so it really depends on what you’re going for. if you’re trying to mimic a certain style, try studying that style while adding your own flare to it. if you’re making something up, just experiment! it’s fun to experiment. it doesn’t even gave to be serious art—but practice really does make perfect, as redundant as that sounds.
i hope this helps!! your art is amazing, by the way! <3
It may just be me.. but I feel like we didn’t get the usual huge herd of children who read the outsiders and ran to tumblr to post their newfound hyperfixation..
Might just be me though- 🥲 I feel like last year we got a TON! Do this year just seems.. empty lol-
Signups are here! vv—read my pinned for more info and please share this around if you’d like!! I’m looking forward to putting this together!! :)
sorry for being so annoying about this—i just want to make sure that everyone has a chance to sign up if they want to. thanks for putting up with it these past few days :) i appreciate everyone who’s been sharing this and who’s signed up so far!! continue sharing it if you can! again, sorry for being so annoying. i’ll get out of your hair after tonight—tomorrow at the latest. 💜
boosting one more time for now—i’m gonna extend the deadline to TOMORROW. so you guys still have one more day to sign up if you’d like! i’ve gotten many great submissions so far, im so stoked to be able to put this together and grateful for the opportunity to do so!! <3
please spread this if you can! i’d so appreciate it. (also lmk if the links aren’t working, links have been a pain in my ass these past weeks :c)
i’m gonna say this now but like…i don’t get why people think we have to stop supporting the outsiders story as a whole just because the lead in the musical is a piece of shit. i’ve seen way too many people being all “oh why do you still support the outsiders?? i can’t support it anymore because trevor wayne is a terrible person” and im not arguing that he’s not—racists/lgbtqphobes and possible predators are shitty people and need to reap the consequences of their actions, but susie hinton didn’t do anything. the actors in the movie didn’t do anything. (can’t even argue w tom cruise—he’s a nut job but i don’t think he’s actually hurt anyone. that’s literally the only example i can think of with the movie actors tho that might be “controversial”). why are we acting like the musical is the only media and just because that’s “ruined” by the lead actor that means everyone in the fandom needs to stop being a fan? it’s really weird and self centered to be frank with you.
i guess what i’m saying is you shouldn’t be telling people to stop liking the entirety of the outsiders just because one guy in one media is an asshole. you can’t dictate the fandom. i still support the story and the movie and you can too! nobody’s stopping you! the movie and the book are just as good (if not better in my opinion) than the musical. shit, i dropped the musical way back in february and im still a huge fan of the story! the book and the movie are still great! and again, again, hinton herself didn’t do anything inherently bad. neither did any of the actors in the movie as far as i know. telling people to stop supporting the whole story because of one media is kinda fucked up. you can still support the story without supporting the musical or trevor. if you still want to support them, that’s fine. if you don’t want to support them, that’s also fine. but quit trying to dictate what and how other people should like the story.
tldr; it’s really stupid and immature of you to go out of your way to tell people they need to stop supporting the story of the outsiders just because of one actor in the musical. additionally, you don’t have to stop supporting the story either. read the book and watch the movie if you don’t wanna support the musical but you still wanna interact with the story. but it’s really self centered and shitty of you to say we all need to stop supporting the story because of one media. the author herself didn’t do anything wrong. you can still support her without supporting the musical.
I agree! I only say to not support the BAD PEOPLE! Not the story! The story didn’t do anything wrong, and it’s still amazing. It’s not SE Hintons fault, it’s not the casts fault (except for those bad people), and it’s not the stories fault!
hi!! in the wake of brody's exit, here is your friendly reminder that current principal ponyboy trevor wayne is confirmed to have liked several racist and transphobic instagram posts as well as posts supporting pedophilia!! there are also multiple former UF students who have spoken up (see comments on this post) about his alleged title ix (sexual assault) case and resulting suspension.
neither trevor nor the outsiders production has addressed any of these allegations and the outsiders account is actively deleting comments on the subject, meaning that they have seen the multitude of comments people have been leaving and are choosing to ignore them and continue promoting trevor.
i urge everyone to not post or engage with any content supporting trevor wayne - especially posts from official outsiders accounts. if you want to see the show, please support the tour cast or go during josh strobl and eli talley's scheduled ponyboy dates.
hey guys! as some of you may or may not know, brody grant left the outsiders recently, leaving trevor wayne to be full time ponyboy. this man has CONFIRMED SA ALLEGATIONS against him, and is a transphobe, homophobe, racist, pedophile, sexist, and a rapist. he is currently the leading role in a huge broadway musical. the cats knows about this and is doing nothing, continuing to praise him. GET THIS MAN OFF OF BROADWAY. there’s a petition you can sign to get him out, please sign: https://chng.it/b96HghWyzf
