PhoenixChick

Illustrator, creator with MLD 💖💜💙🏳️‍🌈

[tyrannic-world]

UPDATE!

I got four big comms to work on and a raffle prize from Bluesky, so until then, I will be closing Full Illustrations until I have an open slot for another big comm. Most likely after I finish two of my current comms.

However, I will leave the $15 dollar option open for Icons, Busts, and Fullbodies.

Terms of service on the link below!

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[phoenixbsblog]

How are you feeling about Varian growing tall?

Honestly, I’m fine with it, theoretically possible.

I was short when I was young then boop growth spurt, not by much though. 😂

I also tend to draw tall, thin people because there is so much pressure for beauty and sex appeal to be marketable.

Tall, short, medium, I do not mind at all.

[everythingfox]

They have accepted their fates

[artofmirthos]

They deserve to be happy.

Not me pretending that I know what paternal love looks like ✌️😔

[skipppppy]

“You shouldn’t self-ID as ADHD/autistic, you’re turning a very real mental condition into a trend” Ok then stop saying delulu. Stop speculating on which cluster C personality disorder the criminals you hear about on the news have. Stop saying “schizoposting” and “acoustic” and “is it restarted?” Stop using “psycopath” and “sociopath” as catch-all ways of calling someone a bad person. Stop saying “the intrusive thoughts won” when you bleach your hair and then turn your nose up at people who suffer from very real, very scary urges of physical/sexual violence. Stop saying “I’m so OCD” as a way of calling yourself neat. Stop treating BPD/ASPD/Bipolar as inherently abusive. Stop saying “OP I am living in your walls” without tagging for unreality. Stop diagnosing complete strangers you’ve never met on r/AITA with narcissism.

You first. If you don’t want our disabilities to be treated like trends then stop belittling and minimising them. I’ll NEVER judge a person for trying find labels for their symptoms when an apathetic, racist, sexist, ableist healthcare system refuses to. But I will absolutely judge a hypocrite. Which a lot of you are

[chesnaughtlover]

I'm sorry how is saying acoustic ableist. Guitars are problematic now?

[skipppppy]

People on tiktok are using “acoustic” as a deliberate misspelling of autistic, typically in response to videos of people/animals doing things that are really stupid

similarly “restarted” is a deliberate mispelling of the r-slur and is used in similar contexts

[r0tt3nlamb]

‼️ATTENTION TUMBLR USERS‼️

📺 🚨 Emergency Broadcast 🚨 📺

[hxzbinwrites]

IMPORTANT!!!!

[creatingblackcharacters]

Lesson 1: "White Man Painted Black"?

Okay, I recognize that this is a strong foot to step off on! But! If you learn nothing else from this series, if you decide for whatever reason to forsake me: this is the ONE perspective I'd like you to take away!

You may have heard this quote before, when Black fans deride a character design as 'a white man with the brown bucket tool'. On its face, it means exactly what was said. But specifically, what it means is that we recognize that whomever designed the character drew the way they normally draw for a 'default' character in their mind- default usually meaning White/Eurocentric features- and they added a shade of brown within the line art to make that character now 'Black'.

Now if you're feeling defensive, wait just a moment! This discomfort is not inherently a bad thing!

I'm going to use both a 'real world' example first, to show you what your Black fans and peers are seeing, and perhaps you will also understand our discomfort!

(if anyone was curious, my folder for this lesson is titled 'brad' lmao and you'll see why)

(I'll have y'all know that I actually worked very hard to make Blackface Brad look mildly presentable lmao I'm sorry, I'm wheezing, I can hardly breathe looking at him 🤣)

You see how, despite knowing where this was going, and using one of the darkest shades of brown in my Skin Tones arsenal, you still know that that's Brad Pitt? That nothing about his hair texture, his lips, his nose, or really anything other than the palette change... changed? And you can still see that?

It's incredibly hurtful to be told that that's supposed to be you. You know it's not, you know why it's not, but rather than hearing how it makes you feel unseen and what they could do to be better (since they wanted to draw a Black character!), the artist lashes out at you.

And as an artist, you might have worked VERY HARD to do this! That might be a real handsome guy you drew!! But... is he really Black? Did you walk into it with the intention, that you were drawing a Black Character, or did you draw a character that just happened to be Black? It seems like a silly thing, but it matters!

Okay. I just finished laughing over Brad. Now let's get into some more perspective changes:

Now, imagine you drew a character. You want to make her Black, so you change the hair and skin colors. All right! You have your Black character... right?

Changed ONE feature about her? (You should obviously change more than one feature, but let's just go with the simplified example.)

What if, instead of just changing her palette, we changed her:

Hair?

There isn't nearly enough time in the world, let alone in this little scribble and blurb, for me to describe the IMPORTANCE of Black hair in Black character design. There are so many ways to do curls, afros, braids, twists, locs, SO MANY HAIRSTYLES!! Get used to searching in the 3C-4C hair textures!!!! I plan on doing an entire lesson or two on hair alone, but suffice it to say, Hair Texture is thee BIGGEST giveaway that you 'painted a white person Black'- from cartoon styles to realistic! It reveals itself in your writing as well- just based on how your character takes care of their hair, how your describe the texture, how other people might perceive it... it lets me know just how much research was done. Because we can have straight hair! But again, that's a conversation for a whole 'nother lesson so- come back later 👀?

Lips?

I love our lips, I really do. There's a long history of shaming Black women in particular for the way our lips look. So when I see them done in all their glory, it makes me very happy. Two-toned lips vary in shade and intensity, so make sure you're using references if you want to be 'realistic', but it doesn't have to be that hard. Even a little subtle shift like this in the design/story description lets me know that a creator was thinking about me.

Nose?

One thing I've noticed ever since I starting drawing is that... people in a lot of mangas/manhwas barely have noses! I admit, out of all the features on the face, the nose isn't the most important. I think they should be, especially when you want to emphasize that your characters look different! People have different types of noses! I especially want to gear this towards those with a goal of drawing realistic portraits and the like- there, the nose is ANOTHER dead giveaway. There are Black people with aquiline and straight noses- we aren't a monolith- but is that why you drew it? Consider why you went for that nose specifically. That's part of the intent, in all this!

Now, you might be looking at me and going "Ice... this is just character design". To which my answer is: Yes! It is! It feels so basic, and yet if you ask your Black friends/peers how often they've come across this feeling of not being properly drawn/written, from fanart to professionally produced works, it's unfortunately common despite how simple of a concept it is.

I hope that you can walk away from my first lil lesson with new eyes. Remember, it's the thought that counts, but the action that delivers!

[zonerobotnik]

Look, I don't care if you're spam, scam or a real desperate person, I do NOT have $300 for you so STOP ASKING.

Seriously, I barely have enough money for my family, so kindly fuck off with asking for money.

[phoenixbsblog]

Hi! It's kinda shameful to go this route , but being diabetic person .Now over 6 months my unemployment still pending This has been the worst couple of years of my life. Our house was destroyed in a storm. Then  I am desperately in need for help. I need my insulin to bring my blood sugar back down. It’s $300 That’s all I need. I’m not asking for a windfall, just a little help, please.

Be blessed 💓🙏🙏💓

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Heh… Sorry Bud but I cannot help you, I am unemployed, broke, a load of bills to catch up with and in a shithole island called the UK!

[charlesoberonn]

I am convinced that people who vocally hate cats have never met one. Because the creatures they describe hating (uncaring monsters who despise humans) aren’t cats.

[knightoflodis]

Or they met cats and tried to treat them like dogs, causing the cats to hiss or run away, cementing in their minds that cats are uncaring monsters. Too many people don’t know/don’t realize just how different cats are from dogs. You really have to know how to approach them and know that they don’t always want attention or pets. Basically. If you want to meet cats, meet them with someone that’s experienced with cats so they can show you the ropes.

[zonerobotnik]

Concept art for a season 2 plotline, whee! Vaggie got kidnapped by the Vees so Varian could study her and he's having a GREAT time! Her? Not so much.

[theartistac]

Last repostober post. Luffy, Ace, and Sabo go trick or treating!

[motherfrigginpsas]

LISTEN UP AGAIN KIDS STOP REBLOGGING THIS FUCKING GARBAGE POST. IT IS 100% FUCKING BULLSHIT AND CAN AND MOST DEFINITELY WILL LITERALLY KILL. DO YOU NOT SEE WARNING LABELS THAT SAY “DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING”? THEY AREN’T FUCKING AROUND. YOU CAN FUCKING BURN THEIR ESOPHAGUS BY CAUSING VOMITING, CAUSE CHOKING, DROWNING, OR MAKE IT WORSE! AGAIN DO NOT FORCE ANYTHING DOWN ANYONE’S THROAT. THEY. CAN. DROWN. IF SOMEONE IS LOSING CONCIOUSNESS ALL THE CHIT CHAT IN THE WORLD WILL NOT PREVENT IT AT THAT POINT THEY ARE IN SERIOUS DANGER. “Buuut i don’t wanna take them to the hospital!!!” WELL SUNSHINE GLAD YOU’D RATHER HAVE A DEAD FRIEND THAN A LIVING ONE BUT YOU’RE IN LUCK CALL FUCKING POISON CONTROL. THEY ARE NOT THE COPS. THEY WILL HELP YOU. AND IF THEY SAY GO TO THE FUCKING HOSPITAL YOU GO TO THE FUCKING HOSPITAL. NO EXCUSES. 0. NONE. I have seen this shit cross my dash SO MANY TIMES so PLEASE fucking reblog this and prevent some well meaning idiot from accidentally killing someone they love!

[feytaline-loves-deactivated2018]

For the love of god PLEASE REBLOG THIS

I see this stupid fucking post one a goddamn week and someone is going to literally fucking die from it

[abbessolute]

@oneshoeshort

[oneshoeshort-deactivated2021060]

IF YOU WONT LISTEN TO OP, LISTEN TO THE RETIRED PARAMEDIC WHO HAS SEEN PEOPLE DIE FROM THIS SHIT.

[sirro85-blog]

Poison control may advise diluting the toxin somehow like with water or milk, otherwise do not give them something to drink and take the empty pill bottle/ blister pack with you to the hospital.

[becausewedefinetheworld]

btw just searched it up, US poison control number is 1 800 222 1222

[arcadialedger]

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[isearchedtheyooniverse-deactiva]

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[astro-so]

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[prick-o]

i felt like this was important idk

[zonerobotnik]

It's a nice day, so Danny convinced Near to step away from his computer for a few hours and they went to a park to hang out. -- Summer is over and the Ober and Ember months are upon us, so I'm bringing back the Quarantine Buddies/Tutor AU. Been a little while since I drew them, though I've been intending to do so many pictures but haven't been able to because the Tangled stuff has kept me so busy. While taking a break from that stuff, I'm gonna take this time to draw more art from other fandoms.

[zonerobotnik]

Here's some more fun "Hellblock Tango" art for @maylalupa, which is a scene that didn't actually happen but Hiro definitely feared it would several times. XD They both need to retake these pictures, but Varian doesn't care. XD

First time drawing Hiro, pretty happy with it.

[the-reverse-mermaid]

“What, are you a bug whisperer, or something?” Hugo called out to him. Varian spun around again, throwing Hugo a bright smile.

“They just seem to like me!”

“Huh.” Hugo says. He feels a little lightheaded. “You’re an interesting person, freckles.”

…

Please read the Varigo Night in the Woods AU by @gayleafpool !!!!1!

[catchymemes]