Needle Point

@unorthodoxica's art blog; most of the reblogs won't have an Image Description, but i'll do my best! (Icon Desc: A sketch of a young person squishing their cheeks, hair swept to the side, their irises are shaped like an octopus's. End ID.) (Header Desc: A sketch of the same character with an undercut and more prominent cheek bones. They have coffee, and look at the viewer. End ID.)

[hehearse]

[nebulations]

[ID copied from alt: Digital fanart of Omniscient reader's viepoint done only in black sketchy lines. It's a series of three shots. First is a close up on Yoo Joonghyuk's face, full of distress, looking down. Underneath is a text saying "Ill fitting clothes". Second is him again, now full body visible. He is on his knees, hands hanging motionlessly. He seems defeated. In front of him is a set of clothes on th floor, a white cloack, black pants and shoes. It lays as if a person wearing them just dissapeared in a moment, leaving only them behind. The text underneath says "Parody of an embrace". Last shot is Yoo Joonghyuk putting on a white cloack, already wearing a black shirt underneath. His head is down, so his expression is not visible. End ID]

[velvetvexations]

Weird Fantasy (1950) #18 written by Al Feldstein and drawn by Joe Orlando, with editor Bill Gaines

[velvetvexations]

So he said it can't be a Black. So I said, "For God's sakes, Judge Murphy, that's the whole point of the Goddamn story!" So he said, "No, it can't be a Black". Bill just called him up and raised the roof, and finally they said, "Well, you gotta take the perspiration off". I had the stars glistening in the perspiration on his Black skin. Bill said, "Fuck you", and he hung up.

Al Feldstein, Tales of Terror: The EC Companion

[iconuk01]

Just to add context for those not aware of the impact of this story.

The reason it was so important for narrative purposes, was that the plot concerns the visit of the Astronaut, in his completely opaque spacesuit, to a planet populated entirely by self-aware robots (originally from Earth) who have built their own society and are petitioning to be allowed to interact with Earth again as equals.

They have a democratic government and free choice of careers etc. as the orange robot serving as guide tells the Astronaut.

The Astronaut notices that there are two different types of robot on this world; the orange ones, who are in charge, gifted access to all information and facilities. and the blue robots, who are seen as more limited in function, have less access to information and resources, and are not allowed positions of power or as wide a choice of employment opportunities. Even transportation is segregated.

The Astronaut investigates further and discovers that the blue and orange robots are actually structurally identical, there is absolutely no difference between their potential or capabilities, and it is only because the orange robots are instructed by their Educator system to consider themselves superior, that the difference exists.

The Astronaut tells the robots they are not ready for re-alignment with Earth, until they come to terms with their own unfairness, and how Earth had had to deal with this issue themselves. When that time comes, the robots will be able to ally with Earth.

Then he leaves in his spaceship, and it's only in that one final panel that we see the Astronaut is black.

Not subtle, nor should it be, but for 1950 this was a breathtakingly powerful statement, perhaps the first of it's kind in the genre.

The black character was not a caricature, or comedy relief, he was a main character in his own right, a human who "simply" was black.

[assortedinsanities]

Ok, but this story is sadly revolutionary even now. That is not just a human who happens to be black, as far as every other character in this story is concerned this is the most important, maybe even the only human they ever see, who happens to be black.

As depressing as that is, but a black person just casually representing the entirety of humanity is a breathtakingly powerfull statement even today, a quarter of a century later.

[about-faces]

[alex51324]

reblogging for Black History Month!

[pirpintine]

[fixed re-upload]

Simple Retro Half Tones brushes for Clip studio

sorry about the deleted original post! i had to fix and re-upload the brushes because I forgot to replace the brush tip texture from a default clip one and they got delisted ;w; They’re back up now and ready to go! –

I struggled finding many retro resources for clip, all the good brushes and actions are for photoshop only so I researched ways to make my own! I wanted some nice simple vintage ‘ben day’ printing style dot brushes that could layer up, or just be used on their own for a variety of effects. –

I learnt some techniques from this guide, so if you want to make some extra flavours of half tone to customise the brushes some more I’d recommend reading this for some tips! 

My next project is a simple ink starve action for clip, it’s mostly ready I think 🙏 just want to tweak it some more.

[godivaghoul]

[bludragongal]

Mutant Crisis (drawn sometime in 2020)

You can read more of my Spider-Man comics at @astudyinscarletandblue.

[wr3hart]

Jumping on the #INVINCIBLE trend late... ft Spider-Man

[bees-with-swords]

"Do you ever dream of land?" The whale asks the tuna.

"No." Says the tuna, "Do you?"

"I have never seen it." Says the whale, "but deep in my body, I remember it."

"Why do you care," says the tuna, "if you will never see it."

"There are bones in my body built to walk through the forests and the mountains." Says the whale.

"They will disappear." Says the tuna, "one day, your body will forget the forests and the mountains."

"Maybe I don't want to forget," Says the whale, "The forests were once my home."

"I have seen the forests." Whispers the salmon, almost to itself.

"Tell me what you have seen," says the whale.

"The forests spawned me." Says the salmon. "They sent me to the ocean to grow. When I am fat with the bounty of the ocean, I will bring it home."

"Why would the forests seek the bounty of the oceans?" Asks the whale. "They have bounty of their own."

"You forget," says the salmon, "That the oceans were once their home."

[hearnoweevil]

Last year I finally had an excuse to illustrate this simple little Tumblr story I've had bookmarked forever for class.

I hope you like it :]

[kiwithekaiju]

"She sets her gaze on none but one, in sickness and in health- her heart blossoms for him alone." Been a hot minute since I drew my Hinata, the more I draw her the more this design grows on me. It's funny how easy it is to depict her through drawing, but I struggle when I have to write her in my fic.

[kiwithekaiju]

I saw an image that immediately made me think of Anko so I just had to make a quick one for her.

[loish]

Trying to capture tension in a pose! 💪 You know, the kind where you can see the muscles and tendons popping out. RAAHHH!! 😤

I don't know if I succeeded, but at least I tried 🥲

[toothwormfactory]

[asteroidtroglodyte]

ON MONDAY, HE ATE ONE GIANT SCORPION.

BUT HE WAS STILL HUNGRY.

ON TUESDAY, HE ATE 2 MAN EATING PLANTS.

BUT HE WAS STILL HUNGRY.

ON WEDNESDAY, HE ATE 3 COCKATRICE EGGS.

BUT HE WAS STILL HUNGRY.

ON THURSDAY, HE ATE 4 LIVING ARMOR.

BUT HE WAS STILL HUNGRY.

ON FRIDAY, HE ATE 5 TENTACLES.

BUT HE WAS STILL HUNGRY.

ON SATURDAY, HE ATE ONE BAROMETZ, ONE RED DRAGON, ONE KELPIE, ONE SLIME, ONE GOLEM CABBAGE, ONE NIGHTMARE, ONE DUNGEON CLEANER, ONE GHOST SORBET, AND ONE BASILISK.

THEN HE HAD A TUMMYACHE

ON SUNDAY HE HAD A NICE REGULAR MEAL IN THE GOLDEN COUNTRY AND HE FELT MUCH BETTER

[nebulations]

[ID copied from alt: Digital art of Laios from Dungeon Meshi in a parody of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, with the text “The Very Hungry Adventurer” replacing the original title. He is crouched on all fours. End ID]

[prolithic-inker]

Image Description: A colored illustration of Ino Yamanaka and Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto in a forest. Ino sits against a tree looking fondly at a sleeping Naruto, who is wearing a white, orange, and black jacket over a dark shirt, while Ino is wearing her canon outfit. End ID.

Fanart for @kiwithekaiju's fic, 'My Sunflower.' Loosely based off of a scene in chapter 5. It's been a while since I've posted fanart so this feels kinda weird, I'm not gonna lie, It's been way too long haha.

[coraliewhodraw]

Mitsuaya spiderman au - meet cute 🤭🤭

[canofhappy]

@unorthodoxica

[blueskittlesart]

knowledge long forgotten

got really into reading item descriptions on this playthrough. anyway did you know the silent princess is one of the only raw materials with a cooking effect to not explicitly list that effect in its description

[thedawner]

Making a free, mini CSP brush pack!

[thedawner]

Liner brush test with anthro Ripslinger.

[thedawner]

Trying to make some brushes loosely inspired by Art Academy on the DS.

[thedawner]

Not what I was aiming for, but I do like it.

[thedawner]

Some more variants.

[thedawner]

This might be the last brush of this set! I think the pack got upgraded from a mini to a regular-sized one.

[thedawner]

Working on the brush previews for the new free CSP set!

[thedawner]

Almost done.

[thedawner]

Added a few more brushes and making a small portrait preview on the page.

[thedawner]

Liner brush preview.

[thedawner]

I have around 20 brushes and this will be uploaded tonight. Afterwards, I'll try to finish up a free Procreate brush pack as well(brushes might vary). Thank you so much for all the support!

[thedawner]

Brushes are available here!

Dawner's Free CSP Brush Pack Vol. 4 - thedawner's Ko-fi Shop

Hi! Here's another free CSP brush pack! It contains liners, markers, pencils, a tone brush and some grungy painting brushes! Thank you as al

[wolfertinger666]

Penelope (or pibb)

(SHE/THEY) 🏳️‍⚧️🐕

[toorurii]

Marina you will always be famous to me …💚