joy of creation

a new pixel art journey Aseprite and Glaze

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The Wolf Who Heards Sheep

Who they are below

Meet "Bo" the Werewolf Shepard and "Winnie" the Songbird Bard

2 ocs that have plagued my thoughts for at least a month. I love them.

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Star Drops

My first pixel piece months after my injury

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Lanternbearer

My spouse's original character

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Casual Stars

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Wish We May 🌟

[moram]

[sukinapan]

some characters i've modeled recently for our game Mircea (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ⁠)

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Starry Charms - Starlite (left) and Starbrite (right)

Clip Studio Paint

These two pieces are my first in months after my injury. (Be careful how you move around tables) I was resigned to limited activity for months and it discouraged me a lot. I was born with limited function and this made it even less so. Then my tablet died right when I felt well enough to draw, (tbf it was 10 years old) After that I was worried I was never meant to illustrate again. I'm so grateful for my spouse to encourage and support me through my healing and getting me through my worries. It feels like a weight is off my chest to know I can still draw.

[decomposedmaw]

Tonight feels chill...

[writterings]

it's really funny teaching rhetoric to college freshmen because i explained ad hominem to them via example by arguing with a student over something silly (i kept insisting 25 minutes was a quarter of an hour, not 15) and then "insulted" her instead of addressing her argument (i said she doesn't have a college degree whereas i have two, so of course she'd be wrong - which the whole point is that it's a stupid insult but not something that's actually mean) but she got soooooo mad so even when i stopped the exercise and explained that she was indeed correct (15 minutes is a quarter of an hour). like she was still fuming. so i validated her feelings on that, complimented her, and even reminded the class that a college degree doesn't mean that a person is smart/right. and then i went on to explain that, yeah, dirty arguing techniques like that are meant to make you so unreasonably angry that you can't respond or that you lose your cool, so your opponent looks like they win by default. the student i was arguing with then just said that it seemed like professional ragebaiting and i was like. well yeah that's correct.

and then this kid, this one kid who is always very eager to answer questions and is always kind to his classmates, raised his hand looking a little bothered. now for context, i emphasize thinking for yourself in my classroom, even if that means disagreeing with something i say and he has echoed some stuff that his parents clearly have told him before. he's not a bad kid or an asshole, he's just an 18 year old with conservative parents who otherwise knows nothing about politics. but he just looks so bothered after i explain this about dirty arguing techniques. big frown on his face. looking unsure. when i nod at him to speak, he says, in a very quiet voice, "didn't -- didn't charlie kirk used to do that?"

and i was like. well yes. yes he was famous for stuff like this.

and then the kid looked down and was just like, "oh. i thought he was just really good at debating. i never watched his videos though, only clips. why would he do that?"

and that coincidentally lined up perfectly with the rest of the lesson, which was on propaganda

[dancinbutterfly]

this? is why conservatives hate liberal arts education

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Summer's Last Pickings

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Frostbite - Runestone Sword of Swordtember

A dragon's tooth carved with frost runes with a fur and leather wrapped handle

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Dreamcast / Pixel art

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Starburst and Starlight

[darkesttimelinesblog]

Spread the word.

[rainofdauwuand0w0]

Its time to be a neighbor

http://foundation.pbs.org/ways-to-give/

http://protectmypublicmedia.org

http://pbssocal.org/support/donate

[daysleftofsecondterm]

Be a neighbour for the next 1,352 days

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4 mages

2 Void 2 Vast 2 Mysterious

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Protect Love

My spouse and I's prideful pixies