Rema Ibel│Witchblr

Hello there!👋 This blog is about witchcraft and paganism, loving of nature and animals and lgbt positive blog. 🎋🌿🌱🐾👣🌈 It's main purpose is to help me on my spiritual journey. 💎Hurt no one, do as you wish and blessed be!💎 #pagan #witch #witchblr #witchcraft #nature and animal lover #bisexual #feminist

[vincent3338]

My first painting in a while

Finally painted my favorite fish sturgeon!!

[small-sketch]

💕🪲FLIPBUG STICKERS ARE HERE!🪲💕

I’m so excited about these it’s crazy. I wanted to wait to post them till I got the physical copies, but some of you who have watched the youtube vid I made for the My Neighbor Janice Youtube channel will have already seen these! They’re up now on my Etsy! Link HERE! ⭐️

[kateammann]

Happy Winter Solstice! ☃️❄️

[fernicenty]

a star of the ocean ✨🦭

[broomsick]

Scandinavian myths for children, Katya Anikina

[beausbugbiome]

By far my favorite species of hopper I saw on my recent trip to Costa Rica!

💚 Thorn bug (Umbonia ataliba)

📸 OM tough TG-7

📍Valle Escondido EcoLodge, Monteverde, Costa Rica

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but do you recall... the reindeer wasp? Many species in the family Eucharitidae are noted for their unusual antennae, which branch out to resemble the antlers of a reindeer! But instead of toys for children, reindeer wasps lay eggs near ant hills. The larvae hitch a ride on in-going ants, and once inside, feast on the ant larvae in the nest until they're ready to pupate.

(Image: A species of reindeer wasp, Schizaspidia convergens, by Shanelle Wikramanayake)

[stark1lling]

Posting wasp propaganda because my ass is seething yo!

Update! Edited background to be lighter for better legibility, usually use grey backgrounds for artwork and forgor that it probably wouldn’t be great to read!

[oh-he-grows]

More than anything else, gardening has taught me how sweet and beautiful and unique and important wasps are

they are unapologetically my favorite bugs and I will coexist with them as long as I live

[animentality]

[vampire-connoisseur]

TIP:

This holiday season, if you know someone who likes house plants,

DON'T

get them a houseplant. DO NOT.

instead, get them a NICE, MEDIUM-LARGE, AESTHETIC, BOTTOM-DRAINING, INDOOR

POT.

that is what they want. that is what they dream of. ok? thats what will be most useful and appreciated. in fact, if you can, get them a CUTE MATCHING SET. OF POTS!!!! NOT PLANTS, POTS!!!!!!!!

they may be more excited initially about the plant. that is true. but a pot is a gift that they will go home and use to upsize one of their already beloved houseplants, and every time they look at it they will remember how much they appreciate you.

HOUSEPLANT:

- they already have so many

- needs to be watered

- takes up window space

- comes in a pot thats already too small, needs to be upsized, costing money

- can die

AESTHETIC POT

- lets them care for an existing plant they own

- they will be grateful every time they see it in their home

- does not take up window space not already occupied by a plant

- can be wrapped without dying or spilling dirt everywhere

[muffinlance]

I HAVE NEVER HIT REBLOG SO FAST

Pro Tip: look at the sizes they currently have, and get ones just slightly larger. Repotting time WOO!

[moonandtrees]

[enki2]

[sosuperawesome]

Knighty Night Sticker // Soy Moss Studio

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Who needs chromosomes? Certainly not the Indian muntjac! Indian muntjac deer have the lowest chromosome count of any mammal, with 6 in females and 7 in males. That's fewer chromosomes than a fruit fly!

(Image: An Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) by Charles Currin)

[ailurinae]

first of all, what hell, second, why do males and females have different numbers??

[uncharismatic-fauna]

While I can't answer your first question, the answer to the second is that the males technically have 1 X and 2 Y chromosomes- Y1 and Y2! Here's a really interesting article that talks about it a bit more, as well as the evolutionary implications!

Also, if any other geneticists would like to, please feel free to chime in here- my area of expertise generally stops at anything smaller than a magnifying glass.

[trylofight]

Okay so I read it (and if evolution is ur thing definitely give it a read)

Before I start, 2 second crash course of information u need to understand this:

- Chromosomes are structures of dna that the body uses to store genetic information.

- i really enjoy genetics

Alright, so basically the number of chromosomes don't 100% tell you how much dna is there is bc they can be different sizes. In the case of the Muntjac, different chromosomes combined to put the dna together and ended up reducing the amount of chromosomes more than other mammals. (For reference humans have 46 —23 pairs and no extras. That's much more common). They took genetic duck tape and stuck the dna together.

It's not a bad thing that they have so few chromsomes. Think of it like 3 330 page books instead of 20 50 page books. Kind of a big book but it's the same number of pages. They have the genes they need.

Now the way that they got weird chromosomes is a little more complicated.

The thing about the muntjac is that in those chromosomes combining the dna got a little weird. There's no longer a stand alone x chromosome which is the chromosome that typically tells us it is "female" in mammals when they have 2 (XX). Instead, that chromosome got tacked on with genetic gorilla glue to another chromosome and the animal's dna was all "oh sure that works" and just kind of let it happen. Muntjac females are not XX, instead they're "normal chromosome + x" x2 (or 3X+3X — 3 being the number of the chromosome that has x tacked on).

The problem with this, and the reason that male muntjacs have 7 chromosomes is because of the y-chromosome. Several million years ago when the dna combined, the y chromosome didn't. The y-chromosome is the chromosome that generally denotes "male" when it is present (XY). An important detail here is that males also have an X chromosome. Male muntjacs, however, are not (strictly speaking) XY.

When animals reproduce, they pass on eggs from females and sperm from males. When the body makes these cells, you get half your dna from mom and half your dna from dad. In humans, females always pass on the x chromosome and males can pass x or y because they have both.

Human males only have 1 X chromosome. So do male muntjacs but do you remember the x chromosome got genetically glued to a normal chromosome? Yeah the muntjac needs the normal one, so some MORE genetic tomfoolery and gorilla gluing and stuff happened.

So now we have:

- Normal chromosome + X

- Normal Chromosome + Some kind of messed up dna that still kinda works but doesnt match normal chromosome+X

And

- Y chromosome

The big thing that happens here, and im simplifying quite a bit, but the big thing that happens is because the normal chromosome that got messed up doesnt match the normal + X, it leaves a bunch of empty space for the y chromosome to tag along.

And male muntjacs pass down the messed up chromosome and the y chromosome because the dna did PEMDAS wrong twice, made 2 mistakes that somehow canceled out and ended up with a functional deer species that has less dna that any other known mammal and males with 7 chromosomes. Truly the epitome of evolution's slogan of "eh good enough"

This is cool for a few reasons:

1. Science nerd brain enrichment

2. The Messed up chromosome actually gives us a lot of information on what the y chromosome might have looked like millions of years ago (the y chromosome has been slowly shrinking for millions of years because of something called Mueller's ratchet which is a different essay altogether)

3. This is a really clear example of genetic flexibility and the long-term viability of non-typical chromosomal combinations

4. Probably more stuff but Im not deep enough down this rabbit hole to know that yet (wish me luck Im definitely opening at least 20 articles about this)

Anyway, that's how this particular deer can have so few chromosomes and also an extra chromosomes in males!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Thank you so much for breaking this down! Genetics is so weird, and definitely not my forte lol

[todaysbird]

in 2022 may you find many seeds, nuts, berries, etc

[mjalti]

I didn’t even look at the name I was just like damn I hope so too thanks

[todaysbird]

it’s 2025 now i hope youve accumulated many seeds, nuts, and berries

[kotori-mochi]

Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

[animalphotorefs]

Boosting this in case any of the programs and books suggested are useful.

All the photos on this tumblr ad the animal photo reference site I run is another resource available for artists to use!

As long as you’re not using AI to create your art, you can reference / trace / draw / recombine / make any sort of art you want, with any of the photos, for free.

[reo-speeddragon]

There's also MORPHO, a really good book series on anatomy by Michel Lauricella, with very clear explanations and sketches!

And for pose references, there's @adorkastock who shares a ton of them for free, with different models and props, and her website is amazing <3 you can also buy pose packs from her.

[hollow-head]

you ever hear anyone say something so dumb you have to draw a new yorker cartoon about it?