Rococospade

Rococo/Ro/Spade/Coco. I'm a character illustrator who likes (dark) fantasy settings. Lately I've been drawing a lot of fromsoft fanart. I also post fic stuff here. Proceed with caution. Reblogs appreciated! My online shop: https://ko-fi.com/rococospade/shop proud resident of MoonPieTown

[rococospade]

More arrtx acrylic marker art from this weekend. I used coloured pencils for the details

next time I’ll try just painting his skin grey to begin with for that halfway to the grave look.

[thewickwheat]

Okay, I'm testing the waters but this is something folks have asked me about a LOT for a long time now so-

Character Sheet + Outfit design comms! I will not only create a reference sheet of your character, but also design them an outfit too! More details in the form here!

The form is open indefinitely due to the high price point because I'm not expecting folks to snatch these up BUT in the case that responses do end up being overwhelming, I will have to close to the form and make it limited like my usual comms, unfortunately. I'm also experimenting with a queue system to see if that's a more relaxed way of handling comms.

So this is gonna be a bit experimental for a while! But I'm excited to try something new!

As a note. The remaining illustration comms are getting finished up next week, and I'm still working on the Floral portraits, the first batch of those are going out either at the end of this month or the beginning of July

[ao3commentoftheday]

Fandom old here, been in fandom since I was 13 and I'm not in my early thirties. In regards to the Beta and Writer conversation I have been seeing on your dashboard as of late, I wanted to say that Fanfiction.Net actually had the ingenious idea a long time ago to make a list of beta readers. What you did was you filled out a beta-editor profile and your fandoms that you were willing to do. They still have it up. The issue is that Archive of Our Own Does *not* have this. There's no official list of active beta readers or what fandoms they will do publically. Instead, most beta readers that I have found are in fandom discord servers. Tumblr doesn't give enough traction to do a beta reader call because everyone posts and can get lost in the feed. That helps no one, not the writer and certainly not the beta whose looking for someone to help. The other issue that I am seeing is that there was a unspoken yet quite loud rule that betas were people who wished to be editors one day and just like many of us on fanfiction were hoping to become writers or were going to go into English Degrees, understood that we had to practice for our own rejection. So basically, rejective sensitivity didn't exist for us because the betas were in as much practice as we were. This is their craft as much as writing was ours. Now there were bad betas, don't get me wrong. But you knew a bad beta from a good one. Now, I don't know about everyone else's school. But in my high school we were taught how to give criticism. Art and English teachers used to make us grade each other's art and grade each other's essays long before the teacher ever got a hold of them. We had a rubic to follow in English to help us, and for art...that could get brutal. Big time. You didn't get a I'm afraid. We got "oh god, she's going to hate it and I'm going to be re-writing this again" because English teachers back in my day gave back essays and told you to re-write it. You had four drafts before you could turn in a "final". I don't know how classes are run now, but this is another huge problem that I am seeing. So, how does this work in fandom etiquette today? I don't think anyone really wants a "beta", they want assurance. Every time I see "it's my writing style" I leave because I already know they didn't want me to edit and it wasn't a writing style they just don't know how to break the rules properly. Betas can help you break grammar rules *properly*, because that's their craft. They know the rules therefore they know how to bend them, break them, and make them theirs. Writers, we should know how to do that too, but they know it better. Let them have it. Let them know what really is a writing style because if it's just insecurity, guess what? Here's the tough truth: you either get a beta and you enhance your writing and you learn how to hone your craft to be a better writer or you don't. And the problem is that you can get better if you don't. A beta isn't a have to...but a beta can make you get better faster. You'll be getting better slower especially with lack of engagement on fics on AO3 if you don't. Which is a valid way to go. And a whole other ask/blog entirely. Editors and writers go hand in hand, betas aren't an enemy you fight. People who are afraid of the red pen weren't afraid because of the mistakes they made, it was once more going to the typewriter and figuring out how to make it *better*.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, anon.

[ursavorpalis]

idk how old this person is, but i'm 40, so at the very least not that young.

I used to be in a "brutal criticism" writing environment when I was ~18. what it did was kill my desire and ability to write, and I didn't get it back until I got into fandom and met people who approached my writing with warmth and a desire to help me learn.

a brutal criticism can feel satisfying to make or read. it is not actually better in improving a story than a gently phrased "hey the thing you did has X effect, is that what you meant to do?"

"when I was young we didn't have rejection sensitivity!" or maybe all the rejection sensitive people were driven out of the writing circles you were in. maybe you'd prefer that. I don't.

[backofthebookshelf]

I am a fandom old, been in fandom since I was 13 and I'm 42 next month. I used to write a writing advice column on fanfiction.net (I was fifteen and my only qualifications were I wanted to do it) and while yes it was more common to have a beta reader at the time, it was also well known that there are different kinds of betas, and what anon describes was often not called a beta at all but an edit. A beta reader was there to tell you if you misspelled the character's name or forgot a piece of lore, or if you had used a word incorrectly, or if this fic had the emotional impact you intended. A beta reader has never been primarily about harsh criticism, and anon is the kind of beta reader I would have shrugged off as "not really interested in fandom."

[zombolouge]

I think, too, that the way this anon speaks seems to imply that there is One Correct Direction to go in which to hone a craft, or a limited number of ways to do so, which is not the case. You can make analysis and criticism of anything (harsh or otherwise), on almost any aspect of it, but it's still going to be subjective. And suggestions for improvement aren't finite, either, so what a beta or editor suggests is always limited in scope to their tastes, biases, competency, and experience. It's absolutely possible for an editor or beta to misunderstand an author's style or the goal of their piece and give feedback on the wrong aspects of it as a result. Editors and betas aren't gods and they aren't all-knowing, nor do they necessarily know more than anyone else about grammar/style/narrative devices. If an author begins a dialogue by pointing out something is "their style", it's not necessarily that they're too precious to accept critique, but that they're trying to express that that's the part of the story or some element of the story that they would like to keep and therefore make work. A good editor or beta will be able to reconsider their feedback from another angle, then, and make suggestions to make that part shine better as opposed to eliminating it.

also, not everybody is out here seeking continual upward growth, especially in fandom. Everyone has different goals and motivations, and making assumptions that there is only one type of writer and one type of beta/editor and that they'll all be exactly on the same page is a great way to stymie the momentum of that relationship. And even those of us that are always seeking improvement, there is a myriad of different ways that can look and progress. One of the beauties of art and creativity is there really aren't many incorrect ways to do it. The "rules" are all conditional, not cardinal, and for anything you think should "never" be done in a piece, there will eventually be (if there hasn't been already) someone that finds a way to do it and kicks ass at it.

Ultimately, improvement comes with doing it, and how you go about that is entirely up to you and what motivates you to do it. And that growth doesn't have to hurt (in fact, it shouldn't).

The myth of "no pain, no gain" doesn't just infect physical activities (lol as a fan of weightlifting I could go on another rant entirely about how damaging it is in that regard). The truth is that discomfort can lead to growth (which is what most people who have rejection sensitivity deal with when they say they sit with their emotions and let them roll through them before they can focus on the merits of critique; once it's been processed, it does not continue to ache), but pain and being injured repeatedly, where it becomes a nagging insecurity that makes you anxious, just robs you of the joy of the process. Dealing with a beta or editor that insists on dictating specific changes to your work or eliminating the things you wanted to hold onto isn't good for you, it won't help you improve, it will just kill your voice and enjoyment and motivation.

Finding and celebrating what DOES work in your pieces is usually a far better road to improvement. When you learn what you like about your work, what you want to showcase with it, and how you want others to feel when reading it, THAT is when you're actually improving and getting better. Harsh criticism and brutal commentary is a roadblock to that.

[revivaldivinations]

The first of The Vicars, Laurence, stands in burning glory waiting to guide you. For better or for worse.

Painted by @subzeroparade

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[grimmjowzine]

🩵Contributor Introductions🩵

After their hard work during applications we have now got all of our contributors!

Welcome to Pantera our amazing artists and writers!🎉

💙Merch Artists💙 @/art.lillachan (Insta) Shepard @/umbraria (X)

💙Page Artists💙 @/hope_doodles (Bsky) @/oni_b1n (Insta) @/plaguebruises (Bsky) @/cookie_keko(Insta) @/limesicle23 (X) @/reineydraws(Insta) @/beabzebub (Bsky) @/inesisfine (X) @/jinnyart06 (Insta) @/saintdevour (X) https://linktr.ee/_ururka @/fgfqfgfq80S (X) @/necroromancing (X) @/imtoast (Bsky) @/toboldlymuppet (X) @/marsuro3 (Insta) @/rosinkar (Insta) @/silverscalestudios (Bsky) @/nen_k0 (Insta) @lashketchup @/uniformshark (Bsky) @/samy_consu (Insta)

💙Writers💙 @/ebyscoots (Insta) @/sacredoaths_ (X) Blooddrool @/adesa-arts (Bsky) @/Fauxflourescent (X) @/MersDirty (X) @owari26 @/keatsblue (Insta) @/moniesmonsters (Insta) @/Vanya_instance (X) @/we.are.urban.rebels (Insta)

💙Guests💙 @/Xamaxenta (X) @/Shapooda (X) @/neverwho_art (Insta) @/WulverC (X)

💙Cover💙 @rococospade

[revivaldivinations]

Archibald as the Hunter of Torches

Painted by @dovenart

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[revivaldivinations]

Gilbert as the Four of Chalices

Painted by @subzeroparade

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[revivaldivinations]

Garden landscape layout: List of card and suit changes

Welcome home, good Hunters!

We are blown away still by your amazing love and support - what an incredible first week of launch! But the excitement does not stop here, Hunters: we are working on more exclusive merchandise and goodies to reveal soon! We have such sights to show you!

This weekend, the full Moon rises and illuminates our Garden of Insight.

It's the perfect occasion to show you the care we have taken to not only customise our deck visually, but lyrically as well: Our incredible artists have given their all to bring to life the beauty and grotesquery of Yharnam. Our fantastic Tarot consultant has done the same to revive the music of the Hunt by renaming some of the Major Arcana, the suits and the court cards!

To show you the in-depth, complex reads you can expect from our deck, we want to give you insight into the arcane and secret knowledge found in these scriptures. Stay tuned over the next week! We will cover each set of renames with its own, separate post containing explanations and more details!

And fret not, good Hunters:  all renames are listed and explained in our guide book!

Tonight, the Paleblood Moon shines on the many plants that flower in our Garden of Insight and grant you an overview:

Major Arcana renames:

0 The Outsider (The Fool)

1 The Enlightened (The Magician)

2 Kin (The High Priestess)

3 Great One (The Empress)

4 Blood (The Emperor)

5 The Vicar (The Hierophant)

6 Communion (The Lovers)

7 Retrieval (The Chariot)

8 Rally (Strength)

9 The Runesmith (The Hermit)

10 Fate (The Wheel of Fate) 

11 Justice 

12 The Martyr (The Hanged Man)

13 Ascension (Death)

14 Benediction (Temperance)

15 The Contract (The Devil)

16 The Tower

17 The Cosmos (The Star)

18 The Dream (The Moon)

19 The Sun

20 Awakening (Judgement)

21 The World

Suit renames: 

Wands to Torches 

Cups to Chalices

Swords to Augurs 

Pentacles to Echoes

Court Card renames: 

Page to Hunter 

Knight to Seeker 

Queen to Saint 

King to Scholar  

Are you curious about these themings and have additional questions? Contact us or @creepysora, our Tarot consultant, directly!

Stay tuned for more to come, good Hunters! 

[revivaldivinations]

The Shadows of Yharnam, standing ready as the Three of Echoes

Painted by @ziarenxolous

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[revivaldivinations]

A Crucified Blood-Starved Beast as the Four of Torches

Painted by @whitecatarts

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[revivaldivinations]

The chilling Five of Echoes.

Painted by @rococospade

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[revivaldivinations]

In Bloodborne, the player's power, knowledge of the world, ken of the story, it all depends on Insight. Insight is coveted by the Church, the Choir, Byrgenwerth, the School of Mensis alike; having Insight means being Enlightened.

Micolash as The Enlightened painted by @ziarenxolous

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Prepare for the Garden of Insight: The Good Hunters Tarot!

From Revival Divinations - Prepare for the Garden of Insight: The Good Hunters Tarot!

[revivaldivinations]

Adeline listens to the water that drops within her, to the rhythm of brain fluid; it guides and misguides her as she becomes Kin.

Painting by @ kingofreddragons

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Prepare for the Garden of Insight: The Good Hunters Tarot!

From Revival Divinations - Prepare for the Garden of Insight: The Good Hunters Tarot!

[chojuuro]

yagura, feared leader of the bloody mist: what was it like to kiss sasuke?

[revivaldivinations]

The Cainhurst Carriage as the Three of Torches

Painted by Aceiestartist.bsky.social on bsky and aciestartist on tumblr!

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[revivaldivinations]

The reunion of mother and child. The completion of a dream in the Communion between Yharnam and her child, Mergo.

Painted by the amazing @whitecatarts

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[rathayibacter]

sometimes artists worry if their art is actually capable of making the world a better place, or if its all just wasted effort. what you need to remember is: all art is evil, and the sole aspiration of the artist should be to maim as many onlookers as possible.