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Timelapse of my Yasha piece :D
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another angle of Needlefelt Bolaire
I’ve faced a lot of nasty art blocks over my years as an artist but none so detrimental as Going To Work
thank you for putting in words what i have been unable to articulate for the last years haha
and the PROBLEM IS. the PROBLEM is that with other art blocks I can tell myself. oh it’s hard now but time will pass and I will heal from whatever mental or emotional block that’s causing this eventually. but WORK? A Forever Problem. There is no waiting-out Job. Having Job is eternal. Time does not heal Being At Work. Sand is always in our eyes forever
and in a CRUEL twist of fate.. Art Being Job is not the solution you’d think it would be
you, artist online. somebody has referenced you in conversation irl by your online handle and somebody else knew who you were talking about. somebody has kept up closely with your posts for a period of time like their morning paper. somebody found a music artist because of you, thinks of you when they hear them on the radio. somebody followed you years ago and remembers you randomly even though they can't find you. somebody has screenshotted and saved your posts and sent them in discord servers. somebody has made your drawings their lockscreen, added them to their favorites folder and looked at them when they're going through some shit, has sent them to their best friend and sparked conversation in private chats. your art in particular could be the source of a keen sense of nostalgia for someone. maybe they've even printed out your images using their home printer and taped them to their bedroom wall and they look at it every day and they never even told you. isn't that scary? isn't that awesome? remember this well.
submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known so that you may turn around and see the impact you leave and the light you cast on others.
I’ve faced a lot of nasty art blocks over my years as an artist but none so detrimental as Going To Work
thank you for putting in words what i have been unable to articulate for the last years haha
and the PROBLEM IS. the PROBLEM is that with other art blocks I can tell myself. oh it’s hard now but time will pass and I will heal from whatever mental or emotional block that’s causing this eventually. but WORK? A Forever Problem. There is no waiting-out Job. Having Job is eternal. Time does not heal Being At Work. Sand is always in our eyes forever
I’ve faced a lot of nasty art blocks over my years as an artist but none so detrimental as Going To Work
Fantasy high pixel sprites!
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Timelapse of the gals!!
pet peeve is when you look up fashion references from a specific era and you keep getting modern day '[era]-inspired' fashion like NO i want authenticity damn it. i can see your 2020 photo quality and your 2020 hair and your 2020 makeup. youre not fooling me.
hello i'm a historical fashion researcher and i have a lot of experience looking up things! this is a very widely experienced irritation and you're definitely not alone in this, but i am here to share everything i know!
so, ways to get around this:
turn off AI results. they're literally nonsense to us
don't use pinterest because the sources/provenance is often hard to trace
a standard internet search can be okay, but museum collections are the top tier (list of collections below this list)
instead of broad terms like victorian, regency, tudor, renaissance etc. try using the decade you're looking for. if you're not sure of what decade it is but have a vague image in your head, look on the fashion history timeline and just jump around until you find it. but even changing to e.g. 19th century will give better results than victorian
including terms like womenswear/menswear, daywear, formal wear, evening wear, court dress should increase the value of your search too
including "fashion plates" in your search can give you a nice impression of the intended silhouettes of the era. some of these might be a little stylised but will show you what was considered in vogue
for pre-fashion plate eras or things like makeup and styling, you'll have to look at portraiture or manuscripts. these are harder to actually find what you're looking for, but searching museum collections and limiting results to specific date ranges will be your friend
when looking at art, do bear in mind sometimes artists would paint fabric extra flow-y to show off their skills. it might not have been exactly like that in terms of fabric weight or drape. so, a pinch of salt required!
if you find something on image search where the provenance is dubious, reverse image search and you might find a source! i've been able to trace random pinterest images to real sources, but this does take a lot of time and effort and is often not worth the headache
some online resources and museum collections:
fashion history timeline is an invaluable resource if you're trying to get a feel for everything and should be your first port of call. it'll also link to good examples
the met has a vast number of extant examples of clothing, as well as fashion plates
costume institute fashion plates is a subcollection of the met for fashion plates (1800s-1922)
v&a also has many extant garments, fashion plates, and incredible articles on clothing and aesthetics. read the details of the objects because they'll often reveal a lot about the piece
lacma is good for C19th-20th pieces
nypl digital collection for photographs
national portrait gallery or similar for portraiture, or literally any museum in your country that has historical art
national museums scotland can be useful situationally but might be oddly specific
stout style history is a great collection for finding image references for fat people wearing historical clothes. survival bias of a lot of museum pieces tends towards smaller clothing that couldn't be repurposed, but this aims to counter that. it's not sortable, but is still a really nice resource
wikimedia commons is surprisingly handy! and the images, if you should need to link/repost them, are public domain
auction websites sound like a funny one to recommend. some won't have mannequins and some will. just look up historical garment auctions and you'll find some!
anyway, i hope this has been a good place to start for anyone interested! there are probably some i've missed because there are so many museums across the world and i don't know about all of them or can't remember them. but these are the ones i've used the most! (my specialisation/jobs i've had to research for have only really been in western fashion, so my resources reflect that)
Wikipedia has a list of fashion museums. Unfortunately, the page itself is only available in German, but the introductory paragraph is very short and after that, it's organised by country, and then it's a simple list. If you click on a museum's article, the website is usually linked in the overview table.
Needlefelted Bolaire Lathalia! The schemers table has my heart
(He’ll be up for grabs! $250 usd - us/ca shipping highly preferred)
“The ritual, the containment field of energy, suddenly drops. And all you hear, between the two of you as the shadow encases Nott, is this terrible laugh.
You’ve sensed this before, things like this. But lying deep in the heart of Nott’s form is a curse that still holds her. Something that still grips her essence, from whatever creature laid this fate upon her.” - Matt Mercer (ep 91, stone to clay)
so like hey Matt wtf
#woolfelt #stopmotion #christmas #bramblyhedge
in the age of ai garbage being shoved down our throats im Begging y’all to watch these needlefelted stop-motion shorts by artist Milin on yt. the skill level and time commitment here is insane and they’re CRIMINALLY underrated
I'm sorry for sudden vet bills those can be so rough, is the Thaisha felt still for sale? It's gorgeous!
thank you, yeah the critters have a way of all deciding to get sick at once :’) and yes she is! Feel free to message me if you’re interested! :)
Hello!
I saw your NITW-mugs and I wonder if you are interested in getting commissioned for making a couple of them for sale? We're a couple based in Europe who love NITW, we saw your mugs and we like the look of them a lot 😊
Hope you have a great day!
heya sorry for the late response! I do plan on doing some customs of these but I’ve been hesitant to do overseas shipping due to poor past experience, so my first batch was going to stay mainly us/Canada for now. If you’re still interested in the future I’ll be trying to look into expanding shipping, so feel free to check back in later!
I made some NITW cups!
(I am open to doing customs of these!)