(mostly) Dwarfposting

Call me Westley, Westie, or Gossamer! Whim/whims, byte/bytes pronouns Autistically obsessed with The Hobbit PJ movies :3 20k word count ff also minors DNI

[sleepydragonsketches]

intro!!

hiii! thought i should make one of those intro posts so here it is :3

my name is westley (chosen from the princess bride mc) but im also trying out the name gossamer so either name plus derivative nicknames are all good to use!

currently i am age 20 but will be 21 at the end of july :3

i'm a multimedia artist who does digital and traditional, 2d and 3d (ipad + apple pencil + procreate, mechanical pencil + paper, wacom tablet + aseprite or krita, blender 3d modeling software, and writing on ellipsus, also dabbling in animation in blender, procreate, and aseprite)

i've been drawing for as long as i can remember but started to teach myself more seriously ~2017ish

i have an oc world called therdeia which is a kinda cozy fantasy setting, not sure if ill post much about it here tho :P

i'm transmasculine, demiboy, demifluid, genderfaunet and gay as hell!!

i very likely am autistic and have adhd, tone tags are very much appreciated but not necessary when talking to me

some of my favorite bands/artists: luluyam, stray kids, ateez, bbno$, christopher larkin (hollow knight composer)

some of my favorite media: the hobbit/lord of the rings, hollow knight/silksong, resident evil, skyrim, miniminuteman (youtuber)

favorite colors: royal purple, dark teal, cherry red

favorite bugs: praying mantis, damselfly, ground beetle, firefly

favorite dinosaurs: therizinosaurus, microraptor, (and prehistoric creatures) thylacoleo, helicoprion, anomalocaris, diplocaulus My other (semi) active social media: Art Fight, Unvale

My Blogs:

SleepyDragonSketches (this one) - my main multi fandom blog with art, text posts, reblogs, etc.

SultryDragonSketches - my 18+ only nsfw side blog with art (soon), text posts, reblogs, etc.

SleepySingularlySketches - my art-only side blog, with no reblogs or text posts

My Tags:

#An Unexpected Beast - My WIP The Hobbit (mostly movieverse) fanfic. art and text posts

#Therdeia - My original world where all of my original characters live. art and text posts

#Therdeia OCs - My original world, specifically the characters that live there. primarily art, possibly text posts too

(TBA) #Therdeia Lore - Lore stuff for my original world. primarily text posts, possibly art too

more likely TBA!

and DNI: minors, queerphobes, terfs, ableists, racists, proship/darkship/profiction/whatever, durincest creators/consumers/apologists, and anyone who uses, excuses, or supports GenAI in creative fields like writing, music, and visual art!

I will block anyone who likes, reblogs, posts, or uses AI-generated material in their profile, your reasoning for using it and how you use it will not change my mind, it is an unethical system regardless of your intent.

[the-quasar-hero]

“Rappers only talk about their money, cars, and clothes!”

Why might someone from a group of people that historically have been denied access to wealth, now brag that they have it?

“Rappers only talk about sex!”

Why might someone from a group that have historically been denied sexual autonomy now brag about their sexual escapades on their own terms?

“Rappers only talk about drugs and crime!”

Why might someone from a group that historically have been denied the more legal means to acquire wealth and had drugs forced on their community talk about their experiences with it?

[cactusringed]

But seriously though. Learning to draw fat people will make you a much better artist. Understanding how skin and fat behaves and folds in certain poses, and being able to adapt complex poses to fit a fat body (as usually references are with thin models) will help you TREMENDOUSLY. Drawing fat being properly affected by gravity will aid you in ALL figure drawing in the future. Like if you have any sort of interest in drawing humanoid figures (AND furries) you really ought to learn how to draw fat of all kind.

[intheimpalawithdean]

[corvid-kidz]

happy disability pride month <33

[creatingblackcharacters]

#Make Racists Scared Again 2026

[roguedeer]

Being asexual and racist is embarassing as fuck. Being racist at all is obviously embarassing as fuck but the amount of racism and especially antiblackness i have been seeing from asexuals recently is obscene.

One of the only asexual activists is Yasmin Benoit, a Black woman. She has raised so much awareness for the community. She was the first asexual person to lead Pride in London, she started the #thisiswhatasexuallookslike movement and is THE leading voice for the community.

And you all will celebrate international asexuality day on April 6th but we wouldn't even have that if she hadn't cofounded it.

Edit: why are you all too scared to repost this. Cmon. Be vocal about being against racism

[sleepydragonsketches]

well, holy shit.

[sleepydragonsketches]

our milkweed plant has a monarch caterpillar for the first time ive seen and im getting unreasonably emotionally attached to it

im a father now

[sleepydragonsketches]

ive only known it for a few hours but if anything happened to it i would kill everyone in this room and then myself /ref /j

[sleepydragonsketches]

our milkweed plant has a monarch caterpillar for the first time ive seen and im getting unreasonably emotionally attached to it

im a father now

[gender-incinerator]

I fear many of us are forgetting that trans men belong to Men (the gender) but not Men (the sociopolitical class) and I think thats an important distinction

[sleepydragonsketches]

i have what i think is the world's strangest trio of blorbos living in my head right now. they are:

bofur (the hobbit) [movies]

reese kelly (scarlet hollow) [video game]

and kurt wagner aka nightcrawler (marvel's x-men) [multimedia]

they won't pay rent :/

[sleepydragonsketches]

I’m realizing the pattern is that I just like Weird Little White Boy[TM]

[creatingblackcharacters]

Artfight season is always difficult because I can post all the disclaimers I want asking people not to whitewash my Black characters, it still happens and I just never know how to answer... The worst being when I can tell they did their best but are not educated. I've been thinking about adding "if you're not confident you can depicting my Black ocs accurately and respectfully, pick another one" but I'm worried about coming off as bitchy, and part of me want to push people out of their comfort zone and "force" them to consider and give the same amount of care to Black characters. Instead of giving them an easy way out. Would anyone here be willing to share how they deal with that?

Is it bitchier for you to make that disclaimer than it is for someone to be racist to you?

If you want to challenge folks, you say "I challenge folks to take on the depiction of my Black characters, but I am only accepting ones that have been done respectfully."

You can even do like that other person and link my syllabus for "how to depict Black characters respectfully" if you'd like. You're not being bitchy for saying that you would rather not experience antiblackness if you can avoid it. Someone who'd be offended by that is probably not someone who wanted to draw a Black character anyway.

[creatingblackcharacters]

Like forgive me or don't, but I am completely team "If you're not going to put in the effort to be respectful, don't bother. Just draw another white person." Why should I accept something disrespectful about my depiction? Why is it WRONG of me to want to be respected? That's not bitchy! That's fair!

[spiltm3lk]

Okay really dumb idea but I’m working on some stuff for cons and I had this sticker idea that made me giggle so I’m sharing it with the class.

[quakerjoe]

[humanconditionpoetry]

THIS!!!!

I am currently reading the "The Hobbit" and hopefully later the Lord of the Rings - as I like to read the books before watching the movies.

Basically, Tolkien has a point and fuck AI.

[nagasriel]

Artfight reminders now that the event is close !

This is an art GIFTING game ! Do not attack people expecting revenges. You do not owe anyone revenges !

Always COMMENT on every attack you receive ! It doesnt have to be a big wall of text for as long as you thank whoever draws for you, it's the bear minimum :] (note: if an attack is malicious just report and block)

Enjoy and have fun ! Artfight is a fun event meant to spend a good time. Do not feel pressured into doing lot of attacks !

Make sure to read one's permissions ! Everyone cares about their boundaries so please respect them. If you're unsure just ask !

STAY HYDRATED AND TAKE CARE !! It's really hot in some countries so remember to drink water, take a break every now and then, stretch if you're sitting for a while and go outside a bit :]

[a-online-person]

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