Sweets, Cats, and Ice

[thatdamnreno]

Jumps into the red head's back. "Reno!" She giggled and laid her chin on his shoulder. "Heeeey~ What have you been up to? I haven't seen you in forever!"

x. @frostedneko

he stumbled a few steps forward at the sudden weight, though not enough to make him lose his balance. it wasn’t as if he didn’t actually know she was coming, after all. she was far too loud to really take him by surprise.

                   “There’s a little somethin’ called work, yanno.”

[sneachtacait]

Eirwyn narrows her feline eyes and purses her lips slightly in annoyance. "Hmm." She pokes his check softly with a clawed finger before sliding off his back and falling in step beside him. "Your work had you away for a lot longer than usual. What kind of adventures did you get up to?"

[autumn-leaves-winter-breeze]

[autumn-leaves-winter-breeze]

[thomrainierskies]

i am still in absolute disbelief that i managed to capture this moment

[whats-a-bear]

[cute-catts]

[drtanner]

He did that.

[diverse-hearts]

@sneachtacait asked:

❤️ for Yato

It’s Pocky Day!

"Oho! To play such a game with a God...aren't you a lucky girl?". Okay, maybe he was trying to hide how nervous he felt as he latched onto the end of the offered stick, pink quickly dusting his cheeks as he slowly begun to nibble along the sweet treat, a happy hum heard that grew in volume as their lips got slowly closer. Heart racing, he bit through the stick, before leaning in to close the distance before she could get away, a quick kiss given. "Heeh, you taste much sweeter", he whispered - before he quickly became embarrassed, turning bright red as he realised just what he'd done, the ability to speak seeming to have suddenly left him.

[sneachtacait]

Eirwyn honestly didn’t expect Yato to agree to play the silly little game she had seen a group of high schoolers play. It didn’t really seem like a game a god would know about, but he seemed somewhat familiar with it. Maybe he saw students play it when he was around Hiyori last. She opened the little box of treats and placed one in her mouth, a blush quickly coloring her own cheeks as she leaned closer towards him. Her heart felt like it was going to burst out of her chest with how hard it was pounding. It was taking everything in her to keep as calm as possible and focus on the task at hand.

Wait, when did Yato get so close? Maybe this really wasn’t the best idea. Before she was able to pull away, she felt the pocky stick snap and Yato’s lips on her own. Her face felt like it was on fire, and she was sure it was as red as a tomato. Eirwyn locked her feline eyes on Yato and swallowed the lump suddenly forming in her throat before speaking softly. “What do I taste like?”

[sneachtacait]

A disapproving look was quickly shot towards Yato before Eirwyn turned her attention back towards the little compact mirror in her hands. She smudged the makeup around her eyes a little in an attempt to fix it a bit, making sure to not smudge the icy blue "scales" she spent a good hour trying to get just right. "Yato, this is a children's Halloween party. And not just any kids, my boss's kids. I'm not going to be bringing any kind of alcohol to a children's party."

She closed the mirror and put it in her bag before reaching out to carefully ruffle Yukine's hair. "It looks cute on you. I promise we won't be there long. An hour at most. I promise I'll make it up to you afterwards." Eirwyn turned to look at Yato better, being careful of the fake dragon tail dragging behind her. "You know how I feel about alcohol, but maybe I'll buy you one or two drinks. Maybe."

It took her by complete surprise when her boss approached her several days ago and asked her if she would be willing to attend his twin's Halloween party. She was even more surprised when he pulled out an invitation specially made for her by the twins. Eirwyn knew they admired her to an extent, but didn't know it was this much. "I really appreciate you guys coming with me. I'm not sure how chaotic a party with a bunch of eight year olds is going to be."

[diverse-hearts]

He pouted slightly, but knew that she had made a valid point. For the sake of the children, they had to remain sober, but a drink before the party wouldn't have been that bad, would it? He decided it was best to drop it for now, glancing instead at the magical makeover that Eirwyn had performed on herself. For a children's party it seemed like a lot of effort, but she also looked really pretty too. He smiled, giving a small nod. "Of course we'd come! We're here to support you in anyway that we can". "None of them can even see me anyways", Yukine muttered, reaching up to fix his ruffled hair before sighing, "Fine - I promise I'll help in anyway I can too...I just don't know how" "Well it's Halloween! I'm sure we can find a creative way for spirits to add to the overall atmosphere too - just something not too startling for eight year olds of course"

[sneachtacait]

Eirwyn had a feeling that Yukine would be upset about the party in some form or another, and it seemed she was right. Part of her had thought about not inviting him to join her, but she knew that if she didn’t invite him, it would truly hurt him. And the last thing she wanted to do was hurt one of the few people she cared so deeply about. “Just your presence is important to me. I don’t do very well in big social situations, so knowing I’ll have someone who’ll be there for me if something happens, is a great comfort.” She gave him a smile and comforting pat on the shoulder as they approached the door to her boss’s house.

Her boss gave her a warm greeting when he answered the door and ushered her inside. The sounds of laughter and yelling was already starting to overwhelm her. Eirwyn reached behind her as subtly as she could and gave Yato’s hand a tight squeeze. “I don’t know if I can do this. There’s a lot more people here than I thought there would be.” She was about to turn around and try to sneak out when two small bodies practically barreled into her and latched onto her legs. “Miss Winters, you actually came! We didn’t think you’d come.” The twins each took a hold of one of her hands and began to drag her further into the house. Eirwyn spun her head around as she was being dragged away to make sure Yato and Yukine were still behind her. There was no way she’d be able to get through this party without them.

[sneachtacait]

[ giggle ] sender starts tickling and kissing the receiver all over in order to make them laugh - Yato

“You know how Eirwyn feels about alcohol.” “It’s just one can of beer, she’ll never know unless you tell her. Besides, she has alcohol in her house already.” Yukine gives Yato a narrowed look and shoves his hands into the pockets of his jacket. “That alcohol is only used for cooking, and you know that. She’s explained that to you several times.” Yato waved his hand dismissively at Yukine as they approached Eirwyn’s house. “It’s only one can of beer and I’ll finish it before she gets home from work.” With an exasperated sigh, Yukine opened the door to head inside, only to freeze in the doorway. “Hmm? What’s up Yukine?” Yato peered over the young spirit’s shoulder and slowly leaned over to hide his beer behind a flowerpot.

Eirwyn was sitting at the low table, several books, papers, and writing utensils scattered about its surface. The fingers of her left hand were drumming erratically on the table, while her right hand was tangled in her long inky hair. “I just remembered, I have a study session with Hiyori. Good luck Yato.” Yukine quickly turned on his heel and rushed off, leaving Yato alone to face a disgruntled Eirwyn.

Yato was tempted to turn and flee as well. He could just come back later and hope her mood improves by the time he returns. Taking in a deep breath, Yato stepped inside and closed the door quietly behind him. He approached her slower and sat down next to her. After a few minutes of quietly watching her work, he carefully scooted closer to her to get a better look. “What are you working on so diligently?” He reached for one of the crumpled papers and smoothed it out the best he could. “Another wedding cake for a difficult client?” Eirwyn pinched the bridge of her nose and let out a sigh while leaning back against the couch. “I’m tired of clients that change everything they want done! They say they want a certain color scheme, certain designs. I’ll sit with them and sketch things out right in front of them. Adjusting things to their liking until they’re satisfied. And then they’ll change their minds a few days later. And then again a few days after that!”

Eirwyn crumples up the sketch she had been working on for the past half hour and tossed it to the side. “I have other things I need to work on besides this damn cake.” Yato glanced at the small stacks of books at the edge of the table, the majority of them seeming to be about myths and fairy tales. He flipped through the top one as she let out a long sigh while rubbing her face with her hands. After returning the book to the pile, Yato reached over and poked her in the side. An unexpected yelp escaped her mouth and she spun around to face him. A slow smirk started to spread across Yato’s face. “Yato?” She let out another yelp as Yato jumped her, his fingers poking and squeezing her sides mercilessly. “W-wait! St-sto-” Eirwyn did her best to squirm away, even managing to grab one of his hands. That didn’t deter Yato though, it only made him switch tactics. He began to nuzzle and leave little kisses all over her face.  Eirwyn started to kick her feet about and let out more squeals and giggles. “O-okay! Okay! I yield, Yato! Pl-please no more!” Yato pinned her hands to her sides and leaned down close to her face. “You’re not allowed to be sad for the rest of the night, or I’ll attack you again. Is that understood?” “Yes, yes! I understand. Now please get off.” “Are you going to go back to working? Yato asked before blowing a raspberry on her cheek. “No! No, no, I’m going to put it away for the night! I promise!” He gave her one last kiss on the nose before helping her to her feet. “Good. Now let’s get you some dinner. I’ll even cook.” Eirwyn pushed him away playfully and fixed her clothes. “You can help cook dinner. You’ll end up burning down my kitchen if I leave you to cook by yourself.” “Very well, as long as you’re happy,” Yato says while following her to the kitchen with a victorious smile.

[diverse-hearts]

@sneachtacait asked for a Halloween Starter

"Ah the greatest crime of all time has came to pass...this great detective asked you to bring him along some beer and yet you have come empty handed! Ah, but that cannot be the truth! Obviously some great crime occurred when you were on your way...right?" He frowned as though in deep thought. They were about to head out to a Halloween party together and the God had dressed himself as an old fashioned detective. However, the drink he'd so graciously asked for was no where to be seen.

He sighed lightly, glancing over at the bedroom door as Yukine walked out, looking like a rather grumpy lion, the blonde reaching up to tug at his ears in slight annoyance, "Do I have to wear this?".

[sneachtacait]

A disapproving look was quickly shot towards Yato before Eirwyn turned her attention back towards the little compact mirror in her hands. She smudged the makeup around her eyes a little in an attempt to fix it a bit, making sure to not smudge the icy blue "scales" she spent a good hour trying to get just right. "Yato, this is a children's Halloween party. And not just any kids, my boss's kids. I'm not going to be bringing any kind of alcohol to a children's party."

She closed the mirror and put it in her bag before reaching out to carefully ruffle Yukine's hair. "It looks cute on you. I promise we won't be there long. An hour at most. I promise I'll make it up to you afterwards." Eirwyn turned to look at Yato better, being careful of the fake dragon tail dragging behind her. "You know how I feel about alcohol, but maybe I'll buy you one or two drinks. Maybe."

It took her by complete surprise when her boss approached her several days ago and asked her if she would be willing to attend his twin's Halloween party. She was even more surprised when he pulled out an invitation specially made for her by the twins. Eirwyn knew they admired her to an extent, but didn't know it was this much. "I really appreciate you guys coming with me. I'm not sure how chaotic a party with a bunch of eight year olds is going to be."

[blignick]

[ewanandlianne]

【Shiba-drangea】

[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.

[sneachtacait]

[ forehead ] sender tenderly kisses receiver's forehead - Kyo

Kyo’s brows furrowed slightly as he approached the gate to the school, finding Eirwyn missing from her usual waiting spot. “She’s not here?” He turned to glance at Haru as he approached, Momiji following close behind. “Obviously not.” “Maybe she had to stay late at work,” Momiji chimed in. “Maybe,” Kyo muttered while pulling out his phone. The few messages he had sent to her during the day were still unread. “Momiji has a point. Eirwyn is their best employee. Maybe a big order came in and they needed her help.” Kyo let out a sigh as he put his phone back into his pocket. It wouldn’t hurt to go see if she was still at work, afterall, it’s happened before. But it’s not like her to ignore messages like this. She usually lets me know if her schedule changes. Haru gave Kyo’s shoulder a few pats, pulling him from his thoughts. “Momiji and I can go check if that’ll put you at ease.” With another sigh, Kyo shook his head and began walking in the direction of Eirwyn’s work. “No, I’ll check myself. But thanks for the offer.” “Say hi to Eirwyn for us,” Momiji called out and Kyo waved his hand in answer.

The cake shop Eirwyn worked at wasn’t very far from the school, so it didn’t take Kyo very long to get there. He also stopped by enough to pick up Eirwyn that almost everyone knew him. The little bell over the door jingled as Kyo entered the shop, and the owner stepped out from the back, wiping his floury hands on his apron. “Kyo! Nice to see you boy! What can I help you with today?” “I’m here to pick up Eirwyn. Is she off yet?” The owner’s eyes narrowed slightly as he scratched his chin. “Eirwyn didn’t come in today. Didn’t even call to let me know she was going to be missing work.”

A bit of apprehension started to form in Kyo’s chest as he turned and darted out the door. It was a bit difficult to pull his phone out of his pocket while running, but he managed to do it and call Eirwyn. “The number you dialed is not available at this time. Please check the number, and try your call again.” He tried a few more times, but every time it went straight to voicemail. “Damnit!” Kyo picked up his pace and took every shortcut he knew to get to Eirwyn’s house.

Panicked and out of breath, he began pounding on the door once he reached her house. “Eirwyn!” Calm down, everything’s fine. Everything’s fine. Kyo moved the flowerpots on the porch around, looking for the spare key she kept hidden. Frost let out a startled cry and jumped from the couch and ran towards Eirwyn’s room as soon as Kyo burst in through the door. “Eirwyn?” “Kyo..?” It was weak, but Kyo definitely heard her voice. “Where are you?” “The bathroom. I’m decent, you can come in.” He pushed the door open fully and saw Eirwyn laying in her bathtub. Kyo stared at her with wide eyes while trying to catch his breath. “W-what’s going on? Why are you in the tub? Are those ice cubes?”

The water sloshed as Eirwyn pushed herself up and adjusted her tank top to cover herself a bit better. “What are you doing here?” Her breathing was a bit ragged and her usually pale skin was flushed. Despite being in a tub full of ice water, her skin felt rather warm when Kyo reached out to touch her forehead. “I tried calling you, and it went straight to voicemail. What’s going on?” “My phone must’ve died.” Eirwyn closed her eyes and took in a deep breath, sinking back down into the ice water. “I’ve been meaning to tell you about this, but I never really knew how to bring it up. I’m sorry you had to find out this way.” She took a few more ragged breaths and looked over at Kyo. “I have heat cycles. They happen around every three to four months, but they only last a couple days.”

Kyo simply stared at her, trying to take it all in. “Heat cycles.” Eirwyn nodded weakly and leaned her cheek against the edge of the tub. “Why the ice bath?” “It helps me manage the fever, to an extent.” “Does it hurt?” “Hmm, not really. It’s just incredibly uncomfortable.” Kyo took in a deep breath and let it out slowly before cupping her face in his hands and pressing a kiss to her forehead. “I thought something had happened to you.” “My heat cycle happening soon after Akito showing up is unfortunate. I’m okay though, I promise. It’ll be over in a couple days.” Kyo pressed their foreheads together for a moment before pulling back enough to look in her eyes. “Haru and Momiji say hi.”

[maureen2musings]

Last rays in a snowy forest

niiloi

[autumn-leaves-winter-breeze]

[everythingfox]

1 brain cell

[feluka]

cats being capable of understanding accidents and even giving you a little head bonk to let you know you're still cool makes it infinitely funnier that they don't understand when you're trying to help them

cats when you step on their tail: i'll admit that was rather ouchie, but given the lifetime of goodwill and trust between us, one must conclude this booboo is but a fluke.

cats when you try to get their claws unstuck from the couch covering: this nefarious bitch has never had a single honorable intention in their dishonest and shameful life, this must be one of their sinister plots or perhaps even an attempt on my life,