GHOSTARS!!

[badass-space-fish]

No shade to the stuff that’s currently trending at this very moment or the people posting the things. But. Today is an anniversary of a variety of major world events and NONE of them are trending.

For those who are unaware:

It’s literally autism day in every way yet it’s not trending

[fanonical]

in portal, glados forces you to form an attachment to the companion cube, then incinerate it

shortly thereafter, she tries to incinerate you

which could mean nothing

[unfetteredferocity]

That is litterally Dave Strider

[jerico3193]

[frizz01percy]

this should be the most reblogged post on tumblr before it dies

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One more jadedavekat for the night (the first one I drew actually, I think they're very cute)

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These are random but I thought they should be posted (it took me too long to write out that bs dialogue for kankri the people will see it)

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THE NYCSTUCK DESIGNS ARE SOOO CUTE I had to draw them

Jadedavekat if you squint

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I wanted to practice dynamic poses and really like the god tier designs

Rose kinda looks like Tinkerbell but shut up she pulls off the pose better

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It's been ages since I've posted anything and this is because I started reading homestuck

My apologies gang

Work on learn to live has begun again and slowly but surely we will get back on the ball

In the meantime

Have my Homestuck art

Aka a bunch of doodles I did on magma the other day

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HI SO

I really like blueink

We know this

BUT

I yearn for enemies AND lovers myth blueink

The fluff is cute

BUT

I need them to hate make out

...

So I made them hate make out

‼️suggestive ish under cut‼️

And closeups

Ok freak over goodnight

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After reading Homestuck I think I just need them to be kismesises now please and thank you

[barkbarksoda]

People seeing what MOTM was a rewrite from heals my soul a little because it means that they didn't grow up with it, but it makes me a little sad that they didn't get to witness Hailey when she was alive

[sentient-grimm]

No context doodle of @biposi and i’s all nighter vc.

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I think this works for like

Every fandom

Undertale, Baldi, fnaf, my hero academia like I could keep going

[ami0amii]

How to draw Afro textured 4c hair - an explanation/Tutorial

For those of you that don’t know what 4c hair is, 4c hair is a hair texture type that contains coils to small and tight that the hair appears to be more puffy rather than curly ( like to photo below ) this is in NO WAY to be confused with curly hair. there is a drastic difference.

As a black artist that primarily draws characters with 4c hair, I’ve been asked many times to do a tutorial on 4c hair so here we go~

before we get into 4c hair, lets take a moment to fully understand it by talking about hair texture in a general sense first

let’s take a look at this example of straight hair vs curly hair ( 1 type straight hair vs 3 type curly hair )

If you take a moment to compare the two you’ll notice straight hair is flat, it has no texture. Straight hair perfectly hangs down similar to liquid-like silk. It’s lack of curl pattern is the reason as to why it hangs perfectly flat.

curly hair on the other hand doesn’t lie down flat and silky like straight hair, It’s more thick. Curly hair in it’s raw and unstyled state has a trapezoid like shape this is because the sides of the hair spread more outward.

So why is this? Why is straight hair flat and curly hair thick?

the answer to that question is a thing called piling up. When it comes to hair texture, the shape of the hair strands aren’t the only thing that matters, its how the strands coexist with each other, Curly hair strands coexist by piling up on top each other.

moisture also effects hair texture too, different hair types absorbs moisture differently, thus the thickness of each hair type is different. 

…..soooo, how does this all relate to how to draw 4c hair?? 

Well let’s take a look at the drawing below. Notice how the arrows go outward more as the hair texture gets curlier. As we’ve already discussed, this is because hair piles up, The curlier the hair texture, the more it piles up on each other, the bigger it gets, the more outward the arrows go.

Out of any hair texture, 4C hair has the most curls. Because of this, the hair piles up on each other so much that it doesn’t lie down flat like straight hair, nor does it make a trapezoid like shape like curly hair, it instead becomes more cloud like.❤️

This is what you need to take into account when it comes to drawing 4C hair.

Think of it as piling up a bunch of cotton balls on each other. The most cotton on top of top to lead to a bigger patch of  cotton. this is 4c hair.

How to not draw 4c hair:

Garnet fanart. Let’s talk about Garnet Fanart. I notice a trend that when artists draw Garnet from Steven universe, her hair texture is usually changed to 3 type curly like texture. This subtle form of White washing has confused me because this is inaccurate. 

Garnet’s hair is in the shape of a cube. Though 3 type hair piles up on each other, it isn’t curly nor thick enough for their hair to stay in the shape of a cube. Curly hair lies down more than 4c hair. So garnet’s hair being in the shape of a cube is a dead giveaway that it is 4C. Why do you think hairstyles like flat tops are usually seen on black men with 4c hair? It’s because, the 4c hair texture is thick and strong enough to stay in whatever shape you put it in.

please, if you’re drawing a character with 4c hair, avoid drawing it like curly 3 type hair, this is very anti-black and texturist.

So, how do you draw 4c hair?

honestly, its the most easy thing in the world

i wanna clarify that blobby looking 4c drawings ( like the one on the top left ) can work depending on how cartoony your art style is.

Another thing that I want to greatly clarify when it comes to drawing 4C hair is, YOU. DONT. NEED. TO. DRAW. EVERY. HAIR. STRAND!…..like, seriously. I’ve gotten many messages about how 4C hair is hard to draw, and it’s always left me confused; but then I find out that the same people that have trouble drawing 4C hair, attempt to draw every single strand of hair. This is unnecessarily time consuming because it’s merely impossible to get every single detail down, especially when you have a simple cartoon style. 4C hair does not require much effort, all you’re doing is drawing lumps. It’s that simple, nothing more nor nothing less.

The reason why I greatly advise all of you to avoid drawing every single hair strand is because in real life, when you look at a 4C textured Afro, your eyes don’t pick up on each individual hair strand like straight or curly hair. 4C hair, appears to be more undefined and cloud like, so attempting to draw each and every individual strand is unnecessary and will most likely end up looking inaccurate.

Anyways! that’s it for now! there will be a part 2 to this tutorial that will come out next week! i hope you guys have learned from this and apply it to your black character in your art!~

[furbearingbrick]

[arctic-hands]

[Image Description: first image: stock photo of a Black woman with a large afro.

Second image: a digital painting or a Black woman with a large afro.

Third image: the various types of hair, ranging from 2A (wavy) to 4C (tightly coiled in an afro).

Fourth image: a simple diagram showing long straight hair going down, and 3C curly hair going down and outward.

Fifth image: a diagram of the 3C hair, next to a trapizoid shape, giving a rough estimate of the shape of the hair.

Sixth image: three looping lines representing 3C curls, next to the full head of hair. The graphic says “Curly hair strands get fluffier because its curls give it more mass. With that it leaves very little space between the strands so it instead piles up on top each other and gets thick”

Seventh image: Very slightly wavy lines next to a full head of straight hair, labeled “Too thin to fluff so it goes straight downward”. Below it says “Straight hair doesn’t get fluffy because the hair strands are too thin. This leaves bigger space between the hair strands, allowing the hair to hang next to each other rather than on top of each other.”

Eighth image: a diagram of various hair types and the direction they grow. Straight hair grows straight down, wavy hair starts to grow down and out in a slight triangle, curly hair grows down and out in a more defined triangle, softer coiled hair starts to grow out to the sides after growing down neck-length, tighter coils starts growing out to the sides, and 4C hair starts growing up and out to the sides in a well-defined circular afro.

Ninth image: overlapping curly lines added together to make a an afro.

Tenth image: a drawing of a smiling Garnet, labeled “OG”, from Steven Universe, with her perfectly square shaped afro. Next to it is a frowning Garnet, labeled “Fan Art” with softer curls resulting in a in a less-defined hair shape. The graphic says “stop doing this!”

Eleventh image: a photo of a Black man with 4C hair in a high flat-top style. Next to the photo is an official graphic of Garnet, once again showing off her cube-like hairstyle.

Twelfth image: “Just. Draw. Lumps.” With a drawing of a Black woman with her hair pulled back in a large, puffy style.

Thirteenth image: “Same way you draw clouds, cotton fuzz, etc, you draw 4C hair the same way.” There’s a drawing of a cloud and fuzzy earmuffs.

Fourteenth image: three drawings of coiled hair, all crossed out. The first one is made of large puffs, and is captioned “right idea but the lumps are too big. Looks blobby.” The next one has smaller lumps but looser curls. This is labeled “the lumps are accurate but 4C hair does not have curls.” The third is more wavy in shape than coiled, and is labeled “4C hair is not wavy.”

Fifteenth to Nineteenth images: various Black women with a 4C afros of various length.

Twentieth image: the scene from the SpongeBob camping episode, with staring through binoculars and yelling at Patrick, who has a notepad and pencil, to “write that down! Write that down!” End ID]

[someartsy]

So I got this question on the au blog and felt like answering here.

I’m kinda sick of drawing bald gray characters in the back so this an official announcement!

I need background characters!

Do YOU wanna see your silly OC’s or sonas somewhere in the official Mythical High School blog panels? Then you should @ me OR rebolg this post with an insert character ref sheet!

Keep in mind:

- you won’t have a big role in the story, this is background characters ONLY

- there’s no guaranteed you’ll be in more then one panel.

- you don’t need a ref sheet, an easy to see drawing would be fine itself!

- this is simply for fun! You don’t have to if you don’t wanna!

If you need help making a character: here are some things that might help!:

- this world takes place in the 2000s!

- there are MULTIPLE activities if you wanna put your character in one such as: clubs, sports, and trades (trades are: specialized, hands-on career training programs focused on practical skills for industries like construction, automotive, healthcare, and culinary arts. Like construction, or mechanic training)

- you’re character can be a student OR staff!

- it could be YOU! Self inserts are loved here!

If you have questions just ask! And have fun!!!

((PLEASE @ me other wise I won’t see it! Love artsy!))

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I'm self absorbed so MEEEE here lemme pile them on

This is Calabri I redesigned her recently! She's introverted, likes reading, and running. So maybe she could be on track idk

My oldest oc ever this is Inkwell I still haven't actually redesigned her BUT this could still work she could just be a huge hazard in like robotics or that one car mech class I can't remember the name of rn. She could also be in theater she does like acting

She's weird like homeschooled weird. I think I made her a pyromaniac but that has nothing to do with highschool just a funfact

MY DARLING CHERISE

She's outspoken and loud, an extravert

She'd be in like gymnastics or cheer. Alternatively student government. She likes to be in charge

My darling girls

Have some extras just cuz

In order Inky (I'm unoriginal), Pip, and Dottie

I sent the third one as a reference of pips clothing we can ignore the Felix thing

Inky-art club

Pip-sleeps through all of their classes but is somehow passing abc grades

Dottie-photography club

Thank you for the excuse to throw up on someone abt my ocs I will never post them again

Love the au btw hiiiii

@someartsy

[nortsauce]

I'm absolutely about to get SLAPPED with an "Are you ill” but something stood out to me when I was referencing panels for Art Purposes. when Bendy and Boris have the other two tied up, Bendy and Cuphead argue over the map.

Something something "MY INK ON YOUR BROTHERS HANDS." -Bendy. Cuphead, who he's talking too, is too busy rage-baiting. But Mugman makes a weird face, and repeats it-

"his.. ink?" Not a statement. A question. He looks... offput, by the notion. I'd almost describe his second expression as "unsettled." Maybe even Queasy!

Later on, during the balcony scene between Bugs and Mickey, Bugs mentions something about Mickey "Working himself thin on Ink," while he grins to himself, like it's something more than what he's saying on the surface level.

Then again Bugs is a weapons-grade freak so it might just be him. But your (nortsauce) panels all have a lot of attention to detail- everything feels very, very deliberate and foreshadowing in these interactions, so while he's always manic... he's blocked out during this scene. A grinning face, whispering to him from LITERALLY the back (behind) of his mind. As if this REALLY DOES have more meaning than "don't overwork yourself."

My first thought was blood. Like- liquid ink, what makes up a cartoon? Ink! But everyone bleeds RED. Cuphead (obviously), Felix’s Love tap form Mickey, when Boris got Milly-rocked by Mugman, Bendy when he got shot on the leg, etc. So that didn’t work. Then I got curious.

And- after noticing this, I went through the comic, and outside of INK Machine and INKwell, I'm... struggling to find any other mentions of Ink. Ichor is mentioned, sure, but not Ink. (My thoughts on Ichor are an entirely separate ramble) The ONLY two character this is seemingly brought up with, are Bendy and Mickey.

All this irrelevant rambling is to pretty much to ascertain- the Blot is a terminal illness that melts someone's flesh? And Ink makes UP that muscle? The idea that someone's body literally liquefied and stained your gloves would explain how Mugman reacted for sure, and it would be exactly the kind of freako vocabulary Bugs would use. ALSO it would foreshadow Mickey having the Blot in an EXTREMELY cool way.

this is the worst way to ask for world building info. I should've just asked "does ink mean toon meat". I'm sorry.

good eye

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The evil intimidating nort (they said two words)

[edenisquiet]

First (normal) post on this blog. Yay i guess

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HI SO

I really like blueink

We know this

BUT

I yearn for enemies AND lovers myth blueink

The fluff is cute

BUT

I need them to hate make out

...

So I made them hate make out

‼️suggestive ish under cut‼️

And closeups

Ok freak over goodnight