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[ebi-noodle-doodles]

Chubby Miku in a sports bra, P L E A S E .

hmm i liek it Picasso !

[enden-k]

Can we please have Phainon receiving belly rubs and scratches behind his ear? He's a very good boy. The best boy, in fact. <3

the best boy in the entire universe...

[anajudraws]

you have currently drawn Idia 51 times

No need to respond I just thought that was neat since the meaning behind the number is nice

Have a good da/night

WHAT !! HOW!!! can't believe you actually took the time to count them all… is this a goroawase thing? '51' meaning 'koi'? if not, please let me know because i am so so curious

also, between the unholy amount of idia wips i have sitting around and all the doodles in my sketchbook, the actual number has to be at least double take a few unfinished idis ( ≖‿ ≖ )

thank you so much for paying such close attention to my art! hope you have the best day

[ziseviolet]

Hi! I had a question regarding colors and prints on hanfu. In Western society, there’s an emphasis on making sure children’s clothing is gendered (i.e. the “pink aisle”). Was this a thing with traditional Chinese fashion as well?

Hi! Thanks for the question, and sorry for taking ages to reply! (boy's hanfu photo via 小名子曰):

Generally speaking, no -- gendering children's clothing by color was not a thing with traditional Chinese fashion.

Historically in China, color was associated with social class, not gender, as the use of color was influenced by social status and economic ability. Expensive dyes were mostly used by the nobility, while commoners wore colors made from natural dyes.

Common colors for children's clothing - both boys and girls - included red, blue, green, white, beige, and light gray. Red was one of the most popular colors in children's clothing, symbolizing good fortune, happiness, and warding off evil. Blue was commonly worn because its dyes were relatively easy to obtain. Green was often used in everyday clothing and represented youth and vitality. Neutral and light colors were often used for baby swaddling clothes, underwear, and summer clothing. Below - recreations of red, blue, and beige boys' hanfu from the Song (left) & Ming (right) dynasties:

You can see the use of these common colors - red, blue, green, white, beige - in the below paintings from the Song and Ming dynasties. Paintings 1-3 (Song & Ming) each depict an older sister with her younger brother (1/2/3); paintings 4-5 (Song) depict boys at play (1/2); and paintings 6-7 (Ming) depict girls at play (1/2):

Colors that are now considered "for girls" in the West were worn by children of both genders. For example, pink was often referred to as "light scarlet" and was considered a version of red. Red tones (including light scarlet) were often worn by the wealthy and powerful due to the preciousness of the dyes and the complexity of the processing. Therefore, boys of upper-class families would wear pink as a reflection of status. Below - first row: recreations of pink boys' hanfu from the Ming (left) & Song (right) dynasties; second row: paintings of pink girls' hanfu from the Tang dynasty (x):

Purple was also worn by boys of noble/royal families as a reflection of status and privilege, given the expensive cost of purple dye. Below - recreations of purple boys' clothing from the Song (left) & Qing (right) dynasties:

When it came to prints/patterns, boys' clothes were more likely to display dragons and tigers, while girls' clothes were more likely to display phoenixes and butterflies, but most patterns were gender-neutral. For example, the below recreations depict floral patterns on boys' hanfu from the Ming (left) & Song (right) dynasties:

The historical lack of gendered colors and prints allows people recreating children's hanfu to take inspiration from depictions of any gender, as seen below in this adorable recreation of a Tang dynasty boy's hanfu worn by a girl (x):

For more references, please see my childrens hanfu, colors, prints, patterns, motifs, and unisex tags.

Hope this helps! ^^

[britishmuffin]

Would love to see your take on kataang in their late teens or early twenties just being adorable!

Here's a speedy doodle of them all a little older with some mild kataang, if that suits you, anon c:

The gaang is teaching Zuko how to have friends!!!

[mulderscully]

What is spn

anon you have no idea how special this message is

[sketchupnfries]

I saw your sketches with Mark watney vs ryland Grace and I can't help but imagine watney on the beach while everything goes pear shaped, sitting on the beach and sipping a piña colada while grace is in the family death guy pose LOL. Mark like "this shit ain't my problem I survived Mars that's good enough for me"

Oh my gosh XD Here's that very sketch for ya