#art projects

[byoldervine]

Friendly reminder that finishing projects is not mandatory; share what you’ve got if you want, but you’re under no obligation to finish it. Is it no longer fun? Don’t force yourself into burnout just to slog through something that you’re getting nothing out of anyway

[sillymilly]

I would like to see what they got in store for the others with art projects

EDIT: I found out Shadow Milk Cookie has his own music video with the mask! It's titled "Cuckoo Show".

[flankerclinger0a]

Artists, witches, and brewers of magical elixirs! I call upon you.

I would like a drink.

Make me something, make me anything, and I will draw my reactions to each concoction.

You need not worry about poisoning me, for I, as the doodle menace, am poison resistant.

If you wish to tell me what you’ve put in your drink, you may.

If you want to test a new potion, you may!

I am just thirsty and looking for something tasty.

I summon my mutuals, and any who wish to participate.

@theheavensfury @this-orange-anon024 @easypeace29 @artie-ray @acephoric @cyberpsychosissys @sagearts3004 @winterarts

This art challenge/prompt was brought to you by me being really thirsty.

Tag me with your brew if you wish to participate!

[pulpfricktionsart]

"Looks Like You're Not Happy, 'Less I Open a Vein..."

Literally the day after my last post, I came down with a surprise headcold, and I’ve only just recovered from it. (Yeah, I could’ve kept working on this while I was sick. But for one thing, I was dealing with Sick-Brain, and Sick-Brain never wants to cooperate with anything outside of sleeping and showering. And for another thing, I didn’t want too many germs to attach to my little guy. Sure, he’ll get exposed to some germs no matter what, but still.) 

Anyway, remember what I said about posting throughout the whole vein-drawing process? Well, turns out I decided to be a bit more gung-ho with the details than I thought I’d be...

Although I was still pretty damn nervous about it, I’d made a point to practice drawing vein patterns on paper with other Ohuhu markers (basically every color outside of gray and red, since I really needed those markers to stay viable for this project). And despite my doubts about my drawing, I’m actually pretty pleased with how they turned out so far. 

My personal artistic skills are focused on writing, sculpture, and painting the clay used for said sculptures. (Yeah, decorating cakes and cookies is kinda there too, but I’m still an amateur at that.) When it comes to drawing, I typically say, “I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler.” But veins are actually kinda easy. It’s just a matter of making streaks weave together. The uncanny resemblance to tree roots/branches helps. (Even if that was one of the things I questioned about how I was drawing them.)

A big part of this success is the fact that the fur hasn’t put up too much of a fight. I’ve noticed that the three Labubu lines seem to have different types of fur in their designs. The BIE line specifically has very thick, fluffy fur. The EM line has dense, curly fur. The HAS, meanwhile, has fur that seems much thinner, and a bit more prone to matting. Not that that’s a bad thing, it just needs to be handled with more care. It seems to create a bit of a smoother palette; you still have to be cautious with your marker-strokes, but it’s probably easier to customize than, say, a BIE’s fur. (You could still color it, but complex patterns would certainly be a challenge) 

Yes, I know, the fur and veins of the head looks different than everywhere else; I'm really not sure how that happened. I wasn't happy about it at first, but by now I've embraced it as a happy accident. For one thing, the slight color-spread could reference burst veins. For another thing, this could be chalked up to how the brain actually requires a different type of bloodflow than most other organs of the body.

As you can see, the ears are now fully colored-in. I tried to outline the inside and the the outer-edges with red, but I found myself having to try and clear up more smudges with more rubbing alcohol on the parts that were SUPPOSED to remain untouched. And that made the ears just...kinda resemble strawberry shortcake. And while I usually don't mind strawberry shortcake, this project is about blood, so changes had to be made. It was a last-minute decision, but I don't think it takes away from the rest of the look.

I didn’t originally plan to outline the entire face with red; the first idea was to just have veins branching off one or two corners of it. But hey, if you look up diagrams of the circulatory system, then you’ll see how veins are fucking EVERYWHERE, so that gave me more confidence. Plus, I kinda like the way the face is just poking out of the red like that. 

(Also, yes, there are some smudges of certain parts of the vinyl. I guess there were some weak points in the tape, just like what happened with the ears. Luckily for me, the worst of it cleaned off. Plus, those smudges leaked onto much less visible areas, save for directly around the nose. The hands and feet are a bit of a different story. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense for the Labubu to look grungy as well as bloody. The titular submarine isn’t up to code with its mechanics, so it probably wasn’t too clean on the inside even before it was sent into the blood ocean.)

Aaaaaaannnnnd he's pretty much done! I considered taking the customization all the way to his eyes with red and black metallic paints, but I ultimately decided not to. The irises are behind plastic, after all; you can't really touch them or have any paints properly set on top of them. Besides, look at their original design! Makes my buddy look like he’s happily contemplating some arson. And who the hell says hearts are too cutesy/girly? Just because they’re pink doesn’t mean they can’t spiritually relate to the blood ocean.

Notice how I said "pretty much done." Despite everything I've done for the modification, there's still something missing. And the movie literally comes out tomorrow (even though I could only manage to get tickets for a showing on the 31st, because the one for the 30th sold out a few hours after my local theater accepted the movie), so I don't have time for anything too extravagant...

That's where this comes in!

Literally just a spare pendant from Etsy on a chain that was originally human-sized until I cut it down a bit. I made a special necklace to wear to the showing, so I figured it was only right for Fabian to one as well. (That's my buddy' official name, by the way. Fabian. There's a reason for that, because of course I have to be extra about everything, but I won't get into that right now.)

NOW he's ready to come to the theater with me!

I really didn't think this would turn out so decent, since it's my first time trying out plushie modification. I think I'm gonna keep trying it in the future, since I actually had a lot of fun and learned quite a few things in the process.

But that'll be a post for another day...

(Although I might post something else for Iron Lung in the next couple days, depending on how I feel. We'll just have to see.)

@sammys-magical-au @insane4fandoms @the-matpat-ever @inkbedou @darkedeusvult48-blog

[night-windows]

A new journal has begun.

I found an old road atlas (from 1993!) hanging around an abandoned cubicle at work, and got inspired. I have said before that I cannot talk about work or what my company does, but we do have a lot of books on maps and satellite imagery hanging around, and a lot of people that work with things like ArcGIS, so some of the stickers and things are scavenged from around the office. The rest of the maps were found in a giant barrel of vintage maps that were at a local crafting scrap supply shop. The theme of the journal is going to be centered around maps, directions, the way places are represented on paper, the places I have been, and their significance. Even though junk journaling is "supposed" to be sort of freeform, I do love a theme and the possibilities that guidelines and limitations create.

Did I mention that my last journal, my religious/prayer journal, was stolen? It was in a box of things that I took out of my car after it was totaled and I went to empty it out at the body shop. I set the box in the basement/laundry room of my building just to keep it out of the way until I got a new car. I thought it would be fine, because there is stuff that has been sitting in that room since I moved in to the building two years ago, but I went to retrieve something from the box a few weeks later, and it was gone. The box was there! But its contents were nowhere to be seen. Apartment management swears up and down that maintenance wouldn't have had any reason to empty it or throw anything away without giving people a chance to come claim it, but I'm not so sure. In any case, my journal is gone, along with a bunch of paper scraps, some magazines, a church directory, the license plate that was on my Escape, my winter coat, my old UMHS fleece/softshell jacket/off-brand Northface, that sort of thing.

The only thing I'm really mad about is the journal. Nothing in the box had significant monetary value (it is kind of annoying that I will have to buy another winter coat) Of course, in the end, it's just paper, glue, and stickers, but it's about the emotional investment and time spent. At least I got to enjoy the time I spent on it, I suppose... and I will always have the pictures.

[alloutofluck]

There are so many secret pockets in this travelling journal 😍

This is my first journal for my project The Travelling Journal. I’ve built a website that links people all over the world into groups for SOTTJ groups!

If you’re interested or curious, please send me a DM! 😍

[oldfarmhouse]

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