#halcyonhue

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Hey frank! If you had a body would you prefer it to be organic or inorganic

Mmm, does inorganic include "made of fancier matter"? Because that's pretty appealing. As in "made of black holes and their Hawking radiation." But if not, then probably organic, to be a bit closer to us.

[qrowscant]

HIIIII i'm so excited to see you have a neocities it's something i've been thinking about trying out for ages!! will you use it in tandem with itch.io? do you have any tips or resources for getting started you'd be happy to share? :)

for my longer project i'd like to host it on my own site (and to implement a save/load function for ease of access). shorter works will still be posted on itch.io tho!

as for tips, most of learning html amounted to me googling a specific problem/desired layout and combing through forums until somebody gave me an answer, lol. my biggest piece of advice is to google everything and copy/paste liberally.

for concrete places of learning, w3schools is good for quick references!

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

W3Schools offers free online tutorials, references and exercises in all the major languages of the web. Covering popular subjects like HTML,

this video was good for galleries too

tbh, coding is one of those things you kind of just have to jump into! it's going to be annoying and frustrating at times, but you'll get the hang of it if you keep at it. also just steal code lol

as always, i'm down to clown (troubleshoot in dms) if need be! i like picking through things.

[snoozu]

you're so real for just selecting a bg character with 2 lines and a fun design and creating them a whole backstory and conflicted psyche, truly one of the best ways to enjoy a show 💜 my contribution is to suggest "candy store" from heathers which seems to fit his vibe with boscha 💀

toh rlly said look at all these complex characters with interesting complex stories in the canon and i pushed them all aside and said i like the one trying and failing to do a situp <3 also UR SO RIGHT abt candy store omg that song is a banger

[marimbles]

hello! just popped by to follow you here and then saw the anon who said it was like moving apartments and thought it was cute :'D i wasn't sure what to get you for your new place but uhhhhh here's a scented candle🌸🕯️🌸

that’s actually the perfect blogwarming gift bc I LOVE scented candles. I’m obsessed with them. Addicted. I spend like ridiculous amounts of money on them so I can burn them all day at my desk when I work from home lol. also very good for long drawing or writing sessions. Really helps set the mood.

Thank youuuu 🌸🕯️🌸

[carpisuns-archive]

For the artist meme -- 20 and 6! 🎨 if you like xx

20. how often do you get art block?

all the time 🥰 it's like clockwork lol sometimes i get sooo frustrated and cranky bc i hate all my art and i'm like "woe is me!! i've lost all my skills!! i'll never draw again!!" and then i'm like wait . i know what's happening here. i just gotta wait it out I'll be fine lol. it's nice that i also write bc then i can switch to writing for a while until the art block clears up 👍 i've found it's best for me to just take a break from drawing for a bit and not try to force it so my brain can like reset itself

6. tag your favorite artists/inspirations!

oh man there are so many!!!! i could name like 100 people lol but i'm gonna limit myself to the ones i think have had the most direct influence on my art style. hope u guys don't mind the tags<3

@ileniagennari was one of the first artists i latched onto stylewise. i used to study their work a lot because i am obsessed with the fluidity and softness of their linework and i just really like how they draw faces and bodies. their rendering is also amazing and feels sort of cinematic somehow? i've always wished my art could have a similar feel!

@anna-scribbles has also been a huge style influence for me and she's just also been a big inspiration in general as a close friend<3 i ADORE her work and have studied it specifically a ton. she draws the most blorby blorbos ever. blorbyness is her art trademark imo. and i want that for me too so i tried to steal it. i also think just sheer proximity to her and her art has made me pick up a lot of things from her automatically haha. in particular, i feel like the way she draws smiles is so perfect, and i always try to channel her when i draw smiles myself haha

@ladybeug inspires me so much and has taught me really valuable art skills! a while ago i came to a point in my art journey when i felt just really stuck and frustrated. like i could not for the life of me just DOODLE. i took everything too seriously, even if it was supposed to be simple and silly. i really needed to learn how to loosen up and enjoy drawing more. stephanie is like the most esteemed and delightful doodler i know so i came to her for advice and she DELIVERED. she gave me super helpful tips and invited me to make daily comics with her and it's been lifechanging! it's helped me focus on communication over perfection and feel more confident in my art, which i think had a visible difference in my style too. i learn SO much from just regularly enjoying stephanie's work, including her webcomic @datmcomic!!

@rileyclaw is a good buddy of mine and his work is so hugely inspiring to me! it's really educational to see his wips and learn from his process. and since he's an incredible animator as well as an illustrator, enjoying his work is part of what inspired me to finally take a leap and make my first animatic. i really love how he pushes/exaggerates body and facial expression to communicate emotion and how he makes such careful choices about comp and color and just Everything to tell a whole story with every piece of his art. i've learned a lot from riley on the storytelling aspects of art and that's something i continue to try to build on!

@knockknockknockingonhootysdoor's art is like an instant and intense shot of dopamine to my brain every time!!! i cant even tell you how HAPPY it makes me. i just stare at it and eat it all up and i'm always asking myself HOW does he do it?? how does he make me feel this way. and i think it's just like....how genuine it is?? i can just feel kryan's love for the story and characters in the way he draws and im not sure that is a stealable quality lol. but in particular something i really admire about his art is how SHAPE it is. i love how he builds each character with different shapes and how each design feels so unique and so fitting for them. i am trying to incorporate that more into my own art!

man i already have rambled so much and there are so many other artists i could go on and on about alskjdfjkla ok just real quick i have to shout out @picayunearts bc i intensely enjoy her work in both the ml and toh fandoms and her coloring and use of light and gradient always stands out to me so i kinda try to channel that sometimes! @smallpapers is another fav and i love how soft and simple her art feels! it's always inspiring to me. @raystel's work also inspires me a lot, whether it's fanwork or original stuff. she is so creative with character design and seeing the way she expresses her ideas in art is so cool!

and i would be remiss if i didn't shout out my sister @mozzys-studio who is the first person i came to when i wanted to learn how to draw and she taught me a lot! her art is beautiful<3

thanks for the questions! :D

artist asks

[smallpapers]

THANK YOU for all your lovely art papers!!! Full disclosure: i actually stopped watching toh sometime in 2020, and it wasn't until you and a few other artists' lovely s2/ human realm art started crossing my dash last year that I decided to give the show another try. And I'm so so glad i did!!!! It's come to be such a source of joy to me and there are so many talented writers and artists creating in this space. I'm really grateful for that. I'll always think of your "how much salt?" "The more the better I think!" Comic and your lovely "thank you for finding me" art with a smile 💚💚💚💚

THANK YOU FOR THIS LOVELY MESSAGE!!!! i'm so honoured you remember my arts omg the cursed salt comic sobs

I'm so happy you continued watching TOH and it brought you so much joy!!! It's such a good show fr fr it has a special place in all our hearts💚💚

[peachcitt]

The many things i loved this chapter include: 1. the little echoes back to chapter 1. Adrien complaining to Alya about summer classes. The drinks. The movie night...🥲 2. Chloe got so many good lines! I feel that she is feeling the closest to how I feel when I read this fic -- fond but in an extremely exasperated way because these two idiots have been slow burning for the better part of a decade 🤣 3. Marinette NOT being stuck in Paris any more but travelling the world instead.... I love! Girl has earned it!!! I am not normal that they didn't talk for 3 years, but in a bittersweet way, that makes the ending feel even more satisfying and earned! 4. LOVE that while Nathalie and Gorilla are still a part of Adrien's life, Gabriel is not there at all. He has not earned a place in Adrien's happiness and you know what? Good. There was lots more I liked but I'll leave it there!! Thank u so so much Peach! 💓 🦋

1. im a fan of narrative symmetry. when i struggled with how chapter 16 would look, i just imagined what chapter 1 would be like, if it came at a different time

2. chloe mattered a lot to me for this fic. she has a very specific place in the story for me, and i like what you say about her lines mirroring reader experience

3. she deserves it!!

4. even though nathalie and gorilla aren’t perfect, they were the ones who at least tried for adrien. and adrien deserves that, too.

thanks for reading<3

[qrowscant]

hi i love your haunted house art so much. It is so unsettling and well composed. You're very talented!!!

ahh thank you so much T_T!! i'm honestly kind of floored at how much people enjoyed it, i guess we all love houses being alive and angry :,)

i'd like to do a breakdown of details and what they mean with regards to the character its about (mostly for my own satisfaction!), but we'll see if i ever get around to it ahaha