#maryatthecomiccon

[magnusandalec]

I'm excited for Episode 5 tomorrow because we don't just get a new episode, we also get the promo for Episode 6, which has the Malec first date :DD

Yes, I know! I’m super excited for that.

The only downside will be having to wait a whole ‘nother week.

[lemonsouda]

It's from the "That Dragon, Cancer" video... That whole video made me want to cry

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[ratomik]

Hey! Your art is FREAKING AWESOME, first off! Second, do you have any tips for shading realistic(ish?) skin digitally? I can never seem to get the colors or shading right :/

Aah thank you so much! :D As for the shading, I usually just go over with the same colour I used for the skin as a multiply/colour burn layer. After that I use shades of purple and pink (or sometimes blue) near the eyes and nose (I try and make sure that these are in the same tone as the skin colour, e.g warm or cool) And then sometimes my final shading layer is a very light yellow/blue for highlights! 

Also try using your brush with a low flow level so that it blends in nicely. Play with overlay modes (multiply, screen etc) and opacity levels for each shade layer so you can see what looks most natural for your drawing too. Hope it helped!

[jazzymandias]

Hey! I'm a huge fan of your art and was wondering if you had any tips on shading realistic skin digitally? (Mama Bristlee1 said you'd be a good person to ask :)

Hey love!

Thanks @bristlee1 first off! That’s a huge compliment!

And thank you too! I’m glad you like my art! <3

Skin is interesting because the more you paint skin, the more you realise there is not really any such thing as “skin colour” and skin can actually be... just about any colour you want.Shading skin and painting skin is more about looking for your light sources than anything else. I would suggest spending some time looking at the different ways certain light sources can affect shadows and the colour of skin. For example - if you had a backlit subject, you’re going to find you need to make a harsher contrast between light and shade, especially around the outline of the face. Similarly, if you had stage lights with led washes, you’re going to find that skin can easily be shades of pink or green or anything else as well!

My suggestion would be - don’t box yourself in to thinking there is a “skin colour” that your subject has and that you need to stick to in shading and highlighting.

It’s difficult to go into heaps of detail in a text post... but I’ll be covering this sort of thing with my tutorials, so if you want to check out this list, eventually there will be more on skin and shading in general!

[dailymalec]

Hey I was wondering what program you use to make and edit your GIF's? They're really nice! :D

We’re using Photoshop, thank you <3

[amazing-pan]

Morning (Special Imagine)

Tiger Lily x Wendy x Peter Pan Imagine

Mary and Tiger Lily stopped at their viewpoint and looked out on the view. It was a late morning, the sun had risen but was still low and the air was still cool. Mary settled her bow on the ground and sat down. Her long, dark brown hair was braided away from her face and fell down her chest. Tiger Lily took off the belts that held her swords’ sheaths on her back. They both enjoyed the warmth from the sun and took a breather.    “You know, Peter have come up with a name for you too.” Tiger Lily said and glanced at Mary. Mary looked up, surprise expressed by her beautiful features and Tiger Lily tried to shrug it off nonchalantly, but she knew it meant a lot to Mary. Then Mary frowned. “Wait, too?”   “Oh yeah, I have a name for you too, but you know... Peter’s name is better.” Mary gawped and smiled. Tiger Lily brushed a strand of hair out of her face. Mary grinned even wider and leaned over to hit Tiger Lily on the shoulder. “Why didn’t you tell me?”   “My name? That I gave you? Ah well, I wanted it to be perfect but... It’s still not right.” Mary chuckled. “Of course it is.” Tiger Lily leaned forward and looked at Mary. “Really?” Mary nodded, beaming. Tiger Lily snickered and then squinted up at the blue sky.   “I was thinking of two names. Awendela which means ‘morning’. Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the morning. Pale and bright, cool and good. It means another day, another opportunity. Then Mimiteh for ‘new moon’, because it also means a beginning, a new birth, which I fascinate a lot. Morning and New Moon. It means that even dark times, and even death can be overcome and you can start anew.” Tiger Lily silenced. “Awendela is the most beautiful isn’t it? It fits you. You’re tall and strong, but beautiful. You’re young. This is your morning, but don’t worry, there’ll always be another one.”  Mary sat in silence.    “We can for short call you Awen.”  Tiger Lily took a deep breath.   “Well Peter thought of ‘Wendy’. The lost boys think it sounds like the name of a bird, but I think it sounds elegant.”  Tiger Lily stood. “He can call you what he wants, but to me, you’re my Awendela.”  Smoke rose from the distance. Mary stood. Tiger Lily secured her swords and smiled to Mary. “That’s our call, Peter is setting the trap at that point. Let’s go make sure he doesn’t screw up, shall we?” Mary nodded, she looked speechless but smiled to herself.   “Awendela, are you coming?” Tiger Lily’s voice sounded from behind the trees.  Mary nodded and looked up, a single tear escaping her eye and she sniffled. She hurried after the princess, wiping her cheek. “Awendela.” She whispered to herself. 

x

Happy birthday Mary! You’re my Awendela <3 Screw Peter’s choice by calling you Wendy. I’ll fight him. Haha~

Love you, you’re beautiful and it’s so wonderful to know you! <3

Love, Tiger Lily. <3

[positive-markiplite-confess-blog]

This is my story. Kind of lengthy, but Mark means so much to me and has helped me so much. It reads from top left down, over to the top right. Thanks! - Mary 💙

Send in your positive confessions via ask or submission!

[amazing-pan]

Full moon 🌚 (Even though you're a badass precious cinnamon roll and an awesome person and friend 😊💕)

Full moon: Something about yourself you feel is unusual

(Thank you Mary, you’re lovely and awesome too, love you <333)

Well, lately I’ve figured that I’m not that different, like there’s people just like me, but, my dreams are very weird. I have this ability to know that I’m dreaming and take charge, but every time I know I’m dreaming it turns into a nightmare. Like my mind is battling me. It’s so weird. 

Last night I dreamt that I was walking into an elevator, because I needed to go to the 3rd floor of this building, and I thought to myself; this is a stupid choice Emma, elevators are always used in horror movies. I even looked up in the corner of it as it started to go down and thought it was filfthy (it was so detailed) and then I realized it went down, and I didn’t want to go down. At the bottom, in the basement there was a lab, and I immediately knew I wasn’t supposed to be there, and some people dressed in common clothes were led around and they looked really dazed off and zombie like, so I just imitated them and I was led together with them into a room.It turned out to be some place where they tested people and let us go through horrible things. There was this sound that really freaked me out, and I woke up because of that. (Then I went to sleep again and dreamt the same dream but I knew what was going to happen and mastered it quite well. I didn’t die! ^^)

My dreams are quite vivid and crazy, I’m often inspired by them to write. ^^

Love,Tiger Lily. <3