paint or die

welcome to acrookedvulture's artblog. call me Naitel.THEY/THEM PRONOUNS. FREE ART REQUESTS ARE CLOSED. FOR NOW.enjoy. i guess its NSFW? I DO COMMISSIONS! My cashapp is $tempurajudge

[temperamentaljudgement]

So, im starting work, soon

But if anyone is willing to help a trans/nb dude out, please hit me up for icon commisions! I currently make icons like these: (prices listed on description)

And i can use either venmo (@Naitel-Gallardo) or cashapp ($tempurajudge)

If anyone is interested in icons, please feel free to either send me an ask or inquire at my email, [email protected]

And if youre just interested in helping me out, you can send me a little something, anyways! 😉

Please share and spread this post if possible, i would really love to get cracking at making cool things for people again!

Open slots (12/12)

[lixmooon]

he's so silly

[temperamentaljudgement]

Cant even post half the shit i been drawing because its been straight up jjk porn

[glavilio]

a bad bitch on one arm and a cig in the other. need

[temperamentaljudgement]

this what ive been up to today lol

[temperamentaljudgement]

todays theme was DEFINITELY grabbing men by the cheeks haha

i pray to draw gojo enough times i can summon him on paper at will!!

[temperamentaljudgement]

todays theme was DEFINITELY grabbing men by the cheeks haha

i pray to draw gojo enough times i can summon him on paper at will!!

[temperamentaljudgement]

this what ive been up to today lol

[multi-fandom-lunatic]

chat reminder to just write whatever the fuck you want. write that overused trope. write that obscure shit that no one will have heard of. just. do it. your writing is yours stop depriving it of that.

[sadboybrigade]

honestly in the era of AI slop it is more important than ever for you to write or draw that incredibly niche/strange/unpalatable thing you want to make. the world needs the unique weirdness of people more than ever

[hokkotarumae]

starting a collection

[temperamentaljudgement]

bit of a repost but i just wanted to formally sketchbook dump the shit i got so far

[maddiebiscuits]

huuuughhhhh yahoo selling scraped data from tumblr to AI sloo probably uughhhwaaauuwghhhhhh

[maddiebiscuits]

Tumblr user? Here's what to know about Tumblr selling your data to OpenAI and MidJourney

Parent company Automattic will reportedly sell Tumblr content to OpenAI and MidJourney for training data. Here's how you can opt out.

bwwaaaughhhhhhgggh enshittification continues

[the-barn-rat]

this is what you're looking for to opt out!!!

[cappuccinoandglitter]

It's under Visibility, noy Privacy like I assumed at first.

[temperamentaljudgement]

Ive been mostly just doodling, nothing sick as fuck and highly detailed this time, sorry gang

We're trying to master the art of simplicity and watercolor crayons here lol

[gayvampyr]

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

[gayvampyr]

“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit

[gayvampyr]

ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like

with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing

is it too much to ask

[moreclaypigeons]

gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that

cohesive but still contrasting

This kind of talks about color and composition

This is a bit about landscape specifically

Values & composition

Contrast in composition

Balance in colors & values

This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones

Cohesion within compositions/lighting

"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!

This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!

Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process

With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)

[gayvampyr]

thanks this is super helpful! /gen

[gallusrostromegalus]

If you'd like 2 Print books that I absolutely reccomend to every visual artist regardless of Media, Color and Light and Imaginative Realism by James Gurney are basically religious texts for artists, even the 3-D people because his understanding and explanation of how light and form work is that damn good.

If you're wondering about Mr. Gurney's chops:

James Gurney is the Dinotopia Guy (that link includes his Dinotopia books, prints and online classes too)

[rainycraze]

Reblogging to check this out later

[nathanierblog]

McCalls Pikachu Plush 2512 Sewing Pattern

This thing has been out of print for like, 26 years and some of us want to make chubby classic pikachu so uh... I figure it's okay to share bc it's kinda hard to get your hands on the remaining physical copies.

Bonus points: Aelith made some embroidery/applique files for it too

McCalls Pikachu Plush P462 Sewing Pattern - Redrawn for Archiving Purposes

Remade by AeilithArt so that we could use the pattern without like, destroying it. It's not exact since it's trace, but it's p much the same

[were--ralph]

read all options first!!!

Significant Other(s)

I do not have one and do not want one

i do not have one but would like one (or more)

I had one but am now single

have one or more, met on online dating sites / The Apps

have one or more, met at work

have one or more, met irl somewhere random

have one or more, they were my friend(s)

have one or more, met at school

have one or more, met on social media

have one or more, met online randomly

have one or more, met in an online community

somehow, other (comment)

Voting ended onDec 22, 2025

i love knowing things i'll forget within an hour

[were--ralph]

[catmask]

meowdy, and here's a little art challenge for december my minnows and i have been cooking up! i know month long art challenges can be kind of intimidating to some people, so i figured making a week long one could encourage people to give longer challenges a try!

if you'd like to share your designs, please do so to '#brush week 2025'! ill be checking the tag and sharing some of the cool ones i see!