Aquila Knight

Aquila, She/He/They • Speak english and french. Antifascist - Anti Gen AI • Leftist - 🍉 - Pro LGBT+ Ko-Fi • Bluesky • AO3 • Instagram • ||||||||||Better Call Saul, Interview With The Vampire AMC, ELDEN RING, OFMD, RDR2, Marvel, Star Wars, Hannibal,...||||||||||

[themadknightuniverse]

Hello! I hesitated to make this post a lot, but I'm reaching a breaking point.

I'll soon get my first tattoo pen 🥰 I'm so very excited! I've been doing everything to live of my art for the past 7 years but I never got to earn enough to do so. I decided to try the last thing I always wanted to do and become a tattooist this year. It was initially my goal when I finished my studies but things got in the way. Now I get the chance to go for it, so I want tattooing to be my job as quickly as possible because it's my last artistic resort.

I'm spending my last saved money for this, which means a lot of stress and financial difficulties. It's never easy to ask for help, which I've been avoiding to do for years, but now I can't keep living in denial. So, if anybody can help me getting there, I'll take any given support ! For the occasion, I'm taking some low price commissions (exemples below).

To be fully transparent, lately I earn approximately 150$ per months by taking commissions (and I can't thank my regulars enough for this <3) and every 3 months I have to pay 950€ (~ 1,1K $ US) for social security contribution + VAT on the side, and that's only counting the work related charges. I have no other source of income. I've been relaying on commissions and my savings (which are quickly running low). I'm lucky to have someone to buy me food and give me a roof but as times are getting rougher, this situation won't be viable for much more long. The goal here is to get the time to learn tattooing, buying all the stuff I'll need (material, hygiene course,...) and paying for charges if I can.

So, if you have the means to help me get through this, it will be really appreciated! Here's how you can help either ways:

• Share this post! Free, simple, helps a LOT.

• Tip me on Ko-fi

• Order a low price commission (New!) (rough sketch only, delivery within 24-76h) (exemples below)

• Order a classic commission (exemples below)

What I'll do:

your original character(s) (OC)

fanart

pairings (adults only, LGBTQIA+)

anything humanoid (humans, fantasy species, aliens species, creatures such as ghouls, werewolves, vampires (human & more bat coded),… )

furry (please note : it'll be done in my own art style)

animal (existing, fantasy, horror,…)

romantic content

wounds, blood, scars,…

What I won't do:

nsfw

anything that have to do with machinery (robots, androids, mecha, mechanical animals, vehicles,…)

Please note: I keep the right to refuse a commission if I'm not comfortable with the subject. Don't hesitate to dm me first if you feel unsure your idea may not fit my chart! :) You'll always be welcomed kindly.

Thank you for taking the time to read all this 🙏 Again, even a simple reblog will be greatly appreciated!

[themadknightuniverse]

Training on fake skin today 🦁💖

Line and black are 3RL, Retried 5RM for the shading and loved it soooo much more this time around 😌 also going back to fake skin really made me feel how much I improved with all the tattoos done on real skin, it’s an awesome and reassuring feeling 🥰

i hope someone will adopt this baby

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I don't think people who come from wattpad after the purge and now want ao3 to have its own official app understand that one of the main reasons behind the recent wattpad purge that drove them to ao3 was due to pressure from appstore demanding wattpad to be more strict and follow appstore's policy. wattpad complied in order for its app to be able to remain on appstore. thus the wattpad purge.

ao3 doesn't have an app because for it to have an app, appstore will have to approve it first. and if, hypothetically, ao3 needs appstore to approve it, it will also have to abide by appstore's pro-censorship stance and start banning dark and taboo fics, which is against its own core principle of being completely against censorship.

ao3 doesn't need an app. it works more than fine without an app. the reason ao3 can allow dark and taboo fics, the reason it can allow the most disgusting and shockingly vile fics, and be completely against censorship is because it doesn't need appstore's approval. it stands on its own as a non-profit organization with functioning site and a team of lawyers protecting its platform, its users, and every single fanwork on its platform.

everybody say thank you ao3

here's the list of things you need to know about ao3 if you're new to the platform

[themadknightuniverse]

for the ask game!

✅ list one or two favorite lines you’ve written and explain why they’re your favorite

💕 what's your favorite part of your writing process?

fanfic ask game

✅ list one or two favorite lines you’ve written and explain why they’re your favorite

Lalo's thumb occasionally brushed against his knuckles. And Ignacio understood then, that this wasn't so complicated. ♦ Red Lie

I like this one because I think it encapsulate their relationship quite well. Lalo being tranquil, Nacho overthinking everything. Also I like it because it's one of those times I managed to bring more simplicity in Red Lie.

💕 what's your favorite part of your writing process?

I think I get the most fun out of it when I'm playing the scenes in my mind and trying the different outcomes!

[mds-grgn]

Request by @2manystops 😼

[clytemnestraaa]

fic writing ask game!

nothing groundbreaking but it’s fuuuuun

✅ list one or two favorite lines you’ve written and explain why they’re your favorite

🧮 what are you working on? describe it in 20 words or less

🎶 do you write with music? does the music you’re listening to influence your writing?

💕 whats your favorite part of your writing process?

😠 whats your least favorite part of your writing process?

🎀 how do you decide when something is done?

🌅 do you typically known the ending to something before you start writing it?

🔚 have you ever completely changed the direction a piece was going?

🤔 why do you write fic?

⛔️ whats something you try to avoid in your work?

📚 do you ever read similar works while writing, or do you intentionally not read them?

🦉 give yourself a piece of writing advice

😊 say something nice about your writing

😭 what’s something you’re currently struggling with?

🔥 what’s something that’s currently going really well?

[themadknightuniverse]

5 days of headache because my shoulders and neck are so tense with tattoo posture and cleaning and stress induced lack of sleep, but I regret nothing

[themadknightuniverse]

Reblogging what I put in the comments just in case it can help anyone out there having stress/muscles knots induced migraines: • exercising (arms mobility, back reinforcement can help with posture endurance BUT only do so on muscles from which the knots has been removed) • drink enough water everyday (1.5-2L /day, 2.5-3L if exercising a lot/hot temperature + eat saltier because you'll eliminate more mineral nutrient) • get enough sleep with regular pattern as much as possible • massaging; you can do by yourself or get external help if you can afford it. Be gentle!!! Especially on the neck, it doesn't need heavy pressure to release tensions, but patience. • stretching before, during and after a drawing session • really move your body around every 2 hours • check your posture regularly (back, shoulders and jaw angle. If you're sitting at a desk or for tattooing, mind the angle of your legs so you don't twist your hips and core for too long, this can provoke pains in the back.) • Excedryn (paracetamol & caffeine) if I can't ease it otherwise or if the pain is too strong.

So far this helped a LOT because I went from migraines once a week and lasted for 3 days long to very sparse and occasional migraines only aggravated if I don't stick to these habits. And even these past 5 days weren't as painful as they usually are! So this all helped because it isn't as bad as it used to be.

[themadknightuniverse]

Hey I love your artwork so much, I already ordered prints from you multiple times 😻 I was wondering if you were considering opening another shop on another website than imprnt? Like ACGGoods or somewhere else? With all the new import taxes laws in the EU it's becoming more and more expensive to support artists esp when the company ships from the US like imprnt...😢

Hiiii 💖

Thank you so much for your support!! 🫶

I totally understand the struggle, I myself live in the EU so i just never order stuff outside of it lol but for the moment I won't be opening another shop. I try not to have too many websites to manage, and for those who sell goods it's especially hard to find good ones due to the margin they take. I do not know anything about ACGGoods tho so i'll take a look! There seems to be a lots of fun trinkets options! 👀

[themadknightuniverse]

very quick, very messy Ray Vega sketch

[lottienats]

SASHA CALLE as VAL Sugar, Season 2

[sweetwater00]

Nachito my pretty boy 🥹

[xieduooo]

w瓦瓦加加

[arctasy]

when the character is obsessive and desperate and guilty and scared and ashamed and traumatized and repressed

[toomanyvocals]

Peter Gould (2019); Hit and Run 6.04; Pimento 1.09; Rhea Seehorn (2016); Magic Man 5.01; Rhea (2022); Axe and Grind 6.06; Rhea (2020)

[themadknightuniverse]

Here she is 🦁🪶

3 days of work, about 13 hours of tattooing ! 5RL and 7RL. This was SUCH a big piece so early in my apprentice stage but I just never do things the reasonable way 😂 The stencil was a HELL to put on, I had to cut it into a puzzle to fit the curves of the shoulder and redraw some parts of the wings (that was nice to do tho).

Anyway, learned a looot with this one!

[themadknightuniverse]

5 days of headache because my shoulders and neck are so tense with tattoo posture and cleaning and stress induced lack of sleep, but I regret nothing

[mildmayfoxe]

1) any stretching is better than no stretching

2) any vegetable is better than no vegetable

3) statistically you will never be the worst person at anything, there is always someone in the world who is worse at stuff than you are

[headspace-hotel]

4) if you actually are the worst person in the entire world, the scientific curiosity of this fact alone would make it worthwhile to continue