the only one who haven't reblog is me.

Because I finally gave in and started a reblog blog. artsy thangs anime films is my jam. (the tags are v all messy) strawhatparade.tumblr.com

[the-fatal-impact]

There are two kinds of people, separated by the way they dealing with heart shuttering break up:

They becoming sad alcoholic hobo with no sense of personal hygiene...

2. ...or career overachiver.

[bluismie]

This is my love letter to the most beautiful ship I witnessed this year. Cheers to us Jayvik nation 💫

[bluismie]

This is my love letter to the most beautiful ship I witnessed this year. Cheers to us Jayvik nation 💫

[galaxyspeaking]

Why can’t we just stay right here?

[lindonlights-deactivated2022120]

The Rings of Power: 1x01 - A Shadow of the Past

Lindon

[memeuplift]

[patientno7]

[localstarboy]

Watch and Pass on!!! 😂😂💀💩

[a-fine-babe]

Now this is a hamless prank.

[lunalamariposa]

OMFg IM KATHY

[novi-la]

HOW I LOVE IT

[smalleststories]

i love how everyone has a coworker they immediately call. everyone has that one friend who would save you from the headless customer.

[al-ha7]

you did what you did because you felt how you felt and now it is what it is

[mysharona1987]

From Everyman Cinema’s twitter.

[yoursaintloss]

[veryluckyclovers]

[stars-bean]

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) dir. Blake Edwards

[4yuel]

[ofcoursethatsathing]

These buff pokemon figurines

[ link on amazon... ]

[fapamir]

*¼ through a fanfic* wait i’ve read this before

*2/4 through a fanfic* lol no i haven’t wtf is hapenning

* ¾ through  fanfic* OMG I’VE READ THIS BEFORE

[eeyore9990]

Alternatively:

*¼ through fanfic* Wow, this is a great, unique plot!

*½ through fanfic* Holy shit, what happens next??

*¾ through fanfic* I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS WILL BE RESOLVED!!!

*fanfic finished, kudos button mashed* AO3: You have already left kudos here. :)

[lady-troll]

try:

*¼ through a fanfic* I think I’ve read this before?

*½ through a fanfic* Nope, I’ve never read this story in my life

* ¾ through  fanfic* Yes, I have???

*fanfic has been finished, but the kudos button is missing?* … I WROTE THIS

[i-told-you-soooo-deactivated202]

[bcnnibeau-deactivated20200330]

we really devolved as a society when we stopped using fully painted pictures on romance novels and started using cheap photoshop instead 

[bcnnibeau-deactivated20200330]

case in point

this is a Hell of a downgrade 

[garbage-empress]

worst crime capitalism ever committed was eliminating Horny Oil Painter as a viable career option.

[higglety]

I went down a rabbit hole this summer researching romance novel covers and painting fanart in this style and

this is an EXTREMELY fun style to work in, and also

many of the most iconic romance novel covers you’re probably picturing when you think “classic painted romance novel cover” were produced by one prolific, masterful artist

Her name was Elaine Duillo, and she had a long and extremely productive career spanning from the mid 60’s to her retirement in 2003. She worked mainly in acrylics.

She did illustration work in other genres as well, but she really found her niche in romance novels. She pretty much redefined the aesthetic conventions of the genre, popularizing male models and male nudity and sexualizing men to cater to the female gaze in a way that simply wasn’t the norm before her work. You know Fabio? she’s the one who started using him as a model, and essentially launched his career. And honestly, just look at her work:

magnificent

[sindri42]

Wait shit, she retired in 2003? I think that’s exactly when I started seeing shitty photoshops on all the new romance novel covers.

She was literally carrying the entire industry single-handed and then they just did not replace her.