Tired but Trying

♤ Hello Hello! I'm Sam and I guess this is my page? ♤ [She/They] ♤ Have a wonderful day and remember to drink water. ♤

[vixafifi]

I haven't made a proper introduction post and I feel bad for not doing so.

Hello hello! I'm Sam(She/They) and welcome to my Tumblr.

I am an amateur artist and writer that focuses on original characters. My posts are pretty sporadic (both time and content) but I'll try to upload stuff when I can. Unfortunately I am in quite a few fandoms but I'm not sure if I'll post much about them.

You can find my characters here -> https://toyhou.se/Vixafifi

Thanks for reading!

[capesch-arts]

Character Design tips when creating a Hijabi Muslim OC

Note: Sleeves or a head appearing is okay IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. Like working in a garden and rolling up your sleeves OR going to the hair salon OR checking up in a hospital. In other Mazhab or fiqh, it's much more lenient and it's okay to show ankles or neck. (depends on country or Mazhab)

Note: Camel Hump hijab in certain tafsir could mean a haughty attitude rather than the camel hump shaped hijab, but there are also others that take it literally too, so it depends on the person.

[donuteater13]

Reblog to kill it faster

[lesbian-toddhoward]

[leonkennedysprostate]

i hate you "influencers", i hate you tiktok, i hate you "content creators", i hate you "unalive" and "s€x" and "dr/ügs", i hate you instagram, i hate you consumerism, i hate you family friendly, i hate you puritans, i hate you facebook, i hate you family vloggers, i hate you violating other people's privacy, i hate you modern day social media

[vixi-bix]

Zhanna Yurasova, simply known as Zana, is an odd individual. She doesn't like talking to others much. Other than the occasional word or two, she's almost nonverbal. There's not anything physically wrong with her. The root of her speech predicament can be traced back to her time in Pijha's realm during the Seven Day War.

The Seven Day War took place over three thousand years ago. Vernin, one of Pijha's children and the god of knowledge and mischief, was angry that his half-sister was receiving more attention and praise from Pijha. Vernin believed himself to be better than her and that he deserved more. He tried to have her killed and sparked a war between the gods. Some were on Vernin's side, and some were on his sister's.

Pijha, upset that his children were fighting, sent away all creatures in the godly realm. Except one. A human hybrid known for her strategic approach to things and a no-nonsense attitude. Zana.

Zana was placed as the general of Pijha's army of sent to quell the infighting. She did this very well. So well, in fact, that Vernin had to resort to his fail-safe. He consumed the gods on his side and used their powers to banish the gods that opposed him. He, in turn, was stripped of his powers and sent to the human world. Pijha has used a large potion of his energy doing this and fell into a deep slumber.

Zana refused to leave Pijha's side for quite some time after this. She spent three thousand years protecting Pijha while he slept. In his sleep, Pijha accidentally sent Zana to the human world.

Now, she lives in SummerFolk Hills as their quiet but well-mannered librarian.

[madame-mongoose]

[agent-lapin]

did you know? she's my gf

[vixafifi]

I made another picrew...

https://picrew.me/image_maker/634603

[vixafifi]

[vixafifi]

Meet Pyrin!

She's a demon who got stuck in the internet!

Tired, condescending, and a little pessimistic; she's seen almost everything humanity has to offer and she just really wants to go home. (And wash her eyes with hydrochloric acid...)

[esper-eclipse]

Congratulations reigen arataka for being crowned king dilf

[vixafifi]

my buggy boyyy :>

[vixafifi]

Despite assumptions, Vix is not a fan of Halloween. (or most holidays in general)

[vixafifi]

updated my persona!

[vixafifi]

His name is Lazarus uwu

[ami0amii]

How to draw Afro textured 4c hair - an explanation/Tutorial

For those of you that don’t know what 4c hair is, 4c hair is a hair texture type that contains coils to small and tight that the hair appears to be more puffy rather than curly ( like to photo below ) this is in NO WAY to be confused with curly hair. there is a drastic difference.

As a black artist that primarily draws characters with 4c hair, I’ve been asked many times to do a tutorial on 4c hair so here we go~

before we get into 4c hair, lets take a moment to fully understand it by talking about hair texture in a general sense first

let’s take a look at this example of straight hair vs curly hair ( 1 type straight hair vs 3 type curly hair )

If you take a moment to compare the two you’ll notice straight hair is flat, it has no texture. Straight hair perfectly hangs down similar to liquid-like silk. It’s lack of curl pattern is the reason as to why it hangs perfectly flat.

curly hair on the other hand doesn’t lie down flat and silky like straight hair, It’s more thick. Curly hair in it’s raw and unstyled state has a trapezoid like shape this is because the sides of the hair spread more outward.

So why is this? Why is straight hair flat and curly hair thick?

the answer to that question is a thing called piling up. When it comes to hair texture, the shape of the hair strands aren’t the only thing that matters, its how the strands coexist with each other, Curly hair strands coexist by piling up on top each other.

moisture also effects hair texture too, different hair types absorbs moisture differently, thus the thickness of each hair type is different. 

…..soooo, how does this all relate to how to draw 4c hair?? 

Well let’s take a look at the drawing below. Notice how the arrows go outward more as the hair texture gets curlier. As we’ve already discussed, this is because hair piles up, The curlier the hair texture, the more it piles up on each other, the bigger it gets, the more outward the arrows go.

Out of any hair texture, 4C hair has the most curls. Because of this, the hair piles up on each other so much that it doesn’t lie down flat like straight hair, nor does it make a trapezoid like shape like curly hair, it instead becomes more cloud like.❤️

This is what you need to take into account when it comes to drawing 4C hair.

Think of it as piling up a bunch of cotton balls on each other. The most cotton on top of top to lead to a bigger patch of  cotton. this is 4c hair.

How to not draw 4c hair:

Garnet fanart. Let’s talk about Garnet Fanart. I notice a trend that when artists draw Garnet from Steven universe, her hair texture is usually changed to 3 type curly like texture. This subtle form of White washing has confused me because this is inaccurate. 

Garnet’s hair is in the shape of a cube. Though 3 type hair piles up on each other, it isn’t curly nor thick enough for their hair to stay in the shape of a cube. Curly hair lies down more than 4c hair. So garnet’s hair being in the shape of a cube is a dead giveaway that it is 4C. Why do you think hairstyles like flat tops are usually seen on black men with 4c hair? It’s because, the 4c hair texture is thick and strong enough to stay in whatever shape you put it in.

please, if you’re drawing a character with 4c hair, avoid drawing it like curly 3 type hair, this is very anti-black and texturist.

So, how do you draw 4c hair?

honestly, its the most easy thing in the world

i wanna clarify that blobby looking 4c drawings ( like the one on the top left ) can work depending on how cartoony your art style is.

Another thing that I want to greatly clarify when it comes to drawing 4C hair is, YOU. DONT. NEED. TO. DRAW. EVERY. HAIR. STRAND!…..like, seriously. I’ve gotten many messages about how 4C hair is hard to draw, and it’s always left me confused; but then I find out that the same people that have trouble drawing 4C hair, attempt to draw every single strand of hair. This is unnecessarily time consuming because it’s merely impossible to get every single detail down, especially when you have a simple cartoon style. 4C hair does not require much effort, all you’re doing is drawing lumps. It’s that simple, nothing more nor nothing less.

The reason why I greatly advise all of you to avoid drawing every single hair strand is because in real life, when you look at a 4C textured Afro, your eyes don’t pick up on each individual hair strand like straight or curly hair. 4C hair, appears to be more undefined and cloud like, so attempting to draw each and every individual strand is unnecessary and will most likely end up looking inaccurate.

Anyways! that’s it for now! there will be a part 2 to this tutorial that will come out next week! i hope you guys have learned from this and apply it to your black character in your art!~

[vixafifi]