Bird In Boots

[votarrium]

Intro Post

I’m Votarie!

I like to draw/animate, I use procreate but am slowly learning toonboom harmony.

Mostly going to be posting fanart since I don’t really have OCs.

My fandoms fluctuate far too rapidly for a running list but I’m currently into Homestuck (16 years too late ik).

I take requests, however I tend to keep to my own schedule so it might take a while or no time at all.

I reserve the right to not draw stuff that makes me uncomfortable.

[deathinaugural]

[o] In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

[fruitegg]

do u love this shit

are u high right now

[timestables]

say hello to Papaya

[pollbe-deactivated20160114]

You have a feeling it’s going to be a long day.

[ivyguts]

since homestuck is going to end heres a masterpost of Notable Shit The Fandom Has Done to check out:

 feel free 2 add this is only the tip of the fucking iceberg kids

youtube stuff/vidz:

the lets see how far we’ve come video

@toastyhat​‘s light em up lyricstuck! this one was amazing but they’ve done a LOT more which are equally worth checking out.

also @toastyhat:

after us

MANICRO. 

mambostuck

the Ultimate Tearjerker, a lullaby for the gods

LEEEEEET ME TELL YOU ABOUT HOOOMESTUCK

The Condescension Song

octopimps old homestuck vids

shubbabangs old homestuck vids

miraculousstangs old homestuck vids

[s] rex duodecim anglus

COMBINATION PIZZA HUT AND TACO BELL

the less appreciated predecessor, quest of the lowbloods

[S] Ancestors: What’s Going On

[Homestuck] Shots

 HUSSIEQUEST

The Bucket Spitting Video (warning: digusting.)

the one equius lyricstuck everyone cried over (bLUEEE LIPS, BLUUE VEINS)

GUESS WHO’S BACK. BACK AGAIN.  ( [S] John: Just Lose it )

[S] Everyone thinks Dirk is gay

IT’S ABOUT TO GO  D O W N. 

i want to poop here

THE POPO

fanfictions (nostalgia town):

unwanted ugly free troll (currently still the most kudos’d hs fic on ao3 i think, everyones favourite sob fluff)

companions to that: loophole (sad) before i sleep (VERY sad)

Cities in Dust (shit let’s be hardboiled) 

Strider’s Edge (i cri everytiem)

SBURB Glitch FAQ (fucking worth the read. fanlore bible)

Battlefield Terra (GET OUT OF THE FUCKING ROBOT KARKAT)

The Vienna Game

A Sailorman’s Hymn

the serendipity gospels (u could probably get high off this prose its so good)

Hemostuck (a lot of ppl get this mixed up with BTSDL and while both are really fucking good they’re completely different.)

StripPokerstuck

find a temple, build a temple

shipjammed

Homestuck High (DAVE ESCALATED LOUDLY)

fancomics/fansites/fanadventures (!!)

panty raid

==> Be The Sea Dwweller Lowblood

Guidestuck

Ke$hastuck

Protostuck

Nightfall

Heinoustuck

Heartstuck

Lucidstuck

Marchingbandstuck (and the fucking hilarious follow up, promstuck)

Red Dead Virgo (notably the first ever hemoswap trope fic/adventure! v good.)

Brainbent

troll eggs

gun safety

NEPETAQUEST 

ask the heiress!

(please add more askblogs. there are so many and i’m stumped)

sockpuppet’s bloodswap!

four chords // other link

fansongs / notable bandcamp songs:

phemiec’s homestuck stuff!! they did songs for a doomed timeline, as well as other classics

karkalicious

Alternia

Land of Fans And Music

Beforus (Fan Album)

COOLK1D

homestuck for the holidays (Gaiden)

tomb of the ancestors (Gaiden)

THE BABY. IS YOU 

cascade

big fan projects (shit already listed here are still projects, but not included):

I CAN’T FIND THE ORGINAL PESTERCHUM THREAD but. @ghostdunk​made the app, which is wonderful. so many memories. (it also seems this was the thread)

msparp :’’)

cherubplay

while gigapause and flarp has shut down, let’s give them an S/O to being gr8 while it lasted. 

Mspaforums. 

Nepeta Mozai

Homesmut (if you’re unfamiliar: this is where the kinkmeme comes from.)

Homestuck Shipping World Cup (and the predecessor: HSO)

Ladystuck

Jadefest

the HSG threads. (not included: sburbchan and mspachan. how fucking archaic.)

skaianet radio

Vriska Quarantine Thread

bladekindeyewear’s romspec threads. 

homestuck gaiden

homestuck wiki

homestuck positivity project

Before I Read Homestuck

Fanarts:

I don’t know where to start, so i’ll jusk link some good fanart blogs.

notable memes (that i can remember):

shrek is eridans dad (brought to light in recent upd8s)

eridan is obama

The Vriska Debate

upd8!!

epathsizing everything with ‘’all the x. all of it’’ on the end

the canon fantrolls

elitist jake cosplayer

that one fucking troll that was a combination of every single homestuck kid combined

hetalians v homestucks

homestuck hate

homestuck-is-a-sin

buckets

gog and jegus respectively 

FUCKASS.

adding ‘’stuck’’ to the end of every au

using quadrants irl 

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT HOMESTUCK. 

sticking character faces to gifs

BEEP BEEP MEOW 

communism

march eridan

the End of homestuck

the homestuck kickstater

You’re Going To Have To Decapitate Me

ANYWAY. this took about four hours on and off and i’ve still only reached the tip of the iceberg for this and although i’m fucking exuasted i am also amazed, nostalgic, and slightly tearful. it’s amazing to think of how much this fandom has done. homestuck is one of the longest works of fiction in the english language, and the fan content is so staggering it has possibly become bigger than the comic itself.

It’s just been amazing to be in this fandom, and to never get really bored, or go without reading new content, old content, fan produced or otherwise. there’s always been fan competitions, rps, forums, meetups, fanadventures to look or participate in or even make from scratch. this fandom has done so much in the 7 years it’s been around. and whether you’ve been around for all of it or only a week, there’s always been something to enjoy. i’ve made so many friends out of this comic. i’ve speculated, written, drawn, cosplayed, rped, cried, Discourse’d, and even at some point probably rapped, for this fandom. and it’s sense of inclusion and community is honestly something i’ll miss the most. even if you weren’t a bnf or actively producing content, there was so much content to discuss you’d make friends and feel part of something either way. chaotic, self deprecating, emotional or not, this fandom has created something. and it’s a really fucking good thing. 

have a good one. 

[mymoonjelli]

[thisblogisxtradead]

“I break hearts. I break spines. You finna get both?”

[therealoctopimp]

Fuck the man, this is going straight to tumblr, y’all

[rhazberry]

This video needs to be reblogged now

[votarrium]

Roxy sketch I might redraw later

[votarrium]

I swear I draw other stuff besides Homestuck

[votarrium]

Been thinking about @anoant’s adventurestuck au..

[berrygrof]

[factual-fantasy]

[danidarkarts]

@factual-fantasy

[fynori]

i'd like to add that the shadow color isnt necessarily dictated entirely by the primary light source, but the bounce light! so for the example of a sunny environment, the reason the shadows are blue are because of the light from the blue sky reflects across the environment; but, if the character were to be under tree cover, the bounce light would be coming from the leaves and thus the shadow would look greener.

[danidarkarts]

Yee yee!!! You got it right on the nose!

Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!

Gotta work on my bounce light 💪

[labrador-entity]

My good friends this is called using a

Gamut Mask

(image via )

James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!

I would also suggest that in digital processing, rather than apply a regular colour layer at a mid opacity, try out the different types of layers, Eg. Screen or Multiply. This can give you at least a starting point to help direct your colour palette.

[technecat-scratchings]

Layer Blend Modes are so so so important to working in digital art. There's a ton of math that goes into figuring out how the layers should blend together, which is why some of the modes you can pick are literally called Multiply, Add, Divide, and Difference (that's subtraction). The graphics software takes the color values of your base and blend layers and runs a calculation to get your resulting layer appearance. The ones that don't have specifically mathematical sounding names are still doing calculations, but they're more complicated (think linear Algebra and higher). Some of them, like dodge and burn, are named for actual photo editing techniques.

While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.

An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!

Want to learn even more about the math-y stuff? It has great film visuals! A video from FilmmakerIQ: You need some basic knowledge of RGB color models, understanding of values/luma, and at least a tenuous understanding of Algebraic formulas. (26 minutes) https://youtu.be/F7_kaTP7_W4?si=x0urqXZ8f51nQVKl

[votarrium]

Tried drawing in @scriblesandbits’s style

[chrisrin]

SLOW MOTION PREMIERES DEC. 3RD @ 1PM EST!

The premiere page is now live on my YouTube channel, I'm so excited to finally share it with the world.

Also, as a bonus, I've made a set of themed merch for this release <3 It's an exclusive pre-order and will be made available to purchase on my store after the video airs!

[votarrium]

Collab with @rlmartian