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transmascmarypoppins

why is this post completely broken in every way imaginable

cecilsrandomeverything

Broken notes… deactivated account… removed image….

Finally, we have them all.

spacefinch

In addition: OP’s name is just… gone. No “[insert username]-deactivated[insert a bunch of numbers]” as is the standard for deactivated blogs.

Just the world “deactivated.” Look upon their post, ye mighty, and despair.

chatblancofficial

It’ll be almost impossible to find this post unless it wanders across your dash.

leebrontide

I want to tell a story to the artists and would-be artists out there.

When I was 19, I made a large oil painting of the nerd I would eventually marry. I poured all my attention and care into this painting. It's the only art I have from back then that still holds up as a work I'm proud of today.

I entered it into a judged show at the local art center. It got an honorable mention. I went to see the show with my beloved model. One of the judges came up to talk to me, and highlighted that all the judges really liked the painting. It would have placed, except, you see, the feet were incorrect. They were too wide and short, and if I just studied a bit more anatomy-

I called over my future wife, and asked her to take off her shoe. Being already very used to humoring me, she did. The judge looked at her very short, very wide little foot. Exactly as I'd lovingly rendered it. I would never edit her appearance in any way.

The judge looked me in the eye, and to his credit, he really looked like he meant it when he said "Oh I'm so sorry."

Anyways the moral of the story is that all of those anatomy books that teach you proportions are either showing you averages, or a very specific idea of an idealized body. Actual bodies are much more varied than that.

So don't forget to draw from observation, and remember that humans aren't mass produced mannequins. Delight in our variation. Because it's supposed to be there.

fox-of-khaos

I'm gonna preface this with something about my significant other, Alfyn. He is afab but would much rather be male/nonbinary, so pronouns are he/they. He is 5'2 1/2" with a long torso and short legs. He is very insecure about his weight and has been working hard to lose it with me as one of his biggest cheerleaders throughout the very long journey. He also has breasts about the size of fully adult heads. Got it? Okay, all of this is gonna be important.

I they member one time back in college, and I was going to major in art with an emphasis on illustration. We had to do this major art review with I wanna say three or four professors. As I was setting up, they pawed through a sketch book that wasn't even going to be part of my presentation. I politely asked them to put it down. They ignored me and got to a rough sketch of my significant other who was top less and grinning like the cute fool he is. All three told me I needed to take an anatomy class because the "woman" is too fat with too big of boobs and the legs are far too short. I whipped out my phone and showed them several images of my significant other (most have him clothed in masc clothing, a fair few had him in tight shirts that he adored but showed off his torso) explaining that he looks like that naturally and to again put my sketch book down as that was not part of my presentation. They all looked stunned. I received no apologies, though, and was given a poor grade on my presentation.

Later on, I bumped into another girl who had presented some time before me. She was double-majoring in art with an emphasis on illustration and anatomy. She had told me to never take them seriously. She probably knew anatomy even more intimately than three "crusty old men" (her phrase), and they told her to crack open an anatomy book or two because her proportions are off on her all of her models. She told me she laughed in their faces and told them to pound sand. She also received a poor grade but said if there's someone out there who looks like the Vesuvian Man, she would love to meet him. Or punch Leonardo Da Vinci in the afterlife. Whichever came first.

animentality

maeneiii

went to the optician, found out I've needed glasses oops

#reblog #when you find out lights arent supposed to look like spiky stars at night

heavensghost

I learn everything the hard way btw

#reblog

tofubitchel

week 1: i love doing art

week 2: i am so burned out

week 3: we are so back

week 4: i am so burned out

etc

#reblog #me fr

hippo

#digital art #art #artists on tumblr #my art #sad brain therapy hippo art istg

xxacidnekoxx

when artist consistently draws the same pattern of things for a long time like... Puppies or something.. and then gets interested in skeletons and starts consistently drawing skeletons....

Thats when a lot of people start to really be mean or show entitlement it's clear they view artists as "art dispenser" and not and actual person with a consciousness that flows like a river. It's like they think the art machine is broken and it used to give me puppy art but it's broken now and I get skeleton art so someone should fix it ?

People go through phases of things they like sometimes people really are into something for years and then they're into something else for years and then they go back to the old thing for a week and then they do something else again

Artists aren't brands they aren't corporations you aren't consuming them ... They're human people and they're trying to connect or get thoughts out or any number of reasons to create and share things and a lot of artists aren't even interested in making money off it..

systemrecoded

As her father drew his last breath in her arms, an agonized scream filled the air while the fire eagerly swiped the tears from Nasima's face.

A piece I did for @lavendercorvine from our last D&D session.

skyhairo

Character reference, Elowynn.

One of my OCs that’s gone through the most iterations together with another OC, Elliot. I could never settle on a design, nor could I settle on a version for his clothing. There are a lot of artworks, some of which I’ve posted, that ALL SHOW HIM WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN.

I think I’ve got something that can be used as a basic reference, buuuut I’m going to make him have a wide wardrobe :3 (don’t have to decide on one clothing design now do we? >:3 )

He is based in a game I play called Wynncraft, and the creature doodles on the side are some native creatures of an area that I WIL NOT disclose for spoiler’s sake :D

His pets! LEFT : Golden Wybel, one variant of the scorches, Wybels. He picked up his wybel during an adventure once, when the little fella was getting kept by a group of illegal poachers that Elowynn helped kil- I mean bring to justice!

RIGHT: Royal Kantri Calf. A lesser known species located in a desolate land known as the (REDACTED). During a special mission, Elowynn picked up this small creature after they kept following him around.

#reblog