Doing Merch For The Upcoming Fes In Vn

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.

Trail cam catching a deer fawn with the zoomies

The sound my stupid cat makes when I move him from his favourite spot (on top of my jackets)

Canta per me 🌹🌹🌹

I was commissioned an Anaxa print by the English voice actor of Anaxa - Stephen Fu!!! I am super honored for this opportunity, thank you for working with me again!!

Stephen will be a guest at Otaku Collectives’ booth at Anime Night Mart next weekend and the print will be available there!

Ratio has morning stubble, he's gotta shave every morning, aven BEGS him not to, he literally hangs off his shoulders and is just "please please please keep it just for today"

He does not

Aventurine loves kissing him when he has it, but since he does it during his morning routine, he's gotta do it while they're both in bed

ONCE he kept it because they weren't doing any thing that day, Aventurine was so happy

There's just something about the fact that desert duo and renchanting so similar and opposite

Grian and Scar are the desert, the hottest day of summer, the burning sun, the cacti, isolation, loyalty born from guilt but never tested, being equals

Meanwhile Ren and Martyn are the forests, the coldest night of winter, the freezing moon, the trees, comradery, loyalty freely given but confirmed in blood, one above the other

something something thirdlife desertduo is very fengqing something something permit polycule is very xianle quartet something something i have brainworms something something probably autism too

i just want a beautiful hot evil woman that would care for me even if i was a broke trash racoon am i asking too much

Scar on stream saying Grian would've killed him along with the other bamboozlers vs Grian on the Imp and Skizz podcast going on about his alliance with Scar, unprompted