I'm a young, traditional artist and RP gamer who enjoys looking at other people's art and sharing my own artwork. I love dogs, music, writing, and making art. If you see any work you like, I accept commissions!
The Red Siren
Happy #MerMay everyone!! I am so happy to announce that this lovely piece of @siren.aurora is complete! This painting has been months in the making and has taken two attempts to get just right.
I have absolutely loved working with Siren Aurora these past few months. I stumbled upon one of her videos while looking for references and I was captivated by her grace under the waves. I took a chance and messaged her and I’m so glad that I did! She has been an amazing model and sent me some absolutely stunning photos to work with.
If anyone else wants a commission done, please let me know!
#mermaid #mermaidart #commissionsopen #commission #ocean #oceanart #fantasy #blue #mermaids #mermaidtail #water #watercolor #watercolorart #winsorandnewton #winsorandnewtonwatercolors #deep https://www.instagram.com/p/CdEnL8ZvsyK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Inktober Day 3: Vessel
Flashback to 2017!! This was my witchsona for #witchsonaweek and it felt perfect for this prompt. Looking back, there are a couple of goofy things with this piece but I loved this phase in my style. The clouds were adorable and I remember having so much fun with them.
Fun fact: I just got the “create” tattoo this year!!
#ink #inktober #inktober2021 #inktoberprompts #indiaink #witch #inktoberday3 #vessel #sketchbook #art #arts #artistsoninstagram #potion #bottle #cauldron #spooky #witchyvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/CVMEy6DFXwh/?utm_medium=tumblr
Night clouds
After a six month hiatus, I’m back, baby!! I’ve been painting so much I don’t know what to do with myself. So far I’m learning how to paint water and clouds and then we’ll tackle some larger pieces. 💪🏼 #cantstopwontstop
Nah let’s post it. Let’s feel it. Don’t look away.
The police wanted to investigate one of these vandalisms as a “hate crime” Yet when a guy in Thunderbay Ontario threw a trailer hitch at a Native Woman and shouted “Got One”, (the trailer hitch killed her btw) He only received 8 years.
The judge determined the murder of this woman “Manslaughter” and refused to call it a hate crime. Since “he didn’t mean to kill her” when the threw something like this at her:
Thunderbay has a lot of racisms towards Natives by the way, to the point were the entire police force was suspended on suspicions of racism because they refused to investigate the murders of first nations people.
But native people painting a building red? Oh man, that’s totally a hate crime.
Belle is my favorite Disney Princess, and from my favorite fairytale covered by the Disney company. Which is why it’s a crying shame she hasn’t been properly built until now. I mean, I have built her before, but that was terrible, and I’ve since changed my mind on how best to build her. So, go on. Unfold your menu. Take a glance, and then you’ll, have to suffer through my cringy attempt at humor.
Belle is a perfectly ordinary person. There’s nothing too remarkable about her. As such, it’s easy to write her off as just an ordinary Standard Human. But hold on, there’s her literary version to consider. In the very first version written by Suzanne-Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740, Belle is the daughter of a king and a fairy, making Belle a half-fairy. So, you could also build her as a Variant Human with the Fey Touched feat to give her that fey analogue, or go Half-Elf for the bonus skills.
Belle’s background can lean one of two ways, and I recommend shaping her background to the subclass you pick out for her.
Guild Artisan As a guild artisan, Belle can be a tinkerer, metalworker, or alchemist by trade. It’s also called Guild Merchant, and her father is a merchant in most versions of the fairytale, fitting as most peasant girls would likely take up her father’s trade. This puts more emphasis on Belle making things by hand, and gives her proficiency with Insight and Persuasion.
Sage With this background, Belle is a researcher or librarian, recording and preserving knowledge in a vast library or workshop. This feeds more into Belle’s love of literature and reading, and is a good translation of Belle’s hobbies and interests into the realm of Dungeons and Dragons. The Sage background gives Belle proficiency with Arcana and History.
As tempting as a Lore Mastery or Order of the Scribes Wizard would be to make Belle a magical intellect, I find that the more scientific angle of the Artificer feels more at home with the daughter of an inventor. Granted, if Belle grew up in the setting of DnD, she may be far more fascinated with wizardry and magic, but as a pure translation of her screen counterpart, the logic-driven inventor class feels more appropriate for her. Especially since it can easily allow her spells to be reflavored as whacky inventions created either by Belle or her father. However, if you’d rather play Belle as a dedicated squishy caster with a love for magic instead of science, then either Lore Mastery Wizard or Order of the Scribes Wizard is a perfectly appropriate substitution build for Belle. And if an INT caster isn’t really doing it for you, Belle also works great as a Knowledge Domain Cleric who seeks to understand the universe, or an Arcana Domain Cleric who worships a powerful enchantress and seeks to understand the magical strings that connect all things together in the great glamorweave of magic.
ARCHIVIST (UA)
If Belle chooses this subclass, have her background be a Sage. As an Archivist, Belle is a researcher who uses her technology to gather and store information. The articial mind feature dosen’t specify if the object with the mind can think or talk, however. If it can, Belle can create Lumiere and Cogsworth to store information for her. Or, if the object is just an object that can show Belle information, then have her use Beast’s enchanted mirror to show her things.
ARTILLERIST
As an Artillerist, Belle will gain more from being a Guild Artisan. It’s not quite Belle’s style, but this artificer subclass comes the closest to making Belle an inventor, as she can craft laser cannons, flamethrowers, mobile forcefields, and other things. I did consider the Battle Smith, but that one seems far more focused on Belle herself fighting on the front lines, and that doesn’t really fit her style. Belle is far more at home tinkering and inventing than she is standing over a hot anvil, forging weapons.
The new sidekick mechanic introduced in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything allows us to be joined by a simplified build PC that can be any creature type with a CR ½ or lower. I chose a gnoll as these bipedal hyena-like creatures come the closest to Beast’s aesthetic, although the Jackalwere is another great option in its hybrid form, and lets Beast play more with a werewolf type angle. As Belle’s sidekick, Beast can flank her in battle, and so long as he’s within 5 feet of her, Belle’s enemies will have disadvantage on hitting her. Though he also works as an Attacker Warrior, charging ahead to the front lines while Belle stays in the back of the team’s formation to cast her spells from a distance. Just pick his warrior style by how he approaches combat. If you want to lean more into the Artificer angle and make the Beast something she’s built, use the stats for the Stone Giant Statue and make it an Anvilwrought.
Ultimately, whether you favor Belle as a tinkerer or a mage, she’ll make great use of her keen intellect in Dungeons and Dragons, and with the sidekick feature, she can be flanked by a bestial creature without having to dip into Beast Master Ranger, or having another player agree to make Beast in order to complete the set.
Sometimes I say self loathing things to my therapist and he looks at me dead in the eyes before saying “You fucking moron.” and tbh same
Me: I think I don’t exist.
Therapist: Listen, you do exist, and if you didn’t, someone would have to create you because the world would be a much sadder place.
Me: Jerome, how dare you saying something so sweet when I’m dissociating.
Me: Honestly, (thing that is totally fucked up for any ‘sane’ person) is normal, right?
Therapist: No.
Me: Wow.
Therapist: You’re just a fucked up bitch.
Me: I do agree with the fucked up bitch part.
Therapist: That’s a start!
Me: I guess he’s still my friend?
Therapist: Considering what you told me and how much you wanna beat him to death, he’s not. You pretty much hate him despite knowing him for years.
Me:
Me: Why did I need to come here to realize that.
Therapist: Because that’s my job to help you to understand some stuff. Also because you’re way too kind and you would let someone punch you in the guts and still consider them as your friend while they stab you.
Me: I don’t need that kind of call out, Jerome.
Me: Hey, I brought you coffee. And croissants too, but I ate them. *puts Starbucks coffee in front of him*
Therapist: Oh that’s nice!!… Oh my name is on it!!
Me: Yeah!!
Therapist: It’s wholesome but… *very confused and silently*… How do I drink it?
Me, not being able to come to my appointment and having to call him: I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, I’m so so so sorr-
Therapist: I dare you to say sorry one more time. Idareyou.
Therapist: Hey I wanna show you this super funny image I found the other day.
Me: What-
Therapist: *turns his screen and show me THIS*
Me:
Me: Jerome.
Therapist: You went to the gaypride?
Me: Yeah, I went.
Therapist: Was it something you enjoyed?
Me: Mh. Yeah. Sorta.
Therapist: Did you see some bears?
Me:
Me: Jerome wh-
Therapist: That’s the only term I know outside of the LGTB one, I wanted to use it.
Therapist: Are you sure you’re not becoming roommate with (name) because of pity? Kinda sacrificing yourself?
Me: No, I want it!!
Therapist: Finally, you’re not forcing yourself for the others! And you’re doing something you want! I’m proud of you!
Me: You’re more of a dad than my own father.
Therapist: That’s not very hard.
Me: I always wondered, are you queer?
Therapist: I am not.
Me: Ooh.
Therapist: Or am I?
Me: Ooh!
As an update, Jerome gave my appointment to someone’s else today so we were both in the waiting room, confused and he walked in, patted my head and said sorry but honestly it was hilarious.
The secretary came to tell me that Jerome actually forgot to write me down on the appointment list.
This is a 100% normal situation with Jerome as my Therapist.
As an addition, more than half of my friends want Jerome to adopt me and refer to him as “Therapist dad”.
He’s aware of it and think it’s hilarious.
Me, after complaining for the 25 times about my birth father: Idk if you noticed, but I’m full of anger against him.
Therapist: Oh, really, I never noticed. You know, you should turn that anger into indifference. It would help you.
Me: Unholy gods, I wish it was me.
Therapist: You know, people will still love you even if you don’t offer them things all the time. You don’t have to do that.
Me: What??
Therapist: Why don’t you send a mail to your psychiatrist when you have a bad mood swing?
Me: Like what? ‘Hey Joël wassup, I’ve been very suicidal lately last night I wanted to die. Hope you have rad vacations and the weed is good save some good kush for me, kissy kissy.’ ?
Therapist: Exactly.
Me: You’re as bad as me with human interactions Jerome, y’know.
Me, heavily dissociating: I don’t exist-
Therapist: Can I touch you to prove you that you do?
Me: Dinner first.
Therapist:
Therapist: Damien, you moron.
Therapist: You need vacations.
Me: I’m broke.
Therapist: Oh yeah.
Therapist: You still need vacations tho.
Me: Jerome, I am still broke.
Me, by text: Hey, you just walk by me!
Therapist, by text: Oh sorry. I didn’t see you.
Therapist, by text: Wait. Were you at the tattoo shop?
Me, by text, totally at the tattoo shop: You have no proof.
For a bit of context here: Around two months ago I went to a friend’s who happened the live on the same street as Jerome, which I didn’t know. He was really surprised to see me and came to check on me, asking me why I was here with a bit of concern on his voice. And this take place earlier this month:
Therapist: So your friend lives in the same street than I?
Me: Yes. Town’s short I guess.
Therapist: Were you really going to your friend…?
Me: Yes?? Why else would I be here?
Therapist: A lot of drug deals happen in this street and I see often teenagers and young adults coming and buy stuffs. I was a bit worried for you.
Me, at 2pm: I’m sorry I’m going to be late!
Therapist: Your appointment was this morning at 11:30am, Damien.
Me:
Me: What.
Jerome is still not aware of his fame and idk how to announce him.
Therapist; What’s up with you and wanting domestic rats.
Me: I’m gonna get a rat and call him Jerome just to piss you off.
Therapist:
Therapist: How dare you.
Therapist: Weed doesn’t do much on me and I must admit I’m kinda disappointed.
Me:
Therapist: Do you smoke?
Me: Jerome.
On hard days I wonder how Jerome is doing
He’s doing fine, last time he shown me his fav pic of a red panda which is this one
I FOUND IT I FOUND IT I FUCKING FOUND IT AAAAAAAH YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY THIS MADE ME FEEL
It’s really amazing how happy people get when they find this post omg
Always reblog Jerome.
Is he now aware of his fame?
After months, he is, and he just told me “Haha, this is funny. I’m happy it’s helping people!”
I think he doesn’t realize that he’s known *worldwide*
Mum caught me in the studio reminding myself how to watercolor. It turned out so pretty! I’m heading to vacation this week and I intend to post some of my new watercolors soon. I also have a huge backlog of artwork to post. This semester was a wild one! Big thanks to @mindysaun for the pic and being the biggest inspiration ever!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #oceanart https://www.instagram.com/p/CQUZQdMnBuL/?utm_medium=tumblr
I’ll have limited copies of this in print at VanCAF17 this weekend, come see me at table D-11!
I hadn’t even realized that it’s the anniversary of the eruption today (May 18, 1980) - I think Mt St Helens herself possessed me to make this in a hurry.
Concept: magical girl series that initially looks like it’s going to take a grim twist, with the whole team getting brutally (but bloodlessly) massacred in their very first monster fight – but then the team leader wakes up the next morning perfectly fine and is like “dude, what the FUCK”.
Whereupon the cute animal sidekick is like: “Oh, when you ‘transform’ we transport your human body to the astral plane and replace it with a magical construct that your mind operates remotely. You were never in any real danger – didn’t you read the orientation manual?”
Our hero is obliged to admit that she did not, in fact, read the orientation manual.
After taking a moment to process, the protagonist asks the question that’s surely on every viewer’s mind: “If my powered up form is a drone, does that mean I can customise it?”
The rest of the series is basically a lighthearted combination of recurring fashion montages with increasingly outlandish customised bodies and the team abusing their conditional immortality to do stupid hold-my-beer stunts while the animal sidekick frets about the budget.
I love this but it needs at least one more gimmick to keep a whole 12 episodes going
There’s an arc where the team starts running out of energy to transform and the cute animal sidekick scolds them for being so profligate, but it eventually turns out that their budget is fine and the real reason for the shortfall is that the animal sidekick has been committing embezzlement. The reveal segues into a recurring educational segment about various types of white-collar crime.
prokopetz: *says anything* us: sigh, us: is this really about tax fraud? prokopetz: …yes
Look, in order to do a proper job of this premise, we have to refute the “it’s morally wrong for girls to want things” messaging of recent grimdark magical girl media somehow, and, well, the opportunity was kind of right there.
(I grant that doing a fake-out where it seems like the protagonists are being shamed for wanting things, then having it turn to be part of a scheme to exploit them for monetary gain is a bit on the nose, but since when have I been known for subtlety?)
Fuck it, make the sidekick using the recording feature of these missions that was solely meant to be used for training review instead selling the costume changes for profit to a fashion company. Deal with privacy, consent and fraud. Make it as subtle as a brick.
Season two opens with a previously-on segment revealing that at some point between the season one finale and the season two opener, the team took the Magical Girl Authority to Magical Girl Court over the cute animal sidekick’s repeated malfeasance, and won a huge settlement, which they then used to take their operations freelance. It turns out that there are a surprising number of societal ills that can be constructively addressed by punching the right monster. At one point they help the Evil Moon Emperor What Lives On The Moon’s henchbeings form a union.
(Oddly, the cute animal sidekick is still there; the team hired them back after the Magical Girl Authority fired them, figuring that their skill at manipulating magical financial systems would come in handy. The complete reversal of the power dynamic between the team and the cute animal sidekick is a frequent source of low comedy.)
