Tempted To Try To Do Comics On Tapas, But Like Dumb Random Shit?

TADAAAAAAA

Guess I'm getting better at sewing with the machine!!!!

Imagine receiving this kind of comments on a fic you wrote 4 years ago and in which you DID add a beta tag (which is "What is a beta?", and considering the lack of A/B/O dynamic, it pretty much is about betaing your work or not)...

Like y'all should learn that you can't fucking drop this kind of comment????

"your work was great!! You write badly though" like stfu?

It's also a fucking FANfic?? If you want to read professional stuff then go read a dang book.

Do I love it when someone's grammar is bad in a fic? No. But also they wrote that for fun and the story is great, so I don't really care that much.

Lmao fuck you????

VARIAN!!!!! DROP YOUR BRUSHES!!!AND MY LIFE!! IS YOURSSSS!!!!! /ref (take ur time lol no pressure/gen) I’m just frothing at the mouth over ur art 👍

Okay okays here they are

Ok first brush isnt mine its by Sainotuno00 great brush ive used their brush for most of my sketches now :]

All brushes below are made by me

These two are my most used ones currently

⬇️ i draw with my finger which means I cant draw with pen pressure so I left the pen pressures sliders untouched to all of these brushes. Ill leave the adjusting to you pen user guys :]

Here are other brushes i use for coloring & rendering

And these two lineart brushes below I dont use often anymore but i thought id still share

Two big squares and 71 small squares to go!!!

I have 80 squares left to do on 109... That's not even half

Don’t Add Fanfiction To Your Goodreads Shelf

Hi folks, I know some of you like to use Goodreads to track all your reading and don’t want to distinguish between books and fanfiction.

I am, however, begging you not to do this. It is extremely jarring and disconcerting to be a fic author and find your works somewhere in the wild where you did not personally put them. Fics are not books, are not published in the same way as books, and exist in a precarious legal space.

Please don’t attempt to elide the separation that exists between fandom and the world of official publishing.

What if I reblog my fics promos with the fic? Because it’s on AO3 so like that you can read it directly on tumblr, but also it’s saved on AO3 in case you want to upload them.

reminder to worldbuilders: don't get caught up in things that aren't important to the story you're writing, like plot and characters! instead, try to focus on what readers actually care about: detailed plate tectonics

any advice on making capes?

Ooh, I love capes!

Making capes

Types of capes:

There are different types of capes. Let's take a look at a few options.

Rectangle cape: the type of cape American superheroes wear. They consist out of a simple rectangle that can be tied or clasped at the neck. Use gathered fabric for extra fullness. This type of cape won't give you a lot of warmth as it will only cover your back.

Quarter circle cape: slightly more flared than a rectangle cape, but will still only cover your back.

Half circle cape: will cover both your back and shoulders and some of your body, which will give you extra warmth. Great for drama!

Fitted half circle cape: similar to a half circle cape, but made out of three separate pieces to fit around your body better. It won't cover you completely, but it will cover your back, shoulders, and more of your body than a normal half circle cape would.

Full circle cape: this cloak will cover your full body and keep you nice and warm.

Savvy sewists will notice these cape types are similar to circle skirts. The idea's basically the same. Instead of making a skirt, you leave your circle open in the front, and cut a hole that fits your neck rather than your waist.

(Image source) [ID: drawing showing five types of coats: rectangle, quarter circle, half circle, half fitted circle, full circle. Text: "Capes and cloaks. www.facebook.com/aliceincosplayland".]

Aside of volume, you can also play around with length. A floor-length cape has a very different effect and function than a cape that reaches your hips, or even a capelet.

(Image source) [ID: a pattern diagram showing four different cape lengths: floor length, hip length, waist length, and a capelet. Text: "6535 Front and back views. Newlook."]

Details like a hood or armholes can make your cape extra comfortable, and you've got a wide range of options when it comes to fasteners, too.

(Image source) [ID: back view of a long gray half circle cape that's been pleated at the shoulders.]

(Image source) [ID: a purple capelet with a hood, frills, cat ears, and lace, tied with a bow at the front. Text: "Gray. Alice and the Pirates."]

(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a brown monogrammed hip-length cape with front pockets and arm slits at the sides.]

(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a long gray hooded cape, standing in a forest and holding a sword.]

Materials:

Before deciding what fabrics to make your cloak or cape out of, ask yourself what you're trying to achieve first.

Warmth, drape, fabric price, comfort, aesthetic, wearing context,... are some examples of things that can influence your decision.

Some examples:

A cosplay cloak has to look good but doesn't necessarily have to be warm. Choose a fabric that's suitable for your character's outfit, but also keep the circumstances in which you plan to wear your outfit in mind. For example, a warm cloak might pose issues if you do a lot of indoor photo shoots, but convention halls can be pretty chilly.

A fashion cloak intended for winter really does need to be warm! Wool, tweed, and velvet are good options.

A cloak intended for historical re-enactment preferably uses period-accurate materials and therefore won't be lined with fabrics like polyester and such. Which fabric to use depends on the period and region you're working in.

Tutorials and patterns:

Here's a few tutorials/patterns to get you started:

Fitted cloak: winterberry cape (Mood)

How to draft your own hooded cape (The Spruce Crafts)

Pleated half circle cape (Gilian Conahan)

Half circle capelet (Buzzfeed)

Long hooded cloak (Fleece Fun)

Full circle capelet (Project Run and Play)

Four ways to make a cape (WikiHow)

Eight types of capes (Sew Guide)

Half circle fashion cape (Indoor Shannon)

21 free cape sewing patterns (Love Sewing)

Hooded cloak with lining (Online Fabric Store)

Conclusion:

Capes and cloaks make for fun sewing projects. They're pretty easy to make: if you know how to draw circles, you know how to draft a cape pattern.

Capes are a versatile garment, and can range from a great last-minute Halloween costume to an every-day winter cloak. Play around with materials, lengths, shapes, design elements, decoration,... to achieve different effects.

And most of all: have fun with it!

hey guys. it’s me. the cravat brush person.

here’s a link to all of my ace attorney-themed brushes, and this is what they look like (minus soggy spin which is just the soggy brush but more unpredictable)

-they are procreate brushes so the files may not export to other programs (in which case you’ll have to look up how to make custom brushes and recreate these yourself, but at that point you could just make Any kind of custom brush lol)

-i’m not going to tell you what you can and can’t do with the brushes but I personally only use these for lines/doodles. the soggy brush was created with the intent to be used for blocking in colors but you can see that it makes a neat substitute for like. a chalk brush texture when it’s really small

-pollo and cravat are great for textured rendering (the phoenix brush probably is too bc it’s like a marker but I haven’t used it for that yet)

-feel free to edit the settings for the brushes :) have fun!

I did a artfol! There's nothing on it for now because of the lag, but I'll add some of the stuff I have on my phone later. The username is the same as always; lokisbur.

Since it's juste one pic at the time it makes a great portfolio for lone illustration or else so I'll use it as such.

What saddens me is that it's only for visual arts, so my writings do not enter that category and won't be on there.