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a writing competition i was going to participate in again this year has announced that they now allow AI generated content to be submitted

their reasoning being that "we couldn't ban it even if we wanted to, every writer already uses it anyway"

"Every writer"?

come on

I M P O S S I B L E

Late Easter post in Tumblr! I’ve been itching to post this. And I still don’t want this weekend to be over, to be honest. Faber Castell and Simbalion Watercolors on Hue & Ai Mix Media paper.  Update: Someone recently reposted my art without crediting me, so I updated my watermark.

I'm obsessed with the way different architectural styles reflect different aspects of God.

Like, gothic? The spires and the stained glass and the pointed arches? The gargoyles on the outside of churches, signifying that the demons can't enter into a sacred space? It's grand, almost foreboding. It sings in the piercing, ethereal song of the dryads of old, "He is not safe, but He is good."

And then there is romanesque, and it is God as fortress, God as bulwark. Round arches, heavy stones. Sturdy, safety, support. It sings in low Gregorian chant, "God is my strong tower, my refuge."

And then there is Baroque. And your breath stalls in your throat, and your heart does something strange because, oh—oh this must be what heaven looks like. It's dazzling, marvelous, almost a dream. And its song is not in words because there are no words to express it except "Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus." But its chorus is celestial all the same. It is God as Divine Beauty, the source from which all beauty flows.

HEY, FELLOW HATERS OF INSANELY-BRIGHT CAR HEADLIGHTS, SOMEONE HAS STARTED A PETITION TO REGULATE THEM.

It's an official petition through the Australian Government's e-petition page, which means if it gets enough signatures, it will be tabled in government.

You do have to be an Australian citizen to sign it, BUT!!! PLEASE REBLOG THIS EVEN IF YOURE NOT, because these kind of things have a roll-on effect, and if Australia legislates LED headlights, then other countries may follow.

FYI, the petition asks only for your name and email, and once you've clicked the sign button, they'll send you an email to confirm your signature --- you need to click the confirmation link in the email to have your signature counted.

Beautiful Restoration of a G1 Bowtie by Canadianmlpcustoms on instagram

I love when restorations lean into 80s aesthetics. Adoration

Best post ever. Long live chonky horses!!!!

guys you don't understand i love big buff horses so much

draft horses you are gods most perfectest creations

i’ve watched this like 8 times in a row

A cyanometer is a device used to measure the intensity of blue in the sky, often used in meteorology and atmospheric studies. It typically consists of a series of blue color patches or a color gradient, allowing the user to compare the sky’s color to these reference colors.

There is nothing so beautiful as a spring rain when all the wood gets darker and all the greens get greener.

My personal version of Luna. It didn't come out exactly how I wanted but it's still pretty ^^

early spring air got me feeling like I was reborn

Samwise Gamgee is the ultimate icon for friends of people with disability imo. I can't take your arthritis for the day, but I can walk behind you up the stairs and make your coffee. I can't take your adhd while you're working on this assignment, but I can help you stay on task. I can't take your depression upon myself for a bit, but I can come over to your house and help clean your room and listen to you. No, I can't absorb some of your memory loss issues, but I can remind you of things and save you a seat when you're running late. Yes, I know it's a lot, and yes, I know it's a heavy burden to bear, and no, I can't carry it for you. But I can carry you.

You still have Jesus!

Take this 🦇

“the algorithm only shows us _____” so stop looking at the algorithm. you don't need it. go to a thrift store and flip through some magazines from the 1980s. go read a random book that’s no longer in print on the internet archive. go to a museum and walk around until you see an artwork you don’t recognize. go get a cookbook from the library and make a recipe you've never tried. go listen to the radio. go talk to people in real life. go write a poem or a song and don't show anybody. go take a walk. you are not confined to your online content feed. you never have been!!!!!!!

Once I literally got blown across a parking lot and nearly into traffic because the wind was too strong and I was too smol, I was an adult by then btw. My father had to grab me by the arm to keep me from turning into a kite and flying into the sky XD

Short girl problems: Big Gust of Wind

A blue flower field study I did off a photo I found on Pinterest!

Jupiter in false-color ultraviolet ©

time for heartwarming garfield

the neurodivergent experience:

20% of the time: wowwieee!!! i love my passions and interests!!!!! they make me so happy i want to jump up and down!!!!! weee!!!!!!! :3333333333

80% of the time: this mind is a prison

People: Bats are scary and icky! I hate them!! Bats:

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Just felt like sharing my art progress over the years. It's kind of crazy how much and how little has changed, lol. If you ever feel bad about your own art, compare it to much older pieces! It might surprise you how much has improved incrementally.

Cutie batpony is cute

Character Lunar (left) belongs to me, Joyous Gem (right) belongs to my bff DragonGuardianXII

#sonic isn't the shadow of this sibling dynamic

hey, we’ll be ok

Art dump! All characters except for Asael and Comet (top right and middle right) belong to me.

This is a small art dump of my first ever DND character, Orva the Goliath Monk! I really did not enjoy playing as her, but a part of me will always have a soft spot for her.

Since we keep getting "live action" CGI remakes of already perfectly adequate animated movies, and because people need to understand that animation is a medium and not a genre, I have prepared this primer about the importance of Visual Language for Conveying Information.

Can you tell what the personalities of these two mice are?

Can you tell now?

Which of these two tigers feels safer to be around?

Which of these three dogs is the funniest one?

If you can answer these questions, then you already have experience with the idea of visual language and stylistic choices being used to impart narrative meaning. If you can understand why these choices were made to impart meaning, then you can understand why animation is a medium for telling stories that has its own inherent value, and is not merely a "placeholder" for the eventual implementation of photorealistic presentation (aka "Live Action" CGI). Animation does not need to be "corrected" or "legitimized" by remaking it into the most representational simulation of observable reality.

Reblog if you're hoping 2011 will be a fresh start.