Animated Amphibian

Just like the title says, ya girl will be in Germany next September to participate in one of the biggest sporting events in the world! I will be running with Team PAWS Chicago, a cause that is near and dear to my heart.

PAWS Chicago is a no kill animal shelter dedicated to providing animals with the necessary food, medical attention, and shelter in their time of need. They work tireless to help these animals get back on their feet and find their forever homes, and they receive ZERO government funding! All of the work they do is fueled by the kindness of strangers and volunteers.

Both of my pets are rescues. My cat, Jack, was lucky enough to find a foster that would take him in until my mother and I adopted him. But my dog, Cersi, was not as lucky.

Cersi came from a horrible past. She was a bait dog in a dog fighting ring, was terrified of men, and had been passed around different shelters in and outside of Philadelphia before my mom and I adopted her 8 years ago. When we did, she was skinny, sick, tired, hungry, and incredibly fearful of everything. They literally handed us a BIBLE of documents in an Apoquel branded bag when we were leaving with her. It took a really long time, but Cersi is infinitely better now than she was 8 years ago. Her kindness and sweetness shine through in every interaction. She’s hilarious and incredibly smart, and shelters like PAWS Chicago are the only reason she was able to get a second chance at life.

I committed to raising $1,850 for PAWS Chicago before April 1st, 2025, and $3,700 before August 29th; this is where I need your help!

For every $8 dollar donation to my fundraising page I will write you a one-shot! Coffee shop AU, Meet Cute, Meet Ugly, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, what-the-fuck-are-we to lovers, lovers to haters (oo that’s a fun one), ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO WRITE FOR YOU? Consider it done :)

And? For every $5 donated I will write 500 words for a WIP of mine of your choosing. If you want to speed along the next chapter of Million Dollar Man, Bloody Valentine, A Dash of Hate, A Thousand Golden Suns, etc, donate $5 and I’ll write a little somethin’-somethin’ to speed along the chapters.

Do you want more than 500 words? Do you want more than one one-shot? Donate another $5/8 and I’ll gladly write more!

I’m sure you’re wondering, “okay this sounds cool and all but how will this work?” It’s easy, promise!

1) Donate using the link below

2) DM me with proof of donation and what it’s for! if it’s for a snippet of a fic, let me know which one! If it’s for a oneshot? Let me know what your vibes are!

3) I will get to work and send back a snippet or a one shot within two weeks :)

And the best part? The offer stands until August 28th of next year! So if you’re feeling really generous and want to donate more? Go right ahead!

The donations would mean the actual world to me, seriously. I’ve loved animals all my life, and getting to help them while being able to do something I never even thought possible for myself is already changing my life for the better and it hasn’t even been a week.

And since I haven’t said it yet, thank you. Seriously. ❤️

I recently started publishing some of my original fiction, which are now available for sale!

I am reaching out to share my newest work that is being completed, to see if anyone would like to be a ground floor supporter and help the book go live!

Check out my Kickstarter to see the rewards and to learn more about Challenging the Heart, and I hope you enjoy the cover design

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rkatze/challenging-the-heart

For the full reveal trailer: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjqcqoD2/

Inuyasha was digging through his backpack looking for his textbooks, to no avail. “Shit,” he whispered. “Ma’s going to kill me if she has to buy these again.”

Part 1: Long masc hairstyles + playing with fades

Two of the biggest things you want to think about are 1. your light source and 2. form shadows vs cast shadows — which your light-source will dictate.

Form shadows are created by the light source directly hitting the object and are generally softer. Cast shadows are the shadows cast from one object onto another and generally have sharper edges. This contrast between sharp and soft shadows is what’s going to make your drawing really come to life and the shadows read like they’re supposed to

Then, to further define shading, two things to think about are core darks and reflected light. Core darks are the darkest part of the shadow within the form shadow, and reflected light is what it sounds like, light from other objects that has bounced back.

here's a visual representation of that from here

This is all pretty technical and art fundamentals-y but you can easily put it into practice in your own stuff even if what you're making is more cartoony than realistic