☀️Soleil ☀️

the blood won’t come off.

do you see it yet?

you might not get it if you haven’t read or seen Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

the opening scene is a nod to the insanity that befalls lady Macbeth after she kills King Duncan. she finds herself washing her hands. over and over again, the blood staining her skin, unmoving no matter how much she scrubs. for both, the blood is a parallel for the guilt of their actions.

i hate being called talented.

weird, i know, but as a mostly self-taught artist i feel that my efforts to learn/improve my art are undermined every time someone looks at my sketch book and says “Wow! You’re so talented!” I’m sorry—(on second thought, i’m not sorry, people should know the difference between talent and skill)—, but if you look up the definition of the word talent you will see that it is something someone is naturally born with. i was not born with talent. i have spent the last eight years teaching myself how to draw. That is, again, not talent. it is a honed skill. this isn’t a mistake people who attended (at the bare minimum) elementary school should be making.

for those who can’t think of logical alternatives to the “you’re so talented” compliment, just replace talented with skilled, like so:

“you’re so skilled”

for anyone who finished reading this, take this how you will, this is just my stance on something i hear a lot/am getting sick of hearing, as well as a very easy solution for anyone who cares enough to correct themselves or others.

Insane title, i know. but i said it because i believe it is true, and i have proof for why i’m right. (also, spoilers for anyone who hasn’t watched the new season of JJK)

I see a lot of people saying Naoya should’ve been a woman, and if he had he would’ve been ‘goated’ and a fandom favourite. personally, i disagree. (if you disagree with my stance that’s totally fine! to each their own, absolutely no hate from me.)

for one, Naoya is meant to represent the Zen’in clan’s ideals. he’s misogynistic, egotistical and believes that women are below him. he’s also (subjectively) attractive, alluding to the beauty of traditional values, while his personality and beliefs show the uglier side of traditional values. writing him as a woman is illogical. his place in the universe of JJK is personifying his clan’s values, which he wouldn’t have been able to do if he were a woman (or more specifically, a misandrist).

His death is a hell of a lot more significant than you’d think. when Naoya dies, it foreshadows the death of the Zenin clan’s misogyny under Fushiguro’s coming leader ship of the clan (with Maki’s help, of course!). this is a plot point a lot of people seem to have missed, oddly enough. again, if Naoya were a woman, his death (and the meaning behind it) would have meant nothing. Maki would’ve simply killed a woman, a misandrist, not some evil misogynist.

For all my nonexistent followers, i am revamping my entire page. Still gonna post art, though it’s gonna be more of a personal thoughts/scream into the void/still art page. I’m not looking to earn a following, but if you like my content, by all means stick around!

Late night sketch, y’all <3

started with a sketch yesterday then finished today <3