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this list is not in any order, and i am not familiar with most of these artists, so an inclusion on this is not an endorsement of anything! if ive made a mistake anywhere, just let me know!

schmekel - transmasc jewish folk band (they seem to have deleted the majority of their music off most platforms, unsure why? but this link is to a playlist of re-uploads)

exiliahu - very vocally pro-palestine jewish trans man

noah finnce - british trans man, pop rock

ellyotto - canadian trans man, hyperpop

jesswar - fijian-austrailian trans man, hip hop

2am ricky - Black american trans man, hip hop/soul/jazz/house

rahim redcar - french trans man, indie/alt-pop

elio mei - american trans man, indie folk

anjimile - Black american trans man, indie folk

the oozes - queer punk band w/ a trans man lead singer

sushi soucy - transmasc, folk rock

dopamine - band of scottish transmascs

boy jr - transmasc, indie/alt rock

great grandpa - queer indie rock band w/ trans man lead singer

riotnine - transmasc punk band

the muslims - transmasc poc anti-fascist punk band

TR sun - Black american trans man, hip hop

billy tipton - american trans man, 1940s jazz star

mal blum - american trans man, indie rock/folk punk

dayflower - british transmasc "dreamcore" indie pop band

ryan cassata - american trans man, folk punk

ezra butler - british trans man, indie pop

bells larson - canadian nonbinary trans man, indie pop

sasha allen - american trans man, indie pop

boy bowser - american trans man, energetic hip hop

mikah amani - Black american trans man, folk music

jake edwards - british trans man, pop music

jakey bake - trans man, super indie/underground

king aiden - Black american trans man, indie pop

addison grace - american transmasc, indie pop

dylan and the moon - british trans man, indie folk

searows - american trans man, indie folk/bedroom pop

elio kennedy yoon - Asian-american trans man, indie pop

beverly glenn copland - Black canadian trans man, art/folk pop

REVENGEOFPARIS - nonbinary transmasc rapper

V3CTORGRAPH1CS - nonbinary transmasc, hyperpop

Um Jennifer? - american indie rock duo ; one is transmasc, the other is transfem

jigsawllie - transmasc, indie "weirdcore" vocaloid music

I was going to make a list, but then i realized this is a good time to share this book

Making Stuff and Doing things is a whole collection of old punk DIY zines about making and doing just about anything, even things you probably never knew you wanted to do.

Book binding? In there.

Making bowls from old vinyl records? I made a whole ton for my brother’s grad party last year.

Basics of guitar? Making rubber stamps? Silk screening? Composting? Homemade beer, root beer, and wine? Soymilk?? Quill pens??? All in there.

Since it’s more punk, it doesn’t have a ton of the folksy, cottage vibes/hobbies, but it’s all about being resourceful and sustainable, which they both have in common.

Video demo

^before and after

1) Alternative "brightness layer" method! this one was shown to me by someone on twitter.

- Create a layer above the original drawing filled with a saturated color, and set the layer mode to "brightness". Then, adjust to your liking! Done!

Out of curiosity, I tested and compared this method to my hue layer method, and the effect is in fact different!! as you can see below:

pics 1-2 = brightness layer method; pics 3-4 = hue layer method. I used the same pink color in both as a control. It also yields a pastel filter look, but it's different..!! A cooler, less saturated look.. still v cool

2) "Dreamy Hue Filter 2.0" This method expands on my hue filter method!! First, complete the steps of the hue filter method so you have your 3 layers ready (hue layer, og drawing, bg color)

- turn off original drawing layer so only the hue & background color layers remain, and merge visible to a new layer

- using that new layer, play around w diff layer modes!!! The possibilities are endless... Some examples below:

^new layer set to "overlay" (63%), og drawing at 100%

^new layer set to "pin light" (61%), og drawing at 100%

^combining the new layer with the original hue filter effect; layers in order from top to bottom:

- new layer (color burn): 89%

- hue layer: 100%

- original drawing layer (normal): 63%

- background color layer

^combining the new layer with the original hue filter effect; layers in order from top to bottom:

- new layer (PIN LIGHT): 38%

- hue layer: 100%

- original drawing layer (normal): 58%

- background color layer

^THIS ONE IS MY FAV TEST SO FAR... I ran out of image space to show the comparison (see here) but it makes the dreamy filter effect even more saturated... like a rainbow candy dreamy filter... it's so pretty I'm drooling 😭😭

this is a vegetarian potato curry recipe that's about 75% spices; once you get the potatoes in there you can really do whatever you want with it

this is literally just pasta, broccoli, and cheese babey and you can live off that shit for DAYS it makes such a big portion

bro this spinach/pesto/3 cheese flatbread is so fucking tasty bro

also you can make the flatbread yourself it's super quick!!

oh hey I'm eating this white chickpea chili right now, much like the curry it's mostly spices and you can do p much do whatever you want with it

don't let the name fool you these potatoes are delicious any time. not just breakfast.

Garlic butter rice