Someone over on bluesky posted this and I figured I'd better repost it here. It's the pre-RFK 2025 vaccination schedule for babies and young children, ya know, just in case it mysteriously disappears. Save this and give it to your child's pediatrician; tell them this is the schedule you want your child on.

It’s Caturday! Meet the Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)! Also known as the little tiger cat or tigrillo, it has a wide range across South America and parts of Central America, ranging from northern Costa Rica to northern Argentina. The wild feline is adaptable and lives in a variety of forest habitats. While it’s skilled at climbing trees, it prefers sticking to the ground. Its diet includes a variety of critters such as birds, lizards, and small mammals.

"the day of emergence has come --- rejoice!"

Unless you're drawing explicit realism, in my opinion, expressions should be exaggerated to some degree. If you aren't doing a 1:1 recreation, the point is to get the FEELING across. Try making the expression you want to draw and feeling how your face pinches and stretches.

Skin doesn't just "disappear" when your face moves it around --- that's where wrinkles come from! Pay attention to where your skin creases when you emote, and use it to your benefit. It's a fine line between overdoing it and underdoing it -- find your own balance.

Ultimately, every expression has a little bit of push and pull, unless your face is completely neutral (and even then, there are still some wrinkles...). Learning to think of expressions as actions and reactions is VERY helpful in learning to draw them without needing a reference, and in learning how to stylize and push expressions based on references as well!

I think a lot of people end up with stiff or unexpressive emotions in their art because they're just trying to recreate a picture instead of understanding WHY and HOW the face is moving --- and it's a tough thing that takes a while to really pick up and learn. Hopefully is helpful in showing a way of thinking about it that can influence your process and approach to emotions!!!

Also, bonus: even without the lines, the planes alone still show a LOT of emotion.

Self Care Tips From Tumblr: When you feel like everyone hates you, sleep. When you feel like you hate everyone, eat. When you feel like you hate yourself, shower. Someone out there feels better because you exist. 

Brecilian Ruins | Dragon Age: Origins

Anyone can create a treat!

Treats should be at least 150 words or a ‘rough sketch’ phase for art

Treats can be added to the main collection. They should be marked with “Summer Wildflowers Treat” in the additional tag section.

Treats should be finished by creator reveals (2nd of August)

See the request details below the cut!