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sapphire-53

Stars and art

my little tumblr that has a little bit of everything

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sapphire-53
3 months ago
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!

THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!

sapphire-53
9 months ago

waiting for people to realize that things like matching idles (kavehtham, eimiko), mirroring (kavehtham, wriolette) and complimentary colors (clorivia, aventio, renheng) are important for establishing a connection between two characters especially when it's a wlw or mlm pairing

you can't rely on implications alone to establish a connection between two characters

things like mirroring and complimentary colors are used to show they match/mirror and compliment each other

I think those things are just as important as implications and shouldn't be dismissed because it shows the characters are connected to each other even in something as simple as their designs

sapphire-53
9 months ago
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s
Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I Asked You For Your Favorite Digimon English Dub Quotes, And You Delivered! Here’s

Happy Odaiba Day 2024! I asked you for your favorite Digimon English dub quotes, and you delivered! Here’s part 1 of 3. You can find links to the other 2 posts below. I had to put a cap on receiving quotes after getting a certain amount, so I apologize to anyone whose quotes didn’t make the cut.

Just a reminder: this post is English dub positivity only!

Adventure Eng Dub Quotes | 02 Eng Dub Quotes | Digimon: The Movie Quotes

sapphire-53
10 months ago
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!
Me, A Fool: It Would Be Cool If TOTK Brought Back Old Zelda Enemies!

Me, a fool: It would be cool if TOTK brought back old Zelda enemies!

Me, later: I take it back I take it back I take it back

Something about the hand shaped enemies in Zelda games give me the absolute heebie-jeebies. I hate them so much. They freak me out man, it’s legit bad for my heart!

So here’s an artistic interpretation of the first time I came across those damnable gloom floormasters in game. It was like every creepy hand enemy merged into one nightmarish abomination come to haunt me. Link almost met the goddesses that day…

See if you can spot all the references!

sapphire-53
10 months ago
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)
TOTK - Eternal (part 2)

TOTK - Eternal (part 2)

part 1 here

sapphire-53
10 months ago
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)
TOTK - Eternal (part 1)

TOTK - Eternal (part 1)

part 2 here

sapphire-53
1 year ago
sapphire-53 - Stars and art
sapphire-53
1 year ago

Tumblr is doing some stupid AI shit so go to blog settings > Visibility > Prevent third-party sharing.

Tumblr Is Doing Some Stupid AI Shit So Go To Blog Settings > Visibility > Prevent Third-party Sharing.
sapphire-53
1 year ago
I Made A Little Zine!
I Made A Little Zine!
I Made A Little Zine!
I Made A Little Zine!

I made a little zine!

You can download and print it yourself here

sapphire-53
1 year ago

Are you constantly wanting to do A Thing but never know how to do The Thing?

Does figuring out where to start a task and knowing what steps need to be taken to complete the task stress you out?

Lemme introduce you to...

goblin.tools

For example, you want to clean your oven.

You simply go to the website and in the "Add new item" box, you type "clean the oven". You can then also use the lil chillies next to the plus to change the level of breaking-down you'd like. Next, hit the magic wand-looking button to break it down!

Are You Constantly Wanting To Do A Thing But Never Know How To Do The Thing?

You can check off items as you go, and further break things down if desired!

It works on large tasks such as planning a cross-country trip, writing a book or going on vacation and smaller tasks such as cleaning an oven.

There's also tools for task time estimation, meal-prep that takes into account dietary constraints, equipment and such, and a braindump compiler.

It's available as an IOS/Android app for less than a dollar, or a free web app. I can't hype this up enough, the developers deserve so much love for this.

sapphire-53
1 year ago
A Comic About Fix-it Fanfics
A Comic About Fix-it Fanfics
A Comic About Fix-it Fanfics
A Comic About Fix-it Fanfics
A Comic About Fix-it Fanfics
A Comic About Fix-it Fanfics

a comic about fix-it fanfics

sapphire-53
1 year ago
Came Home Drunk Last Night And Got Way Too Excited To See My Cat
Came Home Drunk Last Night And Got Way Too Excited To See My Cat

came home drunk last night and got way too excited to see my cat

sapphire-53
1 year ago

So You Need To Buy A Computer But You Don't Know What Specs Are Good These Days

Hi.

This is literally my job.

Lots of people are buying computers for school right now or are replacing computers as their five-year-old college laptop craps out so here's the standard specs you should be looking for in a (windows) computer purchase in August 2023.

PROCESSOR

Intel i5 (no older than 10th Gen)

Ryzen 7

You can get away with a Ryzen 5 but an intel i3 should be an absolute last resort. You want at least an intel i5 or a Ryzen 7 processor. The current generation of intel processors is 13, but anything 10 or newer is perfectly fine. DO NOT get a higher performance line with an older generation; a 13th gen i5 is better than an 8th gen i7. (Unfortunately I don't know enough about ryzens to tell you which generation is the earliest you should get, but staying within 3 generations is a good rule of thumb)

RAM

8GB absolute minimum

If you don't have at least 8GB RAM on a modern computer it's going to be very, very slow. Ideally you want a computer with at least 16GB, and it's a good idea to get a computer that will let you add or swap RAM down the line (nearly all desktops will let you do this, for laptops you need to check the specs for Memory and see how many slots there are and how many slots are available; laptops with soldered RAM cannot have the memory upgraded - this is common in very slim laptops)

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Computers mostly come with SSDs these days; SSDs are faster than HDDs but typically have lower storage for the same price. That being said: SSDs are coming down in price and if you're installing your own drive you can easily upgrade the size for a low cost. Unfortunately that doesn't do anything for you for the initial purchase.

A lot of cheaper laptops will have a 128GB SSD and, because a lot of stuff is stored in the cloud these days, that can be functional. I still recommend getting a bit more storage than that because it's nice if you can store your music and documents and photos on your device instead of on the cloud. You want to be able to access your files even if you don't have internet access.

But don't get a computer with a big HDD instead of getting a computer with a small SSD. The difference in speed is noticeable.

SCREEN (laptop specific)

Personally I find that touchscreens have a negative impact on battery life and are easier to fuck up than standard screens. They are also harder to replace if they get broken. I do not recommend getting a touch screen unless you absolutely have to.

A lot of college students especially tend to look for the biggest laptop screen possible; don't do that. It's a pain in the ass to carry a 17" laptop around campus and with the way that everything is so thin these days it's easier to damage a 17" screen than a 14" screen.

On the other end of that: laptops with 13" screens tend to be very slim devices that are glued shut and impossible to work on or upgrade.

Your best bet (for both functionality and price) is either a 14" or a 15.6" screen. If you absolutely positively need to have a 10-key keyboard on your laptop, get the 15.6". If you need something portable more than you need 10-key, get a 14"

FORM FACTOR (desktop specific)

If you purchase an all-in-one desktop computer I will begin manifesting in your house physically. All-in-ones take away every advantage desktops have in terms of upgradeability and maintenance; they are expensive and difficult to repair and usually not worth the cost of disassembling to upgrade.

There are about four standard sizes of desktop PC: All-in-One (the size of a monitor with no other footprint), Tower (Big! probably at least two feet long in two directions), Small Form Factor Tower (Very moderate - about the size of a large shoebox), and Mini/Micro/Tiny (Small! about the size of a small hardcover book).

If you are concerned about space you are much better off getting a MicroPC and a bracket to put it on your monitor than you are getting an all-in-one. This will be about a million percent easier to work on than an all-in-one and this way if your monitor dies your computer is still functional.

Small form factor towers and towers are the easiest to work on and upgrade; if you need a burly graphics card you need to get a full size tower, but for everything else a small form factor tower will be fine. Most of our business sales are SFF towers and MicroPCs, the only time we get something larger is if we have to put a $700 graphics card in it. SFF towers will accept small graphics cards and can handle upgrades to the power supply; MicroPCs can only have the RAM and SSD upgraded and don't have room for any other components or their own internal power supply.

WARRANTY

Most desktops come with either a 1 or 3 year warranty; either of these is fine and if you want to upgrade a 1 year to a 3 year that is also fine. I've generally found that if something is going to do a warranty failure on desktop it's going to do it the first year, so you don't get a hell of a lot of added mileage out of an extended warranty but it doesn't hurt and sometimes pays off to do a 3-year.

Laptops are a different story. Laptops mostly come with a 1-year warranty and what I recommend everyone does for every laptop that will allow it is to upgrade that to the longest warranty you can get with added drop/damage protection. The most common question our customers have about laptops is if we can replace a screen and the answer is usually "yes, but it's going to be expensive." If you're purchasing a low-end laptop, the parts and labor for replacing a screen can easily cost more than half the price of a new laptop. HOWEVER, the way that most screens get broken is by getting dropped. So if you have a warranty with drop protection, you just send that sucker back to the factory and they fix it for you.

So, if it is at all possible, check if the manufacturer of a laptop you're looking at has a warranty option with drop protection. Then, within 30 days (though ideally on the first day you get it) of owning your laptop, go to the manufacturer site, register your serial number, and upgrade the warranty. If you can't afford a 3-year upgrade at once set a reminder for yourself to annually renew. But get that drop protection, especially if you are a college student or if you've got kids.

And never, ever put pens or pencils on your laptop keyboard. I've seen people ruin thousand dollar, brand-new laptops that they can't afford to fix because they closed the screen on a ten cent pencil. Keep liquids away from them too.

LIFESPAN

There's a reasonable chance that any computer you buy today will still be able to turn on and run a program or two in ten years. That does not mean that it is "functional."

At my office we estimate that the functional lifespan of desktops is 5-7 years and the functional lifespan of laptops is 3-5 years. Laptops get more wear and tear than desktops and desktops are easier to upgrade to keep them running. At 5 years for desktops and 3 years for laptops you should look at upgrading the RAM in the device and possibly consider replacing the SSD with a new (possibly larger) model, because SSDs and HDDs don't last forever.

COST

This means that you should think of your computers as an annual investment rather than as a one-time purchase. It is more worthwhile to pay $700 for a laptop that will work well for five years than it is to pay $300 for a laptop that will be outdated and slow in one year (which is what will happen if you get an 8th gen i3 with 8GB RAM). If you are going to get a $300 laptop try to get specs as close as possible to the minimums I've laid out here.

If you have to compromise on these specs, the one that is least fixable is the processor. If you get a laptop with an i3 processor you aren't going to be able to upgrade it even if you can add more RAM or a bigger SSD. If you have to get lower specs in order to afford the device put your money into the processor and make sure that the computer has available slots for upgrade and that neither the RAM nor the SSD is soldered to the motherboard. (one easy way to check this is to search "[computer model] RAM upgrade" on youtube and see if anyone has made a video showing what the inside of the laptop looks like and how much effort it takes to replace parts)

Computers are expensive right now. This is frustrating, because historically consumer computer prices have been on a downward trend but since 2020 that trend has been all over the place. Desktop computers are quite expensive at the moment (August 2023) and decent laptops are extremely variably priced.

If you are looking for a decent, upgradeable laptop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

14" Lenovo - $670 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD

15.6" HP - $540 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

14" Dell - $710 - 12th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

If you are looking for a decent, affordable desktop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

SFF HP - $620 - 10th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

SFF Lenovo - $560 - Ryzen 7 5000 series, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Dell Tower - $800 - 10th-gen i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

If I were going to buy any of these I'd probably get the HP laptop or the Dell Tower. The HP Laptop is actually a really good price for what it is.

Anyway happy computering.

sapphire-53
1 year ago
My Deaf Spider OC, Marisol, Isn't Impressed By Mr. O'Hara

My deaf spider OC, Marisol, isn't impressed by Mr. O'Hara

sapphire-53
1 year ago
My Deaf Spiderwoman OC, Marisol 🕷
My Deaf Spiderwoman OC, Marisol 🕷
My Deaf Spiderwoman OC, Marisol 🕷

My deaf spiderwoman OC, Marisol 🕷

Miles knows ASL and even tho it's the Insomniac version of him Imma headcanon all versions of Miles know ASL because that cool asf!

Marisol communicates solely in ASL. She's Italian-American and LOVES pastels and hearts.

My Deaf Spiderwoman OC, Marisol 🕷

In deaf culture they use light to alert and get others attention so I wanted to incorporate light into her fighting style. She uses flash bombs and the main part of her suit, which is based off of the Mirror Spider's reflective back, can blind temporarily enemies. The eyes of her suit allow her to see in the intense light and are very expressive (an important part of signing).

She's not fully flushed out yet and this is only the 2nd iteration of her design so she will definitely change in the future. But for now I want to figure out what her face looks like and draw her with clothes over her suit because she does so all the time.

sapphire-53
1 year ago

How fucking annoying is it when you feel so restless with creative energy but you can’t decide what to do with it and when you finally try to create something it comes out shit so you just give up and sit there being all creatively annoyed and jittery.

sapphire-53
1 year ago
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)
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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)
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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)
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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art Of The Movie Excerpts ↳ For @tulipfarm ♡ Happy (belated)

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE + Art of the Movie excerpts ↳ for @tulipfarm ♡ happy (belated) birthday char!!

sapphire-53
1 year ago
Graphic of many webcomic covers in a collage with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Title: 60 Webcomics with Acespec Leads. Bottom text: Happy Webcomic Day! Webcomics featured: ELLIS, Lost in Translation, Monster's Garden, A Week in Warrigilla, Namesake, Aces, Crash and Burn, Song for Cantalagua, The Last Dimension, Peripety, Husk, Wondrous, Jade Kingdoms, The World In Deeper Inspection, Supernormal Step.

It’s Webcomic Day!

Webcomics are awesome! They are an excellent way to read comics with ace representation. There are hundreds of webcomics with ace characters to choose from, across every genre.

To get you started, here are 60 webcomics with ace spectrum leads!

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: StarHammer (Superhero / science fiction), Lost in Translation (K-pop drama), The Unlucky Ones and the Edge of Nowhere (Road trip drama), Novae (Historical romance), Shaderunners (Fantasy heist).

1. StarHammer by J.N. Monk and Harry Bogosian @sketchbot9000

2. Lost in Translation by Jjolee @jjolees, Eunice, and Valeri

3. The Unlucky Ones and the Edge of Nowhere by Nicky Rodriguez

4. Novae by Kaiju @kaixju

5. Shaderunners by Alex Assan @alexassanart and Lin Darrow

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Sombulus (fantasy adventure), SEIS (slice of life), BUUZA!! (urban fantasy), THIS IS NOT FICTION (romcom), Sarota Springs (horror / suspense).

6. Sombulus by Christina Major @delphina2k

7. SEIS by Puik

8. BUUZA!! by Shazleen Khan @shazleen

9. THIS IS NOT FICTION by Nicole Mannino @nicoima

10. Sarota Springs by Joanne Kwan @joannekwan

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: The Last Dimension (sci-fantasy adventure), Earth Angel (romance), Crash and Burn (space opera), Aurora (fantasy adventure), Soul to Call (supernatural drama), Supernormal Step (action / adventure).

11. The Last Dimension by Leaglem @oneeyedleaf, Schooph, Hunie, and Spencer Gooding

12. Earth Angel by Raysdrawlings @raysdrawlings and Aquaarter

13. Crash and Burn by Finn Lucullan, Kate Larking, and Hannah Bradshaw Lozier

14. Aurora by Red @comicaurora

15. Soul to Call by Rommie @rommie

16. Supernormal Step by M. Lee Lunsford @mleelunsford

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Song for Cantalagua (solarpunk fantasy), [un]Divine (dark fantasy), Charity Case (polyamorous romance), The Ink Witch (fantasy romance), Skull & Pyro (fantasy comedy), Husk (supernatural drama).

17. Song for Cantalagua by Maria Izquierdo @vinzul, Antar Castro, Paulo Esparza, Alex Velázquez, Gerardo Blas, and Marisol Diz

18. [un]Divine by Ayme Sotuyo

19. Charity Case by Malacandrax @malacandrax

20. The Ink Witch by Izzi Ward @izzi-illustrates

21. Skull & Pyro by AuthorOfDragons @authorofdragons

22. Husk by Al Acevedo @huskcomic

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Dom & Mor (slice of life romance), Beneath the Woods (supernatural horror), Skyvein (fantasy / science fiction), Tamberlane (furry / fantasy), I’m Mortal (supernatural slice of life), KAI (coming of age).

23. Dom & Mor by DyeMeLikeASunset @dyemelikeasunset

24. Beneath the Woods by Mason Stark @ursachaotic

25. Skyvein by sen holiday @senholiday

26. Tamberlane by Caytlin Vilbrandt @justcaytlin, Ari Noble, Jonas, Elle Pierre, Isabel "Izzy" Pereira, Nakata “Knack” Whittle, and Koda "Puddle" Star

27. I’m Mortal by J. Lovelace

28. KAI by Queenue @rsqueenue

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Ignition Zero (urban fantasy), Cirque Royale (slice of life fantasy), Kiss it Goodbye (slice of life GL), City of Blank (science fiction), Slice of Life (supernatural romcom), Monster’s Garden (science fantasy).

29. Ignition Zero by Cedar Wren McCloud

30. Cirque Royale by Brittany G. @atomicbritt

31. Kiss it Goodbye by Ticcytx @ticcytx

32. City of Blank by 66 @66sharkteeth, yayu_sensai, Ethan LeBlanc, and Spencer Gooding

33. Slice of Life by SallyVinter @celepom

34. Monster’s Garden by Ash G. @kilomonster

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Brimstone and Roses (supernatural romcom), Peripety (fantasy horror), Heroes of Thantopolis (fantasy adventure), Wondrous (coming of age), Cosmic Fish (monster mystery).

35. Brimstone and Roses by Speremint @speremint, Lumiscuro, Basia Dajewski, and Eunice Baik

36. Peripety by Mushki @mushki-art

37. Heroes of Thantopolis by Strontium @strontiumsun

38. Wondrous by Sarah Frederiksen @acolorfulreader

39. Cosmic Fish by Eliana Falcón

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: California Magic (comedy drama), Teleport (science fiction), Jade Kingdoms (fantasy horror), Jamie (coming of age), A Week In Warrigilla (horror adventure), Finding Home (fantasy romance).

40. California Magic by Del Barrio @delshark and Britters @moodypuglet

41. Teleport by R.P. Ruffatti, Moomie Swan, and Xan Larson

42. Jade Kingdoms by Surenlicious @surenlicious

43. Jamie by Bre Indigo and Tami Babikian

44. A Week In Warrigilla by Teloka Berry and Priscilla “Pi” Wu @picayunearts

45. Finding Home by Hari Conner @haridraws and Claire Napier

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: The World In Deeper Inspection (urban gothic), Four Leaf (fantasy drama), Castoff (fantasy adventure), Aces (slice of life romance), Covenant (supernatural action), ELLIS (queerplatonic romance).

46. The World In Deeper Inspection by Reimena Yee @reimenaashelyee

47. Four Leaf by Lumaga @lumaga and Hito

48. Castoff by Star Prichard @thestarfishface

49. Aces by Taqi

50. Covenant by explodikid @explodikid, bekkomi, Venacyr, Breanna Boswell, and Nico Hy

51. ELLIS by Marta Selusi @ratonpersona

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana (high fantasy adventure), Dirge for Broken men (science fiction BL), My Sweet Archenemy (superhero comedy), LnR (slice of life comedy), Friends with Benefits (slice of life romance), Crowned Vessel (dieselpunk fantasy).

52. Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana by Elaine Tipping @triaelf9

53. Dirge for Broken men by JoshuaBeeking @joshua-beeking

54. My Sweet Archenemy by Rosanna Duong

55. LnR by Carossmo @carossmo

56. Friends with Benefits by nezkovsou @nezkovsou

57. Crowned Vessel by Dreadstrive @dreadstrive

A graphic of webcomic covers on a white background with a diagonal asexual flag in the bottom corner. Each cover has a speech bubble with the genre next to it. Webcomics: Namesake (fairy tale adventure), Those Who Sleep (supernatural horror), Kidd Commander (action / adventure).

58. Namesake by Megan Lavey-Heaton and Isabelle Melançon @secondlina

59. Those Who Sleep by Yokani

60. Kidd Commander by Aria Bell @shinesurge

Each webcomic listed has at least 1 asexual, demisexual, or graysexual leading character, with many having multiple. The majority of the comics listed are also made by acespec creators. This is not an exhaustive list.

Hope you found some new comics to dig into! Happy Webcomic Day!

sapphire-53
2 years ago

@daedelweiss DTIYS!

My goal for this year is to get back into art, and finally use the drawing tablet I got last year. So finding this challenge was a good start. Not entirely happy but this is what I can do right now, gotta say not a bad start. Here is to getting better through practice.

@daedelweiss DTIYS!

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sapphire-53
2 years ago

So in Rise there’s a small running gag where whenever one of his family members try to assume what Leo’s doing it cuts to him doing basically the opposite of what they’ve just said.

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What
So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Raph: Hey! Where’s Leo?

Mikey: I’m sure wherever he is, he’s trying to save us

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What
So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Raph: Leo probably talked his way straight into Big Mamma’s dungeon 

But the interesting thing about this gag is the reverse isn’t true, when Leo guesses his families actions he’s almost always correct in predicting their actions

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Leo: Look I bet the only reason we’re here right now is ‘cause Donnie inputted coordinates 

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Donnie: After inputting Shredder’s previous coordinates on the X-Y-Z and D for Donnie axis, I have calculated that this is the sight of our final resting spot

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Leo: Mikey Razzed his Tazz

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Mikey: Whip-o-Rama!

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Leo: April finally used her crane license

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

April: ‘Why would you get a crane license April?’ BECAUSE THIS!

So In Rise There’s A Small Running Gag Where Whenever One Of His Family Members Try To Assume What

Leo: And Raph is going to put it all together in a plan to defeat that led head with this mystic collar 

Raph: Wow Leo that’s remarkably accurate 

Leo being able to predict his families actions to a near perfect accuracy shows his skill as a strategist & potential as a leader but the fact that the reverse isn’t true, that Leo’s family CAN’T seem to predict Leo’s actions to a almost humorous degree shows that while Leo has an understanding of his family, his family fails to truly understand him.

I just can’t stop thinking about the fact that Leo knows his family far better than they know him.

sapphire-53
2 years ago
A glowing profile silhouette of the artist. Sparkling flowers bloom where their brain should be. Text reads: "Though I dream of sharing the many stories I have stashed away in my head... I often worry that I'm not the right person to tell them."
Water overflows into a basin, spilling everywhere. Text reads: "Perhaps my passion overflows the basin of my skill and the story I tell falls short of what I dreamed it would be."
The artist lies in a ginormous bed, visibly anxious. Text reads: "At night, the question echoes: 'What if the potential of this story is wasted on me, a total amateur?'"
First panel: Comic pages are scattered. The artist is holding one, looking directly at the viewer. Text reads: "Well then, it's wasted. So what?"
Second panel: More comic pages are scattered next to an empty mug. Text reads: "It's not the worst thing... that could happen."
Third panel: An empty chair by a desk, lit by a single lamp. Text reads: "The worst thing might be that it never comes to life at all."
Two splotches of paint contain illustrations. The upper one shows the artist reaching towards a bright star. The lower one shows the artist, upside down, bright colors flowing from her hair and around her. Text reads: Besides, it's more like this story found you rather than the other way around, right? The themes, the characters, the journey... all of it is born from how you experience the world."
The artist floats in space, surrounded and partially covered by overlapping colorful shapes. Text reads: "It's the culmination of your interaction with every other person, and all your unique hopes and dreams."
Blank figures stand in rows, a single one is colorful and filled with stars. Text reads: "You worry that you're not the right person to tell this story, but the truth is--you are the only one who can tell this story."
A starry sky. At the bottom, the artist sits at her desk, drawing on a tablet. Text reads: "And after this, there will still be more stories to tell. Just write this one first."

storyteller

sometimes I forget that I'm just a teenager writing a webcomic in my spare time, so I shouldn't hold myself to the same standards as, say, a feature film with an entire team of professional writers, or Hiromu Arakawa. Writing flawed stories is okay, and even necessary in order to write better ones :)

(if you want to read aforementioned amateur webcomic...)

sapphire-53
2 years ago
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sapphire-53
2 years ago
A Long Ass Beginner Level Tutorial For All Of You Comic Folks Who Want To Start Using Sketchup For Your
A Long Ass Beginner Level Tutorial For All Of You Comic Folks Who Want To Start Using Sketchup For Your

A long ass beginner level tutorial for all of you comic folks who want to start using sketchup for your backgrounds but don’t know how to get started.

http://www.genkigirl.com/finesometimesrain/?p=771

sapphire-53
3 years ago

Grandpa teaches how to bathe a baby. Guess who’s his voluntary assistant. 

(Source)

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3 years ago
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People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter

sapphire-53
4 years ago
Hey It’s Ace Week And You’re Local Ace Has Something To Say! I’ve Been Out As Ace For 3 Years Now
Hey It’s Ace Week And You’re Local Ace Has Something To Say! I’ve Been Out As Ace For 3 Years Now
Hey It’s Ace Week And You’re Local Ace Has Something To Say! I’ve Been Out As Ace For 3 Years Now
Hey It’s Ace Week And You’re Local Ace Has Something To Say! I’ve Been Out As Ace For 3 Years Now

Hey it’s ace week and you’re local ace has something to say! I’ve been out as ace for 3 years now and it’s still a big part of my identity that I’m proud of so here’s a lil something for those who need it!

sapphire-53
4 years ago

Happy International Asexuality Day!!

💚💜♠️ sending so much love to any tumblr folk who are on the asexual &/or aromantic spectrums like me. ♠️💜💚

♠️What is Asexuality?♠️

An Asexual is a person who rarely or never experiences sexual attraction. They are not drawn to people sexually and do not feel compelled to act on attraction to others in a sexual way. Asexuality does not preclude you from experiencing other types of attraction (including romantic attraction) to people of the same or different gender to yourself, or define whether you want to be in a committed relationship.

💜Why is awareness important? 💜

An absence of attraction is much harder to define than a presence; and lack of awareness means many people have no idea that there are words to describe their experiences or others who feel the same. While the term has been in common use since the 1960s, many people are well over the age of 25 when they first hear the word - especially if they experience romantic attraction to the opposite gender and haven’t had much exposure to the broader LGBTIQAP+ community. When you’re told all of your life that romantic feelings about someone are inextricably linked to sexual attraction it can be confusing when your experiences don’t seem to match. It can also be hard to tell what is hyperbole and what are thoughts that allosexual (the opposite of asexual) people have the intention of doing?

There is are strong social and cultural messages which use the development of sexual thoughts, sexual relationships and having children as markers of age and maturity. It can be difficult to express a lack of sexual desire without being invalidated or challenged by the people around you or your own built in expectation that sex is fundamental to being human. Are you medically or psychologically unwell? Are you repressed? Broken? Prudish? A late bloomer? Will this “all make sense” when I meet “the right person”?

While most identities on the LGBTIQAP+ spectrum are becoming better protected from medicalisation and psychiatric diagnosis - Asexuality has a long way to go.

It is still very common for people who are questioning or on the Asexuality spectrum to be offered medical testing and treatment aimed at curing their Asexuality. Most GPs still routinely recommend blood tests to check hormone levels, assessment for depression or other mental illnesses, recommend counselling or prescribe medication to boost libido.

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♠️Celibacy Vs Asexuality♠️

Celibacy is like being on a diet. You still want to have sex and have sexual thoughts about others but are choosing not to act on them at that time. Whether it’s based on your beliefs or availability of a suitable partner varies but that desire is still present even if intentionally suppressed.

Asexuality is like not experiencing hunger because you’re already eaten enough. You don’t have sexual thoughts about others or feel compelled to act on them.

💜Attraction Vs Libido💜

Libido is typically the amount that you think about sex and how much you want to engage in sexual activities either partnered or solo. Libido is on a spectrum for people of all sexual orientations. They normally range from high to low. Libido can fluctuate and change over the lifespan and it can be influenced by hormone levels as well as some medications.

Attraction is usually whether your libido is directed at a particular person or type of person. Attraction can also be seen as the extent to which you want to act on sexual thoughts about a particular person.

Asexual people can and do experience a range of libidos from high to low. However they do not experience attraction, therefore are less likely to feel compelled to act on it and rarely associate it with a specific person.

♠️Attitudes towards Sex♠️

Asexuality is a wide spectrum, individual wants and needs vary but all are valid and normal.

In broad terms: Some asexuals are sex positive, they may not experience hunger but still get pleasure out of sharing a meal with someone. Some asexuals are ambivalent towards sex, it’s something they can take or leave. Some asexuals are completely or partially repelled by the idea of personally participating in sexual activity with a partner.

Resources:

Asexuality Visability & Education Network (AVEN) www.Asexuality.org

‘Finding Asexuality in the Archives’ by Michael Waters (Article on the history of Asexuality)

‘Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex’ by Angela Chen (Nonfiction book) http://www.angelachen.org/ace.html

The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker (Nonfiction Book)

A-Ok Podcast (30-60 min interviews with people on the Asexual &/or Aromantic Spectrums) https://www.aokpod.com

There are a lot of fictional books for adults and teens with asexual characters & if anyone is interested I can provide links 😊

sapphire-53
4 years ago

Happy International Asexuality Day!

6th April marks the first celebration of IAD which has been organised by various groups around the world.

Happy International Asexuality Day! Today is a day for celebrating all people who identify under the asexual umbrella and spreading awareness about their experiences.

A number of ace organisations worked together to make April 6th 2021 the very first International Asexuality Day.

The themes of today are:

• Advocacy

• Celebration

• Education

• Solidarity

What is asexuality?

• Feeling little to no sexual attraction

Some asexual people also feel no romantic attraction. This is known as aromantic.

However, some asexual people do feel romantic attraction. This is broadly known as alloromantic, but can be more specific such as biromantic (romantically attracted to two or more genders but experience little/no sexual attraction).

Asexuality is a spectrum!

Here’s just a few identities within the asexual umbrella:

Demisexual - someone who does not experience sexual attraction until they have formed a deep emotional connection with someone

Grey-asexual – someone who feels sexual attraction weakly, infrequently, or in specific contexts

Aceflux – someone whose sexual orientation fluctuates but generally stays on the asexual spectrum

Lithosexual – someone who does experience sexual attraction but does not want it reciprocated. Person may be uncomfortable at the thought of someone being sexually attracted to them, or they may lose their sexual feelings if they learn it's reciprocated.

Fraysexual – when someone only experiences sexual attraction towards those that they are not deeply connected with, and lose that attraction as they get to know the person.

Why is awareness important?

• Combats acephobia

• Challenges normativity

• Helps provide support

• Feelings of connectedness and community ; feel less alone

• Dispel myths and misunderstandings

• Help normalise asexuality and other LGBTQ+ identities

• Representation ; increasing visibility

• Helps highlight the issues faced

• Celebrating people on the asexual spectrum

sapphire-53
4 years ago

my favorite clip studio assets!

since i’ve been using csp a lot more now i thought i’d make a post of the assets i use the most for ppl looking for good stuff!

general brushes: Pen + Caspar Pen (かしペン+カスレかしペン) (my fav pen for sure) Erase Along Edge (YOU NEEED THIS ERASER YOU NEED IT!!!) Freehand Style Brush Set (フリーハンド風ブラシセット) (cant recommend this one highly enough, i use it for all my backgrounds) Bong pen OBONGBONG’S PEN Halftones (スルスル塗れる5線刻みトーンブラシ) A non-shin pen (しんでないペン) SU-Cream Pencil Noisy Ink Brush v2 Simple Retro Halftone Brushes Smeared Paintbrush (べっとり絵筆) A breather pen (一息ペン) Aj’s Pencil Set Watercolor set (수채화 세트) T-marker Wind Brush Set (Tマーカー風ブラシセット) Watercolor marker ▲ ■ and texture set (水彩マーカー●▲■とテクスチャーセット)

special effect and decorative brushes: Tights Pen (タイツペン) Glitch Brushes 2 (彩塵ブラシ(Prism Dust) Hand-painted effect set No. 2 (手描き効果セットNo.2) Oriental Emblem 11-20 (동양 문양 11-20) (this creator has so many amazing assets ive downloaded them all) Ribon brushes (りぼんブラシ) Lace Set レース セット Ornate lace Bramble (rose-玫瑰叢) Loose hand-painted sprinkle brush (ゆるゆる手描きのふりかけブラシ) Bush pen (수풀 펜) Fantasy Papers Pearl Brush (真珠ブラシ)

gradient maps: Gradient map set for hologram (홀로그램용 그라데이션 맵 세트) Yunywave★ Gradient Set cb gradients 3 ONG SET

3D: The Only Perspective Grid You Need! 3d sketch head Movable horse 1.8 A (可動のお馬 1.8a) Sitting poses collection (便利かもしれない座りポーズ集)

misc: Raiku RGB Shift Hand-drawn Rags tool Set (手描きのボロ線ツールセット) VHS action set

sapphire-53
4 years ago
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