THE REFS ARE DONE!!! I.. TOLERATE Them… Which Is Still Better Than Before XD

caustic.caffeine’s art fight 2024 info

since the art prep thread is long and such. besides, there’s some things i’ll note that don’t fit there!

my art fight profile: https://artfight.net/~caustic-caffeine

my hitlist: https://forms.gle/VAoyqmHSmNdE9UDp8

plans: my biggest priority is getting onto the top three longest revenge chains this year. this person and i are shooting to reach 800 levels, minimum, which means at least 400 attacks per person. whew! that’s a lotta drawing! i’m setting a 13 drawing daily minimum for myself with some days where i’ll draw more, and probably some days where i’ll draw less. assuming vivi and i hit the 800 level mark/end up on the top 3, this’ll probably be the only year i attempt this xD i’ll die happy if we manage to get on the top 3 for sure.

i’m also hoping to hit some instagram mutuals and do some scenes, as far as art outside of the 800 level chain goes. i won’t hit the majority of the people in my hitlist; it’s there for me to find fresh ocs if i feel uninspired or bored by the ocs that i’ll be very exposed to/focused on this year

all this to say: i’ll do my best to revenge, but don’t expect it! (you will be more likely to get revenged if you attack fran, though heheh)

i’ll update this blog to reflect my status as things change. suuuper excited for this season!

figured i’d add to this! here is a process reel going into how i generally do things, and an unlisted youtube video with the speedpaint and additional thoughts is in the works! (because i’m a masochist like that…/nsrs)

obviously i’m still working to improve and this isn’t a tutorial per say; it’s just explaining how i do things, since a few people wanted to know and it seemed fun to talk about lmao

(also, this is fran’s mermay ref, not canonical in the slightest but i figured i’d make one for funsies yk?)

since instagram decided to be hot and sexy and make this image crunchy on their site:

[francis, ayelet (ayelet’s @boxxed-upkr ‘s)]

Did some writing while procrastinating on drawing Cecie’s reference sheets. It’s rough, and I haven’t decided if it’s canonical or not, but here’s a concept for Cecie and Francis meeting (written from Francis’s POV):

Featuring: Cecie (she/they), Francis (they/them)

Mentioning: Maddox (he/him), Inanna (she/it)

With Maddox’s help, I’ve gained a decent grasp on the local language and culture. While before I had to use magic to surmount the language barrier, we now converse quite comfortably in his native tongue. I’m teaching him the Primordial language, too, but that one will take longer for him to master. Until I learned about his people’s customs, I had remained in isolation, not wanting to embarrass myself (or worse, garner suspicion of my origins).

I decided I was now ready to pay a visit to someone important. Important to him, and revered by the general public. Although Inanna had been keeping tabs on her for a while, I’ve never properly met her. Today, we’re going to fix that. Maddox was able to pull some strings to allow her and I to meet privately, so we wouldn’t have to be wary of the eyes and ears in her walls. I do wonder what he said when first mentioning me to her.

She had an ethereal sort of beauty, like she was standing with one foot in the realms of the arcane. She was always immaculately dressed; thick white hair braided to frame her face, modest but elaborate clothing draped over her figure to add to her mystique. Her kind grey eyes often seemed distant, as if she was listening to words the rest of us cannot hear. She carried herself with poise and grace (and forearm crutches, sometimes). She was one of the few people I struggled to read, her fair face a perfect mask of calm. It’s needless to say that she caught my eye, especially after Maddox told me about her unique gift and the people who abuse it.

I strode into the room, idly examining my nails, stopping when I saw that the woman had already arrived. She sat on the couch with her legs folded and hands clasped in her lap. When I entered, she appeared to snap out of a daze, eyes boring into me with surprising intensity.

“Francis.”

“Cecie.” I settled in the plush chair adjacent to her, getting comfortable, with my eyes never leaving hers.

“Tell me why I’ve been seeing you every night in my dreams for the past six months.” Cecie’s voice is soft, and delicate, but no less serious. I carefully controlled my reaction, not wanting to betray anything incriminating.

“I don’t know, Cecie. That could be caused by any number of things. I’d have to see your dreams to give you a definite answer.”

“You’d… be able to do that?” The tone of her voice shifted ever so slightly. I raised an eyebrow. “As in, see my dreams? I thought only I could...”

The corner of my lips quirked up as I responded. “Yes. Though, I won’t without your consent. I wouldn’t want to violate your privacy.”

Cecie grew quiet, eyes now fixed on a faraway point. She idly twirled a lock of her hair in her neatly manicured fingers. I’ve intrigued her, I can tell. And she has intrigued me.

“…Interesting. I’ve… I’ve tried showing others before, but… it never seems to work. They aren’t able to discern what they see, and… sometimes I can’t, either…” Cecie sighed wistfully, falling silent again.

I’m more than a little surprised that she admitted this so quickly. From what I’ve heard, Cecie hasn’t ever struggled to understand the signs she sees. She’s always been held up as being the flawless mouthpiece of the Divines. I can’t help but wonder how much of her image has been fabricated by the ones around her. Who Cecie is, behind the veil.

I reached out and gently took one of her hands in my own, tracing the lines of her palm with my thumb. Her hands were soft, and cold, and trembling ever so slightly, like she thought I wouldn’t notice her anxiety. She glanced back at me, startled by the contact.

“I can help with that… if you’ll allow me to.” I was close enough to smell the faint scent of lavender that clung to her skin. The soothing fragrance suited her perfectly. “You aren’t the first seer I’ve met in my time.”

“I…” Cecie pursed her lips, brows furrowed. “…Who are you, Francis?”

“A friend, if you’d like me to be.” I lowered my voice, matching her soft tone. “I don’t want to overstep my bounds, but.. I will say that Maddox has shared some about your situation. And… I understand how it feels.”

Cecie’s eyes widened as she took in a sharp breath. She gripped my hand tighter than either of us expected her to. “Wh- what did he say about me?”

“Essentially, that you live with overbearing relatives and haven’t had much of a say in what goes on in your life. He didn’t go into specifics.” I gave a wry smile, somewhat regretting having brought the topic up. Alas, it was bound to happen at some point.

“…He told me that you’d be able to help, if I reached out to you. I… I want to believe him…” Cecie trailed off, attention returning to where our fingers were now intertwined. Unsure what to make of me.

Now I knew I had her hooked. The desperation in her voice was well concealed, but not well enough. This is the voice of a woman who is desperate to live. A voice I’m all too familiar with.

“Then allow me to prove him right.”

Hello everyone!

This is a server for Project Moon Artists!!

We are currently hosting a server-wide animation collaboration, “Reception”, featuring Angela.

We need more artists to backup the project or take the part (3) that was recently dropped!

Why else should you join?

📚• We will host many server wide projects and competitions

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it really does feel like the next uncanny valley sonic. one would think that this mistake wouldn’t’ve been repeated, but here we are 😭

So incredibly disappointed with the Minecraft movie look so far.

1. What are the outfits for the cast

2. This could've been a whole animated movie, the humans look so out of place in the realistic block world

3. The animals...what the hell...is that. Human teeth, looks exactly like the first sonic trailer abomination...

4. "I am Steve" 🙂‍↔️

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Help me help my former coworker cover the last of her medical expenses and leave the greedy hospital for good!

The last post lost traction 4 days ago, and I had to dip into my savings AND take out loans instead to help C pay to get discharged. Only for the hospital to keep surprising us with even MORE hidden charges! 😡😭

C's region's local government does NOT offer aid for these types of situations, and she is currently estranged from her family.

If you don't believe me, here's the full story in parts:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

⏫ Translation in alt text, just tap on "ALT" on the lower left corner of the images to read.

She needs to pay $152 (₱8,800) within the deadline the hospital gave her, which is 3-5 days from yesterday (August 7 our timezone), so the latest due date is August 12 our timezone. That would be August 11 in most places across the world.

I also want to be able to help C get back on her feet after she's finally freed from the hospital, so she'll need help covering food, lodging, and other misc expenses. I believe $50 (₱2,900) will cover that for a while.

Please, we are getting desperate. Neither of us have the means to cover this at the moment, and we'd appreciate if you can reblog this post if you see it.

$0/202

(₱0/11,716)

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She doesn't have a P*yp*l account, so I use my account from my more active days as an artist and act as her proxy.

Everything here will be sent to her ASAP.

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this is adorable. consider my asks OPEN for trick or treating 😁

please can we do inbox trick-or-treating this year. can we make that a thing on tumblr. please please please please please

final three panels!

also, toxic vampire yuri from my revenge chain :3 see the chain here

[francis, falyn]