Oh Jee, Sure Hope There Aren't More Previously Unseen Critters Here-

I call this "Improvise, Adapt, overcome"

(turns out I can't make twitch a pop-up window, so I had to find a workaround)

Hermittober Day 17: Pulse

see what I did there? (transparent background version under the cut vvvvvvv)

Hermittober prompt list made by @collierose1

my sleep schedule decided to break, so completing these in time is now quite a challenge, but I wanted to make the pun SO BAD

and it isn't what I initially had in mind, but I like this one way more I think

also at some point my brother walked in on me drawing this and asked "is that a defibrillator humanization". and I hate how that description fits rather well

not feeling great, so have a wild life Gem doodle

the BAMs got their designs, so others will too

also as for the animatic stuff, I moved the deadline to "we'll see how long it takes" cuz it turns out I made a grave error in my calculations, so the previous schedule was literally impossible to pull off

found myself unable to draw anything with interesting storytelling or poses, so here's a Pearlo made for the sake of getting to render something

what if we had matching eyes that were "given" to us by the same person who has sacrificed himself for us multiple times in the past and we were cosplaying divorce

👉👈

Normally I don't reblog, but this whole situation with content creators getting hate makes me so sad and angry, and this is a pretty good way to combat that. I know that leaving comments can be scary. Hell, I only started commenting very recently, I was too anxious before. But as long as you're nice you'll be fine.

The videos they make are a gift, we aren't owed anything. If content creators stop having fun doing them, there won't be any more of it. So let's be kind and stop hating on people just having fun and sharing it with us.

Introducing: The Life Series Comment-a-thon

In light of several of the content creators involved mentioning negative comments on Wild Life, Secret Life, and Life Series videos in general, I want to suggest an event that encourages people to leave positive comments on life series videos as well!

The life series has some of the kindest and most supportive people I have ever encountered in fandom, and I think the creative minds behind the series deserve to get some of that love too. There is no starting or finishing day to this event, as the intention is for fans to leave kind comments highlighting what they love about Wild Life and the Life Series in general, over the course of the current season. I have devised a total of eight weekly comment prompts, making an educated guess as to how long the season will be based off previous season, intended to encourage you to leave a comment on at least one video per week.

There is no time limit or minimum word count for comments. Just be kind, be honest, and don’t tear other creators down in the process of trying to build others up (“[X creator] is so overrated, people should be watching you instead”, “you deserved to win so much more than [Y creator]”, etc.). Without further ado, The Life Series Comment-a-thon:

Week 1: comment on at least one video telling the creator that you liked the video!

Week 2: pick a team/alliance, then tell at least one person in that alliance that you are really enjoying the dynamic of their team/them collaborating with the other member(s) of the team.

Week 3: tell a new member or one who skipped one or more seasons (Gem who joined last season, Ren, Mumbo, Lizzie, Skizz, and Bdubs who all either missed or did not originally post their POVs of a season) that you are happy they are on the life series.

Week 4: Most of the creators involved in the life series are male, but we know that those who are not get a larger share of the negative comments. This week pick one of them (Lizzie, Pearl, Gem, and Cleo) and tell them that you enjoy their video/their content/etc!

Week 5: leave a comment on someone’s video mentioning at least one specific thing you enjoyed about their episode/their season.

Week 6: pick a person whose videos you have not yet commented on in this event and leave them a comment saying you look forward to their episodes every week/season.

Week 7: write a short, positive comment (e.g “I loved this episode” , “this was great” , “keep up the good work”) and leave it on every POV you watch this week.

Week 8: leave a comment on someone’s video mentioning at least three specific thing you enjoyed about their episode/their season. Alternatively pick three videos to leave one specific compliment on.

Week 9+: repeat one of the previous week prompts, or better yet combine two or more! You can pick yourself, use an eight-sided die, or a random number generator to decide for you.

I know commenting can be scary and that it can be hard to find the words. At the end of the post, beneath the the read-more cut, I have a list of suggestions for what you can bring up in a comment. Just below this you will also find a list of things you can do to let the content creators know that you love their art that are not commenting!

Other things you can do:

Like ten comments on a lifer’s video

Like every video you watch

Watch a video from one of the less popular content creators (subscriber wise, or within the fandom) on the day it comes out

And most importantly:

Reblog this post and/or repost it to other social media platforms to spread the word of the comment-a-thon!

A list of questions to spark comment ideas:

Did a joke make you laugh?

Did you catch them making a reference to another season, SMP, or piece of media?

Did the creator interact with someone in a way you enjoyed?

What made the interaction stand out?

Did they build something you thought was pretty?

What part did you like best: the shape, the blocks they chose to use, how it ties into their season, or how it ties into the terrain around it?

If they have a new skin, what is your favourite part of it?

Did they use background music in a way you thought was especially fitting? In what way?

Did a change from one scene to the next feel very well-timed, smooth, or narratively fitting?

If you did not notice any scene changes or cuts, can you think of something the creator did to make you feel immersed in the story of the video instead of the video making itself?

What do you hope happens next? (be sure to tell them that whether it happens or not you still look forward to watching the rest of their season)

Did something surprise you?

Did the content creator say or do something that made you have a new idea?

Did you learn something new about minecraft?

guess who procrastinated until the very last minute and had to sit and draw for about 26 hours? (with breaks ofc) ANYWAY, HERE'S MY ART FIGHT CARD

hello there! let me introduce you to the AU I'm planning on posting here! the name is "Something Is In The Water" or "siitw" for short it's a Gem-centric Hermitcraft (but really I think of it more as a MCYT) AU with the intended genre being horror as for the format, I'm planning on posting it in what I call EvoAU (by @solargeist) style, meaning that for the most part I hope to answer asks and post tidbits, but I am also planning on making sort of comic chapters (not a proper comic tho)

the premise of the story is as follows: One day Gem, who is rumoured to be the infamous pirate terrorizing many seas, arrives to a town where people call themselves hermits under the guise of just moving there, but the goal of her visit is to study the local water and its effects on the locals. For you see, there have been reports of memory issues and in some cases strange mutations, all threads leading to one source: the ocean.

and here's the piece I made to with this post! it was supposed to be just the cover for the playlist I made for this AU, but oh well

I do have a warning tho! this AU includes hermitshipping (gempearl), so engage with it at your own discretion

I've watched about more than half POVs so far and I swear, Scar is talking about seeing stuff SO MUCH. coming across the B.E.T. team mining and taunting them about how they should "look around better", pointing out how the mountain provides great view on spawn, "I swear I thought I saw an enderman", his goddamn cape being a black background with 2 purple eyes on it, and I'm sure there's even more I'm not remembering

like, what is this man doinggg

did he only get out of Secret Life after becoming a watcher? is it just a natural consequence of winning AND surviving?? WHAT IS THIS

ngl, idk if I'll finish today's prompt on time. I have flat colours down, but I just keep getting distracted

and honestly, how can I stay focused when stuff like this is happening on-screen