updated! it’s so long now but the yako section is still unfinished 🥹
because me and my petty self want to claim this headcanon :’)
mei and mitsuba haven’t been shown interacting aside a short time in picture perfect arc and it’s such a waste because their parallels are so absolutely interesting and i’m in love with the idea of sibling relationship shijimitsu
like
so
but
once, mitsuba tried to find a place to stay within the seven mysteries and kinda got rejected by most of them. however, the one he wasn’t shown interacting with was with shijima, and they get along together well enough, looking at their interactions in picture perfect...
not to mention these parallels;
they’re both 'fakes'. the second unoriginal versions of people who used to be alive, people who used to be there and talk to others and make an impact on the world.
their original selves were both artists. they drew what was important, immortalizing it in their photos and paintings and sketches and film. original mitsuba’s ghost took a picture of kou before getting turned into no. 3 by tsukasa. original mei drew her ideal self, in a tower, and created her second self. both these things were important to them.
their second selves were created because their original selves had a wish. to live on, and to have & stay with friends...
and slowly, their second selves started to grow indifferent to their original selves’ forms of expression. shijima seems to only draw for functionality instead of for her own enjoyment or curiosity or expression, but her art has so much more meaning now that they create more than just an impression of life—they make life. and mitsuba doesn’t even know anything anymore, amnesia go brrrr (ty @ocelotlesbian for pointing this out)
i have so much to say about how shijima’s art is being used more as a tool for convenience instead of how the original mei used it—even natsuhiko & tsukasa are trying to annoy her for stuff—and not to mention the things they could do with this ability if someone thought about it enough (she, tsuchigomori, yako & the clock keepers are so completely broken i can’t even—these are the mysteries, of course, but i’m so glad they’re passively watching everything unfold because if they took matters into their own hands it’d be absolute chaos look at the clock keepers arc)
and i henceforth i headcanon
these two siblings doing art together afterschool in an art room. do we normally see mitsuba in hanako’s bathroom after school? no... and he’s scared of tsukasa. absolutely traumatised. ignore the afterschool episodes, i want mitsuba to turn on his heel and walk straight to the art room, skipping the fourth step.
after he has his melancholy talks and tear-filled arguments with kou he goes over and whines to shijima and they watch a movie on a projector and eat ice cream from a minifridge.
bonus points if mei uses her sketchbook to draw tissues for them. they literally have infinite ice cream and tissues
after the aquarium trip, i don’t think he could return to kou’s house (teru) & he also loses more energy the further away he is from the school SO i’d like to say he walks over, finds shijima & just cries to her the entire time about how kou is being difficult
shijima (unbothered queen) hands him her sketchbook w a drawing of a tissue box inside and 'mhm's every few minutes
it’s such a nice dynamic i love them so much
WHAT IF THEY RELEARNED THEIR PAST SELVES’ HOBBIES TOGETHER
like mitsuba learning how to hold a camera w his hand
shijima teaches him how to sketch, they go on small trips around the school at night to look at items in the moonlight
mitsuba absolutely destroys any supernaturals in their way (i need shijima to force him to eat occasionally and he will have to listen)
no but shijima is perfectly able to handle them herself
cue shijima pulling a sword from her sketchbook and bashing supernaturals into a pulp
but what if their past versions met in some sort of afterlife and mei teaches him to sketch & mitsuba shows mei his favorite photos and anglings and they watch birds & draw them and take photos and think about their lives and-
bonus: YAKO.
yako’s stairs are said to lead up to the art room 👀
so what if...
(i’ll finish this later lmao)
i need this to be canon. sibling mei & mitsuba. pls.
thank you for reading ♡ drink some water~
we’re getting a gorgeously heart-wrenching, angst-wrapped birthday present this year~
MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT
i just had a breakdown, a macaroon, a hug and a secret-spilling session this past hour. it’s too bad that couldn’t keep me down! i’m still alive and a wonderful human being !! who’s good at lying (to themself) may i add.
anyways. the universe should invent more days bc im in need of a day dedicated to myself
goodbye
someone I follow on the bird app just announced they’re starting a very exclusive private fic server because they and a bunch of other people want to talk about how much they love the fics they’re reading, and as an author can I just say that a really great place to talk about a fic you love is in the comments for that fic
I understand that people are trying to create safe spaces, but as the number of comments that I get on my fics dwindles with each passing year, knowing these spaces exist where my fics are being discussed, places that I am excluded from, makes me want to write fic LESS
I mean I guess who cares, right, because if I stop writing, there’s 10,000 other people that will continue…but if you participate in a fic “book club” server and you say nice things there about a fic you loved, maybe copy and paste that into a comment on AO3?
the only thing fanfic writers are asking for in return for hours of hard work is attention. please don’t rob us of the one thing that we hope for when we hit “post”
it appears kou and mitsuba are appearing most often <3
i find myself more like a merged version of aoi & shijima mei ! mei when we’re not being all soft voiced like this ♡
Take the quiz "My goofy brain assigns a tbhk character to you" on uQuiz at https://uquiz.com/quiz/QBmaao/my-goofy-brain-assigns-a-tbhk-character-to-you
Found this through Pinterest and got Mitsuba
I dunno how- i find myself like Nene
i found out today that some people consider amane the moon & tsukasa the sun (me included-ish) but some say the opposite? can we settle this- opinions under the cut!
we all know amane’s irises are supposed to be the moon, but personally i feel tsukasa’s eyes look like a very smol lunar eclipse, so the sun seems like a really nice choice for him (note the yellow donut he makes in his eyes. my beloved evil baby)
and i genuinely do feel that their personalities do match, up to their deaths. tsukasa shines really brightly and had many friends, amane stayed secluded and draws from tsukasa for most things (eg the moon reflecting the sun’s light!)
also, tsukasa’s kokujoudai tend to have a habit of bursting into flame (wait actually tsukasa kind of also burst into flame)
they’re like little phoenixes. i love them so much
anyways i want yall to know that no matter what ur opinion matters so
keep sharing it!! tysm for being here~
and tysm for reading ♡
Spent a long time on this art resource/reference masterpost! If you have a request for resources for me to find OR have a resource you want me to add, just send me an ask :D
General Anatomy/Human stuff:
body quick tips
painting/drawing straight hair
how to draw eyes
arm squish/bend tip
chest/pecks with raised arms tip
long hair how to
male torso anatomy (back)
learn manga male anatomy (torso & arm)
male torso anatomy (front)
head and hair tips (scroll a bit, it’s in one of the images!)
how to draw noses
ears tilty tip
arm tips
two tips for drawing women’s hair
drawing teeth
anatomy tips
random hair and mouth ref anime
leg muscle anatomy ref
arm muscles anatomy ref
knees reference
arm ref study
quick arm tut tip
how to draw arm
shoulders n sleeves
Poses:
umbrella poses
random female poses
random anatomy pose thing
chibi sleeping in hands pose
laying poses
elf (?) with staff poses
holding phone half bod
peeny wolf pose set
perspective pose sheet
anatomy poses
crossed arms ref sheet
holding baby poses
Hands:
how to draw hands 1
hand refs & tutorial 2
hand tutorial 3
hand tutorial 4
36 hands
how to draw hands in 10 minutes
hands ref 2
hand gestures and simplifying the hand
arm & hand ref
500 hands
Diversity:
stop drawing natives red
wheelchair tutorial
drawing fat people
vitiligo notes for artists
darkskin palms
epicanthic folds
biracial characters
do’s and don’ts of thick lips
Animals/Creatures:
how to draw falcon beaks
canine studies (broken down into parts)
feline tiger ref
Insect wing venation
Musculature of a T-Rex
Pony bodies tutorial
Hyena Nose tutorial
horse reference
drawing horns
Flesh tutorial
bird tips
wing basics
making mythical creatures look realistic
pony heads tutorial
dragon designing tutorial pt 3/3
pony wings tutorial
hedgie bodies
Furry/Anthro:
dogquest’s pixel tutorial
furry portrait tutorial
furry pants tutorial
how to draw paws/pawhands
fur direction reference
anthro tips
muzzle shapes
furry styles
anthro expressions
f2u chibi-ish furry base
furry / cartoon head tutorial
f2u furry base/pose w three different ears
drawing humans! for animal artists
Backgrounds:
how to draw debris
fire tutorial
night sky tutorial
materials study with notes
tree tutorial
water tutorial
tangents??
ocean painting
clouds tutorial
bubbles
painty background studies tips
peony tutorial
lakeside tutorial
quick flowers for the lazy
mistletoe vs holly
Perspective:
foreshortening coil technique
foreshortening tutorial
Webcomic:
medibang comic panel tutorial
how i make webcomics/webtoons
how to color comics
the art of lettering comics
comic/doujinshi paneling
in depth webcomic tutorial
Coloring:
72 Color Combinations
How ViPOP uses color
Hair coloring tutorial by rosuuri
Gurochii moe quick eye tutorial
Anime eye tutorial
Mermaid tail tutorial
Grayscale to Color painting tutorial
chibi eye walkthrough
skin tone tutorial 1
curly hair tutorial
color palette
coloring tutorial
light, it gets everywhere
comfort color
skin coloring tutorial
holographic tutorial
dappled lighting effect
cute/bright coloring tutorial
pattern trick
arcana character coloring tut
Expressions/ Meme / style:
small body language study
expressions reference
how to cute
Platonic cuddles meme
expression reference : nervous
flustered expression meme
drawing expressions tutorial/key
Pixel Art:
Pixel icon tutorial
Ice cream
Moving clouds tutorial
50x50 pixel doll tutorial
pixelin’s pixel process
pixel expression ref
pixel eye blinking tutorial
how to pixel liquids
Clothing / Accessories:
Shoes
Fancy color tip / ref
Chainmail
short reference
learn manga basic pleated skirt tutorial
learn manga basic frills
random clothing refs
chainmail brush
clothing ref masterpost
pinstripes tips
cloth texture tips
how to clothing folds
Misc:
Sketchfab 3d Models
Mikeymegamega on YT for anime/ecchi/etc
Gentei_sozai on twitter for chibi poses
S0zalsan on twitter for random poses
mecha basics
75 tutorials
Obvious art tips you might have forgotten
Mosaic effect
how to draw a cute chibi
fighting artblock
cute pikachu base
painting a face tutorial
volume commissions mini tutorial
arcana characters tutorial reference
notes from the “animators survival kit”
concept art tutorial
another art resource masterpost
MS paint tips and tricks
Reference table for drawing CONSISTENT faces
@hanari0716 on twitter for HELLA references
animation guide for beginners
Brushes:
Foliage brushes
cityscape brushes
ghibli brushes
clip studio paint assets
PS brush pack
you are never ever ever going to ever touch the absolutely gigantic, huge, horrifically growing monstrosity that is my love for jshk ocs. i simply adore the little critters and sillies people make for aidairo’s wonderful whimsical world and it’s going to be like that for a really long time
i don’t know why it’s different with this series, because in all my old fandoms i absolutely hated ocs and refused to make any whatsoever, but jshk is just so... different. and special.
even self-indulgent ones like self-shipping and self-inserts? absolutely. bring them on. the urge i have to make fanart of ocs any time i stumble upon one is overwhelming.
if you have jshk ocs, please know i adore you so much. thank you for adding to my jshk craze <3
omfg there’s a jshk fic on the spreadsheet jshk fans goooooooo since i don’t have time
Are you frustrated you can't leave second kudos on AO3? or third kudos? or whatever-who's-counting kudos?
Well, have I got the html for you!
Plop any of these in a comment (by copy&pasting the code) to make an author's day and show your appreciation!
Second kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/tHMjbb6/second-kudos.png" alt="second kudos">
Third kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/52bggQH/third-kudos.png" alt="third kudos">
nth kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/6y7qGtC/nth-kudos.png" alt="nth kudos">
yet another kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/wKtcj0s/yet-another-kudos.png" alt="yet another kudos">
It will look something like this (and will be transparent with white outline on dark backgrounds):
Feel free to spread and use these as much as you like! (and if you have ideas for other variations, let me know ✌️)
due to a certain conversation with someone who i really admire here’s a snippet of my pain <33
... yes i made a repurposed mermaid version kamome gakuen girls’ uniform :3
... yes mitsuba is currently wearing it
... :3 im unstoppable
i can do it.
but will you do it?
... no.
「hi, i'm cinna! she/they|writer, artist, daydreamer」〜 cloud dweller . . . i hide in shijima's tower『ily shijima & hanako ☆ i write fics on ao3 . . .』
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