If You’re White And Wanna Write A Poc Character And Feel Awkward About It I Implore You To Ignore Any

“Lots of artists can fill their work with aching homosexual tension, but no one else can make the impending sodomy look quite as classy and exquisitely dressed as Leyendecker can.” - source

Before Rockwell, a Gay Artist Defined the Perfect American Male “Nobody had to tell J.C. Leyendecker that sex sells. Before the conservative backlash of the mid-20th century, the American public celebrated his images of sleek muscle-men, whose glistening homo-eroticism adorned endless magazine covers. Yet Leyendecker’s name is almost forgotten, whitewashed over by Norman Rockwell’s legacy of tame, small-town Americana.

“Rockwell was just an 11-year old kid when Leyendecker created the legendary “Arrow Collar Man” in 1905, used to advertise the clothing company’s miraculous detachable collars. One of America’s first recognizable sex symbols, this icon of masculinity was defined by his poise and perfection, whether on the sports field or at the dinner table. Like the Gibson Girl, the Arrow Collar Man developed a singular identity, equal parts jock and dandy, who supposedly received more fan letters than silent film heartthrob Rudolph Valentino. To top things off, Leyendecker’s men were often modeled after his lover and lifetime companion, Charles Beach, making their secret romance a front-page feature across the U.S.”

- continue reading this article by Hunter Oatman-Stanford in Collectors Weekly.

Additional reading can be found at one of my favorite sites: Gay Influence.

I imagine you get this a lot, but how do you recreate the CRT TV cartoon look? It looks great!

lately i've been using ntscQT to add those types of visual effects! i highly recommend it, as it has different filters/adjustment options (the fx can also work on videos and GIFs)

ever since i heard about ntscQT tbh i dont really make my own crt tv effects within the art program anymore because i lack confidence with how it visually looks LOL

but to those that do prefer achieving a similar 2000s cartoon tv vhs overlay (what do u call this haha), you can use this as reference or to come up with your own process that works best for you:

Oh yeah, I’m fine, the fish is still at large tho.

but she won’t be for long.

i will never be against piracy ever but i also need physical media to remain

Here's my contribution to the Spread the Love challenge animation collab. Had a lot of fun with this one. I'll be sharing a process video of this soon.

Because I’m curious, I wanted to make a couple of polls. This one is essentially a poll version of a post by @mookybear12404

Please reblog for sample size!! And feel free to tell me about your first characters!!

And like the fourth horseman of the apocalypse, I’ve been reminded,

there’s always a fourth, purple one, to round it all out.

Making a realization rn

first we saw the revival of Alastor’s popularity from the new Hazbin show

Then illumination, in the year 2024, granted us a green, failboy, villain that tumblr has now grappled onto and made into a twink

The hype before and after the Book of Bill has granted artists the oppurtunity to draw many a human cipher (both the canon look and not) as well as pines x bill yaoi (thank god this time doesn’t involve a minor)

what I’m saying is

We’re in the middle of a Tumblr Sexyman Renaissance, huh?

Got asked about Pokémon teams for these guys! Went off of vibes, personality and aesthetics more than anything. Y'all can try guess the "whys" for em.

Hoshi isn't here bc I feel like they'd be more of a Meowth situation where they're a Pokémon themself. We'll say they're the Cosmog lol

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