History isn’t one straight line progressing towards a liberal society.
Look how much Americans attitudes have changed between 1980 and today. 1980 was the first time most very religious people voted, they abstained before that at the behest of their churches. Now they dictate policy at every election.
In my family photo album there are pictures from the 20s of a woman called ‘uncle bob’. She dressed in men’s clothing, and had a ‘companion’. This was a rough industrial town, they were working class, nobody cared. It was her business.
This is why politics is important - the moment you think everything is better today than it was in the past, you let other people take control of the direction society goes in - with you sitting back presuming we’re going forwards.
I love this and what it represents, but it’s not genuine. The original post that the user links to in the “via” had at the very least reference to the editor since the post was titled with their username. It’s been deleted now, though.
They have lots of works exploring gender role reversals and not just image editing, paintings as well.
I live! And I caught up on a lot of stuff I missed lately, one of which was this cutie.
I’m sure when talking about their tear hologram selves, shade meant like….the same size as paraiba herself, but tiny mini me’s entered my brain and I couldn’t not draw it.
“The patient: this 3-day-old little boy was born with torn upper and lower wings. Let’s see how we can help!”
Today the Department of Awesomely Good Deeds salutes costume designer and master embroiderer Romy McCloskey who used her fine skills with delicate materials to help a monarch butterfly she’d raised and who’d emerged from his cocoon with damaged right wings.
“The operating room and supplies: towel, wire hanger, contact cement, toothpick, cotton swab, scissors, tweezers, talc powder, extra butterfly wing”
“Securing the butterfly and cutting the damaged parts away. Don’t worry it doesn’t hurt them. It’s like cutting hair or trimming fingernails”
“Ta-da! With a little patience and a steady hand, I fit the new wings to my little guy”
“The black lines do not match completely and it is missing the black dot (male marking) on the lower right wing, but with luck, he will fly”
“FLIGHT DAY! After a day of rest and filling his belly with homemade nectar, it is time to see if he will fly”
“With a quick lap around the yard and a little rest on a bush, he was off! A successful surgery and outcome! Bye, little buddy! Good luck”
This is an exceptional breakdown on how to approach illustrations depicting a scene. Characters and backgrounds should not be considered seperately when you are painting an image of a character interacting within a setting. They are a single visual entity; a narrative. Likewise, a painting doesn’t need to include a detailed environment to be successful. It depends on your goal for what you wish to communicate.
I really like this post..! It’s very succinct about something I have tried to explain myself and have not been very good at explaining. What an excellent resource!
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This is a visual novel project I’ve been doing the art for several months in the making! Flippant, relatable, but all around charming, Undeclared will give you a good look into the American university experience, allowing you to make choices, meet girls, and learn more about yourself than you really wanted to know.
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