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Free & Open Source Art Programs
I wrote about Free & Open Source Art Programs!
Thought I’d share, now that Adobe’s subscriptions are increasing with price and many of us can’t afford it anyways..
Another great compilation recommended by @dragonesswithinxrt-a in our family discord server:
https://twitter.com/Everblue_Comic/status/1124453210297520128
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Two-faced bitches never lie And therefore I never lie Diagram this sin triangle for me tonight
thumbnail+gifs of some of my fav parts from yet another hollyleaf amv of mine, this time in a fun black/white line style bois (song is Sin Triangle by Sidney Gish btw)
WOW this one took me way longer than I thought it would lmao but it’s done!! and i like it!!
HOW TO DONATE TO BLM WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY
a black woman named zoe amira posted a video on youtube. this video is an hour long and filled with art and music from black creators. it has a ton of ads, and in result will rack up a ton of revenue. 100% of the ad revenue from the video will be dispersed between various blm organizations, including bail-out funds for protesters. it will be split between the following, dependent on necessity
brooklyn bail fund
minnesota freedom fund
atlanta action network
columbus freedom fund
louisville community bail fund
chicago bond
black visions collective
richmond community bail fund
the bail project inc
nw com bail fund
philadelphia bail fund
the korchhinski-parquet family gofundme
george floyd’s family gofundme
blacklivesmatter.com
reclaim the block
aclu
turn off your adblocker and put the video on repeat. do not skip ads. let it play on loop whether you’re listening or not. mute the tab if you need to focus elsewhere. but let. it. play.
youtube will donate to blm for you.
please, please reblog. for people who don’t have money to spare, this is incredibly important information to have.
Reposting because something in the original post was messed up
Updated StarClan/Dark Forest references! My headcanons and designs are inspired by @fungipeg and @official-darkforest, and can be read below!
StarClan
StarClan is pretty similar to the StarClan in the books. Considered real by most Clan cats, they are believed to reside on the mist-shrouded mountaintop. They appear in several different ways.
Normal StarClan cats in the StarClan hunting grounds appear as they did in life, but paler and with white stars frosting their fur. They glow a soft white. Their cause of death can be shown in various ways, from glowing wounds from a lost battle to twigs and leaves from being crunched by a tree, dripping or ice-frosted fur from drowning or freezing, or an orange glow and a smell of smoke from a fire. As a spirit becomes older, they slowly fade away until they are reincarnated and leave behind their memories in the form of stars.
StarClan cats (and spirits of the cats who have not yet “climbed the mountain,” as the Clan cats say) who are walking among the clans appear like normal cats, but with solid colored eyes and faded fur (not shown)
In the living world, Starclan cats glow solid white and have little to no distinguishing features other than their silhouette, as they represent the whole of StarClan. They look this way when appearing to the living in any way outside of StarClan. A living cat who is near a StarClan cat that they knew will usually feel some sort of recognition, be it by a faint scent of just a small sense of familiarity.
This anonymity to living cats can only be bypassed by cats with the gift of seeing the dead.
Not all StarClan cats can give prophecies. Only medicine cats, great leaders, and exceptional warriors who had strong connections to StarClan and made a lasting impact on the Clans can give prophecies. Anyone, however, can give a life to a leader or visit dreams, though it takes a lot of energy and makes a cat fade faster.
StarClan cats are also responsible for naming warriors. Unlike in canon Warriors, leaders do not usually name a new warrior themselves. Instead, the leader, the medicine cat, an apprentice, and their mentor make the trek to the Starcave on the mountain. The tunnel leading to the Starpool is long and twisted, and is often used to test the resilience and intuition of medicine cat apprentices and new leaders. When the cats approach the Starpool, all of the cats share tongues with StarClan. StarClan tells the leader and medicine cat the new warrior’s name, and the cat becoming a warrior is given any advice they need from StarClan cats. The mentor is there as an honor. When the cats awaken, the leader bestows the name StarClan chose to the new warrior. At sunrise, as they leave, the leader stands on the cliff and shouts the new name three times over the territories.
The Dark Forest
The Dark Forest is horrible. The ground is slimy, and covered in a layer of cold, wet snow. The tall, spindly trees stretch up as far as you can see, and the sky is an endless black. The only light comes from a weird, silvery mist that shrouds the ground and muffles sound. There is no prey, no warmth, and no comfort, and many walk their paths alone. It is harder to get into the Dark Forest than it is in the books, and only truly evil cats with no regret for the things they’ve done stay there.
Cats in the Dark Forest are a sickly, shadowy version of their former selves. Their fur is darker than in life, and dingy with filth. Their eye whites and mouths are black, with irises a bright, burning version of their eye color in life and slitted red-violet pupils. They are starved and miserable.
There is no prey to eat, and they are tormented with constant hunger and thirst. They can sleep, but they get no rest. There is no warmth to be found anywhere. It is an afterlife of infinite wandering and despair.
Whatever caused their death (a fatal wound, or their innards if they died from natural causes) turns a smoky black and oozes blood.
Dark Forest cats cannot usually contact cats from the outside. There are only two ways this can happen. One, they come across the StarClan border, where there is usually someone waiting to talk to them. Two, they find a cat who is alive wandering in the forest in their dreams. This happens when a living cat is experiencing a time in their life when their mind is turning against the Clans and StarClan. Once a cat is found in the Dark Forest, the cat who found them has a link into their thoughts and dreams.
They normally appear to be dark and almost featureless, with burning bright eyes. They only appear as a semblance of their living self when they are around others, in a cat’s dreams or in the Dark Forest.
Some of the Dark Forest cats, mostly the ones who believe they were wronged by StarClan, have great respect for one another and have built a sort of hierarchy. Other Dark Forest cats want nothing to do with them.
The Inbetween
When a cat dies, they appear in a clearing in a misty autumn field, surrounded by tall golden-brown grass under a cold grey sky. They see someone in their life who meant a lot to them, like a sibling, parent, mate, or kit. If they are going straight to StarClan, this cat will escort them there. If they will likely go to the Dark Forest, the escort will sit and talk with them about what they did wrong in their life. If the cat regrets what they’ve done, they will revert back to a young cat, either a kit or apprentice or (rarely) a young warrior and go to StarClan. If they don’t regret their actions, they find themselves in the Dark Forest. This makes it much harder to get in, and very deserving to the ones who are there. A few cats who don’t care for StarClan’s judgement will just wander the Inbetween forever.
Another fresh batch of monster Scourge
Leopardstar and her lady
thinking about.. other ways 2 become leader…
Art by Bastien Grivet
The Tragic School Bus (photos via dontori)
someone brought me a gift this morning
“and the universe said…”
THIS WAS SO MUCH FUNNIER IN MY HEAD IM SORRY
Resources for Male Victims of Abuse
How to Recognize Abuse
**Emotional Abuse of Men
**Sexual Assault of Men and Boys
**Men Can Be Victims of Abuse, Too
**Domestic Violence Against Men - Know the Signs
**Information for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
**Help for Battered Men
**Battered Men, Battered Husbands
**For Male Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse
**Male Survivors of Incest and Sexual Child Abuse
**Help for Men Who Are Being Abused
Help Lines (Phone and Text Chat)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (or 1-800-787-3224 for TTY)
National Dating Abuse Hotline: 1-866-331-9474
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-237-8255
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men: 1-888-743-5754 (US and Canada)
Hopeline Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-784-2433
National Hotline for Victims of Crimes: 1-855-484-2846
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888
Polaris Human Trafficking Text Line: Text “BEFREE” to 233733
**1in6/RAINN Chat for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Support Groups
**1in6 Support Groups
Male Survivor Support Groups
Pandora’s Aquarium - Chat (includes chats specifically for men)
Pandora’s Aquarium - Forums (includes forums specifically for men)
How to Find a Shelter
Domestic Shelters Search (shelter locator with filters to find shelters specifically for male survivors)
SAFE (located in Austin, TX, but states they can help people find resources/shelters in their area)
How to Find a Therapist
**Male Survivor Therapist Directory
Mental Health Services Locator
Resources for and About the Abuse of Kids/Teens
Love is Respect Hotline: 1-866-331-9474 (Hotline for teens)
Darkness to Light Helpline (Sexual Abuse): 1-866-367-5444
Darkness to Light Text Line: Text “LIGHT” to 741741
ChildHelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
Children of the Night Hotline (Children in Prostitution): 1-800-551-1300
National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929
Covenant House Nineline (Homeless Youth): 1-800-999-9999
Stop it Now Hotline: 1-888-773-2362 (for adults concerned about the welfare of a child)
Jennifer Ann’s Group (for teens experiencing dating violence)
Other Resource Lists
(While I tried to include the most helpful resources I could here (i.e., resources that lend themselves to one-on-one communication, individual reading, etc.), there are plenty of other great resources, including regional resources, listed in these links. Some of the resources are specific to men and others aren’t, but they are all helpful for male survivors.)
**Male Survivor (regional, international, and online resources)
**Husband Battering: Men and Domestic Violence
**Help for Battered Men: Online Resources
**Help for Battered Men: National and International Resources
**Help for Guys: Help for Victims (some resources for men, many general resources)
oh and hey, fun note for any would-be time travelers out there who have ever gotten the urge to swim in the devonian seas of 300 million years ago...
YES, THIS THING IS ABSOLUTELY LIFE-SIZED
can you post ur brush settings? :-0 if u havent already
yea sure. advance note, i changed the names of my brushes in 2011 (holy shit) to make a dumb CSI Miami joke and never changed them back so... i can’t really tell you the correct names of these brushes, but the renamed ones are just the top row of default brushes sai offers. i have no custom or downloaded brushes and all of them are circular
regular default paintbrush i use for Everything - sketching, lineart, details, rendering, etc. i change the density depending on how soft i want it to look but typically it sits at 95-100%
and the big water/blur brush that i use to add that one specific texture i’m sure you’ve all noticed, and also to add large colour fades/gradients
aand those are the only two brushes i use regularly
here’s the link for Veil of Shadows and A Warriors Spirit pdfs
or epub
Easily my favorite warriors character, Crookedstar! His design was very fun, but I wanted to have him take a little dip in the river!
How to Make a Face Mask for Hospitals and Medical Centers
Hospitals and medical centers across the country are asking sewers to make face masks to protect out health workers. You can google “how to sew face masks for hospitals” to find out where fabric masks are being requested.
Stillwater Medical Center is asking sewers to follow the face mask pattern from buttoncounter.com here.
From Deaconess Health System:
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Citing shortages, Deaconess Health System, including Henderson’s Methodist Health, has asked the public to sew face masks for staff fighting coronavirus.
“This does follow CDC protocols that you can find on their website that if all other supplies are not available, that handmade masks that meet certain criteria are acceptable,” Deaconess spokeswoman Becca Scott said.
The release with the video, pattern and instructions was posted to the Deaconess Facebook page Thursday morning and is available at www.deaconess.com/masks. A PDF of the pattern is available here and embedded at the bottom of this article.
Deaconess has “a sample video” about how to make the masks, which Scott said will be sterilized when they come in.
From Forbes here:
Additional Resources for Open Source or Volunteer COVID-19 Projects:
One of my favorite how-to sites is Instructables. The DIY Cloth Face Mask has almost 100,000 views. It is a step-by-step instruction for those who need it. Kudos to ashevillejm.
In 2006, CDC released a Simple Respiratory Mask design using heavyweight t-shirts in its Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. More of an academic post, but some ideas in it.
A Facebook group was formed last week: Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies. It is worth a visit — in just a few short days there are 20,000-plus members and volunteers.
If you are looking for some research and street-level testing of various materials for DIY mask-making, this post from Smart Air Filters is exceptional: What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks? It also includes a few great links at the end of it.
Hello people! Today I want to share with you something that may interest you! It's a project that I've worked for quite some times now.
(Sorry for the mistakes I'm french soooo not the best)
Anyway ! Do you love warriors but lack the drawing skills to bring life to your oc's ? Do you crave for various body shapes but can't find enough diversity ? Or do you need quick bases for a fanfiction project? Today is your lucky day!
You'll find in the link bellow a large variety of bases sorted by roles and featuring a lot of deferent cat breeds and variation.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s9idtJRYpmmXbRj6A5YUXx6Oq0MfMzgH?usp=sharing
These images are all transparent png.
But you know what's best ? They are totally free to use. You can take them, use them as you like, even take out the credit on the picture. Well, credit is always appriciated but I want this to be a tool for all of you. So just have fun with them!!
Poses available :
- Warriors
- Medecine cat
- Medecine cat apprentice
- apprentice
- Leader
- Deputy
- Queen
- elders
- Kits
- Dark forest
- Starclan
- Loners
- Kittypets (with and without collars)
- Rogues
- teller
- prey hunter
- cave guard
- to-be
Breeds available :
COMMON :
- abyssian
- aegan long (3 versions)
- aegan short
- american bobtail (2 versions)
THUNDERCLAN :
- main coon (3 versions, work in progress)
- American curl (3 versions)
WINDCLAN :
- Javanese (4 versions)
- Oriental Shorthair (2 versions)
RIVERCLAN :
- Ragdoll
- Somali (2 versions)
- turkish van
More comming soon
Also here some example of colors made by me, for my fanfiction project.
Reblog so people can use them!
Turn the sound on at your own risk
Some irl cat headcanons for (some of) the firefam. Jake + Nutmeg, Sandstorm + the Fireboy himself, Squirrelgirl + Leafpool + crowfeather, and the three. I’ve always had trouble finding a good reference for Leafygirl, this is the best I’ve got. I love the headcanon that Firestar is a somali, and I wanted his features to be visible in all the descendants.
had to explain to new housemate that:
Banana Jim lives on the microwave
microwave vibrations cause BJ to rotate
if BJ is allowed to fully face the wall, this household will become Irrevocably Cursed
heres the new and improved outfit art meme i made, i added an extra row and everything! :3 if you do this then feel free to change things about the outfit like the details or colors if you’d like, improvising is always good! also don’t repost this anywhere else please!
(t-erfs, trans meds, anti-antis don’t interact)
art cheats
hello i am here today to not lose track of the art cheats i have discovered over the years. what i call art cheat is actually a cool filter/coloring style/way to shade/etc. that singlehandedly makes art like 20 times better
80’s anime style
glitch effect
glow effects
adding colors to grayscale paintings
foreshortening ( coil )
foreshortening ( perspective )
clipping group (lines)
clipping group (colors)
dramatic lighting ( GOOD )
shading metal
lighting faces
that is all for today, do stay tuned as i am always hunting for cool shit like this