onnanoko is fraying at the seams ~

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animelody:

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odditiesoflife:

The Strange Magnificent Beauty of Opals

The ancient Greeks upheld the opal as a sign of purity and hope. The ancient Romans believed opals kept the wearer safe from harm and called opals cupid paederos, child as beautiful as love.

For thousands of years opals have been regarded as a source of imparting inner beauty and faithfulness to the wearer. For centuries royal families have included opals in crowns and necklaces as a talisman for protection, calling them the “King of Gems”.

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kiyo:

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highfunctioningdarklordofall:

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hoplophilia:

Dragon’s Breath is a very gorgeous type of opal made into many types of jewelry.

They look like gateways to other dimensions… :O

That top left one looks like it’s plotting to take over Middle Earth

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qinni:

More tips:

• The closest I could find on Amazon to the watercolour set I use is the Sakura brand of Koi Assorted WaterColours Field Set.
• Just use any old toothbrush. I used to use the ones that my dentist would give me after a visit, just because those were kind of cheap and I wouldn’t actually use them anyways.
• I use acrylic for flicking and highlights because watercolour-whites tend to fade when they dry. 
• Also, remember to keep your hands clean, because nothing’s worse than smudging graphite into your watercolours and then unable to get it out.
• Try to avoid black and white when possible. They tend to dull the colours and it loses that watercolouring lustre. 

Since I started watercolouring again for my daily sketches, I’ve gotten a lot of asks/dA notes on if I could give a tutorial on watercolouring and also more specific questions that overlapped each other, so I decided to do a semi guide/tips/answering thing.

I actually started watercolouring before I went into digital medium, so I have a bit of personal experience, but I am essentially self-taught when it comes to watercolouring since there weren’t a lot of watercolour tutorials online back then to begin with, so I cannot promise that these are the absolute correct way of doing things. 

Hope it helps anyways :)

My Other Tutorials/Guides | My Daily Sketches

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theartofanimation:

Victo Ngai

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theartofanimation:

Victo Ngai

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zorobro:

Art Blog feature from this tumblr meme 

Feature #4 goes to: charcoalfeathers 

1. The spongy strokes in the BG coupled with the smooth almost drippy looking figure is perfect! The cools and red tones compliment each other so well~

2. So many awesome colors, I love how the pallet is literally pulling out of this guy. Sweet….

3. omg, the style is wonderful here. Great use of subtle cross hatching and various brush strokes all around. The static bubbles are a nice touch.

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etchpea:

I never understood this insult because wtf, fat pigs are so goddamn adorable??

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lollodj:

estimfalos: Not 2B - Christopher David White

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