Quest Level: Life.

Galaxy nails tutorial I made this aaages ago and forgot about...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:00 -0400

Galaxy nails tutorial

I made this aaages ago and forgot about it: a super simple tutorial for a galaxy manicure.

1. Paint your nails black and, using a small section of sponge (cosmetic sponges are perfect) lightly dab on some blue polish

2. Dab a lighter blue onto the nail in swirls

3. Add highlights in whatever colour you like: I used green and orange

4. Add further highlights: I used a baby yellow

5. Use a dotting tool to add some stars in white polish. Finish with a generous layer of top coat to smooth it all out.

There you go! Galaxies in 5 easy steps. The best thing about galaxies is trying it out for yourself with any colours you like. Each time I do these, they turn out completely different.

I hope this helps you.

Lex :)

yukanakajima: Cherry blossoms flowered in Japan. Cherry...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:16 -0400

yukanakajima:

Cherry blossoms flowered in Japan. Cherry blossoms are in full bloom on a finger-tip! The bush warbler is hello, too!

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Thu, 23 May 2013 14:22:07 -0400

blackpaint20: Edwin A. Abbey

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:13 -0400

blackpaint20:

Edwin A. Abbey

blackpaint20: Claw ring, Pamela Love

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:22:31 -0400

blackpaint20:

Claw ring, Pamela Love

Secrect Thoughts of the Introverted: Miss you

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:19 -0400

Secrect Thoughts of the Introverted: Miss you:

forced-introvert:

I do not miss you

No instead I miss the small smile you get when I would tell you a joke.

The softness of you inhale when you stand close to me.
Like nicotine to my heart strings.

I miss your soft baritone tone you use when you whisper into my ear.

Your laugh when I trip over invisible…

the-science-llama: Butterfly and Moth Wings

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:57:07 -0400

the-science-llama:

Butterfly and Moth Wings

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Tue, 21 May 2013 07:50:33 -0400

kilabytes: Shadow of the Colossus Concept (personal project) by...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:34 -0400

kilabytes:

Shadow of the Colossus Concept (personal project)

by Juliana Ouyang

This series of images by Juliana done for a school project depicts her vision of a Shadow of the Colossus v 2.0. The images depict a heroine, who goes on a journey to prevent the impending doom of her village at the hands of the colossi by slaying them with an ancient sword.

The culture of the heroine hails from is aesthetically inspired from the Ainu culture, with her garments adorning the intricate embroidery in the Ainu style, who believe they to help protect against spirits. This is a slight change from the original game which seems to have been heavily inspired by culture and setting of ancient Central Asia and the Eurasian steppes.

Unlike Wander, the hero of the original game, the unnamed heroine for Juliana’s concept opts to wield dual axes as oppose to a sword for her weapon of choice - though she does make use of a steed like the original protagonist and will also, at some point, make use of an “ancient sword”.

Her journey is intended to see her travel to an overgrown temple, a cave, a lake as well as other locales on her hunt for the colossi, with the monochrome lime tint maintained throughout.

>The final colossus is depicted to be an especially massive four legged creature, somewhat resembling an elephant. It’s extra large size is reasoned to be due to its age in the story, with it being encountered while on its way to its birthplace to die.

also find the artist on -

deviantart

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Mon, 20 May 2013 04:17:36 -0400

blackpaint20: From the specimens of Alex C.F.: Vampiric...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:37:50 -0400

blackpaint20:

From the specimens of Alex C.F.:

Vampiric Anatomical Biological Research Case

blackpaint20: Melaten Cemetery Cologne.

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:35:24 -0400

blackpaint20:

Melaten Cemetery Cologne.

blackpaint20: The Little Owl - Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:48 -0400

blackpaint20:

The Little Owl - Albrecht Dürer, 1508

blackpaint20: Francois Robert purchased a human skeleton in the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:25:00 -0400

blackpaint20:

Francois Robert purchased a human skeleton in the mid-90′s, during an auction from an old school and he called these intricate works, ‘Stop the violence’.

blackpaint20: The Thame Hoard is made up of five medieval gold...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:21:37 -0400

blackpaint20:

The Thame Hoard is made up of five medieval gold rings and ten silver groats (c.1351 – c.1457). It was found on the edge of the River Thame in 1940. Reliquary ring, ca.

qinni: More tips: The closest I could find on Amazon to the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:19:45 -0400

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 Tutoria ls/Guides | My Daily Sketches

derwiduhudar: Dec 28th, 2012:Unique silver 3D valkyrie found in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:58 -0400

derwiduhudar:

Dec 28th, 2012:Unique silver 3D valkyrie found in Denmark

bottom: Gilded bronze copy of the valkyrie pendant

baroquewinter: Hopefully this will look just as good on me as...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:49:58 -0400

baroquewinter:

Hopefully this will look just as good on me as it does on the floor ^.^ so far this is my absolute favorite coordinate.

retailavenger85: aicosu: scrawlie: sand-filled-scarecrow: lul...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:42:53 -0400

retailavenger85:

aicosu:

scrawlie:

sand-filled-scarecrow:

lulubonanza:

Drawn By
Andrew Hickinbottom

*Artist Note
A homage to comic conventions, and a tribute to those brave attendees who cosplay in skimpy outfits!

THIS WAS FUCKING DRAWN!?

Oh my god. the cardboard. The escaping hair. This picture is flawed and fucking FLAWLESS because of it.

I don’t always reblog art. But when I do, its a homage to cosplayers, sexy cosplay girlies included. <3

So much love for this illustration.

Also note: The guy is not pointing down her cleavage, he’s bringing her attention to the guy behind her taking her picture.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:16 -0400