Not What I Was Expecting To Read On A Friday Afternoon But I Am So Here For It

I want to tell a story to the artists and would-be artists out there.

When I was 19, I made a large oil painting of the nerd I would eventually marry. I poured all my attention and care into this painting. It's the only art I have from back then that still holds up as a work I'm proud of today.

I entered it into a judged show at the local art center. It got an honorable mention. I went to see the show with my beloved model. One of the judges came up to talk to me, and highlighted that all the judges really liked the painting. It would have placed, except, you see, the feet were incorrect. They were too wide and short, and if I just studied a bit more anatomy-

I called over my future wife, and asked her to take off her shoe. Being already very used to humoring me, she did. The judge looked at her very short, very wide little foot. Exactly as I'd lovingly rendered it. I would never edit her appearance in any way.

The judge looked me in the eye, and to his credit, he really looked like he meant it when he said "Oh I'm so sorry."

Anyways the moral of the story is that all of those anatomy books that teach you proportions are either showing you averages, or a very specific idea of an idealized body. Actual bodies are much more varied than that.

So don't forget to draw from observation, and remember that humans aren't mass produced mannequins. Delight in our variation. Because it's supposed to be there.

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This is so fun to think about

tired: mermaids are all women

wired: much like elves, merfolk are mistaken by sailors for being all women because they have long hair and are very pretty

BAHAHAHAHA

idk how to explain this but akainu looks like a republican

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No no you’re onto something here

an atheist tied to a cross being saved by a god and becoming his right-hand man is very poetic ngl

PFFFF

“oh no”

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hang in there zoro-kun

Reblogging when I have a song stuck in my head

WHAT

mackenyu's influence on zoro is great.

I love weirdgirl Robin so much

weirdgirl robin my beloved