10/05/2017 16:22:01 ¶ ●

## Your art is really beautiful i love it it gives me so much inspiration ❤ and you seem to be really nice😊

Thank you!! ♥︎

I must look completely crazy though, I have absolutely no one to talk about homestuck with and this blog is so full of self indulgence trash… TTvTT
And fics I like… *looks at the blog*
Shit, I should stop drawing the Jake frogboi but it’s Mermay now and… aaaaah…

11/05/2017 21:25:01 ¶ ●

I was working on anatomy and got carried away… (tattoos are so hard to draw, whyyy… but I wanted to draw them!)

12/05/2017 11:16:03 ¶ ●

callmearcturus:

> /stares at cig’s art

> … let’s get this chapter starter /cracks knuckles

…I stared at this post during a whole minute before my brain could process the : “Are you… talking about me?” ◎_◎
Now I don’t know what to write here, I’m super excited with the chapter but I know you had a hard time and felt tired and everything and… Drawing is my only fucking way to say “Hi, I love what you do, keep going you are amazing” because I can’t use words??
ಥ_ಥ

12/05/2017 12:05:30 ¶ ●

It is weird and so funny and amazing at the same time! Gosh, thank you?!!
I should add this to my description like… “my work is a lychee gummy”!!
( • ̀ω•́ )✧

13/05/2017 18:46:27 ¶ ●

## Sweet baby Jesus! Finding your blog is the most amazing thing that happened today! I totally love your art and your style is so pretty! I'm dying over this awesomeness!

13/05/2017 21:27:14 ¶ ●

> I break through the barrier reef
> Cut through the carbon sea
> Approaching the shore

I’m here for the tenderness (is that even a word?) and soft kisses and cuddle!
And for Dirk’s tattoos. And soft hair. And Jake’s green hands… And, and, and…

stop me.
And go read this fic (you know the one, you can’t be here by mistake now…)

14/05/2017 20:07:06 ¶ ●

## Hey I'm just wonder, what art program to you use, cig?

Hey! I use Photoshop ( • ̀ω•́ )✧

14/05/2017 20:13:53 ¶ ●

Sketchy things from the Strilondes Discord!

14/05/2017 20:57:44 ¶ ●

## HOW DID YOU GET SO GOOD AT ANATOMY?? (and for real, how long have you been drawing? your art is goals)

Uh… I had some anatomy classes that helps understand the muscles and stuff. Then, I still need to practice a lot and work with references because you never fully “learn” anatomy! There’s always something new to learn and that’s fun!
And mh… I dunno, 8 years or smthing like that?
Probably more, but before that I was drawing only horses. Horses everywhere.
(At least I know how to draw a horse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

14/05/2017 22:10:37 ¶ ●

## Hi, you're really great and I just really love your art so much! Hngggg it's just so beautiful! I was wondering how you pick your colors when you color a piece because I love the natural feel that it has. Anyway, I hope you have a great day! Keep doing what you do 😜😆💙

Hi! Thank you so much! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
I have only a few color palettes I like to play with, here’s two of them:
Those are palettes I found or were inspired by other artists (with few adjustments)

14/05/2017 22:20:53 ¶ ●

## Hey! Are you opening commissions any time soon? I'd love to have myself drawn in my god tier the way you draw yourself, it's so cute! Besides, your art is generally amazing!

Hey! Thank you for the compliment ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
I’ll probably never open commissions here, sorry… It’s only a side blog where I draw for fun!

15/05/2017 19:10:13 ¶ ●

## It's amazing how fast you learned to draw anatomy so well

Thank you!
Though, it’s not really fast and I think I’m not that talented with anatomy? I mean, I still have a lot to learn and understand and that’s amazing because I’ll learn how to draw during my entire life? (It’s kinda exciting when you think of it!)

16/05/2017 00:56:44 ¶ ●

## Hi there! I just started recently following because I stumbled upon your account an went, "Wow?? This person is so amazing???!!" Have a great day/night, I love you new friend!

16/05/2017 17:25:58 ¶ ●

## (commissions Anon) it's ok! You mentioned "here" is there any blog where you do have commissions?

There is, but I’d like that other blog to stay secret! (｡❛ᴗ❛｡)

17/05/2017 17:59:58 ¶ ●

## Dirk ridding a horse???

Shy Dirk, good pony.

18/05/2017 23:00:12 ¶ ●

> The effect is immediate. Jake’s grin widens into a shiny crescent of teeth and all his spots pop bright, the sudden flood of light making you shield your eyes. “Fuck, what.”

http://archiveofourown.org/works/10545290/chapters/23287768

18/05/2017 23:35:12 ¶ ●

## Your art is great ! ! I lOvE the way you draw Dirk and Jake and it's so great. You made my day and days following that day. Thank you so much. Bless you

And to all the people who reblog with wonderful tags, I see you!!
(∩｀-´)⊃━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

18/05/2017 23:46:20 ¶ ●

## dude, you saying you don't think you're that talented with anatomy is insane. Compared to my anatomy, you're a god! I seriously doubt I'll ever be able to get as good as you someday, and I've nearly been drawing for 8 years too ;-;

Anatomy is super hard and I always use a lot or references, photography anatomy’s book, anything… ALWAYS!

19/05/2017 10:31:20 ¶ ●

callmearcturus:

> I said this on the Strilonde server but I wanted to make it clear.

> I’ve said before that comments are amazing and at their best, they literally help me decide the direction of a story. Art is the same way, for the above reasons.

> So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for feedback in all forms.

20/05/2017 14:26:57 ¶ ●

> There is a scar around your throat, remnant of your first death and of your first return.

Keeper of the broken hearts

Inspired by Arc’s jamfic!(http://archiveofourown.org/works/10935246/chapters/24328275)

20/05/2017 17:41:09 ¶ ●

20/05/2017 18:35:16 ¶ ●

## Force and Flow — The Aspects aren’t the only Existential Duality at play in Classpects.

revolutionaryduelist:

> Hey, peeps. So, here’s the bottom line:

> I’m pretty sure I solved Homestuck’s Class System.

> This is a masterpost for a series of essays that lay a case, strongly informed by the canon with screenshots and references, for the following things:

> 1) What every Passive/Active pair is.

> 2) What every Key Verb (IE: Destroy and Steal, the canon ones) is, and how those Key Verbs are paired together.

> 3) what Passive/Active even means exactly.

> 4) How the Passive/Active spectrum works.

> In this masterpost, I make the case for the core philosophy that informs the entire Class system. I’m also posting and linking to the first essay, on the Destroy and Create verb pair. The other two essays are already written, and I’ll be posting them over the next two weeks!

> They are available in their entireties for my Patrons, so if you can spare me a buck a month you can get these early if you decide you like them enough. Higher reward tiers will let you invite friends to the Discord so they can read them too!.

> Feel free to @ me, reblog or send me an ask with your thoughts on these first two essays. There may be some things I can’t answer as they will be answered in later posts, but I might use those as inspiration for what teasers to release from sections of the next two essays over the course of the week.

> You can also feel free to talk to me in the Hiveswap Discord where I moderate and cry about Homestuck. I’m very interested in seeing how my thoughts stand up to scrutiny, so don’t be shy!

> [Youtube] [Patreon] [Hiveswap Discord]

> [Destroy and Create] [Steal and Serve] [Know and Change]

> Keep Rising.

21/05/2017 01:05:38 ¶ ●

Bunch of frogbois from the Strilondes discord! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

/Jazzhands

22/05/2017 20:37:57 ¶ ●

He’s shiny, he’s so SHINY! (*´∇｀*)

Frogboi/Lorelay/Jake is inspired by Callmearcturus’s fic “You can only take what you can carry to the edge of the sea”!

22/05/2017 20:44:18 ¶ ●

> “You’re well bracketed in, his hands planted by your shoulders, all his peacock fins hanging down, radiating luciferin and warm light.”

HANDS! ( *ﾟｰﾟ)ゞ

Inspired by the last chapter of Callmearcturus’s fic “You can only take what you can carry to the edge of the sea”

23/05/2017 09:07:44 ¶ ●

## May I use your art of Dirk you drew for chamomile, rose water, and other unlikely intoxicants for a moodboard/aesthetic board I'm doing? I will of course credit you, but I wanted to make sure it was okay for me to use it before I posted it

No problems! Thank you for asking! 〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜

23/05/2017 09:50:56 ¶ ●

## as an artist interested in starting a blog but is very nervous, how did you get over that huge hurdle of posting your first piece of art? im so scared even though i want to give this a shot really badly.

What are you scared of?

23/05/2017 23:35:27 ¶ ●

> Tickle that cheek
> And take your throne
> Pump your veins
> With gushing gold

> Black Mambo - Glass animals

Inspired by one of my favorite fic “Pump your veins with Gushing Gold” by Callmearcturus!

Fun fact : there’s really written “Jake English” in the tattoo!

24/05/2017 00:25:04 ¶ ●

## i love your art so much but i always feel so inadequate in comparison when i see it

I don’t know what to say but… Please don’t! What does “inadequate” even mean? Don’t compare to other while drawing! Drawing is really personal, it’s you! Have fun with it, experiment, but don’t feel “inadequate”! You are valid!

24/05/2017 11:38:14 ¶ ●

## Can you pls do like a mini-art tutorial ;-; Faces or Bodies Idc both would be nice. Just the basics

It’s not really a tutorial, but if you search for tips to improve i recommend to observe a lot anatomy books and to draw the muscles when you’re drawing (it helps a lot!

Here’s an example! (it was less precise on my original sketch but i deleted it…)
The fun after understanding basic anatomy is to play with it and stylise it! (Don’t try to be 100% anatomy correct, drawing is here to play with forms and lines!)

24/05/2017 14:33:03 ¶ ●

## chamomile, rose water, and other unlikely intoxicants (5/?)

callmearcturus:

> > Company awaits you. You sort of expected it would: Jake has a small chest under one arm and a wry look on his face.

> > “Blessed Candlenights to you, sire,” he says, voice low as the firelight outside. “Your nose and ears have gone red as holly berries, if I may say so.”

> > You swallow about the tight feeling in your throat. “For tonight, I’d… bid you to speak as freely as you like.”

> > “A rare gift in the crown’s presence,” Jake remarks, lips upturned. “And I’m so inclined to hold my tongue, aren’t I?”

> jamfic update, cinnamon and pine.

24/05/2017 18:45:55 ¶ ●

## Hey there! I just saw your piece of Dirk Strider with the Jake English tattoo, the one where he has the name written on his back but it look like something entirely different. I was wondering how you learned this technique, or if you'd be willing to teach it to me (I could pay for a tutorial!). And if you wouldn't want to teach me, how much would it cost me to ask you to make something similar to me? The tattoo idea is just so gorgeous, and I'm really considering a similar (if you'd let me!!)

Hi! I was inspired by a wonderful Monogram tattoo artist and try to make my own design with Jake’s Name !
I already show the name hidden in the tattoo here:

And here a quick decomposition of the process, it’s not as complicated that it may look if the word is short and is quite funny to do!
I hope it helps! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

24/05/2017 20:01:01 ¶ ●

Dorks in love!

24/05/2017 21:48:32 ¶ ●

## Holy shit so you won't see the tags on my reblog for a while bc it's queued but I wanted to say rn that art of Dirk on a horse? Holy FUCK, first of all, oh my god?????????? I am HEART EYES- Dirk's body language AND THE ANATOMY ON THAT HORSE HOLY FUCK!!!! YOUR ART IS SO FANTASTIC THANK YOU SO MCUH I CAN'T GET OVER IT

THANK YOUUU!! (´∇｀)
Have another teenage Dirk with a nice pony!

25/05/2017 11:00:18 ¶ ●

## What brush settings do you use for lineart??

I almost use only the pencil 4H from Kyle’s drawing box brushes!
This is a nice sketchy brush!

25/05/2017 22:16:11 ¶ ●

## Would you be willing to take commissions? Because your art is wonderful and I'd absolutely be willing to pay for a custom drawing!

You’re not the first one to ask so… maybe?

Can I ask what kind of custom drawing?
(if there’s other who might be interested please send me an ask!)

26/05/2017 15:01:30 ¶ ●

Another one inspired by one of my favorite fic “Pump your veins with Gushing Gold” by Callmearcturus!

28/05/2017 09:46:49 ¶ ●

Commission for @sassgardians
Dave and Rose for her Prospit/Derse royalty AU! (Dirk and Jake version)

I had so much fun with their designs! Thank you!! (*´∇｀*)
(and a little close-up to Rose’s crown because I’m really happy with it!)

29/05/2017 14:23:13 ¶ ●

## Igxihcjvkbkch YYOUR ART IS SO PRETTY AND SO CUTE IT MAKES ME SMILE AND FEEL ALL FLUFFY INSIDE!!!

29/05/2017 15:23:55 ¶ ●

## I just wanted to say Hi and I love your Art it's so beautiful. Every single time I see your DirkJake fanarts I feel overexcited without any particular reason. I just really enjoy admiring such beautiful drawings and they inspire me on this long journey to don't give up easy and I hope one day I'll do fanarts that make me happy and the people too. Seriously thanks for make my days more bright🌼🌼🌼

Hi Shortlybeans and thank you!!

I’m so glad I can inspire you! I’m sure you’ll succeed doing those drawings and spread happiness around you! (*´∇｀*)

29/05/2017 15:54:13 ¶ ●

## hi, cig !! i really love your art and i weep for them !! do have any simple tips on anatomy ?

Thank you! I think this one might be good, try to think in 3D and don’t be afraid of shortcuts (i don’t know if this is the right words here but…)

And don’t be afraid to exaggerate this last part, it gives dynamic and make drawings more alive! Here’s a perfect example:

I hope it helps!

29/05/2017 22:32:16 ¶ ●

Another commission for @sassgardians
Dirk and Jake for her Prospit/Derse royalty AU! (I did a portrait of Dave and Rose for the same AU)

It was so nice drawing them in those royal outfits, thank you again!! (*´∇｀*)

30/05/2017 11:24:35 ¶ ●

## Just wanted to let you know that I think I literally squawked when I saw that image of rose and Dave God bless

Thank you!!

30/05/2017 22:56:40 ¶ ●

## Omg i love these little drawings you do of yourself a on random posts they are so adorable!

Those are fun to draw, I’m glad you like them!!

31/05/2017 12:42:08 ¶ ●

## hi hello first of all i LOVE ur art style its just... so fluid and so ??? aesthetically Pleasing to look at im just in awe.,, ., anyways i just wanted to ask, since ur a mage of heart, do u relate to meulin seeing as how she is one too?? im just faschinated by classpects and stuff but sorry if thats a weird thing to ask

31/05/2017 13:25:57 ¶ ●

## I love how you draw Dave! Your art is so beautiful and you inspire me to continue drawing!

Thank you! Keep drawing, you’re doing great!!