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A tyrannosaurus but the arm and leg proportions are switched

I've never reblogged something on this site ever before, but this is worth it. Despite the fact that I'm on a bit of a Batim obsession, and that this will only reach a few more people who may not really be into MLP, the point still counts. In fact this especially counts when dabbling in AUs which it seems I've accidentaly might have made. And nothing makes me scared and fearful I've putting art I've made on the internet other then being, not hated on for it, but rejected by said fandom for what I drew. This is an EXTREMELY excellent point, and it makes me rethink quite a few things I judge characters on, mine and others. Your character is whomst-ever the fuck you want them to be. And if it's an official canon character you can defunk their backstories and write their future in crayon as long as you give proper credit to the VERY original creator. MAKE EM FUHKIN GEY. Your not stealing it? Cool. Crossover the shit outta like 9 fandoms. Not makin money DIRECTLY of their face? Perfect. Some creators, as in like Fnaf and stuff, don't even care if you do. Fuckin AU, Mary Sue, Gary Stew, and whatever the fuck is genderfluid equivalent away, who gives a shit, if your well within the rules, you can do whatever you gotdamn dream of.

I dunno if you guessed it, but I like drawing cute little ponies….fanart of a children’s cartoon. And every so often, someone feels the need to tell me that my personal interest is stupid, childish, cancerous…..“cringe-y”. Boy howdy, do I hear that word tossed around a lot. Cringe, cringe, cringe. We’re all afraid of making something cringe-worthy. Something that could end up in those lovely “Bad OC” cringe compilations. I see other artists, especially young creators, getting policed and attacked for creating something that could-gasp!- be interpreted as the dreaded Mary Sue. So artists stifle themselves. Can’t make your OC too colorful. Don’t you dare make them related to a canon character! Better watch that backstory, lest somebody decry your character as an edgelord. You can have a nerdy interest, but you better not be too fucking passionate about it. Watch yourself. Don’t be too different. Don’t be cringe-y.

So here’s my question to ye gatekeepers of content, ye knowers of all things cringe-worthy, ye adamant enforcers of creative conformity………..Who cares? Really. Why. Why is “cringe” an issue? So what if someone makes an edgy black-and-red OC, or a sparkly mary sue alicorn princess? So what if somebody makes up an over-powered self-insert and ships them with a canon character? So what if somebody dares to be unironically passionate about a fandom or interest considered less-than-cool? Who cares if people have imperfect, cliche-riddled characters they love? Cringe culture is mean-spirited. It demands creators conform. It’s perpetuated by people who, quite oddly, get really bent out of shape at the sight of people unironically enjoying harmless things. I say forget it. Trample it. Let people have fun. Especially don’t be cruel to young creators- nobody learns to be a skilled artist or writer overnight. And this is by no means a statement against criticism…..but there’s a big, big difference between giving constructive criticism, vs choosing to crap on somebody for having a “cringe-y” interest. Idk. I’m a teacher with an Art Education degree, and I believe one of the most important things is to encourage people’s interest in the arts, not push them away (out of a mean-spirited attempt to seem cooler by proxy). My favorite Mister Rogers quote (applies to artists of all ages):

“Do you like to draw with crayons? I’m not very good at it. But it doesn’t matter. It’s the fun of doing it that’s important. Now, I wouldn’t have made that if I just thought about it. No matter how anybody says it is….It feels good to have made something.”

Boris is a good sewer, and gives Bendy-Beans some accessories, and proper hands I guess?

Bendy-Beans can’t quite grasp the concept of ‘Too much belief’.

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Behold, the shittiest camera in the world. Samsung Galaxy S Prime my ass. I’ve managed to get quarter decent pictures of my book, without destroying it.

Monster might have to scramble a bit to get into vents, not a lot of footholds on a ceiling you know.

I drew this before the digital versions, which I like better, so these aren’t quite as clean.

SO. I managed to get all the pictures without ripping my book apart.

The first 2 being of the first time I drew Bendy-Beans and Boris, I changed their eyes to match the digital ones, kinda fucked them up even more. Changed Boris’ face so it wasn’t as long and shortend his ears to match.

I forgot I had two more pictures of Monster AFTER the first page. I subscribe to the “Papa Henry” idea. Imagining this big ol’ Boi wandering around desperately looking for daddo so he can give hugs and get head scrintchies is gotdamn irresistible.

Also Sammy’s a biznitch to draw, but that’s my own lacking in skill.

So as many of you may know already a few months back my now ex husband physically assaulted me breaking several bones in my face. Since then he went to trial and was given a slap on the wrist for the assault (12 months probation and 10 days in jail).

Weve since gotten divorced and I got a PFA. Ive been trying to provide for my son as best as I possibly can but being a full time student its hard to keep up with bills. Ive also been trying to get help and ended up diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

I then totaled my car, and the insurance company screwed me on it value. So I had to get a new car and pay for inspection and registration on that. Plus tires.

Except 2 days before Christmas my ex decided to slash my tires and violate the PFA order. As a result hes back in jail and I had to use the little bit of savings I had to get new tires for my car again. The tires were less than 2 months old.

Because hes back in jail however, I am now no longer recieving any child support to help with basic expenses. Plus the few hours I had been getting at work just got slashed as they hired a new full time position.

I hate to ask for money but guys really, its bad. Im at risk of ending up homeless with a 1 year old. Im getting what help I can but theres not much for me where I live. Please consider helping out. Im scared and Im stuck. Ive seen people on tumblr recieve tons of money for a variety of things. Im not asking for a ton here. Just enough to help me make sure my son has food in his mouth and a roof over his head.

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I finally lost a battle of wills and interest. Time to add yet another thing/fandom to my long list of shameless shame.

Infested Ember