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Finally took a minute to put together the art vs artist for the first half of 2024 (everything here is from Jan to June)! I haven't really been able to draw as much this year except class doodles but I'm pretty happy with it.

Didn't draw as many cute pieces or animals as last year but that's alright. But damn, no OCs this time. Sad. :+

I also drew a couple of slightly horror pieces this year, which I hadn't done in a hot minute (I can't do this in class or people will look over my shoulder and think I'm planning murder or something lol).

Also, lately I've been more active on Cara, so if you would like, please support me there! I'm looking for more friends on Cara :D https://cara.app/livyamelarts

Top row: Raskolnikov (Crime and Punishment), Razumikhin (Crime and Punishment), Lara Tybur (AoT)

Middle row: T.S. Eliot, me, Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Last row: Armin and Annie (AoT), Dana Scully (the X Files), Yor Forger (Spy x Family)

Thank you for looking!!

The fact that there could be WAYYY more wild Snviys than we think because they can camouflage in the Pokemon World is an amazing fact.

The wet cat tree.

Editing my Dreamers' Houses essay and my goodness, it made me realize how much fight is still left in the Dreamers.

Herrah is all spent, only thinking about her daughter. Unfortunately, there isn't anyone else except Midwife in the Distant Village.

Why?

All the Weavers decided that being Infected, losing your mind while your body attacks anything that moves, was worse than literal slavery. Only those most devoted to Herrah remained...and all of them got infected.

Monomon has no fight...except to argue with Lurien. But have you considered that she has nothing left to fight for?

There is literally NO ONE in her Archives except her infected Uummu, Uomas, and Oomas. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HER STUDENTS IS DEAD BEFORE THE GAME EVEN STARTED. Except Quirrel. Quirrel whom she calls back to finally rest.

Lurien has the most fight...and yes, the Spire doesn't have a single known person still themselves in the Infection. But what about Lurien's whole City?

Yes, yes, the noble side is completely Infected and the Soul Master kidnapped and drained more than half of the citizens belonging to the left side of the City, BUT there are still free people!

The Nailsmith! Eternal Emilitia! Even Lemm, a newcomer to his City! And goodness, the Collector! And grubbies. Can't forget the grubs.

If you go down a bit further, then there's Orgrim, Tuk, and the Fluke Hermit!

Lurien still has people! People with Names! Hopes! And Dreams free from the Radiance!

And if you expand Lurien's care from the City to Hallownest (which isn't a stretch considering how Lurien is so patriotic for his kingdom) then every free bug in Hallownest is his too.

Now here's a question, does Lurien still care about his butler who is Infected? About every single of his servants and friends under the Radiance's spell? If so, what about every captured citizen of Hallownest?

If so, then Lurien is fighting for them too, just like we do for Myla. Fighting and Hoping against Hope itself that they all can be saved one day.

This came as no surprise to me. What knocked me out was realizing that Monomon's efforts were for nothing. Becoming a Dreamer for her students and keep Hallownest united only for everyone to die anyway??? No wonder she was done.

This is so beautiful!!!! This amazing lighting!!!!

My piece for @hkhallowzine , a free Hollow Knight zine! It was a honour to work with everyone<3

“Techniques for drawing beautifully silhouetted hands and nails”

Source: takuya_kakikata

This painting is so pretty...🤩

Charles Antonie Coypel, Charlotte Philippine de Châtre du Cangé, Marquise de Lamure, ca. 1735, pastel/paper (Art Museum, Worcester)

why are you sleepy?

A compilation of stuff I know about drawing Asian faces and Asian culture! I feel like many “How-To-Draw” tutorials often default to European faces and are not really helpful when drawing people of other races. So I thought I’d put this together in case anyone is interested! Feel free to share this guide and shoot me questions if you have any! I’m by no means an expert, I just know a few things from drawing experience and from my own cultural background. 

Well...that's a surprise.

What would you do in this situation?

No words for the script, but that's because no words are said. Also, I hate clouds. How to draw colors that are orange. Ugh!!

Below is a link to the original idea: Here

Link to Follow-Up Page: Here