Everything I draw ends up wearing a bow-tie

Anonymous asked: hey mod! just letting you know about the possible other side of article 13. while the new law certainly doesnt protect fan creation and the like, it was designed to help censor extreme fake news sources. outcry about it was spread by alt right leaning youtubers. im not saying theres no cause for concern, but at least this law isnt being made in the same vein as net neutrality.

I know, and that’s the heart breaking part because I want to help protect creators and their content (and stop rampant fake news sources)- but the thing being proposed is like using a hammer to crack a nut, and there’s too many gaps that could allow it to be misused by large corporations. This is the last thing I’ll post about this because I’m giving myself and all of you a headache with it, but I hope you understand and if I’m wrong I’ll come back and delete all these- I just feel strongly about censorship and I don’t want to risk losing something that’s so important for allowing people to connect with each other and create laughter together.

thefloatingstone asked: Sorry Mod. That post you just reblogged IS for a pretty shitty thing... but that post in particular is a LOT of fear mongering and largely false. Fanart does not fall under copyright law. I recommend checking its tags as there have been lawyer tumblr posts explaining the truth of the matter. It sucks, but is not as extremist as that post leads to believe.

yes and no- the problem is that this impending issue isn’t getting enough attention because the guy who originally posted that video (you know that one with the orange haired dude) was an anti EU guy with some severely right-wing views. Which effectively killed everyone’s interest, which sucks because regardless of how he put it this is still a big thing that needs addressing. Like Net Neutrality, this is an issue that has global implications. I’m definitely not condoning fear mongering, and I do wish there was a post that was less panic inducing, but the fact is almost nobody is talking about this. I didn’t even know about it until two weeks ago and I live in Europe! I took this long to reblog a post about it because I wanted to find out more and that post actually has links that hold merit. It’s not so much that all things fandom related will definitely be banned, it’s the fact that this law is so vaguely phrased that it could be used to do that, and will likely be enacted by automatic filters (like the ones youtube has been using and people have been having trouble with for ages).

So yeah, it’s bad! There are over-reactions all over the place, but that doesn’t remove the fact that this is not? Good? I don’t like not saying things about things that are not good. Please help us do something about it.

Anonymous asked: hey uncle mod, how did could you tell you were ace/aro? i'm pretty sure i'm ace, but i'm having trouble figuring out the difference between having romantic crushes on people or just like...wanting to be their friend? i am very confused

well for me it was just kinda, straight forward? I never had a crush on anyone and only said yes to people who asked me out because I didn’t want to be rude- of course, I eventually realized that accepting when I had no ability to return those feelings was more rude, to both them and to myself! anyway, every discovery and journey is different so I can’t answer that question for you friend, be patient with yourself and allow yourself time to observe your feelings

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lastofthetimeladies:

breakfastatbequiettiffany:

bawbag:

In primary school when you and your friend would pretend to sharpen your pencils to have a chat at the bin

This is the most UK-centric sentence I’ve ever seen written

In primary school when you and your mate would pretend to sharpen your woody pointy writer-downers to have a jolly good chin wag at the bin

(via nooby-banana)

Aww, you guys, you’re very welcome and I’m just happy to be introducing such a fantastic group to so many people! They deserve all the credit for being so inspiring, also yeah I went a bit loco this weekend but don’t be too disappointed if I don’t produce much during the working week- I have a full time job drawing now so I’m usually completely knackered when I get home =.=

Oh right there was actually a question in my inbox

I use aquacolor facepaint, a medium-large flat brush for the large areas and a small chisel tipped brush for the details. Really I ought to get a decent sponge for the base layer but I only started last weekend so go figure.

As for how long, I have NO idea, only that it’s too long to be stood up the whole time. I need to get a standing mirror to put on my desk. I had to use the bathroom one and my feet were screaming bloody murder afterwards.