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Photo of a lino block, carved with two gingko leaves, next to a print of said block in bright yellow ink on white paper

been printing some lil gingko leaves from time to time while I work on bigger prints. gives me a chance to practice proper inking & pressing, and play around with inks & paper.

Marie once made me a portrait of my dog that both captures her so well and brings me so much joy that I cackle every time I look at it. You should give Marie money, too (if you can).

Agrias was the first lady knight I ever had a crush on, can't wait to play Ivalice Chronicles and be conflicted about her dedication to monarchy 🥰

this past week I failed to print something 3 times, each time re-carving on a new block, and at one point the frustration drove me so mad that I simply went to sleep for a couple hours. me from give years ago could never. 💪

blest to be one of those nerds 🙂‍↕️

MO officials love following orders. see also: Schmitt suing schools for mask mandates; Kehoe undoing voter-approved measures for paid sick time, STL local police control, and enshrining abortion in the state constitution; everything Wesley Bell has done for AIPAC money. just ghouls.

Photo of a lino printmaking setup - a small carved block and a cardboard register that has been raised to the height of the block with many layers of small cardboard pieces glued at the corners

I bought a bunch of wood-mounted lino without thinking about how I'd register them. so, I'm finally vindicated for hoarding cardboard boxes and definitely not just being short-sighted.

Photo of a holo sticker of Maki Zen'in from a JJK blind bag set

god tier pull on this Maki blind bag sticker, gonna be a good day 😤😤

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

apparently we solve "challenges of democracy" by having police officers throw attendees to the ground and shove them out the building after their congressman encouraged them to stay for more questions.

reporting on this is rancid, but there are accounts on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/s/...

What are four albums that would serve as an introduction to your tastes?

they absolutely are 🤩

me at 9:30am: ok today I'm going to actually do my job

me at 10:15am: what if I did some Pokemon linocut

Ray made me the coolest thing eveeeerrrrrrr give them your money toooooo

same

Woooaahhh this is literally what I've been waiting for for years 🥲

I dunno about where you live, but around here it feels like people have become much meaner and more inconsiderate drivers since lockdown ended. Speeding through fully red lights, texting while driving, not checking before a lane change... Also can't zipper to save a life 🙄

I was recently in a car crash that wasn't my fault, wrecked my car, required 15 stitches in one hand, and my biggest source of anxiety as I re-acclimate to driving is that I can do everything right (as I did at the time) and someone else's choice can just fuck my life. Car culture is evil.

favorite band. favorite band. 🤘

Judge rules Missouri AG had no authority to order end of school mask mandates • Missouri Independent Former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt lacked any authority to order school districts to end their mask mandates.

this is the same bitch who sued school districts with mask mandates until a judge told him to shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down
missouriindependent.com/2023/05/27/j...

Email from Missouri senator Eric Schmitt Email subject: "Senator Eric Schmitt leads effort to double federal penalty for attacking ice agents" Email body: "Dear (censored), This week I introduced a bill to protect our nation's ice agents from radicals who wish to harm them. My protect and respect ice act will double the federal penalty for attacking..."

this mfer sends multiple emails a week with this "proud to be a bootlicker" energy that is so sweaty. one of them last week was "successfully helps pass big beautiful bill" like yeah, daring move, really blazing a trail.

Photo of a scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. It's roaring and lunging toward the camera. A base coat of sand-colored paint has been applied all over, and the front-facing surfaces of the model have dark golden yellow shadows in the crevices.

Photo of a scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. A base coat of sand-colored paint has been applied all over, and the surfaces that are blocked from the light source have a gray-yellow wash in their crevices.

Added some golden yellow and gray-yellow wash to the shadows on the lighted and unlighted surfaces, respectively.

Close-up of one of the Diablos' shoulder joints. The gaps between its sand-colored scales are quite a deep black, creating a very dramatic contrast.

Same close-up of the shoulder, but a gray wash of paint has been applied to the large gaps. The effect is subtler and more realistic, while retaining contrast.

Since Diablos lives in deserts and burrows in sand, I thought even the deepest crannies in his plates wouldn't be the deep black I used as primer. I want a more subtle and realistic look for these models. So I put some gray wash in the big gaps to soften the shadows a bit.

Photo of a scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. It's roaring and lunging toward the camera. A base coat of sand-colored paint has been applied all over.

Photo of a scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. A base coat of sand-colored paint has been applied all over.

For my base coats I usually use a "middle" color (kind of the halfway value between my intended highlights and shadows) on each different-colored part of the mini. Luckily Diablos is basically all one color 🙃

Photo of an unpainted scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. It's roaring and lunging toward the camera, one winged arm down and the other back behind it. It has two enormous horns on the front of its head, and a crest like a ceratopsian.

Photo of an unpainted scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. From its left side you can see one winged arm is up and its body is covered in craggy scales.

Photo of an unpainted scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. From behind you can see its huge club-like tail splits at the very end and is covered in small spikes.

Photo of an unpainted scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. From its right side you can see large craggy plates along its spine and its huge club-like tail.

Started with black primer and a light gray to plan directional lighting

Photo of an unpainted scale model of the Monster Hunter monster, Diablos. It's roaring and lunging toward the camera.

Diablos progress 🧵
#monsterhunter #minipainting

Noooooo 🥹 The beex! This is so cute, I'm dying.

I FLIPPED when I saw all the NatGeo Kids magazines. I had Zoobooks growing up, that shit was magical. Hope the kids love 'em!

A linoprint in black ink of a very angular bird, its neck bent back and beak open as if calling

Photo of the same print, with the carved and inked linoleum block in the background

I have room in my office for printmaking again 😊