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redstringraven) wrote2025-09-14 10:55 am
redstringraven) wrote2025-09-14 10:55 am
art from may, july & august
g'morning, lads!
i'm not sure what the 'expected' method is around these parts for sharing artwork, but consider this a test-run as i share a few of my favorite pieces from may, july and august of this year. might also share one of my shorter fics later today to test-run how that'll look in this space as well. i have a fic i wrote for the tmnt zine: leader in blue that i'll be allowed to post publicly on the 19th, and i'm very excited to finally get to share that on a wider scale!!
[edit, 10.10.25]: art can be found in the cuts! i've been told there're some clever ways to format/stack images neatly, but i've yet to look into those. will try to have those possibilities explored at least a little before i post several larger pieces at a time!
i'm not sure what the 'expected' method is around these parts for sharing artwork, but consider this a test-run as i share a few of my favorite pieces from may, july and august of this year. might also share one of my shorter fics later today to test-run how that'll look in this space as well. i have a fic i wrote for the tmnt zine: leader in blue that i'll be allowed to post publicly on the 19th, and i'm very excited to finally get to share that on a wider scale!!
[edit, 10.10.25]: art can be found in the cuts! i've been told there're some clever ways to format/stack images neatly, but i've yet to look into those. will try to have those possibilities explored at least a little before i post several larger pieces at a time!
MAY 2025 ~ Screenshot Redraws
![[ID: digital illusrtation of michelangelo from teenage mutant ninja turtles, the 2003 animated series. it's a screenshot redraw/draw-over, where mikey is spooked and fearfully looking to his right while biting his fingertips /END]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/ac2aa02a5cef872a2a73579004f16fb3/e6fc898ae2ae5337-ad/s1280x1920/d72c6861e8530e18fad9804b48ce5579c8abb43b.pnj)
![[ID: digital illusrtation of leonardo from teenage mutant ninja turtles, the 2003 animated series. it's a screenshot redraw/draw-over, where leo has sprang in front of his brothers and is holding up his hands while shouting "NO!!!!" in a moment of panic; there is no danger, however, casey has just suggested he stay at their house after breaking half their furniture /END]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f8879ee65567ab7e5f4770a593efc47f/e6fc898ae2ae5337-20/s1280x1920/861ac2791af3473f0fc8aa321294fbc4cce2f22d.pnj)
![[ID: digital illusrtation of raphael from teenage mutant ninja turtles, the 2003 animated series. it's a screenshot redraw/draw-over, where raph is standing straight and a bit stiff, with his hands behind his back, attempting to feign innocence despite having been caught /END]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/ec4f79302d5d8d99b1e374d285d380d0/e6fc898ae2ae5337-10/s1280x1920/02e34d50f563291dc808b1cdbd3750758f7c7a7a.pnj)
![[ID: digital illusrtation of donatello from teenage mutant ninja turtles, the 2003 animated series. it's a screenshot redraw/draw-over, where don is holding a silver sentry action figure between his hands and close to his chest, smiling contently /END]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/74e7d9d0eb353b34f9f44d732fcb7575/e6fc898ae2ae5337-43/s1280x1920/52c46e67d0d2ba9db46e26f6c6b3449581d401c3.pnj)
JULY 2025 ~ Who has Time for Tears?
![[ID: digital, colored illustration of leonardo from the animated tmnt 2003 series. he's standing in profile facing right, one katana drawn and held at a lowered angle in his right hand. on the end of the drawn katana rests a faintly glowing red and brown moth that seems to leave a thin trail of blood. behind leo is a rusty, cream-colored, tiled wall with one tile square across from him glowing red. he stares down at the butterfly, expression somber and exhausted. the painted text on the wall reads "i feel your stress". /END]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f5926d32817605cb6b65573f47614c89/383b77335e9deb24-61/s1280x1920/b24009122e2bc2f42b200f848d374e38aadf11a7.pnj)
AUGUST 2025 - Neglected Space
![[ID: a digital illustration of my tmnt 2003 original character: gwyneth. it's an overhead shot where she's lying nude on her side, curled up in a ball and her face hidden by her palms (though one eye peers out at you through her fingers). the scene is dark and framed by weaving, tangled tree roots. gwyn's body is covered in cracks as though she were made of old stone, and there's a faint glow coming from her body's bioluminescence along her skin and in her hair. /END]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0c0d378395f3af0ff3a151d54359bdc/298ae2c787d979cf-ac/s2048x3072/29e3df46cc5b78feff4582854ea76e5355a375e1.pnj)
think that's it for now! curious to use this as further testing grounds for how journal tags work and other bits of organization, that sort of thing. hopefully after adding the cut, the images will remain formatted like i have them here. in the preview they keep defaulting to left justify. >->;;
godspeed, lads. hope your weekend's treated you well.
Thoughts
It varies.
In your own blog, you can do what you want. Experiment and figure out what works for you.
The many Art communities vary widely in their rules. Those with few or no rules are pretty freeform and easy to post in. The longer and more detailed the rules, the more likely you'll flub something and those are the people most prone to scream at you for it.
Probably the most common rules regard cut position, either wanting a brief introduction, a template, or one image above the cut and everything else hidden. Reason being, long posts take longer to scroll through and lots of images take longer to load, so a short above-cut section makes it easier to scroll through multiple posts. Some also have rules about image size, etc.
>> i don't think there's a way to format/stack images neatly, otherwise i'd try more of a grid pattern lmao. <<
It can be done but requires code. You might ask about that on
The expressions on the characters look great.
>> curious to use this as further testing grounds for how journal tags work and other bits of organization <<
People use tags in different ways, so look at communities and individual journals for inspiration. Think about what you'll post the most and make subcategories for your biggest categories. Less common topics can be broader. Compare:
Art
Nature
Nature: Animals
Nature: Plants
Nature: Plants: Trees
Nature: Plants: Wildflowers
Science
Art
Art: Black and White
Art: Color
Art: Drawing
Art: Painting
Nature
Science
Science: Chemistry
Science: Optics
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