I’ve never really wrote a tutorial before so apologies if this is bad
1. okay first thing I do is pick three colors, a mid, dark, and light. I like to check the colors in greyscale to make sure there’s enough contrast between each one.
I then plop down a blob of whatever my middle tone color is.
2. next, I take my dark color and just sort of randomly place it around. I try to make sure there’s a good amount of both the mid and dark tones spread throughout. I personally like to keep it kinda messy. I also have pen pressure on for both brush size and opacity, so I can have some blending action going on.
3. for the next step I do the exact same thing as before, except with the light color.
4. aight this is where we start adding details. see how you just have a bunch of colors and edges where two colors meet? use the eyedropper and go to an area where two colors meet, eyedrop a color, and then use that color to draw in your grass blades. I do this at every point where colors meet. should note I personally like to use a square brush, but you can really just use anything.
5. you can technically stop at the last step if you’re going for a more simple look, but to add more details I go to the “empty” areas of solid color and just draw in random strokes using a color nearby. it’s just a way to fill up the empty space.
6. basically more of the same idea of eyedropping and drawing. for more variety so things look interesting, I like to add random plant shapes.
7. and so the grass doesn’t look too plain, I add random dots of color and pretend it’s flowers and stuff.
and there you have it, this is how I approach drawing grass.
In and Out
Pairing: Simon 'Ghost' Riley x GN! Reader
Third POV
Themes: ANGST
!Warnings!: Death
About: You're fatally shot during a mission and Ghost tries to make your last moments peaceful.
Notes: Some angst for y'alllll. Sorry if this one is a little short but I didn't want to drag this one out too much. Call sign name for you here is Foxy. Enjoy! (If you can). 😈
It hurts..
It hurts so fucking much.
I can’t breathe.
I can’t fucking breathe.
It hurts to breathe, it hurts so much.
“Foxy! Stay with me!”
What? Who was that?
“Foxy!!”
The voice. It sounds..so familiar. Who is it?
“Hmhm..” I whimpered, feeling the pain souring throughout my body.
I could feel someone pressing on my stomach harshly but couldn’t make out who it was.
“Foxy, can you hear me?”
“Yes.” I croaked out, still not being able to see who it was.
There was a bright white light blocking my vision. The sun? I wasn’t sure what it was, but I couldn’t see.
“I..can’t see.”
“Hold on.” The voice told me.
In the next second, I felt a very cold feeling get placed on my forehead and get rubbed down my neck and back up on my face. The more they rubbed it, the more my vision started clearing up. I felt as if I could breathe again, but was met with a strong, stinging pain as I did that. Despite not being able to see, I could hear various voices conversing with each other and some even arguing with each other. But I could not make out what they were saying.
“..fuck.” I croaked.
“Easy there, love.”
That voice. I know it now. Ghost. It’s Ghost. I turned towards my right to find Ghost staring down at me, his dark, brown eyes full of worry, something I have never seen from the Lieutenant.
“L-Lituenant?”
“Bloody fucking Jesus. I thought we lost you.” Ghost said in relief, squeezing my hand.
Wait, he’s holding my hand? Why is he holding my hand? What? I stared down at him holding my hand but I don’t think he noticed that I caught that.
“Ghost-”
“Simon. Call me, Simon.”
Simon Riley is his full name. I knew that already, but the fact that he was giving me permission to call him by his legal name? What is going on? What happened?
“Simon..it hurts.” I groaned, holding my wound.
“I know. I know, Foxy. We got the bleedin’ to stop finally and we are on our way to medical now. You’re going to be okay, Foxy.” Ghost, or Simon, reassured me, still keeping hold of my hand.
“What..” I paused, wincing from my wound, “what happened?’
“Fucking sniper that we didn’t see..I am so sorry, Foxy.” Simon apologized again.
Why was he apologizing so much? I have never seen Simon act like this before. I managed to get a glimpse and..there was blood. A lot of it. It stained through my clothes and was on the ground. There was so much. So much.
“Simon..” I croaked, feeling myself get weaker and weaker.
“What is it, Foxy?”
No. I couldn't ask him of this. It's not my right.
“Foxy, whatever it is, just tell me.”
“Why the mask?” I asked.
I could tell Simon was a bit shocked by my question but his eyes never hindered any annoyance nor irritation.
“It's to hide me face. Have I never told you?”
I shook my head, my memory being fuzzy. My eyes ended up staring into my Lieutenant's eyes. I never realized what pretty eyes he had. Despite never seeing his face, I always thought he was handsome. He was hard on me, but also kind to me, seeing as he and I went through the same thing as we grew up. He understood me.
“Foxy?” Simon calls me.
“Yeah?”
Simon froze for a second as he reached for the bottom of his balaclava. Is he..? No he wouldn't. I'm not that special. Unless.. Simon pulled his balaclava up just enough up to his forehead. My heart began racing as I saw my Lieutenants face for the first time. And by God was he handsome.
“S-Simon.” I struggled to speak, the pain becoming too much.
“What is it?”
“It..hurts.”
Simon then leaned in, his forehead touching mine as I could feel tears running down my face.
“I know, Foxy. I'm sorry.” Simon was apologetic.
It's now or never, Foxy. You better tell him now. You're getting weaker and weaker by the minute.
“S-Simon..I..”
“You wha’?” He frantically asked.
It hurts, it hurts so fucking much. I can barely breathe at this point. Simon held my hand tighter, as if he knew what was going on.
“I…love you.”
Simon's eyes went wide, hearing what I just croaked out. I swear I could see tears forming in his eyes, something else I have never seen before. Simon rubbed my forehead, his touch burning my skin but it comforted me at the same time. He then leaned in and his lips touched my forehead, and remained there for a few seconds. His lips were so soft. So soft. And I never felt butterflies in my stomach before until now. For the first time ever, at this very moment. Simon pulled back, staying close to me.
“I love you too, Foxy. You are a great soldier and fighter. You fought so well.” Simon complimented me.
I felt a warm feeling emit my face. Was I blushing? I couldn't tell, to be honest. My head was so fuzzy and my body was so weak. My eyes wandered down again to my wound but I felt Simon’s fingers grab my chin and make me face him.
“Keep your eyes on me.”
“O..kay.”
It was getting harder and harder to breathe. I felt so tired too. I wanted to shut my eyes, but I knew what would happen if I did.
“Simon.”
“Yes, love?”
Love.
“I'm tired.” I whimpered.
I was never religious, but I was scared. Scared of what could be on the other side.
“I know, Foxy. If you want to, then you can go. I'm right here.” Simon comforted me.
Knowing my Lieutenant was here for me helped me. A little. I just professed my love for him and now here we are. Simon continued to rub my forehead and kept eye contact with me, his brown doe eyes soothing my nerves. He had a scar on his upper lip that suited him. And blonde shaggy hair that wasn't super long but was due for a trim. It's getting harder and hard..
“Foxy?”
“Foxy?”
I suddenly felt a jolt in my spine, as if a shockwave went through my body.
“What, what?” I said, feeling as though I got resurrected but the pain was still there.
“You're okay, love. You're okay.” Simon cooed to me.
I have never heard him be so comforting and kind before, let alone to me. I almost felt like I didn't deserve it.
“Did I?”
“Almost.” Simon answered.
It weirdly felt peaceful, like I was just drifting off to sleep normally. It felt great, but now the pain was back.
“Foxy..” Simon called me once again.
I turned to him, seeing remnants of tears that had fallen down his face before. He then leaned down and his lips were on mine. I kissed back the best I could even though it was hard to move my lips. I didn't understand what was even happening anymore but it felt so good. So good that I could almost ignore the imminent pain in my stomach. After a few seconds, Simon pulled away but kept his forehead on mine.
“You can rest now, Foxy.” Simon struggles to get the words out.
I knew what that meant. But I felt okay.
“Simon..”
My eyes were getting heavy, I can't even move my fingers any-
“I love you..”
It hurt to breathe, I couldn't do it anymore. I choked back saying those words and felt my mind go numb and the bright sun blind my vision to pure white. I felt like I was floating, floating forever and above ground. The pain was gone and I was forever floating.
“Foxy?”
“Oh Foxy…”
…
END
hello oak nation and friends! life has finally slowed down enough for me to make this post - i will be participating in the @ficsforgaza initiative!! while i was initially very anxious about making this post, i realized that i want to do something meaningful and contribute what i can to the fundraising efforts for gaza. i highly recommend checking out their blog for more info + see the other participants!!
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great question! i've outlined the process below.
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✩ you're so handsome (when i'm all over your mouth) — vampire!blade x f!reader
summary: your mother has always warned you to never to stay out long after the sun sets; the lord knows what may be lurking after night falls. in your carelessness, you are lost at sundown, with no grasp on your location nor the path home. time for you to learn just what kind of beast hides in the shadows. -> sponsored wc: 0/10,000 -> written wc: 0/10,000
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✩ *take a bite — satoru gojo x f!reader x suguru geto
summary: your roommate, satoru gojo, always has his pretty dark-haired friend over to your shared apartment as a frequent guest. one night, when the three of you play a little drinking game together, things get much more heated than you could have ever expected it to. (no curses/modern au!) -> sponsored wc: 0/10,000 -> written wc: 0/10,000
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Maligayang pasko! 🎄
Merry christmas Darlings <3
PLEASE DONT REPOST
I spent a lot of time on this ;-;
Did someone order a soft dabi?
pov: dabi finally confesses to you during a mental breakdown
I'm a simp
AY WATTPAD WRITERS!!! BACK UP ALL YOUR WORKS TO TUMBLR - WATTPAD SOLD THE SITE TO WEBTOONS AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF NSFW CONTENT IS BEING DELETED!!!!
ENTIRE ACCOUNTS ARE GOING MISSING WITHOUT WARNING
LOVE YOUR OCS!!! YOU DID GREAT ON THEM!! EVEN IF THEYRE OVERPOWERED!! EVEN IF THEYRE EDGY!! EVEN IF THEYRE CLICHE!! YOU PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT INTO THEM AND YOU SHOULD LOVE THEM AND LOVE YOURSELF FOR MAKING THEM!!!
2020 update
Name changed to: Axeri Kuno
And I ship her with Dabi(bnha)
Bruh I'm fr seeing improvement. like sht bruh I'm proud of me
Also here's Axeri fighting naiyek(another oc)
My first oc eVer
Really proud of how this turned out.
She’s the one I ship with Loki💚💛
LOWKEY
a kamisato ayato social media au
i’ve been lookin’ at you since half past two wanna take this downtown? this liquid courage got me way too honest
pairing — ayato x f! reader [ S2L! college au ]
summary — it was only recently you found out kamisato ayaka was, in fact, not an only child after all! seeing ayato for the first time gave you the severest case of the butterflies but according to ayaka, he’s off limits, especially to you as her most treasured friend. well, what she doesn’t know won’t hurt, right?
warnings — cursing, angst, arranged marriage
status — on-going
author’s note — in the au, ayato is only a year older than ayaka. (ღ) = written text.
profiles — teyvat stripers / overworked w no pay
ꕤ 01. damn rich kids
ꕤ 02. kamisato material (ღ)
ꕤ 03. wait, ayato?
ꕤ 04. ayaka material gworl
ꕤ 05. nice meeting you (ღ)
ꕤ 06. its just a tiny crush
ꕤ 07. he’s off limits to you
ꕤ 08. don’t leave me on read.
ꕤ 09. one question a day
ꕤ 10. okay new rule
ꕤ 11. i met you that night
ꕤ 12. fine, i admit it. she is.
ꕤ 13. how mediocre
ꕤ 14. shut up k no one likes u
ꕤ 15. pick another major
ꕤ 16. a dunk of cold water (ღ)
ꕤ 17. this is so exciting
ꕤ 18. lord im gonna have a stroke
—» bonus. lockscreen wallpaper
ꕤ 19. you can wear my sweater (ღ)
ꕤ 20. thats a secret
ꕤ 21. what a bunch of bullshit
ꕤ 22. mtoo drubk
ꕤ 23. even if you don’t remember (ღ)
ꕤ 24. ur acting like a coward
ꕤ 25. who says we wont?
ꕤ 26. only for today (ღ)
ꕤ 27. too good at goodbyes
ꕤ 28. stop being naive, ayato! (ღ)
ꕤ 29. help a poor soul
ꕤ 30. jesus skateboarding
ꕤ 31. forget the flowers (ღ)
—» bonus. ur stupidity benefits me
ꕤ 32. only for a special someone
ꕤ 33. or did you? (ღ)
ꕤ 34. never should’ve liked you (ღ)
ꕤ 35. fuck this shitty friendship
ꕤ 36. late night gossip sesh
ꕤ 37. weren’t mine to lose
ꕤ 38. you’re not a horrible person (ღ)
ꕤ 39. only have three days
ꕤ 40. drop whatever you’re doing
ꕤ 41. pack your bags
ꕤ 42.
…to be continued
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