Back On My Decade Old BullShit

Yeah I’ve always thought it was wild that so many people base a large part of their interpretation of Katniss on a single line said at one of her lowest points in the series

too often I see people take that final line as gospel: Katniss is a survivor, a strong independent woman who doesn’t need a man; these things are technically true, but they are not what Katniss wants; she does not affirm Gale’s assessment of her, though many readers completely take it at face value that he’s correct; she is offended (she says it’s a horrible thing for Gale to say) that he doesn’t think love or passion will sway her decision; she’s so affronted by it that she wants Peeta to defend her, because Peeta would know (again, subconsciously, she is aware she loves him in a way that could, if he was more sure of her feelings, allow him to defend her approach to relationship), not really considering that Peeta hardly knows his own favorite color, let alone how to psychoanalyze his kind-of-girlfriend in this state

TLDR: Katniss isn’t unfeeling and her choice of Peeta isn’t just because he was the only one there; in fact, ironically, she is explicitly repulsed by that characterization of her

Rereading one of my favorite books In high school was a mistake

I can’t think of anything else now

I want to just

Draw sotr fanart

But there’s so many moments and characters to choose from that I can’t decide

So send over any suggestions you have for inspiration

"No I've got it!"

WAITWAITWAIT I JUST REALIZED

Are we finally gonna know the names of Katniss and Peeta's parents????

OOO I really like that interpretation!!

And you're right! I did make her expression different on purpose!

My reasoning was that Haymitch's memory of her would have been when he was still a child and saw her as an equal partner going through the same trauma as him- so she looks more determined and ready

Unlike all the others who he would remember as children he was meant to protect as an adult and failed

Also I was so surprised you found her so quickly (but I probably shouldn't have been in hindsight lol)

Family Portrait

The only family he has.

Hey realized I hadn’t mentioned it officially on here

But I’m now publishing a comic on Webtoon!

I know I’ve talked about it before but that was a WHILE ago so sorry for advertising again

It’s called Little Fawn. It’s a Snow White retelling about the huntsman deciding to risk himself and go with Snow White to protect her from both the queen and the forest. It’s centered around found family- especially between the huntsman and Snow who he becomes a father to. I’d like to say it’s very sweet and cute but it’s been pretty dark so far so be aware of that going in 🥲 (there will be a lot of light moments! But the start of Snow White isn’t exactly the cheeriest in any adaptation)

It’s officially up to 4 chapters as I’m writing this so please check it out if that sounds at all interesting!

Went from not finishing any art for weeks to painting a castle

Prints

All profits raised from this print will be donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

oh god i’d heard about the “i won’t commission artists who undercharge for their art” post and now it’s making its rounds on my dash.

please understand that this concept does not actually help anyone. the sensible thing to do if an artist is undercharging is to tip them for what you think their work it worth, and be sure to let them know that. even if this doesn’t cause them to actually change their base prices, at least YOU’RE paying for what it’s worth, and THEY’RE getting business instead of nothing.

by essentially boycotting artists who are already unsure of the value of their own work (and are thus underpricing) you’re not sending any positive message. no one is going to up their commission prices when nobody is buying them. the only thing the artist gets out of it is that people don’t want to buy their art for some reason, and people who’s products aren’t selling aren’t going to say “oh i guess it was because i wasn’t charging enough, i’ll pump up the prices!”

if you want to support a commission artist, please do it by actually SUPPORTING THEM WITH COMMISSIONS rather than by choosing to take your business elsewhere because their prices were too low.