Latest Posts by retro-vagabond - Page 6

“lord dont let me break this, let me hold it lightly; 

give me hands to pray with instead of ones that hold too tightly”

@obligatedart dtiys art challenge. Anxious posting this, but I hope ya like it. I had a hard time getting Steve right, but what more can I do I guess 😅

The homosexual lifestyle is not destructive to the fabric of American society!

Ooo you're opening requests again! The only thing I can think of right now is either... one of them making the other blush, or Eddie being cute about Steve's freckles/moles. :3

I hope this works hehe! Steve let his guard down, Eddie found a sharpie

when u adopt one weird girl from the woods but that means adopting all of her weird-ass nerd friends

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Stupid dumb little comic

HANDS ARE GREAT HANDS ARE FUN TO I WANT THE ART COMMUNITY TO STOP DEMONIZING THEM THEYRE FUN AND EXPRESSIVE I LOVE HANDS

Even if i look like this when i draw them :

The Red Knight by Ami Thompson

Updated 12/1/21 

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testing some new brushes!

Someone sees Steve in a corroded coffin tee and hits him with the “name 5 songs, poser” and Steve just starts laughing his ass off bc he doesn’t know the name of like more than 2. Granted, he is literally married to the guitarist. So he just keeps laughing in this dudes face and this dude is getting more and more pissed at whatever bar or restaurant this happens in and five minutes later Eddie finally leaves the bathroom and he’s like “baby love what’s so funny?”

And jackass is fucking starstruck and confused bc Eddie’s looking at this poser with the most amused loving eyes on the face of the earth.

“You fucking jackass, I’m MARRIED to EDDIE FUCKING MUNSON I don’t need to know a single god damn song my closet is FULL of these. Shit, I have corroded coffin shirts that he HAND DREW the band name on in 19-fucking-86 at my fucking parents kitchen table. I have been on nearly every tour in the last 20 years since they STARTED touring in ‘87 and I am the ONLY groups eddie munson has ever fucked”

And Eddie is very amused but also like “babe that’s enough, settle down before this goes on YouTube”

Every fking time -_-

i promise you Life begins at 40

…when the last game of the season gets a bit chaotic

+ bonus

moments before sharing a kiss 😌

🔪🔪🔪 в вк не репостить🔪🔪🔪

It's weird, Eddie thinks. When Eddie and Steve holds hands, they intertwine it together. However, almost always, Steve ends up untangling it, his hand creeping up and holding him on his wrist instead. It makes Eddie feel like a child, with a mother holding on to him.

He thinks it might be his rings, thinks it might be annoying Steve. But then, he remembers Steve telling him how much he loves them.

He thinks it might be because he sweats when they hold hands for too long. But then, he remembers Steve trying to hug him after work and telling him he couldn't care less if Eddie's sweating or smells like oil.

He thinks it might be— no. He doesn't— Steve might be ashamed of him? And doesn't want to be seen with him, their hands slot together so perfectly the whole world may crumble? No. That's definitely not right. Steve is open to the people who matter, tells Dustin of their last endeavor, tells Robin about how good Eddie is to him, tells Hop that Eddie is good and kind and everything to him. He kisses him in the Wheeler basement, slots his head on his shoulders in between the empty aisles of Family Video, takes Eddie in his arms in the trailer in front of Wayne. That can't be it.

Eddie finds out in the middle of a campaign. Steve, Robin, Max and El hanging out on the sides while the boys busy themselves with defense and strategy. He didn't mean to look Steve’s way, but like a boat, his eyes will always find his lighthouse, bright and guiding in the dark.

Steve is holding Max's wrist, just like he always does with him. At first, it's weird because Max doesn't really like prolonged physical touch. They stay like that for half of the game, whenever Eddie looks back, Steve's hand is still wrapped around Max's wrist.

When Eddie calls for a break, and Steve rushes upstairs to help the boys get a snack, Eddie sits beside Max.

"Hey, Red." Max gives him a nod of acknowledgment as she reads the latest comics.

"Can I ask you a question?" Max hums in agreement, eyes still glued on the page.

"Why was Steve holding your wrist like that?" Max freezes, eyes looking up to meet Eddie's. Eddie is aware of how it sounds like, so he word vomits, "I— I am just curious. He does the same for me and I've never understood why."

Max squints at him behind her thick glasses, "It helps him calm."

Eddie tilts his head in confusion, "Calm?"

Max takes his hands, wrapping a hand around his wrist, just directly above where his pulse is, "When he found us after the Upside Down, we were barely alive. Now, he feels our pulse and it's a reminder that we're alive, we're okay. It calms him down, helps him stay in the moment."

It hits him like a bucket of cold water. How Steve makes it his mission to burrow his head on Eddie's chest, directly above his beating heart, his hand always wrapped just above his pulse, Steve staring at his eyes first thing in the morning like he's looking for something in it.

It's a reminder that Eddie's alive, that Max's alive, that they're all alive and that they get to live and breathe in peace without the impending doom looming over the edge.

Eddie never brings it up. He lets Steve hold his pulse, splay a hand on his chest to feel his heart, lets Steve fall asleep to the sound of Eddie breathing.

Eddie's never gonna bring it up. Steve can do it for the rest of their life for all he cares.

It's the least he can do.

hmmm

“I would dearly love to meet a Moth-Man.” -Hellboy (the Chained Coffin)

I just thought this warm up was too cute not to share.

"I don't know what to tell you. I'm happy for the first time in my life and I'm not going to feel bad about it. It takes a long time to realize how truly miserable you are, and even longer to see that it doesn't have to be that way. Only after you give up everything, can you begin to find a way to be happy." - Cuddly Whiskers (Bojack Horseman)

They're coming out of the wood work D:

What the past couple days have felt like

It's just one more floor till the exit. It's just one more floor.

There’s a protest going on against AI art over on artstation, so I feel like now is the time for me to make a statement on this issue! 

I wholeheartedly support the ongoing protest against AI art. Why? Because my artwork is included in the datasets used to train these image generators without my consent. I get zero compensation for the use of my art, even though these image generators cost money to use, and are a commercial product. 

Musicians are not being treated the same way. Stability has a music generator that only uses royalty free music in their dataset. Their words: “Because diffusion models are prone to memorization and overfitting, releasing a model trained on copyrighted data could potentially result in legal issues.” Why is the work of visual artists being treated differently?

Many have compared image generators to human artists seeking out inspiration. Those two are not the same. My art is literally being fed into these generators through the datasets, and spat back out of a program that has no inherent sense of what is respectful to artists. As long as my art is literally integrated into the system used to create the images, it is commercial use of my art without my consent.

Until there is an ethically sourced database that compensates artists for the use of their images, I am against AI art. I also think platforms should do everything they can to prevent scraping of their content for these databases. 

Artists, speak out against this predatory practice! Our art should not be exploited without our consent, and we deserve to be compensated when our art is exploited for commercial use. 

Don’t ask me any questions. This has rotted my brain to the core.

Easter Bunny Pedro has a ranch of highly trained bunny’s that deliver the eggs and Tooth Fairy Oscar is a mob boss… for teeth or some shit, I don’t know.

I guess David is still just Santa.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Tagged by @thediktatortot for the 10 artists meme. Here are ten songs by ten artists I am currently listening to!

1. Miracle Alinger by The Last Shadow Puppets(sheffield pop/modern rock)

2. Keep Your Head Up by Djo(psychedelic pop)

3. The Apartment by Young the Giant(modern rock/stomp and holler)

4. Would That I by Hozier(irish/pop)

5. The Curse of the Blackened Eye by Orville Peck(country)

6. Solider, Poet, King by The Oh Hellos(shimmer pop)

7. Hold the Night by Foret De Vin(Kurdish pop)

8. Love Somebody by Rick Springfield(heartland rock)

9. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven(classic rock)

10. Scarborough Fair - Ninja Sex Party(comic)

My music tastes depends on my mood, trying to stay in a upbeat high so I don't slip into seasonal depression. I'm going to tag @white-gerbera @sayesayes @limpdickharrington if you want to participate if not it's cool ☺️❤️. Also thediktatortot suggested this site so you can see what kind of music is similar to what your listening too.

I turn 30 next month so here’s what I learned in my 20s:

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

—try to go to bed BEFORE the existential ennui kicks in

Fanart of River and Moriarty, along with Z, help Pete on a epic diner adventure in Grandmere's stylish coats to find Nora.

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