Part One Of HANDS! SO MANY HANDS. I Asked For Characters Hands To Draw On Instagram And Here's The Fanart

Part One of HANDS! SO MANY HANDS. I asked for characters hands to draw on Instagram and here's the Fanart page.

[ID: a digital, fully colored page of different characters hands. They all have the characters names written next to them.

Sasha Racketts hands are pale and her left one is in a glove while her right hand is missing two of her fingers. She's holding a dagger with her left hand.

Martin Blackwoods hands are pale with freckles on them. He's holding a knife in his left hand.

Vesseek and Grizzop are holding hands. Vesseeks skin is a dark green with darker fur and pink nails. Grizzops skin is grey and his nails are black. Both their nails are sharp.

Jon Sims hands have brown skin and a large burn scar on the right hand. He's wearing an ace ring and is gently holding his right hand in his left. There are a few smaller worm related scars and a bandaid.

Zolfs hand is tan with a bit of white hair on the back of it. He's wearing an ace ring and black nail polish. His hand is resting next to Wildes, which is lighter than Zolfs. Wilde is wearing an aro ring.

Arthur Lester's hands are pale and his right pinky is wooden with dark veins leading down over the back of his hand. The cuff of his sleeve is blood stained. His right hand is gently touching the palm of his left.

The background is a plain beige. /End ID]

when your personal space heater forgets he has to be within 1ft at all times

[Image ID: Three photos of rusty quill gaming's Oscar Wilde and Zolf Smith sleeping next to each other on a dark unsaturated background. Oscar is a human with a strong nose and chin wearing pajamas with his hair in a braid behind his head. Zolf is a fat dwarf with long curly hair and a beard sprawled across the bedding. He has tattoos visible on his arms and sleeps in a pair of shorts. In the first image, they are asleep on their sides facing each other, holding hands between their heads. In the second drawing, Zolf rolls away, looking perturbed by something, and Oscar's eyes are open as he squints at Zolf. Finally, Oscar scoots up behind Zolf and spoons him, wrapping an arm around his middle and one of his legs around Zolf's residual limb. Zolf smiles and holds Oscar's hand against his side. End ID.]

You can feel it in your bones - it’s beautiful

omg there's a storm coming from standing at the skys edge is actually an insane piece of incredible art like

it starts all calm and the mood of the song is like calm before the storm sort of vibes and I just love he use of the instruments in this bit and like it progressively gets worse as the theoretical storm approaches and its insane

Like watching it live it just gets more and more insane as it continues and like

they fully blast it out the foh system at you so it's actually insane I love it sm

I really want to see that show again

[Image ID: Screenshot of a tumblr reply from user @weareallfromearth ​​ saying “Holy shit I would V much like to know what you’d do with ZolfWilde.” End ID]

This was in response to me tag rambling that if Alex “I don’t Actually Have That Much Experience in Courtship” Newall and Ben “I just Realised I’m Too Straight For This” Meredith don’t know what to do with Zolf/Wilde, they should hand the ship over to me. 

*rubs my gay little hands together.*

I initially characterized them offhandedly as Enemies-to-Lovers but that’s not quite it, is it? On reflection I would say it’s more of an Opposites Attract situation.

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A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!