From All The Spam Thats Going Around In This Tag, I Felt Like I Needed To Do A Bit Of Service To This

From all the spam that’s going around in this tag, I felt like I needed to do a bit of service to this wonderful fan base and recommend tons of noteworthy fics and authors! Do check out their Ao3 profile for more of your viewing pleasure (some even have their tumblr links listed, so follow them too!) Apologies ahead of time for the long post.  Enjoy! 

General Characteristics of fanfiction recommended: Levi/Erwin Smith AS THE MAIN PAIRING, mainly fluff, mainly smut (some PWP), equal amounts of fluff & smut, NSFW, angst, origin/backstory canon, reincarnation, “the daddy kink,” all Archive of our Own fics (except 2), elements of BDSM, Marriage, Domestic, various AUs

INDIVIDUAL WORKS: direct links to author and fanfic

Audacity by Shoi – THE origin fic that probably every Eruri fan has read so far. Incomplete; updated regularly  (at least three times a month); Multichapter. 

Lessons in Waiting by tennou – Student(Levi)/Teacher(Erwin) AU.  Incomplete; updated regularly (at least twice a month); Multichapter. Has other eruri fics, such as An Intimate Friendship (Complete, One-chapter)

Don’t Play Jesus by GuessWhat – Drug addiction Modern AU. Incomplete; updated rarely; Multichapter. 

Gilded by the Night by rivai-lution – Prostitution AU.  Incomplete; updated regularly (at least three times a month); Multichapter. 

meditation (i thought of you) by coinseller – WW2 AU. Complete. Multichapter.  

Now, Forever by Kuri – Reincarnation AU.  Complete. One chapter. 

Road Rage by longlostwriter – Driving school AU w/ teenager(Levi) and driving school instructor(Erwin).  Incomplete; updated regularly (at least three times a month); Multichapter. 

Filth by clautchy – Origin story.  Incomplete; updated often. Multichapter. 

Levi’s Marriage (The Ring) – Afterstory; warning: you will probably cry a lot. Complete. Author link in doc. 

AUTHORS: direct links to their Shingeki no Kyojin tag and notable fanfic examples.  *ALL ERURI FICS UNDER THE AUTHORS ARE RECOMMENDED*

**CHECK THEIR TAGS IF IT FITS YOUR INTERESTS**

daphnerunning – author of Just a Job (prostitution AU) and more.  Incomplete; Hasn’t updated in a while. Multichapter.  

Cherry – author of Coup de Grace (Afterstory, Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter) and more. 

ero_hime – author of The Happiness You Deserve (married Levi/Erwin domestic, Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter) and more. 

orphan_account – author of Nothing Heals Quietly (rewritten form of what was once “Don’t Get Precious;” student(Levi)/teacher(Erwin) AU. Incomplete; Multichapter) and more – The Taste of Grave in the Mouth (Zombie AU, Incomplete; Multichapter.), Detriment (modern Orphan(Levi) AU. Incomplete; Multichapter). All updated rarely. 

sassanids – author of THE pirate AU Kindle and Char (Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter) and much more.  Also the author of just hold on tight and let me do my dance (daddy kink fic. Incomplete; hasn’t been updated in a while. Multichapter)

7dragons7 – author of Wings of Silver and Blue (origin fic. Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter) and more.   

NanakiBH – author of Retrospective (daddy kink. Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter). Various one-chapter fics. 

SPooK – author of all your BDSM needs and more. Updates regularly. Various complete, one-chapter and short multichapter fics. 

InstantPsycho – author of Tentative (BDSM fic.  Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter) and more. Various complete, one-chapter fics.

Kittypistol, Vee – authors of Big Dumb (Levi/Erwin as roommates. Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter). Check out the authors for their own individual works!

13th, Memos – authors of Take You To The Coffeeshop (Coffee Shop AU. Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter). On a personal note, perhaps my favorite Eruri fic of all time. Check out the authors for their own individual works!

stereobone – author of I’m Only Going to Heaven (If it Feels Like Hell) and more. THE Eruri sugar daddy kink fic (Complete; one long chapter).  Various complete, one-chapter fics.

animehead – author of Blood Desire (Vampire AU. Complete; one chapter) and more. Various complete, one-chapter fics.

LionAmongTheSheep – author of A very drunken Corporal  (Complete; one chapter) and more. Few complete, one-chapter fics. 

gunpowderlatte – author of various complete, fluffy one-chapter fics. 

thefangirlingdead – author of A Twist of Fate (Reincarnation AU. Incomplete; updated regularly. Multichapter) and more. Various complete, one-chapter fics.

thanatopsis – author of various complete, one-chapter fics.

eightminutes – author of Nostalgia: I Wandered Home Saying Your Name (Tattoo artist Levi. Incomplete; On Hiatus. Multichapter). Various complete, one-chapter fics.

NezuPezu – author of various fluffy, one-chapter fics.

andtheheir – author of Find Hell With Me and Vice (Origin stories. Complete; both contain one long chapter. 

cosmonaut_field – author of A Different Kind of Sugar (sugar daddy Erwin AU. Incomplete; updates regularly. Multichapter). Various one-chapter and multichapter fics. 

bandanaye – author’s writing tag. Contains Rich boy Erwin and foster child Levi (Incomplete, multichapter).

Today I gave my students a quick presentation on some of the basic considerations for composition, which I am now sharing with you! I’ve given them separate talks about color and tonal value/contrast, which are also super important compositional concerns. (I’ll be sharing those presentations too once I properly format them)

I personally love learning about different compositional techniques. It’s fun to think about the ways that the brain views & sorts images, and how we can trick it into feeling a certain way or looking at certain aspects of an image first! It’s easy to fall into compositional ruts (which I am also guilty of) because a lot of art gets by with mediocre, though serviceable, compositions. If you can generally understand what’s happening in an image then it’s generally fine. However, it’s the truly great compositions, where everything in the whole image has been considered and ‘clicks’ together, that bump up an illustration to a visual slam dunk. NC Wyeth is one of my favorite artists for this reason: his compositions are rock solid, varied based on the image’s intent, and always enhance the mood or action he is depicting.

For extra reading, some online compositional resources that I’ve found helpful or interesting include: Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis (download it for FREE. Such a great book all-around.) Gurney Journey (check out the “Composition” tag, but really everything he posts is great) The Schweitzer guide to spotting tangents Cinemosaic (a blog by Lou Romano with some truly WONDERFUL compositions captured from various films) Where to Put the Cow by Anita Griffin

Happy composition-ing!

i hope this is readable omg

yea take this with a grain of salt because granted half the time i have no idea what im doing and yea

step by step explanation of  this

ELI SHOWED ME A COOL THING where it generates a skeleton in various angles for you !!!!!!

im sorry to ask, but i was wondering if you may show us how to draw abs please?

 I STILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO DRAW OK looking abs HHahA SOBS AND LIES DOWN but yeah!! GO LOOK AND Some real life abs i promise you it’ll be ten times more helpful than my crude doodles!!

PLS TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF ASALT AND Hope this helps u out a little!!

COLOR PALETTE MASTERPOST by forbiddenforest

So today I felt like sharing some useful websites that provide pre-made color palettes (left side), as well as sites that allow you to create custom ones (right side). They can be used for graphic design, themes, art, interior design, or just something pretty to look at.

Adobe Kuler (Explore)

Chromaa

Color-Collective

Just Jaimee Daily Color Inspiration

Design Seeds

Adobe Kuler (Create)

Color Scheme Designer

Color Palette Generator (paste the URL of an image and it will automatically generate a pallet that matches the image)

Color Hunter (upload an image and it will automatically generate a pallet that matches the image)

Colllor

I hope you find this useful (and please like or reblog if you did)! Enjoy :)