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INTRO POST
Hello hello everyone!
For quite a few years now, I’ve been a big fan of the band The Arcadian Wild. (They’re a small-ish bluegrass band from Tennessee.) I could say a lot about how much I love their music and the impact it’s had on me! So, as technically a New Year’s resolution but more of a long-term goal:
I’m making a piece of art for each song by The Arcadian Wild!
I’m hoping that I can improve at a lot of different art forms, and make something I’m proud of! And, I’m chronicling my journey right here on the site ever :D
I’m also trying my darndest to keep this little blog organized. Every post will (hopefully) be tagged with the song and album name, and its classification (song intro, project commentary, etc.) Again, I’m hoping to keep a record of this whole endeavor, so there should be progress updates, mishaps, and more!
The intro post for Rain Clouds should be up soon, and I’ll start sketching for it! Please listen to The Arcadian Wild and/or follow this blog in the meantime, it would make my day :]
WBFAQIAWH2AQ (Would-Be-FAQ-If-Anyone-Was-Here-To-Ask-Questions) under the cut!
Q: Who are you?
@saltedcaramelchaos! Say hi over there if you feel so inclined!
Q: Are you a member of the band or something?
Nope. Just a fan that wants to pay homage to a band that means a lot to me. It’d be cool if they somehow see this though
Q: What are your header and profile picture??
The pfp’s just a little doodle I did- I have an idea for a more unique one, but I have to wait until it’s not winter anymore :P
Q: Do you have any rules?
Loose ones? I’m trying to go in song release order as much as I can, and I’m trying to have each one be a different art form, within reason. Also, I’ll be changing my blog title to be a good line from the song I’m currently working on. (And yes, this is mostly in the WBFAQIAWH2AQ so I can get the information across lol)
Q: Will you have a consistent schedule?
Nope. Because I’m terrible at planning and it’d just stress me out 😅
Some of my project plans need to be in a specific season, so I’m vaguely planning around that? But honestly, the idea was to have fun and make art about music I love, so I’d rather not worry about it too much.
Q: Can I submit art I made?
Kinda- it won’t replace mine for the project. But I would absolutely love to be tagged if you make anything related to The Arcadian Wild!! I’d love to give you a reblog! I’m just here to appreciate and celebrate their music :D
Any other questions? Feel free to send me asks! I won’t bite. I’d honestly love to talk about the band, art, most things as long as they’re decently on topic! I do reserve the right to not answer an ask if you’re rude though :)
turns out my hot glue gun is broken so we’re just gonna forget about the going-in-song-order thing lol
It was pointed out to me that 2d is in fact an option LOL. Art is flexible! So I'll be finishing the Rain Clouds project soon, but song order is still on the fence.
Speaking of which, I don't think I ended up actually explaining what I'm making? It's just a cute layered paper thing. I'm excited for you guys to see it, I hope it turns out good! :D
turns out my hot glue gun is broken so we’re just gonna forget about the going-in-song-order thing lol
All songs masterpost!
Figured I'd actually, y'know, tell you guys what my ideas are. As you can see, lots of them are still up in the air! I would LOVE to hear if y'all have any ideas as well!!
Rain Clouds- DONE!
Roots- painted flowerpot
Blue Eyed Girl- yknow what *embroiders your girl*
Letters from the Atlantic- fancy envelopes, like set design style
Whispers-
Liar- Custom deck of cards
Man in Room 39- Open/closed sign
If You're The Coffee- dance (more watercolor layering)
The Anthem of Mr Dark-
Empress- Something themed around the short story, probably
Hers-
Leila- Decorate scarf?
Wolves of the Revolution-
Envy Green- (almost?) done!
Willow- Decorate walking stick?
The Storm- DONE!
The Poet- Animatic OR cool pen thingy
The Ballad of Donnie Gene-
Millstatt- woodburned mountain lake
Wander. Wonder.- maze?
Yurgen’s Tune-
Hey, Runner!- shoes w lyrics / concrete poem?
Tell It Like It Is-
Finch in the Pantry-
Silence, A Stranger-
The Food Truck Blues- build food truck model?
Stan The Man-
Oh, Sleeper- Megaphone?
Civil War-
Holemabier-
The Graduate-
A Benediction-
Spring: Wake- flower bouquet?
Summer: Walk- flower bouquet?
Fall: War- flower bouquet?
Winter: Will- flower bouquet?
Everybody Wants to Rule the World- Newspaper?
Crazy In Love-
Never Die Young- Done!
Carry On Wayward Son-
Give It A Rest- Cut a shape out of negative space with hole punches?
Barefoot Kid-
Lara- Decorate lampshade?
Dopamine- lyric video?
Big Sky, MT- Snow globe
Shoulders- Gold leaf thing (mobile)
Little Bird- concrete poem OR origami
Sparrow- Shadow box thing with finger puppet of a bird
Corner- Woodburning
Gàrradh Seilach-
Lift My Head- carve figurines?
Two Kinds- lyric video
Fable Of The Times- book with lyrics. like make a book
The End- Choreograph dance??
Common Courtesy-
Welcome-
Spades-
i think i'll draw kendra maybe?? still not sure what her hair color is canonically but like dark blonde kendra supremacy
Aaa I've never posted on here before
I wanna fill out my sketchbook more but it's not with me atm 😔
You are very cool
Thanks man 👍
Me when I finally post something on YouTube after 3 years
Good evening my best mutual in the worl, if you're willing to explain (in as much grueling detail as possible) how you put together your tagging system I would lomve to get a degree in tumblr tagging school.
Warm regards, xx
Omg hello fun friend mutual diescm
I dont necessarily have a tagging system on my main, so I'll go out on a limb here and say you're talking about my fantroll sideblogs (hey @alternianavenues plug) system! Which i DO have and i CAN explain!!
Under the cut for people who aren't interested!
Seriously, i just look at what i think would be important for Me, but could also benefit someone who may get Lost. I have a Reference Tab, for all my oc References, the Character tags, which is just their name where i post whatever fits (art, writing, music, etc) for them minus aesthetics, and Character (Aesthetic) tags, which is just for characters Aesthetics or memes i relate to them.
And with those, ive also got an ooc tag, so people can hide it if they dont want any of my silly non troll commentary, and a suggestive tag (though, at the point of writing this post, has not served its purpose) in case of emergencies /lh
In total-
Reference Tag
Oc Name Tag
Oc Aesthetic Tag
Suggestive Tag
OOC tag
These are important to Me because i like to look at things based on their Type! Ie, if i want to look at Only my ocs references, i want a tag i can scroll through to see them. You dont have to do these of course, and you can do them if you'd like! My biggest suggestion is as stated above-
Only organize what will help Your Brain, because you dont want Too Many Tags, or Too Little, because then you'll be back at square one where things will (in my opinion) feel disorganized and cluttered :(*
*this is not my opinion about other blogs, just mine! I like to put my stuff in shelves so to speak.
Your blog is, of course, Your Blog! You gotta love it, and you got to show you love it. You gotta become its number one fan more than anyone else. Doing so, others will follow!
Sincerest Regards and Warm Sunsets,
Sirenetica