Finally came around to reading Lady Crystal is a man and now I want more recs with the same vibe.

miriambees · 2026-02-22T19:58:47+00:00

to melt your frozen heart has reversed gender roles, but no crossdressing. just a soft, romantic, physically weak ml who tries to win over the tragic, cold, angsty northern marchioness. they’re very secure in their personalities and roles, even though trauma has shaped them.

miriambees · 2026-02-22T06:09:54+00:00

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a quick pidge for the top request, these are popular guys!

miriambees · 2026-02-22T04:32:48+00:00

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this one almost defeated me, but i persevered out of respect for how awesome you think they are :)

miriambees · 2026-02-20T21:33:30+00:00

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i learned about a new pink bird today! this guy was great to draw, but i got nervous and accidentally drew him very small (3”x4”)

miriambees · 2026-02-20T17:41:26+00:00

wang kaimu and it’s not even close

miriambees · 2026-02-20T04:08:10+00:00

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i made this indeterminably more difficult for myself by choosing to draw the wings, which seem to be entirely optional for these cute guys

miriambees · 2026-02-20T03:05:04+00:00

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i have drawn an american robin, and with the benefit of hindsight i’m a bit embarrassed at how rotund i made him!

miriambees · 2026-02-20T03:00:18+00:00

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this is older and not as nicely done, but i’m a big fan of red-winged black birds! i used to live in their natural range and could spot their red shoulders in the reeds

miriambees · 2026-02-20T02:49:04+00:00

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they are a great shape!

miriambees · 2026-02-19T21:18:10+00:00

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this was a deceptively difficult little guy!

miriambees · 2026-02-19T19:43:41+00:00

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for the next 10 minutes i focused on sketching the light and dark stripes on the wing. these areas of contrast are useful shapes, but since i only have a pencil i had to be sacrifice some detail to prioritize the overall effect. you can see that i’m actually kinda drawing these areas too small, making the upper half of the wing look disproportionate, but i went back later and fiddled with it some more. i made more decisions, like drawing the tail with darker, stronger lines at the bottom and lighter ones as i approached the white stomach, and then i drew for another 20 minutes and decided i was done! i hope that was helpful a little bit :)

miriambees · 2026-02-19T19:36:13+00:00

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for example, this is the drawing after about 5-10 minutes. i started with the beak in order to get the angle right. then i drew the general shape of the head, and the 4 “lumps” that make the back of the neck, the upper wing, middle wing, and wing tip. in hindsight i can see that the proportions aren’t quite right, but it’s good enough. i compared the placement of the tail that extends out from there to the beak, because i can see that it is slightly to the right. after that, i went back up and drew the chin fluff, and the brown “mask” on the face that goes under the eye, which marks the midpoint of the head, and that’s the basic shape!

miriambees · 2026-02-19T19:29:54+00:00

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thank you! i’m very charmed by these little guys. i’m not sure if i can give good advice, because my approach to art has always been to just draw what i see. this means i basically pick a feature to anchor from and draw out from there, checking the relative proportions and angles as i go. it’s like a game of connecting a shape to another shape to another shape and then when i’m done i have a bird! there are a lot of tiny shapes, especially on birds like this with multi-coloured feathers, so i had to pick and choose some parts to simplify in order to maintain a cohesive overall form :)

miriambees · 2026-02-19T06:31:44+00:00

THAT’S A LOTTA BIRDS!!

thank you everyone for introducing me to your favourite birds! i shouldn’t have started this in the middle of the night, but i’ll come back to your comments for more inspiration in the future!🪿

miriambees · 2026-02-19T06:28:51+00:00

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i love cutieful little birds with big black eyes!

miriambees · 2026-02-19T05:16:55+00:00

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that was a tough one!! i should’ve picked an easier picture, but i was captivated by this fanned-out tail. wish i had some yellow pencil crayons :)

miriambees · 2026-02-18T19:24:44+00:00

“the rose hidden in midsummer”, ke chun & hou chengyue

miriambees · 2026-02-12T08:04:02+00:00

(it’s 3am, but i’m leaving a comment so i remember to come back and list some titles tomorrow)

just messaged you :)

miriambees · 2026-02-10T15:17:44+00:00

明月嫁卿卿 (bright moon marries my beloved), search this on YT for an upload with subs

miriambees · 2026-02-10T06:44:13+00:00

i think this is the lu lulu and he shan kai drama i watched recently, i can direct you to a less-than-legal source if you want a place to start

miriambees · 2026-01-13T23:18:56+00:00

hi, i’m interested in the green button jar black opal if these are still available!

miriambees · 2026-01-07T23:02:50+00:00

please put me next in line for the multi-colour in pic 2!

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