Mr.Kida
@mrkida.bsky.social
Artist in the game industry. Adult. Any pronoun! Tolkien inspired dwarf artist/worldbuilder. Don't repost my art w/o permission | Not canon compliant
Other socials: https://mrkida.carrd.co/
Other socials: https://mrkida.carrd.co/
Having these headcanons is ofc fine, but I just don't personally like them. I feel like dwarves are often portrayed as an almost infantilized race that needs to be "saved" (where their culture is wrong, hobbit culture is "right") due to fanon/popular tropes and that bothers me.
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Having these headcanons is ofc fine, but I just don't personally like them. I feel like dwarves are often portrayed as an almost infantilized race that needs to be "saved" (where their culture is wrong, hobbit culture is "right") due to fanon/popular tropes and that bothers me.
....fandom tropes which is the EXTREMELY popular trope of "dwarves do not know agriculture" (contrary to canon dwarves) where Bilbo is the one to teach dwarves how to farm and feed themselves (I guess when they exist independently away from other races they just starve in this trope).
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
....fandom tropes which is the EXTREMELY popular trope of "dwarves do not know agriculture" (contrary to canon dwarves) where Bilbo is the one to teach dwarves how to farm and feed themselves (I guess when they exist independently away from other races they just starve in this trope).
Though many fandom tropes are about the ways hobbits are "better" than dwarves. Like how Bilbo is often portrayed in fanwork as being more skilled and knowledgeable in ruling a dwarf kingdom than the dwarvish royal family is themselves, and this trope is often combined with one of my most hated...
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Though many fandom tropes are about the ways hobbits are "better" than dwarves. Like how Bilbo is often portrayed in fanwork as being more skilled and knowledgeable in ruling a dwarf kingdom than the dwarvish royal family is themselves, and this trope is often combined with one of my most hated...
Regarding hobbits/dwarves fandom tropes, it's interesting that the fandom trope of "hobbits being more resistant to poisonous plants than dwarves" is so popular. Dwarves are famously sturdy and resistant to any sickness, doesn't it make more sense for them to have such resistance?
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Regarding hobbits/dwarves fandom tropes, it's interesting that the fandom trope of "hobbits being more resistant to poisonous plants than dwarves" is so popular. Dwarves are famously sturdy and resistant to any sickness, doesn't it make more sense for them to have such resistance?
Oh well, at least my tiktok is going well but who knows what is going to happen with the ban and the uhh, Tr*mp stuff
February 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Oh well, at least my tiktok is going well but who knows what is going to happen with the ban and the uhh, Tr*mp stuff
My tumblr is dying a slow death, I mainly use it as an archive nowadays (because it's been bad for a while) but it's crazy how much my numbers have tanked on there. I've been posting art (on different accounts) there since 2010, it's never been this bad before and it makes me sad for artists
February 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My tumblr is dying a slow death, I mainly use it as an archive nowadays (because it's been bad for a while) but it's crazy how much my numbers have tanked on there. I've been posting art (on different accounts) there since 2010, it's never been this bad before and it makes me sad for artists
AAND they are scottish too
February 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
AAND they are scottish too
Oh yeah this bothers me too when it comes to lore fans, esp as everything in the legendarium is written by unreliable and biased narrators. I think in this case though it's because people just don't have the energy to read stuff (and because people get scared off by Silm)
February 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Oh yeah this bothers me too when it comes to lore fans, esp as everything in the legendarium is written by unreliable and biased narrators. I think in this case though it's because people just don't have the energy to read stuff (and because people get scared off by Silm)
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It is indeed
February 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It is indeed
Ohh I see! That was probably bsky.app/profile/dwar... 's headcanon post then!
bsky.app
February 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ohh I see! That was probably bsky.app/profile/dwar... 's headcanon post then!
Very interesting! Do you mean you've seen her on my socials or somewhere else?
February 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Very interesting! Do you mean you've seen her on my socials or somewhere else?
An old fem!Sam and fem!Frodo piece I made for a SamFro zine back in 2022
#samfro #samxfrodo #lotr #sapphic
#samfro #samxfrodo #lotr #sapphic
February 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
An old fem!Sam and fem!Frodo piece I made for a SamFro zine back in 2022
#samfro #samxfrodo #lotr #sapphic
#samfro #samxfrodo #lotr #sapphic
Me constantly forgetting to add body hair to dwarves and seeing it after posting because I'm in such a rush to finish my pieces lmao
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Me constantly forgetting to add body hair to dwarves and seeing it after posting because I'm in such a rush to finish my pieces lmao
HEENCE I decided Grór and other recorded Durin's Folk dwarves in the family tree (which does exclude all the women in the family except Dís) can and should be women even if they might largely be seen as male dwarves by other races. At least in my head, and it's more fun that way
February 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
HEENCE I decided Grór and other recorded Durin's Folk dwarves in the family tree (which does exclude all the women in the family except Dís) can and should be women even if they might largely be seen as male dwarves by other races. At least in my head, and it's more fun that way
The legendarium itself is unreliable, I subscribe to the fact that "Nothing can be trusted in the legendarium regarding the dwarves". All dwarves appear male to other races, so I feel the gender of recorded dwarves is extra unreliable. What if the legendarium is just mistaken?
February 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The legendarium itself is unreliable, I subscribe to the fact that "Nothing can be trusted in the legendarium regarding the dwarves". All dwarves appear male to other races, so I feel the gender of recorded dwarves is extra unreliable. What if the legendarium is just mistaken?
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Gr%C3%B3r I know you said ignore the question but I'll answer anyways, this is my own version of Grór (who I decided should be fem). I am not a canon compliant artist and one thing I dislike is the way the legendarium handles dwarvish women + relationships
Grór
Grór was a Dwarf and a significant leader among the people of Durin.
tolkiengateway.net
February 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Gr%C3%B3r I know you said ignore the question but I'll answer anyways, this is my own version of Grór (who I decided should be fem). I am not a canon compliant artist and one thing I dislike is the way the legendarium handles dwarvish women + relationships
This is why I put huge watermarks on my art : ' )
February 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is why I put huge watermarks on my art : ' )
Confession time: I also hate drawing/painting hair (and my art focuses on DWARVES lmao)
Confession time: I hate drawing hair, and I have no idea how to do it correctly. I have watched every tutorial, tried every tip and trick and I still don't have a goddamn clue how to draw hair without wanting to bite through my goddamn iPad in frustration every time.
February 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Confession time: I also hate drawing/painting hair (and my art focuses on DWARVES lmao)
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"It's such a beautiful night, don't you agree Mr. Boru?"
[ #Art | #OC | #Fantasy | #Halfling | #LavenderSkies ]
[ #Art | #OC | #Fantasy | #Halfling | #LavenderSkies ]
February 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"It's such a beautiful night, don't you agree Mr. Boru?"
[ #Art | #OC | #Fantasy | #Halfling | #LavenderSkies ]
[ #Art | #OC | #Fantasy | #Halfling | #LavenderSkies ]
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I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance.
Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.
Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.
Oh please please i am begging, don't use generative AI for any reason if you can avoid it.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
February 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance.
Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.
Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.
I have noticed a lot of people do not even consider reading the legendarium itself even when they actively have a strong interest in the topic. Though it may be because I operate in "The Hobbit" sphere where people are generally not well versed in non PJ movie lore? Idk
February 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I have noticed a lot of people do not even consider reading the legendarium itself even when they actively have a strong interest in the topic. Though it may be because I operate in "The Hobbit" sphere where people are generally not well versed in non PJ movie lore? Idk