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[donomon]

im back in the fucking building

#equius zahhak #sollux captor #aradia megido #homestuck #homestuck trolls

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i dont know if you’re still active op but i legit want to get this tattooed

It’s Nannerpuss. It loves pancakes. It’s eye fell off.

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Inherited Trauma

some personal shit in here and it was like scratching an old wound

art is therapy

#equius zahhak #equius #homestuck #heirofvoid #vent art #sorta? #myart #bruises

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having a canonical homestuck height chart at an official homestuck cafe sounds like one of the funniest ways to start massive discourse ever

[donomon]

guess what

im back on my bullshit

#john egbert #homestuck #god tier #fancytier #windykid

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No one asked for this one, but…

If you made lore for a character you’ve had since you were 16, and you’re in your 20s now and have a better grasp of narrative structure and power creep, you can just retcon the dumb stuff. Like you can do that for free. You’re not beholden to the junk you wrote 5 years ago, and you don’t need to justify removing it if it sucks.

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Before I forget.

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@dailycupofcreativitea your fault so you gotta lookit it

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Im opening 3 commission slots for raising money and awareness for Ukraine -

I am generally out of the commission game and opting to do my own thing, namely zines and charity events

so this is a rare opportunity yo!

my art/carrd:

#art for ukraine #artforua #ukraine #charity #commission #art commisions

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LOOTCORE

Decade of Origin

2000 -

Key motifs

Absurdist, Anti-Aesthetic, Surrealism, Random, Fashion Crimes, Juxtaposition, Clout

Related Aesthetics

Absurdism, Surrealism, Chaos, Gambling, Gaming

Lootcore is defined by elements of jarring contrast to the original character or design and is distinctly Anti-Aesthetic. It embraces Absurdist values, often evoked by the surreal feeling of randomness through Accessory use and Character Customisation.

More than anything, Lootcore demands your attention, whether you like it or not.

Contents:

1 History

2 Specifics

3 Culture

4 Visuals

5 Examples

6 Resources

6.1 Links

7 Gallery

History

Lootcore can be seen in a number of action adventure games where gear is swappable based on parts. MMO’s in particular have featured it prominently due to their emphasis on both gear and visual aesthetics and the ability to trade them.

When Team Fortress introduced Loot Crates and tradeable goods the Core Concept really solidified. The Hats were jarring to the gaming community in visual change to the default character models and their rarity made them desirable, exploding in such popularity that an entire economical model formed around the sale and trade of hats.

Other games soon followed suit providing humorous, cool, and later branded cosmetic items, and the visual style became a key part of many popular online games, eventually trickling out into the mainstream.

Specifics

Lootcore Visuals can be accidental or by intent.

Sometimes the result of a person wearing only what they are able to obtain, resulting in a chaotic blend of fashion and function. Any gear is better than no gear!

Sometimes it emerges from Min-Maxing - The act of selecting items for their mechanical value over their Cosmetic. A flagrant disregard of the visual for the sake of highly effective gear.

Lootcore can also be a Trolling tactic. In games where Aesthetic is highly valued, a decidedly counter Aesthetical element or accessory can be employed to stand out.

Lootcore can also be used to seek Clout - Not all rare items are Aesthetically pleasing, and still a player may wear or use them due to Rarity for prestige.

Culture

Lootcore Culture can be driven by Gasha/Blind Box, or Gear Grinding -

Lootcore Culture is focused on the thrill of unknown and discovery,

The Hunt for the Rare/Valuing the Rare

Visuals

Lootcore aesthetic visuals include:

Contrasting colors and visual elements

Mismatching elements

Examples

Digital:

Team Fortress Hats and the rise in popularity of Multiplayer Cosmetics and Loot Crates - 2009

Loot Boxes

NFT Loot boxes are a thing now

Physical:

Real life Loot Crate/ Subscription box trend of the 2010’s, including mainstream toys like

Gacha

Hatchimals

Munchkin (Card Game)

Card Pack Opening Content

Links

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/851180/townie-fashion-police/p45 - Sims Fashion Police

https://youtu.be/xq1tN9jZI80 - Picking RPG clothes based on maxing stats instead of whether they match or not

https://youtu.be/M9zJxQasHFE - TF2 Unicorn hat Reaction Video

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_(card_game) - Card Game built on the idea of gaining as much wild and assorted gear as possible to grow stronger

https://youtu.be/_8mpnN2fVYQ - Just Loot It Music Video - Nyhm

https://lootcrate.com/ - Pop culture subscription-based service on the planet

https://youtu.be/m0YtBl4QYCU?t=111 - Atari Selling NFT Loot Boxes To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Resources

External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.

What are Loot boxes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_box

What is a Blind box - WHAT IS A BLIND BOX? -

What's Gacha and Where Did It Come From? - https://www.gamepressure.com/editorials/what-are-gacha-games-history-and-origins-of-the-genre/z7412

Clout - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/12/clout-definition-meme-influencers-social-capital-youtube/603895/

Grinding (video games) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinding_(video_games)

The Evolution of the Looter-Shooter - https://collider.com/looter-shooter-games-history-explained/ -

Gallery

This is a rough draft of a concept/visual style I was trying to articulate to a coworker that I'm dubbing Lootcore and I can't suffer editing on mobile any longer so if anyone wants to run go for ittt

#lootcore #loot box #aesthetic #cores #aesthethics #futurism

[donomon]

We don't talk about Bruno's been playing on a nonstop loop in my head for more than 2 weeks so have Encanto Z

SEVEN FOOT- wait, no,

We don't talk about Frieza No no no

We don't talk about Frieza

And I don't know how to end this post so here's a mess of them circling around Goku singing their own parts

#fuck me up this is perfect #good shit op #lovely artist #lovely art #dbz #encanto

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NFT Statement - No minting/No NFTs

Recently, I've had several piece of older fanart flagged as being minted.

While I'm dealing with that, this is a statement I'm posting this here, and on my other socials,

I do not mint NFT's or allow for minting of any of my Artworks

This includes any and all pieces -

Past, present, and future -

Gifts, Trades, Private Commissions, ect.

Any NFT's featuring my art are Unauthorized and infringe on my rights

Please feel free to reuse this statement, this sucks y'all. ._.

#art theft #arttheft #nftart #nft #fuck nfts #nfts

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more of my old fan art got flagged as being minted as NFTs (unauthorized, I do not mint or allow for minting)

but thats not going to stop me from making art > :(

i called this one Witness to a God

#bulma #dbz bulma #bulma briefs #bulma fanart #dbz fanart

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This is a preview of a buckwild fever dream and I'm sorry in advance

#vegeta #son goku #dbz fanart #dbz au #dragonballz

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"Not So Hasty"

Ive fallen back into DBZ after so many years after rewatching DBZ and then reading some tasteful internet literature as one does

A self indulgent AU currently living rent free in my head- sort of loosely inspired by events in Blade of the Immortal on which I will likely elaborate on if anyone's interested

Also, i created something terrible that i cannot stop laughing about I hope to finish up and post tonight so....

i'm sorry and you're welcome in advance i guess

#vegebul #vegeta #dbz bulma #dbz fanart #dbz au #bulma

[donomon]

Someone was sassy so now we have Alt outfit, Princess Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon Trunks - are you happy now

Silver's for killing Monsters like you, Frieza'

This started out as an drawover of Henry Cavill in the Witcher as an Armor study and then my mind wandered and this happened ¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯

I'm not sorry, I'm a sucker for era swaps in clothing and Vegeta would make a great Witcher imo -

Choose school of the Wolf, and the medallion features a crescent moon as a nod to Ōzaru

Cheers!

#trunks #dbz trunks #future trunks #dbz fanart #the witcher #witcher au