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Harry preventing murder

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“don’t project YOUR issues onto that fictional man” i’m not even doing anything. he’s doing all that shit himself. sorry for spotting patterns. observing. understanding nuances. i guess

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Faber-Castell Polychromos Vs. Prismacolor Colored Pencils

On Christmas I received a 24-set of Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils from my dad!

I have been wanting to switch brands for a while but wasn’t 100% sure if it would be a good idea or not. Now that I have this set, I can make some comparisons between the two brands before investing in all 120 Polychromos pencils!

1. Sharpening

As many colored pencil artists know, Prismacolor pencils are notorious for their fragile leads.

It is almost comical how frequently they break. Tonight, for example, I pulled out Scarlet Red for this comparison post. I lost count on how many times the lead broke. By the time the pencil was usable, it was shaved down to two inches:

Polychromos leads, on the other hand, are bonded to the wood barrel, meaning that if it breaks, only the tip of the lead breaks. I’ve been drawing with them all day and did not encounter a single break.

The quality of the cedar used for the Polychromos barrels are amazing, too. There isn’t much resistance when I sharpen. It’s like butter.

In addition to the bonded leads, I experience no breakage because Polychromos leads are harder than Prismacolors. They keep their point longer, meaning less sharpening. This is a huge plus for me. It’s tedious having to stop so frequently to resharpen.

2. Smooth Coloring

I used to draw on smooth-finished papers, but switched to thicker, toothier Stonehenge for its ability to handle many layers of color, more erasing, plus a final wash of alcohol. But since it has more tooth, my drawings now have a grainier texture, even when I draw on the smoother side of the paper. Of course, the graininess is smoothed out when I apply alcohol, but I don’t want the alcohol to become a crutch.

I colored a couple small areas (about 1-inch squares) with dull and sharpened points:

This is before any smudging or alcohol application. Notice how the right side of the box colored with a sharp Prismacolor is grainier than on the left side. Halfway through coloring, the sharp point was gone. To get the box as smooth as the Polychromos box, I would have had to sharpen the Prismacolor pencil again and carefully color in the holes.

3. Erasing

Sometimes I need to erase, whether it is because I made a mistake or because I need to lift color to add highlights. For this test I used my battery powered eraser on these tiny 1-inch shapes (black because it would be the most difficult to erase):

To my surprise, the Polychromos pigment lifted very easily. When I tried to erase the Prismacolor shapes, the pigment smudged into the paper before being lifted away.

4. In Context

For this comparison post I drew the same potted plant with each brand. Once these two drawings were complete, I made up my mind on which brand I prefer:

The colors are slightly different between the two brands but aside from that, I had better control with the Polychromos. I was able to draw fine details in the soil and stems, even when the pencils were not at their sharpest.

As I mentioned earlier in this post, I could possibly get the Prismacolor drawing as smooth as the Polychromos drawing, but it would have taken way too much time carefully coloring in the holes and resharpening over and over. The leads already broke 10 times and I didn’t want to keep fighting them.

5. In Context II - Alcohol

The Polychromos drawing is presentable without blending with alcohol, but since I do use alcohol frequently, here is what my potted plants look like after this final step:

The Prismacolor drawing is a lot more vibrant, but is still significantly grainier than the Polychromos drawing.

6. Wax Bloom

Another plus for Polychromos colored pencils is that they are oil-based. Prismacolors are wax-based, and sometimes a Prismacolor drawing will develop a thin, waxy film on the surface called wax bloom. It can be removed, but is still a hassle to deal with! I don’t have any photos of wax bloom at the moment but I have seen it on my drawings before. With Polychromos colored pencils, this is no longer an issue.

7. Final Thoughts

As soon as I am able to, I will be purchasing the complete Polychromos colored pencil collection. I like to have crisp edges and put a lot of fine detail into my drawings, so the Polychromos colored pencils suit my style needs better.

Note that this comparison post is based on my own preferences and how I handle my pencils. Prismacolor is not a bad brand. I’ve used them for almost 10 years and would continue to recommend them to new colored pencil artists. They are the easiest to find in stores and are fairly inexpensive compared to other brands. Who knows, maybe Prismacolor is the perfect brand for you!

Well, that’s everything I have for now! Thanks for reading. Let me know if you have any thoughts or questions :]

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Anon me facts about me that you think are probably true

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Thominho Week 2022

Dates: May 29-June 4th

I will be reblogging works between May 29th and June 6th.

The ao3 collection will open May 28th and remain open!

Prompts:

Day 1: Enemies to Lovers

Day 2: If I can't protect you... it's not worth it

Day 3: "If I don't see you on the other side..."

Day 4: Storms

Day 5: First Kisses

Day 6: "We're a team"

Day 7: It's us against the world

Alternates:

To be used in place of or in addition to the above prompts.

What if.... [Thomas/Minho has the flare, Jorge does remove Minho's fingers, Thomas is deaf from the lightning storm?, etc]

Running with no destination

Reincarnation

Tagging:

Please tag your works with:

Thominho Week 2022

The day number (tmwd1, etc)

The prompt you're using

If not prompt-specific, AU or canon-compliant

Tag alt for the alternate prompts

Any trigger warnings you may need

Character tags (if necessary)

Any additional tags

Very excited to see what our community produces this year! Fics, art, gifs, AMVs, moodboards--anything and everything is welcome!

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Hi! Thanks for the tag @thominho-incorrectquotes and sorry it took so long for me to respond to this 😅 I’m a huge Swiftie so this list will be very...yeah. 

I Bet You Think About Me - Taylor Swift

Z (ummmmmm)

champagne problems - Taylor Swift

All Too Well (10 Minute Version) - Taylor Swift

New Romantics - Taylor Swift

Afterglow - Taylor Swift

Song URL Tag Game

Rules: Spell your url with songs and then tag as many people as there are letters in your url

Thank you for tagging me @voidstilesplease and sorry it took me so much time before doing it!

Thought contagion - Muse

Hang on to Yourself - Palaye Royale

Om om och om igen - Omar Rudberg

Martirio - The Warning

I Speak Astronomy - Jinjer

Natural - Imagine Dragons

Heavy metal - Bring Me The Horizon

Original Me - Yungblub

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In the end - Black veil Brides

No love in LA - Palaye Royale

Ce n'est rien - Nothing but Thieves

Outcast - Shinedown

Reapers - Muse

Renegades - One Ok Rock

Everyone is an A*****e - Badflower

Crimson Skies - Black veil Brides

Teresa - Yungblud

Quand même - Bigflo & Oli

Uprising - Muse

Oblivion - Royal Blood

Think Hole - B.A.P

Enemy - Imagine Dragons

Sugar honey ice & tea - Bring Me The Horizon

Tagging: @nachoupala @its-tea-time-darling @thaliaisalesbian @dunne-ias @xoxotommyxoxo @onceuponabluemoon @izcana And anyone else who wants to do it!

#tagged

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On Fandoms, Age, and Gender: The Politics of “ Putting Away Childish Things”

Weighing in on yet another round of “fan spaces are youth spaces” (aka “go home and knit, old lady” or “You’re old enough to be my/someone’s mom! gross!” )

Consider these thoughts:

There’s a whole set of interests and behaviors that you might become interested in as you grow from child to adolescent to young adult and take greater interest in the wider world.

You might like horses, or dolls.  Or building models.  You might play soccer, or follow baseball every summer and learn about  box scores.   You might follow the college football draft, or love a pop band.  You might deeply admire a rock band and learn to play the guitar.  You might love superheroes and see all their movies.  You might love space opera and collect paperback books.  Maybe you collect trading cards of your favorite team players – or movie moments.  You probably get t-shirts and posters of teams, or media outlets.  You might get deeply into a social or political cause.

Those are all expressions of interest in the world, all with associated social aspects, many with associated creative actions. 

And then you get older.  And here’s the thing about that list.  The things on that list that are “for boys?”   Are also “for men.”   But the things on that list that are “for girls” or “for nerds?” Are only “for children.”  

Adult men wear brightly colored team clothing and paint their faces without shame.   They join fantasy football leagues and hang out online.   They follow Phish (or continuously talk about how they did when that was a thing).  They spend vast sums on tickets to bowl games.   They get excited all over the internet about Geddy Lee’s greatest hits.  They spend long afternoons on the golf course, playing very bad golf.

No one tells them to grow up 

An adult woman who turns a childhood dollhouse into a beautiful scale model of a real Victorian home is “eccentric.”  An adult man who builds a vast HO train layout in his basement is a “train enthusiast.”   An adult woman who displays her favorite Bryer horses is “odd,” an adult man with a shelf of signed baseballs is “a collector” or even “an investor.” 

Adult women making fanart of attractive movie stars is “creepy,’ while adult men decorating their garages with calendar art of scantily-clad very-young women is “just what guys do.”

Interests and hobbies that were feminine and are taken up by men become acceptable.   When The Beatles were greeted with mobs of fainting teen girls, they were a “boy band.”  When young men discovered them, they became Serious Musicians.  

Over and over, across fields of interest, things that girls like are “toys and games and childish” and should be left behind by adults, while things that boys like are “hobbies and sports” that are lifetime pastimes.  And acceptable “hobbies” for adult women?   Most are things that could be coded as household chores, but generations of women have worked to turn into enjoyable pastimes:  knitting, sewing, quilting.  Home decor.  Baking.   Many adult women (myself included) enjoy doing those things in their free time and have elevated them to art forms.  But that doesn’t change the fact that they’re rooted in utility, while “men’s hobbies” are, by and large, rooted in leisure.

Look around you and follow the pattern.  And then, before you ask “Why are adult women in fan spaces,” maybe ask “why do I feel like adult women don’t get to have fun?” 

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Here. Have kudos on that fanfic you wrote in your head while you were in the shower and never typed it out. When I recover from the brilliance of it, I’ll come back to leave a review.

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why is sharing clothes so intimate like.. bro…. are you cold… here…. borrow my sweatshirt… it smells like the brand of washing powder i use…. a little glimpse into the oddly private domesticity of my own life bro…. its still warm from where i knotted it around my waist (i dont feel the cold)… here bro… take it…

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these middle schoolers are touring campus and one of them walked by me and said “hey what’s college life like” and i told him “it sucks” and he said “well it can’t be any worse than middle school.” he’s right

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What appeals to me about whump: an incomplete list

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