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White Feminism
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surprisearson · 23 hours
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My biggest issue with Monster High is how often you get slabs of plastic accessories that are unpainted put on dolls, and you get these large islands of colour that flatten out the look of the doll overall. And it was done at great detriment to this Howliday set because the accessory detailing is a return to form for Monster High.
In particular, I wanted Draculaura to be accented in gold since she's in a set with Clawd, as well as the fact she rarely gets put in gold otherwise, so I thought this would be cute.
It's just small details, but I think it elevates the whole set.
The parasol was probably the worst offender as it was this large bulky piece in really garish colours. I opted to do a black wash to bring out the top details, with touches of gold to highlight the hearts. The handle was a bad shade of pink, so I painted it in gold to stand out amongst the dark hair and clipped it on Draculaura's stand.
I do think MH has been suffering this drift towards making cartoonishly silly style shoes where it's just an object as a heel or making something so character-specific that it veers into weird divorced from reality concepts.
But I really like Draculaura's pieces. All feel a lot more grounded in a reality where her heels feel like a gothy pair of shoes with bat details and some subtle swirls and designs embossed in. A few Monster details, but they still grounded enough to look like actual shoes.
With Clawd's shoes, I just opted for a gold dry brush and then afterwards filled in the crescent moons with black again, as I feel like if these were real shoes, the moons would be a stretchy matte material.
I also went over Draculaura's headpiece with gold dry brushing because I think it was very silly to make a black head accessory for a character with black hair without adding some contrast there.
I also decided to paint her bat earrings gold but dry brushed the red coffins to emphasise the detail and add contrast against her hair. It was tempting to paint the bats black, but they got so lost against the hair.
While I liked the idea of the flowers and their box, it's so big and bulky that I find it really hard to pose with the dolls. I forgot to photograph it before I painted it.
With it, I went over the spider motifs with black, painted the bow red to match the colour scheme and then stuffed it with tissue paper to contrast with the roses. For the roses, I painted the stems green and dry brushed the roses with gold to give the tips some detail.
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surprisearson · 1 day
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guy who has chronic pain and fatigue: man why can't i do more stuff
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being alive is great because there are so many different vegetables you can sauté. but then there are also the horrors
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surprisearson · 2 days
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wikipedia article on human senses for definitions and clarification
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surprisearson · 3 days
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"kabru doesn't even like laios"
meanwhile, kabru:
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surprisearson · 4 days
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heres a lil list of all the names for the 1.6 starter chickens :-D
Portobello and Porcini
Chicky and Grushenka
Lucky and Clover
Salt and Pepper
Pecky and Clucky
Brunhilde and Gretchen
Billie and Bertha
Pickle and Zucchini
Peachie and Papaya
Potpourri and Ann
Buster and Scrappy
Petal and Twig
Cheeper and Squeaks
Skwash and Pumpkin
Goldie and Cocoa
Toast and Beans
Chip and Dip
Hazel and Peanut
Winky and Nod
Huffy and Puffy
Eggy and Ollie
Polka and Dot
Tiny and Shrimp
Fishy and Roe
Princess and Lady
Misty and Beluga
Snowy and Gingersnap
Honey and Biscuit
Piccolo and Viola
and finally, the legendary Potatoes and Gravy
lemme know if i missed anything :-)
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surprisearson · 5 days
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Hmmmm people who hate Shuro for supposedly fetishizing Falin sure are silent about how one of the things Shuro couldn't stand about Laios is constantly being asked about the East and foreign countries.
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surprisearson · 5 days
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My betta looks like he's dying. His colors are faded and he's incredibly sluggish. I've only had him for a year and seven months. I wish I knew how to save him
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surprisearson · 5 days
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The important thing is that Marcille did not learn to blaspheme against the natural order to save her girlfriend. She just happened to have studied the art of spitting in God's eye for wholly unrelated reasons, and when the opportunity by chance arose to employ that skill in service of girlfriend-saving, she was ready.
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Fantasy Is A Metaphor For The Human Condition, a comic about magic, and art, and speculative fiction, and being sick, and how they all intersect. Originally laid out/pencilled November-December 2017, when I was in a very difficult place emotionally as I was relearning how to draw post-brain injury.
See more of my Brain Injury Comix at this link & in Dirty Diamonds #9: Being
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surprisearson · 5 days
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You know the very first thing ive noticed about dunmesh is just the genius in the simpliticity of the panelling/page layout and i dont think people talk enough about it. I want to rant about a few pages cause its rotating in my brain
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The very first thing that appears is "marcille" emerging from the dark. But her image itself is bright and softly drawn - A familiar image within the confusing darkness of the dungeon. But this panel is much taller than any other in the page, putting marcille in a much higher ground compared to laios and giving a sense of superiority. Everything in that panel unleashes an uncanny valley effect, even that weird sense of comfort. Something is wrong.
The next laios focused panel is awfully small and nearly claustrophobic. The trap is closing in. But as her hands reach for him, he doesn't see it. He isn't aware.
The next 2 panels, being so wide and so much more rendered than the ones before, feel awfully slow - even though theyre very close to one another. And even though this moment lasted in a matter of seconds. We are feeling it through laios psyche. This is the moment of realization.
And in this build up, marcille isnt bright anymore. As closer as she gets to him, the more engulfed in shadow she becomes. And in the very last panel, the shading connects them in a way that makes them seem like a single piece.
do you get it.... Becoming one.... Consumption.
What came from the darkness wasnt a relief from it. It was a part of the darkness itself.
TALKING ABOUT A MORE LIGHTHEARTED ONE NOW
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What makes it so fun is that the panelling seems almost as alive as the characters.
In the small sequence where falin recognizes senshi, the main action is abrupt. But the way the other elements in the panels react to It is rather subtle, but makes the main action feel far more lively. It almost reminds me of a parallax effect in a way.
And the way itzutsumi hiding behind laios makes him seem cat-like himself. Besides being clever shape linguage, its fucking adorable
But my favorite part of this page is the last row. The panels dont seem to work merely as a limit/guide for the drawings and page flow, but an actual part of the scenario. When falin gets up from bed, her feet are in front of the panel borders. And as she keeps walking further, the further she is from the panel itself. Its reeeally simples but its such an insanely cool 3D effect. The fact that "escaping" effect happens right along with the "this is..... outside the dungeon?" Dialogue is so peak as well.....
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surprisearson · 5 days
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my neck hurts AND I'm gay
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vegans make peace with honey
no shut up do it
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Boss is asleep, cannot stop me from frogposting
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