#Depictions

[gwilin-stay-winnin]

Hi my name is Gwilin the Sexy Vampire Bosmer of Ivarstead and I have long auburn brown hair (that's how I got my name) with tawny streaks and loose curls that reach my shoulders and rich caramel eyes like melted caramels and a lot of people tell me I look like Valindor the Fledgling (AN: if u don't know who he is get da hell out of here!). I'm not related to Brynjolf but I wish I was because he's a major fucking hottie. I'm a vampire but my teeth are straight and white. I have pallid brown skin. I'm also a thief, and part of a secret underground organization called the Thieves' Guild in Riften. I'm emo (in case you couldn't tell) and I wear mostly leather. I love Tonilia and I get all my armor free from her. For example today I was wearing a brown chestplate with matching belts around it and tight-fitting leather pants, fingerless gloves and boots. I was wearing my heart nowhere near my sleeve, out for crimson blood and needed to feed my black heart. I was walking inside the Cistern. I don't know if it was raining because it's underground but it was dark and there was no sun, which I was very happy about. A lot of the other members of the guild stared at me. I put up my middle finger at them.

#rentfree #depictions

[valentinemesis]

depiction 1

#depictions #vent art #journalling

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Hey! I've seen all your posts about how Greek gods and characters in mythology should be depicted more like, you know, Greek people, and l just wanted to ask if you think the Trojans would look Greek too :) love your posts btw

Hello! 💙It's important to remember that the large majority of ancient Greeks didn't have a good idea of how people from far regions looked. The further back in history you go, the less they are exposed to other peoples. This is to preface that Greeks' references for foreigners were limited. And if someone was to be very different from the average Greek, they got their own special description in the narrative. (Like the warrior Memnon.)

Of course, Troy/Ilion was very close to Greek areas in terms of latitude. There is almost no difference in geographical latitude, and the people of this area looked like Greeks anyway. It's the distance from the equator that makes people lighter or darker. But when they are the same distance from the equator they evolve similarly in skin tone over thousands of years because they have the same needs for sunlight. Trojans were so close to Greeks that the mixing with other peoples would have been similar. More Eastern peoples might have found their way easier to Ilion than to Greek areas, so there would a difference lie. But due to traveling distances, it wouldn't be very notable, I think, more so if these eastern areas were at the same latitude

But still, the Greeks didn't have much exposure to foreigners, and traveling to Ilion was a feat. From Argos to Ilion it's almost 1.000 kms and it would take 10 months to arrive there by land. Traveling by ship is faster but still not exactly easy, considering the travel to Ilion with the Greek ships was still a daring expedition for their time.

So it's logical to assume that the Greeks drew inspiration from their own people when making these foreign characters. In the text the Trojans are not differentiated in looks and some even have descriptions that show they were fair (whatever our ancients considered fair anyways). They share the customs and pantheon of the Greeks, albeit not being Greeks. Trojans and Greeks understand each other without translators, although their tribes would speak different languages historically. Paris' name is "Alexandros" ffs 😂This shows that the Greeks didn't have a good picture of Trojan (probably Hittite) culture and they didn't wish to delve that deep. It was just a story about a war with "the foreign peoples over there".

Drawing from native culture and appearances when depicting foreigners of other lands has been the go-to for people of old times. It's shown in the text and also in the ancient/medieval art of the native culture. The Persians and the Chinese making tales come to mind but I also imagine that if an ancient Yoruba tribe were to tell a tale of "a very beautiful prince from a faraway northern land" they would depict him as one of their own, and not like a north Egyptian or like an "white" Italian. It comes down to what nations the natives have been exposed the most. If this figure had been established through millennia looking like a native, I'd go by that when depicting them.

#answered #depictions #trojans #trojan war #the iliad

[marine-indie-gal]

My own personal little spin on Dahl's group of Characters, most likely my versions of the Evil Giants (with the Exception of the Only One out of the Ten) from My Most Favorite Roald Dahl Story of all time, "The BFG". So far, with taking some inspiration from the Cosgrove Hall version, I wanted to make my Giants colorful with BFG being the only exception since he is always describe being different (which I kinda HC that maybe the Giants have Two Different Types of their own Sub-Species in their Land).

The Giants (c) Roald Dahl

#the bfg #roald dahl #roald dahl's the bfg #bfg #big friendly giant #giant #giants #fleshlumpeater #bloodbottler #bonecruncher #butcher boy #maid masher #gizzard gulper #manhugger #meatdripper #childchewer #depiction #depictions

[passengerpigeons]

the sweater was just packed along in case I got cold but the combo kinda kills tbh

#Depictions

[aikoiya]

Portrayals of War Gods & Other Such Nonesense

Some writers seem to forget that there's more aspects to war than violence & death.

Admittedly, those are the main qualities of war, but there's more to it.

The unparalleled loyalty, trust, & fellowship often found from brothers-in-arms. War feasts after a well-earned victory. The despair of losing comrades & having to send them back to their families in a box. The uncanny horror found from looking your enemy in the eyes, seeing the same fear you feel inside yourself reflected back at you, & realizing that you aren't so different.

The insurmountable terror of staring down death only to grit your teeth & scream in the bastard's face, because you're not going down without a fight. The stress of having to send your men out there to die, wondering if any of them will make it back. The crushing responsibility of having to think of a strategy that could end this battle quickly, yet having to grapple with the fact that it might lead young men absolutely brimming with life & potential to their possible deaths.

The remarkable courage of running out on the field, dodging all manner of projectiles, in a desperate attempt to patch up as many soldiers as possible & so focused are you that you don't really notice or care that you might’ve also saved a few on the other side. The confusion of being the one saved by the enemy yourself & having your entire understanding of how the world works shift on its axis. Or, alternatively, not being in the least bit moved & using the opportunity to get healed, then stab your savior in the back. The greed & avarice of those behind the scenes as they play with people's lives, all for their own benefit.

The love & pride you have in your country & your people, so great that you'll do whatever it takes to preserve it. The reluctancy to do harm, but realizing that if not you, then who? Because the entire reason for your enlistment revolves around the insatiable desire you have to protect those you love to the point that you're willing to put your life on the line in an attempt to ensure they can live in peace. The guilt of being one of the few who survived & the feelings of inadequacy that comes with it. And the waking nightmare left behind by war's cruel hand inside your mind.

War is evil, but strife is the hammer that forges the strongest swords. It puts people to the test & asks you, “what will you do when given a choice & the world is crumbling all around you?” Will the beating make you stronger? Or will you shatter under the onslaught?

Like, seriously, if a character is a god of war, try to examine what aspect of war they represent & build on that.

And not just with war gods either. Any sort of entity that represents a fundamental part of the world.

Don’t just fall into stereotypes.

Like, take sun gods for instance. Sure, maybe they could represent the radiance of the light that nourishes the land.

But they could just as easily represent the overbearing heat of the desert sun bearing down on the earth below & draining it of essential moisture.

Same with water deities or fire spirits or wind sprites or anything really.

Just get creative.

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#writing #writing tips #depictions #characterization #mythology

[moor-krad]

yearn

#part #depictions

[gainaxvel3o]

This is about as close as we got to see what Asuka's mom fully looks like in the anime continuity. Makes sense why we wouldn't get a full view of her there, Asuka wasn't ready to face her until that point in End of Eva, but...

All the other times I've seen Kyoko fully depict her with the manga design, which looks nothing like the anime version. Has there been any character sheets or fanart that depicts what the anime version of her would look like unfiltered?

#Neon Genesis Evangelion #Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu #Asuka Langley Soryu #Depictions #Asuka's Mom #Manga #Show #Series

[ll-underestimated-ll]

Couldn’t sleep till I got this out of my system

#ooc #my art #ft. lachlan #Depictions

[plushmenace]

baby shark, doo-doo-do-do-do-doo

BEAUTIFUL MARVELOUS FANTASTIC SPOOKY PRECIOUS DEAR SWEET RABBITSHARK

#art #depictions

[areapermostcapricious]

So anyway it’s munday huh

#depictions #munday #just call me laddie gaygay

[gwilin-stay-winnin]

drop this sunflower🌻into the inboxes of the blogs that make you happy! lets spread a little sunshine ☀️

"aw, for me? thanks! we don't get these in ivarstead..."

#gwilin #tes #tesblr #sunflower #depictions #hi1quastion #you made him happy ;–;

[cheddar-baby]

Guinea Pigs Eating a Grass Field

#video #guinea pig #guinea pigs #flashing images #realistic depiction of a panic attack #this is gonna be a video

[alatismeni-theitsa]

https://twitter.com/calliclassic/status/1683172533623836673

Miller commissioned someone to paint a Greek Goddess as a poc for her Persephone book...oh boy here we go again!...

Hard to answer this without people misinterpreting it, but I'll say that the illustrator has clearly a US-centric view (it happens when you live in a US protectorate) and that 99% of Greeks would see no real reason to portray the gods as the way foreigners with no connection to the culture imagine them. Apart from... catering to foreign ideas of what is "progressive" and "right" and "good", of course.

Dark skin tones have nothing negative, and there are gorgeous people all over the world, no matter their skin tone. But Aphrodite, like every other regional goddess of beauty, looks a Certain Way. You wouldn't like it if I claim this goddess depicted here is actually a Chinese goddess, right? Why do we grant common sense to every other culture except popular European ones?

It's summer now and many Greeks are tanned, so it's not like we are all pasty and the like. However, it's extremely difficult for a person in our region to be that dark. The Aphrodite there is South Asian dark. So... I don't feel like that's a representation of tanned Greeks.

There are so many Beauty goddesses around the world with darker skin tones that would be amazing to see! Is there any reason based on common sense that you need to put another skin tone on a historically depicted (admittedly) quite pasty goddess?

If your ancestors are not from that region, why do you expect to see yourself in a goddess of that region? Do I demand to see myself in other pantheons?

I mean, if you have African, South Asian, South Arabian ancestry and thus your skin tone is very dark, why do you look to a Greek goddess to represent you? And when she doesn't look like you, you want her changed? Isn't that entitlement? Isn't this ignoring a very long tradition and ignoring the beauty standards of that region? (Beauty standards can be oppressive but they're also part of cultures and we cannot pretend they don't exist). Are there not already so many goddesses in the cultures of your ancestors who indeed look like you?

#depictions #answered

[marine-indie-gal]

Since we've already seen Poseidon and Neptune in SpongeBob SquarePants, I wanted to do on my own take to what the Other Greek and Roman Gods would look like if they appeared in the SpongeBob Universe. I know that SpongeBob is all about the sea and stuff but just imagine in a "What If" AU if Neptune and Poseidon's Brothers and In-Laws would look like if they were in a Nickelodeon Universe of a Sea World since I did my own version of Salacia (Neptune's Real Roman Wife).

I made them look a lot like each other since Roman Gods are considered to be the Roman Counterparts of their Greek Counterparts (similar to how Neptune is towards Poseidon). Also I hate drawing muscles because I can't draw buff bodies that right (sorry if Zeus, Jupiter, and Pluto's bodies that I did look cringe) ;_; Greek and Roman Gods (c) Mythology SpongeBob SquarePants (c) Stephen Hillenburg SpongeBob depictions of Greek and Roman Gods (c) Me

#spongebob squarepants #au #spongebob au #greek mythology #roman mythology #greco-roman mythology #depictions #depiction #the spongebob movie sponge on the run #sponge on the run

[passengerpigeons]

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