#Technical Recommendations

[nanaonmars]

jason: why won’t you leave my dad alone?!

clark: because we’ve been together for 20 years jason… we have 8 kids, you included, and… we’re in love

duke, in the background: boke!

jason: i’ll find dirt on you yet. i’ve got people working on it.

clark: 🧍🏻

#source: derry girls #batman #superbat #bruce wayne #does this count as irish jason? #maybe irish batman in general lmao #jason todd #clark kent #duke thomas #batfam #i think it’s hilarious asf if jason is the most protective of bruce #technically this could have fit with damian but i wanted the age to be similar to how long superbat have been together #and it’s also consistent with the audio #jason and duke brother rights #idc what you guys say #also i highly recommend derry girls it’s so good #derry girls

[luna-lovegreat]

Currently obsessed with the idea that the boys go to Time for love advice, since "he's married so he knows this stuff right?"

I mean they couldn't recognize a wedding ring??? And neither did he???

And time was saying this in his youth I mean cmon

Twilight: So ancestor. What would you do if like. Malon left to another world and never came back

Time: ... bro Malon called me fairy boy and then we were married like what

Hyrule: So uhh old man. How does one. Meet a girl.

Time: By speaking to her I guess? Or not, Malon did the talking for me

Hyrule: riiiiight...

Wild *no tact*: Hey so like... what if your redheaded wife who's name started with M died.

Time: what?!?!

Wild, undeterred: but like before she proposed.

Time: ...

Wild: and you don't remember if you would have said yes. What's your advice for dealing with that?

Time: ... vent to a fairy?

Warriors: hey old man

Time: no no no not this one asking me please

Warriors: how do I get women to stop coming after me. So I can ya know. Choose without war trying to force me into relationships

Time: I can safely say I've never had that problem captain

Wars: of course not *smirks*

Wars: ok but seriously how do I make them go away

Time: ... wear a wedding ring so they think you're taken, I've got a shiny extra

Time: no no why- they won't stop, I don't know how to do love!

Time: ok well at least I have legend. That kid would never ask for advice, I'll sit by him.

Legend: so old man.

Time, looking forward to a normal conversation: yeah?

Legend: hypothetically, what would you do if you found out Malon didn't exist.

Legend: And her whole world didn't, but it did, and now it doesn't

Time: ...Excuse me for a minute.

Time, writing a letter as fast as he can: MALON HOW DO I GIVE LOVE ADVICE THEY THINK IM WISE

Malon: lol

Happy Valentine's Day guys, have a headcanon :P

The boys go to Time for love advice and Time spouts whatever wise-sounding bs he can, before shoving them all on Malon for therapy when they visit the ranch

Art and comic by Jojo @linkeduniverse! :D

#I'm just??? we have like three different times they went to him with love problems? guys he grew up in a forest raised by a tree #he proposed with a cosplay ring #Malon laughs her head off when he says they're going to him for advice #'babe I had to force you into understanding marriage' #'give me the boys I'll talk to them' #to the boys: 'listen Links don't stop going to him for love advice. ask about the most wierd traumatic shit you've been through' #'cook record his reactions this'll be hilarious' #'he's seemed wise...' 'he don't know shit kids he's quoting me' #Lu time #lu #linked universe #linkeduniverse #little did he know legend was the worst of them all #wars wears the glittery engagement ring he recommended with pride 'sorry I'm taken ladies in case you missed the sparkle' #technically Valentine's Day was 43 minutes ago but shhhh it's ok time doesn't know what love is either #I do not have several of the games or complete information #if I said something incorrect (or offensive ever) let me know :) #love you guys #:)

[150en]

Chester the luggage automaton friend.

From Etho's old series: TerraFirmaPunk (TerraFirmaCraft season 3)

#spoilers: etho never finished terrafirmapunk because the modpack was broken ): #still a great series though and i recommend it #very cozy and technical #ps if you know the tofu reference ily forever #ethoslab #mcyt #my art

[omchar]

Ok so like. I was abducted by some gemcyt people on mcci and fell deeply into that rabbithole. So now we're here! Have these:

Designs belong to @chrisrin

Skin download thingies under the cut :D

also also: flower husbands ft. poppies (i was too lazy to get pictures of the skins themselves)

#ive been wanting to make more mc skins for a while #so this was a good excuse to do so :D #also im currently working on false and might do joel after that? #we'll see how far the brainrot will carry me #gemcyt #trafficblr #<- technically #scott smajor #jimmy solidarity #tangotek #bigbstatz #if you have any other recommendations for who i can make please let me know :D #im terrified to post this #aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa #i feel bad for people who follow me for 1 particular fandom with how much i jump around

[toon-topaz]

Honestly there’s a lot of untapped potential for drama in continuations of the Everyone Hates You ending. Like here’s a bunch of Voices that you’ve traumatized and then left to rot, assuming they would never come back, but they’re here, and they’re out for blood.

Stuck in a world without change, they’re going to remain exactly as they were in their worst moments, forever hating and doomed to never get better, their wounds never healing. What would the worst version of themselves look like?

And do you try and help? Can you help, after everything you did to them. Or do you double down, and forsake them completely, becoming the big bad overlord of this new world of yours?

(trick question, I’ve thought about this a lot and am working on designs for the lil guys but as the worst versions of themselves.)

#slay the princess #stp spoilers #stp voices #slay the princess spoilers #in case it wasn’t obvious I’ve been doing an rp set after this ending lol #we’re calling is Hate AU even if it’s not technically an au per se #also yes this is where my idea for the bastard quiet originated lol #feel free to yoink this idea for your own purposes #i unexpectedly loved this ending when I set out to get it and I greatly enjoyed playing as a belligerent asshole for an entire run #highly recommend roleplaying as a villain at least once

[crazy-dane-art]

"He was no true knight," she whispered to him.

#my art #asoiaf #asoiaf fanart #valyrianscrolls #sansa stark #sandor the hound clegane #technically. joff come get your dog hes using a kid as a therapist again #been in this situation a couple times myself 0/10 cannot recommend #edit: not intended to be ship but feel free to continue tagging that way. just wanna clear that up ! #art is subjective ! artist commentary is that it's based on the feeling of overlooking oneself while comforting adults as a young child #yeehaw the more you know carry on having fun 🫡

[gothic-mothic]

You’ve done very well, here’s the reward I promised

#the stanley parable #tsp #I love drawing tk’s hair Omgg #the buried SU fan comes out of me whenever I draw them #posting this early too good for you guys #well technically late #bc I usually post at 8:30 #but I didn’t want to wait until Tomorrow #ANYWAY #I drew this while watching Penny Snapcube play ultra deluxe! #definitely recommend her play though she’s a joy to watch #tspud #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #tspud fanart #.png

[heirtotheempire]

As I read through the Ascendency trilogy, it is becoming more and more clear that the Chiss Ascendency is as hateful as the Empire. And it's odd how few people call that out. I think it is because Zahn does a fantastic job at hiding it through Chiss POV, but even then, the Chiss are still incredibly xenophobic and controlling. Yes, this includes Thrawn, he isn't the saint that so many people like to paint him as and frankly could be argued as worse.

I keep thinking about Ar'alani admitting she never saw non-Chiss as people. She is brilliant and kind, but only to other Chiss. We view her in a purely positive light because the POVs in these books are primarily Chiss, who agree with her. Of course her mindset is normal amongst Chiss, of course it isn't questioned, of course Ar'alani herself never questions it despite her experience off-world. It takes a direct and pretty personal interaction for her to think twice, and even then it is difficult for her to accept the humanity of a non-Chiss. They are lesser in her eyes. They are lesser in the eyes of most, if not all, of the Chiss.

It is fascinating, it really is. It's an interesting look into a xenophobic society without the initial hate from the reader. Because xenophobia is born out of misunderstanding and perpetuated systems of ignorance. If a similar situation was told but through the eyes of Imperial officers, fewer people would be willing to see the nuances. Because Empire=Bad and anyone associating with it is also Bad, right?

But, propaganda and cycles of ignorance are also to blame. Not every Imperial Officer was born hating aliens. Hell, even TARKIN started out incredibly sympathetic to alien species according to the canon novel by James Luceno. But his family taught him otherwise, just as the Chiss Ascendency teaches its own children see other species as lesser.

This mentality from the Ascendency is also seen in Thrawn: Treason with how Eli Vanto is treated simply for being human. The majority of officers hate his existence, insist he must prove himself (despite being at a lower rank than he was at when with the Empire), and are distrustful of him. Very similar to how Ronan treats Thrawn in the same novel.

This isn't, like, a call to love Chiss characters any less, but it's a bit odd to imply that Thrawn, or any other Chiss, would be against the Empire for the same reasons the Rebellion is. The Ascendency doesn't like the Empire because it could encroach on their rule, their space- not because it's xenophobic and oppresses too many people to count. The two systems are remarkably similar, which may be part of why Thrawn was inclined to help the Empire. It is familiar, and a system Thrawn himself has never opposed, even without taking Legends into account.

(SIDE NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT BRING UP SPOILERS FOR GREATER GOOD OR LESSER EVIL ON THIS POST. I AM STILL READING THOSE BOOKS AND WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY THEM SPOILER-FREE)

#star wars #chiss #chiss ascendency #thrawn #grand admiral thrawn #admiral ar'alani #ar'alani #irizi'ar'alani #thrawn ascendancy #thrawn ascendancy chaos rising #this isnt anything negative so im not gonna tag it as such #if u disagree then thats on u but im not hating on anything #i absolutely adore how the ascendency is portrayed #its very fun even if i would despise the regime irl #the enslavement of the noghri could be brought up #its technically canon considering rukh is present in rebels but #i wont push it #if u happen to be reading these tags then may i recommend reading about rae sloane #she is so fun and interesting #since shes an imperial who genuinely believes in order throughout the galaxy #and isnt like tarkin who needs power and wants a reason to hate other species #like obviously she isnt a good person either but its a good look into the other reasons one might support the empire #my post

[popagan]

Sure, reading fics where Izaya or Shizuo gets destroyed(destroy themselves) or never getting better or never lived to tell the tale is cool. Reading post-ketsu Izaya coming back or to suffer in agony and die alone is cool. But what about fic where post-Ketsu Izaya gets better? Not because of Shizuo, not out of love perhaps, not out of companionship. Just Izaya, just him, just Kanto (or wherever else), and maybe just him getting better.

Maybe he traveled across the world just for the kick of it (mild To Hell and Back reference), maybe he went everywhere else but home. Maybe he’ll long for it but will choose to let go, or grieve, or whatever else. Maybe he finds new friends - those who cared in their own way, maybe he and Tsukumoya go around to find new myths, new legends, new things, and they remain in contact as gossip friends (or as friends in general); maybe Izaya will get a pet, and find something to hold onto and to try to better himself for it.

And it doesn’t have to be something Izaya consciously try to do or acknowledge, maybe not as many self-reflection as one would go through when they try to improve; but it’s subtle and it doesn’t necessarily have to be good for other people, just for Izaya. Selfishness and happiness can go hand-in-hand for a man like him, I think.

And I don’t mean Izaya getting a redemption or becoming a “good” or just “good enough” is out of the table, but I think he can be better without becoming good or a law-abiding citizen with an honest job and tries to help people; but maybe he’ll be less “bad” (as in ruin people’s lives less) if you get what I’m saying. He can be happier and healthier and still be somewhat of a little shit. Mischievous little shit.

Something light-hearted, something tender, something that Izaya can do by himself - or with the help of others - but not necessarily by the help of ones who walked in the past. (Looking at you, Shizuo, Shinra.)

(But truthfully I don’t mind with anyone, such is the joy of reading fanfiction.)

Typing this out make me realize I just really like the Slice of Life genre/drabbles. Just fun times in general, mainly because I think we all would need that ever since Kuramerukagari haha.

I had a whole spiel I want to type about how much I love fics where everyone just become friends and have a happy-fun-time or the world goes to shit and everyone dies, but maybe that’s another can of worm for another day. (City of Sunshine (viridianjester) my beloved.)

(TLDR; I reread Clair De Lune by NoteInABottle and I want to find/read more of those.)

(TLDR2; Izaya needs to stop being a lonely bastard and find peace for himself.)

#sure eiwaseya is a happy relationship #but i want izaya #iseya is technically izaya but it still won’t be the same #call it sentiment #durarara #izaya orihara #fic recommendations PLEASE #popaart #well not art but can you really stop me

[robindaydream]

I had the idea to draw an older version of Melody, once she's gotten through a few more adventures, gained a little confidence, and maybe saved up a little to buy a new paladin outfit.

But then I realized. It couldn't just be one older Melody. There are three options to choose from.

#SLARPG #Super Lesbian Animal RPG #Melody Amaranth #I don't recommend giving Melody longer hair and then making yourself color it three times #but it was worth it #technically I could have colored her hair differently cause it's canonically dyed #but her hair is super distinctive and I feel like she'd look like a different character with other colors #art #fanart #furry #drew this while listening to Mana Mired a lot cause I just got to the valley in my current playthrough #I tried to emulate the game's style of mixing modern clothing with fantasy stuff and armor #I'm pretty happy with how they turned out

[psygull]

images taken from the Memento promotional website otnemem.com

#memento #memento (2000) #old web #web #wayback machine #screencaps #<- technically #psygullisms #filmposting #blood #might do another set of just leonard's notes to himself cos there are a lot of them and also they're interesting #neat website! i recommend poking around it's fun to explore #the flash site does work if you go through the wayback machine btw. it's got more transitions and little audio clips

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi!! I love this series so much, and as someone who hasn’t really drawn since they were a kid but wants to start as a hobby, do you have any advice for sort of learning to doodle on paper and get better at it? I want to start but I don’t really know how/where

The most important step in getting better at any skill is Persistence and Consistency. Practice and keep practicing! The best way to do that is to keep it fun! Picking a project helps generate ideas (e.g. drawing Pokémon, or characters from a series you like). There are also a ton of monthly prompt lists out there!

I also highly recommend scheduling in a 'drawing/practice' time in your day. For me, I started with 30-60 min before bed (bonus: its a good 'no screentime' activity), and the habit took root there.

There are a lot of 'technical' things to study but find the fun first. At a certain point you will discover you've hit a wall, and have a specific aspect/goal you want to target (colour theory, anatomy, lighting, comic layout). Then it's time to go looking for resources.

Once you have the habit and some goals, go collect some inspiration! Find people who inspire you and study their work!

Another little 'art skill builder' I recommend is the Shrimp Method! Only if you find technical challenges like this fun though (Example of one of my studies below)

#art faqs #TL;DR: Step 1 is 'Just start drawing'. Step 2 is 'Keep on drawing'. Step 3 is 'Hit a wall and start studying only as much as you want' #Step 4: keep it fun and keep drawing. #I think this is where artists who start young have the advantage over adult learners #because adults try to tackle art at the technical point first! #AND THAT JUST FEELS LIKE A CHORE!! #When I got into piano & string instruments I started by just doodling around. Banging out the tunes and experimenting. #The low pressure made it fun! I started lessons because I wanted to learn more! #I personally own quite a few art textbooks! Some are workbook/prompt-based (to help me get started) #and some are actual textbooks! But I certainly didn't start by reading a textbook. #I *highly* recommend Scott McCloud's 'understanding comics' for anyone trying to get into comics #its also a comic in of itself so its a fun read! It breaks down a lot of the key aspects of what's in a comic. #And tbh you don"t HAVE to trace for the shrimp method to work. Just take the time to do a study of a subject! #Good luck on your art journey! B*)

[ana-cantskywalker]

If I had a nickel for every time a folk band I adored released an album meant to be listened to in order, which tells the story of the fall of man/ a prodigal son character (one of them is both), started with man being close to God then followed his journey of rejecting him, realizing his life was empty without him, and eventually returning back to God, had consistent themes and motifs woven through it, and ended with a reprise of the first song to represent the restoration of fellowship,

I'd only have two nickels

but it is weird that it happened twice

#like technically principium is only about Adam and Eve #and Through the Deep Dark Valley is mostly about a prodigal son figure and only kind of about Adam and Eve #BUTTTT #the point still stands #and based off of 'Like the Dawn' it is atleast partially about Adam and Eve #probably way too niche of a post but whatever #the similarities are fascinating #also STRONG recommend for both of these albums they are incredible #the oh hellos #through the deep dark valley #The Oh Hellos band #the arcadian wild #Principium #Principium The Arcadian Wild #song #song post #christian #the fall of man

[slugpup2]

some drawings i did on a long ride yesterday

#touhou #mima #marisa kirisame #(technically her PC-98 ver. but same character so same tag) #satori komeiji #koishi komeiji #my art #drawing in a moving vehicle is very hard #wouldn't recommend #but it did make the trip feel shorter so

[certifiedcoffeeaddict]

#schrödinger's boyfriend #(i wouldn't recommend locking him in a box though) #is KID technically important to the plot? i mean... yeah #now that i think about it #first one: actually i don't do well w thinking about the Actual Horrors of not being able to live life and just watching the days pass #not knowing when you'll get to use your own name again without putting yourself and your loved ones in mortal danger #dcmk #textposts #edogawa conan #kudo shinichi #kaitou kid #mouri ran #mouri kogoro #dcmk textposts

[fox-teeth]

Production photos of Basilisk. Seven spreads, five ink colors, sixty-six individual color separations, all handprinted by me during two marathon risograph sessions totaling eight hours. Definitely the most ambitious thing I've printed yet, and something butting against what's a "good idea" in risography.

Basilisk is minicomic stylized after medieval illuminated manuscripts about being a teenage girl, and being a monster, and how those are sometimes the exact same thing. Debuting at MICE '23 & available online in October.

#risograph #minicomics #my artwork #for ppl not familiar with riso: this is more ink colors than recommended esp for zines #also a very complex color layering process going on behind the scenes #in short: technical freak shit!!!