#and make the world balanced

[amphibianaday]

day 1229

#honorary amphbian #ok so here's my pitch: a slugcat that is More Slug #if i had the time id try to make this as a mod :) it would be slower than average but able to climb up any vertical surface #is it balanced? who knows! would it be fun? also no idea! #rain world

[moonlit-tulip]

A gimmick which I think would be interesting in a visual novel: small variation in the visual designs of the sprites and backgrounds based on who's narrating a given scene. Not large variations, mostly—buildings are going to have generally the same architecture, people are going to have generally the same outfits, et cetera—but lots of details shifting around on the margins, showing the texture of the characters' thought-processes through the visual design of the world as they see it, rather than only through the text of their narration.

So, for example, one could have one viewpoint character be unusually faceblind, and portray this by having all the sprites have Same-Face Syndrome when viewed from their perspective, even as they hold onto more variation face-wise in everyone else's perspectives. One could have one viewpoint character who's unusually conscious of the fine details of their physical environment, and portray this by drawing the environment-art with much more fiddly detail when in their perspective, showing wood-grain and electrical wiring and other such things which are abstracted away in others' perspectives of the same areas. Et cetera.

#Archive #Visual Novels #Premises #there's also some room once the pattern has been established on the small scale to go more intense about it #one character just sort of never seeing the building that's the big landmark for everyone else or something #but making that too prominent will end up leaving you with something less like this-idea-in-its-basic-form and more like saya no uta #and for all that i in fact liked says no uta itself it's definitely not particularly about the-thing-this-idea-in-its-basic-form-is-about #so there's a bit of a balancing act there #(the thing this idea is about being largely 'people vary widely in which bits of the world they tend to notice / pay attention to') #(in a mundane way as opposed to just a magical-perception-filtering way)

[ctrl-lupin]

Goemon is terrifying

#i don't say that often but TWCFM managed to make him look genuinely scary #this series struck a very good balance between the legitimate danger goemon exudes and his naivety and inadequacy with the world #he seems simultaneously very old and very young #like a child that was forced into becoming a killing machine #forced to grow up too fast and at the same time never allowed to actually grow up #idk man i just have a lot of feelings about TWCFM!Goemon #goemon ishikawa #lupin iii #twcfm #The Woman Called Fujiko Mine #takeshi koike

[ride-a-dromedary]

Based on absolutely nothing but observation: Halsin got his scar first and then his tattoo. The little curves in the thorn whip design align with and parallel the way the scar is shaped, and since it's much more likely that the tattoo artist worked with the composition of the face and its preexisting markings than the bear slashed in the perfect shape, I like to think it was done on purpose, as a way to marry both sides of his face. A balance, if you will.

#BG3 Musing #Halsin #Halsin Posting #the real reason is character design and composition but the in world reason #i also hc that he could have chosen for the tattoo to cover the scar or camouflage it but instead chose for it to work in harmony with it #so that it served as a reminder #i see him as having gotten that scar early on during that 'misspent youth' he keeps mentioning #the tattoo doesn't emphasize the mark but it works in tandem with it...balance of nature you might say #at this point i'm just looking at tiny details and making hc decisions

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

some alien fish concepts for my headworld. well. one of them. the dragon one! well. one of them-

tiny note that these are not to scale compared to each other <3

#im trying to balance the speculative evolution with THIS IS A MAGIC FANTASY WORLD WEEEEEEEE RANDOM BULLSHIT GO #i like cuttlefish faces but i like fish bodies & i like dunkleosteus fossils/tails #so like... fish with cuttlefish faces!!!! and dunkle-esque face plates! #its not toooo big of a stretch to imagine a world where fish evolved to have face arms #i imagine they're hiding a horrifying exposed jaw in place of a beak <3 #with all the animals ive been making for this world #its.. tough to find a balance between 'these are aliens' and 'i want them to be somewhat similar to earth animals' #recognizable but not carbon copies yk? #vera crafting #worldbuilding #drawing this made me hungry ngl... #its weird i dont like the flavor of most fish. and yet they look so delicious #maybe its my love of salmon... am i part bear... #anyway fish used as heavy inspiration were: arapaima / sunfish / sockeye salmon / trout #the last one (technically first) was just me fuckin around trying to get a feel for it <3 #i gotta draw fish more its so soothing #ohhhh i should add these guys to the size chart for funsies

[demonzoro]

i am once again wishing that reiju was written in a more interesting way in fics. i think she wld be fucked up in the way of "every day i tightrope a line of protecting my brother against a family that wld gladly revoke my favored position" and "am i my brother's keeper". contradictions in contradictions. unable to empathise/incapable of excising her sympathy. equal parts wondrous and revolted by the depth of human emotion that sanji feels. the only one in her family that takes after both her parents' will - her father's soldier and her mother's daughter. yeah sure you could write her as tepid and simply dust your hands off after damning her for her compliance in the abuse cycle but what if we made her interesting.

#[grips you by the shoulders] SHE CLD BE SO INTERESTING.... #in an ideal world i wld've loved for reiju to disappear from the story completely #as in she makes it that she is no longer beholden to anyone #not anyone's soldier not anyone's sister not anyone's daughter #i am not looking at this from a chara arc centered around sanji #i think it wld be most fitting for reiju to suddenly be removed from the constant balancing act #smthng smthng butterly motifs ... smthng smthng a poison master that's been stewing in poison for her whole life #oh shit the themes have got m— [line is cut] #vinsmoke reiju

[luck-of-the-drawings]

smth smth about 'the thing that the character did that you thought was rly rly funny in the moment is actually linked to a terrible trauma that lies within said character.' or wahtever.

#jrwi show #jrwi fanart #jrwi riptide #gillion tidestrider #made this within a short span of wahtever bc i gotta go up to the mountains for my stupid gay job tonight n im trying #nnot to frrRREAAAK THE FUCK OUUTTTTTTi dont wanna work but. get that bread we fuckin shall i guess #ONWARDS TO THE FISH TORMENT!! sometimes flowers feel pain when you trim them before their blossoming. atleast i imagine so #i used to draw gillion with loooong hair tied into a big ol braid. and then it was confirmed that he had short hair when he was little. #AT FIRST I WAS SAD. but then i realized the duality of. when they were little. gill had short hair. edyn had long hair. #AND NOW THEYRE OLDER. and gillion has long hair. and edyn has short hair #both mirroring eachother. looking up to eachother. subconsciously or not. they most certainly care. and most certainly miss eachother. #GILLION ALWAYS LOVED HOW LONG HAIR LOOKs. atleast i imagine so. he hasnt cut it since he left the undersea. sure he wanted to go back home #but even at the very start. he knew he was free in some way now. free to grow out his hair. an adventure would await him before he returns. #he knew it would be a while. so he cant let this go. he cant let this sought-after hair-length get cut away from him again #not yet. not yet. i like to think he loved music too. I SAW SOMETHING INTERESTING A BIT AGO #i see alot of ppl commenting on my baby gill comics like;'i wouldFIGHT this teacher i wanna KILL EM i want them DESTROYED #all very good and nice sentiments! i LOVE the energy here! and it would be nice. to have that catharsis #but the story of young tidestrider is not a story of catharsis. it is a story of agony and being so so small and so special and also so dum #and sucking so bad. and just being a kid and doing the things that a little kid does and so many tired tired people reacting badly to it #youre supposed to be the hero that will save us. our world hangs in the balance and you are the one who tips the scales. #YOU are supposed to SAVE US!! you NEED to SAVE US! CAN YOU PLEASE STOP SQUIRMING IN YOUR STUPID CHAIR!! #you'd think that young tidestrider ought to prevail. and be tucked someplace all safe and sound. #elders gone missing and rotting in a jail. their cultists nowhere around. but theres no happy endings. not here not now. #this tale is all sorrows n woes. you may dream that justice n peace win the day. but thats not how this story goes #BIG ideas for this lil baby gillion series. if anything i make ever gets disproven im killing myself in a well as to poison a water supply

[exuvvium]

hot take rlcraft sucks its not enjoyable at all

#man its challenging without a point if that makes sense #u can load up a new world and die 20 times before u get away from spawn .... not my kind of hell ty #feels like a lot of shit was just thrown in to be hard #not fun or balanced #its good for ppl to make 2000000 yt videos out of ig but not to play

[insertsomthinawesome]

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! Okay so honestly I have been very very inconsistent over the years with just disappearing for periods of time due to various things 😂 So it probably seemed pretty normal to most people.

But it felt different on my side, so I'm excited to be back in business. I took a month long hiatus! 31 days of not drawing digital art. Its not something I talk about on here? But I've been suffering from some serious long term Art Burnout for.... a really really long time. Long enough that I should've taken a break probably years ago. It finally got so bad that I could barely draw. I was scared to do it (cause it always looked "bad" in my eyes [i'll come back to that]) and doing it was exhausting and disheartening.

I talked it over with somebody and realized that the fear and anger and frustration I felt towards my own artwork was uh. Not Normal or Healthy. And I finally committed to taking a real break for once.

I still drew a little bit by hand? Traditional art has always felt like it has lower stakes for me (i don't often share it online, and sometimes I don't even share it with friends) so I did some of that when I felt like it. But Digital art was completely off the table.

I had put such an immense pressure on myself to make my digital art perfect, to make as much of it as quickly as possible to satisfy something. It wasn't fun anymore. I'm proud of what i've made over the years! But for a long time now the stuff I've been making was made while hating every second of making it. With some rare exceptions.

I hated my art! It was a combination of Perfectionism, taking in too many external expectations, and the burnout. If you hate doing something its kinda hard to love it even when you want too lol. It wasn't "Bad" in the sense that the quality was low and it was ugly! It was "Bad" in the sense that it was unhealthy for me to keep doing it at that point in time.

I'm glad to report though, that with my hiatus officially over as of Wednesday last week: I am once again. In Love. With doing art, and being an artist :)

I put off taking a break for years cause I was scared that taking a break would mean that I would never achieve all the things I wanted to do with art. I was scared it was a stupid and lazy thing to do that would mean I'd never achieve my dreams. And Also even though I kinda hated drawing, I also loved making art. Its a weird duality that I can't even really explain??? I hated it but I also loved it. I wanted it but I also wanted to run from it. It wasn't until I was more mature and had more clarity and insight (and unfortunately also until the problems got worse) that I was finally able to let go of those fears and just do it.

And I'm really really glad I did. It was everything I needed. And I hope to strike a better balance in the future with art. Taking more breaks when I need them, or just when other things have my attention like reading or Video games (Some star rail got played during this time xD)

From the outside things probably aren't going to be that different?? At this point I don't really have any sure plans to post anything I've been drawing since my Hiatus ended. I might or I might not xD I'm still a hobbyist artist taking things at her own pace, but I hope that it shows how much happier I am :)

Whumptober 2023 is being officially put to rest by this post btw! I was in major burnout when that event started, and I'm ready to just, move on from all the past expectations I'd shoved on my shoulders. If I feel like filling any of the prompts or going back to any of the ideas I'd come up for it I will! But I'm not going to worry about doing it unless the desire sets in. Thanks to everybody who's been so kind to me throughout my time on here as an artist! Ya'lls tags and screaming and kind words, the fanfic, the asks and the responses? Its been fantastic :) You guys have made me laugh, smile, and cry tears of joy. I hope from here that things only get better and sweeter! And if I have bad days again, that's okay too.

Here's to 2024 and whatever it may bring ya'll :D 🎉🎉✨✨🧡💜

#isa screams #long post #gif #flashing #i think? Lemme know if I'm incorrect on that one alksdjfLKSJDJDSG #I don't normally talk this much so its kinda strange? #its kinda nice to be more honest about this stuff though #I'm a bit more of a private person so its hard to find the balance between wanting to discuss things openly and honestly #but with the fact that I don't owe the entire world an explanation for everything I do #its a tricky thing #but today I felt like doing this and I think that's okay #if i regret it I just won't do it again alsdjLSDJLFJSGSDG #thanks if you read this! I appreciate it! #I'm a pretty smalltime artist relatively. So sometimes it feels as though it doesn't mater what i say or express. #But hm. I doubt its really that simple or bleak #And if I don't respect myself then well. Who will right? #And I want to learn how to be happy with how little or how much I get #part of the reason I've done so poorly mentally as an artist is chasing numbers and outside praise instead of asking the harder questions #am i happy with what i do? what I make? Who I am #I'm going to probably be working on those questions and problems for the rest of my life. #But thats okay. Thats not a bad thing :)

[anistarrose]

to me, it always felt like Lucretia immediately recombining the reclaimed Grand Relics, starting with the Gauntlet, was a bit of a plot hole or at least a bad decision by someone who should've known better, because Lucretia had no guarantee that she'd be able to find and gather the remainder by the time the Hunger showed up...

...until I realized that to keep the rest of the Bureau safe from any undestroyed Relics' thrall, then Lucretia would have had to hide those Relics somewhere secluded. and, well, Lucretia quite literally remembers better than anyone what happened last time anyone set out, on their own, to hide the Relics starting with the Gauntlet

#taz #taz balance #lucretia taz #lup taaco #taz meta #taz balance spoilers #kind of building upon the (super likely imo) theory #that relics don't tempt people much if someone's already using them/thralled by them #and lucretia was *just* thralled enough - or at least committed to using - the bulwark staff that it was safe to be around #but presumably the same couldn't be said for anything left uncombined #did griffin actually think through it this much? idk #but regardless. it makes sense and also makes me sad which is the important part #you ever risk the fate of the entire world bc you're afraid of disappearing the same way your sister did...

[helimir]

while I’m musing on what-ifs in balance, what if they had enacted Lucretia’s plan on a barren world? It seems like the relics plan necessarily requires a populated world to function, and needs to happen when they can find the Light immediately. Lucretia’s plan on the other hand doesn’t need a population to work and also possibly doesn’t need to happen on such a strict time limit. If the seven birds shut themselves off from the rest of the cosmos and live out the rest of their days alone on a dying world with the Light of Creation, does the Hunger win? Or have they stopped it forever?

#technically griffin suggests that the relics plan could have happened on an empty world but i just don’t think that makes sense #were the seven birds willing to die to save the multiverse??? #honestly we don’t know!! #taz balance #the adventure zone #lucretia

[ghostlyheart]

All of Nadja's outfits in the WWDITS premiere (5.1 + 5.2)

#what we do in the shadows #nadja of antipaxos #wwdits s5 spoilers #her costumes were absolutely on point as always #I think they have a really good balance of integrating new stuff while also having established pieces of their wardrobes #because there's amazing new stuff but also i can be like ''oh that's the dress from the werewolf kickball episode!!'' #seeing them rewear stuff makes the world feel a little more grounded (so all the Not grounded in reality stuff is even funnier) #also i always feel the need to clarify that I am so new at this and I know there's plenty of stuff I still need to learn #there's so many amazing giffers for this fandom who create incredible sets and i always worry it's presumptuous to post my stuff #when it's still very much a work in progress #which is probably me overthinking it a bit skdjksd anyway #im realizing that the first two may in fact be. the exact same dress and i just cant see asdjksjd #but it's too late now oh well. at least the hair changed

[chubbychiquita]

Do you currently use scooters in public? Do you feel embarrassed about it?

sometimes, but usually only when i know there's gonna be a lot of walking involved! used one in vegas, at the state fair, and zooming around disneyworld! at first i was super embarrassed but the convenience of not being all sweaty and tired and having to stop to sit down a lot is super worth it. + i can keep all my snacks in the basket!!!

#when i went to epcot they were having a world food fair and i went to every country and got a lil tasting tray #so i can appreciate the novelty of a fat woman zooming around on a scooter precariously balancing 5 trays of food #but i do go 😬😬😬 when it makes the loud backing up beep #ask

[fluxedbuds]

constantly overjoyed with the amount of Hermitcraft AUs about putting evil stuff in a guy!!

ft Prion AU Grian by @canned-goose-feathers, Eldritch Horror Keralis by @mawofthemagnetar, and Endermited Tango from @infinityroom

#they are full of. Something ! #sketchbook #ehk #keralis #eldritch horror keralis #infinity room au #infinityroom #tangotek #grian #prion au #ok technically keralis' stuff isnt /evil/ and. well idk maybe tango does have bugs in him #apparently he was going to have one REPLACING HIS TONGUE bc thats just some shit real parasites can do (to fish) #and im always thinking abt that. parasites my beloved. why do you do this shit sometimes #however. taking that one mite with the eye off tango and crushing it so much. You Are Doing Actions And I Dislike Them #also mildly hilarious that keralis here is like. The Most Normal Average Guy ive ever drawn #and i drew him to put slime in him. the world must have balance or something #prion au is a continuous cycle of everyone involved yelling 'WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR MOUTH' at each other like you do with dogs #anyways in conclusion i love diseases and parasites and weird shit! please continue putting evil stuff in guys #and i wanted to make some art celebrating the abundance of it ive been finding

[kicktwine]

the problem is I’m such a staunch believer in the slow buildup, the earnest enjoyment of meandering through terrible story decisions and weird nothing subplots to build up into a conclusion that explodes out from all that as fantastic storytelling and intrigue based on all that buildup, such that it makes it necessary to get through all that or you’re missing something essential, that I’m also a terrible person to talk to about what makes a story good. I can tell you plenty of what actually makes something tight and well-written and all that technical speak but how could anyone take my advice when I so so so love excruciatingly long unnecessarily complex fumbling and weird nonsense that spirals into, inexplicably, weird nonsense that makes you cry your lungs sore

#kipspeak #my point being everyone is too mean about post arr. sure f’lhammin did not have to be our problem but everything after that was like #meandering. Thinking. building. unnerving. they were cooking and i RESPECT their dubious food #i love homestuck and long audio dramas and dnd podcasts and indecipherable fancomics and lego ninjas and khux and im starting to love ffxiv #all incredibly long and made with passion and kinda weird and hard to get into #said with THE MOST affection in my heart #I could structure a kids show and I know how to write for tv but in my heart of hearts #I just want to write an impossibly long absurdity epic that is weird and a little bad and also makes you feel shrimp emotions #ALSO I feel 0% bad for not respecting ur theory or opinion if you haven’t played khux/dr/recoded I don’t feel bad about it at all I’m right #understand what’s going on in them and I’ll respect your theories. it’s like comics enjoyers but less chaotic #don’t let me get into comics. superheroes never really catch my interest but if you let me get into comics I’d explode #‘it gets really good’ is a genuine way to interest me #also don’t let me get into anime that do this. I already watched a thousand episodes of detective Conan— #maybe it’s a careful balance of weird and Good Storytelling Seeds. it has to have internal logic for one; and it has to have a structure #It has to be leading somewhere. and I want to see where it leads #we are GOING through the disney worlds. all of them. they are COOKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dearestcher]

SO @the-bitter-ocean brought up the existence of ISAT Tarot card project to my attention And i don't know what happened i blinked and then my King of Pentacles card was done so y'all have this under the cut for Act 5/6 Spoilers! but here!! Also check out the collab!!! It's on the ISAT Discord and there's so many phenomenal artworks there GO. NOW.

King of Pentacles Upright: abundance, prosperity, security, ambitious, safe, kind, patriarchal, protective, businessman, provider, sensual, reliable. Reversed: greed, materialistic, wasteful, chauvinist, poor financial decisions, gambler, exploitative, possessive

#in stars and time #in stars and time spoilers #isat act 6 spoilers #isat act 5 spoilers #Get it cause Odile is a reliable ally and source of damage and saves Siffrin from perpetuating loops and brings them to a prosperous future #Meanwhile Siffrin at the reversed position refuses to let go of their friends; gambling the world's balance to keep them all with him. #I'm reaching but i'm still sooo. sooooooo so so ill about them. Actual found family where they're all flawed but want to make it work.