#could use some refinement

[a-s-levynn]

#i couldn't post this earlier for reasons this thing being an extra surprise in a pakige but #this is why i have respect for regular ballpoint pen users specifically #it was harrrrd #and my pen ran out by the end so i could not refine it more #(yes i had only one of this type of pen. i don't use them often what of it) #but i'm proud of the effort i made #it's not as detailed or accurate as some other pieces based on this picture #but it's a decent try i think #sleep token #vessel iii #iii sleep token #sleep token iii #iii #sleep token band #sleeptoken #sleep token fanart #iii fanart #levynn tries to draw

[cum-roll]

what a pair huh

#doofuses #team fortress 2 #tf2 demoman #tf2 scout #tf2 fanart #just trying to refine my technique and style #digital art #i could use some pointers #young master is saying things??

[klazje]

thinking abt the trio (malak, exile, revan) and how they present themselves

malak, i believe, is an awkward and subservient to an almost annoying degree. he follows revan around, does what revan says. he’s not a charismatic leader and he lacks many skills that could turn him into a good leader. he’s quick to anger and lacks emotional discipline, which only worsens as his life entwines with the sith. really the only thing that keeps malak’s emotions in check (and snarky remarks) is revan. malak also has a lot of complicated feelings towards revan. eventually i believe that revan’s dismissal of him and what he believes he can offer in terms of command and leadership is what drives him over the edge (and all that sith stuff). after revan’s supposed death and malak assuming the position of leader in the sith— he becomes a bully. once he was quiet, did revan’s bidding, now he’s angry. i also believe that, quite frankly, he never shuts up. he talks back to people, rudely, and isn’t afraid of what will happen if he demands things. he’s no longer in revan’s shadow and he knows it.

the exile is not a chatty person. she makes polite conversation but she’s not overbearing. the exile is nice, goes out of her way to include people in things. she’s charmingly awkward. she’s fit for leadership, but it’s not a role that comes easily to her. the exile manipulates others to reach this goal, even without her truly realizing it. she’s not a confidant person, which is why she is so drawn to revan. her self confidence is weak, especially after she cut herself off from the force. the exile bases much of her self worth off of what she can do for others— revan before malachor, and later the crew of the ebon hawk. many people describe her as a sort of ghost, she passes through rooms unnoticed, but the impact she makes on those who do notice her is tremendous. by the time kotor ii roles around the exile is tired, it’s apparent in their face and their body language. unlike malak, they did not enjoy the attention brought by the war. there is also something to be said by her presence in the force. it’s a hole that eats away at its surroundings, something you would not expect from such an unassuming person. non force users see her as a quiet, nice but awkward woman, force users see her as a threat lurking beneath the waters of a murky lake.

the exile was a good leader but nothing like revan. revan is a confident and charismatic person who would stop at nothing to get what they deemed was needed. i believe they are a fundamentally good person, who easily gets caught up in the mindset of “means to an end”. they’re if nothing but determined. the exile and malak suffer from their inability to stand their ground, be what they need to be, revan is not that. they take what they need to get what they want. before the war many jedi would describe them as contemplative, always yearning for more knowledge. it’s not until the threat of the mandalorians emerge that they prove their leadership skills…but revan was off putting to an odd degree, and had always been. it’s as if you could see their fate etched onto them, and they knew it. they always knew. revan has an aura of understanding, knowing what is needed at all times. this was only exacerbated as the war was drawn on. their troops would describe them as a wonderful leader, good with their fellow soldiers, always knew what to say. but those in high command, or better yet malak, would not say that. they were short and shut down conversations or suggestions that did not fit with what they thought was right…after the war that same feeling was present. even if revan did not know who or what they were, they still knew they needed to get what was needed done. most likely they were more friendly and charismatic when they were amnesiactic. always knowing what to say or do. they were still an odd fellow, their demeanor switching from excitable and friendly to quiet and contemplative. and when i mean contemplative i don’t mean your average socrates, but in a way that makes a ripple through the force…

food for thought idk

#sorry guys i’m insane abt these games #also if this isn’t consistent i’m sorry…it’s 12:30am and it could probably use some more refining #star wars #kotor #knights of the old republic #kotor ii #kotor 2 #revan #darth revan #malak #darth malak #the exile #meetra surik

[transformers-bold-bright-brisk]

Prince is slowly learning about the inhabitants of Earth. He is starting off very uninformed of their surroundings.

#look at me practicing comic drawing hoorayy #I totally got a couple Pinterest tips while drawing this #also lookit the little stringbean cody #tf fan continuity #transformers bold bright brisk #rescue bot recruits #maccadam #maccadams #transformers #my art #prince #hotshot #I may or may not have taken some inspiration from other comic creators on this platform as well #the dialogue could use some work #the speech bubble definitely need some refinement

[draco-domesticus]

Not yet, darling.

#could it use some more refining #yes. #did i do it #no #wednesday #my art #wenclair #wednesday addams #enid sinclair

[sisterdragonwithfeathers]

HOW am i meant to find photo reference for my stupid underfed old sweatshirt too-short jeans currently living his sad backstory 17-year old looser boy? What are the search terms for this?

#how #this is impossible #this is about an oc if that wasn't already clear #am I just supposed to go to public places and look for people????? #HOW do you look up 'ill-fitting jeans' references #i suspect you don't I am made to suffer #all this because I need something/one else to thumbnail for an assignment because the character I WAS gonna do it with is already past the #thumbnail stage apparently #given I can't thumbnail her #I'm in the refinement stage with her #Willber could still do with some fundamental conceptualization #but how am I supposed to do that EFFECTIVELY without REFERENCES #rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I'm just going to have to settle for completely wrong references and fix them myself aren't I? #i might give up on either of them for this assignment and do something completely unrelated #just so the darn art mentor I'm not on the same page with doesn't get to say irrelevant and useless things about my personal art projects #only one more month and then I'm out #not a waste of money but I'm disappointed that this [online art course] doesn't seem to be a useful path to take #I just want a dang PATH #why do I have to keep TRYING #just give me a clear goal and insurmountable enemies I'll stick to it #feather rants

[whumpacabra]

30. Soap

Angst, past captivity and torture, referenced character death, referenced past medical procedures [fingerprint, tattoo removal], referenced past nonconsensual drugging, vaguely implied past noncon, smoking mention

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The Wolf woke but didn’t stir as Harrison tiptoed from the room, listening to the other man rummage about the kitchen for a moment before lifting his head and opening his eyes. It had been a few hours since he drifted off.

His neck crunched like an autumn leaf as he stretched, uncurling from where he had pinned himself between the bed and Harrison’s cot. Glancing up at the unmade sheets made something in his stomach curdle.

Maybe he could convince Harrison to let him sleep on the floor tonight.

Standing to make the bed reminded him of the folder he shoved beneath the mattress. With the door closed and Harrison clearly focused on his task in the kitchen (there was the clatter of thin pieces of metal and the scratch of a pen on paper) the Wolf felt comfortable taking a moment to leaf through the file.

The sight of his own face made him want to snap the folder shut the moment he opened it. Dan had warned him there were pictures. Gritting his teeth he skimmed the first few pages, his own knowledge bridging gaps blotted out in black redactions.

His handler’s name was Smith. Michael Smith, born in Boston, MA and a good loyal Marine turned good loyal CIA agent. He used to like Marlboro cigarettes and Cuban cigars. (Anders always had some on hand thanks to a smuggling buddy in Florida.) Smith used to liked fresh blood and quiet fearful sounds and the Wolf’s submissive deference to his authority and intelligence.

Smith didn’t like much of anything anymore, on account of being dead.

The Wolf found a curve of satisfaction twitching at his scarred face at that thought - Smith was dead. The Wolf killed his handler. Just like the other rabid, broken bastards Smith was so sure his prized pet would never become.

The Wolf had been too well trained for his handler to see it coming when he finally had enough of a spine to bite back.

The Wolf never knew the cruel cold metal of the muzzles he had seen on other projects. He never had to be sedated or drugged outside of his handler’s sadistic entertainment. Part of him was jealous, ashamed he hadn’t had the courage to fight back. He knew most of them, all of them, were probably liquidated by now. He had liquidated some of them himself.

He hoped some got out.

(He didn’t believe any did.)

The Wolf shifted, hunching over the folder as he thumbed to the sections with photographs. His eyes glazed at the first few lines of his medical record, even the few non-redacted segments far too vivid in his memory. But the pictures caught his eye. A collection of Polaroid scans - various scars from Before. Before he was broken. Fresh bruises from a capture he only caught glimpses of in nightmares.

The tattoos were magnetic, scratching at memories trapped behind a rotted door on rusted hinges.

The vines and ivy that curled around his right forearm and bicep were vibrant green and crisp. The violet flowers were fragile and neatly lined where they bloomed across his pale skin. The cross emblazoned under his right arm, on his rib cage by his heart, was faded and blurry. Maybe if he wanted, he could look closer and make out the letters inscribed in smudged old ink.

Both were now covered in itchy donor skin stretched taught where the tattoos had been flayed away. His hands stung with the phantom burn of acid, that particular trip to medical seared into his memory more by its smell than by the pain or symbolism of having his skin shed and refurnished.

The Wolf scratched at the foreign skin on his arm, the thin lines of scarring where it had fused with his own never quite matching the color and texture. It bled all the same.

He almost closed the folder, the desperate urge to run away from the memories curbed by an alien curiosity. He had just about reached the end of his own file, but the folder was still thick with paper.

The Wolf squinted at the next face. He recognized them - another project, dead eyed and hollowed out. His liquidation date was December 3rd, 2003.

Confusion crept into his bones, brow furrowed as he turned to the next paperclipped chunk of papers. A different project, one he had personally liquidated, November 23rd, 2003. He counted the paper-clipped files - 13 different projects in total.

What were other projects doing in this folder?

He flipped further through the files, the oldest project liquidated shortly after the Wolf’s first project milestone. He didn’t need to read the blocks of redacted black to understand in his marrow what had happened. His brain felt awake in a way it hadn’t been in years, alight with understanding and anger.

He was a blueprint. A prototype. The perfect dog. And for a country that needed war to oil the political machine in blood, perfect dogs were in high demand.

The project had killed more than a hundred people trying to recreate that lightning in a bottle. To recreate the Wolf - loyal, submissive, effective. He was the first, and they wanted to make sure he wasn’t the last, no matter how high the bodies piled.

Terror flashed in his blood.

There were other bunkers. It was knowledge from Before, something he remembered like a constellation of buildings on a map. He could see it in his minds eye, feel the texture between his fingertips. More than a dozen installations buried deep in that patch of American earth. Harrison and his team were one of many. There were others bleeding, breaking under the desert sand.

The Wolf was scared of the anger, the instinct burning in his chest. A want and a need wrapped in a feeling he had long since surrendered to fear and pain.

He had a purpose, and it wasn’t heeling to a handler or keeping Harrison alive and well. The Wolf needed to make sure no one else was broken in his name. He was the first, and he would see to it that he would be the last.

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(An AU of my Freelancers series)

Taglist: @i-eat-worlds @whumpy-daydreams

#whump #angst #past captivity #past torture #referenced character death #medical procedure #nonconsensual drugging #implied past noncon #smoking mention #freelancers au #ngl was struggling w these last few pieces I had done but rewriting this one fresh? mwah love where it went. #could use some refinement but it’s late I can’t proofread anymore I’m eepy #wolf can have some sense of self and direction in purpose in these trying times #as a treat

[keskeaa]

The kitty has ears!!! Ears!!!!

#I’m thinking I’ll make her expression sleepy #peaceful and sleepy #already made some hands (still need to be refined) #and I could either sculpt new shoes or use these two sneaker sculpts I made #on one hand my concept has her wearing Mary janes #on the other… the sneakers kinda fuck I did a good job on them

[unironicallytes]

Me like two weeks ago: I'm not really interested in an elder scrolls MMO personally

Me after the sale and actually trying it out: wait I have largely misunderstood the type of MMO this was

#ngl i thought it was typical 'click on bad guy. you did it you killed it.' #but the combat is a lot more engaging??? #and playing with a controller is choice #this has been my Stress Relief Game as of late damn #i went from being 'eh not for me' to 'i have many thoughts and also have been playing too much' #its new player experience could really use some refinement #balifera itself is fine #it's the stuff afterwards needing some more direction #i get that it's doing open world choice but the opening just needs a brochure lol

[shadowkira]

Me finding the harpies in BG3 and immediately thinking they're hot... Shadowheart liked their singing too, immediately once the fight started Lae'zel and Karlach got caught up in their song. Lol.

We're all sapphic messes.

#There's a reason my username on here was almost changed to sapphicpanic #BG3 Shenanigans #This is a new Tav because Minthara got pissed at me on my first attempt romancing her. I'm too gay for my own good. #New Tav is a neutral durge... and I think everyone has the hots for her except Lae'zel. #Karlach is already giving her heart eyes and I am fighting the urge to romance her AGAIN. lol #I let some of the randomizer options guide the way this Tav looked and refined from there. she's another tiefling because I'm weak. :x #Wife says she's hot. I'll post pictures at some point. Pink/white hair. Striking purple eyes and uses magic. she's smooth af sometimes- #But clumsy. we won't discuss me trying to go through the webbed floor in the one building in the blighted village... #Feather fall wore off right as she jumped again. damage + prone and immediately set off a trap. #Companions up top if they could call me out: uhhh you good down there? Tav: GREAT. Don't worry about it!!!

[toytulini]

i may not be able to open posts from my notes or messages or get more context on posts via looking at the notes, but at least i can make fucked up coffee properly now

#toy txt post #while i was away i began my journey into coffee snobbery. im doing my best. i have a lot to learn #i have a fancy hand grinder that all the ppl on reddit hemmedvand hawed andaid it would probably be somewhat #Acceptable for pour over coffee that I got for less than $100. i want you to understand the coffee grinder ppl are insane. #there are grinders for sale that cost like more than my car did brand new. these ppl are insane? i got a chemex pour over #and a glass stovetop gooseneck kettle cos i couldnt find an electric kettle that didnt have the metal touching the water. prolly cos it #would make them less energy efficient and defeat the purpose but i dont fuck w metal water vessels cos historically They Keep Betraying Me #by making my drinks taste like ass. i got some genetic fuckery going on ig. like the cilantro soap gene but its the metal makes water taste #like ass gene? idk. but i wanted a kettle that didnt have metal and i wanted that gooseneck pour so i found one on Amazon. surprisingly #hard to find? annoying. mostly bc every search engine is bad and kept showing me metal kettles anyway. i got a grinder i got a pour over i #got a kettle i got fancy beans from a local small business i started drinking it black. im going to unlock these flavors. i will get it #but also. im still a goblin. i put garlic powder in with the grounds and made garlic coffee. its interesting. it tastes like garlic. and #coffee. but actually the garlic is mostly an aftertaste? #so it feels very similar to drinking a cup of black coffee to accompany your garlic bread actually. the first time i made it i think it #underextracted the coffee tho. second time i extracted the coffee enough but i didnt like it as much? both times. fascinatingly #i did not get strong aromas! which was weird: i find both garlic and coffee have pretty strong scents already #i wouldve thought combining them would make it stronger? it was a little stronger while brewing the second time but smelled good to me #i find the flavor of it compelling enough that id like to try to refine it a bit more and see if i can make it good #ive come a long way since my first garlic coffee haha #(adding garlic salt to black coffee out of a keurig. dont reccomend this: garlic salt has too much salt and it overpowers everything. #could not get a garlic flavor without overpowering salt flavors. so it mostly tasted like seawater with a hint of coffee. garlic powder is #the way to go. anyway next i want to try it with a lighter roast. i was using medium roast #of a local brand that i would name for exposure but wont name lest it doxxes me haha #also want to try egg coffee sometimes? the vietnamese one. looks..intriguing. robusta beans scare me a little tho #anyway. if youre interested in interesting flavors i recc garlic coffee. it was intriguing. if i find a methodology i think tastes best #ill update yall #im also interested in other things. i want to experiment with spicy coffee. chili powder or cayenne #make the paprika dracula coffee haha #im also admittedly intrigued by butter coffee? as a flavor profile tho not for fad diet reasons.

[pinkniz]

Do you guys think Hebg Yue has some level of plant control? Her basic attack is summoning a little root and she has a lot of floral motives in her abilities

MaybeicouldhaveheruseherpowersonFreddyandtiehimupsoshe-

#dislyte #heng yue dislyte #given her whole medicine thing i think it would make a lot of sense if she could control plants to some extent #sort of like Abigail but weaker bc Heng Yue doesn't like using her powers and they aren't as refined

[seoafin]

i sincerely hope chatgpt is not going to be the death of critical thinking

#tell me why i saw a twt thread on how chaptgpt could make your life easier and all the prompts were along the lines of #'explain this to me like im a eleven year old' #some things you just can't explain in layman's terms!!! some things you just have to put in the effort to understand bc there's no way #to breakdown something complex bc it's made to be understood in its complex entirety #the thing is that the implementation of chatgpt has the potential to be so helpful but it def shouldn't be your end all be all #and you def shouldn't be using it to write your uni papers like learning how to articulate and refine your argument and provide #evidence is like. one of the most important things you can learn in uni. you should be LEARNING! #like we're already struggling out here 😭 learn how to analyze question everything and don't just look to reaffirm your own views #i believe in us!!!! we can do it!!!!!! #mt

[ovcii-doodles]

trying new things with mugino (my beloved) as my test subject <3

edit: updated bc i redid the whole thing from scratch lol

#toaru majutsu no index #toaru kagaku no railgun #toaru kagaku no accelerator #toaru #raildex #mugino shizuri #by new things i mean digital painting w/o using a super clean/refined sketch and focusing more on form and shape without relying on lines #this is by no means finished and its pretty flat but i'm super happy w how this turned out! #i did use a layer w an edge effect for the hair though bc i need some lines when it comes to hair #unrelated but since i had to get a new laptop bc i accidently fried my old one im just realizing how god damn NEON some of my finished- #stuff looks #like. JEEZ. im so sorry to everyones eyeballs #for comparison the brightest setting on my old laptop is basically near the lowest setting on my new one #anyway i think i'll mess around with this some more tomorrow :) #im off to take a scalding hot shower bc my neck is BIG CRUMCHY #i just cant get away with horrible posture and no back support in a chair anymore like teenage me could lmao

[ittybittybumblebee]

I think im gonna try to start making another clown doll today >:)

#i may have a name in mind so no name contest this time around sorry! #this one also may take me longer because ive decided to do some things differently to make it better #like im not using a pattern or instructions or anything so because its something im doing myself for the second time. it will need refining #as i go #yknow learn from where it could have been done better

[bredforloyalty]

i don't think we do luv i don't think we do

#i do agree (obviously!) that for a series you need to get people to care about your characters so they want to keep watching it #comedy barely holds up without a story.. if you don't take time to work on storytelling or you want inexhaustible archetypes for characters #that you can use to churn out jokes‚ whether that's pointless random skits like family guy does it or something based on the relationships #like relationships within a certain status quo (s1 rick garbage man abuses his family. except it wasn't that simple back then either) #the problem with the sitcom where nothing changes so someone can just write gag after gag without changing the foundations is that it #becomes tiring. people stop caring because you've made it impossible to care for the characters by not allowing any meaningful changes #so in that sense i do agree it is 'becoming an actual series'. but it was on its way from the beginning‚ just needed some refinement #a whole lot maybe #but with setting limits for your writing and keeping your characters consistent and engaging emotionally you limit the #wacky hijinks as well. like don't tell me we got a banger like the vat of acid episode from season 6 or even 5 lol it's no longer explosive #i think rick and morty has always been inconsistent and that bred both great episodes and khm bad ones #there's definitely gonna be less bad ones from now on but the potential of the r&m dynamic has also been.... i would say curbed #that's okay this needed to happen like this. and i think they're going in the right direction and i think the stars will align and they'll #write bangers again #a lot of great things could happen following this. like in these actual arcs that they're developing there's still potential for comedy and #drama and they'll find their way back imo. to the sweet spot between chaos (wacky random funny) and order (meaningful and consistent) #ok that's all. if one hates rick being a miserable pathetic piece of shit one should mayhaps fuck off #✌️💗 #kata.txt #rnm