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simpliciaty-cc · 9 months

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OCEANA BIKINI

🏖️ Cross tied bikini with side tied sarong! Comes also without the sarong (V2) 🏖️

80 swatches and/or unlimited colors with “The Spectrum Collection” (Click for more info);

Full Body Category;

HQ mod compatible;

Custom Shadow Map;

All LOD’s;

[ DOWNLOAD ON MY BLOG ] - (Public Release: August 12th, 2023)

New CC two times a week on my Patreon page!

If you use please tag #simpliciaty in your pictures!

Thank you! ♥

#s4 #ts4 #ts4cc #s4cc #sims #sims4 #sims 4 #simpliciaty #oceana #bikini

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littlelovelyfawn · 8 days

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♡ ˖ ㅤㅤ۫ㅤㅤ ㅤ 𓈒 ୭ৎ I’m a mermaid ⋆𖦹 ⋆｡ 🪡 ۪ ݁ 𓈒

ㅤㅤ ۪ ⋆𖦹 ⋆｡ ꒰ mermaid-core profile pics🐟 ꒱ ۪ ݁ 𝟷𝟷 : 𝟷𝟷 ݁ ۪ ୧ ⋆𖦹 ⋆｡

₍ ⌨ ᶻᶻᶻ [fawn] is typing ... ₎

˚ ༘♡ ·˚꒰ᥕᥱᥣᥴ᥆꧑ᥱ t᥆ ꧑ᥡ bᥣ᥆g꒱ ₊˚ˑ

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usafphantom2 · 11 months

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F-4J-153823-VF84-USS-ROOSEVELT-FEB71 by Michel Klaveren

#F-4 #PHANTOM-II #USNAVY #MARINES #MIRAMAR-#EL-TOR0 #CHINA-LAKE #PMTC #OCEANA #flickr

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surfacerunoffandghosts · 2 months

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#liseberg #oceana

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notumbusbumbus · 6 months

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Influx of Memory

Influx of Memory, Notty Bumbo, 2012, photoimpressionism

#elloon #art #my photos #photoimpressionism #light #oceana

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primehusk · 4 months

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you really don't have to do that, it's not gonna run away from you (boring new years stuff below cut)

happy new year! i noticed this blog was starting to smell funny and my drawing tablet was getting dusty. so this is the start of my "one-a-week" new years resolution! every monday, starting january 8th 15th, i will post an update to prove i'm sticking to it. all updates will be under the #one-a-weeks tag.

the resolution itself is barebones:

i must finish at least one drawing before every monday.

i can start as many as i like (including zero).

i can finish as many as i like (but it must be at least one).

"finished" just means i'm done with the piece - meaning anything from a sketch to a fully rendered drawing is "finished."

i'm hoping this resolution will rekindle my interest in art, help me learn to complete things, and prove to be a fun learning experience in more ways than one.

(this one is early because i didn't feel like scheduling for monday)

#one-a-weeks #art #artists on tumblr #baja blast #oceana

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yutwili33 · 30 days

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Dear North American XIV Players

I have noticed during my Oceana visit, some of you NA players were shouting your ad venues.

Do you not read? The developers posted a while ago well before testing began!

*CHARACTERS WITH A HOME WORLD IN THE OCEANA DATA CENTER WILL BE UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO A DIFFERENT PHYSICAL DATA CENTER

Apparently, a lot of you missed the memo when traveling to OCE for the first time.

The details of this are here in Upcoming Test of Cross-Region Data Center Travel

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #cross-region data center travel #Oceana #North America #NA #XIV #venues #OCE #advertising

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the-sky-queen · 9 months

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"I'm just a guy who loves adventure!"

Gale belongs to @son1c

Splash belongs to me!

He's here! My final boy is here at last! I spent so long on this drawing. I kinda ran away with the background and it ended up being more complicated than I thought it would be.

Introducing Splash the Hedgehog, Son of the Ocean! That's right, this version of Sonic doesn't fear water at all, unlike his main counterpart. In fact, he was raised by it. Through unknown causes, Splash was thrown into the ocean from his ship in a storm. The ocean itself took pity on him, saving his life and then raising him.

As he grew, Splash discovered the ins and outs of his connection with the ocean. (She goes by Oceana for convenience's sake and can also take the form of mobian made of water if she so chooses. She was kinda half inspired by Pandora from the Pandora AU comic created by @starrjoy ) Basically, Splash is a Waterbender/Hydrokinetic, but only because Oceana listens to him.

Splash spent his days exploring, running across the water from island to island. His speed and his water powers allow him to do that. Also, he can swim and even if he couldn't, Oceana gave him the ability to breathe underwater. Splash found himself lonely though and longed for company other than his mother and the various wildlife he'd encountered.

One day, he had a chance encounter with Dread and his crew. Splash, finally getting a chance to get his wish fulfilled, was unsure of things. This would really be his first time interacting with other people. What if he messed up? In the end, Oceana encouraged Splash to go for it and accept Dread’s invitation to join his crew. If anything went wrong, she'd be right there to help him.

(This part of the story may change, since this is supposed to happen after Sonic Prime ends. But with the stuff that happened in the new episodes, I'm not sure if Dread’s going to return to No Place, or if he does, if his crew will even let him come back to their new ship. We'll see.)

Oceana has an entire personality to her, which I will explain in a separate post once I've drawn her. For now, let's just say that if Oceana ever met Pandora, she'd immediately start battling her to get revenge for what she did to her version of Sonic. She's a wonderful overprotective mother. ❤❤❤

If Splash ever met Gale, I imagine they'd have a lot of fun adventuring together. They both love thrills and exploring. Gale might be a little put off by Splash’s innate connection to water, which he doesn't like very much, but I'm sure they'd still get along.

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xtruss · 11 months

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The remains of the intricately tattooed body of Apo Annu, a tribal leader from the Benguet province of the Philippines who died more than 500 years ago. Archaeologists believe people from this region earned their tattoos—typically geometric shapes and animals—in battle. Photograph By Gunther Deichmann

The Ancient History of Tattoos—Revealed By Inked-up Mummies

Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs.

— By Erin Blakemore | June 5, 2023

If you got a tattoo, what kind of ink would you choose and why? The answer might reflect everything from a spur-of-the-moment decision to a poignant tribute to a loved one. But you may not realize that tattoos have an ancient—and fascinating—history.

The word “tattoo” was imported into English thanks to Captain James Cook, who noted the practice, and Tahitian word “tatau” describing it, in Polynesia in the 18th century. But scholars agree that the practice far predates the word itself—and the skin of ancient mummies proves their point.

Who are these inked-up mummies, and what can they teach us about ancient cultures? Here’s a not-at-all exhaustive look at some of the most intriguing tattoos that archaeologists have found from the past and what they tell us about the ancient world.

An archaeologist inspects the tattooed arm of a mummy, known as the Lady of Cao, from Peru's ancient Moche culture. This young woman— believed to be member of the Moche elite—died around A.D. 450. Her tattoos of spiders and snakes suggest she was spiritual. Photograph By STR New, Reuters/Redux

Tattoos in Ancient Western Europe

The earliest evidence of tattooing is inked into the body of Ötzi the Iceman. Europe’s most famous mummy, Ötzi (also known as “The Iceman”) was discovered by German hikers in the Alps in 1991. Ötzi lived in Tyrol, a mountainous region that borders modern-day Italy and Switzerland, about 5,200 years ago, and after he died his body, and its tattoos, were preserved by ice and the elements.

Archaeologists have since documented 61 line-like tattoos on his body thought to have been created by piercing the skin and applying charcoal dust. Some of them were on areas associated with pain in aging like the knees and ankles, leading archaeologists to theorize that they were created during some kind of pain treatment. But other geometric tattoos on Ötzi’s chest suggest that tattoos had some kind of ritual, ceremonial, or even religious use as far back as the Neolithic age.

The exact meaning may be debated for the next five millennia, though, since researchers concede that without more evidence, there’s no way to know why Ötzi, or other Neolithic people, got inked.

Top: The earliest evidence of tattooing can be found on the body of Ötzi the Iceman. One of those tattoos, found near his knee, is cross-shaped. Bottom: Ötzi also has a series of line-like tattoos on his body that archaeologists have theorized may have something to do with pain treatment or ritual use. Photographs By Robert Clark, National Geographic Image Collection

Tattoos in Ancient Egypt

The next earliest evidence of tattoos comes from mummies thought to have died between 3351 and 3017 B.C. in ancient Egypt. Discovered in 1900, the bodies were found to sport tattoos in 2018, when researchers re-examined them using infrared imaging and found that what looked like smudging on the skin was actually body art. Their ink is the earliest known evidence of tattoos depicting images—including a wild bull and a sheep on the male’s arm, and symbols resembling the letter “S” and possibly a staff on the female’s arm and shoulder.

The images, which mirror motifs found in other ancient Egyptian art, are the first evidence of tattooing in Africa. Though researchers can only speculate on what the tattoos meant to their bearers, they could have been status symbols or proof of the wearer’s skills such as bravery or knowledge of cult or ritual practices. The differences between the male and female mummies’ tattoos suggest some kind of gender or social system.

Other tattoos dating from later periods suggest that tattoos were eventually used as cultic symbols in ancient Egypt. In one case, archaeologists discovered more than 30 visible and diverse images, from lotus blossoms to the Eye of Horus, on the skin of a female mummy found in the Valley of the Kings. She is thought to have lived in the Ramesside period of 1292 to 1189 B.C., and researchers believe her tattoos show that she was a priestess or magician with a particular connection to the ancient sky goddess Hathor.

Tattoos in the Americas

Tattooing is thought to have been practiced across the Americas, from the Arctic circle to the south. One mummy from the Chinchorro culture in what is now Chile was once thought to sport the oldest known tattoos, a mustache-like set of black dots under his nose. That idea has since been debunked; more recent research revealed that the Chinchorro man died between 2563 and 1972 B.C.—and is therefore not older than Ötzi as previously believed. Either way, the reasons for his tattoo stump researchers since he is the only known mummy from his culture with one.

The “Toltec Mummy,” a woman thought to have lived around A.D. 250 in what is now Mexico, was discovered with complex tattoos on her forearm that reflect undulating geometric motifs common throughout the region. Though researchers can’t pinpoint the exact reason for the tattoos, they speculate they warded off sickness or were part of some kind of initiation rite. I

Beasts tattooed on the arm of a Scythian child whose body—which dates back to the 5th century B.C.—was found in the Altai region of Russia. Archaeologists believe this culture's tattoos reflect age and social status. Photograph By CM Doxon, Print Colector/Getty Images

Tattoos in Ancient Eastern Europe

Members of the Catacomb culture in Eastern Europe from around 2600 to 2400 B.C. also had tattoos. Their mummified remains, found near the Sea of Azov in what is now Russia, bore plant-dye tattoos representing snakes that researchers believe were part of “sympathetic magic” practices and social roles.

Animal tattoos have also been found on the bodies of members of the Pazyryk culture, which emerged during the Scythians’ domination of what is now Russia between the sixth and second centuries B.C. These Iron-Age nomads lived in the Altai Mountains and depended on horses to live, and even die—they were buried alongside their horses, as in the case of an ice-preserved woman discovered in 1993 alongside six bridled and saddled horses. The high-status woman, along with other buried Pazyryk people, was covered in tattoos of complex horse motifs.

Some researchers believe the tattoos reflected age and social status, meaning that as one gained both they also got more and more ink. Psychology and animal studies specialist Gala Argent posits that the tattoos signified a personal connection to individual horses, and that they provide important evidence about how humans and horses interacted when they were alive.

Tattoos in Ancient Asia

Despite modern-day tattoo stigma in China, a variety of ancient cultures across Asia embraced the practice.

In China’s Tarim Basin, for example, the discovery of mummified bodies dating from between 2100 and 800 B.C. shows the prevalence of tattoos across a variety of cultures from the area. Most of those tattoos are located on the mummies’ hands, but tattoo historian Svetlana Pankova notes that a few have face tattoos. She has called for more research on the Tarim tattoos, claiming that with a re-examination of these bodies, “it is likely that many new tattoo discoveries will be made.”

A Scythian mummy displayed at the Martin-Gropius-Bau exhibition hall in Berlin. Mummification preserved the striking tattoo visible across the man's right shoulder. Photograph By Axel Schmidt, DDP/AFP/Getty Images

Tattoos in Oceania

Despite the Tahitian origin of the word “tattoo,” archaeologists have found relatively little evidence of tattooing from ancient Polynesia—the tropics’ warm, wet weather doesn’t lend itself well to mummification. In 2019, researchers identified a set of tattoo tools made of human bone thought to date from the dawn of Polynesian culture in what is now Tonga around 2,700 years ago.

But scholars still aren't sure what kinds of motifs were preferred by ancient Polynesians or what the markings meant to Polynesians, speculating that they could have indicated belonging to a particular social group, rites of passage, or a desire to be protected from harm.

As French art historian Luc Renaut explains in an essay in Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing, representations of “possibly tattooed” figures in ancient artworks offer a tantalizing view of even earlier tattooing practices. But “few survive close scrutiny,” and ancient artistic styles cannot reliably be interpreted as portraying real-life tattoos.

That, along with a dearth of mummy evidence older than Ötzi, suggests that the true history of tattooing may never be fully uncovered. In the meantime, though, there’s plenty of ink to look for—and more to learn about a truly ancient practice.

#Ancient History of Tatoos #Western Europe #Ancient Egypt 🇪🇬#The Americas 🇺🇸#Eastern Europe #Ancient Asia #Oceana

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rbafterdark · 2 months

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NOW AVAILABLE ON PATREON TOO!

Subscribestar & Deviantart Exclusive:

Which includes the prologues, The original Oceana 5 pages, and WIPs to Completed pages of "The Continuation".

1 year later since this on-going sequence of events between our heroes and the devious Oceana had occurred and dangling over a cliffhanger...

Thanks to one of our supporters, the series shall finally continue!

With yours truly @ralphbear25 [Creator, Writer] and Collaborator @Deadmen233 [Artist and Co-Writer] taking the reigns where we left off WITH A TIDAL CRASHING INDUCING BANG!

With the rebranding title from page 6 onwards:

Oceana Triumphant - THE CONTINUATION!

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Currently the Sketch. Fully ink and colored page [with plot description] coming soon!

#rbcomics #furry #comic #oceana #art #ralph_bear #crimsonglow #goo_girl #drdeadman #chameleon kid #lion gal #Dr Flame

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seabeachobjects · 4 months

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