#realistically $300 is the max i can do

[sacredsapling]

A Bunch of Watercolor Tips!

I love working in watercolor, especially with lots of details, dramatic lighting, and vibrant colors. So, I get a lot of folks who ask me for tips and tricks...and here’s a big compilation of them!

P.S. Find my watercolors on Instagram and Twitter too :)

Understanding how the paint works:

The more watery the paint, the lighter it will dry

If you add a more watery color into a partially dry color, it will bloom (those spidery effects) outwards from the wet paint (the wet pain pushes the pigment of the semi-dry paint away

Some paints are “granulated” which means you can see the pigment in little spots (reds and blues do this a lot). This is okay, just roll with it! It’s a beautiful part of the medium.

More water means less control, but it’ll give you more of those unique watercolor effects like “blooms”

Brush tips:

Get one with a good point, as that will allow for clean lines (I use this in my art ALL the time!)

Lean towards using a bigger brush than you think you need. It’ll be more precise than you expect and that way you can paint a larger area before it dries. This allows for smoother gradients.

Synthetic and natural brushes both work well, but I find synthetic to hold more pigment and water, and to be more precise

Turn your paper as you work, so the brush tip is going along the edge of where you want to paint. Never paint with the middle/back of the brush as it won’t make a clean line.

For detailed spots, use a small pointed/round brush and not very watery paint. This’ll give you the most control.

Supplies tips:

Paper matters! So much! If there’s one thing to invest it, it’s good paper. I love Arches, but I’ve heard Baohong is great and cheaper too. 

Hot press paper will dry quick and doesn’t allow for a lot of blending, and leaves crisp lines. It’s smooth, so good for lines. 

Cold press paper allows for blending and dries at a moderate speed, but has some texture to it

Rough press paper has a lot of texture, but will allow for a lot of smooth blending

Student grade watercolors are totally fine, they just have a little less pigment to binder ratio--so you might need to use more paint to get a vibrant color. I found Cotman watercolors to be a good starting set (some people prefer pans rather than tubes, though)

Have a big broad palette, so you can mix lots of colors without them running into each other. I use a flat pan, and then have a smaller palette with separated spots for mixing larger color batches

The thicker the paper, the less it will warp (I love 300-400lb). Optionally, you can learn to stretch watercolor paper before painting to prevent warping! 

Masking fluid can be SO helpful if you want to protect spots from getting paint on them (you can also use masking tape to cover larger areas). But fyi, these both almost always contain latex--so watch out if you have an allergy!

To use masking fluid, buy a “ruling pen” that you can dip in the fluid. It’s a weird metal contraption that can tighten and loosen to make lines. This way, you avoid ruining your brushes with the liquid. 

Color tips:

You’ll keep your colors vibrant by using few layers. In the pieces I shared above, I used basically three layers max (besides a few deep shadows or tiny details)! 

Don’t be afraid to blend while it’s still wet, by adding in a new pigment--just keep in mind it will bloom out if your new pigment is wetter than the color on the paper already

All layers are transparent, so keep color theory in mind. If you have golden skin and paint purple over it, you’ll get a more brown tone, since they are complementary colors. 

Try not to use brown paints directly for skin colors (unless they are exact color you’re looking for). They tend to look too muddy, especially on darker skin. It’s more realistic to use a mixture of yellows (like yellow orchre or naples yellow), reds (like a nice magenta or rose) and blues to mix purple to darken the skin. This combo allows for more realistic highlights, shadows, and blushing/warmth! 

Never use grays or blacks to shade darker skin (unless it’s a very intentional and careful stylistic choice), it almost always makes the skin look ashy and unrealistic

Use a spare piece of watercolor paper to test the colors you mixed first, to see if it’s what you want

Keep this in mind when having a light source: if the light (and things lit by it) is warm in tone, the shadows will be cool. If the light is cool, the shadows will be warm. So, anytime you make a gradient, think of how it’s lit and go from warm to cool (or vice versus) depending on your lighting! 

It is actually okay to use colors straight from the tube/pan sometimes! Go for vibrancy. :) 

Lighting tips:

Work from light to dark, as you can’t lighten watercolor well once it’s put down

...but if you do need to lighten/remove a color, try wetting it with clean water and then lifting it up with a tissue! I’ve also heard a magic eraser works (wild)

Keep a dry tissue nearby for the above reason

Think of watercolor like working in multiply layers. They are transparent coatings of paint over each other! 

Want dramatic lighting? Check out this other tutorial I made!

Think through your lighting before you paint. Once you put watercolor down, it’s hard to go back...so mentally plan where you need to shade before you put your brush down. 

For deep shadows, sometimes you will need to use a lot of layers, especially if you’re avoiding black (which can work, but it can also create a blah visual pit). Layers here are really helpful!

Misc tips:

Try sketching with a colored pencil, so it isn’t as see through! (I like Prismacolor ColErase)

Or...draw your sketch and then roll a kneaded eraser over it to lighten it, so the pencil isn’t visible through the paint

Explore mixed media! I’ve done pen line art (microns) and then painted, and I’ve mixed acrylic and gouache for highlights and effects after the watercolor is done too. 

Let your work bloom sometimes! Roll with that unique beauty of watercolor. 

It can look really cool if you mix totally different colors alongside each other. Play with what it looks like to have an orange bloom in a blue spot, etc! :D

Play with fun effects! Drop alcohol, salt, or add plastic wrap that you leave to dry. These (and more) can all look really cool. 

You can paint in whatever style you want! It doesn’t have to be that typical watercolor look. Mine is really graphic and different, but it vibes with me!

Have a question? Feel free to send me an ask, or reach out on Instagram or Twitter! If you use these tips, tag me and I’ll totally check out your work too!

#art tutorial #watercolor tutorial #watercolor tips #art tips #watercolor #painting help #watercolor help #painting tips #color theory #color tips

[messydiabolical]

@dandenbo asked me for the art asks: 🎠What is a typical 'workflow' for a piece from idea to finished? It turns out to be a long answer so here's its own post, under the cut to save your dash! How I go from screenshot to painting: (This is not intended to be a 'this is how you do it!' kind of guide. I absolutely don't do an optimal route, this is just how I go about painting and what works for me! I've done a workflow for a screenshot to painting as I do a few different things but this is one I could explain somewhat coherently. My comics tend to be created pretty chaotically lol)

1) I take an ungodly amount of screenshots while playing. Also pester friends for their screenshots or stalk the group discord for interesting shots.

2) Go through all those screenshots cursing why I took so many, looking for those great moments that I want to paint. I’m particularly looking for nice poses/captivating moments, dynamic lighting or interesting expressions, and they don’t need to have all 3 as we can fix some of that in the next step. Here’s the screenshot I chose for my Keahi x Thane piece:

It was a cute, soft moment between them and I liked the highlight at the edge of their profiles. 3) Refine the screenshot. I don’t use anything fancy for this. I game on windows PC, so I open up the screenshot with windows photo editor. I crop the image, play around with saturation, exposure, contrast, just basic editing until it looks tastier. For this piece I wanted it to be hyper colourful and vibrant, leaning towards warmer tones.

4) Decide what I will change, then gather references for those changes. In this case I was fortunate that not a lot needed changing. I knew I wanted to move Thane’s eye position to looking at Keahi rather than the way he is slightly off focus, do a more realistic ear with earrings for Keahi, make Thane a little more smiley and lower his eyelid and give Keahi nicer eyelashes. I keep a whole bunch of art guides and tutorials on my PC so I grabbed the necessary ones and sent them to my ipad ready to have on hand for the sketch stage. I have Thane’s character model in XNApose, so I can check things like his eyelid specifically in that (this is actually for a different project but shows you what I mean)

If I was going to change up the lighting/shading I would also gather references for that. For example sometimes i’ll take screenshots of lighting schemes I love from films/tv shows (think the strong teal and orange scheme in Mad Max or the neons of Blade Runner). Or for precise shadows, I can again use XNApose. I also have a little 3d printed Thane head I can shine a torch at and take photos of to get shadow ideas. For humans there’s lots of reference to be found with online searches, I find pinterest more useful than google for this. For specific expressions or body parts, i’ll just take photos of myself (hand poses, smiling from the right angle etc.) My camera roll is an interesting place. I have drawn drell frills on my neck and on my chest before to see how the lines would fold at certain angles. 5) Setting up a canvas I work in procreate. For a piece like this I try to go pretty big, say 5000 x 4000 pixels, then i’ll crop down later as needed. 300 DPI. As I work, I’ll make duplicates and continue on the copy each fresh session. When i’m finished I make a backup save of the PNG and .procreate files on an SSD. I immediately turn the background colour down to a more muted colour to not burn my retinas. If i’m using a textured background like an oil board i’ll insert it, and any overlays like canvas effects. Set up my layers from the start basically for easy toggling throughout. I try to be good and label things to make life easier, it doesn’t always happen though. I don't wear a digital glove or use paper effect screens but I do have a bottle of screen cleaner and a microfibre cloth handy at all times. 6) Sketch. I’m still very much learning to draw. I tried for a long time to do the classic ‘ball for a head, draw the planes/lines etc. It was a constant struggle and never clicked for me, the ball especially always made things much worse, turning a circle into a 3d image in my head just does not happen. I find it better to just start drawing and work things out as I go (I use procreates reference window to see my screenshot). So I’ll have my sketch in one canvas, and i’ll also have a second canvas with the photo ref on it at the same size, and if I feel like something is really wonky and off i’ll test my lines over the photo to see what’s gone wrong, then go back to the sketch and correct the areas that revealed. Sometimes I’ll use the grid feature if i’m getting stuck.  Here's a few of the sketch stages:

Here I tried out the lines on the photo and noticed that Thane’s frills were a little too far to the left, and Keahi’s eyebrow needed to arch down towards the nose.In the next pass I correct these:

Also, and I know i’m gonna get side eye from some people for this but I really could not care less to be honest. On some pieces i’ll just trace the screenshot. Sometime I just want to get to painting, am not in the mood or mindspace for a learning experience, and this is a hobby. It’s my screenshot, no one is getting ripped off. My latest Javik piece was done this way 🤷‍♂️ 6) Painting. I’ll start by blocking in the background and the portrait flats, usually on separate layers. I try to have an idea of the background colour from the start as this can effect the whole piece overall, but sometimes you just gotta change it as you go so having it on a different layer makes this much easier.

The painting itself I’ll lay down wider areas of colours, then start going in and refining bit by bit, I tend to work on one area at a time, and sometimes I’ll get pretty well rendered on a small area before moving on, other times work on a wider area. It really depends on my mood and what i’m vibing with that day. Like you can see here I’ve done some general messy colouring all over Keahi, but done a lot of refinement on the eyeball:

7) Finshing the piece, uploading and testing: When I’m sick of rendering the painting and don’t think I can add anything more to it without gnawing my own wrist off, it is time to finish up! I make sure I toggle all the layers I want on, add a top signature layer (lol I lie I forget this all the damn time). Then i’ll upload the piece to my google drive and open it up on my big 4k monitor on my PC, and on my phone, and see how it looks (my ipad is a 9.7inch air). I find that once off my ipad, it often looks a little less saturated and contrasting as it does in procreate. So I might go back and change the levels if it’s too big a difference until it looks decent across devices (it’ll never look perfect on them all though, just gotta find that happy medium).

8) Posting online I really don’t have any strict steps for this. I know some people go for optimal posting times, and will make multiple copies of their pieces in different sizes to fit better on different sites (damn you instagram and your need for everything to be square). I… do not do any of this lol. I post when I’m done whatever time or day that is. I do tend to reblog/retweet etc before I go to bed, as I live in the UK and that will at least be getting into evening time in US. I reblog my own stuff a fair bit.

#md answers #art asks

[officialdashcon2024]

wait hold on is this for real because if so i'm obsessed. godspeed🫡

I’m trying my best. I’d like to keep it smaller and more realistic since even back in the superwholock era of tumblr there were only about 500 attendees. I’d love to be able to book a conference room or two in the original Schaumburg venue (or however much space is needed for a max of 300 attendees).

From my research on how conventions start up it’s typically very small. Like how a lot of furry conventions started out as room parties. I guess this would be more similar to that than a full blown convention. I’ll have a separate speaker room and artist alley. But aside from those two things I’m gonna try to get those cubicle wall things so that non-artist stall holders can have their own separate space. So even though I plan for a max 300 people, I think it’s more reasonable to expect maybe 100. If I can get a shoutout from a large blog that number would probably be increased just cause more people who might have the free time to show up would know.

Im mostly just doing this for nostalgia purposes, I don’t plan on making a whole company for this (like other cons), I don’t really like the idea of doing a online fundraiser either just due to how scammy those are. Another side of me wants to do one for the authenticity of it but have only one tier of donation and that’s just “get an entrance ticket”.

#dashcon 2024 posts #dashcon 2024 #dashcon #10 year anniversary of dashcon #dashcon 2 #tumblr #dashcon 2 electric boogaloo #anonymous #anon answered

[thekaijudude]

So, just curious but, if you take away plot rules and stuff, realistically speaking, then how easily could Ultra’s destroy monsters then?

It sort of depends which tier of Ultras you're talking about

Lower tiered New Gen like Rosso, Blu and Grigio would obviously have the toughest time and probably have the most realistic fights for their level as seen from their series

Mid level New Gen (which I also classify most of the Heisei Ultras in this category) could easily one shot a standard kaiju (like Gomora) with a single finisher

Stronger ones like Ginga (maybe Victory?), Orb and Zero would easily clear swathes of kaiju on the same level as Gomora, basically like what we saw in the first Zero Movie

Next, fusion level Ultras would most likely see an exponential increase in power level

And this scaling also increases exponentially the more components are fused together

And after an unknown (but HUGE) power gap, next are the Ultra Brother level ultras

(Minus obviously higher tiered fusions like Super Taro, Mebius Infinity and Reiga)

On this level, I won't even say kaijus, but these ultras can even clear multiple New Gen Level Ultras and even fusions with not even their finisher, but a mere ranged attack

We see this clearly demonstrated with Toregia literally one shotting Ruebe, UF, and Grigio Regina with a single attack, literally completely dispersing the Tri Squad with a standard ranged attack, literally not even hesitating to challenge the entire New Gen (up till Taiga), whom were all in their final and fused forms back then (which includes Gruebe and GV)

Taro was also able to do this easily as demonstrated when he was under the control of Grimude, without holding back as much now, his energy sparks from his horns were able to completely one shot and disperse Rosso and Blu (at max health) and also he basically steamrolled over Dark Lugiel, whom was stronger than Ginga (strongest New Gen). And only after Taro gave Ginga his energy that he was able to win as well.

(And side note, it's reasonable to say that the known Absolutians are at the bare minimum on this level individually)

And after another unknown and likely even BIGGER power gap, comes Ultras like Ken and Belial

And we've seen that Belial can literally steamroll multiple Ultra Brother level Ultras in the first Zero movie already

(Also personally I really don't think Zero is stronger than Belial as he never really defeated him ever without some form of help either from the Plasma Spark, Noa enhancing the first use of Ultimate Aegis, King etc, think I posted about it in more details before)

Then likely comes the high level fusion ultras as mentioned before

Then finally the legendary ultras

An easier way to visualize just how large each power gap is their age which iirc I posted a calculation and concluded that Ultras (at least M78 Red Ultras) stronger stronger as they age

So we have Mebius etc being less than 10 000 years old with the Ultra Brothers being at about 15 000 (not taking into account gifted anomalies like Taro of course). So juxtapose this age gap and their gap in power level

Then Ken and Belial are literally 160 000 years old rn

King is 300 000 with Noa being 350 000

That's how large the power gap is between each established tier

So yeah, realistically speaking, they're so powerful compared to the standard episodic kaiju that it's not even funny. Sometimes it's rather plain silly to watch say Ginga literally defeating Dark Zagi in one episode, to somehow having a tough time with a random Zoa Muruchi in the next season

Thanks for the question!

#ultraman #asks

[northisnotup]

Fu king fu king fucking fuck

I am trying i am trying SO hard but my partner is in the middle of a fucking mental breakdown and any like... frustration or disappointment from me sends him into a tailspin WHICH I GET but jfc what i am supposed to do when i am working two jobs 7 days a week and he is spending more than $300 a month on weed?? Because it helps his anxiety! Which we are trying to treat! But the fucking pills aren't working fast enough! Hes only been on a mild dose for 4 weeks!

I just

I don't know what I am supposed to do anymore. His mental health isn't his fault and i understand wanting to do anything to feel better, i can't rush progress but I am doing everything and i am breaking and i don't know what to do.

I make too much to qualify for any assistance and its still not enough.

Okay. Spiral over. Planning time.

Okay

So realistically, what else can I do.

We don't have the money to move unless i wipe out savings/max out the CC

Which is not an option because my partner's truck insurance is going to need to be paid in a few months.

(He paid for the year in one chunk last year)

So. What else can I do.

Its not - everytime i ask him or my best friend they give me the 'you're doing everything and as soon as meds start working you can stop! You're doing enough!'

But thats not helpful. Thats not a guarantee and it doesn't help now.

#personal #sad north hours #i just need to put it somewhere #it just needs to go somewhere

[hazerdouswaste]

A way too long and frankly monotonous detailing of how wack the ACV inventory system is:

While convenient and honestly a good system, it's also objectively funny that all of the important stuff goes in one place and all of the stupid useless shit goes in a different place that never gets checked ever because there's no carrying capacity, and really weird shit just keeps accumulating

I walked around for weeks irl with the Really Important Medical Book from Lunden without even realizing the game had me keep it- WHY do I have that on me I specifically made sure it wasn't burned so that Lunden didn't need to go back to "balancing humors" and could use its knowledge (which is just three paragraphs that take up the space of an entire book because I'm choosing to take that at face value and not assume it was shortened for the sake of the game and that all of Lunden's ailments were one of three specific things) then I just fucking walked off with it which means no one in Lunden can actually use it

It took me quite some time as well to figure out I've been casually holding on to the dagger my ally/sort-of-friend used to kill my son because he's obsessed with killing kings or their heirs

Though having an unrealistic quantity of large items isn't uncommon in games, the fact that I have an entire legionaire statue on my person, several bird cages, two compasses with no engravings, thirty three broken bows, five rectangular stones, one wedge of moldy cheese, dozens of other kinds of weird niche items, and no idea why any of these items save for the statue are in the game to begin with cause I sure as hell can't use them is odd because, well, they're completely useless and worth at max probably five sliver each (statue aside, I just thought it was notable that I can walk around with that for months at a time). I wouldn't be surprised if they were put there as an excuse to write flavor text, because flavor text is fun as hell to write when going through the tedious process of making a game. (Having written this all yesterday, I now realize I never even chose to pick up specifically these items because you never know what you're gonna get when you loot something or someone.)

Also as a side note isn't it wonderful how fucking complicated weapon/armor stats are without any instruction as to what anything means? I still have no idea what L-res, H-res, or Eva mean, even having looked them up at one point; as far as I know the only important factors are the first stat, upgrade potential and maybe rune slots

It's also really convenient that in canon, but not visually, I have a boat following me at all times, because otherwise there'd be no explanation for opening my inventory and seeing my 4,600 "supplies" (which have no explainable unit of measurement, I'm assuming I don't have 4,600 crates) and 320 "raw materials" (again, what the hell is the unit of measurement there?) while I'm way to inland to see any of the rivers nearby. And honesty, if basically building a hut from scratch requires 600(?) supplies and 200-300(?) raw materials generally, the boat doesn't exactly have realistic inventory either. Who keeps building supplies in chests anyway? Those chests seem a little bit small...

I want a mod that simulates the noise of all of my dozens of runes, trinkets, scraps of metal, keys, roman artifacts, viper eggs, dead eels, broken gear, shells, dental, silver, and instruments I can't use banging together as I run

#assassin's creed #assassins creed #assassins creed valhalla #ceolbert #ac valhalla #sorry for the long post literally just describing the inventory sytem #it was just supposed to be the first three paragraphs #but I kept thinking of more things

[the-ship-maker-2]

Hey I'm low on money. I got fucked over on some recent purchases and I need to build my account back up aa fast as possible.

Commission for fics are open

This is the first time I'm doing this so please bare with me here.

Fandoms I will do:

-creepypasta

-sonic the hedgehog

-hazbin hotel/huluva boss

-doctor who

-supernatural

What I will do:

-3 characters max

-smut (must please prove you're over 18)

-fluff

-hurt/comfort

-angst

-dark/realistic

-fake dating/marriage

-enemies to lovers

-self inserts

-ocs

What I will not do:

-non con/rape

-anything that involves piss and shit

-overly excessive gore

-I will not do anything I am uncomfortable with. But I will not be mad if you ask.

Basically you can dm me on here or send in request in the form of asks. Fics will get done in 1-2 weeks as I do have a life outside of here and very little free time. Please remember that the more details you want in your fic the longer it will take. I will update you with the process periodically.

How to send the ask or message:

Tell me what fandom, type of fic, characters you want and basic plot outline. Any characters I don't know I will still do as long as you provide background information on them that includes oc's.

Pricing:

$50 for 1k words

$150 for 1.5k words

$200 for 2k words

$250 for 2.5k words

$300 for 3k words

$350 for 3.5k words

$400 for 4k words

$450 for 4.5k words

$500 for 5k words

Payment:

#help a person out #please help #comission #fics #send me requests #please flood my inbox #please and thank you

[theocrabalar]

The possibly easiest movie gun clone build: Tenet Service Handgun

With today's modern gun culture being more friendly towards having just plain' ol fun, or LARPin (Live-Action Role Play), we have seen a rise in people openly talking about and doing movie gun recreations. Sometimes, these guns are fantastical creations requiring an insane effort, full gunsmithing knowledge and being a high quality prop maker, and depending on your level of commitment, also requiring federal permits, be it for shortening the gun, suppressors or full-auto.

But let's play on the other side of the spectrum, I want a cheap, solid, reliable, useable movie replica, without breaking the bank, and I'll be doing a tiny spin on it for my own purposes, because what's the joy of having a gun like this if you can't also shoot it and have fun?

Let's figure out what we need for the Tenet Service Handgun, and then slightly modifying it for the purpose of USPSA Limited/IPSC Standard division.

Through out the movie, we keep seeing Tenet operatives use Glock 19s with threaded barrels. By using Palmetto State Armory's website as an indicator, the starting point here is about $600 for the pistol itself.

From looking around and using the amazing website IMFDB (Internet Movie Firearms Database) as a resource, we can discern several details pretty clearly

Here, we can can clearly see that it appears the barrel seems to have silver/grey color to it. KKM Precision is known as one of, it not the best manufacturer of drop-in barrels for the Glock pistols. Their suppressor threaded stainless steel finish barrel for a Glock 17 is currently $250

And the gun appears to have standard factory Glock sights. Those are garbage, so we'll find a different set of sights for it. Realistically as well, a modern high end agency such as Tenet, would replace those sights

Again, using PSA's website, Trijicon three-dot night sights are $130

Assuming your gun came with at least two 17 round magazines, let's buy one more magazine, just to have a backup. That's another $30'ish at PSA's website. Now, let's get a three-pack of Arredondo's +3 extensions. This will give us the ability to in competition start with a 20+1 capacity while still fitting in the box for IPSC Standard division. That's another $75

Other base pad options exist, but these are made for min-maxxing in the Standard division, and they have a solid reputation for working properly. Now, the pieces de resistance, which is totally unnecessary, but I'll advocate for it anyways. A quality trigger. Yes, I said I wanted a clone, but I also believe I want the gun to be fun to actually shoot, and for Glocks, a better trigger matters a lot. Assuming you are building the gun on a Gen 5, I'd take a look at Timney or the new Glock Performance trigger. If you are using a Gen 3 or 4, then look into Apex, Agency, Pyramid or whatever trigger you enjoy. I'm very partial to Agency's glock trigger. This can run you anywhere from $100 to $300 depending on how you go, let's say $200 for ease of math. So, with the current list: $600 The gun, Glock 19 or 17

$250 KKM threaded barrel

$130 Trijicon night sights. $30 Extra magazine

$75 Basepads x 3

$200 Trigger. $1285 total, before belt and holster. Provided you want to be movie accurate, you can get this down to $850 with just the barrel and a gun. Even less if you shop used and go for a shiny threaded barrel, not specifically a KKM, but I will recommend that one due to it's reputation.

Now of course, some of these details can be skimped on depending on how you want to do it. This is my theoretical outline for it. The most important part is to have fun. Personally, I already have a SilencerCo barrel, good enough trigger, and enough mags. So when I pull the proverbial trigger on this project, I'll maybe just reinstall the factory sights or buy a cheap set of Truglo sights to replace the red dot mounting plate I currently got. I might also leave the small Magpul magwell I got on the gun since it makes the grip fit my hand so much better.

I hope to see you end up thinking about movie gun clones as much as I do.

All pictures from the movie gleefully stolen from IMFDB.org and, the greatest source for firearms in movies, tv, and video games.

#Tenet #Robert Pattinson #John David Washingon #Glock #Movie gun #IPSC #uspsa #gunblr #2a

[proctorkragh67]

usd for autodesk 3ds max

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[sitespeedtalks]

Zbrush 4r8 vs 2018

Realistic Character Modeling For Game In Maya and Zbrush. 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Blender, and many other 3D Software packages have in-built and 3rd-party CPU Render Engines that all rely on maximum CPU multi-Core Performance. Method 2 – Open Blender after sending from ZBrush to Blender using GoZ. As Blender currently has no light version available, let us do a Maya LT vs Blender comparison. Since there are so many CPUs with all kinds of clock-speeds, core-counts, hyperthreading, and brand, it can be difficult to select the right platform to go with. Det er gratis at tilmelde sig og byde på jobs. All three, are 3D designing tools, but they’re a lot of differences between Maya vs 3ds Max vs Blender. Realistic Character Modeling For Game In Maya and Zbrush Tutorial Content Details can be found below by pressing the View Detail Content Button. … The Remesh modifier is a tool for generating new mesh topology. Zbrush also has a few tools and features blender only even comes close to with addons, and some that I envy such as zremesher and dynamesh. When comparing Blender vs ZBrush, the Slant community recommends Blender for most people.In the question“What is the best 3D modeling software?”Blender is ranked 1st while ZBrush is ranked 2nd. The additional textures and maps are a great way to generate even more details and complexity at render time. This article is free for you and free from outside influence. The most important reason people chose Blender is: Popular Posts.

The update is free to existing users new licences of the software cost $149.95.Posted on: 3 February 2021 Posted by: test ZBrushCore 2018 is available for 64-bit Windows Vista+ and 64-bit Mac OS X 10.7+. There are also a few smaller new features, which you can find via the links below. The update also removes poly count limitations when exporting STL or VRML files, although the maximum mesh resolution supported internally remains 20 million polys, as opposed to 100 million in ZBrush itself. Users also now get the full version of the 3D Print Hub plugin, designed to export models for 3D printing in STL, VRML or OBJ format. ZBrushCore 2018 also adds a cut-down version of ZBrush’s Decimation Master mesh-optimisation plugin: rather than being able to choose any target poly count, users get presets for 20K, 35K, 75K, 150K or 250K. New options for mesh decimation and export In particular, ZBrushCore users don’t get the new Sculptris Pro dynamic tessellation system, which automatically adjusts the resolution of a mesh to make sculpting more like working with real clay. However, despite its version number, ZBrushCore 2018 doesn’t add the major features from this year’s ZBrush 2018.

We wrote about all of the tools in our original story on ZBrush 4R8, so check it out for more details. The update also adds ZBrush 4R8’s 3D text and SVG import capabilities. ZBrushCore users also get ZBrush 4R8’s Gizmo3D primitives, and six of its 27 Gizmo3D deformers, designed for making quick overall adjustments to a model in a similiar way to deformers in other DCC apps.

The brushes are designed to enable artists to stamp more complex overhanging forms – anything from overlapping scales to entire body parts – into sculpts, using ‘3D alpha’ maps. To that, ZBrushCore 2018 adds several features from last year’s ZBrush 4R8, including two of its Vector Displacement Mesh (VDM) brushes: Chisel3D and ChiselCreature. Scripts, plugins and macros are also disabled.Īdds some of the major new features from ZBrush 4R8, but not from ZBrush 2018 itself Options for painting, masking or polygrouping models are basic, and there is no support for most of ZBrush’s advanced features, including its automatic retopology, hard-surface modelling and Live Booleans toolsets. Users get 35 of ZBrush’s 300-plus sculpting brushes, plus support for InsertMultiMesh and DynaMesh, and basic rendering options, either via BPR or a separate paid add-on for KeyShot. Like the last ten releases of ZBrush itself, the update is free to existing users.Ī cut-down version of ZBrush aimed at less demanding jobsįirst released in 2016, ZBrushCore is a cut-down version of Pixologic’s digital sculpting software. The first major update to ZBrushCore since its launch, the release adds some of ZBrush’s VDM brushes and Gizmo3D deformers, a cut-down version of its Decimation Master plugin, and the full version of 3D Print Hub. Pixologic has released ZBrushCore 2018, the latest version of its cut-down edition of ZBrush targeted at hobbyists, students, 3D printing enthusiasts and illustrators.

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SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierInteriorNight=1. SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierInteriorDay=1.0 SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierSunrise=1.0 GradientHorizonIntensityInteriorNight=1.0 During that gameplay my fps was almost unhindered but this was before I tried troubleshooting.ĮNB preset: Morning Star (0.264) wrapper with SweetFX injector The skyrim launcher reset my FXAA settings once and that obviously disabled a lot of ENB effects. My fps goes from the expected 60 (w/ vSync) down to 10-25 upon activating ENB within the intro cart ride as well after character creation. My attempt at a clean run with only the necesities applied in MO ( skse & Unofficial Patches) and ENB made almost no difference. Want something that adds a lighter tone and more vibrancy Try Aeon ENB. Do you want something dark and drab and a bit more realistic for a place like Skyrim Then try Serenity ENB. As for recommendations, it really depends on what you want. So where's my bottleneck?! I'm guessing it's my GPU core since I don't think WRM even bothers with those stats. I have a GTX 970 and my frame rate still dips below 30 with Pure Lights.

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Throughout all of this, Windows Resource Monitor (I'm still figuring out Skyrim Performance Monitor) has told me my CPU(%) and RAM usage has never gone over half. Now, of course I was expecting a good drop with all the rendering active but I never imagined I'd be under 25fps. I am able to run this setup in the densest of exteriors with at least 45 fps but when I flip the shift+f12 (enb) switch my frames plummet to a range of 5-20. Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons

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[surprisebitch]

tempted to dolphin for arjuna alter

#realistically $300 is the max i can do #But this is unwise. if anything i should save for Merlin and just borrow Arjuna #but theres also the fact i didnt open fgo for months and i will be a casual player now so i wont be able to do events to get mats efficientl #ughhhhh gacha is truly bad civ #@ me: just because you have a job with p good pay doesnt mean you get to be a dolphin you dumbass!!!! #also me: BUT.... husbando... META too #ughghghghgh there's Mountain too in Arknights.. #decisions

[viliavereb]

#kay so i reached the level on my last post but i still need to overshare a very uncomfy amount of my love life #but like just mumbling in the tags as i always do #they also have tumblr btw it would be fucking hilarious if they found me #no actually that would br the last day i live on this earth and the last day i would be wasting all this oxygen #anyways #i also wanna talk about their hair and neck and belly and hands and eyes and ears and eyebrows and jawline my god that jawline i hate them f #for it sm #140 caracters max??? thag means like aight a sec uh 300 130 4200? thats not bad actually #kay so my point is that i cant see us getting actually married #hell i cant see us dating #they just dont love me and i shouldnt love them and we just dont match so #im overprotective #too kind and i smile too much for them #i am NOT intimidating at all #i couldn't be if i tried #im childish #i lack basic knowledge and im lazy and dont care about learning it #i am TERRIBLE at cooking just literally so terrible i cant even microwave shit #(ok i mean i can fantasize about us dating but i dont see it as realistic its just daydreaming) #i will never stop thinking about how they feed me that fuckin cereal #i havent eaten milk ever since (im allergic a lil bit) and every time i think about it my heart just stops #i just want to make them feel safe #idk why idk if its selfish idc if its selfish why would i think so deeply about this #see? another reason y they would never be attracted to me and i shouldnt b in love with them #i dont think about stuff and their favourite thing is overthinking #literally whats wrong with my head #or hm maybe im also overthinking this one thing #but it doesnt count that much cus likr im actually posting it yaknow im talking about it #i love them so much and for what #XVJGSYGHHFS NOT THE LEVEL THE LIMIT DUMBASSJCJDKCKX

[jacobmybeloved]

Not to be a drag, but my dog is dying and I don’t have the funds to put her down.

😭😭😢

The emergency vet said to expect 10 months at max. A week at the shortest.

My entire life feels shattered I don’t know what to do. I’m waiting for my gofundme to be approved to raise money for her medical expenses and possible euthanasia but in the meantime if you could reblog or share this or donate directly my Venmo is @MzzzHaro or I can link my PayPal.

Thank you 🥺

EDIT:

Here’s the official gofundme page please reblog and share I just want to be able to make my baby as comfortable as possible before the end 🥺😭😭😭😭

Update (2/26/22)

Oh my god- thank you to everyone who shared and donated. We’re almost to $300 so far. My boyfriend and I decided we are going to put the money towards the euthanasia price + the fee for being able to get her ashes back in an urn which I think bumps up the price to almost $500.

I’ve got $45 in PayPal donations and my mom is gonna try to help too so if we push it just over $500 I think we’re good. It just sucks having to forego the cardio tests to see what else we can do but I’ve been through this with my last dog and realistically there’s no way we’re gonna raise 1000’s of dollars in time especially with the 10 month expectancy we were given.

If we earn anything over that $500 it’s gonna go towards making sure Havana has the best 10 months ever. She’s actually been improving with the medicine they gave us but that also cost us $400 up front so I’m worried what will happened when we run out of that stuff.

Anyway I can’t thank you guys enough I wish I didn’t need to do this. Both my boyfriend and I are starting new jobs next month so I hope we can handle it from there but with everything happening in the world right now this has given me a little bit of hope ❤️

And as a bonus here is Havana acting like she didn’t just nearly die on Monday.

#i want to die #signal boost #emergency #pet emergency #thank you guys so so much #I’m actually crying #this dog is my entire life #thank you

[larrysballetslippers]

Hey, I saw you write fictions. Could you help me understand how to go about writing fictions and what are the basic steps? I want to write a larry fiction but english isn't my first language and my vocabulary isn't advanced. I, however, do want to give a try maybe a short fiction. How do formulate a fiction? I have some ideas but I can't divide them into chapters and generate enough scenes. I have tried to write sometimes but it's always a dead end and I don't know to proceed.

Personally I like how read story where there's seeding in every chapter with some backstory which gradually gets revealed. I am into a/b/o phase right now and want to write a good story with basic yet great plotline which keep my readers hooked.

I have so many questions to ask. Sorry for this long ask and Thank you if you respond.

Hey sweetie. How do I say this without sounding self-deprecating? I'm still a beginner, I technically wrote two fics. I'm currently working on my first "advanced" fic, which means I'm still learning, A LOT. I can't really be a teacher right now, but I can give you some tips. I can help you with what I learned since I started writing and link some good blogs/posts. This is going to be long, so cut.

First, some tips.

1. There are so many superior writers out there, but everyone has to start somewhere.

You can't start writing with the idea you're the greatest writer on the planet. I wrote down my first story when I was eight. Did it have a good plot? No. Did it have well thought out characters? Absolutely not. Did I make a story inspired by my favourite superhero show? Yes. It was probably 300 words max and with horrible grammar. I'm a very imaginative person, so I make stories up in my head, but that was the first one I wrote down. I haven't written much since then, just some school projects and little things here and there. I only started really writing in April, I think. It was rough, but fun. It was a canon-compliant story, so it didn't need that much planning out, I thought. When I finished, I was so proud. Then I started my second fic and I realized my first wasn't the best. I was so sad when I read it back, disappointed it didn't turn out the way I had in mind. But I shook it off, realized it was my first fic, EVER. So I shouldn't put myself down. You have to start writing to get good, you can't expect to be Jane Austin without putting one word down. Don't COMPARE yourself to others.

2. Plot is never truly original.

Like music, there isn't somsthing like an original plot. Everything is taken from something else. Every plot in the world has taken inspiration from somewhere else. You can write an a/b/o fic with a spy theme, it's very clever, but not original. You've taken an a/b/o plot and combined it with a spy plot. Don't be afraid to write a cliche plot, it's about the way you write it. That's why no two fics are the same, the writer is different.

3. Find a beta you trust.

When I first started the first part of my fic (it was a series), I didn't know what a beta really did, so I asked someone to correct my grammar and that was that. In the second and third part of that fic I didn't even do that, I tried to correct everything myself. Part 4 of my series I asked a beta to help me, it was wonderful. It's the best part of my whole fic and I'm forever grateful for that beta. We weren't the best match, so we couldn't continue working together. The fic I'm writing now is much longer than anything I ever written, so I needed a good and available beta. I found one, the angel of all angels. You need to find someone that will help you with your story, but also encourage when you feel like complete trash. Believe me, you will. It's important you have someone to brainstorm with and laugh with over your your character's dumb jokes.

4. Your English is better than you think.

I'm not a native English speaker, shocker right? No, I'm joking, I'm not the best. BUT I'm understandable, right? That's important. You don't need to have fancy words to write a story. Use the words you know and if you want to improve your vocabulary, do that, with time. You don't need to be an native speaker in a day, it takes time. I'll link some good sites for vocabulary.

5. Read more fics

A good way to improve your vocabulary, read more fics. You clearly enjoy it, use it to improve yourself. Not only for vocabulary but for the plot, characterization, world-building, etc. Take in the things you want to remember, forget the rest.

6. Copy and paste

Maybe a bad thing to say, but copy and paste things you like. If there's a sentence in a fic or book you like, copy it. Of course, don't just paste it in your fic, but take inspiration out of it. Why do you like it so much? Why does it come over so good? Any words you want to use? Is the structure of the sentence appealing? Think about it, so you can improve your fic. Especially with areas you struggle with, take a look at other works.

7. Smut is scary, but don't be scared to try.

Is smut something you want to write? You don't have to, but if you want, don't be scared. As someone who wrote two smut scenes in her life, I'm struggling, but I'm trying. Take all the tips above this and just try. Things may go terribly wrong, but that's why you're practising.

8. Research research research!

Things like smut, fantasy, minority groups. You can't just write about it without any knowledge, research it. Articles, youtube videos, blogs on tumblr, etc. A simple kiss scene can be difficult if you have no knowledge about it, read people's first kiss stories or something like that. Want to try and write BDSM, read about it on a BDSM blog. Research the heck out of it.

9. Just to say it again. DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHERS.

Just to summarise, you're you, don't try to be someone else. You're writing style isn't worse than someone else's, it's just different. It makes your work recognisable, your text original, your hours of writing easier. Someone told me I can write young people really well, I owned it. Find what you're good at and own it.

Now that I have given you some important tips to start, I'll answer your question. How to go about writing fiction?

Everyone is different first of all, so please don't take my word for it. This is my routine, I just made up.

1. What do you want to write?

Is it your own idea, a prompt, a fic fest, an exchange?

2. What universe does take part in?

Does take place in the real world or a fantasy world? The past, present or future? Realistic or supernatural? Which country?

3. What is the goal?

Are they supposed to be lovers at the end? Do they have to defeat something/someone? A quest? Where do you want to end the story?

4. Where does it start?

Where does your story start? At the birth of your characters? In the future and you work your way back? In the middle? When your important characters meet each other for the first time?

5. What does it take to get from start to finish?

What happens in the story? What developments happen? Is it a road trip and your characters need to get closer, how do they do that?

6. What are some subplots you want to add?

Are there things that don't really matter for your goal, but you want to add? Friends to lovers but maybe they help someone's mom out one day.

7. Who are your characters?

Their personalities, appearances, quirks, relationships.

8. Who is the protagonist?

Who is the story about? Who is the main character?

9. In whose point of view is it?

Who is telling the story? You, the protagonist, the love interest, a random bystander, etc?

10. Outline.

Write down what you want to do with your story. Every scene needs to be written down. You can always change it of course.

11. Write, write and write.

Take all the tips and write.

I want to give you some links I always use. I will also recommend some blogs.

This tool lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept: https://www.onelook.com/thesaurus/

This article about body language: https://www.writerswrite.co.za/cheat-sheets-for-writing-body-language/

This tumblr post about body language: https://badassunicorn2016.tumblr.com/post/145725344712/writing-tip-june-4th

This article for alternatives for 'said': https://owlcation.com/humanities/400-Alternative-words-for-said

This tumblr post about writing smut: https://larryficsvol28.tumblr.com/post/660062510531182592/smut-101-a-tutorial-for-beginners

This tumblr post about how to make smut sound sexy:https://larryficsvol28.tumblr.com/post/658604597068365824/making-smut-sound-sexy

This tumblr post about turning ideas into a story: https://larryficsvol28.tumblr.com/post/659430707796557824/i-get-lots-of-ideas-for-stories-which-are-just

I have some blogs you can follow that talk about writing.

This podcast blog @roseanddaggerpodcast

This blog has a podcast too and some good fic recs @allwaswell16

These writing blogs @ficsex @writingquestionsanswered @bhficfest https://wordsnstuffblog.com/

Some veterans writers and also have some good fic recs @twopoppies @justalarryblog @kingsofeverything @louandhazaf @hershelsue @lululawrence @pocketsunshineharry @fearlesslysweetcreature @indiaalphawhiskey

I hope I could help you a little. In some weird way I helped myself, hehe. I hope you can finally write the story you want. If you ever have any questions, just come by. I don't know if I can always help you, but I'll try!! Good luck!!

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[thealexchen]

You write so beautifully!! I wanted to send a response to the character study you wrote on Alex under that ask but my brain is struggling atm bc there’s so much great material to unpack and you discussed everything with so much care!

One of the things that I’ve always loved about the Life is Strange series, that I’ve carried with me for years, is that the games don’t shy away from hurting- from raw rage, crippling grief, blistering frustration, incredibly relatable and realistic depictions of trauma responses, especially coming from teenagers (and younger children in Daniel’s case) with maladaptive coping mechanisms faced with incredible obstacles and emotional hardship (and even that feels like an understatement) in the previous 3 games. That’s rare to find, at least for me. And True Colors is no different, specifically in the sense that it too fully embraces the full spectrum of raw emotion, if arguably in a more nuanced, complete way, as, not only is Alex older than our previous protagonists, the series as a whole is growing up, too. Each game has its flaws, but I’m so, so grateful for all of them, and especially True Colors. I have yet to find another series that feels as honest and visceral as this one does, even after all this time. I’m sorry that this got so long!

Hey, thank you so much! Dw at all about long asks; I'm the wrong who writes accidental essays about fictional characters, so 😅 And sorry it took a day to answer this!

That's a really excellent point you brought up about how LiS really explores the full breadth of emotion, and I think in that way, it seeks to tell stories about the human experience. For me, LiS isn’t about small towns or mystery or romance or even the supernatural. At its core, Life is Strange is about human connection. Love in all its forms, as well as how far we’d go for our loved ones— how Chloe was willing to sacrifice herself for a town she hated for Max; how Max can refuse to let Chloe die; how Sean faced homelessness, racist violence, and near-fatal encounters to keep him and Daniel together; and how Alex faced legal threats, death threats, and survived a 300-foot fall down a mineshaft all in her pursuit of justice for her brother.

LiS has become so synonymous with emotionally gutting stories that people joke "Can't wait to get depressed again!" But what I thought made True Colors different was that it dug deeply into the full range of human emotion. It didn’t forget about joy, and love, and hope. That for me was another way that the series showed it was maturing— even though LiS2 was set far away from the high school, the ultimate tragedy of that story was that Sean and Daniel were just kids thrown into horribly adult situations. True Colors’ determination to stay more tonally balanced also felt like a deliberate move away from the teen angst and abject misery that characterized the earlier games. It explores more complex emotions in the wake of immediate grief— the shaky sense of joy from recalling a happy memory of a loved one now gone, the excitement of new friendships, and the enduring hope that things will get better. When life deals you a bad hand, how do you learn to pick yourself up and carry on? It just overall feels like a much more adult perspective on life (even though adults were always writing these games, lol).

I also agree that the LiS series feels truly one-of-a-kind, to the point where it feels like its own genre. The first game was marketed as a sort of “playable indie movie,” and I think that’s endured despite True Colors’ AAA polish because these games have always been about everyday people and their lives. These characters feel believable not because of hyperrealistic graphics or immersive gameplay but because you can read their text message histories, cover letters (seriously, who else other than DN would bother to do that??), and journal entries. There are comparable games like TWDG or TLOU, but the LiS series manages to tell emotional stories without the need for a zombie apocalypse or other huge stakes. It has always prioritized protagonists from marginalized backgrounds but makes them relatable for everyone. Even with the supernatural elements, that’s why LiS has always felt so real to me and why I’ve connected with it so much.

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