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bluegekk0 · 2 months
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the way you color stuff is AMAZING!!! I MEAN IT! mind explaining how you make colors look so good?? its ok if you dont want to :)
Hi, thank you so much!!! <3
Generally, I try to go for softer, more pastel like palettes, and that helps make the drawings seem more "consistent" and pleasing to the eye.
First tip: if you use Clip Studio Paint, definitely get this tool. It saves so much time on filling out lineart, and it's crazy accurate. If you're having trouble figuring out how it works, here's how I do it: I put the lineart layer in a group, add another layer below it (still in that group), and then use the tool on that new layer. Make sure the tool is set to refer to layers in a group though. Then I erase some areas that were "enclosed" by the lineart.
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As for the actual coloring process. First of all, I use the mechanical pencil brush from Clip Studio Paint, the same one I use for the lineart, except this one has random color jitter per stroke. It adds slight variety to the base colors, which helps making them look less flat.
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Here are the settings I use, but I recommend playing around with them if you want less subtle results.
For a comparison, here is one of my drawings with regular flat colors vs one colored with the brush I mentioned:
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A pretty important part of the process isn't actually related to the coloring itself, but the layer effects I add to the finished drawing, as well as the paper texture (which you can see in the background; I add it twice, to the background and on top of all the layers).
Here are the layers I usually go with, I'll explain each of them below.
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I'll start from the bottom. The paper texture is almost white with some very subtle warm tones, and it's set to linear burn, which works the best for this kind of texture. Like I mentioned, I use this overlay twice, but both use the same layer mode.
Next is the brown-ish linear light mode layer. This is to give the drawing more subtle contrast while also tinting it with a sepia-like tone. You can use any color for this, but I find this light brown color to work the best for my artstyle, since it makes the drawing look softer and gives it the old photograph kind of look which I tend to go for.
The multiply layer is mostly transparent aside from the edges. This is for the vignette effect, not much aside from that. It's definitely a personal preference thing.
Lastly, there is the pin light layer. This one is a bit weird, but I really like the effect. It's hard to explain it, but I use it to tint the dark tones of the drawing with a slight blue color. You'll see what I mean in the examples below. Occasionally, I'll add another layer with a darker base color, since pin light kind of works in reverse: if you use a light color, it will target the dark shades on your drawing, but if you use a dark color, it will instead only go for the light shades. Note that it's pretty strong in this drawing in particular, I usually make it a bit more subtle. If you look at my recent drawings you'll see it.
Here is the same drawing, with each of the layers applied in the order I listed (left to right order):
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I'd also like to mention the lineart, which actually plays a big role in making my drawings look softer. I color the lines on the "inside" with a darker shade of the base color, though I often make it more saturated to really bring them out.
For example, here are the colors I use for FPK's lines. Not including his eye colors or the tips of his fingers/feet, since I don't color the lineart there. And a comparison of what he looks like with and without those lines colors, just to show how big of a difference it makes.
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And to go back to the previous drawing, here is a similar comparison.
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One thing to note is the additional white lines on the darker areas of Grimm's arms, the lines blend with the base color so I like to make them slightly lighter to help them pop out.
And lastly, I'll mention the light outlines you probably noticed by now. I add them as the final touch, they're the same color as the background though I sometimes lower the opacity if I feel like they're too much. They're meant to help with colors that blend together too much, and to highlight the silhouettes of the characters, as well as adding more dimension to the drawing. I think you'll see what I mean when I hide them in this final comparison:
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Hope this is helpful! Sorry if you didn't expect that long of a post, I wanted to go through each step in my process so that I can explain it the best I can haha
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yukidragon · 11 months
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The Phantom of Sunny Day Jack Headcanons Teaser
Good news, everybody! I've been given the green light to share some of my headcanons about the world of the Phantom of Sunny Day Jack! It's just a little taste of the worldbuilding for now, but soon I'll be allowed to cut loose completely and ramble to my hearts content about the world, the project, and future plans.
Believe you me, I have thoughts about this AU.
First of all, as I’ve said previously, this AU isn’t just a retelling of Phantom of the Opera with a Something’s Wrong with Sunny Day Jack reskin. Jack isn’t Erik from the musical, book, or whatever. He’s in a similar role, being the phantom of the opera house who wears a mask, but he’s still Jack. Considering the character of the phantom changes quite a bit depending on the telling of the story, I should hope that this won’t be too surprising. ;3
The MC takes the role that Christine Daae typically fills in a Phantom of the Opera story, but they are definitely not Christine. Their name, appearance, backstory, etc. are far more malleable, but they are 25+ years of age like the love interests, similar to the original SDJ game.
MC is a singer at the opera house and made some friends there, including the friendly director, who quickly became their best friend and a great support. Even the diva who is the shining star of the opera house is looking their way, though their relationship is more of a friendly rivalry since he’s seen MC’s potential to outshine him. MC has a childhood sweetheart that they lost touch with for what were less than ideal reasons, who has suddenly come back into their life wanting to mend their relationship.
Then, of course, there is the mysterious phantom of the opera who has never revealed his face to anyone… except a very special person who brightens up the dark and lonely life that he’s forced to live in the shadows by being his ray of sunshine. He sees the beauty in MC and their voice, and wants to help them to shine brighter than anyone else. He’s surprisingly sweet, kind, and supportive, which is a total opposite to all the dark rumors swirling around him. Surely they must be exaggerations, right?
While this is taking place in the late 19th century, this is an alternate universe, so things are a little different during this period than in our world. For one thing, the fashions and colors of this world's 19th century France are amazing. Just look at these gorgeous outfits!
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Wait until you can see these without the shadows obscuring them. These sprites are just so, so pretty. EC and everyone else working on the art for this project has really created a world full of style~ ✨
Clearly, this world’s textile technology is pretty advanced, even if they’re still lagging in other areas. Also their cuisine is far more advanced as well since, let's face it, if we’re going to make an indulgent and stylish AU, why not throw in some comfort foods like pizza and hot cocoa with whipped cream as well?
An area where this world is far more progressive than our modern day world is with LGBT+ acceptance and rights. No one bats an eye at what pronouns you use, being trans or cis is just what you are, loving someone of any gender identity is just plain love, and it's not strange if you simply don’t have romantic or sexual desires, or just less of it than most.
Overall, this AU is meant to be an indulgent and comforting gothic romance, while also offering elements of intrigue, drama, and horror for spice. Sure, there are bad ends, but sometimes it’s fun to explore those sorts of darker narratives too along with softer happy endings full of love.
@channydraws @earthgirlaesthetic @sai-of-the-7-stars @cheriihoney @illary-kore @okamiliqueur
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shadouge01 · 3 months
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I’m back.
My discombobulated thoughts now that I have finished Sonic Prime SPOLIERS!!!!!!!
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Okay so I watched season 1 in parts and season 2 when it came out and just watched season 3 today. I binged everything, so if I don’t remember something 100% correctly, that’s why.
Sonic prime is good.
I know, shocker.
Okay, I haven’t watched any of the other shows so I can’t compare it to X or Boom or whatever. But this seemed to have a darker tone than most other sonic media and I enjoyed that a lot. (I know I need to watch SATAM, don’t yell at me.)I’ve dipped in and out of this fandom a lot. And my participation is all over the place (I won’t be posting about Ken spenders anymore, I took my Kenspiracies too far when I had that stupid twitter account yeah, that was me) but ANYWAY
This show was great. Not perfect, the main flaw I found was the pacing is very fact paced and action heavy which is good for a Sonic show and good for a person with ADHD like me. However I found the first season took awhile to get going and was more episodic. I know it was to introduce the characters but I got bored a bit. I’ll say again I liked the episode in Season 1 with Thorn Rose but the Boscage Maze and especially No Place never felt that fleshed out to me. I still wanted them to be saved because I cared about Sonic and his friends, but the worlds weren’t very interesting.
I. Love. New. Yoke. The aesthetic of this place is perfect and VERY Sonic CD bad future-seque which is PERFECT. I only wish we spent more time there. Especially in season 3 which takes place entirely in the Grim after the first two episodes, which I get, I do, but the pacing again, I felt was too fast and too much action and not enough character moments. The he ending felt rushed, because I really wanted to see the rebels rebuild New Yoke after the Egg Council was gone (assuming the other shatterspaces didn’t freeze in time like Green Hill did, but I got the implication that was a unique case.) and I wanted to see the others return home as well. I guess this leaves it open to a sequel or expansion of some kind, comics, some kind of spin off media, I’d even love an animated movie if they fixed the pacing issues, but yeah, that was my only gripe. I guess I wanted more time with Sonic and Nine reconciled too before everything happened but that’s the painful thing in life, sometimes you don’t get that. We know the prism still exists so then interacting again some way in the future might be possible, if they know how to control portals and such, hell with the chaos emerald they might be able to go to other worlds anyway. I wonder where Shadow is keeping the prism. I wonder if Nine stays on the Grim by himself or if he goes back to New Yoke. He deserves friends, and I’m sure some of the others would come around to him given time. renegade Knucks was up there fighting with Sonic after all. It could work. I just want him to be happy :((
I guess those are small nitpicks in the grand scheme of things because I want to say that the tone and storytelling was GREAT, the music was epic and cinematic and fit the tone of the show very well, the contrasting color palettes of different worlds really helped make it pop. The 3D animation was fantastic and felt perfect for a show like this. Characters were VERY expressive. (Hey Sega, can you update your in game models please thanks, you know it’s bad when the SA2 models have more dynamic facial expressions). Anyway, I thought the voice acting was great. Shadow’s voice felt a little wrong but I’m probably just used to Humphrey and Griffith, I don’t like his voice in forces either but I digress. It worked for this. Sonic’s VA was amazing and really able to convey a wide range of emotions and I thought the other characters had good VAs. Nine was great. I do wish maybe he’d had a redemption earlier against a greater threat a la Zuko style but one can dream. Nine is still easily the best version of Tails, ever. I was lukewarm on Tails as a character before and Nine made me appreciate everything about all versions of Tails. Incredible. What I love about Nine is he takes things too far because he has serious trust issues and him and Sonic fail to communicate which as a neurodivergent person is very relatable. I think Tails in general and especially Nine, is very autistic coded, and I love that. I just wish season 3 Nine had more development before the end because his arc was perfect until the end of season 2 but I’m at least glad he did realize and did the right thing. He’s really just a scared kid who wants a safe place, don’t we all? Again I REALLY want to see more material with him in the future and what becomes of him with Sonic gone.
My other favorite side characters were Thorn Rose, Rusty Rose, and Dread, but I thought they were all great. I loved that the roses had a great character moment, as did Dread when he finally realized that saving his friends was more important than treasure. The Egg council was awesome, taking different traits of Eggman and turning them into a squabbling family was PERFECT. The fact that they met their demise because they were arguing over the prism was so real. Great stuff.
I want to talk about Sonic himself because this is one of the best Sonics I’ve seen. I haven’t decided if this is better than Movie Sonic, but I love both a ton along with Adventure. This Sonic is one of the most expressive Sonics with the most emotional range. Yeah, he’s still overly cocky and hilarious, and mostly always optimistic, but I love that he actually learns from his mistakes and comes up with new ideas. The fact he even took inspiration from the Egg Council to never give up was great. I loved the robots of all the main characters as well. Sonic was well written, VERY in character but still serious when he needs to be (unlike Archie Sonic (sometimes) and 06, which is bad).
Speaking of 06, this is the best written Shadow we have gotten since 06. I mentioned very early on in this blog how I love his arc through Shadow 05 and Sonic 06. Sonic is way out of character and the Elise thing is stupid, BUT, Team Dark was perfect in 06. It’s sad we don’t have Team Dark anymore, but Rouge on team sonic was cool, I just like Rouge in general and if they’re gonna make her part of the main cast, good. Okay, back to Shadow. His development in game is that he goes from being angry at the world and wanting revenge, to being emotionally numb and trying to figure out the truth, to finally realizing his purpose and knowing not to give up and kicking the bad guys when it hurts. He’s hard to crack, but he DOES care about his friends, as you can see through subtle actions, rather it be Team Dark, Sonic, whatever. He’d never ADMIT to Sonic that they’re friends, but I do genuinely think he cares for Sonic.
Anyway, Shadow has been stagnant as a character since then, the best writing was in Forces with him vs. Infinite but it didn’t do much to further his character. He hasn’t been in a lot of media lately like Frontiers (although maybe they knew they couldn’t write him well for games and wanted to see how he went over in prime and the upcoming movie). Prime Shadow made me more excited for Movie Shadow, because if we got one of, if not THE best Sonics ever in Prime as well as the movie, I’m expecting good things from Shadow in the movie, considering they really nailed Tails and Knuckles in Sonic 2, imo, and now knowing that Shadow is allowed to have feelings again is so good. He’s very in character, overly serious, and cold, but he is incredibly dedicated to the cause and unquestionably a hero, like 06 Shadow. Prime Shadow reminds me a LOT of 06 Shadow and that’s GOOD. He’s also just great with his subtle nod to Sonic when Sonic talks about his friends, their excellent back and forthing with Sonic cracking jokes “I didn’t know you were a hugger” and Shadow responding with his straight man persona “do you want me to save you or not?” It was great stuff all the way through. I thought he was decent in Season 2, but Season 3 was AWESOME. I guess I had to trade Nine for Shadow, sigh. Nine did come back around in the end which GOOD, if they kept him as a villain the whole time I would’ve been pissed, but I digress. This might be the best Shadow since SA2, he’s SO GOOD YALL and I could keep raving about Prime Shadow all day. I loved when Dr. Deep called him an edge lord, it’s great meta humor, and in character for Deep who actually is an edge lord. Really hope SEGA takes the positive feedback from this and makes Shadow better in upcoming games/comics. LET FLYNN WRITE A GOOD SHADOW FOR GOD’S SAKE!
Ahem.
Anyway, I’m glad I watched Prime, it gave us the best Sonic Shadow and Tails maybe ever and it took the darker tone that Forces tried and really fleshed it out. Good job guys.
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canarei · 8 months
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hiiii i absolutely love your edits!! your colouring is amazing!! can you show a tutorial how you colour? thanks xx hope u have a good day xx
Hi there! thank you so much that means a lot!! I'm assuming you mean my comic coloring but if you mean gif coloring just come back and let me know!!
I don't remember what psd I found on here that was my insp. so I can't link a similar one, sorry about that!! but I'll just finally release mine. I basically use this psd for all my comic edits with minor changes.
made from scratch by me, you can edit it, play around with it and use it as you please, just don't claim and don't whitewash!!
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Download link to psd!
Under the cut explains a bit more about the psd, what the layers do, and how to edit them if needed!
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starting from the bottom:
the bottom 2 layers (brightness/contrast & curves) brighten the image,
selective color 1 darkens blacks and greys,
vibrance adds... vibrance,
selective color 2 lightens all blues and makes them brighter (optional; things might be too bright)
gradient map 1 adds a blue hue and brightens everything but especially blues. kinda hard to explain all it does but you'll see
gradient map 2 adds a yellow hue (to balance out the previous layer) and brightens everything but especially yellows. again kinda hard to explain but it adds a cool effect
the gradient map layers brighten up all colors which includes blacks/greys/dark colors, so the next 2 layers (exposure & selective color 3) is to darken those back down to an appropriate level making the image cohesive and not blinding, but keeps the hues and brightness of the rest of the colors, adding this cool effect to almost every color and making them vibrant/saturated and very colorful. without these 2 layers (again the exposure & selective color 3) the image would be so over exposed you wouldn't be able to tell what's going on
selective color 4 is optional, but it makes yellows (mostly yellow and orange) lighter and softer, so they're less saturated
and finally curves 2 is to darken blacks/greys/dark colors even more so that black colors in the original image stay black. to get things even blacker/darker, I would recommend adding another selective color layer on top of everything, and going to blacks and greys and setting everything to be blacker (for help with that look at the 1st selective color layer and just duplicate it. play around with it and see what you get)
some tips:
if the image is too saturated/over colored/just too much going on, you can take off gradient map 1 and maybe the exposure or selective color 3 to get a more appropriate coloring for your style!
this psd could probably be simplified by some ps wiz but that's not me so this is the way it was made. just play around with layers and see what you get.
DON'T WHITEWASH (redwash/orangewash/etc...) if the persons skin tone (or anything else) looks washed out/wrong, just use a layer mask and bush tool set to black to erase that layer from whatever you want it off of. if it's more than that layer, use the layer mask on the group itself and again brush tool set to black to erase it off of whatever.
lastly;
play around and have fun! see what you come up with (tag me in your creations!!) and see what fits you/your style.
if anyone needs any help with the psd or ps stuff in general, just ask! I'll be glad to help!
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emopirates · 6 months
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I’ve been looking for other media that will resonate like ofmd does for me
I was thinking about what other media has hit me in such personal specific ways as ofmd. So maybe I can crack the code and find even more???
Predictably I’m not having a lot of luck but I DID come up with 1 example: Severance on apple tv.
If you haven’t watched both shows, it may seem like an odd pairing, because OFMD is (mostly) a comedy (wth dramatic bits) and Severance is (mostly) a drama/thriller (with comedic bits). But what can I say my brain sparked to them both in a similar way! And I think there are reasons.
~ the mildest spoilers for seasons 1 of severance and ofmd ~
Both shows have:
10/10 ensemble comedy gold. Original, weird, character-based, funny joke-ass jokes and flawless comedic performances and amazing riffing. (OK so OFMD is a comedy and has much more of this? But even though Severance is NOT a comedy, its comic relief pops up in every ep and is extremely well done.)
a similar … editorial lushness? That thing of, every frame has something juicy to notice, fun little details, little nuances in facial expressions, inside jokes, meaningful uses of color or light or whatever. Also maybe: that thing where every scene is tightly edited to be ~just the good parts~ so by the end of the ep you’re like, that was v satisfying but also I need to apply another coat of it to my consciousness immediately because I’m sure I missed something.
awakenings. ok this is going to be a nebulous half-baked description but. There is this similar theme of characters unmasking / awakening / discovering and trusting themselves / going for things that society doesn’t expect for them. This thing of realizing the truth is within. IMO this is such a healing and important trope and I want to see so much more of it. You could argue this is more blatant in the pirate show? but I think it’s an important part of severance too.
By the way! Those first two bullets just make these things “good,” and plenty of things are good. I think it’s the third one that really makes the difference.
A few more thoughts:
If you are a pirates fan but haven’t seen Severance:
You would like these goofballs riffing in their cubicles for sure.
If you love Black Pete, you will love Dylan.
A character writes a self-help book you will like a lot.
There’s a tooth-achingly sweet gentle delicate romance tucked away within this fairly dark show and it is SO GOOD.
Severance is a lot darker than ofmd but idk, there’s enough sunshine streaming in. it’s joyful too.
If you are a severance fan but haven’t seen Our Flag Means Death:
Underdogs. Underdogs who are pirates. Because lawful society does not welcome them. And they find their chosen family and. Sorry I need to cry I’ll brb.
If you love Ricken (and even if you don’t) (but who doesn’t?????), you will also love Stede.
If you love The You You Are, you will love talking it through as a crew.
If you love the plant room, you will love this one little well cared for plant?
If you love queer romance watch this show.
In summary my brain liked these things a similar amount thank you for coming to my seminar. 
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disclosed-spire · 7 months
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"I spent quite a while writing this, so if you'd want to see more of other characters, be sure to let me know!"
I have been gathering up the courage to send this ask, so I am just gonna guess you want the asks to be sent here.
Can you please tell us about your Gourmand headcanons?
Yeah Ofc! I love Gourmand as they're just absolutely great, especially since my pal gourmy is the first campaign of downpour when it was released. I enjoyed their campaign a lot, and had a blast towards the end of their campaign. Seriously, I wish I could get a hug from them because I KNOW they give amazing hugs!
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Time for everyone's favorite family oriented orange slugcat! And as everyone knows, this is my own hcs about them and, and definitely some Gourmand spoilers. Please don't be offended at any of this, as these are my own personal beliefs!
If anybody wants to see more of my opinions on the characters, be sure to ask me! I'm welcome to answering questions about my thoughts and HC's, as well as discussing and hearing others POV's!
ANYWAYS! GOURMAND SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT!
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Design Choices
My design for Gourmand isn't very flashy or anything, but to be honest, I feel it suits them and their personality! It's very close to the original, but has my own little flair and sparkle to it to make our pal Gourmand stand out a bit!
I decided to give them just oranges for a pallet, with their nose being the darkest, which is a dark orange. I usually shift blacks and such for cannon designs to another color of the design but a lot darker to keep the colors overall the same, but just a little easier to look at (in most cases).
I made the tips of Gourmand's limbs, including their tail, dewlap, and ears, a darker orange as I took a bit of inspiration from cat breeds in real life, with my own cat being the main inspiration. This makes Gourmand stand out a bit more, and makes it easier for me to make art of them, as their limbs mark where my own wacky anatomy should be.
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Personality
My version of Gourmand has a tough exterior as they need to keep a strong stance towards the hardships of the world around them. Despite this, Gourmand also shows a lot of love, compassion, and sympathy for the world around them at the right moments of course! Gourmand doesn't view the world as only black and white, instead, more of everything being in a morally grey area. Gourmand believes there's a reason for everything, and if possible, they try to go to the more pacifist side of things to keep peace.
Speaking of this, the reason Gourmand is like this is because they believe this deep in their heart, but also because they want to provide their colony with a good example. Gourmand wants to show their colony that while the world is extremely dangerous and that they need to take caution, but also that they can also show compassion even in the scariest of situations.
Other than setting an example, Gourmand loves telling tales of adventures, history, and places they've been, as it always makes others happy, and especially gets the slugpups super excited. Sometimes these stories are made up, but Gormand always lets the listeners know beforehand to clear any misconceptions.
Gourmand is a great parent to all, and generally kind to everyone unless their friends, family, slugpup, or colony is in trouble. While Gourmand is kind, they are a force not to be reckoned with, as they are strong both in personality, and physical strength, and those they care about fuel their determination to continue on.
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Powers
Gourmand's powers are a bit of a weird one to me! Being able to create something from your stomach isn't something I've seen before, nor do I have a naturally logical way to explain how this would work (Enot was different as they didn't need to have logic applied to them bc cryptid slugcat), but I'll try my best to explain how this works in a rain world logic sense (hopefully). It's a bit complicated, but here's my best shot!
The best way I could possibly explain slugcat powers is that their body developed some kind of mutation, something with radiation (highly unlikely), or something with being a descendant of a purposed organism/modified slugcat. This is where I believe slugcats get their powers from, as this is the best explanation I have for such unnatural abilities. In Gourmand's case, this happened with their stomach!
My best logic to how Gourmand's stomach creation works is that Gourmand needed to have swallowed the created item in their life at any moment for them to make it in their stomach again. Since Gourmand takes a food pip when they create an item in their stomach, this makes me believe that their body harvests the nutrients to make it, using the information of the dna/material/whatever made the item to re-create it in Gourmand's stomach to pull it out. This explains the randomized effect of what's pulled out of Gourmand's stomach.
As for the crafting mechanic, I wouldn't say that's a power. Gourmand could use their power to help combine items, but for the most part, I feel that it comes from a chemistry standpoint. It's still very useful and important! To me though, I don't think it's a power, even from a rain world logic POV.
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Headcannons and Slugcat Colonies
This category is a bit different from the Enot post, and that's because I have my own thoughts about the cannon slugcats!
I personally like to think there's a big distance between Gourmand and Survivor/Monk's timeline placement as this makes the most sense in my head for what I'm gonna say, and it gives Gourmand the "Old and cool legendary ancestor" vibes!
Gourmand in my HC was the one that found the slugcat tree, and started a home there for the whole colony! If it weren't for Gourmand, then Monk and Survivor's campaigns wouldn't have happened. I want to give Gourmand that bc it makes them just the more special in my eyes!
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The reason I believe this is because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for Gourmand to already be there and then start searching for food, and then to get up and leave once food is found. If there's more food in an area, animals tend to stick around, and the slugcats aren't an exception from this. I believe that Gourmand searching was making sure that the area has plenty food, as the colony recently moved and was looking for another temporary home. Another thing to support this is the wall drawings, as I feel the colony would talk about Gourmand through generations.
Another one of my HC's is that Gourmand is the leader of the specific slugcat colony. A lot of people probably think this already, but I'd at least like to give my own take with my own spin on how a Slugcat colony works.
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Gourmand is a leader in my eyes because of how useful they are to the colony, and how strong they are. Animals usually prove dominance in size and strength, which Gourmand definitely has (My Gourmand is a big lovable fella)! But since this is also fiction, I added more to this. Slugcats usually choose their leaders based on a few qualities, which are:
Size: Gourmand is big yes, which gives them the upper hand at intimidating possible threats! Slugcats view Gourmand as very important due to this factor, as any predators that would try to harm a slugpup would have to face the intimidation of an angry Gourmand. This is why Gourmand fits here!
Strength: Gourmand DEFINITELY has some big strength to them, bro does 3 damage when not tired! This is viable to a slugcat colony as this shows that they can rely on their leader in even the most difficult of situations. That, and also they are capable of defending the young! Slugcats view this as one of the most important features in a leader, so this is why Gourmand is super important in this category.
Intelligence and Powers: Gourmand definitely checks out here! Their powers and their intelligence combine together, making them VERY useful to the colony. Gourmand can use their powers to help get their colony out of a tight bind, to entertain, and to direct. Slugcats can always count on Gourmand if stuck, which is why Gourmand fits!
Compassion: My Gourmand DEFINITELY fits here! Gourmand is super caring and great with kids, kind to everyone that they can be, uses their powers to help others, uses their intelligence to lead, and does everything in their ability to make sure their colony is safe. Why Gourmand left to look for food is because they wanted to make sure their colony would live and thrive. They'd do anything for their colony, and care for them dearly! This is probably the most important rule of a leader to them, as slugcats are usually social creatures, and rely on companionship to thrive.
If a slugcat leader doesn't fit most of these, and/or possibly abuses their leadership, the colony will choose another leader, and in VERY extreme cases, the leader will be thrown out of the colony (Totally doesn't have something like this with another character).
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Relationships
Iterators
Gourmand is overall friendly towards all of the iterators, as Gourmand gets the feeling that the world has been unkind to them, given their situation. Gourmand knows that being stuck inside a box isn't the best, especially if they cannot leave, and can only view the world from small holograms. Gourmand feels bad about their situation, so they come to visit the iterators to help keep them company, and to tell the iterators stories they'd be interested in.
Gourmand does have a lot of respect for them, as they know that the iterators have a lot of power, but have to be careful with their given situation. Gourmand views the iterators as fairly important, and that alone makes one of the reasons Gourmand respect them.
Slugcat Family + Monk and Survivor
Gourmand is their ancestor, so Gourmand is related to them. Despite this, Gourmand has a HUGE amount of respect for the slugcat family. This is because even though they had two kids they lost, they decided to stay strong, and to dive in after their family, which Gourmand finds to be very admirable. Gourmand would do anything to make sure they're safe.
For Monk and Survivor, Gourmand has a huge amount of respect for them both! Gourmand finds it admirable that they stayed strong in a world so dangerous, able to take caution, and able to use the tricks they've passed on through the colony. Despite this, Gourmand also feels sadness for them as they know it was an extremely rough situation on slugcats so young. They'd do anything to make sure that Monk and Survivor don't get separated from their family again.
Nightcat and Inv/Enot
Gourmand is friendly towards them both! Although Gourmand tends to dislike Enot's flirting, they still think of them both as friends. Gourmand does find them a bit mysterious as they both seemed to appear out of nowhere, and with the strangest first interactions as well. As far as Gourmand knows, Enot and Nightcat don't know their parents, and don't have any family nearby. Regardless of this, Gourmand took them both into their colony, and loves talking to them.
Hunter and Artificer
Gourmand is best friends with Artificer and Hunter, and values hunting with them! The three are nearly inseparable, and value each other's company, as well as talking about the colony. Slowly overtime though, Gourmand began to have a crush on the two, and seeing the two in a relationship was nice, but they wanted to confess their feelings to both of them. Eventually Gourmand does, and the three end up in a poly relationship! They're quite happy together :D
Regardless of this, Gourmand has respect for Hunter as they went to save Moon despite them being sickly. Gourmand has since then been finding ways to help Hunter, and with Sig's help, they're lessening the effects that the rot had on Hunters body. Through all this, Gourmand sees Hunter as a fearless and stoic warrior, and loves how kind they can be despite this.
Artificer is a bit of a different story, as Arti had some bad experiences with the colony, and Gourmand doesn't agree with Artificers genocidal ways. Gourmand was a bit on edge of first meeting them, but it grew to fondness as Gourmand realized that Arti is trying to correct their wrongs, and make up for what they've done in the past, with one of those being to apologize to their colony. Upon finding out about Arti's situation, they've grown closer to Artificer, and letting Arti interact with the colony as a way to help heal from the past. Gourmand is a firm believer that Artificer can heal, and they choose to stick by Arti every step of the way.
Spearmaster, Rivulet, and Saint
Gourmand isn't super close to Spearmaster, Rivulet, or Saint, but enjoys their company! Gourmand knows they mean no harm intentionally, but also respects Rivulet and Spearmaster quite a bit for helping the iterators. Saint is a bit more distant, and from what Gourmand knows, Saint has a bit of a complicated past. Gourmand isn't going to push it, but they'll always be there if Saint needs someone to talk to. Gourmand is always welcome to them joining their colony, and is on quite good terms with the three.
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aceofwhump · 1 year
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Hi lovely ace! I'm new to making gifs and was wondering if you have any tips for brightening darker scenes on photoshop? I usually don't do much at all in terms of coloring my gifs because it's kind of overwhelming for me. I'm not really interested in the gifs looking flawless I just want people to be able to at least see them and for them to not turn out looking too grainy. Thank you so much! x
Hi there! Yeah I can totally give you some tips! Thanks to whump scenes always being the darkest I've gotten much better at brightening scenes. I'm not amazing at it and I still have a lot to learn but I will happily share what I do know!
So your best friends when it comes to brightening a scene are these three layer adjustments: brighten/contrast, levels, curves. Curves is my absolute favorite layer for brightening gifs but using a combination of these will allow you to brighten up your gif nicely.
I usually start with the brightness/contrast layer. I'll increase the brightness and then add a little bit of contrast. Doing that helps me with the next layers. If you just want to do some basic brightening this is go to layer. Just use those sliders and it'll brighten it up for you.
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If you want to go a little crazier, curves and levels is the next step. Levels is good at more pinpointed brightening. Just adjust the triangles in this area left or right to make the scene brighter or darker. It make take some trial and error before it comes out how you want it. Honestly I'm new at using levels so I don't have a lot of advice for this one.
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Curves is my favorite though. I love curves. Curves saves my life. Curves allows you to set your white, black, and mid points. I pretty much just use the white point to brighten things up. Just click the little eye dropper with white in the middle and then select your whitest/brightest pixel and it'll adjust your colors and brightness according to what you selected.
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It really just comes down to trial and error with this stuff. Sometimes the colors make this difficult and I have to turn it black and white, adjust the brightness, then remove the black and white before adjusting the colors.
Here's a couple of tutorials that I found super helpful and that you might as well. Some of these have much better explanations for the layers than I gave:
https://wadey-wilson.tumblr.com/post/185091955396/how-to-brighten-gifs-by-winston-wilson-mini
https://joel-miller.tumblr.com/post/646916430914322432/ive-found-that-i-often-work-with-weirdly-tinted
https://thepunisher.tumblr.com/post/162600425483/idk-if-i-already-asked-this-but-how-do-you-only
https://suibianjie.tumblr.com/post/667988387737845760/tutorial-using-curves-to-white-balance-a-gif
https://starpsd.tumblr.com/post/681701893961138176/hi-do-you-have-any-tutorial-on-how-to-brighten
https://maziekeen.tumblr.com/post/619230113953988609/maziekeens-coloring-tutorial-part-2-part-1
https://kylos.tumblr.com/post/179130963506
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pepmint-art · 1 year
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Do you have any art tips? (With infinite rizz)
Yeah! I actually do! Idk why you're asking me from all amazing artists on this plaform, but it's plesure to share them!
IMO, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO JUST HAVE FUN. ART ISN'T A COMPETITION and no one is going to be the best in this. because of someone, who pushed this idea of not doing enough/ my art being shitty i stopped sharing my art with other. the problem was that i was a child and didn't understand that the person who said it just wanted to make me feel bad and it took me around 8 years to get it and start showing my art to anyone again (ah yes, personal trauma sharing)
okay so if we have organizational matters behind us, here some tips that i know but mosty forget about
choose background color before coloring the main part of drawing. colors looks different on white background and on e.g. on beige
lineart in other color can look better then in black. it's not the rule, but using e.g. brown lineart might make your art look softer and using just darker colors of the one that lineart is the closest
anatomy is wonky, redrawing poses from pictures from the internet might help. also remember that there's many types of body and all is perfect
make breaks between drawing. go eat, sleep is important. DRINK GOD DAMN WATER. help your body, it'll help your mind to not look at your art and be like "... gross"
technically, gap between eyes suppose to be one eye width. with half side standing character- one eye ends behind the nose, second starts where the nose (hole in the nose) ends
mouth can be just a line... but those juscy lips are so kissable. soft brushes can do a good work here
blush isn't suppose to be bright red, it's better when it's close to skin tone but readder
never shade with black. use darker, more saturated colores instead
you can make few colores of black and grey
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just don't push this dot to much onto the edges
it's funny, but you can actually use make-up tutorials to learn how to shade skin
hands... PUT THEM INTO POCKETS i mean... just try, there's many hands photos just being hands, or holding stuff on the internet that you'll always find your reference
remember about the gravitation. heavy, not solid stuff will try to kiss the floor
that's all i guess. if you're happy with your art then you're in good spot. no matter if you want to make progress or leave it as it is as long as you don't hate your art it's good
what on the living hell "with infinite rizz" mean!? i'm a fucking boomer
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you're getting an intro to each of my most important stuffies and you're gonna like it :> also this post is incredibly long so be warned <3 have a lovely time learning about my happy family :3
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this is my number one, my rock, his name is Lucky for obvious reasons. He has an unhealthy amount of snot, tears, and germs on him due to him being my personal diary without having to write, he helps me go through my problems out loud with out ostrasizing them or overthinking them in my head when I can just say them out loud, I DO NOT sleep without him and if i don't have him it is VERY hard to sleep so he has been here through everything when others weren't there and he's my favorite by far and all my other stuffies know this. if i ever loos him i will literally grieve him like he's a human, i talk to him like he's one and i treat him like one too, he has feelings and physical needs, ex: sleeping under the covers/ underneath my hood with his head peeking out of my neck hole, being left with a snack and water in the room, being around other stuffies. He is just as important to me as another human that I love, i love hard and I've learned how to cope with him and I'm the most thankful for this bear he is my rock my home my love my soulmate my hug.Lucky has gone through lots and has a hard time getting his thoughts out and he often thinks he ism't good enough and ends up overthinking and ostrazing he thoughts and problems but being around those who he loves helps him realize he is enough and he is loved and he is perfect the way he is and that amazing but he still needs a little help sometimes but that's what we're here for.
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this next one is June and infact my family member North named him and he is amazing! I sadly do not have a picture but he looks a little like this picture but, his arms and legs are less bulbus and he is all one darker blueish tealish color with black eyes and a black nose although he has a case od floppy neck he is well appreciated by Toby and little me cause he is very comforting and soft, he is like Tobys Lucky, emphasis on the like. but Tobys true Lucky is another stuffie of mine that is a tiger and a baby tiger that I will introduce later in the post. anyways, back to June I found june in a corner of a thrift store in Tennessee, literally dust on him and no tag so we get him for 50 cents and the lady at the checkout said she'd never even seen him before and she stocks all the stuffed animals so he's mysterious bou, magical boi. mmmmmmm and he was worth wayyyyy more than that sentimentally and he is so cute and small and lil teeny tiny boi. June doesn't't always understand how to think before he does things and is too care free for his own good, often making very risky decisions that could have dire consequences, soon he'll have a rude awakening and it wont be pretty but we're all waiting for the day to come and we're all behind him waiting to lift him back up and carry him along with us.
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This is Mr. Sweet Potato and his son Waffle Fry, so they look like this but it's not them exactly since they aren't build a bears and for reference waffle fry is about half the size it sweet potato who is the same size as a build a bear, they aren't fluffy like this either and they have velcro on their hands so they can hold hands. I got these before I was born and recently (by recently I mean 1 or 2 years ago) I got more attached to him since I also got a better relationship with my father and this reminds me of me and him when I was little, and it;s supposed to symbolize that actually, my dad really like Mr. Sweet Potato and Waffle Fry, and he also like Lucky. To get to the point though he is priceless to me and Lucky and Mr. Sweet Potato are a gay married couple and Waffle fry is Sweet Potatos bio son from his last marriage with Minnie another one of my stuffies and Lucky took him in and he loves him as his own, beat that story I bet you cant, he has always struggled with being the best and if he fails he beats himself up heavily and it can get very bad, he's gone through deppression and lot's of trauma in his past but is learning to get through it
(also the lore with my stuffies is originally Lucky and Minnie were together and then Lucky fell in love with Mr. SP and left Minnie very lovingly and then Mr. SP didn't reciprocate Luckt's feelings and so he got with Minnie, which is very douchie but fair and then they had Waffle Fry together and Minnie went and cheated on Mr. SP with another one of my stuffies name Sherbet and Mr. SP went to Luckys home to seek shelter and a place to stay and lucky let him stay as long as he needed and eventually Waffle Fry got very attached to Lucky and Mr. SP fell in love with Lucky and they got married and it was beautiful ((there's more lore but I don't have time nor space to get into that at the moment))
(if they were to looks like humans, lucky would look like my father who is a middle aged man, blond hair, green eyes, tall 6'1 and wears glasses and normally wears golf tee's and sweat pants and or press pants, Mr sweet potato is a south asain man with shoulder length hair and bug brown eyes, he's also tall 6'3 ish and wears jeans and graphic band tees (he listens to the beatles and the strokes mostly) waffle fry looks just like him but with short spikey hair and likes to wear dinosaur shirts and little kid sweatpants waffle fry is very spunky but can be very gentle and is good with other kids, he likes to share his lunch and toys and is just an amazing kid with lots of personality)
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ooga booga this is Minnie for obvious reason and she is an incredibly amazing mom even if she did cheat. she cares for her son and loves him dearly, showering him with gifts and quality time , she works hard and leads as a good example for those around her, she is a strong omen who can do any and is just like Minnie mouse Ex: she owns a boutique and works with Shervet instead of Daisy cause I don't have daisy as a stuffie. she's always had a problem with not stuffing her feelings inside but seeing Dmall fry helps her cope and healthily get her feelings out in happy ways, she is also reminded to journal at the end of the night cause he tells her too cause he knows it helps her 'feel better'
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This is the faggotry itself of a build a bear Shervet, she's amazing and is also a great role model for Waffle Fry, calls him Small Fry a lot, their little nick names <3 and she is a very hard worker, she works to hard for her own good, and doesn't know when to stop which is her biggest flaw but minnie helps her through it. and they work together to make the world a better place by donating as much as they can to charities from their work and always offering help where it's needed.
((if Minnie were to be a person she'd be a short latina woman, long brown hair and pretty amber eyes who likes to wear dresses and bows of course, and Sherbet loves to wear lots of colors, think kidcore and has short blond hair and is northern chinese, she loves life and all its colors, eyestrain in the best way possible she loves her overalls derly like they are a child,))
also to give context on how June is realted to all of this They are close friends with Sherbet and they grew up together n stuff <:)
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matchandelure · 2 years
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HI!
I wanted to ask about tips for line art and coloring in digital. I use ibisPaint on my phone currently because evertime i try using a program on my computer i get SO OVERWHELMEDDDD.
I just feel like im missing some type of info for coloring and lining and i just look at everything go "HMMMM COULD BE BETTER!" and feel like making all the art and also quitting at the same time... but i walways come crawling back...
I know i should probably be watching videos and stuff but i really love your art so I'd thought I'd ask.
Hello :DD
This is the first time ive received an ask like this, and honestly I understand that feeling of being overwhelmed and unsure really well,,, so I’ll try my best to offer some tips (о´∀`о) I use procreate on the iPad, and I’m not really familiar with ibisPaint, so I’ll try to keep things general
For line art, I’m actually probably not the best to ask,,, because I almost never do line art m(_ _)m
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this kind of line effect in some of my works is really just me painting over a sketch since I work usually on one layer (o_o) or adding some darker lines as a final touch to separate areas, nothing very tidy...but! On the rare occasion that I do use line art, I can say that keeping your lines loose, as well as using varying line weight, is pretty good at achieving something that retains flow! Like below, if you zoom in, you can see that I don’t try to connect all my lines, and I like to bold areas with shadow, or the outermost lines :D And also experiment with brushes!
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As for colouring, my biggest tip is to really use those layer modes we have on digital! Multiply, overlay, soft light, colour dodge...they are your friends!!! Get familiar with the uses of each, and the effects you can achieve with them! Below I have an example of a piece before and after I added my finishing touches with overlay, soft light, and add layers. They really make a difference :OO
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Colouring is probably my favourite part of the art process, because it’s really am amazing way for the artist to express themselves. So also do lots of experimenting, do studies and use references!
To finish off (this got really long ahah,,,) just like u mentioned, the internet with its amazing amount of videos and books on these topics are your best friend! Watch those YouTube videos (I recommend also watching speedpaints so you can sort of see the process other artists have) and read those books!! And lastly, make sure to have fun as well with your art ٩( 'ω' )و having fun while you learn makes the process all the more enjoyable hehe
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Version 1 - Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Perhaps Kirby's single most iconic ability, it's Sword Kirby! Wherein Kirby gets a sword, and that's rad. Of note is that in its debut in Kirby's Adventure, it was one of three (four if you count Star Rod) abilities which change Kirby's set of sprites beyond simply recoloring them, having him hold a weapon in his poses instead of just pulling it out when he needed to use it. In this case he wields a fairly generic-looking sword, with a silver-white blade and a tan hilt, with stripes down the handle for grip.
Speaking of grip, one thing that has changed throughout the years but which I have opted not to portray in this lineup is how Kirby holds his sword. It varies on a game by game and art by art basis - sometimes the sword is just attached to his flappy arm, like with velcro, sometimes it is sticking out of his arm, and sometimes Kirby's flap wraps around it like a hand. It's very inconsistent, and presumably tends to just be whatever looks best for the specific pose or to the specific artist.
Kirby's Adventure is the only game in which Sword Kirby appears without a hat, though other hatless games would include sword-like abilities, such as Kirby 64's fire sword Kirby wielded as his Burn-Cutter combo ability.
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Version 2 - Kirby Super Star (1996) / Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (2001~)
Something interesting, and vitally important, happened to Sword when it came back in Kirby Super Star and was granted its hat. Remember those three abilities that all had Kirby wielding a weapon? They were Sword, Hammer, and Parasol, and all three made an appearance in Kirby Super Star - but only Sword got a hat, as the other two remained distinct only in that Kirby held the weapon. The reason? We can't know for sure, but I think we can make a pretty good guess as to why Sword Kirby ended up with its iconic green cap.
Firstly, the hat's design is shared by another ability: Bomb Kirby, which has the same floppy hat but in blue and white instead of green and yellow. The hat used by Bomb Kirby is directly copied from the hat worn by the "mascot" of Bomb, the Poppy Bros. (both Sr. and Jr.). Secondly, well... surely you've heard of The Legend of Zelda? By taking a floppy jester-like hat and coloring it green, suddenly the hat looked an awful lot like Link's! The sword, too, got a fresh coat of paint to resemble Link's Master Sword - specifically, the blue hilt resembles the iconic blue of the Master Sword's hilt. The yellow blade could be pulled from the final evolution of the sword in Link to the Past, the Golden Sword, but that may be just a coincidence.
By solidifying Sword Kirby's design as a reference to Link, even giving Kirby access to Sword Beams while at full health, Sword Kirby became an icon. In fact, this hat is essentially exactly the same now as it was back in 1996! The colors have shifted around slightly, some appearances making it a darker green and some making the yellow closer to a tan, but all in all the hat has remained roughly unchanged. Instead, we will be looking at the evolution of the sword, which has had some distinct changes through the game series.
This appearance, yellow sword and simple blue hilt, would also be how Sword Kirby appeared in the anime. The anime would have one tiny difference in that the base of the blade has a blue stripe, but I didn't think that was worth a whole new image.
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Version 3 - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) / Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (2004) / Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006) / Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008)
Though Nightmare in Dream Land took cues from the anime for a lot of its designs, Sword Kirby got a brand new blade! This new blade design brought it even closer to Zelda's Master Sword, having an appearance not unlike a simplified, exaggerated version of it - it has a bright blue hilt with a yellow-orange gem in the center of it (side note: the gem appears more yellow or more red in different pieces of art and depending on lighting) and two "wings" extending off of the guard on either side. The blade has been adjusted back to silvery-white as well, perhaps because by this point the most recent appearance of the Master Sword do not include upgrading it to make it golden.
This appearance would go on to be the baseline for every Sword Kirby appearance for the rest of the franchise, though there are a few added details I would like to highlight.
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Version 4 - Kirby Air Ride (2003)
Sword Kirby in Air Ride is really odd to me, because it has the then-modern design shared by all the other games of its era, but it opted to make the blade yellow again. This is the one and single appearance of the modern blue hilt with a yellow blade. Even the famous scrapped Kirby Gamecube game, though it had several models and enemies reused from Air Ride, reverted the sword back to silver, as can be seen both in the trailers and in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy.
Additionally, Kirby Air Ride added some detail to the guard's wings in the form of a little detail line around the outline. From the Brawl trophy it doesn't look like this detail was to be preserved in Kirby GCN, though.
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Version 5 - Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) - Present (2023~)
When Sword Kirby made it to 3D once again, it would have one final detail added in a small dark-blue crescent mark added to each wing of the sword guard. And that's it! Outside of some additional detailed texture work that was added in Return to Dream Land and further expanded upon in Star Allies and Forgotten Land, Sword Kirby's look has remained constant. Fitting for one of Kirby's most iconic abilities! If I had to guess, I would put this one as one that I probably won't need to revise with a future iteration, unlike, say, Fire Kirby which is already outdated. But that's a design I can talk about another day.
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angelizs · 2 years
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Hi hi its the curious anon again from the jade and azul ask !!,HEHR PLEASE DONT APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTHY,I love reading long posts so I enjoyed it very much and I loved reading it!!,you honestly had me going /YES YEA THIS/ the whole way through 😂 and if you wanna go off about their designs plea please do!! 🥺,
I dont have too many thoughts to share /myself/ however except maybe a silly one thats a lil shippy on how floyd would call is s/o their actual name and flipflop between the sea animal nickname and actual name cause of the theory that he usually calls those he respects/are close to their names n so on-
HII CURIOUS ANON, I'm glad you liked my lenghty thoughts on them! since you've given me the go ahead, I'll take up your offer and talk a bit about their Dorm Uniform designs! (I didn't include Azul's overblot or any other clothes to focus on these especific ones, but perhaps another time!)
oh, before I start, yes I agree with that! I believe you're refering to this post regarding Floyd's nicknames, and I agree with it! like he does with Azul and Jade, the people he's truly close with and respects he would call by their actual name, not one of his nicknames. although I'm very attached to shrimpy as I find it very cute and I'd kind of miss it if he dropped it altogether, so I like the idea of him varying between it and his S/O's name!
fun fact: I like to draw occasionally, so character design is something I have a lot of interest in!
now, let's get this started, yes?
I feel like my thoughts go along with the general consensus of their designs, but sometimes even the obvious should be stated, so I'll say everything in my mind!
AZUL
I have a confession to make. I'm easily attracted by anime characters with white hair. I KNOOOOW IT'S SUCH A COMMON TROPE AND I FALL FOR IT EVERYTIME, HOOK, LINE AND SINKER. so him having his gray-ish hair color is already a positive point in my books. differently from Ursula, his hair is not wild and free, but rather very well kept, tamed and wavy! (and difficult to draw, lmao. the notes in the 2020 visual book make a comment on how it's important to make an outline before drawing it, or else the right side can come out too big)
even with it's difficulty, I think the little strand that's just a tad longer and curls following his face, reminiscing of a tentacle, is just so charming, it's a nice little detail that makes all the difference! another thing you can't really see it's that he has AN UNDERCUT!! WHICH IS SO COOL!! I miss the time I used to have an undercut too.
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the choice of giving him glasses but not the twins is a bit ironic, since octopi don't have much of a bad vision at all, meanwhile eels are almost blind. (I think they use contact lenses. just imagine Floyd forgetting his and he can't see anything and he's just. confused.) I think it's most likely to make him fit even more in the stereotypical "smart and cunning anime character" profile. it miiight have been a reference to the darker shade around Ursula's eyes, but I honestly doubt it. they do fit quite nicely, so I'm not complaining at all!
one thing I like about his eyebrows are how expressive they are, which brings Ursula's eyebrows to mind! they seem to have very similar expressions in that sense, as the drawing of him with a mean grin and arched eyebrows is reminiscent of Ursula's expression! his eyes aren't half lidded like hers tho, a difference that pops out very clearly if you compare both pics of them looking straight ahead while smiling. Ursula's seem more menacing, as if she's up to no good, while Azul's is more polite.
I loooove the mole near his mouth, mirroring Ursula's, it's so charming!! and I don't know if you've ever stared at his lips before but. look. they are very glossy and they SHINE, his mouth looks amazing, he might not pass on Ursula's birght red lipstick but he DEFINETLY has lip balm at least
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now let's look at his drip. Octavinelle's dorm uniform makes an homage to the Sea Witch's elegant style, using a stylish combination of suits in more neutral tones, either in black and white or in shades of purple and gray, making a reference for her lavander skin tone and purple tentacles.
look I'm gonna be honest. I don't know what's up with the fedora. the iconic shell is a nice touch, but why must he wear a fedora? he could look professional and mature without it!! I am. not the biggest fan of hats. AND HIS HAIR LOOKS SO PRETTY WHY MUST HE HIDE IT
the bowtie I think it's a bit silly, but that might be because it's not common at all here where I live. I've only seen normal ties, so for me it might have looked better with one (not in this purple shade tho, maybe in a more muted tone of it. I do like the contrast of color against the white). I also don't see much what's the point of the grey scarf but it does help him look fancy, though the Octavinelle crest on it makes it look a bit like Harry Potter merch
as he's the housewarden, he gets a special long coat that does make him look a bit like a mafia boss, especially because he's not actually wearing it, only having it drapped over his shoulders. (or perhaps it's the bowtie. was that why it was there all along!?) and the white gloves? it's very snazzy and suspicious at the same time, but I can see the elegance of hiding your hands as if you're a victorian maiden hiding your ankles and shoulders to preserve your modesty.
the cane is SO COOL. I don't think he uses it for anything other than looking intimidating but's it's so cool. maybe it helped him to get used to walking with only two legs (adapting from eight to two must have been hard) when he started his first year and he's kept it. his shoes are pretty normal, expected even, BUT WHY ARE HIS SOCKS NEON PURPLE. I know it's to match his silly mafioso bow tie BUT WHY.
JADE
I'll start with things that will apply to Floyd as well, but I only want to say it once
Flotsam and Jetsam are... not the prettiest around. I'd say they are very far from it, even. Which only surprises me more that the twins look SO GOOD when they were based off of this??
as a reference to the moray eels, Ursula's beloved pets and minions, the twin's hair follow their color scheme, teal in it's majority with a dark gray stripe, and each have one yellow eye that helps to differentiate from which eel they were inspired by. their merman forms also make reference to them, as their tails are quite similar and they have fins and gills, which is not something the merman in the Little Mermaid used to have.
thankfully, for everyone's happiness, their physical similarities end there.
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JADE TIME!! I have another confession to make: I also love character's with hair that has more than one color. I'M NOT TOO HARD TO PLEASE ALRIGHT!
Jade's hair is very unusual and at first glance might even look strange, a mix of color and shapes in an already complicated design. I think it plays along well with him, the little J shaped strand of hair hugs his face and calls attention to it, breaking the monotony from his otherwise short hair and balancing it's color out. the way his side bang is cut in such an angular and sharp way gives it such a nice shape, and I like how his hair is well kept and brushed! (differently from Azul's, his hair is a pleasure to draw, as I sometimes find myself doodling it at the corner of my books, absentmindedly)
THE SHAPE OF HIS EYEBROWS !!! they also feel quite angular and pointed, different from Floyd's, which compliment his eye shape very well. AND HIS EYES?? I could look into then all day. the way they are sharp and pass the feeling of his witty personality, they are angled upwards and give him an alluring sense, his upper lashes are fuller and give a cutting look to his eyes, the little eyebags (?) under them breaking the lightness of his skin and adding some color around them, even his eyelid fold helps to create such a charming gaze. I LOVE THE HETEROCHROMIA!! they aren't wildly constrasting, like I commonly see, but rather a duller tone of the other, which is how it usually happens in real life! such a polite look and by it's shape alone you can tell there's something behind it, something sharp enough to almost break the surface.
even his nose differs from Floyd's, as it feels a little softer and round ended, less curved and more of a straight line. I love these little spot the differences games, while they might seem like such minor details, they come along to create a bigger picture that differentiates the twins and each is their own person very well, not only with their body language but also by their appearence!!
OH AND HIS LIPS. I know I know it's the art style but still. the way his bottom lip is so full and shiny?? the way the corners of his mouth curl upwards just so. the carefully constructed politeness. how he rarely shows his teeth to keep the more harmless appearence, only letting them be seen if he's trying to intimidate someone or if he's actually happy. the dangers of his sharp teeth hiding like a shark under the waves !!!!!!
AND JADE'S EARRING! like on Floyd, it's such a dynamic little shape and gives them a bit of a more approachable look? and then you discover how they even got it in the first place LMAOOO. wait, let me give some context: on Usrula's spell, she says "Beluga Sevruga, Come winds of the Caspian Sea!" what does that mean? beluga is a variety of caviar (and of the more expensive ones), and it's harvested from the Sevruga sturgeon, native from the Caspian Sea. the story of how the twins got those earrings is that they won a fight against a sturgeon and kept the scales as a prize, so really even their cute little silly earrings are indicative of how dangerous they can be and how they like to flaunt that around LOL. in story they are also mentioned to be known as a good luck charm, due to being a popular ingredient in the Sea Witch's potions. it's such a nice reference! and it also implies the twins might have a bit of a supersticious side to them, which is so interesting.
the merman form is so cool too! as mentioned, I really like how they use more elements of moray eels and lets them have a more fish-like look. the stripes are elegant and a nice detail that brings these aspects from the eels, not to mention his body is literally luminiscent! like! he glows underwater!! how cool is that?? the fins in place of ears are cute, and the webbed hand makes a lot of sense! the tail adding lenght to them and making them twice their human size is a nice way of making them grow without distorting their proportions. (just why. why must he have abs. eel abs. it was a whole jumpscare the first time I saw them.)
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I'm. gonna sound a bit hypocritical now. but! I think the hat looks nice on Jade. HEAR ME OUT! I'm still not the biggest fan of hats, but Jade's is not like Azul's, it has a wider, less square box like, shape, the shell is hidden as to not overdo with the details and leave it as a more discreet one, and the way it's drapped on his head, following his bangs and the linearity of his longer stripe, gives such a fluidity to the whole thing and manages to make him look suave!
also, one thing about him is how he's always prim and proper, tucked in neatly in any formal suit and showing his diligence. there's something about people who are always so covered up and formal looking. the profissionalism... the maturity... the sense he's above you... the clothes make the man...
ANYWAYS. I like that the shade of the regular uniform is a lavander that goes easy on the eyes (housewarden's neon purple, take notes), it gives a classy feel and goes along great with the general color scheme! I hope they are careful on laundry day to wash those separatedly from the white uniforms.
again with the little bow tie. the white manages to compliment his gloves and the pocket square very well, but it stills looks a bit silly to me. I'm sorry, but here where I live the only people I've seen using those are clowns, literally (look up Patati e Patatá. it's Jade and Floyd).
he thankfully doesn't show his socks, but his shoes have white details on them that I feel that kind of break the sleekness of the whole. I know it would be way too monocromatic otherwise, but I don't think it'd be necessarily a bad thing, especially since they have no problem in doing it with his other designs. with the ones he has on, it looks like he's about to start tap dancing at any minute.
still, Jade is slaying
FLOYD
as I've already discussed some of his design aspects in Jade's part, I'll go over only what I see as unique to him.
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his hair is messier than Jade's, wilder and spikier, and it kind of looks like he doesn't brush it in the mornings, but that's part of his charm, this unkept look! the F shaped longer strand seems a bit fuller than Jade's as well.
his eyebrows are higher and less sharp than Jade's, angled downwards and following his eye shape that makes him look sleepy or bored more often, less atent than Jade, and exposes his double eyelid better. his eyes are more expressive, oftentimes curving in excitement or with his pupils contracting when angry.
the shape of his nose is pointy, sharper and slightly more curved. ONE THING I REALLY LIKE: his mouth. Floyd is always showing his emotions, and it's delightful to look at his jagged teeth as he smiles openly! even when he's not emoting so drastically you can still catch a glimpse of them!
the thing is that while they have their differences, the twins designs are very similar, as they really separate from each other in their personalities.
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the hat also looks better on him than on Azul (sorry Azul, yours is a bit goofy and doesn't compliment your hair very well), and while it follows some of the reasons I've cited on Jade's, there's also something else. the hat helps to show his impulsive nature! how so? well, I think like this: the rest of the uniform he has to wear, there's no escaping it, but the hat? he can do wathever he wants with it. if he feels like putting it on, he does, if he doesn't feel like it, he can just not. it's not a crucial part like the shirt or the suit, so people won't get much on his case about it. in the card, he's taken it off, simply because he wanted to.
he's also more free than Jade's buttoned up look, as he quite literally doesn't button up many parts of it, his jacket is open, his collarbones are exposed, his silly clown bow tie is untied, his scarf is flowing in the wind. Floyd doesn't like to be restricted by tight fitting clothes and honestly I get him.
as much as Floyd is interested in shoe fashion, I don't like his shoes at all. in most of his cards actually. I don't know if it's because I know nothing about it and use an All Star for every occasion, but his shoes always look goofy because of his socks. ALWAYS. who lets him keep getting away with this??? someone please stop him he's comminting crimes against fashion with those socks. THE NEON PURPLE DOESN'T EVEN GOES WELL WITH THE SOFT LAVANDER OF HIS SHIRT. THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON FOR HIM HERE. not to mention he's also using the tap dancer shoes.
CONCLUSION
I really like Octavinelle's under the sea theme and how well their designs make callbacks for their counterparts, making nice references for such an iconic villain! all in all they are very elegant and pass a professional vibe that's characteristic of the dorm and it's students, leaving enough space for their own little quirks to shine through.
I love to take a look at them like this!! I might have a terrible fashion sense for myself, but when it comes to character design I suddenly become a critic lol. though I feel that the game manages very well to create interesting designs that calls to mind the original villain's and leave enough room for their own personalities to shine, catching your attention and staying easily on your memory! all the characters have unique little things that differentiate them and make even people that have never played the game recognize them!
that's it for their dorm uniforms and general designs, I hope you like it curious anon! thank you for once again indulging me on my rambles!
(I took the images from pinterest but they are from the 2020 visual book, which I found some translations for in their character fact sheets and here, or from the Little Mermaid's concept art book!)
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purplesurveys · 2 years
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Who do you know who makes the best French toast? I don’t really eat French toast all that often. The only one I’ve tried is my dad’s, and of course he makes amazing ones. I’d never actively ask him to make them though; sweet flavors on bread isn’t my thing.
What was the last thing you ate that had cheese on it? My mom fried cheesesticks for me this afternoon while I was working.
What is your favorite pizza parlor? We don’t have a lot of those here since most pizza places are fast food joints, but there is a nearby restaurant called Sundays that makes really good pizza. They have this five cheese bechamel variant that I order all the time.
Name three things you like about winter. I’ve never experienced winter but from what I’ve seen, I think I would really enjoy the snow, the darker sky, and being comfy in thick bulky clothes.
Is winter your favorite season? It is just because it’s always looked appealing to me. I could be wrong though!
Do you know anyone whose favorite season is winter, and if yes, who? I doubt it, barely anyone I know has experienced snow/winter.
What is the most frustrating thing that's happened to you recently? WORK. I want to fucking resign every fucking day lmao.
Are you happy today? Eh. I’m not overly happy, but I don’t feel heavy either. I’d count that as a win.
Who is someone you've been enjoying watching on YouTube recently? I just watch Good Mythical Morning or BTS clips made by various content creators these days.
What's your favorite song at the moment? I haven’t been listening to music lately, so I don’t have any.
Are your hands dry right now? Yep.
Do you own pajamas with llamas on them? Super random hahaha, but no.
Would you ever wear hot pink cat-eye glasses? Unless I have a reason to wear one, nah.
What is something you've been undecided about recently, if anything? Staying at my job. I’m pretty much set on leaving, but I do want to accomplish one or two big things as a manager first just so I can have something to be proud of once I do. We’ll see; I tend to never follow through on things I want to do hahaha.
How often do you use the toaster? We don’t even have one.
Have you ever made a dreamcatcher? I’ve never made one but I’ve owned a couple in the past.
If applicable, what color boombox did you have as a kid? I also didn’t have a boombox.
Would you rather dress up as a zombie or a unicorn for Halloween? Zombie. I was never a fan of the whole unicorn trend haha.
Who was the last of your friends to have a baby? None of my friends have had kids yet.
What's the most ridiculous thing you've heard lately? Just a bunch of fake news that always comes out of the political scene. Nothing really stands out at the moment.
Can you see snow out your window right now? No and I never will.
What are three of your favorite things to do when it snows? :/
Have you ever contemplated shaving your head, and if so, why? No, the thought has never occurred to me.
What types of cancer are in your family? I don’t know. We don’t like talking about cancer or at least my mom likes dodging the subject, so I’m not super aware of my family’s history with cancer or if we even have one to begin with.
What color socks are you wearing? I’m not wearing any socks at the moment.
Which cartoon character looks the most like you? Diane Nguyen.
Which family member did you get your height from? My mom.
Do you believe in the supernatural? Nope.
What color looks the worst on you? ORANGE. Brown and teal are also a little meh on me.
What year were you born? 1998.
Do you own a pair of plaid pants? Nopes but I wore a plaid skirt for years when I attended private school from kinder to high school.
Which TV channel did you watch the most as a kid? Nickelodeon and Disney Channel. I really only just watched Cartoon Network for Powerpuff Girls and Pokemon.
Who is your favorite cousin? My eldest cousin on my mom’s side, who is more like an older brother than a cousin to me and my siblings at this point. We grew up together soooo we’re super close to this day.
Do you prefer black tea, herbal tea, or green tea? No tea.
What do you think of hypnosis? Do you believe in it? Eh, not a believer.
What's your favorite fast food restaurant? KFC. Is Popeye’s a fast food restaurant? I’d count it as a favorite too.
What would a Lisa Frank version of you look like? Idk, don’t really care.
If you had to choose a country to live in besides your own, which country would you choose? Canada or New Zealand.
What's the most dangerous thing that's happened to you recently? Erm, nothing too crazy. I was out driving at like 1 AM last Sunday if that counts as dangerous.
What color ink did the last pen you wrote with have? Purple, I believe it was.
Have you ever had a friend with the same name as you? Nope. I’d be amazed if that happened; my name isn’t super super common.
Do you think you look better with long hair or short hair? Shorter, but not short.
What are three things you are thankful for? Having a home, always having something to eat, my friends.
What did the last mask you wore look like? Uh, a face mask haha. It was a pink BT21-themed face mask with all the characters on it.
Did you wear a mask today? Nah, I didn’t head out today so didn’t need to.
Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Nopes.
Do you ever find youtube's video recommendations annoying? Well not really. I have an account so the recommendations are usually set to my interests already.
Which did you have first: Myspace or Facebook? Myspace, even though I never used it.
What color was your nursery when you were a baby? I have no clue actually.
Do you prefer canoeing or kayaking? Kayaking.
When was the last time you went kayaking? The first and only time I’ve done it was back in 2015, when I was in Palawan.
Do you have anyone you can trust? Sure.
What color is/was the last carpet you sat on? Grey.
Do you have a rug in your room? Nope.
What was the name of the first college dorm you lived in? I’ve never stayed in a dorm.
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What will kissing your FS be like?
Kissing your FS will feel like a breath of fresh air. Like a cool breeze brushing your face and blowing cold air on it. They could have very soft and plump lips that will feel amazing against yours. It's like kissing them gives you a buzz and intoxicates you a little, they could be so good at it that it leaves you hazy for a bit before you can think straight. They could smash your lips, step back and ask you if 3+3=8 and you'll nod your head.
I don't think kissing your previous partners has ever felt this good. There's something so colorful about your FS, the way they kiss depends on the intensity and passion they're experiencing at the moment. When things get heated between you two, they'll want to choke you with one hand and bite your lip, kissing you all the way down your neck and leaving a trail of kisses, in the most raw and animalistic way till they're breathless.
However, there could be other times where they would just want to smother you with kisses gently, like you're a dainty being and must be worshipped. You could love the feeling of lips coming in contact and you like how they taste. Your FS seems to be taking care of their lips, they could be the kind to wear herbal lip balm too. They're a damn good kisser and know to leave you hungry for more.
They pull away to tease you and like seeing that desperation and neediness in your eyes. However, they won't leave you craving and longing for their kisses for long. They like using your teeth a little and sucking your flesh like your skin is flavoured and they can't help but suck the flavour out. Hickeys could be prominently visible on your body after you're done making out and sleeping with them. They like giving you bruises and would want you to show them off.
They take pride in the fact that they can give you such immense pleasure. They could pull your leg when you're most sober and less turned on haha. I feel like kissing them feels like a claim. You claim each other by kissing one another with deep intensity, claiming your relationship and what it means to you. It'll feel safe to just lie in their arms and kiss them. They could be a sucker for pillow talk btw, wholesome.
Anyway, can I please know whether he'll reach out to me (or get back to my messages) and whether he'll reconcile? Idk if I'm on his mind but he's on mind and I'm not able to kick him out. I also feel cheated, I think he's having nsfw convos with other's. He's a libra
Visual:https://www.tiktok.com/@carlcunard/video/7187790771808980230  I feel like he's a very cocky and manipulative individual. He knows exactly how to present himself to others to get what he wants. I feel like he’s extremely popular and has a very good reputation in real life. Others see him as a ‘good guy’. Not many people have the guts to reveal his true self because he has so many minions that will go after them.  I feel like he is a very careless person that relies on others to clean up his messes. He usually gets off scott free because he doesn’t ever have to get his hands dirty.
Visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmydacBAN1oI  Those closest to him that know of AS’s true nature try really hard to help him hide it even from himself. They tried to discourage his more base desires, but all it did was make them go darker. I do feel like others have had similar experiences to you, but worry about revealing it because they are afraid of ruining their own reputation. I feel like he does have others he has nsfw conversations with and has requested that he be the only one. He gets off on being the only one someone gets pleasure from. Visual:https://www.tiktok.com/@daniela_estefaniaa/video/7154489644808178949?q=fuck%20this%20are%20we%20dating&t=1699194256493  He leaves a lot of people confused with his actions. At the end of his connection its like people wake up and they don’t really know what to make of their relationship with him. Its like he has them under a spell. From what they remember they still have good memories of him, but the overall relationship is clouded in fog. Now that your eyes are open you are very angry. I feel like you almost want revenge on him, but aren't sure how? You are aware of how popular he is and don’t want others to turn against you because of him. ‘What is your damage? You were just a f*ck’. You feel like you wasted your time and were taken advantage of. Visual:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOHvgvRVCDo  Everything surrounding your time with AS will feel awkward. I feel like he designed it to be that way so you wouldn’t want to talk about it with anyone. You feel very vulnerable right now and don’t know how to deal with it. I feel like you may want to lash out, but that’ll just give him more satisfaction and ammo. Visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2COHE7Cfrs (0:53-1:18)AS is not a healthy individual and his energy feels very toxic. He wouldn’t be a good person to have long term. His past partners were not in a good place emotionally after the relationship ended. I feel like he’s a bit of an emotional vampire. He gets off from draining others. He is kind of obsessed with it. He knows exactly what to say and do for maximum drainage. He feels energised from it. Visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaIdHUx7FQg (0:00-2:54)He knows how to mask his true nature, but I feel more people are becoming aware of it too. That really scares him. Before he could do his ‘good guy’ act effortlessly now he needs to actually try. Visual:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVK4DsaVHe8  He wants to seem completely normal and innocent. He can’t commit to anyone, but he pretends that he can. I feel like he makes a good show out of being a steady doting partner, but he can really only be devoted to himself. He only shows ‘sensitivity’ if it would benefit him. I feel like he has darker parts that are more prominent than he wants to admit. He may have darker fantasies that he only admits to himself and a select group of people. He's very bored with a mundane life. He wants to let his inhibitions and passions free. If they take a darker path he’s fine with it as long as he gets the maximum amount of pleasure. He feels like he’s being watched more closely. More people are clocking his inconsistencies. Visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-Ug6PwUt0 Spirit is glad you’ve awoken to his true nature and feels it would be best to distance yourself from him. He is not a good person to have around you. Your energy makes him feel like no other. He pushed for a connection with you so that he could feel more of your energy. He feels supercharged after speaking with you. 
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talysalankil · 1 year
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i forgot to post about last night's sprints but i got a chapter one, a beginning of a chapter 3 (i'm doing a jumping timelines thing so i wanted to stick to that one while i did the follow-up to chapter 1) and a decent idea where the present timeline is going for the first act of the book
also much more exciting (to me and no one else), i'm back to mapmaking baybeee
basically it's a lot of refining of the map i made just before nanowrimo started. vectorizing that map is kind of essential if i want it to be useful in the future, and it proved to me a little problematic, but in the end i found that inkscape has a really strong tool for it, as long as you work strictly in black and white.
but first I tweaked the threshold tool of affinity photo to edit my map (i'm so glad i kept the file with all its many layers and not just the final render LOL). i also adjusted the curves so the map's a little different
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mostly it's flattening the ocean floor because there was a pretty sharp dive.
then with the threshold that got me a total of 25 maps (though i discarded one of them) for varying altitude values.
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those are for the surface, and these are for the sea
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just for the record, since the original file (you know, based on data from nasa) is humongous, each of these took a decent amount of time rendering, and THEN it took forever to get inkscape to vectorize them. most of my afternoon and evening. good thing i was wasting it with mandatory family team building exercises anyway.
anyway. once all these are vectorized, i can pop into affinity designer, add some colors, slide stuff around to get a nicer cutoff, and voilà! a map
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for comparison, the same file using the raster map above looks like this:
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it obviously looks darker because the vector one essentially rounds down altitudes, so i'm keeping both versions handy just in case. but i'm pretty amazed at how little detail was lost. inkscape did some real magic in there.
(well also it is still a massive file. a big chungus. i didn't know vector images could even be this big. but yeah it makes sense)
now of course the real data under this map still uses the old cutoff point and i just duplicated the map to get this. the next step is to unscramble all that, and then, well, i guess i'll have the vector map i wanted and i can work on climate zones. which will be useful so i can decide where my protagonist actually is in the scenes i'm writing lmao.
speaking of, it's past 10pm already (not just because of this, my mom did waste more of my evening) so i should, like, do a writing sprint. I guess.
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salemdominance · 2 years
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Penny Polendina
So, an ask I got on AO3 asked about Penny, so I thought about I would do her, if she was just going to be normal Penny or what.
I decided to be simple. If specified as Penny from earlier volumes survived, it is normal Penny that either revolted or got reprogramed. If it’s post that, like Penny only got there after Salem is in charge or got rebuilt, it will be different, and this chapter is about that.
Ruby hoisted the thing onto a table with Salem nearby. It was a vaguely humanoid bundle of wires, gears, pistons and other metal things Salem wouldn’t even try to understand. “Here we go Goddess! Penny’s innards. Slap a shell on them and you basically have Penny but better. Those Atlas losers had amazing software, but their hardware was sub-par. Once Watts got the software back in action I made sure everything worked better than ever.”
Salem nodded. “Then, as I promised, let’s finish your friend.” She placed a creepy plastic mask onto the robot’s face, and kissed it. Her lips left a black kiss mark that started to bubble and steam. For the next 20 minutes the kiss grew and bubbled until it looked like a person had a truck of tar dumped on them, nothing vaguely recognizable.
Finally eyes snapped open, human green eyes, and the thing moved. “Oh! Here Penny!” Ruby handed it a massive towel it used to clean itself.
The tar fell away or got mopped up, until what looked like a human remained. It was a human looking Penny, except with darker brown skin and bright red hair. Salem looked her up and down. “Very nice, the grimm has mimicked not just skin and hair, but movement as well...” Penny stretched to test her body, and both girls could see muscles rippling, the way they tensed and relaxed.
Ruby glomped her with a hug. “YES! I knew it would work. It’s Penny! Better than ever.”
Penny nodded. “SalllUTTTATIONS...GHRRK... Salutations Friend Ruby!” She cheered after a mechanical start. She grabbed Ruby into a hug and spun her around. “Oh this feels new! I feel much more...feels!” She looked at Salem. “And Mistress Salem! Ruby loaded all relevant data about you.” Her eyes flicked down Salem’s body. “And much data that...isn’t relative.” She said meaningfully.
Salem nodded with a smile. “Good. However let’s start slow for now. Machine, aura, and grimm have never been combined in such a way before. I don’t want you dissolving from overwork.”
(So Penny would look something like Din from LoZ. Not exact but V)
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(this is official artwork BTW, but if you want to look up some fan art, got some stuff out there Not 1-to-1 obviously, Penny would still be in a dress with leggings, the bow, all that stuff. But this would be her coloring and general shape. If I didn’t suck at drawing I’d do a basic drawing.)
5 months later
“OK Penny, how are you?” Asked Salem, looking her over. Penny was back into her dress and leggings, bouncing to attention.
“I am aMAZing Mistress!” Behind her Ruby was running diagnostics on her systems. “Ruby left me old data so I know the old me wouldn’t be happy with my new job, but I can honestly say I am much happier now.”
She stretched to allow Salem to see her body move. “I can feel more and I am more free. Yesterday I had off so I was allowed into the city, no one looked twice at me. I went to the nearby bakery and they treated me to some cookies, and tried to encourage their son to ask me out. I got home, slept for an hour as my body can, and after played games with Ruby. I could go out on my own, I could mingle without looking odd, I could taste, I could choose where to go, I could sleep if only an hour a day, and I played games just because. I am...happy.”
Salem nodded. “Good. You being happy makes Ruby happy, and I have grown fond of you. Plus you are a rousing success for my experiments. And besides I enjoy my servants liking to serve me.”
Penny smiled and started to sink to her knees. “Than may I show you how much I like serving you? I know you enjoy that.” Salem smiled and started to strip, Ruby watching in the background. Work was done, now was for play.
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