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he literally fought arm out, biceps playing peekaboo under a rain poncho.

Darth Teether, my boo

Shout out to the real star of The Acolyte: Manny Jacinto’s arms. 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

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sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

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So, I saw this image on Facebook, and it was supposedly showing what Queen Nefertiti would have looked like in real life:

Now, I thought this AI generated garbage was just truly terrible on a number of levels; first off, she looks wayyyyyy too modern - her makeup is very “Hollywood glamour”, she looks airbrushed and de-aged, and as far as I’m aware, Ancient Egyptians didn’t have mascara, glitter-based eyeshadows and lip gloss. Secondly, her features are exceptionally whitewashed in every sense - this is pretty standard for AI as racial bias is prevalent in feeding AI algorithms, but I genuinely thought a depiction of such a known individual would not exhibit such euro-centric features. Thirdly, the outfit was massively desaturated and didn’t take pigment loss into consideration, and while I *do* like the look of the neck attire, it's not at all accurate (plus, again, AI confusion on the detailing is evident).

So, this inspired me to alter the image on the left to be more accurate based off the sculpture’s features. I looked into Ancient Egyptian makeup and looked at references for kohl eyeliner and clay-based facial pigment (rouge was used on cheeks, charcoal-based powder/paste was used to darken and elongate eyebrows), and I looked at pre-existing images of Nefertiti, both her mummy and other reconstructions. While doing this, I found photos of a 3D scanned sculpture made by scientists at the University of Bristol and chose to collage the neck jewellery over the painting (and edited the lighting and shadows as best as I could).

Something I see a lot of in facial recreations of mummies is maintaining the elongated and skinny facial features as seen on preserved bodies - however, fat, muscle and cartilage shrink/disappear post mortem, regardless of preservation quality; Queen Nefertiti had art created of her in life, and these pieces are invaluable to developing an accurate portrayal of her, whether stylistic or realistic in nature.

And hey, while I don't think my adjustments are perfect (especially the neck area), I *do* believe it is a huge improvement to the original image I chose to work on top of.

I really liked working on this project for the last few days, and I think I may continue to work on it further to perfect it. But, until then, I hope you enjoy!

Remember, likes don't help artists but reblogs do!

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Favorite books of 2023 10/?

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(x)

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I am a simple woman

I read a nalini book

I cry

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Psy-chanegling incorrect quotes

Andrew: aww you had a crush on me (●♡∀♡)

Indigo: we're married.

Andrew: still 😆

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Vasic: What's wrong?

Abbot: the economy stinks, bees are dying, and movies are pretty much all sequels now.

Nerida: he lost at poker again

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Kaleb : Not to worry, I have my hero license.

Everyone: this just says "I can do whatever I want"

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Cristobel : So, what is Tamar to you?

Axl: The reason I wake up every morning

Cristobel:..... that's adorable

Tamar earlier that morning, barging into Axl's room, smacking pans together: WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP

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Kaleb: I’ve learned some very valuable lessons from this.

Sahara: I am guessing they are all horrible distortions on the lessons you actually should have learned.

Kaleb: Death isn’t real and I’m basically a god.

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Pls someone do this and tag me also.

time for my annual reread of Heart of Obsidian i am so mad this series doesn't have more fans i need a fanart of the scene of Kaleb putting out the fire in Hong Kong and i need it yesterday

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Sahara: I will now torture you.

Kaleb: *raises an eyebrow, smirking* Kinky

Sahara: *smiles* I think you are sweet and beautiful.

Kaleb: *tensing up* Wait-

Sahara: *moving toward him* You deserve to be cared for.

Kaleb: *backing away* No

Sahara: *leaning forward, trapping him against a wall* Your feelings and needs are valid and deserve to be heard.

Kaleb: *holds up his hands*

Kaleb: I- I need a safeword

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@aureliansulaimani

nothing more slutty than having a waist like this

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I think the hardest part about addressing child abuse is getting people to acknowledge, not just intellectually but actually responding accordingly, is that the biggest threat to children, the biggest risk of abuse, is family and parents.

it is of course most often parents who are crowing about needing to protect children (often against far smaller threats than family), and pointing out that they are, statistically, the biggest threat to their kids is not gonna be received well.

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I know that tumblr will eulogize in the way it does, so there will be a flood of Lion King and Star Wars posts. But I implore you to look into James Earl Jones' other works because he was a monolith in the film industry and he was well-known for more than just being a voice actor.

Here's a list of some of his films (that I've seen):

The Hunt for Red October

The Sandlot

Field of Dreams

Coming to America

Conan the Barbarian

Patriot Games

Clear and Present Danger

Malcom X

Claudine

Cry the Beloved Country

The Reading Room

Edit: I forgot King Lear!!

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I'm back in the Psy Changeling phase .

Thanks to Lucas Hunter, and Judd Lauren.

And ofc, @authornalinisingh