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i believe in the inherent goodness of people

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Oh fun I’ll send a wall of text to engage in conversation here;

someone described publicly making things is akin to playing a ‘rigged demented slot machine where instead of coins you’re gambling everything that’s ever made you feel something’. It’s hard to compile the point at which the intersection of value, idea and aesthetic turn into something purposefully made to be meaningful, good and needed. I suppose that’s what we study axiology for.

I don’t know how this works for everyone but many of the ideas that I liked came purely through serendipity, catching me in the right mood or at the right time, and digging in to produce creativity in sudden moments or as the backdrop of reference to whatever brackets need to be filled with the ‘ephemeral essence’ of artistry and meaning, but in the end this amalgamation is more than just void filler, for what you end up with is indeed unique to you. It’s the thing along the lines of: no one had the exact experiences as you, meaning no one can make the exact connections as you, having worth of being novel just by virtue of being born in the mind of you.

I’d actually guess the muscle memory from spinning around your own things mucked visibility of the borders of the framework to anyone observing, and as the borders become less tangible all that will be left is what you put there(?). when you have a framework you have a framework, we don’t need to deconstruct and edge the line of all boundaries in order to be creative, we can have subtler, quieter creativity inside the box. Sometimes we’re not going out to grab creativity from McDonald’s, we can have creativity at home.

When it comes to becoming outdated and questioning whether it’s needed. This is more to do with writing so I don’t know if it applies to fashion but in the poem ‘Publication Date’ Franz Wright’s first lines are “One of the few pleasures of writing - is the thought of one's book in the hands of a kind-hearted intelligent person somewhere.” And like. Yea, that’s kinda it, if I ever made anything creative it was mostly geared to that. As long as those who would’ve already liked what I make still exist, what I make will not become outdated or unneeded. (In a way I suppose I just want people I love to think I’m cool.)

I hope this isn’t too much text, I wrote this in a partial fog brain state hope I made sense and didn’t lose the plot ﾟｰﾟ

Project “Silver of Berners” (reinterpretation)

The time has come to start posting final project of the year. 4 fashion illustrations and the text I’m writing rn seating at the last lesson of history of Design.

I’ve got to admit my brain is FRIED, and I’m not even doing that much. I’ve asked an Immense amount of help, slept more or less ok (6h), but somehow I’m still fried like an eggplant.

Anyways! I’ve got 6 illustrations in total ( 4 general and that 2 actually deserve attention) will post the rest later. Also I’ve got a photoshoot which I might also post, according to tradition.

General thoughts now :

You know about the “what we call art is a congestion of idea and aesthetics”. So what has no idea is not art but craftsmanship, what has no aesthetics is rather an emanation. And being the part of fashion world (if I can call myself this way) this like is getting not so fine. I am starting to be afraid of becoming outdated. Like… is my aesthetics common now? Is it needed? Is my idea good enough to be considered? I got a lot of confusion while doing this project, mainly because the development of concept was primarily done by university (they gave us a very concrete direction of what they wanted with colour reference, aesthetic reference, territorial reference and even the time period) and asked us to develop something ours inside of this framework. On one hand, idea requires pressure and openness gives birth to a lack of imagination. But the real effect was that it actually made me question myself a lot whether I am actually creative. I figured that I tend to spin around my own things and when they give me something else I straggle to go beyond borders. Does it make me usual then? Hope not! This time I’ve felt with a project where aesthetics completely prevailed over idea and it truly felt empty. But in the same time not. ( pardon my banal french a schrödinger cat) in certain moments of making it I felt like I’m a container from one world to another, here just to transfer when I’ve got, to fix a broken window in a city of broken houses. And other times I was anxious of making just “anotherbeautifuldress”

There is no resolution to this tho. I’m still loving my project. Not even a question.

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"Ok, ma'am that'll be $226.03."

I take my wallet out of my pocket and unfold it. It is empty other than a single moth that lazily flies out. The moth lands on the tap point of the card reader. There's a beat, and my payment is processed. The moth flies back into my wallet and I put it back in my pocket.

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Dragongirl kidnaps a maid instead of a princess by mistake; comes back to her lair after a hunt to find the coins and gems in her hoard have been organized into neat piles sorted by type, value, and kingdom of origin.

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this post altered my brain so now whenever i have a bowl of any food i think Oh fuck yes it’s a little bowl of seeds for me

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Also ballet fandom is probably smaller because it’s not as easy to replicate as musicals are no?

So..I’ve been recently watching a lot of ballet online, which I think arguably is better than watching in a theatre (for some pieces). Firstly because most of it is free, you can find a version with descriptions which really help when you are seeing it for the first time. And also of course actors. Most of the cities in the world simply don’t have a good ballet tradition and traveling to Paris or Moscow every time is not for mortals. Lastly Clever people say that ballet is not the same and the real school is gone (whatever, I will agree because I’m not an expert)

And like what I was wondering about is .. why do we not see ballet fandoms ? Dude we made musicals thrive, like all this Hamilton(I love), heathers etc.

Cuz cuz like the level of drama to work with… the amount of pairings and head-canons. It could be just majestic. I tell you I had a harder time watching 2.5h long Hamilton, when a Swan Lake is just 1.5h and goes splendidly.

No just take a moment to imagine all those crazy artists who could draw on this fandom. I tell you that’s my business plan now

Anyways it’s Odile, black swan

But actually it’s my oc in a costume of Odile :p

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Do your ocs have a setting or are they the void floating for the vibes ocs? Would you like to tell me about your ocs, I’m curious

So..I’ve been recently watching a lot of ballet online, which I think arguably is better than watching in a theatre (for some pieces). Firstly because most of it is free, you can find a version with descriptions which really help when you are seeing it for the first time. And also of course actors. Most of the cities in the world simply don’t have a good ballet tradition and traveling to Paris or Moscow every time is not for mortals. Lastly Clever people say that ballet is not the same and the real school is gone (whatever, I will agree because I’m not an expert)

And like what I was wondering about is .. why do we not see ballet fandoms ? Dude we made musicals thrive, like all this Hamilton(I love), heathers etc.

Cuz cuz like the level of drama to work with… the amount of pairings and head-canons. It could be just majestic. I tell you I had a harder time watching 2.5h long Hamilton, when a Swan Lake is just 1.5h and goes splendidly.

No just take a moment to imagine all those crazy artists who could draw on this fandom. I tell you that’s my business plan now

Anyways it’s Odile, black swan

But actually it’s my oc in a costume of Odile :p

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Who knows in two more Sundays a Korean drama might start sociological and literature research on me

(Do tell which ones and what’s gonna be the thesis it sounds fun)

2 more sundays and I will start sociological and literature research on Korean dramas

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muy de moda

Little history of my illustrations: 2 years ago I quit drawing after a terrible experience in an Art Academy and my “massive” skill dropped to the floor:) when I started design university, they made me draw again, and during the first year I forcefully did it a lot. I enjoy illustrations now because they take less than an hour and there is no time to get disappointed in yourself.

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January 1, 2025 - A stray dog in Petea receives applause for being the first to cross the newly visa-free border between Hungary and Romania, as Romania joins the Schengen area.

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How do you draw in the dragon age tarot card style? It sounds like a weird question but I've been trying to draw my inquisitor but I'm finding the aesthetic really hard

Hi! I felt inspired to make a lil tutorial so excuse me if it`s way too much (edit Heath here, can confirm, it is).  I`ll just describe what I do point by point and go on a small analysis of existing DAI tarots.

1) Recearch

There is a reason why I always ask for character personality descriptions. There is nothing harder than trying to draw a character you know nothing about. You always need a jumping off point for a design.

When I have a description I start looking for a card that would fit the character I was given. Sites that give short tarot card meaning descriptions are very useful. For example. Way back in the day when I was designing a tarot for my Inquisitor I settled for the Judgment card because it`s description (rebirth, a new phase, inner calling) fit the narrative so well. (Sometimes you can take one element of the specific card and play with it just to give a hint to it without feeling restricted by just copying the card.)

2) Sketches

Just recently I started doing 3 sketches for all the commissions. Putting all the ideas you have “on paper” really helps to avoid an urge to change everything when you are almost done (god knows I have those urges a lot).

These are sketches for the commission I recently posted. Commissioner chose the sketch I finished but the whole idea is to try different compositions and moods. You can see how messy and not detailed my sketches are, and tho I am trying to get better at this, I feel even like this they translate the mood and the composition fairly well.

3) DA tarot style (colour rendering and all fun stuff)

Now to the real question. The answer is really simple tbh. There is no set style for tarot cards in DAI because they had a variety of artists working on them. You honestly can`t go wrong with them. Let me elaborate on this.

I`ll show some tarot sets that look very different and then point out elements that carry over from one artist to another creating the cohesive aesthetics.

Cole cards

simple strong colours creating silhouettes

quite realistic lighting

implied anatomy

close to none ornaments

You can see that Cole cards are about contrast and emotion. They are beautiful in their simplicity, pretty much the only part that is rendered is the face because the emotion the most important to the artist.

Advisors cards (not sure if it`s the same artist but the style is more or less consistent)

realistic anatomy and rendering

nuansed colour

SYMBOLISM

ornaments

Very different from Cole. Less impressive compositions but beautiful anatomy and rendering. Emotion is a secondary to symbolism, all of main character in the cards have pretty blant expressions but all the the attention is on their symbols ( Josie`s pen, a sword for Cullen, raven and daggers for Leliana).

Sera cards

flat colours

VERY close to arcana cards

little to no realistic render and lighting

beautiful use of textures to fill the space

Unlike the advisors cards Sera`s cards are obviously based on certain arcana and they follow if extremely close. All the focus here is on really strong composition and use of textures. Bright colours and Sera herself in those cards create incredible fun mood to highlight her character.

In conclusion.

All of the cards above have some things in common that make the looks cohesive despite different styles.

flat backgrounds

focus on the character

flat elemens on foreground to highlight the important symbols

You can`t go wrong with DAI style tarots, there is no one size fir all. Try finding cards online and look at them while you work in your card.  Compare, analyze and HAVE FUN.

(I really hope I was helpful)

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All the Arcane Tarot Cards, together~

honestly I can’t believe I was able to draw all of this haha but!! glad I pulled thru

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