#AND IT LOOKS GOOD

[sjofn-lofnsdottr]

Then & Now

I was TRAPPED in NEW JERSEY when I got tagged for this and it had me rattling my cage. But now! I am home! And I can go hunting for some THEN. And I'm gonna ramble.

Please enjoy my LIVE REACTION to Dusk standing up in a cutscene, so very long ago, in February, 2019:

As I've said here and there, Dusk was kind of an experiment for me. I thought elezen looked weird as hell, but in a way that intrigued me, and it made me try to make one I liked the look of ... and Dusk was the result.

I BELIEVE this is my first attempt at a real glam, although I was still getting a handle on how to dress his goofy ass. I also had no idea gpose existed yet. Hiding UI for me, baby!

PS: he was an arcanist for his starter class, something everyone, including my husband, usually forgets. And for good reason, I rarely play SCH or SMN any more. Although I do have warm memories of Stormblood-era emerald carbuncle welcoming me to the game by aggroing 9868356386 sheep in an attempt on my life.

It took until me getting into Stormblood content before I started trying to do gpose things! And I did it pretty rarely, I was busy trying to finish the MSQ so I'd be ready for this expansion that was coming out soon. Shadowbringers or whatever.

It wasn't until I finished 5.0 that I got consistent with him wearing his glasses 95% of the time, but aside from that and some new white highlights that you couldn't really see, there was basically no change between baby sprout Dusk and Big Boy Current Content Dusk. It cracks me up that I lost my sprout when I finished HW, btw, knowing when sprouts go away now.

And in Endwalker, his big changes?

He got his EW GNB suit I use constantly and changed his ear clasps to something brassy instead of silver. Oh, and got a husband. I also started messing with crime, finally.

I thought he'd be basically the same in Dawntrail, since I had gone so many years barely changing him at all. I thought he'd just get graphical upgraded to sexier ears and otherwise just be Dusk as we always knew him. But I was wrong!

Behold, current Dusk:

He grew his hair out SLIGHTLY. I assume it'll be another 4-5 years before I change him again.

If anyone reading this wants to be tagged, consider yourself so, I live in perpetual fear of leaving people out and like to take that cop out instead.

Thank you for the tags, @amalthea-felsblood and @alicelufenia!

[lafaiette]

I'm back on my Dragon Age bullshit

[natashasbitxh]

me seeing the art of murder trailer & pilot appear on my recommended after following it for roughly the past 2 years

[clairenatural]

it was my dad's birthday yesterday

[alexmey-does-an-arts]

wtf im literally churning out the men kissing art tonight

[nothingwronghere]

[dawnleaf37]

CAN ANYONE HEAR ME PLEASE

[tinky-winky-666]

i did a thing…

[foxsoulart]

Random animation practice

Start small yeah? (Not that my brain wants too)

[pardonmydelays]

intro post is so cute!!!!

omg thank you so much ellis!!!

[igotthis-egg]

Me changing my coloring technique every 2 seconds for the sake of experimenting: “why can’t I remember how I color” 🥺👉👈

[thenixkat]

maybe next year I'll buy and roast or broil a duck cause damnit I wanna eat it!

It looks good!

Maybe chicken feet too if I can find a good recipe for it.

[jazzums]

i’ve been fishing and i cant fucking believe i can make art

[deerpun]

A ref for Art!

[grunklebongrip]

When a fic doesn’t fit my head canons but it’s well-written