#Sketchbook tomfoolery

[o-crud]

Sonic 3 Robotnik and his leather gay Sonic 3 boyfriend

[izel-scribbles]

super messy sketch of this fic by @rosesofenvy! superb writing and dialogue, plus sea monster john! what's not to love :D everyone go read it right now!

if you do choose to continue it, dear author, i think i might die of happiness <3

[bluumonarch]

MAIN TAGGING SYSTEM

#krys' sketchbook -> original art #art files -> reblogged references/tips/art from other people

#krys' notebook -> original writings #writing archives -> reblogged works of others/tips #whimsical tomfoolery -> ramblings #lovely people -> mutuals/other blogs interactions #correspondence -> asks/submissions

[nullroid]

Swordtember 18: Jester

The favourite 🃏

[nem0-nee]

"Ahh it's so warm out here- Come now, let's shell-ebrate! >:))"

Boom, Summer Wear(??) Nemo! Featuring a new item: the whiteboard! It's waterproof and just as expressive as her sketchbook!

Ofc ofc, this is for @tunabesimpin's event! It's such a fun concept!! Do give it your attention if you have the time <33

I'd say this is just part 1 out of ??? of the Nemo tomfoolery. Today it's realistic sand cakes, tomorrow? who knows!

For now, poor Sebek + some unnamed victims were the unfortunate 1 in 3 people who ate actual sand.

[cerealmonster15]

I also couldn't stop thinking about the goofy fucking sims relationships spawning from the discord messages & had to doodle about it LOL

PLEASE THIS IS SO FUNNY SDJKFLSDJKLEJKLFJEKLEHFKLJG i am also. doodling them in my sketchbook while i have bg3 multiplayer connection issues jKFDJSKLF i love sims tomfoolery. i need to make an update post in my twst sims tag for reference bc theres just So Much there. i think i will use our chat for notes fksdjfl. cater says hi to silver in the hallway and silver goes back to his room and starts drafting wedding plans immediately. cater i would like you to meet my parents- wait actually you have already met him. we are perfectly on schedule.

ANYWAY for context: my twst sims 4 file i have recently set one of the settings to let story progression happen with sims friendships and romantic relationships, and it caused Many Of My Sims to jump into relationships with each other when i wasnt looking, and i only found out silver was with cater because he rolled a want to make out with him due to Being Partners. and then when i had them smooch for the first time to try to get that to come up, silver nearly immediately had the option to try to propose to cater... but it was grayed out bc their friendship level wasnt high enough jksdlfjsf he is very 0 to 100 in the simsverse!!!!!!!!! and probably also the twstverse i think.

i also have it set for sims to not be jealous of each other w/one of the newer updates but like. i had not finished setting that up for some of them and like... jamil and azul are involved w/each other but i hadnt turned off their jealously yet so they like were not good with poly... and then jamil and sebek spawned a relationship in addition to jamil and azuls,,, i also tried to turn off any attractions for lilia but that did not stop him from auto spawning one anyway ??? it's absolutely chaotic in there. a wild mess of relationships i started for them and then a bunch of random ones theyre doing themselves

[waffluous]

ini/jo1 wips that will never come to fruition

"yikes": band + mafia au. sho. but also dxteen ini jo1 and me:i are all there

“Listen. My main concern is why the actual fuck are you getting involved with Jaminico?”

Jaminico is a lavish bar spot for the upper echelons of society, but as everyone and their dog knows, it's the world's worst front for the major mafia businesses futzing around in Japan. And, as everyone and their dog also knows, the mafia is not good news for- anyone, really. Unless your interests happen to include “trying to get a gunshot to the back of your head and have it passed off as a suicide”, in which you should absolutely do whatever the hell you want before the inevitable happens.

It seems as if Suzuku is amongst these ranks, and you noisily exhale into your phone mic to emphasise your feelings about this information.

"ku": mafia au. masaya. also taji is there

It's only when you're under your thick doona that you realise that you've totally forgotten about your sketchbook, which is most definitely still at the park.

Oh well. Surely no one's taken it.

"h": not an au. either sho or masaya

no cool excerpt all just bland worldbuilding

"lol": soulmate au. masaya. also ini

Unfortunately, you were so dumbfounded by your uncomfortably bright string, now looking like a high budget ribbon ensemble, that you couldn't really appreciate this. This evidently applied to basically everyone in the room, with the outliers just goggling you in undisguised shock. Your apparent soulmate, or black hair guy as you had dubbed him in your mind, was also part of this demographic - completely lost for words whilst staring at you.

Yikes. This was… really fucking awkward.

"jumps are": school delinquent au. masaya. twice j line makes a cameo

A bright eyed guy stepped in, hair bleached a uniform blonde, colourful bag haphazardly slung on his back, the 3 top buttons of his school shirt undone, mildly shredded pants collecting around his worn Nike Jordans, and an impressively neutral complexion on his face.

It was honestly quite commendable that he was that unfazed under all the whispers and stares of your classmates. Maybe he was a new kid?

Whatever. You went back to staring down the sparrows bouncing and prancing on the swaying trees outside until the discordant screech of a budget school chair being pulled out alerted you to the arrival of someone next to you. Which was surprising, considering no one sat there, ever, thanks to the unfortunate reputation of your absent seatmate.

This person was not deterred, for a multicoloured bag was unceremoniously plonked on the desk. Grey school pants particularly beat up around the knee area entered your vision. You looked up.

It was blondie.

"im going to be so fr rn": ceo au. masaya yudai. maki gets to enjoy the tomfoolery.

“I hope you're not overworking yourself or anything,” Masaya said in that kind honest tone of his. How he managed to do that in a line of work where he most likely was a professional liar was beyond comprehension. “Would you like to go get a drink with me?”

“Oh, don't worry, I'm-” You cut yourself off when your brain registered that last question. “Fine. Yes. Fine.” Kyosuke did not mention that his friends (?) were extending pleasantries beyond business…?

“What’s this?” Speak of the devil – Yudai slid in, pristine leather briefcase in hand, and smiled at Masaya. “And you're not inviting me?"

“Thanks for offering, but I don't really want anything right now,” you hastily told them. “Hopefully you guys have fun though!”

"god is real and he is in this doc": genderbent au. maki masaya yudai. taji and fengfan are there too

A group of some of the prettiest girls you had ever seen in your life walked by, and with each step they took, you could feel your heart seeping out into the floorboards beneath you. Dripping through, vanishing into the depths of the foundations, any other sentences in the same vein – that was you right then.

Oh my God.

Oh. My. God.

It was almost as if some otherworldly being was laughing in your face when one of the girls smoothly turned her head and met eyes with you, before you very awkwardly looked away.

…Was it too early to have another freak out? No. No, it absolutely wasn't.

[let-me-be-an-egg-toast]

Part II of Pokemon OC Showcase: Brava

pt I

note again all pokemon OCs shown are half-/asian

Warning: I am bad at talking about my OCs,,

alright where do I start with this mf

She's tall (6'3), brown-skinned, blue-haired, blue-eyed, and has tattoos on her left arm and right leg (I forgot to add them and my ass cannot find my sketchbook please help 💀)

the second symbol is the official symbol for Hidro/Water-Types in general in Rhegaia, while the first symbol is her personalized symbol-piece that she wears (similar to Nicole's neckpiece)

She lives in Hidro, the Water-Type centered city-state of the region of Rhegaia, and she works as a volleyball coach in addition to being a gym leader

She was born though in Blazira, the neighboring Fire-Type city-state next to Hidro, and she's siblings with their gym leader, Strata.

Her mom did come from Hidro

Brava also plays Ar'enon, which is based on real-life kick volleyball, or sepak takraw (sport from Asia where you can't use your arms/hands LMAOOOO) and she did teach it to some of her fellow gym leaders who wanted to try

She's very athletic and wanted to be an athlete before being a gym leader - the gym leader thing just slowly creeped into her life when more Water-Type Pokemon were drawn to her and her battling skills were top notch like her athleticism

She does care for her Pokemon - her first was Magikarp, who she brought in after it got lost during a storm

She did know it was gonna turn into a gyrados at some point but she didn't really care for that fact all that much

She's always focused on bringing out the full potential of people, whether or not it's her students, her pokemon, the challengers, or even her fellow gym leaders

She's pretty chill in general and is the older-sister figure of the group, but she knows when to act and when to take things seriously

Will say "so when are you guys getting married" (expressed in a deadpan way) out of the blue jokingly to her brother and sister-not-by-law(-yet) just to get a rise out the two of them

She doesn't joke a lot so when she does it hits you like a freight train because of how smooth yet sudden it is

Wrestles with Strata and he still loses (even in the height game pray for my boy) but she never undermines him and always acknowledges his achievements cuz she knows that boy already undermines himself sometimes

Like I said very chill, sometimes serious, but we do a little tomfoolery in this household

"see I told you you could get a girlfriend" immediate water spit "BRAVA"

"see I told you you'll meet your idol one day" (in front of said idol 💀) "BRAVA"

"see I told you I'll come back." "Brava..."

Remember that line.

Anyways she's respectful of nature and traditions, and she'll always respect one's dedication and hard work in proving themselves and shit

she's kinda religious due to the fact she's literally living amongst "gods" (with two being actual deities)

Had an enemies-to-best friends arc with Ghost-Type gym leader VERONA DONNA (inside joke) and is the "girl r u serious" to Verona's "omg I'm in love with her ♥️♥️" *pointing to red flag* (nah I'm kidding her love interest isn't that much of a red flag but still is kinda ehh)

Helped out Randi (Fairy-Type Gym leader) in their first years when they were still trying to get used to everything

Anyways so TEAMS

basically (game concept) gym leaders in Rhegaia will change their teams depending on your levels/route (mode) taken (easy/hard more etc)

Official Team:

Rhegaian Gyarados ♂️ [Magi] (also called Magiksarap as a joke by Strata)(Pinoy brethren you know) (Water/Dragon)

Rhegaian Kingdra♀️[Coral] (Water/Dragon)

Rhegaian Starmie♀️[Sar] (Water/Psychic)

Rhegaian Basculegion♀️[Owa] (Water/Electric)

Rhegaian Primarina♀️[Rayna] (Water/Fighting)

Rhegaian Sarmurott ♂️ [Uro] (Water/Fighting)

Easier/Early Team (when you first fight her)

Eelektrik ♂️ [Musmus] (Water/Electric)

Wytoa ♂️ [Loi] (Water/Fighting) [fakemon!]

Tokapex♀️[Hidi] (Water/Poison)

She considers this team to be her "mentees", with Wytoa being also their mentor.

And then spoilers

HISUIAN TEAM (everyone is Hisuian)

Basculegion♀️[Yu]

Bibarel ♂️ [Hyoko]

Psyduck ♂️ [Uka]

Gyarados ♂️ [Popo]

Samurott ♂️ [Liq]

Clefable♀️[Moka]

Sighs

So how the hell did this happen huh?

Time to infodump about brava's definitely amazing adventures in hisui

Okay so basically while Brava was working on paperwork and shit during after-hours she suddenly got sucked into a portal underneath her and passed out

And she got found out by Ingo and she could've actually almost died in the cold if it wasn't for him

And she's like "what the fuck is that you Ingo" and surprise surprise he's like "huh??"

For context basically Unova and Rhegaia has this cross-battle event where they got the gym leaders and other battle facility leaders to fight each other and Brava and Ingo battled (I'm not gonna say who won)

Anyways Ingo tells Brava where she is and Brava takes it very well (read: has a panic attack while thinking about her family back home)

Anyways so Ingo is like "this woman knows about me" and holds back from asking questions about the life that disappeared from his memories and focuses on comforting her instead

Brava literally stays up the entire night looking blankly at the frosted window and ofc Ingo is concerned TM

Anyways Ingo takes her to the Pearl Clan Settlement so Irida could know what to do with her and Brava is so fucking SILENT

Ingo is legit freaking out inside like wtf does he do with her LMAO

Inside Brava just wants to scream and cry

Irida is like "holy shit another one" and asks Brava questions but all she gets is one sentence answers and shit

Irida tells Ingo to hold onto Brava for a moment while they try to figure out what to do with her

That isolation/depression be really hitting Brava hard at this point but suddenly a storm comes and Brava takes a Magikarp home and she cries (it reminds her of Magi YK her Gyarados former magikarp)

Anyways that specific magikarp now named Popo becomes her emotional support and Brava becomes fucking DETERMINED to get back home at any cost

She tells Ingo that she's from the future and he is too (turns out he disappeared one week before her) and it manages to make him hesitantly decide to join her (with irida's permission and everyone saying goodbye)

Ingo does ask questions tho about his old life and it just hits Brava just how lost this man might've been throughout his years in Hisui

Also on the topic of years Brava freaks out inside again because this man just disappeared ONE WEEK before her and now it turns out he already went three years in this place???

How many years is she going to spend in this damned region too before she finds a way to get home??? If she even manages to get home before she dies or forgets about it??

anyways Brava finds a Psyduck freezing in the cold and takes him in and names him Uka

a Clefable also takes to her and Brava adopts takes her in as well

Brava does manages to immediately professionally teach Psyduck, Clefable, and Magikarp moves and Magikarp managed to evolve into a Gyarados in just some weeks 💀

Brava's older sister instincts just slowly take over and teaches Ingo some skills (also freaks out the people over just how tall and strong she is managing to break rock using her feet)

Ingo in return guides her through Hisui

Brava cannot stand Melli and immediately lights a fire using the materials she has when he removes the torches

"Let's battle!" (immediately destroys him and leaves)

(both Ingo and melli are speechless (especially melli he will vow to destroy Brava))

(too bad Brava doesn't have beef with him spoilers: she got beef with Volo)

Anyways since I'm too lazy with details Brava gets an Oshawott and Bibarel in the journey, she and Ingo connect over being sent back to the past, and they actually manage to interact with Akari in Jubilife Village

Also Kamado Brava understands where he's coming from but gets into a loud verbal argument with him when he banishes Akari

when Brava sees Volo she immediately gets MAD SUS

Ingo is like "why" and Brava just says "sus vibes" though ofc she keeps it to herself mostly, but does observe Volo's behavior

Also she's increasingly erratic sometimes and she's trying to calm herself down from stress of overthinking

Anyways so Ingo and Brava are actually there when Akari is about to battle Volo and Ingo and Brava find out bro was the reason why they're stranded in Hisui in the first place

Brava is like "let's battle"

"Why are you pulling your pokemon out? I never said anything about a Pokemon battle."

Ingo could stop her but he just doesn't and he and Akari watch as Brava disarms him and knocks him out (held herself back at the last moment) and so they just deliver him to the village to get arrested

Brava confides in Ingo just how scared she is because shes noticing how her sanity is slightly slipping when she was literally about to beat the living shit out of Volo (Ingo holds himself back from saying "could've continued doing so")

Ingo reflects on his life currently and the life he once had and he can't sleep and Brava notices and they talk it out

Anyways it leads to them both screaming at the top of their lungs towards the sky and Brava is like "DAMN" when Ingo's voice is loud asf

Anyways so Brava and Ingo decide to go to Paldea first just to see if Area Zero just might work in their favor

Brava and Ingo manage to get a hold of a mail department and they write a letter to their siblings (Emmet and Strata), making sure the department PRESERVES those letters and delivers them on that said date

Ingo gets really emotional and he cries and keeps pausing while writing his letter because he feels so much guilt over not remembering Emmet and how Emmet must've felt all this time while waiting for him to come back

I do have his letter written out but I'm not gonna post it lmao 🫰

Brava helps him get through it and they continue going to Area Zero

Brava tells Ingo about Rhegaia and what it's probably currently going through rn (the 1800s in Rhegaia was the start of the Pokemon Human War and everything) which is why she didn't opt for Rhegaia and Ingo is like "...damn (wtf)"

Ingo asks if Arceus cares about them and that actually got them both thinking for a while before continuing to Area Zero

Anyways ofc they continue to write letters, have interactions and adventures and shit, and finally reach Area Zero

Kinda emotional because they both don't know where the hell Area Zero might just take them and they pray it'll just be alright (I made it so that the machine was built to kinda stabilize area zero's time travelling properties and it wasn't built yet)

They hug it out y'all (they're best friends at this point AND NO i made Ingo a not sexual creature /j and Brava as well is aroace) just to try not to think about what the consequences might happen

AND THEY MANAGE TO COME BACK

it's been two years in the present but both emmet and strata are absolutely ruined and wrecked (especially emmet) and actually managed to find each other and deteriorate together /jjjj (platonic)

"see I told you I'll come back." "Brava..."

Everyone's like "HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS ARE BACK" and everyone cries and reunite and shit because god that was stressful and grievious for everybody

Brava helps Ingo readjust to his old life and they do stay friends

They're completely bonded at this point due to experiences (some near-death) and emmet takes some time getting used to Brava but does thank her for being with Ingo during that time

Ingo is just immediately accepted by Strata and strata is like "you're invited to all our family lunches bro DO NOT STAY OUT OF OUR SIGHT."

and yeah they're invited to his wedding (HOLY SHIT WEDDING??)

brava and Ingo manage to get their old and new teams to bond and be together

Ingo misses the Pearl clan tho and always remembers them and tells Emmet about them

Btw Ingo and Brava joke about the entire thing casually to challengers (making sure it's not in front of their siblings)

I might add more things to Brava but this it for now GOODBYE

Thanks for reading

[diamonddragon7321]

Intro or something or whatever

Hallo everynyan

I'm Diamond, can also call me GEO too, if you want, it's mostly Diamond, though!

I go by He/Him, and I'm part of the lgbt!

I do art, comics of my own characters mostly, I am a heavy lore enjoyer, and sometimes I literally cannot even keep track of my own lore(s) going on. But if you ask, I may be able to answer any questions you have of my clusterf mess of a storyline(s)!

My most written about storylines (in my own ??? amount of sketchbooks) are:

• Hinterland Saga: Follows a story of a sadistic Velkhana (humanized) named Valkyrie Cahnava, who is my favorite character probably, this storyline is very explicit at times... And is VERY old (about 3 years by now!) of course all stories come to an end, and his story eventually turns into...

•Skyland Saga: Follows a story of the formerly sadistic Valkyrie, turned into an adolescent named Viceroy Luluviel, this story is still being written, but has a buncha lore already! love you Valkyrie and Viceroy :3

•Gemdrake Storyline: Usually switches the main character view, but mostly has Diamond (character version of my persona), or Hayden (a hybrid of human and Gemdrake!) there are kiinnndaaa three "factions?" it's just "Hero, Neutral, Villain" nothing TOO much is written, but I have a TON of Gemdrakes/Metalisks drawn in character sheets!

•G1E (Gen 1 Enterprises): Multiple storylines in one, usually the main characters are Xavier Erika (a former G1E scientist), Zackary Garrett (a bounty hunter who hunts down G1E robots), and Heart (a boy with a robot body, who was reprogramed by Chris and Zackary) yooooo G1E go crazzzyyyy

•Neo Cross League: I don't WRITE about this one, but I do animate it somewhat! (you can see it on my YT, DiamondDragon7321, hint hint nudge nudge), the main character is named Neo Genesis, he's part of the Cross League... Neo Cross League... Yeah...

»Other things to know«

I am very VERY multifandom (and multiship), but the media I like alot are:

Monster Hunter, Skies of Arcadia, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Sonic, Fire Emblem, Blinx, Splatoon (not playing it though, I hate pvp games), Halo (sometimes), Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Blazblue, Persona, Wings of Fire, Final Fantasy, Star Fox (Adventures), Elder Scrolls, Fossil Fighters, Horizon Zero Dawn, Devil May Cry, Dino Crisis (even tho I don't like horror), Animal Crossing, Azure Striker Gunvolt, Klonoa, Undertale, and a lot more I am NOT TAGGING ALL THIS HAVE MERCY

I'm uhhh ummm uhhh social anxiety pls be nice tyty

I do both traditional and digital art! so might post both that type of art stuff

»About requests/asks or something?«

art is cool, i like to draw! give me ideas. i need them.

◊Good!◊

•Art stuff about my characters, or a favored media of mine!

•Asking about lore (ily) or my characters!

•Stuff like those "ask ____" or "____ reacts to..." things! Those seem fun :3

•Suggestive stuff is fine, but... don't be like... SUPER weird, like Deviantart weird, y'know what I'm talking about...

•Cute fluff stuff, memes, and interactions with your characters, is fine!

◊Eeeehhh...◊

•Shipping your characters with mine (if this happens, I will die, please do not)

•Criticizing my art and not providing anything helpful with it :)

◊PLEASE, DO NOT.◊

•Steal my art, or use in AI.

•Be incredibly creepy about my characters (like suggesting them to assault each other or incestous stuff, ew.)

•Suggest me to draw heavy gore, NSFW, or any Deviantart level tomfoolery, thank you.

[fullfilledhanako]

Charles Rodriguez - Virtual Sketchbook

Writing and Research

1) My name is Carlito, however I prefer to go by Charles, and a little fact about myself is that I usually love to draw from time to time. My favorite things to draw usually consist of videogame and movie characters, essentially fanart of them on my spare time. However, I am willing to learn how to draw more complex stuff, such as backgrounds, shadings, and many more since I'm still pretty inexperienced. 

2) I was assigned #27 - Diane Arbus 1962 Child with Toy Hand Grenade

This photo is one of the most celebrated photographs in the history of the medium

The iconic image embodies the awkward tension between childhood tomfoolery and primal violence. 

Diane Arbus was mostly known for her eerie photographs of children, intimate portraits of famous figures, and urban scenes. 

Arbus received two Guggenheim fellowships to support her work during the 1960s, and taught at the Parsons School of Design.

Arbus changed how the world looks at photographs and how photographs looked at the world

The photo is Gelatin Silver Print and the dimensions of the image is 15 1/2 x 15 1/16

Two techniques Arbus would usually go for in her photos was documentary and photojournalistic photography

Arbus's photos were created to represent real life subjects in their natural environments. 

3) My thoughts did very much change about this picture the more I had looked into it. The first time I had looked at this image and saw the title of it, I thought it was kind of funny out of context since it was just a picture of a child with a toy grenade. However, the more I looked into it and the more I had researched about this subject, I was very interested in the artist behind this photograph. The pictures she would take were very interesting to me because it just has that distinct feeling of eeriness inside of it. Nothing is wrong with it, sure, but it's just very interesting to know the meaning behind some of the pictures of what she would take, how she would take them, and why she took them. Knowing that it was to represent real life people and subjects in their natural environments just made it all the more fascinating to learn about what Arbus had done with her career. 

Art and Writing

One of the most unique and special things that I have in my room is a poster for Spiderverse. It's still one of my favorite animated movies to watch solely because of how absolutely amazing the animation is. Sony, Marvel, and everyone else behind the team absolutely spent all their time just creating a wonderful masterpiece that will never be forgotten. It's such a beautiful movie from start to finish, I always love to watch it back from time to time because of how rewatchable it is. From the story, to the animation, it's something that I truly love and hope to one day become a great artist.

Writing a Self Portrait

I am 18 years old, I will be turning 19 in July. My preferred gender to be aligned with is male. I am from Wisconsin since that's where I lived most of my life until I moved her in Florida. My ethnicity is mainly American with hispanic. What I usually like to do for fun is mainly play video games, binge watch movies and TV shows, go to the gym, and draw a lot of the time. I don't have any form of job yet, nor am I a part of any organized group. However, one aspect that I truly find unique about myself is that I love to write in cursive and I can do an impression of Donald Duck.

Art Project - Self Portrait

I decided to draw a portrait of myself since I love to have a unique art style that represents how I like to draw my characters. Mainly the eyes, hair, nose, and mouth since I like to keep them simple, but also expressive. I also usually prefer to just color in black and white since it's easier to erase and I'm not the best when it comes to actually coloring, which is something I hope I can improve on. Plus, I always just loved things in black and white.

[o-crud]

Omelette’s “Agent Dad” doodle that’s been collecting dust in my sketchbook

[sylvans-sketchbook]

Blog log:

Changed another blog from sylvans-sketchbook to progress-logs. Then I decided to just kill it so I named it dewetemedaddy

Renamed this blog from brickdump to sylvans-sketchbook. Previous title&desc was something to the effect of "note + image dump -- hosting random art & images here while they're in progress bc discord fucks up transparent backgrounds on mobile"

New, present title&desc is:

I dunno why the pfp isn't showing up

Anyway

Reblogged the 3 posts I actually made on dewetemedaddy and proceeded to delete it. daddy.

Now I'm drawing a sketchy version of the Tomfoolery logo to re-pfp. Thank you grellyfish, time to retirement

[mi6014ikepearson]

THE ADVERTISING OF ALCOHOL - “LEARNING THE LAW”

in my 20 years existence on this planet; I have always attempted to stay well away from getting into trouble.      especially regarding the law..

throughout school I was too terrified to test the boundaries, and see what I could get away with, like most adolescents: and as such I would usually spend my time being fairly observant to other’s antics, rather than participating - allowing myself deniability by just keeping to myself, and doodling away in my sketchbooks.

that’s not to say, I didn’t ever get into mischief - I do engage in tomfoolery on occasion: especially as I got older, and more sure of myself~

growing up, as early on as I can remember the education system was getting us to think about careers - and one of my initial interests was in being a Detective, for the police force; before deciding on potentially pursuing a career in engineering.

..and then dropping that to concept to become an animator.

point of which being: I have no idea about the laws surrounding this subject matter - and, as such, am ready to delve somewhat into a field I once found interesting to learn the trick of the trade.

ADVERTISING - “THE DOS AND DONTS OF ALCOHOL”

alcohol is interesting in that whilst it’s an intoxicating substance - it still has its space in terms of legality.

in order to we first need to understand the laws around the legal drinking age - as most laws surrounding the advertising of alcohol are in effect to protect children, as young people are especially susceptible to advertising

The majority of countries, in the world have a minimum legal drinking age of 18; others have an MLDA of 19 to prevent the flow of alcoholic beverages in high schools; while others like the United States have a MLDA of 21 to reduce the amount of drunk driving rates among teenagers and young adults.

with young adults being an extremely susceptible audience base, due to their still maturing brain; it’s easy to see why different countries dispute the legal drinking age, in such a way.

alcohol has been proven to have a negative effect on the brain, but this is especially apparent in adolescents; Since the brain is still maturing, alcohol can have a negative effect on the memory and long-term thinking. Alongside that, it can cause liver failure, and create a hormone imbalance in teens due to the constant changes and maturing of hormones during puberty.

as such: it’s important to avoid advertising the product in ways that will appeal to to adolescents.

a snippet from Jean Kilbourne’s - “Selling alcohol: what is not said.”

a discussion around the advertising attitude around alcohol. even though dated; the information in this talk is even still relevant, in today’s society.

Kilbourne uses a lot of American buzzwords such as her advocating for “more freedom of speech”, and as such I’d like to condense what is a pretty lengthy speech and put forward the footnotes that will attempt to showcase the ways in which this has furthered my research.

alcohol is a drug:    and pretending that it isn’t would be irresponsible.

drugs are one of the largest problems in society, even at current day - with a significant percentage of crime statistics being drug related.

In 2020/21, there were around 210,000 drug offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, as well as an estimated 306,000 heroin and / or crack users in England, alone.

Apart from medicines in general, the next most commonly used drug is alcohol, followed by the nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco based products, Cannabis, Amphetamine-type stimulants, opiates, powder cocaine, MDMA, ketamine.

in a world where most illicit drugs are heavily punishable to the fullest extent of the law - it seems weird that one of the most addictive, and life destroying is perfectly legal, as well as heavily advertised.

THE HISTORY OF LAW AROUND ADVERTISING - “ETHICS SOLD SEPERATELY”

advertising is an extremely powerful tool.

and with alcohol as one of the most addictive as well as heavily advertised products: this is a dangerous combination - as corporations are designed to need to increase profit to be successful, at the end of the day.

and increase profit they shall try..

Mark Grabowski’s Lecture on “Advertising Law & Ethics”

a short and simple breaking down of the history of how advertising became more regulated to protect consumers.

long before the heavy regulations of modern day were implemented to protect consumers - Caveat emptor (Latin for "let the buyer beware") was the fundamental principle in commerce and contractual relationships between the buyer and the seller.

According to the caveat emptor principle, the buyer was entirely responsible for performing the necessary due diligence before the purchase to ensure that a good is not defective and that it suits their needs.

obviously this resulted in numerous scams, that took the hard earned money out of the pockets of hard-working individuals: and as such a few basic laws were created that became the backbone for advertising laws in the modern day

FALSE ADVERTISING

MISLEADING ADS

ADS FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

UNWANTED SPAM TELEMARKETING

with a set of laws in place, it became the goal of advertisers to find alternate ways to work around the laws and sell products;

and in order to boost profits - the alcohol industry is famous for putting out some of the most outrageous forms of false advertising, in the past, that even still have shaped our perceptions around the attitude towards alcohol, in present day.

ADVERTISING ALCHOBOOZE - “THE FINE LINE BETWEEN THE WRONG & ACCEPTABLE”

the current state of alcohol advertisement is one of free expressionism, but out of fear of backlash from consumers, the companies themselves work towards appealing solutions that will not upset audiences.

although this is not how it has always been..

Kristi Sauer - “The History of Advertising Alcohol”

a short and simple film that discusses the evolution of how alcohol advertisements have changed throughout history.

our current state of being has been reached through what was previously a dark era of advertising techniques such as manipulation, sexism, gender objectification, and other tasteless tactics - that whilst technically legal; are ethically ambiguous..

ultimately in places where freedom of speech exists it is not illegal to do certain things; and as such it is up to the company themselves to take up ethically responsible practices in their profession.

after all..

“you’re responsible not just for what you sell but how you sell it”      - Mark Grabowski of Adelphi University in New York

THE RULES OF THE TRADE - “DRINK RESPONSIBLY”

though, as previously described - the advertising of alcohol is mostly self regulated, by the companies themselves as well as volunteer ran - however there are a very particular set of laws that need to be adhered to..

after compiling information from The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) & The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) I will attempt to break down each law into a digestible format, that sets out a strict guideline of the sort of things that are acceptable in regards to alcohol marketing.

18.1,18.6,18.7 - LEVEL 7 SUSCEPTIBLE: “THOU SHALT NOT ADVERTISE TO THE VULNERABLE”

going back to our discussion about ethical marketing - this point touches on the concept of avoiding the advertising of alcohol to certain demographics who are more vulnerable and therefore will be more susceptible to advertising.

demographics like this include non-adolescent teenagers, and children - but are more focused on individuals with isolated persons with confidence issues.

in essence this is the backbone of every single subsection I have created - and it’s about showcasing alcohol as some kind of magical performance enhancing tonic that will make you more attractive, better at socialising, and increase your chances romantically.

this will effect the way I think about handling the production of this advertisement - having to focus more on creating something that fits the confines of each of these laws, whilst still remaining both faithful to the brand’s source material, as well as being engaging and creative enough to effectively connect with audiences.

18.4- THE WILLIAM LAWSONS WAY: “A SPANNER IN THE COGS”

I wanted to highlight the significance of 18.4, by showcasing it separately from the others, in the similar category - as I feel it quite literally juxtaposes William Lawson’s previous advertising campaigns.

as evidenced through our previous analysis of the style of advertisements that build up the William Lawson’s Brand identity - this might be part of the reason this brief was set..

and as such, when it comes time to brainstorm ideas - we will be attempting to move away from the famous Highlander style of ads that the brand is known for; and instead attempt to encapsulate the spirit of the brand in a more updated format that is both conventionally appealing as well as humorous and witty.

18.2,18.3,18.5 - AN ENHANCEMENT POTION: “ALCOHOL IS NOT COOL”

again, touching on the idea of consumers being easy to manipulate - these three specific laws surround the ideas of advertising alcohol as some sort of miracle liquid that will enhance an individual’s success in some way.

namely in terms of having more friends, being better at seduction, as well as all around happiness in the fields of life.

alcohol is a depressant.

it gets you drunk because it contains ethanol; a water soluble volatile organic compound that when digested, is broken down and flows through your blood all around your body; when reaching your brain it slows down the central nervous system and through this disruption of the balance, affects our thoughts, feelings and actions – and sometimes our long-term mental health.

implying that alcohol is going to do anything more than get you intoxicated is misleading, and therefore classes as deceptive advertising.

18.8 - DRUGS IS DRUGS: “ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL”

this one is extremely self explanatory..

illicit drugs are illegal - and as such; the correlation between alcohol to such activities is also illegal.

showcasing alcohol being consumed at a session where any of these substances are used, and abused, is a major no-no. 

18.9,18.17 - THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE: “ONE MUSTN’T TELL LIES”

another fairly self-explanatory two-piece that thoroughly explains the prohibited and permitted linguistics that are allowed to be used to express factual information about the product to the consumer.

it is important to note that that highlighting the strength of the drink is only in effect when it is a lower % - as is the case with the subject of the brief:      ( William Lawson’s NEW, lower percentage “Highlander Orange” )

however, the specific percentage number itself is not permitted: just “reduced-alcohol”

18.10,,18.11,18.12,18.13 - DON’T BE AN IDIOT: “IRRESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION”

you’ll often see the phrase “drink responsibly” shoe-horned in at the end of an alcohol ad; and in essence this is a way to cover yourself, as a brand - if/when consumers let their decision making be numbed by the influence of booze.

the digestion of alcohol by your body makes it harder for the brain areas controlling balance, memory, speech, and judgment to do their jobs, resulting in you being more impulsive - and as such there is a higher likelihood of injuries and other negative outcomes.

this is why, for example, there are so many drink-driving incidents - where people were not thinking about the safety of themselves, and anyone else on the road; by deciding to get behind the wheel, under the influence.

in order to protect your brand from affiliation with the actions of individuals, you need to both showcase the product in lighthearted social environments, as well as highlight the importance of being responsible when drinking - as the fault is on the user who commits the action, and the brand does not condone that sort of behaviour.

18.14,18.15,18.16 - A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A MINOR: “UNDERAGE DRINKING”

underage drinking, no matter how inevitable it may be - is not legal, and going back to the previous article 18.8: showcasing illegal activity in a promotion is prohibited.

though the legal age to purchase alcohol is 18 in most areas of the world - advertisements ask for the actors in the film to be shown in a manner that presents them as 25, or above.

“Challenge 25″ is a retailing strategy that encourages anyone who is over 18 but looks under 25 to carry acceptable ID - as the policy removes any element of doubt around people looking older than they really are.

the products are restricted to young people for a reason, as we have previously discussed - and advertising for a demographic that is unable to both purchase the product legally, as well as use it, is just plain irresponsible.

as such for our film, we will have to find ways to showcase our actors as self-sufficient adults - through having them working jobs, living away from home, etc. 

FINAL THOUGHTS - “RESTING THE CASE”

with a thorough understanding of the laws surrounding the advertisement of alcohol - we are in a much better position, when it comes to figuring out the type of film we will be making.

though I will be looking further, through more research into alternate brands in my next blog post, as well as other means of furthering my final product, in the not-so-distant-future: I think it is important to look back on this blog post closer to the time of production, and ensure that everything I am showcasing in my film is legal.

as in following these laws we might end up with something good,      but more importantly something that won’t get us into some legal trouble..

[morrisxn02]

parker had approached with great care, footsteps padded by the grass that surrounded much of the river. perhaps she should’ve made her presence known—cleared her throat, made a particularly loud step, hummed a tune—to give eddie the time to gather himself, make himself whatever version of presentable he saw fit. it was something her mother would advise, under the guise of respect for others. then again, parker took far less interest in the presentable versions of people than the versions of themselves that blossomed in private.

maybe that made her a bit of a snoop, head unconsciously tilting forward as the morrison boy’s familiar voice floated into the air. whatever, no one was perfect.

—was that macbeth?

the intrigue grew as parker neared, now only a few feet away. she made an attempt to peer around eddie’s back at whatever he was holding, but was unsuccessful—and, in doing so, had given herself away. the response, the shock, was almost laughable, the ogden pullover- and sweatpants-donning redhead quite possibly the antithesis of frightening.

“no, don’t apologize, that makes no sense,” she insisted, coming to step around him, “i’m sorry.” her chin tilted downward, eyes flickering toward the sketchbook in his lap. “would it help if i also recited something? uh,” she took a few steps backwards, posture straightening in that transformative way that screamed theatre kid.

“tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time.” arms outstretched, parker’s brows creased as though a new thought had just entered her head and she took a decided step to the left. “and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. out, out, brief candle! life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage—and then is heard no more.” she turned swiftly back toward eddie, tone having dipped into something a bit more foreboding. not that the rollercoaster was coming to an end, both arms then flying upward as parker took another charged step in the opposite direction. “ it is a tale told by an idiot,“ a pointed finger now whipped toward the young man, a jesting grin tugging at her lips, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

parker held the moment a couple seconds longer before swooping into a big bow. “thank you, thank you. please, don’t wear yourself out with applause.”

His tense, cautious posture suddenly eases as his companion reveals herself, a familiar, friendly face shimmering golden under the light of the breaking dawn. Parker Walsh is a fond memory. She is summers in the Hamptons, she is childish chaos and mischief, running around the beach late at night with a flare stick they took from one of their parents’ boats, she is growing and maturing with the feeling that somebody understands you. She – along with her two brothers – is one of the few true, close friends he genuinely adores. Edward would hardly be this sincere with her – he was unable to mirror all the emotion he deposited on his own characters – but the smile that colored his features as their eyes met certainly got the message across.

He does not protest her offer to recite more verses of the play in order to aid his writer’s block, geeky tomfoolery like that was exactly what brought them close, in the first place. Ultimately, he is unable to focus on developing his narrative and becomes too absorbed in her own portrayal of the Scottish king to envision anything else for his project. And once she reaches the somber, staggering last line in the monologue, Edward erupts into applause. “Bravo, bravo.” He cracks up fearlessly, knowing no one is around to watch them. “I mean, Denzel nailed It in the movie, but you? You just raised the bar so high.” Some people are born to play Shakespearean heroes, some are born to play villains, rebels, fools, and so on. Parker, somehow, had the vigor necessary to play any character she wanted. He has only seen her on stage a couple of times, but her talent is undeniable. Brutal and gentle, intense, and restrained all at the same time. She really has something magnetic about her whenever she gets up on stage that he could hardly put into words. And, although his previous compliment was slightly exaggerated because he knows she only did that bit to humor him, he also knows she is filled to the brim with unmeasurable talent just awaiting its release.

At that point, Edward just accepts he will not be able to focus anymore. Not because of her, but because his brain had given up on trying to come up with decent ideas after his second coffee cup at three in the morning. Muse sometimes comes to him in the wee hours of the morning, and he usually spends these quiet moments coming up with storyboards, reviewing lines and more lines of code, and writing scripts. Instead of pushing the helpless right hemisphere of his brain, Edward just throws his things carelessly into his briefcase. “Coffee?” He suggests, pulling himself up, briefcase hanging from his shoulder. “You know, when you become bigger than Florence Pugh, I’m going to be the first one to stand up for you and defend you in the face of the nepotism allegations.”

[lnarizakis]

anyway... im posting a headcanons thing later today about the hq siblings and stuff. yes, headcanons .

[void-tiger]

Tap Tap

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tap, tap

hear him rap

the stranger at the door

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tic, toc

chimes the clock

door opens nevermore

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cracking glass

breaks the spell

his knocking wears you down

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“Open, please.”

hear him plead

your hand turns the knob

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plop, thunk

hit the ground

knot forming on your head

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pit, pat

hear him pad

his feet crossing the floor

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rattle, crash

the thieves dash

seconds after his coming

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soft hand

cups your head

cloth pressed to stop the bleeding

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“Rest safe.”

hear him say

eyes flutter into slumber

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Light streams

After pleasant dreams

Window patched with cardboard