#added a little pizzaz

[starshapedspider]

all teenagers scare the shit out of me!

[fraternum-momentum]

Fray can I see a little of your interpretation of Wobin? 👉👈 your art makes my day, is so hhhhhOT🔥

so i saw this video on insta and i just decided then and there that thats robin lmao

and i have this little headcanon that robin is genderfluid but they only share it when theyre at high confidence

edit: WAIT THERES A TYPO HEAR BRUH HEAIR HAIR 💀💀💀💀💀💀IM ACTUALLY SO FUCKING DUMB

[generalslime]

Just a little cutie

[moomoorare]

OH MY GOD

okay I finally posted all three chapter of new River (first fic of scales of Fate au) SO. laters I'll do a little drawing for it and post the link here. If you just look up moomoorare on AO3 you'll find it

[allastoredeer]

Me : well maybe it's not that bad?

Me : looking for radioapple art and immediately get hit with big buff Alastor and tiny shorter than in canon Lucifer, Lucifer in a dress getting fucked by Alastor, Lucifer in a dress getting fucked by big buff Alastor, Lucifer who look like 5 yo and 'suave sugar daddy' Alastor who holds him and each with thousands of likes and absolutely zero of anything else than that

Me : nope 🙃😔

Save me Vox/Al artists, save me

Man, I love Vox/Alastor art so much.

I just love the Vox/Alastor ship as a whole, be it one-sided, mutual, or anything in between, and a lot of it stems from Alastor still feeling like he's Alastor.

I mean, I think people make Alastor a little more cruel and heartless towards Vox sometimes, but overall he still feels like himself. He gets to be dangerous and manipulative and he gets to be silly and whimsical. It's perfect.

Adding a cut right here because this post got WAY longer than I anticipated ⬇️

I think with RadioApple, when it comes to Alastor, people lean too much into this:

And not enough into this:

It feels like his fun, sassy, and whimsical side gets stripped away and he's turned into a stereotypically tall, dark and menacing love interest.

Where's his flamboyancy? His razzamatazz! As Susan would say, "Where's the showmanship? Where's the pizzaz? Fucking mediocre."

If I'm reading a fic or looking at art and I can't imagine their Alastor doing one of his girly-pop wrist flicks -

- then I can't keep going. His girly-pop vibes are too important to me.

Of course, when it comes to tone in both fics and art, sometimes fun and whimsical aren't what the artist is going for. But even outside of NSFW art and stories, so often Alastor just feels...bland. He feels too stiff. Too much like a suave, old fashioned, smooth talking gentleman, and not enough like a fun, silly, and sassy little freak who loves trolling people.

And with Lucifer if feels like they lean too much into this:

And not enough of this:

I feel like any, if not all, of Lucifer's flaws are brushed aside so often and so easily.

He feels softened and watered down. Like he's either a sad & awkward UwU boi all the time, or he's the most flamboyant, seductive little minx there is. And to be fair, he is both a very sad boi and a seductive little minx.

But rarely does he ever come across as powerful to me. A lot of the time he feels too normal. Or too sad and naive. Literally, like he could be any other sinner if I didn't already know he was the kind of Hell. And that's so funny to me because we've seen him openly and extravagantly display his powers multiple times in the show--not to the extent that he did in the finale--but he was definitely flaunting all the things he could do, make, or summon for Charlie during his musical-battle with Alastor. He was 100% showing off how powerful he is.

Not only that, but, honestly, Lucifer feels too open and sincere because that man is judgmental as fuck.

Going back to the "Dad Beat Dad" episode, there are multiple examples of him being a self-righteous little shit: 1) he was incredibly critical of Charlie's hotel the moment he stepped inside, even if he tried, and failed, to cover it, 2) he didn't even try to hide his disgust for Alastor's bar, which he didn't even know was incorporated by Alastor (who he hadn't even met him yet) and could've been incorporated by Charlie or Vaggie, for all he knew, 3) he wasn't taking Charlie's hotel or her plan for redemption seriously from the start, he didn't even have his mind open to the possibility, he wasn't there to hear about her plans he was only there to see her, and 3) when the hotel was attacked by the loan sharks, instead of making them go away or preventing the hotel from being damaged - which he could have very easily done with no amount of effort - he hung back and smugly reiterated that he was right and sinners can't be redeemed and Charlie should just give up on her goals/dreams because it's just not possible so there's no point in trying.

Like, Charlie was very clearly in distress over her hotel being attacked and destroyed, but he was too busy boasting about how he'd been "proven" right to see that.

He's very easy to anger and his ego is so easily bruised. Alastor got under his skin immediately and effortlessly - though I also believe that's on part that Lucifer doesn't have a high opinions of sinners anyway - and Lucifer 100% escalated the conversation/argument he had with Alastor during their first meeting.

See the whole scene of him referring to Alastor as a "has-been" and insulting the name he'd given the hotel, especially when you take into consideration that until Alastor said that he named the hotel, Lucifer thought it was Charlie who came up with it.

And I'm not going to say that Alastor was an innocent, picked on little baby in that scene, he was 100% riling up Lucifer from the start, but also, like...Alastor's lines weren't outright antagonist like Lucifer's were. They were more subtle, slightly needling and passive aggressive, but nothing that could really be taken as a insult.

This is literally the dialogue, word for word, of their very first interaction:

Lucifer: What in the unholy Hell is that?!

Alastor: Just some of the renovations we had done. Adds a bit if color, don't you think?

Lucifer: And you are?

Alastor: Alastor, pleasure to be meeting you, Sir, quite a pleasure. It's nice to finally put a face to the name. You are much shorter in real life.

Lucifer: Who is this? Who is this now - are you the bellhop?

Alastor: Ah-ha, no! I am the host of the hotel. You might've heard of me from my radio broadcast.

Lucifer: Hmm, nope! I guess that's why Charlie called it the "has-been" hotel, hahaha!"

Alastor: Ha ha ha, it was actually my idea.

Lucifer: Ha ha, well it's not very clever.

Alastor: Ha ha, fuck you.

Like. That's their first interaction. And if you go back and actually pay attention to facial expressions and body languages, this was the first time he's seen Alastor, and Lucifer was immediately disdainful.

I went back and screenshotted Lucifer's face, right after Alastor's first line (which was a relatively innocent in and of itself and didn't even sound that antagonist), and:

That's a lot of disesteem for someone he literally just met. At most, you could argue that it was Alastor's smirk or tone that set him off ⬇️:

But even that is such a small thing to get upset over.

I'd say the only time Alastor really started getting openly hostile towards Lucifer was when he wiped his hand after shaking Lucifer's cane (which Lucifer didn't even see as he was too busy fixing his hat) and commenting on Lucifer's height (as a shortie myself, can confirm, that'll get on the nerves very fast).

My point is, Lucifer was immediately unfriendly towards Alastor and escalated the situation just as quickly, if not quicker, than Alastor did. Alastor implied that Lucifer might know of his radio broadcast, and Lucifer jumped right to calling him a "has-been." He doesn't even know him. This is their very first meeting. He was judgy and dismissive of Alastor at first sight, and, let's be honest, he kind of threw the first punch with that "has-been" line. Alastor said Lucifer was shorter than expected, but it's not like he laughed, pointed at him and called him a undercooked little chicken nugget. I'm sure a lot of demons/sinners who've never seen Lucifer would also assume he would be taller and more menacing at first glance, and I doubt this is the first time someone was surprised with his height (still not cool, Alastor. We vertically challenged folk have feelings too).

But Lucifer was prejudice from the start and antagonized Alastor just as quickly, and way more openly, than Alastor did to him. And don't get me wrong, this isn't me saying that's a bad thing on Lucifer's part! This isn't me criticizing or scorning him for it. I think it speaks so much of him as a character!

Cause we've seen the soft and tender moments he has with Charlie. We know how much he loves and cares for her. But he's also egotistical, antagonistic, and judgmental as hell, and that's what makes him such a fun character to write about. He's awkward yet showy, smug yet caring, depressed yet prideful. And by god, this man will show off his power without hesitation. He knows he's hot shit. He knows he's the strongest person in all of Hell. He knows he's the top dog and he can do whatever he wants - even if he has no love or interest in interacting within the Pride Ring (as far as we've been shown).

He's got a lot of multi-facets to him and I adore it, and that's why I get so annoyed when all of that is stripped away and he's turned into this soft little sunshine UwU boi who's just a sad, sweet lil lamb who's done no wrong.

No! He has done many wrongs! There's a reason he and Charlie were estranged and I don't think it was Lilith's fault - or, at least, I don't think it was all her fault (I have many thoughts about Lucifer and Lilith's divorce, okay)

I didn't mean for this to turn into a full-blown character analysist post LOL but alas I tend to get carried away. This was all to say, I really enjoy RadioStatic because Alastor typically gets to keep his sadistic and whimsical side, and I appreciate that. His silliness means a lot a to me, and if he comes off as too stiff or formal, it takes me out of a story.

Lucifer's flaws and sheer power also mean a lot to me, and I wish there were more fics and fan-art that showed that. If Lucifer reads too much like a normal, every-day person, I lose interest. I like the idea of people getting used to him, and getting comfortable around his presence, only to get a sudden and overwhelming reminder that he is, in fact, an ancient and immortal being with immense power that their brains wouldn't even be able to comprehend.

I have so many headcanons about Lucifer as a fallen angel and how his habits and lifestyle developed over the thousands upon thousands of years he's been in Hell. Habits he's adopted that unconsciously help him duplicate the mannerisms and behavior of sinners and demons, but also those small, indistinct tells that are quick and subtle reminder that he could destroy everyone in Pentagram City with ease if he decided to; and also, those times if you were to look closely and really pay attention, you get the faint, unsettling feeling that there is something very un-human about him. A subtle, unnerving shiver down your spine as your instincts yell at you that this person is not a person at all, he's just passing off as one.

That shit gets me. Give me ancient, eldritch Lucifer and I'll love you forever.

I am sorry Anon, I did not mean for this response to get so big 😅 You gave me a paragraph and I gave you a novel. But yeah, save me RadioStatic artists, save me 🙏 I rarely have to worry about Alastor turning into a big, buff alpha man or a soft little UwU when he's with Vox, and I appreciate that.

Edit: Adding a screenshot of my tags here because apparently I wrote down too many and it cut off the character tags.

[hellsite-proteins]

I see

Since you deal primarily with text I’ll post an example as follows.

Here it is:

“The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't.

In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was.

The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.”

i wasn't familiar with this very repetitive copypasta before, but it gave us something really neat!

letter sequence in this ask matching protein-coding amino acids:

ThemissileknwswhereitisatalltimesItknwsthisecaseitknwswhereitisntystractingwhereitisfrmwhereitisntrwhereitisntfrmwhereitiswhicheverisgreaterittainsadifferencerdeviatinThegidancessystemsesdeviatinstgeneratecrrectivecmmandstdrivethemissilefrmapsitinwhereitistapsitinwhereitisntandarrivingatapsitinwhereitwasntitnwisCnseqentlythepsitinwhereitisisnwthepsitinthatitwasntanditfllwsthatthepsitinthatitwasisnwthepsitinthatitisntIntheeventthatthepsitinthatitisinisntthepsitinthatitwasntthesystemhasacqiredavariatinthevariatineingthedifferenceetweenwherethemissileisandwhereitwasntIfvariatiniscnsideredteasignificantfactrittmayecrrectedytheGEAHweverthemissilemstalsknwwhereitwasThemissilegidancecmpterscenariwrksasfllwsecaseavariatinhasmdifiedsmeftheinfrmatinthemissilehastaineditisntsrestwhereitisHweveritissrewhereitisntwithinreasnanditknwswhereitwasItnwstractswhereitshldefrmwhereitwasntrviceversaandydifferentiatingthisfrmthealgeraicsmfwhereitshldnteandwhereitwasitisalettainthedeviatinanditsvariatinwhichiscallederrr

protein guy analysis:

we got a giant parallel beta sheet! lets fucking go!! parallel beta sheets are slightly less stable, and so they're pretty rare. but, they do become more stable once they are bigger, which this protein has absolutely delivered on. this is actually the best part of the protein as far as confidence, with scores up to 60% in the middle. there are also a few other little beta sheets adding some extra pizzaz, as well as a number of alpha helices. the loops around the top right also seem to be arranged almost into parallel lines, as if they were trying to make beta sheets but couldn't quite get there. the loops overall are pretty spread out and the sections of secondary structures are pretty far apart, which gives lots of interesting binding pockets if we're optimistic, or a quivering unhappy mess if we choose to look on the realistic side. still, i can overlook that because of how unique this one is. its not good, per se, but it is certainly interesting!

predicted protein structure:

[cheerstotheelites-if]

RO Updated Look³ (but I'm actually satisfied)

Under the cut for my design and change ramblings + the old design if you wanna compare and see the changes.

Here they are, fully in technicolor. Blasted melanin into Weylyn, Eliseo, and Ophelia, because A) I dislike how washed out they looked in the old design, B) makes them actually look distinct and not muddled, and C) they are literally mixed race and that feels like an injustice to them (yes 'them', because I'm including Weylyn now (his other half is from his mother's side). The color palette for each of them (individually and together) looks better, now that it's less saturated and easier on the eyes since the colors are bit more muted now. The clothes are better now too, and look like something they would all actually wear on a normal day based on their style preference. Plus, noses! All of 'em got distinct nose shapes. I tried to give also their own eyeshapes, but I think I mostly failed at that. And, uh, I guess face shapes? Weylyn's the most noticeable compared to his old design, and I honestly am happy with how he looks now.

Fleur's the only one that changed the least, I swear. She only got a haircut and called it a day. Jasiel too, but I'm already satisfied with how I dressed him, so he's fine the way he is already. Just changed his color palette from the saturated traditonally drawn art of him by muting down his colors and gave him brass bronze colored eyes to differentiate him from his siblings' golden ones.

I'm still really happy about Zephyrine's redesign, makes her the girly I knew she was destined to be. It really makes her stand out more and gives a better impression of her, plus it oomfs her character silhouette which is nice. I'd like to imagine she thrifts her clothes frequently, so there are a few clothes she has that look worn and washed out and clearly refurbished by her. The golden zig-zag on her cardigan is put there by her since she found it plain without a little pizzaz, and the gray beads on the end of her skirt used to form a leaf patter for each pleat, but lost beads overtime, so Zeph just added more beads, not to remake the shape (god forbid her patience runs out before she even manages to make one), but more on mark the skirt as now hers and styled to her preference.

Weylyn and Cooper were eventually dragged in to the redesign, mostly with fixing their hair (especially Cooper's since I didn't like him looking similar to Eliseo's) and clothes. Cooper's fit needed to give him that goofy weirdo vibe I wanted for him, plus actually making him look more friend coded than, uh... whatever I had in mind for his old fit. He's a bit more bejeweled, as more of a subtle telling that this man comes from wealth and is also kinda eccentric. For Weylyn, besides minutely fixing his hair and gave him new clothes, I changed his eye color too to a more yellowy hue than the old gold-ish one. It's not that obvious on mobile, but I swear it is on PC when I was drawing. 😭

Finally, Ophelia and Eliseo. The latter is fully embracing the dark grunge with pierced ears, a bit more silver chains and more rings and all that black clothes. The yellow smiley face is based on the band Nirvana's iconic logo, I just made it drippy and the smile into a toothy one for the troublemaker vibes this dude is going for. I gave him a mullet now (I think it's a mullet yet I also refuse to believe it is), based on some bad boy hair pictures I used as reference from Pinterest. Ophelia, on the other hand, had layers remove, let her wear a grandpa sweater and brown pants instead of her shorts (permanently stained with mud from all the times she went out to the forest to find for beetles), have a little string with beads dangle from her belt line as a treat. Her hands wear fingerless gloves now, and her doc martens are now replaced with regular old sneakers and black socks to hide her scarred ankles. She's droopy eyed now and I think it fits her more now for her personality and story compared to her round eyes. I based that loosely on Anya from Mouthwashing.

I didn't do a uniform line up like last time for the RO's that attend Lumintoile, because that'll be it's own seperate thing alongside an updated uniform look in general for the students. So you'll see everyone (minus Cooper) wearing uniforms with one of three pairs wearing a uniform variant for the different seasons. I also do plan to make an updated relationship chart, to see what's going on now currently between the RO's now that the story has changed and a new contender has arrived.

Older designs for comparison (minus Jasiel bc the man was not a concept at the time of me making this 😭)

[milky-rozen]

Hello 🤗, I’ve kind been following your project for months now and I have to say I’m glad people are still acknowledging Egyptian Mythology. I know it doesn’t really have all the drama and pizzaz I suppose Greek or Roman mythos does which is why people like it more, however I find your work refreshing because it seems like you actually care about Egyptian Mythos. I’ve been obsessed with it for years and I’ve even done my own research over the years myself and could never fully understood why people didn’t care for it as much. Even after watching Hollywood Blockbuster films like “Gods of Egypt” the movie frustrated me in so many ways but the biggest one being that it felt like a knockoff of Clash of the Titans. So I’m done with my little rant but I was curious on what sparked your interest in making this project? How often are you taking creative liberties with your story? Also how do you come up with such creative designs for your characters will also keeping the historical consistency of Ancient Egypt?

P.S. Hope this all made sense 😀

Heya!

So, first of all, thank you so much for your kind words, they really made my day!

Second of all, let me reply to all of your questions in order so I don't forget anything lol

Ok so, as for what sparked my interest in making this project, It all started with me playing a mythology-themed video game called Dislyte. I've always been into Egyptian Mythology since I can remember, but when I was a kid, things were a bit different from now and I didn't have access to the Internet as I have now as my father would set up a limited screen time for me and my sister on the computer, and also at that time, I just didn't know how to research things properly lol. So, nostalgia led me to explore new and old media about Egyptian mythology and do some proper academic research to get to know the main and minor myths better. During this "research phase" I discovered the Korean manhwa Ennead, which inspired me and my character designs a lot. Afterwards, as I realized how little material exists about this mythology in particular, I decided to create something myself that could help fill that gap, something that could bring people together and spark their interest so that I could have someone to talk to about Egyptian Mythology lmaooo. But also, I always wanted to work on an original comic series and so I thought that this could have been the best time to start! And so, House of the Sun was born!

Now, talking about artistic liberty, it really depends on the comic we're talking about. In Thoth's Library, I try to be as accurate as possible to the actual myths, only taking some artistic liberty when I need to link some facts that would otherwise sound a bit random and incohesive to the narration, adding some motivations and sub-plots to link all the stories together while trying to stay true to the original sources. Although, this might change in some future arcs. In Young Horus, although some connections are accurate, I decided to fill all the gaps I could with an original coming-of-age story for Horus the Younger to create something new and have fun with it, so the majority of the things happening in the comic are purely fictional. Of course, I always make sure to put a disclaimer for that in every episode just in case ahahah

As for the inspiration behind the character designs, I wanted to create something very personal and somewhat accurate in terms of clothing and overall presentation without including those classic elements we all know, like the animal heads or masks we often see in other media. I was especially inspired by something I noticed in Ancient Egyptian art, like the fact that some gods like Ra have both a human and animal form, and so I was like, you know what? I'm leaving the animal iconography to other contexts, I'm going full human this time lmao. Well, kind of, since I still wanted to include some animal traits that are very iconic to Egyptian art, like the tails (often used in classic Egyptian iconography to depict power and royalty), the ears and sometimes the paws too because, why not? 😂

Man, this was a very long reply lol I tried to be as brief as possible but I'm not good at it honestly ahah soooo, thanks for sticking with me so far! 😂 and, oh! Before I forget , Happy New Year!

[raz-writes-the-thing]

Show Business (OFMD Drabble)

Stede Bonnet x GN!Reader / requests are open

Summary: Stede is teaching you a thing or two about piracy.

Fic type: fluff, semi-crack

OFMD: @catlynharper (send an ask to be added to a tag list!)

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“It’s all in the wrist, see?” Stede says, demonstrating a rather dangerous-looking flick of the pistol in his hand. He’s teaching you about the flare of dramatics needed when engaging in piracy. 

Apparently, it’s mostly show business. You’re not too sure about how true that actually is, but Stede is your captain, and you’ve found it’s usually best to go along with whatever it is he has to say. It’s not like he’s a ruthless bastard, anyway, so there’s no harm in it if he wants to show you how to wave a gun around fancily. 

“The trick is to keep them looking where you want them to look,” Stede said conspiratorially. That much you agreed with. And it was true too, because with the way Stede was waving the gun about, it was hard to focus on anything else. 

Particularly when various parts of your body passed through the sights of the barrel every few seconds as Stede prattled on.

Then, Stede shot the gun straight up into the air, narrowly missing the mast of the ship. 

“Pay attention,” he barked, and for a split second, you could understand from the other side what it felt like to be raided. Then his face softened again into a grin. “See? All about the show of it.” 

You swallowed thickly, nodding. Sure, yeah, you were beginning to see the point he was making. 

“Right, so a bit like this, then?” You asked, getting a better grip on your own pistol and flicking it to the side haphazardly. Stede tapped the muzzle of his loaded gun against his lip and you sucked in a horrified breath. 

“Yes, like that- maybe try it one more time with a little more pizzaz, what do you reckon?” Stede replied, thankfully removing the gun away from the general vicinity of his face.

“Sure, if I don’t have a heart attack first,” you muttered to yourself. 

“Eh?” Stede asked innocently, positioning your hand where he wanted it for your next attempt. 

“Nothing,” you sighed.

[weebssecretattic]

My 8 y/o lil brother's predictions for tdp S7 pilot ep:

First of all Rayllum go to where ever the people of katolis have set up base.

The new katolis on fire with aaravos stepping on the tents/buildings, and Claudia and Terry on his shoulders with Terry being Terrified.

Opeli hides civilians and zym and ezran while Soren and corvus try to fight aaravos but Claudia knocks back corvus with magic. Then Soren will scream and go rage mode and try to cut aaravos's leg but since he's immortal he won't feel anything. Then aaravos flicks him away towards corvus and Claudia laughs.

Then Callum comes up and does some mage things to stunt aaravos a little , but dudes a giant so he flicks him away too.

At this point, it's revealed that runaan was actually resting in one of the makeshift tents so he comes out too and he and rayla attack aaravos and Claudia but they get flicked back too lol.

Then the dragaan (Soren, corvus, callum, rayla and maybe also runaan) flies away on the red dragon.

End of episode 1.

The plot was deviced by him but he didn't tell me the way I wrote it here, I just added a bit of pizzaz. Let's see how accurate his predictions are.

[batmanfruitloops]

HOW did you come up with your Music Meister design?? I love him sm it’s so creative!!

I'm really happy with his design, I'm so glad it resonated with you as well!

Honestly, a big thing I've done when going about with our rogue designs in thinking about what inspires me, and just little things that I like. (Also new art alert!) His biggest outfit inspo is the Beatles from THE ALBUM, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, since I really like those suits, and MCR's The Black Parade outfits.

To go into more detail though....

I wanted Darius to have a pompadour, since Elvis is another inspo I didn't add to the smorgasbord. For his teeth, his og design has a tooth gap, but Harley and Eddie already have those, and Jervis has his hare teeth, so I made Darius' teeth a bit messed up and added some pizzaz. I just think tongue piercings and tooth gems are cool and he'd agree.

Daft Punk is also a big one, albeit it comes off more in his sound, but he has the gloves and a necklace. Also the tech board thingy! I kept forgetting what they're called, but it's about time I drew his mask properly because that's what it's supposed to look like. Also it matches his keytar which I haven't fully designed (I'm withholding a lot of weapons and other tech for the gallery, oops)

Darius' treble and bass clefs pin exists because I wanted an element that would remain no matter what outfit he wears as MM, and I just like their shapes!

I kept the keyboard concept from the og design, same with a music note, albeit as a ring and shoe lace accessory and not as shirt cuffs.

The pants having records is also referencing the MCR outfits, but also vinyl records! Darius collects his favorites,

Don't know if I did his design justice with my explanation, but his is one of my favorites,

-Sarsee

[bednbunfast]

pokesona go brr,,, mismewgius :)

this is the first time i've ever?? drawn a pokemon that's not just the pokemon,, like I added a little pizzaz if you get what i'm saying,,

it wouldve been an alcreamie but,, aa... i love the silly witch spirit,,,

[literaticat]

Hi Jen!

Are multi-media or epistolary novels tough out there to sell or get an agent? It’s a style that I keep leaning towards and I’m not sure if it needs to be caged up until I get an agent or if it’s okay to roll with it. There are plenty of novels to comp so I know it is out there and thriving. I'm just worried as a new author aiming for a debut if it's a little risky and end in tears for me.

In the past, I'd query agents asking for those specifics and they pass. But I also queried agents that didn't ask for epistolary/multimedia on a wishlist and get a request.

I have a tendency to write a novel as is and then needing to add some sparkle/pizzaz. Something like adding an e-mail, letter, photograph or a play that’s happening in the story. I'm not sure if it's hurting my chances because of the market or it could be something else.

For those who don't know, an epistolary novel is a novel written in the form of letters between characters, though that can include things like diary entries, text messages/emails, "found documents"/ newspaper clippings, etc. Like Frankenstein, for example, though there are many many examples in both classic and modern literature.

I'm not sure what OP means by "multi-media" -- to me that implies there's some sort of VIDEO or ELECTRONIC element to it beyond paper, and I'd say THAT would be potentially weird and problematic. But just a book? With emails or "newspaper articles" or whatever in it to help move the story along? That's fine.

I've never, ever heard anyone say "I am seeking epistolary novels." I've also never, ever heard anyone say "OMG I hate epistolary novels." I've sold some, and nobody has ever thought it was weird or anything as far as I know. It's just a style, one way out of many to tell a story. Sorta like writing in third person with an omniscient narrator vs writing in first person with an unreliable narrator -- neither is BAD, they are just different approaches.

TL;DR -- If it's done really well and the book is phenomenal, nobody should blink an eye. If they just don't like the book for whatever reason, they probably aren't turning it down because of the epistolary part, but rather because the book as a whole is not doing it for them.

[hana-no-seiiki]

I worry about you not in a bad way but in a im putting you in my pocket forever and I’ll show you off to everyone as my little squishy way

OOOOHHH- I see I see. Funny coincidence actually. I recently made an instagram to post selfies again with pocket in its name lol. Might post more there once I organize my makeup and get contact lenses for added pizzaz.

but anyways, yes please 😳 Be gentle with me. Normal Yun has a weak constitution. Pocket Yun? Oh no.

[keiachi-chan]

People: why can't I just give tumblr money? I wanna keep my little corner of the internet up and running :]

Tumblr: okay, here's ad-free and a bunch of little gifts and toys

People: nah

Tumblr: ????? Okay, here's merch! We make cool tumblr-related items and collaborate with artists to-

People: I will hit you with my car.

Tumblr: ??????????????? Okay? Then here's something to LITERALLY just give money monthly. It is a three dollar monthly thing, but you can pay as much as you want. A little badge too for pizzaz.

People: DIEDIEDIE

Tumblr:

People: Why can't I just give tumblr money? I wanna keep my little corner of the internet up and running :]

Tumblr Supporter badge: Show your loyalty with Pizazz

Many of you have asked for a way of supporting Tumblr that works like regular donations. Well, this is that, with a little whimsy thrown in for good measure. Imagine. A badge that gets shinier and shinier with your continued support—and helps Tumblr stay Tumblr. 

Enter the Tumblr Supporter badge. Part of a move towards a more user-led business model, this is a new auto-renewable subscription that allows you to wear your support of Tumblr in style. 

How it works:

The Tumblr Supporter badge is a special badge that works like a recurring donation subscription service. As a supporter, you get a specially designed badge based on how long you have been supporting Tumblr in this way. Your supporter badge will evolve from Steel to Copper, Gold, Platinum, and, eventually, Oil Slick. As your support continues, you will collect these badges at each milestone, to be displayed as you choose on any of your blogs.  

There are two subscriptions, monthly and yearly: 

Monthly: Start at Steel and progress through the different badges at each milestone, eventually reaching the coveted Oil Slick.

Yearly: Start at Platinum (it's like you've jumped ahead a year. Look at you, cheating time). You'll progress straight to Oil Slick at your next payment milestone after a year.

Pricing:

Tumblr Supporter Monthly: $2.99

Tumblr Supporter 3 Months: $7.99 ($1 OFF)

Tumblr Supporter 6 Months: $15.99 ($2 OFF)

Tumblr Supporter Yearly: $29.99 (15% OFF)

More details:

This monthly or yearly subscription will renew automatically at each interval unless you choose to cancel. 

If you cancel your subscription or a payment fails, you'll still have your badge, but it won't show up unless/until you restart your subscription. If/when you do so, you'll pick up right from the badge level you were at when you ended your subscription.

This is currently being rolled out for mobile and web in English. We’ll be rolling out to other territories in the coming weeks.

That’s all for now. We hope you enjoy this new badge as much as we enjoyed coming up with it, so we can keep making odd little tchotchkes for you to enjoy. Stay weird, Tumblr <3 

[mmoore246-003]

Blog Post 5

This week we worked on finalizing our posters and started working on social media and merch. Last week, I was thinking that I was going to completely start over with poster, but I did not. I messed with the type, and tried to convey the date and location in a different way.  I am happy with how my poster turned out. I received some feedback from my teacher that the logo should be bigger and the River Roads on the left, above Savannah, is a little bit repetitive. I am trying to work on moving the location to under the logo, but it looks so odd. I am playing around with the logo to try to incorporate the date into it. I also started working on merch. I wanted to choose merch that I would actually buy if I was at the festival, so I decided on a hat. I also wanted merch that you didn’t have to buy and came with the purchase of the ticket, so I chose a lanyard. I need to work on the hat and adding more pizzaz. I chose to have the logo be made of the river from the original photo. Again, I am struggling about where to put the date and location. 

This weeks reading was about grids. I actually love using grids because it keeps me organized and makes my design look better, which is why I love InDesign because it is all about layout. What I learned from this week's reading was when to use a modular grid versus a columnar grid. A modular grid offers more opportunities to present more complex information with a high degree of accuracy and clarity. So basically when there are too many elements for the columnar grid, use the modular grid. I used a modular grid to make my festival poster.