#also edits are very difficult to make and require a lot of skill like with any art so please give it so love \o/

[wsdalt]

in general I just love video edits and I think it’s a shame we don’t get more of them on tumblr, but I do need to say if you want to get the vibe of Felps during the sacrifice arc go watch this edit \o/!! I think it’s a very neat summary of the things going on with him!! and if you can’t watch multiple hours of the vods (fair) this is only like… a minute pfft so a bit more manageable \o/

[erijuice]

My Revision of Wish

As someone who loves the concept of Wish, I thought it was a decent addition to the Disney Animation Canon. I enjoyed the songs, the gorgeous hybrid artstyle, and the homage to Sleeping Beauty's wide cinemascope aspect. Unfortunately, the more I think about Wish, the more disappointed I was with the final product. For what was supposed to be a celebration of Disney's legacy, it ended up being shot with the blandification ray by the studio itself, because they had a lot of interesting concepts planned for the film. It's just impossible for me to hate Wish like everyone else on the internet, because I know there's passion behind this idea, it was just muddled and screwed over by the despicable corporate side of Disney.

Now, while I did love the final product and was also simultaneously disappointed over what it could’ve and should’ve been, I wanted to showcase my version of the film with a heavier emphasis on the wishing star’s untold origin story. This is actually an updated/edited version of my original draft, and I added a little bit of characterization as well.

SPOILERS FOR THE ACTUAL FILM BTW

Wish (in my version) is fully 2D-Animated, and contains music, orchestration and lyrics from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, with additional output from Julia Michaels.

Cast:

Alycia Pascual-Peña as Asha

Chris Pine as King Magnifico

Amara Le Negra as Queen Amaya

Roman Banks as Orion (Star)

Summary: 

“Have you ever wondered how the legendary Wishing Star was born?… Set in a time centuries before Snow White wished by the wishing well, or Geppetto wished for his little wooden puppet to become a real boy, Wish takes place in the medieval city of Rosas, a fantasy kingdom off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea where your wishes can literally be transformed into reality. The kingdom is ruled by King Magnifico (Chris Pine) and Queen Amaya (Amara Le Negra), respected by all as the kingdom’s sole wish-granters. They live happily in peace with their royal daughter named Asha (voiced by Alycia Pascual Peña), who was set to take her parents’ throne once she turned 17. 

Princess Asha is sharp-witted and wildly smart beyond her years: a young philosopher in the making, who believes that the stars are always there to guide her. She's a shy bookworm who is very creative, she draws animations in her notepad and paints with watercolors all over her bedroom, much like Rapunzel. Asha also wants to be a musician and to inspire the people with her music. While being devoted to her goal to ensure that everyone gets their wish to come true, Asha also struggles with poor leadership skills, and she doesn't know how to be a good leader to her friends, or her kingdom. Her parents seem to make it look easy, and sometimes Asha prefers to rely on them to make her dreams come true. However, Asha believes that a bigger and stronger wish requires a much more difficult journey, and in order to achieve her wish, she must confront her own parents, two of the fiercest and most powerful villains the Disney universe has ever known.

King Magnifico is almost the same as his canon depiction, except he has no backstory of him losing his family to destruction which would've make him more sympathetic, and does not mesh well with him being a villain. He uses his magic to remove wishes from people's hearts and keeps them in his own "wish orbs" for personal keeping, but we don't find out what he does with them until the first act. Before he praticed magic, he was a philosopher who believed in the power of the stars in the night sky, inspiring Asha to develop her belief that there is magic in the stars.

Queen Amaya is a female villain who is madly in love with Magnifico and pressures Asha to be a perfect royal daughter, much in the vein of Yzma and Maleficent, with shades of Mother Gothel. She is a black dark-skinned Latina, and Asha's birth mother. Queen Amaya owns has a pet cat assistant named Cleo, who is a callback to Maleficent's crow Diablo, or Lady Tremaine's cat Lucifer.

Alright, now back to the story!

On her 17th birthday, during a beautiful royal ball, Asha notices that her parents have wondered off from their thrones, and she uncovers a dark truth about both of her parents and how they want to keep the wishes of the people for themselves. Even worse, she peaks through the cracked door of the throne room to witness that the King and Queen are crushing the people's wishes, and infusing their energy, in order to make their own magic more powerful, and thus manipulating the townspeople and giving them the false hope of their wishes being granted. Asha tries to keep what she saw a secret from her parents, but she argues that the wishes must be free and sent back to the people. After a heated argument with her parents, she runs to the forest and makes a passionate cry for help to the stars, in the hopes that they will give her guidance and strength to help her entire kingdom. (‘This Wish’ is staying btw, but with adjusted lyrics) Her plea pulls down the brightest star out of the sky and transforms it into a glowing ethereal humanoid being without a name.

Here is where we meet Orion. Orion is THE wishing star of legend. He is a glowing, Black-coded, humanoid boy around the same age as Asha. Newly formed, he has no name and no sense of right or wrong, much like Pinocchio, but he reveals himself to be a powerful shapeshifter with magic celestial powers. The starboy is aided with the tiny, Luma-like canon version of Star, named Little Dipper, as his personal companion. Little Dipper is more mischevious than Orion, but it's also a powerful wish granter in a tiny celestial body. With a reworked, more orchestral version of "At All Costs", Orion takes Asha on a gorgeous flight, explaining his purpose to help Asha, as the duo sings in harmony above the stardust-sprinkled woodlands, with Little Dipper setting the scene. After the song ends, Asha tries to name all the constellations off the top of her head, and ultimately names the starboy Orion (serving as a subtle callback to Kiss the Girl). Asha brings Orion back to the kingdom, and she tries to teach him how to grant the peoples’ wishes. As the two plans to give the wish orbs back to the people, Asha notices that her parents are angered over the townspeople praising Orion’s descend, hoping that he will grant the wishes of all the people. Feeling threatened by Orion’s presence, the King and Queen scheme to use dark magic to kill Fate and steal her magic, so that they will remain as the only wish-granters in Rosas, but at the risk of permanently being surrendered to the dark side. (This Is The Thanks I Get, except it's reworked into a grand, badass, orchestral villain duet with Magnifico on the first verse and Amaya on the second verse)

Desperate to warn the kingdom about her parents’ true colors, Asha disguises herself (a la Sleeping Beauty) as a peasant girl, while Orion tries to disguise himself as a normal human boy. As the two try to grant the wishes of the townpeople who haven't given their wishes to the king and queen, the town descends into chaos with some wishes spiraling out of control. While it is a moment of hilarity, Asha and Orion come to a realization that some wishes should never be granted in the first place, as they're more likely to cause harm and chaos than pure good. The two comes across a group of seven teenagers modeled after the Seven Dwarfs, Asha's longtime team, and Orion starts to get to know each one of them, before planning a rebellion against her parents, and yet, Asha is secretly hesitant to disobey her parents, she confesses to Orion - in a short reprise of At All Costs - about how she used to be perfectly obedient and a perfect princess to her people. Meanwhile, Orion reveals to the Seven Teens that he’s still learning to grant wishes, but they also end up horribly wrong, but he comes to a realization that he shouldn't grant wishes that could cause harm, no matter how much they beg for it. The Teens make a promise to Asha that they will protect her secret, as well as Orion's. The duo and the teens team up to stop the King and Queen, with a reworked version of "Knowing What I Know Now."

During the epic climax, Orion and Asha create a diversion, with Asha freeing the wishes with her team and learning to be a good leader in doing so, while Orion shapeshifts into multiple forms to battle the King and Queen and distract them away from the castle, but they capture Little Dipper into the scepter, and use Dipper's magic to transform their cat Cleo into a giant dragon (akin to Maleficent's dragon form) that flies them to the top of the castle, with Orion chained up. The parents chain Asha to the top of the castle where the battle occurs, and they force their daughter to watch Orion suffer. Engulfed by the pain of losing her protector, Asha breaks into the This Wish reprise, as do the other residents of Rosas. The King and Queen try to push Asha off the castle to her death, but the townspeoples' voices lift her up, as does Orion's, and he uses his magic to make her float above in mid-air. Everyone's hearts beginning to glow and attract their wishes back to their hearts as they sing in unison. Orion transfers most of his celestial powers into Asha, who uses her temporary celestial powers to free Little Dipper from the scepter, and blast the King and Queen to their death, while Orion simultaneously creates a powerful sword to throw into Cleo's heart, killing her as well. After a moment of silence, Asha breaks down into tears and feels bittersweet that she’ll never have her parents again, but more optimistic about being the ruler the kingdom desperately needed - someone who will choose only the best wishes to come true. Orion comes down to Earth to comforts Asha with a hug, and the kingdom rejoices with the evil King and Queen gone for good.

Cut to a few months later with Asha hosting her first royal ball for Rosas, and dancing with Orion, similar to the endings of Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast. Before Orion flies back to the night sky to become the Wishing Star, he gets Little Dipper to create a magic wand and grants her the role of a honorary Blue Fairy guardian, transforming Asha’s purple queen gown into a beautiful, glittering, baby blue gown. Orion informs to Asha that Asha will be reincarnated into a true Blue Fairy after her time on Earth comes to an end, but Orion will descend back down to Rosas every now and then to help Asha. As a final gift, even though he admits his magic is not perfect just yet, Orion finally grants Asha’s wish and creates a lute for her to play for her people, but Asha realizes what her true wish was all along: To be a good leader to all of Rosas.

After Orion forms into the glimmering Wishing Star in the night sky above Rosas, Queen Asha looks down on the townspeople of Rosas with hope in her smile and she looks up at the wishing star above her, with a hope that everyone will have a wish to come true, because now, Queen Asha knows that there is no force, no magic more powerful than the power of a wish, for a wish is more powerful when it’s inside your heart.

Cut to a few nights later, after the credits have rolled, when Asha walks out onto the balcony above the kingdom. She pulls out a music sheet, and begins to play ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ for the stars, as an homage to Orion.

My version of Wish will also contain hundreds of Easter Eggs that all pay tribute to ALL 61 FILMS in the Walt Disney Animation Studios library, all worked seamlessly into the context of the story, not just containing the ones that inspire the film like Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. Anyway, all I’m saying is that Disney should’ve hired me and put me into the writers room, because as a Disney fan, I know how to make this story work and how to make it even better, and I hope you guys love this version of the story! Oh, and also, screw Disney for donating to a genocide. Goodnight Kingdom of Rosas!

[desultory-novice]

Here's a probably bizarre one

Are you into Table Top RPGs? And if so what do you think a Kirby themed one would look like? In just broad strokes at least, not asking you to get in depth with all the numbers or something

I'm trying to actually make one along with a few friends of mine as a "little" group project, we're throwing out ideas, figuring stuff out and what not. Turns out making a proper TTRPG is difficult and requires a lot of thought.

I used to be! In my family, playing D&D (2nd edition!!) was like watching sports for other families! I dropped out of the hobby sometime in my teens, as I started to struggle more with roleplaying ^^; and though I've shown interest in the occasional system and even played in a handful of one-shots, a lot of my knowledge comes from overhearing stories from my siblings, who are still into it!

When I brought this concept up to my sister briefly, she mentioned something (and maybe it was spun off something legendary blogger Prokopetz had said) about trying to "twist" D&D into a system for telling stories it just wasn't keyed to tell! That you CAN do that, sure, but maybe it's not the most efficient way...?

Soooo...

...In that sense two TTRPGs that come to mind when I think about alternate ways you could do a Kirby game other than just "explore dungeon and kill monsters!" (...Note that these might not be perfect fits either, they're just ones I've heard about and caught my interest!)

Magica Logia, a Japanese-only RPG (sorry...! ^^;;) that was really popular on NicoDouga/NicoVideo that is mostly based around playing these magicians with true forms (O~ooh, Soul Forms, you say?) who go around solving magical incidents!

While there IS combat, most of it is about learning what is even going wrong and using your skills (which are more like "concepts" and all HIGHLY interpretable) to detect just WHO has been affected through roleplay scenes that play out in a turn based structure!

It was REALLY popular to do long videos of characters from various games and anime playing versions of themselves via Magica Logia and so I often think that it suits a variety of more story-based settings! (Like, a huge focus on the story of a session is finding out who has been POSSESSED by the evil forces this time and I hope you can see my vision for how well that would work for Kirby!)

Another that I'm slightly less familiar with but I've always wanted to learn more about is Ryuutama, which, to quote the main website, describes itself as "Miyazaki's Oregon Trail?!" XD

A huge focus of the game seems to be around "regular" seeming characters going to new places because they're filled with wanderlust (and Kirby IS a wanderer!) and managing the resources to get there! (How much food you have at any given time feels like it would be a natural fit forany Kirby TTRPG) 

I also like that the journey and the places you go seem to be decided on by the group as a whole, with everyone contributing something! It reminds me very much of how magical various places in Pop Star (or the rest of the Kirby-verse galaxy) can be! And I think that kind of inventiveness would be wonderful.

Do you really want Kirby and the gang to explore a re~gular old cave? If it's going to feel like Kirby, the cave ought to have... Oh, crystal stalagmites in the shape of ice cream! Or that reflect your image like funhouse mirrors! Or the ceiling is covered with moss that acts like glow-in-the-dark bedroom stars!

...Again, I haven't seen this one played before like I have with the other one so I'm mostly going off concepts I find appealing from the product page! It does make you think though!

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As for ideas of my own, I'm split when it comes to character creation. Either everyone should be allowed to make their own "Kirby"/Puffball and you KEEP it to puffballs, or you pass on playing Kirby and let people choose from a variety of commonly returning ally races (Poppy, Simirror, Birdo, Dee, Chilly, Joe, etc...) The reason I would suggest going either all puffs or all non-puffs is because even though my ideal Kirby TTRPG is not amazingly battle heavy, I still think that would really cut down on any questions of POWER SCALING (my beloathed... :shiver:)

I think that creativity in the interpretation of game mechanics should be emphasized, and that smaller numbered dice would be better (D4s or D6s, a D10 at most??)

I can see stats being more akin to MOODS rather than like, physical prowess and how fast you are/magic potential etc? After all, Kirby is strong enough to tackle on otherworldly horrors...but the comics often depict him as being unable to when he is, say, [Tired] or [Hungry] so having to balance your player character's ~total health~ as opposed to just their HP might make things feel more Kirby-esque, as opposed to just a Kirby-themed D&D reskin! (Not that there's anything wrong with that, if that's where one's interest lies!)

Another thing from Ryuutama that I liked the sound of was each character having a key [Personal Item] that is important to them! Maybe it's not EVEN magical, maybe it's just...emotionally significant?! Maybe part of the goal of story creation can be discovering what ties these characters together through an exploration of their items! (Everyone declares theirs to the game master and the game master builds the adventure around that?)

Anyway, I think I've made my preferences for a "non-standard" style TTRPG here clear! Sorry if that wasn't your desired direction...!

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But yes, good luck with you and your friend's project! I'm sure it IS a lot of work! I don't know how much progress you've made in the week it took me to get to this one, but I would love to hear more if you think you've narrowed in on your idea! And I'm sure a bunch of others here would be interested as well!

[zeehasablog]

Slower knitting: longer to complete projects

Nifty knitting is one of my favourite packs available on The Sims; and playing historical, means it's an integral hobby for sims to improve their Fun bars.

Unfortunately, while playing a lot with the pack, I found that the projects were completed very quickly, and it seemed very unrealistic - it annoyed me a lot!

So, it's another one of the things I was annoyed with and decided I'd try fixing!

After learning about XML, and downloading tools to work the coding - I have made this mod.

Originally, it would take 100-150 sim minutes to complete a standard project, and 200 for a large project. Interestingly, in my search for a mod to extend this time, I found only one to drastically reduce it - as quick as 10 sim minutes!!!

After playing around with time, I settled on 4x the original speed - though, I'm interested to know how others feel about this time.

This mod: - increases the time spent knitting a normal project from 100 sim minutes, to 400 - increases the time spent knitting a large project from 200 sim minutes, to 800

In conjunction with this mod, I recommend:

Using MC Command Centre to make skills more difficult, which will slow progress of level

Downloading @janesimsten's functional spinning wheel - you can then use this to spin wool from your animals, to make yarn for knitting, or thread for cross-stitch

This mod, obviously, requires the "Nifty Knitting" Stuff Pack, but you also need the XML Injector in your mods folder, in order for it to to inject my coding 😋

I have edited the following coding: knitting_CraftingPhase.xml knitting_CraftingPhase_BigProject.xml So anything else that modifies these may cause a conflict.

I would like to thank @janesimsten for helping me work out how to ensure the status circle thing in the queue, matches the length of time to knit the project!!

~Download now, for free, at CurseForge ~

~~ Terms Of Use ~~ 

[unlimitedtrees]

the level design of the Sonic Overture '95 demo

been wantin 2 show da level design idid 4 sonic overture .. startin with granite act 2. altho some tiny tiny bits were referenced from sly's level design concepts , and lake did his own edits and added decorations , idid everything else

this level is oneof the largest levels ive ever made , andit was really fun makin it and playtesting it .. i like making HugeAss levels , but with this one i tried 2 make sure to make it have both engaging ,difficult platforming and high speed sections. i wanted 2 make it Feel like marble zone without bein as tedious , and i like how it came out (even if i didnt intend on makin it as huge as it was ... in fact it was actually goin to be Even Larger ,but cus of clickteam limitations and also the level being nearly 5 minutes long , it had 2 be cut down , LOL ! its probably 4 the best tho , cus the level already has tons of very intricate stuff goin on (especialy with the stuff it does with the marble and the pillars)

next is granite act 1 , which is mostly based off sly's level design concepts , but is heavily changed and expanded both to flow more how iwanted it to and to make it more complex .. i had a lot of fun with da later half of da level , makin all sorts of silly challengez...

something i did for fun was hide a bunch of hidden Silly Areas.. these are at the Very , Very top of the level , and require you to be very precise to even Access them , so they dont get in the way of the rest of the level ... but i did it cus i Love making silly dumb kaizo stuff

lake added decorations to granite act 1 as well ,but he also added his own silly secret areas at the very very top of the level that are difficult to get to , which i really like LOL !!! i think more video games need silly parts of the level skilled players can discover

last thing 2 talk about is sunrise gate zone , which is just based off the original demo. act 1 combines the 2014 demo's act 1 and act 2 , only addin a few tiny extra routes and little changes to make it flow a little more

act 2 has a bit more done to it , with it being based off act 3 from the original demo , but has a few new routes at the very top of the level , including ones that make heavy use of the totem pole mechanic. somethin we decided to do is to make the blocks on the walls into top-solid platforms , so i specifcally designed the level so that , if youre clever , you can use the blocks on the walls to get upto places or find secrets...

anywayz thats all 4 this post. i like sonic cd and i hope thats apparent in my level design , LOL !! sonic overture is a game that inspired myart forYearz and its been rlly fun workin on this so far .. this game is pretty and pixys art is gorgeous ohmy lord

[bootlegmagicalwands]

Why Not Buy Bootlegs?

Today, we’re telling you exactly why people could - and should not - buy bootleg items.

We’re primarily looking at magical girl wands from series like Pretty Cure and Sailor Moon, but the below also applies to a variety of figures and props from across all kinds of fandoms and collectibles.

#1: The Cost

One of the biggest arguments people put forward about buying bootlegs is the price - but that isn’t as strong an argument as people seem to think.

Pretty Cure’s Flower Echo Wand retailed for just 1,300 JPY - that’s roughly 13 USD. Meanwhile, the most common bootleg of this wand retails for also 20 USD, and is primarily sold on Chinese exclusive websites. Yes, you read those prices correctly, it was originally more expensive to get the fake!

Now, this has been out of production for years, which does push up the market value a bit. But it is still significantly easier and cheaper to purchase secondhand versions of the real thing, going for as little as 15 USD new in box on secondhand sites like Mandarake, which ships globally, or Mecari JP.

And this isn’t exclusive to less well known franchises. 

Bootleg versions of Sailor Moon Live’s clear Moon Rod go up to 30 USD. On the other hand, the real thing goes for as little as, you guessed it, 30 USD when in used but working condition, with new in box ones going for 50 USD. You can’t even buy two bootlegs for that!

That doesn’t mean all of the “real” items are always cheaper or easily obtained - perhaps ironically, series like China’s Balala are difficult to obtain official merchandising for when outside of China, but bootlegs of it are remarkably rampant. 

Plus, any high-quality replicas such as Proplica items will typically cost anywhere from 10 to 100 times as much as their fake counterparts, and have the higher quality structure, screen accuracy, and gimmicks, that the fakes will lack.

#2: Accessibility

We’ve already covered above that these can easily be bough used on Mandarake - check out THIS POST listing tons of globally shipping anime merch stores  - so this argument already feels flat for us.

But, there is some merit to it. Simple chibi style bootlegs can often be bought in local dollars stores for very little, while larger versions are easily found on underregulated conglomerate giants like Amazon and Aliexpress. On the other hand, the real thing takes a lot more patience for preorders and secondhand shop scouring, knowledge of stores - which again can be found in the link above - or even the use of proxies to purchase off sites like Taobao and Mecari. And, as mentioned above, some official items may be exclusive to their respective countries, which can require extra skills and resources.

While none of these things are truly difficult to learn, they can seem daunting and confusing to new collectors, and will put off people who prefer instant gratification.

#3: Cosplay & Kids

This, to us, is the most sensible and excusable reason to buy bootlegs. When it can be difficult, expensive, and time consuming to get your hands on the real thing, especially those that are vintage or limited edition, the last thing you want is for a child or cosplay pose to destroy it!

The same thing goes for wanting to paint it to make an OC weapon, especially given many bootlegs are already incorrect colour schemes that may work perfectly for your design without the need to deface and devalue the real item.

Sometimes, the real thing just isn’t realistic, at the end of the day.

#4: Sometimes They’re Just Cool(er)

We’d love to own that ridiculous spider-man crossover wand, and this blog’s owner couldn’t resist this telescoping Cardcaptor Clow wand made of metal. So many bootlegs, especially the crossovers, feature strange and cool new combinations of characters, art styles, colours, and even product materials.

The vast majority of official items also have very standardized gimmicks, especially when buying from within a franchise. This can feel boring very quickly! Many bootlegs have additional or unique tricks, such as all these different bubble blowers, or the ones that work as remotes to control a spinning doll, that make them feel more interactive and fresh.

That doesn’t mean the real thing can’t be fun or innovative, but they are often limited to what is depicted on screen on order to make sales.

#5 Art Theft

At the end of the day, bootlegs are art theft. When you choose to support theft over artists, them and the companies producing their work miss out on money. And without money, shows end.

Sailor Moon's sales were credited with providing the necessary funds for new seasons, not the actual viewership or manga sales. If that money had been spent on bootlegs instead of the real thing, the reality is, the Sailor Moon anime may have ceased to exist. So it is essential, especially for smaller ventures, for fans to purchase the real thing and not the fake in order for the series to thrive.

#6 - Market Value

You may be surprised to learn that bootlegs, in and of themselves, have a surprisingly active market and fanbase that’s separate from the real wands.

As we mention on the post about this Korean Sailor Moon bootleg, all the good factors above, along with the virality, age and location of the item - which adds to scarcity - can lead to a bootleg being just as, or even more valuable that, the real thing. Banned items like the Evil Stick, which find notoriety outside of magical girl spheres, can often be worth far more than their original dollar store tag.

However, all value is relative, and as trends come and go, the price of bootlegs tend to fluctuate far more than the real thing.

Would you buy a bootleg item? Let us know below, and share this with your friends for their thoughts!

[aikoiya]

DP HC - The Right to Retribution

This is based on the idea that an ecto-formic ghost's killer continuing to live & commit crimes is deeply traumatizing to the ghost in question.

As such, most civilized ghost societies have a law called the Right of Retribution where a ghost is allowed to do whatever they deem necessary in order to stop their killer, even if that means killing them.

It is even considered an inalienable right in a lot of places.

It's completely possible for a ghost to move on without doing this of course, but it makes it very difficult for a ghost to get to a place, psychologically, where they can do so.

It's similar to how a ghost can move on from not having a grave, but it's difficult on a personal, emotional, & psychological level.

For more on ghost psychology, go here:

& here:

I was so sure that I'd already made a post on this before or a reboot with it or something & that there was something about this mentioned in a DPxDC post regarding Jason Tood & him having been killed by the Joker, but I can't find either of them anywhere! If you know where they are, please tell me?

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What I find interesting is that Vlad could logically make an argument that he has every right to kill Jack as he was the one responsible for his death.

The problem comes when you realize that Jack had never intended to kill Vlad. Which is key. Because in several ghostly civilizations, malicious intent is necessary for it to actually be declared retribution. As such, in societies where retribution must be justified, there is often an investigation to determine whether it is or not. Not just to figure out if the individual actually murdered said ghost, but in some, to also uncover whether or not the individual has changed & are legitimately trying to make amends.

Like, there are ectomantic spells that only the best & most magically skilled of Retributive Investigators have, that allows them to go to a place where something happened, use a bit of a ghost's ecto & a piece of the accused murderer, & it'll create an illusion of what all happened in an area & it's just one part of their job to search through the provided scenes. Upon locating said scene, they must examine it thoroughly with a fine-toothed comb. Literally, it's a magically imbued comb that allows the investogator to focus in on a fuzzy area of the illusion by combing through the fuzziness.

If it's possible that there might be someone else involved, it is their duty to locate their DNA & use that to create an even fuller picture.

When the correct & fullest version of the scenes are found, they can then be bottled to show to a committee who will end up being the ones to vote & decide whether a kill is justified.

Of course, even with such magic, it's still possible for corrupt investigators or anyone knowledgeable enough on how the magic works, to tamper with the bottles & edit the scenes inside.

Interestingly, there is no clearance needed for a ghost simply looking to help the living police to catch their killer. So long as they remain invisible & only draw the police's attention to the truth, then no ghostly lawmakers would have a problem. But things like killing or crippling do require clearance.

So, it's possible that either Vlad doesn't know that it was an accident, doesn't believe it was an accident, or he forged evidence to make it look like it was murder & it'd only take a cursory look to see that Jack has some pretty damn speciesist ideas of ghosts.

I can see him rubbing the fact that he has clearance to murder Jack in Danny's face as he could technically argue that Danny is trying to obstruct his right to enact retributive measures upon the man who killed him & depending on the laws pertaining to the area in the IR that corresponds with where Vlad's initial accident took place/where he died/where he intends to kill Jack, it's entirely possible that Jack's death wouldn't need to be justified, just proven that he was responsible at least in part.

This could lead to Danny becoming wanted by ghost law in-general & not just by Walker. As there's a difference between rules made by a ghost who's Obsession is with rules as a ghost is able to inforce said rules to a degree within their own territory; & actual laws that ghostly societies have as being documented laws.

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At the same time, the investigation would be for the right to deliver justice upon the accused. They're trying to figure out if it'd be legal for Vlad to want Jack dead.

If so, then it means that they can't stop Vlad from killing Jack himself or from asking someone else to do it for him.

They're not gonna execute Jack themselves as that's not the purpose of the law. That would only happen if it was discovered during said investigation that Jack was a threat to ghosts as a whole & that he's committed crimes against ghosts who were ghosts at the time of said crime.

That would be when the Observants would get involved because then it's no longer just a question of Vlad's right to retribution, but the safety of ghosts in-general.

Generally, ghostly politics don't get directly involved with living matters unless it concerns ghostly society as a whole.

The investigation is just to confirm whether Jack was responsible for Vlad's death &, depending on the laws of the area in the IR that is most applicable (area corresponding to the place where the crime that resulted in Vlad's death was committed, area corresponding to where Vlad actually died, area corresponding to where Vlad plans to kill him, ect), whether or not killing Jack would be justified, further depending on whether or not he's killed someone again since.

This would all just allow clearance for Vlad to do so should he choose. It is entirely within his rights to instead decide to just have Jack arrested in the living realms or even crippled to the point where he can never hurt anyone again. Not that Vlad would choose those routes, but the fact is that he'd have those options & it'd be perfectly legal. In such a case as simply sending the man to jail, the investigation would only need to prove that Jack was responsible & possibly that there was a danger for it happening again. Not whether it was justified.

So, yes; legally, both Maddie & Sam would be subject to this as well, but Sam's part would only come up in an investigation for Danny specifically & we both know that he'd never ask for such an investigation as he doesn't blame anyone but himself for his death. Which is also completely within his right to retribution as well.

The same could also be said of Maddie in the cases of both Vlad & Danny, who was, in fact, partially responsible as well.

Jack, though, would be ska-rewed as he was also somewhat responsible for Danny's death even if it wasn't intentional.

It's also important to note that serial negligence is also a factor in these cases. Normally, Jack & Maddie could've been pardoned in some areas of the IR since the first time was an accident. Until it's discovered that it happened again, to their own son, at which point, even though that time was also an accident, it qualifies as criminally negligent homicide & it could feasibly be argued that they are liable to commit said crime in negligence again.

At the same time, if Vlad gets clearance to kill Jack, he'll also get clearance to kill Maddie too, which could end up blindsiding him as it's unknown whether he knew that Maddie was partially responsible for his death or if he was trying to deny that to himself. This might force him to confront said truth.

For all we know, it could utterly change his plans & it's undetermined as to how.

So, yes! There is a lot of factors that go into this sort of thing & it can be a headache!

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Then, there are cases where a ghost's killer had died & became an ecto-formic ghost themselves. Or even if a ghost killed a human without just cause.

In such situations, it can become an entire court case. Though, the ability to call upon the victim does tend to expedite things a bit provided they remain truthful.

There's still an investigation though, as all angles are supposed to be explored to uncover the whole truth of the situation in case either party isn't saying something, forgot something, or simply doesn't know something.

If it's determined that the death was done maliciously or in negligence & it's liable to happen again or had happened before, then depending on what the victim wants to happen & what they are given clearance for, the victim can have their killer jailed, an ectomantic spell cast to have their killer artificially experience the very death that they brought upon the victim, however depending on the laws in place for the corresponding area of death, the victim is either allowed to obliterate the killer with their own hands or they can be entirely barred from doing so. Again depending on the relevant laws in place.

Most civilized ghost societies actually don't allow the victims to do as such & will instead jail the murderer if the victim wishes their existence ceased, then said murderer will be put on end row (the ghost equivalent to death row), but it is still important to establish that some societies do allow the victim to do it themselves.

It's also possible, that if the victim is actually given clearance to kill their murderer, if they don't have the stomach to perform the job, they can then request someone else do the deed, whether it be performed as part of end row or an outright assassination. If they are given that clearance, then neither the judicial system of the IR nor anyone else would have any right to interfere. Sure, someone is more than allowed to change the victim's mind, but they can't outright interfere.

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However, there is definitely a different precedence when it comes to ghost on ghost forced cessation (called ectocide) which is treated much more strictly. It is generally conducted much more similarly to living world court.

In the case of Plasmius vs Phantom, Ellie specifically, practically an entirely new precedence would need to be created as not only are both halfas, but in my hc, Vlad did technically kill her, if just briefly, even though she was already half-ghost herself at the time. While one could compare her situation to having been resuscitated after being killed, to Ghosts, if all your bodily functions cease, even temporarily, then you died, if only briefly. As, you see, death leaves a sort of residue that ghosts can sense.

Vlad could easily get charged with outright murder (which would mean that he'd also be charged with attempted murder because, logically, if you managed to kill someone intentionally, then at some point you had attempted to kill them).

Because the case would be so complicated, it would require a lot of investigation, which would turn up the fact that Vlad had stolen Danny's dna, created Ellie via cloning without the boy's expressed permission, had used her, then when she refused to put herself & Danny in danger, he turned on her, chased her all over the world, & eventually melted her down resulting in a temporary cessation of all bodily functions.

That's not even getting into the fact that Elle qualifies as a baby ghost & thus is considered very precious in ghostly society.

In this case, it'd be something of a mix of ectocide & right of retribution.

By ghost law, even if someone is resuscitated, if they were medically considered dead for any amount of time, then it is still considered murder to them. The reason being that, in ghost terms, even a medically temporary cessation of life gives one a certain, albeit small, connection to death. A residue as mentioned before. And the longer that one is dead, the larger that connection will steadily become.

Even though in human terms, true death is only a thing if the person never comes back, ghosts know that there is more to it than that.

In this case, halfas are beings who die, develop a core, then are revived with that core still inside them, thus making them both alive & ghosts. In order to become a ghost & form a core, you have to have truly died. Cessation may have been temporary, but death is still death.

Which is another important thing here, the acknowledgement that a cessation took place & one's own part in it. In the case of Plasmius VS Fenton. This would very explicitly come up as not only would the Drs. Fenton be forced to acknowledge the fact that their negligence killed their son, but Danny would also be forced to acknowledge it as well. It wouldn't matter if he refused to enact his right upon them, facts are facts & the facts are that his parent's obsession killed him. And it'd be a hard pill to swallow.

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Furthermore, during the investigation of Jack, it is very highly likely that the case would be brought to a higher court due to the danger that both he & Maddie are to ghostly society because of their ectocidal tendencies.

Because of this & the fact that they directly hunt/torture ghosts, there'd be no need to try & hide, & instead the pair would both be taken in & tried in the high court.

While they'd likely think it was all rediculous, it'd become quickly apparent that ghosts had a full & in-tact judicial system.

Both Danny & Vlad would be required to appear in court & testify under a Pheonix Song Oath to tell the truth.

It'd surprise both Vlad & Danny very deeply. Vlad due to Maddie being tried too & Danny because, despite what he keeps telling himself, when the truth of what happened comes pouring from his lips & deep inside, he knows that none of it was a lie.

Then, the confusion & horror on both of the parents' faces when Vlad & Danny are forced to reveal their secrets to the pair.

The 2 would react very differently. Maddie in abject denial & Jack with horror bordering on sickness as everything comes crashing down around him.

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It's also important to note that sane & insane means little to nothing in ghost law, especially in the face of actions.

The biggest issue holding most cases back is time. Remember, the Realms are literally infinite & there are only so many Retributive Investigators & committees to go around. So, it can take time to get through them all. Cases related to serial killers & mass murderers tend to get handled the quickest as the many victims tend to gather together & make sort of petitions. The more victims, the more attention it draws & the more committees will notice.

So, if Jason Todd had become a ghost during his brief time dead, he & other Joker victims could've signed up for Retributive Measures & the high profile would've pushed the case through & gotten it investigated incredibly quickly. The investigators wouldn't have even needed to try too hard, Jokers crimes, mass murdering tendencies, disregard for life, his unapology, his wanton destruction, it would've insured a very rapid, very decisive guilty verdict.

Therefore, every victim would've been given full clearance to do whatever they saw as being just. The problem? Batman prevents their success at every turn.

Like, it'd be one thing if Arkham actually kept the bastard there & treated him. But they don't. Arkham is practically a revolving door for the criminally insane. Which, among retributive committees would disqualify it as a proper place to keep the Joker. Hell, it'd even be one thing if the Joker was actually effing receptive to help, but he isn't. And if there's one thing that such old committee members know from direct experience, it's where to spot someone who will never change because they don't want to. Not to mention how to identify a sane person who's just grifting in order to keep from ending up in actual jail & off death row.

Every instance in which Joker has come close to dying or even outright died? At least one of his victims were behind it.

Thing is, if Jason were to ever remember this, if he could get his hands on proof of his death from both living realm & Infinite Realms, thus proving his Infinite Realms Citizenship, register Gotham as his official haunt & even lair with the Spirit of Gotham's support, as well as an official copy of his Legal Clearance for Retributive Measures (LCRM), he could prove that he has a legal right to kill Joker & by Batman trying to stop him it makes him liable to at least a hundred years jail time in the Ghost Zone for interfering with a ghost's right to seek peace & recover mental health.

Making it clear that ghosts don't possess the same psychological structure as humans. For one, a ghost's mental state is directly connected with their physical state. That while revenge does corrupt ghosts much like it does humans, retribution does not because it is fueled by righteous fury & justified anger. By not allowing Jason to fulfill his need for retribution, he is causing many of Joker's victims to spiral ever deeper into mental & medical torment as a ghost's killer is a highly traumatic subject for them. That the killer's continued ability to keep performing such acts causes their victims ghosts to suffer more in a physical manner.

That since Jason is an Ecto-Liminal whose experienced death & thus part of both the Living & Infinite Realms at once, that means that he is allowed to take retribution directly & without restraint.

That because Gotham herself has given him permission to call Gotham his official haunt, that means that the laws of the Infinite Realms extends here & with just a few negotiations between the mayor of Gotham & the Beating-Heart Boyking, Jason will be given temporary leave of humanity so that human law will not apply to him so long as the Joker remained alive. And until that fucker is dead for good, it'll be clown season & nothing Bruce does would be able to stop him.

Either way, when a ghost's killer is dealt with, the ghost word for it roughly translates to "freeing."

For more, go to my full Ghost Zone Masterlist.

[dymdrimluga]

Art of Mage: The Ascension

Recently, a big event happened: I started playing MtA again, and I was forced to read. To be honest, I still find it difficult to read long and complex texts in English, but it's great practice. It's not the first time I've opened the rule book, but now I somehow paid special attention to the arts. And they are very cool there! This is the book I want to talk about. And this is an old book, after which, I think, a lot has changed in the world of illustration. But I'm just curious how it was. Was this book successful? What do you think about it?

Many people worked on this edition

At first, I wanted to find the specific author of each picture, but despite the existence of such a list, it turned out to be a difficult task. So today I will only comment on the art, not the artists. I am not a professional because my art has never been used for such books, but I want to share my impressions and thoughts.

There were a lot of such cards there and they are also quite cool, and the main thing is that they look in their place and really look like real tarot cards in design and vibe. Although this is not the art that interests me the most, I couldn't help but mention them here.

Really cool. It seems to be something from traditional materials, similar to watercolor, maybe with the addition of something else. If you look closely, you can see the remains of a pencil. Look at the head. Is everything drawn anatomically correct? No. But does it create the right mood? Yes!

Art by Mark Jackson if I'm not mistaken. Kinda reminds me of Sandman from the comics, don't you think? I wonder if this kind of black and white line art is still used in modern books? Must check.

This art... I was a little surprised to see it in the book. I worked in the game industry and was used to the fact that everything should be casually polished (thanks to gamejams for allowing me to deviate from this rule). Right here... a dynamic plot, but work with the clarity of the picture, color, volume, lighting... on some details it is simply not there. It seems that at some point it was not the main thing to be an illustrator. I wonder what was important? And what remains? Because I would really like to be involved in something like this book.

I would be happy to see how it is done. I have thoughts that maybe photos were used, but most were definitely drawn and I just want to know how

It has its own style. A lot of work on small details requires patience, not everyone can draw so many small details and not get lost in them. I love when people do not lose the courage to draw in a unique style

as in the previous picture, traditional materials seem to have been used here: pencils, felt-tip pens, maybe watercolors? What do you think of when you see this? I think "small artists". So many talented artists with small audiences on Twitter or Tumblr can do the same. Although not. Not "the same", because no one will do "the same" in creativity. At the same level - yes. The same - no. It's obvious that a lot of the artist's personality and experience has been put into this, and that makes this picture unique

oh i love it, it's not even a color drawing, but it looks so good on the page! But I don't really understand what bothers me about this girl's breasts, I wish I could see what it looks like from the front

We have already seen this author. Look at the hair. I.. really don't know what to say. Not exactly what I expected.

interesting art, interesting creature. Many would call it a sketch, but I think it is precisely here that more work on the details is not needed

I don't know the author, but I definitely recognize the style - I saw something like that in the changelings rulebook

Oh, I like it. It takes a special skill to draw like that, and I don't have it. Very dynamic. And the form shown is interesting

Soap. Nothing extra, nice details on the background, clear silhouette. Good.

I love this kind of comic book style. It is exactly as it should be in this style, I don't know what else to say, except that there is a good work with textures

how interestingly and harmoniously different styles are combined in this book

I like it, I would read something like comic book in that style, very nice to look at

I can't say about the plot, but the details, volume, and shadows are very well drawn. I wonder if it was done in pencil? I am fascinated by people who can draw with pencils and have a similar result

very calm great vibe

this is already something closer to the game art I know, not casual, but a step towards polishing, + looks like digital

one more step :) If you don't pay attention to the face, something like this can now be drawn in hidden objects games. Very nice drawing, by the way, I like the dynamics.

I think that will be enough, at least for today. I don't know who would be interested in such a review with personal opinions. But here's what fascinated me and made me think: so many artists with such different styles in one book. Unbelievable. It would be very interesting to be a part of something like that. Now I want to review new books from this point of view. I used to look at them as a reader, but now...

I wonder if there will be new books of this kind? What are the requirements? What is needed?

Only one trend worries me. Some time ago I had a conversation with the author of this book It was an interesting but a little sad conversation. The author says that, at best, he will receive not so much for this book. He says that he cannot pay the artists as well, because then he will have nothing left. It's a shame, but the only solution he found was to use the AI. I wanted to read the text of the book, because Umbra is a very interesting topic. I even had the opportunity to read it for free as a free copy provided by the author. I did not read it. One of the comments says that the art there is well-suited, although it was created by AI. I do not know. I don't want to see it even for free. I think it brings Banality into the world, destroys the dreams of small artists to be part of something great. I can understand a small author of a small book that won't make much money. It's just sad. I can only hope that the trend does not spread to the whole world. It will really be the time of Winter. And no more magic in this technocratic world.

[geonppangi]

boys planet trainees as seventeen songs pt. 1

this is mostly based on how well they fit the concept, but also if i think the song would be a good fit for them based on their skills! to make things more interesting i’ll be excluding the songs that have already been covered on the show (so no home, aju nice, or hot)

trauma - ricky

i think one thing that a lot of people comment on is how ricky has a softer voice

in comparison to other rappers on the show like keita, his delivery isn’t as sharp if that makes sense

which is perfectly fine! each voice fits a different part and i think that ricky’s voice would work really well in trauma

it’s not about the big things but about expressing emotion and thoughts through simple but charismatic rapping

i’d love to see ricky write his own lyrics about his experience on boys planet a la limousine

and also most of the video is just them sitting in different sets and rapping while looking cool

which may not sound very difficult, but it’s actually quite hard to be engaging while also looking like you’re just chilling

and honestly i think ricky’s facial expressions and mannerisms would really suit this song

like there are some people who just look good even if they’re not doing much you know?

i just think this is such a good concept for him

24h - kim jiwoong

to be honest, i think that this one is pretty self explanatory lmfao

it’s a sexy concept for our resident sexy boy

and i think dark red (and navy blue) are just his colours yknow?

i can already imagine him doing the low 24 hour line and i think it would be perfection

to be honest, i love seeing jiwoong try new concepts out, like he did an amazing job with say my name

but i think in terms of what suits him the best, definitely a concept like 24h

world - seo won

ahhhhhhhhhh i think this would be so so good for seo won!!!!!

like the sparkly outfits, the shining lights

and i love seo won when he smiles and a really cute and upbeat concept just suits him so well!

he would also be so good during the chorus like i know that my boy can sing, even if mnet likes to pretend that he doesn’t exist

fallin flower - sung hanbin

ahhhhh i had to think really long and hard about who i should give fallin flower to and what song i should give to sung hanbin

i think there are so many synchronized arm movements in fallin flower and the dance is very delicate and elegant

it’s a song that’s very near and dear to my heart and i think that shanbin would be able to do the concept justice

not only is he our favourite flower boy but he also specializes in tutting and waacking, both of which require precise arm movements

so i think that pulling off fallin flower would be effortless for him

also ngl i feel like he would look really good in pink but maybe that’s just me

mansae - kim gyuvin

THIS SONG FEELS SO GYUVIN

like it’s just a fun and cheerful song

a little bit on the goofy side

and we’ve all seen enough behind the scenes videos to know that gyuvin would totally nail this concept

i think he also has a really youthful look to him so the high school setting also works

also i just really want to see him do the choreo for the chorus

darl+ing - kim taerae

AFTER MAN IN LOVE I HAVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH TAERAE SMILING WHILE HE’S SINGING

he just has such a wholesome smile

and i think that darl+ing is such a cute song

like taerae would be so sweet while performing and i think he would really shine in a vocal heavy song!!!!

left and right - haruto

maybe it’s because of his zoom outfit but haruto has always come off as a little sporty? to me

and he has a lot of energy and the dance skills to match

so i think left and right would be such a good fit for him!

like he has a really good groove to his dancing that really suits the chorus

and i just know that he would eat up the rapa

adore u - kum junhyeon

okay yes, adore u has had some questionable outfit and editing choices

but who better than kum junhyeon to really make that his own

gang was probably one of my favourite performances this season just because of the personality that they brought to the show

also you definitely need energy for this song and junhyeon has more than enough of that

cheers - keita

honestly i think that left and right could also work for keita (especially the rap part)

but i also think he would do so well in cheers, especially with hoshi’s part

so far his rapping has been fairly fast and doesn’t give him that much room to be more experimental with his delivery

but i think cheers will be good for that

also i feel like he would just rock the big hat yknow

honourable mention goes to back it up which would suit his current rap style perfectly

however there’s no video so i’m not really sure about the concept

call call call - park hanbin

okay law phanbin with the scar changed me

like fundamentally as a person i have been changed

but honestly he does so many different concepts it’s a little crazy

i think call call call would be so fun for him, especially since the concept of the song is on the wackier side

like his facial expressions would be so good in this

and there are 3 main outfit concepts at the beginning and he would suit all of them

also he would look very cool on a motorcycle i’m just saying

part 2 here

[sebastianshaw]

Wreck it Ralph, Alice in Wonderland, Lilo and Stitch

Wreck-It Ralph - What does ‘being a winner’ mean to your muse? All the capitalist, Social Darwinist, materialist shit you'd expect, really. Making the most money, accomplishing the most business-wise, owning the most and best land/stuff/animals/etc. Positions of power---CEO, Black King, Quiet Council head---and the authority that goes with them. A great body he works hard to maintain. Personally tailored clothes he personally destroys. Very PHYSICAL things, very REAL things. This isn't to say that the joy I get from, say a walk at the wildlife sanctuary and seeing Ferdinand isn't real, but it's not something I can mount on my mantle, or measure in a graph. It's not an objective fact of reality, if that makes sense. Shaw likes very tangible, external markers of success in the fields that matter to him---money, business, high society, etc. That said, he can also see other ways to be a winner. For instance, accomplishing something difficult and profitable in a field he sees as worthwhile. He may not understand chemistry well, but he understands that a breakthrough in chemical engineering requires big brains and can make big bucks, so he would see that as a win. Hell, even if he sees something as frivolous to consume, he can respect someone who produces it if they make a substantial amount of money off it; like he's got no interest in romance novels, but can appreciate that Pyro makes an honest living from writing them. But that really still falls into the "monetary or otherwise external/tangible marker of success" category. I think he also can find admiration for those who choose their own path and forge their own way and do it WELL, even if it's something he thinks is stupid. Like, I think he thinks Magneto is a mad fool, but he can't help admiring him a little. Ditto for his interaction with @dcmonshcad's Ra's A Ghul, whom he also admires for the vast amount of skills he's worked hard to acquire. If someone has put in enough effort to a useful skill to be exceptional at it, Shaw thinks that's a worthy thing too. Also, you know, totally crushing his foes, that too 8)

EDIT: FUCK I HIT POST TOO SOON, LEMME ANSWER THE OTHERS Alice in Wonderland - What does your muse often dream of? Do they have strange dreams? Pleasant ones? Nightmares? I think Shaw's are largely just the same vague, nonsensical random things that a lot of people have. Nothing special. But for things specific to him, I think when it's pleasant dreams it's sex, when it's nightmares it's. . .more feelings than anything else, namely feelings attached to the fear of Sinister taking his body/mind, a sensation of total darkness and lack of being. Other nightmares would be the feelings of cold and hunger that he suffered as a child, or the powerlessness of not being able to help his father as he died from a blood disease, or L as her life slipped away in his hands. Speaking of L, there's definitely a lot of bittersweet ones about her.

Lilo & Stitch - Does your muse have any pets? Do they want any?

Shaw's relationship to animals is never shown in canon in any light, good or bad. He has two hairless cats around in one miniseries who never reappear, and he's shown as having and using a horsedrawn carriage in Marauders (one of the few "oh, yeah, that tracks" I will give to Duggan) but he's never shown interacting with any of these animals. I think he could really go ANY which way---I can see him treating animals cruelly, but I can also see him treating them much kindlier than he did people, and I can also just see him treating them in a neutral manner. I lean towards neutral-positive for my depiction, because I don't want to risk making him too soft to be accurate, but I also don't think making him cruel to animals adds anything, he's bad enough already. And I don't even think it's IC, like I don't think he would keep animals around that were un-valuable enough for him to hurt. I think Shaw gets animals like well-bred beautiful horses as a status symbol, and he wants them to be cared for as such, so he's going to ensure they're taken care of by the best, and he's not going to risk damaging them. So he has an incentive to treat them well, and, in doing so, I think he gets some positive emotional benefits from his interactions with them. I don't think he really realizes it, but they end up being therapeutic for him to a point, and he does care to them to a certain degree, to whatever capacity he can reasonably be expected to have. Which doesn't make him a better person at all, but it makes him a little bit emotionally healthier, and dude needs ALL the help he can get in THAT department.

@mcnomaniametus OK NOW ITS DONE

[bersergner-blog]

Escape from Tombstone - Learning Outcome Matrix (pt.3)

Skills learned/Knowledge advanced:

Photoshop- I spent a lot of time polishing my Photoshop skills and I feel like I'm starting to catch up on the skill-gap (still only switched over from traditional art 4 years ago). So I incorporated more things like subtle gradient, editing saturation, lightness and contrast, utilising the lasso and magic wand as well as Layer styles and modes to enhance my art. This manifested in ways such as more warmth to skin-tones and more effective shadows and colour co-ordination.

Animation- I learned to apply Animation concepts such as squash and stretch without breaking the semi-realistic feel of the game. Animating for games in general requires specific understanding such as attack timing (a jab wants to be snappy and efficient, long, detailed animations can slow down combat dramatically and make the game difficult to enjoy) I also tried very hard to keep consistent anatomy while adding some stylistic motion and bounce.

Maya- I learned to utilise Maya for quick Greyboxing of ideas in the service of Environmental Concepting and consistent perspective.

Unity- I dove into Sprite scaling and filtering, generally learned the full ins and outs of the Sprite Editor and slice tool, was forced to edit Pivot points to make my animation work, learned 2D Rigging and utilised Layer order for sprite rendering distance correctly.

Programming- I learned some new Character controller programming patterns from the tutorial I was following. Making sprite flipping simpler.

Character Art- I pushed my Character designs hard this module, particularly Portraiting, focusing on expressing personality and creating intriguing, memorable faces. This carried through into Posing, which I used even outside of animating to get character personality across, such as the Goon aggressively preparing to swing his pipe at the viewer. I also pushed my understanding of Anatomy, especially hips and legs, which was always a problem area for me artistically. I also really pumped out those Clothing variations as my portfolio was missing them.

Environmental Art- Environmental concepting does not come naturally to me. Imagining the places and putting them to paper still took a lot of time, trial and error, but I am very proud of the results and believe I have made major and irreversible advancements that make me confident in approaching Environments.

Light & Colour- I explored Colour and Light even further this module as it's always been a low-key problem area for me. learned about colour emotions and 60-30-10 rule as well as exploring expressing character through colours and tones.

Props- Weapons and Environmental Set-dressing. Another area my portfolio was lacking in, so I was happy to rectify this during this project.

Presentation- Another problem area (can you tell I had lots of them). I would often abandon images before they were fully complete, in an inherent effort to 'catch up' and broaden my skillbase but this developed into an inability to get a "finished" look out of my images. So I really doubled down on the process from sketch to final picture and the final graphic design and polishing that gave it that extra oomph. Still a lot to learn here, but we're making strides.

Efficiency- Incorporating AI into the idea-generation phase has been helpful in breaking deadlocks and creating an influx of unique concepts. I also pushed my Thumbnailing by re-using good anatomy as mannequins to provide a lot of variety in concepts efficiently. Greyboxing in Maya has also been a huge time saver for environments and consistent perspective combining this with my new understanding of the Shapes tool for filling makes it much quicker to design geometric areas in perspective.

Project Management- Through the process from concept to final product I learned valuable skills in Time management, adapting to change, finishing, finding solutions and not shying away from a challenge, maintaining productivity without burnout and was forced to adopt a self-promotion mindset.

Video Editing- Something I've been meaning to get around to for ages, being forced to make a self-promotion video finally got me to engage with my editing software. Forcing me to adapt and learn. However I never did manage to figure out the audio balancing which gives it an amateur feel.

[paypant]

18 Side Hustles With Low Startup Costs (Less Than $100)

What's stopping you from starting a side hustle? High startup costs? If so, here are eighteen side hustles with low start-up costs. For most of them, you'll need less than $100. Going on a vacation or buying that dream house or car won't be possible until you have something to boost your income. And if you're waiting to save a huge amount before starting up something, you'll miss out on a lot. To help you out, here are eighteen businesses you can start. They require a low start-up cost but come with good returns.

18 Side Hustles With Low Startup Costs

  Sell Digital Products

Selling digital products is a very lucrative side hustle to start. It has no inventory costs and when you create a product once, you can sell it repeatedly, which leads to a high profit margin. A digital product can include an online course, eBooks, fonts, documents, apps, illustrations, photography, and any digital format goods. Once you create a product, you can sell it on platforms like Etsy, Envato Market, Shutterstock, Creative Fabrica, and more. These platforms are popular and come with their market, hence, you can save on marketing costs. The amount you earn selling digital products depends on the price of your goods and how in-demand it is. To be successful as a digital product seller, you have to be creative. A creative digital product makes you stand out from the competition in the industry.

Monetize YouTube Channel

Creating a YouTube channel may seem overrated, but it is still a lucrative business to consider. It is flexible and allows you to engage in something you love. If you're passionate about a topic, there's a high chance there are people who are interested in watching and supporting you. To make money on YouTube, you need to be consistent. YouTube allows its users to monetize videos once the users reach 1000 subscribers and 4000 video watch hour milestone. To begin your side hustle as a YouTuber, get a smartphone with a good camera, and learn video editing with free apps like Canva, Adobe Spark, iMovie, and more.

Freelancing

Freelancing is one of the best ways to earn extra money. Oftentimes, freelancing lets you earn more than your full-time work income. So if can edit videos, write, design, or develop websites, consider becoming a freelancer. As a freelancer, you can take on payment per project gigs and earn money once you complete a gig. Freelancing also allows you to decide when and how much to get paid. Aside from the skills mentioned, there are other in-demand skills that let you earn high as a freelancer. Regardless of your skill set, you are sure to earn as a freelancer once you market your skills on the right platform. Some platforms to find freelancing jobs include Upwork, Freelancing.com, and Fiverr.

Become An Online Tutor

Tutoring jobs still pay. If you have expert-level experience or skill in catering, fine arts, sports, academics, or musicals, you can begin a tutoring class. Online platforms like Skooli, Wyzant, and YouTube allow you to get paid for tutoring students. If you have an academic certificate, you can apply on online tutoring platforms. Most of the online platforms allow you to set teaching time that is convenient for you. However, it is important to note that tutoring requires you to be patient, attentive to details, communicative, and a good listener. Another Interesting Article:  15 Legit Ways To Make Money Tutoring Online (Up to $60 Per Hour)

Pet Sitting and Dog Walking

Pet sitting and dog walking jobs are only ideal for pet lovers. So, if you don't have the patience and love needed to care for a pet, skip this side hustle. As a pet sitter, you can earn an average of $16 per hour. Online platforms like Rover allow you to register and find pet-sitting jobs around your local area. To find pet-sitting gigs on Rover, you need to register and create an interesting profile that looks trustworthy to clients. Most pet owners find it difficult to entrust their pets to anyone. So getting a referral and review from past clients can help you seem trustworthy.

Start A Podcast

Like YouTube, a podcast allows you to earn money from talking about topics you have an interest in. It's an easy side hustle to start that requires less than $100. What's a Podcast and How Does It Work? A podcast is pre-recorded audio content on an interesting topic, that is uploaded on podcasting platforms. Once you record and edit an audio discussion, you can choose to make the content available to people for a fee. To be successful, you can make your content available for free at the initial stage, but once you garner an audience, you can monetize your content or make money with advertisement and sponsorship. Some platforms to start your podcasting journey include Spotify, Buzzsprout, iTunes, Anchor, and more. Another Interesting Article: 25 Best Podcast Hosting Platforms (Plus Free Options)

Become A Rideshare Driver

If you own a car, you can earn cool money from rideshare driving. A rideshare driver is a freelance driver. Once you register with a company, you can earn from driving people from one place to another. The cool aspect is that you're free to decide on your work schedule. Rideshare drivers can earn between $19 and $30 per hour. However, it all depends on the city you reside in and the trip distance. To become a rideshare, register under a company like Uber or Lyft. Or find a popular rideshare company in your city.

Rent Out Your Spare Space

If you live alone and have an unoccupied room, you can rent it out to make extra money. Airbnb is a popular platform that allows you to rent out your vacant room. Other platforms include VRBO, 9flats, Expedia, Sonder, Plum Guide, and more. Create an account on any of the platforms, and provide information on your location and the type of space you want to rent out. Pictures of the place will also be needed. Once you complete the registration process and put up your room for rent, it'll be booked by tourists or day travelers.

Become An Affiliate Marker

Affiliate marketing involves promoting someone else's product or service and receiving a commission from each sale made as a result of your referral. To become a successful affiliate marketer, you need to have a social media platform with a good following base. Most successful affiliate marketers own a blog, YouTube channel, Podcast channel, TikTok, or Instagram account with lots of followers. If you don't have any of this, you can start creating content that attracts followers. As an affiliate marketer, you can earn about 5 to 50% cut of the sales you make - this could be between $3,000 to $5,000 monthly depending on your ability to make sales on your platform.

Photography

Starting photography as a side hustle can lead you to more money-making opportunities than you think. As a photographer, you can make money by attending events and offering your service. During this, you can build up your connection and get gigs relating to photography and other side hustles you participate in. Becoming a freelance photographer is also lucrative. Sites like Shutterstock, Alamy, Burst, Getty Images, and 500px are sites to sell your photographs. Printing your photographs on mugs and clothes can also earn you money.

Transcription and Translation

Transcription, writing, and translation gigs are some of the most in-demand freelance skills. If you're fluent in more than one language, you can create a profile on Fiverr or Upwork to find gigs that pay well. Translators earn an average of $22 per hour. As a transcriptionist, your job description involves listening to audio or video files and writing them out in readable and written text. The audio files could be voice recordings, legal proceedings, podcasts, and more. Sites to find transcribing job opportunities are TranscribeMe and GoTranscript.

Blogging

Blogging is another flexible side hustle to consider. It is fun and opens you to tons of money-making opportunities. As a blogger, you can earn from promoting a company's product or service on your blog. Each time a visitor clicks on the referral link on your blog, you'll receive a commission. You can also earn from ads monetization, selling spaces on your website, sponsored product reviews, paid subscriptions, and more. To get started as a blogger, create a website. It cost less than. $100 to start and build a blog. Decide on a niche you find interesting and make SEO content on them.

Create And Market Handmade Items

There are tons of crafts you can make and market in your free time. Some of these include painting, knitting, and jewelry making. Connect with your friends and work colleagues to let them know about your craft. Your social media handle is also a good platform to market your crafts. If you can also make cake and other baked goods, connect with the people around and let them know you're available to bake during events like graduation and weddings.

Dropshipping

Dropshipping is a form of retail business that allows you to sell products without incurring inventory costs and shipping responsibilities. It's a low-risk but very profitable business. How Does Dropshipping Work? Becoming a drop shipper is easy. All you have to do is contact a manufacturer or wholesaler supplier and make a deal with them. Some of the popular wholesalers are AliExpress, Alibaba, Doba, and SaleHoo. Once you make a deal, create an online platform (could e-commerce website) and market the product you want to sell. If a customer places an order and pays the retail price you set, you pay the wholesale supplier their wholesale price and keep the rest as profit. The wholesaler supplier will go ahead to supervise the shipping process. Some marketplaces to start your dropshipping journey are eBay, Shopify, and Amazon. Another Interesting Article: Dropshipping 101: How to Start a Dropshipping Business

Local Handyman

If you're good at fixing and repairing home appliances, you can make it a side hustle. A local Handyman earns between $30,000 to $60,000 annually. So rather than let your handyman skills rot, turn it into a side hustle that brings in cash. Get started by advertising yourself to your friends, neighbours, and work colleagues. If you have a social media handle, post about your skills regularly. Some handyman platforms to check out include TaskRabbit, Angi, and Thumbtack. These apps allow you to connect with people in need of your skills. You can decide on your price and working hours.

Home Cleaning

Providing home cleaning services is a good way to earn money. The job market is unsaturated making it easy for you to gain clients and gigs. However, there are certain skills you must possess before venturing into this market. You must know the different cleaning equipment, cheats to remove stains in appliances, and must be fit to carry out cleaning tasks. To build a client base, advertise yourself to friends, work colleagues, and family. Print out fliers advertising your service and place them around your local area. Register on platforms like TaskRabbit to gain more clients.

Participate In Online Surveys and Join Focus Groups

Participating in online surveys is a legitimate way to earn quick income. If you're consistent, it can become a side hustle. Online survey sites pay users to participate in surveys. Once you register and provide your personal information, you'll be given survey questions that relate to fields you have interests in. Upon completion of a survey, you'll receive reward points that can be redeemed for cash or gift cards. Some legit paying survey sites include Survey Junkie, InboxDollars, MyPoints, PrizeRebel, Swag Bucks, and a lot more. Another way to earn money from giving opinions is by joining focus groups. Focus groups pay more than survey sites, however, they require that you possess certain academic qualifications. Another Interesting Article: 21 best paid focus groups online in 2022

Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant is a remote worker providing administrative and technical services to clients and companies. If you have administrative skills, you can apply to be a virtual assistant. As a virtual assistant, your job can include video editing, event planning, making travel bookings, marketing, graphics design, scheduling meetings, opening emails, and more. Some sites to find virtual assistance gigs are LinkedIn, Wing Assitant, Upwork, Belay, Fiverr, Zirtual, Wishup, and more.

Conclusion

Although countless side hustles require low startup costs, it is important to consider your interests and skills when picking a business to start. Pick a side hustle you find interesting and be committed to it.

Frequently Asked Questions On Side Hustles

What Are The Side Hustles That Are Free To Start? Some profitable side hustles that require no startup costs include freelance writing, online tutoring, pet sitting, virtual assistant, graphic designs, food delivery, babysitting, event planning, YouTube content creation, and a lot more. Can You Start A Side Hustle With No Money? Yes! You can start a profitable side hustle with no money. Most of the side hustles in this article require little or no money. All you need is your skill and a bit of self-marketing. What Is The Highest Paid Side Hustle? If you're considering starting a high-paying side hustle, consider dropshipping, digital marketing, personal tutoring, affiliate marketing, freelance web development, and a lot more. Read the full article

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Wed 6th March, PS image selection and masks

Today we explored the process of selecting images and creating masks. Honestly, I struggled a lot with this process today and I felt like I kept falling behind during the instructions. I found today very difficult.

We began by trying and using the brush tools in PS and adding multiple layers:

Here are some annotated notes about masks:

IMG1: Layer Mask tool

IMG2: How to tell if you have successfully made a layer mask

IMG1,2: Practicing drawing with the Brush tool and exploring different types of brushes: roundness/hardness etc.

IMG3: Brush tool icon (B)

We practiced using the marquee tool and drawing and removing shapes.

IMG: Drawn circle and removing circle with marquee tool (M)

IMG: Marquee tool icon and menu

(Select option drag removes) (Opt+V+drag: copies on same layer)

We then moved along to selecting an image with the marquee and duplicating it (Opt+V+drag: copies on same layer) and then using Command J to duplicate it on a new layer.

IMG: Duplicated boat after selection with marquee tool

Then using the brush tool set on black on the separate layer, I created a mask and removed the edges of the image to blend it into the background.

Brush tool on black: removes

Brush tool on white: adds back

IMG: resized duplicated boat

I used Command T to use the gizmo and resize the new boat.

My mask now looked like this:

IMG: Mask after using brush tool to edit

Next we recoloured an orange:

We used the polygonal selection tool and the ellipse selection tool to select the orange, then changed the colour balance of the selected path. I used the elliptical tool to remove part of the selection by holding option and creating the selection, then used the tool to remove parts that were not supposed to be in the orange selection.

I then edited the details of the selection further using the lasso/polygonal tool to draw lines for a more accurate selection.

Shift: Adds to the selection

Option: Deletes from selection

IMG1: Lasso Selection tool Icon

IMG2: Orange selection

IMG1,2,3: Recolouring the orange using hue/saturation and colour balances to make it green

We did the same on this image, which required using bezier curves to draw the shape:

Using the pen tool (P) I drew over the area of the leaves I wanted to recolour later. I also used the direct selection tool to make this selection more accurate. I opened the paths tools:

Windows: Paths

Command + Click on image icon to create new path out of selection

Then using the colour balance and hue and saturation tools I recoloured these leaves on the NEW selection of the layer mask

IMG1: Pen tool drawing over the leaves

IMG2: Finished edit

We then traced around a hummingbird:

The wings were blurred so we had to refine that shape. I first used the object selection tool and selected the bird and added it onto a new layer. I added a new layer of a green fill to help me see the edges of the wings better:

I also made this selection a layer mask:

IMG1,2: Green background added

I then drew around the wing using bezier curves, brush tool with adjusted softness and opacity to create an accurate selection then blurred the edges to align seamlessly with the new background:

IMG: Edited bird wing

I added the bird onto the background:

IMG1: Bird added to background

IMG2: Adjusting curves on bird

I then used the curves tool to modify the light shining on the bird:

IMG1,2: Further curve adjustments

Finally I blurred the edges of the bird to help it blend more into the backdrop:

IMG: Final

Honestly, I didn't feel very comfortable with my skills today. I was not pleased with how slow I felt compared to others when creating image selections, layers and masks and felt quite agitated wit myself. However, I will go and rewatch the lecture and practice in my free time to get better at this.

[sunfoxfic]

If your goal is specifically to write a fic of a certain length minimum length, other people can give better advice than me. (Long ago I could have given better advice on that, but I'm out of practice in the writeblr community.) If your goal is to learn how to write longfics, though, that's a different story.

(Those are very different things. It's the difference between learning how to do one hiking path, and learning how to hike anywhere - the first one, you just keep at it and do it over again until it works one day. The second requires many attempts in many different environments.)

See, there's truth to the fact that longfics/long stories are structured differently than short fics/short stories. (And fic is structured differently from original stories, but that's another thing.) If your goal is to learn to write novels, you shouldn't try to start with 1k one-shots and build your way up; that would be absurd. But in my experience, there is also a certain truth to the fact that starting shorter and building up to longer longfics may be the way to go, especially if you're coming in cold on your writing skills and need to learn a lot of the basics of getting words on paper.

For most people, writing is an implicit skill - it has many moving parts and you have to keep up with a lot of balls in the air to do it, and most people learn to keep up with the balls without realizing they're doing it. The first time you write a longfic, you may find yourself confused with problems you can't find people giving advice for, because it's something you learn by doing, and once you do it, you can't easily articulate what it is you now know.

Your first long project will be your hardest. If you're like me, it's going to be very difficult to get it up to the word length you want, and it's going to have major problems that you recognize pretty quickly. And if you love the story a lot, it will be hard to acknowledge you just don't have the skill to make this project as good as your vision of it is.

But this is a good thing! Let me direct you to this graphic that explains where you'll get stuck:

If your goal is to write a longfic, you just gotta keep working at that fic. If you goal is to learn to write a longfic, it takes more perseverance and you can't be shortsighted.

The one thing I can say:

Do not give into the sunk cost fallacy.

The story will wait for you. You can always come back and rewrite. But a concept you came up with at the beginning of the graph will be hard to bring up to the standards you'd have toward the middle or end of the graph because you're too close and editing is hard.

Most writers end up with novel-sized projects they start and never finish because their skill level increases too quickly and they've already grown past their original vision by the time they're halfway through writing it. It's an unfortunate fact of being a writer.

The great thing is that fanfiction is one of the few communities on Earth where WIPs are easy to share and have no expectation to be finished - all the community-building fun of writing a fic will still be there!

But if your goal is to write a longfic and finish it the first time and be perfectly happy with it, you'll likely struggle to meet your goal. This isn't because you're a bad writer - it's because you're improving very rapidly, which is especially common for people early in their writing journeys.

If a fic isn't working out, bench it. It will be there when you're ready. Start a new one and it will be easier.

If a fic isn't naturally making itself as long as you'd like, don't force it. Brainstorm creative ways to make it longer, but don't fall into the trap of adding something you don't really want to write just for the sake of word count.

Where I used to struggle to get my stories to 60k words, now I've got a project in the works that has hit almost 100k (and it's not nearly done) by the seat of my pants, and that's because of 8 years of long-form fiction experience.

If your goal is to write a longfic? Write something and work on it until it meets your standards, and then you can be happy. That's a matter of perseverance and time, and you'll know when you're done.

If your goal is to learn how to write longfics? Write longfics over and over again and use the process of trial and error, as well as the implicit growth of your artistic skills, to be better each time. It will be frustrating because as you grow you will see every place where you could have been better before. But it is all so valuable, and one day you will reach a place where you're happy with your ability, and that's a great place to be.

Do you have any advice and how to write a long fic?

I'll encourage long fic writers to add on in the notes, but as someone who tends to prefer short and medium-length fic, I'll tell you how I go about it.

Get a premise that you just absolutely love. You're going to be writing this thing for months, if not longer, so you want it to be something you're willing to spend a lot of time thinking about.

Embrace subplots. You'll have your main plotline that you want to see through from beginning to end, but you can also weave in some subplots here or there. The way I do this so that I don't get lost down a rabbit hole is that I always make sure that every chapter has at least 1 thing that moves the main plot forward and then if I want to spend 1-2K with some side characters doing something fun I can do that as well. Subplots can extend for the length of the full narrative, but they can also just last a chapter or three. If you're used to writing short fic, these might give you that familiar feeling of "completion"

A chapter is only as long as it needs to be. Don't get hung up on having a consistent chapter length. Don't get hung up on hitting some arbitrary number every time. Instead, figure out what the next part of your story needs to include and write however many words it takes to get that chunk across. Varying your chapter lengths is a normal thing to do and not something to stress about.

The next thing that I find important personally may or may not be relevant to you, but I find that I can't plot anything in much detail. If I get too into the nitty gritty with my plotting, it just feels like I've already written it. I need to keep it at the level of "And then A and B meet C and hijinks ensue." I can figure out the particular hijinks later. It's the characters meeting up that's the next important thing for me to figure out. Getting too far ahead of myself is a death knell for me in writing long fics, but there are other writers who swear by it. Test out different ways of approaching it and see what works for you.

As someone who tends to write more briefly, another feature that's common to longer fics is more extensive descriptions. People spend time painting visual pictures of the setting or the characters or the actions that are happening. Write the more bare-bones style that focuses more on dialogue (if you're like me) and then go back and read through what you've just written and see if there are opportunities to add in more detail. This can lead to some really interesting characterization choices and also help you out with worldbuilding.

When it comes to worldbuilding, you don't have to get it all on the page. You just need to share what's relevant for the reader in that moment and what is useful to lay out now so that it's already there in a future chapter. You can have an encyclopedic knowledge of how your world works in your head, but it's not actually necessary. No one is going to be quizzing you later - and if they do, you can always figure it out at that point.

Most important for me when I'm trying to get myself to the end of a longer fic, have a friend or a group of friends who are also into what you're writing - or at least willing to hear you get excited about it. Being able to get excited about your work is so important. It's like a bottle of water being handed to you on mile 10 of a marathon.

[sianlouisecunt]

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Find Dream Team: Power Of Engineering Recruitment Agencies

Finding a job is hard work. It’s even harder for engineers, who often have to navigate complicated processes to find the right fit with their ideal employer. An The Best Engineering Recruitment Agencies in Australia  can help you simplify this process.

By, matching you with the companies that offer jobs that fit your skill set and personality traits. Below we’ll talk about why these specialist recruiters are important, and how they differ from generalist head-hunters. What you should consider when choosing one for yourself:

Engineering Recruitment Agencies

If you are an engineering student or someone who has just graduated, there is a good chance that you have been looking for a job. If so, then it will be of interest to know about the power of engineering recruitment agencies. These companies can help with your search for work and make it much easier than trying to do everything yourself.

Here are some of the benefits:

They can help find jobs that suit your needs and preferences.

They can also provide advice on how best to apply for roles in certain industries and companies.

They offer services such as CV editing or interview preparation which can improve your chances of success in finding employment.

Why Engineering Recruitment Agencies Are Important?

Recruitment agencies are experts in their field. They have a huge database of employers and candidates, and they can help you find the right job for you. As they have worked in these fields themselves, meaning they know what sort of person is needed for certain roles.

They can also assist with CV preparation (including covering letters), interview skills training and negotiation advice.

It's important to understand what you want and need in a job before approaching otherwise it will be difficult for them to help you find something suitable.

How to Choose the Right Engineering Recruitment Agency?

Choosing the right engineering recruitment agencies Melbourne is very important. You need to make sure that they will be able to help you find a job quickly. Here are some things that you can look for when choosing an engineering recruitment agency:

A good reputation

A good track record

An experienced team

Getting help from a recruitment agency can save you lots of time and relieve the stress of finding your dream job.

Finding your dream job can be difficult. There are lots of options out there and it's hard to know where to start. You may not have the time or energy to search for jobs on your own, so hiring an engineering recruitment agencies Melbourne could be a great solution for you.

The first step is finding the right engineering recruitment agency for your needs. Many factors go into this decision.

You should consider:

How long has this company been in business? This can help ensure that they're reputable and trustworthy enough to handle sensitive information about you and your career goals (like salary requirements).

Does their website look professional? Do they list any awards or recognitions from the industry? And other important information key features need to be considered before choosing a recruitment agency.

Conclusion

The best way to find your dream job is by using the right tools and resources. Engineering recruitment agencies are one of them and they can help you find your perfect match job quickly. As they have a team of experts who have industry knowledge. So their knowledge will help you to find a suitable job that will upgrade your career.

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