#copy cold

[beatsforbrothels]

Mach-Hommy - Copy Cold (ft. Black Thought) [prod. Quelle Chris]

[seraphicsnail]

finding out that sunday is actually very sensitive and cries easily makes me so joyous. this opens up so many avenues. like this whole time, his cool calculating demeanor was just him holding it all in and now hes just letting it allllll out

there’s sooo many layers to him i swear im about to go crazy

[serpentface]

how do you come up with the ways cultures in your setting stylize people/animals/the world in general in their artwork, i.e. jewlery, rock carvings, statues, etc? Each culture in your world seems to have a very unique "art style" and I love it a lot - makes them seem that much more 'real'. This is something I struggle with a lot in my own worldbuilding and I'd love to pick your brain if possible 😁

I think a starting point is to have a research process based in the material realities of the culture you're designing for. Ask yourself questions like:

Where do they live? What's the climate/ecosystem(s) they are based in? What geographic features are present/absent?

What is their main subsistence method? (hunter gatherer, seasonal pastoralist, nomadic pastoralist, settled agriculturalist, a mix, etc)

What access to broader trade networks do they have and to whom? Are there foreign materials that will be easily accessible in trade and common in use, or valuable trade materials used sparingly in limited capacities?

Etc

And then do some research based on the answers, in order to get a sense of what materials they would have routine access to (ie dyes, metal, textiles, etc) and other possible variables that would shape how the art is made and what it's used for. This is just a foundational step and won't likely play much into designing a Style.

If you narrow these questions down very specifically, (ie in the context of the Korya post- grassland based mounted nomads, pastoralist and hunter-gatherer subsistence, access to wider trade networks and metals), you can direct your research to specific real world instances that fit this general idea. This is not to lift culturally specific concepts from the real world and slap them into your own setting, but to notice commonalities this lifestyle enforces - (ie in the previous example- mounted nomadic peoples are highly mobile and need to easily carry their wealth (often on clothing and tack) therefore small, elaborate decorative artwork that can easily be carried from place to place is a very likely feature)

For the details of the art itself, I come up with loose 'style guides' (usually just in my head) and go from there.

Here's some example questions for forming a style (some are more baseline than others)

Are geometric patterns favored? Organic patterns? Representative patterns (flowers, animals, stars, etc)? Abstract patterns?

Is there favored material(s)? Beads, bone, clay, metals, stones, etc.

When depicting people/animals, is realism favored? Heavy stylization? The emotional impression of an animal? Are key features accentuated?

How perspective typically executed? Does art attempt to capture 3d depth? Does it favor showing the whole body in 2 dimensions (ie much of Ancient Egyptian art, with the body shown in a mix of profile and forward facing perspective so all key attributes are shown)? Will limbs overlap? Are bodies shown static? In motion?

Does artwork of people attempt to beautify them? Does it favor the culture's conception of the ideal body?

Are there common visual motifs? Important symbols? Key subject matters?

What is the art used for? Are its functions aesthetic, tutelary, spiritual, magical? (Will often exist in combination, or have different examples for each purpose)

Who is represented? Is there interest in everyday people? Does art focus on glorifying warriors, heroes, kings?

Are there conventions for representing important figures? (IE gods/kings/etc being depicted larger than culturally lesser subjects)

Is there visual shorthand to depict objects/concepts that are difficult to execute with clarity (the sun, moon, water), or are invisible (wind, the soul), or have no physical component (speech)?

Etc

Deciding on answers to any of these questions will at least give you a unique baseline, and you can fill in the rest of the gaps and specify a style further until it is distinct. Many of these questions are not mutually exclusive, both in the sense of elements being combined (patterns with both geometric and organic elements) or a culture having multiple visual styles (3d art objects having unique features, religious artwork having its own conventions, etc).

Also when you're getting in depth, you should have cultural syncretism in mind. Cultures that routinely interact (whether this interaction is exchange or exploitation) inevitably exchange ideas, which can be especially visible in art. Doing research on how this synthesizing of ideas works in practice is very helpful- what is adopted or left out from an external influence, what is retained from an internal influence, what is unique to this synthesis, AND WHY. (I find Greco-Buddhist art really interesting, that's one of many such examples)

Looking at real world examples that fit your parameters can be helpful (ie if I've decided on geometric patterns in my 'style guide', I'll look at actual geometric patterns). And I strongly encourage trying to actually LEARN about what you're seeing. All art exists in a context, and having an understanding of how the context shapes art, how art does and doesn't relate to broader aspects of a society, etc, can help you when synthesizing your own.

[kindaasrikal]

Even this poor guys element is against him

[souenkun]

Takashi living the warm, full-of-love life that reiko couldn't have (as far as we know in the current canon) feels very much like the grief that dawns for children when they finally realized how much sacrifice their parents didn't always tell them just to give birth and raise them.

Like, technically speaking, reiko only gave takashi a world of problems by passing down the sight and the book of friends decades after her death, but takashi also grasped the wholesome and the awful parts of interacting with both humans and youkai from the memories she had left behind, scattered among all these eternal monsters she had defeated, leaving in them unintentional, but important life lessons for him to find later on in the future. If it weren't for all those societal rejections that reiko received from humans and the hardships from youkai that led her to start the book of friends, takashi wouldn't be able to avoid repeating her mistakes (and, consequently, could be just as comfortable with isolation like reiko was), let alone make the precious balance we now see him have in the present time, where he can make genuine connections with humans and youkai while also maintaining a balance to them. Do you get what I'm saying 💔

[fagbearentertainment]

If I was hosting the trans swag competition today they would be automatically included

[spicyraeman]

broke: naming your layers

woke: rapidly switching them all on and off till you find the right one

[generic-sonic-fan]

Omega's hands are frigid, while his chest plating is comfortably warm, while his head plating is scalding hot.

[screwpinecaprice]

I woke up feeling like I was crying to sleep when I wasn't??? And my dream was about Mei from Turning Red riding a snow sleigh. Um There's nothing sad about that??? Lol

Anyway, the warm up sketches. The colors were added in Medibang. It was pretty fun, might do that technique some other time. My body still refused to recover from being bummed out throughout the day so I did house chores instead of commissions. 😅 Will try again tomorrow.

[kodasea]

Smile

[littlemut]

favorite word?

it also means bunny i prommy

[birdmitosis]

Since I've been talking/gushing about it a fair amount lately and have mentioned before that I think my followers, especially you Slay the Princess peeps, would like How to Survive Camping and think you should read it...

Here is my pitch for why I think fans of Slay the Princess, specifically, would enjoy these books:

Horror in the woods that is also very funny

...and at the same time it also made me weep a few times

I can describe my reaction to multiple female characters, including the main character, with "I support women's rights ❤️ and women's wrongs 💕"

The MC's main weapon is a very significant blade that is definitely not ordinary

The inhuman are creatures of perception

The power of stories is so important you guys

The main relationship is (I would argue) a love story (whether or not you ship it), but in a way that despite the two characters being a woman and (sort of) a man feels very aroace and non-cishet (in this one the MC is, by word of god, canonically aroace!)

There is also, between those two: Hunting for sport, knife fights, and outright stabbing, as well as rescuing

There's a "grey world" without the right colors sitting parallel to the normal human world

There is a lady in chains

One of the chapters (and in fact one of the books) is titled The Beast

The MC burns someone alive and that person comes back to try to kill her (yes, I know that Damsel did not herself burn alive to become the Burned Grey, but still!)

Vore, mind-control, flaying, gore, and drowning are also there

A crow monster shows up??? (admittedly very very minor though)

Brandon Boone did the soundtrack for it (well, for the NoSleep Podcast version of the first book)

If this sounds at all up your alley, the entire thing can be read for free on r/nosleep; links to all of the stories are in an easy table of contents right here. And I can provide you with 2-3 bonus stories if you do end up reading, too!

ETA: The stories have been pulled to publish, buuut if you are still interested... if you get in contact with me, I would be happy to discuss the original stories... *cough cough*

[ilykirara]

I imagine Bi-Han to have like a low key sickly look to him cause of his cryomancer. Like that guy looks like he needs urgent medical attention. He's one step away from getting gangrene via frostbite

I also like to think that when he exhales some white vapour appears cause his body temp is like. In the negatives. How is he still alive????

[WIP but idk if i'll actually finish it]

[ategods]

im thinking i might go on an inbox spree tonight? feel free to like this post if u would like smth sent ur way :-) if there's no preference for who u want i'll just go buck wild

[karaspal]

man, kara's apartment used to be so bright and beautiful and full of life. it used to reflect her personality and interests. look.

final crisis #3

and she used to have a bunch of other apartments all around the world. she'd decorate them to her liking and use them as secret bases. this one bellow is in paris.

kara didn't even have to put this much effort into them, yet she took the time to make them feel cozy.

action comics #881

which brings us to kara's current home. it's so sad and empty. i just, i hate it.

supergirl special #1

this apartment is so minimalistic. it feels cold. like no love was put into decorating it. like a phantom is living in it, with no real hobbies and interests. just existing. where are kara’s art supplies? in a way, it reflects the state of current!kara's personal life. we've barely seen her out of her costume. we've seen two panels of how her life is going. for us, her civilian life is stuck in a limbo. and this is perfectly reflected in the empty apartment she lives in.

but in kara's universe, her life is still going. she's going on dates, she has a job. she’s not just staring at the void any time supergirl is not needed. she has things to do. that comics was an opportunity to show us kara's personal life is still going strong. that her loft is well-lived in. that kara puts effort into making this small apartment her home. that kara puts effort into making earth her home. it's such a wasted opportunity. hopefully, one day, kara will get the warm apartment and civilian life she deserves.

[reallywisefairy]

Jade ft Some green dogs