#highlynerdy galaxies

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If there was anyone to ever get through this life With their heart still intact, they didn't do it right. The last time I felt your weight on my chest, you said, "We didn't get it right but, love, we did our best."

x for my fellow angst gremlin and arthur lover, @queerofthedagger 🖤

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The previous galaxy edits

Also! This is my first poll. I can't decide so I figured I'd put it up to a vote! Reblog/comment your pick if you'd like.

The most popular one by far is The Once And Future King.

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Take a look in the mirror, And what do you see, Do you see it clearer, Or are you deceived, In what you believe.

x

For @fan-man-huaisang, who always says the sweetest things in the tags of my edits.

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Looking at you like a star, From the place the world forgot. And there's nothing that I can do Except bury my love for you. x

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I'm out on the edge and I'm screaming my name, Like a fool at the top of my lungs, Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm alright, But it's never enough.

x / galaxy edits

For @jayswing101, for always being so kind.

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I've seen the things that I must do. But Lord, this road is meant for two. So I am waiting here for you. x

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Let it bury you away In all your blame, in all your pain I will carry you always x

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I never meant to start a fire, I never meant to make you bleed, I'll be a better man today, I'll be good, I'll be good.

x

for you, fishie

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might you still have a link to that galaxy gif tumblr tutorial anywhere??

Hi anon! I might have been unclear in the last ask, but I was referencing a tutorial that I use for just making regular gifs. A lot of the gif tutorials I've found are for using stills that you stitch together in photoshop. This one teaches you how to do it with a video instead. There's no tutorial for my particular galaxy edits but maybe one day I'll sit down and make one...

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I love your galaxy gifs so much! I was wondering how do you make them?

Thanks lovely anon!

I really love making them so I'm glad you like them! With a lot of my edits I will use whatever editing software/app has the effect I need but I mostly use lightroom and photoshop for the galaxies. Then I make it into a gif using a tutorial I found here on Tumblr. That is actually the hardest part of these edits. I have yet to find a way to make them small enough for tumblr without a fair amount of compression because there are so many moving colors. But even if it's not super crisp or HD, I think the effect is still cool. I have ideas for more characters but I'm not sure where to start!

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The @guardianbingo cards went out today, folks! Here are the four different backgrounds I created for the fest. I painted this giant, ridiculously vibrant galaxy(ish) and just photographed it from different angles. And of course there’s “The story will keep on going” line because that’s the whole point of this fest, right? Thank you @tehfanglyfish for organizing all of this for this tiny, incredible fandom. And thanks to @sasamelons for the brilliant prompts and suggestions. I know I cannot WAIT to see what everyone creates! (And now I just have to figure out what to do for all of the badges but no pressure...)

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✨a very tiny galaxy✨

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A few of my favorites from my "All The Stars" series from 2016.

The series explored the vast, beautiful colors of nebulae and galaxies photographed by Hubble and assorted observatories around the world. Some were created using reference, but most were born of my wild imagination.

Golden acrylics in 3x3 canvas

Do you have a favorite??

(Click for full resolution because Tumblr jumbles up my beautiful DSLR sharpness)

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There's only three hours left and I can safely call it lol. I could have probably called it many days ago because Guardian has never lost top spot (although they were running at 40+ percent for a while). I am already making my weilan edits. And I'll probably make second and third place too. Just for funsies.

The previous galaxy edits

Also! This is my first poll. I can't decide so I figured I'd put it up to a vote! Reblog/comment your pick if you'd like.

The most popular one by far is The Once And Future King.

[teachinghimpoetry]

*jaw drop*

Looking at you like a star, From the place the world forgot. And there’s nothing that I can do Except bury my love for you. x