#hope it's okay that i changed his pic!! i found this one on his wiki and just thought the art looked soo pretty

[movedto-mrs-bluemarine]

ACK VALENTINEEEE I loooved him in tha movie :333 Gems/crystals just felt right. Honestly it was harder than I expected to find heart stims that weren't food... But I kept the one. It felt right. Because of. Symbolism or whatever

💘 • 🥀 • 💘 • 🥀 • 💘 • 🥀 • 💘 • 🥀

ACK omg I'm so late!! But here it is,

Fallon's Birthday Game!!!

Reblog with your F/o (or even ur ship w your f/o!!) with their media and I'll make them a stimboard!! I love making them. And if I'm knowledgeable about their source or the character then I can even add a song on too!! If you add your OC/SI then use my post to tell me all about the two (under a cut to keep the post neat pls!) Tagging this as #my stims for anyone wanting a tag to block

• Only one F/o please unless I'm making a stimboard for your ship! Game will close after August 4th!

• Pro/Com/ship or anyone who ships with Weather Report or Barnaby Brooks Jr. DNI

[asknarashikari]

Sksksksk so apparently im this close to losing my mind. So i found this picture while scrolling twitter (and honestly, the original point of this ask is just to show you this picture too ehe)

And Im like "OMG so adorable!!!! Is this Ikki's actor????" Bc sue me okay im bad at remembering faces. So I went to google to search for the actors name and went to Ikki profile at Kamen Rider Wiki fandom website (which didnt mention the actors name at all lmao) BUT I scroll down and find this under 'Weakness'

Revice Driver: Prolonged usage of the Revice Driver has the apparent side effect of slowly erasing the user's existence away, as shown with Ikki's image disappearing from various photographs of him and his family. Currently, Vice is the only one to have taken note of this, while the reasons behind this side effect have yet to be explained, nor is it known if even the Driver's creator is aware of this.

And Im like "??????" This is literally the worst possible information I ever got. I had read before that the reason Ikki's pic disappear bc its Kagerou's doing or whatever like that so I accept it. But this?????? If this actually true Im literally going to cry. (Then its makes me curious who actually put all the Riders information in the Wiki. Like how do they know?)

Ok finish with that, so I havent seen ep 10 yet but Ive seen a few short clips on twitter. Im super happy Daiji finally become Live (and I cant wait for Sakura turn 😆). In the clips, it show that Daiji still wearing Kagerou's outfits as he transformed. I was amazed at Daiji's actor bc even in Kagerou's outfits, I know that "Yup that is Daiji 🥺". Because you know how sometimes "same person different personality" depended a lot on outfits change but Daiji's actor could pull this off. Thats just so cool 😆

Yeah, Kentaro Maeda is a cutie. I believe this pic is a screenshot from the recent NHK Kamen Rider event, which he was guest on alongside Masahiro Inoue and Kouhei Takeda.

As for the whole thing about the Driver and the erasing existence thing... I think that’s pure conjecture at this point. I did look at Ikki’s article myself, and it doesn’t cite any sources whatsoever for that entire bit. The strengths/weaknesses portion of the Rider pages are a bit subjective to begin with, but this in particular is really iffy.

Kamen Rider Wiki is a good resource for Rider stuff, but it’s still a fan-produced wiki, and the site lets anyone who signs up post and edit the info on it. There are probably mods who check on the info and approve of whatever changes are made, but still, take whatever they say with a grain of salt especially when citations are lacking. Confirmed information will usually have citations, such as episode numbers, social media posts from cast and crew, page numbers from official guidebooks, magazine scans, etc. There is a plethora of Rider resources out there if you know where to look.

Daiji’s first henshin and fight as Live was pretty amazing. And yes, Wataru Hyuga is quite impressive as an actor and proved his chops playing both Daiji and Kagerou.

That’s actually quite rare these days- a lot of actors in recent KR and Sentai series are actually fairly new to the industry (like, the KR/Sentai show is their debut into showbiz new), so their acting isn’t always the best, though they do noticeably improve as the show goes on. Wataru being that good this early on is a good sign, not only for his performance in the show, but for his career afterward. Kid’s gonna go places, hopefully.

I can’t wait for Sakura to henshin... though I’m also worried because of the source of her Driver is iffy... I hope she has the same strength of character and spirit of justice as her brothers otherwise we’re in a world of trouble.

[sharpen-jadescythe]

Some notes about Sharpy’s facial features

I meander for a while about drawing facial features, my novice sketching process, and the best drawn male eyes I’ve ever seen.

For fun, and because he is so adorable (sigh, I can’t trick anyone into thinking I’m not a girl gamer for five seconds--not that I want to but it’s pretty funny that I couldn’t for the life of me do it, oh well), I wanted to point out some things about this sketch (and a few Sharpen sketches I’ve done so far). I’m sure that others do this as well... To make Sharpen more unique and seem like an individual, I’ve placed some tell-tale features in every art of him that I do.

Curl in left eyebrow

“Elvis” curl at his hairline, helps make him seem playful and even himbo-ish, since that’s his personality

And I can’t explain it but the imperfect hair makes him seem more approachable, like any one of us

Tiny scar on his top lip on the left side. I haven’t decided headcanon for that scar yet; it’s just something that I really wanted to do. I think my pencil slipped once and I was like ‘Yaaaas, don’t change that!’

Square-ish forehead. You see the lines there as he turns his head

Some musculature over the eyes

Extremely careful little dots in specific places to indicate more musculature on face. Getting annoyed and erasing the dot and putting it back a milimeter further out is like... WHY do I do it? But I keep doing it, I want them

Lightly defined, high cheekbones (Trixany’s are so strong, I had to really train myself out of giving him super stand-out ones)

Boxier eyes... they do not at all resemble the original inspiration for these eyes when I started sketching him, but I maintained a little of the ‘mystery’ of unusual eyes and strong lashes on a guy (see more below)

Eyes set wide apart

Together, the larger, wide-set eyes give him a kind of baby face? That happened on its own, it wasn’t planned. Sometimes I can see the lil’ Gerber baby in there

A little divot at the top lining of his ears

What else... Well, Tumblr is here to let us indulge in our art and our creativity. I guess I just wanted to say I like how small details like these work together, almost as a unique fingerprint, to keep your character, especially their face, looking like... well, themselves.

Just curious--anyone out there want me to draw Sharpen in a specific setting? I’m getting better at it; I think I can take on a request, though I’m kind of intimidated. I don’t think I’ll do commissions at any point in time. But a prompt for sketching practice? Hell yeah.

These art pieces take me a really long time to do, but the way. I’ll outline something then get kind of exhausted or this uneasy feeling? Like I’m not sure if I really want this, or if it’s right? If it does feel right, then I’ll come back weeks later when I have free time, and at that point, sit for hours sketching and filling in everything else.

Then I get mad when all the little nuances I put on paper get lost when you scan... anyway.

Hope you guys are enjoying it!

Image source: Basilisk Wiki

Okay so I almost forgot--these are the prettiest, coolest eyes I’ve ever seen on a male character, ever. EVER. Obviously, I didn’t re-create these all the way (and not really at all) for Sharpen, but I did go with a boxier style, rather than completely round almond eyes. Gennosuke’s eyes were actually central to the plot of Basilisk, I found out later. Here’s another great pic of Gennosuke--now this wallpaper is badass. I remember I had this one for a long time; it was too, too perfect.

Now that’s the power of detail. Yes, there’s a sword and it shines and it’s at the heart of the picture. But the only thing you need, the only thing that matters in this entire artwork are actually those eyes. Blue and white coloring throughout, but then wow, those golden eyes. And the gold isn’t what does it really, it’s the powerful dark lashes that encircle them more like calligraphy, the eyebrows that unite with those... less human, more wild. The man is practically a tiger. That’s the kind of ferocity you’re hit with, the kind of wonder you’re filled with here.

Image source: hip wallpaper website

Someone also clearly sat down and thought about how breathtaking it is when you’re right across the table from a guy with eyelashes longer than yours and then you feel that stab of jealousy, along with admiration. Sounds odd, but I think some folks out there know exactly what I mean...

It’s that split second before the instant crush happens. I try to make Sharpy’s eyes do that penetrating ‘instant crush’ thing whenever I draw him. Less because it’s sexy, more because it’s... personal? This is hard to explain. But it feels like he’s having a conversation with you and it’s okay that you’re there with him. He expects you to respond and participate; he thinks he’s your friend. I believe I draw Trixany’s eyes the same way if she’s not posed doing something over-the-top. If she’s just relaxing and sharing herself with you, then it’s a friendly, loving gaze.

The gym t-shirt sketch is the first time I didn’t make Sharpy ‘penetrate the camera’ as they say. It was hard not to redraw it so that he was... decided he was looking in the mirror or something instead.

When I look at Sharpen’s sketch at the very top of this post, I keep wanting him to stop looking elsewhere and look right at me. Right at the viewer. What a cool effect that is. What is that? I don’t know if it’s the context of the other drawings or what. Well, it’s not some magical work of art, only something curious I noticed.

Okay, I could ramble forever. I like art and I like to write so that’s a super-intense combination. I’d love for other artists on here to talk about their process, actually write it out and blather on creatively like I just did. It’s fun. And you learn about somebody’s personality too.

Yes, it’s definitely nice to talk about sketching and the special rainbow of things that go into it sometimes.

Tah!

[dukereviewstv]

Duke Reviews TV: Smallville 1x21 Tempest (Season Finale)

Hello, I'm Andrew Leduc And Welcome To Duke Reviews Tv Where Today We Are Continuing Our Look At Smallville By Talking About The Season Finale Of Season 1, Tempest

This Episode Sees Clark And His Friends Getting Ready For The Spring Formal As Lionel Closes The Plant, Lex Attempts To Lead A Employee Buyout Of The Plant And Roger Nixon Finds Out Clark's Secret And Threatens To Expose Clark To The World...

How Will This All Work Out? Let's Find Out As We Watch Tempest...

The Episode Starts At The Luthorcorp Plant As Lex Awaits Lionel Who's Arriving By Helicopter To A Speech Of Some Kind...

(Start At 1:05, End At 2:45)

Meanwhile At Smallville High, Clark And Pete Get Ready For The Spring Formal Only For Chloe To Break The News To Them That The Luthorcorp Plant Is Closing...

After School, Clark Finds Jonathan And Martha Reading A Special Edition Of The Ledger That Talks About The Plant Closing. Despite Telling Them That Chloe And Her Dad Are Unhappy About This, Jonathan And Martha Are More Concerned About The Domino Effect It'll Have On The Community As Millions Of People Are Now Out Of Jobs...

But As Jonathan And Clark Debate Over Who's Fault It Really Is, Lana And Whitney Have A Picnic To Thank Her For Being With Him Throughout Everything He's Gone Through And To Break The News To Her That He Signed Up For The United States Marine Corp...

(Start At 1:14)

I Tried To Find Answers On The Smallville Wiki Over Why Whitney's Actor Eric Johnson Left The Series But There Wasn't Really Anything On The Subject...

Visiting Lex At The Mansion, Clark Asks Lex What Happened That Caused The Plant To Shut Down? Which Leads Lex To Tell Him The 2 Theories That Everyone Has, Either He Ran It Into The Ground Through Incompetence Or Did It Deliberately So He Could Go Back To Metropolis...

With Clark Telling Lex To Tell The Truth, He Doesn't Really Want To Because If He Does He'll Be Stuck With The Incompetence Rap And Instead Figures That Being Reviled Is Just The Lesser Of 2 Evils But Despite Lionel Doing This, Lex Swears It's Not Over And That He's Trying To Come Up With A Plan...

Stopping By The Torch Afterwards, Chloe Is Still Bummed About Her Dad Losing His Job To The Point That Clark Offers To Cancel The Spring Formal On Saturday For Her But She Doesn't Want To As It's The Only Thing She Has To Look Forward To As Her Dad Is Thinking About Moving Them Back To Metropolis Permanently Due To The Luthorcorp Thing...

Having Clark Promise Her Saturday Will Be Great, He Promises Saying That It'll Be A Night To Remember...

Oh, It'll Be A Night To Remember All Right....

Later That Evening, Lex Calls A Meeting With His Former Plant Managers Saying That He Has A Plan To Keep The Plant Running By Holding An Employee Buyout With Lex Raising 90% Of The Capital With The Rest Coming From Them And In Return They'll Become Minority Owners...

Knowing It's A Risk To The Point That They'll Have To Morgage Their Homes Along With Trying To Convince Members Of The Luthorcorp Board To Go Along With Their Plan, The Managers Are In

Visiting The Talon, Clark Tells Lana That Chloe May Be Leaving For Metropolis Only For Lana To Tell Clark That Whitney Is Joining The Marines And It Now Has Both Of Them Thinking What Their Lives Will Be Like Without Them...

The Next Day Clark Places Large Stakes In The Ground Only For The Car To Blow Up When He Starts It...

Surviving The Accident, It Was All Unfortunately Caught On Tape By Roger Nixon Who Has Been Monitoring Clark Since He Saved Lana From Watts...

Visited By Lionel At The Mansion, He Wonders Why Lex Hasn't Packed Only For Lex To Tell Him That He's Not Leaving And That He's Calling For An Employee Buyout Of The Plant...

(Start At 0:28, End At 1:30)

Talking With Chloe In The Hallway Of School, Clark Tells Chloe That He Can't Pick Her Up Because His Ride Went Up In Flames Which Leads Her To Offer To Pick Him Up Saying Cinderella Was Never Her Role Model Anyway...

(As Valley Girl) And Like, It's The 20th Century, Girls Rule The World...

Hearing About Whitney Leaving, Chloe Tells Clark About A Recurring Nightmare She's Been Having About Clark Rushing To The Bus Station When Whitney's Gone To Profess His Love To Lana And That She'll Be Waiting At The Gym All Alone...

Telling Clark That If He Does That, She'll Never Speak To Him Again, Clark Tells Chloe That He's Going With Her Because He Wants To And That He Didn't Choose Her As A Default...

Stopping By The Talon After School, Clark Runs Into Roger Nixon Who Introduces Himself Saying That He Wants To Do A Story About Him...

(Start At 0:15, End At 1:13)

Telling Jonathan And Martha About Nixon, They Tell Clark To Just Continue Living His Life Despite Clark Being Upset About This After What Happened With Phelan In Metropolis...

But Aside From That Clark Saw The Octagonal Disc That Lex Found And He Now Believes It To Be Part Of The Ship As It, Of Course, Matches The Missing Piece But Despite How Persistent Lex Can Be, Jonathan And Martha Know That It Won't Be Traced Back To Them So Again They Tell Clark To Just Do His Chores And Stay Away From The Storm Cellar...

But Unbeknownst To The Kents, Nixon Heard Everything With The Help Of Some Spy Gear He Has...

Visiting Lex The Next Day, Roger Steals The Disc As Lex Reminds Nixon That The Kents Are Off Limits But Not Worried About Lex Or His Threats, He Tells Lex To Be Nice Or He Won't Let Him In On His Discovery With Nixon Promising To Show Lex All The Evidence Tonight Telling Nixon To Pray That He's Not Wrong, Roger Leaves...

Later That Night At The Barn, Clark Is Getting Ready For The Spring Formal As Lex Enters To Help Clark With His Tie. Telling Clark That Whatever Happens In The Next Few Days, He's Still His Friend And That Won't Change It Has Clark Wondering What Lex Thinks Is Going To Happen? He Just Tells Clark That It's Just A Bad Feeling, Like It's The Calm Before The Storm..

Meanwhile At School, Lana And Whitney Take One Last Look Around School Before Whitney Ships Out For Training But Before They Get Ready To Leave, Whitney And Lana Have One Final Dance Before They Do...

Stopping By To Pick Up Clark At The Farm, He Gives Chloe Her Corsage And They Drive Off To The School As Nixon Sees Them Drive Away...

They Arrive At School As The Winds Start To Pick Up, Once Inside They Run Into Lana And Whitney And Pete And His Date...

With Chloe Taking A Pic Of Pete And His Date, Whitney Talks With Clark Asking Him To Look After Lana While He's Gone To Which He Promises To As Whitney Leaves...

Dropping Whitney Off At His Bus, Lana Says Goodbye...

Meanwhile On The Kent Farm, Nixon Enters The Storm Cellar And Gets Footage Of The Spaceship...

Back At School, The Spring Formal Goes On As Remy Zero Plays As The Band...

Because Who Better To Play At The Formal Than The Band That Sings Your Damn Theme Song...

Dancing With Chloe When The Band Plays Her Favorite Song We Eventually Cut To Lana As She's Coming Home Only To See That The Wind Has Picked Up To The Point That A Mailbox Hits Her Car Causing Her To Crash It...

Managing To Get Out Of The Car Lana Watches As Twisters Form In The Distance...

With The Kents Getting In The Storm Cellar Because Of The Twister They End Up Finding Nixon As He Places The Disc On The Ship...

(Start At 0:43, End At 1:41)

Back At The School, Clark And Chloe Kiss As The Vice Principal? Tells The Kids About The Tornadoes Which Are South Of Town And Knowing That Lana Is South Of Town, Clark Races Off To Save Her To Chloe's Dismay...

Meanwhile At The Luthor Mansion, Lex Discovers That Nixon Took The Disc As Lionel Enters As He Figured Out How Lex Is Funding The Buyout..

(Start At 1:48, End At 3:45)

Eventually Finding Lana, Clark Watches As Her Car Is Taken Up Into One Of The Twisters With Him Following To Save Her...

Where In All Honesty I Hope They Land In Oz...

And Yeah, This Is Where The Episode Ends Till Next Season And It Was A Good Episode...

The Story Was Good, The Characters Were Well Written, All In All It Was An Okay Episode And I Say See It..,

But What Do I Think About The Season In General Well, For That You'll Have To Tune In Next Week But Until Then This Is Duke, Signing Off...