#how am i supposed to just move on

[hail-luv]

Bought the To the moon beach episode because after 10 years of following the games I am now a grown up with money and boy oh boy was it a mistake

[the-other-side-effects]

I fucked up and I don't see a way to fix it

[gracieblood]

south park season 15 is wild because it’s like haha japanese guy shitting in kyle’s mouth. haha crack baby basketball. classic south park. *the most accurate and heartbreaking portrayal of depression in mainstream media* woah. that was unexpected. anyway here’s lemmiwinks and some aliens

[seafoamsol]

Hey, different post than usual, but this is just a PSA for people who may follow or have purchased anything from @/kagebros, or are looking to join any of the zines run by them @/allsparkzines. They have a history (and present) of tracing for profit.

I don’t think this one requires an overlay. It’s a trace of the yolopark bumblebee shockwave model kit promotional image, as a “sketch”.

Which they changed, once people noticed it! Changed most of it. They traced a different promotional image for the gun, which remained largely the same, even in the final piece (right).

Their matching Optimus Prime poster is a trace of the still from a [ Paramount promo video ], 36 seconds in.

There are several other examples that I can’t fit into this post without making it overly long, but if you have purchased or have been gifted anything from them, there is a chance it has been traced.

Regarding tracing as a tool:

Go hogwild! Trace all you want! Tracing is a very useful tool for learning shapes and forms, but like any other tool, it’s only useful if you use it correctly. The ultimate goal of tracing is to understand. It’s training wheels. Just don’t hide and lie about it, because as soon as you do, it becomes plagiarism.

Even within the finished versions of the Shockwave poster, it’s still clear where parts have been traced or copied without understanding. It’s a shame, because transformers as a franchise having so many toys makes it very easy to make references!

Here's an example of how I use them:

Luckily for me, the Cybertron toys and models are more or less exactly the same. I don't own the toys, so I have two images from a [ toy reviewer ] on top. Many angles to help me understand exactly what's happening. Granted, I could just ask my friend who does own the toy for him in the same pose, but tracing over that directly would make it too stiff and it wouldn't mesh with my style.

TL;DR: Kage traces, blindly and without disclosure, for profit.

[xoxoemynn]

The first kiss was a declaration rolled into a question: I have romantic feelings for you. Do you feel the same way?

The second was a fresh start: I love you still. Let's try again.

The third was desperation: My head's all fucked up and you're the one thing that makes me feel okay.

And the fourth and fifth were an affirmation: We've been through all this. I love you just as you are. My arms will always be open for you.

[anewp0tat0]

this is not one of the like 5 video projects I'm supposed to be finishing, this is an animatic meme that I'm pretty sure is still going around which I didn't wanna miss like last time I missed an animatic meme(it still sits in my WIP folder. it's been 3 years) so yes that's why it exists. and also because I'm kinda shocked I haven't seen it yet. sorry if it HAS been made.

[sidesteppostinghours]

ok. question.

ortega ended up hallucinating sidestep after they "died", but sidestep doesnt know about that. they know it got bad, but never the full extent of how their death affected them. so if your sidestep Did learn, if they found out ortega looked for them in every little piece they could, would that change anything for your sidesteps? would their relationship with ortega be any different?

[smokestarrules]

(always) thinking about timeskip Amity. thinking about how she has splotches of Abomination goo on her outfit, how she has some big 'ol gloves so she doesn't get her hands dirty. thinking about how she seems to be exploring, that her ship flies, that she brought back a book for Lilith about the Titan. thinking about how Amity started the show as someone who was more than anything else trapped in their own life; someone who wasn't even allowed to be herself, lest she disappoint everyone she was looking to for guidance. thinking about how she's some sort of explorer now, who can go anywhere she wants and do the things she likes to do. thinking about timeskip Amity.

[halfbit]

some brief advice for characters with small scars from a head injury (from my specific experience) since i do see people give these types of scars to characters sometimes

mine is like this for reference:

specific info:

i didn't receive in-hospital treatment for it even though i lost consciousness i was kicked by a horse, the metal horseshoe is what did it it was a long time ago (over a decade now)

it doesn't effect me much day to day, it is always visible but it has become less prominent over time. certain expressions (anything eyebrow raising especially) make it very obvious.

it is physically raised and lacks pigment.

sensation wise, it used to itch but i haven't felt that for awhile now. if i pay attention when touching it, there's a slight difference in temperature from the rest of my skin. if i scrape it (even just lightly, like scratching with a fingernail) it feels like its bleeding even when its not.

if i accidentally hit it (i dont like doorways), it is extremely painful, it burns, my vision flashes white and i see stars, and it feels like its bleeding all over again of course. it feels like the irl equivalent of being stunned by an electric arrow. if your character has a scar like this, having them get hit on it in a fight is a good way to make them go down for a bit. the sensation also lingers for a decent amount of time afterwards, depending on how hard the hit was. the lingering feels like a heavy pulsing/throbbing, similar to a strong headache but localized on the scar. personally, it feels like even minor impacts can have a really strong effect still as long as its a pretty direct hit.

so yeah just my personal experience having a scar like this! i like seeing characters with similar scars but it often feels like it was just a cosmetic choice to show that they're tough. it's not something that is super high-impact for me, but it still has its effects, and when you aggravate them you can't really focus on anything else until it goes away.

[sundial-bee-scribbles]

meow〜

[synelven]

the message hidden within the pattern

[autoantonyms]

I will never shut up about the fact that Bojan saw me in the crowd and loved how I was absolutely losing my voice over Ne Bi Smel, looked at me like that, gave me a finger heart first and nodded at me doing one back at him. 😭

Cologne

24.03.2024

If anyone filmed from behind me please send me the video. My friend only filmed Bojan and I would love to have more evidence of this interaction 🥲

[koopageneral]

I think in terms of grief im in acceptance but not in the ‘oh this is fine’ way just in the completely resigned and hollow ‘i cant do anything except wait for the next episode.’

[vickyvicarious]

The leiter-wagons contained great, square boxes, with handles of thick rope; these were evidently empty by the ease with which the Slovaks handled them, and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.

I love Jonathan's attention to detail and all. He's noting the activity around these boxes because they must be important in some way, and also has two reasons for supposing they must be empty.

But also, I never noticed before that the boxes are supposed to be square? Is that like a literal all-sides-are-equal square, because then they look significantly less coffin-like and it completely changes the way I'm picturing a bunch of later scenes.

[gjsxj0]

mindless rambling in tags don't mind me

[streatfeild]

catching up on dw with my mum and BOY we just watched rogue and she‘s INVESTED