#imaginary world

[selkra-souza]

Forgeters are worms that eat faded memories that have fallen off Long Term Memory trees. The memories condense and stay dormant in their stomachs, and stay there unless the memory is revived.

[beatrice1979a]

Imaginary World

The secret life of Shadybug and Claw Noir

Underclass hero - Liquid State - Part 3 - Detail

... They better reveal who the Supreme is in the Re-verse dystopian world.

I love the puppet string concept for the Supreme by @revolutionary-thoy . Their re-verse art is beyond awesome. Sample Reminds me of Muse's The Handler. But that song is for another sketch...

... inspired by Muse Chris / Chromes:

[rose-harmony96]

We just call ours the darkwater

[multiplicity-positivity]

Here’s some positivity for systems with paracosms!

A paracosm is a detailed, often deeply complex imaginary world, usually created during childhood. For many systems, their paracosms last well into adulthood and play a key role in how their system functions! This post is for all the systems with paracosms out there!

💭 Shoutout to systems who have been developing their paracosm ever since they were very young!

💕 Shoutout to systems who are paragenic, or whose plurality stems directly from or is inherently connected with their paracosm!

💭 Shoutout to systems who love their paracosms and spend a lot of time exploring and adventuring in it!

💕 Shoutout to systems whose paracosms are maladaptive or who formed as a result of maladaptive daydreaming or some other disorder!

💭 Shoutout to systems who have always had a paracosm for as long as they can remember!

💕 Shoutout to systems whose paracosm serves as their headspace or innerworld!

💭 Shoutout to systems who are mostly made up of paratives, imagians, or other paracosm-based headmates!

💕 Shoutout to systems who developed their paracosm as a result of trauma, abuse, loneliness, isolation, bullying, or neglect!

💭 Shoutout to systems who make art, stories, or other creative works based on or inspired by their paracosms!

💕 Shoutout to systems whose paracosm was created fairly recently, or who are actively working on building and expanding their paracosm!

Paracosms can serve very important roles and functions for all sorts of people, and systems are no exception! Whether your paracosm plays a key role in your system, or is a minor aspect of your life, please know that there is nothing wrong with having a paracosm at any age!

We hope you and your system can continue to find joy in your paracosm, and can accept it as an important part of you! Remember that as long as you and your system benefit from your paracosm, then it is a good thing for your system. Your paracosm is your business alone, and other people don’t get to decide whether or not it’s healthy or harmful for you. Please continue to take care of yourselves, and have a great day!

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[just-a-blog-for-polls]

No judgement from my side! (I felt like that was important to say)

[quincyshusbandtrust]

confessing my crimes

funfact! as a way of coping, i have a fictional world in my mind. its like a parallel universe for me. in that universe theres a mix of “ocs” (not ocs for me, more like ppl there but ykwim) and real characters. i used to think i was crazy until i was told that as long as it doesnt interfere in my daily life, its ok to do that! its my safe place. however im still too embarrassed to tell ppl.

why am i saying this? well in my world, la casita (“the house” in spanish), quincy is my bf. im polyamorous there so im also dating lyney and aiden (an “oc”). i have my friends and i have a whole life there.

sometimes i wish that was my real life instead of this one, but i like having both ^^

well that was my tiny confession ab my imaginary world and me dating quincy. its not a self-insert but more like “i insert a real character in my made up world”

[hessdalen-globe]

Southern Aspenia in 160 ACC

I'm trying out representing geographic features on my maps. But I feel like it looks a bit messy.

Most of Aspenia's territory is covered in a dry sandy desert, especially the section that was south of the Pelgriece Canyon. This region is harsh but has long served as an essential place for travellers to pass through. The desert was a better alternative to climbing through the Cethoks, over the surrounding highlands, and through the wilds of western Montethé.

The main trade route from northern Norphendra to the south of the continent was established through Aspenia and the Inpent Desert. The trail connected the dots between the oases of Clos Vin, Clos Mor, and the largest oasis at Clos Ein. But most importantly the route went over the Arch of Turrice, the only crossing point of the Pelgriece Canyon.

This trade corridor was the main factor behind Aspenia's earlier success and garnering of wealth. Some of the 12 ruling families can trace their origin of power to the beginning of the trade route.

Some of the features on the map:

Pelgriece Canyon: Largest canyon on Hessdalen.

Pelgrohve Mountains: A mountain range mostly situated in Mohvesto.

Cethok Mountains: The tallest mountain range on Hessdalen. Trecherous to pass through.

The Great Dunes of Rynnia: A section of the desert covered in immense sand dunes that form towering ridges of pure powdery sand.

Nevence Depression: A large section of the Inpent Desert that is below sea level. A former lake.

Other points:

Next to the Aspenian flag is the symbol of the ruling family of Clos Ein, the oasis city being the most important in the region (rivaling Turrice).

The red highlighted borders show Aspenia's border with the Cazkanian controlled regions.

Aspenia is located in the heart of Norphendra, Hessdalen's largest continent.

Aspenia was an important power in the Early Ages, and was a major rival of the great Rusovian Empire.

The Aspenian caste system is strict. 12 families rule the country, and have ruled it since its inception. The wealth divide between them and the bottom classes is gargantuan.

Later in the year of 160, Aspenia would be attacked by Cazkania in a conflict that became known as the Aspenian War. This war was impactful in many ways, especially for some of my characters. I'll make another post about the invasion and go into more detail on its impacts.

[muddypolitics]

(via RFK Jr.’s Conspiracy Theories Finally Get Around to the Jews)

At a dinner this week, reported by the New York Post, Kennedy floated a theory about the origins of COVID-19 that is even more unhinged than his previous theories:

We’ve put hundreds of millions of dollars into ethnically-targetted microbes. The Chinese have done the same thing. In fact, COVID-19, there is an argument that it is ethnically targeted. COVID-19 attacks certain races disproportionately … because of the genetic structure, genetic differential of different races, of the receptors. COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese. We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted or not but there are papers out there that show the racial or ethnic differential and impact.

So Kennedy’s theory is that somebody may have designed a virus that spares Chinese people and Jews, using the secret field of “ethnically-targeted microbes” that Kennedy is onto, but which never gets discussed in public. (Estimates suggest at least a million Chinese citizens died from COVID-19, but we can assume Kennedy rejects those as fake.) Kennedy adds modestly that he has not yet determined whether this aspect was deliberate or not.

Blaming Jews for pandemics is a longer tradition. During the Middle Ages, Christians blamed Jews for the Bubonic Plague.

[kitty-fighter]

|Imaginary Friend Lore|

Here's some stuff about my childhood imaginary friend

Things that I vividly remember:

Her name was Ciniana {I have Two Different Ciniana's}

She is VERY tiny

She's a species of hybrid called a "Chaser Cat" [A human that has a cat's heart]

There was a magic portal where she came from between two trees.

She would collect stuff from the side of the road during car rides and make a car to drive alongside me and my family.

Whenever she wasn't running along the road with the car, she'd sleep in the little pockets from the door handle, or where you would hold onto when you were opening the door from the inside. [That was on the actual door interior, not the handle]

She used a shape shifting Skateboard [Like one of those keychain ones]

Things the Skateboard could shift into [And Other Transportation]:

Running: {Common} She'd run around in stores and then would try to hitch a ride on the car, only to get thrown off due to a bump in the road.

Skateboard: {Common} just a regular tiny skateboard that she would somehow manage to keep up with a car going 24 Mph.

Hoverboard: {Common} The skateboard, but with rockets and it would hover next to the car and do tricks avoiding other cars and signs.

Motorcycle: {Common} She would drive alongside the car and up along the big white walls that would line the highway.

Motorcycle[Rocket Boosted]: {Common} She would be able to fly on it, though she rarely did, she would just be able to drive faster, and she would ride on power lines and the guard railings on the side of the roads.

Roller skates: {Uncommon} She would just drift on power lines, making them spark, and she would even parkour on top of moving trains at the railroad tracks. And on the guard railings on the side of the roads.

Arts and Crafts Car: {Uncommon} She would collect junk off the side of the road and build a wacky makeshift car with the pieces, even using plastic bags as parachutes.

Wings: {Rare} she would fly with either bat wings, or tiny Angel wings beside the window.

Drill Cart: {Very Rare} She would use this only as a gag.

Space Skates: {Very Rare} Only used it as another haha funny gag.

Hovering: {VERY Rare} She only did this if it was a short drive and there wasn't anything to make a car with or if she was traveling outside of a vehicle, but she mostly just sat in my shirt or pants pockets as I walked.

|Here's Her Gacha Profile Picture|

[how-much-for-a-whump]

Daydreaming about whumpy scenarios has always been a part of my life. Sometimes I feel like the imaginary world is better than the real one.

[selkra-souza]

Doodle concepts of what I’ve been seeing in my head world while trying to draw influence from old timey Portuguese architecture. I wanted to find a book on Brazilian-Portuguese architecture specifically, but my libraries only had one on Indo-Portuguese architecture instead called Palaces of Goa: Models and Types of Indo-Portuguese Civil Architecture, which was just as interesting, but hopefully I can find what I’m looking for elsewhere!

[beatrice1979a]

Imaginary World

Detail

Underclass hero - Liquid State - 3 - Imaginary World

no color

... inspired by Muse's Chris Wolstenholme sweet-sweet voice

Stay with me I can't escape from this fantasy I can't break free from this life I'm leaving I'm lost between worlds

[mysticsparklewings]

Obscutober 2024 Day 31: Paracosm 🦄

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Paracosm (n.)

a detailed imaginary world, especially one created by a child

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Inktober is officially OVER!! 🥳YAHOO!! 🎉 

…Oh, and Happy Halloween, too. 🎃

I did my best to go out on a high note, and I think I largely succeeded…even if the results aren’t very Halloween-ish. 😅 

Click the "Keep Reading" and we'll talk a bit more about my general thoughts/process. ✨

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At long last, we end very similarly to how it all began: In a "world" of sparkle and starlight. 😉

I could wax poetic here about how glad I am to be done, but I think me just saying those words alone is plenty enough of that for tonight. Besides, if you really want to split hairs, it's not over until we do the wrap-up image you Sparklers know I usually like to do...

Anyway. I'm not sure my posting time will reflect this by the time I get done with this description, but I did start on this one early enough in the day to give myself plenty of time to brainstorm and play with the concepts a bit. Though, in fairness, I don't think I actually ended up scratching that many ideas or changing my mind all that much as I worked; I think the bulk of my time was just spent trying to figure out where to squeeze in more detail. After all, the definition does say a detailed imaginary world.

Now, I will admit that I'm not entirely sure this really evokes "world" so much as "little house," ("playhouse?") but this is very much another word I put on the list thinking it would be fun to play with in poetry format. More specifically, I was thinking of how satisfying it was to end Obscutober 2021 with "Phantasmagoria"Obscutober 2021 with "Phantasmagoria" as the final word and was hoping for a similar experience.

But as we discussed yesterday: I'm not working in poetry format this time! 🙃

So I relied on the same "Adult Coloring Book Vibes" that I was trying to channel yesterday, because when I think of trying to encapsulate a tiny imaginary world in a detailed but simple drawing, a lot of Johanna Basford's work comes to mind, particularly her book "Small Victories."

From there, a tiny house as an "easy" way to communicate this is meant to somehow be representative of a whole world wasn't a far leap of logic, so that's what I ran with.

I will also take this opportunity to point out that I deliberately drew the houses to point inward, towards the center of the mandala, to kind of go along with the idea of an "inner" world. It was also just a nice change because I somehow did not really notice until today that every other Obscutober piece I've done this month except maybe Day 7 all "point" outward in some way. 😦

Not that which way they "point" matters all that much, I'm just surprised I didn't really notice I hadn't taken advantage of the ability to "point" inward. That could've been fun to play with on Day 23 in particular!

It also doesn't really show at all, but I was thinking about Haunted Houses when I drew the little house, since tonight is Halloween, which is part of why it doesn't use very many properly straight lines...And you might be able to see a the tiniest bat I have ever drawn in my life over the door! But that's about as far as I got with making the house look "haunted." I had thoughts of pushing it further, but I held back because I knew I wanted to get kind of rainbow-y with the color scheme and didn't want the house to clash too much with that.

And as you can probably tell, I also just didn't have a ton of space to play with a lot of fine "spooky" details and have them actually be recognizable. The windows on the house were pushing the limits as it was. 😅

Speaking of windows, I'm not sure how well it comes across, but I did try to put some edging around the houses to create kind of a cathedral/stained glass window effect. Ironic as heck considering I mostly tried to avoid that kind of thing all month previously because I had two glass-specific words I wanted to let have that option on the table...And then I mostly didn't even use that effect for those specific days. 🙃

But! Go big or go home, I wanted to have fun and I like stained glass, so here we are!

I kind of tried to tie the "world" aspect back into it by filling some of the "glass" spaces with those cobblestone-ish spaces. Obviously it's not a "yellow brick road" as in a certain imaginary world because it's not all yellow, but calling it a "rainbow stone road" in similar fashion would be fair, I think. 😉 It's cute and goes super well with the stained glass impression...In fact that might be carrying the whole stained gladd impression by itself, but I'll let Sparklers decide that for yourselves.

Also, to my credit, I did try to bring in a little more "spook" by going with moths to help fill out the rest of the space rather than my first choice, butterflies. Butterflies don't really specifically have anything to do with imaginary worlds, I know, but they seem to have gotten filed in the same folder in my brain. At the very least you could draw the connection between butterflies (and moths), fairies, and magic, which would fit in nicely with an imaginary world.

However, my compromise was starting with the very butterfly-esque Luna moth, which is more colorful but they do have a very eye-like marking on their wings, which I attempt to use to my full advantage here (while still attempting to keep it at least a little abstract).

I was actually going to have all Luna moths all the way around, but when I copied & rotated the layer I discovered they were too long and go cut off on the other 4-points, which I did not like the look of.

So rather than have to figure out something else to draw in their place or re-draw new months from scratch, I erased the bottoms of the wings, altered the shape of what was left a bit, then changed the antennae and the "eyes" on the wings to be a bit different. Boom! New "normal" brown-ish moths. 🦋 And y'know, the brownish moths don't get enough love compared to their flashier counterparts anyway, so they deserve to be here and I'm happy to have them.

To polish things off, I felt it essential to have a rainbow border. More than anything else, I associate rainbows with the concept of imagination. I very nearly put some clouds in there too, but then I remembered how surprsingly annoying it's been to get cloud shapes I'm happy with in this format at various points earlier in the month. So no clouds, just more rainbow bits to fill the space where the clouds would've been.

Besides, this way it kind of looks like the moths are going to fly over the houses, bringing the rainbows with them, which is a pretty cute idea. 😊

And then I topped things off with some stars/sparkles because one of my earlier ideas was to get some trees in here and maybe evoke the idea of laying out under the stars at night, letting your imagination run wild. But as evidenced by my little trees stumps, I did not actually get very far in entertaining that particular idea. 😅

Setting the scene at night does go better with the hints of more Halloween-ish themes, though, so all is well.

The colors then are about as self-explanation as you can get. The only thing I didn't really touch on is that I tried to make the house black/purple with red roofing, but I kept the layers light because I didn't want the coloring in those spots to stick out too much. I think it's better if the house can kind of "blend in" as just a small final nudge to the idea that they're just a small part of a larger world, rather than their own central figure. If that makes any sense.

In the end, I do think this turned out as one my better more doodle-y attempts for the month. Just goes to show what a difference actually having time to think about what the heck I was doing can make. [I say knowing my past self cannot hear/see this yet because that's how the past works.]

And I do think this is among my favorites for the month, but I'm still not quite ready to say it's my favorite-favorite. It is missing some more "traditional" mandala touches that make it harder to compare with those that strike the doodle vs. traditional balance better. I tried to squeeze a couple things in there, but ultimately my other ideas literally and figuratively took up to much space to really leave room for that.

It looks good—great even!—though! So I'm thrilled to go out on a relatively high note, especially after the last few prompts both gave me trouble and were a bit of a whirlwind to make since I was so bad at giving myself enough time to make them in. 😅

...Well, it's a high note for now. We'll see how hard of a time I have with cross-posting and if that dampens my mood too much or not. 🫠

Still, that won't change the fact that I am DONE. I DID IT!! And now I can safely focus all of my attention on a certain other project I've been working on prepping for November in the background all the while.

Still, that won't change the fact that I am DONE. I DID IT!! And now I can safely focus all of my attention on a certain other project I've been working on prepping for November in the background all the while.

I'll see you Sparklers tomorrow, bright and...colorful. 😉 👋

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[reettalukka]

One of my ink drawings on an expedition to a secret garden on a warm summer day.

[cosmicmudd]

Getting creative today!! 🦊🎨💕

"All grown-ups were once children…but only a few of them remember it."

[hessdalen-globe]

Labachen Island

Labachen Island, sometimes called Labachland, is the largest island in the Dvenshev Sea of central Norphendra. The island has long served as a point of interest in the sea, with cities like Penchul and New Beltovush (formerly Ekepo) becoming key ports.

Labachen is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Yevsburg.

The island was conquered by Rusovia hundreds of years ago because of its important spot in the middle of Dvenshev. Having this base made controlling the sea much easier.

Some of the island's settlements were renamed by the Rusovians, like New Beltovush and Port Yevuch. Others have returned to their Labachian names, like Pengrul once again becoming Penchul.

There was once a large Troidonite presence on Labachen, but the knights were expelled after the Rusovian takeover. Most Labachians did not want the Troidonites to leave, and resent the Rusovians for forcing them out. This remains a base for distrust of Yevsburg to this day.

There is an independence movement on the island, but its support has dwindled after autonomy was granted in 168.

The Trans-Continental Alliance (TCA) has a strong focus on Labachen, given its proximity to Ivrensian-controlled Gurngeshia.

The flag of the island predates Rusovian control, and flew over the independent kingdom. It symbolizes Labachland's place in the middle of the sea, as well as the national colors of red, white, and green.

About 1.5 million people live on Labachen

Penchul county is the most populated county since it has the island’s largest city. Barlen county comes in second, with a high number of Yevsburgish settlers.

Penchul has a safe and sheltered harbor, which has made it an ideal port for centuries. Located on Trestic bay, the south side of its harbor is guarded by a former island that has been connected to the mainland by a sandbar.

(Also I am really impressed with that flag I designed lol!)