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tried drawing an infinite spiral from memory but i did it wrong
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Line Art Study of Shell Spirals
#shells#Spiral#light and shadow#linework#wire sculpture#study#painting#artwork#repetition#infinity#infinite spiral#spacetimecontinuum
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spectrowhirl.etsy.com
#art#psychedelic art#artists on tumblr#my art#mine#abstract art#trippy#rainbow#colorful#digital art#hypnotic#spiral#infinite loop
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relatively old helen design concepts!! michael sweetie i’ll get to you eventually
#i really like the idea of the distortion shrouding any room it enters in a blacklight#because it makes everything oddly colored yk?#also the visuals are reeeeally cool to me#to me the spiral labyrinth (idr what it was called i’m sorry i need to brush up on my lore lmao) is like an infinite neon funhouse#with a few of those spinny vortex tunnel bridge things except you’re ACTUALLY spinning but never realize bc the door spins with you#i have a lot of thoughts about the spiral. as you can see.#the magnus archives#tma#tma fanart#magpod#the magnus archives fanart#tma art#helen richardson#helen distortion#helen tma#helen richardson fanart
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Uhm. Uh. I loev the way you drew Dream and Nm. idk. HEHEHAJb
Dream: No bitches?
Ink: i have done nothing but teleport bread for 3 days Dream: YOU'VE WHAT-
Dream: INK FOR THE LAST TIME I DON'T LIKE STATUES
Dream, injured: (in the sweetest, most innocent cute voice ever) Ink if you purposefully cause negative emotions while I'm fighting my brother again I'm going to rip your spine out <3
Blue: I'M TERRIBLY SORRY IF THIS IS TOO PERSONAL TO ASK, BUT… WHY DO YOU DISLIKE INK SO MUCH? Flashback Ink: well, actually… what happened to your universe was preventable. i kinda… let it happen? most multiverses need a Dream and Nightmare soitwaskindanecessarysorry Dream: . . .
BONUS
#dream sans#ink sans#swap sans#nightmare sans#eye strain#in Dreams defense if someone told me they could've prevented me from turning into a statue for 500 years#and also my brother's spiral into insanity#id be a lot meaner than petty and passive aggressive#but also in Inks defense hes trying to guard the balance of the entire infinite expanse of the multiverse#while dealing with severe memory issues and 0 empathy and an extremely limited range of emotion#being super short is just the cherry on top tbh#queue
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Since you said it's ok to send you random ask, i've always found your "monsters" design to be really really gorgeous, and I wanted to know : in any form of media you've interacted with, what's PEAK monster design for you ?
i have been thinking about this ask alot bc ... i dont ... know? theres a problem with what counts as a monster really too, most are either some sort of anthro/furry or the horror gore type of monster that instills you more with disgust than awe
i guess theres some i really like but idk if thats what id call 'peak' (though its rarely JUST the design but their vibe and stuff too);
(its a lot of zelda.. sorry)
Eldra, Farodra and Naydra (engl Dinraal, Farosh(?)) though Eldra is def my fav one of them, i like how they are a little more less typical dragon- with the fur around the neck the floppy ears and kinda goofy face yet manage to be the most ethereal, awe inspiring creature i have ever seen in a game with how they act and are presented as (in BOTW!!! do not mention anythign sonau/zonai with stupid magic pebbles to me about them i will manifest worms into your tea)
Leunen (Lynels) (botw) -i could not find a better picture wtf, fav are white and silver ones) FINE they had some pretty neat new horn designs in totk- idk i just like them alot, rather simple if you think about it, horse lion plus horns- but its so well put together it just kinda scratches my brain in a good way (also how intelligent they clearly are, like the way they fight and act and also even their death animation is so??? huh?? you are just gonna treat them like any other mindless monste- *remmbers they treat ganondorf even even worse all things considered* .. nevermind you're good)
'Beast' Ganondorf (twilight princess) its my favorite beast ganon design (even if it technically is just kinda a man boar .. again) though if ww gan had a non puppet beast form that one would most definitely be my fav lol (i will not get over the fact that some descriptions call this a hideous beast EXCUSE ME???? WHERE???) (honorable mention here, darkbest ganon from botw, pig on fire but it looks cool as fuck)
Nimbusgarde (ww) .. (engl .. darknuts?) do i need to say anything? (i could throw alot of ww design here) not sure if it counts as monster but they are not human so ????
the pathless bosses- (here in order, Cernos, the Godslayer, and Kumo) all of them are rad as hell (except for the final version of the godslayer ... liek im sorry but it looks to boring compared to any other one lol) again not just the design but man do i love them
since i dont know what would count as a monster or no i could just list my fav characters here bfmjbfmjsbmj like radahn (elden ring) is just kinda a zombie, aurelion sol (league of legends) is a space dragon, the forest god in princess mononoke, Narisha (skyward sword- sky whale)- i could go on but this post is long already (honorable mention to Omus in nausicäa, weird bugs but also something divine, though it is much more how they are treated and the vibe etc)
in all honesty though i cant think of one that i would describe as perfect, what i want of a monster design is to be ... cool but also a little weird, big hulking monsters that have something off about them and something that makes them 'other', but also not, as much as i like bloodborne, just bloody gory messes of rotting flesh, AND not just as a monster to kill, i just crave a game or otherwiese piece of media where the cool monsters arent just there for you to kill- the perfect one i guess would be something kinda big scary weird and off but while non verbal clearly not a mindless beast?
and here is the thing; my own characters do not furfill that, my designs are really rather conservative, much to my dismay, anthro of a mix of animals, maybe an extra arm thrown in- Eadrya, one of my favorites, is really just a blueish furry (yes they have fur) and their demon form is a mix of seals and catfish with some extra arms, too many teeth and a mouth that goas wayy to far (if they want) - Shargon is a feather dude with extra arms and his demon form is really just a chinese type dragon crossed with a bird, throw some darts at the color wheel, done
together with my problem of my monster characters losing their 'otherness' vibe within the story rather fast bc the majority of my characters are non human and speak and you see them in all sorts of emotions and parts of life- they lose that divine, unknown vibe and i HATE that that happens, i want them more akin to the forest god in mononoke but thats not possible unless i start from scratch
and i really dont mean to make myself look bad to sound self depre- ... however you spell that; i really am rather dissatisfied with my own designs but mostly just roll with what i got bc i never seem to be able to actually achieve what i want
even my redesigns often really make things LESS interesting (unless maybe the og was just ... human, but they are blue eyed with golden hair and white so that makes them divine you seE-), the skyward sword dragons as i redesigned them made them much more classical dragon, in part intentional bc i was drawing a connection of them becoming the botw dragons at some point, but by all means the canon design is much more weird and unusual than what i did with them, you could apply the same to even demise, his canon design might seem a little uninspired but really what did i do? inject him with some classic satan spice like that makes it in any way less stereotypical evil demon ??? lol
im sorry this post devolved into whatever this is but i really am trying to answer sincerely, i am confused about it myself, what counts as a monster, what doesnt, there must be more that i really loved but why cant i think of them, why do i design characters like this when i really want something much more different, i dont know, i feel like my brain is in a cage, why do i keep making things less interesting in an effort to make it interesting, am i falling into the corporate trap of cool sells who am i what am i doing
(theres a zelda artist with a style so strikingly genuis in shape, color and just .. DESIGN that i want to chew my nails off bc i cannot design like them, their designs and redesigns are so different yet sensical and so full of crisp shapes i have never seen before it drives me nuts and i would want to give them a shoutout but i think they dont like me so aaaaarhekjbfhgdknbgdfklbg)
#ganondoodles answers#hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh#this ask was so innocent and nice#what did i do to it#me trying to think of my favorite monster design spiraling into me realizing i am making things often more boring than the og#and in general just dont achieve what i want to even with my own creations#i have infinite possiblities of creativity at my fingertips and yet what to i draw#blue furry :)#i feel like an ant that just experienced cosmic horrors of realization#(to be clear- having infinte possibilites and yet deciding to just draw furries is FINE AND VALID if thats what you want#(do -I- want that though??????????????????????
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You know what I realized? Shen Jiu was doomed because he was too human.
#idea dump#ramblings of a sleep deprived girl#mxtx svsss#svsss#shen jiu#scum villian self saving system#the ironic tragedy that SJ doesn't view himself as human#but it was his own humanity that was his downfall#SJ and LBH are two sides of the same doomed coin#SJ was doomed by his humanity#while LBH is doomed by his inhumanity#you can't convince me that OG LBH's life isn't going to eventually go on a downward spiral#he became a bigger monster than SJ ever was#it's only a matter of time until OG LBH himself becomes someone else's villain#the cycle of abuse keeps on going#SJ was too human to be the untouchable cultivator everyone wanted him to be#too human not to be so deeply affected by his trauma#too human to not be bitter and jealous#he was too human to ever really belong on Cang Qiong as a peak lord#his life would have been infinitely better if he learned everything he could then left to be a rouge cultivator#he would have been in a better place down in the earth with humanity#rather than up in the clouds with the immortals
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if and i say IF they kill kiryu off in rgg8 the most evil thing they could do is show an afterlife scene where he is drinking in serena with reina as mama and nishiki next to him and possibly a couple other dead friends around...
#ive been a mess this whole day my mind just keeps spiraling#yakuza#rgg#rgg8#yakuza 8#like a dragon infinite wealth#kiryu kazuma#akira nishikiyama#rina.txt
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I keep seeing “I wish but it’ll never happen” posts about Robert Pattinson/Brandon Routh Superbat, but guys… This is still 100% a feasible concept.
Whenever there’s a Superbat age difference, Bruce is usually the older one. However, having an older, jaded Clark paired with a younger, more inexperienced Bruce would be an interesting dynamic.
Especially if this hypothetical adaptation were to go the route of the CW’s Crisis On Infinite Earths (inspired by Kingdom Come) and portray Clark as a middle-aged widower with a Tragic Past. He’s grieving. Maybe he has survivor’s guilt. He’s more reserved than he used to be. He still cares deeply about people, but it’s harder to let others in emotionally. Then he meets Battinson!Bruce, who’s younger and still figuring out a lot of things about himself and his crimefighting career, and who is also jaded and closed off. They’re intrigued by each other. They bond. Clark learns that he’s still capable of loving someone after Lois, as well as worthy of being loved himself. Bruce is inspired toward a deeper kind of heroism, and he also learns how to be vulnerable with someone else. They find light and comfort in each other.
Just, let Brandon Routh be Battinson’s Superman.
DC, give me this movie.
#I blame all of you on this hellsite for sending me down this spiral#superbat#dc#dcu#dc comics#superman#clark kent#batman#bruce wayne#battinson#the batman 2022#the batman#superman returns#brandon routh#robert pattinson#superman x batman#Robert Pattinson x brandon routh#cw crisis on infinite earths#crisis on infinite earths#arrowverse#kingdom come#superbattinson#canary’s thoughts
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loving the idea of distortion siblings recently. i feel like having two distortions running around would be absolute chaos and i am living for it
#tfw you have to share the infinite hallway dimension that is also you with this Little Bitch#you decide which one is the Little Bitch#tma#the magnus archives#the magnus archive fanart#magpod#tma fanart#michael distortion#michael shelley#michael the distortion#tma the spiral#the distortion#helen distortion#helen richardson#tma helen#tma michael#helen the distortion#spiral siblings#art#fanart#thats a lot of tags oops#scribbles
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Essential Elements of an Unlimited/Infinite Flow Story
As someone attempting to write my own Unli Flow, I thought I’d take note of the different elements so I can have a guide I can always refer back to.
I’ve explained what Unli Flow means many times before, but in case you missed it: Unlimited/Infinite Flow is a genre in Chinese web novels that feature characters entering multiple “instances” where they have to complete a challenge and/or solve a mystery. Failure in doing so would lead to consequences, most often death.
There’s also this definition by AshuraYami from the NovelUpdates Forum:
Unlimited Flow/Infinite Flow is a genre originating from the CN novel Terror Infinity. The genre mainly revolves on world hopping involving fictional works (anime, comics, movies, games and novels) and/or original worlds created by the author. Infinite Flow, as it’s ‘infinite’ namesake suggests, can accommodate all other genres, be it fantasy, sci-fi, horror, romance, etc. Representative works are Terror Infinity (origin of genre), Reincarnation Paradise (most chapters and word count), The Ultimate Evolution (promoter of data flow, an infinite flow derivative that is more game-like litRPG) and Thriller Paradise (most famous horror infinite flow).
With the definition out of the way, let’s goooo
[This post will also serve as a rec list of sorts, since I’ll be giving examples of each element from different danmei novels.]
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1. The Authority
The entity/system in charge of the Unlimited Flow system as a whole. Most stories just chalk it up to the Unli Flow being some kind of otherworldly being/extremely advanced AI that just likes to mess with people.
Examples of The Authority
(based on what I remember, at least… Also, beware of spoilers)
The Earth is Online: The Universe
Mist: I forgot what it’s called, but that high tech system in charge of all the Time Traveling stuff...
High Energy QR Code: That black and white cube thing
Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show was Actually—?!: … The TV station...
From left to right: Tang Mo from The Earth is Online and Wu Jin and Wei Shi from Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show was Actually—?!
[Spoilers End]
From having read numerous Unli Flow stories, I conclude that crucial to a great, not just good, Unli Flow story is a well-defined Authority. The explanation behind the Authority’s existence and motives is the foundation to the entire story.
You can have a very fancy building (cool instances, well-developed characters, an exciting enemies to lovers couple, etc.), but if the foundation is flimsy, the building’s value would plummet in your eyes. You can still appreciate the building, of course, but you will never be content with it.
Examples of some novels that are good in almost everything else except The Authority (in my opinion): [spoilery]
Supernatural Movie Actor App: It was too profound with not enough groundwork laid for it, resulting in The Authority feeling detached from the main story.
I Upended Yet Another Campus Urban Legend: The Authority was not exactly bad; it was just inadequate. The justification of the Unli Flow existing became unconvincing because of this.
Escape the Infinite Chamber: THE AUTHORITY IS SO FUCKING RIDICULOUS THAT IT’S ABYSMAL. And the entire thing was explained in just one scene and from one extra??? SO MUCH PAIN AND SUFFERING AND THAT’S THE ONLY EXPLANATION WE GET??? HORRENDOUS!
[Spoilers End]
From left to right: Book covers of I Upended Yet Another Campus Urban Legend and Supernatural Movie Actor App
2. Instances
Also known as “copy.” The other world/dimension where players have to face the different challenges.
The Authority may be the foundation, but the Instances are the defining aspect of the Unlimited Flow.
A lot of novels, however, are quite perfunctory when it comes to instances, just using it to further the main couple or as a mere stepping stone to the overarching plot. Or, if they’re not being perfunctory, then the Instances are just plain boring.
The first instance, especially, tend to be the most boring. Authors often use this to dump all the information about how their unli flow works. This usually gets better by the time the 2nd or 3rd instance comes around....
Upon successful completion of an Instance, players will then be rewarded with either points, special abilities, magic items, etc.
Examples of novels with GREAT instances (based on logic, thrill, horror, etc. Again, all in my own opinion):
I Became a God in a Horror Game: The horror is present all throughout. I can still remember the fear I felt while reading about the statues in the first Instance. Each instance/arc also emotionally impacts you, an effect that most Unli Flow writers don’t really aim for or just generally tend to fail at. (This is also my favorite unli flow novel at the moment~)
The Earth is Online: (same author as Fourth Perspective, which I’ve posted a lot about before) What I love about Mo Chen Huan, the author, is how they write intelligent MC’s but without making them seem too OP. And this is because she actually shows us the MC’s thought process, inviting us to think along with them and figure out how to solve the challenge, and not just make her characters say “aha!” This is what makes the Instances in TEIO great and memorable.
High Energy QR Code: The story could make use of more showing than telling, but I actually love the Instances in this novel. You know how good stories are often described as a well-made tapestry in that every little thread contributes to the big beautiful picture? That’s how each Instance reads in this novel. (Absolutely love the Instance about the town where everybody lies.)
Fu Wendou, the male lead of The Earth is Online
3. NPCs
A gaming term which stands for “Non-Player Character.” Refers to characters who live within Instances and act in such ways that further the plot or challenge presented by the Instance. They may go against players or assist them. May or may not have a will of their own.
Examples of NPCs:
Xu Beijin, the protagonist of Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game
Lu Chu, the protagonist of Insider.
The iconic Mosaic from The Earth is Online
The male leads from Escape the Infinite Chamber, I Became a God in a Horror Game, Killing God with Junk Cards, etc. (Most danmei ML are special!NPCs 😩)
From left to right: Book covers of Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game and Killing God with Junk Cards
4. Player Hall
A space outside of instances where different players can gather and exchange information. Most of the time, this is in a space still separate from the real world. Players are often prohibited from using their powers in this space.
In some novels, Players have no choice but to live here, completely cutting them off from the real world. In this case, accommodation quality will depend on the Player’s level or points.
5. Personal System
The Personal System issues challenges to the player and keeps track of their current attributes, physical and mental states, etc.. It also calculates rewards and punishments for the player. First and foremost in service to The Authority. (If they aren’t, then they’re most likely the Love Interest in disguise. If not, the Player had somehow swayed it to their side).
6. System Store
The points earned from the different Instances serve as the Players’ currency, and they can use it to buy things from the System Store. The Store may sell weapons, medicine, magical items, or even special abilities. Basically, any item that can help the Player during Instances. Of course, it may also sell non-magical items, like food and everyday items, at a much lower price than special items.
7. Player’s Goal/Wish
In some novels, the Goal is simply to clear all the Instances and leave the Unli Flow for good. But in others, the Unli Flow allows Players to exchange their points for a Wish. The more difficult the Wish, the more points are needed, and the more Instances are needed to be cleared.
Examples of a Goal/Wish:
Supernatural Movie Actor App: Xie Chi wants to give his second personality a body of his own.
I Became a God in a Horror Game: If I’m remembering it correctly… Bai Liu just wants to have lots of money.
I Upended Yet Another Campus Urban Legend: Lin Yi wants to learn the truth about his parents.
Thriller Tour Group: Wei Xun wants to find the truth about his family’s disappearance… and his Wish is to uhh… feel pain?
After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle: Chi Nan’s Wish is to regain his vision, stop crying and get his memories back.
Death Spiral: To uhh… figure out what the voice in the Elevator is trying to tell them? To regain their memories? [The actual Wish is a big spoiler, so I won’t mention it here.]
From left to right: Book covers of After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle, Thriller Tour Group, and Death Spiral
Aaaand there you have it! I was hoping to list 10 elements, but I can only think up to 7 😔
Although I said this post is a rec list of sorts, the quality of the novels I mentioned actually varies. I’m just listing whatever novel would be good as an example (and also what I can remember and have more or less completed, since many of the Unli Flow novels I’m reading are currently on-hold).
#danmei#chinese web novels#the earth is online#i became a god in a horror game#being an extra actor in an escape game#killing god with junk cards#high energy qr code#mist#thriller tour group#web novels#surprise! the supposed talent show was actually-?!#i upended yet another campus urban legend#death spiral#after the little crybaby enters the nightmare cycle#miyamiwu.src#unlimited flow#unli flow#infinite flow#miyamiwu.article
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This is the problem I will face for the rest of my life. NEVER LET ME GO Episode 10
#never let me go#never let me go the series#nlmg#nuengdiao kiattrakulmethee#phuwin tangsakyuen#melgifs#yes this is the 3rd time I've giffed this scene#1) because there are literally an infinite number of ways to gif a given scene#2) you all know i LOVE a good reflection a.k.a. identity questioning shot#3) this time i wanted to emphasize the sense of loss in the scene.#i wanted the coloring to be metallic and lonesome - like nuengdiao's necklace#the happiness and color of the island now faded. the return to the heavy grey of his reality#'this is the problem I will face for the rest of my life' and the problem is just being who he is - the 'only one'#and having to accept and clutch that truth in his hand because if he's honest with himself - he always knew it would come to this#all alone again and the only one who can - and must - uphold his family's legacy#spiraling in the tags sorry it will happen again
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Canvas, Wood and Welded Steel and Copper Shell Form
#Sail#Canvas#Wood#Welded Steel#Copper#Shell#linework#sculptureart#3d sculpture#infinity#infinate#inspiration#isamu naguchi#lamps#spirals#infinite spiral#continuum
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spectrowhirl.etsy.com
#art#psychedelic art#artists on tumblr#abstract art#my art#mine#trippy#rainbow#colorful#digital art#animation#hypnotic#perfect loop#infinite zoom#hypnosis#spiral#zoom#warp#colorful animation
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Welcome to the “they’re just like me fr (derogatory)” club featuring no color because I would rather die than draw Sif with color
#keese draws#isat#in stars and time#isat siffrin#jackie stern#oxygen not included#ignore how I made sif look comically tiny I didn’t mean to even if I’m right#also the (derogatory) mostly applies to just jackie but sif made me remember I have hashtag issues so he gets a lil too#I do deeply adore both of them I just like jackie more because she’s a terrible person#which in turn means I bully her harder#I wish I could imagine fun interactions between sif and her or olivia but alas I don’t think it’d be very interesting#jackie would not be interested in talking to sif and olivia as much as I love her isn’t a very interesting conversationalist lol#I’d still enjoy watching her and sif interact but I feel like sif would get kinda overwhelmed by her technical questions#same with jackie if she actually did talk to them but I think she’d be more keen to seek the scientists of their world#and then she’s like this time craft needing immense power thing is bullshit I did it and it generates infinite power all by itself#and then she blows up this planet too to prove her point or smth#but yeah there’s smth deeply wrong with these guys I think they should die horrifically over and over again#but alas that only happens to one of them 😔#I’d love to put jackie in a timeloop she’d actually probably be actively happy for the first maybe few months but once she starts to crack#she’d just spiral soooo bad and shes absolutely incapable of self reflecting so her ass is not escaping#rly the most interesting question of looping jackie to me is how long would it take her to even for a second think she might have done a#single thing wrong in her life lol#sif vc aw shit I just messed smth small up time to have a breakdown over it#jackie vc wtf why did the earth blow up this must be dr.techna’s fault
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My favorite contributions to this cursed society.
#vixspeaks#infinite craft#grian#ethoslab#docm77#currently the only accurate hermits I have is: Tangotek/Grian/Docm77/Mumbo Jumbo/Ethoslab#I also have many variations of Jellie and just “Scar”#this is why I can't get bored at work- things spiral
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