#looove the textures

[chalkrub]

attack for @plaiesancier !

[my-name-is-apollo]

Dark-haired Apollo

I know everyone likes blonde Apollo, and for good reasons! A lot of poets seemed to have been fond of imagining him with long, beautiful golden hair. But dark-haired Apollo, though quite rare in the poems, also exists and I honestly like that too.

• From the Erythrean paean to Asclepius (which then continues into a paean to king Seleucus):

"Over the libations, sing of Seleucus, son of dark-haired Apollo, whom the god of the golden lyre himself begot..." – (Trans. P.A.LeVen)

> κυανοπλοκάμου (kyanoplokámou) - dark-haired is used to describe Apollo's hair here.

• From Limenius' paean to Apollo (also known as the second Delphic hymn):

"But you, O god who owns the oracular tripod, come to this ridge of Parnassus where the gods tread, and where divine possession is welcomed. Weave a crown of bay about your wine-dark hair, and drawing with your hand . . . you encountered the monstrous child of Gaia . . ." (Trans. J.G.Landels)

>It was a bit difficult for me to figure what word is used here for his hair because the original Greek text is fragmented and I'm not knowledgeable about the language - I rely on the online translations - so a disclaimer. But from what I've put together, the word used to describe the color of the hair is οἰνῶ̣πα (oinõpa) which translates to "dark", "ruddy complexioned". Also, the same hymn calls Apollo "golden-haired" in the beginning lol.

In Deipnosophists by Athenaeus, a comment is made on the poets' imagination of Apollo's hair vs the painters' preference:

"And you do not either like the poet who spoke of the golden-haired Apollo; for if a painter were to represent the hair of the god as actually golden, and not black, the picture would be all the worse." – (Trans. Charles Burton Gulick)

> according to this, the painters liked to represent Apollo with black (μελαίνας) hair. Or rather that making his golden will make the painting look worse.

And if the Roman paintings and mosaics are any proof, these painters did actually seem to prefer representing Apollo with dark hair.

So yeah, while in the myths he's often called golden-haired, dark-haired Apollo is a more common sight in the paintings.

[srcepiksla]

MY FAV SHOTS FROM SUSPIRIA (1977), a mini zine

i made this one for the @paperandpixelzineswap , the theme was SPOOKY, the full spread for printing is below the cut <3

[risingsunresistance]

I think Skyblock, at its core, is the ultimate challenge in resource management. You spawn on a tiny island in an empty universe. All you have is a tree, some supplies, and some dirt to stand on. You have to treasure every dirt block, because if one falls into the void, there's no way to replace it. And as you carefully navigate your absurd circumstance, you gain a new appreciation for the few things you have as you meticulously use them to their fullest effect. With nothing but some ice, lava, and saplings, you slowly transform this empty expanse into a world of your very own. Skyblock teaches us that, no matter how ridiculous the odds may seem, within us resides the power to overcome these challenges and achieve something beautiful---that one day, we'll look back at where we started and be amazed by how far we've come.

[abyssalmermaiden]

You promised the world and brought me it hanging from a string Stuck it in my mouth, into my throat Told me to sing

Febhyurary 7 - Voice

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tags from one of my early Viola posts:

yes I am thinking about Amon tutoring her in music if he has time (he seems very busy with plots and evil science) like Viola has a *very* good voice and some training but not opera training so…

[chaotictomtom]

tested out the cool watercolours bf got me on my bday with some wee jesses :3 <3

[minglana]

sometimes i wish i hadnt cut my hair because. look at it!!!!!! look at the waves!!!!!!

[phagodyke]

trying to watch challengers but I'm already distracted 5 mins in bc mike faist has keloid scarring on his shoulders (just like meee!) in the warmup scene and now im trying to find pics of him to see if he actually has them irl cuz if not they're impressively realistic prosthetics..

[mayordeas-clone]

they can't make a persona 4 remake because i know for a fact that they're going to make yasogami high look way too clean

[soukeyed]

✌️✌️

[vanillabat99]

I made some digital art this morning and I would love to post it, but I don't want to spoil the surprise for my wife so I will have to put it under a readmore!! WIFE DO NOT LOOK!!!

If you are reading this, it means you are not my wife, and are therefore allowed to view the image :3

I wanted to test out a watercolour look and texture overlays!! I think it turned out really pretty!! I plan on printing this out and framing it for when my wife comes to visit, as a surprise gift >:3

[running-in-the-dark]

I started eating cereal/müsli for breakfast recently and it's been sooo nice. before I just wouldn't eat breakfast sometimes because for some reason putting butter on bread seems overwhelmingly difficult to me sometimes 🤦

I never liked it before but I realised I can just add frozen blueberries and a few chocolate chunks/chips/whatever you call that. that way I can use oat milk or whatever and don't mind the taste because the blueberries make it taste nice! and the chocolate is good because I hate that soggy texture and the chocolate breaks that up a little!

[intertexts-moving]

thinking abt getting back into photoshop just so i can use the true grit paper textures......

[spoopy-sloth]

Ah, just when I am about to crumble into my burn out despair, a new doujin arrived 😭

[butch-boi-blues]

What up! Feeling anxious so I might bust out the rope and see if I can come up with a cool chest harness or something if anyone wants to see lol

[generated-cats]

“an orange cat swimming in the pool. he is wearing goggles and wearing a pink onepiece swimsuit.”