#masical

[geekynerfherder]

'Azure Dreamshaper' by Tia Masić.

Card art from the 'Forgotten Myths' trading card game.

[wisram-blog]

This was just a good meme

[little-noko]

John and Eira got a nice little revamp ! They were one of the first designs we made and they've been in need of an update forever. I am SO STOCKED by how much we've improved in 3 years !

I mean, just look at those: |OLDJohn| |OLD Eira|

You can find them on the loading crew craft store.

John

Eira

Art© @little-noko & @alainaprana Worldview© @alainaprana

[spamtoon]

i would take their poison

Sketch + Line Art for those Clicking Under the Cut(tm) (archival purposes honestly)

[mtg-art-daily]

Volshe Tideturner

Ships suspected of carrying Sheoldred's agents have a tendency to drift far off course as they sail through the Voda Sea.

Artist: Tia Masic

[latelecaster]

La telecaster de J. Masics…

[aromanticannibal]

I accidentally started a raid while making a redstone torture machine for pillagers nd now im apparently the hero of the village for killing them all

[diagnozabam]

Coduri erori OBD2 Smart Fortwo

Smart OBD Powertrain Generic Trouble Codes DTC Codes — P0100-P0199 – Fuel and Air Metering P0100 Mass or Volume Air Flow Circuit Malfunction P0101 Mass or Volume Air Flow Circuit Range/Performance Problem P0102 Mass or Volume Air Flow Circuit Low Input P0103 Mass or Volume Air Flow Circuit High Input P0104 Mass or Volume Air Flow Circuit Intermittent P0105 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric…

[trendynewsnow]

Uncovering Ancient Roman Concrete: Insights from Pompeii

The Fascinating Discovery at Pompeii In June, the Italian Ministry of Culture unveiled an exciting discovery: the excavation of a previously inaccessible room within the ancient ruins of Pompeii. Shortly thereafter, a group of archaeologists convened to explore this remarkable space. They were greeted by walls adorned with vibrant blue paint—an opulent pigment typically reserved for the most…

[adhdhiguchi]

So im not working right now, and i had a job lined up (somewhere i used to work) until last minute they said they couldnt take rehires, something they could have told me weeks ago. Now im really in a bad spot. I do terrible on apps as a high school drop out. Im also like really loosing it cuz im not made for modern jobs

Basically i think im gonna relearn how to do art so i can maybe do commissions cuz were really struggling (still job hunting but just in case)

[mohsintshirtt]

(via "Dragon book" Hardcover Journal for Sale by Mohsin00)

[cilginfizikcilervbi]

Roma Betonu Neden Bu Kadar Dayanıklıydı?

Roma Betonu Neden Bu Kadar Dayanıklıydı? Antik Roma Betonu ‘Kendi Kendini İyileştirme’ Özelliğine Sahiptir. Antik Roma betonunda bulunan “kireç klastları” adı verilen mineral birikintileri, mühendislerin daha dayanıklı modern beton geliştirmesine ve ilgili emisyonları azaltmasına yardımcı olabilecek malzemeye kendi kendini iyileştirme yetenekleri verir. Antik Roma Betonu ‘Kendi Kendini…

[maaarine]

Mystery of why Roman buildings have survived so long has been unraveled, scientists say (Katie Hunt, CNN, Jan 06 2023)

“Roman concrete, in many cases, has proven to be longer-lasting than its modern equivalent, which can deteriorate within decades.

Now, scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build elaborate structures in challenging places such as docks, sewers and earthquake zones.

The study team, including researchers from the United States, Italy and Switzerland, analyzed 2,000-year-old concrete samples that were taken from a city wall at the archaeological site of Privernum, in central Italy, and are similar in composition to other concrete found throughout the Roman Empire.

They found that white chunks in the concrete, referred to as lime clasts, gave the concrete the ability to heal cracks that formed over time.

The white chunks previously had been overlooked as evidence of sloppy mixing or poor-quality raw material.

"For me, it was really difficult to believe that ancient Roman (engineers) would not do a good job because they really made careful effort when choosing and processing materials," said study author Admir Masic, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (…)

Additional analysis of the concrete showed that the lime clasts formed at extreme temperatures expected from the use of quicklime, and "hot mixing" was key to the concrete's durable nature.

"The benefits of hot mixing are twofold," Masic said in a news release.

"First, when the overall concrete is heated to high temperatures, it allows chemistries that are not possible if you only used slaked lime, producing high-temperature-associated compounds that would not otherwise form.

Second, this increased temperature significantly reduces curing and setting times since all the reactions are accelerated, allowing for much faster construction."

To investigate whether the lime clasts were responsible for Roman concrete's apparent ability to repair itself, the team conducted an experiment.

They made two samples of concrete, one following Roman formulations and the other made to modern standards, and deliberately cracked them.

After two weeks, water could not flow through the concrete made with a Roman recipe, whereas it passed right through the chunk of concrete made without quicklime.

Their findings suggest that the lime clasts can dissolve into cracks and recrystallize after exposure to water, healing cracks created by weathering before they spread.

The researchers said this self-healing potential could pave the way to producing more long-lasting, and thus more sustainable, modern concrete.

Such a move would reduce concrete's carbon footprint, which accounts for up to 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the study.

For many years, researchers had thought that volcanic ash from the area of Pozzuoli, on the Bay of Naples, was what made Roman concrete so strong.

This kind of ash was transported across the vast Roman empire to be used in construction, and was described as a key ingredient for concrete in accounts by architects and historians at the time.

Masic said that both components are important, but lime was overlooked in the past.”

[little-noko]

It’s been a while since I drew anything Harun related, so I decided to draw his classic design along his worldview counter part,gotta say, I’m pretty happy how how it turned out~

Art and OCs(c) @little-noko

[linuxealcipher]

No no, moon gets all the ass and sun gets all the boobs, it makes sense. Don't worry basy its for the greater good. Thank you fir my medical malpractice♡♡♡♡

DCA medical malpractise au(they play doctors at daycare ig) since it tickles your brain so much🥰💖💖💖💖💖

gave sun boobs accidentaly dont mind that

ARAGGATAFFAFRAGAGSGGWGGEHHAHHEHHEHHAHEHH GIGGLES AND KICKS MY FEET

Sun actually took my bahonkers too so I don’t have back pain anymore. How kind of him.

This comic

[hybbart]

Do you listen to music while drawing? If you wanna share, I'd be really interested! Also related - do you think the music influences your art?

I do! It depends how hard I gotta concentrate, sometimes when I'm in the early sketching stage and I'm thinking a lot, especially a comic, I gotta not, and sometimes if I'm not thinking at all like doing lineart I put videos on in the bg. But most of the time I listen to music. (Also sometimes when I'm super duper stressed or overwhelmed and I'm drawing to calm down I listen to the music I have on my phone or play meditation music from youtube on it, just to get my headset off my head.)

I have a couple of playlists that are just some specific songs that are a mood, usually less wordy songs from OSTs or kawaii future bass type stuff. Sometimes though I just let my music play starting from like the most recent 30 or so I added so it's usually a jumbled mess. Occassionally if a particular song inspires a mood and I'm too lazy to search if I have any songs similar enough I just play that song on repeat until it's done. Recent songs I did this with are the Dandadan full opening and Osmanthus featuring Ado (which is one of those modern songs that are obnoxiously short so... I heard that quite a few times! I was given a couple songs similar enough to it that I made a playlist though including Okayu's cover of Flos)

I mostly listen to japanese music- current fav artists are Ado and Zutomayo- but I'll listen to most anything. I have a raau playlist that's basically "what do raau ranchers listen to while driving" that's mostly country music like the chicks and johnny cash. Recently I downloaded a bunch of late 90s and early 2000s music I hadn't gotten for some reason like barenaked ladies and linkin park and green day after my notepad doc I use to write songs I hear down got a bit full after a drive with my dad.

I'd say it influences my art when I let it. I can put it on as background noise or I can let it set a tone. Maybe it's not so much that it influences my art as it is that I am in a certain mood and I put on music that fits that mood. If I wanna draw something soft and pastel I'm not exactly putting on techn9ne or man with a mission! And if I wanna draw something actiony I don't usually play imogen heap or carly rae jepson. I'll make a temporary playlist. If I'm not in any particular mood, though, I'll just let my music play whatever in order added and become background noise. Usually it all ends up back at the masic block of shemusic at the start lol. I guess they're my best of queens.

(That said there are songs- mostly dance songs or musical OSTs- that I cannot listen to while drawing. I Just end up distracted and either singing or dancing...)

Uuuh this ended up longer than needed. remind me not to answer asks right as I wake up...