#nanda tag

[violet-bridgerton]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST ANNALISE!!! I hope you have the most wonderful day as you deserve!!

NANDA MY ABSOLUTE BELOVED TY TY ILY 🫶🫶🫶

[chikoriita]

what is good sharpening vs oversharpening? im sorry if i have oversharpened anything i am to new to this

It's a great question! There are a lot of reasons that oversharpening is a problem and just one is that it causes intense colorwashing. Oversharpening introduces excess graininess that skews skin tones and accentuates stray highlights that can wash out a gif.

I want to preface this post with this: I am not here to shame anyone who is oversharpening.

The most important part of this answer is to bring awareness of why these basic steps of gifmaking are so important to the whole process.

Each of these gif pairs are uncolored, unedited, and has the same save settings. The only difference is the sharpening settings that are listed on each gif. The left side has my usual sharpening filters, and the right side has the filters that usually lead to oversharpening.

(Kate Sharma, Bridgerton, 2022, 1080p footage live action)

(Matilda, 1996, 1080p footage live action)

(Barbara Howard, Abbott Elementary, 2022, 1080p footage live action)

(Miles Morales, Into the Spider-verse, 2018, 1080p footage animated)

It's not a crime to oversharpen your gifs, but it does lead to the slippery slope of colorwashing (even for white people).

Look for the halo: If you look at the oversharpened gif of Barbara, you can see a yellow outline around her hair. That is an obvious indicator of going too far.

Use a layer mask to see what the colors were before sharpening: you can see in most of the oversharpened gifs above that there is a huge difference in the colors shown vs. in the less sharpened gif.

If you're working with older footage: don't try to overcorrect the graininess of the media. It's okay if some of it comes through!

Try to get the highest quality footage you can: I primarily work in 1080p files because my poor laptop starts to sound like a plane taking off when I try to screencap 4K files. If you're like me, look for larger file sizes. That will reduce the graininess of the gif.

Here are some links to different sharpening actions and guides: daenerys-stormborn action anyataylorjoy action anya-chalotra sharpening guide

These are great to use if you are starting out in Photoshop! (psst if you need a hookup lmk) I know some people don't use PS, and for them, I put my sharpening settings on this post. I think both of the action sets I linked above have similar if not the same settings.

Also, one thing I noticed when making the gif pairs is that the less sharpened gif was always a smaller size. Fixing sharpening settings might help people who are trying their best to keep things under the 10mb limit.

I hope this answered your question, anon. If anyone has any questions or would like other resources, let me know!

[pidgefudge]

Lollipop, azure, lemon and lava for u ❤️

yayayayyyy ^_^ oh also the video game thing is this upcoming weekend :0 and The Soprano Friend has the tetris opera solo it's. wow. maybe i can get her to record it

[crimson--freak]

*knock knock* trick or treat?

A head pokes round the door. “Oh, another visitor already? I’ve run out of sweets, love. Sorry but you’ll have to take what you get.”

It throws something at you in haste and the thing hits your chest. You grab it, affronted.

The object is slightly prickly, and one side feels slightly papery? You open your hands to find…

[ID: a fake rose. /End ID]

Why did your neighbour give you this? It’s nowhere near Valentines Day - and nobody in this neighbourhood even celebrates that accursed event!

What a strange occurence.

[xiexiecaptain]

Goonikaa zhingobiing!

The spruce is full of snow!

Language breakdown for fellow Anishinaabemowin learners below the cut!

•"Goon" - noun for snow

>>"-po" is a morpheme also used for snow in many words, especially weather verbs that discuss the act/process of snowing. Words using "goo-"/"go-" tend to talk about already fallen snow.

>>Ex. "Ishpaagonagaa" - (v.) The snow is deep/it is deep snow, vs. "Gibichipon" - (v.) The snowing stops/lets up

•"-kaa" - verb suffix meaning "to be a lot of ___" or "it is very ___"

>>Ex. Anang = (n.) star -> anangokaa = (v.) It is very starry out/there are lots of stars. Here it is used to mean “it is very snowy/there is a lot of snow.”

•"Zhingob" - the word I learned for spruce trees (non-species specific)

>>Although there are more specific words for various spruce species. And also some people use different words! From a quick look, people also use "mina'ig," "gwaawaandag," & "wadab" for various spruces. And I know some people use "zhingob" to mean balsam firs! >>Anishinaabemowin is a geographically widespread language with lots of regional and dialect differences and they are all correct!)

•"-ing" (or "-ong," "-ang") - suffix that indicates a location. This could mean at, in, on, around whatever word its attached to. (Used in basically all “proper noun” place names.)

>>In this instance, spruce + location-indicator = in/around the spruce.

>>Ex. "Waakaa'igan" (n.) = house -> "waakaa'iganing" (adj.) = in the house/at the house

[yet-another-heathen]

Okay I'm reblogging this again and calling you people out by name because I simply have to.

TW: my masochistic brain going brrrrrr, general discussion of attraction

@ashintheairlikesnow You already know Nanda is my greatest weakness ever. I've never been more obsessed with or attracted to a character in my entire life. That man's every word, every demand, every desire has me driven halfway mad. He's the most incredible combination of possessive, capable, sadistic (fuck me, his brand of sadism makes my mouth water), and almost-genuine affection. And of course you went and picked the most attractive faceclaim you possibly could have, just to put a nail in the coffin.

I love Jameson with my whole heart. They're a perfect match. It's devastating. I want to take his place. HOW did you make a whumper so attractive that the torture would be worth it?? How????

@redwingedwhump You know how I feel about Orosz. Getting to hand Henry off to him in our AU remains one of my favorite things I've ever written with another person—not exaggerating. I've been RPing since I was nine years old and I've never had more fun seeing one of my characters get hurt. I've reread those scenes more times than you'll ever know. He is the perfect mix of charm, brutality, humor, and competence. A stunningly attractive character who will never stop being fun to read. And I love seeing what he's capable of doing to Henry even more.

And @coyotehusk, Mica is going to end me. I swear to the gods I see some sort of softness buried in him and I would give almost anything to pry it out. The calm, capable, inevitable air he gives off could end me on the spot. Even more so because of his silence. The only way I have to describe this feeling is a Hannibal x Will Graham-esque kind of obsession. I want to know him even if it takes being bathed in blood and buried to the knife hilt inside him to get there. I want to climb inside his skull. I want to lose to him and know I'll die for it. I want him to hurt me in a way that feels like intimacy. I want to know him in every possible way and it's killing me.

hate when you find a character whose so infuriatingly Your Type that its embarrassing like yeahg no one is gonna be surprised when i announce this is my new Guy Of The Month

[novaae]

missing the mauryan empire hours again.....

[im-only-here-for-the-fandom]

Astronomy Teacher Danny

so dp x dc idea, i don’t know if anyone has thought of this but instead of danny teaching chemistry in gotham( which i really love) because of his fenton/phantom/amity park craziness, he teaches astronomy because space obsession danny is best danny , it could be an elective or a club it doesn’t really matter.

i totally see danny as the fun and sweet teacher that all students liked, he would wear comfy clothes like jumpers or knitted sweaters, have a cup of something warm in his hand as well as an extra thermos and paper cups for his students (tea, hot chocolate, hot lemon), and just be an all around nice person.

damian had join the astronomy club because he had always thought that the stars of nanda parbat were beautiful, not because he was kicked out of the art club for acting ‘condescending’ towards the teacher one too many times or anything, definitely not, but his father insists that he be in a school club to develop his social skills.

damian had not expected to be so enamored by his teacher. on his first day his teacher made everyone push the desks back, layed down a rug/carpet on the floo and placed a projector in the middle( he made it himself) and made them sit around like some kind of camp fire, he handed out drinks, it was tea, he said that his friend sam started growing flower tea and tea leaves and she needed someone to taste test. the he started to talk about what the club will be about.

danny seemed to glow as he explained the origins of stars, their life cycles, how they were formed, how constellations were dicovered and the myths behind their names. talk about platents suns and moons, about the type if life you could find in each planet like the spices you could find on mars( something he shouldn’t have known)[he learnt this from martians in the ghost zone].

he would draw stars and constellations on the board, have them make up stories about stars and constellations just based on their name, play games such as having the projector on and one of the constellations would light up and they get a point if they manage to correctly guess their name then they would get extra points if they could say some more facts about it, and danny always made it so engaging for the kids, it was that one class that every student couldn’t wait to get to because it was just so fun.

damian would totally try to be the teachers favorite by giving him accurate painting of stars and constellations, he would be in competition with that girl that makes dioramas of planets, he would stay up all night researching really obscure space related things so that he could impress his teacher. his family would at first be really happy that he’s getting a new hobby until they hear him asking martian manhunter if he could get such and such spice/plant from mars so he could gift it to his teacher, and now his family is curious about where he learned about this and become suspicious when he tells them it was his astronomy teacher that taught such things in class along with martian/kryptonian culture among other things.

so now damian trys to stop them from ruining his favorite class by being nosy vigilantes.

so this was more of a dp idea than a dpxdc idea, but i might add more later. if anyone wants to use this idea feel free to do so just tag me because i really want to see what other could add on.

[maximoons]

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[stone-in-the-woods]

Ok, so first, this sounds like its supposed to manly play on Twitter if i get the vibe correctly. So we definitely need to add conspiracy theories about Nanda Parbat. Like, more or less paradise lead by mysterious monarchs? In the dc universe? Sounds scatchy as fuck. So obviously conspiracy theories. Bit it has to be actuall true and fals ones. Like for example thag the country was founded by time displaced Metas, that's why they are so powerful and independent. Or that its actually the real force that controls the JL. Or that they are actually a hiant assassin cult.

You know, jusz lots of different stuff. Bonus points for Tim/Bernard with Bernard constantly trying to figure out whats true about Nanda Parbat.

batman AU where everything is the same, exept that the Al Ghuls are the official royal family of the soverain city state of Nanda Parbat.

Like, its a very small country, but a powerful one and absolutely fuckall is known about their royal family, or the nation itself bc it's impossible to send spies inside without never hearing from them again. Nobody, exept for immidiate family even realizes that Damian is an actual crown prince of an actual country.

Like, just, him, on twitter. and then someone makes a joke about him and the way he is so overly formal in public. And Damian is like, 'yeah, I'm representing my whole country here, I'm the crown prince of my nation', and the person on twitter is like...

'Wat?'

And then Dick comes in the comments like. 'Look up the royal liniage of Nanda Parbat before you embarras yourself, I am begging you.' que a small twitter freakout bc holy shit, the youngest Wayne kid is actual fucking royalty, also, apparently Brucie Wayne fucked a princess, what's up with that?

the consequences this would have. Imagine this. They're at a gala, and IDK Black Mask shows up to rob/kidnap/kill them. The hired security never stood a chance. Bruce is there and is already making plans to slip out, and appear as batman.

interestingly enough, Damian is not making similar plans.

Damian just waits.

No more then two seconds later, at least 12 shadows crash trough the roof and absolutely massacre everyone there. No mercy, just murder, before making a protective ring around Damian, who is still completely cool and composed.

The cops try and make a stink about the 2 dozen dead henchmen and the dead Black Mask, but Crown Prince Damian just calmly walks over and tells commissioner Gordon that these were his body guards, and are therefore allowed to do these things if they judge it to be in favor of the crown prince's safety.

Nobody can really argue with that.

Two days later, at school, there are some upperclassmen who are being bitches, and are like. 'Where are your bodyguards now?'

'Just because you can't see them, doesn't mean they're not here.'

And a red dot appears on the boys forehead.

I just think it would be really funny if Damian Al Ghul was a genuine prince, in an official, international way. PS.

Even better if the Al Ghul's adopt Jason along the way, and Jason just, straight up also becomes a prince. He's not blood related tho, so he's still in line behind Damian, even though he is the oldest.

That would be insanity. After the Black mask fiasco, Jason just orders the shadows around like. 'okay, after we're done here, escort the crown prince to the secure location.' or whatever.

Someone films it. It goes viral.

People are like; 'what the fuck, why can you order them around like that.'

And Jason is like; 'I am the second prince, therefore, by tradition, the General. The Nanda Parbat fighting forces are under my command.'

and all of twitter is like; ????????

Do you see my vision here???

[harpersdragons]

New Fic!

Theft in the Family...By Jason Todd

Talia tasks Jason with taking Damian to his father, and a few things change

Primary Tags: jason and damian met in the league, mainly fluff

I've written through half of chapter 4, i'm expecting 5-6 chapters

Chapter 1 under the cut:

word count: 1327

Jason’s life changed (for the third—fourth? Fifth? Fuck Jason’s lost count—time) the day Talia burst into his room in the league headquarters.

Jason snaps to attention, drawing the knife from under his pillow.

Talia may be like a mother to him, and he may love her little boy more than anything, but this is still the league. If you’re not hypervigilant, you’re dead. Threats are everywhere, even where you don’t expect them.

“The clown is dead.” She announces.

Jason relaxes, then tenses up again once the words register.

“You’re not kidding.”

“No. I have personally ensured it.”

“What…what about the plan?”

“It has been changed. You will still go to Gotham, but you must take Damian with you.”

“What.” He didn’t mind Damian coming with him, but taking him from Ra’s was declaring war on the league.

“I need you to deliver him to his father. It is not safe for him here.”

When Jason agrees, she hands over a letter.

“Give this to my Beloved. Come, you leave now.”

“I’m—I’m not packed.” He didn’t want to see Bruce, maybe he could keep Damian for himself?

As soon as the thought pops in his head, he dismisses it. He wouldn’t be able to give Damian a fulfilling life, he’s barely 17 for fuck’s sake. (He thinks, anyway, the whole being dead thing makes knowing his age difficult).

“You will find everything you need on the plane.”

They weave through the labyrinth of corridors, eventually reaching the plane Talia’s arranged.

Damian is already there, sitting primly in one of the chairs in the cargo hold.

Talia exchanges a tearful goodbye (on Damian’s side, Talia is as immovable as ever) with her 6 year old, and Jason readies for takeoff.

When they arrive in Gotham, Jason lands at a private airstrip just outside of Gotham. Bruce would probably find out about it, since he seems to know fuckin’ everything, but that’s really not Jason’s problem right now. Talia had provided a small car, so he packs Damian into the backseat and drove off towards Bristol.

“Alright, Princeling, the rules are different here. Your father has two other kids, and you need to get along with them. No killing, no maiming, no trying to assert yourself as the rightful heir.”

“But I am the rightful heir, am I not?”

It still shocked him how formal Damian was. No matter how many times he heard it, hearing a six year old talk like he’s an old monarch or some shit is something you never get used to.

“It doesn’t work like that here. Bruce…Bruce loves his children equally,” Jason may not believe it—the Old Man has favorites, and you can never convince him otherwise—but Damian needs to. Bruce needs to accept Damian, and that won’t happen if the kid is trying to kill his siblings. “No killing and no maiming are the main rules, but make sure you listen to whatever Bruce and Alfred say, alrigh’?”

“Ok, Akhi.” Damian’s voice is sleepy, and Jason can practically hear him drifting off.

He smiles softly, having Damian around helped tremendously with getting the Pit Rage under control, and he’s sure that’s what Talia’s plan was. The rage is useful for some things, but if she wanted to get Damian out of Nanda Parbat for his safety, she had to make sure he wouldn’t be overcome with pit rage and kill the kid.

The drive passes pretty quickly, though he does catch a few glimpses of Bats on rooftops on his way to the manor. He makes sure they haven’t followed him, and then parks in the woods about a mile from the manor.

“C’mon, Habibi.” He grabs Damian out of the backseat and settles him on his hip.

“I can walk, I am not a child!” His voice is still sleepy, but the exclamation is still there.

Jason couldn’t help but snort.

“Actually, by definition, you are a child. I’m not making you walk a mile, I can carry you.”

“I can walk, Todd!”

“Quiet, Habibi. You’re not walking.”

“Tt.” Damian huffs but settles down.

The walk passes quickly, if you ignore Damian’s annoyed grumbling, and then they’re standing before the gates of the manor.

Well, kind of.

They’re standing off to the side and in one of the camera blind spots.

Jason takes a second to analyze the fence line, and finds a shorter tree they could climb and hop over.

Hopefully Bruce didn’t drastically change the security measures on the grounds.

He carries Damian over to the tree and prompts him to grab the lowest branch. Once he is safely sitting in the tree, Jason climbs up after him.

”Can you jump over the fence and land safely?”

Damian tosses a scathing glare (well…as scathing as a six year old can be) at Jason and prepares to jump.

”That wasn’t an answer, and I really need one. The ‘safely’ was the most important part of that.”

”Tt.” Damian throws himself off the branch, flipping in the air and lands softly on the ground.

”You’re gonna get along so great with Golden Boy…” Jason mutters before following. He doesn’t flip, but he does manage to land almost as softly as Damian. He eyes the yard for a few seconds, trying to spot the security triggers.

He scoops Damian up again and picks his way across the yard, heading for the Manor.

He stops a little ways away, within view of the driveway and front door. “Ok, I’ll stay here until you’re inside.”

Damian furrows his brow and turns his inquisitive gaze on Jason. “You are not coming with me?”

”This isn’t my home anymore, Princeling.” He smiles sadly, “Your father won’t want me around, this is somewhere you have to go alone.”

”I do not want to live there without you! Why can’t I stay with you?”

”You need to stay with your father. He can keep you safe.” Jason crouches to be eye level with him, and runs a hand through Damian’s soft hair. “I will always come if you call, Habibi. I promise you.” He tugs two letters out of his jacket, one for Bruce and one for Alfred.

He wrote the one for Alfred specifically. Damian needs to know how to contact Jason, and therefore someone in the family will too.

“Give these to Alfred Pennyworth when he opens the door.” He hands them to Damian, “Go on now.”

”No! You can’t leave me.”

”Damian.”

”Why do you have to leave me?” Damian’s eyes started watering.

”I don’t belong here, ok? I can’t stay.”

Damian huffs and glares at him, tears still leaking out of his eyes.

“I’m sorry, but you need to go.” Jason pulls him in for a quick hug. “I love you, Habibi. If you need me, tell Alfred, alrigh’? He’ll be able to contact me.”

Damian doesn’t respond, just buries his face in Jason’s chest, in an uncharacteristic show of affection.

Eventually, Damian pulls away and wipes his eyes. “I do not want you to go, Akhi.”

If Jason stays any longer he just might stay, damn Damian’s convincing.

“I can’t, Dami. Bruce doesn’t want me!”

”How do you know?”

I’m not your father. I don’t have to deal with your teenage rebellion.

I’m not your father

I’m not your father

”Because he fuckin’ told me so, kid.”

”Tt.”

”Dami…” Jason sighs, “I’ll visit, how ‘bout that? I’m sure we can figure it out.”

”That is acceptable, I suppose,” Damian’s tone is sullen, and he refuses to meet Jason’s eyes.

”Good. Now go on, the bats will probably be back from patrol soon.”

Damian darts in for another quick hug, then makes his way towards the door.

Jason watches as he knocks, then a few seconds later Alfred opens the door. Damian hands over the letters and is ushered inside.

Time for Jason to head out, then.

“Bye, Habibi.” He murmurs, then leaves the way he came.

[chikoriita]

Hello! I’d love to start giffing the actors from Abbott Elementary and was wondering if you had any psds already or tips on how to colour, because the last thing I’d like to do it whitewash! Thank you.

How exciting! I adore Abbott, and I'm glad you're gonna gif for it.

I avoid using coloring PSDs because from my experience, there's not really one PSD that fits every scene, character, or actor. My best advice is to play around and see how you adjust to coloring. Another thing is to always have a reference of what the actors look like in real life so you can check to see if your coloring is accurate.

Here are some guides to help avoid color/white washing:

@zoyanazyalensky guide to avoid orange washing

@jeonwonwoo how to avoid pink/yellow washing

I hope this helps!

[pidgefudge]

Aloe vera and orchid for the ask game!!!

aloe vera ⇢ what’s something (mundane) you really want to experience in life?

whoops i just did this in ichor's ask but it lends itself to multiple answers so!!! one day i hope i'll be cleaning my own place and be able to step back and take a look around and realize that it's truly mine and i can decorate it however i want and i only have to share it with people (and non-people) i want to live with and it can always be a safe space unlike the current one

orchid ⇢ what’s a song you consider to be perfect?

going to use this as an excuse to gush about finding paradise's soundtrack some more >:3

THIS for kinda story spoiler reasons ive been thinking more about how it could connect to a character's arc and OUHH

[crimson--freak]

I can only think you'd be the patron saint of the fearful bc of your name T-T

Oh, yeah the fearful can flock to me. I’ll definitely not scare them with my year-round Halloween decorations and demeanour of an Victorian ghost :)

[wrencatte]

In honor of Jason's birthday, here is a list of fics:

bad news, this place is magic as fuck 🔒

word count: 28,098 - chapters: 3/3 - (standalone)

Jason's on the trail of a killer who's targeting kids in Crime Alley for an unknown magical ritual. Between that and his family who insists on butting in, he's got his work cut out for him. But, as they say, nothing is as it seems.

Featuring: All-Caste Jason, Magic!Jason, Batfamily without Batman getting involved, blood and violence, hurt/comfort, whump

dead men tell no tales 🔒

word count: 15,104 - chapters: 1/1 - (series)

Jason died. But then he came back.

This keeps happening.

(Not a groundhog day loop, but something slightly worse.)

Featuring: immortal but can still die!Jason, Batfamily (including Batman), magic!Jason, suicide, hurt/comfort, whump, a lot of death, blood and violence

when my cage is by the window (I can see the sun) 🔒

word count: 7,625 - chapters 1/1 - (series)

When he was seven, Damian finally escaped the League of Assassins - but not without his brother sacrificing himself to give him time. Now, six years later, he's Robin and Tim's been captured by Ra's in his latest plot. The family goes to Nanda Parbat to rescue him only to run into a revelation that might just break them.

Featuring: loa!Jason, Damian and jason are brothers, tim and Damian are brothers, whump, blood and violence, Batfamily

library card 🔒

word count: 20,745 - chapters 1/1 - (standalone)

Jason Todd, Red Hood, and the Park Row Public Library (and her librarians).

Featuring: outsider pov, book ends, Robin and red Hood!Jason, hurt/comfort, fear toxin, character study-ish, batfam

red tags 🔒

word count: 11,333 - chapters 1/1 - (standalone)

Red Hood looks out for Crime Alley. Crime Alley looks out for Red Hood.

(A collection of snapshots.)

Featuring: community, Jason is good with kids, hurt/comfort, outsider pov, Batfamily

Click here for more Jason-centric fics!

[batty-pham]

Daily DPxDC Fic Rec

Day 44 - Nov 13

I’ve Been Erased Yet My Shadow Remains

By AdriaticMidnight

Tags: Danny Fenton and Damian Wayne are Twins, they were raised and trained in Nanda Parbat, Vivisection, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt Danny Fenton, Hurt Damian Wayne, Temporary Character Death, Past Talia al Ghul/Bruce Wayne, Protective Talia al Ghul, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Abuse, no beta we die like danny, Misunderstandings, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, Adoption, Bad Parents Jack and Maddie Fenton, The League of Assassins

Wordcount: 10,832

Summary: Danny and Damian al Ghul are twins, separated for years. Now, a 16-year-old Danny, injured and afraid after his parents found out what he was, with nowhere else to go; only wants his twin brother. So he travels to Nanda Parbat to find Damian, who he thinks is still a part of the League of Assassins. A 16-year-old Damian travels to Nanda Parbat to steal the weapon Ra’s al Ghul has been making and finds someone he never thought he’d see again.

Complete: yes