#not that I think anyone reads these tags

[ladyoftheesun]

The scary thing about Yellowjackets is that we’re led to believe that these girls have gone feral. They haven’t. Even towards the end, they are insane but they are not feral. There is a deliberation to pit girls death that, despite being able to hear the girls howling and chasing her down, we can tell that they are very much aware of what they are doing. We see the dolls they tied to the trees, we see the traps meticulously laid out to hunt their pray, and we see the gold necklace, purposefully clasped around their victims neck as they prepare to hunt her.

Their clothes are dirty, and made of animal skin, their cries are animalistic but it’s the little details that tell us just how human they are, the methodical nature of their brutal actions.

They are in a cult, and they hunt and kill their friends, but there are steps leading up to that, they don’t just sit there and - in there blunt, animal brains - decide to chase their friends. No, they stand in a circle and draw cards. They give a choice, you can surrender yourself and allow yourself to be killed, or you can run. You know you won’t be able to get away but you still run, because no matter how deep into the cult you are, you are still human, it doesn’t matter how crazy you are going or how much you hallucinate, because there is still a part of you that holds on to that sense that exists in the outside world, this insane notion that you’ll be able to escape, as you run through a forest that you yourself have laid traps all throughout.

They are crazy, but they are not feral, there is a method to everything they do, there is a technique to their cruelty. When I think of this topic, for me, it always comes back to Shauna. Shauna and Adam specifically.

I always think about how, when tasked with dismembering adam’s body, Shauna’s cuts where so clean they were considered surgical. This is not a coincidence, she learnt this during her time in the woods. The girls chase down their victims and then Shauna dissects them so precisely that, even 25 years later, the police mistakes her work for that of a practiced surgeon.

Does that sound feral to you?

[andromedasea]

happy pride to people with ‘contradicting’ identities i love you and you’re doing it right

[sainz100]

2024 Brazilian GP | x

[saltedbiscuiit]

Silly 15!skk comic that I sketched awhile ago and dont remember what compelled me to draw this

[vampiresinthedaylight]

some bits from the books I really like... I think they move each other <3

[shepscapades]

I think it’s safe to say Ranchers Win These

(In the silence between the last two panels, there is a 20 page comic in my head filled with flashbacks of every moment Scott teased, scolded, or dismissed Jimmy—and every moment where Tango was instead kind, patient, and proud)

[skrunksthatwunk]

non-comprehensive haruhi autism creature comp

i mean just look at him she's literally

[itsybitsybatsyspider]

Despite everything... is it still you?

(more Dark Matter art for y'all. This fic is once again living in my brain rent free. @mysterycyclone)

[aesthetic-uni]

So that new comic huh

[fiskael]

[Image description: Three photos of a knitted red dragon plush. End description.]

Made my very own tiny dungeon meshi dragon plush, that’s based on the version that only appears in the very last chapter for five pages and then is never seen again. I think it turned out pretty well.

I used this pattern to make it with some minor tweaks to the body, tails and legs and then just made some tiny cones for the horns at the end. If anyone would be intersted I might post the alterations and where to apply them but go check out the original pattern! I stuffed it both with acylic stuffing but also some plastic pellets for a bit of extra weight. The eyes are done with french knots.

Going to be adding manga spoilers below the read more with pictures of what I tried to get it to look like.

[Image description: Three panels from the manga showing Falin interacting with a baby dragon. End description.]

[seafoamsol]

Hey, different post than usual, but this is just a PSA for people who may follow or have purchased anything from @/kagebros, or are looking to join any of the zines run by them @/allsparkzines. They have a history (and present) of tracing for profit.

I don’t think this one requires an overlay. It’s a trace of the yolopark bumblebee shockwave model kit promotional image, as a “sketch”.

Which they changed, once people noticed it! Changed most of it. They traced a different promotional image for the gun, which remained largely the same, even in the final piece (right).

Their matching Optimus Prime poster is a trace of the still from a [ Paramount promo video ], 36 seconds in.

There are several other examples that I can’t fit into this post without making it overly long, but if you have purchased or have been gifted anything from them, there is a chance it has been traced.

Regarding tracing as a tool:

Go hogwild! Trace all you want! Tracing is a very useful tool for learning shapes and forms, but like any other tool, it’s only useful if you use it correctly. The ultimate goal of tracing is to understand. It’s training wheels. Just don’t hide and lie about it, because as soon as you do, it becomes plagiarism.

Even within the finished versions of the Shockwave poster, it’s still clear where parts have been traced or copied without understanding. It’s a shame, because transformers as a franchise having so many toys makes it very easy to make references!

Here's an example of how I use them:

Luckily for me, the Cybertron toys and models are more or less exactly the same. I don't own the toys, so I have two images from a [ toy reviewer ] on top. Many angles to help me understand exactly what's happening. Granted, I could just ask my friend who does own the toy for him in the same pose, but tracing over that directly would make it too stiff and it wouldn't mesh with my style.

TL;DR: Kage traces, blindly and without disclosure, for profit.

[k1tty5]

Haven’t been doing much recently but here are some little doodles! started out as practice with side views and then i just started having fun with lighting haha

[dendroaspis-viridis]

I'm begging you, BioWare... Learn from the mistakes of Baldur's Gates past...

[sadisthetic]

limewire virus

[sevenines]

i saw this tweet and found it interesting for two reasons. one is that some people base how good cartoon network would be to toh by how it treated su, and despite the fact that su’s treatment by the network was considered poor at the time, now its thought to be exceptionally good in comparison to modern shows.

two is how exactly su got impacted by a limited budget. a common criticism is how characters like connie, peridot, and lapis are left out of missions. but balancing a lot of characters is not only hard but also costly (extra animation, extra voices—it’s been revealed that the show is limited to a set number of characters per episode otherwise they’re over budget). animation mistakes are not uncommon since retakes cost extra. the entire reason the original show got cut short was due to loss of funding!

[chronologically-challenged]

I think that the party's communication issues can be summed up as "man, is it awkward to tell someone that you want to spend the rest of your life with them if you've only know them for a few months? Probably."