#sorry for bad photography

[just-a-sketchbook]

Linocut christmas ornaments I made even though I publicly declared I wouldn't make anything for christmas because I was too tired... The black and white ones were test subjects hence fingerprints and wonkiness but I might actually make some clean ones because I think they're neat.

[musette22]

New York, Boston, Concord & Cambridge, September 2024

[anbaisai]

🥳🐍❤️❤️

[fandomowltrash]

don’t stab me in the back, nd’s programmed to make sure that doesn’t happen.

[melymigo]

My sister got a new jewelry box and this happened...*

[jestersastarions]

[slurpslurpmmmoatmilk]

some street photography of mine :>

perhaps i'll post more in the future

[bigmammallama5]

Do you have any tips for taking photos of physical objects? I like making things, but taking photos of them is the worst :(

Sure! I also struggle with taking pictures of stuff, but I can give you two big suggestions (and I'll try to keep my explanation brief for now, but you are always welcome to come back and ask for clarification!). As always, these suggestions are not rules, so if it goes against what you know or have been taught or what works best for you, feel free to disregard it lol.

Lighting, and set-up (which I will roll camera angle into).

You don't need anything big and fancy to take nice pictures of what you make. You don't need a big DSLR camera or box lights or a crazy image processing program. You can take great pictures of your stuff right at home with things you already have. I know a lot of potters who take decent pictures of their work in a corner of their living room with a simple paper sweep (poster board), one directional light (one guy I know even uses just a lamp and points it towards his pots), and something to take pictures with whether that's your phone or a little point and shoot.

Lighting. A good rule of thumb is to not back-light your work as your primary light source*. Make sure your primary light source is in front and pointing at the thing you're trying to photograph. You can even kick it off to the side for a nice three-quarters effect! You CAN have some back-lighting as long as is is acting as your fill (secondary light source) OR if you're shooting outdoors. If you want to go for natural lighting, gray days are actually quite nice as they offer even lighting (though if you want that bright sun, go for it!). *That is not to say back-lit things are bad, just that they aren't necessarily going to show off your work unless it's designed to be that way.

Set-up. This can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be! Figure out how you want to shoot your work, and then figure out how to light the space. If you want something clean, create a light box. Use a box with a white/light gray sheet draped inside to make a contained space, or pick a corner of a room and either drape a sheet or use some poster board to make a little box you can easily put up and take down. If you want something that's more set up, I have actually used my work space as my backdrop. Show the tools you are using, maybe some material, and build a composition around your piece! That takes a little more effort but can be quite nice.

As for taking the actual picture, I have found that I personally like to have it slightly up at a shallow angle so it's not straight on or too high looking down on the piece. You can easily create an unflattering angle, but there are little nuances to taking pictures of those more extreme angles. It's just not what I'm interested in lol. Have your piece nice and centered at the angle you like, and make sure the camera is focusing on your work as much as possible and not the surrounding environment (I won't get into depth of field and all that, but that's worth keeping in mind). You can do that with some simple settings our technology has these days! (Also side note: if you are using your phone, clean the camera lens on your shirt first. It's crazy how easily that little thing can get dirty and give you smudgy looking photos lol)

I'll stop myself there, but hopefully these suggestions can help you feel more confident in taking pictures of your work! As always, feel free to ask more questions if you have any.

[boimann]

my uni made us follow a seminar on how artists can find jobs easier and the guy who was hosting the seminar used ai images in every single slide of the presentation, I'm going to get violent

[the-labyrinth-of-me]

I call your name

Into the shadows

Into the void

Into the darkness

I call

I shout

I scream

I cry

But the only answer

Off the walls

Off the streets

From the nightmares

In my head

Is your name

Only yours

Never mine

[trevorite]

Now I know a lot of people here probably don't care enough to really read this but I'd like to talk about my V, and something that's been worrying me for a little, so I do hope you'll stay!

Here He is! Yep, He! This is Vince, my beloved baby boy. Vince was made back in August of last year. I know you may be wondering "if Vince is a male? Why not use a Male body" Well I have reasons for that.. Vince was created with the thought in mind that, hey, I want this character I'm making to really be something I'd enjoy... and when making him, I just couldn't get the look and feeling I wanted with the male facial features and hair.. So I decided to go with the female body and the male voice and pronouns. And over time that sorta just stuck with me.. Vince became a good representation of myself in a way... Vincent is transgender, FTM, but with the lack of money, hasn't been able to fully transition, he's a little bit of a more feminine male at times, but a male none the less.

Now, for the reason I decided to make a full post about this is because I've been worried recently. A few of the people I looked up to on tumblr have expressed that they dislike female V's dating Kerry, that modding it in the game is wrong, which I totally understand. But I have my V, this silly little trans dude with the female body dating Kerry, which had to be modded in to be made possible. I've been worried that, "Hey these people, who I really like, may end up disliking me over this".. I know it's probably a stupid thing to worry about but I just don’t want people to dislike me. Little Edit here: I wanted to just mention that I am a Trans male, who hasn't been able to transition yet.

So I want to make this post to ask, Is it wrong that I have my V dating Kerry? I'd like any of the input I could get. Thanks.

Small Edit (Even though like no one has seen this yet): I have tried making Vince with a male body type on multiple occasions, but every time I do he never gives off the same comfort, nor appearance that the original one has. The makeup Vince has tends to look wonky on a male body version of him. The reason I haven't used any of the male body/ flat chest mods for the fem V body type is because I don't have the money to pay for refits.

[annakie]

One last night with those who mattered most.

[pinkyjulien]

Don't know what you did to piss these guys off... ━ But they are REALLY pissed off

Valentin & Mitch | 638/?? 🚖🚨🚔 Le Cinquième Élément

[neverendingford]

skyglow:

(alternative title: photo dump of a midnight desert run)

[offeryoucannotrefuse]

Just got this and the Oot Link at a local game store I'm psyched popped up in my home town.

Everything about this photo sucked but the amiibo is great, the only thing that doesn't work about it is Link is happy, which he absolutely never is in-game, especially before and after using the Goron mask.

Gonna see what it does in Echoes of Wisdom, and update

[sleepanonymous]

Heya! I just got into Sleep Token and I'm enamored! Do you know of any links to posts or anything that talk about the characters and their personalities onstage? I'm having trouble differentiating between III and IV (I know II is the drummer) and I want to learn more about them!

Also, is it pronounced Two, Three, and Four, or Second, Third, and Fourth?

Hi and welcome! 😊 Glad to see a new fan of the band. For the sake of clarity, I'll answer your second question first. The Sleep Token lore technically dubs them all Vessel 1, Vessel 2, etc. so it's my understanding that fans started calling the other band members Two, Three, and Four, and used Roman numerals for their monikers.

TLDR: This Weblink has almost all of Sleep Token's lore, and This Video also has almost all of Sleep Token's lore. The easiest way to tell III and IV apart from each other is by their instruments and height. III plays bass and is taller than the rest of the band. IV plays guitar and is shorter than the rest of the band (except for II, he is the shortest of the four).

I'll be honest, I also had trouble differentiating between III and IV when I first got into the band. Up until very recently, they wore similar outfits, too, which made pictures difficult to tell them apart. You can always tell via the instrument they're holding (if it's visible). III is the bassist and IV is the guitarist. Another way to tell depends on which side of the stage they are standing on. 85% of the time III is stage right, in front of the choir (Vesselettes) and IV is stage left, in front of II's drum set. My favorite way to tell them apart (before it just became secondhand nature to know which was which) was if the musician had a bun under his mask or not. IV's hair is relatively concealed beneath his mask, but III has longer hair and puts it up into a bun to keep it all in place under his mask during rituals.

The neck of III's bass is kind of in the way of the back of IV's head in the second photo, but here are two examples of the bun shape that III has. This is also a good way to tell them apart if they're standing next to each other, or, in this case, kissing. III is extremely tall and will always be taller than any other band member unless he's crouching or leaning over. If the two aren't standing near each other, you can always use Vessel as a measuring stick.

The photo on the left probably isn't the best reference, but trust me, III is about 5 centimeters taller than Vessel, he's just leaning back. The photo on the right also probably isn't the best since Vessel and IV are both just dark shapes lol, but at least it's obvious that Vessel is taller than IV.

The band as a whole is anonymous so you might not find much in the way of personalities, even of their stage personas. If you're willing to read up on the Sleep lore itself, you can do that here (this is a link to boolintunes.com). Or, if you'd prefer to watch a friendly, lecture-style video, there is this one here on YouTube. Persona-wise the most concise I can give you is this:

Vessel is very emotional. That is evident by the lyrics he writes, but doubly so when he is in front of an audience. He will cry, he will laugh, he will do silly dances, and he will hype up his bandmates. It's evident that he loves what he does, but he is also extremely humble about it. All of the love his fans give him he makes sure to give back 110% (the fact that he manages to do it without speaking is impressive in itself).

II is a beast, like no joke. This man has got to have started playing drums before he could walk, I swear. He, like Vessel, obviously loves what he does, has a blast, and also gives zero fucks while doing it. He will sit at his drum set and kick out beats while drinking Red Bull and Diet Coke through his mask 🤣🤣 During moments in songs where there is little to no percussion he'll often stand up and react to the lyrics Vessel sings. He also comes to the front of the stage at the very end of rituals to hype up the crowd and hand out his used drumsticks and sometimes even a drum head.

III is the most animated of the guys. I will often refer to him as the "main character" of Sleep Token because he is always front and center. This has also earned him the fandom nickname of Bassy Boi. I've seen him do everything from windmill headbang, to run in place, to high kick, to jumping up and down for 30+ seconds straight. He also has a knack for yelling at fans. There is a compilation video on YouTube here for reference. Also! Something I forgot to mention earlier in telling III and IV apart: III almost always has on his iconic checkered socks in the most recent shows.

IV (at least the current IV) is probably the most reserved and collected on stage (fun fact, there were two other IVs in Sleep Token before our current IV, I wrote about that here), In earlier shows he played with the band, around 2021/2022, he used to be fairly shy. Sometimes IV would stand off to the very side of the stage and let Vessel and III have all the attention. Luckily he's seemed to get past his shyness and has become much more of a crowd pleaser. He'll often do things like serenade the crowd (a bit like II does, only a lot closer since there's no drum set in the way), get roped into Vessel's or III's chaotic stage antics, or, you know, tease pulling his mask off in front of an entire music festival crowd.