#storytelling is fun

[toonyballoony]

Used a scene from our last D&D session to play around with Clip Studio Paint's features. Not 100% satisfied or sure what techniques I'll use moving forward but it was an interesting experiment!

[mumblesplash]

after the first few times you'll forget it’s even happening

[qwantzfeed]

if you're not recording ominous audio logs and strewing them about the estate on self-playing machinery, can you even say you're ready for houseguests??

[t8oo]

the way i keep admiring artists who manage to keep to themselves as private persons and then end up telling my entire life story in the tags. this is beyond funny. borderline pathetic also

[tisorridalamor]

Recently I’ve been reading Kui Ryoko’s fantasy short stories, and they’re all fantastic! Highly recommend that all Dungeon Meshi fans (and fantasy fans in general) check out her other works:

Terrarium in a Drawer

The Dragon’s School is on Top of the Mountain

The Works of Ryoko Kui: Seven Little Sons of the Dragon

[soratsuart]

I find it incredibly funny seeing some fans complain that the movie wasn't "lore accurate" as if FNAF has ever been consistent with its lore, like

Wow, the movie changes a lot of stuff and is not accurate to what we thought we knew? *looks at The Silver Eyes trilogy* I can't believe that, how horrible *looks at The Silver Eyes trilogy* Who would've thought they'd change stuff that makes us doubt what we know about the series *looks at the fourth fucking closet*

[blindmagdalena]

enough "it's bad writing to portray evil characters sympathetically" and more "i'm uncomfortable sympathizing with characters who do evil things"

discomfort does not warrant censorship, it warrants self reflection. it's good to be challenged by the art and media we consume. the world is messy. fiction should be, too.

[darkblueboxs]

Glass Onion Spoilers - Foreshadowing and Among Us

I’ve seen a few posts dunking on glass onion for being “cringe” because of the Among Us scene and a few praising it for accurately reflecting the fact that this is all everyone was playing in 2020, but I haven’t seen anyone really talk about how brilliantly Among Us works as a foreshadowing/storytelling device.

On the surface - as the film itself points out! - the game is a neat little parallel of the island: one murderer hidden among us, with the objective being to find them out. But this comparison goes far deeper than the basic premise of the film.

Firstly, Benoit appears as the game’s imposter, and then, it is later revealed, is literally an imposter, arriving on the island uninvited under false pretences - one of the first major twists of the film spelled out to the audience in the opening act. And he isn’t alone - just as two imposters generally work together to deceive the other players, so Benoit and Helen work together to infiltrate the group. BUT, and this is the bit that really drives me wild, the endgame format of Among Us perfectly reflects the endgame of the film. The way to win Among Us isn’t necessarily a case of killing everyone or surviving every round - the way to win is by convincing your fellow players to believe you, and to vote accordingly.

During the trial Andi loses because the imposter - the billionaire impersonating a genius - convinces the other players that she should be voted out; she is as effectively thrown out of the airlock as she is the business, and then literally killed to protect the [fortune of] the “crew.”

But, Andi was not the imposter, and so the game continues.

The imposter kills again, and when Miles confesses to causing the lights to go out, this is another excellent hint - only the imposter can sabotage the lights!

Then, with all the characters assembled much like an “Emergency Meeting,” we reach the climax of the film: Miles burns the napkin evidence, and immediately the ensemble is back to the voting booth as Helen, like her sister, fights for the players’ support in voting out the imposter. Any Among Us player will recognise the infuriating feeling when you literally just saw them vent for the love of god you were all there vote them OFF- and that frustration - of speaking the truth and not being believed - is evident in this scene.

But these players don’t care about the truth; they care about surviving (ie staying rich), and so they will vote off an innocent person to placate the shark. Which is absolutely not how you win the game.

Then, then, the game’s final round: the imposter has lost his tools, is revealed for the useless fraud he is, and it’s when he has nothing left to offer the other players that one more vote is held - the characters literally raise their hands as they pledge their support to Helen, in part to give the appearance of swearing in upon the witness stand, but also in part to give the visual of a literal vote... such as that of an Among Us emergency meeting vote.

And it’s when Miles is finally, rightfully ejected that at last, the game is won.

Among Us is a game of social engineering, of lying and convincing others of your lies to prolong your survival, deception, and the malleability of truth. Presenting this game in the opening of the film is more than a gimmick or scene-setter: it illustrates the social structures at the heart of the story.

TLDR: Among Us foreshadows the film’s premise, but also plot twists, character choices, and significantly the film’s resolution by way of group vote.

[candle-scm]

the young firelord

[nuclearisopod]

seeing the minecraft movie trailer made me think about what it would look like if i was the director . so i made designs for the characters (and, steve and alex would be the main characters) . i think i would want it to be 3d animated with a style similar to tmnt: mutant mayhem OR stop motion animated

[feketeribizli]

quiet evening with the boyfriend

[surely-sims]

Using WW for SFW Story Poses (and why it's so cool!)

This is an advanced workshop for storytellers looking to take their stories to the next level. Animating furniture (beds, doors, etc), Summoning in-game props from Build Buy, and adding Visual Effects (smoke, steam, etc) to your poses and animations. This class assumes that you are already comfortable with making your own poses.

[niinnyu]

Ass artment of sketches haha...

[lemonlimestar]

i still genuinely cannot wrap my head around how self-proclaimed comic book fans don’t, and sometimes outright refuse to, read comic books. you’re up to date on wfa, but can’t read a single gotham knights issue? you can scroll through a 20+ fic on ao3, but can’t read the knightfall novelization?

i could see if there were no resources but every post i see saying “please read comics” has at least one reblog with a guide and or links. there are reading lists! many really well done reading lists! you vaguely like the yj kids and would like to know more? cool. you can find their reading lists on tumblr by either searching or simply asking! three of them even have solos if you really don’t know where to start! it is now more accessible than ever to find comics that feature your blorbo, but if you don’t want to do that… simply make your own spaces?

maybe fanon speaks to you, and maybe i don’t want fanon hcs that have no stake in/actively go against canon flooding the tags of characters i genuinely like. these are two statements that can be both true and completely fine. if you don’t want to be nagged about not reading comics, consider not entering canon comic spaces. it’s easier for everyone prommy.

[isthatacalzone]

me: *seeing people yell about how they did Glintshore & Percy's death in the show*

also me: ..................anyway

[befuddledcinnamonroll]

Sure, the romantic stuff is cute, but this, this right here is the beating heart of We Are.