#the strokes angles

[kishdoodles]

The Strokes played an Angles song at my show!!! So I got this whole set done ^_^ as tribute ofc :3 Angles you will always be loved <;3 By me if no one else

[kendallroyscoke]

Julian Casablancas

[eirianerisdar]

As a Chinese person from Hong Kong I'm going to officially say this absolutely blows my mind. Here's why.

In the video, Charles and Carlos were plainly copying calligraphy stroke-by-stroke from a large image in front of them. What makes Carlos' attempt so impressive is that he's effectively gotten nearly all the proportions, starting and ending brush pressures and tail-offs, and the structure right. It's not perfect. But it's damn well near perfect.

Compare it to Charles': Charles didn't do a bad job at all, and has successfully copied many of the requisite features, but he has seen each stroke as a line, as many people who write Chinese characters with ballpoint pens do nowadays - point A to point B, with natural loss of shape and flow in between. It's not necessarily a problem. Charles is writing the characters. But interestingly, Carlos isn't writing at all.

On rewinding the video you see why Carlos' was shaped so perfectly. He doesn't know Chinese. He doesn't know anything about stroke order, or speed. But he knows detail.

If you look at his hands as he writes he separated each stroke into a shape. Then he did his level best to recreate each shape as carefully as he could by pressing the brush until he could see it formed the right thickness of the line.

He didn't write, like Charles did. He painted.

If this is how good Carlos is at copying a language he does not know I wonder how amazing he would be at painting if he actually spent time to learn.

[oreomcflurrie]

whiteboard doodle

WHY IS IT SO LAGGY THO LIKE

[sophaeros]

the strokes in conversation with hermione hoby for the guardian, february 2011 (x)

[cozymochi]

Honestly, even if you replicate the TWST style so well that it looks official, I think I could still look at it and recognize that it’s the cozymochi TM style. It’s really nice! (This is a compliment <3)

thank u 🥺💖

me too i can also tell

[breitzbachbea]

"Where is my historically accurate hetalia representation of this and that!!!" Babe, I am so sorry to tell you, but history is very complicated and nuanced and layered and you cannot cram every facet and faction of a fraction of time that a population experienced into the cartoon men. Choose one viewpoint, write an essay and be done with it.

[leclercskiesahead]

Charles and Carlos painting their race suits

ig: joshuavides

[kifu]

Silly. I had to see if I could recreate the effects of digitally coloring a marker drawing. I'd say this method works. Shading feels fun this way, too, so that's a win-win.

[youre-so-right]

misc. the strokes song blinkies - part 1

like + rb if using, credit isn't necessary but appreciated <3

[kishdoodles]

5guys doodle

[picspammer]

Don't go that way I'll wait for you

[ladycharles]

Do the Strokes hide many of their best songs on their worst received albums? Discuss

That solo too, Nick Valensi is Mr Jazz apparently. Legit Berlin Bowie vibes

This song is like if Room on Fire was weirder and funkier IMO

Not really hidden since it's a single but this goes so hard seriously. At turns goofy, heavy, and mind thievingly catchy.

Not the Strokes but how did Julian record this and decide it was B side material. Stick this on Phrazes and you have an even better album instantly.

And speaking of Julian he apparently regrets this album which is sad to me. This song at the end has his most simple and romantic lyrics, and I think it doubles as a metaphor for neurodivergence - feeling like a tourist everywhere you go.

Also semi related, Ize of the World sounds like Billy Talent just imagine it with their singer.

[d1gnan]

angles by the strokes inspired bracelet

[curiosityschild]

Amphibiuary Days 11 + 15: Painted and 3D

A holdable friend

[sophaeros]

just a boy - amanda de cadenet, unpublished. collection of photos of her husband, nick valensi (x)