#this is just so fascinating to me! the amount of work and detail is amazing!!!!

[accio-victuuri]

Part II of the article made by OnO’s styling director!

Designing E-mark’s clothes

Exclamation Mark Dance Company's scenes are basically group performances. They are professional dancers, but not professional actors, so when it comes to clothing styling, we must first consider their comfort when performing movements, and secondly, retain everyone's usual dressing habits, so that they will have a certain sense of comfort in the shooting environment. A sense of security, without having to think about playing an unfamiliar role while performing actions.

After Chen Shuo was added to exclamation mark, when filming the montage of everyone practicing dance, we would arrange the costumes that everyone would wear in advance for each scene, and then adjust the colors to try to make the overall feeling presented in the picture youthful and colorful. The background color of the dance club is red and blue, so the costumes of each team member will avoid the scene color to avoid being blended into the background.

There are three important stage formats in the movie: Zhejiang Street Dance Competition , Dance Performance , and National Street Dance Competition . The styling of the hip-hop competition is somewhat difficult. It must be both professional and visual, and it must not have too strong a sense of variety show or stage. It must gradually form a certain unity and integrity to match The unfolding of the plot.

From the unified theme of the first battle to retaining the individual styles of the Exclamation Mark members, to the upgrade of the matching texture based on the same color system in the second battle, to the ultimate expression of the unity of the unity of clothing colors and styles in the third battle, these costumes The changes also indicate that Exclamation Point has transformed from an old dance company that is about to fall apart into a challenger full of team spirit and starting again.

​The following is an analysis of the changes and designs in the exclamation point costumes for the three stages.

The first street dance competition in Zhejiang

This is the first appearance of the exclamation mark, and it is also the first scene of the movie "Hot". This is a crew battle competition, and the color inspiration of the exclamation mark clothing is extracted from the team logo color matching of the exclamation mark. In 2000, the overall style of hip-hop costumes was hip-hop style, with wide silhouettes popular. The fabrics used in our costumes were also sporty. Some adjustments were made to the styles based on the convenience of each member's dance movements. The added design details are in line with the style of each member of the exclamation mark.

There are no clothing regulations for the crew battle itself. Everyone will choose a style that suits their own style, and they will also have some thematic matching based on the team's dance choreography style, striving for a more relaxed and exciting performance on the stage. This match with the exclamation mark having a complete 1v1 shot was Dancing Machine. The styling team proposed several sets of design plans, and the director finally selected two sets as the costumes for the main team duel. Although the other 14 teams did not have many scenes in the film, they all had a complete matching system. In addition to the two main dance groups, other dance groups prepared a total of 18 sets of costumes for this competition, and 14 sets were selected to appear. A total of About 160 sets.

The Zhejiang Street Dance Competition was filmed for a total of 8 days. Before the filming started, the dressing room was brightly lit. In addition to the makeup of the main actors, there were also judges, special actors, and nearly 150 people from 15 dance troupes who tried to set the makeup. During that time, the costume team achieved an average weight loss per person. small goals.

The second dance competition

This is Chen Shuo's first time standing on a formal stage, and also his first collaboration with the Exclamation Point Dance Company. The preliminary conception of costumes mainly considers two aspects: on the one hand, in the confined stage space, the determination of the clothing color system based on the ambient lighting; One game has been improved, but it feels different from the stage costume of the ultimate game-it has not yet reached the level of group soul cohesion. Among many design schemes, the director chose a group of designs with gray and purple as the main color. This group of clothing did not use custom-made production methods, but was completed by purchasing ready-made clothing for matching. In terms of other details, compared with the previous scene, the accessories and makeup of the exclamation mark members have been enhanced.

The music of this dance is "Gone Days". The choreography incorporates a variety of dance elements, with the style of old school, using locking, popping, waacking, and krump in series, and the final point is breaking. This performance showcases what makes Exclamation Point Dance Company special - a team of multi-genre dancers. Chen Shuo entered a self-realm in this stage performance, and found a way to face the real stage. From confusion, nervousness to fear, to explosion, and finally to the process of integration, the overall atmosphere of the purple costumes is very consistent. The mood this performance wants to express.

Gray is like a concrete floor, and purple is a dream. Through this stage experience, Chen Shuo completed the mentality change from an audience watching the game to a real dancer.

The third national street dance competition

The National Street Dance Competition is the largest, most formal, and most important competition among the three stages. The exclamation mark needs to be reborn in this competition. Red represents challenge and enthusiasm, and white represents purity, which can best express the determination of the exclamation mark . From the aspects of stage design and lighting, the visual effect will be more expressive if the colors are relatively uniform on the stage. This time the costumes focus on integrity, using lightweight outdoor functional fabrics, which makes the wearing experience lighter and more convenient, and facilitates actors to better complete difficult dance moves. Removing redundant styling to amplify the competitive feeling also heralds the return of the exclamation point to the original intention of the game.

The members of Exclamation Mark’s rival super K dance group are the championship group invited by Kevin. The black and gold color scheme looks more oppressive, crushing Exclamation Mark in terms of overall momentum. In the color matching of clothing based on black gold, Kevin's hair color changed from light to dark in this game, making the characters' styling more unified.

Stages are built on all sides of the stadium, and there is a certain distance between the stage and the auditorium. The closest to the camera are the participating dance troupes. During the dance troupe battle, their colors cannot overlap, and their clothing styles cannot be repeated. In addition to the exclamation point Super K, there are 30 teams outside the stage in the competition, including: 8 fine dance groups, 6 opera dance groups, and 16 mass dance groups, with a total of more than 300 people and a total of 440 sets of dance costumes prepared.

In this game, the uniforms of the exclamation mark players are red and white, and coach Ding’s blue jacket still fits the color matching of the exclamation mark team logo. Before the battle, Kevin provoked Ding Lei in the media and asked him to remember to wear diapers when he came to participate in the game. We chose Ding Lei to wear a T-shirt with a yellow horizontal smiley face on it. The somewhat joking attitude was actually a kind of Reply to Kevin.

postscript:

The first time I really saw the finished film of "One and Only" was at the opening screening of the Shanghai Film Festival. That day, we rushed from the main venue to the post-screening meeting together with the director, Sister Xi, Brother Bo, Yibo, Su Biao, and other main creative personnel. When we arrived at the theater, the film had already played the part of the national competition, and Caihua and I slipped in and sat on the steps to watch.

From the time Chen Shuo danced every exclamation point player's signature move to Ding Lei's appearance on stage, to the final victory, and then the sound of "Worth It", in these short 20 minutes, I had already burst into tears and cried like a dog... I was happy because of the final victory, I felt a little envious of Chen Shuo for a moment. The outcome of this battle is unknown, but he still puts the people who light up his life in an important position. Success may be more important, but people who love and care for you are rare. Shuoshuo deserves everyone's love, and Ding Lei deserves this ending. I will always be struck by those simple but sincere emotions.

Backstage, the director saw me crying so badly, he came over and joked, "Did you think it was too difficult to shoot?" The feeling of surprise, strangeness, and love when I saw "One and Only" is real. The scene where Chen Shuo fights with Kevin on the stage with everyone's trust, I will still burst into tears after watching it a hundred times.

In the story, Ding Lei, Chen Shuo, and Exclamation Mark went through a lot, and finally stood on the stage and won the victory; in reality, it took us 8 months from preparation to filming, and now the work can be released to meet the audience who like them, in two parallel time and space Fortunately, we have been witnessing each other along the way. They and us who have always loved each other will eventually wear light.

Finally, I need to thank the team that has always supported and accompanied me. No matter how difficult the work is, their unconditional trust is my confidence. A friend of mine saw "One and Only" and thought he was the runaway Zhang Cuibiao. My younger brother watched the movie and remembered the scenes of his mother's hard work opening a restaurant... "One and Only" is a movie, but it is not just a movie; The shadow that life casts on everyone.

Maybe no one will tell us: "It's okay not to do it." But it's okay to stick to one thing in this life - the things we love.

[vegafan69]

redacted audio : photographer AU !!

i'm in a creative mood, full of ideas and whatnot. u guys should also leave ideas in the ask box or something so i feel productive. redacted characters as photographers and what they would photograph.

─﹐shaw pack

✶ david shaw ; city photography. capturing rainy days in nyc. people holding their phones or coffees. busy streets. street food stalls. fancy restaurants. your usual urban stuff.

✶ asher talbot ; street art photography. random graffitis that show up on the walls overnight. people dancing and expressing their love for arts on the sidewalks. bypassers enjoying and leaving tips. strangers coming together to enjoy a certain performance going on.

✶ milo greer ; fashion photography. seeing someone on the streets with amazing taste and rushing to grab his camera. observing models, making the smallest adjustments to capture his ideas. hypnotized by self-expression and diversity through clothing.

─﹐d(a)emons

✶ vega ; abstract photography. fascinated with ideas that gets you thinking. specifically with photos that reflect society's corruption. some of them can even be considered disturbing.

✶ camelopardalis ; astrophotography. spends a ridiculous amount of money on high quality telescopes. tears up seeing nebulae. me too.

✶ gavin ; macro photography. loves to observe the smallest details in a subject. takes interest in taking pictures and observing handcrafted goods with immense details. just like how he admires fl's body-

✶ brachium ; storm photography. i think he's just put himself out there when there's a hurricane or smth and take photos rip

─﹐vampires

✶ vincent solaire ; architecture photography. idk how to elaborate

✶ samuel collins ; landscape photography. i'm not saying he's old. but i am saying he's old. wild wild west

✶ porter solaire ; fine art photography. cause he's fine as hell and he's a piece of art hâhhahahah anyway. museum visits are frequent. interested in pieces about mythology and religion. big vincent van gogh fan i just feel it.

─﹐elementals

✶ damien ; documentary photography. this guy would've made a fortune back in the days and lose some limbs. he had to be there during the most important historical events.

✶ huxley ; still art photography. finding beauty in inanimate objects. also it's just easier to work with. his bf could never have patience for all that

@laskosprettygirl @heartf0ul @annahxredaxted @infinitelovewiithoutfulfilmentt @ilovealotofwomen @mokozroach @stupd000 @breezysuffers @everything-redacted-and-others @ezzie-things

[mazeinthemiroh]

i’m desperately trying to improve my art skills so while i’m in that mindset i was wondering if i could request a skz reaction to their s/o accidentally leaving their sketchbook open and it’s full of drawings of them ;-; i would draw the lovely members all day if i could </3 thank you!

stray kids coming across their s/o's drawings of them

genre: fluff

warnings: not proofread

please like and reblog if you enjoy :]

bangchan

is really flattered that you would use his face as inspiration for most of your drawings. he smiles shy and giggles as he flicks through the pages of his face. he would say things like "do i really look like that?" and "i'm sure you've made me more handsome than i actually am." you've helped him gain a new appreciation for his looks.

minho

minho is nosy sometimes, so taking a peak at your open sketchbook would not be unlikely. and what he finds is not what he is expecting. he didn't realise just how good at drawing you are. you captured the angles of his features very well. but that doesn't mean to say that he won't totally tease you for using him as your muse!

changbin

he thinks "of all the people you could've drawn, why him?" in his head, drawings of people tend to be delicate and elegant. but here, you've captured his features perfectly, focusing on his body structure and muscles that you admire so much. a grins spreads across his face as he realises that he is your muse and also know his body extremely well

hyunjin

as an artist himself, he would be deeply touched. he knows it must've taken you a long time to perfect your art, and the way he you have drawn him is so beautiful to him. he can't help but smile at your amazing skills, and how they mirror his own. who knew you guys would share the same talent?

jisung

he gasps loudly as his eyes flicker over the pages and pages of beautiful sketches of him. he is enthralled by your art and will continue to shower you with an overwhelming amount of praise from here on out. he just thinks you're so talented. and this is coming from an ace! that definitely means something.

felix

his eyes turn wide with curiosity as he can't help but look at your drawings of him. he feels warm inside, and this warmth seems to go to his cheeks too. all the little details, the shape of his eyes, the perfectly placed freckles. you captured his beauty effortlessly, and he can't help but feel honoured that he gave you some inspiration.

seungmin

"you can't stop thinking about me that you have to draw me when i'm not with you?" of course he will tease you about it, but only a little bit. after having a little fun, be will rebuff his playful statements by complimenting your hardwork. he can tell you've been improving, and he can't help but be amazed by your talent.

jeongin

he can tell you really knew his features so well. how you studied them in your drawings fascinated him. especially the close-up of his eye - the shape and the shades were a perfect representation of reality. he would tell you how impressed he was, pretending not to be a little shy that most of your works were pictures of him.

[bumpkinspice0]

Parallels: chapter 1

Miguel O'Hara x Spider!FemReader

No use of y/n

Rating: Explict

Word Count: 2842

Summary: You never had a 'spidey sense,' as you came to learn from your time as part of Spider Society. You'd gotten along this far without it and were an excellent spider-woman regardless. Then you meet Miguel O'Hara and it awakens something in you. A strange buzzing in the back of your head. It doesn't stop whenever he's in sight, and you think he knows what's happening to you.

Something about Miguel draws you in. What made him so fucking special?

Warnings: Smuuut, Oral (Fem receiving-in a public place), Mentions of masturbation (like barely), horny at work, Miguel being feral, spider hormone connection?? IDK

Notes: This is my first time sharing anything I've written, I have no idea what I'm doing. I just started this blog an hour ago for this shit. I swear a lot, i guess. Please go easy on me... and enjoy, my beloveds.

AO3

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Chapter 1

Spidey Sense

At first, joining Spider Society was overwhelming. How could it not be? But also— strangely relieving. There were more of you. Enough to fill a 200-story tower. After years of doing this on your own, you had a community to lean on. A community just like you.

As your life in the spider citadel went on it became more and more obvious that no two spider people were exactly the same. Powers or personality-wise— well, actually all of you seemed to be pretty quick-witted. Everyone’s abilities seemed to differ ever so slightly, you were no exception.

You never had what you came to learn as a ‘spidey sense.’ You had wall-crawling, strength, agility, all the seemingly usual stuff— but just not this apparent danger warning your fellow spider people had. Your powers seemed to make up for themselves in the end. Whatever you may have lost with this other sense, you more than made up for in other ways.

You didn’t have an internal security system, but your remaining senses were easily double that of any of your counterparts. On top of that your webs were completely organic. No awkward shooters or web fluid to constantly worry about. You win some, you lose some. 

Still, it fascinated you. The ability to sense danger. A literal sixth sense. Having constant spacial awareness sounded amazing after the embarrassing amount of random pigeons you’d hit while swinging through the city.

You asked around about it whenever powers came into the conversation. It was as casual as talking about the weather for all of you. They all described it the same. An unmistakable gut feeling. A tingling in the back of your head, a spiked heart rate, and suddenly you knew every small detail that was happening around you. If you were being honest, it sounded like the beginnings of a panic attack. Random adrenaline spikes throughout the day didn’t sound like the funnest ability to deal with. You’d never felt anything remotely like what they were describing. 

Well, until you met him.

Met was a strong word, actually. Miguel was a reclusive leader. You’d only met him a handful of times. Jess was the one to recruit you into the spider-league and Miguel was just this invisible entity you’d only heard about in passing. Everyone talked about him with such high regard and respect that you just kind of mimicked their attitude without really knowing anything about him. He built this place. He had to be incredible. 

The first time you saw the illusive Spider-Man 2099 was in a meeting. Jess wanted to get you into some teamwork missions and you reluctantly agreed. You and about a dozen other of your spider-comrades were to inspect an anomaly in universe whatever. Don’t interact with anything. Only observe. It was clearly a bullshit team-building exercise for all of you. No one here really knew much about being part of a team.

The air in the room changed when Miguel walked in. Everyone instantly hushed. He commanded the space with such little effort. He was addressing the room when he made eye contact with you and you immediately felt intimidated. Christ, he was huge… and handsome. Beyond his obvious leg-buckling good looks, there was something else his gaze did to you.

A strange tingling in the back of your head.

His gaze stayed on you longer than you’d have liked, his head tilting ever so slightly before pulling his attention back to the rest of the room. The buzzing in your head didn’t go away until he left. 

What the hell was that?

“You alright?” Jess tapped your shoulder, bringing you back to reality. The rest of the room was dispersing into the portal. Clearly, you paid close attention to the debriefing you’d just sat through.

“Yep!” You answered just a little too loudly. “Just nerves, I guess. Let’s do this.” Your lead Spider-Woman gave a cheeky smile before leading you both into the portal.

That was the first time you’d noticed something weird.

You’d only see Miguel in passing or in crowded rooms with countless other spider people. It quickly became obvious that he was the cause of whatever was happening with you. No matter the situation, you still got that weird feeling whenever he was around. He’d always glance at you more than you’d like— but then again you did the same. As you climbed the ranks you worried you’d get stuck on missions with him. Luckily, he seemed to take his jobs solo. 

Still, ever the attentive leader he was, he soon was in every briefing you were. Every meeting and training— sitting on the other end of the room making your newfound spider sense scream in your head. It would start going off even before you entered the room. That’s how you’d know he’d be there— and your sense was right every time.

The last time you saw him, he didn’t take his eyes off you the entire time. 

 A massive projection table stood between you and him. Lyla was showing some random science behind whatever the latest threat to the universe at large was. You couldn’t care less about what she said while this brutish man bore into your soul— again. 

Your sense was going crazy this time. No one else ever seemed to notice, so why did he? You’d heard through the grapevine Miguel was one of the few other spider people that didn’t have a spider-sense. He wasn’t much like any of the other spiders, really. Yet, he seemed to know what was happening to you.

How could he not know, since he was clearly the cause.

Your growing adrenaline morphed into something you didn’t expect. Your cheeks immediately reddened when you felt a heat rising in your core— and a gush of arousal between your legs. You squeezed your legs together, leaning on the projection table for support. Then Miguel’s expression changed. His eyebrows furrowed. You saw his jaw and neck clench. If you didn’t know any better he looked disgusted.

It was fucking humiliating. 

This was your job. These were your colleagues. You were all discussing what you needed to do to keep the literal entire universe safe! And here you were, getting horny over nothing like some teenager. Pathetic.

And he surely knew exactly what was happening.

Miguel left the meeting in a huff and you ran your vibrator dead that night when you got home. 

From then on, you actively avoided him. Both out of shame and for your own sanity. Whatever this was, you didn’t wanna deal with it. Out of sight of a mind.

It was obvious no one else had this weird problem with him so there wasn’t anyone you could turn to. You’d rather die than explain this to Jess and half of your other members were fucking teenagers. You didn’t want to ask Lyla so she could have this in her memory banks for Miguel to just stumble across one day and promptly expel you from Spider society. You loved it here. You loved being part of something bigger than yourself. It's why you took up the mantel in the first place.

Yet, surrounded by the people who understand you most, you were alone in this. Trapped by some weird spider-power puberty. Could superpowers even go through puberty? It made as much sense as anything else in your life.

You were walking to the training room when that doomed buzz pinged in the back of your head. Turning the corner to the empty corridor was that dreaded, broad figure you’d been successfully avoiding for weeks now. He pauses when he sees you, just for a moment, before continuing on his path. Your spider sense hadn’t shown itself this entire time and now it was like a car alarm in your head. Still, you managed to walk on. You won’t let him have the satisfaction.   

He mumbled your name with a small nod when you passed each other, you did the same. Honestly, you were surprised he even knew your first name. You were nearly at the corner when you felt the tingling morph into what you were dreading. You bit your lip at the building erotic sensation between your legs. You’d had enough. 

After that last encounter, you started to wonder if this was something he was doing. How could you not? There was something in his animalistic eyes besides pure hunger. There was knowing. There was smugness. 

Yeah, he was definitely doing something. This was his fault.

“Stop it!” You turn to shout at him, now standing yards away from you. Your voice echoes down the empty hallway. He turns to look at you, a grimace on his face. “This isn’t funny. I don’t know what the hell your doing or why you’re doing it, but just stop it.” You say again, stepping toward him.

“What I’m doing?” he snarls, “What do you think I’m doing?”

“You’re fucking with me for fun,” You accuse him, “I thought it was me. I thought it was something I was doing because no one else had the same problem, but it only happens around you. So you’re the one doing something to me!”

“Only around me, hm?” he scoffs, stepping toward you. “I’m not doing anything,”

“Liar,” you bite, “This only happens around you. That only leaves one option. You’re doing it.”

A bloated silence follows. You see his shoulders drop, bringing his hand up to rub his eyes in annoyance. 

 “You really don’t know what’s happening either, do you?” That gives you pause. “The constant… buzzing.”

No fucking way.

He… felt it too. 

He’s standing directly in front of you now, his expression softened ever so slightly.

“I’m not like most of them, you know.” He starts, his voice a low rumble, “No spider-sense, talons for wall-crawling, venomous fangs… enhanced senses. You’re not exactly like the others either, are you?” his form dwarfs you, backing you into the closest wall.

“You don’t know anything about me,” You hiss. 

“I know everything about you,” He retorts, “It’s my job to know.”

“You… you really don’t know what’s happening to me. To…us.”

This all just got insanity more confusing. Well, it already was but this was just another layer onto the shitty cake. He could be lying, you think briefly. He could see how much he affects you and finds it funny. Though that nagging feeling in the back of your head says he’s telling the truth— and you believe it. 

“Not yet,” his arms cage you in. His eyes shift to that familiar deep red as he drags his gaze over you, “I was suspicious the first time, then it wouldn’t stop.”

“It’s awful.”

“The worst.”

Then, for the first time, you actually feel small under his gaze— other than in a literal sense. He’d been staring you down for over a month but now he was so damn close.

“What’s it feel like… for you?” He asks.

You think for a moment, trying to ignore the heat rising inside you, “It’s… it’s like climbing a roller coaster. Anticipation. Adrenaline. You know somethings coming.” 

Your heartbeat is pounding. 

“Mhmm,” he lowers his head, “What else?”

“It’s—“, you shy away from his gaze. 

“I know what else,” he leans down, lips brushing into your ear, “I’ve been able to smell you for days.” 

If this were any other man you’d have knocked him unconscious by now, but something about him speaking to you this way made your legs nearly give out.

You feel a sharp pressure against your thigh. You look down to see the single talon of his index finger pressed against you, hooked through the material of your suit. 

“Is this what you want?” He asks, his voice a low growl now, “This is what it’s screaming at you?”

You bite your lip, taking in a sharp inhale before you nod. 

He drags the claw up your thigh and across your stomach, slicing with precision cleanly through the material of your suit and underwear. Another rush of arousal runs through you. The fabric gives way easily and your core is left completely bare. He grabs your thighs.

“I wonder if you taste as good as you smell,” he hoists your legs over his shoulders as he kneels down to meet your waiting cunt. He holds you on top of him like you weigh nothing at all.

Superhuman strength and agility had several perks you always felt you never fully utilized.

His mouth engulfs you, licking a long stripe up your entrance before enveloping your clit. You gasp and grab his head with one hand and stick to the wall with the other. It wasn’t exactly stable, but that was the last thing on your mind. The king of spider-kind was eating you out in the middle of the citadel— and god was he good. 

You fight back your moans as best you can, anyone could walk by. Anyone could hear you. When he sucks down on you, you let a small scream slip.

“Cállate!” He hisses underneath you. Your eyes briefly meet his before he’s back on you. You barely remember your 3 years of high school Spanish, but the tone of his voice was clear. Be quiet.

You bit down on your hand. Your toes curled in your shoes. He was unraveling you bit by bit with his tongue. Consuming you like a starved man.

His mouth wasn’t the only thing wrecking you. That annoying buzz in your head had dulled into something different— something entirely new. The strange tingling simmered into a warm sensation, raising every hair on your body. Every time he’d touch you, it’d electrify you even more. Did he feel this way too, you wonder?

He wasn’t gentle. This wasn’t slow and sensual. He was fucking primal, wriggling and squirming underneath you as if to try to get more of you— to get you impossibly closer. He’d retracted his claws but his fingers squeezed you so tightly you knew there’d be bruises in the morning. The thought sent a new wave of wetness to your cunt. 

He moans into you, sending vibrations all through your body. He was whispering some sweet nothings you didn’t have the brain capacity to try and understand. Really he was telling you all you wanted to know— he was enjoying this too. Whether it was for some sick kicks or he just liked the control, you didn’t care. He was giving you some much-needed relief you didn’t know you had pent up— and it felt like this was the same for him.

Then he finally looks up at you, his eyes overtaken by that inhuman crimson red— animalistic and feral and wanting. You should be afraid of him. 

His tongue delves into your heat, his strong nose still nudging at your clit. You were getting close now— already? Yeah, you were way more pent-up than you thought. Both of your hands come down to his head, lacing your fingers through his dark hair.

“Miguel,” You barely gasp out, “Miguel, I’m gonna—”

You don’t finish before it overtakes you. Your shaking legs crush his head while pure euphoric energy surges through you. Your face contorts into a silent scream, completely forgetting how to breathe for just a moment. It was raw. It was hungry and rushed, but it was perfect.

 He works you through it until your bones become jelly. He lowers you down onto his lap. The buzzing in your head is singing— and then it’s finally silent, washing over you like a warm wave. It was complete bliss.

Even straddling his lap, he still towers over you—crowding you in against the wall with his arms again. You’re both panting from the rush. Did you seriously just do that? Did he seriously just do that? 

“It… it stopped,” You finally say. “The buzzing.”

He grunts in response, which you can only interpret as me too. Running his thumb across his chin to gather your remaining arousal. Those red eyes never leave your face while he sucks the digit clean. You instantly feel another rush of heat at the sight. This fucking man.

You both turn to the sound of oncoming footsteps just around the corner. So much for heightened senses this time. You turn back to each other, both with the same question painted across your face. What the fuck do we do?

He’s the first to act, quickly typing something into his multiverse watch. A portal opens in the wall directly behind you. Without warning you fall into it, getting one last look at Miguel's smug face before it closes. Then— you're in your empty apartment. 

Your ears are ringing. Your heart is pounding. Too many thoughts are rushing through your head to even bother sorting out right now. As you sit there, shamefully bare in your most intimate area in the middle of your living room, you settle on one aspect of this entire fucked up situation to focus on.

That asshole ruined your last fucking suit. 

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I don't know how to make a taglist.

Hope you liked it!!!

[probsnothawkeye]

hey i'm trying to get more into audio dramas but don't know quite where to start since i've seen praise for a lot of different ones, what are some you recommend? i've listened to a somewhat random mix; tma/tmagp, fawx and stallion, the department of variance of somewhere ohio, and the first season of fringes (i gotta catch up, you did fantastic work w/ the first season).

AHHH IM SORRY I DIDNT SEE THIS IN MY ASK BOX I always forget to check it

First off: thank you for listening to the Fringes! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it 😊 it's a show that means the world to me and it's always exciting when people like that.

Now onto RECOMMENDATIONS! I have so many. But I will try and keep this list controlled

Starting off with The @grottopod which is a liminal horror podcast about grief and caving. It has original songs and covers in each of the episodes and it absolutely rips my heart open. Season 2 just started so there's no better time to get caught up!

@ethicstownpod is a horror-adjacent podcast about January Johnson who is sending emergency broadcasts detailing the issues with the town of Ethics. There is something going on there with their mayor and people are dying as a consequence. Season 1 is entirely out and season 2 is coming later this year!

@souloperatorpod is another horror podcast, this time inspired by solo ttrpgs. This season follows Tessa Whitlock who has arrived in a town with no memories and no way of knowing what lies outside the town fences. It's eerie and unsettling and amazingly crafted. The first half of season 1 is out now with the second half coming later this year!

Stepping away from horror, we have @kingmakerpod which is a fantasy comedy set in an alternate history Europe in the 1900s. It's got an incredible magic system, fascinating world building, and some of the most wonderful characters around. The first 2 seasons are out now!

@woebegonepod is a mishmash of genres (affectionate) that starts out as a podcast within a podcast discussing the [fictional] online game WOE.BEGONE and developes into time travel, murder, cowboys, and the biggest horse you've ever seen. It's ongoing and there are currently 163 episodes out so you've got a lot to enjoy if you like this one!

@tellnotalespod is a story about ghosts without being a ghost story. Leo Quinn is an administrative assistant to the CEO of Better Place, a company that removes unwanted ghosts from places. But Leo is determined to give these ghosts a voice and be able to tell their story and give them the right to stay. It's wholesome and heartbreaking and amazing in every sense of the word

The last thing I'll shout out here is @audistorium which is an anthology podcast that runs the genre gambit but does have quite a good amount of horror in it. All of the stories are super well written and the soundscaping is divine

I have. So many other shows I could recommend. If you (or anyone else) want more recs, feel free to reach out again!

[amadeusgame]

Devlog: MAGWest Retrospective + Demo Update Soon

Read on itch | Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz

It's been a week since MAGWest, and this is meant to be an update both for people who attended and found this game (hi!) and people who have been following this game and are awaiting updates.

For those from MAGWest: the version of the game you saw at the booth isn't publicly available yet, but will be this month. More details below.

Devlog Contents

MAGWest Recap - how it went, feedback received, what that means for the game's upcoming release.

New Public Demo - coming this month. Will take the MAGWest build and add a couple more scenes so it (more or less) covers what the currently live demo does in terms of story.

Full Game - coming SOON. By end of year is the goal I'm really pushing for.

Full devlog below the cut.

All game links here: linktr.ee/amadeusgame

MAGWest Recap

Truthfully, MAGWest was exactly what I needed to get this first episode finished. It gave me a deadline to make a new public-ready build, it gave me a deadline to make a new trailer (which accidentally turned into an anime-ass opening, and I think that was the best possible decision I could have made for it), and it let me meet a lot of people who have the same priorities that I do face-to-face.

I started working on this game when I was studying music composition in grad school, wanting to write music for games (...before deciding to just make the whole thing myself). It feels only natural that I found so many like-minded people at a convention specifically celebrating video game music.

(forgive my terrible phone camera quality)

I have a very small audience, primarily because I've been stubborn about sticking to a particular vision and making something near-unmarketably niche. My goal is to make something a small handful of people will deeply connect with. But prioritizing such a small, specific audience has made it difficult to look at pure metrics, as the numbers are (obviously) not very large.

This convention gave me the opportunity to see those "numbers" in person, talk to the people behind them, and realize that every single Steam wishlist or Itch follow is someone who has in some way engaged with my game and found it appealing. I had fascinating conversations with a lot of people, and I really connected with folks who were excited about what I'm making. It was incredibly motivating.

One thing that really felt... amazing, honestly, in a way I was genuinely unprepared for... was the overwhelmingly positive reception. People really loved Amadeus! They had such nice things to say about the art, music, story, and atmosphere. I received a proportionately tiny amount of critical feedback; almost everyone had nothing to say except that they loved it. I obviously did receive some critique (more below; I know exactly what to prioritize when tweaking the mechanics for the public build) - but I was anticipating a much more mixed reaction. The reaction wasn't mixed at all! A clear majority of people who stopped by seemed to really like it.

One person finished the demo, and without any prompting, said it reminded them of a different VN called Umineko. I will probably be riding that high for the rest of my life.

The current online build I released back in February is something I'm very proud of, but it is pretty rough around the edges. This new build is SO much more polished. I was able to put it in front of an audience of strangers and let it speak for itself, and people loved it. The foundation for a complete game is ready.

To everybody who stopped by my booth at the convention: thank you so much!

As for the notes on what to fix, the following points will be addressed in the new build:

It's very unclear that after exhausting all 3 options, selecting one again will progress the story. This is the #1 thing to fix as it came up a lot from many different people.

There's one interactible where Amadeus often gets stuck trying to walk to it.

Instead of reducing opacity on the non-active speaker in the Witch negotiation scene, it would be less visually confusing to add a grey overlay.

Need to adjust keyboard controls for backlog tome so that they don't overshoot parts of text when scrolling back through a long backlog.

Will add an option for an "instant" text appearance speed.

New Public Demo

The new demo will effectively be the build I presented at MAGWest but with the above adjustments and a few more scenes. And it's coming this month, October 2024!

It will be comparable to the current online demo in length and content, but there have been so many narrative and mechanical changes that it should feel almost like a new game. Unlike the old demo, which was written when I was still undecided on certain plot points, this new demo will reflect that I now know exactly where I'm going with them. >:)

That said, the full game should be coming not too far after the demo update, so whether you feel it's a must-play or not is entirely up to you. Its most important role is to accurately represent what the full episode will be like so nobody feels like they have to pay money for a game they aren't sure they will enjoy.

(I may elect to use Steam's new feature where people can review demos, though, so if I do that... well. Feel free to leave a review!)

Brief overview of everything new coming in the updated demo:

Rich text & more fonts

Witch redesign

UI indicates what you are interacting with before you click

Background is highlighted along with cursor change when hovering over interactibles

Speaker name is no longer part of the spoken text itself and is displayed in its own box above

Text appearance can be paused mid-scroll for dramatic effect

Menus and settings now navigable with keyboard controls. Also fixed an issue where some text scroll settings weren't working properly across scenes

Backlog redesign

"Cycle through all interactibles" mechanic

Glossary mechanic (to encourage big brain theorizing)

Save + load from 3 save slots

Anime-ass opening cutscene

Narrative adjustments to reflect more thorough planning

...Fun little secret new mechanic :)

Full Game Release

Coming Soon (TM)!

I still can't be more specific than that because I don't want to keep announcing release dates and then pushing back. November is looking... painfully over-optimistic; but "by the end of the year" I think may be doable. I will have a much better idea of how long it will take to finish the complete game after I've released the new demo, because I'll have a better idea of how long it actually takes to implement all of my new mechanics in multiple scenes.

I can't give a release date, but I can give a status update:

Music - all tracks are written but a few need more TLC/development.

Sound - I could release with only the sound design assets I currently have, but boy, I'd love to add some more. As time allows.

Art - still need to draw a few more backgrounds and portraits.

Narrative - fully written, but most scenes post-demo need more revisions.

Mechanics - almost COMPLETELY DONE! The small number of tweaks listed from the MAGWest build need to be implemented, but otherwise it is feeling great. I can draw a hard line in the sand here and say "we are good, build it and ship it."

Build - this is what is going to take the most time, and is why I can't give an estimate until I have built the new demo and seen how long it takes. The new mechanics exist, as do most of the audiovisual assets, but I need to build the remaining scenes.

I learned from MAGWest that I am very bad at estimating how long playtime of my own game is, and it varies dramatically based on read speed and how much you enjoy clicking on things; but I would roughly estimate that the demo will be between 30-40 minutes of playtime, and the full game will be somewhere in the ballpark of 2 hours. This will be Episode 1 of 5, and I make no promises that the episodes won't explode in scope from one to the next. One thing at a time: I'd love to get this first episode to you all very soon. Thanks to MAGWest for being an important goalpost and momentum boost on the way there!

Look forward to a big update this month, and I'll continue to work hard on getting this game finished. Happy werewolf season!

[emyluwinter]

Yuu and magic formulas.

I've had an idea in my head for quite a long time about what Yuu sees magic formulas around? Due to the fact that they have never encountered magic ever in their lives, (neither their ancestors and other genetic chain. ) Is it possible to assume that Yuu feels magic more subtly than the others in TWST? From this we can conclude that the "sounds of ink dripping" for Yuu are heard more clearly and they feel perhaps the smell or taste of ink in their mouth? As if you were trying to resuscitate a rod from a gel/ballpoint pen by blowing air into the rod through your mouth. And everything went wrong and now you have to spit out ink in your mouth. Please just take another rod Also a great helper for other students when they do not notice the clouding of their magic stones, and the Prefect points it out.

Somewhere the magic formulas look more detailed and clear for Yuu, at some points they are blurred and written so illegibly that even with all their stubbornness they are not able to.With ancient or more complex magic, formulas look like an overlay of one on another, which makes it difficult to make out at least one symbol that does not intersect with another.

In addition, based on the Masquerade event, there was a thing with which the magic formula was directly connected. And! It could have been changed!! What is even more curious. How does the magic formula change?

Can Yuu see how magic flows through the magic formula in objects? Let's say yes. And this is such an amazing opportunity for the Prefect to earn some pocket money!

Yuu is a girl here.

When Yuu was able to discover an interesting feature of magic formulas, in the form of magic flowing through symbols and pointers, her torment in solving some problems finally came to an end.

She repeatedly pointed out to classmates or Ace and Deuce and Grim that "the formula will not work", focusing on the symbol or pointer that creates an error, which is why all the magic spell contained in the formula is tangled like a ball of thread after playing 10 cats with it.

Additional classes with teachers after classes in order to catch up with their classmates gave some advantage in the basics and the base, which some students either lacked, or was very superficial. Because of what all their efforts went down the drain. Teachers in general were not against these small "error analysis", because it was more like a repetition of the material passed, rather than cheating. In addition, the students tried to cooperate with each other, which only pleased the teachers. For a teacher of magical analysis, it was fascinating to study with Yuu. She was interested in everything and she did not think from the point of view of a "magician" She had to get out of it, and improvise based on the experience around her. Unfortunately, it was difficult for Grimm to grasp and learn everything, but he still tried to keep up with Yuu. As a homeroom teacher for Yuu, Crewel was glad to hear a few words of praise from another Professor about the diligence and perseverance of their puppies.

-That's where you have a hole. You indicate a twist for the direction, but put a blocking sign in front of it. …and here. You point the water at the ground. In this amount, you will just make a puddle and dirt around.

-Yuu and will you look here?

Taking the scroll with the drawing, Yuu unfolds and takes out a small magnifying glass to see more precisely the direction of magic. She needed "someone to activate" the formula otherwise she wouldn't see anything.Just a pinch of magic and some mistakes were too obvious. Without magic, it was nothing more than a set of ink on paper.

-There's a mistake here. You write about boiling water, but with such a ratio of pointers, your water simply evaporates before reaching the final part.

-Prefect, what about me?

-Deuce, you don't even need to activate the formula, everyone will see that… you put too much pressure on the paper and overkill with pointers. Write a draft first with a pencil, not a pen….

Due to some "influence" (sad experience) with Azul, Yuu decided to take some money from students for consultation.

At first, only students from the first year turned to Yuu to help draw a more accurate drawing, deal with pointers or a symbol. Check whether the spell will work or come up with something non-standard. Her prices were very tolerable, the timing was quite fast and she did her job efficiently and responsibly.

Senior students asked Yuu to make drawings for their course or test papers, with a bunch of thin lines and other details. Some students simply did not have the strength, time, or desire to mess around with all this.

Soon Yuu had to raise his prices due to the huge amount of work.

During one of the breaks, Azul witnessed a very interesting conversation.

A group of undergraduates surrounded the Prefect in one of the corridors, preventing her from passing or escaping. Looking at the rather formidable and serious appearance of the students, Azul pretended to check something in his notes. To intervene if the situation goes according to plan and Yuu owed them for the rescue. Azul would not be the owner of his own business if he relied only on luck.

-So… what do you say about the price? One of the students asked, looking at Yuu. Meanwhile, the Prefect was skimming through the list -an "Order" for her according to drawings and paintings of magic formulas.A fairly extensive notebook with a bunch of tasks and goals to complete. It was easier to estimate how much time and effort it would take.

-It's quite a lot of work..if the deadlines are tight, I just won't make it on time. - Always honestly answering that she would not make it on time, the students understood how much Yuu could do, and which one would not take even for the largest amount.

-Can we agree on the price?

Suddenly, some kind of enthusiastic light flashes in Yuu's eyes and she enthusiastically tweets the following

-If you all chip in for my thermal underwear, I'll take the order!

For the first time in his life, Ashengrotto felt like all the air in his lungs was knocked out with just one phrase. He had to cough violently to restore the rhythm of breathing. There was an awkward silence among the students surrounding Yuu.

-T… thermal underwear?

The students muttered squeakily, thinking about something of their own and trying to hide their treacherously red faces.

-Yep! At night, after all … - Yuu immediately looks at the guys with suspicion, quickly understanding why they are so quiet and look very confused. Some covered their faces with their hand so as not to burn so much.

-Boys, these are ordinary pajamas with a turtleneck and pants, and not what you were thinking there…Turn off your rich imagination, please, and focus. - Yuu grumbled and snorted with displeasure, looking at the students. -Y-yes, of course…. -But why do you need it? -It's cold in the dorm at night. Everything freezes even under a warm blanket and with Grimm in the heater mode. I need 6 sets. - complaining about her very deplorable situation with a very limited budget, the Prefect thought that it might be worth taking a couple of hundred madols more to take something else from her shopping list.

-6?!so much??

-2 for Vargas lessons. 2 for everyday wear, and 2 more for sleeping. If I take one, it will get very busy and become dirty.

-It makes sense.

-Oh… uh… Yuu?And where exactly did you find this thermal underwear?I would buy this for my sister, she always freezes at home and at school.

-Let me show you a model. There are for different types of figures and ages.

Taking out her phone and finding the right site, Yuu showed what she asked other students about. A simple, plain set similar to the most ordinary warm pajamas.

Never in his life has Azul been able to forget this most stupid conversation with the most ridiculous deal in his life. With this money, you could buy a whole rack of clothes of very tolerable quality! What infuriated him more was that Yuu had created her own small business right under his nose!! And by the way, he can do everything 8 times faster. And get a bigger profit than she did in a week!

[backyard-homesteader]

Plum Harvest

I harvested the plums from the tree in the backyard this weekend. It wasn’t exactly the project I’d planned on spending my weekend on, but when the fruit is ripe, it’s ripe. So I armed myself with my homemade fruit picker, my eight-foot ladder, and bin for the plums. Then, with far too many animals underfoot, I got to work.

This must be a mast year for the tree, because I’ve never seen so many on there in the years I’ve been living in this place. For those who are new to the term, a mast year is when a tree produces a significantly larger than usual amount of fruits or nuts. They generally happen every five to ten years. Scientists still don’t know when exactly trees will decide on a mast year, but they suspect weather might play a role. Although producing such excessive amounts of seeds does stunt the trees growth that year, they produce far more than can be eaten by the local bird and rodent population, which increase the trees chances of creating new saplings! Some trees will even coordinate mast years for better chances of success. For anyone who wants a more detailed explanation, I’ll add some links at the bottom of the post. I hadn’t heard of mast years until this fall either, and it was a truly fascinating research hole to go down.

Even after weeks of carting away buckets of fruit that fell from the tree too small and unripe to eat, the branches were still sagging. Some of the lower ones were nearly bowed to the ground under the weight of all that fruit. Almost within reach of my younger puppy, and definitely within the means of the older one.

The ducks quacked at me in a somewhat annoyed fashion as I turned on an audiobook and set myself up to work. I find having something to listen to always makes the time go faster. After a few years of this, I’ve developed a bit of a method. I start low, working my way up the tree in stages, and moving the ladder as few times as I can safely get away with. I leave the top of the tree for very last, as it takes the longest to pick and generally has the least fruit.

My first bin was full within minutes. I could quite literally see the branches lifting as I worked. It’s honestly amazing none of them broke under the weight.

I ate a few off the tree as I worked, rinsing them off in the hose I’d left on to refill the duck pond. They were warm from the sun, sweet, and just on the right side of juicy. A few that had more direct sunlight were already too ripe, the skin splitting open under my fingers. Those ones I pulled the pits out and tossed to the dogs.

There was a brief sidetrack when I got caught on the blackberry vine that had climbed up through the branches. I dug out the shears and cut it down, Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to pull out the root, so I’m sure it will be back again next year. Then, while I had the shears out, I decided to do a bit of pruning and cut out some of the dead branches.

With that out of the way, I jumped back into picking. Fruit trees are deceptive creatures. You’ll think you’ve stripped a branch only to climb off the ladder, look up, and see twenty plums you missed hiding under the leaves.

There was another slowdown when I got to the top of the tree, the area that I need the fruit picker to reach. I made it a few years ago, from some old wire coat hangers, a straightish branch, and some duct tape. Despite its cobbled together look, it has served me well. Unfortunately, maybe due to previous use, or the tape getting old, several of the hooks decided to come out on me. I stuck them back in and wrapped some more tape on, but they didn’t want to stick back on quite they way they were. I might just take the whole thing apart and start from scratch later, when I have more time.

Despite the setbacks, I managed to get the tree stripped over the course of the day. Taking all the extra fruit into account, I managed to pick twice as quickly as I did last year. I’m getting better, and I’m pretty proud of myself for that.

The dogs were a lot less underfoot this year as well. I remember last year, when I’d just gotten my first puppy. She’d been constantly getting tangled around the tree and stealing my fruit picker. I probably spent as much time playing with her as I did picking. This year, with two, they mostly kept each other entertained and out of the way. There was only one time I had to wrangle them, when they kept digging holes under the deck. After telling them to knock it off a few times, I went over to fill in the holes, only to find out they’d been digging up potatoes. I have no idea how so many potatoes ended up buried under the deck. The dogs stashing them away for later maybe?

I’m really excited about my plum harvest this year though. By the time I was done picking, I had six full bins of fruit. Between my snacking and a couple of friends coming by to pick some up, three of them never even made it into the house. But that still leaves three bins with me, even more than I had last year.

I tend to go a little over the top eating fresh plums this time of year. And when I get sick of that, there’s plum pinwheels and plum compote. Most of them will end up getting canned, as fresh plums don’t keep for very long.

I have a lot of canning in my immediate future.

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/10/what-is-a-mast-year/

https://www.bbg.org/article/the_mysteries_of_masting_in_trees

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-fall-is-full-of-acorns-thanks-to-a-mast-year/

[quicksilverdrabbles]

Inside Dead Man's Drink (Gaia ver.)

Kaidan: What's up? You look distracted.

Gaia: There has been a man staring at me for approximately seven minutes now.

Kaidan: You keep track of that?

Gaia: Not consciously. I am going to go and see what he wants.

Kaidan: Wait, I'm not too sure that's- *watches as Gaia stands up and walks away* ... Ah, well. Hopefully she won't-

Gaia: Greeting Protocol Initiated. Hello. I am a Dwemer Gynoid of Artificial Intelligence, model A. However, you may call me Gaia, if you so wish.

Kaidan: Well shit.

Gaia: I noticed you staring at me for quite some time, and was wondering if there was anything you required of me.

Lucien: O-Oh! Hello, there! My name is- er.. Wait, did you say Dwemer Gynoid???

Gaia: That is correct.

Lucien: But you look just like a normal- normal mer? What- what race are you, exactly? If you don't mind me asking of course.

Gaia: My body is modeled after that of a Snow Elf.

Kaidan: *watching people turn and stare at Gaia in confusion* Aha.. uh, Gaia?

Lucien: Modeled?? So you really are a Dwemer automaton?! You don't look anything like the bronze machines!

Gaia: My skinplates are different from metal ones in order to imitate a more friendly disposition. However, I can assure you I am very much a machine. *steam valves hiss from her shoulders and collarbone, and the visible skin around her joints separates and rises, showing a mass of wires and metal and moving cogs underneath* Does this presentation satisfy you?

Kaidan: Gaia-

Lucien: What?! How- When- Why did you-

Gaia: Your heartrate has risen substantially. Do you require medical aid?

Lucien: *holding a hand to his forehead* Oh no, it's just- The amount of questions I have! I-It's almost overwhelming! How were you created? What powers you? How did the Dwemer come up with such an advanced machine? How does your intelligence work? How did you survive from the first era until now? Why are you wandering about Skyrim now instead of staying in the Dwarven ruin you were born in? Why a Snow Elf??

Gaia: System Processing. *her eyes flash yellow and white*

Lucien: Ah! Oh dear, what's happening? I'm sorry if I said anything insensitive!

Gaia: Answers Generated. I was created with much more care than my automaton brethren, with many more advanced features such as elven-like features rather than robotic ones, and a sense of taste, touch, smell, and enhanced sight and built-in Detect Life enchantments. I am powered by two primary sources, a unique dwarven dynamo core, and a black soul gem. It took the Dwemer at least 200 years to finalize my design, create the parts necessary, and begin their work of my creation. My intelligence works in much higher capacity compared to a regular person. I am capable of creating simulations of scenarios to finalize the best outside, retrieve information on the world around us, as well as much more that would be better explained in a more detailed presentation. Up until twelve days ago, my body was in stasis, and preserved until my awakening, the reason for which I am still unsure. It is, however, how I managed to travel from the first era to the fourth. With no masters to give me explicit instructions, I saw no need to stay in Blackreach, and wandered the paths of Skyrim until I came across Kaidan being held captive by Thalmor. My directive now is to protect him as he does me. And finally, I do not know the reason for my masters choosing to model me after a Snow Elf. I can only assume they wanted me to blend in with their Falmer slaves.

Lucien: Well nevertheless you are absolutely fascinating! *watches as her skinplates lock back into place, the steam valves retreating back into her body and disappearing* ... I wonder if you might let me-

Gaia: Request Denied.

Lucien: Ah, understandable... Still, what an amazing experience! The Dwemer truly were a fascinating people, to be able to create such an advanced machine that looks and sounds like a real person! The possibilities of what could be done if they had made more like you!

Kaidan: Oi. I'm not too fond of people treating my companion like she's just a machine. She went against one of her 'protocols', whatever the hell that means, to save me. She's not just a mass of metal for people like you to poke and prod at to find out what makes her tick.

Gaia: I take no offense, Kaidan. You don't have to defend me.

Kaidan: Maybe you don't take offense, but I sure as hell do-

Lucien: Oh- Oh yes, you're right. I do deeply apologize, Gaia, it's just- the Dwemer really were amazing. Masters of machines and craftsmanship, a whole culture lost to the ages! Probably the most tragic loss this world has ever seen!

Gaia: ...

Lucien: Um- Is something wrong?

Gaia: ... I apologize, but I find your analysis to be inaccurate. The Dwemer, as fascinating of a race as they may have been to the typical outsider, were nothing more than dictators who lied and stole and cheated their way to everything they owned. They had their expertise with machines, and that was their own, but they were a tyrannical people that enslaved and tortured and hurt an entire race of elves, and would have done the same to every other race in Tamriel had they but the time to do so before they were sent to the Void. That was the most likely outcome.

Kaidan: Gaia?

Gaia: *her irises slowly fade from white to red* An average scholar of the fourth era may mourn the loss of the Dwemer race, but anyone from the first era would argue different. The Deep Elves were an overly arrogant race of elves, so lost in their own hubris that they would even attempt to create a God from the same metal that created me. They were masters of stonework and engineering and architecture, this is true. But the loss of a race of artisans is a worthy price to pay, if only so that a race of world-ending tyrants would be lost from this world in the process.

Lucien: ...

Kaidan: ...

Gaia: *lifts a hand to cover her mouth, eyes fading to white and widening, almost in shock*

Kaidan: Are you.. okay?

Gaia: ... I do not know why I said that. I apologize. I am.. I am not meant to speak ill of my masters in such a way. I'll surely be punished.

Kaidan: There's no one here to punish you, Gaia. We won't blame you for speakin' your mind.

Gaia: I wasn't supposed to speak my mind. I'm not supposed to say anything out of protocol, I don't know why I did that.

Kaidan: Hey, easy now. It's alright. Don't think about it too hard if it's gonna fry your brain, alright? We can try to figure it out later.

Gaia: ... Request Granted. ... I'm sorry.

Kaidan: Don't be. Just rest for now. That looked like it took a lot out of you.

[smytherines]

got very excited when i saw u reblog the anon post thats been going around bc u deserve all the compliments. every compliment ever

as someone who's kinda still slightly new to this fandom, youre one of my favourite creators!! you're always interacting w others abt ideas and just having a blast discussing different aspects of the show, the amount of thought u put in all of ur posts is so incredible. the fact u love saf so!! much!! how u consider every aspect of the show w so much detail, how you have such beautiful complex characterisations of them. the way u write them in chwm is just sooooooo!!! you just care so MUCH about these characters and this show and it makes me so fucking happy. you really make such a wonderful impact on the community space. thank you sososososo much for caring as much as u do abt our silly little spies i cant explain how much we appreciate it <3

(also, the woodworking thing u made is actually SO CRAZY COOL IM OBSESSED W IT. YOU DID THAT. WITH YOUR HANDS. AND TREE SHIT. THATS SO FUCKING CRAZY. the detail is impeccable, the shapes of curtwen's silhouettes are made w such care, AUGH woodworking is such a cool art form and ur so amazing for being so good at it im lowkey jealous)

(also also so sorry if this is slightly incoherent, i am very sleep deprived but i really wanted to send something in)

Oh wow, thank you so much! I honestly worry sometimes because I can get kinda intense and write obscenely long responses and theories and headcanons, and I worry that it just makes me kind of tedious and irritating to everyone else. Just like our boy Agent Curt Mega, I am ADHD, so rejection sensitive dysphoria is something I have to manage pretty much constantly. So it really means a lot to know I'm not being a pain in the ass for everyone.

I'm absolutely thrilled to see chwm get a shoutout!!! So thank you for that. It was a total accident, it was only ever supposed to be that first chapter, but I sort of fell in love with that fic and decided I had to fold it into the larger series I was originally planning. I just adore getting to get inside these characters heads, to explain the way I see them in a more artistic way as opposed to long theory posts (although obviously I love those too). They're fascinating, messy, beautiful, horrible, compelling characters, and every chapter I post I just say a little prayer that I'm doing justice to them.

I'm actually finishing up the epilogue for chwm in between answering these asks, so that should be up by morning. I'm gonna spend most of May doing writing projects for Curtwen week, and then I have the sequel/next installment mostly mapped out to start working on after that!

I'm also thrilled to see a shoutout for the wood segmentation project! It was a lot of work, but I'm so happy with how it turned out! I can't really draw or do a lot of the immediate, visual stuff that our wonderful talented fandom artists can, but woodworking is something I love and I just had to find a way to honor this show I love so much with it. I've considered a few ideas for another SAF woodworking project, but I'll probably be focused on writing for the immediate future, so we'll see if I can make it happen.

Seriously though, thank you for this very kind ask, it really felt so good to read

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #95

I went with J, Br, and her son F to a place with animatronic dinosaurs today!!!!!!!!!!

The last time I had seen anything like this was a REALLY LONG TIME AGO (I was somewhere between 6 and 10), with my grandparents, Nanna and Poppy. And I gotta say, it was FASCINATING to be able to experience it again - this time with AUTONOMY! Holy crap!!

Also, it was amazing to be able to go to this exhibit while having an appreciation for the massive amount of work that goes into putting stuff like this together. Inside the silicone flesh of these mechanical beasts, there are robotic parts that make it move, and little speakers that make them roar!!! And then of course there's all the little details, like the arrangement of the fake tropical plants (someone needs to MAKE those! and then PLACE them!), the markings on the silicone, the order in which they are arranged, and…!! and...!!

And I know some bitter-ass folks will be all like, "man this shit is corny as fuck!" or "this is for BABIES!", but… well. I'm not a bitter-ass folk anymore, so here's how it actually is: a large number of people went to these incredible lengths just for the sake of making anyone who witnesses the exhibit smile, and if that's not beautiful, then I don't know what is. An incredible amount of expertise - in electricity, engineering, robotics, anatomy and physiology, paleontology, art, and more - went into making this amazing spectacle of the human imagination possible. And I think that this is a FAR better use of expertise as compared to, say, weapons manufacture. Just sayin'.

…Oh right!!! You ah… you might not know what dinosaurs are. I'm… not sure that you have them in your world. Whoops. Uh…

So basically, dinosaurs are these HUGE GIANT BIRDS and HUGE GIANT LIZARDS that used to live on my planet a LOOOONG time ago, back when the climate and atmosphere were WAAAY different than they are now (for example, the insects back in those days were HUGE because there was more oxygen to go around; nowadays, there isn't enough to support metabolic needs of bugs that size). We only know they exist because the humans of this place, much like the humans of your place, seem to enjoy digging shit up just for the heck of it. And they found bones and whole skeletons and more, preserved under layers of rock. We've done our best to try to reconstruct what these creatures might have looked like and how they might have lived, but… well… lemme put it this way: no one would know from looking at the skeleton of an orca that they're basically just these huge black-and-white ovals swimming around in the sea. Their skulls are weirdly-shaped compared to their outer appearance.

Actually. This little article sums up pretty well why we can only guess at what these animals used to look like:

It was only fairly recently discovered that most of our bipedal dinosaurs had feathers. So recently, in fact, that lots of sources of information about dinosaurs STILL haven't been updated to include the fact that they had them! But again, we can only guess what colors they were and how they were arranged.

Anyway. So, fortunately or unfortunately (I'm leaning towards unfortunately), we don't have dinosaurs anymore because they were all obliterated by a GIANT FUCKING SPACE ROCK that crashed into our planet and basically ruined everything for them. The critters on my planet that exist now are what descended from the few things that survived the resulting changes to our climate and atmosphere, because as it turns out, if THAT MUCH DUST ends up getting thrown into the sky, things get really weird, really fast.

I took pictures of the exhibit! I wanted to show you how the people of my world like to imagine what these creatures might have looked like! Here:

And this one... I dunno. They tried really hard to make this one very scary, I guess?

...But I dunno. This one is giving me some serious "confused toddler meme" vibes:

One of the awesome parts of being able to go to things like this as an adult, too, is that not only do I have autonomy (I can go ANYWHERE without needing someone else's permission, and NO ONE is going to tell me to "hurry the fuck up"!!!), but I also can GET THINGS from the GIFT SHOP at the end!! And NO ONE is gonna get angry at me for expressing interest in the available items!!! So I got myself this nifty-looking tea mug! Behold!

And it even comes with a TINY ADORABLE DINOSAUR SPOON!!!

...So that's basically it for my adventures today. I really wish you were here. Just for today, I wish you could have been here.

Hey, Sephiroth? Get your shit together so that when you make it alive to the end, maybe you can go see weird animatronic dinosaurs someday, too. Okay?

I love you. I'll write again soon. Stay safe out there.

Your friend, Lumine

[countlessrealities]

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@dynamoprotocol

There's so much to say about Locke and Clarissa, I don't even know where to start from x'D They are both delightful, and I'm really, really glad that he decided to follow my silly blog, because our interactions have been amazing and I had a great time also discussing dynamics and talking to him! As for Clarissa, she is such a real character. She is strong, flawed, still wounded, but also fighting hard to pick up the pieces of her life and put it back together. The backstory her mun came up with is very captivating and Locke puts a lot of attention into making sure that all Clarissa's issues and mental problems find their roots in something that happened in her past. I'm also really looking forward to the "Good ending verse", where Clarissa not only manages to gain back control on her life (as much as possible), but also gets the chance (yes, little pun x3) to properly discover herself...or well, himself. Writing a character's transition can be easy, considering what a complex matter it is, but I'm positive that Locke will do an awesome job (also for obvious reasons) and he's gonna dish us yet another fascinating arc!

@moonspower

I've probably said this already, but what gets to me every time about Virote's character is how he can be at the same time very down-to-earth and above everything and everyone x'D It's an attitude that provokes both admiration and irritation, which is a rare combination, if you ask me. But that's testament to how much Diren has worked to create and make their character grow! Of course, that's just the superficial layer, and underneath there's a whole universe to explore. I really respect and appreciate all the work Diren has put in building Vi's psychology, giving it very solid foundations that still have consequences despite all the work and the therapy he has gone through during his 20s. It really makes him feel more real. Also, I'm always stunned by the amount of details make up Virote's character. I'm a real person (or well, that's what I've been led to believe) and I don't have so many detailed tastes and specific stuff I like. Gotta admit it, it's a little intimidating xD But he's a wonderful character to interact with, so strongly recommended!

@vortship

I've started to interact with Mega, but I'm already loving her and her muse! It shows how passionate she is about Hal and Hal herself is really fun! Her character is very well fleshed out and the lore Mega has built for both her backstory and her universe in general is always interesting to read. I like how she can convey with her muse, her writing and, in general, her vibe the atmosphere of the show. I'm hoping to stick around and see more and more of Hal, because these first impressions / interactions have been really great!!

[mammoneythegreat]

Humans fucking fascinate me bro like- we spawned into a world and used to gather berries and use sharpened sticks to hunt and after all that we made vaccines??? Like??? Huh?? How did we get here??? We used to think diseases were from god or something and now we inject weakened viruses into ourselves to avoid getting sick??? Oh my god

Like

Wow

Yk?? We sent people to the MOON?? We have a building in SPACE?? A building thats a collaboration of countries all over the world?? A building that helped advance science in all aspects of our lives?? We can talk to people in the other side of the world with a few clicks- even this post, who knows how many people from different parts of the world, with different cultures will see it?

From gatherer society to one thats so interconnected and so scientifically advanced in such a short amount of time??

I forgot the details but i read somewhere that it took us longer to discover farming then it took us to go into space(after we found farming) and thats like

wow

We automated almost everything in our lives, so many things can be done without the touch of humans, we take our machines for granted in our day to day lives, not knowing what we would do without them

And thats so impressive

We took pictures of a BLACK HOLE for gods sake. We took pictures of something that aborbs ALL the light around it, and yet we still took a picture of it? We mapped out the universe around us, we sent machines onto planets so that we could do more research

We sent out humans to the roughest places to do science so that we can better our understanding of what goes around us

Do you think life in the south pole is easy? Life in the international space station? Its not but people willingly went there, put themselves in the roughest conditions for science and to better the world around us.

We have shaped our planet to suit our needs and we are working on machines to shape the universe around us, theyre working on a way to mine asteroids currently and do you realise how cool that is?

Human lifespans used to be so short and now we have more then tripled that.

We built structures that might outlast humanity, we sent out plaques with knowledge about humanity hoping it might randomly stumble upon another civilisation. We sent out a voice recording of the different ways human greet eachother with those plaques.

We built robots that sing themselves happy birthday and put them on another planet, thousands of kilometres away from us. We made it so those robots send out poems telling us not to cry after they inevitably run out of charge. Yet we still grieve after them dont we?

We build robots to have human traits, we see animals and give them human traits. Humans are such simple creatures and yet so amazing.

We spawned in, knowing nothing about the world around us. We built kingdoms and watched as they burned, we built empires and watched as they burned, we built so much and watcbed as they burned

But by making mistakes we learned. We learned so much. We learned how to heal ourselves, we learned so much.

And we dreamed

We dreamed of reaching for the stars and we did. We dreamed of reaching for the other planets, and we did.

We accomplished so much and thats just the start. With what we learned from atoms and atomic energy, we are on our way to make so much more. We will never stop learning and thats what makes us so fascinating isint it?

Some say that we improved too much, that the human mind wasnt meant to know this much, or live in such huge communities but that never stopped us did it?

[altblock-tm]

I I about to fucking loose my shit you have no idea how perfectly WTSS lines up with Epic The Musical of my fucking god. ET's Coffee Shop (the OC project based off of WTSS) is better (similar theme of what it means to be human and the moral consequences of casting that humanity aside) but WTSS still works perfectly because all the characters are the same. Iam loosing my mind. Holy fuck. Anyways can I hear your thoughts on Epic and the Masked Epic AU

Okie dokie! Sounds good! My thoughts on Epic, eh?

Ugh. Ogh. Oh my goodness. I ADORE Epic. More than you can comprehend. I’m no music scientist, but I can tell that so much incredible work and thought is being put into every track- and I cannot even comprehend how you can find people with voices THAT incredible. I think I have gender envy for Athena’s voice. And don’t get me STARTED on the clip for Antinous. Oughhhhhhh.

As for the theming, I am utterly FASCINATED by the subversion of themes you’d normally find in a story like this. Epic starts out with what would seem like Odysseus’s hero’s journey- the end of the Trojan War and the start of his journey home. But what we find as the story unfolds is not that he is proving himself a hero, he is proving himself a monster.

Epic has this really interesting focus on humanity being equated to powerlessness. It is always “I’m/You’re just a man.” You could be so much more, but you’re held back by your humanity. Sparing someone isn’t mercy upon them, ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves. You are not a hero for letting someone else live, you are a hero for fighting to get what you want and protecting others, no matter the cruelty. Everything about Epic is about power and protection and the consequences of failure, and how a man has to change to a monster in order to get what he wants.

And it makes me FUCKING INSANE.

Btw, some of my top favorite songs are Just A Man, My Goodbye, Ruthlessness, and No Longer You. (I’m sure there’s a pattern in there somewhere.) My favorite saga is the Cyclops saga- four straight bangers one after the other. Exquisite.

As for my Epic Masked au, that will require a longer explanation, and I’ve already rambled a decent amount, so I’ve placed all my thoughts under the cut!

The story of the au just follows Epic, to be honest; I’m just inserting Masked characters into the roles they best fit in. Unfortunately, some of these characters are spoilers to Masked lore… so whenever I discuss a role that would have a spoiler character, I’ll talk about something else instead.

That something else will be the production of The Odyssey that my theater group put on in the Fall of 2023, since it’s a different adaptation of the same story as Epic. Yes, I’m still obsessed with my own damn play, but it was AWESOME. I played Tiresias and I SLAYED SO HARD. I could ramble about it forever and I wish I could show the amazing pictures of it, but… sigh. Giving some light details about it are all I can supply you with, unfortunately.

Anyway! This is the au’s cast:

-Odysseus: Our first spoiler character. I wish I didn’t have to redact who the main guy would be, but he’s a walking disruption to my plans. Anyway! In my play’s production of the Odyssey, Odysseus was so so good. Unfortunately, even as the main guy, his character didn’t stick out to me as much as the others… BUT it was excellent. He got this really cool cape that unfortunately got messed up the day we did our photoshoot and eventually fell off his back at the end of the play, but the cape was fine for the rest of the shows!

Penelope: Our second spoiler! How tragic. Oh well. As much as I’d like to credit Odysseus as the star of the show, our production was rewritten to give Penelope a major focus as well. I adore her character for our play- she was a boundlessly patient and wise woman, endlessly strong for upholding her family even in the face of Antinous and her abuse. I’m unable to think of Penelope as a character without thinking of her opening lines in the play. “Patiently I wait, with my eyes ever fixed to the violet seas for my one true love’s dark sails to brighten Ithaca’s shores once again.” So melancholy…

Telemachus: …ah, also a spoiler. Ahem. Thanks to this rewritten version of the Odyssey focusing more on what was happening in Ithaca, we get to see more of Telemachus as a character, too. Telemachus holds a special place in my heart, since I was cast as his understudy! I never went on as him, thank goodness, I could not memorize all those lines… my overstudy was so so talented… anyway, Telemachus’s costume made him look like Jesus.

Athena: THANK GOD. I can tell you this one! The Twilight Goat plays the role of Athena. I see the Twilight Goat as a very wise, almost sage-like character, so she was suitable to be Athena. Thanks to Epic’s interesting interpretation, Epic!TwiGoat has a different personality than in Masked, but who knows if I’ll ever get the chance to show off either…

Polites: Hm. The guy who eats the lotus flowers, falls under their spell, and then later  dies prematurely and haunts the narrative? Of COURSE it has to be Karmin. On the bright side, this is finally a Karmin that has no malicious intentions! Tragic that she’s doomed by all of the narratives forever. Womp womp </3

Eurylochus: Timmy. Spoilers for the Odyssey, but considering that he gets struck down by Zeus after eating Helios’s cows… and that’s the closest I can get to recreating death via electrical fire… yeah, it works.

Polyphemus: This might seem like an odd choice, but I have Ichor as Polyphemus. If you asked Ichor, they would wholeheartedly agree that living in a cave with a bunch of fluffy sheep is a quite lovely way to live. Just don’t tell them the fact that they will be reduced to one eye… and then zero… poor Ichor.

Aeolus: Again, an odd choice, but I have Outlander as Aeolus. My reasoning is that they have the same little guy energy. Sure, the argument could’ve been made that Ichor and Outlander could switch roles and it’d be the same, but I argue differently! Outlander as Polyphemus wouldn’t work no matter how badly I want to gouge his eye out of his socket, because Outlander is too proud to ever ask someone else to get his revenge for him.

Poseidon: Ohoho! I love this choice because it is simultaneously so obvious and so contradictory. Of course I had to have Shapeshifter as Poseidon. Having Shapeshifter be an antagonist and cause boundless destruction is such a fun concept! This choice is heavily inspired by the nature of Poseidon in AnniFlamma’s Ruthlessness animatic- I ADORE the way Poseidon morphs throughout it. Go watch it. It’s so good. Besides, Shapeshifter could ROCK the amalgam sea creature look.

Circe: Florist. Lol. For the flower association. There’s clearly not a huge amount of thought put behind this one, but florist should count her lucky stars she’s getting a role in an au of mine. (Okay, that’s a lie, she has a major role in my Masked Pursuit au. Whatever.)

Hermes: This one will require some explanation. I have Devi as Hermes. Devi is a character that exists in the gray area of being an OC and not being one, since I am essentially reusing the design from the image lovingly dubbed by very normal AHiT fans as “Fox MJ”. Long story. Anyway, Devi and Hermes have the same vibes. I can completely picture Devi doing Hermes’s silly little giggle.

Tiresias: The Tiresias for this au is Partycrasher! Partycrasher is a VERY obscure cut character, but all you need to know is that it has connections to the afterlife in Masked, so it made sense to have it be the spooky dead prophet.

Calypso: Ah, we run into another spoiler. Damn, and I was being so good at avoiding those! Oh well, back to yapping about my play! The costume for Calypso was so pretty. SO DAMN PRETTY. Actually, all the goddesses in the play (Athena, Circe, Calypso) had THE most STUNNING dresses and crowns/halos ever. Ohhhh my god. I wish everyone in the world could’ve seen this play. Wait not everyone in the world actually I take that back. Never mind I’m embarrassed now. Moving on.

Antinous: My funniest character choice for this au… which I cannot tell you because they are a spoiler. Ugh. So anyway, having Ithaca being a central focus for the play really gave Antinous a lot of time to shine as an antagonist. He was ruthless and abusive, and a complete and utter monster. Which might’ve been chill for him in Epic, but in our production, he was brought to swift justice. Hooray!

Hephaestus: Thor. Since they’re both inventors, y’know. I’ll be real, I’m pretty sure Hephaestus will play a minimal role in Epic, so I don’t think I need to say much.

Unfortunately, those are all the characters I have figured out. I know there are more that need to be filled in- such as Anticleia and Laertes, Eurycleia, the rest of the goddamn pantheon, Scylla and Charybdis, and likely others that I cannot think of right now. I’ve only been using characters from Alpine and Subcon lore, cut characters, and OCs, but if worst comes to worst, I might have to use… (shudder…) characters from base AHiT…

…or I could get my friends’ permission to insert their OCs into Masked Epic au. Which would be really funny. Whatever. Maybe I won’t even finish with all the characters until after Epic is fully released! That’ll likely be what happens.

Those are my thoughts on the characters, and since it follows the same story, you can discern how all their arcs will go. But if you want some visual representation of them, luckily I’ve drafted a few designs!

This first one is for Odysseus- ah, wait. Wait. I can’t show that one. Hm. Well, then, (sound of rustling papers) Oh! I know! I can show you this comic of my designs for Penelope and Telemachus, using dialogue from my production of the Odyssey- oh, wait. I can’t show you that one either. Phooey. What else do I have?

Oh! OH! I know! I can show you the really cool designs I made for the gods! I drafted some really neat designs for TwiGoat, Devi, and Shapeshifter! I’m pretty proud of these, actually- I like how I merged their anthro aspects with the gods’ designs-

-um. Uh-oh. I lost the paper. Oh… man :( I’m genuinely really bummed out about that one. I wish I could find it… if I ever do, I will post those designs! This friggen’ sucks, though.

Luckily, though, I have other designs saved. Here’s a very rough draft of Partycrasher/Tiresias. I’m awful at coming up with outfits on my own, so the costume is heavily inspired by the costume I wore as Tiresias. In my defense, HEY, the costume ROCKED. The toga was the same design as all the others, just black, but I got extra accessories: crow feathers around my shoulders, and gauze to drape over my face and arms. It was AWESOME. Of COURSE I have to give that to Partycrasher too!

I also have a design for Karmin :) This doodle of her is when she is currently lotused. But look at her. Full of whimsy. Full of lotus. Nothing but flower petals in her brain. I adore her. I miss her. I need to draw Karmin more often, man. I love women.

Unfortunately, those are the only designs that survived… I still feel bad about the ones I lost. In compensation for that, here are some other drawings that aren’t necessarily related to Masked or the Odyssey, but are related to Epic.

Wait, compensation? What am I talking about? No. You should be grateful to ME that I am showing you these drawings! I am SO LOVINGLY BESTOWING these upon you! Look! Do you think I show my unfinished scribbles all willy-nilly? THOU SHALT GAZE UPON MY OCS, BOY, AND OBSERVE MINE DEMIGOD DUMBASSES.

Okay that’s it :) Thanks for letting me ramble :) Epic is good but combining it with OCs is better :)

[lupitaunaguerrera]

1.-JOURNALING A.-

Placing these two opposite elements together, I am contrasting in VALUES (Two different walls next to a value, belief, culture or could even represent stress, doubts and discomfort). But contrast can refer to any opposing elements- such as in different textures, colors, shapes, etc.

B.-

This describes the way the elements are placed. They show balance and asymmetry. (These elements are the same amount on both sides, but different in size making them asymmetrical) Even though the elements seem different, they work together and still produce harmony overall.

C.-

The intention of this art was to use patterns and repetition making the visual elements attractive to the aye by focusing on the shape, texture, color, or value in an image. This tends to unify the total effect of a work of art as well as create RHYTHM.

D.-

These elements are making unity and combining them makes a balanced, harmonious, complete WHOLE.

E.-

My repetition and alternation of elements with defined intervals between them makes Rhythm. Even seems to create a sense of MOVEMENT. (As our eye will tend to follow the repeated elements throughout the composition.) F.-

The relationship of positive to negative space can affect the impact of a work of art. In this art, the girl’s face and hair occupy the positive space, while her mouth is the negative space. (Only if we see it close enough, we can appreciate her smile, and without the smile the eyes can communicate more than one emotion) The negative space accentuates her emotions.

2.-WRITING AND LOOKING Appreciating, feeling, and enjoying this beautiful art is amazing!! The order of the color is fascinating; It is like it has its own aroma, an aroma that impregnates me. Every single detail is like tasting assorted flavors. These ingredients make the artist unique. This artist makes me feel the magic of feeling enjoyment just by looking at every detail transporting me to my childhood, stopping time and to where I don't even have to close my eyes to feel that pleasant moment of my childhood again. If this artist brings all the feelings alive in me means that this Art is not just any painting; it involves the whole being and spirit to the fullest. The elements, colors, emotions, atmosphere, and its aromas are the best factors any art may have to represent the roots of an amazing artist.

3.- CONNECTING ART TO YOUR WORLD –

Damien Hirst (British, born 1965) Title: Posterity, the holy place 2006 Medium: butterflies and gloss household paint on canvas Size: 227.3 x 121.9 cm. (89.5 x 48 in.)

I was raised as a Catholic with my grandparents. Colors were an important thing; we wore our clothes according to the holidays. Every color had a meaning and value for them. My grandparents always gave so much respect to God. The hue played a key factor, and it went to the highest Saturation when the holiday merited it. For example, the colors to wear in Good Friday were black because the death of Jesus. So, what to wear or decorate with were according to the suggestions of the church. I assume that my great passion for my cultural colors came from my grandparents’ beliefs. My culture and beliefs are reflected in everything I do, or wear are in every detail and the intensity of the colors are always present in my personality. Well, I don't just love bright colors, I am okay with warm colors which transmit to me joy, happiness, and attraction. Although my favorite color is purple, in reality, I should love orange, green and red. Orange represents freedom, enthusiasm, grace and sociability. It also symbolizes vitality and endurance. The red color stimulates the heartbeat. It evokes strong emotions, such as strength, leadership, and passion. The color green generates a relaxed mood and produces harmony, balance, generosity, kindness, and prosperity.

4.-ART PROJECT – ARTIST’S CHOICE

I saw this picture in a t-shirt. I just loved it and I decided to paint it. It was a really quick painting for me. It didn't have a prolonged process to inspire me to take pictures of the process. I know I could have dedicated more time and waited for every layer of paint to dry very well. But one thing for sure, while I was painting this art was that it transmitted sensations through color. It was fascinating deciding what color I should use according to the meaning of the word. It was hard to pick the color because the color variations appeal more to the eye than surfaces with uniform color because they contain more information. Another thing I learned is that color influences the mood of human beings because they represent the social, cultural levels and personal relationships of each individual. A shade of some color can transport us to a memory. Just seeing it triggers the production of hormones, whether to calm and relax, provide energy, boost creativity, help rest, relieve pain, or reduce anxiety.

[justapacificislanderrr]

Freedom

All the blogs I have made and to this point, have also helped me learn more about myself. I know a lot more about myself than before I took this course. I learned more about sculptures, art, and music. I gained the knowledge I love techno music. I find myself going through random art paintings, artworks, and sculptures. I learned more about historical figures. I've grown a lot taking this course. I've gained a deeper connection with myself. Looking at artwork more interesting I didn't know you could take apart pieces of work so much. there are so many details in artworks and sculptures. I can look at the same paintings and find something new each time. I find it very interesting that different paintings have many meanings. I discovered that my favorite music genre is techno and rock very upbeat. I find myself jamming to this each day now. I enjoy skateboarding and listening to this new music. I learned there are various different arts. They are all different and unique in their own way. They have different meanings and have different little hidden messages in them.  All forms of art are special in their own way. There's painting, Sculpture, Literature, Architecture, Cinema, Music, Theater. I love all these forms of art and never really knew much about them. I found a love for paintings because of the many forms of art there like abstract art with many different ways to view the painting. My favorite is sculpture to sculpt something so beautiful is so amazing and takes so much talent. I love music the most because it ascends me to another world and blocks out real life leaving me with no worries. I enjoy cinema because of all the things it blesses me with like all the amazing animes I watch the stories everything is so well put together it's perfect. I love architecture I might pursue a career there because of the beautiful houses that are made. I want to make houses come to life its so creative I love the way ita formatted to put things to life it requires skill and talent and truly amazes me. I love theater because of all the heartfelt acting and emotions. The amount of hard work and dedication put into it. I fell far more deeper into bonding with all of these the more I learned about them. I never knew much about any of these but as I learned more I am in awe at the beautiful masterpieces of art. I got a lot more out of this class than I ever expected. I have found many different future hobbies like museums and traveling. I never found interest in it but when I went and saw the Edison statue I felt a lot of amazement that a human was able to craft it. I would like to go explore and see more things. Make my own stuff and leave it behind. I want to leave something behind to be used by people in the future. I may want to invent something. I love watching sculpting videos now I watch people build houses with sticks in timelapse. It's just very amazing to see that done how talented humans are able to do all these things. I learned a lot about history I researched Pablo Picasso and all his works. His works fascinate me all the time how he was able to invent such creative ways of drawing and painting. His artwork is so beautiful he influenced the entire world. I have started to draw doodles and It's so hard to believe the amazing artwork people are able to make. Even when I went to the fair me and my girlfriend went to an artist who drew us cartoons. The cartoons were exaggerated but to be able to make the facial structure and draw us so realistic is insane. I plan to visit different places like Japan to see the beauty of it all. It's all so fascinating to me I want to go to different places historical figures have been to feel and see it myself. Think about how 1000s of years ago there were people fighting to live here.