#violà

[bg-anon]

Can't tell me Therapy by VIOLÀ isn't for s5 Harvey. It's s5 Darvey angst in lyrical form.

[ihadtried]

Finding music that reminds me of my childhood but without the undercurrent of religious guilt and shame 🥰🥰🥰

[gothidecorem]

And violà! @kazanskys-mitchell

[entomolog-t]

And Violà- tis done.

Still struggling to get the hang of how I like to color/do lighting but it's coming along slowly. I might try to focus on much more simple coloring/shading until I get a little better at understanding how light works.

Anyways- here's Tamius having a not so great time.

[smudgeandfrank]

Hello! My mom is planning on buying me a Turffle (the $32 package) as a late birthday gift. But neither she nor I have experience with Kickstarter. Could you please explain how to use so I can show her your response or so I can relay it back to her? Thank you very much and may I say, I’m a huge fan and I’m very excited to have my own Turffle!

Hello, my darling! 💖🥹💖 Omg thank you SO much for being so kind!! You've truly made my day, and I'm honored that you're looking to adopt a Turffle plushie! 💖😭💖

To join the Kickstarter campaign, you'll need to first create a Kickstarter account! Once you've done that, go to the Turffle Plushie project page (link in my bio) and choose the pledge tier you would like to join (the $32 option should be the third available when you scroll down/right through the tiers depending on the device you're using)!

Once you've made your selection, you should be prompted to add payment information, just like an online checkout. Put in that info and violà!✨️ You have secured your sweet Turffle! Payment will not be collected until August 1st, when the campaign ends. You will also receive a survey email after the campaign funds are collected to supply shipping info!

I hope this helps, my darling! 💖 Feel free to send me a dm if you and your mom need any further info/help! And thank you SO much again for your support! 💖🥹💖

[sarahthewhat]

For @tmnt-fandom-family-reunion's fashion event, I designed a whooole bunch of outfits, then let my cabinmates chose which ones their turtles would wear, and violà! That's FASHION, BABY!

@hitwiththetmnt @actuallynobutwhynot @curlyquest @bluefeather-tmnt

[pumpkin-patch-cat]

🎶Half of me is Coldplay songs and

The other half is Adderall, yeah

Lying in the bathroom stall again

And I just really can't today, and no, I'm not okay

Yeah, I don't wanna play that game, I think I wanna run away.🎶

Pull the Plug - VIOLÀ

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

A quick analysis of AFO's origin, the world frame of bnha and the core themes of the story :

From reading other people's metas and reading the leaks when they came out, my only solid take about it is that you cannot talk about bnha and the core theme of the perpetuation of violence without understanding how the Hero Society and the hero vs villain culture came to be.

That's what AFO origin is for.

Let's see if I can explain it:

In stories where a group of people suddenly gains powers, you'll always see that authors worry to portray how a change like that would affect the world at the moment. What does it mean that part of the global population now has access to something that others don't? Does that make them "better humans"? Are they superior to the rest and therefore should control them? Are they a danger to society? Should they be repressed or eliminated?

The thing is that powers can be viewed as a metaphor to real life situations we face. People with disabilities deal with the whole stupid idea that they are less than the rest of humanity all the time. You have sexism and racism and a bunch of other problems that at heart are about how to deal with different existences. Should people with certain privileges rule the world? Etc etc etc.

For a second, think of having superpowers as having a ton of money. Those with more money can help others or totally ruin their lives, right? In our world, people with money are directly involved in how justice works. They can corrupt the system or make it work, you know how it is. Yet, people with money are only people. We are all just that. Humans. No matter the amount of privileges, you can't escape your own humanity.

The way a person looks, the amount of money they own, where they are from, how they identify as, none of that makes a person more or less human. Similarly, having powers or the nature of said powers... It doesn't make a person less of a person, you know?

When you apply that logic to superpowers, you get what MHA is trying to say.

AFO lived in these specific conditions that were a result of the violence of his time. He would have ended up bitter anyway, because since he was born he was marked as a threat. When you reject someone like that, when you reject their humanity and you make an enemy out of there, you're not asking for a nice ending. If you teach them that they have to fight for the right to exist, you are asking for a war. It's like that in our world, it's like that in bnha.

What I'm trying to say is that superpowers are just an added variable in the complex equation of human coexistence.

The moment superpowers start to appear, society has to adapt fast. People that are also weapons don't mix well with the world's problems, after all. If you want to prevent mass killings, you need to set a system that rules the allowed behaviors and balances out the board. It's a relief that humanity is both capable of great horrors and wonders, so to every criminal that's set to use their powers for evil, you'll get an individual that wants to use their powers to stop them.

That's how vigilantes were born.

Then comes the legalization of powers and the individuals who use it to protect the system. That is how you get villains (people outside the law) and heroes (people following the law).

Violà. You have the same set of problems with a new feature: quirks.

How does this connect to AFO, you ask?

AFO's origin explains the complexity of the bnha universe, comparing it to our own. It also shows that there is always a context, as in situational factors that contribute to a person being the way that person is.

That doesn't excuse who AFO became, tho. The general rule dictates that we are responsible for our choices and actions in the face of the reality we were presented with. Maybe not while we are kids, because we don't have the maturity to make those choices. However, the moment we become adults, we cannot blame our choices anymore in the world around us. If you have the frame of mind to stop hurting people and you don't, that is on you. You chose to perpetuate the violence.

Of course, simplifications don't do any good and bnha makes that clear too.

A tale of heroes that are always good and villains that are always bad is just that, fiction. When the bnha society started believing that said fiction was their reality, that's when the real struggle of bnha started. Villains and heroes stopped being perceived as such. The dehumanization went both ways. The heroes became untouchable gods and the villains unforgivable demons. The civilians all excused their apathy and lack of action by saying they couldn't do anything in such a world.

People ran away from their responsibility by putting all the weight on the heroes shoulders and ignoring whatever felt uncomfortable or mildly disturbing.

See how quickly we were able to analyze bnha?

That's what I meant when I said at the start that AFO's backstory is crucial to the story frame of the manga. If AFO had been a villain just because, then you'd have a story of evil without reason that would validate the idea of extreme moralities of black and white. Since that's not the case, we got more depth in general.

It all connects to the message Horikoshi is trying to communicate. If you compare bnha to other shonens, you'll get the feeling that they all have something to say about that violence, about the way the world is structured and how people move around it.

It's a basic of storytelling, sure. It's just that now you have the knowledge to properly study bnha, or something like that.

At some point I'll have to reread the manga and pay attention to AFO's origin... That's everything for now, tho. Hope you enjoyed it whdhjsbdjd

[kell-stitches]

Tutorial: How to make 3D embroidered thistles

I'll start by saying that these are not the easiest element to create. It took me some experimenting to develop the technique and practice to actually make them well. I'll do my best to explain everything and I promise it will take a few tries, but trust the process and you'll be fine. They add such a beautiful and unique element to a piece so they’re worth the effort to learn

First, begin with the shape of your thistle. The middle bulb shape and lower leaf shape are what you'll actually be stitching, while the upper fan shape is more just for sizing reference

You'll want to measure the length of the thistle from the base of the bulb shape to the highest arc of the fan shape. It's not a bad idea to add a little extra length to account for trimming later on. Remember, you can always take away length, but you can’t add so it’s better to be generous. I went with 2 inches here

Next, using cardstock or cardboard, cut out a rectangle the size of the thistle you measured in the last step (2 in for me). Choose your color thread for the thistle fluff. I like using a mix of a dark and light purple to give it more depth 

Wrap your threads continuously around the rectangle. I don't have an exact amount of times for this, just whatever feels right. When finished, use a threaded needle to create a tie at the bottom of the wrap and keep all the threads together

After you've made the tie, use a sharp pair of scissors to cut through the opposite end of the wrap. When you remove it from the rectangle, you should have this sort of folded pompom. Keep all the loose ends pointing up and the tie at the bottom

Place the pompom on your fabric, lining the tie with the bottom of the bulb shape with the loose ends facing up towards the fan shape. Make a straight stitch across with green thread where the bulb shape starts to secure the pompom in place. Create a series of similar straight stitches to help guide the shape and keep the pompom in place. You want the stitches tight enough to be secure, but not so tight as to really alter the shape so be a little gentle here

Keep making straight stitches until the whole pompom is covered with your green thread. Things may get a little tricky towards the bottom, but just take your time and stitch carefully and you'll be able to cover it properly

With the body down, let's work on the fluff. Gently brush the sharp end of your needle through the threads to help them separate and disperse. At this point, you'll notice some uneven threads at the top of the fluff. Just use your scissors to cut them away until you have a nice smooth arc (this is where the extra length comes in handy). You can repeat these steps until everything is neat

Lastly, use some simple straight stitches to fill in the leaf shape at the bottom. This last detail is rather small so you don't need stress too much over it, just get the general look of it and you'll be golden

Et violà! I know that's a lot of information to take in, but take your time and practice and I promise you'll be making them effortlessly! I hope this tutorial has helped! Happy stitching!

[nicnacsnonsense]

A description of Izzy that I had to cut from my timeline video but I love too much not to share:

Take toxic masculinity and homophobia and mix them together. Take that mixture and personify it as a pretentious Shakespearian queer-coded villain. Take the soul of that villain and stuff it inside the body of an overbearing middle manager. Take that middle manager and give him the competency and success rate of Team Rocket. Et violà, you have made yourself an Izzy Hands.

[angst-is-love-angst-is-life]

Best way to capture a speedster?

Track their normal running routes and find the most isolated area of them. Set up four meta-dampeners in each corner to create a square ‘zone’. Add some sort of forcefield to act as walls between the dampeners to be triggered once movement is detected within the zone. Surround and incapacitate; violà

Call it a speed trap🥁🥁

[hoshigray]

How do you like, die your header's photo the same color as the text? I'm learning and just can't manage to get that technique 😭

omg, sorry I took a lil while to reply to this, but I'm here !!

I run it by with the Ibis Paint app!! Usually, I look for dividers to use, and whichever I find, I look up the HEX code for the color, find a manga panel, and then run to the app to color the panel.

Open the app and import whatever header/image!! It'll then ask you to extract the image of its color, to which you will click "ok" and begin.

Now your canvas is the picture you selected! To implement your own color, I click on the HEX code on the right side of the panel and insert the code of the color I want.

Before adding ANY color, make sure you make a layer on top of the image you imported. With that top layer, make it a clipping layer so that whatever you add onto said layer can appear within the image below without painting over it!

Finally, look at the image, make any changes you want, add any filter you wish, and violà!! You now have a header to match with the title/text colors!!

Hope this helped you, and gl with making your own headers, love !!

[bloodied-dagger]

some song recs based off lyrics

@rainbowangel110 has asked, so I shall deliver

did I spend entirely way too much time on this? Yes. Was it worth it? Probably not. Did I have to add the lyrics I related to the most for every single song? No, but rainbow specifically mentioned the lyric posting and it's fun soooooo (anyways it's 4:30 AM over here so. if you see any mistakes, no you didn't. I'll edit this in the morning so it won't have any)

Complete list without the commentary is at the bottom. List is in a Song Title - Artist format

Alternative

“Alternative” is being very loosely used here, there will be other genres mixed in here. Also, there is no particular order for this bit

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons This is probably the most country song you'll ever get out of me, right next to the Nickleback song I've got in there

'Cause I will wait I will wait for you And I will wait I will wait for you

BREATHING UNDERWATER - Hot Milk This is very alt-rock emo of me, sorry rainbow

I tried breathing underwater to drown out the doubt Cracked under the pressure and nearly bled out You said you'd always save me - so where are you now? Feels like I'm failing, I'm dancing while drowning alone

Bells - The Unlikely Candidates Honestly I don't really care about the lyrics for this one, I just think I should throw something a bit more mellow after that last one and it's a good song so

And where we go, nobody knows Those bells are ringing, ringing loud Oh lord, we're going down - six underground Those bells are ringing, ringing loud

Razzmatazz - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME Once again I throw a song in for the vibes and not the lyrics. Sue me

And now, well Some things just cannot be fixed With sparkled tongues and politics In a fascist little paradox, we all become anonymous

Rule #11 - My Dream, My Addiction - Fish in a Birdcage Okay, last one I'm adding for the vibes- for now

I, I've never seen a storm this fierce I, am feelin' rather small in here As the walls start to compress Shifting, squirming, restlessness

For You - Loveless Alright now here's a song I'm adding for the lyrics. It's also more on the rock song but it's not that heavy I don't think (maybe minus the bridge where it goes all heavy metal baseline for 8 or so bars)

Wasted my time Why would I ever waste another line on you, you? Crossing the line Why would I ever tell another lie for you, you?

Apologies - acloudyskye You must be something else if you thought we were getting out of this list without a skye song in here. This one isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea bc it's electronic but I like it so

I often think about their lives A fault in me I can't deny And in the end I won't even think So, apologies for all these things

Broken Zipper - Group Project You know I had to put a gp song on here somewhere. This one's def a more feel good song, also one I use to call myself out on with when I'm getting pissed about the little things Although it is a love song about crushing on your best friends sister or something? Whatever

You spend one week's worth of pay on your night out Wrote in pen and ran out of white out Lost your shades and it's much too bright out But who the fuck cares when you're breathing fine right now?

Could've Been Me - The Struts This song has made me cry, and that's an achievement when it's as upbeat of a song as it is

I wanna live better days Don't want to look back and say "It could've been me It could've been me"

Playing Dead - VIOLÀ Came because the song is an emo banger, stayed because I related to it a little while later. This one's also very rock, but I have to have a few in here

But if this is the last time I say sorry Then I'll take it back, 'cause I don't mean it You are the cancer in my body I'm done playing dead 'cause I still feel it

Through the Ghost - Shinedown No idea what living "through the ghost" means but it sounds poetic as hell

Speak of the devil, Look who just walked into the room The guilty invaded notion Of someone I once knew

Reason for Living - Morgan Page This song is actually for the beat saber soundtrack, and so is the next one. Naturally, it's on the more electronic/dance side of things but some of the lyrics are Big Mood™ so

'Cause I don't even sleep no more these days No such thing as staying up too late And nobody's at home waiting for me I'm staying up on a feeling - it's the reason for living

Heavy Weight (feat. Beat Saber) - Lindsey Stirling The fact that beat saber can get lindsey-fucking-stirling on a song is kind of crazy to me. Like. What

Heavy weight Feel it in my past mistakes But I think I've carried them For way too long

Inertia - AJR The shortest songname - artistname on this whole list, probably because it's competition is an artist who's name is abbreviated to IDKHBTFM. Anyway, when this came out I fucking Felt It hearing these words for the first time, and they still hit me the same way (maybe even more effectively than before)

An object in motion Don't ask where I'm going 'Cause where I am going is right where I am (Oh man!)

Alma Mater - Group Project This song reminds me of good times. Maybe not better times, but good ones that're long gone now.

I said "Hey, Why we always end up staying out late, Staying out late?"

It's a love song but I'm 100% not focused on that at all /gen

(Sad, yet) Impactful

Little commentary, songs in order of how impactful each of them are in my opinion (top = least, bottom = most) Also a good portion of these are probably heartbreak songs or smth but I'm pretending they're not like an aromantic would

Cellphone - Promoting Sounds & Nate Kest

It's getting late, I sipped too much Look at me strange, I'll be too blunt I'm easy to hate; I'm hard to love But you love me anyway - or is it lust?

I Won't Beg for You - Chri$tian Gate$

'Cause I won't beg for you, my dear These knees have bled, pulled out my hair Didn't know you tried to burn us down Even when we tried to work it out

Call Me - Shinedown

I finally put it all together But nothing really lasts forever I had to make a choice that was not mine I had to say goodbye for the last time

By The Way - Theory of a Deadman I usually listen to the "(Acoustic) [Bonus Track]" version of this song when I'm sad. figured that was worth mentioning so it isn't out of place (a hard rock song in the middle of a slower song list)

By the way You left without saying goodbye to me Now that you're gone, away All I can think about is you and me, you and me

Rayleigh Scattering - acloudyskye

And if it gets better It's taking forever And what's with this weather? It's not getting better

Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi

So Before you go Was there something I could've said to make it all feel better? If only I had known you had a storm to weather

Landing In London - 3 Doors Down

And when the night comes in around me And I don't think I'll make it through I'll use your light to guide my way 'Cause all I think about is you

Ashes of Eden - Breaking Benjamin

Are you with me after all? Why can't I hear you? Are you with me through it all? Then why can't I feel you?

To Build a Home - Grace Page

And I built a home For me, for you Until it disappeared From me, from you And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust...

Better Than Me - Bohnes

'Cause I Know that you Deserve better than me Better than me, yeah

My Body Is a Cage - Peter Gabriel This one's only here because of that full orchestra impact moment honestly

I'm standing on a stage Of fear and self doubt It's a hollow play But they'll clap anyway

No Time To Die - Billie Eilish

I should've known That I'd leave alone Just goes to show That the blood you bleed is just the blood you owe

My Immortal - Effervescent

These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just too much that time cannot erase

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me And just forget the world?

Somewhere Out There - acloudyskye

It's over Oh, and under Under we go So far below

Full list, no commentary:

Alternative

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

BREATHING UNDERWATER - Hot Milk

Bells - The Unlikely Candidates

Razzmatazz - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Rule #11 - My Dream, My Addiction - Fish in a Birdcage

For You - Loveless

Apologies - acloudyskye

Broken Zipper - Group Project

Could've been me - The Struts

Playing Dead - VIOLÀ

Through the Ghost - Shinedown

Reason for Living - Morgan Page

Heavy Weight (feat. Beat Saber) - Lindsey Stirling

Inertia - AJR

Alma Mater - Group Project

Impactful

Cellphone - Promoting Sounds & Nate Kest

I Won't Beg For You - Chri$tian Gate$

Call Me - Shinedown

By The Way (Acoustic) [Bonus Track] - Theory of a Deadman

Rayleigh Scattering - acloudyskye

Before you go - Lewis Capaldi

Landing in London - 3 Doors Down

Ashes of Eden - Breaking Benjamin

To Build a Home - Grace Page

Better Than me - Bhones

My Body Is a Cage - Gabe Peters

No Time to Die - Billie Eilish

My Immortal - Effervescent

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Somewhere Out There - acloudyskye

[prvtocol]

On Acceptance᠂ ⚘ ˚ known to be left, sharon olds // love and other poems, alex dimitrov // as consciousness is harnessed, susan sontag // henry and june, anaïs nin // how they met and other stories, david levithan // violà, barbara pravi // lord of the butterflies, andrea gibson

[wlwinry]

well if i have this abundance of new followers heres a fun music rec for yall esp the thistlecaster enjoyers: caught it by violà. especially the music video.

[sutekinyce]

Violà! I made another fanart and this one is for @zeroinvador!! Please do read her fic 'The Photographer' because it's one of my favorites as well!! 🥺💖 Now we know why Alcina has that adorable face. 💖✨️ I also imagine Alcina being flustered by endearment names so the last pic is priceless for me. 😂