#They're evil in an evil pt and good in a good pt etc

[zerosquids-2]

Man I'm so upset Durge isn't a companion but just a playable Origin. It feels so unfair that if they live Tav doesn't exist, and if Tav exists they're dead.

#it would have been so cool to 'direct' their choices via MC behavior #They're evil in an evil pt and good in a good pt etc #and you can influence them in their choice to accept or reject Bhaal much like with Astarion and the Ascension ritual #and you need to stop them from killing Isobel #and if you have a romance or high appreciation with them they also risk gutting you in your sleep lmao #why can't we have that it's so bizzarre #the dark urge

[azure-cherie]

Some astro observations pt:4🧡

It's been a year I have done an observations post ☠️ I hope you guys enjoy this one 💟

In case you want a reading :

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🍊 Combust or retrograde Venus can be cured through worship of Devi , respecting women and general and treating yourself well . Whereas combust mercury can be cured through practicing mathematics. Combust Saturn through practicing more routines.

🍊 Rahu synastry makes you delusional true but ketu synastry is even more delusional you will feel a sense of familiarity with the person you have the synastry with but soon you will realise oh it was all play and eventually the ketu person will actually start hating the moon person .

🍊 I think purva bhadrapada is he sign of sati as when sati was born on earth to be wife of Shiva only the expansiveness of purva bhadrapada could make her realise her true potential as mahadevi herself how she's nature and everything that truly exists in the cosmos . Likewise purva bhadrapada expands their horizons to realise their true purpose . I found some purva bhadrapada prominence in her media depiction of sati as well .

🍊 Purva bhadrapada are also truly sweet and kind people who have so much intelligence but it stays hidden for the early part of their life .

🍊 Purva Ashadha as a young girl or a maiden is often envied by her peers for being pretty , use protective things as a means to protect from evil eye , PA is associated with liver and evil eye can cause bumps in the face or skin disease .

🍊 Shravana girls have the quite confidence, they're genuinely bubbly but it's hidden in the quite girl interior, they know who they are and are constantly working on themselves.

🍊 With pisces placements in a man's chart one can have a good balance between the masculine and the feminine energy, I have generally seen pisces creating a nice atmosphere for their wives or the girls they love . They enjoy cooking and also get a lot of girl friends around them who trust them .

🍊 Gemini guys in general are the most confused people though girls can be assertive or be quickly change the men are just diplomatic about everything.

🍊 Vishakha women have the tridosha of kapha , which makes them effective in transforming their body fast .

🍊 I've seen that you might attract the sign of your 7th house but mostly it doesn't work out 💀 rather the sign in your 12th house works better , the chemistry is unbeatable and they treat you so well . Even in my case Taurus is my 12th house 💀 Taurus men be spoiling me 👑

🍊 Sun moon synastry is so passive agressive

🍊 Your atmakaraka can provide you insights on which Devi you should worship , for example if mars go for some ugra Devi like Kali , Durga etc . They can prove to be your ishtha or kuldevi please note that to find one's ishtha /kuldevi more things are to be considered.

🍊 Sun in the 10th house gives one fame but makes one work hard asf , when you're at the verge of giving up that's when true fame comes in to save you being the house of Saturn .

🍊 Jupiter in 3rd makes one materialistic they were the kids that were obsessed with new toys and gadgets as it generally makes one fidgety, also they were fulfilled in their wants for toys .

🍊 Combust mars in a girls chart overworks themselves because they feel a lack of vitality, they don't know where to exactly put efforts or what to do to make themselves feel better. Combust mars in a man's chart has the delusion of being masculine when in turn they do nothing to nourish their essence , true help in this case can be attained through puja in Tuesdays of Mangal Dev or Hanuman .

🍊 Ketu and mars can give hidden anger issues and can cause anger outbursts like Taurus mars . One way to combat that is to donate blood .

🍊 Saturn in 1H should do atleast one thing they don't like to do but is Essential for them everyday as this position might show feeling inferior or uninterested in themselves the act of doing something for themselves makes them more confident.

🍊 Mercury in combust , 6th house gives skin problems .

🍊 Rohini isn't materialistic for money but for comfort .

Thank you so much for reading, have a great day/night 🧡

#vedic astrology #sidereal astrology #astrology #astro community #astrology notes #astro notes #astro observations #astrology community #astrology observations #astrology placements

[youremyheaven]

vedic astrology observations pt 2

in my previous post i had briefly talked about how moon influence, cancer rashi, jupiter influence tend to give the natives a large chest and make them very curvy. ill expand more on that here:

Pushya (cancer rashi) stellium (sun, rising and venus) Selena Gomez is known for her generous curves

Hasta sun, Pushya moon + mars native Monica Bellucci is known for her luscious curves

Punarvasu sun & moon, Sofia Vergara is blessed with a big bosom

Vishaka moon, Pushya mars & rahu, Hasta jupiter & saturn Beyonce made it cool to be curvy back in the day

Punarvasu moon, Penelope Cruz

Punarvasu moon, Mariah Carey

Purvabhadrapada sun & mercury, Alexandra Daddario

Milana Vayntrub, Purvabhadrapada sun & rising

2. Serpent Yoni is present in the charts of most seductresses/femme fatales/sex symbols. Nakshatras associated with snakes, like Ashlesha, Rahuvian nakshatras (rahu is linked to serpent), UBP etc are also commonly found in the charts of many sirens 🐍

Rohini sun, Angelina Jolie. Her atmakaraka is her mercury in mrigashira

Mrigashira moon, Jennifer Lawrence (she also has Ashlesha sun)

Natalie Portman, mrigashira sun

Megan Fox, venus in mrigashira atmakaraka (moon in ashlesha)

Margot Robbie, swati moon (rahu is associated with snakes) and has venus in rohini

Parveen Babi, Mrigashira moon

Urmila Matondkar, saturn and ketu in Mrigashira

Sridevi, ashlesha stellium (sun, rising and venus)

Mila Kunis, sun in ashlesha, moon in swati

Marilyn Monroe, sun & mercury in rohini

Pola Negri, a silent era sex symbol, rohini mars and ketu in ashlesha

Theda Bara, the first ever sex symbol had UBP rising

Clara Bow, the woman because of whom the term "it girl" was coined, had venus in mrigashira atmakaraka

Snakes have long been associated with mysticism, hypnotism and evil. A seductive woman can put anyone into a trance and make them lose their mind and forget the reality they inhabit, similar to how a snake charmer can make a snake twist and turn according to their will by playing certain tunes, a highly magnetic woman can get anything she wants by channelling her inner serpent.

3. Homewreckers, Mistresses and Concubines

Camilla Parker Bowles is probably one of the most famous mistresses in the modern era. She has Punarvasu sun & mercury and is Pushya rising

Monica Lewinsky has Pushya sun & Punarvasu mercury

Angelina Jolie has Pushya venus & rising, along with Saturn in Punarvasu amatyakaraka

for those of you who don't know, Ben Affleck cheated on JLo with Jennifer Garner and then married her. JGarner has Ketu in Pushya whereas JLo is a Pushya moon

Tom Brady left his pregnant wife to marry Gisele Bundchen, who has Pushya sun and Punarvasu mercury

Blake Shelton was still married to Miranda Lambert when he started seeing Gwen Stefani who has Punarvasu moon

Madhuri Dixit, in perhaps her most iconic role, plays a courtesan named Chandramukhi in the movie Devdas. She has Pushya moon conjunct Jupiter

its pretty well known that Priyanka Chopra had an affair with the much married Shah Rukh Khan (not the first time she was accused of being a mistress) PC is Punarvasu sun & mercury

Marlene Dietrich who was best known for playing femme fatale- esque, mistress-y roles had Pushya moon

I was very surprised to find Punarvasu and Pushya nakshatras crop up so often as they're often considered to be the "goody good girls" but perhaps this is what makes them so desirable to men, so much so that they're ready to wreck and ruin their lives, careers and marriages to chase these women. I had mentioned in another post about how since Cancer is the most feminine sign, women with these placements are often considered the ideal wife/gf and I suppose this is the shadow side to that. Desirability is a double edged sword and must be wielded carefully. obviously i dont condone cheating nor am i making it sound like a positive thing but i thought it was an interesting recurring pattern nonetheless!!

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#vedic astrology #vedic astro notes #sidereal astrology #astrology notes #astro observations #nakshatras #astrology observations #astro notes #astrology #astroblr #astro community

[ozwuv]

How did you learn to draw hands?

HANDS I'm a freak who loves drawing hands... This is going to sound odd, but it's another thing that ties into being autistic for me kfdsjkfsd I have poor facial recognition skills and generally avoid eye contact, so I tend to identify people by their hands. I couldn't reliably visualize my own mother's face if my life depended on it, but I sure do know exactly what the back of her hands look like. As a result, I have hands burnt into my memory lol. But more importantly, I love to draw character interaction, and hands are sooo integral to that. If I force myself to enjoy something or at least hold a lot of interest in it, it'll be easier to learn long term and I think that's something a lot of people can relate to.

More under the cut bc I'm longwinded

The other thing is something nobody wants to hear, but tbh just studying them lol. Short gesture drawings are best for this (think 60 seconds max), but tbh Mochijun's way of drawing hands really inspired me when PH was still running in the last quarter of the manga. I wouldn't suggest studying purely from one person's illustrations, but it helps to pick out a few artist who draws hands in a way you love. Nowadays Hoshino's (DGM's mangaka) way of drawing hands inspires the heeeell out of me.

Like are you seeing this shit? The way she draws hands fucking rules lol

I wouldn't stick to 100% studying irl hands or 100% studying drawn hands -- a mix of both is great, bc you can have all the knowledge in the world of how to realistically emulate hands, but studying how others stylize hands can be helpful for actually drawing them. This goes for anything in general because not having an idea of how to incorporate something you're studying into your art can be really frustrating. For example, the thing I enjoy most about how Hoshino draws hands is how the fingers are not just straight lines -- they have dips and jut out to indicate knuckles/joints and such. I find the way she draws hands to be so expressive, unique, and beautiful.

Another thing to keep in mind: don't focus on the details. Just get the general silhouette down for a bunch of different poses -- details can come later. This is why gesture drawing is so useful, it forces you to get the key points down so you don't over-detail something you don't fully understand yet and wind up making things look awkward/stiff.

Also, never forget you (most likely) have two hands right in front of you that you can reference any time! Take pics of your own hands from various angles if you must. Really useful!

Btw: Quickposes a really useful resource for gesture and figure drawing. It has options specifically for hands (!), humans, animals, landscapes, etc, with time intervals as short as 30 seconds, and an option for custom intervals. Line of Action is also great, but it's limited to just human options.

I haven't used either of the above in a while since I'm too lazy to draw anything but anime lol but if they're still as good as I remember, I would highly recommend them.

OH ALSO SONIC FANART you have to git gud at drawing hands if you want to draw sonic characters they got bigass hands. Sonic also taught me how to draw shoes kfjDOIWGJI

ALSO PT 2 just trace shit. Literally. People act like tracing is evil but it's a great way to learn. You can even trace other artist's work, just don't post it and claim it as yours lol

#THANK YOU for asking about this i really adore drawing hands. AND YOU CAN TOO!!! #yip yap

[4rainynite]

EAH Dorm Rooms Headcanon pt 1

Apple & Raven's Dorm.

One's a princess who's loyal to her destiny, while the other princess is rebellious and fighting for a cause.

Throughout the series we've seen Apple & Raven's room the most since they're the main characters. but let's dive in a little more.

It's obvious that Raven and Apple have different styles as Raven's style would be associated with the gothic subculture and Apple would be associated with the preppy subculture. Apple's main colors are red, white, and gold (and sometimes pink) and her motifs are apples, bows, and pearls. Raven's main colors are purple, black, and grey/silver (and sometimes turquoises) and her motifs are birds/feathers, chains, and scales. Also, their main colors are Ever After High school's color and their alliances purple for the Rebels and red for the Royals.

Mirrors seem to be one of the things that unites the two girls. Think about it, in the Snow White story it was a magic mirror that told the Evil Queen who was the fairest. Throughout the dorm mirrors are shown on both sides (heck, there're tiny mirrors on Raven's slippers). Throughout history mirrors have been used to reflect what we see and who we want to see. And during the book and web series mirrors have been used during important story lines for example: Headmaster Grimm hearing the Evil Queen laugh, Apple using the mirror net to spy on Raven (consent much?), how the Evil Queen spies on others (Ugh, privacy!), mirrorpads, mirrorphones, mirror prison, the booking glass in Dragon Games, etc. Mirrors are important in the EAH world.

From what is stated on Apple's card (under Apple's side) the room she and Raven share is the largest dorm room (in the girls' dorm) reserved for epic tales. Seeing how the Headmaster plays favorites I'm surprise he didn't give this room to Apple first. But maybe he doesn't assign the rooms and as long as the character is from an epic tale: evil, good, or neutral they can have it!

Apple's side: Apple is a Royal both in alliance and birthright. Apple aspires to be the perfect queen and her dorm room reflects it. Honestly, don't tell me this wasn't the bedroom you wanted when you were five-years-old and in your princess phase.

From what I read in the books Apple's furniture consists of: redwood furniture, canopy, gilded chairs and wardrobe. Only the best for a future queen!

Apple lives and breathes the princess lifestyle and not just because she is one, she works hard for it. She's also very studious as she is one of the few students with the top grades so whenever she's not checking herself in the mirror she is studying, reading, or preparing for future school events.

Apple cares deeply about her looks and her magic talking mirror helps her both in fashion and in confidence. I love the irony that Apple spends more time consulting a magic mirror than Raven.

Though it was never seen in the show Apple did receive a jewelry box similar to Raven's. The jewelry Apple may keep in there are probably pearls, rubies, mini crowns, and apple barrettes since that is what she usually wears.

In the Getting Fairiest line Apple has a nightstand where she places her crown while getting ready for an event or sleeping. It was never shown in the webseries, but we did see Briar's nightstand where she keeps her sunglasses (will show when it's Briar's turn) and them seem to be larger than the toy version.

Apple's Fainting Couch has been seen in a few episodes, sadly we never saw her use it. Which is a bummer because, picture this:

Apple laying on her fainting couch writing in her diary WITH HER GLASSES ON! Suddenly, the door knocks and Apple scrambles to put her glasses in the secret compartment and looking very awkward hiding them. That could've been a running gag, we were robbed of that and seeing Apple in her glasses! Plus, the embroidered apple pillow is so cute!

It wasn't seen during Dragon Games, I'll let it pass since the animators were probably busy and we're human we forget stuff. I also believe that Apple keeps her diary in the storage of the fainting couch.

Seeing how she and Raven have the biggest dorm (in the girls' dorm) of course Apple would have a closet and a dresser to fit all her luxurious clothes. But, sometimes the closet isn't there in some scene. My theory is that since Ever After High School is magical maybe the furniture appears when it is needed, or for example when the student is in the room the windows will appear to bring in some like. Like I said above during the Fainting Couch the animators are busy and the layouts change with each animator.

The vanity was originally Apple's desk which had a bulletin board above it. Again, layout change and the furniture appears when it is needed. I kinda like that Apple has fairy lights seeing how traditional her style is, but see does have a poster of guitar, so she may have a spark to her.

Raven Side: Even before the Rebel movement Raven had a rebellious streak in her. She questioned how her world worked, her story, and herself. Despite Raven's fashion sense matching a traditional fairy tale villain it was her choice to dress that way.

Raven's didn't originally look the way we see it now; Apple (along with Briar) redecorated her side of the dorm to resemble more of an evil queens lair. In the webseries Apple gave Raven an evil throne, an evil crown, and an evil haunted mirror (she may have added the extra mirrors), while in the book Apple put spikes on most of Raven's furniture and gave her a goblin bed sheet set. As nice as Apple was trying to make Raven feel at home, it wasn't right of her to change roommates and go through Raven's things without consent.

One thing that stands out in Raven's room is a white guitar, which gives us the idea that Raven is a music lover. One of my many headcanons is Raven's dad got her into music as a bonding activity between the two and the guitar used to be his before he passed it down to his daughter.

Personally, Raven's is my favorite room design (that we got to see) and if I had the budget, I would remodel my room like hers.

As stated above the room Briar (and Ashlynn) are currently living in the same dorm as Raven's mother (and Cerise's mom). I believe Raven lived in her mother's dorm during freedom year (freshmen year) or will live there her final year, and like many boarding schools/ colleges students don't live in the same room every year.

In the color palette it says imperial gold, but I see black in the color scheme, sure there's 'gold' in the flooring and candlelight, but maybe this was an early idea that the creators had to unite Raven and Apple in a way.

Despite being the future Evil Queen, Raven spends the least amount of time looking at herself in the mirror, gotta love irony. It was also mentioned in the book that Raven tries not to compare herself to Apple since that's what lead to her mother going off-book and vain, so she avoids them.

I believe the wide-eye girl was Brooke, which means besides Maddie and Kitty, she's the only non-Wondelander to see a narrator (lore).

We were able to see the jewelry box when Raven was getting ready for her date in 'Date Night' and an actual was available like Apple's. The jewelry we saw Raven take out of the jewelry box were mainly a silver ring and a chain necklace; so, her jewelry is mainly chains, spikes, and amythest. On the bracelet one of the charms is a potion bottle and Raven does have a potion/ bookcase (can be seen in one of the above images) that I wish we saw in use.

In the getting fairest line Raven has a nightstand where she places her high collars during the night. It wasn't seen in the show, but it's somewhere in her dorm.

We only saw glimpses of Raven's destiny vanity in the webseries. In 'Unfairest of Them All' Raven was heartbroken when Baba Yaga Hut's baby destroyed it., luckily it was rebuilt. The vanity has a built-in keyboard and a brush that looks like or doubles as a microphone. Raven is usually seen with her headphones on, listening to Taylor Quick, playing her guitar, or playing on her keyboard at her vanity. She probably spends more time making music than looking at herself.

Like Apple's diary in her fainting couch I think Raven keeps the books in the vanity's cabinets and reads them when she's alone.

The closet and evil throne (not shown) are only seen in glimpses since furniture appears when it is needed. At first I thought Raven was the only student with a fireplace in her dorm, before we saw 'Epic Winter' on Briar's side of the dorm has a fireplace as well, so I guess each dorm has a fireplace on one side of the room. To keep warm during the cold months and having two fireplaces is a bit much and a fire hazard.

At the beginning of 'Croquet Tastrophe' Apple was first seen in Raven's side of the room for some odd reason. But, wait, Apple has a mug in her hand for some reason. Which made me think Raven owns a coffee machine that she lets Apple use sometimes.

The girls do have a balcony (pretty sure everyone at the school has one) that the girls like to go out to get fresh air during times of stress and peace. In 'Apple's Princess Practice' they have a zipline which I'm pretty sure Briar set up.

Well, that's the first of the dorms, now to the next.

Images can be found here: EAH wiki, Royal&Rebelpedia, and @teatimewithmaddie .

#ever after high #everafterhigh #ever after rebel #ever after royal #eah #ever after high headcanons #raven queen #apple white #dorm room #my art

[jedi-enthusiast]

Debunking the "The Jedi are Evil" Theory Made by The Film Theorists PT 4

Point 4 - The Jedi are a Cult

(TW: Human Trafficking, SA in regards to Human Trafficking)

Oh boy! We've finally gotten to the point that every single anti-Jedi idiot makes when they claim that the Jedi are evil!

Let's see what exactly Matthew says about it:

"The Jedi Order is a irrevocable cult that lands somewhere between an involuntary boot camp and human trafficking!"

Wow, that's quite a claim! Surely if you're making a claim like that, you've checked to make sure that the Jedi Order fits at least one of those definitions, right?

Let's check!

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Cult Definition:

"A relatively small group of people having beliefs or practices, especially relating to religion, that are regarded by others as strange or sinister or as imposing excessive control over members." - via Oxford Dictionary, according to Google

The Jedi Order is about a group of 10,000 during the Prequels, so not exactly what I would call small--but sure, I'll give you small, since that's a pretty negligible amount of people in the galaxy.

Their beliefs and practices are rarely seen as a bit odd by people who aren't Jedi and/or haven't ever interacted with the Jedi, but for the most part people just regard their practices as hard to follow--since they practice a lot of self control and emotional regulation (which is healthy)--but ultimately good. Their beliefs definitely aren't regarded as "sinister."

The only people we see that even come close to believing that are the protesters in TCW, but they just think the Jedi are wrong for fighting in the war. It's nothing about their beliefs or practices.

And the Jedi certainly don't exercise "excessive control" over their members.

Many of the members dress differently, we're shown that the Jedi often disagree with each other and interpret their philosophy differently, the Jedi can leave the Order whenever they want, many members of the Order also practice the cultures of their homeworlds, people are literally appointed to the Council for thinking differently because the Jedi want to have differing viewpoints brought up, etc.

They even bend their own fucking rules sometimes to help their fellow Jedi!

Once a female Jedi fell in love and got pregnant and hid it, and Yoda and Dooku literally had a conversation where Yoda said point blank that they would've helped her, if they'd have known about it!

Literally the only things that the Jedi are anal about are:

1. Don't kill or hurt people, except as a last resort.

and 2. don't turn to the Dark Side (and I've already outlined why that's bad).

And even when people do turn to the Dark Side and hurt people, the Jedi fucking help them! They, of course, hold them accountable for their actions, but they try to help them turn back to Light and do better in the future!

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Welp, they obviously don't fit the definition of a cult. Let's see about the next definition--involuntary boot camp.

Involuntary Definition:

"Done against someone's will; compulsory." - via Google

Boot Camp Definition:

"A place for training soldiers, especially new recruits." - via Google

Considering that parents willingly give up their children to the Jedi Order and then those children--when they grow up--choose to stay, since we've already established that they can leave at any time, I'd say that the Jedi Order definitely isn't involuntary.

And, as I've said before, the Jedi Order is a religious institution--not a militia--and even the work they do for the Republic is primarily diplomatic and peacekeeping ventures. So they're definitely not a boot camp either.

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Wow, that's two definitions down that the Jedi definitely don't fit!

This next one's quite a serious claim, though, so the Jedi must fit this one--because it'd be pretty tone deaf and shitty to make said claim without it actually being true, right?

Human Trafficking Definition:

"Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation." - via Wikipedia

HOLY SHIT, YOU COULD NOT BE MORE WRONG!

The Jedi do not "trade" their initiates, they do not force them into labor, and they certainly don't sexually exploit them--what the actual fuck is wrong with you to make this claim?

Especially when nothing we're shown is even remotely close to coming near this definition--even in the worst bad-faith reading of SW media.

Wow, so not a single thing that Matthew assigns the Jedi is actually something they fit the definition of. Imagine that.

#star wars #sw prequels #the clone wars #pro jedi #pro jedi council #pro jedi order #in defense of the jedi #in defense of the jedi council #tw sa mention #tw human trafficking

[melliotwrites]

(Grouping the last few questions from @aveasorae together!)

Q: beatrix mentions “vincent lin’s basement”, and later vincent and quincy meet in his room- what are the student accommodations at ardess like?

Ooh! I think they're pretty standard dormitories, at the time decorated a bit nicer than modern-day dorms (see below for one of the period photographs we used as a source)- a bedroom and a living room that you usually share with another student, though they can pay more to get their own. Or if you don't want to deal with trying to get on-campus housing you can always live somewhere nearby. Beatrix mentions that Vincent's dorm building last year was 1) next to the Ardess Daily building 2) had a basement. So I think they have access to shared basements, kitchens, and common spaces in the building. During the year that Adamandi takes place, Quincy and Vincent are roommates. Ambrose has a single dorm in the fancy dormitories, Beatrix lives on the other side of campus to the Daily to save money (and therefore it was easier for her to crash at Vincent's last year), and Portia lives in the underclassmen dorms which are generally a little nicer and less run-down.

Q: if quincy had discovered (last-minute) that beatrix had been a phaethon nominee, would they still have killed vincent?

Hm! This is a moment I tend to leave open to audience interpretation (and, partially, the actors) in terms of Quincy’s motivations (Are they killing Vincent because they want the prize? To put him out of his misery? To make him a martyr and remove his sins? To remove the part of themself that is causing them to sin? To destroy the evidence of Vincent’s crimes or cover up their own?), but of course I have a writerly answer in my heart of hearts. And that answer is yes, probably, but they wouldn’t have killed Beatrix in that situation. ~Mel

Q: how would you sort the characters into the alignments (good-neutral-evil // lawful–neutral-chaotic)?

Here's where they'd be at the start of the show:

and here's where they'd be at the end of the show:

Q: set details pt 3- what were the articles in “the ardess daily” newspapers that were used in ‘read all about it’? (or was it just the lorem ipsum etc.) The Ardess Daily newspapers came from a distributor who makes period-accurate prop newspapers for shows: https://www.proppapers.com! I think they might have been more than lorem ipsum – stock period-accurate articles – but nothing related to the show.

#adamandi ama #adamandi #answered #aveasorae

[zarvasace]

Vidow Animatic Thoughts (pt 1)

I shall detail thought process etc. let’s go. It’s long. Under cut. Hit tumblr max image upload so this is three parts.

part 1 // part 2 // part 3

Animatic can be found here

Program: procreate dreams (it’s clunky but it works). This whole video took me something like 8 hours? Over the course of uhhh three days? Pretty quick.

Introduction

This is my first ever animatic, so when I began, I wanted to keep it simple. I chose my favorite pencil brush and like three colors (I later added one for emphasis). I had a couple specific scenes in mind, and I knew how I wanted the progression to go, but I winged most of it, shot by shot. The song does a good job of building up with a sort of three-act structure, so.

I referenced the castle from Breath of the Wild, but I didn’t stress too much about the details. The plan was to make it sketchy and quick. The beginning is mostly just things moving across the screen. I think that works, though, setting up the angsty mood and giving me room to expand later on. The first shot with Vio’s face is sort of meant to be a fake-out: you’re looking at him, but no he’s looking at a mirror, which is obvious when it cracks. Not sure if that came across but the cracks are very cool anyway.

This is also the first time you see white, which sort of represents change/time through the whole thing.

And then we see the first of Shadow, and he has his own color: black. He's a real drawing here (rather than black smoke or something) mostly to establish that black=Shadow.

Not much to say about the next bit, with the door and stuff dropping, I just wanted to make it clear that we’re in Vio’s bedroom at the end of a day.

And then he’s being dramatic about getting in bed. Mostly just to show that he’s tired and Haunted. Also I think it does work in establishing that this isn’t really Shadow’s doing. Whether or not he’s actually there doesn’t matter, because it’s Vio who thinks he does, and we’re seeing this from Vio’s perspective. He’s the one who can’t let Shadow go, so whether Shadow is actually haunting him like a ghost doesn’t matter.

Verse 1

SO first off, Vio is sad and has bad dreams. Well, good dreams. They're good, but they make him sad. Shadow shows up in black again, definitely part of the dream (further blurring the line between reality and delusion). Vio's in white in his dream, which doesn't happen anywhere else. If white represents change, then this is Past Vio, or the Vio That Vio Wishes He Was But Isn't. It's definitely memories of some kind, though, because white Vio's hair is short, where normal Vio has a long braid throughout.

We only see Shadow as more than an influence (by that I mean a shadow, a flash, a feeling) a few times, and this is the first. His presence is stronger in dreams and weaker in the reality that Vio lives in.

But the sun comes up and Vio is actually alone. White is the sun/light a lot here, meaning that time is passing. Vio's still brooding. (I really like that little "in the heat of the day" shot, the glint is in Vio's lower eyes which may hint at tears, but it's definitely not obvious yet.) I don't particularly LOVE that drawing of Vio braiding his hair, but it gets the point across. He can't stop thinking about Shadow, even as he goes about his day.

Chorus 1

This part hammers that in: Vio CAN'T stop thinking about Shadow and wallowing in his memories, it's driving him to distraction and failure. He's not moving on. It's right there in the lyrics: "I can never let you go." There's a reference to evil root beer as he's eating, distracted from Red (hi Red!) right beside him. He feels guilty, and can't shoot arrows without imagining himself hurting Shadow more. He still half-expects Shadow to be there for his discoveries. He feels watched, like Shadow should be there all the time, even when he isn't doing anything. He's brooding. Broody boy.

Interlude

Broody boy continues. Important: when he's walking to his room/the library/wherever books are, he's going right to left. I studied a couple videos of walk cycles to get those feet right, and they still aren't right, but I'm still impressed with myself! Also, apparently I now have a mental library of Gothic Windows. I thought that was a fun shot. Vio sure sighs a lot.

Verse 2

This verse is ramping things up and preparing for the turn.

"Nothing ever changes, so I've learned." I feel like this is quite a Vio statement to make. I don't think it's perfectly applicable—in this post-canon-adjacent AU, clearly the four of them are still separate people, which would be quite a change, but for Vio? I think it means that he's maybe a little upset that nobody else is grieving to the point of distraction. People are going about their lives, but every single step Vio takes is shadowed. (ba dum tish.)

The flower was a spur-of-the-moment decision, since I wanted something in the spot where the book was and didn't really want to just draw vague smoke again. But it ended up being thematic and calling back to a later moment in the video. And maybe it hints that Shadow might be showing his approval that Vio is at least trying to do what he loves (that is, reading books.)

And Vio's back in his room, surrounded by books. He's tried so hard to forget. He doesn't look particularly interested in what he's reading, and we know why. I tried to frame that "to forget" shot in a way that looks like he might be drowning in his own ambition, like he has all these books and he's just desperate that one of them will distract him or be a replacement for Shadow's influence in his life, which is quickly growing to dangerous levels...

Did Vio actually see Shadow here? Well, once again, it doesn't matter, because Vio thinks he did, thinks so hard that he throws himself to the ground. It doesn't injure him, but it doesn't take a fortune-teller to imagine that he might do something truly reckless if this keeps going. And Vio sees that, I think, here. He realizes that what he sees might not be real. He's in the "dark night of the soul" here, and actually cries, which is a big deal for his character. It's just two tears—white, if you'll notice—but it represents his hitting rock-bottom.

"And you've never loved me once" is maybe not the right line for this, I considered changing it to "you only loved me once" but I eventually decided to keep the line as it is in the song so there's minimal dissonance for the viewer. The song's story isn't quite the same as the one I'm pulling out here, but this line is the turning point in the song's story and in mine.

(continued in part 2!)

#fs #vidow #vidow animatic

[blurryfangirlansuke]

Undescribed Pt 2

Duke grabs the leftover paper that hasn't been used to drawn and hums to himself while letting the pencil doing it's work. Once he was satisfied he hands the paper to sona.

Sona was feeling down from being lonely and having not so much notes whenever she posted maybe she wasn't trying hard enough maybe her drawing the same thing is making others bored what if she's not good enough. The truth is she needs to get that negativity out of her system and look the bright side of things. Very important message that Duke writes for her .

Sona done some stuff in the past that wasn't the greatest but she's still learning as an artists to do better and not let criticism or hatred take over. She looks more into the note .

One message not just to sona but to people and artists who need something like this. Duke maybe a bad influence and evil but he does has his sweet moments whenever someone needs a shoulder to cry on besides trying to sleep around .

Duke being smug looks back at Sona as she stays still the tears down her eyes. No one is not perfect we attend to screw up sometimes but it's part of learning also who's the tallest and handsome vamp of all Duke point out .

Duke press his hand caressing Sona's hair messy but still a sign of comfort closing her eyes feeling at ease. No need to pressure yourself or being the best. Just be you and you'll get by this is you're life. Okay I'll do my very best Sona said with a gentle smile

With the black and grey colors occur from the conversations and tears with emotions color started to show between these two a vampire embracing his care and love to this human girl doing better and making others and herself feel happiness. We can always try again .

Duke: I'm always here for you toots

Holding hands with each other developing a heart of the trust and understanding they have. They're going to start fun and memorable chapters from art, friends, creators etc.

A lovely happy ending for two or maybe you ~

Hey ya thank u for taking the time reading my digital comic between my sona and my hubby welp the character that always puts a smile and gives me inspiration Duke from " The Vampair Series ". He has honestly lift my spirits up whenever I'm down or need something to dabble and draw. There's lots of characters I see many artists draw as a comfort or to simp and it's absolutely inspiring because I want Vampair to be popular like Vivziepop animations Series that's how much the series means alot to me. I use to always rely on the numbers of hearts or notes I received having a like or followed by your favorite creators but that's not important what matters is that your doing something that you enjoy doing from the heart and soul and maybe you can inspire others. I hope I can try with the fanworks I draw my some of my characters and creators characters. I've gone alot better and this is meant for fun hell I'll be happy if I get zero notes I'm proud of posting what I love and enjoying simping for spaghetti man.

Thank you all and have a great day or night ❤️ ^^

#chibidondc #daria cohen #dukevampair #duke #mypersona #selfinsert #sweet messages #encouragement #selfship #selfshipping #blackandwhitesketch #colored sketch #wholesome #inspiration #fanwork #justbeyou #artists on tumblr #minicomic #illsutration #thevampairseriesfanart #thevampairseries #digtal art #young artist #ansuke #blurry #femaleartist

[this-acuteneurosis]

What did Leia change that made the Jedi Council assign Ahsoka to Obi-Wan instead of Anakin?

I love DLB! We need more Leia centric fics!

So, ngl, this change had very little to do with Leia making changes to the universe and a lot more with me getting my hands on the canon and shaking it violently by the shoulders.

Ahsoka is an interesting character and I like her, but I'm, uh, not pleased by her addition to the story as yet another female character sacrificed to the free fall of Anakin's character arc. I've only seen the episode where Anakin takes her on once, and I was less than impressed with the double cross that made her Anakin's student. And yes, I have heard plenty of complaints that their dynamic was flawless and I'm a heretic for breaking them up and she was supposed to be a stabilizing influence for Anakin and--

Just...do not make me explain why it is Bad that the Jedi Council assigned Anakin an Emotional Support Child/Student as a frontline general. Do not get me started on the implications of that choice. I don't want to fight about the relative goodness/evilness/incompetence of the Council or the Order. And don't try to convince me that Obi-Wan (who apparently asked for a padawan as a general, Obi-Wan why????????) was okay with this. That it made sense to him. He wasn't even officially Knighted when he decided to take on Anakin. He more than anyone has to know that giving an emotionally unstable Jedi a student does Not Fix either of them. Just...please. If this man, and this Council, are as intelligent or wise as anyone claims, the justifications made in canon made No Sense.

That being said, I do believe the Order would send even young padawans onto the battlefield, and I tried to touch on the reasoning a little with Ahsoka's assignment. The Order joined a war. They're are in command. They are going to lose full ranked Jedi. Someone has to replace them. And someone has to train the students the Order already has. Some of those students are old enough it's less sketchy they are being made soldiers. Others...

It is an ugly, ugly choice and I wanted Obi-Wan and Anakin to show how squicky people feel about it. And I've only covered their POV, but the Council doesn't love their decision either. Ahoska gets sent to Obi-Wan in this fic partly because he's supposed to have a relatively safe assignment on Radnor. The Jedi are bending their principles, but they are trying to be as careful as they can about it. (I've noted before that most of my canon experience is OT and PT, and I only loosely know about the other Very Dangerous situations that padawans have been in in broader canon/EU/etc. But I'd like to think that the Order tries to be cautious about where they send masters that have little babies who can barely manage to not trip over their own cloaks.)

All this to say, Leia changed the story and Ahsoka's placement by making this fic happen at all, and I'm not sorry about it. I don't think Obi-Wan is an inherently better master for Ahsoka, and Anakin is going to have a very active role in her training still. Should I ever manage to get past this plot arc, dear mercy, please...

#Don't Look Back #Ahsoka Tano #Jedi Council #Anakin Skywalker #Obi-Wan Kenobi #canon what canon

[lorecatchup]

[sound on] also Stardust referencing Cody's other eras and implying he's beyond time and space, fascinating

Guy on commentary: "... I think he feels like 2016 is the year that maybe the [mean name referring to Stardust] can finally reach new heights" buddy you have no idea

This is such a cute face omg

They're so CUTE

The Cody chants have been especially loud and frequent this match, but someone just started a Stardust one, bless them [unrelated to the above image]

A rough match for Stardust

Pt 2

Okay so I've kind of been using the interviews and bonus videos as like, canon light? But the idea that Stardust is actually good gamer buddies with Xavier Woods and Tyler Breeze (and Miz etc) but esp Xavier Woods who's whole thing is like, postivity and wholesomeness lmaoooo and that he uses Clash of Clans as a outlet for his evil villainous insticts lmao, it's all too good not to include

#lore catch up: year nine #stardust #important #Youtube

[padawanlost]

Here's some more Anti-Yoda fuel- Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger. In which a group of people (a research team if I recall correctly?) are stranded on Dagobah. The adults slowly die off and their kids have to resort to cannibalism to survive for several years before they're eventually rescued. This happens in the same area of the planet that Yoda was huddled in for 20 of those years. HE. DID. NOTHING to help. Clearly he knows where to find food but noooo of course he didn't help LITERAL CHILDREN.

Also, another quick note on that Galaxy of Fear book - Yoda did have contact with the children but instead of trying to help them he chased them off and they’re terrified of him because of that. They called him ‘the Imp’ because that’s all he ever was to them.             

why i didn’t know about this??!! I need to read this book!

As sad asit is, it fits. The PT-Jedi, especially Yoda, were so focused on the bigpicture and on detaching themselves from the everyone else that they ended up corruptingtheir own purpose. Look at Coruscant, they were fully aware of all the evilsthat went on but they didn’t do anything to help until something pushed them toor they believed it would be for what they considered the greater good. It’sthe same with slavery, smuggling, drugs, etc. they didn’t act on it until itbecame personal.

Unless hebelieved the children would somehow help him defeat Vader and the Emperor, theywould be nothing but distractions. And a Jedi should not let himself be distractedby “pathetic life forms” and side quests. Yoda, being such a wise being,understands the will of the Force better than any ne so if a bunch of kids areleft unprotected on a dangerous planet, oh well, that is the will of the Forceand he must respect that :/

#ask #anon #yoda #sw meta #sw books #meta: yoda #txt

[gudakdalee]

Kingdom Final Performances: Analyses! Pt. 1

My thoughts as a 10-year long kpop fan, a theatre performance major, a supportive-of-all-groups-doing-well type, & yes i do speak korean (but im not analyzing all lyrics bc they go by v fast) also how is it a decade already lol. Written in order of performance in the episode! No, I am never trying to bash or shade a group.

Pt. 1: Ateez, Stray Kids, The Boyz Pt. 2: BTOB, IKON, SF9 Pt. 2 of episode performances = another post!

ATEEZ: I liked how their message about "멋" ("mot") aka being cool, says being cool is being 'humble and kind' (quote one of their props) This echoes throughout the lyrics, the ending pose bow, the broom sweeping, the stopping of bullies (commentary on korea's bullying blowup perhaps bc HJ said he wanted to show "korea's 멋"), etc. And they included every group's logo on the flags (perhaps reference to road to kingdom where a group included everyone's fanchats), which was a great unifying detail showing the friendships formed are what's 'cool' rather than the competition. ((Hongjoong really reminds me on GD (his gestures, his body language, his look, his facial expressions, his voice) and thats NOT a bad thing (IM NOT SAYING HES COPYING HIM OK). TBH many idol, rappers esp, are similar to/inspired by/image trained using GD and it makes sense bc.... he's GD, so it's hard to distance from his impact. Anyway, Hongjoong I could really see having a solo debut.)) ATZ also brought in the traditional lion dancers (like GD/Taeyang's performance on Infinite Challenge!), which shows embracing Korea's tradition is also part of 멋, being cool. Lion dances are to expel evil spirits, bringing in good fortune, and here they're reject the 'evils' that can come from competition and not only stand unified, but celebrate! with all groups at the end. I loved how they using different visual illusions to create "멋", a way to say that there's different ways to be cool, but in the end, being polite, kind, humble, helpful, responsible, and inclusive, is all part of being cool.

tldr: it was like a trendy PSA for kindness

STRAY KIDS: They said they wanted to go darker than their other performances, but I honestly thought their "기도 I'll be Your Man" was darker. Also, interestingly they chose to show in the beginning that Wolfgang is actually a reference to Mozart! I'll have to read the lyrics, but I wish they would've brought the reference back in someway later. The set looks really fun for parkour: like a rundown, lived-in, abandoned amusement park! Good for quick stage blocking, and fast scene changes. At the end, it showed only 2 slopes- I wish they had used more elaborate sets, it felt like they had 1.5 total 'scenes', only differentiated by the ivy curtain. For some reason, I was waiting for a surprise/reveal, 반전 좀 기다리고 있어. Those fur jackets doe, like a dam fluffy cloud. also EXCUSE ME BANG CHAN- 니 몸 여기서 보여준다고?!??!!!!?! In terms of scale, performance, and song, I preferred their 神DUDUDU stage bc it felt more like a bombastic, bold, we-are-here statement. Wolfgang unfortunately didn't sweep me up; there wasn't a definitive MOMENT (like how sf9 got criticism that their 1st performance didn't feel clear, no climax). Now, dont get me wrong, I support SKZ, I do, which is why I believe they can do better (and HAVE done!, like even their first impression stage was more captivating! and unexpected! and kept my eyes glued to the screen more than wolfgang). But who knows, maybe a few more listens/views?

tldr: 神DUDUDU stage felt more like a finale

THE BOYZ: Impressed with how much they incorporated the VCR clips, it felt like almost half of the performance was video??!? that's not easy to coordinate, camera-timing-wise, so props to the director/camera work. Also, great use of pyrotechnics in time with their high note and lyrics, visually and audio-ly satisfying. And wait, did that one guy fall from his lift?!?!?!? Or was the timing correct?? Bc it went right into video, so im unsure. Interestingly, they didnt use ANY sets, except a water pool near the end. Instead they filled it up with dancers, perhaps to show their strength in numbers, and sharp choreography, that their people are here, their kingdom is come? Overall, the visuals, outfits, choreo, and LED screens felt very 'idol boy group', so in a way, they are exactly on brand! lol

tldr: nice VCRs

Gonna do the rest in another post!

will keep saying that mayfly was the best thing to come out of kingdom lols

#kpop #kingdom #dam this was long lmao #kingdom legendary war #ateez #atz #hongjoong #stray kids #the boyz #mayfly #bang chan #btob #kingdomfinal #sf9 #ikon #wolfgang #kingdom come #멋 the real