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crimson-calligraphyx · 1 year

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12: Miracle

A/N: just picture this when you get to the gift shop part okay 😂

While I was at the beach with Noah earlier today, I felt like I was in euphoria. That was not the case now after we had taken a nap and decided on starting the task of deep cleaning my condo. It was overwhelming and extremely embarrassing having filled up a trash bag with empty containers. When we had to open another bag to get the rest of the trash, I was in tears, slumped in the middle of my kitchen floor.

Noah notices and puts down whatever it was that he was holding and squats down next to me, rubbing my back. "Hey, what's going on?" "This is just so...humiliating, Noah," I cry, throwing the bag in my hands down aggressively. He wraps both arms around me and sits properly, scooping me into his lap. "Shh," he soothes, "it's okay. It's just a bit of mess, nothing a little cleanup can't fix." "My life is a giant mess," I huffed, rolling my head against his chest in attempt to hide my face from his view. He squeezes me tighter, "Messes are temporary, Olivia. We'll get this place in tip-top shape, promise." When I don't say anything, he picks my head off his chest so he could look me in the eyes. "Would you like to take a break and do something else?" I shrugged, "I guess."

I couldn't contain my excitement as Noah and I made our way into the aquarium after standing in line for what seemed like an eternity to get our tickets. I haven't gone to the aquarium before, so this was a whole new experience for me, and so far it was enticing. The lobby was dim and crammed with people at first, but as we made our way through, the floor opened up, lined with a glass barricade. I pressed myself against it and leaned over the railing to get the best view that I could.

Below us was the penguin exhibit; there sat a decent sized rock with tons of nooks and crannies for the birds to settle in. Some were perched at the very top of it, squawking away at one another as they fought over the food the caretakers had just thrown out for them. Some were relaxing in the lower levels of the rock, basking in the artificial light. Others were zooming around in the water below that ran right underneath us, which was the most enjoyable part for me. It was incredible how fast these little guys could swim.

Noah takes hold of my hand, grabbing my attention, "C'mon, there's so much more to see," he says with a smirk on his lips. I nodded while I beamed at him, letting him lead me to the next area. There was a shallow tank where several people were kneeling down and sticking their hands in. I looked at Noah in curiosity, who just smiled down at me and cocked his head in its direction, prompting me forward. I kneeled down in front of it like most others, gasping once I saw the stingrays swimming about. I stuck my hand inside the warm water, their little bodies skimming underneath my fingertips. They were silky smooth, but also slimy to the touch, and I couldn't help the cheek-splitting smile I had on my face.

As we continued deeper into the building, there were tons of different tanks with their own habitats depending on what kinds of marine life lived within them. There were tanks that had only a few things of seagrass with seahorses hiding in them, others with a plethora of fish, their vibrant colors an astounding contrast to the coral behind them. Noah would take the time to point out different colors for me, which was adorable and made the excitement of being here even greater.

We made our way into a room that was darker than all the rest, tanks illuminated by fluorescent lights. This room was dedicated to jellyfish, and this was the most incredible thing I've seen so far. One section seemed as if I was staring at an x-ray, the water black but the blobs floating freely were a translucent blue. You could easily make out their anatomy, which was super fascinating to the both of us. One section held slow-moving jellies with extremely long tentacles, their bodies glowing in pink. Another held jellies that moved along at a much faster pace, puffing out like a parachute and retracting to propel forward.

We eventually found ourselves at the very bottom-center of the aquarium where the viewing tank sat, which actually scaled nearly the entire height of the building. As we ascended the ramp that spiraled along it, you could see all different types of life ranging from the size of a golf ball, to the king of the ocean. Well, this tank wasn't fit for a Great White, but there was a decent sized shark or two swimming along the reef that I wasn't sure the species.

He makes us take a seat on one of the multiple alcoves that were placed sporadically alongside the tank, pulling out his phone. He drapes an arm over my shoulders and pulls me close to him, extending the phone in front of us. "Smile," he says cheerfully. I settle myself into him some, placing a hand on his chest and flashed a big smile as he snapped the picture. He then presses a kiss to the top of my head and takes another picture—I'm sure my grin doubled in size. "Wanna grab something to eat?" I ask once he puts his phone away. "Yes," he groans, "I never thought you'd ask." I laugh and push him playfully, promptly standing up and tugging him with me to head to the cafeteria.

There wasn't a whole heck of a lot to choose from here, but we both settled on a slice of pizza and some fries. We ate in silence—mostly because Noah practically scarfed his food down and didn't have time to talk—as I thought about all the things I got to witness today. I never thought how amazing the world would be now that I could see color; I feel like I'm walking in a dream. A dream where the creator pulls me from the grey that I had been living in, guiding me through this new spectrum of life, only to get better and better with each passing moment. The best part about it? I haven't felt the craving of alcohol today—not one bit.

"What are you thinking about?" Noah asks, resting his chin on his fist with a playful smirk on his lips. "The fact that it's a miracle I haven't thought about having a drink today," I answer truthfully. "This place is incredible, Noah. Thank you for bringing me here." I watched his face soften, a pleased grin tugging at his lips. "Don't thank me, I'm just glad you're enjoying your time," he says as he takes one of my fries off my plate and takes a bite. "What was your favorite part?" I push my plate towards him, knowing I wasn't going to finish them. "It's a tie between the jellyfish and the stingrays. The jellies were so beautiful, but getting to touch the rays was something else. They're so cute, like little ocean raviolis!" He shoots me a questioning look before he laughs. "Ocean raviolis? That's...interesting." I narrow my eyes at him, taking one of my fries and tossing it at him. "Oh, shut it. Think about it for a sec. They're shaped the same and their bellies protrude like they're stuffed with something." He shakes his head at me like I'm crazy, chuckling.

"Anyway, what was your favorite part?" "Seeing that smile of yours all day. I think it's more beautiful than all the exhibits here," he says while looking directly into my eyes. I feel my face flush as I bury it into my hands sheepishly—there was no way that was true. "You're so full of it," I mumble through my hands. He takes hold of one of my hands, pulling it away from my face, forcing me to look at him. "I mean it, Liv," he says gently, running his thumb over my knuckles. "I've been here before so it's nothing new, but seeing the way your face lit up was something special." "Well, thank you," I mutter shyly. "Let's go to the gift shop," I say in hopes of changing the subject as I was terrible at taking compliments. "Okay," he smiles at me and stands, picking up our trash. "Gotta see if there's any ocean ravioli stuffies to take home with ya." I laugh and follow him as we made our way to the gift shop.

We wandered in the shop for a little while, picking up random trinkets here and there to deem if they were worth bringing home with us or not. I found a bottle opener that was the body of a Great White, the jaws the opener itself which I thought was pretty cool, but I decided against it and grabbed a shark tooth necklace instead. I figured it would be best for me to not bring home anything that would encourage me to open a bottle, as silly as that may seem.

I round the corner, reaching the area where they had all the stuffed animals. Smiling wide, I made my way over and grabbed the first thing that I saw, squishing it to my chest. At 26 years old, I was shameless about my adoration for stuffies—I would collect them all if I had the room for them. I continued to gather them in my arms and stared into each of their beady eyes and smiling faces, wondering which one I should bring home. I began to turn to Noah in hopes of an opinion, only to burst out into laughter when my eyes landed on him.

He stood there with a cheesy grin, wearing a ridiculous jellyfish hat with tentacles dangling around his face and shoulders. "What?" he asks, humor tainting his words. "Is there something wrong?" I shake my head at him, "No, nothing at all. You're just a dork." I watch his mouth drop, feigning hurt. "A cute dork, though." He props a fist on his hip, "I prefer dweeb, thank you very much." I roll my eyes and chuckle, averting my attention back to the collection of animals in my arms. "Help me pick one out, or I will buy the whole store out." He looks above my head and reaches out to grab something, completely disregarding what I was holding. "This," he says, bringing it down into my view.

We left the aquarium hand in hand, having a stingray in my possession and him proudly wearing that goofy hat.

"Well," I sighed once Noah and I walked back into my condo and put down our new possessions. "I guess we should finish cleaning this up, huh?" He rubs my back and gives me a reassuring upturn of his lips, nodding. "Only if you're up for it, Liv. It doesn't need to be done all in one day." "Yeah, you're right," I agree, giving the area a look over. "I'll leave it for tomorrow. I can bring the trash to work." "Okay," he whispers as he smiles at me sweetly, placing his hands on my hips and closes the gap between us. I instinctively lock my hands behind his neck and grin up at him while he sways us softly, waltzing to nothing. His eyes were dark, yet so gentle, crinkling in the corners while he mirrors my grin. He brings his face close to me, pressing his lips against mine. I kiss back, his tongue darting out and caressing my lip for access to mine. Our tongues collide, hesitantly dancing around one another due to the unfamiliarity of each other. I pull away from him after a moment, breathing heavy as my heart swells at the unexpected intimacy.

"What was that for?" I ask quietly, a smirk forming on my face. A chuckle vibrates through his throat as he rests his forehead against mine, shimmering brown eyes gazing into my blues again. "Am I not allowed to kiss you?" I feel my face flush and giggle, "No, I didn't say that." "Good," he pecks my lips quickly. "I was just admiring you, is all. I'm proud of you for not having a drink today." I scoff, "It hasn't even been a full day. That's hardly anything to be proud of." He shakes his head, "Nonsense. One day at a time, Liv. It's still something." I shrug, pulling out of his grasp to take my vibrating phone out of my pocket, noting it was a call from Vic. I answer it immediately, only to be thrown off when it wasn't her voice that came through the receiver.

"Who is this and why do you have Victoria's phone?" I ask accusingly. "You're Liv, right? She has you listed as an ICE," the male voice replies. My stomach churns, panic setting in. "What happened to her?!" Noah shoots me a concerned look while he assesses my phone call. "I don't want to alarm you, but your friend or sister or whoever has been in an accident," he keeps his voice calm. "We've called an ambulance and they're on their way." I could feel my chest tighten, the air suddenly not making it to my lungs. "Where is she?" I choked out. "At the bar where she works, she was making her way across the street when someone came flying around the corner—" I couldn't bear to hear the rest of his sentence, hanging up and dropping my phone. "Oh, God," I whimpered, fisting my hair with both hands as I turn to Noah. "We gotta get to the bar, now. Vic's been in an accident."

So much for not wanting a drink today.

|Chapter 13|

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angel-blue18 · 4 months

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Coming Home

This is a Kalei x Ramon fanfiction. If you don't like the ship don't read but like, also read bc I'll convert you (jokes). Kalei and Ramon were made by the lovely @residentialrabbit who made the amazing game they're from! You should play it! There is a lot of people! AND WOMEN!! Okay back to Kalei and Ramon fucking. Kaleis anatomy is going to be referred to as AFAB, because the author is trans and afab and says so. Don't like? don't read.

Five years, five long, agonizing years. Ramon couldn't stand it, being away from his angel for that long. Not being able to hold him, touch him, kiss him. He hated it, he hated that he was bound to hell, he hated the selfish part of himself that wanted to bring Kalei to hell. Ramon wanted so badly to be selfish, to let that part of him go free once more, if only for his love. He stood in front of his mirror, fixing his hair, and adjusting his suit. He had to look good, If not for himself then for Kalei. His heart fluttered in his chest, the mere thought of seeing the archangel made him giddy. Finally finishing the final check of his outfit he left for Limbo, a small skip in his step that was never there five years ago.

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"Shit! FUCK! SERAPHIM ABOVE!!" Kalei swore, rushing to grab his papers, brush his hair, and get dressed all at once. He cursed aloud and to himself about letting himself stay up too late imagining Ramon. Very pure thoughts are what he claimed after a sweaty and messy cleanup of himself. He didn't have time to make sure he looked presentable before rushing out the door. And directly into Dominion. shifting it from side to side as he inspected him. The smaller angel felt like a maggot writing in the dirt: naked and afraid. Every happy thought, every excited breath within him vanished at Dominions touch. The Seraphim's eyes were cold and unwelcoming, as if undressing to find his every flaw.

It was another beat before Dominion let him go and stepped out of the way. "I won't let you down my Dominion" Kalei said, his voice was tight, gripping the papers as he rushed to Limbo. The feeling never left, he could still feel Dominion on him, like a curse. Once again kicking himself for being late for another cycle with just one more burden on his shoulders.

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Anxiety bubbled up in Ramon's chest, they couldn't have replaced Kalei, he did excellent in the previous cycle. Please Lucifer, let him still come, let him be here. The new souls wouldn't appear for a bit, so he would have some time with Kalei, he hoped. "I'M HERE! I'M HERE!" Kalei practically fell on his face as he got to the garden, panting. Ramon quickly moved to grab Kalei and steady him. "I'm so sorry- I thought I had more time- I didn't realize- I-" before he could continue, Ramon kissed Kalei, shutting him up. The papers in Kaleis hands were long discarded as a desperate kiss was shared between the two. Kalei's arms wrapped around his lover's neck, pulling him close. Arms wrapping around the angel's waist as the kiss grew hungry, begging for more. Ramon pulled away, nuzzling Kalei's forehead with his own. "Mi angelito hermoso" Ramon breathed Kalei in, feeling alive once again.

Then reality hit, his duty hit. Kalei felt sick, Dominion's lingering touch made it feel as if he was there, watching the two. Tears began to form in his eyes, as he looked away from Ramon. The tightness before came back, choking him as he then pulled away from Ramon. Shoving and back pedaling, he had to hide, he had to be safe. Ramon let him go, not wanting to have either Kalei or himself get hurt. "Kalei, you need to breathe." Ramon's voice was steady. Kalei curled into a ball, his hair pooling around him. Feeling Dominion's eyes on him, seeing his every flaw, he wanted to rip his skin off. He wanted to be perfect, he had to be. Hot tears spilled down over his face, shaking through him. "Kalei" Ramon's voice was broken, utterly broken. Placing a gentle hand on Kaleis back as he knelt next to him. "I need you to breathe, okay? You're going to hyperventilate if you don't." Kalei let out a shuddering breath, looking at Ramon. whose eyes now were filled with tears of his own.

"Why are you crying?" Kalei asked, reaching out gently to wipe Ramon's eyes. Ramon leaned into the touch, before holding back from kissing his palm. "I assumed it was my kissing, did I go too far- I am so sorry Kalei-" Ramon inhaled sharply, holding Kalei's hand he smiled softly. "I'm alright, I'm happy to see you and I'm sad you're upset." He holds Kalei's face gently. "Talk to me Kalei, what's going on?"

Kalei sighs, sniffling before he begins to speak. "It's nothing really, just Dominion. He just makes me feel so small. I ran into him before I came here and he touched me-" Kalei then took notice of Ramons jaw tightening. "Not like that! Just by how he is, he makes me feel like a failure. Like I'm imperfect." Kalei sighs, head resting on Ramon's shoulder. Ramon's arms wrapped around Kalei protectively, rubbing circles into his spine. Kalei softened, holding onto Ramon, "Please just...I want to feel you."

Ramon looked at the small angel in his arms, unsure of the full context Kalei wanted, he didn't want to rush into it. Hell knows he didn't have time to hit there and try to figure it out. He took Kaleis face in his hands and kissed him gently, waiting for the latter to set the pace and the message of what was desired. The kiss was gentle, soft caresses, Ramons hand tracing down the angel's soft clothes and to his thighs. Squeezing them softly causing a gasp to escape the angel's lips. Ramon pulled away slightly, smirking. "I need you to tell me what you want~ No whining about it being embarrassing." He kisses Kaleis neck gently, "please." A soft whimper escapes Kaleis lips as the demon kisses his neck, hips shifting into his hands more. "You Ramon, I want to feel you." A stroke of confidence hits as he takes the hand on his thigh and moves it to his core, face burning red. "there...if you want" He mutters softly. Ramons hand soft against the angel's clit, a small whimper escaping Kalei. Gently laying Kalei on the ground, skilled fingers rub soft circles into his clit, pulling soft moans from his lips. "You have no idea how long I have waited for you to do this~" Ramon purrs, his free hand massaging Kaleis waist. He kisses down the angel's neck, slowly sliding a finger into him causing a soft mewl to come from the angel below. Massaging the soft walls of the angel, reaching the sweet bundle of nerves causing Kalei to buck his hips into Ramons fingers, pushing them deeper. Kaleis moans and whimpers sounded like music to Ramon, watching the archangel come undone at the feeling of being fucked. Slow and gentle, the demon massaged Kalei open, slick dripping down onto the soft dirt below. "Please..." Kalei mewled, sweat beading his forehead, sticking his hair to his forehead. The Mammon pulled his fingers out of the quivering angel, licking the fluids from his fingers, savoring the taste of someone so pure only to soon be defiled by a demon of hell. The angel whimpered softly, hips squirming to be touched again, to have something fill him. Ramon unzipped his pants, palming his half hard cock, purring as he watched Kalei beg and whine. After what felt like hours for Kalei Ramon finally pulled out his dick, the Archangels face flushing a new shade of crimson. Thickest at the base and tapering slightly, 8 inches and thick as a soda can at the base was a monster of a cock, dripping precum onto the grassy bed below. The demon's dick teases his entrance, pushing gently and licking his lips like a predator watching his prey. Slowly and almost painfully for the squirming and writhing angel below Ramon pushed in, inch by inch watching Kaleis pussy swallow him greedily. Kalei keens, squeezing around the demon as he bottoms out. Ramon pauses, letting Kalei adjust to the new feeling, his lover balls deep inside of him, wanting him.

Kalei grabbed Ramon by the neck, pulling him down and kissing him, rough and hungry, a unsaid goahead for the Mammon to ravage him, fuck him until he couldnt tell what was angel and what was demon. Some small voice in the back of his mind worried what Dominion would say, what would happen if someone knew, but the louder voice, screaming and craving Ramon, won. Wanting so hard the love he is brutally denied for 5 years. Slowly, Ramon pulls out of him watching Kalei squirm and whimper.

"Keep whining like that and I won't be able to hold myself together" Ramon murmurs against Kaleis lips, kissing the corner of his mouth before moving to mark his neck. The demon's hips slowly connect with Kaleis again, soft moans escaping him, ecstasy filling them both. who knew love could feel so freeing, no more pressures, just them two and the bubbling love between them. Making up for the years, holding onto the moment and cherishing it until the next group from limbo. Kaleis cheeks felt wet, a warm hand wiping away the tears once again, no words this time, just the brutal understanding of what it means when they pull away and have to return to their duties. 5 more years, 5 years without feeling that spark of joy, feeling useless. To fall would betray what his parents built for him, but to stay, to betray his heart would be a punishment worse than anything the powers could think up.

"Don't hold back I, I want you to be able to remember and feel this as long as possible" Kalei murmured, breathing shakily as he watched something in the Mammons eyes change, sharpening more so as he began to drill into Kalei. Songbird like moans came from the angel as he felt Ramon pound against his most sensitive spot, his eyes rolling back feeling himself be used by Ramon. Choirs above to think of what Dominion would say, what Archangel would do, but he didn't care, the voyers could watch as he practically told them to go fuck themselves with his actions. His world came crashing back together as Ramon kissed him roughly, rubbing his clit tipping Kalei over the edge. Ramon wasn't far behind, finishing inside the angel who held him close. They stayed connected, panting heavily in each other's embrace, savoring the moment knowing once they pull away they must act like they never knew each other. Ramon kisses Kalei gently, moving the kisses down his neck and to his shoulder, mumbling into it, "I wish I never had to let you go." Kaleis hand made its way into Ramon's hair, stroking it gently, unable to trust his own voice. Ramon finally pulled away after another moment, cleaning up Kalei while pressing soft kisses over him. Kalei brushed Ramon's hair back, fixing his outfit before placing one last kiss to his lips."I don't want to say goodbye" Kalei says inches from his lips, hands gripping Ramons. "Then don't, it's just a see you later, I promise." Ramon kisses both of Kaleis knuckles before letting him go, smiling softly before watching the people appear. Kalei wiped his eyes quickly, banishing any stray tears before smiling, pretending as if his heart wasn't shattering all over again. Maybe the next group would be different, maybe, just maybe they could be together without betraying everything. The same old tune, Utopia or Hell, good or bad. Kalei guided the trial goers around, setting them up as night fell. He stepped into the garden, shivering slightly at the cool breeze. A warm arm wrapped around him as cat-like eyes looked at him, home, he was home right now even if it was just a moment under the stars. The Choir didn’t matter as long as he knew that Ramon would be there waiting on the other side.

#Everyone Hates Dominion #repurpose game #repurpose #repurpose dominion #Repurpose Ramon #Repurpose Kalei #Kalei x Ramon #god I love them #Angel x Demon #I love traumatizing repurpose characters #Gay people are real???#Yerning #Doomed Yaoi is doomed #Kalmon #Kalmon everyone #I started writing this before part two and just now finished

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purplealmonds · 2 years

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ACON3D reached out to me for a collaboration, and I used it as an excuse to draw my and @eggdrawsthings‘ Star Wars OCs! I’ve been chipping away at this for the better part of a month, and despite the struggles, I’m pretty happy with how it came out! ^_^

Having used SketchUp for both my professional and personal work, I’m a HUGE advocate of using 3D to streamline my workflow. Utilizing pre-made models instead of making them from scratch is a game-changer!

Extensive notes on my process below the cut.

Default 3D Model:

For this collab, I was to use one of the many 3D model resources sold by ACON3D to create an illustration. I chose the Joseon Dynasty - Thatched House by Team Truffle. The render below is just a fragment of the lovingly crafted set design - I recommend searching it up! (I’d provide a link, but Tumblr’s external link policy might nuke this post from search results if I do)

Customizing the Model:

Modified and added some props to make the scene more thematically Star Wars.

From top left to right:

Building Column - Altered the shape and added motifs inspired by Mandalorian architecture. Mythosaur skull mounted on top is also modeled from scratch!

Uj Cake - Surprisingly few images of this snack despite it being mentioned in many fanworks - I think I used a photo off of Wookiepedia as reference for this.

Cutting Board - Pretty straightforward - a cutting board for the cake to sit on top of. It’s not visible in the final render, but I leveraged the kar’ta motif as a fancy inlaid pattern.

Vibroblade - Basically a replica of Din Djarin’s, though much of its design isn’t visible in the final render.

Buy’ce - This was my first time modeling a helmet in SketchUp, much less a buy’ce. Geometry is a hot mess, but it got the job done.

Xing’s Beskad - Referencing my Mando OC’s weapon of choice. Overall design’s taken straight from the beskad’s blade shape, guard, and grip – though I tried to give it more of a katana-like aesthetic.

Tooka - Or rather, a limb-less and tail-less tooka. By far the most primitive of the models, but I just needed it as a placeholder which I would draw details on top of.

Voorpak - This space chinchilla was...hmm. There were discrepancies between the creature’s original concept in The Wildlife of Star Wars: A field guide (small and 8-legged) and its first appearance in The Bad Batch (dog-sized and 6-legged). Needless to say, I was a tad irritated to find out I modeled and posed two extra legs before realizing they were extraneous.

Phong’s Saber Staff - Probably one of the more complex props in this spread, but Jamie’s detailed reference sheet sped up the modeling process considerably.

Vent Covers - Replacing some of the floor boards in the foreground to give this set a more sci-fi vibe.

Door - Once again, customized the screen design and panel patterning after Mandalorian motifs. This and the column will be the two biggest alterations to the set, so I took extra care to get the designs just right.

And this is what the props look like on set. Colors turned off so the lighting (which I later scrapped) is clearly defined.

Sketch:

Now’s the bit that I finally add the characters and creatures into the composition! For this one, I did have a vague idea of what I wanted out of it story-wise – some kind of low key scene with Phong and Xing hanging out at the latter’s dwelling. To help sell the casual vibes, I had Xing dressed only in his cuirass and blacks. Definitely not because I was struggling to draw his armor. Perish the thought!

Ink:

Ah yes, the cleanup stage. Arguably the most crucial, time-consuming, boring, yet satisfying part of this process. While much of this work is retracing what’s already been drawn, the concise line art eliminates much guesswork in the next steps. The goal here is to have a clean blueprint, so I don’t have dedicate bandwidth to fixing errors in anatomy, prop position, etc.

I try to keep element of this comp well organized. For instance, Phong’s face alone has layers for their eyelash, iris, bottom eyelid, eyebrow, nose, mouth, bangs, braid, ponytail, hair ties, ear, and face - all clustered into a group, which is then clustered within a bigger group containing the remaining parts of their body. Definitely overkill, but I like running a tight ship for pieces I can take my time with!

Color Flats:

Full disclosure: the color flats shown here are a lie. I didn’t land on these colors on my first try; it took innumerable rounds of trial and error. Color palette iterations ran the full gamut from monotonously drab to eye-searingly vibrant then back again. Lighting changed from high noon to overcast to night time in quick succession. Certain elements were individually altered to pop out more, then on second viewing, dialed back because they popped out too much. The colors you see below a grudging compromise of all the directions which it was pulled:

This GIF below is a more honest depiction of the utter chaos which was the evolution of this illustration’s identity crisis:

Shading:

I suppose after that GIF showing these next steps is bit of a moot point, but here we are anyways! I used Brightness/Contrast adjustment layers to start lighting the color flats. I start out with the polygonal lasso tool to block out the big shadow shapes, then go back with a textured brush to soften edges where necessary.

At this point, my layer count was going upwards of 900+ and file size at over 1GB. If I so much as turned off a layer, my computer threatens to have a meltdown. So consolidated these lighting layers by making them universal - one layer for darks, another for contact shadows, etc.

Final Render:

I guess this is where the magic happens? Textures, material renders, secondary & tertiary lights, atmosphere, etc. all kind of just happen at once. It’s a lot of stuff to describe in blow-by-blow accounts, and I’ve rewritten this several times already because Tumblr keeps prematurely closing out my unsaved drafts, so I’m gonna leave it at that!

#Xing Feyrin #Nguyễn Chiêu Phong #Star Wars #Star Wars OC #the mandalorian #mando oc #Mandalorian oc #mandosona #mando #voorpak #tooka #loth cat #purplealmonds #eggdrawsthings #acon3d #fan art #personal art #2022

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screentones-webcomicresources · 2 years

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Editing for Webcomics

There are so many different skills in making a webcomic. Art, storytelling, layout, and fonts are all aspects you might look for when you sit down for an editing session. Editing for webcomics can also happen before the page goes live and after. But how do you decide where you want to put your energy, and when? We can think of the process in four tiers:

Tier 1 - Proofreading

Proofreading is the first basic tier. We all spell things wrong sometimes, forget to draw the buckle on someone's boot, or other small details that are definitely incorrect. These can usually be caught by any beta reader or reader.

When to make these changes: These are usually some of the last things you’re going to fix on your draft page, and the first things readers will notice. They don’t typically take a lot of energy to fix, so most creators will usually address them right away as-needed.

Tier 2 - Rendering Fixes

The next step out from that is rendering fix, which might involve anatomy or perspective. While this is occasionally an issue, it's the kind of problem that an artist will often notice very much and a reader will notice very little.

When to make these changes: Rendering the art is often a pretty time consuming process. Artists can spend a lot of energy on this tier, but in webcomics, we’re going to be making a lot of drawings and getting better at them all the time. Editing goals too focused on “drawing the same thing, only better” can be a moving target. Remember, as long as what you’ve drawn is recognizable, it doesn’t have to be perfect.

Tier 3 - Visual Clarity Fixes

Visual clarity is about a lot of different things, but what it boils down to is "can the reader tell what is happening". If you're distracting the reader too much visually with your layout or lettering or rendering choices, they might not even be able to tell what's going on, and that will disorient them. Things to keep in mind for this:

Making sure text bubbles aren't blocking the action and are being read in the correct order

Making sure the font is readable

Making character designs distinct enough so that you can tell who's in the scene

Making sure body language is understandable and readable

Lightening, darkening, or otherwise keeping colors from clashing unintentionally

Zooming out enough to see the environment so readers know where the action is happening

Zooming in to see facial expressions so readers know what characters are feeling

Keeping the line of action and panel order easy to follow

Following the 180 rule

Keep an eye out for cinemetography and paneling tips to help with this!

When to make these changes: Visual clarity is something you want to consider as soon as a drawn draft is created. Edits for visual clarity can also be time consuming and require some redrawing, so they are best tackled after a few months when you have some breathing room after your deadline is met. Some creators take a break between chapters and just do cleanup of the stuff that their readers found confusing. Maybe you want to wait until you get closer toward making a print volume. Whatever is sustainable for your schedule and goals!

Hopefully the longer you keep at making comics, the less you'll really have to change in your visuals because most artists get the hang of it after a while.

Tier 4 - Developmental Editing

If visual clarity addresses WHAT is happening, developmental editing addresses WHY is it happening. Many creators get stuck with meandering beginnings, might feel stuck to ideas that they no longer like, or have placed breadcrumbs that never went anywhere. Editing on this tier might mean changing dialog, removing or adding panels and pages, and more.

For these deep-dive edits, pull in critique groups beyond your normal circle, take a look at reader feedback, and/or hire a developmental editor to ensure that you’re getting balanced views that will help you bring things in line with your future vision.

When to make these changes: Developmental drafts happen as soon as you write out the concept or outline, and to whatever extent you can, it’s good to address any problems you can find in this stage.

However, we can definitely outgrow our ideas as we go, so if you want to make edits on a developmental level, it's good to give this a solid amount of time to see where the story did go and what the earlier pages need to be edited to support.

Another practical reason to wait is so that the details fade a bit from your readers' memories. Readers won't typically remember the details of what happened, but how they felt afterwards, so giving it a few years ensures most major changes won't disorient current readers

How do we practice editing?

It's tricky to edit your work when you're still in the middle of it, both because we can feel frustrated about unskilled at the beginning, or we might not recognize the deeper issues that visual clarity fixes and developmental editing would fix, in favor of the quick fixes. Coming to an understanding of the merits and weaknesses in your work takes practice and attention, but also a constructive and willing attitude.

If you're having trouble figuring out where to focus and how to keep your spirits up in the process, try:

Asking a peer: Asking a peer who likes your work "what's really working for you, what am I best at", and taking a few of those responses, comparing them to YOUR gut feelings about what's working for you, and building on highlighting those.

Celebrating your work: Framing your editing session as an act of celebrating the parts you love, bringing that good stuff to the foreground and pruning away the things that are holding it back.

Looking for emergent themes: Seeing what good thematic patterns are emerging already and look for more places where you can replace an underperforming scene with something that reinforces that pattern intentionally.

Getting inspired: Looking at other works that you enjoy and see what makes them tick.

Complimenting a peer’s work: Talking to a webcomic friend about what you liked about their work and how they came up with it, and asking about their process. Whatever you learn, you can bring that energy and knowledge back to your own work, and they may have recommendations for you too!

Editing is a tool for building, and using it should be a normal part of your process.

Fiction in other mediums go through multiple drafts, with multiple writers and editors, because it often takes a lot of work to figure things out. It's a very normal part of the process, so don't be discouraged! As webcomic creators, we can get REAL hard on ourselves for not making things perfectly the first time, and that's not healthy or productive.

Editing, like other aspects of making comics, also gets easier with practice! Start with a smaller scope and work your way up to larger editing sessions.

In whatever way make sense for your goals and process, practice and enjoy the fun puzzle-solving aspects of editing, and making everything click together to be the best it can be!

#Writing tips #editing #webcomics

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recedinggumstreatment-cost · 3 years

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Receding Gums Treatment Cost

Which exactly are the causes of one's gums bleeding and receding? Have you any idea when this condition started? Do you have any idea what to do about it? I am going to supply you with all the responses on this article.

It is extremely common. In actuality, it affects everyone else at some point in their life. It starts like a mild sore that is very tender. It could be very painful and uncomfortable. Down the road, it might start to bleed and the pain gets even worse. If you read more about Receding Gums Treatment Near Me click here http://www.durationcares.com/receding-gums-treatment/

The most popular cause is the formation of plaque. This is really a sticky substance that accumulates in your teeth. Over time, this turns into tartar. It is rather hard and which makes it very tricky to brush your teeth. This causes your breath stink even more.

Receding Gums Alternative Treatment

There's also some medical conditions that could cause your gums to bleed. Periodontitis is a disease in which the root of tooth is not infected. When left untreatedthey could irritate your tooth enamel and cause your gums to bleed.

If you wish to prevent your bleeding, one way to reduce the plaque buildup will be by brushing your teeth regularly and flossing. You need to also pay a visit to your dentist every 6 weeks for a cleanup. This can help keep bacteria a way that are known to lead to plaque and tartar.

There's also a few things that could make your gums bleed more. One of them is the reduction of the gum line. Whenever you take something, food particles get stuck between your teeth and the gum line. This can become inflamed when it will not get cleaned properly. Whenever you have sensitive teeth and gum lines, this can be quite painful.

Another thing which could cause your gums to bleed is smoking. Marijuana smoking causes the mouth to make more saliva. Saliva helps neutralize the acids that have caused by the chemicals in tobacco. If there's not enough saliva in the mouth, the acid levels increase. This will cause more redness and pain.

If you're a smoker or if you start seeing signs of gum disease, you should definitely stop. Smoking could irritate your teeth. Your dentist may assess your teeth for possible gum line loss from smoking. You could also require a root canal to correct severe gingivitis. There are a number of different causes of receding gum lines, but using these three, then you will certainly want to find a dentist regularly.

Receding gum lines may also be caused by your own diet. Eating foods that do not have enough vitamin C can lead to gingivitis. Foods such as oranges and strawberries are good sources of vitamin C. You should also eat loads of raw foods, since these contain nutrients which help your own body to keep its immune system strong. Eating healthy may help your own body to fight off infections, which prevent the formation of gum disease.

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People who are exposed to lots of stress or that are suffering from depression can also weaken their gum line. That is due to the simple fact that many medications cause a substantial decrease in the human body's ability to fight infection. Additional things which can lead to gum line loss are medications for cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. If you would like to stop losing your gum line, talk to your doctor about treating these conditions.

Something else that causes the gums to weaken could be the way that you brush your own teeth. Brushing too much causes miniature food particles to get trapped between the bristles of your brush. These particles may irritate the gums and result in the strengthening of plaque. As time passes, this may result in gingivitis.

It's important to brush your teeth softly, using a toothbrush that is intended to get between your teeth and gums. Daily flossing may also get rid of any food that gets caught between your teeth and gums. Daily brushing and flossing will also make it simpler for plaque to receive taken off between the teeth, as plaque is made up of various sorts of germs and different things. If you wish to stop losing your gum line, you will want to take these things seriously and start practicing good oral hygiene.

Remember to go to your dentist regularly. Your dentist will likely have the ability to spot the specific reason why you're decreasing your gum line and figure out whether it's something you can fix yourself. Do not give up hope when it extends to the stage at which you can not brush or floss your teeth anymore. There are numerous things that may be achieved in order to resolve the problem. Just keep trying and not stop trying!

Perhaps one of the very common gum problems which people face is receding gums. This condition occurs when the gums start to reduce their girth and the tissue between your teeth starts to deteriorate. This will cause tooth loss and a painful experience. As a way to avoid this painful condition, it's important to understand receding gums causes and treatment.

Can Receding Gums Be Treated?

The greatest reason behind this illness is poor oral hygiene. People should brush their teeth at least twice each day using a fantastic quality toothpaste and floss. People who do not brush often have a greater risk of experiencing gum problems. Other preventive measures involve practicing good dental hygiene, avoiding sticky plaque and using an efficient toothbrush.

Brushing one's teeth after eating or drinking would be the ideal method of ensuring that the food doesn't go down to the deeper regions of the mouth where bacteria will grow. This technique helps to ensure that there's no buildup of bacteria, that can lead to gum disease.

Some people have gum lines in a subsequent age. They can form gingivitis at any given point. This doesn't mean they are not ready to brush and floss properly. If you start to notice white spots on the gum line, talk to your dentist immediately. This is very uncomfortable and will cause pain.

This contributes to plaque building up around the dentures and therefore reducing their effectiveness. To prevent this illness, it's suggested to secure dentures from the dentist. A visit to the dentist once every six months will ensure that there is a properly fitted pair of dentures.

The teeth don't always get precisely the same form. Over time, the teeth bend and become twisted. This causes the toothbrush to dig in the gum line and irritate it. After the plaque buildup becoming trapped between the teeth and the gum line it becomes hard for the bacteria to become eliminated. Brushing and flossing help dislodge the plaque and it is therefore less difficult to remove.

Some people have a tendency to forget to brush the gum line when they are flossing. This leads to bacteria growing in between one's teeth, the gum line and between the gums. Flossing helps remove bacteria and plaque build up. You need to try that daily.

In the event you suffer from gum disease, it is important to visit your dentist every 6 weeks. You ought to visit them regularly and understand what your treatment plans are everywhere. When you obtain your treatment plan, you are going to know what you could do at home to help improve the health of your gums. The more you know about the disease and the treatments the higher you will feel about your self and what you could do in order to protect against the disease in the first place.

It has been established that people who have a family history of gum disease have a higher risk of making themselves. This is because the bacteria that cause gum disease might travel to other regions of the human anatomy from the mouth. Children might be more inclined to create lines inside their mouths should they also suffer from other health problems like diabetes. But in the event you brush and floss regularly you will lower your risk of developing any gum line related illnesses.

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Regular brushing may also help you maintain your teeth healthy. It will help prevent tartar which is composed of food particles and plaque that harden on your teeth. Thus not just will you be advancing your breath however you may also be maintaining your gums and oral cavity healthy and disease free.

In addition, whenever you have poor posture this may also cause you to develop gum lines and other dental health problems. There are particular positions that promote gums recession and many others that minimize it. Therefore, you ought to talk to your dental hygienist or your orthodontist about the significance of proper posturing. If you do not practice good posture, then it's very likely you may develop gum line might lead to tooth loss prior to you expected.

You need to also pay careful attention to your diet. Eating foods that are high in fat content may increase your risk of developing a gum problem. Foods which are high in sugar content can also donate to gum problems. Thus, if you'd like to maintain your oral hygiene, you must try to avoid eating sugary and salty foods. You should also try to avoid consuming beverages such as alcohol, coffee and aerated drinks.

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canmom · 4 years

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Here we are, now 12 full drawings.

At this speed... it’s still a mess. There’s too much going on and a lot of motion happens much too fast. It works a bit better on 2s (which I’ll post in a second) but still not great.

I fixed some issues with the previous version (frame 3 for example) and tried to improve the arcs of motion. I think the major problem now, apart from a few elements that need to have their own proper pass such as the ponytail and the mesh vest, is timing: there’s basically no easing in and out for the arms (for example), so they very stiffly move forwards and backwards, with a very abrupt acceleration on each step.

The reason this wasn’t obvious initially was that I am animating so that she’s running across the screen, so it looks like the arms are always moving forwards. So tomorrow I embark on a round of cleanup: I’ll stack my frames so they work as a cycle in Krita, and work on easing and frame-to-frame consistency.

I think another thing that doesn’t really work are the head twisting from side to side as she runs. It’s like the “12 frame yawn” in Wiliam’s book: like many novice animators, I don’t yet have a sense of timing so I make everything happen too fast.

Another issue is that the size of the character seems to be growing a bit over the course of the animation, but that’s something that should be relatively easy to fix.

There are a few things I’m proud of. I think the anatomy is pretty good considering I was drawing without reference. I’ve now drawn hands and faces from a bunch of angles. I couldn’t possibly have done that a couple of months ago so I’m really happy about that. And well, however flawed, this is 12 more frames of animation than I’ve ever drawn before, and I’m deliberately going for something quite difficult (realistic anatomy & doing a fast action).

#animation #pictures by me

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tori4thewin · 5 years

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Rabbit Care.

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Diagnosed with Intermittent Soft Cecotropes. Thinning fur patches on Mopsy’s backside.

Treatment: all hay/grass diet 2 weeks - 3 months until stools return to normal. No treats.

Personal treatment plan:

DAILY

Change the litter box in the morning and evening. Extra hay.

Change the water twice a day.

Fresh cut grass every morning. Use scissors.

No fruit. ½ cup veg fed from hand every evening.

MORNING

Change litter boxes, freshwater, measure pellets/oats

Cleanup poops. Remove soiled linens.

AFTERNOON

Pickup each rabbit and bring outside. Brush out fur.

Wipe fur with a damp cloth; Starting with eyes, body, feet, bum

EVENING

Change litter boxes. Freshwater. Fresh grass.

Cleanup poops.

Sit on the floor with my book and pyjamas.

SLOWLY INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL FOODS BACK INTO RABBIT’S DIET AFTER 1 WEEK OR POOPS LOOK NORMAL AGAIN.

STEP 1: Hand-feed ¼ cup dark, leafy greens. (parsley, cilantro, romaine, green leaf).

Then ½ cup, 1 cup, 2 cups.

STEP 2: 2 tbsp, hand-fed treats per day (apple, berries, banana, etc)

STEP 3: ¼ cup pellets; ¼ cup oats every morning.

* Start rabbit garden. Grow grass in our home. Purchase AeroGarden and pods.

SPAYING and RECOVERY

Supplies: X-pen, easy access litter box, critical care, cones, oral syringes, PAIN MEDICINE post-op, warm water bottle/heat pad

Road Trip to the Vet: Sit in the back seat with bunnies, bring cage for at the vet office, purchase a bag of nice Oxbow hay, water bottle, water dish, pellets, cilantro/parsley, blankets, towels, puppy pads, carry rabbits into the office - minimize stress!

Recovery Post-Op: clean x-pen set-up with white towels/blankets, clean litter boxes 2x/daily, clean water 2x daily,

**Rabbit Savvy Vet**

https://rabbitrescue.ca/useful-info/vets/

Rabbits should always have an annual exam, which will help detect problems early.

Why: Not all vets treat rabbits. Not all vets that treat rabbits KNOW rabbits! Many vets are trained in cat and dog medicine and often do not know enough about rabbits to medically treat them properly.

When: It is always a good idea to find a vet you feel comfortable with BEFORE you have an emergency. Rabbits should always have an annual exam that can help detect problems early.

How: We offer some recommended vets here. You might also want to check www.vetratingz.com. Next check the yellow pages for veterinarians who advertise as “exotic” (includes, rabbits & rodents). The next step is to phone the vet. Let the front office person know that you are concerned with finding the very best veterinarian to care for your rabbit and that you would like to speak directly to the doctor at his/her convenience. Leave both your work and home phone number and specific times that the veterinarian can get hold of you or ask what would be a good time for you to call back (when the veterinarian is between appointments).

Emergencies: You need to be prepared for emergency situations at night and on weekends when your regular vet might not be at the clinic. This preparation starts with your regular veterinarian. What are the days and hours of operation? Some veterinarians keep extended hours on certain weekdays. Does your veterinarian refer to a certain emergency clinic? If your veterinarian works with many non-traditional animal species he/she will probably know which emergency facility in your area also treats these animals.

If you will have to go to another location with an out-of-hours rabbit emergency, have the name, address, phone number and directions posted prominently in your house. Make a trial run by driving to the facility at least once so you have an approximate idea of how long it will take you.

Ask lots of questions!

How many rabbits are seen each week? Rabbits should make up a reasonable size of their practice (ie at least 10%)

How many rabbits are spayed/neutered each week?

Do they fast rabbits before surgery? The answer should be NO! Anesthetic meds cause nausea BUT rabbits lack the vomit reflex. Fasting is unnecessary and very dangerous. Eat before and after surgery. Lots of hay, cilantro, and green leaf lettuce; Clean fresh grass and dandelion leaves.

Do they know what drugs are dangerous for rabbits? IE Amoxicillin, Penicillin – unless it is injectible.

What type of gas anesthetic do they use? Isoflurane is the only safe bunny gas

Have you lost any rabbits during routine surgeries?

How would you treat a hairball? Surgery should be the very very last alternative.

Are there other veterinarians in the practice that can treat your rabbit in case the primary vet is not available? And if not, then to whom do they refer these cases?

Does the vet refer difficult cases to anyone else?

How does the vet check molars? An otoscope or a videoscope is the only acceptable answer. Visual inspection is not enough.

Hello, I am located in 100 Mile House. I have 2 female rabbits and I am unsure of their age. I want to get them spayed. I am searching for a rabbit savvy vet to take care of them. They are a huge part of my life and contribute to my overall happiness. I would not leave them overnight. I need a trustworthy and careful vet to spay my girls. How much does it cost to have 2 adult rabbits spayed, including an exam, pain meds, and possible cones to go home with? My bunnies' names are Flopsy and Mopsy. Flopsy is a Dutch breed and Mopsy is a Holland Lop (I am fairly sure of the breeds). They are (mostly) litter trained, minus a few territorial droppings. They are in good health, eating lots of fresh hay all day. I feed them 1/4 cup pellets to share every day and 2 servings of leafy greens. A month ago I noticed loose stools and proceeded to put them on a hay-only diet and it seems to have fixed the issue. My bunnies are mostly okay with being handled but lived most of their lives in abysmal conditions. They now live in my living room, no cage. I am concerned about their stress level with the procedure and the car ride home. I have gotten them a bit used to car rides in order to minimize the stress for their upcoming surgeries. I know I have spoken in length but I am concerned about losing a rabbit. I need to know they are in caring, educated, and experienced veterinary hands. Thank you. -- Victoria Smith 778-239-8688.

List of Rabbit Savvy Vets

Dr. Mike Lavroff and Dr. Kathy Rasmussen at Vetcetera Pet Hospital in Kelowna, BC

250-762-7181

(250) 371-3236

SPAYING PROCEDURAL NOTES:

Pre- and Post-operative care of Rabbits

Dana Krempels, Ph.D.

University of Miami Department of Biology (updated 3 January 2011)

Any surgery can be physically and emotionally hard on both you and your companion rabbit since there's really no such thing as a surgery that is 100% risk-free. I hope the following information will help you and your rabbit get through either emergency or elective surgery with maximal safety and minimal stress.

Pre-operative Care

1. Be sure to schedule surgery with a veterinarian who is very familiar with the rabbit's unique anatomy and physiology, and who has had a great deal of experience and success with rabbit anesthesia and surgery. You might wish to start with the House Rabbit Society veterinary listings at the House Rabbit Society Veterinarian Listings. Veterinarians specializing in "exotic" species are often rabbit-savvy. But before you commit to surgery, make sure. The House Rabbit Society has an excellent site on how to find a good rabbit vet that should make this easy.

2. If possible, schedule the surgery so that you can bring your bunny home with you the same evening. Spending the night in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by strange people and the sound and smell of potential predators, can add unnecessary stress and lengthen your rabbit's recovery. Very few veterinary hospitals have 24-hour monitoring staff, and your bunny will probably not be watched for at least part of the night if s/he stays in the hospital. Home, where he can be monitored lovingly and regularly, is almost always best.

3. If your rabbit is bonded to another rabbit, it is important to bring them to the hospital together so that the mate can offer moral support in the pre-operative waiting period and during recovery. It also will help prevent the dreaded un-bonding phenomenon that sometimes occurs when one member of a bonded pair comes home smelling of Strange and Scary Hospital. The last thing you want your bunny to suffer after surgery is violent rejection by his/her own mate! Unfortunately, this goes for bonded groups, too. It is best to bring everyone in for moral support and to prevent post-operative social rejection.

4. DO NOT FAST YOUR RABBIT PRIOR TO THE SURGICAL APPOINTMENT, even if the person scheduling your appointment tells you to do so. (Receptionists giving such instructions often recite the rules for dogs and cats, not realizing that the rules are different for rabbits.) Here are the reasons why some (inexperienced with rabbits) clinic staff might suggest fasting, and why these reasons do not hold true for rabbits:

a. Some surgical anesthetics can cause nausea. One of the reasons veterinarians fast most animals pre-operatively is the risk of vomiting during surgery or recovery. This can cause accidental aspiration, the breathing of liquid into the lungs, which can be fatal. However, rabbits lack the vomiting reflex and are physically almost incapable of regurgitation. In rabbits, the risk of aspiration due to vomiting is negligible. b. Feeding your bunny before surgery helps the gastrointestinal (GI) tract remain active, which will speed recovery. Rabbits who become inappetence (i.e., not wanting to eat) after surgery are more difficult to "jump-start" back to normal eating habits. Even relatively brief periods (24 hours) of anorexia can result in GI stasis and some liver damage in rabbits. c. Some veterinarians may be concerned that food in the intestine will interfere with their obtaining a correct body weight, necessary for calculating the proper dose of injected anesthetic. This should not be a concern with rabbits because

Under normal circumstances, the intestine of a healthy rabbit is never empty, and should not be. Rabbit GI passage time is relatively lengthy (approximately 12 hours), so to get the intestine completely empty would take a very long time. Also, since an anorectic rabbit can begin to suffer liver damage in a relatively short time when the GI tract is empty, it is not advisable to fast the rabbit before surgery.

If the veterinarian is using isoflurane or sevoflurane, the gas anesthetic of choice, bodyweight is not an issue, since the gas is administered through the respiratory tract. Even though isoflurane gas is more expensive than injectable anesthetics, it is worth the extra cost to ensure safer surgery and faster recovery. IMPORTANT NOTE: Although intubation allows much more precise administration and monitoring of gas anesthesia, and is safer in case of an emergency cardiac or respiratory arrest during surgery, please be aware that the intubation of rabbits is a delicate procedure requiring a great deal of practice and expertise. If your vet is NOT experienced with rabbit intubations, it is probably much safer for the isoflurane to be administered via a mask. You might wish to ask your vet about this before you schedule the surgery.

Injectable pre-anesthetic doses are not likely to be affected by the slight difference in the weight of a rabbit with a full intestine.

5. Take a bit of your rabbit's normal food (pellets and hay) along as well as a small bag of favourite fresh herbs. Ask that the foods be offered to your bunny after the anesthesia has worn off. The sooner the bunny starts nibbling after surgery, the quicker the recovery.

Post-surgical Care

Pain Management

Any surgery, including neuter or (especially) a spay, will make bunny sore for one to several days.

Pain management in rabbits is critical to an uneventful recovery.

Most experienced vets routinely administer analgesics such as Metacam/meloxicam, Banamine (flunixin meglumine), buprenorphine, tramadol, etc. before or shortly after surgery, so the bunny will be as comfortable as possible while waking up.

Ask the veterinarian about this before scheduling surgery. If no pain medications are going to be given to your rabbit, you should probably seek a different vet!

Before bringing your bunny home, ask your vet about follow-up pain management at home, when the initial dose wears off. Post-surgical monitoring and care 1. Warmth

Immediately after surgery, keep your bunny warm and quiet.

Provide a warm water bottle or another heat source (that can't leak, burn, or cause injury) wrapped in a soft towel for the bunny to lean against or move away from, at his/her discretion. DO NOT use any type of electrical heating source that could be an electrocution risk, should bunny chew on it!

Rabbits will tolerate a soft, light blanket better than a heavy one.

2. Post-surgical Contact and Handling

Don't hover. A bunny after surgery may feel groggy and unhappy, and not in the mood for cuddling.

Unless you know that your rabbit wants to cuddle, it's best to let him/her recover quietly and without more human interruption than is necessary to ensure that all is well.

3. Post-surgical Monitoring for Trouble

Be sure to carefully (and gently) check the sutures daily for a few days after surgery to be sure the bunny isn't chewing them.

Many vets use subcuticular (under the skin) sutures that cannot be chewed out, and may even put a line of surgical glue over the incision for extra strength. Ask your vet about this before surgery, so you will know what to expect.

Be alert for excessive bleeding (a bit of oozing is not unusual, but outright bleeding is a cause for concern)

Excessive redness or signs of infection such as swelling or pus are not normal.

If you see anything that causes concern, call the vet immediately for further instructions.

The Healing Process If all goes well, your bunny will start to perk up noticeably by the second day after surgery. Healing begins quickly; adhesions (normal tissue repair) usually start to form within 24 hours of surgery in rabbits. In the case of spay/neuter, a male will usually recover more quickly, since neuter is less invasive than a spay.

A male is usually ready for normal activity within a few days of surgery.

A female might take a bit longer to recover from a spay.

Recovery time will depend on the type of surgery, the surgeon's technique, the surgery itself, and any complications. 1. Post-operative Preventive Care

Under normal circumstances, rabbits do not require post-surgical antibiotics to prevent infection.

Except in very unusual cases, an E-collar ("Elizabethan collar" -- that plastic cone around the neck that prevents suture chewing and makes your companion look like a satellite dish) is not necessary for a rabbit and will cause more stress than it's worth.

If your bunny does try to damage her incision and ends up wearing an E-collar for a day or two, you will have to hand-feed cecotropes, since s/he will not be able to reach them for normal ingestion.

This is how much we love our bunnies. 2. Monitoring the Poop: Signs of Recovery or Trouble

It is not unusual to see a few soft or mucus-covered stools after surgery. Fecal pellets should return to normal within a day or two, once your bunny has regained normal eating habits.

If you continue to see mucus in the fecal matter beyond a day or two, or if fecal production stops, consult your veterinarian immediately.

If your rabbit hasn't eaten anything within 24 hours of surgery, contact your veterinarian.

Monitor the output of fecal pellets closely. If fecal output slows or stops after surgery for more than 36 hours, your bunny may be suffering from ileus, an uncommon but serious post-surgical complication. If this happens, refer to Gastrointestinal Stasis: The Silent Killer for emergency information. Post-surgical Social Interaction

Keep your rabbit quiet for a few days after surgery, but try to maintain normal feeding and bonding times.

There is no reason to separate bonded pairs or groups as long as the bunnies interact calmly.

A post-surgical bunny will usually manage his/her own activity quite well and knows not to "push it" too soon.

If your bonded pair continues to mount or play too roughly after surgery, then it might be necessary to physically separate them for a day or two to avoid injury. This is almost never necessary.

However, if you must separate the bunnies, be sure they can see, smell, and touch one another even if they don't have full physical contact.

Remember: the rabbit who has undergone surgery needs the emotional support of his/her mate for an uneventful recovery. Allowing them to be in contact reduces the chances that they will fight upon full re-introduction. Post-surgical Nutrition

Offer your rabbit a heavy ceramic bowl of water, even if you usually provide a sipper bottle. A rabbit needs to drink after surgery but often won't do so if s/he has to "work" for water. A well-hydrated bunny recovers more quickly and feels better in the process.

If your bunny is reluctant to eat after surgery, offer a favourite treat. Fragrant herbs such as basil, parsley, dill and mint seem to appeal to a bunny recovering from surgery.

Rabbits seem to prefer healthy foods such as fresh greens and hay while they are recovering, rather than starchy treats, which is all for the better.

If your bunny does suffer complications from surgery that cause him to stop eating, you may need to hand-feed for a few days afterwards to help get the GI tract back to normal. Ask your veterinarian for advice about whether this is necessary. Products made specifically for recovery feeding include Critical Care (Oxbow Hay Company) and Critter be Better (American Pet Diner). Or you can make your own recovery food: Pour warm water or chamomile tea over a 1/4 cup of pellets in a bowl

Allow to sit for about five minutes, letting the pellets "fluff"

Add additional water or chamomile tea and mix well to make a pudding-like slurry

Always use any type of recovery food "slurry" with caution:

Never force too much. Allow bunny time to chew and swallow.

Use a wide-bore syringe or plastic dropper with the narrow tip cut off to safely administer

If the tip is too narrow, larger bits can get stuck. Forcing a stuck chunk through the tip can cause a huge blob of food to enter the mouth too quickly, and could cause aspiration.

Squirt the food into the mouth sideways, behind the incisors, not straight back.

NEVER try to force-feed an animal who is not swallowing normally. Consult your veterinarian immediately if this is the case.

Special Notes for Neuter Surgeries The de-sexing of a male animal is known as castration or neuter. It involves removing the testicles and some associated structures. (Some tubules and other structures are left behind, as they are located in the lower abdomen.) The purpose of neutering is to remove the main source of testosterone and to permanently stop the production of sperm. While testosterone has its subjective benefits, it also has its risks: it suppresses the immune system, increases aggression, and generally shortens the lifespan of the individual producing it. For this reason alone, your male bunny may live a longer, more peaceful life if he is neutered.

Although most rabbit-savvy vets perform pre-scrotal neuters, in which the scrotum is not cut, a few old-fashioned practitioners still remove the testicles directly through the scrotum. If your male bunny has undergone scrotal neuter, he may be very sore and swollen (which is why the pre-scrotal method is preferred; ask your vet beforehand, so you will know what to expect.)

A sitz bath in a dilute solution of betadine (about 1 tablespoon of povidone iodine per cup of lukewarm water) can be very soothing to a bunny who has undergone a scrotal neuter. But wait until a day after surgery to do this, to allow some recovery from anesthesia and the stress of the surgery itself.

NOTE THAT MALES MAY HAVE VIABLE SPERM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS POST-NEUTERING! Do not place your male with an intact female until a minimum of three weeks after his neuter surgery! Some males can retain viable sperm for even longer.

Click here for a complete technical overview of rabbit spay and neuter procedures provided by DVM Newsmagazine.

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The condition can last for months or even years. Affected rabbits are often still bright, alert and eating well. The soft droppings stick to the rabbit’s hindquarters, causing irritation and a foul odor. Defecation and urination can be hindered if there is sufficient buildup of feces.

The soft stools are actually malformed cecotropes that should have been eaten directly from the anus by the rabbit. You will notice that the soft cecotropes have a strong odor and contain mucous like normal cecotropes. When the contents of the cecum are retained for longer than normal periods of time the cecotropes are eventually excreted in a more liquid state and it is impossible for the rabbit to eat them. Not only is the condition messy, but there is a concern that the rabbit may be missing vital nutrition if he cannot eat the cecotropes.

The most common cause of ISC is an inappropriate diet that is too high in carbohydrates and/or too low in indigestible fiber.

During a physical examination, many rabbits with ISS are significantly overweight with obvious fecal staining of the hindquarters or feet.

The treatment of uncomplicated ISC (meaning the cause is primarily an inappropriate diet) is based on converting the rabbit to a healthy diet that is high in indigestible fiber, which normalizes the motility of the GI tract and lower in carbohydrates, which helps normalize the flora in the cecum. A healthy diet for a house rabbit consists of unlimited grass hay as its primary component with additional green foods and limited high fiber/low energy pellets.

This is not a difficult diet to feed, but it requires a commitment to removing high carbohydrate foods from the diet and never giving them again. If you do choose to slip some high carbohydrate treats to your pet from time to time, it is highly likely that the ISC will return within a short time and you will be cleaning the rabbit and cage all over again. The benefits of a healthy diet are not only getting rid of the ISC, but also improving your rabbit’s dental, GI and mental health. Only you have control over the success of this treatment.

The treatment of ISC is based first on a serious diet restriction to grass hay, which acts to return the GI tract to normal, and secondly a gradual reintroduction of additional foods after normal cecotropes are produced for at least a week. This would mean you are no longer seeing the soft cecotropes in the environment or on the rabbit. You will see the normal round, dry waste droppings and only the occasional formed cecotrope in the litter box or cage floor.

The hay acts to return normal motility to the GI tract and normal flora to the cecum eliminating the soft stools entirely. If you cheat and feed treats during this process, the treatment will not be effective and you will only perpetuate the problem. There is no doubt that your rabbit will not be happy with you for a while and will probably throw a few tantrums. After all, when you remove the pellets and treats from the diet, it is like taking chocolate away from a chocoholic! You need to resist your pet’s attempts to manipulate your emotions and remember that this treatment is for her benefit and for your benefit as well when you have the freedom from cleaning up the mess every day!

Another important benefit of feeding the grass hay to the exclusion of other foods initially is that your pet will experience a healthy weight loss. Many rabbits with ISC are overweight, and not only do they feel sluggish because of the GI problems but because of their weight it is more difficult for them to exercise. Rabbits do not become underweight on this diet so you do not need to monitor the weight. Many of our clients comment that after the treatment for ISS their rabbit experienced a new “lease on life” and was as active as a young bunny again! It must feel good to shed the excess weight and to have normal GI function again!

NOTE: How do you know your rabbit is eating enough hay? You will know because the waste droppings (the round, dry droppings in the bottom of the cage) will continue in a large number and will stay a large size. If these droppings decrease to half or less in size or greatly decrease in number or become greatly misshapen, then your rabbit is not eating enough and you need to check with your veterinarian to make sure there is not some other disease process going on.

Part 2: Adding in Other Foods

Once the soft droppings have resolved for at least a week, it is time to try adding in some additional foods. Although technically a rabbit could survive on good quality mixed grass hay, it is likely that it will not be complete for the life of the rabbit and will be missing some trace nutrients. In addition, rabbits are used to eating a wide variety of textures and tastes and it is much healthier mentally to have a variety of foods in their daily lives. We need to add these foods back in carefully though, because your bunny has a history of GI unbalance and we don’t want to return to that state. Remember that from here on out, your rabbit should ALWAYS have grass hay available as the basis of a good diet.

Green Foods

After your pet’s cecotropes have returned to normal for at least a week, it is time to introduce green foods into the diet. These foods provide a variety of nutrients as well as moisture.

We suggest adding one new green food every 48 hours to make sure no soft stools are being formed. You can easily determine which items are problematic if you only feed one green food every 48 hours, then remove the offending item if needed. Once you have tested several green foods, then you should feed at least three types daily to your pet Feed a maximum of about 1 packed cup of green foods per 2 pounds of body weight at least once a day or this amount divided twice a day.

Examples of Green Foods

Baby greens

Basil

Bok choy

Borage

Broccoli (leaves and top)

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage (red, green, Chinese)

Carrot/beet tops

Celery (leaves are good)

Chickory

Collard greens Dock

Dandelion greens (and flower)

Endive

Escarole

Kale

Leaf lettuce

Mustard greens

Parsley (Italian or flat leaf best)

Radicchio

Romaine lettuce

Swiss chard (any color)

Water cress

Healthy Treat Foods

When your rabbit returns to normal stool production and after the introduction of green foods you can try feeding small amounts of fruits and other vegetables as treats. As with the green foods, if you see any soft stools, remove the item from the diet. The maximum amount of a treat food is one tablespoon per two pounds body weight of any combination of the following:

Apples

Bean or alfalfa sprouts

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cactus fruit

Carrots

Cherries

Cranberries

Edible flowers from the garden (organically grown and NOT from a florist) such as roses, nasturtiums, day lilies, pansies and snap dragons

Green or red bell peppers

Kiwi Fruit

Mango

Melons

Papaya

Pea pods (flat, NO peas)

Peach

Pear

Pineapple

Raspberries

Squash

Strawberries

Pellets

After introducing greens and fruits and vegetables back into the diet for two weeks without any relapse to soft cecotropes, then it is time to try pellets again. It is important that you only use the grass-based pellets and not alfalfa-based pellets because you increase the likelihood of a problem with the high calorie alfalfa-based pellets. You can try adding in about 1/8 cup per 4 lbs of body weight initially and go up to no more then ¼ cup of pellets per 4 lbs body weight per day maximum. If the soft cecotropes return, remove the offending pellet and you may try a different brand of grass-based pellet. If the soft cecotropes return no matter what brand you feed, then you may have a rabbit that simply cannot tolerate pellets. In this case you can increase the consumption of greens to twice the amount listed above per day. This happens in a small population of rabbits and if necessary they can live successfully on a free-choice grass hay and moderated greens/vegetable/fruit diet without pellets.

Forbidden Foods

Never again feed commercial rabbit treats or high carbohydrate snacks which include those found in the following list:

Beans (of any kind)

Breads

Cereals

Chocolate

Corn

Nuts

Oats

Peas

Refined sugar

Seeds

Wheat

Any other grains

Vitamins

Your veterinarian may prescribe a vitamin supplement during the initial treatment for ISC, particularly if this has been a long-standing problem. If a rabbit cannot eat the cecotropes, then she may be missing vital nutrients those special droppings provide. Vitamin supplementation should be short term and need not continue once the pet is on a healthy diet and is producing normal cecotropes.

Some veterinarians feel that giving vitamin C during the treatment of ISS is helpful in improving the integrity of the wall of the cecum and decreasing toxin absorption into the body. Most rabbits will readily take chewable vitamin C tablets, should they be prescribed.

The dose is 100 mg per 5 pounds of body weight one to two times daily. Vitamin C should also be discontinued once the cecotropes return to normal.

Working with Your Veterinarian

It is important to keep any recommended recheck examinations and phone reports for your pet as suggested by your veterinarian. The progress of treatment can be evaluated and detection of any other diseases can be made. If the condition of ISC cannot be resolved with dietary treatment then your veterinarian will need to perform further diagnostic investigation to determine if there is additional disease. If you are having difficulties converting your rabbit to the diet suggestions made above, please consult your veterinarian and work with him or her so your rabbit can be monitored during this process.

Conclusion

ISC is most often caused by an inappropriate diet and in these cases it is not difficult to treat.

It does, however, require a commitment by you, the caregiver, to provide a healthy diet for your pet for the rest of the pet’s life. It won’t be easy at first as your pet becomes frustrated at the loss of the unhealthy but tasty treats, but the end result is a rabbit who is more active, more responsive and no longer needs high maintenance care. By successfully treating the common dietary cause of ISC, many rabbits can be saved from unnecessary euthanasia and the owners saved from unnecessary anguish.

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How to Repair a Broken Guitar Neck

This instructable will show you how to repair a broken guitar neck and, depending on how severe the damage, how to do some minor cosmetic repair. The guitar in question for this example is an Epiphone Les Paul Studio. I actually bought this guitar about a year ago for the very purpose of practicing neck repair – as it already had a broken neck. I fixed the neck about 9 months ago (and you can see the results of that fix in this series).

Fast forward to the arrival of a new puppy… long story short, another broken neck (the old fix held up though!!!) and a chance to create a new instructable.

In the case of the Epiphone, they are great, affordable guitars… And with these broken neck ones (depending on the nature of the break), these can be a great deal for someone with the time and tools to fix them. And if you happen to bust the top off your Gibson ES335, that can be fixed too!

Step 1: Anatomy of a Broken Neck Step 2: Tools and Supplies Step 3: Inspection of Damage Step 4: Side Note About Wood Strength and Stain Penetration Step 5: Dry Fitting Step 6: Glue Application Step 7: Assembly and Clamping and Cleanup Step 8: Take Off the Clamps and Minor Clean Up Step 9: Wood Finish Work. Step 10: Headstock Cleanup/finishing Step 11: Restring, Check Set-up and Play! Step 12: Conclusion – It’s Alive!

How severe the damage, how to do some minor cosmetic repair. I actually bought this guitar about a year ago for the very purpose of practicing neck repair – as it already had a broken neck. Get the parts of a guitar neck from https://faberusa.com/ – The online store of genuine guitar parts.

This is one of those “OMG what’ll I do!” accidents for most people. But if it looks like a clean break and can be pressed back together without to much work, you can probably fix it yourself.

Just don’t get to worried about the final wood finish. Keep it simple and you’ll be happier than if you try to make the crack totally invisible.

Read the repairing process here in details – https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-repair-a-broken-guitar-neck-headstock/

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Ayurveda & Wellness In Sri Lanka

Purvakarma: Pre-purification Steps

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Ahead of the true operation of purification starts, there's a need to prepare the human anatomy with prescribed methods to make it let go of these toxins. These 2 approaches are snehan and also svedana. Snehan is the petroleum therapeutic massage. Oil can be applied to the entire human body with a particular type of massage that enables the toxins to proceed from the digestive tract. Oil massage also makes the superficial and deep tissues supple and soft, thus helping remove pressure and nourish the nervous apparatus. Snehan is supplied per day for three to eight times, as suggested. Svedana is sudation or perspiration and is awarded everyday instantly subsequent to snehan. An herbal concoction may be inserted to the vapor to loosen the toxic compounds from your own individual. Svedana liquefies the toxins and advances the flow of toxic compounds into the gastrointestinal tract. After three to four seven days of snehan along with svedana, the doshas turn into very well"ripened." A certain panchakarma technique is subsequently given according to this person's individuality and disease, prakruti and vikruti, respectively.

Five Simple Shodanas: Cleansing Methods

Vamana: therapeutic Throwing up or emesis

Virechan: purgation

Basti: enema

Nasya: elimination of toxins through the nose

Rakta Moksha: misuse of this blood

Vamana: Emesis Treatment

If there is congestion at the lungs resulting in repeated attacks of coughing, coughing, asthma or cough, this regenerative remedy is curative nausea, vamana, to expel the kapha resulting in the excess mucus. Usually times this releases repressed feelings which were stored at the kapha areas of the lungs and gut together with the accumulated dosha. After the mucus is released, the patient will probably feel instantly relieved. It is likely that congestion, coughing and breathlessness will disappear which the uterus will become apparent. Therapeutic vomiting is also indicated in chronic asthma, diabetes, chronic cold, cardiovascular congestion, serious indigestion and edema.

After vamana, resting, fasting, cigarette smoking certain natural cigarettes, also maybe not restraining normal urges (i.e., urination, defecation, fuel, sneezing, coughing) is encouraged. If vamana is administered precisely, the man or woman need to feel relaxation in the lungs, then will be in a position to breathe freelyand may have lightness from the torso, crystal clear thinking, a very clear voice, even a superb desire, and all signs of congestion evaporate.

Virechan: Purgation Treatment

When extra bile, pitta, is also secreted and collected within the gallbladder, liver and little intestine, it is inclined to cause migraines, skin irritation, acne, chronic ailments of Illness, biliary nausea, vomiting and jaundice. Ayurvedic literature suggests in such conditions the administration of therapeutic purgation or a therapeutic laxative. Purgatives greatly help reduce the extra pitta resulting in the bile disruption from the body. In fact, purgatives can fully fix the problem of unneeded pitta. When purgatives are used, the individual should not try to eat meals that will irritate the prevailing humor or induce the three humors to turn into uncontrollable.

Vata can be just a rather active rule in pathogenesis (disease). In case we can restrain vata through the use of basti, we've gone a ways in visiting the source of this overwhelming majority of illnesses. Vata is the main etiological (causal) variable within the symptom of ailments. It is the motive power supporting the elimination and retention of feces, urine, bile and other excreta. Vata is mainly positioned from the large intestine, but bone tissue (asthi dhatu) is also a site for vata. Thus the medication administered rectally impacts asthi dhatu. The mucous tissues of the colon is related to the outer covering of the bones (periosteum), which nourishes bones. Hence, any medication supplied rectally enter the deeper tissues, such as bones, also corrects vata disorders.

Nasya: Allergic Administration

The nose is your doorway to the brain and it's in addition the doorway into consciousness. The nasal administration of drug is called nasya. Too much of physiological humors accumulated in the sinus, throat, nose or head areas is expunged with the closest future introduction, the nose.

Prana, life-force like nerve energy, also passes the human body via the breath taken in through the nose. Prana is in the brain and preserves sensory and motor functions. Prana additionally simplifies cognitive tasks, memoryand concentration and cognitive pursuits. Deranged prana creates faulty operation of most of these tasks and produces headaches, convulsions, lack of memory and decreased sensory perception. Ergo sinus administration, nasya, is signaled for prana ailments, nasal congestion, migraine headaches, convulsions and specified ear and eye difficulties.

Breathing additionally can be made better through sinus massagetherapy. For this treatment, the small finger has been dipped into ghee and inserted into the nose. The inner walls of this nose are slowly massaged, going as deeply as feasible. This therapy will help to open the feelings. (Nose tissue is both tender and also with this application the fingernail must be kept small to avoid damaging the delicate mucus membranes) As the majority of us have a sinus septum, one particular side of this nose will likely be less painful to penetrate and massage more than the other. The finger should not be inserted generously. The massage should move by slow penetration, the finger moving in a clockwise and then counter-clockwise direction. This meansthe emotions that are obstructed in the lymph nodes is going to be released. An individual can make use of this therapy each morning and day. Inside this manner, breathing patterns can fluctuate as the feelings have been released and the eyesight also will improve.

Rakta Moksha: Conventional Ayurvedic Method for Purification and Cleansing of the Blood

Toxins present at the digestive tract have been absorbed into the blood vessels and dispersed throughout the body. This condition is also known as toxemia, which is the fundamental reason for recurrent infections, hypertension along with some other circulatory problems. This includes repeated attacks of skin problems such as urticaria, psoriasis, herpes, eczema, psoriasis, scabies, leukoderma, persistent nausea or itching. Such cases, along side inner medicine, removal of the toxins and also elimination of the bloodstream is needed. Rakta moksha can be signaled for situations of liver, enlarged liver, spleen and gout.

Pitta is produced by the dis-integrated red blood cells from the liver. So pitta and bloodstream possess a very close association. A gain in pitta can get in the blood resulting in illness, and thus many pitta-genic issues. Extracting a tiny quantity of blood from a vein alleviates the strain produced by the pitta-genic harmful toxins from the blood. Leeches are utilized as an alternative to bloodletting. Bloodletting also stimulates the spleen to produce anti-toxic substances which help stimulate the immune apparatus. Toxic compounds are neutralized, enabling radical remedies in lots of blood-borne issues.

Particular substances like sugar, salt, yogurt, sour-tasting foods and alcohol are toxic into bloodcirculation. In certain blood problems such substances should be avoided to preserve the blood . For rakta moksha treatment method apart from bloodletting, you will find blood-purifying techniques including herbs, gem remedy or coloring water therapy. For any rakta moksha cure or relevant alternative therapy, it is beneficial to refrain out of yoghurt, salt, sugar, alcohol, bud, salty and fermented foods.

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Life Style and Diet: The Key to Health and Wellness

Throughout some step of panchakarma treatment, conventional Ayurveda recommends specified way of life and dietary plan guidelines.

It is recommended to get enough rest during the panchakarma experience and also in order to avoid strenuous workout, sexual activity, late nights, loud music, television and other such exciting adventures. It is likewise suggested to take special care to stay away and warm from the wind and to detect the thoughts and experiences during that period.

A mono-diet of kitchari along with ghee is recommended, and essential limitations on cool drinks, cool food, caffeine, white sugar, recreational alcohol or drugs and dairy products--all substances that shouldn't be resumed (if at all) until sometime later panchakarma is completed. The reason for this particular diet is that throughout the cleansing approach the digestive fire (agni) has a rest. Additionally, as radicals go into the gastrointestinal tract, the strength of digestion is significantly further slowed. Kitchari will provide adequate nutrition, is extremely simple to digest, and moisturizes each of the tissues of the body, is good for de-aging of tissues also aids from the detoxification and cleanup process. Kitchari can be really a seasoned combination of rice and mung dal, also so is basic to this way of life. Basmati rice and mung dal possibly have the features of being cooling and sweet having a sweet after taste. With each other they produce a more balanced meals an excellent protein mixture that's tridoshic.

#Sri Lanka panchakarma #ayurveda resort sri lanka #sri lanka ayurveda #sri lanka ayurveda reosrt #ayurvedic treatment sri lanka

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Ayurveda In Sri Lanka - Department Of Ayurveda

Purvakarma: Pre-purification Actions

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Ahead of the true functioning of purification begins, there is a requirement to ready the human anatomy with prescribed methods to encourage it to give up the toxic compounds. These 2 approaches are snehan along with svedana. Snehan is your oil massage. Oil can be put on the entire human anatomy with a certain kind of massage that enables the harmful toxins to proceed towards the gastrointestinal tract. Oil therapeutic massage additionally creates the deep and shallow tissues supple and soft, thus helping remove pressure and nourish the nervous apparatus. Snehan is awarded per day for three to eight times, as signaled. Svedana is either sudation or sweating and can be awarded everyday instantly subsequent to a snehan. An herbal concoction could possibly be added into the vapor to loosen the toxins from your own individual. Svedana liquefies the toxins and advances the flow of toxins into the gastrointestinal tract. After three to eight days of snehan and svedana, the doshas grow to be properly"ripened." A more certain panchakarma process is then given according to the individual's constitution and disorder, prakruti and vikruti, respectively.

Five Fundamental Shodanas: Cleaning Techniques

Vamana: healing Sickness or emesis

Basti: enema

Nasya: elimination of toxins through the nose

Rakta Moksha: misuse of the bloodstream

If there is congestion at the lungs resulting in recurrent attacks of bronchitis, colds, cough or asthma, this Ayurvedic cure is curative vomiting, vamana, to get rid of the kapha causing the extra mucus. Often times this also releases repressed emotions which have been held at the kapha are as of the lungs and gut along side the collected dosha. When the mucus is discharged, the ayurveda effective individual will probably feel immediately alleviated. It's likely that congestion, coughing and breathlessness will evaporate which the sinuses will become obvious. Therapeutic vomiting is also suggested in chronic asthma, diabetes, serious cold, lymphatic congestion, chronic indigestion and edema.

Once vamana, resting, fasting, smoking certain herbal smokes, and also perhaps not suppressing normal urges (i.e., urination, defecation, gas, sneezing, coughing) is advisable. If vamana is treated precisely, the man or woman need to feel comfortable inside the lungs, then are going to be able to breathe openly and may have lightness in the torso, clear thinking, a crystal clear voice, a great desire, and most of signs of congestion disappear.

When excess bile, pitta, is secreted and accumulated inside the gall bladder, liver and small intestine, it is inclined to result in migraines, skin inflammation, acne, chronic ailments of Illness, biliary nausea, vomiting and jaundice. Cosmetic literature indicates in such conditions the management of healing purgation or even a therapeutic laxative. Purgatives help minimize the excess pitta resulting in the bile disturbance from the body. The truth is that purgatives can entirely fix the issue of unneeded pitta. When purgatives are properly used, the individual must not consume meals that will worsen the predominant comedy or cause the three humors to turn into unbalanced.

Vata can be a very active principle in pathogenesis (disease). If we can restrain vata through using basti, we have gone a considerable ways in visiting the source of the overwhelming majority of diseases. Vata is the main etiological (causal) factor within the manifestation of diseases. It is the motive force behind the elimination and retention of urine, feces, bile and other excreta. Vata is mainly situated from the large intestine, but bone tissue (asthi dhatu) is also a site for vata. Hence the medication administered rectally effects asthi dhatu. The mucous tissues of the colon is related to this outer covering of the bones (periosteum), which nourishes bones. Therefore, any medication supplied rectally enter the deeper tissues, such as bones, bones, and corrects vata disorders.

Nasya: Allergic Administration

The nose would be your door to the brain plus it is likewise the door into consciousness. The nasal administration of medication is termed nasya. Too much of bodily humors collected at the sinus, throat, nose or head areas will be eradicated with the closest future opening, the nose.

Prana, life-force as nerve energy, enters the human body via the breath obtained directly via the nose. Prana is in mental performance and maintains sensory and motor works. Prana also governs emotional activities, memory, focus and intellectual pursuits. Deranged prana generates faulty operation of all of these tasks and delivers headaches, convulsions, lack of memory and decreased sensory understanding. Thus nasal treatment, nasya, is indicated for prana disorders, sinus congestion, irritability headaches, convulsions and specific eye and ear difficulties.

Breathing also could be improved during nasal massage. For this treatment, the small finger is dipped right into ghee and then placed in to the nose. The walls of the nose are all gradually straightened, going as deeply as you can. This remedy helps open the thoughts. (Nose tissue is both tender and also with this particular specific application the finger-nail must be kept brief in order to avoid injuring the mucus membranes) As most people possess a deviated nasal septum, one facet of their nose will soon be easier to penetrate and massage in relation to the otherside. The finger should perhaps not be inserted forcibly. The therapeutic massage should proceed by gradual penetration, then the finger proceeding first in a clockwise after which invisibly management. This way the emotions that are obstructed from the lymph nodes will be published. An individual may utilize this therapy each morning and day. Within this manner, breathing patterns may change since the emotions are published and also the eyesight can also improve.

Rakta Moksha: Traditional Ayurvedic Way of Purification and Cleansing of the Blood

Harmful toxins contained from the gastrointestinal tract have been absorbed into the bloodstream vessels and circulated across your system. This condition is called toxemia, which is the fundamental cause of perennial infections, hypertension along with certain other circulatory problems. This contains recurrent attacks of skin problems such as urticaria, dermatitis, psoriasis, psoriasis, psoriasis, scabies, leukoderma, persistent itching or hives. Such conditions, along side internal medication, removal of all the toxins and also purification of their bloodstream is necessary. Rakta moksha can be suggested for instances of enlarged liver, spleen and gout.

Pitta is produced by the disintegrated red blood cells in the liver. So pitta and blood possess a very close connection. An increase in pitta may go into the blood resulting in illness, and thus many pitta-genic disorders. Extracting a tiny sum of blood in the vein alleviates the pressure generated by the pitta-genic harmful toxins from the bloodvessels. Leeches have been used as an alternative to blood-letting. Bloodletting additionally arouses the spleen to create anti-toxic compounds which help stimulate the immunity apparatus. Toxins are neutralized, enabling radical remedies in lots of blood-borne problems.

Particular chemicals like salt, sugar, yogurt, sour-tasting alcohol and foods tend to be toxic to the bloodcirculation. In some blood problems these chemicals ought to be prevented to maintain the blood . To get rakta moksha remedy besides blood letting, you can find blood-purifying methods including herbs, gem remedy or shade water therapy. For any rakta moksha remedy or connected alternative therapy, it is good for keep out of yoghurt, sodium, sugar, alcohol, bud, salty and fermented foods.

Life Style and Diet: The Secret to Health and Wellness

During some measure of panchakarma therapy, traditional Ayurveda suggests certain lifestyle and diet guidelines.

It is advised to get enough rest throughout the panchakarma experience and also to steer clear of strenuous physical exercise, sex, late nights, loud music, television and other such stimulating experiences. It's also advised to take particular care to stay away and warm from the end and to observe one's thoughts and experiences in this period.

A mono-diet of kitchari and ghee is advocated, in addition to crucial constraints on cold beverages, cool meals, caffeine, white sugar, recreational drugs or alcohol and milk food --all compounds that should not be resumed (if ) till sometime later panchakarma has been done. The reason for this diet is that throughout the cleanup process the digestive fire (agni) takes a rest) Also, as radicals proceed back into the gastrointestinal tract, also the ability of digestion is significantly farther slowed. Kitchari will offer sufficient nutrition, is extremely easy to digest, and moisturizes all the tissues of the human anatomy, is good for de-aging of cells also aids in the detox and cleanup process. Kitchari can be just a practiced mixture of rice and mung dal, and is essential to the way of life. Basmati rice and mung dal possibly have the attributes of being cooling and sweet with a sweet after taste. With each other they create a more balanced meals ; an superb protein mix that is tridoshic.

#panchakarma treatment Sri Lanka #ayurveda resort sri lanka #sri lanka ayurveda reosrt #sri lanka yoga retreats

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3D Character Modeling & Animation - Day 9

During today's session we explored the basics of the sculpting package 3D Coat. The purpose of a sculpting package is to build up the details of the character using the base mesh we created, sculpting packages allow for the use of millions of polygons that can be manipulated with different brush types. Manipulating Intensity/depth values in combination with brush sizes allows for careful sculpting of the mesh. The purpose of today's session was to test the software and have a play around to get ourselves familiar with the layout and User Interface, however, before we could do this slight adjustments needed to be made to the base mesh of the character. The adjustments come in the form of cleaning up any N-gons that may be on the model, to identify the N-gons we used the mesh cleanup tool, this tool is used to cleanup the mesh to make sure the topology consists of quads and triangles, with some tweaking within the settings of the tool we can instead allow it to highlight the areas that contain N-gons allowing for a manual cleanup to avoid any potential errors, this is done through selecting “select matching polygons” instead of selecting “cleanup matching polygons”, “faces with more than 4 sides” must also be selected for them to be highlighted.

Figure 82: Head Detail/Topology Practice 17

In addition to this I also finally extruded the ear of the character and positioned it using the reference image as a rough guide for how they should look, pulling out some vertices more then others to apply the curve of the ear as it flows across the head.

Figure 83: Head Detail/Topology Practice 18

Figure 84: Head Detail/Topology Practice 19

With the ear in place and the N-gons identified we needed to clean them up, the N-gons on my model were prominently around the bottom of the neck leading into the chest of the character, in order to fix these N-gons some thought was required to create quads, one method that was used and that is present within the previous image is using the vertices to draw a few extra polygons that can then be used to clean up the mesh through connecting them to another point on the top lip of the character, a similar method was used for the polygons around the characters neck. Adjusting the polygons in this way may alter the position found within the reference image, however, if there are N-gons present on the model the sculpting package will refuse the model or the model will not work as intended.

Figure 85: Head Detail/Topology Practice 20

Once the model no longer contained N-gons, we then exported it out of Maya as a .OBJ file format to import into 3D Coat. Transitioning over to a sculpting programme as opposed to a traditional modelling software was a strange experience at first, however, much like with the creating the base mesh the more we progressed the more I got used to it, which is good, since I plan on using a sculpting package to build my character up once my final concept is created so I can use it as reference. When in 3D Coat the base mesh needed to be imported into the scene, this is done through first clicking on the “Sculpt” tab, clicking “File” and clicking import object, then locate your mesh and import it, at this point you will be able to add more subdivisions or polygons to the model using the small window that appears when the model is in the scene by clicking the subdivide button, every time the button is clicked the mesh will become more complex, however, at the cost of performance of the computer, therefore, starting at a lower subdivision level may be wise and then building it up later on, once this is done make sure to apply the settings and select a brush.

During my time sculpting the character, I focused on the muscle groups for the upper arm, trying to make them appear natural and realistic to the human body and for a first attempt at sculpting anatomy onto a character, the result was a lot better then I expected it to be. Whilst sculpting I primarily used two different brushes, the first brush was the “Move” brush, this brush allows for the manipulation of the existing mesh of the model, moving areas in and out, during my time with this tool I realised that sometimes it would mess with the model causing cuts, I believe this to be due to the low amount of polygons applied to the character at the time in combination with the size of the brush. The second brush was the “Rapid” brush, this was the brush used to build up and reduce the form of the character through adding extra geometry over the existing mesh defining the sculpting aspect of the package.

When sculpting the muscle groups of the character I used my graphics tablet that I had brought with me, using this provided a lot more control over the placement and use of the rapid brush within 3D Coat, arguably allowing my to make the character look more organic then if I were to use a mouse, however, there are ways in which to make the mouse easier and more efficient to use within 3D Coat. When it comes to creating me character, I will be definitely using my graphics tablet. In the creation of the arm, for the most part I did not use reference, mainly because I was experimenting with the software and getting used to it, however, when I believed the model to be somewhat accurate I decided to implement the reference, which provided much needed assistance for the triceps of the character.

Figure 86: 3D Coat Practice 1

In addition to this I have also recently finished the concepts for the body/armour of my character, much like with the heads I created four different concepts containing both front, back and side perspectives in order to get a full understanding of each concept. When compared to the helmet concepts, I like more concepts for the body then I did for the helmet, therefore, providing more of a challenge when it came to picking a design that I would use as a final concept. Out of the four concepts, when looking at them overall I like concept 1,3 and 4 with the first concept being my favourite, due to this I decided to get more opinions about what other people thought, overall the opinions were very varied, with votes going to a lot of different concepts. Therefore, I am most likely either going to combine the different elements of the designs into one concepts to see how it turns out or go with my gut and pick to design I like the most. Moreover, two of the concepts were based off of the helmet concepts that I liked these being concept 1 and 4 with concept 2 and 3 being experimental designs, armour concept 1 was designed around the helmet that I liked to most, therefore, it will most likely be chosen to create a suitable combination of helmet and armour.

Figure 87: Initial Armour Concepts 1

Figure 88: Initial Armour Concepts 2

Figure 89: Initial Armour Concepts 3

Figure 90: Initial Armour Concepts 4

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