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silvermoon424 · 9 months

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Hi! I wanted to know, how do you do typesetting for manga? What sort of tools do you use? I recently discovered a series that has text only translations, and wanted to learn how to typeset so I could combine them with the raw scans.

Hello! It's great to hear that someone else is getting into typesetting! I'm entirely self-taught (didn't even look at guides or anything, I just felt it out and it shows in my earlier work lol) but the nice thing about typesetting is that it's pretty easy to get a feel for. Honestly, Photoshop does most of the technical work; I would say a lot of typesetting has to do with art and visual aesthetics. It's your job to make things look right, and you can get really fancy with it (especially with sound effects).

I'm very slowly working on a very long PMMM doujinshi, here's a sample page of my work and what I mean about making things look "right" (in regards to text placement, cleaning bubbles, etc). My personal preference is to break up words as seldom as possible, which is a philosophy even a lot of official typesetters don't share lol (probably because a lot of typesetters value speed over little touches like that).

Anyway, Photoshop will be your best friend! I'll be honest, it's been a hot minute since I pirated my copy and I don't even think the method is valid anymore. From what I understand GenP (Windows) and AdobeZii (Mac) are the new methods of cracking Photoshop. Here are the GenP and AdobeZii subreddits for guidance. Also, if you have a Mac apparently downloading directly from Cmacked is the way to get Photoshop.

Anyway, I really can't get into all the tricks and intricacies I've learned over the years about typesetting. However, I found this AMAZING, comprehensive guide that I would strongly suggest using as a reference. They cover all of the fundamentals as well as a lot of the extras. There's even a few things in here that I wasn't aware of and will definitely be brushing up on!

I've also uploaded my font reference file to Google Docs. All the fonts show up as arial, but I've included screencaps of what they look like. These are all free fonts and can be found/downloaded if you just Google the name. Generally, Wild Words is considered the standard font in manga/doujinshi scanlations (although of course there are variants). It's what I use in all my standard text. All the rest are for sound effects, aside text, emotional text that is meant to be elevated, etc.

I would also suggest at least downloading custom heart and star shapes (or brushes) for Photoshop; there are a bunch of free ones available and those shapes tend to come up in manga speech bubbles a lot.

Oh, and make sure you make a credits page for your releases. Mine are super bare-bones (just white text on a black background for the most part) but you deserve to be credited for your labor! So does whoever translated the manga. Once you get the series up and rolling I would suggest starting to upload to Mangadex (the hub of scanlation where tens of thousands of people can see what you've made). If you need help figuring out how to do that, hit me up again when you get to that point. You'll have to create a group but it's super easy.

Am I forgetting anything else? This is such a near and dear hobby of mine and I feel like there's just so much to cover, lol. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

#typesetting #scanlation #scanlations #guide #my guides #tutorial #tutorials #resource #manga

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corinne-eaglebridge-sso · 2 months

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A small guide to outfit making

I'll be using this screenshot (which features new baby Deerling!) as an example!

This is a small guide on my process of making outfits!

I number this as a step-by-step, but I do sometimes change the order of steps when picking an outfit - especially 1, 2 and 3 can be reordered towards my current needs.

Pick a base. I usually pick one item to base the outfit around - in this case, the dress. However, when riding a magic horse, I tend to pick the magical form of the horse as a base to start with, leading us to step 2...

Colour palette. This dress gives us a colour palette of white, pink, green and blue. I picked mainly pink and white to continue with, and got my second neutral (light brown) from step 3. I try not to have a too large colour palette - depending on the horse's colour, I'll have 2-3 neutrals, and then 1-2 accent colours. My general rule is: the more shades a horse has, the less neutrals - your horse will usually already have many neutrals in their coat, meaning that unless you take care to match the neutrals to their coat, you are likely to end up making your outfit look cluttered.

Theme. For this outfit, I mainly went with the flowers on the dress. This theme is less notable with the tack, but it led me to the soft pink flowers on the hat and sandals! And would you look at that - pink is in our colour palette!

Combine. Find items within your colour palette and theme. I try to always use a colour more than once in my outfit - if pink is in the palette, this has to come back in several places. If black is in the palette, you can't only have one black item. I also try to keep the location of colours "balanced" - so no using an accent colour for the top half and then only a neutral for the bottom! A favourite of mine here is to match my helmet (or hat, here) to my shoes and/or gloves. For the neutrals, this is where tack (saddles, bridles) usually comes in. Accent colours can mainly be used in the saddlepad, wraps and bows - although you can always be bold and switch these two around! For character outfits, do not discount the effects of makeup here! It can be a nice way to put in some of your accent colour.

Evaluate: Are you happy with the look? Do you like how the colours look on you and your horse or do you want to try (a) different shade(s)? Do certain items blend into your skin or horse too much? This is where the last minute changes can be done, and it can differ from horse to horse even if you are using the same outfit. (For example: when wearing this outfit on Wonderland, a brown Dartmoor, I use white legwraps, because brown blends into her legs too much. With Deerling it's the opposite - which makes brown legwraps the better option.)

#sso #my posts #ssoblr #star stable online #my guides #sso outfit #horse: Deerling

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thiswasmadeonawhim · 2 years

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Touken Ranbu 101 (Entry Guide)

((I originally wrote this for Anilist, but I made a modified version for tumblr just for more accessibility.))

So you wanna Touken Ranbu, but have No idea where to start? Don't worry, we've all been there before. This will be a brief yet extensive guide on where to even start here. Starting first with overall world explanation, then sorting through all the different media based on 1) Adaptation and 2) Entry Level Rating (Last updated: 01/13/2024)

What is Touken Ranbu?

Touken Ranbu started as an online browser game back in 2015, and later received a mobile phone application version around 2016. It is NOT a dating sim. TKRB fits under the Joseimuke demographic, in which the main target audience is older women, but don't feel discouraged from exploring if you don't fit the targeted range.

Synopsis: (from the tkrb wiki)

Touken Ranbu (刀剣乱舞) is an online web browser game by DMM and Nitroplus. Players assume the role of a Saniwa sage (審神者) who travels into the past to defeat evil forces that are trying to change the course of history. As a sage, you have the ability to bring famous historical swords to life as touken danshi (刀剣男士). Your duty is to bring these blades to life, create an army, and defeat the enemies!

Since then, Touken Ranbu has received various types of adaptations, ranging from anime, manga, novels, stage plays, musicals and live action movies, all of which are based on the universe created by the game. An important thing to note: None of the different series are related to one another. They all take place in their own citadels meaning that one sword from one version will not be the same in another citadel, aside from their base sword personality. Their base character traits and personalities can be gathered from their in-game dialogue, and are then refined and deepened based on the writer. In addition to this, Touken Ranbu just recently celebrated its 9th anniversary, and with that, a whole slew of new media to consume.

Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru

Starting with the first anime adaptation: TKRB Hanamaru (HNMR). TKRB HNMR focuses on sword life at home in the citadel and is heavy slice-of-life material. Ranging from family bonding, division of household chores, playing with animals and topics like this. It also includes some sortie and battle scenes, but nothing too heavy so it also makes it safe for people of all ages. Really the definition of "cute boys doing cute things".

Hanamaru Season 1

Hanamaru Manga

Hanamaru Season 2

Hanamaru Movie Trilogy

So far it's also the longest anime/manga adaptation with 2 seasons (12 episodes each) and a 3 movie series (a 3rd season of sorts). As well as a manga adaptation, so far only based on the first season of the anime as well as one covering the events of the 3 movies. In addition to that, there’s also a novelization of the 3 movies. This adaptation also has the largest cast of swords, currently at 86 swords, so i rate it a 7/10 on the Entry Level Rating scale.

Reasoning: HNMR is a great place to start and slowly learn about the different swords, small bits of their history as well as their relations to one another. I would just recommend coming back to rewatch HNMR more than once to pick up on things once missed, as it also makes jokes based on some other sword related things not within the anime. In addition to that, the large number of cast may be intimidating to those diving right in, that is unless you are used to learning 40+ new characters in one go.

Katsugeki/TOUKEN RANBU

The next anime adaptation would be Katsugeki (KTGK). TKRB KTGK is the more Serious(tm) TKRB anime adaptation when compared to HNMR. It’s also shorter having only a 12 episode anime, one manga adaptation and an upcoming movie (currently still in limbo, thanks ufo-table)

Katsugeki Anime

Katsugeki Manga

Katsugeki Movie

KTGK focuses on the battle and timeline protection aspects of the game, but from a perspective that can be both inviting but also confusing to new viewers. On the other hand, it features only a certain number of swords so it’s easier to learn about the characters as you watch. For this reason I rate Katsugeki a 6/10 on the Entry Level Rating scale

Reasoning: KTGK may have a smaller cast, but many fans agree that their take on one of the swords in particular is out of character. Regardless, I’d say that KTGK is a good anime to first introduce people to the Concept of the universe. To show that it’s not just pretty boys posing with swords, show how every sword has a history and something that they want to protect.

Touken Ranbu Anthologies

The TKRB Anthologies require NO background knowledge but also ALL the background knowledge at the same time. However, this doesn’t mean that it isn’t as accessible for those who don’t know the swords. There are a large number of them and it doesn’t matter where you start with them.

Hibana Mae Touken Danshi

Uijin

Senjin

Hibana Chirase Touken Danshi

Touken Danshi Makuaigeki

Shutsujin Junbichuu

Homare

Shutsujin

Ki no Jin

SQEX no Jin

Touken Ranbu Gakuen

Story wise, these have no stories. They’re all one-shots or shorter, just drawn by sword fans for sword fans. I rate the anthology series a 9/10 for the Entry Level Rating scale due to their easy to consume length as well as how many swords they manage to cover in one go. There’s no way you can go wrong with the anthologies. Don’t like a sword? Just keep browsing til you see a 4Koma of a sword that fits your tastes more then. Much like Hanamaru, I highly recommend coming back after you’ve absorbed more sword knowledge so those jokes can hit one more time.

Touken Ranbu 4-Koma

Much like the anthologies, the 4-Koma chibi anthology series is Even Shorter and easier to consume. So far has 4 volumes.

Anthology Comic 4koma Ranbu

Entry level wise, I rate it an 8/10. Nearly up there with the rest of the anthologies, but still not high enough standalone to cover just as much. Still a cute series nonetheless.

Touken Ranbu Side Story: Tale of Ayakashi

The Tale of Ayakashi manga series is still releasing, but it’s a good read which features many different swords in different scenarios involving Spoopy Spirits.

Touken Ranbu Gaiden Ayakashi Tan

I rate it an entry score of 6/10 as you may need to do more reading on the side regarding the swords and their connections as well as the ayakashi featured. (they come with small snippets of info, but reading in depth is also fascinating)

Touken Ranbu ~Nihongo Tsurezure Sake~

Another manga currently releasing, this one focuses on Nihongo, one of the heaviest drinkers of the citadel, cooking meals for his fellow swords in the citadel. The focus here being mostly on food that tastes great with a side of alcohol (usually sake). This one gains an entry score of __5/10__. It features other swords, yes, but the main focus is still the meals so I’d say it hits better after you get to know them all first.

Touken Ranbu Musical

The TKRB Musical is one of the 2.5D adaptations that TKRB has spawned. Not to be confused with the stage play series, which I’ll get into later. Currently TouMyu as a franchise has well over 30 productions, including unique stories, reruns, solo shows, duo shows, and live concerts, in just under 8 years. Over the years, TouMyu has grown to inspire and create more adaptations based on their individual plays, including (currently) 2 manga adaptations, and 6 official novelizations.

Atsukashiyama-Ibun

Bakumatsu Tenrouden

TouMyu manga adaptations are just 2 volumes and pretty fast reads. As for whether they can substitute for the Musicals themselves, I’d say yes. They do a fantastic job adapting the main story into an action packed manga. However, I’d also recommend the musicals themselves, at least to try the medium out but also to experience them in their original form. For this reason, I rate the Musical manga adaptations a 6/10

As some Myu samples, the latest 2 MVs featuring Tsurumaru and Ookurikara:

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Touken Ranbu Stage Play

Much like TouMyu, the TKRB Stage Plays are another 2.5D project that started at the same time as TouMyu and takes place in its own universe and timeline. So far, there have been no manga adaptations, however, there is an anime series in the works to adapt the first TouSute stage play. It’s now set to release in April 2024!

Touken Ranbu Kyouden Moyuru Honnouji

Just like TouMyu, TouSute has multiple entries for the series as a whole. Running also since around 2016, the stage play adaptation features 12 unique productions as well as one pseudo live event. Rating this based on the stages themselves, I’d give TouSute a beginner level of 4/10.

Reasoning: This is not because it’s a bad adaptation, in fact it’s an amazing series ((I’m biased)), It’s just that it can all be overwhelming to take in at one time. What I recommend is trying another series or two first before diving straight into TouSute, as they require you to know a bit more about the characters when going in other than just basic facts. This really requires you to understand their history and Why they act the way they do when faced with certain obstacles and challenges. If you ever do plan to watch the stage plays though, I recommend going in release order!

Because most of Sute’s youtube videos are region locked to Japan, I have come with a BD pv video. Here, have a stage PV for Tenden:

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Touken Ranbu Movie

Not to be confused with any of the other 2.5D series, the TouEiga is as well another citadel of its own. The cast is majority the same from TouSute, however, so it may confuse those just starting out. So far, only the first movie has one manga adaptation. There is a total of two movies, one from 2019 and one from 2023. Both feature a lot of the same swords, but the 2nd movie adds a few more to the roster as well as mixes in some sentai-esque elements so I feel that it may appeal to a wider audience who may not understand a lot of the sword mechanics.

Eiga Touken Ranbu

Since this movie is a one off, it and the manga adaptation both rank in at a 7/10 for entry level reasons. I’d say for this all you really need to know is who Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are and you’re good to go. The second movie keeps the ranking still at a 7/10 since both are really a non-committal piece of media. You can go in and just vibe and decide if you wanna look into it more later.

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Touken Ranbu Kabuki

Our newest live action adaptation will be a Kabuki adaptation of Touken Ranbu: TouBuki. The one and only show ran back in July in 2023. Kabuki, being a traditional theater art in Japan, may seem intimidating at first to someone who has never watched it (this is coming from personal experience), but the adaptation in general was an enjoyable watch and very engaging. Written from the perspective of: If Touken Ranbu were to receive an adaptation written back in the day, there’s a great authentic feel to the production. For a starting point, just due to the hurdle, I rate TouBuki a 5/10 for beginners.

Touken Ranbu Outdoor Ibun - Touken Camp

In this spin off, it’s a whole manga where the swords go camping with each other but also cook food. So sorta like Yuru Camp only with sword men.

Touken Ranbu Outdoor Ibun - Touken-Camp

So also like the Nihongo cooking manga, just a different artist and aesthetic. So cause it also is food based, and also camping based, I rank it a similar 5/10 for beginners. Start someplace more… Sword.

Wanpaku! Touken Ranbu

Ok, ok so this series is gonna be an anime, unknown at this time if it will be a full 23 min anime or a short 5, 10 or 15 mins each episode (my bet is on a short form but MAN imagine if they give us something like Uchitama), that is based on a plush toy line series of the Touken Danshi made in collaboration with Sanrio, which explains why they’re all just so cute!

Wanpaku Touken Ranbu

Since this still has no other news out, I can’t rate it on if it’ll be a good intro to the series or not but surely it’ll be a good light watch for any saniwa out there.

Ending Statement

I hope that this guide was helpful for those trying to get into the series. As always, a great place to start as well is the game itself, which is available to download in Japanese on both mobile devices as well as straight in your browser.

#touken ranbu #tkrb #tkrb anime #tkrb stage #tkrb musical #tousute #toumyu #toueiga #tkrb movie #tkrb manga #tkrb media #tkrb media guide #touken ranbu media guide #my guides #updated

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bashcrandicoot · 5 months

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Thumbnails on wizard youtube

#leos art #a learner’s guide to magic #this is a part of my comic series but i havent been posting them here that much so #thumbs up #wizard #comic

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mathiwrites · 1 month

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Now, you've got your stack of printed paper. Time to prepare your signets! If you recall, that's what we call the "booklets" once the paper is folded.

Tools:

Scrap piece of paper/cardboard

Awl / pushpin - or anything that can make a hole

Optional: Bone folder

Cutting mat or some kind of cushion not to ruin your table!

STEP ONE: SEPARATE YOUR SIGNETS

There are two ways to know how to separate your signets. As mentioned in the printing post that I prefer to have 4 leafs per signet. You can either:

Count 4 leafs

Look for the leafs where the page numbers follow one another

In the second photo, you'll see that the two numbers follow one another. That's a good way to know that it's a part of another signet.

Now, my stacks are separated and we're ready to move on!

STEP TWO: FOLD YOUR SIGNETS

Fold your leafs in half to make booklets. I start by folding the paper by hand, then run over the fold with my bone folder.

STEP THREE: PREPARE YOUR GUIDE

We're going to prepare a guide that will be a useful tool for all your future binds. It's super DIY, but very useful.

Get a scrap piece of cardstock. Paper works fine too, but card stock will last you longer.

Measure the height, and mark the center of your guide.

Now, mark the centre between the top half and the bottom half of your guide.

Now, repeat the process between the new lines you've drawn. You should have 7 lines on your guide.

I've numbered the order in which I drew the lines. The reason you want to work in these different sections is just in case you're off, you're still kind of in the middle!

STEP FOUR: PUNCH HOLES

Using your guide as above, start punching holes at the center of your fold. Ideally, at a 45 degree angle. Make sure to use your cutting mat! I ruined a sketchbook cover on this step because I didn't have my mat oops.

STEP AT ANY POINT: GOOD TO DO

Smoosh your signets. Stack all of them on top of one another and squish them with heavy books so that the folds flatten and they'll all be even. When I'm not working on my signets, I smoosh them.

I will send smoosh pics eventually, I need to do some annotations for the person I'm binding this version for which will undo the smooshing, so I'll do it later.

Hope you guys are ready for the next part!

#binding #binding fanfiction #fan binding #book binding #bookbinding for beginners #my guides #my binds

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otlwoozi · 3 months

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#i just finished reading it… sobbing…#time to go read the guide #my beloveds silliest soldiers #nosy 1 nosy 2 and nosy 3 #dungeon meshi #izutsumi #chilchuck #marcille #art

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inky-duchess · 6 months

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Fantasy Guide to Building A Culture

Culture is defined by a collection of morals, ethics, traditions, customs and behaviours shared by a group of people.

Hierarchy and Social Structures

Within every culture, there is a hierarchy. Hierarchies are an important part of any culture, usually do ingrained that one within the culture wouldn't even question it. Hierarchy can be established either by age, gender or wealth and could even determine roles within their society. Sometimes hierarchy can may be oppressive and rigid whilst other times, ranks can intermingle without trouble. You should consider how these different ranks interact with one another and whether there are any special gestures or acts of deference one must pay to those higher than them. For example, the Khasi people of Meghalaya (Northern India), are strictly matrillineal. Women run the households, inheritance runs through the female line, and the men of the culture typically defer to their mothers and wives. Here are a few questions to consider:

How is a leader determined within the culture as a whole and the family unit?

Is the culture matriarchal? Patriarchal? Or does gender even matter?

How would one recognise the different ranks?

How would one act around somebody higher ranking? How would somebody he expected to act around somebody lower ranking?

Can one move socially? If not, why? If so, how?

Traditions and Customs

Traditions are a staple in any culture. These can be gestures or living life a certain way or to the way a certain person should look. Traditions are a personal detail to culture, they are what make it important. Tradition can dictate how one should keep their home, run their family, take care of their appearance, act in public and even determine relationship. Tradition can also be a double edged sword. Traditions can also be restrictive and allow a culture to push away a former member if they do not adhere to them, eg Traditional expectations of chastity led to thousands of Irish women being imprisoned at the Magdelene Laundries. Customs could be anything from how one treats another, to how they greet someone.

How important is tradition?

What are some rituals your culture undertakes?

What are some traditional values in your world? Does it effect daily life?

Are there any traditions that determine one's status?

Values and Opinions

Values and Opinions are the bread and butter of any culture. This is the way your culture sees the world and how they approach different life hurdles. These may differ with other cultures and be considered odd to outsiders, what one culture may value another may not and what opinion another holds, one may not. There will be historical and traditional reasons to why these values and opinions are held. Cultures usually have a paragon to which they hold their members to, a list of characteristics that they expect one to if not adhere to then aspire to. The Yoruba people value honesty, hard work, courage and integrity. Here are some questions to consider?

How important are these ethics and core values? Could somebody be ostracised for not living up to them?

What are some morals that clash with other cultures?

What does your culture precieved to be right? Or wrong?

What are some opinions that are considered to be taboo in your culture? Why?

Dress Code

For many cultures, the way somebody dresses can be important. History and ethics can effect how one is meant to be dressed such as an expectation of chastity, can impose strict modesty. While other cultures, put more importance on details, the different sorts of clothes worn and when or what colour one might wear. The Palestinian people (من النهر إلى البحر ، قد يكونون أحرارا) denoted different family ties, marriage status and wealth by the embroidery and detailing on their thoub.

Are there traditional clothes for your world? Are they something somebody wears on a daily basis or just on occasion?

Are there any rules around what people can wear?

What would be considered formal dress? Casual dress?

What would happen if somebody wore the wrong clothes to an event?

Language

Language can also be ingrained as part of a Culture. It can be a specific way one speaks or a an entirely different language. For example, in the Southern States of America, one can engage in a sort of double talk, saying something that sounds sweet whilst delivering something pointed. Bless their heart. I have a post on creating your own language here.

Arts, Music and Craft

Many cultures are known for different styles of dance, their artwork and crafts. Art is a great part of culture, a way for people to express themselves and their culture in art form. Dance can be an integral part of culture, such as céilí dance in Ireland or the Polka in the Czech Republic. Handicrafts could also be important in culture, such as knitting in Scottish culture and Hebron glass in Palestine. Music is also close to culture, from traditional kinds of singing such as the White Voice in Ukraine and the playing of certain instruments such as the mvet.

Food and Diet

The way a culture prepares or intakes or treats certain foods are important to a culture. In some cultures, there is a diet yo adhere to, certain foods are completely banned. With Jewish culture, pork is prohibited along with fish such as sturgeon, along with shellfish and certain fowl. Meat must also be prepared in a certain way and animal byproducts such as dairy, must never be created or even eaten around this meat. This is known as kosher. The way one consumes food is also important to culture. In some cultures, only certain people may eat together. Some cultures place important on how food is eaten. In Nigerian culture, the oldest guests are served first usually the men before the women. In Japanese culture, one must say 'itadakimasu' (I recieve) before eating. Culture may also include fasting, periods of time one doesn't intake food for a specific reason.

What are some traditional dishes in your world?

What would be a basic diet for the common man?

What's considered a delicacy?

Is there a societal difference in diet? What are the factors that effect diet between classes?

Is there any influence from other cuisines? If not, why not? If so, to what extent?

What would a typical breakfast contain?

What meals are served during the day?

What's considered a comfort food or drink?

Are there any restrictions on who can eat what or when?

Are there any banned foods?

What stance does your world take on alcohol? Is it legal? Can anybody consume it?

Are there any dining customs? Are traditions?

Is there a difference in formal meals or casual meals? If so, what's involved?

Are there any gestures or actions unacceptable at the dinner table?

How are guests treated at meals? If they are given deference, how so?

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allastoredeer · 3 months

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Alastor Drawing Guides

My Alastor drawing guides :3 Gonna do another expression page for him too. For someone who's always smiling, he has fantastic range <3

#hazbin hotel #alastor #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel alastor #the radio demon #my art #drawing guides

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I think you've gotten a few questions about your process ( apologies! ) But I saw you use CSP to make these gifs - do you cut up the frames from your recordings to do that? Is there a particular way you go about that? I'm interested in making gifs and was a bit curious 🤧♥️ but if you cannot share such secrets I understand!

All right, this finally convinced me to make a guide and I hope this was helpful!! Feel free to send in any questions.

First off, PRO has a frame limit of 24 so your gifs will run very short. EX has no frame limit and right now there's a free trial for users until the 24th.

Make a new canvas that's an Animation. For my gifs, I use a 540 width and adjust the height later. Go to Window and turn on the Timeline so you can see all the cells.

I trim my game recordings into short clips of what I want to gif. Then I insert them like this as MP4 files:

The red line is the current frame you're looking at. The blue lines mark the gif duration at whatever starting and ending frames you choose.

Whatever is inside the blue box will appear as the gif. Personally, I don't like using this and end up fixing the canvas size later. But let's get to actually making our gif first.

I like to make my gifs 30 FPS or less and I'll be changing it to 25 FPS from here:

Click on your clip on the Timeline. For this example, I didn't trim my clip exactly where I want it to start so I'll drag it to left where the frame number turns negative and I end up going 4 frames back (or you can just move the first blue line 4 frames ahead):

Then I drag the second blue line to where I want my gif to end. Since I want to make the height shorter, I go to Change Canvas Size and fix the dimensions (you can still resize and adjust your clip around too):

The blue box is gone and we can just use the canvas itself to fit the gif. I ended up adjusting it again and now we just need to save it!

I'm already fine with everything so I won't change the numbers. Make sure the Loop Count is set to Unlimited:

Choose where to save it and wait for it to export. Let's take a look at our finished gif:

Notice how pixelated some of the areas are? That's because we didn't export it with Dithering on so let's redo it:

Look at how much better it looks! Make sure to turn this on or it can make your gifs look way worse.

And that's the basics! If you want to put a color filter, make a new layer and put it above your clip. I use the bucket tool with the color i want and change the opacity and layer type:

And here it is! If your color filter only showed up partway on the gif, that means your layer wasn't present on all your frames so go to the Timeline and drag it to cover the entire length.

If you want to add a watermark or words, start making a text above your color filter and you can also change the opacity:

You can also add images on the gif with your brushes. Make a new layer above the color filter and apply them:

If you want to fix the colors more, right click your clip layer and it'll make a new layer above with the adjusted colors:

You can also do the 3D white bar effect. I make a new folder above all my layers with a bunch of colored lines. You'll need to erase whatever shows in front of the object and I decrease the opacity to make it easier, then change the color to white. You can adjust which frames each bar will appear by dragging the ends of the Timeline length (arrows will appear). As shown below, I was able to use the same line in frames 1-33 before making a new one at frame 24.

With 2 bars:

And that's all I wanted to cover! There's many editing guides that you can also apply to CSP so don't hesitate to try them out. As I mentioned earlier, you should only use CSP to make gifs if you already have it and don't have better programs to use. I hope this guide helped you out :)

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silvermoon424 · 10 months

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Colored pencil shades I use for each character I color!

I color manga traditionally with colored pencils, and sometimes people want to know what I use. It's a mix of Crayola and Prismacolor pencils! But I thought I'd also offer some insight into what shades I use to color each character's base design (namely eyes, hair, and skin). I'll be covering the main characters I cover in Sailor Moon and PMMM.

Sailor Moon

Usagi/Sailor Moon

Hair: Yellow (Crayola) for main color, Yellow Ochre (Prismacolor) for shading, Neon Yellow and Lemon Yellow (Prismacolor) for highlights

Eyes: Ultramarine (Prismacolor Verithins)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Ami/Sailor Mercury

Hair: Blue (Crayola) for main part, Sky Blue (Crayola) for highlights

Eyes: Ultramarine (Prismacolor Verithins)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Rei/Sailor Mars

Hair: Black (either Crayola or Prismacolor, usually Prismacolor) for main part, Royal Purple (Crayola) for highlights

Eyes: Royal Purple (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Makoto/Sailor Jupiter

Hair: Light Brown (Crayola) for main color, Brown (Crayola) for shading

Eyes: Green (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Minako/Sailor Venus

Hair: Yellow (Crayola) for main color, Yellow Ochre (Prismacolor) for shading, Neon Yellow and Lemon Yellow (Prismacolor) for highlights

Eyes: Sky Blue (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon

Hair: Pink (Crayola) for main color, Process Red (Prismacolor Verithins) for shading, and Deco Pink (Prismacolor) for highlights

Eyes: Crimson Red (Prismacolor Verithins)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Haruka/Sailor Uranus

Hair: Golden Yellow (Crayola) for main part, Bronze (Prismacolor) for shading and to give main color depth

Eyes: Peacock Blue (Prismacolor Verithins)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Michiru/Sailor Neptune

Hair: Aqua Green (Crayola) for main part, Aquamarine (Prismacolor Verithins) for shading underneath Aqua Green to give it depth, and Teal (Crayola) for regular shading

Eyes: Ultramarine (Prismacolor Verithins)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Setsuna/Sailor Pluto

Hair: Green (Crayola) for shading when when black is present; when shading from scratch, I use either Green or Forest Green (Crayola) for the main part and a mix of Lime Green and Yellow Green (Crayola) for highlights.

Eyes: Crimson Red (Prismacolor Verithins)

Skin: Tan (Crayola) for main color, Light Brown (Crayola) for shading

Hotaru/Sailor Saturn

Hair: Black (either Crayola or Prismacolor, usually Prismacolor) for main part, Royal Purple (Crayola) for highlights

Eyes: Royal Purple (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Chibi Chibi/Sailor Chibi Chibi

Hair: Process Red (Prismacolor) or Magenta (Crayola) for main part, Raspberry (Cayola) for shading, and Pink (Crayola) shaded with Magenta or Process Red for highlights

Eyes: Sky Blue (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Madoka Kaname

Hair: Pink (Crayola) for main color, Process Red (Prismacolor Verithins) for shading, and Deco Pink (Prismacolor) for highlights

Eyes: Pink (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Homura Akemi

Hair: Royal Purple (Crayola) for main color, Lilac and Parma Violet (Prismacolor) for highlights

Eyes: Royal Purple (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Mami Tomoe

Hair: Golden Yellow (Crayola) for main part, Yellow Ochre (Prismacolor) for shading, Neon Yellow and Lemon Yellow (Prismacolor) for highlights

Eyes: Golden Yellow (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Sayaka Miki

Hair: Sky Blue (Crayola) for main color, Blue (Crayola) for shading, Cloud Blue (Prismacolor) shaded with Sky Blue (Crayola) for highlights

Eyes: Sky Blue (Crayola)

Skin: Light Peach (Prismacolor) for main color, Tan (Crayola) for shading

Kyoko Sakura- Have not colored yet, will update when I do

#manga coloring #coloring #pmmm #puella magi madoka magica #sailor moon #my guides #guide #tutorial #tutorials

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jorenilee · 7 months

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warrior cat designs based on those fuckass ultimate guide color palettes

Swatch diagrams made by @/Sunnyfall , please look at them because what was happening behind the curtains that lead to cinderheart being blonde and ivypool brown

#hello warriors fandom i havent read a book in years #this entire thing is funny because whoever chose those swatches clearly had 0 idea what was going on #yellowfang ivypool and runningnose all have the same colour and its Not gray #art #bluestar #leafstar #dovewing #jayfeather #lionblaze #warriors #moonflower #hollyleaf #wc #warrior cats #wc designs #warrior cats designs #warrior cat designs #my 12yo self leapt at the opportunity to draw the murder cats again #warriors ultimate guide

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the-music-maniac · 5 months

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How to get your brainwashed husband back - a tutorial by Roronoa Zoro:

Exhibit A:

Tiddies

Aka I got tired of crying over zosan angst

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bixels · 5 months

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Hot to the Touch

(Sunset x Thea)

#mlp #sunset shimmer #twilight sparkle #twiset #my art #fanart #the grand galloping 20s #illustration #rarijack is my funny goofy ship your american drama “the fashionista falls for the farmgirl!”#but twiset is my pull at your heartstrings drama romance shit #at least for this au #what if thea was the only one who could calm sunset's rage #what if sunset knows she should hate thea for “replacing” her for being the witch she was supposed to be but she can't bring herself to #what if thea was the guiding star who saves sunset's soul and brought laughter and peace and love back into her jaded tired life #what if they loved each other more than they ever thought they could but it wasn't meant to last. sunset must leave and thea must stay.#what if i ran off a bridge

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qcomicsy · 8 months

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I think a thing that people get wrong about Jason's anger is that it's not explosive.

It's cold. Jason isn't the type of person who storms off at every little thing or goes throwing tantrums and setting things on fire blindfully.

He's the type of person who's very practical. He keeps to himself, always. You rarely see issues where Jason's anger is reactive at the moment where the trigger happens to him. If you see his character up close, most of the time when he's triggered his reaction is calm. Even cold.

He gets triggered -> He keeps to himself → He makes a plan → And then he reacts.

Jason's anger being something explosive and out of character and out of place is actually how other people (characters) see it, because they have no idea on how it's playing out on Jason's head.

And that's a thing you can see operating since he was a child.

Where the only exceptions about this effect is either when someone he believes needs his help is involved.

See Nightwing Annual (2021)

But In Batman #411 when Jason learns the fact that Two-Face was responsible for his father's death and Bruce was keeping that from him as a secret his first reaction isn't to blow up on him.

Was to seethe.

Bruce goes up home after dealing with a Two-Face case (in my field we call that poetic irony) and asks Alfred where Jason is, Alfred's answer is that he's been sleeping all day (which is a conclusion that Alfred drew probably after going to check on Jason and seeing him in fact on his bed all day).

But when you see the next panel, even though he is on the bed, He's fully awake and both his expression and his body language shows that he's in fact angry.

This is the first time he appears again in the comics after learning that Two Face killed his dad.

Jason doesn't go towards Bruce immediately to demand an explanation or ask why he did this, or even to throw the truth on his face.

(Which could be debatable that that's something the Dick would usually do, but I'm not that literate on Dick's comics)

His reaction wasn't immediate.

His reaction was to go to his bed and stay quiet. Jason stayed calm and collected the whole trip until meeting Two Face again.

But the moment Jason as Robin has the opportunity to get his hands on Two-Face he does this

From Bruce, and maybe Alfred's perspective it could be interpreted as out of place or him storming off.

But it isn't. Jason was able to keep his cool (even though he shut off), until he was face a face to Two Face.

Does that mean he planned that to happen?

That's debatable, in any moment of this issue it is shown that Jason was actually planning to get to Two Face and do this. I my personal opinion, other and much more plausible explanation is: That he was in fact trying to keep to himself but couldn't hold back the moment that he saw his dad's murder.

You can see the same thing happening as Jason learns that Batman got another Robin in Red Hood: Lost Days.

Talia asks "You all right?" and Jason's first answer is "Sure Why Wouldn't I Be Alright?"

When he's alone he finally has the moment to break down.

(Actually both Red Hood: The lost days and Batman: Under the Red Hood are great case studies on how that usually play out on Jason's head.)

Jason is way more in control of his emotions than people ever give him credit for. The thing is that Jason holds it back until he either blows off or is capable to throw it back in someone's face.

#I didn't finish not even half of my thoughts in here but I'm going to publish it before it gets drag in my 182828383 drafts #if you disagree lets fist fight at six am #jason todd #q rambles #character study #writing Jason Todd #← this is not a guide this is literally the tag I use to organize things #q screams at the void #q rants

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mathiwrites · 1 month

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Note: I will be posting each section as separate posts, but there will be a master post once I'm done!

Normally, the first step to bookbinding would be Typsetting Your Writing. I use InDesign which I find is not readily accessible, and would need a more detailed guide than I have time for right now.

For those who would like my typset for Wildflowers (which is what I will be re-binding for a friend in this guide), I'll have a final version available shortly and you can use it for practice!

As with all crafts, there are so many ways to achieve the same ends, so I'll be showing you how I do it.

Disclaimer: Printing has always been the hardest part for me, I promise it gets wildly easier after this. I'm also still a new binder, so please bear with me.

Tools:

Acrobat Reader

Double-sided printer (if you don't own one, the library is a great place to get your stuff printed)

Paper (I use standard letter paper)

STEP ONE: GET ACROBAT READER

Make sure to download the free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. I find that it makes the printing easier all in one place.

You can also use: Bookbinder. It will help you re-arrange the pages properly for print. It's been a while since I've used it, since I switched over to Acrobat.

STEP TWO: UNDERSTANDING OFFSET & TERMS

When printing for bookbinding, you're printing two pages side by side. The pages are printed on leafs/sheets. When the leafs are all folded together, they become signets. I'll be using these terms throughout the guide but don't worry if you don't remember them, I'll remind you!

Offset essentially means that we're going to prepare the pages in a way that when they are folded, they follow the correct sequence. (Not sure how to screenshot this.) Luckily, Adobe/Bookbinder does the offsetting for you.

OPTIONAL STEP: SIGNET MATH

For those who hate math, don't be afraid! I'm actually terrible at math, but I'm also very picky with the way I bind my books. Personally, I prefer having less leafs for an easier fold vs. less signets but I know people who prefer the inverse!

I created a file in Google Sheets to help me crosscheck what the program is doing.

1 leaf = 4 pages (back and front)

The reason why I chose 4 leafs is literally just preference. Yes, 30 signets is a lot, but the sewing part gives me such peace I don't mind it at all.

STEP 3: PRINT YOUR BOOKLETS (ADOBE)

Click Booklet. In the preview, you'll see Adobe will automatically put two pages side by side.

This is where I enter the pages manually. Do not hit enter or it will print before you're done! Especially as a beginner, I like doing the pages manually so I can print a single booklet, then check if it printed correctly before doing the rest!

Leave as is if you have a double-sided printer. If you have only a one-sided printer, you can select if you want to print all the front pages, and then switch it to back after you've manually flipped your papers.

The sheets section will allow you to cross-verify if your math is correct if you did it like me, or just see if the correct amount of sheets are being printed. You CAN enter the number of sheets before your pages, but just make sure via the little preview box that the pages are correct.

Nothing to change here for standard books, but just a note -- I would like to try to bind manhwa/manga if I find something I like, and this is where you would change how the book opens.

That's it!

Just rinse and repeat depending on how many signets you have, or your comfort level.

Be right back when I finish printing these bonus chapters!

#bookbinding for beginners #my guides #fan binding #book binding #fanfiction binding #fanfiction #writing #hobby #crafts

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