#but i will post it anyways for the symmetry

[franki-lew-yo]

James and the Giant Peach is still (mostly) for young children

Despite a single pre-metoo joke and it's uncanny-ish artstyle that's a serious make-or-break-you factor on if you like it, James and the Giant Peach is aggressively a movie for young children. I personally like it as I never find it a patronizing sit for little kids, like Don Bluth's movies from the 90s so often were, but that really is what I think alienates people; the intended audience may be a bit too scared of the visuals (NOT like how they are with TNBC, which kids go in expecting to be scary) where the adult audience who is here for the 'creepy stop-motion' feel like the movie is lacking for not being Nightmare or Coraline, which is unfair. It absolutely scared me as a little little kid but upon finally facing it at, like ten or whenever it was on Cartoon Network's movie show, I realized there was nothing to fear. And that, in turn, was exhilarating. It's such good symmetry that the film is about facing your fears and standing up for yourself because that's exactly what my relationship with it was. It's such a comfort film for me. My og Bluey. JatGP, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Ernest and Celestine = perfect comfort after I watch something serious and/or disturbing.

Half my reason for trying to pied-piper everyone else towards it as it's own merit is I think James and the Giant Peach would hit hard for lovers of weirdcore and dreamcore ala Jack Stauber or @samsketchbook's 'Welcome to Our Dimensional Party'.

That "looks unsettling/potentially disturbing but actually cute or gentle" vibe pairs perfectly with dreamcore aesthetic. We're coming up on it's 30 year anniversary I hope to see a genuine resurgence. If I had it my way and I was Dan Olson I'd make an hour-long look at the movie, the original book and Henry Selick's filmography as a surrealist the way Dan made an hour-lookback at Bakshi's Lord of the Rings. But I'm not. Cause I'm not Dan Olson and I can't build up the nerve to either show my face or figure out how to make videos in two years.

But anyway, about the title of this post (content warning: downer nsfl stuff; mentioning of real life child ab*se cases):

James' life with his aunts hits VERY different when you're an adult and you've watched too much true crime.

It's not intentional on the part of Dahl or Henry Selick. Selick had Mariam and Joanna ham up the screen and they clearly loved every minute of it and Dahl I think was just trying to tell an 'authentic' type fairytale story where the main character has to escape their evil family. Point being- Spiker and Sponge are supposed to be 'evil for the sake of evil' villains who could only exist as hammy caricatures in an already weird story. They aren't supposed to be like the parents in Matilda or the Twits who I'd argue are a little more 'realistic' depiction of awful people...except for the fact that legal guardians like Spiker and Sponge DO actually exist.

There's a heavy implication in the film that no one else in their county even knows James lives with Spiker and Sponge (literally the only people around to recognize James' existence are the bugs when they first meet him!). His aunts seem to make James work out of frustration for having to take him in, like he's a burden and they're making him pay for being one by being their slave. They actively don't feed him except for rotting fish and then shame him for not eating it. The Lane Smith picture book implies that James' parents weren't killed by a rhino but rather it's Spiker and Sponge who put that idea in James' head and use it to control him. And all that BEFORE the beatings which you know are happening off screen.

After the horrifying cases of Ruby Franke, Sylvia Likens and the Turpins, the "every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves children" reality of it all makes you realize that James probably would have died if he lived with his aunts. Considering how they flip out on him in New York- that boy REALLY needed to escape, giant peach or no.

This is absolutely another reason for why JatGP is a comfort movie for grownups. You have this horrific childhood rescued by loving in-human parents who will kill everyone in the room and then themselves if you touch their human boy. It's like Opal but if Claire found a happier family. Of bugs. None of that was intentional, ftr, but it's what sticks out to me.

#james and the giant peach #franki's features #dreamcore #oddcore #dereality #cw: child abuse #true crime #henry selick #um yeah #also this fandom needs to be bigger so I don't have to be bombarded with only TNBC or pr0nz posts

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

some misc scribbles <3

#mildly happy with the last one it was a pain in my ASS- #home bbg i love you but drawing buildings is the Bane of my Existence #ugh symmetry.... ugh Volume.... #no oh god im looking at them and theyre looking wonkier and wonkier #it doesnt have to be perfect it just has to be done it doesnt have to be perfect it just has to be done it doesnt have to be perfect it ju #anyway two of these are teeny requests from a while back when i Asked for some #somebody asked for home & wally and someone else asked for an eddie hug #threw in two tiny wally doodles bc uh. runs away #scribble salad #ok 3 am gotta sleep gotta stop looking at these #the longer i look the worse it all gets just POST-

[cjskribblez]

Something about a lonely astronaut, a radio, and the color red amiright folks

Au by @slashmagpie :)

#GUESS WHOS LLAU POSTING AGAIN WHOOOO #maintagging bc i spent like 10 hours on this smh #anyways read it #tangotek #tangotek fanart #llau #lifeline au #lifeline au fanart #llau fanart #impulsesv #bdoubleo100 #hermitcraft au #hermitblr #hermitcraft fanfic #false symmetry #hc s8

[datura-tea]

show me if you want me, if i’m all that

full thing on cohost

#i posted the full thing here and it wasn't showing up on my dash so i think it was about to be flagged lmaoo #anyway!! life goes on #my art #moz #ulysses #we are bound by symmetry

[averlym]

(click for better resolution, etc.)

#adamandi #ambrose wellington bassford #infer as you will i suppose. wanted to draw a statue ambrose but accidentally painted it because smth smth blending fits him #again. main things taken from lyrics of the actual show ++ this definition i checked with google because i didn't remember it off the top #of my head. but Thoughts indeed #sfgdhhdf ok hello i am back today has been a Day (not very good) (oh well) (small mercies) ... #did not expect the melliot to find this so quickly but since i guess the Official Tumblr has reblogged it i'll just edit this one. #as opposed to reuploading. o//o #i painted it at 2am on impulse and have very little recollection of the whole event -? and then in a fit of pique added words and posted it #it is Very different from the original draft. i'd like to maybe do that one justice someday... anyways something something sometimes #a piece of art you make organically Evolves of its own volition... anyways. #maybe i'm projecting but recently (tuesday?) i found out something Important i had in the works Collapsed in the kiln #kaboom. ah the perils of ceramics. anyway thanks to the messed up 3d of everything i'm working on rn (the pros and cons of visual art subj #is that you get to make art for a grade) and. ceramics and sculpture and classics etcetera. <blinks> wow i really latched on to art aspects. #but nevertheless! ambrose brainrot real. iirc my thoughts were smth like. most strongly. that contrapposto? based on my school art history #was that it evolved from the very neutral rigid ancient greek sculptures of people which were all about Mathematical Symmetry. because #the main thing about contrapposto was that it reflected irl people more... more life-like? so it's very ironic to me #that Alive ambrose went and tried to turn himself into a statue. with part of the draw being contrapposto.. like????? #ah yes you like this sculpture because it's lifelike. and you'd rather be a sculpture than alive huh. the contrasts are !! in my head #also maybe i just.. wanted to paint... idk i had ambrose on the brain yesterday and it was something about sculptural messed up perfection #fun fact!!! the skin and hair i all greyed out to look like marble. fun fact number two: he has no eyes in this. like no pupils :3 #fun fact number 3 (irrelevant) marble statues are only common wrt ancient greece bc the romans iirc came along and repurposed the bronzes. #because apparently bronze was a Hot Commodity at the time. and in return to preserve the art they made marble replicas. so most marble #ancient greek statues are apparently copies and the originals had totally different aesthetics #fun fact number 4: the background is a very greyed out image of my broken ceramics.. i wanted something nice to come out of it at least #fun fact number 5: i wanted to make him crack. like shattered ceramic or smth. that was the original idea. but instead it went to the pretty #sculpture route... kinda wanna make the messed up one though!! #fun fact number 6! because of Art Studio i'm covered in white paint and like it doesn't come off so it's been on my fingers and arms and #basically everywhere. so flesh turning into white stuff aes is fascinating i wanna explore... fun fact no.7.. i have accidentally maybe #began using screenshots as drawing practice. idk what to do with this info. if anything nice turns up ig i'll post it maybe

[svampira]

revamped

#vtm #vampire the masquerade #vtmb #artists on tumblr #toreador #rip his lats i guess #this is kinda embarassing to post cause the symmetry is still of but listen #/momo #anyways rip to his traps #this is going to get less notes than the og vers and its gonna upset me💪 #scarabocchi

[fictionadventurer]

It's very satisfying to me when the number of Inklings Challenge participants divides perfectly into equal teams. Any new members had better sign up in groups of three.

#i kid i kid #but the symmetry is satisfying when it occurs #year one made 81 one of my favorite numbers #because doing the math made me hyperaware of the fact #that not only is 81 divisible by three #but it's 3x3x3x3 #anyway the team posts are scheduled #exciting moment #can still be updated if any last minute additions but for now they're primed and ready to go #i'm tempted to just post them now and have the suspense over with #but when you have october 1st in bold type on all the posts you'd better post on october 1st #(i could just say i'm posting for ella's time zone that is an option) #(not one that anyone expected and thus against the spirit of the announcement posts but one does consider the temptation) #adventures in the inklings challenge

[howlinghound11]

Presenting:

My very first AU: Welcome Home Scooby AU

Lmao i already gushed about it on the original post but it's still so funny to me, imagining the neighbors in like classic scooby doo hijinks lol

I just had to draw the gang all together and make it all pretty!

Here's the original post btw! (I forgot to link it) also the full colors are in the notes of that post

#lol i imagine this as just being like a one off bit rather than like a whole au but its still so funny #bc the story i have in my head would probably just be like an episode long #ill get around to drawing it all probably maybe lol #im just real slow at drawing and then transferring into my drawing app and coloring #it took me so long to make this lol #and i found out my drawing app doesn't have a symmetry tool which would've been REAL helpful for drawing Home and his design #its all a little off even the gangs proportions #but i tried #i had to stop working on it bc i kept going in and making little changes for a day or two i had to stop myself lol my app couldn't take it #just did a simple background too #anyway! #i wont fill up the tags completely lol #i would love feedback! #and any questions too! please! #ill have to remember to link the original post where im talkin about the designs and stuff #ok! #welcome home #welcome home au #welcome home scooby au #like man i do not wanna tag all the characters rn #scooby doo au #my posts #my arts #forgot to link the og post until after i got a bit of activity tch #i guess its ok

[krikeymate]

The scene is an underground crypt. It’s dusty, no-one has been down here in a long time. On the wall are chains, a bloody and beaten body hangs. It looks up, the scarred face of Tyler glares outwards. He grunts and growls, unable to form words around his broken jaw.

Wednesday stares at him from the doorway, face impassive. Her hand rests on the handle of the thick stone door. “For what it’s worth, I’m sorry it had to come to this.” She goes to close the door.

A hand touches hers, multicoloured nails contrasting against the pale skin.

“Wait-” “Enid.” “Please... just a moment.”

Wendesday sighs and steps back, hand slipping from the door. Enid gives her a small smile, gratitude in her eyes.

She steps into the room, eyes hardening as she turns to look at Tyler. Dust billows with every step, until they’re face to face. She drags her eyes over his, searching. For a moment she feels a kinship to him, how could she not. Their twin scars, their shitty home lives, their... connection... with Wednesday. Wednesday.

She leans forward, and whispers,

“What does it feel like?” A pause. “To lose.”

Her lips twitch upwards as the words enrage the boy, snarling and thrashing in his chains despite the broken bones.

She allows herself this satisfaction, after all he had done to her, after all he had done to her.

Enid spins on her heel, a bounce to her step as she leaves the room, dragging the door closed behind her.

Wednesday fastens the lock and turns to her, her unblinking eyes peer deep into her soul, or so it feels like.

“What did you say to him?”

“Nothing important,” Enid replies, reaching out for Wednesday’s hand.

“C’mon, let’s get home and get cleaned up.”

#/mp #my writing tag #Wednesday Netflix #Wenclair #listen i just NEED Enid to go what does it feel like to lose to Tyler ok #now you might be thinking why not Wednesday and yeah that's valid but from a Wenclair perspective it needs to be Enid ok #i think there is a beautiful symmetry to be found between Enid and Tyler #anyway this piece exists like post s1 but like more has happened than just s1 ya feel #so like Tyler has done other bad stuff to land himself in this situation

[jestiamy]

why does life hate me. I'll think something smart and then I'm like. no it's okay I'll pen it down in a few seconds. and then I forget so now I just have to sit here and live the rest of my life forgetting that thought

#tired tumblr posts #“I can find symmetry in your false entropy-” that isn't what I was looking for but thanks anyways. #that one was about the shuffle feature on. honestly most music platforms. by the way. if you were wondering. #ignore me if I'm delirious I am sick and also tired #saying stuff #ttp my favourite tag when I'm bordering delirium and must convey that fact to the masses as I convey my stray thoughts. #that's enough. trying and failing at typing on my phone tonight I think

[doctapuella]

based on this post

#hi hello i have created a new atrocity #literally all i can see is that his mouth is half the size it should be but otherwise i'm happy w it #considering i freehanded and didnt trace the makeup like i was thinking about doing #symmetry is soooo overrated you guys #anyway i saw the post linked there and i've been obsessed with this quote ever since #idk where its from or if its 100% legit but honestly i dont care #i'm choosing delusion!!!!!!!!! #ok i think those are enough disclaimers to soothe my anxiety #pls nobody feel pressured to interact with this #i just. idk. IDK!!!!!!!! #i made this #and it makes me smile #that's all #gene simmons #kiss band #and i still refuse to draw eyes it just isn't happening at this point in my journey #i hate it i hate it i hate it

[supersymmetries]

i had the most wonderful dream where muse collaborated with deftones for their song "entombed". my brain had actually somehow succeeded transplanting matt's voice onto different lyrics. there was a cool black-and-white music video and everything where everyone was playing together. and then a spam call woke me up.

#i post #muse #deftones #honestly i wonder how big the overlap between fanbases are #both bands Love them some synths #and ignored/transcended the nu metal label that was Everywhere in the 90s and 00s #if you like origin of symmetry; go listen to koi no yokan #anyways. fuck spam callers for breaking my connection to the next timeline over i wanted to see that shit

[datura-tea]

new display pic wahoo 🥳

#i like this but not enough to post the full pic idk may kulang sa kanya :/ anyway #we are bound by symmetry #moz #ulysses #my art

[april-doodles]

If you held a gun up to my head and said “draw Shenron Dragonball again” I would beg you to shoot me /hj

#my art #i’m just back on the dbz brainrot but whatever #symmetry tool my beloved 💍 #mini comic in the works again fellas #fellas what if I told you this was for a self-insert story dhahdhshdh #sorry I’m thinking about worldbuilding Saiyans and I was like ‘ooh this could maybe be a funny story with a self insert and…. a saiyan’ #not giving away who else is in the story other than a saiyan dhahhdhshd #ANYWAYS that is all I am so sorry I am posting this so late my time please forgive me

[arthur-r]

actually so relieved to run into this weird vent art from like a week before my partner broke up with me and remember how i was actually profoundly unhappy when we were together. like i literally would have broken up with him within the next couple weeks probably. all it would have changed if he hadn’t broke up with me would be that a valentine’s day together would be a lasting painful memory. whereas our relationship is nearly managing to comfortably fade into background noise.

#this art is weird which is why i never posted it shdhdf but i figure it goes along with self-actualization/the silly stupid angel song #i remember the same time i drew this i had drawn a monster based off my now-ex (it’s in a notebook somewhere) #and i just kept drawing and giving it more evil attributes and thinking why am i doing this it’s supposed to be my partner #but like. my subconscious fucking knew. he was basically a demon feeding on my life force #anyway i’m a fan of the bloody keyhole in my chest cause that’s so real #i love when i write or draw something and then like. months later i finally get to the realization that i subconsciously clearly highlighte #like yeah he’s demanding symmetry from me (golden ratio) and fucking clawing to get to my secrets (keyhole) and expecting me to be this #idealized and appealing figure but also refusing to give me any actual affection in response like i’m just a fucking statue to stare at #and then idk i’m bleeding golden blood because WHY NOT shdhdf maybe there’s symbolism i figure out later but i think that part’s just rad #oh and of course a halo like from THAT ONE GUY WHAT IS HIS NAME paintings #i want to say like giorgio but that’s not right. WHO IS THE GUY WHO PAINTS THE GOLD HALOS #GIOTTO i looked it up it’s my best friend giotto!!!! i can’t believe i turned my back on him…. forgot his name…. anyway i love his halos #and i was halfheartedly emulating that while i was drawing shdhdf. so anyway that’s the story of this whole thing #but no it’s so good to notice that actually i was discontented and needed to break out of the pattern. cause like i don’t think i fully #understood that i’m ALLOWED to end something i’m not happy with. so even though i deserved to i wouldn’t have done it. so it’s a lesson now #i’m aware that it’s something i’m able to do and something that i should have done. and i’ll do it earlier next time. ANYWAY sorry for this #ex talk #vent cw #i’m so normal i promise. i’m actually getting really normal about it genuinely though. basically fine kinda sorta almost. shdhdhdf #anyway i hope everybody is doing well. sorry for just throwing stuff around every once in a while and being otherwise absent #lmk if you need anything anytime!!!! love and light /gen #me. my post. mine. #delete later #ask to tag

[trans-xianxian]

while I do wish that they'd focused a little more on what would have been incredible sadness for the rest of the party over kristens death (<- guy who is obsessed with grief) I do understand that the players probably know she's not permanently dead, and that them and their characters were hyperfocused on bringing her back, so the sadness of the moment wasn't dwelt on. I am however obsessed with everybody immediately being 100% down to face their deepest, most horrifying fears in a place where dreams are real if it means even the slightest chance that they can bring kristen back from the dead (<- guy who is obsessed with friendship. and resurrection. which sometimes are the same thing.)

#like in acoc they do grief really well #but in that campaign theres an understanding that pcs will die #so when one of them dies brennan is not going to pull any crazy dm shit to bring them back #his goal is to kill them #but like w the lack of saving throws and way the scene was narrated #I feel like its set up for her not to be dead forever and ever #even if I didn't have the gift of foresight the scene just went too fast #and the players know that #anyway excited for the rest of fearful symmetry I've heard its a banger #and excited to see how kristen comes back but thats an adventure for tomorrow I do need to sleep #ghost posts #text #d20