#gestural communication

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours? #also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that! #unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

[mindblowingscience]

Birds are famous for communicating vocally, but many have other options, too. Some communicate by dancing, for example, or by showing off their feathers. And according to a new study, at least one bird species does something more often associated with humans and great apes: symbolic gesturing. A songbird called the Japanese tit (Parus minor) uses fluttering wing movements to signal "after you," the study's authors report, similar to the way humans extend one open hand to let another person go first.

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#Science #Animals #Biology #Linguistics #Communication #Symbolic Gesturing #Birds #Japanese Tit

[thesherrinfordfacility]

i will never be over how disappointed aziraphale looks when he has a box full of plants immediately shoved in his face, and when crowley has no hesitation in offloading them all back into his car

the split second he takes in the first one to realise that crowley practically had his face pressed against the window, plants waiting at the front door, ready to get them - and himself - out of there. and all jokes of oogling his arse aside, the sudden, instant, reflexive, tight, forced smile when crowley looks at him whilst getting them inside the bentley.

i've ummed and erred over whether aziraphale knew about crowley living out of his car, but no - there is no way he didn't know. he absolutely knew. aziraphale loves trains - he could, and probably would, have taken one - but this is an excuse to get crowley into the shop and stay there. when we land on the shot of him behind the wheel, he looks so happy. not only has crowley accepted for him to drive it, a major show of trust and partnership, but almost like, following the "we both get plenty of use out of it, don't we?" line, he is so confident that he's finally secure in the knowledge that he's given crowley a home, and that home is where it's always been, where he's always belonged - with him.

#when these two berks finally stop trying to communicate in riddles and codes and gestures its going to seem so ooc #do they know how to do anything else. truly #good omens #s2 meta

[eliounora]

my actual dream is to draw a short comic about the bit in the council of elrond where aragorn and gandalf explain at length how they captured gollum all the while legolas sweats nervously as it gets more and more difficult for him to say that gollum escaped

#nor's rambles #i'd imagine it like the scene in community where they're playing dnd and annie is explaining what she's doing to the maiden #(heroic music in the background as gandalf and aragorn gesture vividly all the trouble they went through) #(everyone listening intently) #(legolas looking really nervous)

[comradekatara]

i've been thinking about the significance of toph's feet as the crux of her power against/alongside the practice of footbinding. considering her role situated within (an analog for) tang dynasty nobility, thinking through that cultural practice poses direct relevance regarding the overarching theme of how she transcends imposed boundaries, in terms of gender roles, class expectations, and of course along the axis of her disability. i can only gesture to these ideas because i lack the historical framework to construct a legitimate argument, but i'm wondering whether anyone more knowledgable regarding these historical contexts (@atlaculture comes to mind, but of course no pressure!) would like to extrapolate from these ideas.

#a couple weeks ago i did go down a footbinding rabbithole and started reading various sources #but i still feel like i'm not particularly qualified to make this argument #since i lack a background in how to construct arguments w/in historiographical discursive practices. just like. in general #although i suppose i can still gesture towards it by compiling sources & moments from the text #in like. a 'web weaving' way #though that might take more work than i have the bandwidth for atm lmao #i already have so many drafts and absolutely no time for postin #so i would love it if someone else could take the wheel here #should they be so inspired #again @atlaculture i rly admire your work but no pressure #and/or anyone else who feels qualified: please feel free to expand on this! #toph #i think abt poppy beifong specifically a lot actually #(sidenote: her name being poppy is quite loaded?) #she barely says a word. and yet she communicates so much...

[miutonium]

The weird nerd in a labcoat that you talk to every week at the diner appears in front of your door with a rose in his hand wwyd?

#naurrr he's not a creep they already went out before and send chloe to her door before its just this time he wanted to make a cute gesture #like he just knocks on her door asking if she's up for another date lol #i feel a bit anxious about posting my art here all of sudden ngl skdjekaoa staphhhh #like partially idc what ppl thinks but also i care if ppl like me enough skdjskal stop 5 am brainnn #anyway omg i swear its only been 3 weeks since I last opened my csp and im crying i missed drawing waghsgsjqk 😭😭😭 #i have a few more days to endure im so excited about resting and continuing my overdue commission wagjhsksakhq #but i do need a warm up though since i feel like im slowing down zzzzz #okay me sleep now snork mimimimimimimi #asukart #selfship #selfshipping #selfship art #selfshipping community #selfship community #self insert oc #self insert art #self insert community #oc x canon #si x canon #professor utonium #ppg professor

[avisisisis]

i just saw a “what dc superhero family would you want to be a part of?” poll and the batfamily won. the batfamily

#the flashfam was right there #you're telling me you wouldn't choose the fam where everyone just loves each other? #like sure they fight/fought a lot (bart n wally esp) and have maybe set each other on fire at least once (also bart and wally) #but the love is so obvious and their communication skills are the ones of an expert compared to the batfam's #you're telling me you'd choose. That [gestures to the batfam] instead of idk the superfam??? #i would NOT want to be part of all that drama #they have tried to kill each other way too many times #I'd rather be a green lantern tbh #dc #dc comics #batfamily

[ectoplasmer]

imagine cuddling up with your f/o in bed during a thunderstorm… arms curled around each other, legs intertwined, head resting against chest while it rumbles and pours outside. getting to listen to the sound of their deep, calm breathing with the patter of rain against the window, seeing their features whenever the room is lit up by the flash of lightning… maybe their arms tighten around you whenever there’s a clap of thunder, maybe they make some sort of sound or they snuggle closer to you… just imagine being all warm and cozy with them during a storm, safe and comfy in their embrace <3

#the only imagines i ever post are Cuddling centered i am so sorry it is the only thing on my mind Ever #if i was sandwiched between my boys i think i would be happier </3 #i love thunderstorms especially during the summer because (most of the time) the clouds look really cool #i really like watching them whenever it’s like that but sometimes it’s just grey clouds and those aren’t as fun to observe #and they make me sleepy… #hence. *gestures at post* #i have other thoughts on having stormy days with f/os… #i get mushy over silly stuff like imagining putting together puzzles with them agsjdh i am. so normal >_< #anyway hiii #selfship #self ship #self shipping #selfshipping #f/o imagines #imagine your f/o #self ship community #self shipping community #romantic f/o #quartzshipping #honeyshipping

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

thinking about them forever and ever and ever and ever and ever

#khdr #my posts #player calls him over like this all the time #a hand wave and the lil guy comes running #xehanort doesn’t actually notice that player is calling him at first until he looks over; player might not have been calling him verbally #I know they communicate in sign and gestures like these!!!! I just know it!!!! #and then xehanort swings his lil feetsies which I know is just a cute kid animation for him but. #but it reminds me of eph talking to ava about player. also swinging his lil feetsies 🥺🥺 #videos #timeless familia

[000marie198]

I've always loved the mutual nod of satisfaction Sonic and Tails give at the end of Colors, as if they're silently complimenting each other on yet another job well done

They don't need words to communicate :D

#thinking about the earlier years when Sonic was mute. thinking abt the brothers having to communicate with gestures and images in the sand #and thumbs ups and nods and meaningful looks #thinking about the brothers learning to read each other like no one else can #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #sth #miles tails prower #sonic and tails #unbreakable bond #ask answered #anon ask

[idolomantises]

ngl, the more I think about it, the more I feel conflicted over how people sexualize my characters.

On the one hand, it would be silly to deny that I don't go out of my way to create aesthetically pleasing/attractive characters because I love to draw what I enjoy, and I love it when people simp for them.

But on the other hand, sometimes it does bother me that people are so fixated on sex and their own arousal that they miss important lore/plot information that I get a bit frustrated

#txt #i dont really mind that people missed the fact that powers had horns but i do have issues with people thinking the scene would lead up to #sex??? lili had a very clearly shocked face but people were expecting them to just. have sex and fall in love #twitter and instagram is pretty respectful to my works but i think webtoons and especially tiktok (good lord tiktok) is where people are #just. like they're not even paying attention because they wanna fuck my ocs lol #its a lot of work to try to give these incredibly short comics decent pacing and dialogue and it sucks when people ignore gestures or #verbal communication because they saw powers muscled chest and went 'oh yeah. its sex time' #i started posting my bugtopia comics to tiktok and these people are so goddamn obsessed with sexualizing everything that i read comments #where people were expecting arachne to peg her FOUR YEAR OLD SON #and its like. hey guys. im glad you enjoy my work but i dont like how you cannot perceive my characters as anything #but something to whack off to #anyways i dont see myself discussing this on twitter because unfortunately people have 0 fucking reading comprehension lol #to this day i get rude messages accusing me of hating people who enjoy lesbian media or finding my characters hot #because i asked people to not call me a fucking f*ggot when i draw to men kissing

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

the best thing about having a cat that Fully understands and typically obeys the commands "sit" and "stay" is that when she doesn't obey, you're Keenly aware that it's a conscious decision

#AND ITS SO FUCKING FUNNY EVERY TIME #she gets this Look. where i can see the gears turning behind her eyes #and she very purposefully ignores the command #sometimes she'll half do it. pause. and then Visibly Decide to Not #she's so funny.... #but then when she Does do it its so impressive. is this pride im feeling? #i taught her 'sit' and 'stay' along with hand gestures #so like. just a second ago #i as calling her from across the room and she was trotting over #i made the sit gesture (no vocal command) and she stopped and sat Right there and then #SHE'S SO SMART <3 SMART KITTY <3 OH SHE LISTENS!!! #absolutely unprompted #sorry im gushing about letti again <3 she's my everything <3 #shes so clever! shes a genuine Companion! #we just played for like a half hour #and its so sweet... we play with twine (her favorite) and when she's attacking it near my hand #she gets so gentle. claws Away gentle batting slow movements #letti my beloved <3 #not to mention her library of Purposeful meows. we Communicate! #like earlier she made her impatient 'come here' meow and so i did. she was on my bed and waited for me to offer my shoulder #so that she could climb on and use me as a stepping stool to get to my desk #For What Reason!!! to be Hysterical i suppose! i swear she has a sense of humor...

[canisalbus]

Hopefully this isn't too weird but I love the way you draw hands, it's like the way you draw them seem just as expressive as the faces on the characters, I just love how they look and I hope I get there someday (if you have any tips please share but if not that's okay!)

I love your art and characters and how you draw their expressions/poses, it's all so nice!

Not weird at all, I'm very flattered! Hands have become extremely important to me, I tend to put a lot of effort in trying to get them look just right. I'm still not where I want to be with them but improving nonetheless. If you ask me, a thoughtfully and intently drawn hand can be almost as expressive as a character's face, just like you said. They're such complex and intricate structures with massive emotive and aesthetic potential, it'd be waste to not make use of them in art.

#as for the tips I guess I like to reference my own hands a lot #take photos and use mirrors if you can't get the angles right otherwise #look at your hands like you've never seen them before basically #I also love to watch animated films and really focus on the hands because due to the nature of the medium a lot of animators have really #perfected simplifying hand shapes and gestures in a way that is easy to read visually and communicates feelings extremely effectively #it's funny many artists develope a signature way of handling hands and I often look at their art and wonder if their own set of hands looks #similar to their style #I try to give my ocs a bit of variation but my default hands (and Machete's hands) seem to be just my own little gremlin mitts #at least more often than not #answered #anonymous

[dilfsonic]

Older concept doodles of a mute!sonic/shadow au! Shadow crash lands into an alternate world where he meets Sonic who’s…almost like his Sonic form home, but not quite. And even though this Sonic can’t speak a word to him, he finds 10,000 other ways to express how cool he thinks Shadow is 💞

#sonadow #sonic the hedgehog #my art #shadow learns and teaches sonic sign language bc sonic only communicates with personalized gestures #and symbols he’s all but made up #or he writes in the dirt if his little charades don’t work #shadow is so purposely obtuse when sonic starts trying to court him #he sees sonic bring him flowers and he’s like huh wonder what that’s all about #meanwhile sonic is drawing hearts around him in the ground

[soulinkpoetry]

A love letter lasts forever…

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#love letters #romance #romantic gestures #soulinkpoetry #poetry #thoughts #she writes #feelings #poets on tumblr #love #poets community #poets corner #writers and poets

[sunshineandlyrics]

📱 Another angle “I was just saying you could screenshot it and then zoom. Stick with me love”

FITFWT San Juan, 5 May 2024.

And another angle x

#im facinated by how he tries to communicate with the fan #I am endeared with ​his hand gestures and verbal instructions #Mr hi tech #phone #FITFWT San Juan #5 May 2024 #Louis Tomlinson #Louis vid #mine