#im still having a fun time over here

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Lighting and Mike and Will and El - Full Analysis (pt.41)

Finally!!!! I’m getting to the final stretch of episode nine. I’ve sectioned it off into, the return to Hawkins, Max, Volunteering at Hawkins High, The Cabin Scene (Extended), Reunions, and The Beginning of the End. Most of those will need multiple parts. There’s a stupid amount of stuff packed into the last part of the season, specifically the last part of episode nine. But I’m going to do my best to try and put everything I’ve noticed into words- and a somewhat cohesive line of reasoning. Or at least find some meaning in it all. But now, after five and a half months, the cabin scene is within my reach. 

S4:E9 - The Return to Hawkins (#1)

Establishing shot after the time skip is of all the cars leaving Hawkins, in contrast to the van returning on the almost empty opposite side of the road. It’s pretty neat that there is that contrast present because of the theme of forced conformity that they’ve been really nailing down this season. They’re moving towards danger while the majority of Hawkins has decided to leave. The van is going against the grain. They no longer have any chance to conform. They’ve all been set a part from everyone else. There’s no going back now. 

A few other things that uphold this- that we started to see in the snow ball and the Vecna fight- is the continuation of the red and blue colour scheme. However, the difference here is that green is now being used in the background. And has emphasis placed on it- in terms of how often it shows up, and the saturation of it within specific shots. It’s meant to be there and it has a very good reason to. Again it’s directly going against conformity. It’s also cool that it’s utilizing nature to do so? Because of the queer theme’s within Stranger Things, using it this way is directly against the common argument that queer people are unnatural. But it’s also showing new growth in our character, and maybe foreshadowing and end that isn’t complete and utter destruction. 

It’s just very hopeful, admis the chaos. And probably alluding to queer themes. All good things. 

The van is very distinctive, and they use that quality a lot for establishing shots. It looks very out of place wherever it goes- especially when they’re running after they find El. (I actually crack up watching the end of that scene with the dramatic shots of the van driving away and being shot at because it just looks very out of place. Even though I’m aware that this is a somewhat serious scene). It’s the same as it drives into Hawkins. This shot is juxtaposing the van in the way that it’s the only vehicle going into Hawkins despite the many leaving, and it sticks out. 

They’re past the point of conforming. There’s no going back now. Not with character arcs or the plot. That last fight tipped everyone over the edge. 

Jonathan is the first person we see reacting the the flood of people leaving Hawkins. Argyle’s behind him, out of focus, but we can still see his facial expression and how he’s viewing this situation. Argyle looks confused- and a bit contemplative but Jonathan looks concerned. the important thing about how this shot is set up is that as we go forwards into this scene, we see a lot more shots like this one. The focus on one person, and another person blurred behind them. 

It’s almost like Argyle’s either in Jonathan’s perspective, or is perceiving Jonathan’s reaction as well as the situation. 

The colours also start to come into play here- specifically in costume design. Jonathan’s been wearing a blue and red shirt for the majority of his time on screen, but now we’re really focusing in on it. Because now we need to see why Jonathan is wearing red and blue. 

Then we see a similar shot of Mike and El. Mike’s our main focus, and El’s blurred into the background. The green behind them isn’t very vibrant and together they’re wearing blue and red. (Left eyes also in shadow- some connection to the supernatural elements of Stranger Things either directly tied to the elements within the show or foreshadowing).

The last person we focus on in the van as they drive into Hawkins is Will. He’s the only one without someone else behind him, and the only character that’s background is green. Will’s face doesn’t appear to have the same shadows that El and Mike do (and Argyle), and isn’t wearing blue and red. He’s wearing blue and yellow, as he has been for most of this season, and is visually set apart from what we’re about to see. 

As we zoom out from the inside of the van, the only objects that we can see within it are blue and yellow. The saturation of the grass and trees outside is also notably lesser than what was behind Will. 

We move up from the road, and the cars leaving, to see the scale of the destruction. And the helicopters covering it. The cars on the road are very detailed. Ones a police car, and ones green with (racing stripes?), and a few others that are blue, and one or two red ones as well. It’s interesting that the these specific colours are chosen for the cars leaving Hawkins, because of their meanings that have already been established within the show. 

Blue car, green suitcases, red bricks: once again we are met with these specific colours. The people in this shot are wearing blue and/or red. At a different angle we can see the colours of one persons sweater: blue, red and white. 

Will, the one with the green background and blue and yellow clothes, is the first person we see watching these people leave. El is in shot with him and her left eye is dark again. (I don’t think this is possessiongate, I think it’s something else). He’s watching everyone leave as he returns. 

We see these people packing up as well, and they’re wearing blue and pink. 

We see Mike and El’s reactions to everyone leaving, now. Blue and red. Mike, however, is the center of our shot. He’s our main focus. Him and El still both have shaded left eyes, but their reactions to what happened here isn’t equal. Mike’s reaction is being emphasized more than El’s.  

At the high school we see more people dressed in blue and red. The truck and the car in the last picture are red and blue as well (that car may be green, I can’t really tell- that makes it have an entirely different meaning though. So). 

Will finally gets a shot with another character, and that charavter is Mike. Boy slides into frame as the focus pans from Will to Mike. And of course, Will is notably better lit than Mike is. The colours we see in the window behind them are red, blue and green. 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!Also, look at Will. And look at Mike blatantly looking at him. We’ve got a lesne focus shift thing going on and everything. And Will is glowing. He wasn’t lit like this in earlier shots either- because he’s only angelic like this when Mike’s looking at him. Almost missed this because I got distracted by everything else that’s going on in this episode. But, back to the main reason I started writing this- Mike Wheeler sees Will Byers like this. All the damn time. And season four really gets into how Will is Mike’s light. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The we come up on the library. Again, people are wearing red and blue. The yellow fire hydrant might be foreshadowing Will’s future involvement in fixing all of this. That eye on the van is referencing the theme of being watched that’s been consistent throughout Stranger Things. 

So, everyone’s wearing red and blue- forced conformity- after the monologue. And everything else that happened. Green is being used a lot in the background- like vibrant noticeable green. And Will’s one of the only one’s that’s not wearing red and blue. And he’s in the light again. 

Mike, Will, and El are the people who we see really take in the extent of the destruction. We’re really looking close at their reactions. Sure we see Jonathan, but we don’t see what he’s thinking beyond the catastrophe in front of them. 

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#the lights #...i think ive gottten to the point that these wont really make sense to tag anymore #because theres honestly just too many #and its more about me finishing this #at this point #than how many people are seeing it #also theyve kinda become a bit jumbled #because ive been looking at too many things #but oh well #im still having a fun time over here

[jash-updates]

Most normal energy drink consumer

#new tags time yippee #cj updates #so there's some old-ish tags here lol #i had this saved for a while actually. just didnt know if i wanted to post goofs yet #old tags: #i will say i personally cannot make fun of him for that #as i was [still am even] overly invested in drinking mnt dew #they used to sell a full liter mnt dew bottle for like a dollar at the stores near me & id take one to school a lot an drink the whole thin #[Sometimes id be able to get a whole 2 liter. Tho I couldn't drink the whole thing during the day [mainly just to save it for later rlly]] #which i would then have after the can id get every morning..... #im better now i swear #tho it was always very funny when i had a class with a friend where id slowly pull the very long bottle out from my bag #the face they would make is always so funny to me still #so i have a feeling i know *exactly* what face his teacher made #either like a mix of astonishment & confusion or its just disappointment #a “why are you like this” typea look #its great #however his story is still horrifying #i drink monster a bit & like one can is enough for me for a day [if i can finish it even] #maybe if i clutched onto that instead of mnt dew during school years id be just like him then #im in the good timeline thank god #rant over lol my bad

[deus-ex-mona]

real talk: lxl should continue to explore romance fantasy concepts in their songs. it’s clearly working for them~

#typical prince aesthetics in romeo/julieta and nonfan… and now historical rofan in meoto… #(and there’s also whatever’s going on in tsuki no hime but that has no mv :( sadge) #sorry guys i still have meoto on the brain pls suffer with me~~~~~~~~~ #but mannnnn. i was struck by sudden inspiration for a meoto au a n d #well. ig now i understand why they skipped over the falling in love phase. romance is hardddd #i want to subscribe to the meoto expansion pack p l s i need to know what their deal is~~~~ #bc man. how in the world did they go from complete indifference to promising to stay together forever hello #what happened???????? excuse??????????? #man. m a n. ok i think im done for the night. i hope #LXL MEOTO CRISIS 2K24 #(but if anyone here wants to get into the otome isekai genre in general… i recommend starting off with ✨s u r v i v i n g r o m a n c e✨ #(it’s a great story and it’s still modernised enough to ease into the genre. and after that…) #(you can just go for the series with the most interesting premise/prettiest art/both tbh) #(though i personally recommend ✨the perks of being an s class heroine✨ ✨the villainess’s stationery shop✨ for milder content) #(and there’s also some series with both isekai and regression.) #(like they isekai after their 1st life in 20xx-> live out their 2nd life in the fantasy world -> regress to a point in their 2nd life) #(for that type i kinda like ✨i shall master this family✨ though ngl i’m mostly reading it bc i think the aunt is very pretty) #(a nd there’s the occasional modern regression story but that’s pretty soap drama-esque and the one i read got ridiculous at times lmao) #(but ofc the ones with less romance focus are fun too~~~~ like stories with multiple isekai-ed people for one) #(b u t i digress i think i’ll stop here before i lose the plot any longer ahaha~~~~)

[ccasey0]

OKAY. I did it. @thr-333 i finally did it. i made your lil guy. AND i gave him lore.

but before i show you i want you to see the mass amounts of concept sketches i came up with cuz i couldnt figure this guy out for the life of me.

haha this went in so many different directions. i wanted him to look young, but any time i drew him like that he looked weird. so i tried a teenager. that just looked terrible. eventually i got it right tho :)

oke, lore time! i gave this boi trauma so brace yourselves! also, imma try to make it mostly as a fic cuz i wanna see if i can actually write like that. oh, btw for context go here :)

The altar was beautiful. A tiny hut with no front wall. a large cork board on the back wall with pretty charms hanging from it. and a solid stone table in the center with lavender growing around the edges and corners. it would have been a wonderful sight.....if it wasn't Tommy's final resting place. two large men in black robes and masks covering their faces ushered Tommy forward. His hands were bound, and he was too weak to get away. the men shoved him to his knees, their hands gripping his shoulders hard and mercilessly. the priest stood behind him, speaking out to the crowd. nobody seemed to care that Tommy was just a child who didn't want to be here. he knew he would die one day. but he expected it to be from starvation or some sort of sickness from living on the streets. not like this. not as a sacrifice for some stupid Moon God. The priest finished his speech. shit. Tommy struggled against the ropes. please. i don't want to die. let me go. i know i wasn't good. just please don't kill me. i wont do anything bad again. i promise. please. don't kill me. i don't want to die. tears ran down his face, as he tried to plead with the people all staring at him. words failed him. he couldn't speak. suddenly his whole body went numb with shock as the priest poured a bowl of freezing cold water over his head. the man chanted some words in a strange language as Tommy coughed and tried to reorient himself. he opened his eyes and looked up, trying to see the priests face and plead with him. all he saw was the dagger coming down on his head. the world went silent. time seemed to slow down as the blade reached the space between Tommy's wide, teared up eyes. blood splattered onto the stone floor below them. people cheered, all chanting the same words the priest had spoken. Tommy fell limp. he was dead. his body slumped and flopped onto the ground. the priest picked him up, raising his dead body up for everyone to see. he then laid him down on the altar. saying a prayer and then turning back to the people to preach to them again.

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the two stars frantically tried to tell their story to Casey. two farmer stars. Casey had no idea what either of them were trying to say, as they were both talking over each other. He raised up his hands, gesturing for the two to stop and back up. "okay, okay, slow down. uh, you." he pointed to the one on the right. "what happened?" the star began to recite what she had seen. a boy. dead on an altar built by an obsessive cult village. the small star finished her story and casey folded his arms. "well shit. both of you stay here. tell the others what happened and have Ally and May meet me at the Tree Shrine." There were a few stars that Casey knew the names of. but that's only because they usually followed him around everywhere they could. Casey then looked up at the small owl sitting on his head. he sighed, already dreading the convrsation he and his sister were going to have in the future. "go tell Dellta." the small owl, Abby, nodded slightly and flew away. Casey then held his hand out over the blackness under his feet. he was standing on the barrier between the Night and the Mortal World. a hole formed below him and he fell through, the other side leading to the woods surrounding the Cult Village. he looked around. it was dark out. Casey's time. the Nighttime. perfect. he walked through the forest, moss and mushrooms growing everywhere he stepped. it was cloudy tonight. the moon wasn't out. Casey moved quickly, just a blur through the trees to anyone who might see him. finally, he reached the altar. it was built up on a short cliff, and casey was at the bottom behind it. he jumped up to it, the wind blowing carrying him upward so he could land on top of the structure. he then hopped down to the stone floor below, drifting slowly until his feet reached the cold surface. he turned to see the boy. there he was, laying dead on the glossy stone table. a small incense fire had been lit on his chest and had already begun to burn him. Casey immediately brushed it off of the child, putting out the fire and dusting away the ashes. he stare down and the boy, whose face still had blood stains running down from between his eyes and splatters all over his skin. Casey brushed the hair away from his forehead. he then wiped off some of the blood with his thumb and pressed it to his forehead, painting the mark of the Night. Casey whispered the same words Celestial had spoken when they made Casey and Dellta spirits. the mark glowed and turned from blood to a permanent tattoo on the child. Casey then carefully lifted the boy up in his arms, holding him gently and making his way back to the spirit tree.

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The boy opened his eyes slightly. everything was blurry and way too bright, and he had a horrible ache in his head. his gaze drifted upward as he tried to figure out who was holding him. his vision was still too poor to see them clearly. whoever it was, they seemed gentle. and their hands were very cold. their figure was dark, although their eyes seemed to be glowing yellow. the child tried to speak, but he couldn't even open his mouth. all that came out was a muffled "mmmm....mfff..." The figure slowed down for a second, looking down at him. "ah. you're awake. don't worry, Konton. you're safe now." their voice was tired and draggy, yet somehow warm in a strange way. wait...Konton? is that....my name? Konton. I like it. Chaos in japanese. wait, how do i know that? i don't speak japanese? what is going on?? The boy- Konton squinted his eyes to look at the person holding him. fur, ears, four eyes. what the fuck?? his vision was ever so slowly coming back to him....and his memory. he hadn't even thought of trying to remember what happened until now. it came in flashes. the men. the altar. the water. the knife. He didn't even realize he was crying until the person stopped next to a tree and set him down. the knelt down, reaching forward and brushing a tear off Konton's cheek. "hey. you're okay. no one will hurt you now. but i need you to listen to me for a bit, can you do that?" Konton nodded, bracing himself for whatever this strange person had to say. judging by their face, it was going to be long story.

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To be continued..

Holy shit that took forever. Fics are very time consuming. hope you guys liked it tho! please tell me if ya'll want more of this! i know i should work some more on posting HBT, but the Spirit Au is just so much fun! this kid was originally just a lil guy i made for @thr-333, but i liked him enough to make him canon, just like the stars! also, @allyheart707 @kitmay05 and @icequeenabby have all been included in this as their stars! sorry to the other stars, i just felt like these guys would fit best for the roles i had for them.

also! i was doobling the other day and made this :D

onii mask cuz why not? it's not a canon mask, i was just messing around :) that side profile looks like shit lol. but if you look closely you can see the scar from the incense fire on his chest. Konton doesnt remember the fire since it happened while he was dead. although he remembers everything else about his life except for names. even his. he can remember faces, but no names whatsoever. not even pets.

there is a lot more story to this and i might even continue it if y'all are interested. i also have a funky lil comic cooking in the background that i definitely haven't been procrastinating all weekend haha why would you ever think that :D

#HOLY FUCKING JESUS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE THIS WAS BOTH SUFFERING AND PURE HAPPINESS #i know this fic was incredibly short but all the art and all the brainstorming and all the worldbuilding leading up to this took AGES #im having so much fun tho #fuck #school starts again tomorrow #i wont have as much time to draw or be on tumblr and magma #:( #imma still draw a ton in class tho and hopefully make some stuff fo the eclipse since it happened literally right over where i live #SO MANY PEOPLE came here to see it #I saw a license plate from FRANCE #cool right? #it looked so different from the ones im used to #lots of people from tennessee as well #anyways have a good night/day #spirit au #my world #Not HBT related #First fic! #oc #:)

[enhanced-operatives-division]

i would love to hear about the ollie and handler crack ship here’s a silly doodle as well

LOVE THE DOODLE YOU SEE THE VISION!!!

Also this got my ass to design Ollie so:

(Love him - Also redesigned Reggie for this too so thanks!!)

And idk if it's moreso a crackship or a rarepair that only works in an AU (HACKS up Starstruck), but Reggie's line of "...and I hope Ollie made it out too. I hope a lot of things." It's totally me reading into it but like,,,,I want them to talk because Ollie is not dead to me in my heart of hearts.

Maybe the only change is like Reggie taps into the communication on the radio in Hot Water instead of using the earpiece, so Ollie ends up hearing him also? And they end up getting along really well (with Reggie having to jump through a couple hoops to be like "haha what agency..."). There's an Agency base in the South-East coast of Australia and maybe the Agency ends up adopting him after he washes up on the shore with the escape pod (after HEAVY questioning).

Alas take a doodle of my own:

Transcript (it's just canon lines):

Ollie: "She's being controlled, it's not her fault."

Reggie: "Agent, I have 0 experience dealing with giant security squids."

#idk i know realistically JJ and Reggie will probably never interact so like this is the one I can root for right? #<- ollie is probably still at the bottom of the ocean #alas. i think they could be silly together. because like. idk. they have the same vibe to me #i feel like they would have a GREAT TIME at a barbeque actually #i digress #in terms of the art though!!! Ollie!!!!!!!!n #I've never drawn dreads before shdjdkf i had to redraw the hair on that first one genuinely about 6 times #idk it came from like. if he's been underwater for a long time dread would prolly be somewhat convinent in terms of hairstyles #also we don't talk abt how ollie probably knew fabby because it's implied she was working down there???? #tbh she probably hated himshsjekdld he would be clueless #and uhhhh back on my I can't draw reginald crane in a way im happy with ever. an example ahdkdlf #I've liked exactly 1 drawing of him I've ever done i think i need to do a completely different design over just the little tweaks here idk #anyways ty for the ask sorry it took so long to answer you can see why lmao #it was fun though!!! like i say it got my ass to draw ollie finally and i do like his design #ieytd #i expect you to die #[agent moose's art] #reginald crane #ollie ieytd #oh ship name ummmm #hm #earpiece??? uhhhhhhh radio signal???? idk #leavung it for now im so bad at naming things

[kate-m-art]

I get it now, I get the hype, sassy vampire man beloved andjfkmsm

#just need *somewhere* to talk cause nowhere near finishing the game yet still im act 2 but ajskdk #caved and bought bg3 its looked so cool ajdjf #been wanting to play it for a long time now but dont have the hardware but ajdkffk #just discovered geforce now and gosh what a game changer #streams the game instead and i dont think my laptop has overheated once aksjfk #but like!! #yeeeeee im having sm fun w my wood elf druid love her sm #and all the npcs and astarion beloved #feel like a little school girl w goofy smiles whenever theres a new convo w him ajskfk #and idk just like ajsjdj no one to talk to about it and usually at that point just go on youtube to listen to other people talk #but i dont want to accidentally spoil too much so ajdjfk #just sitting here a hyper giddy little mess over how much fun im having #ye anyways if ive seemed kinda mia the past week or so thats why #new hyperfixation for a while i guess but im not mad about it ajsjfk #lowkey wanna doodle characters but akdkg also wanna see how things play out first and hhhhhhhh

[spider-man-2o99]

(spider-man 2099 v1 #17, 1994)

ppl have GOT to understand that just because miguel isn’t particularly quippy as spider-man it doesn’t mean that he’s not funny. he’s fuckign hilarious u guys r just mean

#spider-man 2099 #spiderman 2099 #miguel o'hara #conchata o'hara #marvel #comics #comic panels #spiderverse #spider-man #general warning just for how conchata Treats mig in general ig #anyways this is one of my favorite scenes in the whole run so of course im going 2 include most of it lol #there's a flashback to show Why mig has been tied up by an angry mob between the first page i showed here and the second one #but tbh i still assert that it's better if u just read through the run urself you'll have more fun coming to conclusions yourself-- #--than seeing the ones that i've made and refined over many many years myself. you can only experience smthn for the first time once!

[luna7822]

congradulations assholes

u all finally got that stupid ass victory that u ppl so lovingly beg for absolutely no reason other than just to find more petty excuses to boost ur ego and outright splat any other ppl from different teams on site as if any of u dont know how to play like fair for once in ur pathetic fucking life and admittingly i do feel bad for shiver too since she actually had smth that i could agree with for once (vanilla aside) and that u assholes pretty much decided to be absolute jerks throughout the whole damn thing all cuz im on her team as if splatfests and final/seasonalfests in general were never meant to be taken srsly in the first place and overall to any stupid ass stans/spawn campers out there i wish u all a very happy go fuck urself for basically never giving me a fair fucking chance for once whatsoever and for honestly being the worst fucking idol f**base to ever exist in general so yeah

#lunas rambles and shit :3 #splatoon 3 #yeah of fucking couse im adding this tag just so those assholes can know wtf im taking abt for once since all they ever do nowdays #is bitch and whine over the most ridicuous shit imaginable all cuz other teams want to win too and that ur stupid ass fav idol or some shit #doesnt have to win every damn time since u already won before but apparently u assholes decided that wasnt enough for some reason and #basically went as far as to blame handshake for winning fair and square as if u cant do anything beyond counting stacks instead of the #actual numbers and also proceed to splat any member of any opposing team u come across without even having the decency to let them have fun #and do their thing for once which is overall the main fucking reason why i really #fucking despise frye stans so fucking much to the point where i sinseraly hope u idiots lose the finalfest too since its basically what u #pieces of fucking shits deserve for having so called “”“”good sportship“”“” towards shiver and big man teams and #not even being fucking bothered to actually have a good time for once regardless if u win or not since u all missed the whole point #of splatfests in general and piss me off sm to the point where i just fucking hope u all lose every other splatfest from here on out and #continously bitch and whine over the most minor thing possible while ur fucking at it since its all u really care abt anymore atp instead #of actually having fun like a normal human person for once #and even tho that scene after the results was admittingly wholesome too i still feel bad for shiver anyways since i dont really care abt the #latter options all that much and that this is just a fun silly what if scenario anyways so yeah #im gonna start posting this now and dw ill be sure to block any stupid ass annoying frye stans on site anyways since theyre basically just #the absolute worst f**base of pretty much any splatoon idol in general if u ask me

[thegreenisles]

Hey! I finished up another little resource I've been slowly putting together.

I've put together a turnaround reference of every character in the game, with every alternate appearance, both full bodies and profile views.

The full body views include a hatless young Graham for scale. There is a bit of an issue regarding characters with armor- I'm not very savvy with blender admittedly, and all of the metal comes out really dark. It isn't too bad, save for Manny, who doesn't even have his green feather. I'd like to fix those once I can. Also, capes are omitted. I think that only applies to Graham and Whisper though.

I'll be finishing up doing the same for the animals at some point, and I'm planning on making a few references for certain character's weapons, or other interesting items.

Also- along with the profile views, I included some of Graham's head at every angle by 10 degrees, from head on, lower, and upper angles. Thought it would be helpful to see how his hat works from any direction. The images are huge, here's a gif of them all together.

Hope these will come of use! I've been working on it for a while.

#kings quest #king's quest #king’s quest #kq2015 #kq #the only metal object i successfully fiddled with was the crown. because it looked horrid if i didnt #also chester and hagatha have an extra angle in their profile views bc they are hunched over with long noses #so at a 45 degree angle it didnt have the view i wanted and i just threw in an extra #only them tho and only from the front not from behind #also theres only 4 goblin profiles and 8 different goblins in full body bc they have the same heads. 4 heads and 2 body types #ive been actively doing this for over a year just not constantly... its easy work but its a time sink #ive been WANTING to do it since 2017 ever since i could access the models in a modelling program #since then we've found more references from the artists but still lack all of them. like graham's >:( #im gonna take a break before getting to the animals and items. there are a few animals already done though #ps these are great refs for art but i wouldnt colorpick from these images due to how blender adds some shading to the models #just use them to pick colors from the color wheel or find the character's texture in the extracted textures and pick from that if you must #anyway thats all my commentary here. have fun go nuts i really hope you guys find this useful

[hershelchocolateart]

Something I forgot about the difference between Tumblr and Instagram (or at least the one I'm thinking about right now) is that I'll post something on Instagram, get the handful of likes from the regulars, and then poof. It's gone. Off to the ether with you. Guess I'll have to post something new

Meanwhile on Tumblr, I am STILL regularly getting likes on the bifrost incident stained glass piece. Definitely not as many but they're still coming. USUALLY it's the few people I'm friends with sharing a thing once or twice and then that goes into the ether too, but when one of my drawings goes past the normal circle of friends I'm getting notifs on that for DAYS.

Plus, it's never fully gone! I can go reblog my older art whenever I want! Whereas on Instagram you'd just. I don't know. Post the same thing again? Which sucks. What if I just want to remind someone that something exists? What if I don't have anything new or special to say? What if I just went "Oh yeah I still really like this piece" and then I bring it back to the top so other people can see it too.

Also the you can only post squares thing. Who the HELL made a site around sharing art and images and said you can only use perfect squares. FUCK you

#having thoughts about art tonight and this one felt relevant so yall get ir #*it #not art #i am STILL getting the ocassional like on the mechs sketchbook page #meanwhile i posted my most recent (and current favorite) one to instagram at APPARENTLY a weird time #cause only a third of the usual people have seen it #and i have NO way to bump it again. absolutely zero. the algorithm sees all and it wants me dead #tumblr is a way less useful site if you want to be professional with your work #but its way better for actually getting that validation #that people like your stuff and would like you to keep making it #i dunno it feels different #i always have to try to get the most traction possible on instagram #meanwhile over here i go 'i thought this would be fun!! i wanted to post it because maybe some of you #who are stuck in small dead fandom hell would like it too!' #AND THEN THEY DO #AND THEY ARE SO OPENLY KIND #i dont know. I Dont Know. im having thoughts

[sleepless-in-starbucks]

*laughs nervously* hey so. so the crackfic's getting kind of long

#the cryptid speaks #lucky jumbo <3 #im not even done yet...... like getting there but there's still. probably at least another 1k in here #when and how did this happen? dont ask me i dont know #ssacc (the plot/story) happened over the course of a week and it was 5k #this one is happening in like a half hour time segment and it's already overtaken my return-from-accidental-hiatus fic #im having fun tho so gods bless i hope i dont find out this is terrible when i proofread

[kenmaiii]

5 likes and i give this guy with the ridiculous name some melanin

#sorry i still cant get over them naming him Dr. Ratio #fucking ridiculous it is... #<- has not played hsr in a long time doesnt feel motivated to. #but i was also telling someone i hope this guy is blunt and socially unaware even if he thinks hes being somewhat polite #i think that character type is fun. thats very.... loser-ish... honestly... (positive) #5 likes said jokingly btw i'll get to it if i want and/or have energy. im not as active here rn bcuz im working on a personal project #so im expecting less attention algorithm wise (bcuz of said inactiveness) u-u and thats ok! #carly talks

[surreal-duck]

hi!! i just wanted to say that ive liked midoyuzu since i was like 14 and its been a few years since then (obviously) but seeing your midoyuzu art now is so!!! its so fulfilling to my past self who had like NO art to go off of, i guess? anyway! your art is super good and i love it so much <3

im glad omg? extremely late to the party but by god i am bringing snacks in here or die trying o7 was pretty baffled the first time finding out more abt their dynamic and looking them up on here to find maybe like two more recent posts and the rest from no sooner than 2017 or so askjdghsjkgdhjks but really THANK YOU!!!!!!!! happy to be of service to your inner 14yo somewhat ;v;

yknow what though the really funny thing is that i wasnt even that into them initially. just remembered that cute interaction at the end of xmas live and thought "huh these two r kinda sweet actually" and that curiosity is always a slippery slope into genuine investment and by god is tripping into it a favorite pastime of mine

#if i had to say tho honestly these two were both the last ones of their units i managed to get attached to properly #yuzuru has definitely become my fav of fine though but my actual rst fav is kanata LOL #also finding out yuzuru likes to draw in general is everything to me you go you funky master artist #cute critter line took me out back w a metal chair why r they so. auhhg #actually my good friend who got me in here Knows i was actually on track to becoming an ibyz liker but then. anvil fell comically on my hea #before i knew it theyve taken over almost every corner of my brain get them out!!!!! get them out!!!!!!!! #and i was already a ryuseitai fan and enjoyed fine casually but oh. oh god im a yuzurup too now arent i goddammit #SORRY THIS BECAME A RAMBLE UM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! #asks #anonymous #sometimes i forget that their actual interactions probably amount to no more than 6 or 7 times in canon and the rest is just in my head #that and i just think its rather nice for both of their characters to get along!! romantic or platonic #really sweet to see midori so pumped up and passionate about the things he loves and yuzuru getting thrown off his rhythm of the always #perfect butler who resigns himself into the background most of the time. theyre just having fun!!! silly guys #and yuzuru rly does enjoy art and nonsensical doodles even if people generally find it horrifying midori loves them wholeheartedly its. yea #okay im still rambling. ill shut up now i havent slept properly in a bed in nearly 48 hours i should go do that

[theunconcernedembalmer]

{|{ I was peeking in tumblr after i left for a while.. and i don't know if its a good idea to ask but.. what happened to ' man in grey ' ? I couldn't help but notice the account was now Deactivated:( }|}

Hey there dear anon! Thanks so much for dropping by the inbox, and welcome back XD

I also noticed that man in grey was deactivated for a while, understandably so. Many idv ask blogs that die tend to get deactivated, so while I was a little bummed about it, I'm not surprised.

I also confirmed with man in greys mun that she's "in blog retirement". Considering she's been around much longer then I have, I'd say thats pretty accurate XD. Thank you so much for checking in though, it's nice to know that people still remember and care for these blogs!

#unconcerned ramblings #its me the mun #ppl lose interest n leave fandoms n sometimes old stuff is just too cringe to leave around #theyre not completely gone though. interactions with other blogs will be on other blogs. man in grey has definitely made his mark here XD #having said that. when i do decide to retire the blog ill definitely still keep it up #theres a lot of things that im proud of over here. the blog really inspired me to try so many different things that i usually wouldnt do #n u can definitely see my improvement over time as i got more comfortable with digital art #i personally find it endearing. i do look back on the blog every now n then. usually when someone likes a really old post #theres definitely a lot of cringe as well but. im glad for all that. i know i had a lot of fun with it. n thats all that matters reallt

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

ranting about niche things in my own tags so i can come back to them at a later point and see if my opinions have changed (i was in a crowded area for longer than i wanted to today and need to get over my hater energy)

#the vball world anouncers in rio rn are pissing me off so bad. #like my girl emily usually doesnt annoy me but her points are being brought down by the absolute negativity of the other two... #like im not saying every anouncer gotta be like my man clayton cause im sure thats not everyones style but when hes not describing whats #happening the things hes adding are fun/mood lifting #like its such a chore to get through these anouncers negative ass commentary like every single play is a mistake #(unless it comes from their blorbos on the us team) #and instead of just telling us or framing it in an informative way they just have to use boring and overly negative tone. #its especially terrible since the 3 in antalya rn all have such better energy so like the contrast is brutal #hat off to clayton hes my fav but what i like about the 3 in antalya rn is that 1. they have a bit of whimsy in their soul 2. they sound #like theyre having a good time and enjoy the game 3. they will say a play that didnt go to plan without being an absolute fucking downer #about it. #like i fr have to mute games sometimes ... #idk clayton is blorbo from my anouncement panel like when he gets so excited i as a listener get so excited when hes scereaming cause the #rally is so intense im screaming when he is in tears over carolanne kiss at 22 world champs im also in tears like come on #also will never forgive /that one/ for the way they speak about the asian teams/brasil cause dont be a commentator for international events #if youre gonna be weird about it..... #not to sound like i hate all these anouncers cause i dont. as i said the three in antalya are absolutely on it but it sucks that have the #tournament is lowkey ruined for me.... #thats dramatic but its just not as fun #like when brasil would score and we'd still be getting a run down of jordan larsons biography... like shes a good player but lets give the #teams equal energy here #sigh

[charlie-but-not-slimecicle]

does anyone know if there‘s a tag limit

#felix babbles #one time #i started trying #the post was in my drafts for a longgg while #it wasnt even related to the original post at some point #the tags didnt end up saving #so i never found out anything about a limit #maybe i hit it #or maybe my phone couldnt handle it #perhaps tumblr couldnt #reminds me of the post limit #which i know exists #but ive never hit it #ive also never tried #i think ash mentioned once that in the time hes been on here hes only hit it a few times #i have mutuals with separate accounts just for when they hit the limit #so i guess its not as hard to hit as i would’ve thought #i was supposed to be making k.andi stars #if you saw my last post #i just took a little break and now im here #also listening to the np.md soundtrack again so thats fun #didnt want to put it in the tag though hopefully that works to prevent it #can you image searching for a post in the np.md tag and this thing pops up #id be so confused #i would probably still read through the tags though #i wonder if tumblr will have a limit and not tell me #like when i try to post it itll say i have too many tags #i should tag one of my stmboards with as many tags as i can and then start rambling for anyone who clicks on it #but i wouldnt want someone to be searching and find my board over and over again #EDIT: THERE WERE MORE TAGS AFTER THIS AND THEY WERE CUT OFF