How Inkfish Change their Ink Colour
Here's an extremely long, (poorly) illustrated speculatory post about how ink and inksports could THEORETICALLY work in Splatoon! yippee!
Ink is a mucous that Inklings, Octolings and Cuttlings produce with their ink sac, where it can be expelled through the mouth and siphon (and through the skin via the ink vessels, but don't worry about that just yet). You can take a look at my diagram of the ink vessels here.
Spitting up or sweating ink is a common stress response in ink-bearing cephalopods, it also serves as an extremely rude gesture if you happen to aim it at someone else's face.
Inkfish actually can't change ink colour on their own, so instead they have to rely on artificial means to brighten and saturate the colour into something more easily recognisable.
The history behind inksports is extensive. In ancient times, inkfish would use naturally occurring dyes (such as clay, plants etc.) to change their ink colour, often to denote a particular social group. In modern times, colours are artificially synthesised and treated to have a minimal impact on the inkfish's body as possible, as believe it or not constantly eating red clay wasn't exactly good for you.
The colour of an Inkling or Octoling's skin is determined by chromatophores, which can be basically any colour or shade they choose. The chromatophores function completely independently from the ink sac, so it's possible to have differing skin and ink colours (although you'd probably confuse your teammates a fair bit).
This is fine and cool and all, but how do inkfish prevent different team colours from just blending all together in a match? WELL! While turfing capsules also change ink colour, they can also alter the chemical qualities of the ink itself by introducing something called polarity!
There are two kinds of turfing ink- polar and nonpolar. In easy terms (I am not a chemist), it's what allows two different colours of ink to sit on top of each other in separate layers instead of diluting together like paint. Before a match starts, each turfing team is given dye capsules in their respective team colour, with each team having opposing polarities to prevent inks from mixing together during the game.
Before technology got involved, people would simply use oil and water to prevent one ink colour from mixing with another's. Nowadays, oil and fat derivatives are commonplace as it's less likely to cause health problems as the body slowly processes it out.
Splatting works when enemy ink reacts with the outermost ink vessels in an opposing team member's skin, forcing the victim to contract their ink sac and spit up all their ink (usually in the form of a super-jump back to spawn, though in the moment it's not uncommon to overshoot it). It's also possible to splat someone with blunt force trauma, but we tend to call that assault. Splatting is usually not dangerous, but it's still not a terribly pleasant experience and is somewhat painful, akin to a nasty static shock.
This splatting reaction is also why water is used in turf stages as a restrictive barrier, as water causes the same splatting reaction in the body as enemy ink does (at least until the dye wears off).
Okay that's all I got, I'm not gonna go into ink weapon mechanics because I'm tired... perhaps another day haha. Hopefully that all made sense and I apologise deeply if it didn't. Feel free to shoot me an ask if something needs to be cleared up or explained in further detail haha
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Saturn’s Free CSP Brush Recommendations, CS Asset Store Edition
I may sell brushes now, but I still love me some free brushes & love to share them with people. These are a bunch of cool brushes made by other people that you can use to build up a nice library of tools without having to spend any cash on, perfect if you’re new to CSP or are on a budget. If you do download these, be sure to like them & give some love to the artist if you enjoy them. :D
How to find: type in the Content ID or Ctrl/Command + C & P (copy and paste shortcuts) into the Clip Studio asset store on the Clip Studio application. I’ll add a link as a preview but copying & pasting the content ID is easiest. I have automatic translation ON, so sorry if you read some weird names.
Feel free to reblog this with your own suggestions, there’s many brushes out there I missed. :D Check defsiarte’s suggestions too, and if you want to see my recommendations for stuff on Gumroad/DA & other places, check this tag.
Large Packs
“An analogue art supply" - 1813808
Huge pack of everything, including acrylic, oil, watercolor, marker, pen, & pencil. I like the markers and sometimes use the acrylics too.
Crm's Toolbox, Watercolors, Markers, & other treasures
Fantastic use of texture and some cute effects pens. The artist has posted everything from quality painting & drawing pens to quality glitter pens for writing.
The Old Default Assets - 1842027 & 1841759
These aren’t pictured, but if you ever see an older tutorial or video showcasing some default brushes you never had, it’s because CSP reworked its default tools around version 1.9. Fortunately they rerelased them so anyone can redownload them. The old ones are still good to use, they’re just not included.
Painters - With Texture
Thiccpaint - 1707517
Never leave home without it. I riot if I don’t have them on my computer.. They have the right combination of texture, shape, & blend with great handling and great variety.
Icyannyou's Momo Sets - user:Icyannyou
Super cute packs that give a lovely painterly look. The Storybook pack is fantastic, and even if you don't draw cute you can still use these painters & blenders to give your artwork character. :)
Thick Coating Brush Set - 1683127
I like these for background work, but it's a big pack of thick textured painters with good handling & neat effects.
Marredae's Brushes - user:Marredae
This artist has a knack for textured brushes. Very high rec, fantastic library of wet & dry painting/rendering tools.
Roro Oil - 1820057
Rompi is another user I enjoy the stuff of, and I'll recommend a few more brushes from them in other categories by the time this post is done. Check 'em out!
Suika chalk - 1760304
Very useful rough chalk. Sometimes, that’s all you need!
Sprongle - 1935694
A simple round brush with a nice rough tip. Slightly rough without being too rough, great for quick paintings.
Johnnie halloween pack & Brokenhearted brushes... - 1876075 & 1938786, user:EnjieLemon
EnjieLemon has some nice brushes in general, but some are paid for. Still worth checking out due to their cheap clippy price (and clippy can be obtained for free). The Brokenhearted brushes have a nice texture. The Halloween pack includes a cute pumpkin stamp along with some easy to use chalk, oil, & watercolor brushes. Compact and easy to use!
“Watercolor marker and texture set” - 1682349
There's a reason this set is one of the most downloaded on the asset store. It's one of the best looking watercolor replicas out there, and even if you don't use the brushes, you can likely still find a use for the textures. Great for soft coloring.
Grunge Brushes, Soft | Heavy | Complex Brushes & Xenomorphius' stuff in general - user:xenomorphius
Xeno drops some cool natural looking brushes out every so often for painting, inking, and dry media. Please check 'em out! The grunge brushes create a fun, grungy look like it says on the pack, & the soft/heavy/complex set can be used for painting as well as lining.
Oil-h5 trial - 1976418
These brushes are hard to explain. They work with the dual brush setting, & push around a layer of paint on top of your regular paint, creating a cool, streaky look. They're a hidden gem.
MYNQZO brushes - 1993875
A pretty darn good set for painting. I really love rough brush 2, it's great for sketching & rendering.
Painting, non-textured
(basic rounds & other shapes for smooth rendering)
Kiminie71's Brush Set - 1728687
4 simple rounds that are great for rendering!
https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1728687
CHIMAKA Set - 1747974
Heavy drag paint that highlights well & applies thickly. Great for bold shading.
Choms Paint - 1910936
It just gets me. No further elaboration.
Honeypen<3 - 1786787
Fits great in my paint hand. Very slidey & blends like intended!
Wet flat marker - 1917678
Super blending brush, gives super soft edges to paint. Blends great.
oil mushblendiw - 1918739
Another simple & easy to use roundbrush.
Paint - 1760641
This plainly named brush is a triangle brush that goes between heavy & light with pressure. The creator, Puppsicle, also sells some neat brushes on Ko-Fi if you enjoy this brush.
"The Scarlet Knot Brush Set 2" - 1916125
I use the watercolor of thought out of this set, but they're all pretty good & easy to use.
https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1916125
Sunday - 1825825
A round brush with a watercolor border that gives a nice, sketchy feeling.
https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1825825
Marker Brushes
Marker Texture Brush -1809506
A very nice subtly textured brush. Has a nice instructional guide on how to get the best results with it. :D
Mirre's Marker set - 1749822
Another good brush with a subtle texture. Comes with its own blender!
Woody Marker & Pencil set - 1772987
I also love the pencil in this pack. Nice woody feel, feel free to turn off multiply.
Pencils & Sketchers
SU-Cream Pencil - 1761353
no wonder its popular. Can be used for lineart, sketching, and coloring, this versatile brush delivers a great smooth look with a gentle textured end finish on pressure.
Write BoruPenP - 1753435
Probably the best ballpoint pen on Clip. Please check out Pharan's things, I love them.😊
“Pencil-like Brush for Lineart” - 1692270
Ok this is kind of a weird way to recommend something. It's SUPPOSED to be a pencil but I use it like a paintbrush with the opacity & density on pressure control, & another copy with blending turned on. Whatever you use it for, you're sure to get a good result!
Grease pencil/china marker - 1774978
Chunky brush for chunky sketching needs.
Muda muda muda - 1715496
A pretty darn good dark pencil.
REDSketch soft - 1907313
just a nice sketcher! Good for shading too.
MUGZ BRUSH - 1861032
A set of dry chalk & brushes. Gives a fun messy look when used!
T Spade Pencil - 1769208
A pencil that looks great for lineart as well as sketches. Good taper.
Magipencil 2 - 1755940
Utterly good for textured and smooth lineart. These pens get me. Can’t recommend them enough. :)
Pens & Inkers
G-pen 6 - 1767809
A generic name but a good Gpen with character. Organic without sacrificing too much smoothness.
"Flat thick pen" - 1826131
I call it the card games pen. I think you can see why. Solid at high pressure, a little bit of texture at low pressure, and pretty great for sharp angles.
Haggiben_Lineart_Color - 1770988
A nice triangle liner.
Gabu Pen - 1894713
Very slightly rough pen on one side, another nice triangle-like liner.
Aeridus - user:Aeridis
All 3 of their pens give a nice result.
Pilot Pen - 1895049
A great IRL brush now a digital one!
Fude set - 1726964 & 1759205
Heavy, beautiful ink! The creator has some more good ink pens too, take a look. :D
Dimi - 1763877
It's a ga,l with a knife and a nice calligraphy pen. Can't ask for more. Turn on >particles "change with brush size" in settings to keep the shape without chaning.
New Cali
A nice set of Calligraphy brushes. They have smooth transitions between big and small.
Blend, Fill, & Erase
Noise and texture blur - 1842730
If you want a more painterly look to your blur, get these! They said they're supposed to be turned from free to paid, but the artist hasn't come back and done it yet. Will they do it? I'm not sure. :0
Textured Blending & Blurs - 1904941 & 1971444
They're actually made by me, my apologies, but it's hard to find textured blenders by themselves. Most are included in a set or are something you have to pay for, so I released a few free stand alone ones due to it. Normal solid round blenders & blurs are easier to find & even easier to create yourself!
https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1904941
https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1971444
Unhelpful Eraser - 1798605
The terrible hard eraser that you had in school becomes digital. Download it as a tribute.
Quick Lasso Fill - 1978471
Fills up a lasso'ed area.
Random Color Fill - 1707873
Picks random spaces to fill. The picture in the demonstration shows it better than I can describe.
Scratchy Coloring - 1845677
A fun scratchy brush that can fill areas up.
Quick Lasso Eraser - 1875033
This and the next brush are both @pharan ‘s again. This does the same as the lasso fill, but erases as you can tell.
Erase along Edge - 1800143
An eraser that takes advantage of reference layers. The description explains it in detail.
"Create Solid-irregularity set" aka adding texture to black solid ink patches - 1768052
These distress the paper, making it look more textured. Easier to look at than to explain, click the link for more!
Mirre Cross Hatch Brush Set - 1972956
I love the look the spaced lines give. Fantastic set.
Overlap Hatching (…"a texan"???) - 1712720
One of the most popular Clip Studio Hatchers for a reason, easy to apply hatchers that you can just keep adding to for a sparse or dense look.
Dust hatching brush - 1966237
Simple light hatcher with dust particles around it for a dusty feeling.
Cross-hatching Blur - 1684830
I actually recommend all of user:もの区 ‘s stuff they have posted for crosshatching. There’s a whole bunch of great free brushes there for anyone who enjoy hatching!
“Rough and Solid” - 1874629
A ribbon brush that makes good borders.
“Coarse Solid Erase” - 1872105
For those who like to fill an area, then erase the light parts away.
chaos brushes - 1569895
A great marbler.
"Dirty cross hatching_monochrome" - 1727346
A nice, thick, analogue hatch. SB has some great material in general, but most needs clippy.
Creepy Lines 1 & 2 - 1405766 & 1707236
Get some spooky lines into your art!
Simple Retro Halftone - 1802041
A small set that's easy to use to add some halftone texture.
retro halftone brushes - 1852027
A larger yet still easy to use set with more specific brushes to use for each color.
Mar's Halftones - 1949506
A set with a lot of fun patterns! Check out SpiralPuzzle's stuff in general, they post some unique brushes.
Pixel Art
Pixel Brushes by tsiox - (small) 1971800 & (large) 1969097
THE Clip Studio pixel set. Has a ton of tools & textures to use. The small set is better for slower internet connections & if you don't want all the patterns.
Studio Screen Tones - 1803496
If you like Flipnote studios or need more dithers, get this!
Pixel Foliage Brushes - 1883082
I apologize for promoting my own assets again, but I promise they're useful if you're doing anything with grass, trees, or bushes! ;w;
My basic set - 1910804
Another lighter set with a few noise brushes that are useful at tiny size. Did my best not to overlap with tsiox’s set while covering the basics.
Bonus: two blending pixel brush sets.
Mao Pixel (1779745) & Scummy Pixel(1782455). They’re not for exact pixel art, they’re more for playing around with & painting. :)
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