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Sepfember Day 21: Saria!

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Back in October last year, I started reading This is an Adjuration by @not-freyja.

By the time I had made it to chapter 5, I had already started typesetting this story as I read because I knew this would be one of those stories that I needed to have on my shelf.

When I finally caught up to the story at chapter 31, I begged the author to let me bind this when it was finished.

Nearly a year later, and what is probably the most important bind of my life is finally finished. Check out these glamour shots, and if you want to hear more about the actual binding process and about how this fic actually changed my life, see below.

So funny story, before I get into the technical side of this bind, but this fic actually changed my life. Not as in I was greatly emotionally moved by the story, though don't get me wrong I absolutely was, but genuinely this fic introduced me to some of the best people I have ever had to privilege of knowing (Hello Class, you know who you are 🩷), and also, it introduced me to Freyja, the incredibly talented author, who, as I type this, is curled up in bed next to me fast asleep after flying half way around the world to go on a two week long date with me.

Moral of the story folks is comment on the fics you like. You might accidentally meet the love of your life on, and I can't believe I'm saying this, AO3.

Anyways, about the bind!

This bind was a challenge from day 1. I had to do the typeset for this 300k word fic 4 times, and had to split it across 2 volumes. This was the longest fic I have ever attempted to bind, and it was so thick I couldn't get it in the paper trimmer.

To make this book as durable as possible, I attempted a few techniques. I secured it with 3 tapes, I made an Oxford hollow, I rounded the spine, I made a slipcase and I used 2.3mm boards where normally I use 1.8mm.

The slipcase is covered with embossed faux leather, buckram and plain ribbon, and lined with gold satin fabric. I've never made a slipcase before so this was an experience.

The books are covered with an emerald green silk finish bookcloth which really gave the books the luxury they deserved. I foiled custom end papers as well as every chapter title page using heat reactive transfer foil on toner ink (never again I am never doing that again omg it took days). Huge thank you to @la-sera for letting me use her artwork which helped inspire this fic!

The grey flashback chapters I had to use HTV for the border decoration and I'm very happy with how that turned out because it was so easy and straight forward, unfortunately it just wasn't viable for the whole book.

It feels weird to finally have these books done. They have my blood, sweat, tears and my heart poured into them, and I've been working on them for so long that it's odd to actually have them finished. I'm so proud of this bind, and feel like I've grown so much as a fanbinder by making these.

Anyways, if anyone has any questions about the process, please don't hesitate to ask!

(and if you are an Linked Universe fan and haven't read Adjuration yet, this is your sign!)

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downfall duo!! Hyrule being taller gives me life.

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Sepfember Day 10: Hyrule Warriors Zelda!

(tumblr ruined the quality :/ )

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Once Upon A Dream

Sepfember day 2: Marin

Really proud of the background in this one ^^

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Sepfember Day 1: Skyward Sword Zelda ^_^

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Pleeease tell me someone else has thought of this. I cannot bear to be the only one. 😭

Additional notes:

I love the Beetle!!!! I was playing Skyward sword and I thought to myself "man if only I could be tiny I could use the beetle as a little plane" and then I realized this is Zelda and it! is! achievable!!

And then I couldn't keep the thought in my head, so I made this.

omg >.> the perspective killed me on this one. That first panel took 2 hours to sketch! Sketch!!

I was going to also have Hyrule saying "Look what they need to mimic a fraction of my power" but it wasn't coming out and I'm tired :)

Drawing Four's hair is actually hard :((( Especially in the wind. Sorry if it looks bad.

They call it a "lanayru fabrication" so "lanayru tech"

I got my ref photos from ssbu because you can pause and move the camera

lets ignore the fact that in ssbu the Beetle can lift people (and massive space monsters)

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HI it's so nice to meet you, i'm bee!! 😁 I LOVE YOUR ART. THAT FAIRY HYRULE DRAWING IS INCREDIBLE . also, icebreaker that i stole off the internet: would you rather have the ability to see 10 minutes into the future or 150 years into the future?

Aww Thank you so much im glad you like it ^-^ !! Nice to meet you too :)

Ok i just thought waaay too long about the question but i think i would chose seeing 10 minutes into the future. To be honest I don't even want to know what the world looks like in 150 years, i already worry to much my own future lol. Also the other ability would be way more usefull and fun in everyday life; predicting if the bus is late, messing with friends by predicting random stuff, becoming a prophet that speaks in riddles and rhymes... The options are endless!

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Fairy Hyrule!

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Legend : ofc

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Of course my art block disappears the moment I don't have access to my tablet...

Here are some sketches of the boys instead :)

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@fssanctuary summer gift exchange for @quartzs-cluster

From the summer theme I knew early on I wanted to draw a picnic, and with your prompt of "fantasy creature AUs" I decided to make it a fairy picnic, because teeny-tiny picnic sets are adorable. That's probably a napkin they're using as a picnic blanket xD

Hope you've been having a good summer!

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I love Suffering animatics/art where Odysseus has a chain or rope around his ankle, connecting him to the mast. not only is it a great reference to the source material, but it implies that someone on the ship was worried that the mere sight of Penelope might convince Odysseus to jump in the water, even though he knows its a siren who will kill him

and that they were so persuasive in this argument that Odysseus actually agreed to it

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Sky's Zelda, Sun, was also training to be a knight. She wasn't just living there because her dad runs the academy.

So the Chain eventually hears of this and assumes that Sun would fight with a more light weapon such as a raiper. Something that fits the royals style of combat in nearly all of their eras.

Except that's not the case.

Sun shows up in a kit akin to the Old Man himself. Full plate with a zweihander, the blade being larger than herself.

To Sun, wisdom tells her that if you hit the monster hard enough, it won't get back up.

No wonder Sky is head over heels for her.

She's a Strength build, and "a crown is warranted with strength" - Godfry, First Elden Lord.

(Technically, she'd be a Strength/Int/Faith build to maintain the whole wisdom thing and worship of the Goddess, but that's beside the point.)

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The Lotr cast teasing Orlando Bloom about his broken ribs 😂

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Can i just say as both an artist and cosplayer i am so greatful and amazed over Jojo's amazing linked universe comic and just how much time and effort she puts into it.

i mean i am floored over 10 pages a month fully colored with detailed backgrounds and good story, believe me it's crazy amount of work. ...and speech bubbles. eurgh typography...(u can guess which part of comic making i enjoy the least)

Not only that but i am eternally greatfull for just how many angles we get to see the characters in the comic, the varied poses and expressions are not only amazing to look at and great way to show personalities, but also just such great reference points when either drawing the characters or trying to figure out how the hell a costume is built up.

AND jojo has drawn them in various stages of their clothes on during the comic, so you KNOW HOW THE LAYERING WORKS.

How is Time's armor built up? Boom right there in multiple angles and sometimes off.

Ah how does Hyrule's layering work? BOOM right there with an interesting maybe leather based under-armor??

How large is Twilight's chainmail and how is it built up? BAM right there.

Jojo literally drew a whole page of how Sky's clothes are built up, layer by layer.

It's truly a blessing!

AND IT IS CRAZY that jojo added so much beautiful embroidery to the characters' clothes.

(my brain is like "oh but me like to know every detail of the embroidery of every character", and i end up looking at the pictures and say "sush brain don't be a spoilsport they're already detailed just use your imagination of what jojo has drawn and what could fit the specifics", because that is fun too! like Sky's embroidery on his over-undershirt could very much be berries of some sort on twig together with some sort of classic skyloftian forms, like lingon berries though it isn't,( i know that lingon berries don't exist in hyrule...) but it would be a fun idea!)

As you can see by my... detailed oriented nature i am very interested in their designs. But again the whole comic is a true wonder, i mean, so many angles not just the characters but the surroundings. So many different zoom-outs and zoom-ins utilized, the comic knows when to change from one character to another to more than one. So it's great on a technical standpoint too. And it's SO cool to see how Jojo's art has changed through time. (that is not a pun)

Anyway, i felt like i had a lot to say, and this was me saying it. I guess it's a Appreciation post for jojo, for showing other artists and creatives so much different and amazing artwork. (and giving us amazing references)

But also it's that i want other people to see(though i think they do already) how much time and effort and love has been put into it, not that it matters much coming from me as a random person who happens to enjoy her work.

But i think it's fun to show appreciation for artists and writers anyway.

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