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All six tarot cards collected! 🌿 I decided to use white accents on elements that have an important symbolic role in each character's stories. My favorite picture out of the six is probably Karlach's card. And what do you think? Which card do you like best?

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idle Jaskier-related notion:

Joey Batey is really approximately the same size and shape as Henry Cavill, and there are a number of clever techniques in pretty much all Jaskier's costumes to hide this fact and make him look about three or four inches narrower than he actually is. The costumers work really really hard to make him look that twinky, often with cleverly cut shoulder decorations that pretend he's trying to look bigger than he is and have the actual effect of making him look a lot lighter.

On a Doylistic level this makes sense, because it's hard to make Geralt look Huge and Imposing next to your non-combatant harmless sidekick if said sidekick is a jacked six foot burly man.

On a Watsonian level, however, the notion of Jaskier as this big meaty dude aggressively arguing with all his tailors to ensure that he looks as non threatening and foppish and entertaining as possible while also looking as sexy as he can (for a Jaskier definition of sexy, at least) is generating considerable entertainment for me this fine morning.

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People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter

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"And here we are. A kind that will never know death, and yet we're fighting to live." We finally had the chance to do a Westworld cosplay shoot with horses and I can now die happy <3 Dolores: @enaylacosplay Hector: @sky_captain_hana Clementine: @zangofel Photographer: @elitecosplay (cosplays from HBO’s Westworld, constructed by us)

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A Guide to Dismantling Frequently Used Justifications for Raceface in Cosplay

This guide deconstructs and debunks some of the most frequently used justifications for raceface in cosplay. This guide is by no means comprehensive, it focuses mostly on blackface and brownface, and many justifications, rebuttals, and experiences are missing. However, it still covers a lot of important ground.

This guide was created as an anti-racist tool to be used in cosplay communities. In addition, this bingo card was created as a summary of this guide. Each of the excuses in the bingo card are examined and dismantled below. 

This goal of this guide is to help people understand that raceface is a hurtful, racist act that is toxic to cosplayers of color and to cosplay communities in general. It asks cosplayers to stop racefacing, to stop making excuses for racefaceing, and to help create a world where racefacing isn’t tolerated. 

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all sparring scenes are inherently homoerotic but some are more homoerotic than others

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Tyrian Gazette’s Funding Campaign is LIVE!

This year, we’ve put together another ArenaNet-sponsored charity collaboration from the world of @guildwars2​. From the GW2 Artist Collective, it features works from 82 different contributors that are making an in-world magazine.

In the book, we get a moment to see the world through the eyes of a citizen of Tyria, answering questions from what they would be told to what they’d see in their every day. It’s at times serious, and others funny.

The book is 8.5″x11″ with a holographic foil design on the front. The inside pages are 135lb art page stock, full color, with a matte laminate cover. It also features an unlockable slip case and more merchandise.

>> Click here to visit the campaign!

Pledges for this project are shipped in tiers based off of when you pledge, so the earlier you pledge the earlier your rewards are sent! It is also a limited run campaign. If you’re interested in limited edition items, we have signed copies from ArenaNet devs, specialty items donated from Guild Wars 1 and 2 and more.

Proceeds from the project will be going toward Extra Life!

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Please, I am begging you, visit the official Captain Marvel website

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The best villains don’t see themselves as evil. They’re fighting for a good cause, willing to get their hands dirty. Varric Tethras.

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"It seems too much to ask, but I want to." I finally got my Cullen/Cullen shoot..at an actual castle in the UK..with a willing participant to shove me against the battlements *-* I’d really think I was dreaming if there wasn’t photographic proof!  If you haven't checked out his work, @ardentcosplay makes a scary perfect Cullen - I kept doing doubletakes watching this character come to life.. Cullen: @ardentcosplay (FB | IG) Fem!Cullen: @enayla (FB | IG) Photographer: @laughingorc (FB | IG) Series: Dragon Age Inquisition

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Is this what they wanted?

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“You tread on thin ice, Witcher.  Very thin.  Wisdom demands you choose your words more carefully.” Character: Anna Henrietta Series: The Witcher 3 (Blood and Wine DLC) Cosplayer: Enayla Photographer: Kelevar Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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I've been obsessing over Westworld since the first episode (and made Dolores's S1 blue dress previously), so with how badass and awesome she's been this season, I couldn't resist making her S2 version.  Plus, who doesn't want an excuse to carefully sew a full cosplay..and then WRECK IT? :) I made everything except the pistol/bandolier from scratch (so much hand-dyed fabric and leatherwork - HBO really doesn't make it easy for cosplayers!).  I managed to find screen-accurate fabric for the corset and chemise, and did my best to match the rest of the pieces to the show.  Packed it all up, headed to my local abandoned mental hospital/dairy farm (how fitting..), and did a quick photoshoot with a tripod and timer. Lots of WIP posted over on Facebook and Instagram~

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► Palace Gardens is a large and beautiful garden situated closely to Beauclair Palace and full of exotic and expensive plants. It is a place of tranquility and chivalry, with architecture influenced by the elven ruins in the area.

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The funding campaign is now open for Tyrian Tarot!

This ArenaNet-sponsored charity collaboration is brought to you by the GW2 Artist Collective, featuring 68 community artists for the cards, 2 writers and 2 editors for the book, and a promotional cosplayer for our campaign. Each member has been instrumental in bringing this to life, and we couldn’t be more excited to launch this today.

The Deck: 78 main cards | 24 unlockable wild cards | 2.75″x4.75″ | 330 gsm | Matte anti-scratch finish | Accompanying 200 page book | Estimated shipping in August

>> Click here to visit the campaign!

Funding runs from April 15 at 9 AM PDT to May 22 at 11:59 PM PDT.

We’ll also be hosting a giveaway: Reblog or retweet for a chance to win a copy of the deck (one chance on both platforms). If you’ve ordered a copy, the price will be refunded to you if your name is drawn. You must be following the accounts to win. 

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