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Houseki no Kuni
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~ I love them gems, yo ~I’ve always been into marine invertebrates and gemstones since I was a kid, and Houseki no Kuni sparks that love. If you think this account is only for Houseki no Kuni, you’re gonna have a bad time. I will also post/reblog... ~ Minerals ~ ~ Marine invertebrates ~ ~ Chemistry ~ ~ Science ~
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Artiste: BLUE / @kumoichi18 https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=6375288
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Some of y’all need to accept the truth.
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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other group of my HNK OCs, the… strange ones?
Flint is a smith. He invented FIRE and a lot of dangerous things. He and Wulfe are friends and is the test subject of Wulfenite the crazy scientist. Flint wanted to be stronger and more though to be a better smith and Wulfe put Tungsten in his arms. Now he’s VERY strong and the best smith in the world…… and the only one.
Munakataite is one of the youngest, and the PUNK boy. He’s edgy and will not listen to anybody. Uh, he’s also the doctor in charge. Other than being a punky edgy boy he’s also very capable and reliable!
Vaterite is an unstable gem. In contact with warm water, his arms turned into Aragonite. He is in charge of taking care of the (few) animals on the mountains. He prefers animals to other gems.
Pezzottaite is…… a strange guy. He’s the hystorian, but also the most prominent artist of the School. Well, he’s the only one. He has an eccentric apparence and character and most of the time he’s completely incohonprensible. Don’t listen to him for too long or your head will start to spin.
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Amazing Nature Phenomenons
ᴋᴀᴡᴀʜ ɪᴊᴇɴ (ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴᴏ) ɪɴᴅᴏɴᴇsɪᴀ
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ᴛᴜʀǫᴜᴏɪsᴇ ɪᴄᴇ: ʟᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀɪᴋᴀʟ-ʀᴜssɪᴀ
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sᴜᴘᴇʀᴄᴇʟʟ sᴛᴏʀᴍ
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ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ғʟᴀsʜ sᴜɴsᴇᴛ
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sɴᴏᴡ ᴄʜɪᴍɴᴇʏ: ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴇʀʙᴜs-ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴀ
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sᴋʏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ
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sᴛʀɪᴘᴇᴅ ɪᴄᴇʙᴇʀɢs:ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴀ
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ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀs
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sᴀʟᴀʀ ᴅᴇ ᴜʏᴜɴɪ (ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ) ʙᴏʟɪᴠɪᴀ
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ᴍᴀᴇʟsᴛʀᴏᴍ
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ᴇʏᴇ ᴏғ sᴀʜᴀʀᴀ:ᴍᴀᴜʀɪᴛᴀɴɪᴀ
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ғɪʀᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ
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ᴘᴏʀᴏʀᴏᴄᴀ (ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇ) ᴀᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ-ʙʀᴀᴢɪʟ
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ᴀᴜʀᴏʀᴀ ʙᴏʀᴇᴀʟɪs
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ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʙʟᴜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴇ:ʙᴇʟɪᴢᴇ
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ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴇᴜᴄᴀʟʏᴘᴛᴜs ᴛʀᴇᴇs
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sᴛᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ:ᴍᴀᴅᴀɢᴀsᴄᴀʀ
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ᴄᴀᴛᴀᴛᴜᴍʙᴏ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ (ɴᴇᴠᴇʀᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀᴍ) ᴠᴇɴᴇᴢᴜᴇʟᴀ
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ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴜs ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
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ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ
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ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀᴏᴘ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇs
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ʙɪᴏʟᴜᴍɪɴᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs
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ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ɢʟᴏʀʏ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
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ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪᴄ ʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ
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ɴᴀᴄʀᴇᴏᴜs ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
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ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs:ᴄʜɪɴᴀ
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ʟᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Okay, so this is for an OC review for @oc-rehab-centre
!SOME SPOILERS!
This is my OC, Carnelian. They have a Mohs hardness of 7 and they’re a Silica mineral (meaning that they’re chemical formula is SiO2 and they’re related to quartz minerals).
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Carnelian is the scientist that researches the sea more than anything. They are aloof and not exactly the chattiest gem, though that doesn’t mean they won’t strike up a conversation. They crack jokes without even realising it sometimes, leaving them confused when other gems are laughing at them.
As previously mentioned, Carnelian researches the sea. Correction: they OBSESS over the sea. When the Lunarians dropped Ventricosus out of the sky, Carnelian got exited due to knowing what it was and wanted to immediately do research (despite being in the middle of a battle). Rutile is always a little peeved by them because they’re always using up the mixture that allows gems to go under water.
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They do have a mini grudge against Morganite, however. This is where their Sard arms come into play. One day, while Carnelian was on the beach, a Sunspot appeared. Seeing as Carnelian didn’t know how to fight, Morganite ran to the scene (with Goshe in tow) to fend off the Lunarians. This resulted in catastrophe because of Morganite’s refusal to get Sensei. The Lunarians managed to shatter Carnelian, the pieces falling into the ocean and washing away. After the Lunarians were dealt with, all of the gems had to search for Carnelian’s pieces in the ocean. Thy managed to get almost all of Carnelian’s body, but had to make up for the missing pieces with Sard. Carnelian chooses to cover their arms with powder, but is still salty with Morganite to this day.
Relation to the plot
(This is going to contain a lot of sentences starting with “Carnelian...” so sorry if it’s boring to read.)
Carnelian doesn’t interact with young Phos that much, other than when the minty-coloured gem begged them to help with the Encyclopaedia.
Carnelian is exited when Diamond presents slug Phos (who was really Ventricosus) to them and wondered if gems turning into Admirabilis was an actual thing. Because they were too busy in their own thoughts, Dia decided to find someone else.
After Phos was put back together from the shell, Carnelian wanted to do research on Ventri, but Sensei told them that Phos should be the one to, seeing that they could communicate with the smug (besides, Phos needs a big break with the Encyclopaedia).
Carnelian gets taken to the moon the same time that Morganite and Goshe do while Phos with Lapis’ head is dormant.
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Do you do OC reviews often?
[HNK OC Review] Sapphire
Hey there guys, gals and other gendered pals! This account has been rather quiet as of late, wouldn’t you say? A shame indeed, although we received our first public OC review request today. While the user would prefer to be left anonymous on this post, this review is available for you and them to read through. So sit down, relax and let’s do a quick review of this Houseki No Kuni OC!
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Part 1 - Biography Analysis
+ some quick words in advance!
What there was to read of Sapphire’s bio was admittedly scarce. The amount of information chalked up to about 1 page and just over 500 words. While shorter character biographies are quicker to read and easier to get through - I’m a firm believer that when it comes to telling your OC’s story and telling us about them, more is always great! I would definitely suggest adding more to this bio and there are several templates for OC bios available on platforms like DeviantART and Amino.
Also, apologies if I’m mistaken, but it looks as if this and the other piece of Sapphire sent to me were created in an avatar/anime dress-up game. I’d advise instead of doing this, perhaps drawing your OC yourself or requesting/commissioning artwork from an artist instead. It just adds something more original and personal to your art and OC, plus there’s more creativity that way!
Name: Sapphire Nicknames: Saphy, the Blue Angel, Jewel
There is already a canon “Sapphire” in the Houseki No Kuni universe. However, this isn’t a huge problem. Perhaps add a colour, shade or type into her name to distinguish her from the canon character. For example, there are various diamonds in Houseki No Kuni: Diamond, Yellow Diamond and Red Diamond. Perhaps you can distinguish your Sapphire from the canon “Sapphire”. Below is a picture of some shades of sapphire and I think “Cornflower” or “Kashmir” might fit your character the best.
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Credit: SpiralMuse.org
As for your character’s nicknames, perhaps add some more context, like:
Who refers to Sapphire by these names? 
How did she earn these nicknames?
Does she like these nicknames?
I believe doing so would add some more dimension to your character. It would show the reader how she fits into the universe and can even allow them to determine things about their character before even reading through the entire bio. Also, I don’t think that the Gems would know what an “angel” is, given they don’t seem to have much of a grasp on human religion albeit mythological creatures stemming from these religions. 
Age: Between 200-250 years old
Species: Sapphire
While I can’t say a straight-up “no” to this being an answer to this question, sapphire wouldn’t qualify as your character’s species. For this category, I’d suggest writing “Gem” or “The Bone”, as those are the most common names for the species’ of the crystalline characters in Houseki No Kuni. My apologies, just a nitpick!
Strength: 9
Sexual Orientation: Straight
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Appearance: Sapphire is a blue gem with long flowing hair tied up in a ponytail. Everyone likes Sapphire’s hair because it is very sparkly and shimmers a lot in battle, making them hard to miss when they fight the Lunarians. Sapphire’s eyes are also blue. Sapphire has markings on her face which appear when she’s very angry at the Lunarians, and they don’t go away until Rutile comes to calm her down. Sapphire doesn’t like these markings but Sensei says that they make her special, but it doesn’t make her like them any more though. Sapphire has large wings made out of wax and pieces of silver that were made by Rutile, which she uses to fly and cut through her enemies with. 
To begin this, in the two images that I was sent with this biography, there is very little consistency in the design, which I reckon is because the customization options varied between the two used games/apps(?). Nothing hints to this character having a wardrobe of outfits and I believe that more care should’ve gone into at least ensuring the design didn’t change so drastically and like this. Like I said, drawing it yourself or asking for art from another person can make a larger difference than you may think!
Now as for what is stated here in this portion of the bio, it is admittedly very cluttered and rather disorganized. The sentence structures are rather awkward in nature and seem to jump from one topic to the other. (eg. Rutile calming her down and Sensei’s opinion on her markings.) A few pieces of this information could definitely be removed from the “appearance” section and placed into another, like “personality” or “relationships”. Please stay true to the fact that this is an “appearance” description and not a description of everything under the sun.
There is a strong emphasis on Sapphire’s beauty and strength in this portion, which is alright, although it comes off as just slightly conceited. (Though I think I’m alone on that stance, nor was mentioning that opinion truly important lmao.) I have a slight problem with her two most apparent traits, I will confess. Sapphire’s facial markings and wings. 
What struck me as odd about the facial markings is that such things have never been seen in the canonverse, it just seems so alien and frankly unnecessary. The markings are cited as only showing up when she is angry and sound as though they serve no sense or purpose other than displaying this single fact. While there is a potential for some interesting OC lore, I would personally suggest removing this feature unless you have a logical way of explaining their presence on her face/body.
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The gems also wear thick coats of powder across their bodies, remember? If these markings were anywhere, I imagine they’d exist within/on Sapphire’s crystalline body and would struggle to show up through this powder… This concept is just very confusing and I can’t think of any logical reasons/examples to give you that would make them work. 
Now for the wings, it’s obvious that this was inspired by the Greek tale of Icarus. I personally think that your concept is interesting but it brings up many questions, both for the sake of character-building and well, science.
Why would Rutile create Sapphire a set of wings? How come none of the other Gems get their own wings? Did it take Sapphire time to learn how to use their new wings? In Houseki No Kuni, the laws of physics are constantly defied, but seeing a character flying with wings made from a metal that is 655 lb per cubic foot seems like science the creators wouldn’t push against… Ahem, anyways, I believe these are questions you should explore if you plan on keeping the implemented features there. 
Personality: Sapphire is an emotionless character who is very strong and works alone whenever she can. She thinks that she is too dangerous to work alongside other Gems because she could hurt them when she gets angry or made in battle. This is why Sapphire asks to work alone. Sapphire also wants to protect her friends very much and that’s why she’s always so angry at the Lunarians for taking away the other Gems. Sapphire also competes a lot with Phos because they’re both strong Gems only Sapphire is more loyal and useful to Sensei more than Phos was. Sapphire also doesn’t like Padparashadda very much because Padparashada isn’t helpful to Sensei either when he’s asleep all the time, and because he makes Rutile really upset which Sapphire doesn’t like.
Emotionless, hm? Given the fact that she supposedly have markings that trigger as a result of an emotion (anger), I would hardly go to say she’s emotionless. In this paragraph, she’s listed as: angry, protective, competitive, loyal and passionate - all of which are emotions. 
Just like in the “appearances section”, there is information in this paragraph that would fit better elsewhere, like her relationships with the listed characters, whose affinity and history with are never explained in this bio. 
I think that there are definitely more traits you could add to Sapphire’s personality. She is rather simplistic and I believe there is a lot of potential for her to be much more. Perhaps read about sapphires and find out what they symbolize for some inspiration or even randomly generate personality traits/attributes in online generators! Spice things up a little, make this OC more personal, make them feel more real.
Likes: Sensei, killing Lunarians, blue roses, King, her wings, being strong, the night time Dislikes: Phos, Padparashadda, when the lunarians get away, seeing broken gems, getting very angry
Powers: She has wings that let her fly and attack the Lunarians in order to make sure they cannot return back to the moon. Sapphire is stronger than Phos
Another useless piece of info, but you’ve spelt Padparadscha wrong a number of times. It’s not so hard to do a quick spellcheck! I probably sound like a broken record, but the wings continue not to make much sense to me, and I think you need to revisit the concept a little more. Given how you explained them, they sound very very powerful, seemingly strong without consequence. Also, the fact that Sapphire is stronger than Phos would be more believable and intriguing if Sapphire had clearer motifs and a more developed personality. 
Her likes and dislikes are rather generic, which admittedly broke my interest a little. I’d suggest adding some likes and dislikes that reflect Sapphire’s character a little better than her love for murdering the Moon People. 
The characters she likes and dislikes also may leave the reader curious. Though you went into slight detail about why Sapphire and Phosphophyllite aren’t besties, seeing more info on relationship with Sensei, Padpa and the aforementioned Rutile would be great. 
Backstory: Sapphire was born on the Cord Shore and taken to the school by Sensei. Sapphire liked to cling to Sensei because she saw him as a father and always wanted to please him. When Sapphire was growing up, Sensei could tell that she was powerful when he saw Sapphire’s markings, which showed up when she got mad after seeing some gems return to the building broken by the Lunarians. Sensei let Sapphire fight earlier because he knew she could protect the gems with her hardness and her ability. One day, Sapphire was in battle but the Lunarians escaped too quickly, making her very angry. Rutile gave Sapphire a gift which was a set of wings made out of wax and silver so that the Lunarians could never escape her again. Sapphire’s wings were so powerful she didn’t have to use a sword anymore and could take down even more Lunarians every day with only her wings. 
*inhales*
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Oh boy. 
Ok, uh, I feel as though Sapphire’s backstory makes her seem like a very very special snowflake - something you should never strive for with a character. Sensei and Rutile both seem to be out of character, as both seem to feed Sapphire what she wants with a silver spoon… She seems like a bratty chosen one and I can’t say this backstory will sit well with everyone. 
There’s so little here that it makes me question a lot, and it frustrates me that’s there isn’t more to justify the choices and thoughts of Sensei and Rutile. Why did Sensei see such potential in Sapphire? Why would Rutile craft wings for Sapphire? Why did Sapphire get away with working alone?
There’s just so much left unanswered and unexplained… Please, if you ever decide to work on this, please add more and fill in these enormous holes. Adding a timeline would help with the pacing because when all of this is happening and at what ages Sapphire was when these events happened isn’t specified, adding to the confusion. 
Fun Fact
Sapphire has never gotten broken before but she is curious about what it feels like. 
Sapphire wraps herself in her wings when she sleeps.
Haha that first piece of trivia is rather cute. It reminds me of being young, seeing a friend with a cast and wondering what it feels like to break an arm or a leg. I think that’s really cute! The second - well, you already know my stance on the wings ^^’
Notes + Summary
If there is one thing that always sucks about fandom OCs, it’s that the fandoms always impose restrictions on creativity. In the case of Sapphire, I feel that a lot of the creative choices would definitely work to her benefit, but in the world of Houseki No Kuni, several aspects of her character feel unnatural and vague. 
Anyways, here’s a reiteration of my main points from this review.
Please add more to this bio! There wasn’t a whole lot of information in this bio, certainly not enough for Sapphire to be considered a fleshed out OC. As a result of how short this bio is, there are a lot of holes and a lot left unexplained. There is a lot of potential for this OC to be bettered by filling in those holes wisely! You can look online for a template to find section headings you’re missing, like: relationships, statistics, etc.
Getting your own images would be pretty great! Artists are always better than doll maker games!
Altering her name just a little by a colour prefix (eg. “Cornflower Sapphire”, “Kashmir Sapphire”, etc.) would differentiate her from the canon blue Sapphire. 
The removal or better explaining of the facial markings and wings would definitely be beneficial if you want to make her fit better into the series. 
Sapphire is written like a special snowflake, she’s practically written like a protagonist and seems to directly challenge Phos. Perhaps tone down the amount of special features she has, there’s nothing wrong with being just average. Sometimes, looking and behaving like a wallflower can make an OC better?
Explaining Sapphire’s connections with her peers in greater detail would be beneficial, considering they seem to baby her a fair bit. 
Overall, I’d give Sapphire an overall rating of 3.5/10. There just wasn’t a whole lot to work off of from this bio and what’s there is admittedly not superb. I hope this doesn’t discourage you from creating OCs and encourages you to make some changes to Sapphire. As I said, I see a lot of potential in her, as long as you fill in those holes in her bio and correct what is flawed in a way that makes sense and seems natural. 
That’s all for this review, Ciao!
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Glyphodiscus magnificus
© Dr. Christopher L. Mah, CC 4.0
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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quick sketch of one of my latest OCs, Mullite!
They are Sillimanite’s younger brother and want to be a fighter with their partner Osumilite. They are not even 100 years old and Silli is a VERY protective big brother so is a big NO-NO for them to fight.
Mulli is not easy to talk to, they are stubborn and shy.
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Doesn’t Cinnabar want that to happen, as far as the anime revealed?
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Circeaster americanus
© NOAA, public domain
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Artiste: ファジョボレ
https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=16183476
https://twitter.com/fajyobore323
※Illustration shared with permission from the artist.
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Mariaster giganteus
© OpenCage, CC 2.5
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Happy International Clown Week!
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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i recently bought some citrine which inspired me to draw a carnelian???
whatevs they babby.
also i changed up the colours since this is meant to be a pink carnelian :D and nearly forgot it was inspired by the style of the lily story app.
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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Phosphophyllite (3/5)
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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these fuckers are hard to study
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mohs-scale · 6 years ago
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SIGN UP OPEN FOR THE SWITCH AROUND CHALLENGE!
This is a small project so we can try news things and practice art while expressing our love for the gems~! For information about this challenge, please read about it here.
If you’d like to participate, please sign up here sending the info down below:
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