#Solarpunk Creatures

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"Solarpunk Creatures" by N R M Roshak and Tashan Mehta

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Solarpunk Creatures N R M Roshak, Tashan Mehta, and Editor Christoph RupprechtWorld Weaver Press (2024)ISBN: 978-1734054576Reviewed by Leslie Anne Smith for Reader Views (03/2024) “Solarpunk Creatures” is a new anthology from World Weaver Press, joining their line of solarpunk reimaging anthologies. “Solarpunk Creatures” stars a collective of non-human and human adjacent protagonists, with some…

[aardciaga]

funny ui concepts for a hypothetical point and click i wish was real

[daily-dragon-drawing]

This may be a bit too complex but yolo

solarpunk steampunk and cyberpunk dragon siblings?

#94 - 太陽 (tàiyáng / solar) | #95 - 蒸氣 (zhēngqì / steam) |#96 - 賽博 (sài bó / cyber) - Three robotic dragons, each beckoning you to their world...🌳🌫️⚡

[the-habitat-ring]

Your Yard is a Universe — healthyyards.org

[kayas-kosmos]

Solarpunk Colossus.

When the ancient ones awaken to help out humanity with their climate problem.

This was a piece I've been wanting to do for ages and @stimpunks helped me make this a reality! So thank you so much for this commission! All of my neurospicy friends should definitely check out Stimpunks and give them a follow!

I just wanted an excuse to blend Solarpunk with fantasy art really.

The idea is that an environmental research facility was unwittingly built upon the back of a sleeping earth colossus due to the unique flora and fauna of the area, only for the colossus to suddenly awaken. The behemoth made an agreement with the scientists that they may stay on its back, but only on the condition that they treat the isolated ecosystem with respect and that their research will help heal nature and bring about a world where humans and nature live in harmony again.

The research facility itself is constructed from entirely sustainable materials and is a blend of iron-age and modern architecture. The scientists must stick to strict limestone paths so not to erode any of the earthy areas. Some locations cannot be accessed by foot and are therefore drone-only. The entire facility is powered by those airborne turbines (I probably added more than there needed to be but they look pretty haha).

Here's some concept art for the colossus. I made him a lot less grumpy in the final piece. He has six legs on account of him being extremely front-heavy and he has little tiptoeing ungulate feet. I also worked a lot of fossil motifs into his design, plus I imagine the wooden structures that make his antlers are so ancient that they have started to petrify. I want this creature to feel truly ancient. His face is also inspired by "the green man" a little bit.

The scientists have nicknamed this colossus "The Wean" (Wee one) on account of him living off the coast of Scotland.

Oh and before anyone asks... yes, this was at least a little bit inspired by "Shadow of the Colossus." I'm not going to hide my influences ^^'

If you want to see more Solarpunk or fantasy art from me, please consider donating a Ko-Fi! Even a small amount really helps, especially with how difficult things are for artists right now.

[cozypunkprints]

daily patch post. The queue feature on tumblr is fun

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[anatthema-art]

today's daily art: i designed some funky little robots for jo's mindscape in MiOrMa! my cowriter told me to base them off the guardians from BOTW but ive never actually played that game so now im gonna just give people war flashbacks for a thing ive never played oops

[bensartbin]

A cosy cabin and a beast on the horizon

[starful-emporium]

god I love how the harbor seals always come up to watch the train pass, the same way the whole playground would freeze to watch it. like, we really aren't all that different, are we?

[gay-fieri-05]

Gonna be real, leafwings might be one of my most favorite tribes. They are literally just dragon botanists

[solar-lunar-punk]

"What even IS Solarpunk?"

It's a social, artistic and environmental movement that aims toward a sustainable future via environmental activism and cultural education. (hence the "solar") Against climate doomerism, capitalism, and profit over anything else. Very DIY, counterculture, anarchism (hence the "punk")

So like: creating micro-self sufficient strategies that are accessible to everyone can apply to everyday life, helping pollinators, picking up trash, learning and teaching how to repair stuff, A LOTTTTT of upcycling, advocating for environmental causes, educating masses via literature and art and events and whatnot

(that's like, the "brochure" explanation. Then there's also the more chaotic and less legal actions like clandestine seed bombing, local creatures feeding, company boycotting in any fun way you can think of and moss grafitti)

How to stay active year-round?

Winter

- Host art workshops/soirées (nature themed, to make ornaments and stuff that can be sold in exhibitions, or just for fun and to raise awareness) 

- Inside greenhouse prepping

- Teas and tincture making to give as gifts

- Donating clothes and shoes

- Looking into all the activist activities for the upcoming year, note important dates, be aware of demonstrations, colloques, expos, etc

Spring

- Early spring: throwing green grenades/ seed bombs

- Managing small outside cultures and inside greenhouse cultures: herbs, fruity , seasonals, etc

- Flower picking (to dry or whatever)

- garbage picking strolls

Summer

- Fruit drying/curing (to make ornaments, compostable water plates and infusions, etc)

- Herbs drying

- Making water drinking stations for local animals (out of hollow fruits) in dry areas

- Materials gathering (hay, seeds, dry branches, etc)

Fall

- Early fall: moss grafitti

- Knitting scarves to donate or sell for environmental organizations support

- Ornament making (to gift or sell in winter time)

- Art soirées (ornaments making, collages, "watchbooks")

- Garbage picking strolls

- Materials gathering (leaves, pinecones, sticks, etc)

- Feed local creatures and make safe spaces for them during winter

Year-round activities:

- Crafting, learning and educating: zines, tutorials, posters, books, etc

- Building stuff out of recycled materials

- Volunteering and donating to verified organizations

[the-bramble--patch]

Rubus Occidentalis, the Black Raspberry

When hope is nearly lost—when the great forests are razed to the ground—that is when the brambles are born.

They wrest their twisted bodies from the scorched earth, unapologetic and impossible to kill. Carapaced in spikes, their violet stems flash vibrant amidst the hopelessness.

And they start to rebuild.

Do not mistake sharpness for viciousness;

Brambles are kind.

They shelter their fellow creatures. They pull fruit from the barren ground and offer it to the survivors. They shade the soil and shelter the seeds of change that will be there long after they are gone.

Their mother Devastation is transformed. From the rubble comes life anew.

Children of the climate crisis, feel the disturbance.

Let it unfurl you.

Awaken from your slumber.

Don your spikes,

Paint the world in color once more.

Kicking off Solarpunk Aesthetic week with a poem about my favorite succession plant! Can’t wait to see what everyone has in store this week :)

[aardciaga]

places, somewhere

[mostlyghostly42]

worldbuilding websites list

guides/prompts

Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions - SFWA 

Dr. Zahir's Ethnographical Questionnaire - FrathWiki 

University of Auntimoany Ethnographical Questionnaire 

Creature-Race creation sheet by Sethian-Motzart on DeviantArt 

Worldbuilding Bible Template – Ellen Brock 

Guide to World Building - Pantheons — Dump Stat Adventures 

Building a Pantheon: How to Choose Your Gods - Tribality 

Making Gods & Pantheons: Worldbuilding Abstract | Red Ragged Fiend 

I invented this world building system for myself, and it's helped me a lot. Posting it here in case it helps somebody else too! (and because mnemonics are rad) : r/worldbuilding 

Simple Ideas for Your Solarpunk Worlds : r/worldbuilding 

50 Worldbuilding Prompts : r/worldbuilding 

A few months ago I posted a not-so-elegant expansion of the 4-elements system, and got tons of truly excellent feedback. Inspired by the exciting discussions from back then, here is version 2.0! CC appreciated :) : r/worldbuilding 

TheCosmicForces-WoWChronicleSample.png (PNG Image, 1350 × 1800 pixels) — Scaled (37%) 

GitHub - honno/classical-elements-expansion: Because the alchemical elements are so last millennia. 

brownlisthumanuniversals.pdf - Google Drive 

Worldbuilding: Fantasy Religion Design Guide – Inkwell Ideas 

Worldbuilding: Clothing and Fashion | HumanVariant 

A Guide to Conworld Architecture : r/worldbuilding 

Medieval Bestiary : Contents/SiteMap 

kosemen-2017-updated-edition-of-book-all-your-yesterdays.pdf 

Political Simulator 

A World Building Checklist | Articles | cru’s D&D Reading Room 

Split City 

Fantasy name generators. Names for all your fantasy characters. 

word processors/graph makers/visualizers

TiddlyWiki — a non-linear personal web notebook 

bibisco: Best Novel Writing Software for Writers 

Preceden Timeline Maker: Create a Timeline in Minutes 

Timetoast timeline maker | Timetoast timelines 

Free online timeline maker 

draw.io 

Parliament Diagrams 

TreeGraph 2 - A phylogenetic tree editor 

Fantasy Calendar - Level up your narrative 

Family Echo - Free Online Family Tree Maker 

Hero Forge Custom Miniatures 

Tennessine 

Courtney’s Picrew Zone 

Ellipsus | Collaborative writing software 

real world inspiration

The Meaning and History of First Names - Behind the Name 

Geologic Time Scale - Major Divisions of Geologic Time Chart 

Geologic Time Scale v. 6.0 - The Geological Society of America - timescl.pdf 

Travel Through Deep Time With This Interactive Earth | Smithsonian 

ChronostratChart2023-09 - ChronostratChart2023-09.pdf 

ics-chart 

International Commission on Stratigraphy 

Home - Nationalclothing.org 

Folk Fashion Tumblr - Traditional Clothing from the world 

Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture 

Heraldry Links-A Free Learning Resource 

Flags of the World 

Food Timeline: food history research service 

History of invention: A science and technology timeline 

Medieval Bestiary : Animals in the Middle Ages 

Medieval Life 

Medievalists.net - Where the Middle Ages Begin 

Historical World Maps - World History Atlas 

[bceventshub]

Prompts for BC Femslash Month 2025!

Below, you can find all of the prompts for Femslash month. They'll be sorted by "type" instead of sorted into days, so hopefully everyone will feel a little less pressure to complete every day.

Long post below! If you can't believe we didn't include one, please reblog with whatever we missed! You might inspire someone ;)

Colors

#D52D00

#EF7627

#FF9A56

#FFFFFF

#D162A4

#B55690

#A30262

AUs/Ideas

Fantasy

Knight/Princess

Eldritch/Human

Mermaid/Pirate (or some variant)

Mythology

God/Human

Supernatural creatures

Hybrid fantasy

Dungeons and Dragons

Ghost/Living

Cursed/Cursebreaker

Cyberpunk/Steampunk/Solarpunk

Horror

Slasher

Serial Killer

Death games

Monster/Human

Sacrifice/God

Cult worship

Noncanon

Road trip

Flower shop

Cafe

College

Summer camp (or some variant)

Investigative reporter/Recluse scientist

Historical

Crossover

Could be canon!

Accidental marriage

Secret relationship

Idol

Magic Knights Bonding Activity!! Gone Wrong

Forbidden magic

Unexpected encounter

Rescuer/Rescued

Tropes!

Hurt/Comfort

Hurt NO Comfort >:)

Bad ending

Roleswap

Meetcute

Meetugly

Whump

Lovers to enemies

Only one bed

Childhood friends

Fake dating

Thank you to the Arson Server for helping out with the prompts! See you all in May you weeaboo shits 🫶

[kayas-kosmos]

Ko-Fi Challenge - 2024, the Year of Solarpunk!

[This post is intended for the Ko-Fi January 2024 challenge. However, I receive an error message every time I try to post this blog on Ko-Fi so I am uploading it here instead. I therefore don't know if I will quality for the challenge since I cannot get my posts to work, but it's worth a shot].

Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a great start to the year!

I have decided to dip my toes into the Ko-Fi January challenge and let everyone know about my plans for this year. Really, I only have one plan – Do something small every day to make the world a better place. But I plan to go about doing this in a big way.

The last several years have been extremely troubling with a lot of catastrophic Global crises happening on a daily basis. It's all around us and it feels inescapable. People are tired of the constant flood of bad news, they're tired of doomscrolling and they're tired of the deluge of films that portray some different flavour of the apocalypse. Even us artists can't escape into our art for comfort anymore because of the constant spectre of AI technology threatening to make our work obsolete. The future looks very grim and a lot of people are not looking forward to the year ahead.

That's where "Solarpunk" comes in.

Solarpunk offers an alternative to all of the doom and gloom and presents the idea of a bright future in the face of cataclysm. It is a movement both political and artistic designed to reignite our souls and excite imaginations with ideas rooted in science and observation of the world around us. Even if it is utopian, it's a utopia grounded in what is realistically achievable and the current tools we have at our disposal to succeed.

Here is a short video that gives a great summary of what Solarpunk is all about.

Now you know what Solarpunk is, here is where my art comes into all of this and what I am planning for the year ahead.

Flowerpunk.

The first and most important project I want to launch this year is Flowerpunk.

Flowerpunk is my webcomic that I have been developing since 2020. Taking place in a universe where magic has been reduced to nothing more than a commodity, the magic itself is starting to decay, causing the soul of the world itself to become sick. It is up to a group of punks and outcasts to take back the magic and heal the world of this rot.

For those who haven't seen it yet, I put up a trailer for the webcomic on Webtoon, Tapas and GlobalComix. Please check it out!

These first 9 chapters follow two main characters, Kimi and Ludwig. Kimi is a gentle soul who has a thing for pastel colours and Ludwig is a rebel with a burning spirit and big hopes.

They both have a pretty terrible taste in music as well!

A lot of work has already gone into this project. I have most of the world-building done, there's a whole myriad of magical creatures featuring in this universe and the first part of chapter 1 is only 11 panels away from completion.

Furthermore, Flowerpunk is an IP under a CC BY-NC licence, meaning that you can legally use my characters and creature designs for anything that is not monetised provided that credit is given.

"This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted."

To give some examples of what you can do:

~ Make derivative versions of my work (writing, art, AUs, etc...).

~ Make OCs from my species, or use them for your own stories removed from the original universe as long as the work remains non-commercial.

~ Use my creatures or character likeness for RP characters or in DnD/tabletop campaigns.

~ Using my work for any educational purposes (such as copying a drawing for an art study).

I want this project not just to tell a story of radical hope, but to also encourage the creativity of others and their own storytelling projects based in this universe.

But that's not all! Once Flowerpunk launches, this will lead me onto the next part of my plan which is...

Merch.

I would love to launch some new merch to help support Flowerpunk's development, including stickers, pins and most importantly, motivational posters. This image below is the kind of thing I am aiming for:

These posters will also be used on social media to help inspire people to take action and fight for a better world. And speaking of social media...

Social Media, TikTok and Twitch.

I plan to start Twitch streaming my process later in the year and I may even consider inviting guests to do chats and interviews with. This is inspired by the time I appeared on a LumiRue Twitch stream back in March of 2022 and the extremely productive conversation we had about art and activism. I also have shorter videos planned for my TikTok discussing a variety of topics, including Solarpunk (obviously), my webcomic universe, autism and disability and much more!

Recently, I created a Solarpunk feed for Bluesky and I plan to continue contributing more positive news and ideas to this feed. The feed consists of art, videos, book recommendation, games, real-world projects (such as re-wilding projects) and much, much more! The feed has seen a great success so far and I want to continue using it to spread positivity. I may even start inviting people to add their own contributions to the feed!

In Conclusion.

Despite the challenges we face this year, I feel like it's going to be a good one moving forward. There is a lot to look forward to and a lot of cool stuff on the way!

Also, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the people who have supported me here on Ko-Fi over the years, it really means a lot to me and has helped so much. Even small donations make a huge difference, especially in times like these when things have become so precarious for artists.

Hope you're all excited!