#a study on triangles

[sapphosscribe]

Triangles. This is about to be the weirdest ask you’ve ever received. Yes, I have gone mad. But all the best people are.

Did you know that the first evidence of triangles has been traced back to Egypt? They used them a lot when constructing anything, and as such discovered that they are the strongest shape.

The pyramids had started off being shaped that way because of the Egyptians longing for connection with higher beings. The Egyptian gods. The pyramids smooth angled sides symbolized the rays of the sun, and were designed that way so that the Egyptian kings buried there would have a smooth ascension to the afterlife.

The pyramids were so symbolic that they were ingrained into everyday buildings in ancient Egypt. Eventually, over time, people realized that the buildings with triangle shapes ingrained in the construction lasted longer.

Triangles were also popular because of early mathematics. The Egyptians and Babylonians both used the earliest signs of triangles in mathematics by using trigonometry.

Anyways. Triangles are very durable shapes that have existed since the beginnings of the ancient Egyptians. Of course they existed before that, but weren’t exactly used until then.

Tying this shpeel back to you, I would like to say that in the Gravity Falls universe, it may be entirely possible that the Egyptians started using triangles as their strongest shape because of a certain triangle we know.

Bill influenced them to build the pyramids in his image, as we know. And now we also know that the in reality Egyptians shaped the pyramids to be closet to their gods…

All I’m saying is there are connections to be made here.

Ok I know this was the weirdest and most useless ask you’ve ever had, but uh…. Hope you had fun?

No, because I LOVE fun facts and digging into the symbolism of things! Thanks for Sharing! 😍

For anon and anyone else out there who might be interested, Triangles are considered the universe’s fundamental building blocks in sacred geometry, symbolizing balance, wisdom, and the essence of divine creation/expression.

Anon mentioned above that the pyramids were seen as a way to make the pharaoh’s journey to the afterlife easier. In a broader sense, triangles are ALSO seen as a metaphor for the soul’s journey to enlightenment and spiritual transformation 😉😉.

And, of course, as Dipper mentioned in Irrational Treasure, the triangle is the alchemical symbol for fire.

You can be assured I thought about these things very carefully when planning out this story….

I like the idea of Bill being the shape of something the Egyptians considered sturdy and enduring that symbolized their longing to connect with something outside themselves. The fact that it symbolizes the rays of light from a star are just an added bonus like, come on, the symbolism and metaphors are everywherrrrreee. 🤨🧐

If you’d like my personal headcanon Anon, I think Bill enjoyed playing god with the Egyptians for a while, but got bored or violent after they had no interest in building his portal and made them hate him with a few ‘fun and flirty plagues’. He does have a history of being an incredibly unlikeable and erratic creature to humanity in the Gravity Falls universe.

All this to say, this was such a fun ask to read and overthink. ☺️

May all your accomplishments in life be as strong and enduring as the pyramids Anon! 🔺

[raylangivins]

i am Locked In.

[lotus-pear]

get loved, fucking idiot

[candycatfalls]

just a silly guy! who's definitely not wanted for mass murder! so stop asking!

[neunhofferart]

Studies I drew while referencing Will Nichols' expression sheets to figure out my storyboard shorthand for the adult Nublar 6 designs on Jurassic World Chaos Theory.

My shorthand wound up evolving, but it's still interesting to see where I started.

Check out the original expression sheets here-- they're fantastic!

[azuree1733]

I don’t think I’ve posted these doodles here

[zu-is-here]

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[gjdraws]

tiny gremlin man with far too much hair

[scream-telehead]

I decided to try something completely different from my normal and do an art study of my current favorite artist @blackberreh-art . I just fell in love with the way they used color and wanted to get better at it myself. So, I used my Bill Cipher design to do it. He has a lot of color I don’t normally use so I figured it’d work well with the study.

Final time is 5hrs and 30mins. I seriously suggest going to check out Blackberreh’s art. It’s all stunning.

[prettysurethatsakidney]

I have recently became obsessed with Gravity falls again specifically bill cipher and Stanford Pines and every time I try to draw I keep going back to them so here are all my unfinished bill fanart😋🫶

Starting from my first then to my most recent

This was my first attempt at a human design for him I took a lot inspiration from other designs I loved I also wanted to give him a rat kinda vibe cause he’s a rat man imo

Drawing 1) This is my LEAST favourite I was kinda in a art block and completely forgot how to draw so it turned out disgusting didn’t even finish colouring it I was already over it he’s giving dutch van der lin vibes tbh feel like he’s gonna make me hand over all my money only to tell me he needs more money also I decided the way the scars on his face sat in this one

Drawing 2) Don’t really like this one ether it’s wonky and the proportion are all off it’s also the first time I drew Stanford I tried doing bill with long hair but I just wasn’t feeling this drawing so I scraped it

This one I really like it’s simple but whatever this is when I was getting more used to drawing him

This one I scraped as well I was trying to design an outfit but failed I do like the cane and the hat tho I’ll try keep those in his design

This this is where it got good omg I like this design a lot I took inspiration on Egyptian/Arab clothing mostly cause I was running out of ideas but then I saw a design of an Egyptian Bill Cipher cause yknow he’s a pyramid and those are Egypt… yeah anyway I added more triangles to the design just cause

I hope you liked my designs and all

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

had a sudden and disastrous thought

[thelilylav]

Dizzie definitely had someone on their side in the animation department cause I did not think I’d find scenes of these two outside their webisode😭

[selfless-solipsist]

[muffled teeth screaming in the background]

brain: study me: what if i drew a glowing triangle baby in a prison jumpsuit instead?

(two versions because why not)

Totally not from Till Weirdmageddon Do Us Part.

Not canon.

...

OR IS IT?!?!?!

Anyway, next chapter soon. I have crimes to write 💅🧠✨

[krissistired]

DRAW BILL PLS!!!

a quick render of bill! Thx 4 the ask, anon :D

(rlly liked how this turned out)

[stratecheez]

On the day of bountiful harvest

[secondwheel]

True!