#all info is under the cut

[malusienki]

blog thesis statement // what i want my storytelling to reflect.i guess.

(quote from my notesapp // gran theatre del liceu’s 175th anniversary gala featuring soprano lisette oropesa, taken by paco amate // quote taken from the description of this instagram reel by lisette oropesa // spadająca gwiazda by witold pruszkowkski // the night has a thousand eyes by francis william bourdillon // lyric opera marquee, taken by me // untitled prose by me // when “no!” means “no!” by denise griffin on pinterest // “partner in crime” lyrics by madilyn mei // interior of dominion energy center, richmond, va, taken by me // untitled prose by me // from the teatro real’s 2018 production of lucia di lammermoor, featuring lisette oropesa as lucia ashton and artur rucinski as enrico ashton // a rant, by me // @/coyoteswri on tiktok // joan sutherland as lucia at covent garden in 1959 // wikipedia page for sir walter scott’s the bride of lammermoor // lyrics from mitski’s “class of 2013” // interior of the civic opera house in chicago, il, taken by barry brecheisen // a poem i had to write for school )

[dragonskulls]

Based on the variety among sea animals I decided to make some regional variations of the coast strikers (note that these are variations only, not entirely new quivers or clades). The dragons shown here would be the most “defined” archetype of each variety, showcasing most or all traits characteristic of said kind. They all share certain base features, like rudder shaped tails, gills, harpoon tongues, echolocation, double rows of teeth, and flat tail spines that can be detached and thrown. However, some traits change or are more common in each variety:

Deep water

Make up about 5% of the population, and inhabit the smaller communities in deeper ocean. The main activities here are algae and mollusk farming, as well as resource collection from the sea floor, both of which require a more long term stay –despite the dangers of sea serpents and other such beasts–. Slightly smaller than their cousins, they’re better equipped for the depths rather than for flying: shorter wings, webbed talons, very broad tails, and gills being more oxygen efficient, although their dart spines are usually less in quantity and shorter compared to inland dragons. Extra flippers and more fin tissue between spines is common, as well as larger eyes to take in more light. Their most notable trait, is that of translucence. Most commonly, it’s usually just wings and torsos that are see through, but different dragons showcase different levels of said trait, some being completely translucent in rare cases (of course, trading better camouflage for less armor). Coloration typically goes from dark colors similar to coastal strikers, black, red, or sometimes pale colors (the latter present usually in the populations living in the deepest available settlements). Rarely, some slight bioluminescence is present in transparent sections of the body.

Coastal

The representatives of the Roaring Coast quiver, being around 80% of their numbers. Sleek, tall but well muscled, they inhabit the sea side cliffs on the coast and some settlements in shallower waters. Extremely long and narrow wings are perfect for soaring for hours out at sea, with webbed back talons and a flattened tail making them adept swimmers. Their blade shaped spines are plenty and deadly when thrown, and offer some protection to their necks and backs. Fin tissue in between the spines is few or non existent. An odd ability most present in this variety, is the one of spitting ink. Manifesting itself as dark splotches in the throat, this ink is dense and quickly expanding underwater, and very sticky and thick on land, making it useful at deterring predators or confusing prey. Countershading is the standard regarding coloration, with light colors underneath and darker ones on top, the latter usually ranging from black, gray to washed out shades of blueish or purple hues which shine with more vivid highlights under the sun. Most common patterns are stripes or flecks. A perfect balance between the sea and land.

Inland

The remainder of the coast striker population, they live in the rivers and lakes on the edges of the Roaring Coast territory, further inland but still relatively close to the ocean. Shorter but more stout than coastal strikers, with medium length wings, broad whiskered snouts and narrower tails. Their spines are closer to the average AshWing, being more needle shaped rather than a flat blade. Their colors are similar to those of pebbles and gravel (more earthy tones) and messy patterns of spots, blotches, stripes and rosettes. Fin tissue is more similar to that of fish, making itself present more than in the coast variety but less than those of deep waters, as well as having some slight webbing in all talons. Some notable features are some splashes of brighter colors, and semi retractable barbs in limbs and backs –like those of catfish– which can sometimes inject painful venom. These last two traits are similar to the ones present in swamp lurkers; this could be the result of convergent evolution or cross breeding between clades, given the relative proximity of their territories

On a final note, characteristics mentioned here aren’t exclusive to each variety: there could be a coastal striker with slight translucence and barbs, a deep water striker with whiskers and ink, or an inland striker with full talon webbing and jet black scales. These are increasingly likely if one parent has said traits. Additionally, many times these varieties and traits are not so starkly differentiated as are the ones show here, usually being a mild mix between some

[nicejewishcharactershowdown]

round one starts on monday at 10am EST -- let's get ready to rumbleeeee!

matchups under the cut :) good luuuuuuuuck!

links will be added to this when the polls are up!

Match One: James Wilson VS Toby Ziegler

Match Two: Han Solo VS Otacon

Match Three: Richie Lipschitz VS Libby Stein-Torres

Match Four: Ella of Frell VS Sid

Match Five: Columbo VS Professor Hershel Layton

Match Six: Fox Mulder VS Barney Guttman

Match Seven: Grace Adler VS Nadia Vulvokov

Match Eight: Lexi Howard VS Sidney Prescott

Match Nine: Grover VS Lamb Chop

Match Ten: Betty Boop VS Bugs Bunny

Match Eleven: Percy Jackson VS Dina

Match Twelve: Coraline Jones VS The Baudelaires

Match Thirteen: Philip J. Fry VS Seymour Krelborn

Match Fourteen: Alec Hardison VS Davey Jacobs

Match Fifteen: Yasmin VS Sharpay Evans

Match Sixteen: Paris Geller VS Willow Rosenberg

[crsentfairy]

Hell yeah, they're EDGEWAVE ready! 🎸

Alex- Keyboardist/band leader/part-time parent to a dumbass. Please don't touch his face or hair or like. Anything of his, thanks

Sean- Drummer/multi-faceted and can carry the band if he has to. Second tallest of the group. Looks intimidating and snobbish but really is just super anxious and feels annoying at all times.

Hunter- Bassist. His dad gave him a cool moped when he was 13. No he's not going on a date with you, he has a girlfriend. As a matter of fact, he's wearing a t-shirt with her face on it right now.

Jor- Lead guitarist/professional instigator. Tallest in the group. Their deep voice gets them mistaken for a dude. They like that. The mask stays on, don't ask them to take it off. Come to think of it, does anyone even know their real name?

Cody- Lead vocalist/unofficial band "leader" because he's hot and fangirls love him more/the dumbass in question. Confuses a chinchilla for a small dog. Like, multiple times a week. It's quite concerning. Anyway he snapped you a pic of the pads confused and asked why aren't all vaginas the same size #Himbo

[shikai-the-storyteller]

I know Quackity said "Don't stress if you can't watch every single POV and if you don't know all the lore" and all that, but it genuinely frustrates me so much that I cannot, realistically, know every single detail of the QSMP storyline. Even trying to just focus on the "main" story isn't possible since so many people are doing things tied to it, and so many unexpected things happen.

I don't really have a point to make with this post, I'm just venting my frustrations. I like knowing complete stories and knowing I can't do that with QSMP frustrates me so much.

[chimerical-waters]

((WARNING! DARK CONTENT WILL BE BELOW THE CUT. BLOOD AND LOSS OF LIMB. BLOG AND EVENT INFO HERE))

Thunder and rain echo across the plains, carrying the stench of blood and saltwater...

((FT. @mc-survivalist-steven and art from @rnotsleeping ))

[sanctus-ingenium]

I noticed the UI in one of your recent wips for the holy engine piece, do you use procreate and is it exclusively? Really curious if there's any art programs you're partial too.

i use paint tool sai and procreate together, usually on the same piece. i have a smaller ipad model and i sometimes have trouble with keeping proportions solid with it while i'm sketching, so i do most of my sketches in sai where i find it much easier since i'm viewing the screen head-on. the tablet i use for sai is a wacom intuos

here's an example of my sketch in sai and the finished piece in procreate. for this one i knew i needed the big gestures & fluidity i get from a sai sketch, but to get the finished result i would need procreate's greater range of tools

i use sai for mostly monochrome finished stuff now though it's still useful for filling big blocks of colour since it has a vastly superior selection tool than procreate. sai is also my go-to for creature art in general because those always start with big whole arm gestures that i can't easily do on a small screen

most of my coloured work is finished in procreate. i like the range of brushes and the filters/editing menu is obviously more comprehensive than sai's. it's also preferable for keeping things looking even. although i've been using this specific copy of sai for 11 years, at this point if i had to choose one program and ditch the other i'd pick procreate just because it's so much more versatile, and it's injected a lot of new life and exploration into my drawings that wasn't there with sai.

i also use sketchboard pro as my drawing board. i cannot overstate how much my experience with procreate improved when i got this thing - basically the ipad goes in to this surface so that i'm not constantly bothered by the edge of the screen, and i have somewhere to rest my arm. it's very bad practice to overuse your wrist and i found that i was getting wrist pain with my ipad before i got this thing and could use the rest of my arm more easily. pros: it's great, does what it says on the tin. cons: so fucking expensive to ship here lmao

[yukipri]

hi, i love your work and i know you have a lot of experience handling reposts, and i really need help.

i’m an artist who has their work reposted on facebook. i filed two dmca reports with links to the original posts on tumblr and twitter and to the post im reporting, but facebook denied both of them. both for the reason that they couldn’t be certain i was the rights owner.

in the first report i filed, i didn’t put the address in the correct format so i thought that was the problem. the second one, i don’t know what i did wrong.

do i have to use my real house address? the one i provided is the workplace of a family member. do i make “name of rights owner” my full name? i put my username minus the underscore both times i filed. i sign my works like this and it’s visible on the artwork (username minus underscore). do i put back the underscore to make it match my twitter name? my tumblr varies slightly. do i make it match tumblr instead? is there a specific thing i need to write in the “please provide any additional information…” box? do i need a facebook art account to report the post? or is it not working because it’s fanart? i know of artists who were able to get their fanart taken down on facebook so is where i live the issue? i’m really sorry for all the questions. i just don’t know what to do.

Hey there, I am so incredibly sorry this has happened to you. I'll do my best to help.

I'm not sure if my advice is the "best," and if there are legal professionals here who can provide better advice, definitely listen to them! But here's what I have done, with success having DMCA takedowns go through, including on Facebook:

1) I have always used my full legal name, sometimes with a parentheses handlename (tumblr user YukiPri, and/or Twitter user YukiPri_Art, depending on the platform) afterwards. When adding your handle, it should be formatted exactly the way it is to find your various socials, as that is likely part of the verification process. If you have slightly different handles on different platforms, I recommend doing what I did in the example and specifying "Tumblr user XXX" etc for each one. I do believe they still require your full legal name, and you should make very clear which parts of the name field is your legal name, and which parts are social media handles.

2) I have always used my full home address. I completely understand how deeply uncomfortable this is, and I share that discomfort and I am so sorry that you've been put in a situation where you have to experience. I understand the fear of doxxing. But I believe this is also necessary for legal reasons.

I'm not sure if a family member can consent to have their full name/address used in your place, perhaps as a "representative." But I feel like that makes things more complicated, so I've never used it and have always filled out my full info. If anyone with professional legal experience has different advice, I am all ears.

3) You do not need a facebook account, though sometimes it unfortunately is helpful, especially if the post is in a locked account. Either way, you need the link to the EXACT link with the infringing work.

4) Likewise, you need to provide the EXACT link to the work that was infringed, preferably that matches your watermark, since it appears you use one.

From the info you've given me, the only thing I can think of is that they were not able to match your legal name to the address you provided, and therefore cannot verify that you're a real person. I could be wrong. It's stressful, but at the same time I'm glad they have a process in place for making sure not anyone can file DMCA—imagine the chaos and evil people could do if anyone could claim anything was theirs!

It's a horrible and incredibly stressful process to file DMCA claims, and I am so frustrated that we artists have to feel this immense stress to reclaim our stolen work instead of people simply respecting that they have the privilege of viewing our work for free.

I really, REALLY hope this helps you, Anon. Please be assured that Facebook HAS removed my art for me before via DMCA (though sometimes it's taken a while), and I really hope the above works for you.

In addition, while I hate that you have to do more to protect yourself and your work, please consider the following in the future, if you haven't already:

-Add your full url/handle, not just signature to your watermark. I know it's ugly, i HATE having large watermarks, but my watermark has evolved into this for a reason:

My watermark, shockingly enough, isn't actually for people who have stolen my work, or the few people who might see my stolen work who might decide to follow it back to my socials. I mean, that'd be nice, but I know how rarely that happens.

My watermark is designed more so that it's easy for social media staff to verify that my work is my own when I file a DMCA. I want it to be as easy as possible for them to look at my art and for them to say yup, this is definitely by YukiPri_Art @ Twitter and YukiPri @ Tumblr!

Also use simple, legible fonts. I know it can be ugly, so I do try to color them all or choose different fonts to match the work in question. But again, the main point of this watermark to me is so that staff can read it quickly. I want their job to be as easy as possible.

-I also explicitly state "Do Not Repost" on my artwork itself. I have heard "Oh but I didn't know," too many times, dozens, no hundreds of times, even if it's on the post itself, even if it's in my bio. None of that means anything anyway once someone reposts it. But if I stamp "DO NOT REPOST" onto the art itself, there is no denying that the thief reposted with full awareness that they are stealing, and it is a sign to EVERYONE that they did that. More often than not, people have come to me to tell me about my stolen work so I can file a DMCA because of this line.

-Place your watermark somewhere hard to crop out. If it's near an edge, anywhere that you can square marquee and crop without chopping off essential parts of your art, people will crop. I absolutely despise that I have to do this to my art, but placing it near the center, close to the face/body so that cropping it out would mean chopping most of the image and therefore making it unattractive, usually will discourage the thief from editing it out. After all, art thieves are at heart lazy and do not want to do work for attention.

-In that same line, if your art has relatively flat colors, consider adding a bit of a gradient or pattern/texture, at least to the part with the watermark. Or, simply place your watermark in an area with multiple colors/complex lineart (yeah I know, I hate covering up those parts too). This is also so that a thief at least willing to open photoshop to attempt to erase your watermark will have a more difficult time. If it's too much of a pain, they usually won't bother.

I hope this info was helpful, and again i truly hope you get your case resolved, and that you never have to experience this again!!

❀ ❀ Send YukiPri an Ask! ❀ ❀

[coollyinterferes]

//so...i'm just learning about some BL comic where one of the characters looks like this

and turns out that he's also apparently some gang boss (he's in his mid-30s, so like.. 10-ish years older than PB!Speebs), and he's also tall and buff too?????????? The lighting here doesn't really show it, but he appears to be blond in almost every other colored pic I've seen (his hair curly/wavy)

[mikomiio]

3 of my precious OCs, drawing some oldies who haven't had a proper reference or appearance in a while. Planning to make even more!

First we have Saphire, she's a self proclaimed geek and hobby cosplayer, she adores all things anime and cute. That includes a passion for cats, she'll often wear cat themed stuff. Saphire is very confident and open and likes to drag her friends along for meet ups and parties

In the middle is my fave boyo Rico, he's a bisexual short dork who struggles with social anxiety and loves music + making music. He's learned to play many instruments at a young age and delved into becoming an EDM DJ. He tends to catch crushes on his friends very easily

Lastly there's Olwen, a swedish guy who loves travelling and taking photos. He goes on a journey of self discovery due to his family being part Maculi and he has yet to find out that magic really does exist. He has a dog called Saira, she was a gift of his grandma and to his surprise he finds out she's not exactly a regular dog, as she outgrows him later on. Olwen's very outgoing and cheerful, he loves all things colourful.

[milfjinart]

hey just fyi if you’re an Andor fan but aren’t speaking out and taking action in response to the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine, I hope you know you’re a massive unserious hypocrite!

[goldenguillotines]

I should.. redo my pinned..

[sawamochi]

Why Not Both? - A KiriBaku fic about Katsuki struggling to take care of his younger brother and manage their lives, and how Eijirou just couldn't leave him alone to do it all by himself. Ao3 Link >> Why Not Both? Chapter 1

It's been 5 years since I posted the last chapter! More below --

So, coming back to this fic is kinda hard, but I still wanted to finish their story I started telling - especially because I really want to write that final chapter, which is what this entire fic came from.

I never meant for WNB to go on a hiatus for 5 years, rather any hiatus at all. There was a lot that happened in a short period of time for me and I had to re-figure out most of my entire life. During that, my laptops hard drive decided to just up and die and I couldn't recover the data on it - so I not only lost all of WNB I had planned and written, but a lot of other things as well.

Because I lost all the files, I'm going to begin re-plotting stuff and working on the timeline again. This will also involve me needing to update the 4 existing chapters if needed. I plan to re-read them and change stuff as needed.

I plan to post Chapter 5 sometime in January or February, and I'll be posting updated versions of any of the other chapters as needed at that time as well. Hopefully I can update WNB and Fire&Flame around each other, but 2024 is starting to look fun!

Looking forward to working on this fic again!

[florenceisfalling]

i wish i was better at writing image transcriptions

[seokshinedk]

As always there is…much to do…

[the-stove-is-on-fire]

After School Ghost Theory 101 with Professor Fenton

Switch to light mode or Classic Blue to get the full transparency effect!

[Image ID: A four page comic that starts with Danny Fenton standing in front of a whiteboard holding up a white cat. "Question: Do ghosts purr?” 

Tucker: “Danny when was the last time you slept?” Danny: “Irrelevant.” 

Danny info-dumps: “The answer is yes, but also no. Technically, all beings that possess a core are constantly "purring", a.k.a. Core Vibrations. Core Vibrations are a nonverbal, emotion-based communication system between Ghosts, similar to how some living species use pheromones to communicate. The exact tone of each ghost is different the same way people's voices are different. Humans can only hear these vibrations when the frequency passes through their audible range (20Hz - 20KHz), hence the 'purring' sound. When the range dips into infrasound (16 - 20Hz) it can cause feelings of fear and unease in humans that they often associate with ghosts and the supernatural. Also known as the ‘Heebie Jeebies.’”

Danny, wiping off the whiteboard: “Any questions before we move on?"

Danny’s audience consists of Wes Weston, Tucker Foley, Sam Manson, Danny’s clone Ellie, and Dash Baxter in a classroom. Wes is seated at a desk at the front taking notes. Tucker is sitting on Sam’s lap playing on a Switch, Ellie is sitting on a desk behind them. Dash is asleep at the back of the room.

Ellie, now holding the cat: “Is this Vlad’s first cat!?” Wes: "Could you tone down the floating eyes before the next part? They're kinda distracting." Danny: "What eyes?" Wes: “Please stop gaslighting me.”

A transparency trick on the last page reveals dark shadows and eyes all around Danny when viewed in dark mode. /.End ID]

An Extended Image ID is available under the read more because it’s over 1k. Side by side light and dark mode versions of the transparency trick is also available under the cut.

[Extended Image ID: The post contains a four page comic. The first page shows two comic panels with white borders. The top panel features a bedraggled looking Danny Fenton from the waist up holding a disgruntled fluffy white cat. There are bags under his eyes, his hair is messy, his arms are covered in bandaids and cat scratches, and his nails are painted black. He’s wearing a white shirt with red sleeves and a red oval on the front. In a large green text bubble he says “Question: Do ghosts purr?” A small orange text bubble under it asks “Danny when was the last time you slept?” “Irrelevant” Danny replies. 

In the bottom panel Danny is standing on the far left side of the panel in front of a whiteboard in a classroom with the cat under his arm. He’s wearing baggy jeans with holes in the knees and his classic white and red Converse shoes. The whiteboard behind him has partially erased doodles around the edges including some flowers, stars, and Phantom’s DP symbol. There are a few balls of paper on the floor. Partially out of frame on the wall behind Danny is a poster of  Einstein and above it a clock. Pointing at the whiteboard with a marker Danny says “The answer: Yes but also no” His words are written on the whiteboard. Under the words is a drawing of a stick figure and a green bedsheet ghost with a circle between them. The circle is surrounded by green squiggly lines radiating out from it. Under the circle, an arrow is drawn pointing to it with the words ‘core vibrations’ written on the board. A green text bubble in the space under the whiteboard says “Technically, all beings that possess a core are constantly "purring", a.k.a. Core Vibrations.”

On the second page there are two blocks of text, each followed by a drawing. The page background is a pale, greenish-grey with subtle scuff marks imitating the look of a whiteboard. The first block of text at the top of the page reads “Core Vibrations are a nonverbal, emotion-based communication system between Ghosts, similar to how some living species use pheromones to communicate. The exact tone of each ghost is different the same way people's voices are different.” Under the text, imitating the look of dry erase marker, is a drawing of two simple ghosts smiling and waving to each other. They both have a small green circle drawn on their chest area with green squiggly lines radiating out from each ghost. Between the two cores, two parallel arrows are drawn, facing opposite directions. Under the arrows is the text “core to core communication.” 

Under the ghosts is a second block of text reading “Humans can only hear these vibrations when the frequency passes through their audible range (20Hz - 20KHz), hence the 'purring' sound. When the range dips into infrasound (16 - 20Hz) it can cause feelings of fear and unease in humans that they often associate with ghosts and the supernatural. Also known as the ‘Heebie Jeebies.’” Under the text a red arrow points from the words ‘heebie jeebies’ to a simple drawing of Dash Baxter holding a flashlight and looking scared. There is a cobweb with a dangling spider drawn to his right and a bunch of green blob ghosts behind him to his left. In blue text the blobs say “you forgot to update your mailing address with the IRS” and “you filed your taxes incorrectly.”

The third page once again shows two comic panels. In the top panel Danny takes up the centre. He’s stretched across the whiteboard in a dynamic pose erasing the drawing of frightened Dash with a big swipe. One hand is braced on the board as he looks over his shoulder and asks “Anyone got questions before we move on?” If the image is viewed in dark mode, there are five, messily drawn eyes of varying sizes surrounding Danny. If viewed in light mode, the eyes are absent. 

The bottom comic panel reveals Danny’s audience to be Wes Weston, Tucker Foley, Sam Manson, Danny’s clone Ellie, and Dash Baxter. In the bottom left corner, Wes sits slouched at a desk at the front of the classroom with papers and an open notebook spread out over his desk. He’s wearing a red zip up hoodie with white sleeves. His hoodie is unzipped showing a green shirt underneath that matches the colour of his eyes. At the desk beside him Tucker and Sam share a chair with their focus on Tucker’s Switch and not Danny’s presentation. Tucker is sitting in Sam’s lap with her arms around his waist and her head resting on his shoulder. Tucker is wearing a red beanie with short dreads, goldenrod yellow turtleneck sweater, green cargo pants, and white shoes. Sam is wearing a black crop top with a fishnet layer over top, purple pleated plaid skirt, artistically ripped purple leggings, and black combat boots with bright green laces. Tucker has the tips of his dread dyed green and purple. Sam has streaks of purple, green, and orange in her hair. Ellie is sitting cross legged on top of a desk two rows behind Sam and Tucker. She’s wearing a cropped hoodie with the same colours as Danny’s shirt and black track pants with white and red shoes. Her hair is tied in a high ponytail and she is holding the squirming fluffy white cat up in the air. At the very back of the classroom behind Wes’ left shoulder Dash can be seen asleep slouched over his desk. Wes has one hand resting on his desk holding a mechanical pencil the other partially raised with his hand open. In a beige text bubble with red text he replies to Danny’s question with an unimpressed look on his face “Could you tone down the floating eyes before the next part? They're kinda distracting.” Under his text bubble a small blue text bubble from Ellie asks “Is this Vlad’s first cat!?” If the image is viewed in dark mode, there are three visible floating eyes off to the side of the panel. If viewed in light mode, the eyes are absent. 

The final comic page is a single, full body shot of Danny standing in front of the blank whiteboard. He’s looking over his shoulder, slightly turned with his back mostly towards the classroom and the eraser in his hand. He has an incredulous look on his face. If the page is viewed in dark mode, the background looks dark and Danny is surrounded by dozens eyes of in all different sizes. If viewed in light mode, the eyes are absent. In a green text bubble Danny asks “What eyes?” In the bottom left corner Wes replies “Please stop gaslighting me.” /.End ID]