#before anyone asks:

[corantus]

mitsuki & aya from "the guy she was interested in wasn't a guy at all". so obsessed w them it's not even funny love lesbians who listen to music 💚🖤

[comradekatara]

i've seen some people say that sokka should've gone with katara and zuko in tsr, and while i think the ep is perfectly fine as it is, i was curious to know your thoughts on that

yes, i've seen this mentioned before, as well as the somehow even worse take that "katara should've gone along to the boiling rock." i think this type of criticism betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of narratology, seemingly forgetting that characters are not real people, but rather components of a larger narrative that serve a function.

"the southern raiders" is an episode about katara confronting her grief, guilt, and rage; it is the apotheosis of her character arc, the same way that "the boiling rock" is for sokka (and, though that's not the point of this post, that apotheosis could not occur if katara were there). the reason that zuko accompanies katara in "the southern raiders" is not because yon rha killed zuko's mother, but because zuko's mother died for zuko in the same that katara's mother did for her. yon rha is to katara what ozai is to zuko, ursa is to zuko what kya is to katara. sokka also lost a mother, but she did not die for him. so going to confront yon rha, a man whose face he never saw, a man he does not feel any sort of personal connection to, would not make thematic sense.

kya's death is personal to katara in a way it isn't to sokka, but it is personal to zuko because he knows what it's like for his mother to be killed in his place. it's why he takes katara's revenge mission so personally, in a way that aang and sokka do not despite also having experienced unfathomable loss. it's also why i hate seeing people say that zuko only took katara to yon rha so that she'd forgive him; he genuinely thinks that this is what she wants, because it's clearly what he wants, we see that in "sozin's comet" when he quite aggressively expresses to aang that he should kill ozai (contrasted with sokka's logical detachment, zuko's desire to see ozai dead is a personal one).

the way he glares at yon rha as katara walks away demonstrates that he isn't yet comfortable with the thought of sparing this man, but he nonetheless respects katara's wishes and doesn't hurt yon rha himself, just as he respects aang's decision not to kill ozai (he doesn't think it's his place to kill them, and probably couldn't do it himself if it came down to it, he would rather outsource the killing). sokka does not feel guilt over his mother's death, he is under no illusions regarding life as a teleological narrative with heroes and villains the way katara and zuko are, he has probably given exactly zero seconds of thought to avenging his mother's death (whereas you know it's a scenario katara has fantasized about before); there is simply no compelling thematic reason for him to be there.

if the episode was about honoring sokka's desires in any way, katara and zuko would've just stayed home and talked out their feelings in a safe space moderated by licensed therapist wang fire. but the boiling rock was last week, so now it's katara's turn to be unreasonable (sokka was literally suicidal but also more productive, so it ultimately evens out) and learn an emotional life lesson about accepting her own humanity with zuko! it's really not that complicated.

[melodythebunny]

Forget the werewolf that's roaming the woods. This wood man looks awfully sus with that axe of his.

Mira- le.moi

Amira- @blueweirdness

Hector- @chaoticerisstuff

[michaeldistortions]

nothing is more embarrassing than being attracted to a character in a video game you don’t play

[racingliners]

In a very important home life update: we got a high vis vest for one of our chickens

They apparently have a great unintended use of stopping hens from getting bullied, so we got one to try it out since the above hen gets excessively picked on by the others (we don't really know why).

Shout put to the wonderful @gingervivilou who told me about it!!

[atomikats]

more fem law, it’s out of my system now i promise

[weirdplutoprince]

bunny comic

[pocket-deer-art]

September 15, 2123

[tildexart]

The Magnus Archives (Season One) Production Design Project

Hello everyone! Let me introduce myself- I'm Tilda (or Tilde), and I'm want to be a production designer.

Production designers create the overall look of a piece of media. From costumes, lighting, environments, props, etc., these designers make sure that everything looks cohesive and sets the mood.

So, I thought it would be fun to put my skills to the test by designing season one of The Magnus Archives. My winter break started as soon as I became interested in the show. Needless to say, a new obsession and an abundance of free time go well together.

You may have seen these illustrations posted separately, this is a master post of the whole project. My thoughts, processes, and critiques are all included under the cut. If you read them, I hope you enjoy! If, not, thank you for supporting my work regardless.

The Characters

When designing these characters, I tried to avoid being influenced by fan interpretations. Though, that was a challenge (especially with Jon and Sasha). I found that I looked to my friends for inspiration. Certain elements (Jon's glasses) were based off of what they wore.

Pinterest was also useful for finding clothing and pose references. Some looks were based off of different actors- in particular, Tim was inspired by Nicholas Galitzine and Elias inspired by Matthew Lillard.

Jane was the most fun to design! I believe in making terrifying characters actually terrifying.

Elias's design needs the most work. Having now finished the show, I see that it doesn't fit him. The purple is overly saturated, especially compared to the set. He looks out of place! I'd reverse the color palette to mostly green/yellow with purple accents instead. Although, I will forever defend the purple tint in his gray hair.

The Set

Jonathan's office was a treat to design! Balancing the color and clutter was especially important. This room is meant to be claustrophobic and uncomfortable, but not overbearingly so.

The wood looks to be full of splinters, but not so worn that it can be thrown out. The chairs offer no back support, and the shelves make the room smaller. The goal was to represented Jon's mind. Intricate, messy, and suffocating (Note: that is more of a season two description).

One goal was to capture the look of an actual archive. Valuable times was spent researching the different kinds of storage, files, paper, etc. The texture and color had to be accurate.

A split-complementary color palette of blue-green, yellow-green, and red was used. Of course, I had to get green in there, and the varying hues and desaturated reds worked well for the wood and filing supplies.

Jane's ashes and the Web lighter on the desk place this set at the end of season one. I find details like this to be important, it's one of my favorite parts of design. There is much needed abundance of eye imagery as well. Most obviously in the carpet, but eyes are carved into the table and watch from the shelves.

My main critique is the lighting- the filters used could be adjusted as to not distort the colors of the boxes. They look inconsistent. The Web lighter could also be more obvious, yet it is small and pixelated.

The Props

I designed these as I re-listened to season one, and it is the most recent piece I finished. Combining the details described in the show with what the objects would have realistically looked like was interesting. That was most useful for the clown, the Ming vase, and Ex Altiora.

Each of these objects came from a specific time with a specific look. Ex Altiora was bound in calf leather from the 1800s, so those books were referenced. Same with the frills on the clown's outfit.

The Ming vase was especially interesting, as it is from the Jiajing period. When looking at photographs of Jiajing vases, I found that many of them lacked handles and had an hourglass shape. That was fascinating to me, as many artists depict a standard oval-shaped vase. Also, the vase's design is described as straight lines that create distorted patterns when looking at it. That effect was achieved using chromatic aberration and the liquify tool (chromatic aberration was used to create a vertigo effect on Ex Altiora).

My critiques are... nitpicky. minimal. The shading on top of the garbage bag is unnatural. The thickness of the gold engraving on Ex Altiora is uneven. The "I" in "Immediate Consideration" is not capitalized. Other than that, I'm happy with how the props look.

Conclusion

First off, if you read everything, thank you!! It is a lot, I know.

My greatest takeaways are that 1) ask for critique, always 2) research skills are necessary for design 3) references are your friend! Seriously guys, use your references.

I hope you enjoyed this project and I'm excited to share more of my work in the future!

[eemamminy-art]

I got this dialog for the first time so naturally I had to go and look what the hell was in there

Between this and the fact his room is full of pictures of half naked dudes and muscle magazines... like the boy is just gay

[chiptrillino]

ID: three drawings showing a sequence of sokka and zuko from avatar the last air bender. Aged up rather soon after war. sokka is leaning over zuko, you see them mainly on the left side waist up. The background is kept plain withe. On the left side the artist signature "chiptrillino . 2023" on the right side isthe request to "please don't repost"

The first drawing shows sokka looking down with slightly zoned out expression. zukos hands are reaching up.

The second image shows sokkas surprised face held between zukos hands, who raised up his face inches away from sokkas.

The third images shows sokka leaning into zuko. Both of them kissing. zuko holds on to sokkas shoulder and neck. Both look happy. End ID

Small shoutout to that person that tagged, once upon a time (last year), the sketch with "mermaid zukka". And would you look at that! Its meremay! And this is not really mermaid themed, but... it remained me to finish it! -sweats-

oh shoot! also happy zukka week! i guess whops...

---- if you want to deal with all my reblogs may I direct your attention to my side only my artworks blog?

@chiptrillino-art

[eleonorpiteira]

Kassandra of Atlantis - Assassin's Creed: Odyssey fanart, watercolour and acrylic-gouache on hot press paper

Entirely because I LOVED the Atlantis aesthetic so much, and I love Kassandra ❤ It's been a while since I played the game, but I think that thematically she should have been holding the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus but…uhh, I didn't want to paint it, so I didn't! Have the Spear of Leonidas instead :) Like Bayek, this one was based on an old sketch - finishing it traditionally was a little challenge I gave myself. ('little' she says, you know, like a fool)

Art prints here!

[lemke6669]

the fact that obama seemingly follows any rando that ever interacts with him on twitter will never stop being hilarious, considering it continues to give us amazing things like this

[s-guacamolearts]

Forget-me-nots

[daeyumi]

Broken oaths and forgotten dreams 💧