#craftwork

[akayv]

ᏜᎢᏓ - Dla'ida

8/19-9/30

Pokeberry dyed reeds.

Poke is a plant my grandmother and I would forage growing up, the plant is toxic so it has to be prepared right, you cannot eat the berries at all.

The ratio for pokeberry is 25:1 😊 had some trial and error with this. Foraged the berries myself and the second go around was more of a berry mash than a dye mix.

[atariforce]

Atari 2600 Joystick Lamp by kescha66

[thesilicontribesman]

Inchbrayock 2 Ancient Carved Stone, Montrose Museum, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

[kyomunosaki]

Geminism Trial, thoughts and observations

I just noticed Geminism's trial is out, so this will be a short post on my thoughts regarding it. I've been eagerly waiting for this game for a few years now, especially since I'm a massive fan of Sayonara wo Oshiete, and this brings back a ton of the staff from that era.

I've tagged some other games that are related / probably inspirations, so take that as you will if you're seeing this post randomly lol

Overall Thoughts: An amazing introduction to a game that I've been excited for, for a while now. The writing style in Japanese is absolutely amazing, unique and got me absolutely hooked, and the visual and sound direction are just phenomenal. I want to also note it has the best direction of presentation I've ever seen from a visual novel to date, with tons of cool cut-ins and effects. I cannot wait to experience the full version of this game.

There will be at least some minor spoilers with OOC screenshots and whatnot in the rest of this post, so keep that in mind if you read!

First thing I noticed was that the game is in Unity, so I wonder if it'll take advantage of effects and stuff at all? It makes sense for the CRAFTWORK staff that I know of to work in an engine like this though, since they have some wizards there.

I like that they open their eyes when you hover over the game button, this sort of presentation in VNs adds a lot since it's like the cover to a book or album, it gives something to the rest of the atmosphere that's hard to describe.

The settings screen is super neat, but also the "戦局" screen being there is super interesting. I think it's something like a TIPS page that some older ADVs have, so it serves as a reference as you read. I'm guessing who has what body part is going to be important throughout the work.

I also find it funny that Awasumi's voice is at 100% by default while the rest are like 60%, and I really wonder if that's because a certain famous someone voices him, who's using the pen name 杯瑠万花 (literally read as: Pile Bunker, I'm not joking)

The visual style reminds me a LOT of Ciconia, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a direct inspiration. The widescreen NVL format with the film grain + blurred backgrounds just screams that was an influence on this game.

The OP being called "twyndyllyngs ~Fuguai no Alice~" is kinda funny in mind with the last point too, since Ciconia draws a lot from TRianThology in turn as well.

The visual direction is indeed amazing, I haven't seen anything like this since going through some of Shumon Yuu's stuff ages ago. Should also be noted this game has proper scene jump as well, which is damn impressive to implement into Unity of all engines.

The writing style is actually really excellent overall, I love lines line this in particular. It's harder to read than say, SayoOshi though. It should be noted that it's getting an English release on the same day as the Japanese one too, so it's cool that it's going to be so accessible and something actually done by a first-party and not some underpaid localizer.

I just realized it's somewhat like Muramasa with the sprites, which is pretty funny when her main one looks so relaxed here.

And yeah, the writing is really damn good and funny so far. I've also realized the game is just mixed weirdly, which is why Sugita's character is 100% volume lol. He's doing a damn amazing job too, I wouldn't have been able to tell it was him if not for his voice PV which pointed out how obvious it was him with the lines they used.

The other 3 voice actors as well, Nakaya Shiho, Nakaya Naho and Sumeragi Mikado all do amazing jobs as well. I really like that the Nakayas chose their pen names to seem like siblings. Also it should be brought up that they do vocals for the OP, which I think is amazing.

It should probably also be stated that it's still 100% a CRAFTWORK game, so expect some extremely graphic and definitely triggering psychosexual content if you read this.

I can't get a pic that's as out of context as these, but the visual effects are pretty crazy. They definitely take advantage of having a more traditional game engine, which is pretty amazing since Unity is somewhat infamous in terms of VNs.

Another no pic thing but the choices are like Fallout 4, where it's just a truncated form of what you actually say, and I think that's kinda funny.

Excellent! I don't have much more to add at the end here, but if you got this far thanks for reading! I'm always looking for new JVN mutuals, especially anyone who reads stuff in Japanese, so please hit me up!

[gothabilly-kitty]

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[artikaamigurumi]

Anne of green gables handmade doll

For crocheter

[the-yeens-art]

Pretty good for my first time using a sewing machine I think. His name is Lawrence Pepper the alligator and he is long

[mattsmemes]

[rainbowjay20]

Arts &Crafts were always a thing in my family. Both Grandmothers were artistic. My Mom's mother painted. Very well.

My Dad's mother threw pots. Like she had a wheel and kiln in the basement in the 50's. I don't remember much about that or doing art with my Dad's mom. I do have some of her art somewhere. Some holiday decorations and all that, but it is properly put away.

But with my Grandmom Beautiful, (that's what we called her, my cousins and I) we were always doing a project. I took a painting class with her at the local college. That's where the beach painting that's in my front room came from. I entered it in a festival in high school and won third place.

(Top two: Grandmom's Bottom:Me)

We also did other crafts too. Rubbing stamping. Clay. Reverse painting on glass in a class at A.C. Moore's (A.K.A. A.C. Morons but only when we spent too much money!) I also never had a store bought costume and a few clothes that were handmade too. (At the time, however, there was in my head, too fine a line between making clothes because you wanted to and making clothes because you had to. We financially fell somewhat to the red sign of the line.) I did have some ideas for dresses and clothing but I had trouble getting what was in my head onto the paper. No one had ever formally taught me figure drawing, so I'm suprised I even managed something human looking! My mom was handy with a pattern but without she couldn't sew much without one.(There was the ice cream cone...)

I did learn cross-sitch and crochet though. I was good enough at cross-stitch that I remember selling a large Bug Bunny pattern to one of my classmates.(prior to Etsy!) I'm sure I way undervalued it. (This looks like the one I remember doing. About 10x 14?)

I also crocheted. I would have learned knitting but my mom didn't know how. There was a simple reason. She was left handed. No one she knew was able to teach her backwards. LOL This was prior to the internet and everything being on YouTube. Now if there is something you want to learn, just Google or Youtube it! She did know how to quilt but I stayed away from the sewing machine.

My Dad used to say, I told you that to tell you this.

In the process of cleaning the house, I have been coming across old art projects half finished. I don't think I have ever finished a full blanket. I did a baby blanket once.

Here are the ones I found.

I decided to try and finish them. I may run into problems matching dye lots but I have to run out of these skeins first. So I started with the rainbow(jay!) blanket. I decided to unroll the skein a bit so it would be easier to work with... It went all over the place. Then it got horribly tangled. I've been untangling for four straight days.

I finally figured out what part of the problem was. I was getting these snags. I was pulling and it would stick. The yarn wasn't knotted just stuck together. It was this.

Frayed pieces of excess yarn. I think I may have to unspool the other skein as well before I start working on it to avoid getting caught on those tangles. I'm wondering if they were there when I bought the yarn or if the yarn was just sitting too long.

We shall see what comes of this.

If. I. Ever. Get. This. Damn. Yarn. Untangled.

*sigh*

[gayhoebgmf]

『for Elise〜エリーのために〜』

Art From 健蔵長岡 【Nagaoka Kenzo】

Company: Craftwork

[akayv]

3/28/24

ᎠᎩᏯᏪ

Cherokee Double Wall Basket

5 hours?

Gauge 3 round reed, half oval flat reed, purple pony beads

👀 experimented and opened some new avenues

[atariforce]

Crocheted Atari Breakout Pillow by Christine Domanic

[thesilicontribesman]

Iron Age Bronze Armlet, Belhelvie, 1st to 2nd Century CE, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

[anitatad]

An Unusual Resolution...

I wasn’t going to make any resolutions this year, as last years never managed to see the light of day, I might have found one that will help with everything else. For most of last year, I really missed doing any craft work. I did knit something for the new great-grandbaby, but that was about it. This year, I am determined to squeeze in more fun time, as I know it helps to keep me being me and…

[fakeps5]

only like a month til geminism release who's ready to develop a brand new mental illness

[dedalvs]

A friend of mine has started an Etsy store where she's selling her soap and artwork, and let me tell you...

...it is stunning. Check it out! (Also, if you use the promo code TUMBLR20, you get 20% off.)