#idk wtf to tag this

[plague-vulture]

For any potential tiktok refugees as it gets banned in the us:

• the algorithm does not work like the fyp, you need to follow blogs and reblog things to see things you like

• add a bio, header, and/or pfp!! people may block you if you don't have any of those thinking you're a bot

•tags are for categorization, tagging posts with 'trending' tags won't boost them, it'll just get people to report you for spam

•REBLOG. PLEASE. if you like someone's post then reblog! that's what actually shows it to people! like do basically nothing!!

• you can have multiple blogs. make as many as you want!! have one for shitposts and one for fun art and one for aesthetics and one for your weird niche porn, have fun!

•you can block tags! use that however you wish!

•avoid censoring sensitive terms in your posts and tags, spelling things L1k3 th15 makes it really hard for screen readers and folks who are trying to block certain terms. if someone has 'suicide' blocked and you spell it 'sewerslide' or 'sv1c1d3" they could still see that triggering content

•we're all weird here. block folks who don't match your freak. don't yuck other people's yums if it's harmless [and most things are], you're on tumblr. don't act like you're any better than anyone else in this damp hellhole of a site.

•uhhhhhhh, have fun and be yourself.? idk

[elderwisp]

The Creative Process ‧₊˚✩彡 

Because I love to be distracted

Hi! Ok, I wanted to share wif everyone my process in which I create a story post from conception to the final post. I would say I'm a very structured person when it comes to projects like these however, I've learned a lot and maybe someone could find something useful! We'll be referencing this scene. Oke, let's start!

✩ Rough Drafts

So, of course everything starts off with a vision. While I always say, write what feels authentic to you, I also know it makes things much more difficult if you don't have a solid ground to build from. I think I've scrapped this particular story about twice already and even reshot the first chunk of Tessellate so there was a better foundation. I like to start off with understanding a character before moving onto creating a plot, otherwise people start bleed into another. Greta Gerwig makes a really awesome statement about how characters come first to her before plot. OKE with that in mind, this particular scene, I wrote it well over a year ago, however there wasn't much flow in the initial draft. In fact, the two look nothing alike. This conversation was supposed to occur during France's concert, but I moved it to to this particular scene and I'm so glad. I felt like their current relationship was strong enough to have this conversation but also it allowed me to really focus in on the two. I am a huge advocate for jotting down dialogue even if things change because you can always expand on an idea. And if things don't work, scrapping is okay, but at least you gave it a shot! After that change, I didn't revisit that scene up until about a month and a half ago. I like to let things sit for a good while. In the initial draft, Taryn was reserved throughout a majority of the conversation. There was limitations in which how I wanted her to express things but things change in a year. When I looked at her as a character and how she's progressed throughout the story, the draft no longer aligned with her lack of response. And then that created the question of what the heck does one say? Because people aren't typically very graceful or eloquent when it comes to confrontation but also we're telling a story so how do I balance the two out? Since, I've followed these little blorbos for a while, knowing their characters and motives allowed me to flesh everything out. Atlas is much more cunning than he lets on and is excellent at painting a pretty picture for those around him if it means getting what he wants. Taryn on the other hand is perceptive and unwavering so being around someone like him, someone that she finds herself slowly falling for, is a complete, well, mind fuck. We can also see from this interaction that there's a hint of feeling inadequate and the lack of confidence to know that maybe he does like her. We also see that Atlas maybe isn't the most mature when it comes to developing something real so the two have plenty to work on just from this scene alone. Like Greta Gerwig says, writing is listening.

I also wanted to mention LocalScriptMan and this video all the time because it just about changed how I viewed dialogue in general. I think it's such a great tool! I've probably shared it a billion times.

✩ Blender & Posemaking

So I would like to preface this by saying, you do not need to use blender to achieve a vision. There are still scenes that I still use poses/animations from other creators! I wanted to list a few references! Rebouks, Rascgal and Simmireen have an amazing variety of poses to use! I literally use Becca's bumper packs RELIGOUSLY! However, if you need any suggestions, SurelySim's has an excellent breakdown on getting started with posemaking from tiny details, to SimRipper and using accessories! She also talks about Vyxated's Pose Helper which is a god send! For this scene I wanted to fully pose it. In my script, I italicize anything I want to pose, I'm such a sucker for the mannerisms that people have. When words fail, body language speaks. Are they fidget-y, or do I imagine them to be more composed? Taryn's stance is grounded, she doesn't move at all in the scene except for when she leaves and I think it's a great representation of her stubbornness. Whereas Atlas is watching every single move, up until he makes his incredibly bold (ridiculous!) statement. As for emotion when he made that statement, I wanted to go with shame but then I felt like his expression radiated ruthlessness. I personally enjoyed that 10x more because it represented two things for me, his character and that he felt comfortable enough to show that part of himself. When posing a scene from start to finish, it takes me about 1-3 days depending on how complex it is. I'm a huge advocate for using references! I love referencing hands, posture, how to grab a book ANYTHING! Because this was a conversation and not much action happened, it took me about a day.

✩ Taking Screenshots and Composition

I began taking photos for this scene on March 6th. I use to use this reshade preset by growfruit however, after tinkering with some settings I use like a mish-mash blorbo of a preset. Amobae and Sforz have some cool LUT's for download (I think of it like a filter? That's probably not what it is but MEH) and I love the qUINT's lightroom shader as well. Huge advocate of relight, I was today years old when I learn that you should load it at the top of your shaders order so you don't get like a weird whitecast. These spotlights though are super fun too if you don't use reshade! There are some photographers on instagram that even go over how to use lightroom and it can translate to game as well! For the most part, I try to keep screenshots pretty simple, editing-wise but there are moments when I doodle in little hairs, add in some texture and include shadows for, uh, DRAMAAA. Lately, I've been incorporating intricate fonts because idk sometimes my brain enjoys a little graphic design moment. Sometimes shooting conversation heavy scenes can get so repetitive so I like to look at film stills on pinterest or pay close attention to a film and how they present the camera work in a conversation. Rule of thirds is a great reference tool to use, I believe GShade has a shader for that. However it's okay to experiment, it's not an end all be all. I love looking at animators and how each frame is incredibly intentional, whether it's a shot from above or a really close frame. The beginning of this scene, I honestly didn't have a clue as to how I wanted to open it up since they were walking down a hall. Then I noticed the detail in the fencing and how the tiles were opposite. Using the TOOL mod, I was able to get them both in the center and it created a strong opening shot of how different these two are.

✩ Editing

My god, I love editing but also this is usually the moment where I get so freaking distracted. This process takes me a day if I am focused.... But realistically it takes three days.... That's why I try to keep things to a minimum. I do use Photoshop. I like to use this sharpening action (the other actions are awesome too!) for story posts, I crop each photo (I use a 9:5 ratio and a 16:6 ratio if I need to focus on something specific idk why i picked those numbers yo), and add in text. Dafont has a lot of different free fonts. I like to use these little guidelines if sentences needs to be centered.

For adding umph to text, I like to use two things: The warped text option when using the type tool or just going to the distort panel and using the wave option!

Also bottom right of your layers channel is an fx layer. I like to use stroke and drop shadow on all text so it doesn't get lost within a photo!

✩ Finalization and My Schedule

That story post was uploaded on March 29th. As of right now, I like to stay three weeks ahead so I have three weeks worth of story posts marinating in my queue LMAO. I always reread things like a bajillion times, sometimes I'll go back and tweak conversations if they feel a bit stiff. Having that three week buffer also gives me time to really dedicate myself to details and focus on being present with a future scene. Another perk is, it allows me to work on cleaning up the script, plotting for future arcs, and having fun with edits. When I used to upload story videos on youtube, I didn't really plan ahead and it was so chaotic for me. Sometimes I didn't have enough time to actually create a solid episode so things felt rushed because on top of that I had a schedule I committed to. This isn't necessary but structure and patterns is something my little brain needs.

I hope this maybe provided some tips for people wanting to start out or it was just a fun little thing to read! One final OP tip is to write about something that you enjoy, something that matters to you. I'm one mf that loves a fleshed out character arc, that doesn't like linear plots and for fucks sake I love a good slow burn and I think all of that reflects a lot which helps me be engaged.

[non-binary-lil-star]

If this gets at least 50 notes (I'm a humble bitch) I will, in the weekend:

. Clean my room

. Study for a very important college test

. Answer all my texts on whatzap

. Sleep 8 hours each day of the weekend

[camp-jupiter-demigod]

I feel like 90% of the world's problems could be solved if he all just made out with each other

[thecluelessdoctor]

explodes for no reason

Have this thing I made a while back

Og image below

[thegrinningghost]

P e r s o n a

welp, as requested: @sparkbox @smoked-salmon-official

here’s my persona and all its meaningful creatures!

( I don’t have any designs, so everything is up to creator interpretation!! )

The Knight!

• general representation of me

• dyscalculia

• confused emotions

• def doesn’t belong

• an actual medieval knight that was thrown into the modern world

• comes from “a town henceforth yonder”

• chaotic neutral / chaotic confused

• rarely takes off their mask

• called an “it” because no one really understands them or what they are

• reeeeeeeeeee

—

Opossum!

• moot / mutual posts

• “I love my moots”

• overstimulated

• mythology + folklore

• poetry

• emotions suck

• “Who’s Morales?”

• giant plague rat

—

Aye-Aye!

• general posts

• silly vibes

• mysteriously creepy

• cute v ugly controversy embodied

• out of spoons

• writing prompts

• lazy + bored

• “haha, I’m in danger!”

• emotions?? what are those???

—

Dwarf Lantern Shark!

• writing

• worldbuilding

• comfort

• sometimes strangely sad

• bipolar depression

• generally a light for other people (literally)

—

Cuttlefish!

• interacting w/ rp accounts that I don’t usually interact with

• social anxiety

• easily scared off

• wants to be social

• negative spoons

• has way too many hidey-holes

—

Mimic Octopus!

• things about my rps / rp accounts

• sassy remarks

• “wouldn’t you like to know, weather boy??”

• woke up + chose chaos

• ready to wreck havoc

• imposter syndrome

—

Rat!

• gremlin posts

• understimulated

• silly silly lil guy

• dreams / nightmares

—

Bear!

• self-love posts

• “be you” posts

• warm

• kind, open-minded + understanding

• “come talk to me if you need anything”

• back from hiatus

—

Microraptor!

• OCs / AUs

• adhd

• falling in love

• too many spoons

• trinket collector

• adhd paralysis

—

Utahraptor!

• stuffed animal / toy posts

• running on spite

• hamster wheel of anger

• burnt out

• acting like a kid again

—

Crow!

• reblogs

• hyperfixation

• stimming / fidgeting

• death

• art

• divine acts / worship thingies

—

Humpback Whale!

• music

• life updates

• hiatus

• birthdays

• peaceful

• memories

—

Flying Fox!

• sleepy

• green apple lover

• picky eater

• updates on well-being

• emotions all over the place

—

Amargasaurus!

• photos

• Ghost of Chicago lyrics

• chilling

• vibing

• needing comfort / hugs

• overthinking

• stressed out

• good amount of spoons

—

T-Rex + Giganotosaurus + Albertosaurus!

• looking for help

• ptsd / panic attacks

• “feed me, Seymour!”

• random facts

• keen on making new friends

• likes being social and part of groups / fandoms

• brave

• accomplished something

• healing inner child

• running out of spoons

[your-dearest-simi]

[moonlight-n-moondust]

why can't i swap lives like outfits?

[marriedtojasperhale]

help im scared-

[p1nkpaper]

fluffy socks *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

[blackpilljesus]

Sometimes it's not you and with the biased society that we live in, it probably isn't you most times you have relational conflicts. In several spaces I see people say that "if you constantly have social problems then you are the problem" and if we lived in a world without prejudices & numerous forms of oppression I would agree, however that is not the case. In most cases your characteristics that you cant easily control will do all the talking before you say a word to people which can be problematic if you're on the unfavourable side.

People underestimate how big of a role biases play in life despite being aware of double standards, there's been numerous studies showing how have certain uncontrollable characteristics such your looks, your race, etc affects how people treat you. Most times the way your actions are received has less to do with what you do and more to do with who you are. I was watching a video of these guys prank calling scammers where they'd blow an airhorn when the scammers picked up and even though the scammers did not see their faces, many of the scammers assumed they were black (they weren't) and also hurled racial slurs at them in fits of anger. They just assumed they were black because of their biases & projected that onto the youtubers. This is how it generally works, people will have preconceived notions about you based on prejudices so if you're marginalised and often find yourself in situations where you are struggling with relationships it ain't entirely your fault. People will believe & see what they want to in most cases. The same works the opposite way where certain groups of peoples actions are always seen in a positive light no matter what.

The sickening part is that this shit gets extended to children who would have no idea what's going on. I remember watching a social experiment on YouTube about a lost kid in a restaurant. There were two scenarios; in one of them they dressed the girl well and when she went into restaurants more people helped her, in the second scenario the girl was dressed as a poor girl and when she did the same thing people treated her so badly they had to end the experiment early as the girl actually got upset. Certain children are given more favour and understanding than others.

I'm not saying all of this to absolve responsibility because some marginalised people can objectively be toxic but in a social world with prejudices, pretending there's no underlying factors as you engage with others is misleading. Also I understand that certain biases protect people & I'm not blaming people for judging it sucks but it is what it is. Know how people could perceive you based on what you are so you know how best to defend yourself when they want to project their prejudices. There is no one size fits all to this because people are different, find what works best for you.

[yuri-luver69]

one of my fav things to do to random character is add facial features to tgen like yes you have freckles and minimum one beauty mark now i will be sending you on your way

[toadteapot]

mimigotchi

[peanutt0ast]

Sigh the struggle of having crippling social anxiety that drastically effects your day to day life and also being a very social person that wants to be bffs with everyone 😓

[inkedmoth]

I’ve been wanting to try my hand at writing LotR one-shot requests and naturally decided that Christmas is an ideal time to give it a go! As such my inbox is PAUSED*, anon is turned ON, and I’ve included a handy little form below for you to fill in!

(*Paused means that while my ask box is open to requests, I'll not be actively working on any sent in until I've caught up a little more, you can still send them in!)

The ONLY limitation I’m going to set is for the canon characters to be from LotR or the Hobbit, as I’ve not read the Silmarillion or watched RoP.

Character/s: OC/s: Scenario: Other:

Why a request for scenarios? I really struggle with one-word prompts, so a brief outline is far more effective for me to start coming up with scenes and ideas, they don’t need to be excessively detailed but the more ideas you can give me, the better! (no they don't need to be christmas themed 😂)

Example:

Character/s: Théodred OC/s: Female healer, comes across as shy and quiet, but she can get bossy with patients that don’t do as they’re told! Scenario: Théo comes back from a successful assault on an enemy camp, but he’s hiding an injury from his men, either the healer notices and corners him OR he tracks her down for help Other: This doesn’t NEED filling in, but if there’s a specific vibe (hurt/comfort, fluff, spice, etc) or a specific scene/phrase you’d like to see, add it here!

I don’t know how many of these I’ll do (or receive) so we’ll see how it goes. Likewise, I’ll TRY and get them done in time for Christmas, but if I get swamped with requests or home life, it might stretch into January.

I’ll be uploading these to Ao3 eventually, so if you don’t use anon I can post them as gifts to you <3

I’ll list current suggestions and completed works below the cut!

Dragon Rider King: Read it on Ao3! Or on Tumblr!

Training Sessions Over: Read it on Ao3! Or on Tumblr!

Respite from Revelry: Read it on Ao3! Or on Tumblr!

Gift of Mortals: Read it on Ao3! Or on Tumblr!

Hunting in the Hills: Read it on Ao3! Or on Tumblr!

Favourite Weather: Read it on Ao3! Or on Tumblr!

[luzisahomosexual]

Guess who’s about to start reading The Foxhole Court🤭

Despite everything I’ve heard of about this book (& the other 2 books in the series) I have absolutely no clue wtf it’s about. All ik is it’s really fucking sad. I heard it was queer, angsty & included murder & instantly brought it.

So I’m either gonna reblog this post a bunch with my thoughts as I read, reblog occasionally or completely forget I made this post…

Edit: was just about to sit down on the couch & I stepped in dog piss…so it’s going great so far💪

2 chapters in & I’m inlove with this book. Also if anything bad happens to Wymack (or if he turns out to be a dick somehow) I’ll actually riot.

AHHHHHHHHHHHH

HOLY FUCK WHAT THE FUCK HELLO?!? WTF IS HOING ON RN

Just finished chapter 8 I’m very unsure how I should be feeling🙏

I’ve decided I wanna read this trilogy without looking up spoilers wich basically means that I’m gonna have to read all 3 as soon as possible & just be purely addicted to reading for the best 2-3 days🫡

K im Like 1/3 into the Raven king and I’m loving ittttt oml- kinda want more murder & violence tho ngl, got a feeling that’s gonna be books 3’s strong suit tho

YOOOO SOMETHING GAY JUST HAPPENED. If this is going where I think it is they I love these books more than I already did.

Oh.

When I said I wanted more murder and violence that isn’t what I ment…

Just finished the second book and holy fucking shit what the goddamn fuck exuse me??????

ANOTHER GAY THING HAPPENED ACCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS VERY MUCH MORE GAY LETS GOOOO💪

Istg if that countdown is till his dad gets released from prison or something…

I knew these books were gonna be rlly fucking painful to read but for some reason I was convinced it would have a happy (ish) ending…just finished chapter twelve of the kings men and now I’m scared…

Finished the trilogy and omg these were 3 of the best books I’ve ever read holy shit they are masterpieces.