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sxphr · 5 months
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Enid, putting her clothes away: I'm looking for a man in finance, 6'5, blue eyes. Trust fund. Finance. 6'5. Blue eyes.
Enid: Oh, hey Wends!
Wednesday, on the verge of tears:
Enid: Whats wrong?
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starrysharks · 10 months
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alright, here it is: ZENO'S COLOR GUIDE 3.0 !
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here, i'll have three "chapters" regarding color:
CH1: how i color in illustrations
CH2: color and character design (in zeno's case)
CH3: how zeno makes his colors cooler
CH1: HOW I COLOR IN ILLUSTRATIONS
it must be noted that, as of lately, i heavily use halftones in my art and the way i use them for gradients effects my color choices. of course you don't need to use halftones if you don't want to, as it's just my personal choice, but anything regarding halftones here could (probably) also apply to regular gradients!
when choosing colors in an illustration, i usually have three things in mind: mood, character, and contrast. we'll be using "gloomy bunny naptime" as an example here.
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MOOD: what's the vibe of the piece? for example, here in "gloomy bunny naptime", wanted a mellow, sleepy vibe, so purples and pinks seemed like the best choice. these colors also have a dreamy effect due to being common in real-life early mornings/summer nights - basically, i tend to use associative colors in illustrations.
i usually only use a pallete of 3-7 colors, though of course more characters calls for more colors. for multi-character pieces, i would actually make a "rainbow" of colors based on the mood of the piece - essentially, a bank of colors to use for your colorful casts based on the actual rainbow. you can alter this based on the saturation levels you want! hope that makes sense. i'm not the best at this though, so i would heavily recommend looking for guides from artists who are more skilled in that department.
CHARACTER: velvet is the focus of the piece, and as a character her palette is made up of many purples and pinks. of course, it's easier because she and ribbon both have similar designs, but i would still recommend using colors based on/complementary to the focus character's pallete, though this is a rule that can and should be broken if needed. gradients can be used to provide a smooth transition from color-to-color and add depth to the piece, as well as showcase velvet's pallete. when making any gradient, you probably want to have a vibrant middle color. this is difficult to achieve in most art programs, so i'd do it like this:
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you can use gradients in lots of cool ways to make stuff pop! (i think this collage shows i use too much purple and pink though.)
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CONTRAST: the context of the piece also aids the color through contrast. (that's a lot of Cs!)- we see that velvet is just waking up, and the light from her switch is glowing brightly. i wanted to convey something like her switch suddenly turning on in the middle of the night, waking her up - so the console emits "light" in the form of illuminating the contrasting color of pink against the purples. it might seem specific to this piece, but what i'm trying to say is that contrasting colors can lead the eye to the focal point of the piece, that being velvet herself. because a great deal of the rest of the piece is dark, we look at the contrasting switch screen - the brightest thing in frame - and our eyes move around and up to take in the focal point character. at least that's how i wanted it to be ;w; i guess you could convey it as something like this?
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CH2: COLOR AND CHARACTER DESIGN (IN ZENO'S CASE)
this is where i start to get annoying, so stand back! when deciding on colors for a cast of characters, there are many factors: time period, variety, personality, and more that i can't think of.
TIME PERIOD: this one is simple. for example, a futuristic time period (such as that in x-calibur) calls for colder colors, such as greens and blues. for characters involved in futuristic professions such as space exploration, this works incredibly well. for modern time periods, less focus can be on colors and more on the shapes of the clothes, but this is not a shapes tutorial! i don't have any ancient times oc stories, but i'd probably use earthy and warm tones.
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VARIETY: this is also rather simple. i try to be aware of the palletes that i used, and the similarities they might have with other characters. i try to use similar colors for characters who belong to certain organisations or have a uniform, but of course, it's not like catholic school students adhere their entire look to their uniform, so this is a rule that can be broken yet again. art is all about learning things and breaking them, remember that!!!
color can also be used for symbolism. my absolute fav example for this is vivica and octavia - the amount of red in their designs is supposed to represent the amount of freedom/passion/anger/confidence they have or are allowed to express under their different circumstances. as vivica belongs to a strict organisation, she has far less red in her design, showing her emotions are stifled - meanwhile octavia has it as her main complementary color because of her freedom to express her emotions, though those emotions may be destructive because of her circumstances.
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PERSONALITY: what colors are associated with your character's personality? i actually usually refer to magical girl groups to see what's commonly associated with different colors. here's the main trend:
red: hot-headed, passionate, firey
orange/yellow: bright, happy-go-lucky, sunshine personality
green: wise, mellow, kind
blue: serene, graceful, elegant
purple: magical, regal, fancy
pink: usually the main character (though this because magical girl anime tends to be marketed towards young girls), sweet, relatable, determined
of course these are only stereotypes from one genre of anime, and different colors have tons of different meanings. color theory is the best way to learn this! these colors can also express different moods, which ties into ch1. i myself constantly ignore these rules - v-con, a bombastic hyper DJ, is purple (though he does have yellow accents) for example. basically, i just take them as a general rule and try to have them in mind while drawing.
CH3: HOW ZENO MAKES HIS COLORS COOLER
this might be the most important part of this guide. once again, there are a few things to consider here: filters, hue, overlays, and more!
FILTERS: for ibispaint, you can use an adjustment layer on your whole piece to use a filter. i usually only use brightness/contrast here - upping the brightness (or darkening it based on the mood of the piece) and upping the contrast. this helps to better express values and intensify the colors if that's what you want. i often use it in all my pieces to some extent.
hue/saturation/lightness is also helpful in moderation. you can alter the hue - though it usually only helps if you bring it back or forward by just a few points, or the entire pallete will change. saturation is what it sounds like, and slightly over/desaturating the piece can help with atmosphere. lightness is what it sounds like - lightens the colors in the piece. i don't use it at all.
posterize and sharpen mask are some that i've used recently. posterize can add some crazy effects to your art, but i'd probably need to edit it slightly after using it because it can mess with certain colors.
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HUE: it's a layer type that can change the overall hue of the piece. i usually use it at a low percentage for atmosphere. kind of like a gradient map but nothing like it? idk
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and OVERLAYS: i just use a very saturated blue/purple color over the entire piece at a very low percentage, around 5-10%. it can wash out the piece at too high a percentage.
and that's basically it! sorry it kind of derailed at the end i spent like 2 hours on this and got super tired. goodnight i'm going to sleep please also look at other artists etc etc. bye.
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urbestestwindgod · 21 days
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aita for indirectly leading to the deaths of a majority of a mortal’s crew?
so i (30000, gf) am a really cool really fun interesting silly person, so when this mortal (40smth, m) came to me for help going home to his island after ten tears at war and two years at sea, i figured i would make it a game.
now i was pretty clear that this was a game and all he had to do was win for my help. i told him the rules where as follows; just keep the bag closed. he asked the catch and i wasnt just gonna TELL the guy exactly plainly how to win so i cryptically told him to keep his friends close and his enemies closer, told him he never really knew who he could trust—including me, reminded him not to let his crew open it, that he might have to kill some people for this (which i dont see a problem with tbh). finally that the ends always justify the means and that friends become enemies.
so i give him a bag full of the storms and send him back with some of my winions, who then add the challenge of telling his crew that there is treasure inside (which was a lie, hi yea he should of picked up on the liar to liar communication). so i also told him that as the wind god, i give the fire enough to stay burning. im very bored a lot of the time; i wanted to watch this crew fall put of trust with each other for my own enjoyment!!! is that so bad??
so he stays up for nine days straight, i had a great time watching him. and then he finally drifts to sleep like a weak loser and they open it and its a whole oohhh nooo thing, but like, crews fault for believing two small gremlins over their damn captain but whatvr, so then they go to poseidon (brother of my pookie zeus, idn much abt him personally tho) and hes mad abt them blinding his dumb son or smth like that, and he destroys like 11 ships of 50 each (whoops) and now suddenly its MY fault???
well ive been reflecting and my winions and me have been talking and while my friends (zeus, zephyrus, hypnos, etc.) are allll on my side, im just not that sure anymore. so aita?
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okiankeno · 5 months
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🎶 Hey, hey, hey / I'll tell you something about sex for noobs / My favorite part about sex is the boobs / Oh yeah you know I'm gonna do what takes / 'cause I'm gonna stick my face and make it shake! 🎶
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morg-among-the-stars · 10 months
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“The expectations are always rising, goal after goal after goal. Is that why winning feels like compromising? / Everything under control.”
—“Under Control”, How To Dance In Ohio - The Musical
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thekingofspin · 8 months
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my favorite thing to do is to listen to the ballad of russel and Julie when ever I have no motivation because a) it makes me get out of bed and dance so that's a start but also b) it gives me motivation like if Julie and russel can manage to rebuild dr who from the ground up then I can write my English essay
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joshbruh10x · 1 year
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He's about to sing for his bfs guys woah!!!!
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Yeah tbh idk what i was going for here lmao. I was gonna do smth else with this but it just derailed into this so uhh yeah. Also perspective is ofkdkdkdkdidie so ignore his very disproportionate arm and hand.
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pyjamaart · 1 year
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Love in the Crossfire!
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solvicrafts · 21 days
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Seeing the reactions of the outside world (particularly people here in the USA) to Namibia's famine crisis is absolutely sickening. It's taking every bit of self control I have not to absolutely tell some people off whenever I see the subject come up.
"They should be pursuing long-term solutions instead of killing elephants and zebras."
Yeah, uh, no shit, asshole who has probably never missed a meal in their life. They do need long-term solutions. Duh. But in the meantime, people are starving.
"There's too many humans in the world, we need to de-populate."
Okay, and? So what? We're not talking about just numbers, we are talking about people that are already in existence and need help. You can whine and moan all your little edgelord self wants about how ~overpopulated~ humans are, it does not change the fact that these people EXIST. They are here, right now, alive and suffering.
"They brought this on themselves. Back in MY day, I saw commercials on the TV about donating to feed starving African kids. So what did they do with that money, huh?!"
Would you like some directions to the nearest active volcano? I hear humanity is overpopulated.
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lilac-melody · 6 months
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I just realized the moment they started blushing was when singing "tarinai yo" which means "isn't enough"
And the lyrics for the whole line are "even a million kisses isn't enough- you are the only one"
🧐 avoiding looking at each other, blushing, while singing that and holding each others doughnuts to each others lips, huh...
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titsthedamnseason · 7 months
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i never wish for leaks okay NEVER!!!! i am a believer in listening to something for the first time in real time of the release when the artist intended for it to come out. i am a patient person. but i would be lying if i said that i didn’t hope that “fortnight” audio going around is a leak and not ai. maybe taylor should just release that song early as the first single so that we can know for sure 👍
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mellotronmkll · 23 days
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One thing I really love about john linnell as a songwriter actually is how unafraid he is of doing a I-IV-V or I-V-IV verse or even chorus
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tea-with--honey · 1 year
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Schmigadoon enthusiasts, please reblog this post with whether you preferred s1 or s2 and why 🙏 I've seen really mixed reactions and would love to know why the opinions seem to differ so greatly
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gifti3 · 1 year
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I still think obey me would have had an easier time writing better characters if they had actual routes (includes harem route) and better story segment to rhythm game ratios
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rosemary-bells · 2 years
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couple costume idea! who is the witch and who is the traitor maid that will kill you both
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femmesandhoney · 7 months
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lana should have put cult leader all cleaned up on UV and left guns and roses to die, with love and peace
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