#tattoo'd women

[messier-47]

Hii !

So im deeply involved in your new merman story (i think i fried some braincell on the last chapter 🫣)

But i was wondering: how much research do you do for your writing ?

Because the moment on "how ink is gonna show under water" is very interesting. Or the concept of the merpeople skin sounds very "plausible". So yeah curious 👀

Im also completely in love with the description of Tobirama's drawing book 🫣♥️

Have a great day/night ☺️

Hello! I'm so glad you've been enjoying my mermay story! :D

"How much research do you do for your writing?" AHAHAHAHA can the answer be both "so much" and "not enough"? Take for instance the thought process of what mershark skin would be like and how ink would transfere into their skin/how ink would be perceived; it was a mixture of experience, basic skimming research, BS, and my favorite "logic" notions.

First, I did research on how sharkskin was actually like. I needed the reference words and an understanding of how it could be felt, seen, and described to better portray in a story. However true sharkskin is "rough" and if I wanted Tobirama to be all up on Mer!Mada without fear then I needed to change sharkskin with the use of "this is fantasy, i do what i want". Simple fix: what if the "teeth" were still present but smaller? Smaller but no less compact, biologically it should be possible that mersharks would evolution in such a way if "smooth skin" was seen as the more desireable trait to pass on.

Then I had to figure out how tattoo ink would work and luckily, I could rely on irl experiences. Not a tattoo artist, but I am..."pretty heavily" tattoo'd. Basic research from...five years ago? is used today and experience answers more questions. "How did you know about the white ink?" because I've had white ink applied to both my color and linework tattoos. "How did you figure about the color perception change underwater?" Omg I almost fucked that up. Except there came a point in writing where "Wait it's more logical for tobirama to first test pigments in the environment they would be most scene in."

Also! Did you know that color ink can be on an individual basis of what human skin can accept? Apparently, my skin hates pink cause it spat out $100 worth of pink ink! Thank goodness my artist was able to FILL IN ALL THE BLANKS with purple on the second appointment. luckily I am god so therefore mershark skin accepts a greater range of color.

But on the greater whole; research depending on the story GREATLY defers. "Of Fungi and Voyria" had me reading up to three books of mushrooms and mycelium. "F.U.B.A.R." is by chapter basis; i don't overlook an arc and then do the research for every single little thing, instead do the research on the DAY OF writing the exact scene (E.G. The Uchiha Women's rebellion or when I had to research C-Section operation in medieval setting).

On an even broader scale...everything I've ever done is based on the effort of extensive research. How do you write good smut? How do you write threesome? What makes invigorating storytelling? How should scenes, characters, situations be portrayed to be better understood? I'm not shy to say that I look at other people's writing -the good and the bad- and study all to see what works and what doesn't.

What are the latest trends in fandom? What does a fandom lack compared to others? What is enjoyable about the best authors in a fandom and how could their skill inspire my own writing?

There's a surprising amount of information to be found if brave enough to both ask the question, do the research, and notice patterns. :)))

(don't ask me what the current madatobi kink trends are because I got ANSWERS but no proof until I make a pie chart)

[k00281190]

Temporary project: collages finished and unfinished titled: 'exploration of identity from criminals to celebrities and higher beings'

TW: SCARIFICATION

collage: top right

explored mark-making and scarification through fabric scraps and latex. abstracted patterns that resembled tribal marks and used latex to represent skin in a contorted form. In the Yoruba tribe children are marked on the face to show patrilineal kindred ( Idile baba) and express that the child has full kindred rights in their extended family.

the spiral patterns highlight fertility. bodies marked to show political and social nobility and sometimes secret societies.

collage: top left explores tattoos in association with sailors , criminal gangs eg. The Yakuza in Japan and even women in the 18th and 19th centuries The collages feature the first American and British female tattoo artists Maud Wagner and Jessie Knight .I associate them visually with how women are perceived in society with tattoos .

Celebrities now have a lot of tattoos that flaunt their wealth and status and they are praised for it , it has done a 180 degree turn compared to preconceived ideologies about tattoos. Doctors should get the same recognition , instead of being judged.

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[inquisitorius-sin-bin]

I think we all know by now how much I’m enjoying Ride or Die, and I think I’ve asked all the specific questions I can think of at the moment, so give me anything on the lore you want to share! How different is it from when you first started worldbuilding? What’s the bit about it you’re most proud of?

Sure thing! Thanks for asking!

A lot of the lore has remained the same, one thing that has changed is that the forehead markings (birth marks) used to be natural, they were born with them, vs them being tattoo'd on. I'm finally relentkng with canon and I do think it makes for an interesting story.

One thing I haven't gotten a chance to clarify yet but hopefully will soon is that dowries for the Plainsmen arent how we traditionally think of them, like "insurance" payments for women. Instead to them, it is compensation for the lost kinsman and meant to try to help lessen the burden of losing a family member.

So dowries are paid from the clan that is gaining a new member to the clan that is losing a member, regardless of sex. That's why Drago is adamant they can't afford a dowry for the Inquisitor- there's probably no price high enough to buy Theo's long-time missing son away from him again, and they probably don't have any goods Theo would particularly care for anyways.

And one piece that is subtle but I'm particularly proud of! I've been trying to work on building characteristics unique to each individual family, and where in their background they might have come from, plus refining the different attributes between the clans in regards to dress, mannerism, music, food, etc. So for example, Drago has unusual black, pearly eyes, and so does Olmu. There's a dowry exchange several generations back with the Great Ocean clan. I personally hc that the black eyes are a trait from that clan, and they're descendants from that pairing somehow.

Part of that is I think if a Maseerdei dies without anyone with the marks in their clan, the next natural successor would be anyone with their marks who may have been born in a different clan. So like if Drago had a great great uncle who went to marry someone in Great Ocean clan and had a child, that child would have the marks, and maybe they ended up returning to Kite clan after the original Maseerdei died.

We're getting really close to meeting Dactillion clan and seeing how different they are from Kite clan, so hopefully I get to explore this more!

[von-eldritch]

“More women should have tattoos... all over... of so many things... dreamy.”

[viciousocorazon]

If you look at the evolution of my Tumblr over the last almost decade, I've gone from tattoo'd women with their boobs out to depressing landscape photos and inspirational mantras.

I think that defines my growth.

[mrniceguypdx]

tattintits ... Those lips are so damn addicting

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[iwriteinspite]

Oh Arabella 😍😛

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