#yeah feel free to dm me

[stars-and-birds]

how does one…. create and run a poll tournament

IM SO GLAD U ASKED

I was truly unprepared for my first time around, and to be fair tournaments were kind of a new thing

First thing I do is open up submissions. Use a Google form, because it’s easier to organize that way, unless you have all your competitors in mind already.

Oh yeah, for your blog, if you make a new one (you may decide to host it on your main, which is fine), be sure to tag some tournaments! They’ll reblog your pinned to spread awareness and get you more submissions.

Once you have your competitors, usually a good 16 I think, you make the bracket. However you choose to seed the bracket is fine; personally I like to randomize it. Then you put it all in a bracket template thingy, which I can send you. Edit the images into the template and post it. If you want to be real fancy, you can create special images with the anime style ‘vs’ in between pics of your competitors if yk what I mean.

And then start the polls! A week or a day, with images underneath to show us who’s who, all that shit. Be sure to update th ébranche regularly (reminds me I have to do that actually).

A little warning: it’s entirely possible you’ll get some vague death threats in your notes or complaining anons about how you did the bracket, it depends really. I mean I’m sure you knew that already but yeah.

That’s pretty much it! Dm me or shoot me another ask if you have more questions I’d truly be happy to answer.

[ipostmysimpingstuffanonymously]

Part 2. This time its the Tokyo Five (As I named them) Headcanons in the reblog tags appreciated

[stealingyourbones]

Ok! You've convinced me! If I want to be part of this community, I should explore the source material. I don't know if I'll like the artform, but if nothing else it's a cultural juggernaut I can research. My mom grew up watching Batman the Animated series, so I know that's an entry point I can try out, but I do like webcomics and manga, so I know that I might like comics better. It's an odd criteria, but is there a batman comic I can start with that's aesthetically pleasing?

Ooo aesthetically pleasing? That’s one I haven’t heard before. I’ll throw you a handful of choices of my favorite pretty comics!

Also I do 100% reccomend Batman The Animated Series which is my favorite interpretation of Batman to this day as it is for many, that and Justice League and Justice League United are WONDERFUL gateways too! (My favorite animated DC series of the time is Superman The Animated Series tied with BtAS)

I always recommend in order: Batman Year One, Batman Long Halloween, and Batman Dark Victory as it’s how I got into Batman in the first place and it’s a pretty good jumping off point. They also have movies of all 3.

mAN ok this is hard because aesthetic comics are SUCH a personal preference. Comic artists will constantly change around all the time. The current Batman/Superman Worlds Finest comic run is INCREDIBLY aesthetically pleasing and pretty as it’s drawn by Dan Mora so that could be a good go to.

- The Dark Knight Returns. It’s has a very fun gritty artstyle that I adore and it’s a comic that changed comics as we know it.

- Batman Universe is a wonderfully fun comic and his artstyle is fun so definitely check that one out.

- All Star Superman (2005-2008) has… ok artwork. But you get used to it and it’s story is one of the best written for Superman modern day.

- JLA Tower of Babel. Art is nice and the story is about Batman’s contingencies falling into the wrong hands. Good shit

Onto some Elseworld stories that aren’t canon but I LOVE the artstyles:

- Batman White Knight’s artstyle is BEAUTIFUL but isn’t a very good interpretation for your first time reading comics as it isn’t normal characterization of everyone.

- Batman Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth drawn by Dave McKean. It isn’t my favorite comic with it’s very edgy “hey what if batman is insane” (which yeah no shit he is insane) but the artstyle is uncanny and disturbing and beautiful.

- Kingdom Come. You have to know a bit about comics beforehand, I’d just recommend reading an article or blogpost critiquing 90s comic books, and behold the genuine beauty and glory that is this story. Painted by Alex Ross it’s one of the most beautiful comics out there.

They’re available online, your local library, or at your local comic shop! I hope you have a blast checking out the cool things comics have to offer!

[aroacespacerock]

holy shit I love dead boy detectives

[frnkiebby]

Lowkey feel bad for frank because he’s in a million bands but no matter what he’s always going to recognized as being in my chem.

kinda like the musician version of typecasting unfortunately~🎃

[pandeesall]

TYSM YALL FOR MAKING WB FUN !! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

Didn't expect the list to be full isnt that a surprise?

Made me so happy to see y'all's names hehe

@gatioxd @stitch-slash-pebbles @juno890 @sealedchasm @charbles @ketsup-toyo @danysaurbutnot @fropishness @idiototheinternet @kyuuuu 🤍🤍🤍

[serafphim]

if anyone wants to chat btw i am a chronic discord user. my username is serafphim. you guys are all really cool and i dont have many friends with similar interests as me so it would be cool to make friends........... i also dont check tumblr very often or know how it works super well JSJDBEKEKEK

[leafofkudzu]

Hello again! I did say I was going to consider hosting more art parties if last month’s test run went well and, well, it did, so here I am again! Come one come all to [VS] Verdant Shield’s second ever monthly art party, this time with an expanded reach!

For those not in the loop from last month, what is an art party exactly? Well, they’re common occurrences in the Final Fantasy XIV community where artists of all kinds get together to chat, hang out, and create together! If a certain character catches your eye, you make some art of them in whatever way suits your fancy, then during or after the party post it under the tag for that party so others know where to look and spread the love around via reblogs/retweets/etc! I said it last time and it’ll always bear repeating - the ‘goal’ of attending an art party is not to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community! Attendees from last month’s party compared it to art jams, people watching, or attending a life drawing class with people you actually like. For more tangible examples, you can check back through the tag I intend to use for all of these monthly events - #VSArtParty - to see what previous partygoers have made!

I’m a lot less antsy about hosting these events now that I have a baseline, so much so that I want to involve those of you over on EU servers as well by hosting two rounds of parties, first on EU and then NA! However, I’ll still be keeping the squad(s) private and out of LFG to deter party-crashers, especially since this time we’ll be in a more well-known and easily-accessible location as the party moves Eastward into the Grove!

Check under the cut for details on how the event(s) will be laid out and how to reach the party location!

Welcome to the expanded details! First of all, the Garden of Dawn is the Grove’s worst-kept secret so I’d be surprised if you didn’t already know about it, but just in case, here’s a tl;dr on how to get there from Ronan’s Waypoint (aka the bottom floor of the Grove, you can drop down from Upper Commons Waypoint or Reckoner’s Waypoint to get to this starting point too):

Head North along the path towards the House of Aife PoI (not shown in the picture but you’ll see it on your map).

Take a hard left at said PoI and yeet yourself into this tiny pool that has a secret tunnelllll~

You’re here! It’s bigger than it looks in this picture but still relatively small, however I’ve attended events hosted here and can confirm that it can fit a lot of people, and also from last month I learned we don’t actually need a ton of space since we all squish up together to see each other anyway. However, if this space gets too crowded we’ll breach containment and relocate to a more public spot - very likely Starbower Nursery aka the little multi-level tavern on the South side of the map (it has its own PoI so it’s easy to spot)! If we do I’ll make sure to put the updated location in the squad message!

Okay! With that out of the way let’s get to the real important stuff.

This month’s event will consist of two separate art parties, each 3 hours long (though you’re welcome to stay later if you like), with a 1hr break in between so people interested in attending both can stretch, get snacks, etc etc.

The first party will be on EU servers and begin at 9pm Central European Time (that’s 3pm Eastern Standard Time for NA folks). I’ll be hosting it on my EU alt, so to join you can either whisper Aemryn of Dusk for an invite or type ‘/sqjoin aemryn of dusk’ in chat to join automatically!

The second party will be on NA servers and begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time (that’s 1am Central European Time for any sleepless EU folks). This one will be hosted on my main account, and you can join by either whispering Kirslyn for an invite or typing ‘/sqjoin kirslyn’ in chat to auto-join!

Like I mentioned before the cut, we’ll be using the same tag for both of these parties as we did for last month’s - #VSArtParty - and I think that’ll be the one we’ll continue to use in the future for these! There’s no spaces so that it can be used on Twitter as well if you’re still over there!

That’s it for now! Expect to see this reblogged a few times between now and then, and I hope to see you all there for another fun time! ♥

[cresvalkyrie]

I don't know who will see this, but if I made a server for rebornverse stuff would you guys be interested?

[skitskatdacat63]

Fernando and Fisi pictures that I like and enjoy a normal amount (pt. 1: 2005)

[chaoslynx]

omg you’re learning Italian? I’m Italian! Ciao!! Sono sicura che sei bravissimə! (ə is like the gender neutral suffix lmao even if it’s not universally recognised)

Ciao! Sì, parlo italiano, ma solo un po'. Imparando italiano per tre mesi ora! Anche xlx mix migliore amicx è italianx. Lxi usa -x invece -ə. Grazie mille per usi -ə per me! Anche -o è va bene per me. Mi dispiace se non dico questo molto bene ancora.

[me-sploh-rada-imas]

is anyone else going to the concert in oslo on sunday? i'm going alone but it's been a long time since i've been to a concert and i've also never been to oslo before... i would really love to meet up with someone :)

[endious]

after some thinking and consideration i’ve decided to MOVE BLOGS ! ! this means i will no longer be posting on here and will eventually delete this blog. im not publicly announcing the url but if you want it and still want to follow me please dm me ! i’ll check in from time to time and then on sunday i will no longer log in and will leave this behind i hope you all understand and have a wonderful day !

[gemharvest]

mfw feeling like shit because I'm not talking to friends is solved by talking to friends (I will forget this and have to realize all over again)

[xenoshadow13]

Pspspspspsspspspsps

Don't mind me here, just smile and giggle at these two dorks for a bit.

[wehadabondingmoment]

I'd like to hear about alliance au and ND fics!

Oh my god gladly!!!!

Okok so the ND fics are a row of one shots that I'm working on with @kittykyryi and Cal (fallinginlovewithrain on ao3). We have two one shots in our current collection and are planning to write more in April. The fics can be about any neurodivergency but focus on Autistic!Adrien and AuDHD!Marinette because we share a lot of headcanons <3

Now about my alliance au! I'm in the process of planning it so it will be a while before anything gets written (@raspberrycatapult I appreciate you for letting me ramble) but it's essentially an AU where magic exists but superheroes don't. Adrien officially died like 1-2 years ago and Marinette is studying fashion (which she has a natural talent for due to her magical affinity, creation [duh])

The alliance rings are insanely popular in this world since Gabriel Agreste has the highest affinity for transmission magic since Nooroo, founder of their town. He weaves his magic into the technology, giving it abilities unseen before. Prior to dying, Adrien was a model here too, leading him to being the face/ avatar/ Siri of the rings in this world as well.

Marinette is trying to live her normal life when suddenly, while Alliance!Adrien is answering a question she asked him, he glitches out and his face gets replaced by... Adrien? Except he looks a bit different and is speaking frantically, not like the automated version she's used to, begging her to help him.