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[70sscifiart]

Nigerian artist and actor Bolaji Badejo, who played the titular Alien in Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic

[annulareye]

the genius of one of my favorite dance roles of all time

[littlesmartart]

inspired by this post by @guqin-and-flute, because the atmosphere of it was just so *chef's kiss*. I had to cut it shorter to make it fit comic form, but after weeks of tweaking colours and layout, I think I've got something that conveys what I loved about the post.

[annulareye]

tears in my eyes

[sandushengshou]

@pscentral event 14: url ↳ Sandu Shengshou | The Untamed [insp]

[madtomedgar]

The disappearance of the yin iron from the story corresponds temporally with Jin Guangyao's conditional acceptance into the gentry and thematically with his role as a sin eater for the gentry class. As the yin iron symbolizes a particular type of evil or sin, namely, acquiring mass power by destroying others, specifically other members of the gentry, in order to absorb their power as one's own, it is possible to conclude, metaphorically and actually, that, just as he absorbs, or "eats" the sins of his society, so too does Jin Guangyao absorb or "eat" the yin iron, in a vain attempt to avoid its evils being loosed upon society, as a parallel to the way his spy work and killing of Wen Ruohan is a vain attempt, as it paves the way for Jin Guangshan's acquisitive and consumptive reign. In this essay I will...

[plumslices]

14k Nephrite Shrimp pin

[little-smartass]

GUUUYS LOOK WHO ARRIVED TODAY 🥹

[annulareye]

jiggy having a whole tang dynasty beauty’s number of deco marks is perfect here (especially as the jin court was designed to reflect that aesthetic) (more art of jin guangyao as yang guifei pls)

[moonwaif]

Who should smoke some weed? (MDZS Edition, round 1)

Jin Guangyao

Nie Mingjue

Voting ended onApr 23, 2023

See the entire MDZS weed bracket.

[therealbernicia]

[annulareye]

these hands that have done so many things. only swimming through worlds like a fish in a drying-up sea looking for the deepest safest hole your honor, who knew even then he would not be safe (because he was there, any place with him in it then becomes unsafe by default. poor a-yao) (please commence deep safe hole jokes i suppose, where is the lie)

[littlesmartart]

[in the tone of "president john adams? ...good luck!"]

look. I just think that after spending years being CANONICALLY the best, most beloved, most effective magic president ever - then having the mob turn on him and villify him - jgy would find it fucking hilarious that lan "I will not engage with anyone or anything not concerning my direct family or my husband, don't even fucking look at me if you are not in those categories" wangji wound up being in charge of the whole freaking jianghu. like... good fucking luck lads, he'll just be over there in his coffin with his zombie ex if you need anything lmao

[thatswhatsushesaid]

@cryptidafter yep. yep, cql sure did do exactly this, which sure is a choice, isn’t it!!

[the-pudding-is-a-lie]

Today the “dark lipstick looks amazing but you know what looks even better? dark lipstick smeared across naked skin!”-cellbrain was in charge.

I am currently working on making my sketches look more presentable and also on practicing different body shapes. So I tried to make Meng Yao look rather slim (he kind of turned out looking a bit too toned in my opinion but oh well) while going for a more strongman like physique for Nie Mingjue. :)

[image ID: 3 digital sketches of Nie Mingjue, Lan Xichen and Meng Yao aka Jin Guangyao from The Untamed/MDZS in a modern au setting, showing them to their hips. Meng Yao’s hair is braided in his canon hairstyle. While he is wearing a pair of pants, his torso is naked and covered in dark red lipstick marks. One of his arms is raised to push his hair back to show off the marks at his neck. He is looking at the viewer with a smug smile.

Lan Xichen’s hair is half pulled up in a messy bun, half falling down his back. He is wearing a lose shirt. One hand is raised into mid-air, holding a dark red lipstick which he is half-way through applying to his lips. His eyes are closed and he looks happy and relaxed.

Nie Mingjue is also wearing pants while his torso is naked and covered in dark red lipstick marks. One of his arms is raised as he is currently wiping at another mark on his cheek, smearing it across his skin. He is looking at the viewer. His hair is pulled up into a messy ponytail. He has a sidecut and both of his arms are covered in tattoos made of different geometric patterns. End ID.]

[annulareye]

i almost cannot look directly at this for fear of catching fire

[transmascmikey]

reblog to give the person you reblogged from the strength to complete The Task™

[annulareye]

we migrate like birds without a compass

well, I don't know that this is where I'm landing, but it will likely be more than an art practice repository going forward. I often hoped more than three people at a time would see my meta on twitter anyway. I would like to stay on brand and avoid capital letters because they stand for capitalism but I have been reduced to voice posting and even voice writing (shudder) almost everywhere, and so, in the name of disability, I give up my ego’s attachment to staying all e e cummings all the time

[lixuanlaurant]

[ziseviolet]

This is a great overview of the general hanfu silhouettes & styles of various Chinese dynasties in chronological order:

Top row (left to right): Han, Jin, Northern & Southern dynasties, Early Tang, High Tang, Middle-Late Tang

Bottom row (left to right): Northern Song, Southern Song, Yuan, Early Ming, Middle Ming, Late Ming      

[annulareye]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY #JINGUANGYAO YOU WORLD-FORSAKEN LAN-ADORED GOLDEN-ARMORED GODDESS-BELOVED IRON FUCKING CHRYSANTHEMUM

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

chinese fashion by 长歌要努力吖

[annulareye]

a very shoujo shang xirui, for my beloved Buried_in_Roses, whose biirthday month it is. looks of love across a winter’s morn

[xiyaozine]

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