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high reliefs of a mermaid and merman beneath the words “Naval and Military Power” by Sir Thomas Brock (1847-1922) ~ known as Brock’s Queen Victoria Memorial in London ~ gilded bronze ~ photos from the magazine “The Studio” 53 (June, 1911) pgs. 29-40 ~ internet archive digitized from a copy in the University of Toronto Library ~ https://victorianweb.org/sculpture/brock/13.html

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Emile Antoine Bourdelle Herakles the Archer

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Firefly Path, Saint Avangeline (ph: Elizabeth Elder)

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How to draw underwater settings: make everything floaty and weightless. Done! ✅ Unless you're a geek like me and want to learn all about how to paint the lighting: the highlights of the ripples, the bluish glow, the reflections.. there's a lot to think about but it's so satisfying once you get it right!

I painted these for last month's Patreon challenge on underwater lighting! If you like drawing challenges, join us: we’re studying wrinkles and folds this month. It's time to walk away from those face-smoothing filters and draw some textured skin!

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Óscar Comesaña by Jorge Pérez Ortiz

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Maksim Grisin - Photo by Esa Kapila

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Contemporary Chinese

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What are your tenno's thoughts on Ballas/Orokin in general?

I think their opinion is getting less and less positive by the day lol. I think when they were initially awoken, they were fairly neutral, maybe even positive, but after finding out what the warframes actually are, Evey's opinions on the Orokin have definitely soured. As for Ballas, I just did the first part of the prelude to war quest, and I feel like Evey would have very little pity for what has become of Ballas.

WARFRAME: THE SACRIFICE

"they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing — and take away its pain"

Holy Moly. SPOILERS AHEAD, I guess? So, as I said in my last warframe post I have become increasingly obsessed with this game - there's something about the whole "collect a bunch of characters" thing that really tickles me, plus now that I do actually get an actual customisable character for the game just adds to it! I will say, it would be nice to give the opperator an actual name, rather than just going by the username, but hey ho. I know their name is Evey, and that's all that matters.

I've also noticed that I've been getting better at the game - in no small part because of the advice that some of the other players have given me. I've also finally settled on my two main frames; Titania and Wisp. Well, I say finally - they were always going to be my main frames, and I'm really glad that their playstyle is one that I like. Titania in particular - I wasn't prepared for just how much fun it is to flit around the battlefield as a tiny pixie! I actually stumbled across another player who mainly uses Titania, who was kind enough to give me some specific pointers as to what mods to look for, as well as giving me a couple to get started. I ended up giving them a (very quick) sketch of their Titania as a thank you for all the help! And then there's Wisp, who has that slinky, floaty animation style, it's so cool, and she's so mysterious looking. I've only got her prime skin and her normal skin, but I'd love to nab some of her others when I've saved up enough.

I've also managed to get my hands on a few more frames since last time - I've now got Nekros, Ember, Nova and Yarelli, with Equinox and Gyre Prime on the way, in addition to Titania, Wisp, Rhino, Dante and Mag (and a certain... umbral warframe). I also really want to get my hands on Oberon, especially with the Monarch butterfly skin, he would absolutely make a perfect addition to the lineup! I also have Excalibur and Limbo sitting ready in the collection queue, but I'm inclined to leave them there for the moment, rather than pay for slots for them. I know I was planning on drawing my own take on each warframe that I got, but I've now got so many, and with work piling up it's not really feasible.

Speaking of drawing, I had intended to draw a short comic, covering Evey's life after being woken by the lotus - I'm about a third of the way through it, and I had intended to finish it before playing through the Sacrifice mission, but hey ho. Incidentally, The Sacrifice. That was a cool mission. Once again, my jaw was on the floor. It certainly sheds a new light on some of the lore and background stuff around the warframes and the tenno - especially Titania's backstory, my god. No wonder Silvana felt sick making the warframes - not only were they weapons of mass destruction, but (BIG SPOILERS) they were made from infected people!? It's also wild that the Orokin were so surprised that their 'weapons' eventually turned on them, they were utilizing traumatised psychic children and forcibly mutating and infecting their own people to make the warframes! Yikes! Cripes! Golly!

I'm really interested to see what happens next. I'm hoping that I'll get some more armaments for Evey (the operator). So far, their amp isn't terribly strong, and I'm a little unclear as to how to make it any stronger, or how to build new ones. I also need to get some more outfits for them too. I've nabbed a few more hairstyles tho, and I'm also on the look out for some mechanical looking leg attire; From the start, I've had it in my head that Evey is a double amputee and uses prosthetics, so if anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears! Next up, it looks like I have the "New War" quest series, and then the Duviri Paradox, which I am given to understand is sort of like... an alternate retelling of the story? Or something? I don't really know, and I'm trying to keep it that way lol. I've also bookmarked the Tennocon event this weekend, and keen to get my hands on Mesa Prime!