literal golden retriever

Bette | 27 | she/her 

[starcrustduster]

guide to xie lian

[thyinum]

The Beast

[thyinum]

I'm still thinking about the fact that I drew this before reading Thud!, having no idea that Vimes literally gets possessed by a dark entity. It was supposed to be a metaphorical drawing of Vimes almost giving in to rage and police violence, but I guess I got some kind of foresight power there for half an hour.

[aj-cordierit]

You were never broken.

Look, it was only a matter of time before I too caved and made something to commemorate just how beautiful Arcane is.

[foxyjoy-art]

Xie Lian being a soft dom breaking up another fight

[missveryvery]

I said it on bluesky, I'll say it here: So fucking galaxy-brained.

[sapphiresaphics]

I love how Arcane utilizes the meta language of film and digital media to convey its story.

The most obvious example of this is Jinx’s scratchy hallucinations. This is an exceptionally old film technique where you literally scratch the emulsion off of the film stock frame by frame. When done correctly this results in these sharp jagged gaps in the film that light shines through, resulting in this scratchy inconsistent effect.

So whenever Jinx is having a psychotic moment, the screen takes on the qualities of film stock and becomes irregular and out of focus, almost as if whoever was scratching those lines literally took the film out of the camera, scratch it, and then is trying to re-insert it back into the shot.

There are other meta-like moments in Arcane too. In season 2 when Vi punches the jaw guy in the pit fighter scene, her punch is SO STRONG that it literally dislodges the film reel briefly. Which is hilarious to me!

But the most interesting thing about this use of meta film language to tell the story is when the Anomaly comes into play. We first get glimpses of this when Jayce is walking through the storm right before exiting into the clearing at the top of the hexgate.

Instead of scratched film and other physical media tricks, the screen starts to… glitch. Like a faulty LCD TV monitor or a bad digital broadcast signal.

We never see this effect around any other parts of the show. ONLY around the anomaly and other moments where the Arcane is coming through.

And I think the reason they do this is because it makes the Arcane feel other worldly. Up into now all the visual effects and subtle tricks have been based on physical media. Film scratches, out of focus reels, dirt on the film stock, noticeable film splicing, projection issues, etc. It’s always been quirks of physical media.

But the Arcane is different. It’s not of this world. It’s MAGIC. So they switch to using noticeable digital effects when the Arcane starts acting up. Screen tearing. Streaming glitches. Color blocks and signal loss.

I just think that’s really cool. They could’ve just kept using film language to tell the story, but they use our familiarity with film language and start mixing it up to convey the magical other worldly nature of the Arcane. How cool is that?

[seazico]

I need to see Jayce's tears.

[scapegods]

guard dog

[johnbottoms]

gay ass little demon controlling laios gayly. slay

[iztarshi]

I love that the implication of Jayce's anecdote is that they entered the Distinguished Innovators Competition with something they'd only finished building on the way over. These two spent their whole careers being fucking disasters and getting away with it because they got results.

[sphyrne]

dragon breeder

[disabled-tolkien]

Once again thinking about the “Tolkien elves are physically superior to humans in every way” thing as a disability parallel

[disabled-tolkien]

Tolkien really said: a group of people are born with bodies that are weaker, slower, less dexterous, more breakable. They can't do many things that others take for granted. Their bodies are vulnerable and fall to wounds and illnesses that the other group is baffled by. They are physically less able and there are barriers that they will never be able to overcome. They have no magic powers to make up for this difference; they just live with it. Their lives are shorter and they will die earlier.

Still they are heroes, lovers, craftsmen, villains, musicians, warriors, poets, adventurers. Still their existences matter. They are essential parts of the universe. Their lives are meaningful and worthy of honour, however brief they may be.

[worldweaverofmediocrity]

I never saw it that way

[eriochromatic]

short comic based off that one post where sevika first meets silco by mistaking him for a butch lesbian (idk how the timelines work don't think too hard abt the ages lol)

[jojaydoodles]

Upholding the Laws And Regulations because you deeply hate crime (unlike Sir Samuel Vimes, who only feels personally offended by crime, because it dares happening in his city)

You look into Carrot's face for clues and only get a blank expression of polite innocence in return. You'll never know if he's that simple and literal, or maybe he means the exact opposite of what he just said. You'll never know for sure.

Just your friendly local giant cop, who inexplicably knows the names of all your third cousins and their pets.

---- ko-fi // redbubble

[merlinmerlot]

i draw vetinari whenever i get stuck art wise

[contact-guy]

THE FINAL PROBLEM - part 9

This update comes with a content warning, which you can read here if you're so inclined.

THE FINAL PROBLEM - part 9 of a few more - part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4 - part 5 - part 6 - part 7 - part 8.

This is in the Watson's Sketchbook series!

[cephalopod-celabrator]

No one is doing it like Sybil Ramkin. She's one of the most rich and powerful women in the city. She married a skrunkly little commoner nightwatchman. She raises dragons in her free time. She's canonically both tall and fat. She's a fierce advocate for the oppressed. She created a free hospital. She can fuck you up. She's childhood friends with the tyrant of the city. She is compared to empires and dreadnoughts. Icon.

[juliaanoia]

YES! May I add:

she can sing Dwarfen Opera

She mercilessly negotiated a trading deal with a foreign King

She created a reproduciton of a famous, highly detailed and incredibly huge panoramic painting FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT

ALBEIT EVERYTHING, SHE IS SO SO KIND

[hawkeyequeerce]

ALSO: SHE IS BALD!

[javeldg]

hello zukka nation