Hello! I am Kilino, a young artist, editor, writer, and developer who enjoys Avatar a bit too much. I have autism so expect nonsense on this blog as well as artwork.
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I'm still exploring my niche for videos and art. I've been studying human anatomy a lot yet I still can't draw them very well.
I draw on an iPad 9th generation with an Apple pencil first generation. I'm still looking for an art style but I have a general idea of what I want to draw.
I plan to be an actor as well as a concept artist for movies like Avatar.
My main inspiration is Joel David Moore
Fun facts and other things
Pansexual but gray aroace
Enjoys Biology and Anatomy
Loves to write fanfictions and/or original books
I have lore I have yet to post!
I might go on rambles about my Ocs and story(s)
Thank you for reading my About Me Blog and I hope we can make a community! Other than that, have a good day!
edit: Do not ask me to promote your GoFundMe or other donation sites unless you are a mutual! I understand you may be struggling, but I don't feel like posting people's donation sites, mainly people I do not follow. Sorry for the inconvenience.
So, as I promised to the lovely @briikwall, here's an updated version of my Norse mythology ressources :)
Enjoy and happy reading!
First of all, I must recommend Rudolf Simek’s Dictionnary of Norse mythology. He’s an expert in the domain. A lot of his works are in German, but at least, we’ve got his dictionnary. It’s a must have if you’re interested in Norse myths :)
(He has also written very interesting things about the world of LotR, if you’re into it :p )
@poeticnorth recommended me Andy Orchard’s Dictionnary of North myth and Legend, and it was fantastic and full of interesting information.
John Lindow is another great expert, and his book on Old Norse mythology is a fantastic reference too! :)
Then of course, there are the books by Neil Price.
I'll recommend two of them:
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
It will give you a good idea of who the Vikings truly were, as a society, and deconstructs the false ideas you might have.
The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia
If you want to learn more about the different sorts of magic that existed in the Viking world: THAT IS THE BOOK for you! There's Seidr, yes, but so much more too. I learnt A LOT :D
Viking friendship, by Jon Vidar Siggurdsson
Then, there is this book on the concept of friendship in Viking society, and along with Neil Price's books, it really allows you to understand more what kind of people they were, what was important for them, and how things changed and evolved with time.
Myths and symbols in Pagan Europe, Early Scandinavian and Celtic religions, by H.R. Ellis Davidson
My lastest read, and truly interesting too, about holy places, feasting and sacrifices, the rites of battles, etc.
There are also A LOT of interesting academic papers on the subject of Norse mythology on the https://www.academia.edu/ website.
One of my favourites is the one about Loki as a Vatte and in Scandinavian fairytales. Some will tell you Loki is evvvviiilll and is a villain. Such people have not made their research and it shows. With this paper, you can see clearly that's not the case :3
Eldar Heide, Loki, the "Vätte", and the Ash Lad: A Study Combining Old Scandinavian and Late Material, Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, Vol.
The one about the Ardre images was really interesting too!!!
And of course, you’ve got Professor Jackson Crawford’s work. He’s amazing and so very knowledgeable on the subject and is an expert in Old Norse. His translations of the Eddas, along with the Volsung saga are on amazon and on Audible, if you prefer.
He also did a lot of videos on youtube on Norse myths and the Old Norse language, etc.
There is also Professor of archeology Howard Williams on Tik Tok who is SUPER interesting and made a series on early Medieval Loki depictions in art and archeology.
If you want to know more about the Norse goddesses/Asynjur, may I recommend you @loptrcoptr 's brilliant master thesis on the subject. A must-read to get to know better all the goddesses from the Norse pantheon!
The Ásynjur, goddesses of old Icelandic myth, do not draw much scholarly attention. When they do it is fairly dismissive, labeling many deit
And of course, if you're into paganism and want to worship Loki & Sigyn, there's Lea Svendsen's book "Loki and Sigyn: Lessons on Chaos, Laughter & Loyalty from the Norse Gods". Really interesting!!
If I find other interesting books/sources, I'll post about them on my blog :)
All I want this week is Uncle Orm singing "Baby Shark" to Junior because a. of course he should be learning about the sea life he will one day rule and b. because it pisses off his brother to no end.
"Baby shark doo doot doot...you sing it now, my Prince."
What happened to bug and caiman??? They were so cute
Auuuugh i love Caiman and Bug still! I tried to add them to this rp server I’m in but i have yet to actually use them. They’re working together with Caiman’s siblings and Finch to protect young mutants/hybrids
"That is certainly the most eye-catching ikran I think he could have found though," Gaia muttered amusedly. "Like a bag of melted Skittles…"
BOOM THE OFFICIAL REFERENCE SHEET FOR 🔥TSAWTXEP🔥 this is yet another piece for @slowwolverine Stardust series "Orionis" but this unique Ikran was claimed by none other than Tsu'tey's brother ✨️Arvok te Rongloa Ateyitan✨️ Mottled with the colours of blood and fire, she was a true warrior of the skies. The largest female Arvok was sure he had ever seen. Her hide boasted rich shades of burgundy, red, orange, and yellow, highlighted with fine rivers of acid green along her back, her wings and neural whips tipped with burnished purple. Those eyes of hers were a warning, four glowing beacons of death.
I'm genuinely sorry for not saying anything, and I'm not sure how long I was gone for, but I'm back
I plan to use this blog for my art, writing, and coding updates
I also plan to update my Ko-Fi to fit this theme too, and I plan to sell adopts on there
If you guys have any requests, suggestions, and/or questions, just press the ask away! button. I will address all your questions, requests, and suggestions as soon as possible.
@strangezeroz welcome to tumblr where the app decides when you can be gifted with the sight of og memes, you cannot look for these yourself via the search engine, you won’t find them, you have to wait to be gifted them
For those of you who might be new here, Tumblr has no algorithm, legendary memes are brought to your dash by mutuals like pet cats bringing you dead birds.
I always mistook that mouth for some filter feeder thing, but I was wrong. It's actually a lot better with proper teeth, given what the "inspiration animals" (otters) are like IRL!
I'm cooking a fan relative to this species rn so I wanted to study its anatomy carefully.
Buuuut yeah, quick interpretation sketches of what's going on with that mouth!
I just had to do this to figure out what bothers me about the proportions of that original concept, to know what to do when polishing in. I like the idea that the group that in my headcanon contains both Ilu and the Otter, is defined by the limb arrangement seen here.
Took the improved skeleton and added some tissue layers on it. I still think this could get more interesting, though...
Aaand the last proggress shot of this from tonight!
I'm actually simply doing this to be able to make cool fan relatives to the otter. A fanclan of mine has big "seals" as buddies related to them, so I want to have it fleshed-out how I'd personally draw them + how their anatomy would work.
Aaand, well, I suppose I don't hate having my own little headcanon for how the Pandoran!Otter concept would've ended up looking in ATWOW, had it been kept and polished.
