So she actually said that she does not see the appeal in Senshi at all and that the panty shots weren't intended to be horny - she just has a neighbor who looks kind of like him and does laundry in his underwear. Which she finds kind of weird and offputting, and put into his character to be funny.
But that's the thing. She doesn't exaggerate or grotesqueify or alter people's bodies to fit some standard. (Except insofar as she draws different species differently, and those are exquisitely practiced to ensure they have the same diversity of appearances that humans do.) She just presents people exactly as they are, complexities and oddities and all.
It just so happens that when you present people exactly as they are, what you present will be beautiful and alluring to many. Even the things you yourself might find weird and offputting. Honestly I think it's a touching example of how you don't have to see the beauty in everyone for the beauty to be there, simple honesty is enough to let the wonder of people's humanity shine through.
#i think we should put this post next to the interview where she said she doesn't want to eat the food in the series cuz she's a picky eater#and file them both under 'you don't know an artist from their work'#and maybe you don't need to!#maybe all you need to know is that ryoko kui is Good At What She Does#idk I don't like the implication that artists (and women especially?) can only create from personal life and feelings#some people have imagination and craft#kind of a tangent but. there you go.
I love the idea that the jewel-y smooth parts of eridians are caused by erosion. Their joints are the most colorful and smooth cause of constant friction of moving around. I think the bottoms of their feet would also be very eroded. Kinda like callouses except like. If it was the opposite.
They are not at all like cute soft little toe beans, but they have a look to them that makes Grace say that.
Apple propaganda notwithstanding, the reason tower PCs are big isn’t because they’re outdated. The reason tower PCs are so bulky is because they’re designed to be user serviceable. The case has lots of open space so your big, meaty hands can easily access all of the components, and everything is secured with friction-fit tabs and standard machine screws to minimise the need for specialised tools. A properly laid out tower PC is fully serviceable with a single Phillips-head screwdriver and no greater manual skill than your average Lego playset – heck, for some of the more modern case layouts you don’t even need the screwdriver, unless you’re performing major surgery like a full motherboard replacement.
Like, think about who benefits from convincing you that a fully modular computing device that can be serviced and repaired with your bare hands and minimal technical skill is unfashionable.
‘project hail mary is about the power of friendship’ ‘project hail mary is about hope’ ‘project hail mary is about accidentally becoming too important at work’ wrong wrong wrong you’re all wrong. project hail mary is about what it would take for a single man in his 30s to own a fully paid off beachfront property in today’s economy
Grace the brand new Eridian with the pain tolerance of a clumsy human who had bruises on his legs from constantly tripping and was half burned by a boiling alien atmosphere gets what is essentially a tattoo.
RANTING TIME !
As the Eridians were finishing up his body, they asked if he wanted them to add any carvings or embellishments to it before he moved in- he had expressed that he wanted the scar of Rocky’s claw transferred over, and they could actually replicate what it would look like in the growing process. Sorta just scraping the carapace and letting it heal, doing that until the scar was visible and permanent
he also wanted something to remember earth. A carving of his home planet on his other preferred arm- but when the science team said it would be super easy to carve Into the body while it was inert, he wanted to be in it and conscious to get the carving. It was a part of Eridian culture he wanted to experience.
so he gets the carving and doesn’t realize he’s supposed to be reacting way more to the slight stinging pain of the craving tools. After this Rocky scolds him and makes sure he knows that if he should ever feel that pain or anything close to it- to tell him or anyone immediately- because it means your carapace has been damaged and your now vulnerable to all kinds of nasty diseases and stuff.
Eridians evolved to be pretty much impermeable and very sturdy- it’s not normal to feel really any sort of pain. Humans are kinda just always in some sort of discomfort, so Grace had learned to tune it out so much that he’s kind of a super-eridian who can stand a lot of pain lol
I could keep ranting but I’ll save it for more sketches 🫡
adrian doodles before bed... ive been slowly building a design for them in my head. i love big adrian which seems like a pr universal headcanon which is grand, but for me a very important element is Big Chunky Round Feet that seem disproportionately small compared to their bod
i imagine it's like... when you look at a bird and don't realize just how much of its leg is obscured by feathers. then they stand up straight or stretch and it's like wow!!! Leg!
Rocky truly is the character of all time. He’s been alone for so long he fully jumpscares the first living being he encounters. He is so smart. He is kinda dumb. He’s naked 24/7. His mate is on average 18 times bigger than him. He is autistic. He has adopted a squishy wet cat of a platonic boyfriend/soulmate. He is living in a romcom about a soldier coming back to his awesome partner after all the years of suffering. His platonic boyfriend is constantly in fight or flight. He makes one (1) intentional joke. He is saved by a being named mercy and patience. He unintentionally recreated five feet apart bc they can never touch. He learns how to hug anyway. He saves both planets through the power of friendship and stubbornness and a frankly alarming lack of self preservation. He hates Mark just cause. He rewrites the bro code.
Grace notices the way Adrian treats him differently than Rocky. Like, differently from the way Rocky treats him, but also differently from the way they treat Rocky. Differently from the way they treat any other Eridian, really. They change their voice to speak in soothing tones; gently excited and encouraging at times, or patiently correcting, or something so soft and fond it makes him ache for something he cannot name.
It isn't until he overhears a cluster of new parents talking to their pebbles that it clicks. Adrian speaks to him like a child -- not in the talking-down-to-him or patronizing way (at least. not very often.) -- but like he is something precious and fragile, that needs teaching and is worth protecting.
Rocky will fight anyone if he thinks Grace is in danger or being disrespected. He makes sure the world is safe. But Adrian is the one making sure Grace feels safe.
grace lies unconscious on a stretcher like bed, waiting to be loaded onto the hail mary. stratt holds his hand lightly and leans down to whisper: “remember me as a villain.” because it is better than being remembered as a friend. he has already gone through that betrayal once
I think making character playlists is good for you and connected to analysis skills in a very fun way and low investment way. I know its seen as quite trivial but to me it operates the same way looking at a lot of art builds ur skills passively. Yummy enrichment activity
gummygunk
pixelskylines
dededos
kaledo-art
romaincrisis
tangentwithtanner
germansingergirl
