#prussian blue

[janasojka]

Portrait with buttercups

[thejewellerybox]

Hokusai ring and earrings by Garaude, 2016

'François Garaude... has depicted the famous work by Hokusai, The Wave, in earrings made of titanium, as this material is the only one capable of reproducing the intensity of the Prussian blue, which in 1830, renewed the language of Japanese printmaking.' X

[karl-jensen]

Der Preußischer Stechschritt.

Just a drawing of a platoon of Prussian Soldiers marching to battle, nothing suspicious here... but the faces on some of the troops say otherwise.

The Goose-Step (German: Stechschritt) is a type of lockstep march used by the Germans in the 18th Century until the late-20th Century, starting from the Kingdom of Prussia and lastly used by the German Democratic Republic. At rare occasions, the Bundeswehr (The current form of the German Army) uses the Goose-step in some of their live drills, most notably in 2017 where it was executed by a live band complete with a platoon in a public event at Düsseldorf.

There are only a few countries that still use the goose-step, most notably Chile, which still holds Prussian traditions in many of their military parades. North Korea also uses a modified form of the goose-step which includes a slight bounce when soldiers march, and the extension of the leg is higher and less-relaxed compared to the traditional version where the steps are more relaxed.

​Things to take note of:

- The image here is the main inspiration for this artwork. The image itself has Reichswehr soldiers marching past with their rifles slung on the troops' shoulders. Behind them, the military band makes their exit.

- There are flowers placed on some places on the soldiers' uniforms. This is customary to many German women in which they offer the soldiers flowers before going into battle or when leaving to fulfill their duty.

- Originally, a lamp post was going to be present in the background, but was removed entirely. I'd also like to think this drawing takes place in Leipzig.

- The 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß officer is the one who died in Kaub.

- Streamers were originally going to appear in the drawing, but I got too lazy to draw all of them individually. I was also thinking of drawing a Schnauzer walking with the soldiers on the bottom right, but I've decided against it.

- The signage on the top left reads Der Tropfende Kessel. Translated from German reads The Leaky Cauldron. This is a reference to the famous wizarding pub that is featured in the Harry Potter books.

[soapflavouredsoup]

go my chemistry hero mousegirl

yeah thallium hates this one

im too much of a nerd to be allowed access to my drawing tools...

originally the bg was gonna be blueprint but it didnt look good :(

square ish shape language is because of compound shape. fur pattern eyedropped from the great wave off kanagawa because that one uses a lotta prussian blue

the stuff in her pocket are keys. she locks a lotta people up. (proper application of the concept of) chelation w

[boredomleadstoinsanity3]

Lucky Color of the Day

Lucky color of May 3, 2026

Prussian Blue is associated with mystery, freedom, expansiveness, depth, sincerity and wisdom. It symbolizes balance, self-expression, intelligence, and unity.

[gradienty]

Brilliant Rose Prussian Blue (#f75eaa to #002750)

[classic-asian-art]

Imagine building a fake mountain just so people could pretend to climb Fuji without leaving the city. That's exactly what Edo-period entrepreneurs did - and Ando Hiroshige made it the subject of one of the most quietly radical compositions in ukiyo-e history. In "New Fuji, Meguro" from his One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1857), Hiroshige puts the knockoff in the foreground and the real thing in the back. That steep green miniature Fuji dominates the left half of the print, dwarfing the actual snow-capped peak on the horizon. The twin triangles - artificial and authentic - force you to ask which one matters more. The tiny figures on top of the fake summit stand gazing outward, while we gaze at them. Hiroshige flipped the hierarchy of nature and spectacle in ways Baudrillard would have recognized instantly. Prussian blue imported from Europe, a coral bokashi glow at the horizon, full-crowned sakura lining the foreground - this wasn't tradition. This was a dying master (gone by 1858) burning every rule about depth, scale, and subject. The Impressionists later lost their minds over these prints. Van Gogh owned copies of this exact series. Quelle: meisterdrucke.com

[barjarjinks]

HEHEHEH @schlorg 's tribute post RIP FLY HIGH 🐎 (alt vers under cut)

ALT (only ever changed his gaze)