Feb 22, 2024
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necklace carpet sharks are SO silly and beautiful and it is of upmost importance that you all look at them
The kiki and bouba of urchins. if you even care
I'm thinking about His Dark Materials again. Specifically the societal quirks that Lyra's world has as a result of everyone having their soul manifested outside their body in the form of dæmons. It's one of the most fascinating examples of worldbuilding I've come across tbh
Some of my most favourite tidbits:
Dæmons are named by the dæmons of the child's parents
It's taboo to touch another person's dæmon, but this is learnt, not instinctual
Children often settle arguments through their dæmons, with one accepting the dominance of the other (eg. Pan hissing at Annie's fox daemon in the first book to get her to back down)
The fact that people can tell when someone lacks a daemon even though they can be hidden out of sight (like a mouse in your pocket)
To the inhabitants of Lyra's world, looking at someone without a dæmon is like looking at someone without a head
These extra pieces of lore just make the world seem so magical but believable at the same time
When the song got weird noises
The decision to make the extraterrestrials for the cars universe ufos was a stroke of genius imo
Still working on my card + refs but I'm doing artfight this year!! Team Miserables
https://artfight.net/~Styllwaters
I MISSED IT
30. A piece of yours you feel is underated??
30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated
There's a few of those... I know most people follow me for my spec bio stuff rather than my star wars shenanigans but I really like how this sketch turned out.
Also this attack from last year's artfight. I have a tendency to be quickly unsatisfied with my pieces as time passes and I improve but I feel that this one still holds up well. I took a gamble with the composition but it paid off I think! (Characters belong to @/chalkrub)