Tersethra's Digital Domain

"Tersethra"/"Loriana"/"LoriDrachin" I have many names in this world of the interwebs. You will find this blog full, mostly, of animation and artwork related subject matter. While I am, as I call myself on twitter, a "jane of all trades and master of none", and while I work as an electrical engineer by day, I like to draw, and more recently work with 3D and 2D animation with my remaining time at night. I have too many hobbies, I should note, and thus the "master of none" part. From time to time you may see me blog about those as well. I hope you find something you like! Please feel free to message me. I am always looking for people in animation and art to chat with.

[tersethra]

After like... 7.5 years... I log in.

I hope everyone is doing okay.

[tersethra]

Been quite a while...

... well .. and because “reasons.” I’ll start with just how sucky I feel the UI of tumblr is...   It wasn’t especially great 5 years ago... and I decided to log in to see if they improved on their un-improvements...... and nope.. Ya know.. All i wanted to really do is jump to a few posts directly from the “tags” search functions on a few artists page--- see what they’ve been up too.. maybe fire a few “likes” off...  No can do... fuck you tumblr--- Learn to get some UI programmers...

Then there is just... I guess the social side... Between the world of Facebook (which I also left--- because its too “right” ) and tumblr which is uhhh... too left? ... It just seems there’s no middle.  People want simple solutions... people crank the emotion knob to 11...  Facebook its rightwing hate... Here its kinda ... leftwing hate? but not quite... is more “complicated” but still a lot of overdrive emotion jerking meme’s that ... I tend to just run away from.

I hate that for the past 3 years I’ve had to watch the train-wreck that is our government in slow motion--- Its almost like I had a crystal ball. (Really- part of my anger is no one who’s honest with themselves and takes the time to research a few things would require a crystal ball) But in general... People wanting simple answers ... and jumping into a bubble/echo chamber is largely a problem that exists on both sides--- even if I do take much greater issue with right-wing nutjobs. anyway... To my artist friends out there that I’ve kinda faded from view of,.. I’m sorry.  I miss you guys... and I’m sorry that social media and I have an increasingly hateful relationship----- as I see all the great ‘promise’ of the internet being eaten away by willful use of it to create wedges, hate, and drive emotions.... I love you all...

[tersethra]

I havent logged in here to make a post in.. what? a year? Geeze...

And so much has changed wizh tumblr!! DX Anyway.. I hope to relearn it and make an occasional post. I am ever hopeful zhat some of zhe silliness zhat made me feel razher disgusted by zhis place has died down a bit.

Zhings change... People change... I changed.... Again... But to people out zhere I admire and miss I hope to catch up wizh you again soon! *hugs to all*

[mysterybensmysteryblog]

[koalacola]

It’s out.

[huffpost]

48 Things Women Hear In A Lifetime (That Men Just Don’t)

[iron-sunrise]

I’ve quite literally never seen ageist misogyny represented Super reblogged

[mirandaadria]

So true ^^^

[tersethra]

From the article...

“Don't be a slut, but definitely don't be too prude. Don't be so emotional, but don't be a cold-hearted bitch. Prioritize your family over your career, but are you sure you want to be a stay-at-home mom? Throughout our lives, women hear insidious, often-conflicting messages about what it means to be a woman, about how we should act, talk and look.In the video above, watch as girls and women deliver messages you'd never say to a boy or a man, one after another. Each individual remark may seem inconsequential, but listening to them in totality shows just how never-ending (and exhausting) subtle sexism really is. Commentary on women's bodies, minds and decisions -- from "Stop being an attention whore!" to "Are you planning on working after the baby is born? -- knows no bounds.“

The dirty little secret is that most women suffer from giving a shit too much and having too low of a sense of self esteem, .... ....and the men simply don’t. If even the author calls this ‘subtle’ and seemingly inconsequential... guess what?... it probably is. Get over it or dish it right back! You may take this from the rather ugly looking, don’t wear no f*ing nail polish, jean wearing, don’t give a flying f*ck woman electrical engineer slicing herself a piece of life from the so-called ‘man’s world’ pie.

[tersethra]

Our "LOCOnTROLLER" powering up.

[lilsailorgrl-deactivated2011091]

[fagmorrison-deactivated20180608]

TYATS WHERE OHIO IS??? I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE NEXT TO CALIFORNIA???W HAT??? NO THAT SNOT OHIO AMERICA PUT THAT BACK WHERE IT BELONGS THAT IS N O T OHIO

[withinanarmsreach]

I’ve lived in Ohio my entire life and I’ve been repeatedly laughing over this and the above comment. I love it.

[herzspalter]

Jurassic World would’ve been so much funnier if we got to hear the dinosaur’s dialogue and had all the humans making raptor noises instead.

The tale of four raptors training Chris Pratt to communicate with them, and a lot of screeching humans.

[ecmajor]

hahaha

[kalidraws]

Today I gave my students a quick presentation on some of the basic considerations for composition, which I am now sharing with you! I’ve given them separate talks about color and tonal value/contrast, which are also super important compositional concerns. (I’ll be sharing those presentations too once I properly format them)

I personally love learning about different compositional techniques. It’s fun to think about the ways that the brain views & sorts images, and how we can trick it into feeling a certain way or looking at certain aspects of an image first! It’s easy to fall into compositional ruts (which I am also guilty of) because a lot of art gets by with mediocre, though serviceable, compositions. If you can generally understand what’s happening in an image then it’s generally fine. However, it’s the truly great compositions, where everything in the whole image has been considered and ‘clicks’ together, that bump up an illustration to a visual slam dunk. NC Wyeth is one of my favorite artists for this reason: his compositions are rock solid, varied based on the image’s intent, and always enhance the mood or action he is depicting.

For extra reading, some online compositional resources that I’ve found helpful or interesting include: Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis (download it for FREE. Such a great book all-around.) Gurney Journey (check out the “Composition” tag, but really everything he posts is great) The Schweitzer guide to spotting tangents Cinemosaic (a blog by Lou Romano with some truly WONDERFUL compositions captured from various films) Where to Put the Cow by Anita Griffin

Happy composition-ing!

[hugsfromhugo]

[tersethra]

A solar eclipse and the Milky  Way seen from the ISS

I am practically in tears over how beautiful this image is.

same. i promise i teared up a little….

[blackbackedjackal]

If you love animals or drawing then you should add this book to your collection. The Art of Animal Drawing is a crash course in not only animal anatomy, but usage of lines, page composition, animation and more! It covers over 20 different species, but the material itself may be incorporated into any type of figure drawing.

There’s an online version of the book HERE, or you can purchase it on Amazon.com

[conbiniiko]

China, whose population is 4 and ½ times the size of the United States, recorded 12 killings by law enforcement officers in 2014. Let that sink in. Law enforcement in the US killed 92 times more people than a country with nearly 1.4 billion people.

Police in the US Kill Citizens at Over 70 Times the Rate of Other First-World Nations (via champagnefather)

----- WOW...... What this suggests that the proper solution is that the police should continue the course...and What we REALLY need is a government that hushes up ANYONE daring to report, or complain about it.  Mmmhmm.

Anyone who believes China’s police only killed 12 people in the course of a year probably is still waiting for the bridge they bought. 

But let it be said, the statement above, IS quite probably true... The government probably “RECORDED” only 12 killings by police...  And of course, everyone believes it.... or else!

(and I’ve a few Chinese friends to back me up on that.)

[fucktonofanatomyreferencesreborn]

A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand angle references.

By Shadowcross on DA.

[kward-the-local-cryptid]

BLESS YOU, YOU  WONDERFUL PERSON

[weemiji]

Prehistoric asshole cat  (X)

[jeeperdennis-deactivated2015112]

I have no why I find this so hilarious but I have been laughing for like 10 minutes.

[beware-the-ice]

princessbutterspock

[cxphine-deactivated20201113]

Neil deGrasse Tyson throwing shade in “Sisters of the Sun”

[octoswan]

cleaned up lizard guy! #doodle

[tersethra]

Not that anyone would miss me much here.. but in case y'all were wondering. I've mostly been busy with trying to start a business lately.

It's uhh........  it's a lot of work.

And yeah... that's a "Well, no shit!" statement, I agree.

I've found myself with no time for artwork lately... and in a race to finish up some work before a deadline.

Anyway, I hope you are all doing just super.  And no-- I've not forgot yas...