Can't stop drawin'

I'm ThePhoenixPearl from deviantart, though here I'm known as Thepearlyphoenix. I draw dragons, animals, robots and dinosaurs, animates and sometimes draws comics. However, I also try to expand my drawing zone with drawing all kind of things. Other interests than drawing is: games, science (mostly paleontology) series and books.

[steveandbucky]

turkey and azerbaijan are attacking armenia right now, and it’s 1915 all over again because the world is distracted and people are too busy wondering if they’re gonna live or die, and who gives a shit about my country anyway? my mum told me to tell my friends and explain to them what’s happening and that we are the victims in this war because azerbaijan is spreading lies and people are believing their lies and i told her, what good is that going to do? do you think anyone’s going to come to our aid? is russia going to help us? is america? is england? erdogan said they will finish what their ancestors started, and he means genocide. he means ethnic cleansing. he means to massacre every last one of us. and in doing so admitted to the very same thing turkey has spent 105 years denying. i don’t know who to tell and what good telling people will do because we’re a small, insignificant country, and we have nothing to offer to the people in power, the handful who rule the world. so i sit here with my pain and i feel helpless. i know there’s twitter threads and links to petitions and people being urged to contact their senators, and sorry if im being pessimistic, but azerbaijan has been attacking us for the last 22 years, and though we defend ourselves, we can’t do anything to stop them. they’ve violated ceasefires (and geneva conventions) multiple times. i don’t think they’ll rest until every last one of us is dead.

we just want peace. we just want to live peacefully. we’re not asking for a lot here.

[steveandbucky]

hey either reblog this or unfollow me

[az-a-thot]

Watching this happen I’ve been so scared there is going to be another genocide and nobody would notice. My whole life I’ve hated how forgettable armenian people seem to be to the world. Protect armenian people or rot, please don’t turn a blind eye to us again. And same as above, reblog or unfollow.

[oracuyc]

here are some cold hard facts for those interested:

1. after losing the war in 1994, the az government spent the next nearly 30 years on a) dehumanizing armenians, b) blaming armenians and losing the war for the terrible socioeconomic state of the people in this oil-rich country while president and his family steal all of the money their oil produces, c) pushing armenophobic propaganda on the population since kindergarten age, d) oppressing and humiliating the other ethnic minorities living on its territories, e) regularly violating the ceasefire of 1994 whenever the internal situation get tense and the ppl get angry, f) selectively sending the youths of said ethnic minorities to the bloodiest parts of the frontline whenever said ceasefire violations happen, g) suppressing free speech, arresting journalists, harassing and threatening those who dare to voice their discontent, etc.

2. in early 1920s, josef stalin, in order to appease the new turkish “republic” and its leader ataturk, with the hopes of using turkey as the base for spreading the communist revolution further into asia, passed artsakh (also known as nagorno karabagh) with its 95% ethnic armenian population onto the new created turkic azerbaijan republic (a country that did not exist before 1918, that’s what newly created means), despite the opposition from the people of the region in question and the republic of armenia.

3. during the 70 or so years that artsakh was part of the azerbaijan republic as an autonomous region, the gov of azerbaijan did everything they could to a) suppress the development of the region, b) change the demographic of the region by moving turkic population to artsakh

4. in 1980s, the people of artsakh, utilizing their rights stipulated in the soviet constitution, petitioned both moscow and baku to be allowed to reunite with armenia. as a response to this, the azerbaijan government started large-scale repressions against the organizers and activists of the reunification movement. arrests on made up charges, threats and violence followed (more info on all that in the link provided below)

5. the people of artsakh then held a referendum as was their right under soviet constitution, and more than 90% of it’s population voted in favor of seceding from the azerbaijan republic. the response to this were the anti-armenian pogroms in baku and sumgait ( https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-18-mn-305-story.html)

Alexander Gulanerian heard the mob pounding down the hall seconds before his door was broken down and they stormed in, brandishing knives, b

6. all this grew into the first artsakh war, which azerbaijan lost, as mentioned in point 1.

to sum it up: artsakh was never a part of the independent azerbaijan republic, during it’s brief 70-year forced az control its indigenous armenian people were oppressed via various government policies, the people of artsakh deserve to live a free and happy life in their homeland, free of threats and fear of annihilation that is sure to happen if azerbaijan takes control of the region

to them, it’s just a territory and they want that territory without the people.

for further reading, check out this comprehensive timeline of the artsakh history up to 2017( when it was written)

https://www.evnreport.com/spotlight-karabakh/spotlight-karabakh

then, this: on what actually happens to armenian lands and cultural heritage when it’s in azerbaijani hands

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-07/armenian-monuments-azerbaijan

Historic Armenian monuments were obliterated. Some call it 'cultural genocide'

For centuries the sacred khachkars of Djulfa stood tall along the banks of the River Aras — hulking and ornately carved 16th-century headsto

while you are at it, read up on the armenian genocide and keep in mind that turkey, specifically for this war, moved syrian jihadists to azerbaijan to fight against armenia and artsakh. read up on the kind of internationally banned ammunition azerbaijan has been using against the civilians in artsakh capital, and then maybe make your judgement.

oh, and if anyone tries to frame this as an islam vs christianity thing, send them to hell, regardless of the side they claim to support, bc this isn’t it.

[killerchickadee]

I reblogged a post about this yesterday, but is there something we can do other than spreading awareness?

[steveandbucky]

spreading awareness is HUGE because azeris are spreading lies (mainly on twitter bc apparently thats the only social media they’re allowed to use atm? i haven’t verified this but it checks out with the dictator in powet lol) and it’s really really really important for us to counter their lies with FACTS. like there’s far few of us and we don’t have any bots lmao so it’s really hard to get people to listen to us.

cardi b apparently made a post about it, talking about how there’s a genocide going on in armenia, and azeris started harassing her so she sort of backtracked and said something like “i didn’t know there was two sides to this” and like it’s not the only person they’ve done this to!

this video on twitter actually explains their tactics (the girl in the video is basically translating azeri post) how they target people who speak out in support of armenia and make them rescind their support.

so yeah. it’s important for us to fight against the misinformation. and i think i have no respect for any armenian person who chooses to not engage because the internet is our battlefield. this is where we fight because it’s the least we can do. (note i said armenian person, because i don’t think its fair to ask this of people who don’t have a personal stake in this war).

you can also donate here: himnadram.org

[steveandbucky]

terfs do not interact

[steveandbucky]

update: genocide watch has declared emergency in Artsakh, placing azerbaijan at stage 9 (extermination) and stage 10 (denial)

when we say we are being threatened by genocide, we are not exaggerating

source: genocidewatch.com

[thepearlyphoenix]

(Long post)

I have seen so many animation myths from animation fans (some I know I believed too), that I have gotten tired enough to debunk some I’ve seen:

•The budget affects a lot of the quality of the animation which is why they have to make decisions to have less “smoother animation”.

• NO! That episode did not redo the animation because the voice actor did a too good of a job, you just compared a storyboard panel to the final animation. A simple scene goes through many reviews and passes before it’s finally approved. (And studio would never do that because that would cost A LOT of money)

•Animators can rarely make their own decisions in the animation unless it’s to plus something that already exists. The only way I see it could happen is if the animator trying to contact the higher ups who is working with the entire episode. But then again, might not be entirely risk free of being replaced.

•Storyboards of feature films and cartoons are quite different in the sense of method and artstyle and the cinematography of it.

But both has the rule that all the necessary information has to be in the storyboard, which means ‘yes, action scenes requires many drawings.’

•A lot of animators use film references for their scenes, especially in feature films whether animators makes them themselves or the studio have filmed before, and it’s not rotorscoping/tracing! They’re studying the body mechanics + acting in order to avoid generic acting.

•NO ANIMATION METHOD IS EASY. 3D, stop-motion, hand drawn, puppet animation. All of them follows the same principles to make it believable and ever technique has is advantages and disadvantages + their own visual style.

•This one really depends on the production but this is accurate in most cases. 3D ANIMATION IS NOT CHEAPER TO PRODUCE. Especially now when many 2D shows is made on the computer. Source: https://www.studiopigeon.com/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-produce-animation-and-why/

I see so many times people “criticize” or “share facts”, but is just false information. Myths. So please research, especially if you want to point out the serious flaws because if not, less will be willing to listen because it’s shown you don’t know about the industry.

[monzterzack]

What to do if police officers arrive at your home

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Helicoprion: What if, like, teeth,

Mesosaurus: Yeah?

Helicoprion: but WHEEL

Mesosaurus: No don't -

Helicoprion:

(Image by ДиБгд)

[bunjywunjy]

Forgive my ignorance but what is it about the Hero Shrew’s spine that’s so horrifying? It looks very thick but I don’t quite understand why it’s so upsetting?

the pictures don’t really do it justice but that spine is so thick that it fills something like 25% of the hero shrew’s thoracic cavity, and it’s so ridiculously fucking strong that a human being can stand on top of the shrew and it will be fine.

(and no, we don’t know why they’re like this. apparently SOMETHING in their environment caused the hero shrew to decide that it needed bones made out of heavy construction equipment, but we don’t know what)

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

Its spinal column is like four times more robust for its size than any other vertebrate, it can carry the equivalent of a human lifting 10 elephants on their back, and we don’t know why

[sci-universe]

Here’s a meteor caught on dashcam in Tauranga, New Zealand. It’s amazing how something burning up in our atmosphere lit up our sky like that:

credit: Josh Sherborne

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Saw a post where someone made fun of another persons atypical way of typing and when they were then told that the person in question type like that because of a disability, they went “how was I supposed to just know that?” - and in case anyone wasn’t aware the answer to that kind of fuckery is: 

“You’re not supposed to know that, you’re just supposed to not make fun of anyone’s harmless differences regardless of whether they’re disabled or not. You’re not supposed to be able to tell “weird” abled neurotypicals and disabled/mentally ill people apart, you’re just supposed to treat people with respect generally speaking. It’s not that hard. “I didn’t know they were disabled” is just not the excuse you think it is cause you’re not supposed to make fun of anyone for completely harmless differences regardless of whether said differences are related to a disability or not.

[r00ib0s]

okay, there, enjoy

[r00ib0s]

by popular demand

[jakeperalta]

some celebrity with enough money to make sizable, impactful donations to stop climate change: omg climate change is so sad 😭💔 anyway time to go catch my private jet I take everywhere and buy another 500 outfits I will only wear once and get my marble floor specially imported from another country and vote for a politician who won't help prevent it😌 thoughts and prayers tho 🙏🙏

[hailesteinfeld]

Decepticons in Bumblebee (2018)

[buzzfeedlgbt]

Bookmarking now and forever (x)

[tereshkova2001]

This is a *really good* article that both handles anatomy concerns and presumes zero background makeup knowledge. Well done.

[butchfatty-deactivated20210203]

It’s amazing that the cover photo is showing both older women and people of color, something that the media consistently ignores regarding the trans community.

[pardonmewhileipanic]

for my followers

[skrutskie]

Cover Reveal: BONDS OF BRASS

Here it is: the moment you’ve been waiting for! I’m so excited to share the cover of BONDS OF BRASS, the first book in the Bloodright Trilogy! This gorgeousness is coming to a galaxy near you on 4/7/2020!

A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend–the man he trusts most and might even love–only to learn that he’s secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire.

Ettian Nassun’s life was shattered when the merciless Umber Empire invaded. He’s spent seven years putting himself back together under its rule, joining an Umber military academy and becoming the best pilot in his class. Even better, he’s met Gal Veres–his exasperating and infuriatingly enticing roommate who’s made the Academy feel like a new home.

But when dozens of classmates spring an assassination plot on Gal, a devastating secret comes to light: Gal is the heir to the Umber Empire. Ettian barely manages to save his best friend and flee the compromised Academy unscathed, rattled both that Gal stands to inherit the empire that broke him and that there are still people willing to fight back against Umber rule. As they piece together a way to deliver Gal safely to his throne, Ettian finds himself torn in half by an impossible choice. Does he save the man who’s won his heart and trust that Gal’s goodness could transform the empire? Or does he throw his lot in with the brewing rebellion and fight to take back what’s rightfully theirs?

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[tailung]

ive said it before and i'll say it again: bumblebee (2018) is NOT a 'the shape of water'-esque interspecies romance story. it's a horse girl movie.

[zxid]

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[justmaghookit]

Those posts about how you’re allowed to ignore news if its triggering is valid to an extent but seeing one while my country is in the middle of a massive and unprecedented disaster fucking hurts. More than a dozen people are dead, more are missing and half a billion animals have been incinerated.

You cannot stick your head in the sand when an entire country is in crisis

The American dollar is far stronger than the Australian, so here is an article and tumblr post with links to how you can donate, even a small donation on the part of an American will go a long way here

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/21/how-you-can-donate-and-help-the-volunteer-firefighters-in-australias-bushfire-crisis

https://landofthelustrous.tumblr.com/post/190048074603/some-cactus-flowers-starsthatshines-since

[seatrench]

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[yoshthethird]

[pangur-and-grim]

my favourite part of the Evolutionary Biology courses I took at the University of Toronto was learning that several bird species have 3+ sexes? the ruff bird is a great example - each male variant has a different (and successful!) reproductive strategy, and a different chromosomal sequence.

unlike the ruff bird, human sex falls into a bimodal distribution - this means there are two strong peaks (”typical” male and female morphs), with a whole lot in between.

evolution is nice way of saying “statistics played out longterm among living organisms”, and evolutionarily successful traits….aren’t something to hold up as natural or moral, or representative of an advanced state. it’s literally just fuck tactics that make your group size increase.

(though fucking isn’t always the best route, as asexual reproduction is massively advantageous as a short-term strategy, and certain species dominate the landscape by switching between sexual/asexual depending on environmental conditions)

besides all that, the strength of humankind has always been our ability to work together communally, and that’s straight science. so even if you went down the extremely problematic path of valuing fellow humans based on their potential evolutionary contribution (coughs, eugenics, coughs), there would still be zero scientific basis behind discriminating against trans, non-binary and intersex people. 

tl;dr here’s a challenge to all the bigots out there: please stop using “science” as a defence when the actual science is (overwhelmingly) against you.

[marvelousgameofdisneythrones]

Science: pissing off bigots of all kinds since its inception.

[cazort]

I find White-throated sparrows fascinating. They have two color morphs, the bright one:

And the drab one:

The two morphs have very different behavior. The bright ones are more aggressive, setting up territories and defending them, being more aggressive about defending against predators. They sing more often.

The dull ones are quieter and less aggressive. They are more attentive to the nest, and better at feeding nestlings.

The morphs tend to make a good pairing for raising children because they specialize in different roles. The dull-colored birds, being more camouflaged, are safer when sitting on the nest, and are better able to hide. The bright-colored birds, being more visible, are better able to intimidate predators and rivals.

Interestingly though, both color morphs occur in both female and male birds. And birds tend to pair up with both opposite sex and opposite color morph birds. The dimorphism and different roles that, in most birds, are strongly associated with biological sex, in this species has evolved to be abstracted and separated from biological sex.

Some people have described this system as the birds having “four sexes”.