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Armaria nam!

[thunderpo]

Ho ho ho

Just important info:

This is my main/personal tumblr [the one I follow/answer as]!

My art-only tumblr is @thunderpot!

[aceinthetrap]

Dynasty Flowchart (Extended) – Nüwa Hanfu

An ultra extended flowchart for identifying dynasties! Even identifying sub-periods of each dynasty. As always, this is a general guide ther

does the makeup look sad or happy? >>> goth & sad >>> middle tang dynasty [lmao]

[emi--rose]

@chocolatepot

[kestalsblog]

Not every story is about seeing yourself in it. Sometimes it’s about learning to see other people too.

[doesnotloveyou]

@tearyeyedcat this was beautifully written, thank you for adding it!

[charlesoberonn]

Another excuse for me to post Head Writer of ATLA Aaron Ehasz’s great characters board:

[aurorepeuffier]

I made some sand animation

[eggsolotl]

Hamhuaaaa!! I always thought abt sqh/xf having thick, floofy hair and writing sheep-haired bingbing to resemble himself in a way (FOOD FOR THOUGHT!)

[emilykreideprinz]

The author creating his oc

[cinnamonbvnxx]

Redid the background yayyy

[nooterino]

Goodnight

[thunderpo]

Small compilation of fashion (and other possible inspirations) used by Naoko Takeuchi for sailor moon (and sailor V)

[thirtysixsavefiles]

few things more humbling than the realization that you really do write the same fic(s) over and over again

[the-space-narwhal]

[thehappyfangirl]

Someone mentioned on another tumblr post about how nobody complained that Agatha Christie wrote ANOTHER book about murder.

Write your story. Write it again. And again.

[sashaforthewin]

Okay but do you understand the TREASURE TROVE of reading a fic you enjoy and then looking at the author's page and discovering they have written multiple just like it?! That is the ultimate score!

[the-bar-sinister]

Nobody complained that Agatha Christie wrote ANOTHER book about murder

☝️☝️☝️

[mari--lace]

People were so happy about Conan Doyle writing murders that they vigorously protested when he tried to kill his detective and write something else.

Do with that what you will

[0vergrownruins]

Happy birthday, God’s most perfect MILF. Here’s to another year of ogling mens’ tits, gaslighting countries out of their priceless items, and blowing up your kidnappers’ hideouts before anyone can even leave to come save you. No one’s doing it like you, honeypot.

[thunderpo]

LOOK AT THEM. THEY ARE PERFEEECCTT

[shangyangjunzhu]

dianzi ( 钿子) - qing dynasty headdress

dianzi in the manchu language is literally translated as a “hat ring”. this “hat ring” referred to the kind of hat supported by a circular iron wire in its rim. the base of a dianzi is usually made of thin rattan strips or wires wrapped with black silk, and woven into check or coin patterns, or other auspicious designs. gemstones and pearls are fixed onto the hat base in various auspicious patterns. dianzi is usually worn by noble women for special occasions, like weddings and birthday ceremonies, and traditional festivals.

dianzi are usually covered with enamel work representing flowers, leaves, butterflies and more. The blue colour comes from inlaid kingfisher’s feathers which, in the qing dynasty, was almost exclusively affordable by the imperial court and very rich families. The headdress also has a front fringe. The overall level of decoration relates to the class of the wearer – the kingfisher feathers and fringe give this headdress more value. when worn, a dianzi can be further decorated by the insertion of flowers and hairpins.

[wayslidecool]

the grinch is fucked up right. he was created specifically as a critique of the commercialization of christmas, but now all his edge has been sanded off. now he's a generic mascot for "hates christmas," which is great to have because the commercialization of christmas has become so overbearing that that's a demographic you can market to! and now he's just part of the Christmas Fold. he's santa's edgier joker counterpart. he has become the very thing he sought to destroy. back in november i checked out a customer with a $1100 order and most of it was grinch merchandise

[shorthistorian]

[ayeforscotland]

If Larian is using generative AI to develop concept art which is then given to artists to turn into game assets and environments, then they can’t say there is no AI generated content.

For placeholder text - Lorem Ipsum exists for a reason.

This is super disappointing.

Source.

[ayeforscotland]

The majority of Larian’s all-star VA cast for Baldur’s Gate have been massively outspoken against AI - and not just for performances.

Concept artists are unbelievably valuable, and AI generated concept art absolutely pushes them out of work.

How many of your favourite games have had a ‘making of’ documentary with amazing concept art shown as backdrops.

At the 2024 game awards, Swen Vincke said the winners of future Game of the Year awards would be studios who didn’t treat their staff like numbers on a spreadsheet — That’s how concept artists and junior writers are treated when it comes to Gen AI.

[ayeforscotland]

Last bit I'll add - He openly admits it isn't leading to big efficiency games. What did Larian think they were missing when developing BG3 that they needed to resort to using Gen AI?

And "Everyone at the company is more or less OK with the way we're using it" is such a shitty line. There have been so many job losses in the industry recently that the majority of people absolutely will keep their heads down if they thought speaking out would put them at risk losing their income.

It's frustrating when such a positive creative force in the industry pushes this angle.

[fastorslow]

Natasha Polis

[imirgege]

I'm really tired, haha… I have no thoughts.

[thememedaddy]

[berylian]