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An art blog! Mostly doodles and pencil sketches, a grab bag of fandom and oc stuff. I hope you like what you see! (Main: @badass-sunshine) (writing sideblog: @marbledopalescence)

[dogdayafternoon1975]

saw a post abt HBO removing shows that suggests ppl just “burn dvds” but everyone doesnt know how to do that so here is one way to do that

- get blank dvds (Both +R or -R work, I think +R is slightly cheaper, the difference is rewritability), these are not very expensive for the amount you can get in bulk (if you are in the US 100 of them is about 30$ at walmart)

- an external DVD drive that plugs in via usb is also around 20-40$ (it tends to be closer to 20)

- download DVDFlick (free)

- if you don’t already have the mp4/mpeg of whatever media you want to burn, you can download movies/shows off of sites like gomovies.sx and soap2day

gomovies.sx will have a download button that looks like this

below the video you can choose one of these

if you click streamlare for example and then the download button it will take you here where the mp4 is

(if you’re on an iphone/ipad, clicking download will save it to your files app)

- if you cant find the download button on soap2day you can also install a video downloader extension which will find the movie for you

- at this point you can drag and drop it into a google drive or keep it on your computer but if you still want it on dvd ->

- open dvd flick, drag and drop the video

- click “project settings”

- give it whatever title you want, you can change encoder to “normal” (default is below normal if you are doing other things on the computer). you dont need to change target size or thread count (unless you want to)

- insert a blank dvd into your drive, make sure you click “burn project to disc”

- click accept then click “create dvd” next to menu and project settings. it will create a destination folder and this dialogue box will pop up when you click “create” on more dvds, just click “yes” and then “okay” on the box that appears after it

it’ll take a couple hours, once its done take a sharpie & write whats on it and stick it in a case . or dont . im not ur mom

[dogdayafternoon1975]

🔫 check the notes for my replies i am no longer asking 🔫

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[phildumphy]

So it turns out that ChatGPT not only uses a ton shit of energy, but also a ton shit of water. This is according to a new study by a group of researchers from the University of Colorado Riverside and the University of Texas Arlington, Futurism reports.

Which sounds INSANE but also makes sense when you think of it. You know what happens to, for example, your computer when it’s doing a LOT of work and processing. You gotta cool those machines.

And what’s worrying about this is that water shortages are already an issue almost everywhere, and over this summer, and the next summers, will become more and more of a problem with the rising temperatures all over the world. So it’s important to have this in mind and share the info. Big part of how we ended up where we are with the climate crisis is that for a long time politicians KNEW about the science, but the large public didn’t have all the facts. We didn’t have access to it. KNOWING about things and sharing that info can be a real game-changer. Because then we know up to what point we, as individuals, can have effective actions in our daily lives and what we need to be asking our legislators for.

And with all the issues AI can pose, I think this is such an important argument to add to the conversation.

[whatfinemarbles]

ACE FITZROY CANON

[id: A drawing of Fitzroy Maplecourt. He is a buff half elf man standing with his hands on his hips and a smug expression. He's wearing a croptop with a lightning bolt and the letters "LLC" on the left breast, round glasses, and fancy boy pants with socks and buckled shoes. All of that is drawn in a sketchy pencil style, while the cloak he wears is billowing off to the right and drawn in the asexual pride flag colors with markers. End ID]

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Howdy folks!

I'm doing Art Fight this year, so if you're around then hit me up!

An art trading game

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(I don't have a clever caption for this one)

[ID: Two pencil sketches. The first is of Alistair Theirin and Warden Tabris. Alistair is a half elf man with short hair and a scruffy beard. He's nudging Tabris with an elbow and looking at her with a knowing grin. Tabris is an elf woman with tattoos on her face and her hair pulled back in a bun. She is standing with her arms crossed and is looking to the side and smiling.

The second is a bust of Alistair done in pencil on lined paper, wearing armor and with a sword visible over his shoulder. He is smiling slightly. End ID]

[whatfinemarbles]

Some stardew valley kids!!

[ID: Four bust drawings of stardew valley characters done in a sketchy pencil style. The first is of Harvey, a man with short slightly curly hair, a mustache, and glasses. He's looking off to the right with a half smile. The second is of Shane, a man with short hair and a crooked nose wearing a hoodie with a J on the left breast. He's staring straight ahead with a slight frown. The third is of Maru, a woman with hair in shoulder length dreadlocks, wearing glasses and overalls over a short sleeved shirt. She's looking to the side and smiling. The fourth is of my stardew valley farmer Luthien. She has short curly hair, and is wearing a coat and a bandana tied around her neck. She has sunburned cheeks and is smiling crookedly.

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[whatfinemarbles]

It's about the found family.

[ID: A series of three pencil sketches of characters from the podcast Inn Between.

The first is of Sterling and Meltyre practicing magic together. Sterling is a half elf with a long braid and freckles. He's wearing a waistcoat over a blousey shirt, and is looking down at the ball of light he is summoning between his hands. Meltyre is a human with short curly hair, wearing a short-sleeved shirt that laces at the throat. He is summoning the same spell that Sterling is, and is looking over at Sterling with a smile.

The second is of Fina and Betty, sharing a drink. Fina is a small halfling with long hair in a braid, pierced ears and nose, and a beauty mark under her right eye. She's sitting on the table with her legs crossed and is holding a very large mug with both hands as she smiles at Betty. Betty is a large half orc with her hair pulled back in a bun, a scar on her left cheek and several on her arm, and a hoop in her ear. She's wearing a sleeveless shirt and is holding a mug as she leans on the table, smiling at Fina.

The third is of Tessa and Velune, sitting at the counter and talking. Tessa is an old woman leaning on the counter as she stands behind it, smiling at Velune. She has her hair put up in a bun with two hair pins, an eye patch over her right eye, and is wearing a dress with a puffy skirt and a chatelaine. Velune is sitting on a stool across from her, and is leaning on the counter with one arm and is propping their head with their other arm. They have long hair in a braid down their back and are wearing a long robe. They are smiling at Tessa as they talk.

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[whatfinemarbles]

AND THE LAST ONE. My final set of art for my project for @penumbrawlwweek

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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

id under the cut!

ID: A 7 panel comic of Buddy and Vespa done in pencil on paper. The lyrics in this are simply “Amen” repeated nine times.

34: Buddy is in profile facing the right, her head hung low as she cries

35: Vespa is mirroring Buddy in the previous panel, facing left.

36: Buddy is holding a glass of alcohol, her eyes shut and frowning.

37: Buddy has one hand clutched to her chest, one hand resting on the counter, and is staring at Vespa in shock. Vespa is wearing a cloth mask and has a hood draped around her shoulders as she brandishes a knife.

38: Two pictures, one an image of Buddy staring ahead in surprise and sadness. The other is Vespa, smiling as tears roll down her cheeks.

39: Buddy and Vespa kissing, Buddy’s hand cupping Vespa’s face, Vespa’s hand on Buddy’s waist.

40: A close up on Buddy and Vespa’s clasped hands. Vespa has scars on the back of her hand and arm, and Buddy has darkly painted nails.

End ID

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Part three of my storyboard project for @penumbrawlwweek​!

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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

id under the cut!

ID: A twelve page comic of Buddy and Vespa, done on paper with pencil.

22: Vespa is looking off to the right beseechingly with tears welling in her eyes. The lyrics read “Sometimes I can’t help blaming you”

23: Buddy is looking off to the left, tears in her uncovered eye. The lyrics read “For leaving me here, what am I supposed to so”

24 and 25 are in the same image: 24 is a series of Buddy with three different women. In the first, Buddy is standing next to a woman with long straight hair. In the second, Buddy is almost kissing a tall woman with an undercut and hair up in a bun. In the third, Buddy is holding a woman with very short hair who has her legs around Buddy. 25 is a drawing of a glass of alcohol with the bottle next to it, and Vespa’s hand holding a knife with her debtor’s cuff around her wrist, marked with “Vespa I.” The lyrics read “ There’s plenty of women, there’s drink and there’s drugs”

26: Buddy and Vespa are sitting on the ground back to back. Vespa has her eyes closed and her head leaning on one hand, slouched over her knees. Buddy has her head hung low, leaning to one side. One leg is crossed under the other, and she has a glass of alcohol in one hand, her arms draped over her knees. The lyrics are “But we both know that won’t be enough”

27: Vespa is wearing a hood and her face is covered with a cloth. She’s staring off to the right in profile, and there’s a specter of Buddy hovering above her. The lyrics read “’Cause I see you in the daytime”

28: Buddy is wearing a bathrobe and is sitting with her hands in her lap, her head hung low. There’s a specter of Vespa above her right shoulder. The lyrics read “And I hear you at night”

29: Vespa is looking off to the left sadly, tears starting to well in her eyes. The lyrics read “There’s a pale imitation”

30: Vespa has her eyes closed as tears stream down her cheeks. The lyrics read “Burnt in my eyes”

31 and 32 are in the same image again: 31 is Buddy leaning against a bar at arms length, head hung low between them. There is a bottle and an empty glass on the counter. 32 is Vespa sitting with her head in her hands on a bed. The lyrics read “I don’t want to be here, I don’t know what to do”

33: Buddy and Vespa are standing back to back, fists clenched at their sides and tears running down their faces. Young Vespa and Buddy stand facing them, smirking. Buddy is staring at the young version of Vespa, and Vespa is facing the young version of Buddy. Young Buddy has one hand in her pocket and is standing with one knee bent, young Vespa has her arms crossed across her chest.

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[whatfinemarbles]

Part two of my storyboard project for @penumbrawlwweek!

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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

(id under the cut!)

ID: An 11 panel comic done in traditional art of pencil on paper of Buddy and Vespa.

11: Vespa has one hand on a railing and is leaning away. Her other hand is in a fist and her face is crumpled in anger. The lyrics are “And is there a god up there?”

12: She’s turned and is face on. Her eyebrows are furrowed and she’s frowning. The lyrics read “If so where does he hide?”

13: Vespa has her face in her hands and a shadow is looming behind her. The lyrics are “‘Cause the devil is raging”

14: She’s looking to her right at the shadow, tears welling up. It is sneering at her. The lyrics read “Inside my mind”

15: Her eyes are closed and she has her right hand bunched in her hair as tears stream down her cheeks. The lyrics are “And is there a moment”

16: She is looking up as if searching for answers as tears keep falling. Her right hand is held up beseechingly. The lyrics are “Where it all makes sense”

17 and 18 are on the same page: It’s a full page drawing. On the top is Buddy as a young woman. She’s leaning down over the side of a bridge, tears streaming down her face. She’s reaching down and calling out in desperation. The bottom half of the page is Vespa as a young woman. She’s falling through mid-air, reaching up desperately. Tears are falling from her face and are suspended in the air above her. The lyrics are “When saying goodbye doesn’t feel like the end”

19: Vespa again. She has her eyes closed and her head tilted down so her hair is in her face as more tears stream down her cheeks. The lyrics are simply “Amen”

20: Similar scene to above, but her face is more one of resigned sadness. The lyrics repeat.

21: A close-up on Vespa’s hands, fingers overlapping. They have scars on the palms and fingers. The lyrics repeat again.

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[whatfinemarbles]

HERE IT IS. My project for @penumbrawlwweek! Consider it a storyboard of the animatic I wish I could make.

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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

(id under the cut)

ID: A ten panel comic done in pencil on paper of Buddy and Vespa with lyrics from the song Amen by Amber Run.

1: Buddy is standing profile at a banister and is looking up. The lyrics “Are those real angels in the magazines” are above her.

2: She turns and looks behind her. The lyrics on this one are “Oh is there a heaven”

3: Buddy grimaces in sadness, turning slightly. The lyrics read “you’d know now you’ve been”

4 and 5: These panels are in the same image. In 4, Buddy has her eyes closed and is crying. She’s holding her left arm with her right hand. In 5, Buddy is looking up and to her left in a 3/4 view, tears running down her cheeks. The lyrics are “Are those real stars that hang in the sky”

6: Buddy is in profile again, looking out over a city skyline at night. The lyrics are “Or are they man made”

7: Buddy has turned and is leaning on the banister again. Tears are trailing down her face as she looks up into the sky. The lyrics are “A trick of the light”

8: Her eyes close, and her face crumples softly as more tears fall. The lyrics are simply “Amen”

9: The panel is of Buddy in profile looking up, with Vespa in profile looking down directly behind her. The lyrics are repeated from the last panel.

10: It is now just Vespa in profile looking off to the left. The lyrics repeat again.

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[whatfinemarbles]

[ID: three traditional drawings. The first is two pencil drawings of Enjolras dancing ballet, one as a little kid with a big smile on his face as he poses and the other as a young adult with a blank expression as he stands en pointe.

The second is another pencil drawing of Enjolras. He is looking down at his phone with earbuds in, wearing sweatpants and a hoodie. His hair is in a long braid over one shoulder.

The third is an ink and watercolor piece. Enjolras and Grantaire are waltzing in the middle of the ballet studio and their reflections are visible in the mirror behind them. Enjolras in wearing dark grey dance leggings, a white tank top, and bright red point shoes. He has long blond hair in a braid down his back and is looking up at Grantaire and smiling. Grantaire is a tall man with curly dark brown hair pulled back in a messy ponytail. He’s wearing a green t-shirt, jeans, and brown shoes. He has a gold earring in one ear and is slightly unshaven. End ID]

My pieces for @thelesmisbigbang​! I’m really proud and happy with how all of these turned out. These are companions to this fic by my partner! This was a really fun event, and I’m happy to have been a participant this year!! Big thank you to the mods for organizing everything <3

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Sapphira, Melody, and Willem? :0

At last! The kids!

[ID: 3 monochrome pencil drawings. The first is of Sapphira, a young woman with long dark hair in a braid over her shoulder. She is wearing a cloak with a spiral clasp and an oblong stone pendant on a necklace. She has light skin, freckles, and is looking to the viewer's left with a small smile. The second is of Willem, a young man with long straight black hair and dark skin and eyes. He is wearing a high collared shirt, and is smiling slightly and looking up and off to the viewer's right. The third is of Melody, a young Asian person with short choppy light hair and beauty marks. They are wearing a sleeveless shirt that shows well-muscled shoulders, and have a slight smile and are looking off to the viewer's right. End ID]

I love them....

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One of your ocs sword fighting (or on some other adventure if swords aren’t their thing)

[ID: A pencil sketch of two figures swordfighting. On the viewer's left is Josa Phine. She is parrying with a sword two handed over her head. She has long hair pulled back into cornrows, and is wearing a chainmail shirt, a tabard, and calf length boots. A cloak swirls around her shoulders as she moves. Her opponent is messily sketched. All that can be made out is the sword clashing against Josa's, and a vaguely humanoid figure. End ID]

Here she is!! Josa Phine!! She's from a story I've been writing for AGES and have yet to get finished. I love her though, and it was fun figuring out the posing for this. Thank you Whim!

[badass-sunshine]

may i request... one (1) peter nureyev pls...

[ID: Two pencil sketches of Peter Nureyev. In the first, he is posing, leaning back on one arm, one leg extended and the other bent, wearing a romper with long poofy legs. His hair is long, and he has a sharp smile on his face. The second sketch is waist up. Peter is wearing a corset and a suit jacket over a mesh top shirt and half moon glasses. He has a pointed chin and long hair. End ID]

For you, Adrien, you can have two Peter Nureyevs 💕

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Just in the nick of time! Drawn for the prompt Fairy Tale of @tmafemslashweek day 2! Basira and Daisy as Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.

[ID: A color pencil drawing of Basira and Daisy from the Magnus Archives. Basira is a brown skinned woman wearing a red hijab and cloak, a blue dress, and brown gloves and boots. Daisy is a white woman with short sandy blond hair with pointed ears and sharp clawed fingers and toes. She's wearing a brown sleeveless shirt and torn olive green pants. The two are standing in a dark forest setting. Basira is looking off to the left and is pulling a short knife out of a sheath as she walks. Daisy is leaning around a tree to watch Basira and only half of her is visible. End ID]

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I drew this immediately after listening to all of Superstition over the course of a day. It's SUCH a good show and I love these two so much.

[ID: A pencil sketch of Jack St. James and Isabella Nalje from the Superstition Podcast. Jack is a short woman with short curly hair and freckles, and is standing with her hands in her pockets, looking off to the left and smiling. Jack is wearing a jacket over a plain shirt, long pants, and boots. Isabella is a tall woman with long hair pulled back in a ponytail hanging over her shoulder, and is standing with one hand in her pocket, the other in a fist by her side, and is looking off to the left, smiling softly. Izzy is wearing a button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up open over a plain shirt, long pants with the bottoms cuffed, and workboots. End ID]