pre-emptive nostalgia of the possible but doubtful

[gayvampyr]

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

[gayvampyr]

“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit

[gayvampyr]

ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like

with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing

is it too much to ask

[moreclaypigeons]

gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that

cohesive but still contrasting

This kind of talks about color and composition

This is a bit about landscape specifically

Values & composition

Contrast in composition

Balance in colors & values

This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones

Cohesion within compositions/lighting

"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!

This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!

Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process

With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)

[gayvampyr]

thanks this is super helpful! /gen

[ampervadasz]

Sad

[yg-ou-deactivated20180202]

[k3vxz93pfd28bdw0s2]

you go into the packed sold out theater to see star wars ep.8 opening night and once the previews are over the screen goes to black for a few moments, theres a palpable dead silence of immense anticipation, then these two clips play back to back with the fox fanfare, then the screen goes black again indefinitely and the crowd gets louder and more unruly as they slowly realize the film is never going to start

[sandmandaddy69]

[grldick]

I love the implication that they saw him getting raptured and they're still atheists, power move.

[hatsunegreeku]

Our christian failson got raptured and totally ruined our nice leather arm chair.. You know how how teenagers get when they're in their theist phase 😒

[jimhalperting-deactivated201307]

[outrightbarbarous]

“Your mom tells you a story before you go to bed and you believe it. She tells you that you can be anything you want to be when you grow up. She says that you are a unique and valuable individual and that you are never to forget it. She says that you are very lucky and that the world is your oyster. And she is right. You live in exceptional time. You will travel greater distances in a single day than most people only a century ago traveled their entire lives. You will have food choices that English kings and Ottoman princes couldn’t have imagined. You will casually flood your system to the point of illness with sugar, once the currency of the world and the prize of empires. You will live longer than any generation before. Your wardrobe will contain cloth from what was once beyond the reaches of the greatest civilizations. Broken bones won’t render you a cripple. If you were born a girl you can become a boy. If you were born a boy you can become a girl. You can break tradition without death. You can upgrade your biology and change your organs. You can assume any identity you wish. Her words comfort you into a wonderful sleep. She is careful not to explain that this oyster isn’t for all children of the world or that such good fortune is making the Earth sick. That would ruin the story. - Kalle Lasn, Editor-in-Chief of Adbusters Magazine”

—

[rjalker]

All the Animorphs Books in the proper order--EDIT 3/19/20 it looks like they’ve taken the books down so the links don’t work. Just for the record, be warned that these books are incredibly misogynistic, ableist, and racist. If you want to find out more and don’t care about spoilers, just browse my ‘Rjalker reads the Animorphs’ tag.

Link to the site with all the books: http://animorphsforum.com/ebooks/

This same list but in reverse order is here.

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To read these books on an IPHONE OR IPAD download the ePub files and open them with the iBooks app.

To read these on an ANDROID PHONE, download PocketBook reader, and download the ePub files. 

And of course, the PDF versions are best for reading on computers. 

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Book 1: The Invasion: ePub // PDF (Jake lizard)

Book 2: The Visitor:  ePub // PDF (Rachel cat)

*Book 3: The Encounter:  ePub // PDF (Tobias hawk)

Book 4: The Message:  ePub // PDF (Cassie dolphin)

Book 5: The Predator:  ePub // PDF  (Marco gorilla)

Book 6: The Capture:  ePub // PDF (Jake fly)

Book 7: The Stranger:  ePub // PDF (Rachel grizzly)

Megamorphs: The Andalite’s Gift:  ePub // PDF

Book 8: The Alien:  ePub // PDF (Aximili human)

Book 9: The Secret:  ePub // PDF (Cassie wolf)

Book 10: The Android:  ePub // PDF (Marco spider)

Book 11: The Forgotten:  ePub // PDF (Jake jaguar)

(optional but recommended) 1st Choose Your Own Adventure Book: The First Journey: ePub // PDF

Book 12: The Reaction:  ePub // PDF (Rachel crocodile)

*Book 13: The Change:  ePub // PDF (Tobias hawk)

The Hork-Bajir Chronicles: ePub // PDF 

Book 14: The Unknown:  ePub // PDF (Cassie horse)

Book 15: The Escape:  ePub // PDF (Marco shark)

Book 16: The Warning:  ePub // PDF (Jake rhino)

Book 17: The Underground:  ePub // PDF (Rachel bat)

Book 18: The Decision:  ePub // PDF (Aximili mosquito)

Megamorphs: In The Time Of Dinosaurs: ePub // PDF

*****Book 19: The Departure:  ePub // PDF (Cassie butterfly)

Book 20: The Discovery:  ePub // PDF (Marco cobra)

Book 21: The Threat:  ePub // PDF (Jake dog)

Book 22: The Solution:  ePub // PDF (Rachel rat)

(Optional but recommended) 2nd Choose Your Own Adventure Book: The Next Passage: ePub // PDF

********The Andalite Chronicles:  ePub // PDF

***Book 23: The Pretender:  ePub // PDF (Tobias rabbit)

Book 24: The Suspicion:  ePub // PDF (Cassie anteater)

Book 25: The Extreme:  ePub // PDF (Marco polar bear)

Book 26: The Attack:  ePub // PDF (Jake tiger)

******Book 27: The Exposed:  ePub // PDF (Rachel squid)

***Book 28: The Experiment:  ePub // PDF (Ax cow) [this is PETA propaganda]

Book 29: The Sickness: ePub // PDF (Cassie yeerk)

Megamorphs: Elfangor’s Secret: ePub // PDF

Book 30: The Reunion:  ePub // PDF (Marco cockroach)

Book 31: The Conspiracy:  ePub // PDF (Jake peregrine falcon)

Book 32: The Separation:  ePub // PDF (Rachel starfish)

*Book 33: The Illusion: ePub // PDF (Tobias andalite)

Book 34: The Prophecy:  ePub // PDF  (Cassie hork-bajir)

Book 35: The Proposal:  ePub // PDF (Marco poodle)

Visser:  ePub // PDF

Book 36: The Mutation:  ePub // PDF (Jake killer whale)

Book 37: The Weakness:  ePub // PDF (Rachel cheetah)

Book 38: The Arrival:  ePub // PDF (Aximili northern harrier)

Book 39: The Hidden:  ePub // PDF (Cassie buffalo)

Book 40: The Other:  ePub // PDF (Marco bee)

Megamorphs: Back To Before:  ePub // PDF

Book 41: The Familiar:  ePub // PDF (Jake older Jake)

Book 42: The Journey:  ePub // PDF (Rachel elephant)

*Book 43: The Test:  ePub // PDF (Tobias taxxon)

Book 44: The Unexpected:  ePub // PDF (Cassie kangaroo)

Book 45: The Revelation:  ePub // PDF (Marco ant)

Book 46: The Deception:  ePub // PDF (Aximili new human)

***************Book 47: The Resistance:  ePub // PDF (Jake beaver) [please trust me and don’t subject yourself to this lesson in how-not-to-do-multiple-PoV’s]

Book 48: The Return:  ePub // PDF (Rachel shredded Rachel)

****Book 49: The Diversion:  ePub // PDF (Tobias d̶̛̕͘͜ǫ̴͞͠g̶)

****Book 50: The Ultimate:  ePub // PDF (Cassie owl)

****Book 51: The Absolute: ePub // PDF (Marco duck)

****Book 52: The Sacrifice:  ePub // PDF (Aximili raccoon)

****Book 53: The Answer:  ePub // PDF (Jake snake)

The Ellimist Chronicles: ePub // PDF

****Book 54: The Beginning:  ePub // PDF

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if it has an * before it, it means it can be skipped. The more asterisks, the worse it is in terms of:

-Objective Writing Quality

-Storytelling quality

-Continuity errors

-Out of Character-ness

and

-Whether Or Not It Breaks All The Established Rules of The Universe.

If Ash Ketchum picks up a gun and starts mowing down Pokemon, that’s out of character. The last few Animorphs books are out of character. If the last time you read these books was literally when you were twelve, you have no idea what you’re talking about.

I’m not just saying that to be a jerk. 

I read Stephanie Meyer’s The Host when it first came out. Then I re-read it ten years later exactly. What I understood ten years ago cannot be compared to what I understand now. If you last read these books over twenty years ago when they first came out, re-read them before you decide I have no idea what I’m talking about when I say the last few books are horrible in comparison.

Characterization is a thing. You can tell when a character is acting out of character. And none of the Animorphs are in character in the last few books, and the authors just straight up forget that several of their own freaking characters exist. 

At some point I’ll list the non-spoilery reasons why each book with an asterisk has one. But that’s not happening today. Because that’s a lot of effort.

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By request, An explanation for all the asterisks in The Andalite Chronicles is here: https://rjalker.tumblr.com/post/181159093599/shimmrgloom-replied-to-your-post-all-the (WARNING! Contains spoilers for The Andalite Chronicles, and books #49-54!)

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Remember to check back with the original post (you should be able to click on my name to go to it) for updates and changes!

Also! You can copy parts of the list into a new post for your own blog if you’re trying to keep track of just a few books in particular! Just please try to link back to this so your followers can find the full list if they want :)

[bileshroom]

more old dudes

[atergraham]

ref to Annihilation

[portaltworemade-deactivated2021]

i cant stop fucking laughing at the mike nbreaking bad funko pop im gonna pass out 

[portaltworemade-deactivated2021]

god

[vicquemarchive]

[nyctosaurid]

the most fucked up fictional universe is all those mouse movies where mice have a secret society underneath human society where they’re fighting mouse versions of the same wars and have the same religious oppression and each have a human version of themselves

[thestuffedalligator]

Why does Mouse Victorian London have a military campaign in Mouse Afghanistan in The Great Mouse Detective?

What does Mouse England gain from the continued occupation of Mouse Afghanistan

[obfuscobble]

Mouse Opium

[de-los-avysso-no-poprosche]

[knoedelkat]

I spent more time on these than I’d like to admit

[sharkmobster]

dark lisa the painful show me the forbidden rando/buzzo interactions we were robbed of

[stupidpetface]

[maplebungus-deactivated20221118]

fucking GET you

[kittieology-deactivated20150225]

the secret garden

took a while to find this place.. but thanks to my-tera-world  i found it!

[tabris17th]