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bellafarallones · 1 year

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Winter Prompts

Here are 60 winter-themed prompts, including historical, fantasy, roommates/neighbors, celebrities/Hallmark movies, holiday parties, school/college, and miscellaneous. Some are somewhat NSFW. Free to use for fanfic or original fiction, but please tag me!

Historical

01. (Ancient Rome) We’re celebrating Saturnalia, a weeklong festival where gambling is sanctioned, gag gifts are given and received, and slaves and masters feast together 02. (Fantasy? Medieval) Our marriage was arranged and you’ve been away since the wedding but now it’s winter and you’re home and we have to figure out how to actually get along 03. (Fantasy? Medieval) We are simple farmers and on the one hand it’s freezing and horrible outside but on the other hand it’s nice to have no work to do and nowhere to be but snuggled up in bed with my beloved spouse 04. (Victorian) We’re the only two students staying at our elite, repressive boarding school over the winter holidays 05. (1920s) I’m a regular guest at Mr. Gatsby’s parties and he hired you to play Santa at his Christmas party and you seem confused and overwhelmed by the level of debauchery going on 06. (1950s) I’m supposed to be at this Christmas-themed singles mixer to meet someone of the opposite sex but I can’t take my eyes off you

Fantasy

07. I’ve been staying in a remote cabin, convinced that there’s a monster lurking in the woods outside, but now I’ve been snowed in for four days and I think the monster is replenishing my woodpile so I don’t freeze 08. I’m a werewolf who always self-isolates before I transform but my roommate and I are snowed in together and the full moon is tonight 09. I’m a werebear trying to explain to my new partner that I do sort of hibernate 10. Three ghosts just showed up and are telling me about Christmases past, future, and yet to come but I’m pretty sure they’ve got the wrong bedroom 11. I met the krampus once as a kid and now I’m misbehaving on purpose because I want to see them again 12. I’m a mountain climber and the last thing I remember is passing out from exhaustion in the snow, before waking up in a cave with the Yeti standing over me 13. I’m ice fishing and am very surprised when a face appears in the hole 14. I just crash-landed on an icy alien planet and you’re the alien who takes me in (bonus: the “alien planet” is Earth)

Hallmark/Celebrity

15. As a career-oriented city-dweller who’s also a fan of Hallmark Christmas movies, Christmastime has me trying and failing not to worry that my new partner is going to leave me when they go home for the holidays

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16. I’m an adult film star trying to break into Hollywood and this Hallmark movie could be my big break… if my costar and I can get along 17. We’re both musicians and our agents set us up to collaborate on a Christmas album even though I hate Christmas and you seem to love it 18. I’m a celebrity who’s home in my small town for the holidays and you recognize me in public - sort of 19. I’ve been unlucky in love and my blind date has been ranting for ten minutes about how awful Hallmark movies are and I don’t know how to say that I write scripts for them for a living 20. We’re best friends who love watching Hallmark movies together and you always talk about finding your true love at Christmastime but the only true love I can imagine for myself is you 21. I’m spending a few days at a Christmas tree farm/bakery for a few days to do research for my new Christmas-themed romance novel but I never expected to fall in love myself 22. You and I hit it off last night in the hot tub of this ski resort but I didn’t realize until this morning that you’re literally a celebrity snowboarder

Holiday Party

23. You’re an escort I hired to pretend to be my partner at my company’s holiday party 24. I’m an intern who hates my coworkers and is only at the company holiday party for the free food and booze, but you’re a musician who’s been hired to provide live music and you’re gorgeous 25. I drew your name for Secret Santa but we don’t know each other very well and so I asked all your friends about your interests without saying why I was asking and now they all think I have a crush on you 26. I have a very strong sense of style and looking for an ugly sweater for this ugly sweater party is stressing me out, please help 27. You and I get into an argument about what the best Christmas cookie is while in line for the hot cocoa bar at our mutual friends’ gorgeous winter wedding 28. I gave you some of my special spiked eggnog without realizing what a lightweight you were and now I feel responsible for taking care of your drunk ass 29. My friend convinced me to come to their family Christmas party as their fake date and it’s a struggle to keep up the ruse because I really want to flirt with their cute sibling/cousin/relative 30. I’m a magical creature in disguise who’s never been to a holiday party before and there’s something in the decorations that’s making my skin itch and oh no I’m going into heat 31. My New Year’s resolution last year was to either get over my crush on you or make a move and now we’re at a New Year’s Eve party together and it’s really coming down to the wire

Neighbors/Roommates

32. I’m very committed to aesthetics but my neighbor seems to be trying to repurpose their terrifying Halloween decorations for Christmas 33. I bought a porch camera to keep my packages from getting stolen and you’re my next door neighbor and what are you doing in your front yard in the middle of the night 34. I’ve decided to meet my neighbors by offering to clear their driveways with my new snowblower but now you’re watching me out the window and I’m discovering that it’s not as easy to operate as I’d assumed 35. I slipped on the ice in my driveway and fell really hard and you’re the neighbor who heard my screams and came running, I think my arm is literally broken can you please drive me to the hospital 36. We’re roommates and normally I go home for the holidays but now there’s this global pandemic and I can’t travel so how about we celebrate together? 37. We’re roommates who just got in a screaming fight when the power goes out and we get snowed in together, but I was only rude in the first place to hide my big fat crush on you

School/College

38. We’re both teachers and you invited me to come over to hang out on a snow day 39. You’re in the library distributing free Christmas cookies to people studying for finals and I’m dying of stress and sleep deprivation but I need you to know how grateful I am 40. You’re my dorm neighbor who’s started blasting Christmas music on November 1 and I can hear you through the wall

Miscellaneous

41. You and I don’t know each other very well but we’re the only two people in our group of friends who don’t celebrate Christmas and don’t have family nearby, so do you want to get Chinese food together? 42. You’re a supervillain who’s decided to enact your evil plot on Christmas and I’m the only hero in town who’s on duty because I don’t celebrate it 43. I’m a secret agent and normally it feels glamorous jetsetting around the world, but on Christmas it’s just lonely, and you’re the only other person by themself at the hotel bar 44. I’m a noir detective and you’re the hot mysterious person who just slunk into my office the week before Christmas 45. We’re both working at the mall during the holiday season and everything about this experience is miserable except for getting to spend time with you 46. I work at the Hallmark store and you’re not the usual demographic who comes in to buy ornaments 47. I was a figure skater for eight years but you just offered to teach me to skate and you’re cute so I’ll pretend to be bad at it 48. All my friends/coworkers make fun of me for liking sugary coffee but you just brought me one of the Starbucks holiday drinks because you knew I was having a bad day 49. Christmas was bad for me as a kid so now I don’t celebrate and even though you do I’m reluctant to start again 50. Now that I’m retired/can work remotely I’ve decided to become a snowbird and spend every winter in Florida and you’re someone who lives there year-round and yearns for snow 51. I’m trying to track someone or something and the falling snow obliterating their footprints is making it difficult 52. I know we just met but I can’t keep myself from staring when you take off your winter layers 53. Our flights keep getting delayed, how about we pool our snacks for Christmas dinner in the airport? 54. You and I were friends in high school and we always share a hotel room when we come home for the holidays but this year there’s only one bed 55. You seem embarrassed about your sledding accident but I’m the overworked, burnt-out nurse/doctor taking care of you and I really admire your ability to keep joy in your life - actually, where did you go sledding? Can I borrow your sled tonight after my shift ends? 56. I regularly deliver pizzas to your house but wasn’t expecting you to give me a “holiday bonus” in addition to your normally generous tip - what kind of eccentric millionaire are you? 57. We’ve been rivals in a gingerbread house contest for years but this year the contest is accepting team submissions only and you’re the only person I trust to be on my team 58. I accidentally hit you in the face with a snowball and then immediately offered to warm your face up without thinking about what exactly that might entail 59. This flu season hit me like a truck and you’re the friend who insists on bringing me soup every single day 60. My friends ask me what my New Year’s resolution is and I jokingly say “to lose my virginity” (or “to have a threesome”)

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signalwatch · 1 year

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Movies 2022 By the Numbers

For the most part, I use this blog to just keep track of the movies I've watched and jot down some thoughts on them. There's no real reason for it, but I do it. The PodCast is a lovely bit of product of this habit, and my desire to spend time chatting with pals.

Since I have the blog, every year for the past few years I've logged how many movies I've watched, and looked at a few stats. I'm not sure it's of any particular interest to anyone but myself, but there you have it.

As always, you're welcome to review the spreadsheet yourself.

So... how many movies did we watch?

Total Number of Movies Watched

This includes movies watched more than once, which is only one movie, I believe. Turning Red. It's fun. Watch it.

This year I watched 190 movies.

For Comparison:

in 2021 I watched 302 movies

in 2020 I watched 269 movies

in 2019 I watched 204 movies

in 2018 I watched 179 movies

A lot of factors went into this. I was watching baseball and futbol and football. I watched a LOT of television (including watching Inhumans TWICE), and it probably means I need to a do a post about all the @#$%ing TV I watched this year. Plus, I was taking a class. Less said about that, the better.

Percentage difference from prior years:

2021: -45.53%

2020: -34.42%

2019: -7.11%

2018: +5.96%

Genre

We continue to tweak genre a bit. This year I actually broke superheroes into DC and Marvel, for example. I continue to include neo-noir and borderline noir as noir.

I also lumped a *lot* stuff into "Holiday" movies. And some Holiday stuff I called "Comedy" if it suited my needs, and at least one movie occurred during the holidays but I counted it as noir, I believe. If this isn't perfect, well, you'll be fine. This isn't for awards or money.

Adventure: 13 - 6.84%

Animated Comedy: 01 - 0.53%

Comedy: 27 - 14.21%

DC Superheroes: 04 - 2.11%

Marvel Superheroes: 13 - 6.84%

Disney: 03 - 1.58%

Documentary: 13 - 6.84%

Holiday: 19 - 10.00%

Horror: 34 - 17.89%

Kids: 01 - 0.53%

Musical: 07 - 3.68%

Mystery: 05 - 2.63%

Noir: 26 - 13.68%

Sci-Fi: 16 - 8.42%

I was honestly surprised at the percentage of Noir films. I figured I was way behind this year. I also will be dialing back how many horror movies I watch, by percentage, next year. That was... a lot.

Total super-stuff was pretty high, especially considering I made my way through 3 or 4 Marvel TV shows and some DC stuff.

By Decade

As I often say - I'm not particularly beholden to watching newer pictures. Lemme just pull something off the shelf from any era. I didn't watch any silent movies this year, I guess, so my 1920's viewing is not particularly great.

1930's: 06 - 3.16%

1940's: 18 - 9.47%

1950's: 15 - 7.89%

1960's: 05 - 2.63%

1970's: 18 - 9.47%

1980's: 33 - 17.37%

1990's: 19 - 10.00%

2000's: 11 - 5.79%

2010's: 12 - 6.32%

2020's: 53 - 27.89%

Watched By Month

I don't know what was going on in May. I guess I went outside or something.

January: 22

February: 12

March: 15

April: 18

May: 09

June: 11

July: 13

August: 13

September: 13

October: 26 - Horror movie season

November: 16

December: 22

Watched By Format

Austin Film Society: 02

Amazon: 66

Apple+: 01

BluRay: 15

Criterion Channel: 10

Disney+: 23

DVD: 03

Hallmark (cable): 05

HBOmax: 27

Hulu: 05

Netflix: 04

Paramount+: 02

Peacock: 03

Roku: 01

Showtime trial: 01

TBS (cable): 01

TCM (cable): 18

Tubi: 02

How Many Movies Did I See For the First Time?

Movies I saw for the first time: 115

That's 60.53% of the movies I saw were "new to me". I think that's a pretty healthy percentage.

Or, another way, I only rewatched movies 39.47% of the time. So I'm trying new things!

How Many "New" Movies Did I Watch?

I'm not going to the theater, so I'm basically calling a movie "new" if it's just been released to Digital, Disc or Streaming.

I watched 41 "new" movies in 2022. That's 21.58% of the total movies watched, or a little better than 1 in 5.

How Many Movies Did I watch for a PodCast?

This year I watched 46 movies for the PodCast.

Of those films, 24 were "new to me", ie: I had never seen them before. That's just over 50%.

We covered 10 "new/ recent" movies on the podcast, or about 22%. Which is way more than I figured. Good on us.

How Many Movies Did We Watch for a Watch Party?

We watched 34 Movies for a Watch Party. That's 17.89% of movies seen this year were in the company of pals.

Of the 34 movies, 16 were "new to me". That's about 46% of the movies watched were something I took a gamble on and hadn't seen before.

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historiacuriosa23 · 1 month

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solareclipses-lunareclipses · 1 month

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Eclipses Lunares e Eclipses Solares: São Paulo

1900 - 1909

12 - 13/06/1900: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 03/05/1901: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 22/04/1902: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 17/10/1902: Eclipse Lunar Total 11/04/1903: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 01 - 02/03/1904: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 14 - 15/08/1905: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 09/02/1906: Eclipse Lunar Total 10/07/1907: Eclipse Solar Parcial 24 - 25/07/1907: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 13/07/1908: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 07/12/1908: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 23/12/1908: Eclipse Solar Parcial 03 - 04/06/1909: Eclipse Lunar Total 27/11/1909: Eclipse Lunar Parcial

1910 - 1919

23 - 24/05/1910: Eclipse Lunar Total 16/11/1910: Eclipse Lunar Total 13/05/1911: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 01/04/1912: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 17/04/1912: Eclipse Solar Parcial 10/10/1912: Eclipse Solar Parcial 11 - 12/03/1914: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 31/01/1915: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 24/08/1915: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 20/01/1916: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 14 - 15/07/1916: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 08/01/1917: Eclipse Lunar Total 04/07/1917: Eclipse Lunar Total 28/12/1917: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 24/06/1918: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 03/12/1918: Eclipse Solar Parcial 14 - 15/05/1919: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 29/05/1919: Eclipse Solar Parcial 07/11/1919: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 22/11/1919: Eclipse Solar Parcial

1920 - 1929

02 - 03/05/1920: Eclipse Lunar Total 22/04/1921: Eclipse Lunar Total 01/10/1921: Eclipse Solar Parcial 16/10/1921: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 28/03/1922: Eclipse Solar Parcial 11/04/1922: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 05/04/1922: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 02 - 03/03/1923: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 17/03/1923: Eclipse Solar Parcial 26/08/1923: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 14/08/1924: Eclipse Lunar Total 08/02/1925: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 04/08/1925: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 28/01/1926: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/06/1926: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/07/1926: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 19/12/1926: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 03/01/1927: Eclipse Solar Parcial 15/06/1927: Eclipse Lunar Total 03/06/1928: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 27/11/1928: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 16/11/1929: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

1930 - 1939

13/04/1930: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 07/10/1930: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 02/04/1931: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 26/09/1931: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 11/10/1931: Eclipse Solar Parcial 14/09/1932: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 24/02/1933: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 11 - 12/03/1933: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 05/08/1933: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 04/09/1933: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 15 - 16/07/1935: Eclipse Lunar Total 27 - 28/12/1936: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/05/1937: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 18/11/1937: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 14/05/1938: Eclipse Lunar Total 29/05/1938: Eclipse Solar Parcial 07/11/1938: Eclipse Lunar Total 28/10/1939: Eclipse Lunar Parcial

1940 - 1949

21 - 22/04/1940: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 01/10/1940: Eclipse Solar Parcial 16/10/1940: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 27/03/1941: Eclipse Solar Parcial 02 - 03/03/1942: Eclipse Lunar Total 25 - 26/08/1942: Eclipse Lunar Total 19 - 20/02/1943: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 15/08/1943: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 25/01/1944: Eclipse Solar Parcial 09/02/1944: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 06/07/1944: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 18 - 19/12/1945: Eclipse Lunar Total 14/06/1946: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 20/05/1947: Eclipse Solar Parcial 03/06/1947: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 12/11/1947: Eclipse Solar Parcial 28/11/1947: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 17 - 18/10/1948: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 12 - 13/04/1949: Eclipse Lunar Total 06 - 07/10/1949: Eclipse Lunar Total

1950 - 1959

02/04/1950: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 25 - 26/09/1950: Eclipse Lunar Total 23/03/1951: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 16 - 17/08/1951: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 10 - 11/02/1952: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 05/08/1952: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 20/08/1952: Eclipse Solar Parcial 29 - 30/01/1953: Eclipse Lunar Total 26/07/1953: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 18 - 19/01/1954: Eclipse Lunar Total 15/07/1954: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 18/11/1956: Eclipse Lunar Total 13/05/1957: Eclipse Lunar Total 04/04/1958: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 24/03/1959: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 16 - 17/09/1959: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

1960 - 1969

13/03/160: Eclipse Lunar Total 05/09/1960: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 11/08/1961: Eclipse Solar Parcial 25 - 26/08/1961: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 31/10/1961: Eclipse Solar Parcial 15/08/1962: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 09/01/1963: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/01/1963: Eclipse Solar Parcial 06/07/1963: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 24 - 25/06/1964: Eclipse Lunar Total 18 - 19/12/1964: Eclipse Lunar Total 13 - 14/06/1965: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 04/05/1966: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 29/10/1966: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 12/11/1966: Eclipse Solar Parcial 18/11/1967: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 12 - 13/04/1968: Eclipse Lunar Total 11/09/1969: Eclipse Solar Parcial 25/09/1969: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

1970 - 1979

21/02/1970: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 16 - 17/08/1970: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 10/02/1971: Eclipse Lunar Total 06/08/1971: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 30/01/1972: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 26/07/1972: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 04/01/1973: Eclipse Solar Parcial 18/01/1973: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 15/06/1973: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 30/06/1973: Eclipse Solar Parcial 09 - 10/12/1973: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 24/12/1973: Eclipse Solar Parcial 04/06/1974: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 25/05/1975: Eclipse Lunar Total 18/11/1975: Eclipse Lunar Total 13/05/1976: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 06/11/1976: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 03 - 04/04/1977: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 18/04/1977: Eclipse Solar Parcial 27/09/1977: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 16/09/1978: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 13/03/1979: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 06/09/1979: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

1980 - 1989

01/03/1980: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 10/08/1980: Eclipse Solar Parcial 25 - 26/08/1980: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 20/01/1981: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 16 - 17/07/1981: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 09/01/1982: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 06/07/1982: Eclipse Lunar Total 25/06/1983: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 19 - 20/12/1983: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 14 -15/05/1984: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 04/05/1985: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 17/10/1986: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 29/03/1987: Eclipse Solar Parcial 13 - 14/04/1987: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 06 - 07/10/1987: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 27/08/1988: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 16 - 17/08/1989: Eclipse Lunar Total

1990 - 1999

26/01/1990: Eclipse Solar Parcial 09/02/1990: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 30/01/1991: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 26 - 27/06/1991: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 11/07/1991: Eclipse Solar Parcial 14 - 15/06/1992: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 30/06/1992: Eclipse Solar Parcial 09 - 10/12/1992: Eclipse Lunar Total 29/11/1993: Eclipse Lunar Total 24 - 25/05/1994: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 03/11/1994: Eclipse Solar Parcial 18/11/1994: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 29/04/1995: Eclipse Solar Parcial 03 - 04/04/1996: Eclipse Lunar Total 26 - 27/09/1996: Eclipse Lunar Total 23 - 24/03/1997: Eclipse Lunar Total 16/09/1997: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 12 - 13/03/1998: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 07 - 08/08/1998: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 28/07/1999: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

2000 - 2009

21/01/2000: Eclipse Lunar Total 09/01/2001: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 21/06/2001: Eclipse Solar Parcial 24/06/2002: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 19 - 20/11/2002: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 15 - 16/05/2003: Eclipse Lunar Total 08 - 09/11/2003: Eclipse Lunar Total 04/05/2004: Eclipse Lunar Total 27 - 28/10/2004: Eclipse Lunar Total 24/04/2005: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 14/03/2006: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 22/09/2006: Eclipse Solar Parcial 03/03/2007: Eclipse Lunar Total 28/08/2007: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 11/09/2007: Eclipse Solar Parcial 20 - 21/02/2008: Eclipse Lunar Total 16/08/2008: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 07/07/2009: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 05/08/2009: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

2010 - 2019

26/06/2010: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 21/12/2010: Eclipse Lunar Total 15/06/2011: Eclipse Lunar Total 04/06/2012: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/04/2013: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/05/2013: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 18/10/2013: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 15/04/2014: Eclipse Lunar Total 08/10/2014: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 04/04/2015: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 27 - 28/09/2015: Eclipse Lunar Total 10 - 11/02/2017: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 06/02/2017: Eclipse Solar Parcial 07/08/2017: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 27/07/2018: Eclipse Lunar Total 21/01/2019: Eclipse Lunar Total 02/07/2019: Eclipse Solar Parcial 16/07/2019: Eclipse Lunar Parcial

2020 - 2029

05/06/2020: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 05/07/2020: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 30/11/2020: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 14/12/2020: Eclipse Solar Parcial 26/05/2021: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 19/11/2021: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 15 - 16/05/2022: Eclipse Lunar Total 08/11/2022: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 14/10/2023: Eclipse Solar Parcial 28/10/2023: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25/03/2024: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 17 - 18/09/2024: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 02/10/2024: Eclipse Solar Parcial 14/03/2025: Eclipse Lunar Total 03/03/2026: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 27 - 28/08/2026: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 06/02/2027: Eclipse Solar Parcial 20/02/2027: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 17/08/2027: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 11 - 12/01/2028: Eclipse Lunar Parcial 26/01/2028: Eclipse Solar Parcial 06/07/2028: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral 25 - 26/06/2029: Eclipse Lunar Total 20/12/2029: Eclipse Lunar Total

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jolintsai-es · 3 months

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2018.01.30 → 2024.01.30 ¡"Play World Tour Live" cumple 6 años desde su lanzamiento!

Este álbum en vivo y DVD/Blu-Ray fue lanzado el 30 de enero de 2018 e incluye las fechas de mayo de 2015 en la Arena de Taipéi. Este metraje fue dirigido por Leo Hsu, y fue editado y posproducido por 3 Aqua Entertainment Taiwan. Se reveló que el concierto fue filmado con 26 cámaras terrestres y aéreas, y se editaron más de 400 horas de metraje bajo la supervisión de Jolin. Críticos de música y conciertos elogiaron el nivel de producción de esta gira mundial, afirmando que "el nivel de este concierto está completamente más allá del común de producciones del mandopop; el contenido, los vestuarios, el nivel de canto y baile y el diseño del escenario, están completamente a nivel internacional e incluso lo superan. Nos enorgullece tener una artista de mandopop tan destacada y exitosa; la actuación impecable y precisa de Jolin ha borrado la impresión anterior de que hay artistas mandopop que pueden bailar, pero no pueden cantar y artistas que pueden cantar, pero no pueden bailar. Vemos que Jolin es uno de los pocos talentos sólidos que pueden tanto bailar como cantar. En una de las partes, su actuación operística conmueve y deja asombrado al público por su capacidad vocal, siendo buena en el baile. Puede que sea exagerado decirlo, pero en comparación con sus anteriores giras, Dancing Forever World Tour y Myself World Tour, esta vez Jolin está realmente más cómoda y es una superestrella en el escenario. Cuando el concierto dio inicio, Jolin estaba con la decoración especial de serpientes robóticas en la cabeza y apareció como la mítica Medusa, utilizando su canto y baile para petrificar a todos sus fans". El formato físico del álbum solo fue lanzado en Taiwán y alcanzó el primer lugar en las ventas semanales de álbumes de video en Taiwán, incluyendo Chia Chia, Eslite, Five Music, G-Music, Kuang Nan, PChome y Pokelai. En 2018, alcanzó el primer lugar en la tabla anual de ventas de álbumes de video de Pokelai, el primer lugar en Kuang Nan, el séptimo lugar en Chia Chia, y el quinto lugar en Five Music. Además, alcanzó el segundo lugar en la tabla anual de ventas de álbumes de video de YesAsia.

SECTION A – MAGIC WORLD 01 美杜莎 Medusa 02 大丈夫 Real Man 03 美人計 Honey Trap 04 愛無赦 Bravo Lover

SECTION B – SPOOKY CHINESE HORROR SCENE 05 I'm Not Yours Feat. 安室奈美惠 NAMIE AMURO 06 特務J Agent J 07 花蝴蝶 Butterfly 08 Love Love Love 09 布拉格廣場 Prague Square 10 第三人稱 The Third Person And I 11獨佔神話 Exclusive Myth

SECTION C – 1920 GATSBY 12大藝術家 The Great Artist 13 Mr. Q 14唇語 Lip Reading / 檸檬草的味道 The Smell of Lemongrass 15 我知道你很難過 I Know You're Feeling Blue / 天空 Sky 16 七上八下 Butterflies In My Stomach 17 Miss Trouble

SECTION D – THE SEA WORLD 18 日不落 Sun Will Never Set 19 無言以對 Nothing Left To Say

SECTION E – POOL PARTY 20迷幻 Fantasy 21愛情36計 36 Tricks of Love 22電話皇后 Phony Queen 23 Dr. Jolin 24 舞孃 Dancing Diva 25 看我 72 變 See My 72 Changes

ENCORE – ALICE IN WONDERLAND 26 不一樣又怎樣 We're All Different Yet The Same 27 Play 我呸

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As companhias aéreas mais antigas do mundo

22 dezembro 2023 - Quais são as companhias aéreas mais antigas do mundo ainda em operação? Certamente que existem companhias aéreas que foram fundadas muitos anos antes das que vamos citar nesta coluna. A diferença é que essas já não existem e pararam de operar. Por exemplo, apontem-se algumas que provavelmente nunca tenha ouvido falar, como DELAG, Aero Rt., Tampa Airboat Line, Chalks Ocean Airways, Deutsche Luft-Reederei, SNETA, Grand Express Aeriens ou a colombiana CCNA (Companhia Colombiana de Navegação Aérea). A aviação comercial é uma indústria relativamente jovem, mas algumas companhias aéreas sobreviveram aos altos e baixos dos últimos 100 anos. Dito isto, e destaquem-se as 16 companhias aéreas mais antigas do mundo que ainda estão a operar: 01 KLM Países Baixos 07 outubro 1919 02 Avianca Colômbia 05 dezembro 1919 03 Qantas Austrália 16 novembro 1920 04 Aeroflot Rússia 03 fevereiro 1923 05 Czech Airlines Republica Checa 06 outubro 1923 06 Finnair Finlândia 01 novembro 1923 07 Tajik Air Taquistão 03 setembro 1924 08 Delta Air Lines EUA 02 março 1925 09 American Airlines EUA 15 abril 1926 10 Air Serbia Sérvia 17 junho 1927 11 Iberia Espanha 28 junho 1927 12 LOT Polish Airlines Polónia 29 dezembro 1928 13 Hawaiian Airlines EUA 30 janeiro 1929 14 LATAM Airlines Chile 05 março 1929 15 Aeropostal Venezuela 03 julho 1929 16 Cubana Cuba 08 outubro 1919 KLM, a companhia aérea mais antiga do mundo A companhia aérea mais antiga do mundo ainda em operação é a holandesa KLM, fundada em 7 de outubro de 1919. A empresa começou a operar um serviço de correio aéreo entre Amsterdão e Londres, e rapidamente se tornou uma das companhias aéreas mais importantes da Europa. A KLM sobreviveu a duas guerras mundiais, à crise do petróleo dos anos 70 e à pandemia de COVID-19, e continua a ser uma das companhias aéreas mais lucrativas do mundo. Avianca, a mais antiga das Américas A Avianca, da Colômbia, foi fundada em 1919 (poucos meses depois da KLM) e é a companhia aérea mais antiga da América Latina, embora em seus primórdios se chamasse SCADTA, após algumas fusões, aquisições e mudanças passou a se chamar o nome que conhecemos hoje sendo uma das companhias aéreas mais importantes da América Latina por sua rede de destinos e número de aeronaves que fazem parte de sua frota. Qantas, a primeira companhia aérea intercontinental Outra companhia aérea com uma história é a australiana Qantas, fundada em 16 de novembro de 1920. A Qantas foi a primeira companhia aérea a operar um serviço comercial regular entre dois continentes, quando começou a voar entre a Austrália e o Reino Unido em 1934. A empresa também foi a primeira a fazer um voo transatlântico sem escalas, em 1944. A Qantas é uma das companhias aéreas mais reconhecidas do mundo e continua sendo uma grande companhia aérea internacional. Read the full article

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Today is 97 years since the death of HM Queen Olga Of Hellenes Princess of Denmark Grand Duchess of Russia (3 September 1851 – 18 June 1926)

She was Queen of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920.

A member of the Romanov dynasty, Olga was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaievich and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. She spent her childhood in Saint Petersburg, Poland, and the Crimea, and married George at the age of sixteen at the chapel of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg on 27 October 1867. After five days of festivities, they spent a brief honeymoon at Ropsha, south-west of Saint Petersburg. Over the following twenty years, they had eight children:

* Constantine 2 -08–1868

* George 24-06-1869

* Alexandra 30-08-1870

* Nicholas (22-01-1872

* Marie 03-03-1876

* Olga 7-04-1880 – 2 November 1880

* Andrew 02-02-1882 and

* Christopher 10-04-1888

At first, she felt ill at ease in the Kingdom of Greece, but she quickly became involved in social and charitable work. She founded hospitals and schools, but her attempt to promote a new, more accessible, Greek translation of the Gospels sparked riots by religious conservatives.

On the assassination of her husband in 1913, Olga returned to Russia. When the First World War broke out, she set up a military hospital in Pavlovsk Palace, which belonged to her brother. She was trapped in the palace after the Russian Revolution of 1917, until the Danish embassy intervened, allowing her to escape to Switzerland. Olga could not return to Greece as her eldest son, King Constantine I of Greece, had been deposed.

In October 1920, Olga returned to Athens on the fatal illness of her grandson King Alexander of Greece. After his death, she was appointed regent (in November) until the restoration of Constantine I the following month. After the defeat of the Greeks in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22 the Greek royal family were again exiled and Olga spent the last years of her life in the United Kingdom, France and Italy.

Despite republicanism in Greece, Olga was still held in high esteem and the republican government in Athens offered to pay for her funeral and repatriate her remains to Greece. Nonetheless, her children declined the offer, preferring to bury her in Italy beside her son, Constantine I, whose body Greece had refused to accept.Her funeral was held on 22 June 1926 at the Orthodox Church in Rome and the next day she was laid to rest in the crypt of the Russian Church in Florence.

After the restoration of the Greek monarchy in 1935 she was re-interred at Tatoi on 17 November 1936.

As much of her property had been confiscated by the Soviet Union and the Greek republican government, most of her estate comprised jewelry reported in The Times to be worth £100,000 (equivalent to £5,600,000 in 2019). This was shared between her children and the children of Constantine I. Traumatized by the events of the Russian Revolution, Olga wished to sever all ties with the country in which her family had been massacred. Before dying, she made her grandson, King George II, swear to repatriate the body of her daughter Princess Alexandra, buried in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg. Her wish was fulfilled in 1940 after his restoration to the Greek throne.

Σήμερα συμπληρώνονται 97 χρόνια από τον θάνατο της Α.Μ. Βασίλισσας Όλγας των Ελλήνων Πριγκίπισσας της Δανίας Μεγάλης Δούκισσας της Ρωσίας (3 Σεπτεμβρίου 1851 – 18 Ιουνίου 1926)

Υπήρξε βασίλισσα της Ελλάδος ως σύζυγος του βασιλιά Γεωργίου Α΄. Υπήρξε για λίγο αντιβασιλέας της Ελλάδας το 1920.

Μέλος της δυναστείας των Ρομανόφ, η Όλγα ήταν η μεγαλύτερη κόρη του Μεγάλου Δούκα Κωνσταντίνου Νικολάγιεβιτς και της συζύγου του, πριγκίπισσας Αλεξάνδρας του Σάξ-Άλτενμπουργκ. Πέρασε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στην Αγία Πετρούπολη, την Πολωνία και την Κριμαία και παντρεύτηκε τον Γεώργιο σε ηλικία δεκαέξι ετών στο παρεκκλήσι των Χειμερινών Ανακτόρων στην Αγία Πετρούπολη στις 27 Οκτωβρίου 1867. Μετά από πέντε ημέρες εορτασμών, πέρασαν ένα σύντομο μήνα του μέλιτος στο Ropsha , νοτιοδυτικά της Αγίας Πετρούπολης. Τα επόμενα είκοσι χρόνια απέκτησαν οκτώ παιδιά:

* Κωνσταντίνου 2 -08–1868

* Γεώργιος 24-06-1869

* Αλεξάνδρα 30-08-1870

* Νικόλαος (22-01-1872

* Μαρία 03-03-1876

* Όλγα 7-04-1880 – 2 Νοεμβρίου 1880

* Ανδρέας 02-02-1882 και

* Christopher 10-04-1888

Στην αρχή ένιωθε άνετα στο Βασίλειο της Ελλάδος, αλλά γρήγορα ασχολήθηκε με κοινωνικό και φιλανθρωπικό έργο. Ίδρυσε νοσοκομεία και σχολεία, αλλά η προσπάθειά της να προωθήσει μια νέα, πιο προσιτή, ελληνική μετάφραση των Ευαγγελίων πυροδότησε ταραχές από θρησκευτικούς συντηρητικούς.

Μετά τη δολοφονία του συζύγου της το 1913, η Όλγα επέστρεψε στη Ρωσία. Όταν ξέσπασε ο Πρώτος Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος, δημιούργησε ένα στρατιωτικό νοσοκομείο στο παλάτι Pavlovsk, το οποίο ανήκε στον αδελφό της. Εγκλωβίστηκε στο παλάτι μετά τη Ρωσική Επανάσταση του 1917, μέχρι που παρενέβη η πρεσβεία της Δανίας, επιτρέποντάς της να δραπετεύσει στην Ελβετία. Η Όλγα δεν μπορούσε να επιστρέψει στην Ελλάδα καθώς ο πρωτότοκος γιος της, ο βασιλιάς της Ελλάδας Κωνσταντίνος Α', είχε εκθρονιστεί.

Τον Οκτώβριο του 1920, η Όλγα επέστρεψε στην Αθήνα μετά τη θανάσιμη ασθένεια του εγγονού της, βασιλιά της Ελλάδας, Αλέξανδρο. Μετά τον θάνατό του, διορίστηκε αντιβασιλέας (τον Νοέμβριο) μέχρι την αποκατάσταση του Κωνσταντίνου Α' τον επόμενο μήνα. Μετά την ήττα των Ελλήνων στον ελληνοτουρκικό πόλεμο του 1919–22, η ελληνική βασιλική οικογένεια εξορίστηκε ξανά και η Όλγα πέρασε τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής της στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, τη Γαλλία και την Ιταλία.

Παρά τον ρεπουμπλικανισμό στην Ελλάδα, η Όλγα εξακολουθούσε να έχει υψηλή εκτίμηση και η δημοκρατική κυβέρνηση στην Αθήνα προσφέρθηκε να πληρώσει για την κηδεία της και να επαναπατρίσει τα λείψανά της στην Ελλάδα. Παρόλα αυτά, τα παιδιά της αρνήθηκαν την προσφορά, προτιμώντας να την θάψουν στην Ιταλία δίπλα στον γιο της, Κωνσταντίνο Α', του οποίου το σώμα είχε αρνηθεί να δεχθεί η Ελλάδα. Η κηδεία της έγινε στις 22 Ιουνίου 1926 στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία της Ρώμης και την επόμενη μέρα κηδεύτηκε να αναπαυθεί στην κρύπτη της Ρωσικής Εκκλησίας στη Φλωρεντία.

Μετά την αποκατάσταση της ελληνικής μοναρχίας το 1935 ενταφιάστηκε εκ νέου στο Τατόι στις 17 Νοεμβρίου 1936.

Καθώς μεγάλο μέρος της περιουσίας της είχε κατασχεθεί από τη Σοβιετική Ένωση και την ελληνική δημοκρατική κυβέρνηση, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της περιουσίας της περιελάμβανε κοσμήματα που αναφέρθηκαν στους Times αξίας 100.000 λιρών (που ισοδυναμεί με 5.600.000 £ το 2019). Αυτό το μοιράστηκαν τα παιδιά της και τα παιδιά του Κωνσταντίνου Α΄. Τραυματισμένη από τα γεγονότα της Ρωσικής Επανάστασης, η Όλγα ήθελε να διακόψει κάθε σχέση με τη χώρα στην οποία είχε σφαγιαστεί η οικογένειά της. Πριν πεθάνει, έβαλε τον εγγονό της, βασιλιά Γεώργιο Β', να ορκιστεί να επαναπατρίσει το σώμα της κόρης της, πριγκίπισσας Αλεξάνδρας, που ήταν θαμμένη στον καθεδρικό ναό Πέτρου και Παύλου στην Αγία Πετρούπολη. Η επιθυμία της εκπληρώθηκε το 1940 μετά την αποκατάστασή του στον ελληνικό θρόνο.

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How Artists design their characters.

The process of creating a character design is often full of hurdles. Although many of the well-known characters from cartoons, advertising and films look straightforward, in actual fact, a vast amount of effort and skill will have been exerted to make them so effective.

From Mickey Mouse's famous three-fingered hands (drawn to speed up production when he was first developed for animations in the 1920s), to the elegant simplicity of Homer Simpson, character design has always been about keeping it simple.

But what do you need to consider for your character design? Aside from clean lines and easily readable features, there's knowing what to exaggerate and what to minimize, how to give a hint of depth and background and what to do to develop personality.

Then, of course, there's the matter of the technicalities of how to draw your character design. If it's going to be used in motion or as part of a comic strip, you'll need to make sure it works from any angle.

Many tips come from this page.

01. Don't lose the magic

Many character designers will start their project with a sketch. And most agree designers agree this is often where the essence of the character is captured. So when you're working up your design, make sure you don't lose that magic.

"I try to stick to my original drawing style, because the instinct is to try and clean it up," says Laurie Rowan(opens in new tab). "I don't like to feel like I've created by characters; I like to feel like I've kind of just encountered them."

"When starting out on your character design, don’t get caught up in the details," says Pernille Ørum(opens in new tab). "Decide what you’re trying to communicate, then create loose sketches with movement, acting and flow. As soon as you start to tighten up the drawing, you’ll automatically lose some of the dynamic, so it’s important to have as much life in the early stages as possible. Movement is all but impossible to add later, so make sure it’s in the initial sketch."

02. Step away from the reference material

While inspiration needs to come from somewhere, the aim is to create something original. So Robert Wallace – known as Parallel Teeth(opens in new tab) – suggests not having the reference material right in front of you as you work.

"If you look at something and then you try and hazily remember it in your mind, that's when you end up making something new, rather than a pastiche of something," he says. Above you can see Wallace's new take on well-known festive figures, created for a Hong Kong department store.

03. Research other characters

For guidance, it can be helpful to try and deconstruct why certain character designs work and why some don't. There's no shortage of research material to be found, with illustrated characters appearing everywhere: on TV commercials, cereal boxes, shop signs, stickers on fruit, animations on mobile phones, and more. Study these character designs and think about what makes some successful and what in particular you like about them.

"When you work with characters you need to be inspired," advises Ørum, "and you can do this through research. Your mind is a visual library that you can fill up. Try to notice people around you – how they walk, their gestures, how they dress – and use that in your design."

04. ... but also look elsewhere

It's also a good idea to look beyond character designs when hunting for inspiration. "I like birds' mating rituals a lot," laughs Rowan. The odd movements can spark unique character behaviour.

"When I begin a project, I often start with the feeling I want to evoke," he adds. The process begins with the designer taking videos of himself as a reference, trying to capture something of the character idea's movement or posture.

Other inspirations include ceramics – an organic texture and muted colour palette stop his work feeling too clinical – and folk costumes.

05. Don't lose sight of the original idea

It's easy to subconsciously let our favourite designs influence us. Cornelia Geppert, CEO of indie games studio Jo-Mei(opens in new tab), is a huge fan of The Last Guardian, with its unique aesthetic and great video game character designs.

At one point one of her team members had to say to her that their Sea of Solitude design was looking a little too similar to The Last Guardian. She looked back at her initial artworks, and it brought back the feeling she had when creating them. The project shifted back on track.

06. Exaggerate

Exaggerating the defining features of your character design will help it appear larger than life and exaggerated features will also help viewers to identify the character's key qualities. This is key in cartoon caricatures and helps emphasise certain personality traits. If your character is strong, don't just give it normal-sized bulging arms, soup them up so that they're five times as big as they should be.

The technique of exaggeration can be applied to characteristics, too. Anna Mantzaris(opens in new tab)' hilarious Enough film (above) shows everyday characters in mundane situations, doing the things we've all dreamed of doing on a bad day. "I think it's fun with animation that you can push things further, and people will still accept it as real," she says. "With live action it would look absurd. You can also push the emotion further."

07. Decide who your character design is aimed at

Think about your audience. Character designs aimed at young children, for example, are typically designed around basic shapes and bright colours. If you're working for a client, the character's target audience is usually predetermined, as Aussie artist Nathan Jurevicius(opens in new tab) explains.

"Commissioned character designs are usually more restrictive but no less creative. Clients have specific needs but also want me to do my 'thing'. Usually, I'll break down the core features and personality. For example, if the eyes are important then I'll focus the whole design around the face, making this the key feature that stands out."

08. Make your character distinctive

Whether you're creating a monkey, robot or monster, you can guarantee there are going to be a hundred other similar creations out there. Your character design needs to be strong and interesting in a visual sense to get people's attention.

When devising The Simpsons, Matt Groening knew he had to offer the viewers something different. He reckoned that when viewers were flicking through TV channels and came across the show, the characters' unusually bright yellow skin colour would grab their attention.

09. Create clear silhouettes

Another good way to make your character distinct and improve its pose, says Ørum, is to turn it into a silhouette. "Then you can see how the character ‘reads’ and if you need to make the gesture more clear. Do you understand the emotion of the character and see the line of action? Can things be simplified? Try not to overlap everything, and keep the limbs separate."

07. Develop a line of action

One key aspect to consider when creating a character design is the line of action. This is what defines the direction of your character, as well as being a useful narrative tool and bringing a feeling of movement.

"Try to bring the line of action all the way out to the extremities," says Ørum. "A ballet dancer is a good example: they emphasise the line from the tips of their toes to the tips of their fingers. The line of action is also easier to see in creatures with fewer limbs, which is why mermaids are an ideal subject for developing a strong line of action."

08. Make it personal

Geppert's Sea of Solitude video game is an exploration of her experiences of loneliness. Intensely personal though it may be, the game hit a chord with audiences because it deals with an experience that is so universal yet still strangely taboo.

"The best art is based on personal experiences. People can relate better if it's based on the truth," says Geppert. "It's not a made-up story, even though it's based in a fantastical setting."

09. Find the posture first

Félicie Haymoz(opens in new tab) has worked with Wes Anderson on both of his animated features: Fantastic Mr Fox and Isle of Dogs. When embarking on a new character design, Haymoz likes to start by finding the individual's posture. This element can start the ball rolling on the whole feel of the personality. "I try to capture the stance of the character. Are they hunched over, or are they sitting straight and proud?" She also notes the face is important to get right.

Read more of Haymoz's film character tips here.

10. Consider line quality

The drawn lines of which your character design is composed can go some way to describing it. Thick, even, soft and round lines may suggest an approachable, cute character, whereas sharp, scratchy and uneven lines might point to an uneasy and erratic character.

Ørum recommends balancing straight and curved lines. "Straight lines and curves gives your character design a rhythm. A straight line (or a simple line) leads the eye quickly, while a curved (or detailed line) slows down the eye.'

It's also worth considering the balance between stretch and compression. "Even a neutral pose can lead the eye by applying these two approaches, resulting in an effective character design," says Ørum.

11. Use a joke structure

Rowan grew a name for himself by sharing humorous clips of his characters on Instagram, and went on to work on projects for Disney, the BBC and MTV, and earned himself a BAFTA award and nomination in the process. However, it was his less successful years doing standup comedy that provided inspiration for his trademark character animations.

"It's through standup I learned brevity. It's kind of a joke structure," he explains. Knowing how to frame the clip comes from past failures and successes on stage: "You very quickly learn how to hit certain points," he laughs.

12. Keep it simple

As well as knowing when to exaggerate, Ørum is also keen to highlight the importance of simplicity. "I always try to communicate the designs with the fewest lines possible. It doesn’t mean that work hasn’t been put into creating the volume, placement and design of the character, but I try to simplify as much as possible and only put down the lines and colours that conveys the necessary information."

13. Consider all the angles

Depending on what you have planned for your character design, you might need to work out what it will look like from all angles. A seemingly flat character can take on a whole new persona when seen from the side if, for example, it has a massive beer belly.

In the Character Design Crash Course workshop at Pictoplasma 2019, Jurevicius and Rilla Alexander asked attendees to sketch their character in poses held by other attendees, life drawing style.

And if you're going to turn it into a comic strip, a la Luke Pearson's Hilda, it'll need to not only make sense from all angles, but look good too.

"How to draw Hilda from behind without her hair swallowing her silhouette", how to draw her beret from above; a long and drawn out battle with how her nose should look… these were all issues Pearson had to deal with when creating his character. The problems all ultimately led to design solutions.

14. Build it in 3D

If your character is going to exist within a 3D world, as an animation or even as a toy, working out its height, weight and physical shape is all important. Alternatively, go one step further and create a model.

"Even if you're not someone who works in 3D, you can learn a lot by converting your character into three dimensions," says Alexander. It's a key part of the process the students follow at the Pictoplasma Academy. See our best 3D modelling software guide to get started.

15. Choose colours carefully

Colours can help communicate a character's personality. Typically, dark colours such as black, purples and greys depict baddies with malevolent intentions. Light colours such as white, blues, pinks and yellows express innocence and purity. Comic-book reds, yellows and blues might go some way to giving hero qualities to a character design.

"To choose effective colours, it’s important to understand the basic rules of colour," explains Ørum. "Become familiar with the primary, secondary and tertiary colours, as well as monochromatic and complementary colours. One technique for generating an effective colour palette is to chose two complementary colours and work with them in a monochromatic colour scheme."

"You’ll create balance because complementary colours create dynamism, while monochrome colours invoke feelings of calm. You could also try a tertiary colour scheme, which adds a third colour (for example, violet, orange and green), and then work with monochromatic versions of those colours, but it demands more planning and skill for it to work well. If you’re new to colour, try and keep it simple."

To read more on this, see our post on colour theory.

16. Don't forget the hair

"Some years ago I went from hating drawing hair to loving it," Ørum. "Previously, I used to view working out all the details and directions of the hair as a tedious endeavour. Now I think of it more as a large, organic shape, which like a flag in the wind indicates and emphasises the movement of the character or its surroundings.

"Start by creating a large shape and divide it into shorter sections, while thinking about where the hair is parted and where the hairline is. Every line should help to define the volume, shape and direction of the hair."

17. Add accessories

Props and clothing can help to emphasise character traits and their background. For example, scruffy clothes can be used for poor characters, and lots of diamonds and bling for tasteless rich ones. Accessories can also be more literal extensions of your character's personality, such as a parrot on a pirate's shoulder or a maggot in a ghoul's skull.

18. Focus on facial expression

Expressions showing a character's range of emotions and depicting its ups and downs will further flesh out your character. Depending on its personality, a figure's emotions might be muted and wry or explosive and wildly exaggerated.

"When you know the basics of drawing a face, play with the expression of the character," says Ørum. "Use a mirror to read your own face and notice the subtle changes. Push and pull the eyebrows to show emotion. Avoid giving the face symmetry. The mouth will always favours a side and it gives life to the drawing. And give the head a tilt to add nuance."

Classic examples of exaggerated expressions can be found in the work of the legendary Tex Avery: the eyes of his Wild Wolf character often pop out of its head when it's excited. Another example of how expressions communicate motions is deadpan Droopy, who barely registers any sort of emotion at all.

19. Give your character goals

The driving force behind a character's personality is what it wants to achieve. This missing 'something' – be it riches, a girlfriend or solving a mystery – can help to create the dramatic thrust behind the stories and adventures your character gets up to. Often the incompleteness or flaws in a character design are what make it interesting.

20. Build up a back story

If you're planning for your character design to exist within comics and animations, then developing its back story is important. Where it comes from, how it came to exist and any life-changing events it has experienced are going to help back up the solidity of, and subsequent belief in, your character. Sometimes the telling of a character's back story can be more interesting than the character's present adventures.

"If you’re experiencing problems when attempting to nail the essence of a character, try thinking of them in a certain situation," Ørum advises. "Use the story to think about your character’s emotions before tackling the design, and add the details afterwards. Setting the scene is the best help when staring at a blank piece of paper, and it makes the process more fun, too!"

21. Remember it's not all about the face

Yukai Du(opens in new tab) is not what you'd call a typical character designer: none of her work features faces. Instead, her body part of choice is the hands. Having found she wasn't good at capturing specific emotions within a facial expression, she turned to a different body part: the hands. "Hands are very expressive. You can tell a lot of stories with hands, and do it in a very subtle way," she says. Hands became her way of telling stories.

22. Make your character design flexible

Having decent software and materials to work with is useful, but not essential, when it comes to bringing your character to life. A lot of amazing characters were successfully designed years ago when no one had personal computers and Photoshop CC was just a dream.

If you character is really strong, you should be able to capture it with just a pen and paper. Or, as Sune Ehlers(opens in new tab) puts it: "The character should still be able to work with a stick dipped in mud and drawn on asphalt."

23. Get feedback from others

Show people your creations and ask them what they think. Don't just ask whether they like them or not. Instead, see if they can pick up the personalities and traits of your characters. Find who you think is the suitable or ideal audience for your work and get feedback specifically from them about it.

24. Make it honest

"A lot of my commercial project come out of my personal work. That's why I try to make my personal work so honest to what I like. I think it comes through to the viewer that I'm not just ticking boxes," says John Bond. The illustrator launched his debut picture book, NOT LOST, based on his Mini Rabbit character design.

25. Create the right environment

In the same way that you create a history for your character, you need to create an environment for it to help further cement believability in your creation. The world in which the character lives and interacts should in some way make sense to who the character is and what it gets up to.

26. Fine-tune your figure

Question each element of your creation, especially things such as its facial features. The slightest alteration can have a great effect on how your character is perceived.

Illustrator Neil McFarland(opens in new tab) advises: "Think about the meaning of the word 'character'. You're supposed to breathe life into these things, make them appealing and give them the magic that will allow people to imagine what they're like to meet and how they might move."

27. Don't be afraid to make changes

Hilda has changed over the years, from book to book, but Pearson explains that no one has pulled him up on it. "I like to think it means the design is strong enough to withstand being pulled in all these different directions," he says.

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