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sandradoodles · 2 years

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Hi! i just started reading your confessions comic and i am OBSESSED!! and i didnt want to spam you by rbing all of your posts so i am going to write my Thoughts here :3

First of all i just wanted to say how much youve improved over the course of making this comic!! the lineart is so much Smoother and neater, the shading is so PRETTY, i love how youve done the backgrounds, whether you actually draw them or put flowers or something else behind the characters, and the layout looks so much more proffesional and puts the focus on the right things!! ALSO your anatomy has improved sm and i love all the wild expressions!!

Also i LOVE the teal colouring with pink accents, its such a pretty combo and its kinda like your trademark now!!

And obviously the whole story is so GOOD. i love how you cranked up the Idiot Meter to 1000000 bc YEAH theyre IDIOTS!! I loved the whole Clownbug part with ladybug discovering chats in love with marinette and being ANGRY abt it, its one of my favourite flavours of love square, and pt 6 of the comic was also SO entertaining!! miscommunication my beloved <3

I also love the first panel of pt nine, its just so pretty!! and ofc the shenanigans with the design contest, it feels v realistic and you absolutely NAILED mari's character!!

And the bee miraculous akuma is GORGEOUS!! it looks v menacing but also rlly cool and i would KILL to see the full design

i also love the way you showed marinettes progress with the jacket!! the montage of them bonding and working on the jacket is so cool <3 (and the shoulder gag is rlly funny lksdjhghjkgfdkjh)

FINALLY the jacket itself is just. BEAUTIFUL. the design on the back is absolutely stunning, and i love how you incorporated the miracle box and roses (did mari draw inspiration from chat? 👀👀) and the pink inside is so cute!! and the paw mark w marinette's signature!! (also i see you have a weakness for bomber jackets and you are RIGHT they ARE the pinnacle of fashion)

and buttercup reveal my beloved!! the blush!! the awkwardness!! the wild expressions and gestures!! i LOVE IT!!

also, i love all the small details!! like how you shaded marinettes palms as hearts, its so cute! <3

Anyways im just REALLY exited to see where youre going with this comic!! <3

omg omg omg okay I woke up to this, immediately read it FIVE TIMES IN A ROW, and have spent all day trying to figure out how to reply to so many lovely compliments 😭😭😭

THANK YOU SO MUCH OBVIOUSLY it means the world that you read every part and then took the time to type this up! This comic is such a labor of love for me and I'm always trying to work in a lot of fun and cute little details/moments so when people notice and point out those things it makes my heart SWELL WITH JOY. (If you like the hearts on her palms, part ten has some hidden hearts as well heehee)

When I started this my only goals were to scratch my lovesquare itch and get comfortable drawing again after being out of the habit for years. I had, idk maybe ten followers and did not expect anyone to read it or that I would actually manage to draw more than five parts or so AND NOW HERE WE ARE lol. I am so happy that you can see an improvement in the art, not just in how the characters are drawn but stuff like backgrounds and the visual storytelling as well. I hope to get better and better with each part!

Reading your comments about the characterization makes me wanna screech with happiness because I LOVE. THESE. IDIOTS. SO MUCH it is ridiculous!! RIDICULOUS! And as much as I adore leaning into them being incredibly stupid, it is important to me to show how much tenderness lies at the heart of their interactions. They are so, so stupid because they’re so, so sweet. Confessions is very much “journey over destination” because I just want to indulge in as much insanity, humor, awkwardness, confusion, affection, devotion, and partnership I can manage to tease out of their relationship in one story.

The color palette btw was a complete and total happy accident! Sometimes a thing works because you put lots of thought and effort into it, and sometimes a thing works because you fell on it. The color palette is an example of the latter but THE JACKET is an example of the former, haha. The amount of time it took to develop not just the meaning of it but literally the physical design (gotta look like something Marinette might actually make, gotta be something that I can draw a bunch of times, gotta be something that [spoilers redacted], gotta be something that fits over Chat’s shoulders, gotta be something that actually looks good, omg.) I have a whole post about it already but still more to say because I always have more to say! this is so much rambling I’m sorry

One of the big challenges I’ve had in trying to make a comic is figuring out how to balance what to say, what to show, and what to imply. The jacket is first and foremost exactly how Marinette presents it, a means to hopefully reach Adrien and deliver the card from his classmates. The specifics behind the design are more implied. Marinette pours a week of blood sweat and tears into creating this jacket, and as far as Chat Noir sees, she is single-mindedly focused on that task. But we all know she’s ALSO carrying the responsibilities and concerns of being Ladybug. Losing the Miraculous is obviously like... the biggest thing, a terrible and invisible weight that she carries alone!

Except not, because Chat Noir is there. He’s there for Ladybug, he’s there for Marinette, he’s a constant presence in her life and his support allows her to move beyond the shame and horror of losing the Miraculous. Marinette embroiders the symbols of the stolen Miraculous centered around the ladybug and surrounded by irises (sorry they aren’t roses!), and it looks like a topical show of support for her local superheroes; Ladybug embroiders the symbols of the stolen Miraculous centered on the ladybug and surrounded by irises and it’s a promise to her city that she’s going to get them back. (That she stitches the symbol of the cat in the left-hand side of the lining so that it zips over the wearer’s heart might mean something too but that was... more subconscious.)

ANYWAYYYYYYYYYYY I hope that my long-winded rambling comes across appropriately as a sign of JUST HOW THRILLED I am to have received this beautiful thoughtful ask. Hopefully the behind the scenes talk was fun to read haha. I am so honored and I hope you continue to enjoy the story!!

#sandra talks #confessions rambling #ask #bugaboooooooooo #someday I might actually finish designing the bee akuma #dsjaklf;#NO PROMISES BUT IT MIGHT HAPPEN

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chanstopher · 1 year

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hello dreamy; hope you’re well ❤️ we’re pretty similar in some aspects :o i love making gfx the most too since it’s something i wish to be good at + pairing fonts, figuring out colour palettes and executing ideas in the form of a graphics really is challenging but also super rewarding! i draw from time to time as well and i really love doing it, but since i rarely ever not draw from a reference or change things ever so slightly, it’s not something that tickles my imagination as much as a gfx would hehe since i usually have to readjust colourings or sometimes colour from scratch, i really like giffing too! but it’s probably the most mundane out of all of them since there’s nothing much different about the process dkfjdj oh, you’re absolutely fine! a good friend is like a seasoned professional when it comes to typos, and i’ve finally mastered decoding 90% of what she says… reading through your posts is like a calming breeze after talking to her—no missing words, random exclamations or extra letters 😂 but i think it’s a charming point for her too; i immediately know it’s her when i receive a text that butchered up! the whole biasing thing reminds me of a mutual of mine :D she’s always confused on who her bias is and ends up biasing the one member who is a complete opposite of her initial bias so we joke around by predicting who her bias will be once she starts getting into a new group. what’s your favourite hair colour on chan (and/or binnie haha) + what are some things that you associate with him? (i apologize for the late ask as i have been struggling with tumblr for the past couple of days ^^;) - 🌨

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Hi my lil rain cloud, omg yes there’s just so much you can do with gfx, its a constant learning curve, and it’s so full of experimentation that its just always so fun. I’ve always been tempted to open up requests for gfx but its so hard to think of how to get ppl to send stuff that would actually inspire me. The best I’ve done is someone randomly sent me an ask for a gfx with Minho and they asked if it could be yellow and it ended up being a lot of fun to try to do, the request was so vague it was easy to be completely creative. I also cannot draw unless I have a good reference, it’s like I can picture something so perfectly in my mind but the second my pen touches paper or tablet I suddenly can’t figure out how to proportion anything. But if I have something to constantly look at and compare myself to I can match it pretty well. But I agree gifs feel easy most of the time in comparison, unless I’m trying to recolor something nightmare inducing like purple stage lighting, or making things extra fancy by basically turning gifs into gfx. Giffing is a good hobby for watching tv or something, because it’s just a constant process so I can pay enough attention to the tv to know what’s happening while also cranking out sets, so I like that about it. I’m glad my grammar issues are at least legible, just lots of random commas that I hope are remotely ok lmao

Omg red is definitely my favorite hair color on Chris, like all time, I think the more ppl hated it the more I loved it, was obsessed with it. It just felt so punk, and then it faded to a pretty pink and I was happy all over again lmao. I also really loved the highlighted brown during double knot, that was such a gorgeous color and I think it really suited his skin tone a lot. I’m partial to blonde binnie, like ex or all in that was SUCH a gorgeous color on him, I do wish he got to do more fun colors tho, he’s said a few times he wants pink hair and I think changbin should get what he wants lol

Things I associate with Chris, omg does everything count or does that just really bring out the loser in me lmao but fr space, the ocean, oversized clothing, skateboarding, wolves obviously, the 🤙🏻 emoji, Pokemon, puppies, those thick silver chain necklaces lol, I will stop this will get embarrassing gdhgd

#drm.ask #🌧️ santa

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atosofficial · 2 years

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A-T-O-S

>w<)

Type: Whoa. WHOA. WHOAAA. Is this what your riddle was about, Kanna? Or is this something completely separate omg Holy shit I can't get over how fuckin cool this looks?! Dream's whole outfit is so amazing, and the smoke coming from his lantern GOSHHH And are those fireflies?? (Little known fact about me, I used to live in New Jersey and I fell hard in love with fireflies as a kid HAHA) The limited colour palette is so pretty, I can't get over how good all of this looks!!!! Thank you so much for this ;w; ATOS Dream has never looked cooler ☀✨✨✨

Lyra: KANNA, YOUR ART IS ALWAYS TOP TIER. This is so ethereal and serene :O I love how you’ve interpreted the series in such a beautiful piece! The colors have a gentle, soft feeling to it, and I’m in love ;w; Those pops of gold and teal really add to the ambiance, as does Nightmare’s castle peeking out in the background (which I’m just dying to see even more because it looks so COOL)! I love love love how detailed this is!!! And Dream’s outfit is just so pretty too aaaaaaaa <3 Thank you SO much for your gorgeous artwork, and thank you for drawing something inspired by ATOS. This was a wonderful surprise to find in our askbox, and I’m in awe 🌠 💫 💛

#ask #aoi-kanna #atos fanart #god fireflies #one of my fondest memories is my dad cupping a firefly in his hands #and then calling me over to the tree where there were all flying around #and then uncupping his hands so I could see one up close hahaha #little!me was ENTRANCED #mod type #mod lyra

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xiaoshengnu · 2 years

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𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖊𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖍𝖆𝖔𝖑𝖆𝖓 - final review

overview: episode no. - 62 episodes, genre - historical

legend of haolan is a long historical drama, set during the warring states period in china. it follows the story of Li Haolan, a daughter from a noble family of the kingdom of zhao and her climb to power from a mere lady-in-waiting to the queen dowager of qin, the mother to the first emperor of china, Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng.

t⃣ h⃣ e⃣ v⃣ i⃣ b⃣ e⃣ s⃣

[𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 ] [𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘺 ] [𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 ] [𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘭 ] [𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 ] [𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 ]

to catch a quick overview of what sort of ride you’re gonna be in for, the vibes of this drama is like danger, power and death with no certain happy ending, although the surfaces and everything around them were glowing and beautiful, there was always a sense of danger and darkness.. (p.s. there’s a lot of murder)

o⃣u⃣t⃣ o⃣ f⃣ t⃣ e⃣ n⃣

𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 - 9/10

𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖙 - 7/10

𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘 - 10/10 (can I give it a 100/10???)

𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 - 10/10

𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 - 9/𝟙𝟘

o⃣u⃣t⃣ o⃣ f⃣ f⃣ i⃣v⃣ e⃣

𝖍𝖎𝖉𝖉𝖊𝖓 𝖌𝖊𝖒 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖚𝖊 - 💎💎💎💎

[ I scored it fairly high for it's strong feminist narrative which I haven’t found a lot in cdramaland, it’s huge cast of maniac characters and for it’s stunning costumes ]

𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖚𝖊 - ✨✨

[ way too long and too emotionally tolling ]

‘keep reading’ for detailed review

Omg. I’m finally over with this drama. Finally.

I remember starting this drama literally a year ago and only managed to finish it until now, and I’ve finished with pretty mixed feelings.

𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖙 - 7

I felt that this drama was super cool, with super cool themes and full to the brim with beautifully written, complex, awesome, ruthless women that I absolutely adored. There was also a strong feminist narrative, exposing the lack of choice women had during those times, but also presenting the power that women could wield, sometimes even surpassing those of men, so if that’s your jam, I highly highly recommend.

The overall logic of the plot was incredibly solid and the all of the power struggles and palace intrigue were very well written with plenty of thought put in.

However, the drama did drag, especially at the start in Zhao Kingdom. There were large amounts of unnecessary plot points of palace intrigue, which, despite being entertaining to watch and fast paced, were kind of irrelevant. But still, I feel that for the characters, it’s worth pushing through.

I think it’s fair to say that the drama focused more on character development and presenting characters at their most dimensional and complex than an easy and to-the-point plot, which has equally balanced pros and cons- it honestly just depends on your patience lol.

𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘 - 10

O.M.G. THE CHARACTERS. I WILL NEVER GET OVER THESE CHARACTERS. The characters in this drama were honestly all universally crazy, but god did I love it. So many of the women here were lowkey fruity, they were all so complex and well written- they literally broke all my expectations (and my mind) and I will not ever shut up about it.

That’s all I will say, or I will honestly write a whole ass psychoanalysis on every single character that entered, died or survived in this drama. I will not lie, you thought Word of Honor was well developed?

Think. Again.

AJDHJHAdhhdhak I love the writing of this drama so much, imma combust-

𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 - 10

I have no complaints, none at all. The production in this drama was absolutely stunning. The sets were beautiful, the lighting gorgeous, the filters and general colour palette was just as good. Thought they might not have been true to history, there were pretty okay, so pretty.

The clothing on the whole were absolutely gorgeous and had strong influences from ancient murals and paintings from the warring states period, which I strongly, strongly appreciated. And as if it couldn’t get any better, the headpieces that the noble women in Qin Kingdom wore were so stunning and so beautifully made. Like, bro, Qin Kingdom was like the most fashionable of the fashionable of the 6 states.

𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 - 9

The acting was absolutely on point, all the characters were casted perfectly. Mao Zijun was perfect as the cold but scholary Ying Yiren/Zichu, and Wu Jinyan and Nie Yuan played their new roles wonderfully. Even the lesser seen side actors were wonderful in their roles.

The actor who played teenage-adult Qin Shi Huang, was also incredibly impressive, he presented his reckless, ruthless and semi-maniac personality perfectly. I also want to mention Zhang Nan, who was literally fire playing Han Qionghua, how she isn’t a big-time actress, I have no idea.

𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖚𝖘

favourite character(s) :

han qionghua ( oh god I am such a simp for han qionghua, she is so proud, so ruthless and so dangerously intelligent. she was only present for the first half but oh my god, she completely stole my heart )

princess ya ( absolutely ruthless and completely crazy, I originally found her really hateful [only personality wise- she was a great hateable character] but I really fell for her at the end of her character arc )

yin xiaochun ( icon. )

𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖜 (source mydramalist)

lead actors : wu jinyan, nie yuan, mao zijun

screenwriter : er di, yu zheng ( also produced the Story of Yanxi Palace)

director : lee tat chiu

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aharris00britney · 4 years

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ASKS 20

lmao last time i did one of these was February there is a lot

Anonymous said: What's your collab process when you and other creators make packs? Like how do you decide to do it together and how do you split up the ideas and everything?

I’m going to answer another ask outside of this post that details this but I’ll answer this one here too. The way me and ayoshi do packs is not like a usual collab (in my opinion I don’t think people collab like this). I am good at making meshes. So usually I make a mesh for something and ayoshi makes a base texture that I can use to finish the base of the top/bottom and then we work together to fix any texture issues. Nothing we’ve made has ever been 100% mine or 100% his except for the hairs. Sometimes a mesh is easy but the texture requires a lot of work so it’s more work for him, sometimes I decide I want to try and texture something (like with this AxA I made textures for some of the clothes) and then ayoshi will clean the texture up for me and add some shading for me. So it’s a lot different than what I imagine most collabs are. But I love the way me and him work together and the ability to change something I don’t like because it isn’t just his, it’s ours.

Anonymous said: I'm so excited for your new AxA collab that female hair is stunning!!

Anonymous said: I s2g if it werent for your cc my sims would just have to walk around naked lmao you literally make the game playable for me, so thank you ❤❤❤❤❤

thank you!!! Assuming the 2nd ask is about AxA too because that’s the only time I make clothes lmao. Excited for you guys to see everything this week.

Anonymous said: Do you know anyone who recolours your hairs? They’re so gorgeous I’d love to see them in more colours! Xx

I usually reblog recolors of my hair at @aharris00britneyrecolors.

Anonymous said: I'm a sucker for your sim Bella. Every time I see Bella as your hair models, I click and download

Anonymous said: Hi, sorry to bother, are you planning on uploading your Bella Sim Anytime soon? Love your content!

Bella is a queen, she’s a streamer in my game at the AH00B house. I don’t think I’m going to upload my Sims anymore though :( I have a ton of sliders and presets in my game and I have no idea which ones I use. I have 3 of the ones I know I use listed on my resource page but there are so many more and I don’t want to share them and they be broken in peoples games.

Anonymous said: will there be an axa this year im in desperate need of new clothes for my sims :(

I got this a few days ago before the teaser came out which I thought was funny fvghb yes there will be one

@lysssimpatico said: I was wondering if you might consider making the Elli hair have ombre accessory options. There aren't any cute curly ponytail ombres anywhere!

I think I tried making an ombre accessory for it when I made the hair and it didn’t fully work with the way I changed the UV maps. I’m sorry :(

Anonymous said: why the HELL is your dog so cute lemme have her please

Right? She’s an angel omg my dad is watching her while my foot heals but I miss her so much fghvbj

Anonymous said: Your Daphne hair is so cute!!

thank you!

Anonymous said: I have the feeling everyone knows what kind of Supernatural they would be if they were one, so what's yours?

I think I would want to be a ghost so i could fuck with people ya

Anonymous said: Does the Natilie hair need to be updated?

Nope, all the updated stuff is in my post that lists all the updated content off. Everything on my download page is up to date.

Anonymous said: Hi im just submitting an idea if you want to - i love your melanie hair and i was wondering if its possible to remove the accessory on it? im sorry if im bothering you im new to all this hope you have a nice day!!

hey :) I am pretty sure someone had to have made a hair similar to that already as it’s just the university ponytail with new ponytail on it. If not I could look into doing it sometime in the future.

Anonymous said:I LOVE U 😍

and i love u

Anonymous said: Do you know if there’s any hair accessories (like ones that change the color of it) that work with your Elli Hair? ❤️

It comes with an accessory that changes the elastic :)

Anonymous said: Hellooo! first of all, how are you? how´s your day? i´m sorry but, do you know if someone makes maxis match hairs based in kpop videos? I´m searching for that bull all i can find is alpha hair and i´m not into alpha cc :( Thank you very much! have a great day!

I’m not sure if there are people that specifically only do that but I think there are a handful of creators that get inspired from kpop/music videos and make hairs similar to that. Cause we use EA meshes most of the time the hairs aren’t going to look exactly like the inspiration though. Like I have two hairs that are based off Go Won from loona (Go Won hair and Kelsey Hair) but i don’t think you can tell that just from looking at them.

Anonymous said: I downloaded the new version of the sydnie braids but my game says they're corrupted and won't let me play with them in my mods folder

try to redownload and they should work, I haven’t had any other issues.

Anonymous said: hey, i was just wondering whether you did or are thinking of doing eyelashes at any point

I am not lmao I don’t think I would be able to make my own eyelashes

Anonymous said: you are incredibly prolific. constantly amazed and delighted by your high-quality work. have a good day king

thank you!!!!

Anonymous said: aaaahh I know this is probably a long shot but I was wondering if you had the quartz eyes psd? I've been trying to find it but all of the links I've stumbled onto are dead :( thank you in advance!! ♥️ and no problem if you don't have it or can't share it :)

here is a link to a post that has the PSD

Anonymous said: the mica hair looks so cute 🥺 you’re amazing

thank you! It’s named after the main singer from Magdalena Bay ;n; i love them

@whendowestopcaring said: I love, love, love your work!! + your blog, aesthetic, etc. Keep it up!

thank you!!!! pink and blue all the way bb

@marsupialmother said: Not an ask, just a comment. All you stuff is so beautiful. Thank you for being such an amazing creator!!!

no, thank you for sending me this! I appreciate it a ton <3 have a wonderful day

Anonymous said: How long have you been creating CCs for?

I recolored a get together cardigan in Dec 2015 and started making hair in November of 2016 to promote Britney Spears lmao. So around 4-5 years.

Anonymous said: hi!! just wanted to say i love the item index download option! thank you for your awesome cc and organization :)

You’re welcome! item indexes make things so much easier I agree, happy to help simplify things for downloaders. also they look nice so that’s a plus for me.

Anonymous said: i love your cc, they are really beautiful but can you do more male hair cc? im just asking

I prefer doing female stuff tbh, I feel like I’m better at it and I get more ideas. But i did 4 male hairs in this upcoming AxA 2020 pack and a bunch of male clothes. I’m sorry I can’t do more :( I just don’t get inspired to make much male stuff personally.

Anonymous said: what happened to Ayoshi???

he’s in the basement working on AxA, don’t ask. he actually just doesn’t like being on Simblr anymore but still likes making CC with me, so we just make cc on call sometimes when we get bored of a game we’re playing. he sends his regards from the basement of AH00B studios <3

Anonymous said: hello i love all your cc and you’re my favorite creator, i have a question, are you planning to make some more clothes anytime soon?

getting these while working on AxA was so funny because there are like 80 new clothes for male/female sims in it and i was like... these people don’t know what they have coming their way. thank you!

Anonymous said: 💃 How you make all your item index for your pack and collab? 💃

I make mine in Word using tables and then save as PDF. Here’s a peak at the AxA 2020 one

Anonymous said: am i on drugs or have u uploaded an eco lifestyle kids dress conversion? i remember seeing it so vividly, (the zip up kids dress), but maybe it was another creator... lol

I think that was from grimcookies! Here is a link to his eco lifestyle add on set that he made.

Anonymous said: would you happen to know how to get rid of the weird gloss that can be on some cc hairs?

if you download Sims4Studio and open the package you can make the specular blank but that could cause issues in your game if you play on certain graphic settings. So do it with caution.

Anonymous said: Awww we have very similar life aspirations, I just want a boring/calm life, settle down with a wife (I'm a lesbian) and become an lit teacher.

yup yup boring lifes are where it’s at. Like i just want something simple lmao if I wanted exciting I wouldn’t do teaching.

Anonymous said: hi! i hope youre doing well! could you please tell me wcif the two toned jeans on the sim in your eco lifestyle addon collection?

They’re in AxA 2020! We have had so much of the stuff done for a while so i’ve been using it in previews for a while lmao.

Anonymous said: WAIT is the Love Bomb palette named after the Fromis_9 song???

yessss ayoshi is their #1 fan

#asks #peak of axa index in here

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mrkslee · 4 years

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✨ + /tagged/mine !!

one - i know this is literally your most recent set but i absolutely!!! love!!!!! how seamless it looks even though it’s two completely different mvs 🥰 the green/red/black all look so good together and i’m a sucker for concept swap gifsets owo

two - !!! i love how you split the columns into red/blue vs black/red !!! i’m more used to alternating between the colours, if that make sense? but the way you have the gifs placed into contrasting 2 column of colours just looks really, really pretty! a top tier set for a top tier song :> (i noticed how you did the same placements for some of your other sets too and owo, pretty!)

three - your trading cards series is so pretty omg just the amount of time and effort put into them must be maddening kafafahfjahk but they turned out so nice!!

four - THIS FANART??? GRAPHIC?????? IS SO PRETTY oh my god it’s so pretty ;-; idk anything about drawing but the pins must’ve took a long time ajsfafgagjfa i sound like a broken record but this is so, so pretty i’m...no words omg

five - the effects used in this set is so gorgeous oh my god and the colour palette!!!!! mwah

send me ✨ + the link to your creations and I’ll answer with my top five favourites!

#replies #i think i like your entire content tag LMAO everything looks so pretty and vibrant 💘#i was only able to go through 10 pages but there were a few more sets that i really liked too!!#if i were to go through your entire tag (which would probs take me forever sdjfhgsfgjh) i think i'd still like everything ;-;#tayongs

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seongshwa · 4 years

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✨ + my stuff is tagged "my gifs" if you're feeling up to it 😣 love your creations too btw ahsgahhd - hongjooong

hellooo and thank you so much for liking my stuff 🥺💘

one - this one is a TOP TIER set for a TOP TIER man with TOP TIER fashion!!!!!!!!!!! all of these looks are some of my favourites too and i love your colouring on these ;-; they’re so smooth and just really pretty to look at 💖

two - i love the use of the white borders, colour palettes, and negative space!! it looks so clean and really smooth :> another pretty set to look at methinks

three - hhh i love the colours in this set!!!!! the reds and blues are so vibrant, and when combined with the black bg it just looks so seamless and gorgeous omg chef’s kiss for this one!!!

four - bro the COLOURS here are so pretty :((( i’m a sucker for turquoise and peach tones and this set has all of that :((( it’s such a pretty colour combo and the quality looks so good :((

five - the red is so VIBRANT in these omsdfjsfgjsh i love gifsets with colours that pops like this one :D

send me ✨ + the link to your creations and I’ll answer with my top five favourites!

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Holy bananas you are gorgeous! Eyebrows on point, hair color is bangin’, lashes lookin’ luscious. What’s your makeup routine?! It looks amazing! 💄✨

OMG thank you!!! Well my makeup routine is constantly changing but I will let you in on my everyday stuff down below. It’s hella basic tbh but I will list it below the cute for ya since you’re actually not the first person to ask:

GRACEY’S ERRRRYDAY MAKEUP ROUTINE:

- |I always start with moisturizer (I personally use Nivea daily essentials moisture boost because my skin in like the sahara) then let that sink in for a few minutes

- then I prime my skin with Smashbox photofinish primer (I don’t wear foundation but I find this helps make my concealer and blush look super even)

- next I fill my brows. I have pretty thick brows naturally but they’re pretty fair and patchy so I really like using the Nyx fill&fluff pomade brow pencil (this is nicer for anyone with unruly brows as it has a bit of a waxy formula that helps to keep your brows laid down)

- I then use a brow gel on top, to keep that shit locked down for the day (which I usually just make myself by mixing colourless hair pomade and a prefered shade of pigment, eyeshadow works fine.)

- next I go in with concealer, which I typically fluxuate between Fenty’s match stix matte skinstick in shade Bamboo, or L’oreal’s infallible concealer in shade cashmere when I’m broke (I heart university tuition) which I blend out with a Beautyblender or a beauty sponge from Quo (which honestly work just as well and are way less expensive)

- I’m super big on the over-blushing trend right now! I personally really like Marcelle’s velvety blush in shade soft coral, which I apply with my Morphe M405 brush.

- I also love highlighter more than anything. I have too many, but I think in the pic that I just posted I’m wearing the Killawatt freestyle highlighter by Fenty beauty in shade lightning dust/fire crystal. Another massive fav of mine is legit any shade from the Tarte rainforest of the sea III palette. That shit is DOPE.

- I broze/contour maybe half of the time, but if I do I either use the Tarte amazonian clay bronzer, or a shade (called Tirimisu I think) from the clay play vol. II eye and cheek palette from Tarte.

- I have eyelash extensions on right now so I don’t wear mascara, but in the past I loved either the Too Faced better than sex mascara, or L’oreal’s lash paradise mascara (which is basically just a dupe for the better than sex one)

- And as always, you gotta set that shit. Now my lash extensions limit me from using anything with oil so I prefer the Urban Decay de-slick oil control setting spray. But prior to the lashes, I really enjoyed the Morphe x Jeffree Star setting spray (I’m not 100% certain if it’s oil free so I stopped using it)

Phew okay I think that’s everything? I typically don’t wear eyeshadow unless I’m going out or something but if I do I LOVE the Morphe 39S palette. It’s got a lot of really pretty soft pinks and purples as well as a nice assortment of neutral browns which I find really compliment my eye colour :)

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murfeelee · 5 years

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February! Weekend Replies!

My whole schedule’s shot to heck. I had something else planned for this month, but, pfft, THAT'S not happening. So I'll just keep chugging along -- eff it.

bmit04 replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt3a - The Sickness *cough cough* “Mighty kami,...”

So much work and the results were fab!

THANK YOU! Lemme tell you, doing this gameplay is driving me effing crazy. These sims just don’t cooperate half the time -- Imma start docking their wages. XD

simsmidgen replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt4b - Mother “Tsukihime-Sama~~~!” “Oh,...”

I love the colour palette you used in all these pics, it's just beautiful <3

I’m floored, omg, thanks! I just knew everything had to be ♪ Green ♫, LOL!

omgdoubleume replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt4a - Golden Bridge of Heaven “Welcome to...”

Whoaooowww! 😍

omgdoubleume replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt4b - Mother “Tsukihime-Sama~~~!” “Oh,...”

I just.... LOVE everything about this story 💙💚💛💜

I always feel like crap when I see your posts; you’re such an inspiration, WOW! Thank youuuuu~!

psychetrip replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt1b - The Shrine Maiden After the heavy rains...”

You know... I was wondering if Cinderella was in the mix?

LOL, no, no Disney, or effed up Grimm’s tales here. XD

Kaguya’s raking/sweeping because as a miko, keeping the shrine clean by sweeping away the dust and leaves and other impurities (or demons) is an iconic daily ritual they do (you see it a lot in anime & video games).

But I just really wanted an excuse to use that Raking Mod. XD

psychetrip replied to your post “You got it!”

No jokes! He was messed up. Voldemort turning into a basilisk! Kubo is super sad, but that’s what makes it compelling

That poor kid, I know, right!? Who wants to be the one at the Parent-Teacher Conference with effing Voldemort as their granddad? XD

slade-the-neko replied to your post “Playlist Tag - Anime & Games!”

YESSS! 😃

I should have done 15 or 20 like you did, cuz 10 is just too few!

enchandycorn replied to your post “Playlist Tag”

Yay! Thank you for doing this! :D

Thanks for the tag! I love doing questionnaires & meme posts! ^_^

CC REPLIES

ktarsims replied to your post “Butterflies!”

O.M.G. o.o

One of my favorite creations in a long time!

lifeasasim replied to your post “Hōzuki Decor Set”

This is beautiful! Thanks murf!

They’re just so freaking cool; I wish I had some I could grow IRL!

simsmidgen replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt3d - The Jade Slippers “Don’t worry,...”

The shoes are gorgeous!

Thanks! They’re a conversion I’ve been wanting to do for A WHILE. Finally had an excuse with this gameplay.

psychetrip replied to your photoset “Moon Medicine (月の薬) - Pt4a - Golden Bridge of Heaven “Welcome to...”

You know I want your cc 😉 *shameless*

And you know I’m shamelessly excited to see you use them! :D

simsmidgen replied to your post “Murf’s Important Update! Pt2!”

thanks!

purespirithorses replied to your post “Murf’s Important Update! Pt2!”

you are pretty amazing :)

samkat10423 replied to your post “Murf’s Important Update! Pt2!”

Just browsed through it, and yes, you are truly amazing. Thanks for sharing.

All I can say is thanks to everyone for being patient with me all this time, as I noob my way through simming, creating CC and blogging. XD

Happy simming, everyone!

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lizzybeth1986 · 6 years

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Quick Thoughts on TRR Book 3 Chapter 11

• Again, fam, I'm not entirely sure I'll have this QT out in time but I hope I will. My surgery has been fixed for next Thursday, and I'd like to finish whatever I can before I leave for hospital. It's going to be hard, but fingers crossed I can get it done.

Here is Part 2 of Chapter 11's Quick Thoughts once you're through with this one!

• I'm noticing a narrative pattern here! Whenever something devastating is happening right in front of us (like the two attacks in the palace) they immediately pick up from where they left off in the previous chapter, bring that portion to its dramatic conclusion, and then play the opening theme (in this case, it's the sad version of the TRR title track). They used a similar narrative format in Chapter 1 of this book.

• This is also the third time the sad TRR track plays in the book. The only time it was played sans the narrative style of Chapter 1 and Chapter 10's openings, was in Chapter 6, after the orchard at Applewood was burned. All at points of time when all hope seems to be lost, before our lead characters get up, dust themselves off, and resolve to keep going despite everything and everyone against them.

• It was pretty clear that Constantine would sacrifice his life in this chapter, given the way he was talking at the end of the last one. It's the kind of symbolic send-off one tends to write for a character one knows will die sooner than he anticipates. Which is why even though I'm kinda pissed that Leo comes now when everything seems safe, I understand why having him there is so important. In the narrative, Leo is an important part of the closure that comes before Constantine's demise.

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A few notes on Constantine's demise:

1. He's right about one thing: it definitely is a better end for him. He dies a hero. Cordonia never finds out that he was going to die anyway. No one gets to know what he did to the future Queen/newest Duchess either. I'm still going to be unhappy about this because it's a way better end than the man deserves.

2. I know I would find it disturbing if the man who arranged for me to be harmed in multiple ways in his own house was hailed a hero during his funeral, with only me and a handful of other people knowing he had done, and without the option of ever opening up about who was really behind it. I don't know about you, but my MC Esther would definitely feel conflicted about that.

3. Also..."everything I did, it was for you...whether or not it was right". Sorry Constantine, but that's a load of bullshit. After all this time, this man is still making excuses just before he dies. Liam answered this brilliantly in the last book - Constantine had a choice. He always had a choice. There were other, better ways of getting the MC out of the competition if that was his goal but no, his mind went straight to privacy violations and assault.

4. Also, while he pledged to help us under pressure from Liam, the fact remains that the brunt of his actions were borne by other people. The MC's name was dragged into the mud and SHE had to run around and make all the effort of setting it right. Liam was forced into a loveless match that would have culminated in a disastrous marriage had Tariq not cooperated, and he had to work on figuring out who was behind this not knowing his own family was involved. In all this, Constantine did all the work of making his own home as unsafe for his guest as it could possibly get, and very little of the work in restoring her reputation in the eyes of all of Cordonia. Did he apologize? Sure he did. But that doesn't change a damned thing. It doesn't change the fact that he sowed evil and left it for other people to reap.

5. I find his last line to Liam quite poignant though. "You are Cordonia". That's a very loaded statement, and a very accurate one. And I think if there is anything that can keep Liam strong and carry him forward, it's that. No one in this book is as immersed in the culture, history and spirit of Cordonia as Liam is - which is why he makes the best king for the nation. Because he knows it intimately and cares for it, he knows what this country needs so it can heal. Even if it takes a while for Liam to realize that himself.

6. So long, old man.

• Title: Cold Fire. Kinda fitting, considering our tour has now moved to Lythikos, but the 'heat' of the tensions within the court have turned up several notches. It could also refer to that sick, sick burn Drake delivered to Madeleine today though 😂😂😂

• Alternative titles:

Drink What Everyone Else Is Drinking. Good For Health.

Drake Doesn't Need A Sword to Slay Assholes. Nor Does Olivia, Apparently.

@callmetippytumbles suggested a shorter and better alternative title to that one, and it's: Drake Roasts And Gets Roasted.

• I was hoping we would spend at least a chapter in the Capitol and, yknow, actually help Liam work through his grief, but nope. Flash-forward it is.

• Bastien is in hospital now, with injuries sustained from escorting people out of the palace, so Mara (who apparently hasn't been sleeping since the attack) is the one doing the debriefing on his behalf.

• It's clear to Liam and our friends NOW that whoever has been conspiring against us was a part of the Unity Tour and working from the inside (bruh, I could have told you that long ago). I'm thinking now that if Neville is part of this plan, perhaps the duel was meant to serve as a distraction so arrangements could be made within the time that the entire court was out in the courtyard. Just a theory.

• This was also alluded to in Perfect Match, when one of Nadia's alternative identities is Steel, a guest in the 'royal's tour who is actually an assassin.

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This is perhaps the closest we get to Liam confessing how much all this has been affecting him, and sadly enough, he doesn't have enough time to really work through his grief. The suggestion to continue to Lythikos and get their answers there comes from Liam, and he speaks of it as something Constantine would have wanted. It isn't entirely healthy, but I think this is the way Liam has been brought up and it's hard for him to give himself time to be vulnerable, to give himself the space to grieve properly. Because now more than ever he has an entire country depending on him, and the royal family is known for projecting displays of strength and stoicism even if they don't feel it. It's not a good way of working through one's issues, but it's probably the only way Liam knows to deal with his trauma. I feel like in a lot of ways he's reliving especially the assassination attempt that happened earlier, but worse because someone he loved actually died this time. I'd definitely see some signs of PTSD at work here, even if it's suppressed. Particularly given that he speaks of feeling empty.

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Waitaminute...are you telling me that Esther, the future Queen of Cordonia, is going to attend a Ball, her fiancé's father's funeral, a meeting, and an entire trip to Lythikos in this fever dream of a costume???

Fine. Fine, Esther, I give up. Fanta bottle inspired Stephanie Seymour gown it is 🙄

• What Madeleine says about the effect the MC has (particularly if the MC chooses all the right options during the tour) on people is very very similar to the last thing Constantine said before he died:

I'm guessing in a lot of ways this is seen as the MC's personal victory. Constantine and Madeleine were the two people who believed least that the MC had anything of value to give if she became Queen or a person of power in Cordonian politics. It was a long hard road to achieving this level of confidence even in her naysayers, so in a lot of ways the MC now truly is a unifying factor. Which makes me wonder what they say if you do a gag-run instead where the MC fails miserably during the tour. I know @boneandfur is doing such a playthrough as of now, but I don't know exactly if Madeleine and Constantine's words to her change in such an eventuality.

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OMG. The design team is KILLING IT with the OOTD this week! It's gorgeous, and it tells us plenty about the Lythikos duchy and the Nevrakis House! For those of you who haven't read my House Sigils essay, I theorized that red was one of the house tinctures (colours), and that the sigil was either a sword or a spider. The flaming sword is attached to the gown (possibly as a brooch pin). @i-dream-so-i-write and I discussed this, and it was she who pointed out that Diavolos signature weapon was the flaming sword, as can be seen from the above picture. I'm not sure which metallic colour would form the second colour/tincture, but evidence seems to be learning more towards silver (there is a little gold on the brooch-sword, so it could be either). Tldr: I love this gown. It has that grace and effortless style that I've come to associate with Nevrakis fashion.

• Olivia is wearing the gown she wore for her Coronation. Come to think of it, the Scarlet Duchess moniker that Olivia got would refer to way more than her fashion. Given that it's one of her house colours and she was proud to be a Nevrakis especially at the time, Scarlet Duchess would mean so much to her. So much.

• So we're seated in the front and served fresh, piping hot food. SWEET! XD This time we get to order stuff. Maxwell gets fondue, Hana gets glazed salmon and Drake has ordered for ribs.

• Olivia: I had to request a few changes for your more...rustic palette.

Drake: Are you expecting a thanks? Because you're not getting one.

You're in for the meal of your life, Walker 😂

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If you've never liked Olivia at all before? This scene in reason enough 😂😂😂

• Lucretia drops by to make more heavy hints about marriage prospects for Olivia (including relief that her niece wasn't scarred from rubble. How...caring).

• Olivia and Liam then perform the opening dance (like they did during the social season) and Liam takes this opportunity to find out what she knows. He gets little, beyond her worries about having to marry someone Lucretia will pick for her. Hana points out that perhaps "one has to wonder who Lucretia wants Olivia to marry". Good question.

• But before that, Kiara comes up to the MC to tell her she will be withdrawing from court after the Winter Festival ends. Kiara's argument is sound - she had already extended her public support and seems to be attending the wedding. But now is a dangerous time to be a part of the court, and Kiara's doing what she can to stay safe. Remember, she was the only noblewoman in court injured during the attack at Homecoming Ball, a fact that was given hardly a minute of consideration before the MC "convinced" her to join them again.

• Hana mentions that perhaps they can speak to her before she returns. I hope this means we will FINALLY address what happened to Kiara and look into possible - very valid - concerns about her safety. This is something we SHOULD have been talking about when we meet her at Castelserraillian, but no. PB decided to create a whole new character instead just so Kiara wouldn't get the attention she deserved as a character.

• Then again, she is seen as a suspect in a way none of the other court ladies (besides Olivia, and she's only viewed as such because of her family history) are. Sigh. The MC gets the option to speculate that she "knows something" and Drake gets to answer that "we must suspect everyone". DRAKE. Who ALSO got wounded at the same Ball that she was wounded in. Ugh. I mean I shouldn't be surprised considering he gets angry about people not supporting Liam barely hours after he got shot, but he's friends with the King. Kiara is not, and if she gets wounded again wouldn't it be their fault for not addressing the concerns she and her family had in the first place? Apparently Penelope's and Madeleine's concerns should be given ample consideration, but Kiara? Kiara who?? Oh right, Penelope's love interest's sister 😠 While we're at it, let's just make her suspicious for no reason!

• CONGRATULATIONS MAXWELL STANS on getting your first character development scene! There isn't a lot of overt character development but the scene does show us how observant and resourceful Maxwell is, pointing out the hole in the armoury wall that will allow us to overhear people's conversations and give us a better idea of who we should suspect. It does this while still establishing him as goofy, fun-living and always ready to live life king-size.

• Maxwell and the MC engage in what is known in European folklore as an apple-shot (Apfelschuss in German. The most popular folk tale involving this feat of archery is that of William Tell, a Swiss folk hero, who was ordered to shoot an apple from the top of his son's head by a cruel nobleman named Albrecht Gessler. Thankfully, he succeeded).

• Oooh now comes my favourite part: the weapons!

• This is an amazing Easter Egg in two ways if you're a TCaTF fan. One is that it reminds me SO MUCH of when Val gets to be the narrator, which is ALWAYS fun! Case in point are the names she gives the Iron Empire soldiers at Ennan: Pointy, Mr Fancy, Birdface, Grumpy and That Other Guy. Here, the MC gives names to all the weapons.

• So if you're someone who has played TCaTF and forgotten the weapons, no problem! I'm here to list out what these weapons are actually called, where they originated from and how Kenna (if the reader pays) gets them!

• The Weirdly Fancy Dagger is the Black Asps Dagger (which I think might be venom-tipped, like Adder's Fang) which Raydan gets from a Black Asp agent when he is imprisoned under Azura's orders. I see this weapon as being associated most with Abanthus/Lythikos in this list of weapons, because it comes from Adder's team of Lykos spies and assassins, and eventually (if Kenna chooses so) Adder can get to rule over this kingdom either alone or alongside Princess Zenobia (or not at all).

The Dragon Face Hammer! is actually the famous Wave Hammer, made by Kailani Keawe of Ebrimel - a fierce warrior and a skilled craftswoman - from Heart Oak Wood sneaked in from Thorngate. Heart Oak has all the appearance of wood with all the strength of metal, and makes for an amazing secret weapon.

The Ram Head Thing is Crown Guardian Leon Stirling's signature weapon - The Ram's Head Mace. This is a weapon clearly associated with Stormholt as Queen Adriana bequeathed it to him. Leon gets to pass it down to Kenna upon his death, if she so chooses. This mace is strong enough to crush armour, and Leon won the tournament at Ducitora with it before Azura killed him.

The Skull...Flail? is Val Greaves' signature weapon, The Deadman's Flail, which is powerful enough to crush armour. Kenna can use this weapon in her fight against Severin Cale, Leader of the Mercenaries. Val herself uses it often in battle.

The polo mallet is just...there.

• Ooh finally! It's time to investigative.

1. Madeleine approaching a man the MC has rejected in favour of her current fiancé. If you're marrying Liam, this man is Drake and he gets to roast Madeleine like she's never been roasted before ("Liam does get what he wants. That means he also gets to throw away what he doesn't want"). If you're marrying Drake, Hana or Maxwell, she is talking to Liam, addressing the king-sized elephant in the room. Liam doesn't pull any extra punches - he just looks extra annoyed and tells her he's "had other matters to attend to". It may seem like a weak defense in comparison to Drake's explosive comeback, but to be fair the man is going through some crazy shit here, and I don't think anyone in that state can actually expand enough thought to form a rebuttal at all. I doubt he'd have either the inclination or energy to actually respond with more than "I've had other matters to attend to". It's particularly awkward if your LI is Maxwell because he is standing right next to you hearing all this, but that hardly reflects in his dialogue. Basically, I view this sequence as telling us more about Madeleine than about the men: she may have changed a tiny bit, but she's still just a huge shit-stirrer.

Possibly, this might be set up for the apology that will ensue if we save Madeleine's backstabbing ass next chapter. It'll be something along the lines of "oh forgive me, I was so wrong, what I did was so wrong, I'll never do that again" etc etc yadda yadda getouttamyfaceyoufakeassbitch.

Also, I believe that the part of the reason Drake delivered that zinger to Madeleine was because he was still stinging from Olivia's burn at dinner 😂

2. While there are very few differences between the first and last conversations, the second conversation changes drastically depending on who your LI is.

a. If your LI is Liam, Hakim comes up to Liam, gives him his condolences for Constantine's death, and then comments positively on Esther and the upcoming wedding, which leads to a discussion between the MC and Maxwell about wedding preparations. I think this is mostly because Kiara never really interacts with Liam, so they got Hakim to do the honors. Over here though, Hakim and Liam's conversation about the wedding forms only a tiny portion of the conversation, as opposed to the entire thing.

b. If your LI is Hana, Kiara and Hana have a lovely, lighthearted conversation about the latter's upcoming wedding. Kiara expresses great happiness at Hana getting married to the MC, and Hana confesses to being so nervous she constantly dreams about it. I love the way Hana and Kiara's friendship is written here: how open Hana is with Kiara and how encouraging and supportive Kiara is towards Hana. I think it's so beautiful to see 😭

c. If your LI is Maxwell? It's Hana and Kiara again, this time speculating what the MC's wedding to Maxwell will be like. Kiara confesses that she plans to skip a cousin's reception on the same day by pretending to be ill, just so she can attend their reception instead. Together they discuss what surprises the Beaumonts might spring during the reception - from dance-offs to ball pits to hot air balloons filled with kittens. Here too, it's a lovely moment - two of the smartest court members having fun talking about weddings.

d. If your LI is Drake, Kiara talks to him instead. First about the offerings at the dessert buffet, then about the wedding. Kiara is overly chirpy and happy and excited about the wedding, and Drake tenses up when she turns the topic towards the wedding preparations, because those are "complicated". Of course, if you do the LI scene with him at the ice palace, you will find out that he doesn't like talking about it because he would rather keep things simple and focus on his bride, and the nobility is all about perfection and elaborate preparations. Very possibly the Kiara-Drake conversation was written this way as a lead-up to his conversation with the MC at the snow palace. (and perhaps also to dissuade people who would like to ship Drake and Kiara, especially given the backlash Kiara got from fans just for having a crush on the man).

The main focus of this conversation of course is to give out the message that the MC's upcoming wedding is something that still excites people, and that even people afraid of staying in court don't want to miss it.

3. The third conversation between Olivia and Lucretia is given the suspicious sounding music from ES, and begins with Lucretia trying to find out more about the MC. Olivia doesn't tell her much beyond what everyone else knows, and Lucretia leaves her with this cryptic statement:

I feel we're going to have a Big Reveal about what actually happened to the Nevrakises and whether they really were traitors or not.

• With that we finish our little stint at investigation, and in comes our next chance to spend diamonds on our respective LIs!

• I love how Liam's outdoor kink has been referenced two chapters in a row now 😂

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(Screenshots: @kennaxval for Hana, @mariamatsuo for Drake and the Vika Avey YouTube channel for Maxwell).

Again, like the previous scene, the LIs have their own individual stamp over their ice palace scene. The beauty of it is not just that they all seem different in the way they make love to the MC, but that their reactions to the ice palace itself vary from LI to LI.

Liam gives us a legend. He tells us about the prevalent pre-wedding tradition in Lythikos, where an engaged couple would have their village build them an ice palace the following winter. Kind of like a seasonal barn-raising, which also involves a community coming together to build something for the couple. It says plenty about Lythikos and its people (I won't elaborate because at some point I'm going to be writing essays again). But it also confirms for us how immersed in Cordonian culture Liam is, and how much his Queen will learn when she is with him.

Hana gives us a fairytale. She tells us a story her mother used to read to her at night, about a frozen kingdom, an ice palace and a princess with a frozen heart, which thawed the moment she found true love. The fairytale Hana tells us bears similarities to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen", and more to the film it inspired, Frozen. But snow maidens are a staple of certain European cultures (particularly Norwegian and Slavic legend), so it could be a mix of many stories. It's fitting that Hana relates the ice palace to a story, connected as she is to literature and folklore and romance. In a lot of ways, hidden beneath the fable of the ice princess is Hana's own story.

Drake gives us a memory. As a follow-through to the conversation between him and Kiara in Maxwell's armoury scene if the reader bought it (unbeknownst to him, because he doesn't know the MC was overhearing them) he gets to be more open about not being very interested in planning weddings. His ideal would have been to take his bride to his mother's ranch in Texas for a wedding very reminiscent of his parents' union, and were Cordonia not in this condition that's exactly what he would have done. It's very like Drake, whose most powerful emotional associations are connected to his once-happy childhood and his memories of his parents, particularly his father.

Maxwell gives us an gift, made with his own hands. When he brings the MC to the ice palace, he suggests creating ice sculptures, and both make one of each other. It's a sweet, funny and affectionate scene, with both of them exchanging cute banter about Maxwell's "secret affair" with "Ice MC" and his tongue getting stuck in ice while pretending to kiss her 😂 It's very Maxwell. He's very hands-on, likes to do fun things, likes to entertain. And that's exactly the vibe I'm getting here.

The love scenes are tender and sweet and hot, and I think each of these scenes is worth the diamonds you'll spend. The scenes are tailored perfectly to fit the personalities of each LI. This is exactly what I hoped to see with scenes like the bathtub scene at the beginning of the book, and the spa scene. If they continue with this kind of quality content going forward, then I'm really really glad they took that hiatus.

• Okay we're back to the ballroom now. With Madeleine super drunk on...um...some pineapple drink.

• Madeleine is the only person to have the pineapple drink, and she seems to have an affinity for pineapple's since Maxwell offered her that Pineapple Paradise Punch in Fydelia. Everyone else is drinking Lythikos Nog.

• Madeleine collapses in the middle of Olivia's speech!

• The security detail uses "Code Locusta" to refer to poisons. Which is fitting, because Locusta was a very notorious maker of poisons during the time of Claudius and Nero (around AD 54 was when she contributed to the assassination of Emperor Claudius, and his son Brittanicus a year later). She was not only someone who was an expert on poisons and hired for that purpose, but also someone who used her skills to bring down royalty at the behest of their enemies. This could be a bit of a stretch, but I think this ties in symbolically with the plot of the movie scene in Liam's playthrough, where the enemy of the throne is someone who also can claim to be a royal. Especially considering poisons have been used to kill Liam's mother, and now to kill a supporter of the Crown and the MC, and a member of a very powerful Cordonian noble house. And yet...the other noble house - the Nevrakis family of Lythikos - stays untouched.

• The last time I recall "Locusta" being used in literature was in Alexandre Dumas' (père) The Count of Monte Cristo. A chapter of this book, in which a woman attempts to poison her stepdaughter so the family fortune could be passed on to her son, was titled Locusta as well.

• Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, folks. Or should I say, in the Kingdom of. Cordonia?

• Can I just say I love the parallels between Lythikos in Book 1 and now? We learned a little about Olivia's past in passing from Liam here, and now it will hit us in full force in the form of Lucretia. Constantine didn't seem to be in Lythikos, and returned to tell Liam that he was going to die soon, and now we visit the same estate after he has given his life to save his son.

Olivia gave us the worst place and the worst treatment then, and the best now. We convinced Kiara to support us in this very ballroom, and perhaps we might have to do so now too. It was here that Madeleine proudly claimed she was neither unrefined or insecure...but now she doesn't care about propriety.

I recall it was here for the first time that Maxwell stans were given the chance to express affection towards him, and it's here that they now get his first character development scene in Book 3. Most of all...it was here that the initial 3 LIs started to open up to us, in different ways, (if we paid) and now we return...an engaged couple - shedding all our layers and keeping each other warm in the cold (again, if we pay). I have many fond memories of Lythikos, and this chapter definitely brought me back there xD

• Tumblr isn't allowing me to write further for this post, so I will be writing my theories and who I believe is involved in the next post.

#the royal romance #long post #liam x mc #king liam #drake x mc #drake walker #hana x mc #hana lee #maxwell x mc #maxwell beaumont #olivia nevrakis #lady kiara #countess madeleine #trr quick thoughts #quick thoughts

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kyaruun · 6 years

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@otomin Tumblr won’t let me do my usual long af tag ramble today and it’s been the third time I rewrite everything and AHHH. So I’m going to leave you all the love under the cut ‘kay~? <3 Apart from the stuff that’s already written in the tags c:

KRIS LOOKS SO ELEGANT. I just I don’t really know how to describe it but she gives such elegant and like lady vibes? And nice and sweet of course <33 I want someone like her in my life I swear ;u; <3 I already told you that Oli looks amazing and that I love him but Thomas? I feel like I sometimes don’t give him enough love out of your ocs and that’s not true because I love him too ;; He has the best hairstyle ever and gosh <33 Also, also, is the second one like a grown version? BECAUSE HE LOOKS SO NICE AND SEXY. I really mean it omg ;u;

Now onto Ell and her gorgeous family omg. She’s so pretty I just. Her hair. And the way you do it it’s just so ahhhh *endless screaming* I love it. And Nami is the coolest girl with the coolest hair like SHE’S THE BEST!!! And Haya-chan (yes he’s Haya-chan from now on sorry c: <3 I’m determined to get everyone nicknames or something <3) I love the boy so much and the pose and everything looks so good. I’m dying to see him coloured hehe <3

ALSO NORU IS HERE. YES. YEEEEEES. My lovely angel. My boy <3 This reminds me I did a Noru chibi some time ago... but I’ve managed to lost it ;v; guess I’ll do it again, to express my undying love for him <3 He looks serious but so freaking cute.

And now the last row~ The pretty girl with the fluffiest hair ever was Mari? I think that was her name, wasn’t it? ;u; She looks so cool and amazing, like the kind of girl who you look at when she walks by you because she is that that cool <33 I want to know about her~ Please I love strong girls <33 The pretty boy by her side whose name I don’t now, I’m guessing it’s her son? Sorry if I got it wrong too, I thought he is based on the palette ;w; I love his expression!!! I’m sure he is very interesting, he gives off like... a mischievous kind of vibe? <3 Yes yes yes so nice <33 And the piercings hell yeah I love them!!

And the last boy. You better tell me who he is like pleaseeee~ He has the coolest hair ever and his eyes colour is mint green so <333 So beautiful!

#pheeew #that was long #third time i write this ;u;#if tumblr deleted it again i'm jumping from the window #*deletes #i spent all the morning thinking about what to say about these angels ;w;#instead of focusing on my classes i was thinking about your ocs hehe #and now #after an hour of writing and rewriting here you have my full thoughts xd <3 #now i better go and study for my finals ;u;

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kayleigh-83 · 6 years

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Laaaate replies

Some of these are very late... as usual!

@eulaliasims replied to your photoset

“Angelie gets a cute little nursery set up. In order to accomodate it I...”

Their house is gorgeous! *_* The red + orange and the dark roof looks sooooo good.

Thanks! Normally when I build and decorate I use money cheats and source inspiration images. Since I don’t do money cheats in Brightmaple (besides the loan system I came up with which is more limited), I had to think of some way to keep the decorating fun for me still, so each household got a colour palette! Theirs is orange, red and navy. But the navy is represented inside the house. :)

@didilysims replied to your photoset

“Onto the Crosby household, round two! Geneva is into gaming, so I...”

It's a bit boxy (not in a bad way!) and the Tetris cubes too made Game Cube first pop into my head. Thought that's probably copyrighted. ;)

@dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset

“Onto the Crosby household, round two! Geneva is into gaming, so I...”

Maybe do a punny take on "Game of Thrones" or something? I can't think of anything off the top of my head, though...

Thanks for the suggestions! For the time being I called it “Games World” which is better than the placeholder lot name it had before. If I think of something I love, I can always change it!

@simper-fi replied to your photoset

“2017 Favourites - Decor This was a really hard category to choose for....”

I looooove all your decorating and I feel especially compelled to mention how much I love that last kitchen shot! I must’ve missed the original post but OMG so cute ❤️

Thank you so much!! <3

@twofee replied to your photoset

“The Roof TS2 Restaurant Download This is nice big restaurant with a...”

slams the download link! this is lovely!

@eulaliasims replied to your photoset

“The Roof TS2 Restaurant Download This is nice big restaurant with a...”

It looks amazing! Excellent work with the decorating especially. :D

Thank you both! I was so happy with this, when it turns out like how you imagined in your head!

@alienpod replied to your photoset

“Another day and another party at the Crosby house. Jane is really...”

thats such a cute house

Thank you! I’m loving bright house sidings these days.

@dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset

“Geneva and Daniel went on a date at the park, and sparks flew. I have...”

That is a very cute barista!

She’s the product of some custom face templates and default replacement hairs I suppose! She’s even got a cute name too, Esmee. (with an accent over the middle “e” I can’t be bothered to figure out how to type on a keyboard).

@theveryhappysimmer replied to your photoset

“Geneva and Daniel went on a date at the park, and sparks flew. I have...”

Those sims are really gorgeous! They look strangely human compared to other sims if that makes sense. Very realistic. lol

Thank you! I guess my style is Maxis Match but not exactly cartoony, I like making them look like people somewhat!

@dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset

“Time for Whitney’s birthday! She ages up into the most adorable...”

That hair is adorable. I need more toddler/child-friendly hairs...

I have made a concerted effort recently to be on the lookout for good toddler/child hairstyles so I’ve got a decent selection now! But I’m always on the prowl for more. That goes double for styles that work for black Sims as I like them to have their natural hair, especially as children.

@eulaliasims replied to your photoset

“Back in Bridgemont for a little bit, I took Michael and Michelle out...”

So pretty!! And yeah, it's about to snow where I live for the third time this week, so I agree about preferring sim snow.

@simper-fi replied to your photoset

“Back in Bridgemont for a little bit, I took Michael and Michelle out...”

This looks so cute and cozy!! I love all kinds of snow, this is my favorite time of year :3

Snow is just such a pain here haha it’s all wet and mushy and no one can drive in it! Luckily so far we haven’t gotten a lot, and today it’s just raining! But I do really love Sim snow.

@dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset

“Games & Music Hobby Prints TS2 Download I was working on an...”

Yay, more Travelkeeper recolors! I think this brings me up to....1,842. :) But hey! The more the merrier, and it's nice to have hobby-related ones. :)

I’m the same way - that mesh is just an absolute triumph! I can’t stop making and downloading recolours for it!

@didilysims replied to your photoset

“Sawyer and Dahlia bought their community lot. Since they both like...”

I think sloppy Sims leave the TV on, if I'm remembering right. If you've got any of them lying about. :P

Ooh good to know! I love learning little things like that!

@eulaliasims replied to your photoset

“Baby time is almost here and Kira is just waiting and ready. Finally,...”

Awww! It is always the bathroom, isn't it? :P Totally unrelated, but their house looks *amazing*. Love the modern look.

The bathroom seems to be the preferred birthing venue! And thank you! I found a floorplan online that had that basic layout with the wrap around porch at the front, and then I think a little more poking around found me the idea for the front roofline and all the windows, as well as the trellis type things up front! It would probably be a good vacation home layout too.

@lilsisterg replied to your photoset

“The ROS roll for Mateo, Kira and Ryan’s round was a pet adoption! The...”

LOL!! He is cute ... but dang!

He is a little muttly LOL!

@dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset

“Pleasure aspiration Sims are a lot of fun.”

The mama in me wants to yell "Shoes off the couch!!!" :)

Hahah so true! I’m not a mom and I feel the same!

@littleblondesim replied to your photo

“Loading up a household of soon-to-be townies, and the chick on the...”

hah, I usually have that issues with hairs, but this takes the cake!

Same here. Never had it with clothing!! LOL!

#eulaliasims #didilysims #simper-fi #twofee #alienpod #dramallamadingdang #theveryhappysimmer #lilsisterg #littleblondesim #replies

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ariescults-moved · 7 years

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ey yo!!! starting out w makeup myself n i think that?? rihanna's new fenty collection should be p dope hehe she's got foundation for many skin tones!!!! i'm a south east asian myself and i like d lip colours of wet n wild, nyx, and nars!!! tbh it also depends on whether your skin/lips oxidize bc if they do a nice brown swatched on the arm looks like a ghastly zombie person on ur lips so!!! youtube reviews help hehe my friends also rec the modern renaissance palette for eyeshadow!!

oh my god, first of all, thank you sm???? second of all !!!! rihana’s new fenty collection looks GORGEOUS and is2g the moment i earn some money im gonna treat myself even though idek how to apply make up or just.. anything about make up im such a noob. i just know that i need it.

also omg wet n wild looks so cute n pretty and it’s not even that expensive!! and yeah, i already have some lip products from nyx, i bought them for prom because i wanted to be pretty for once in my life LMAO.

but yes, you are right, i should probably really check out some make up reviews. it’s just that i feel like i only ever find light skinned beauty youtube channels that make good reviews. the ones that i loved never post videos now LMAO oh well. but thank you sm :’)

#sugaroons #answered

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nerdiesimmer2 · 7 years

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♦ replies~

i definitely need to do replies more often. those are getting out of hand. >.>

stephaniesim replied to your photoset“i know it’s not sunday and technically this isn’t even a selfie but i...”

Pretty!

macandsimss replied to your photoset“i know it’s not sunday and technically this isn’t even a selfie but i...”

Omg it's so pretty! I love it !!

novellam-under-the-stars replied to your photoset“i know it’s not sunday and technically this isn’t even a selfie but i...”

Ohhhh so pretty!!!!!

thank you guys!! ♥♥♥ i’m completely in love with this dress and i can’t wait to wear it.

novellam-under-the-stars replied to your post“

@kami2881 you won’t have to wait too long, i actually played...”

Wait-- people were using xkit for replies?? I've always just done them by hand...

romeo-and-simulet replied to your post“

@kami2881 you won’t have to wait too long, i actually played...”

saaaaaaaaaaaame ;_; I used to do them like this and...um no

yeah, people were using xkit. and i really hate that tumblr did that weird update that made everything go away. i want the old replies back, doing it this way is a real pain. ;__;

romeo-and-simulet replied to your photoset“i know it’s not sunday and technically this isn’t even a selfie but i...”

YAAAAS prom was fun (if it's a general German thing to just eat lots of food and do funny things for your teachers and don't dance ever)

i just reall really hope that i won’t have to dance. and yeah, we will have free food & drinks and some program. the worst that will happen is probably this weird flashmob some people have planned.

aneverendingreality replied to your photoset“Cornsilk: “So you grew up on a farm, you say. You must have a lot of...”

Ahh oh no :( I think my baby is going home

i know ;-; i was so sad to send her home, i thought she was really cute.

romeo-and-simulet replied to your photoset“Cornsilk: “So tell me something about yourself, Peachie. Where did you...”

oh dear this is an interesting bc

right?? the characters are so different and the gap between the heighest and the lowest score is always huge.

macandsimss replied to your photoset“Yum.”

😍 so cute

she’s my little baby ♥♥ and she will grow up into a beautiful woman

ahplumbobs replied to your photoset“The Gang.”

Their both so cute!

♥ our sims definitely make the cutest babies ever!

smillingsection replied to your photoset“TOPAZ: “This can’t be so hard, right?” TOPAZ: “Wow, this is actually...”

this BC has such a pretty colour palette! It's absolutely gorgeous!

ahh, thank you so much!! i actually started this whole thing just because i thought the colour was so pretty :D

amespixels replied to your post“I really want to start a pastel rainbowcy challenge but I already have...”

Just starting to set one up myself, but I have no time and definitely should not be doing it lol oh well!

cowardlypixels replied to your post“I really want to start a pastel rainbowcy challenge but I already have...”

saaame ;-;

i just feel like this rule set gives me the possibility to not just lose interest in this rainbowcy because i don’t know what to do anymore. and it’s really fun so far.

kami2881 replied to your photoset“Peach: “Holy cra-AAP.” Peach: “I just want to go to bed…” Peach lasted...”

Good job and omg i can't her face is just too funny

their faces were like the best thing about this whole challenge

simlovinggirl replied to your photoset“INTRODUCING GARDENIA CREAM DELICATE ARTISTIC ♦ FAMILY ORIENTED...”

OMG she is so precious!!! Can't wait to see her rainbowcy! :D

THANK YOUUU ;___;

cuteplumbbies replied to your photoset“INTRODUCING GARDENIA CREAM DELICATE ARTISTIC ♦ FAMILY ORIENTED...”

YAAASSSS

cowardlypixels replied to your photoset“INTRODUCING GARDENIA CREAM DELICATE ARTISTIC ♦ FAMILY ORIENTED...”

BRUHHHH! I'm starting a PRC too! i can totally make a spouse or two if you want

those pastel rainbowcies are a real trend right now. but who can blame us, it’s an awesome challenge.

and thank you for your offer but right now i have all the spouses i need. though, i’ll maybe come back to you about that when the first kids are growing up.

davidmont replied to your photoset“Peach: “Holy cra-AAP.” Peach: “I just want to go to bed…” Peach lasted...”

lmao poor but a lot of time!

davidmont replied to your photoset“It’s time for the last ride of the challenge and the sun’s beginning...”

yay this is the best

at one point i was just sitting there, hoping that they will finally fall so i can wrap up this challenge and go to bed :’D

simblragain replied to your photoset“Apricot - 16.35 Peachie - 14.25”

Tangerine is not photogenic 😂

haha, no, she definitely isn’t. she kept tripping over her own feet because of her clumsy trait while i was taking those pictures :’D

kami2881 replied to your photoset“Cornsilk: “…Topaz?” Topaz: “Of course! Yes! Thank you so much.”...”

Awww poor bby well it has beeb a fun rise

it was also real fun having her! though she and cornsilk just didn’t seem to hit it off...

novellam-under-the-stars replied to your photo

That height difference though😍

novellam-under-the-stars replied to your photo

It's always so cute

i know, right?? it’s just because of the pose but gardenia appears to be a bit bigger in a lot of my screenshots even though that’s not possible :’D ♥♥

#replies #novellam-under-the-stars #kami2881 #romeo-and-simulet #simblragain #davidmont #cowardlypixels #cuteplumbbies #simlovinggirl #amespixels #macandsimss #aneverendingreality #stephaniesim #saviorhide

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lydiamartinn · 7 years

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congrats on your followers bby!!!

Thanks lover!! And omg yes plus the palette is SO pretty :)

compliment/advice: you’re flawless omg I love seeing you in my notifs and you own my heart:)

WANT ONE?

#bellamys-griffin #liz does color brs

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comicteaparty · 4 years

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May 13th-May 19th, 2020 Reader Favorites Archive

The archive for the Reader Favorites chat that occurred from May 13th, 2020 to May 19th, 2020. The chat focused on the following question:

Which comic has your all-time favorite artwork, and why do you like it?

carcarchu

Oh yes i can say this with certainty but the webcomic with my all-time favourite artwork by far is 榴花不及春 https://www.manmanapp.com/comic-1404769.html. it's not just that the art is beautiful but the way the artists create mood and tone is just jaw-dropping. I actually got chills a few times while reading it from the art alone and that's not something that i can recall happening when reading a lot of webcomics, or actually any fiction in general. there's such a elegance to the line weight and movement of the art that brings life to the characters. the artists' use of lighting adds such depth to the scenes, sometimes creating a warm and inviting atmosphere and other times a haunting and foreboding chill. the time i've spent with this comic is not something i'll soon forget(edited)

Cronaj (Whispers of the Past)

This is such a difficult question for me. Gahhh, so many pretty comics out there.... I guess, in regards to artwork alone, my favorite is the 2015 version of Countdown to Countdown by Vel. (https://tapas.io/series/Countdown) Just... such beautiful work. I'm a sucker for detailed painterly styles I will admit, but also the color and lighting is phenomenal. The way Vel sets up the mood with color and movement is amazing. The textures and brush strokes are simply gorgeous! Unfortunately, Vel rebooted the comic to a new style last year, and while it is still really gorgeous, I must admit, I don't like it nearly as much as the original. (What can I say? I have a bias for painterly styles.) Still highly recommend it! (https://tapas.io/series/CTC) I do want to point out some honorable mentions for me: * Ghostblade by WLOP (https://tapas.io/series/GhostBlade) - another painterly comic * The Sixth Dalai Lama by Ze Zhao (https://tapas.io/series/thesixthdalailama) - discontinued as far as I'm aware, but painted traditionally with watercolor! * Wind Rose by Sfera (https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/wind-rose/list?title_no=54306) - Painterly again (later on as the artist improved) but also great expressions I will say, I also love deliciously detailed lineart, but I don't see it a lot (especially in webcomics), and I cannot think of one right now :/(edited)

carcarchu

ahh ghost blade is a great choice @Cronaj (Whispers of the Past) and while i agree that countdown to countdown's new art isn't as sumptuous as it used to be for a comic it works better and the simpler art style allows vel to release at a more consistent rate without injuring herself so i really respect the change(edited)

Cronaj (Whispers of the Past)

Yeah, definitely understand why they changed styles, because oml can a painterly style be taxing

DanitheCarutor

I can't pick just one! But to start off I love the art of Lost Honey (https://www.losthoney.com/), everything about it is so soft, the linework, the colors the character designs, the panelling, it all has such a nice feel to it. The creator's use of color is sooo easy on the eyes, it fits so well with the comic. The linework has such a nice flow and movement, there is never a feeling of stiffness, it almost reminds me of water. Also I'm a complete sucker for traditionally drawn comics. Even though it's discontinued as far as I know, Thicker Than Blood also has really nice aesthetics! (https://tapas.io/series/Thicker-Than-Blood-), it has such a unique style almost like classical art mixed with glass. The designs are detailed yet highly stylized. The quality varied from time to time, given the amount of work that goes into them, but overall I really liked the look of this comic. Carciphona is another one I like aesthetically. (https://tapas.io/series/carciphona) The art of this one has improved immensely since it started, and while I'm not a fan of the look of the earlier pages, I'm loving how their work has evolved. The style is very Japanese inspired, there is a lot going on sometimes, but has its own unique look and is very well crafted. Also I love the action scenes, how they're handled makes the scenes look intense, sometimes grandiose.(edited)

shadowhood (SunnyxRain)

Oh my god I love carciphona’s art! I always get shilin’s art whenever she sells at Anime North I’ve been meaning to read carciphona for a while so thanks for reminding me!

FeatherNotes(Krispy)

Hands down it is Black Out Cityhttp://blackoutcity.ca/lvl10.php Jay does these amazing illustrative panels when they introduce a new chapter and it has me hooked on each update! The way that the title is incorporated within the panel is beautifully done, and their attention to detail and effective use of contrast is breath taking. Definitely a huge inspiration of mine! I also want to shout out to O'Sarilho by @Capitania do Azar . The palettes she uses are unique and dynamic, and the layouts read like the comic is animated (there's even animated parts in it!) the way she draws action and portrays horrific parts is phenomenal!https://sarilho.net/en/

(also i love this prompt but i could def go on forever with it hehe)

Deo101 [Millennium]

I wholeheartedly second O'sarilho ^^ it's a comic I regularly reccomend and I probably won't ever get over how lovely it looks! (I'll have to look for more comics who's art I love later)(edited)

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

I'll throw in Heart of Gold https://heartofgoldcomic.com/. The ethereal palette, the clean and crisp architecture, the panels that work perfectly with the church imagery, and the energy of the lines and brush strokes. SO GOOD.

Tuyetnhi (Only In Your Dreams!)

I agreEE

shadowhood (SunnyxRain)

Okay for me it's two webcomics One of them is Tracy JB's Lackadaisy https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/lackadaisy/list?title_no=39790&page=1 https://www.lackadaisycats.com/ Everything she does is wonderful; colour, expression, character, plot.....her art inspired me to embark on expression work. I remember being younger and being so inspired by her webcomic. Hands down can't find a flaw. The other one is Muted by anidoodles https://www.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/muted/list?title_no=1566 I was introduced to her from her Heather animatics on youtube. I love how her inking and cell shading is simple but VERY effective; the use of bold bright colours and watercolours was amazing. My art style is heavily inspired by hers and overall, I love how she captures people's attention with it.(edited)

Miranda

Oh I love Muted!

shadowhood (SunnyxRain)

looks at your profile pic heheh

Miranda

I mean, I'd have to say I love "Nothing Special" by Katie Cook. Her art style and color scheme is just easy on the eyes and I love her intricate filled backgrounds. https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/nothing-special/list?title_no=1188&page=1 Phantomarine is another favorite. I absolutely love the painted look and it's been inspiring my newer pages. Every page is just a work of art and I love the color choices and just everything about it. http://www.phantomarine.com/

shadowhood (SunnyxRain)

PHANTOMARIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

sssfrs (JOE IS DEAD)

I’m also going to say Phantomarine

Theres also one I found recently called Bybloemen that has a really cool art style

FeatherNotes(Krispy)

ohhh Bybloemen is gorgeous and is so up your alley Sssfrs!

sssfrs (JOE IS DEAD)

Its so good

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

Woah, it's like woodcuts!! I like it!

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

Ooh this is a hard choice since I see beautiful webcomic art alot. Recently my favorite art and coloring style I've been inspired by are: - The Glass Scientists https://www.theglassscientists.com/ Some of the pages are well executed, I like the character designs, fantasy with alchemists, werewolves and more. Ghost Teller https://www.webtoons.com/en/horror/ghost-teller/list?title_no=1307 I enjoy QTT use of gradient coloring and spooky atmosphere, it looks like alot of time were used to make each strip. I like how the characters are linked to each story, it's not as spooky as more dramatic. They are all short stories Gourmet Hound: https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/gourmet-hound/list?title_no=1245 When I think of slice of life with a soft pleasant color palette, this story comes in mind. I like to refer to her work as well as other SoL comics for inspiration on coloring.(edited)

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

@carcarchu ooh I love the different comics you recommend. It's always unique and pretty. I hope there's a tranlation strip for '榴花不及春'(edited)

shadowhood (SunnyxRain)

GOURMET HOUND

IM SO HAPPY ITS HERE

chalcara [Nyx+Nyssa]

Funnily, the webcomic with my all-time favourite art is Order of the Stick. Love how much expression and narrative work this simple style does.

RebelVampire

Definitely Rising Sand https://risingsand.glass/. The art is immensely detailed in ways that are relevant to the world and story, has beautiful color choices, beautiful compositions, amazing light effects, great backgrounds, and so on. And just overall the skill level is so high I'd need another 20 years experience with art to even be able to begin to point out a single flaw.

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

^Ooh yes! I don’t know how Rising Sand keeps that quality so high. From their posts, it seems like a bit of a nightmare sometimes But the end product is like its own animated film!

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

Omg I'm often in awe with those artists making high quality art that looks like it belongs in graphic novels or film. I can imagine those big details will take alot of time to put together. (edited)

I once happen to meet the creators for Rising Sand. Very passionate writer and artist team who have quite some experiences and strong teamwork. (Life goals!)

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

so many comics to check out :0

Deo101 [Millennium]

wow rising sand is really gorgeous

shadowhood (SunnyxRain)

Whoa rising sand is really good

actually reminds me of Tigress Queen by Allidraws https://www.tigressqueen.com/comic/page-0001(edited)

especially the parts where she draws glass and architecture it's very vibrant and full of life

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

Gosh I realized I have a trend of loving slice of life stories, so I might end up recommending that genre afew times!

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

(don't forget webcomic_recs for recommending good comics in general outside of the weekly topic!)

Unfortunately Korean-only at this time, but I am in awe of the art in this comic. It's not very polished, but you can tell the artist really knows what he's doing in terms of anatomy, perspective and composition. https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=701535&weekday=wed

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

oops I remembered that, I'll go repost there instead. Thanks Keii. Wow that comic(edited)

Joichi [Hybrid Dolls]

I really want to read more Korean and Chinese webcomics, they have a different vibe and story atmosphere. I enjoy looking into them as inspiration on how to stage my webtoon scenes.(edited)

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Hmmmm, I wouldn't recommend the one above for how to make vertical scroll comics. That one was originally made for print and then adapted afterward, and it shows.

Still absolutely amazing action art, though!

Holmeaa - working on WAYFINDERS

@LadyLazuli (Phantomarine) Heart of Gold is SO beautiful! I agree with you 100 procent!

I will add The Ocean Soul. Holey damn this comic is SO gorgeous!!!! https://tapas.io/series/The-Ocean-Soul

Javi

Gonna add this before this prompt changes. I think Oren's Forge has the best artwork I've ever seen done in a webcomic. Every panel has a setting that's so bold and pristine in color, layout, and background that it begs to be animated. Every color used paints a different mood to show character development and the style of the characters is so stylized and interesting to look at. Even the story is interesting enough that it gets you hooked and wondering what will happen next. Also talking animals, what more can I say? :) There's more discussion in FurAffinity than there is on Tapas so I'm putting two links https://m.tapas.io/series/OrensForge https://www.furaffinity.net/full/18260576/

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