The Flower in Loneliness
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List of 120 unique fantasy jobs to give to your fantasy characters. Writers save this!
1. Spellscribe: Weaves magic into ink, creating enchanted scrolls and spellbooks.
2. Dreamweaver: Shapes dreams, ensuring a peaceful slumber for all.
3. Star Cartographer: Maps constellations and celestial paths.
4. Potion Alchemist: Brews elixirs, love potions, and invisibility brews.
5. Whispering Wind Courier: Carries messages on ethereal zephyrs.
6. Crystal Harmonist: Plays melodies on gemstone xylophones.
7. Arcane Librarian: Guards forbidden tomes and ancient grimoires.
8. Stormcaller: Commands lightning and tempests.
9. Shadow Weaver: Manipulates shadows for stealth or illusion.
10. Fey Ambassador: Bridges the gap between humans and fae.
11. Time Tinkerer: Repairs temporal rifts and broken clocks.
12. Soul Gardener: Tends to souls in the afterlife.
13. Dragon Whisperer: Communicates with fire-breathing beasts.
14. Labyrinth Architect: Designs mazes with shifting walls.
15. Aetheronaut: Pilots airships through the skies.
16. Cauldron Chef: Cooks magical stews and enchanted pastries.
17. Goblin Negotiator: Haggles with mischievous goblins over stolen treasures.
18. Wisp Shepherd: Herds glowing wisps across moonlit meadows.
19. Constellation Painter: Dips brushes in stardust to create cosmic art.
20. Swordsmith of Destiny: Forges blades with prophetic properties.
21. Oracle of Riddles: Answers questions through cryptic puzzles.
22. Moss Whisperer: Encourages moss-covered stones to share their secrets.
23. Harvest Moon Dancer: Leads celestial dances during lunar eclipses.
24. Chimera Veterinarian: Cares for mythical hybrid creatures.
25. Lore Bard: Sings epic sagas of forgotten heroes.
26. Stardust Prospector: Mines cosmic minerals from fallen meteors.
27. Mistwalker: Guides lost souls through foggy moors.
28. Enchanted Cobbler: Crafts shoes that grant extraordinary abilities.
29. Celestial Clockmaker: Constructs timepieces powered by starlight.
30. Gargoyle Sculptor: Carves stone guardians with hidden sentience.
31. Wandmaker: Whittles wands from ancient tree branches.
32. Mermaid Translator: Deciphers underwater songs and sea whispers.
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Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.
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ALTFor general graphics: use GIMP
For vector graphics: use Inkscape
For drawing and illustration: use Krita
For print and web publishing and design: use Penpot
For PDF authoring: use LibreOffice
For PDF reading and form filling: use OkularAll are free, open source and cross-platform. None use AI.
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Writing Description Notes:
Updated 14th June 2024
More writing tips, review tips & writing description notes- Facial Expressions
- Masking Emotions
- Smiles/Smirks/Grins
- Eye Contact/Eye Movements
- Blushing
- Voice/Tone
- Body Language/Idle Movement
- Thoughts/Thinking/Focusing/Distracted
- Silence
- Memories
- Happy/Content/Comforted
- Love/Romance
- Sadness/Crying/Hurt
- Confidence/Determination/Hopeful
- Surprised/Shocked
- Guilt/Regret
- Disgusted/Jealous
- Uncertain/Doubtful/Worried
- Anger/Rage
- Laughter
- Confused
- Speechless/Tongue Tied
- Fear/Terrified
- Mental Pain
- Physical Pain
- Tired/Drowsy/Exhausted
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yagamimi-aka-mimi-deactivated20:
ALTSomething like this would be so colossally helpful. I’m sick and tired of trying to research specific clothing from any given culture and being met with either racist stereotypical costumes worn by yt people or ai generated garbage nonsense, and trying to be hyper specific with searches yields fuck all. Like I generally just cannot trust the legitimacy of most search results at this point. It’s extremely frustrating. If there are good resources for this then they’re buried deep under all the other bullshit, and idk where to start looking.
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May I present to you, nationalclothing.org?
It doesn’t have everything, but it’s still my first source when researching traditional clothing from other cultures.
There’s also this resource on historical fashion: Claire’s Historical Fashion Reference & Resources
another addition as far as physical media goes there is the encyclopedia of national dress (that i still need to buy myself bc this kind of thing is super important to my sort of fantasy designing) but yes i do agree i wish there was EVEN MORE documentation on this
here are some resources for Indian clothing archives:
The Sari Series: a digital anthology documenting India’s regional saree drapes though short films
Purushu Arie’s blog; started when he was studying at NIFT, the blogger has gone on to become a leader in the neo-traditional fashion scene in India.
if anyone knows more please add links !
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More notes.
They are not in order by the way. There is still more stuff to say about the world building/drawing/exploring topic. I just haven’t gotten to these notes yet.This one is about lights but it’s in progress as well. Feedback is welcomed
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Alrighty, here’s my first bit of fanart for 2024! Asha and Starboy from Disney’s Wish - more specifically, Wish’s concept art :“’) I haven’t seen the movie, but I think I can confidently say that I would’ve been more interested in seeing it if they’d kept the romance/soulmate dynamic from the early concepts.
But anyways, here’s my take on Star’s design, and also a little cheek kiss for Asha! :D Also, I never made an official "Happy New Year” post, so I just wanted to say thank you all for your support in my art and writing endeavours! I hope this year is a kind one for you, and may all your wishes come true <333
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A Writing Cheat Sheet: for linking actions with emotions.
As always, click for HD.
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micro-usb-deactivated20230625:
As someone who took etiquette lessons, politeness is an incredibly effective tool for disarming bigots. You can either force them to reconsider their words/actions by directly and calmly confronting their behavior (by using the rules of society in your favor), or you can dip entirely while they appear to be in the wrong.
Both options are great.
Because the thing is, when bigots pick fights, they are 100% counting on you to get louder than them. Or meaner. They want you to react emotionally and provide fodder for their ‘You’re Too Emotionally Immature To Understand’ cannon.
What they aren’t expecting you to do is say one of the following phrases in a polite, concerned tone:
- Are you okay?
- That’s not the kind of language I was raised to use with others.
- Do you need a moment to think on why that wasn’t acceptable?
- This is no way to engage in intelligent conversation. Please try that again in a kinder tone if you’d like this to continue. (I really like this one because it lets you turn their public-shame rhetoric around)
For those of you who’d are spiteful and/or dealing with Fundamentalists/Evangelicals/generally shitty Christians:
- What’s happening in your life to cause you this much anger? I can’t imagine hurting so badly that I need to hurt other people.
- Who taught you it was acceptable to treat other people this way? Certainly not the Jesus I remember.
- Whatever happened to 'judge not lest ye be judged’?
- If I talked like that in front of my parents or grandparents I would be ashamed.
- I think there’s something you need to pray on before we try and have this conversation.
And my all time favorite:
“It sounds to me like there are some seriously dark and angry forces at work in your heart.”
(Nothing stops a Christian bigot in their tracks faster than implying the Devil is causing their bigotry. But you MUST be calm, polite, and gentle with your tone and wording. It is absolutely fair to twist the rules and play them at their own game, but you gotta play hard.)
TLDR: It’s much faster to use etiquette, politeness, and rhetoric reversal when eviscerating idiots online and in person, because they aren’t expecting you to weaponize their behaviors back in their direction. Don’t get angry, get spitefully polite! :)
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I compiled this a while ago but I was just looking for references and found the file so…
Best places to find reference photos:
Body types, poses, and anatomy:
- http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en
- https://www.posemaniacs.com/
- https://quickposes.com/en
- https://www.characterdesigns.com/#home-section
- https://www.adorkastock.com/sketch/
- https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
- https://www.proko.com/browse/tools?af=242
Giant anatomy reference tutorials Pinterest board:
General:
- https://unsplash.com/
- https://pixabay.com/
- https://www.pexels.com/
- https://stocksnap.io/
- https://www.freeimages.com/
- https://kaboompics.com/
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- https://morguefile.com/
- https://www.flickr.com/
- https://www.dreamstime.com/
- https://pmp-art.com/
- https://www.freepik.com/
- https://photobash.co/
- https://picjumbo.com/
- https://burst.shopify.com/
- https://magdeleine.co/
- https://wordpress.org/openverse/
Historical:
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