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DID DARKSTALKER GET TO SKIP ADOLESCENCE????

I JUST REALIZED HOW YOUNG THEY ALL WERE WHEN IT ALL WENT DOWN… DID THIS LUCKY BITCH GET TO SKIP ADOLESCENCE??? ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I READ IT BUT WERENT THEY LIKE… IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOL WHEN EVERYTHING WENT DOWN???

(I mean… I know they started late BUT STILL)

yay! who was it?

Please help me find this artist

finished jungle and water!!!

The colorful spots on the JungleWing are a very early version of the color-changing scales that we know rainwings to have today

a predecessor to sea and icewings! No ice breath, but can eject hot water or even breath steam.

(my style will not make up its mind…)

Some pictures I took of my adorable golden retriever, Zuzu! She loves bubbles, and will be turning 3 this July

Was redesigning SilkWings for fun and now I’m scared to color the sketch it looks too good—

i am in so much fucking pain right now

TW: needle mention (no images)

POV: The doctor puts the needle too high in your arm (like, waaaaay too high) and now you get to spend a day experiencing what it’s like to live with one arm (the arm hurts too much to move beyond simple hand gestures that involve no shoulder use)

So, I saw this image on Facebook, and it was supposedly showing what Queen Nefertiti would have looked like in real life:

Now, I thought this AI generated garbage was just truly terrible on a number of levels; first off, she looks wayyyyyy too modern - her makeup is very “Hollywood glamour”, she looks airbrushed and de-aged, and as far as I’m aware, Ancient Egyptians didn’t have mascara, glitter-based eyeshadows and lip gloss. Secondly, her features are exceptionally whitewashed in every sense - this is pretty standard for AI as racial bias is prevalent in feeding AI algorithms, but I genuinely thought a depiction of such a known individual would not exhibit such euro-centric features. Thirdly, the outfit was massively desaturated and didn’t take pigment loss into consideration, and while I *do* like the look of the neck attire, it's not at all accurate (plus, again, AI confusion on the detailing is evident).

So, this inspired me to alter the image on the left to be more accurate based off the sculpture’s features. I looked into Ancient Egyptian makeup and looked at references for kohl eyeliner and clay-based facial pigment (rouge was used on cheeks, charcoal-based powder/paste was used to darken and elongate eyebrows), and I looked at pre-existing images of Nefertiti, both her mummy and other reconstructions. While doing this, I found photos of a 3D scanned sculpture made by scientists at the University of Bristol and chose to collage the neck jewellery over the painting (and edited the lighting and shadows as best as I could).

Something I see a lot of in facial recreations of mummies is maintaining the elongated and skinny facial features as seen on preserved bodies - however, fat, muscle and cartilage shrink/disappear post mortem, regardless of preservation quality; Queen Nefertiti had art created of her in life, and these pieces are invaluable to developing an accurate portrayal of her, whether stylistic or realistic in nature.

And hey, while I don't think my adjustments are perfect (especially the neck area), I *do* believe it is a huge improvement to the original image I chose to work on top of.

I really liked working on this project for the last few days, and I think I may continue to work on it further to perfect it. But, until then, I hope you enjoy!

Remember, likes don't help artists but reblogs do!

Decided to do an art of Darkstalker and Peacemaker ^^

Credit to: user