Soooo Pretty

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Think there might be a bug infestation in my sketchbook

usually the headcanon is that the knight is the youngest sibling because they’re short. and to that i say, NO. it’s actually the opposite. the knight gives so much older/oldest sibling vibes.

the hollow knight can’t seal the radiance? the knight just goes, “fine, i’ll do it myself.” or “ok i’ll slice god up and then slap her in the face for my siblings”. they’re the older sibling, it makes perfect sense.

or, better yet, in the godhome ending, they become an eldritch being, uniting all the void??? oh yeah they’re just in their emo phase. the first sibling’s always a little weird.

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You already left kudos here. :)

Me at 14 and me at 22 are having a bonding moment

This is so fucking funny

imagine a miles edgeworth who inherited absolutely nothing from his dad except NNGHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGH

Like father, like son.

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!

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happy 8th anniversary to hollow knight!

was thinking of making some art but i felt too burnt out to do it after school so never mind

explore the characters that were underutilised in canon (either that or they DIE too early)

worldbuild as the author, carving the tiniest of additional details and headcanons into the existing universe

learn about and use different creative writing techniques in an environment where there is no expectation for your work to be perfectly polished

reasons to write fanfiction (I'll start):

share a cool scene that popped into your head

evoke a particular emotion the canon makes you feel

song made you think of a character or idea from canon

make people feel the same way about a character you do

make dolls kiss for fun

explore ideas the canon hints at but doesn't do anything with

traumatize characters and make them suffer

coddle characters and let them rest

had an insane idea for a crack ship and now everyone needs to know

the author of the canon was wrong and must be fixed

use familiar characters to explore your own ideas and plotlines

canon is too short and you need to wallow in the universe of the story