So Fun Fact I Used To Be A Music Major And Something I Came Across A Lot Is Other Music Majors Saying

Yesterday my girlfriend and I went to a new store in the mall and they were playing twenty one pilots so ofc we were singing along, and the person working there came up to us and asked if we were clikkies too and asked if there were any tøp songs we wanted them to play, but we couldn’t decide bc how do you choose just one tøp song? And that’s how we ended up jamming out to The Pantaloon and Migraine at the mall

This Barbie cares what you think 💀 You would think I would have done a heartfelt piece for Stressed Out's 10 year anniversary, but nooo make it a silly and dumb Barbie movie reference

TØP stickers and prints ✨️

rb to give your mutuals a silly little paper valentine card and a red heart shaped lollipop 💖

I both kinda hate and kinda love that "this peace is what all true warriors strive for" is from fucking Zelda CD-i

You can only reblog this today.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION the most underrated song from each TØP album

Twenty One Pilots - Johnny Boy

Vessel - Trees

Blurryface - Hometown

Trench - Legend

Scaled and Icy - No Chances

Clancy - Snap Back

they should invent friends whose schedules line up with yours

He’s also testing the limits of what a drummer can do

i'm testing the limits of what a mind can do.

I didn’t miss that social cue I just thought it was stupid 

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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