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#art #writing #worldbuilding
#art #writing #worldbuilding
I bounce between stories but story A is priority right now (send help).
Yeah my hypophantasia is "I literally can't visually imagine anything voluntarily unless I'm staring right at it so I can break down its forms". I sometimes get visual "blips", but I mostly can't control them as they're random.
Yeah my hypophantasia is "I literally can't visually imagine anything voluntarily unless I'm staring right at it so I can break down its forms". I sometimes get visual "blips", but I mostly can't control them as they're random.
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I bounce between stories but story A is priority right now (send help).
Yeah my hypophantasia is "I literally can't visually imagine anything voluntarily unless I'm staring right at it so I can break down its forms". I sometimes get visual "blips", but I mostly can't control them as they're random.
Yeah my hypophantasia is "I literally can't visually imagine anything voluntarily unless I'm staring right at it so I can break down its forms". I sometimes get visual "blips", but I mostly can't control them as they're random.
What I'm writing currently is a. backstory on a polyamorous father, his spouses, and first 3 children; b. an epistolary novel that I had to chop in thirds because I'm a sicko; and c. a "short" story regarding two very similar (yet fairly different) characters meeting and the jealousy that ensued. +
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
What I'm writing currently is a. backstory on a polyamorous father, his spouses, and first 3 children; b. an epistolary novel that I had to chop in thirds because I'm a sicko; and c. a "short" story regarding two very similar (yet fairly different) characters meeting and the jealousy that ensued. +
I'm weird about asymmetrical limbs too, but if you treat wings like specialized flight-arms, you realize that if those were the same size, the character can't realistically fly (unless they weigh under a kilogram or their wings are for swimming or something like that). Stopped sweating it since.
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I'm weird about asymmetrical limbs too, but if you treat wings like specialized flight-arms, you realize that if those were the same size, the character can't realistically fly (unless they weigh under a kilogram or their wings are for swimming or something like that). Stopped sweating it since.
If I draw Flak with hands would you block me /s
Actually, Flak's arms are similar to the "hands" of one of my OCs (upper ones, though they have semi-rigid fingers).
How joints move also helps with multi-limb design-- I've gotten away with the neatest designs just by giving them ball-joint limbs. +
Actually, Flak's arms are similar to the "hands" of one of my OCs (upper ones, though they have semi-rigid fingers).
How joints move also helps with multi-limb design-- I've gotten away with the neatest designs just by giving them ball-joint limbs. +
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If I draw Flak with hands would you block me /s
Actually, Flak's arms are similar to the "hands" of one of my OCs (upper ones, though they have semi-rigid fingers).
How joints move also helps with multi-limb design-- I've gotten away with the neatest designs just by giving them ball-joint limbs. +
Actually, Flak's arms are similar to the "hands" of one of my OCs (upper ones, though they have semi-rigid fingers).
How joints move also helps with multi-limb design-- I've gotten away with the neatest designs just by giving them ball-joint limbs. +
How I see other artists tackle it is by making one set of arms smaller, so both/all sets get a better range of movement. Arms are also like wings (just different structures), but OCs with the wing/arm combo get the back-arms and front-arms which allows more dynamic movement.
I love character design.
I love character design.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
How I see other artists tackle it is by making one set of arms smaller, so both/all sets get a better range of movement. Arms are also like wings (just different structures), but OCs with the wing/arm combo get the back-arms and front-arms which allows more dynamic movement.
I love character design.
I love character design.
I think it's a mindset thing because when I drew Flak during ArtFight I had *no* issues with poses, but when I draw my *own* OCs it's all "only arm up/down/back, nothing else".
(Though Flak mostly got the "arm down" treatment, I did *one* asymmetric flaily-arm thing and that was so much fun.) +
(Though Flak mostly got the "arm down" treatment, I did *one* asymmetric flaily-arm thing and that was so much fun.) +
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I think it's a mindset thing because when I drew Flak during ArtFight I had *no* issues with poses, but when I draw my *own* OCs it's all "only arm up/down/back, nothing else".
(Though Flak mostly got the "arm down" treatment, I did *one* asymmetric flaily-arm thing and that was so much fun.) +
(Though Flak mostly got the "arm down" treatment, I did *one* asymmetric flaily-arm thing and that was so much fun.) +
I think 4 is the limit of arms on humanoids before you lose all semblance of art fundamentals. I've three (maybe four) that fit the bill, and one biped-compatible crab deity with 6; of that handful, I've drawn ~5 unique poses. (Most of those being arms up and/or down, or hold thing with two hands.)
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I think 4 is the limit of arms on humanoids before you lose all semblance of art fundamentals. I've three (maybe four) that fit the bill, and one biped-compatible crab deity with 6; of that handful, I've drawn ~5 unique poses. (Most of those being arms up and/or down, or hold thing with two hands.)
I think the only other option you had aside from that, which would stay on-mood, was four middle fingers sticking up at the viewer.
I typically just mirror/copy the upper-arm movements when I'm drawing my 4+ armed characters, or have the lower arms holding something, so yeah definitely I so get it.
I typically just mirror/copy the upper-arm movements when I'm drawing my 4+ armed characters, or have the lower arms holding something, so yeah definitely I so get it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I think the only other option you had aside from that, which would stay on-mood, was four middle fingers sticking up at the viewer.
I typically just mirror/copy the upper-arm movements when I'm drawing my 4+ armed characters, or have the lower arms holding something, so yeah definitely I so get it.
I typically just mirror/copy the upper-arm movements when I'm drawing my 4+ armed characters, or have the lower arms holding something, so yeah definitely I so get it.
If the rabbit-hole doesn't end in a doom-scroll, then you haven't traveled that far down it 🤣 I've gone from "innocuous question" to "war crimes" many, many times before, so I get you. (At least the "less fun" ones often put things in perspective.)
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If the rabbit-hole doesn't end in a doom-scroll, then you haven't traveled that far down it 🤣 I've gone from "innocuous question" to "war crimes" many, many times before, so I get you. (At least the "less fun" ones often put things in perspective.)
I feel this all the time, though usually with "dubbed audio" instead of music because most/all my characters speak their home language(s) and that language isn't "English" for any of them.
When the perfect song comes around, though... regular head-playing its scenario (or OC karaoke?) for 3 months.
When the perfect song comes around, though... regular head-playing its scenario (or OC karaoke?) for 3 months.
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I feel this all the time, though usually with "dubbed audio" instead of music because most/all my characters speak their home language(s) and that language isn't "English" for any of them.
When the perfect song comes around, though... regular head-playing its scenario (or OC karaoke?) for 3 months.
When the perfect song comes around, though... regular head-playing its scenario (or OC karaoke?) for 3 months.
Kind of went on a rabbit-hole 😅 To think that green peas were distinguished from field peas in the early 17th century, too... Call it a reference retcon-- at least Dmitri didn't mention the peas' colors!
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Kind of went on a rabbit-hole 😅 To think that green peas were distinguished from field peas in the early 17th century, too... Call it a reference retcon-- at least Dmitri didn't mention the peas' colors!
If it makes you feel any better, field peas have been cultivated for thousands of years prior to binomial nomenclature standardization (which happened *right outside* the Medieval period, in the mid-1500s, then in the 1700s with Linnaeus). Medieval Europe *loved* cooking with peas!
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If it makes you feel any better, field peas have been cultivated for thousands of years prior to binomial nomenclature standardization (which happened *right outside* the Medieval period, in the mid-1500s, then in the 1700s with Linnaeus). Medieval Europe *loved* cooking with peas!
The fact that you put a pair of his hands in his pockets is such a 1000 IQ move. First look I was like "where'd the second set of limbs go" and when I noticed I went 😮
No need to choose between "arms-tucked" and "keeping hands preoccupied" to punctuate annoyance when you can choose both like that.
No need to choose between "arms-tucked" and "keeping hands preoccupied" to punctuate annoyance when you can choose both like that.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The fact that you put a pair of his hands in his pockets is such a 1000 IQ move. First look I was like "where'd the second set of limbs go" and when I noticed I went 😮
No need to choose between "arms-tucked" and "keeping hands preoccupied" to punctuate annoyance when you can choose both like that.
No need to choose between "arms-tucked" and "keeping hands preoccupied" to punctuate annoyance when you can choose both like that.
Also: Nostr is just the decentralized network that they're building/have built DiVine on. They could have used AtProto (they even mention that Nostr is like Bsky's AtProto), but they didn't. Could be another red flag, but uncertain: I didn't look into Nostr that much. (end)
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Also: Nostr is just the decentralized network that they're building/have built DiVine on. They could have used AtProto (they even mention that Nostr is like Bsky's AtProto), but they didn't. Could be another red flag, but uncertain: I didn't look into Nostr that much. (end)
tl;dr I really don't trust it, they could be making it a content honeypot for their own GenAI garbage, and Jack is actually one of the developers for Rabble. Though its splash page/the rest of the FAQ sound great, it seems more like they're lulling you into a sense of security with regards to AI.+
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
tl;dr I really don't trust it, they could be making it a content honeypot for their own GenAI garbage, and Jack is actually one of the developers for Rabble. Though its splash page/the rest of the FAQ sound great, it seems more like they're lulling you into a sense of security with regards to AI.+
They point to the ToS (a la "AI scrapers might violate our ToS to scrape your content") but *nowhere* do they mention that AI is disallowed in it, *or* any of the site's legal sections.
They mention AI labels, but not AI blocks, or that AI is disallowed. It's a "I say this, but do I mean it" thing.+
They mention AI labels, but not AI blocks, or that AI is disallowed. It's a "I say this, but do I mean it" thing.+
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They point to the ToS (a la "AI scrapers might violate our ToS to scrape your content") but *nowhere* do they mention that AI is disallowed in it, *or* any of the site's legal sections.
They mention AI labels, but not AI blocks, or that AI is disallowed. It's a "I say this, but do I mean it" thing.+
They mention AI labels, but not AI blocks, or that AI is disallowed. It's a "I say this, but do I mean it" thing.+
They say there will be human intervention but Bsky said the same and (lol, lmao).
Another thing: their FAQ says that they won't sell your data for AI training sets, but also say that they *can't* protect your content from AI scrapers. Rabble built an AI poisoner, but no mention on DiVine *at all*.+
Another thing: their FAQ says that they won't sell your data for AI training sets, but also say that they *can't* protect your content from AI scrapers. Rabble built an AI poisoner, but no mention on DiVine *at all*.+
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They say there will be human intervention but Bsky said the same and (lol, lmao).
Another thing: their FAQ says that they won't sell your data for AI training sets, but also say that they *can't* protect your content from AI scrapers. Rabble built an AI poisoner, but no mention on DiVine *at all*.+
Another thing: their FAQ says that they won't sell your data for AI training sets, but also say that they *can't* protect your content from AI scrapers. Rabble built an AI poisoner, but no mention on DiVine *at all*.+
Actually did my own digging: and Other Things is a non-profit [interesting] that is mostly funding DiVine, and has one AI thing listed on their site.
What strikes me as *very odd* is how AI is mentioned in DiVine's EULA/TOS/Safety/FAQ/etc. The short end of it is: AI moderation, loads of it. (cont.)
What strikes me as *very odd* is how AI is mentioned in DiVine's EULA/TOS/Safety/FAQ/etc. The short end of it is: AI moderation, loads of it. (cont.)
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Actually did my own digging: and Other Things is a non-profit [interesting] that is mostly funding DiVine, and has one AI thing listed on their site.
What strikes me as *very odd* is how AI is mentioned in DiVine's EULA/TOS/Safety/FAQ/etc. The short end of it is: AI moderation, loads of it. (cont.)
What strikes me as *very odd* is how AI is mentioned in DiVine's EULA/TOS/Safety/FAQ/etc. The short end of it is: AI moderation, loads of it. (cont.)
Maybe at some point, you'll write something so evocative that you *have* to draw it out in order to work out all the kinks in prose. (I had to do it a few times either because a. cool imagery or b. hypophantasia wants to have a tantrum, and I don't know how to describe something that doesn't exist.)
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Maybe at some point, you'll write something so evocative that you *have* to draw it out in order to work out all the kinks in prose. (I had to do it a few times either because a. cool imagery or b. hypophantasia wants to have a tantrum, and I don't know how to describe something that doesn't exist.)
Writing is honestly a lot of fun-- I find myself writing whenever the hand doesn't want to put tablet to pen (or when I have visual art block). Been writing loads recently, lol.
There's no issue with reposting (either fully or just the RP button) while you're dancing with your writing muse, though!
There's no issue with reposting (either fully or just the RP button) while you're dancing with your writing muse, though!
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Writing is honestly a lot of fun-- I find myself writing whenever the hand doesn't want to put tablet to pen (or when I have visual art block). Been writing loads recently, lol.
There's no issue with reposting (either fully or just the RP button) while you're dancing with your writing muse, though!
There's no issue with reposting (either fully or just the RP button) while you're dancing with your writing muse, though!
Next time you dream about this shit-hole (affectionate, truly), I hope you get to witness a seagull carry off an entire slice of pizza (or something more fantastical), rofl.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Next time you dream about this shit-hole (affectionate, truly), I hope you get to witness a seagull carry off an entire slice of pizza (or something more fantastical), rofl.
(At that point, it's best to eat a safe and comfy meal, medicate if necessary, and indulge in light media [a book, a show, a movie] until the feeling passes. 'If I can't be creative, then I'll find someone who is/was!')
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
(At that point, it's best to eat a safe and comfy meal, medicate if necessary, and indulge in light media [a book, a show, a movie] until the feeling passes. 'If I can't be creative, then I'll find someone who is/was!')
Absolutely 😭 Bad thoughts are easy to recognize as something that will ultimately pass, but chronic illness really does make you [incorrectly] assume that your creative output will never be as good as before.
As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day", but I wish I could do 2+ hour art sessions again
As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day", but I wish I could do 2+ hour art sessions again
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Absolutely 😭 Bad thoughts are easy to recognize as something that will ultimately pass, but chronic illness really does make you [incorrectly] assume that your creative output will never be as good as before.
As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day", but I wish I could do 2+ hour art sessions again
As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day", but I wish I could do 2+ hour art sessions again
Thankfully, the concept of "good art" is subjective, and that opinion changes with the cycles. I mostly suffer through the "This piece was perfect; why can't I do it again?" phases rather than blanket hate, which can be equally as disheartening (especially if disability is the reasoning behind it).
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Thankfully, the concept of "good art" is subjective, and that opinion changes with the cycles. I mostly suffer through the "This piece was perfect; why can't I do it again?" phases rather than blanket hate, which can be equally as disheartening (especially if disability is the reasoning behind it).
It feels like you got dropped into a liminal "bay area" space (either a California or Florida tourist trap, cuz beaches) and I both feel sorry for dream you and am like "y'kno, same rofl".
Scary that your brain knows about the US's food deserts (especially if you've never been here before? lmao 😭)
Scary that your brain knows about the US's food deserts (especially if you've never been here before? lmao 😭)
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It feels like you got dropped into a liminal "bay area" space (either a California or Florida tourist trap, cuz beaches) and I both feel sorry for dream you and am like "y'kno, same rofl".
Scary that your brain knows about the US's food deserts (especially if you've never been here before? lmao 😭)
Scary that your brain knows about the US's food deserts (especially if you've never been here before? lmao 😭)