Aether
@dragons.gay
some kind of gay dragon | they/them | 30+ 🔞
tech, art, games, anime, fluffy stuff, and other assorted nerd shit. probably yelling nonsense about cute girls. 日本語OK
tech, art, games, anime, fluffy stuff, and other assorted nerd shit. probably yelling nonsense about cute girls. 日本語OK
tell ettin that extra $5 is for you (marketing fees)
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
tell ettin that extra $5 is for you (marketing fees)
While I agree their name is unfortunate, their site does say that their focus is all marginalised genders (including transmasc nonbinary people). There's nothing wrong with a charity having a focus, especially when gender *is* a factor in diagnosis and treatment.
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
While I agree their name is unfortunate, their site does say that their focus is all marginalised genders (including transmasc nonbinary people). There's nothing wrong with a charity having a focus, especially when gender *is* a factor in diagnosis and treatment.
tfw you share an fyi about the cloudflare outage right now with your entire work general chat including a screenshot from Not your work's website
i am proud of my usage of grundos.cafe tho to be fair its just a little funny in realisation
i am proud of my usage of grundos.cafe tho to be fair its just a little funny in realisation
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
tfw you share an fyi about the cloudflare outage right now with your entire work general chat including a screenshot from Not your work's website
i am proud of my usage of grundos.cafe tho to be fair its just a little funny in realisation
i am proud of my usage of grundos.cafe tho to be fair its just a little funny in realisation
miscellaneous melbourne sightings
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
miscellaneous melbourne sightings
#paxaus Last games of the day (and the weekend), Frayed Ally by Button Fox Games and Curses & Covens by One Thousand Rats. Both kind of devious asynchronous mind-games but very very different in feel! And the art in both is STUNNING.
October 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#paxaus Last games of the day (and the weekend), Frayed Ally by Button Fox Games and Curses & Covens by One Thousand Rats. Both kind of devious asynchronous mind-games but very very different in feel! And the art in both is STUNNING.
#paxaus And following that I played a one shot of Starfinder 2e! The GM ran an intro to an AP called Attack of the Swarm and I played a Vesk (lizard creature) Soldier described to me as gaslight gatekeep girlboss. Had so much fun and the SF2e rules feel great. Viva 3 actions!!!
October 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
#paxaus And following that I played a one shot of Starfinder 2e! The GM ran an intro to an AP called Attack of the Swarm and I played a Vesk (lizard creature) Soldier described to me as gaslight gatekeep girlboss. Had so much fun and the SF2e rules feel great. Viva 3 actions!!!
#paxaus Just played a one shot of Autostede, a sick local indie game where you play Drovers with Autos, which are little Zoids/Digimon kinda critters. Had a blast being a big electric armadillo ⚡️⚡️ We collectively made a horrific bird swarm robot then fought it!!
October 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#paxaus Just played a one shot of Autostede, a sick local indie game where you play Drovers with Autos, which are little Zoids/Digimon kinda critters. Had a blast being a big electric armadillo ⚡️⚡️ We collectively made a horrific bird swarm robot then fought it!!
#paxaus last dayyy :( my partner is off to play beyblade (neeerd💜) so i'm going in alone to hopefully try some starfinder 2e and maybe paint-and-take today? wearing my hardest fit today ofc
October 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#paxaus last dayyy :( my partner is off to play beyblade (neeerd💜) so i'm going in alone to hopefully try some starfinder 2e and maybe paint-and-take today? wearing my hardest fit today ofc
#paxaus rumour has it one of the smoke machines in the expo hall malfunctioned. still don't think they should have those things at all!!!! it's so disgusting to inhale. anyway! we're back to our hotel now.
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
#paxaus rumour has it one of the smoke machines in the expo hall malfunctioned. still don't think they should have those things at all!!!! it's so disgusting to inhale. anyway! we're back to our hotel now.
panel was very good and i want to get involved and also paint more aaaaaggghh!!!!
October 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
panel was very good and i want to get involved and also paint more aaaaaggghh!!!!
under painting- put down fun colour make fun texture- putting down blues and greens in shadows of skin before pinkish skin colour, browns in shadows of greens on clothing. consider the storytelling ambience of contrast colours in shadow! eg. warm colours in shadows for near lava
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
under painting- put down fun colour make fun texture- putting down blues and greens in shadows of skin before pinkish skin colour, browns in shadows of greens on clothing. consider the storytelling ambience of contrast colours in shadow! eg. warm colours in shadows for near lava
wet blending (not pictured) useful for gradients, and you can let it dry and overlay to keep building it up
dry brushing - use makeup brush - take off 90% colour, try to hit edges, test on other things to ensure not too much streakiness, good for highlights
dry brushing - use makeup brush - take off 90% colour, try to hit edges, test on other things to ensure not too much streakiness, good for highlights
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
wet blending (not pictured) useful for gradients, and you can let it dry and overlay to keep building it up
dry brushing - use makeup brush - take off 90% colour, try to hit edges, test on other things to ensure not too much streakiness, good for highlights
dry brushing - use makeup brush - take off 90% colour, try to hit edges, test on other things to ensure not too much streakiness, good for highlights
create tonal reference by mixing colours opposite in colour wheel to make swatches makes more depth than eg. colour triads (ex. blue mix with orange, lighten up with white...), brightest hue is always at the turn of a shadow (ex tip of nose), use vibrant colours there
October 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
create tonal reference by mixing colours opposite in colour wheel to make swatches makes more depth than eg. colour triads (ex. blue mix with orange, lighten up with white...), brightest hue is always at the turn of a shadow (ex tip of nose), use vibrant colours there
soju slushies in melb :)) pax aus tomorrow hype
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
soju slushies in melb :)) pax aus tomorrow hype
cis het people are so fucking weird
the woman serving me at an airport cafe: "i love your shirt! ... that's exactly how i feel whenever my husband comes in the room, you know how males are"
me:
me: y yeah
the shirt in question:
the woman serving me at an airport cafe: "i love your shirt! ... that's exactly how i feel whenever my husband comes in the room, you know how males are"
me:
me: y yeah
the shirt in question:
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
cis het people are so fucking weird
the woman serving me at an airport cafe: "i love your shirt! ... that's exactly how i feel whenever my husband comes in the room, you know how males are"
me:
me: y yeah
the shirt in question:
the woman serving me at an airport cafe: "i love your shirt! ... that's exactly how i feel whenever my husband comes in the room, you know how males are"
me:
me: y yeah
the shirt in question:
my beautiful transgender wife,,, she's here,,,,,,
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
my beautiful transgender wife,,, she's here,,,,,,
bought a sapphic novel on a complete whim because the cover looked queer after a bad family outing. today my brain has been so peaked on anxiety i've read through half of it. it's enjoyable. absolutely filled to the brim with sapphic yearning. if only stuff like this existed when i was a teen...
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
bought a sapphic novel on a complete whim because the cover looked queer after a bad family outing. today my brain has been so peaked on anxiety i've read through half of it. it's enjoyable. absolutely filled to the brim with sapphic yearning. if only stuff like this existed when i was a teen...
>B-Corp merges with non-B-Corp
>"we're still a B-Corp, don't worry about the shareholders, we still care about the environment/our people"
>corpo layoffs in search of "synergies" and "shareholder value"
>"we're still a B-Corp, don't worry about the shareholders, we still care about the environment/our people"
>corpo layoffs in search of "synergies" and "shareholder value"
September 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
>B-Corp merges with non-B-Corp
>"we're still a B-Corp, don't worry about the shareholders, we still care about the environment/our people"
>corpo layoffs in search of "synergies" and "shareholder value"
>"we're still a B-Corp, don't worry about the shareholders, we still care about the environment/our people"
>corpo layoffs in search of "synergies" and "shareholder value"
a few! I've definitely learned to be more picky about the artists I go to now. it's not worth the heartbreak
August 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
a few! I've definitely learned to be more picky about the artists I go to now. it's not worth the heartbreak