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༼ つ ◕///◕ ༽つ CLOUD STRIFE : ↲  

Cloud, Sun, Star.

MoM & Sora comparisons (For fun, because why not?? Lol)

Dan Green (Yugi Muto) Interview - Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS   

Dan Green is the best Retro Voice Actor!

Gud Kitty!

Firstly, thank you! And secondly I will show you :)

1) Base. Capsule part is on another layer so it’s easy to edit

2) Gradient. I usually just color pick from the actual capsule colors or I just make my own

3) Add in the “back” of the capsule. Some capsules have it being dark or light, in this case I picked light. I usually stop it right around the pecs or on ferals, the neck. Doesn’t matter if this bit is messy since it’ll get covered up in step 4

4) Time to make the capsule actually look like there’s fluid in there. I add the surface of the liquid with a squished oval shape that’s a lighter color than the gradient below it on a new layer. Then I add some highlights for shine

5) Bubbles if you want. You could also get spoopy and add things like bones or whatever

6) Final touches. With an overlay layer, I add more highlights onto the torso for shine and outline the outside of the capsule for a more bottle-like look. I also add a bit of shadow on the neck and a lil behind the liquid’s surface. Of course feel free to add more shadows and stuff to the chest and whatnot

Included are a few examples of some capsules I’ve done so you can see how they vary a bit. 

The official illustration for the World Team Trophy collaboration with Yuri!!! on Ice has been revealed! The event itself will be held in Yoyogi, Japan, April 20-23 (x).

can’t decide between first person or third, any tips to help? I usually write in third for fanfics but I’m now writing my own story and am so torn

First Person vs. Third Person POV

Both point of views have different abilities to narrate a story. I'm not going to use pros and cons for this, because I believe that it depends on the way you want to tell a story, if these aspects are helpful for you or not.

First Person POV

The narrator is a direct part of the story and narrates what they see and feel with using "I" (or "we").

Features of first-person pov:

it offers a direct link to the story

the story can feel more real and believable

the narrator is part of the situation, but you as the author can still decide if they are an active participant or if they are watching from the sidelines

the whole story is them talking about their experiences

therefore, the story is always subjective and full of what the narrator thinks, feels and believes to be true

if they are also not telling the story in the moment, but rather recounting it, they can also recount some things differently than how they actually happened

a first person pov is the easiest way to create an unreliable narrator

Third Person POV

The narrator is the author, who is detached from the story and narrates the lives of characters without being one of them. The narrator calls the characters by their name or their pronouns.

You have three different options:

Third-person omniscient:

This narrator is all-knowing and can tell the whole story as it is, from every perspective, but not limited to a single character. They know what every character is thinking and feeling and what their motivations are.

Third-person limited:

This narrator is limited to the inner feelings of a limited amount of characters, often just the protagonist.

Third-person objective:

This narrator tells the story completely objective, just telling what can be seen without commenting on it and not going into the thoughts and motivations of specific characters.

Features of third-person pov:

it allows the reader to emerge themselves into the thoughts and motivations of one or more characters, therefore making it almost feel like first-person pov

it can also be objective, with just the characters' dialogues and actions telling the reader about them

it allows the author to jump between scenes and times more easily

the author can tell multiple storylines at the same time (also possible with multiple first-person povs, but the jump between different times is easier for the reader in third-person)

by using third-person pov the author can decide completely on how much they want to tell the reader at any given point

- Jana