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jigokuen: I love the Game of Thrones books. I’ve only watched...

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:03:00 -0500

I love the Game of Thrones books. I’ve only watched the first season of the series, so this isn’t supposed to be true to that or anything, just a loose painting of how I’d like to portray Ygritte.

I’ve started to also post some work in progress type things on my twitter, this image has a couple iterations. So if you’re interested, I’ll hopefully post more!

https://twitter.com/MingjueChen

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Thu, 09 May 2013 05:57:06 -0500

nadiezda: Best series ever, i haven’t drawn these guys in a...

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:04:23 -0500

nadiezda:

Best series ever, i haven’t drawn these guys in a long time

One Piece has very unique and distinct character designs, and if I had the patience to read eight trillion pages of manga I totally would.

I get that you have a problem with anti feminist groups. hell, so do I. but who says men's rights is anti-feminist. it's in the title - the only way men's rights could be anti-feminist would be if feminism says that men don't deserv rights

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:07:00 -0500

Men’s rights is anti-feminist because it is literally in opposition of feminism. Misters actually (very often) use the words feminist and even female as pejoratives. They genuinely believe that many of the issues they face are there because of feminism, and that feminism stands in the way of gender equality. Many of them believe that we have entered a post-feminist society and women are now more privileged. Many unironically use the word matriarchy.

At best, I see misters waltzing into feminist spaces and talking over women, dismissing them, silencing them, posting statistics that no one asked for or disputed, and generally trying their hardest to “prove feminism wrong”. At worst, I see a hate group, bent on keeping the status quo at any cost. I have seen men post male rape statistics and in the same breath try to convince rape victims that they weren’t raped, or advise them not to report their rape (to avoid ruining the life of a rapist), or suggest that a false accuser should be raped as punishment, or even threaten to rape a woman that disagrees.

These are men that believe political correctness is a bad thing. These are men that treat the word privilege like it’s a slur against them. These are men that post videos of women being beaten in the face after slapping a man once and they call it “self-defense”. The aim is not equality, the “movement” is poisoned with bitterness, fear and willful ignorance. I wish men’s rights was how you seem to picture it. I wish it was merely a superfluous and pompous alternative to feminism like egalitarianism is. But it’s not. It is the enemy of feminism because that is what it aims to be.

Video game concept - Feminist ARPG

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:16:25 -0500

Just a disclaimer, I have serious problems with Men’s Rights and any other anti-feminist group. However, despite mention of patriarchy and privilege and the fact that I believe those things are very real, this post is not meant to be taken as an attack or an invitation to have a debate. I also use some anti-feminist vocabulary in a tongue-in-cheek way. It’s all in good fun and there is no venom behind this idea. Maybe some barbs, but they are lighthearted barbs.

ANYWAY, the general idea is that you play one of two classes, the White Knight or the Harpy (despite the real-world implication of gender, these characters are not confined to a specific gender). It is multiplayer (seemingly all my game concepts are, but I digress), with co-op and a story mode. The game itself I imagine being isometric or top-down. The feminists are guerrilla rebels sabotaging and assaulting the Patriarchy.

The Patriarchy is vast, funded, and organized because it has been in power for hundreds of years, their tech is advanced and sleek and their army is massive. The feminists have more of a piecemeal steampunk kind of feel, more junky tech and they live outside of the cities. I picture them with warpaint also, because what’s a badass rebellion without warpaint? So hopefully that’s enough exposition for right now, here are the character details:

White Knight - This class is mainly focused on Tanking and Support, meaning that White Knights boost and protect party members. They are equipped with a shield and a power gauntlet.

Basic Attack: The White Knight fires a blast out of their power gauntlet, the projectiles are slow, hard-hitting and knock enemies back a little bit. UPGRADE: Hold the attack button to bash enemies (in a frontal cone) with your shield and stun them for a short time.
Girl Power: A temporary buff that boosts the attack power of all nearby allies. UPGRADE: Allies will also regain energy at an accelerated rate.
Double Standard: A quick counter-attack that reflects all damage back at a target. UPGRADE: All damage done will completely bypass Privilege (Privilege is enemy armor, basically).
Attention Seeker: A summoned decoy that encourages all nearby enemies to attack it. UPGRADE: Enemies are Blinded with rage when they hit the decoy, reducing their chance to hit.
Friend Zone: An aura that boosts the defense of any ally within range of the caster. UPGRADE: Allies also receive a heal-over-time effect.

Harpy - This class is mainly focused on Debuffing and Control, meaning that Harpies weaken enemies and keep them out of the fight. They are equipped with two winged power gauntlets.

Basic Attack: The Harpy fires blasts out of their power gauntlets, the projectiles are rapid with somewhat light damage. UPGRADE: Hold and release the attack button to charge up and hurl an area-of-effect blast from your power gauntlets that does heavy damage on several enemies.
Privilege Check: A proximity trap that reduces Privilege in non-elite enemies to zero, elites take a smaller but still substantial hit to Privilege. UPGRADE: The trap also deals major damage-over-time.
Emasculate: An area-of-effect debuff that reduces enemy attack power. UPGRADE: Affected enemies also have slowed movement speed for a short time.
Misandry: A close-range Fear effect causing enemies to flee in terror. UPGRADE: The Fear effect is now infectious, it will spread to any enemy that comes within range of the original target.
Reverse Sexism: A ranged attack which drains enemy Privilege and applies the value directly to player health. UPGRADE: The enemy is also Silenced for a short time.

Now for the enemies!

Misters - Also known as the Men’s Rights Defense Militia, they are an army of straight white males that will defend the Patriarchy till the very end. When in combat they shout things like “You’ll not have my foreskin, feminist!” and “Argh, I’ve been spermjacked!” Dedicated and militarized, these are the most common units of the game. There are several different types however, including:

MR Doxxer - While his damage is marginal, the Doxxer can be a very dangerous debuffer. He will use threats and personal information to expose the player to Weakness effects and Silence the player.
MR Troll - Higher damage than the Doxxer, charges at players and uses head-on attacks and occasional Blindness effects by driving the player into a disoriented rage.
MR Niceguy - This enemy is mostly harmless at first, however if you can’t kill him quickly he will buff himself with an Enrage effect called Impotent Rage, which causes him to have much higher damage and attack speed.

The Patriarchy - Another faction is the Patriarchy proper, these are the guys that are behind the scenes. The big bad of the game. Although they don’t have an official army, they are hard at work developing creatures and machines to destroy the feminist resistance, such as:

Straw Feminist - A shambling, hollow abomination originally created to infiltrate their ranks and destroy feminism from the inside out. They are a failed experiment though as they just groan things like “mandatory castration…” serving mostly as fodder that gets in the player’s way.
Alpha - A wolf-man hybrid elite enemy. It’s fast, strong, and it uses negging techniques to debuff the player’s defense.
P4TRI-ARC - An elite hovering driod that fires several projectiles out of its three barrel cannon, reloads, then dashes quickly out of range.

While there will be main bosses as well, I haven’t really conceptualized any. One thing I feel really passionate about however is that Patriarchy itself will NOT be a boss. I much more like the idea of your players assaulting the Patriarchives (the office building in the center of the city) only to discover that the Patriarchy is not an unstoppable force or a massive behemoth, rather it is a system of data and code. So you run through the office, destroying all of the servers (while fending off MRDM soldiers and elites) all the while these frightened little office workers run away and scream in the background. Kind of cementing the idea that these are the people that maintain the Patriarchy, they are not powerful, they are timid dorks that are afraid of losing their foothold in the power structure they built.

andreakalfas: “Pest Control”, my piece for the LADY KNIGHTS //...

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:54:00 -0500

andreakalfas:

“Pest Control”, my piece for the LADY KNIGHTS // WOMEN WARRIORS zine by Abby Boeh, Roxie Vizcarra, and Julia Scott coming out at MoCCA this April. No three-eyed tusk-mawed pest is a match for this bitchin babe exterminator.

She’s also the star of an upcoming comic I hope to have all ready for SPX this year. That’s the plan anyhow! We’ll see…In any case, she’s a little too rad for me to ignore.

danielkrall: Another piece from the same series for Wired! A...

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:53:03 -0500

danielkrall:

Another piece from the same series for Wired! A snowman in a derby, moon-boots, and bright orange leggins? Yes.

garabating: Breeze by Elsa...

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:50:00 -0500

garabating:

Breeze by Elsa Chang

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sarsler: Ladypig archer?? I dunnoo I like this?

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:48:55 -0500

sarsler:

Ladypig archer?? I dunnoo

I like this?

sebascevallos: Some silhouettes I worked on before leaving for...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:33:00 -0500

sebascevallos:

Some silhouettes I worked on before leaving for Ecuador for spring break.

theveryworstthing: moth royalty.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:32:31 -0500

theveryworstthing:

moth royalty.

For some reason this picture reminds me of Rachel Blanchard.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:22 -0500

For some reason this picture reminds me of Rachel Blanchard.

itstime2smile: Air Scooter by Artsammich

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:23:28 -0500

itstime2smile:

Air Scooter by Artsammich

isthatwhatyoumint: first girl for my chocolate series,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:20:38 -0500

isthatwhatyoumint:

first girl for my chocolate series, cocolovely, down! this is white chocolate. (i’m debating giving them proper names, but i’m not certain yet. i’m thinking maybe delia for her.)

depending on how quickly i can work in these next couple weeks, i may only do her or i may do a couple them.

jgillustration: Halloween Punx!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:17:39 -0500

jgillustration:

Halloween Punx!

gingerhaze: I designed some characters today and put them in a...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:49:37 -0500

gingerhaze:

I designed some characters today and put them in a line because that is one of my favorite things to do!

i guess this kind of turned into original character week didn’t it? If you’ve been following me for a long time you might recognize some of these guys!

I really enjoy Gingerhaze’s work, especially her original characters. Link to Nimona if someone hasn’t read it.

anniecarbo: Mamans produits, maman dodo et maman bio. Mon...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:45:21 -0500

anniecarbo:

Mamans produits, maman dodo et maman bio. Mon dernier projet pour Bedaine Urbaine.

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This is the last project I’ve been working on for a local baby planning company. So soft, round and cuddly.

kalidraws: A recent illo for a Philly Mag essay about how,...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:33:00 -0500

kalidraws:

A recent illo for a Philly Mag essay about how, despite increased unemployment, not all young people are unemployed or unhappy. Some 20-30 year olds are doing A-OK and have a job they enjoy, a nice apartment, and some time to hang with friends!
Illustration isn’t always about visualizing a deep concept. Sometimes you just need to draw nice people in a pretty place (which I have fun doing!) Sketches on my blog.

lindafong: Just Link and Zelda hanging out in the forest.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:01:12 -0500

lindafong:

Just Link and Zelda hanging out in the forest.

sbosma: Space Paladin Prints Archival inks on 100% cotton rag...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:58:01 -0500

sbosma:

Space Paladin Prints

Archival inks on 100% cotton rag paper. Printed with the help of the fine folks from INPRNT.com

-Open edition (4/21-4/28)

-12x18 - $30

-18x24 -$50

http://sbosma.bigcartel.com/