There's A Fine Line Between Being Wary Of Manipulation And Becoming Completely Paranoid Because You Get

oh, martin...

Finally managed to log in to my tumblr yuppie🌟

trying to decide which of my drawings to post on tumblr is such a funny experience like... do i post a piece i spent hours on or do i post jack and david getting sloppy

everyone’s talking about Jon Daisy parallel but what about Martin Basira parallels? What about my Black and White sense of morality, every avatar is evil except for my partner, favored by multiple powers but never aligned with one, asked by the person they’re closest to to kill them at the height of their monsterhood, knows how to think their way out of the worst situations Basira Martin parallels?

Me and U(FO) 👽🐄

taski maiden and why she's my favourite

ever since dream bbq got announced a few years ago, I've always been drawn to taski maiden - not only because she's silly, but also because her design is deeply fascinating to me, as it's rich in history. I haven't seen any posts discussing it yet, so I thought I'd make one!

the thing about taski maiden is that her design is very rooted in mesoamerican art. her appearance is heavily based on the textiles made by the chimú, who inhabited the coasts of what is now perú and were one of the most prolific empires of pre-columbus america - check these out!

if you look at the second image specifically - which shows chimú warriors - you can see how closely the top left figure matches taski!

in fact, all of her forms share the same colour scheme present in most chimú textiles: red, yellow, white, and black.

the little guys she's carrying are based on it, too! their face is a perfect match to the creatures the warriors are holding.

speaking of the little guys, the cloth taski is carrying them in is actually an aguayo! its a rectangular cloth used by various south american cultures to carry items and small children in.

final fun fact: taski is a quechua word that roughly translates to young woman or virgin.

and that's about it! as a south american person myself, I just think it's amazing to get a design that draws from our historical art and culture. just makes me love this series even more :]

me re-scrolling thru older convos w/ my friends becuase i remember how much i enjoyed talking to them about the subject

convergent evolution

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why is it that we all thought we wouldn’t make it past our teenage years. that’s crazy

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