Okay... This Got A Lot More Attention Than I Expected And I Must Do This Now.

Okay... This got a lot more attention than I expected and I must do this now.

Question for y’all

How would you feel about a Steven Universe high school au? It would be based off those promo drawings of the gems, but set in America rather than Japan. Let me know what you think.

Here are some of the drawings btw:

I got them off the wikia, in case you were wondering

- Pasta

Goodbye and Thank You

Thank you, Garnet, for showing us a healthy LGBTQ relationship.

Thank you Amethyst, for showing us how to love ourselves.

Thank you Pearl, for showing us how to grow.

Thank you Lapis, for showing us how to overcome our fears.

Thank you Peridot, for showing us that we can learn to love life, in all its forms.

Thank you Bismuth, for showing us true loyalty.

Thank you Jasper, for showing that progress takes time.

Thank you Spinel, for showing us that there is always someone out there for us.

Thank you White, for showing us that it's okay to be honest with ourselves.

Thank you Blue, for showing us that it is okay to grieve.

Thank you Yellow, for showing us that love can come from the least likely of places.

Thank you Pink and Rose, for showing us that everyone makes mistakes.

Thank you Greg, for showing us the beauty of humanity.

Thank you Connie, for showing us and Steven love.

And finally, thank you Steven. For everything.

- Pasta

Sorry to disappoint y’all... that's a safety hazard symbol

Guys

GUYS

I REWATCHED A TALE OF TWO STANS AND I SAW THIS. IVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE POINT THIS OUT WTH

Hey Ya’ll! I’m REALLY sorry for the recent inactivity, but I’ve applied for this! I don’t know if I’ll get in, but here it is anyway!

Applications are officially closed! 

Thank you so, so much to everyone who applied! In total, we received 81 artist applications, 21 writer applications, and a whopping 144 Pearlsonas to choose from. Every piece was an absolute joy to look at; there’s so much creativity, talent, and skill in this fandom! 

What comes next?

● If you applied, keep an eye on your email! Acceptances and rejections will be sent out by May 5th – a post will be made on this blog after all emails have been sent. 

● Keep watching the #hundreds of pearls zine tag! A more complete schedule will be posted within the week.

●Check out some of the creators! Fan content creators can always use a friendly boost! 

We can’t wait to announce the full team! Thank you again for all your contributions!

FAQ ● SCHEDULE

Steven Universe Color Correction!

I was doing some screenshot edits when I had a brainfart and decided to find out the colors of the zircons and the wormy boi.

Basic Tutorial

There are a number of different types of blending modes for layers, as many of you undoubtedly know. Most screenshots from SU that are worth editing seem to have a darker shade, similar to a multiply layer.

Anyone who passed 5th grade math knows that the opposite of multiply is divide, which also happens to be a blending mode.

So, the method I used to correct my colors goes as follows:

Load your screenshot into your art program

Add a new layer and set the blending mode to divide. Hide this layer for now.

Find something on the screenshot that would be white under normal lighting. Eyes, teeth and the like.

Use the eydropper tool to copy the color on one of these areas.

Make the divide layer visible, and use the bucket/fill tool to fill the layer with the color you copied.

Tada! You should now have an edited screenshot with accurate colors.

Actual Theories

Remember when the biggest controversy in the fandom was if the prosecuting Zircon was yellow or green? Simpler times. Anywho: I used the same method, and...

Why yellow there.

I cross checked this with other people's edits, and it seemed pretty consistent. She yello!

I decided to do the defending Zircon just for fun:

So, next bit: Wormy Boi.

@novantinuum made an interesting post about the similarities in scenery and lighting between the Wormy Boi's title sequence appearance and a number of scenes in the most recent trailer. I sampled the color from the trailer, put it on the title sequence, and well... the results speak for themselves.

This is how a trailer scene looked before it was fixed:

This is how a trailer scene looks when fixed:

And the Worm?

Yup.

Please tell me if there is any way to improve my method!

Also, I’m working on the high school AU thing.

- Pasta

Pride month is a bit like Halloween if you think about it.

Sexy costumes, sick beats, street festivals, community connection and the fun of terrifying conservatives. All in one.

But yeah, SPOOKY TIEM!!,