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Dear Talia the god of all gods.
No one is safe in the tax fraud Au
“ appleyed. ”
🌿 “ 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫, you’ll wander away. they’re pesky little trickers. ” but her words roll affectionately off her lips ; they quirk upwards with the statement. andromeda’s hand hovers midair around the lightning bug, waiting patiently for the light that shone like the beat of its heart. on, then off. on, then off. it takes flight north, and her feet yearn to step after it, her hands ache to keep the light against her palm. ( she had known a boy who was like light once. once, once. not now, but once before. she can feel the warmth of his skin if she thinks hard enough. but it flutters away, too, and she knows only his absence. ) the other girl tends toward wandering, andromeda has noticed, and she worries after her, feet padding gently in allie's wake. “ these woods like to play tricks in the dark. ”
it takes her a moment to hear andromeda clearly, mind very much elsewhere, very much away as she follows her new lighted friends through the trees with utmost trust. " but i like to wander! and i- i like away, everything's so much lovelier away. " away like the city she's always yearned to know from aklla's stories, away like anywhere outside of the quelled. she wonders if the buildings really sparkle like stars, though nothing in the whole world could beat the way they look on a clear forest night. sometimes, she found herself with an aversion to the night, to the dark. but then once she was in it, she couldn't remember why she would be afraid of something so lovely. the feeling carries her through the forest, and andromeda's words a faint murmur against her back. " i don't mind the tricks! " she laughs, twirling around to face her, taking her palms in the warmth of her own hands and drawing her closer. " come on! it's fun to just not worry, you just- you just have to let it happen to you! everything's easier when you just let it happen. "
Originally Posted To My Waterfall
So let’s have a context-copy-paste from there!
one Post Wacom upgrade!!! I love working pen-pressure sensitivity!!
Copy and Paste(s) for Context:
Originally, Batgirl as an identity wasn't meant to be a side-kick (that was a 1990's post-zero hour retcon! And a messy one at that!)
Batgirl was basically meant to stand on equal footing with Batman; she was an ally, not a copy. Inspired by but not working for nor under. That was pretty much established in her debut episode, in fact! She loved what he stood for, but had her own way; a much more empathetic, working-with-the-people approach!
That carries on to the current run today! So, wheras Bruce nowadays is happy to inspire fear and act as a semi-urban-legend, Barbara wants to be right on the street with the people--using a combo of criminal psychology with the most updated tech!
It's fascinating really!
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When you design super-hero costumes, you have to take into consideration why they are the way they are.
So; the trunks on the outside? The bright colours and capes? Those are all influenced by the 1930's strongman acts! Early circus performers and gymnasts; the tight spandex was meant to really accentuate the body and show the daringness behind those feats!
That translated really, really well in the old Bronze Age Batgirl comics!
--End Flashback(s)
So, bearing in mind the long exposition up there-- ^^^^^ --about costumes and feats? I think about that a lot when I'm ice skating.
I mean, it's a given I guess, right? When we watch skating on TV the first thing we see is the skater's costumes; that's usually what we use to puzzle out the tone and mood they might be going for before they even start to skate!
That reasoning was extra important in classic comic books; i.e, showing off these incredible gymnastic feats in just static images! Unfortunately, in modern times...especially for female characters...there's less emphasis on daring feats and more on the whole 'look.' Not even the fashion.
You know what kinds of 'look' I'm talking about...so I wondered; is that totally lost in modern comics?
I don't think so, not 100% because obviously we're still judging on how well fight scenes are choreographed and how these characters move around a page; but modern narratives mean we're more interested in the characters themselves than solely what they can do--and that is 100% a good thing!
That being said; I wondered if I could get some of my ice-skating moves to work for Batgirl?
What I'm figuring so far? Yes! I can; but it's all in the composition! Which, now that I think about it, is drawing 101 to a T, right? But still, I think it's important to experiment with!
So here's the start of an ongoing series; Batgirl on ice! I want to see how many poses I can frame in various tones/emotions!
The first; the Arabasque Spiral! (Leg up above hip-height.)
I've had a lot of fun with those bat-lines, specifically getting them to 'trace' the pattern my skates leave behind when I change edges in practice; I was surprised how much dynamicism it added to the overall poses too!
Now while I'm proud of my fully painted Classic!Batgirl there--I think the Burnside angle and posing is gonna be the most impactful one. But then, she doesn't have the cape obscuring most of her body; but I could not sacrifice the flow of that in two pictures so...here we are!
They're Coming to Get You Barbara!
it’s ponzu’s birthday! to celebrate, her children learned to play with her!!!
