Hi, there’s an artist who’s name I am trying to think of. I think he made art in the 80s that has a digital but pointillism style work. The photo I am thinking of is a side view of a lion or big cat leaping/lunging off a stone ledge. It has a blue hue to it and has almost an art deco feel to it. I can’t think of his name but I enjoy a lot of his work and I would like to see more.

So there are elves, and this race of BBEGs is making them provide a huge amount of slaves every year for the BBEGs' slave markets (as they do with other races). The BBEGS are masters of space & time magic, and have spaceships as well, and one of the things they do is use timeviewing to suppress development of those fields in their client races. Usually involves someone who would otherwise grow up to push one of those sciences getting spectacularly disintegrated while they're a schoolchild, with the death attributed so something like "instant justice."
There are ways to shield against "instant justice," but I'm not going into those right now.
Main thing the BBEGs control is travel. You want to travel somewhere, you have to do it thru a portal they built. And if your world has portals they built, you can guarantee you're sending them slaves (or the world is completely dead and there's no sapient life).
There is enough interplanetary trade that you can get Misfits shirts, and Levi's jeans, and something carbonated that tastes like Pepsi (sorry, Coke fans, I'm a Pepsi drinker), and maybe an iPhone that's cool to use even if you can't get wireless internet (or internet at all- most planets don't have the network infrastructure for even cell signal). Hell, they're probably still making late '90s clamshell iBooks somewhere. There's some firearms, if you like revolvers and big honking Martini- Henry style rifles, but melee weapons and magic are still huge.
Anyway, there's a race of High Elves on a world, and they're the former ruling class of a once galaxy- spanning empire (brought down thru supremely powerful time magic so the elves were *always* only ever a client race of the BBEGs, but things get wibbly- wobbly at the periphery of it, which is why the BBEGs aren't spamming the F out of that kind of magic). But, the High Elves' slave quota is higher than they can provide thru natural reproduction. So they go out, kidnap members of other races thru various means, and use transformation devices to make them into High Elves. Which then get use to satisfy the quota (cloning is somehow not an option- they probably didn't go down that branch of the metaphorical tech tree).
The problem the High Elves are facing, is that the quota is so high it's caused them to shut down practically everything else. Humanities? Gone. Arts? Gone. Architecture? Brutalistic Minimalism. Music? The instruments are in a museum somewhere but nobody knows how to play them or what they're supposed to sound like. Sex? Well, there's so much pressure to capture as many slaves as possible, they actually give medals to Hero Mothers who bear children as a way to reduce the stigma of taking time off for the pregnancy.
High Elf architecture is based on spheres and ellipses made out of sculpted mud which is then transmuted into rock. They're glued together like weird grapes (or dates), with spiral staircases on the outside or sometimes in between. One MC has a house in a cliff edge city about five hundred feet up above the ocean and over a mile out, with quartz floors so you can see the weird glowing whales coming up near the surface at night.
About the only thing the High Elves still do from their old empire, is catty infighting. Because of course. There's a ton of intrigue, with various factions trying to undermine each other out of at least thousands of years of spite and internal revanchism. They literally can't think to blame the BBEGs for their situation, when they can blame the next faction(s) over. And yes, this could easily result in their own extinction but they really don't have the available cognition to think that far ahead anymore.
The High Elves' TF magic tends to work powerful changes. Memories of the former life become blurry & distant, and it overwrites the person's skill set (triggering moments like the one from Demolition Man where the guy is like "I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I guess I'm good at it").
...and that's about all I've got. Like I said, I'm not going into dealing with how you defend against "instant justice." Can't give up all my secrets, y'know?

Hi. I've been wanting to figure out what this book was called for 10 years.
It was a children's book I read in middle school, so it had to have come out before 2013.
It had a unique art style. European Renaissance or Medieval. For some reason I keep remembering something Russian but I'm not sure. I remember a lot of red, browns, and blacks. It was a very warm color pallet. I think the cover had a dark red.
I only remember there was something wrong with the kingdom. I think it had to do with the king. There was a peasant boy, who I think wanted to be king.
The detail that stands out the most was there was a big cat. I think it was a lioness. The lioness gave the boy her milk. Maybe to grow strong to become the king, not sure though.
Sorry if the details suck. I've been thinking about this book for years with no luck. Thanks!!!

We'll get character portraits with normal-length necks

Sorry if I miss anything, this is my first post, me and my friends were trying to remember this book. I think it went something like, a little girl visits this old lady who has a giant giant black dog that lives in a big javase thing, the girl never sees the whole dog though, than I think the old lady dies and the girl and is really scared of the dog but slowly they bond and the little girl finds out the dog isn’t really scary, and i think the little girl rides on the dogs back through a field? It had a pretty scraggly art style and looked kinda ugly? But still like comforting.

Hey folks, so I’ve been trying to lay some groundwork the last couple of months for a project that has been a brainchild of mine for a while, but it needs some collaboration and I’m not sure where to go so I’m starting here to see if I can get any help.
So basically towards the beginning of this year I had a serious mental health break that lead to some less that positive thoughts. Unfortunately this was paired with a lot of my friends abandoning me and me getting pretty heavily into drugs and alcohol, ultimately requiring me to drop out of school. (I’m returning to school this fall since things have gotten a lot better for me, but I’m trying to provide some context ig)
Regardless, being really isolated as I was, I didn’t have a lot of opportunities to go out and talk to people or hang out and blow off some steam so I would go on walks, some of them for hours and almost everyday. I had a goal on these walks to take a photo of something beautiful, or at the very least something I wanted to remember. That way whenever the not so good thoughts came I could look at the album and remember the experiences.
And that brings us to my project:
I want to create something of a cross between a photo album, a bucket list, and a scavenger hunt. There would be a gallery of art: poems, pictures, paintings, videos, you name it, and out of that gallery a piece of art would be randomly selected and given to the user, who will also be given some clues and tips on how to find what the artwork is of, giving them a chance to go find it and add a picture of their own style to their own album.
Now I will preface by saying that maybe this is only really applicable to my journey in mental health, since my walks searching for something beautiful were the only thing keeping me going, but I hope someone else takes a liking to the idea as well.
The whole point of this project is to raise awareness for mental health and suicidal ideation, as well as to potentially raise some money for a charity of some sort, haven’t fully thought it out.
The part where I need help is the art. I need collaborators to share their art for the gallery, but I don’t know how to find them or what community to reach out to for artwork that is meant to bring the hope, comfort, and peace that my album brought me.

Lovelies from lovelies: https://imgur.com/gallery/UYA3RPN
u/MikePenPal6 Thank you so much for your beautiful offer of sending belated valentines - I felt really special to receive this homemade, heartwarming wish of love & good tidings! Love it all - the heart-themed scrapbooking paper, the “You are my favorite” 3D heart embellishment, the red sequins you used to jazz up the cover (love this craft tip!), the pretty pink cardstock base, your angel & animal themed stickers, & the lovely floral/V-Day washi decorations inside! To answer your question about my V-Day…honestly it was a little sad. I’m lucky to have the most wonderful bf, but he has a chronic illness so we were unable to spend time with each other. So that’s why I was especially excited & appreciative of your kind offer. Your card made me so happy, thank you! Like you, I really “love all the cute things for the holiday”. I just lose my mind over the pairs-themed cuties that emerge around that that day!!!
Like the peanut buttejelly, bacon/egg, cheese/cracker stuffed honeys holding hands:
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I wish I weren’t lured in by these lovelies, but I’m sappy/stupid that way. Thank you again for brightening my spirits with your sweet card. I hope you had a beautiful V-Day & that all your days are filled with limitless love! =)
u/mnjohn x 4 WOW!!!! Thank you so much for the super thoughtful, ***surprise*** birthday card party (you sent me a party, what!??!) with all your lovely wishes & wonderful goodies!!!! The illustrated animal postcards - toooo cute!!! I also appreciated the affirmation mini card encouraging me to “Remember why you started” & the affirmation postcard - this is such a valuable affirmation for anyone, at any stage in life: “I think it’s okay to not have everything figured out by now.” TRUTH! I was astonished at your generous gift of unused vintage/modern stamps - thank you! Thank you also for the unique washi samples (the mail themed ones…so sweet), fun stickers, scrapbooking ephemera, & goodies to pass on. My heart was so happy to experience all your kindnesses. My heart felt full - and I felt spoiled. I just thought of how lucky your loved ones/friends who have had the pleasure of meeting you IRL must feel - because if you’re so loving to a mere stranger…how loving are you to everyone else?!?!? I also loved the “Art of Magic” forever stamp you used (never seen this beauty or the other neato women cryptologists stamp before!!!!), your lovely calligraphy of my name on the envelope, the floral stickecake decorations, and your personalized stamp (what a beautiful illustration of you)! So so neat! Thank you also for the MARVELOUS “Hello” mailbox-themed postcard that you personally designed - it’s such a treat! The vintage style for the graphics is so fun! I’m especially bananas for anything mail-themed since I’m new to snail mail as of this year. So I felt really lucky to receive mail-themed magic! Thank you for making me feel so special with your thoughtful, generous gifts, delightful wishes, & all the love & affection. Wishing you infinite joy with your creative dreams & endeavors!
u/germymany Thank you for the vintage 1840 floral-illustrated postcard! I love the nature scene themed pink & green washi tape! The smiling matchsticks - sooo cute! Wishing you the best of walks on the most beautiful beaches!
u/melhen16 x 2 Thank you for the postcard thanking me for the “overloaded dog postcard” & the patriotic-themed card for National Card Writing Month! Thank you for the cheerful, colorful stickers to pass on! Hope you had a blast writing cards & spreading cheer!
u/yetanotherblankface Thank you for the insanely cute Pusheen postcard decorated with the matching, insanely cute Pusheen stickers! The pretty pastel colors instantly brightened my day! Wishing you pretty pastel days!
u/FeistyBlizzard THANK YOU for making me go bananas/bonkers/looney tunes for the gorgeous illustrated NPR postcard!!! It made me so happy in so many ways. Not only am I an NPR nerd, but I also flip out over illustrated cards/doodles! The graphics on it - so insanely cuuuute! The colors of the graphics instantly happied (the way this card made me feel made me use this word for the first time ever haha) the heck out of my day! And I’m also a sucker for mini illustrations - the mini cup of ice cream, the mini bottles of nail polish, & the mini notebook papeenvelope/pencil just had me swooning! I have to bug you & ask if the postcard is part of a series/how I can find more like it. Because I love it that much! NPR? A brief search was fruitless. AND where can I find the precious mail-box/letter themed sticker?!?! Soooo cute! Even the pretty pastel washi is a joy to look at - you’ve got great taste!!! I also wish I had your delicate, elegant handwriting - it’s like a blend of calligraphy & modern art!!! You asked about my fave things - like you, I love to read. And I’m particularly obsessed with libraries, bookstores, ephemera, junk journaling, & newly nuts for snail mail through RaOC. Thanks again for this postcard treat! Wishing you all of your fave things in all your fave colors!!
u/somedrawer Thank you for the pretty pink & yellow pastel themed birthday postcard! The pattern is so simple yet so bright & happy! Your sweet wishes were so heartfelt & happy - your enthusiasm means so much to me! I also loved how you wrote HB in two different colors of ink - what a cool 3D effect! I can’t wait to try that sometime. I also love your whimsical, pretty cursive script. The smiley face you drew - so cute. Also love the spring-y, bright washi & strawberry sticker!!! Thank you for thinking of me with your kindness! Wishing that you discover lots of mysterious goodies in not only somedrawer, but every drawer in your home (but not in a creepy way - I’m sorry, I haven’t been sleeping well). ;)
u/SailorCrush Thank you for making my day with the most beautiful hand-illustrated, happy doodles ever on the beautiful glittering hearts birthday card!!! I wish I could draw & illustrate like you! All of the doodles - the cuuuute unicorn with that awesome braid…tooooo cute, the slumbering, smiling moon, the floating balloons, the 3D heart, the multifaceted gem, the mini globe (the intricate detail work is soooo nice), the star, and I don’t know if it’s a comet or constellation or what but it’s precious, the doodles border (love this tip for instant creativity - even a dodo like me could do this, yessss!) - all of it is such a treat! Oh my these elegant stickers - so beautiful!!!! Thank you so much for spending all your time & effort making my birthday so special! I hope your summer is as sweet as you’ve been to me, my friend.
u/Rura_Penthe924 Thank you for the beautiful postcard depiction of the Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy with your warm, wonderful birthday wishes! I loved your wishes for “new adventures & opportunities” - these wishes & your kindness in thinking of me made my birthday special! I also love your pretty print handwriting. I could read the most boring of books if they were written in your handwriting!!! Thanks again. Wishing you a beautiful summer!
u/OkayFlan x 2 When will you cease to be cute? Good Lord, these stickers of the soda cans, tea cups, decadent desserts, kawaii cutie bears, the baby bird, mocktails, your mini OkayFlan personalized salmon pink/white stickers on the “Don’t Overthink It” postcard (so needed this message) are soooooo insanely cute my heart hurts! What you did with the torn-paper address label - that’s soooo neat!!!! I’m also nutty for the “Boston Tea Party” stamp you used - never seen it before!! Thank you for thinking of me, my always-encouraging, always-there friend!!!! AND WHAT?!?! The rainbow surprise card with the generous gift of Korean Stickers made my heart burst with joy that you thought of me!!!! The way you decorated the envelope with all the bright, beautiful cute-themed pastry/kawaii stickers & washi tape made me so happy. You took so much time & effort in jazzing up the envelope with so many happy vibes - I felt really special. Thank you!!!!! I can’t even begin to thank you for all the special birthday goodies you sent me as the library is about to close (update - they’re now closed & I’m typing outside in 101 degree weather connected to my mobile hotspot because I’ve been having a thank you formatting crisis for hours waaaaa - ever have issues?!?) so I’ll thank you in another post. So blessed to be your friend. XOXO
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I already love the animation in Pokémon Origin and the art style too. It's more mature than the Anime, while still sticking to being similar to the Anime in some aspects.
But, how do you feel about the battling style in Pokémon Origin? Seems to follow the games a bit more than the Anime does. And it's much quicker and speedy as well.

I already love the animation in Pokémon Origin and the art style too. It's more mature than the Anime, while still sticking to being similar to the Anime in some aspects.
But, how do you feel about the battling style in Pokémon Origin? Seems to follow the games a bit more than the Anime does. And it's much quicker and speedy as well.

I'm looking for boutique style vendors that sell quality unique/boho or art deco rings. I'm good going up to the $300-$400 range but would love to stay under $250 if I can swing it. I'm specifically looking for a piece for my middle finger on my right hand.
Any recos of favorite vendors/sites appreciated!