Jellyaris's posts

@RoseyWitch: I didn't email them, though I did get it fixed with a little elbow grease (re-installed and re-entered product code). Have you ever used Manga Studio? It has some neat effects similar to PS without the subscription price. I use it for editing, touch-ups, and effects that I'm too lazy to accomplish in SAI lol.

I wiiish a Cintiq would go on sale. I got a Yiynova a couple of years back. It gets the job done, though it has some problems. Like, the surface is glassy instead of textured, so drawing has a completely different feel. Mine's display is also on the cool side, so colors will look a little wonky if I'm not careful... And adjusting the color settings never gets it quite right.

@RoseyWitch: Yeah, SAI is a great program. But, it changed to a 1.1 version or something that made me have to redownload it and then my product key was invalid... it was a mess lmao. Maybe not the most user-friendly program, but definitely worth the trouble. Did it ever give you problems?

Wacom tablets are AAAWESOMMME~ I want a Cintiq so bad but they're super expensive :vanora_stunned:

I know it might take some work with the layering and for any items that may affect the ear, but I think moving it down just a touch would be good.

@RoseyWitch: I'm sure you've answered this somewhere before, but what kinds of programs/equipment do you use to draw with?

Yeah, I agree :( It took the personal touch out of creating, but the game is still pretty fun. I, shamefully, have collected all of the expansion packs over the last year or so, so there's a pretty good choice of clothing out there without sacrificing FPS and load times. Plus the game can be connected to the sims database online where the community shares their builds, so you can find a lot of really creative lots and sims out there.

Did you play generation after generation of one family or do you like to skip around and play other households?

I wasn't the biggest fan of the classic Scooby Doo cartoon. By the time I got to it, it was pretty dated, so none of the jokes or references really made sense to me. BUT I did love that one special where they went to the zombie island- I can't remember what it's called and I'm not able to look it up. But that was a really fun episode!

Boss Baby. It was... surprisingly entertaining! The story was absolutely ridiculous, but the animation was AMAZING! The kids are all soft and squishy and adorable and I couldn't stop admiring their EYES! :vanora_heart: Suspend that disbelief and enjoy the ride.

I LOOOVED the Powerpuff Girls in elementary school! I even bought these little PPG magnets sets that featured all the characters, and you could arrange them to show a scene. I got them so when I got into high school, I'd stick them on my locker lmao.

...Then I kind of grew up and got into other stuff, but kept those little magnets. And when I went to high school, they went right on my locker!

I found out a little while back that they rebooted PPG! I was all excited, ready to relive some childhood memories, and then I was deeply and thoroughly disappointed.

Me too! Though, 4 doesn't offer customizable clothing like textures and patterns. They do have a lot of different color options with their clothes, but they're pre-installed. You won't be able to color them, yourself without mods :(

I've never actually played FNAF, but I've watched other people livestream playing it lmao. I had considered it, but then the huge fan following, the merch, and sequels turned me off.

It's still really fun to watch other people play it though :p

It's a lot more restrictive than other Sims gens, so it's definitely not the BEST version lol. Sims 3 was the best, even with the puddingfaces.

If you get the chance to try 4, I'd say go ahead. It brings a few new ideas to the table that don't *quite* make up for lack of content, but it helps :)

...And I specify movies because I don't have cable and have never watched Disney channel :vanora_sweat:

Are y'all Disney and/or Pixar fans? I think most people grew up with them. What was your favorite movie?

I was never really a huuuge fan of the princesses, but Moana changed that for me, I think (though she explicitly states she's NOT a princess...?) A likable, goal-driven protagonist who solves her own problems not with violence, but compassion!

My favorite classic Disney films are probably Tarzan, Hunchback, and Treasure Planet, though :p

Is there anyone here who also plays The Sims (1,2,3,4)? I've played different installations throughout my childhood and recently (~a year or so ago) got into playing again when Sims 3 went on sale on Steam. Got the whole series for about $60. Then when my game started getting reeeally bogged down (10+ minute startup time, more freezing than playing in-game, random crashing), I decided to just retire 3 and bought Sims 4.

It runs soooo muuuuch smooother. I didn't know what anything above 15 FPS looked like in a Sims game until 4. Sure I miss the open world and the freedom with editing neighborhoods and placing lots anywhere, but look and feel of 4 is so much better! I just wish EA wouldn't be so stingy with their content and actually release expansions faster...

So, I finished this book a couple of weeks ago, so I've had some time to process it. I've never seen the show, and don't really plan to watch it, so I can't draw any parallels between them and if you do, you won't be spoiling anything for me.

Let me just say... This book wasn't what I expected. I don't like to read too much about a book's plot before reading the book because it will warp my initial impression. I knew the name and the general idea- a young-ish woman working for the upperclass during a time of patriarchy.

What I expected was a historical fiction along the same lines as The Help. What I got was a dystopian future controlled by a strictly religious society. Honestly, I didn't see that coming. Maybe I should have looked a LITTLE more into the plot, because... I didn't really like it.

The Handmaid's Tale is yet another first-person account of an alternate world from the perspective of a quiet, perceptive young woman. She's not exceptionally smart, pretty, or talented- she's just an ordinary person in an extreme reality (Katniss? Tris? Hell, even Bella?). This... I found to be pretty boring, unfortunately. Maybe it makes a great TV show, I'll never know, but this perspective isn't new.

It's a fascinating and surprisingly violent world (seriously, bodies are hanging from hooks around town as a warning to rebels) that we don't get to dive into because the narrator is too reserved. She doesn't take enough risks for us to really get the full experience. I found myself wishing it was narrated from Moira's or Ofglen's point of view. To see more of this world and how the characters interact with it and with each other- that's exciting! Instead, we get Offred, who somehow takes a religious dystopia and makes it bland.

And then, when something exciting finally happens- when she gets taken away by authorities who may either be the police or the rebellion- the book ends. What?? AND?? What happens? It's like if The Hunger Games was a book of just the first act and ends when Katniss volunteers as tribute. WHY would you end it there?

Sigh. I guess if a book filled with passive observations of an interesting world is your thing, then fine. I'd rather read something with a little more action.

Your thoughts?