tutorial: how to make icons with a glowing border.Β πͺπ Β°
Hey there pals, i decided to make a tutorial on how to get a πππππππ ππππππ around dash icons since iβve received a lot of ππππππππ on how i made my ryan destiny / megan thee stallion ππππ πππππ. this tutorial works on πππππππππ, i am unsure if it will work on another program & donβt know how to do this anywhere else except πππππππππ !Β If you found this tutorial please like or reblog it.Β
tired of not being able to find gif packs in the tags? no worries! since we know tungle hell will most likely never fix the tags, there are a few alternatives that will allow you to see all the posts in one tag. (click on the source of this post for all the linkz!)
for android users
download an app called TUMBLETAIL FREE with this one all you have to do is search for the tag you wanna browse and will show you ALL the posts with said tag
for ios users
a paid version of tumbletail is available on the appstore, but you can also download an app called MULTITAB FOR TUMBLR. i personally haven’t used it myself but saw someone mention it and thought it was worth mentioning!
This tutorial was requested by @fearlessgirlss
and it will explain how to make those types of headers. The tutorial will explain how to cut out the background of images, color a header, change colors objects in an image & add textures and borders.
Remember that not all antagonists are villains. Being an antagonist simply means that a character makes it harder for the protagonist to reach their goal. They aren’t necessarily evil or malicious in any way. In fact, they could even be the protagonist’s friend.
Give them a solid motive. Unless your antagonist is a demon, god of chaos, or something similar, chances are they aren’t causing the protagonist trouble just for the heck of it. While the reader doesn’t necessarily need to sympathize with the antagonist or believe they’d go about achieving the antagonist’s goal(s) the same way, the reader should at least be able to understand why the antagonist wants to achieve their goal(s).
Give them positive traits. This will make them more interesting and help the reader understand why they have friends/allies/minions. Nobody wants to work for someone who is constantly screaming at everyone and throwing people into volcanoes if they so much as sneeze at the wrong moment. Besides, unrealistically over the top evilness makes characters more comical than threatening. Unless you want your antagonist to be cartoonishly evil to the point of being hilarious, give them a couple positive traits such as charisma, honesty, and/or genuine interest in the wellbeing of their allies.
Consider having them share traits, personality or otherwise, with the protagonist. That’s a great way to create a foil. By showing how two characters are similar, you also emphasize how they are different. For example, if both the protagonist and the antagonist are orphans who had a tough upbringing, then the fact that they react differently to similar situations will emphasize the protagonist’s virtues and the antagonist’s flaws as well as what the protagonist could have been like if they reacted to certain things differently.
Don’t make everything they do revolve around the protagonist or vice versa. Having any character’s life completely revolve around one particular character or event makes it hard to give them depth. The antagonist and protagonist should both face multiple obstacles as they try to achieve their goal(s), not just each other. Besides, chances are that the antagonist has plenty of things going on in their life besides trying to achieve that one goal. Maybe they’re going to get married soon. Maybe they’re working on a cool new invention. You get the idea.
Give them people they care about in some way. No man, woman, or talking cat is an island. Antagonists, even ones that could be called evil villains, typically have people they value for one reason or another. Do they love their kids? Are they friends with the guy who owns the tavern (who might also be friends with the protagonist!)? That’s not to say the antagonist needs to see a lot of people as friends or family. They might just see other people as tools who are only good as long as they are useful. However, it’s safe to say that most antagonists do tend to have positive relationships with at least a few people, at least to begin with.
Remember that the protagonist isn’t the only character who can grow as a person. This is especially true for longer works such as novels. Don’t be afraid to give the antagonist their own fleshed out character arc. Even if they only change a little bit, seeing the antagonist develop over time will make them more interesting to the reader. Of course, they can change in major ways too, even to the point of undergoing a redemption arc. However, like with any other character, make sure there are reasons for any major character development they undergo and don’t rush things too much. Having them alter their behavior too drastically and/or abruptly could damage the reader’s suspension of disbelief. Let them develop naturally at their own pace.
hello everyone!so I got an anon asking if I could do a step by step tutorial on how I made my icon & so thatβs what Iβm going to be doing. Thereβs a lot of pictures to go along. itβll be under the cut !
level of difficulty: easy but you need to know how to use clipping mask ( which is pretty easyΒ tho )
Sometimes you run into those types of scenes that could potentially be looped, but you’re not entirely sure where the looping point is. This tutorial will go over how to easily find the loop point in a gif.
What would be the appropriate fighting gear or outfit for a female agent/spy? Most of the ones I've seen in movies seem unlikely/uncomfortable to move or fight in, especially if the woman is flexible or acrobatic
You know the phrase, “dress for the job you want”? Kind of like that. Spies need to dress appropriately for whatever their current cover is.
If that’s an official cover (someone who enjoys diplomatic immunity) then it’s probably going to be normal business attire.
For a non-official cover (someone who is not stationed in an embassy) it’s going to depend on exactly what their day job is. For someone who’s working as a lobbyist or corporate head hunter, then you’re still looking at business attire.
Also, forget about skin tight cat suits. Those are just about the worst thing a spy could wear. Nothing screams, “I don’t belong here” like an outfit that makes you look like a D-grade superhero reject. (Obviously, if you’re actually aiming for the superspy genre, then your character is a D-grade superhero, so you should plan accordingly.)
There are few things as embarrassing for a government as getting caught spying. Wearing an outfit that advertises covert action is a fantastic way to destroy your government’s soft power.
Usually, the justification given is that the spy/infiltrator/whatever is engaging in behavior that’s so dangerous, it won’t matter if they’re caught. But, that’s just an excuse to give a character cool toys. If your character is caught breaking into a government office in a turtleneck and jeans, the assumption will be that they’re a common criminal. If they’re breaking in with high tech IR goggles that can scan through walls, a three thousand dollar assault rifle, and a black cyberninja jumpsuit that blocks their own thermal signature, building security will know they just caught someone with serious backing. And the police have a lot more incentive to start peeling your character’s life apart until they find who sponsored them.
The other side of this is, a spy who has to revert to violence is doomed. (Not in the Sun Tzu sense; but they are not long for this earth.) Violence attracts attention. Attention makes it impossible for a spy to do their job effectively. Their job is social engineering, not playing James Bond.
Incidentally, even non-violent attention can also make your spy’s life a lot harder. A character who dresses to be the most attractive person in the room will find it much harder to slip away unnoticed. Especially if they’re trying to get away from someone determined to get in their pants. (Which we can add onto the pile of ways that James Bond as a wish fulfillment character sabotages his ability to function as a spy.)
Best case; your spy’s job is to get other people to break the law for them. Worst case; it’s to break the law in ways that will look innocuous until the last possible moment, and get out without anyone realizing something is off.
If you haven’t checked it yet, we’ve already written a fair amount on spies; some of that might be useful to you. Granted, our spy fiction recommendations do start to look fairly consistent over time. Also, given that the question started with (I assume) spy catsuits, you might also want to look at our stealth tag, it’s a lot shorter, but it might give you more useful information.
Burn Notice is still a really good primer on basic tradecraft. Pay more attention to the narration, Jeffery Donovan is, effectively, playing two different characters, and the Narrator is the one dispensing useful information.
The Sandbaggers is a little dated, and unfortunately expensive, but worth watching, for a more realistic look at spies. The show is based pretty heavily on the CIA’s special operation structure, rather than MI6′s. But, otherwise it is still worth watching.
Queen & Country by Greg Rucka is a modern homage to The Sandbaggers. The comic loses a lot once you’ve actually viewed the source material Rucka was pulling from. But, it is also a lot cheaper and easier to find.
In spite of (basically) being a James Bond fanfic, The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum actually has a surprising amount of useful observations buried in there. Ludlum takes pains to explain the ways Bourne blends into his environment. Some of this is fairly obvious, but it’s worth seeing in action anyway. The films are entertaining, but not particularly useful, however. Also, I could never really get into Supremacy, so I don’t know if the later books are worth looking at.
John Le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the opposite of Bourne (and Bond, for that matter). If you’re wanting to write a spy that actually manipulates the people around them, Le Carré’s work is something that needs to be on your radar.
Hey, I’m back with some more writing tips. And this time? We are going to delve into the strange and sometimes alluring world of only children. In fiction, an only child—usually some type of secondary character—has a set of characteristics that defines them, and their personality is dictated by that one trait.
There are a lot of stereotypes out there. A lot. It’s hard to find a good, well-rounded character that is an only child. The majority of the time, they are flat, static characters that don’t have much personality aside from the usual only-child traits. Those kinds of characters make me want to rip my hair out.
Some things to avoid:
The spoiled brat: This one is based on truth, at least somewhat. Only children are very good at twisting the arms of their parents. When you’re young, you have a tantrum when you don’t get what you want. That usually fades as you get older, and the arm-twisting gets a bit more subtle. A very bad example of the “spoiled brat” trope is Veruca Salt, the bad nut from Willy Wonka. Her obnoxious “I want it now!” is synonymous with only children.
The antisocial loner: I personally hate this trope. Yeah, sometimes only children get the short end of the stick when it comes to friends. I would say that I got the short end, but that doesn’t mean that I despise people. In fact, most only children want to have friends to make up for the lack of siblings. And even if our interpersonal skills are slightly stunted, that doesn’t mean we won’t try to meet new people.
The bossy pushover: People tend to think that only children have a certain my-way-or-the-highway attitude. If they don’t get their way, then the whole gasket blows. A good example would be the infamous Dudley Dursley from Harry Potter. He pushes his weight around to become a menace to Harry and no doubt others. Just because we don’t have siblings doesn’t mean we’re savages.
The clingy dependent: No siblings = clingy! According to society, only children don’t want to socialize and happy to stay with their parents. This, my friends, is complete and utter bullshit. Let me repeat that—bullshit. Most only children are really independent, because there is a huge age gap between them and their parents. And, sure, we rely on our parents as if they were our siblings. But that does not mean that we are constantly hiding behind their legs.
There are also things that people seem to forget.
We know how to manipulate people: I know it sounds nasty, but its the truth. We can twist your arm (discretely or indiscreetly) to make it go our way. But don’t let this discourage you if some of your friends are only children. We only do it if we only have to or want something we really desire.
We are oddly independent: This goes against the clingy trope. If your parents aren’t home very often, there’s going to be a lot of time spent alone. This could be used in plot points for shit to go down.
Punishments are not as severe: I’m not sure if this applies to everybody, but some parents don’t discipline their children as hard as they would if they had multiple children. Grounding may not be as severe and sometimes it might end earlier than planned. This can be used as a plot device if the story needs it.
Don’t complain to me about your siblings: This is something that personally gets under my skin. A friend might be complaining about a sibling’s antics and I’ll nod along and agree on some points. But don’t expect me to understand why you’re so upset. The words siblings, brother, and sister don’t exactly bring emotional connections. For example, an only child may be asked what the first word that comes to mind when someone says brother, sister, etc. Some might reply with a wish; others might just shake their heads because literally nothing comes to mind.
There’s usually a reason why: If humans are capable of producing more than one offspring, why do only children exist? Well, there are a shit-ton of reasons why. Many parents aren’t too keen on explaining to a four-year-old why they don’t have siblings, so the big reveals are usually saved for when the child is older after years and years and years of pressing. Hell, I didn’t know why until I was 16!
We can share: Even though we don’t have to share our things with siblings, sharing is something we learn too. And yeah, sometimes only children can be selfish. We’re trained to get what we want. It can be a bit of hindrance but it’s something that can easily suppressed with a bit of swallowing pride. But as a word of advice, selfishness is a vice that is practically unbreakable and there will be times where only children will look like spoiled, self-centered brats. You’ve just to take it in stride because it is something ingrained in our personalities.
There’s a lot that I’m probably missing, but this just a quick overview. Only children have a lot of potential as characters and a lot can be explored with their sometimes complex personalities.
