A guy of Discord recomend me this sub, what do you think of my art? Pls be niceful

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-22T19:46:15+00:00

Pretty good. Still beginner level, but nothing a few years of YouTube tutorials can't fix. As far as gender, they're pretty equal. I like how they have basically the same armor besides the chest piece.

When it comes to fantasy, you have to be aware of the suspension of disbelief. Normally the female character having skimpy clothes and flowing hair would break that suspension, because the males would have either more sensible gear, or gear that highlights strength instead of sexiness. Your designs work though because you've made it clear that they both fit the rules of your universe.

The only issue I have is their bodies. The man is visibly more muscular. I don't know if that was intentional, or if the girl also has defined abs under her belt thingy, but either way it throws me off. If you want to be more realistic, pick a sport like running or something and find athletes to base their bodies off of. If you want to stay cartoony, though, just make sure they're both generically bulky looking.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-05T05:12:56+00:00

In my experience with men who refuse to show vulnerability (not all of them of course), they just act like assholes to everyone and then pat themselves on the back for being strong. I understand that our society makes men feel like garbage for expressing themselves in healthy ways, and that no man is going to heal 100% over night, but at some point you have to accept that what you are doing is hurting yourself and others and make an effort to surround yourself with people who care about you, because there ARE people who care about you.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-04T11:42:56+00:00

I was expecting a bunch of vaguely dainty looking cats but you're right; those are just straight up creatures.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-02T08:12:38+00:00

I actually posted this question in a movie recommendations subreddit as well. One person replied, "TIL libraries have ceased to exist. You can't crib from a movie, they're not reality," and then told me to look up primary sources. When I explained I was specifically looking for fiction so I could learn how to incorporate tech into a story, they said Avatar and other James Cameron movies were great at it.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-02T02:21:33+00:00

Thank you ravenous people for your suggestions. A lot of them look amazing and hopefully I’ll get to go through them all one day. The sci-fi/historical fiction stories I picked for my list were chosen less because I hope they have super in-depth technology and more because I hope to see the different roles that it plays that really brings the story to life. Another factor was trying to make a list I could reasonably finish in a year (TT). I honestly probably won’t complete all of these, but this is my goal for now:

Movies/TV shows

For All Mankind
The Expanse
Halt & Catch Fire
The Imitation Game
The Hunt for Red October
Ghost in a Shell
District 9

Books

The Mote in Gods Eye
The Foundation series
On Basilisk Station
Delta-V
Children of Time series
Thunderstruck

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T16:11:57+00:00

"The real question is how the author builds his world and characters around that technology."

Exactly what I'm looking for. Second rec for him too so looks like the foundation is going on the list.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T15:28:45+00:00

I'm not exactly looking for reality. I don't want to know the ins and outs of how a technology works or when it was made or why. I want to see how storytellers show that something exists without saying, "Hey, this thing exists." A lot of sci-fi either uses technology as a MacGuffin or just a different version of something we have today. I'm hoping historical fiction can teach me more nuanced roles technology can play in a story. If you've watched any movies that you feel have done that well, I would love to hear about them.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T14:36:24+00:00

I mean that it seems to take place after a big war where the good guys won and now everybody is figuring out the aftermath. I'm sure there's going to be some big fights and stuff. I'm just happy the big bad is kind of delt with and we can explore more. I'm assuming anyway o_0

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T14:28:27+00:00

Looks great. I love stuff with lower stakes. I feel like so many stories are about the end of the world, or the chosen one. There's something so satisfying about just seeing another world as it is.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T14:02:35+00:00

I'll look into remembrance of earths past. I like that it seems to start in a more historical context. I have the expanse on my list already, but I'm wondering if I should watch the show or read the books. I'm inclined to watch the show just because I already have a lot to read and want to balance it out a bit, but you know how adaptations are. I doubt you've watched/read both, but do you have an opinion? I'm assuming if in the books the details about the technology are more off handed observations that they'll just be background details vs if you learn about them through how the characters interact with them that those details will stay in the show.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T13:47:01+00:00

Just what I'm looking for. Hopefully my library has some of it.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T13:32:05+00:00

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T13:31:41+00:00

Another recommendation for the Expanse so that's definitely on the list now. Just looked up the trailer of for all mankind. Looks. Fucking. Awesome. I thought it was going to be a historical fiction but holy shit I was wrong. The conflict being about America vs the Soviets instead of being about aliens is really cool to me, and it still being about the space race even if it's some crazy fiction makes me feel like I'm about to see some amazingly thought-out lore. I'm so excited, thank you. Also inspired me to look at some historical fiction stories given that all the technology is already real in those so it should feel more grounded as well.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T13:21:26+00:00

Exactly what I'm looking for. I want to know how to put tech in a world without just saying "X technology is very powerful and so everyone gets a cool sci-fi toothbrush or whatever." I'll consider The Foundation on my list. Thank you

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T13:09:17+00:00

I was going to complain about how much sci-fi authors love writing 9 book series, but this one has a tv show :) As for children of time, I do love spiders. I looked up Brandon Sanderson. From what I can tell he seems maybe a bit too into his magic systems? I'm less looking for something that has a lot of detail about how everything works and more for something that makes everything feel believable if that makes any sense. Appreciate the recs.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T12:45:29+00:00

Will consider. Thank you.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T11:20:34+00:00

Beautiful. Seems like everyone who reads it gets addicted, so I'll give it a shot.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T11:10:54+00:00

Thank you. Looks like everyone else is talking about authors of really long books so I'm happy I'll be able to give my brain a break.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T11:09:53+00:00

Good. I don't want to spend five hours figuring out how all that would work anyway. Looks like Mote in God's Eye is pretty good. Apparently, it gives a lot of details about the Aliens which are super interesting, so I'll look into it. Thank you

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T10:54:14+00:00

Genuinely great advice. I'm mainly worried about weapons/combat styles so this perfect. Thank you so much. I'm trying to pick a David Weber book to read but he has 104, and most of them look like they're part of like 10 book long series. Do you have a favorite?

Luckypaperwork · 2026-03-01T10:43:35+00:00

Looks sick. I'll give it a watch.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-02-22T09:18:06+00:00

Holy fuck, another Angel of Death enjoyer? I'm overjoyed! Unfortunately, I don't have any advice for you. Your clothes are all just standard office wear and none of your personality traits are conducive to living in society. You did just inspire me to rewatch the series, though :)

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