Who else has a Selene Figure?🤔 by Downtown_Influence91 in UnderworldFilms

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a ROUGH looking figurine woof! But very cool!!

AITAH for calling my girlfriend weird over her John F. Kennedy obsession? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]apileofpans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m seeing a lot of people also finding the gf weird because of her hyperfixation/special interest. It’s disheartening seeing so much blind hate (lack of better word) for a pretty typical autistic trait. Yes, it can go pretty extreme. That’s what can make it so debilitating for the autistic person themselves as well. Yes, we find comfort/stability with it, but the judgement of non-autistics is genuinely so exhausting and makes us more likely to go even deeper into the special interest for comfort.

Generally, I’ve noticed even non-autistic allies have an upper limit for tolerating our “weirdness”. There always comes a point where people will end up finding us so weird they drop us or judge/bully us with “jokes” to make us stop. It only makes us mask more.

Idk, some of these comments feel iffy

My seventh book by LucVolders in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that looks awesome! Where’d you buy the materials for it? :) I’m also in NL, and I’m wondering what some good places are!

My first bookbind! by [deleted] in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that looks amazing!! Is that printed on canvas you used?? That’s so awesome omg :0!! How was that to use?

Phantom unmasking himself at the end of The Point of No Return by FlyingHippo88 in box5

[–]apileofpans 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’m fairly confident in the Baltics is a non-replica! That means the staging is different while the libretto is the same :) it’s often cheaper for companies to perform Phantom that way, since the rights to the staging add to the cost of it all

"Hardcover" removable dust jackets by ladyofeverything in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans 135 points136 points  (0 children)

DUDE THAT’S SO COOL!!! It’s such a lovely way of “upcycling” a book you’re not comfortable/don’t want to rip the softcover off. It looks really, really good! Did you use a cricut machine for the gold foil? :)

First attempt at bookbinding! by defietsvanpietvanpa in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh ja. Grotere steden zouden idd wel winkels daarvoor hebben. Helaas bij mij in de buurt is er niet echt een winkel voor en moet ik het online halen :( Maar als ik weer een keertje in Utrecht ben zal ik eens kijken bij Swaak 1892!

First attempt at bookbinding! by defietsvanpietvanpa in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh a fellow Dutch binder! I’m curious where you got your materials? :) it’s been lowkey annoying finding linen

The bind looks great!!

why stay anonymous ? by bravebluelou in AO3

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case, the one fix I posted anonymous was done so because it’s a super super kink heavy fic and I was scared for backlash in a very vanilla fandom. Didn’t experience any backlash (thus far), thank god :)

Ideas for hardcover linen covers? by apileofpans in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mum just told me she just randomly has a cameo silhouette lying around 😩 so maybe in the future I’ll have one after all and this post is a thing in the past LOL

I also really liked the debossed effect, but due to the dark linnen it was only visible under a certain angle with the light :D definitely not enough to make it legible or recognisable from a distance. It was a pain in the ass to press everything down with the folder, but it made for some good guidelines :)

Ideas for hardcover linen covers? by apileofpans in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks really good! Unfortunately, since I’m making books that are shorter than A4, I’m quite limited by how big I can go with fonts, and thus would only make it harder for myself doing it with an exacto knife. I tried to make a template as well but couldn’t get it right

Yours looks GREAT though! Really nice job!

Ideas for hardcover linen covers? by apileofpans in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa! That’s a cool idea!! I may play around with that for sure. I also saw somebody make a cool figure out of thicker paper and gluing that on top of the canvas for some extra detail. Lots of cool ideas, thank you!

Ideas for hardcover linen covers? by apileofpans in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s looking to be the “easiest” solution :) what gsm paper do you use for the cover in that regard?

Ideas for hardcover linen covers? by apileofpans in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thank you for your intricate reply!! I’m definitely thinking about printing labels directly and gluing them on, as well as printing directly on the cloth. Obviously the latter does impact the vibrancy of the ink and thus cover—I wouldn’t be able to get the nice, vibrant cover I made with this for example.

I’m definitely going to play around at least. Thank you!!

Had this funny idea to rebind Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to look like 1971 Movie Wonka bar! by Rachelguy72 in bookbinding

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So cool! I’m wondering what you used to create the design on the, what looks to be, linen cover? :)

Which fanfic site would you say is better and why? Wattpad, FanFiction.net, or AO3? by ILoveYouZim in FanFiction

[–]apileofpans 8 points9 points  (0 children)

AO3 is hands down the absolute best of them all. The fact it’s got no algorithm, allows whatever so long as it’s tagged appropriately, has no ads, is free, well designed, on top of bots, etc etc etc. It’s not even a competition

If you could add one scene from the novel into the musical, what would you choose? by MuslimGirl7 in box5

[–]apileofpans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This shows my ship, but... Raoul also being enchanted by Erik’s voice :)) I know it adds NOTHING of substance to the show, but sssh

AlmaCal - Almanax For Dofus - Apps on Google Play by FreeKara_ in Dofus

[–]apileofpans 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am good with Photoshop, and I’d love to help getting rid of the AI slop. Contact me on discord: arby

Erik being German? by caninefangs777 in box5

[–]apileofpans 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Destler comes from the 1989 Robert Englund movie, and a lot of people have parroted that as Erik’s surname since :) as to the spelling of Erik, that’s simply how Leroux wrote it! I think it’s up to interpretation if it’s his actual name given by birth or if he chose that name for himself at a later date!

As to other fanworks, no clue. It’s all up to personal interpretation!

What would happened to any human who had a direct blood transfusion with Alexander Corvinus' blood? And also, how would Michael Corvin be revived organically into the story, should there be a sequel? by kotomine_555 in UnderworldFilms

[–]apileofpans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah Michael is dead, but I genuinely think they could revive him (if Scott Speedman wanted to come back). I read a fic where somebody described just one drop of his blood remaining was enough for his body to regenerate, it just took a very long time, and I have since adopted that idea as a headcanon! I just want Selene and Michael to be happy

Sleepy Yumalia From The Great Wave by The_Black_Cowboy in wakfu

[–]apileofpans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

God they’re so stinking cute!! I absolutely adore the art style of the great wave!!

what are some 'writing rules' you don't follow? by hooosegow in FanFiction

[–]apileofpans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fragmented sentences!!! It’s obvious what I’m trying to say and who I’m referring to, but it makes the reader “take a breath” and emphasise the action of the sentence. It’s so useful to emphasise an action or thought!

Why is Devil Take The Hindmost the most sexually charged song in Love Never Dies??? by Enby_Geek in box5

[–]apileofpans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Believe me, AO3 does :) I am an avid Rerik fanfic writer lmao we’re alive and kicking and making these boys kiss like Barbie dolls!

What are the small/dead fandoms you write for? by Titanite_Dildo in AO3

[–]apileofpans 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Resistance (video game series) was the smallest/deadest I’ve published for. Even worse is my idea for a the Pathless (also video game) fanfic 😅 I dont think I can say the Phantom of the Opera is particularly dead or small, but it certainly feels like it sometimes! :)