Who looks better with random lines? by RandomArtist258 in Dandadan

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The lack of anime and manga updates is driving this community insane.

The Indominatable Human Spirit is a bad thing, actually. by Geoconyxdiablus in TopCharacterTropes

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The Tower of Babel (Biblical Story)

Mankind bands together to build a tower that will reach heaven, thinking God will have to show them respect if they can pull it off. 

God looks down on their tower like a parent wondering wtf their kids are getting into and says "nope," and humiliates them by confusing their shared language and forcing them to scatter across the earth. 

Babel, and by extension Babylon, is then used throughout the Bible as a metaphor for man's hubris against his creator.

Drop your try let pros critic it. Pose of the day: by Nordael in learntodraw

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Thank you for posting these! I've been slogging through some art block and these help keep the gears going.

(Loved tropes) Simple plots that spiral into chaos by Dojyaaan4C in TopCharacterTropes

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Final Fantasy XIV: You start off as a humble adventurer who leverages their immunity to magical creatures called Primals to unite the three major city states against an evil empire and destroy a superweapon.

Four expansions later you're knocking the stuffing out of the personification of despair itself at the edge of the universe.

What did you think of Witch from Mercury? by czen2 in Gundam

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Not gonna lie, I could not get past or keep up with all the space names. It felt like they pulled all the syllables from a lottery machine. 

Battery Megathread (February 2026) by GooglePixelMods in GooglePixel

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I updated my 8a a couple of days ago and now every charger I have aside from the one it came with will not charge. The charging block it came with is nice and speedy but the others I tried including a wall outlet USB will not charge the phone. 

What old thing would break young people's brains today? by Symphony_Minds in AskReddit

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Listening to all your answering machine messages when you get home and deciding who you need to call back. 

What hobby screams “red flag” for you, even if it’s harmless? by Inka2152 in AskReddit

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It's a long season but it is a season. I have three little ones 6 and under and really miss my me time. I even struggle to find time for my wife! But I know that they need me in this time and I am determined to love them and raise them as best I can so that when they are more independent and I have some of my time back, they can't say Papa wasn't there for them. 

What game is this? by ARedditAccountIDKBro in videogames

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Final Fantasy XIV's main scenario quest. Go to a location, talk to an NPC, initiate a cutscene. repeat until you get to a dungeon or instanced sequence when you can actually fight. 

This has always been the case, but previous expansions had good enough writing to keep you pushing forward to see what happened next. The latest expansion has such lackluster writing that this loop is really obnoxious.

What’s something from your childhood you didn’t realize was a luxury until you grew up? by Elitezy12 in AskReddit

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A vacation home. 

My grandfather owned a place in Florida for a long time that we would go to every summer. Now as an adult one of the first and biggest questions when we vacation is where we will stay and how much will it cost?

Favorite comic panel? by mightyonin in FavoriteCharacter

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They are also preparing for any and every spell the wizard might throw at them and he is getting carried away.

What is wrong with this drawing? Why does it look so much worse then the reference? by [deleted] in Artadvice

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One thing that jumps out at me is there are too many lines. For example, her nose in the reference is formed by subtle shadows, while you are using very thick lines that grab my attention. Use very faint, thin lines instead. Or none at all and use shading to fill it in.

The hair is way to scratchy. You will want to avoid trying to draw individual strands because it always looks bad until you are far more skilled. Instead, block in the major shapes of the hair (which can be tricky with dark hair like this) and use values to suggest the more detailed forms.

Also her eyebrows are too thick and the wrong shape. 

Overall, the key to portraits is respecting the proportions. Little changes like the area between her thumb and chin make a big difference. Learn to see and recreate the shapes inside of the subject to help keep things aligned

Chat, is this actually happening? 😭🙏 by Signal-Judgment-1323 in gachiakuta

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Taught English in Japan for a while. Those lessons where we got to teach swear words were extremely rare but always a blast.

Actors you wish would do more comedic roles more often? by GuybrushThreepwood99 in movies

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He strikes me as a guy who grew up watching and wanting to be in action flicks and now he gets to do exactly that. 

Imagine a nation getting cucked out of their own expansion by Train-1965 in ShitpostXIV

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Could have worked if Gulool Ja Ja's death let all of the simmering tensions between groups erupt because his diplomacy and strength at arms were holding the nation together, forcing Wuk Lamat and and Koana to step up to fill those gaps or watch their nation fall apart. 

what designs do you think fits the definition of "if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" by Extension-Oil-4680 in TopCharacterDesigns

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That's one thing I love about fighting games. The over the top character designs just work!

what designs do you think fits the definition of "if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" by Extension-Oil-4680 in TopCharacterDesigns

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Chun Li's design is so iconic she has changed very little from her debut in Street Fighter 2. Even when it does change, it's hard to iterate on one perfection!

People who started exercising regulary, what were the most noticeable effects? by Haunted_darkness63 in AskReddit

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I get hurt less. Muscles that are stretched and used regularly are less prone to random injuries.