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East Coast USA 🇺🇸 to East Asia🌏
Dragons, Ninja, Swords, Giant Robots. Researcher of Occidentals and their culture.

Orientalism, Japonisme, Chinoiserie and the making of modern western fantasy.
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1st guest speaker of my Metal & Premodernity course today was Egyptologist Leire Olabarria, who offered a fantastic intro to ancient Egypt’s reception in metal, ranging from Herodotus’ lies, to modern Orientalism, to balancing accuracy vs. authenticity in the artistic choices of bands like Nile.
D Rext Search Receptions of Ancient Egypt in Heavy Metal Music Class for Jeremy Swist 9 September 2025 Leire Olabarria University of Birmingham L.Olabarria@bham.ac.uk Share Host tools Meeting info Workplace Audio Leire Olabarria's sareen Everywhere else, priests in the service of a god will wear their hair long; but in Egypt they shave themselves bald. Among other nations, it is the custom for those closest to someone who has just died to mark their bereavement by cropping their hair; but the Egyptians, who are clean-shaved as a matter of course, will mark a death by letting both their hair and their beards grow out. It is otherwise a universal practice not to mix with animals at home, but the Egyptians habitually live alongside their livestock. Whereas other people subsist on barley and the standard strain of wheat, any Egyptian who thought to do so would be regarded with utter scorn: bread in Egypt is made instead from especially soft kind of wheat, or zeia, as it is sometimes known, Dough is kneaded with the feet, clay with the hands - and dung as well is picked up by hand, Other peoples, unless they have come under Egyptian influence, prefer to leave their private parts as they were at birth; in Egypt, they all circumcise themselves. A man will own two garments, a woman only one. Whereas conventionally rings and ropes are fastened to the outside of the sail, in Egypt they are fastened to the inside. Unlike Greeks, who move their hands from left to right as they write or do calculations on an abacus, the Egyptians move their hands from right to left; not only that, but they claim to be doing the precise opposite, and insist that they are the ones who are moving their hands to the right, and the Greeks who are moving theirs to the left. They \ anything ele. So., Herodotus here, as I'm saying, is called "hieroglyphic, and the other 'dem presenting Egypt at this place of wonder, as this place that is weird, Unusual, and this actually fits in with many ideas about Egypt as a mysterious place t ies ii.36 14 Video 68 ? Participants Share Host tools Meeting info Hide What is Orientalism? 1. Academic discipline 2. Mindset based on dichotomies 3. Idea of domination and subjugation Static Religious Passive Tyrannical Dynamic Secular Active Democratic WEST Rosetta Stone being inspected during the Second International Congress of Orientalists 1874 EAST be presented as static. Where the West is active, the East is passive, where the West is democratic, the East would be a tyranny. Where the West is secular, the East would be religious, and so Audio Video 8 2 Participants ^ Chat Search React Share Host tools Meeting info 17 Hide captions [...] sadly folks that take a tunnel vision on which scales we use or do not use, or how much liberty is taken with grammar and syntax of a dead language are completely missing the point. Nile is NOT a Historical Society for the Preservation of Ethnomusicology. It's Entertainment, first and foremost, it's Death Metal secondmost. THE GYPTIAN HEAVEN IND HELL BUDGE MULETS ENESTITICNS AMULETS AND SUPERSTITIONS AIR LA VALLE HIGH 39 works on ancient Egyptian magic and things like that. So, they... Sanders is aware. That this rendering of words is not necessarily accurate, but he is very adamant that the purpose of Search DELL
September 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
Goood Eldar Harlequins Serpent's Brood detachment, Soaring Spite's back!

S8 A6 TM, Redeployment 3, Scout, sniper DJ, sustained 1 for all vehicles, jetbikes, dismounted troupes n' characters!
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#WarhammerCommunity #Warcom #Warhammer40k #Aeldari #Eldar
SERPENT’S BROOD The saedath of the Harlequins are both scripted performances and battle plans, interwoven on a level requiring the depthless Aeldari psyche to truly comprehend. Some saedath are extremely specialised: the Serpent’s Brood is one such. Drawn from tales of the Cosmic Serpent of Aeldari myth, it focuses on troupes of Harlequins mounted aboard Starweaver transports, supported by squadrons of Skyweaver Jetbikes and more heavily armed Voidweavers. As each of these units is named for one of the Cosmic Serpent’s children, so they play their roles on the battlefield: the Starweavers loyal and dutiful as they ferry their passengers into the fight, the Skyweavers hurtling back and forth spreading carnage, and the Voidweavers imperious and murderous in equal measure. DETACHMENT RULE BOONS OF THE BROOD Playing their roles to perfection, the Harlequins embody the swift-striking fangs and deadly venoms of the Cosmic Serpent’s brood, dominating the stage of the battlefield with their swift and vicious performances. Weapons equipped by Harlequins Mounted and Harlequins Vehicle models from your army have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Each time a Harlequins unit from your army disembarks from a Transport, until the end of the turn, that unit’s weapons have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. TRAVELLING PLAYERS ■ Troupe units from your army gain the Battleline keyword, and Troupe models in those units have an Objective Control characteristic of 2. ■ You can include up to three of each of the following models in your army: Death Jester, Shadowseer, Troupe Master. ENHANCEMENTS KEY OF GHOSTS This mystic wraithbone implement allows the bearer to slip onto the stage from the Webway even before the curtain’s rise, beginning their performance in full and furious flow. Harlequins model only (excluding Solitaire models). Models in the bearer’s unit have the Scouts 6" ability. WEAVERS’ WAIL A cruel weapon more often kept locked away, this ill-omened implement is said to resonate wit… FANGS OF THE BROOD SERPENT’S BROOD – STRATAGEM Many are the heads of the brood, and many their fangs. As they spring and tumble over their foes, the Harlequins’ weapons echo the multiplicity of strikes unleashed by that mythic nest of snakes. WHEN: Start of the Fight phase. TARGET: One Troupe unit from your army. EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when using your unit’s Dance of Death ability, you can select three of the abilities for your unit to gain, instead of one. VENOMOUS WRATH SERPENT’S BROOD – STRATAGEM Embodying the serpent that strikes with blinding swiftness, this grav-skimmer lunges suddenly into range and unleashes its full fury on the foe. WHEN: Your Shooting phase. TARGET: One Harlequins Vehicle unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase. EFFECT: After your unit has shot, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6". Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge. STRIKING STRIDE SERPENT’S BROOD – STRATAGEM Springing between pillars and rubble, bounding forwards as though running on thin air, the Harlequins acrobatically hurl themselves into battle. WHEN: Your Charge phase. TARGET: One Harlequins unit from your army. EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. WEAVERS’ COILS SERPENT’S BROOD – STRATAGEM Inescapable yet impossible to catch, this unit personifies the ever-winding and incorporeal coils of the Skyweavers of myth. WHEN: End of your Fight phase. TARGET: One Harlequins Mounted unit from your army that was eligible to fight this phase. EFFECT: If your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move. Otherwise, your unit can make a Fall Back move of up to 6". WEAVING STRIDE SERPENT’S BROOD – STRATAGEM Maintaining their blistering pace, these warriors respond to their foes’ steps in the saedath with their own gravity-defying motions…
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
I modeled for Idle.Ido clothing and accessories studio. The swords are my own for the shoot hahah:
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Full Metal Bracelet designed by masterful character designer Hoimun:
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Regenyei longsword
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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toysdream.bsky.social
Happy Krampusnacht! Let's celebrate with another round of figure drawing tips. This time, I'm pondering sketching crowd scenes. (1/3)
Let's Draw a Crowd, page 1: Opportunities for capturing humans while they're waiting in line.
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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memordraw.bsky.social
Being humbled by how good the traditional ancient pen tech experience is after months of nitpicking the drawing experience between Wacom Pro Pen 3 and Apple Pencil stylus
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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shoboyuski.bsky.social
https://pinksea.art/did:plc:amqgtbh6r5nzpv2gbwyx6e4g/oekaki/3m3igx63btku2

#pinksea
Spaceship concept
October 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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zefellowbud.bsky.social
Commission
Pushprop aircraft

#ZefBudArt
#commission #aviation #Conceptart
#digital #Art #Procreate #planes
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
Can't believe an openly racist bigot anglo supremacist author like JK Rowling is taking shelf space next to the original Superman, Fu Manchu.
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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edomond02.bsky.social
王様ランキングのヒリング
絵柄が絵本ぽいからふんわりしたアニメかと思いきや
思わず見入ってしまうくらい面白い
久々に描きたいと思うアニメを見た
December 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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vtarrowaniue.bsky.social
#過去作を擦りまくれ
ペケッターで評価が良かったやつ。
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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watanabetakao.bsky.social
Today is a holiday, so I'm taking it easy and working on my art all day. The intricate details of this piece require such delicate work that I draw lines using only the weight of the ballpoint pen.

#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Y'know how the McRib has ground pork pressed into rib shape to make the customer FEEL like they're having a premium meal?

That's how 17c Europeans approached making cheaper mass produced armor- South German example doesn't have layered flexible skirt armor, just one plate made to look that way:
This blackened armor was made in the first half of the 17th century in Southern Germany. Such munition armor had only a relatively small material thickness and was mass produced in a preindustrial way to equip common pikemen soldiers. The tassets still have a look like if they were made out of several lames, but in fact they are just made out of one plate each, because in this way it was faster and cheaper to produce. The complete armor, consisting of a gorget, a breastplate with fauld and tassets, a backplate, some lamellar protection for the shoulders and a cabasset helmet. Pikemen and musketeers were the main infantry units active during the military conflicts of the first half of the 17th century. Towards the end of the century, pikemen were largely replaced by the musketeers. The armor together with a pike are preserved at the @schlossambras.innsbruck collection. #ambrascastle #pikemen #17thcentury #thirtyyearswar #pikenier #pikemenspot #cabasset
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
If you're wondering how to write a good Dark Elf / Drukhari Eldar torture master assassin villain, watch a Cary Tagawa movie he's 120% the source:
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I didn't think I could love Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa any more than I already do. And then... #filmsky #actionsky
December 6, 2024 at 10:37 PM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
Doodling AoS Lumineth / Old World Wood Elves kitbashing ideas.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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axl99.bsky.social
y2k

#art #artpost #anime #fashion #oc #csp
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
1600's Dutch master Rembrandt loved the Cool Asian arms, armor, fashion, culture flowing into his country.

So when painting 'trad christ west bible' scenes he'd add the awesome Malay Kris / Keris (In Samson's eye) and cool South Indian "Sang" spear he collected.

God of War Mars with wakizashi:
The Blinding of Samson shows an episode from the biblical story of Judge Samson. Samson was a Nazarite, which gave him special strength when he kept three conditions, such as not cutting his beard and hair. The scene depicted follows the cutting of Samson's hair by Delilah, who betrayed him to the Philistines. This aspect of the plot is repeated in this painting, since Delilah is shown in the background fleeing with a shock of hair and scissors in hand.[1] Rembrandt also portrayed different aspects of the plot with the other characters. After his hair had been cut off, Samson had to be wrestled to the ground and tied up before his eyes were gouged out. This is what Rembrandt conveyed through the combatants, one of whom fearfully enters the scene, another holds Samson to the ground, one ties him up and one gouges out his eyes. The immediate action of the painting is the climax of the story, the blinding with the penetrating knife and the spurting blood. However, the viewer can reconstruct the entire action via the image.[2]
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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マスターガンダムのらくがき
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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The artwork of #GunForce used for arcade flyers across the world as well as for the cover of the #SuperFamicom release, and advertising in Japan. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!
GunForce clean artwork used for arcade flyers across the world as well as for the cover of the Super Famicom release, and advertising in Japan. Image depicts two armored soldiers, one with a heavy gun, the other with a pistol. There's a tank below them ramming a smaller vehicle, and a yellow mechanized combat vehicle a little far behind. On a red toned starry background, a huge planet can be seen, and also a helicopter flying by.
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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callieoart.bsky.social
What if aquatic MS, but for sand?

I know what you're thinking: "What does that even mean, that sounds really stupid"

Anyway here's a sketch.
September 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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callieoart.bsky.social
Old power armor sketch. With notes (and pointy arrows!)
September 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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hyousen.bsky.social
#毎日造物大女王さま　おまふさがり
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
hokutoandy.bsky.social
One fun aspect of Hidetaka Miyazaki design is it's sometimes a Rockman/Megaman/puzzle to solve boss offensive patterns.

Sure you CAN basic attack brawl every boss, but sometimes one perfect weaponskill both completely VOIDS the boss's big attack AND deals massive damage.

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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree- Defeating Boarboss Gaius /w Crucible Wings Fire Knight Greatsword!
YouTube video by 1000 Jutsu
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December 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM