I've been reading Frankenstein for the first time. The story is more riveting than I expected
It's fun perusing it in English and learning from it a lot of literary English expressions

>>2250
Did anything in Republic amuse you?

>>2296
Frankenstein's rly good. Something that really fascinates me is how these old figures have changed through the decades. From the original to how the general public sees them today. This is especially true with fairy tales, and how they've been adapted by Disney.

Something I did after reading through an original of something, is to check out the most popular adaption and see how they compare. That can be something fun for you to check out after you finish reading.

>>2301
Informative picture!

>>2296
Yeah, I liked the stories and allegories Plato put in the book. I think the stories matter more than the actual city Plato describes when reading it. There's some things I liked and disliked. I did like was the allegory of the cave. I didn't like the censorship Plato wanted, though. I know Aristotle also disagreed with Plato a lot in his books, too.
Reading Plato's other books, I do think Plato got more traditional later on in his life, comparing his earlier books like Charmides to his later books like Laws, and the Republic was written in the middle of his life, so in that way it is a more interesting or amusing read.

How did you like Frankenstein?

>>2328
I've always wondered about that!

Finished reading Frankenstein! Easily one of the best novels I have ever read in my life
I wanna be able to compose dramatic English sentences like the ones in it

>>2301
I agree! I was thinking of watching the latest adaptation by Del Toro after reading the novel, so I'm watching it bit by bit now
I had no clue about the original novel's story so it astonished me how different the actual story was from its public image

I finally improved my English reading skills enough to wade through novels so I have many pieces of classic English literature to read for the first time

>>2328
Happy to hear that you enjoyed it! And thanks for explaining Plato to me
I forget most of the things I learned in Ethics class but the allegory of the cave sounds familiar to me

I did a quick search on him and it's nice that I got a small opportunity to relearn philosophy
I should try to make a habit of thinking over ideal Forms of stuff so that I may not develop too pessimistic views of things from empirical observations

>How did you like Frankenstein?
I didn't know that the whole novel was written as monologues or that the monster became so intelligent that he played a role as an intellectual first-person narrator in the book
The monster's massive confessions of his anguish enabled me to feel like the monster actually existed in real life, it was a riveting sci-fi novel of existential crises

how does illustration gets graded in anime manga industry, either for portofolio/studio, or in the social media?
like how does it get its score

from anatomy to color, how would each of it becomes the value it has, counted, or however it is measured, transalted

>>1204
Smart post!

how doed one draw from memoryvupside down it feels awkawsrd to me and things dont look as normal from the other way around

>>2133
Nice picture!

Any tips how to render refraction reflection, manually, like, by math with scene planned? Basically colors,values, realism... Or maybe 6 digit traffic+sales too?

>>2308
Smart post!

Still frightened to make a move, for the devil you know trumps the devil you don't. And I'm still too comfortable in my dysfunction to start a new life.

>>2207
Lovely picture!

Just want to be free of big tech but Android phones, Minecraft, and gulag jewtube are holding me back. Luanti, Vintage Story, Terraria, Stardew Valley call .. but so do Better Minecraft, Fear: Nightfall, RLCraft, Dawncraft, Nap Time, From The Fog, and Homestead.

>>2215
Congrats!

>>2207
Don’t be frightened to make a move, for we both know Schopenhauer also mentioned to escape the will (desires) for the will (desires) causes suffering. Do what we want to seek inner peace. Nietzsche also mentioned the Ubermensch. Don’t be lazy and don’t push yourself. Try to be the best person you can.

The devil you know can still increase. More bad things can still come in your dysfunction. Push yourself little by little to get out of your dysfunction, whether it’s outside or inside.

And while I don’t agree fully with Schopenhauer and Niezsche they both said to keep seeking knowledge because knowledge and intelligence are one of the most important things in this world. Keep learning about all the great philosophers, Western and Eastern and more.

Interestingly even Schopenhauer and Nietzsche took a lot from the Buddha and Buddhist philosophy

>>2215
I don’t think everything with big tech is bad. You’re on the internet which is a part of big tech. I just think you have to have moderation, and I think Minecraft is just getting too old. Minecraft is over 15 years old now, and I’ve played it way too much, even with mods it’s still Minecraft. I don’t even get those 2 week minecraft phases now. Last time I played was with friends. Minecraft is still a great game but I’ve played it way too much.

I did see a video on a cool Minecraft ARG called “At the crossroads, don't turn left” on youtube. That was the only Minecraft video I’ve see in a really long time, and it was really good.

I’ve never heard of Lunati, but I know Vintage Story, Terraria, Stardew Valley. They’re all good games, and I actually played Terraria today after a long time surprisingly enough lol!

Mihoyo announced a new game recently, so I’ll probably play that when it comes out.

Also nothing wrong with Jews.

>>2248
Educational picture!

Found a lot of papes on Wallpaper Cave like this.

>>2199
You are right!

I came from Reddit!

>>2205
Cool picture!

Plebbit was the most toxic community I've ever been a part of, even worse than the primate politics of my old elementary, middle, and high schools. Wow. Never making the mistake of giving them a chance ever again.

>>2209
Lovely picture!

Hi, someone on Marzichan made a thread about this place... I assume they weren't able to post on this website and they tried to get someone to pass on their message. I guess they dislike JavaScript and wish for the site to have VPN/Tor support? I'm unsure, don't shoot the messager. As long as the admin is aware of this, my mission is done.
(Also, sorry about the other thread I made and if that constituted as "advertising". It was more of a friendly greeting and me testing out thread creation.)

>>2139
Thank you for telling me! And sorry for my late reply
Though I don't think VPN is banned and the CAPTCHA is only required for thread creation and not for post creation
Thank you anyway

>sorry about the other thread I made
I merged the two threads!

>>1013 well it's not that topic i guess. the same way people tell you to learn anatomy by picking a book or really observe, i guess i m just trying to get a better, more in depth understamding on rendering translucency? because i cant quite feel it out

>>1038
Definitely yes!

>>1013
There are some aesthetics with traditional art that are easier to achieve. Like how in old anime they could achieve very bright looking light easily because it was literal light shining through the glass.

I have never found a pencil brush that actually looked to me like I was taking notes with an actual pencil on paper.

>>1613
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSkk5MDmfz0
This has been recreated. My friend is used this method in a short animation he made.

this is resolved. thx

>>2135
Oof

>>2059
Hi!

>>2065
Hi hello hi!

>>2069
Holy based!

Hi!

>>2073
Awesome!

>>2069
Hello! Greetings! How's your internet wandering going?

>>2073
Hi! How are you!?

I started watching a French/Japanese cartoon named Oban Star Racers. It follows a young girl named Eva who sneaks onto her estranged fathers racing team as hes about to join an intergalactic racing competition. Eva takes on the fake name Molly and eventually becomes the racer after the pervious one gets injured. Eva is very cute and I love the designs for the aliens and the flying ships they use. It has a good OP too, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_LqzAN10A it must have been very confusing for young kids to hear Japanese and English in the same song lol.
>No I've never been
Understandable! Have you ever met an otaku IRL and talked about what you like? I once met a very stereotypical nerd in a comic book/geek store in Dublin, I was very shy so its quite an embarrassing memory hahaha, he was a very nice guy though, the other time I talked about anime IRL was when I was speaking to a friend whos a professional boxer, and he asked me if I knew anything about the anime Hajime No Ippo. I said no and so he started telling me everything about it from the way he spoke you could tell he was a massive fan.

What are some popular sports in Japan? In Ireland, Gaelic Football, Rugby, Soccer and Hurling are popular. Soccer is very popular in my family, but I've never taken part or cared much. Have you ever done any sports.

>>1955
>Oban
I've never heard of it. How did you find the anime?

>Have you ever met an otaku IRL and talked about what you like?
I've met many otakus irl but I pretty much never talk about anime irl. I can't organize my thoughts or keep the conversation on

>What are some popular sports in Japan?
I suppose soccer and baseball? I often see people talk about or go watch them

>Hurling
Cool, I've never heard of it. Have you ever played it?

>Have you ever done any sports
I've never been good at any sport. I played ball games like soccer and volleyball only in gym class and I have no good memories of them
I like strolling because it doesn't require any skill to enjoy it

>>1965
Hello. Merry Christmas!
>I've never heard of it. How did you find the anime?
It came up in conversation with a friend and I checked it out.
>Cool, I've never heard of it. Have you ever played it?
No and I don't even really know much about it. When I was a kid I was just god awful at sports I preferred to play video games or watch cartoons at home
>I suppose soccer and baseball? I often see people talk about or go watch them
Oh I've heard of baseball being popular in Japan. If I remember correctly it's because of soldiers post WW2 stationed in Japan missing playing sports they had back home so they taught it to Japanese people, don't quote me on that though. And football is popular no matter where you are

I watched the anime Zunda Horizon for the first time because the official account uploaded it on YouTube
I only knew that the character Zundamon is very popular and I knew nothing else about the project so it was nice to have an opportunity to take a glance of its universe

>>1969
Happy new year!

>When I was a kid I was just god awful at sports
I know what that feels like

I watched Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on Netflix. I really enjoyed it

I watched the first episode of Little Witch Academia.
Akko is a very Precure-coded protagonist. It looks fun and promising

I work for FBI!

wave your conductor's baton, my friend

>>1706
so upbeat, should be the theme of ikouchan

When I come across rap stuff it comes off mildly juvenile, but that juvenile nature is what makes it endearing
> Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty.
> Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old

I’ve been listening to the new Dream Theater album

Test?

>>2067
Off course!

good?

>>2076
Very likely!