Do You Have Any Stf Hcs That You've Thought Of But Haven't Had The Chance To Use/talk About?

These are the second two dresses I made for my doll. It took me awhile to make a pattern that actually worked for making doll dresses with a bit of help from friend I was able to perfect this pattern. 😀 [Image ID: Two pictures of the same handmade, felt doll of Carla Delgado from Elena of Avalor, wearing different dresses.The doll is made of light and dark brown felt for the body and hair, with an embroidered face. The first dress is black with bits of gold and purple on it and a big red flower in the middle. The second dress is white with pale pink and blue flowers. End ID]

Hi there! You said you associate some songs with Carla. Well this is the song I associate with her. "Born without a heart" by Faouzia. I just feel like the song fits Carla so well, I don't know why.

Okay I just listened to it and yeah it does give me some Carla vibes as well. Maybe the overall somber yet defiant tone of the song? Or the acknowledgement that nurture rather than birth is a bigger factor in a person's sense of empathy and morality? There's a certain sense of regret and a slight hope of becoming better in the future that the song gives off that would fit with her too.

This comic is brought to you by: me rereading the Brothers Grimm and remembering how horrifying “The Juniper Tree” is. (Also “Hansel and Gretel” is pretty messed up too, but still).

Comic script: Amber (to Miranda): So you're definitely not going to be an evil stepmother like the ones in fairytales? Miranda: Yes, I'll be good. James: So, if we ran out of food, you wouldn't convince our dad to abandon us in the woods with no way home? M: No, I would not. And if we were low on food, you could have mine. A: Speaking of food, you would never cook us in a stew and feed it to our loved ones, right? M: No! Absolutely not! What kind of fairytales have you been reading?! J: The Grimm ones. A: Final question worst possible scenario, would you ever dress us in servant clothes and force us to do chores? M: No, and are you sure that's the worst scenario of the three? A: Absolutely. Without a doubt.

(Original pencil sketch version of the comic under the cut)

Do you think Carla would ever style her hair differently from her usual hairstyle? (Personally I think she will ☺)

Yes of course! I'm sure she'd experiment with different hairstyles, especially during different festivals now that her life will be a bit more relaxed (And technically she already has tried out a different hairstyle when she was Rita, but that seemed to be more the potions doing anything else).

As for what style she might try... well she'd probably still use a lot of ribbons in her hair, because those seem to be part of her style. But maybe a style where her hair is down a bit more? (Or if Elena is going always wear her hair up now that she's queen she could always try the single ponytail look).

A certain person asked me how I paint with watercolors so I guess I'm going to tell you all! Now I'm not professionally trained, I just learned what I know from experimenting, asking questions, and looking up tutorials. So this may not be what the experts do, but it's what works for me.

How I paint:

Materials: I have a watercolor palette, a little jar full of water, my paint brushes, some paper that is thick enough for watercolors, pencil, and some paper towel to help mop up excess water. I always put down some kind of rag cloth or newspapers down on the table first so I don't get any paint on the table. Watercolors don't stain as much as other kinds of paint but it's best to you be careful.

I always use a watercolor palette to make my paintings. This is a very different system from oil paint or acrylic paints or even liquid watercolors or watercolor pencils, so you need to keep that in mind with the rest of the things I tell you

Step 1 (Start): I decide what I'm going to paint and make a little pencil sketch of it on the paper, It doesn't need to be detailed it just needs to give me a rough idea on how big it will be and where various shapes will go. (I sketch it very light so that you don't see the pencil lines on the finished painting but you can make it dark if you still want to see the lines).

Step 2 (Layers 🧅): I decide which colours would be best to be put on the bottom layer and which colours should be put on the top layer and then begin painting accordingly. For example I painted Mirabel's skin before I painted her hair, so I could have bits of her hair going down on top of her skin. I mix the colours together on a scrap piece of paper first just to test how they look.

Step 3 (How to apply paint): I dip my paint brush in water and then swirl it around in the needed colour until I have my desired amount, then I begin to paint in the shape that I want. Whenever my brush needs more colour I put a very small amount of water on it and then rub it gently against the paint palette then brush it again on the paper. For dark colours I swirl it around longer in the paint to get more paint on it and then lay it on thick. For lighter colours I put more water on the brush and less paint on it and then use the water to spread the paint even further across the paper. Important tip: Never press your brush too hard against the paint palette or the paper when you're painting, otherwise the bristles could be bent out of shape or fall out. Use the same amount of pressure you'd use if you were petting a kitten with the paintbrush. (You shouldn't actually do that, it's just a metaphor.)

Important tip: If you ever have too much water on your paintbrush, use a paper towel to mop some of it up. You can also use a paper towel to help get unwanted paint off your brushes.

Step 4 (Waiting): After filling in one shape with a specific colour, I move on to the next colour. If I don't want the colours to mix together I wait a minute or two for the first part to dry before I continue on to the next part. But if I do want a gradient then I start adding the new colour and brush them together a bit with water.

Step 5 (Small details): Watercolours mix together really well but that means to get good looking light colours you have to apply them directly to the paper, where there isn't any paint, otherwise if they are mixed with a dark-colour they could become muddy looking. For things like Mirabelle's glasses I painted the skin around them first, leaving a white blank space and then once the paint had dried I very carefully added the light green, making sure not to get the brown paint wet again. (I also use this process for the butterfly on the accordion and the earring.)

Step 6 (Optional Final touches): Sometimes I used paint for the pupils of eyes but they never seem as detailed as I want. So instead what I do is I leave the eyes as blank white circles, and then once I'm finished painting everything else, and everything is completely dry, I use a small pen or marker to draw the black outline around the eyes as well as pupils and pencil crayons to colour the iris. I also use pencil crayons for the eyebrows, lips and dress butterflies.

Repeating these steps for a very long time eventually leads to a finished painting. If you have any questions let me know.

Just bought and am currently playing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.

Gotta say, I'm loving [the jetpack ending]

My favorite part was [The Adventure Line™]

Wow...[Stanley]

Lesser Dog has gone where no Dog has gone before.

[Comic script: Panel 1: Tendi (as she pets lesser dog’s ever extending neck): Aww you're such a good guard dog! Yes you are! Panel 2: Boimler: Uhhh..do you think it's neck is supposed to do that? Mariner: Ehh, we've seen a dog do weirder.]

I made a moodboard of Victor's smile.

[Image ID: A 5x5 collection of pictures of Victor Delgado from Elena of Avalor smiling. The different smiles have various levels of chaotic, smug and happy energy. End ID]

That’s an amazing chart you have of everybody’s tomborita colors! Though would Victor and Carla’s tamborita colors have changed since they now practice good magic instead of dark magic?

      Thank you! And about their magic colours, well we cannot truly know for certain.      The only spells that we see them do after they switch to good magic is that sparkly flourish spell they cast along with Gabe and Mateo at the end of The Lightning Warrior, and the spell that Victor cast in the finale at Ash. For the first one, I don't think it really counts towards showing their true magic colour because some spells like Conglari are always the same colour no matter who casts them, and that was probably one of those kinds of spells (I mean none of them even had to say anything before they cast it so it was probably just for show).       The spell that Victor does in Coronation Day is still that dark blue/purple colour that he normally uses (Although out of all the tamborita users his colour seems to be the one that fluctuates the most). But we never got to see Carla cast another spell so we can't really be sure whether it was just a coincidence or not.

     In my personal opinion though, I headcannon that they stayed the same. I like to think that there aren't really any colours that truly mean good or evil. It’s how the person decides to use their own magic, whatever color it may be, that makes it good or evil.

Elena of Avalor Appreciation Week 2020 -  Unforseen

I just hope something like this happens in the show.

[Image ID: A three panel paper and ink Elena of Avalor comic. Comic script: Panel 1: Victor: Oh look, it's the “People who I loved and trusted and then they stabbed me through the heart club!” Panel 2: Ash & Esteban: VICTOR!?! Panel 3: Tziloco: Umm...Who is this guy? Chatana: I'm not sure but apparently he won something. Pili: And how could he have survived being stabbed in the heart more than once? End ID]