Cursed Thought Of The Day

Wow it’s been a while lol

What can go wrong: A list of gem defects

This post is simply a very long Theory on the different types of defects that a gem can have. Warning: VERY LONG POST. On with the show!

Under/overcooking.

This defect causes notable differences in stature. Undercooking causes longer and thinner stature that normal, whereas overcooking causes shorter and stockier stature. This defect varies in intensity, but if too intense the gem may have issues holding its form together.

Unusual/harmful Impurities

Most gems have some impurities in the form of trace minerals, that cause harmless individual variation in appearance. Some of them, however, can be actively harmful to a gems' appearance or purposes. Common effects include:

Unusual coloration

Specks in gemstone

Lack of or Unintended abilities

Unusual gemstone shape/cut

This occurs when a gemstone forms in a shape not intended for the gem (i.e. amythest with a Jasper Cut). Its effects include:

Coloration issues (the example gem may have an orange tint and/or stripes)

Undesirable or broken features

Unusual weapon

Severe Essence imbalance

Two forms of this defect exist. The effects the first originate from an unbalanced or odd mix of essence. The effects of this form can range from minor coloration issues to the entirely wrong gem emerging from the injection site. This is the less problematic form, in that it doesn’t nessecarily damage the gem and can result in new discoveries.

The other form occurs when the essence is not mixed properly or at all, resulting in a bicolored gem. This form is far, far more volatile than the first. Dangerous features include:

Multiple personalities

Difficulty holding form

Extra or missing limbs

Higher vulnerability of major impurities

Injector errors

This is umbrella term for issues with the injection process. They include:

Inert gemstone: These gemstones won't form a gem and can’t be used as a power source.

Underdrilling: The injector does not drill deep enough for all limbs to form. In some gems, this can be resolved by poofing and allowing to reform naturally, but this doesn’t work on gems not designed for combat.

Overheating: The injector gives too much initial heat to the incubation process, causing a mishappen or cracked/broken gemstone. These gems are almost never able to form.

Undernutrition: The earth around the injection site is lacking or devoid of minerals and nutrients. This results in anything from a pale gem, low energy and fatigue, to an inert gemstone.

Thank you very much for reading!!!

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Steven Universe Color Correction!

I was doing some screenshot edits when I had a brainfart and decided to find out the colors of the zircons and the wormy boi.

Basic Tutorial

There are a number of different types of blending modes for layers, as many of you undoubtedly know. Most screenshots from SU that are worth editing seem to have a darker shade, similar to a multiply layer.

Anyone who passed 5th grade math knows that the opposite of multiply is divide, which also happens to be a blending mode.

So, the method I used to correct my colors goes as follows:

Load your screenshot into your art program

Add a new layer and set the blending mode to divide. Hide this layer for now.

Find something on the screenshot that would be white under normal lighting. Eyes, teeth and the like.

Use the eydropper tool to copy the color on one of these areas.

Make the divide layer visible, and use the bucket/fill tool to fill the layer with the color you copied.

Tada! You should now have an edited screenshot with accurate colors.

Actual Theories

Remember when the biggest controversy in the fandom was if the prosecuting Zircon was yellow or green? Simpler times. Anywho: I used the same method, and...

Why yellow there.

I cross checked this with other people's edits, and it seemed pretty consistent. She yello!

I decided to do the defending Zircon just for fun:

So, next bit: Wormy Boi.

@novantinuum made an interesting post about the similarities in scenery and lighting between the Wormy Boi's title sequence appearance and a number of scenes in the most recent trailer. I sampled the color from the trailer, put it on the title sequence, and well... the results speak for themselves.

This is how a trailer scene looked before it was fixed:

This is how a trailer scene looks when fixed:

And the Worm?

Yup.

Please tell me if there is any way to improve my method!

Also, I’m working on the high school AU thing.

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Sorry to disappoint y’all... that's a safety hazard symbol

Guys

GUYS

I REWATCHED A TALE OF TWO STANS AND I SAW THIS. IVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE POINT THIS OUT WTH

Cutlery in Mouth Connotations

Knife in your mouth:

Edgelord

No self preservation instinct

You probably like Tokyo Ghoul

Horny on main

Spoon in your mouth

Anime girl UwU

Probably top tier waifu

Sweet, but surprisingly dirty minded

Tall s/o

Fork in your mouth

You’re just hungry, aren’t you?

Normal human being

I think I’ve said enough...

An edgy Steven.

Seriously, those episodes made everyone worried. Get help, Steven.

Also, I’ll be posting links to some fanfics of mine soon, so stay tuned!

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Steven Falls Over

Hmm... this could be foreshadowing....

Or maybe Pearl pushed Steven onto the rink...

I dunno, just saying. Those are some skinny hands...

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So... That leak, huh?

I lowkey didn’t believe the corrupted Steven theory at first but now I’m legit terrified?! Our babey is not okay?! Also the gems are handling it really badly, like absolutely abysmally?! IS GREG OKAY?!!

Okay just needed to get that out of my system, thanks for listening.

(Two posts in a day? New record!)

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Sup my dudes

Hey everyone! I'm returning to tumblr after accidentally deleting my account. I'm going to try and be much more active. My general interests are:

Steven universe

Anime

Character design

Dank memes

Art!

I hope to see y’all around!

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