Designed by New York Based Artist Jack Simonds Studio
I was hired to make the leather sling and bring this idea to life. We decided to use English Bridle from Wickett and Craig. Hand cut and sewn on site, edges beveled and burnished to a shine . Managed to pull this off with just one side. The seams are hidden in the pass through on each totem, locked into place by steel bars.

I had thought about a vine plant that you lowered from my shoulder and surrounded it but I'm not too sure. I'm open to any ideas! If something occurs to you, tell me. PS: I designed this tattoo myself and I will do the same with the next one.

Hey, I'm learning InDesign to self-publish a book of primary sources. I keep running into this problem on some of my pages, and none of my research has found a solution to it so far.
I have primary text frame on, and thus my text flows from page to page. I also have keep settings on, so that I'm not left with widows and orphans. However, in some cases, the paragraph is breaking even when there is plenty of space. I tried turning off and on keep settings, and it went from moving 3 lines to the next page unnecessarily to just a little orphan like you see in the screenshot. It is acting like there is something there to block the text from being on the bottom. It doesn't happen to all pages, I double checked that there isn't inset spacing, and I have hidden characters turned on. Document grid doesn't help either. Any ideas as to what else I could try? Thanks for any help---I'm really frustrated!
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Recently I came up with idea of Starlo and Ceroba getting married and having child together. Someone recommended me posting her design and story there so here I am
Few informations about her Her name is Keiko (would name her Clover if she was a boy) as in Japanese Kanji it means “blessed child”. Uk, their little blessing for future etc She gets a lot lot attention from everyone (her parents, grandparents, feisty five) but she’s not a spoiled brat She wears kimonos but not only as her mom and to every outfit she has she pins a star pin she got from her dad She’s a Kitsune, really similar to Ceroba but her hair has a lot of Starlo’s colors (the darker shades on the drawings) She liked to call herself a South Star as a kid till she was like 13 (Starlo still calls her that but she likes it so she doesn’t fix him) She loves human movies and everything horse related She would spent time with everyone in the underground such as Harvesting with Dalv Traveling with Martlet Playing guitar with Morey Hearing stories from Ceroba And more more I’m not really good at drawing so forgive me if something looks ugly, I’m not a professional plus I draw with pencil on paper so it’s not very good Keiko’s design is completely mine, please, don’t copy it If I accidentally copied any artists work, in reply sorry about that, lemme know, I’ll ping you there or if you wish I will delete that photo Still working on some drawings, if you have illustrations where I can put Keiko, please post it here I’ll try to draw it!! I hope you’ll like her 🩵🫶🏻

[This post will function as the primary info-dump and planning post for the Siege of Fort Ko'Var. Let's get to it!]

Colenel Jethro Arvin looked around the Taronian 8th Regimental Headquarters at Waycross Road, surveying the plethora of attendees both junior and senior. It was a hell of a crowd; he hoped he didn't dissapoint.
First, there was of course his own senior staff, all in physical attendence now that Major Quoke had rejoined them. Also present in-person was Lieutenant Lenore McPherson, Intelligence Officer of the Praetorian 27th, and the Valyrran Major Zero, who arrived with Major Quoke and now stood silently off to the opposite side of the room from the Taronians.
There were also a plethora of attendees tuning in via hololith; Colonel Braithwaite and General Redlina herself plus a number of other Valyrran officers, presumably representing other elements to be allocated to the siege. There was also the lone small figure of a woman in a Minthelian jumpsuit; Arvin recognized her as the young aide who had guided him when he received orders from General Redlina to detain the Minthelian Lieutenant Sophy. It felt so long ago now.
The final hololith attendee, however, Arvin did not recognize: he wore a long white coat adorned with various bits of webbing and equipment over knee-high leather boots, and a simple steel helmet with a gold Aquila on it atop his head. The man introduced himself as Colonel Lilzton, commander of Task Force Liberation, the loyalist PDF remnants to the north of the fort. Arvin hoped he would get to meet him in person some time.
But now, everyone was assembled, and it was time for Colonel Arvin to begin his briefing.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending this briefing. We have a lot to get through, so I'll begin without delay..."

INTRODUCTION:
Covering an surface area of about 12.5 square kilometers, Fort Ko'Var, previously known as "Saint's Gate", serves as the primary bastion of resistance for the entirety of the northern mountains. It is carved directly out of the rock in many places, and as it's Imperial name suggests, it controls all passage along the north-south mountain road. Both the town of Kan'Shae and the base of operations for Task Force Liberation are nominally cut off to the north of the fort; for these reasons, the position must be captured if we are to secure victory in this region.

THE TERRAIN:
The geography surrounding Fort Ko'Var only makes it's capture more important. To the east and southeast lays an expanse of high peaks, jagged cliffs, and all manner of other hazardous terrain, such that getting a cohesive fighting force over it is all but impossible.
To the east and northeast lies a river which continues uninterrupted to Westbridge Lake. It is believed to have been artificially-made by the fortress's builders to achieve 2 goals: 1) to prevent the bypassing of the fort by any kind of vehicular foe simply by driving around it, and 2) to supply the defenders with a ready source of clean drinking water, as the river ends in a large pool enclosed within the fortress itself.
Thus, strategically-speaking, Fort Ko'Var is a natural chokepoint which provides the only way past these obstacles, both natural and man-made. Tactically-speaking, the ground surrounding the fort is wide open, providing little cover except for a handfull of foothills that could be used as staging grounds and observation posts.

THE ROAD:
The road which makes Fort Ko'Var so vital runs directly through the mountain in a tunnel just to the west of the bulk of the defenses; this tunnel is capped on both ends by reinforced blast doors rated to withstand at least some punishment from anything we have at our disposal, and is furthermore enclosed by 2 of the 3 defensive tiers of the fort.
We can also assume the tunnel is rigged to blow at the defenders' discretion. Should this happen, the only road connection will be through the heart of the fortress itself, as there are connections on either side of the tunnel, winding up and then down an extensive series of switchback roads that would expose any vehicle to near-endless plunging fire from above. Needless to say, simply ignoring the fort and it's occupants is not an option if we wish to use this highway.

THE TIERS:
Fort Ko'Var is comprised of 3 main defensive tiers, each partitioned by 3 heavily-fortified walls. all of these are complete with bunkers, observation towers, and massive defensive hardpoints that make them formidable obstacles for any attacker, but each also has its quirks and weaknesses that might be exploited.
The outer wall is comparable to a hive city's curtain wall, at least in construction if not in sheer thickness. It rises above the 1st, lowest defensive tier on a gentle slope; this tier is largely home to Fort Ko'Var's rank and file barracks, commodities and maintenence facilities.
The inner wall is less a true wall, and more of a permacrete-reinforced cliff that rings around the 2nd Defensive Tier. The only way up without climbing is a handful of personnel entrances and the 2 roadways, one north and one south. This tier houses the primary vehicle and equipment storage facilities, additional support infrastructure, the secondary artillery batteries, the commoner prison facilities, as well several passageways leading to the road tunnel and beyond.
Lastly, the Final Citadel is not a wall at all, but is instead a massive, adamantine-sheathed, armored plateau that sits at the very top of Fort Ko'Var, complete with countless weapons portholes, pillboxes, a partial mote, and a miniature voidshield enveloping it. Inside this last bastion is the fortress's command center, essential supplies storage, the VIP prison facilities, the majority of the fort's munitions storage capacity, and on top of it is positioned a ring of anti-aircraft emplacements as well as Fort Ko'Var's pride and joy: her primary artillery batteries.

THE ARTILLERY:
Aside from the countless other weapons systems protecting the fort, her main method of reaching out and touching her foes with extreme prejudice is, was, and always has been her artillery. These systems come in batteries of 4 weapons each, and every gun is housed in it's own 360-degree turreted bunker.
For air cover, 8 Imperial-era Hydra Flak Batteries still play a key role in protecting the fortress, but these have been further supplemented by 2 batteries of T'au-made SAM launchers. These long-range munitions are deadly to any pilot who strays anywhere near the fort's airspace, and should not be tested lightly. The Hydra batteries, meanwhile, can also be turned towards anti-personnel duties easily enough, as well.
Onto the ground-to-ground weapon systems, the local auxilia garrison will of course deploy light artillery such as mortars, but for precise, in-close bombardments that can pack real punch, Fort Ko'Var relies on it's 5 batteries of Bombast Field Cannons; I'm sure you're all familiar with that platform by now.
But for more long-range needs, Fort Ko'Var relies on its primary armament of 4 batteries of "Earthquaker" Cannons, as the locals call them. These weapons are T'au-modified, extended-range variants of the venerable Earthshaker Cannon, and rebel reports have clocked it's maximum range with a standard powder charge at about 22 kilometers, increasing to 30 when supercharged. They pack the same firepower as an Earthshaker and, from what reports we have, roughly the same accuracy margins, as well.
Put together, all of these weapons give Fort Ko'Var a potent array of long-range fires, with which it can engage both land and air targets with ease. However, there are some hints that at least 1 or 2 of the above-mentioned systems do not have the neccesary ammunition to operate optimally. The SAMs, in particular, most likely do not have a large number of missile reloads; thus, the xenos gunners may be less willing to fire valuable missiles at something they don't perceive as a threat. Pilots, take note.

OTHER INFO:
Based on rebel reports, Fort Ko'Var is normally home to about 20,000 personnel, with 15,000 in garrison and 5,000 patrolling the mountains at any given time. However, based again on the rebel intel we have, this force has a far-larger ratio of Fire Warriors to Auxilia, something like 2 T'au for every 3 Auxilia. From this we can infer that the T'au value this installation just as much as we do, and are invested in defending it.
Unfortunately I can't get much more detailed than that; with the recent retreat of T'au troops all across the north, it could be that Fort Ko'Var is operating on a skeleton crew as manpower is transferred to other sectors, or it could be that it has been heavily reinforced by units retreating there. Therefore, be on your guard and ready to respond to any possible threat, battlesuits, tanks, superheavies, you get the idea.

OTHER DETAILS:
There are a few more things of note that I must make mention of.
First off, back to that water pool. It is located right at the easternmost point of the fort in the 1st Defensive Tier; this might be a tactical weakness in their ability to get fresh water if they were pushed back to the upper tiers, but the estern tip of the Citadel also hangs out past the 2nd Tier, over this pool and extends downward [OOC: think something like the top tier Minas Tirith], enclosing a portion of the water for the final defensive tier's personal usage.
Second, there is the main landing area. While a few smaller landing pads are scattered around the 2nd and 3rd Tiers, Fort Ko'Var's primary landing area is on the northern side of the 1st Tier, both bulging outwards and making a massive indent in the 2nd tier and the Citadel. Originally being designed for Tetrarch Heavy landers, this area is big enough to land a whole squadron of Mantas simultaneously.
Lastly, there is the escape tunnel. As shown by Imperial records, Fort Ko'Var possesses a single passageway buried deep in the mountain, leading to a secret exit somewhere west or south of the fort. However, I am informed that our new-found local allies may hold the answer to it's location, in which case I believe immediate efforts should be made to cut off this last avenure for reinforcement or evacuation.

THE PLAN:
Fort Ko'Var is a stronge defensive position, but not impregnable if approached in the correct manner. Our basic battle plan is simple enough: Task Force Liberation attack from the north, while the Taronian 8th, Praetorian 27th, and elements of the Valyrran 1st attack from the south. We crush the xenos and the traitors between us, and meet in the middle. But that is, of course, more of an outline than an actual plan, and so I'd like to offer my own thoughts on the tactics to be employed.
Fort Ko'Var's 3 defensive Tiers are very different from eachother, and thus will each require a different approach. The 1st Tier has the longest perimeter to coved, and also the least defenses; therefore, we should make our first strike fast and hard, overunning this first obstacle with haste and superior firepower. This has the added benefit of showing the enemy what we are capable of; with the traitor human Auxilia's morale breaking all across Gryllus, we may yet open up further weakpoints by forcing them to accept their inevitable defeat.
The 2nd tier is... somewhat different. Carved from the rocky cliffs themselves, it will not be possible to simply breach it as you would a traditional wall, but this particular facet opens up... another avenue of attack which myself and Major Baxton have been discussing for some time. It is risky, and as of yet we are not completely sure it is pheasible, but I believe we should consider the option of tunneling into the second tier rather assaulting up it.
The Final Citadel, quite frankly, will not be possible to capture quickly, not without a significant commitment of Astartes or other specialist forces. Therefore, unless one of the above is aquired and as much as it pains me to admit it, this final stage, at least, will most likely come to a plain and simple siege. I would recommend attempts be made to negotiate the remaining garrison's surrender and attempt to avoid needlessly wasting Guardsmen lives, but I do not think that this will bear much fruit considering the likelihood of the remaining troops by this stage being predominantly T'au.

"That concludes my briefing on Fort Ko'Var; I hope to see all of you again for our inevitable victory toast in that fortress's command center." Colonel Arvin finished up. "I would also like to give my personal thanks to Colonel Lilzton and TF Liberation, as well Captains Pekala and Vanian's Rebel Companies for providing much of this information."
"Now, with all of that said, I assume you all have questions or comments to make. The floor is now open..."

Hello! I will receive this sectional next week. I have been looking for a TV unit, preferably floating and maybe a matching coffee table. However, I am undecided what kind of aesthetic I want to create so, I am very overwhelmed with so many options and design ideas. I would appreciate any suggestions from kind internet strangers!
A couple things to keep in mind: - My apartment has very 9 ft ceilings. So I will have to figure out a way to decorate to create a cozy feeling. - The living room and kitchen are open concept. The kitchen colors are grey-red. I don’t know if I should take this into consideration when decorating the living room. Suggestions on this would be helpful as well.
Thank you!

Hello! I'm OneDude, but on most of my other socials, I go by 8boole_. Haven't used Reddit for a while, so apologies if this post's format turns out strange!
For the past few months, I've been working on establishing a line of vinyl art figures dedicated to showing off the Fruitiger Metro style. The many facets of the Fruitiger umbrella of art styles are deeply nostalgic to me, as I'm sure they are to most of you too; I can't recall a time in my childhood where I could avoid seeing any semblance of them out in public anyways, and maybe that was for the better. If only we knew of the rising corporate art styles we'd eventually see back then. In any case, the sudden re-interest of Fruitiger Metro threw me back into the loop of appreciating it, and while noticing the boom of collector culture and art toys that's come about in the last few years, I decided to combine the two!
As it stands, my idea has been work shopped meticulously, and takes inspiration from most of the trademark features of Metro (paint splattering, ripples of colour, comic book dithering, etc.). Other aspects from popular media (such as Domo-kun and Julius the Monkey) and clothing styles (huge headphones, baggy skater pants, and vibrant neon colours) from the late 2000's and early 2010's will heavily influence the run of these figures, especially the one featured in the reference sheet in this post.
Speaking of, the red figure in the reference sheet (dubbed internally as V0x), is the first of this line of collectible art toys, which as a whole, currently nameless. Though the design has been a bit outdated for a while now, I've been working closely with a large production team these past few months to bring this character to real life. We are very close to finalizing the sample of this figure, so I'll keep the subreddit posted in case there's some interest with this idea, and what comes of it! Its gonna be cool, trust.
Soooo yeah! Feel free to comment what y'all think! This is a very real thing that's happening, and It'd be cool to know what the general consensus for interpreting Fruitiger Metro through vinyl figures is. Would love to hear feedback!
-8boole_
V0x reference sheet, lmk what you think :D
a few sketches!!
Some really rough concept doodles...
Extremely early FMetro Test!