#poison
i think more characters should have canes actually. theyre cool. theyre sexy. they can have swords in them. they come in any color u want.
hi im stepping in as ur local cane user and i just wanna quickly add this about cane swords: if someone is putting weight onto their cane, they almost definitely aren’t using a cane sword (some exceptions may be possible). this is because the usual cane sword is made hollow with a relatively flimsy exterior metal as to not scrape against the interior sword, and thus the handle is typically the only solid part.
trust me–i’ve been on the lookout for a sturdy cane sword for years that would be practical for use and everytime i could feel it struggling under pressure.
it makes it relatively unreliable as a cane for the majority of people who use canes…. however! there is a neat alternative!
you can instead opt for a trusty knife hidden in the top of the cane, therefore making the rest of the cane sturdier to use, and, additionally, less likely to be checked when passing security. another fantastic cane that a friend of mine has actually unscrews the handle to reveal a tiny compartment that fits a small bottle. she mentioned it’s an antique, so we theorized that it was for cocaine back in the day, but it could fit other things (cyanide, maybe for a disabled spy character?)
also, as someone who also is trained in sword-based self defense: i find that i can relatively translate most basic strikes using my cane, if needed. just something to use….
what i’m getting at is there are lots of ways to expand upon epic cane usages.
Day 22: Poison and Butterfly
Part of a 60 day art challenge with friends on Gaiaonline.
For this day I chose to do two of the prompts presented to us and combined them. It was fun designing the skull in to the butterfly but I do need some practice on designing potion bottles.
Poison ⛓ I love this character Gumroad.com/maruwins to get this set, plus 90 others! If that’s not your jam enjoy this mini album… I had a larger one on tumblr but that site got nuked rip #poison #cosplay #streetfighter #finalfight #sf (at Vancouver, British Columbia)
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Six icons of Gulpin, the stomach Pokemon. Made from Pokemon card illustrations and open for anyone to use
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Feels like I haven’t written in a while, so here’s a gift of almost 500 words :)
The carriage bumped and jerked over the cobblestone road, jostling the two passengers inside. The horses were being pushed to the limit to get back to the palace before it was too late.
Whumpee was curled up in Caretaker’s arms, pale and almost lifeless. Their breaths were shallow and their body was burning while simultaneously shivering so much you could hear their teeth chatter.
“It’s okay, we’re gonna get you home and fix you up,” Caretaker whispered to Whumpee, even though they knew they couldn’t hear them right now.
“This is all my fault, I shouldn’t have let them out of my sight, none of this would have happened,” Caretaker thought while internally kicking themself. The drink had looked so innocuous, not even a strange colour or smell. Whumpee discovered that it was anything but when about five minutes after they had their first sip they collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Caretaker had scooped them up and immediately ran outside to the carriage that was waiting for them.
Now, leaned up against Caretaker, Whumpee moaned and subtly shifted closer to the warm body, their eyes moving rapidly behind closed lids.
“Shh, shh, it’ll be okay,” Caretaker choked out and placed their left hand on the side of Whumpee’s face, coaxing them to relax against their chest. Their thumb rhythmically stroked their cheek and only stopped when they felt something wet run down it. Caretaker shifted their gaze to discover that Whumpee’s eyes were open, barely so, and staring straight into theirs.
“I-I,” Whumpee wheezed as they tried to finish their sentence, but was met with an intense coughing fit.
Caretaker put their hand flat against Whumpee’s chest and started to rub small circles, hoping to ease the discomfort.
When the fit died down, Caretaker’s eyes widened and their heart stopped when they caught sight of blood on Whumpee’s lips. It was at that moment that all their senses shut off. They could no longer feel the bouncing of the carriage, the frigid winter air or the body pressed close to theirs. They couldn’t even hear Whumpee desperately trying to call their name. Their eyes were glued to the deep red liquid that was slowly dripping down Whumpee’s chin and onto the blanket over top of them.
It wasn’t until they felt a weak tug on their shirt that they noticed Whumpee’s face had a look of pure panic.
“I’m scared,” Whumpee was finally able to rasp out.
“Me too” is what Caretaker wanted to say, but they couldn’t, because once they did the situation would become too real.
“I know,” they settled for instead, “but I’ll be here with you the whole time, I won’t leave your side.”
Whumpee nodded and their eyes shut unwillingly. Caretaker gritted their teeth and held Whumpee tighter, giving their forehead a gentle kiss.
“I won’t let you go, not now, not ever,” and Caretaker was going to make sure that promise stayed true.
A little Poison?
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Love is like a poison: deadly and dangerous as a poison who kill you step by step.
-Via@darkfashionmode
When I draw, it’s typically on paper approximately 22 x 30 inches or 38 x 50 inches maximum. I mentioned earlier this year that I wanted to challenge myself to make bigger work and I’m still working towards that. The challenging part of achieving this is the extensive amount of time necessary to complete one image versus my full time schedule at the hospital. I felt, if I were to make something large, the image would need to be something deserving of the scale and not just a big drawing for the sake of making something big. I’m slowly finalizing the idea that I’ve been kicking around my brain for years now. I’m so close to figuring it out. Obviously, I enjoy torturing myself by wanting to create extra large work with one of the smallest marking tools possible. ✏️ ♀️ Why, Lizz, why?
That said, A few weeks ago @strangerthangranger ordered some more massive prints for her home. You can see four of them here. The fifth one is too big for me to carry alone and I’m figuring out a way to share it with you. It’s pretty neat to see these drawings blown up to this size. It definitely inspired me to buy some more extra large drawing paper and start prep on a large canvas this past weekend. Hope you enjoy. If you’d like like a large custom sized print, DM me. X
Extra large prints by @j6creative
Red nail gloves @majestyblack
#darkart #giant #gicleeprint #witch #hands #poison #handgun #nailart
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“It had the power of a thousand scorpions…”
- Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
Sometimes books can kill.
Take this book, for example. Shadows from the Walls of Death is a 19th century collection of arsenic-laced wallpaper samples. Each of the striking specimens was colored with an arsenic-based pigment, and touching the pages with your bare hands could make you seriously ill, or worse.
Hopefully by now you’ve read our 2015 Tumblr post onShadowsor Atlas Obscura’s recent article on the poison book, but here’s some background in case you haven’t:
Copper arsenite was not an uncommon ingredient in paints and pigments throughout the 19th century, most often used to produce the vibrant greens known as Paris Green or Scheele’s Green. While people of the time knew that arsenic was dangerous if ingested, they saw little risk in using the poisonous element to color wallpaper – after all, who’s going around licking their walls?
But then in the 1870s, Robert Kedzie – a doctor, MSU chemistry professor, and public health advocate – showed that fine particles of this arsenical wallpaper could shed when touched, or worse: they could “dust off” into the air, causing people to fall ill and die by just existing in a house coated with the stuff.
Kedzie put together 100 books of the deadly wallpaper samples and sent them to libraries throughout Michigan, to educate the public about the potential dangers of this common household item.
Only a handful of copies of this toxic book remain – most were destroyed long ago due to their poison pages. Of the surviving volumes, MSU’s copy is believed to be the most extensive, or most complete – containing over 130 individual wallpaper samples.
Most of the wallpaper specimens feature the color green, but not all – the same arsenical dye that went into the infamous Paris Green or Scheele’s Green was often mixed to form other colors, and many of our samples boast beautiful deep blues and golden yellows.
Most of the images here have never been seen before. Some day it’s possible that we will digitize our copy of Shadows, as the National Library of Medicine has done with theirs, but that poses some significant challenges.
In the meantime, every page in our copy has been painstakingly encapsulated in archival sleeves – meaning that patrons can safely view the book up close without fear of succumbing to arsenic poisoning. But if you can’t make it out to see the volume in person, I hope you will enjoy these new photos of this intriguingly beautiful book.
Beautiful, but deadly.
~Andrew
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Pokédex Entry: Toxtricity
This Pokémon is know to be short-tempered and aggressive, it can generate up to 15,000 volts of electricity.
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