de fans can be so pretentious abt this stuff! like transformative works- both fic and art- are not obligated to match the genre or tone of the source material.
i made this post in like 2023 re: pretentious de fans w fanfic especially. people need to chill
RCM ran out of sexy posterboys
a drawing in progress of Gordon and Alyx, cuddled together intimately, one arm propping his head up as he rests on his side, his other arm resting across her torso so his fingers brush her cheek while her hand rests on that arm. They stare at each other, obviously smitten.
fuck this horrible timeline, I'm drawing soft bullshit again.
reading my old fics is like [fine sentence that makes me feel like i’m reading a normal fic][cringe sentence][typo][sentence so good that idk if i could write something that good now][sentence so annoying i want to throw something at myself][piece of characterization i don’t agree w anymore][typo]
a photograph of three physical pieces of art done in pen and copic markers- Barney Calhoun, Gordon Freeman, and Alyx Vance from Half-Life 2. They are surrounded by flowers with a particular color scheme and meaning to them. Barney has white and black lilies with a couple blue snapdragons, Gordon has a variety of orange and gold and dead flowers with some human bones and a skull hidden among them (also vibes of Dia de los Muertos), and Alyx has one background sunflower like a halo and a bunch of metal roses, paper roses amd forget-me-nots made from colored newspaper or book pages, and a few flowers that resemble the head of her robot, DOG.
I picked up a half-finished draw last night and accidentally found the zone for several hours, SO. The trio is complete.
(I still need to do white highlights on her tho; will do after errands)
Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
‘Revachol’
Disco Elysium was a such a somber and compelling narrative driven game with some amazing environmental storytelling. I had a lot of fun illustrating this in my own style and layering it into a hand cut Shadowbox Artwork.
#discoelysium #discoelysiumart
I found a few of these Gordon + Alyx risographs prints. They're up in my store right now if you wanna grab one!
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Jean is sitting on a swing, Judit stands behind him, both are looking solemn. Jean is looking at Harry's half-sunk car in the ice, murmuring "Fucking idiot."
Swing time | #DiscoElysium #JeanVicquemare #JuditMinot
Judit Minot with in patrol uniform doing several things: dishevelled resting in a couch, in the middle of a run, having a beer and a cigarette in a bar, standing for a photo, taking notes in the cold wearing her cloak, listening to Harry and Jean's bicker
This year I participated in the Pale Static Exchange in tumblr and this was my Judit piece. It was awesome the amazing things people created for one another!!
She feels to me like just stepped down from one of Casas i Carbó's modernist paintings
#DiscoElysium #JuditMinot
Tumblr post from user beemovieerotica reading: not to be a killjoy but it’s still crazy to me that it’s considered mean to be like “maybe you should read / play / watch the source material before creating fanworks and diving into the fandom” bc every time i see somebody going “i havent played disco elysium or know anything about it tbh but uwu here’s harry and kim kissing” idk maybe you should engage with it. maybe you should play the anti-capitalist surrealist game where you investigate the murder of a mercenary who led the gang rape of a foreign girl and process that for a bit? and then you can do cutesy mlm or whatever idc. but like at the absolute bare minimum you should understand what the source material involves otherwise we get the phenomenon of people joining a dragon age server and wanting content warnings for like, mage racism. like it’s fine to ship and transform the genre into whatever but if you arent comfortable with discussions of the actual source content itself then maybe the fandom isnt for you and a different one is. peace and love.
Tumblr repost but I'm BEGGING people to actually interact with media before getting into fandom.
Transform it however you want afterwards but please engage with it.
So much media you can't fully understand just by watching someone else play it or summarize it!
Forever lamenting the discordification of fandom spaces. So much art and conversation is hidden in private communities, only vaguely referenced in public and entirely inaccessible without intentional networking, which has never been my strong suit. Grateful for the communities I’ve found but… man.
Commission for @nekocrouton.bsky.social :)
#jeanharry
A SKELITIN GIVEN THE THUMBS UP "I MAY BE STUPID BUT AT LEAST I DONT TGHINK CHATGPT HAS A LITTLE PERSON INSIDE WHOS MY FRIEND" - THIS IS NO CONSOLATION IN A WORLD WHERE YA GOTTA DEAL WITH THESE GPT PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, TALKIN TO THERE CHAT BOTS LIKE THERE REAL PEOPLE, DRIVIN THEM NUTS BY TELLIN EM TO WRECK THERE LIVES, CREATING DELUSIONS AND THEN REINFORCING THEM, A MILLION TINY DIGITAL FINGERS RIPPING EVERY ONES LIFES TO SHREDS, EVEN IF IT DOESNT WRECK YOUR JOB OR YOUR FAMILY IT LITERALLY MAKES YOU COGNITIVELY DECLINE THE LONGER YOU USE IT, NATION OF PEOPLE WHOSE BRAINS ARE TURNING TO SOUP JUST SO 1 FUCKEN GUY WHOSE OBVIOUSLY LYING ALL THE TIME CAN MAKE MORE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR HIS OBVIOUSLY FAKE COMPANY, AGGREGATING THE SUFFERING OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO CHASE AN ACCUMULATING PILE OF MONEY, EVERY HOLY BOOK AND SOCIOLOGY TEXTBOOK IN THE WORLD WARNS US ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC GUY BUT HERE WE ARE FALLEN FOR IT AGAIN , AT LEAST IM STILL KICKEN A$$ AND WATCHING DA SUN SET AT 4PM - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN
I MAY BE STUPID , - dashare.zone ADMIN
You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.
A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: Using Generative AI? You’re prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Try using your brain instead Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control
New awareness campaign
A venn diagram comparing Santa Claus (left) and Harry du Bois (right) The center is the largest section with the similarities - Rosy Cheeks - Insane facial hair - Wears eclectic clothing - Chubby and squishable - Dubious means of procuring goods - Knows things he shouldn't reasonably know - Created in response to a capitalist hellscape - Simultaneously great and terrible with children - Has a history of surviving the winter with revelry and drinking - Capable of flight through unconventional means - Has crashed his vehicle at least once - Will enter tour house unannounced - Interesting beverage of choice - Would probably kiss your mom - Definitely bicurious - Rabid fanbase There is only one difference. Santa has a loving wife, and Harry has an angry wife (Jean)
*Repose with alt text*
Harry du Bois is Santa Claus confirmed. Made with the help of the Disco Hell server.
Is that -the- Harry Double-Yefreitor Du Bork?! #discoelysium
PSA: unless your food bank specifies otherwise, PLEASE donate money instead of goods! They have access to significant bulk discounts that you don't.
Finished miniature of the church from #DiscoElysium, west side.
Finished miniature of the church from #DiscoElysium, south side.
Finished miniature of the church from #DiscoElysium, east side.
Finished miniature of the church from #DiscoElysium, North side.
#DiscoElysium is done! The Club, the church and the last of the seven sisters! She is now going up into my attic and returning in december to become a recurring winter decoration.
DISCOTOBER 02 EQUESTRIAN COP #discoelysium #discoelysiumfanart #discotober #jeanvicquemare
drawing of Barney with his head in his hand looking a little put out, tie loosened and shirt's top button undone under his security guard vest, and in the background, Gordon is up against the glass wall, doing a stupid puffer fish face against it. Text over the pic: 'When I ask him "boob or butt?", and he says "personality" but I have mental problems and fantastic boobs'
Black Mesa days were certainly. . . something.
(did a meme redraw, but it absolutely needed Gordon pufferfishing in the background; original meme in reply)
recollections of the almost wife, and satellite
Drawing of Harry accepting an alcoholic drink with a gleeful face. His shirt reads "Do not gove me alcohol under any circumstances. No matter what i say." You can see a blurry Jean in the background, reaching for Harry in agitation and yelling HARRY NO!
Photo that I used as reference, with a person stealing a cigarette, while their shirt says "do not give me a cigarette under any circumstances"
Saw this photo a while ago and it screamed Harry at me #discoelysium #harrydubois #jeanvicquemare
A sketchy black and white comic of Judit Minot and Jean Vicquemare from Disco Elysium. Panel 1: Jean is doing some paperwork at his desk when Judit walks up with a large stack of papers in hand. Panel 2: Judit drops the stack of papers in front of him.
Panel 1: Jean says, "Oh fuck me, Judit!" Panel 2: Judit crosses her arms and says, "I have, Jean." Jean bends closer to the desk and yells irritatedly, "You know what I mean, Minot--"
Panel 1: Jean scribbles on the paper furiously and says, "This paperwork is bending me over the table and ramming my ass into oblivion!" Panel 2: Judit walks away and says, "Remember to arch your back this time." In the background, Jean's pen snaps and he yells, "Argh my fucking--" so Judit adds, "Pens are in the side office."
*sigh* okay fine, I've split the comic into separate panels.
i started making this comic in 2021 based off some collaborative shitposting in a DE server i was in. always meant to pick it back up, and now i am.
#discoelysium #harrydubois #juditminot #jeanvicquemare #juditjean <-- sorta
part 1.1
Red line sketch of pre-HL1 Barney and Gordon, still in work shorts and ties, sitting at a table at a crowded bar, with multiple glasses on the table, empty of contents. Barney is reaching for his glass with a bit of a smug grin, while Gordon looks a bit dejected while propping his chin up with his hand.
'Hey, just think ONE DAY, you'll get to boss like ONE of THEM around instead!'
'...day ain't coming soon enough.'
