good moooooooorning niners
it is gonna be a good day!
Request - Kaiidth - What is, is.
I am actually very proud of this one, because I worked on it until I came up with this - traditionally done with india ink and a brush, without a guide of any sort. It is a little off, but with practice…
- T’Laina
Annnnnd stopping for the night because Winn is in the next episode
that would make it a MUST WATCH :D
I understand why people like her as a villain, because she certainly is well-constructed. In keeping with DS9’s complicated approach to religion, Winn is...
Yes, yes, agreed, she is disgusting and slimy and hypocritical and all of those things. I happen to be a person of faith myself - I quite like that description - and although my denomination is about as “anything goes” as it gets, I share your pain at how we sometimes get painted by the actions of the few, the loud, the morons.
But - there are tantalizing hints sometimes that Winn herself isn’t quite as bad as she seems to be! I remember her anger at Kira, her statement that the resistance fighters are all alike, that no one remembers that everyone had to fight in their own way. I’m sure Winn went through hell during the Occupation. Now she clings to faith both as a shield and as a weapon. She does what she thinks is right, and Prophets damn anyone who disagrees with her or gets in her way.
She’s awful and horrible, and the way the other characters warp around her event horizon is fascinating to watch. I certainly wouldn’t select her as my favourite character, but I just might watch a Kai Winn marathon for the sheer delight of howling disdain at the screen.
I guess it comes down to different ways of enjoying the same medium! Some people can watch comedies where the main character is humiliated over and over; I can’t. But I can definitely watch Winn Adami chew everybody else up and spit ‘em out!
Also - one of the things I love about DS9 and its fandom is how many different ways there are to enjoy the show, and that nobody is ever wrong. Best show! Best fandom!
So what biological function do the “spoons” on Cardassians serve, anyways?
Memory Alpha has this to say on the forehead crest:
According to the Millennium series, this tear-shaped ridge is actually the Cardassian equivalent of a belly button,...
reblogged for wonderful
The Acolyte by ~Abayomi
“My first piece of Cardassian fanart! I wanted to do something in the vein of pre-Raphaelite artwork, so instead of drawing modern Cardassia, I decided to do ancient Hebitia, the civilization that was in existence before the Cardassian military took over. This woman has just performed some religious ritual, and is holding a recitation mask as described in some of the Trek books. The architecture is vaguely Egyptian inspired, I had no idea what Hebitian architecture might look like. 
Also, I have discovered that I love drawing scales almost as much as I hate drawing hands.”
I gush. I glow. I headcanon.
chequerootlurks
I’m an apprentice tattoo artist. An artist who owns a few shops invited me to their team.
I’ve got a long way to go. I’m still learning basic shading techniques. Working with a tattoo pen adds depth to the traditional flat plane I’m used to working on.
One is never too old to learn a new skill.
At times I feel like a complete newb.
So, here is a meme that I love. I’m sharing it for everyone who is learning something new.
