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@TakoAlice8 I say this coming from a drawing and writing background, can’t say much for animation. For me, the creative drive comes and goes. Creating takes work: some days it’s easier, a lot of the time though, it takes and effort. It can be exhausting. Countering the perfectionism is only a small part of the problem, I think. But I don’t mean to make is sound all “gloom and doom” though; I just mean that you’re not alone.

It’s hard to not already “love the process” - you wouldn’t be wanting to create otherwise (unless you’re being forced to, but that’s a different issue). So rather than seeking to “fall in love with the process”, it’s worth being patient and, I guess, let the magic happen when it happens. Don’t force yourself, lest you get frustrated. But don’t give up entirely: fill the time by doing something else - something small, or something unrelated to your current project, even if it’s just practising for yourself. Every little bit of work you do is progress, for the term short term and long term, and contributes to your process.

Potential SPOILER ALERT for Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

I’ve been playing AC: Valhalla, and recently came across a cut scene for the death of a key antagonist. What was unexpected was a brief inclusion of the main protagonist’s brother as a giant followed by a decent handheld. It arguably treads into VSW territory, except that the antagonist is already dead and there is minimal blood in the sequence (sorry for those who like that), but she does scream before a crunch. If you play as the female version of the protagonist, there is the added bonus of having another woman in the sequence but it’s much more limited. The video in this case shows the male version.

Size ratio is about 1:12 (I’d prefer him bigger, but still a nice watch).

Other notable themes/content are: woman at giant’s feet, giant imprisoned and bound, giant breaking out of his bonds and then standing to display stature, man turned god/monster, giant taking vengeance on captor. All of which are -chef’s kiss-

Start of cut scene at 4:32, size related content at 4:57:

https://youtu.be/3E26cM3eTuA

@Olo said:

The chief problem with “objectification” (in any context) is that it removes other people, erasing their personalities and needs and wants, and treating them as mere props in one’s own narrative.

I will add that we have to consider the broader socio-cultural context in which content is produced and consumed. For me, when I am surrounded everyday by systems, discourses, perspectives, etc that dehumanises me in real life, things in fantasy become just another thing that I’d rather not engage with - especially when fantasy is meant to be my escape from it all. I think there’s a larger discussion here beyond objectification and into autonomy that buginacage talks about in a recent critical essay.

But - as Olo pointed out - it’s often attitudes that are more off-putting than the content itself (there’s a whole conversation about separating the art from the artist, which I’m not going to go into). Frustratingly, it’s when something is being defended as something supposed to make me feel “empowered”, when it’s clearly just blatant wank bank currency for people not like me. I accept that people will like what they like, for whatever reason that may be (like me with studly giants squeezing a woman between their pecs or smothering her lovingly with his massive balls), but don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining.

@littlest-lily how dare you share this gift distraction

@littlest-lily said in Out of their Element:

Like a worm.

An appropriate question to ask is: would he love you if you were a worm?

Thanks for posting this, @littlest-lily ! I’m very excited to see where it heads lovely, engaging writing. Just chef kiss

Not sure if there’s a thread for this already, but anybody have any webcomics or webtoons with size content (centring around the theme, or simply containing in some way)?

For clarity, this includes comics published online (legally and usually for free or for a small access/subscription fee). As an example, my personal go-tos are Webtoons, Tapas and Manta.

I was reminded recently after reading the latest episode of Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe on Webtoons. This comic is a contemporary interpretation of the Greek gods and mythology, with a focus on the relationship between Hades and Persephone (with a non-r*pe take). A fantastic comic in general and I highly recommend it for the story, humour and art, but an added bonus is the occasional size content. This usually comes in portrayals of the titans as being many times larger than the gods, who are assumed to be human-sized (with some being able to “grow to titan size” if they are powerful enough).

Another comic of note is The Falcon Princess on Tapas. A story about a princess whose consciousness is mysteriously transferred into the body of a small messenger bird. No one else knows, including the handsome captain of the guard who looks after her. For the first half of the comic she is portrayed as a bird, or as a human in flashbacks. But there have been times her “human form” figuratively substitutes her “bird form” to represent her feelings about (and being in) a certain situation for the reader. Think, woman in birdcage type scenes.

I’m afraid I can’t share screenshots of said scenes, but LR is free to read and TFP has free episodes + “wait until free” type service (inconvenient at times, but Tapas has got lots of content to pass the time).

Anybody else have any suggestions?

@littlest-lily said in Out of their Element:

Time freezes for a moment. In the split second before I manage to scream, my eyes widen as I’m thrown into terrified confusion.

I come for the giants, I stay for the trauma.

But also I hope Evie gets some love and care after this. Poor thing ️

@Nyx said:

it’s one of the things that disappointed me about the movies…the robots weren’t as big as they were in the 90s cartoon

Cowards

@blehb (no apology needed, I’m glad you’re enjoying it! There’s no pressure to interact, that was just a fun little addition to make it feel a bit more like a public reach-out. It’s already ~95% written with enough flexibility/vaguery to accommodate responses to build into the base)

@foreverlurk said:

Okay he’s not a “giant” in the sense we think of, but he’s still freaking SEVEN FOOT TWO (218 cm!)

But what if - and hear me out -
B I G G E R.

@Nyx said:

I’ve bought so many books and other media based on the fact that they appeared to be giant-related.

@Olo said:

Comic books are the worst in this regard. Size differential has such an immediate and universal symbolic meaning.

Aren’t they just? Like there was absolutely no chance that Reacher would have any sizey stuff happening (just posted as a bit of fun), but it’s much harder to tell with fantasy, sci-fi and horror media in general. I appreciate the imagery, but my little heart and my bank account can only take so much disappointment

Speaking of comics: here’s a few choice pages from a JLA comic someone from CF kindly posted a while ago. When I first saw the cover, I thought “oh, this must be symbolic.”

It wasn’t.

I like to revisit this one when I’m looking for “giant superheroes causing accidental chaos in a city” inspiration :3

I wasn’t planning on doing a follow-up post, to keep things open-ended. @SmolChlo @foreverlurk @blehb I loved each of your responses individually, and as a collective of the main verdicts!

Potential minor l spoilers, but I’m avoiding mentioning specific plot points and details.

I’m both a fan of myth retellings and the animation studio behind Netflix animated show, Blood of Zeus. For those unfamiliar, it centres around a young man’s discovering that he’s a demigod, and whose father is none other than Zeus. It’s a whole fantastical romp through Ancient Greece, dealing with the gods’ bullshit and general pettiness.

The show already has some decent size-difference content in S1 and S2. My stomach dropped with excitement the first time I saw the size comparison of the gods against humans - maybe about 9-10ft tall? Some decent interactions between them too. May be of interest to mini-giant fans.

Scenes from S1 and S2 teased the presence of titans, who are mostly imprisoned at this point and referred to in passing. Giant humanoids, otherwise, were primarily monsters. And mentions of “giants” referred to dead creatures or non-literal giants.

Imagine my pleasant surprise, then, when the titans are a significant presence in S3. Not only that, but they are BIG and much more human-like. They may be 90-100ft? Maybe bigger (or smaller) in certain scenes, they vary a bit depending. I’m halfway through right now, and there have been some decent sized scenes, including growth, destruction and one particularly brief but gory bit with a massive hand emerging from the ground and crushing some nearby bystanders. The vast majority of scenes emphasise the strength and destructive power of the titans. Not so much M/f specific interactions, but - hey, you take what you can get.

I can’t provide screenshots right now, but I would recommend giving it a watch. It’s also very beautiful, in classic Powerhouse Studios fashion.

@skysayl said:

If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of reading this lovely story, or just want to hear me somehow make it more , then allow me to read it for you…

I’ve gushed before, I’ll gush again: she absolutely nails it 🥰

@littlest-lily said:

I’d love to back up locally but I’m not even sure how to do that since I don’t have Microsoft Office…

This article also rattled me when I found out about it. I don’t think there’s a straight alternative/dupe of Google docs that there’s a big consensus on.

If you’re just after a word processor, you’ve got things as simple as Notepad to something more feature-rich as Scrivener (it’s not free, but is a one-off payment and you can install on multiple devices). WordPad would have been my go-to if I didn’t have Word, but I believe it has been discontinued. LibreOffice Writer has also been rated quite well as a free processor that you can download and work on remotely.

It gets more complicated if you’re looking to collaborate and/or keep files saved on the cloud.
This person suggests a few options which could be worth a try. MS Word Online is also free to use and doesn’t require a subscription. For cloud storage alone, Dropbox is pretty reliable, widely used and the free storage tier would probably be adequate if it’s just for documents.

@FairyFanatic thank you! I’ll happily share if I create anymore, writing or drawing