aesthetic magic musings

[potionz]

I wonder what a semi-sentient portrait looks like.

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[solveforx]

Me in History of Magic.

Who ya painting, Z?

[potionz]

I'd sort of hoped someone might volunteer.

[solveforx]

Well, if you don't find anyone better, my schedule is, like, remarkably light and I'm not going to lie immortalizing my hair toss is not a bad idea.

[potionz]

Straight to the top of the list you go.

[quinning]

Pennyw Mr. Pennywise in the sauna, I think he spends 21 hours of the day asleep.

[potionz]

I truly hope that if anyone paints me, they hang her somewhere far from there.

[racingstripe]

Dude.

I would love to see one.

Maybe they just don't talk a lot???

[potionz]

It's a strange question, isn't it? x

How are you, Jeffy?

[racingstripe]

But it's one that makes you THINK, but it's hard to REALLY KNOW because I don't know like aaanything about how you make sentient portraits?? Do you like use special magic paint??

I'm REALLY GOOD I just found out about SKELETON MI how are you??

[potionz]

It's a combination of factors and techniques, actually. Some people have differing opinions about whether or not it's truly "sentience" and how to make proper assessment, which can also affect approach.

Pretty pretty good.
Tired, but --
I think my senior project's finished. Finally.

[racingstripe]

Is it SO WEIRD to think about painting someone you know and then there's like a KIND OF copy of them there?? In paint forever?? Like you just made a KIND OF clone of them??

DUDE. THAT'S AWESOME!! Do you only THINK it's done or are you PRETTY SURE?? Because you should CELEBRATE if/when you KNOW it's done!

[potionz]

It is. What if you mess up somehow and it's not exactly like them? What happens if you don't preserve the painting properly? Do they deteriorate too, and know it?

So far --
Think? I'll know after the New Moon next week.
It doesn't [...] feel real yet?
I've been working on this for so long.

[sylla]

I often wish some of the portraits I am familiar with back home were only semi-sentient.

[potionz]

Sounds like you've got some stories.

[sylla]

The portraits back home certainly do, but I'm not sure I'm too terribly interested in them. We have to keep the Rosier one in the basement because he is particularly [. . .] talkative.

[potionz]

Oh dear.

[dooomcookie]

Myself in my natural state.

[potionz]

A little fuzzy, a little mumbly?

[dooomcookie]

Yes, exactly this.

Nobody understands me like you, Z.

[potionz]

♥ ♥

I'd choose you for my subject, but I think it'd be too weird. Even for me.

[orangepip]

Oh, are you going to paint a magical portrait? That's so cool!

[potionz]

Yes, we've just started working on them in Aesthetic Magic.
I'm sort of surprised we've been assigned it at all, to be honest. x

[orangepip]

Ms Poe obviously thinks you're up to the challenge!