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my build-a-world-from-scratch project is now named najma ! many stars have arabic names for obvious historical reasons , and , after going through several , i decided on najma , which sounds nice and means " star " , so that is the star's name :)
i've been working on the geographic features of najma c for a while now . i didn't want it to just be a venus analogue given that najma b is basically just big mercury , and i'm very happy with the end result :
it started with the atmospheric features . the main feature that's different than venus is that it's tidally locked , which has huge ramifications for the atmosphere . so !
it's a lava-ice planet featuring a large eruption fissure near the substellar point that spans 17 degrees of latitude running north south , and on the nightside there are huge ice cliffs with varying layers of CO2 and SO2 ice . along the south in the libration zones , there's araneiform terrain like mars has and also evaporite fields with yellow and white gypsum roses and hopper crystals . along the terminator , there are huge fields of perfectly aligned yardangs and ventrifacts .
i Could make a map at some point ... maybe . the map of najma d , where i plan to put life , is infinitely more important . but that's going to take a lot of time because i want to model a full continental history of at least a few hundred million years :) so i think i'm going to work on the other planets first , get their current atmospheric and geographic features understood without worrying about their plate tectonics ( if they have any ; b and c do not , and f is an ice giant ) , and then begin tackling d more thoroughly
This is a mirror of a post on our website. Any updates will happen over there.
(With thanks to Pax^Wonderbeasts for suggesting the word "signature", and the Otherconnect Discord for proofreading!)
So this is a guide on a thing that my system and several other systems do that helps us a lot with intentional switching, internal communication, and so forth. We kind of cultivate for every member of the system a "bundle" of associations and sensory impressions as a way for the rest of the system to reach them or as a way for them to reach out. For ease of discussion, I'll refer to these association-bundles as "internal signatures", or simply "signatures".
As a disclaimer, this technique works well for us, but your mileage may vary. You probably won't experience everything the exact same way that we do, and that's okay! No two systems are the same - take what works and leave the rest.
More below the cut:
Dragon Awakening, 2025-2026
This is both my first fully finished illustration of 2026, and one of the first illustrations I started in 2025! It took a full year to finish, but this piece is finally complete. This was the first time I've tried to draw a Japanese dragon; it was a fun challenge to translate the traditional style with my own!
This piece depicts the first time Ryuuji transformed into a dragon, shortly after saving Loki from falling debris.
Detail shots and timelapse video under the cut! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#FishFriday 🐠:
Four Continental silver articulated fish, 19th c.
Length of longest 15.5 cm/ 6 1/8 in.
Via Sotheby’s
From the "Encoded Universe" series.
Acrylic paint on canvas, 70x70 cm. Created in 2026
For more art visit cyberpainter.art
