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'''Most, if not all, designs on this page are {{large |100% created and owned by Jason Carswell}}, shared under a Creative Commons "share-mix-credit-not-for-profit" copyleft[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/]. If you do wish to use any of these images in any way that makes you any money, commercially, contact [[User:JasonCarswell]] to negotiate for permission, to coordinate a project partnership, and/or for other freelance creative projects.'''

== ''Bittersweet Seeds'': Galleries ==

[[Bittersweet Seeds: Galleries]] ◀ ◀ ◀ '''''YOU ARE HERE''''' - media includes version histories
* [[:Category: Bittersweet Seeds galleries]]
* [[:Category: Bittersweet Seeds images]]
** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Drones]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Cop bots]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Delivery bots]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Home bot]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Home + Hood]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Gallery]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Torus building]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Security bots]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Space bridge]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Trarrow]]
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Hyperloop track]]
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Egg]]
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Track gliders]]
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: ScramJet gliders]] (see also: [[ramjet]], [[scramjet]])
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Thrusters]]
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Boosters]]
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Chrysalis]] - trarrow folding
**** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Space craft]] - transformed
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Lagrange One Station]] - aka L1S (at Earth's [[Lagrangian point]] L1)
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Lunar Gateway]] - [[Lunar Gateway]] will be the second [[International Space Station]] but orbiting the Moon
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Pineal Project]] - triple intrasolar exploration projects
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Visualizations]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: 3D Elements: Final Renders]]
** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Ernest]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Celeste]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Celine]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: vHOPE avatars]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Delivery drone]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Mémère]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Pépère]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop 1]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop 2]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop Bots]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop Drones]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Community Drones]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Community]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Sitter]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Young Harvey]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Old Gary]]
** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Branding]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Fashions]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Illustrations]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Props]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Reference Images]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Sets]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Design: Sketches]]
** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Storyboards]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Storyboards: Sketched]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Storyboards: Penciled]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Storyboards: Inked]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Storyboards: Coloured]]
*** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Storyboards: Shaded]]
** [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Unused Images]]

== ''Bittersweet Seeds'': Gallery: Characters ==

=== A brief character concept history ===

These describe only the development of the external appearance of the characters. For more on the characters and their backstories, see [[Bittersweet Seeds: Characters]].

In my mind there are many layered rationales for these choices. Later on I can expand upon what little I notate here, if requested.

Almost from the beginning I gave Ernest half-[[Palestinian]] and half-[[Syrian]] ancestry. This was not just because I hope to bring attention to these poor peoples under unjust occupation and violence, but because I had a girlfriend in 2003-2004 of the same exact heritage, though back then Syria was not suffering as now. Only later did I find several layers of deeper meanings aligning to cement my decision. {{highlight round |'''SPOILER'''}} For this story, ultimately Ernest Martyn Achbar will become a martyr of sorts, and I found it interesting that another peace-loving anti-establishment Palestinian hippie was famously martyred ([[Jesus]]). {{highlight round |'''/END SPOILER'''}}

While working in NYC with some co-animators from Paris, they explained how [[Arab culture]] in France is akin to Black/[[Urban culture]] in America and the taboo "bad boys" are loved by the ladies. Celine found that Ernest was not an Arab hipster bad boy soon after meeting him, yet fell for him anyway. There's a whole back story about how they met in France, moved to Toronto, and later brought her parents over. His parents and family have a whole backstory too, but in brief, his side of the family is all dead.

Celine's father, Pépère, is [[French]]-[[German]] and her mother, Mémère, is [[French]]-[[Jewish]]. All are [[atheist]]s, but by default Mémère, Celine, and Celeste are all technically Jewish.

While I've intentionally chosen these heritages for these characters, I want to avoid it being at all apparent until it actually comes up in conversation. This means I'm intentionally designing them to be ambiguous, attractive, and refined - not only to avoid or counter stereotypes but also to be appealing for marketing purposes. First, draw in the audience, then twist it and/or challenge them and their misperceptions.

Until I spend some time sketching and refining these characters, I will rely on two modes of temporary representation.
# Use some of my old sketches.
# Use celebrity stand-ins.

I have some old sketches that are not a too bad start for Ernest and Celine, but not much beyond a bunch of sketches on [[Post-Its]] and in a sketchbook. Meanwhile I may lean on celebrities with facial traits I seek and vast imagery repertoires featuring enough diverse facial expressions, camera angles, and lighting scenarios that I may borrow from as reference.

=== Some old sketches ===

<gallery mode=packed height="100px" width="100px" class="center" style="text-align: left" >
File: BandanaGirlSmile_400x400.png |Bandana Girl Smile
File: Blonde+BlueBG_400x400.png |Blonde + Blue BG
File: CuteGirlBraids_400x400.png |Cute Girl Braids
File: DreamGirl_400x400.png |Dream Girl
File: GirlPonyTailsSign_400x400.png |Girl Pony Tails Sign
File: HappyGirl_400x400.png |Happy Girl
File: HappyWench_400x400.png |Happy Wench
File: HappyWendy_400x400.png |Happy Wendy
File: KubrickFemale_400x400.png |Kubrick Female
File: MedievalWoman_400x400.png |Medieval Woman
File: ModPoserFemale_400x400.png |Mod Poser Female
File: OverallsGirl-Colour_400x400.png |Overalls Girl - Colour
File: StandingGrooveChick_400x400.png |Standing Groove Chick
File: SwirlyGirl_400x400.png |Swirly Girl
File: UrbanCatGirlFramed-Beige_400x400.png |Urban Cat Girl Framed - Beige
File: UrbanGirl_400x400.png |Urban Girl
File: UrbanGirlAfro_400x400.png |Urban Girl Afro
File: Vanessa_400x400.png |Vanessa
File: Wendy_400x400.png |Wendy
File: WickedSage_400x400.png |Wicked Sage
File: WinterModGirl_400x400.png |Winter Mod Girl
File: SmartPower Logo Label.png |SmartPower energy drink logo and label design. (2006)
File: ManActionPose_400x400.png |Man Action Pose
File: ManProfile_400x400.png |Man Profile
File: MountainTop_400x400.png |Mountain Top
File: SittingMan_400x400.png |Sitting Man
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=== Character design development history ===

[[File: FrenchFemale+Lead_400x400.png |thumb |left |upright |French Female + lead. (c.1996-2001)]]
[[File: WindMan-Blue_400x400.png |thumb |right |upright |Wind Man - blue. (c.1996-2001)]]
[[File: SmartPower Angelina Standing.png |thumb |left |upright |SmartPower Angelina Standing. (2006)]]
[[File: SmartPower Anthony V2.2 Inked.png |thumb |right |upright |SmartPower Anthony v2.2 inked. (2006)]]
[[File: SmartPower Anthony Snow Boarding Elements.png |thumb |right |upright |SmartPower Anthony snow boarding animation layered elements combined. (2006)]]
[[File: SmartPower Anthony Angelina Standing Couple.png |thumb |right |upright |SmartPower Anthony & Angelina standing couple - hero shot. (2006)]]
[[File: SmartPower Angelina Kneeling.png |thumb |left |upright |SmartPower Angelina kneeling (raising an absent wind turbine). (2006)]]
[[File: SmartPower Anthony Angelina Standing Couple - No Background.png |thumb |right |upright |SmartPower Anthony & Angelina standing couple - no background. (2006)]]
[[File: Abby Ryder Fortson in Ant Man and The Wasp.jpg |thumb |left |upright |A possible stand-in image for [[Bittersweet Seeds: Characters: Celeste |Celeste]]: [[Abby Ryder Fortson]] as [[Cassandra Lang |Cassie]] in ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]''.]]
[[File: HAL9000.svg |thumb |right |upright |[[HAL 9000]] as a stand-in avatar image for [[Bittersweet Seeds: Characters: vHOPE |vHOPE]], one A.I. for another.]]
[[File: Alexandra Rachael Rabe.jpg |thumb |left |upright |A possible stand-in image for [[Bittersweet Seeds: Characters: Celeste |Celeste]]: [[Alexandra Rachael Rabe]] as [[Morgan Stark]] in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''.]]
[[File: Vanellope von Schweetz.jpg |thumb |left |upright|[[Vanellope von Schweetz]], (voiced by [[Sarah Silverman]]) is a glitchy racer in the ''Sugar Rush'' video game within the animated '''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''' Disney franchise.<ref>https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Vanellope_von_Schweetz</ref>]]
[[File: Shoe0nHead - XtbEvnZ.jpg |thumb |right |upright |The [[cybergoth]] baby-[[Bittersweet Seeds: Characters: Sitter |Sitter]] in [[:Template: Bittersweet Seeds: Scenes: Act 1B |Act 1B]] and [[:Template: Bittersweet Seeds: Scenes: Act 2A |Act 2A]] will be a fictionally younger version of [[YouTuber]] [[ShoeOnHead]] ([[June Lapine]]), with modifications.]]

A fraction of my work is in this gallery: [[User:JasonCarswell/gallery]], and of that I pulled out some sketches of classy women and men that have a variety of appealing characteristics, including facial features, expressions, attitudes, hair styles, fashion sense, etc. Among those I feel like the "Wind Man - Blue" and "French Female + Lead" might be the best ones to build upon.

The wind man has fine features with fair hair, but if you give him a tan and dark hair he could easily be Middle Eastern as much as anything. I don't recall when I sketched him, but I'm quite certain I sketched the "French Female" in the late 1990's, scanned it and vectorized it around 2001, about the time I started a short story that would become this epic project, though at that time I didn't even have an inkling of Ernest nor Celine.

In 2006 I was developing a brand with some flash animations for an energy drink, SmartPower. We came up with short stories with a hero and heroine who use SmartPower, and some flunkies who do not. In coming up with the character design aesthetic I showed them my gallery, much like that above, and they latched onto the "French Female". Thereafter, I designed a male counter-part in the same style and a variety of pieces, sets, and characters to be animated, etc. Unfortunately that project did not reach completion - and yes, I know there are still a lot of things to tweak about these still images, including ironing out some awkward proportions and gestural stiffness where layer elements overlap (it was all meant to be animated so the simple snowboard image actually has 15 separate parts). Fortunately, with a minor makeover and some tweaks I'm quite sure I can make them into the definitive Ernest and Celine of my imagination with a clear style to be applied to the other characters and maybe to this [[storyboard]]/[[graphic novel]] project at large.

More on this, with images, soon enough...

In order of appearance:

* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Ernest |Ernest]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Celeste |Celeste]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Celine |Celine]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: vHOPE avatars |vHOPE avatars]] - vHOPE is a SynthWise (synthetic wisdom global hive mind, aka, artificial intelligence) without a face - so users chose and customize their interfacing vHOPE avatar
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Delivery drone |Delivery drone]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Mémère |Mémère]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Pépère |Pépère]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop 1|Cop 1]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop 2|Cop 2]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop Bots |Cop Bots]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Cop Drones |Cop Drones]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Community Drones |Community Drones]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Community |Community]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Sitter |Sitter]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Young Harvey |Young Harvey]]
* [[Bittersweet Seeds: Gallery: Characters: Old Gary |Old Gary]]

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=== Bittersweet Seeds Gallery ===

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File: Bittersweet Seeds - 2nd Marker Sketch - 4000x2000.png |Bittersweet Seeds - 2nd Marker Sketch - 4000x2000.png. Marker sketch on graph paper, concept in progress, to become a logo and brand for my [[Bittersweet Seeds]] screenplay/graphic novel project, by and © Jason Carswell, July 3, 2019.
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=== Trutherism 101 Gallery ===
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File: DSC02826 - Cropped Grey 1000x1000.png |DSC02826 - Cropped Grey 1000x1000.png "[[Gudgeon]]", [[non-repro blue]] pencil sketch on graph paper, female character for [[Trutherism 101]], 2019 by Jason Carswell.
File: DSC02845 - Contrast Crop Grey.png |DSC02845 - Contrast Crop Grey.png "[[Gudgeon]]", [[non-repro blue]] pencil sketch on graph paper, female character for [[Trutherism 101]], 2019 by Jason Carswell.
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=== Truther Top 20s Gallery ===

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File: Stickman Global Mutually Assured Destruction.svg |Stickman Global Mutually Assured Destruction.svgDesigned by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
File: Stickmen Trickle Down Economics Outlined.svg |Stickmen Trickle Down Economics Outlined.svgDesigned by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
File: Stickmen Oppressor Victimhood.svg |Stickmen Oppressor Victimhood.svgDesigned by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
File: Stickmen Free Speech Oppression v2.svg |Stickmen Free Speech Oppression v2.svgDesigned by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
File: Stickmen Free Speech Oppression v1.svg |Stickmen Free Speech Oppression v1.svgDesigned by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
File: Brutality-152819.svg |A black and white "brutality" icon from Wikimedia Commons for future use on the [[police state]] and their [[monopoly on violence]]. Mirrored from [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brutality-152819.svg Wikimedia Commons].
File: Red and blue pill.jpg |File: Red and blue pill.jpg
File: No evil monkey.svg |A "No evil monkey.svg" icon from Wikimedia Commons for future use on [[censorship]] and/or [[ostrichism]]. Mirrored from [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No_evil_monkey.svg Wikimedia Commons].
File: Book Burning YouTube.jpg |Book Burning YouTube.jpg
File: Shepard-fairey-tyrant-boot-2008.jpg |[[Shepard Fairey]]'s Tyrant Boot 2008.
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== ''Trutherism 101'': Galleries ==

[[Trutherism 101: Galleries]] - media includes version histories
* [[:Category: Trutherism 101 galleries]]
* [[:Category: Trutherism 101 images]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: 3D Elements]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: 3D Elements: Gudgeon Hic]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: 3D Elements: Pintle Ubique]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: 3D Elements: Mountain]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: 3D Elements: Tree]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: 3D Elements: Sky]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Characters]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Characters: Gudgeon Hic]] (see [[hic et ubique]] (here and everywhere) or [[hic et nunc]] (here and now))
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Characters: Pintle Ubique]] (see [[pintle and gudgeon]])
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Branding]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Fashions]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Illustrations]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Props]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Reference Images]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Sets]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Design: Sketches]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Layouts]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Storyboards]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Storyboards: Sketched]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Storyboards: Pencilled]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Storyboards: Inked]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Storyboards: Coloured]]
*** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Storyboards: Shaded]]
** [[Trutherism 101: Gallery: Unused Images]]

== My galleries not on this page ==

[[User:JasonCarswell/gallery]]
:: (actually: [http://InfoGalactic.com/info/User:JasonCarswell/gallery User:JasonCarswell/gallery]] on InfoGalactic.com
* [[User:JasonCarswell]] contributions in the [[SaidIt gallery]]
:: These [[SaidIt]] galleries on [[InfoGalactic]] feature a history of development and utilized images on [http://SaidIt.net http://SaidIt.net]:
::* [[SaidIt gallery]]
::* [[SaidIt banner gallery]]
::* [[SaidIt branding gallery]]
::* [[SaidIt Debate Pyramid gallery]]

=== Wikis ===

* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JasonCarswell JasonCarswell] contributions on Wikimedia Commons
** [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_by_JasonCarswell Category:Images by JasonCarswell] on Wikimedia Commons
** [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_uploaded_by_JasonCarswell Category:Images uploaded by JasonCarswell] on Wikimedia Commons

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