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The Deal

A devil appears in front of a struggling musician. After a lengthy sales pitch trying its hardest to make the musician sell their soul, throwing in all sorts of bonus perks, the musician sends the devil packing empty handed.

"I'll just practice harder. Get there on my own strength, even if it means I'll never make it to the top... and perhaps it's even for the best if I don't make it to the top, because fame tends to lead to all sorts of temptations, and I really don't want to end up where you come from! In fact, I'll devote the rest of my life to becoming the best person there is."

As the devil sank down through the ground the way it'd appeared, the musician couldn't help but notice a twinkle in its eyes —oh so many eyes— and a smile on its face... a bit strange for a demonic being who just failed their task...

"Perhaps it's a glutton for punishment? Or... no, surely that couldn't be? Maybe it was an angel in disguise, sent here to put me back on the right path..?"

The musician returned to music with a new resolve, and spent their life in devotion for all that's good. Their life was long and full of struggles and hardship, and they never made it anywhere near the top, but they found peace knowing they hadn't sold their soul.

One day they woke up, but found themselves standing in front of big pearly gates, and a familiar face standing next to them.

"So good to see you again, my old friend! Thank you so much for setting me back on the right path so many years ago!"

"The right path? You, and everyone else, were always going to end up here anyway," it said with a sincere smile, "follow me."

The musician followed the being as the gates creaked open, slowly revealing a glow that filled you up with warmth throughout.

"You like the pearly gates? I bought them with all the extra points I won by getting you to follow a good life. Souls are worth so much more if you get their hopes up!" it cackled, as the flames and screams suddenly erupted through the opening gates of hell.

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#BeardGrabber enjoyed watching the northern lights tonight. 💚

#FiXatoFoto #DailyPhoto #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #aurora #nordlys #noorderlicht #Bodø #FiXatoCreative #FediFoto

A quick doodle based on something @vicorva said during their Tiny Bookshop Twitch stream about 'AI' / LLMs trying to appropriate sparkles, and em-dashes and semicolons and the likes being seen as signs of genAI.

#FiXatoCreative #FiXatoDraws #fediArt #mastoArt #sparkles

If you have some wrapping paper scraps after all the wrapping and unwrapping, why not make some pleated hearts out of them this year?

Basically you cut two fully-rounded rectangles out of two different patterned/coloured pieces of paper, fold both in half so there's a straight end on the fold and the two semi-circles are on top of eachother on the other end, then cut at least three equal-length lines straight up from the fold towards the rounded edge, but no deeper than to where the straight edge starts to turn into a semi circle.
Next you'll have to weave the 'flaps' you created through and around the ones of the opposite piece of paper.
As the linked instructions say:

To get yourself situated, place your two, folded pieces of paper at a right angle to form a heart shape. Then weave the paper, starting with the strips at the top, closest to the rounded side.

More detailed instructions: https://www.instructables.com/Scandinavian-Woven-Heart-Basket/

#mastoArt #fediArt #FiXatoCrafts #FiXatoCreative #wrappingPaper #crafts #handarbeid #christmas #jul #yule #yuletide #decorations #handmade #handmadeOrnament

I just love these patterns. At first they look like cracks, but they are just black lines running through the wood.

#FiXatoCreative #FiXatoWorksWood #woodWorking #staff #walkingStick #wood

Made myself a lovely walking staff that will join me on hiking trips from now on.
Last night while taking a walk through a local park/forest, I found a nice sturdy branch that helped support me while traversinf the uneven terrain.
When I got home, I stripped it off its bark, and this afternoon I sanded it by hand with sandpaper. Couldn't find the mineral oil I thought I still had, so instead I gave it a light coat of 'green soap' for now.

Very satisfied with the result. 💚

#FiXatoCreative

A painting I did for @Siiw's birthday while our son was working on his drawing for her. 💚

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #painting
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarelle #aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColours #waterColor #OilPastel #sakura #cherryBlossom

Very happy with how this northern lights photo of myself turned out. 💚

#FiXatoFoto #FiXatoCreative #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Aurora #dailyPhoto #photography #FediArt #mastoArt #DescribedMedia #ImageDescriptions

@koko I didn't see this batch till after I'd quickly whipped up my own "Let's get N-Gage'd" one, since that Gizmondo one reminded me of the N-Gage xD

(Made it in DeviantArt's Muro on the phone, which is less than ideal for drawing on mobile 😅 but I'm satisfied with the result 😂)

#FiXatoDoodles #FiXatoCreative

Last night I wanted to explore the world of #Mana a bit more in watercolours, so I decided to paint a scene I had in mind to celebrate a Dutch Discord friend getting a new job.

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #SecretOfMana #GreatForest #spring #springForest #Primm #Purim #Purimu #rabite #rabites #SNES #gameArt #SuperNintendo #gaming #Mana #WorldOfMana
#painting
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarelle #aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColours #waterColor

Atlas stood on the hill
Atlas shrugged
and as the Earth rolled down towards him,
Sisyphus thought:
"here I go again..."

#microFiction #FiXatoWrites #FiXatoCreative #Atlas #Sisyphus #mythology

Painted this in half an hour or so based on some hypnagogic imagery from this morning.

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#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarelle #aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColours #waterColor #hypnagogicImagery #hypnagogia

Mine has dried up now, so I removed the tape. It's gotten quite a bit duller. Can't say I'm very satisfied with my own, but it was fun painting this side by side with kiddo. :)

#fediArt #mastoArt #FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative

It's long overdue, but I'm attempting to paint the #ManaTree from #SecretOfMana for the #SNES again, this time in portrait mode to get more of the tree in.

It's quite likely gonna take a while to finish this. I want to put more detail in it than in the previous version, and take more time layering it.

Once I have this version done, I also suspect doing another one right away, since I'll have a better idea of how all the objects come together on the smaller paper size.

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #aquarelle #aquarellePainting #waterColours #waterColorPaint #fediArt #mastoArt #WorkInProgress

For reference, this is the #photograph I used as reference.

#FiXatoFoto #FiXatoCreative #Bodø

Slowly getting back into aquarelle painting again.
Two evenings ago I painted this wintery scene based on a photograph I took in #Bodø just under 3 years ago, around 9 in the morning.
Quite satisfied with how it turned out, especially the sun coming up from behind the mountains, though less so with the recognisability of the mountains.

Paper: 230 grams A5 paper from Søstrene Grene, 100% paper.
Paint: a mix of Panduro Watercolour Set Basic, Van Gogh Water Colour, Daniel Smith Hansa Yellow Light, and some white gouache.

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #painting
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarelle #aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColours #waterColor #waterColorPaint #panduro #VanGogh #RoyalTalens #DanielSmith #CityNord

Happy #NewYearsEve2025 folks

#photography #FiXatoFoto #FiXatoCreative #fireworks #Norway #NYE #NYE2025

Did a quick #aquarelle #painting this evening on some #A5 #watercolour paper from #SøstreneGrene.
Some cauliflower blooms from overworking it, but overall I'm satisfied with the end results.
A bit of a warmer image to contrast the cold winter weather that's prevalent on these short dark December days.

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #aquarellePainting #waterColourArt #fediArt #mastoArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots #aquarel #akvarell #waterColours #waterColor

Another photo of the #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights in the sky last night.
#LongExposure photo taken with my #Xiaomi #RedmiNote10Pro with stock camera app, and cropped and post-processed in #googlePhotos to make the colours pop a bit more. Nice to see a bit of pink in there too.

#FiXatoFoto #FiXatoPhotographs #FiXatoCreative #aurora #auroraPhotography #LongExposurePhotography #NaturePhotography #Bodø #Norway

#AuroraBorealis season has started

#FiXatoPhotographs #FiXatoCreative #photography #northernLights #Bodø #Norway #mastoArt

Finally got around to hanging up a bunch of picture frame ledges on my walls. :)
Next to fit my archive of photographs and #FiXatoPaints artwork into frames and hopefully get inspired and motivated to make more #FiXatoCreative things.

While kiddo was doing his own things with #LEGO, along with the other kids there, and occasionally asking me for help taking bricks apart, or finding a certain brick, I made a miniature #tableFootball stadium for a game of two versus two. It uses four sets of two LEGO Technic sticks joined together, with the torso of a minifig attached to the joint. Each figure can be rotated and moved horizontally enough to get the 'ball' (the head of a minifig) across the entire court.
Afterwards #BeardGrabber suggested swapping the minifigs out for red and purple ghost figures.

#FiXatoBuilds #FiXatoCreative #foosball #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon #kidposting

Friend spotted
tomatoes falling
Couldn't ketchup

#SixWordStories #FiXatoWrites #FiXatoPUNishes #FiXatoCreative #pun #puns #PunDay

Made a couple of #1bit #animations for an upcoming #MSX #MaySiXth collab project. :D
Will this be my first #demoscene credit? xD
https://piskel-imgstore-b.appspot.com/img/fa69183d-057c-11ef-a002-6f26d681421f.gif
https://piskel-imgstore-b.appspot.com/img/736a98c0-057d-11ef-9638-6f26d681421f.gif
https://piskel-imgstore-b.appspot.com/img/e2bdb87d-057d-11ef-a014-6f26d681421f.gif

#FiXatoCreative #pixelart #PiskelApp

@paul
thats a fun little tool, and (mostly¹) even works on my phone!

¹ (only issue I had was that after selecting a tool, it would often draw a line from the tool towards the spot I next would put my finger down on the paper)

#FiXatoCreative #FiXatoDrawsDigitally

Looking for recommendations for #tripod and tripod-adapter solutions for my Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro phone, preferably something I don't need to remove my wallet case for to use.
Currently using said wallet case to sort of balance my phone at an angle to capture #auroraBorealis aka #northernLights, but the case itself isn't very solid and only has a couple of angles where it stays in place, and it relies on having a flat surface to place it on.

#FiXatoCreative #DailyPhoto #FiXatoFoto #aurora #auroraPhotography

historian wanted
timetravellers need not apply

#SixWordStories #MastoPrompt #FiXatoWrites #FiXatoCreative #microfiction

Inspired by my "Hail Butts" halibut pun (https://toot.cat/@FiXato/110699148766310533) I quickly drew this #wordArt of one using my Winsor & Newton alcohol markers.

#HailButts #butts #halibut #pun #puns #FiXatoPUNishes #FiXatoDraws #FiXatoCreative
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots

Sadly still no hat weather in the early morning, so winter cap it is.

#selfie (no direct eye-contact) #FiXatoFoto #FiXatoCreative

Next up is another #splatterPainting. This one was made on top of a failed attempt of the earlier posted hackers.town mantis logo.
I like the contrast between the brighter rainbow colours and the darker background from the failed mantis logo.

Probably could do with a passepartout though.

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #painting
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarelle #aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColours #waterColor

Also did my version of the #HackersTown mantis logo then, which I already showed last night, but now photographed in daylight.
It also got hit by some splash damage from my splatter paintings, but I think it fits in well enough. 😅
(You should've seen my chair and floor afterwards though...)

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #painting
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarelle #aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColours #waterColor

Last night I was trying to get back into #painting a bit again with a simple #rainbow #splatterPainting.
#Aquarelle #waterColours on rough 230gr paper.

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative #painting
#mastoArt #fediArt #artShare #creativeToot #creativeToots
#aquarel #akvarell #waterColour #waterColor

Happy Birthday #HackersTown!

cc @TheGibson

#FiXatoPaints #FiXatoCreative

Someone kept stealing my food from the shared dormitory fridge!
So, I thought I'd get back at them by mixing in laxatives with my chocolate cake.

In other news, apparently I'm a sleep walker.

#shortFic #microFiction #FiXatoWrites #FiXatoCreative

Ghost of the mind, haunting thoughts.
#SixWordStories #FiXatoWrites #FiXatoCreative #writing

When you can't find your #cat, it might be using active catouflage.

#pun #puns #wordplay
#FiXatoPUNishes #FiXatoCreative

I'm struggling,
but,
I *am* struggling

#SixWordStories #MH #FiXatoWrites #FiXatoCreative #writing

Reason and treason are just one tea apart.

#pun #puns #wordplay #PunDay
#FiXatoPUNishes #FiXatoCreative

#SilentSunday

#FiXatoFoto #FiXatoCreative #PhotoArchives
#Bodø #BodøBilder #Norway #winter #September2019