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nayabaru:society:tattoo [2020-01-08 04:34] pinkgothicnayabaru:society:tattoo [2020-01-08 18:45] pinkgothic
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-The //tsha͡um// ("//sharp//") stroke brings the angled segments together in a sharp-tipped manner, each running together as two (or in the rare constellations where more than two segments share a single joint, all three) distinct lines with their own flow.+The //tsha͡um// ("//sharp//") stroke brings the angled segments together in a sharp-tipped manner, each running together as two (or in the rare constellations where more than two segments share a single joint, all three) distinct lines with their own flow. \\ \\ 
  
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-The //fega͡uri// ("//hollow//") stroke brings the segments together as though they were being nestled against an invisible circle at the joint and merges the flow of the segments into an inner curve.+The //fega͡uri// ("//hollow//") stroke brings the segments together as though they were being nestled against an invisible circle at the joint and merges the flow of the segments into an inner curve. \\ \\ 
  
 The angles themselves are defined through a triangular grid forming a basal hexagon (or for particularly wide-angled ones, two overlapping hexagons). The angles themselves are defined through a triangular grid forming a basal hexagon (or for particularly wide-angled ones, two overlapping hexagons).
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 ^ TG (//fega͡uri//) ^ MT (//fega͡uri//) ^ S (//fega͡uri//) ^ KT (//fega͡uri//) ^ SR (//fega͡uri//) ^ ^ TG (//fega͡uri//) ^ MT (//fega͡uri//) ^ S (//fega͡uri//) ^ KT (//fega͡uri//) ^ SR (//fega͡uri//) ^
  
-===== Examples =====+==== Examples ====
  
 Given the rotational freedom of consonant glyphs, the arbitrary length of segments //in// consonant glyphs, and the choice whether or not to use a bridging element in vowels and whether or not to use them as consonant brackets, Nayabaru have vast freedoms in expressing titles in aesthetically pleasing ways. As an example, the title //[[:nayabaru:society:titles|Hesh]]// could be rendered so //(E without a bridging element, bracketing an each well-proportioned H and SH)//: Given the rotational freedom of consonant glyphs, the arbitrary length of segments //in// consonant glyphs, and the choice whether or not to use a bridging element in vowels and whether or not to use them as consonant brackets, Nayabaru have vast freedoms in expressing titles in aesthetically pleasing ways. As an example, the title //[[:nayabaru:society:titles|Hesh]]// could be rendered so //(E without a bridging element, bracketing an each well-proportioned H and SH)//:
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 {{ :nayabaru:society:tattoo-hesh-rendition-3.png }} {{ :nayabaru:society:tattoo-hesh-rendition-3.png }}
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 +===== Regional variations =====
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 +//Main article: [[:nayabaru:subcultures|Nayabaru subcultures]]//
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 +The tattoo system has several other degrees of freedom allowing for aesthetic variations. The different Nayabaru regions have different degrees to which they prefer legibility over ornamental designs. To see examples of the variations, see the Nayabaru subculture article.
nayabaru/society/tattoo.txt · Last modified: 2022-01-16 14:26 by pinkgothic