mystic-rose:

13thmoon: The Maori greeting and custom of touching foreheads and noses together allowing one to share the same breath is called the Hongi. It is a way of seeing each other on a soul level, seeing each other as equal.

[[ In my headcanon, the Blue People have a very similar gesture; touching and rubbing foreheads as a sign of affection. It’s instinctive (biological rather than cultural), and there are subtle differences in how it’s done depending on the relationship – whether the two are parent and child, lovers, good friends, etc. ]]

dashperiod:

Photorealism – Unbelievable, but these are no photos, these are super realistic looking oil paintings by the American artist Doug Bloodworth

[Jack looks at these with great admiration. He often does commission work like this himself, re-doing photos as portrait-sized paintings. It’s much, much harder than doing landscapes or fantastical scenes, because the eye recognizes familiar, everyday stuff, and will notice immediately if something’s ‘off’.]

((Though he is becoming a famous painter, Jack isn’t letting it get to his head.))

[[ I like that as well, and it’s been really interesting to explore. Jack is a very shy person without much self-confidence – how does he react to suddenly becoming famous and applauded? I also liked the idea that he has some lingering fear that people aren’t paying attention to his paintings because they’re good, but for the novelty value of paintings done by a blue alien freak (his thoughts, not mine). Character psychology is fun 😀 ]]