I was trying not to not just use Reverse Flash but yeah the blue really works. But I kinda want a W either on the belt or logoSomething like this:
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Continuing a work in progress, a family tree of the Washington dynasty: the ruling family of the United States for the past 236 years.
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George I
George Washington
First king of the United States of America and for whom the throne was created. Inhabited the throne for 13 years, during which period the colonies united and created the early foundations of the US government. The federal capital was established on the Potomac river near the Washington family’s traditional home. Without issue, George I publicly adopted an heir before his death and Congress recognized the succession in law.
Bushrod
Bushrod Washington
Adopted heir of George I, by the time he was crowned, Bushrod had led a remarkable life. He resided in Richmond, where he practiced law, published legal reviews, and had been a long-time member of the legislature. He studied under Associate Justice James Wilson, but never had any judicial experience himself. Though the succession was not without controversy, he was confirmed as George’s heir by Congress. Bushrod was vested with the crown of Columbia for 30 years and was the first to reside at Washington Palace. His personal achievements include fostering (with cousin George Washington Parke Custis) the legacy and properties of King George I and advocating for the rights of the King. Bushrod was personally involved in overseeing the construction of the new capital and more politically involved than would be considered appropriate for future Kings. He produced no issue and adopted a nephew as heir.
John I
John Augustine Washington (conceptual portrait generated with AI model)
Nephew of Bushrod and adopted heir. John Augustine was born prior to his uncle becoming King and only became the clear heir after 1803 and the death of Martha Washington, Bushrod’s aunt and the wife of George I. As a Virginia aristocrat, he grew up on a plantation residence and entered the public sphere with a bevy of connections and a granted military rank. John Augustine resided near today’s Charlestown, in western Virginia. He maintained close ties with fellow aristocracy and was confirmed to the throne with little controversy. He died after four years and was the first king of America to be succeeded by his son.
John II
John Augustine Washington (conceptual portrait generated with AI model)
John II grew up on his father’s Berkley plantation in western Virginia before moving to the estate at Mount Vernon. He developed an interest in politics, agriculture, and hunting before he inherited the throne at the age of 12, his elder brother George having died only two years prior. He was tutored heavily and set himself to inheriting the responsibilities of the crown, managed by his mother and a cabal of advisors. Personally conservative and elitist, John pursued aristocratic interests, holding land and timber across Virginia and building a network of like-minded planters. John II introduced a new level of pageantry to the activities of the throne and worked to develop the income of the crown estate. John II moved the royal family’s country residence from Mount Vernon to the Woodlawn House on the same property and later also acquired the Waveland residence in the Kentucky frontier. John II is best remembered for having acquired more slaves in his lifetime than any other king and for his opposition to the abolition of slavery and subsequent process of Reconstruction. In 1872 John II suffered a stroke and died two months later, having held the throne 39 years.
George II
((This is now an entirely fictional character))((WIP))
(OTL, this person was Lawrence and his younger brother was named George. Incidentally, in real life he was also married to a member of the Lackland family, the same of the Air Force Base's namesake.)
Most of the rest of the family tree in fact is accurate to life, names included - subject to change as things develop. Not depicted on this chart, the Lee family is married into the Washington dynasty as John III married the last living member of that family, untainted by the lack of a civil war in this timeline.
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George I
George Washington
First king of the United States of America and for whom the throne was created. Inhabited the throne for 13 years, during which period the colonies united and created the early foundations of the US government. The federal capital was established on the Potomac river near the Washington family’s traditional home. Without issue, George I publicly adopted an heir before his death and Congress recognized the succession in law.
Bushrod
Bushrod Washington
Adopted heir of George I, by the time he was crowned, Bushrod had led a remarkable life. He resided in Richmond, where he practiced law, published legal reviews, and had been a long-time member of the legislature. He studied under Associate Justice James Wilson, but never had any judicial experience himself. Though the succession was not without controversy, he was confirmed as George’s heir by Congress. Bushrod was vested with the crown of Columbia for 30 years and was the first to reside at Washington Palace. His personal achievements include fostering (with cousin George Washington Parke Custis) the legacy and properties of King George I and advocating for the rights of the King. Bushrod was personally involved in overseeing the construction of the new capital and more politically involved than would be considered appropriate for future Kings. He produced no issue and adopted a nephew as heir.
John I
John Augustine Washington (conceptual portrait generated with AI model)
Nephew of Bushrod and adopted heir. John Augustine was born prior to his uncle becoming King and only became the clear heir after 1803 and the death of Martha Washington, Bushrod’s aunt and the wife of George I. As a Virginia aristocrat, he grew up on a plantation residence and entered the public sphere with a bevy of connections and a granted military rank. John Augustine resided near today’s Charlestown, in western Virginia. He maintained close ties with fellow aristocracy and was confirmed to the throne with little controversy. He died after four years and was the first king of America to be succeeded by his son.
John II
John Augustine Washington (conceptual portrait generated with AI model)
John II grew up on his father’s Berkley plantation in western Virginia before moving to the estate at Mount Vernon. He developed an interest in politics, agriculture, and hunting before he inherited the throne at the age of 12, his elder brother George having died only two years prior. He was tutored heavily and set himself to inheriting the responsibilities of the crown, managed by his mother and a cabal of advisors. Personally conservative and elitist, John pursued aristocratic interests, holding land and timber across Virginia and building a network of like-minded planters. John II introduced a new level of pageantry to the activities of the throne and worked to develop the income of the crown estate. John II moved the royal family’s country residence from Mount Vernon to the Woodlawn House on the same property and later also acquired the Waveland residence in the Kentucky frontier. John II is best remembered for having acquired more slaves in his lifetime than any other king and for his opposition to the abolition of slavery and subsequent process of Reconstruction. In 1872 John II suffered a stroke and died two months later, having held the throne 39 years.
George II
((This is now an entirely fictional character))((WIP))
(OTL, this person was Lawrence and his younger brother was named George. Incidentally, in real life he was also married to a member of the Lackland family, the same of the Air Force Base's namesake.)
Most of the rest of the family tree in fact is accurate to life, names included - subject to change as things develop. Not depicted on this chart, the Lee family is married into the Washington dynasty as John III married the last living member of that family, untainted by the lack of a civil war in this timeline.
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You might want to look at the 'Goosebumps' posts by @Captain Homicide - for example this one or this one (the most recent).
Me. 90% of what i post now i generated by AI. I think it is blessing for people like me absolutely unable to draw.
I'm amazed at how well-made the North American Imperial Navy uniforms came out:
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Me. I've been using an app to generate characters, deities, heraldry, and reference shots for world building a story. It can be very finicky if you have a set mental picture of what you want since it's random, so depending your flexibility you can looking at dozens of iterations, iterations based off iterations, etc, until you get the desired effect.
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So I'm working on a late 19th early 20th century map pertaining to Serbia and I decided to include a national personification as a decoration on the map as you sometimes saw in that era. This is the pixel sketch, the final will be vector and likely in much more muted colors. The fact that the sketch took me 3 hours means I am deathly afraid of the final product.
I welcome any tips around how to best integrate her into the frame around a map.
I figure she ought to be on a simple pedestal, perhaps with some surrounding things sloping down towards the frame. I do intend to include broken shackles by her feet to symbolize liberation from the Turks. Perhaps I could have either 2 Serbian people sitting and staring at her or personifications of Herzegovina and Montenegro doing so, both options being references to the old anthem Vostani Serbije (the first being "Rise, Serbia, rise, empress and let your children see your face! Turn their hearts and eyes towards you..." and the second being "The Herceg's land and the black mountain, distant countries, isles, and sees, all desire divine aid for you, you bring joy to all good souls"). Adding MORE people would be a pain though. I would like to maybe work a two headed eagle into this somehow, but maybe I will just go with a pile of canons and sabrers alongside the shackles to make the sloping shape.
Toughts?
Property of the crown in the Potomac river valley. The official royal residence, Washington Palace, is also largely ceremonial. Much of the business of the crown within in the District is conducted at the Arlington House, outside of downtown and with a little more privacy. However the royals mostly reside at Woodlawn, near historic Mount Vernon and abbutted to Fort Belvoir; This house is the most accommodating residence while still remaining a secure base for the head of state near the nation's capital. Mount Vernon is basically a museum, as it has been since George I Washington's death - not a great place to live, but it does generate a lot of tourism. Stratford House is less well-known, but is also more museum than residence. It is less used by the royals nowadays than it used to be since the rise of air travel. The old White House Plantation hasn't had a white house on it since the turn of the last century, but is a functional farming property - currently used in sustainable food research.
There are other royal residences not depicted here, but I think these probably represent the bulk of the historically significant properties. I know for instance that the Washingtons in this timeline own a property in West(ern) Virginia and another in Kentucky. Otherwise, I haven't planned out that much.
There are other royal residences not depicted here, but I think these probably represent the bulk of the historically significant properties. I know for instance that the Washingtons in this timeline own a property in West(ern) Virginia and another in Kentucky. Otherwise, I haven't planned out that much.
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John C Fremont, 17th President of the United States and the only one elected under the shortly lived "Radical Democratic Party", is commemorated on the 5 Dollar Bill due to his achievements during the War Between States, his Emancipation Declaration against the will of the Lincoln Administration (who, attempting to balance the interests of slave holding unionists in the border states and the radical republicans did not issue a declaration of their own), and his later actions as President in a highly divided and tumultuous time after the creation of the Confederate States of America.
He is frequently remembered, alongside future president Ulysses S. Grant, as one of the abolitionist presidents who worked to deconstruct the Slavery System within the postbellum United States and carry the Union through one of it's most difficult historical periods.
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King George I of the House of Bush (Kingdom of Austin) showcasing his full suit of armor to other Austin Lawmakers (6 CY, Author Unknown)
(Emberverse by S.M. Stirling)
