Friendly reminder that Stardew Valley was entirely created by One person.
Eric Barone.
It took him four years to create the game, and he made everything. I mean Everything. From the game coding, to the art, to the music. Eric Barone did it all. He knew next to nothing about game coding, pixel art, etc., and he learned it all himself. On top of that he was working as an usher at a movie theater while he was working on SDV.
Eric Barone is a legend
Here’s some pretty pixel backgrounds my searches have turned up. Let me know if there’s any content you’d like to see more of (i.e, city scape pixel art, pastels, video games, nature, etc!)
a potion, is any drink made to have a magical effect. from the latin potio and the french potare , a poisonous drink. however, as the connotation of the word has changed with popular media, it doesn’t have to poison anybody, in fact, let’s try not to do that.
there are many names for potions, and they indicate different methods of creation and application.
Infusion - a drink prepared by soaking the leaves of a plant or herb in hot water or alcohol for 5-10 min. to be drunk when cooled
Decoction - an infusion prepared by simmering a tougher substance, such as a bark, for 10-30 minutes. to be drunk.
Tincture - a medicine made by dissolving a herb in alcohol for a week. to be taken sparingly in small amounts
Vinegar - similar to a tincture, but instead of alcohol, vinegar is used. to be added into other foods in small amounts
Syrup - ingredients that are preserved in sugar solution, a reduced infusion/decoction with added sugar. to be taken sparingly in small amounts
Poultice - a soft, moist mass of fresh chopped plant material, applied to the body with a cloth.
however, knowing how the potion is prepared does not necessarily mean it is safe to use or consume, that depends on knowledge of the herbs you’re working with, how much of one herb is healthy to ingest, how they interact with other chemicals, and awareness of any allergies you might have to them.
⚠️ please avoid working with toxic or dangerous ingredients unless you have the proper training, for your own safety.
⚠️ ask your doctor about herbs conflicting with any medications you’re taking, before consuming herbal potions
⚠️ take extra precautions with herbal ingredients when pregnant or dealing with a medical condition.
the idea of making a potion can be daunting, there are so many factors to get right, the herbs, combinations, potency, the preparation, storing, side effects or drug interactions, etc. however, to potions do not have to be a dangerous or complicated activity.
a potion can be a simple, subtle brew of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or infused water, with simple, everyday ingredients added that correspond to various uses. these fall under infusions, the simplest type of potion to make, which is in fact what tea is. for beginners, working with ingredients you are familiar with that have not caused you problems before is the best route to take.
a quick list of my harry potter spells and potions for you pop culture witches
Neon: bright
Cocktails: atomic
Dice: loaded
You’re a mystic who runs a shop full of mysterious artifacts and potions and you’re sick of uninformed middle-aged suburban moms asking for energy crystals and herbal weight-loss mixtures while throwing around made-up terms.
When a middle-aged woman rolled into my shop and told me she was looking for ichor, I didn’t think much of it at first.
You get all kinds in a shop like mine, and doubly so when you put up the right signs on your door. The signs that let certain kinds of people know they’re welcome, not just the collectors or the curious or the new age mystics, looking for this root or that crystal or wanting to gawk at a jar of old bones, but the less innocuous individuals as well. The kind who mean business when they come looking for their… less run-of-the-mill specialities.
YEAH SO I CRIED.
