#chronicallyable

[chronicallye]

Me on a Girl Scout trip while eating cookies and watching a Broadway show: Is that cocaine?

(The girl next to me had pulled out a little bag of white rubber bands for their braces)

[ask-and-i-answer]

"I think I heard this song on spotify"

-The cast member at Belles Enchanted Storytime to me and @chronicallye

[nimbus-cloud-90]

@goddessofdeath4president @mysteriousubstance @chronicallye @i-am-that-glitch

lookie here some free art classes and resources

Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

[chronically-able]

I’ve waited for this day for months & it has finally arrived! I’m so excited that I no longer have to be on any heavy medications for my pain. Thanks to my family, friends & followers who supported me through the depressing, terrifying and at times gross side effects of these drugs. & extra kudos to those who continue to fight through the day in spite of these medications. You’re my personal heroes. #chronicallyable #spoonie #fightthestigma #postoplife #chronicpain #recovery

[chronicallye]

Everyone is preparing me for the day I get better.

No one is preparing me for when it's not.

[i-am-that-glitch]

Uh, cake crimes? Anyway

@shadie-cat @nimbus-cloud-90 @chronicallye @ask-and-i-answer @mindofdoggo and anyone who wants to rb

Found this on Twitter, so I thought, why not posting it here and doing a tag game 😊

Ok, I’ll go first

If he is the reason, I’d go to prison gladly 🥰❤️‍🔥

Tagging: @killerqueen-ofwillowgreen @nic-214 @milkyway-ashes @dr-radiation @whitequeen-ofwillowgreen @sunsetdaydreamer @therockywhorerpictureshow @delicatelyfantasticninja and everyone 😊

Sorry if I forgot to tag some of you!

[ask-and-i-answer]

DIDNY WORL ( but with childlike wonder )

-to @chronicallye every time we pass something Disney

[homestuck-human-generator]

Name: Miss Mary Lozana Color: Jazzberry Jam #67032f Symbol: tapir Strife Specibus: lacrossestrickkind Handle: chronicallyAbility Animal: flamingo Pronouns: it/its Age: 29 Birthday: 191th day of the year Sexuality: uncertain Interests: go and watch making Dream Moon: prospit Classpect: Bard of Mind Land: Land of Salt and Medicine, an aggressive place, with terrible Black and White Tegu consorts. It is a place full of windchimes and savanas. Iapetus waits. Instrument: kent-bugle via homestuck-human-generator https://ift.tt/yQbXYtM

[peachtealemondrizzzzle]

Think of how far you have come. How you beat your demons and shut out your inner critic. That voice is shot. You have rebuilt your confidence. You don’t worry chronicallye ever anymore and spiritually guides you. You are better, stronger, compassionate, loving, joyful, funnier, and more beautiful than ever before.

Love is all we need.

[chronicallye]

"These hands may be broken, but they can still be thrown." - ChronicallyE

Vent art about joint pain

[chronically-able]

Today is my graduation day from @atipt !!! I can honestly say that this surgery & physical therapy marathon has been the most difficult but most worth it investment I’ve ever made in myself and my chronic pain. I’ve poured every bit of my soul into getting well & it’s finally starting to pay off. Special shoutouts go to Erin & Bo, my amazing physical therapists who believed I could get better even when I couldn’t , made me appreciate every second of this life I have & inspired me to go into the mental health field so I can go help others the way that they helped me. Following my surgery, I felt like I had lost who I was. PT brought me back to life. I guess what I want to say to my followers that are in pain is: please don’t stop fighting for yourself! Fight for the treatment, the therapies and the support you deserve. Surround yourself with beautiful people who want you to feel better. I can’t guarantee that the pain will stop for you (or for me for that matter) but I know that the journey will be much more enjoyable. 💜 #chronicallyable #postoplife #spoonie #chronicpain #ati127 #bestlife (at Ati Physical Therapy)

[chronically-able]

I just want to say that if you don’t know a lot about #chronicpain, this podcast from @jvn , who everyone (myself included) is obsessed with from @queereye , breaks it down super well. I’d definitely encourage anyone new to exploring the #spooniecommunity to check this out bc Jonathan Van Ness asks all the right questions & Professor Cahill provides many informative answers. #chronicallyable #chronicillness #invisibleillness #chronicpainawarness

[chronically-able]

s/o to the best little therapy dog of all time, Tinkerbelle, on #nationalpuppyday ! Going on 15 years strong, this gal has gotten me through every #chronicillness since we met. Give all your supportive pups a special squeeze today! 💜💜 #chronicallyable #chronicpain #spoonie #spoonielife #invisibleillness

[i-am-that-glitch]

I have never been more called out. Crap.

@chronicallye

Have I told y’all about my husband’s Fork Theory?  If I did already, pretend I didn’t, I’m an old.

So the Spoon Theory is a fundamental metaphor used often in the chronic pain/chronic illness communities to explain to non-spoonies why life is harder for them. It’s super useful and we use that all the time. But it has a corollary.  You know the phrase, “Stick a fork in me, I’m done,” right? Well, Fork Theory is that one has a Fork Limit, that is, you can probably cope okay with one fork stuck in you, maybe two or three, but at some point you will lose your shit if one more fork happens.  A fork could range from being hungry or having to pee to getting a new bill or a new diagnosis of illness. There are lots of different sizes of forks, and volume vs. quantity means that the fork limit is not absolute. I might be able to deal with 20 tiny little escargot fork annoyances, such as a hangnail or slightly suboptimal pants, but not even one “you poked my trigger on purpose because you think it’s fun to see me melt down” pitchfork.

This is super relevant for neurodivergent folk. Like, you might be able to deal with your feet being cold or a tag, but not both. Hubby describes the situation as “It may seem weird that I just get up and leave the conversation to go to the bathroom, but you just dumped a new financial burden on me and I already had to pee, and going to the bathroom is the fork I can get rid of the fastest.”

[chronically-able]

Reblog with a funny moment you had as a spoonie today.

Let’s spread some spoonie positivity today!

As for me, my moment is:

While doing my physical therapy exercises, my pup started doing stretches to show me better form. 😂

[chronically-able]

A Reminder That No One Is Too Young For An Illness.

I went undiagnosed with kidney stones for 5 years (ages 5-10) because doctors kept claiming I was “too young” for them.

Turns out, I wasn’t & required 2 surgeries at age 10 for their removal since they were twice the normal size.

So, I say again & again & again, y’all, trust your bodies, trust yourselves.