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And that's, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason why I despise Apple brand so much.

I am sorry. I’m bashing Apple here. And for good reason.

This is a plea to my followers.

Stop buying Apple products. I know you’ve used them for most of your life, and I know it’s inconvenient to move to a new brand because in most cases, you cannot take your contacts with you on various chat apps.

I know this is inconvenient. I truly do.

But Apple is not the company it was before. There is now no difference between an Apple computer and a Windows computer in terms of graphic design. I know this for a fact. I had to use both in college 20 years ago, and non-apple computers are now generally better for design work than Apple computers.

Most non-apple companies encourage self-repair of your own devices, while Apple refuses it. I also know this for a fact, as I watched Apple computers become slowly less reparable through the late 90s and early 2000s. Where I was once able to do the repairs on our office computers, we had to start sending out our Apple devices because they started gluing things down on their logic boards. Notably the glue they used was not heat-resistant and led to device damage should the heat sink system fail. But they did this because they wanted to dig more money out of their customers.

Apple software is also designed to fail. I cannot believe people are still buying new devices after the scandal where Apple was slowing their phones in order to force people to purchase new versions.

Apple hardware is designed to become obsolete. Motherboards and logic boards are designed to hold exactly what comes attached to them and will fail if upgrade attempts are made.

Apple refuses to work with software developers despite promises of cross-compatibility. One of the very first coding problems I discovered was to discover a gigantic hole in a software program that made a plotter (giant printer) compatible with iOS. This caused a memory leak, leading to necessary resets of the computer after every 2 feet of printing.

I know that it’s not possible for most of you to just throw your devices away and buy a new one. I wouldn’t be able to do that, either. But eventually there will come a time when you have to upgrade, and I encourage you to take the plunge and purchase a non-apple device. I don’t even have a recommendation for you because literally anything is better than Apple. A rock that you write on is better than an Apple phone.

Unfortunately I expect to be shadow-banned on Apple devices because of this, and I’ll try to report on decreased activity as much as I can.

It’s time to stop trying to beg Apple to change. They won’t. It’s time now to just stop supporting Apple.

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A comic to try and sort through some difficult feelings about being an artist and a reminder to not forget who you are.

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Silly comic about leaving religion😗

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TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN!!!

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so can we start hunting down white liberals now or what

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By wheelygoodtime

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Why do artists refuse to use references why why why.

It’s not a contest to see who can get by without them. It’s not cheating to look at a thing in order to know what the thing looks like.

You don’t get stronger or better by pretending. Nobody is impressed by the awkward whatever-it-is you just drew. Use references.

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Gold Saints/Zodiac Signs in a horror movie, part two! I was inspired by this :3

(part one)

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I was inspired by this XD

I hope to draw part two soon . u . cibia shut up nobody cares

(part two)

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Mr, Welker sure has a Lion’s heart

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POKEMON PALETTE

Send an ask with a Pokemon type and a simple art request. 

Then I will draw it, within reason. (Also, see tags for my familiar fandoms.)

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Yup, that’s it.

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I was asked how I made the rainbow light effect in my last piece, so I put together a quick step by step.

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In Memory of the Victims

The names of those who passed away in KyoAni’s arson attack are finally being revealed, so a dedication for them and their contributions to the animation world seems in order right now. In respect to the deceased, I’ve refrained from posting pictures of their faces and opted for using their works as a form of recognition instead.

Director Takemoto Yasuhiro

Color designer Ishida Naomi

In-between animator Uda Junichi

Key animator Kigami Yoshiji

Finish animator Tsuda Sachie

Key animator Kuriki Ami

Production manager Yokota Keisuke

Art director Watanabe Mikiko

Character designer Nishiya Futoshi

And newly hired staff members Oomura Yuuki and Kasama Yuka

May all of them rest in peace, and let us never forget their names.

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my, so very useful!!!!

For artists who have problems with perspective (furniture etc.) in indoor scenes like me - there’s an online programm called roomsketcher where you can design a house/roon and snap pictures of it using different perspectives.

It’s got an almost endless range of furniture, doors, windows, stairs etc and is easy to use. In addition to that, you don’t have to install anything and if you create an account (which is free) you can save and return to your houses.

Examples (all done by me):

Here’s an example for how you can use it

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