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since there’s apparently some sort of confusion on the matter (read: people are idiots)

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only thing that comes to mind today.

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One of the most important things to unpack and unlearn when you’re part of a white supremacy saturated society (i.e. the global north) and especially if you were raised in an intensified form of it (evangelicism, right wing politics, explicit racism) is the urge to punish and take revenge.

It manifests in our lives all the time and it is inherently destructive. It makes relationships and interactions adversarial for no good reason. It undermines cooperation and good civic order. It worsens some types of crime. It creates trauma, especially in children.

Imagine approaching unexpected or unacceptable behavior from a perspective of "how can this be stopped, and prevented" instead of "you’re going to regret this!”

Imagine dealing with a problem or conflict from the perspective of “how can this be solved in a way that is just and restorative” instead of “the people who caused this are going to pay.”

How much would that change you? How much would that have changed for you?

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Apparently my whole thing is just treating him like a pet bird so it's time to play dress up.

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Tips for drawing poofy shirt sleeves please?

Poofy shirts are fun because they’re just a big square that don’t conform at all so you can get pretty loose with the shape, but one thing I try to keep in mind in determining the shape of them is where they DO physically connect to the body.

The three places I pay attention to is the shoulder, the elbow, and the cuff. These are where the tension points are that will inform how the rest of the fabric falls. Think about fabric draping from one tension point to the other.

It’s helpful to look at references to see how different arm positions impact the shape. I'll try to point out the shapes I see in some of my puffy sleeve pics as an example:

Because the shirt doesn't follow the exact shape of the arm cos there's a lot of fabric, bent arms tend to have a Ballooning effect around the tension/crunch points, like this:

And here's another example showing both of those things together:

It's also helpful to think about how the shirt draping interacts with the rest of the body/clothing, such as if it's tucked into pants like below. The pants form another tension point that will carry across how the rest of the shirt falls because again it's just a big unfitted square. In this picture, note how the tension lines from the left shoulder down to the waistline follow through:

I don't know how helpful this was! But tl:dr, think about how your shoulder, elbow, and cuff are positioned, and then the fabric will just hang in a billowy squarish shape from where those contact points are.

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hey! this is probably weird, but i just wanted to make sure you're aware your artwork is being reposted on other websites?

over on the reddit slaytheprincess community, we've had artwork being posted from other platforms - always with credit, but recently one artist spoke out because they did not give permission on two separate occasions.

so are you allowing Significant_Tie_3222 to repost your art, or should i message the moderators about it?

I have not been posting on any other sites nor given permission to others to repost it.

I do not mind in this one specific case because they are fandom doodles and you mentioned that there is credit but *please* be sure to ask first. Even beyond the rudeness of reposting without permission, if I don't know it's being reposted I don't get to see the feedback. And I love to see what people think of my peices, especially silly fandom ones. That is what keeps me making more art, the interaction between my peices and the people who see them.

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EXACTLY!

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To truly, successfully eroticize the monstrous you must be brave enough to make the object in question actually ugly. At the heart of the fantasy is a person whose very form is so profoundly unacceptable that there is significant social stigma attendant upon finding them attractive - a person who feels deeply their own repulsiveness, who expects universal rejection for their appearance - and, crucially, another person who treats them as if they are beautiful.

For this to be effective, the monstrous character can't just be plain - they have to be wildly, fascinatingly unacceptable - prodigiously, fantastically, sublimely ugly. If you're anxious about the character not being hot you'll never pull it off because the entire fantasy is about not being afraid.

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Messy eater

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Finally some good fucking enclosure.

The narrator would have had much better luck with his reward ending if he had PROPER ENRICHMENT IN THE BIRD'S ENCLOSURE!!

Mirrors alone that may or may not exist are NOT proper enrichment!!

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I'm bringing this back around again though it's a bit out of date. I've got bills to pay and too much free time, so come on down!

Hey fellas! I'm in a bid of a bind due to a wide variety of stuff combined with recent unemployment :')

So! Commissions are open!

I do: Character portraits, animals, fantasy creatures and full sci-fi/fantasy illustrations. Mechs, multiple characters and complicated outfits or scenes cost more, feel free to contact me for more details, either here or LeahMArts@outlook.com

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The narrator would have had much better luck with his reward ending if he had PROPER ENRICHMENT IN THE BIRD'S ENCLOSURE!!

Mirrors alone that may or may not exist are NOT proper enrichment!!

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How to Impress your Princess

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Princess-slaying bird man doodle

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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"

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