#Digital Knowledge Sharing

[raffaellopalandri]

Daily writing promptThe most important invention in your lifetime is…View all responses Picking the “most important” invention is like choosing a favourite child … almost impossible and totally subjective! But between 1969’s moon landing and today’s AI marvels, some contenders deserve a shoutout, in my opinion: The Internet (1969): Launched as a whisper on October 29, 1969, when computers at…

[thinkprile]

How to Transfer Your Expertise to the Digital Space?

Unleash Your Potential. Transfer Your Expertise to the Digital Space and Skyrocket Your Success!. Join the digital revolution today! In today’s digital age, creating company profile online is crucial for businesses and professionals to showcase their expertise and reach a wider audience. Transferring your expertise to the digital space can unlock new opportunities, attract potential clients, and position you as a trusted authority in your industry. In this article, we will explore the step-by-step process of effectively transitioning to the digital realm. 

[remidiy]

We Don't Gatekeep Art Resources | A Comprehensive List

Here's a list of some of the tools/sites I currently use or have used previously for works/studies. I'll separate it into Software/Utility, Reference, and 'Other' which will be just general things that could help you map out things for your experience with art. **[Free highlighted in pink, paid highlighted in green. Blue is variable/both. Prices Listed in USD]**

Software/Utility:

2D

Krita Painting app (PC) (my main digital art software on PC for 5+ yrs)

Clip Studio Paint [PC] [CSP 2.0+ allows for 3d modelling within the painting app and a lot of other cool features] [apparently allows up to 6 months free trial]

Procreate (12.99) [iPad/iPad Pro] (the GOAT)

Artstudio Pro [iPad/iPad Pro] (An alternative to Procreate if you enjoy the more traditional art app layout) -- I find this app handy when Procreate is lacking a feature I need, or vice versa. (you can easily transfer files between the two, but keep in mind Procreate's layer limit)

2D "Collaborative Painting/Drawing apps"

Magma Studio

Drawpile

Discord Whiteboard

Gartic Phone (Pretty decent for 2d animation practice, but has a hard limit on frames)

3D

Blender [3D Modelling, Sculpting + Layout] (PC)

Sculptris [PC] (it's an old unsupported version of Zbrush, but can help to get ideas out, and functions better than browser sculpting apps

Nomad Sculpt [iPad/iPad Pro] ($20) Works pretty well if you prefer a mobile setup, but it is a bit intense on the battery life and takes some getting used to

References + Study

Magic Poser [ PC and Mobile ] Has both free and paid versions, I've made do with just the lite version before

Artpose ($9.99) [Iphone + Steam]

Head Model Studio [IPhone] A 3D head, with both a basic blockout version for angles, and a paid version with more detail

Cubebrush [simply search "[keyword] pose reference pack"], they usually have good results + they frequently have sales!

Line of Action [Good for Gesture practice + daily sketching], also has other resources built in.

Quickposes Similar to Line of action, more geared toward anatomy

Drawabox | Perspective Fundamentals Improvement modules (Suggested by @taffingspy )

Sketchfab, this skull in particular is useful, but there is other models that can help you study anatomy as well.

Pinterest can be good, you just have to be careful, usually you're better off just finding reference pack if you have the money, sometimes certain creators have freebies as well

Artstation Marketplace can be decent [make sure to turn on the Aye-Eye filter so it doesn't feed you trash], a colleague of mine recommended this head model for practicing facial blocking, there is also this free version without lighting.

Local Art Museums [Unironically good for studying old "master work" if you're into that, or even just getting some inspiration]

Brushes + Other Useful software:

I personally have used both of these brush packs before making my own

(I actually don't know how to share my daily brush set because I frequently switch between Krita, Procreate, and ASP, but once I figure that out I'll be sure to do that lol)

Marc Brunet's Starter brush pack [Technically free but supporting him for this if you like it is ideal, there's some good brushes]

Dave Greco Brush Pack [$3]

Gumroad in general is a good place to find brushes and art resources. *Note; for Krita specifically, brush packs are a bit weird, so it may require you to find different packs, or import them in a particular way

PureRef [PC] - Reference Compiler/Moodboarding

VizRef ($3.99) [iPad] - Moodboarding/Reference Compiler

Artist Youtubers/Creators that helped me improve/guide me along as a self-taught artist from when I first started digital art to where I am today:

Proko

Marco Bucci

Sinix Design

Sycra

Hardy Fowler

Lighting Mentor

Winged Canvas

Moderndayjames

Swatches

Chommang_drawing

Marc Brunet (YTartschool)

+ Observing a lot of speedpaint art by people whose work I enjoy on social media/youtube, trying to dissect their processes

If you've gotten this far, first of all, congrats, you can read a lot, and second of all, thank you for reading and I hope this helps! I'll continue to come back and update this if I find any new resources in the future, or if my processes change :)

Much Love,

-Remidiy

[vargaslovinghours]

Say it like you mean it

[fox-stuck]

realized all of my bookmarks from previous web browsers were actually saved to this computer so I spent the whole day going through my old stuff, it was great but nothing infuriates me more then seeing so much of it was gone. not just tumblr posts that were deleted but like whole websites, collectives, archives, flash sites and games, forums just entirely gone and not available on wayback machine. Like we really don't think about digital space as physical but there are servers and hard drives for storage, wires running connections, cooling that needs to happen - things inevitably get cut to make space for more important stuff, folks stop paying their website hosting bills and probably never think about it again but I do!!!!

I feel such an intense amount of anger every time I hear the "nothing disappears on the internet" phrase as an archivist.

[sillyyfever]

Hello hello! Is anyone up to talk to me about their culture? I want to learn more about different cultures around the world so i can somewhat base the cultures in Gourmet Guardians of them! ;]

Also because i have seen other people (ahem Genshin Impact ahem) try to base cultures and fail intensely or even be called out as racist, so. I’m open if anyone wants to talk about their culture ;D I’d love to hear you all out, i really like to investigate by myself but many of the things that are available to read or learn about are either too little or irredeemable racist (Like that one ‘’Egyptian dance’’ animation meme that everyone’s calling out)

I’d like to base many characters about cultures around the world, so if you’re up to, i’m all ears!!!

[awesomecooperlove]

▶️▶️▶️OPEN LETTER TO THE MILITARY◀️◀️◀️

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We the people are asking you to help us take back our country and our sovereignty from the corporations, the Fed banksters and the corrupt politicians. We are FIRING every single one of them!!! They no longer represent us; that's why they are FIRED!!!! We are tired of being slaves and paying taxes, of our government wasting our money and it is not even backed by gold which is worthless paper of the illegal and corrupt Fed!!! We want the 2020 election to be rigged; we know you all know JB the pedo did NOT win. We have the right to dissolve the government when all other measures have been exhausted. We tried protests on January 6th, convoys, mass protests, went to school board meetings, town hall meetings, attended the Trump rallies, the rightful winner!! Social Media Warriors Voting: Voting machines rigged & EVERYTHING was rigged, watch the movie RIGGED and Mike Lendel's proof. We have lost friends and family members to Covid, to toxic vaccines, and to sharing the terrible truth about everything that has been hidden from us for decades. Kennedy's assassination and 9/11 are just two of the hundreds of examples we could cite. We are tired of fighting wars and paying for wars we DON'T want!!! We do NOT want to support wars unless enemies attack us. We want our land back and demand that you act on our behalf as quickly as possible. We want action, we want our sovereignty. We never agreed to be a mini-corporation when we were born and have all the Capitol letters on our birth certificates!!!! We have never agreed to be traded like cattle while others unknowingly make money off us. We refuse to be slaves to the deep state for even a moment longer. We want NESARA to be implemented as quickly as possible. We will install a different, much smaller government once these horrible, incompetent people are fired and prosecuted for their crimes against us and our CHILDREN. Patriots who agree, please share this. Military personnel reading this please forward this message from “We the People” to their commanders. Please reply to us via the EAS system. Patriots, this needs to go viral on every platform. We the people have spoken. The military must now act on our behalf. Before we run out of land!!!!!

Respectfully,

USA AMERICAN PEOPLE

(if you feel called to, share this)

https://t.me/QConnected1776

[themangocrow]

Sooo there’s this awesome library app called Libby, and basically it gives you access to digital books for whatever library you have a card for.

Anyway, what I’m getting at is that you can share cards, so theoretically you can have access to any and all libraries, anyone wanna share cards to increase our access to books? I have two I can share right now, one is really good, the other has limited books.

[fanart-for-life-bun]

a fusion and a baby do a stare context

their friends are confused but got the spirit

@artsycooky13 and @ceephorsshitshow

[daisybell-on-a-carousel]

Theyre going to think I like canon and purely canon if I keep going on like this

[marshmallow-hallow-art]

so uh... guess who has a new hyperfixation 🧍

[friendlysailor]

Ahoy!

I'm currently sailing the oh so rough seas that is exam time, so I'm going to be away for a bit longer. I just once again have to express how happy I am every time i see interactions with this blog, even though I've been very inactive recently. It really has helped strengthen and keep up my resolve in wanting to help make digital privacy, piracy and computer knowledge more accessible for as many as I can. So again, a big THANK YOU to you all for being here!

I've been considering if there would be any interest in me trying to create a more in-depth resource for finding ways to improve your quality of live when using computers and the like?

While my first thought was a simple list, I know that those can get overwhelming really quick. So I've been playing around with the idea of a "clippy"-like addon to the blog that can offer you directions to common issues (such as, "How do i remove the 'search on the web' results on Windows 10?", "What browser-addons should I have?" and "How to speed up YouTube on FireFox?"). I think I would also want to have it be accessible through a GitHub-page, so that mobile-users also could easily access it, and so you all have other options than to only have it accessed through a Tumblr blog.

[sad--tree]

am having the weirdest issue w/ this dvd i bought online, where like, it plays but the video is deeply fucked up and jerky/skipping therefore unsyncing it from the audio (which is fine). BUT. only on the xbox. i found one single solitary review saying it ended up working fine on a regular dvd player and lo and behold, tried it on my dad's laptop and it's true! How? Why? Who Fucking Knows! Now i gotta go dig our fucking oldass dvd player outta basement storage bc lord knows neither my new laptop nor my old laptop has one -_-

it's fuckin weird, tho, right? Like, there were other amazon reviews mentioning the issue but just the one about the xbox vs dvd drive thing, and there were def other ppl positively reviewing the dvd itself and not just the movie (they mentioned the extra features). i also kept finding one-off comments on various reddit threads that mention the issue but never any resolution. i even logged on to facebook (gag) on my computer and scrolled alllllll the way back to 2017/2018 on the movie's official fb page and again. just the occasional comment about the issue and like 1 single reply on 1 comment mentioning the xbox thing ://///

[shinymoonbraixen]

Something that

i will most definitely cry about of the weekend. Bruh. I NEVER KNEW THESE EXISTED!!!! THESE ARE REALLLL????? SHSJYBDISUBSKAIAHEODYFOFJHOCKV

[animakis]

How Wikipedia Changed the World in 2001: A New Era of Knowledge

Before Wikipedia: A World of GatekeepersDo you remember the days before Wikipedia? A time when information was controlled by experts, institutions, and printed encyclopedias? If you needed answers, you had to rely on trusted sources—things like Encyclopedia Britannica or expensive textbooks. Teachers and students alike respected these sources, knowing they were carefully curated and fact-checked.…