#I tried to ignore this account

[gronnulv]

Okay, they deleted the original post, but I continue to get really hurt whenever I see it again

Well… Suppose you truly are a professional illustrator and designer. We all get tired and make mistakes in our drawings due to fatigue, focus issues, and so on.

But even if you use AI-generated images and present them as your work, why don't you even attempt to correct numerous mistakes that arise during image generation? All this stuff is totally noticeable to anyone who knows how to draw: random hallucinations, distorted anatomy, and fingers, hands.

Here, for instance, a hair strand blends out to the chain, and left collar shape maybe makes sense, but right side is just a mush.

When we draw something, analyzing the forms, proportions, rhythm, and other things that create those certain distinctive details, allowing us to recognize the characters, is an important part of the work.

In Haytham's design, numerous triangular, sharp shapes are present, which would be missed only by the AI. The distinct feature in his case are the wide cuffs and the bracer, where the silhouette of the hands become the widest. Here, the sleeves have turned into volumes, which narrow down further towards the wrists. The pattern on the cloak somehow resembles the symbol from Zelda. I'm not even talking about the other details, like the pants and boots with another "design".

I spent two minutes pointing out some things that I found questionable. It should take about an hour to get the image to the desired state. Add dynamics, textures, whatever, whatever you want.

If you really love generating images, just say that you love to generate images. I absolutely don't understand, why these desperate attempts at pretending to be a creative person, ignoring the key aspect of creativity (drawing, lol) ?

[c-53]

Yay, the stalker is back. And now roping in people I haven’t spoken to in years, and would have required substantial digging to even find a connection to…..

[nervousmonolith]

thinking about the whole twt scam situation ™ again ough

[thornshadowwolf]

I think if you are bad at music and music mixing and making mashups and have no creativity and are unwilling to put effort into making something sound good that maybe you shouldn't consider yourself the standard for what people who do music professionally could achieve.

Update: OP of that post and I have blocked each other about it. Might seem extreme given the way blocking is viewed sometimes but actually it was civil and amicable (well. As amicable as it could be.) They reached out to me because apparently I had commented about this multiple times but had forgotten, so I was really taking it too far, so because I could find the most recent comment I removed it, and we decided to block each other to be sure this wouldn't happen again.

[florelia12]

do you have a fancast? like perfect irl people that remind you of florelia (and the rest) not necessarily actors but people in general. tbh it's hard to find the perfect tan girl with green eyes. sometimes it's easy when people aren't in your ear telling you flora is latina bc she might be but it's hard to find latinas with flora's physical traits. and helia to me he's not asian he just has cat eyes. though I have to admit I like it when in fics people say helia and musa are cousins.

okay there is a lot to unpack here.

First of all, no, I actually don't have the perfect fancast for Florelia or any of the Winx characters really and its not something that really bothers me. I don't want a live action (not everything needs to be made live) or a reboot, I want them to fix the mistakes they've done in the actual show and bring back quality content.

Secondly, I am that person in your ear telling you Flora is a Latina and that Helia is Asian.

Not because she might be, but because it has been explicitly said since forever that Iginio was inspired by Jennifer Lopez when creating Flora. The WHOLE POINT of the characters Musa, Aisha and Flora being designed the way they were was to include diversity.

The proof is coming out with the original designs for Musa and Flora where they are both clearly white. What other reason would Iginio have to change their features and the colors of their skin if it wasn't to be inclusive? And what is wrong with him doing that?

When people say Flora is Latina they obviously don't mean she is a Latina, Puerto Rican girl living in an alien world. Her character is inspired by a Latina woman. Hence, her features and skintone (when doing art or fancast) and possible stereotypes (when making hcs or writing fanfics) need to be taken into account.

When you say it's hard to find Latina's with Flora's traits, it's not because Flora's not a Latina or girls who look like her don't exist, it's because there is not enough representation of darker skinned Latinas. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT. Especially if you're looking for it on pinterest, like you search girlhood in there and all you get are white girls?? Where the hell are the rest of us?

Also Flora having green eyes is directly related to the fact that she is the Fairy of Nature (they literally glow when she powers up) but that doesn't mean Latinas can't have green eyes. One simple google search will show you.

You can argue for Linphea since it doesn't look like Puerto Rico but it also a realm of Nature and that doesn't leave as much room for them to work with as they got to with Musa and Melody (even that has its issues of lumping in all the different cultures) and lets be honest we barely got a glimpse into Linphea's actual culture as it was.

Then we have Helia. Yes his character wasn't explicitly said to be Asian. But his design doesn't leave much doubt, especially the moment someone points it out. His features are inspired by East Asian features, he shares similar design characteristics to Musa and other asian characters.

The fact that you said he just has cat eyes already proves how you view Asian features. And also the fact that you identify he has Asian features but don't want him to be Asian is because of whatever prejudice you are holding onto.

The joke is so fucking old, it was never, ever funny.

Also I want to pose this question to everyone, not this person since they didn't say they think he's white. Why is it that if a light-skinned character's inspiration isn't explicitly stated, they are just by default white?

And anyone pointing out the possibility of them being otherwise makes people think they have the free-reign to just to ignore because the character is light-skinned?

When Helia's background is left for interpretation it makes more sense to explore the hundreds of Asian cultures that exist instead of ignoring all of that and jumping straight to him being white. Like there are East Asians and there are Southeast Asians and no these aren't just two cultures they are a number of different countries with different cultures.

I am South Asian. No, I do not look like Helia or Musa, I look like Nabu.

Hell, I thought Flora was Indian and Helia was white when I was NINE. It took one person casually pointing out "hey they're not" to realise oh ya they actually aren't.

I don't know if this was a targeted ask because I have posted in this account about how i find the Helia and Musa being cousins hcs uncomfortable.

But yeah, I find it uncomfortable because where I'm from (I can't speak for every single Asian country though I don't think this is an isolated experience) it is a joke to ask any new Asian person you meet if they are related or if they know this other Asian person that you know. Again it's an old joke, it's not that funny, it never was.

It is also a joke to say yeah all Asians are related, or they all cousins. It may seem harmless, but I'd say it has deeper roots of incest accusations/stereotypes like marrying your cousin or whatever. Even if I'm wrong about that (if i am please someone who is a poc correct me, white people shut up), it's still a stereotype you are perpetuating. (and no I'm not just talking about older fanfics that were probably written by 11 year olds where everyone is always related, i'm talking about the ones written by adults.)

Why is it never Sky and Stella being cousins? Or Riven and Tecna? They have similar features. Why not them? Why is it always only Musa and Helia?

But that just brings us back to you saying you don't think Helia's Asian. Musa is clearly Asian (if you're going to say she's not then you are just plain ignorant). But, Musa's Asian and her "cousin" Helia just has cat eyes ???If you like that hc then why can’t you accept that he is clearly Asian?

Before white people get defensive about poc calling out racism that you claim isn't intentional, stop and think WHY. It has been said time and time again, racism is not always inherently overt or 100% intentional. It can come out in even as something as 'small' or 'not as serious' as cartoon characters. But it is serious because we poc exist in these spaces too.

Also you can be POC and still be racist. Funnily enough, that was the very first direct interaction of racism I experienced in this fandom. That also does not mean white people get a pass (it's sad I even have to add that as a disclaimer)

I don't even know if you bothered to read this far, but I hope you've learned something.

[rainingincale]

I keep telling myself im gonna stop talking politically with people and then i do anyways 😭😭 cant bloody help myself 💀

[medinaquirin]

For the love of god, Montressor.

[luvevee]

Scarlet and Violet, performance wise really lacking to the point where it's obvious there needs to be changes to how staff need to be treated better and given more time to work, are really some of the best games in the mainstream series I've ever played and I just really want to talk forever about how amazing it all is

[boymounter]

guy got into his car and turned the engine on as i was coming into the car park (small and visibly 100% full) and then just. sat there. while i waited. so i did a lap of the block and he was still there. and this can i say was the park for a medical office with, i will repeat, no free spots. he didn't leave until after i called upstairs to say i would be late for my appointment :D

[ossyria]

Shuffle your repeat playlist and post the first ten tracks ₊ ˚ ⊹

i was tagged by @meinink ! ! thank you so much ^^ <3

tiny dancer by elton john (classic)

spider thread monopoly by sasakure.UK feat. Hatsune Miku (my all time favorite vocaloid song)

too little too late by jojo (CRYING. MY 2008 ANTHEM)

the edge of dawn from fire emblem: three houses (if i could kin a song...)

clocks by coldplay (literally one of my fave songs ever)

contaminated sea from maplestory (haha. i am autistic)

a sadness runs through him by the hoosiers (another top 10 fave)

call me call me from cowboy bebop (literally love it so much i had to listen to the whole thing before hitting next. also i am autistic)

beneath the mask from persona 5 (haha. i am autistic)

coming down by halsey (. . . i need an attorney present)

ANYWAYS. ^___^ I am tagging my beloved mutuals: @raekuu ♡ @4starlegendroxas ♡ @staypuff ♡ @t-pose ♡ @sillyceleste ♡ @elvselvselvselvselvs ♡ @blackbearbutch ♡ @ectobiologay ♡ @laudogen ♡ @gaycoded-vampire ♡ @cosmic-deity ♡ @ghostlycrow ♡ @interruptingkau ♡ @connorgix ♡ @mercurialhekate

as always don't feel pressured to do it / reply i just like hearing about my mutuals' interests <3 peace and love on planet tumblr

[wouldruinmyself]

As someone who spent years being horrendously bullied and treated at school who’s afraid of little old me hits like a ton of bricks

[3amsnek]

saw your answer about stripe ask and i just want to say for anyone out there: don’t use paypal unless that’s the only option for you.

i made a paypal account and immediately, within a minute of making it, it got permanently limited and after days to contacting paypal they still refused to fix it (saying they can’t reveal why it got limited for their safety) and didn’t let me close my account. basically i can’t use my account and i can’t delete it either so my info will always be stored on paypal, which is ridiculous and not safe.

anyway, like i said, if you have another option besides paypal then use that because paypal sucks. be careful!

^^^^^^ no yeah exactly same hat (og ask)

I have a solid guess on why mine is dead so tiny psa if you’re making a paypal account & have legally changed your name in the past like year before that pls triple check that everything official is as consistent and already changed over as possible and you have new IDs already Before you make the account bc they’ll find one tiny thing that hasn’t fixed itself yet and shut you down for possible identity fraud no matter what you do :)

(also if you feel like you need to have paypal so you have an option for customers who don’t have a card I will once again recommend stripe bc I’ve discovered their direct email invoices allow you to accept bank transfers as a payment method (including internationally) so people can just pay using the online banking account their paypal is linked to without having to go through paypal)

[fischiee]

some1 tell me why signing up for insurance is so hard

WHY do you keep HANGING UP on me im TRYING to give you money!!!

[doctorwhoisadhd]

see on one hand i COULD totally make trock but the only thing is. im worried about like. would anybody actually listen to it. like thats the difference w/ blaseball, the fan music scene was so excellent and popular that like i knew that if i made stuff and shared it people WOULD 100% listen and have nice things to say. and in general making and sharing ur music does NOT feel that way outside of communities that are really FOR that... and like its one thing to write my own songs for me bc thats not so much a choice as it is a requirement for my mental health in a very human "desire to create art" way. so in this regard its entirely another thing to write fan music... thats me contributing to a space, as opposed to my own "for me" songs that are just my way of processing my own emotions.

[lampfaced]

I knew this day would come but I am still not ready for it.

Long story short; I have obtained a brand-new car. My other one was on its last legs and felt like it was about to shake apart on me whenever I drove it.

I have also been using an iPod as my main music receptacle since at least... 17 years ago? My “current” device has been serving me since 2012.

My new car does not recognize it as a device when I plug it into the USB media port. And as far as I can tell, there is no aux port.

I now have to figure out how to get all my music files - many of which, thanks to Apple’s shit, are unable to be transferred and are unavailable on my other devices - onto something that can be recognized, like my phone. The iPod is still chugging along just fine and would otherwise still be usable if not for this “not supported” BS.

gdi I just want to do what I’ve been doing and have my MP3 files in one place that aren’t reliant on some sort of subscription service and/or internet connection and can’t be deleted at a moment’s notice from the database, and also have a tiny private screen so I can shuffle through songs without feeling self-conscious about anyone else seeing (I’m weird about other people perceiving my tastes like that for some reason).

I KNOW, I’M OLD AND NOT WITH THE TIMES.

[artemismatchalatte]

Does anyone else have problems with Her being scammy?

I just got spammed by a bunch of unverified accounts... again. :/

I'm getting catfish vibes from the woman I'm talking to right now. She has no posts on her Instagram at all. I'm a bit sussed out right now. :(