#rant - maybe

[soupiestzilla]

Hey! I just wanted to say (im sorry its aon im just nervous) that i really like your art, its like eye candy to me haha, but i just wanna ask, any tips on getting better? Im not rlly loving my art rn :(

Hello hi hey

Dude. I have other asks to answer. And i am busy a lil, But this ask hit me man. I have to answer this

This is gonna be long. I am gonna be honest. And this will apply to other hobbies too. Literally every hobby. I am going to cheer you up anon grabs you.

(Pls read this if ur anyone struggling with self esteem with ur hobbies in general just. Grabs you all.)

Listen man, I really appreciate the compliments, truly, they mean alot to me- but i need to help you change your mindset about art a lil bit

Imagine if you rlly liked a tv show right, you'd wanna spend your time and watch the whole thing no?

Would you be searching up "how to get better at watching tv shows" and trying to speedrun the show? I know this sounds silly but this is really what ppl do with their art when they deem it "not good enough", and i just wanna ask you one thing

What are you gonna do when your art is quote "good", like- once u reach the standard you wanna reach- what next? Lemme tell ya, more art lol

Art isnt about trying to "get better", and this goes for any hobby man, doing things you dont enjoy while you're making art is just gonna make you have a bad relationship with your hobby

You do not need to *get better*, you can stay like this, for literally the rest of your life, you can draw the way you do now for the rest of your life and be happy about it, no one is allowed to stop you dude and yk what?

Do you not wanna draw everyday to "improve"?? Not wanna do figure studies??? Not wanna study anatomy???? THEN DONT! You dont need to listen to the artists on YouTube telling you draw a hand twenty seven times per minute or draw everyday for the next every hour of your life for a week. You do n o t need to do figure studies or whatever man, you can just do what you wanna DO! You ARE allowed to enjoy art however way you wanna! WHO CARES WHAT OTHERS THINK BUD????

One day i came home and went "man i need to get better at anatomy", and went to youtube and watched a guy make me draw it and practice it. Sure, some ppl improve from this, some ppl take their flaws as motivation. lemme tell you friend, i do not lol. Drew the practices once, got bored mid way, and never practiced that specific study ever again. Cus i just didnt wanna man

Another example, my friend, absolutely loves sketching, just rough sketches- no lineart- no colour. Was once approached by someone who said her drawings would absolutely look better if she lined and coloured and completed them ,and thus should focus on her "weaknesses" ,and learn colour theory and blah blah, so you know what she did???

Just kept sketchin. Never once coloured or lined anything, and i promise, its the only reason she keeps doing the sketching thing, cus?

Why bother doing something you dont wanna do man. If you like eating like tomatoes or something does that mean you must now dedicate your life to eating every tomato thing ever????

If you like doing something, that should be reason enough to do it!

I used to have a love hate relationship with my art, would sit infront of the page for so long thinking why even bother drawing if i wont be happy with the result, and now, it just irks me to think i let myself think so lowly of one of my biggest hobbies, something ive done basically my entire life- simply because other people were better at it than me

Man, rocket scientists exist. Doesn't mean you should erase your love of space and science. Masterchefs exist, does that mean you should abandon your love of cooking and baking???? BRO FISH EXIST DOES THAT MEAN SWIMMERS SHOULD ALL COLLECTIVELY QUIT AS A SPECIES LOL

I know this has been a long rant, but truly anon, i mean it when i say that instead of thinking about how to get better, think of ways to improve your experience of art, think of ways to improve your relationship with your work, how to make it enjoyable for yourself, more personal!

Wanna just study the art of artists you like? Do that! Make the experience more catered towards you, take stuff you enjoy viewing as food for thought, (something you prolly already know by experience if you've ever lived lol, but you're much more likely to learn if you actually enjoy the learning process)

(Do you wanna draw more in a way you've already seen someone? If it makes you happy, then search it up on youtube! Many popular artists (like, cartoonists, manga artists, just LOTS of ppl in general) have got videos on them of ppl guiding how they work, and if their art makes your brain do lil happy fits, then by all means, go off that! Dont needa go click the "how to improve in one week" videos lol.

I once watched a video of how aidarlo (the duo of authors of tbhk, one of who is tbhks manga illustrator) colours, and i absolutely adored it, the studies were actually effective man. Like, i was able to replicate her style so well in traditional i felt so happy lol, like it genuinely looked out of the show, all without even having to look up any of her art, and it only took one video opposed to the hundreds of other videos teaching art that wouldve taught me nothing, and im rlly proud of alot of my coloured pieces in her style in traditional, anywho!)

(obviously, this isnt a one and done of all of how art works, im just giving suggestions of how to actually enjoy and cater the art towards you lol)

Dont wanna study anatomy? Dont! Dont wanna draw eyes??? MAKE EM BLIND. dont wanna draw hands bro??? ARGGH PIRATE HOOK. idk lol, wanna draw something absolutely crazy that no one ever in the world would ever understand??? THATS WHY ART EXISTS DUDE!!

Go wild anon, please always feel free to talk to me if you dont like the way your art looks, I'll always be here to give you advice, i myself struggled alot most my life with my hobbies, until I finally stopped giving a shit and got the "yolo" mindset lol, anywho, bye bud! :)

[raemeh]

there’s a part of me that’s tempted to design/talk about light skinned poc because I swear sometimes it feels like people overreact to characters with light skin with poc features.

[thagyuenjoyer]

⠀💭⠀why cant a certain someone take the hint. TAKE. THE. HINT. ughhh its so obvioussssssss plss what else do i gotta say,,,,,,,,,,,,,, take the hint 🙁

jealousy issues at it's absolute peak im so cringe but the word cringe is cringe so idk im a loser i like being a loser,,, anyway lil peep

[an0nymous-e]

Idk why ppl get mad that something got popular from one thing "Bubble Guppies got popular because of electro swing!" Okay and idgaf at least my favorite show getting recognition because the show was amazing

Now make Anna & friends popular pls

[theheirofthesharingan]

I just don't get this. People see other characters doing horrible shit and it's their trauma, pain, loneliness, Shinobi system, and some other shit responsible for their behavior and actions, but somehow Itachi should be completely exempted from this leniency. Because there's absolutely no way he was at the war at the of age of 4, saw bloodshed that would traumatize even the surviving adults, lost his faith in humanity because how little value war gave to the human life, and how FREQUENT wars and conflict were in their world.

Let's also pretend he didn't think it must be stopped because dying meaninglessly for a system was a horrible thing to do. Let's also pretend he wasn't placed in the situations where no child, not even if you're a budding Shinobi, must be placed. Spying on the government? Spying on the clan? Life and death? Making him question the way the world worked while giving him no other option? Good job, adults. All this came from the people who had thrice the experience of his age.

Let's also forget the last part of his characterization - his guilt and regret overpowering all his other emotions, except for his love. Ignoring and denying the last part is something that goes on in this fandom in abundance.

What makes him an incredible character and an honorable man is acceptance. You can ignore that all you want, but he's a brilliant character without whom the Naruto won't be as poignant and profound as it is.

[heyseihai]

I can't get over the feeling the plot in Genkaku at first was something else. No one comes up with a concept art of a King with a seppuku scar just because, or just to show his abs.

It's like Battle of the Bastards, actors said the original idea was to Houses Glover, Umber, and Manderly to betray House Bolton, but due to D&Ds terrible management skills or lack of it actually some problems, they were forced to rewrite the script based on this lack of time and money, keeping things simpler.

[tttopoftheworld]

Bitches be like "My favourite subject is English." "I love literature" my brother in Christ where were you during class? Media literacy and critical thinking is the foundation for English Literature classes. But you wouldn't know that you were probably just drawing an eye at the corner of the page

"You can portray bad things in fiction if it's done in a negative light!"

maybe this is just me, but the author shouldn't have to hold your hand & tell you explicitly that what's happening in the story is bad.

Sometimes, the narration of the story portrays it as good, or "romanticizes" it because the character narrating is a terrible person. That doesn't mean the author condones it, it means the *character* thinks it's okay!

You should have enough critical thinking skills & media literacy to reach that conclusion on your own, and if you don't, I recommend Disney Junior for your viewing pleasure, rather than adult content.

Don't worry, they'll tell you exactly the lesson they want you to learn over there, in painfully explicit detail.

That might be more your speed.

[oh-snapperss]

they'll fund a genocide and let their poor regions be destroyed. don't fucking forgive them for that.

my hometown is completely gone from what pictures i can find of it, i have not heard from my family (including aunts, uncles, parents, one sibling, and a grandparent), and the infrastructure in the mountain communities is wiped out. i cannot stress how catastrophic this is, or how difficult it will be for these communities to build back. i am angry, and scared, and heartbroken by everything that's happened.

and our government is spending it's money to fund a genocide.

free palestine, and don't be complicit. realize that this is not something happening that doesn't affect you--although it shouldn't take this to care about the deaths of thousands of people anyway.

[marsipain]

Norwegian Mikus :)

Left is Miku as a russ and right is Miku in a bunad!

[bamsara]

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[thagyuenjoyer]

⠀💭⠀ever since i started watching kdramas i became so insecure about my weight and looks but im too lazy to do anything about it ugh

[fuck-powered-art-machine]

Shit I scribbled like a maniac at 4 am.

I blacked out before an empty document and woke up with this on my screen

textless version under cut

also second attempt at posting this becouse tumblr is not cooperating

I swear my carnal desire is not the only reason i picked this game up.

[lilyrose-terraharuka]

I'm okay now

I think the internet drama that I dealt with is causing puritans to ruined my friendships with my close friends. I had to cut ties with two people.

Long story short: those puritans gone after my friend and my fiancé over a damn favorites on FurAffinity and freaked out over "aged up" characters doing the lewds (though most of the characters are 18+). I'm surprised they haven't gone after me yet.

Yeah, those fuckers... and now you know why I can't stand antis.

And this is why I took a hiatus until further noticed until this blows over. But I might be active again.

I'm sorry that I worried you guys. Now back to your regular postings!

[sameboot]

Simon petrikov coping FAIL compilation

[theelmoarchive]

Hello tumblr it's been a bit 🔥🔥

I made this like a month ago when i was only halfway through PD season 2, but I actually just finished it completely so it's a little outdated-

Might update in the future who knows

They're all trans btw, if you cant tell 🫶

Ghostknife and William bonus

[shalom-iamcominghome]

I'm in many leftist spaces and I've seen many goyim in these spaces complaining about how often jews talk about leftist antisemitism.

The thing is that this is the consequence of claiming to be advocates or in support of another group of people - when you ostensibly prove you aren't for us, we're going to be harsher than we are to people who never pretended in the first place.

For an analogy, here's a similar situation: I am harsher toward "pro-trans" people who are transphobic than I am to people who are not. This is because the pro-trans person told me they were better than that. I am already aware that the anti-trans person is going to be anti-trans. Their anti-transness is self-evident. What isn't self-evident is a person who claims to be pro-trans and then proves otherwise.

This post is addressed toward leftist spaces because I occupy these spaces the most. It makes me wonder just how safe I am in these spaces when leftist begrudgingly acknowledge that this conversation keeps happening. I feel like a lot of leftists treat those of us who open these conversations like we're an "I left the left" rightist when... Most of us are still in leftist spaces. We have not left the left and through pretending we have, you absolve yourself the feeling of responsibility.