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I haven't posted in a while

Does it really matter? I'm not sure, but I wanted to post a little update for my own benefit, because it has been a year for wobinbug 😨

TL;DR is I've been having kind of a bad time lately, but I'm working to make things better. I'm not sure where I'm going with this account as I don't use social media that much at all these days, but I'm still here lowkey. Reposting things.

I did not manage to secure a university placement, which is a little depressing. I knew I had low odds, but wow, the odds must've been in hell. Still, it's kind of nice to go into my final year with people I know. All the same, what a massive waste of my time; genuine hours of each week which would've been better spent doing literally anything else.

I've never really felt like the job I'd want to do is important. It's hard to explain, but I've always just felt like, ultimately, you'll do what you have to. It's also possible that perspective bit me pretty hard in the arse since I maybe didn't seem very passionate in the cover letters? I'm just guessing, though, I got no feedback. At all.

I've also found out there are some people in my life being pretty rude about me behind my back. I'd like to say I don't care, but it's never easy to stomach someone being pleasant to your face and wishing you'd "fuck off" when they think you won't find out. I can cut one of these people off soon, but yeah, pretty :(

In better news, however, I feel like I've been cooking, you know? 🔥

I've been getting really deep into UX design this year and I kind of love it? It's like, the psychology behind design decisions, how to test, why things are the way they are etc. etc. I came up with a project that took an entirely different approach from my peers and submitted it last Friday. Hopefully, I'm not getting too ahead of myself, but I pretty firmly believe I made good choices.

Over the Summer I want to rework my portfolio because I realised my current one... Kind of sucks? I can't really share it without doxxing myself, but like, from an artistic/technological perspective, it's... Cool? Maybe? People like it, but I still think it's not great. It certainly didn't help me get a placement, but, in fairness, I can see it's been clicked, like twice.

I also feel like I've fully moved away from "artsy" stuff in a lot of ways, I'm not built for that life. I'd like to help other people achieve artistic vision but, for me, maybe something a little more classic and reliable paints a better picture (is that turn of phrase a bit ironic?)

I do, however, think learning creative coding is a pretty valuable skill, if not a bit unappreciated. Maybe I'll make a post about Three.js in the future.

Speaking of, yeah... I used to post a lot about tech I'm learning. And now it's like *BAM* anime content. I know Tumblr's tagging system means this is nbd, but still. Might be nice to share what I'm doing again a little more. We'll see.

Sorry this post is a bit of a downer, I've just... Been going through it, man 💀 This is barely even the half of it, I didn't even mention how I got actually badly injured in September 💀 Like, I spent three months in and out of hospital, yet it almost didn't register as something to mention. That's the level I'm at.

I try to be chill and have fun, but sometimes things aren't fun and it's okay to admit that.

So, basically, I don't have some great positive spin or anything, but I do want to say, if you gave this a read, I appreciate it, that's super nice of you, thank you :)

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i do think theres something sad about how largely only the literature that's considered especially good or important is intentionally preserved. i want to read stuff that ancient people thought sucked enormous balls

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Rukia Kuchiki

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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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Dark Rukia

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Everybody stop what you’re doing RIGHT NOW and celebrate the last Out of Touch Thursday of 2020

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"kill them with kindness"

wrong. SENBONZAKURA KAGEYOSHI.

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I made a 3D model of a car and then immediately removed 3D modeling as a skill on my portfolio, I'm simply not that guy

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been playing stardew valley with mods recently and im a bit obsessed with aideen from east scarp…… shes so pretty and i had to draw her :3c

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Not my brother sending me ~80 pics of his girlfriend when I asked to see his holiday photos

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unidentified 🛸 fishing 🎣 object ‼️‼️🌟

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I played Webfishing for the first time today. Usually, I'm a bit shy about playing games online, but I decided to just go for it and enter a public server.

I've been having kind of a bad time lately, but the people I met today made me forget about it all, just for a little while :)

They, of course, don't know this, but I had a better day today than I usually do.

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I'm gonna watch Squid Game 2, but it seems that a main conflict in the season will be how people are willing to take the risk of the game due to their circumstances. This is a good point, but I swear it was already made pretty clear in the first season? And Gi-Hun should absolutely understand this.

I, personally, was not a fan of him returning to the games at the end, but I'm curious to see where things are going

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Actual legendary playlist, thank you YouTube 😭💀

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Me: Wow, life is going pretty good 🙂

My right eyeball: FUCK YOU! 🖕🖕 Hope you like SCLERITIS 😈

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Fire & Ice