#and if you dont enjoy it find blorbos that will make it enjoyable for you

[broh3m3]

I love your art style, especially how energetic it is! How did your art style get such dynamic lines? Do you have any tips/advice/ideas on how to do that?

Thank you! Um... I'm not sure how to go about it, but I’ll try and give some tips on line confidence. I think my main advice would be to not let your sketch box you in- keeping it at a really low opacity so that your eyes don’t get used to seeing it with your line art when you draw over it (having your sketch opacity too high can give a different impression of your line work), leaving room to exaggerate or play around with fresh lines in the next phase.. It’s easier to do when you’re confident in your subject, so the sketch should be stable enough to convey that, but have fun with the process otherwise! For me, good line art comes out when I’m actively finding ways to build off the sketch’s energy while lining it, not when I’m trying to limit myself to it/already 100% happy with what it provides.

Here's a bit of a visualization! When going from the sketch to the line art, I was thinking that I could improve the flow of the cape, so I made the upper part less flat and balanced its curve with the bottom to keep the energy flowing. The slope of Kalim's pose could balance the curve of Jamil's sarouel, so I leaned into that when putting down the lines for Kalim's. Meanwhile having some areas be more linear helps give contrast. Line of action, straights against curves, etc. (I think this is delving more into gestural talk now) I'd recommend studying artists whose linework you enjoy too! Kaisen_Tobiuo was-and still is- a big inspiration of mine growing up for how expressive their works and line art felt. Also study naruto fanartists they're cracked It ended up being a bit of a ramble, but I hope this could help op!

#ask #will say i was already feeling good that day when doing the line art for the sketch; some days require more information #arts not a linear process so take note of how youre feeling that day and adjust your method accordingly #and looking at the sketch again theres different ways i could have gone about it! dont be afraid to experiment #most of all though have fun! the process is a lot smoother if you enjoy it #and if you dont enjoy it find blorbos that will make it enjoyable for you #sorry for the late response btw!! really wanted to think this one thru; i have a lot of love for this subject but talking is not my forte

[effervescentdragon]

Re your interviewers not even sure what to ask anymore ask, that’s me but with the fandom lol. I’m literally this close to just starting to translate all of Toto’s German interviews just to feel like there is Any reason for me to still be here doing Stuff in this fandom, like what am I doing, exactly? Make predictable guesses as to who’s gonna win, only get surprised by DNFs and engine failures and battling in the mid-field, have my grandpa tell me ‘the races have really been going downhill’ and log off??

i posted sth about jude bellinghams dick game on insta on main yday and og bff asked me what im compensating for w footie posting and should he be worried abt my mental state and i said f1, because im just not incentivised to watch it anymore at the moment? im hoping it changes when races stop being so early - i am sad i missed nico's commentary the most tbh. i guess fandoms come and go and things get more and less interesting but the thing for me is - if im not enjoying it, i won't make myself watch/read/do it just because i've made it my Thing. i can have many Things. we all can. i think, when something doesn't bring joy, its good to step back. give yourself time. f1 will be there. 🫂

i also think there is this insidious thing that you have to be "productive" in a fandom, that you have to do, be doing something to justify your presence in it. i know i've felt off because im not churning out 10 ficlets a day anymore, but the fact is - you don't have to DO anything to BE in the fandom (this feels like some metaphor for life but i only took one sip of coffee today so far). fandom is about enjoyment, yohr enjoyment and sharing that enjoyment with people who also love a certain piece of media or whatever. this capitalist bullshit of treating a fandom space like it's a job (what am i contributing? have i met my quota of posting about my blorbo today? how many followers do i have?) like... who the fuck cares. i still count myself into the silm fandom and i havent posted about it in ages. doctor who, star trek, hell, fucking x men and cap america and hannibal and so many things. i am still a fan of so many things that bring me enjoyment. thats why im a fan in a fandom.

i guess what i'm teying to say is that its really hard sometimes, when you lose interest or get disheartened by someting thats brought you joy before. when you feel like you're "failing" at liking something. but i try to remember - im a person, i have interests, interests change. a thing i loved isnt that anymore. okay. not okay, but it's fine. you may find joy again, you may surorise yourself, or you may just drift to something else. you're no less you, and no less a fan, if your intensity isn't the same now as it was yesterday or a decade ago. and with f1... its changing so much that its honestly pretty understandable to feel that way. bff stopped watching during the seb era, came back when it looked like seb might win w ferrari, then skipped the whole lewis era. og bff skipped merc domination era completely. my cousins husband stopped watching the moment alonso won. ive had friends stop watching the moment max won. it happens.

what im saying, too fucking long and winded bcs apparently im in a mood today - dont force yourself into something that doesnt bring you joy. theres so much joy to be found in this world deapite everything, and you're no less you for losing an interest in a fandom.

#akira answers asks #lovely moots 💕 #this got long and i hope it makes sense in some way. or helps. idk. #f1

[dana-chan-the-control-brain]

You dont have to answer this publicly or at all<3 I just Had Thoughts about my last question.

All your answers to the dca questions are valid. I always liked Vanny/Vanessa because I didn't know all the complications around her character at first. Even after understanding the game and where everyone's frustration about her came from, I still really like the idea of her. It's the same way that I love Sun/Moon, not because their canon content is especially spectacular, but because I love the idea and potential they have. I definitely agree with your feelings on the dca community sidelining Vanessa and the Glamrocks. Though, I can't really fault anyone because I myself don't generate many ideas about anyone other than Sun/Moon.

I also definitely agree with your take on Sun. I am an enthusiastic enjoyer of all flavors the Attendants come in. Wholesome, angsty, evil, unhinged, innocent, manipulative, etc. I love me some red flags in my fictional men, but I just can't get super into content that portrays normal, vanilla Sun as a master of manipulation. It's just a personal preference, and how I percieve him. You put it into words very well. It feels like many can only find him enjoyable/compelling/attractive/interesting if he's somehow a mastermind. Like he only has value and dimensions after the headcanon is applied. When, imo, he already has plenty of depth to be explored as he's canonly presented. I've seen this happen with many characters, and it always rubs me the wrong way.

But I get it. What scratches the brain is what scratches the brain, and everyone should be able to indulge in their headcanons. I still enjoy me some manipulative Sun every now and then, but I'll still hold this opinion

THIS ^^^^

haha. worded better. (and I'll share publically cus I have nothing to hide) I tried to make a point that I don't mind those troupes at all, and Iove what the community has done with the Daycare Attendant as a whole, and I'm in the same boat.

Like aus focused on the Daycare Attendant only are great too! You get more character focus that way

I love Vanny for her potential much like the DA.

Like, I love Vanny so much I ordered that plush of her over the Daycare Attendant. lol

But yes, yes. All well said <3

Like chase the blorbos and hyperfixation in your brain that makes you happy.

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