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thepatchycat · 6 months

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Hi, I’m a real new shiny here (on Tumblr, but also at drawing), and it’s the first time I ask anything, so I hope it’s ok. I must say first that I love the way you draw TCW characters (especially the clones)! 😍 I just came across this sketch you made on canvas (if I remember correctly) https://www.tumblr.com/thepatchycat/729224397978828800 and I was wondering, if you don’t mind sharing, how do you get the perfect white background on non-digital drawings? I currently use a scanner app on my sketches and the results are always inconsistent and far from that white… thanks a lot in advance!! 😊

Welcome to the Tumblr crew, shiny! ;) And thank you kindly!

So my dirty secret for that sketch is... it actually is completely digital! I drew it in a program called Rebelle 5, which is designed to mimic traditional canvas/paper and pencils/paints. I picked it up for super cheap during a huge sale last year, and it's a lot of fun; unfortunately, it's usually pretty expensive, as many art programs are. I highly recommend keeping an eye out for sales though if you ever get into digital drawing--and if you'd like a free program, the one I use most of the time is MediBang. But those programs are really mostly helpful for digital art, not so much for scanning actual pencil sketches.

While I tend to stick to digital drawing nowadays, I definitely feel you on the scan cleanliness issue; phone pictures and even proper printer scans tend to end up either kind of dirty or faded. The short answer is that I don't actually have an easy and effective solution, but there might be some things you can try depending on what you have available. I wouldn't be surprised if you've already explored more methods than I have, and there are definitely people with better ideas and more experience than me, but I'll share what I've tried.

Long(er)-winded rambling under the cut!

So, I currently have an unfinished piece sitting in my files that began as a traditional drawing, one that I want to keep all the pencil details for. Here's the sketchbook page, scanned using a household printer:

Not terrible, but it'd be nice to have clearer contrast between the lines and the background. In MediBang, I can adjust the contrast by going to Filter>Levels (or Ctrl+L), which gives me a little box that looks like this:

I don't technically know the nitty gritty of how it works, but by my understanding, the outer triangles for the input and output indicate the range boundaries. Adjusting the input--particularly the darker boundary--so that the output boundary exceeds it basically tells the program to make the darker parts even darker, resulting in this:

Better! As you can see, though, the darker parts of the background also show up a bit more. Rather than relying only on contrast adjustments, what I actually ended up doing was carefully erasing the background around the drawing after adding a plain white layer underneath, and also going over some of the lines digitally. I did this first in MediBang (the only art program I had when I started working on it), then transferred the file over to Rebelle.

MediBang (left) has the pure white background, while the Rebelle (right) canvas settings I chose are a little off-white and more textured, which I think blends a bit better with the texture and shading of the image. It's possible to add textures and the like in MediBang, too, but Rebelle has it built into its design, so it's a little easier to figure out there; I'll likely finish this piece in Rebelle (whenever I get back to doing so, haha), since the canvas and brush settings will be easier to match to the texture of everything that came directly from the drawing.

Most of this is much easier to do with a drawing tablet/pen, unless you're a wizard with a mouse. As for traditional means... the best suggestion I can come up with is to try inking sketches, or at least darkening them further with a pencil. The more contrast you can get between your lines and the background, the more easily you can digitally tease that contrast out even further. I think most photo editors have at least some contrast, color, and brightness adjusters, and probably more useful functions I don't even know about--it never hurts to mess around with any program's filters and settings to see what happens!

Good luck, and happy drawing! :D

#Patchy Babbles #Asks #I love getting asks so it's more than okay!#Sorry the answer is basically that that sketch is a lie haha #Someone on the internet has probably figured out more effective tricks but that someone is not me #Also your art looks super good!#You have a great eye for detail~

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weministertomonsters · 1 year

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Werewolf (Camden) x human female reader - Part 2

You're about to go out for a walk and you're almost out the door when your phone starts to ring. It's somewhere in your bedroom. By the time you sprint through the hall and leap onto the bed you're completely out of breath. You're hoping it's Camden because you haven't seen him since the shower fiasco last Friday and it's been three days. You've been trying to give him some space but that hasn't stopped you from missing him, of course.

"Hello?" you answer your phone breathlessly.

"Hey there, it's Arch," a male voice says on the other end.

Camden's brother!

"Hi! It's been ages, how are you?" You flatten yourself on the bed and keep your shoe-clad feet dangling off the edge.

"Um, still very much single and obsessed with anime but my first art exhibition is next week so I've got my hands full with that," he laughs. "You're welcome to come, by the way."

"That would be wonderful. I'll see if Camden would like to tag along," you say.

"Speaking of Camden, I was just about to ask you if you've talked to him recently," Arch asks.

"Three days ago."

"Oh." He pulls the phone away from his ear and you hear some faint rustling and then a popping sound, like a strip of medicine tablets being opened. "I guess I'll just try his phone again," he mutters faintly to himself, but you hear it.

You clear your throat. "So he isn't answering his phone?"

"Um, no," Arch drawls. "He's probably just hyper-fixating on a new hobby or something. I'm sure he's fine."

"He was a little withdrawn the last time we talked," you say. "I think I scared him off a bit."

"No way. He's crazy about you," Arch laughs and then curses softly. "Dammit, Camden." "What? What is it?" You demand, vaguely noting the mailman walking up to your front door and the thud of your mail falling on the doormat.

"I think I know what this is about. Listen, I'll talk to you later, okay?"

"Arch! What's going on? You know I'm going to worry, right? If you don't let me know what's going on, I'll come over and make you tell me."

"Whoa now, you're kind of jumping to conclusions here. Camden is alright, he's just going through a rough time right now."

"What do you mean? Is it something I said?"

"Look, I don't know what's going on between you two but this has nothing to do with it. It's the full moon. It's just around the corner." "The full moon? Why is that a problem?" You blink in confusion.

Arch laughs and then coughs. "It's when we, um, go into heat."

"Oh! That!" You squeak. "I knew that."

"Didn't sound like you did just now," Arch snickers.

You look up to see someone quickly walking out of your gate. You didn't see them come up to the door. They're wearing a baseball cap with a hoodie pulled over it, hands in their pockets. Your heart gives a little leap and you panic for a second before you realize there's no way that can be your ex. He was muscular and broad. This person is skinny-shouldered and thin, that much you can see.

Nevertheless, you want to know what they were doing on your porch. You get off the bed and hurry to your front door.

"You okay? You've gotten real quiet," Arch says.

"I'm fine," you huff. "Just, uh, distracted."

"Keep your mind out of the gutter," Arch teases.

"Jesus. I'm just worried, alright? I read that going through heat alone is torturous. Like burn-alive and so horny it hurts torture. I don't want him to suffer." "Take it from someone who knows, it's not that hard. Excuse the pun." "So how do you manage?" You ask curiously, scooping up the mail from the floor and heading to the kitchen table.

"Heat suppressant pills. They work kind of like painkillers. Can't make it go away completely, but it keeps me sane. And the sooner you take them, the better they work. Camden doesn't like the side effects so he hardly ever takes them. He's probably out in the woods chewing on a tree or something."

There is one envelope that doesn't look like its part of your mail. Someone has scrawled on it with a pencil, and the sharp tip of the pencil has poked holes in the surface of the envelope. It says "From The Neighborhood". You put your phone between your shoulder and ear and rip it open. A folded piece of paper falls out along with a thick stack of Polaroid pictures. Your hands go slack.

"I mean, heats aren't great. Maybe I should hook up with someone this time," Arch is mumbling, but you aren't listening.

A small whine works its way out of your throat as you skim over the contents of the letter. You're not sure whether to laugh in disbelief, cry, or shoot someone.

"You okay?" Arch asks.

"No," your voice comes out small. "No, I'm not okay. Can I come over? I need to show you something. It has got something to do with Camden.

"Sure," Arch sounds concerned now. "Do you want me to pick you up?"

"I can make it myself. See you in a few minutes."

You hang up and shove the handful of pictures into your purse along with the letter. You put a can of pepper spray in the front pocket of your jeans in easy reach. When you leave the house, you slip the metal ends of your keys between your fingers. Your skin crawls and you feel invisible eyes watching you as you fight the urge to run to your car. If they are watching, you don't want them to see just how their little letter has affected you. You won't give anyone that satisfaction.

By the time you reach Arch's apartment, you're in tears.

"Whoa," he says when he opens the door and you barge into the small but cozy apartment. "So, what is it?"

"I knew some people hated the fact that I was in a relationship with a werewolf but this is taking it too far!" You wail and bury your face in his sweater.

"Take a deep breath. I have no idea what you're on about," he says soothingly.

You sniff and pull away. "You might want to sit down for this," you tell him, flopping onto the couch.

He takes a seat beside you and you dig the filthy things out of your purse and hand them to him. He reads the letter first, gold beginning to flash in his eyes. When he shuffles through the pictures he starts to look truly furious. He gets up and throws the pictures and the letter into the trashcan.

"I had no idea it was that bad. Up in this part of the city people are pretty chill when it comes to these kinds of relationships." He begins to pace the living room, clenching his hands into fists hard enough that his claws begin to prick his palms. He shakes his hands out with a growl. Abruptly, you burst into tears again.

"I should have known!" You wail. "This is why he was so weird the other day."

Arch plops down beside you and pulls you against him.

"It's okay. Deep breaths now."

You try to follow his advice but your entire face feels congested. You fumble for a tissue from the coffee table and blow your nose.

"The last time we saw each other, he was at my apartment scrubbing the front door. I thought it was odd but I didn't want to get all nosy. He said the door was dirty but I guess someone had left some kind of message and he got there before me and saw it..." Your eyes widen in realization. "He's probably been getting threats for way longer than me. And I never noticed..."

"When Camden decides to keep something to himself he'll go to every length to ensure no one finds out. Don't blame yourself," Arch says.

"No, he definitely tried to tell me. He said a lot of things about how he was afraid he'd hurt me and how he'd be too rough. He was probably saying all the things he'd been led to believe. He wouldn't have sex with me even though I wanted it so badly." You pout slightly.

Arch says nothing, but he stiffens beside you. You look up at his face and find him staring at the fireplace.

"Are you okay? Did I say too much? Sorry."

"No." He heaves himself up tiredly. "I need to get something. I'll be right back."

The idea of him leaving you alone makes you deeply uncomfortable. The entire drive here, you had been checking your review mirror to make sure you weren't being tailed. Now that fear comes rushing back.

"Wait, don't leave me!" You grab his arm and tug.

He twists awkwardly, caught by surprise, and ends up falling halfway on top of you and halfway on the floor. He groans, voice muffled by your shirt, which his face is pressed against.

"I was just going to the bathroom," he growls, lifting his head and giving you an irritated stare that is more wolf than human.

You're a bit startled and you tuck your legs against your body and scoot away. You'd never admit it, but that golden gaze and sharp teeth send a thrill of fear through you. The gold in Arch's eyes almost glows and when you move away from him, he leans forward, following you. You freeze.

"What are you doing?" You as softly, wary.

"Shit," he blinks and leans back, pulling away and standing up. "Give me a second."

He strides to his bedroom, rubbing at the spots on his head where his ears would be if he shifted. You plan on waiting just like he asked, but when you hear a crash from the bathroom, you jump up and hurry to make sure he's alright.

"You okay?" You poke your head through the open door.

He's clutching the marble countertop. The contents of the medicine cabinet are strewn across the counter and floor. He's holding a bottle of heat suppressant pills. Suddenly it all makes sense.

"Okay. Um, I'm just going back to the living room."

You turn and begin to walk away but he growls.

"Do not walk away from me."

"Arch, please just take the pills," you beg, inching away. "Whatever this is, it isn't going anywhere good." He watches you, staring you down, daring you to move. You count your breaths and stand there, praying he'll snap out of it. He doesn't. His grip on the bottle slackens and it drops to the floor. The thud startles you and you flinch. That's all he needs. With a triumphant snarl, he lunges toward you. That's too much for you and you shriek and commit the error of not only running but turning your back on him.

You glance over your shoulder and see a massive wolf-man slip across the wooden floor and bump into the side table in the hall. Little statues and souvenirs from his travels crash to the floor. A Russian doll cracks in big pieces under his paw. He's coming for you.

You run into his bedroom because you know it's the best place to hide. There's enough room for you to scoot under his bed. At least that's what you thought, but most of the space is taken up by boxes of old sketchpads from uni

"No!" You scream as you feel a clawed hand grab your ankle and pull you out from under the bed.

Your shirt catches on the carpet and rolls up, baring your skin. As he pulls you out the rest of the way, your belly burns against the fiber of the carpet.

"Arch, stop it! This isn't you!" Of course, it isn't him. What is staring through his eyes isn't human and you're pretty sure he isn't hearing or understanding you. Right now you're speaking two very different languages. His muzzle comes down, teeth nipping and gnawing against your shirt and bra. It isn't clear whether he's unwrapping a meal to eat or fuck. Or both. You sit up and scoot backward. Your shirt rips, coming away from your body. He chews on it for a moment, distracted.

You press yourself against the wall and hold your breath. All too soon, Arch looks up. You stare back at him.

"I know you don't want to do this, Arch." He prowls forward, nose up in the air and sniffing. His ears flick at whatever scent he picks up. You're sure he can smell your fear.

"Think of Camden," you beg. "Or your art exhibition. Or all those anime plushies you love so much."

The giant wolf man sits on his haunches and stares at you for a long moment. He snaps his teeth and licks his muzzle like he's tasting the air. You manage not to flinch and simply glare back at him. His eyes lower and he gives you a sheepish wolf stare that melts into apologetic human eyes.

"Shit." He says, surprised at himself. "Shit."

"Calm down!" You snap. "We both need to calm down." You touch your throat, feeling your racing heart slowing down.

"I'm so sorry, I really shouldn't have done that. But I couldn't... I mean, I tried..."

The doorbell rings, cutting him off.

"I'll go see who it is," Arch says hastily, picking himself off the floor. "Take whatever you need from my closet."

You check yourself for injuries and other than your red and irritated belly, you're fine. So you do as he suggests, finding a t-shirt to pull on. You hear the door opening, and then an exclamation of alarm from Arch.

"Camden!"

Oh my god, you think, he's hurt.

You nearly slip on the tiles in the hall in your mad dash to the door. You round the corner just in time to see Camden staggering in, covered in mud and blood. He looks up and says your name. And then, he collapses into his brother's arms.

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Hello, it's me, the cliffhanger addict. I swear I'm not doing it on purpose. I just kept building on what I had and it just so happened to end on a cliff. 😗

Consider a reblog if you enjoyed this chapter!

#exophilia #teratophillia #werewolf #monster fucker #monster x human #monster x reader #terato

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karakulialiny · 3 months

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On Valentine's Day, I wanted to publish a mini series of drawings called Types of Romances in Fiction. There, using the example of some of my favorite couples, I show different types of relationships. This idea came to me on February 13, so I had absolutely no time to implement all my ideas on time. And considering that recently my tablet has been charging 10 times less than before... But now, I've finally finished this series!

Anyway, there's Michael and Charlie from my FNAF AU. After Evan fell into a coma, they dated for some time (mainly to provide moral support to Michael), then Charlie fell into the hands of William and what you already know about happened.

Fun fact: for a solid 1,5 years (from late 2020 to mid 2022), I thought that Robbie was Purah's and Impa's brother. However, I had some doubts because no one portrayed him as such. All my doubts were confirmed when I saw a decent amount of PuRobbie ship arts on Tumblr with the artists saying that Robbie indeed is not related to Sheikah sisters. And you know what? The romantic relationship between these two makes a lot of sense. It's mystery for me, why Robbie ended up with Jerrin, but I have one theory that I want to present in one of my future fanfictions (which I won’t write soon, because I haven’t overcome my writer’s complexes yet).

It's finally time for my absolute OTP😍😍😍 I really like the headcanon that Zelda had to go on dates secretly because she was afraid of being judged by the royal nobility. Mainly for the reason that Link acted like an idiot very often, and if the princess admitted to everyone her feelings for him, then she would be treated with less respect, and this is very important for Zelda as a future queen. But a woman in love remains a woman in love, and she wanted to feel loved.

Yes, I know that King Rhoam would not really be against their relationship. These Link and Zelda are from my AU (as well as Purah and Robbie from the picture above), and what I know about this so far is that the royal guards along with knights would not believe that Link was the chosen one after they saw his clumsiness, naivety and how he completely calmly eats rocks. Then, the young man became a laughing stock among the ladies-in-waiting and even the court cooks. Zelda didn't want everyone to laugh at her when they saw her romantically involved with Link, so they met in secret.

A lot of things happened between Stan and Wendy from South Park. They were either head over heels in love with each other, then they broke up, and this became a real springboard for various kinds of fan fiction. In my AU, there will also be a small story arc dedicated to their relationship, but I don’t yet know how exactly all this will happen, where it will begin and where it will end.

It's been a long time since I drew a Lackadaisy character, and portraying Ivy and Calvin as the personification of love at first sight was a great excuse. If anything, I simply redrew the moment of their first meeting from the comic.

As the final entry of the series, I decided to draw Hancock and Luffy. Honestly, unlike other pairings in this series, I'm not really into this one. At least because I find it quite tragic to fall in love with someone who OBVIOUSLY has no interest in you. Of course, I could portray the more interesting for me pair of Phineas and Isabella as an example of a non-reciprocal relationship. But the fact is that in the end, Phineas still reciprocated, and we are talking about a completely non-reciprocal relationship here. At least I thought it was funny how Hancock goes from being a cold-blooded lady to being an awkward teenager once she sees Luffy and then goes back to her old self. She reminds me so much of my OC Miranda 😆

Happy long-ago Valentine's Day, folks😘

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suzy-queued · 1 year

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Artist Interview

Happy Boxing Day! I was tagged by @you-are-so-much-better-than-that in this artist interview.

1. Do you post on AO3? If so, how many works do you have on AO3? If not, where do you post?

I do post on AO3 as Suzy_Queue. I have two art galleries there, one for general art and one for Kinktober 2022.

2. What is your total art count?

If you count art done for other people's stories, headers for my own stories, and Gallacrafts pieces, it's around 150.

3. What are your top 5 pieces by likes/kudos?

I use this cool website to get my full Tumblr stats. According to them:

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes! Although I'm not the fastest at it.

5. What is your current fandom, and what was the first fandom you drew for?

Currently, it's Gallavich all the way. The first fandom I remember drawing for was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, making my own comics. (they were 7th-grade-girl bad).

6. Have you ever received hate on any art?

Nope, people are very supportive, even on pieces that I know aren't that great.

7. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t drawn for yet but want to?

I can't really think of any.

8. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

The one that has lived in my brain for the longest part of my life is Han/Leia.

9. Do you draw outside of fandom?

Yeah! I was an art major in college. I've been a professional artist for 20 years and have created art for book covers, movie posters, album covers, logos. I go to figure drawing sessions at a local art school and am in a nature journaling group. I've displayed my horror art at conventions around the country.

10. What’s the an art piece you’ve drawn that came out completely differently than you expected?

This was the first piece I ever drew on a tablet with a pressure-sensitive pen. It was an experiment to learn the tools. I had no idea how it would look, and it turned out all right.

11. Do you draw smut?

Yep! There's some smut in this gallery.

12. Have you ever had any of your art stolen or copied?

Not that I know of.

13. Have you ever collaborated on a piece?

I've created art for stories working with the author, but I've never co-drawn a piece of art. Unless you count playing Exquisite Corpse with my children.

14. What’s an idea you have that you have yet to draw?

Oh, I have a lot. The one I think about most is a picture of Ian and Mickey in a lineup at jail, looking disheveled, hung over, and completely in love.

15. What are your drawing strengths?

I like my compositions a lot, the flow of items throughout the picture. I feel like I'm good at drawing what I see in a realistic way, whether it's a photo or real life.

16. What are your drawing weaknesses?

Drawing from memory/imagination. I have to have reference photos of what I'm doing or I go off the rails. I need to develop more trust in my own style and lean into weird proportions and my own skewed vision.

17. What’s your favorite art piece you’ve drawn?

I'm quite partial to this book cover art I did. It's spray paint, pastel, and acrylic. It's about 4 feet tall.

18. What is one thing you’d like to tell people about your art that they might not know?

Just because I've been doing it for a while doesn't mean I'm not still learning every day.

19. What inspires or motivates you to create for fandom?

I have a lot of emotional energy churning below the surface. Creating art and fics helps get it out. It's a much more positive outlet than letting it brew.

20. And finally, can you describe your process a little? Do you have a favorite place to draw? Do you play something in the background? Do you do research or just go for it? Give us a little insight.

I have a basement office where I write and draw. I bought a new table this year which I absolutely love. I do most of my creative work between 9-11 pm after the rest of my family has gone to bed. I do love music and play it a lot while I draw.

I research a ton. I spend a lot of time making photo compositions for every piece I draw, which are collages of body parts and other images.

Thank you so much for the tag for this interview!

#fan art #about me #artist interview

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books-loverss · 8 months

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I've always been a huge avid reader, I named this blog "books-loverss" for a reason, but since I started this uni degree almost 4 years ago I stopped reading so much. I used to spend most of summers behind books loosing myself in other worlds, now my summers and most of time is me in front of pc/tablet/book/documents studying or trying too. I miss this version of me... the one who read read and was always so full of words and stories in her mind. There was a moment in my life in which I wanted to be a writer and tried to translate my fantasy into words, by the way I had the fanfiction period like every one here hahaha what a period! In any case I was never completely satisfied (I am a fricking perfectionist) so I tried the other passion and thing that I always loved doing: art! I used to draw, paint, sketch on paper as a stress free and I still have so many pieces back home. But like reading when I started uni I stopped drawing or well I drew just few times and sometimes I felt like I forgot how to do it. Last june when I was in full exam season I decided to dowload an app to do my notes. One day I found myself doodling and there it was: my first real drawing after ages without even really thinking! I started the habit again and found myself enjoying it so much. I could still draw. After all this time art saved me again and even if I am still not in a very good place mentally speaking, I know that when I am in drawing mode I am the happiest carefree person.

I am trying to start reading more too and I accept advices if you have it.

Do you ever think about the so many versions of yourself? The ones who were there and let you be the person who you are now. The versions that you left behind because you grow up, you change or simply you want not to have or again the ones that you can't let go of and are still here. The versions that could not happen because of decisions made, roads taken and doors closed.

I do. I think about all of them in particular there is one that I have in my heart: the version of me who decided to go to art school and is living in a small studio in a big city, who is an artist and makes money from her passion and read so many books and really enjoys her easy simple life. Sometimes I like to think that she can still be real.

#midnight thoughts

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personalanonymousrants · 1 year

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I'm in a weird place in life, story time.

Every hour in my day is spent staring at a screen while sitting in my couch. Studies? Online. (Currently in vacation so yeah, not even studying) Friendships? Online, and currently very few (2 to be exact). Therapy? Online, once a week. Mental stimulus? Reading random posts on all sort of subjects online. Do I leave my house for anything, ever? Very, very rarely. Irl friends/companies? My ex, only him (he's not a monster, I assure you). We see each other every weekend and occasionally after he leaves work on a weekday when I *need* to get out of the house even if it is for just one hour to grab a coffee and watch the street.

I feel like I'm floating in the void of outerspace, completely lost.

Recently, I've been bombarded by my own thoughts of projects I abandoned. If you're reading this, brace yourself, this gonna be long. From 8 years of age I took great interest on reading, writing, acquiring knowledge (not always useful), learning languages (here am I fluent in English now). 12 years of age, I absolutely loved writing on notebooks (I'd always carry 3 of them EVERYWHERE in my backpack, each for a different topic). I would also spend hours on end drawing anime/mangá style art. 14 years of age, I got my very first tablet and began trying digital art and painting, while maintaining all the rest. I carried on all of those interests and hobbies until my 15 years of age.

In between 12 and 15, my privacy was breached many times and I got bullied for my art, for my texts, for my attempts creative expression as a whole. I was not one to express verbally already (actual autism, selective mutism), because talking felt unsafe and bullying made that worse. Overtime, artistic and creative expression felt less and less safe.

Until by 15 years of age I got into an abusive relationship and dropped everything. I lost my voice, and what was left of my ability to express myself along with my dignity and self-respect. I just gave up for good on trying to express myself in any way.

Got out of that relationship at 17. Entered another one with an alcoholic, made some attempts at trying to start writing again, on private, password protected journals on a website I won't disclose. Again I was forced to let someone read my stuff and had verbal stones thrown at me. By 19 I left that relationship, and entered another one. Healthier one, but not perfect, still with some toxic traits because nobody is perfect he is unable to understand some things about me and is unaware of others, all he knows is I'm traumatized (got PTSD from the 2 previous relationships), mentally fucked and hard to deal with. [He also has untreated ADHD (which doesn't favor him being able to listen to my long explanations of what's actually going on with me), and a very critical personality (though he means to be constructive, he lacks sense. Both of us think he might be autistic as well as he does identify with it, but he can't focus on learning more about it as he can't for any other psychology or neurodevelopment/neuroscience topic, at least he tried).]

I again tried to recover my interests and means of creative expression through art and stuff, but as a critical designer he'd give his unsolicited opinion and again unknowingly take away my freedom of expression by accident when he was only trying to help, he was unaware on how his comments hit me in a very different way and I was unable to communicate that to him, explain, or make him aware. That relationship ended by unrelated reasons when I was 22, in May. Just over a year ago. It was very hard to deal with the breakup and he remains as my only in-real-life friendship/social interaction other than my mom and occasionally grandparents.

I am currently 23 years old, I want to try to recover/reclaim my life, my voice, my creative power, creative expression, writing, drawing on paper, doing digital art. I started by beginning in oil painting, my paintings are unfinished and have been sitting in my shelves for months now with no new alterations. I feel like writing and I know not what to write about because there is this huge block which is something in between a creative block and a sense of danger/unsafe in my chest.

I feel like drawing on paper but I don't even try all the progress I worked so hard on making in my skills between 12 and 15 was totally lost. I don't know what to draw anymore (nothing comes to mind) and when I try it feels like everything is too ugly. Digital art is even worst. It's worth mentioning I lost any precision I had with a pen or pencil (I also shake a lot due to Anxiety and PTSD). So I decided to focus on other areas of life, started college online in a unrelated subject, while pursuing this technical degree online I'm also trying entrance exams for another university in a totally different bachelor (psychology) to do both at the same time.

I made projects that would suit well this focus on other areas:

Finishing oil paintings.

Reading Tarot/Sibilla/Lenormand professionally.

Teaching English conversation.

I have not taken a single step forward in any of those. It's like I'm petrified into staring at the computer and doing the same things over and over again:

Studying

Talking to online friends

Browsing random knowledge

Reading random books

I have lost my capability to organize my life/tasks and move things forward, completely. The only thing I'm moving forward is college which is now on break.

The wish to express myself creatively is calling me constantly, yet the block still stops me. The biggest advance I made towards that is rambling about my personal life in this anonymous page which I'm constantly paranoid about being linked to my identity or figured out by anyone in real life (specially my ex who's my only friend, or the closest I got to one. He has my back in a lot of stuff) for no special reason other than the feeling of unsafe exposure.

I will keep on trying to improve my organization. I will keep on trying to regain my power of self-expression, be it artistic, textual, visual, and even someday verbal! I know this will be a long battle, and any support is welcome since I have no means to express to anyone irl (other than my therapist) that I need that support. I must not give up even if any drawbacks shove me straight back in my isolated cave. I hope someday I'll be able to produce quality art again, in texts or images, and post it here, and eventually somewhere not anonymous. If I get there, I will be proud. I just don't know how to start or what to even try first, but somehow I will figure, wing it! Any advice is welcome. If you read this far, thank you very much for giving so much attention to this fragment of the story of my life, that truly is much appreciated.

Thank you, Tumblr. This is indeed an amazing website.

#personal #long post #storytime #I shall not give up #never give up #hope #this got long #way too long #way too personal #doing my best #stubborn optimism #tw ptsd #trauma recovery #self expression #creative expression #creative writing #writing community #anxiety #selective mutism

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dazadoop · 10 months

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With Patreon's new age verification requirements rolling out I'm making the decision to shut down my patreon and make the move to SubscribeStar.

At first I tried to go through with the process in fear of losing the extra bit of income but the app they're using to collect the data is completely broken for me. It won't work on desktop, laptop, tablet, or mine/my partner's phones. I am completely unable to actually submit the document required in order to verify that I'm an adult and patreon isn't helping me at all. I've hit a roadblock. And without verifying my age I will soon be blocked from accepting payments entirely. Patreon really shoved me into a corner where I have no real choice but to leave

But while seeing if others were having issues with their broken app and patreon's refusal to help, I found out a bit more about the company they're using to collect the data. Now, I DO understand the need to prove you're a legal adult in order to create nsfw content but I am wary of the company collecting said data. Can't say I'm super excited about a shady company having a copy of my passport on file just so I can draw tits like I have been for like 15 years now. (I haven't even mentioned the fumbling of payments this month and screwing a lot of people over...)

SO while this situation does suck it means I finally have a real reason to scrub up my SubscribeStar and use this as motivation to help me break into working on art again! Gotta look on the bright side!

I've got some revamped reward tiers and some fun goals set with more planned in the future as I get more comfortable working full time on art again! So I hope that anyone who was subbed to my patreon, and anyone who was considering subbing to my patreon, will consider supporting me on SubscribeStar instead!

I'll be spending my whole weekend and possibly even the following week or two reorganizing the content that's already on there as well as catching up on art that hasn't been posted on there yet! Everything is happening kind of suddenly so I'm trying to do this quickly while also making sure everything is nice and ready!

#patreon #subscribestar #important #notice #god I wish it wasn't so exhausting being an artist...

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moreteethplease · 1 year

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Post-Mortem/Devlog: Office 17

In continuing my tiny effort to write devlog-type-things so I can document and look back on my process/progress/etc...

It's pride month, and that also means the Queer Games Bundle is out! I have a game in here called Office 17 that I made for NaNoRenO 2023, and I thought I'd talk a little bit about making it. You can play it here! It has seven endings, about 15,000 words, and each playthrough is 30-60 minutes, depending on your reading speed.

Minor spoilers below the cut. Also, this is a LONG post.

I started this VN with the intent of making something similar to a type of game I really enjoy: job simulators set in dystopian or dystopian-adjacent worlds, where you're tasked with fairly repetitive jobs, always one mistake away from a terrible fate. (Think Papers Please, the Headliner series, Mind Scanners, Death and Taxes...)

I was also loosely inspired by the SCP universe; I'm a huge fan and always have SCP articles open on my phone, so it was easy to draw inspo from that.

In the game, you work for a mysterious institution known as the Triquetra Organization. It specializes in handling incongruous phenomena (anything that doesn't align with the laws of reality). You've recently been promoted to Office 17, which makes you Officer 17, and you work with an assistant, Assistant 17. Real names are never used, workers' rights are nonexistant, you're isolated from the rest of the world, and handling these cases can get you infected with deadly incongruence unless you consume Congruere tablets.

Most of the background information you get about the organization you work for is through Assistant 17. If you choose to talk to her, there's a lot you can learn on each playthrough, but you can also choose to never speak to her beyond pleasantries. A lot is implied instead of directly spoken, so you can draw your own conclusions about the organization.

Writing

I did the writing first because last year, which was my first NaNoRenO and also my first ever game, I did art first and totally regretted it. That's a lesson learned.

Though time consuming, writing the script for the game was fairly easy because I already had tons of ideas for cases. The game spans five in-game "cycles". The first three are Work Cycles, where you, well, work. The fourth is a Rest Cycle; some endings might happen here. The fifth, if you get there, is another Work Cycle, sort of - you get an ending as soon as you walk into your office from your sleeping cubicle.

There were some variables I wanted players to be able to influence:

Your bond with your assistant

How much you expose yourself to incongruity

Your decisions about an important case that carries forward from your previous office

Your chosen method of handling cases; are you choosing well? choosing certain types of answers only? wasting resources?

I was so pleased that I was able to bring all that into the game with such little time available!

There were two things I cut out for time:

The option to choose to drink tea with Assistant 17, where she could read your tea leaves and give you veiled, vague insight on the ending you're heading toward

Two more in-game cycles, both Work Cycles

There is a lot of lore that I wrote in my notes that isn't explicitly talked about in-game because there was no reason for that exposition. Maybe I'll talk about them one day, but it seems much more fun to let people interpret the world their own way.

Scene Art

I'm not much of an artist, but I try to draw what I can for visual novels.

At first, I was aiming for a very corporate minimalist aesthetic with just whites and blues. I even toyed with the idea of a completely black-and-white game. Ultimately, though, I didn't end up liking those ideas, and as I've tended to do in VNs, I went for a pretty colourful aesthetic.

The first room I made for the game was the cubicle, which is the main character's assigned bedroom and living space. It was a good lesson in perspective; I found a neat grid guide online to use to help align everything.

The office, meanwhile, was easy - it's just a desk, a wall, and a chair, with a few corporate motivational posters sprinkled in.

I've only made four ren'py games so far, and in three of them, there are portions where character sprites are behind a table to indicate that there's a table separating the main character from the other characters. I really like doing this, so the protagonist of Office 17 spends all their office hours behind a desk.

Character Art

I had a lot of trouble with character art, probably because I don't know a lot about art and barely practice, lmao.

Assistant 17 is modeled her after Malaysian women I see in my everyday life. I didn't like my first iteration of her (it looked a little creepy, too?); I wanted her to be more colourful, a spot of brightness in the bleakness of the organization.

Leia is a character who only shows up for a certain ending, but she's mentioned (kind of) throughout the game. My first iteration of her just felt very, very wrong. (And again, just like Assistant 17, she looked kind of creepy? It might be the eyes.) I ended up making her younger later on and used a ton of references to figure out how I wanted her to look.

There's only one other character with sprites in the game, and that's The Shadow. He kind of looked the same from start to finish; the only difference was originally he was an object-head-type character with a diamond for a face.

Putting The Game Together

Despite the ton of variables that dictate cases and endings, coding the game was pretty straight forward. As opposed to The Still Dancer, there are no fancy screens or point-and-click segments, so it was really just a smooth, simple process. I think I'd like to challenge myself more in future games, coding-wise.

I ultimately think the game ended up being a little derivative of the concepts it was trying to emulate, but that's okay! It was super fun to work on regardless. If you'd like, you can download the game here:

You can also get it in the Queer Games Bundle, which also has a Pay What You Can edition!

#devlog #ren'py #visual novel #indiegamedev

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theharlotofferelden · 1 year

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All the arguments I’ve seen defending ai art have been so fucking disingenuous. They’ve compared the backlash against ai art to digital art when it first came out. These are two completely different things and if you’re saying this you don't fucking know what you're talking about.

The crux of the argument about digital art not being "real art" was that it was a work that existed entirely in webspace with people on the sidelines arguing that digital art is easier than traditional art. All of this was meant to put down >actual artists< for using programs like photoshop and shit. It had very fucking little to do with whether or not a completed digital work is art.

There were also traditional artists putting down the medium because they're so used to and familiar with traditional that, to them, the skillset is far more complex than creating something in Photoshop. Which was/is a grave misunderstanding of the software, because while you can technically start drawing immediately the moment you open the software, you don't come into using it with an innate understanding of it.

And this isn't even considering whether you're using a mouse, a tablet, or a cintiq to draw. The learning curve for all of those is different for everyone. I've used all of them and know what the drawbacks are for each of them, but I still don't consider myself as someone who has mastery of all of them.

I mean, shit, I got a iPad only a couple months ago and I'm still struggling with how to use it and how to get the paintbrushes I used in Photoshop to work with the program. And I've been doing digital art for *checks notes* 18 years????

But disregarding all of that, if you're doing digital art, you still need to have the same skill set as a traditional one. This means understanding composition, color theory, observational drawing, anatomy, perspective; these are all things that every digital artist develops over their entire lifetime.

What, pray tell, is the skill set of an ai "artist"? Inputting a bunch of phrases into a generator along with artwork they stole from an actual artist? So what you're saying is you have an eye for art, but you're also a fucking thief? Is that my understanding here?

So you're basically a hack with no skillset or relationship with the field you purportedly work in. Oh, but it's a hobby, right? That's why you're selling your "work" as prints and t-shirts, right?

This shit is so fucking transparent that it's embarrassing seeing people who supposedly "took an art history class" defending this shit. "This has been the age old argument about art as anything can technically be classified as art!"

Motherfucker, Marcel Duchamp didn't submit a fucking urinal to an art gallery exhibit to be compared to some mediocre chucklefuck inputting a bunch of terms into an art generator. Like, not only did people on the board argue about displaying it, but they also argued about whether or not it constituted art. The fact that they didn't display it is besides the point, as Duchamp specifically submitted it to get people to think intellectually about art. And he succeeded! And this is a person that was apart of the art community!!!

What the fuck does some dude creating "Popular ArtStation Art Elsa With Big Titties" have to do with that fucking conversation? You are intellectually depraved for even comparing the two.

And again, most of these "ai artists" are not apart of the art community!!! If they were, they would not be stealing from fellow artists or using a tool that is profiting off said theft. These people are not "artists". They're thieves, interlopers, and con artists.

#misc: ai art #personal: my meta #i was gonna submit this to the main tag #but i'm just blowing off steam here #like if i wanted a debate i would probably go on reddit for a proper one #but even then what's the point #if ppl are defending this they are doing it for all the wrong reasons #and at the expense of artists ppl are stealing from #if someone can't even acknowledge how bad this is for artists #then what are the odds are you going to get through to them?#anyway i'm done ranting for now bye

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thestrawberrycrepe · 4 years

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~By the Campfire~

#this took me so long please help my poor hand #also first real thing i've completed digitally and with my tablet so #yayyy #she puts the fire in the eyes of excited children #is the idea i came up with lol #really just started doing a fire study and it spun the FUCK outta control lol #art #my art

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hey, so, I had an art related question... if all of this is too much, feel free to ignore it.

the backstory is that I've had the same laptop since early high school but recently I had a birthday (I'm 28 now). my parents got me an HP laptop, and my friend got me a tablet, which she bought off of an online friend for $30. the problem is that I haven't had new technology like... ever? none that was actually mine anyway, and certainly nothing that could handle me using it for art.

and this is especially a problem when it comes to the tablet. my friend helped me get firealpaca onto the laptop, and get the tablet set up with the right drivers, aaaaand... I cannot make one line that looks good using it. I've been using pen and paper for so long and I have a really light touch, and it feels like I have to jam the pen down to get it to register, at which point I might as well have not set the pen sensitivity to anything at all because the thickest line is the only kind I can make?? any lighter and it won't show up on the screen at all. like I can ctrl+z and it doesn't even go back a step, the line didn't get drawn. there's like a 20% chance that any line I try to put down won't actually register. and tbh this isn't really what I had wanted... it's a huion tablet, which is the brand I wanted, but I was gonna buy myself one where you can see what you're drawing on the screen of the tablet itself. not just due to coordination issues, I think I could get used to that part, but because I feel like I wouldn't be having this specific problem with getting things to register. every single line I make looks like crap with this tablet, it makes me feel like I might as well be drawing with my feet, and I've been fidgeting with settings, and it doesn't seem like anything helps. I also still don't have a mouse for the laptop yet, so I can't click and drag anything very well because it has a trackpad, so messing with sliders is already aggravating.

I feel so lost and overwhelmed, and like if I buy anything else, I'm just going to end up with more unusable stuff because *I'm* probably the problem. I just don't know anything, and trying is mentally fatiguing me so quickly... my brain knows what I want my art to look like, and my hands can do it with a real pen. I just have absolutely no clue how to make this machine produce anything.

so I guess my questions are stuff like, what equipment do you use? are there tablets that will register a light touch or am I really going to have to be this heavy handed in order to work with one? what resolution/canvas size do you usually work on? any recommendations for what program to use?

overall, I'd really like to get myself something that feels more intuitive than the tablet... honestly, I was finding some success drawing with just my finger on the touch screen of my phone at one point. there were still a lot of problems with that, but the nail in the coffin was that my phone's memory space filled up and I had to get rid of the drawing app to make it functional again (it's an iphone, which is why). maybe I should just get an ipad or something...? though, one more thing on the mountain of potential options is the last thing my crumbling ADHD brain needs. I've been taking a break from art in general because I've still maintained my 40-hours-a-week work schedule through the whole pandemic... I do 10 hour shifts and work overnight, so I technically have free time since I only work 4 days a week, but the type of work I do leaves me with no energy at all. so I've been in an art slump and I've been wanting to get out of it, but this is just making art feel impossible, even though the whole reason why I've always wished I could draw digitally is so that I can color digitally. I had been drawing things in pen and scanning them to color in photoshop, but cleanup takes so long that I literally can't produce finished work anymore. I'm out of options that aren't prohibitively labor intensive and frustrating.

this was probably way too much information, but if you have any advice I'd be really grateful.

Huh, well first off HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!! Congrats on the sweet new tech (even if it's been a bit frustrating) and well-deserved celebration!

From the sounds of it I think the main issue is probably your tablet (this is pure speculation on my end though, so you know, grain of salt and all). You're right in that you shouldn't have to fight against your equipment. I have a really light touch too and I've never had the same issue. I personally don't have any experience with huion tablets, but if you're having trouble getting your lines to register then it might have been worn down by the previous user. It's not so much about buying a monitor (the screen one) vs. tablet so much as getting working equipment.

An iPad is a great alternative!! I've played around with the apple pencil and procreate and it's a super intuitive program with (obviously) super easy set up! You get the drawing on the screen AND really nice pen pressure. I'm really happy seeing it opening up new doors for more people to get into digital art!

In terms of your current laptop/tablet situation:

My set up rn is pretty pricey ngl; I have a PC desktop computer with a 16 inch Wacom Cintiq. Getting started in digital art doesn't mean you have to drop a bag on a ton of equipment right from the get go though! If you're looking for a safe small investment, I'd recommend getting a Wacom Bamboo pen tablet!

This lil' baby right here is what I started with!! I think cost-wise it floats around 70ish bucks, but that's exponentially more affordable than buying a huge monitor. One of my friends who's also a pro artist uses a similar small tablet because it works great! That's an alternative that might be worth looking into.

You can also get free trials on other drawing programs (clip studio paint is a great one!) To test and see if it's a software issue with firealpaca.

You could also try checking online forums to see if anyone else is running into similar issues, or watch some YouTube videos of people reviewing different tablets. I know this might be even more overwhelming, so I'd try and narrow the scope to focus on one thing at a time.

My best advice right now would actually be to get a mouse, or any other accessories you need. I've also been in your shoes where I was completely overwhelmed, and I can say that checking off all the small easy things makes a HUGE difference! It makes you feel more in control of the situation, and even if you're still having trouble with digital art you can at least get more comfortable using your laptop in the mean time.

You got this dude!! I believe in you!!

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Thanks @wooliebirds!

#ask #anonymous #advice

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bluebellravenbooks · 3 years

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It's January and winter blues is real, people! I've been trying to do more stuff that I love to keep the spirits up, and this includes studying animation. I've admired it for a long time, but mostly by just staring at concept art and reading on how really advanced stuff is made; however, after catching up on some cartoons during the lockdowns (such as Avatar, Over the Garden Wall, Gravity Falls and Steven Universe) I realized that I'm much more interested in the character animation and storyboard/storytelling part, which very nicely intersects with my other interests in writing and drawing - and I decided to study it all a bit more!

So these are my

complete beginner's notes on learning character animation that no one asked for, by someone who is definitely not qualified to talk about it

Figure drawing. This is the first thing that will hit you like a ton of bricks if you as much as glance in this direction. I'm in two minds about this: on the one hand, some practice in this area is obviously essential (duh!); on the other, this sometimes becomes a genre in itself, a specifically stylized drawing just for the sake of, well, pretty drawing. Which isn't helpful if you're doing it for practice. Also, if you thought that art of naked women in ridiculous poses is about two centuries dead... well, yeah you're wrong. (Seriously, what's up with that? There are some things in the art world that I just don't get.) As for how to learn it, there are plenty of classical books on the subject and apparently a lot of Discourse on which method is The Best; I'm trying not to get too deep into that and currently am just learning by practice and trying out different techniques.

The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams. This book was quickly pointed out to me as A Classic, and I'm having a lot of fun doing some basics with it in Pencil2D, but oh my God a good portion of this book really did not age well. It's full of reverence towards the Golden Age of animation, blatant misogyny and the ever-present incompetent "in-betweener" (animation assistant), whose problems seem to stem from the fact that he's always "plugged in" listening to music (because I'm sure that's the only reason the lowest link in the famously underpaid industry would not produce a masterpiece in every drawing). Basically, animation basics are covered really well, but there are tons of animation industry (and just life) details that are decades out of date (or at least no longer relevant for most western studios from what I know about their workflow). I didn't know that an animation handbook could be so annoying.

Perspective! For Comic Book Artists by David Chelsea. I picked this one up because of Rebecca Sugar's recommendation and all the interesting stuff she talks about in interviews about perspective. I can't comment on the book much yet since I've barely started it, but it looks fun, and perspective is definitely an important aspect that I hadn't been paying enough attention to; also interesting to try and tanslate some of these concepts to perspective in writing (reminds me about what Philip Pullman said about "camerawork").

Art books (featured here WolfWalkers and Steven Universe). I have a few more back at home - have always enjoyed them, and one can learn much from them as well. However they are heavy and expensive, so that's something to consider - for example if you're a student like me, who doesn't have tons of free cash and will probably have to move a lot. But hey, times are dark, so sometimes I do threat myself...

Software. I like doing doodles digitally, especially when learning - spoiling a lot of paper makes me feel bad, while digital drawing allows me to relax a bit more, since every bad drawing is just one click away from oblivion. The conventional choice for drawing is Photoshop, but there are definitely decent free alternatives out there. For animation tests I'm using Pencil2D - it's free and perfect for a beginner. However, one thing that you'll need if you want to try out digital art is a graphic tablet - I'm afraid computer drawing isn't really feasible without one, unless you're into VERY specific art styles. But in good news, there's not much difference between super advanced and very basic ones, so a simple one will serve you just fine! I'm using my old trusty Wacom, purchased many years ago for saved-up pocket money, and it's working great.

Well, there we are - no idea whether this is useful for anyone, but I hope it is. My take-home message here is that learning art is fun, and there are many different types of "art" that you can learn and do on your own - it's not just oils and pastels :) And of course it's not really feasible to get as good as actual art school students on your own - but there's still plenty of interesting stuff you can do!

If there are any actual art/animation people reading this - I apologize for my amateur dabbling, and would be interested to hear if you have any tips!

#animation #art #cartoons #storytelling #atla #steven universe #over the garden wall #gravity falls #booklr #wolfwalkers #my pictures #original post

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mothdrawzzz · 3 years

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Before reading this, think about how you would answer this question "is digital art real art?"

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What is digital art?

Digital art is an art form or that uses digital technology instead of traditional mediums.

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Why is digital art important?

The future is digital, and with that art is changing to meet that.

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Pros of digital art!

- it is much easier to keep all your art in one place

- it's easier to share your art

- it is usually cheaper, all you need is a device! so no need to keep on buying art supplies.

- no need to erase your mistakes, thanks to the undo button

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Cons of digital art

- the chance of losing your art. programs can crash, devices could break, memory could get lost, etc

- no physical copy

- having to learn the programs you use

- your art can get stolen easily

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Pros of traditional art

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Cons of traditional art

- more of a mess

- harder to fix mistakes (this could be both pro or con depending on how you look at it.)

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In the survey I asked if they believed if digital art was real art and they all said yes, this question was very important for me to ask because there is a negative out look on digital art.

I also asked why they believed that and here are some of the responses I got

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"In digital art you are still taking the time to make something. You're making lines, choosing colors, blending things, etc"

I was glad to see this response, when I was researching I saw that one of the main reasons they didn't see digital art as real art was because it was "cheating" and that it was less work than traditional. which I honestly don't believe, your still putting in time and effort into what your making. and I know that for a lot of digital artists it can take hours to finish a piece especially if it has a lot of detail.

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"I feel like digital art is real because it doesn't matter how art is made. If people think "real" art requires experience and skill (like painting, sculpting, etc.), digital art requires the same amount, and I feel that if you make art on a computer, tablet, phone, or whatever you use to make digital art, you're using as much skill as you would be drawing or painting something on paper. Even though digital art provides a smoother experience as opposed to art on paper, both have their upsides and downsides. While I feel like digital art can feel artificial, that's because I haven't gone into the area enough to be comfortable drawing in it. But this is definitely not the same for everyone, and I believe people are more comfortable, natural, and skilled with digital art than "real" art, which is why I believe digital art IS real art, because the artists behind those digital works have the same skill and comfort as the artists doing it on paper."

This was my favorite response I got and I think it explains itself

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"You can do the same things as traditional art with digital art and sometimes better. Same thing vice versa."

Yes! I agree, with different type of brushes and stuff you can do within programs you can almost do anything. yes it may look a bit artificial but I have seen artist make digital pieces that looked like traditional ones.

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"Art can be expressed in any shape or form. Doesn't matter how you use it, what matters is using your imagination and creating something."

What I personally believe that if you intend something to be art and it comes from your imagination and you're creating it then it's art

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I then asked which was more important to them and these were the results.

I asked this because I was genuinely curious with they would pick, these results were no surprise to me I kind of figured that traditional art was going to win but I was happy to see that digital art was only a little under half. With me asking this question I also asked why they choose what they did and here are some of their responses .

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"It's something that of course has been here for a long long time. It's something I am so accustomed to already."

I like this response because another reason that kept coming up when talking with others about this topic was that the reason people didn't like digital art is because it was newer, not around as long and that it intimidated people. My art instructor said that it was a generation thing and that older generations didn't understand it.

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"I feel like digital art has a lot of potential and can be changed any time, at ease too. I think digital art and traditional art are equally important, as both have their pros and cons, but I feel like I've had a better experience being exposed to more kinds of digital art over traditional, but that's not to belittle the power of traditional art, where you get a better sensation of life to something that's physically drawn opposed to digitally drawn. But digital art is more important to me mainly because of the experiences I've had with so far. I'm honestly thinking both are as good, but I'm choosing digital on this one."

I really like how they explained how both were important! in my opinion I see them as equal but I agree the experience thing.

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Which is important to me? tough question but I'd say digital!

Digital art taught me more and let me grow more as an artist. I didn't have anyone to help when I first started out so I had to learn it all on my own, however with traditional art, most of my friends were artist and we're able to give me tips. so my digital art journey is more significant to me than traditional art. but I'll never forget were I started.

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Here are some other questions I asked and the results.

These results were the most surprising, first I'm surprised no one said harder because I thought that some of the people who don't really do digital art regularly would think it was harder. What surprised me the most however was the fact that 80% said they were the same because I didn't even think anyone would put that and it was almost not even going to be an option. I personally think both are hard but I'd say traditional is harder because I typically sketch things out traditionally and then turn them digitally so all my planning is done in the traditional stage.

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I also asked which they thought took more time. I kept seeing while researching that people were saying digital art took less time, which I don't necessarily believe but I want to see what others thought.

I wasn't surprised with the outcome, it typically takes less time for me to complete a digital piece then a traditional one, so I thought it would be generally the same for others. Not to say that it doesn't take long to do a digital piece, especially for people who take time to do backgrounds, shading, blending, etc. I was glad to see that for some people it takes longer to do because I was unsure if people were going to put that.

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I was excited for this question! I was generally curious what other people thought because I think that digital art personally does take a different skill set than traditional art but at the same time I feel as for some people it doesn't. I feel like it depends on the person's style.

I didn't think that there would be more no than there was yes so I was glad I asked this question :)

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I wanted to know if they knew that some people saw digital art negatively.

I was surprised I didn't get all yes, but at the same time I was glad that there were people who haven't heard about how digital art is seen as negative.

I also asked what kind of stuff they heard and here are some of the responses

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"I've heard things along the lines of "digital art isn't real art", "digital artists are fake artists", and "digital art is inferior".

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"Some people say it’s harder or more confusing but when u get used to it then it’s easier than traditional."

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"its not real art" "it doesn't count as art"

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"People taking advantage of it and making disgusting art, can get stolen easily"

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Most of the things that were said I already covered however with the last one, "people taking advantage of it and making disgusting art" I feel like with any form of art that happens, it's just more common to see digital art like that because it is more shared on the internet.

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The last question I decided to ask was for fun, but I wanted to know what programs if they were a digital artist that they used so if you would like to try digital art for yourself here are some programs to start. :)

ibis paint

This is the program I use and I think it's the best free program out there.

Autodesk SketchBook

This is a program I started with and it worked well.

fire alpaca

I've never used this program but it's free and from what I heard it's a good program.

Photoshop

I'm unsure how much this cost, I've only ever really used Photoshop for class until today when I connected my tablet and I find it a fun place to sketch.

Procreate

This program is $9.99 and it is only for iOS. I know a lot of digital arts use this program. but I also heard that ibis paint was better, that's how I actually found out about ibis, however I've never used procreate so I don't know how true that statement is.

Microsoft paint

I'm pretty sure most people have used Microsoft paint once in there life's, it's free and on most laptops and I've seen people make really cool pixel art on there.

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It's Christmas Eve, which means... Secret Santa! I had @chaosqueencierra. I'm still pretty new to using watercolor (left my drawing tablet at school), so it's not perfect, but hopefully the little one shot that goes with makes up for it. Hope you have a great holiday!

🌲🌲🌲

Snow. Saerys had always hated it; it was cold, wet, blindingly bright, and worst of all, it reminded him of her. The one who had taken his family, his friends, his people from him.

It wasn't like he was the only one who shared the association. In fact, after the most recent fight, you'd be hard pressed to find a single being in all the kingdom who didn't loathe the changing seasons. He'd expected that MC, out of everyone, would be the same... but she seemed to enjoy surprising him. Like right now. When she was bouncing practically on top of him, her entire face radiating joy.

“Saerys! It's snowing!” she shrieked. “Do you know what that means?”

Still blinking away the sleep--how on earth had she woken before him?--Saerys simply stated at his girlfriend in confusion. “That it's... cold?”

“No, that means it's almost time for Christmas!” He felt the joy radiating from their bond fizzle just slightly as she frowned. “You guys have Christmas, don't you? Or... Yule, maybe?”

“I think that's a Chicago thing.”

She seemed a little put out for a moment before that familiar glint of determination lit in her eye. It almost always meant trouble.

“We can't have that. Come on, I need your big manly muscles. I've got the perfect way to cheer everyone up!”

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“Why are we doing this again?” Saerys grunted. It wasn't that the pine tree he was lugging on his back was necessarily heavy for him, but when you've been trudging around in the frigid forest for hours, it was... more than a little tiring. MC seemed to have boundless energy today, though. Saerys had to admit that winter was a good look on her; tiny snowflakes glittered brilliantly against her black hair, and her cheeks were rosy with life and cheer. She was, simply put, brilliant. The complete opposite of her icy doppelganger.

“I told you, we're going to put it up in the garden and decorate it,” MC said absently, setting down her large basket of pine branches in order to study a bush with red berries. Concern flashed through Saerys as he recognized the quite poisonous bird berries.

“Those aren't edible.”

“They're not for eating,” she said cryptically, snipping a few small branches off. “Alright, I think we're set here. Sophie said she and Solaire would take care of food, so all that's left is... presents!”

“Can I set the tree down first?”

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The garden was a work of art by the time Saerys and MC were done with it. Round tables had been brought outside, draped with red and gold cloths. Sophie and Solaire had done good on their promise of food, laying out perfectly roasted geese, decadent chocolate puddings, steaming pies, and a weird red jelly that Saerys wasn't sure he was going to try. The pine branches had been shaped into rings and decorated with red ribbons, and the tree that Saerys had lugged around stood proudly at the center of the arrangement. MC had spent hours running around and collecting baubles to place on it, eventually conscripting Altea to create hundreds of her indestructible bubbles. At the top, a golden star sat, shining in the last rays of the sun.

“What do you think?” MC asked, messing with the fur trim on her jacket. “Do you think they'll like it? I know it's a little chilly out, but the snow is so beautiful, and Solaire said she could make these little twinkling lights to light up the garden just like real live fairy lights, and--”

Saerys silenced her ramblings with a kiss, almost certain the warmth of it would thaw the snow at their feet. “They'll love it.”

Fears assuaged, MC nodded determinedly, squaring her shoulders and peering at the entrance as she awaited the arrival of their friends.

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With plenty of food and ale to warm their bellies, the festivities had quickly dissolved into a full on snowball fight. Another Chicago thing, apparently, but the retainers caught on quickly, bringing their own little spin to the fight as Altea used her magic to send the snowballs flying and Iseul called upon his squirrel friends to launch them from the tree branches. Even August had joined in once a spare lump of snow had hit him directly in the back of his head.

Desperate to catch a bit of a break, Saerys dashed behind a tree. Barren of any foliage, he hoped everyone was distracted enough with the snowball fight to allow him a moment. Maybe the fake antlers MC had placed on his head earlier today would offer some sort of camouflage....

“Trying to hide from Sophie's magic snowballs? Reiner is still rolling on the ground laughing.”

MC. Saerys grinned, taking her hand and pulling her into a hug. “This was a great idea.”

“You know what else was a great idea?” She gestured to the tree branch above him, where a cluster of the berry branches gathered earlier that day hung above them. “We have this tradition back in Chicago. It's not mistletoe, but....”

Warmth flooded the bond between him, and Saerys could guess what the tradition was. Surrounded by the cold, his friends, and kissing the woman he loved....

He decided that snow wasn't so bad after all.

#lovestruck secret santa 2018 #chaosqueencierra #saerys #lovestruck #love and legends

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