#help me core 😭

[zariyen]

Do you have any art tips for beginner artists?

hi! i'll do my best to list the most useful ones for me from the top of my head! but if you're asking about something specific, lmk too!

always use references! this is 100% the fastest way to improve quickly! and don't forget if you're posting artworks using references, to always ask for permission if needed and to credit the reference! here's a very good post with links to various art tutorials and references :) try to do things out of your comfort zone!

i remember my sister drilling this into my head as a kid lmao: if you're going to draw people, make it a habit to draw the whole body, not just a face or bust. this way you can improve drawing the face and body at the same rate, rather than perfect the face and have like. a shoddy body HAHAHA (<- speaking from experience - my sister warned me but i still did not listen) here's an example from when i was 12 lol i went so hard on the eyes but my anatomy wasn't great so the drawing looks kind of goofy

if i'm being honest nothing has really changed even now HAHAHA you can still tell i spend too much time on the faces and neglect my anatomy studies a lot 🥲

3. don't worry too much about building a signature art style if you're a beginner! experiment and imitate art styles that you like, and it'll eventually develop into something you're comfortable with

4. speaking of art styles, Naoki Saito-sensei does very in-depth art videos for people looking to develop and improve their art, and he covers a variety of different topics! the link i provided is for his new YouTube account, since his first one was unrightfully terminated :( since it's new, there aren't a lot of videos up yet but he'll be re-uploading all his old ones soon

5. this video by tppo is also a useful tutorial/explanation for style breakdowns, using Mika Pikazo-sensei's artworks! also another good reference for building art and colouring styles

6. unless you're going for a specific art style, try not to use black colours for shading. Instead, try using a darker version of your base colour with the hue slightly adjusted. it's a little difficult to explain so i made a tiny diagram underneath:

it makes the colours pop a lot! Kurahana Chinatsu-sensei and Akiakane-sensei are really good at doing this 😭💖 that can also apply to lineart! but again, only if you're going for this kind of colourful art style :') do what feels right to you!

7. lastly try to enjoy drawing! if you do what you enjoy, learning and improving will come so much easier to you :) i can understand the urgency to improve (it's like my default state of mind 🥲) but if you keep focusing on that, drawing will eventually just start to overwhelm and frustrate you. try to combat it by doing something self-indulgent! i like to draw my ocs whenever i start getting burnt out :')

8. actually i lied this is the last one!! never give up!! it's so easy to feel bad or frustrated about your art no matter where you are in your art journey, so what i like to do to try and fight that is to look at my old art and compare the improvements! here's one of the earliest oc drawings i could find from my childhood vs my most recent oc drawing :pensive:

#this is a tiny psa to please dont bully me for my incredibly early 2000s core naruto oc i was a victim of the times #/lh #i hope this helps a bit! i'm really bad at making these lists im so sorry 😭 #but from the top of my head these are the most helpful tips that have rlly stuck with me since i first started drawing #also confession #i'm actually very guilty of rarely using references bc im lazy #thats why my art sucks!!!!!!! dont be like me #also i'm so sorry for this incredibly late reply #! #ive been thinking for the longest time on how to answer it and this is the best i could come up with 🥲 #za answers #Anonymous

[cleradinthealps]

people on tiktok/tumblr will post a picture of a rural appalachian town and caption it “ethel cain core southern appalachian gothic catholicism americana lana del rey vinyl” like my god you were raised in a protestant suburban home in washington.

#it’s the romanticizing rural life and then a) having never stepped foot in the country and b) being classist to rural people when they #don’t fit your idea of what rural life is #they’ll say that hunting should be banned when it’s such an important part of living for a lot of people #not to mention it helps with the huge overpopulation of deer in northern appalachian areas (pennsylvania for example) #they’ll act like being catholic is a trendy tumblr thing and not a fucking religion lmao #idk maybe it’s because i was raised catholic but it always felt weird to me #because if they actually had to participate in catholic things they’d want to die #it’s just wack because i see all of this ‘appalachian gothic core’ stuff and it’s like??? that’s just the town right next door😭😭 #it is a great comfort to me that ethel cain hates these people❤️ #anyway i love you hicks go eat some venison and drive your old truck down a dirt road❤️ #ethel cain #americana

[tommarvoloriddlesdiary]

Is No Glory Voldemort snake faced?

i think it starts that way, yes 👍 but then he regains his human-like appearance 🤔

#knights meeting #i read it a very long time ago and haven’t kept up with recent updates #truth be told - it’s not really my preference! i liked it a lot but sometimes it’s hard to stay up to date with long running fics #i’ll have to try and revisit it one day - but certain dynamics aren’t for me 🥹🙏 #sorry if the answer wasn’t helpful 😭 #snake face for the win #i actually have some core memories around this fic like i think it was the first time i ever heard about “for voldemort and valour” #which was so cool #and the blind/seeing magic(auras??) thing with harry was very impactful!! #side note: i’ve received so many asks 💀 i promise to get to them all one day

[girlwithfish]

my mom was so unstable when i was growing up woman was STRESSED 😭

#i understand now but like damn #Also i feel my dad didnt raise me or my sibs at all avg boomer dad core #lol #so i see how the burden of child care falling solely on her wld drive her mad loll #shit id feel the same if i had some lame ass man not helping me w my three young kids 😭👍 #Lol #but literally when i look back on some stuff im like omg

[mchiti]

before and after and I can already feel my aunt screaming from the distance

#also my mama would be like 😭 ach had l3jb hala is this what I taught you 😭 #so I asked my aunt once to help me out improving and she took the aunt core to heart #i luv cooking I’m just not particularly good with tajin eheh #personal #my couscous is fantastic tho and my msemmen too #not to mention my atay my baba also compliments me #step by step. i wanna be incredibly good at everything :)

[evansbby]

more hate incoming

#Cole turner looks like too much like chris and Andy barber soooo #it’s kinda like 😒😒 the ick is seeping through #MY BIGGEST BEEF IS WHY IS CHRIS DOING RANDOM MOVIES LIKE THIS PLEASE #this and then the rock xmas movie like???? #bruh 😭😭😭😭 #do better for yourself #GOD I CAN SEE EVERYONE INFOLLOWING ME KM SORRY IM AORRY #it’s just if I don’t say it here it’ll stew inside me #sincerely please don’t unfollow me I love y’all #but at my core I can’t help my feelings sjsjsjsjak #anyways a lot of the scenes were giving hallmark movie #like why isn’t bro doing big budget movies or DRAMA movies or idk!!!! something of substance #no please y’all don’t unfollow me I’ll probably get over it in a while #it’s just my personal opinion #the whole trailer gave me ick #i can see y’all rolling your eyes at me ajdjsjsk I am sorry

[thepalelfe]

astarion core?

#also me core i want my helix done so bad #😭 #whenever i have money to spare i’m getting another lobe and a helix so help me

[dandyshucks]

need Guz to hug me tightly for like an hour solid oh my god dhdjdkl I went driving for the first time in over a year and I chewed my lip raw 😭😭

I'm starting to look like a caricature of Anxiety with all these physical symptoms and signs LMAO

#this is so ridiculous fhfjdkdl #i do not like driving fjdkdl i know i should not be on the roads #but unfortunately i have to bc i live rural and also my parents insist i ''just need more practice'' #practice is not going to fix the dissociation 😭😭 practice will not fix the Other Drivers being shitty and scary and reckless fjfkdl #it might make it slightly easier bc i wont have to think as hard about shoulder and mirror checks and roadsigns and speed limits #and where i am located on the road and intersection rules and whatnot #but like... it does not fix that i live in a town (and world lol) where ppl are fucking bonkers on the road #i had someone riding my ass for like a full five minutes. we had only two feet btwn us. MAYBE. IF THAT MUCH. #he was BIG mad that i was going the speed limit #and THERES A POLICE STATION LIKE RIGHT NEAR THAT AREA MY GUY IM NOT GONNA GO OVER THE SPEED LIMIT RIGHT THERE LMAO ???? #also im a rule follower usually so i do tend to go Exactly the speed limit fjfkdl #and maaannn that makes people SO fucking angry dhfjdl its impossible to drive Anywhere without having someone right on ur bumper #its so ridiculous like... that's not helping anyone ??? ur not getting to ur destination faster by riding up on somebodys ass ???? hewwo ??? #ANYWAYS. i drove around the neighborhood and then went up the highway and thru some intersections and then into the main core of town #and then i got my dad to take over from there bc it was lunch hour and the core of town is a lawless land at the best of times #MY NERVES ARE FRIED. i need Guz to act as a weighted blanket or one of those pressure therapy vests for me LOL #im like... shaking fhdjsl that was far more than i thought we were going to do for driving today good lord #IM OKAY THOUGH I SURVIVED I DIDNT EVEN HIT A CURB OR ANYTHING #i think I've only hit a curb once so far in all my times driving and that was on my second time driving on a road i think #so pretty good track record... im a very careful driver fjdkdl i work so hard to be safe and drive smoothly #during my driving test the only thing the test guy had to critique was that i waited at an intersection when i could've gone #but the reason i waited was bc i wasnt sure i could make it across the traffic lane before the oncoming vehicle got to us #so it was like. a safe decision overall but a little too hesitant which can actually be unsafe fjdkdl #AUGH ANYWAYS SORRY FOR RAMBLING SM #driving stresses me out so bad and my lip is all raw now and i have so many physical stress symptoms the past few days fhfjdl #after tonight i should be able to calm down a bit hopefully fhfkdl theres a thing we're going to tonight thats been stressing me out so bad #but after tonight it'll be over and hopefully I can get myself settled down again fjfjdkl #dandy.cmd #vent //

[airbenderedacted]

The fact I can never tell if the woy fandom has improved its media literacy when it comes to Lord Dominator or nah is so terrible jtncvcjsbsbmn

#i mean ykw i blame a lot on the fact that woy is OLD and like.. who even rewatches it a TON ton #let alone that closely #but like. the way it feels like ppl watched her every scene with their eyes closed (or fixated on nothing but her body) is insane 😭 yeurgh #she is literally so straightforward #some of the takes ppl have on her remind me of those #''UGH wander is so STUPID i wouldnt be surprised if his pacifism were literally selfish & malicious he's so shitty!!!!!!!!'' #takes you'll see in like.. youtube comment sections or on the occasional tumblr post euurhghghghhh #like bruh these characters are VERY SINCERE but at least with wander u have the fact that his naivety is a total ruse #like i understand stuff like that tripping people up on stuff in some ways bc he's really really complex despite how simple his motives are #but dom is like.. she has really interesting complexities but not in a way where they're important to delve into to get the character #but naw people will actually be out here thinking that she lives to be sexualized 🤢 and likes men or is angsty or redeemable or hrGDHBVbfG #LIKE WHAT!!!!!!! WHAT!!! WHAT THE FUCK??! granted some of those are way less insane/bad than the others #*beats the lesbiphobes with a brick beats the lesbiphobes with a brick beats the lesbiphobes with a brick* #but BROOO euwiahshdhqnshshajahds #her character is literally just.. ok take wander. replace his love for helping ppl w/ love for hurting ppl. delete he angst. THERE DONE. #THAT'S HER TYHAT IS LITERALLY HER AT HER CORE HER VERY CORE AHSHANABXSN. THEN JUST ADD HER PERSONAL QUIRKS/LIKES/SKILLS IN & THERE U GO #bully personality on steroids and crack and ten THOUSAND energy drinks. just the most maniacally fucked up guy imaginable #funny opinion: i thjink maybe the only woy fans who r good & sane when it comes to her.. #r the ones who LOVE her for being Fucked Up & the ones who haate hate HATE her for beign Fucked Up.......... evry1 else is so scary /hj #ok that's silly.. but also fr everyone who 'loves' her for [insert gross shit here] or hates her for [insert blatantly false shit here] 😨 #SCARY!!! but anyway ok that's enough negativity dhdjndn in writing all this i really feel assured that things actually ARE better now #like whether or not people actually get the character or not is whatever :o #(at worst it's just like.. a bummer bc u miss out on sm fascinating stuff irt the mains & the world's logic & character development & aAA) #we're finally free of the constant influx of stupid horrible sexist opinion pieces about Dominator !!!!!!!!!! #and of all the folks who marched up to frank & craig all ''YOUR SHOW SUCKS & IS BAD BC SHE CLEARLY ONLY EXISTS TO BE A LOVE INTEREST!!'' #maybe i have enough insane ppl blocked to never see stuff like that but JSBFBDHSS nobody's wrong about her in a shit idiot way anymore 🙏🙏 #now it's only ever like.. wrong in a way that is bad and kinda sucks but like whatever :O #btw this is all me speaking very very generally (sans the specific examples) & any tumblrs this could pertain to r inactive or long blocked #(& this wasnt even written w anything frm tumblr in mind 2 begin with; i've been reading somE TAKES on LD & Wander lately and mMmvj..) #(hence that v specific example of yt commentary on wander i gave earlier.... bad LD takes are wAy more common but MY GOD 💥 in 2023!?!😭)

[roseofcards90]

I just woke up from a nap and lowkey recovered from an ocd flare up but I truly do hate when fandoms downplay the relationships characters have with each other and water them down to fandom tropes/jokes it just fucking annoys me especially when said relationship has a lot of complexity and it ends up affecting the characterization of the characters involved too that they become misinterpreted/watered down/ flanderized in the process 😭

#this is mainly about Junpei and Akane and Suletta and Miorine btw #I see this a lot more often with female characters which doesn’t surprise me #but like the way in which I see people mischaracterize Akane and Suletta to be like evil masterminds who don’t care about humanity #as well as the fandom saying they don’t care about the person they love #when like their entire goals and personal traits in canon completely contradict that #what Akane did she did for the whole sake of humanity and she did it for Junpei in the long run even when she knew she couldn’t be with him #Suletta in her ignorant upbringing did what she thought was best for Miorine in the moment and is at her core a caring person #who wants to help people no matter what like bruh how could you characterize these two into such the opposite 😭 #it bothers me so much #yes they are selfish and have made a lot of selfish actions but that doesn’t contradict them into not being a person who still cares #their whole motivation centers around caring for humanity and the people they love #edit: OH YEAH ANOTHER ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS SUNNY AND BASIL I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH #people who portray Basil as some sort of yandere or people who claim Sunny never cared about Basil make me want to stab a wall #my posts

[lewishamiltonstuff]

.

#I don't think a person should get their period every month esp when they're not even sexually active bc wtf dude. I've already lost my voice #because of the flu. I can't stop coughing. i sound like an old witch who lives in the middle of nowhere. on top of that my nose is bruised #plus another thing: why tf is my uterus preparing for a baby every single month. like how desperate are you to become a mother miss uterus?? #I don't even want kids. I can't stand them. sorry not sorry. and then the pain. no amount of painkillers is gonna help me rn 😭😭😭😭 #womanhood is fun they said -_- #the joys of being a woman #right? #get fucked #i am so mad #womanhood #off topic #rant in tags #hera core #.txtpost #.txt

[k0kichiimagines]

sometimes i want to shake v

#thats it that's the post #i used to like him sometimes and then saeran's after end #i dont hate him! #he just frustrates me a lot lol #hes a nice guy but ugshhdj #honestly sevens rant at him and hes just #(yeah... i deserved that) i am BEGGING you stop just help 😭 #he self pitys but he never takes responsibility or tells anyone things #and im just #v #enough #yoosung core #/lh #hes a well written character tho #and nothing against u if hes ur fave ❤️❤️ like i said i dont hate him he just frustrates me lol

[littlecafe]

this is the last voting period for peak time, there are 10 teams left and this voting period will decide the final top 6!

you can vote daily on both platforms (so up to twice a day if you want to)

🔗 https://peaktime.jtbc.co.kr/peaktime/en/vote (click the 4 teams you’d like to vote for and there is also an individual section, you can vote for 2 different people and each individual vote counts for 0.3 of a vote for that member’s team)

📍download the naver now app (click the peak time tile, which should pull up the page for you to click the poll icon and that will let you vote for 4 teams)

if you haven’t watched the show and would like to start it is fully subbed and available for free on viki! jtbc also uploads a lot more behind the scenes type clips on youtube (not every video is subbed but still very fun)

the upcoming (and i’m guessing last battle round before the finals?) is an original songs battle and jtbc actually released all the songs a couple days ago including songs from teams that have been eliminated if you’d like to check them out they are on every music platform including spotify, youtube, and apple music so you can listen to them all first before seeing them perform it

the eliminated teams won’t be able to perform it on the show but jtbc has gifted both the songs and stage outfits to the teams so they can use it for a comeback if they choose to!

#feel free to message me if you need help or clarification! #(personally i am losing my mind for only being able to vote for 4 teams) #i’m scared to see the rankings next week ngl going from 8 to 4… #we’re going to find out which teams actually have a solid core fandom and who were unfortunately filler votes im so scaredddd #i’m worried about one of my top picks for sure and maybe 2 others but i’m trying to be calm and wait for rankings #i even downloaded the app again bc i was only doing website like it’s getting serious for me 😭😭😭 #peak time #kpop

[mirick-vn]

a classmate told me i should be an english major and it's honestly the best compliment i've ever recieved in my entire life

#KANDKSNFIJAF #YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM #all i did was help them during a game of scrabble 😭😭 #it's one of my core memories now #idk how she guessed #i actually planned on studying english if psychology doesn't work out and i decide to change courses #idk what to tag this as #random shit #just me rambling #miscellaneous

[lxnceclercs]

heartbreak is finding out trevor zegras is dating FUCKING DIXIE DAMELIO ???

#please don’t take this seriously #they just make no sense to me😭 #also to my core i’m a hater so i cant help it😔💔

[willosword]

JESUS CHRIST KUNSEL???????

#HELP the tutorial npc is now stalking me 😭😭 #crisis core #willow whispers