#pretty good advice

[roach-works]

hey, could I ask your assistance? There's a raw-as-hell quote that gets passed around tumblr in art form a lot, and I know i saw it on your blog at some point, but i just can not find it for the life of me. It's something like "we become the hero we needed and didn't get"? im lowkey loosing my mind tryin to find this post

yeah by now it's spread all over, i actually found this screencap on reddit! the first result is a pretty aesthetic youtube video.

#it's pretty flattering to say something off the cuff that's good enough for people to run away with #writing #tumblr generates a LOT of good advice and raw lines tho #monkeys typewriters etc

[speakofcompersion]

For jjong month ♡ part [1/4]

#jjongmonth #my little tribute to jjong month :) i love that everyone coming together to celebrate him this month! my heart is full <3 #analook #tagging u because ur tags r the reason i knew about jjong month!! (new to shinee tumblr) and i thought u might want some jjong content :) #gifs sure are looking crispier~~ antlantis-area darling thank you!!!! <33 gif mentor advice coming in clutch! when i master this i will be #so powerfulllll i will ascend the stratosphere into space #the agit “the story by jonghyun” vcr #shinee #jonghyun #mygifs #speakofgifs #kim jonghyun #kpop #i also had the unfortunate discovery that gifs look great on the computer but pixelated on my phone. i think my phone screen must be #pretty shitty so sad lol :') i hope it looks good on other ppls phones at least heh~

[thatsbelievable]

#How to Make a Pretty Good Entrance #by the Phantom of the Opera #tips #tricks #life hacks #helpful hints #advice #Phantom #the Phantom #Erik #Gaston Leroux #Perros-Guirec #Red Death #literature #The Phantom of the Opera

[rlyehtaxidermist]

hitachi needs to leverage their diverse portfolio more in marketing. there is a whole bevy of funny ads you can derive from being one of the world's foremost manufacturers of digital storage and vibrators

#this post brought to you by one of my friends messaging me about hdd advice #and reacting to 'hitachi is pretty good' with 'LIKE THE VIBRATORS?!' which it turns out: yes.

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

TAVROS: uH, kARKAT DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS,

TAVROS: fOR UH, nEW PLAYERS,

KARKAT: YES.

KARKAT: BE FUELED BY HATE. FUCK NASTY. CULL YOURSELF.

#submission #this is actually pretty good advice for alternian sburb #get a kismesis to not get killed. fuck said kismesis to not get killed. kill yourself to go god tier #thanks karkat! #tavros nitram #karkat vantas #mod john #homestuck #incorrect homestuck quotes

[greenerteacups]

Hi! I am an ardent fan of your writing, and I hope to be as sorted and planned as you some day in my own writing journey.

My question is: you have a keen eye when it comes to planning character personality, dynamics, and such. I've also been wading through your ask replies, and your insights into how you write people and how you make them play off of each other is so wonderful to read. If it's not too personal a q, how did you learn how to write like this? Did you go to school for writing, does it come from years of observing people, do you have reading list recs for "how to write real people and real interactions"?

Thanks! This is a really flattering question. I'll try to answer it honestly, because I wish someone had been brutally honest about this with me when I was a young writer.

I didn't go to school for writing. I started doing it when I was about nine years old. It sucked very badly. I kept writing throughout high school, and it still mostly sucked, but some of it was occasionally interesting. ("Interesting" here does not mean "good," by the way.) I took a break in college, and then came back. I've been writing ever since. Sometimes, I feel good about it. A lot of the time, I don't!

I hate giving this advice, because I remember how it feels to get it, and it's the most uninspiring, boring-ass, dog shit advice you can get, but it's also the only advice that is 100% unequivocally true: you have to write, and specifically, you have to write things that suck.

I do not mean that you should make things that suck on purpose. I mean that you have to sit down and try your absolute hardest to make something good. You have to put in the hours, the elbow grease, the blood, sweat, and tears, and then you have to read it over and accept that it just totally sucks. There is no way around this, and you should be wary of people who tell you there is. There is no trick, no rule, no book you can buy or article you can read, that will make your writing not suck. The best someone else can do is tell you what good writing looks like, and chances are, you knew that anyway — after all, you love to read. You wouldn't be trying to do this if you didn't. And anyone who says they can teach you to write so good it doesn't suck at first is either lying to you, or they have forgotten how they learned to write in the first place.

So the trick is to sit there in the miserable doldrums of Suck, write a ton, and learn to like it. Because this is the phase of your path as an artist when you find what it is you love about writing, and it cannot be the chance to make "good writing." This will be the thing that bears you through and compels you to keep going when your writing is shit, i.e., the very thing that makes you a writer in the first place. So find that, and you've got a good start.

Some people know this, but assume that perseverance as a writer is about trying to get to the point where you don't suck anymore. This is not true, and it is an actively dangerous lie to tell young writers. You are not aiming to feel like your writing doesn't suck. You are aiming to write. You are aiming to have written. Everything else is dust and rust. And of course, you'll find things you like about your pieces, you'll find things you're proud of, you'll learn to love the things you've made. But that little itch of self-criticism, in the back of your brain — the one that cringes when you read a clunky line, or thinks of a better character beat right after it's far too late to change — that's never going away. That's the Writer part of you. Read Kafka, read Dickens, read Tolstoy, you will find diary entries where they lament how absolutely fucking atrocious their writing was, and how angry they are that they can't do better. A good writer hates their sentences because they can always imagine better ones. And the ability to imagine a better sentence is what's going to make you pick up the pen again tomorrow. And the day after that. And the day after that.

Which is what I mean, and probably what all those other annoying, preachy advice-givers mean, when we say: a good writer is just someone who writes every day. It's that easy, and that hard.

#by the way a lot of this draws on ideas inspired by 'letters to a young poet' by rainer maria rilke if you're interested #that's a formative text for me as an artist #it won't teach you how to write but it will teach you how to think perhaps #and once you know how to think. well. life is just pretty good #and i can't say the writing gets easier but when life is pretty good i find myself enjoying it a lot more #this word vomit was prompted by the question 'how do you write real people and real interactions' #because that's like — i'm not trying to be pedantic but— #that's kind of just 'how do you write literature'? #because that's all literature is. what are human beings? how do you write a person? how do they interact with each other? #like shoutout to the void if you know for sure how to write real interactions then please for the love of god tell the rest of us #because i think most of all authors in history have just been giving it our best stab #'this is how the world looks for me. is it how the world looks for you?' #so my advice on that score is: try to see how the world looks for you #and then try to share it with me #don't worry about whether it looks the same for me. it won't

[transmascutena]

these lines hit different when you read utena as transmasc

#i mean the first one is really awful regardless. #pretty sure i read somewhere that the words akio uses means something along the lines of 'you really should remain a child' #as opposed to 'you really should remain the gender that you are.' which speaks to his whole thing about keeping these kids from growing up #and there's So Much in anthy's line even without hypothetical misgendering #anyway the au where utena has already transitioned by the time he gets to ohtori is really good #and i of course have lots of headcanons about post-ohtori utena and gender #but i've been thinking about one where he's actively questioning while he's there and is not out to anyone. #and i guess not a lot would really change but akio's attempt at making utena more feminine would have a whole other layer of awful to it #and unfortunately i think in this scenario the first person he would come out to would be akio. which is so sad #like maybe it could be anthy but idk. i think it would be something he'd be apprehensive to be open about with her #(in the show utena does tend to be more vulnerable with akio than with anthy. at least the vulnerability with him comes first. #he's her go-to person for advice in the black rose arc and utena doesn't really begin opening up to anthy like that until the third arc) #maybe i should write something for this au. i can see it so clearly. #utena talking about his confusing gender feelings in one of those black rose scenes in the planetarium #and akio doing that thing where he sounds supportive and helpful but absolutely isn't. #that fake sympathy that's actually really patronizing and condescending and dismissive but subtly enough that utena doesn't realize it #and THEN the contrast when utena finally talks to anthy about it and she empathises by talking about her own confusing gender feelings #(transfem anthy realness !!!!!) #oh wow i did not mean to write so much in the tags #revolutionary girl utena #utena tenjou #my posts

[faerynova]

i dont remember where i heard this but "your comics will always be 25% worse than your standalone art" is probably the most important cartooning advice ive ever gotten

i just gotta repeat it like a mantra. comics are a lot more work than regular illustrations because of sheer quantity. they cant be perfect especially if i wanna finish em in a timely manner

#i drew! pages today! #aa!! #nano starting off pretty good actually! #as usual my first cardinal rule of art (stop caring) holds true! #every fucking time! #maybe i should take some of my own advice sometimes!! #faeloops

[crossbackpoke-check]

it’s all the rest of what i want with you

connor dewar/brandon duhaime :: 8k

Summary:

“Brandon,” Connor says with a sigh. “There’s no baby in there.”

“Not yet,” Brandon says. Connor feels his stomach twist, almost like what he would imagine a baby kicking to feel like.

in these trying times of dewvorce, may i offer you 8k of pwp inspired by @stillfertile’s wonderful art which i had. several breakdowns about 🫶 anyway please enjoy!!!

#OFFICIAL FIC ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️ i wish i had pretty fic graphics but alas i have No Skill and also. so much work i should be doing bu #HI SHE’S HERE i would love to say this is a complete surprise drop except i have Anxiety & i needed to ask you guys about it beforehand #in my defense i started writing this in like. january far before any tragedy occurred #because square asked about my tags on their dewey2 art and she spawned like. a million more thoughts about it #including the part where i got absolutely kicked in the face with the lightning vision of those two lines. #like those two lines are the first actual lines of the fic i wrote ajdhkwdiowdjiw ANYWAY please be nice to me i know i am always like #‘this is not the first real fic i ever thought i’d post’ and if i had a nickel i’d have three but this is the first pwp i’ve ever posted #and it’s 8k and it’s not a fic for an exchange (although technically i did very much write this for the dewey^2 hivemind so.) #i have SO many things to say i have so many comments on this doc also i couldn’t pick a title for the LONGEST time and i finally decided on #this one but the full quote was too long: #all the rest of what i want with you that scares me shitless #so. i was angling SO hard to make a yung gravy lyric as a title bc i saw the video of him at a wild game but i couldn’t find a good one #and instead y’all got a very sentimental title l m a o. #liv in the replies #shout out to the extended universe this lives in and also my unhinged comments in the docs. #if you liked fun fuck a baby in him friday i’ll be here all week i promise i am the exact same in the comments as i am in the tags 🫡 #the NUMBER of times i wrote something in this by pulling it out of my ass and then actually went back and did the research & was RIGHT is. #far too high. also the amount of coincidental things that dropped while i was writing this (yung gravy song about pregnancy AFTER i wheeze #laughed myself into a yung gravy title the athletic player poll confirming my restaurant & bar choices from googling ‘st. paul good bars’…) #also if anybody got advice on formatting for these little announcements. help. this is different from my miro/luka one &i’m still not happy

[ickypuppi3]

billy never pushing for steve to get back with nancy

billy never calling steve stupid

#billy hargrove #harringrove #billy calling steve pretty #billy literally giving steve advice #just little #canon details that i think about a lot #realest character actually #he’s that one guy #who’s miles ahead of everyone #the only character ever #why’s he actually kinda good with advice #imagine he’s just the guy to go to #everyones like ‘ok well have you asked hargrove? he’ll know’

[shoku-and-awe]

Did you know that edamame literally means 'branch bean' (枝豆)? Did you know why?

Look at that! I found something wonderful in the farmstand vending machine. Very festive and exciting.

To make delicious edamame, you want about 40g of salt per liter of water. Wash the pods thoroughly, then combine them in a bowl with about half the salt and massage vigorously. Add the rest of the salt to boiling water, toss in the beans, and boil for 4~5 minutes. To ensure that they cook evenly, cover the pot or stir occasionally.

Extra credit:

For maximum flavor, snip the pods at one end with scissors after washing. Both ends if you have time. (I did not bother but I did add the fancy flaky Okinawan salt after.)

For maximum authenticity, pair with the traditional accompaniment (spaghetti in burst tomato sauce), serve in the traditional vessel (a mug-bowl adorned with a beautiful leopard—thank you, @destinationtoast!!!), and enjoy with cold brew and the rest of the episode of Columbo during which you fell asleep the night before.

#feed me and tell me i'm pretty #good advice and also what the leopard is saying #edamame #japanese food #easy recipes #farmstand vending machine

[elonomhblog]

rule #107

take up a craft. simply create to enjoy the process.

#elonomh #elonomhblog #it girl mentality #it girl #it girl aesthetic #it girl energy #girl blogging #pinterest girl #girl blogger #girlblog #girlblogging #this is a girlblog #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #pretty girl #clean girl #becoming that girl #dream girl #hot girl walk #latte girl #matcha girl #vanilla girl #that girl #wellness girl #high value woman #high value mindset #life advice #advice #good advice #note to self #life tips

[thatsbelievable]

#How to Construct a Woolly Mammoth Skeleton in the Privacy of Your Own Museum of Natural History #tips #tricks #life hacks #helpful hints #advice #museum #woolly mammoth #skeleton #my cousin Hector (8) is pretty good at drawing big animals #so I bet he would be really great at drawing a woolly mammoth skeleton #you could use that as a guide when putting together your skeleton or whatever #just saying #you know #keep it in the back of your mind

[brownsugar4hersoul]

#brown sugar #brown sugar 4 her soul #brown moodboard #brown aesthetic #words of wisdom #wise words #love advice #love quote of the day #young love #spilled love #spilled ink #all about love #quotes to live by #on love #pretty words #inspirational words #life advice #good advice #love sayings #life quotes #deep quotes #deep thoughts #deep thinking #soul searching #soul food #soul candy #love quotes #love poetry #love quote #love poems

[kate-bot]

Heheheheeeeuu!! Uuuhhh idk if you wanna read this request but I have a question… AAAAAHHHH!!!!! I REALLY LOVE YOUR STYLE DRAWING!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!! WHERE APP YOU USE TO MAKE STUFF???? I LOVE YOUR STYLE??? WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT STYLE???? <:DDDDD <??)

sorry that was my first thought when i read that HEHGHEH

anyways to answer your question i do most of my art on photoshop!! although a lot of my older stuff i used paint tool sai too!! learning photoshop was quite a steep learning curve but i love using brushes i find online so its 100% worth learning ... im also getting into adobe fresco (basically photoshop for ipad) and its a lot of fun too!!

and my STYLE????? not gonna lie i started drawing properly when i was like. 10. so my style has changed soo much over the years.. i watched loads of south park when i was younger and you can still kind of tell that i never shook off the south park eyes from my style. its basically just an amalgamation of all the different things i liked as a kid... cuphead proportions, south park faces, animal crossing bodies.. so my advice to you is to just take inspiration from what you like!!! and soon enough you will start turning it into your own new thing and it will be awesome!!!

i hope that answers ur question tysm for the ask!!! :]]]

#the image describes it pretty well idk how i got here and how i make art look good ive just been doing it for like. 9 years probably more #this ask was so sweet thank you so much anon :]]] #but yea my advice is just. draw what you think looks cool and soon enough youll start making your own cool stuff #thats not me saying to trace or anything but you know what i mean. i started doing south park fanart and now here i am #ask

[reel-fear]

Wow, so umm... This looks bad, not only is it inaccurate due to using the wrong ink demon design [unless this is confirmation BATIM Ink Demon has been outright retconned... Which would make me pissed enough to make a new post just about THAT] but from an art standpoint this is just... Confusing and poorly done.

I wouldn't care if this was fanart, of course you should support young, indie artists... But for a Graphic Novel making sure your cover doesn't look like something Butch Hartman shat out in an afternoon is kind of important. Remember they're going to be asking us to give money to them to read this. The artist likely won't see any of that money and neither do the authors most of the time, not to mention this art screams of the artist being underpaid and overworked.

Like they Had to get something on someone's desk and their boss said 'good enough'. A concept Joey Drew Studios is very familiar with considering the allegations of poor working environments that Kindly Beast. Not to mention Mike Mood admitting in a Reddit AMA that they did in fact rush projects like Showdown Bandit. [Which they sold at full price]

He also says they can in fact say no or yes to designs involving their IP. Either Mike or Meatly had to say yes to this cover, according to his own damn words.

And do you really think this company in particular would care enough about its fanbase to not sell them garbage? They have done exactly that on several occasions. It's not like they care particularly about art either, considering their previous use of AI Art. There was no apology or even posts addressing it... Instead, they just rushed out an archives update to their game to get people to stop talking about it... Even forgetting an entire character in it. Again

This company is [or at least SHOULD BE] on thin ice when it comes to being suspected of misleading their fans or rushing out crappy products to them.

So with all that context in mind, I'm gonna talk about why this cover sucks ass.

The light sources are all over the place? Why does it look like someone put maces or knight armor on his shoulders but it's just flesh?? It looks both gross and weird [not in a good way either]

To explain more I'm going on a rant below but sadly this seems to have been confirmed to not just be a rough pass but the final cover and man... I am not excited about this graphic novel just at all. This felt like it really drained any possibility of it turning out good for me and I already had expectations low.

Okay first point, the light sources?? And there is no consistency here with the shadows or lighting, it looks like there's a hundred light sources all at once but none of them are even consistent!

the arrows here represent all the different light sources I can make out and yet the the shadow clearly implies there's only one. I understand wanting to use highlights to give the character a more clear shape but then just give him one or two lights behind him or in front of him? No matter how u follow the light sources, the highlights make no sense and the shadows make even less sense.

Why are the shoulders like that? Like on the legs it's a little understandable, at least those are clearly very heavily affected by perspective, for me I think they are so exaggerated it makes it look like one of the legs is either huge or one is small but that's maybe subjective.

However, the shoulders are unjustifiable, what happened there, what did they do??

I could pick on so much more honestly, how the color choices of piss yellow with no other colors being used, and the harsh pitch black being used for every part of his body is weird. How it looks straight out of Butch Hartman's recent crappy art. But to put bluntly bad start! Also what the HELL is going on with this background??

Seems once again the Bendy team is fine with sending out stuff thinking it's "Good Enough" for Bendy fans and honestly the people trying to tell me to "Be Grateful" for this are just proving that no matter how many times you betray your audience some of em will defend you!

Which is sad tbh. If anything we should be putting MORE pressure on the Bendy team to do better. Cause we deserve better than this, honestly we do. There are amazing artists in the bendy community who could do so much better for a cover. They've employed their fan artists before... Wouldn't it be great to do that for such a lore important book? The book that gives us the identity of one of the main characters in BATIM? The character you spend the entirety of Chapter 4 fighting to save? Not to mention will give several major characters their human designs?

But I guess this is... Good enough...

#ramblez #batim #batdr #bendy and the ink machine #bendy and the dark revival #sorry I've been on a positivity streak with bendy I know but I have to be honest and being honest I think this sucks lol #Im sure plenty of people Disagree and while I would argue this is more objective than subjective people will ignore me if they want to #maybe Im just a hater idk #but I do know one thing I sure do hate this and Im pretty sure Ill hate this novel and its designs #but maybe I wont ya never know #anyways if they do retcon batim ink demon I will make a post abt how much I dislike batdrs ink demon design #and why I think all the people saying its better than the og seriously arent understanding #what made batims ink demon good or character design in general tbh #to put bluntly just bc something is popular opinion DOES NOT make it right or a good idea design wise #not everyone is qualified to be a character designer and thats just good advice in general tbh #anyways yeah thats it sorry im being mean today </3 #I simply think corporations shouldnt be able to rush out crappy products to their fans and get paid for it but ig thats a hot take now #but esp with how bad that updated employee handbook was too and it still had stolen renders from fans in it... #yeah I dont think theyve learned a damn thing