The Salmon Shack

Librarian • Giant Nerd If you ship in/c*s/t, gtfo. Art Tag • Paper Art

[flipnotemachine]

happy twin peaks day to all who celebrate ☕️

[mikokat]

they have a tight grip on me again someone help me

[mynameismad]

I've been getting back into comics while I wait for more info from my concept job, and I thought I'd make a post about something very important to me, which is COMIC PANEL VARIATION and HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT.

Also, yes, before you ask, these rules can absolutely be broken. I strategically break them to create a noticeable shift or flow in the storytelling, like so:

You can also probably make your own set of 5 IN 5 rules! I like to draw facial expressions and backgrounds and hands (like a masochist), so my 5 in 5 is definitely geared towards that. If you like to make more quiet, introspective comics, you could throw in a panel with NO DIALOGUE every 5 pages, or a mood panel with no characters, for example!

[bongjoonhoe]

TWIN PEAKS 2.06

[boociforme]

an owl on her favorite (very tired) perch

[aphrostiel]

happy twin peaks day!

[shyblacksheep]

[nias-nook]

out of interest has the ford fandom gotten their hands on scrapped storyboard cloak ford yet??? personally? HUGE fan of him. i have so many questions every time i see him. why the cloak? why the lantern? why can't you calm down for a second?

from the last mabelcorn storyboards from artist miguel puga!!

[teapartyspider]

They fucking killed a gnome in my yard

[stephreynaart]

Stan expressions cleaned up :3

[vintage-every-day]

A young female welder in Connecticut, c. 1943. Photo by Bernard Hoffman.

[sourdough-seal]

“what are you doing this weekend” i am going to fantasy land. i am hiding under the covers in bed. i am making things up. i am contemplating events that didnt happen. i am talking to fake people. i am listening to my tunes. i am envisioning scenarios

[withdreamsofhereafter]

Hexagonal growth in a black olive tree

[sarahmackattack]

Sometimes you're done with asking nicely. Our friend The 666 Cat put a decidedly Philadelphia spin on the appeal to plant native plants in our city. Please plant native plants or Go to hell!

Get prints (11x14in) at SquidFacts.net

[beetlebongos]

breakfast

[elliexer-moved]

lunch

[fever-dream-deactivated20180711]

dinner

[nathankujo-deactivated20220101]

dessert

[back-that-sass-up]

cool what the FUCKING HECK does this mean tho

[whatheballs]

you had to be there

[gruvu]

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[asynca]

I watched an insane amount of TikTok and other short form videos for the story I'm writing right now. I gotta say, afterwards, I found myself picking up my phone and opening the apps, almost unconsciously. I was walking and I thought about watching some vids at the same time. I was on hold to the ATO... maybe some videos.

I also happen to specialise in gambling addiction (although I'm not practicing in that area right now), and all I could fucking think about was how these fucking apps were conditioning me in the same fucking way gambling apps do. To be constantly plugged in, consuming. To not even think about just picking it up and having a look. To feel bored when I wasn't watching them, to think about watching them when I wasn't watching them....

That shit is fucking evil.

I deleted it. I'm not exposing myself to that.

That shit will fry your dopamine/reward system so fucking bad you will never read a book or watching a movie again without it.

Love yourself and your potential enough to put that fucking shit away. Watch longer form things that require focus and engagement. Listen to podcasts and audiobooks. Read books. DO ANYTHING BUT CONSUME SHORT FORM CONTENT IN AN UNSTRUCTURED WAY.

If you MUST consume it (I'm sure people will be like 'but my classmates' or 'but my own channel'.... etc), do it in a siloed and structured way. 30 minutes between x time and x time on x day. Focus on it. Don't eat and do it. Watch each short form video to completion. Engage critically with the content. ANd never watch them first thing in the morning or last thing at night.

PLEASE. From a gambling professional, short form videos ping your SAME circuitry and you will fuck up your life and your brain so badly if you don't put up guardrails for yourself.