This Aint No Place For No Hero

im a mess. cail, a piece of gay salad who studies art,

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*romantically calls you dude*

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*platonically calls you babe*

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Romantically calls you dude: Aries, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Gemini, Capricorn, Virgo

Platonically calls you babe: Taurus, Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Pisces, Cancer

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Studying Jacob by fabianrensch

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Sketchdump May 2016 [Perspective 2] by DamaiMikaz

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Anastasiya Steps by Warmics

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Contour vs Structural Animation

A friend asked recently: how do I start animating? So here I have a quick example of happy running squirrel.

Start simple, I recommend, that is, to simplify your animation so you don’t get caught up in the details in the beginning. I observe there are two basic ways you can make a rough animation - by Contour and Structural animations. 

Animating is basically to draw a lot and link these drawings together. Some of us draw naturally with contours, the best way for them to begin animating is perhaps simply by animating the contour! So here we link all the drawings by animating the outline and silhouette that are represented by curves, straight lines, and angles. 

Some other of us draw more comfortably with the structures, because that how most of us are taught to understand forms in school. With balls and springs, it’s maybe easier for them to understand what’s happening underneath the moving body, and what drive different parts to move differently. 

Personally, I’ve always animated with contours because that’s how I draw naturally. Since it’s convenient for me, I could then focus on delivering a more dynamic action. But there are occasions where the character design is based heavily on forms which require me to animate structurally. 

So you could consider trying either of these two by first understand how you draw - do you draw better by jumping straight to the outlines, or by first representing the body with a skeleton. Contour and structure are like the two ends of a spectrum, once you master one method, you could try the other way to improve your animation! I believe good animations are based on the knowledge of both. 

I hope this helps!

Extended ref: I made a contour animation of a squirrel using the sine curve, and you can see how linking the curves could help to bring out the flow. (x)

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Ciri The Witcher III STEPS by Dark-Adon

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0619 by xiongrong

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Golden Skull Study Process by Daphne Gragera

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HANDS by AwesomeStock

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lesbian cartoon crush starter kit

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I’ll just…

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What to do with Feelings of Emptiness

1. Don’t attack yourself for feeling negative and empty. Your feelings are reflectors of your inner hurt and pain.

2. Try to pinpoint the reason for the hole that’s in your heart – is it loss of purpose, or a lost relationship, or is it having no direction, or nothing that brings joy?

3. Ask yourself if you feel wanted, or are loved for who you are. It may be no-one’s valued or affirmed you for being “you”.

4. Don’t escape into distractions like being busy all the time as that only briefly covers up the wound that’s deep inside.

5. Listen carefully to your self talk – notice negative put downs, or a lack of self respect, or when you’re hard upon yourself.

6. Choose to build yourself up and focus more upon self care. Be compassionate and caring, and kind towards yourself.

7. Invest in relationships which build your self esteem, and which gently start to nurture and develop your true self.

8. Remind yourself that you are worthy of a happy and full life. You deserve your goals and dreams. Decide to work to make them real.

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I can eat and still be struggling

I can eat and still be upset

I can eat and still be not okay

I do not need to stop eating to show that I’m struggling, or upset, or not okay. 

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Though Hallen Lavellan was cordial, her scrutinizing gaze was felt by many during her time at Haven. Trust was a scarce resource, one she did not freely give in this new world of accusations and holy fallacies. It would take much time before she let herself relax.

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How God Created Animals (via boredpanda) Previously: Dad Tweets