[midwinterhunt]

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

[organical-mechanical]

if you're a pixel artist and never tried working with a reasonably accurate CRT filter I HIGHLY recommend it

[bogleech]

How do I set something up to display like this AS I draw

[organical-mechanical]

Aseprite has a “Duplicate Display” option under the “View” tab!

You can grab that tab, drag it next to the viewport of your first instance, then pull Shaderglass over one of them!

The specific Shaderglass preset I’ve been using is “RC GDV-NTSC - PS2 - Dirty”, (in retro-crisis > 1080p-Curved) with the following adjustments:

NTSC Merge Fields: YES

Rolling Scanlines: 0.73

Hum Bar Intensity: -0.02

Also, the pixel size on Shaderglass and the zoom level on whatever art program you’re using have to match.

I can’t capture Shaderglass with my regular screen recorder, so please bear with my shitty cell phone video reformatted into a fuckass GIF:

[stahsm]

Overlock Stitch by @clothes_reetzy

[thatisuseful]

Damn, that's useful

[fluidstatick]

Finally a hand sewing tutorial on a hemline that isn't just the ladder stitch! the ladder stitch disappears when you tighten it, but it's not meant for hemlines because it breaks really easily! The overlock stitch is more stable, so it holds much longer, and it won't pucker or warp the fabric!

[yukoters]

Styx? Nah more like Stinks hahahaihhahiauahahshdhevgz

Whoosh

[piety-to-beauty]

[zeemaille]

red drop chainmaille earrings

[a-totally-reasonable-username]

@namelessennes

[avidreaderffn]

@sandstonesunspear

[polyamorousmisanthrope]

Jesus Tapdancing Christ... THIS is a good welt pocket and the people who designed Simplicity 2895 ought to be blasted well ASHAMED of themselves for the crap way THEY wanted a welt pocket made. *SNARLS*

[makereadgrow]

This is how I learned to do it and a good example of what you want to see in a short form tutorial: pinning, pressing, seam finishing, good fabric handling.

I would mention that you can make the pocket facing with a small panel of your matching fabric that is visible and the rest in a lighter fabric to reduce bulk. That's a lot of denim layers for comfort.

[gifsfromthecrows]

ultimate portability for a kumihimo project: half-empty roll of paper towels (kept from unraveling by being wrapped in string) inside a big souvenir cup. like I'm definitely going to be printing something to mimic this setup in a prettier way but this works

[gifsfromthecrows]

the president could neverrrrrr

[dangerphd]

🌻🌻🌻

[systlin]

Hi!

Would you happen to know any literary sources about how retting affects linen color? It would make for a super lovely detail for my thesis where I discuss, among other things, linen threads. No worries if not though, good luck with all your fiber endeavours!

Try Flax Retting 2 Ways: Persuading Flax to Release its Fiber

Wherein a spinner transforms a hot tub into a retting tank, breathtaking golden flax is created!

Linen Retting: From Flax to Fiber

Discover the precise retting process that turns flax into luxurious linen. Uncover the ancient alchemy behind this premium textile, cultivat

Both of these note it! NGL I haven't investigated much deeper, but my own limited experiments retting my own flax straw (A small patch I grew, it was not a variety bred for fiber tho) bear it out. The dew-retted came out silvery gray, and the water retted came out a pale golden. Both, though, after being left out in the sun for a period of time (Intentionally, there wasn't much and it wasn't great quality thanks to my very beginner flax extraction efforts, I was just fucking around to get the hang of things) bleached to pale off-white. If I made the fiber into textiles and washed them in lye frequently and then sun dried them, they'd end up white.

[laurajameskinney]

I keep forgetting to post these but here's Lucente Stella fully blocked and modeled! Weighed in at about 68 grams, making it 1200 yards... phew!

[zattemptspatterns]

If y'all want vintage public domain knit patterns (usually from yarn companies), you can find it on Project Gutenberg.

[escuerzoresucitado]

[misanthropemom]

Masterclass in darning

[alexaloraetheris]

This is quantum physics in theory (incomprehensible unless you're a hardore math simp) but in practice it is Black Magic (you have to sell your soul and sabity in order to perform it).

[otto-von-stirlitz]

btw @ everyone who can't wrap their heads around this, here's a longer video going into more detail about prepping the damaged area and mending/darning technique with actual explanations!

[sarahthecoat]

rb with this more detailed method which will make a more lasting mend.

[cognitivejustice]

Download this easy DIY clothing repair guide (only 10 pages) from Uni of Kentucky

link to PDF

[ramshacklefey]

Excellent resource if you're new to sewing and want to start doing some clothing repair!

[queenofzan]

Professional seamstress here, who has taught intro to sewing many times, saying: this guide is excellent!

[pigeonsparty]

Wandering Wandsmith's Hero Cowl!

An art trade with (instagram) @wandering_wandsmith from @midnightritualdecor who in return is working on beautiful handcarved drop spindles 😍

Yarn used: Orange - 100% reclaimed mill waste from (instagram) @fibreartsshed 

Grey - Local wool handspun by me! Also sourced from the Fibre Arts Shed. Special thanks to their sheep, Bob for his fibre in this.

Fluff to Fashion - Full process in link under cut

Fluff to Fashion - Wandering Wandsmith's Hero Cowl

The Fibremancer published a post on Ko-fi

[iplaywithstring]

When I made my hood, I did not swatch, I just trusted what I knew about yarn. I made it so that it fit my head, because blocking would make it relax. I made sure it didn't need to relax too much, because I knew the yarn had been dyed (and so already washed since spinning).

I am pleased that my trust in the yarn was not misplaced, and while I liked it before blocking, I think it's perfect* now.

Unblocked on the left, blocked on the right - you can see how it relaxed and is floppier, and drapes around my head differently. The cables have also relaxed around my neck - it's not as stiff and close feeling, but it still sits close enough to be warm.

Here you can see that the point is more elf-like and the line of the hood flows from the point, rather than wrapping around my head and the point being a little....out of place. The cables relaxing also means it sits lower on the back of my neck.

When its open, it lies flat, so it will fit easily under a coat without bunching up at the neck.

It's not quite perfect because I only put one button hole (I blame knitting in the car - I forgot to do a second and then didn't want to rip back). I think I'll sew on some snaps to help it stay closed.

I will be writing up the pattern because I really do love how this turned out.

[irvins]

It looks great!

A while ago i found this tutorial, if you want to try to add the buttonhole maybe it can help 😀

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

how do people make papers for traditional painting and calligraphy in the past by chinese artist 山白shan bai

[nixcraft]

Literal definition of spyware:

Also From Microsoft’s own FAQ: "Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers. 🤡

[caroline-vibecheck]

KillKillKillKillKillKillKillKillKillKillKill

[alluringapex]

There's a way to remove it~

Go into the power shell

then paste in:

reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsCopilot /v "TurnOffWindowsCopilot" /t REG_DWORD /f /d 1

like this

Then restart. Also here is how to turn off the awful search suggestions:

How to Disable Windows Web Search and Speed Up Your PC

Stop the OS from pulling up web results when you just want files and apps.

[venonomnomicon]

incase anyone didnt know there's some great free software to handle disabling windows bloatware without needing to mess with the command line

With the freeware O&O ShutUp10++, unwanted Windows 10 and 11 features can be disabled and the transfer of sensitive personal data onto Micro

O&O AppBuster gives you the control back over your Windows again! Now you decide which apps you want on your computer.

these are a mandatory part of every windows install for me. been using them for years and it's such a lifesaver