A little Rayn and Spitfire

My reblogging blog… 'tis a silly place… with occasional seriousness peppered in.

[littleraynoffire]

ToonBoom question

ToonBoom users

I've been debating getting the program again after letting my subscription end when I needed a very long break after severe burnout from animating and focusing on a "day job" to help with bills

I see they have more paying options now than when I had it before, and Harmony Advanced is about the same monthly as their Storyboard Pro

I'm real tempted to do Storyboard Pro instead of Harmony, because I never really got to use and play around with Storyboard and I had really wanted to...but I'd like to hear your opinions on the pros and cons of both

What say ye?

[raynalenskicreations]

It’s too hot- | Rayna Lenski

Get more from Rayna Lenski on Patreon

[littleraynoffire]

Hoping to try and revive my tumblr blog(s)

So why not also promote my Patreon 😅

[everythingfox]

He’s a musician

(via)

[wayward-delver]

Creature of the Night: 

“Feathered Dinosaurs aren’t scary,” is false, it’s about how it is presented and nothing is more terrifying than a bitter truth. 

by Jayson Duria/WobblyWorks

[retropopcult]

“Longacre Square south.” Now known as Times Square, with the Rector and Astor hotels flanking the New York Times building. Photographed 1911 by Irving Underhill.

[sartorialadventure]

Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina

[petermorwood]

Another visual demonstration that historical clothing wasn’t dingy and monochrome.

All of these colours can be obtained from vegetable dyes, producing different shades depending on what mordant (colour fixative - alum, different metal filings, different vinegars) was used. See here and here for examples.

[willowofthehearth]

BRING THIS FASHION BACK.

[thevagueambition]

Not clothes, but this was a palette developed by the National Museum of Denmark based on paint residue from archaeological finds for the purpose of painting a reconstructed hall.

Apparently, they can tell from the chemical composition that the colours wouldn’t be mixed with black or white to mute them, but be used in their brightest form. Bright yellow and red was achieved with expensive dyes (orpiment and cinnabar) and was thus fashionable. (Source in Danish)

[vintageeveryday]

40 fabulous portrait photos of African American women in the 19th century.

[littleraynoffire]

This will not sit well with some folk at my old school, but the lack of action does not sit well with me . An apology given in the comment section of a post is not enough . There are many things that you do that I do not agree with, this "accident" being only the most recent and visible . You expect(ed) the very best of your students, we expect no less of you - an open (and more widely visable) apology is a good start, and is the very least you can do . I am well aware this would put me on your "difficult" radar, but I expect better of you . . . @lcad_alumni_network @lcadbfa @lcadmfa @lcadfinearts @lcad https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_gHVKjFvH/?igshid=11l4t004pw098

[littleraynoffire]

I wanted to do something special for thise of us who were supposed to celebrate graduating this year, but that's not an option at the moment . so I made a coloring page to share on IG or any social media you want 🎓 . 🎉✨and tag it: #2020GradCapToss so we can all celebrate together!!✨🎉 . I've set it up to download over on my Patreon (you don't have to be a patron to view/download) . https://www.patreon.com/posts/37110739 . #raynalenskicreations #artisitsoninstagram #2020graduation #2020graduates #2020graduationcelebration #2020Commencement #2020GradCapToss #patreon #celebrate #coloringpage #digitalart #printandcolor https://www.instagram.com/p/CAL3lQVDXlT/?igshid=zt2n24kb1u31

[animalsnaps]

Cat snaps

[whittneydoll]

i knew the state of society’s view of children was bad but i didn’t realize just how dire the situation was was until the lockdown began. this last month or so has really opened my eyes to how much people dislike children, even their own children, simply because they exist and they need them because you know… they’re small humans without the capacity to care for themselves.  it seems harmless but memes talking about how parents need alcohol to deal with their kids or can’t wait for their kids to go back to school so someone else can deal with them does harm in that it dehumanizes children and puts blame on the children for existing when it’s not the child’s fault they were brought into the world. it also brings about another uncomfortable fact: if you don’t like the way your children behave, barring them having a behavioral disorder or disability, you’re probably to blame and need to reevaluate how you’re raising them. children are more than innocent bystanders… they are helpless and absolutely reliant on the adults around them to not only provide for them, but to show them love which in turn sets the precedent for how they will love in the future. this attitude implying they asked to be here and that it’s okay to joke about how annoying they are has got to stop. 

[wilwheaton]

The man who was my father never loved me. He actively resented me, mocked me whenever I expressed an opinion, humiliated me when I made a mistake, teased me about every insecurity, made me feel small when he paid attention to me at all, and took every opportunity available to make me feel like I was unworthy. He never took an interest in anything I did in my life. He never took an interest in me.

He was so consistently cruel to me, I’m beginning to think that I was unplanned (contra my parents’ assertion), because I can not imagine choosing to bring a child into the world, only to treat him the way the man who was my father treated me.

I deserved better. Children deserve better.

“Children are more than innocent bystanders” is so true. Thank you for writing this, @whittneydoll.

[lollibeepop]

Love Yourself (even if sometimes others have to do it for you)

[franziska-after-success]

It’s not a good thing to try and force someone not to use a healthy coping mechanism. There’s nothing inherently wrong with self-deprecation.

[fernacular]

There is, there very much is. 

Self-deprecation isn’t a healthy coping mechanism. Coping mechanism? Yes. Healthy? Absolutely not. Saying bad things about yourself seems harmless or even good in the moment but if you do it enough you will reinforce negative beliefs about yourself and the world around you. Say “I’m the worst” enough times and you will believe you’re the worst. Say “everything sucks I should just die lol” enough times and you will come to believe that too. 

I’m not pulling this shit out of my ass either, by the way, this is coming direct from when i was an outpatient at a psychiatric hospital, way back when i did this EXACT THING CONSTANTLY and ended up suicidal. This is what I was taught there, and this is how I dragged myself out.

The best way to combat this (very unhealthy) coping mechanism is really just to force yourself to say good things about yourself, and shut down the bad ones. It feels stupid, it feels like you’re lying, it feels like it will never work. But over time, if you keep at it, and with the help of friends, the new words will replace the old ones.  If you replace “i’m terrible” with “I’ve made a mistake, but that doesn’t make me a bad person” that is what you will come to believe, and make it 1000% easier to actually fix the problem because you won’t be bogged down with self-hatred. 

It’s annoying, and aggravating, and you don’t want to do it because self-deprecation is how you’ve coped for so long, but I promise you it’s not healthy and will make everything worse in the long term. 

[did-you-know]

The ‘Double Tree of Casorzo’ near Piemonte, Italy, is unique because it’s actually two trees in one: a cherry tree growing on top of a mulberry tree.

(Source, Source 2, Source 3)

[did-you-know]

In Brazil, the dolphins that team up with local fishermen have their own accent. For over 160 years, wild dolphins have been helping humans catch more fish by signaling when they should cast their nets. Because they use their own unique whistles even around other dolphins, scientists think they may be trying to distinguish themselves as ‘the ones who help humans.’ 

(Source, Source 2, Source 3)

[littleraynoffire]

COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!! . Bills are coming up FAST, and I have A LOT this month, so any and all help is very much appreciated . You can order one either through my #KoFi Ko-Fi.com/raynal/commissions , fill out a form at this link: https://forms.gle/oZi9RvoN4bAjFVWT6 or message me here to get the Google Form to fill out . LCAD students (current or on leave of absence) get a 20% discount, so use the Google form to make it easier to factor that in . . . #raynalenskicreations #artisitsoninstagram #artistsonfacebook #artistsontumblr #commissions #commissionsopen #digitalart #traditionalart #handdrawn #handdrawnart #lineart #illustration #supportartists #occommission #fanart #portrait https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IwaPkg9lz/?igshid=ecyr2vuiinvr

[littleraynoffire]

Missed getting anything done for the #hauntedmansion50thanniversary but #Halloween is just around the corner so I'm planning something out using my favorite #spooky #specters out of all the #grimgrinningghosts 👻 . . . #artisitsoninstagram #hauntedmansion #hitchhikingghosts #999haunts #disneyland #disneyworld #welcomefoolishmortals #wip https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FYS9hg_xI/?igshid=1muqqhjwwz40p

[littleraynoffire]

More playing with #highlighters and #ink - trying to capture the feeling of the #campfire amongst the trees from when we were up in Oregon for a family reunion . . . #raynalenskicreations #artisitsoninstagram #sketchbook #sketches #forest #highlighterart https://www.instagram.com/p/B07gvmOjK2J/?igshid=18dho16zpflt9