we are in the final third of Plein Airpril! You can see my prior ten paintings here and the first ten paintings here!
Today I gave myself all the time in the world to paint this beautiful creature, which isn't really in the spirit of plein airpril, but he's my city's most famous resident and deserves all the love.
it's also on Win10, go to settings and search typing insights
*edit: typing, not turnip insights. would be amazing if this is what AI is being trained on instead
So we're just gonna forget that I haven't done one in a hot minute but MORDECAI - I CHOOSE YOU!!! P.s this character is played by @magebunkshelf
So, a few mini facts to make up for the last few weeks. The first being that Mordecai's favourite food is in fact Kiwis! Fruit isn't something that commonly grows in the woods of Zetria, so when the market wagon is travelling, Mordecai is the FIRST to grab whatever fruit he can, and by any means as well.
Another fun fact, did you know that the earring seen in almost every single drawing once belonged to Mordecai's mother? Back when magic was done in secret, Mordecai's mother practiced in the arts of arcane and preserved a flower picked by Mordecai onto it. It also jingles if Mordecai's hair is up or tucked behind his ear [aka when it's on display!]
Alright, welp. It's come to the worst unfortunately. I am opening emergency delayed commissions, as I have to escape my house immediately (either tomorrow or in two days) :/ I will be buying plane tickets to the next state over to live with a close friend. Since I will be on the move for the next week or so and can't draw, the slots will have to be filled now and the art completed later. I hope that's okay. I appreciate anyone who can help, I really, really need it right now.
I kinda wanna yap about something I think is important to the audio roleplay community because I have witnessed it yet again, though this can also go out to any artist out there as well, specifically regarding fanart/artist side of things…
POST YOUR BEAUTIFUL ART!!!
I just read a post about someone's biggest fear is doing fanart because of the fear of people's opinions. Don't get it twisted that apprehension is totally valid, as it's kinda a vulnerable thing to put out there at times because of how much you cherish your art; however, the issue was in regard to canon designs. Now, if I understood correctly, it's due to the fear of getting "jumped" in a certain community (iykyk) and due to the fear of creator judgment. Those should not be reasons to hold yourself back from sharing art you want to share!
I'm going to keep this part brief because there are plenty of posts out there surrounding this topic, but in regard to that particular community, it's honestly so upsetting, given the recurring drama that revolves around fanart, because I have never seen anything like that in any other audio roleplay fandom until this one. People should feel welcome to share their thoughts, opinions, and ideas when it comes to character and listener designs... There should not be fear in wanting to share something with a person who supposedly has similar interests.
In regard to creators, who cares if the creator sees it or not? I mean, it's always a bonus if they do, but it shouldn't be the reason that stops you from sharing something you are itching to show off because you're proud of it. I'm just going to use Escaped Audios as an example, but other creators such as Zsakuva, GoodBoyAudios, Scythe Audios, etc, also recognize and strongly encourage fanart. Escaped is pretty active in the community and basically reposts any fanart he finds, mainly because he loves to see them and share them with the community, regardless of how "small" his fandom is, enjoying the fact that there are people who enjoy his content so much that they make silly doodles to full-blown works revolving around his series. It is such an honor for him or rather gives him pride. It doesn't have to be "canon" to be good and appreciated. He has voiced multiple times that he honestly doesn't give a fuck about what people want to draw, it's not his art, and he cannot stop your creative liberty. Whether he likes it or not, it shouldn't matter; he just wants you to make the thing and feel good about it. Even if you were still worried about making sure the character designs are canon, he has been very willing to describe their appearances and pull references from commissioned work, images, and resembling fanart (even going as far as making some fanart designs canon). Don't limit yourself to what the creator could think... and don't think your art is not worthy enough for the creator because they should feel privileged you put the thought in it all!
Anywho, on to the bigger picture.
This isn't the first time to see something like this, as many artists across multiple communities outside of audio roleplay struggle with sharing their art, but let's just focus on this community for now because I'm sure this message still speaks true to many audiences.
I have seen so much asking for permission, hesitation, or even harsh self-criticism in this community regarding posting art. I get it, I was once in that mindset as well, because it is scary to put yourself out there, because art can say so much about you. HOWEVER, it is so liberating when you do it. Don’t put these invisible barriers for yourself, such as: “oh, well, what if no one likes it?” or “what if it's not good enough to post?” and GOD HELP ME IF YOU SAY “But it isn't as good as ‘so-and-so’s' art.” I WILL HARM YOU IF YOU SAY THAT!!!! As someone who has spent literal years developing a personalized art style (as many other artists have), every step is a milestone to be proud of! If you’re proud of it and/or willing to continue to develop it, that is all that matters! Your style is your own, and that is what makes it so unique and beautiful. There is a statement I like to tell myself and will stand by it for the rest of my life, in and out of art– you will always be your worst critic.
It's easy to get in your own head when it comes to sharing your art, but it takes effort to put yourself out there– if you’re one of the people hesitating to hit that post button or just have it sitting in your drafts, POST IT! You truly have nothing to lose because no one else’s opinion but yours should matter! Even if someone does say something shitty instead of something constructive, screw them, who gives a flying shit what they think. It's yours, and you should be proud of it!
As I haven't stated it on this blog. All fanworks of my content are welcome, and all my audios I consider to be under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license. I love seeing fanart whenever it's made, and will happily reblog it and look at it with my eyeballs. I love hearing fan theories, or people talking about their listener OCs. I'd read every fanfic of my settings that's out there, if anyone actually was brave enough to post theirs.
Make no mistake, creatives like myself (and im sure many others like myself) thrive off of co-creation, and in the medium of audio roleplay especially, the listener character has been placed there PRECISELY for you to fill in with your own designs and headcanons.
Even if it diverges from canon design, i wanna see your art. Even if it ignores part of of the story's lore for convenience sake, I wanna read your fanfics. Even if you completely change the race, gender, appearance or identity of any of the characters simply because you felt it strongly resonated with you and you could immerse yourself in the story easier that way, please please PLEASE go ahead and MAKE ART ABOUT IT!!!
Nothing makes me happier than seeing my work inspire that of other creatives. Nothing is more sacred than the infinite positive feedback loop of inspiration that is fan content. Community thrives off of your creativity, do not deprive it of all you have to offer <3
She got the idea for the study while walking with her advisor at Stanford to discuss her thesis topic, and the paper she eventually published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology in 2014 is sharp enough that it should have ended the seated meeting on the day it came out.
She ran 4 experiments on 176 people. Same person tested twice. Once sitting, once walking. The creativity tasks were the standard ones psychologists have used for decades to measure how good a brain is at generating novel useful ideas.
81% of participants in the first experiment produced more creative ideas while walking than while sitting. In the second experiment, 88%. In the third, 100%. Every single person walked into a more creative version of themselves. On average, people generated 60% more novel useful ideas the moment their legs started moving.
The skeptical question is the obvious one. Maybe it was the fresh air. Maybe it was the scenery passing by. Maybe it was the change of environment doing the work, not the walking itself.
Oppezzo killed every one of those explanations with one experimental decision. She put people on a treadmill facing a blank wall. No scenery. No fresh air. No environmental change. Just legs moving in place while staring at white drywall. The 60% boost held.
Then she ran the experiment that closed the case completely. She took participants outside in two conditions. Half of them walked through a Stanford courtyard. The other half were pushed through the exact same courtyard in a wheelchair. Same outdoor stimulation. Same scenery passing at the same speed. The only difference was whether the legs were moving.
The walkers produced dramatically more novel high-quality ideas than the wheelchair group. The outdoors did almost nothing on its own. The walking did everything.
She also tested the opposite kind of thinking. Convergent thinking. The kind where there is one right answer and you have to narrow down to it. Word puzzles where 3 words share a hidden fourth word that connects them. The seated participants did slightly better on these. Walkers got slightly worse.
Walking is not a general intelligence enhancer. It does one specific thing. It opens up the divergent search inside your brain. The part that generates options. The part that produces unexpected connections. The part that takes a problem and finds five ways into it instead of one.
When you need to converge on the single right answer, sit down. When you need to find the answer in the first place, get up.
The mechanism is now well understood. Walking selectively activates what neuroscientists call the default mode network, the system inside your brain that runs when you are not consciously focused on anything. The DMN is where mind-wandering happens. Where memories cross-reference each other. Where ideas that have been sitting in separate folders inside your head finally bump into each other.
When you sit at a desk and force yourself to concentrate, you suppress the DMN. When you walk at a natural pace, the executive part of your brain gets just busy enough handling the walking that the DMN comes online and starts doing the work that focus was blocking.
The most useful finding in the entire paper is the one almost nobody quotes. The boost did not turn off the moment people stopped walking. Participants who walked first and then sat back down stayed elevated. Their next round of seated creativity work was still significantly better than people who had been sitting the whole time. The rest lingered for at least several minutes after the legs stopped moving.
You do not need to do creative work while walking. You need to walk before the creative work. The brain holds the state.
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