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[gothhabiba]

I have an idea. it’s a little revolutionary and the world might not be ready for it but hear me out. a man & a woman meet. the man acts rude and arrogant and the woman dislikes him for it. and then the woman continues to dislike him throughout the entirety of the work of fiction in question and never falls in love with him and they never get married, not even a little bit. thank you for your time

[mikkeneko]

later on after many events and tribulations they meet again. and the man has changed! he has learned lessons in humility & how not to be a terrible person! he presents his growth to the woman and she says “wow, good for you, I’m glad you improved as a person. good job! hope I can do as well!” & then they continue to not get married even slightly

[sophisticatedfangirling]

Sounds boring

[timedeo-moved-deactivated202105]

artists are content creators.... they create... content.... not sure what people are misunderstanding here it’s a very simple concept

[timedeo-moved-deactivated202105]

i’m not sure how “content creator” came to mean “streamer” considering content is literally any form of media lmao

[timedeo-moved-deactivated202105]

artists, authors, editors, translators, musicians, etc. are all content creators. even if they make fanwork? it’s still content

[sophisticatedfangirling]

That's usually how words work.

There was no appropriate word for YouTubers and streamers that accurately encapsuled what they do and sounded professional. So "content creator" was invented for that purpose.

We already have a word for artist.

Yeah, sure, if you take it literally that also includes artists, but that's not the context in which it developped.

[wern]

i think covid-19 is probably triggering full-blown agoraphobia and panic disorder in some people who were already susceptible to it (like people with mood and anxiety disorders). if you feel scared of leaving the house due to fear of becoming overwhelmed/having an panic attack in public, that’s a problem that tends to get worse. i highly encourage you to look into therapy. you deserve to feel like you can go outside

[wern]

all mood and anxiety disorders are based on this pattern: you don’t do something because you believe it gives you symptoms you can’t handle, but not doing that thing is actually making your symptoms worse. feedback loop. so because during covid going outside involves more anxiety than usual, people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety may stop going outside at all, and this will make going outside seem even more impossible and reinforce their beliefs

if you feel like this, try to make a plan for getting back outside little by little. write it down. use “training wheels” at the start, like only going out to your backyard, or going out with a parent or pet. use the usual tips for calming anxiety. see a therapist if you at all can

[sophisticatedfangirling]

This doesn't apply to mood disorders necessarily, but to anxiety disorders

[intheoldtown-deactivated2014042]

[timbllr]

via @WeHeartIt

[dadpeach]

[uniquehairstyles]

[tb-sj]

https://www.twitch.tv/tbchoi

[cassasart]

A street study :)

[whirlingatoms]

[forevernoon-deactivated20181218]

This is really nice work……..                                                                                via Art LOVER

[thathealeygirl]

THAT’S how you make lace??

[aerylon]

And THIS is why lace was a worn primarily by royalty and aristocracy for so many centuries..  It was expensive and time-consuming to produce.  Wearing it, and wearing LOTS of it was a blatant show of wealth and excessive consumption.  

Mechanically-produced lace wasn’t really a thing until well into the 20th century, but there remains a wide gap between the quality of  mass-produced and hand crafted

[beachgirlnikita]

In general textile arts are highly underated considering the amount of skill and time needed to execute pretty much anything.

[actionables]

okay but

fuck your stereotypes

long hair is not “girly”

the same way short hair is not “manly”

hair has no gender

hair is just hair

&as long as you’re not disrespecting a culture with the way you do it

you keep on doing you

[lizardtitties]

Its like someone looked into my brain and decided to make a photo set based on men I would find so overwhelmingly attractive I couldn’t look directly at them if I met them in person

[strangeasanjles-deactivated2019]

I…….I just…

[talesofthestarshipregeneration]

today is a GOOD day!

[yourladyindank]

Mmm

[thebesthidingspot]

[gr0t3sque]

[rain-tea-coffee]

[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

Why do artists refuse to use references why why why.

It’s not a contest to see who can get by without them. It’s not cheating to look at a thing in order to know what the thing looks like.

You don’t get stronger or better by pretending. Nobody is impressed by the awkward whatever-it-is you just drew. Use references.

[wolveswithhats]

I don’t think a lot of people know that it’s not cheating. I recall seeing so many piece of art called out because they referenced a pose, someone recognized it, and then proceeded to shame them for it. There’s this belief, both by creators and the audience, that artists should just be able to translate the ideas from their head to paper, and if they don’t, it’s plagiarism, or not true originality (spoiler alert: there’s no such thing).

I myself didn’t start using references until very recently, because even I was under the impression that it was frowned upon. And that belief has seriously crippled and stalled my ability to improve as an artist.

[priderising]

As a restarting artist, I can confirm. I just never knew. I thought you were just supposed to know how to draw the body correctly and if you didn’t you had no talent.

[reapergrellsutcliff]

(( I am going to say this again, loud and clear for everyone:

USING REFERENCES FOR ART IS NOT ‘CHEATING’!!!

If you can draw/paint without references, great!  But if you need to use them, and feel that your art can be bettered by using references, please, use them!  This is one of the biggest tips I can give to artists, is USE REFERENCES! 

Anyone who would dare to attack someone for using references after ‘recognizing a pose’ is a dipshit, who doesn’t know a thing about art.

Do you know who else used references for their art?

Norman Rockwell

Alphonse Mucha

Gustav Klimt

Toulouse Lautrec

Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Gauguin

Edgar Degas

Gil Elvgren

Frida Kahlo

Pablo Picasso

Disney Studios

And thousands of others!  So, artists! Go forth, and use references!!! ))

[lightsintheskye]

Reblogging as a constant reminder to my followers: You will never get better if you don’t use REFERENCES from life!! References are your friend I use them all the time and have nearly one terabyte for poses alone.

You can even use other artists work, it’s just a matter of respecting the artist. Just be very careful and ASK (if you can) before posting any art you made that directly references an artists work. If you cannot contact them, let people know or link to the reference you used. Do not claim the work is your own or let people assume it by not saying anything at all-that’s where the call out culture is. Emulating master works was REQUIRED for half my undergrad classes in painting- and my original work was so much better because I studied someone with more experience and knowledge of the craft.

Unless you have a very good grasp on your subject matter trying to draw everything from memory is just going to hinder and frustrate you.

Study the masters.

Study real life.

Practice. Practice. Practice.

Your work will thank you for it.

[katpurrccino]

I don’t add to reblogs ever, but I’m gonna mention for a hot minute that in my studio art classes I took before uni and during high school when I still thought I may have been going into art for college collecting references was a REQUIREMENT or else you wouldn’t be allowed to carry on with the project at all. They actually counted towards a small part of grade in fact. Yea proving that you were not just winging it counted for something. They wanted to know that you knew what you were doing so you weren’t just somehow guessing and pulling it out of nowhere… Anyone who says looking at references is cheating clearly doesn’t know what tf they are talking about. That’s just ridiculous.

[haiaoac]