#any more replies will be directed to this post unless theres actually something new for someone to tell me

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replying to some asks - lots of weird preachy art advice. just trying to cram every sophomore year art school lecture into my blog

ANON, PLEASE SEND ME A PICTURE OF THIS..........................

glad to hear it!!!! I always love to see sketches from other artists but somehow when I post mine I feel like it’s just...cheap? like its not ““Real content”““ LOL... but if even one person likes to see it thats all I need to hear

very interesting question, thank you for being specific because that makes it a lot easier to answer. This is going to kind of sound like what every other artist tells you but

1) Go to figure drawing classes/sessions! I know we’re in the middle of a pandemic right now but actually that might even make it easier to find because a lot of figure drawing sessions are being held online atm! Anyways, I cannot possibly overemphasize the importance or studying the human form from life. It’s something that artists spend their whole lives studying and still learn new things about. Nude figure sessions are far preferred over clothed ones especially for beginners but, really, any practice from life helps. Whenever you draw from observation, make sure to step back and really look at your model and then your drawing. What discrepancies do you see, what feels like its missing, where do you think you can improve, etc etc. developing a critical eye is crucial.

I think figure drawing classes are the best method by far but theres plenty of other ways to get the practice in. I do a lot of cafe drawing and drawing on public transport, personally. Drawing from life is vastly preferred over drawing from photo reference because the human body is a living thing and conveying it properly means understanding 3D space and gesture and movement, all things that are easier to perceive irl. A lot of artists draw from dance videos on youtube to at least get the idea of movement even if it’s ultimately from a 2D screen. Recently, I’ve been drawing a lot from rock climbing videos on youtube!

because they’re climbing you actually get a lot of interesting angles LOL... good study of pose-to-pose relationships too, actually..

2) Practice dynamically. If you can develop the eye to figure out where your drawings are lacking, you can practice with those weaknesses in mind. If you realize you don’t really understand the structure of a foot or the back of the head or the back when it’s arched, look up references and practice those things specifically. Sometimes it’s not in the specifics but the general - if you realize you have a hard time proportioning out the figure, draw guides for yourself and set goals to draw proportions before details. Stuff like that.

3) Box Trick. This is just the simplest way to get a set of guidelines down for perspective on the human body the same way you put down guidelines to figure out where the eyes sit on the head LOL.

but here’s something to keep in mind regardless: perspective is a game. You’re tricking the eye into thinking something is close or far when actually its just sitting on the same 2D plane as everything else. You can do the math and make all the guides you want but at the end of the day its either going to look convincing or its not. And being convincing is a lot less about being accurate and a lot more about confidently selling your point. So don’t sweat the calculations of proportions, make hands or heads or feet as big as you feel is right and trust your eye and your gut over your brain.

Hi, yeah sure go ahead! As long as you link+credit me, I don’t mind my work being used for non-profit purposes. Especially fanart like.. I don’t even own these characters LOL. Just, if you edit my art, please don’t use it to perpetuate like...hate speech or even edgy politics... unless they are edgy politics I have explicitly endorsed LOL. If you’re ever on the fence abt it feel free to ask, of course!

TYSSMMM yeah ideally I guess its just ? group therapy LOL? I feel like actually Ryuji, Akechi, and Haru are characters we see very rarely interact and when they do they seem very alienated by each other?? So I think it would actually be great for them to chat LOL they have a lot in common especially the fondness for direct action.

VERY NICE THINGS TO SAY TYSMMMMMMMMMM

I guess since I was old enough to hold a crayon? Doesn’t every kid draw? 

But if you mean when I started seriously drawing and trying to get better.. I guess I started carrying a sketchbook when I was 12-13 years old and I’m turning 25 in a couple days so it’s been 12-13 years about. I don’t believe that years have any huge bearing on art progress though. You can be drawing for 50 years without ever deepening or widening your skill set, if you stick to the same old patterns day in and day out. Similarly an artist who is proactive with learning new skills and targeting their weaknesses can improve in leaps and bounds in a matter of weeks.

The style I currently use for painting, I only really started using.... about 3 years ago? When I was a senior in college.

but i wouldn’t say I’ve “““mastered”““ it and I doubt I really ever will because I don’t think that’s the point... I’m constantly changing things depending on how I want a painting to look or the way I want it to feel... or how I feel on any given day LOL

the thing about art style is I don’t think it’s actually something you have to work on or “find”. An artist should change the way they draw depending on the subjects or techniques they want to explore. If I wanted to convey comedy, I’d draw characters differently from how I would if I wanted to portray drama. And if I wanted to focus on lighting I’d paint differently from how I would if I wanted to focus on the details of the human form. When I was drawing a lot of digimon fanart earlier this year I drew differently from how I’m drawing now while putting out a lot of persona 5 fanart LOL - even when the content is similar the characters have different gestures and different tone that I convey through any number of things, proportion, rendering, edge definition, color range, etc etc.

as you experiment with techniques and approaches undoubtedly there’ll be some you’re naturally better at or more interested in than others. and i think that’s what a person’s “art style” really is, the stuff that you gravitate to and come back to over and over even as you transform and explore.

not sure if that makes sense but.. that’s my two cents, anyway.

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re: kacchako is bad (responses)

oh my god I'm going to answer all of these in one post because it’s been a freaking long day and i have no desire to answer each individual permutation of the same sentiments over and over again

read more this time bc it didn’t seem clear enough last time by the bolded ‘kacchako is bad title’ that you can scroll past if you’re sensitive to criticism because this is a criticism of kacchako.

Concern:

Don’t tag it in the ship tag if it’s hate! Just blacklist it if it bothers you so much. People can ship it if they want, don’t be mean/an asshole! :(

Answer:

I can't believe I'm getting "let people ship what they want don't spread hate it's never worth it" msgs in this year of our lord 2017. Don't moralize down to me about spreading hate and quit acting as if I went into people’s inboxes to harass and specifically be mean to them. I used the tag, yes, but I did it to bring kacchako fans’ attention to legitimate concerns I have about the ship’s consequences, and I made my opinion very explicit in the bolded title of the post so people can scroll past if they’re sensitive. I thought it was worth the risk to my sanity to make sure that people who aren't as sensitive to criticism won’t just ignore that there are important issues with kacchako because it’s easier, or because they just don’t know/never thought about it. (I’m now partially feeling it wasn’t worth it, but determined to stand by my points)

Concern:

I think kacchako is fine and I don’t defend abuse! I just imagine them in a place where Bakugou is grown up and not abusive anymore and Ochako doesn’t take that shit!

Answer: 

It has occurred to me that it’s rarely anyone’s intention to support abuse, which is why I bothered to write the original post at all. To reiterate my argument so I don’t get confused ‘kacchako is not abusive’s in my inbox, I’m not saying that kacchako is inherently abusive. I’m saying that as Izuku’s friend, Ochako wouldn’t be motivated to date Bakugou specifically because he bullies Izuku and has abusive tendencies towards her friend, and because she’s someone who cares about Izuku’s wellbeing she wouldn’t be interested in someone who continues to unapologetically treat Izuku like that. 

There is no ‘she secretly likes Bakugou’ right now, or vice versa. She just wants to catch up to Izuku. And Bakugou does not respect her more than he sees her as a threat.

To the reimagining future Bakugou part: again, I doubt anyone has the intention to erase Izuku’s experience as a victim of Bakugou’s bullying. I’m saying that no one writes Bakugou changing from a bully into a better person respectfully or realistically. Most interpret Bakugou’s one interaction with Ochako (in which he considers her a legitimate threat to beat) as an indicator of Bakugou beginning to change because of Ochako, even if after this interaction he’s still only interested in winning and dominating over others and if people are potentially in his way. 

Let me give you a definition of domestic abuse (my bolding):

"domestic abuse occurs whenever one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person. Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. An abuser doesn’t ‘play fair.’ Abusers use fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under his or her thumb. Your abuser may also threaten you, hurt you, or hurt those around you.”

All kacchako shippers imagine a future Bakugou as someone who automatically deserves forgiveness for not being an asshole anymore, most likely due to Ochako keeping him in line, and not a single one has been able to describe, in informed detail, about how hard it is to change abusive behavior. 

“In discussing why abusers abuse, it’s clear that a lot of the causal factors behind these behaviors are learned attitudes and feelings of entitlement and privilege — which can be extremely difficult to truly change. [...] While we hope abusive partners will change, it’s not always realistic to expect that they can and will. Focus on changes you can control to improve your own life, because you deserved to feel loved, happy and safe.”

Signs of progress of changing abusive behavior include (some bolded for what I think kacchako shippers particularly don’t take into account often when characterizing future Bakugou):

Admitting fully to what they have done

Stopping excuses and blaming

Making amends

Accepting responsibility and recognizing that abuse is a choice

Identifying patterns of controlling behavior they use

Identifying the attitudes that drive their abuse

Accepting that overcoming abusiveness is a decades-long process — not declaring themselves “cured”

Not demanding credit for improvements they’ve made

Not treating improvements as vouchers to be spent on occasional acts of abuse (ex. “I haven’t done anything like this in a long time, so it’s not a big deal)

Developing respectful, kind, supportive behaviors

Carrying their weight and sharing power

Changing how they respond to their partner’s (or former partner’s) anger and grievances

Changing how they act in heated conflicts

Accepting the consequences of their actions (including not feeling sorry for themselves about the consequences, and not blaming their partner or children for them)

Making Bakugou an adult does not change that you need to write him checking his abusive behavior.

Concern:

But Bakugou has changed at this point in the manga---he and Izuku now have an understanding of trust and respect.

Answer:

Bakugou has only demonstrated one instance that he could be changing. Though change for Bakugou is a good and decidedly difficult feat, one instance does not an abusive pattern break.

Let me direct you to the classic cycle of abuse by psychologist Lenore Walker, with helpful manga caps from Ch. 117-121:

1) Tension building phase 

2) Acute battering phase (in which Izuku absolutely does not want to fight at first until he feels obligated to)

3) Honeymoon phase

“The abuse may be terrible, but the promises and generosity of the honeymoon phase give the victim the false belief that everything will be all right.”

Secondly, to the aforementioned abuse-changing bullets Bakugou has not achieved up to after he’s fought with Izuku Ch. 117-121:

Admitting fully to what they have done

Accepting responsibility and recognizing that abuse is a choice

Accepting that overcoming abusiveness is a decades-long process — not declaring themselves “cured”

Thirdly, to what he is beginning to do

Stopping excuses and blaming

Carrying their weight and sharing power

I concede that Bakugou is making steps towards change because he is a hardheaded egoistic teenager who up to this point hadn’t offered help out of his own volition. But if you’re taking this as a sign that he’s anywhere near lasting and permanent change, even years from now---I almost literally just wrote a foot of text and references as to why that isn’t realistic or respectful towards the realities of abusive behavior. Please realize you are likely oversimplifying his path towards change.

Concern:

Not all kacchako shippers are like that! I know (insert fanworks here) that are respectful, good, etc,

Answer:

Show me. I’m more than willing to take a look and then give you my detailed opinion afterwards, if you’d like.

Concern:

I’m not trying to force a het agenda, I just like the dynamic.

Answer:

I mentioned before that people may not realize their intentions don’t match up with consequences. I just wrote more than 2 hours worth explaining why kacchako doesn’t have a sensical basis for a good relationship and am considering just passing out on the spot right at this moment in sheer exhaustion. I’m just going to post screenshots that actually do have the aforementioned good qualities and ask politely that you consider these respective Ochako and Katsuki ships, instead of kacchako het, which endorses a contrived relationship over not straight ones that actually have a basis of mutual affection in canon:

Fuck, if you really really want to ship Uraraka with a guy Iida and/or Midoriya have plenty of shared affection and solid relationships with her, I trust you don’t need me to screen cap to know that. 

Concern:

If Bakugou is so problematic, wouldn’t any ship with him be problematic (including kiribaku)?

Answer:

Finally a good question. I would say yes and no. Yes, because if you’re a survivor of abuse it’s perfectly valid and understandable not to want to think about Bakugou and his potential romantic partners at all. No, for a variety of reasons, using kiribaku as an example: 

a) Bakugou and Kirishima are established friends with a relatively healthy, mutual relationship. Bakugou has a foul temper but he’s not abusive towards Kirishima, even going out of his way to---admittedly badly---help him study (above caps from the manga and light novel); Kirishima admires Bakugou, finds positive qualities in their friendship, and isn’t cowed, wary, or disgusted by him, like Ochako or Izuku and many others are. tl;dr, there is plenty of solid evidence to back up the mutual affection, respect, and trust between them, something that kacchako and---god forbid---bakudeku lack.

It’s actually good for Bakugou to learn how to develop uncontrolling behaviors through healthy relationships where he doesn't feel the need to dominate over his partner.  He can’t do this with Ochako, with whom he regards as nonexistent at best, and a threat to him as Izuku’s lackey at worst (I discussed this in detail further up). Referring back to the changing abusive behavior list, Bakugou’s relationship with Kirishima demonstrates that Bakugou can learn a) respectful, kind, supportive behaviors and b) carrying weight and sharing power. This doesn’t justify how Bakugou treats others, but it does facilitate a view of how Bakugou would be able to treat others better, which I think is worth exploring.

Concern:

Why do you care so much? People ship bad/problematic stuff all the time lol there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Just let it be or blacklist it or something??

Answer:

I’m maybe foolishly invested in the idea that some people don’t have to be like that when they’re informed and engaged in critical discourse, and well fuck I have time and resources and have already started two godamned things this weekend with fandom out of probably masochistic impulses, so why the fuck not. 

Just because I don’t like something doesn’t mean I’m here to attack people or be unwilling to talk to them about it---rather, I’m more concerned that people are so unwillingly to talk about why the things they like isn’t good?? 

Kacchako is just one instance. I can provide a lot more examples of this kind of behavior in different areas of interest, in detail, with plenty of support and reasons, over private message. Otherwise, I’m not interested in making a detailed -post- of examples of bad kacchakos because honestly, I’ve already spent a lot of my time writing this when I could be discussing more pressing issues. The downsides of hyper focus.

On that note, forgive me if I don’t immediately respond to further replies any time soon after this post. After more than 10 messages that entirely missed the point I’ve exhausted myself thinking people could put aside their first impulses and self-indulgences to maybe formulate better opinions on tumblr.com, rather than sending me vague, misinformed, and/or childishly defensive insults that don’t actually tell me I’m wrong.

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an example of why you should keep your account secure

*also, an excellent example of remembering the human!

prepare for awful formatting and an intermittent use of images!

i mean, everyone should understand this already, but it’s a funny situation anyway so i’m going to share it.

earlier today (jan 6th or something) i saw a post in the help board asking about how a user might be able to attain dragons they have lost to an account compromise.

i couldn’t get a screenshot because the thread was quickly deleted by mods (it mentioned a players username specifically so it may have been considered a call-out post), but the situation was that a friend (we’ll call them IR) of user SD (the OP) had their account compromised by their sister, and the sister had sent 3 dragons to another user (OR). players told SD that, unless OR wanted to give them back, there’s no way to force them per FR’s T&C or something like that.

well guess what! i felt bad, oops. with a weeks worth of notn and baldwin mat treasure behind me, i was determined to get this poor motherfucker’s dragon’s back, because tidelord knows how pitiful i’d feel if this happened to me.

now usually, someone might be willing to give said dragons back, but well… IR took a more direct approach:

[x]

hehe, “fluff off.” it’s funny, sorry. anyway.

i pm’d SD to understand the situation a bit more. i’ve omitted some messages because they restate some info. i’m just going to straight copy-paste since i’m honestly lazy and FR’s messaging system is about as functional as a potato battery:

me: hey there, which dragons did your friend lose? maybe i can help trying to get them back :o SD: derg1, derg2, and derg3. OR is the person with them. SD: What the person did was very disrespectful tbh…* I can tell they’re a new player though so I don’t really blame them, but they have the children of my two favorite dragons so this is why I’m kinda upset about this happening… me: understandably so! just let your friend know (as said in the thread) they need to reset their password as soon as possible. i’m trying to get in contact with OR, and if anything comes up i will let you know.

(*i guess they were taking about OR but OR did nothing wrong? lmao i just wanted the dragons given back without too much bad blood :’))

because of that exchange (IR to OR) one might say that IR doesn’t necessarily deserve the dragons by this point, but I already stuck my feet in by contacting SD so I might’ve as well gotten dirty before taking a shower.

this is what i sent OR:

[x]

and they replied:

[x]

they were willing to negotiate a payment so we swapped for the dragons. we agreed to 100,000t (my choice, since it was just a really big bad clusterfuck and i felt bad) ((and jegus, i’m sorry OR, if you’re reading this. you didn’t deserve IR/SD’s tomfuckery, lmao))

when getting the dragons i sent them back to IR. they were super happy to get them back and honestly? i’m not even upset. i actually feel pretty good. they wanted to pay me back and i was like naw dude, just don’t be a goose about your account. i really wanted to ask them to apologize to OR but i’m no-one’s mom, and i just wanted to give back y'all’s dragons. they can sort that jazz out if they wanted.

takeaway? don’t be an asshole! (although tbf they do seem to be very young so it’s kind of unavoidable? but c'mon there’s a fine line dudes, get it together…) 

i’m just all around happy that this exchange did not bite me directly in the ass. because it totally could have yeeted my wallet and me into next tuesday. 

also, it helps to be a little diplomatic in these sorts of situations. i’m all out surprised OR was willing to cut a deal at all. they could have totally spite exalted, cuss me out, block me. there should have been better communication between the trio but honestly, it couldn’t have gone any better and i’m really happy it worked out :’)

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Dating bipolar man

17 Things You Should Know About Dating A Girl With Mental Illness I have yet to meet someone in person or on line that has a healthy relationship with someone with this illness.  Thanks also for the moral support sandy.  And actually, I think he was overly involved in his parents life, but that just made him a family person, and me being someone who lacked family life, actually that was something I loved about him.  Sexually, he was actually relieved I had not had many partners.  I am scared for me and my baby.

Thinking Of Dating Someone That Is Bipolar? Read Here First. Or someone who decided to get some form of diagnosis to manipulate others.  And my ex won't go and get the help he needs, because he frankly thinks everyone else has the problem.  I really need support from people who have gone through this horrible process.  When we first broke up this is the second time he cried to get me back, but we were both so emotionally that I cried as well.  Lots of problems do I see, but not bipolar! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  He has not been involved in another relationship since and blames me for his actions, saying I deserved it.  Sometimes we run from our pain or recklessly behave.

Thinking Of Dating Someone That Is Bipolar? Read Here First. Realise that maybe…just maybe…your purpose on earth is to help others; to put others first.  I am going to assume that since your ex was on and off again with is medication it sounds like led to that passionate sex.  He never said watching others would be fun.  I am truly sorry, it is just the truth.  I just think with mine the medicine really inhibited him to feel sexual yet I don’t think he was willing to admit it.  And for the few of you that actually have survived relationships through this illness.

17 Things You Should Know About Dating A Girl With Mental Illness I've actually been reading through all of the posts waiting to see if someone was going to reply about her role in this messed up relationship.  The fact is she responded to you which means theres some type of interest there.  As I said in my original post, this was just my one and last experience with someone that is bipolar.  Not every argument should be blamed on the fact that she has a mental illness.  However, he did mention his past relationships, and he never spoke bad of his exes.  It’s like he wanted to get “caught” doing something bad.

How to Date a Bipolar Man I must rephrase that in the beginning, everything was hot, steamy passionate and very very intense.  Some of us will amaze you you and you will find we can be very loving and giving.  So ignorant comment like yours need to change I think that's a very unfair characterization of all people with Bipolar Disorder.  They won’t hear any of it and are adamant that “nothing is wrong” with their son.  She is different from other girls you have dated.

17 Things You Should Know About Dating A Girl With Mental Illness That to me is pitiful and so very sad.  They will burn through another woman and the cycle continues.  But he needs to break away from his parents and start trusting professionals who can help him in the way he needs.  So heres what I would suggest-just be patient and establish a trust between the two of you.  My f also says inappropriate things in public and if I snap at him over something he freaks out and starts crying and yelling and throwing a fit, and most of the time what he says during his little episodes makes no sense whatso ever.

How to Date a Bipolar Man He told me that if anything ever happened to his parents he couldn’t go on living.  He won’t allow me to love him and he won’t accept it.  For instance he was very into video games and collecting toys.  And she was always willing to burn for everything she has ever loved.  I appreciate your saying that not all bipolar sufferers are alike.  Everyone told me to let him go, because I was in pain with his ups and down.

17 Things You Should Know About Dating A Girl With Mental Illness It’s been 15 months since our breakup and we only went out 10 months and I am still reeling from it.  Don't you feel that if he was seeking professional help and was taking meds and was not doing the stuff on the computer that he was doing and a few other negative things that he was doing and thinking of your.  Daughter and you at times instead of it always being about himself that things might have been a bit better and not rushed into things.  It made me feel better, knowing it really wasn’t me after all, but made me feel sad again for him, because he is unable to be “intimate”.  He also says I will leave like all the rest and has had too many girlfriends to count.  Mine would bring up an ex from early college and in fact spent quite a bit of money and effort to locate her before our wedding.

Thinking Of Dating Someone That Is Bipolar? Read Here First. After our breakup he sold many items on ebay which made me sad, because I knew how much they meant to him.  It is not a reflection of you or your relationship, unless you have obviously done something hurtful.  I now have a new boyfriend that is extremely supportive and luckily lets me talk through the pain that has not entirely gone away.  I am sorry you had to go through all of that but some of us do seek therapy and take our medications and know our triggers and know how we get.  Hi Lisa, I have escaped a five year relationship was nearly killed with my 2 yr old sitting on my lap, it has been one of the most horrific experiences of my life, I'm still having intense therapy, i need more people to talk to that have been in a similar situation, it is going to take a long time for me to heal from this it's very painful especially when u have children together it is much more complex, I have been on many chat sites but have never got involved in conversation but I completely relate to all! Looking back on it now, it was a direct manipulation and it worked, because I showed up at his door that evening.  First off thank you for being so honest with me, and you came to the right place.  However, we do have the ability to make it very confusing for others to understand what we are thinking, which makes you insecure and conflicted Im sure.

17 Things You Should Know About Dating A Girl With Mental Illness Recommendations: What can I get my girlfriend with mental illness? I think I understand a bit of what you mean, i've been with my bf for 2 years and he's bipolar.  He is 39, and was diagnosed he said when he was 20.  You must be co-dependent and a fixer.  I feel like he just can’t help it.  Here are 17 things you should know about dating a girl with mental illness.  Alot of what you said sound familliar, people with bipolar tend to be sexually deviant and irrational.  Inappropriate sexual behavior is listed as one of the signs to look for in a bipolar personality.