#craft not crap

[lanatusnebula]

Refsheet I was making based on the few bits of Kraft/Craft art and spriteworks I found.

Will probably never finish it but it came out ok. Was thinking his face looked kinda caved in in the original artworks...

[thisgingerhasnosoul]

Decided to rewatch House of the Dragon, thinking I might be more forgiving of it if I was binging it rather than watching it weekly—and um, noooope. It’s so, so bad, and I’m just sitting here in a stupor, wondering how can something so terribly written have been so critically acclaimed???

[taydaq]

I updated my carrd, but I've decided to stop posting on instagram due to their ridiculous AI bullshit. I'm just very tired of AI tech bros and the people who support them coming in, STEALING hard work, and taking over creative spaces.

If you want garbage art from a machine and people who think they're an artist because they typed in a few words, go ahead. But I don't want to stay.

[autumnsvoice87]

New junk journal page I made. I found this quote/ affirmation that I felt was really healing.

Here's the original meme but I can't read who sais/wrote it.

[paulmccartneyexplodingonstage]

I think lots of new artists make the mistake of thinking good art is down to the materials. Lord knows i thought the same when i was younger, but in actuality some of the best art i’ve seen was made with dollar store acrylics and paint brushes.

Don’t get me wrong, having access to high quality materials definitely helps elevate your craft, but it’s really not as important as a lot of people think. If you’re good at what you do, it’ll translate no matter what materials you’re using. Don’t stress so much about having the best or most expensive gear, focus on building skill, technique and conceptual knowledge.

Because if you can make good stuff with $2 paints, when you finally *can* upgrade to more expensive brands you’ll already be miles ahead of everyone else.

[revenantghost]

What if, instead of being a responsible adult, I rewatched Tristamp again. What then.

[citrus-cactus]

Not to sound like a cranky old lady, but I am shocked and appalled every time I venture into the capitalist hellscape known as Michaels Arts and Crafts.

[bitletsanddrabbles]

My Body: Okay, the headache is gone!

Me: Good! Finally! Thank you! I'd really like to be able to get important crap - like, you know, writing? Or even cleaning the house a bit - done on my days off this wee-

My Body: Now your left eye is going to itch and sting like maybe you're coming down with pink eye!

Me: ... ... ... ... OH FUCK YOU!

[rabbitlost]

Check out the pendants that I have made.

I will be making more, so if anyone has any suggestions about what I should make, that would be great.

[loveydive]

cannot fathom how ppl think inquisition is remotely even a good starting spot for newbies

[mari-beau]

Chris Carter could've really used some lessons on complex storytelling from J. Michael Straczynski.

[lanatusnebula]

I like their heigh difference a lot.

[creatediana]

"Junho" - an exercise in willow charcoal done 4/22/2024 in about 20 minutes of Lee Junho from 2PM

[readingforaneternity]

So I’m an English major and Idk why I thought I would escape the character arc (forgive me, my brain is half dead right now and I can’t think of the actual word I want to use) where I take a class pertaining to my major and the class and professor nearly kills my love for all things english lit, and writing.

I am struggling so hard to even show up to the class let alone write the bullcrap essays.

I’ve hated nearly everything I’ve written for the class. And all my assignments have been turned in late.

I’m in a drought right now, and I hate it so much bc I miss scribbling ideas in my poetry book. Or daydreaming about characters and making little stories in my head.

I sit in that class and all the creativity that I posses wooshes out of my head like my professor is Ursula and I’m Ariel.

I HATE THIS I HATE THIS I HATE THIS I HATE THIS

[autumnsvoice87]

Junk journaling is so fun! Look at my pretty pages!!

The pages in composition notebooks are rather thin. I've been using my kids construction paper to layer the pages so its not so thin.

First one I cut up a butterfly git bag I had received. These bags were handed out to people at a kids birthday party I had missed due to back surgery. I love butterflies and love the idea of a secret garden\portal. Inside the envelope are words of encouragement.

The second one was a blank valentines day card a friend gave me. I had no idea what to do with it because I didn't want to give it away. The art work was so pretty I wanted to keep it for myself. So I did and turned it into a fantasy page.

Also a friend of mine gave me old books of wall paper samples and some of them are quite pretty. One was golden and textured. It felt like dragon scales so I used it. Not sure what else to do with the page. Maybe get some dragon stickers and later a poem or some kind of quote about dragons.

Im a beginner at this so tips and ideas are welcome :) I've been using things I find laying around the house.

[running-in-the-dark]

I like all my hobbies, kind of, but every time we move somewhere else it drives me absolutely insane how much stuff I have.

meanwhile my husband will probably end up with one box, his clothes and his computer (+ everything that goes with that).