#i'll rb a few days before i delete anything

[something-about-sunflowers]

I got a few posts that have broken 10k too lmao so I can commiserate but unlike you, a reasonable person, I have not deleted or turned off replies to any of them. My notifs will never recover. I made a david tennant shitpost and it took months before it stopped blowing up. I still get the occasional like/rb on it. The most recent monster post is a bunch of memes about the car-centric built environment and it has over 50k notes and it's still exploding. I made that thing like 2 years ago and it is showing no signs of calming down. The trick is to not read or respond to any of the reblogs or replies because anything you have to add will eventually be said by someone else anyways. Very "don't read the comments" energy. Also turn off anons and non-mutual DMs whenever you have a post blowing up because I have gotten a few wackos in my inbox over the years

Oh rip, yeah this was. Not fun. My biggest post before this one was only like 4k. :')c

I haven't actually deleted any replies, though I've blocked one or two people (and a handful of people reblogging, just the people with the worst takes though). I'm probably going to turn reblogs and replies back on in a few days to be honest? I don't really mind all the notes it's just, all at once like that was. Anxiety inducing. Lol.

Personally, I'm a fan of reading the comments strictly for the sake of bitching privately like a decent human being blocking people who have opinions/attitudes that I don't like. Very nice to make sure I never have to cross paths with them! Preemptively!

I do appreciate the advice though, if I start getting any crazy asks or dm's I'll more than likely be taking it! (Along with reporting the crazier ones, and, what a wonder! That'll actually have a chance at doing something now!) o7

[jabberwockjamboree]

Hi🥰! Sorry for the random ask and for likes/rbs spam😅 but i just wanted to say that your artstyle is literally THE BEST??? Like, im in LOVE??? HELP??? So inspiring🥺 (im a begginer artist). I was wondering if u had any tips on drawing Naruto/Naruto characters? Or drawing in general? But feel free to ignore this and either way, have an awesome day/night💜!

dont apologize for your ask! i warmly welcome any and all questions!!! first of all you are so sweet!!! 💖💖💖 i am heckin delighted with any spam likes/reblogs so dont sweat it. i've never been asked for art tips before so i'll do my best!

kinda long post so

i've only watched og naruto so i'm only familiar with most of the characters in part 1 (design wise i think they all peaked too soon). what's helped me a lot is looking through screenshots of characters and using a character/reference sheet that can be found with google. reference is your best friend but i tend to get too nitty gritty about my piece looking exactly like my ref so use it as a guide for costume/accessories (i.e. can i see the tail ends of the headband with the angle i'll be using? is this a skirt or pants and how can i make it look like the fabric is flowing in the wind? )

of course practice drawing the characters you like often. as you draw you'll develop your style so experiment with faces, shapes, colors, and what have you. i don't know what your style is like so i can only be vague in these tips.

as for general art tips, TAKE BREAKS!!! i still struggle with going for hours non stop drawing and it's unhealthy 0/10 would not recommend! breaks can be anywhere between a few hours between drawing sessions to days or weeks without drawing. this is especially true with art block. and it is okay.

another tip i have is for when your drawing just isn't going the way you want. just get rid of it. you don't have to actually trash it or anything, just try again. you'll grow from doing multiple iterations of a piece and eventually you land somewhere that feels right. many of those naruto pieces i did were made after 5-10 or even more sketches that sucked. you gotta get all the bad art out and maybe something decent will come out of it. thats just how art is baby. but know that i believe in you. 👍

tl; dr

naruto characters tip: use reference and experiment baby

general art tips: take breaks and delete your art when it's not working out, just keep trying until something does

i hope any of this is helpful if not things you've already heard. anyway thanks again for your kind words 😙😙😙 you also have a great day/night💕!