#if this is helpful I'm glad for it

[writingforfishes]

Possible Controversial Post But...

CW: THIS IS A HICCUP KINK ACCOUNT. THIS POST CONTAINS MENTIONS OF MEDICAL CAUSES FOR HICCUPS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE CURES

I am not a medical professional, just an avid researcher of anything having to do with hiccups. This post is not meant to diagnose or cure anything.

This blog is not intended for people under 18 to interact with or follow.

I'm really glad good hiccup cures exist. Like, I'm really happy that the hiccup cure where you tell yourself hiccups don't exist, and you don't have them, is helping people.

People who have frequent hours-long bouts of hiccups finding something that will help them from being uncomfortable and in pain is a really good thing.

Hiccups should be either enjoyable or mildly frustrating in real life. They should not be painful or severely uncomfortable either physically or emotionally.

In that spirit.

List of effective hiccup cures:

Sugar/Salt/Lemon (This method proposes that poor PH balance is the reason for hiccups and presumably works best for recurring hiccups due to digestion as opposed to emotional hiccups or triggered hiccups.) Take a spoonful of sugar and let it dissolve in your mouth. If hiccups persist... Take a spoonful of salt and let it dissolve in your mouth. If hiccups persist... Take either a lemon wedge and bite into it or a shot of lemon juice.

Other similar methods are shots of Apple Cider Vinegar and Pickle Juice.

I Am Not a Fish Telling yourself you are not a fish is a distractive method that is meant to remind your body that you no longer need to make an action to release gas from gills you don't have. This method probably works best for random bouts of hiccups that don't have a defined cause or that are caused emotionally. Simply say, in a state of absolute seriousness, "I am not a fish." Other distraction methods include asking the hiccuper to actively hiccup or having them prove they have the hiccups. Alternatively, promising them some sort of reward for hiccuping. The anticipation of hiccuping might draw their attention to their body's movements and actions to a point that the reflex arc that causes a hiccup will be broken. The latest distraction method is "Hiccups don't exist and I don't have them." This distraction method takes it further in proving to yourself that it's an impossibility to hiccup and therefore hiccuping will disprove the truth. I'm curious as to how long the novelty of this will be effective for people with persistent or frequent hiccups.

Breathing/Not Breathing There are a lot of controlling breath methods of curing hiccups. The one which has always worked for me is taking in all of the air in my lungs, sipping more until I can feel some soreness and pressure, holding it until I can no longer hold it anymore, and then releasing that air all at once and completely deflating my lungs but puffing out every bit of air they contain. There are a lot of variations on this including swallowing while holding your breath. The biggest trick, for me, has been to start breathing normally instead of waiting to see if you'll hiccup again.

I imagine this works because it is manually resetting the signals of breathing to your brain and overriding the unnecessary need to signal your diaphragm to convulse. This would probably be more effective for triggered hiccups from carbonation, stress/emotional hiccups, or hiccups from laughter/crying. I doubt it would be helpful for hiccups from digestive causes or persistent hiccups because the cause of the hiccups would still exist, and they might come back later.

The Many Uses of Water In my opinion, most of these methods are effective because they encourage your body to make movements that reach the vagus nerve and stimulate it. Or they use distraction plus vagal stimulation. Drinking from the other side of the glass forces pressure that might correct hiccups from a vagal standpoint. Drinking with your ears plugged directly engages the vagal nerve through your ears. Drinking with your nose plugged and your ears plugged creates pressure as well as direct vagal stimulation. Swallowing itself is a direct stimulation to your vagus nerve. Important to note that drinking MORE water does not make the cures any more effective. It's not water that is curing the hiccups but the action of how that water is ingested.

I imagine this method is pretty good for a lot of causes of hiccups. But persistent hiccups or hiccups that come back that are not caused by digestive issues might still return later. This might be less effective for emotional hiccups as well. I feel like this would help with digestive hiccups because water is often a pretty good method to quench (even temporarily) the acidity which may have caused the hiccups. Water will also (as long as your stomach isn't full and uncomfortable) help digestive issues anyway.

Peanut Butter Substitutes for the allergic would include any viscous or thick substance that the throat has to work harder to get down. Almond butter or sunflower seed butter might work. The reason this method is effective is because it, once again, runs into the vagus nerve and forces it to repeatedly do something to prevent itself from choking thus distracting it from the reflex arc your body has created for some yet unknown but hypothesized about reason. I imagine this would work well for stress hiccups, triggered hiccups from carbonation or spice, but perhaps not in the long run for acid unbalancing hiccups like digestive induced ones.

When Are Hiccups a Problem

If you have had hiccups for more than 48 hours without cessation you may have a hiccup issue that is deeper than usual causes.

If you have had hiccups that keep returning for several days (and it is not usual for you to have them that frequently), you may also have an issue.

Possible causes for recurring/persistent/intractable/chronic hiccups:

Medications:

Cortical Steroids (oral/injection)

Certain Benzos

Anything that increases acid reflux

Certain anesthesia medications

Certain nicotine replacements

(list is incomplete)

Medical conditions:

EDS/POTS (anecdotal)

GERD (and other digestive disorders that affect the stomach/throat or the PH balance of the body)

Ear infection/allergies

Rare tumor

Nervous system disorders including muscular disorders (presumably)

Chronic anxiety (yes, this is medically indicated, in my opinion)

(list is incomplete but would probably also include structural deformities/injuries, surgical procedures, and genetic disorders that would increase prone-ness to hiccups)

The point is, you know your body better than anyone else, even a licensed medical professional. If you are in pain and believe something is wrong, please seek out someone who will take you seriously. (This obviously goes for things beyond hiccups.)

My kink is NOT seeing someone tortured with hiccups. My kink is enjoying the happenstance of having hiccups, the movements of hiccups, the sounds of hiccups, and the person's reaction to hiccups. Fictionally, it is mild discomfort, embarrassment, or annoyance.

If anyone who doesn't have this kink, has the hiccups often, and has been contacted by someone who does have this kink without their consent, that is NOT okay.

I hope this post helps those who have issues with hiccups. From my perspective, hiccups are meant for fun. Hiccups are meant for enjoyment. And if you're not having fun having them (or having fun being admired for having them), then that's not it.

I realize this puts my blog and me in a possible direct line of awareness to people outside of the hiccups kink community, but I thought it was important to share some of my values here and redirect so much of the destructive communication that has happened from others who have this kink to people who are unwitting targets of them.

[ducktracy]

sharing a very sage bit of advice from The Simpsons' own John Swartzwelder that i've been trying to hamper down in my writing and drawing alike. let your inner crappy little elf do his worst

[guardianspirits13]

Anyways. I'm glad we've moved past the "heavy handed allegory for racism between two different sentient species where they are all best friends in the end" episodes and into the "racism is so deeply engrained into society that in the absence of active anti-racist deconstruction people would go to any length to avoid confronting their biases and changing their worldview"

[baejax-the-great]

For clarity, example:

Author: Hey, here's an update for [Fic 1]! Hope you like it =)

Commenter: When are you going to update [Fic 2]?

[mariegolddoesthings]

Hey. Hey you.

I know it's hard to speak up about Palestine.

You may be scared, afraid to get backlash.

You may be a minor and have parents that are overprotective of you or worse, are neutral about the whole thing or is supportive of one side.

But you don't need to speak up about Palestine on your own post. You can always reblog a post with the click of a button. Reblog posts just like this one.

I know it's hard to do much and I know you're sometimes feeling like you aren't doing enough. But you can take it with little steps at a time.

Don't stop talking about Palestine. Your voices need to be heard.

[gdevolk]

[sciderman]

How did your meeting go with the surgeons?

it was memorable

[pokeberry5]

girl experiences gender euphoria and is immediately slammed by grief

for @litttlittt <3. this was supposed to be a portrait of caroline hill, but litta mentioned tim looking like janet when dressed as caroline and identity issues and angst and things spiraled

something about tim not knowing if he's his mother's child or bruce's or neither's.

figuring out the looks:

i wanted janet to have that poofy 70s hair

[thebigolbee]

why do you draw Mr.House kinda… 😳

The amount of hours I've spent thinking about this fool is genuinely bananas

[giantkillerjack]

Me: hm, I want something to put on the TV as background noise... Huh. Looks like YouTube is recommending something called The Last Unicorn. That's perfect, it's probably some old shitty animation that has aged poorly! I can watch it ironically!

Me, 2 hours later as the credits roll: *crying, cheering, buying the book, composing the songs*

Me, 2 weeks later: So I have compiled all of the quotes from the book that I think could make good tattoos, and also, HOW HAVE I NEVER LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE LAST UNICORN FUCKING SLAPS??? This gay-ass little fairytale fed my soul! Watered my crops! Transed my gender! Can't believe I heard of this story from youtube recommendations, of all places!!

[biblically-accurate-dca]

biblically accurate dca drawing tutorial

i finally fucking made this thing let's GOOOO

the biggest tips i have for anyone wanting to draw them like this is to 1. practice A LOT and 2. USE REFERENCES!!!!!!! if you need a specific angle to reference you can use this sketchfab page with sun's 3d model (and animations!!) or these images of their head at various angles :3

i've also made a (very messy and disorganized) traced reference for their face that i'll be putting below the cut for anyone interested!

the specific image i'm referencing is the same one as my blog's banner if anyone's interested in that as well!! ^_^

i probably forgot to mention something somewhere so if anyone has any additional questions just lmk!!!

[crabsnpersimmons]

"Your heart was in the right place. Don't blame your earnestness and efforts for their lack of understanding—the right people will appreciate your heart."

EDIT: i mention this in the tags already, but please don't copy my vent tags in your reblogs. thanks for understanding.

[lilybug-02]

Bribed with Chocolate. The way it should be.

Part 22 || First || Previous || Next

--Full Series--

More to come as this is a two-parter. But you know how I am with schedules.

Bonus:

I think this was an equally possible reaction from Chara.

[mgu-h]

the whole "if i had been with my friends, it would've been better, but they don't live in monaco" thing just makes me think of that clip of him and max f on stream discussing max moving to monaco, like lando making sure that max at least would still be around his friends and family and life and things. but then it's like. lando.. you're going to be alone. and this is worst case scenario for that!!

[gotchibam]

Trapinch and Maractus ko-fi doodle for Unagi!

[heretherebeturtles-comic]

Hello! Many people have said this but ill say it too, I LOVE YOUR COMIC SO MUCH ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡ｏ♡

I really wanted to ask you about how you do the backgrounds? (Something i struggle with) whats the process? Like from start to finish, also, to do the rise backgrounds do you use reference from the show and generally real photo of ny? Or do you come up with them? And last question- The shadow and light on the background- Like HOW

i know it’s a lot of questions but i’m just so curious qwq and wanna learn to be better, thank you again in case you read this and respond, in case you don’t, i hope you have a nice day and a wonderful life uwu keep up the great work! (≧◡≦) ♡

Backgrounds are a really broad subject and I'm always a little overwhelmed when asked this question. Just like drawing the human body, backgrounds take time, repetition, and practice!

My answer got a bit long, so it's going under a read more :) but if you digest info better in video format I found this on youtube

It pretty much goes over everything I wanted to say, but in a much better way. I wish I had found it before writing all this out lol

ok, first of all, I'm not a teacher nor was I built to be one of those cool helpful art tutorial people who do a full coloured tutorial filled with illustrations. This is just going to be a messy "how I do backgrounds / environment layouts from start to finish." kinda thing.

... lets start with a sight tangent.

Sketch from Life!!!

If you want to get better at backgrounds I recommend doing some sketching out in the real world!

When I was first getting into doing backgrounds I went to cafes and parks to just sketch the buildings and objects. Sketch rocks, flowers, clumps of grass, garbage cans, bottles, tables, street signs, etc. If you are drawing a tree observe how the trunks twist, how the bark flows, or how the leaves are bunched.

If you can't leave the house the same still applies! Sketch the interiors of your house, the walls, or common objects like chairs and bookshelves. How are objects stacked? items on the floor?

If you aren't comfortable with drawing outside or in public you can take some photos to draw from! They are good for practice and you can use them again as references later. Alternatively you can find pictures online of buildings and objects to sketch as practice.

All spaces have objects in them, it becomes easier to draw those kinds of spaces when you already have spent time observing and sketching them.

ALSO! They don't have to be good sketches! It's just to build out your mental catalogue and strengthen your perception of perspective.

now the actual thing...

BACKGROUNDS

(the pictures used for this are my own. I dug them out of my 2022 folder)

Backgrounds have slightly different rules based on what you are making them for. Videogame Environment Concept Art vs Animation Layouts vs Comic Backgrounds vs Illustration backgrounds.

They all follow the same basics, which I will go over here, but the intention and function of those designs are going to be different. It's all about how you set up the scene and what it's purpose is!

Brainstorming and Thumbnailing

I like to think about a location as though it is a character. An abandoned old house with creaky sagging floorboards is very different from a futuristic space ship with sharp metal floor panels. A gas station has a very different feeling from a library.

I usually start by asking what is this location's story? Why was it built and for what purpose? What kinds of things does this room need to fulfill that purpose? You don’t need solid answers, but its good to be thinking about it while you are working.

Next, sketch some ideas for how this place is going to look. For me, this usually involves drawing the idea from multiple angles and then making lists & small sketches of the objects I think should be filling the space.

Example: The main character of my original work is a Wanderer. They collect a lot of things on their travels, but those items have to be small enough to be easily carried in a backpack. I wanted his room to be in the corner of an attic, walled off by curtains, and filled with trinkets. You can see some of my brainstorming above.

References

I only look for references after I've done some sketching and planning; this is to solidify my idea first so that I don't accidentally copy anyone else's work. I will make a moodboard with pictures of lighting, colours, items, rooms with specific ceiling beams, old chairs, etc. basically whatever I feel fits the vibe.

Honestly, I don't use references as much as I should. For ROTTMNT fanart I look at backgrounds and screenshots from the series to study the style. I also reference actual photos of NYC to get a feel for how Rise condenses the visual information.

In general, it's good to have references of real life objects/locations, because there are so many details like cracks in pavement, stickers on polls, crowning on buildings, fancy fencing, weird chair legs, etc. that you might not think of. It's the imperfect details that can make a location feel more alive.

Perspective

Once you have your chosen sketch we move to.... the infamous perspective boxes. Doing backgrounds is just learning to be comfortable drawing So Many boxes and carving items out of them.

Many better artists than myself have made videos on perspective, vanishing points, and all the technical bits. Videos like THIS ONE and THIS ONE are helpful (this post is great too!!). There are probably a lot of classes to be found on Skillshare or Schoolism. I learned a lot of this in my college art course, so I can't give you a specific video which helped me.

You can get by and be a good artist without learning this stuff. There are quite a few successful artists who have admitted they never bothered to learn perspective (one of these people even made a whole graphic novel series).

I personally avoided properly learning this stuff until I was in my 20s because I thought it would be boring and difficult to do. tbh I really wish I had learned it earlier because it's so much fun to make those silly little boxes imo. It looks scary and complicated but, just like drawing humans, it just takes time, repetition, and practice to develop the knowledge and skills.

Cleanup

You have your boxes and lines! Cool! Now to make a scene out of it. Fill in the details, get everything placed were you want it! Generally, the lines of each item will point back towards the horizon line, but they can have different perspective points.

Generally you would want to clean it up and get your room completely sketched before doing the lineart. I tend to combine the steps (not recommended)

Lineart

I've mentioned how I do this before. Closer objects have thicker lines and more detailed inside. Further objects have thinner lines and less detail. I didn't quite achieve that balance with the image below, but it's close enough.

Colours and Shading will have to be a separate post. In the meantime, I highly recommend the book "Color and Light" by James Gurney. I used to borrow it from my local library and a good chunk of my knowledge was learned from it :)