#its step 3 then 4 then 2 and then 1

[savsloths]

slowly getting myself back into drawing so here's a wip of my baby project

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi!! I love this series so much, and as someone who hasn’t really drawn since they were a kid but wants to start as a hobby, do you have any advice for sort of learning to doodle on paper and get better at it? I want to start but I don’t really know how/where

The most important step in getting better at any skill is Persistence and Consistency. Practice and keep practicing! The best way to do that is to keep it fun! Picking a project helps generate ideas (e.g. drawing Pokémon, or characters from a series you like). There are also a ton of monthly prompt lists out there!

I also highly recommend scheduling in a 'drawing/practice' time in your day. For me, I started with 30-60 min before bed (bonus: its a good 'no screentime' activity), and the habit took root there.

There are a lot of 'technical' things to study but find the fun first. At a certain point you will discover you've hit a wall, and have a specific aspect/goal you want to target (colour theory, anatomy, lighting, comic layout). Then it's time to go looking for resources.

Once you have the habit and some goals, go collect some inspiration! Find people who inspire you and study their work!

Another little 'art skill builder' I recommend is the Shrimp Method! Only if you find technical challenges like this fun though (Example of one of my studies below)

[spacejammie-eimmajecaps]

The knowledge that first drafts often suck never seems to protect me from the mental damage of realizing my first draft sucks

[bittsandpieces]

They are not getting sucked on because of your choice, not due to a lack of suitors lol

✨️correct✨️

I have high standards because I've been treated wrong by far too many people. Not just gonna let any old asshole have me, they need to earn it

[secrettreestuffidk]

you ever think about how pretty much the only reason we use base10 is because we have 10 fingers and if everyone had 6 fingers on each hand we'd use base12 and never even think a thing of it and also math would be pretty much better in every way?

[crowlixcx]

making something cursed. what else is new

[somehowsomewhat]

Kinda rambley thoughts because my Christmas season entertainment has been rereading+getting up to date with Tower of God. Very general impressions on how rereading felt like, especially after years of not reading and legitimately thinking I wouldn't ever touch it again (spoilery tangential mentions to the last events so beware??).

Going from 'maybe I can reread this arc i liked' to 'actually let's reread the entire thing and if i keep liking it i'll get up to date i guess?', it's amazing how starting from the beginning made the issues in season 3 leagues that much more bearable and how much ToG gains when read as a whole instead of weekly.

Because, the foreshadowing is there and the thematic parallelisms are there. Knowing that the plot is going to end up with full focus on Traumerei (and Gustang's quest to get rid of the Great Warriors, because I spoiled myself that much when I was determining if I actually wanted to give the story a genuine chance) makes the narrative decisions in early Season 3 especially a lot more understandable. Actually remembering all the bits about Blue Thryssa (and the mention in the Floor of Death that it has administrator rights for some reason) makes its appearance as a power paralleling the Red Thryssa in an official manner that much better too

And that struck me in particular because I remember i was already spot reading at that point and getting increasingly confused and frustrated. A lot of the foreshadowing and buildup had happened so long ago i just... didn't remember it.

Do I still prefer season 2? Yes, for a multitude of reasons. I understand why season 3 had to focus on characters like Yama or even Dowon, but it felt much to the detriment of those characters I was already invested in. Wangnan come back pls the plot has evolved to a point your involvement would add So Much beyond me missing your silly ass. Tho at least his plotline has actually progressed (even if not through him directly), some of the other main Regulars have their plotlines 100% frozen as far as we know or only barely touched on.

Even if I think the Season 3 escalation of events goes very far on explaining why FUG felt the need to fake Bam's death in Floor 2, it meant the Regular characters aside of Bam fell hard to the side 70% of the time.

Yet all feels so purposeful otherwise??? I can only hope SIU compensates for all those things in Season 4 and, once we can read the story as a whole, it feels like a very understandable side trip.

Also V being, by the looks of it, just as much of a Mess as the rest of the Great Warriors is, honestly, to be expected but I sure didn't thinking it would be Like That. I'm lowkey worried about how SIU will be handling that.

I legitimately thought I was done with this series, but I guess the worldbuilding is just too tasty for me to ignore. If anything, the reread has confirmed to me that SIU has a Plan for the story long-term, which I value in a narrative like this quite a bit.

[tronlightcyclerun]

"wow one of my spurces (?cant figure it out) is making me go insane about religion/spirituality maybe i should look ay my main source instead . NVM NVM NVM THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT FLAVOR OF RELIGIOUS PROBLEM

[du-hjarta-skulblaka]

So yeah avoiding my phone didn't work and also meant I sat on the kitchen floor staring into space for about 3 hours before Alfie woke up but hey at least I didn't break anything

Them being around is helping a little but they're also struggling and it fuckin sucks bc I know we're both just. Rotating money stress in our minds

[undistortedworld]

*voice of the mc from starmyu* I DONT KNOW HOW TO GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS!!! :D

rekindled my passion for theatre costume and refuse to give up despite failing to get contacts and a job out of uni and some of my teachers convincing me i was shit and the elitism of a lot of the costume industry ;^; it was my dream for so so long!!!! i tried so so so hard!!! why should it be too late!!! i am STUBBORN and DETERMINED it is my best and worst trait and i cant believe it failed me for a while BUT NOT ANYMORE

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

This probably sounds super pedantic, but I hate how people, and especially businesses and governments, are re-framing 'commuters' and 'clients' as 'customers.'

[panspy]

hmmmmmm.................vent post under tags...... feel free to give advice or dont¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[v4visms]

[vernalloy]

til that people my age like. vape.

[thecorvidforest]

in light of a four day ceasefire in Gaza being agreed upon, i am once again asking you all not to lose sight of the big picture. Biden and the Israeli Government are trying to frame this as a major democratic victory and as a favor respectively. they have no intention of a total ceasefire. they have no intention of stopping their genocide. remember - a ceasefire is the very first step. it’s not even the bare minimum.

the absolute bare minimum in this situation is 1) a complete ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid in Gaza, 2) complete halt of all military foreign aid to the Israeli government, 3) the Israeli government being prosecuted for its war crimes in the International Criminal Court, and 4) land back and reparations for the Palestinian people. free Palestine means free Palestine, not just temporarily stop carpet bombing Palestine.

a temporary ceasefire is something, but it’s not even close to the end goal. we cannot let up pressure when things seem to be looking up. keep protesting, boycotting, spreading awareness, contacting politicians, etcetera. keep your eyes on Gaza. free Palestine.

[joaniejustwokeup]

“You can’t be here.”

“Jason?”

Jason looks at Batman and Nightwing. His expression in the past few moments has switched from shock to anger before settling firmly into terrified.

“He’ll be back soon, B please. He’ll kill you, he’ll kill all of you if he finds out I spoke to you and-“ Jason chokes off his sentence with a sob, covering his mouth as tears well in his eyes.

Bruce walks forward slowly, a hand outstretched, and Jason stumbles backward, panicking, afraid to be touched, afraid of him. Bruce feels his heart fracture at the sight of his son- and yes he’s scarred and older and bigger, but that’s his son, that’s his baby. And his baby boy looks so, so scared.

Bruce feels a hand on his shoulder as Dick steps up behind him.

“Little wing?” he calls, his voice almost a whisper. Jason’s eyes flicker over to him. Dick must see something in them, because his next words are a broken and quiet, “Oh. It really is you.”

From the way he’s holding himself like a tensely coiled spring, Bruce can tell it’s taking everything in Dick’s willpower not to throw himself at his baby brother and never let him go.

Jason is looking at them, his breath still shallow and shaky, but something in his eyes has turned calculating. He holds out his hand.

“Give me your com,” he says looking at Dick.

Dick hesitates, confused.

For the first time since they came in, Jason steps closer to the two of them.

“You can’t save me right now. You need to leave. He’ll be here any second, and you can’t just beat the crap outta this guy and be done with it. He has plans and safeguards and contingencies on top of contingencies. He’s put explosives in his helmet in case someone tries to unmask him for God’s sake. He’s dangerous. Even more batshit insane than you B, and he’s going be here any minute,” Jason’s voice cracks on his last words.

Bruce has the sudden thought of how different his voice sounds from when he last heard it. How his voice had been the breaking and cracking voice of a fifteen year old battling puberty. Before he died.

Jason catches his gaze with a determined look.

“But just because you have to go doesn’t mean you can’t save me. I don’t know where he’s moving me to after this, but if you give me a com I can call you. I’ll explain everything, but please Dad, you have to go!”

Bruce feels like he was given hope again only to have it crumble to dust in his hands.

“Jason…” he repeats. It’s the only word he knows right now.

Dick steps forward, taking the com from his ear and pressing it into Jason’s hand. Before he can pull his hand away Dick grabs his hand with his other, folding Jason’s fingers over the com and clutching his hand in both of Dick’s own like he’s praying over Jason’s scarred knuckles.

He has so many new scars, Bruce thinks.

“We will rescue you Little Wing. I promise, we won’t- we’ll save you this time, I promise.” The corner of Dick’s mouth shakes. “Just call us. We won’t let that monster hurt you anymore, we’ll figure something out together, ok?”

Jason seems taken aback, but he musters a shaky smile for his brother.

“Y-yeah Dickiebird, together.”

Dick pulls him in for a hug, before pulling away and walking back to the window.

Bruce is still frozen where he stands. He takes another step towards his son.

“Jason… please,” he whispers.

Come home.

It’s unspoken and yet the loudest thing he’s said.

Jason takes another step forward and puts both hands on his shoulders.

“I’ll be ok Dad. I’m a lot bigger and stronger than I was. It’s time for you to go now.” And with that he pushes Bruce towards the window.

Dick steadies him as he trips backwards.

Bruce feels like a passenger in his own body as Nightwing opens the window and Batman once more casts his grapple out into the night. Looking back at the building, he can see the silhouette of his son in the yellow light of the window, watching them as the distance between them grows bigger and bigger. They land on a gravel topped roof, and Nightwing becomes strangely still and silent. With a sudden yell, he punches the nearby ac unit, leaving a dent in the metal.

“Red Hood is going to pay,” he growls out.

Batman just watches, his mind churning with everything that’s changed.

—————

Jason finally sees the pair disappear behind a distant building before collapsing into one of his safe house chairs. He stares at the wall for a good minute or so before he lets out a bark of laughter.

“HOW THE FUCK DID THAT ACTUALLY WORK????”

Prompt:

After some very eventful weeks of Jason’s debut as the Red Hood he takes a week deserved night off and decides to crash in one of his safe houses.

He did not count on one of the Bats finding him there.

So to keep his plans from being torpedoed entirely Jason goes with the split second decision of pretending he was held captive by the Red Hood.