#made this with GIMP i think its for photoshopping things tho

[deborahpluckely]

finally finished it offffff First digital drawing ever! tips/advice, likes and reposts are greatly appreciated :) <3

[iiasha-archived]

✨ Content Creator Year in Review ✨

i was tagged by @soonhoonsol​ and @coupsnim​​ (thanks loves <3)

first creation of 2020:

can y’all believe i didn’t start making gifs until this year... and i didn’t really start posting art until really late of 2019 hehe seventeen said we’re gonna make a content creator out of you!!!!!!!!!

artwise it’s this jun painting which i’m honestly not a big fan of lmao i was still trying to adjust to digital art at this point. gifwise its this jun set, posted in march, and its also my first gifset ever lmaooo tbt making gifs in gimp

most recent creation of 2020:

i believe its this seokgyu gifset from the harper bazaar behind! but i’m currently working on my vapoursynth gui does that count 🤔

one of your favorite creations from 2020:

perhaps obvious considering i based my entire theme around it but this painting of jun from fallin’ flower! i don’t think i even spent that long on it, like maybe 2 hours or so? lmao

a creation you’re really proud of:

hmm i think overall this dino painting!! i really like the color palette and how the dusty see-through jacket was rendered. but i also want to shout out this wonwoo painting bc ya girl really went OFF on the clothing

OH also this may not seem like much to most people but this seungkwan gose gifset. the thing is i made this in GIMP and completely scrubbed out the gose logo. for those who don’t know, making gifs in GIMP means applying the changes to every single frame. so for the caption i had to copy and paste it into every single frame, and for getting rid of the logo i had to scrub it out of every single frame. joshua’s head actually intersects with it in the second gif but you can’t tell, right :D

i was so proud of that gifset when i made it lmao and it took me forever but now that kind of thing would be trivial in photoshop........

a new style you tried this year and a work that uses it:

tbhhh...... i don’t think i really changed styles lmao i more like changed medium/technologies? like painting-wise going from traditional to digital art was a huge shift for me. gifwise i started in gimp, eventually moved to photoshop, and then finally started using vapoursynth like literally last week lmao.

that being said, here’s the first gifset i ever made in PS, and here’s the first gifset i ever made with vapoursynth (like i said literally last week asdlffajs)

a creation that took you forever:

for paintings this jun painting and this hoshi painting. for gifs this big vernon compilation lmao. in general compilation gifsets that use clips from different videos also take me a really long time (namely bc i have to find them all)

your creation from 2020 that received the most notes:

this gifset from the sohu interview; i only have 2 sets that have over 2k notes and this is one of them lmao (may as well plug in the other one its this scoups set from that shadow gose)

a creation you think deserved more notes:

my svt x birth flower series!! i still have to do ‘97 and maknae line tho ajdflakjdfs [95z] [96z]

a new fandom you joined and a creation you made for it:

i didn’t really join any new fandoms this year lmao (i guess i “joined” genshin impact but i haven’t made anything for it) but all my creations exist because i started stanning seventeen LMAOOO

a creation you made that breaks your heart:

bro i don’t make content that makes me sad :(

a ‘simple’ creation that you really love:

hmm idk if it counts but maybe this moodboard of seventeen reacting to their predebut selves? lmao i literally just took a bunch of screenshots and put them together but its so funny afljkjdsfd

a creation that was inspired by another one:

i guess the paintings i made based off my seventeen and their associated colors gfx? (hyung line | maknae line). lmao i said i was gonna make paintings for all of them but as of now i’ve only made 2..... (wonwoo | jeonghan)

a favorite creation created by someone else:

ughhh that’s really hard to choose there’s so many ;__; i’m gonna be extremely lame and refrain from answering this question ajfdaklsjf

some of your favorite content creators from the year (also tag you’re it!!):

i’m going to continue being extremely lame and not do this one bc i don’t wanna leave anybody out ;__; but literally every single person i follow ❤️

and for good measure, a couple more creations of yours that you love:

if i put it on this fucking website there is love 😔 but i’m also just lazy LMAO my everything tag is m:* if people wanna look ❤️

[hotelmenetekel]

Hey! I’m a traditional artist (mainly cause no money) but I’ve been wanting to start drawing digitally. Any advise on what type of brand tablet and software I should get?

I’m happy you wanna expand your horizons and try new stuff!! that’s always a great decision!!!

I don’t have the perfect solution for everyone but i can tell you my setup and hope that it helps!! :^) im gonna put this under a cut for length!

TABLET:

I’m using a really old wacom bamboo pen & touch graphic tablet (i dont think theyre even being sold anymore?)its small but absolutely sufficient imo!! it looks like this:

the great thing about it being old is that its going for pretty cheap on ebay (german ebay has it for 20€?) so there’s that!!the only minor issue ive ever had with this tablet is the original cable breaking, but since its a standard micro usb cable its really cheap and easy to replace! :^)what youre missing with wacom’s bamboo series compared to the more expensive intuos series is a number of quick access buttons on the tablet itself but having worked with both types i can say the buttons arent all that useful? might just be me tho

ive also worked with a huion tablet in the past but cant really recommend it. theyre a bit cheaper than wacom tablets but not really durable? for example mine slid off of a couch unto the ground like..very slowly.......from a very low point and the port on the tablet immediately broke lmaomightve just been my bad luck tho!! who knows!! lol

but yeah all in all the bamboo is a safe bet imo but older models of the intuos series can be bought for little money as well :^)

SOFTWARE:

this obviously depends on what exactly you wanna draw and make!im using krita and firealpaca, both of which are 100% free programs. there’s the ocassional bug here and there of course, but expensive alternatives like photoshop arent safe from those either.especially when starting making digital art, i would recommend getting a program that is focused on drawing. programs like gimp (free) and photoshop (cs2, a kinda really old version but hey! it works!, is also available for free) are not solely for drawing but instead put great emphasis on photomanips and photo editing which imo can be confusing if you dont have a workflow or just general knowledge of digital drawing programs just yet.

another great program for digital art is the ever popular paint tool sai of course!! i think sai2 costs about 80$? which is..so cheap compared to adobe’s creative cloud subscription lmaoi havent used it in a long time but back when i did use it, it was really really good. one clear advantage it has is the brush customization. its very simple, accessible and fun! sai’s whole interface is really simple and omprehensible as well.thats about the only thing i miss about sai though and especially if you’re just starting, krita and firealpaca might be just right for you!!

as i’ve said they’re both free and a joy to work with. if you would prefer to start out with a program with basic features, i’d recommend fire alpaca! its got all the important basics to learn and understand how digital art programs work.if you’re already planning on going big from the start tho, i’d recommend krita! it’s got a massive library of default brushes and a lot of useful features! creating your own brushes is kinda tricky but the library is huge already!!

if you wanna work with krita though, i recommend using a seperate program for text editing lol, krita isnt too good with that imo.. BUT most programs allow you to save files as .psd which can then be opened by most programs!! so working across several programs isnt a problem! hooray!!!but yeah bottom line is..dont pay for software? or like, do it if you wanna but there’s a lot of good free programs out there!!

i could’ve made this a lot shorter but in summary:

old wacom model (bamboo or intuos) bc theyre relatively durable, cheap and absolutely sufficientfreeware like krita and firealpaca bc theyre free (wahoo!!), focused on drawing and dont miss any important features a paid program might have

or at least those are my recommendations!! i hope this sorta helped!!if anybody has any other opinion or ideas, please leave them on this post! :^DD

[spaceboyfrnk]

i kind of want to get into making gifs and graphics but i have no idea where to get photoshop or how start do you think you could give me some tips?

this is kind of a big question but i will tell you right now that it is a very long process getting into photoshop, luckily there are a lot of tutorials here that could help but even with that its still a learning process, especially when it comes to coloring gifs and making graphics.

as where to start, unfortunately the link i used to get photoshop has been deleted but i would suggest looking into these posts and see if you could find one that works. if you can’t find any that work i would suggest looking into GIMP which is a free alternative to photoshop, i will admit it is much limited compared to photoshop but it is a good program to ease into photoshop and you can still make great gifs and graphics with it.

gif making: finding the right tutorial for you depends on which computer and which programs you have. i actually have an old gif tutorial on how i make my gifs however this shows how to make gifs on windows using a program called gomplayer (these days tho im using kmplayer), if you are using a mac or have a different program you should look here and see if you could find a tutorial that suits your needs.

if you’re using gimp here’s the tutorial i followed when making gifs. i would also suggest looking into this tag if you still need help.

as far as coloring goes, i use my own coloring/psds for my gifs however there are a lot of tutorials and psds that you can use to make your gifs, however if the owner of a psd asks for credit make sure to credit them.

photoshop: itsphotoshop, chaoticresources, completeresources, yeahps, quirkyresources, (and now for some shameless promo but i’ve posted some of my own psds over @ieropsd)

gimp: fy-gimp, absolute-gimp, resourcefield

however not all psds or xcfs are made or meant to be used universally so some might work for your gifs and some won’t, i rarely ever use psds but when i do i use it as a base and change adjust the settings to suit my gifs.

again making gifs and graphics is a very hard and long learning process especially for beginners so be patient and don’t get upset if you can’t get something right or if something looks bad you’ll get the hang of it. I’ve been making gifs for almost four years now and i still struggle with coloring and sometimes have to look back on tutorials every now and then so again be patient and keep practicing (and watermark your things), i hope this was helpful!

[briteboy]

LITERALLY SO MANY QUESTIONS AND THIS IS ONLY HALF OF THEM 

lmao RIP me (now u know why i take so long to answer)

do you know the game what remains of edith finch? its really fantastic, I just finished the part with lewis, his whole situation with reality reminded me of santi. just wanted to tell you :)

surprisingly no i haven’t ever heard of it! :O but now i’m intrigued, i googled it and i’m reading up on it hehe thank you for telling me, u learn something new every day :~}

Hello femmesim! I'm a new simblr & I see you get a lot of notes on your great story! I guess this probably means you have a lot of followers too. I was wondering if you follow them all back. If not do you check out your followers & how do you decide which ones to follow back? What don't you like. What would make you unfollow them? Oops that was a lot lol!

iiiiiiiii honestly haven’t even looked at my actual followers page in a loooooong time, even on my personal blog i was never good with that lol. i just can’t keep up with everyone and i don’t want to feel obligated to follow everyone back because that would be way too many posts on my dashboard all the time y’know. it sounds mean but...ajksdgdsf i WISH i could follow everyone back but itsjustnotrealistic

tbh i follow people back when they reach out to me, make an effort to engage with me, send me messages, reply, or just frequently interact with my posts because it gets my attention and shows their personality. i don’t mean that as in like...”you can’t be my friend unless you give me notes” (LMFAO NO) i mean it as in like i’m fcking oblivious and it’s too much work for me to go out of my way and check out every single blog that follows me :{ but i love messaging and communicating through replies so even if you’re nervous pleeeease step out of your comfort zone, i promise i’m like a pretty good OK human being and i try to make funny jokes so talking to me isn’t that bad i promise.

as for your other questions...tbh i dunno, i like blogs that interest me. (duh...lmao what kind of answer even is that) i usually go for people that show their personalities in their posts (go figure), like memes (lmfao), have an intriguing aesthetic, HONESTLY IDK...i follow a lot of diverse blogs tbh, not just ones that are similar to mine. i only unfollow ppl if i have no memory of following them and their content doesn’t interest me, if they say/do something that irks or angers me (that’s only happened like twice tho), or if they post like EXCESSIVE nsfw...i didn’t sign up for that lmao

i hope i don’t sound like an asshole for all this but it’s just like...i can’t deny i get a lot of attention on here. and i never expected it so i’m pretty unprepared for it lmao. i try my best tho :{ just reach out to me and we’ll probably be frands ok

so many feelings

I just wanted to say how much I love your blog but to the Anon who said how she looks white if she's Hispanic. Not all hispanics are brown haired and tan. I'm Puerto Rican and I'm blonde and have blue eyes. Hispanics come in different tones and what nots :)

hell0 thank you <3 yeah hispanic people are very diverse, especially with varying nationalities, and especially with puerto ricans. i personally know a lot of puerto ricans who are white passing so it’s really not that uncommon. everyone’s different, and as eir said, white passing POC are still POC!

papa ya - sunny ; thats your song boo lol

OOH i actually like this...i’m boppin my head rn lmao thank u

So basically the last anon is saying hispanics can't be 'white'? I know many 'white' hispanics???

i don’t wanna twist their words, i think they just meant molly looks ethnically white and i understand that, i’m not denying she’s white passing but tbh...idk, if she wasn’t my own sim i’d look at her and kinda know she’s not 100% white y’know. she has features that don’t look european. plus the fact that i’ve posted her speaking spanish before soooo. anyway yeah it’s very possible for a hispanic person to literally have white skin but that doesn’t mean they’re ethnically white

well if she has family from spain it's normal for them to have blonde hair and green eyes, so i mean that could make sense.

she could, who’s to say lol. it’s rly not that deep tho, she’s half white, half puerto rican, das it. but yeaah there is a wide array of genetic possibilities for every race! who’da thunk it

Hey, I'm a new reader, is it possible you could link some earlier parts to your story. You don't have to if it's problem though I know how tumblr be. I love the visuals style of your sims. That's what caught my eye. I also was wondering what editing program would you suggest. I kinda want to test out editing my sims.

heyo i summed up the story here and here and there’s a lot of posts of key events linked in there! thank you though, that’s so kind ;-; <3 wellll the only editing program i use is photoshop cs6 so i’d recommend that haha. you can find it for free pretty easily, but if you’re not into that, there are plenty of other programs you can use. i know a lot of ppl on here use gimp. 

hi! I need advice and idk where to get it from but you seem like a really good person who has some wisdom lol! so basically i'm in a big financial situation. I had a good paying job but it made me have anxiety and panic attack because i hated it so much. and i quit my job before i had another job lined up. So my bank account is very close to being completely empty and i have bills and i have to move soon. I NEED ADVICE OR SOMEONE TO TELL ME ITS GOING TO BE OK.

omg first of all i’m so touched that you even came to me with this wtf ;___; ily

second of all it IS going to be ok, you shouldn’t force yourself to do something you hate if it’s really impeding on your mental health that much. it’s not good for you in the long run, even if it pays well. like, at what cost do you want to sell yourself in order to make money? my point is you made a good decision but lacked the foresight, which luckily is something that can be remedied easily. (well...hopefully, but job hunting is never easy :\ ) if you’re still in this situation by the time your bills and everything catch up to you, you can always seek help from family and friends or look into loans...find someone (or multiple people) who will stick by you and support you through this, because this is something way too hard to do alone. (if you don’t have anyone, i’m here for you ;-; ) i honestly don’t have any good advice for finding another job because tbh that’s something i always flounder in, and i’m gonna have to do the same thing by the time i finish up school in the next month AHHHHH

i’m prayin 4 both of us, but you especially <3

Hi!!! sorry i remember seeing an ask about Lou's eyelashes but i cannot find it :((( could you please tell me where can i find it???

hey she just uses the kijiko ones! sometimes if it’s a closeup i use these eyelash brushes tho

hi! sorry, this is a weird question but i thought you could help maybe.... i recently started playing ts4 again, but when i am in cas, there is a weird shine on all cc hairs.... do you have a solution for this? thank you in advance!

hmmmmm i kinda get a weird shiny glitch too but it’s only with certain things, and it’s usually remedied by clicking on the sim’s different outfit categories until it goes away lol. but if it’s on ALL of the hairs...hmm...i’m assuming you’re talking about alpha? because i don’t think clay hairs usually have that problem. check if laptop mode is on, if it is, turn it off!! that’s the only solution i can think of :{

i feel like too many people are reading too deeply into things. either way i love your work and just read the entire thing in a day and i love you so much idek.

i think this was sent when i was getting messages about my dialogue haha. i mean i definitely understand their points in saying it has too many realistic vocal quirks, but tbh that’s what i like about it, and i think that’s part of the reason people connect with it. idk. but thank you so much ily ;__;

hi i just wanted to ask how do you manage your time and how do you post frequently without feeling overworked and overwhelmed ? do you have some sort of schedule, because you seem very organized lol . tysm for answering <3 !

hmmmmm how? um poorly LMAO

no but really...it’s hard. i’m glad i’m so into this story/eager to see all your reactions to it because otherwise the chaos of my life would’ve definitely deterred me from moving along with it a while ago. that’s basically the reason i’m so surprised i even made it this far tbh. i accomplished so much more than i ever thought i would. ;__;

i don’t have an answer for this question because i DO often feel overwhelmed and i have to take a step back and remind myself it’s not the end of the world if i don’t have time to go in game or edit or whatever. i think it’s because i set up this timeline for myself in terms of goals i want to reach with my story throughout the rest of the year and i get frustrated with myself when those plans become delayed because of other obligations. (for example i definitely thought baby wallace would’ve been born by now lmao syke) i was getting burnt out very easily before, which is why i’ve been taking it slower lately (that and i’ve been working a lot more so i don’t have as much free time as i used to :\ ) the good thing about having different characters tho is that when i get burnt out on one thing i can just switch over to another thing at an opportune time (which is what i’ve always done with santi and girooni)

anyway yeah i am kinda organized (in my own weird way) in terms of story planning, controlling the pacing and key events, and that’s definitely the reason i’m able to post so frequently. i used to have multiple free days a week where i could go in game for long amounts of time and get lots of scenes done at once, but at this point in my current schedule i just basically go in game whenever i'm free from the clutches of capitalism (jk we’re never free save us bernie) which means i only have time to do like one thing in game but it seems to be working just as well so far.

.............i’m how i wrote a novel to answer this

im glad i pretty much got it. i can really relate to everything going on. i can see a lot of myself in santi and molly & i get it. the movies make you think you fall in love and everythings fixed like they fill that void in your soul and i mean sure they fill parts of it but you need to do that yourself and not rely on someone else. Your story is real and you can tell your writing from personal experience because theres so much feeling. u think ur fixing urself and u end up more hurt in the end

i’m so glad you can relate ;-; i think that’s one of my proudest accomplishments so far. i mean santi has always been relatable for me because he IS me...or at least partly me, just like all my characters are. but i never thought anyone else would feel the same way, so it means so much to me that people enjoy him as a character because of that.

anyway YES exactly. i hate the “no one’s going to love you if you don’t love yourself” mentality, i think it’s a toxic way of looking at the benefits of genuine self love. the sentiment behind it is true, but it’s a backwards way of looking at it. someone’s else’s love shouldn’t be your motivation, your own love toward yourself should be your motivation. when you look at it in the other way, you do end up getting more hurt in the end.

lol anons back the frick off, that scene is perfect, santi is perfect, sunny is perfect, the stuttering is perfect THIS BLOG IS FREAKIN PERFECT

oMG i appreciate the support, but i don’t blame those people for having issues with my dialogue hahahha. i know it’s kind of different and weird but it just feels right for me when i write it so i go with it. i rly like santi’s stuttering tho so *shrugs* THANK YOU THO ILY <333

hey! I was wondering if you have any tips on making(?) light leaks in photoshop? idk if you've answered this already bc I'm on mobile, buT if u have I'll just check when I get on my computer next !!! Thanks !

ummM I DON’T ACTUALLY because i get all my light leaks off google lmao. i have a folder of all the ones i’ve collected over time lmao

you could probably easily make some with the paintbrush in overlay mode with varying opacities tho? i’ve tried to replicate this a few times actually, but the rest of the time i just use light leaks made by other people lol

Do you enjoy more playing the game or taking the photos/making the story? Do you play challenges?

LATELY i’ve been just enjoying playing the game because i’ve gotten burnt out on story things and just playing is such a nice break from it haha. whenever i have to wait in game for it to be a certain time of day for story purposes, i go play with girooni for a few sim hours to pass the time and it’s fun for me lmao. i’m looking forward to my story winding down so i can get back to doing more gameplay things like i did before but at the same time i’ll always do at least something story related because i like the sense of direction it gives y’know.

i’ve never actually tried any challenges, not even just regular old legacies because i would always either get sick of the sims i was playing with or get too attached to them and not want to go to a new generation lmao. i was never interested in any challenges tbh. i like watching other people do bachelor(ette) challenges tho heheh

WHEN DID SANTI BECOME SUCH A STRONK BOI also you are so sweet we don't deserve you??? You are a blessing I love you thank you for doing this aaaaa ;;; you are an inspiration I hope I can do what you do too! OK BYE HAVE A NICE DAY ❤️❤️❤️

OMG HE’S ALWAYS BEEN SECRETLY STRONK (i’m assuming this is about how he beat ugly stepdad to a pulp lmao) he mostly gets his strength from anger and an adrenaline rush. a BLESSING WHAT!!!!!! YOU’RE SO SWEET ILY ;__; don’t thank me, i’m just doin what i love <3 have a nice day/night/rest of your life ily

But why are ur anons so needy lol isn't that like ur third one angry that u haven't responded

ugh i feel bad because i get it, i do, i understand it hurts when you reach out to someone multiple times and you get ignored, but i don’t do it on purpose and i have explained, many times, the plenty of valid reasons why i can’t respond to 100% of my messages. i’m actually trying to answer all of my message right now with these mass answer posts and it’s REALLY a lot for me to go out of my way and do this. so i’m trying ok. but like i’m only a person ajhsdghjdfjhk i can only give so much attention to this y’know. please be patient

from this moment on we should all proceed to take cautions around ppl named dan.... TAINTED

I KNO RIGHT...dan is such an ugly boring name (no offense to the dans of the world) but like if you’re a dane you’re probably evil or are the human embodiment of cardboard

I can not say it enough. Great story. It's life. And life is beautiful, loving, refreshing and sometimes it can be harsh & scary. You take the good with the bad. I look forward to what comes next. --"Run away, run far away" nony (I have to start thinking of new tag line, because I am diggin Santi and Lou together) :)

HELLO FRIEND i kinda love that you keep coming back ehehe. and i’m glad you’re enjoying it so much ;___; these words are so kind and genuine, thank you so much <3333 OMG i’m glad you like santou as well even though they’re on a slow decline right now. i’m really excited about what i have planned in the future tho

omggggg my theory is the first one on that list you posted!! i'm so happy for that but also sad bc of what's going on with molly and santi and i hope that santi will finally just be happy soon. love you and your sims (except step dad dan) 💕💕

OOH HELLO YES you basically guessed everything that happened up until this point hahaha congratulations <33 santi will be happy...eventually. it’s going to be a long hard road in getting there tho. i hope you’ll all be satisfied in the end

fuck you dan stepdad