#maybe it will help

[i-like-potats]

A tip for natural characters and scenes

When the scene I'm writing is not working out the way I wanted it to do, usually it's because:

- it lacks something (even small) that differentiates it from the scene before and after it;

- the characters aren't causing, improving or worsening the situation: they feel like they're just there.

It happens all the time, but I found a trick that works perfectly (at least for me). Imagine your characters like actors filming the scene. When you feel like the scene is going nowhere, imagine the characters starting to improvise because they forgot the script. They will do random actions or movements, or maybe talk about something irrelevant that they like, or make weird sounds, or start bickering with each other. Basically, just like real people, they will follow their intrusive thoughts until you're ready to take the lead again as a writer.

This trick will:

- Make your characters seem more alive and unpredictable, just like real humans

- Make the reader laugh, entertain them or amuse them (Hopefully!)

- Give you inspiration to continue writing without getting stuck on a scene that wasn't working out

Ps. Don't be afraid if you feel like some dialogues or scenes aren't sticking to the plot: You can have fun with your characters, you can make them live.

Of course this tip works better for specific kinds of writing styles. Focusing on the plot or minimizing the unnecessary scenes is totally valid too!!

[selznick]

Hello all. If we want tumblr to listen to us then we need to express it in a way that tumblrs 'potential' users (that they care so much about) will see, and will likely prevent from using tumblr until staff fuckin listens.

How?

Tumblr posts are limited to tumblr, any new users won't see as they'll mainly follow themed blogs, so staff doesn't care because it won't affect their goals in any meaningful way. Investors also aren't looking at tumblr posts to decide if they'll invest so tumblr isnt negatively monetarily affected by complaint posts.

Talking about tumblrs downfalls on other sites may help, but unless its a large movement at one time, staff and the general public wont see/care about any complaints.

One thing that new users will definitely see if theyre on mobile however, and investors can check easily, is the rating and review of tumblr on the App Store. This means that the rating/reviews is something that can directly impact whether new users decide to use tumblr or investors decide to invest. So is something that staff should directly care about.

So what do we do?

We rate the app badly.

But not just rating it badly, give a review and explain what problems you find with tumblr.

Some examples:

-bad moderation (incorrect flagging of posts, inappropriate posts not being flagged hategroups not being banned etc.)

-inaccessible (seizure inducing ads and posts, video player etc.)

-bad search function

-tumblr live and all the issues that have been brought up with it

-transphobia (queerest place on the internet my ass)

-anything thats a problem but i haven't mentioned

Why though?

Tumblr staff have recently started trying to monetize the site mote effectively while ignoring the requests/queries from current users in an effort to attract new users.

Since tumblr has many issues that negatively effect any users for the site but ignore any posts about them while encouraging posts celebrating them (think crab day), the only way to really get through to them is by means that will actually affect them.

[dododrawsstuff]

Ummm, so I was talking with @judejazza and now I'm tempted to draw Melinda pegging Clavis. Must resist the urge

Pls send help

[randompurr]

Do u have any tips on drawing anatomy or poses?

Hi aleee! Thank you for the ask!!

Let’s see tips on anatomy and poses are different so I will start with anatomy.

I want to remind everybody that I am self taught, this is what I learned though extensive research and a lot of traditional drawing frustration. Digital art is a totally different medium and it makes things easy but also hard in a sense.

Anatomy tips

Something to keep in mind that the guide is there to help you get an idea and to not take it too seriously. Somestimes the flow of the drawing takes it somewhere else

Personally I used my guide to correct autonomy for both face and body.

[nerdyqueerandjewish]

just feel like giving up because everything sucks. Life things have gotten very hard and it’s harder and harder to find any psychological/emotional relief. It’s like my brain has put up a barrier to letting me feel any of it.

not going to give in. but that doesn’t make the feeling go away

[yourmoonmomma]

Money is tight but i am tighter

[lynettethemadscientist]

At least it’s not raining

[a-shrieking-cloud-of-bats]

op

pa is out for the night

will he break his streak of no drinking

we will see

regardless I have a head start on getting to sleep so I Should Be Fine

earplugs anyway

[kazooie]

The autistic burnout is strong tonight(it's been "tonight" for 3 years)

[sp00kysk3lly]

4 shots later and I still don’t feel anything. I thought shots were suppose to make you feel great and not depressed?

[flame-shadow]

hey did you know??? that if you stop stretching and maintaining mobility in your body then it goes away?? things get tight and you can't move the way that you used to??? and when you decide to try getting a stretch routine going that the first week fucking sucks because you keep going 'damn i used to be able to do this no problem' and then you have to switch gears and be kind to yourself and just focus on getting better from here instead of berating yourself for dropping the good habits in the first place??? and your body never stops aging so you gotta keep taking care of it and sometimes you gotta take care of it extra in certain areas because of things that happened when you were younger and it's boring and sometimes hurts but it's so necessary???

i am yelling this at myself right now i am going through An Experience (trying to get into a routine of body maintenance again for my physical and mental health)

[houseinthemountains]

I feel like my body belongs to itself, but not to me. I’ve always felt that there is a physical me that is my body, and there is an ephemeral me that pilots my body, but these two entities are not the same. My body belongs to itself and my soul belongs to itself and I am somewhere between the two, not quite my mind, not quite my soul. My body is like an animal that I have no control over. I don’t know if plurality is the word I would use to describe this experience, but I’ve never actually tried to describe this experience. It’s how I’ve felt for as long as I’ve felt self aware. I feel like the past versions of this person that I seem to be are also distinctly separate people. Like my 22 year old self is a different person from my 24 year old self who is different from my 18 year old self who is different from my child self. There is a house that I go to in my mind sometimes where different parts of me congregate and live. It is a retreat and a home to parts of myself that need to have some semblance of comfort. Being alive is such a difficult task for me, some parts of me need to hide away and do not come out at all. I see them in my inner house, but they keep to themselves mostly. There are other parts of me in this house that offer advice and will actually engage with me when I go there. Someone asked me recently what I look like in “the astral” to which I replied that I don’t really have a form in that aspect. There is my soul, but I am just a piece of her, and she has a whole giant, overwhelmingly large form. She speaks with me sometimes, too, mostly as a type of mother figure. I’ve never thought to quantify any of this, or wrote it out for that matter. It’s just something I’ve had for awhile that helps me to cope I guess. Maybe I should stop by that house more often and speak with those parts of myself. Maybe they have some advice about what exactly my experience is. I’ve never really recognized myself in the mirror, and I’ve never really identified with my name. I’ve managed to make it this far in life, and I’m not sure how figuring this out will help or affect the way I operate on the day to day, but I have a deep desire to understand myself in order to heal and grow.

[nooling]

LOOK I JUST REALLY ENJOY THEIR FRIENDSHIP OK?? You can't tell me they wouldn't hang after their respective personal quests (spawn ending ofc)/emotional breakdowns over their own mortality

EDIT: I forgot to watermark these so now more than ever PLEASE don't repost

[hinamie]

mentor

[chiptrillino-art]

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some of these were conzepts i drew for @ranilla-bean fic the iconoclast. others are just me doodeling zuko in SEA inspired clothing (khemer or siam style/ so cambodia or thailand)

[saphushia]

btw. i made this quick guide of some of the natural size and proportion reference points in the human body. of course this all varies even irl, and you can stylize however you want, so ymmv but thought it might be helpful for some folks.