#u can do it u can do it !! art will always sell !!

[obsob]

do you make enough money from selling prints in etsy to sustain your life? how are you able to afford this beautiful house and time to crochet and go on walks and all of that? i’m not asking for nosiness but because i’m trying to figure out what i would need to do in order to make my life financially sustainable… is art an option… etc

short answer i mooch off my bf <333333333333333

[plantenjoyer]

I SWEAR I KEEP TRYING TO DO ART BUT THEN SOMETHING GETS IN THE WAY AND THEN I PROCRASTINATE AND THEN SIX MONTHS PASS

[rxmxa]

uranus through the houses + the future <3

I saw this video the other day of this girl (colette bernard) who became a millionaire selling claw clips designed to look like teeth (her audience was dentists) but then she expanded when they were a hit so she has like cute claw clips designs for a dozen of professions. BUT all i remember thinking that stuff like this is so pluto in aquarius coded and we’re going to keep seeing people become successful more and more through their specific interests and hobbies.

she was truly self made and her passion for art changed her ENTIRE life (even though people told her it was a dumb idea). Pluto is gonna be in Aquarius for a long ass time and we know the significance it has on social changes, the collective, the government, community etc etc. This is a time for innovation and transformation, and with Uranus’s energy on your side, you can truly step into a future where you lead the charge in creating something new and lasting ⚡️

the point is your weirdness, your out of the box ideas, the shit you think is straight up weird or maybe mee maw and pee paw call “useless” IS GONNA COME IN FUCKING HANDY!!! people are changing their entire lives everyday online and/or by finding their niche. so whatever “weird” idea or hobby you have, keep investing in it !! im not saying bc it will bring u money instantly (although thats always a plus) but bc it will bring you OPPORTUNITIES.

we all have our own claw clip tooth idea and we can look at uranus to show us the forward thinking/ innovative energy that can help us during pluto in Aquarius :) 💙🦋✨✨🪩✨✨💙💙

uranus in the 1st house: moving forward by embracing your quirks and letting the world see the real you. dont ever ever ever try to dull yourself down. the right people will find you. dont shy away from shaking things up with how you present yourself or how you lead others. the visionary is YOU and during pluto in aqua you can inspire others to embrace their authenticity the way you do. in a way YOU are the “unique idea” so take full ownership. Dont be afraid to experiment with your style and image, especially in the moments where you are feeling the urge to try something different! Step into leadership roles that call to you! Volunteer for projects that require someone open-minded or that align with innovative (like new companies, organizations or small owned businesses that are producing/ delivering new kinds of products or services).

uranus in the 2nd house: think of unique ways to invest your money (ik theres a lot of debate with crypto) but anything thats outside the box could be a worthy venture. think about you can use tech to help you streamline your finances or organize your budget! just be open to trying new financial systems. this placement gives me the energy of investing something that others might see as SUPER random or specific but then it takes off years later. this is not me telling u to put ur savings in electric scooter stocks or something but to just be OPEN to sustainable investments that catch your attention that can help u and even ur community!! this also reminds me of tech inventors or investing in tech or USING technology as a way to help you determine the kinds of values you want to have and/or what you actually wanna stand up for.

uranus in the 3rd house: moving forward by shaking up how you show up in your online communities, or your social media presence. have you ever been interested in starting a podcasts or blogging more? (like those conversations you have with your friends about your interests or hobbies can go far or even commentary on the way media looks like and is being used now. Invest in learning new methods of communication you have been interested in (like buying that new camera or learning how to code or finally starting that youtube channel). Use your platform to reach more people!! This also reminds me of someone who disrupts the status quo with innovation in education like maybe writing new curriculum thats more aligned to our modern generation or any other platforms/ media that are up and coming and useful to students??

uranus in the 4th house: focusing on moving forward with your ideal home environment in mind. visualize it and focus on the ways you can start putting in into action! dont be afraid to start over and re-design! think about the ways you want your environment to be emotionally and physically stable for you and what its gonna look like (eco-living? smart homes? communal living?) this placement reminds me of those people that buy mansions or plots of lands with a group of friends and put their money together to help grow and live together! Don't beat yourself up if your idea of home or family doesnt fit the cookie cutter image (which is honestly going away now slowly and will def shift with pluto in aqua). YOU get to decide what home and family is and you can inspire others to do the same. Your idea of family has to align with your desire for freedom and emotional growth.

uranus in the 5th house: going all out in the ways you experiment with your art and creativity. You could be great at creating "futuristic" type of art haha (or investing in art forms that arent super popular or well known rn but you're ahead of the game and they could be popular in the future). Be bold in all areas that have to do with the 5h (think outside the box with how you express yourself artistically and romantically). Pluto in aqua will support you in u turning your creative work and forms of self expression into something that inspires people and gauges strong emotions from them! that claw clip idea was def giving uranus in the 5h energy. She was HAPPY creating it, it was a hobby first (5h) and then people told her it was useless or strange and she kept going anyway and she got to profit it from it, especially through social media (the 5h-11h axis). trust me when I say there is something out there for everybody. EVERYBODY.

uranus in the 6th house: pluto in aqua will urge you to break free from outdated systems and explore new ways to stay productive and healthy!! The traditional 9-5 might not appeal to you and thats okay because it doesnt to a lot of people and they have created their own way. Think about the tech-driven approaches you want to explore in your daily life (apps, the media you use, how you use tech in regards to your health). Think about how tech can help your productivity and your health!! This reminds me of my coworker who bought like this ultraface ring (I think thats what its called) but she loves it and its super high tech and fancy and shit and it monitors a lot of her health and its motivated her in her routines! The way we motivate ourselves looks different! You can move forward by exploring the most flexible options for you.

uranus in the 7th house: you can move forward by redefining what partnership + relationships actually mean to you. now more than ever its time to focus on partnerships where there is a sense of independence and equality. ESPECIALLY bc pluto in aqua is going to redefine and TRANSFORM (pluto) what community and friendships and relationships (aqua) look like in the first place. so be ahead of the game by surrounding yourself and nuturing your relationships with people that are not scared to break away from the norm and actually want to work together and are built to support mutual growth and freedom. dont stress trying to confine yourself to keep someone who is not open minded enough for you! find your person/ people.

part 2 coming soon!! 🪩✨🦋

[micahulrichdraws]

i was saving up for a tattoo but ur answer to that ask where u mention the stuff that goes into ink made me go down a rabbit hole and now i think i wont be getting a tattoo until ink is regulated... aside from the ink being full of stuff i know im allergic to my family is very cancer prone and im reading that tattoo ink may have a correlation with increased skin cancer risk. i feel like this should be talked about more. feeling sad about it but im glad u mentioned something about it otherwise i wouldnt have known

Yeah, as someone who's allergic to everything, has eczema, and a family history of cancer, I feel that. If you have a good artist whom is open to using inks that are either carcinogen-free or at least better tolerated it's not the end of the world, and I never want to discourage someone from doing something they want to do, especially art-related! That being said, I had some similar asks so I'm gonna use yours as a quick info-dump, so I apologize in advance!

I do want to be VERY clear: this is NOT a 'tattoos bad' wall of text, it's a 'art good but hold businesses and individuals accountable because right now everything is a trust system' wall of text. Everyone I know and love has tattoos, I just happen to be an artist who was pulled into the industry fairly out-of-the-blue 8 years ago, and have gotten to learn the intimate ins-and-outs of it because of that. This isn't ragebait, and it is strictly my reasons as to why I feel that the industry could benefit from some regulation and standardized education now that it is a very, very mainstream industry that the majority of individuals in my age range engage with but aren't privy to the details on. If you love tattoos, great! If you don't love tattoos, great! If you're an experienced professional in the industry, this is all stuff you've probably bounced off of once or twice, and can understand why it's frustrating.

The tattoo industry sorta has had one foot in the super lax, counterculture boat while also having the other one solidly in the corporate, capitalist yacht. While the studies that come out of the industry relating cancer risk to the ink content always stick strictly to skin cancer risk being 'negligible', it's important to note that the ink isn't going into your skin - it's going into the fatty tissue below the skin. The ink breaks down in that tissue over time, and gets filtered out by your body - the contents of the ink aren't on the top of the skin, they're being filtered through your other organs or pushed up to your skin. (I know this is an ultra-super-simplified version of what happens, but I don't want to give everyone a migraine with details.) I work with a ton of inks, paints, and pigments, and the pigments that are used in some inks aren't stuff I'd willingly handle with my bare hands, but I'm paranoid about that stuff. However,I absolutely wouldn't eat any of the pigments that are used in the creation of the ink used for tattoos, and none of it is stuff that I'd want in my liver or kidneys. I have a parent who's had cancer for 10+ years, so it's a pet topic of mine that I've had the opportunity to discuss with professionals whom work in the industry. The few times I've gotten to chat about inks used in tattoos, the response is the same as the public PR team's response. The standard on-record response is to cite skin cancer risks, and when asked about other types of cancer, specifically liver/kidney/reproductive, often it is deflected to some version of 'our customers are risk takers who live life on the edge, and don't conform to societal norms, and that demographic always has a higher rate of cancer.' The reality is that they intentionally don't test for that, because best case is the optics that they were selling something that they weren't that confident in, and the worst case response is a wall of lawsuits. Obviously, all that sounds ominous and shit, and while I doubt there's anything massive hidden there, my problem is that the corporate side regulates itself, which in the history of everything has never ended in ethical decisions and only ones that increase profit margins. When pressured, however, companies will lean into the 'it's tattoos man, don't be a downer' - but these are large, industrial corporations, not the dude down the street making art out of their garage. They have the money to test their own products and choose not to.

The other half of the problem is that foot in the pseudo-counterculture, lax, independent artist culture. There's no barriers to entry, minimal qualifications required, and so you can have people who have no business putting permanent ink on folks doing just that, en masse. Tattoos became a major fashion thing in the last 10 years, so we saw an explosion of tattoo studios with literally no experience in the industry kicking out tattoos. These same folks don't have experience in the arts (in a lot of cases) so they'll lift someone else's work as theirs to get a sale, which leads to someone having a design that may be associated with a group they do not wish to be associated with (IE: ultra-nationalist found out that his reaper design was from some ACAB shit I made, and he was not thrilled, even though I thought it was hilarious.) Additionally, a lot of the more questionable studios engage in super controversial sales tactics pressuring clients to move forward on projects when they aren't 100% comfortable (ie: you don't get to see the tattoo until you're in the chair, strictly to save time as to maximize profit on a permanent work of art, and to avoid your client changing their mind.) Back when I was starting out, a lot of the freelance work I received was coming up with designs to help fix those botched jobs, while sending folks to a credible artist, so I had the unfortunate experience of hearing every nightmare story ever. However, like any market that was opening up to big mainstream cashflow, the market ended up flooded so the skill of the average tattoo artist fell like a brick. Only in the last 6 months has the bubble popped with a ton of studios have had trouble staying afloat because the industry reached critical mass. I literally have more options in tattoo studio within a 10 block radius than grocery stores. Mind you, I'm talking about the large group of studios that engage with these practices, and that does in no way mean that I am specifically talking about your studio or your artist. If you work in the industry, you know the folks I'm talking about, and I'm so sorry they make your job so much harder.

This all comes together into a major shitstorm: under-qualified individuals offering a subpar product driving down prices, shoving out the actual qualified professionals, while operating in a legal gray area. Combined with the industrial ink companies that aren't keen on giving straight answers about the contents of their product leaves the entire industry in an absolutely dogwater spot, getting the worst of both worlds. This is not touching on the disgusting potential abuse of power that some individuals choose to take advantage of within these situations. With literally any small amount of regulation, the entire art form would be infinitely easier to get for individuals without having to do a background check on the entire operation. I hope that answers some questions, and I apologize for any typos in my incomprehensible wall of text!

[wukong-s-only-wife5000]

Heyo! So I was thinking about that baby fever thing I @ed u in earlier and I was thinking if maybe u could do some headcanons on what u think uh Reborn Wukong would be like as a dad to his newborn baby? I feel like he’d be such a good dad 🤭☺️

Reborn!Wukong: Papa Canons.

Pair: dad!Wukong x mom!Reader.

Content/Trigger Warnings: cuteness overload, my 1st shot at writing headcanons.

Authors Notes: CAN I JUST MENTION HOW FUCKING CUTE HE LOOKS IN THIS PICTURE?! LIKE.... OMFG, MY HEART. Anyways, IDK if I did it right, but this had to be the first one I did. The idea has been plaguing my mind since I saw both this request and this art you're referring to. Might make a part 2, but I dunno.

Hope you enjoy! Wanted to make this extra special bc your support and feedback always make me smile. <3

The audacity of this child to look so much like you. 

Looked at his precious baby from over your shoulder just as the little angel opened their eyes and made eye contact. Made his world stop and his stone heart explode.

He was so cautious and a bit nervous when you asked him if he wanted to hold the baby. The second he had that infant in his arms… his world stopped for the second time.

They had his eyes, tail and little fuzzies all over, but they had your facial features, complexion, and hair colour that matched the fur.

If you thought he was overprotective with you, get ready for him to be the most vicious Monkey King there ever was. 

He always made sure that you held that baby from beside him, not letting the child out of his peripheral vision. 

Someone tried to kidnap the child once… let's just say they didn't live to regret it.

He tells the little one a lot of stories when they can't sleep, only if you and the others are asleep, though. He doesn't need you or Pigsy teasing him about being ‘adorable’ and all that nonsense, but he also doesn't want the little angel to disturb your sleep.

Sure he was lenient with forcing you to sleep regularly, but now? He made sure that an hour or two at most when the sun goes down, you and the baby are asleep. Whether that means he has to carry you both in his arms or not. If that became the case or even if your feet hurt too much to walk, then so be it.

Oh how he enjoys when such occasions do occur. Usually he’d carry your things so you could focus on the bundle, but when he has to carry you both, of course he forces Pigsy to carry them.

He loves holding you both in his arms, especially when you rest your head against his shoulder and tell him how much you love him. Thanking him for blessing you with your bundle of joy as you often did to her.

Whenever you camp out, too far from any village, he makes sure to make shelter for you and the baby near a tree to keep the little one out of the dew. 

Makes the nest with the best items he could find and if it’s not enough for the both of you, he runs off to find other things that are even better. 

If you pass a marketplace that sells anything soft? He ensures that the most comfortable ones are procured exclusively for you and your infant.

He enjoys watching you feed the bundle… cause… ya know. You're his wife. He also thinks the little sneeze they do every time they’re finished is absolutely adorable, and it melts his heart every.single.time.

He watches the baby closely when they reach the age to sit up on their own. He makes sure to be ready for when they fall over in case you're too slow to catch their head.

He loves the kid, sure, absolutely without a doubt… but sometimes he doesn't like it when all your attention is on the baby to the point you don't acknowledge him.

He's an amazing dad, but he’s an amazing husband and mate first. GIVE HIM ATTENTION, DAMMIT! 

He’s still the same possessive Wukong, of course he’d get jealous if even the baby gets more attention than him. Give him snuggles when you get the chance, a plus if you hold him and the baby.

He still often gets you little gifts and things he thinks you may like, especially since he knows how stressed you've been since you got pregnant. It’s his doing, so it was the least he could do.

When the baby holds his finger and gurgles with that furrow you frequently did, he tells them not to talk to him with that attitude. Something that makes you smile, trying your best not to laugh. Especially when he scolds you for passing on that attitude to his precious infant.

When the baby does it with that large gummy smile that also reminded him of you, his heart soar. He'd have that content smile that makes any hardship worth it. You absolutely love that smile the most.

Despite the times he would frequently tell them not to ‘talk’ to you like that, he liked to say it served you right for passing down your sass in the first place.

When the baby gets old enough to eat mushed up fruit? He collects the ripest and juiciest ones for the both of you. Yes, he will beat Pigsy to a pulp if the gluttonous pig tested his luck to try taking some.

[plleeeepppyyyy]

I have a request if you’re doing any!!

Wally Darling x Rockstar Reader

I don’t care what you do with this but I hope you enjoy it!!

Reader is the singer and dancer of the neighborhood! Very happy go lucky, loving, and even a little clumsy. Yet always calm during making music

Which I can picture reader being a great muse. And reader singing a lot to Wally.

this was def fun to write!! all the ideas and cutesy stuff came to me in a flash ngl.. (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

really cute request!! you guys are so creative with these,,,(•̀ᴗ•́)و

wally + singer/rock star reader!

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♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪

♬♫♬♫♬♫♬♫♬♫♬♫♬♫♬♫♬♫

••••••••••••••

•this man,,, god,, this man.

•he’s literally ur number one fan girl. he’s there for every performance, writings, everything. you name it he’s there!

•wally just loves watching you in the process of making music, its like an art! to him, it’s wonderful of how passionate you are about it. he adores watching you almost trip on a cord as you just jam out,, doesn’t matter how clumsy you are,, you’re just elegant to him. seeing you so peaceful as you strum on a guitar or something.. 🫶 (if he had a camera he would take a pic of you 200x)

•literally every-time you come up to him with ur newest draft of a song, he gets so excited!! that inner fangirl comes out.,, wally is pretty honest when it comes to stuff. but he just can’t help himself, every song, draft, album,, literally all perfection to him. you cannot do no wrong with that. he buys all of your stuff if you ever sell it. (prolly got a shrine.)

•if you ever write a song based on him,, he would actually cry out of happiness, at least be on the verge of it. you just give the song to him and he’s just like, “it’s so perfect,,,, tysm,,” while he’s on the verge of letting it out. he’ll listen to it every day. :) <3

•bonus points if you write it for your guys’ one year anniversary! that man will be so happy,, he probably would let a few tears out too..,,. like you used your creativeness on little old him?!(!(ಡ‸ಡ) wally would cherish the hell out of that song, he can just mumble out a praise as he’s about to ugly cry. like.. THANK YOU?!(!? (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

•he’ll just grab a hold of you and not let go,, it just makes him feel so happy. he’ll probably cry into ur shirt tho,,

•if you ever had some albums posted out or whatnot, he will put them on his wall. wally would prolly accidentally buy out the whole thing,, like cmon, he’s has to use some of them for display and hearing!! ( ˘ ³˘)

•ur his main inspiration for his art too,, seeing you so into doing what u do, gibes him strength. he will ABSOLUTELY paint tf outta you! literally you guys would be in the same room while he sketches and you just strum your guitar or smth, ack he’s a sucker for moments like those. ur for sure his muse. got ten whole folders of drawings and projects that are meant for you.

•he might even call you his muse tooo! :)

•he asked you once what type of music you were doing and you prolly replied with a random genre he’s never heard up,, and he’d just be like. “ah, that’s wonderful.. can’t wait to hear it.”

•he do NOT give a care,, any genre in his eyes and ears it’s perfection. like said before, you do wrong.

•if ur the type to do sad songs, he’s a little worried. like bby what’s got you so sad? :(

•sometimes (if you offer) he also does stuff with you. to him he thinks he’s better at playing instruments, which is lie he’s hella good at singing.

•he’ll give you ideas, suggestions; whatever you need!

•i literally will say it here, ya’ll do duets with each other. especially with old timey love songs, it’s just cute,,, a bit sappy. but who cares, I IMAGINE you two just singing together. (bonus points if he’s playing a piano,, well trying to,, he needs some practice..)

•every time you put on a performance,, he just sits there with the dopiest smile on with lovestruck written all over him. bro is VERY in love, he could listen to you alll day. if he had a tail it would be wagging. he will never take his eyes off either, all of his attention is on you, just you.

•even if you got a recording studio, he admires how much you get into the music. its so amusing seeing you be so calm during the whole process of making a song, but when you perform your songs. like thats my baby fr!!! wally is ur number one hype man,, i mean this all the way.

(i feel like hes such a sucker for singers,,)

•if ur in a nice suit, dress; whatever while ur singing, agh.. this man is knocked out. ur soo gorgeous,, and you sing?! like, sorry, wally is just in love.

•after one of your performances, once he sees you walking to him, all giddy and stuff. wally ain’t letting you go once you run into his arms, he will keep his arms around you as you just ask if he liked it, thought it was great,, while he’s just nodding and mumbling praises to you. (it’s honestly so sweet to watch you two.) if ur wearing heels or boots, you’re probably towering over him as this happens,, (i honestly find this so sweet, ur jus towering over him, asking him excitedly if he loved it, while he’s just practically sings praises to you. so sweet,,)

•to pick up the instrument part, he will totally help you with demos and drafts by playing the music for you. he’s pretty average on most instruments and would totally drop whatever he had and help you out! (will def help you out with drums, i think its canon that its his main thing,,)

•sing him to sleep, please,, he will eat that up. if you do, he’ll sleep so fast. as said before by me, i don’t think he sleeps much. but with ur singing? knocked out, my brother is dead asleep. what can he say? you’re just a good singer.

•honestly to him, ur like a siren. you’re just too good to be true and sing beautifully. corny he knows but,,, its true <3 (to him.)

•even house loves your singing! if wally needed the help he would call you and try to make house stop with ur singing,,

•the first time he’s ever heard you sing, his mind was blown. how did you sing that good? like all of his other friends could sing,, but you were just different. you sounded different, did things differently.. ack. he fell in love with your voice. as he listened to one of ur song’s for the first time, and ur just anxious. wondering if he’ll like it, or not.. he turns to you. blank stare, and says, “this is the best music i’ve ever heard,, ur so talented..” with just pure adoration and fondness in his eyes.

•which got you SO HAPPY, he loved your songs!!!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

•sometimes if he feels a bit snarky that day, he’ll brag a bit. just all like, “my s/o is a beautiful singer,, can YOU sing that good? they’re so amazing at what they do, no one can compare…” wally is sometimes a bit of a prick (╥_╥)

•never a prick to you tho, said it before i’ll say it again, to him you do no wrong, see no wrong, hear no wrong, speak no wrong. 🫶

•he makes sure you know that you’ll always be in his corner, all of the time, being ur numba one fangirl! (✯◡���)

•wally definitely tried making a song for you too,, didn’t go right tho. (٥⁀▽⁀ )

(seriously this dude is crazed over you.)

•you always make sure he’s the first one to hear your songs, after writing a draft you sprint to him and show him it. it makes him so excited too, cause like.. how did he get so lucky that he’s the first person to look and hear your talent?

•this dude just adores you, so much.. like what’s not to love? to him you’re just the peak definition of passion, he enjoys watching you have fun and play music. wally is sorta taking this into seriousness,, but he can’t help it!! he can’t get over how he bagged you, this person who’s a whole peak of inspiration for him. ❤︎︎

•he just loves to support and cherish you, i won’t lie but he’s basically a lovestruck puppy who watches you and everything you do. everyone in the neighborhood can tell.. (¯ ³¯)♡

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ACK,, okay i got a bit carried away on some points, but they were jus too cute to not put in.

BUT 1000 NOTES ON EACH OF MY FICSSs?!?! thats insane, thank you guys sm!! (╥_╥) i didn’t think i would get that much positive feedback for these, im rlly glad you guys are liking these!

hope you enjoyed reading this one! ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎

[superscourge]

how do you get people to take notice of your commissions? ive been at this for five or six years now and can count the number of comms ive gotten on one hand lmao

WELL this is always rly hard for me to answer bc it really depends on So Much Shit... 😭

like for one thing a lot of it is genuinely luck. like. luck in terms of who sees your work and wants to buy it at the same time mostly? BUT ALSO, this can be helped a bit by How you increase your reach--reach is very important if u wanna sell comms.

ive found what worked for me is drawing fanart, which i know feels like a cop-out to a lotta ppl but it honestly works! and by attracting attention with fanart ive been able to get more eyes on my work and increase the chances of getting a bite :]

another factor is unfortunately following, but that relates to ^ reach and attention on ur work so i dont feel like i need to rly dive into that again x'D

customer service is important too imo. like, how nice and pleasant and easy u are to work with :3 ive worked hard to be really approachable and easy to work with so i think this plays into things. i want ppl to wanna work with me again yknow? if the experience is pleasant then theyre more likely to return <3

one last thing is that like...hmm how do i word this. the appeal of ur art does matter to Some degree i think, but not as much as i think ppl assume? like ok. there are ppl with insanely detailed and intricate work that looks incredible like painterly masterpieces but they are Unable to get commissions bc of some other factor like lack of reach or something. then there are ppl with really simplistic art styles that may seem significantly "less quality" than the painterly masterpieces from the other person but they get commissions out the wazoo. so while i think you do have to have some level of appeal with your art, i dont think its the Only Thing that matters bc like i mentioned ppl dont always care abt how the art looks in terms of "quality" PLUS art is very subjective and one thing could look insanely good to one person but it looks like shit to someone else yknow? so i dont like to place a lot of emphasis on this.

in relation to ^ this, i think popularity matters to Some degree sometimes. i do know ppl who have kind of "lower-quality" (i hate saying that) work compared to others but still get an insane amt of comms bc theyre way more popular. ppl want to say they own a piece by this popular artist yknow? if that makes sense??? so just reiterating its not always about how the art looks, sometimes its other stuff in addition to it

uhhhhh gosh. i hope Any of this was helpful, like i said this is always an extremely difficult question for me to answer bc again things that work for me do not work for everyone because we make different things and are different people! i consider myself EXTREMELY lucky to be able to get the amount of comms i do (i do this for a living; commissions are my Only income which is why i put so much emphasis on them) and i know a lot of people cannot achieve this sorta thing and thats rly sad but its not always completely in our control :(

but i wish u the absolute best of luck and i hope things pick up for u in the future..!!!

[small-sinclair]

Hello, hope you're doing well ^u^ The Sinclair brothers (separate) heading out to another town/city to get groceries and other necessities? I feel like thins would be pretty hard with Vincent, though maybe on Halloween it could work?

As a side note, do you have plans to expand your character list in the future? Asking out of curiosity

-Snake

Heya! Yes, I do plan on expanding my list. I’ll try Michael Myers(young, not old), Jason V., and Thomas Heewit once. I think they might be fun to write.

(I’m actually really excited to talk about my Thomas Heewit x preg!reader au!)

The Sinclair Shoppings

Bo: Grab and Go

Shopping List King. If it’s not in the list, he’s not getting it. He doesn’t care how bad you want it, you’re not getting it.

But as the gif shows, he does like to buy in bulk.

Aims for easy cooking/quick cooking meals, but he’ll make some good southern food if he’s in the mood or something special is coming up like a holiday.

He doesn’t like being far from Ambrose because he doesn’t like leaving Vincent alone (or his s/o).

He’ll also put up flyers for people to come and visit the House of Wax if Vincent needs a new muse.

Side note: I have a hc that they do open the HoW to the public, cleaning it up a bit, and have people come visit from the other towns. The Sinclairs actually drew a crowd and get a lot of money, too! As always, they take 1/4 of the money and donate it the cancer hospital in memory of their mother.

If he’s in the mood, he’ll stop for food on his way home :3 Burger King or Wendy’s.

Vincent: Halloween Only

The Sinclair Brothers make a DAY out of this!

It’s Halloween night he he goes out in public for shopping and to the art store for the Scary Art Fair at the local community center.

He loves seeing other people’s art even if it’s made by amateurs. What he really loves is when kids look up at him without fear and show him their art! He as a shelf in his workshop with all the art the children have given him over the years.

Oh! And there’s an art competition for best Halloween art! Of COURSE, Vincent stays and does this art competition. He loves it!

Anyways, he goes shopping and gets the items he needs for art, the house, and for anything else.

Bo is by his side the whole time because he has to make sure his brother is safe. Also, they sell candy apples at the art fair. He’s a happy camper with his candy apple.

Lester: An Average Day

He’s the one that goes out and does the shopping mostly.

Whatever Bo or Vincent needs, he’ll get it. If Vincent needs new art items, he’ll get it as long as he has a brand name/packaging.

Lester is actually really good at finding good art tools and supplies. He has a membership at Michael’s and Joann’s just to get art stuff for Vincent.

Lester has to bring Bo along for new car parts.

He’ll always bring back food afterwards. Ice cream is his go to, and no one has complained about it!

He can be gone as long as he wants… well, as long as he’s home for dinner.

[hmtaxidermy]

I want to get into taxidermy, do u have any advice? Ur work looks great

Hello!

Thank you! <3

I DO have some advice! I’ll bullet-point it for ease of reading:

•Look into either local taxidermy schools or buy tutorial DVDs from either McKenzie taxidermy supply or Breakthrough magazine. The taxidermy school is preferred, but I understand it might not be an option for some folks.

•Do not start with feeder rats or any lifesize mounts. I know it’s incredibly tempting to start with a fox or mouse, especially since feeder mice are so easy to get but, trust me, lifesize mounts are not for beginners. Mice/rats are incredibly difficult—even for me—because of their size. I HIGHLY recommend you start with a shoulder mount. There’s less work to them so they’re a great way to get started. And you don’t have to start with deer! East Coast Capes sells fox (and others!) shoulder capes!

•Familiarize yourself with your local game and wildlife laws. ESPECIALLY laws regarding roadkill. Not everything can be legally taxidermied.

•Taxidermy.net is a forum for and by taxidermists. They have a TON of good tutorials and can answer almost any question. Also! They have a “for sale” section! When you think you’re ready, buy a “frozen whole” specimen off of there and learn to skin it. You can’t be a taxidermist if you don’t know how to skin critters. This will also let you know pretty quick if you can actually stomach the gross side of the art or not. (No judgment if ya can’t! It’s not for everyone.)

•If I were you, I would buy an already tanned cape as my first or second mount before I attempted to mount something I skinned. This gives you a kind of “failsafe,” because you know the tan and skin are good, versus having to deal with tan mistakes and any holes you may have cut on your first skinning attempt.

Here’s some links for when you’re ready to skin and tan your own specimen:

•Do not start with birds

Here’s some good supply companies:

McKenzie, Van Dyke’s, Matuska, Headquarters

I think that’s about it? You can always reach back out to me if I’ve missed something!

Good luck!!

[cokoweee]

okay, I've been following your account and loving your art since the Mikey vape comic days-- probably about a year or so now? and. holy shit. your art improvement has been absolutely INSANE.

can I ask if there was anything specific you did to improve so much and so quickly? was it, like, a quantity thing-- just drawing a TON very rapidly, doing lots of little sketches, going insane over an au and knocking out like thirty comic panels in a few days, etc etc-- or a quality thing, like doing a lot of specific studies in anatomy and environment or genuinely practicing at some particular skill? I feel like I've been very stuck in terms of improving my art lately, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to get myself out of the rut. Just curious to know how it's worked out for you!

if you have any specific advice for how to improve in making comics, that would be super helpful too. i feel like you're very good at posing/rough anatomy (as in, you draw forms from a lot of different angles and with very slight variations that really sell the poses for me), and that's something I would LOVE to get better at. also, the way you draw environments!! i've never been good at background or situating characters in a particular frame, but it always looks so natural whenever I'm reading your comics-- the layouts make sense, they're never under or over detailed, they feel appropriately cluttered or clean, etc etc. Any advice for something like that? or, more relevantly, any recommendations on how to get better at something like that?

thanks! love your work <33

I’m still not here

Uhhh I didn’t do anything real fancy? I looked at a lot of homies art along with actually using references for bodies to understand them better. Not entirely sure what I did other than I draw a LOT

I spend any minute I have at work and home pretty much drawing. It’s actually a lil unhealthy with how much I do. I ignore what my body wants/needs 90% of the time

Uhmmm read some comics. Use references? Oh I stopped using a pencil so much which somehow works?

I know you u want like an actual answer but I’m pretty terrible at that. Best I got is just expand ur noggin on stuff. Use references, read different kind of comics and get a feel of them. Chomp out the things you like. Be goofy with what u doodle even if it don’t look right.

Don’t try to make a masterpiece every time. It’s okay to be a lil sloppy

[zeartpit]

ZeStupidArt Artist Information:

The ZeStupid Corner Art Commissions & Pricing

Introduction:

Now I know I’m not a very big or popular artist, but it warms my heart to see that you all love my content and I wanted to make it official. I have opened commissions (correction I’ve always been open to commissions), but I want to be able to get paid for what I do. I love art and I love making you guys happy. I do way more than just digital art, so here’s my criteria.

Artist Commission Pricing:

Sketches: USD 10.00

Linework: USD 15.00

Full Colored Linework: USD 25.00

Full Detailed Artwork (Backgrounds etc.): USD 40.00

Comics: USD 10.00 - 30.00

Comics are uncolored.

Case-by-Case Artwork: I can work out a price depending on what you want and what I’m capable of.

Deadlines: I try to complete artwork within 15 days. I have life events and work a full-time job like most adults, so I have to work around this too.

Refunds: No refunds after we come to an agreement on what you want, and I have already completed the artwork.

You can find some of my work on these pages:

Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/ZeStupidAUs/shop?asc=u&ref=account-nav-dropdown

Tumblr: https://zestupidart.tumblr.com/

3-D Printing Pricing:

I have recently gotten into 3-D printing, specifically resin printing and I wanted to start implementing it more for business purposes. I will list some information on my 3-D Printer and the dimensions of what I can print if you’re interested.

3-D Printer Model:

Anycubic Mono X 6KS

3-D Printer Dimensions

Machine Dimensions:

417x290x260mm/

16.4x11.4x10.2 in.(HWD)

Printing Dimensions:

200x195.84x122.4mm/

7.8x7.7x4.8 in. (HWD)

3-D Print Resolution:

6K (5,760 x 3,600 pixels) resolution

Printing Speed:

15-60mm/h

Pricing: USD 15.00 – USD 200.00

Pricing will be case-by-case on this too. People usually charge for 3-D printing speed by the hour, but I am not so certain I would keep track of that, so I am making it case by case. A lot of things go into 3-D printing. The type of resin you use, the quality of the 3-D model, and the time it takes to make your vision a reality.

For example, I start this guy at USD 15.00 because he is a very detailed 3-D model on a small scale, plus I put so much detail into him:

Custom 3-D Model Commission Pricing:

3-D Model Pricing: USD 5.00 – USD 100.00

Most of my custom 3-D Models are made in Nomad Sculpt because I find it to be a very flexible and easy software to use. I have created such great content with it and would like to share my capabilities with you. I do create custom 3-D Models and sell .STL 3-D Model files over on my Etsy.

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/ZeStupidShop/tools/listings?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

These are also case-by-case.

Sources:

You can reach out to me at these sources:

https://www.redbubble.com/people/ZeStupidAUs/shop?asc=u&ref=account-nav-dropdown

https://zestupidart.tumblr.com/

https://www.reddit.com/user/EndPotential3659

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZeStupidShop

https://twitter.com/ZeStupidArt

[inventors-fair]

Living Legends: Myth ReRealized Winners

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Our winners this week are @bergdg, @izzet-always-r-versus-u, and @nine-effing-hells!

@bergdg — Songs for the Morning Star

Sagas are one of the clearer choices this week, right after legendary creatures. Heck, the card type was literally made to tell ancient legends! While I'm not particularly familiar with the story being represented here, the picture you've painted between the art description and the effect has me immediately interested. And speaking of the effect, it's a doozy. The final chapter is incredibly strong, but being locked behind a lengthy delay and the size of your board means it creates a good amount of friction. Your opponent has the chance in the interim to cull your creatures, either through wiping the slate clean or removing just enough to protect a crucial card. But on the flipside, the bird being created each turn means it's an uphill battle at all stages. I do think the card could use a slight tweak in mana cost and/or rarity, because gaining 6 life and creating 3 birds on its own already feels a bit like it's punching above its weight class. This one's firmly "I can't substantiate this without actually playing with it," so take it under advisement.

@izzet-always-r-versus-u — Exact Judgement

First of all: phenomenal pun. Genuinely the kind of wordplay that makes me equal parts guffaw and kick myself for not thinking of it myself sooner. Part of me wishes all the numbers you could choose were squares to really go all the way, but 9 is pretty impractical for the effect. Oh well. Anyways, we've seen plenty of board wipes like this over the years, where you're allowed to dictate the parameters of the wipe to hopefully make it miss your most important permanents. This one immediately has an interest point over other power-based conditions like Austere Command and Dawn//Dusk simply because creatures with power 1 are always being hit, nonnegotiable. Thanks to that, it's kind of a no-go in token and/or weenie decks, which is often where these effects find a home. I do wonder if this is a bit too overcosted, though, for what it is. Wrath of God is currently in Foundations, and while I touted its ability to be sculpted to miss your board, it also seems very easy to be forced to miss something you'd really rather destroy. Especially with 2, 3, and 4, which are all extremely common powers. Four mana with the extra color should be fine, right?

@nine-effing-hells — Tantalizing Torment

Ooh, this is positively vile. It's generally a bit of a faux pas to have cards contradict themselves. It's not fun to have a card lie to you about what it does, after all, and it generally makes it a bit too much of a pain to understand in an expedient manner. That said, you can justify just about anything (within the rules, that is) if it plays into what the card does well enough, which brings us neatly to this little number. The complete lockdown on draw and lifegain is brutal, but what really makes this stand out is the sheer cruelty of the last effect. Dangling what they could have and by all rights should have directly in their face while everyone else benefits without issue kind of rules, ultimately. A big selling point for justifying the contradictory effect is that it's also not too clever for its own good: a player who reads through and gets the joke—so to speak—would probably chuckle instead of groan, as so often happens. Now I'm just imagining a situation where you've enchanted every opponent in a four player game and you're just sitting there drawing so many cards that they simply cannot have. Deliciously evil.

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It won't be long now...the runners approach. —@spooky-bard

[pumpkinmetaphor]

what jobs do u think the twins would have if it wasn't the hinted ones bisco gave (fashion designer and graphic designer for kaoru and hikaru respectively)? you can throw kyoya into this question too if ud like 🙀

HMM...

So that phenomenon of your mean girl classmate becoming a nurse is malleable in my opinion. I had a formative experience with a "just kiiidding lol can't you take a joke?" girl in my year that partly landed me in therapy, only for her to become a psychologist. Which is objectively hysterical.

Anyway what I'm saying is Kaoru would do psychology and he would be bad at it because he's mean and judgemental. So he'd probably be a lousy pop psychologist. Not like, Dr. Phil but like bougie agony aunt vibes.

I could also see him getting into some other form of art like media studies research or photography. Theatre maybe?

Hikaru is interesting because his job is the furthest away from any parent's job already. So I suppose you'd have to think "what would Hikaru do if he didn't do *anything* tech related."

I think we should put Hikaru in customer service lol. Hikaru would be the snottiest, meanest line cook in Wendy's. But he also would get fired after a day and he's too stupid rich so I'm just kidding.

Hikaru is a nepo baby with insane cash and emotional stuntedness. I think he could fake playing a guitar well enough to be in some sort of rock band. Or an actor. "Yeah, Kaoru was always a better actor than me. That's why I'm stuck doing this shitty romcom and he's doing the hard acting work of pretending to care about the feelings of random losers."

Kyoya yearns to make and sell a tech start up in his early twenties and then ride the high of consulting for insane cash until he retires to a tax haven just shy of forty. For like, a year, and then he's back at it again because he's a workaholic.

[khokhosimlish]

 Emails I Can’t Send Legacy Challenge

Introducing the Emails I Can’t Send Legacy Challenge, inspired by my interpretation of Sabrina Carpenter’s album! As a huge fan, I wanted to bring the album’s themes to life in The Sims 4 with a unique gameplay experience for each generation. This version uses most packs and mods to enhance gameplay. I recommend using mods like Basemental and LittleMsSam’s Live In Business mod and general mods to add extra depth and realism. Each generation has a color that reflects the feeling or theme of their story arc—my personal take on the mood of each song. Remember, this challenge is about creativity and storytelling, so feel free to adapt the rules to suit your style. I’m excited to bring you along on this journey and can’t wait to see the stories you create! If you do this challenge, use the #EICSimsChallenge and #EmailsICantSendChallenge. Tag me @ cocosimlishs on TikTok or KhoKhosimlish here on Tumblr

P.S. This is still a work in progress, and things are subject to change. 

General Rules

Complete each skill, career, and aspiration unless the goals state otherwise.

Starting budget: 1k-20k simoleons 

Play on whatever lifespan you want to play on.

Each generation will have at least 1 color. You can dress up your sim and decorate their houses in their color theme, but it is not a requirement. 

No money cheats unless stated otherwise!

All goals and requirements should be met before moving on to the next generation.

Can use freerealestate for the first house only

You may cheat for Twins/Triplets or have multiple kids back-to-back

Your heir can be anyone you want as long as the are a child of the previous gen.

Recommended mods

Basemental- Drugs and or alcohol

Littlemssams- live in business

Entertainment overhaul - adeepindigo

Growing pains - thatssojordy

Family therapy- adeepindigo

Chief of medicine asperation- Kiarasims

McCommand Center- deaderpool

Wicked/wonderful whims- TurboDriver

Generation 1: "Emails I Can’t Send"

Color: Deep Red 

Themes: Passion, betrayal, and lessons learned.

Backstory:  Growing up, you’ve always admired your parents' love, but your life takes a harsh turn as a teen when you discover your father’s affair. After struggling internally, you finally decide to confess what you saw to your mom, leading to your parents' divorce. This event shapes your views on love and loyalty. This makes you scared of love but also deeply desire a connection like the one you once idealized.

Children: 1

Aspiration: Serial Romantic

Traits: Non-commital, Family-Oriented, 

Career: Writer (focus on romance novels)

Goals:

Break up with at least 3 Sims.

Complete the serial romantic aspiration

Eventually, find true love, settle down

Write in a journal at least 5 times documenting your heartbreak.

Have 1 child.

Write a best-selling romance novel inspired by your parents’ story

Max the writing and piano skill

Optional: Start as a teen and catch your father cheating

Optional: Mend the relationship with your dad as a young adult

Optional: Complete the soulmate aspiration

Generation 2: "Vicious"

Color: Black, silver 

Themes: Anger, defiance, and inner strength.

Backstory: You meet someone as a young adult and fall deeply in love, despite the relationship being rocky and filled with emotional highs and lows. Right before you age up to an adult, your partner cheats on you, leading to a heartbreaking split. Your ex tells everyone you were the problem in the relationship, and u let them. Soon after, you discover you’re pregnant with triplets. Hurt and betrayed, you try to inform your ex about the pregnancy, but the ex pretends you don't exist. After a heated confrontation, you decide not to pursue further contact, leaving the triplets to grow up without knowing their other parent.

Despite your romantic struggles, you channel your emotions into your art, creating raw, expressive works that help you cope. While you never speak of your ex to the children, the experience shapes how you parent, and you always strive to create a safe, supportive home where your kids feel wanted.

Children: 3

Aspiration: Super parent

Traits: Art lover, Family-Oriented, 

Career: Painter

Goals:

Max out the Painting and parenting skill

 sell at least 15 “emotional” paintings 

complete the Super Parent aspiration

Have triplets

Keep the household a one-parent home for most of the children’s upbringing, never allowing the ex back into their lives.

Host regular family gatherings

As an Adult, find a partner

Don’t become famous for your art

Optional: Paint a portrait of each child as a young adult

Optional: in your will or when they become young adults, tell the kids who their bio parent is. 

Generation 3: “Read Your Mind”

Color: Emerald Green 

Themes: Jealousy, longing, and deep connections

Backstory: Growing up, Not knowing one of your parents has left you sensitive and yearning for a deep, authentic connection. As a young adult, you find someone you believe you love, though you are often unsure if this relationship is truly right for you. Your relationship with this partner is an emotional rollercoaster, swinging between happiness and frustration, and you can’t tell what they want from you. Despite your doubts, you stay together long enough to have two children, holding onto the hope that your partner will eventually want to marry you. Midway through adulthood, you realize your partner will likely never commit, and the weight of unfulfilled dreams finally drives you to end things. It’s a difficult decision, but you learn to rediscover who you are. Eventually, you meet someone who offers the stability and love you’ve always craved. you marry your new partner and have one more child together, finally finding the commitment you yearned for.

Children: 3

Aspiration: Friend of the World

Traits: Outgoing, Jealous, 

Career: Tech Guru/Comedian

Goals:

Stay in an on-and-off relationship with the same Sim from young adulthood until mid-adulthood.

Have 2 children with their first partner during their on-and-off relationship, then end the relationship permanently.

Start out in the tech career, don't complete it, and then switch to the entertainer (comedian Branch) when you leave your partner.

Meet, marry, and have 1 child with a new partner, creating the family you always wanted.

Complete the Friend of the World aspiration 

max out the programming and comedy skills.

Have an unpredictable romance dynamic with your first partner

Have our first partner be non-commital 

Optional: Find your long-lost parent

Generation 4: “Tornado Warnings”

Color: Dark Purple 

Themes: Turmoil, loyalty, and heartbreak

Backstory: You were in a relationship with your high school sweetheart. You thought everything was fine until you found out they cheated and had a child with someone else. You immediately broke up with them, but despite the heartbreak, you can never fully let go, and you continue to see each other on the side, even after your ex marries the person they cheated with. Somewhere along the way, you get pregnant with twins by this person and raise them alone.

Children: 2

Aspiration: Successful Lineage

Traits: Perfectionist, Geek

Career: Politician (Charity Organizer Branch)

Goals:

Complete the Successful Lineage aspiration 

Max out the Charisma and Wellness skills.

Reach level 10 in the Politician career

 and maintain a close Family dynamic with at least one of your children.

Be friends with the high school sweetheart’s spouse 

 Never remarry or date seriously, remaining somewhat isolated by your feelings for your ex.

Go to therapy, and try to move on before stopping

Maintain an unbreakable, secret bond with your ex, continuing to meet occasionally, even as elders. ( like once a week)

Optional: Host regular gatherings and invite your ex and their new spouse. 

Optional: Adopt a cat

Generation 5: “Because I Liked a Boy”

Color: Golden Yellow 

Themes: Fame, scandal, and resilience

Backstory: You enter young adulthood with the goal to be an actor, eager to make a name for yourself in the spotlight. Your career takes off when you start dating a famous celebrity already in a public relationship, leading to an explosive media scandal. The public quickly labels you a "homewrecker," even though you are not, and you lose fans due to the negative publicity. Although the backlash is intense, and you struggle with relentless gossip, your career only grows, and you become an up-and-coming star.

After having one child together, your partner cheats on you and returns to their previous relationship. Heartbroken and humiliated, your life begins to spiral as you act out in public, often drinking and lashing out with fans. Your reputation suffers even further, but with determination, you eventually find the strength to rebuild. You work hard to overcome your personal struggles, transforming your pain into success and eventually achieving the coveted status of a Global Superstar.

Ultimately, you find happiness with a partner who is not involved in show business.

Children: 5

Aspiration: World-Famous Celebrity

Traits: Ambitious, Self-Absorbed, 

Career: Actor

Goals:

Reach Fame Level 3 in the Acting career and have one child with the first partner before leaving them.

Reach Global superstar after leaving first partner

Complete the World-Famous Celebrity aspiration.

Eventually, marry someone outside the entertainment industry and have a kid

Host at least one fan “Meet-and-Greet” event.

Max acting and singing skills

Have a half-red reputation before you make it all the way green

Have one child with a first partner 4 more with a second

 Host at least 5 Gold parties as a celebrity to represent your peak fame, and later host only private gatherings with close friends after your marriage to show a shift in priorities.

Optional: never get a green reputation but still reach global superstar.

Generation 6: “Already Over”

Color: Soft Pink 

Themes: love, second chances, and newfound happiness

Backstory: you weren't looking for love—especially not at a party where a one-night stand with a classmate was supposed to be just that. But fate had other plans; as you kept running into each other across campus, you denied the sparks between you. Your relationship develops into something deep and intense, though it was anything but easy. Differences in personality and ambitions often tear you apart, but despite everything, you two always find yourselves drawn back together, eventually realizing that the challenges are what made your bond so unique. You marry someone who is your opposite in many ways, embracing the unpredictability and growth that comes with such a union.

Children: 2

Aspiration: Chief of medicine or Nerd Brain

Traits: Genius, Neat

Career: Doctor

Goals:

Graduate from university 

Complete the Chief of Medicine or Nerd Brain aspiration

Celebrate every major holiday 

go on weekly dates with their partner, even after marriage.

Reach the top of the Doctor career.

Have twins 

Marry someone with at least 2 of these traits lazy, slob, childish,

Break up with the same sim 3 times

Max research and debate, logic 

Generation 7: “How Many Things”

Color: Burnt Orange 

Themes: Fleeting love, warmth, and self-discovery

Backstory: Growing up in a loving family with two parents who were deeply in love, You longed to find that same connection for Yourself. However, you continually find yourself in relationships that never seem to work out, constantly searching for ��the one” but ending up with broken hearts and disappointment. This cycle affects your self-worth, leaving you uncertain if you’ll ever find lasting love. As you journeyed through multiple relationships, you developed various bad habits from each partner, such as staying out at bars or smoking (basmental). Ultimately, after countless failed romances, you focus on self-love and find fulfillment within yourself. Late in life, you adopt a teenager, deciding to provide stability and love for them.

Children: 1

Aspiration: soulmate/Renaissance Sim 

Traits: Clumsy, Materialistic, Career: Odd or part-time jobs/ can pick a new full-time job once an adult

Goals:

Experience multiple( at least 3) failed relationships and adopt a bad habit from each.

Adopt a teen as a late adult or elder

Max 5 skills, one of them has to be Photography

Start with the soulmate aspiration but drop it after your last relationship for Renaissance Sim 

Pick a new career when you change your aspirations.

Complete the Renaissance Sim aspiration

Optional: Attempt to break each bad habit as you age.

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Generation 8: “Bet U Wanna”

Color: Sky Blue 

Themes: Confidence, creativity, Passion

Backstory: You grew up knowing the kind of love you only read about in books. Your parent adopted you as a teen, showering you with affection and love, but never having experienced a romantic relationship of their own. When you asked about past loves, they always told you the same thing: “Know your worth and never settle.” You yearned for the white picket fence life you’d seen in movies, so you married young, starting a family with two children. But things take a heartbreaking turn when your spouse cheats with multiple sims. After a painful breakup, you quickly move on, finding someone new who you believe is "the one."

Then, unexpectedly, your ex returns, filled with remorse and begging for another chance. But remembering your parents' words, you know the importance of valuing yourself. With that in mind, you choose to stay with your new partner and live a wonderful life.

Children: 3

Aspiration: Master Chef

Traits: Foodie, Hot-Headed, Career: Chef / Restaurant Owner

Goals:

Own and run a successful 5-star restaurant or bar (live in business mod Littlemssam)

eventually, meet a new partner at your business

Have one child with the first partner and two with the second.

Complete the Master Chef aspiration.

If the ex appears, ignore them or end any interaction in an argument/fight.

Never fully forgive your ex always have a red relationship bar

Max cooking and Mixology

Generation 9: “Nonsense”

Color: Teal 

Themes:  Fun, carefreeness, and living in the moment

Backstory: You live for the moment, embracing a carefree, adventurous lifestyle. Not interested in settling down, You throw epic parties and live life to its fullest. They are always the life of the party, bringing joy and laughter to everyone around them. However, during one of these social gatherings, you meet a sim who you connect with. Y’all hit it off instantly, and despite their initial reluctance to commit, you get married and have one child together. The marriage is full of passion and excitement. You and your partner are soulmates, but you are so absorbed in your partner and relationship that you neglect your child. Your fame skyrockets as you become more and more involved in social media. You continue to throw lavish parties and gain attention from the public. While your child grows up mostly unattended, you focus on your own life, relationship, and fame, not noticing the distance that grows between you and your child as you prioritize yourself and your partner.

Children: 1

Aspiration: Party Animal

Traits: Goofball, Dance Machine 

Career: Social Media or Media Production

Goals:

Reach Fame Level 3 

throw two parties every week.

Have one child

Meet your partner at a party or nightclub

 Have a distant family dynamic with you child

Have a steamy dynamic with your partner

Complete the Party Animal aspiration.

Have 5 gold parties

Max out media production and dancing

Optional: Avoid family responsibilities as long as possible. (e.x Cooking, Cleaning)

Optional: have a butler, nanny, and Maid until your child is a teen.

Generation 10: “Fast Times”

Color: Brown, White 

Themes: Reliability and end-of-journey reflections

Backstory: You grew up in a home devoid of love, constantly searching for the affection and validation you never received from your parents. In an attempt to fill that void, you dive into a series of fleeting one-night stands and casual relationships, hoping for a deeper connection. You experience Four whirlwind romances, but none of them fulfill the emotional need you’ve been seeking.

One fateful night, you meet a Sim who sparks something within you. After a passionate one-night stand, you discover you are pregnant, and despite the awkwardness, you tell the other person. They are thrilled and ask you to marry them, so you decide to elope immediately. The relationship is rocky at first, with both of you unsure of how to navigate your newfound connection. However, you begin to understand each other more deeply over time, and a strong bond forms.

Both you and your spouse share a love for music, which becomes the glue that holds your family together. Through your shared passion for creating music, you develop a deeper connection and find solace and understanding in one another. Together, you have four more children, building a loving family of musicians from the ground up. Though your relationship began in an unconventional and rushed manner, it blossoms into something genuine and lasting.

Children: 5

Aspiration: Musical Genius

Traits: Creative, Music Lover, Career: Musician

Goals:

Max out Guitar, violin, and Singing skills

 Busk on the street at least 6 times.

Complete the Musical Genius aspiration.

Experience Four whirlwind romances before finding true love.

Have all of your kids max an instrument skill

Marry a sims with the music lover trait

Have your spouse max out any instrument 

Go on at least 2 vacations

Adopt a dog

Complete the entertainer career as a musician.

Elope, the same day you tell your hook-up you are pregnant. 

Optional: Achieve fame through your music career, reaching at least Fame Level 3.

Optional: have a family reunion with living relatives. 

[kaidacresto]

Im the biggest crocodile apologist HE DESERVED BETTER. Everyone always harassed him and bullied him NO WONDER HES MAD AT THE TIME. not inclusing he spent most of his time with the other rude animals like Hyena and lizard. Lizard was straighr up enabling him in the “Why do monkeys swing” episode. AND FUCK THOSE DUMB MONKEYS ESPECIALLY WHY DIDNT ANYONE STOP THEM god i hate those monkeys

You could see in moments throughout the show his softer side Especially in Cheetahs episode :[ i love u crocodile

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Do not re-upload, sell, or trace my art without my permission. You can use it as reference but you gotta credit me

[cupcraft]

"AI won't compete with talented artists"

Is my least favorite argument around AI art/writing/etc.

Firstly it poses these big issues for me: you don't understand how making art works and that people develop as an artist, that there's an easy way to place the line of who are "good talentrd artists". But there's one I want to go into more than these two issues and thats the by saying this you assume capitalists and the system we have gives a shit about "real good artists".

Capitalism doesn't care if artists can be talented or good at what they do. They don't care if the artist had a large portfolio, has worked on big named projects, is highly revered or respected, or even that they're resume is longer than most. They don't. The goal of capitalism is profit which relies heavily on worker exploitation. And with the advent of the unionization Renaissance and the writer actors strike plus much more, you can kind of piece together why talent isn't going to matter with ai art. Unionization and worker solidarity is the anthesis to workers exploitation. Solidarity is an attempt to remove power of capitalists to exploit. So, why did the execs during the writers strike/actors strike want ai so bad and kept putting their feet down? Why is ai art so promising to capitalists?

Well here's an article describing the excuse of why they want ai art

But in reality this really translates to "instead of exploiting workers (ones that will unionize/go on strike) we can replace and steal their work and avoid issues with a human worker". The propaganda is always "it will help innovation and creativity" the company line of all capitalism. But capitalism doesn't actually want to advance or be transformative or even innovate (source is general topic not just ai art). They want to maintain power and profit.

Talented artists (if you can even pick a definable line for that) will not survive in a world that does not carefully regulate AI and protect their creative property. They just won't. Automation of work can never work under a framework of capitalism where peoples jobs are tied to their Healthcare and livability.

People assume that business has their best interests at heart and many assume "well it doesn't affect me ofc bc I enjoy making ai art,". And it's a fools errand. The foot in the door to art, to automating and ridding human artists in the pursuance of profit and cheap efficiency is bad and it will get worse. The foot in the door with no regulations will affect other jobs, other humans, other fields. (Take ridding cashiers at grocery stores as a recent example. The source is a bit pro in its tone sadly, but I thought it a good article to read about the concept. And how ai forces customers to be free training for the ai so they can sell u more shit lmfao). And as more and more jobs are replaced with no regulation or power given to workers, economic disparity will get worse. And you having fun with ai art don't see that the foot in thendoor is dangerous and you don't care bc it currently doesn't affect you.

And this isn't to fear monger. Or to say technology is bad. What it is to say is stop placing your trust into businesses whose goal is efficiency and profit and exploitation above all else and stand in solidarity with your fellow human. Beg for regulations and control and protections for their sake and yours.