#walldust

[lunar-wandering]

the eng eps of LMK s5 are out on Roku but despite having Roku i cannot access them because the rest of my family refuses to watch "childish" stuff on the TV (they prefer watching emergency/cop dramas). im about to start breaking apart walls and eating the walldust

[annasthms]

hey! i just found your blog and your work is just incredible!!!! as someone who is trying to teach themselves how to code, i was hoping to get some advice from you. how did you learn to code so well? i'm sorry if you answered this question somewhere but i couldn't find anything. do you have any resources you would recommend? (also you said somewhere that you did math to move your tumblr controls. would you mind explaining that?) i'm sorry if this is too much of a bother, have a great day! :))

hello! thank you!!!

here’s a lil “anna’s coding journey” timeline:

2012: learned html/css from codecademy2013: learned jquery from codecademy2015: completed the general assembly tumblr theme tutorial2018: completed codecademy’s javascript course; took a c++ class at the local college — i will admit, taking that c++ class probably helped me improve the most, especially with javascript, but i know that such classes are not accessible to everyone. 

but here’s the most important part that you can’t find on any timeline: practice. play around with code. see something you like? try it out yourself. find something interesting? see if you can recreate it! i made like 10 different themes and pages between 2015 and 2017 (that i’ve never published anywhere).

additionally, don’t be afraid to ask for help! i think one of my biggeset regrets regarding my learning-to-code is not asking questions, either when i got stuck or when i saw something cool and was curious. while figuring out everything myself definitely helped me learn code, it also slowed my improvement in ways. as a learner, i was afraid of being bothersome; as a theme maker, it brings me great delight helping someone figure something out. heck, i still ask questions.

the last piece of advice i can give is to reach out and talk to other coders and tag them in things! most theme makers i’ve encountered are open to messages and discussion, and tagging them in your codes helps them gain exposure. if you’d like, you can message or tag me, i track #annasthms.

here’s a non-exhaustive list of resources that i use:

official tumblr docs – while not the easiest to comprehend, it lists out and explains all most of tumblr’s variables

bychloethemes’s tumblr undocs – lists out the tumblr variables for unnested captions, and other goodies that the official docs don’t cover

w3schools/mozilla docs – gives explanations and examples about pretty much everything you would ever need to know about html/css/javascript etc.

stackoverflow – a coding forum where you can get your coding-related questions answered; make sure you’re not asking an already-asked question though, as people are taking time out of their day to answer questions and don’t appreciate repeated questions.

codrops/codepen – tutorials and coding playgrounds where people share their ideas; very useful to discover cool stuff to incorporate into your codes

caniuse – a website that tells you what browsers support [insert html/css element]             

google fonts – a large collection of web fonts hosted by google

atom/brackets – free coding environments that you can download if you disagree with the tumblr editor

google – ask and you shall receive (an answer); a coder’s best friend

(x) (x) (x) – i’ve also got these three answers to similar questions bookmarked

oh! for that math, i simply calculated how far down the bottom of the sidebar was (sidebar offset + height) and moved the tumblr controls down that far. nothing complicated.

best of luck on your coding journey!

[evepolastrl]

hi! love love LOVE your gifsets!! they're fab!! if it's alright for me to ask, do you mind sharing how you made this set? [ steverogcrs(.)tumblr(.)com/post/173677873024/what-did-it-cost-everything ] specifically, how you made only one character black and white. i understand if you don't want to though. in case, thank you very much for taking the time to read this :)))

hi there! thank you so much, of course i can. as im bad at explaining i found a tutorial that’s basically the same method i use right here. in short, you’ll color your gif normally and then you’ll add a black and white gradient layer on top of it. after you use a layer mask to leave the bw only where you want it. to make it easier i used mostly static scenes, so you can use one or two different layers per gif because if the scene is more dynamic you’ll have to use one bw layer for each frame, like in the tutorial, doing each one manually. hope it helps!

[g-emma-m-eulendijk-s]

Posting postcard #5 #post #allesimeimer #goinginternational #bucket #walldust #sculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/BtRRF8LlypY6y-Sdult9rZqrRRiAtEVNXK_Sv80/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ewbogmrfgvqb

[studyquill]

hey, i know you already said that you use raleway as the font in your videos but the "w" in raleway is different from the one in your thumbnails and since i really liked the font, i wanted to ask if you use a different font. i'm so sorry to be such a bother. i love your work and i wish you the best. thank you for reading this :)

It’s still Raleway! Raleway comes with 2 Ws + thanks :D

[willorcs]

aryana (for the color thingy) :-))

maybe pastel orange or peach :)) (your name is so beautiful btw)

send me your name and i’ll tell you what color it sounds like

[academla]

hey! (my studyblr is aryanastudies). i would love to participate in your secret santa! :))

i got you!

[annasthms]

hi again! just wanted to say thank you for getting back to me so quickly! honestly you're so delightful, i genuinely smiled reading your post! (if that makes any sense ahaha) again, i love your work and thank you for sharing it with every one. if you are ever up for a chat to get to know each other maybe (i'm so sorry if this is creepy), my IMs are open! have a wonderful day! :))

hello! aww you’re welcome and thank you!! it’s not creepy and i will keep that in mind!

have a nice day!