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categorised-art-tutorials-tips · 11 months

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How to draw: The position of the Fingers in Hand Poses Correctly (FINGERS WORK TOGETHER)

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fairly-linked · 10 months

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Okay, random-ass beauty tip of the day:

If you have dark circles and can’t seem to get rid of them, try eating vegetables. I swear it works.

I get dark circles every time I go days without eating enough veggies.

That is all, hope it helps someone

#random tips #totally unrelated #but hope it helps anyway

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lilith-is-cisnt · 1 year

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One of the best things I did when it comes to discovering new music... is simply adding a new song into my rotation. If I hear something that I even remotely like on the radio or something, I'll add it into my big playlist of all my songs. From there, it'll eventually come up in my rotation, and I can decide if I really enjoy it. This is specifically for people like me who struggle to step outside of your musical comfort-zone and try something new.

#random tips #thoughts #discussion

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randomminty · 4 months

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On break..

#im on a roll tpday i love you johto #pokemon #art tag #gym leader koga #champion lance #wait kogas e4 #elite four koga #elite four bruno #elite four karen #elite four will #hgss #lance is getting constant texts from silver asking to battle and for battling tips hehe #and sometimes random insults #karen is kind of silly to me. i think as an e4 member she makes sure she looks composed and cool but she actually p laidback #and i see will as the youngest + less experienced and is salty abt it. and feels like he needs to prove himself #he doesnt hes already part of the e4 everyone knows hes strong but he wants to anyway #and burnos also silly. rage manjū #im devolving into headcanons im gonna post this before i get carried away

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thewriteblrlibrary · 2 months

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Random writing tips that work strangely well #3

This was an accident.

But in my attempt to create a character that overthinks so much that reality happens in the background/through a very heavy lens....

I ended up following a lot of writing advice, it improved my writing, and I have an overthinking character! (Although this works for pretty much every type of character, just edit the writing style to your needs.)

In essence:

Give your character a lens with which they view the world. For my character, they are a storyteller and will make a story about the clouds and the wind. For a character that has a deep knowledge about... physics and statistics for example, might make metaphors to that and notice such things more often

But don't stop it at just interests! If you can combine the lens with the internal conflict (desires, fears, current perception of the world) It has a whole layer of depth.

~What does this new information mean to the character? ~

For example, you can have the musician character notice the sounds of everyone's voices, and that will reveal what the musician character thinks of others.

You can have a character that's analytic try to decode their sensory perceptions and try to figure out what they are feelings and why. They may spend a lot of time trying to figure out their past and what specific moments made them the way they are, and they might do the same for others. This will reveal that the analytic character cares a lot about knowing everything and they might be scared to leave things up to chance/unexplained.

Jealous characters will see other people's achievements and either downplay those achievements or try to imagine themselves surpassing them. (The 'smart child' that's slowly falling behind anyone?)

AND MY BEST ADVICE IS TO PRACTICE WRITING THIS BEFORE YOU START INCORPERATING IT INTO YOUR WIP! For me, I would plot like crazy then... kind of go off the rails in my actual writing. Then I'd get upset that my writing didn't match my ideas.

And it's okay! Getting to know your character takes time.

What works for me is to write some loose notes down, then I'll do some practice snippets. Random ideas with no coherent structure or events... it's just practice for the character.

Backstory also helps! (and it doesn't necessarily have to be tragic... just informative to the character on how they should navigate the world)

If you have your character reacting and analyzing what is happening to them and what they are going to do about it, then pretty much every type of paragraph (scene description, describing another character, actions etc.) are going to be a lot more fun to read and write!

And as always - the best writing methods are the ones that work for you, take what you need, modify it for your wip, or make something up on your own. There's no need to take advice as the end all be all!

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hrokkall · 4 months

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panda panda circus circus

#Panda Circus #Daniel Mullins Games #Pony Island #<- Does that tag apply??? No idea.#Found a slightly quicker way to do this. Emphasis on slightly though it... doesn't work 100% of the way </3 #The process was blocking out the sections with the lasso tool and then using the dithering brushes I have instead of just.#Doing it pixel-by-pixel. Then I added random black and white pixels everywhere for weirdness because it looked too uniform otherwise.#Anyway pro tip don't do this when you have a migraine. You will regret it. Quickly.#Hrokkall Art

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ryllen · 6 months

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jade who got heartstruck by someone who listens, and trey who generally takes interest on really listening to what people have to say, about things he doesn't know yet

#referring to outdoor wear trey's lines who said--#People get to research whatever they want in the Science Club which means I get to hear about all sorts of fascinating stuff #Rook lectured me on proper hiking technique before we left. His tips have been pretty helpful—I haven't taken a spill yet #he listens #twisted wonderland #twst #treyjade #trey clover #jade leech #cater diamond #floyd leech #and also i just watched jade's outdoor wear vignette who mentored cater who wanted to run away already fshdshd #trey might do things minimally #but he seems to be packful of information about handling any possible situation or encounter against random things #that he obviously ; doesn't show #unless for desperate measure

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crymeariveronceagain · 1 year

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hey i don't know what writer needs to hear this today but you can have characters in your work who exist only to move the plot forward. you can create an oc for a fanfic who exists to ask a question at the right time and is never seen again. you can create a novel and have random characters that exist to move the story. characters are elements of narrative. not every single one has to have a whole backstory and a life fleshed out. sometimes they can just be there for a scene and then never be involved again. isn't that how life works? don't we meet people and then they vanish? aren't our lives simply moments spent to drive forward the plots of others? your character can be pointless. you character can exist in a moment. your character can take up space. your character can exist, even if you don't know their birthday and their mother's favorite song.

characters are not people. you do not have to make them into people unless you want to. you owe them nothing. use characters however you want in your story. develop them as is relevant. otherwise, it literally does not matter.

#writing tips #writing #creative writing #i've seen too many posts like 'EVERY CHARACTER SHOULD BE FLESHED OUT IF YOURE NOT CONSTANTLY USING THEM WHAT'S THE POINT'#this is your sign to kill off that random soldier.#if it makes your main character change that's good enough #this is your sign to create a girl who exists for the bit #if it's enough to move the plot that's good enough #your writing is good enough #your characters are good enough #and stars above. they don't all need middle names and trauma.#river's advice column

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talkingattumble · 8 months

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Chronic pain is. Such an unfathomable concept to people. I’ll be like “hey I’m gonna rest for an hour or two because I reached my limit on walking/exercise and I’m in a lot of pain right now” and then a family member or friend will say”actually this article says that’s really bad for you” and the article in question is always something like “Health Tips for the Average Normal Healthy Person by Mike Ablebodied”

Not to mention finding resources like. I’ll find resources by disabled people and it’ll be like “hey exercise is important, but find a way to workout that uses less spoons, and if you’re having a high pain day then take a break, and here’s some exercises you can do from bed”. And then I’ll find some able bodied persons fibromyalgia tips and it’s like “if you don’t walk sixteen miles every day your muscles will atrophy and you’ll die also your mobility aid makes you weak”. Guess which one of those sources I trust more. And now guess which sources the people around me always seem to find and listen to. Are these kinds of things common or am I just unlucky? Does anyone else have this problem?

#disability #fibromyalgia #ableist nonsense #and also why are able bodied people making disability tips #and Yknow if it’s a specialist then it’s like #it’s on thin ice #but seeing like some random able bodied yoga instructor give these tips #like what are you talking about even

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aoi-kanna · 7 months

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Ever drawn anything from "Tipping the Scales"? >:D Good dragon practice if ya think about it! just a suggestion if ya haven't ! ໒(⊙ᴗ⊙)७✎▤ (its another work from the same person who created Winged Multiverse, its flipping goooodddd, don't know if you checked it out already but i just found it ) ♡( •ॢ◡-ॢ)✧˖° ♡

I haven't done dragon art, but I once drew a doodle of a scene (Chpt 4) that made me roll on the floor. (/ω＼) I respect so much the work that Kinzy's dragon anatomy requires and I recognize that my limited knowledge makes any attempt at art a real challenge;

I've always enjoyed seeing how Kinzy brings authentic life to their dragons through their incredible designs and dynamic poses ✪ ω ✪ (Dream's drago form is my favorite, as well as his expressions, he's such a sweetheart!!)

I'm not sure I feel prepared to illustrate these magnificent, winged creatures yet. What I am sure of is rereading this beautiful story once again. Thanks for your question (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

Tipping the Scales by @ paintedkinzy-88

#aoi-kanna #my art #asks #undertale au #random stuff #dreamtale #error #ink #tipping the scales #writtenkinzy #paintedkinzy 88 #I'm glad you're enjoying this discovery and I fully support you #the AU is awesome and Kinzy's storytelling and art makes it even better

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categorised-art-tutorials-tips · 11 months

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Blend Mode Types for Digital Art Drawing (Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Fresco, MediBang, etc)

Credit: Procreate Handbook

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katapotato55 · 10 months

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how to make your writing be remembered forever and possibly be well loved.

(incredibly stupid and silly fanfiction line at the end of this post) I know that title is incredibly daunting but listen, its very simple. you ready?

MAKE STRONG CHARACTERS

"but kat! surely its not that simple! " nononono listen. bear with me. I want you to think of your favorite thing. Now ask: what do you remember the most about the thing you love? I will go first:

I love team fortress 2. and guess what: this game has been around since 2007, and was in development hell since before I was even born. The game has been around for 16 fucking years. And guess what? in the strong year of 2023 team fortress 2 Is STILL getting memed about. and do you want to know the crazy part? the character designs to the naked eye are not special at all. ok sure from a designer standpoint, these are very well designed characters made so that you can easily tell who they are based on their silhouette. but from the average joe.... tf2 is iconic but overall it looks ok. it doesn't seem special to a stranger to tf2. look at this completely random and arbitrary example of a game in the same genre:

I don't know shit about the characters in overwatch. Yeah i have a BASIC idea on what their personality is like based on voice lines and some videos i guess... but in-game they just exist. these characters are brightly colored, they have beautiful unique designs, hell they have even more diversity such as robots and people from other cultures! but i don't remember shit about these characters. Maybe I remember the ice lady and tracer, but nothing else. and yeah part of overwatch struggling right now is incompetant development, BUT: The characters in team fortress 2 are SO remember-able because the characters have such a vibrant personality. I am an orange box owner, its been a decade and a half and I am still remembering this game and enjoying art about it.

"but kat! that is a comedy game! Overwatch is a very serious game! are you saying comedy is needed to make a character more noticeable?" no. though I think allowing your characters to lighten up every now and then would humanize them. Not full on goofy, just give them something that makes them likeable. and if you cant do that, you can STILL make a compelling character even though they are mostly seriousness. I have an even more awfully thought out example:

kung fu panda is a masterclass in making a serious comedic movie somehow work. Master Oogway.... he isn't a comedic character at all. Yeah we made memes about him, but ignoring that, he is a wise and resourceful person. He is at calm and has faith in this intuition. there are a lot of characters like this. What makes Oogway stand out is that he is also a little bit kooky and sassy.

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this youtube clip sums up what I mean. It is a funny line, it fits the character, and It doesn't ruin the seriousness of the moment. Some of the most successful series in history have something about them that has appealed to people. In my opinion: characters with strong personality and interesting traits is always a good way to ensure your writing is successful. The second most important is the characters bouncing off of each other in terms of their chemistry with each other. There is a reason why I spent years playing the first Destiny game and all of the DLC, but I remember fuck all about the characters. I think I maybe remember the bootleg star lord robot guy.

A writing exercise

here is an exercise to get you in the spirit of character making. step 1- get a random character from a random bit of media. In this case let me bring you master Oogway. Step 2- Get a completely different character from a completely unrelated series. I am going to give you Scout from team fortress 2. step 3- write a random ass thing about them interacting. Think about how the characters would react to each other and why. Think about each characters values in life and think about how they would bond and conflict with each other. Think about characters similar to the character they met in the past and how they reacted then, and if they have never interacted, make something interesting with it. Step 4- keep experimenting. Once you get into the spirit you can apply this to any new character you could want to make anyways thats it byeee- "arent you going to do that ?" do what? "make a writing thing about oogway and scout. " ........

Scout: let's go turtle you got nothing on my speed- Oogway: The one who first resorts to violence shows that he has no more arguments. Scout: that sounds like chicken talk! come on tough guy let me have it- Oogway then proceeds to make scout eat shit before vanishing in a cloud of cherry blossoms and dust from the desert. If this post isn't popular I want you to know my dignity was lost for nothing.

#please read the post before you comment “oooh no why do you have so many random tags”. they are not random this post is just weird as fuck #trust me on this this absolutely does actually have something to do with both kung fu panda and team fortress 2 please read the post first #also fan art or writing bits based on the oogway and scout interaction I made would be 100% appreciated and loved by me.#I would love to see what yall make based on the exercise i made!#writing tips #writing advice #creative writing #writing #writers #character analysis #team fortress #team fortress 2 #tf2 #overwatch #overwatch 2 #kung fu panda #master oogway #tf2 scout

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chrollohearttags · 1 month

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hey readers! ever find yourself without something to fulfill you? maybe you’re tired of all the soul crushing, degrading smut that circulates this app on the daily with THOUSANDS of notes because no one could possibly like such treacherous filth, could they? I mean, what type of slutty, self hating jezebel would even think of such things? Perhaps you’d like a sweet, powder puff fluff that you just can’t be vexed to reblog from other writers because let’s be honest, it takes too much work, doesn’t it? 🥰 I mean, who wants to waste time supporting ACTUAL writers when it’s much easier to twiddle those dirt stained thumbs together and construct useless, harmful critiques that really aren’t worth two farts in the wind. But boy, do I have a solution for you all! This new, innovative technology will help you create the fic of your dreams! Follow these steps below:

1. go to your browser of your choice (Google, IE, Edge, Opera for all my gaming nerds)

2. search ‘Google Docs’ and from there, you’ll get a screen. Perhaps it’ll look like this or maybe this:

3. Click that pretty little plus sign and you’re on your way to achieving fictional bliss.

and remember kids, the next time you feel the strong urge to post another meaningless, recycled bait post because no one in real life loves you and attention is scarce so you seek it the only way you know how…your old buddy Google Docs will be right there to fill that void. Let’s hope you can make it past the spelling of the name stage ❤️ have a good day everyone!

#don’t say I never gave y’all nothing #now don’t post no stupid shit again #sick of y’all #cherry chats 🍒#writing tips #have the day y’all deserve fr #cause let’s talk about it #notice everytime a random gets popular among black writers #everybody says this #first it was aot #now it’s JJK #I’m just waiting on one piece to join the fray #we’re gonna get accused of niggering it up next #these hoes can’t read or write #stop giving them attention #also blocking a lot of y’all who agreed with that stupid bitch’s post

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asmoshywrites · 4 months

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Unique Names for Your Protagonists

(Because finding good names is a tough job)

FANTASY

Feel free to mix and match the names to make it more personable for our characters!

Ezra Winters -Helper of the night (Female)

Aurelia -The golden/ chosen one (Female)

Nyx Elowen -Nyx refers to the Greek goddess of night and implies darkness and mystery. Elowen is associated with the Alm tree, meaning strength. (Female)

Niran- Little Fire of Hope. (Unisex)

Verena -To fear, to respect (usually for a warrior related with bravery and power) (Female)

Caligo- Darkness, dimness, gloom (Male)

Caelum -The Sky of Heaven (Male)

Elayne -A ray of light, signifying hope. (Female)

Ophelia- Little moon (Female)

Altair Nocturne- A name embodying pride and strength associated with the darkness of night. (Male)

Azure -meaning the colour blue bonded to a serene blue sky or ocean. (Unisex)

Zephyrine -the name refers to pure little wind, derived from the Greek god Zephyrus. (Female)

Reverie- Daydream (Female)

Just so you know, this post is made with research and the help of sources.

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parachutingkitten · 10 days

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Pro tip for writing siblings:

It's not just that directly calling your siblings "brother" or "sister" to their face is not something that happens, but additionally it's only a term I will use if people I'm talking to don't know who my sibling is, and won't have a frame of reference for who I'm talking about unless I spell it out. When talking with friends about my brother, when talking to my brother's friends, and especially when talking with family about my brother, I never use the term brother, it's only ever his name. I know this makes it much harder to get across the sibling exposition, but it makes it feel so much more realistic.

#couldn't place why nya’s comment about kai felt off to me #this is why #making a speech about how much i look up to my brother #i would 100% be using his name #random #siblings #writing tips

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thisthat-ortheother · 3 months

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…this is actually a bunch of friendly but important reminders standing on each others’ shoulders in a poll-shaped trench coat. btw

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