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What would be your best tips when creating a comic series? I'm creating one and I want it to be entertaining.

Write and draw what you love. Comic-making is challenging, intensive work. The sense of accomplishment at the completion of each page or chapter is fleeting. You'll be spending the majority your time immersed in the process of writing and producing the artwork. If you enjoy that part - the making - because it's all about things that are deeply interesting to you, you'll be able to get somewhere with it.

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Work with your strengths and quirks, not against them. I've seen a lot of artists decide the only respectable approach is to endeavor to craft a massive lore-filled epic or something...as a first comic no less. And then, when that goes on for longer than their ability to remain interested in it, it becomes a tedious obligation. Then the artist gets stuck in a cycle of beating themselves up emotionally and feeling like a failure for wanting to stop and move onto something else. Try to figure out what kind of writer/artist you are. A sprinter? A marathon runner? Do some small experiments if you need to. See how you fare making a single page. Then a single chapter. Would you want to tackle a whole graphic novel this way? If your brain is wired for short bursts of inspiration and focus, try short form story-telling, vignettes, anthologies. If your primary interest is topical gag/strip comics, make those. You can do amazing things with any type of comic. Just don't set yourself up for misery by, say, expecting to fundamentally change yourself into J.R.R. Tolkien for the sake of your project.

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Hannah Jensen is a New Zealand artist who hand-craves images into layers of acrylic paint, a technique she created in 2003.

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#art #video

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#no it doesn't get cold enough here in california so I'm not surprised #I asked mum though because she used to live in calgary in the 80s and she said yes

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AI defenders will make it seem as if art is this gatekept pastime that only the most elite can partake in and they’re making it possible for the “normies” to create meanwhile one of the most memorable pieces of recent art I’ve ever seen is “My son’s drawing of safe”

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Help; my wife is making our wedding footage into a youtube poop

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girls night

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Kamenice Gorge, Czech Republic by Lisa Heeke

#czech republic

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His love for Gaza shone through in his photographs, seen in his steadfast portrayals of joy and beauty. Whimsical compositions by the sea depict young boys jumping and playing. In a series of works focused on his grandmother, a survivor of the 1948 Nakba who was displaced from her native village of Isdud, Arandas portrays her as a symbol of strength and perseverance in Gaza, zooming in on her weathered hands harvesting olives against deep fertile earth. Traces of personal and cultural histories can be seen in the crisp light of ripe olives and the details of intricate embroidery adorning her hanging dress.

“Where can I begin talking about Gaza and Palestine, and how can I begin when I know that I am the living dead? Everyone who writes about Palestine has prepared himself to be among the dead, but despite our prior knowledge of our fate when we write and write about this land, we do not stop or for a moment hesitate to inhale her love,” he reflected.

Remembering Gaza Photographer Majd Arandas, Killed by Israeli Airstrikes

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they should make a club for sleepy people and they should put beds in it

#for some reason this took me back to high school #we had a graduation party where we got to stay at the school overnight and play games and have fun #but I wasn't a night owl so I just wanted to sleep but they didn't have any quiet areas and I wished there was a sleep room #so I went to the auditorium where they were playing a movie and I tried to take a nap there (unsuccessfully) #it was fun though despite that

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Tumblr Tuesday: Art of the Dark

Hello, this is another Tuesday and another round-up of incredible art. This week, we're taking a little break from all the fanart to yell about some of the original art that happens every single minute in this blue playground we all share. As the days draw in (up here in the northern hemisphere, at least), and the darkness comes ever earlier, let's take a moment to enjoy the whimsy and magic darkness brings to art. Here's some good art with a nighttime theme.

@littleoil:

@carmenchowart:

@byjessicaelena:

@kigisu:

@fanny-hs:

@jenniferndraws:

@smoluglies:

@annfryart:

@li-louie:

@caiothebunny:

@reeddraws:

@99centmenu:

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#probably a tie between the badger song; peanut butter jelly time; and the llama song #though I didn't discover them until the late 00's when I was in high school via some friends #they were still popular to quote even though they were years old at that point isn't that wild #what a different time #I did watch charlie the unicorn too but it wasn't really my thing #also I first knew of the hampster dance from the pop song and didn't know it was originally an internet phenomenon until years later #another one I want to mention that isn't in the poll is Teen Girl Squad which I still quote to this day #lately whenever I say 'I suppose' I'm compelled to say it in that TGS voice #nostalgic

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#cat #video

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Hello! Would you happen to have any recommendations for realistic anatomy books on humans (for art purposes)? A lot of the online anatomy references are very exaggerated and the models have only 'ideal' body types and don't depict any others (E.g. Online male anatomy references are extremely buff for no reason). Thank you for the help :)

I do have a small collection of anatomy-for-artists books, but honestly, those are also populated predominantly with people who look like living Greek sculptures. So, I asked around a bit for both book and online sources. Here are a few things:

Height Weight Chart -- A library that people have contributed multitudes of their own photos to. Some people took turnaround photos in form-fitting clothes. Some are just one-off snapshots of people in street clothes. But, both of those things can be useful in their own way, and there certainly are a lot of body types here. (Thanks for the link, Fable).

------------------------------------------------------ AdorkaStock -- Features a whole free pose gallery containing a really excellent array of varied bodies. The photos generally focus more on form than costume, and if anything, the extremely sculpted bodies you tend to see in other stock libraries are de-emphasized here.

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Satine Zillah -- An expansive library of downloadable photo packs. Most of them feature athletic or thin body types, many are heavy on costuming, but there are some that focus on more variety if you take time to scroll through (elderly bodies, plus-size bodies, people with dwarfism, etc.)

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Morpho -- I know a lot of people swear by these books by Michel Lauricella. Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds in particular seems to cover some ground that a lot of other anatomy/pose lessons just skip right over. Looks like it's available as an ebook too.

I hope that helps some! I'm sure there are other resources out there, though. If anyone has some solid recommendations, please leave them in the comments!

#reference #drawing ref

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the worst injustice tiktok has done to me is I will see a video of a cute animal and I will think "ah, if I unmute this I will perhaps hear very cute little animal sounds." No. Nightcore Doja Cat.

#for some reason I'm very particular about the use of music in entertainment #so adding obnoxious music to an otherwise okay video can turn me off the video entirely #even worse if people are talking and the music drowns them out