#but it all seems so daunting

[defness]

→ drawing the same pose over and over again and feels cringe

→ realizes that these drawings are simply pre-ref drawings to figure out one's design so I can Draw Them

→ no longer feels cringe

#jic ur wondering why all of them are drawn w that same arms out legs semi open pose #do i obsessively worry about this to an unhealthy degree? yeah #do people not verbally tell me that seeing me draw the same pose over and over again is Boring or Lame or stupid or smth? yes but i get #like. stupidly anxious and start thinking about things like that which i obviously know probably isn't the case and that in actuality #no one cares about how i draw more than i do #but it's still difficult not to ruminate on thoughts of people subconsciously rolling their eyes at my art because its so plain and boring #and static and stiff and it doesnt feel lively and dynamic like the artists i aspire to be like #but then i also remember im only just starting my art journey. by this year I'll only have been drawing for 4 years. 4 YEARS. #which seems like alot honestly? especially w the progress I've made #but most; if not everyone who isn't me have spent 7+ YEARS of drawing and i remind myself that. oh #yeah! im on the same path they were #maybe they had the same issues i did #but ill get through it :) i want to experiment more this year w my art #i say that but i need to COMMIT #i need to commit. to actually put in effort to learn posing and perspective instead of trying to lazily scrawl color on a digital canvas #but it all seems so daunting #but; you know; in time it'll come. seeing the difference only a few months has done to my art is also truly refreshing #it lets me know that im still learning and improving my technique and that really helps iron out any anxieties i have. #sorry this got super rambly super quickly lol

[bowenoke]

i'm sure i am not the only one who is very concerned about the ~4 hours between when the midjourney change was made, and I knew to go opt out of it, so; glaze does not need to be on all your works to be effective. in the same way that one artist glazing all their works will ruin a broad, multi-artist dataset, glazing your works moving forward will ruin any dataset trained on you. if out of 100 comics I've posted, 10 are glazed, a dataset trained on all of my comics will not be able to make anything similar to my style. anyways. go download glaze.

#ofc a manual review of the data set could pick out anything glazed. ig the point for me is to force that manual review #though wider adoption of glaze is not a perfect or even workable solution for many. my computer is 10 years old and runs glaze but #thats pretty lucky on my part. and the '100 comics' thing isnt perfect bc. im not using glaze on my comics. it looks really bad. #and there's not a real risk of someone using my art to train a data set bc. like. cartoons exist. #like you probably SHOULD glaze everything especially from now on #but if like me the idea of trawling your entire internet presence seems so daunting youd almost sooner delete it all #posting Some poison is better than posting No poison #but most important is not being paralyzed into inaction by how daunting the task is. even if that does mean no poison #im trying out what works and what does not right now for me. and i guess my advice is that you do too even if that means making a pillowfor #lol

[ugh-yoongi]

HYPOTHETICALLY [stares at wips folder] if i wrote a love island (or some other reality dating show) au,,,

#i wanna do this so bad but keeping track of all the variables seems so daunting #and all the OCs?? #this is why i write mxm and reader inserts so i don't have to create ocs #anyway. if ur interested in this. pls contribute to my scientific research #jewel writes

[unexpectedbrickattack]

my friends keep drawing peppino butt booty ass naked

what the hell am i supposed to do??? do i join in or admire them from afar???

#answered #chattin #arts #mine #follow ur heart.... #suggestive in tags -> #seriously tho follow what u want lmao #obv you dont have to draw shit u dont wanna draw #but it seems like the only two choices you gave urself was to engage with this kind of art somehow #so u should just join in imo #at least u already have friends who are drawing it #and i assume they ENJOY drawing it #so like i dont see how that could go wrong at all #im out here drawing not sfw pepstavo stuff bc its fun and cute heehee #and like im being so real here #but the sooner you start drawing and writing shit that are EXTREMELY relevant to ur interests(read:obsessed w) the faster you Get Good at i #and its just fun to create #as an artist i am suggesting u have fun and join in #but if that feels daunting or Bad somehow u should just enjoy ur friends art WITH them; not from afar

[hzdtrees]

The Cordon, pt. 2

#horizon forbidden west #hfw #hfw photomode #there are places in this game where the pics come easily #this one is not of them #utaru lands in general #idk #they seem... rather streamlined to me? #nothing to latch onto #they're all very pleasant and pretty #but i think for me therein lies the problem #no man's land is vast and relatively barren #but it holds so much beauty in it #suppose there's just more drama in it? #hard to describe #another region i really struggle with is the daunt #even though that one comes with brilliant colours

[dutybcrne]

Prior to The Confrontation, it wasn’t uncommon for Kaeya to ask Diluc to read over things for him, to correct it or because he couldn’t get certain words. It started because Kaeya needed a little help with his lessons and reading, then continued when it was clear Kaeya still struggled with certain things, especially when it came to paperwork and letters written in fancier script when they joined the knights.

#hc; kaeya #//After Diluc left; Kaeya frequently found himself trying to ask Luc for help with his paperwork #//Each and every time; being met with silence heavily soured his mood; more than the struggle of reading and writing through it already did #//He hadn’t really tried asking anybody else for help; not wanting to seem ‘incompetent’ at first #//Esp with how frustrating he found it all. Then bc it’d gone on long enough; he felt it embarrassing to bring up #//Lisa knows somewhat #//He consulted her after seeing how well she worked with Razor; asking ‘for a friend’ #//She saw through it IMMEDIATELY but humored him; so he wouldn’t feel so daunted and back off from the help he needed #//She’s helped him immensely; but he still struggles with things #//I like to think eventually; he comes to ask Noelle to do smth Luc used to; and look over his docs for errors #//That much he’ll allow. Prolly actually be honest w her why; since she’s so kind to him #//Feels weird relying on someone outside of Luc for smth like that—even Addie didn’t get called on as often #//If only ever when he was at the Winery with her; bc again; he wanted to seem capable and independent to her #//But it’s smth at least #//Even if Noelle being such a sunshine and so nice to help him out like that can be disconcerting at times #//But that’s a whole other can of worms #//That I think I mentioned in a prev hc; but eh #//Tldr; he is dyslexic. Luc helped then disappeared. Kae sad. Lisa helped lots. Noelle might help more in the future #//Prolly didn’t help that Teyvat’s common language wasn’t Kae’s first language either

[mikkouille]

you wouldnt think seeing this that just a dozen of quests ago i was enduring immense turmoil and even dare i say psychological torture

#BIG PIG!!!!!!!!!!! SAVES THE WORLD!!!!!!!!! #she's just napping dw #no more pain in the world we ball now (i close my eyes to the looming threats of. uuuh... ? whatevers coming next) #pig dungeon was so cuuuute and yes i died at boss 2. 'huh water sprays. wonder what they do. ouch it hurts! better not stand in them' #shdfhsdghsh .. and i was with a party of npcs cuz i like seeing what they have to say and usually like. they do those mechs. #so u can just. copy them. NONE OF EM did it. they all just stood there. 'oh ok do we just? wait it out? seems a bit....boring...oh.' #the sprint back to the arena of shame........ #while the intense boss music plays dhshshfs IM COMING IM RUNNING OVER ILL BE RIGHT HERE... #and then i pressed my ninjutsu wrong and wasted a whole one of them PLUS the Hide so i couldnt refresh....daunting. #didnt feel like waiting it out so i just went in. with one bunny on my head. buff up. no mudra left to spend.

[pleuvoire]

it's rough being attracted to someone online through their vibes and personality and the tone of your interactions and then meeting them in person and having to contend with the fact that they have a physical body and appearance all the time, not just in a brief flash of insight when they post selfies, and you don't especially strongly associate that body and appearance with the faceless personality you've had all those conversations and built that closeness with... i'm thinking mostly of some brief ill-fated online relationships i had way back where we hung out irl a few times and i suddenly keenly felt that disconnect, as well as more recently a couple dating app meetups that never went anywhere, but it's like you're really suddenly confronted with the daunting mountain of physicality to climb... the very bodies that you would like to use to engage in contact and intimacy suddenly feel like unwieldy barriers.... i guess it's the sort of thing where you need to really properly spend time together irl for a while before it starts to reconcile itself enough for physical intimacy and it's not something you should hurry or force. but i have never yet reached that point in a relationship yet so i can only speculate

#i'm NOT talking about ''oh no they're not hot'' that's not what i mean at all it's just like #oh huh. so you AREN'T a cartoon character icon in the real world #and the resulting like... disconnect and adjustment #which resolves itself pretty easily/is not much of an obstacle to just hanging out and chatting #but makes physical intimacy seem like a daunting prospect

[ayakashibackstreet]

Added like 50 words to my thesis, including a quote from a dictionary. I have absolutely no idea where I'm going with this.

#I mean I kiiiinda do? #We're doing the cliche 'popculture is like a religion' take but in a moderate way #To segue from talking about religion and religiousness in Japan into talking about popculture #but................ it all seems so daunting............... #also I'm hungry but mum washed the floors and now I have to wait for them to dry before I can get food >:(

[killjoygem]

Just saw a girl i used to play in the garden with announce the birth of her child, then scrolled down and saw that a girl I went to school with announce she's pregnant with her second child. What is going on.

#the first girl is a few years older than me #we were 11 and 14 when we met so her having a baby now doesnt seem as daunting #but the other girl is YOUNGER than me 😭 #their family seems to be constantly having babies though i wont lie #i dont say that negatively at all ive met their babies and i love them #but my friends mum just had another baby herself (shes like 43) and now my friend is pregnant with her 5th grandchild #theyll have such a big family xD

[cassowariess]

One day, when I've racked up enough karma on Reddit by perusing r/HobbyDrama and r/bookscirclejerk, I'll post my birdrick art on the r +m subreddit to cause problems on purpose.

#birdrick #rick and morty #also when I have the mental energy for it lmao #i do actually want to create a new Reddit account and just hang out in pretty chill spaces #all the extremely awful political subreddits are more or less gone now #so the prospect seems less daunting

[moe-broey]

Honestly a dream hobby of mine (ESP as I've been getting more into Making Things with My Hands -- from pins to jewelry and ESPECIALLY clothing modifications) is doll customization. ESPPP inspired by Dollightful on Youtube, where her projects get So Involved sometimes she's woodworking she's sawing off limbs she's using clay and sanding it down to reshape the doll's body to fit her vision. AND ofc any doll custom involves a new face (watercolor pencils or paints choose your fighter) and new hair (doll hair BUT I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT the way of making doll hair/wefts Out Of Yarn‼️‼️ THAT'S SO COOL) and a new outfit (sewing and crafting and ESPECIALLY considering "Okay, What material would work best to achieve the goal I'm aiming for? How does it sit? How does it flow? And most IMPORTANTLY How Does It Work!!!!!")

Like maybe it's the alleged not officially diagnosed ADHD but I GET. SO BORED. If I'm not Working With My Hands (I literally CAN'T draw digital anymore because IT'S BORING‼️‼️ IT'S TOO CLEAN ALSO‼️‼️‼️ LET ME BULLSHIT AND GET MESSY AND TRY WEIRD THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK ‼️‼️‼️ EXPERIMENTAL‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️)

#in highschool my ABSOLUTE DREAM was to make a lillie pokemon doll #and i would make all her different outfits (ESP from the anime she has SO many cute looks) and hairstyles (AGAIN SAME THING) #the hairstyles would likely have been wig caps made of yarn wefts (easier styling/shape holding) #and i could switch em out like nendos. #but current day the current fixation is fire emblem so i would probably exclusively just make fe charas For A While LMFAOO #BUT ESPPPPP WHEN IT COMES TO MONSTER HIGH DOLLS.... AND ALL THE VARIETY............. #could you imagine!!!!!! esp w how i treat non-human/not entirely human charas as creative exercises LMFAO #A NOWI DOLL. WITH MORE NOTICIBLY DRAGON/CREATURE FEATURES. #nowi makes me want to bang my head againts the wall tbh bc I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HER DESIGN. #I EVEN LOVE HER CANON OUTFIT SO MUCH. I JUST HATE!!!!!!!! THE PROBLEMS ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ #i ESPPPPP LOVE her color palette too IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD. ALL OF MY FAVE COLORS. TBH. SHE WOULD BE SO FUN TO MAKE #AUGH‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ #in any case sharena would be my test run bc i love her dearly AND i think she'd be fun to make too (esp the gradient in her hair) #ALAS..... nobody get their hopes up bc. money 😔 (like i do know there's ways to start out #like on a budget. but. even then it seems so daunting. esp as someone who never has collected dolls)

[boyybites]

I've been downloading ripped models off the webs from big games just to see how they do the meshes/details and real talk all the magic is in the textures and just how many detailed meshes you have honestly.

#not art #im playing with these models like barbies #and honestly its good insight for how i should do my own models for gaming #once i finish up these refs imma start the models from scratch again #im getting so so inspired #idk man once you see these hyperrealistic characters under the microscope #and find out they are literally just sims with extra detail work it doesn't seem that daunting like #its not complicated at all if you have the right tools to your advantage #and i have the tools needed to do this so like #im so excited now #but i spent all day doing that imma eat dinner then chill im starting to shake lmao

[fractallogic]

this is one of the few times where I feel like an interview actually went really well instead of thinking "I think it went well, but I think I'm also kidding myself"

no, I think this one actually went well.

I'm going to reward myself with a Beverage™ (perhaps of a warmed chocolate variety) after/while picking up my mom's ashes to deliver to my brother

also, maybe a long nap after I call the mortuary to arrange a time to come by in the next few hours

#the prospect of moving to the south is daunting #but the people on the committee all seemed very nice!! so it's much less daunting than it was before

[magicstormfrostfire]

....

#i kinda want to just start doing more adventure time stuff #i feel bad because I just really REALLY wanted to push myself this year #and force myself to buckle down and do more sonic things even though i felt lost #'i just need to force myself and itll all pan out' #but like #i think im sort of losing my passion for it at the moment #i thought making a list of all my past ideas would MAKE me more motivated but #in all honesty it just seems daunting #i'm still working on my sonic loona project and bloodlines tho #but i think my interest in staying strictly sonic oriented is waning. its been like 7 years. #doing my first adventure time art felt so...freeing? #im still doing the sonic loona project and blood lines but that might be about it #i think i need to follow other passions ive been neglecting. like my love for adventure time. or my OCs. #magicthoughts

[cescalr]

the brainrot is continuing. im making sims now. nobody would like to seem them though i’ll probably showcase them at some point anyway. when i like them. when they pass the vibe check 

#i have made a few. wil q sap karl tommy tubbo nikki and puffy. im in the process of making techno #bc he's the next easiest on the remaining list (ive got all the cc i need) #(and yes somehow with a hold on #187 - jesus fucking christ - GB mods folder i don't have everything i need. next will be... ranboo... probably. and i'll finish manifold #once i get a pair of white 3D red blue paper glasses which are really really hard to find #jsyk. and that's annoying but whatever. after that i guess its a dartboard. not dream. he's so specific how am i going to make that skin. he #doesn't even have a face. wil was hard enough with his blank stare and no mouth but dream??? he's just GREEN #anyway. ive also made hannah #antfrost literal cat man kind of impossible. way down the line that one #badboyhalo probs not too difficult. maybe him after ranboo. #eret soon. eret asap #also yes i keep spelling niki wrong im sorry. #oh ive also done schlatt. hm. purpled and punz don't seem too difficult #finding a mask (ski mask? balaclava?) for ponk will be like impossible that's a very specific pattern #skeppy is gonna. need a lot of fanart references. yeah. #slimecicle the beloved will be when i feel up to the daunting task of making my blorbo #sam is. horrendous. how do i make a creeperman in the sims #phill is just that guy from bleach his sim probably already exists lbr #michael hbomb eryn boomer idk who you are so they'll be later on when i do know who they are #same for tina. #connor's full legal name is ConnorEatsPants so im. not. making him. sorry. get a better surname i don't have to see in the sims Mr. EP #as for dream xd md and drista... probs only drista #if i feel like it #idk them either though. so. when i know them. maybe then. #md wouldn't be difficult. i've already made quackity lalksdjf;alsdf #i forgot to close a bracket somewhere in there. oh well. better late than never) #dsmp #for my own later finding. hopefully that tag is buried enough not to end up maintagged oh god