As promised, it’s finally here! Thank you to all of my patrons for not only the support that made this possible, but for giving me the confidence to work on a big project like this.
Rather than providing any drawing instruction, what this writeup aims to do is help you learn to unpack the decisions being made in a given composition, and articulate what elements in a piece are responsible for its impact. Being able to isolate these qualities in your own art and art that inspires you opens up avenues for improvement regardless of medium, style, or technical skill. This is the first of hopefully many PWYW art ‘tutorials’ from me.
I hope you all enjoy!
This theroy does contain spoilers for the episode or episodes in question.
So I don't know if anyone has thought of this, but while watching the 8th episode of season 4, what if the obstacle course wasn't destroyed by the squirles, or not totally.
Now as we know in the 2nd episode in the 1st season theres a war aginst the quartermaster (or more like camp campbell) and the animals, and where are these animals? Spooky island. And you know who else has a vengence for camp cambell and is on spooky island? JASPER.
My theory is that jasper led the rebelion of mostly squirles to the camp and helped them to destroy some of the activitys. He might be doing it aginst or even for david, forcing him to give up after all the activitys are destroyed over and over again and do something better with his life. Or it may be that he knows david loves adventure.
Idk about how canon this theroy might be but it was fun to think about! Also the newest episode was jam packed with sweet moments that i LOVED WITH ALL OF MY HEART- like some friendship points between david and gwen.
writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.
Drinking monster energy -> shitting my brains out -> drinking more monster energy -> cycle repeats infinitely
If your plot feels flat, STUDY it! Your story might be lacking...
Stakes - What would happen if the protagonist failed? Would it really be such a bad thing if it happened?
Thematic relevance - Do the events of the story speak to a greater emotional or moral message? Is the conflict resolved in a way that befits the theme?
Urgency - How much time does the protagonist have to complete their goal? Are there multiple factors complicating the situation?
Drive - What motivates the protagonist? Are they an active player in the story, or are they repeatedly getting pushed around by external forces? Could you swap them out for a different character with no impact on the plot? On the flip side, do the other characters have sensible motivations of their own?
Yield - Is there foreshadowing? Do the protagonist's choices have unforeseen consequences down the road? Do they use knowledge or clues from the beginning, to help them in the end? Do they learn things about the other characters that weren't immediately obvious?
Boi-
Did you see how gwen reacted when he said about max "woke up alone and git scared?" HOLY CAMP CAMBELL THIS EPISODE WAS SO SWEET
Campbell points to the campers he’s referring to, so we can conclude that the reasons the campers came to the cabin are as follows:
Space Kid - Misses Mom
Nerris - Sick
Preston - Heard a bear
Nikki - Nightmare
Neil - Had to pee
Ered - Snuck out
Nurf - Nosebleed
Harrison - Weird rash
Max - Woke up alone and got scared
My HEART
Exercises for all the homies who want to have a long career drawing.
The true problem with being an artist and drawing all day (as I wanted my whole life) is that human backs are not designed to hold that position, so it is very common for artists and designers to have really stiff shoulder blades, creating a chain of muscle strain towards the arm AND the back… and a lot of pain.
These are some physical exercises for artists and honestly anyone who works at a desk.
(all credit to my physiotherapist)
Here's a compilation of the refs I've been using for the tattoos on Blackbeard's right arm, for y'all to use also 💕
if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the midwest, this is it.