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Motivation & Accountability / by Qwertypurt333
Last post
 July 2nd
...See more TLDR: Don't listen to people who just insult you, and if you already have, just read the title. And not part of the TLDR, but this post is all about body issues, so please do not read if you are sensitive to that. (Also, real quick just so nobody gets confused with a few things in here, I am not an adult.) I just took the first picture of myself after hating how I look for over four years. I was told very often by my own parents that I was overweight, and that it was bad, so I started thinking I was ugly, even with things that didn't have to do with my weight. I used to have one picture of myself with my mom on my phone, I deleted it because of what they told me. A while ago I was laying down and a kitten was sleeping on my shoulder with his paws on my face, (Me and my mom try to get strays homes and I take care of them when I'm not at school) and I thought it was absolutely adorable, so naturally I wanted a picture, but it's not like I could only show the kitten, so I decided to go ahead and take a picture of both of us. When I looked at the picture, I was actually okay with it. My hair was messy, I was clearly pretty tired, the only light was from the window next to me, but I actually thought I looked good, even though I still believed what I had been told. It's been a long time since I thought any part of me was even okay, and I'm still struggling with it, but I'm getting better, and so can you, it just takes time. I have mostly stopped talking to my dad, for more reasons than this too, and it made a big difference, so if you can, try that.
Art block?
Arts & Crafts / by Qwertypurt333
Last post
 August 10th
...See more Things to do if you're craving drawing but can't think of anything: 1: Scribble (lightly with a pencil if you do traditional art) and see what you can do with the shapes it makes. You can do it in different colours to make different characters or objects and make a story around it. 2: Ask someone for a bunch of random words and/or concepts, then either put them together or just pick one you like. If you don't have anyone to ask, chatgpt might work. 3: Try something new. If you're like me and you usually only draw one thing, try not doing that. Choose something you've wanted to learn how to draw though, if you just choose something random that you don't know how to do, it won't be fun. This includes drawing or painting in different ways, or just a completely different kind of art if you're up for it. 4: Smoke. Not the kind that ruins your lungs, but incense or a video of it or something. I've gotten a lot of weird, pretty cool ideas from how smoke looks. Even if it doesn't give you a full picture, you can get some concepts out of it. You could also just draw the smoke. 5: Random things around you. I've never really been able to do this one, because I'm a perfectionist, but it's fun to try at least. 6: Go down a rabbit hole of searching. Don't spend too much time on this one, and dear god please don't go too far, just search up something simple and see what ideas it leads you to. Examples: traditional clothing from [insert place here]. History of [insert random thing here]. 7: Snake(s). Long, short, slim, chonky, spiky, flat headed, sea snakes, flying snakes, fire snakes, snakes with arms, snakes with multiple tails or heads, unicorn snakes, the possibilities are endless, and they start with just a line. This also applies to cats, but those are usually more intricate. If none of this works, go outside. Even if you love it, drawing can be stressful sometimes, and you deserve a nice break no matter what you are or aren't going through. <3 (If this doesn't work just because this isn't a very long list, that's my bad, this is all I've tried)
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