I find it much easier to draw and more fun, if I'm simply not at all emotionally attached to what I make. I don't mean I don't try and accept garbage, but I can toss it out more easily and more easily accept a bad drawing happened.
"I don't want excuses. I want results."
~Skipper
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At 4/13/25 10:06 AM, xeiavica wrote:I find it much easier to draw and more fun, if I'm simply not at all emotionally attached to what I make. I don't mean I don't try and accept garbage, but I can toss it out more easily and more easily accept a bad drawing happened.
I feel this too where sometimes you have to be comfortable making stuff that you don't intend on finishing and that's just there to try out ideas you've been having
Otherwise the perfectionist takes over and I end up not starting anything if i'm not serious about seeing it through
I'm honestly glad I'm currently right now writing a checklist of what to learn. It gets easy to be overwhelmed and I'm realizing there's only about 7-8 core fundamentals with a bunch of subcategories in each primary one. It makes learning easier and less stressful.
I've tried to write a checklist before, but gave up being overwhelmed how to organize it.
"I don't want excuses. I want results."
~Skipper
Click here to see my art and animation thread postings. Just a note that some of it might be NSFW.
Enjoy this fine Pikachu illustration by a coworker. May it bless your day 
At 4/9/25 05:26 PM, AbstractOutliers wrote:At 4/9/25 12:40 PM, Doodletaku wrote:Drawing boxes to please the box god
If this is for cube jail, and if i remember right, its gotta be 2 point perspective. Very strict in jail.
Like this:
Good luck :)
Nah, this is a cube jail out of my own creation.
I've made my exit out of cube jail but I'd gladly make another offering lol
At 4/15/25 12:35 PM, Doodletaku wrote:Enjoy this fine Pikachu illustration by a coworker. May it bless your day
this is beautiful. tom, frontpage this NOW
;-)
Guys, how did Michelangelo get so good when Drawabox didn't exist yet?
Fell off a skateboard, injured my arm/wrist...
Gotta see what the doctor says, but I can't draw for at least a few weeks it seems.
:(
i finally unlocked the extra stage in a touhou game for the first time!!!
...I got whooped :(
GAY PEOPLE, TOMORROW MORNING
At 4/24/25 04:15 AM, MetalSlayer69 wrote:Guys, how did Michelangelo get so good when Drawabox didn't exist yet?
Kid named "being an apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio":
I know you're joking but the main reason DrawABox is oft-recommended is because it's free, not because it has exclusive information you can't get from anywhere else. Not dissing it though; I'm very appreciative that such a resource is free of charge
At 4/24/25 07:56 PM, FunnyPlush wrote:i finally unlocked the extra stage in a touhou game for the first time!!!
...I got whooped :(
I love seeing fellow Touhou fans out in the world!!
Every time I see Mokou's in-game picture my brain goes "My God, jelly doughnuts are so scary"
"You keep writing yourself into
Memories I thought were as real as you or I
And I know that isn't you in the hallway
Still, your visage is AN ILLUSION TO MY EYE"
-- from this song. Read An Illusion to My Eye on Webtoon!
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I need to look up Drawabox. I've seen it mentioned quite a bit before but I haven't looked into it yet... but I hear it is useful.
"You keep writing yourself into
Memories I thought were as real as you or I
And I know that isn't you in the hallway
Still, your visage is AN ILLUSION TO MY EYE"
-- from this song. Read An Illusion to My Eye on Webtoon!
Follow my Instagram for art and comics and music and everything else
At 4/24/25 07:56 PM, FunnyPlush wrote:i finally unlocked the extra stage in a touhou game for the first time!!!
...I got whooped :(
That eagle attack thing is fucking crazy.
Best theme in the game though
At 4/24/25 07:38 PM, ZekeWatson wrote:Fell off a skateboard, injured my arm/wrist...
Gotta see what the doctor says, but I can't draw for at least a few weeks it seems.(
Dang, that sucks man. I hope ya heal up real soon.
At 4/24/25 10:48 PM, MetalSlayer69 wrote:At 4/24/25 07:56 PM, FunnyPlush wrote:i finally unlocked the extra stage in a touhou game for the first time!!!
...I got whooped :(
That eagle attack thing is fucking crazy.
Best theme in the game though
yeah man those phoenixes fucked me up bad
GAY PEOPLE, TOMORROW MORNING
This has been on my mind since the switch 2 reveals, and I finally put it together lol
At 4/25/25 09:57 PM, colorsCrimsonTears wrote:This has been on my mind since the switch 2 reveals, and I finally put it together lol
Fr though anyone gonna get it day one?
At 4/25/25 12:39 AM, colorsCrimsonTears wrote:At 4/24/25 07:38 PM, ZekeWatson wrote:Fell off a skateboard, injured my arm/wrist...
Gotta see what the doctor says, but I can't draw for at least a few weeks it seems.(
Dang, that sucks man. I hope ya heal up real soon.
Thanks a lot!
The update is nothing is broken, but I have to wear a sling for 2 weeks minimum while the damage heals.
Even holding a pencil hurts!
At 4/26/25 12:28 PM, ZekeWatson wrote:At 4/25/25 12:39 AM, colorsCrimsonTears wrote:At 4/24/25 07:38 PM, ZekeWatson wrote:Fell off a skateboard, injured my arm/wrist...
Gotta see what the doctor says, but I can't draw for at least a few weeks it seems.(
Dang, that sucks man. I hope ya heal up real soon.
Thanks a lot!
The update is nothing is broken, but I have to wear a sling for 2 weeks minimum while the damage heals.
Even holding a pencil hurts!
Take it easy! Its rough not being able to do much in the meantime but its worth it not to mess up your arm in the long run
I got some bad falls while skating also and now pad up liberally when I go out
At 4/26/25 02:15 PM, GenTrigger wrote:At 4/26/25 12:28 PM, ZekeWatson wrote:At 4/25/25 12:39 AM, colorsCrimsonTears wrote:At 4/24/25 07:38 PM, ZekeWatson wrote:Fell off a skateboard, injured my arm/wrist...
Gotta see what the doctor says, but I can't draw for at least a few weeks it seems.(
Dang, that sucks man. I hope ya heal up real soon.
Thanks a lot!
The update is nothing is broken, but I have to wear a sling for 2 weeks minimum while the damage heals.
Even holding a pencil hurts!
Take it easy! Its rough not being able to do much in the meantime but its worth it not to mess up your arm in the long run
I got some bad falls while skating also and now pad up liberally when I go out
Good advice! I used to use pads all the time (i know how clumsy I am) but the one time I don't is the one time I fall badly.
It was my first time skating in like...10+ years? So i should have expected as much would happen lol
I have a stupid question.
How does one gift art to somebody in newgrounds through the upload thing?
Saw some pieces where it @ and says gift for.
Currently working on something that calls for it when it's finished.
At 4/29/25 06:59 AM, Dolorious wrote:I have a stupid question.
How does one gift art to somebody in newgrounds through the upload thing?
Saw some pieces where it @ and says gift for.
Currently working on something that calls for it when it's finished.
Yeah I think if you're uploading to the Portal the main way would be to just @ them in the post. Maybe surprise them with a CoAuthor on it, and tag them as "Inspiration" or something.
At 4/29/25 06:59 AM, Dolorious wrote:I have a stupid question.
How does one gift art to somebody in newgrounds through the upload thing?
Saw some pieces where it @ and says gift for.
Currently working on something that calls for it when it's finished.
Not stupid, also here's how
go to user and credits, make a credit only role, and in the list, pick gift for.
At 4/29/25 05:31 PM, colorsCrimsonTears wrote:At 4/29/25 06:59 AM, Dolorious wrote:I have a stupid question.
How does one gift art to somebody in newgrounds through the upload thing?
Saw some pieces where it @ and says gift for.
Currently working on something that calls for it when it's finished.
@Dolorious
Not stupid, also here's how
go to user and credits, make a credit only role, and in the list, pick gift for.
Interesting, did not know that was part of the options!
At 4/29/25 05:31 PM, colorsCrimsonTears wrote:At 4/29/25 06:59 AM, Dolorious wrote:I have a stupid question.
How does one gift art to somebody in newgrounds through the upload thing?
Saw some pieces where it @ and says gift for.
Currently working on something that calls for it when it's finished.
@Dolorious
Not stupid, also here's how
go to user and credits, make a credit only role, and in the list, pick gift for.
I see thanks!
Alright submitted my gift art. Hopefully I did it right.
At 4/30/25 07:17 AM, Dolorious wrote:Alright submitted my gift art. Hopefully I did it right.
yup, you did it right, and nice art might I add.
I was animating something, and some onion skinning of a green screen got in, and I just kept going
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About a week after my arm injury;
Still can't write/draw without pain. But I can finally hold a book to read and play (some) video games without hurting myself!
I wonder what the best way to ween myself back into drawing will be? I'm going to be so rusty when I can work again...
