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i do wish more people understood that what makes writing "poetic" has much less to do with the word choice and much more to do with the pacing and structure of sentences and paragraphs. the rhythm of the language is absolutely vital to the feel of the text.

Sometimes i wonder if my preferences for picking colors in my art would have been different if i didnt have to invest in transition lenses at 12 years old. I love my moody warm tones, but like. What if i had been able to look up at the sky on a sunny day without my retinas searing out of my skull

my comics advice that's somewhat related to "show feet" is that imo learning to draw distant things via less detail is more useful than scaling down your brush. a lot of newbies want to draw distant/small figures by just drawing smaller, but it turns mushy! and it takes forever!!

I have seen we are giving alternate color palettes for 2026, so may I offer you one that will be cropping up a lot in my work: the entire line of Mizz Fizz soda pop flavors

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yes!! agreed. i aim to do feet on 1/2 to 2/3rds of my pages, minimum. unless i'm just doing conversational stuff where nobody's moving around (or like if they're at table or in bed etc) i'll include feet on every page. all tips are just tips, but i find it REALLY helps with legibility and interest

I know its a side effect of algorithms and pinterest and the reflex in teenagers to seek categories as proxy for personal identity, but its kind of chafing to see posts like "what is this style, i want to find more like it" and the parts they describe liking are just one particular artists quirks

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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit

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what you should do: repost art; write alt-text as much as you can; encourage others to do the same what you shouldn't do: engage in harassment campaigns against people who don't write alt-text or repost art, either when they forget or ever. folks who use alt text never asked for this.

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Despite all of my efforts, my "personal business" (me selling my art online and at shows) has been steadily declining over the last 3 years. I have little hope it will get better but at least I'm not the only one feeling it... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/please-do-...

I’m still waiting for one more box to show up, but look what arrived at my doorstep today 🥹

we've been through this for many christmases now, they're simply non ginger conforming

Not only is Eurovision welcoming Israel (while banning Russia for the same reasons), but they’re willing to let go of Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherland, countries that have not committed war crimes. Eurovision is willing to self-destruct just to protect Israel. Boycott Eurovision.

Grandparents just called me clearly very concerned about "everything happening in London", which they've been "seeing on the youtube", and after i assured them i wasn't anywhere near the middle of the city they chose not to disclose what current event their algorithm is fearmongering about this time

Holy shit

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reject braindead Dakota Johnson capitalism. embrace cunning Kristen Stewart anti-capitalism.

like i have been saying, if you have ADHD you should be standing with trans people on their medical rights for basic moral and solidarity reasons but also the practical reason that you can fight at their barricade or you can fight at ours but it's the same fight

Quite the bold choice to make after not responding to the critiques regarding their use of bad AI translations and downgrading to a cheaper and less dynamic captioning software

If this change will affect you directly as viewer that uses the free, ad-supported tier, please email me at [email protected] and share what this means for your viewing habits and interaction with anime fandom.

Men aren't more lonely than women but the loneliness epidemic is real. Millions are in isolation, it's capitalist individualism, & disability is isolating. Lots of folks are really alone. But it's not gendered, that framing is patriarchy, babying men like their unhappiness is everyone else's burden.

here's a whole progress breakdown of my workflow for "Home by the Rotting Sea" from patreon's vaults. for my latest comics (time will devour & haglands wip) i've gone back to thumbs and a full scripted dialogue (but not panel by panel breakdown). i like to mix it up 🫡

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

This is your winter holiday reminder that I sell a chicken hat knitting pattern for a steal! It's an easy make if you know basic knit and crochet 🐔🐥

Patreon Policy Team emailed creators saying they'll host a livestream clarifying existing 18+ guidelines on DEC 11. If you're a creator please show up! You can submit issues you'd like them to cover in the rsvp form.

I made a big version of the character design sheet that old comics used to use, if you want to use it. it could be useful #characterdesign

It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.

I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc. F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨ Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne More info below 👇

I love answering questions when i can!! Especially when it's something very specific instead of broad "how to get better at x" questions, bc then i can give more specifically helpful answers

in the unlikely event that any of yall are in birchington, i'm tabling at the renaissance christmas craft faire at quex park! 🌿✨️💚

I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate

Mm yes 2 am a week into december, my favorite time of year for (((remembering)))

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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."

So am i overthinking it or does this feel a little like a decision weighted in favor of all those Marble Bust Profile Classical-Purism Anti-Modern insufferable "history appreciation" types

I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being. Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.

If we can only have art from people who "aren't in it for the money" that means we can only have art from privileged middle-class dilettantes. Making art being a viable career is responsible for nearly all worthwhile art, and if it's not a viable career any more we will get drastically less of it.

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a whole new world to explore

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These people want legal clearance for murder at scale, and they can just say it out loud, in public. Meanwhile, in here, if we get a little colorful expressing our derision for these monsters, the ban-hammer finds us with a pointed quickness.

Between the meet with Mamdani and now this, i can only assume there's a contingent of fashtypes out there giving themselves ulcers over what could be construed as some kind of soy-fueled beta commie optics pivot. Affordable housing, tiny efficient cars? What's next, free childcare?

By June of 350k Black women had lost jobs and it wasn’t really covered by anyone else til August, and Black women were publishing studies about this in journalism…. In 2020. If everyone wants to ignore Black womens conditions? They will suffer them