Everywhere I go on social media (Rant) by SterlingKato, journal
Everywhere I go on social media (Rant)
Idk if this is having any effect on anyone else but honestly I am so sick and tired of social media. There's so many damn posts about politics, asking stupid questions like "Is Trump the best president the US has ever had?" and "North Korea launches ICBM toward Japan for 2nd time this month" -- North Korea needs to fucking chill man, stop trying to start a goddamn war with everyone!
Bollocks about what Russia did and didn't do -- Constant yammering about Trump being a scandalous fuckhead -- Posts telling people they're all racist, bigoted, dumbass losers if they lack a certain level of melanin in their skins -- Global warming, climate chang
Congratulations to DamaiMikaz (https://www.deviantart.com/damaimikaz) for receiving seniority on July 7th, 2014! :squee:
What is it like to be a part of the senior hut? How do you feel about receiving the Medal? How did you receive the news?"I initially thought I had a lot of messages from seniors when I took a quick scroll through my message center. But my message center is usually a crowded mess, so I didn't think too much of it at the time. It took me a while to realize that it was actually my username that had the icon (I wasn't really awake yet). And when I did I initially assumed it was some kind of software bug in DeviantArt that somehow loaded the wrong icon with my name.
Hey, are you feeling down? by Windaura, literature
Literature
Hey, are you feeling down?
You’re not alone, there’s really no need to feel this way. You’re loved, by many- just look around, even if it isn’t clear right now.
Even if it’s just a blur right now. We understand, that the burdens you carry, the stress and pain that you’re going through and even the heavy cloud of depression that floats around you is obscuring the truth- it is a thick fog that clouds your vision and the perception of you and many others.
The negative, hurtful thoughts that coagulate in your head are false, they’re lies, shield your eyes from those comments, you’re stronger than that. They have no right to
"The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel"
There's so much truth in this quote.
I can remember signing up to this website quite a number of years ago. I used to be among the best artists at school, but compared to most artists here... I absolutely sucked!
So I guess I did the thing that most people do when they first publish their shit on the world wide web and realize they aren't nearly as good at they thought they are; I got depressed and ragequit art for a while. Then I got back to drawing and lamented the fact that I wasn't among those insanely talented people
"I don't understand how you and a lot of other artists can charge so much money for art. For a person like me who doesn't have a lot of money 65$; even 20$ is too much. I'll be honest, in my opinion no digital artwork is worth even 10$ because it's all drawn with a computer and to me that is cheating. Like you don't have to do much work and it's not hard to draw. See, a lot of artists complain that they can't sell their artwork well NEWS FLASH: No one wants to buy art! No one feels they should have to buy art! You artists should be grateful people even look at your artwork let alone people pitifully spending money on it.
I saw your recent w
I've seen several people having a situation similar to -- "Person bought something from me (ie: adopt, posable doll, commission, ect.) and then filed a dispute for a refund after they got their commission/piece and Paypal nor I cannot do anything about it!"
While I don't know the full legal reasons Paypal has for not having seller's protection if I remember right it had something to do with legal issues and the fact that customers are more likely to be duped out of their money by sellers not giving them the product they pay for.
Legally if you pay for something in advance and it doesn't arrive, you're out your money and the product you've p
First off, let me say this: I'm a very raw, struggling artist.
Believe it or not, whenever I draw a new piece, my brain hurts from the amount of thinking and worrying that I go through. What's happening in the picture? What's a nice composition? What colors can I use? Why don't my colors look pretty? Is this quality enough to satisfy myself? How do I even know if it's good enough?
Everyday I restart this cycle of suffering and learning. What I go through a lot of the time is unpleasant surprises (like when halfway through I suddenly realize I screwed up something), and then the disappointment sinks in. Sometimes when I try to draw a complex
Please do not note me to advertise your commission(s) to me... I'm not in the market of buying commissions just because someone asks me to.
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SIDE NOTES:
Also, please do not flat out copy my work/sketches and try to sell it as your own YCHs or commissions.
I know my work when I see it and honestly it's probably the most disrespectful thing you can do to another artist to copy their work as closely as you can so you can sell it and make money off of a knockoff of their work.
I don
How to rock those new years resolutions by DamaiMikaz, journal
How to rock those new years resolutions
2016 has come along and many of then have made our new years resolutions already. Personally, I'm not such a believer of the whole "new year, new me" bullshit for the simple reason that habits are hard to change and many people underestimate the time and effort that goes into that.
Needless to say, we're still gonna try :la:
Be specifcI've seen many people do the "I want to get better at drawing" kind of thing. While it's a great goal, it's far to vague to be an actual goal. What does "getting better" mean? What do you want to get better at? People in general (and you probably too) are very result driven. We want to see results. We need it,