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Fantastic cat drawing

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mamacroon 1 year ago

didn't realize the 2020-2021 link wasn't working oopsies

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2020-2021 sketchbook up nowww

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finally got my 2020 sketchbook scan up !! it's janky i'll fix it later

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mamacroon 1 year ago

I was 16-17 when I was using this sketchbook for context

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michaelmas 1 year ago

I've been having a lot of thoughts about what it means to make art lately too. Maybe this is counterintuitive, but I'm trying to think less about it, both writing & drawing. I think that beginner's spirit you're seeking comes from a place that lacks introspection, lacks asking yourself why you're doing something, why it's this way. Another way to phrase it is the lack of expectations. You spoke about learning the

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michaelmas 1 year ago

rules of anatomy, but you're not bound by them, even if you think they are. It sounds like you're wanting to emulate your earlier art, but the only way to go back to how you once were is to do things unselfconsciously, to do your artwork for the sake of doing it. I've been thinking a lot about this lately & I write more than I draw, but when I feel dissatisfaction with what I've written, I just do it anyways & try

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michaelmas 1 year ago

to avoid over examining it. Rather than thinking about how I want the finished thing to be, the product, I just enjoy the process of it. What makes an artist an artist is the fact that they make art, not whether or not anyone thinks it's good, (yourself included.) It's funny you wrote this, because at the moment I feel as though I'm looking at this problem from the opposite side, seeking to improve my skills, to

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michaelmas 1 year ago

learn to draw with realism & whatnot. Anyways, best of luck to you :) The only way you can go is forward!

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@vashti Hi! I think you're right about my own expectations holding me back. It's something that I struggle with in general actually, I have a tendency to think about doing things way more than I actually do them. It’s a bad habit I’m trying to break and your straightforward response helps a lot so thank you! Also, I’m not sure if you’re mostly focusing on animals or humans as your subjects but if you want to study an

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@vashti anatomy I have a couple sites you can use if you want to do gesture drawings or figure studies just let me know!

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michaelmas 1 year ago

I feel the same way; 2024 will be our year of doing things ! I'd like to draw nude models, women in particular if that matters & animals, normally birds, hounds, or woodland ones like deer. I'd be happy to have any resources sent my way, as looking for reference images takes away from my drawing time

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michaelmas 1 year ago

Also your sketchbook page is so inspiring, because one of Vashti's new goals is to fill an entire sketchbook with practice & dedication >:-)

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mamacroon apprehension

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your site is insanely cool, can't wait to see more of it!

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apprehension 1 year ago

Thank you so much, can't wait to update it! I really enjoy your site's aesthetic. Really looking forward to more of the "writings/diary" section, too!

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@apprehension Thank you!!! I hope to write a lot more this year

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1 year ago

just learned that poptropica is being discontinued this month. wtf

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michaelmas 1 year ago

Like when they killed Club Penguin :(

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@vashti was just as devastated when I found out. Hoping and praying it gets revived by volunteers like club penguin did ...

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michaelmas 1 year ago

Can't wait until you make a dedicated sketchbook section. Seeing your sketches is a delight !!

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michaelmas 1 year ago

Can't read your entry as I am seeing The Boy & the Heron on Tuesday, but I'm happy that you got to see it :-)

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@Vashti omg I hope you have fun and please let me know what you think about it!

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1 year ago

any recs for dark fiction? been reading a lot of non-fiction lately and I can feel the burnout coming. I'm thinking something similar to "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea" if that helps

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mamacroon 1 year ago

i placed a hold on Lapvona but I'm not feeling too confident about it since I couldn't get through Eileen

michaelmas 1 year ago

Have you read No Longer Human? I don't know if this is "dark" exactly, but my favorite book centers around a series of murders & is called Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.

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michaelmas 1 year ago

& yeah, I hated My Year of Rest & Relaxation, so much so that it's one of my least favorite books ever, & I think that's the same author as Lapvona & Eileen.

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iwillneverbehappy 1 year ago

Have you heard of Magda Szabo? I read "The Door" from her which was fantastic. I will admit though that I'm not 100% on what dark fiction is.

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@vashti I have read No Longer human! It was a while ago though so i do plan to reread it sometime. Thanks for your suggestion! just placed a hold on it!

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@vashti I've heard so many mixed reviews about My year of Rest and Relaxation, I just thought Eileen was so boring I couldn't even bring myself to hate it lol. It feels like it was made for the same audience that likes Gone Girl a little too much

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@iwillneverbehappy I've never heard of her before but I just added it to my holds! also don't worry about it I kind of just made that label up because I'm not really well versed with book genres lol.

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michaelmas 1 year ago

Yayyy, you have to let me know what you think of the book when you're done :)

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michaelmas 1 year ago

omg also I just remembered that you gotta tell me what you think about Saltburn if you end up watching it :3

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mamacroon 1 year ago

@vashti I totally will!! I planned to watch it with my friends but we haven't found a good time to watch it all together yet !!

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