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Hi!

I'm pretty new to art and trying to learn color to... weird results. I really love the way you use color in your art, it's like, the prettiest thing ever!! Could you make a tutorial or explain how you do it?

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aw thank youu <3

I can't make a full tutorial right now but the gist of color palettes is finding colors that work together, most colors can work together if you find the right hue, I usually just wing these but it's basically about keeping an eye on the color saturation/brightness and make sure it's in range of the other colors

in a color palette usually you'll want to stick to 4-6 colors (loosely speaking) when it comes to entirely different colors, if you have many similar hues sometimes it can be better to just make it one (for example if you have several small details in a picture that don't necessarily need to be of different colors, u can just use colors already present in the palette for them)

and then there's colors u can use for shading! once you have your base color you use the slider on the color wheel to pick an adjacent shade and then pick a lighter or darker color within range and there u have it

there's just so many possible combinations also like desaturated colors + bright colors, the whole neon colors scale.. color theory stuff like complementary colors, anyway I hope this helps a little!

Art tutorials by Disney artists Griz and Norm Lemay

One day we need to have a conversation about how the majority of HR professionals are white women and how they operate as the single largest barrier to entry for non white people in corporate.

i live car rides because i can stick my head out the window and feel the wind and think about running in large grassy fields

i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

Every time I see another ibuprofen post on this site I'm like STOP

STOP

Stop.

Take that after a meal. Take it with a big glass of water. Don't take it on an empty stomach EVER. Don't take it with alcohol. You will destroy your stomach. You will end up with an ulcer. You will vomit blood. I'm not exaggerating.

Yes, you. Yes, it will happen to cute little you. With your cute little bottle of miracles. Ibuprofen really does that to your body.

Love, an adult person over 35 who can't take NSAIDs anymore

Quick tips on how to use and survive Tumblr for CC’s and fans coming from twitter:

You have the option to turn on and off asks, submissions, DM’s, and anonymous messages. For CC’s I would highly recommend disabling all of these options until you’re open to chat with fans.

Your blog automatically has a section for posts you liked and who you follow. It’s ultimately useless, because nobody will see your likes and follows anyway on their dash. Turn it off because we all value our privacy here.

Tumblr is unlike Twitter and Instagram because it is mainly a sharing platform. Reblogs and comments in the tags are highly encouraged. Likes only add to the notes but are not an effective way to engage.

Download xKit to make your life easier. It’s an add-on that helps with accessibility on Tumblr.

You also have the option in settings to disable “endless scroll” on your blog and dashboard. This helps a lot with accessibility, since endless scroll can cause lag on your dash, unlike how it is on Twitter. Once you disable it, your blog and dashboard will be sectioned off into pages instead. It can help you keep track of where you are.

If you want to keep your blog organized for people to browse through, tag your stuff. Use personal tags, fandom tags, warning tags, etc… They’re extremely helpful for everyone involved.

Speaking about tags:

How to block phrases and tags on Tumblr.

How the new Tumblr tagging system works.

Reposting and claiming other people’s content is highly discouraged!

There’s no ratio here. There’s no proper comment section. You ain’t gonna ratio anybody. However you can publicly mock them and drag their ass on their own post if it’s funny to do so.

Boundaries are extremely important! Keep that in mind as you navigate this website. This is not the place where you can just tell everybody about yourself like on other social media platforms. Having privacy and boundaries helps more than anything else. Since we’re all effectively anonymous here, feel free to block tags and people if you feel uncomfortable.

The most important thing is to have fun. Good luck and stay safe!

Time to feed unprofessional managers what they’ve been dishing out for far too long.

oh my god this is TERRIBLE advice? holy shit?? this person might mean "force landlords to go through the legal process and threaten eviction" but like. AVOID AN EVICTION AT ALL COSTS. an eviction on your record will have massive repercussions and will make finding housing very difficult!

what you should do (in the US at least), is:

look up your local (generally state level but this can vary) laws about how much notice is required to vacate. if you have no lease (and even if you pay no rent), you are generally considered in most states to be on a month-to-month lease. act accordingly. if you've signed a lease, you are not required to leave unless you have broken the lease per its own terms. this includes if the place is being sold. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE.

ensure the landlord is taking the actual legal steps to vacate - i.e. serving the correct paperwork. a text message is not correct paperwork. an email is not correct paperwork.

only communicate over text or email. do not make any agreements over the phone. if you MUST, record the conversations after checking if your state is a one party consent state.

DO NOT LISTEN TO A LANDLORD FOR LEGAL ADVICE. they have every reason to lie to you. research your own area's laws. many places have free or low cost legal clinics or assistance for those at risk of eviction. look on your city or county website.

and most importantly AVOID AN ACTUAL EVICTION AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!