teal and orange truly is the greatest color combo in the world. like name one better combo
I see a lot of people who tell young people–especially young people who are heading into college–that they should “do what they love.” And they’re right. You should do what you love.
But there’s a world of difference between doing what you love for you, and doing what you love for a paycheck.
I went to undergrad for graphic design and 3-D design–art and more art, I usually say–and I loved it. You know what I didn’t love? Trying to collect my fees from clients. Trying to meet unrealistic, over-simplified or over-specific briefs from people who didn’t know what they were talking about. Coming home, having worked creatively all day, with no creative juice left for the things I wanted to do.
You know what I would tell you instead? Do something that you can be interested in, with people you like.
You don’t have to love it. Loving your work can be a lot, and it often means you have to live in your job 24/7. Some people can do that. Not everyone can, or should. But if you can find work that’s interesting enough that it doesn’t feel tedious, and people you can enjoy spending your 9-5 with, and you can make money, that’s great! It means you can do the things you love for you.
I’m in law school now. It’s interesting work, and difficult, and I like doing it. I like how complicated it gets, and I like the stories it tells. But I don’t come home and read law journals for fun. I come home, and I sculpt, and I draw, and I paint, and I read. I do these things for me.
And I love it.
VVV SPEEDPAINT UNDER THE CUT!! VVV
Video description: A speed paint of the above image with E.T. by Katy Perry playing in the background.
(I tried my hand at making a 2012-2014 speed paint and I LOVE IT!!!! Also, ignore the heart at the end, I ran out of undo's and I panicked😭)
This is the start of a series (that I'll attempt to keep up with): Ms Paint Rarepairs! For every day of June, I'll make a silly drawing on Ms Paint of a rarepair and post it here! I can't guarantee that every single one of them will have a speed paint though, it takes wayyyyyy too long to process and takes up a considerable amount of space on my computer. I'll probs open requests after I run out of Ideas, so keep an eye out for that!
Righteous Torrence 'Chevy' Hill was a 35 year old Black Trans Man who was murdered in Atlanta, Georgia last week.
He was the owner of an LGBTQ salon, meant to give Black/Queer folks a safe place to just be.
He was a father, a brother, a son, a friend.
Rest In Power and Rest peacefully Chevy
His story is not getting nearly enough attention.
💙💖💙💖
abandoned space elevator
my favorite scene from HoO
Hey you know what's super funny about the idea of "good bi rep"?
For a character to be canonically bi you have to make sure and establish that they're attracted to multiple genders. Not all mediums allow you to get inside every character's head or show what they're thinking. Flirting can be read ambiguously, and god forbid they flirt with a character who's not into them and be read as pushy or predatory. So it can be super handy to just mention an ex or two! But you better not mention too many exes because that would make them a slutty bisexual which is (checks notes) bad, and you definitely better be careful about making them poly, because that might make them, uh... greedy. Oh, and those exes? They better be perfectly amiable breakups with no conflict or drama, because it's bad to represent queer people in toxic or abusive relationships (especially queer women! very bad), and you definitely can't have them have lost a partner if the partner was queer because that's "bury your gays..." You should probably also eliminate all trauma from their backstory, just to be safe. You should probably also make sure they're not involved in crime, deception, or anything of the sort, because that would make them "deviant" and a stereotype.
But don't worry! Once you've carefully crafted your nice, monogamous, experienced-but-not-too-experienced Lawful Good bi character, you will be rewarded with your audience deeming them "boring" and quickly passing them over for other characters. :)
He/they -Hobbyist beginner artist -Spotify Family one rentabilizer -Likes any form of art -A furry -Your local cryptid -Anxious boi
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