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@Natasha Tori Maru I simply used Graphite Pencils of different hardness and Pencil Dust to cover larger areas. It's applied in layers and you smudge certain parts to blend tones, you can even use clean toilet paper to do the blending. This is the brand of pencil I used.

My life purpouse is to master all kinds of drawing.

Finished a realistic drawing. Framed today.

Made a oil painting on cotton canvas using a page from the manga "Airgear" as reference.

Original Design comes from a Fortnite skin named Firewalker. Made a sketch based on the Design; Add digital color; Asked Grok to make a realistic rendering; Asked Grok to make a video; Even when you Design doesn't mean everything is yours. AI is truly the work of the devil, pun intended.

Well put together documentaries about Japanese artists and creators. https://www.youtube.com/@ArchipelDocumentaries

Life Purpose: https://www.youtube.com/@FZDSCHOOL For those who want to break into the games or film industry as a concept designer or concept artist but are learning on their own instead of attending school, there are many hours of free content (both theoretical and practical) that can help you improve, as long as you take action. Some videos tackle broader topics, such as what it means to build a good portfolio, what is acceptable to show to clients, how to behave as a freelancer, and what the real odds are of breaking into the industry.

If Illusion is beautiful can computer graphics, computer games, virtual reality, holograms be a space to create beauty? Not sure if it's too silly to ask this.

@Natasha Tori Maru It was inspired by the work of Toshiaki Takayama. He has many digital pieces related to dragons among other things. He is known for his trading card illustrations.

The act of creating is now more important than ever. Create because it will make you happy. Actualized dot org was created and it is different than any "truth" source out there. Let's wait a few years to see if AI creates something this beautiful.

Oil Painting on Wood Board.

My dad watches too much TV. He watches the news every day at lunch and dinner, even though the news often repeats from day to day. He says a person has to stay informed. I, on the other hand, don’t watch the news, so I feel that I shouldn’t vote—at least not until I understand what the political parties are all about. During lunch and dinner, the TV is still on, but I mostly ignore it. His political views clash with my sister’s, since they are in different stages of Spiral Dynamics (stage Orange vs. Green), and that creates the most anger and conflict in our home.

Latest Oil Painting that I made.

Fleet Foxes

Deep dive into the nature of concept design for videogames and movies:

Tribute to amazing artists that are no longer with us.

Traditional sketches on pieces of paper. No need for a fancy wacom tablet to start drawing.

Dragon year.

Inspired on the Yugioh anime series. I generated a fan original character using AI, (on the left) and then I drew it, (on the right) using a digital drawing tablet.

Oil painting on Cotton Canvas.

There are only a select few YouTube channels that I would really recommend to anyone starting out. Before there was YouTube or even Internet, there were still masters of drawing that didn't go to art school.

Oil Painting on Cotton Canvas.

I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective. I have been taking antipsychotic medication and having therapy for over 10 years. My physical health deteriorated over the years and I am several pounds overweight. Currently taking action by going to the gym everyday and taking a diet which is very difficult due to my medication causing horrible food cravings. If I don't drink coffee everyday what will happen is that I will spend most of the day in bed but I don't have trouble sleeping. I'm not seeking medical advice because nothing will change about that, I just wanted you to be aware of my situation before replying. My clinical situation is stable. My limitations: I've trouble reading books because it's difficult to focus, I replace them with listening/watching long videos as well as audiobooks but it's hard to study them; I've trouble playing most video-games, I find them mostly boring but I still play a limited few occasionally to keep me happy; Working a normal job is obviously very difficult with someone with my diagnosis so I work part-time from home I'm an artist, I like to draw but it's difficult to draw for long hours and I only feel like painting if I attend painting classes to force me to paint and socialize. If mind-work is difficult and we'll never reach world-class what is the point? If the situation turn out to be stable is the self-help world useful? Is there a point to go after life-purpose from such a low-state? Probably shouldn't be here and I am well aware of the rules, guidelines and warnings. I'm still open-minded and welcome any advice. Apologies for my english and my dyslexia.

Don't let the score fool you. This is a very interesting book. Everyone has their first "self-help" book and this was my first one. Mark Manson has a very particular style of writing. I found him funny, easy to understand, very simple ideas with a lot of potential and I especially loved the last chapter of the book. It is a good book that can be visited back many times over. Negative score reviews on Good Reads website are very funny to read, certainly the rudeness of the writing has caused some anger on the more intelectual types. The score doesn't reach a high number because the book had the opportunity to go much deeper but didn't. It was just walking around the surface when all the juicy bits are underground. The focus on having a mass appeal made the book a bit shallow in the end. My scores start from a 5 and go higher or lower depending how much good or bad the product does. The sequel book "Everything is f*" is the perfect book for the pandemic we are facing and came out way before it happening. It is like he predicted the future. Mark Manson also has his own website and blog with the same style writing. Warning: Both books have a lot of swearing.

You've have hitten right on the money. I just got here a couple of days ago and the only reaction I'm getting is people stepping on eachother, having the exact opposite opinion for the sake of having or for proving themselves "superior". Probably will leave too because I'm only seeing this as another distraction.