Hello Tumblr 👋

a lot of us are working from home now, pretty abruptly. it’s hard, and especially if you’re like me, a sudden lack of structure coupled with really harsh self-expectations/a tense or unforgiving temperament is really challenging.

i started working from home fulltime this year, and my stop it series is a set of doodled observations i’ve made about the obstacles, bad habits, and unhealthy expectations i’ve found myself running into as i adjust. i hope maybe they can be helpful to other people too!

please check out the linked tag bc i have further observations/clarifications on these in the captions of the individual posts, but i figured it’d be good to finally dump all the notes i’ve made so far into one place. 

and a final note on what i’ve run into as i get used to working from home: it is a really really difficult balance for me, bc on one hand i really NEED a lot of self-discipline and productivity assists to get things done and make enough money to survive. but on the other hand, a loooooot of productivity advice/motivation/tools out there are really heavily keyed into capitalism and the concept of productivity as self-worth, and it’s easier than you think to slide into destructive thinking because you’re trying to keep yourself on track. do what you have to do, but make sure that the measures you take to try to make home employment work and get things done are always abt helping yourself do what you need to do without strife, not wringing as much work out of yourself as possible.

Ngl, this has this has great potential for fanfics or comics is so in character with John 🔛🔝

Boring John Ward Headcanons

So like i watched the wendigoon video and cant play the game til it comes out on xbox and only retained half the info so yeah

-I just think John is like..a nice dude idk. A real door holder. Lets pretend he didn't experience The Horrors for these ones cause I like my guys to experience joy

-NOT a horror movie guy, probably thinks they're wrong or something. Not necessarily because of his religion but because Why Do You Want To Watch Murder. Can be convinced to watch them. Also they terrify him so there's that.

-Most things scare him. Lil wet cat. Lil wet scaredy cat. Clowns yes but also like I said, most horror movie. Jumpscares. People surprising him.

-He likes nice surprises though

-I know. I KNOW I just like said he was kinda jumpy and this is SUCH a stereotype but lets talk fashion. Sweaters, sweater vests, button ups. Mostly black button ups, sweater vests tend to be dark blue.

-Sweaters that he wears are not for that soft boy aesthetic nor are thick and cozy. They come in all sorts of colors most notably cream, dark blue, navy, occasionally black, forest green, and dark red. black usually comes with turtle necks on those days.

-Bisexual, canon I know. I don't think he really has a preference but I think he doesn't really have a type. Don't be cruel, maybe. People are constantly surprised with who he's with.

-Never wears shorts, shoes are always formal, always has a gold cross necklace, very semi formal-someday I'll do some drawings.

-His hair has literally never changed ever.

-I don't think he swears a lot. He doesn't say 'heck' or anything fun. He just doesn't swear. On occasion yes, but he's polite about it. "Fuck," he says, distressed, "Sorry for the language, but I just don't know what to do right now." You get it

-when he gets nervous, flustered, embarrassed etc he doesn't use contractions. He's all "should not" "would not" "do not" "will not" no won'ts, don'ts, or can'ts here.

Yeah these are probably out of character but i'm just making him up at this point.

Undertale - Hot Dog French Fries (Extended Version)

Hard to believe it’s been a year already… I guess you all asked for this

Up on Youtube for better quality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwygBWGhRQ

Credits: Original song ‘Skeletons’ by DomFera  Choreography for the first dance section by @brakken 

Copic Tutorial - Skin by Laovaan

ideas of exercises to help with your practical art skills, as well as things to keep in mind while making art and new ways to find inspiration:

draw every day

recreate a drawing you did before, but better

draw something using only simple geometric shapes

do studies of famous artworks

listen to artists explain their work, it’s super interesting

take life drawing classes (or use online photo resources)

find an artwork you love, and work out why

draw caricatures of friends

set a 1 minute timer and draw an object as quickly as possible

draw something you can’t see, eg. music, emotion

research artists you admire and find out how they work

think about composition: what stands out, what recedes etc.

find a famous artwork you hate and work out why

sit outside and draw the landscape

copy a photo exactly

draw a scene from a film

draw the contours of an object not the outline

visit an art exhibition near you

draw your bedroom

look up tutorials online - there’s so many useful ones!

practise creating contrast between light and dark in pictures

research colour theory

do a self portrait

learn about art history! Research different movements etc.

try a new medium

consider the feeling you want to portray with the artwork

draw without looking at the page

draw a character from a book you’ve read

draw something you don’t usually draw

look at your pictures in the mirror to help you see problems better

follow artists and galleries on instagram for inspo

draw an ugly object in a beautiful way

try using only bold, bright colours

plan your colour palette before starting an artwork, and stick to it!

if you usually work in 2D, make something in 3D

always remember to add shadows

draw an object which is important to you

use 5 lines to depict an object, make every line count

draw using negative space

always draw from life when possible!

think carefully about which direction the light is coming from

study proportions and anatomy!! 

draw your pet

research items symbolic meanings in art

make an art blog to compile images that inspire you

draw using only straight lines

try accentuating any subtle colours in an image

draw models from fashion websites

sketch with friends! They always have great ideas

keep drawing even if you find it hard, you improve with every mistake!

{my art masterpost might also be useful to you} 

Good luck! xx

Writing With Color – General Topics

A collection of WWC posts that deal with more general writing advice, character creation and diversity topics applicable to most marginalized people, particularly People of Color and some ethnic and religious groups.

Writing Characters of Color: The Generals

On “Overthinking” Writing Characters of Color

On White Authors “Getting it Right”

On White Writers Writing Characters of Color (I, II, III)

Researching PoC + Supporting Writers of Color 

So You Want To Save The World From Bad Representation

Writing POC with Little Experience

Writing Authentically From Your Own Experiences

Useful Non-WWC Posts

Diversity Exists in the Real World by shiraglassman

How to Write WOC and MOC if you are White by kaylapocalypse

“I feel pressured to be inclusive in my writing!” by nimblesnotebook 

On White Fear & Creating Diverse Transformative Works by saathi1013

Diversity/Representation Topics

Diversity vs. Exploiting Cultures

Diversifying a Predominately-White Cast

On “Diversity Quotas”

On Excluding Diversity Out of Fear

Different Heritage POV’s in a Story

Including Realistic Diversity Naturally

“Normalizing” Protagonists of Color

Villains of Color

White-Dominant Rural Areas and Diversity

White Privilege, Publishing, and Diversity Quotas

Writing: Making Efforts in Diversity 

Character Creation

Character Creation: Culture or Character first?

Character Design and Assigning Race and Ethnicity

Characters’ Races Added Last During Development 

Determining your Characters’ Race and/or Ethnicity

More on Assigning Race after Writing

Characters of Color & Culture

A Discussion on Culture and Erasure

“Culturing” Culturally-disengaged PoC

Characters of Color with “No Culture”

Mixed Race + Disconnect from Culture

Stereotyped vs Nuanced & Audience Perception

Tradition and Culture vs. Stereotype

Western Neutral Characters

‘Whitewashed’ Character of Color?

Fantasy & Coding

Defining Coding (& Islam-coded Fantasy)

Denoting Race in Fantasy Setting

Fantasy Races Based off of People of Color

Naming People and Places, Avoiding Explicit Coding

Racially-coding Aliens

Real Religions in a Fantasy World

Religion in Fiction & Fantasy

South Asian-Coded Fantasy Caste System

Whitewashing in a Fantasy Setting

Including Racism in Fantasy

World-building: A Fantasy World without Racism

Writing Sensitive and Controversial Topics

Do I Need Permission to Write About Marginalized People?

Writing a Genocide to which you have No Personal Connection

On Outsider-Written Stories About Issues Of Another Group

Outsider-Written Stories, Issues of other Groups, Speculative Situation

Writing about Prejudice between People of Color

Reclaiming negative, dehumanizing stereotypes outside the group

Representing yourself when “yourself” isn’t white

Racism and Micro-Aggressions 

Everyday Racism, Friendship and White Allies

Incorporating Micro-Aggressions in Writing

Racist Characters + Including Racism in Stories Not “About” Racism

The Pitfalls of Racist Character Redemption Arcs

PoC Educating White Privileged Friend (Context: Black Characters)

–WWC

Silly John doing silly things✨️

(Just a little guy doing its best)

I watch it on his stream and its greatest moments on this stream "unlucky" kill me HAHAHA

"wait, the woman's an option? unlucky!"

I‘m kinda angry. I got the news from Tumblr they now blocked one of my „smut stories“ bc of adult content. Calm tf down and goodbye freedom of expression.