Allotriomorph

There's some people in the comments saying "fandoms have always been like this" and others saying "No, it's worse than it was." And both are to some extent right. Fans (or at least a small percentage of fans, and the larger a fanbase gets the larger a group this will describe) have always been Like That; but they did not always have the level of access to creators and actors that they have now.

The notion that a performer needs to be constantly available to public scrutiny, that their personal information should by default be available to any rando with google, is pretty new. It used to be that actors would only be expected to engage with the public on limited, specific, and controlled occasions, usually with security provided. Now they're being asked to rawdog exposure to the mob 24/7 on their own.

(Also, production companies have always always always been exploitative cowards, just to get that straight; reading the biographies of literally any actress from golden Hollywood years makes that clear. It's just, again, more public now.)

IF YOU ARE NOT DOING THIS ALREADY, YOU SHOULD TRY IT

- Toned paper! Brown, grey, black, and a bajillion different shades of cream/white are usually available, but if you want to take the time, you can buy art papers in colours you like and make your own sketchbook!

- A watercolour or ink wash under or over your drawing depending on the water solubility of your mediums!

- ‘Glazing’ with coloured pencils (working in very thin/light layers)! I’ve found oil based pencils work best with this, but other people like wax ones!

- A layer of soft pastel or pan pastel sprayed with a fixative to create a base ‘wash’ of colour that will affect the rest of your work!

- Starting slow when mixing opaque mediums like gouache or acrylic, adding a little of your unifying colour at a time.

- Get creative and incorporate printmaking! A flat screen print, gel plate print, or relief print in your unifying colour can also be an option!

That’s all I’ve got, as I’m not much of a painter, but I am a BFA student who’s faced this struggle before.

Forbidding the iranian team coaches from entering the country and forcing them to direct the game from MEXICO through a tv

Players from non european countries being stopped and searched like criminals with dogs

Deporting african referees just because of their nationality

Forbidding interviews from being spoken i'm languages other than English and forbidding journalists and players from speaking their native languages

If you don't already know you have issues doing so, squat down real quick. Bend your knees all the way and touch the floor. Just make sure you can do it. Okay? For me? And then stand up all the way and make sure you can balance on one foot.

If there was ever a tumblr post worth sending to your mom, it's this one.

This is the very simple "starting from zero muscles" program I followed, highly recommend it or something similar: