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i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again
these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled
for those of u asking for the vid!
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i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors
“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit
ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like
with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing
is it too much to ask
gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that
cohesive but still contrasting
This kind of talks about color and composition
This is a bit about landscape specifically
Values & composition
Contrast in composition
Balance in colors & values
This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones
Cohesion within compositions/lighting
"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!
This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!
Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process
With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)
thanks this is super helpful! /gen
idk if anyone else has mentioned her but i highly recommend checking out @alaiganuza! here's a tutorial she posted on instagram:
she also has resources available on her youtube channel and website :D
Alternative Asmodean Crystal Theory
Ok so most people think Stolas is planning to gift Blitzø Asmodean crystals as a way of ending their full moon arrangement and essentially set him free to choose whether or not he’d like to continue his relationship with Stolas. But I have a different (and perhaps slightly more depressing) theory.
I theorize that Stolas was simply trying to figure out why Blitzø invited him out that night and looking for proof that Blitzø doesn’t really care about him (which as the audience we know isn’t true).
When they’re at Ozzie’s, Stolas attempts light conversation which doesn’t really go anywhere because Blitzø refuses to engage. When he sees he’s not making any headway, Stolas shifts the conversation more serious and expresses what he really wants to ask: “What made you decide to ask me out after all this time?” Blitzø is unable to answer, responding with a blank “uhhhhh” and causing Stolas to look concerned before being interrupted by Fizz’s performance.
Following this, Stolas makes a concerned remark when Asomodeus is announced as the club’s host (“Did he just say Asmodeus??). I feel like no one’s really pointed this out, but Stolas was definitely concerned and/or suspicious when he stated this. Perhaps it could just be that Asmodeus knows him, and he’s out on a date with his extramarital affair which led to the infamous confrontation where Ozzie publicly calls him out, and Stolas was afraid that’s what would happen. But S2E1 seems to suggest otherwise.
So I’ll admit, for the longest time I thought the book Stolas grabbed during his song in S2E1 was the grimoire itself, and I was a bit confused. But then I realized the one he grabbed is a book about Asmodeus.
We all now by now that the pages he turns to states the crystals can be used for access to the human world. But the key line that I feel supports my theory is:
“BESTOWED TO MAINL(Y) SUCCUBI AND INCUBI B(Y) THE KING SIN OF LUST - THESE CR(Y)STALS (RILOTH) (A)CCESS TO THE MORTAL REALM”
The crystals can only be granted to hell-borns by Asmodeus himself, as per this line. Hence, I believe Stolas was suspicious of Blitzø’s intentions behind asking him out to Ozzie’s and was trying to get to the bottom of it, which is why he consulted the Asmodeus book and why he sounded so concerned when he heard Asmodeus’s name at the club.
Final piece of evidence that I feel a lot of people are missing: Stolas looks angry after consulting the book. Hell, he even turns to look at the Asmodeus book exactly as he sings the word “lie” in the line “what’s between you and I, just a comfortable lie.” As pictured here, his expression turns from sad to angry before and after he reads the pages. And then he throws the book down in anger. If this scene is interpreted according to my theory, then Stolas already had some prior knowledge of how Asmodean crystals work which is why he sounded so concerned at Asmodeus’s name after Blitzø ignored his question of why he asked him out, and when he returned home after Blitzø’s rejection in the van, he checked the book to confirm his suspicions: that Blitzø only asked him out to gain access to Ozzie’s and Asmodeus, and by extension, the crystals. (Again, as the audience we know this isn’t the case, but one could see how Stolas would possibly interpret it this way.)
Again, this is all just a theory, and I’m not sure how it would play out plot wise. I’m thinking Stolas will confront him about it rather than try to gift him the crystals himself; or maybe both theories are true and Stolas WILL gift him the crystals despite being hurt that he thinks Blitzø tried to use him for them in the first place. I just think it’s interesting to go back and rewatch the scenes I pointed out, especially the song in S2E1 with this new interpretation. Feel free to respectfully counter my arguments, this is just how I interpreted it :)
Bonjour! Est-qu’il y a des émissions françaises qui sont “must-see” (devoir-voir?)? Par exemple, les “must-see” émissions aux États-Unis sont The Office, Friends, Breaking Bad, etc. Alors, je me demandais s’il y a des emissions comme ça en France qui tout le monde regarde.
Bonjour,
(Must see: à voir absolument. Also, I call those séries, émissions are things like Survivors) We don't really have older huge shows since French TV tends to be pretty bad and cliché. I also haven't touched a TV in 13 years and have been neglecting French content so I'll give you a general guide instead.
For toddlers: Tchoupi, Bonne nuit les petits, l'âne Trotro, Petit ours brun, les Bisounours (Carebears),
For kids: les Minikeums, l'Île aux enfants, Barbapapa, Les malheurs de Sophie, le Marsupilami (belgian), Mimi Cracra, la Famille Pirate, Babar, Denver le dernier dinosaure, les Belles histoires du père Castor (very cute), Lucky Luke, Kangoo juniors, Titeuf, Cédric, Princesse Sissi, Tom-Tom et Nana, les Ratz, les Shadocks, les Zinzins de l'espace, Pépin Troispommes,
Shorts: Kaamelott (very hard for non natives), Un gars une fille, H, Bref (fully available on Youtube but very fast), Caméra café, Soda, Avez-vous déjà vu (educational), Scènes de ménage, le SAV des émissions (with Omar Sy), Very bad blagues,
Very blend but entertaining I guess: Joséphine l'ange gardien, Louis la brocante, Sous le soleil, Plus belle la vie, Salut les musclés + Hélène et les garçons (early 90s), Demain nous appartient
Cop stuff: Le juge est une femme, Julie Lescaut, Navarro, Commissaire Moulin, Cordier juge et flic, Nestor Burma, Dolmen + Zodiaque (hilarious summer sagas), Maigret, Femmes de loi,
Historical: Empreintes criminelles (1920s), Maisons closes (1870s), 1877 et demi, Princesse Sissi (animated), Chez Maupassant (novel adaptations; available on Youtube),
For nerds: Code Lyoko, Hero corp, Il était une fois (educational), Ulysse 31, les Zinzins de l'espace,
Recently: Baron noir, Marseille, Demain nous appartient, Le Bazar de la charité, Profilage, Validé (rap), Les petits meurtres d’Agatha Christie, No man's land, Mortel, Laëtitia, Stalk, Cheyenne et Lola...
Hope this helps! x
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Ok but I thought Tina was going to straight up win this? Imo she was the best or at the very least in the top. I feel like the judging has been so off.
Oooh my god watching the snatch game and while Alexis is def the funniest out of the first three the editing is making cracker and India look like they’re flopping way harder than they are 🙄
Ok I love Blair but...I think she should’ve been in the bottom. She barely did anything while cracker and juju stole the show. And India and mayhem did well :/ they just keep giving whack ass challenges and choosing tops and bottoms based on illogical criteria.
Finally watching last weeks episode and the judging this season just seems so...off. In my opinion the gold lounge was the least funny, and the golden girls lounge seemed the most thought out. And I’m not much of an India fan but I think she DID hold her own alongside juju and Alexis. At times it kind of seems like the judges are stuck on these queens’ reputations and not on their actual performances. (Also shea’s runway was great 😤).
If tonight doesn’t prove this shit is rigged...I feel like ru only made it a double shantay because she knew Gigi should’ve been the one lip syncing instead of Jackie 🙄 like both Gigi and Jackie had lackluster makeovers but if you ask me Gigi’s was the bottom worthy one, not Jackie’s.
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Is it just me or is Gigi’s a rip-off of Katya’s product from all stars 2...
I’ve literally never watched an episode of Riverdale in my life but every time it’s trending it seems like a whole other show wtf is going on one second it’s about murder then suddenly they’re singing Hedwig why does this show still exist
STOP SLEEPING ON JAN WTF
Can we just.....double elimination??
The entire werkroom exchange this episode:
Queen: so this is the character I’m doing for snatch game! :)
Ru: I think absolutely the fuck not! :)
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Should Aiden have lip synced last week? Yes, ABSOLUTELY. But did she do well enough to be safe this week? I think yes. While I don’t think she’s a very strong queen and I can’t see her going very far, I think she’s right in that everyone has been coming for her and shading her from the beginning, sometimes unnecessarily.
What to do during lockdown
(and work on your French):
FSL homework
Work on your pronunciation
Read some classics
Read some fanfiction
Listen to podcasts
Listen to TED Talks
Listen to music
Listen to the radio
Watch french movies (detailed, by period and type)
Watch dubbed/subtitled movies: The Simpson, Cesar and Cleopatra, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Red Shoes, La Vérité
Watch cartoons
Watch youtubers
Watch let’s plays: 1 2 3 4 5
Work on some MOOCs
Learn about black holes, Pompei, giant animals, gladiators, the Dreyfus affair, Charles Manson, ants, Leonardo da Vinci, Rome, smelly cheeses, Mozart, the Bermuda triangle, meditation…
Follow french subreddits
Search our social media
Visit the Louvre online
Check my practice tag
And make sure your priorities are in order!
