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But! some rivals to feel better. thinking about c!techno getting c!dream a completely new horse post prison. c!dream being very against it at first, but eventually warming up to it, because hey. a horse can be really useful for getting around quickly and if someone came to get him, he could ride away. what he won't admit is that he actually really, really missed horseriding. So imagine him galloping through the snow and the forest and feeling the wind on him from the fast speed they're going at. imagine it reminding him of early days of the server, of riding Spirit around, wild and free and simply enjoying life. imagine it reminding him of when he got out the prison, yet again wild and free.

Also please imagine rivals horseracing, dream on the new horse and techno on carl. I feel like despite being reluctant and only just getting to know the new horse, dream would still win. He rubs it in techno's face all smug and happy and of course techno lets him because he hasn't been this happy and hyped about something in so long.

-- leon maskandasmile

yes!!

i actually have so many thoughts about c!dream and his new horse, down to what breed i think it would be and what it might look like (totally not inspired by this one horse i just think is so fitting...).

i think he would be resistant at first and then warm up under the guise that you said. it's useful! if he has to flee, it'll be faster and it can go through terrain that he can't, especially after the prison. he hates that he's not as fast as he used to be but if he's going to survive, he needs to acknowledge that.

but then he would be sneaking out with carrots and apples as a treat to the horse. he hasn't even named it yet because he's afraid to but he already cares about it. techno catches him feeding it treats and tells him it's probably time to name the dang horse, dream.

Drew @wettbewerberrr 's c!dream

perfect guy 10/10 design very fun to draw

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As a former music teacher, I can also say that "learn the fundamentals first" is the death knell for a vast percentage of beginners, especially adult learners.

I've run into this with drawing several times, where some well-meaning artist has lectured me on needing to study anatomy properly or not use shortcuts like CSP brushes. And oh, believe me, I know. I know exactly how to learn an artistic discipline in a structured way. I just...don't want to!

The thing is, I'm not aiming to be a professional artist. I want to draw my gay little anime guys. I would undoubtedly improve at art much faster if I approached every gay little anime guy drawing as a study exercise. But I would also have quit drawing a decade ago if I couldn't just let myself enjoy drawing imperfect fucked-up little guys with whatever shortcuts I needed to body myself across the finish line.

With my adult piano students, my approach was always "What's your goal?" If their goal was to learn exactly one Elton John songbook to play at parties, then...that's what we did. We'd put tape on the keys to label the notes, and just fuckin go for it. Learning exactly one Elton John songbook is a good and noble musical goal, full stop.

Some of my students needed and enjoyed a more structured approach to learning; if they wanted to be able to play classical music, then yes, scales were going to have to enter the equation at some point. And yet others would learn the Elton John songbook, catch their white whale, and realize they wanted to explore more of the ocean. The scales were still there for them to learn!

Often the choice isn't between "learn art well" and "learn art imperfectly" - the choice is between "learn art imperfectly" and "don't do art at all." To which I say, learn imperfectly! Or, what the hell, don't 'learn' art. Just do, and enjoy the doing of it.

Rivals Duo petting cats please

Loved drawing this sm. My cuties <3

Dream wants to study you. How does your brain work? What makes you do the things you do? How is your brain structured? How can he guide you to the right decisions? How can he adjust the folds of your brain to convince you to set down your weapons and become one big happy family?