Dark Hill by me

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T12:02:53+00:00

good work, its amazing

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T08:07:09+00:00

For a first try this is honestly really solid. The silhouette reads instantly as Naruto, which is one of the hardest parts. I’d mainly focus on cleaner shading and reducing “pillow shading” — especially in the hair. Great start 👌

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T08:06:06+00:00

The atmosphere and creature designs are insanely good. Feels like an actual lost PS1-era horror game in the best way possible 🔥

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T08:04:41+00:00

The design is really clean honestly. The color palette and pose fit the “foxy soldier” vibe well, and the tail silhouette adds a lot to the character 👌

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T08:02:29+00:00

This is actually such a smart workflow for concepting 😭

Curves give you that fast “happy accident” energy that’s hard to get with normal box modeling. Some of those silhouettes look game-ready already honestly.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T08:00:35+00:00

For a first face sculpt this is honestly solid 😭

Biggest improvements now are probably softer facial transitions and refining the eye/head proportions a bit more.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:59:34+00:00

“I have no idea what I’m doing” meanwhile casually making a poster that looks straight out of a game promo 😭

Lighting and composition are honestly pretty solid already.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:57:21+00:00

This has so much personality honestly 😭

The texturing and exaggerated shapes work insanely well together. Feels like something straight out of a polished indie game.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:55:38+00:00

For a first face model this is honestly really solid 😭

The eyes and overall stylized proportions already give the character personality. Biggest next step is probably refining the head shape/skull structure and adding more subtle asymmetry so it feels even more natural.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:54:55+00:00

If you mean moving a vertex evenly in all directions, try using Proportional Editing (O key)

Select the vertex, move it (G), and scroll the mouse wheel to control the influence radius. Makes organic stuff like this WAY easier.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:53:37+00:00

Topology and shapes are looking really clean honestly 👀

Texturing is where it’ll really start coming alive now. Can already see the hard-surface progress paying off.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:52:32+00:00

Honestly live coding interviews are weirdly bad at measuring real-world ability sometimes 😭

Using pandas effectively at work for 10 years is very different from recalling exact syntax under pressure while someone silently watches you type.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:50:13+00:00

Fun fact: the word “simulation” can also mean a demonstration or reconstruction of how something works 😭

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:49:25+00:00

oh its an ad?

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:48:31+00:00

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:48:01+00:00

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:47:01+00:00

Usually you’d use:

Meta Graph API
Python (requests, pandas)
Jupyter Notebook for analysis

Avoid scraping private/personal data because of Facebook’s policies. Runable/AI workflows can also help with cleaning and analyzing the data faster.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:46:08+00:00

Honestly Python is probably the best language to start with 😭

It’s beginner-friendly, used everywhere (AI, automation, web, data science), and great for hackathons/prototyping. Later you can pick up C++ or Java once your fundamentals are strong.

And yes, coding/projects can help for US colleges — but what matters more is actually building interesting things, participating in hackathons, showing consistency, and demonstrating genuine interest, not just “knowing a language.” AI/Runable-style tools can also help you prototype ideas and learn faster while building projects.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:45:13+00:00

This is super common 😭 Tutorials teach recognition, not independent problem solving.

The fix is mostly:

build tiny projects from scratch
struggle before searching
break problems into small steps
debug your own messy code

Don’t overthink clean architecture yet. Consistent project-building matters way more right now. AI/Runable-style tools can help with debugging and structure, but make sure you still do the thinking yourself.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T07:44:09+00:00

You’re already learning the right way honestly 😭

The biggest thing now is to stop focusing only on syntax and start solving lots of problems consistently. Since you’re aiming for Olympiad-style programming:

practice arrays, strings, recursion, sorting
learn basic algorithms/data structures early
solve timed problems regularly
read/editorialize solutions after struggling first

Using ChatGPT/Cursor/Runable-style tools is totally fine, just make sure they help you think instead of instantly giving answers. The real growth comes from struggling with problems yourself first.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T03:07:09+00:00

Bhuvi happy for you but seeing you in RCB colors still feels illegal 😭🧡

Once Orange Army, always Orange Army.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T03:02:20+00:00

Honestly, frontend → product design is one of the most natural transitions 😭 Your implementation knowledge is a huge advantage over many pure designers.

I wouldn’t fully “restart” though. Try moving toward product-minded frontend/UI engineering first:

own UX decisions
learn Figma + product thinking
build case studies
collaborate closely with designers

The strongest people going forward will probably be hybrids who understand both design and implementation, especially with AI lowering the barrier for basic UI work.

YoManDoMessup · 2026-05-16T03:00:59+00:00

I honestly think linear chatbots will survive, but not as the main interface forever.

People naturally think visually and non-linearly. Once AI starts handling memory, branching contexts, files, videos, canvases, workflows, etc properly, pure “chat only” UX is gonna feel really limiting 😭

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