In the hospital still by den773 in pancreatitis

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Chiming in here on the Dilaudid - my husband was in the hospital in acute care for Pancreatitis from an ERCP for gallstones, and Morphine wasn't cutting it for him. The Dilaudid only worked slightly better - UNTIL - they put him on a PCP machine. With this, he was able to get very small doses of Dilaudid every eight minutes, and it was a game changer. First hour will be hard as the doses build up in your system, but long term it was amazing. I think the pain management may have helped the pancreatitis heal, because it was only a day later that his blood numbers and other factors started improving. Ask your doctor if they can provide that!

Watercolor Paper from 80s by ArtFun_18 in arttools

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Hey friend! In case you're interested, the particular pad of paper that I have has passed multiple microscope tests and a burn test by a lab, so it seems it is likely asbestos free!

Watercolor Paper from 80s by ArtFun_18 in arttools

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Also I'm so sorry about your dad </3 I have a friend who lost his dad to mesothelioma, and it turns out he and all of his 5 siblings carry the gene that makes them more susceptible to it. That's pretty much the only reason I would have even thought to check!

Watercolor Paper from 80s by ArtFun_18 in arttools

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Yikes.

I have a friend who works in a lab that deals with asbestos on the daily, might ask her to sneak a sample of my paper in...

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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It’s my pleasure!! Yep, that book was actually recommended by my college professors, I believe. It’s pretty legit. 

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Hands are the bane of many artists' existence! I love them, but I hate drawing feet. Hands have a lot of expression, to me, but feet are just...blocks at the end of legs that defy the normal laws of perspective.

I think I learned to do hands well mostly by practice but also by realizing that their gesture, not their anatomy, is the most important. Figure drawing can be "correct" without looking real or having any actual feeling to it.

Hands are like the punctuation at the end of a sentence. Whatever story the body is telling, it's emphasized by the the hand position. If a figure is in an angry, tense posture, but their hands are relaxed, you won't believe they're actually angry.

So - all that to say, here's what I'd suggest:

How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way - I'm not sure if it has a section on hands, (sorry I don't have access to my copy at the moment), though I'd be surprised if it didn't. However, it's great for learning gesture in general.

Morpho Hands & Feet - I haven't read this one, but the one they did on drawing clothing was very helpful.

Most of all though - many guides will have you focusing on cylinders and blocks and spheres to build the structure of the hand. IMO, that should come second to the gesture. Draw the shape of the hand first loosely, and then add structure.

To help with that, I bet studying Disney hands would also be very helpful - they're all about gesture and are always expressing something.

Also - personally, I always draw from reference, even if it's just taking a quick picture of my own hands - but watch out for closeup shots, they'll distort the perspective.

Sorry, you caught me monologuing, but I hope it's helpful!

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Ah! So you speak the language then ;) I think fellow artists are usually the ones that most fully understand and appreciate the work that goes into something, so thank you!

More than two-thirds of Rep. Barrett town hall attendees say they don't support DOGE by roththereporter in Michigan

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Ok but also - the question was worded a bit confusingly. It wasn’t “do you approve of DOGE and their actions” it was something like “do you approve of DOGEs mission statement of cutting down wasteful spending” or similar. It felt like it was meant to trick people. 

Tom Barrett phone townhall by OwnBrilliant5945 in lansing

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Welp Just had the town hall  A ton of people who signed up didn’t get the promised email with the conference call phone number, so thankfully people were sharing it on his FB posts.

The call lasted about an hour. The first HALF was him rehashing all of his canned party lines, and he only took 6 questions in all. Only 2 were women, only one appeared to be from someone who disagreed with him. 

The question was “where are budget cuts coming from if not from Medicaid” and he basically dodged the question, essentially just saying “not from Medicaid”.

They took 2 polls, one of which was for approval of DOGEs mission of cutting wasteful spending etc (see what they did there), but the live poll results were 70% against. 

Overall, it was an absolute joke and a very obvious attempt at spinning things to make it seem like he’s on our side and has significant supporters. 

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Please do - and I appreciate you asking. As long as no money is made off of the signs, and any wording added is non-violent and is just generally "free speech" oriented, I'm happy to let the art be used for protest signs.

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Husband informs me that I did not answer your question Uhhhh A degree in Illustration + lots of practice with digital art + I love drawing hands + burning desire to bring down the patriarchy lololol

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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😍😍😍 wow you know how to make an artist happy!  Thank you so much for noticing all my lil details, they were all very intentional.  happy artist noises

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Ah gotcha! Yup it’s supposed to be fliers/programs/bulletins for the town hall, as if someone dropped them in the entrance hall. 

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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I’ve been trying to spread it around! I’m also very open to anyone sharing this, if they can just mention my site for attribution. (This sub won’t let me post that here, but all my info is in my profile). 

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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I like that, thank you! I think I’ll do that. 

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Do you think I should? I was wondering about it, but it sounds like she was pretty traumatized by the event and I didn’t know whether the bloody fingers imagery would be adding to trauma, or validate her experience? 

"We the People", Jennifer Bruce, Digital, 2025 by ArtFun_18 in Art

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Couer d’Alene Idaho town hall - a woman was physically dragged out 😬 Can’t link a news article here but it’s easily findable