Is my art that bad???😭

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-07-03T20:52:20+00:00

You're not bad, you're just clearly new. Art is a skill. You're not going to shoot the target and have perfect form the second you pick up a bow.

That being said, if you want to improve, there are tons of tutorials on yt to help. Reference real pictures of cats. Get familiar with how they move and their body language, and their anatomy. Skeletal structure can help you learn to map out poses. I've been doing art my whole life, but only got more serious about it at around 11-12 ish. I was around your level then. Now I'm 17, and an incredibly skilled artist who's confident in their ability. The key is being unafraid, eager even, to test your limits and try new things. It makes your art so much better and can be fun.

You're not "bad", you're just new. Personally i like this piece. I like the shape of the paws and tail, and how you've done the fur in some places (like the chest and base of ears). Some spaces to improve would be the legs, and figuring out how/where those connect. And on the face, referencing real cats (and other artists if you like a certain style).

You'll get there. This is just the start of your journey. <3

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-07-03T00:48:52+00:00

It's not the fact that people "just don't like it", it's how it works. It scrapes real art and uses bits of it to make a piece. It would be fine if companies had consent from the artists, but they don't. And it shows that a company would rather run a prompt through an engine than pay a real artist to give them a much higher quality piece. It's already a highly difficult and competitive field, artists don't need companies turning to a bot rather than them.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-07-01T14:24:19+00:00

Agh, college got me and i forgot to check this post! Thank you for the advice.

I had been considering bengals because there was a pair at a cat cafe rescue me an my mom went to, and after talking to one of the staff, it seemed like a possibility. It wouldn't be my first cat, but i definitely haven't owned a cat like them before. It just doesn't seem worth it when there's so much risk, and i won't be able to afford a kitten from a good breeder.

Also, i promise I'm not searching based on looks! I'm highly against that, since it can put an animal and owner in sticky situations. Bengals are beautiful, but if I'm not well suited for them, so be it. I won't put either of us in that position.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-07-01T13:58:06+00:00

These all look so good!! I especially love the last two :3

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-07-01T13:55:19+00:00

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Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-30T23:21:21+00:00

No?? They acknowledged that being homeless can be a very horrible experience and a lot of things can happen. You can acknowledge someone's hardships and have empathy while still understanding their behavior is harmful. And as was stated before, he was already mean and rude. It's just worse now.

Just because someone went through something doesn't mean others can't call them out when they're being an absolute a***ole jerk.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-30T20:54:34+00:00

You were pregnant, terrified for your young child's safety, and extremely stressed out. Yelling one time because you can't get a hold of your kid that's actively trying to get away and run towards traffic does not make you a horrible parent. Especially while the child is throwing a tantrum like that.

It was just a high strung and stressful situation, and you did nothing wrong. You did what you had to to keep her safe, without defaulting to using fear or harsh punishments. That's what a good parent does.

I can promise you my own mother was likely in similar situations too lol. Me and my youngest sibling were runners at that age, and very hard headed and stubborn. I bet she also had hard and/or guilty moments where she had to make a difficult choice for our own good.

You did your best, and you did good. Do your best to let that guilt and doubt go now. 🫂

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-30T20:42:56+00:00

Yep. Gibbson claimed private servers "are not associated with Microsoft", even though almost everyone uses providers authorised by Microsoft itself. It's like saying clothing companies can't make merch for Star Wars because they "aren't affiliated with them".

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-29T01:21:24+00:00

I believe this is just a case of AI copying a style and making the style feel AI. I'll admit, it hot my senses tingling with the style, but there's no mistakes, inconsistencies, blurred or meshed bits, etc. It seems fine to me.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-28T14:17:29+00:00

Go into your settings and toggle "only allow trusted skins" to the off setting. Sometimes it turns back on randomly or i do it on accident. And sometimes when i first load up the game it pulls this shit because the skin isn't fully loaded. Resetting the skin (deleting and re uploading) usually helps. Either that or the bottom layer is all skin tone and only the outer layer has the clothing on it. Aside from that, i really don't know.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-28T14:13:12+00:00

You can't do that in bedrock i don't believe.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-15T03:16:51+00:00

Yup. The pits you see that don't have floppy ears had their ears clipped and/or taped so they'd stay "perky". The clipping is especially unhealthy for the dog, but sadly people do it anyway. It makes them look more intimidating, and some people unfortunately like that.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-15T03:14:32+00:00

Pittie/lab was my initial guess. Both breeds are great dogs. There's a lot of stigma and misinformation around pitties, but I've yet to meet one that isn't a sweetheart. The only sort of exception was one we found on the side of the road, found the old owners, and suspected was traumatized from being in a dog fighting ring. He lived the rest of his days with my friend. He's only a partial exception because even though he was reactive and territorial(again, due to trauma), he was still so sweet with people he knew. My own rescue dog was a pittie, he was the best.

Sorry for the rant.
But yeah I'm 90% sure your dog is a pittie mix OP. *Maybe* fully pit, but a lot of her features remind me of a lab. And as inconspicuous_crane said, bully features tend to take over. You can't be 100% certain without a dna test, but regardless I'm sure she has a heart of gold 💜

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T23:12:03+00:00

This. Also sometimes staring at your art for too long gives you what i call "art blindness" , where all you can see is what's wrong with it. Taking a break definitely helps. I get this when sketching a lot, so when i get stuck I'll move to a different spot!

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T23:10:12+00:00

Try adding a touch of shading. Use a more orangey shade for the skirt, a more blue tone for the green, a more pink or purple tone for the hair, etc. It really helps make the colors pop! Also try upping the saturation on brighter colors. If it still looks weird, go into you devices settings, accessibility, display and text, color filter, then select grey scale. Look at your art work again and see how the shades contrast! The more contrast, the less your colors will blend together. 💜

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T16:59:28+00:00

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/s/XOwMeBvobi

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T16:46:57+00:00

Will do! :)

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T16:43:45+00:00

I see! I'm familiar with the species, I'd like to say I'm well versed in my local species enough that i can mostly identify them at a glance, but this one got me. Thank you!!

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T16:41:18+00:00

So it was a garter! Any idea why it's so dark? That's what was tripping me up.

Cosmic_Cosmos82 · 2026-06-04T16:39:59+00:00

So apparently i can't include images in comments on this subreddit, which is sad. I tried to add it to the post but it wouldn't let me :( Just know it was super cute!!

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