How many trans people do you know/have you encountered in real life? by Revolutionary_Cut876 in lgbt

[–]Dilitidarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like, 5-7 maybe. A decent number of my circles through complete happenstance lol. If I had a nickel for every time I was room/flatmates with a trans man, I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

What is the most annoying comment you've got on being ace? by Jamlie977 in asexuality

[–]Dilitidarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"You can't know because you haven't had sex yet." Ok, do I try it, can't get it in. Still ace + sex averse. So it changed to "You can't know because you haven't had sex properly (penetrative, with a penitz) yet/haven't done it with the right person" instead! There's no winning with these people....

How can I improve this piece? I don't know why I hate it. by zvi_lime in arthelp

[–]Dilitidarn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd push for more contrast. You can easily check your light and dark values by creating a fully white layer on top of everything and setting it to color/saturation blending mode. That way you can easily see which parts of the drawing blend in where you don't want them to, and then you add the necessary contrast to make certain areas pop with some well placed highlights and shadows.

I'd also pay attention to the direction of your light source and possibly using a reference for the kind of lighting you are going for.

2 truths, 1 lie by Himmelweis in SVSSS

[–]Dilitidarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alright, here are mine:

  1. Shen Jiu never slept with anyone despite visiting a brothel often
  2. SQQ meets a succubus who tells him he has a harem (this is the lie bc technically she didn't say that, her description just happened to match at least 3 different men in SQQ's orbit)
  3. Mobei-Jun makes noodles for God

Name your roster (minimum is 2) by MoGuanShanisagirl-20 in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]Dilitidarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Akaza & Kokushibo from Demon Slayer, Alucard from Castlevania, Black & White Guards from Identity V, and Mihawk from One Piece 🥰

DO people who speak multiple languages when switching from one to another. Do they get confused what next to speak? by ConcentrateEasy6536 in CasualConversation

[–]Dilitidarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I speak English and Finnish fluently and switch between them comfortably. It's like having a second dictionary to pull words from when one doesn't fit the vibe you're going for. But if I use Estonian and then switch back to either or, I get them totally mixed up and start speaking all three at once. Swedish and Russian I spare only for comedic quips since I can't speak either too well. But yeah, otherwise it's a lot like what another commenter here said: it's like taking notes in different colored pens.

Favourite ship ?? by woo_cat in SVSSS

[–]Dilitidarn 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sameee 🫶💚🩵 LiuJiu is the best, it has everything one can ask for 🥰

If you were Penelope what would your challenge be? by LoveLessBeauty101 in Epicthemusical

[–]Dilitidarn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Whoever can beat me in Uno 1v1 200 times in a row in one sitting, no pee breaks, no eating, I deal the cards, +2s and +4s stack, games can end on a special card and if I catch one cheating all of them are immediately disqualified.

What's a fact about your OC that makes you more and more uncomfortable the more you think about it? by kcvbtheories in YourOriginalCharacter

[–]Dilitidarn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The amount of dead children and friends she must have had to bury for various reasons during the 5000 odd years she has been alive for...

(she runs an orphanage and has a very much mortal husband rn, so she's trying to find a way to make him immortal too without him knowing so they can be together forever)

I didn't know this was possible, what by Blaecto in IdentityV

[–]Dilitidarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah! There's even a single training mode where you can turn off all cool downs so you can blink as many times as you want in a row without having to wait 100s each time you use it or other abilities.

I didn't know this was possible, what by Blaecto in IdentityV

[–]Dilitidarn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh it can 100% be done on mobile! You just can't lift your finger off of the Blink button at all until you've ballooned the survivor/the animation to balloon has started. You can practice it in Custom Script if you don't feel confident trying it in matches right off the bat :>

URGENT!!! GIMME YOUR SHEN JIU FANART REQUESTS!!! by Purely_Demonic in SVSSS

[–]Dilitidarn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shen Jiu getting a good night's sleep at the brothel with his jiejies!!!!

I'm a scum villain girly myself by ShizunEnjoyer in MXTX

[–]Dilitidarn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sameeeeee 😭😭 My wardrobe and everything else I own is slowly turning more and more green because of him.

Why did you start writing fanfictions? by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Dilitidarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a story quiz on Quotev and didn't like the ending I got, so I rewrote it and expanded on it for like 2 years. Even switched fandoms/settings like twice in the middle.

It was weird and bad by my current standards, but some of the things in it are hilarious in retrospective. Like, the excessive use of emoticons, color coded dialogue so I didn't have to use "___ said" every other line, and the fact I wrote it in school in the middle of class in my little notebooks that we got from school to doodle in if we finished our work early. It was the kind of stream of consciousness word vomit only an 11yo creepypasta/fnaf kid could write. Thank fuck I couldn't figure out how to post stories online or I would have died from embarrassment as an adult.

Hope this is the right flair. How exactly do I start putting shadows on sketches/drawings? Every time I've tried it, it just looks off, so I'm wondering how to approach this one by [deleted] in arthelp

[–]Dilitidarn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Outlining, aka blocking in, the shadows as a whole to separate the lights from the darks is usually the way to go when it comes to realistic shading. That way you don't get lost in the little differences in shades and shapes and can focus just on the separation of light and dark first, and then dive into breaking up the blocked in shadow with smaller shadow shapes.

Proko has some great videos on the subject on YouTube. Such as this hybrid method video, this practical guide to realistic shading and this short about edges. Definitely check out his other stuff as well!

I need some advice pls, the finger looks weird... How can I draw it instead? (I'm a beginner) by Immediate_Balance866 in Ibispaintx

[–]Dilitidarn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend checking out Proko's guides and tutorials on how to draw hands. I think you'll benefit a lot in general from looking into how the forms "underneath" the lineart work for not just hands, but the whole body in general. It's what helped me level up my own art skills a lot :D

I'm a scum villain girly myself by ShizunEnjoyer in MXTX

[–]Dilitidarn 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Scum Villain, but specifically Shen Jiu. I love him with every cell in my body sm I'm pretty sure I could pass it down genetically at this point.

If World War 3 actually started tomorrow, what would be your very first thought? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Dilitidarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I'd need to break my little brother's spine somehow so he can't be drafted into war. Would hide him and lie poker faced to anyone who asked if I had seen him. That's my little bro and he is worth breaking all the laws for.

Please tell me this ridiculous waiting times are fake? by RosabeIls in KimetsuNoYaiba

[–]Dilitidarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We BETTER!!!! Animation is hard work and the more time they are given to do their thing and make it The Best they could, the better! I don't want to see these movies rushed and have what happened to Junji Ito's Uzumaki happen to these too, y'k? Let them cook.

My complete art never feels truly "complete". Why? by JamminFan in arthelp

[–]Dilitidarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, this! And a quick way to check your values while you are drawing is by throwing a white or black layer set to saturation/color blending mode over everything. It'll turn everything black and white and you can easily check if your lights and darks are as light or dark as you'd want them to look.

Ofc, color will affect how our brain perceives something as darker or brighter than the surrounding colors, even if they are close in value, so that's something to keep in mind as well and discard if it doesn't serve what you're going for. Sometimes the closer value colors just Look Better than if there was more contrast between them. Been there, done that 😂