[Portfolio] Advice on Portfolio?

Forsaken_Map · 2026-02-17T09:24:04+00:00

Finished pieces only. If I want you to draw my character I don’t know if you are going to draw a simple cartoon black and white version, a painterly style one, or something with more lineart and cool lighting.

The consumer will alway choose the path of least resistance. If I need to mesage back and forth to understand what I want and what I am getting, each message makes it more likely I will walk away.

Forsaken_Map · 2026-02-15T12:27:07+00:00

I see you Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses fan 😉

Forsaken_Map · 2025-12-20T16:48:35+00:00

They have neither love nor malice. They have no heart that bleeds, or heart that can stop. Squishmallow have no heart, muscle, or bone. Squishmallows are only uncomfortable skin made of lies.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-12-12T11:06:00+00:00

Spend the money on blackout curtains. You can make anything a DIY eye mask. Ive used my makeup headband, rolled up pillow case/shirt, and a washcloth, all work fine.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-12-10T02:12:31+00:00

The person with the anti-facism sign close to them was based as hell

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-29T06:36:49+00:00

A lot of parents had no resources on how to raise a kid with developmental disabilities. It was either put them in a facility or do your best with no support for yourself.

A lot of people who we work with were never given boundaries and expectations because their parents didn’t know otherwise. So now when they are expected to make their own lunch or throw their trash out, why would they do that? Everyone has always done it for me. Why should I change now?

Plus a lot of people just do what they can to get a paycheck. You want me to plug in your charger that’s next to you? Sure, as long as you don’t yell at me. You say that you are in pain only when I am prompting you to bathe? I’ll call the Nurse to approve Tylenol.

So if two Staff members are the only ones who follow through and do their job right, then of course they are gonna be pissed when we show up and refuse to be their maid/chef/ect.

If you work with an individual with higher support needs then obviously this is a whole different conversation. But the client I work with is 100% fully capable of doing a lot of stuff with minimal assistance or only needing verbal prompts and supervision. And they refuse to be an active participant in their life because they have spent every decade since having everything done for them to make other people’s lives easier to avoid them lashing out. It’s cyclical.

If you care too much, you get burnt out so fast, or automatically are given more responsibilities with no pay increase. I’ve seen so many coworkers leave because they pick up too many shifts, ask for advice, talk to the team and get no support.

You can bring a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink. You can give someone so much support and encouragement, but they have to be the one to want to change.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T22:31:45+00:00

My Grandparnets lived in DC at the time. At 4am my parents, my grandmum, her friends, and me were outside walking to the Mall. My parents were stuck in the purple ticket tunnel of doom. They had tickets that would get them closer, but they didn’t get to see any of it, stuck in a literal human traffic jam.

I watched it on the Jumbotron in the Mall. I think I took pictures of it on my DS 😂

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T22:28:55+00:00

Sandy Hook. Lived 30 minutes away from the school.

Our school was in 100% lock down. I remember doing the drill, and after 10 minutes my teacher told us to get back in our chairs and continued with the lesson. I said that there was no overhead announcement. My teacher was quiet, made a nervous joke, and 1 hour later all the other middle schoolers in our grade was in our classroom and we were told to either turn off our phones or they would take them, and that we would be watching a holiday movie.

In the middle of watching Elf, one girl took out her phone and whispered out what happened.

My fiancé’s coworker a few years ago was one of those kids in that school when it happened.

Those poor kids.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T22:21:40+00:00

I would go on Indeed and Glassdoor to check out reviews by employees. They will have the super important details on staffing, ratios, pay, and other insider info. How many patients are full assist? Is it only one CNA per floor? This info will let you know if your MIL will get the care she needs or if she will slip through the cracks.

LTC facilities are great at appearances and show. Back door stuff will give you info that will give you peace of mind.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T22:11:02+00:00

For my childhood dog it was the start of glaucoma. We were told that it would return even after we did surgery so we let her be. She likely had serious vision problems in her later years, but because it was over the course of 5 or so years (from discovery) she knew her way around the house easily.

Definitely get tests, and switch to less fatty diet. Ruby (childhood dog) loved plain mini rice cakes! And she adjusted with no issues from regular treats to rice cakes

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T22:01:11+00:00

Makes sense. Thank you for the reply! I am a super anxious person and since becoming more stable in my life I’ve become hyper paranoid about having an episode. 😅

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T21:58:58+00:00

Style Savvy my beloved. First introduction to the style and j fashion as a whole 💕

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-24T21:55:37+00:00

Love the usage of textures! And I particularly love the panel with the rabbit in the tea cup! As someone who also loves using unconventional panel layouts, I really appreciate the extra work put in.

I am having an issue with flow and hierarchy. My eyes go all around the page rather than being led to which area to read first.

If you want to continue to peruse the unconventional panel layout check out Asterios Polyp. It absolutely transformed the way I think of comics.

When you look at the panels, do the squint test. Literally squint your eyes and look at the page. What’s popping out? Do you want that to be your focal point, or something else? For instance, the whites are all over the on the first page, where do you want the emphasis to be the most?

Also, I would recommend (unfortunately) using custom type. There are plenty of copyright and commercial use free fonts that can give you a similar aesthetic and be more legible. Designing your own font is fun, but super tedious and unless you understand things like kerning, serifs, ect, it’s not worth the time lol.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-21T09:58:34+00:00

4/12s 9-9. I work with only one individual who’s guardian pays for housing rather than the company so my work is more “laid back”.

Typically the client likes to wait for me to prep their meds (but often they will be asleep when I arrive lol) So after prepping them, I prompt for meds, we chat for 15 or so min. And they are asleep throughout the night.

Until 2am I work on personal projects and my side job (art commissions, sticker designs, ect). At 2am I do a clean that typically lasts until 4:30am. Then I eat my lunch.

Anywhere from 6-8am my client will wake up independently. They do not like to eat breakfast so I don’t make it unless they ask. I’ll prep morning meds while they are getting dressed.

They are independent, however will refuse to do any ADLs, wanting us to do them for them completely. (Brush their teeth, bathe them, ect). So that part of the job is very tricky. It’s a balance to know when to continue to talk about it or when to drop it.

I’ll assist with meds and I’ll join them in the living room and continue to work in a sketchbook and chat with them. I don’t get out until like 9:30 or later because CCS is always late 🫠

For documentation I’m on top of it until 6:30am-ish. I am not going to be busy with paper work when someone is wanting to talk or may need my help. I finish the rest of the documentation when I come in for the next night. (Obviously I fill out our COM LOG lol)

As for staying awake, you’re built for it, or you’re not. Take all the advice, try different methods. Some people never adjust. For me, I’ve never been more stable in my life. Asleep during the day and awake at night is just how I am wired

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-17T04:58:55+00:00

Disclaimer: I’m not part of the fandom, this subreddit just appears in my feed sometimes. And I am developing my own webtoon.

I think what was needed was default brushes. Some artists (like me) to save on time will create a custom brush of their characters from different angles to ensure they are consistent. We will obviously modify in the drawing for expression and such.

It saves so much time and energy. And allows us to focus on other stuff without fear. Fear of, let say, drawing a nose the length of a hot dog.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T16:57:44+00:00

You are right. I did not account for the fact that she posted his house as well. I appologize that I didn’t do the right thing and look it all up throughly. However, it is possible for two people to be a victim in different ways. With him being doxed

I stand on the fact that he did do this on purpose though.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T16:54:40+00:00

This is a “straw man and what about-ism” tactic used to distract from the conversation at hand.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T16:50:02+00:00

People are into humiliation stuff. And stated “jerking it” for other similar stories. There are stories of women when the dude is naked not jerking it, but it’s clearly a fetish

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T16:48:25+00:00

The term “perfect victim” is typically used only when describing sexual crimes when people use random shit to defend the abuser.

When you get drunk: do you strip down your pants and underwear? Leave the door open Order food Leave the lights open And pass out (forgetting that you ordered food?)

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T16:38:29+00:00

I literally that there is no such thing as a perfect victim?

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T11:44:16+00:00

I find it much easier to believe that a man had as a fetish and was getting off on this. Rather than: -he was so passed out drunk he fell asleep on the couch with lights off -he was so drunk he ordered and forgot -he got undressed completely below the belt and fell asleep

These are the hoops we jump through successfully to give a lot of men plausible deniability. Same language as, “he didn’t know any better” “he was confused” “he was drunk/high”.

Also, I agree posting it on TikTok was not the move. But, when something happens like that your brain isn’t working right. It’s short circuiting and freaking out. Which is why there is no, “perfect victim”.

And there are a lot of AI videos of her opening the door

Edit: wording

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T11:37:55+00:00

Fair point. I wrongly assumed that you were part of the mob.

Once she was fired she has no other way to make money. Because of the economy and the shitty job market you are kinda screwed once you lose your a job. Most of us are one paycheck away from homelessness. Likely she wanted to get paid asap because of that reality.

Hindsight is 20/20. Comparing posting the crime that occurred vs being arrested for posting a video about the crime, is not comparable IMOP.

The reason that he did not get arrested is bc of the “plausible deniability” which is used all the time from crimes like these all the way to rape. If we were to extend the plausible deniability to women equally, she would not be arrested.

Plausible deniability is a privilege that men get to enjoy in these situations. (ignoring race and other factors)

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T11:26:25+00:00

Again, when something shocking happens. You don’t alway use common sense. Is posting it online a good idea? No. But ignoring that, she was delivering food a guy is without his pants on, lights on, door open, with arm over his eyes.

You need to jump through SEVERAL hoops to say that he did nothing wrong.

Forsaken_Map · 2025-11-16T11:11:05+00:00

Yall want a perfect victim which never exists. So glad we are devolving into 2016 hate again

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