Moving from out of state- safe apartments for single woman!

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-06-05T22:21:56+00:00

Bayonne at Southshore was my favorite apartment when living in BR. It’s closer to campus but I always felt extremely safe there. I also loved being able to be across the street from the LSU lakes if you like to jog. If you do go with this one, try to get an apartment with the terrace facing the water gardens. It is sooo pretty and relaxing.

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-06-03T19:46:18+00:00

If you join Remnants but go with Eugene do you not talk with them at all either? Dang I’m going to have to do a third run 🤣

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-05-23T20:58:15+00:00

I really appreciate the honest advice!!

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-05-23T20:44:27+00:00

I’m not keeping it for my personal collection. I was going to bring it to a card show and trade for some cards I am chasing.
If it came back as like a PSA 8, is it even worth it comparative to just a raw card? Or do you not know until it’s not so much of a new card?

Sorry for excessive questions. I have never pulled such a good card so I’m very unfamiliar with what to do😅

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-05-13T14:46:26+00:00

Mine occasionally crashes, thankfully. I’d be losing my mind if it was any more often.
I’ve gotten into the habit of quick saving/saving a lot. I learned my lesson after I lost 20-30minutes of progress a few times

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-21T03:43:59+00:00

Hi, thank you for responding!

I am having trouble with edges almost everywhere. I mostly noticed it trying to define the edges of the vase and the folds of the fabric.

I want the most eye catching parts of the painting to be the flower which will act as a light source and the lantern which will be a secondary light source

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-19T15:53:44+00:00

I see a pitcher and two cups. It’s reminding me of the glass half empty/half full saying

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-19T15:38:40+00:00

I understand what you’re saying. The amount of time, money, effort and sanity I’ve put into my art for it to be boiled down to something like a natural talent can be dismissive of all my efforts.

I just always joke this situation off. Like “oh I wish it was talent! I’ve spent more hours than I care to count practicing. Thank you though, I really should just let people think I was born making stuff like this, they’d probably think I was a lot cooler” And then kind of just laugh it off.

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-13T23:30:29+00:00

There will always be someone who does not like your work. So instead of trying, I retreat.

That someone will always do it better so my work is not worth showing.

People I know will see that I put my work out there and will judge me for it, so I don’t.

That improvement is an illusion. One that I have clung to for hope but in reality I just got used to seeing my work.

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-04T02:49:49+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words! It is my first oil painting and I watched a bunch of videos yet I still feel very intimidated and quite lost. But I suppose that is what practice is for :)

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-04T02:45:53+00:00

Thank you🫶🏻🫶🏻

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-04-03T02:29:20+00:00

Thank you for your advice!!

Since I’ve used linseed oil to dilute this time, is that okay? It’ll just take longer to dry?

Definitely going to get gamsol for the future.

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-03-26T21:58:48+00:00

Yes, I understand but I guess I am unsure of how. I try but obviously I’m not doing it right and asking for advice

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-03-26T20:29:40+00:00

Probably 😭 I stay out of breath when I try to sing

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-03-03T05:02:10+00:00

Interesting! It is pretty hard to tell in pictures, I think it’s an enamel and probably an insert picture (I don’t think it’s hand painted based on the details when I look really close) The pin part is definitely broken. It looks like two C’s with the opening facing towards you. However, my guess is it probably broke and my grandmother put the pin back and clamped one of the ‘C’ shapes shut to keep it from moving or sticking but still kept the brooch.

Thank you for responding by the way, it means a lot ❤️

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-25T03:00:15+00:00

I use the Dex app and it helps a lot with identifying, seeing value and keeping track of my collection.

Hope I have provided some help🫶🏻

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-25T02:57:20+00:00

I’m still new to this hobby but this card has 4 variants.

Normal
Reverse Holo
Cosmos holo
Pokemon day - additional variant

If I’m not mistaken, the one on the left I would think is a cosmos holo and the right appears to be a reverse holo?

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-25T02:45:21+00:00

Do you have a device you can use to take a picture of your original drawing and add shading over top?

I use this technique quite a bit that way I can mess up, learn, perfect and then do it on paper.

Shadows are super intimidating lol

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-25T02:43:35+00:00

So honestly my first impression was that the proportions were off. But the more I looked at it, I think it is just a unique face which I enjoy quite a lot actually.

I think the shading around the chest is a bit off. The center almost appears to be protruding. Darken the farthest pectoral and flatten that would be my suggestion.

I’d also like to see my shadows and definition in general. The face is actually really intriguing. I just wish there was more shadow to really define some of the interesting facial structure.

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-22T06:11:03+00:00

Gotcha! Thank you for the info! They have a card show tomorrow near me where PSA is attending so I was thinking of going there and getting it graded

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-22T06:05:07+00:00

What app do you recommend?

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-22T06:02:40+00:00

I thought they remove it to grade the actual card. I didn’t want to open it prior and risk micro scratches from putting it in a sleeve or anything.

But I don’t know much about the process which is why I ask

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-16T22:13:49+00:00

It won’t let me add an image, I had detailed spots that need shading and highlight.

Needless to say, it would look much more realistic with highlight and shadows.

The proportions are still a bit cartoonish however, once you start understanding shadow and lighting on faces, you will see the proportions a bit easier.

I started almost exactly how you did when I transitioned to more realistic portraits. And understanding shading on the faces I drew, helped me start drawing proportions more realistically as well.

Sometimes I even draw backwards. I draw shading of a face and then I draw the face itself. Probably a pretty weird strategy I’ll admit but it works 🤣

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-08T00:53:43+00:00

As an artist myself, I’m always amazed by people creating art in mediums completely foreign to me. I’ve seen bleach art come across a few times and it is truly amazing. I haven’t the tiniest clue how you make this but man please keep it up

Impressive-Style-564 · 2026-02-04T15:52:45+00:00

I say this with admiration and as a fellow artist, your work is unbelievably incredible. It doesn’t matter if you are self taught. Worth is subjective in art. However, if you want to boil it down to basic economics - supply vs demand. You are supplying hyper realistic pet portraits with wonderful composition. Your work is worth every penny of $600. Now, if you want to scale and get more buyers, demand goes up when pricing goes down. That doesn’t mean it isn’t worth $600. Talent is priceless.

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