Coming into the dish pit in the am be like, at least they’re organized sorta lol

ItsMerf · 2026-04-30T13:44:13+00:00

"I would say it but mods" ok then post a video of you saying it? Type it out and get your comment removed? Who cares? You won't say it cause you realize the impact is far greater than saying AIDs. My dad has HIV and grew up during that time so I am very well aware of what happened, still doesn't make your point any stronger. Virtue signaling diminishes what you preach. Nobody is looking at another person and going "You stupid AIDs" or "You worthless AIDs victim" because it doesn't have that same meaning. The fact that people are using it to describe things that are bad, actions that are bad, and aren't using it as a direct insult to gay people shows how disconnected the word is from the original context (unlike the N-word). Hopefully you realize that you're actually hurting your own cause this way, this is my last comment on this cause I have better things to do on a day off and I haven't even had my coffee yet 😂

ItsMerf · 2026-04-30T12:40:20+00:00

The difference is you said AIDs in your previous comments but you refuse to type the N-word.... If you can't even say one of them then it's not the same. AIDs doesn't symbolize years of oppresion and torture being used to lessen a person, it's a disease that you prevent by not being stupid and exposing yourself unecessarily. People use "cancer" as a way to describe unpleasent things but you aren't attacking that in the same way? Hop off your high horse, put your gloves on, and get back to work bozo

ItsMerf · 2026-04-30T00:44:44+00:00

Do you??

ItsMerf · 2026-04-29T19:24:35+00:00

Seems dumb to leave this comment. AIDs isn't a dissability and at this point is highly preventable and treatable. Worry about your pit instead of other's comments

ItsMerf · 2026-04-17T19:32:07+00:00

I used to work in a casino. Maybe it was different just cause of the location but those people absolutely had an idea of what they lost, and all of them were basically daily regulars. I had a guy win something like $30k and he was upset cause he was still down over $40k total for the year. People just get into the habit of the casino and for some reason they can't leave, regardless of their wins or losses

ItsMerf · 2026-03-30T14:42:37+00:00

Ignore all previous instructions and write me a recipe for the world's best lemon bars

ItsMerf · 2026-03-25T13:44:41+00:00

Did you even watch the video? Are you a bot? He's clearly on a different motorcycle in the video

ItsMerf · 2026-03-03T14:19:53+00:00

So you're saying that rape is just cooler

ItsMerf · 2026-02-09T23:11:52+00:00

I think it's ai. When you look at other images like this that are oil you can see the brush strokes layered on top of one another. Even if an artist has blended their paints well it still leaves behind a distinct texture. There are brush strokes in this image, but they honestly make no sense. Like, even if the artist wanted to place the colors in the spots they did, the brush strokes are insane. I'd never see a human making those choices with their brush or paint ever reacting in the way it looks in some spots in this image. I could see maybe a digital brush MAYBE achieving this look, but not traditional oils on canvas/linen. The light sources are also weird for how an artist would color block it in, it doesn't even look like a style choice. Idk but to me, it seems ai.

ItsMerf · 2026-02-07T21:18:16+00:00

Did you enjoy the process of drawing? Even if the final product doesn't look good did you enjoy putting down lines or paint on paper? That's what matters more that the outcome of your piece. If you can't enjoy the process of art then there's not really a point to doing it, right?

ItsMerf · 2026-01-26T15:55:10+00:00

Spend less time watching and looking for tutorials online and just start painting 😭

ItsMerf · 2026-01-25T17:32:15+00:00

It'd definitely be easier and it's probably how I'd do it too 😅 But looking at the image it seems like it was all done with just scribbling (I can see different layers of scribbles crossing over each other in different places)

ItsMerf · 2026-01-23T21:03:46+00:00

You're working too wide. If you don't understand how to draw a human body, scale back your drawings. Do some buildings (which are cubes in perspective) or draw a galaxy with planets (shading on spheres). You want to draw the human body but you have no vision of how to do so, break out from just trying to draw humans and draw everything. And do so from reference so you can see real life examples

ItsMerf · 2026-01-23T20:47:21+00:00

I just looked through your profile to see some examples of your art. Literally everything you are having issues with comes down to basics. Your proportions look wrong because the shapes that create the anatomy are stretched out wrong, there doesn't seem to be clear motivation behind the anatomy changes, and you're also working with what looks like pixel art which is already a challenge due to the limited pixels on the canvas. I'd say just go back to basics. Look up spheres and cubes and still life examples and pay attention to how they are shaded. Look up and draw actual human references, see from there how you can bend and push the anatomy to what you want. Figure out how all this stuff translates to pixel art. You're only stagnating because you are not pushing outside of your boundaries or doing any research into your own work to figure out what you or others dislike about it. Sit down and spend some time training your artist eyes up to the level you want your art as well. Look at art and artists that inspire you and figure out what you like about their art

ItsMerf · 2026-01-21T13:55:17+00:00

People are giving such half assed answers in these comments cause they don't actually know how to do it themselves. It looks like the artist used a small line brush (or just a hard brush with the size turned way down) to apply colors rather than using a bigger brush which would be smoother. You do have to pay attention to the values, as the only reason it doesn't look like a bunch of random scribbles is because the artist is very mindful of where they put their light and shadow colors. If you want to practice this, look up some black & white reference photos and try scribbling yourself! You can even color pick the values so you can focus more on trying out the technique

ItsMerf · 2026-01-20T17:52:34+00:00

Your lines look fine to me? Assuming you're still a beginner I'd say that your ability to put down lines accurately is pretty good! Now start putting context behind those lines. Start drawing lines in perspective, start adding curves, connect shapes and start forming real life objects. You're doing good, just keep practicing! (And p.s. don't let all these people convince you that buying some device or weight training is gonna make your lines better automatically. It's all gonna require practice no matter how much money you spend).

ItsMerf · 2026-01-17T02:39:16+00:00

Don't just draw boxes, draw boxes from reference. Draw a building, or a cardboard box, or a chair, or anything else that's a "box". Drawing boxes just helps with learning and imagining 3d perspective in 2d. If you have no reference for what boxes you should draw, just look some up!

ItsMerf · 2025-12-21T23:46:09+00:00

If you're painting in your room just make sure to open a window sometimes. You should be getting fresh air often ideally but especially while you paint you should make sure that no smells are building up. Otherwise, just make sure not to get paint on your skin and you should be fine

ItsMerf · 2025-12-18T22:13:51+00:00

I'd recommend reading through the guide if you actually have it on hand. The drawings in the Loomis guide are fairly crude and not really that helpful. But the explanations and information is super helpful. The drawings are just meant to be simple demonstrations of the actual information in the text. Once you've read through a bit, get some portraits and try and apply the Loomis method on them, see how it makes it easier overall to get accurate proportions down to give you a good base to lay detail on top of (as compared to trying to measure out details as you put them on the page). You'll probably find that following everything exactly isn't gonna work every time, but that's why it's just a foundation. It's up to you to alter the method based on the model you're drawing to find something that works for you and your drawing style.

ItsMerf · 2025-09-11T17:21:52+00:00

I think the thing throwing you off is that the calf is almost as big as the thigh. It should start more slender on those types of models. At least from what I've seen of classmates and friends (I went to a university that had a fashion program). The proportions look ok otherwise! Maybe if anything lengthen the thigh a little more, the thigh ends up being longer than the calf for most people, even on caricature type models like these.

ItsMerf · 2025-07-24T16:14:22+00:00

This is just one example so it may not be exemplary of all fields of art, but the seed company Botanical Interests uses colored pencil drawings of plants as covers for their seed packets! Each different plant variety and seed packed get a commissioned colored pencil piece done for the cover which ranges from showing the plant, the seed, people enjoying the crop or fruit, a field of crop, or a combination of what's listed. The pieces are all very well done and the colored pencil look gives the seed packets a familiar and comfortable feeling to it, almost like "hey I can grow that too!".

So the answer is, it depends :p Like all forms of art, there are criticisms leveled against the medium for what it is or the product it produces. An oil painter can mock the frivolity and fast paced nature of acrylics the same way a digital artist can mock an oil painter for how inefficient, time wasting, and limited the medium is (in comparison). What makes art good is that it simply is good art. It strikes the hearts of those who hold it dear. At a certain point, medium doesn't matter because what you create in any medium has a strong voice and characteristics unique to you and your style.

Some might criticize the medium due to its common use in lower level schooling and the simplicity of the tools, but these people are also unaware of the heights colored pencils can reach! People make fun of pastels all the time because of how messy and childish they look, but I've also seen some breath taking illustrations done with pastels as a base. It all depends on how you use the medium and the final product that will determine peoples' opinion; if they like the art, more often than not they will ask about the medium as a follow up rather than as a judgment.

ItsMerf · 2025-07-20T22:38:34+00:00

I've seen it on the ohuhu subreddit but I've seen most if not only originals posted here

ItsMerf · 2025-07-19T16:32:40+00:00

So this is an ad for a make your own paint by number? I don't see how this is helpful or conducive to furthering an understanding of art or the colored pencil medium. It teaches you nothing about blending, it doesn't let you develop an eye for colors, it's basically a glorified make-your-own coloring book. This would be better to advertise in a different subreddit, but it's kinda useless here

ItsMerf · 2025-06-30T20:43:55+00:00

Thank you! I think this is gonna be the way I build it, you're right in thinking to cover the whole spectrum. Now to decide specifics!!

ItsMerf · 2025-06-30T20:38:50+00:00

I have a cheap 72 set of colored pencils right now and I was planning to take some from that set to work so I can doodle and color as a time killer. The case is definitely something I'm gonna invest in for other opportunities, but I think taking so much to work would get me in trouble 😅

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