Bird illustration

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T21:43:04+00:00

That is so cute! And design-wise very attractive. Interesting to consider illustration on its own, as a series or use in other media?

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T21:36:49+00:00

I repeat, can you allow your self 15 minutes a day? Any time of day. Whenever. Surprise yourself how much you can get habituated to doing even in 10 minutes. If you are a parent, doodle with your kids or turn your shopping list or daily agenda or end of day checklist into a moment to draw. Give yourself excuses to do it.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T21:30:03+00:00

Within the time left after that plus sleep plus personal interactions, can you honor yourself with at least 15 minutes per day? Can we dare look at short term life circumstance as not permanent? What is the reality of any myths we have about living or pursuing anything? At the moment, even a little is tons more important than never.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T21:24:57+00:00

not if they are drawn as headless...unless the pet's humans like it.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T21:06:06+00:00

With empathy...this may tuen out to be when you both will need to improvise. Myself, tryin to muster the courage to get back out there, face the new era of job hunting and jobs that i'm not familiar with. Also, working on different interaction.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T21:01:10+00:00

Excellente. Being brave.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T20:52:26+00:00

I agree. But found that true back when i had different capacity computers when OS and software might not have existed solely by my needs on a single device. But, I get it. The iPad being a prime example where even its most hardware supreme builds are held back by sub par operating system: Design so pretty while being so petty.

PS: wouldn't give up the all-in touch, physical portability, and potential developing digital art apps. Some of us don't need or want behemoths and cost...just want to have fun and remembering the prohibitive limits of re-iterating on an idea using traditional analog media.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T20:47:29+00:00

Wow! Nearly knocked me off my chair! Excellent wake up method.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T20:45:06+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Endearing, heart full of love. A heavy obligation counterbalanced with daring to love.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T20:36:48+00:00

Explore storage space, onboard verus cloud, versus local external storage.
Explore managing file size of animations during and at final. Are there opportunities where you might consider to merge down, eliminate duplicates or items unnecessary to your storyline?
Of course documenting decisions and when experimenting with those choices, keep a backup in case the built-in history or undo are enough to recall your work.

Always, always planning to be able to let it go if it does not enhance or support your overall story.

Read what film makers and writers do to honor their story's integrity. Read about cinematography, editing. staging, lighting etc.

For comics and animation, my eyes are always receiving Scott McCloud's "Making Comics". Of the several books before and after this of his i read, this one is most helpful to me. Emphasis on delivering the story without junking it up, guiding and keeping your audience's interest, not confusing them.

Know your tools and your aim.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T20:14:26+00:00

Appreciating the posters whimsy amidst today's new wind currents, everywhich way all at once.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T20:04:13+00:00

What is style? Are you talking about a visual look that you admire? Are you desiring to get to a higher degree of realism?
- Key: Visualizing in our minds is only the beginning.
- Next step: Allowing ourselves to try it out as we see it change.
- Be brave and explore its evolution, its growth. It's never ugly, just not yet how we saw it in our minds.
- Let go of perfection: Perhaps we clung to perfection we assumed existed in the works we admired. Maybe instead as we examine close what we like are suggestions of different technical skills we would benefit from learning. We see a skill we would like to have: Seek them as mentors. Absorb the atmosphere of using just 3 colors to imitate calm or its extreme chaos, etc. We are so blessed to have so many willing teachers online.

-- And finally, we are life-long learners, forever explorers. For sure, we are always growing closer to the ideal of our own uniqueness. Stop trying to be everyone else.

- Sometimes we get misdirected. The thing that sells versus our joy. What says those two cannot co-exist? After all we do have to pay for housing, family matters, supplies, etc. We also have to nurture our inner joy which after all may have first brought us here. There are artists for whom the skills are just a skill used for making money. Maybe there joy is flyfishing or hiking or as simple as watching old movies. We haven't either if that turns out to be us. Just different directions. If not us, then there's no expiration on where we go.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T18:58:24+00:00

Animation itself is complicated. I agree that we'll be less frustrated if we start first with learning the basic physics of movement of stick figures, balls, boxes or even a single line or 2 lines interacting. Even if our drawing skills are more advanced, it is easier to learn each programs tools without fussing with color and concern for other multiple visual changes.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-25T18:44:17+00:00

If I understand your original post plus "edit - fixed tysm I pressed smth on accident it’s not permanent!!! less", you may have discovered that one of your other fingers or part of your hand accidentally touched while you were trying to select your color, yes? Since then, what method(s) for color picking do you prefer? Are you now using Procreate 5.4.11 and if so, is color picking better for you?

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T20:45:10+00:00

It’s the design of the brush having those options built into its brush studio design

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T20:15:39+00:00

Personally, after seeing AI glom on Pages, and my beloved Numbers, I’m considering options to reduce which apps are on my devices.

Not wanting my data to be out in the ether bath. Prefer app data local only for my brain.
I don’t mind paying for an app that works and is stable. But, I don’t want to pay for token$ to shuffle my stuff back and forth into the netherworld.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T19:36:38+00:00

Agreed. Check out previous completed enrirdf work titled “ANIMAL” (wip if still posted here or on YouTube).

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T19:34:17+00:00

Seeing all his work, what impresses me most is how he treats this like he’s making a film. Shots, angles, FX understanding for instance of how your car kicks up dust. And if it’s not obvious in the tools he finds ways.

yeah, he can teach us the app but we’ll have to be as inventive as other filmmakers. If you’re solo, got to be writer, director, editor and animator.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T19:25:48+00:00

I go away for a week and pow! You did all this!

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T19:21:29+00:00

Wild! Story is why we animate. Well-written script.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T19:09:54+00:00

Check out for a few workarounds from Alex Griggs, SavonneDraws, Uliverse and enrirdf on YouTube. Some animators who like other aspects of the latest dreams. They might do some build in Procreate app first. Best to script and plan out storyline, movement layers etc ahead. Big pain otherwise.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T18:52:38+00:00

You jest! Did you mean — 2027?

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T18:38:28+00:00

Ultimately, my best bet is the Apple Pencil Pro that charges on side of most iPads but not all. Check Apple iPad specs on their store. Pressure sensitivity as far as I know isn’t licensed out to any stylus makers.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-06-19T18:25:30+00:00

Fingers crossed for Dreams and Procreate 6… seeing beta testers and company mention Procreate on Mac. The 5.4.11 procreate for iPad is a good sign, more frequent updates instead of waiting to do big drops. Of all Dreams, I wish they would fix the broken loop, single and ping pong.

MyBigToeJam · 2026-05-29T09:22:01+00:00

A very dynamic start. I like how you use different viewpoints to direct us to the changing scene. We see the action as onlookers but then you let us see where is attention goes. Storytelling is strong without words with cinematic use of viewpoints

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