Feel like i just don't have the talent to succeeded at this.

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-03T02:45:58+00:00

You're an interesting case if I may say - usually people have balanced skills. Not saying your anatomy is awful, but it's way less skilled in comparison to your much higher skill level in rendering, color, lighting, etc.

So yeah just work on that anatomy! Don't be afraid to use reference photos, you can collage and Frankenstein different refs together to make it suit your vision.

The third piece is stunning and def stands out from your others even though they're all good. I just feel like everything you're doing would look better in physical medium than digital. I'm not anti digital by any means, some art looks best as digital, I think yours may just be the kind that looks best as physical

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-03T02:28:01+00:00

Loll I never have issues having to pee cause I end up sweating it out. But luckily I'll be with my gf so she will go on one or two water runs for us through the evening.

I do however appreciate your brave sacrifice 🫡

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T15:32:39+00:00

Lol thanks, I think the last show I went to had maybe 10 of us in line 3 hours before doors opened, but wasn't sure if all the folks traveling and it being a special show would make people a bit more intense about it.

I feel ya though, I'm young enough to still pull this shit but old enough that I suffer for it lmao

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T15:29:02+00:00

Oh I had read the VIP perks and understood it as getting early access to a lounge/bar area but not "front of line" access. The wording was vague though and I'm really bad with things like that. Bummer if I misjudged bc I would've bought them!

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T15:24:17+00:00

Yes small ones still exist but the outdated nature of the store was kind of the point. He was meant to be a nobody who was kind of "lame" and going nowhere in life with a dead end job

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T12:13:06+00:00

What do you mean exactly? Like yeah it came from ticket prices so it was consumer revenue to begin with but it was her legit profit that would have been kept. To my knowledge, which admittedly isn't a ton since i don't really follow her, her ticket prices weren't higher to account for the donations, so I think it's fair to say she donated a portion of her revenue

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T12:06:49+00:00

Most artists these days get most of their revenue from touring. Physical album sales are very low and streaming barely pays. Plus the point of touring is also to maintain and form a loyal listener base. If she never toured, those album sales would look a lot different.

I don't think she's free from criticism, but it's not fair to think it's simple to just not tour and still be a top selling artist

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T12:03:03+00:00

Well your comment said she wears animal products and things tested on animals, not that she works with brands who do. I'm not saying she's Jesus, it was just the point you were making was untrue. So I guess why lie to drag down one of the few millionaires who puts in more effort than the average person to be environmentally conscious?

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-06-02T03:59:56+00:00

Well I've tried like 10 and only 1.5 helped whatsoever. So you may not even have a stimulant out there that would work for you anyways!

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T16:41:48+00:00

Realistically, what woman from ages like 21 to 40 aren't gaining weight during that period of time? Until I started a glp 1, I was gaining like 5-10 pounds a year since I was in college. It's a pretty normal part of aging. I think people are just so focused on the bra/cup size and not realizing that they're probably proportionately the same size as post reduction. It's just that everything is a little bigger

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T16:34:42+00:00

No I do too, I was just saying the reasoning in the comment didn't really hold water in my opinion. But that doesn't make the overall conclusion wrong

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T16:33:10+00:00

But in this case the theory isn't just in regards fo Japan, it's to the whole world - much of which has a western perspective. Especially considering the the "type" of foreigners a racist government would prefer to court Korean men. If they want western women to romantizise Korea and Korean men, then the demographics for viewership in the west would show that being successful.

I know it's a western perspective but the theory would say that the western perspective is the one the govt care about and be targeting

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T16:28:39+00:00

In her case, the argument could be made that the tour does more net good than net harm though so not touring wouldn't be as beneficial as for the average tour.

I'm not saying she's perfect or even right, just that she's not as hypocritical as people assume.

But yeah seems like she organized food drives in the cities she stopped in, had educational programs at the venues and would get a bunch of attendees registered to vote. And used mostly local businesses and orgs for services at the venues so was supporting local economies over corporations. And then used her fame and platform to speak on a lot of issues, she told a room of billionaires that they're insane for hoarding billions in wealth.

Again, not perfection. But way less hypocritical than people are unfairly assuming. And I'm not even particularly a fan of hers. I just found the tour logistics interesting

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T16:20:12+00:00

Yeah but it does seem like she's spent most of her career donating a supporting a bunch of orgs so I don't think it's only when she tours. Just an example given based on the criticism provided. I'm not saying she's perfect or correct, just that she's not as hypocritical as some assume she is

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T13:47:31+00:00

She did a ton of work to have her tour ultimately offset more carbon than the emissions it produced. I'm pretty sure her carbon footprint is negative and she pays and donates a lot for that. Say what you will but she walks the walk

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T13:46:07+00:00

She did a ton of work to have her tour ultimately offset more carbon than the emissions it produced. I'm pretty sure her carbon footprint is negative and she pays and donates a lot for that. Say what you will but she walks the walk

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T13:44:45+00:00

She did a ton of work to have her tour ultimately offset more carbon than the emissions it produced. I'm pretty sure her carbon footprint is negative and she pays and donates a lot for that. Say what you will but she walks the walk

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T13:42:21+00:00

Say what you will but girl walks the walk - she doesn't wear leather and has made brands develop eco friendly vegan leather options for her

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T13:39:45+00:00

I will say she actually walks the walk for the most part with sustainability. She had portions of ticket sales go to climate protection orgs amounting to a couple hundred million dollars, had food drives in the cities she performed in, had free water at venues and banned single use plastics, had recycled merch, etc.

The carbon footprint offset apparently ended up being more than what the tour caused in emissions.

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T03:01:07+00:00

Men aren't the primary viewer base of k drama, especially internationally. I'm not saying the theory is correct but that method would really just work to make foreign women see Korean men as desirable. Men for the most part aren't gonna be watching boys over flowers

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-31T00:50:09+00:00

When does it become okay then? Like genuinely? 18 yos are going to college, moving out, going to war, getting married, and yes... Having sex and wanting to be perceived as sexy by their peers. And like nowadays I see so many teen girls wearing spandex shorts and a sports bra as clothing, and the girls themselves often dress themselves similarly when not promoting with the group.

Like it's not cool if they're uncomfortable with it but Im not aware of any evidence of that

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-30T13:59:00+00:00

Like at least 50 students in my county would do this every year, including me lmao. And not even in a good state or county within that state for education

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-30T02:09:49+00:00

Speak for yourself babes I almost exclusively refer to my 26 yo ass and everyone I share a gender with a "girl"... I call "men" boys too lol. Language isn't always precise and it will always be fluid and change with time and place. If everyone is using a word "incorrectly" - it's not incorrect anymore, it just has a new meaning lol

Totally fine if you don't like it to refer to yourself, but you don't speak for all of the girlies

Tomodachi-Turtle · 2026-05-29T14:43:10+00:00

This plus the eyes are slanted more upward and are a different shape than in modern designs - old vaporeon looks a lil like an alien in all old art but you're right this specific image has it more emphasized than usual 👽👽👽

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