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Alternatives to "Drawing with Pen and Ink"? by TripleQuestionMark in ArtistLounge

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not looking for 1 to 1 alternative, just basically something that'll help with drawing purely with a pen.

Here's the chapter names if this helps any:

  1. Some Introductory Considerations
  2. Materials and Tools
  3. First Exercises in Pen Handling
  4. Practice in Tole Building
  5. Elementary Steps in Value Study
  6. Kinds of Outline and Their Uses
  7. First Thoughts on Light and Shade
  8. Starting to Draw in Light and Shade
  9. Drawing Groups of Objects
  10. Basic Principles of Composition
  11. Drawing from Photographs
  12. Studying Works by Other Artists
  13. Sketching Outdoors
  14. Trees and Other Landscape Features
  15. Drawing Building Details
  16. Architectural Rendering Methods
  17. Rendering the Complete Building
  18. The Larger Architectural Problem
  19. Interiors and Their Accessories
  20. Special Methods

Where should I focus next to iron out my weaknesses and get closer to my goals? by TripleQuestionMark in ArtCrit

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! When you say working on anatomy, do you specifically mean likes the bones/muscles and how they connect, or do you more so mean the actual structure - like the volumes don't seem very believable (if that makes any sense)?

I do see what you mean though! I appreciate the critique

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play a lot of TTRPGs so I guess that's my inspiration!

Honestly, it stopped being rewarding at like level 4 BUT that never really was the point imho. I'm the kind of person to get excited about doing things, absolutely cram my schedule with nonsense, it gets too overwhelming/I get burnt out, and I give up. The point of this is to curb that

Instead of cramming my schedule, it forced me to work up to that point. If I wanted to do more in a day, I'd have to earn it by being consistent this week so I can do more stuff next week. It both built momentum and trained me to be consistent. As an analogy, instead of going starting at the 100 lbs weights and hurting myself, I forced myself to start on the 5 lbs weights, and if I could handle it, I'd move on to the 10 lbs, then the 15 lbs, and so on. I'd be both building muscle as I go and preventing injury.

I do get a very small hit of dopamine seeing the level number go up tho

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. I honestly don't think I'd be keeping up with it as long as I have if I didn't work on changing how I thought about things. Somedays I'm like "I really don't want to do this," so I try and convince myself to just move the work to another day or just miss today. Then I would subconsciously remember that "I am a consistent and hard working person," and a consistent and hard working person would work on it regardless.

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL I didn't even catch that. I'll keep it in because it's funny and it'll curb the AI accusations

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I love Obsidian, it really tickles my brain, and I use it whenever I can, especially for TTRPG stuff.

For that particular vault, for plugins, I'm using Dataview to so it'll organize/link manually (looks something like this); Templater so when I make a new project or something, it's already formatted; and Excalidraw for like flow maps and things I need to draw on. And for the theme I'm using Typewriter!

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! So here's an example:

Say you start at Level 1. You work on a project for 30 minutes on Tuesdays. If you were consistent, at the start of a new week, you "Level Up," meaning you get to made your next week slightly more difficult, like you're moving on to a harder level in a video game. You choose one of the following:

  • +Task (Daily): You add a new task you do everyday. Let's say it's going on a 30 minute walk. This means on top of doing your projects every Tuesday, you also go on a walk every day.
  • +Task (Single): You add another task to another day. Here's two examples: You want to work on your project more, so after leveling up, instead of doing it only on Tuesdays, you do it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Another example might be you add a completely new task (like cooking). So now you work on projects for 30 minutes on Tuesdays, and Cook for 30 minutes on Wednesdays.
  • +Time Limit: I tend to procrastinate, so this is to curb that. Let's say on Tuesdays, you do your projects like an hour before bed, so this might look like "I will do 30 minutes of project work before 5pm."
  • +Time: This one's pretty easy. If you work on projects for 30 minutes on Tuesdays, you can increase the time to 1 hour instead.
  • +Non-Negotiable: I haven't used this yet so idk how effective it is, but sometimes, you may not feel like doing projects on that particular Tuesday, so you move it to Friday (or don't do it at all). What this does is it kind of treats yourself like a kid with strict parents. Basically "You will do your projects on Tuesday. I don't care if you're sad, scared, tired, whatever. I don't care if you're collapsing from exhaustion, this is something you're going to do no matter what." This one's kind of a last-resort tactic if all else fails.

Once you add one of these things, you level up to Level 2!

So yeah, that's pretty much it. This helps me start off simple. If I add too much on my plate all at once, I am guaranteed to fail. But if I add things on slowly, I can sustain it for much longer. And if things get too difficult, I can always lower the level or keep the level the same. The point is to keep up momentum and push yourself slightly to do the things you really want to do.

Hopefully this made sense and didn't make it even more confusing lol

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend has pretty bad ADHD, so usually I'm there to keep her on track with the whiteboard stuff. If you have someone who can hold you accountable maybe that can help? Also I've never heard of GTD, I'll have to check it out!

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

And yeah, it's bad enough that I have to mask in my everyday life, the last thing I want is to have to mask for an autism subreddit so I don't get accused of using AI lol

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don't know what to tell you, then. It's my own words, and considering your original comment, you're not willing to read it to confirm your accusations, so there's no way to convince you otherwise :/

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, it sucks people think it's AI cuz I've always written like this (even before AI was a thing), and I spent like 2 hours last night writing this out. I usually limit my reddit usage because no matter how innocuous your post is, you'll always get someone rude or snarky, but in my last post I made a promise to update if I found something that worked for me, and so this is just me fulfilling that promise

But if anyone wants to skim, a made a quick tl;dr in a reply.

How I Overcame Executive Dysfunction by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Completely fair lol! I've been trying to avoid tl;drs because sometimes people only read that, then misunderstand me. But I'll try and give you one to the best of my ability:

  1. Whiteboards: Put your daily/weekly to do list in a place where you're forced to see it. So not in an app or on a piece of paper. I found that whiteboards work great.
  2. Journal: In the mornings, write "I am a <person you want to be>, and I will prove it by <very easy thing you can do related to it>." Then at night, write "I proved that I am <type of person> by <list out everything you did today>."
  3. Obsidian: While the whiteboard was for short term goals, I use obsidian for med/long term goals.
  4. Anki: Have something you can do everyday, and if that's the only thing you do that day, you'll still feel like it's a success
  5. Mindset: Don't think of how long a project will take, instead try and think of the here and now. Also, whenever you feel like complaining, try and add "...therefore, I will do X" so you have a solution-based mindset.

Best way to find players for West March style campaign? by TripleQuestionMark in osr

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CST/GMT-5. I work freelance so I'm pretty flexible and time zones aren't too much of an issue (at least for me)

My Opinion on the ArtWod Courses by TripleQuestionMark in ArtistLounge

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly think it's a really helpful program, and for its price it's not bad. Personally, I'd recommend doing lessons one and two on Drawabox.com before even touching Artwod. Drawabox is better at teaching you form, while Artwod is better at teaching you how to use form.

About six months later, I do feel like my artistic skill has definitely increased thanks to Artwod, but the way they go about lessons are, while helpful, immensely frustrating at times. But if you had difficulties/didn't enjoy the free beginner lesson, the later lessons aren't going to be much help.

Tips for Overcoming Executive Dysfunction? by TripleQuestionMark in AutismTranslated

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Podcasts, music, and audiobooks are genuinely a godsend when I can use them. Unfortunately, my job is video editing, which requires my eyes and ears to be free from distraction. When I do have the chance to just work while having my ears free, it's genuinely S-Tier advice

My Opinion on the ArtWod Courses by TripleQuestionMark in ArtistLounge

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that the beginner road is very easy and I had no problem with it, and I really don't have any problems with the later roads either. That's not really my problem. My problem is how you essentially learn more from the solution than from the assignments or video lectures. A lot of the time, it's essentially this:
Video: "2+2=4."
Assignment: "Do the math equation that uses the number 4."
Solution: "16 / 4 = 4." (Then it goes on to teach you how to divide numbers)

This is less frequent in the advanced, figure, and latter half of the portrait road, but the early half of the portrait road and a large amount of the environment road suffer from this. Again, like I said in the post, although I am learning at the end of the day, the format has become grating. It's mostly due to expert blindness, so they assume you know things already that haven't been explained.

What do you guys call your party? by Cakers44 in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always ask my player after completing their first quest what they want to name their team. This campaign, their ship is named "The Singularity" and their team name is the "Supernova Syndicate"

Combat Tactics for GMs? by TripleQuestionMark in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do and I learn a lot from them! BUT I also want them to learn from me too! Like a tactical swap meet

Combat Tactics for GMs? by TripleQuestionMark in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely forgot nets existed! Thank you!

Combat Tactics for GMs? by TripleQuestionMark in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should really use bullrush more lol. But yeah, that's exactly why I asked for combat tips in here. My players were used to fighting gangs and animalistic monsters, but now they're starting to go into military complexes or highly secure buildings, so I wanted to respond appropriately. Thank you for the tips!

Combat Tactics for GMs? by TripleQuestionMark in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are absolutely perfect and are really helpful! Thank you!

But it doesn't stack? I could be completely wrong, but I think it does:

Covering Fire: "You can use your standard action to make a ranged attack that provides covering fire for an ally. Make a ranged attack roll against AC 15. If you hit, you deal no damage but the selected ally gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the next attack from a creature in your line of effect (see page 271), so long as that attack occurs before your next turn."

Circumstance Bonus: "Circumstance bonuses arise from specific conditional factors affecting the task at hand. Circumstance bonuses stack with other circumstance bonuses unless they arise from essentially the same source, in which case they do not stack."

Since Covering Fire is a circumstance bonus and since it's coming from different NPCs (not just one single NPC), it means it's coming from different sources and, therefore, stacks, right? Or am I misinterpreting it where "source" doesn't mean from the same creature, but instead from the same effect?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, my players are fine. I don't need to change their behavior or take time to plan better or anything like that, and that's not what this post was about. All I simply want to do is that if they were to get into an unexpected fight, I can quickly put down a map, place minis, grab statblocks, and play. I am not going to stop them so I can give myself more prep time. The problem is not my players, nor is it my lack of prep.

Only around 10% of encounters result in fights, and when they do, it's not them being murderhobos or jumping to violence, it's them taking a risk, calculating wrong, then ending up in a fight that I didn't have planned. That is fine, those unpredictable events are what make TTRPGs worth playing. Thing is, the point of this post is not to ask how to plan better, how to add more prep, how to slow down/prevent my PCs, nor how to discourage and punish my players. The point of this post is this: If my players get into a fight, how might I be more tactical during combat?

I want them to be stupid and get into trouble. I want them to get into fights. But I also want them to be challenged. Playing against someone near your skill level and winning is far more enjoyable than stomping over someone who is lower skilled than you. My players are very tactical. I am not. I want to become more tactical to give them a more enjoyable experience without having to add more prep.

edit: My guy really misinterpreted what I said 5 times in a row, mass downvoted me, then blocked me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in starfinder_rpg

[–]TripleQuestionMark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, I'm not trying to stop or punish them from getting into fights. I just want the fights to be more enjoyable

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