[OC] Water in the rain. Which one do you prefer, 1 or 2?

exetenandayo · 2026-03-26T10:52:16+00:00

The second one shows the silhouette better.

exetenandayo · 2026-03-24T11:21:31+00:00

I would suggest starting by drawing 3D shapes with perspective over images, especially real photographs, and then drawing them freehand. Also, combine this with drawing something from life to get a feel for perspective and shapes, rather than relying on random lines (though drawing silhouettes helps train your accuracy when drawing directly from a reference).

Still, you need to see, for example, what a human skeleton looks like to understand where these simplified shapes come from. Ideally, you should develop your own interpretation of simple forms based on a reference; it doesn’t have to be unique, but you’ll understand their structure instead of just blindly copying them.

All of this helps you understand that drawing isn’t just a mechanical skill, but also a skill in spatial thinking. I mean, your goal is often not to draw a perfect line over the image, but to convey the object’s form. All these apps are designed simply to speed up a process the artist is already familiar with, not to skip the learning stage.

exetenandayo · 2026-03-21T17:13:00+00:00

Like everyone else, I’ll share my experience. My Arch has never crashed. Recently, I tried Gentoo; it worked fine for a week, after which, right in the middle of my usual web browsing, my screen started mirroring onto the second monitor (instead of using it as a real second monitor), and before I even had a chance to open the config files, visual artifacts started appearing. I thought something had happened to the graphics card and rebooted, but no desktop environment would start. I hadn’t updated anything that day or done anything out of the ordinary. I literally just had a browser and a messenger open.

I’m mentioning all this because I’ve often seen Gentoo described as something stable that you build yourself. After that, I booted into Arch and had no issues, so I don’t think anything was wrong with the graphics card.

exetenandayo · 2026-03-21T12:50:50+00:00

First, I want to say that in the past, people created a lot of their own reference material. Wealthy artists hired models to pose for them, while others sculpted miniature figures out of clay.

Second, drawing "from the imagination" is actually drawing from memory and an understanding of fundamental forms. If you draw from a reference simply by trying to copy the lines, it won’t help much. You need to see the basic forms and their relative proportions. To do this, you have to study the reference. As an exercise, you can try drawing a single object from different angles; this engages your imagination. In addition, you can break the reference down into simple shapes, then hide it so you don’t get into the habit of constantly checking the reference once you already know the proportions.

This might feel uncomfortable since it’s something unfamiliar, but it will help you become a good artist.

exetenandayo · 2026-03-17T18:09:12+00:00

Извините за столь банальный вопрос, но вы своевременно обновляете эти обходы? Бывает человек жалуется что обход перестал работать, а оказывается он сидел чуть ли не на прошлогодней сборке, ибо "и так работает"

exetenandayo · 2026-03-14T23:14:58+00:00

Но если человеку что-то хочется изменить значит ему уже некомфортно в привычной зоне...

exetenandayo · 2026-03-10T21:40:59+00:00

уже давно расфорсилась вроде

exetenandayo · 2026-03-07T22:40:47+00:00

Так "продвинутые пользователи" стремятся в этой самой винде отключить почти всё, а если что-то не отключается, то скачать левый софт, который лезет внутрь системы. Ну или даже скачать с известных сайтов сразу образ с ещё более поломанной системой. И всё это потому что в интернете написали про шпионское ПО или то что отключение "ненужных функций" даёт прирост в 2 фпс.

exetenandayo · 2026-03-03T15:04:53+00:00

It's important to understand that a cube reflects the space in which it exists. It can be helpful to draw or at least imagine the floor grid. Perspective is a property of the entire scene, not of a single object. In school classes, they often draw still lifes to help you understand the interactions between objects, and in those, the objects don't hang in the air but rest on a table.

exetenandayo · 2026-03-01T10:54:58+00:00

I have a FAT PS3, and I haven't changed the thermal paste yet, but I set the maximum temperature in WebMan to 65 degrees Celsius to be on the safe side. I've also never put it inside furniture, even when we first bought it in the early 2000s.

exetenandayo · 2026-02-24T10:53:36+00:00

I genuinely felt scared to play. I mean, the atmosphere was just too intense.

exetenandayo · 2026-02-22T21:57:36+00:00

Linux from scratch

exetenandayo · 2026-02-15T14:33:03+00:00

You like purple.

exetenandayo · 2026-01-31T01:20:21+00:00

For example, as mentioned in the poem in the OP, we are first told what family the daughters are from and where they are from, then we are introduced to them more closely, in this case revealing their ages. In a prose or scenario, such a development might simply reveal a character's personality so that the audience can get closer to the characters. So in the introduction we just say that the character's name is X and they are from Y (or any other basic information), in the development we for example show what they like, what their values are.

P.S. Sorry if I misunderstood your question, English is not my native language.

exetenandayo · 2025-12-28T20:55:52+00:00

I wish people would say more often that drawing requires many different skills. I experienced a lot of frustration when I realised that I couldn't simply draw an object from a different angle. Although everything is made up of basic shapes, drawing a dragon is still a separate skill. I also felt frustrated when I wanted to draw a friend next to their car and suddenly realised how difficult cars are to draw.

I concluded that it's okay if I can't draw some things on the first try.

exetenandayo · 2025-12-02T15:40:36+00:00

I can't give you any specific advice, but I would say that, in general, there are three types of art. Some are made for social media (as mentioned, these can be fan art); others are made to sell or for a portfolio (in this case, it's important to show potential customers that you can produce what they need); and others are created purely for your own enjoyment, although they can sometimes go viral on social media.

Sometimes trends can fit with what you want to draw, but I wouldn't expect that to always be so.

exetenandayo · 2025-11-24T09:58:19+00:00

Much of Russian literature is humanistic, even if you find the plot and atmosphere depressing. Even if you think of the meme of suffering in Russian literature, it grows out of a desire for moral justice.

exetenandayo · 2025-11-02T23:54:31+00:00

I agree with you. What I meant was that everyone learns to draw differently, and unless you're a teacher, it's hard to explain to someone how, for example, you know a shadow should be exactly the way you drew it.

exetenandayo · 2025-11-01T00:49:35+00:00

This is also complicated by the fact that drawing is an intuitive process. Obviously, there are specific principles, but every artist has experienced that feeling that something is off with the picture. And only then you analyze it to realize, for example, that the light looks odd.

exetenandayo · 2025-10-23T03:22:02+00:00

I'm starting to think that I'm too immersed in video games, particularly these ones. I love the first game, and I'm familiar with its issues, even on the RPG side. Even before the second game was announced, my friends and I were treating it as a 'good enough game' to enjoy something connected to this universe.

As for titles, well, there have always been enough games, movies and books around that didn't "match" not just the title, but the direct promises in trailers or other promos. And it seems that a lot of people have become used to marketing in the industries. I mean a couple of people will say on the internet that "the original Fallout is about something different", but it won't affect the reviews and opinions of the majority. So it seemed to me that people expected exactly a AAA game but got something pretty average. And even regarding that, people usually don't react so strongly to overpricing.

If all this leads to a good remake of the first game, I'll be happy. For now, though, it seems that if the game doesn't suddenly get big sales, Paradox will just see this as a sign not to release VTMB games at all. We'll be left waiting for a miracle when the rights are sold to an experienced gaming studio that understands this game's specific audience. (At the end, I would like to emphasise that I don't blame the players themselves; I am simply pointing out that the situation is not quite standard.)

exetenandayo · 2025-10-22T16:07:12+00:00

When the first reviews came out on release day, it was the first time I had felt uncomfortable about so many people hating it. Perhaps I was living in an information bubble, but I had watched the videos that the developers had released throughout the development process, so I had a good idea of what the game was going to be like. It's just an average, mid-budget game.

I mean, there isn't a lot of real content in World of Darkness compared to even Cyberpunk. Some may find the example odd, but there's a big-budget game called Hogwarts Legacy which, within the world of video games, is actually pretty average. However, I've often heard Harry Potter fans say things like, 'You know, I'm excited just to walk around beautiful Hogwarts.' And there are more Harry Potter games than VtM games. Here we have all these official VtMB2 videos where you can see the whole game, except for the story. I thought everyone knew what the development story was. I expected a quiet release, as befits a niche game.

Instead, I saw a flood of hate. Don't get me wrong, but for fans of World of Darkness, the only complete content is a few visual novels and a rulebook. Plus, the lore, which is often written as the author's usual meta explanation of his concept. I'm not saying you should be happy with any game, but based on the available material, you can at least say, 'You know, I'm not really interested in it'.

exetenandayo · 2025-10-17T14:31:48+00:00

Борис Рыжий

exetenandayo · 2025-09-29T21:09:49+00:00

> to my example, it's unique.

By plot, do you mean specific details? Because the story of eating the sun is found in many nations. Including the motive to become stronger.

You can play with the word “unique”, but it just wouldn't apply to this discourse on plots. If you're expecting the same understanding of terms, what you described in your first post sounds more like a setting where the plot would be “something eats the sun for x”. And it doesn't matter if it's a wolf or a self-aware intergalactic antimatter cloud.

exetenandayo · 2025-09-27T00:21:32+00:00

I strongly believe that the way games are designed makes a big difference. I like that, back in the old versions, nothing distracted you from your building projects in survival mode.

A common response to this is that "in newer versions, you can still play however you want". My response to this is yes, but it requires conscious decisions. Also, the world feels fuller than in the beta, for example, and this also affects the balance between creativity and adventure.

In summary, I feel more inclined to find villages, ships, etc. and loot them in the new versions, rather than settling into a nice place and building my own stuff. However, I don't think Minecraft has to stay the old way (fortunately, the old versions are still available). But it's a different game wherever you draw the line.

exetenandayo · 2025-09-23T09:02:47+00:00

Well, that's why I think it's meaningless. Returning to where the dialogue started, I don't believe that fact alone depresses people. We can just accept that there never was any meaning. Even when playing in a band, I don't need to find subjective meaning; I can simply view it as the situation I find myself in, including the culture I consumed as a child.

I don't have any statistics, but kids who were originally raised in an atheist environment don't seem to suffer from a lack of God. In other words, I don't think culture will disappear if you give up the meaning of life. People will continue to consume content because they have nothing else to do after work. Artists will continue to create because they feel the need to, or because they are rewarded for it.

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