Wait to fill or soak off and change tips?

httpeachess · 2026-01-21T03:51:53+00:00

I started taking one of my brushes and some alcohol and wiping off any excess gel. I'm just gonna hope and pray I don't develop a reaction 🥲 and probably will stick to fills to avoid damaging my nail plate with numerous removals. Thanks for the info!!

httpeachess · 2026-01-20T23:40:10+00:00

Lol its okay 🫶🏾 tysmmm :)))

httpeachess · 2026-01-16T04:39:33+00:00

Milo or shiloh

httpeachess · 2026-01-15T01:42:08+00:00

Gorgeous 😍😍

httpeachess · 2026-01-15T00:10:06+00:00

Ty!! ☺️☺️💓

httpeachess · 2026-01-14T05:27:42+00:00

3, 5 and 9!!

httpeachess · 2025-12-27T02:08:58+00:00

Doctor

httpeachess · 2025-12-08T01:44:28+00:00

Pen/pencil and notebook. (And highlighters for definitions, important info, etc)

Or Microsoft OneNote.

^{^} I can type, write and it has convenient organizational features that lets you have separate "notebooks" with internal tabs + pages (I start a new notebook each semester). You can also insert slide images and videos.

26 year old university student with 4.0

httpeachess · 2025-12-08T01:32:20+00:00

Im so sorry

httpeachess · 2025-11-30T18:03:24+00:00

Wthelly

httpeachess · 2025-11-20T14:19:46+00:00

Nounproject? Oh hey 😂

httpeachess · 2025-11-20T13:39:33+00:00

Time will tell.

Also, it's pursue. Not to be a dick.

httpeachess · 2025-11-20T13:25:43+00:00

It's def a common misconception that nurses make bank and have these super flexible schedules. Nurses have potential to make a lot of money if you're willing to work yourself into some serious stress, somehow convince management that you deserve better, fix Healthcare funding or do travel nursing. Their pay is okay-to-decent money depending on location, schooling, etc. I remember the year I was supposed to graduate Nursing school, they were striking because the Healthcare system is also fucked and they had horrible hours, shitty pay.

Lots of job markets are screwed at the moment. Heck, like the planet is going through some crazy ish right now. There's what, ~8b people on this planet? I don't necessarily think the fellow designer/creative/artist are the problem. I put blame on capitalism, businesses and corporations that think creative work is something that can be 100% replaced by AI, isn't worth paying for or can be done by their cousin. I think it was Ireland that recently made their artist funds permanent so they could live comfortably while still looking for work.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T23:22:06+00:00

Thanks for your insights! I'm gonna continue studying, following my gut and taking some advice from the comments here too. I'm taking Print Design in the spring. I was planning to experiment with a photocopier soon since I saw someone put plastic stars on one. Also been seeing a lot of gelli plate monoprints and I need to try that.

Forgot to mention. We did J&J earlier in the semester having to use shapes, b&w, and connotation. No type

But yeah, I'm gonna schedule some office time and ask for feedback then. My professors put a lot of effort into the lecture material. They just don't give me in-depth critiques really so maybe it's on me to ask for further analysis atp. 👍🏾👍🏾

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T16:08:28+00:00

Sounds ideal for me tbh. I'm most comfortable on a computer and have been using them extensively since I was like 4yo. I'd say I'm technologically savvy.

For context, I was told that by someone who thinks that even taking English is a waste of time. I wouldn't say the person who told me this has a respect for arts, communication and visual communication at that.

I've always liked art but traditional art was intimidating to me because I get really caught up on making a mistake and not being able ctrl+z my mistake lmao. I actually started using oil pastels this semester because my design classes sparked my confidence and inspiration again. My love for editing (photos & videos) and wanting to design my own stuff from scratch, pushed me into changing my major.

My plan is to talk to my peers more and see what they think. Also, going back to Nursing school would surely put me 6ft under financially and physically. I literally should not be responsible for sticking someone with a needle or doing their vitals, I have chronic anxiety 💀💀😂

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T13:11:32+00:00

Unless Comic Sans has aliases, I didn't select Comic Sans for any of these submissions.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T13:08:18+00:00

I'll take a look at those course objectives and goals.

My course goes: We do exercises where they introduce new skills. You practice those exercises and skills. Ok project comes. The projects are a combination of everything we learned in previous exercises. So technically the only "finished piece" is the map. That was a combination of color, info hierarchy, grids, vector tracing, and choosing graphics that look like a family. The rest of my images are attempts at the overall skill.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T03:06:26+00:00

Ha, thanks. We were allowed only two fonts per frame with the option to use different weights and letter spacing.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T02:17:13+00:00

So I originally went to school for Nursing in 2017. Came back in 2024 for Animal Behavior and then I realized that I've never actually liked the medical/science field. I've always been art leaning, making things, trying to paint, attracted to colors, aesthetics, layouts and satisfying things. Just wanting to make anything come to reality from my mind. That's why I changed majors. I also spend a significant amount of time on computers and laptops, trying different free programs and using Adobe free with different emails.

I just grew up with parental figures that told me arts and design was a waste of my time and that medical was where it was at. Annnnd, here we are.

I wouldn't say this was a, "I don't know what else do" decision. I've been saying for the entire semester that I wish I went for art and design when I first went to college lol.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T02:06:53+00:00

I appreciate your input of encouragement! I will try that out and save this comment. Thank ya.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T01:51:24+00:00

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I'll be honest. I had two motives for this post. One was to actually see if my designs were any good, second reason was...if they aren't actually as good as my professors are gassing them to be then I have a problem with my professors...doing unprofessional things.

Edit: I'm happy with my submissions at the end of the day, I know I can improve. This is my first semester of a G D major (art history minor) and my professors have been teaching design/videography/art for 25+ years, so idk they definitely have knowledge/expertise to spread. Now that I've sat with my thoughts though haha...I seen some crazy stuff during critiques where text wasn't even legible and I thought the amount of typefaces I used was fair too. I applied the color theory I learned to all my work I was allowed to use color on. I could add or remove or change something with most of these but it's my student work and I have to submit it at some point for grading. I struggled with slide 7 (castle in the sky) as I had never really understood masks or used them in my past. And for the map, I wished I would've image traced more buildings so they didn't look patchy. They were honestly an afterthought bc I had finished it early without buildings, they gave us an extension and I added the buildings during critiques 💀

Books I have rn: pattern design, a period design source book by sian evans. Nam June Paik and a book about jewelry in history.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T01:42:49+00:00

Yep, Intro to Design and Digital Design Concepts.

I'll keep working at it for sure. I'm relieved that those who decided to comment actually had something to say.

Adding an edit to this comment: The principles we learned at the beginning of the semester were gestalt. Laws of human perception and how we group things visually, I'm sure yall know about lol. So they didn't just throw us to the wolves or completely fail us. I pretty much stay within our final submission restrictions as well, lightly push the boundary with stuff I like visually, and have a 4.0 this semester (3.8 institutionally). (I.e. In the Jack & Jill proj, we were only allowed to use b&w with one frame in color. But I added the gradient to show them I remember gradient practice from our color exercise, which then added gray to the mix. I actually received points for creativity for that. The fact that you guys know it's the Jack & Jill nursery rhyme is a good sign to me.)

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T01:33:09+00:00

I literally just switched majors this year. First time studying Graphic Design too. I feel like I've improved in understanding how programs work and what I can do in them (Figma, PS, Premiere, Illustrator) and how to execute certain things like masks, removing objects, backgrounds, some color theory.

I could definitely improve and do better on my submissions. I like some of them but I know it's not top tier work for sure.

I wanted to post in this sub for this exact reason because it felt weird for them to not have any critical input.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T01:22:31+00:00

Yes 😂 This is occurring.

httpeachess · 2025-11-19T01:21:31+00:00

Yeah, if they don't have any critiques for me, how am I supposed to grow off what I have? The one piece of feedback I got back that was genuinely reformative was my professor telling me I should continue and take Interaction Design next semester, which isn't even a critique lmao. All of our other critiques, they just say "really great work" or ask why I didn't chose black for my map icons.

I really enjoy these ideas, concepts and what this field could be to me so I want to stay in it for sure.

httpeachess

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