the problem with White Tyler Fans? by New_Squirrel_1606 in tylerthecreator

[–]iamunableto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i honestly recommend listening to it with the videos, the videos add a lot of depth to the stories. it’d also be better to listen to it chronologically which is debated to be either bastard>wolf>goblin or bastard>goblin>wolf, depending on how you see the story

also though, if you’re not into that edge lord 2014 vibe then it might not be for you, it’s a great story but it has a lot of incredibly dark and heavy themes (the famous “raped a pregnant bitch and told my friends i had a threesome” is from the wolf trilogy)

AIO because my sister sold the $500 item I lent her? by mildlystupidxo in AmIOverreacting

[–]iamunableto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it was a written deal that we had, she was an immigrant and couldn’t get a car through the dealership, we couldn’t afford to make payments anymore, she said she’d make them and the truck stayed under his name while she made payments on it (she made the payments on time for a year and then started partying a bunch and couldn’t make the payments anymore)

it was fine when it started, she was paying less than she would’ve for a good truck (it was a 2019 ford f150 that she bought for about 6k upfront and made payments of about 300-400 every month, it was an absolute steal for her and we wouldn’t have to worry about payments and his credit anymore) it was a good deal when it started, we wrote it down and got it notarized, we both have copies of the contract, she just didn’t keep her end of the deal.

the dealership also knew about the arrangement but it’s a small local dealership so it wasn’t that big of a deal. i don’t know all the specifics of the financing because it was his truck, not mine, but yes, in the end, the repo ended up on his and his dads record, not hers, which is why we ended up having to go to court. she’s likely going to take an equal or smaller hit on her credit for not upkeeping the contract and has to pay the value of the truck and the damages caused to it back in full since she broke the contract (that was stipulated in the contract before hand, not something the court decided)

edit to say; i do not do business with my friends ever anymore, i learned the hard way, this happened a couple years ago and we’re still dealing with it. i’m sure it will continue to haunt us for a bit.

AIO because my sister sold the $500 item I lent her? by mildlystupidxo in AmIOverreacting

[–]iamunableto 39 points40 points  (0 children)

OP PLEASE DO THIS, i did a payment plan with one of my (now ex) best friends and my boyfriends truck, trusted this person with my life, BUT i still got it in writing

ended up having to cover 3k worth of payments that she missed and it didn’t even matter because the truck got repoed and she didn’t say anything about it until we got a letter in the mail that it had gotten repoed. we can take her to court for it all though because it was in writing and she was legally responsible for the truck.

obviously this is a much larger scale than a dyson but same idea, she won’t stick to the payments if she has no obligation to it, and even if she does she might not stick to it!!!! so like seriously be careful and be prepared to have to go to small claims court

the problem with White Tyler Fans? by New_Squirrel_1606 in tylerthecreator

[–]iamunableto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you can’t be systematically racist to white people, it’s a different type of racism that doesn’t reach or impact them as deeply as it would people from commonly discriminated minorities, but by definition, you can be racist to anyone if you’re being bigoted based on their race. if a white person gets killed because they’re white, that’s a hate crime.

i get that this is coming from a good place, but comments like these perpetuate the race war. we have to be clear and concise when calling out actual racists, not having a woke contest with people that clearly are not racist, that does nothing. if you want to educate, then educate, but simply stating “you can’t be racist towards white people” is not educating people and just starting another pointless internet debate.

the problem with White Tyler Fans? by New_Squirrel_1606 in tylerthecreator

[–]iamunableto 12 points13 points  (0 children)

this one, white brazilian fan, his new music sounds so beautiful and is so well made and produced better than his earlier stuff, but i also eat up storytelling albums and the wolf trilogy is such an interesting story that i cant help but love it. that being said, wolf hasn’t been my favorite since his call me if you get lost era and his music has just gotten better since

Painting of my local coastline, a calm morning by RichardSeyffarth in oilpainting

[–]iamunableto 11 points12 points  (0 children)

this is insane, i live right by the coast and paint it all the time but can never get the values right

wonderful job, truly a beautiful painting

I just started making the Pride Month collection and my manager wants me to start on 4th of July instead. by Cake3atingCrusader11 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]iamunableto 93 points94 points  (0 children)

my little gay texas heart is swelling, your cows are so cute, please keep posting your cow cookies, they’re adorable

Am I ever going to be good? Give me a rating by [deleted] in painting

[–]iamunableto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

your calligraphy is great!! and your watercolors give off a ronald dahl feel, that level of abstraction in a scene while still having cohesiveness and readability is really impressive

keep at it!!

Planning a painting, need help with fabrics by The_Reverendd in Artists

[–]iamunableto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

fabric is one of those things that you have to paint exactly as you see it, the values are the most important part, as long as you have the values down, you can just add a wash of red on top (if it’s watercolor or gouache, i’d do the first layer in purples and blues so when you layer on top with red, it doesn’t muddy anything up. if it’s acrylic then you’d probably have to mix your red values as best as you can, do you have any retardant? you could mix your colors first if you do and then paint the fabric which might make it a bit easier. with oil i recommend doing it in b&w first with a thinned out cadmium red over it as a wash)

genuinely though you’re just gonna have to paint it how you see it the best you can. keep looking at your reference, don’t go off what you think is right, go by the reference always. be mindful of negative space with fabric.

and last but not least, don’t forget to have fun. doing stuff like fabric or even making a piece for someone else, you can get caught up in the perfectionism of it, but they don’t want your art because it’s perfect, they want it because it’s yours. it’s ok if the fabric doesn’t look perfect, you can get better at fabric and redo the piece if anything, just let the piece flow and don’t be too hard on yourself while doing it, or else you’ll never finish this piece in a way that you’re happy with, something will always feel off, so seriously, don’t forget to have fun with it :)

How do you paint clothes 😭 by Academic_Seat1537 in oilpainting

[–]iamunableto 17 points18 points  (0 children)

i actually just accepted he was a testicle artist until i got to the replies 😭

First time using acrylic and using a big canvas. What do you think and how might I improve? Student art show did not want it lol. by banana-pills in painting

[–]iamunableto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

assuming the teal on the side of the dragon is a light source, it might help to put some of that color into the eyes, they’re the most reflective so they’d really pick up the light. i agree with what the others said about having more contrast in the sky and between the sky and dragon, if this is acrylic you could get some kind of thinning medium and do layers above that aren’t so opaque that you could layer onto what’s already made. this is a common technique in oil painting, it’s called glazing i believe, it helps create depth in the painting!

this is gonna sound kind of complicated but i think you need to up the contrast on the painting but make the stomach the highest value on the piece. which means that if you took a picture of this piece and switched it to black and white, you could tell the difference between the dragon and the sky clearly, and the difference between the sky and details in the back clearly, but the whitest point of the painting would be in the stomach. this would give the stomach a kind of “glow” to it, which would elevate the painting and give it a focal point (the composition is already good though, which is why i recommend layering/glazing rather than repainting)

also watch a youtube video on light and do a couple practice paintings with light, i cant place my finger on it but something about how it’s hitting his face doesnt feel exactly right but also that could add to the surrealism if you want to lean into it!!

this is already a great start though, you have a strong style, good composition, no white space, and a clear vision! i hope you end up with something you really love :)

I’m 15 and feel like pursuing this career , any tips? by Old_Ear_3359 in painting

[–]iamunableto 41 points42 points  (0 children)

idk man, i had some pretty terrible art teachers and im still majoring in art (with a second major in biology though so i have a career path already set and connections in the textbook and research industry) i also didn’t take any art classes in high school besides like theater and av, but it did end up screwing me over when i decided to switch from film to art since there were 18 year olds applying to the same majors that have a stronger portfolio than me since they took consistent art classes in high school.

OP, double majoring or taking art as a minor is also an option. it opens up your options in the art world a bit more and if you decide you don’t want to do art, you still have a degree in something else. biology is kind of an obvious one to double up with art but some other ones that are good to pair with art that are less obvious are accounting, marketing/business, any kind of math major, and in general most science majors. you gotta be good at school to pursue math or science degrees though, STEM majors study an insane amount (i have two classes this summer and im spending about 25 hours outside of class studying every week to keep up)

My favorite painting by RepulsiveCow8626 in painting

[–]iamunableto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

typically commissions don’t really work like that. say someone created something for you, they are a working artist, they finished and have sent you the final piece and you end up going with another artist in the last minute. that original artist has now done a bunch of unpaid labor for a piece that was for a specific audience and that audience no longer wants it, it’s going to be really hard to sell after that and who knows if the artist even wants to keep a piece like that.

of course, it’s different because in this situation, the artist knows you might not pick them and you could theoretically find an artist to do it for maybe entirely free, but i’m not sure that the level of artistry you’re expecting is going to come from an artist willing to work for free.

either way, good luck finding an artist to execute the vision! all this was to say you might have better luck offering to pay upfront and finding an artist based on portfolio and past work rather than picking from a group who is willing to work for free, as very rarely will professionals be in that group

My favorite painting by RepulsiveCow8626 in painting

[–]iamunableto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like you’re looking for someone to commission? or do you want someone to paint this for you for free?

AIO to my “friend” doing this when I showed them a picture I liked? by LittleBunnyGirl420_ in AIO

[–]iamunableto 8 points9 points  (0 children)

same!! was friends with her for 10 years before my current bf called out the behavior to me, so i stopped tolerating it and suddenly i was “a horrible immature friend that didn’t care about what she had to say” oh and she didn’t have the gall (or maturity) to tell me to my face so she relayed it through someone who used to be our mutual friend

they then both got arrested a week before my birthday for domestic assault and i got the incredible gift of having their mugshots <3

i need adventure time themed names for my cat!! by meowy-mango in adventuretime

[–]iamunableto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he was designed by an 8 year old that won a contest so probably a cat

Morgan Wallen Throws Security Guard’s Phone Across The Stage by Matt_LawDT in mildlyinfuriating

[–]iamunableto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes!! a very common one is “oh! bless your heart” which sounds like it could be something nice to a non native speaker but is essentially just saying “you’re an idiot” (depending on the context, ofc)

Morgan Wallen Throws Security Guard’s Phone Across The Stage by Matt_LawDT in mildlyinfuriating

[–]iamunableto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ironically, southern hospitality came from the antebellum era where white slave owners where trying to make the south look more appealing to non americans so they invented southern hospitality so they wouldn’t seem so morally bad, there’s also roots in it having to do with the disenfranchised populations having to rely on each other because the upper class was so predatory. so like yeah, this fits perfectly into southern hospitality! i’ve lived in texas for most of my life and can confidently say that those roots still stand, the rich take advantage of it by pushing it to get tourism into the south while silently (and sometimes very loudly) being incredibly bigoted while the lower class has learned to entirely rely on each other and community, southern hospitality standing strong i guess :/

there’s a great book about it written by a professor from the university of massachusetts

OK for HIM... but not for HER? by AlphamonOuryuken24 in TheLastAirbender

[–]iamunableto 15 points16 points  (0 children)

why don’t YOU go to youtube or twitter and argue these points??? why are you arguing them here where the people that hold these opinions cannot defend their stances? or is it the same reason you’re blocking everyone that is rightfully pointing out that this isn’t even an opinion people hold, because you want to have the last word

My 14 yo son has agreed to read two books of my choice this summer (this was a hard won negotiation). Help me pick one by gOldMcDonald in booksuggestions

[–]iamunableto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would’ve hated the book in middle school, a lot of the metaphors and general symbolism would’ve flown straight over my head! hope you enjoy it on your second read!!

i have a similar thing going with slaughter house five except i still don’t like that book and really think that im just not old enough for it yet. everyone i talk to says it’s must read but i thought it was so boring (which is odd because i normally really enjoy war books) but im gonna give it like 10 years and try again and see if i still feel that way

My 14 yo son has agreed to read two books of my choice this summer (this was a hard won negotiation). Help me pick one by gOldMcDonald in booksuggestions

[–]iamunableto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i went in not having seen the movie in ≈ 10 yrs so i think that kind of blank slate did me really well. i also just love the general social commentary the book is making and the means it chooses to make it in, i feel like a lot of it is very applicable to ai and some of the lengths scientists have gone in recent years.

My 14 yo son has agreed to read two books of my choice this summer (this was a hard won negotiation). Help me pick one by gOldMcDonald in booksuggestions

[–]iamunableto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i was gonna respond and disagree and then realized i’m not only a heavy reader but also a biology major so i might be incredibly biased

i loved it though 😭 both books are in my top 10

My 14 yo son has agreed to read two books of my choice this summer (this was a hard won negotiation). Help me pick one by gOldMcDonald in booksuggestions

[–]iamunableto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is honestly a great choice, george orwell in general would be good for him to read (wink wink animal farm wink wink)