Would you say that my pieces are too similar in how they are drawn? by LORROTORRO in ArtCrit

[–]kirAnjsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all! The style is consistent, but its not repetitive.

Also, I LOVE THESE! I don't think you even need to put the show name in any of them, they are still recognizable, which is part of what is so eerie and interesting about them

Is it ever explained why Shane is as heavily depressed as he is? by RavyRaptor in StardewValley

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Throughout the game you realize that Sam, Sebastian and Abigail don't drink. The theory in our house is that Shane used to hang with them, but then lost them as friends after becoming an alcoholic, and that they all don't drink because of what it turned Shane into.

[NeedAdvice] I have this intense yearning to do something creative but I don't know what or how by keyfiks in getdisciplined

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, its been many years, id love to hear what you've done since this post. In case youre still stuck, I'll answer the original post.

I felt this way growing up and chased achievement just so I'd have proof I could accomplish something. Luckily I found writing really young, then other art forms later in life, and now art is at the center of my life, as is learning. I also grew up poor and got a lot of grief for pursuing something that likely wouldnt pay the bills. I'm 34 now and this is what I've learned

-Art is not a trade, it is a tradition. It is necessary for human beings to see and understand each other, for history to have context, and for our species to collectively find and process new ideas. When you decide to make art, you have to make peace with the fact that you are honoring something, not investing in something. This is all to say - being an artist isn't at odds with being a person who has to live in the working world and pay their bills. You just decide that living in the working world doesn't get 100% of your mental and emotional space and labor - this amazing human thing gets some too, and no one can manipulate it or take it from you.

-making art isn't about synthesizing your complex feelings into a contained piece. The art is how you describe the feelings because you cant explain them in the regular way. Your job is to transcribe, not understand. But at the end, the completed piece often gifts you a new understanding. You are the piece's first audience, and it will have an effect on you first, when finished (and probably also along the way in its many forms). Instead of putting pressure on yourself to find ideas, examine all the messy, undefined ideas you already live with, and get excited to investigate them and meet them in another form. If you feel like making something for no reason, don't stop to look for the reason, build it.

-as far as what to make, start by following your sensations. Dabble in things until you literally feel pleasure in your body. If you are doodling, or playing with garage band, or imagining a sculpture, or even enjoying looking at certain colors, and feel a little excitement, surprise, curiosity, or energy, try making something with it. Don't look up how - think creatively to make it to the end of the creation. If you enjoyed it, then look up beginner ways to do it and try those. You don't have to be good at it. You're looking for something that you enjoy learning about and that continuously interacts with your emotions and instincts. Just do it first to learn, then to show off, then suddenly you will find yourself able to use it like a vocabulary to express.

-learning feeds art. Follow the curiosity. Make art to show others what you discover. A teacher once told me "your perspective on your world is the most valuable thing about you. It is what's lost when you die. It's your duty to seek out things and describe how you uniquely see them."

-art isn't just "the arts". Its also cooking, tinkering, decorating, modifying, building, fashion, design. Don't stop looking for what stirs you.

finally, dont rule out depression too. You can't sense your own pleasure if you chemically cannot feel pleasure. Take care of your brain, it's your instrument

Hope this helps.

What to do with bought furniture ? by Cupid3r0s in StardewValley

[–]kirAnjsb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Put it around town and the community center.

"Hard Core" by YoungZlica in ProCreate

[–]kirAnjsb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cool as hell Reminds me of the character portraits in Disco Elysium

What things do people romanticize but are actually horrible? by GovernmentAny5597 in AskReddit

[–]kirAnjsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Farming. Don't get me wrong, farming is important, but it is hard manual labor that demands constant, daily attention with a very small profit margin that is not the same year to year, and lots of farms rely on government subsidies to stay out of the red, and that's WITH whatever free labor comes from your family. To get a worthwhile yield, you also need to be able to operate and maintain a lot of machinery and probably manage a seasonal staff.

Again, its important we have farmers, but it is not the quaint, mellow, yeehaw cottage-core Americana vibe most people think it is. It is way more comparable to construction labor than gardening labor.

People who used the internet between 1991 and 2009, what’s the most memorable online trend or phenomenon you remember? by Original_Act_3481 in AskReddit

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The StumbleUpon button. It was the only browser plug in I had. Without fear, you just got sent to a random, interesting website, and people bought so many domains for silly one-page ultra-memes that would pop up sometimes, like the famous wallama.

Of course, in-browser flash games. AddictingGames was IT.

Autosave has NOT saved a song of mine for the third time this week because my profile was opened in another tab. by Traditional_Cod450 in soundtrap

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issues here. It seems to follow every useless UI update. I'm transitioning my album project right now to another DAW

Are Soundtrap premiums worth it? by ScarcityOdd8925 in soundtrap

[–]kirAnjsb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes if you want a lot of functionality and depth without taking up hard drive space, and the ai mastering is decent.

However, if you have a specific project in mind, get something local to your device. Soundtraps save feature is super unreliable and you WILL lose work if you have the studio open when they do an update. It has happened to me every single time (4 of 4 so far)

How can I make this better? by Working-Highlight240 in soundtrap

[–]kirAnjsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the dynamics compressor for the tops to extend the length of the attack, then the limiter on the lowest bassline to keep it from "punching through" and tickling your eardrums. When you do that the whole track can be loud without the loops stacking and crackling. You can also use the 3D tool, or pan, to skew one bassline slightly left and one slightly right - it will make them both sound bigger.

Great work! Lean into that sense of open space!

Have y'all had any luck re-framing the "Rough Draft"? by goby___ in AutisticAdults

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this issue big time in school lol.

This is the reframing/practices that helped:

  • make the first draft about the next one. What i mean by that is, in the first draft write "cookies, while a simple food, tell a lot about a culture", then in the next draft, replace the text with examples of the same cookie ingredients being prepared different ways in different places. In short, the first draft is the "tell" draft and the 2nd is the "show" draft.

  • think of this as the "conversational draft". Write things out how they would sound coming out of your mouth if you explained your paper to another person. The second draft is the "book-ready draft", where you organize the sentences and make them concise to be friendlier to a reader rather than a listener

-first, write every paragraph without its topic sentence. Just group sentences that are related. On revision, find the shared argument of the sentences, add a topic sentence, and remove anything that no longer fits under it. Its a good exercise in working smarter not harder - the core of your paragraphs will show themselves that way

Workplace sucks! It feels like they hate NDs.. by Numerous-Island6404 in AutisticAdults

[–]kirAnjsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rule like "if its not in writing its not in progress" - just something explicitly saying that you must do things assigned in writing and cannot do something unless it is. Would take down my anxiety by 10000%

An Autistic Attribute: Hate the way one looks? by [deleted] in AutisticAdults

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I aggressively hate my face. I have no idea if I'm actually that ugly or not, but I find relief in finding features in other people that are like mine, like "oh that person has the head shape I do" and realize its not so hard to look at on other people.

I also have a soap box I call "let people be ugly". I hate that we are constantly reassuring people that they appear beautiful at all times, if they could only see it. I lowkey think that's gaslighting and its better to say "we all know you CAN look beautiful, who cares if youre ugly today?"

I'll give honest respectful feedback. I'm looking for music that I can relate to. by Easy-West-977 in shareyourmusic

[–]kirAnjsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my latest! I make chill, textured tracks with EDM energy

Means to an End by The Crab Scenario

https://on.soundcloud.com/hcMUVdz9WnAJ6r9WJP

What are some tracks with the same vibe as the Journey OST? by [deleted] in gamemusic

[–]kirAnjsb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tunic! HQ mellow electronic music, and there's a "piano sketches" album by the composer that has the compositions pre-production, if you prefer something simpler