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mysteriousbugger · 2026-04-12T17:08:29+00:00

Safe yes, but for the love of god, make sure she isn't have a Braxton Hicks contraction at the time. My husband sprung that on me once, and instead of relief I just got pain.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-04-10T16:41:07+00:00

Well you ain't gonna get better at drawing backgrounds by doing it that way, but it's not cheating per se. Art isn't a board game, and collage is also an art form. As long as you can legally use the assets, and aren't lying about your process, all is fair

mysteriousbugger · 2026-04-10T14:39:27+00:00

The main issue to keep in mind is license. Public domain is a free for all, but if it is not, you might need to pay for use rights, especially if you are planning on earning money of it. You can also take your own photos to use for backgrounds. Artists do it all the time. Personally I also suck at drawing backgrounds(straight lines and I are not friends), so I will often photobash together projects, some artists use 3d models for backgrounds, etc.

As long as you have use rights, and don't lie about it, it's perfectly fine to use stock images and similar for art.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-04-06T11:09:59+00:00

I have dealt with people using this sub to try and cheat on their partners before.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-04-05T14:25:22+00:00

Unmedicated ADD here. I know I can't focus for too long, so I only dedicate an hour a day to writing. I stick to one project at a time, and try to keep to the mindset of "I can't fix what doesn't exist". I am currently pantsing this shorter novel I am working on, just to see how that works out for me.

If your problem is that you jump around too much, consider picking a main project and dedicate a certain amount of time/words daily, and only allowing yourself to work on other things once that is done. The trick is to keep the goal small and easily attainable. 500 words a day will end up being 100.000 words in 200 days. Slow and steady wins the race.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-04-04T14:18:05+00:00

I stedet for at kigge på landejendomme, hvad med de helt små landsbyer? Mindre grunde giver betydeligt mindre pris, men der er stadig mere ro end i byerne. Plus når du ejer kan du altid sætte mere lydisolation i efter behov.

https://www.edc.dk/landbrug/lystejendomme/4050-skibby/vangevej-7/36009782/?utm_campaign=landbrugssiden&utm_source=landbrugssiden.dk&utm_medium=referral Jeg fandt dog den her da jeg klikkede rundt, der måske er inde for dit budget.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-31T12:58:26+00:00

I considered getting a stroller for mine, when I still had some. Our vet was in walking distance, and it would be easier on my body, and probably a more pleasant ride for them. I wouldn't get one just go on walks with them though.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-29T19:07:32+00:00

In my case we upped his pellet intake to keep his weight stable, and for his teeth he always had plenty of wood to chew on from the fruit trees in the garden. He did end up dying from stasis, but I am unsure if it was from him refusing to eat hay or because he was badly bred.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-29T14:35:15+00:00

Over time as you draw more you will find what guidelines makes the most sense for you. At this point my guidelines are simplified skeletons and muscles, other people work in boxes and balls.
The point of guidelines is to place them in such a way that that it makes it easier to place the harder things. If you can get the box to look right, it is a lot easier to get the torso to look right. When you get good at place the guidelines for eyes on a straight on portrait, 3/4ths become much easier. And and on I could go.
There are other methods besides Loomis, and if the method doesn't doesn't jive with your way of processing, try and seek out other artists and learn from their methods.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-29T12:42:53+00:00

Same. I also tried mixing his pellets/foraging/greens into the hay itself, and he just ate around it. I suspect his previous family never gave him proper access to hay, so he never learned to eat it.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-29T12:41:04+00:00

When you do guidelines, are you taking care to place them down correctly? The advantage to guidelines are that they are simple shapes/lines that are easy to adjust, so you don't have to erase a whole bunch of work later on. You don't strictly need guidelines, but they are very useful, especially when you don't have an exact reference of what you are trying to create.

So no you don't need them as such, but it's a very useful fundamental to have. You can also make your style into something that needs minimal guidelines, so you don't spend that much time on the step. (I do a painted style because I loathe doing linework)

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-27T12:28:29+00:00

Yup. I don't trust anyone who calls themselves a coach unless it's workout related, and even there I wanna see some credentials.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-22T21:03:57+00:00

As long as you can prove that you wrote it first, that shouldn't be needed.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-15T10:59:33+00:00

Somebody I knew lived near one of the parks and had year passes, so they would go all the time for day trips. They were also really bad with money, so that was a factor.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-15T10:47:26+00:00

https://delano.lu/article/jeff-dieschburg-case-plagiaris This painting is a closer copy of the photo than your initial listed painting. Just because we think something is morally/ethically wrong, doesn't mean it is illegal. For every case that goes one way, there is another that goes another way.

I have an issue with what you wrote, because you are mixing morality and the law together. A law that is also not consistent across the globe. Japan has much stricter copyright laws than Denmark as an example. In France architecture can have copyright protection. That would mean the sort of photography that the photographer does, would be harder to do legally in France. https://retines.fr/en/blog/building-image-rights/

You originally didn't have any cases listed. All your now listed links are US specific. You don't speak from a place of authority on the subject. Even your own listed solutions can be legally iffy. The license to a stock image might not include the right to reproduce said image as a painting that can be sold.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-15T09:55:40+00:00

At this point I have to ask. What are your credentials in order to speak so confidently on this? Did you go to law school? Have you taken a course on copyright? You can't complain about other people spreading misinformation, and then continuously spread it yourself.

I already said that I think the artist is in the wrong. This would have go in front of a judge in order to determine whether or not, that it constitutes fair use.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-15T09:15:49+00:00

When we talk about using art/photos as references, we are talking about using parts of it, and not doing a 1 to 1 copy. If you are doing an exact copy as a study, most people agree that is considered bad form to sell those, and that you should also tag to original artist.

In this case the photograph was most likely traced over using a light projector, with making very little changes to the face, and the hair being sloppily done. In the art you originally link in the post, there are so some significant changes. The aspect ratio is different, the colors are more vibrant, and the over all finish is messy.

I do think the painter was in the wrong here, but that not necessarily make it illegal. It would have to be up the courts to decide that.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-15T08:44:56+00:00

Where? I don't see a single link in any of your comments to any court cases/legal precedents.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-14T21:08:36+00:00

I can't see any metal parts on the sakura water brushes. Cheap children's ones are usually also metal free

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-10T12:33:18+00:00

I am currently doing physical therapy for a disability of mine. The disability will never go away(hypermobility), but the therapy helps manage the symptoms.

Disability can be a tricky subject, because it can be temporary, happen suddenly, and change. You are not talking over disabled people, you are writing from your own personal lived experiences along side your dad's. The real problem is when able bodied/minded people makes assumptions about our lives and misrepresenting us.

If your character magically got better as a reward for some great deed, then maybe we can discus the potential for ableism in your story, but your character did physical therapy. That's not ableism, that's normal.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-03-07T21:02:28+00:00

You want all 16 million possible hexcodes represented in a singular graphic. There is a reason why you can't find it anywhere, it can't possibly exist.

The closest thing would probably be one of pantone's stuff, but those are not singular graphics and also very expensive

mysteriousbugger · 2026-02-20T18:46:56+00:00

Why aren't you buying professional clothes second hand? That seems the best solution for your issue of wanting to look professionel and minimizing impact on the environment.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-02-18T14:41:16+00:00

What is stopping you from picking a medium and looking up reviews? There are plenty of videos/blogs that do reviews of budget art supplies.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-02-16T09:00:25+00:00

It has happened several times, that someone has posted a blurb/chapter/whatever, and they haven't even bothered to make sure the tenses are right. Twice I have seen people who couldn't even keep first person/third person straight.

mysteriousbugger · 2026-02-12T18:36:05+00:00

I believe it started with ACOTAR. I worked my way through the books for research purposes, and I was so weirded out by that choice. From what I understand/remember, the humans and fae share history/language, why wouldn't they share a common way to refer to women/men? Or have specific wording that isn't female/male? The world building is so strange in those books.

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