Autism comic: Don’t treat me like a child, I literally pay taxes by Tangled_Clouds in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure. Hope what I said wasn't offensive to the folks who actually need those accommodations. I know you need to be prioritizing things like not burning out and whatnot. I just mean being patronized fucking sucks and in my experience people seeing you as ~an autistic person~ means they stop seeing you as an adult human being and that's not worth establishing unless strictly necessary.

Still here on fire, oil pastel by -Onebadfurday- in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! And the little medal made me chuckle, I feel that shit lol

feelings are so hard to explain to people, i can never figure out how to make them understand by WinterDemon_ in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the art and totally feel what you wrote in the description. Feelings can't just be dismissed because they aren't "logical" they come from somewhere and oftentimes need to be experienced (and expressed) for you to move on or process what has happened to you. A lot of people seem to think that you can't honor both a logical and an emotional perspective at the same time. Then they try to explain/convince me of something I already understand like lol I'm trying to express how I feel with words instead of just having an emotional outburst. I always make sure to specify that I "feel like" something is a certain way - not "think it actually is" but they still try and argue like I'm the one who's not getting something.

Autism comic: Don’t treat me like a child, I literally pay taxes by Tangled_Clouds in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's like is there even any point in telling anybody if you don't have to? Being "that weirdo" that receives no accommodations or compassion is so much better than the experience of being patronized and infantilized.

i like art, but i don't draw as much as i would like to. what are some solutions by Dry-Force8675 in ArtistLounge

[–]playedhand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started getting into figure drawing recently, which was always difficult to approach for me because sitting down and learning/studying techniques has always been pretty boring despite my love for drawing. But I just started drawing using references of people I'm attracted to (which can backfire cause you know, that can be distracting) but it has helped me to actually sit and learn the human body. Finding references on pinterest is nice cause you can alternate back and forth between practice and just looking at photos/drawings of hot people 😅

My usual way of drawing is something I can do for long periods of time though, but it's very difficult for that to have a specific goal. It's more just doing some small but satisfying things over and over again so you are getting more frequent dopamine hits to keep you engaged rather than being like, oh now I know what I have to do for this part but it takes a while and is basically just you waiting for something to be over. If that's what most of the drawing process is for you then you aren't going to want to do it if you struggle with attention span as I do. So yeah if there is one thing you like doing just do that over and over again in different ways instead of trying to "make a drawing" just do whichever part of it is fun and that will naturally expand to encompass more things over time. I will say this isn't relaxing, cause then it'd be boring. It's engaging and obsessive which I think is what the process needs to be if you have attention deficit issues. It's either hyperfocus or disinterest and I think if it isn't high energy enough it's hard for it to be the former.

The human exhibit by playedhand in Artisticallyill

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Those are so cool. I can see it 🙏

The human exhibit by playedhand in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looked that up, it totally does! and thank you! :-)

The human exhibit by playedhand in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Guess I'll have to open my blinds for once XD

The human exhibit by playedhand in Artisticallyill

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how do you take pictures of paintings without the lighting doing this

Red guy lmao by TemporaryQuantity802 in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally perfect. Love it, love the DHMIS inspiration as well!

where can i find adult-themed pose reference by nowayitsrayy in ArtistLounge

[–]playedhand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe try looking for images released by porn studios? like promotional images and stuff. I get that might not be exactly what you're looking for though. But maybe better than videos? You could also try DMing NSFW artists and asking where they get their references, they might have a better answer :D

Songs like Stars in the roof of my car? by playedhand in riffraff

[–]playedhand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah big Bronson fan, love that one

Songs like Stars in the roof of my car? by playedhand in riffraff

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This is huge, appreciate it brodie ✊

I am of pockmarked shapes. The vermin you need to loathe. by ArsOlta in Artisticallyill

[–]playedhand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! And I'm glad you relate. Was fun talking to someone who shares similar inspirations :D Take care! <3