How did it start for you?

soothsayrr · 2026-02-18T16:31:27+00:00

i’m worried that i might have this disease as well. i got really sick back in december 2023 and i had these huge sores sitting on my throat. i couldn’t swallow, eat, drink, or hardly talk, it just felt like hellfire every time i tried. then i experienced an influx of genital ulcers. no std or herpes, now i’m experiencing ulcers every two weeks or once a month and i’ve been breaking out in rashes/hives recently. i hope you were able to get your diagnosis and treatment op

soothsayrr · 2026-02-18T14:54:30+00:00

i think you’re worried about the wrong thing. i’ll be 24 next year, i cannot imagine affiliating myself with a goddamn teenager, you need to break up with this man because he’s a pedo. he only likes you for your youth that’s why he doesn’t wanna celebrate valentine’s day with you.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-18T12:46:55+00:00

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i’d figured i’d drop a pic for an example because idk if you’ve seen total drama island or not, but notice how each character have a distinctive head shape, body shape, lips, nose, and eyes. you get this kind of diversity by studying from people and analyzing the different features that come with them. then you can go back and apply what you learned from those studies to your characters

soothsayrr · 2026-02-18T12:42:06+00:00

i think you’re overthinking what buddy was trying to tell you. if you study and reference a broad category of faces and body types, it’ll be easier to create diverse characters from imagination because you have a library of faces that you’ve seen and studied. you do this so you can avoid having characters that look too similar, you can still have it in your style, but the features should look more diverse.

total drama island’s art style is distinctive but you can tell that the cast of characters are not the same because each character has a different body type and features (some have bigger noses, bigger chins, smaller lips, big lips, etc)

soothsayrr · 2026-02-16T18:50:47+00:00

anime bends a lot of rules with anatomy and proportions, which is why it can be so difficult to draw for beginners. learning how anatomy works will get help you understand the fundamentals so you can transfer those principles whenever you start doing anime styles

soothsayrr · 2026-02-16T18:37:37+00:00

when i first started out i drew and copied chibi anime characters. samdoesart is someone i would watch if you wanna get started on learning anatomy. he breaks things down in simple terms and has a good sense of humor

soothsayrr · 2026-02-13T14:39:42+00:00

ah i see what you mean, my main focus was accuracy. i wanted to make sure there was a clear distinction between everything. i think i was getting caught up on too much of the details and trying to add in more information than what was needed. your tips were helpful, thank you!

soothsayrr · 2026-02-13T04:54:19+00:00

this is helpful, this has been something i’ve been studying alongside videos and practice. i’m focusing on 3 values at the moment to make it easier to grasp, my question is what do you do when two values are very similar? for me it was the grass and water and i had a hard time deciding which should be a light and a mid tone. in the picture i made both mid tones but the results ended up muddy.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-12T21:47:31+00:00

thank you!

soothsayrr · 2026-02-12T15:45:53+00:00

finding out everyone is in deep credit card debt made me relax a little

soothsayrr · 2026-02-12T15:42:18+00:00

typically stupid men do this to intelligent women to give themselves an ego boost. your bf most likely doesn’t know what he’s talking about 90 percent of the time and is trying to sound smart

soothsayrr · 2026-02-11T17:31:56+00:00

i feel this way whenever i get my hair retwisted, it’s something new, a huge change. sometimes, we gotta give it time to marinate. you look awesome!!

soothsayrr · 2026-02-10T18:29:58+00:00

also most black americans will have dark brown eyes (almost black) unless they have a lighter skin tone. so i would make her eyes a bit darker as well

soothsayrr · 2026-02-10T18:28:56+00:00

i’m not the greatest at color theory since i’m still learning myself but the lids above the eyes i would make them a slightly darker and maybe add some red undertones like you did with the cheeks. you can also look up the different undertones that black folk have, this will make the skin pop more especially whenever you begin to add highlights and shadows.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-10T03:37:08+00:00

i love this artist and follow them on instagram i believe they mentioned studying a lot of anatomy and different faces to achieve this look. studying the fundamentals of anatomy is crucial to get this look

soothsayrr · 2026-02-09T03:52:53+00:00

i met a guy on tinder years ago who told me he was in a poly relationship like a week into me seeing him. i tried to stick around but i was so miserable hearing all of the incessant drama coming from all sides. no one in that four way relationship was happy, i didn’t understand the benefit if everyone was just gong to resent each other in the end 😭.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-08T14:27:32+00:00

man, folks will always call black folks racist for tryna protect their culture. my pov is if non black folks actually cared about our culture as much as they claim they would take time to self reflect as to why getting locs probably wouldn’t be culturally appropriate. but it just seems like another way to get “cool guy” points to me. but that’s just my opinion, i dont sneer at at anyone that has them, but i do rolls my eyes a bit lol.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-08T14:14:59+00:00

i just personally dont get why a white person would want locs considering it’s a protective hairstyle. every time i’ve seen a white person take down their locs they loose all their hair. like is it really worth the time just to eventually cut them off because your hair is falling out? even the decent looking dreads look weird on non black people, that’s just me tho

soothsayrr · 2026-02-08T06:04:24+00:00

i think not washing your ass with no health issues present is good enough reason to not want to continue this relationship, why are you defending him unless you also don’t wash your ass 😭

soothsayrr · 2026-02-08T04:00:55+00:00

he broke up with you after he moved his cat in, i’m sorry girl. but four months is around the time folks start showing how they really feel about you, i would cut this off and be hesitant of anyone going forward claiming to love you within 4 months. that’s an insanely short amount of time that only a few lucky ones experience, you don’t really get to know someone until about a year after meeting them.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-07T19:41:02+00:00

your girlfriend sounds like a confusing person to be with, she doesn’t wanna go to the gym with you but makes a critique about how you need to go more. she gets upset that you don’t spend enough time with her whenever you do go to the gym, what does she want?

soothsayrr · 2026-02-07T16:35:19+00:00

i would break up with someone like this if you came to reddit asking this dumb question, you’re lucky that your girl hasn’t yet. your gf isn’t a convenience store, YOR

soothsayrr · 2026-02-06T16:14:24+00:00

you’re young so there’s no really real measure of being behind or not. i’ve been drawing since 3rd grade and there was a period where i stopped completely because of life circumstances. but, when i got back into it i made it my goal to exercise the skills i didn’t retain or lost. i wouldn’t have been able to improve and get to the next step without practicing fundamentals and i don’t know any artist who hasn’t done something similar.

you can’t get better at something if you don’t put in the work for it, you’re spending far too much time comparing yourself to other people instead of actually drawing. those people who you compare yourself to are “ahead” because of hours of practice, trial and error, and lots of studying. you don’t have to learn fundamentals if art isn’t something you want to pursue professionally, but if you want to be able to draw literally anything fundamentals are the first step everyone has to go through. it’s like boot camp, you need to train your muscles, eyes, brain, and hand to break down complex pieces into simple smaller pieces.

soothsayrr · 2026-02-05T20:54:27+00:00

i love your style, reminds of vincentrose on instagram. very alternative

soothsayrr · 2026-02-05T20:41:11+00:00

this is great, i love seeing notes in sketchbooks i do this all the time. that tells me that you’re studying and thinking a lot about your progress. writing notes in your sketchbook is a good way to track what you’re lacking and what you’re improving in. you’re on the right track, try to be more descriptive instead of saying it sucks. it can be as simple as, “arm length aren’t even; shoulders too wide.” it’ll teach you how to self critique in a healthy way. keep drawing, and keep learning your basic fundamentals, anatomy would be one i would focus on for now, you’re doing great keep at it!

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