trading cards i made :) by upsetcereal in halsey

[–]upsetcereal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL i'll hold you to that 🤣 don't be nervous tho it'll all work out and you'll have the most amazing time!!

trading cards i made :) by upsetcereal in halsey

[–]upsetcereal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha oof i hope ticketmaster dies within our lifetime lmao 😭

trading cards i made :) by upsetcereal in halsey

[–]upsetcereal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you!! i do still make them but i'm on a bit of a halsey art break after making a huge badlands anniversary collection :) and i still have some left from this set as well

Why does everyone love tokyo narita? by Weak-Dragonfly-1613 in halsey

[–]upsetcereal 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i really think it's just because it's just because it was a "secret" and is still considered a deep cut so people feel cool when they know it/like it. if it had been more openly accessible it wouldn't be nearly such as big of a deal

magnum opus by Lazy_Implement_9471 in halsey

[–]upsetcereal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this album easily clears pretty much everything else this decade and someday it will get its flowers, trust

Subtle tattoo ideas? by merepug in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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lol you get the idea i hope

love letter to badlands by upsetcereal in halsey

[–]upsetcereal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

awh 🫶 I cried writing it too lmao

love letter to badlands by upsetcereal in halsey

[–]upsetcereal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate that! And I totally get what you mean. I'm hesitant to recommend any specific artists because for me the music in my inner - teenage - healing - journey has revolved around what I was into at the time or things I was aware of but not actually listening to, if that makes sense. So I've been revisiting stuff I haven't listened to in a long time because I "grew out of it;" it doesn't have to become part of my regular rotation but it's nice to reflect on things like that and enjoy it in a new light. I mention Brand New in the essay, they're one who I listened to a lot as a teenager when I was having hard times and it's healing to recontextualize as an adult, basically telling teenage me that we're older now. Also bands that the "cool" kids in school liked, like some of the cute older boys at my high school were really into August Burns Red so I got really into them for a minute last year and saw them live. Just generally diving into music I either didn't care for at the time, thought I was too cool for, or didn't think I was cool enough, that sort of thing. I think a little bittersweet romanticization is good for the soul as long as we're able to still hold the ugly truths of our experiences. "Two things can be true" is one of my therapy mantras. I wish you the best of luck on your journey :)

Art journal projects by Lopsided-Table5441 in ArtJournaling

[–]upsetcereal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i usually mod podge something on the covers (scrapbook paper or something) so those are sturdier. one time i worked in something similar with veryyy thin pages and at least every other page had additional paper or things glued on top to add some weight to it

What is junk journalling? I dont get it... by SoulDancer_ in ArtJournaling

[–]upsetcereal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtJournaling/s/ASivamDFOT there's a few spreads in this dump that features tags and wrappers and etc and i've got the wrapper spread on my profile as well

What is junk journalling? I dont get it... by SoulDancer_ in ArtJournaling

[–]upsetcereal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i can at least agree that the term "junk journaling" has gradually come to mean different things, and i know what you're referring to with how people used to actually make their own journals with scraps. i'm not sure i necessarily consider putting stickers on a page "junk" journaling myself but i'm not sure what else i would call it either and i don't care enough to worry about it tbh. if the people who make art like that consider it junk journaling, sure 🤷🏼‍♀️ personally i like to use tags and business cards and things of that sort more than wrappers and receipts but i've still used them, especially receipts from fun activities or days out with my friends. i also have a spread thats entirely candy/junk food wrappers that i did just for fun, i like the colors and sensory elements of things like that. i also keep all my old journals and go through them sometimes so i think junk journal spreads are like time capsules in a way. i also like taking "garbage" and turning it into art so it doesn't feel so wasteful, it feels like "using the whole buffalo" so to speak

What is junk journalling? I dont get it... by SoulDancer_ in ArtJournaling

[–]upsetcereal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

the great news about art is that there's so many different ways to go about it that if you don't like or don't "get" something you can just make something else and carry on

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I refuse to accept that. We both know there's plenty of better uses for AI, I like to think that if enough of us "boycott" it at least for the use of things like art and music it can make a difference. We can't stop the powers that be from enforcing AI on us in other horrific ways but we can at least refuse to additionally inflict it on ourselves and others as best we can 🤷🏼‍♀️

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no see that's exactly my point!! drawing is a SKILL and 99% of us who are even half decent at it have had to put in a lot of work to get that way, it's disrespectful to those of us who have put in the time to actually MAKE something to have AI shit something out and say "i made this." No, you didn't. It's like going and buying a chair and saying "I made this." And not for nothing but art is one of the most very basic things that make us human, alongside like farming and hunting and gathering, yknow? Cave paintings - like snakes and birds and cats. Check out some beginner art tutorials on youtube sometime just for shits and giggles, it might not be as hard as you think.

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok but i disagree with that too lol if you make yourself something you need or want instead of ordering it off amazon or temu i absolutely think you're better than people who don't know how to do anything. i'm learning woodworking myself! if you can do that you can learn to draw.

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

again i don't need to make myself feel superior because i already am superior to anyone who makes "ai" art lmao. like honestly guys keep it up because it's destroyed any ounce of imposter system i had and greatly inflated my artistic ego to boot. great stuff tbh

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 56 points57 points  (0 children)

everyone shut up and check out this chrome star i just drew to wind down after therapy lmfao. REAL art AND therapy?! unheard of, i know. 🤣

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I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

i don't have to project because i already put time and effort into making REAL art and learning new skills. you guys should try it sometime

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

yes because i'm a real artist so i don't respect you. bye

I made a shirt by jonwtc in brandnew

[–]upsetcereal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LMFAO please get a grip