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Edit: updating this for new followers who might want to see this :D 15 books I recommend for anatomy, art fundamental study and art inspiration. Please note that these are simply my personal recommendations and books that's helped me a lot in the past. I've taken photos for these books, so Here's a less image-heavy list (on tumblr) This took so much longer than I first anticipated so I really hope people find this helpful cause, seriously, spending 3 days on this does not feel like it was worth it ^^; edit: I'm putting the tl;dr list here first as a preview of the books I'm recommending. TL;DR List of books Anatomy Books An Atlas of An

I finally realized that my traumatic past has been catching up to me. My unresolved fears and pain of abandonment as a child by my parents has seeped into my adult life. It triggers extreme reactions in me that drives people close to me away. I like to pretend to be strong. That whatever comes at me in life, I'll just pull myself up again and get over it. I'd like to believe that what doesn't kill me makes me stronger. I'd like to pretend that if I somehow draw out pain, and put it on canvas, that the pain will be contained on canvas, and not deep inside me. But that's not true. When I'm knocked down and broken, and left to pick up the piece

Thank you all for the caring words and understanding on my last post. I might not be able reply to each and every comment, but I did read all of them and they helped me a lot. It’s somehow very calming to know that despite being strangers on the internet, we are all capable of empathy, and that connection despite the distance is one of the many beauties of life. Thank you all again for being there when I’ve lost myself. With the new year looming, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about everything that has happened, where my priorities are, and how to live a more balanced life. A lot has happened. Successes and failures. A

I've been recently receiving asks about what characters I ship in certain anime or ask my opinion about their ships... or, if I'm a shipper, so I find it sometimes hilarious So, I'm gonna say it here (If you have not read my profile description :XD:)... I'm a (mostly) non-shipper who just watches others ships (Icebreakers and cruise ships mostly) I'm fine with ships just don't inject the ships into my veinssss or rub it to my face like some sticky body scrub (because they are made of metal, y'all!) ~papmingplz (https://www.deviantart.com/papmingplz) I apologize for the scarcity of ships in my drawings...yeah, I mostly draw humans... Not.Freakin.Boats!! Shipping two peopl

  *sigh* I dislike drama in the fandom.  I avoid it as much as possible.   Instead I prefer to focus on positives.  I like to encourage people to write or draw, whichever of the creative arts they lean towards. What I most want is for people to find their own individual talent.  To make things that are original to them, pieces that speak to their own inner vision. As much as I love seeing art created from one of my fan fictions, the same is not true of ‘sequels’ or ‘continuations’.  Writing is a very Zen experience for me, it is meditative and extremely personal.  As such, I am very possessive of my pieces. I am o

EDIT 11/28/2019: I have a video for you guys that covers this journal. At this point we are remembering things we are thankful for and appreciate. A lot of people could love and support themselves more. I hope that this can be useful and help you appreciate the skills you do have, or goal you are working towards. It's great for listening to while you work or if you don't want to read a really long journal. LOL Original Post So this is something that I've been bottling up for a while and I want to address it. Now, before you harp on me, I am guilty of this from time to time as well. However I want to open up the floor to this conversation.

:bulletpink: :bulletorange: :bulletyellow: :bulletgreen: :bulletblue: :bulletpurple: :pride: :bulletpurple: :bulletblue: :bulletgreen: :bulletyellow: :bulletorange: :bulletpink: The following is an extensive guide to the different Labels a Lesbian may have. In my experience I have come across many Lesbians who just thought they were a Lesbian. This guide was at first for TheLesbianClub (https://www.deviantart.com/thelesbianclub)'s Chatroom Classes, but I have decided that this could benefit not only the club but many people out there. If you are a Lesbian and questioning what type of Lesbian you are, then this guide is for you! :bulletpink: :bulletorange: :bulletyellow: :bulletg

Due to the nature of DeviantArt it is quite easy to perceive that there's "a lot of people" who are upset with any given thing, enough so that you could even believe that "everyone" believes the same thing. I felt that perhaps the community would like me to explain how DeviantArt views these types of things. First of all, DeviantArt, Inc. is extremely deliberate. We don't do anything accidentally. Everything that hits the community is the result of a team collaboration that usually take weeks or months to complete. And so when we make mistakes they are felt by a group here or by our whole team. Things you should know: First of all you mus