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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/22 18:49:19 )


Ohhh that sounds so much fun! I'll look into it here in a moment. Not that I have time for big projects right now xD
But I'm good at trying!

Makes sense. Have you looked into credit unions for banking? They're not as secure as a bank-bank, but they're free. I think the one I used to have only required that I keep $50 in my checking to keep my savings open, and a minimum of $5 in savings to keep it all free. Thats a good practice to have anyways xD
The fraud I had to resolve a couple of times was annoying for sure, but I would still recommend credit unions for people who don't have enough income to hold a bank account yet. Then, when you're solid, its super easy to close them out and transfer to a more secure place.

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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/22 19:54:06 )

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I'll have to look into that. It sounds like it could fit my needs.
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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/22 19:54:51 )

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Forgot to add: KDP is free! Both in the fact you retain your own creative copyrights, and also in that they don't charge you to list.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/22 20:01:24 )


Awesome! I'm sure they take a percentage of whatever you'd earn, assuming these are paid for things. But considering the service is helpful thats usually fine with me.
I need to practice on my lineart before I really bother with coloring book pages. Need to figure out how to make it look more interesting xD
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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/22 20:29:51 )

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With lineart it all comes down to shape and flow, really. You don't want the viewer uncertain about where to look next. Posing off-balance can make it look more dynamic, and exaggerating the line-of-action.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/22 21:33:21 )


Yeah, I used to be good about practicing that. But I think once I got so focused on work and college, I kinda resorted back to boring, rigid portraits. I gotta work on that <3
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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 00:33:25 )

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Practice makes perfect! I bet you'll pick it all back up in no time.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 03:49:08 )


Yes exactly <3 Just need to get my focus back on track is all!

Man I thought of a fun project to work on. Dunno if I'd ever finish. But I saw something online that some art mentor made. Like an RPG style game with like, art quests and junk. Im curious enough to want to buy it, since its meant for helping artists build a fun portfolio and such. I wonder how it actually works or plays out.

BUT also made me think.. what if I implemented something like that in the forums? Make a bit of a choose your own adventure story that encourages drawing through art prompts and such.
Liiiike, say someone chooses to go to a specified place in the story, they click on a link that directs them to the post which continues their path. In that post, describes they run into an NPC who needs an item. The quest is to draw that item for them, and then you'd move on to the next bit.

I've been tapping my chin for a couple of hours thinking about how to make it work. Could be fun, or could be a mess of me attempting to organize a story, coding, many links and images, all with the glory of my adhd brain :vanora_xd:
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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 04:24:27 )

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@jolly:
I know I'd love to give it a shot! I do better with goals.

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 04:34:59 )


Right? Me too. I used to live for random art prompt things I'd find online when I was a teen. Kinda stopped at some point when I felt like I did them all at the time xD
It'd be pretty cool to work on this. I'll have to do more brainstorming and see if I can pull it off in the next few months or so
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 04:37:02 )


@amber lynne:
(I'm gonna move this conversation over here, so my gallery doesn't get swamped)

Thanks, I joined the server!
And I'm studying massage therapy right now. almost 8 months left to go! but I'm not counting
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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 04:54:22 )


@Jolly: Totally fair!

Hopefully you'll get some clientele through there!
I've managed a couple commissions ^ ^

And ohhh, that's gotta be an interesting course!


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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 05:08:56 )

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@jolly:
Let me know if you need any help!

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 05:15:48 )


@amber lynne:
Hopefully :D We'll see how it goes!

Interesting is the right word for it, for sure xD Its a private academy so pretty small and looooots of drama.
The massage part--the purpose--is pretty fun though! I can't wait to get into hot stones and such

@avocado:
Yes, of course! And I'll make sure to let you know if I make any real progress on it :D
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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 05:24:24 )


@Jolly: Ohhh I'm sure that'll be fun to learn!
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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 15:47:13 )

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I've never really like hand massages, but the rest of it sounds pretty need. As much as I enjoy physical interactions, like hugs and squishing next to someone on a sofa or chair, palpitation has only made me tenser and sorer. However, this could very well be because I've never been to a professional masseuse.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 16:54:20 )


@avocado:
Haha its normal to come out sore afterwords. But like, a work-out soreness, cause your muscles are getting worked out. You probably have a lot of tension.
Or if its like, bad pain, like something feels like a problem. Then yeah you probably had someone who didn't know what they're doing. If you go to corporate massage places (ie massage envy) they're reputed to be... less than effective and also terrible to their therapists. But I'll not ramble xD

I will point out that Masseuse doesn't mean what you think. Its commonly mistaken, but a Masseuse is where "happy endings" come from, so it isn't the same thing as a Massage Therapist lmao
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Donator Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 19:00:43 )

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@jolly:
Oh! ...Well I've had those, too, but that's definitely not what I was talking about! Thank you for correcting me.

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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 19:03:58 )


Hahaha yeah they're different things. Massage therapists here go to great lengths to avoid sexual harassment so they take it seriously. xD
I mean, it still happens all the time sadly.
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Voltie — she/her Posted 5 years ago ( 2020/01/23 22:58:37 )


I finally got a RLC and accidentally sent the wrong email for my paypal. That email is to an old broken paypal account I forgot about.
So they've been charged (ive seen the confirmation) and I'm all dumbD:

I literally cant do anything today without messing up

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ahhh even more embarrassment she went through trouble of trying to get it refunded to send it to me properly
bless this person
my retail customers would have me at the stake already
ptsd
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