Ena's posts

I feel like as of lately I've really been figuring out how to actually cook and feed myself a bit better. I think I've perfected spicing up macaroni and cheese, like the Kraft boxes, and they taste nothing like the box by itself. I don't really have measurements for this stuff, just measure with my heart, but it makes mac and cheese HD.
I end up using bacon grease (just a bit, I save it for incorporating into cooking), butter, milk, the cheese packet it comes with, garlic + onion powder, paprika, salt + pepper, creole seasoning and shredded cheese of your choice. I usually go fiesta blend

As for other stuff, I found this recipe online for a hot coco mix mug cake that has been my saving grace for when I want something sweet. I have this big container of hot coco mix and have primarily used it for these instead of just having hot coco.

Ingredients:
1/4th cup flour
1/4th cup hot coco mix
2 tbsp sugar
1/8th tsp salt
1/4th tsp baking powder
1/4th cup hot water
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4th tsp vanilla extract

steps are really simple, get all your dry ingredients into a mug, mix in the wet ingredients until combined, then microwave for about 1:00-1:30 depending on your microwave.
It tastes so good ; _ ; !

It's a whole process for sure! Been drawing since I was probably 6 or 7 and didn't get a tablet until I was about... 15? something like that?
For me personally it took a couple of years to really get the hang of things. I started experimenting more about 2-3 years in and saw improvement. It's a very different skillset from traditional art although your foundational basics are the same. Just dedicate time to it and understand that not everything has to look perfect! You're already on the right track with looking for tutorials and just dedicating some time to it.

As for tips, generally what I see (and did myself) starting out was a couple of things. Biggest thing was brush stabilizers, stabilization is good for keeping your lines from wobbling but turn it up too high and you'll lose a lot of definition and line weight variety, especially with lineart. Special brushes can help speed your process along a lot and bring some spice to your art, but it won't replace skill from studying the form of what you're drawing. One last thing, if you're afraid of backgrounds I encourage you to lean into em more. A lot of artists I know (me included also lol) were too afraid to learn how to draw environments or objects. Lean into it! Best of luck :)

big yuck! I can't stand baked beans as is, refried beans are great though

deviled eggs?

happy belated birthday! sounds like it was pretty nice, cookie cake's the best

@Pelontrix:
hi there! I'm much more familiar with 3D animation as opposed to 2D, although I really would like to learn both.. I do sometimes wish I spent more time practicing but that's what college is for I suppose? all I know is I can nerd out 100% and go tunnel-mode for hours just trying to make some models move around
I hadn't heard of trisphee until now but it also looks awesome! hoping for it to grow and flourish :)

@Shark:
thank you for the welcome !!

@Totalanimefan:
thank you so much! you all do seem very friendly :D I absolutely love forums so here's to hoping I can add some good input to discussions

hi there! my name's oliver (he/they) and all I can say is I love dress-up/forum websites and I'm here for more of em
I'm 19, an artist pursuing a degree in digital animation and love most things cartoons/animation!
biggest things I enjoy are vocaloid, touhou project and a bunch of other stuff I could probably spend a good amount of time listing
excited to have signed up! this site seems super cool