Jolly's posts

@moodybats:
Aww feel free to have a vent if it helps! I hate decision making myself. All my babbling on here is just my excitement for hardware pouring out lmao take it with a grain of rice.

@priestess of pie:
Thats awesome its lasted so long <3 Ive only worn out a tablet once, where its micro-usb plug in stopped working so I couldnt charge it anymore. This was before the wireless model came out, and all my travelling had me often plugging and unplugging it.
My other tablet I gave to a friend's sister when I got my cintiq.. like, 5 years ago?

@moodybats:
Aww, well I wont push you in any direction if you're not feeling well. Sorry if I've rubbed you wrong!
Perhaps decision making would be better for another day

@priestess of pie:
I've heard that since like, 2010 or whenever I started focusing on drawing tablets. But, again, these are probably all just kids not taking care of things. I sold a bamboo pen so someone a week ago at my job and her mother seemed pretty fussy at her for breaking her other one, as if she was just careless with it. haha :vanora_sweat:

@moodybats:
oh no, I'm talking about ones without screens! thats what I mean by pad-style haha

I have a job but my college demands soooooo much more time from me this year, I had to cut back my work hours a lot. I get income just.. barely lol

@moodybats:
Its alright, theres nothing wrong with the pad-style tablets :D They are definitely better for preserving space.
my cintiq is far too bulky and thats the only thing I hate about it when I live in such a small room.

but man, I hear you there. I need more income lol

@priestess of pie:
Well at least I get to sit in class xD except on thursdays. But yeah, ngl my tummy had the longest, weirdest sounding growl while I was working on this lady's hands and it was slightly embarrassing.

Oh geez, did she get a large size intuos or did I forget how big they are? It HAS been a while xD
I swear though Ive never heard of bamboo tablet pens not breaking. Like people are always sending them to get fixed within a year or 2. Maybe that many people just dont take care of them!
the tablet itself I've heard great things of though.

@koneko:
Oh yeah? I think its a useful way of practicing. Using bases you can see how others chose to place pixels strategically and its like "Ohhhhh"
at least for me haha

GUYSSSSSSSS
go here pls
I found hella cute bases that are free to use <3
now I want to pixel

@priestess of pie:
Right? I had a chair massage event to go to right after class today
But I didn't get the chance to eat at all until after words so that just destroyed my energy levels xD
mybad

@moodybats:
Oh, there's no such thing as a tool being too advanced. Its just a matter of comfort levels.
I always recommend intuos tablets, either the medium or small ones (no-screen tablet sizes dont make a difference imo) and they also run pretty cheap.
Bamboos are also recommended but personally... I hear of their pens breaking way too often.

clip studio is my love <33
I second Priestess' statement

@koneko:
Yeah I'll pop a mention up there about it! Maybe get enough of them and just RNG them every couple of weeks haha
I like this idea

@priestess of pie:
Saaaaaaame I'm currently trying to work up the energy to do anything artistic tonight
almost rather do homework since I'm all worn out :vanora_xd:

@moodybats:
Ahh well, if you ever had the interest in upgraded hardware, I've heard the Gaomon PD1560 is a pretty good screen tablet for a lower price. Like 300 ish or something? compared to a cintiq thats pretty amazing for something with (as far as reviews go) great pen pressure/sensitivity ect. It just has a glossy screen that can be fixed with a matte cover.

But of course, my first recommendation would be to try out different software and adjust the brushes to kinda accommodate for wonky tablet.

@koneko:
@priestess of pie:
hmm tested out the poll feature and I'm not sure if it'll let me make another one after the first one finishes. I might go with the idea of pregenerated prompts.
But I dont really mind deciding as we go, you all are free to tell me what you're feeling like making too! or if you want it more or less complex :D

test test

@moodybats:
aww, what software/hardwares do you use right now?
painting is a skill beyond me. I rely a lot on lineart.

@koneko:
I know right <3
I still need to decide on the next theme for friday
food items tend to be fun since they're often cute to look at and not overly complicated. but maybe I should try other themes too~

Also sorry my responses are a bit more slow this weekend! Been playing ffxiv again lmao

@moodybats:
Yeah I'm usually more into my normal digital art. But having some pixel skills would be beneficial to some projects I'd like to work on after college :D
just something for myself, really. I'll never take it over my other styles~

@ruby:
I have people I get along with irl but I have a hard time getting TOO close. Even my classmates hurt me recently and I've just started getting attached to them over christmas :vanora_sweat: Started to put in too much energy to cook for them and such.
So I just stay home, cook ramen and beg bf to play video games with me xD
Its so nice having a safe person like that, though!

Yeah idk what happened on there either. It was an interesting experience though. I wasn't super active, but any time I'd speak it felt like a mistake.
SAME
I started to think that recolor defined all the current online communities now. So glad that there's a mature, welcoming site like this one still <3

@moodybats:
Ohhh your shading for it was pretty amazing! And I like how shiny it is. Sorry if it stirs up bad memories though.
Would you be joining us in pixeling things? c:
staying just to chat is fine too! All the more fun either way

@ruby:
I mean, no less than short-distance relationships tbh. I've had too many of both and christ, would I have some insane stories to tell xD
In the gist, I don't like socializing outside of the internet anymore. except for current bf.
But of course, you're right, if you have the right person involved then its a wonderfully awesome thing. Not all of my experiences were bad. :D

That site got to me, man. People hated me no matter how hard I tried to be kind and they were really good at making it seem like it was my fault, or like I was just too lame or dumb. I was in some deep depression at the time so I shouldn't have been there in the first place xD
Anyway, I prefer these pixel avis <3 these sites are probably how I got to where I am with art too!

@Moodybats:
Haha right? Some of them are pretty old but still very useful!
I'd love to see your old pixels :D