Mental health club!

[Keke They/he]

11 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Strife, by Trivium!

 

10 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . those are so real

. . . Bury Me Low by 8 Graves

. . .

it has a really good beat imo

 

BUT HEY YES PLAYLIST WHEEEEEEE-

Dunno if it will let yall add songs or not but if not I will add songs just lemme know them

Edit: omh glass that song is fire

Edited April 6, 2025 by Hawks

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 hours ago, Hawks said:

 

Dunno if it will let yall add songs or not but if not I will add songs just lemme know them

Edit: omh glass that song is fire

ISN'T IT???

ehe thanks 

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

*sighs*

 

guysssssss helpppppp

im depressed and cant stop procrastinationinggg 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said:

*sighs*

 

guysssssss helpppppp

im depressed and cant stop procrastinationinggg 

*squeeze*

What dost thou neeeeeeeeeed, my child

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*squeeze*

What dost thou neeeeeeeeeed, my child

snuggles and attenion 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Just-A-Stick said:

snuggles and attenion 

*wraps in blanket*

*snuggles*

*gives fresh, warm cookies*

*puts baby turtle in hand*

it's an anti-stress turtle

it's adorable

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*wraps in blanket*

*snuggles*

*gives fresh, warm cookies*

*puts baby turtle in hand*

it's an anti-stress turtle

it's adorable

i need 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said:

i need 

*squeeze*

I wish I could actually give them to youuuuu

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*squeeze*

I wish I could actually give them to youuuuu

is okayyyyy

*hugs*

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Just-A-Stick said:

is okayyyyy

*hugs*

*squiz*

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

57 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said:

*sighs*

 

guysssssss helpppppp

im depressed and cant stop procrastinationinggg 

Real, ngl *hugs* 

46 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said:

snuggles and attenion 

44 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*wraps in blanket*

*snuggles*

*gives fresh, warm cookies*

*puts baby turtle in hand*

it's an anti-stress turtle

it's adorable

*snuggles snuggles snuggles*

35 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*squiz*

Hehe I'm being plagiarized :3 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Real, ngl *hugs* 

*snuggles snuggles snuggles*

Hehe I'm being plagiarized :3 

shush

[Keke They/he]

Okokokokokok

So per usual I got the thinking that my art is fake and this is due to people saying I'm tracing it. So I went all over AGAIN to try to make more me art. Basically how I normally do it is I get a reference pose and use that for dimensions and how everything is supposed to look. And bc of that it looks traced. WHEN IM NOT TRACING IT. Though alot of people will say that's a "form" of tracing bc your using someone else's dimensions. So back on track, I went though my entire knowledge and tried again. AND WOW LOOK AT THAT MY ART IS rust LJKE USUAL!!!! I can't even figure out what I'm doing wrong. I follow every step my artist friends tell me. I follow tutorials to try to make it mine and not "traced" but I can't because whenever I try omething new no matter how long I do it, the practice, everything. I have made hundreds of practice images over the past year doing exactly how everyone says to do it and yet I can't. I've tried apps yt tutorials doing it on phone tablet computer. EVERYTHING! everyone always says practice makes perfect yet two years later and it got worse. The way I tried thistime was a new coloring and shading thing and I did great on that part but I cannot find what looks off about the body. All of it looks off.  Can yalll PLEASE tell me what looks wrong with this. PLEASEBC I NEEDTO KNOW WHATTO FIX INORDER TO IMPROVE 

 

And don't lie and say it's good I know it ain't good. Bc I'm at square one again.  I keep restarting just so I won't go INSANE!!! but the restarting makes me crazy but I don't want to quit bc I love art and stuff and it's calming. But idkhow much longer I can deal with feeling like a fake

Spoiler

I wanna curl up in a ball and cry, I'm still overdtimulatec from yesterday's traveling 

Edited April 7, 2025 by Hawks

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Hawks said:

Okokokokokok

So per usual I got the thinking that my art is fake and this is due to people saying I'm tracing it. So I went all over AGAIN to try to make more me art. Basically how I normally do it is I get a reference pose and use that for dimensions and how everything is supposed to look. And bc of that it looks traced. WHEN IM NOT TRACING IT. Though alot of people will say that's a "form" of tracing bc your using someone else's dimensions. So back on track, I went though my entire knowledge and tried again. AND WOW LOOK AT THAT MY ART IS rust LJKE USUAL!!!! I can't even figure out what I'm doing wrong. I follow every step my artist friends tell me. I follow tutorials to try to make it mine and not "traced" but I can't because whenever I try omething new no matter how long I do it, the practice, everything. I have made hundreds of practice images over the past year doing exactly how everyone says to do it and yet I can't. I've tried apps yt tutorials doing it on phone tablet computer. EVERYTHING! everyone always says practice makes perfect yet two years later and it got worse. The way I tried thistime was a new coloring and shading thing and I did great on that part but I cannot find what looks off about the body. All of it looks off.  Can yalll PLEASE tell me what looks wrong with this. PLEASEBC I NEEDTO KNOW WHATTO FIX INORDER TO IMPROVE 

 

And don't lie and say it's good I know it ain't good. Bc I'm at square one again.  I keep restarting just so I won't go INSANE!!! but the restarting makes me crazy but I don't want to quit bc I love art and stuff and it's calming. But idkhow much longer I can deal with feeling like a fake

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I wanna curl up in a ball and cry, I'm still overdtimulatec from yesterday's traveling 

Hmm

Have your references been from irl or other drawings? I can't pinpoint it, but I'd recommend using irl references because... humans are weird. 

[Keke They/he]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

Hmm

Have your references been from irl or other drawings? I can't pinpoint it, but I'd recommend using irl references because... humans are weird. 

I've been doing stuff like using pose it, an app that let's you move around a 3d wooden human, It shows all the joints and where stuff should be on the face and everything 

Doing irl references trip me out with the many different variations of how face shapes and clothing/hair there is

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Hawks said:

I've been doing stuff like using pose it, an app that let's you move around a 3d wooden human, It shows all the joints and where stuff should be on the face and everything 

Doing irl references trip me out with the many different variations of how face shapes and clothing/hair there is

I'd just recommend it for shadows and stuff like that. Though I do get the point about face shapes and stuff. There are a lot. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

Okokokokokok

So per usual I got the thinking that my art is fake and this is due to people saying I'm tracing it. So I went all over AGAIN to try to make more me art. Basically how I normally do it is I get a reference pose and use that for dimensions and how everything is supposed to look. And bc of that it looks traced. WHEN IM NOT TRACING IT. Though alot of people will say that's a "form" of tracing bc your using someone else's dimensions. So back on track, I went though my entire knowledge and tried again. AND WOW LOOK AT THAT MY ART IS rust LJKE USUAL!!!! I can't even figure out what I'm doing wrong. I follow every step my artist friends tell me. I follow tutorials to try to make it mine and not "traced" but I can't because whenever I try omething new no matter how long I do it, the practice, everything. I have made hundreds of practice images over the past year doing exactly how everyone says to do it and yet I can't. I've tried apps yt tutorials doing it on phone tablet computer. EVERYTHING! everyone always says practice makes perfect yet two years later and it got worse. The way I tried thistime was a new coloring and shading thing and I did great on that part but I cannot find what looks off about the body. All of it looks off.  Can yalll PLEASE tell me what looks wrong with this. PLEASEBC I NEEDTO KNOW WHATTO FIX INORDER TO IMPROVE 

 

And don't lie and say it's good I know it ain't good. Bc I'm at square one again.  I keep restarting just so I won't go INSANE!!! but the restarting makes me crazy but I don't want to quit bc I love art and stuff and it's calming. But idkhow much longer I can deal with feeling like a fake

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I wanna curl up in a ball and cry, I'm still overdtimulatec from yesterday's traveling 

*hug*

As a kid I would do a lot of tracing

but yk

I was a kid

It was good practice at the time, but now I just use references (if anything at all)

Anyway, I'm sorry people are saying that

*hug*

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

Real, ngl *hugs* 

*snuggles snuggles snuggles*

Hehe I'm being plagiarized :3 

*snugglesssss*

2 hours ago, Hawks said:

Okokokokokok

So per usual I got the thinking that my art is fake and this is due to people saying I'm tracing it. So I went all over AGAIN to try to make more me art. Basically how I normally do it is I get a reference pose and use that for dimensions and how everything is supposed to look. And bc of that it looks traced. WHEN IM NOT TRACING IT. Though alot of people will say that's a "form" of tracing bc your using someone else's dimensions. So back on track, I went though my entire knowledge and tried again. AND WOW LOOK AT THAT MY ART IS rust LJKE USUAL!!!! I can't even figure out what I'm doing wrong. I follow every step my artist friends tell me. I follow tutorials to try to make it mine and not "traced" but I can't because whenever I try omething new no matter how long I do it, the practice, everything. I have made hundreds of practice images over the past year doing exactly how everyone says to do it and yet I can't. I've tried apps yt tutorials doing it on phone tablet computer. EVERYTHING! everyone always says practice makes perfect yet two years later and it got worse. The way I tried thistime was a new coloring and shading thing and I did great on that part but I cannot find what looks off about the body. All of it looks off.  Can yalll PLEASE tell me what looks wrong with this. PLEASEBC I NEEDTO KNOW WHATTO FIX INORDER TO IMPROVE 

 

And don't lie and say it's good I know it ain't good. Bc I'm at square one again.  I keep restarting just so I won't go INSANE!!! but the restarting makes me crazy but I don't want to quit bc I love art and stuff and it's calming. But idkhow much longer I can deal with feeling like a fake

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I wanna curl up in a ball and cry, I'm still overdtimulatec from yesterday's traveling 

*hugs tons and tons*

Having never done digital art, and not really understanding it, I can't say I've felt that exact way before, but I can kind of relate. *more hugs*

*whispers* you could always try traditional art-

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

2 hours ago, Hawks said:

So per usual I got the thinking that my art is fake and this is due to people saying I'm tracing it. So I went all over AGAIN to try to make more me art. Basically how I normally do it is I get a reference pose and use that for dimensions and how everything is supposed to look. And bc of that it looks traced. WHEN IM NOT TRACING IT. Though alot of people will say that's a "form" of tracing bc your using someone else's dimensions. So back on track, I went though my entire knowledge and tried again.

Okay so three things:
1) Even if you trace something directly, that's still a form of art, though it's good to say if you did
2) Using a reference is NOT tracing. Tons and tons of artists use reference poses to help them do anatomy.

3) I know everyone says this and it's easier said than done, but it's YOUR art. The main purpose of it should be for YOUR enjoyment, not others'. So who cares what anyone else says? Draw how you want to draw. (And if anyone on here is ever telling you how you can or can't make art, I'll happily have a chat with them for you)

 

2 hours ago, Hawks said:

Can yalll PLEASE tell me what looks wrong with this. PLEASEBC I NEEDTO KNOW WHATTO FIX INORDER TO IMPROVE 

I'm not much of an artist, so this may not be super accurate, but the two main things that stand out to me are the ear and the clothing. Because the clothing is mostly black, you can't make out details like where his arms vs torso are. So adding more texture to the clothes might help some. And for the ear, because it's a 3/4 angle, the ear needs to be closer to his eyes. (Which btw, that ear itself is actually really well drawn, which is super hard to get right)
Here's a ref image that kinda shows the ear placement well:
And btw, if you ever are stuck on things like this, the #arting channel on the Shard discord has some reallyyyy helpful and awesome artists who are much better at this than me. Folks are always happy to help over there as well

Spoiler

 

[Existential]

Yaaaaaayyyy rant time again I’m sorry

Spoilered for possible length

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I’m kinda in a weird position. I wanna quit tech, but I learned yesterday that I might not be able to. I’m gonna find out for sure tomorrow. But honestly, quitting when I am, I feel kinda bad. It feels weird too. Having the mindset to actually quit something, and that thing freeing up so much time that I can use to spend with my girlfriend and actually do the things I wanna do. I have a lot of little pet projects and things that just died cause I couldn’t find time for them. I feel like I’m losing it, and I can’t dedicate the way I should, yk? I know I sound crazy, but I honestly just don’t know how else to put this. I feel… broken? I think that’s the right word. I’m just like what do I do? Idk. I’m just like in a weird state is all I guess. Thanks for reading. I know it’s a werid just sorta rant, but it helps when I put my thoughts into words, and I figured I’d look for help from outside opinions 

K it’s not that long, but I’m leaving it there cause I don’t wanna waste space

Edited April 7, 2025 by Dabi

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Dabi said:

Yaaaaaayyyy rant time again I’m sorry

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I’m kinda in a weird position. I wanna quit tech, but I learned yesterday that I might not be able to. I’m gonna find out for sure tomorrow. But honestly, quitting when I am, I feel kinda bad. It feels weird too. Having the mindset to actually quit something, and that thing freeing up so much time that I can use to spend with my girlfriend and actually do the things I wanna do. I have a lot of little pet projects and things that just died cause I couldn’t find time for them. I feel like I’m losing it, and I can’t dedicate the way I should, yk? I know I sound crazy, but I honestly just don’t know how else to put this. I feel… broken? I think that’s the right word. I’m just like what do I do? Idk. I’m just like in a weird state is all I guess. Thanks for reading. I know it’s a werid just sorta rant, but it helps when I put my thoughts into words, and I figured I’d look for help from outside opinions 

 

*squeeze*

I hope you still can

[Keke They/he]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

I'd just recommend it for shadows and stuff like that. Though I do get the point about face shapes and stuff. There are a lot. 

Yeah for reference this is how the same dude looks in my normal way of going 

Spoiler

 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*hug*

As a kid I would do a lot of tracing

but yk

I was a kid

It was good practice at the time, but now I just use references (if anything at all)

Anyway, I'm sorry people are saying that

*hug*

I started by tracing when I was like 9 but eventually taught myself how to draw draw *hug*

47 minutes ago, Just-A-Stick said:

*snugglesssss*

*hugs tons and tons*

Having never done digital art, and not really understanding it, I can't say I've felt that exact way before, but I can kind of relate. *more hugs*

*whispers* you could always try traditional art-

*hug* *whispers* I also do traditional art but not as often. Check my art thread to see some 

23 minutes ago, #1 Taln Fan said:

Okay so three things:
1) Even if you trace something directly, that's still a form of art, though it's good to say if you did
2) Using a reference is NOT tracing. Tons and tons of artists use reference poses to help them do anatomy.

3) I know everyone says this and it's easier said than done, but it's YOUR art. The main purpose of it should be for YOUR enjoyment, not others'. So who cares what anyone else says? Draw how you want to draw. (And if anyone on here is ever telling you how you can or can't make art, I'll happily have a chat with them for you)

 

I'm not much of an artist, so this may not be super accurate, but the two main things that stand out to me are the ear and the clothing. Because the clothing is mostly black, you can't make out details like where his arms vs torso are. So adding more texture to the clothes might help some. And for the ear, because it's a 3/4 angle, the ear needs to be closer to his eyes. (Which btw, that ear itself is actually really well drawn, which is super hard to get right)
Here's a ref image that kinda shows the ear placement well:
And btw, if you ever are stuck on things like this, the #arting channel on the Shard discord has some reallyyyy helpful and awesome artists who are much better at this than me. Folks are always happy to help over there as well

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Thanks taln, I can always count on you. After first reading this I decided to draw the same dude but in my normal way, to say the least it looks better. Thanks for your advice and eveyrhting.

Side rant: oh wait the root of my problems 

Spoiler

OK so yesterday I got SO overestimated from everything and then I get back home to realize my softball coach decided to make SPRING stormING BREAK the MOST important week of the ENTIRE season. I missed 3 games, a rust ton of homework and very important practices. OF ALL KF THE WEEKS, and I've missed more ghen I've been to and at this point I feel so far behind everyone else and and I think I should quit. I haven't been allowed to a single game for bs reasons and my team does fine without me. Tbh I think I'd drag them down and I'm sure half the team hates me. I don't even know what to do and coach ignored me for some stupid reason and isn't understanding of my mental illnesses and disorders so he won't adjust any of specifically my stuff. It wouldn't even hurt anyone else. And suddenly I remember why I hate doing sports. And maybe this entire storming world would be better off without me disappointing anyone.

 

Basically I had a storming awesome spring break and loved it then realized my real life sucks and is stressful and I'm overwhelmed and overstimulated

6 minutes ago, Dabi said:

Yaaaaaayyyy rant time again I’m sorry

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I’m kinda in a weird position. I wanna quit tech, but I learned yesterday that I might not be able to. I’m gonna find out for sure tomorrow. But honestly, quitting when I am, I feel kinda bad. It feels weird too. Having the mindset to actually quit something, and that thing freeing up so much time that I can use to spend with my girlfriend and actually do the things I wanna do. I have a lot of little pet projects and things that just died cause I couldn’t find time for them. I feel like I’m losing it, and I can’t dedicate the way I should, yk? I know I sound crazy, but I honestly just don’t know how else to put this. I feel… broken? I think that’s the right word. I’m just like what do I do? Idk. I’m just like in a weird state is all I guess. Thanks for reading. I know it’s a werid just sorta rant, but it helps when I put my thoughts into words, and I figured I’d look for help from outside opinions 

K it’s not that long, but I’m leaving it there cause I don’t wanna waste space

*hugs*hugs*hugs* I ain't in the mental capacity to give advice rn so hugs.

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

32 minutes ago, Dabi said:

Yaaaaaayyyy rant time again I’m sorry

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I’m kinda in a weird position. I wanna quit tech, but I learned yesterday that I might not be able to. I’m gonna find out for sure tomorrow. But honestly, quitting when I am, I feel kinda bad. It feels weird too. Having the mindset to actually quit something, and that thing freeing up so much time that I can use to spend with my girlfriend and actually do the things I wanna do. I have a lot of little pet projects and things that just died cause I couldn’t find time for them. I feel like I’m losing it, and I can’t dedicate the way I should, yk? I know I sound crazy, but I honestly just don’t know how else to put this. I feel… broken? I think that’s the right word. I’m just like what do I do? Idk. I’m just like in a weird state is all I guess. Thanks for reading. I know it’s a werid just sorta rant, but it helps when I put my thoughts into words, and I figured I’d look for help from outside opinions 

K it’s not that long, but I’m leaving it there cause I don’t wanna waste space

*hugs*

Oof

I understand the struggling with time. When it feels like you don’t have time to do anything, and then when you suddenly get free time, it feels wrong and you don’t know what to do with it.

I don’t know what advice to give you, I just hope things get better. I feel broken sometimes too. So… maybe we can be broken together?

15 minutes ago, Hawks said:

Yeah for reference this is how the same dude looks in my normal way of going 

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I started by tracing when I was like 9 but eventually taught myself how to draw draw *hug*

*hug* *whispers* I also do traditional art but not as often. Check my art thread to see some 

Thanks taln, I can always count on you. After first reading this I decided to draw the same dude but in my normal way, to say the least it looks better. Thanks for your advice and eveyrhting.

Side rant: oh wait the root of my problems 

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OK so yesterday I got SO overestimated from everything and then I get back home to realize my softball coach decided to make SPRING stormING BREAK the MOST important week of the ENTIRE season. I missed 3 games, a rust ton of homework and very important practices. OF ALL KF THE WEEKS, and I've missed more ghen I've been to and at this point I feel so far behind everyone else and and I think I should quit. I haven't been allowed to a single game for bs reasons and my team does fine without me. Tbh I think I'd drag them down and I'm sure half the team hates me. I don't even know what to do and coach ignored me for some stupid reason and isn't understanding of my mental illnesses and disorders so he won't adjust any of specifically my stuff. It wouldn't even hurt anyone else. And suddenly I remember why I hate doing sports. And maybe this entire storming world would be better off without me disappointing anyone.

 

Basically I had a storming awesome spring break and loved it then realized my real life sucks and is stressful and I'm overwhelmed and overstimulated

*hugs*hugs*hugs* I ain't in the mental capacity to give advice rn so hugs.

*hugs also*

Real life is a sucker punch sometimes. I trust you can persevere, though. You got this.

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, Hoid Slayer said:

*hugs*

Oof

I understand the struggling with time. When it feels like you don’t have time to do anything, and then when you suddenly get free time, it feels wrong and you don’t know what to do with it.

I don’t know what advice to give you, I just hope things get better. I feel broken sometimes too. So… maybe we can be broken together?

*hugs also*

Real life is a sucker punch sometimes. I trust you can persevere, though. You got this.

*hugs* I don't feel so...

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Hawks said:

*hugs* I don't feel so...

You do; Hoid's right.

You'll see

*squeeze*