Arien | 24 | Agender (He/him) | Spoonie Mainly art, aesthetic, service dogs, and activism. Please say "private" in your message if you don't want me to publish it! Rarely, but occasionally NSFW (just aesthetic art and such, everything is tagged).
Anonymous asked:
Hey I saw an ask and I need some help. I (we?) have some sort of personality disorder. I'm an alter and learning about this stuff I sort of disappeared for 4 years. I was almost conscious but never fronted during this time. I come back and we've been safe for 2 years? It freaked me out and I need some advice. I used to be around all the time and the system host (Ro) I sort of new of when things where bad. But I never knew of anyone else. This is getting long I'm going to do multiple asks (1/?)
(2) Ok so Ro had almost no clue what happened. Which wouldn’t make sense if I was the only one besides him. Since things wouldn’t just suddenly be fine if we weren’t fine yet. I have gaps that Ro also has too. This made me suspicious so I started going through all the stuff Ro had in those years I was gone. I found some really disturbing writing’s that Ro most certainly didn’t write. I got into contact with Ro completely on accident. He doesn’t know what’s been going on at all. (3) How should I reach out? I’m really concerned about their mental health too. So far all I know about them is that they’ve got silvery blue eyes. That along with some really graphic writings and they’re younger than me. -end”
It’s very common for people with DID/OSDD to have more alters than they’re first aware of, so there’s nothing to be afraid of with that. It’s a super common experience that many systems have. Your best way to form inner system communication is with the help of a properly trained therapist, but my own advice would be to simply open the door. Just invite them to introduce themselves to you and sort of mentally “think” this to “yourself.”
Most importantly, don’t try to solve or fix them or their struggles right off the bat. It’s like building a relationship with a physical person–you need to get to know them and build a connection first. Then, you may be able to guide them towards healing!
Oh snaps! To the @/paintedsilver… (not going to put your full at), I unfortunately can’t reach out to your message regarding ritual abuse. I can’t privately respond to an anonymous message and you don’t have the ability to be messaged on!
The King of Pentacles sketch is complete!! This finishes off all the sketches for the Pentacles (that we can do right now, still waiting on a handful of references). Onto the Suit of Wands thumbnails! Is there a particular card you’re excited to see soon?
Page of Pentacles sketch is done!! It’s always the ones with lots of flowers that taken the longest. Good thing I love floral art! Can you guess what flowers these are~? 🌸
Hii! just found your blog nd your work is so beautiful and exquisite. It's delicate and the colors are so warming, I love it!! casually found an ask about college major and its helping me a lot, tysm for share your experience. I don't have the privilege to go to college but I'm working really hard for it!! Ur response gave me so much serotonin to keep going!! I just have one question, if you're okay with it ofc! How exactly you create good illustrations fast? I'm struggling a lot with this one
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad my college experience is helping you too. I love being a serotonin boost!
A lot of learning to create good illustrations fast is having the pressure of working under a deadline. In college, I often had to complete 5 full paintings a week, on top of schoolwork and a 20-hour a week job.
You start to realize what to keep and leave out, like are somewhat forced to let go of perfectionism and just power through. But, here are some tips too! Some are style-specific, but they’ll at least give you a few ideas to pick and choose from!
Working with minimal layers (traditional or digital), this allows you to focus on doing 1-3 really good paintings that come together to create your piece, instead of thinking of, say, 20. This is style-specific, but if it helps my watercolor work is always a max of three layers!
Use a timer system (I like the tomato timer method)
Set specific work hours (I only give myself four hours a day, so it’s taught me to be really focused on efficient)
Create thumbnails first (if you’re making a colored piece, make them colored!) These are a lot quicker to complete and they work as a guide, so you can power through your final painting. They also help your illustrations look better composition-wise!
Use larger brushes (this is really helpful with watercolor). You can get super detailed even with a large brush, as long as it has a good point.
Keep practicing basics too! (I sometimes slack of this, but I did it a lot in college). The sharper your skills, the higher chance your first or second sketch will look how you want it to.
Thumbnail examples btw! First image is a thumbnail, second is the finished painting, third is the finished tarot card (some small digital edits made too). This and the timer method are the most important for helping me work quickly.
Resurrecting our YouTube channel with this speed drawing of the 6 of Pentacles! It’s 40 minutes of sketching condensed into only 2. Even as the artist, this one was super fun to watch! It gives the puppers such a sense of being alive.
Whatcha think of it? Any feedback? I welcome it all!
