Okay you can have 1 peak at my actual sprites- but only because I love this sketch so much-
She’s so cute-
Love the expressions! What software is this?
Oh I use a free app called Sketchbook (previously Auto Sketchdesk) it’s fairly simple & pretty basic, but it still has a lot of useful features & has helped me a lot with learning my digital art style!
I used Photoshop in high school, but it was really complicated & had too many tools for a beginner like me, I barely used any of it. So when I got my tablet I took a recommendation from Lavendertown on YouTube for free drawing apps & one of them was Sketchbook! It’s served me incredibly well for years now & I highly recommend it for beginners since it’s simple & easy to get the hang of ^-^
Neat! We usually use (a really old version) of Photoshop, or sai2. I love checking out new drawing apps so I will give this a look!
Hey, no worry. Thank you for apologizing, but you didn’t do anything wrong. I was pretty sure your question was genuine.
As you experienced with your AIWS, the human brain is really interesting and can tell us a lot, but at the end of the day an person is more than just their physical brain matter.
One of my favorite things about the proship community/problematic ship communities is this beautiful, human reclamation of trauma?
The stereotype of proshippers coping with sexual abuse is a stereotype for a reason. It’s not universal, but trauma is pretty common in the community. You won’t ever get the same experience as you do in trauma therapy, but I am so in awe of everyday people who have been hurt reclaiming their own joy.
I’m only speaking from my own experience, but I get a little weary of the constant black cloud that colors my identity as a survivor. Yes, I was taken advantage of. I was hurt in ways that should have landed several people in prison and the same things happen to people every day without cosmic justice. But I am not a stormcloud of hurt, and fuck you I’m going to experience joy and catharsis in a way that still acknowledges the bad things that happened. I find there’s a way survivors can combine their terror with joy in a way that makes non-survivors uncomfortable. For me, this just happens to be in fandom.
Even if I’m not in your fandom, I see you reclaiming your joy and it makes me so happy. Keep doing what you’re doing and keep healing in the way the world doesn’t understand. It fills me with this deep sense of distant love.
