My kid usually seems so bright and sharp. Then out of nowhere he says the most unglued, brain-dead shit I’ve ever heard, and I need a second to mentally pull over, throw out some road flares, change to snow tires, and assess survival provisions. I probably make that face the whole time, before I remember to smile sweetly.

It’s funny to me how a single gesture of humility like merely accepting baldness without the most horrendous possible form of fragile denial combover makes him look 100x less weird

I have to admit, for this I did use a reference. I’m trying to run before I can walk, and I’m afraid any drawings from life would disappoint. If that doesn’t deter you, feel free to send me any poses you’d like me to (perhaps badly) work from.

Totally wasted on me, but thanks for the offer! I’m still learning fundamentals like construction and shading, I don’t need to be taking up anyone’s time. 😅

Cheers, I’m not sure if it’s ‘my style’ as such but I’m working it out as I go. I like the exaggeration and softness of the look, but the notepad app is really narrow in what it can comfortably do.

I might wait a year, based on what I’m hearing. He’s already got a weird sense of humour compared to kids his age, I should probably cool it.

Yeah? Admittedly I’m calibrated to the 80s version of what “PG-13” meant. What was the most risque bit? Mine is pretty comfortable with non sexual nudity and rude humour, but anything sexually explicit he’s probably not ready.

Ooh how exciting.

I’m tempted, but I’d want to share in the fun with my kid. Anyone who’s played it, What’s the youngest you’d recommend?

Thanks, I will take that onboard for positioning it on the ereader cover. I’ve been looking at it so long now that I’m becoming numb to its ugly aspects, but it definitely hits different depending on the angle.

All you have to do is squint your eyes. Until they’re closed. And then imagine a frog.

I knew I wasn’t the only one.

Cool sweeper game tho

How do you think I’m doing with Freetube/Grayjay/Stacher? Is that an okay mix? I dunno. I mostly just want to be able to archive indie animations and keep up with a select few channels with as little algorithmic content as possible.

I’m sure they are hyped, delighted, and filled with espirit de corps about all of this.

It’s always projection. I’m almost bored of saying it.

That makes sense. If there are plants above, consider framing a bit of them in for the final version, or change the web layout to match what’s there. Spiders make do with all sorts of wonky areas, after all!

Again, I really love what you’re doing here, I hope you’ll post more.

I love the idea of using negative space this way. It would be amazing if you could add more dimensionality to the background, increase the sense of perspective being the negative space so that the foreground objects create a sense of nearness.

Also, what is the web is attached to? What are the anchor points above? It’s unclear if the web is in a window or attached to plants in the garden.

Any time I hear “capitalism breeds innovation”, I feel like grabbing a chair and swinging it.

That’s a comal, brethren. Make it out of carbon steel and it’ll do good tortillas for you.

1. You made someone smile. A win is a win.

2. It’s never about you, it’s always about them.

3. See point two, again. The only reason you would have been that funny is if the idea of being that open and unreserved with their kid genuinely freaks them out. They were probably abused.

Edit: I’m open to the “stoned rando” hypothesis as well, hadn’t thought of that

PE is all about that cash, but they have ways of making money that don’t involve strong fundamentals. Direct private ownership, such as with Valve, aligns the owners interests with their customers much more closely.