Neko's Failtastic Art Thread

[Suicune's Fire]

I was on break for several months because of things that happened in... Oh- April? May? My break didn't start until a while after, but that's because I found myself feeling very hurt for an extended period of time and decided a break was needed. I'm still not 100% past some things, but I decided I was gone too long. Long enough to not know what the heck happened with the Birthday thing. Unless it was that one event over the summer in which the mods were told nothing about- then I remember that. I was probably annoyed with that, but mostly cause I'd have loved to include the PRS section for some nonsense. But I've over that.

And again, last times I was proactive and wanted to help with things I was told "Our way or f--- off" (maybe not that harsh, but I'm pretty peeved right now, sorry), I spent ages putting together a thought out post only to have the thread locked before discussion could start, and then there's- .. actually. Not even going to go into the third one cause that's a whole different unrelated rant. Point is, unless I know I've been told I'm actually -wanted- on the project, I want nothing to do with it because trying to force yourself in ends up with resistance, arguing, and unneeded stress. I've tried to get involved with other people's projects, but it hasn't worked out. My section/s are currently to dead to attempt some of my own ideas. I hope to work on getting activity up before attempting those.

And I haven't forgotten tokens. Again. I took a long break for reasons that are still slightly touchy for me. The tokens are... minimally related to this- but I do wish to continue them once my muse returns from the war. And after the grad school applications are in and I can work on fun stuff guilt-free.

That's fine. Nobody's saying it isn't. xD I'm just letting you know that if you want to get involved, all you have to do is keep an eye out for an event and go for it. I know you tried a community event, as have many other people, and the idea did not go through because of one reason or another, and, like others, it doesn't mean it's your fault. I didn't want you to justify yourself. x)

I have no clue what you're talking about. Threads don't get locked here, like, ever. xD Unless it's spam, the OP's request, or it's a stickied thread like a Rules thread which is closed from when it gets initially posted. I've been in the higher staff for over two years now and I've never seen that happen. xD And nobody has told you "Our way or f off." xD Come on.

I'm not asking for a reason. You said you wanted stuff to do, and I pointed out that there is stuff to do. x) People take leave all the time. I'm just saying, it's still there if you're looking for something to do.

Again. There. Has. Been. No. Self. Berating. For. MONTHS. -whines loudly- I've skimmed this ENTIRE thread for it and didn't see any. Why was there ANY reason to bring it up other than some silly thread title- which, let's be real here, I wouldn't have actually used if I really felt that way about my work. I wouldn't have a thread for art if I felt that way. I deleted my old thread because I DID feel that way. Past tense. PAST. MONTHS AGO. Sorry if I'm sounding agitated here, but I am. >.> Again, I'll GLADLY/grudgingly accept this lecture when I've done/said something to deserve it, but I haven't. Not in a long while. Unless I've missed something, there's nowhere in this thread where I state my art is crap in a non-joking manner.

...I know. xD That's what I said. Hence why I said the topic needs to be dropped. By everyone. I literally said you were getting better, and that Neo may have seen OLD posts. xD

Nope! Lots of ctrl+z is the key! Or if you're really impatient, draw the line horizontal and rotate it. That works too. I try to not do that cause it's faster not to, but whatever works.

Hmm... let's see, typically I'll have each object in an image (or group of very similar objects) as its own base layer. Then each of those layers has at least 4-10 layer masks on them for shading, details, lights, AP, etc. So my layer count goes up really fast. Plus side of working like this? I can edit tiny things without messing up other things! Downside? WHAT LAYER IS WHICH AGAIN?

As for comics. I may know a site or two you could read them for the less-than-legal way. Alternatively, I think I've got a humble-bundle code for the first 4 volumes that I haven't used. (The end of the 4th volume is a big cliffhanger though.)

Yeah, I can relate to that too. xD I basically spam it until I get a line that looks remotely accurate, and sometimes that means I CTRL Z an actually good line. xD Oops. Yeah, and also it turns sorta pixelly. :c

Oh wow, you do masks for shading? I have no idea how to use masks, other than using them to erase lineart in case I want the lines back. XD Yeah, that's the thing--so many layers = so much chaos! x__x Well at least it gives you great results. :D

Oh I love Humble Bundle! And hey, I won't say no. ;D Ahaha. I did read the Pokemon manga online. x: Oops... XD But I don't have to take your code if you wanna save it for someone. cx