One of my assignments was to figure out what Gwen’s, Peni’s, Noir’s and Ham’s world’s could look like. Gwen’s is based off Jason Latour Robbi Rodriguez and Rrico Renzi Gwen books, Peni is futureworld based on @jakewyattriot, Noir is… Noir, and Ham is pulling from old mid century cartoons like Pigs is Pigs
I hate to sound like one of those guys but I honestly think a lot of people are now using the terms executive dysfunction, dissociation, and intrusive thoughts either incorrectly or to excuse particular behaviors otherwise not caused by mental illness but by a lack of desire to do things.
Executive dysfunction isn’t just limited to not having the desire/energy to do things. It also involves impulsivity, mood swings, memory problems, and troubles with social interaction.
Dissociation isn’t just spacing out. It’s a disruption in your consciousness, your memory, and your perception on the world.
Intrusive thoughts are not harmless, quirky commands made by your brain. They are scary and often involve terrible acts of violence.
People throwing around these terms with incorrect or oversimplified definitions is harmful. You get a lot of people going “oh that’s me!” and thinking whenever they daydream in class they’re actually dissociating and call it that, not stopping to think that it’s actually a symptom developed from severe PTSD. Or how executive function primarily effects those with ADHD or brain injury and yet people who take a bit to do their homework or anything involving a bit of effort cite it as their reason for doing it so late rather than a simple lack of desire to do so. Or how intrusive thoughts can make someone so shaken and anxious that they become terrified of themselves but thoughts like “eat a leaf off the ground” somehow fall under this classification.
If you are experiencing these debilitating symptoms, get help if you can. Go to a psych, a therapist, counselor, anyone. If you don’t have the means to, find online support communities. Don’t spread misinformation and cheapen how terrifying and debilitating these symptoms really can be
oh made these earlier 2 show that the issue w shading with black is not that you should never ever use black (terrible advice)
it’s just that black alone only darkens and desaturates colours. if you want to create more visual interest mix in more colours and saturation..
simply be aware of the fact that black deadens colours n work with that. White does the same, but lightens and desaturates rather than darkens.
you don’t have to avoid black, it’s just something to be aware of is all. and you can most certainly shade with black alone if it’s what you need for the piece!
my advice for anyone is if someone tells you “never do this” in art - find out why. The what without the why gives you no insight and limits your knowledge, always seek to understand the rules so you can break them as you see fit.
