My art! I’ll also provide feedback to other artists too. I love giving advice and watching them improve! 😃
🚫 No AI is used in my process. I upload progress pictures here!
I like the biblically accurate angel chain.
Thank you so much! I have fond memories of that one because it’s one of my first ever drawings that I’ve uploaded to social media. Can’t believe a year’s gone by already!
Hi Color! :D - typo
Beannnsss!! Lol I loved that goodie video, so cool seeing your process and watching a character come to life! Thanks for sharing, I love your style
Hi there typo! I’m glad someone remembers my old username hehe! 😃
Thank you so much! I might do more of those in the future and no problem! I’m glad you love my style, honestly comments like this just make my day! There will be a lot more to come!!
Lifting weights!
Becoming stronger has such a powerful positive effect on people’s lives. One of the world’s strongest men right now, Mitchell Hooper, is a professional exercise physiologist. He teaches elderly patients how to deadlift, progressing them from whatever point they are capable of initially. Many patients can barely bend over to begin with, but little by little, the practice of resistance training restores their mobility, alleviates their pain, and improves their quality of life in countless other ways.
Literally their bones will get stronger, and their balance will improve, thus reducing the likelihood and severity of falls. Which is a huge killer as you get older.
What’s cool is that anyone at any age has a ton of benefits to reap. But I think everyone generally understands a 20 year old can go hard in the gym and get results. Far fewer people in their 40s, 60s, and even 80s consider getting started which is a shame because getting started at those ages can TRANSFORM your life
Machining, informally as a primer to my coworkers. We have a mill and a lathe at our shop and not very many folks know how to use them or what they can do. I’m mostly self taught so I try to impart some baseline theory and explicit safety warnings while hopefully imparting a small amount of what I find so compelling about the process of machining.
Of course half the time I go through the shpiel, everyone seems excited and then they have to drill a shit ton of holes and realize that machining isn’t magic and sometimes it’s boring. But every once in a while someone gets an inkling of how cool it is so it’s worth it.
Programming, using technology, security, and music (making and critical listening)… oh and cocktails I guess too
Astronomy. I’m a merit badge counselor. But every time I set up in my yard I invite friends and neighbors.
Genealogy. I’m working on trees for several friends. I’d like to do it for money, but the pay isn’t there.
I love helping people build their own PC. I love building them myself, so helping others is just as fun.
I used to love doing this too, until I realised that helping someone build a PC is the same as signing them up for a lifetime of tech support for free.
“I bought a new printer and plugged it in and it’s not working? Why doesn’t it work? You built the PC, it’s your fault.”
“My ISP told me I need a new wifi router, so I plugged in the new one they sent, now my PC doesn’t have any internet. You built the PC, why doesn’t it work?”
“My colleague told me I need to upgrade my antivirus so I got a Norton subscription, I installed it and now I can’t receive any emails. Come and fix it, you built the PC.”
All 3 of these are real experiences I’ve had. There are countless more. These days I say “I’d love to help you build a PC, but it’s been 15 years since I’ve used windows, I don’t really know how to install it or set it up or use it. I’d be happy to build a PC with a Linux based OS for you.” By that time they’re already finding someone else.
Haha. I basically do the same thing. I tell them I can help build the PC for them, and install Windows, but I have no idea how Windows works. Last Windows I used was Windows XP.
Systems engineering applied to business theory
It used to be the French Revolution when I was in my 20’s, but I’ve always liked talking about musicals. I’m not musically talented in any compacity, but I enjoy the stories and picking out repeating motifs, digging into the source (if there is one).
Also 🏴☠️Life, dating, philosophy, helping others understand themselves better, saying the truth in a positive and constructive way to others.
Of course all with consent and being equitable.
I have aphantasia and autism and have zero imagination, so I have a extremely high pattern recognition and ability to see things around me for exactly what they are, Its incredibly hard to live with. But at least I have helped others see things they didn’t ever realize existed or understood.
Writing: Specifically fiction writing in terms of structure, POV, plotting, etc…
History: Especially early societies and how much everything really stays the same, despite the advance of technology. No matter where or when you go, humans are gonna human.
Do language lessons count?
