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[kradeelav]

snowflake_challenge #11: recommend a creative resource. ... halfway through, this turned out to be more of a life-advice list.


- Artificial limitations are excellent for lived-in wrinkles to art. Case in point, Photoshit CS2 + an old Intuos 3 tablet is all you need to make published art. (For a concrete example, one of the Korra comic artists still works on Opencanvas 1.1, and If I didn't have a pre-loaded copy of CS5,  would go *back*.)

- Determine if you want to be a creator or consumer - optimize your life to reflect your chosen path if serious (while allowing a % of randomness). This includes time, what you put your eyeballs on in a weekly basis, the kinds of topics you research, and where you go in life. Books are a good source of randomness, and surprisingly portable deep dives into other walks of life. Good books are not trying to sell you shit.

- Hoard a private/offline collection of <200 works of art as your "vibe' inspiration. Do not go over this limit (not including specific projects that can have their own limited boards) - delete previous works if you find a new one. The pressure-washer hose of "consumerist feed art" is the death of Feeling.

- take it from a meatbag who came back from the dead: all internet arguments are worse than useless, and are more likely to come back to haunt you. Use a strict opt-in mental mode if you have to, instead of an opt-out. (Personally? I'd rather my lived life speak to the convincing more than anything. An open heart is necessary for change. And besides, you're wasting time on uselessness otherwise.)

- Get rid of feeds. (or put them on a reader like inoreader that can be saved, filtered, and not-manipulated by corporations). do you want to be the one following people, or be the interesting person they follow?

- Your time is your most precious value. Don't obsess over the hourglass and memento mori, but be mindful of it. What would you regret if you had news of a terminal illness tomorrow? Regret *not* doing?  The best project kick-starter other than spite.

- Use what makes your heart sing as a north star. That includes spite and porn. Art is art, baby, anything goes.