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Heh. Nah. I love Garnet and the concept but the execution leaves much to be desired so I will wait until I've drawn something better to ask for that. :grin:

Reply to: Topaz's Spoopy Universe

I'm just continuing to be surprised that you think my self taught stuff is worth that much praise. Never took lessons on art or uke or writing so I guess I have a nagging suspicion that nothing I do will ever be "legit." It's not a healthy way to look at it really, but it is what it is!!

Reply to: swankivy

I just think it's really amazing that you have enough talent and ion to teach yourself how to do those things so well! I suppose just because you've never had someone else show you how to do it doesn't mean you can't learn it on your own and do it just as well. You really are an example that self taught artists writers and players can be just as good, descriptive, inspiring, and "legit" as those who took lessons or went to a school. Like I never thought you were self taught because your stuff was always so good!! I thought you had to have taken lessons at some point. But now I know that you can be self taught and still have amazing content. I really am just in awe :heart_eyes: 🙃

Reply to: Topaz's Spoopy Universe

Thanks. It's kind of frustrating sometimes because people who have formal training will use terminology that you'll go like "what??" sometimes, and they think they're saying something super basic. I think this probably literally goes back to the beginning of my life now that I think about it. I was starting 1st grade in a new school and at my old school in kindergarten they'd never put me in a reading group because I came in knowing how to read. The new 1st grade teacher gave me a placement test starting from the most basic, and the letters had markings on them to suggest long E or short E etc., and I thought it was some super advanced thing and didn't know what to do so I just cried and the teacher concluded "well she can't read at all" and put me in a remedial reading group. I think I still have moments like that where I skipped steps and then it turns out I'm unaware of something totally basic.

But at the same time, I know there's NOT just one way to do art or music or whatever. People who are very attached to method learning think only one way is legit. So I guess that's a long way of saying that explains why I can play ukulele but am completely pulling strumming patterns out of my butt, or how I draw stuff but don't know anything about color theory and probably don't really understand how light works 🤣