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On Artists: Beating the Blackhole of Popularity

Social media can be draining, especially on artists and creators. Often times we get suckered into equating the amount of faves/likes/notes we receive on our art, to the value of the art itself, though we would never admit that. "I draw for myself, no one else." "I don't care about the likes." But when it really boils down to it, who among us can honestly admit it doesn't sting a little when a frivolous fanart piece gets a million faves, and the one piece we poured our sole into gets barely a quarter of the same attention? I would like to discuss why that is and ways to avoid the blackhole that consumes so many artist's creativity, self-este

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Photoshop Short 9 - Flames

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Seeking Photoshop Help

I know how to do most of the basic stuff in PS, but I don't really know how to do decent art in it. I will pay someone 150pts to help or if they want, I have some cash I could send over on paypal. These are some examples of what I've done previously in PS (newest to oldest) :thumb310970272: :thumb317256200: :thumb273952271: :thumb269260094: There has been some improvement, but I don't know how to make lines, shade, ect. This is all just me screwing around for the most part, I have have a bamboo pen and touch tablet. If anyone would be willing to help I would really appreciate it. Please send a note if possible.

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