Good morning everyone! Today I will be reviewing a visual novel, "missed messages." It is free on Steam, and the reviews say it's a pretty good game. From my knowledge from when I played it, I will evaluate whether or not it is worth the download. First off, I found this game while scrolling through the visual novel section on Steam (obviously seeing if they were free) and the thumbnail is what caught my eye. It looked like it had a nice art style, but what really wavered my click was the tags. Everyone has a personal preference to genres but apparently I went with it because I downloaded the game and played through 2 of the endings (which I will not disclose due to spoilers). Instead I will be placing my thoughts through playing.
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Hi everyone! I'm back with another drawing tutorial. I haven't done one of these in a while since I had content to work with but now I don't. This is also going to be really short due to the lack of time and data I have.
I'm gonna start off with my usual hello! Hello! How's everyone been? Has online school (if you are in) been good for y'all? If so, good for you! If not, do not fear! I have been also tanking online classes. (why'd I call myself out like that..) Anyways! Introduction over! Let's talk about exactly what the title says. If you've seen my art section (as of today's date, 11/20/20), or just simply be around me personally (if I allow you too) when I make character designs, I normally make 2-5 simplistic outfit designs. I start with a simplistic design to get a feel of what I want the outfit to look like. Then as I develop the character, I like to narrow it down to what fits the character best. So then I develop the outfit some more (adding details and stuff to it and finding the color scheme, stuff like that) until I have my final product. Unfortunately, I left my other sketchbook of character designs at home, and I am two states away from there, so I can't put in any drawings. If you ask me, "hey, why don't you put in that goddess sketch you had on your art page?", I won't put that because I'm still developing the character behind the scenes. I know this article was short so no "read more button" (I know that's upsetting for some of y'all) but I still will insert a TL:DR for my lazy people out there.
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Yes, I did. It’s been over two months since Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out. It’s time for a review. Like I said in my March 20th post, I’m going to split up my AC:NH reviews due to the boatload of content that is current and future events (as stated by AC:NH’s director, Aya Kyogoku), and because I have yet to test one of the multiplayer options.
I don't have a video of it (but you can sure find on if you look on the New Horizons hashtag on Twitter or Instagram), but placing multiple items down in a certain area can decrease the FPS. I placed down a whole bunch of bug crates down in one area and the FPS dropped drastically and my Switch practically was about to overheat.
For a while, I have been using my phone to do the majority of my artwork. I have had experiences with drawing tablets. I have used the touchpad tablets and the drawing tablets with screens. You'll see what I'm talking about below. As you see, the beautiful drawing tablet on the right is mine. It is a Huion Inspiroy H610PRO V2 (god, that was a pain to type). I heard that this was a beginner-friendly tablet and it was cost friendly, so it was a win to get for Christmas (even though I wasn't the one paying for it). I am excited to see how this tablet works (a possible blog post for the future?). Anyways, I'm going to enjoy the last Christmas of the decade by blasting Seventh Heaven by Kalafina and possibly doing some weird aesthetic art. Happy holidays everyone, and see you next year. Credits because:
Where I got the picture from: - https://tabletunderbudget.com/best-tablets-for-artists-top-drawing-tablets/ Over these past several weeks, we have been working in Photoshop. Over that course of time, we learn various tips and tricks in Photoshop. And when I mean tips and tricks, I mean the tools that we use working in Photoshop. And, of course, over that time, I liked working with some of those tools. One of my favorite tools in Photoshop is the Spot Healing Brush. I like this tool because I can clear up blemishes on people's faces. I like this tool because once I clear up this person's face, I feel like their face is a new blank canvas for me to continue messing up on. I played around a little with this tool (in my free time) by clearing up on of my friends' face (don't worry, I have her permission). I know a little while back, I created a whole blog post on how Photoshop is bad in the modeling community. You may compare about what I said back then to what I said (or typed) now. Yes, I do have a love-hate relationship with this tool, and I only use it when:
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In the modeling industry, Photoshop is used on cover models. It can be used for fixing or covering small things like blemishes, pimples, or scars. Another way Photoshop can be used for cover modeling to completely change the model's appearance. For this case of Photoshop, it is primarily used for changing the appearance of the model. I think of this as deceptive. We aren't allowing the natural beauty of the cover models to shine, instead we are hiding it in layers or behind a "mask" created by Photoshop. But do not get me wrong here. I do enjoy using Photoshop. However, I don't like to completely change someone's appearance (without their permission, of course!) in Photoshop. The use of Photoshop on models also affects people who view the magazine, website, et cetera. They expect other people to be all perfect and stuff, but we all have our own physical flaws. This does not happen in just one place. No just all over the state. Nor does it happen in just your country. No, not even the entire continent! This is a worldwide thing, or as I like to call it, an "epidemic". And every time someone puts out a new, Photoshopped image of a model, we either aspire to be them (the Photoshopped models) or expect others to look like them. And yet, we refuse to look at the true image of the cover models. That is my view on Photoshop in the modeling industry.
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