We do try and there are some successes, but a lot of dead ends too. I and others would like to learn more of our indigenous ties for example, but in the meantime I am grateful for what I do know of myself, where I come from, and what I hope to discover more of.

It makes me think alot about the past too and how I wish I could know more. As an African American we're in a fortunate and unique position where we have some records that allude to certain points of history and we have oral traditions, but even with some sleuthing there is a wall...

On the other hand there is a celebration, embrace, and appreciation of the living. New found friends, new family, and passing on traditions and knowledge of elders that remain. It'd be nice to focus only on the latter, but I feel you can't quite have one without the other at least for us.

There is a lot more to say on this topic but it is late, I’m full of food, and bluesky hates the mobile safari browser. If there is interest in a long form post on buying art supplies/equipment for yourself and or others I’ll try to write one up

That isn’t to frighten you, but it’s a topic not tackled much and many artists often learn too late that they should have taken additional steps for their wellbeing. It can be as simple as taking breaks and doing stretches or as involved as setting up a ventilation system.

That last one is very important and I can’t stress enough that art can be dangerous for your health either by neglecting your physical stat or chemical exposure. Sometimes it can be both and yes digital artists can also suffer long term physical damage often from poor posture and repetitive motion.

Fundamentals are “cross platform“, but the process and execution can differ drastically between different paints for example. To avoid buyers remorse you want to think of a few things:
-Budget
-Experience with medium
-how much preparation you’re willing to do
-How safe will you be using said supply

I think most people are more capable than they give themselves credit for, but it can be stressful and daunting to add yet another of the many hats artists have to wear to get by. I feel like having free to affordable guidance might be a relief as I know some want to, but don’t know where to start.

I haven’t kept much track of Activision Blizzard since the California lawsuit. I’ve heard they’ve taken steps to right themselves and was happy to hear some teams even have unions now, but so long as they’re a subsidiary of Microsoft they will not regain my business.

Time lapse of Ankha portrait sketch...

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