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Journal writing is, in my opinion, a lot more fun and engaging than story writing. The reader doesn't just get into the mind of the character writing the journal. The writer also has to essentially become their character in order to write the journal, to think like them which often means having to embody personality traits and beliefs the writer themselves don't adhere to. It ultimately becomes an (imo) intriguing and engaging thought experiment that just happens to become fictional writing when/if shared. :P
That being said, I do enjoy these insights into how Kass is adapting to being a Yinglet and explaining it. Very intriguing and entertaining! :3
That being said, I do enjoy these insights into how Kass is adapting to being a Yinglet and explaining it. Very intriguing and entertaining! :3
A very interesting and thought provoking look into Kass' experiences and what now being a Yinglet involves. I've often had "Mental Exercises" such as these with my characters to make them more believable, and "Alive". I was especially fascinated with the descriptions of Kass' hands and mentioning that she has to rely on bumping her hands into position to write properly. I also liked the short segment on Yinglet Ears too.
I have learnt to avoid carpal tunnel issues by keeping my wrists pretty straight when I draw or write; while I do use my wrist some, I do a lot of my drawing “from the shoulder”, moving my whole arm around and making fine compensatory motions with my fingers. It took a while to get used to but it’s made for much more fluid work, overall. Plus the whole “not fucking up my wrist as fast” thing is real nice too.
This sounds like the description of how Kass has to do fine work now. I don’t think “bumping” the hands around is going on, just... using the whole arm.
This sounds like the description of how Kass has to do fine work now. I don’t think “bumping” the hands around is going on, just... using the whole arm.
Oh wow! A few of the artists I've met who worked in the Animation industry demonstrated to me on how they drew what they called "Pantograph" style. That is, using the shoulder and upper arm as an anchor point and letting the lower am and hand swing free beneath that point. I never quite mastered it, but I can understand how it lessens the stress on the lower arm muscles, wrists and hands. I believe the next time I'm at my drawing desk, I'll try loosening up the ol' shoulder and try drawing that way again.
Yeah that’s about the same. I learnt it when I was in animation, even. Nobody had a name for it though, it was just “hey kid you wanna learn how to keep your arm working for your whole career? Sure you do.”
The big thing for learning it: address your paper with the side of your pencil point, instead of the tip. This will force you to keep your wrist very stable and start drawing with your shoulder. You can flip to the pencil tip when you want to nail down details, but the longer you put that off the better.
Obviously I don’t hold the Wacom stylus like that but I still work from the shoulder a lot!
The big thing for learning it: address your paper with the side of your pencil point, instead of the tip. This will force you to keep your wrist very stable and start drawing with your shoulder. You can flip to the pencil tip when you want to nail down details, but the longer you put that off the better.
Obviously I don’t hold the Wacom stylus like that but I still work from the shoulder a lot!
Ran better tell Kass what he knows of the Trademaster's thoughts on the whole transformation thing, yinglet bites can be nasty! (though of most yinglets out there, Kass's bite is probably a bit less likely to cause a septic response. Not to mention Kass is probably less likely to resort to that than the average yinglet)
Very well thought out!!! It's nice hearing Kass ask and consider things like this. I have to admit much of it is things I have thought about and considered over the years in regards to this old fur's "looks" in various places like Mucks and Mushes and especially in Second Life.
I have one more for Kass, "Do Yinglets count in Decimal or Octal?"
I have one more for Kass, "Do Yinglets count in Decimal or Octal?"
You know, the discussion of hands made me remember that scene from some Ren and Stimpy thing where Ren's head is just looming in the background while his grotesquely detailed hands are poised menacingly, like he's about to strangle something. Wondering how amusing a picture with a meatier-armed yinglet that hand more dextrous hands might look like
These observational journals are some of my favourite pages in a while. Experiencing the physique and behaviour of a completely different creature from a human perspective is such a fascinating subject. I guess the comic has kind of been about that all along, but these in-depth looks are a treat.
What a really interesting read. Y'know, all the things Kass talked about are the same things I've observed around my pets in the past, from the stretchy skin to the padded "hands." Of course, that was from a third-person perspective. I could never imagine what it must really feel like, but, after reading this, now I can.
Also, the first picture of Kass had me thinking he was testing to see how far he could bend his tail, like I've done with my cat. I'd bend its tail into a C-shape and can feel all the bones locking up; I'd gently feel with my hand around the tail, thinking maybe I could count each vertebra. I don't know why I mention these things, I just get fascinated by animals sometimes.
Also, the first picture of Kass had me thinking he was testing to see how far he could bend his tail, like I've done with my cat. I'd bend its tail into a C-shape and can feel all the bones locking up; I'd gently feel with my hand around the tail, thinking maybe I could count each vertebra. I don't know why I mention these things, I just get fascinated by animals sometimes.
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