so alex held a "qna" of sorts

here's each question answered! all screenshots will be under the cut as to not clog the dashboard. there's a LOT

also, fun fact! whitetip reef sharks in particular are SO damn cuddly with each other that they'll actively seek out a buddy or ten when they get sleepy!

it's pretty much slumber party or nothing for these guys. you won't find a whitetip sleeping alone except in the most dire and tragic of shark circumstances.

(shhh! they are. SLEEBING)

thinking again about the summer job I took as a teenager where a medical company wanted me to paint organs for them to use on their website (for a cutesy patient portal, where you click the organs to see symptoms associated with them), but I misunderstood and looked up surgery and autopsy photos so that I could paint the most photorealistic graphic organs possible which. they didn’t end using

I still think these slap

Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too.

Because it is not mentioned by name in the article!:

If any of you develop “violent new food allergies” after having covid — even allergies that present as migraines, malaise, nausea, irritability rather than swelling and itching — you need to get checked for mast cell activation syndrome. It is staggeringly common to develop from long covid and is often treatable.

Anyone interested in a worm off the string pelt rug? 350 usd plus ship for a 3.5 foot rug in any 2 colors! Can discuss making it a bit more custom for an additional charge (stripes, spots, etc.)

It would be done by about the end of September at the very latest.

Just trying to fill up my frames!

if you'd like to support me and/or you need some help with your art, please subscribe to me on youtube! i post videos about art tips and tutorials. you can also watch some speedpaints of my art here! please share this with your friends also :D

There’s a Senate inquiry into the worsening rental crisis!

Thanks to the Greens you can now write a submission to a committee inquiry into how the rental crisis is affecting you and your community, provide evidence, and shape the reports that’ll be given to the National Cabinet in September and November to suggest how they can address the rental crisis.

This is super important! The information that YOU give to this inquiry will inform both the state and federal government about just how dire the situation is and help it understand how it needs to do more to fix the rental crisis in Australia.

So share - and don’t forget to click here to submit BY 28 JULY!!!

GOOD NEWS! The deadline for submission has been extended to 1st of September!

SO YOU CAN STILL TELL THE COMMITTEE HOW RENTING SUCKS AND PRESSURE THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE RENTERS’ RIGHTS AND HELP WITH HOUSING!

BAD NEWS - Landlords are currently making up a THIRD of submissions! Which means we need to make sure RENTERS are the ones who are heard!

So submit! It’s quick and simple. Click on the above links and write about your experiences!

new video just uploaded! if you have spare time, please go watch :D it's really helpful for anyone who wants to improve on their line art. i hope you enjoy.

shoutout to trans guys who don’t look like and/or don’t want to look like skinny white twinks. who are or want to be be tall and hairy and chubby not willowy and thin. who want deep voices and body hair and facial hair. who have or want more body fat. we are epic cool and sexy

So what this paint company does is take iron pollution from abandoned mines that are polluting soils and rivers and makes iron based red pigment paints out of it.

Basically they realized hey no one's cleaning this shit up, it's polluting the streams, killing all the fish, making the water undrinkable and there's a huge market for it so why not make money by cleaning it the fuck up?

They remove this stuff by the industrial bucket load from the rivers. The idea is if it's in a painting, if it's in your home, it's not poisoning wildlife.

anyway its cool as shit, please support tf out of these people https://gamblinstore.com/reclaimed-earth-colors-set/

Honestly, I think it's cool to see cis people adopt and use "nonconforming" pronouns. I saw a cis man state their pronouns were they/them, and I think that's awesome that they're forthcoming with that! I think a lot of cis people think pronoun nonconformity excludes them, but they're completely wrong! Pronoun nonconformity is literally for anybody. If you are a they/them cis man, that's fucking awesome! There will be people who will respect you, and it isn't a world-ending request to be addressed correctly

hey there folks! my first art video has been uploaded to my channel. it's all about dealing with art block. if you're interested in watching, please click this link.