(Please DNI with any of my 🔞 blogs if you’re under 18.)
It’s because I’m pretty sure most of the followers on my main are here for figurine and food photography and don’t appreciate having their dash bombarded with my thirstiness for certain monsters, slashers, and gory content.
I try to tag everything appropriately, but if I missed something please let me know and I’ll add it.
Any n/*/s/*/f/*/w content is tagged as “osha violation” so the op doesn’t get flagged by tumblr.
Overly spicy content gets reblogged to the side blog: 🔞v-a-l-t-i-e-l.🔞
Platinum silicone toy content gets reblogged to the side blog: 🔞 @daimonhelix 🔞
All of my photography posts can be found under the “#hzz photography” tag.
For those only interested in my homemade food and beverage photos, those can be found under the “#hzz feast” tag.
MAKE UNIONS GREAT AGAIN. That is the only way that workers can finally receive the salaries they deserve. The reality is that businesses CANNOT SUCCEED WITHOUT EMPLOYEES.
CW: testosterone therapy, periods, physical changes from HRT
Earlier this year, I’d reached a point where I was wondering if I’d already seen all of the benefits and changes from testosterone therapy that I could possibly receive. It really seemed like everything had come to a halt as far as changes from HRT go.
Worse, what started as random spotting and painful cramping (which I originally blamed on really high stress) eventually became full blown periods, and this went on for months. At one point, it really felt like I wasn’t even on T anymore. I blamed myself, because I would occasionally be late or forget to apply my testosterone cream. I thought that the bleeding, the inconsistent T levels, and the lack of progress was my own fault.
And then, I had to switch compounding pharmacies. And every single one of my problems disappeared within two weeks of starting the first tube of cream from the new pharmacy.
Nothing else has changed. Not my dose, nor where I apply it. I still forget and apply a few hours late sometimes, other times I miss a day entirely.
But the periods and cramping haven’t returned. And I’m beginning to see small changes here and there again. I have to trim my ear and nose hairs now; I have more chest hair than ever before. It’s time to face the fact that testosterone has made me a bear lmao.
Point being, looking back I really think that the quality of the testosterone cream I was getting from that first compounding pharmacy was kind of suspect. Looking at reviews online from other people really confirmed my suspicion; many people claimed that the quality of the prescriptions they received was wildly inconsistent from month to month. Not to mention, more recent reviews seem to suggest that their business is going under entirely, and from my own experiences attempting (and failing) to get my prescriptions filled with them in a timely manner, I’m not surprised.
I don’t often see a lot of posts from trans folks on testosterone who use compounded cream, so I want to put this out there for others to see. If you’re struggling to maintain consistent T levels, don’t rule out the quality of your prescription as a possible cause. Make sure that the compounding pharmacy you’re getting your T from is reputable and has good reviews.
I know this has already been said to death, but it’s so disgusting how web 2.0 is first and foremost a source of misinformation in the name of pushing brands and sales. You google “best and worst dog food” and the first few results are articles shilling Blue Buffalo, a brand that is known for being cheap garbage full of fillers that has given numerous dogs heart disease. Fucking hate it here.
do you have any tips on color harmony and the colors of the rainbow? I'm trying to draw a 10 color rainbow but I'm struggling to make the colors match and any color system like RYB, RGB, CMYK or Munsell doesn't work (Usually green doesn't go well with the transition to blue or purple and yellow get stronger shades than other nearby colors)
Color harmony is a really complicated subject, so definitely remember to be patient with yourself.
Colors are significantly affected by how they interact with each other. A red next to orange will look different than a red next to green, which will look different next to blue… etc.
This is really important when it comes to making a color palette, because the colors you use WILL play with eachother, so you have to be sure they’re playing nice.
This piece, for example, is entirely red. It’s all the exact same hue, but the value and saturation makes the colors still distinct from eachother.
When making a rainbow, especially with 10 distinct steps, you have a lot of potential with your colors.
Personally I use HSB/HSV sliders when I’m illustrating. Hue, Saturation, and Black/Value. This lets me be as precise as possible when I’m selecting my colors.
I’ll be explaining everything with these terms! (Hue, Saturation, and Value)
1: These colors vary only on hue 2: These colors vary on hue and saturation 3: These colors vary on the hue and value
You can see how much each of these will affect the colors and how they look next to eachother. Manipulating these factors can give you a lot of control over your palette.
Now, I’m varying which color is the “focus” of the palette. I’m also modifying every aspect of HSB to make them play nice.
4: This palette has a lot more yellows and oranges than the rest, and barely any/no blues 5: This palette is an even spread, 5 colors are warm and 5 are cool. 6: This palette focuses mostly on green 7: this palette focuses more on the purple and blue side of the spectrum.
If you’re finding you’re struggling well with green transitioning to blue and purple, then you can just have some more greens to make it feel smoother.
When manipulating all three sliders, you can make rainbows that are entirely tinted to a certain hue. This can get you really cohesive palettes.
When your palette is like this, you’ll find that putting in a contrasting color will pop significantly more.
(These contrasting colors are pulled from the original fully saturated rainbow that I put together, #1. Notice how different the colors look here than they did in their original palette!)
You can use this effect as you please or avoid it as much as you like!
As always with art more information is key to making your decisions.
Exercises I suggest to understand color theory better:
Making pieces without using specific colors (try to make something look “Green” without using green)
Make a cool toned rainbow and a warm toned rainbow (every color has a cool and a warm variant) and draw something with each of them (one drawing cool, the same drawing warm)
Use red for shadows and green for light, and then draw the same thing with green for shadows and red for light (or any 2 opposite colors
Copy art and photography that has colors you like, but DON’T color pick until you’re done to see how close you were (don’t post pieces where you copied someone else’s work without explicitly saying you did so, it’s for study)
Paint from life
Take some colored pieces of paper and shine lights on them and watch how the light reflects off of the paper onto different objects
Here’s some studies I did for one of my classes in school. They’re old, I can’t paint traditionally anymore without pain. But what I learned was still important whether or not the art is old!
I also suggest keeping these timed, All of these were under 1 hour (traditional) or under a half hour (digital). The more practice you get, the better!
And, if you can practice in different media (I understand it can be expensive, take up a lot of space, or even be painful), I personally find that each media has different pros and cons and forcing yourself to work within the limitations of a particular medium will teach you a lot!
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