Too good not to re-blog.
Blogging it again, to remind myself to keep attempting to draw. Even if the results still make me cringe and bring back various “U SUK” comments.
I haven’t read these all, but I figure I’ll come back to them and really get what it’s attempting to say. /Shrug - we could all use some motivation sometimes, perhaps I’ll end up sleeping less and actually get something done, perhaps even improve upon something.
Any teacher can tell you this. This is why it is important to praise students for the work they put into something. You, as a teacher, can influence this mindset.
Take, for example, two apparently similar bits of praise:
“Wow, that’s great. You’re really good at this.”
Versus
“Wow, that’s great. You’ve worked really hard on this.”
It would seem, to the casual observer, that the first is a “self-esteem booster” while the second is just a “motivational booster”.
The problem is that the first type of praise contributes to a mindset that people either “get it” or they don’t; they’re “smart” or they’re not; nothing can be done to change that. (This is what the infographic is calling a fixed mindset. Educators usually call it an inherent intelligence mindset.)
The second type of praise still indicates that the student might, in fact, be good at it, but it also reinforces the idea that hard work and effort makes it possible to learn and develop. It also works in a social-cognitive mode to reinforce this idea to the other students. (The infographic has this labeled as the growth mindset. It’s usually referred to as a developmental intelligence model in education texts.)
While it is true that some of this is part of the student’s own frame of mind, a lot of it can be influenced by the pedagogical methods of the teacher.
I don’t know if I’m the right or the left one… I certainly display some of the left qualities.
I like how angwe put it. I think that the top comment is more common, at least it has been for me. If someone is smart or creative or something from the get-go it implies that they didn’t need to work as hard as others had to, which might belittle their effort and discourage others from attempting to be as creative or knowledgeable because they just don’t have that “gift” or whatnot.
I must say that I have quite a few of the left qualities - which I should likely work on changing perhaps…
The Pervocracy: My boobs want to be free. (via sexisnottheenemy)
truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue
(via discontented-delight)
omg that last sentence is so perfect
(via ftmfeminist)
Yeah, aolenalghdkljab I don’t know what to add because this sorta just sums it up. “yeah, you can go around topless, too.” but when you do everyone is telling you to put on some clothes and shielding their children’s eyes and avoiding you. I’m not trying to cause a row, and I’m not trying to get anyone to notice but they do because it’s so unusual to see a woman uncovered apparently. I, however, see plenty of men walking around topless all the time and no one shields their children or gets offended. Men and women are both built pretty nearly the same :|
Doing some light study!
Time to catch up on my news, namely NASA - what’re they up to? Technology, science, oh! maybe some archeology or paleontology, perhaps we’ll add a bit of politics or other world events in there too.
Hmm, I don’t know what else needs catching up on - any suggestions?
Ah, yes. Art - I must study anatomy and that sorta thing too. There are just too many things that need knowing.
So, I know No. 6 is apparently shonen-ai and Nezumi and Shion are a pair. That is entirely awesome, and I have few qualms. However, I’m not a yaoi kind of girl and when I first watched the anime I didn’t ship them, though they shared two kisses. I just thought the bond they had was different than that.
For me, it’s a little difficult to equate sex with a strong bond, well, no that’s not right. I see bonds that lack sexual intimacy as stronger because they do not like one another based on the pleasure they get from being around them. Well, they might, but I also think that trust and devotion are incredible factors (like between Frodo and Sam in Lord of the Rings, or Legolas and Gimli, and others I can’t remember).
I like those types of relationships, but that might just be because I’m not a very sexual person right now.
Either way, I didn’t ship the pair even though they’re cute - I saw their relationship differently is all :)
ArtsyPoses - Relatively new, but very cool. The 30 second drawing tool seems to be glitching a little but that could be my computer being a dumb. Lots of unique poses and they’re looking to expand to other body types (if you read the FAQ they even said there are too many fit models).
PoseManiacs - Everybody knows this one! Great poses, you can interact with them (rotation, etc) and has a very cool 30 second drawing tool. Also I belieeeve this is available on iOS.
Pixelovey - Another fantastic drawing tool - I prefer it over PoseManiacs’ but I can NEVER FIND THE LINK :( Lots of options here, too.
CedarSeed - The drawings here aren’t great but there is so much information here.
Color Is Value - Handy coloring tips and things!
Ctrl+Paint - So many digital painting tutorials. SO MANY. Ridiculously helpful in everything ever, and constantly updated.
The Angry Animator - Because come on, all sorts of handy animation tips. I linked directly to the walk cycle because I found it to be most useful but there are other things floatin’ around there if that’s your thing~
Constructing the Head/Face - Done by Stanislav Prokopenko, an instructor. Also really seems to know what he’s talking about. Saving images off of Tumblr seems to be hit-or-miss so keep this link handy as it may not save correctly.
Drawing Muscles - Some of you may remember this from all of James Phegan’s classes ever! Super handy, and this is a printable version of the giant jpg he used to e-mail us.
Drawing more Muscles - The same artist; she’s really damn good at drawing beefy dudes.
Nude models in all sorts of poses
Color Scheme Designer - Allows you to quickly and easily create specific color schemes for a wide variety of purposes! If you’re like me and terrible with color, this will help.
Things to keep in mind while gesture drawing
Super Obvious Secrets I Wish They’d Teach In Art School
FOREVER NEVER NOT REBLOG THIS OH GAWD<3
don’t know how helpful these links might be, but I feel like adding. they’re less about art and more about, well, anatomy and jazz…
Organics Probably Formed Easily in Early Solar System |
Complex organic compounds, including many important to life on Earth, were readily produced under conditions that likely prevailed in the primordial solar system. Scientists at the University of Chicago and NASA Ames Research Center came to this conclusion after linking computer simulations to laboratory experiments.
Fred Ciesla, assistant professor in geophysical sciences at UChicago, simulated the dynamics of the solar nebula, the cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and the planets formed. Although every dust particle within the nebula behaved differently, they all experienced the conditions needed for organics to form over a simulated million-year period.
“Whenever you make a new planetary system, these kinds of things should go on,” said Scott Sandford, a space science researcher at NASA Ames. “This potential to make organics and then dump them on the surfaces of any planet you make is probably a universal process.” continue reading
When you wake up and don’t remember your dream, but you know you’ve had one. Then, later in the day, you suddenly remember?
I had a dream that I was watching a woman who had befriended two killer whales, she was swimming with them in the sea. Like nearly all dreams, it had an air of impossibility about it; the woman could swim just as fast as the orcas - and they knew she needed air. So she’d grab their fins and they would jump with her through the roiling seas (or are they in the oceans?). Then I turned into her, and it was slightly frightening, having to hold your breath at just the right moment to avoid drowning. But exhilarating.
There were also some medieval people who wanted her dead, for some reason. It was much more interesting than I’m making it out to be. Then again, aren’t dreams always? If only one could go back and experience them again at will, but then that might destroy the awesomeness of it all.
Anyway, have a wonderful rest of the day followers :) I’ve got spring break starting tomorrow, so I might be away from the keyboard this weekend - I’m going to drive somewhere with my sisters and pups.
