i cringe each time the "filipinos are paid less because the cost of living is less here" argument is repeated to me because i always hear it from privileged people who have never had to live on their own 🤪
my bf gave me these menthol eyedrops and the first time i used them i cried for 20 minutes. now i am physically incapable of going through my day without pouring this shit into my eyes at least 5 times
please take some time today to realize that if you draw at all you're already doing something amazing no matter what skill level you think you're at! training your hand to connect with your mind with precision is no easy feat
for my layout and storyboard class. trying to get my students to utilize space in their storyboards more + get comfortable really moving around a scene and maximizing its visibility without having to compromise flow
damn your mid twenties is really when all the unresolved childhood trauma starts to spill out into your every day professional life and you have to start putting in the work to make peace with it and move past it all
hey teenagers especially minors... if a grown adult expresses romantic and/or sexual interest in you it 110% means they're emotionally stunted and that you should run... don't let that red flag fly over your head
2021
- became a bike commuter
- moved out, am financially cut off from my family
- got disowned and blocked everywhere by my mom
- got another job out of necessity
- am alive, i guess
absolutely zero career milestones or notable work achievements but it's whatever
international travel is so ridiculously expensive for a filipino with an average salary and i am now realizing that if i am not with family i will most likely never be able to save up for a trip on my own. i've been conditioned to think it was possible by rich friends all my life
pls read this very good thread, i am sick of seeing non-artists and some very condescending artists dunking on the "corporate vector art style" and am very happy to see a thread demystifying it for a change
The discourse around people who are tired of "flat art" has been going on for several years now. So I've been wanting to do a break down of where flat art comes from, what are the misconceptions, what are the criticisms, and which criticisms are worth paying attention to.
today i fear the thought that all my friends will have reached financial stability in their 30s while my partner and i will still be scraping by in entry-level jobs... adhd's potential to derail your entire professional life + retirement scares me
white people who insist that the peanuts they pay filipinos for outsourced work is a livable wage because things "cost less in the philippines" are extremely wrong! also, median monthly salary in the PH is closer to 15k pesos (roughly 250 USD)
Di ako makapaniwala dun sa sinabi ni Kiko Pangilinan sa presyo ng sibuyas sa Pilipinas. So nag tingin tingin ako ng presyo ng basic na bilihin and I compared it to the prices here in the UK. JUSKO. Ok lang kayo diyan?
does it irritate u guys too when manileños you know who don't even speak filipino in their every day life use filipino words/terms for stuff like their brand names, etc.? almost like they too are participating in appropriation? maybe it's just me, am open to being schooled abt it
cnn life philippines actually cared about and paid close attention to filipino independent lit + komiks... forever grateful to the only major news outlet that consistently platformed and highlighted our community
throwback to 2020 when a high-class clothing brand asked if they could visit to shoot photos of me wearing their product in my "studio" and all they saw was my entire family living in a 2br condo n the ugly cramped room i shared with my brother hahahah o ano gulat ba kayo 🤣
shout out to the artists who's "art studio" is just their ugly ass cluttered bedrooms. those aesthetic art studios in instagram with hundreds of perfectly organized copic markers are not real they can't hurt you
life is ok until you realize that you take up space, are visible to others and have a body that people physically percieve and have opinions about... that makes me so uncomfortable to comprehend
people like jonel nuezca are raising kids who think murder is a totally valid and normal way to solve the smallest problems. sick to my stomach just trying to process that
moved out, financially cut myself off from my family, and have been busy working multiple jobs but somehow i still feel like i haven't accomplished anything when i see everyone else around me having the time for creative pursuits
anyone stuck in a long distance relationship for an indefinite period of time thanks to quarantine and gov't incompetence wanna start an emotional support group ☹️
why are all design internships exclusively for college students? what if i want to learn design in my mid-twenties? are there any internship opportunities for people like me or will entering the industry always be more difficult for late bloomers
i'm fully aware that i probably won't find what i'm destined to do in my 20s and will probably encounter it a bit later in life, in my 30s-40s. have been spending my 20s learning about myself/seeing what clicks and what doesn't
for a minimum donation of $10.00 you can download all of my comics and zines from 2015-2020. i'll be donating 100% of proceeds to relief efforts geared towards helping
#UlyssesPH
victims. will be linking them in the thread below. retweets appreciated.
how should students and fresh grads react to all those ridiculous job listings for "graphic designers" who also need to be proficient in UI/UX design, video editing, 3d, etc? should they adjust? is this the awful norm now?
i don't talk very much and don't really feel the pressure to change that for anyone for the sake of filling "awkward" silences (which aren't even a real thing)... i think more of you should talk less actually
a lot of students are talking donation commissions on top of their already demanding workload at school. i hope you guys consider tipping them for their selfless work or donating more than the amount they specify
age 16: i'm going to make video games :)
age 18: i'm going to enter the animation industry!
age 24: i want to improve local art education!
age 26: gusto ko maging vtuber
when i follow an artist i always come to appreciate them as people and not just content machines who post art. i wouldn't unfollow an artist for tweeting too many of their thoughts, RTing too much stuff, etc. because i like seeing what you enjoy!
was messaging a friend one time and all of a sudden they snapped at me and asked why i was talking to them... apparently we weren't on good terms and i forgot 😭
any employers/anyone who works in HR wanna explain what the fuck this is about? like u do realize this is an insane amt of work for one person right? is there anything you can do to edit/negotiate those standards to make this easier for creatives looking for work?
job descriptions for graphic designers are honestly so frustrating bc they’re also looking for someone all-around who can also do video and motion design and…like…….,,..,it’s not a graphic designer you’re looking for ma, that’s a multimedia artist 😩😩😩