<2023-02-20T04:41:13.000Z> VBurner: oh, I was sending them to Shotgun so I figured I'd send them to you too, want to see my digital art?
<2023-02-20T04:51:09.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Sounds good to me!
<2023-02-20T04:51:39.000Z> VBurner attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/2d8228144f7d3fa39cf3bdee76ba1895543ff68bd9f9475ef1c0b43f65bde0d2.png
<2023-02-20T04:53:05.000Z> VBurner attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/6c669d6ab5f9dfbbbed994a9c7472ce25ee34c19c7fa788e05f7f6de2006cd6d.png
<2023-02-20T04:53:11.000Z> VBurner attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/0bb021ad515761617949ed3032975c68ac14fca6e970d7ddb8a067e017f6d8b6.png
<2023-02-20T04:53:26.000Z> VBurner attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/3a95a541fd54253cba24509d8104d50f8bd2ca2d02ef8e9659a4eeefb4a63a91.png
<2023-02-20T04:54:18.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I like the chaotic nature of your style
<2023-02-20T04:54:23.000Z> VBurner: thanks man!
<2023-02-20T04:54:37.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: No problem dude!
<2023-02-20T04:55:38.000Z> VBurner: I don't post the digital stuff publicly because I feel like it's probably not the best idea to put stuff I might actually use in my portfolio on the funny dissident right website lol
<2023-02-20T04:57:20.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: That's a fair point lol I'm picky about what I want to put into a portfolio so I only have a few so far
<2023-02-20T04:57:37.000Z> VBurner: how long have you been doing art?
<2023-02-20T04:59:55.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Been drawing all my life, didn't start going super hard into it until a few years ago. I'd love to one day do it for a living but who knows. Yourself?
<2023-02-20T05:01:55.000Z> VBurner: I only really started drawing around 2 years ago when I bought a tablet for osu, I proceeded to barely play osu and get into drawing. I didn't really draw that much leading up to that though, because I have DCD and could barely write, so I figured there was no point in trying to draw. 
<2023-02-20T05:04:18.000Z> VBurner: I still don't know if I can draw a straight line but I really love drawing
<2023-02-20T05:04:49.000Z> VBurner: the second piece I sent is probably my proudest 
<2023-02-20T05:04:53.000Z> VBurner: what's your favourite drawing of yours?
<2023-02-20T05:06:03.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Oh that's unfortunate, but I wouldn't know it to look at the art, it's good that it doesn't deter you. And that's a good question, let me see 
<2023-02-20T05:08:00.000Z> VBurner: I don't think I'd draw at all if I didn't prefer the look of sketchy artwork to begin with 
<2023-02-20T05:09:26.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Probably one of these, though the sky one isn't complete yet https://chudbuds.lol/media/99bd408f-7a16-40b4-b126-fdbf59bcde0c/manmimic.png
<2023-02-20T05:09:37.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Oh it don't send one sec
<2023-02-20T05:09:45.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol attached file https://chudbuds.lol/media/613f5186-45db-4202-ade8-c6f4664851c3/Untitled_Artwork%20%286%29.png
<2023-02-20T05:10:21.000Z> VBurner: oh, this one's super nice
<2023-02-20T05:10:29.000Z> VBurner: so is this one
<2023-02-20T05:11:06.000Z> VBurner: these both look like something I'd see in an incredibly nihilistic eastern european video game 
<2023-02-20T05:11:19.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Thanks! A lot of time went into both, I am really fastidious with detail
<2023-02-20T05:11:53.000Z> VBurner: what's the second one supposed to be? is it just kind of meant to be dreamy or is it something specific
<2023-02-20T05:12:25.000Z> VBurner: store.steampowered.com/app/596970/Sunless_Skies_Sovereign_Edition/check out this game's art
<2023-02-20T05:13:03.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I like airships, I try to draw them but I need more work on them more, other than that I just really like painting the sky
<2023-02-20T05:13:49.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Oh, I put tons of hours into sunless seas, I should get around to this one
<2023-02-20T05:13:57.000Z> VBurner: I really like buildings and cars and the like but I find that they don't really look too good in my style, I just have to keep working at it
<2023-02-20T05:14:35.000Z> VBurner: I really like the colours
<2023-02-20T05:14:43.000Z> VBurner: I should practice drawing landscapes 
<2023-02-20T05:16:40.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I'd love to draw buildings, but I need a lot of work on prospective work
<2023-02-20T05:18:50.000Z> VBurner: I have very, very little technical knowledge of art so I usually just fuck around until it looks right
<2023-02-20T05:18:54.000Z> VBurner: ctrl z, my beloved
<2023-02-20T05:20:01.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Lol yeah I feel that, I don't sketch a base, I just blot a loose shape and build up until I am satisfied 
<2023-02-20T05:20:46.000Z> VBurner: I sketch a base sometimes
<2023-02-20T05:21:02.000Z> VBurner: I used to use clip studio's anatomy models but I realised that that's kind of cheating lol
<2023-02-20T05:21:52.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I think that program is available on my pro, Is it worth trying?
<2023-02-20T05:23:35.000Z> VBurner: not sure how the mobile client is, but I love the PC version
<2023-02-20T05:27:06.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I can't wait to build a new PC. Mine could be worse off, I have an i7 5820k, 16gb RAM and I crammed a rtx2070 in it to play HL alyx, but it's falling apart lol
<2023-02-20T05:28:19.000Z> VBurner: currently I have an r9 5900x, 32gb, and a 3060
<2023-02-20T05:29:07.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: That's a good setup, what resolution do you play stuff on?
<2023-02-20T05:29:18.000Z> VBurner: also, man 2014 lol? I think I was just using a laptop at the time. 
<2023-02-20T05:29:47.000Z> VBurner: I play at 1080 60 and all of my friends keep asking me to buy nicer monitors, I don't do it out of spite at this point
<2023-02-20T05:32:00.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Lol yeah, it was a pricey build in 2014, CPU was a beast overclocked, but I can still play new games at 3440x1440 thanks to the 2070... For now
<2023-02-20T05:32:02.000Z> VBurner: I mostly got a nicer PC so I could do larger music and video projects, neither of which I've been able to do because I've just been kind of busy and if not busy tired
<2023-02-20T05:32:17.000Z> VBurner: what kind of storage do you have?
<2023-02-20T05:32:48.000Z> VBurner: I have a couple 7200rpm HDDs (4tb total) and a Samsung 970 NVMe drive (2tb)
<2023-02-20T05:33:10.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Absolute garbage, 1tb HDD, 250gb SSD for windows and like select other things
<2023-02-20T05:33:16.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Oh nice!
<2023-02-20T05:33:41.000Z> VBurner: oh yeah, I had a 250gb Kingston SSD on my old PC
<2023-02-20T05:33:45.000Z> VBurner: Adobe cache raped that thing
<2023-02-20T05:34:22.000Z> VBurner: I didn't realise how much shit gets forced onto the c drive
<2023-02-20T05:34:36.000Z> VBurner: it was hell
<2023-02-20T05:34:55.000Z> VBurner: getting an excessive amount of storage on the c drive is such a relief 
<2023-02-20T05:35:07.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I'd like to get into recording, I would like to record some of my music, but I haven't touched one of my guitars in a while and I'm absolutely retarded when it comes to that stuff
<2023-02-20T05:35:44.000Z> VBurner: I'm very proficient in Reaper (My DAW of choice) so I'd be open to teaching you the basics 
<2023-02-20T05:36:45.000Z> VBurner: and also showing you the places to get pirated plugins, lol
<2023-02-20T05:37:23.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Yeah I might take you up on that, I've never even heard of that software. Thanks dude!
<2023-02-20T05:37:30.000Z> VBurner: reaper.fm/here's the site for the DAW. You can download it and it has a no-credit card endless free trial
<2023-02-20T05:37:37.000Z> VBurner: no worries!
<2023-02-20T05:37:59.000Z> VBurner: also, if you do want to pay for it, it's dirt cheap and a one time payment 
<2023-02-20T05:38:10.000Z> VBurner: as opposed to other DAWs, which cost twice that every month 
<2023-02-20T05:39:15.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: I do steal a lot of software so I'll probably do that... But I do buy stuff I really like after I steal it lol
<2023-02-20T05:39:31.000Z> VBurner: same thing here
<2023-02-20T05:40:13.000Z> VBurner: I do that with short games that I can't justify the price tag on typically 
<2023-02-20T05:40:38.000Z> VBurner: and I just never pay for plugins
<2023-02-20T05:41:49.000Z> VBurner: but yeah, whenever you feel like learning Reaper we can get on a Discord/Matrix call and I can explain what I know
<2023-02-20T05:42:20.000Z> VBurner: I also wrote a bit of documentation a while back for a friend of mine
<2023-02-20T05:42:44.000Z> VBurner: it was really streamlined, because I found that there was an excessive amount of information on the startup guide for somebody who just wants to get started
<2023-02-20T05:44:29.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Thanks, man! Ill probably try picking up a guitar and scrape some of the rust off my skill and get back to you on that
<2023-02-20T05:45:03.000Z> VBurner: I haven't really made any music since I learned guitar and music theory stuff, because as soon as I got confident in both I got pretty busy
<2023-02-20T05:46:03.000Z> VBurner: here's an old midi one that I'm particularly pleased with https://i.poastcdn.org/2b6488e9cc0397d18d99a48753e3b38781ff2b76442aaa77666fa70cf8c3be5b.mp3
<2023-02-20T05:46:15.000Z> VBurner: slow build up so feel free to skip ahead
<2023-02-20T05:47:30.000Z> VBurner: another one  https://i.poastcdn.org/f680bcb0d5e6f82eb3bcd4027274aeeb9e4899417f2afe51435c590f706aad8f.mp3
<2023-02-20T05:49:08.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: That sounds awesome, dude! I could see that being in a retro style game, it kinda reminds me of some of the perfect dark soundtrack 
<2023-02-20T05:49:53.000Z> VBurner: thanks man!
<2023-02-20T05:49:56.000Z> VBurner: I really appreciate it
<2023-02-20T05:50:19.000Z> VBurner: how long did you play guitar for?
<2023-02-20T05:53:11.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: No problem dude, feel free to shoot an mp3 at me if you do more stuff. I started teaching myself guitar in grade 10 in highschool during a spare block (a thing in Canada, not sure if anywhere else) managed to win top guitar student in grade 12, now I'm in my early 30's so it's been a while. 
<2023-02-20T05:53:38.000Z> VBurner: oh cool, another leaf 
<2023-02-20T05:53:45.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Oh based
<2023-02-20T05:53:53.000Z> VBurner: bc, you?
<2023-02-20T05:53:58.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: BC lol
<2023-02-20T05:54:02.000Z> VBurner: lmao nice
<2023-02-20T05:54:10.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Expensive but beautiful 
<2023-02-20T05:54:33.000Z> VBurner: even when I worked full time I couldn't afford to live alone
<2023-02-20T05:54:35.000Z> VBurner: complete aids
<2023-02-20T05:54:41.000Z> VBurner: probably gonna move to Alberta or something
<2023-02-20T05:55:09.000Z> VBurner: but yeah, I'll send you an mp3 when I finish another music project
<2023-02-20T05:56:09.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: It's definitely cheaper there, it's ridiculous here indeed, my fiance and I own our apartment, but have to have a friend live in the spare room to help pay the mortgage lol
<2023-02-20T05:56:37.000Z> VBurner: fiance? I still need to figure out how to talk to women
<2023-02-20T05:57:42.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Lol, I'm sure you'll get there. Been with her for 13 years so I'd be hooped too without her I'd have no clue 
<2023-02-20T05:58:09.000Z> VBurner: unfortunately I sperg out whenever a women compliments me
<2023-02-20T05:58:17.000Z> VBurner: I'll figure it out one day
<2023-02-20T05:58:23.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Ha, I know that feeling 
<2023-02-20T05:58:58.000Z> VBurner: lmao
<2023-02-20T06:01:06.000Z> VBurner: any advice on getting better at drawing skies btw?
<2023-02-20T06:01:11.000Z> VBurner: yours is really good
<2023-02-20T06:06:42.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Oh thanks! I build from darks to lights usually, clipping masks and lots of layering until I think it looks okay. I also find that attempting to make the clouds and spaces between them from a fisheye like effect to make it look less flat. That being said I'm not super happy with most of my skies lol
<2023-02-20T06:07:12.000Z> VBurner: okay noted
<2023-02-20T06:07:32.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: The edges on another sky sketch I did for reference  https://chudbuds.lol/media/0318aba4-40ae-4724-9bb3-957fc9d1b78e/Untitled_Artwork%20%2811%29.png
<2023-02-20T06:08:22.000Z> VBurner: this really makes me want to spent actual time drawing again, I might tomorrow because it's a stat holiday 
<2023-02-20T06:09:20.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: Sounds good to me! Feel free to toss whatever you draw at me if you want an opinion 
<2023-02-20T06:12:07.000Z> VBurner: Will do, thanks!
<2023-02-20T06:14:12.000Z> 1997_ToyoTa_Tacoma@chudbuds.lol: No problem dude!