Creators: what's your Achilles heel

Is it moving shots, a certain stitch pattern, editing a song w multiple voices...?

What about your type of creation proves to be extra challenging for you?

There are way too many portrait mods that remove his mustache or (and) glasses but not a single one that gives him neon pink cat ear headphones and it truely baffles me.

(like the hair styling, not like the old west (maybe later))

-Logan goes to this one hairstylist every month

-Gets the same cut everytime b/c he’s particular like that

-Virgil cuts his hair, not only does he have the style down pat (haha), he doesnt make small talk, which Logan appreciates

-Roman is the local hair dye expert, and is the one who gossips with all the older ladies

-Patton owns the shop, and is the one who has brought the shop to its popularity, under his predecessor, it was a hole in the wall, that while was functionally open, was on the verge of financial ruin.

-He did this by re-doing the shop in bright colors, and by making sure people would not only return to the shop, but also recommend it to others due to to the happy and friendly atmosphere and the coupons from recommendations (:D)

-anyway, Logan returns on the first of every month to the salon. Patton has taken to scheduling his appointments (at 5:00) ahead of time, because of his startling accuracy to a schedule

-seriously, you could set a watch to when he arrives

-sometimes he brings his daughter Haley

-it takes longer because she also insists on having Virgil cutting her hair because she likes being like her dad

-one day she whisper-demands that he cut her hair EXACTLY like her dad

-he doesnt really know what to do, because he really doesnt want to make her upset, but he also really doesnt want Logan to kill him for ruining his daughters hair.

-he goes and tells Logan that she wants her hair in a pixie cut. Logan goes silent for a second, thinking, then nods and let him cut it. However, he requests that Virgil cuts it off in ponytails so it can be donated.

-Virgil does. As he cuts it and styles it, he asks her why she wanted it to be like her dad. She respond with “Because, i think he looks cool. also, it looks super soft.” 

-When he shows Logan, he actually begins to cry a little. He hugs his daughter, tells her she looks amazing, thanks Virgil and leaves

-Virgil is a little confused and concerned but Logan seemed ok, so he lets it go.

-Mentions it to Patton, who gets a crafty look in his eyes and Virgil immediately regrets it.

-Logan comes back next month requesting a second container of the gel he usually buys. Explains his daughter keeps using too much and he needs a spare one for him to use.

-Patton asks something about his family, which makes Logan immediately stiffen, then politely excuses himself from the shop without getting the gel or his hair cut

-doesnt come back for the next month either, or the one after that

-he finally comes back the one after that one. (3 months after the initial leaving) 

-has a beard, and way longer, unkempt hair. Lowkey just plops down on the couch and sighs. He apologizes, if somewhat stiffly, to Patton for not attending his last 3 appointments.

-Gets his haircut in silence. Breaks it to thank Virgil and ask about the hair Haley wanted to donate. Virgil says he already donated it, because it got a little weird just having some ponytails around the shop.

-Logan nods, thanks him again and departs

-where am i going with this?

-angst probably

-surprise im back

some people i think will enjoy this

@saltygingersnaps

@heir-of-the-founders

@raygelkitty

uh, lemme know if you want more of this, and if you want to be added/removed to the salon taglist

also spelling/grammatical errors please

this guy posted this video called “unethical money making hacks” and was like “i’m selling bullshit art!” and he was buying prints from kmart and covering them in joint compound and making interesting shapes in the joint compound and then selling it as “textured wall art” like sorry bro that’s just regular art you made art i know it feels like bullshit but you’re actually just making art rn

See, I think people only appreciate art if they feel that they themselves couldn't do it. It's not that the art is esoteric or abstract or weird, people love The Chocolate Guy, or weird machines in art museums that flail around, because they recognize the amount of skill these artists have. But when they see a piece like IKB 191 (1962), they'll laugh and point and say "I could do that", and won't appreciate the piece until you've explained all the work that went into mixing up Klein Blue and inventing the color.

I have to think this sort of reaction is a result of envy, and the belief that someone is making easy money by pretending their art is good, and that art should only be reserved for people that are literal magicians in their talent, and not for people who value the simple methods.

The thing though is, if you look at a piece of art and think "I can make that", please do so. Please make that art. These artists who value 'simple' artistic expressions are opening the door for you, they're placing value on art that doesn't take 20 years of apprenticeship to even come close to making. They want you to succeed, make that art. Do it. Make the art.

honestly, especially in the current state of the world, you all have GOT to kill whatever puritanical voice inside your head keeps insisting that if something is erotic it has no social, artistic, or intellectual merit.

stop acting as if someone can’t enjoy both erotica and literary fiction or classics. it’s not some dichotomy.

stop acting as if erotic art can’t be poignant and meaningful. and that includes all erotic art - not just fine art.

stop insisting that sex scenes or erotic material ruin movies and shows just because you, personally, get icked out watching it.

no, not all erotic art is high art, and not all erotic art is meant to invoke deep intellectual discussion - but insisting that makes erotic art valueless, a disservice to intellectualism, or whatever else - does nothing but add fuel to a fire built on conservative ideology.

love art that captures the somberness of winter nights

Life imitates art