Mentorship

Here are all of my mentorship discussions, starting from 2019. Note that these discussions are informal in nature. If you are interested in becoming a mentee, read my mentoring page. If you want a more streamlined learning process, check out my guides.



Knowledge

2021-03-07

some time ago I hinted at using spaced repetition (also known as SRS) with the free and open source anki platform https://apps.ankiweb.net/

now most of you are younger than me afaik, so you haven't gone through the pain of "forgetting everything you used to know" yet

sure learning stuff to get good grades is cool but what's more important is how you use that knowledge long-term. no one can take knowledge away from you unless you yourself forget what you've learned

personally when I was in school I unfortunately focused on short-term learning much more than long-term retention, so I forgot most things after the class was over

long-term knowledge enables you to be a person that other people can depend on when it comes to certain subjects. it enables you to make educated choices based on everything you've learned and lets you think more creatively since you're able to assess a problem from multiple viewpoints at once

besides the fact that SRS means you don't have to study as often, you'll also remember things long after most people forget

Art

2020-12-12

said this before but mapping is a lot like art you can tell that something's wrong with this nose but if you keep at it you'll improve over time https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/66471530

vorupi 2017

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/70934459 one of the artist's later works

vorupi 2018

2021-04-09

interesting to see how this artist has improved over the years

2017: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/62174648

hoji 2017

2021: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/82454969

hoji 2021

2021-08-20

I'm thinking a lot of artists start off generic and develop a unique style once they get used to things

I can't imagine innovating in art right now but if I had years of experience maybe I'd be more willing to try new things

thinking about art, there's a couple artists that immediately come to my mind with unique drawings

there are also some artists that I'm sure had great art, but I don't remember their name or how their drawings looked since they looked like every other artist's work lol