surely if creators stop talking about abuse in fictional work, it magically goes away, and everyone is already aware of all forms of abuse

obviously this protects victims, by helping them feel more comfortable to speak openly about their abuse, to a society that can't conceptually understand it

Gives me hope not just for my story but that if we can invest more in places like this as a society then we can make it easier for people to form and find community. Idk if I'm thinking too altruistic or whatever but the hope for the future is nice

Grounds For Sculpture is a Level II Accredited Arboretum, and that's a whole thing I didn't know was a thing until recently. Absolutely fascinated and excited to learn more about this. There's far more levels of environmental conservation and 3rd spaces than I thought :D

Since it's planned to be a short story (10-20 chs) I won't have time to define the environment later. From the beginning I've wanted it to be a protected area like a wildlife reserve or something so I'm researching different types now that I learned there's a lot more different types than I thought.

I'm definitely going to come back here & go to a few other parks & gardens around. I want to practice drawing environments like this for my story Beast is a Beauty. I've been realizing that the setting & drawing backgrounds are some of the things holding me back in finalizing what I want out of it.

I didn't use true black. I layered blue, red, & green to get the blacks & browns. The reflected light on the statue from the building was much brighter saturated than I made it. I didn't have enough colors to keep it the right value & hue. I know what colors I need to add to my travel palette now :3

This sculpture is actually in the middle of a Koi pond. I wanted to make it smaller so I could draw some of the water & Koi but I kept struggling to keep the proportions of everything right until I made it bigger

Anyway the sun made them tips near yellow in comparison. I want to go back and try to capture the effect again. I forgot my color pencils so I had to borrow Lyly's and their pallet was missing a yellow that would have really made it glow

The leaves were all really long and thin before they connected to stems. If I saw an individual leaf I would have thought it was grass

I used this piece to test out the #rainbow brushes I've been making. I think you can see the hue shifts in each stroke easiest where the light hits on the characters and the wheel in the BG

This OC belongs to @clairelavigne.bsky.social

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