u/autisticbulldozer

oil pastels; am i the problem?

i bought a cheap pack at hobby lobby because i’ve been curious about them. i know they’re not gonna be stellar at that price but i can’t tell if they’re worse than i thought or if i just suck 😂😂

should they be really smooth and blendable? they apply kinda chunky, like little chunks fall off while i’m using them, and they kinda don’t blend out that well, you can still see blobs of pastel that i have to fight to smooth out.

i’m using them on the acid free pastel paper that i use with soft pastels. should i try different paper? should i try a totally different pastel brand? if so, any recommendations for beginners who wanna experiment but not spend too much money?

also, i keep accidentally smearing dark colors where i didnt want them bc i didn’t notice a little crumb from a dark pastel was stuck to the lighter color pastel 😭😂 is this normal, should i be making a habit of making sure theres no crumbs before i use each one? or is this also a cheap material issue making them more prone to crumbling?

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u/autisticbulldozer — 19 hours ago

i’m ready to get torn to shreds

this is probs gonna get deleted idk if i have met the criteria to post here yet (link in comments)

i know it’s right to the point, it’s how i like things

i consider myself a micro business more than anything and the only sales i’ve had so far are from ppl i know. marketing is my biggest problem.

but until ive figured that out, i was wondering if there anything missing. i’ve done my best to account for all the information pages and product info and everything

but ive looked at it so much by now that i need someone else’s eyes 😂

if it isn’t obvious as hell, i have no idea what im doing, im just doing my best 😂 thank you for your time

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u/autisticbulldozer — 5 days ago

why do they have to see our license in order to give us the bag of food? does this bother anyone else?? if any employees see this, can you give insight please 😂

i complied the first time because i was caught off guard but today, i was notttt feelin it.

i called dasher support, they called buddy’s, buddy’s said it is their store policy so doordash let me unassign with half pay.

why can’t they just do what all the other restaurants do and ask us to confirm the order in the app in front of them??

i feel like they should not be allowed to do that over a bag of fast food. i will be declining orders from there from now on.

if you made it this far, thanks for attending my hangry rant. time for me to go eat something 😂

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u/autisticbulldozer — 11 days ago

i deleted my profile in 2017 because i noticed i felt rly negative and bad after using it. but a few days ago i made a new profile so that i could make a little business page for my art.

i have been interacting with it on and off, scrolling, the usual. and i realized i feel terrible. i feel so depressed. i feel like im fine, then i open fb and scroll for a lil bit then suddenly im in a HORRIBLE mood. i feel angry for no real reason. i truly haven’t felt this awful while interacting with social media since i deleted my old facebook profile!!

i am sure it’s not just me? i cannot emphasize how disgusting and bad i feel inside rn and nothing even happened. do yall experience this with facebook too, or all social media, or not at all? i know lots of ppl feel depressed after looking at social media but i never really hear ppl talk about the physical disgust aspect? so i thought maybe thats an ND thing lol i just feel physically and mentally sick in a way i cant fully describe

im gonna delete my profile and spend the rest of the day laying low and recalibrating my mental state. if you feel gross after using facebook, i highly recommend deleting it. i would rather lose money and potential business connections than stay on a platform that makes me feel that way.

u/autisticbulldozer — 11 days ago