Good news everyone! We’re on our way out of the Uncanny Valley.

The mouth is still a little wonky though. It almost seems as though it needs more traditionally exaggerated motion to come off as natural than any other part of the face.

morbi:

jetgreguar:

petitpanda:

letsallgotothelobby:

neetboss:

The Problem With Memes

This just really needs to be shared.

Pretty much sums it up.

(Also hey one of my comics appear near the end!)

I gather that the guy took a lot of either inspiration or just ideas from Le Reddit Video, so it wasn’t surprising to see you pop up after others like Kate Beaton and my LE picture.

It’s a good listen and Vaati is a pretty well educated fellow when it comes to these matters. I’m glad I left this sort of thing in good hands to others who were much more skilled than I was.

a good video that definitely hits all of the points on why most meme usage drives me up the fucking wall

This video pretty much immediately hits the big reason why widespread internet memes are so painfully obnoxious, and it’s the simple fact that most memes essentially boil down to “REFERENCE TO INITIALLY HUMOROUS THING”

The problem is that references ARE NOT FUNNY BY THEMSELVES

Trying to use a meme alone as a joke is kind of like trying to serve ketchup by itself. You CAN do it, but it makes you look like a tremendous, tasteless asshole.

Even if it IS used in a humorous context, if it’s overused, then it will still become less enjoyable and more obnoxious as time goes on, again, much like if you served every single meal with a big glob of ketchup.

Basically, what I’m saying is ketchup is fucking awful.

It’s so incredibly awkward when someone gets the idea that you’re internet savvy, so they’ll spout memes at you thinking it’s a tie that bonds and…and…they look at you with this enthusiastic, expectant face and you can’t even pretend to be amused by it.

l-o-t-r:

“I am amazed I have any fans at all! It makes me feel so good to know that I do. It makes me feel really good inside to know that there are some people out there who seem to understand me in some ways even though they don’t know me in the flesh.”

Liv Tyler

I don’t really have a lot of “celebrity crushes” per se, nor do I really find myself fixating on the beauty of any well known individuals in general, but I do think Liv Tyler is pretty and I really like her look.

slunchy:

Hey lovely people!! My friend Kelton is starting a funding campaign to raise money for his top surgery - he really needs it and can’t afford it by himself!

So I’ll be giving away five digital paintings to whoever can grab them on the campaign page first, and you get a whole ton of other awesome stuff with it!!

More info and a link to the funding page to come - check out his video here and you can see more examples of my art here!

Please consider donating, and you can contact me or Kelton for more sweet deets. If you don’t currently have the funds, then it would be super rad of you to reblog this post and spread the word!!!

Thanks a bunch and stay awesome guys!