Tumblr Dashboard Image Display Sizes (Updated July 13, 2015):
Photo Post: 540 by 810 pixels for dashboard view. Use 1280 by 1920 pixels for high-res version (except for superwide panoramas).
“Tall” Photo Post: Tumblr takes a 300-by-810-pixel version of your image then stretches it by 80% using HTML height and width attributes to make it 540 by 1458 pixels. Image quality may be diminished. Aim for uploading at least 710-by-1920-pixel images in case Tumblr switches to a better image size on the Dashboard. (It’s happenedbefore.)
Photoset: 540-pixel width for one image in a photoset row. 268-pixel width for two images in a photoset row. 177-pixel width for three images in a photoset row. Gutters are 4 pixels.
Audio Post: 169 by 169 pixels for album art.
Link Post: 130 by 130 pixels for the thumbnail image grabbed by Tumblr from web link (if available).
Text Post: As of March 30, 2015, inline images can appear full-width (540 pixels wide). Any inline images that are 300 pixels wide or larger will display as full-width.
Avatar: 64-by-64-pixel icon next to posts.
How to post art without tumblr making it look like a blurry mess. I can’t believe this is a website made for posting images sometimes.
one of the most reblogged comics i’ve ever made is on my tumblr with half of it blurry as shit and the other half not so pay attention to this stuff
That Big Mood when you’re sleepy and tired all day but as soon as the clock strikes midnight you want to draw and paint and steal the mona lisa and do some cart wheels
start your drawing day by warm ups. draw some beans. draw a fuckload of beans. when youre tired of drawing beans draw a line or two or six. draw some shapes over that line that vaguely resemble a human form. follow the flow of the line. loosely connect those shapes to resemble something human. dont worry about how anatomically correct or whatever bullshit is going on, just connect everything and dont focus on any single detail.
when youve got all those shapes connected together you can then start adding details like fingers or toes or nipples or whatever the fuck. again, dont really focus on accuracy of these details, youre just drawing to get the idea out. form and other nonsense doesnt matter as a beginner. you gotta learn HOW to draw before you learn how to draw. youre forming technique, not skill, first.
take a step back when youre sick of drawing and look at the awful shit you just drew. youre going to be disappointed that it doesnt look exactly like how you envisoned. as you refine your technique and develop your skill, youll find that drawing what you see in your minds eye will become easier but maybe not ever perfected. accept that practice makes practice makes practice, never perfect. some days youll be able to draw things that youre proud of but then wake up and hate the next day. art is a capricious hobby. keep at it anyway and youll improve.
Extended family member: So, are you still doing painting?
Me: Not really, but I still draw from time to time.
Extended family member: Neat! What kinds of things do you draw?
Me: Uhhhhhhhhhhh