The Crisis of ISIS

Some rather stupid comments on this video, but the video itself is a must-watch. 

I had a rather brief, but sad, discussion with a lady who works with Perfection Personified. We were pretty much in agreement, main point being that if children grow up in war-zones, it can damage their psyche and worldview to unimaginable depths. 

 I realize that if you haven't lived in the Middle East you cannot wrap your head around how complex the situation really is. 

From the outside, looking in, I suppose it seems to people that ISIS is supported by Mozlemz worldwide, when actually, it's the opposite. The outrage, the anti-Isis fatwas, air-strikes against ISIS, and so on, are obviously not being reported on most news channels.

 Pretty much every country has spoken out about this new and strange group that's risen up--that includes KSA, UAE, Turkey, etc. 

Some illogical, misleading, and inflammatory remarks are being posted on the internet in favour of ISIS, but these are from uneducated, frustrated little twerps, keen to draw in losers. Possibly under multiple catfish accounts (judging by the reasoning). 

http://lettertobaghdadi.com/
Signed by 126 of the prominent Sunni scholars (deliberately ambiguous wording on news channels would have you believe Sunnis support ISIS)

Genius-tique

Being obsessed with the artistic aspect of anything, I can do things, dans un 'jiffy' as vous say, without realizing what I did/why I did it. It's like cooking an excellent supper while taking swigs of champagne, and waking up from a drunken stupor not remembering anything you did. Intuition sans awareness. 

I love videos that note all the little practical techniques.

 Mathias Alan's videos get down to every precise detail, like exactly what brushes are best for merging crease colours with liner, what camouflage palette to use, what cream colour bases layer best, etc.

Especially interesting, to me, is how he maximizes a few colours. 

One thing you learn from painting, is that using a gajillion paints in an amateurish attempt to achieve a simple effect results in mud, whereas one or two colours will do, if used properly. 

 That he explains the sequence of things (mascara afore lower liner = using the wet dark smudges from mascara mistakes to thy advantage) makes it useful, too. 

 I have learned a ton from watching these videos, and they're not dull and drawn-out.