my FIRST moana doodle everâŠâŠ. she is so cute idk how i havenât drawn her sooner *_* (but i started running out of ink at the end shhh)
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my FIRST moana doodle everâŠâŠ. she is so cute idk how i havenât drawn her sooner *_* (but i started running out of ink at the end shhh)
good artist tips
thereâs always gonna be someone better than you. try to work less on comparing yourself to their work and instead learning from them and turning envy into a personal challenge for your own stuff. i know its hard, trust me.
the best way to get better at art is to practice. there is no special trick to improving, no secret method. practice makes perfect is a tired old saying that im sure you dont want to hear but unfortunately, its true.
draw as much as you are able to. i wont say draw every day!!! because i know that there are folks that dont have this sort of luxury, whether it be because of physical or mental restrictions, or simply because they dont have time. draw whenever you can and have the strength to. try not to be too upset if you miss a day or a week or even months. shit happens, do the best you are able to.
if you get bored or stuck, try another way. change mediums if you can, flip the canvas, do something weird that you wouldnt normally do. sometimes this is the best way to un-stick yourself from art block.
dont be afraid to ask for help. this is so important! its ok to ask for assistance from other artists you admire (given that they have time to give pointers.) even if asking for help is straight up asking for a redline of your work, its ok to ask for it. improvement doesnt come without outside assistance, more often than not.
references are 100% a legitimate resource. iâm not really sure where the idea came from that real artists dont use references, but its not true. every renaissance painter used references in the form of in-house models. disney artists use references of animals and people to correctly model and then correctly exaggerate their designs. you cant learn to draw the world around you without actually studying it. use references, even if its just google searching.
your art is not an island. you will pick up styles from other people like tape picks up pet hair. its inevitable, and its not something that should be seen as a negative. artists inspire other artists. use your discretion, and study what you like about another artistâs work. every artistâs style is a mashup of a hundred other artists. its ok, experiment.
youre not going to make masterpieces all the time. youre gonna suck more often than not. but youre putting effort into something you enjoy and in the process you are getting better, slowly but surely. you arent going to see your stuff improve overnight, be patient.
please be kind to yourself. you are making a unique form of artistic expression, regardless whether you see it that way or not. youre doing fine, please keep going and pat yourself on the back for getting this far.
Reblog art guys. Seriously.
Always reblog art! No one sees it if itâs liked. Help circulate an artistâs hard work!
Reblog any form of art. Anything handmade or written is art.Â
MUSIC TOO. PLEASE.
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a: a bag of dicks b: your groceries c: your parents house d: a tv e: your friends computer f: all your cabinets g: fireworks h: a nuke i: balloons j: your local congressman k: the manga section of a bookstore l: the president m: the entire continent n: a sandcastle o: a hive of bees p: the last thing you touched q: the deceleration of independence r: a mcdonalds s: capitalism t: ikea u: the crafts section of walmart v: dinosaurs w: the wetlands x: the moon y: an anthill z: the star wars franchise
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Never blame your fans
I know many of you artists - whether you draw, write, or compose - are frustrated that your original work, especially your dream projects, arenât getting the responses you were hoping for.
I feel the same way.
But some of you express your frustrations completely destructively and blame the world for not giving you the spotlight.
When you do that, youâre blaming your problems for existing rather than adjusting and compromising to solve them. Youâre making excuses for your mistakes. Youâre demanding the world to change but you are not willing to change with it.
This is the perfect mindset to NEVER succeed in anything, ever.
You need to accept some basic truths of art before you can go any further:
Your art should teach you as much as or more than it teaches others: If you claim your art opens horizons and widens minds, yours should be the first priority. You cannot speak without listening. You are not a righteous prophet enlightening the heathens with the true word. You are one humble person and your art is one humble personâs story.
There are no new stories, but there are always new storytellers. That amazing idea you have that nobodyâs ever thought of before? Someone has. But nobody has told the story your way, or drawn the character your way, or sung the song your way. Art is not about being new. It is about being you.
Popular art is all about the beholder. All these shows and games with so much fan art? They got to that level because they command a personal investment from and serve the viewer - they have worlds their fans want to be part of, and your canon will be swept aside along the way. You the artist are not a god or a wise sage. You are a guide and a footman. To be an artist is to be humanityâs servant, not its lord - and thereâs no shame in that.
Most of your fans are not artists or art critics. While there will be a good number of them in your fanbase, the vast majority are not going to be super-open-minded creative thinkers who value every single opinion, outlook, and story just because itâs done technically well. They will be ordinary people with ordinary, selfish interests, and they will care about your content more than your talent. You have to balance what you want to draw with what everyone wants to see.
But the most important part of being an artist or really a person at all is to understand this:
Nobody owes you success.
Nobody is under any obligation to pay anything you produce a second glance or support or promote it in any way.
Nobody is spiting or robbing you by not giving you a like or a reblog or a follow.
Every single gesture of appreciation you receive from someone is a courtesy - a gift that you earn, not a right youâre entitled to.
It is not the job of your audience to love your work. It is your job to make it lovable. And just because you are working really hard does not mean you are working in the right direction.
I know that thousands upon thousands of artists put hours or months or years into a project and feel like they get nothing in return. Sometimes it is not how hard youâre working but what youâre working for that is the problem.Â
Sometimes you need to slow down and think, âDo I have to have this just so? What would the kind of person interested in my work be looking for, and where can I address it? Am I maybe taking myself and my work a little too seriously?âÂ
And a lot of artists donât realize that as an amateur, you are the sole proprietor -Â you are your art. Whether people like you determines whether they like your art.
And thatâs why when you blame everybody else and post ungrateful, catty garbage like this:
⊠you donât subsequently become the next Toby Fox.
The simple fact is that people will pay you attention if they think your offering + your hassle are worth their attention.
You need to create a world that someone other than you will have fun in and you need to be a good host to everyone who visits.Â
You need a world that will welcome your fans with open arms.
You need to build a world people can live & play in.
And you and your world need to appreciate your fans just for showing up.
Because this is exactly what the big fish do.
because they spread your work around to more people without shanking you on credit and who gets the likes
because they make your work show up sooner & more often on searches and are simply a nice gesture
because they take time out and pay good money to listen to your story and make you from a pauper into a prince
because if you appreciate no one, no one will appreciate you, nor should they
This resonates with me in a big way. I used to get really fucked up when I spent 10 hours on something and a dumbass sketch I did in 15 minutes outstripped it in exposure but⊠you know what I grew up⊠thatâs cool
I appreciate the likes
I appreciate the reblogs
I appreciate you just hanging out here with me having a cool time
if I had a dollar
When the ending sucked, but fan artists and fic writers got your back
hey in case everyone forgot being gay isnât NSFW and gay kids exist
And remember, this is 2016. The government itself starves Native Americans who just protect their own land.Â
The media is silent, as usual.
God bless these warriors.Â
#NoDAPL #NoJusticeNoPeace
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Rise of Berk wants $10 a month for their new subscriptionâŠthatâs almost as much as my FFXIV subscriptionâŠa little steep RoB wtf
wait what?
Texas State Legislature is considering passing a law that would mandate teachers to out young gay kids to their parents
At first glance, this new bill proposed by Texas Sen. Konni Burton seems harmless. Do a little digging, however, and its intention is crystal clear: The bill would require teachers to out LGBTQ students to their parents. The public knows this because Burton said as much herself.
Tear gas
Do not wear contact lenses if you are in a situation where you may be tear-gassed. Â When I went through basic training, we were warned that there was a possibility the tear gas they were using could melt contact lenses.
BOOOOOOOOOOOST!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus christ.
also: if youâre asthmatic; get the HELL out of there. tear gas can cause and extreme reaction and kill you almost instantly. your inhaler will NOT do shit. just get the fuck out of dodge.Â
Shit. Reblogging for more vital information.
^ ATTN: sickle cell anemia:
trouble breathing due to tear gas can cause a crisis if you have sickle cell anemia. I know this because Bahrain, which had protests, had several deaths and hospitalizations due to this. Considering sickle cell is prevalent in people with African heredity and no oneâs mentioned this, thought I would share.
Santa Jack - what?! [ X ]
I think Tumblr ate my post the last time I tried to post this.
Anyway. This was my favorite gesture with Dagur. It just showed just how insane, crazy, sick, bipolar, deranged, and everything in between he is. Anything can set him off. He can be laughing then bloodthirsty all in the same second! Itâs terrifying to think about and too see up close. Nonetheless, I LOVE Dagur in this new season. Heâs really lost it!
Chalcedony ! Â