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here i am

yuri again *u*

i made the mistake of using the sketch feature in manga studio for this whole thing so now I can’t color it :[ oh well lol heres a sketch of yuri!!

edit: I added light

#my art #yuri on ice #yuri katsuki #sketch #yoi #i love

finally using colors in figure drawing class :-)

#figure drawing #figures #nude #drawing #sketch

Another inktober from the twitter !!

(Witch who lost her broom)

#art #inktober #ink #drawing #sketches #halloween #witch

bevsi

What are some common mistakes that younger or beginner artists make and should avoid in your opinion?

hmm (note that i have made these mistakes in the past haha)

1. not using references. while it’s important to not get too heavily reliant on references to the point where you can’t even doodle without them - it’s also crucial to use them to build your visual library

2. not drawing/observing from life. while not everyone’s comfortable drawing strangers, it’s important to collect a lot of photo references/have experience drawing a lot of different types of faces, bodies, textures, etc. otherwise it’s easy to get really into drawing a stock figure.

3. being afraid to be wrong. not every drawing is going to go as planned, you’ll fluctuate on your own opinion of your art skills. don’t let the idea that you’re not good enough stop you from making things. try working in permanent mediums like pen and paint

4. not drawing from your own life/personal experiences. it’s common to start out imitating a style/artist you like (i definitely did back in the day), but honesty and emotion in art is important, at least to me. when making characters, think of real things people do, people you’ve met, etc.; even drawing your own backyard can be a great way to personalize your art

5. on the other side of the coin, focusing too much on style. yes style is a big selling point, but it’s like handwriting, hard to force.

6. making everything too smooth. i used to do this a looot when painting, when everything looked like mushy clouds/ice cream ?? using hard brushes, even just the occasional hard brush is important to creating defined edges and a good composition

7. thinking of art as a chore. art can/should be fun!

hope this helps!

should i just pretend that i’m confident about my art so people take me more seriously?

#lol #I'm not very confident about most of my art but #fake it til you make it?#idk

inktober witches i posted on twitter !! not super proud of them but the first one’s kinda cute and at least it looks sorta finished?

#inktober #witches #art #halloween

miss-gardner

The “If you’re not drawing 24/7 you aren’t working hard enough.” mentality is garbage.

When I was in college there was this ongoing competitive mindset from the teachers /students that: “If you’re not drawing all night / getting 1 - 2 hours of sleep, you’re going to fall behind.” If you’re an artist you’ve probably met this kind of thinking… I’ve heard it from so many pros / tutorials.

One of my professors said that line all the time. I loved this dude. he worked at Disney on many of my favorite movies, and my young self became absorbed in this mindset. About 3 years into my degree that professor had a stroke, and when he went to the doctor they said he actually previously had something like 10+ strokes without even knowing, brought on by stress, and that he needed to slow down.

Since then I’ve heard tons of other accounts of sickness and divorce brought on from addiction to work.

A few years later I was listening to an Animation podcast interviewing Glen Keane. He brought up that there were other animators who would live and breathe their work, never going home, barely sleeping, etc.

What shocked me was that Glen Keane said something like “I ignored this idea, and decided to go home every night to spend time with my family, because I could learn just as much from my life experiences with them.”

Anyway I just wanted to take a second after hearing a statement like this again recently and let any young artists out there know that:

There’s nothing wrong with investing plenty of time studying and drawing, but also be healthy.

eleanorspanton

I can’t agree with this enough! I spent three weeks barely sleeping in order to finish my degree show paintings, and it took me months to feel normal again after the tiredness and stress. Look after your happiness and health first and your art will definitely be better for it!

jasperbastionhathaway

I miss having pre-RSI hands.

midderin-deactivated20200827

There was this kind of mentality in my animation program in college - at one point I said “eff it” to any more all nighters, because everyone else kept getting sick from lack of sleep. All nighters became bragging rights (had to make the best of it), but I was skeptical. I was not willing to sacrifice my health for a better grade.

Artists and creatives, take care of yourself. A life of sleep deprivation can lead to illness and early death. If your body is suffering your creative life will suffer too.

http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2016/02/abraham-getting-enough-in-sleep-cannot-be-overstated

april-liu

There’s a lot of reasons why I dropped out of art school, but this was a big reason. Pressure, anxiety, and sleep deprivation can also lead to mental disorders and situational depression. Don’t follow the advice to work your ass off blindly. Know what you want, what makes you feel good, what your end goals are, etc, and if you are unhappy or unhealthy in a high pressure environment, remove yourself from the situation asap or follow your own plan and do things in a way that make you feel content.

On the other hand there are people who love working long hours and having tight deadlines and flourish in a high pressure environment. And there are situations where it is worth powering through and fighting your hardest. Just make sure you know your strengths and pick the battles you think are worth getting stressed out for ; )

chuanming-ong

Wholeheartedly agree. Your health’s all you got. I refuse to pull all-nighters(did it once but never again), I’d rather get a B than compromise my health because IT IS NOT. WORTH. IT. PERIOD. Dedication to your craft does not equal stupidity. Nor does activity equal achievement.

Any advise on drawing figures? Because your anatomy is really freaken great!

omg wow thanks so much!!! I would say just practice drawing a lot from life. Draw your friends, family, and people in public if you’re not too nervous (unlike me). And draw them from a lot of different/interesting angles. You can also go to figure drawing classes but thats not always available for everyone. And when you’re drawing, try not to erase - using pen can be good for this. I learned this in the Calarts portfolio development class this summer and it helped a lot. When you’re forced to only have one chance to put down a line it makes you really look at what you’re drawing more closely, and it gives you more confidence over time. Also doing blind contour drawings, where you look at the object you’re drawing without looking at the page can help your overall drawing skills a lot. (my icon is an example of a blind contour drawing). Another thing is learning human anatomy like the bones/muscles can make you be able to make more sense of what you’re drawing. hope this helps!! :-)

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