A Big Dreamer

Second blog centering around my Ocs and ideas I have

[palztrolls]

[ruanib]

this hits way too hard.

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Day 3- Bait

Possibly my favorite one so far. Also Ciara’s hair is magic and I wanted to do something funny so... I’m sure I failed at that.

Mutuals:

@riikoa @that-art-in-the-trash @theshysamurai74 @milkbugae @ninsthesnootbooper

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Day 2 Mindless

Forgot to post it yesterday,sorry day 3 is coming in a few hours. Also don’t you just love sleeping? No worries and the only time you’ll have peace.

Mutuals:

@milkbugae @riikoa @theshysamurai74 @ninsthesnootbooper

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Day 1-Ring

Happy Inktober!!!

Meet Ciara Cross, a traveler who’s clearly a hopeless romantic if something like a ring catches her eye and makes her think of having a future wife.

Mutuals:

@riikoa @theshysamurai74 @ninsthesnootbooper @milkbugae

[constellationleo-art]

Day 3 of consistent uploads. I managed to finish this in a day sketch and everything.

Meet Lillith, a demon with two spirits who are like pets to her, Seb and Bastion (I wonder if anyone can guess a reference I’m making) and is Ophelia’s roommate.

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Another post next day? Yep.

Meet Zen, a changeling boy who loves music. This is the first time I use unnatural skin color to make an oc.

Supplies used: Arteza and Micron Pens

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Meet Ophelia, an alchemist in my Urban Fantasy Story Idea thing. I decide to experiment a bit with shading and I like how it turned it.

Also is anyone planning on doing Inktober this year? I know it’s like 2 months away but I’m so excited.

Supplies Used: Arteza Twi Markers and Micron Pens 0.05 and 0.2

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My two warmup sketches from two separate days.

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Meet me new Oc, Lalyla Belle

I don’t havr much of a story for her yet but I got something.

I used my Arteza Twimarkers to do the coloring for all three pages (i did use them to watercolor her)

[shinondraws]

I was listening to an art podcast and I heard someone use “creative hibernation” as a term to describe a period of time when your creative energy and flow of ideas is slowing down.

Honestly, it sounds so much better than “art block”. To me, “creative hibernation” sounds less like a negative thing and more like an organic part of the creative process. 

“Art block” sounds very definite. They sound like something you MUST actively fight against to break them down in order to continue. “Hibernation” on the other hand sounds more like a thing that happens every now and then but that will go away on its own when it’s time. It’s a stage of gathering energy for the next creative pursuit. Art block on the other hand is an artificial, mental block that actually just seems to solidify the more you treat it like an obstacle to get around.

All creative people go through this type of slowing down all the time and it is completely alright. I thought I would share this because I think the right kind of mentality is actually one of the most important things of recovering your creative energy.

[darkbookworm13-deactivated20240]

I needed this.

[rosalarian]

Oh.

OH.

[baldursgatetwo]

me, when i have another new interest

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Happy Birthday @milkbugae thank you for being an awesome friend and I hope your birthday is wonderful! You are valid!! 😚💓💛💙

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First art piece of 2019! Happy New Year everyone! This is for my main blog @constellationleo-worlds

[illiteracy-is-for-woozles]

An open letter to Tumblr’s @support and @staff

I know you guys are trying, I get it. I really do, you’re trying your best to get rid of the porn bots. Yay.

But in doing so, you’ve taken away an important part of this site. For some of us links are really important.

By taking away our ability to see another creator’s posts in the search results, you’re taking away the main reason many of us are here. (Not to mention that you’re taking away the primary way some of us have of making money to survive)

For the writeblr community, links are everything. We don’t want to flood everyone’s dash, and so we put links to get our shared information out there without all of the fuss.

But now that this new “don’t show a post in the search results if it’s a link” thing happened, we can’t do that anymore. We can’t share a post of links to all of the chapters of a story unless we want to rely on our followers (who may never actually see it) to share it around tumblr.

Again, I know you’re trying. But if content creators are the heart and soul of this site (which they are) then you’ve essentially ostracized them from the other members of this community.

I do not claim to speak for everyone, but I would rather deal with the porn bots than have to find another place to host my stories and talk to other writers.

Sincerely,

A tired writer.

[pens-swords-stuff]

Hey Writeblr community!

With things like this happening on the website, please remember that reblogs are more important than ever! Even if it doesn’t fit your blog aesthetic or what you do, please please please consider reblogging a writer/artist/any kind of content creator’s post that has links!

All of us are trying to get our writing into the world, and we all understand the struggle of not finding/reaching an audience. So let’s all help each other out by reblogging!

Please note that likes do very little, consider reblogging if you want to support your favorite writer!

[aidenjaxwrites]

This is so important! Even though I’m a more new writeblr and I barely have a two digit amount of followers, I understand this. I’ve been on Tumblr in general for over four years now on various blogs. Content creators (who are the backbone of this sight) just end up getting more and more strain put on them over and over again and it’s absolutely horrible. How are we to get reblogs and likes and gain more followers if nobody can see the posts we pour hours into? The ideas we spend weeks and months and years working on? How?

[peterquillsuggestion]

this dumb website is in need of some love, so reblog this if you like the person you reblogged it from!!!

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Oh look a new avatar pic for the colder season!

(Side note: Huevember drawings will be late due to school and stuff...sorry 😯)

[mindpalacestudy]

ideas of exercises to help with your practical art skills, as well as things to keep in mind while making art and new ways to find inspiration:

draw every day

recreate a drawing you did before, but better

draw something using only simple geometric shapes

do studies of famous artworks

listen to artists explain their work, it’s super interesting

take life drawing classes (or use online photo resources)

find an artwork you love, and work out why

draw caricatures of friends

set a 1 minute timer and draw an object as quickly as possible

draw something you can’t see, eg. music, emotion

research artists you admire and find out how they work

think about composition: what stands out, what recedes etc.

find a famous artwork you hate and work out why

sit outside and draw the landscape

copy a photo exactly

draw a scene from a film

draw the contours of an object not the outline

visit an art exhibition near you

draw your bedroom

look up tutorials online - there’s so many useful ones!

practise creating contrast between light and dark in pictures

research colour theory

do a self portrait

learn about art history! Research different movements etc.

try a new medium

consider the feeling you want to portray with the artwork

draw without looking at the page

draw a character from a book you’ve read

draw something you don’t usually draw

look at your pictures in the mirror to help you see problems better

follow artists and galleries on instagram for inspo

draw an ugly object in a beautiful way

try using only bold, bright colours

plan your colour palette before starting an artwork, and stick to it!

if you usually work in 2D, make something in 3D

always remember to add shadows

draw an object which is important to you

use 5 lines to depict an object, make every line count

draw using negative space

always draw from life when possible!

think carefully about which direction the light is coming from

study proportions and anatomy!! 

draw your pet

research items symbolic meanings in art

make an art blog to compile images that inspire you

draw using only straight lines

try accentuating any subtle colours in an image

draw models from fashion websites

sketch with friends! They always have great ideas

keep drawing even if you find it hard, you improve with every mistake!

{my art masterpost might also be useful to you} 

Good luck! xx