Hey! I just want to say that seeing your art always brightens up my day and inspires me!~ I was wondering how you are able to keep it up. I have tried to draw for 365 days straight, but I just cant find the time sometimes. Any suggestions?
Here are some tips for you:
If it’s a pocket size one it’s even better! That way you can draw wherever you are. People often complain they don’t have time to draw. I know how hard that can be but you can always use 10min. before going to bed/after waking up, or that time when you’re on a bus/train or waiting for them. Be sure to use these “dead spots” on your day that would be wasted otherwise.
Here’s a link where you can buy the same sketchbook that I use (Moleskine)~> http://bit.ly/1BhucqW
I have recently bought a Leuchtturm sketchbook on Amazon and it’s also amazing to work with. ~>http://bitly.com/1BhucqX
You don’t have to draw a masterpiece everyday. Don’t force yourself to do so, it might be terribly counterproductive to your inspiration/natural workflow. The materials you’re going to use also fall into this category. Back on 2014 when I use to sketch everyday I kept my doodles black and white for two reasons:
1. I didn’t know how to use colors properly by the time(I’m still learning actually). Drawing alone was a challenge.
2. Coloring would take me too much time (bc of what I said above), that would make me fall behind on the daily sketches and it would dis encourage me to keep with the challenge. So I kept with pencil+ink illustrations.
Anything. I mean, literally anything. Here are a few prompts to keep you busy:
For last but not least, keep improving by trying out new things. Lack of inspiration for me almost always comes from boredom of my own style.
Searching for books/tutorials about art online, watching different movies, searching for new bands to listen, reading comics/manga/fiction/whatever l like always help me to keep my creative juices flowing ;)
Listen to music while you’re drawing!
http://choosic.co/ ~> Choosic is an app that works like Tinder but for music. It’s amazing to discover new songs! If you like it, drag to the right, if you don’t, drag it to the left.
https://play.spotify.com/browse ~> Spotify usually recommends nice stuff and there are some awesome playlists there made by other users ;) (Find me there as “Gabriel Bertasoli” if you would like to know what I listen to)
Super cliche, but deviantArt and Pinterest are still my favorites on that regard:
Epic resources list by Andantonius: http://bit.ly/1JInAZr
How to Anatomy by DamaiMikaz: http://bit.ly/1FEPYtZ
Art+Anatomy book Recomendations by Qinni: http://bit.ly/1elImlK
^ These posts are compilations of a lot of material that have been helping me on the past few months. I’m sure they’ll keep you busy for a long time c:
For Pinterest, just search for specific tutorials like “hair tutorial”, “hand tutorial”, etc.
Again, deviantART is a big source of inspiration for me. A lot of artists are here on Tumblr and Instagram too so it’s just a matter of browsing these websites/apps.
You may have heard of this gem already. This site is great for studying anatomy and for training your eye to draw fast. :)
link for Posemaniacs~> http://bit.ly/1mFG8NR
I’ve been working with colors this year so I grew very fond of this site. Every day they share new color palettes taken from photographs. Definitely inspiring!
link for DesignSeeds~> http://bit.ly/1LuOd3e
Sorry for the unexpected long post D:
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