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brain worms and silly conjectures wash ur hands before u go

[kenkacles]

any ways ik spooky month is over but heres the goblin king i drew and scanned in a local cafe while planning out what im doing for an art con this month

i keep coming back to this coming of age film and the puppetry is so well made and choreographed

[kenkacles]

am i sad because im not drawing or am i not drawing because im sad

[kenkacles]

get him back! by olivia rodrigo but it’s a jayvik edit do you see the vision

[kenkacles]

i just have so many plans and things i want to do that i dont follow through and its frustrating and i dont know how to manage these things on top of my feelings about it Plus all the other duties and roles i have. i dont know. there is so much to learn and the world is so fast i cant keep up. i feel the sense of being outmoded every minute i lay here and do nothing. the industrial revolution strikes again i guess. but seriously i am aware i dont need to produce or do anything to be valuable. being active isnt a rent i have to pay to exist in this world. maybe this feeling is more than capitalistic dread. maybe, thank god, for the first time in a while, i get the privilege to feel frustrated about what i want to do.

i dont know how to act on inspiration. i have forgotten how to just start. i have been setting aside my desire to make things for years, out of fear, lack of time, lack of resources, maybe a lack of faith in myself. mostly because i had to focus on school, responsibilities, and just focus on trying to keep it together. for a brief period in 2020, it was almost effortless for me to jump into a drawing project regularly. but now ive been wound too tight , there is a certain friction ive gotten used to that has made it difficult for me to grow and explore for myself. i want to wake up and shake the connections in my brain that used to light up when i make things. but they are shrouded right now with all the demands and possible expectations of the people around me. i dont like the feeling of rocking the boat however slightly it may be

i want to take a break from the world and the people who rely on me but i dont know if i have the strength

[kenkacles]

feeling a bit awful right now but in a way that makes me want to do something about it, so im not too worried ^^

reference is a squid i saw in a local photo exhibit months ago

[maggotmuncher0]

octopus

[kenkacles]

insane over antinous’ version of just a man rn

[feefal]

me before drawing: aaghh unimaginable pain, please oh god don't make me do it

me while drawing: my soul is at peace. my pineal gland has been cleansed of worldly desires.

[kenkacles]

met with an overwhelming urge to draw adorable things from seeing olga ortiz’s pokemon designs over on instagram. it’s so infectuous. but i have to focus. i must stay strong. and work on my fundamentals before i have the goofy fun. i must learn how to control placing values. i must practice so i can get into my dream art school and i must learn how to use traditional media ooooooaaaaa my god i drew a sunbear flower

[kenkacles]

i chose the goofy fun and i have no regrets :3c

[kenkacles]

met with an overwhelming urge to draw adorable things from seeing olga ortiz’s pokemon designs over on instagram. it’s so infectuous. but i have to focus. i must stay strong. and work on my fundamentals before i have the goofy fun. i must learn how to control placing values. i must practice so i can get into my dream art school and i must learn how to use traditional media ooooooaaaaa my god i drew a sunbear flower

[dawneverhart-deactivated2025102]

GUYS GUYS! THE ITHACA FAMILY ARE BUTTERFLIES!!!

We have the King of Ithaca, charaxes odysseus!

His wonderful wife, acrea penelope

And we have morpho telemachus!

[mila1016-deactivated20250525]

🐙🦈🪸🐠🐟🐙🦈🪸🐠🐟🐙🦈

[kenkacles]

genuine question, how does one make oil pastel look good ? im struggling to grasp how layering works here. it’s not as translucent as watercolor, so how do i get that multiply effect without making it look like literal dog water..? or is the trick not to layer at all?? how do you blend it properly then. What am I missing here in understanding oil pastel. i feel it is right under my nose

[ragefilledmonkey]

you should work with pastels in a wash first . This is your base coat. The color should be drab and darker . spray this coat with a fixative . Then you go in with a stick; and draw on what you started- this will give you the brighter clearer colors. Spray this with fixative . Then you go on to the next level. You use a medium such as sun thickend linseed oil; and make a paste . you use a brush to lay in your high lights and focal points

.How to do pastel> This is the only book that shows actual pastel Techniques .Other How to books go thru crap you don't need; such as: how to choose your subject ;and frame; and drawing . This goes into specifics about Pastels . I recommend this book

[kenkacles]

genuine question, how does one make oil pastel look good ? im struggling to grasp how layering works here. it’s not as translucent as watercolor, so how do i get that multiply effect without making it look like literal dog water..? or is the trick not to layer at all?? how do you blend it properly then. What am I missing here in understanding oil pastel. i feel it is right under my nose

[kenkacles]

helly r they can never make me hate you

[kenkacles]

so funny how i struggle with drawing still life objects. i get distracted with thoughts of why am i doing this. what is the point. egg so round. so what. metal shiny. ok?? so is the pokemon that awaits me in my emulator. but if it’s a marble statue of a wrinkly old man you bet your ass i lock the fuck in. beard so poofy. i must do it justice. angry eyes that make those two lovely wrinkley folds above the nose. ooooooh mama

[kenkacles]

thats what im talking about

[kenkacles]

so funny how i struggle with drawing still life objects. i get distracted with thoughts of why am i doing this. what is the point. egg so round. so what. metal shiny. ok?? so is the pokemon that awaits me in my emulator. but if it’s a marble statue of a wrinkly old man you bet your ass i lock the fuck in. beard so poofy. i must do it justice. angry eyes that make those two lovely wrinkley folds above the nose. ooooooh mama