Done is Better than Perfect

NO AI. Artist from the US.

[lithiaris]

A more messy bust sketch of a character of mine, Aurelie. I may go back and finish it at some point.

[jeansvoid]

I Don’t think I could stop drawing, even if I tried.

[wiltking]

it makes me sad beginner artists these days dont have a big art-focused site like deviantart to get started with anymore. you can imagine the edgy manga-inspired pencil on paper ocs i was drawing and posting on dA 15 years ago and i still got comments and encouragement and nice words from fellow artists and art enjoyers alike that i still think about sometimes. now its all corporate social media. now i can post to my 15k instagram account that i've been using for years and get zero comments. and what do the beginners get? stricter guidelines? intrusive numbers/impressions/insights? the only way to get eyes on your art is to post reels? or hop onto the latest fanart trend as fast as possible lest you be left behind? get real

[lithiaris]

Day 3: Queen A character named Dovie from the Red Dead RP community WildRP, as volunteered by some members in the community.

[koobiie]

the dastardly curve has harmed me once more

[spaciebabie]

never feel bad about yourself for not pumping out as many drawings as you could in your youth. you are probably facing an entirely different set of problems that your past you either wasnt aware of or never expected to come to pass

[lithiaris]

October Prompts Day 2: Onesie Had to put my cowgirl into the onesie. I just had to.

[lithiaris]

October Prompts Day 1: Favorite OC + Lantern In her canon setting, she got killed by another player character, but in my mind she'll live forever.

[densewentz]

draw whatever you want badly forever

[lithiaris]

A light in the dark.

[lithiaris]

A centaur character, Miren, from a short campaign I played over the summer in a post-apocalypse fantasy setting.

[lithiaris]

Drew the Kobold in a different style, liking this one a lot! Swimmy swimmy.

[pigswithwings]

the thing about being an artist is that sometimes youll be making art and youll hate it and youll hate it and youll hate it and youll hate it and you hate it and youll hate it but your friends will think it is nice. and sometimes thats all you need

[tkingfisher]

A friend requested I make this, and so here it is, and I offer it to anyone who needs it, with all the authority vested in me by whoever vests these things. Print it out if you need to.

The best art advice ever given to me–ever, ever–was “Don’t be afraid to make bad art.”

You will make a whole lot of crap in your time. Some will be truly awful and some will be merely mediocre. And that is totally normal and totally fine and for the love of little green apples, just keep going, because that’s the only way I know to get to the good stuff eventually.

(I normally feel horribly egotistical mentioning my awards, but I think this counts as using that power for good.)

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[lithiaris]

Grief.

[lithiaris]

Background detail for this one.

[lithiaris]

Grief.