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i like to play and draw. on twt under the same username carrd melenthropy.carrd.co they/them

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❄️🎼unconventional ways to solve inequality

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what kind of tablet do you use....love your art btw!

thank you! i've been using the same old gaomon pd1161 i bought second-hand for the last 5-ish years... honestly, lately i've been eyeing standalone tablets so i can also work while traveling/outside of my room. so if anyone has recommendations, i'd love to hear it

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the hand that feeds you

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what drawing program and what brushes do you use !!! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

i use CSP now but I used to use krita a few years back so I can vouch for its quality as well, as a free program especially. as for brushes, there's honestly too much to count... I think I have more than 500 downloaded at this point. I am very vulnerable to the asset store. But I'll try to go through my most used ones and compile a list, i need to clean up my toolkit anyway😭...

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how do you come up with your compositions? your illustrations are always so beautiful and interesting to look at...

it's hard to put it briefly because i don't want to lead people astray from their own visions, so i have to say this is absolutely just the way i personally think about it. if i'm aiming at a serious piece, i'm usually imagining what i want to convey to the viewer, about a character, a relationship, or a general situation. bringing in thematically relevant references, motifs or objects from the outside and arranging them in specific ways allows us to imbue the picture with more information than it would have by itself, and engages the viewer in recalling what these objects mean, how they can be connected together. the distribution of values, vibrancy, temperature of the colors all enhance the atmosphere of an illustration. when you have the idea in your mind, it then simply becomes a series of identifying 'problems' and trying to solve them which step by step bring you closer to that idea. i must say i've also learned a lot from other art forms, such as writing and photography, the principles of which can be applied to drawing in beautiful ways too, and generally i heavily believe curiosity is your biggest aid. for the longest time i've intellectually neglected myself and i regret it bitterly, but it's never too late to start reading and educating yourself about things. the more you expand your own knowledge, your inner world, the more of it you can put into your art - after all, it is a reflection of you. please nurture yourself!

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au

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encounters with the shades of blue

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🎀Commission

@/Shimo_1185 twt thank you!

crop🫶

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unmodified photo... this is a very crude marmar shadowbox i had made because my little sister begged me to do arts and crafts with her, but our tools and material were severely lacking

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🎨commission

@/tennojiii twt thank you🫶!

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🐙commission

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the delusions are getting me