Sambeawesome's Art

Let's improve together! :)

[sambeawesome]

Hello to all my new followers! I've gotten a few since I started back up my Tumblr account, and I thought I'd introduce myself. :)

I'm Sam, a queer artist who loves drawing just about every subject in as many mediums and styles as I can. I love variety and learning new things.

With that, I also love teaching and encouraging others to embrace their artistic side too! I have a YouTube channel with hundreds of videos showcasing my journey and sharing my process. I also offer stock photos for references on just about everything, with the library growing every year. Last year I even published a book on dozens of tips of how to improve your art skills, no matter what level you're at!

I hope you can find my art or journey inspiring! I want you to be able to find joy in drawing more than anything else. I wish you all the best on your artistic endeavors, and thank you so much for being here and joining me with mine <3

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Folds study with some gradient maps I made c': So pretty ;o;

✨ Get the gradients here!

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"Noo, share THIS one!" Okay okay here is more lmao

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Folds study with some gradient maps I made c': So pretty ;o;

✨ Get the gradients here!

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Reminder that this Pride Month, if you don't have the finances to support any LGBTQ+ creators or small businesses, the BEST next thing you can do is word of mouth!

-Share/Boost posts -Write reviews/testimonials -Tell your friends/family

All of that is FREE and can have a HUGE impact too <3

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My OC Zeph repping her pride flag 🖤🤍💜 Sending love to all the ace folk out there!

Art Walkthrough

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It's time for the annual Pride fundraiser! All month long, sales of this pack will go to 3 orgs: 🏳️‍🌈 The Trevor Project 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Emergency Fund MA 🏳️‍🌈 The Theater Offensive

Features @Adorkastock, @NullEntity, @Sambeawesome, and @Trueref stock combining forces to raise the most! 🌈 With a special coupon code from @ThePoseArchives 👀

Help me reach my goal of $3,000 by grabbing the pack now!

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BTW my photos in this pack are EXCLUSIVE to this pack, if you really like or want my photos, grab them before the month is up + help good causes 👀

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I still have these two YCHs from 2024. I'll also honor the original prices. If no buyers by the end of June, I'll just use them myself.

One slot each, fixed price options: Cell Shaded: $95 or Painted: $145. DM or email (sambeawesome @ gmail) for questions or claiming 😊

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Envy ❌

Little last minute Mermay piece :3 Really had fun with this.

The background is a mix of photobashing three different photos along with paintovers. I love experimenting c:

Supporters get access to the layered PSD file.

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I'm not too late for mermay, am I? 👀💦 #wip

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The sketch for my next painting is looking so good, I hope I don't fuck it up lol

This is impossible, of course, there are no fuck ups in art, only unexpected adventures to unplanned places. :)

I tell you all this to eventually convince myself of this. Fake it till you make it wooooo~

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It is never too late to start a new hobby. I don't care if you're 90 years old and you want to try something new--you're right on time. :)

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Getting ready for Pride Month? I've got pride merch in my shop, or custom order frogs! Support small business queers. 🌈

✨ https://www.sambeawesome.com/store

🐸 https://vgen.co/sambeawesome

All physical orders come with a FREE junk journal, and I have these four explicitly pride themed ones available too. (First come first serve!)

[sambeawesome]

Getting ready for Pride Month? I've got pride merch in my shop, or custom order frogs! Support small business queers. 🌈

✨ https://www.sambeawesome.com/store

🐸 https://vgen.co/sambeawesome

All physical orders come with a FREE junk journal, and I have these four explicitly pride themed ones available too. (First come first serve!)

[sambeawesome]

Bro, don't go after creators for moving towards more ethical product/business sourcing by telling them they still use x, y, or z so it's not good enough, when guaranteed you yourself haven't ever made a single phone call to your elected officials about these unethical systems in the first place. 🙄

This is also ignoring the LUXURY that sourcing from more ethical places can be, which can often be more expensive, farther away, or otherwise less accessible. You know who could make these things more affordable and accessible? YOU, by calling/writing your elected officials.

I'm just seeing this poor girl being harassed for saying she won't source materials for her business from Shein or Hobby Lobby anymore, & will only use stores like Michaels instead, & people are like, "And where do you think Michaels gets their stuff from, huh?!" like omg y'all, chill. She's trying.

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For non-members of mine, curious: Would you rather have the option to buy my new blog posts as medium themed bundles, like I have already (all digital together, watercolor, etc), or bundle them all together regardless of medium?

I was debating on a 2026 bundle with all this year's rewards, but I know that would be pricey. But idk about making monthly bundles, if people would want those? Or if I should hold out and group together like-medias as a bundle? 😅 Decisions D:

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Yeah, given the increasing toxicity with Art Fight, it doesn't feel good to participate anymore. Mega sucks, but for people to needlessly harass artists for no reason other than they create art differently is cruel, and for Art Fight to silently let that slide is gross to me. Support artists.

I'll find another way to gift people art. Maybe we could start a hashtag or something for OCs (or pets! I draw pets too!) to let people find and know you're okay with others drawing those characters/etc. If that already exists (that isn't DTIYS, that's different), please let me know! <3

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If you struggle with drawing backgrounds--perspective, thumbnailing, ideas, details--I gotchu! Take your art skills to the next level and have fun experimenting with these stock photos! 💪

✨ Get them, and much more, here!

I'm here to help you create art! ❤️