#aruasks

[arucelli]

Woahhh Starkiller looks Awesome!! What are her powers? I’d love to see more of her!

Thank you, I’m really happy to hear that people find her interesting!! 💕Essentially she’s a supernova contained in an (alien) form who’s in a constant state of evolution and explosion (aka nuclear fusion). Her subpowers come from the manipulation of that energy, and so everything she does has something to do with her releasing or taking energy.

As far as I’ve decided:- shoots cosmic energy lasers/bullet discs- create shields- can (sort of) fly by propelling herself forward like a rocket- considerable strength bc she’s an alien so why notI might develop more for her later but I don’t want to overload her with abilities because she’s only one of a bunch of other characters! I hope to share them all with you guys some day!

[arucelli]

Hi Aru!!! If you don’t mind me asking, why did you choose to go to LCAD over any other art school like art center or your current school scad?

I’m hoping to make a Youtube video about this eventually (I haven’t posted in over a year klsadjf;lasdf) but in shorter terms, I just didn’t really like the way that SCAD is structured for the amount I’m paying. I’m about to finish my first year at SCAD in two days, and at the rate I’m going at now, I wouldn’t have been able to start any major classes until at least halfway through my second year. It just didn’t work for me, and I didn’t agree with the way that some of the teachers here at SCAD chose to grade their students (they based it on a standard as opposed to individual improvement). This isn’t to say that SCAD is awful and no one should go there, it’s a very well funded school with a lot of opportunities, amazing teachers, and great resources (if you go for the right majors), but for me personally, I just didn’t enjoy my experience.

As for why I chose LCAD over other art schools, it was mainly for the size and the alumni. I know a lot more LCAD alumni whose work I’m really inspired by, and I like how the school has fewer students than the average art school. That being said, LCAD will most likely be a lot like SCAD, and I’m not going to expect it to be infinitely better in any way. But the fact that it’s in California (aka nearer to some of the studios I’d be interested in getting an internship for) and is overall more familiar to me (having lived in California for most of my life), among other things, it seemed like a good choice.

Hope this answers your question! 

[arucelli]

Hello! I was wondering what kind of pen you used for your "dreamer" art?

It’s a multipen(cil) that has blue & pink ink on top of a pencil! The pencil itself has normal 0.5 size HB lead, which is what I used. I don’t remember which site I got mine on, but I did find it here ( https://www.fallindesign.com/iconic-un-jour-de-reve-multi-2-color-0-5mm-pen-0-5mm-pencil/ ) if you’re interested!

[arucelli]

Hello! I discovered your blog a few minutes ago and i'm S H O O K E T H. Your art is marvelous! And the way you use color is so perfect ahh 💕💕💕 just wanted to let you know 💕

Thank you so much!! This totally made my day hahaha// <33

[arucelli]

Hey! Your blog is amazing! So you mentioned you burnt out in 2015. And that you've been slowly falling in love with art again. I've been struggling, awfully so, to get myself into gear. How are you managing that? I'm low-key dying. Again, your stuff is wonderful 😍

Ahh quite frankly, it still feels like pulling teeth, even after nearly 2 years of feeling this way. All I can really say is be attentive to your emotions/mental state, take breaks (either small ones or big ones aka not drawing at all) when you feel like you need to, and be patient with yourself. Often times, it’s a lot of tiny steps that will help lead you somewhere out of your block/burn out. Small victories or little things that make you go “Okay that didn’t turn out too bad!”. Going back to your roots or flipping through stuff that inspires you is really good to do, even during break times. Occasionally you’ll make huge strides or have sudden epiphanies, but those are rather few and far between in my experience. Focusing on the small, immediate goals is much more rewarding and far less daunting than trying to look too much into the future.

Let yourself rest, but keep your head up when you trip and fail. These sorts of blocks always happens in waves, and it’ll always feel like you’re drowning for the longest time, but eventually you’ll figure something out that will let you break the surface and breathe. 

[arucelli]

Where do you find anatomy references? I can never find any good ones

I have a Pinterest just for this!! It’s open to public and I never go anywhere else to find references (because Pinterest is just too good to me ww) so feel free to peruse my whole account to find whatever you need! Here are the anatomy specific boards that I have:

(Potential nudity warning for almost all of them, pretty much!)

Female:

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-anatomy-female/

Male:

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-anatomy-male/

General Anatomy tips:

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-anatomy/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-head/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-hands/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-torso-back/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-torso-front/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-legs/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-feet/

Poses:

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-poses/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-couple-poses/

https://www.pinterest.com/arucelli/ref-fighting-poses/

Additionally, here’s some other stuff I’ve also done in regards to anatomy:

Posts I’ve made on anatomy:

http://arucelli.tumblr.com/post/149612264533/typically-when-people-are-taught-how-to-draw

http://arucelli.tumblr.com/post/152425562204/how-exactly-do-you-draw-the-shape-of-the-head-i

+ a masterpost I made with links to figure drawing websites:

http://arucelli.tumblr.com/post/142534306654/figure-drawinganatomy-link-reference

Have fun Anon!!

[arucelli]

I don't see any improvement from you for such a long time now.. what happened? I mean, I'd been a follower since 3 years ago and I always feel you're the most eager-to-learn artist, but for a whole now, I don't think I see any improvement. I think it started somewhere in the middle of 2015? I'm not trying to mock you or anything, please don't get me wrong. Just wanted to say I realized the slow pace and maybe you'd hard times so I hope you're okay

Yeah I see it too. I got really burnt out in 2015, and I almost didn’t get back up. I’m starting to love art again, little by little, but it’s been a while. I’ve had to make a lot of tough decisions between then and now, and I’ve still got a lot of growing up to do, but I’m really glad I’m still here to see it all happen. I’ll do my best, for both me and everyone who’s stuck around <3

[arucelli]

girl why r u watching zombeavers pls love urself

zombeavers is a great movie, what are u talking about