Last Seen Blogs
aishiecore
𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗲 / 𝘀𝗵𝘂
stretchyramen
idol edits ♥
dreamhimalayanadventure-blog
Dream Heaven Adventure
butt-berry
butt-berry
Note
Hi!
Ive been following your art for a long time and I just wanted to let you know how amazing it is!
The level of detail you do in your art is something I aspire to 😊 I picked up traditional again last year after a long break from art. And Im not nearly at the level I wanna be yet. But your art is one of the things that keeps me going, because I see how cool it is and think "I wanna do that!"
Ill keep looking forward to what you make next! 😄
Hey!
Thank you. I feel like I often lack in words for messages like these and can never quite express how important they are to me. Of course I appreciate all the likes/reblogs, but knowing I have an impact beyond that is just so special
Best of luck with your traditional art! Here are bellow some 'art-hacks' that I use in my own art
-For ink art, get a white gel pen for details. Any brand. However, ONLY use it on top of the ink HOURS after you've aplied it. The ink needs to be dry, otherwise the white will mix with the ink and make this transparent grey-ish color. This trick, unfortunately, doesn't work for bic pens.
-Regarding dry ink again; only erase the pencil lines hours after you've inked your drawing. You might smudge it otherwise. On the other hand, you might not even need to erase the pencil markings entirely. I only slightly erase them when my goal is a sketchier look.
-Put a tiny piece of paper under your hand when you draw. I've been questioned about this A LOT irl for those who see me do it, but it's to ensure the oils in your skin don't smudge your drawing. I avoid touching my drawings with my hands as much as possible. (How do I remove the eraser shavings then?? I use a soft painting brush. When the hand is necessary, I ONLY use the back of my hand)
-Graphite. HB is for sketching and I don't recommend it for shading. 2B and above works great for that. Use blending stumps wisely. Your graphite art will work great with a mix of soft AND hard edge shading (Same applies to digital art)
-Get a mono zero eraser, those erasers that are super thin, almost like a pencil (there's a square but I have the round one). The most expensive part of this are the refills (almost 3 euros for a set of 2 here...) BUT they last surprisingly long.
-Get a mechanical pencil and different refills for it. I have HB and 2B refills. Works great for small details, especially in the eyes.
-Work near a mirror. You can't flip horizontally in traditional art, so it can be more difficult to catch mistakes. I always catch them in the mirrored reflection. Sometimes I sit on the floor next to my big closet mirror and draw, turning my drawing from time to time.
-Not a fan of mirrors? No problem. For commissions, I often begin my sketch in tracing paper. It's thin enough that you can flip and easily see how your drawing looks on the other side. When you're done, just trace your sketch into a more solid paper.
-Watercolor surprise! I always have one brush with the paint and another brush, on my other hand, that just has water. Don't know if it's useful but it personally helps me make gradients faster (you hit a spot with your ink brush and then finish it with your water one)
Those are all the samll advice I have for now! They're not rules, just tricks that worked for me and that I still use till this day. If anyone has any other traditional art tricks, post a comment below!
149 notes
·
View notes
Photo
31 days of halloween:
5. The Man Who Laughs (1928) dir. Paul Leni
228 notes
·
View notes
Text
A veces me arrepiento de no haberme ido. Luego pienso en el mocoso que es como yo pero no es como yo.
No sé si podría abandonarle.
Quiero hacerlo de nuevo y pintar las líneas rojas.
Rojo
A veces es en negro, a veces en rojo. No es que tenga consciencia.
1 note
·
View note
Text
Salto
Se paró justo al borde, el fuerte viento despeinó su cabello.
Después de un tiempo, llegó un tenue sonido.
5 notes
·
View notes
Text
Indecisión
Recientemente he estado pensando, ¿no es cortar la solución más adecuada?
Siento que un impulso no vale la pena, pero tras pensarlo una y otra vez, la solución siempre es la misma. ¿O estamos destinados a seguir en este limbo, sin salir, pero sin entrar?
0 notes
Text
Para ser sincera, no pasó nada.
Y ese es el problema.
0 notes
