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So I decided that Saturdays and potentially Sundays will just be a fun reference drawing so I can take a break from art studies. Anyway, here's the og.
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Tried gesture drawing to improve my poses. But I see that I have much to learn.
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Where/how do you get the ideas to make these super cute art? I love art but I basically copy others and I wanna have my own style.
What a nice question!! I could honestly write a book about this, but for now I'll keep it condensed. (maybe uhhhh a blog post later or smthn) ....Sorry it's long anyway lol
These are my thoughts as an independent illustrator/artist that has the time and freedom to create what I wish, keep that in mind. I can't vouch for what it takes to get through art school or build a portfolio for <specific thing X> cause I don't know shit about that, this is just for creating art that you love making.
✨️Developing a style ✨️
A lot of people talk about 'finding your style', but I'm personally an advocate of developing a style - and most importantly it being a process that never stops. Now I don't know how old/experienced you are, but especially when you are just getting into art (and with 'just' I mean years) it'll change a lot because you will be improving a lot!
Now for me personally, I've been busy ~finding a style~ since I was 10. And up to like 2 years ago (I'm now 28) I was frustrated I just wasn't able to find one. Every half year or so I'd try to get back into art "for real this time", stick to one medium and general style and/or subject, and within a matter of weeks become frustrated and then not draw for a good while. That style-mentality really took a toll on the fun I had in making art, but also stunted my own artistic development. I was restricting myself at a stage where I should be everything BUT. I told myself I wasn't good enough, not cut out to be a professional, wouldn't be able to sell myself if I couldn't stick to one thing, yada yada. Great mentality. I'm now in therapy!
Anyway, what broke me free of that was a promise I made to myself back in 2020. I told myself I would get back into making art, but this time, just do what feels fun *at any given moment*. Let go of the pressure. I didn't post to socials and just shared with my friends, and eventually started posting to my then very humble Twitter following. I liked Twitter, cause there wasn't the pressure that Instagram always gave me of having to have a perfect feed. So I drew digitally, I drew with pencils, did some painting, got oil pastels, tried collage. And those experiments all influenced one or another. That's been key for me. If I feel like I hit a creative wall, I just try another medium or another CSP brush or another app on my tablet. Just experiment with lines and colors and not worry about what ends up there. (it's usually cats) Creating like this kept the fun in it for me and I've created nearly every single day since then, and that too is key to style development: Create A LOT. Don't hyperfocus on one perfect piece when you can also create 4 good-enough pieces in the same time.
Now on the topic of copying: it's a natural thing to do. Just be responsible about it! (don't share on socials if you blatantly copy something. While it's a good method to learn certain techniques, it's something that should stay in your private sketchbook) Also be sure to study from many different places, don't fixate on just a couple of artists! Find what inspires you in real life: be it buildings or nature or animals or people or objects, and try to capture them in different ways: from realistic to just the basic shapes. You'll find out what kind of style and level of detail you're naturally drawn to soon enough. Creating your own visual library in your mind by drawing many different things is ultimately what will allow you to put your ideas to paper in a quick and intuitive way. Having a (cheap!) sketchbook that you don't show anyone but just goof around in and explore everything and anything is a very helpful tool.
✨️ Generating ideas ✨️
I get my ideas from SO many different places. Many of my cat paintings were actually created to deal with a strong emotion or feeling I was having at the time.
Now externally, I get a lot of inspiration from nature and from the place I live in. I used to live in a fairly urbanized area, but it wasn't until I moved to the country side with wide and far views that I saw daily that I started getting interested in drawing landscapes. I didn't draw a lot of cats until they were chilling in my garden everyday. When I lived at home I drew a lot of fish, cause my dad had an aquarium. What you see and observe everyday matters. Taking your camera or phone on a walk in the neighborhood and capturing small details is a great way to gather inspiration, even if the area is a bit boring. I have a Fujifilm X100F that I try to carry to most places I go, cause I can quickly photograph things and I like it better than phone photography.
I also draw a lot of ideas from the media I consume: shows, movies, games, comics, music... Sometimes it just hits that inspiration button and lights a lil flame that'll turn into an idea. I love the magical worlds Studio Ghibli creates for example and the soothing calmness that games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley have. Things like that just work their way into my art, often subconsiously.
I also draw what I yearn for: be it a doodle of a comforting hot bowl of soup when I crave it, or a beach scene cause I want to go for a beach walk. It's fun, and lets me daydream a little about things I maybe cannot have in that moment.
Another big thing is worldbuilding and storytelling: I have this fictional world in my mind that I desperately want to get out, and it will, piece by piece.
So yeah. There's many places to grab inspiration from. Writing down what inspired you is useful. Doing it every year or so is too, cause then you'll start to see trends and get a better understanding of what drives you. Cause in the end that's what's most important, I think: Find the things that ignite a flame in you and then let it out in a way that is fun and comforting to you. Don't worry about what other people are making or that you're not making what you 'should' make!
I hope this was somewhat helpful - it was fun to write at least, I have many thoughts about this :')
#art#art process#art education#personal#ask#thoughts#learning artist#learn art#creativity#art style#illustration#infodump#tldr: have fun making what you wanna make#you're spending more time with your art than anyone else#better to make sure you're enjoying it#artists on tumblr#art resources
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Self-taught artists of tumblr, where do you go for critique and community? I'm desperate to improve but am struggling to find welcoming places to get feedback on my practice and see other people's journeys
#art#artists on tumblr#learnart#learn art#how to draw#illustration#painting#critique#art critique#art community#art help#help
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I've been drawing for a very VERY long time. I've been inspired by artists on the internet and I've been looking at a LOT of beginner drawing tutorials on YouTube. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't improve as much as I wanted. My characters looked weird, and my coloring and lines were horrible…
But if like me you've watched HOURS of drawing tutorials and have been practicing for DAYS, but feel frustrated in your improvement anyways, you're just like me! And do you know why? Because like me, you've never worked on the drawing fundamentals!
Don't worry anybody can learn about the fundamentals with enough practice, effort, and most importantly, good information!!
So if you've been drawing for a long time and you think that you didn't improve enough, or if you want to start drawing but you've never known where to start, this is the perfect article to guide you in your art journey!
Keep reading and let's start to draw seriously together!! :D
The joy of starting!
Drawing is an excellent way of self-expression, a way to become more creative, and a way to see the world from a whole new perspective! You'll be so proud and happy to share your ideas and create beautiful drawings! And you'll learn SO MUCH about the world and the objects around you!
But if there is one thing that you have to keep in mind during this journey, is that everyone starts as a newbie! So don't be harsh on yourself and give yourself some time to learn and practice the things that will make you improve! Being an artist is a wonderful journey! Take some pleasure to live it!
Something else to keep in mind is that material is not an excuse! A pen and some printing paper are more than enough to start! The most important is to actually draw consistently!
Anecdote: I started to draw in my notebook during French class in middle school. (Don't be like me though listen during class)
So now you should be asking…
But what are the fundamentals I need to learn?
And you're right to ask this question! Just drawing every day isn't enough to improve your competence. You'll need to draw things that will make you improve!
Having a good drawing foundation is important to build a good drawing style!!
So here are the fundamentals you need to learn as a beginner:
Perspective
That is what will make your line on the paper feel 3D!
Here you'll need to learn about what makes an object feel like it has volume, how something farther away would look like, etc.
I have two exercises for this fundamentals!
The first one is to actually draw objects! Draw cubes, cylinders, and spheres in any direction you can think of!
Here is what it looks like when I do this exercise!
The second exercise is to draw these objects in an environment!
Horizon lines and vanishing points will be your friends here.
Here this will make it clear to you!
Construction
Construction is the ability to build new things with the simple shapes we saw earlier!
You'll try to understand how objects would connect together.
With this skill mastered, you will be able to draw ANYTHING! Because all things and objects can be broken down into simple shapes and volumes!
Looking at references can be a good idea here! Look at a simple object and try to draw it with the volumes!
This is the way I practice construction
Gesture
I only have one thing to say here: GESTURE DRAWING!
What is gesture drawing? Is an exercise! The goal of this exercise? To draw people with a time limit! You'll draw a pose in one to two minutes at first! Your goal is to get the GESTURE of the character in your drawing.
There are a few websites for doing gesture drawing! You just have to select the time and the type of images you want and draw! One of my favorite websites is Quickposes! But I'm sure you could find another one if you search a bit on the internet!
Now you know what to practice! Practice these fundamentals consistently and you'll see your drawing skills improving!
Of course, you don't have to just draw spheres, cubes, and simple people you can draw things you want to draw! Just draw from good references!
Another thing that can help you with improving your art is…
Drawing challenges!
They're fun, put you out of your comfort zone, and make you draw things you would have never drawn otherwise! Isn't that amazing?
That's why it's such a good idea to participate in art challenges! Plus, having other people participating in the same challenge can help you boost your motivation!!
There is plenty of art challenges on the internet, but the one you should do to start drawing is certainly Marc Brunet's 30 days art challenge!
An art challenge that will help you start drawing in a month! You will practice the fundamentals and you'll see the improvement by the end of it!
Maybe should I do this challenge?
(Btw Marc Brunet's channel is an excellent place to learn from! Go look at some videos!)
In conclusion
You now have all you need to start drawing! You know that you'll need dedication and persistence, you know about the fundamentals you need to practice! You also have a perfect challenge to start drawing!
Don't forget that drawing is an enjoyable journey! Don't overdo yourself, practice consistently, and be curious!
Feel free to ask questions or share some drawings so we can all track our progress!
One of the most essential pieces of advice I'll give you in this post is to find fun in the process :D
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Hi. This is a new blog where I'm compiling/reblogging the most helpful resources, tips, and tutorials for learning art that I find on tumblr so I can sort and find them easier. I will try to filter unhelpful tips and bad advice. I'm sorting them by the tags listed listed below. If something covers multiple things, they will be tagged with both unless otherwise stated in the tag description.
Ask/DM me for tagging mistakes, feedback, requests to remove, and critique requests!
Fundamentals:
"Gesture-resources"
"Perspective-resources" (inc. foreshortening)
"Value-resources" (inc. 'shading tips')
"Form-resources"
"Color-resourcess"
"Shade-design-resources"
"Composition-resources"
"Line-resources" - line quality, lineart.
"Mass-resources" for big collections of resources covering lots of things.
Anatomy:
"Head-resources" - Skull, planes of the face, facial muscles, overall structure of the head. Tags for in-depth facial feature resources can be found in the Portraits section below.
"Torso-resources"
"Pelvis-resources"
"Legs-resources"
"Arms-resources"
"Hands-resources"
"Feet-resources"
"Skin-resources" - texture, different skin tones
"Misc-anatomy-resources" - how joints work, how muscles stretch, etc.
Portrait/Facial Features
"Hair-resources"
"Eyes-resources"
"Nose-resources"
"Lips-resources"
"Ears-resources"
"Portrait-composition-resources"
Texture
"Organic-texture-resources" - fur, bark, fruit-rhines, leaves, etc. Skin texture is under skin-resources.
"Inorganic-texture-resources" - Metal vs Matte materials, rubber, texture of fabric, etc.
Folds and Drapery
"Folds-resources" - how gravity affects fabric, cloth, fabric, drapery, etc.
Design and Style
"Style-resources" - developing style, simplifying forms, and general Appeal.
"Character-design-resources"
"Concept-art-resources"
"Anime-art-resources"
"Abstract-art-resources"
Digital Painting and Software-specific Resources
"Digital-Painting-Resources" - general basics that apply to all digital painting, such as brushes, layers, etc.
"Photoshop-resources"
"CSP-resources" - Clip Studio Paint
"Procreate-resources"
"Krita-resources"
Non-resource/Original posts:
"Critiques" - This is what I will tag my critiques of user-submitted work, with permission ofc.
"My-art" - my work! Critiques always welcome.
#art tutorial#learn art#art#artists on tumblr#beginner artist#pinned post#long post#art resources#artblog#art critique#critique#study art#art student#art education#art lessons#art tips#learn to draw#art fundamentals#figure drawing#learn digital art#digital art#digital art tutorial
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any folks on here who were older (30s+ i mean) when they learned to art* who have any advice on learning how to art? in terms of mindset moreso than technique or what to focus on, if that makes sense?
cause like. i want to learn. i have a bit of a road map and things i want to focus on. but The Fear of Sucking and The Fear of Actually Being Incapable of Learning to Art Good (So I'm Just Wasting My Time) and other garbage brain-demons keep getting in the way and it's all very exhausting but 'just do it' doesn't work for me because. The Brain-Demons.
*i'm pacifically trying to learn to draw, but considering i feel this fear with all art, i'll listen to anyone.
#learn art#art advice#art help#art is supposed to be fun#for me it is sometimes and then other times.... it's Anxiety#i specify 'older' folks because like....idk. i know 30s isnt old precisely#but i feel like ive wasted my entire life and there's no time left for me#so it'd be kind of nice to hear from folks in similar boats as i am#but ill welcome any words of advice or encouragement or whatever from anyone#idknwhat to tag this as but im genuinely looking for input#and idk if firefox is bugged or what but i legit tried to google this#and every link i tried to click on ended up crashing the firefox app lmao#idk if i should take that as a sign or not....#to the void with love
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Day 2 on this blog.
Since Sunday, I've been searching for some more information about the next step and what to exactly practice or sketch. I have found out that I have missed a step which I should have done before attempting to draw 3d shapes. something called "The awareness of the line."
I know this may seem to be quite obvious for someone who's starting art like "of course you should know about lines" but this went completely over my head and I didn't notice it until later.
Lines have a variety of qualities and can make shapes, they create movement and give volume.
There are various kinds of lines: short, long. Brisk, languorous. Bold and fragile......
I learned that you have to have control over the line you want to create so it could add more shape and clarify what you're drawing, which became evident to me when a guy in a video made a certain line that starts thin and ends thick and another line that's sharp on top and soft on the bottom and I struggled to do them.
So, I realised that I should practice various kinds of lines with the 3d shapes.
I have found a few on Pinterest like these ones,
I didn't draw anything that day and just spent it looking at different drawings and trying to note out the different types of lines in them, how they look and how they curve.
I am somewhat aware of lines now and I can feel them when I look at art. Like the first things I search for in a drawing is its outline, the small lines, the long ones, the fading ones, etc.(but it's kind of hard to point them out on digital art because they all blend together and aren't as evident as in pencil).
What I should practice:
Drawing thin parallel lines close together with equal spacing.
Doing different types of strokes with the pencil.
Be more familiar with all kinds of lines.
Drawing 3d shapes again.
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Segunda vez que tento pintar uma paisagem!
#arte#pintura#learn art#my art#arte digital#digital art#aprendendoarte#drawing#pinturadigital#desenho
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Hey guys! I also offer tutoring/mentorship for digital art. You can send me an ask for more info. :)
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BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS | Bootcamp Academy Art Seminar #1
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Had an idea at work and wanted to draw it. Tbh, I'm not the biggest fan just because I found myself rushing to finish it. Will probably revisit this in the future.
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Usefull thing
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Played around with watercolor for the first time today.
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Some tiny loose florals inspired by my latest class! :)
#art#illustration#artists on tumblr#watercolour#support artists#cute art#illustrator#learn art#art class
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LEARN TO DRAW CHARACTERS IN 30 DAYS (day 1)
Hi everyone! This is day one of the "LEARN TO DRAW CHARACTERS IN 30 DAYS" challenge made by Marc Brunet!
And this is today's assignment:
I just have to copy a full body character from a reference that I really like. So I choose to draw a character from an illustration from the artist Skyfire! It's an artist that I like and I want a drawing style a bit like him! So I used one of his illustration as a reference and this is the result!
Overall, I like the result, but there is some things to improve here. For example the head is too small compared to the rest of the body, the hands… clearly need some work and so do the feet.
But it's not bad for a first day! Plus the goal here is to test my current level.
Thank you for reading today's post!
The next assignment will be to draw heads from different angles! Stay tuned to see the result!
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