YOUR ART IS SO YUMMYYY!!! Could we perhaps get some insight into how you work on a piece? Your style is so pretty ahhhhh
WAAH THANK YOU SO MUCHHH FOR THE ASK !!!!! ππππππππππ I can honestly yap about art forever, but I'll try to keep it short !!!!!
I try to focus on colours and textures the most in my art (mostly because it's what I have the most fun with), but also because texture and colour can mimic a lot of detail!! Colours are really important. If you can master colour, your art will already look so nice!!!!
When I draw specific scenes from novels, I tend to reimagine them in a more abstract way and use more symbolism while focusing on composition rather than making it perfectly realistic or accurate to the original scene..!! Personally, I find it way more fun like this because it gives me room to take creative liberties hehehe.... Also, I'm a bit lazy/have a disinterest in backgrounds HAHAHAHA so this approach lets me focus on drawing what I actually enjoy the most!!!!
Regarding how long drawings take, I used to spend sooo many hours on illustrations (anywhere from 5β10 hours sometimes). Lately though, I've been spending around 2β3 hours on each piece, and I think it's because I've learned shortcuts that save a ton of time!!!! Texture overlays and textured brushes help IMMENSELY. Also doing stuff like (duplicate lineart layer > gaussian blur > lower opacity > change colour and layer mode) adds SOOO MUCH dimension to art really quickly!!!! There's lots of little tricks like this that I've picked up over the years that both cut down time and make art look way better!!
Something I've realized is that the less time I spend on drawings, the more enjoyable art actually becomes for me!!!! I think cutting down the time creates fewer barriers to making art. When I have an idea :D I can execute it right away!!!! Instead of getting art blocked or overwhelmed by how much time and energy one piece will take!!
I also draw a lot of inspiration from music!!!!!!! A lot of the time, it's one specific song that gets an idea started hehe. I also think creative people(artists and writers especially)are like sponges!!!!!!! They need to consume media, songs, fanfics, manhwa, novels, even conversations with friends and people around them, then take those experiences and feelings and turn them into something...amazing!!!!!!! This is usually how I fend off art block too!!!!!! As long as I keep feeding my creative brain media that I love and am interested in, it keeps pumping out ideas!!!!!!! Sometimes I feel like art is just the amalgamation of everything an artist loves and feels ahvdhsvshsbb I love my art frens to bits!!!!!!!!!!!
Another thing that makes art enjoyable for me is always pushing myself :D and finding ways to grow!!!!!! I try to incorporate studies into fanart whenever I can!!!! Examples are practicing expressions, dynamic poses, different art styles, clothes, or lighting. It's fun because I'm still drawing what I love (usually scum vi or 2ha), but I'm also actively learning new techniques and skills!!!! I think challenging yourself like this keeps drawing fun and interesting because every piece feels a little different!!!!
Lastly, I think it's important to be resourceful (this is something I'm still learning!!!!). There's a lot I don't know ahfbdhsbsh BUT when I identify something I'm struggling with, a simple YouTube search solves most of it HAHAHAH. There's so much information and knowledge waiting to be absorbed. You just gotta go looking for it!!!!
OH WOW SORRY THAT WAS ACTUALLY SO MUCH LONGER THAN I WAS HOPING FOR ahvdhsvshsbbππππI really did mean it when I said I could yap about art forever hahahahhaaha THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ASKING (I don't know if that answers your question ahvfhsvsh) !!!!!!! π€²πππππππππ There's honestly so much more I could talk about, but I'm gonna stop myself here because this is already WAY too long XDDDDD
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