it’s pretty much the best thing ever and here are some of my favorites so far

so good

I’m getting this one made into a motivational poster for my home office

and then it did this one and i’m like… well shit, okay bot.

I made paperdolls for my silkscreen final, featuring Ashley, Dahlia, and Hazel. ✂️

UMM I think the most effective way to learn anatomy varies from person to person but for me, I like drawing the muscles over pictures to see how they work/ their placement in action! SO USING THE ARM as an example

omg somehow this became about arms BUT YEAH I basically do the same for other body parts and DOING THIS rly helps me visualize where what belongs where, and it also helps me with getting a 3d image! Im not sure if THE LAST PART makes sense but I also think it’s very important to understand how things are CONNECTED i.e. when you’re studying muscles, always try to see what other muscles they’re connected to + where they are on the body (do they face outward/ does that change when the body moves?) SAME FOR BODY PARTS (where arm attaches to shoulder/ where leg attaches to hip etc)

When I was in college there was this ongoing competitive mindset from the teachers /students that: “If you’re not drawing all night / getting 1 - 2 hours of sleep, you’re going to fall behind.” If you’re an artist you’ve probably met this kind of thinking… I’ve heard it from so many pros / tutorials.

One of my professors said that line all the time. I loved this dude. he worked at Disney on many of my favorite movies, and my young self became absorbed in this mindset. About 3 years into my degree that professor had a stroke, and when he went to the doctor they said he actually previously had something like 10+ strokes without even knowing, brought on by stress, and that he needed to slow down. 

Since then I’ve heard tons of other accounts of sickness and divorce brought on from addiction to work.

A few years later I was listening to an Animation podcast interviewing Glen Keane. He brought up that there were other animators who would live and breathe their work, never going home, barely sleeping, etc. 

What shocked me was that Glen Keane said something like “I ignored this idea, and decided to go home every night to spend time with my family, because I could learn just as much from my life experiences with them.” 

Anyway I just wanted to take a second after hearing a statement like this again recently and let any young artists out there know that:

Artists and creatives, take care of yourself.  A life of sleep deprivation can lead to illness and early death.  If your body is suffering your creative life will suffer too. 

someone asked about sitting poses so i drew a bunch while watching a movie YEAH

II received a few asks about this and I gave some tips on m other tumblr recently so HERE!! Hope it helps!

YEAH lots of people asked about bodies and poses SO UMM THERE"S not much i can cover on full bodies idk every cahracter is different so there are noEAXCT proportions for anythign REALLY 

I think comparing yourself to other people is unavoidable, especially with the internet and sharing sites like tumblr, and I don’t necessarily think it’s a BAD thing to compare, bc that’s what helps you identify your own strengths and weaknesses as an artist. 

OK:1) WHEN YOU see a piece of work online or anywhere, remember this is the product of LOTS OF TIME AND EFFORT, not just the sketches that go into this particular drawing, not just something the artist magically spits out; It’s the effort of all the years the artist has spent drawing and working on their art.

2) If you like someone’s art, THINK about why you like it, don’t just go: oh this person’s art is so much better than mine. THINK about how they got those colors and how you can incorporate that into your work. It also doesn’t hurt to ask the artist.

3) YOU HAVE TO PUT IN WORK if you want results. It doesn’t matter if you’re drawing for fun, or for school/work, IF YOU want to get better, the answer is always the same, you gotta keep on drawing.

4) HAVE PATIENCE. You will not get immediate results with art and if you continuously strive for quick results, you will only get more frustrated and upset with yourself.

5) REMEMBER that no one can draw like you. Even if someone copies your drawings line for line, it still won’t be exactly the same, SO HEY, with every drawing you’re adding something absolutely unique to the art world. You have BOTH strengths and weaknesses, so don’t be so quick to dismiss what you can do in favor of what you might not be so good at.

Anons that tell people to kill themselves

Anons that insult people for no reason AND tell them to kill themselves