aliyahgracedrawing

[aliyahgracedrawing]

I just realized I never posted my vi cosplay on here, I did a bunch of tiktok too so pls go check those out on my tiktok, but here's some photos that I took!!!

Dude I suck at taking photos of myself, that stacked with the fact that this was my first time doing the arcane makeup just kinda leads to disaster, so please be nice, but I hope y'all like it!!

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HIIIII. so I may have scrolled through ur blog (you are SO pretty btw) and I came across your AMAZINGLY RENDERED ART. and I have the dying urge to know how you do it. So do you have any tips on how to render/get proportions and stuff right for you drawings. Asking because I’m trying to get into art and I’m struggling to say the least😭

(But yeah sooo basically what I’m asking is HOW DO U MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK SO FREAKIN AWESOME) and how do u do all the colours and stuff AND IDK

THANKYOUUUU :D

FIRST OFF THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! ABOUT ALL UR COMPLIMENTS!!! THANK YOU DJSKJDJDJJDNFNF

um, as to how I do it, that's a good question. I did film a like, explanation but it was like 14 minutes of me just rambling, so let me know if you want me to post that lol, but to boil it down,

I also am kind of just learning how to render better, like those prettily rendered pieces you're probably talking about I did yesterday are only that pretty because I HEAVILY used reference images of pictures of friends/ family. Proportion-wise I literally traced their faces and poses then edited it slightly to fit the characters more, especially in my klance drawing I had to edit lance quite a bit.

Rendering wise I'm still learning how to do it like that but I'd highly recommend looking at references when learning to render and stuff, and definitely try and focus on the light source and where the light is come from!! Also what colours are around it, cause light often bounces off the things around it putting that colour onto other things, so if you look at a photo of someone wearing a bright blue shirt you might notice around their neck and face near it it might be a more purple, blue or green tone (depending what shade of blue and what type of lighting)

Also a tip that's really helped bring all my drawings together is having a coloured background and matching the colours you use to that. Or even if you're drawing on paper, trying to just create a unified colour palette by using colours that are a similar sort of tone, like if you're using a cool, unsaturated blue, don't use a really saturated, warm red, instead use a less saturated cool red?

But more than anything, practice!!

I've only been really drawing A LOT for about six years now, and honestly, as much as it sucks to hear, sticking at it, even if you hate your art at times and don't wanna continue, is the only way for it to get better! I know at times it can feel like it won't improve, I myself have struggled with that, but it will get better with time, practice and muscle memory.

I really recommend looking at and using references!! (If you're posting make sure to credit any artists you may have used as reference of may have traced) Because the muscle memory of it can really help!!

Overall just have fun, practice, and I am so sorry this was probably not helpful at all!!! I kinda just wing it ngl.

Thank you so much tho for caring and for asking me of all people it's like, the biggest compliment so thank you!!!

Also good luck!!! Thank you so much!!!! I hope it all goes well!! Sorry again, thank you goodbye!!

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I LOOK LIKE I'D BE UPSET BY CURRENT ME'S COLOURED HAIR

I LOOK LIKE IM ABOUT TO ASK FOR A MANAGER

I LOOK LIKE MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR LISTENING TO KIDS BOP (please someone get that reference)

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING PHOTO I FOUND OF MYSELF FROM LIKE A YEAR AGO

WHY DO I LOOK LIKE A FUCKING KAREN

HELP I LOOK SO UPSET BY MY KAREN-IFICATION

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LOOK AT THIS FUCKING PHOTO I FOUND OF MYSELF FROM LIKE A YEAR AGO

WHY DO I LOOK LIKE A FUCKING KAREN

HELP I LOOK SO UPSET BY MY KAREN-IFICATION

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A little sketchy, angsty draft I did of my ocs Maya and Eva.

Me, projecting my insecurities onto my ocs?? Never!!

Anyways I hope yall enjoy my lil angst Eva comic, I might finish it up a bit, we’ll see

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Hey!!! You look really beautiful and I really love your hair!!! It looks amazing!!! *Sends good vibes!!!* Hope ur day is good as well!!! :3 :D

THANK YOU!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!! I HOPE YOUR DAY IS WONDERFUL TOO!!!

*SENDS GOOD VIBES RIGHT BACK*

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you're gorgeous?? I'm actually obsessed you are so pretty and you look so cool and I would fall in love with you in the grocery store but be too intimidated by how cool and attractive you are to say hi

😳

Thank you so much????!!!! Holy shit thank you!!!!!! This made my entire week ajjsjdhdjbjdjdjdnjdjdndnmdmdmdmmfndnndndndnnfnfnfnnfnfnfjfjjfjfjdjjfjffjjfjfjfjjckcjkfndnmakskkdjjcjjcncncncnncncnfnfnjfnenndjfjcjncnfjjdndniskskslcknfndjnfnnnnnjjjjdnndndndbndn

Thank you!!!

I don't even know what to say but thank you so fucking much!!!!

[aliyahgracedrawing]

I just wanted some cool socks, but nooooooo they had to be little kids sized 😭

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Help me guys a friend of mine recognized the reference I used 😭😭😭

Lmao kill me now

Found a picture of some of my lowkey homophobic friends from school, and holy shit it was the FRUITIEST thing I’ve seen in a while, and my fyp is basically just all gay ass fanart. I saw this and was just like ‘holy shit this would be such a good reference for a drawing’ so here we are with some klance art!!

[aliyahgracedrawing]

Found a picture of some of my lowkey homophobic friends from school, and holy shit it was the FRUITIEST thing I’ve seen in a while, and my fyp is basically just all gay ass fanart. I saw this and was just like ‘holy shit this would be such a good reference for a drawing’ so here we are with some klance art!!

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I know genuinely nobody probably cares, but here's a like, walkthrough I guess, of my book/figurine/manga shelves :)

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I agree that is definitely the best episode

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I think I just found my fave video in my camera roll hahahahha

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Another more realistic style sort of drawing this one based off a drawing of my mum, and of my oc Eva!

Alt versions under the cut

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Just found this fanart of Pidge and hunk I drew in 2021 and I wanted to share it, cause form my knowledge it was THE FIRST or at the very least one of the first fanarts I ever drew, of like anything, and I just, it’s so cool to see how far I’ve come as an artist, and to think I’m still very much in the vld fandom is crazy.

It’s just crazy to see how far I’ve come as an artist, and to think that at this point when I drew this, I didn’t know what fandom was. Fanart? The girl who drew this had only just discovered it, somehow. Yes I basically grew up under a rock I had like, zero technology up until this point, and then I had Pinterest and tumblr cause my parents didn’t think much of Pinterest, and didn’t know what tumblr was, and here we are. It’s just crazy to think about lol.

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I wanted to practice a more realistic style of them, so I used a picture of some friends. I also am really loving this sketchy look.

Some alternate versions under the cut

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I don’t think I posted this here yet cause I’m a dumbass.

Anyways here we have yet another almost identical to my mha one, tattoo artist & book shop/ author au