#BUT I WAS SO HYPERFIXATED ON THE EYESSS

[meltedmush]

how long does it take you to draw your sketches/doodles? also do you have any tips to draw faster? 🙇‍♀️

I generally take 30 - 60 minutes a sketch,,,, but honestly really depends on how detailed it is.

Like a Chibi will be done in 20 - 25 minutes (Counting in the extra time I spend on minute details like a perfectionist 😭)

I for some reason really like spending egregious amounts of time on random objects too??? Unless it’s the in the background, I’ll spend 40 minutes refining it.

Random characters that are fully colored and rendered with take like 80 minutes.

The comics take usually take an hour or two per page. (If I decide to cross hatch it, my entire day will be gone with 4 pages… so I’ve been trying to find shortcuts. But not without sacrificing the quality for time lol)

I don’t think there’s any trick or magic to drawing faster. It’s really about weaponizing your artistic knowledge, and finding what’s comfortable or convenient for you!

There was a period of time where I would spend 11 or 12 hours on an illustration, and it wASS UGLYYYYY. (Some of these artworks are still available on my tumblr,,, but it’s SO LONG AGO, AND IT WAS MY 1ST OR 2ND YEAR GETTING INTO DIGITAL ART)

Overtime I learned what worked best for me, and practiced till I felt more comfortable with what I was drawing. Eventually I managed to shorten the time to 4 hours or less! Ambition was my biggest enemy but at the same time my biggest motivator. (And it still is LMFAO) 😭

EDIT (bit more to my way too long tangent): ALSO??? BRO DON’T BE AFRAID TO USE YOUR MESSY SKETCH AS LINEART OR DRAW ON TOP OF IT. I’VE DONE IT FOR YEARS NOW AND IT ADDS SUCH A GOOD EXTRA BIT OF TEXTURE,, AT THIS POINT I DON’T EVEN USE LINE-ART ANY MORE UNLESS IT’S A COMMISSION,, (IT’LL ADD LIKE AN 2-4 HOURS TO MY WORK)

[roryonic]

Weekly Tag Wednesday Thursday

I would like to thank the Academy, @jrooc @gallapiech @spookygingerr @spacerockwriting

@lee-ow and @heymacy for this incredible honor. This wouldn't be possible without you <3

name: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

your time zone: CEST

favorite food: I'd love a pretzel triangle right now ngl

your eye color: those ocean eyesss

do you have curly, wavy, or straight hair? straight/wavy

coffee or tea? both and iced, thanks

you can only listen to one album for the rest of your life. which album is it? probably Sunburn by Dominic Fike

how many countries have you visited? 7

favorite social media platform (other than tumblr): TikTok

if you had to be reincarnated as an animal, what animal would you want to be? A cat

relationship status: I have eyes on some people...

did you go to college? if so, what did you study? Secondary education, and going strong.

you’ve just made a letterboxd account. what are your top 4 films? I will not choose and you cannot make me.

what’s one of your pet peeves? chewing. stop. please.

what’s one of your guilty pleasures? hyperfixating and self-sabotaging

and finally, if you could learn any skill, what skill would you want to learn? how to fix cars completely by myself.

And the tags go to.... @rayrayor @bawlbrayker @doshiart @transmurderbug @creepkinginc

@transmickey @deathclassic @stocious @sam-loves-seb @ian-galagher