#i feel its unfair to basically leave yall on read lol

[verngyu-moved]

hi! i really love your edits/graphics (you’re my fav svt creator djsjd)and i was wondering if you have any tips on getting started for a newbie?? if you’ve already answered something like this before sorry :/

;_; thank you so much!! i looked thru my archive & found that i answered a question like this about a year ago, but i think i can add to/edit what i previously said!

what helped me the most was just messing around in photoshop and seeing what comes out of it. experience is the best teacher, and personally that’s how i learned, by just playing around and following tutorials until i found my own style. patience and persistence are also important–ive been using ps since i was 13 and im 21 now. it took me 3 years to learn how to make gifs (which i realized once i learned i was just missing one step, go figure lmao) so needless to say, patience is key

as for my own gfx style, a lot of it is inspired by UI/UX design, since its the field i plan to go into as a graphic designer, so just looking at things on dribbble really gives me good ideas! and i always credit where i get it from, so if ur curious where i got my insp on a graphic, it’s in the caption.

artist’s block is a biiiiitch, so strangely enough, the office bloopers give me a lot of design inspiration? 9/10 times when im having artist’s block i’ll put on office bloopers and it helps me work through that. each creative has their own way of getting over it–when u find urs, stick with it! however, its important to not force urself to work thru an artist’s block. if i still cant find the motivation to work having tried everything to get over it, i take a break and come back to w/e im working on later. forcing myself to work has only made me waste hours just to scrap it all bc i hate the way it turned out. the only times ive forced myself to work is if i have a deadline or its been weeks since ive made any progress.

as for resources, the sites i actively use are creativemarket, feathericons, and thenounproject. unsplash is also a great site for pulling royalty-free photos from. never use uneditable fansite pics/footage!!!!!!

also i feel like i should put this disclaimer since its still quite an issue in the kpop fandom–i see too many posts that take “insp” from others…and it’s not inspiration. it’s just copying. i answered a question a while ago about this; jeongahn did a great post regarding it as well. a lot of ppl just genuinely dont know theyre in the wrong, but it’s still not ok. as my friend emmy aka @shuvee told me, a good rule of thumb is to take only one element from someone’s work + tweak it to fit your own style. always look & see if a creator you want to take insp from has a terms of use! if they do, read & follow it.

i hope this was helpful ! and thanks again 💝