#i only use lined paper

[xxplastic-cubexx]

charlies turn for the reference sheet beam

[icewindandboringhorror]

Pages from trying to keep a little sketchbook-scrapbook type thing going for two weeks lol. I gave myself specific rules in hopes they might all end up more cohesive/consistent seeming, but alas, scribbly chaos reigns, it seems

[o0o0thorn0o0o]

I thought to make my first Bleach post back one commemorating the third cour, but, nah, I’ve decided I wanna spend more time on that, so it’ll be after my art break instead. It seems I can’t stay active on Tumblr through a full cour… First two, I’m initially inactive. This one, I become inactive, like, halfway in… I swear, if this happens next cour… It’s my last chance 🫠

Anywho, have some Bleach sketches I did first—I’ll post digital ones sometime soon (Would like to work on them a bit more). You can tell, but I was definitely in a mood, haha.

But yeah, sneak peek at my Bleach Kingdom AU! Because ofc I’d have at least one—if I stay in a fandom long enough, one’s bound, eheh—but, in fact, Bleach started them off way back when, haha. I suppose I’ll talk more about that when I finally properly make a post about this one.

I didn’t think it’d take so long to post about it… but I have yet to finalize any of the art… They’re, like, my oldest IchiHime sketches at this point, eheh ^^;;;

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Had to make a pigeon decal for a class, I kinda like how it came out

edit: forgot that a little bit of shading goes a long way (also changed the line color, might still darken it)

[cranberrytea451]

Heyo

These aren't super indepth studies of @arik-fonarik style but I'm getting there. I chose references from multiple posts from them.

.... unfortunately, all the ones i chose were with his eyes closed. I'll probably do more later.

[aureatchi]

in another world, i’m on fyodor’s lap abt finished deciphering his 3pg’d interpretation in russian annotated on his copy of metamorphoses: orpheus & eurydice. in reality, i js finished writing three essays. no fedya btw. 😔

[adriartts]

wough. yuri???

[deoidesign]

Look at these stickers my brain is literally so huge. God. I love them so much.

I hadn't tried to do a sticker sheet at home before because I knew it would be difficult, and I was right! Getting the cut lines to line up with the print was super hard and there were many failed attempts, but it was so worth it I'm so happy with them!!!

This sticker sheet is for my patrons this month ^^

[ki1ldeer]

A more direct redraw for winter-break-redraw-a-thon #2 of ??? As before, original under the cut oh yeah woo yeah

The quality on this original is particularly crusty I think because my room was dark and idk. From either late 2019 or early 2020 at the very beginning of my art style transition when things were very much AWKWARD. I wouldn’t start drawing ears until I drew fan art of Grace from infinity train

This is an old oc named… robin? I think? I don’t remember much of her backstory other than it was unnecessarily edgy because I was ✨17✨. If I had to guess based on the few drawings of her and her husband (who I chose not to draw because if I did he’d look too similar to current oc Finn’s brother) she was a disgruntled housewife either from the 1950s or early 1900s— I seemed to flip flop— who loved to manipulate her husband into committing crimes with her. Loved her for a hot minute. I think parts of her backstory got recycled for Emmeline and Heidi’s backstory lol

[runawaycarouselhorse]

[sysig]

Some scribbles :) (Patreon)

[mister13eyond]

talking to a friend about getting back into art and i think the #1 most important piece of art advice i could ever get or give is just "figure out what is FUN to you"

like i think there is sooooo much emphasis on how to build SKILL in art but a lot of it really treats art like a job or like video game grinding, like it's this thankless job that you have to work at in order to reach a Threshold and i know it's not EASY to make yourself have fun but like

imo a solid 70% of the reason i create art is because the Act of Drawing is fun to me. it's fun problem-solving and planning and putting down lines and playing with colors and tools. it's fun to depict little scenes in my head or to create outfits or to find ways to fill the canvas. never forget that creating can be fun. sometimes it's hard and sometimes you have to battle through your own blockades to get there but the ultimate goal should always be to ENJOY it, to find what you enjoy doing and then do it forever. improvement will follow enjoyment.

i think especially with all the debate about ML image generation it's more important than ever to embrace FUN. if you're only focused on the end result it's so easy to get in your own head- to think about what doesn't look good or what skills you don't have yet or to compare yourself to other artists. but photography didn't kill the art of drawing and AI won't either because, simply put, there will always be people who want to do the physical act of making art because it's fun to do! using paints and markers, splashing colors around, doing shitty pen doodles, using the symmetry tool in your art program to do abstract mandalas that are just squiggles formed into patterns. do art like you're 5 and you've been handed markers to pass the time. do art like you're bored in class and you're keeping your brain entertained by drawing stick figure comics in the margins. do art like an absent thing, do art because it satisfies your brain. the goal is not to make something beautiful and perfect, the goal is to make something because your hands need to make and your body needs to make.

[owlf45]

(❁´◡`❁)

[crookedtines]

After doing my media and style tests, I was overwhelmed by the realization that tracing and inking all these pages would take an eon. For about 15 minutes, until I remembered I can print on bristol board.

The days of work I've shaved off this project! :") Can't believe I've never tried this before.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[sunriseindigo]

you always treated the competition with ruthlessness. but poisoning them to win was a bit too far, wasn’t it?

(inspired by wrecked, solitary, here by delightfullydiscordant on ao3)