#im in a mood to draw other’s ocs this weekend

[we-dont-talk-about-potato-nonono]

By the way my request are still open ❤️ OCs are welcome!

[ping-ski]

Hewwo, hope you are having a lovely day! :3 For the Artist Ask meme questions, what is your favourite music to draw to, your go-to things to draw for comfort and do you little warmup sketches before drawing? Thank you and have a wonderful rest of the weekend!!

hi ama!! :3 thank you and i hope your day + weekend is lovely too!! <3 (now to the questions, sorry for the yappage lol)

🎼 Your favorite music to draw to right now? ooo how fun!! i got 2 other anons asking this too haha! i love music and i'm also a (hobbyist) musician myself so... usually the music while i draw is dependent on the mood/intention/character i have with the piece! (silly art = silly music etc.) often times i'll loop a song for DAYS just to keep up the "vibe" cause i don't have a go-to favorite when i draw! otherwise i just listen to whatever comes to mind in the moment! but yeah right now (while i draw DCA au stuff), i'm listening to Willow Smith's "empathogen" album & yaelokre's "Hayfields" because i adore that project and it's fun to sing along with!

🐻 Your go-to things to draw when you need comfort? hmm... my go-to comfort to draw is almost always whatever my current hyperfixation is! which is primarily DCA right now! outside of that (tho i'd probably have art block tbh), it's usually drawing myself in varying styles or (if i pull them out of the basement) my OCs. i'm a fanartist at heart, so drawing original stuff sometimes feels alien to me haha! i need a fictional muse to fuel the art lmao

☕ Do you do warmup sketches before drawing? (Bonus: do you have any to share?) actually- no i don't! i don't really "warmup" at all because it ALWAYS ends up being a sketch i post or end up as a finished piece! (i feel like this would make more sense if you watch me draw live ig/posted a speedpaint? maybe for art requests and commissions, but i can't recall tbh.) before digital art, i always drew with a PEN or CRAYON cause that's the most sensory friendly option for me. (it doesn't make a lot of scratchy noises like markers and pencils) so i unintentionally trained my muscle memory and myself to draw whatever comes to mind because every stroke was (literally) permanent + i tried to draw fast and loose cause i hate the feeling of paper. it gives me the strongest, most volatile, and intense visceral ICK. when i draw, i always draw with intention otherwise i'm probably not drawing at all! (this is also why i'll go on streaks of posting often then disappearing) idk my vision is usually clear, even for sketches and the muscle memory does its job! im too lazy to do actual "warmups" tbh. anyways, it's not a warmup sketch per say but i here's a random wips i have !! :3 (it's all LDR, but the last two images are from a separate wip!)

[comicteaparty]

July 11th-July 17th, 2020 Creator Babble Archive

The archive for the Creator Babble chat that occurred from July 11th, 2020 to July 17th, 2020.  The chat focused on the following question:

How do you personally stay motivated and/or disciplined enough to work on your story?

🌈ERROR404 🌈

being under schedule DEFINITELY being under schedule

there has been nothing that has lit a stronger fire under my ass than self appointed deadlines

eliushi [Keyspace]

Deadlines definitely help for me! I also find talking with supportive fellow comic folks, writers and artists very inspiring Their successes help me focus on my work too!

carcarchu

I'm motivated by the desire to see how my story ends

eliushi [Keyspace]

That is also very true and very much the Mood

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

I agree with self-appointed deadlines, but also just my eagerness for future scenes propel me. And a little bit of a desire for other people to see a bit of the world that's in my head.

eliushi [Keyspace]

I desire to see the world inside your head

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

Hahaha, and I desire to share it

Seriously though, as much as I write for myself, I get an obscene amount of motivation from seeing other people getting excited about my story.

I thrive on the curiosity and eagerness of others, and the potential for others to love my characters just as I do

Feather J. Fern

For me, I think motivation for me is "If I get this done, I can show my friend who is really excited about my comic" Because you always need that one hype friend who wants to see your comic

Cronaj ~{Whispers of the Past}~

100%

A hype friend or family member can be a great motivator!

Shizamura 🌟 O Sarilho

Scheduling, deadlines, having other people to talk about your work... Definitively my top 3. But also, if for some reason I'm not motivated to do a particular thing, I like to think why is that exactly? Is this page/scene not convincing ME? what can I change to fix that?

Deo101 [Millennium]

^^^ YES!!! 9/10 times if I'm not working on a page it's cause I'm not feeling it 100%, and restarting the page to try something different helps almost always!!!

So I stay motivated by keeping it fresh, and also yeah deadlines help a lot

shadowhood {SunnyxRain}

Personally? Just hanging around people who also art and seeing how they work. Also trying to keep myself physically healthy because I can't focus on my work if I'm not up to par.

DanitheCarutor

You know, in spite of how busy my life has gotten within the past couple months (Now balancing housework with a job that keeps me away from home for 12-13 hours a day.), the two things keeping me motivated are seeing certain scenes play out and the ending. I have some really major events coming up and I want to see them happen, I want to see that development from where everything began pay off, and I want the characters to get that satisfying ending they worked hard for. Also I really want to see readers reactions, making people upset with my characters and what they're going through is my jam and admittedly a major driving point for me to continue working on my comic.

eliushi [Keyspace]

The emotional connection is key!

persephinnie

Having a support group of friends, even if not exactly friends but peers and mutuals in online communities does so much wonders! And also not necessarily having a strict structure on my end, but telling myself every week what progress needs to get done and writing it down instead of keeping it all in my thoughts helps tremendously.

sssfrs (JOE IS DEAD)

I'm very motivated by producing the next parts/end of the story

Getting to future scenes

shadowhood {SunnyxRain}

Fanart is also a biiiig motivator for me. Just the idea/fact that people took the time, care and love to draw my ocs makes me a lot more motivated to tell my story even more, because it means that people care enough to want to see more

TaliePlume

My family mostly my brothers are a huge motivation because they have been through a lot and and there's not that many comics with positive Haitian representation. I wanted to dedicate my comic to them.

GuildmasterPhill

I just started uploading my comic on webtoons now, as well as my main website. Hopefully it can reach more people that way!

In terms of staying motivated, Any amount of feedback from readers is key. I want to connect with them through my art, and if they let me know it's working, then I just gotta keep going!

Holmeaa - working on WAYFINDERS

When I can I treat Wayfinders like a full time job. That helps because then I have my usual working schedule and then I just work away! When I have a job I take small breaks to help Q out, like five min breaks, and work on it in weekends and evenings

So motivation is not a problem. I want to make this story so bad. I want to work creatively on my own stories every every day

crittybonbon

I used to be quite motivated by my readers, not wanting to disappoint them by missing updates. But I realized that this was actually causing me a lot of stress and anxiety. Now I'm mainly motivated by strict schedules and habits ("Tuesdays from 8pm-10pm" is my sketch the whole page night, ect). I have a kid now and also work FT so I take my schedules seriously, I cant delay or procrastinate like I used to because I have to balance work and family. On that some note and if Im sick or something I will push the update a day or two and I try not to feel too bad it, your readers will wait. But it did take me years to develop a good work ethic.

Artem Ficta (Ring Spell)

I don't have many readers so I stay motivated purely by my love of the story, my habit of drawing, and my desire for a finished product.

Miranda (Into the Swell)

I feel like my story is what keeps me motivated. I finally have a story that I'm very invested in and it's made it so much easier to keep working on it. But I think also knowing that people are reading my comic would be a good motivator as well. I've also found an art style that I genuinely enjoy drawing and improving at so it's fun to see the improvement as I work on pages.

LadyLazuli (Phantomarine)

I want to tell these characters' stories. And I want my readers to know what happens to them. Every page I make is a step closer toward that

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

I relate much more to the recent love of story comments than the friends and readers comments

i wanna get to the good partsss

i love my endinggg

and i refuse to be yet another incomplete webcomic

Desnik

I stay motivated by having a critique group to share with on a regular basis. If I have no progress ready to show I feel bad

AntiBunny

I agree that point. My motivation is to get these stories out of my head and into the world, or they might just build up until my head explodes.

Yung Skrimp (Carefree)

Motivation where you at

Mitzi (Trophallaxis)

squeakin in just before the deadline to add that, and this might sound a tad mean, spite honestly keeps me motivated to make art and continue my comic/other art pursuits There have been people who tell me I should be doing something else with my life (to put it nicely), and what better revenge than to keep improving and putting more and more of my work out there for people to see?? ain't no one getting rid of me lmao

carcarchu

i feel ya on the spite thing mitzi, the best revenge i can get against the people who doubted me is to flourish

varethane

I think my main drive is being extremely hype to have people outside of my own brain get excited about the story things I have planned. These moments I daydream about.... if someone else can share that dream even for a moment, that's what I want (just realized this wording is extremely sappy skdjdhfbf sorry)

Eightfish (Puppeteer)

Ah no I think it's lovely the way you worded that

Shizamura 🌟 O Sarilho

Hahahaha [I laugh but deep inside in just... Uwu.. Same]

keii’ii (Heart of Keol)

Deep same. I do want to see the story come to life for myself as well, but it wouldn't be the same without potential audience engagement. If I were to do this in a total vacuum, I'd probably just do illustrations of my top favorite scenes only.

But it's a little bit more complex than that in practice. Drawing all the scenes enriches my own understanding of/ love for those favorite scenes. It's got the opposite of vicious cycle effect going on.

[niazoe]

‼️‼️PLEASE PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!‼️‼️ Hi everyone~!!! I know I haven't been on in ages and I'm so sorry for that 🙈 but I've been super busy with everything and haven't had the time! ‼️IM OPENING COMMISSIONS AGAIN!!!!‼️ I know I had them open before and tbh didn't get many. But I wanted to open them again as a friend of mine has been diagnosed with Moyamoya disease, it's a disease that attacks the arteries in the brain and is very painful for her. This disease normally only affects people over 40 years old, and has only happened twice in America. My friend is only 18 years old! A big problem is that the only doctor that can help her (who had helped the other two patients) is in America. A lot of family and friends are raising money to help her. So, I wanted to try and help her myself too! So I wanted to open commissions up again to try and raise money to help her get over Moyamoya. So, please will you commission me and help me raise money!! Also if you don't want to commission me and just want to donate that would be such a great help too ☺️ or if you can't do either, please Reblog this post! Anything to please help 💙💙 Rules: Paypal only I will only accept GBP (£) I have the right to turn down any commission that will make me uncomfortable. Art to be commissioned should have complete description and references. Please do not re-distribute, reproduce, sell my work, repost my work without permission and credit or claim it as your own. Credit is much appreciated when sharing my work on the internet. Prices are not fixed and may vary depending on the complexity of your commission request. What I will draw: ~ Fairy Tail Characters ~ OC’s (with references) What I won’t draw: Mecha, Furry, Hardcore gore, Violence, Hentai, Porn, Lolicon, Incest, Necrophilia, Pedophilia. Realistic people, animals and sceneries/ backgrounds. What to do: 1) Send me an email at shaniabond1@hotmail.co.uk. It must have Commission: (Tumblr name) as the subject. If I don’t get back to you in 24 hours, then please message me here on Tumblr. 2) Please provide complete high quality references for the art that you will be commissioning: pose, expressions, mood/theme, clothes, character sheets/reference. For OC’s please send me front and side views, explain their personality, and any other details that you think will help. 3) After you receive my approval for your commission I will email you my Paypal information for you to pay. NOTE: The payment has no deadline but I will not start the commission until payment. You can either pay me full amount in one go or choose to pay 50% at first and then the other half on completion, and then the art shall be sent to you. (warning you will not receive the commission until full payment is paid). 4) I will send you the final sketch before I finalise it to make sure it is to your liking. 5) Deadlines!! I do not have any specific deadlines but if you have a specific date you would like your commission to be done by please message me, but I can refuse this deadline if I think I won’t be able to get it done in time. I will not be able to send you the commission on weekends though. 6) Refunds!! If for any reason I could not finish your commission, I will refund all of your money back to you. 7) When the commission is finished I will send it to you via email. PLEASE!! If you wish to post my commission onto a site (Tumblr etc.) please make sure you give full credit back to me. And please don’t edit my name in anyway. Note: all art will be done traditionally! Thank you so much for reading, if you have any further questions please email me or message me on Tumblr. If you would like to see anymore of my art, visit my art page: @xxgajevyloversartxx Thank you everyone who helps!! ☺️💙💙

[miraculouskitten]

I need your attention real quick

hold up. read this. dont just read the next sentence and turn away. Im in an oc mood again. AND I want to draw. You know what? Imma draw your oc! not on this blog tho cause i dont want to spam it with that much of non miraculous posts. i want to stay true to my blog description ya know. so if you want your oc to be drawn (can be a miraculous oc or whatever kind of oc you have, i’ll try my best, but im gonna say that i can draw humans. i dont know how good i am with other species) go to this blog (click) (its my art blog) and submit either a drawn design sheet or a very good description of how they look like.  ill get to drawing on friday and the whole weekend long. (mabeeee i even stream some stuff on picarto but im not really sure)

(again with the “adrien would definitely 100% absolutely love to hear about your ocs too”-gif) also if would be p neat if you reply on this post what you think about the stream idea. i want to know how many people would be interesting watching how i draw their own and also other ocs