thegirlwiththezeldatattoo

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My latest painting,

Oil on canvas

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Could be useful

ideas of exercises to help with your practical art skills, as well as things to keep in mind while making art and new ways to find inspiration:

draw every day

recreate a drawing you did before, but better

draw something using only simple geometric shapes

do studies of famous artworks

listen to artists explain their work, it’s super interesting

take life drawing classes (or use online photo resources)

find an artwork you love, and work out why

draw caricatures of friends

set a 1 minute timer and draw an object as quickly as possible

draw something you can’t see, eg. music, emotion

research artists you admire and find out how they work

think about composition: what stands out, what recedes etc.

find a famous artwork you hate and work out why

sit outside and draw the landscape

copy a photo exactly

draw a scene from a film

draw the contours of an object not the outline

visit an art exhibition near you

draw your bedroom

look up tutorials online - there’s so many useful ones!

practise creating contrast between light and dark in pictures

research colour theory

do a self portrait

learn about art history! Research different movements etc.

try a new medium

consider the feeling you want to portray with the artwork

draw without looking at the page

draw a character from a book you’ve read

draw something you don’t usually draw

look at your pictures in the mirror to help you see problems better

follow artists and galleries on instagram for inspo

draw an ugly object in a beautiful way

try using only bold, bright colours

plan your colour palette before starting an artwork, and stick to it!

if you usually work in 2D, make something in 3D

always remember to add shadows

draw an object which is important to you

use 5 lines to depict an object, make every line count

draw using negative space

always draw from life when possible!

think carefully about which direction the light is coming from

study proportions and anatomy!! 

draw your pet

research items symbolic meanings in art

make an art blog to compile images that inspire you

draw using only straight lines

try accentuating any subtle colours in an image

draw models from fashion websites

sketch with friends! They always have great ideas

keep drawing even if you find it hard, you improve with every mistake!

{my art masterpost might also be useful to you} 

Good luck! xx

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I know this isn't what I usually post on here, but I wanted to share this mermaid look I did today because you know Halloween 😂 now cause I live on a farm in Australia I just did this, took pics then took it off again but all well 😂 if you wanna see more makeup looks from me you can follow my insta, @dana.hill_hmua

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Inktober day 14 - cat, fire. I took more of an anthro approach to this one but I'm not sold on it 😂

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Inktober day 13 - fern, water. I wasn't home fore the last two days so didn't get around to drawing, this one was quick and pretty boring cause I was feeling like crap all day 😂

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Inktober day 10 from @ranefea prompt list - Begonia, earth element. I can't seem to get arms looking half decent 😂 but apart from that I'm quite happy with this 😊

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Inktober day 9 from @ranefea prompt list - Chameleon and I rolled a 5 so the element was air

This is the first ever digital drawing I’ve coloured and I’m so happy, the arm is a bit weird but I’m happy with the rest. I transferred it from my sketchbook to digital because I was really happy with the lineart and didn’t want to ruin it through colouring!

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I'm a little late to the inktober train but I'll try do do the rest of the month, doing an elf, flora and fauna prompt list and today's prompt was nightshade, also roll a dice to get the element and I got dark 😊 I also kinda ruined it with bad colouring so here's the lineart 😂

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So I just finished making that dress I posted the design for a while ago 😅 ever single flower/leaf is hand made from fabric, ribbon or paper the dress was made from scratch and each flower and leaf had to be glued on individually, it was a painstakingly long process but I'm so happy with the end result 😄

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I got 0 I'm so happy!!! 😄 But I did study art for 5 years and I've been painting my whole life so I'd hope I could see colour well 😂

How well do you see color?

I’m cry I scored 60, I feel blind

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So I finished this painting today, oil on canvas 😊

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I feel this in my soul 😂 except my blindness is distance not reading

fucks sake

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Fashion sketch/plan 🏵️🍃

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I love this soundtrack so much it's just so lovely! 😍

I’ve been listening to this for the past three days

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You’re not weak for suffering from depression, you’re strong for still being alive.

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So it's not art (technically) but I took this picture of my dog today and I feel like I need to share it with the world 😁

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The progression of my latest painting, which I did for my mum for mother's Day 😊🌹