#i never drew like. exclusively white people. but everyone did end up with those samey animeish features

[arielluva]

i don't get those people that are like "uooouu i dont draw people of x race bc idk how to draw them :(((" like. enough with the excuses, thats when you get on the internet and start looking at the literal millions of photos at your disposal!! i am drawing my ocs rn as if they were real people and it is so so fun to look at different people and figure out what makes them look the way they do, and what makes them look different from other people. it is so fun to draw different face shapes, different eyes, noses, mouths, etc. IT'S FUN TO DRAW OTHER PEOPLE!!!

if you can only draw white people i promise you that it is not hard to learn how to draw people of other races. doing it will ultimately be so helpful for your artistic growth and character design in the future. don't be scared of what you don't know how to draw, and instead go forwards to draw new things!! this also applies to different ages and body types as well. if you only draw skinny 20-somethings, then branch out a bit!! it's fine to stick to only one thing, but its also good to experiment and learn something new. draw old people!! draw fat people!! draw disabled people!! draw fat, old, disabled people!! fill up your mental library with so much reference and it will help so much i promise you

put some enrichment in your enclosure and get some variety!!!!

#drawing has been so fun for me lately i am filled with childlike whimsy #im actually applying the basics and shit to my art. and it's making it better. who woulda thunk #my most recent drawing i was practicing thinking in 3d to figure things out like hands and arm placement and whatever #art is so fun im so happy YAHOO!! #it feels like everything i've learned is coming back to me and suddenly i can draw poses and faces and. oh it feels so good to draw #this post is partially talking to myself as well bc i know i definitely need to step out of my comfort zone (which is what i was doing - #- before writing this post and in fact what inspired me to write this) #and i mean. even if you don't exclusively draw white people its still good to draw new features and stuff #i never drew like. exclusively white people. but everyone did end up with those samey animeish features #stretching those anime features into something real just feels so rewarding.... ouuugghhgh its so good #anyways. can you tell im really happy rn. i have been having more fun drawing recently than i have been in a while #everythings just. working rn. making art feels so awesome