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what program do u use and what usually plays in the bg when you draw!! (also hi luv ur art)

Hi, and thank you! I use Clip Studio Paint Pro for my digital stuff. I usually like playing jazz or whatever soundtrack I’m interested in at the time! I also like playing long lore explanations for the soulsborne series sometimes.

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mararabbit · 3 hours

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This is still open, I’ll answer them when I get to the work!

I think if I was sent asks that would be pretty cool. About art and my characters and whatever. 🥺

#I love interaction

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mararabbit · 5 hours

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Do you have any music playlists based on your OCs

Nope but I have definitely thought about it!

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mararabbit · 15 hours

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art is about spending an embarrassing amount of time trying to get something to look right giving up and then moving on to do it slightly better next time. at some point if you're an exhibitionist you then post it for internet strangers to look at.

#real #reblogging!

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mararabbit · 16 hours

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I also would like to add that it’s okay to take a ton of inspiration and straight up copy someone’s style (UNLESS THEY STATE OTHERWISE). I don’t think I would have made it to where I am now in my style if I didn’t fucking copy the Beastars art style for like a year lol. Sometimes it lets you figure out what you like. :)

How did you learn to draw as well as you do? Do you have any tips or advice?

Ah, thank you! I’m still learning a lot myself, but I can try to give some tips! Take me with a grain of salt though because I’m not a great teacher.

1) Simple volumes help so much during planning/sketching. Drawing a few circles and lines just to know where things are can help so much with proportions and posing.

Though of course people make use of them in many ways. Like drawing 3D boxes to get the volume down or just drawing 2D circles to get your bearings.

2) Have fun! Draw what you like, and indulge in whatever you’re interested in. I have also found that fanart is so good for exploring your style and enjoying yourself. I draw my OCs and UTDR stuff a lot because I just love them so much, and I’ve been seeing improvement.

3) Use reference! Also it’s crucial to remember, because I struggle with this so much, (this applies more to a stylized look) you don’t have to copy every detail you see.

For the longest time I avoided reference because whenever I drew it, the drawing look nothing like the image. You are not using reference to just draw the image, you are studying how certain things look in that image. How clothing folds, how you can show those folds in a simpler way. How the body bends and overlaps, and how you can try to visualize that in a way that’s easy to draw.

I have found that drawing my OCs doing or wearing whatever I’m studying to be so helpful.

4) Get feedback! If you don’t like how a drawing looks, even a sketch, it can be hard not to just trash it. Maybe from time to time if you’re struggling with something, ask around in friendly communities with artists. It’s helped me before, but I need to do it more often.

5) And last but not least, every artist is unique and special in their own way. Yeah, their styles are all different, but beyond that is our process.

Everyone draws in a different way, down to how we start a drawing. All tips and tricks you hear from artists are based on their own experiences and stuff. I’ve tried so many different methods and they just don’t click with me.

I can’t get the hang of using 3D shapes, so I just don’t usually. I don’t use the line of action a whole lot because it just doesn’t work in my head yet.

It’s all about that sweet practice so you can experiment with a bunch of stuff and figure out what is best for you.

I hope these help, at all?? I’m not great with advice, as my own thoughts are constantly shifting. But I’m very confident in my answers.

Also thank you again!!!!

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