#and also to stare lovingly at Loonpflugs work

[exlimix1a]

Hi!! Im not sure if you are still doing the ask game but if you are 5 and 6? :O

5. Anything you haven’t drawn yet but want to?

Oh, so many things. Right now, though, I want to make some adopts bc my funds are slowly draining and I like to make them as character design practice. Also, I've been meaning to make a better stream layout and a pngtuber avatar!

I also have this little thumbnail of Sun with sunflowers I drew when I first came back from my trip that I think would look really cute,

And I want to do art studies!

6. Which artists inspire you right now?

Oohh that's a hard one! I always have a little difficulty picking out people that currently inspire me- but I also like the challenge Cuz I can plug other artists! There are already a ton of Local Fandom Artists that inspire me I'm sure you already know, so I'll talk about other artists!

Bigger artists that have been influencing me for a while are people like Loish, Feefal, ♥ Loonpflug ♥, Kellky, Bagelbird, etc.

Loonpflug is ESPECIALLY inspiring to me right now 🥺 I honestly can't get enough of her work and I'd love to study plants and draw them the way she does! I just don't know where to start or what to study first!! I got some things off of her shop a while back, the Bryophyte Notebook and the Hawthorn Sticker and they're absolutely gorgeous. If I had my way, though, I'd have every single thing on her shop!! I have nothing but admiration for her work and I highly recommend checking her out C:

I'm also subscribed to Loish's patreon- she makes tutorial videos that are especially helpful to me (but she's going to be changing the model in the coming months for who can access the tutorials, so if you're gonna jump in keep that in mind!). She's incredibly skilled and her tips and advice on how to approach form construction, color selection, and composition have been especially helpful for me!

Drawingwiffwaffles also used to be a major inspiration (though I don't watch her as much as I used to), and I think you can see her influence in my work! I admire the way she works especially! Thinking about her and her charming determination inspires me and makes me feel better and more at-ease to try things as many times as I need to to get it right.

A few friends and mutuals here on tumblr also inspire me! (Keep in mind that only a few are sun/moon artists so don't go swarming them with fnaf related asks LOL /srs)

Starlightcloudbaby, Vurelly, Ashimadu, Vinnybox, Vilz, Nothingbutlimbo, and Icecreampizzer to name a few! Oh, and also check out Popfizzles!

I've also been meaning to study more historical artists but admittedly I've slacked on that front. Alphonse Mucha and the Art Nouveau movement as a whole are captivating to me, though C: <3

#Exli speaks #Long post #Ask game #GETS DRAGGED AWAY BY THE NECK #if i had the opportunity i would plug so many artists #TOO many artists #pls check out every single artist here they all deserve it #I also got nervous about the idea of @ ing my mutuals for this in the middle of writing it so i just linked to their pages instead DFGDFGD #IF ANY OF YOU SEE THIS IM SOWWY #this IS inspiring me to go watch some of Loish's tutorials rn though bc i keep forgetting #and also to stare lovingly at Loonpflugs work #'oh thats a hard question!' she says #'thats a difficult one!' she says #proceeds to write and seek the links to artists for 20 minutes #i love love love sending love to artists #asks