#art encouragement

[yetanothergreyjedi]

Friendly reminder that art tutorials are often made by experienced artists who can easily take their experience for granted.

If you’re starting out, and the things you make from an ‘easy’ tutorial don’t look right, don’t get discouraged.

Sometimes things we think are obvious, are only obvious because we’ve been drawing for years. So it doesn’t get added to the tutorial.

Sometimes things labeled as tutorials are not tutorials.

I just saw a “tutorial for beginners” video where the artist was using very advanced pencil techniques that the video made no note of. There was no commentary, actually. Because the artist had not posted the video as an instructional guide, but to show off their skills. The video had been reposted from a site I couldn’t access, to instagram, to tumblr. And relabeled as a tutorial. If you did not know how to use these advanced techniques, and followed the drawing line for line, it would look half as good. And it would feel disheartening. This is the fault of the reposter for misleading you. I wish this wasn’t so prevalent, but I see it all the time. You are not a bad artist because you can’t recreate something on the first couple of tries. Art is hard, keep up the good work.

#Art #art tutorials #Art encouragement #Grey speaks

[littleguyconnor]

I wanna tell this to every artist out there: Do you want to draw because you want to draw, or because you want to post something. Knowing which one of these it is can be extremely important for avoiding burnout, guilt, and stress, which are all feelings you want to avoid connoting to art. Having a following is incredible. For me it’s one of the best things to have happened to me. But my art needs to be enjoyable for me still. If I don’t really want to and am doing it anyway, or doing it out of guilt, it’s going to turn out bad. And people will notice. Draw things that you yourself feel proud of and that give you a serotonin boost.

#art tips #art encouragement #connor speaks #This isn’t about the poll btw #Pls do vote I genuinely need help with this one this time 😭 #But I just need to remind myself sometimes. I have GOT to take better care of myself

[mikasa-imadebiscults]

A old friend once said to me “You know what’s harder than seeing what you did wrong? Seeing what you did right.” After remembering this, I thought I’d pass that down to anyone that needed to hear that.

#it’s true it is harder to see what you did right #it’s easier to see your mistakes than what you did right #writing encouragement #writeblr #writers of tumblr #writing problems #art encouragement #artist of tumblr #artist problems #encouragement #positivity

[likegemstone]

a message to all the independent writers and artists out there who feel like they are shouting into the void:

maybe you've spent hours, days, months or more on a piece, carved out a little piece of your soul and sent it out into the world only to have it be completely ignored

maybe a story means everything to you, and seems to mean nothing to anyone else

maybe every time you check on your work online and it has no new views/likes/comments/purchases, you feel like your heart is being wrung out

maybe you're scared every time you post/share anything new because you know that's only going to hurt you too

maybe you don't even share anything new any more because you can't handle being hurt again

do not stop.

do not stop creating. do not stop sharing. i mean, obviously take care of yourself--if sharing is majorly triggering you and you need to get to a better baseline, gather some better tools, and develop some better skills to deal with very big and very valid emotions before you start sharing again, please do that. but if you're the person who just needs one thing to hold on to, one person to tell you it's worth it, let this post be the thing and let me be the person

because it IS worth it. you are worth it and your work is worth it. it SUCKS when you share something so personal and meaningful and it gets completely ignored. it feels awful, especially if you've got rejection sensitivity issues.

but every time you share, and it hurts, and you take care of those feels and move through them and realize they didn't kill you, you get a little less afraid, and the next time it hurts a little less.

and then, one day, someone's going to see you. someone's going to see your work and hold it and love it and cherish it. you deserve to have that happen!! and your work deserves to have you believe in it! and it can't if you just hide it away!

you can do this. we can do this. i'm writing this mainly to myself 😂 but maybe it will help some others as well.

if anyone would like me to talk about some tips and habits that have helped me work through this, let me know and I'll make a follow-up

#creative writing #writer problems #artist #artist problems #art #me post #writeblr #artblr #writblr #writing encouragement #art encouragement #rejection sensitivity

[mxanigel]

Litany Against Cringe

I must not cringe. Cringe is the inspiration-killer. Cringe is the little-death that brings total constraint. I will embrace my cringe. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the cringe has gone there will be joy. Only freedom will remain.

#embrace your cringe #go forth and create that which brings you joy #kick that creativity block to the curb #writing encouragement #art encouragement #<3 <3 <3 #(yes this is a Dune reference)

[unimportantweirdo]

artistic younglings!! believe me when i say ur art will!! get!! better!!

i'm only 22 and my art has changed a hundred and one times!! the style i'm drawing in now is completely different to the way i was drawing last year!!

u will evolve and adapt and improve and it takes time but u will get there!!

#unusually positive post by someone who has a new art style and LOVES IT #after drawing for years #and has a gcse and a-level in art #and i will get better! i always get better! #art #encouragement #drawblr #art encouragement #drawing tips

[the-magic-mirror]

Art isn’t about all that fucked up stuff you get told in school about talent and exceptionalism. Art is about having a human experience.

#art advice #art encouragement #positivity

[conspiracy-crows]

(stage whisper)

Write that fic you don't think anyone else will read.

Draw that idea you don't think anyone wants to see

Do the thing

You will genuinely be so pleasantly surprised

Sincerely the person who wrote a self indulgent fic based on a character having a medical condition similar to mine thinking I'd get a couple of hits maybe

Only to be at 370 hits 86 kudos and several dozen subscriptions and bookmarks not quite 6hrs later.

After posting about it nowhere. Just uploading it to AO3

People will want to see, read, hear, experience your work, even if you don't think they will!

#fic writing #encouragment #You can do it #Art encouragement #Make all the things

[phantomdoofer]

Something I've rediscovered since I started drawing again: there will be at least one point in any piece where it just Looks Wrong.

Maybe something has a weird shape. Maybe the shading is off. Maybe perspective or proportions are wonky. Something Will Be Wrong.

Don't let it stop you. Try to find it and correct it.

It's amazing how many times I've erased and redrawn a single, seemingly inconsequential line and suddenly it all slid into place like a mechanism and the part of me that was stressing just relaxes.

#drawing #relearning drawing #you have to make bad art before you can make good art #keep practicing #mistakes will always be made #art encouragement #you don't suck something's just off

[penumbramewtwos]

If you show my old works, then everything is drawn on them except for the hands.

This is my very first Mewtwo whose name is Gillen.

You didn't see it because I deleted the post 3 minutes after I posted it. I have a lot of these jobs.

Cheer up and start practicing on paper.

Even Better Start Understanding Mewtwo's Anatomy.

With knowledge of anatomy, it will be easier for you.

[I'm on mobile atm so this text editing will be a bit rough]

Thanks for the encouragement and advice @drazegerzo :'> I do practice on paper every now and then, I just don't put them up here a lot :X aaaa they also take me a few hours to complete without colouring in

The only thing I don't understand is what you mean by the anatomy? (I'm not a very switched on person, it can take me a while for things to click :X) specifically do you mean each individual body part, and trying to practice it?

Thanks for taking the time to make and write this. I <3 Gillen, they're so cute! I'll have to show you my first attempts when I can take a photo of them :>

#Ask #Answered ask #Drazegerzo #Mewtwo #Art encouragement #Art development #Gillen #Thanks for the encouragement again #Mewtwo hands are hard

[reikacchan]

don't give up

#idk if i should tag it as vent art but?? it's a vent... #vent art #self encouragement #art motivation #Edit November 2023: Please do not refer this post as a political matter #it's my personal vent art and I don't want it to become something related to politics

[littleguyconnor]

Art tip: draw whatever you think looks best forever. Doesn’t matter if it’s “incorrect” or unrealistic as long as you’re not being racist or using harmful stereotypes it’s FINE.

#connor speaks #art tips #art encouragement #this is in relation to two things. #Ones the stupid fuckin thing I keep seeing about how #Men have straight hips and women have curves #As a trans man. That “fact” can fuck off. #And I’ll give characters hips no matter what because it’s fun #And looks better to me #And then this probably well meaning post I saw about how #To draw scars on darker skin tones #That said you should avoid making them pink #Ehhh…. I don’t really want to #I just think it looks better pink!! Idk!

[divorcetual]

I am actually so serious I think it really messes with a childs creativity and joy to tell them to never make a mary sue OC. Like that unbridaled form of joy where you make a self insert OC who super cool and everyone loves them and they have every superpower in the world SHOULD be something a kid makes, it nourishes their ability to create things for fun and not be stifled by "oh but what if my character is too overpowered and cringey...". whatever

#^ 10 y/o me was obsessed w/ art YTers who would always talk about good and bad art and mary sues and stuff #I think kids should be encouraged to make bad art and stupud OCs as much as possible abd im so serious about that. i think its actually #amazing for their development as both as person and artist

[likegemstone]

The best thing I have ever done for my writing/art is develop the skills and gather the tools I need to be a healthy human person.

Learning how my brain works and implementing ways to work with it instead of trying to force it to be Normal.

Noticing and understanding my trauma responses and taking the time to respect and heal them.

Taking responsibility to teach myself the skills my parents never taught me, like how to make and maintain relationships, how to properly communicate and deal with conflict, how to actually take responsibility. How to deal with being Uncomfortable.

I am still toddler level at most of these things AND ALREADY my ability to create consistently, passionately, and joyously is better than maybe it has ever been. I can't even fathom where I will be in five years if I continue on this path, but I'm very excited to find out.

#art #me post #writeblr #writing #personal #artblr #creativity #writing encouragement #art encouragement

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

#cw: suicidal ideation #cw: suicide #cw: self harm #cw: mental health #cw: depression #i made the balloon the main representation of my self destructive urges for a reason but im not going to explain it #i tried to keep a lot of the details in this vague #it would be my worst nightmare if this comic encouraged someone to hurt themselves #so. please dont #for a long time even the thought of making this comic felt so insipid and narcissistic #with the state of the world as it is #having the only threat to your life be yourself felt so privileged and trite and shameful #but doing this comic made me sit down and process things in full #and im just. very grateful i didn't give in to my thoughts back when i sincerely felt i'd be more useful to the world dead #i also feel the need to say that this wont represent everyone's battle with mental illness. its unfortunately different for all of us #there is no fix-all #and im afraid this might be one of those comics that either resonates a lot or misses the target by a mile #i made it for myself foremost. and now that its done im glad i did it #thank you for reading #and please stay alive #stillindigo art #stillindigo comics

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