#drwaings been hard lately

[ribbononline]

Small snippet of Mother Earth and Her Infinite Sky (preview) by @silverjirachi ! Admittedly very compressed down to fit into a single page. But still!

#i really missed drawing them HELP all the new content being provided has been great motivation and inspiration #also why did i draw teen max w freckles but here w none well i am a firm believer in max foundatining them away when hes older #also i like changing up how i draw them when im not drawing my personal versions for them but it is so much easier w archie then w max #admittedly because my archie is further removed from canon #so i guess maxes only difference here is that he has his godforsaken oras glasses #i made my post oras designs for them solely to get rid of his horse blinders KJHKAJDHF theyre such a pain to draw #hardenshipping #i am going to post this and i will surely notice a typo right after this. but you know what. i will simply have to cope #quality is a little all over the place in general im just trying to refind my footing #drwaings been hard lately #or . non pixel fusions at least. trying to refind my style a little #thats enough of a tag ramble for one post

[tacodemuerte]

sorry i know you probably get this ask a lot but!! how do you figure out how you want to draw new people/characters?? or like how do you manage to keep up the steam of drawing them even if they dont turn out exactly how you want the first go around... your arts always been such a massive inspiration to me and ive always wanted to be able to stick with drawing the same people as devotedly as you do!!

hello! and no worries about it i love answering this kind of question! and thank you!

lately i kind of just got into the habit of like, accepting that the first few times of drawing someone new, is always gonna look a bit like dookIE,,

like earlythis year i think was the first time i drew jungle boy, and these were the initial drawingS..

there's a lot of stiffness in these bc i had to try my hardest to not just make 'luke perry' . but like he DOES have some resemblance..but still has his own like.. facE NDIOSHFDSIF. it was hard trying to figure that out

so a lot of the drwaings of him came out kinda stiff or just clearly insecure. usually i'd let it ruin my month but now i only just let it ruin my week (HEHE..JOKES). i kinda of just let it go and accept that it's gonna be ugly and move on to the next attempt!

i do this over and over and over until i finally reach an 'aha!' moment for the face. and once i have it i RIDE IT TILL IT'S DRY BABYY

it helps a lot to doodle as much as u can! use doodle time to just attempt the face and let that me the moment you allow the ugliest shit you've ever witnessed..ive been recently doing this with christian cage, since my weakspot is older people..CRINGE

so with enough scribbling and mindless doodling (YES.. MINDLESS DOODLING!) , i eventually get to a point where im confident enough to draw these guys without reference or with an easier grasp on how to simplify them in my style!

(with jack i realized he sort of has luke perry's face but has a big cabbage patch head. but i also take note of his eyes which is something that stands out to me a lot!)

(with cage.. we are still working on that, but i know ill get it eventually, just need some more time and patience!)

i hope this helps!! remember, just don't stress too much about it. it only really matters for a guy to look consistently good if you're literally doing hand animation at disney in 2002 NFOIHJSFIODHIGOD have fun!! compare contrast and accept the uglies!

#asks

[tacogrande]

Have you ever felt like drawing and making art was like a chore, or something you absolutely had to do? Because recently I've been feeling like that, even though it's supposed to be enjoyable and relaxing. It makes me think that I'm not as dedicated as i originally thought i was if im not always enjoying myself when i draw. I tried taking a short break from it all but now it seems like im out of practice and nothing turns out right, it's incredibly discouraging

BRAAAHH IF I HAD A NICKLE EVERY TIME I FELT THIS WAY-

this is actually one of the reasons i was so hesitant on opening up commissions and making a comic..it can get very exhausting and emotionally draining :‘I

i kno lately i’ve felt this way a loT, i would go days without drwaing bc it just started 2 feel like a job instead of somethign i do 2 relax or somethig i do bc it’s fun! but i also notice that while i have this feeling, im also doing NOTHING else but sitting down and waitin 2 come up with something cool 2 draw.

my advice is 2 not just take a break, but 2 have another hobby. have something else that you like 2 do or learn a new craft! so when you feel really bummed about art, you can focus on that other hobby for a bit and come back when you dont feel discouraged! for now i just play video games, and being able 2 completely take my mind off art really helps bc it feels less like my entire life and self worth revolves around art. art is just something i love 2 do and CHOOSE 2 do. it shouldn’t be the end of the world when a drawing looks bad, but i think it’s bc we think that our art is are worth we become very drained.

another thing that helps is 2 try my best 2 deal with it..like accept that u dont like how it looks but just be like ‘LOL wow that’s bad! but that’s okay’. be kind to yourself, accept when shit doesn’t look right sometimes bc we have the ability 2 improve and change that! i think also bc we are SO hard on ourselves , that is when drawing becomes stressful and a pain. like u ever do something yer not amazing at, but when u fuck up yer super easy one yerself? approach like that .. as if yer a beginner, or as when u did when u first started drawing!

also most importantly: it’s okay 2 feel like art can be a chore sometimes. it;s perfectly normal, bc no one enjoys things 2000 percent of the time. hell have u ever seen actors talk about how they dont even want 2 go 2 work sometimes?? LOL! but it’s just about getting 2 it, and creating artwork.

#asks #sirry if this makes NO sense #but basically #art isn't always goig 2 be fun all day everyday #it can be a bummer #but it doesnt mean yer not a real artist or anything #it just means yer human #we are not robots programmed 2 like ONE thing forever and always