#had me doing arts and crafts

[matchapig]

finally did a solo carmilla itabag. ik the color doesn't suit her but i don't have anything else lol. I also initially wanted this to be a repeat itabag but i forgot where i put the other rubber keychains..

#also the bg is shit so i covered it up with my pocket camp avatar #merch #the budget insert omfg #had me doing arts and crafts #i wanted to put the acrylic stand and square pillow but that might be overkill #or the stand might break idk i'll keep that at home #idk why this is getting rbs so we're stopping that

[motherwench]

no one knows how much it hurts when a little thing dies. when a bug runs its fate is already decided. what made him know he could get away with hurting me? he made me small enough to forget i was ever a person. i forgot and forgot under his boot.

—insp by this post from @sweatermuppet

#the bottom layer is rust dyed! i had extra from doing that its so fun. also making a moth wing top rn but the pattern is driving me insane #and illustrating and drawing for class #so im picking up the pace on soft sculptures again to relieve stress lol #my headpieces also have moths on them! those are closer to done im excited #mine #chiara’s art tag #art #bugs #moths #soft sculpture #textiles #fiber arts #fiber crafts #sewing #insects

[kirby-the-gorb]

#kirby #kirby makes stuff #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #my wife got me a bunch of origami star paper strips years ago #I liked folding them but I didn't have anywhere to put them or anything to do with them #and I had a bunch of other crafts to do #but when I was too sick to crochet last month I could still fold stars #and now that I'm feeling a little better I've got Plans for them #so I folded uhhhhhhh probably several thousand stars in the past few weeks #and I'm all out of star papers :') #(I'm sure she'll buy me more soon)

[colorfulcosmoscat]

I ask u to consider...

(In response to your request post hehe !)

..Scott and Knives parallel-playtime with babysitters Kim and Ramona

Something like Knives furiously doing little crafts and dumping glitter everywhere except the paper, while Scott is just trying to line up his sonic figurines by release date :']]

the kiddos!!!! :D

#btw kim is tryin not to cuss in a shocked way not a mean way!!! #she knows from this moment on they're going to be finding glitter on knives for a million yearsss!!! hehe #scott pilgrim agere #age regression #agere #scott pilgrim #ramona flowers #kim pine #knives chau #sfw agere #sfw age regression #posts i've made! #if you do want me to take out the cuss part lmk!! I can edit it!! ^_^ i just thought it'd be funny ^^“ #also sorry i couldn't include the arts and crafts specifically!! my sketchbook paper doesn't have a lot of room :[ #scott + ramona and knives + kim had to be drawn on seperate pages actually!! I had to edit them together!! #i hope you still like it!!! ^_^“

[lavellyne]

can the "finding your art style" discussion finally end because it does nothing but feeds people's insecurity and obsession with finding something... that they already have?

i've been there, trust me. growing up i was obsessed with "finding" my own art style. but you know what it only did? it made me almost quit drawing altogether on many occasions when in reality i already had one.

an art style is how you interpret everything around you through the act of creation. it's how you draw right now. it's how you place the lines. your line-weight. it's how you draw the eyes. it's how you shade.

an art style grows with you. it grows with your improvement. of course you can explore and bump it up by testing bits and pieces from art you love. but you don't add those bits to nothing. you add to what you already have, to the art style you already have. it's how you draw.

#lave talks #random ramble but i just saw another youtube video that's supposed to be a guide on how to find your art style #like dude. everyone who draws has an art style. everyone who writes has their own writing style #it will improve with you #it will grow with you #you can spice it up with things you like and enjoy. but it will always be there the second you pick up a pen #the refined art styles you see in experienced artists' portfolio is there because they've been drawing for decades and refined #what they already had. they polished their craft and their style followed. it will be the same with you. you just need to allow yourself #time for that growth #let's stop feeding into this idea that you don't have an art style until you do xyz #it almost ruined drawing for me #artist community #artists #artist #artist support #artist struggles #artist spotlight #art style #art tag #artists on tumblr #art discussion

[uncanny-tranny]

Honestly, going into your WIP pile to actually go through it and see what you actually want to finish can be really helpful, especially when you don't judge yourself and try to learn why that piece became a hibernater in your WIP pile

Some questions I ponder when I look at a WIP is:

Is this project turning out how I want? If not, what about it don't I like?

Do I or did I have fun when I was starting it?

Will I actually use it or enjoy it when I'm done?

Do I like the material now?

Do I see myself enjoying the product after it's done?

Were there, or are there, time restraints preventing me from finishing?

Is this out of my current skill set, and am I okay with that?

If I could change one thing about the WIP, what would it be?

I know plenty of people won't incorporate this into their own WIP and crafting journey, and that's okay. But I know so many people who hibernate their projects for many reasons and feel guilty about it. I hope this might give people ideas about why they hibernate projects to prevent that type of guilt from eating away at their conscious. This (creating) should be fun, and if you're spending a lot of time feeling guilty or ashamed, it can be hard to continue doing the things you like.

#art #fiber art #knit #crochet #(but this applies to a Lot of crafts and skills and whatnot. i direct it towards knit and crochet because that's what i had in mind) #honestly i think i'm going to frog one of my WIPs because i just don't want it anymore #i don't like the pattern or the method it calls for and i don't like the acrylic material it recommended either #freeing yourself in the way you keep and permanently retire a WIP can be really healing i think #because then you can accept that you have the *right* to refuse to complete something which doesn't spark joy #i think many times people hibernate projects which spark anxiety or frustration for whatever reason #so sometimes you hibernate a project because you are anxious about not having the 'right' level of skill to complete it for instance #that's a generalization but i found personally that exploring *why* i hibernate things can lead me where i want to be... #...and lead me to explore what it is that fulfills my creativity in the way it needs to be honed #there is NOTHING wrong with never finishing or frogging a piece. in fact i implore you to do it if you want

[scribefindegil]

there is no real meaningful distinction between Art and Craft, however i personally can only do the type of Art that is also extremely Craft. i need to make physical things with my hands and use tools and manipulate little objects and hoard all the specialized knives. otherwise i will start biting.

#this is not remotely a value judgment; #digital art is SO cool and i really admire people who can do it #but whenever i try it is like. viscerally uncomfortable for me. #i feel unmoored #i need Things #the more physical the process the better #so the papercraft is Extremely good enrichment for scribes #drawing with physical media is kind of fun #painting and calligraphy are better #but things that involve construction or assembly are where it's REALLY at #especially if it's somewhat modular or repetitive #printmaking. papercraft. hand-sewing. book arts. #just give me your most fiddly and tedious craft projects #i miss typesetting. typesetting was lit. #thinking about this obviously because i had the most wonderful time gluing all those tiny paper fragments down #this is probably the neurodivergency.

[tachyon-omlette]

Eda gets a Yatter account (based on a conversation I had with @soundcrusher​, ft. @thewiglesswonder​‘s oc Mac - or, well, her Yatter account)

full image:

(and without the green optic filter)

#tachyon-art #transformers #maccadam #tfa #transformers oc #oc: eda of unicron #sentinel prime #the rest are just yatter accounts so i dont think i'll tag for em #yes this is based on the 'well i can pick him up like this' cat #soundcrusher when you see this i swear ill draw flinch & other autobots but I had to get this out of my system #& wig thank you for being patient & letting me ask about yatter handles #REALIZING THIS TOOK ME 3 HOURS #dedication to the craft ig #YES this is also the yatter page from the almanac vol2 but slightly edited because WHY in god's name would I make a bg myself #that being said the bg from the sentinel picture is also from one of the almanacs. thank you tfa almanacs #anyway I hope this is funny. sideways is making a cameo too see if you can find it #and for those of you who would call me a sentinel enjoyer know that i do this to torment him. i want him to suffer for his arrogance #(kept the trending yatts the same because this picture wouldve probably been taken while they were still relevant)

[heymrspatel]

@gallacrafts theme 17: wearable crafts 👕

#this one threw me through a loop! i had 4 ideas for this that just either didn't completely fit the theme or did not work with digital art #so babes i was stuck for the better part of the 2 weeks we had to work on this. and this was a VERY last minute idea 😵‍💫 #also bee gave me such a great idea for a *physical* craft that i'm just going to do it in the future. #wait for it whenever i can get myself to a craft store! #gallacrafts #theme 17 #wearable crafts #myart #mygallacrafts #shameless #shameless fanart #gallavich #gallavich fanart #ian gallagher #mickey milkovich #ian x mickey #shamelessnet #digital art

[moshieee]

so when IS your birthday? :0

I know right??? math is such a fun subject!!!

Open the tags if you dare

#i promise im not avoiding the question this is just funny #asks #honestly tho i do like math #english is one of my worst subjects because numbers make more sense to me #it funny that people look at me as an artist and are like “so you're majoring in art right?'” #nope lol im going into accounting #im decent at resource management and organization #i even got an award for most organized in my stage craft class #incase you dontnknow what stage craft is its basically the construction crew for the drama kids to do their thing #props costumes backgrounds lighting sound #all of that is stage craft stuff #do some math silly ✨ #and basically i got that award by organizing the entirety of the stagecraft room #everything was stored in there and it was a mess #ended up spending a few weeks just organizing the nails screws and bolts #was supposed to only take a few days but no one was helping #also had to organize them by length too #but in the end it was a lit of fun and not i have a cool poster up on my wall with my chosen name #so not all a loss #yes i am rambling on purpose #and i shall keep doing it now #but honestly its so nice that people are being more considerate of my pronouns and chosen name #i actually feel like im being respected as a person and not just a student #its like they didn't trust me to know myself before which is annoying #but hey i guess it could be worse #im living with my aunt now so thays a huge improvement #my parents may have tried but uhhh #they didn't always do the right thing #ok i think thats enough rambling for people to have stopped read at this point #i got to get ready for school now

[mementoasts]

i've been making progress in infinite wealth this week and i got very happy seeing daigo again. so i made a bracelet

#i think i understand the vague posts i've seen regarding chapter 12 xD i haven't finished it yet but hmm #i need to rewatch that whole scene with the jimas #also uhhhh.... ebina is who's what.... huh............ whuh............... #am i insane for saying this game just gives me weird vibes so far. like. Like. idk. i'm having fun but the story/pacing is just Weird #it's not necessarily BAD but like. everything just feels kinda off????? does that make sense¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ #iunnoool like i said i'm havin fun anyway. i'm enjoying the bucket list stuff a lot #anyway my nay wants me to make a kiryu bracelet for her 🫡 i wish i had a better variety of beads to work with #where do ppl buy beads.......... #the void given form #((may as well put this in the art tag? bracelet making is a craft))

[silversupremacy]

Custom betta comm for my friend turned out... uh...

#he has googly eye... #The original fish had white eyes and uhm. sadly that doesn't translate well in craft #I'm gonna try clay based eyes next time ? But idk if that'll fix the googly eye ass looking fucker problem #my art #not ii #betta fish #bettablr #I will knit a betta fish for you. as a treat ! #Premade are like 5 dollars or whatever just give me something and I send you fish #Custom fish are yarn price If I don't have the color + 20 for time #As a note I usually do button eyes on these guys but the black on black was an issue :p

[lovecolibri]

I just need to tie off and weave in the ends to finish my Unsleeping City hat, inspired by the season 2 green screen background of blues and gold, with my Vox pins attached.

It does have a bit of a weird thing happening in the back with the decreases though, giving it a kinda square pointy section 😕 I don't think decreases are stacked on top of each other but I'm very tempted to pull it all out and start over, doing the hat from the top down instead of the brim up. Logically, the difference between doing increases instead of decreases isn't anything, but I always end up having issues with hats that start from the brim up, and I don't know why. It also took me AGES to find a hat pattern with a brim that DIDN'T do a weird bunchy thing in the back (often covered by a pompom), which just doesn't work for me for the slouchy style I was going for. But also, I don't want to pull it all out and tangle everything while reverse engineering the math which we all know I'm terrible at. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#dimension 20 #the unsleeping city #crochet #fiber art #fiber crafts #i love the texture of the stitch though! #and the colors worked really well #and i finally used that gold colored thread i bought probably pre-covid for something i don't even remember #maybe an idea i had for the christmas ornaments i used to make? #who can say #certainly not me #ANYWAY #gonna keep staring at this for a week trying to decide what to do #because then at least i can keep putting off dealing with the cardigan i nearly finished that i also might need to pull out and start over

[zenkith]

I'm gonna scream I drew this weeks ago gave up, then I went to finish it and Grian changed his god forsaken base. I think he did this on purpose, he is so infuriating. Anyway its not done but I give up so yeah.

Also I hate grass WAIT I forgot the rocks going to Mumbos base :(. Now I’m sad, man.

#grian #digital art #grian fanart #hermit craft #minecraft youtube #grian base #drawing #this is a cry for help #he didn’t work on his base for months #i thought i had more time #it looks so weird #I like the sky #fr tho I hate him #why did he do this to me #I’m not drawing more rocks #the portal is even wrong #how did I forgot mumbos rocks #this is a mess but i give up

[cassiesboy]

it's crazy it's been three years since i started getting into supernatural. i haven't had the time to invest in making fan things in a very long time and i do miss it a lot, but i also miss the people i used to keep up with (in a very loose sense, like just having your personal posts hit my feed on a regular basis even if we didn't talk) over here. what have u all been up to?? how r u?? leave a comment if u want im gonna do a mini life update in the tags

#first off i'm back in school; finishing out senior year. i had a wild summer involving a restaurant and a love triangle and it was... #so messy but also so much fun. i'm doing a lot of crafting these days instead of visual art and i've been caught in a general #writer's block that has a chokehold on all my dozens of WIPs but! i've been on a bit of a poetry kick again which is nice #finally landed a job in the area of my school which has taken me three godforsaken months #and yeah i think those r my main highlights... also i'm growing out my buzzcut so that's hell <3

[babyloniastreasure]

one of my biggest pet peeves is how most digital art tutorial videos aren’t actually tutorials at all. its just the artist drawing and MAYBE talking about the fact that they’re Drawing Something

You click on a video called “HOW TO PAINT HAIR.” The thumbnail has beautifully rendered hair. You are inexperienced when it comes to rendering, and think this video may be useful. The video the artist says, ‘this is the brush i use :) for shadows i put a dark color on it :) then i add highlights sometimes :) thats how you paint hair!’

like bro you have not taught anybody anything. WHY are the shadows where they are. WHY are your highlights dispersed the way they are. WHY did you choose the colors you did. which way are you blending and why? how do you determine which edges you’re going to leave hard and which ones you’re going to leave soft, especially when there’s lack of contrast? talk about visible vs blended brush strokes! about back-painting! about things you learned as you went! about what NOT to do when you’re starting!!

It’s literally “How to draw an Owl. Step one: draw some circles. Step two: draw the rest of the fucking owl.”

#jask is rambling #its this kinda shit that makes me consider doing tutorials of my own #i LOVE learning other artists' methods. you can never stop learning and developing your craft so i watch art tutorials a lot #but for fuck's sakes. if i had a dollar for every time an art tutorial was actually a speed paint. i'd be able to pay rent #these people should never be teachers #aint teachin shit