#inktober advice

[wanderingstudio]

Comictober 2023 Day 5

“Seance”

Listen, the spirits obviously can't be good life coaches. I mean, they're already dead.

#art #comics #bad ghost advice #automatic writing #comictober #comictober2023 #inktober #inktober2023

[cupcake8me]

Ok so ik i dont have many people seeing my posts but I'm wondering if I should do an ask thing with all my characters instead of inktober cause inktober is kinda draining me and with the ask at least I can choose when I want to do them.

If this has no response or not enough I'll just continue the inktober

#inktober #asking for advice #ask?

[scorchedcandy]

Day 29 - Fanart of someone else’s (@sixteenthchapel) OC

#couldn’t help it #love this flah #I’ve done too many serious Morrowind pieces recently so here’s something silly #contemplating the ancient dagoth brandy he woke up with #outlander: u didn’t put anything weird in it right like no love potion or anything #dagoth: wh- nooooo #as dagoth makes a note bc he’s mad he didn’t think of that first #he probably asked his dreamers for advice on which one to leave too #like sure this one is good but is it come to me through fire and war to cast down the false gods good #anyway welcome back I love the stuff you’re putting out new and old and here’s ur lanky guy #my art #digital art #tes #the elder scrolls #morrowind #inktober #inktober 2022 #oc october #oc tober

[volopilled]

Day twenty of Volotober: Outfit!

A cursory attempt at redesigning Volo’s wielder outfit!

#I hated every second of drawing his feet #put those grippers awayyyyyyy #any advice on how to improve the design is appreciated #pocket monsters #pokemon #pkmn #pokémon #legends arceus #pla #pokémon legends arceus #pokemon legends arceus #volo pokemon #volotober #volo #pla volo #wielder volo #redesign #volo redesign #inktober

[rowdycloudyart]

Normalize not finishing art challenges bc they're rlly HARD Studio Ghibli: Watercolors 🎨 (inktober 2021)

additional Kiki & Jiji for my bf ✨☁️

Drawing every day is doable, but making presentable work every single day is SO FRUSTRATING and it quickly becomes unenjoyable... for me at least!

I'm not ashamed to admit that I've never completed an art challenge. Okay, fine maybe a lil bit!! Can we talk about that horrible feeling of letting yourself down because you couldn't stay committed to a prompt? I've participated in a couple of inktober challenges and a 30-day project, the farthest I got was day 15, so halfway through.

I feel guilty for posting on and off but these breaks in between really do make a difference. Here are some things I learned from burnout & art block:

Take a walk when things get overwhelming

Poop out ur shitty drawings to get to the good stuff

Plan ahead!!! there's nothing wrong with a head start, or at least thumbnail/sketch it out

USE REFERENCES FOR EVERYTHING

Get a second opinion (regarding anatomy) take a step back to look at your work, flip it, & ask someone you trust for feedback

Hope this was helpful! Whenever I hop back into posting my art on social media it feels very stressful seeing the follower count fluctuate and likes begin to get lower. I have to remind myself that each post is for my development, and the OG's will always pull through with support, I appreciate you!!

#inktober #studio ghibli #princess mononoke #kiki #jiji #watercolor movie study #howls moving castle #spirited away #art blog #scanned drawing #painting #art #anxiety #art therapy #venting #personal #artists #burnout #art advice #art journal #reference your art #rowdycloudyart #movie screencaps #film #studio ghibli couples #art block #mental health

[scazrelet]

Old text for posterity. Thanksgiving 2020: For the record, I had these all planned out well ahead of time, well over a month ago. I was tickled pink when I realized where this landed. In any case, this is it everyone, the big five oh. This will be the last of the series. I hope you all enjoyed it, and found the contents useful on your journey. I know a number of you stuck around for the whole run and to you I have this to say - you're awesome. But I'm happy for everyone who found their way to my little corner of the net. I wish you all the best in the world on your journey. And while in America there is a holiday celebrating horrible genocide, I hope that we can at least use it as a real moment to give thanks. Thanks to ourselves, to each other, and, well, to everything else there is out there drifting in the blue. Here's to you, void. Here's to you. *** I actually started this project some time ago, to coincide with (not)Inktober. The reason made this project was because I've been noticing a lot of artists struggling lately - in no small part due to the big (not)Inktober challenge. I know a lot of people are stressed from COVID, are feeling pressured to perform, and frankly burning themselves out. So I decided to make daily tips on how to be a better artist *without actually making any art*. It seems counter intuitive, but I think there's a lot of folks out there who have really spread themselves thin this year and might just need a breather. So I made these as a guide and set of reminders to help people, both beginners and veterans, through these strange times we're living in. So even when we just need to take a break and de-stress we can still move forward together.

#my art #inktober #antiinktober #inktober 2020 #life pro tip #guide #art guide #art tip #art tips #being an artist #art skills #artist #art advice #advice #art #artwork #drawing #affirmations #inspiration #art education #education #motivation #art making #how to #self improvement #introspection #how to be a better artist #thanks #giving thanks #appreciation

[helptosmallartists]

Tip!

Ship weeks fandom events and art events in general are great for getting first discovered!

If inktober mermay or any fandom event

Might lead to your art finally being discovered and ppl staying for more!

#art tips #ship week #art event #inktober #mermay #colortober #art #artwork #oc #original character #sketch #small artists #art advice #my post #artists on tumblr #illustration

[probablysomethingtm]

Inktober Day 1: Dream

#Inktober #Inktober 2023 #my art #fountain pen art #ink art #traditional art #sketchbook #pen art #this one’s quick and dirty because I changed what I was gonna draw at the last minute and am also sick #if you look closely you might be able to see some of the pencil sketches from the original concept. so my advice is to not do that

[theperfectbath]

🎃 Earlier I said The Halloween Tree was my favorite Halloween movie, but Return to OZ is probably right up there, even tho it’s not technically a Halloween movie, just super super creepy. Have you seen it? Did you like it? What’s your favorite strange obscure movie? This is my #scarewolf entry for #mabsdrawloweenclub with Pumpkin Head, but I think it could also be called ‘Advice’ Also check out Wolf Pack, a bestselling Forest candle, with notes of fir trees, campfire, and citrus 🐺 And our trio of Halloween candles to set a cozy mood! link in bio #mabsdrawlloweenclub2022 #wolf #wolflover #crow #pumpkinhead #returntooz #oldmovies #advice #halloween #halloweentime #inktober #artist #fantasyart #wolfpack (at St. Clair Shores, MI) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjiXU8Ftm66/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#scarewolf #mabsdrawloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2022 #wolf #wolflover #crow #pumpkinhead #returntooz #oldmovies #advice #halloween #halloweentime #inktober #artist #fantasyart #wolfpack

[mikeleblanccartoonist]

Random Daily Diversions Day 271 #comic #comicstrips #cartoonart #humor #funny #artistsoninstagram #art #randomdailydiversions #penandink #cartooning #inktober #dogs #dogsofinstagram #pets #petstore #advice https://www.instagram.com/p/CgouTrzOzrh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#comic #comicstrips #cartoonart #humor #funny #artistsoninstagram #art #randomdailydiversions #penandink #cartooning #inktober #dogs #dogsofinstagram #pets #petstore #advice

[daily-ethoslab]

I have so much respect for you how do you keep the motivation to draw the same character every day I've only been doing this for like a month and you're well past 600 days how

-head mod of a daily character blog

I like seeing the number go up

This is a good way to track my art improvement

ethoslab is epic

originally it was "competition" with the other dailys to see who could last the longest (this competition only existed to me btw)

honestly it's kinda funny

I like Ethoslab

I don't hold myself to a high standard of art quality, I post depending on how much effort I WANT to put in

Honestly? I don't think i can stop

I was gonna type that I hope etho would be proud but tbh he would prob just go

"😐👍 OK"

I think if etho saw this and didn't immediately block me, he would look for a day I missed lol

Tbh I can't tell you how Im doing this. Before this account I had never completed an inktober before. I couldn't last a month drawing daily.

By day 15 of this account I was running out of ideas. I genuinely don't know how I got this far?? I wish I could give advice?

#tt #answered #anon #i wish u luck on ur daily blog #don't be afraid to get weird with it

[how-to-t-u-m-b-l-r]

Chapter 3. Merry… *checks notes* Ides… of.. March?

A beginner’s guide to Tumblr holidays

These just happen sometimes:

DAY 15 GIVE IT UP FOR DAY 15

Thursday the 20th

The Fifth of Wednesday

Sometime in June: That One Halloween Post Starts Circulating

Sometime in July: Dancing Pumpkin Man Video/Gif

Every week these happen:

Every Monday: El Muchacho Monday

Every Tuesday: Tuesday Again? No Problem...

Every Wednesday: Wet Beast Wednesday

Every Thursday: Out of Touch Thursday

Every Friday: Flat Fuck Friday

Every Saturday: Don't @ Me, I'm Chilling/Caturday

Every Sunday: Fingers In His Ass Sunday

Every year these are holidays:

January 16: Appreciate a Dragon Day

January 29: Threshold Day

All of February: Funguary

February 14: Aromantic/Asexual Day

March 9: Miku Day

March 10: Mario Day

March 14: Pi Day

March 15: Ides of March

March 23: Ever Given Got Stuck Today

April 1: Mishapocalypse

April 2: Dashcon Announcement Anniversary

April 3: Dannypocalypse

April 8: Rex Manning Day

ALSO April 8: MARGARET THATCHER IS DEAD

April 13: Neil Banging Out The Tunes

ALSO April 13: Homestuck Day

April 20: haha 420 blaze it

April 25: The Perfect Date

April 28: Ed Balls Day

April 30: It's Gonna Be May

All of May: Mermay

May 3: Beginning of Dracula Daily

May 4: May the 4th Be With You

May 5: Revenge of the Fifth

May 25: The Glorious 25th of May

All of June: Pride Month

ALSO All of June: IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME TO GET SPOOKY

June 5: Barricade Day

June 16: Let Papyrus Say Fuck

July 20: Moon Landing

September 8: The Queen Is Dead and Sans Undertale Killed Her

September 21: DO YOU REMEMBER-

All of October: SKELETON WAR

ALSO All of October: Inktober

October 3: Mean Girls Day

ALSO October 3: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Day

October 20: Unnecessary Feelings Day

October 31: HALLOWEEN

November 5: honestly what didn't happen that day

November 19: Goncharov

All of December: Will the Gävle Goat Get Destroyed Again?

December 10: Please, It's Christmas

December 24: ALMOST CHRISTMAS MEANS IT WASN'T CHRISTMAS

More advice here!

#twitter migration #tumblr guide #twitter refugees #twitter exodus #twitter #reddit migration #reddit exodus #reddit #reddit refugee #reddit blackout #169 #169 blackout #Chapter 3. Merry *checks notes* Ides… of.. March?

[demcrazymandolin]

Hey everyone 👋 so this is my first time putting any of my somewhat mediocre art on here. (as if I draw all the time, ha)

Yes I know, it's been like over a month, but I SWEAR I started the sketch in October.

This is Day 17/Day 16 of Inktober, probably my first take in participating in inktober. It's not completely drawn with ink like it's supposed to...c'mon guys...let's be real...

Day 17 Demon

Day 16 Angel

I saw the prompt and I knew what I had to do.

What better thing to draw than Aziraphale and Crowley from Good omens right?

These two ineffable idiots have been living rent free in my head since season 2 came out...

This is also my first go at properly doing watercolor, color theory...yk, all that jazz...

Feel free to any advice, or tips (clearly you can tell where I got frustrated with the paint...mind that) it's not perfect but I'd like to think it's somewhere between mediocre....

Hope everyone has a frabjous day!

#inktober #inktober 2023 #inktober day 16 #Day 16 - Demon #Day 17 - Angel #inktober day 17 #watercolor #drawing #art #artwork #good omens #aziraphale #crowley #crowley x aziraphale #ineffable husbands #the wall in eden scene #good omens season 1 #go 1

[zephrunsimperium]

Okay so I've been thinking a lot about what I want to draw cause I really really want to art but I've found myself in an inspiration drought after Inktober. And I was like, "I want to draw stuff from me and @ch4rl13-ch40s's AU but I don't think people on tumblr would love that" and then I realized that I should take my own advice and draw what I want dammit!

Zeph's Human Bill AU: A Summary

I will provide context for each individual drawing, but here's a summary of the AU beneath the cut. I've made it as brief as possible, but it is long please read it I spent hours on it. It's also BillFord stuff, I know this is primarily a FiddAuthor blog.

TW for religious trauma, child abuse/neglect, and drug use/addiction.

Part I: Bill's Backstory

William Cipher was born in the year 1951 in middle of nowhere Oregon. Shortly after entering kindergarten in 1957, Bill received an autism diagnosis (or what was autism in the 50s) and his mother was distraught, especially so because the local pastor told her the autism was caused by a demon possessing him.

Bill's mother quickly pulled him out of kindergarten to "home school" him and broke his leg to keep him from leaving the house. Bill would spend the majority of the next 7 years alone in the attic, reading old books left from the house's previous owners, favoring the thick and dusty math textbooks over the rest. Any time he got to leave the attic, he would collect things - anything to call his, random objects like bottle caps, spare change, pieces of thread, rocks - a habit that would later develop into kleptomania.

Bill grew extremely malnourished with a leg that never healed right. His father rarely interacted with him, but his mother made sure that Bill understood he was corrupted and needed to heal the only way anyone could - through Catholicism. Of course, as time passed, Bill didn't get "better" so his mother got angrier and angrier while Bill's anxiety got worse and worse, his religious rituals developing into crippling OCD. Triangles and the number three in particular became something of a holy symbol of the trinity to him. Arranging objects into threes, drawing triangles on himself and his possessions, counting by threes during panic attacks...

One day, Bill lashed out after his mother discovered the items he'd pilfered from downstairs and tried to take them away along with his precious books. As punishment, his mother splashed acid on his face, an injury that blinded his left eye. In his anger, out of pure impulse, Bill started a fire, fully intending to burn the house down with his parents inside. But while he waited outside, hearing their dying screams, 14 year old Bill realized too late that he regretted it. The police and firemen discovered him nearly catatonic outside the smoking building.

Part II: Backupsmore

After being passed around the foster system, Bill finally graduated high school. Grade school had not nearly been the utopia Bill was hoping it would be, but he still had a little bit of hope left that college would be a bit better. Though he didn't remember much from his childhood, his memories teaching math to an old teddy bear inspired him to declare a major in mathematics education.

Although Bill initially regarded his roommate warily, it didn't take long for him to find common grounds with Stanford Pines. The two bonded over being labeled freaks as children and found comfort in the strange new experience of being understood and seen. Eventually, after battling some internalized homophobia, the two started a secret romance

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. Summer separated the two lovers and in the terror of being alone, Bill turned to hard drugs to cope. Although he was happy to see Ford again their sophomore year, hiding his budding addiction became a constant anxiety. And to add to his paranoia, Ford made a new friend out of Fiddleford Hadron McGucket. Bill despised the skinny blonde southerner immediately, terrified that Ford would replace him. After months of tension and open hatred between the two, Bill's homicidal impulses reared their ugly head again and he broke Fiddleford's arm. He would have done more, but Ford was able to separate the two. Naturally upset, Ford initiated a roommate swap as soon as he was able.

Part III: Gravity Falls

Bill graduated college out of pure spite and moved back to Oregon since it was familiar. Bill's students there had very mixed opinions of him. Sure, he was a little creepy and his dark humor wasn't for everyone and everyone had a different story to explain his limp and his eye patch, but one thing was undeniable: if you wanted to learn complicated mathematics, he was the best teacher you could hope for. Students from several small Oregon towns took his class for college credit.

After four years however, Bill's teaching career would come to a screeching halt when an accidental meth overdose landed him in the hospital. Unable to find any family or valid emergency contacts, Ford was contacted. Though it was not his initial plan upon being summoned without warning, pity and the softening of memory over time drove Ford to pay Bill's bail for drug possession and take him in with the hopes of keeping him clean.

It only takes a week for Ford and Bill to fall back into their old romantic patterns which come with mixed feelings; Bill is terrified of being abandoned again and Ford is worried about being let down again. Things go quite well for them for about a month or so - and Ford buys a cat for Bill which he names Pythagorus - until a familiar face fresh off of divorce proceedings arrives in Gravity Falls.

After Ford broke up with Bill in college, he and Fiddleford had a brief fling before Ford admitted he was just trying to get over Bill. Fiddleford arrives with the hope of getting back together with Ford, but is horrified to find Ford right back in Bill's "evil clutches." Fidds gets more and more unhinged as his memory gun usage ramps up and Ford tries to keep things civil between the two men.

#gravity falls #bill cipher #stanford pines #human bill cipher #zeph's human bill au #billford #gravity falls au #fiddleford mcgucket

[madam-of-lithuania]

This is for Inktober from Instagram

Day 1, Dream

Sorry for being late a little bit 😅

I drawn myself as a Witch

When i was a little girl i always wanted to be a Witch

And i heard that October is the season of witch well a lease that's what i heard

Art advice and critique are allowed for my art improvements

#lithuanian artist #baltic artist #european artist #beginner artist #wannabe artist #small artist #small art account #artist on tumblr #my art #traditional art #inktober #witch #magical girl #lithuanian hetalian #hetalian

[scazrelet]

Another one that is a bit difficult to express, so ended up with a few chunky blocks of text. I feel like these keep getting longer and longer as they go. I really could talk about the things in this one all day. About the subjective placement of "artness" within contemporary art. About the three levels of abstraction trick (a good trick, but of course not the end all be all for concept in art). About conceptual art in general. Why a strong concept makes your work stand out. About tons of conceptual artists whose names are escaping me right now. I guess I talk too much. Required watching: vimeo.com/50493471 * * * I actually started this project some time ago, to coincide with (not)Inktober 2020. I'd been noticing a lot of artists struggling - in no small part due to that year’s (not)Inktober challenge. I knew a lot of people were stressed from COVID, feeling pressured to perform, and frankly burning themselves out. So I decided to make daily tips on how to be a better artist *without actually making any art*. It seems counter intuitive, but I think there were a lot of folks at that time who’d really spread themselves thin and just need to take a breather. Artists in general are perpetually at risk of burn out, especially within the current algorithm driven web culture. So I hope these serve as a guide and a set of reminders to help people, both beginners and veterans, through these strange times we're living in. Even when we just need to take a break and de-stress we can still move forward together.

#my art #inktober #antiinktober #inktober 2020 #life pro tip #guide #art guide #art tip #art tips #being an artist #art skills #artist #art advice #advice #art #artwork #drawing #affirmations #inspiration #art education #education #motivation #art making #how to #self improvement #introspection #how to be a better artist #boring art #I will not make boring art #push ideas further