#it's that time in the creative process

[ashleys-doodle-corner]

So I was already taking a lot of screenshots from the game because I was just eating up the art style, and the second I saw the interaction picking up some of the items in a specific room, I cackled. Needed that to be drawn somehow desperately.

This gives off the vibe as stickers because I was sort of going for that, but it's definitely too big to be printed out as stickers. Enjoy (and thanks for the reception on the last post, y'all really liked that-)

#Odile #Boniface #In Stars and Time #ISAT #Bonnie ISAT #Odile ISAT #illustration #digital art #artists on tumblr #the creativity process #fan art #portfolio

[icewindandboringhorror]

I know this is just a silly bad quality random screencap of a screencap that I found on facebook lol, BUT it's a succinct enough image to easily describe the concept in a quick/accessible way hopefully :

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(and of course, feel free to elaborate in tags, etc.! (especially elaborating about other senses as well.. can you "hear" in your mind just as well as you can "see"? taste? etc.) It's an interesting topic to me, as someone who's like a 4.5 at MOST lol. I'm curious what option will be the most common :0c )

#tumblr polls #hrmm... a little poll perhaps.. about a subject I find interesting.. since this image came across my facebook today #still really not feeling that well. no longer shaking violently and such but I still feel weird and weak much more than usual #They did say my markers for like infection or inflammation were elevated but that they werent sure of the cause so hopefully #it's nothing too serious. they did also say a lot of different things can cause that thing to be higher than normal but didn't go into spec #fics of what. maybe some of them are relatively benign or something. I still havent felt much back to normal since #I got really sick that one time though. I feel fine on and off but then little bouts of feeling weird and sick happen. hrmmm #ANYWAY.. looking for small ways to be productive. such as little doodles on evil ipad or editing game videos #or posting polls or cat pictures or some other like not very labor intensive things #I WISH I COULD FOCUS on writing HHRGGhh... I need to finish my game.. it would be so freeing.. a project that's been looming #over my head for like 5 years even though througouht that 5yrs I've probably spent a total of 3 months working on it lo.. ANYWAY #I still partially really cannot beleive that people CAN see stuff in their heads. There's always part of me that's thinking like. well mayb #e everyone DOES see the same exact thing but we just describe/conceptualize it so differently that we think we're talking about #different things when we're really not. But I have been assured by people I've talked to about it that they can GENUINELY really see #stuff in their heads like as vivid as an actual picture in real life or something. And the other senses are neat too. Like for exmaple I #can hear in my head much better than I can see imagery. I still CANNOT hear vividly like as if I were listening to actual music out loud.. #but I think it's developed more than my sight. AND interesting how this varies the creative process. a friend I was talking to on the phone #said they write by literally just watching stuff play before them like a movie. where my process is COMPLETELY different. AND that affects #the content/what details we focus on as well as our individual styles of writing have differences that can be traced back to that.. hrmm

[mikhardwheat]

"I'm a writer" I say as I add 87 words to my draft and go to sleep.

#and it'll be first time in 3 weeks too #writers on tumblr #writing #ao3 writers #writeblr #fanfiction writer #fiction writer #creative process #you might call it #depression doesn't help either #writing a book

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Decided to take the leap and post the little fanfic I wrote at the start of the month to AO3. The Yiling Laozu takes a break in the burial mounds. Also, there is a worm.

#mdzs #wei wuxian #writing #No obligation to read if you're just here for the silly comics! #They will be back tomorrow! #This was my way of re-engaging with a creative outlet that I put aside for a long while. #and while my style leans into the experimental side - I always find I have the most fun that way. #If you do read - I hope you enjoy it! No issues at all if it is not your cup of tea B*) #This whole blog leans into 'And now - time for something entirely different'! but this is the biggest departure from my usual far thus far. #I have so many thoughts to share about my thought process with this one...alas #I also want to let people have their unbiased thoughts about it. Such is the pain of authourship.

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

“i believe in the idea that old bits of equipment have songs built into them already, like a ghost in the walls.”

#i love the way his mind works so much i don’t even know how to talk about it #this is such a fascinating insight into his creative process #also idk which of these interviews came first but i love that he speaks in such similar patterns about the same idea #it’s clearly a thought he’s really spent time with #and i also love how adamant he is that he can’t play the piano 😂😭 #alex turner #arctic monkeys #alex vid #am era #lulu posts

[somnimagus]

"If only I could take my own advice."

#kingdom hearts #kh #riku kingdom hearts #riku kh #fan art #my art #from 2021 #this was for vol 2 of a riku zine a while back! my first time on a project #that was how i discovered i really like drawing with/for people. really love seeing others' creative processes in general #old stuff repost queue #project stuff

[gatheredfates]

Also related but I can't be bothered adding it to the original post: we should be allowed to make 'ugly' work. Don't treat your creative process like a content farm, I'm begging you.

#｡･ﾟﾟ･ — sea speaks #i'm very passionate about this as someone who is very like #'happy' with who they are #both in body #creative process #etc. #it took me a long time to get where i am #and part of that is just being like #i do not exist for other people's approval #it's so so so important trust #trust!!!!!!!!!!! #there's a difference between uplifting yourself #and being confident in YOUR ability #and egotism #anyone who says otherwise can kick rocks #you cannot bring me down!! #my brain could do better than you and she's a whipped bitch!

[minecraft-sideblog-tm]

I hope Grian is having fun with trying to just build things on the server instead of pre-planning the whole thing in creative first like he's used to doing, because it is SO much fun to watch him work through it in real time. I can't wait to watch his base just gradually turn into whatever it ends up as

#I almost never pre-make my builds in creative and usually just wing it in my survival world #(unless I'm just REALLY stumped on something) #One of my fav parts of that is like just seeing the build work up into the final version as I go #Finishing a section and going “Ohh wait what if I added/swapped THIS block/detail???” and getting to test things out #Walking past the finished build for months before suddenly getting a really cool idea to modify it #etc etc #So it's always fun watching how other people's brains work #while they work out a build in real time #idk does that even make sense? I'm just really enjoying seeing his process lol #lee speaks #grian #hermitcraft #hermitcraft 10 #hermitcraft season 10

[bylrndgm]

are "friends" electric?

byler week 2023 | day vi: pre-volume 2 vibes

#byler #bylerweek2023 #Day 6 Pre-Vol 2 #byler edit #byler gifs #clapping myself because i made a psd that works just fine in like every scene. #episode 7 no byler so yeah #no but like noah's wig in ep.6 is so weird i can't #creative process: um so as pre volume 2 vibes i wanted to put the byler scenes i liked the most in each vol. 1 episode #of course i avoided to gif scenes i already gif'd thousand of times (cough - cool cool intimate moment- cough) #or car scene in the desert #and i also wanted to make it really bright and vibrant and yeah #no like it wasn't intended to be a rainbow gifset - even tho it pretty much is #but you know guys i had to go along with it #mine:gif #mine

[lemongogo]

can i ask.how u guys practice ur creativity <3 how u practice ur imagination or like.. how u experiment with ur art, how u come to ideas and how u develop them.<3 pretty please <3

#smthing i have always struggled w.is feeling like i can only draw things that r handed 2 me. #as in.an idea or concept that already exists #chara or conflict that already exists.Scene that alr exists. #and i think it can be soo limiting bc when i have that sort of creative desire but nothing 2 reflect off of it #i feel like im unable to do anything/get anywhere bc im unable to do that mental legwork myself ykwim #like comic artists r SOOO JAW DROP INSPIRING TO MEE bc not only are u envisioning ur own sequences/situations #but u are able to imagine even the most MUNDANE interactions within those scenarios u know #like the transitory panels and the quiet moments and the every day stillness #and i feel like.its not even a poor attempt on my behalf its like.i cant Even attempt it.like my brain is soo empty #and soo static and noiseless that i am like gauhh...... #i can practice lines all day long and practice colors and practice anatomy or Whatever bc its something concrete #and its in front of me and i can pry apart the physical technicalities until i understand it better #but my MIND???ABSTRACTION>? THOUGHTS .ough its so hard #and i really want to push past that but i dont know how and its so .. demoralizing to think that ill get there One Day but i feel #one million and two days away.and not making active process towards it. #i know the first step is to build ur visual library and i feel liek. idk i FEEL LIKEEE theres more 2 it that im missing #but also im depressed as hell n my job is killing my creative drive and the seasonal stuff isnt helping #so maybe i just need 2 give it time (true) but i also like.man i dont know. i want 2 do something w my hands #but everything ive been doing so far has felt soo .hard and fruitless and i definitely dont want 2 turn art into such a stressful thing #fruitless as in like.i dont get any personal satisfaction w it.idgaf abt monetization or algorithms or any of tht #but smtimes thats just what happens and i have 2 weather through and know ill be more equipped 4 this some other time #SAWRYYY IM ALWAYS GOING ON AND ONNN im nromal im normal<3 i just rly like art and it sucks balls whn it feels out of reach #sigh cry fart scroll.(:salute:)

[ashleys-doodle-corner]

With me finally being free from my shackles of the animatic (which was fun but took all of my focus), I treated myself by getting In Stars and Time. And for those of you that have played the game, you could call it an opposite of a treat because it's just Siffrin going through the WORST time of their life.

I love this game, actually. If you give me a game that has ANYTHING to do with time, specifically time loops??? OOOGH, that's the good shit.

I'm probably going to do more redraws of the CGs you see in the game, since redraws are what I have the mental energy for right now. They're all very pretty after all! And under the cut is the Siffrin redraw, but without his silly little hat :)

#In Stars and Time #Siffrin #Boniface #Bonnie ISAT #ISAT #illustration #doodles #screenshot redraw #digital art #artists on tumblr #the creativity process #fan art

[casterhex]

these two again

#oc #ocs #original character #original characters #hex art #hex originals #ian august #marcus anton #doodled the lines while sleep deprived slapped the colors on today while procrastinating yknow how the creative process goes #real art coming.....whenever I have time to make it

[andthebeanstalk]

*Slaps roof of Simon*: this bad boy can fit so many metaphors in him

Simon: *immediately collapses from the force of the slap*

#original #at #fionna and cake #simon petrikov #ice king #she has the range #does he represent aging and senility? addiction? mental illness? the creative process? grief? loneliness? unconditional love? yes and. #(i didn't slap him that hard simon is just 1 HP away from physical and emotional collapse at any given time. oops. finn-core i guess XD)

[cordeliawhohung]

PLEASEEEEE will there be any more bodyguard gaz i need him so bad

on that note im going back to bed

#cant catch a fucking break #not even supporting the series #imagine working 10 hours and having the worst headache of your life #and instead of someone saying something nice about your work #theyre wondering when youre gonna put more out #like i am a human being #these questions sap so much energy out of me #im gonna delete my blog holy fuck #trust me i am trying but these asks kill my mood to write #remember i do this as a hobby not a job #the creative process takes time #yada yada #no one reads these anyway #who cares about the writer anyway

[polyphonial]

something that was intended for week 1 of master of fire feb but. well. close up on kai's friendship bracelets under the cut.

[id: a digital painting of kai and nya from lego ninjago. they are both shown from the knees up, standing and facing each other. nya stands on the left, kai is on the right. nya has brown skin, shaved sides, gauges, and a wave and trident tattoo sleeve. she wears a black cropped tank top and light grey sweats, her hair up in a bun with a pencil through it, except for two strands near her face, which are wavy. she looks angry and holds up one hand to her temple, pointing with the other at kai. she says: ' (caps) WHY (end caps) are you (caps) LIKE THIS (end caps)'. kai has light brown skin, a spiky mullet, an eyebrow piercing and a lot of scars, including top surgery ones. on his hands there are several friendship bracelets, and he wears chipped red nail polish. he is shirtless, wearing only grey sweats. he makes a hand puppet gesture with his hand, looks away annoyedly, cringing, and puts the other hand in his pocket. he says: 'blah blah blah...' end id.]

[id: a close up of kai's arm. it shows the friendship bracelets he is wearing. from top to bottom they are: cole's (brown with orange beads), jay's (blue with yellow beads and a lightning charm), skylor's (orange with red heart beads), nya's (purple with blue waterdrop beads), zane's (light blue with blue beads) and pixal's (lavender with square grey beads). they each have a name close to them, labeled with an arrow, and done in my hc handwriting. end id.]

#scribbles #ninjago #kai jiang #nya jiang #master of fire february #master of fire february 2023 #lego ninjago fanart #small hc ramble time: lloyd made those friendship bracelets #he made them and kai always wears them bc he says theyre his lucky charm. and at first it was just the three (one for cole jay and zane) #after lloyd got aged up and joined the ninja officially he was embarassed about it #but kai just came up to yim one time n was like. hey u should make a bracelet that's yours. and lloyds face just lit up #anyway there's one for pixal nya skylor and lloyd now #ty raine legogeek23 and mars marsipain and corey for supporting the creative process you're real ones for that #aand post

[7cfc00]

hello! im a beginner artist and i recently found your blog! ive found inspiration in your art (if that's okay) and i really like your shading style but cant really replicate it in a way i like.. (hopefully this isnt inappropriate to admit) do you mind doing a brief tutorial? many thanks! your art is very lovely

HIII sorry it took so long to respond i was kinda busy... but THANKS! heres some process pics and also a long winded rant about art... hope its helpful

i used this piece cus its one of my recent artworks that i did a lot more rendering for... usually its a bit more condensed than this, but yeah. gradients are. poggers

ive only recently gotten comfortable w this "artstyle" so i'm not exactly the. authority here. but yeah! just some notes and thoughts... wish you all the best on your journey soldier. firm handshake.

#also thanks for giving me a reason to ramble about art!! im such a nerd for like. the creative process. and the role of art. #cuz i do fine arts in school so i come from a perspective thats more conceptual almost? more cognizant of art in relation to culture/time #and this type of fandom art for me is more of an outlet and a challenge at communicating specific ideas. or experimenting with style #its also about the recognition and impact on people and likes but uhhhhh heh heh.... #im the type of person who thinks modern art is cool as balls and more people should take the time #to appreciate art because it teaches patience and understanding and expands your worldview #but that is a COMPLETE sidetrack #drop an ask if you have more questions about art i fucking love talking #if its not very relevant to the stuff on this blog then ask it on my sideblog 8cfc00. #dont wanna clog up peoples dashes with my hot takes