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awyadraws:

I think one of the kindest things you can do for yourself as an artist is to accept that you will make bad drawings sometimes and just…stop caring about it. It’s not like that bad sketch you drew was your one and only chance to ever draw the thing. It’s so much easier emotionally to just say “lol what is that?” delete it and start over than it is to spend the next six hours crying about it. Once you stop treating every single thing you draw as something precious and learn to just throw stuff away it takes so much stress away. One bad drawing doesn’t make you a bad artist, or a fraud. Even the best pro artists are gonna have moments where they draw things wrong. You’re going to make bad drawings so just go out there and make them so you can move on with your life. Chances are your second attempt will be better. 

seerofsarcasm:

grant-garcia:

Washboard — Tumblr Savior for mobile devices

Hello, Tumblr! Over the last few months I’ve been working on a project that brings keyword blacklisting to mobile devices, and it’s finally ready for the public. If you’re not familiar, Tumblr Savior is a browser extension that allows users to hide posts containing certain keywords or tags. It works great for desktops, but it can’t be used on phones or tablets, and the official Tumblr apps don’t offer any alternatives.

That’s where Washboard steps in: just sign in with Tumblr, import your blacklist from Tumblr Savior, and start browsing! Washboard also features infinite scrolling, a “Safe Mode" toggle that hides images, and a few other features that make mobile browsing as painless as possible.

Any questions or suggestions? Send me an ask or tag a post #washboard.ws and I’ll look at it as soon as possible!

SCREAMS IN HAPPINESS

Art classes you mean? I’d take a figure drawing class and perhaps a 2D design class so you can learn about composition. If digital art is your thing I’d look into a Photoshop or Illustrator class to learn the basics (if you don’t already grasp them).

Draw every day if you can. Even if it’s only a little doodle. If you’re more of a DIY person then I’d say I spent a lot of time studying every art book I could get my hands on as a kid. Anything about comic art and/or figure drawing. The best advice I can give is to draw from life if you want to learn what the human body looks like. Take photos and draw from them. I am constantly taking photos of myself and using them for drawing references. If you like comic art then photos of fitness models are helpful. If you get hung up on a certain part (lots of people have trouble with hands and feet when they start out) draw it more. Don’t avoid it. You won’t learn that way.

Getting better at art takes time. Heck, I still screw up stuff constantly and I’ve been drawing for, um, a long time now. Don’t compare your progress to the progress of others. I’m serious. Gage your growth on how much you’ve improved compared to your old stuff. I’m not saying you can’t be inspired by other people but saying ‘oh, I’ll never be able to draw like so-and-so’ is self defeating.

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thelizalot:

Skin tone swatches, for use as a resource. 

Spudfuzz on Deviantart made the original resource, which I modified to be a bit more realistic. She gave me permission to post this.

☛These swatches, like all art resources, should be used as a “jumping off point!” All colours are relative, and change with lighting conditions. As they are now, these swatches work best for adoptables, character lineups, and other art where local colour is important. ☚

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