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my friend sent me a bunch of fic and now i have mild brain worms

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My piece for the Brimhat AU zine!! There's still a few leftovers available at https://chapter56.store/ along with some super cute stickers and charms!!

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my spread for @naruto-fantasy-zine, paired with a poem by the wonderful @/_Scaramooch on twitter, ft: tsunade as a holy knight

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my calendar piece for @naruto-fantasy-zine !

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Your Kakashi art is so good I love it, you're wonderful

you are too kind!! thank you my mission is to make sure everyone gets on the kakashi-pilled train

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I got a dip pen and then left it collecting dust until I realized today was kakashis bday and pulled it out. It's pretty nice! But I think I don't like it on watercolor paper, it tugs too much for my taste... A paper with less tooth would be nicer I think

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I always imagined the Niidaime to be a strict teacher who held his students to a very high standard-- a remnant of his own upbringing. Nonetheless, an excellent teacher and a man all his students admired, which only made the sting harsher when they ended up disappointing him.

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legacy

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Yeah failing constantly is honestly SO tough and timers are super scary at first but once you get used to it it's super rewarding!

I just found some of my first gestures back from 2021, believe me when I started then I was convinced all I was meant for was failure. But I also loved drawing bodies so much so I kept at it, 100% the most important thing is to keep that love, everything else will follow :)

#if you're reading this and know how to speed up drawing process of a beginner artist let me in on this valuable knowledge 🙏

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I think the most important thing is to approach w strong intent! Maybe you're trying to learn the angle of shoulders and hips, and just concentrate on that for a sesion. Or maybe you're trying to find good shapes, etc etc.

figure drawings can look pretty different depending on focus and the length of the pose

proko has a free figure drawing course that's a good place to start, but you can literally do anything with figure drawing. All it is is looking at bodies and drawing them, typically with a timer. I recommend non clothed, especially when starting out!

quickposes, lineofaction, and sketchdaily are online picture timers, but frankly I find their photo banks too small if you do regular figure drawing. Plus, one of the most valuable things out of traditional figure drawing is drawing the same model over and over-- if you can find a local figure drawing group in person I highly recommend! Otherwise, gesdrawparty on youtube is my preference (they have models in underwear, which works pretty well).

The other thing I find most helpful is to study the work of artists you like, preferably professionals. Do copies, analyze, apply it to your own work.

most importantly: do A LOT of figure drawing. As in thousands. Keep on going. It's effective because you fail quickly, often, and keep adjusting as you go.

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#if you're reading this and know how to speed up drawing process of a beginner artist let me in on this valuable knowledge 🙏

@cool-thymus

I think the most important thing is to approach w strong intent! Maybe you're trying to learn the angle of shoulders and hips, and just concentrate on that for a sesion. Or maybe you're trying to find good shapes, etc etc.

figure drawings can look pretty different depending on focus and the length of the pose

proko has a free figure drawing course that's a good place to start, but you can literally do anything with figure drawing. All it is is looking at bodies and drawing them, typically with a timer. I recommend non clothed, especially when starting out!

quickposes, lineofaction, and sketchdaily are online picture timers, but frankly I find their photo banks too small if you do regular figure drawing. Plus, one of the most valuable things out of traditional figure drawing is drawing the same model over and over-- if you can find a local figure drawing group in person I highly recommend! Otherwise, gesdrawparty on youtube is my preference (they have models in underwear, which works pretty well).

The other thing I find most helpful is to study the work of artists you like, preferably professionals. Do copies, analyze, apply it to your own work.

most importantly: do A LOT of figure drawing. As in thousands. Keep on going. It's effective because you fail quickly, often, and keep adjusting as you go.

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super speedy warmup kakashis

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silly little guys

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gotta share makeup with your frenemies

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Though she may not know medical ninjutsu, Jade @silicate-draws is both one of the best sensor ninja in Konoha AND a very talented guest page artist in the Path of Life Zine!

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a true story that happened this week. apparently I am capable of blushing for 2d men

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posting a wip to motivate myself bc i need to finish this comic its been sitting in my drive for a year and a half

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wip pile so big it may be the new year before I get through it