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art is about spending an embarrassing amount of time trying to get something to look right giving up and then moving on to do it slightly better next time. at some point if you're an exhibitionist you then post it for internet strangers to look at.

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I also would like to add that it’s okay to take a ton of inspiration and straight up copy someone’s style (UNLESS THEY STATE OTHERWISE). I don’t think I would have made it to where I am now in my style if I didn’t fucking copy the Beastars art style for like a year lol. Sometimes it lets you figure out what you like. :)

How did you learn to draw as well as you do? Do you have any tips or advice?

Ah, thank you! I’m still learning a lot myself, but I can try to give some tips! Take me with a grain of salt though because I’m not a great teacher.

1) Simple volumes help so much during planning/sketching. Drawing a few circles and lines just to know where things are can help so much with proportions and posing.

Though of course people make use of them in many ways. Like drawing 3D boxes to get the volume down or just drawing 2D circles to get your bearings.

2) Have fun! Draw what you like, and indulge in whatever you’re interested in. I have also found that fanart is so good for exploring your style and enjoying yourself. I draw my OCs and UTDR stuff a lot because I just love them so much, and I’ve been seeing improvement.

3) Use reference! Also it’s crucial to remember, because I struggle with this so much, (this applies more to a stylized look) you don’t have to copy every detail you see.

For the longest time I avoided reference because whenever I drew it, the drawing look nothing like the image. You are not using reference to just draw the image, you are studying how certain things look in that image. How clothing folds, how you can show those folds in a simpler way. How the body bends and overlaps, and how you can try to visualize that in a way that’s easy to draw.

I have found that drawing my OCs doing or wearing whatever I’m studying to be so helpful.

4) Get feedback! If you don’t like how a drawing looks, even a sketch, it can be hard not to just trash it. Maybe from time to time if you’re struggling with something, ask around in friendly communities with artists. It’s helped me before, but I need to do it more often.

5) And last but not least, every artist is unique and special in their own way. Yeah, their styles are all different, but beyond that is our process.

Everyone draws in a different way, down to how we start a drawing. All tips and tricks you hear from artists are based on their own experiences and stuff. I’ve tried so many different methods and they just don’t click with me.

I can’t get the hang of using 3D shapes, so I just don’t usually. I don’t use the line of action a whole lot because it just doesn’t work in my head yet.

It’s all about that sweet practice so you can experiment with a bunch of stuff and figure out what is best for you.

I hope these help, at all?? I’m not great with advice, as my own thoughts are constantly shifting. But I’m very confident in my answers.

Also thank you again!!!!

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How did you learn to draw as well as you do? Do you have any tips or advice?

Ah, thank you! I’m still learning a lot myself, but I can try to give some tips! Take me with a grain of salt though because I’m not a great teacher.

1) Simple volumes help so much during planning/sketching. Drawing a few circles and lines just to know where things are can help so much with proportions and posing.

Though of course people make use of them in many ways. Like drawing 3D boxes to get the volume down or just drawing 2D circles to get your bearings.

2) Have fun! Draw what you like, and indulge in whatever you’re interested in. I have also found that fanart is so good for exploring your style and enjoying yourself. I draw my OCs and UTDR stuff a lot because I just love them so much, and I’ve been seeing improvement.

3) Use reference! Also it’s crucial to remember, because I struggle with this so much, (this applies more to a stylized look) you don’t have to copy every detail you see.

For the longest time I avoided reference because whenever I drew it, the drawing look nothing like the image. You are not using reference to just draw the image, you are studying how certain things look in that image. How clothing folds, how you can show those folds in a simpler way. How the body bends and overlaps, and how you can try to visualize that in a way that’s easy to draw.

I have found that drawing my OCs doing or wearing whatever I’m studying to be so helpful.

4) Get feedback! If you don’t like how a drawing looks, even a sketch, it can be hard not to just trash it. Maybe from time to time if you’re struggling with something, ask around in friendly communities with artists. It’s helped me before, but I need to do it more often.

5) And last but not least, every artist is unique and special in their own way. Yeah, their styles are all different, but beyond that is our process.

Everyone draws in a different way, down to how we start a drawing. All tips and tricks you hear from artists are based on their own experiences and stuff. I’ve tried so many different methods and they just don’t click with me.

I can’t get the hang of using 3D shapes, so I just don’t usually. I don’t use the line of action a whole lot because it just doesn’t work in my head yet.

It’s all about that sweet practice so you can experiment with a bunch of stuff and figure out what is best for you.

I hope these help, at all?? I’m not great with advice, as my own thoughts are constantly shifting. But I’m very confident in my answers.

Also thank you again!!!!

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Which of your ocs is most likely to eat a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream

This is a really good one. Probably Webster, Frankie prefers ice pops. Webster would eat the whole thing too fast and would just be so sick.

Really specific flavor…

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I think if I was sent asks that would be pretty cool. About art and my characters and whatever. 🥺

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His boots!

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those ding dang darn deltaruners and their wacky escapades

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Gayass platformer defaults to keyboard what the fuck

Pencil drawing fanart of @dat-soldier’s oc Dolvun!!! The lovely sleep paralysis demon whom I love wholeheartedly.

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Pencil drawing fanart of @dat-soldier’s oc Dolvun!!! The lovely sleep paralysis demon whom I love wholeheartedly.

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part 2 of my experiment: what english-speaking country are you from, what region and what do you call the following images? if you don't know what the first image is please try to guess i'd love to see it

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i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

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Some OC drawings!

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Assorted Frankie faces/hair stuff.

Frankie likes a comfortable blend of loose and tied up hair. Enough to give her bangs, while having a comfortable ponytail.

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The Prince Returns

An shaded version for anyone who wants a ref of Ella ;)

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hey. what if i got really normal about (my designs for) the fallen kids. i promise.

my prev drawings of them here :]

also scrapped doodles involving flowey bc I forgot flowey probably didn’t exist for a while until at least most of them were dead, what with alphys’ dt experiments. i just wanted kris and flowey to meet :( they grew up together in another universe

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just enjoying a meal

drawn by my friend bottles! (sadly doesnt have any acc for now)