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Fried Chicken. Girl’s name is Caoimhe.

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*pokes* I just wanted to let you know that you have been a huge inspiration to me for many years. I have been watching you develop your character Ily pretty much since the beginning, and I am always amazed at how much you continue to improve. It is truly motivational, and it helps me to work through most of my "bad-art-days". However, It still gets discouraging sometimes. I was wondering if you have any tips for when you sit down to draw and nothing seems to turn out right? Cheers!~

First of all, thank you for taking the time to write to me. I appreciate it--I never expected to inspire anybody with my drawings, and I’m happy to be a help to you.I haven’t had bad art days lately--fear of my own hobby replaced that after high school, and I’m just now coming out of that five-year rut. If that ever happens to you, the solution is (in short) to make peace with your fear, let it go with grace, and refocus on your goal.As for bad art days--I recommend identifying the core of the problem and practicing the heck out of it. For example:1. What specifically is not working about this drawing?2. Can I find a reference of a photo or drawing where that part does work?3. When I draw from this reference, do I understand the problem better?4. If no, draw from the reference again until yes, then proceed to 5.5. If yes, move on to the next element of the drawing and start again from step 1.You don’t have to follow those exact steps, but processes like that help me grasp the problem without becoming overwhelmed. Tackling large problems a step at a time helps you stay sane.Does that answer your question? I may have gotten a bit off-track.

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Ily the Dryad. Full-res over at patreon.com/poegryn, free of charge.

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Inica and Jin. Sitting bottomless at the peak of a mountain is something good friends do, no? (Setting based on Chilean mountains: Los Cuernos in Torres del Paine National Park)

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Bouncy bouncy. First animation.

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I took up 3D modeling about a month ago in order to build accurate references for my 2D art. So far swords are the most fun to model. They’re simple and relaxing. Character models soon™.

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Kuruna, from Pixel Princess Blitz, which just reached its Kickstarter goal a couple days ago.

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This is Ily aging one year in each sketch, starting at 11.

I suppose this is what qualifies as a “refined sketch” for me.

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This is Lucia. She belongs to @yami-chan95. I thought she was cute, so I painted her like one of my French girls.

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How do I send you art?

Through an ask.

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Woomy.

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Bread helps you grow big and strong. Remember to share it with your friends!

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Marie making a sandthing.

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Traditional work. I don’t really know how to camera, so I guess this works for now.

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Sometimes the final picture doesn’t end up much like the sketch. In this case, I removed the elf ears, headband, and Dreamworks face.

Anything from here on out will be new art.

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Ily.

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Seren.