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Y'all know about Rob Liefeld?

He's a very famous comic artist, most known for his artwork on Marvel properties like Deadpool and X-Men. He's also known for being REALLY bad at drawing feet.

I've been trying to write a graphic novel since high school. For a long time, I was really discouraged because my art skills were way behind most of my peers. If anything, I've felt that more since going to college and taking proper art classes. I started drawing a lot later than most of my classmates, and seeing my work side-by-side with theirs isn't always easy.

Anyways. I've been working on this graphic novel, and trying to draw it. And at some point when i was starting, I decided to just kind of not draw hands. Like I'm not hiding them necessarily, that'd be crazy difficult, but they're usually just a round shape at the end of the arm with a thumb if it's appropriate.

It feels a little weird, if I look at it too long. But if Rob Liefeld can suck at feet and still make it in this world, then maybe I don't have to worry about the way my hands look.

I'm still drawing. That's what matters in the end.

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artfight 2025

come fight me!!

card template by @fwoggydweller <3

character art creds from left to right:

Ekho - @froggtogs https://artfight.net/~froggtogs

Mogi - me!

Ezran - @sirwow https://artfight.net/~SirWow

Sherbet - BRZ https://artfight.net/~BRZ

Flatline - F1R3CR4CK3R https://toyhou.se/F1R3CR4CK3R

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archiving this intro card before I update my pinned post <3

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draw it bad and draw it weird and draw it catered only to yourself and draw it wobbly and draw it too small and draw it with the default brush and draw it without using references and draw it and leave it unfinished and draw it for the first time and draw it

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Art is a sport

One common thing I see among artists who are just starting out is that they are very precious about their work -- ironically, way moreso than experienced artists. They need to get every line JUST right, because in their mind, getting that line just right is what stands between the piece being bad and it being good. I was like that too, for so long that I'm still struggling to catch up because of how it hampered my progress.

Being precious about every line is kind of like a track sprinter starting a run, but then restarting every time their foot lands in any slightly suboptimal way. This is comes off as silly, because we know that the "unit" of what they are doing is a sprint, and that they would make their greatest progress by finishing the full sprints, because that's how they train.

Well, similarly, the "unit" of art is a finished piece. What stands between the sprinter and the time they want isn't 1 individual step, but 1000 sprints. What stands between the beginner artist and making art they like the look of isn't that 1 line, but, i'm sorry to say, 1000 pieces.

Taking note of any mistakes you made afterwards is something done by both the experienced artist and experienced sprinter -- this is healthy and helps you improve. But you can do that later, after you're done.

That line is good enough.

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hey i'm doing artfight again

i haven't made my user card for this year yet, but i'm on team Fossil! come battle me >:3

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Anxiety: You're almost 30 and haven't published a single book. You wasted your chance to become a successful author!

Me: Stan Lee created Spider-Man at age 40. George R. R. Martin wrote A Game of Thrones at age 48.

Anxiety: Oh fuck nvm you do you, king.

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Courier New my beloved

fanfic writers what font do you write in

i know on ao3 it's all in verdana but when you're drafting the fic in word or docs or whatever

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> I walk into class on crit day

> I take 5000000 psychic damage

> 4 hours pass

> I walk out of class

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shoutout to everyone

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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i think people get so used to their own creative work that they forget how amazing it is so i’m making this post as a reminder You are the only person capable of making art the exact way you make it. nobody else on earth can do that. there are always going to be those little habits and intricacies and details that simply cannot be replicated whether it’s in writing or painting or textiles and you make life all the better for it i love my friends’ art i love art from strangers im trying to love my own art I LOVE YOU!!! THE PERSON READING THIS!!!!!!! YOU ARE A PART OF THIS WORLD NEVER EVER STOP MAKING THINGS THAT CAN IMPACT IT

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There will come a point where you will stop being 18-22 and your art output will slow dramatically, either from life circumstances, work, or schooling, and you will feel the urge to blame yourself for it. Don't!

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"I cant draw" then do it bad who gives a fuck.....

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Protection Turtle

february 2025 // embroidery

A protection sigil I designed a while back, in the shape of a turtle. I embroidered it into my newest sketchbook to take care of my work.

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Skunk Spray

february 2025 // liner pen, alcohol marker

The masked menace plaguing the city would certainly never stink up a CEO's air conditioning in his favorite car....

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Eclipse Outfit

january 2025 // pencil Eclipse's magical girl outfit, including design notes