#but every so often i do like to watch a tik tok art tips video and i STILL see the same '''tips'''' from like 10 years ago | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

touteytout · 11 months

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i think the day i stopped following these cardinal (digital) art rules from deviantart or whatever is when my art got infinitely better. like things like Dont shade with black/always shade with purple, Dont use airbrush, Never EVER trace anything etc arent inherently wrong as they are based on actual techniques that work. its just that when theyre simplified to this degree and applied regardless of art style/end goal theyre absolutely useless.... theyre made with this very specific lineart-flatcolors-celshade comic/anime style in mind and aimed at like 12 year olds drawing like warrior cats or whatever. and even then its still better to (try to) learn how light/shadow etc actually works

#i know this isnt a big brain take at all especially not when you actually know how to draw right #but every so often i do like to watch a tik tok art tips video and i STILL see the same '''tips'''' from like 10 years ago #i also do like to complain.#another thing this leads that i find even more annoying is people going like omg am i the only one who doesnt do lineart?🤣🤣#am i the only who shades with airbrush???? like no #just stop trying to learn fundamental art skills from random 3 sentence tutorials that give 0 explanation and context for anything...#<- message to my 12 year old past self

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