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i got bored so i thought i’d share some art tips ‘cause why not!!

- start with a sketch. seriously no artist i’ve ever met starts a drawing with lineart

- construction lines like boxes and circles are a godsend and the more you use them the more you’re able to make different body types that are proportional. eventually you’ll be using them less and less as you commit different body types to memory

- study some realism first because it’s a good way to build skills in lighting and proportions. this doesn’t mean you can only draw realism obviously, but having that knowledge does help for future reference

- anime is a valid style and fuck anyone who says otherwise

- originality is a myth. take ideas and inspiration from other artists, movies, whatever and build your own style from that. it’s gonna take time but it’ll come i promise

- use references if you don’t know how to draw something. as long as you don’t trace it or claim it as your own, you are totally valid if you look at other poses online for how to draw something. if it’s heavily referenced just mention + credit where you got the pose from

- don’t be afraid to ask artists for tips and tricks. personally whenever someone asks me about brushes n stuff i get super excited and am like “yes here and here and here” and i’m p sure other artists feel the same

- flip!!! your canvas!!!!! you’ll hate it at first but it really does make your drawings 1000x better i promise

- try not to shade too much with black ‘cause it looks muddy. there are some exceptions, like light diffusion and differences in lighting, but if the object is colorful or around something colorful try to shade in a darker color similar to that one

- don’t be like @staff. learn basic color theory

- watch!! tutorials!! and speedpaints!!

- color dodge is so good for glowing. seriously. those glowy effects i use? all color dodge. it highlights the saturated colors while casting the rest in shadow

- overlay is your best friend

- use multiply for shading if you’re not sure what colors to use

- use many many layers, there is nothing worse than doing something wrong and messing up the whole thing trying to fix it because you don’t have a different layer for it

- draw what you want. no rush. no pain. it’s for you. it doesn’t have to be perfect

- practice practice practice!!! drawing is a skill, anyone can learn. y’all should see my drawings three years ago. it’s all practice.

- there’s this weird culture around filling up your sketchbook with only clean drawings and stuff which is, uh. bullshit. your sketchbooks can have whatever mess you want. that’s why it’s called a sketchbook and not a masterpiece book. do whatever you want

- don’t feel discouraged if your art doesn’t get as much attention. time zones + filters + a lot of things may be a factor and it doesn’t mean you’re not good

- don’t compare yourself to other artists unless you’re looking to learn from them because everyone’s style and level is different and you won’t get anywhere if you feel bad because you think you’re “not good enough”

- “not good enough” is also bullshit btw, art is fluid and creative and the standard is whatever you want it to be

- ignore cringe culture that should be abolished immediately anyways

- you don’t owe anyone anything. you do you.

- if someone tells you you can’t draw something, that’s a perfect motivation to draw lots of that thing to spite them

- drawing is supposed to be fun. if it’s super stressful for you, it’s okay to take a break

- experiment!!! there’s so much you can do for art, don’t be afraid to try new things!!

- ily you’re valid

- keep drawing, i believe in you

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Here’s to a new year of acceptance and just lettin people live the fuggin way they wanna live !!!

((Genderqueer Pidge is just a headcanon, largely influenced by Bex since they’re nb))

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1. Find a gay in need.

2. Be subtle on your first approach so they don't know what you're planning on saying next.

Hope this helps all the SPOP gays out there! We must be strong! (Especially if you're a nervous gay like I am who has no idea how to flirt with other women 😆)

3. Pray that they respond 🙌 and be prepared to whip out that confidence on your next reply when they do.

4. Be sneaky and suggest that you can be their She-Ra girlfriend, but include a cop out joke incase your really bad flirting fails.

5. You make fun of it together and if you follow steps 1-4 correctly they DM you and you start a great internet friendship!

Thank you @serene-karma for consenting to this convo being published and for being a hilarious human being 🤣🤣🤣

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my advice to men: develop a sense of shame

how would you describe Catra's personality? would you say she has a bit of a temper that you wouldn't want to set off? like, practically hair-trigger? also what would you say about her intellect?

continued– like, would you say she’s more motivated by her intellect or instincts, or a mixture of both? But which one takes prescedence? srry I just love Catra personality analyses, I haven’t found too much aside from tumblr posts —She’s for sure got some temper. She’s angry. I think that’s partially because the Horde doesn’t accept other forms of emotional expression… crying is considered weak. Heart to heart, being sentimental, compassion… joy, love…those aren’t things that the Horde acceptsI’m not sure her anger is hair-trigger. She doesn’t go off for no reason. It’s something that builds. She always has a reason for being angry. She’s smart. Very smart. Definitely a high-int character. How else would she have overthrown Shadow Weaver? She knows how to use her assets; she saw a chance with Entrapta and she took it. She’s afraid but she doesn’t let that fear rule her–she’s terrified of Shadow Weaver but she still fought against her. She’s terrified of Hordak but she still spoke up against him in defense of herself. 

I think she’s motivated primarily by instincts, but she executes her will with her intellect. She’s a very passionate and somewhat impulsive person…Adora is too, for that matter. Adora switched sides because what the Horde was doing felt wrong to her.If you want more meta @johannas-motivational-insults has a ton of posts, go check her stuff out!

you don’t have to push yourself past your limits. people may urge you to leave your comfort zone, but you’re allowed to know your limits and assert your boundaries. if doing something will tire you out or worsen your symptoms, you don’t have to force yourself through it. your health and safety always come first.

“He bites.”

hi yes henlo how do you do the 3D look with your line art? it is a very neat look and i have seen it in other artists’ work as well but idk how to replicate that effect :/ quick tutorial, if you don’t mind? ^w^

hmmm well! there’s lots of different methods and different results when it comes to 3D-ish effects in art, but personally, i do it like this:

1) I…….. well, have the casual normal black/dark lineart at first: 

2) (This usually happens after I’ve finished coloring and shading my drawing) I copy-paste my lineart and color it red, and then I put it under the casual/black lineart, and move it a little to the right: 

3) I do it once again, but this time, instead of red, i color it blue (cyan? cyan), and move it slightly to the left:

aaaaand THAT’S IT! nsxkjsjks I usually also erase the red/blue lineart in places where the 3D-ish effect makes it hard to read the drawing (for example, on the entire face, or places where there are lots of messy brush strokes next to each other, like hair), and sometimes playing aroud with the linearts’ opacity slightly might do the trick too.

And yeah, it doesn’t have to be red and blue! Honestly, it mostly depends on the drawing’s color palette; as long as it’s two different, vibrant colors, it’ll work.

Here, some examples: