Req’d By @gods-no-longer-tread-here

and yes, it was just as traumatic as you may imagine.

potato-preparing the nibs

this process to prepare nibs basically removes the protective layer of oil from the calligraphy nibs. the oil causes the ink to not flow properly, so you make this potato satellite.

prove them wrong.

for @tungsten-hydrogen-yttrium, one of my best irl friends, who requested it! i hope you like it!

i drew my phone one day and kinda liked how it turned out

asshole (jk i love you)

can’t tell if this looks stupid or if it looks cool so i’m gonna just post it while i still think it looks cool

for the sassy and classy lettering challenge on instagram

(if you enjoy my work, requests are open!)

hello! I hear you take requests and are really good at what you do, may I request song lyrics?

yeah!! of course!! what do u want

things i did that forced me to be a better artist:

used a reference for everything

thinner line art (you think thats thin? go thinner….)

sketch, then do a cleaner sketch, THEN start finalizing

THUMBNAILS

color research, picking a set palette or light/dark for each work

you like that pose? redo it one more time

USE A DAMN REFERENCE

do not rely on stylization as an excuse for anatomy

draw the goddamn background you coward

just draw the hand- a bad hand is better than a hidden hand

the rule of thirds WORKS

take a considerable break between sketch and lines/paint

know that art takes longer as you get better at it

draw the seams on clothes

stop aiming for accuracy and focus on fluidity and motion, accuracy will come with practice of those two concepts

just…do the chiaroscuro. just DO IT. no excuses it always works

stop making excuses, make yourself an art schedule/set weekly(or daily) art goals and just DO IT.