Anonymous asked: oh my god, anon, you can't just ask people why they're polish

is that a mean girls reference??

get out

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Anonymous asked: why are u polish

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chocophilia asked: found cause of your mass effect tag, stay because of your art

welcome

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Anonymous asked: You're really nice. How often do you think you draw in an average day?

i don’t really measure it so it’s difficult to say; an average i think is 4-8 hours per day spent solely on drawing.

how about others, how often do you draw? let’s have a discussion! \o/

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templarsalad asked: Would you say that being a messy painter is a bad thing? I'm not all that neat in the beginning stages of a painting and I was wondering if it affected anything besides efficiency

i don’t think it’s a bad thing, it’s up to an individual person. some people can’t start laying down the colors without a clean lineart, and some people don’t even need a sketch to begin with.

as for what it affencts, um, probably the time you spend on your drawing and your ability to call the picture finished without having to refine every single element? if you’re asking if it makes your painting less pretty (as in ‘your messy style is so unusual that fewer people might like it’), i don’t think so; like with everything, some may like it, some may not. to each his own ヽ(◉ㅅ◉)ノ

i say don’t worry about it. you’re arting for yourself and if it makes you happy then i don’t see why you should try and be super meticulous when it’s clearly not in your nature. just be yourself~

frenearden:

I’m doing an art giveaway ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)

I’ll be doing 5 digitally painted, full color portraits of a person/character of the winner’s choice (so it can be your own character or anything really…) The style/quality will be somewhere b/n those first two examples and the two BW ones at the bottom.

HOW TO GET IN ON THIS:

  • Reblog this post; likes and multiple reblogs will not increase your odds
  • Winners will be chosen at random in two weeks’ time on June 1st
  • I will make a post naming the winners and send an ask to work out the subject of the painting

I’ll be reblogging this a few times to make sure people see it. I don’t want  like 5…people to reblog it ahahha that’d be embarrassing omfg please don’t let that happen. But! if you want to avoid seeing this post again block the tag #frenegiveaway

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domi’s decalogue:
  1. have something in the backgroud; music/audiobook/movie, whatever you like.
  2. after you have colors blocked-in under the lineart paint the rest over it; it made an enormous difference for me.
  3. thou shalt flip the canvas; a lot.
  4. trust yourself; if you feel the part you spent 2 hours on doesn’t look good, erase it and try a different approach. you drew it once, you can do it again.
  5. don’t always save your studies; when you study the finished picture isn’t important, what you’ve learned throughout the process is.
  6. take a break; spend some time away from your painting. the next time you see it you will get ‘fresh’ look at it and see any mistakes/things to change (this is like an ultimate canvas flip)
  7. use shortcuts; it’ll save you a lot of time.
  8. have references; understand the object you’re drawing, otherwise it might not look like it makes sense.
  9. be modest; accept critique when given one, or at least consider it.
  10. don’t be hard on yourself; you won’t force a painting out of yourself, so take it easy and don’t paint when you don’t feel like it (don’t get lazy though)

Anonymous asked: How did you learn anatomy?

i don’t think i’m the right person to ask, i still think i suck at it. but what helps me (or at least i think it does) is drawing with references and generally studying/observing how body/muscles works. analize that shiet. anatomy books are useful too.

and most of all (although i know noone wants to hear it) practice. it’s the only way to go.

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he’s so in love with himself you have no idea

me and jake are watching breakfast at tiffany’s so i thought it’s only appropriate to paint this lady; 1,5 h

me and jake are watching breakfast at tiffany’s so i thought it’s only appropriate to paint this lady; 1,5 h

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