Things I Learned In Drawing 1 Class
- If it looks wrong, it is wrong.
- Draw what you see not what you know to be true
- Everything is broken up by shapes and lines. Don’t look at the image look at what makes up the image
- You can use grid paper to help you line everything up while you’re learning. Grids are okay
- REFERENCES ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND. THEY ARE NOT CHEATING
- When using references; there is the quarter rule. If you change more than a quarter of the original image (such as pose, backgrounds, movement) then it’s yours. It’s not stealing.
- Only trace to learn, do not trace and post as your own art
- Don’t just color over someone else’s art that’s stealing
- It’s okay to make mistakes
- Try new mediums as often as you can. Charcoal, pastels, crayons, markers, graphite, ink wash, paints (of all kinds) ect. It will help you grow as an artist and find what you like
- Figure out what you like in someone elses art, why you like that art. Try to make it your own in your own art. It’s like art genetics
- Surround yourself with other artists who will help and encourage you.
- Draw for friends! Seeing them get excited that you drew for them will keep you drawing
- Art block happens. Try not to stress
- Draw daily
- Draw from life
- DRAW WHAT YOU SEE NOT WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE
- Play with lines and shading: contouring, crosshatching, stippling, blocking.
- Experiment
- Have fun
- Form a small community of you and your friends who like to art. Give each other feedback, give each other advice, and get excited everytime someone draws
- Do projects with someone else
- Take part in collabs
- Realize you’re not perfect and you will never be perfect. There is always something to learn, always time to grow. That’s fun of art
- Enjoy the journey and the process
- Realize it may not always look like you pictured in your mind
- Be proud of your progress
- Take breaks
- Look at things from a distance
- Enjoy what you make
- Learn from your mistakes
- And lastly: love what you do and do what you love. Don’t change your art for anyone but you.
Artists feel free to add on to this for new artists!
When the person you hate talks to you randomly while you're with your friends
My reasons for doing things:
1. Spite 2. The Aesthetic
That’s it.
Tenari Ioapo // I couldn’t stop myself from falling even if I tried. (via tenari-ioapo)
Tree grows from the ruins of Beng Mealea, near Angkor, Cambodia [OC][3264 × 2448]
stargazing whilst listening to music and forgetting about life and its problems with someone you care about.
reblog if u agree
We are so doing this next time we’re together.
Cute date ideas:
Step 1: play video games together in your undies Step 2: if your losing the game seduce the other one Step 3: while your significant other is a bit distracted with your seductivity, crush the mutherfucker, put him/her/them in there place, let them know you are the supreme
date night #28
get your polaroids out and spend the day sneaking candids of each other so you can show them how cute you think they are
especially when they look like an idiot. a really cute idiot.
the signs as pick up lines
Aries: your lips look so lonely…would they like to meet mine? Taurus: do you have a name or can i call you mine? Gemini: i’m writing a term paper on the finer things in life, and i was wondering if i could interview you. Cancer: on a scale of 1 to 10, you’re a 9, because i’m the 1 you need Leo: i’m learning about important dates in history. wanna be one of them? Virgo: if i received a nickel for everytime I saw someone as beautiful as you, i’d have five cents. Libra: i want our love to be like pi, irrational and never ending. Scorpio: there’s a big sale in my bedroom right now. clothes are now 100% off! Sagittarius: is your dad an art thief? because you’re a masterpiece. Capricorn: guess what I’m wearing? the smile you gave me. Aquarius: if you were a potato, you’d be a sweet one. Pisces: your hand looks heavy. let me hold it for you.
I am so using this...but then again me as a person i might get slapped in the face...
I want Barrett Wilbert Weed to hit me with her car reblog if you agree


