metaphoricalpluto:

dransnake:

metaphoricalpluto:

Does there have to be a reason to do things?

Like, you always used to do something because something else spurred you on, but what if that thing disappears? You’re left with nothing to keep you going. No reason to keep drawing or writing or doing anything, because there’s no reason to right? If you loose that reason then what’s the point in doing anything…

There doesn’t have to be a reason if you love doing it.

There also doesn’t have to be a reason to stop something if you don’t like it.

It’s not that I don’t enjoy it, I just don’t have any motivation to draw any more sort of, idk ahha it’s weird lol

Oh, I understand that. When that happens I just do something not art for a while, such as playing games or watching videos. Then, I just go back and try again the next day.

Sorry for butting in but…

Definitely what Drans said before! There shouldn’t be too many outside sources for motivation when it comes to something you love!

Consider the following: I love drawing. It’s a passion, and also a developing career option. But that passion was starting to run dry for… some reason, idk. I took an entire week-long vacation to play FFXIV ((which I also quit for the same reason: no motivation or will to play lmao.)), and today is my first day back to “work” so to speak.

That week on FFXIV was the best week gaming-wise I’ve had in over a year. And today, I feel more motivated to draw today than I have in literally a month and a half.

It’s crazy what a change of scenery can do for a person. It would definitely be a good idea to immerse yourself into something you haven’t done for a while to refresh yourself and make things seem less stale. Maybe start taking walks in the park if you can, not every day mind you since it’s summer and carrying 50 water bottles around is a pain. Just like once a week or smth. Binge watch Lord of the Rings.

SO PLS help cause lineart leave me angry ;-; every time I try to do a line I have to do like 20 lines before I hit one that is not a trembling attempt of a line :( and this just happens in my digital draws, I’m a little better doing traditional lines thou…

EDIT: Sorry for not answering this sooner Patched! I didn’t quite know how I wanted to word this, and then I forgot about it when I saved it as a draft ;_;

Oh don’t get me wrong, my Z key is more faded than the rest of them cus of all the undos I had to… uh… do. lmao I just find lining to be more soothing of an action overall, especially when you FINALLY get that line right. #JustAddictivePersonalityThings

Your ask got me thinking though, so pardon me if this was more than you wanted to read… but I heard through the grapevine that doing traditional lineart helps you get faster at lineart in general, so if you’re good at traditional, you’re already halfway there. Just gotta keep practicing with that tablet and not let the frustrations get you down! Tablets are very VERY different from drawing on paper. And like all skills, practice makes perfect!

Also consider proper stabilizers for your drawing speed! I do quick flick-of-the-wrist movements when doing any sort of one-line things, like drawing curves. I’m also unsure if you’ve told me what program you use but if you’re willing to potentially try something different consider this:

Paint Tool SAI: Pen tool.
Stabilizer: S-3

Though now that I’ve moved to CSP and that thing doesn’t have S-3 stabilizers, like wtf, I got to spend a good week finding a middle ground for the pen settings, which turned into using the G-pen for LITERALLY everything:

If I were to make a line with anything below these, the line would come out wobbly and ugly and just… yeah. It wouldn’t work out.

IE: The left squiggle was drawn with a stabilizer of 0, the right one used the settings above ((for CSP)). Both drawn at the same speed, with near-identical hand motions.

Same thing in SAI:

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I LOVE SAIs S-3 STABILIZER!!! THAT TAPERED POINT!!!! IT’S SO PERFECT, CPS WHY DO YOU HIDE THIS FROM ME!!! T_T

So… yeah. Moral of the story, keep practicing, experiment with stabilizers, find something that fits for your hand motions. You’ll find balance somewhere along the way. >w>

smol friend

Not sure if you’re talking about YOU being a smol friend, ME being a smol friend, or WANTING A DRAWING OF a smol friend.

I went with the 3rd because I’m trying to get back into the swing of art after that week-long vacation.

Have smol Pichu friend.

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amethystneutrality:

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space queer flags for @the-nerdy-curvy-feminist (and @queerflag)

from top: asexual, aromantic, bi, genderqueer, nonbinary, pan, gay, trans

(all with queer pride chevrons in the colors of the flag with a space overlay)

queer space intersex flag using the base queer intersex of @bizexuals

queer space polysexual (for anon) and queer space lesbian (for @earthmoonlotus)

demiboy (for anon), demigirl, and two transfem varieties for @cistrendered

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agender for anon

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pidgerinbalt:

NF – A PROLOGUE

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OKAY FRIENDS! The prologue of NF is officially DONE! Just in time too. I’ll be taking a small week-long break from art so I don’t y’know, commit art sudoku on myself and burn everything out.

And also desperately need some “me” time with a certain game. >w>;;

Mmmmm hey Pidge. The third-to-kast post on your blog, the one you reblogged from Byutak, what is it? Safe search is hiding it from me.

omegasmileyface:

pidgerinbalt:

I never post ANYTHING on this blog that would be considered explicit material. Distasteful maybe, raunchy yea. But never truly explicit. E V E R. And I know Byu is even more careful than I am about it so there’s an extra security blanket on that.

Tumblr needs to fix their shit tbh.

ALSO HOW DAMN FAR DOWN ARE YOU LMAO I CANT FIND THE POST

The one between the Bowser one and Patched’s ask

This just in: Tumblr has deemed @byutak’s art raffle to be EXPLICIT.

Mmmmm hey Pidge. The third-to-kast post on your blog, the one you reblogged from Byutak, what is it? Safe search is hiding it from me.

I never post ANYTHING on this blog that would be considered explicit material. Distasteful maybe, raunchy yea. But never truly explicit. E V E R. And I know Byu is even more careful than I am about it so there’s an extra security blanket on that.

Tumblr needs to fix their shit tbh.

ALSO HOW DAMN FAR DOWN ARE YOU LMAO I CANT FIND THE POST

acidarans-sketchbook:

velkyr:

filed under: things people forget

4 – Lineart or coloring?

Lineart, easily. Colouring always annoys me because I can never make the shading look 100% the way I want it to lmao. And dead pixels. And colours bleeding over my lines. ( ._.)