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Very random bits of art wisdom I learned over the years bc I'm bored on the bus:
If you use black for shading it'll muddy up your colors (not saying do not do it ever cause I'm sure some ppl make it work but still)
Use references kids
Like seriously who came up with the idea that refs are bad
I pinky promise you don’t have to pull poses, outfits, etc out of your artist ass
Drawin' chompers? Lower canines always in front of upper canines
The secret to the other eye is not copy pasting the first, but drawing both together as opposed to fully rendering them one at a time
Styles are annoyingly overrated. How about we realize the value of experimenting and being versatile eh
Step out of your comfort zone. Will it suck at first? I mean yeah probably but there's no other way to learn something you wanna learn
Idk what ppl are on about hands, it's shoes that are the real devil here
Also while I'm at it, have a "comfort subject" that takes little effort to draw, for when you really wanna do something but don't feel particularly inspired
It's also a good little bit of ego boost
Take breaks. Seriously. Don't be like me. And stretch.
Half the fun of designing a creature is figuring out its anatomy (but i mean I'm a nerd so take this with a grain of salt)
Textured brushes are your friends, but they can make something a lot messier than intended so watch out for that
Learn just a little bit of color theory (no not the children's hospital that isn't even actual color theory, funnily enough)
Cutting corners is valid, but try not to end up completely dependant on certain tools
Name your files something other than keyboard smashes. Trust me.
Treat your microns like newborns and don't let that one fking classmate that presses the pen like their life depends on it borrow them i swear to fucking god-
There's no one size fits all for art, maybe every single bit of advice i just gave is complete useless bs to u and that's fair