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May 2015

May 31, 2015 19,103 notes
#this started out as just for funsies and then turned into an exercise in drawing consistently #I think I did okay? #lapis lazuli #steven universe #awya art #lol can you guess who my fave su character is?

haha guess who managed to cut her hand right where she normally holds her tablet pen? 

I slammed my hand in a metal door at work. My whole hand is swollen. Imma still draw tho. 

May 31, 2015 47 notes
#my entire arm hurts #i only broke a little skin but it's right where i rest my pen when i draw bc of course it is #ramblings
May 30, 2015 702 notes
#original #awya art #i still dunno how to tag original art #insect cw
I've been drawing for over 10 years and I didn't seem to see any progression out of it, my art doesn't looks like it's drawn by someone who spent all those time drawing, should I consider stop drawing and do something else?

What is the art of someone who’s spent 10+ years drawing supposed to look like anyway? There isn’t a set timeline for art progress, everyone is on their own schedules. It’s less about chronological time and more about quality time. How much time is spent actually drawing? studying? pushing yourself out of your comfort zone? There are people who draw every day for 8 hours a day and there are people who draw maybe once a month, you can’t expect them to make the same progress in the same time period. And neither is a bad thing tbh, everyone is different. The point I’m trying to make here is that it’s just not fair to compare yourself to some impossible to define standard of what your art is “supposed” to look like. Try looking back at some of your older drawings, I’m sure you’ve grown a lot more than you think. 

And if you haven’t? So what?! Who said you have to be constantly improving at something in order to do it? There’s no rule out there that says you have to be at a certain skill level by a certain point in time in order to draw. If you’re thinking that you want to stop drawing then I think it’s good to ask yourself what your reasons for drawing were in the first place. Do you draw because it’s fun and you enjoy it? Then keep drawing. You are not required to be good at it. 

May 29, 2015 50 notes
#asks #sorry this took me so long to answer i had a hard time articulating what i wanted to say #v4nothing #ask
✎ how about peridot wearing a dress or smth?? :D

Aliens are real and they’re puppeting the government.

May 27, 2015 1,442 notes
#I hope no one gets mad at me for changing her feet i just wanted to draw more chunky sandals #queen-of-portal #peridot #steven universe #awya art #ask
✎ pearl, maybe in a galactic sundress or wearing something space themed if you want <3

Young bird alien thinking about space

May 25, 2015 2,185 notes
#I based it off her outfit in space race #on a side note i've been really into chunky platform sandals lately idk why #lunestael #pearl #steven universe #awya art #ask
✏️ Opal, but in formal wear, please. I think I need this 😭

She’s like a sparkly mermaid princess.

May 24, 2015 1,340 notes
#aaa i love the fusions and their beautiful slightly uncanny valley eyessssss #i actually drew this at 2am last night cause i had to work extra long T-T #candycrushyoursoul #opal #steven universe #awya art #ask
I love you
May 24, 2015 104 notes
#ngl i saved that gif weeks ago hoping someone would send me an ask like this so thank you #no-this-is-patrick25 #ask
May 22, 2015 5,040 notes
#I didn't end up picking one specific prompt in the end #sweetest babs #you-are-bucky-barnes #ragingsharknado #ruby and sapphire #steven universe #I'm still accepting character + outfit prompts for now i'm gonna try and do 1 a day as a warm up
May 21, 2015 4,438 notes
#I hope you guys are okay with seeing so many unpainted sketches #cause sketching is my biggest weakness rn and i'm trying very very hard to fix it #I'm working on paintings too they just take so much longer #amethyst #steven universe #awya art
May 21, 2015 1,627 notes
#more late night blogging #i feel like i should organize my blog so these sketches aren't right on the front page #or maybe just save these sketches and post them all at once instead of one at a time? idk #i have this need to post things immediately after drawing them
hello! i love drawing but im not good at it so i have been wondering -if i keep drawing, will i get better eventually no matter how bad i am right now? what's your opinion as an artist? im sorry this is a weird question, i love your art and have a nice day! :)

That’s not a weird question anon! I think a lot of people wonder if art is just something that’s hopeless for them and if they just don’t have the talent.

But art is a skill, not a magical gift bestowed only upon “true artists” by unicorns. Anyone can learn to draw so yes, if you keep drawing you will improve. And it has nothing to with how bad your art is to start with because everyone starts by making bad art. I wanted to write out a long answer for you but I don’t even know what else to say because the answer is just yes. If you practice regularly and try to do your best you will improve. 

tbh though anon, don’t even worry about whether or not you’ll be good later. Just have fun drawing and learning now. Do the best you can and draw the things that you want to draw and that make you happy. I’ve learned that sometimes that’s the best thing you can do. 

May 20, 2015 119 notes
#a while ago i remember telling my mom and sister that anyone can learn to draw and they just laughed at me #and i was so mad because i honestly believe that so so much #asks #anonymous #Anonymous #ask
I LOVE your blog and your side blog and I just wanna say, where have you been all my life!?

Right behind you this whole time.

(seriously tho thank you anon!) 

May 19, 2015 77 notes
#asks #anonymous #Anonymous #ask
May 19, 2015 975 notes
#probably not gonna finish painting this but i like it so im gonna post it #oh gosh she's horrible i love her #jasper #steven universe #awya art #but on a side note im really happy with myself cause just a few months ago even i wouldn't have had the confidence to post sketches
May 18, 2015 15,900 notes
#i love pearl a lot #steven universe #roses scabbard #awya art

I think one of the kindest things you can do for yourself as an artist is to accept that you will make bad drawings sometimes and just…stop caring about it. It’s not like that bad sketch you drew was your one and only chance to ever draw the thing. It’s so much easier emotionally to just say “lol what is that?” delete it and start over than it is to spend the next six hours crying about it. Once you stop treating every single thing you draw as something precious and learn to just throw stuff away it takes so much stress away. One bad drawing doesn’t make you a bad artist, or a fraud. Even the best pro artists are gonna have moments where they draw things wrong. You’re going to make bad drawings so just go out there and make them so you can move on with your life. Chances are your second attempt will be better. 

May 16, 2015 42,198 notes
#ramblings #this is something i wish i would have learned back in middle school #poor younger me spent so much time crying about art #i don't feel like i explained myself perfectly but idk i hope this helps someone else
May 9, 2015 455 notes
#I haven't uploaded anything in a while bc i have like 4 wips rn #just wanted to upload something #original #awya art
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