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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

April 2015

Apr 26, 2015 1,800 notes
#I honestly have no clue what I'm doing but i had fun #steven universe #lapis lazuli #i promise i will draw something other than lapis soon #this was actually me procrastinating from working on another painting #awya art
Apr 22, 2015 1,216 notes
#i might finish coloring this sometime? #but for real i want to draw other characters too but i just end up drawing lapis again #awya art #wip
Apr 21, 2015 54,456 notes
#awya art #in which awya learns that pearls are simultaneously the most boring and the most difficult to draw in a way that looks decent #this was fun tho #i feel like now everyone can probably guess what i have plans to draw in the future lol
Apr 20, 2015 5,603 notes
#lapis lazuli #steven universe #awya art
Apr 15, 2015 9,680 notes
#awya art #legend of zelda #artists on tumblr
Apr 12, 2015 731 notes
#awya art #clouds
Stardustmote -> awyadraws

I’ve cleaned this blog up a little. I’ll just be using it to post my art from now on. 

Reblogs have been moved to a sideblog. You’re welcome to follow me there if you like seeing the stuff I like. If not that’s okay too! 

Apr 10, 2015 26 notes
#i'll probably reblog this post multiple times fair warning #I deleted SO MUCH STUFF D: #but I've been wanitng this blog to be my art only blog for a long long time #Mostly for professionalism and the fact that this is my main blog where i follow everyone so i'm motivated to post here #instead of on my old art only blog which i just deleted #im also kinda hoping it motivated me to draw more #since now i can't hide my old art under thousands of reblogs #if i want to hide them i have to draw more and post more

March 2015

Mar 26, 2015 240 notes
#I like the drawing I did yesterday much better #Went with a similar method this time #I'm happy with how quickly i got a decent result but idkkkkk this just isnt what i want #I feel the need to share though #Gotta draw stuff i dont like to figure out how to draw stuff i DO like right? #not that i dont like this tbh it's just not the style i want....
Mar 25, 2015 1,210 notes
#It's messier than i'm normally okay with but it looks good zoomed out so idk there's potential #awya art #artists on tumblr #i don't know how to tag original stuff
Mar 3, 2015 3,067 notes
#artbook-s #spnfanart #deancas #awya art #It's very weird to post this because so much of the emotions behind it have faded away for me #And I can't quite remember what I was thinking while drawing it #I know I wanted to focus on true forms and I spent HOURS researching flower symbolism #I wish I had written it all down

February 2015

Feb 23, 2015 119 notes
#I want to paint this digitally but that's unlikely to ever happen :c #sketchbook #awya art
Feb 20, 2015 159 notes
#why do i do these things to myself? #WIP

January 2015

Jan 30, 2015 235 notes
#I'm trying to care less and just do stuff #my dad told me to make a graphic design portfolio in a week and yeah that's not happening #so i did this instead #im not tagging this with anything useful #i like some parts of it but i think it's too bright
Jan 14, 2015 4,305 notes
#kai-art #castiel #dear castiel please iron your damn clothes #aaa sorry this was so late ;n; #spn fanart #awya art

November 2014

Nov 11, 2014 5,414 notes
#deancas #awya art #spn fanart #nefariousalpaca #lunestael #accidentally finished it on 200th episode day #doesn't really fit though -shrugs-
Nov 10, 2014 180 notes
#wip
Nov 2, 2014 695 notes
#posts part 2 300 years after the first one #seriously though these are super enjoyable i should do them more often #artists on tumblr #landscape #awya art

October 2014

Oct 20, 2014 194 notes
#I'm gonna start trying to post more stuff even if I think it's boring/bad #my 12 year old self would be thrilled and that's what counts really #illustration #artists on tumblr #original art #awya art
Oct 17, 2014 201 notes
#ughhh how do i tag this #WIP #process
Oct 17, 2014 7,366 notes
#DONE ITS DONE MY WRIST HURTS SO BAD #Claire Novak #Castiel #spn fanart #awya art

September 2014

Sep 2, 2014 732 notes
#uhhhh #never know how to tag this stuff #sketchbook

June 2014

Jun 26, 2014 43,948 notes
#trying to do at least 1 a day #i want to get better ugh #speedpainting #awya art #original art

May 2014

May 26, 2014 22,306 notes
#ahaaaa why do i like the things i like? #dean winchester #Sam Winchester #quercusrubra #chromehearts #i hope it's okay to tag you ;u; #blood cw #awya art #spn fanart
May 10, 2014 156 notes
#I got new markers #they're a little too bright for me but i like them okay #there's some tfw in there but probably not enough to tag it #sketchbook
Reminders to myself (and any other artsy people who follow me i guess)

-You don’t get better at drawing by avoiding drawing until you are better at drawing.

- You don’t have to make a new masterpiece every day it’s okay if all you drew is a doodle of a bug. You are now +1 bug doodle better at doodling bugs. 

- Also it’s okay if the thing you drew didn’t turn out very good. Everything you draw makes you one step closer to being able to draw good. You are still +1 step better at drawing whatever you drew no take backsies.

- You are the only person who knows if your art didn’t turn out as good as you wanted it to. You are the only person who can see the things in your art that weren’t what you imagined in your head. No one else will know unless you tell them.

- Comparing yourself to other artists just isn’t fair. You get to see all of your art, the best stuff and the worst stuff. You usually only get to see the best stuff other artists make. You don’t get to see that half drawn badly propotioned face they drew at 2 am and immediately scrapped. So don’t compare your badly drawn 2 am face to their best work.

- Just keep making art. The only way you can really fail is if you give up. 

May 7, 2014 143,730 notes
#reminder #ramblings

April 2014

Apr 30, 2014 270 notes
#illustration #artists on tumblr #awya art #original art
Apr 28, 2014 796 notes
#im just gonna post this early since I'll probably go to sleep right after class #i wish i had had longer to work on it i only had about 2 months and 3 weeks #Illustration #artists on tumblr #awya art #original art
Apr 27, 2014 357 notes
#I still fussed over it for a long time #Illustration #flowers #original art #artists on tumblr #body horror cw #gore cw #not really? idk #where's the line between body horror and gore? #awya art
Apr 22, 2014 39 notes
#I really really am not liking this drawing #but i need to work on it so it can be done for tomorrow #and I'm avoiding painting anything important ha #ramblings #WIP
Apr 18, 2014 188 notes
#I dont even know what to say baout it just that im glad it's done #Illustration #artists on tumblr #awya art #vicissitudes #original art
Apr 16, 2014 280 notes
#didn't actually turn out quite like it was in my head but it's not bad #Illustration #witch #idk how to tag this #children's illustration #awya art #original art
Apr 14, 2014 96 notes
#school stuff #WIP #nsfw
Apr 11, 2014 1,447 notes
#How do people speeedpaint things in like 2 hours i don't understand #even if I didn't take any breaks this still would've taken me at least 6 hours #illustration #original art #artists on tumblr #awya art #vicissitudes
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