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March 2016

I don't want this to come out rude, but im just curious about why you're not ok with people using your art in videos? Ive always thought that it's a normal and acceptable thing to do?

It feels similar to reposting to me and just generally makes me uncomfortable so I’d prefer that people didn’t do it -shrugs- 

Mar 2, 2016 52 notes
#some artists are okay with things that other artists aren't #asks #Anonymous

This seems to come up a lot so…

Things I am okay with people doing with my art:

  • Reblogging/ retweeting my art
  • Using it as phone/ laptop/ ipad/ other personal device backgrounds
  • Using it as icons or headers/sidebar images on online profiles
  • Drawing or writing things inspired by my art (please link back to the original post)
  • Using it as the cover for 8tracks mixes (this is the exception when it comes to reposting bc i love fanmixes. tbh please do this and send me links.) 
  • Copying my art for practice only as long as you do NOT post it online or claim it as your own.

Things I AM NOT okay with people doing with my art:

  • Deleting/ editing my captions
  • Reposting it to ANY site with or without credit. (for those who don’t know what this means, reposting is making a brand new post on a site and uploading content that was already posted by someone else. It is not the same thing as reblogging/retweeting from the source.) 
  • Using it in videos
  • Putting it on any kind of merch (t-shirts/ stickers/ prints/etc.)
  • Copying/ tracing/ recoloring and posting online with or without credit
  • Editing my art (the only exception is if you’re using it for one of the above okay uses and would like to put some text on it or if you need to crop it to make it fit)
  • Using it as a book/fanfic cover or illustration on any website
  • Any way of using it that you would make a profit off of or that would be used to promote yourself. 
  • Claiming it as your own in any way
Mar 2, 2016 870 notes
#text

February 2016

You are one of the best artist I've ever seen!!! And I was wondering if you could possibly give me some drawing advice (if it's not too much to ask for)

(thank you!!)

tbh anon, i never know what to say in regards to general drawing advice. I might be able to help you out more if there’s some specific aspect of drawing you’d like advice on but as far as general advice all I can say is to keep practicing. 

Feb 24, 2016 37 notes
#asks #i probably won't be able to make tutorials just fyi #they're really time consuming #but i can try to make text posts about stuff if anyone wants? #Anonymous
Feb 23, 2016 10,497 notes
#jasper #steven universe #awya art
Feb 19, 2016 38,180 notes
#blue pearl #steven universe #awya art
Feb 2, 2016 1,250 notes
#neokosmos #awya art

January 2016

Jan 27, 2016 17,435 notes
#this is dumb #steven universe #awya art
Jan 22, 2016 3,298 notes
#please look at this ;u; #not mine #art for me #blue pearl #yellow pearl
Jan 19, 2016 8,438 notes
#steven universe #fan fusion #blue pearl #yellow pearl #awya art
Jan 17, 2016 33,013 notes
#amethyst #steven universe #awya art
Jan 16, 2016 8,118 notes
#blue pearl #yellow pearl #steven universe #awya art
Jan 15, 2016 17,934 notes
#peridot #steven universe #awya art
How much time a day/week do you generally draw for? Your art is so amazing and the colours and shadows are so perfect and beautiful!

thank you! I try to draw everyday for at least a little while, but depending on my schedule it can be anything from 20 minutes to 8 hours a day. Usually somewhere in between. -shrugs-

Jan 9, 2016 60 notes
#i don't really keep track anymore #i keep track of what days i draw but not how many hours #i realized that having a certain goal hours-wise just stressed me out and made it harder to draw in the first place #asks #kaynnnna
How do you pronounce your username? I read it in my head as "Aww Yeah Draws".

It’s just a weird alternate spelling of Aya. It’s pronounced the same way. 

Jan 9, 2016 45 notes
#asks #anonymous #Anonymous
Jan 8, 2016 16,020 notes
#opal #steven universe #su spoilers #awya art
Jan 4, 2016 42,945 notes
#blue pearl #steven universe #su spoilers #awya art
Jan 1, 2016 8,696 notes
#steven universe #lapis lazuli #peridot #awya art

December 2015

Dec 7, 2015 16,956 notes
#i'm actually posting a lot more small doodles on twitter than i thought i would #steven universe #jasper #lapis lazuli #opal #awya art

November 2015

Nov 15, 2015 86,196 notes
Nov 15, 2015 7,804 notes
#I was gonna only post this on twitter cause it's really rushed and messy but whatever #jasper #steven universe #awya art

So, I set up a twitter account.

I’ll be posting art over there, but it’s not going to be a “professional” account and will probably end up mostly being me talking about life and cartoons and stuff. 

Nov 12, 2015 44 notes
#no one's under any obligation to follow me there #also #i won't promise there won't be any shippy stuff so follow at your own risk #text
Nov 12, 2015 86,196 notes
#steven universe #awya art

October 2015

Oct 31, 2015 12,982 notes
#witch lapis for halloween! ;u; #steven universe #lapis lazuli #awya art

September 2015

Sep 24, 2015 17,567 notes
#ngl i actually started crying over how cute she was #sweet little angry frog #peridot #steven universe #catch and release #awya art #omg i draw her differently every single time i still haven't figured out how i want to draw her yet
Sep 21, 2015 3,185 notes
#thueye #commissions #awya art #homestuck
Hi! I was wondering if you had a commission info page?

I hope you don’t mind me publishing this. 

First, no I don’t have a commission page right now. I plan on making an “official” post sometime in the future but I just haven’t gotten around to it yet.

Second, I’ve actually been pretty busy with commissions lately, and I’m going to stop taking on anything new for at least a month so I can finish up the last one I have and draw some other things I’ve been meaning to do. :)

Sep 15, 2015 28 notes
#I feel like I've basically abandoned this blog but i've been drawing A LOT #I wanna get back to at least uploading stuff once a week #and finally do those screenshot redraws I was talking about like A MONTH AGO OMG #ararouge

Does anyone have any blog recommendations for good men’s fashion? Specifically more casual/everyday stuff? Not formal/fantasy stuff.

Thank you!

Sep 14, 2015 42 notes
#when it comes to my female OCs I have like big detailed mental lists of what they will and won't wear #and could probably design 10 new outfits for them without blinking #and then it's like 'so what do ur male OCs wear?' #-shrug emoji- #it's why I never draw them lmao
hi! this might be a stupid question but i don't draw digitally or anything. why are so many brushes like, 100px in diameter? do you draw in files that big, or do you change the size?

It’s not a stupid question! I’ll try to explain the best I can.

What it means when a brush says it’s 100 px is that that’s it’s default size. When you select it, that’s how big it will be. Any brush can be scaled up or down in PS from 1px to 2500px from there. You can save brushes at different sizes as separate defaults too, if you like to sketch with a 30px brush and line with a 20px brush you can just make it more convenient for yourself that way.

As far as file size for drawing, 100px is actually very small. (for reference, a post on tumblr is 550px across) Artists making pixel art might work that small but most people will work much bigger. My default canvas size is 6000px x 9000px. 

Sep 7, 2015 70 notes
#Anonymous
What brushes do you use?? I'm sorry if this was already asked and If you don't want to answer I understand.

It’s no problem! 

For sketching I use the gouache brush from here. For coloring it’s 90% photoshop’s default hard round brush and sometimes I’ll use the default soft round if I’m not being lazy. 

Sep 7, 2015 78 notes
#i have about 300 other brushes downloaded that i almost never use #except on really special occasions but nothing that i like enough or use enough to recommend #Anonymous
Sep 5, 2015 8,427 notes
#peridot just wants to run her anti-sjw blog in peace tumblr #steven universe #lapis lazuli #jasper #peridot #awya art #roadtrip au #Lapis wants to go home

August 2015

So there’s a bunch of artists I follow who are super professional and have stores with merch and art books and prints and they make a living completely off their art without having to have a “real job” and they live on their own and are maybe even married…

and it’s really surreal when i find out that they’re only a year or two older than I am. I don’t really know how to feel about it. 

Aug 30, 2015 128 notes
#like i dont feel bad about myself but im like...im a child i cant do that #but im really tired of working in jewelry store purgatory too i want to live off my art and have my own apatment #ramblings #please dont reblog
I thought you might like to know, your post/122429945718 lapis mix has a "gem" rating on 8tracks with a pink diamond icon

Yes! I know! I’m very proud of myself ngl

And it’s only 20 likes away from having a gold rating so if people want to check it out that’d be pretty cool. -wink-

Aug 28, 2015 44 notes
#i gotta admit i really don't like 8tracks new layout though it's weird to navigate #i liked all the small icons better #Anonymous

PLEASE DO NOT REPOST MY ART. DO NOT put it on facebook. DO NOT put it on instagram. 

I don’t have a facebook account so if any of my followers who do ever see my artwork there I would really appreciate it if you report it and ask for it to be taken down. Anyone who posts my art on facebook DOES NOT have permission from me to do so. 

Aug 27, 2015 85 notes
#ramblings #ughhhh #feels pretty gross man
Aug 23, 2015 19,902 notes
#3 seconds later she cut her hand on that axe and spent the rest of the day loudly complaining about it #jasper #steven universe #awya art #I've been referring to her as 'baby jas' and i love her a lot please draw her

pssst more short hair jasper wip stuff

Keep reading

Aug 18, 2015 222 notes
#imo the best part of these is where you can clearly see my tablet screwing up and me no longer caring bc entropy is inevitable #there's some headcanons and theories in here that i'll explain later when these are done #-whines- i don't want to work 9 hours tomorrow i wanna draw TnT #wip #doodles

Thank you for sending me these! You’re all so kind ;u; I don’t really know how to respond to these but I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate it so much! <3

Aug 16, 2015 65 notes
#asks #anonymous #the-cactus-king

-sees cute art of female character- Yes! Well done! A+ very cute good job!!

-notices forced thigh gap that makes character’s legs oddly thin at the top and curved at weird angles- you know what? nvm

Aug 15, 2015 167 notes
#like thigh gaps exist but only with certain body types and even then only from certain angles #please stop forcing thigh gaps i'm begging #ramblings
do you aspire from color pallets in your drawings or do you mainly create nice overlays?

hmm are you asking if I choose my color palette before I start drawing? Because no I don’t. I should, because the rare times that I have it makes everything a lot easier and the end result is always nice. But I just pick colors as I go. 

As for overlays, I used to overuse them a lot because it was the only way I knew how to color. Recently though I’ve barely used any sort of color adjustment layers at all. (with the exception of multiply for shadows) Not because I think it’s a bad way to work, but because I’ve learned what they do and it’s easier now for me to just color that way myself. I feel like it gives me more control that way and the end result is more solid because of it. Now overlays are something I save for little finishing touches at the end of a drawing as a special effect instead of the entire basis of how i work. 

Aug 14, 2015 34 notes
#recently I've been feeling kinda down about my art #but this ask made me realize how much more decisive I've gotten in the last few months #and that's progress and that's good #asks #ask-remy
Aug 12, 2015 2,089 notes
#lapis has a septum piercing now because who's gonna stop me? #really pleased with this tbh #lapis lazuli #steven universe #awya art
What's your store name? And are you currently selling any of your drawings?

I have a society 6 store but there’s nothing on it currently. I’d like to sell prints again in the future but right now it really just feels like more trouble than it’s worth.

I’m currently open for commissions though [x]

Aug 11, 2015 21 notes
#Anonymous #ask

animateamore

replied to your post

“How do you think the male audience of Steven Universe feels? Like all…”

I think that is kind of a stereotype to think that because there are no muscle bound male gems running around that there are no male role models or relatable characters in steven universe. steven, Lars, raynaldo and Greg are all very relatable.

This is true. Any time i see someone complain about the lack of male characters in su they always act like steven is literally the only male character in the whole show.  Once I actually tried doing a mental count of recurring characters in the show and I’m sure I was off a bit but the number of male characters vs. female/female coded characters was almost equal. 

Wasn’t there a study done that showed that men in a discussion felt like women dominated the conversation if they spoke only 30% of the time? I think about this a lot. 

Aug 9, 2015 163 notes
#reply tag
How do you think the male audience of Steven Universe feels? Like all the gems except Steven are female, and no one would do a gemsona(dunno if i spelled it correctly, its you as a gem) since they are men. It's not that I'm sad or feeling left out, but it's a shame this awesome show's public is more female orientated. Don't get me wrong it's awesome to finally have a cartoon for females, and any male who is not stupid and tries it will love SU. I just wanted to hear your opinion.

I almost hope this is just text post bait and not entirely serious. I’m just gonna parrot what the crew has said and say that if any boys feel like there aren’t enough male characters in su then they can go watch the Avengers.

How do I think the male audience feels? How do you think female audiences of 95% of all other media feel when the entire main cast is composed of male characters with maybe one decently written female character? It’s not “a shame” that su is more female oriented. It’s absolutely wonderful and i love it. I LOVE IT.

When it comes to gemsonas though, have fun and do what you want. They’re supposed to be you as a gem right? So why wouldn’t they identify as male if you identify as male? The crew has already said that gems are free to identify as they wish (it’s just that in canon Steven is the first to use male pronouns.) No one who would send you hate about it is in the right. (there’s honestly no reason to send hate ever) Also, it’s not true that no one would make a male gemsona, I have seen LOTS, you’re not being left out. 

Aug 9, 2015 214 notes
#asks #Anonymous #ask
Aug 7, 2015 17,609 notes
#i'm still torn between whether i should save stuff like this and post all at once or posting everything individually #but i figure probably no one will hate me for posting doodles so whatever #jasper #steven universe #awya art

guys, please, PLEASE if you reblog a video that has a lot of flashing lights or colors put some sort of warning in your tags or something for any migraine or seizure prone people who may be following you. it’s like the photosensitive equivalent of a jumpscare. Any sort of heads up is greatly appreciated. 

Aug 6, 2015 93 notes
#ramblings #i already had a teeny headache and then i clicked on a vine where the last two seconds were flashing colors #and now i feel like my eyeballs are going to explode #and there are people out there who are worse than me there are people who get seizures from this kinda stuff #look out for them please
Aug 4, 2015 510 notes
#original #drawing #awya art
hey you've probably gotten this question loads of times and ive looked to see if you've answered it already and I couldnt find anything, but what types of photoshop brushes do you use to sketch? The sketch tools that I'm using always end up too opaque or too odd looking, and never have any semblance of clean line quality. If you dont want to reveal your brushes thats totally ok as well :)

It’s no problem!  Lately I’ve been using the gouache brush from this set for sketching. And other than that I don’t use much special. Mostly just photoshop’s default hard round and soft round brushes. (I adjust the settings and turn shape dynamics and transfer on and off as I go) 

Also, if your lines aren’t looking clean it might be because you’re working too small. The bigger your file, the cleaner everything will look when it’s scaled down. 

Aug 1, 2015 42 notes
#asks #theshippingwall #ask

fairymascot replied to your post:-goes out of the way to always draw the gems with…

they do! fairymascot.tumblr.com/…

wait omg i’m so confused.

Aug 1, 2015 10 notes
#maybe it's just an amethyst thing though #like i headcanon amethyst as having a bellybutton but none of the homeworld gems would have one #bc they haven't spent as much time around humans #reply tag

koteosa replied to your post:-goes out of the way to always draw the gems with…

it was confirmed that they don’t have ears (but can shapeshift ears for aesthetics or something if they want to)

Oh..well…Good to know. 

Aug 1, 2015 15 notes
#i was kinda hoping they'd be revealed to have ears so i could draw them with their hair pulled back without feeling weird #what do they have instead? like bird ears? #reply tag

-goes out of the way to always draw the gems with their hair covering the sides of their faces because I’m still not sure if they have ears or not-

Aug 1, 2015 81 notes
#ramblings
Aug 1, 2015 9,016 notes
#I feel like it's been 5000 years since I've posted serious fanart but i have stuff planned #steven universe #lapis lazuli #jasper #peridot #amethyst #pearl #awya art
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