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August 2016

Aug 7, 2016 14,267 notes
#idk who she's talking to in that bottom drawing #amethyst #steven universe #awya art
Aug 5, 2016 19,463 notes
#tbh tho i feel so bad for whoever had to color every frame of bismuth in the actual episode #just coloring this one drawing was painful #steven universe #bismuth #pearl #awya art #bispearl

July 2016

Jul 28, 2016 8,188 notes
#monster reunion #steven universe #centipeetle #awya art
Jul 25, 2016 14,411 notes
#blue pearl #steven universe #should i put this in my art tag? #awya art
Jul 21, 2016 8,764 notes
#steven universe #awya art #su spoilers #peridot
Jul 19, 2016 19,859 notes
#pearl #steven universe #pearlrose #awya art
Any tips on finding inspiration? I try going outside and all the other recommended tips but nothing seems to work

hmm i’m not sure i’m the best person to ask about this. Usually if I’m not feeling inspired to draw it’s because of depression/lack of motivation instead of a lack of ideas (which is what I’m assuming you’re asking about.) At the moment I have a a big list of stuff to draw written out in teeny tiny handwriting on a series of post-it notes. If I don’t have any new ideas it’s fine because there’s still old ideas I can draw. 

It’s normal to have lulls in inspiration. Usually I find that it’s best not to worry about it, it’ll come back. I think sometimes there’s this fear that if you aren’t constantly inspired then you’re not a real artist or you’ve lost your creativity and that’s not true. It’s 100% normal. Worrying about it can make you feel even more stuck so it really is a good idea to go do something else for a while (“going outside”) but don’t do it with the intention of finding new ideas. It’s one of those things where once you stop looking for it you’ll find it haha.

Jul 17, 2016 80 notes
#there's always something to study or practice to if you just wanna move a pencil around #hands are always good #or random stuff around your room #asks #metajeta
Jul 14, 2016 11,065 notes
#lapis lazuli #awya art #steven universe
Jul 8, 2016 21,145 notes
#yellow diamond #yellow pearl #steven universe #awya art
Jul 6, 2016 717 notes
#so so cute ;u; aaa #i especially love that bp solo doodle #blue pearl #yellow pearl #not mine #art for me
Jul 5, 2016 6,636 notes
#aa i'm so happy ;u; they are so precious #thank you again!! #blue pearl #yellow pearl #not mine #art for me
DID U SEE THE NEW PROMO?? LAPIS WAS SMILING AHHHH

I did! I did!  Happy Lappy ;u; 

 I’m really looking forward to this Steven bomb, it looks like a lot of cute episodes are on the way!

Jul 4, 2016 116 notes
#also did you see pearl's tux? #i really want to see the episode titles for this bomb #asks #Anonymous

June 2016

Jun 28, 2016 9,964 notes
#amethyst #steven universe #awya art #i like to think of ame as that annoying sister who steals your clothes without asking bc she hasn't done her own laundry in ages
yo! Do you have any advice on shading in cartoons/drawing in general? I can never figure out where to put shadows! How'd you learn?

- Instead of thinking of where to put shadows think about where the light is hitting. This sounds less helpful typed out than i planned but it’s an easier way to think of it imo.

- Keep your shadows big and simple. You can add some detail to them but overall the shadows should make sense as a whole. I drew a quick little guy to show you what i mean: 

- zoom way out of your drawing every now and then to see if your drawing makes sense. 

- Remember that even though cartoons are flat and 2D they’re still based on real life 3D things. 

As for how I learned I don’t really have an answer other than years and years of practice.;; Going off the last point, draw from life, do figure drawings, practice learning to see the shadows on real life people/objects. A fun exercise is to draw something with a pen or pencil and then take a big marker or watercolor brush and block in the shadows. Just keep at it! 

Jun 27, 2016 1,457 notes
#asks #berty200
Jun 25, 2016 15,732 notes
#blue pearl #yellow pearl #steven universe #awya art
Do you choose your colors as you draw or do you make palettes first? Also do you have any tips on how to choose colors?

I do both! It depends on the picture, if i’m unsure of what colors i want to use or i’m doing something outside of my comfort zone it helps a lot to pick out a palette in advance, but a lot of times i just go for it.

As far as tips:

  • It usually works out best if you start out with colors that are darker and less saturated than you think they should be. Save the really bright colors for areas you want to draw the most attention to. 
  • Save the white too. I usually wait until the very end of a drawing to add white (with the exception of white backgrounds) 
  • In general your shadows should be cooler and your highlights should be warmer OR vice versa: cool highlights with warm shadows. This doesn’t mean you have to stick to only green/blue/purple for shadows and red/orange/yellow for highlights (or the reverse) btw, just that you want to pay attention to temperature and make sure it’s consistent throughout your drawing
  • A really easy way to shade digitally is to make a multiply layer and use just one color to shade everything. Once you figure out where the shadows will go you can lock the layer and recolor anything that looks off, it’s super easy i love digital art. but yeah, using colors that are close to the same range keeps the image coherent. 
  • Pay attention when you see things that have colors that you like. Keep a sideblog or a folder on your computer just for things that you think look pretty. 

This post is pretty long and that’s all i can think of right now. Obviously this isn’t everything there is to know about color and it applies mostly to digital art. But i hope it helped a little. 

Jun 22, 2016 345 notes
#asks #Anonymous
Jun 21, 2016 7,660 notes
#steven universe #peridot #awya art #su spoilers
Jun 7, 2016 27,718 notes
#steven universe #rainbow quartz #awya art
How do you get such clean line art??

I don’t really feel like my lineart is that clean? I work on really big canvases tho, like 8000px across and when you scale it down it makes everything look much cleaner haha

I also try to do most of my lines in one big motion instead of lots of making lots of shorter marks. But actually, what helped me figure out how to do lineart was to stop worrying about how you’re supposed to do lineart and do what’s comfortable. You’re allowed to use lots of short sketchy marks and redraw parts and erase parts if that’s what feels natural to you. 

Jun 2, 2016 180 notes
#i used to do all my lineart with short marks and noticed over time that i naturally just started making longer smoother marks #it's just practice - don't worry about it too much you'll get there #asks #Anonymous
I really love your art !! Do you have any art advice?

This is always a really tough question to answer because i’m never sure what sort of art advice you’re looking for. There’s a lot of aspects to art and i don’t even know if you want advice about technical stuff or motivational stuff… But I think the best thing is just to draw what you wanna draw and what’s fun and enjoyable to you. The only way to get better is to practice and it’s easier to practice when you’re drawing something you enjoy instead of making yourself draw 600 boxes in perspective or something (unless that’s fun for you.) Draw a ton of fanart or your OCs making out or whatever makes you happy. And try not to worry about not already having the skills to draw the thing you want. Draw the thing. It might be wonky on the first attempt but you have to start somewhere before you can get better. idk i hope this was at least a little helpful.

Jun 2, 2016 99 notes
#asks #i gotta remind myself to just have fun too #Anonymous

May 2016

May 30, 2016 3,777 notes
#gemsonas #steven universe #awya art
May 25, 2016 7,236 notes
#su spoilers #hit the diamond #steven universe #awya art
May 19, 2016 5,439 notes
#but there's a theme this time! #steven universe #awya art #malachite #jasper #lapis lazuli

April 2016

Apr 19, 2016 10,214 notes
#steven universe #awya art
Apr 3, 2016 14,996 notes
#lapis lazuli #steven universe #awya art

March 2016

Mar 27, 2016 5,251 notes
#blue pearl #steven universe #awya art
Mar 23, 2016 134 notes
#rubykgrant #not mine #art for me #submission

if anyone ever draws anything for me please send me a link. Nothing ever shows up in my tag or in the search. ;; 

Mar 20, 2016 51 notes
#I don't want anyone to think i'm ignoring them #if you draw or write something and @ me and i never respond i literally just never saw it #tumblr doesn't have a good way to see notifications like that. it shows up once on your dash but if you aren't online you wont see it. #and apparently it may or may not show up in the search #text
Mar 20, 2016 2,995 notes
#omg i just happened to find this randomly and it was posted back in JANUARY?! #it never showed up in my tag! #This is so cute OP I hope you don't mind me reblogging it #not mine #pearlshipping
Do you ship any characters in Su?!

I ship most of the ships haha

Mar 18, 2016 103 notes
#i just don't post ship art on this blog #asks #babygirllittlepants
Mar 15, 2016 10,473 notes
#i just wanted to draw her in a shirt with the water witch album art #steven universe #awya art
Mar 15, 2016 10,656 notes
#steven universe #awya art
Mar 8, 2016 13,347 notes
#steven universe #awya art
Mar 5, 2016 9,019 notes
#blue pearl #steven universe #awya art #nudity// #nsfw//
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
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