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My newest roommate! #kitten #play #cat (at Home)

I want to learn to draw things the way you do. So realistic that they could be photos. I used to be able to draw okay when I was a kid, but I'm sure I've lost any talent I had then. I want to take lessons or something. I'm not really sure where to start, or what I should look for in lesson descriptions. Can you offer any advice?
Asketh - Anonymous

Thank you! I actually haven’t drawn seriously in about a year now, which I need to fix, but right now I feel like I’m in the same situation too. But I haven’t taken any lessons (and I’d like to as well in the future), and you honestly don’t have to take lessons. You just need to practice. I’d start with Andrew Loomis’ free art books to set a good starting foundation and also studying and practicing lighting and how it falls on items and how colors change with it. I also learned the way I shade/paint though Andantonious’s video tutorial on deviantart. All in all though, the best thing you can do is just have fun with it. Draw what you want, practice what you want, love what you’re drawing, and just enjoy doing it as much as possible. Because once you find that passion you won’t want to stop! Good luck!

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The Moon from Alphonse Mucha’s The Moon and the Stars series, 1900s (x)

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shoomlah:

Omigoshthisiskindalastminute but I am having a sale and giveaway! Both because I still have some surplus art books on hand before I make my next order, and because I love you guys so much.

So here’s the deal:

Like or share this post, and/or…

…Like my slowly-yet-steadily-being-refurbished Facebook fan page! It’s coming along.

Feel free to share the post more than once- I’m feeling generous.

Spread the word, if you’re the gambling sort, until the 16th

After the 16th I will randomly draw five winners from the entrants, each of whom will get signed art books, including a personalized sketch of their choice on the inside cover!

I’m going to try to ship the art books out by the 21st, allowing for domestic arrival by Christmas Day.

If you do not observe Christmas, I will take my sweet time with your sketch and it will be awesome.

I never have time to do sketches for people outside of conventions, so I’m trying to change that up a bit- we’ll see if I stress myself out in the process, but it’s worth it. :)

Best of luck, everyone!

Doggie Christmas picture!

Doodlin’

duttonart:

via @riceballsofsteel:

“I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You” written by and illustrated by Yumi Sakugawa, published in Sadie Magazine, 2012.

It’s not even funny, this applies to like all my followers.

I’ll be honest, I can easily and readily relate to this one-eyed beast dude.

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briannacherrygarcia:

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ditzystars:

POCAHONTAS

If you don’t love Genie, there’s something wrong with you.

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS GIF SET MY ENTIRE LIFE

MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE

Sixteen years later and this joke is still funny as hell.

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thunderousfart:

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[tw: mention of abuse, rape] Circle of 6 App - a free app that prevents violence before it happens

emmyc:

typette:

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collababortion:

FINALLY AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID!!

I’m stoked about this app - it was created in response to a White House challenge to create an app to help prevent sexual violence. It’s free. It’s available for iPhones and Androids. It could save you or someone you care about.

WHOA WOWOW WHAT A GOOD

IF YOU HAVE A SMARTPHONE THIS IS AMAZING I HAVE WANTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOREVER

For the linkphobic or lazy: It’s an app that lets you pre-select up to 6 of your contacts. It then has four buttons that automatically deploys a message to all of the selected numbers - a car icon that deploys a text saying “I need to get home now” that AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDES YOUR CURRENT GPS LOCATION AND A GOOGLEMAP TO WHEREVER YOU ARE, a phone icon that deploys a text reading “I need a distraction, please call me and pretend you need me”, an icon when you’re unsure or nervous about a relationship or sexual situation that sends you links to websites and resources and deploys an appropriate text, and the proverbial oh-shit button that automatically contacts two emergency contacts or hotlines of your choice

what a good app

And don’t forget: The fact that you have something that can near-instantly send a quick photograph or video to a secure e-mail server can in and of itself be a powerful weapon against multiple forms of violence before it even happens.

Your electronic eye can be a weapon in and of itself.

TW’d this cause it made me have weird feelings about my second rape because this could have saved me, I think.

Just wow. This is amazing. Downloading as I type.

this is brilliant. So when you contact the police or send your location it parses it into plain english for the cops/friends/etc to find you? That’s fantastic. signal boost!

How wonderfully smart and practical! Signal boost

leunah:

Stop Motion: Address is Approximate by The Theory.
Brilliant, beautiful, awe-inspiring.

Wow, long time, no art!

To semi make up for it here’s a mermaid sketch (with BOOBIES!!) from my sketchbook.
(sorry about the crappy quality, my scanner is broken so I had to resort to my iPhone.)

I’ve been extremely busy with working the mornings and going to school right after in the evenings. My days are crammed and it’s really draining. My motivation and creativity are really taking a hit. I miss drawing and painting so much, but if I find the time to do anything about it my motivation falls off a cliff.
I really hope it changes soon and I’m able to find time, but in fact my schedule will get even more hectic when I have to switch my school hours over to mornings and my work hours over to nights at the end of August. I just have to keep pushing forward until the end of January!