watercolor manga
Harley Quinn [Rawr〜🎵]
Literally a remake of an older drawing I did a …
The red headed MikuMarmalade avatar[Throw back]
Avatar originates from website Gaiaonline Oh boy did I …
Dang those some thiccc lines, guurrlll(varying the width in line art)
I feel like my art looks like a gazillion times …
Jigoku Usagi(crossover art)
Another fan art crossover of Hell Girl(Jigoku Shoujo) and something …
This week in I drew a thing[Art Drop]
This is literally just a photo spread of the art …
To develop a “style” of art[Sailor Moon Fan Art Spread] Pt 2
The outer Senshi has been done My next installment is …
Chizuru wants cheese? If mice looked moe….
In fantasy land, because mice are not this cute in …
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
The art that was made this month that has a …
Crochet Harley Quinn Wig (How-To)
Oh hey! What’s happening?h hey! Last year I cosplayed as …
To develop a “style” of art[Sailor Moon Fan Art Spread]
So I’ve been trying to draw and create a …
Toadette+ Juri Crossover
Hey, Homura!! I have a riddle for you! What happens when you mix a street fighter with a Mushroom Kingdom citizen?
Watch the video and find out~
#repost
This week in paint and yarn
Some things has been cooking in the house of …
#Drawitinyourownstyle High society :Fujiwara Chika
So I gave her a blonde ombré. She’s fashion forward …
Playing with shadows
Just wanted to play with exaggerating shadows Do the shadows …
Minamoto Sakura Watercolor Chibi Art
I’m on episode 11(latest as of writing this post) of …
Should you be a full time artist or do art on the side of a daytime job?
Opinion piece~ Yay
*Disclaimer: All info written is that of the opinion of the author and should not be taken as law, rules, even if I am a yarn goddess.
Ah, the dilemma of all artists. Do I make art my full-time job or do I go out and make money other ways and aim to create art for profit on the side?
For me, I do art on the side. I work full time in a call center and part-time in retail. I create art in my spare time, and if it’s something I feel is marketable I’ll list it on my online store.
I love this way of doing things. I used to put my all into creating art for a living. I didn’t do all that well back then. I rarely made sales, has it not been for having survivor benefits I’d not have the luxury to pursue being an artist.
I consume a lot of artist-related content on the internet. Most of the time when I come across this topic I see artists promoting the go full time, transition from a day job, follow your dreams(terrible advice by the way) route. Admittedly they’re biased because they are usually full-time artist themselves.
And I’m biased against the full-time artist. Not that I have anything against it, do you boo. If you’re doing well then go for it!
Here are a few things to consider when you’re an artsy type choosing which life to live.
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Do you value stability over creative freedom? Really take the time to think about it. Is the stress of possibly not affording rent because your art didn’t sell worth the time you have to create it?
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Are you in a position to pursue a career that may take years to get off the ground? Do you have a stash of money saved to cover expenses when not making money?
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Do you have the patience to grow an audience? Do you have an audience? Is part of that audience financially supporting you? Sure likes are fun and all but you can’t buy groceries with 1000 upvotes.
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Is what you make even profitable?
I struggled with the number 4 for much longer than I’d like to admit. You see, I do make nice things in my opinion. But not many people are willing to pay for said nice things.
At least not in my local area. As for online, well I lack an audience larger than a couple of friends, even though I have posted my art online for years.
I’m not complaining though. I’m grateful to be able to spend free time doing things that I enjoy like drawing and crocheting.
Zephyr, the elf princess
Zephyr-sama! You shall be a great leader one day — stop teasing your brothers please!
Zephyr is a princess of an underworld. The species of ogres and elves is vast when it comes to appearances. Some will literally give you nightmares if you look at them(they kinda enjoy that ability though.) Others, like Zephyr, you can look at all day.
Zephyr is not only looks, she’s aiming to be a great queen who rules with an iron fist. Kindness and fairness is also of utmost importance for Zephyr-sama. Zephyr has a tendency to enjoy fighting and cooking. One she excels in and the other– well let’s say the residents of the castle has had better digestive days.
Zephyr is an OC(original character) of mines. There’s not much story. I just enjoy making illustrations of her.
She had a couple of different hairstyles.
Her skin is lighter because I don’t feel like mixing a proper brown at the cafe using pan watercolor. So yeah. She also has runes on her face. Definitely inspired by my recent Breath of the Wild game play on the Switch.
A rad punk Miku look(watercolor painting)
You seem to replace your brain with your heart– oh …
Jigoku Miku(crossover art)
A grunge filter makes it look aged. Added creepy …
KillahDollFace avi art
Senpai better notice~ or else an plush will cry.
Edit: Senpai noticed.
Behold– a cat girl!~
Because the world could always use another portrait of a cat girl.~
I love how I colored her in greyscale colours.
I’ve never done that before. If I ever wanted to not have colour I’d digitally take the color away, using a desaturation tool on a photo editing software.
Fan Art Friday’s! Ezra from Fairy Tail[Photo Spread]
Today is the day that I will draw something that I’m proud of!!
-Grateful that it turned out well.
Yeah go me! It’s Lightening Equip Ezra Scarlet from Fairy Tail.
Tons of reference photos from the internet.
Fan Art Friday’s!!! Lucy Heartfilia Watercolor
So I’m boarding the transfer bus this fine Thursday morning to college. The usual. I bring my sketchbook with no prior plan on what to draw.
While I wait for the bus to leave the terminal I ponder on what I want to draw. I want to search the Pinterest machine to inspiration but my LTE/3G connection is shot at the terminal. So it’s back to good old fashioned brainstorming.
Yeah nothing. No plans or desires came to mind. So I just started doodling a body. Then I remembered the advice of how to draw: Step one: Using your pencil on the paper make some marks.
The idea to draw Lucy came about fifteen minutes later. Luckily I was away from the terminal and could go into the Pinterest machine to search for reference photos.
Moral of this blog post,
As it pertains to drawing, when in doubt– just draw oppai anything.
It’ll come to you. Maybe. Hopefully.
Hachune Miku grows up?!
*Le gasp* Such adorable is Hachune Miku. What if she …
The Tama chan(Happy Fan art Friday)
Warning: Semi spoiler ahead after image itself. Reference photo Fan …
Nemurin WatercolorFan Art
Fan Art Friday, y’all! Nemurin special! Heads up, minor spoilers …
Mermaid Sailor Venus Watercolor
Happy Tuesday! Mer-Minako looks quite bubbly and happy~ I accidentally …
What happens when you cross Ibuki with Sheik?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUpJALFCOc&w=560&h=315] I thought it seemed like an awesome crossover …