Kiki’s Delivery Service is one of those movies that I feel any aspiring artist should see. The struggle of Kiki in this movie is one that ANYONE who wants to further themselves goes through, that transition from taking what you love to do to something that you make a living off of.
As artists we have all been in the place where Kiki is. That place where we can’t draw anything right, can’t paint anything right, can’t sculpt anything right, that place where everything comes out wrong over and over and we begin to question if we’re actually good enough for the talents and skills that used to come to us like second nature when we were just using them for fun. That place where we want to give up because we suddenly can’t ‘fly’ like we want to, because everything seems too difficult to do that.
But that doesn’t mean it isn’t there, just because it isn’t working right then and there when you want it to be. If you can always fly, then it wouldn’t make those times when you did as special. It isn’t necessarily easy to grow up, nor is it necessarily easy to live with the artistic struggle of losing inspiration. But you can’t just throw up your hands and say ‘No, I can’t do it anymore’ because you’ll NEVER fly if you do that.
You gotta wobble before you stand.
Here’s the updated version of my brush set since the last one is a bit old now
Here’s the link to the old set, many of its brushes overlap but not all. You can find both in my pinned post!
Again!!! Do no spread these brushes around do not use them for commercial purposes, they’re either stuff I found free online or made it myself, I do not own them I simply share them cause people have been asking what do I use
I feel this.
All of these are so cool!
Did you hear? They've found the golden mole! It still exists! It just took a break from being perceived. What a mood. Here are some other animals that totally exist, too. Just your very normal collection of animal art, really. This is one of those where you'll want to click through on the attributions below the art. For context. For transformation. For taxonomy. It's all there. The level of detail for these friendly animals that definitely exist is quite unhinged in the best way.
@exobiotica:
@villiedoom:
@dokupine:
@extrajigs:
@remotus11:
@yellosnacc:
@steinntroll:
@cathchicken:
@insectghost:
@charseraph:
@tickfleato:
@kattheerat:
@juicyolpickle:
beautiful expressions!!!
MILES! + some old spideys from 2019 | patreon
These little dudes are not only chillin' but also warming themselves in heated cubbies to help them beat a fungal infection!!
Photo from the article in Science.
Research abstract: Nature
this was my favorite drawing from 2022. I re-sketched one of them just to see how far I improve (my sketches are always messy though, so idk if y'all can see the differences jdsksj)
ALSO. this was inspired by his fight compilation that I compiled a while back
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originally posted October 19, 2022
Solar Eclipse Shadows
These solar eclipse shadows form due to the distance between the sun and the leaves on the trees. The distance and the proximity of the leaves to one another cause for a "lensing" type effect, making the eclipse shadow clearer to the human eye.
During my final year of college I tried to create a Beetlejuice cartoon pitch bible to test myself. Ran out of time to finish it though. I do plan on revisiting it when I have more time. The designs were fun and I spent the most time on those. Couldn’t find the finished render of Lydia in her poncho sadly.
A very alien looking landscape.
Lesly Derksen