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*falls down the stairs violently* holy shit
“please don’t let the new starter pkmn become bipedal” nah dude let sprigatito turn into incineroar’s twunk bf
I’m going to be doing fan art of various Drawfee characters and posting them later. If any of you guys wants to see a certain Drawfee character, go to the post where I ask for Drawfee characters to draw and ask me there.
This is Ribbit Ranger! From the Drawfee Universe!
I will not be finishing my drawings, they are mostly going to be for fun and for y’all awesome people out there so I hope you don’t mind that.
Honestly? I kinda want to draw fanart of Drawfee. And I'm not sorry about it. What are the characters you wanna see fanart of?? Spoiler alert, I don't really draw females much, is just that growing up nobody asked me on why don't you draw females so yeah. I can still draw them, but it's a little more difficult than I would like. I'm practicing but still.
Hello, does anyone watches Drawfee?? They are an art channel on YouTube. They are super cool.
Ok hear me out here…
Drawfee broom pose + Sanji in a dress. Ok?
No regrets.
Might be my favourite drawing so far ngl…
anyone else really like the latest drawfee ep
Moonpaw Sketch. Moonpaw is owned by Karina, or @dilfosaur on Tumblr.
Power Outage #101 ….I Love Moonpaw….
(Moonpaw is owned by Karina)
Alternates Below!:
@dilfosaur @drawfee
Might try this 🤔
Jacob's No Pressure Guide to Learning How to Enjoy Art Practice
DISCLAIMER: I own none of this. All of it is just an abridged version of the Drawclass (link: Drawclass 04/29/2022: Jacob's No Pressure Guide to Learning How to Enjoy Art Practice - YouTube). Please watch the video for the full experience, context, and nuance.
So, recently Jacob Andrews from Drawfee taught a class on how to practice art without putting too much pressure on yourself, and honestly, it was excellent. Do give it a watch if you're also facing a wall in getting started on art practice (also subscribe to their channels and support them on Patreon for more excellent content :D). Since I don't really have a good memory for basically anything, I did what I usually do to memorize stuff: I made notes. This blog post is basically just for me, but I'll be glad if it helps other people too. (again, all credit to Jacob and Nathan for the excellent Drawclass).
The Rules
Rule #1: Pick any 5 days during the week to practice. Take your break days whenever you want.
Rule #2: Set a minimum time for each day that is easily achievable. Continue drawing after that only if you feel like it.
Rule #3: If you miss a day, it doesn’t matter. Just try again the next day. (Avoid thinking of it as maintaining your “streaks”)
Rule #4: Do NOT try to do a good job (Practice is INPUT). The only judgment you get to make is if you drew or not.
Rule #5: Focus on something you want to improve on each week. It can be as general or specific as you want it to be.
The Schedule
Day 1: Draw from imagination to the best of your ability
the aim is to get warmed up and also to get a baseline for the week
Jacob’s Example: Jumping poses, 15 minutes
Day 2: Speed sketching
numerous and fast drawings from reference
Fast is subjective, whatever feels comfortable for you (the upper limit is 3 minutes, Jacob does 30 seconds to 1 minute)
Not going for detail, just capture the structure and vibe, as fast as you can
No need to even save it
Jacob’s Example: 10 minutes, ~1 minute for each reference photo (reference photos from Pinterest)
● Nathan’s sketches from the same reference photos:
Day 3: Reference drawing
Pick references (the number is up to you) and spend a little more time with each one
Capture details and complexities this time (like if day 2 was poses, then in day 3, try to capture musculature or folding of clothes etc.)
Doesn’t have to be a one to one copy, you can stylize
Another thing you can do is lower the opacity of the reference image and place your sketch over it to see which areas need improvement. In case of Jacob’s example, he mentions that the torso and legs are too short (areas of improvement which he was already aware of, so in general he tries to keep those in mind while drawing).
Nathan’s sketches from the same reference photos:
Day 4: Style study
Take a look at how professional artists portray the topic you’re studying
It helps you to develop shorthands and your own style
Pull up references and try to imitate to the best of your ability
Can also draw over the reference pics to understand the shape language and flow (but don’t simply trace the drawing)
Also try to notice shapes made by the negative space
Basically don’t mindlessly copy, this is “active copying”
● Nathan’s:
Day 5: Draw from imagination again
Put together what you learned throughout the week
Compare with day 1 (hopefully, you will notice improvements)
Changes will be incremental, don’t be discouraged!
Jacob’s example: 10 minutes of free drawing:
● Nathan’s:
I hope this was helpful. Good luck with your art practice!
This is going down in history
Inspired by this Drawfee episode
local tallmen siblings torment elf with internet show quotes, more at eleven
Not me watching the Drawfee Backgrounds episode today and immediately wanting to try it
Was inspired by Nathan's drawing today so I went and made this. Here is my limited pallet that I used. This is inarguably the best thing I have ever drawn. So yeah.
