Hey, fellow art enthusiasts! If you’ve been drawing for a while, you can probably relate to occasionally feeling uninspired, even when tackling your favorite subjects. Personally, I love drawing faces, and I can’t imagine ever stopping because I’m super hooked. Still, I find myself from time to time scrolling through the endless stream of references …
Inspiration
Hey, fellow art enthusiasts! While I utterly love drawing people, I’ve had my share of moments when I find myself feeling uninspired by what the Pinterest algorithm suggests, and I crave to draw something that makes me feel more creatively energized. If you can relate to this feeling, I am sharing 7 of my favorite …
Hey, fellow art enthusiasts! Wouldn’t it be great for our sanity if we could just zone out from all the busyness of the day and indulge ourselves in some drawing every day while vibing to our favorite music? But as life would have it, we have to adult, and be ‘productive members of our society,’ …
When you’re just starting your journey to learn how to draw, it’s easy to feel excited about what you’ll draw next. But then, every once in a while, your motivation to draw takes a nosedive. You get caught up in life, you get sick, and the weather doesn’t seem particularly nice – life happens, right? …
Earlier this year, I convinced myself to splurge on a Moleskine Sketchbook (they’re just so exquisite) and made a promise not to buy any more art supplies until I finish this one (I’ve got a history of accumulating art supplies that I never actually use). So, over the past few months, I’ve been on a …
Lately, I’ve been feeling uninspired by drawing in the same sort of art. So, in an effort to expand my drawing repertoire, I’ve been exploring various art styles that pique my interest. In this post, I’ve put together a list of 13 art styles, encompassing both modern and classic approaches, that resonate with me. I’ll …
Hey there, fellow artists! If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck in your art journey, I can totally relate and sympathize with you. For an embarrassingly long time, I felt that my drawing skills had plateaued at the same level despite practicing consistently. But fear not, I’ve spent the last year really evaluating what I …
As an aspiring concept artist, I admit to having had my fair share of instances when I have run out of ideas for drawing and can’t find the motivation to pick up the pencil. Luckily, I frequently revisit a few things in my art journey that help me switch gears, relax, and push through the …
Since last year, I have been exploring different art styles because, based on the feedback I received from other artists, my drawing style came off as too generic and lacking a creative flavor. So in this post, I share four helpful drawing exercises I have been practicing recently to study and explore the different art …
This year I was particularly interested in learning to draw in a semi-realistic art style influenced by artists such as Eleeza Ivanova and Loish. In this post, I share what I have learned about drawing in this aesthetic and some tips that I have found helpful in doing so. What is a Semi-Realistic Art Style? …
It always amazes me how some artists can summon their creativity to draw things in a way that captures our imagination and inspires beginner artists like myself to get better at drawing. While I’m relatively okay at observational drawing, I seem to utterly lack the ability to draw creatively, which is a vital skill for …
Drawing is by far my favorite pastime, but I have had more than a few days when it just feels a little boring, frustrating, or uninspiring despite listening to my favorite playlist on Spotify while I’m at it. Usually I can group the reasons why I don’t enjoy drawing on a certain day into these …
Back in 2017, I quit drawing after teaching myself how to draw portraits for about a year. And it took me five long years of not making any art (almost) to return to drawing again in January 2022, and ten months in, I’m happy to report that I have been able to draw consistently again …
Most artists go through a phase in their art journey where they feel like their art looks too generic, boring, and academic. When I returned to drawing earlier this year, I couldn’t shake off the feeling that my drawings looked plain and lacked a signature art style that others could identify with me. So I made …
Around six years ago, I quit drawing, only to start drawing again almost five years later. And while I haven’t drawn every day since returning to art, I have been able to draw consistently at least a few times every week for almost a year now, which is way more than what I have drawn …