Horrible Picture, Not So Horrible Lettering. I Hope Y'all Like It!

i screwed up the first two lines and then decided to do it purposefully for the next four heck yeah !! thanks @theshitpostcalligrapher for motivating me to write one more thing even though i’d already put away my calligraphy stuff for today

req’d by @cronusamporaofficial

THUNDERBOLTS AND LIGHTNING VERY VERY FRIGHTENING 

me

potato-preparing the nibs

this process to prepare nibs basically removes the protective layer of oil from the calligraphy nibs. the oil causes the ink to not flow properly, so you make this potato satellite.

asshole (jk i love you)

other thing silence anon requested! i had a bit of time and decided to do this! again, hope you like it, and i'm now off to do my homework.

sketchbook details 🌕✨

[Image description: Details from a gouache painting. It’s full moon and there are soft, creamy cotton clouds and sprinkle of golden stars.]

things i did that forced me to be a better artist:

used a reference for everything

thinner line art (you think thats thin? go thinner….)

sketch, then do a cleaner sketch, THEN start finalizing

THUMBNAILS

color research, picking a set palette or light/dark for each work

you like that pose? redo it one more time

USE A DAMN REFERENCE

do not rely on stylization as an excuse for anatomy

draw the goddamn background you coward

just draw the hand- a bad hand is better than a hidden hand

the rule of thirds WORKS

take a considerable break between sketch and lines/paint

know that art takes longer as you get better at it

draw the seams on clothes

stop aiming for accuracy and focus on fluidity and motion, accuracy will come with practice of those two concepts

just…do the chiaroscuro. just DO IT. no excuses it always works

stop making excuses, make yourself an art schedule/set weekly(or daily) art goals and just DO IT.

req’d by @gods-no-longer-tread-here

holy crap it took like 3 tries to get this image uploaded apparently tungler.hell literally cant handle it 

req’d by @nay-i-know-not-seems

good

@tungsten-hydrogen-yttrium really hope you like this; it's a bit overdue. (fun fact: it's written on the back of an extra copy of an essay)

i spent twenty minutes on these three letters give me notes please

(requests are open, if you like my work!)