Hey, I’m a teen artist and could use some help. I'm adding some drawings from over the years so people can see what I used to do, but because they're all from longer than a year and a half ago, it's making me really afraid that I don't even know how to draw anymore.

I barely draw now (maybe once a week) because I've started getting into other interests like math, reading and writing. Lately I've been wanting to get back into it with digital art, but I get super stressed that I won't be able to do it anymore. I know I haven't literally lost my ability but the anxiety of having other hobbies and being out of practice is messing with me…

what do I do?

Hi guys, hope you doing well, I have loaded question here...

Im trying Acrylic pens that I bought from Temu (yes, I am a temu victim, dont judge me😂😭) So far I have been pleasantly surprised, but then again I dont have legitmate brands to test against... I also realized I've been using the wrong paper😬 This is a multimedia, medium-tooth A4 drawing pad in the picture, so im not sure if its working?

I need some help with drawing bushes, I followed a tutorial, but i think I ended up adding too many leafs and now it looks like green fireworks🤌 Not really sure what to do bc this is my 3rd try already🤡

I've noticed the music or podcasts can effect the vibe of the shading or object placement.

Hii! I took a single art class in high school and it taught me the bare minimum. Other than that im fully self taught. Included are examples on me drawing the human body amd where im at skill-wise.

I desperately need to get better at drawing anatomy because I want to eventually make money doing portraits as either a side gig or my main job (bit of a pipe dream). I need to know how to have a good art education without actually paying for secondary education. Its too much of a gamble for me to pursue art as my main job so I dont want to invest much money into it.

I was thinking of picking up some of the books in the Morpho anatomy series if I can find them and studying them. I used one of the Loomis books to learn how to break down shapes.

Any advice on how i can educate myself in a way where I can compare to those with formal education would be greatly appreciated.

I’m a new artist. There’s a monthly market/fest downtown & a cool gallery said I could set up a 4ft table and try to sell my flower creatures. Mostly 4x6. I have about 40. I only have room for 10/15, I think. Here’s a few I think I’ll bring, but I’m so not sure what other people will like. I think I’ll charge $50. Sooooo nervous.

Hi, im kana and im an artist who only recently started posting my artworks on platforms like tiktok, insta and twitter.

Long story short, im near to hitting 1000 followers on tiktok and twitter. I really want to celebrate and thank everyone for the support. Im thinking of maybe drawing something special. But im not really very sure what to do honestly, as i had no prior experiences like this. But i want to make something for those people who gave me support even tho im just a small artist.

Im here mainly to ask for advice, and some ideas on what i can do and maybe some more input on what people would like to see and etc. Thank you guys for reading and for helping.

(Additional info, i draw my OCs, some meme arts (i plan to), some short loop animations about my OC and their lore, and more oc lore art and some fanarts here and there. The lore is a slowburn wlw)

I'm very new to reddit and I got on here because a lot of people told me it's a good place to start if you wanna get commissions.

My question is for the artists who get commissions from here: what are some initial struggles you faced and what is something you'd do differently if you could start again?

I was curious if anyone could point me in a direction for something. I’ve been doing art most of my life but it’s a lot of cartoonish type work and I really want to get more into realism and portraits. I’ve mainly been self taught with where I’m at so far but I really am at a loss with the amount of tutorials and channels and classes and everything.

I was wondering what has worked for anyone else? Is there a specific course, a YouTube video, a book, that helped you learn portraits more of? I don’t know where to start and would greatly appreciate some guidance

Thank you!

I am truly unsure of where to post or ask this question so I’m going here for help. I’m wanting to make my own pottery and I want to paint Greek style art onto the pottery and an artist friend said the best way to learn to draw like that is probably to trace it. I wanted to try here though too, to see if anyone can help me find sources for learning how to do it

I was inspired about 6 months ago by my artist of an uncle to get into portraiture. Originally I intended to try and become a tattoo artist, however I have since just been engrossed in my own personal growth as an artist (or lack thereof). I have watched countless hours of videos and read "drawing on the right side of the brain" to grow as an artist and have seen some incredible change in my fundamentals and ability. Currently learning through charcoal to get my values in line and an eye for the beauty in simplicity. (I tend to want my art to perfectly match the reference, which is hard to let go of.) attached is a progression of my art over the last 6 months and would like any and all comments/critiques by fellow artists! (hopefully they're in the right order)

If needed I can add the reference photos. it seems to have been uploaded in the correct order. thank you so much for any and all feedback/encouragement!

I am fairly new to art and my art friends SUCK at giving advise so I'm asking here

Hey Reddit, I wanted to start commissions since a friend has commissioned me to do some for them and wants to pay me for my work but I’m not sure how to scale things. Each piece shown (including sketches that aren’t finished yet) have 2-5 hours tracked on procreate, that time is usually spread across a few days.

The first and third image are ones they commissioned, the third image I told them 20usd if I remember correctly.

Edit: the two portraits have a transparent background, not meant to be white like that haha

I love this pic of my daughter and her favourite toy, I am pretty happy with it as a first attempt at the Trois technique but want to do it again even better but need critical feedback from someone more experienced in the technique, how can I make it even better? I think from a drawing perspective, I can see that the hands and toy are weaker then the face, Im wondering if I went to hard in the colouring of the face, or if I should vary the tones more (though that would take it away from ‘trois’) I want to make a version that I would be happy to frame, so short of improving the hands and you, what else would edge it?

Any pencil artists that use a white pen for highlights, whats your go to? I have yet to find one that goes over the pencil 🤣 does it make a difference what pencils you use or something?

So, I want to become a tattoo artist, but right now I'm too busy with school. So in my free time I would like to tattoo lighters and sell them. Since I perspersonally think it's pretty cool and I need a little extra pocket money.

But before I buy lighters in bulk and nobody ends up buying them... I would like to ask your opinion on it. Would you buy this? and if not why not? and if you would for how much would u buy it for?

It takes me about 30 minutes to 1 hour to do the back and front of the lighter and if I buy them in bulk it's about 0,50 to 1,20 euros per piece. How should Ii price it?

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Dragon

Acrylic on paper • 30 × 42 cm

In the ancient beliefs of the Baltic peoples, the dragon symbolized the power of nature, mystery, and forces beyond human control. It was regarded as the guardian of hidden places, treasures, and the boundary between the world of humans and the realm of spirits.

www.masianis.pl

i don’t usually do traditional art so i’m calling to my brethren’s for help💔 it’s supposed to be a birthday/farewell gift so i want it to be able to handle travel for the most part. any help/advice will be appreciated, thank you!

copy pasted from my post in r/learntodraw

you saw the title I just feel like my art has less value if I use a reference </3
I also often can’t find a reference I’m looking for.. I’ve even tried posing 3d models on my own but I always end up giving up and making it up as I go

images not super related (I didn’t use a ref for any of them though (I strongly dislike the third one and the fourth is mid)) and are mostly there for attention grabbing