@urwen-starial Hey, it’s super sketchy but I managed to draw something that might …vaguely resemble Jin? XD

Hello artistic friend! I’m sure your work isn’t as bad as you think. Every artist I’ve ever met is highly (usually overly) critical of their work. (Including myself, haha.)

Getting better just takes a lot of dedication/practice/ and time, but if you keep painting I know you’ll see improvement eventually. Don’t give up!! 😀

-I’m having trouble uploading my process pictures, so I apologize. I’ll try them again later, but for whatever reason SE doesn’t seem to like my png files. Hopefully, that kinda makes sense without the visuals?? Lemme know if you have any questions. C:

…I shoulda done this sooner, but here’s the rest of my critique.

I think whilst tracing is a really helpful way to learn, it can be significantly less effective if done the wrong way. Most people seem to trace in a way that I’d consider an ineffective way. For a while, I did too.  If you want me to expound on how most people trace, I can,…[Read more]

This can be an interesting question. Because I think people look the topic from several different angles. Idunno if my personal angle will resonate with you any more than anyone else’ but here it is anyway.

Personally, I see art styles as being a lot like a person’s handwriting. You might not think you have an art style, or you might think yours…[Read more]

(my second post is gone. ;.;)

@evelyn
Not at all, 😂😅😅
That’s why it hurts, lol 😥😥😂

Okay so, since you traced it so exact to the original, there isn’t actually a lot I can say that would be specifically critiquing you, as opposed to critiquing the original artist’s work. However, there is a lot I can say about how to effectively trace.

Before I get into that though, there was one thing about your piece I thought worth…[Read more]

Looks like Sink got you covered 😀 If you still have any questions feel free to ask though

@evelyn
ouch
😅😅😂

@urwen-starial aaaa thank you! I’m glad you like them 😁 I have a lot of other art-related projects going rn, but Feel free to drop a description of Jin. And I’ll see if I can get to it.

@katthewriter I’m sorry life feels rough right now. I hope things settle down for you soon, Kat.

@urwen-starial Hey, sorry for the late reply! Usually, I like to go over and trace someone’s work to help give me an idea of how to best critique it. Otherwise, problems don’t always stick out to me. So I’ll try to get a decent critique done for you asap! :3

@phoenix Salutations to you as well. 😀
A good question, though unfortunately, I don’t have a good answer. I’m not actively working on anything currently. Art or writing. I’m in the middle of working through some faith-related struggles, and due to their impact on me, my artistic vision and drive to finish anything is a little out of wack. I’ve…[Read more]

@evelyn Oh hush you. 😛 No need for self depreciation here. In my humble opinion, it likely is that cool. 😉😉
Isn’t it funny how creative types are often so hard on themselves? Do try to be nice to yourself, or else I’ll have to resort to most unpleasant measures! Idk what those measures are, lol, but mark my words. They will be moST unpleasant…

I’m 20, but  I don’t have much writerly experience, so I still feel like a child in regards to my level of skill and knowledge. Haha.

Like Inkspiller said, we’re out there, it’s just difficult to find us sometimes.
I wish you the best on your epic quest to connect with more writerly peers. *salutes*

@evelyn oohhh! That sounds awesome! It’s definitely something I would read. C: Good summery, haha. Maybe someday I’ll learn enough about my story to summarize it in a way that makes sense. 😆

*boops*

@evelyn
The short answer is, I don’t really know yet. *muffled laugh/crying*

The longer answer, is I don’t really know yet, but,
it’s a story that takes place in a fantasy world of people who resemble elves, but also kinda resemble fauns. (But more than anything else they just look like people, lol.) There are probably several kingdoms, but there…[Read more]

@evelyn
Hey, that’s good then. I don’t think there’s any reason to force yourself into a season you’re not currently in. I’m glad you feel good about your current state, haha. That’s hard to do sometimes.

It is going well, in a way. It’s funny though because right now I don’t really know if it will ever be finished. Since it’s such a long…[Read more]