Venkaris

Hand-paw study

You are not undisciplined. Drawing IS more boring than doomscrolling. Forcing yourself to draw WILL make you hate it! Instead manipulate the environment around you so that your sketchbook is the most fun thing is the room. Then you will either die from boredom or pick it up.

Finally drawing for fun again

Side Eye (comm for Xiu)

It's all simple forms.

Applying deformation to a figure

There are 3 main ways to deform something:

Combining forms in action

The two ways of combining forms:

What it takes to put a sphere into a cube without guessing

When putting a sphere in a box it might look like it fits perfectly but actually it's too big

4 steps to draw a 3d sphere

When fitting a circle into a square, check this: 1. The circle touches the midpoint of each side 2. The minor axis crosses right through the center

Man, I love fluffy dragons

The best way to place a cylinder in perspective is to draw a box first and carve it out of it

3 steps to draw a perfect cylinder

The 3 ellipse and cylinder mistakes I see (and do) most often

The minor axis of an ellipse divides it in half and also is the center line of any cylinder. Use it as a guide

From the front and side a cylinder looks flat, I always draw it slightly tilted so the figure feels 3d

Boxes follow the same laws as cubes but come in different sizes

3 steps to build a perfect cube in 2-point perspective

This is how I check if a cube is correct, make sure all the lines intersect at a point

These two cubes are the same object

A very angry proto (comm for @sonantis.bsky.social)

Studying a new medium

Commission for @ferrnoctis.bsky.social / @loneranunculus.bsky.social

Hips study

"I'll draw more once I have more time" is a lie. I tracked every drawing session for a year. A month with daily classes: 58h My emptiest month: 59h A lack of free time isn't your problem, a lack of a good project is.

POV: You are the reference

Muzzle study

Finding your motivation in art can be a rewarding experience. But getting there, struggling through the practice, fitting the time in... it's another story. Let's hear about folks' questions and puzzles in this 30 minute (!) Q&A! ⏯️ youtu.be/_6U98HqNUCc #kanjonsclips #artist #learntodraw

If you play VRChat you literally have unlimited pose reference from any angle.

This one took ~42 hours

How I made my drawing habit addictive: 1. Find a habit you already can't skip, even a bad one. 2. Ask yourself why you can't skip it. 3. Do the same thing in your drawing routine. I track every gym session to watch numbers go up, so I started doing the same for drawing hours.

Tail study

Giving advice without showing doesn’t work. I started on here by posting advice that I’ve heard others say. No one cared. Then I started posting studies, showing myself applying the advice. Now they care. If you want to teach something, SHOW it.

There are two reasons you can't get yourself to draw: 1. It's too easy (boring) 2. It's too hard (frustrating) If it’s boring, draw something challenging. If it’s frustrating, draw something just outside your comfort zone. Push it too far either way and you burn out.

Neck study

How I do anatomy studies: 1. Pick one area you struggle with. 2. Gather more references than you think you need. 3. Try copying them, but without tracing. 4. Then try from memory or a different angle. That’s how learning actually works. I wish someone told me that years ago.

Arm study

Your algorithm shapes your interests, your interests shape your actions. So curate the algorithm, make sure you always have great art in your feed. Get used to pressing the “Not interested” button. Make sure you follow great artists. You become what you doomscroll.

Learn To Swim

There are two types of pain: 1. Sitting down and drawing hands until you get better at them 2. Realizing that you haven’t improved in 3 years Every excuse avoids the first one, but all of them guarantee the second. Pick your pain. One way or another, you're going to feel it.

Thighs study

I made a sketch I loved → it got 186 likes → I felt like failure Now before I start, I ask: "Who is this for?": 1. Followers - does it help them? 2. Clients - does it show my skill? 3. Me - was it fun to make? If it's meant just for you, don't measure it with engagement.

Back study

If you're struggling with shading, try outlining the form first

Exoskeleton

I love drawing fluffy creatures with big guns

Fluff hair or hair hair?