my art philosophy

i want to live and create sincerely and authentically!

resources

• 'How to fall in love with art again' by ChromaMoma
• 'TB Choi’s 7 Steps to Drawing' by Proko - on technical skill
• 'Ursula and Inspiration' - clip from Kiki's Delivery Service
• 'Hayao Miyazaki | The Mind of a Master' by Any-Mation
• 'How to Draw like Kim Jung Gi' by Proko - on visualisation and mileage
• 'The 11 Steps to Great Gesture Drawing' by Love Life Drawing - my favourite life drawing video, covers so much
• 'how I find art inspiration ✿ my artist journey so far' by Sketches of Shay - lovely video on how simple things can inspire a body of work
• 'how to keep a sketchbook (and not feel lost) ✿ 5 simple sketchbook tips!' by Sketches of Shay - for when you're not sure how to fill your sketchbook or what to draw
• SomaFM - my fave online radio. lots of different stations and genres to choose from!
• 'Letter to a Young Songwriter' - a blog post about music, but applies to any pursuit.
• 'How to write a short story' by Sydney Hegele - video on a method of coming up with and structuring short stories.
• 'Contradictions in Characterization' - writing blog post with different types and examples of contradictions that can lend themselves to interesting characters.
• 'Drawing from Imagination' by ArtBuds - video on the value of imaginative drawing
• 'i really like resident evil' by cuptoast - just a very cute video where someone gushes about their favourite medie - i'm not super familiar with the RE series but it was validating to hear someone describe what it's like to be in the pits of obsession over a certain piece of media.

works

• wild geese by mary oliver - my favourite poem
• (NSFW) artwork by @PunishedCorr on twitter - one of my favourite drawings by one of my favourite artists