make sure you draw everyday! even if it’s just a doodle on a newspaper!

if you’re unsure about uploading your drawing, just do it!! maybe you WILL get nice feedback and thats all you do it for right :) and if you don’t get it, well thats too bad but no reason to stop!

紫陽花の描き方 by seeker [pixiv] 

bborgia:

The MET has got some wonderful, fully illustrated textbooks that are available online for free! (X)

DOWNLOAD

1. Art of the Islamic World
2. The Art of Africa
3. The Art of Ancient Egypt
4. The Art of the Ancient Near East
5. The Art of Renaissance Europe
6. The Art of South and Southeast Asia
7. The Arts of Korea
8. Auguste Rodin: The Burghers of Calais
9. Greek Art from Prehistoric to Classical
10. Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning
11. A Masterwork of Byzantine Art — The Story of David and Goliath
12. Medieval Art
13. Nature Within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
14. Roman Art

More books guys, check them out! History of art is rather inspiring :)

Hard Leather Clockwork Bra by BruteForceStudios

Emperors Armor Of Empowerment by Skinz-N-Hydez

Full Steampunk Suit by Adhras

Lady Steampunk Pirate by Lillyxandra

Steampunk Set by Azmal

Witchhunter Hat by Azmal

Steampunk Gauntlet - Here comes the BOOM! by deadlance

SteamworksLeather and Brass Folding Fan by BruteForceStudios

Steampunk Leg Finished by Skinz-N-Hydez

Gentleman Steampunk Pirate by Lillyxandra

Drew Walker on painting with color blindness (view entire conceptart.org forum thread here)

“…it can be frustrating at times. I’ve noticed that it’s most difficult to distinguish between colours of the same value and fairly low saturation but of different hues - A few times I’ve accidentally gotten some green patches into portraits that I couldn’t see, but were obvious to others.

It used to worry me, but you just have to persevere - as people have said, we have a pronounced sense for value, so play to that strength, and work lots on your drawing skills.

Don’t shy away from colour though, just pay much more attention to what you’re doing with the paint (try to keep an organized pallete) and what you’re observing.

It makes sense to me that if we record what we see with our skewed sense of colour, and our recordings are skewed in the same way, to a person with normal vision it should appear correct.
That depends on our skill to translate from observation though - I find the observation to be the difficult part honestly, but I’ve gotten better by really paying attention and forcing myself to work it out instead of saying “wah I’m colourblind”

I wish you the best of luck dear colour-blind friends !”

Are you a hobbyist, art student, freelancer/professional or on a way to become one of the previously mentioned (an aspiring artist)?

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