Onyrica In reply to Zalla00 [2020-06-29 21:41:03 +0000 UTC]

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Onyrica In reply to ReverseImpossible [2019-09-19 18:03:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!  

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ReverseImpossible In reply to Onyrica [2019-09-20 16:43:37 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome

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Onyrica In reply to KaporalBlackSheep [2019-09-19 18:02:57 +0000 UTC]

 Thank you! 

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Onyrica In reply to CPP-ART [2019-09-19 18:03:16 +0000 UTC]

Cheers buddy!  

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Onyrica In reply to NeroonCousland [2019-09-19 18:02:41 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Thanks!

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Onyrica In reply to ThePhoenixKing [2019-09-19 18:02:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! <3

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Onyrica In reply to JBergen1910 [2019-09-19 18:02:48 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!

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Onyrica In reply to Ace0f-Arts [2019-01-09 08:50:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That really means a lot

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Ace0f-Arts In reply to Onyrica [2019-01-09 11:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome, keep it up ❤️

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Onyrica In reply to SerenityLightForce [2018-10-17 23:14:29 +0000 UTC]

That is ever so sweet of you. Thank you!!

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SerenityLightForce In reply to Onyrica [2018-10-18 09:43:50 +0000 UTC]

Awwwwwww your very welcome I’m glad to hear you say that I mean it with all my heart

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Onyrica In reply to theviolentdragon [2017-11-17 21:43:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ever so much! I really appreciate that

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Onyrica In reply to Arya-Jaeger [2017-09-20 07:43:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Arya-Jaeger In reply to Onyrica [2017-09-20 22:33:51 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! (◠‿◠✿)

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Onyrica In reply to CPP-ART [2017-09-20 07:43:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Onyrica In reply to Solinswith [2017-01-06 10:41:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for tracking me down and following me! I'm very flattered you like my art that much.

And it honors me that I've inspired you to pick up your art again - thank you for saying that! Please feel free to stay in touch or ask me anything. I'm not a pro but I'm always happy to help.

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Solinswith In reply to Onyrica [2017-01-06 11:18:44 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome, I realised after I posted how stalker-ish my comment was so I'm relieved you're flattered and not freaked out xD

I don't know how anyone couldn't be inspired, I'd love to be able to draw my ideas and characters and really make them characters, you get a sense of every personality or love shared that goes with the work you've done which makes them interesting and great. I wasn't going to make any new years resolutions but I think I just made one, it's your fault but thankyou for the offer of help I will gladly take any advice from you  

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Onyrica In reply to Solinswith [2017-01-06 11:38:21 +0000 UTC]

Not stalkerish at all - it's very humbling, really.

Usually it's my fault when a tap is left open and the house ends up flooded, so I'll gladly take the blame for you making a resolution to draw as an alternative!

I actually sent someone a message on Reddit who also asked me for tips. I'll paste it here for you and hopefully it'll help some in getting you started!

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I've been drawing for a long time - probably ever since I could hold a pencil in my stubby little fingers- but for the sake of keeping my age in my pocket, I'll say that I only started taking it proper seriously in the last 5 years. Before that my art advanced very little because I was stubborn and kept drawing the same thing with no references. You'd be surprised at how you can draw for 10 years like that and not progress at all.

Having done that, my biggest recommendation is: USE REFERENCES. For such a long time I refused to use references because I saw it as cheating. But the thing is, you can't draw what you don't understand and human anatomy is surprisingly complex. You'd need to be a doctor to understand just how much.

Keep an open mind in whatever you do. Nothing is cheating unless you're trying to pass it off as something it isn't: even tracing can be a useful tool, as long as you don't then tell people you did it freehand. When I started taking anatomy seriously, I would trace on a scrappy piece of paper and look at it for a long time - study how the body moved and tried to understand why. Then I would put it away and try to use what I learned to practice. If I still didn't get it, I'd go back to trying to figure out why.

Besides that, references can give you tons of ideas for other pictures - even if you don't end up using that pose or item in the photo, it might make you think of another interesting concept to draw. Some good reference/stock galleries are:  senshistock.deviantart.com and  vishstudio.deviantart.com

Another thing I'd say is to not try to do too much at once. This is one mistake I'm notorious for: I want to do it all, I want to be perfect NOW at EVERYTHING. And then I become an anxious mess because I can't learn 40 things at the same time.

Start with your lineart - master those lines, movement, light sources that way. There's so much you can learn just by drawing the lines right - even shading, by making the lines thinner and thicker. Expressions, the flow of hair... and once you're comfortable with that, try some colour. Experiment, but don't obsess too much about anything too early. It will put you off faster than you can recover.

Lastly, learn how to embrace failure and success without beating yourself up about it. Learn to like your art enough to be satisfied but not enough to get comfortable and lose the ability to critique yourself. Finding the balance between being your own best friend and your harshest judge is very important.

Anyway, I could rant about this for days, but I think I'll leave you with that and hope it's helpful in some way! Always happy to answer any questions if you have more.

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Onyrica In reply to LJEKC [2016-11-04 19:31:02 +0000 UTC]

Cheers

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Onyrica In reply to Ya-e [2015-10-17 18:58:21 +0000 UTC]

Np - thanks for the watch back and being so helpful

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Ya-e In reply to Onyrica [2015-10-17 19:02:52 +0000 UTC]

No problem, I'm glad to help if I can
And you're welcome! I checked your gallery and I really liked what I saw Especially your last pic is so awesome!

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Onyrica In reply to Ya-e [2015-10-17 19:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks! I appreciate that. I'll be doing more like that soon, if the event goes well! (The rewards will be custom portraits)

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Ya-e In reply to Onyrica [2015-10-17 19:18:16 +0000 UTC]

Hnnn I'd love to get one of those custom portraits!
Too bad I probably can't join >___<

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