After I wrote about the three aspects of being a good artist, digital painter BaddelZie commented: I’m a long-time fan of their works, so I (politely) grilled them on their art process, and how trying new things improved their art. Hope you enjoy the interview and behind-the-scenes look! BaddelZie (BZ): I’ll start with some older …
How Exploration Helped BaddelZie Find Their Digital Painting Style Read More »
Many professionals promise that all you need to become a great artist is a boatload of practice. But there are other aspects to being a well-rounded creative.
Style may be one of the great struggles when drawing. Here’s how an NSFW artist found theirs.
Welcome to the first article in the NSFW Art Fundamentals course! I want to start by introducing you to the typical art workflow. As your illustrations get more complex, you’ll want to spend more time planning things. Be creative and make mistakes while they’re cheap, early in the process. The 7 steps Research & Studies …
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After a few years of running an NSFW art discord server and helping others improve, I always make sure to pause before giving critique. It’s easy to point out mistakes in someone’s piece, but is the feedback you give actually helping them? I notice that a lot of people give unusable advice. For example, a …
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Finding people you look up to is an important part of becoming a better artist. After all, you’re only as good as you can imagine yourself to be.
It can be overwhelming to decide what to do when doing warmups. Here’s what I do to ready myself for a day of drawing.
The other day, an art friend shared her anxiety over not posting enough. She felt like her followers expected content consistently, and that she was failing them by taking time off. Although I reassured her that her followers wouldn’t mind (even if they did, so what? She was doing it for her health, not out …
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Our artistic growth is often tied to our mindset. Sometimes, it’s hard to see that we’re holding ourselves back. From my time in art school and advising other NSFW artists, here are some of the negative mindsets I’ve encountered. They Ignore Feedback Anyone can ask for feedback. The hard part is selecting the good feedback …
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