Sylessae

LOL thank you!!

A monochrome portrait of Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3 giving the middle finger to the viewer.

I drew Astarion for week 2 of #sylbootcamp. He is expressing my feelings about one of my fellow boot campers entrapping me into drawing a hand.

It was challenging to work from a game screenshot, and the result feels kind of stiff. I’m going back to my nice familiar stock photos.

#art #bg3

Thanks! I have been hammering out a bunch to work on my speed so they’re super short drawings in ink

What’s hard?

Keep drawing. Keep drawing things you like.

You'll become recognizable through your taste and discernment.

That's it.

Style is a compilation of things you like.

She's on it

Thank you!

A white sketchbook paged filled with ink drawings of sketchy female portraits and assorted desserts.

The need for practice drawings to look "good" is what keeps most artists from practicing at all.

Experiment. Try different approaches. Embrace the bad. It's supposed to be messy and unknown.

That's what practice is.

do you need help lifting something ma'am

Day 2, woo!!

Don't make a big deal out of drawing.

Look at stuff you like. Draw that stuff. Practice whats hard by drawing it a lot.

Rinse and repeat.

Miss you too!!

I love that these are both mine

I get that! I think for me, working with ink has helped me loosen up. I know that I will inevitably make mistakes, and I had to become okay with those mistakes, which makes me less precious as a result!

My go-to is a karst sketchbook! I like that buttery smooth paper for ink

(ps let me know if you want a discount code!!)

He's just a little guy!!

Spaceships!

We must defend him

Oh no croissant slug got cropped

Draw whatever sounds fun! I'm on a portrait/treats kick!

Love to see it!!

A sketchbook page filled with ink drawings of portraits and sweet treats.

I dare you to fill the next ten pages of your sketchbook with ink drawings.

At the end of it, tell me what you learned.

Don't be so afraid of making mistakes that you never allow yourself to explore.

For real 🤣

Yes and they are a HUGE improvement from the orders I used to get through my print company. My printer on the left, old prints on the right.

I’m using the Epson Surecolor P700!

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Also shoutout to my new printer, it's slaying rn

If you're feeling a bit aimless when creating, it helps to have something bigger to work towards. An example is my convention prep:

- It creates a clear goal
- Every project has a purpose
- Everything is an experiment (yay dopamine)
- The monotony of packing and printing is a brain reset from art

This has come up a lot in recent mentor sessions and feels important to reiterate:

It's important to know the difference between pushing past your comfort zone versus ignoring your own needs for rest and regulation. 👇

It is hard!! But it’s helping me loosen up I think c:

Thank you!

Playing with other mediums can feel like becoming a master of none, but I've found each one feeds the next. What I learn in one medium always carries into others and has a funny way of leading me back to the one I love most.

Quick croissant study in watercolor 🥐