The Art Moth Tag

The other day I was wishing I knew more Art blogs I could follow and was wondering how I would be able to find some. And THEN I had the most original idea of the century: I could create an art tag! The blogging world seems to have been taken over by tag after tag, some people doing the same tag twice (because people like me don't realize someone had already tagged them so we tag them again) and some people doing the tags without even being tagged. So I guess having one more tag floating around won't bother anyone.

Anyway, I've never seen an art tag before, and I know all artists are secretly pining for an excuse to talk about their art (why do you think I started this blog?) so I figured there might be a few people out there who would be grateful for this. 

Okay, here goes. 

The rules: 

Answer the questions (the entire point of this tag). 

Upload some pictures of your drawings to illustrate (illustrate... Get it?) why you answered the way you did. (E.g. if you say you think you're really good at drawing hair, show us your best hair drawing. It is not necessary to do this for every question, but try for at least most of them.)

Try to tag at least three people whom you know are artists and would like sharing their art. Try not to tag people who have already been tagged. Give a link to their blog.
Copy and paste the rules on your blog.
Link to The Art Moth (shameless self advertising, I know.)

(I'm sorry, but I can only tag one. The entire reason I made this is because I hardly know any art blogs that are still active.)

Now I tag myself first off. (And yes, I will be reusing pictures I've already put on this blog.)

*Ahem*

1. When did you start drawing?

This is the first drawing I did that really inpressed people. I drew it on a whim, I hadn't really ever thought of drawing before. I drew it when I was about eleven. After this, I never stopped. 

2. What is your favorite thing to draw?
Faces! I used to draw single left eyes everywhere, but this past year I've been trying to learn how to draw faces without a reference.

Here's what I consider my best face, shadingwise.

3. Have you ever taken drawing lessons? 

Not exactly, but my dad helps me often, and I consider that lessons. But this year my Gramma gifted me with a Udemy course in drawing, so I've been taking that, too.

4. How often do you draw? 

I used to draw every day, and I've been trying to again, but usually I draw about three pictures a week.

5. Which medium is your favorite? 

Watercolor is what I like best, but the medium I'm best at is regular ol' graphite. Lately I've been trying out pen and marker portraits.

6. Do you mostly draw people, animals, plants, or objects? 
Definitely people. I very, very rarely draw plants, and objects are just boring to draw. I used to draw animals quite a bit, but I haven't for a while.

This is the last "object" I've drawn.

7. What is something you wish you could draw, but can't? (And all the people said: hands.) 

And the person said: hands.

8. Do you finish your sketch books before buying another? 

Nope. I have three now that are unfinished and yet I'm still planning on getting a spiral bound one soon.

9. How long does each drawing take you?Cartoon sketches take about ten minutes if I don't color them. A realistic one takes about forty to ninety minutes start to to finish.

(This is what I mean by "cartoon". It took about twenty minutes.)

10: Who is your favorite artist? (Living or dead.) 
I really like Anthony VanArsdale's work. I also like Leonardo Da Vanci's unpainted sketches, and there are a lot of Disney artist's work that I like, like Steve Thompson's concept art.

Alrighty! I tag:
Abbie
Sorry, Abbie. You are alone. If you don't want to do this, or if you can't tag anyone, that's completely fine!
Anyone else who wants to do this is very welcome to,  just please comment and tell me so I can check it out!
Okay, bye!!!

Okay, I'm done.

You may have noticed that I have not uploaded any more INKtober drawings. And to tell you a secret I still have not even finished INKtober. So I haven't uploaded them all. I think all in all I did 16 drawings out of the thirty-one I should have. But by now we are almost as close to next October as we are to the last one, and I've waited this long, so I may as well wait that long again. I'm going to start just posting regular art again, and finish this INKtober next October.
Here's what I have been drawing instead of drawing what I was supposed to be drawing!

I don't even remember deciding to draw this. But apparently I did. 

All my family members are telling me this is terrifying, and in a way it is, but I have tried and tried to give her pupils and it always looks different from what I'm wanting, so I gave up. (Okay. I'm done.)

I redrew my Kylo Ren drawing because everyone said it was my best, and I have improved in my art, but everyone likes my old one better...? Go here if you want to see my first one.

Something feels a little off on this one, but I can't tell what it is. I love her eyes, though. And they even have pupils!

And there you are. Some art to pass the time as we wait for next October. *sips tea from bowl because I never got around to washing my cup*

INKtober, A.K.A. INKcicle Day One: The Goof

Using the prompt "Draw your favorite original Disney Character (i.e., Mickey, Donald Duck, Goofy, etc.)

Some More Drawings While You Wait For The Inktober Pictures That I Am Still Not Doing:

In hindsight, I'm not sure how that lid is supposed to fit on that cup, but I'm sure it will do its best.

This Rey is technically part of Inktober. Consider it a sneak peek.

Inktober 2017...?

Man, has it been a while since I last blogged! I have been drawing a good amount since then, but I never seem to remember to upload those drawings. I'll show you one drawing I have done recently, and then get on with the post...

(Used reference- I can't find the original artist.)

Anyway, about Inktober. I have been trying to do it again this year... "trying again" as in, that is all I did last year, and all I am doing this year... trying. And not doing. But, as the saying goes; "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again." Meaning I will probably try and fail next year, too, because it's "try, try, again", not just "try again". You have to try again twice to get it to work. And I have only tried again once.

Maybe next year I should just do "Thinktober", where I have one thought every day for 31 days. But no, that sounds even harder than regular Inktober.

I have done fourteen ink drawings this year, so I am up a good cry from just the one I did last year. I have been using a Disney Challenge that I tried to do with a friend two years ago in May (as you can see, I am very good at trying to do things), but on day FOUR I somehow got mixed and did the wrong drawing... and then I never got de-mixed up again. I then tried doing two a day, and that meant I would have to decide on not just one, but two favorite Disney scenes, princesses, princes, villains, songs, or the Disney princess with the prettiest left-hand thumbnail (or something like that) and it got confusing and harder to do. Then I reached The Middle where we had to draw Actual Scenes, not just characters. And then I realized that would mean 1) Choosing a favorite scene, 2) Finding the perfect screen capture of the scene OR 2&1/2) Taking my own screen capture (The reason that's 2&1/2 instead of a 3 is that it's not a different step, just a different way of doing it). So I went to bed. And the next morning when I woke up I just decided to do one more drawing for this month, and then next month introduce a New and Very Cool trend called "Inkvember". Catchy, huh? THEN, probably in December (Inkcember? Nah. Ink-cicle? Get it? Winter, icicles...okay, well, nevermind, then.), anyway, in that month, I will upload one of the ink drawings a day, like I was supposed to this month. And didn't. Ah, well. Until then, have fun browsing the new collection of other people's Inktober drawings, that they actually remembered to put up. What a glorious sense of satisfaction with themselves they must feel.

(P.S. I just remembered I actually do have some new random art you haven't seen yet. I'll upload those between times, if you'd like. If you don't like, then I will post them anyway, because I won't know you don't like until after I've already posted them. When it will be too late.)

(P.P.S. BTW, apropos of that gif: What is Yoda's full name? Yoda Layhee Hoo.)

Dragon Concept Art

Rogue One/ Big Hero Six crossover