Beastly Art

rambeltilx: game-of-style: ladyofthedreadfort: Oh my gosh, a wedding episode!!! I can’t wait to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:51 -0400

game-of-style:

ladyofthedreadfort:

Oh my gosh, a wedding episode!!! I can’t wait to see the happy bride! It’s going to be such a happy episode! Everyone will be smiling. I love weddings…..!

LET’S GET THE PARTY STARTED

OMG IS THAT TONIGHT

Oh fuck I forgot to watch last week’s, but I cannot wait for the screaming fallout after this one. My dash is going to be more entertaining than the episode 8D

I feel like I should be annoyed by all these Pokemon Fusion things all over my dash, but...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:30:43 -0400

I feel like I should be annoyed by all these Pokemon Fusion things all over my dash, but they’re all so fucking hysterical and/or cool that I don’t care.

kiyo: by Horitomo

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:18:42 -0400

kiyo:

by Horitomo

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Sun, 19 May 2013 18:33:15 -0400

troll-bridge:

Tumblr is like a pack of neurotic chihuahuas, flipping out and making a ruckus over the littlest goddamn things.

Oh my fucking god people, smoke a bowl and chill. Or leave us in peace.

Being a More ☼ CONFIDENT ☼ Artist: A Guide

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:52:23 -0400

nightingales:

Before we begin: being confident is not synonymous with turning into an ego driven delusional maniac, just as being humble is not synonymous with being self-deprecating and negative. Okay? Got it? Awesome.

Why should you care about being more confident? Ultimately you will feel better as an artist, you will feel better about your work, other people will feel better about you and your work, and you’ll attract other artists with the same attitude, which in turn will likely motivate you to be more positive about your own work and about the work of others. All good things!

As artists we all seem to think that an attitude of negativity is the one that is most acceptable when it comes to ourselves and our work. That is wrong. I’m here to (hopefully) encourage a more positive outlook on ourselves as artists and our work!

Accept compliments. When someone pays you a compliment, say ‘thank you’. Don’t say ‘thank you, but I don’t deserve it,’ ‘Thank you but there are better artists out there than me’. ACCEPT IT. Own it. Realise that someone liked your work enough to tell you! Don’t insult them by saying ‘your taste is bad’, because when you throw back a compliment, that’s what you’re saying. You’re also saying you’re not good enough, and you ARE good enough!

Don’t compliment other artists by undermining yourself. ‘I love your work’. There you go. YOU’VE DONE IT. YAY! You’ve paid a compliment to another artist without tearing yourself down! Don’t ever say ‘I love your art; I’ll never be as good as you.’ ‘Your art is so good, it makes me want to stop drawing forever.’ God, no one wants to hear that. No one wants to deal with that. ‘Your art is so wonderful, it really inspires me to keep working on my own’. THAT’S the real compliment you wanted to pay.

Speak positively about your work. If you don’t care about your work, if you don’t like your work, then why should anyone?

Don’t send mixed signals where you post your work (ok, cool, so, you want us to care), then you say ‘this sucks, I’m terrible, another awful piece from me’ (??? what’s going on), then someone tentatively decides to battle through the confusion to tell you, ‘no, your artwork is great!’ and you respond ‘no, it sucks,’ (what do you want from me?!)

It is TIRING being around artists who don’t like their work and who constantly need third-party feedback that they throw back anyway. Don’t be the kind of artist that hijacks someone else’s livestream to post their art all over the chat, only to say how much you hate it, and how you think the artist streaming is so much better, and everyone just sits there in awkward silence because 1. you’re so desperate for approval you’ve hijacked someone else’s audience 2. no one knows how to deal with you.

It is DIFFICULT to talk to artists who hate their own work, who always speak negatively of the things they produce. No one wants to be around anyone who constantly moans about how their work just isn’t as good, who constantly acts like a little child threatening to give up an activity forever just because they’re not good at it. Maybe you’re not good at it because you think you’re not good at it and it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. Quit it. ‘I’m not where I want to be now, but I will work hard and I will get there.’ Better already.

Don’t speak about your work as if it is always in the shadow of someone else’s. This just breeds jealousy and discontent. There are so many confessions where artists state that they get so terribly jealous when a friend is perceived to be ‘better’ than them at art that they want to give up. WHAT. That is the saddest thing to know that the success of another artist is enough for some people to want to quit.

You will never be as good as artist x or y because you are NOT artist x or y. You are all on your own unique journey, your art is unique, the things you make and what you learn as an artist, are unique, so they are not comparable. Think of your art as a unique, individual entity. The success of someone’s art has no effect on your own. YOU are the effect on your art.

It’s like you and a neighbour decide to start renovating your houses. And after a while you look over the fence and you realise, oh my God, my neighbour’s house is so nice. And you get obsessed with it. And you get bitter about it. And it gets uncomfortable everytime your neighbour calls you over and tells you how proud they are of their house and you just sullenly say ‘it’s better than mine’. Awkward. And you wonder why everyone goes over your neighbour’s house all the time, why don’t they go over to YOUR house? Maybe it’s because you got so focused on your neighbour you stopped working on your house, and in the times you did, you didn’t enjoy it, you kept looking at your neighbour, and everybody can tell. Don’t be like that. It’s OK to admire other people’s houses but always work on your own, and don’t lose sight of it.

Bad art happens. Get over it. Not everything you turn out will be a masterpiece (and by this same rule, not everything you turn out is the rotting rat carcass fished up from the sewers that you seem so intent on making everyone believe it is). Don’t beat yourself up about it. Yawn. That’s boring. We all produce bad art, cry me more artist tears about it, I don’t care, no one cares. Bad art doesn’t last forever. One piece, two pieces, fifty pieces of bad art doesn’t mean you’re a bad artist. Bad art helps you learn. All art helps you learn. You don’t need to shout to the world about how disappointed you are with a piece. ‘God this is so bad …’, oh no here we go, we’ve heard this before, ‘because I know I can do better/I have done better. Because it didn’t turn out how I wanted, but I’m going to try again. But it was fun and I learned a lot from it. But it makes me laugh and I’m not actually that disappointed.’ Oh? What a plot twist. Bad art isn’t a sign of your failures, it’s a sign that you’re learning and growing. Embrace it.

You are worth it and your art is worth it. That’s really all you’ve got to remember! Repeat it in the mirror every day until you believe it. Own it and be the best artist you can be. (´∀`)

lechet: i swear to god looking through the hannibal tag im sure a good portion of these people dont...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:00 -0400

lechet:

i swear to god looking through the hannibal tag im sure a good portion of these people dont know that hannibal has 4 movies n 4 books they just think its a tv show

I’m pretty sure that some of the uh… the “shippers” don’t bother with the source material, because Will and Hannibal both have canon relationships/interests in other people and are not totally gay for each other.

cryptovolans: artmonia: Emily Smith oh hey, thanks for the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:23:11 -0400

cryptovolans:

artmonia:

Emily Smith

oh hey, thanks for the feature!

Do you struggle at all with the fear of failure as an artist or are you trusting and confident in your abilities? Depending on the answer, how do you cope and push forward/how do you maintain and build that confidence? This is something I struggle with and I'm trying to ask artists that I appreciate for any helpful advice. Thank you!

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:04:38 -0400

I’m not sure if this entirely answers your question, but I do beat myself up about art a lot. I think that I should be pushing myself outside of my comfort zone more, or that I should draw every day and improve faster. And I should absolutely do those things, don’t get me wrong, but at the end of the day, art is a hobby for me. It’s a thing I do for fun, to relax, and if other people like the things that I throw up on Tumblr, I am fucking ecstatic. But I am not a professional by any means, I didn’t go to school for art and it’s not a factor in my future career. I need to remind myself of these things before I start attacking myself for slowly picking away at yet another leisurely character bust or whatnot. Because I want it to stay fun, and as an escape.

Of course, if you ARE making a career out of your art, your mileage may completely vary and I am no good for that kind of advice. In terms of confidence, I can offer this: you’re never going to get worse by drawing more. The only direction you can go is forward.

foxachu: oddbagel: These were raw as...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:32:56 -0400

foxachu:

oddbagel:

These were raw as fuck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3qIBHStUc0

This is really cool, and just reminded me that I bought Joe Bethancourt’s Who Fears the Devil CD for Christmas and never listened to it. Some seriously, subtly creepy Appalachian pickin’, styled after the stories of Silver John.

Which you should check out if you are into creepypasta at all, because that’s the real deal.

I am failing pretty hard at Ike tonight. Fuck it, time for...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:56:06 -0400

I am failing pretty hard at Ike tonight. Fuck it, time for vodka.

How to Paint Like Liz

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:34:00 -0400

sudden inspiration to do some watercolor art
fantasize all day about the cool things I’m gonna draw
finally get home, yay I’m gonna make a cool gift for someone
this is coming out so awesome! they’re going to love it
two hours later, FUCK I RUINED IT IT’S IRREDEEMABLE
throw paper block, cry
rinse and repeat from step one

rambeltilx: d-dinosaur: notanothershipper: cataquacks: itsvon...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:46:00 -0400

rambeltilx:

d-dinosaur:

notanothershipper:

cataquacks:

itsvondell:

johnthedragon:

d-dinosaur:

Look at this cute fucking thing.

I want twenty of them.

OMFG BABY

oh wow that’s SO cool i’ve never seen one of these before

aw!!!

Is nobody else going to point out how much CGI went into this? It looks so fake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidae

omg what a cutie

There is nothing cuter than bugs cleaning their little feet. Even spiders I’d normally be leery of, my heart just turns to rainbows.

Be still my beating heart.

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:51 -0400

Be still my beating heart.

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:11:57 -0400

pennatologist: pennatologist: rambeltilx: beastlyart: Okay...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:53:58 -0400

pennatologist:

pennatologist:

rambeltilx:

beastlyart:

Okay Mal, I fixed it. Super sexy flapper catgir— oh JESUS those eyes get it away.

oh

my

god

best viewed while listening to the charleston

wow ok i was trying to draw a flapper sphinx and liz just beat me into the dirt while rubbing her glory into my face

i’d request flapper io but lets b real it would just be her but chainsmoking with a snazzy hat

io for daisy buchanan

No no you should still draw a flapper sphinx, I —

… UGLY SHRIEKING LAUGHTER OH MY GOD her nose. I’m done, I quit. The best.

Okay Mal, I fixed it. Super sexy flapper catgir— oh JESUS...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:55:44 -0400

Okay Mal, I fixed it. Super sexy flapper catgir— oh JESUS those eyes get it away.

Gretel smacking him in the face with her braid is now my new...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:50:53 -0400

Gretel smacking him in the face with her braid is now my new headcanon.

byyourleave: I don’t understand, it’s just a dude running with...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:12:10 -0400

byyourleave:

I don’t understand, it’s just a dude running with some musi—/SCREAMING

Recognize music immediately, okay but I’m not sure how they’re going to reference that mechanic in Skyrim, nothing really looks simila— HAHAHAHAH OH MY GOD.

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400

howtoskinatiger: When Multitasking Goes Awry! by paddler60 on...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:35:00 -0400

howtoskinatiger:

When Multitasking Goes Awry! by paddler60 on Flickr.

_{“This is an image of a wolf the wolf watchers call the Black Female taken in the Lamar Valley April 28, 2013. Here, she had been eating on an old bison carcass while the Big Gray was nearby howling. After eating, the Black Female started to trot away. A person could almost see the wheels turning in her head, thinking she had forgotten something. She turned around, went back and started to leave her scent on some sage near the old carcass. For whatever reason, she decided to howl at the same time. As the photo shows, that didn’t work out so good! She managed to urinate on herself as well. I didn’t realize what I captured until several days later when going through the tons of images taken.”}

The majestic walf.