Artist Cafe

Hello Friends !

I've finally started a new world, after a lot of thought over what type of world I should create.. ( i must admit I was a little scared of starting a world - after all, I didn't think I had much creativity for that.... but here I start..!)

First of all, a few points about this world, what it does, how to use it.. who its for:

- it is for everyone to use
- it should help beginners and wannabe artists, as they can receive some advice here, and improve their skills...
- it is open to expert artists, who want to help freshmen colleagues at art, by giving their valuable advice...
- links to websites which help answer people's questions will be posted here..

There, those are the few basic points to start off with.... hopefully, I hope this goes as planned..

By the way, Art teachers visiting this blog are most welcome...!

and one more thing - I found many people criticizing newbies' art as "copied", "not original"... and I have to say I see the point behind this statement... but, after thinking about this problem, I thought - hey, people start by imitating, and only later can they create stuff... (and this is the case with people in every area of life)...

So, in this blog, anyone can try to redraw work done by others and get proper advice, etc... so they can improve.... of course, the point behind doing this is to help people until, they can start drawing on their own...

But, original thinking is really appreciated, and it is highly recommended that people try original art here !

Therefore, I hope no one will have problems redrawing others' work here - just as long as it helps people get better...!

By the way, anyone wanting to post useful stuff in this world, can PM me, and I will allow them access to the world !

So, here goes !

Here's an amazing piece of art I found on Deviant art - it is very inspiring, and truly depicts the spirit of art - as its title says "Art is a Creation" (by j00nk1m110 )

The current guest posters at this world ( who are instrumental in developing this world) are:

Moka
vampireBride
LGA775
meruchan
Brunette
luluseason
15385bic
yugistotallycute
kathy100
reirei18
MangaKid
LystikinenaXP
Seifer sama
Ajan 1
Blaze023
dragonseiryuka
ichi haze
kawaiiMisuzu
Variance
Code Geass CC
pandaman08
Ikemarth
omnia1
superstarpanou
silvershriek

Created By ekaknr

Next Drawing

Hi again all,

Well for my next drawing I will be drawing from this picture Pic

Well the way how i will be drawing this by stages and each steps I will post it up here. Also if you would like to try drawing it too, you can also try.

Before i will start drawing I have made up my mind the size im gonna use for drawing that is 8 x 12 inches which should be an okay size to work with.

Well look out for the first stage.

Drawing tools

Hi again everyone, Ajan here Im here to talk about what drawing tools you all use. Well if you have any in mind just put it in the comment section along with any techniques with them. Well the main drawing tools I use and currently h...

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Lets Talk Paper

Hi again all.
Do you know what kind of paper I hate drawing on the most, the ones that are used for printing, you know the ones that comes in letter size and legal size.
They are so thin and cant take so much pencil marks, and not to mention erasing on them. The only thing I would probably use them for are sketches, drafts and ideas.

The type of paper I prefer to use are Bristol or what I call Cartridge papers, or I would use any type of paper that tare thicker than those printing paper though. The reason is its because they can take alot of repetition of pencil markings and the hold all details better.

In short im not a fan of thin paper.

If your have any comments or anything else to share please comment :)

Quick Pen Practice

So I have this sketchbook that I had since 2009 that I haven't finished, and so I decided to use it for quick drawing practice. Sometimes before I sleep, I quickly draw something in it. This one took about 5-10 minutes last night~ xD ...

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Borders vs no borders

Does anyone prefer to use borders or not before starting to draw?

Well if yes or no give me your reasons in the comment section.

For me personally I prefer the borders cause it helps with my accuracy when drawing. An example is where if i am drawing a picture, where the size of the picture is rectangular, and the paper i am drawing on is more square-ish, I would make a rectangular border.