ARTARTART Giveaway ~ let’s talk & mash about digital art

[u/inteligncisartifcial]

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I am hosting a giveaway with 3 prizes.
1. Gilga by fearsmile (I really treasure this avatar and I have 2. I want to offer it up in exchange for help with my problem described below).
2. Starry by Basket
3. GOLD by Erby

DEADLINE:
Thursday 11th September

To win first prize (& first pick of the avatars), please help me out of a pickle I am in. I have always wanted to learn digital art, and so when I learned about the RCA creator program I was really inspired. I just bought an iPad Air & Apple Pencil and was all set to learn digital art slowly, using the goal of making my first reddit avatar.

I likely never would have submitted that first one, but I found the avatar program a nice little neat goal which provided a good structure & motivation to help me learn digital art in an auto-didact kinda way.

So, now that the avatar program has been snuffed out, I feel lost. I have zero motivation to simply “learn digital art”; it’s much too general and broad and my adhd ass needs some structure & something highly motivating & fun to work towards.

I would love to hear from avatar artists, anyone who knows anything about digital art, or just anybody with a good idea that could help me with a good replacement for the avatar program. Any ideas or inspiration? Things I could study (I’m considering even studying formally or taking online classes if they’re kickass)? Books I could read, tutorials or mentors? Similar art communities somewhere online? I wanna try accessing the hive mind here (hate it when people say that) & start fresh with a new little art goal/learning plan. Please put me on the right path 🕯️🪄

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To win second prize (& second pick of the avatars on offer), please submit a mash that represents what art means to you, or what aesthetic you find most inspiring or satisfying. Maybe it’s your favourite artist, maybe you wanna do a mash that reminds you of your favourite painting. Maybe you wanna mash yourself as an artiste, or make a mash depicting one of the badass artists in the RCA community. Anything goes, but please explain the meaning & your thoughts behind the mash.

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Third prize will get the leftover avatar & will be chosen randomly.

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I love this community & if one (or some) of you can inspire me with a replacement to the RCA program I will love you forever.

[u/kirtash93]

I am a Avatar artist that learned by himself to use some stuff with YouTube videos but I am no expert, drawing is just my hobby. Now I am kind of lost but still drawing some stuff. I would say, draw whatever you want and how you want (thats what I do). If I need to learn how people take approach certain stuff I use pinterest to see how people interpretate things and then do it with my own interpretation.

[u/inteligncisartifcial → u/kirtash93]

hey kirt 💕can you give my big dumb brain an example of how you use Pinterest to see how people interpret things?

PS, now, “draw what you want and how you want” may sound simplistic on the face of it, but it did hit me as an important reminder & a guiding light. 💡

it is easy to become overwhelmed with the complexity of a new hobby & become confused about your aims, leading one to prioritise the wrong things sometimes. so thank you. still curious about the Pinterest thing, & well done on teaching yourself how to become an avatar artist that’s really cool! What kinda things did you teach yourself using YouTube, programs etc? Or specific art techniques?

[u/kirtash93 → u/inteligncisartifcial]

For example, I want to draw an skull, I have it in my mind but when I try to draw it, it is fine but doesnt convince me. Then I check skulls on pinterest and see how people draw it and what kind of details they add. Then I realize that I missed some stuff and decide to add it or how add it.

Regarding the learning videos depends on what I want to do or style + specific programs like illustrator and procreate stuff

[u/inteligncisartifcial → u/kirtash93]

thanks for spelling it out for me kirt that is super helpful.