Letting go of more than stuff.
Done Enough
Get Good
One Designer's story and process for self improvement in the craft.
Free Font Resources
Who doesn't like free to use personal and commercial fonts? C'mon.
Workflow: The journey is the destination.
An excellent explanation of how much it matters to go through and appreciate the stages prior to the final project and how to leverage simple studies and prototyping.
So-called AI Art (pt1)
Just me and my thoughts on AI, beginning with some notes I made about it coming on the scene in 2022. Good? Bad? Some mix thereof? Like most things, the answer depends...
On Beginning Art
What holds us back
Making a Mess
The journey might be messy, but it should take us somewhere.
A Little Harvest
Embracing frugal creativity, thrift store finds, and small gardening wins.
Small, Fresh Restarts
Scared and unprepared. With no regrets.
They Saw Rothko
On seeing ourselves through our creations
Deep POV
Write what you imagine someone else knows.
Close the Loop
Finding closure in the creative process through sharing our work, preventing creative stagnation and providing the freedom to create something fresh.
Never Say Never
Embrace specificity to regain your own agency.
Grow Vertically
Editing ourselves
Keep It Simple, Sweetheart
Owning ourselves.
Free Image Resources
Check out some free image resources
Parrots by The Art Squirrel
Nikki recommends the Art Squirrel's blog about digital art programs, ft Parrots. So many parrots.
THE AVDP Drawing Textbook
A recommended booklet for teaching basic form
Tips and Tricks: Two Ways to Save Time in Krita
Save points in Krita workflow for peace of mind
Stories Beget Stories
We are stories begetting more stories, begetting more stories.
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