🎨
i've been taking a life drawing class over the summer, partly because it's something to do, partly because it keeps me in a routine, partly because a prof i really like teaches it, and partly because said prof advertised that he was teaching it over the summer, and recommended that i (and others) take it.
anyhow the first day was like, great? like i was slowly improving and such. and then the past 4 classes i left feeling slightly defeated, like i was getting worse somehow. i stuck with it though, and it's paying off! i've started getting better at bodies, and today it finally clicked in my head how heads work, lol.
i'm still not at a point of being extremely confident in my work, but i am at a point where i can tell i've improved in the past 6 classes, which is better than nothing!
Related Recs
Apr 9, 2025
⭐
when you haven’t taken art classes since 3rd grade and your drawings reflect that but the professors are hot art school people and the class is fun
Jan 27, 2024
most recently, i kinda love how these figures ended up :) but also all yall should try doing these classes they’re so fun and also everywhere
Feb 27, 2025
Top Recs from @ittybittykittycommittee
🎧
it actually isn't that bad!
for a recent assignment i had to go out and draw people in public - just simple gesture drawings, nothing major. and kept forgetting to bring my earbuds at first. i'd get frustrated, yeah, but not enough to go back in and grab them. so i dealt with the silence, and it actually wasn't that bad at all? i mean, i was going to cafes a lot so that helped, but also libraries? places specifically meant to be quiet? and it was great, to the point where i purposefully left my earbuds at home to finish my assignment today.
consider: going places without your earbuds/headphones on purpose
3d ago
📚
seriously, if you haven't gone to your local library yet, you're missing out! i try to go every couple of weeks to return books and get more. while i love owning my own books as well, borrowing them from the library is great as well! not to mention what they do for ur local community, the resources they have, etc. all of this to say: go visit your local library!!!
May 29, 2025
📓
seriously! like put on some background music and just sit there with your thoughts. see what comes up. draw weird doodles, make a world for them, sing to them, whatever. just be weird and bored.
to go directly against what i just said, i have a small pocket notebook i collect quotes/thoughts/jokes/poems/etc that i enjoy, and i go through it sometimes instead of scrolling. it takes a little time to get it to a point where it's useable like that, but it's worth it! bonus points if you print photos out and put them in too, make it like an inspiration notebook.
3d ago