Developing My Style - Tumblr Posts
You are a good artist and I wanna ask you. How did you learn how to draw and how long did it take for you to be a good artist?
Aw, thank you so much! It means a lot to me!
Honestly (and I know you’ll probably roll your eyes at this) it just took practice for me to get where I am. I’ve been drawing for all my life, because it’s something I love to do. It relaxes me, entertains me, and gives me a creative outlet. When I was younger I would try so hard to draw like all of the artists I saw online, but I never could. I got so frustrated so many times, and though that I’d never improve. But no matter how upset I got, I never stopped drawing. I couldn’t! It was literally one of my only real hobbies.
I kept drawing. Eventually, I got Instagram and Tumblr. I began posting (but I didn’t really get any likes, comments, or follows). I was disheartened, but I didn’t stop. I kept drawing and kept posting. Eventually I got a couple follows and a few likes, and it was all I needed to keep pushing. The more art I made, the more I improved. I finally began developing my own style, after years of copying the styles of other artists (not stealing, though, just mimicking) and the more I drew the better my style became.
All I could say to you is practice and don’t give up! You won’t learn to draw like your favorite tumblr artist in a day. It takes time, years even, but if art is something you like to do then do it! The biggest reason I stuck with art was because I genuinely enjoyed doing it, even when my art wasn’t perfect. If you’re the same, then I’d say focus on creating art. Don’t worry that it isn’t perfect, or gaining you followers, or looking like the art you see online. If art makes you happy, focus on that. Improvement will follow.
My art in 2018:
My art in 2021/22:
