It seems, learning to draw has never been as easy as nowadays. However, a lot of people confuse lots of repetitive drawing with growth. Sure, practice is important, but drawing mindlessly is quite pointless. Every drawing should teach the artist something. Otherwise, there is no professional development. Without analyzing the work and thinking about improvements, … Continue reading Learning to Draw – Quantity vs Quality
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Michaels store has been the source for majority of my craft materials for years. Now, they opened a beta Michaels MakerPlace - a new handmade marketplace where crafters like myself can sell their creations. Please keep in mind, it's different from Michaels Thirdparty Marketplace. The latter is for craft supply vendors who sell materials for … Continue reading Michaels MakerPlace – New Handmade Marketplace
Several months ago, I purchased a bunch of Copic Wide markers from a local store. Sadly, I didn't check them right away, and found out later that several of them were cracked and dried out. It was too late to contact the store. Therefore, I casually commented about the issue on Copic's official Instagram and … Continue reading Copic Key Chain
Throughout my life, I keep hearing that artists don't need math. This is a very narrow-minded view of both the arts and career management. Geometry is an important part of fine arts, but today I want to focus on a simpler following point. Artists need to be able to manage their finances and do it … Continue reading Artists don’t need math or do they?
I have several Instagram accounts, and they're all linked to a single main account. Recently, I was switching between my accounts and I got a weird error. It would flash in red "challenge required" at the bottom of the screen, then try to load something, but nothing happened. Basically, I was locked out of my … Continue reading How to Fix Instagram Challenge Required Error on iPhone
I planned to post these over a week ago, but then the attack on Ukraine happened. For several days, I was completely unable to function as I was worried about my friends and relatives. I was stressed so much that it must have manifested in my body as a physical pain somewhere near my left … Continue reading Coloring Dark Days with Art
I don't usually do fanart, but sometimes I like a character on the show, so I draw a portrait of them. This time I was watching TV show called Lucifer, and I ended up drawing a portrait of detective Chloe. I think it's a great way to practice drawing portraits because I'm able to see … Continue reading Detective Chloe Portrait
Wow, time goes by fast. It has been months since I decided to post weekly in my blog, and of course I disappeared as it usually happens. Anyway, lots happened over these few months. Mainly, I visited my relatives in Ukraine, and while it was a sad visit, it was also nice. After getting back … Continue reading Art Photography Rig
Lately, I really started to notice the inevitable disappearance of time. Weeks and even months evaporate into nothing whenever I just keep on going without pausing to reflect. I'd like to start a new challenge for myself, and make a small summation of achievements for the week. Let's stretch that time! Last week, I finally … Continue reading Flying Week – New Challenge
In beginning of July, I signed up for landscape painting course with Justin Donaldson. So far, I went through half the course, and I'm super happy about it. I've learned a lot of new things which will definitely help me sharpen my skills! Here are the assignments in chronological order. I'm not entirely happy with … Continue reading Landscape Painting Course Assignments