lately all my art has been turning out all weird and stiff. it’s been almost a month since i actually finished anything, so i think i’m just rusty. i’m gonna try to wait it out by doing studies (especially since i need to practice more), which i’ll most likely post here so keep your eye out

another thing that i wanted to talk about: i don’t think my art is going in the direction i want it to. it’s starting to feel more anime-esque than i’d like, which is weird since i don’t watch anime. don’t get me wrong, i don’t have an issue with anime (or with the anime art style either; i actually enjoy a lot of anime-esque art styles), it’s just not the style i’m going for.

i noticed that a lot of the resemblance was coming from how i draw eyes, so i’ve been trying a new eye style. i drew this a few days ago, adjusting a technique from a tutorial video i had watched:

i’m also wanting to get more experimental with my style (as if i’m not already so experimental that i switch styles every month, lmao), since i’m not happy with where it is right now. i feel like i’m stuck drawing the same characters, with the same smiling-neutral expressions, in the same single-color void, which i want to fix. but at the same time, i’m not entirely sure what i want my art to look like. but i’m still trying to climb out of an art block that lasted around 9 months, so i’m also planning on just sticking to smaller projects atm until i’m ready to do bigger ones again. but at the same time, i have no idea what those smaller projects should be, since i’m so used to doing big projects

so idk. that was one big paragraph. i’m still trying to kick art block’s ass. i didn’t get to do a halloween drawing for this year like i had wanted, but oh well. there’s always next year, and i can do spooky stuff whenever i like. im still gonna try to do an autumn-themed drawing though, because it’s my favorite season

anyway, ramble over. i hope whoever may be reading this has a good day/evening/night/whatever time it is for you when you’re reading this