I woke up one night,Sitting in front of an old door, slightly agar.Bright light poured out,Illuminating my whole world, during a blackout.I had the urge to step in and cease it,But I was blinded and in awe.This felt close to an escape because I am trapped in a bear claw. Is the formula for change…
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Deep Dive
When I was younger I had a dream,One far away from reality.I absolutely didn't want to be as small as a pea.But wanted to be a whale, swimming in the deep sea.Living my life, floating away,Mesmerized by the humans, waiting for my glimpse, every day.Singing my life away, with someone to loveSimilar to having a…
Making My OC
So, I have been working on making my original character (OC) for quite a while now. It's not about how I want him to look like but more about the things surrounding him as a character. I have been struggling with giving him a backstory that makes sense. When I first drew him, I didn't…
Jewelled Turtle
Have you ever seen a jewelled turtle?Floating away in the deep water.Lucky it's not a mythological creatureOtherwise, it wouldn't survive the wrath of human nature.Tearing away at its shell,We know, those humans go to hell.Although, this is a speculation but we've been doing this for decades.Killing to make luxury and selling it as item, labelled…
Art Challenge: Day 1-3
I recently finished posting the first three days for my art challenge. It included the first prompt which was the lollipop, then the Halloween special monster and lastly, more candy which was the candy canes. You probably would know by now that I really enjoy sweet things and that's why I incorporate them in my…
Sugar Dream: Lollipop
I started a 30 day art challenge without initially knowing that I am gonna continue this and draw for 30 days. It was a random evening and I had just recovered from a long running fever. I had my tablet in front of me and I was looking all over Pinterest to find inspiration. Sadly,…
I Want To Share My Drawing Journey (When I Did 30 Days of Art)
For a long time, I had felt like I wasn't making any significant progress in my artwork. A few months back I decided to draw every day for a month while limiting myself to only drawing original work. I have seen so many articles about how one can improve in their artwork and found many…
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How To Cope With An Art Block?
A very common term used in the art community called an 'art block', or even 'creative block', is used to describe a state of mind when an artist cannot create anything new out of their imagination and feels like they have drawn everything they can think of. It's a situation I have personally come across…
Criticizing My Artwork: Characters And Expressions [2]
After working on art, here and there, for about two months, I finally started to understand the basics. In these two drawings, I made sure I used initial base shapes to act as a guide. I think I was able to get some facial anatomy correct but you can clearly see that I messed up…
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Discovering Instagram Art Community
I've been home for a few months now and ever since I came back after finishing my masters study, I wanted to focus on seriously working on my artwork. Towards the beginning I used to draw once a week or once in two weeks and post it on my Instagram (@CrystalDreamIllustration), I had okay reviews…
