The Strawman Is A Friendly Fellow

A childrens book cover I found for the legend Lāčausis (bear ears) which inspired Andrejs Pumpurs to write the epic Lāčplēsis (bear ripper)

He has the strangest face it's so hard to draw like , how's it do that, Pinterest has so many guides and I still don't get it... RIP me

This is very different than most of my art but I thought it was hilarious, I give you Vash the Stampede drawn in the style of Tyler the Creators album cover for Igor referencing the song a boy is a gun because if you know you know

How do you handle negative feedback or criticism of your art, especially when you're trying to gain visibility?

This is a very good question !

Dealing with criticism can be really tough sometimes, but I believe it's important to draw the line between what is actual criticism and what is a negative comment (source : my college professors)

Art doesn't exist in a vacuume and we all need to receive criticism from others to grow as artists but ironically you have to be critical of your critics and that requires being able to take a step back from your emotional attachment to your art and assess it objectively. Could I do this better ? Are the proportions off? Does this drawing accurately convey what I want it too?

These are important things to ask yourself, and admit to yourself if the answer sometimes is no. Not everything you make is going to be good the first few times and not everything you do is going to be good. Its healthy to admit when things look a bit shit sometimes. You need to make hundreds of shit drawings before you make one one good one it's better to get the bad ones out of your system quickly.

In terms of negativity that's where criticising your critics comes in, you don't have to be an expert to give criticism online not everyone telling you to change things has your best interest at heart and if they don't then what they say is irrelevant to your art journey.

A really smart person once told me "you have to believe in your art because no one is going to do it for you" and that means when you make something worth being proud of you take the time to feel proud of it even if it doesn't meet other people's standards.

Portrait time! I haven't done non referenced portraits in so long

I think my problem is my bed is too comfy every time I lie down I get consumed

I kinda just wanted to see if I could give him a nose, I originally wanted to do like a boroque style painting but then I got bored and then thought of maybe drawing wally in a glue trap but I ended up with this instead

I am not a crazy person who barely reblogs on tumblr, what I am is a freak that can't handle a messy feed , if you see me delete a reblog I am so sorry, I wish there was some kind of archive feature

I saw a post about the tradition of the wild men of different countries and I just loved their costumes so much I had to draw some, this one is specifically referencing one from England but I don't know much about the history of them and would love is someone could tell me more !

Shark girl ! That's it that's the whole thing