A very angry proto (comm for @sonantis.bsky.social)

Studying a new medium

Commission for @ferrnoctis.bsky.social / @loneranunculus.bsky.social

Hips study

"I'll draw more once I have more time" is a lie. I tracked every drawing session for a year. A month with daily classes: 58h My emptiest month: 59h A lack of free time isn't your problem, a lack of a good project is.

POV: You are the reference

Muzzle study

Finding your motivation in art can be a rewarding experience. But getting there, struggling through the practice, fitting the time in... it's another story. Let's hear about folks' questions and puzzles in this 30 minute (!) Q&A! ⏯️ youtu.be/_6U98HqNUCc #kanjonsclips #artist #learntodraw

If you play VRChat you literally have unlimited pose reference from any angle.

This one took ~42 hours

How I made my drawing habit addictive: 1. Find a habit you already can't skip, even a bad one. 2. Ask yourself why you can't skip it. 3. Do the same thing in your drawing routine. I track every gym session to watch numbers go up, so I started doing the same for drawing hours.

Tail study

Giving advice without showing doesn’t work. I started on here by posting advice that I’ve heard others say. No one cared. Then I started posting studies, showing myself applying the advice. Now they care. If you want to teach something, SHOW it.

Hand-paw study

There are two reasons you can't get yourself to draw: 1. It's too easy (boring) 2. It's too hard (frustrating) If it’s boring, draw something challenging. If it’s frustrating, draw something just outside your comfort zone. Push it too far either way and you burn out.

Neck study

How I do anatomy studies: 1. Pick one area you struggle with. 2. Gather more references than you think you need. 3. Try copying them, but without tracing. 4. Then try from memory or a different angle. That’s how learning actually works. I wish someone told me that years ago.

Arm study

Your algorithm shapes your interests, your interests shape your actions. So curate the algorithm, make sure you always have great art in your feed. Get used to pressing the “Not interested” button. Make sure you follow great artists. You become what you doomscroll.

Learn To Swim

There are two types of pain: 1. Sitting down and drawing hands until you get better at them 2. Realizing that you haven’t improved in 3 years Every excuse avoids the first one, but all of them guarantee the second. Pick your pain. One way or another, you're going to feel it.

Thighs study

I made a sketch I loved → it got 186 likes → I felt like failure Now before I start, I ask: "Who is this for?": 1. Followers - does it help them? 2. Clients - does it show my skill? 3. Me - was it fun to make? If it's meant just for you, don't measure it with engagement.

Back study

If you're struggling with shading, try outlining the form first

Exoskeleton

I love drawing fluffy creatures with big guns

Fluff hair or hair hair?

Happens every time

Devour

Sometimes I zone out and stare at pretty cloth folds that people are wearing instead of listening to what they're saying.

Digi leg study

Can't wait to get my CS degree to finally become a full-time furry artist

First I couldn't draw because of parents. Then because of school taking all my time. Then because I was hanging out with my friends. These excuses kept my ego safe, but nothing was actually stopping me. I just wasn't working.

Warmup proto sketch

Tongue study

Turns out it takes me 2 hours to draw for 1 hour

My most ambitious study so far

Shoulder study

AI can generate pretty images in seconds, but it can’t fake five years of learning and showing up. If you’re at the beginning, that’s perfect. Start now. Post your: - Studies - Messy sketches - Pieces you're not proud of If I could go back, this is where I’d start.

Skirt study

This sketch took 100% of my brainpower

Pants fit study

How I render clothes

4 hour study

Tracing the shape and inventing the folds

Pec study

If you’re struggling to get into that loop, do this: - Identify the real reason in one sentence - Pinpoint the exact moment it shows up - Pick one tiny action to remedy it - Do it for 7 days - Keep it or change it Example: Studies feel pointless → Share each one to help others