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Hey guys! I've really been into speed painting lately, so I wanted to challenge myself. And also you! The idea of a speed painting is that you take a limited amount of time for a painting. This can be half an hour, or up to two hours, depending how much time you have (and are willing to spend). During that time you make a painting, or get as far as possible. When you reach the time limit, the painting is done. No getting back to it. No cheating. It's done. How?:bulletred: Use any medium. I use digital, because it's fast and clean. But you can use traditional as well. :bulletred: Use references if needed. Don't forget; References are GOOD!!!

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Dear, deviantart fellow artists   Inspiration is such an important subject for every artist. When we have it - we feel amazing and full of creative energy, but when we lack it, we tend to be anxious and procrastinate on things we really like to do. So here are some of my thoughts about the topic and I hope that they might be helpful. 1. Go outside    We tend to spend way too much time indoors. Try to do some plein-air painting/drawing. Explore the world around you - It's not only good for your health, but It's also a great way to get inspired by nature, people in streets, clouds and sunsets etc. 2. Gather pictures in inspiration folder

I think every artist out here has experienced it at least one time in their career: the so called artblock. A moment of total lack of inspiration that suddenly hits you, and leaves you unable to create. Most often the solution is to just wait. Most artblocks will solve automatically with time. But there are circumstances in which an artblock doesn't automatically disappear, or when you have deadlines to catch. In that case, you might be helped by some basic tips to conquer your artblock. Over the years, I've experienced an artblock (or writersblock, as they call it for fiction writers) many, many times. Most of them were short, but the longe

Artistic self-esteem.This is a message to anyone who´re feeling bad about their "artistic self-esteem" or lost the motivation to keep going with art. But of course, anyone can read and interpret this! Feel free to leave a comment if you want to add something. You´re also free to share this! Be "happy" with your art? Well... Not saying that you should stay satisfied with all your art so you´ll never improve. It´s more about being confident with the one you are as an artist. The artist inside of you. ~ Feel good about your art just the same way as you should feel confident with being yourself as a person. Draw what you wan

When giving workshops last weekend, I was confronted with something at least remarkable. I had a random chat with a girl that apparently knew me from DeviantArt. We a friendly conversation about art such. It wasn't that strange, until she concluded her message with. "It's nice talking to you. I always wanted to know what you were like. You know... since you draw so well" And I was like... "Huh? What?" Some people see me as a talented writer or artist, others (including myself) raise the bar even higher. But regardless of what you see as skilled or not, I don't think there's such a thing as 'them' and 'us' in the art world. It's too small