Becoming A Terrible Artist: A Guide

Sometimes my mom people ask me, "Vanessa, what are some key steps to becoming a good artist?"

To which I have no response. However, if they want to become a shitty artist, such as myself, here are a few basic guidelines.

1. Boredom

Every once in awhile, we all get a hankering to draw. When this happens, make sure to put a lot of effort into the first half of your drawing.

Using MS Paint is also a plus

Somewhere about halfway through (sometimes 5 minutes in, it varies) you should get completely and utterly sick of drawing. However, and this step is crucial, take it as a challenge. Instead of laying your art aside for later completion, decide to finish it all as quickly as possible.

How do I anatomy

Perfect!

2. Color
Once in a blue moon, you might actually find yourself drawing something halfway decent.

DO NOT PANIC! There is hope to ruin it yet! Charged with confidence, you decide to click on the artist pallet.

Getting there, but there's just something missing...

Just throw in some shading, and you're pretty much good.

4. Musical Inspiration
A good amount of artists get their inspiration from music. Myself included...

Step 1. Find a happy or upbeat song and become utterly obsessed with it.
Step 2. Start drawing to song.

Utmost Kawaii

Step 3. Realize that you have listened to said song so repetitively that it is starting to piss you off.

Step 4. Switch to the exact opposite of the song. 

Step 5. Get weird adrenaline rush from new song. Turn into some form the The Hulk. 

Step 6. Let new song influence your work.

Step 6. Return to normal. 

Step 7. Regret. Regret everything. 

BAM. Complete. 

5. Excessive Lines 

Actually that looks kinda cool

6. Accepting compliments

Upon accepting any form of compliment, make sure to be as socially awkward as humanly possible. 

If murmuring a thanks, make sure to add a "you, too." to the end of the sentence. 

For more shitty art practice/inspiration, you can always visit my deviantart

Vlogging and Other Things

So those vlogs turned out not to be "successful" per se. I tried my hand at Let's Play videos, but I got nervous a lot and did more dying than actual shooting... or "playing". After not becoming instantly internet famous after the first few uploads, I decided to... put it on hold. Forever.

So anyway, I've been reading Hyperbole and A Half, and it gave me some inspiration on what to write about.

It also helped me to realize what my blog was crucially missing: Crudely drawn ms paint figures.

So expect that in the future at some point.

In the meantime, have this photo manipulation in which I replaced Kevin Spacey's facial features with my own:

It's penetrating your soul... Amongst other things.