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Kelly Turnbull

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The biggest turning point in you life as an artist is when you shift gears from thinking “I can draw these things but not those things” to thinking “I can draw anything! Quality not guaranteed, but I can draw it”

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Lar deSouza's avatar Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social
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This is called “practice” :) Also sometimes “hold my beer” ;)

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Bobbie Bees's avatar Bobbie Bees @bobbiegarnet.bsky.social
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FrogKingArt's avatar FrogKingArt @frogkingart.bsky.social
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I like this

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⋆ Nheira ⋆ | Really Fucking Tired's avatar ⋆ Nheira ⋆ | Really Fucking Tired @fangashford.com
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Me, with backgrounds. I can do it, but will they be quality? 50/50 😂

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Jedda's avatar Jedda @j3dda.bsky.social
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Big ups for self compassion and the right mix of determination to learn, makes you unstoppable!

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Theonyn 🔞 ART RAFFLE!!!'s avatar Theonyn 🔞 ART RAFFLE!!! @theonyn.bsky.social
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Thats... thats very accurate!

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AhOui's avatar AhOui @mimilizetteouioui.bsky.social
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I wish I could draw anything that I care about. Things I care about are what I take pics of. Would love to be able to sketch/draw them

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Dominique Ramsey 𓆣🍉's avatar Dominique Ramsey 𓆣🍉 @euqinimodart.bsky.social
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Me realizing that I can indeed draw buildings, just not at architect proficiency

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Jambalaya Val's avatar Jambalaya Val @jambalayaval.bsky.social
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That applies to a lot of things. I remember tackling the teaching of courses I was not really well versed in, but I took them on and learned as I went. Sure, my first attempts were probably just a hair above mediocre, but I would say, "I can do this" and I did. I wound up being fairly good.

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Raven Amos (½ of CubelightGFX) 🦖🐉🎨🐦‍⬛'s avatar Raven Amos (½ of CubelightGFX) 🦖🐉🎨🐦‍⬛ @alaskanime.bsky.social
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The utter confusion on client faces when I tell them that very thing is priceless, too

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Eccentric_Radiant07's avatar Eccentric_Radiant07 @eccentricradiant07.bsky.social
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That was literally me

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Star Drake Arts | taking a break!'s avatar Star Drake Arts | taking a break! @stardrakestudio.bsky.social
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You're a true artist when you look at just about anything and figure "I bet could draw that! Not well, but I could!"

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This...this is happening to me now.

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JThomasAlbert's avatar JThomasAlbert @jthomasalbert.bsky.social
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I'm a big fan of the "Souls-like" method of art. "I will draw this over and over and over again until ot doesn't suck. I don't care how much material I waste on stuff that sucks, the one that comes out decent will be worth it all the more."

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Queen Gwenevere's avatar Queen Gwenevere @queengwenevere.bsky.social
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Also part of this revelation is the moment when you realize you can use reference “Oh no, I can’t draw that, I don’t know what it looks like… wait… what if I just… LOOK IT UP??”

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Mike English's avatar Mike English @englishm.bsky.social
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This is great! An analogous turning point also exists for computer programming, in my experience.

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Copper's avatar Copper @copperthecarutor.bsky.social
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The moment I stopped giving a shit about my drawings being good I was up for drawing practically anything. As long as you're enjoying it, and you're improving (if you want to improve, that is.), that's all that matters.

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Rolo's avatar Rolo @rolobear.bsky.social
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Thank you for sharing this. I feel like you just unlocked something in my brain hehe

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Iron Raptor's avatar Iron Raptor @ironraptorstudios.art
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This is me when doing digital sculpting! I'm trying to practice with it so hopefully I can make something decent.

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Sandy J-T's avatar Sandy J-T @racerxmachina.bsky.social
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Me, a costume and clothing fanatic and a horse girl from age 9, grimly looking up front view images of Honda dirtbikes for a run of six illustrations

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Devilboy Bitch Baby (18+ content)'s avatar Devilboy Bitch Baby (18+ content) @desdemonical.bsky.social
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i think about that one comic that's like "i don't know how to draw this... guess it will just LOOK BAD!" like every day

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