I have moved to @saffie

I’d like to let everyone know that I’ll be moving my online shenanigans to a different blog! This one is just a little too old and dusty for the kind of gal I’ve grown into. I will continue to post HP and other fandom related things, as well as art tips and advice!

If you’d like to continue to follow, you can find me at @saffie

Hi! Thank you for the message!

I would definitely say that repetition is going to be your best asset if you want to develop your own style. Draw the same thing over and over until you can draw it in your sleep. That, and venturing away from reference images. Use your memory of what things look like rather than leaning on references for support. References are incredibly helpful! But being too reliant on them takes away from the fluidity of the objects existence on paper, versus how it exists in reality. Practice lines, and also get in tune with how certain lines make you feel, or how certain combinations of paint and brush stroke make you the most happy. Be in tune with what specific parts of art spark the most joy in you when you do them, and then do them over and over and over. And you'll emerge on the other side of that with a unique style that no one else will be able to replicate.

Also, don't take it too seriously! Developing a style is going to require a ton of mistakes and things you don't like. You're going to throw a lot of drawing in the trash, and thats okay. Just keep going.

Thank you so much for this message! I'm sorry its taken me so long to reply, I've only now just logged back on. My life has been thrown up in the air so many times since my last venture onto this blog that I most definitely feel like a different person compare to who I was when I first started this blog.

I'm so so happy that you've found passion in drawing again! I hope you're still at it! It takes constant and unwavering determination to master any skill. Anyone has the ability to draw well if they decide it's worth the effort. Once you learn, you can't unlearn, and what used to be frustrating can all of a sudden become incredibly freeing. It just takes time.

It typically takes me anywhere from 10 minutes, all the way up to 45 minutes to finish a sketch! It just depends on how long it takes me to develop the features and the mood that I want to portray. If i could give any advice, It would definitely be to learn what lives under the skin if you want effective portraits. study anatomy, and study your friends faces when you look at them. Observe and encode into your memory what human skin looks like stretched over bones, and where bones should exist inside the skin. Get a little romantic with it too, art is supposed to be a love story with yourself.

Thank you! I've been so lost recently, and thinking about what used to make me the most happy is definitely this blog/ community.

You guys will definitely be seeing more things from me very soon!

Just discovered this headcanon created by @hpsign inspired by my Golden Trio portrait!! I love it when my posts inspire others like this... I can imagine Harry having a disability like that would create a stronger bond between the three of them, and even shine a brighter spotlight on Ron and Hermione’s roles in Harry’s life and even their importance to the story. UGH, I LOVE IT!

It’s not HP related, but here’s some stuff I’ve been working on in between class stuff ! :-)

Cuddly boys! Some sweet Dean and Seamus commissioned by the wonderful @jeldenil ! Thank you so much for your support!

Reposting these as a regular post for those that can’t see them! :O

I’m reposting because the way the colors scanned didn’t look quite right. I’m picky! This was so much fun to paint!

you turn around in potions class and see this. what do you do?

also, do you guys want to see this one painted? I’m tempted..