Heyyy Hello guys. Ravee here.
Another video with different intro again, right? Well, today we’re going to draw some tulip flower.
Also, I’ll create some drawing that I got inspiration from this tulip as well.
So that’s kind of explanation why there is tulip flower for intro in today’s video
To be honest, I’m just too lazy to be in front of the camera, and record an intro.
Even Though many of you guys seem to enjoy seeing me in front of the camera.
Let’s say I’ll be in and out of the camera from time to time, depending on my mood. LUL
Starting off with drawing tulip flower
which I do have an actual tulip flower in front of me, so I don’t need to find picture of tulip from the internet as reference.
This tulip right here, I actually grow her by myself!
Well, I didn’t start from the seed. That’s too challenge for me.
I brought the baby version of her and grow her until she blooms.
I actually asked you guys on my insta story at my main instagram - What should I do with this tulip?
And oh...all the replies are so useful…. LUL
Well, thanks for your responses to my insta story.
Since I’ve been talking about my IG already, I want to let you guys know that I have 2 instagram accounts.
I mostly update my daily life on my main instagram,
and another one I use it to upload my artworks.
If you want to follow only my art IG, you can follow ‘@ravee_art’
and if you wanna see my daily life (of my cats), you can follow me on my main account ‘@raveeoftitans’.
Thank you so much in advance for anyone who will follow me!
Ok.. back to the drawing.
Since I’ve been drawing this tulip for a while now, but have not yet talk about it.
So, I used pink pencil for my sketch, following by red pen
Then, I’m going to use brush pens from Crayola for coloring.
Meanwhile, I want to talk about today’s topic ‘Inspiration’.
I’ve been wanting to talk about this topic as for giving back to you guys who told me about,
How you got really inspiration from watching my video to create more arts or to improve your drawing skill.
I feel really honor and blessed to see those comments.
I’m glad I helps to motivate you guys, to push yourself to reach your goals.
Ok... So before We go any further.
Right now I'm using Koi brush pen and Crayola super tip. Both of them are markers.
I used it for coloring. Then I'll used black pen to do the line-art as usual.
I'm not going to use Copic marker for this drawing.
Because I don't want it to bleed through to the other side of the paper, Which there is previous drawing on this side.
Otherwise It might ruined my drawing.
Ok, back to the topic. So today’s I want to talk about what’s inspired me to draw.
I think you guys might feel a bit cringe after hearing my answer.
Because You guys are my inspiration~
Awwwww LUL!
That’s so cringing! Ok ok for real now.
I think ‘inspiration’ comes from everything you’ve experience through your 5 senses.
Sounds really technical right? To simply Inspiration comes from everything that around you.
Now you guys are probably think. Oh my god this isn’t helpful at all.
Well, let’s say just things around you are probably not enough to inspire you.
Maybe, let’s start off with ‘things that you’re interested in’. So, for me it's really simple.
I draw what I’m interested in. It’s that simple though.
Then, after you drew, if you’re interested in that topic a lot
sometime you might get more ideas to enhance your drawing, which then making you be able to create more and more arts.
Ok, let me sum up for you guys a little bit more. So, the very basic way to find inspiration is
First, Find something that you are interested in.
Second, Draw it.
Third, If you have more ideas to add on, then draw some more
This video will be a good demonstration to giving you guys an example of those 3 points I mentioned.
The thing you are interested in, it doesn't have to be complicated thing.
It can be something you’ve done it everyday without notice it. For example,
let’s say you really love reading this novel.
Well, draw the main characters in the novel and now you’ve created fanart for your favorite novel.
Or, if you like a certain idol, just create fanart of your favorite idol.
Those kind of things can be your inspiration. It’s doesn’t have to be complicated thing.
Like the drawing I'm doing right now.
Like the drawing I'm doing right now. I’ve got my inspiration from the tulip that I’ve grown by myself.
Seeing the tulip grows everyday give me so much joy. So I took that feeling of enjoyment to be my inspiration and idea to start drawing.
Then, normally after I know what to draw,
I usually search for more photos in Pinterest to use it as reference.
But now since I have my own reference in front of me, I’ll use it as my reference.
Also, the reason why I’m starting off with still life drawing like this,
is because I want to study a bit more about the structure of this tulip
How to draw its petals? Which colors are similar to the real color of this tulip? So on and so on.
By observing the subject that you’ll be drawing first, it’s kind of like giving yourself some practice
before going to draw the actual art piece. This will help your brain and hands to be more coordinate when you draw.
Ok you know now what is this topic about - observe, study and practice.
This can be the whole topic for a seperate video, so I’ll talk about it another time.
Alright I’ve finished drawing the tulip. So, right now I’m thinking to design a tulip fairy.
I did some sketches here but I’m probably going to think about it some more off camera.
One day has passed. I didn’t have any ideas yesterday.
But luckily, today I do have some ideas so I've finished the sketch already. Here it is.
Back to inspiration, I actually believe that everyone has an inspiration.
The real obstacle is not because you don’t know what inspires you.
It’s something else, such as our laziness.
Which I have to say that’s my number one obstacle that I’ve to face all the time. LUL
Then there is ‘don’t have spare time’ to draw or perhaps a self-contempt.
These are things that I think they are the real obstacles that everyone are facing with.
I have to say that each problems aren’t easy to fix. But we have to keep going!
Time and Laziness is definitely different from each person.
If you’re lazy, well you just need to push yourself. There is no other way that I can think of.
About time, everyone have the same amount of time which is 24 hours a day. If they can find time to draw why can’t we find it, right?
The thing I want to focus is about self-contempt.
I know some of you might have this idea of your drawing isn’t good enough. It’s not pretty.
Well, you’ll be happy to hear that every human have this thought. So it’s normal to think like this sometime. But is it good for you? Of course, it is not, right?
But I’m saying this because self-contempt is something that almost every talented artists had this thought as well.
Have you noticed I’ve used the word ‘had’?
Because by keep thinking ‘You aren’t good enough. You’re trash.
You- Oh! got interrupt!
Chiquita! Don't do this!
Let's continue. You can’t do this or that’. It stops you from developing yourself.
The reason why talented people can do whatever they want is because they emerge from this negative thought and choose to improve themselves.
So… if you want to be able to draw something, don’t waste your time thinking that you can’t do it. Because you’ll still remain unable to draw if you aren’t practice drawing, right?
This isn’t only apply to drawing, it can be related to other things in life as well.
To summarize, having self-contempt is really normal to everyone.
But for the person who’s getting better, they don’t let themselves drowning into this negative thought for too long.
Say once you can emerge from your negative thought, you can look around you, observing yourself what are you interested in.
Then, use your interest to be your inspiration to do things that you want to do.
So that’s my advice about finding inspiration.
Plus some few other topics that came with it that I think it’s quite relevance. Or… maybe not so relevance?
Well, I hope I didn’t go out of topic too much then. I really hope it’s benefit you in some way.
If you have any thoughts on this topic and want to share it with us, please leave your comment down below so we can exchange your thought with everyone else!
At last, I want to encourage you to develop yourself.
Both in term of drawing and other things in life.
Thank you so much for watching this video until the end.
I’ll send you off with this footage of my cat! See you again on my next video Byeee.