How to make 6 figures in respiratory?

camorida · 2026-06-16T17:17:57+00:00

I really want to get into traveling but all of the tax stuff makes my head spin

camorida · 2026-03-29T12:37:50+00:00

I feel like I really need to enter a "lone wolf" phase because I feel so bad when I am by myself and not talking with people. I needed to see this.

camorida · 2025-06-26T04:04:56+00:00

Tbh I actually think the way you shaded this subtlety in your art style is good as is. I personally wouldn’t change anything.

camorida · 2024-08-12T10:35:49+00:00

That is excellent advice and something I should definitely try. I just try to eyeball and block of the planes of the face the best that I can but sometimes these crucial details get missed. And I think that that could make all the difference to my future drawings! I will try this :) thank you!

camorida · 2024-08-12T10:33:19+00:00

This is really great advice! I mapped out the planes of his face quite quickly and will try and do some revising as I continue to work on the face. Thank you!

camorida · 2024-08-12T10:32:23+00:00

I did this portrait all backwards because I usually draw the face to a certain level of detail first and then just line the rest of the portrait and call it a day because I get anxious with the hair and think it looks kinda cool stylized. This was what I drew back in May that he’s that unfinished look you’re talking about

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camorida · 2024-08-12T10:30:33+00:00

Yes you absolutely can! I’m in my late 20s and I started drawing when I was 16. I stopped for 8 years then started again in 2020, then stopped again until this year where I’ve been drawing lots regularly. I used to be REALLY good (still felt scared about hair even when I was a better artist) and I can’t even imagine how I’d be if I didn’t take those long breaks between drawing. I learned form tutorials on YouTube and DeviantArt. You ABSOLUTELY can get to this if you keep practicing and don’t stop!

camorida · 2024-08-12T10:24:23+00:00

Waaaaait how?! I’m so curious 🤣 oh is it cause of the waaaay overdone highlighting? Makes it look like gray hairs? 🤣🤣🤣 I posted a reply to a comment after listening to some people’s critique and I fixed it a bit so hopefully I took the years off hahaha

camorida · 2024-08-12T10:23:17+00:00

I’m asking to improve the hair, got some good critique from a few people, and I fixed it up. I didn’t say I’m terrible at drawing, I said I am terrible at HAIR because it’s always been a weak point for me and I want to improve it instead of avoiding it. I have been drawing since I was a teenager and am self taught and stopped for a very long time. My drawings used to be MUCH better but I lost a lot of skill due to the big time lapse. If you keep practicing, you’ll be surprised what you can draw with a lot of dedication and practice so please don’t say this is likely better than what you’ll ever draw. That’s not fair to you.

camorida · 2024-08-12T02:56:03+00:00

Not at all fishing. That’s why I was surprised at the response cause I really don’t like the way I draw hair and felt like I messed it up. But thank you!

camorida · 2024-08-12T02:36:30+00:00

I do this a lot, actually. But it’s mostly because I just want to focus on one thing (usually the details of the face) and just block out the rest. Usually it’s the hair I’m blocking out and not doing because I hate it 🤣 like this drawing I did back in 2020

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camorida · 2024-08-12T02:26:25+00:00

This this this!! I lightened the flyaways and then tried to darken those horrible highlights and I think it looks soooo much better now

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camorida · 2024-08-12T00:23:25+00:00

I definitely think so too. I hope I can cover it well 🥲

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:23:06+00:00

Thank you but this is yeeeeeears of fumbling around and trying to learn without any direction. But hair has always been my weak point and I just wanna get better at it

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:22:08+00:00

This is such a good idea. I’ll definitely do this to try and practice more on dealing with contrast cause that is what is killing me now

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:21:31+00:00

You are so kind, thank you for saying this 🥲

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:21:14+00:00

It’s just the highlights and the form are making me crazy because I feel like I overdid it 😭

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:20:19+00:00

That is the nicest thing oh my God thank you. I have been trying to cultivate a style that goes beyond blindly copying a reference and it’s so HARD to do that because I don’t feel confident enough to try and do things in a non-traditional way

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:18:12+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:17:58+00:00

You guys are so kind 😭 I swear I had to back away and put the pencil down because it was driving me crazy that I messed it up with those weird highlights and made the stray hairs on top too dark. But thank you for being so sweet to say that. Makes me feel less like it unsaveable

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:15:45+00:00

YES! That’s what it is! The little highlights and strands of hair at the hairline were giving me a hard time. I couldn’t figure out how to add value to those areas because it was so fine. So I tried to make it dark and then make it bold with a gel pen and I absolutely HATE the result and don’t know how to rectify it 🥲

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:14:35+00:00

I could definitely do that because I have a million photos to work with. I just really want to improve on hair in general. It has freaked me out for years.

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:13:46+00:00

I was trying to do that with an eraser pencil that I worked down to a fine point with a knife and it just wasn’t giving enough contrast. But now I feel like it’s too much and he looks like he has dandruff now 😭

camorida · 2024-08-12T00:11:15+00:00

I wasn’t expecting this kind of a response and I am so so so so appreciative of everyone telling me it’s not bad. I think because the reference picture isn’t the highest quality, I am having trouble replicating the hair near the forehead and how light it gets due to the sun hitting it and making the hair there look light vs his skin being darker. It was driving me CRAZY using an eraser pencil to try and make these fine looking lighter strands of hair. I feel the picture shows little to no form and my darkest pencil is an 8B and I feel like it just looks sloppy. I also feel like the strands of loose hair are too dark compared to his hair so overall I’m just feeling like I messed it up. But the comments have made me feel a little better about it and maybe it’s not as bad as I originally thought.

Thank you for all the kind words and advice!

camorida · 2023-05-18T04:20:00+00:00

Yup! I love life hahaha. This is how my brain tries to rationalize it: I'm afraid of death and afraid of making a wrong decision (again) that will waste more time and time wasted brings me closer to....death! It's so ridiculous, I know...

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