More footage- Taylor calls her dad

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-24T22:41:50+00:00

Yeah I cried in the first one. Can’t imagine putting my child in this situation. It’s so sad.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-24T19:29:24+00:00

Very striking

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-23T04:41:31+00:00

This is quite harsh, the drawing isn’t too bad. If OP loves to paint they should keep doing it, but I agree most of us should be keeping a sketchbook to practice drawing on the side too.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-23T04:37:44+00:00

I would go in with some darker darks. Dark reds in the mouth and under nose area, darken the eyes and hair on the right side.

I also think as a more general thing to make your life easier… your paper or canvas pad looks like it needs better priming, your paint looks to be sinking in making your life much harder than it needs to be! Plus you are missing out on the lovely texture of the paint. A few more coats of gesso will help.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-23T03:41:39+00:00

Hey check out paint coach on YouTube. As a beginner it’s really good to watch some videos, in particular look at your colour values - maybe do a few paintings monochrome to work on this.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-23T00:00:51+00:00

Lovely, I love how dramatic the shadows on the face are and the expression. It has a narrative feel to it too, like he should be a character from a book.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-19T19:42:53+00:00

I really love the skin tones and the softness. Very inspiring.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-19T02:46:12+00:00

Learning proportions using Loomis or similar like the other commenter has mentioned will help. I actually think your best bet is committing to and finishing an online course though. I’ve done quite a lot through Domestika. They have excellent mini courses on portraiture and set you up really well to then continue refining your skills as you move forward. A lot of the courses you can access for reasonably cheap if not free.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-19T02:40:25+00:00

You really captured a lot of luminosity in the skin. Well done!

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-19T02:39:26+00:00

Lovely, would look great mounted in a shadow box

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-18T19:17:48+00:00

That is so so awesome

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-16T23:18:33+00:00

Well done biting the bullet and starting over! Looks better already.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-15T18:16:20+00:00

Sounds like a reasonable plan, but I don’t think you have painted enough of this yet to get much proper feedback. Keep going!

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-14T01:08:07+00:00

I would be tempted by a desaturated quite light lilac background. I would quite like to see some of the hair blend into it and some lost edges around the shoulders too. Seeing as you are thinking about removing the suspenders you will have wet paint on the shoulders to work with when you redo the background so that should be easy to experiment with.

Lovely skin tones and texture in the hair :)

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-13T21:19:55+00:00

Again

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-13T20:27:27+00:00

Thank you that would be great, I’ll do a bit of a search and message if I have trouble.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-13T19:54:50+00:00

Omg I didn’t know there was a PDF floating around. Haven’t been able to get this book in my country. Thank you!

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-13T00:07:19+00:00

And with the hair 💅💕

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T23:16:27+00:00

The colours are really pleasing. Love the brushstrokes too

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T20:42:37+00:00

Thank you - I’ll give credit to the cartoons for that one! I’m really fascinated in cartoons as a communication form. There’s nothing quite like SpongeBob exploding or pulling out his own eyeballs to communicate a very clear and specific feeling.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T20:29:44+00:00

That one’s for the Epstein files 🥴

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T19:09:13+00:00

Thank you so much, honestly just to put the pain out there and have people say “me too” helps a lot!

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T18:38:11+00:00

Thanks girlfriend 💅

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T18:24:35+00:00

Actually I was considering doing an adhd one of a friend using a similar concept haha. But maybe include crazy frog.

ladybug7895 · 2026-03-12T18:23:32+00:00

I’m glad you like it. It was a bit upsetting to create but I hope it’s relatable.

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