Expanding My Art Skills: Techniques and Inspirations

Hey @everyone! I hope you all hade a happy new year and a good holiday, I’ve been trying to expand my drawing skills and wanted to share with you some pieces i have completed.

Jump to my medium reference guide.

How do you enjoy creating art and do you have a preferred medium to work with..?

“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” – Vincent Van Gogh

Spark Creativity

Recently I have been dabbling back into the arts, I found an old sketchbook from high school and it inspired me and I wanted to try and fill it up and use new methods and techniques and mediums that I’ve never tried before and drawing things that I’ve never drawn before!

Right now I’m mainly currently working with graphite, colored pencils, acrylic, oil paints , ink and a few alcohol based markers (but those are a little pricey so my collection is slowly growing 😀 ).

The book is good quality and a heavy spine and the pages hold up well to erasure and rugged color layers.

Medium guide

Here is a quick guide on what i use to reference when using any type of medium, of course this can vary in many ways as each product may be made different and what you apply the product to, but is helpful to have a general idea of how each medium performs!

Medium	Type	Drying Time	Finish	Properties
Acrylic Paint	Water-based	Medium	Versatile (glossy/matte)	Can be thinned or used thick; durable
Oil Paint	Oil-based	Slow	Rich, glossy	Blendable; great for fine details or texture
Graphite	Dry	N/A	Matte, grey shades	Easy to erase and shade; various hardness levels
Ink	Liquid	Fast	Glossy or matte	Permanent; ideal for lines and calligraphy
Watercolor	Water-based	Fast	Transparent, delicate	Great for washes and layers; reactivates with water
Pastels	Dry / Chalk like	Instant	Soft, velvety	Easy to blend; vibrant colors; great for soft edges and layering

Thank you for reading and if you want to help support further projects you can buy me a “coffee” here!