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Some days it feels like you keep making art, and never get any better at it. Then some days it feels like you make a huge leap forward out of nowhere. The problem is, you have to push through the no-progress days to get to those huge leaps. This is where many creatives give up, and believe the myth that some people just "have it" and others don't.⁠
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The truth is that practice inevitably makes progress. Every single line you draw is teaching you something that you needed to know, and the more lines you draw, the more you know.⁠
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Are you in a "huge leap" stage or a "total stagnation" stage right now?⁠
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#ipadlettering #lettering #handlettering #letteringchallenge #letteringart #letterings #letteringdesign #letteringdaily #letteringlove #letteringcommunity #handletter #procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartists⁠

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Thanksgiving over = using red and green every day without worrying about being too Christmassy. Red and green is truly one of the best color combinations. Why oh why do we only get to use it for one month a year??? #designersstruggle⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists⁠

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists #ipadlettering #lettering #handlettering #letteringchallenge #letteringart #letterings #letteringdesign #letteringcommunity #handletter⁠
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This is my entry for this week's @Goodtype Tuesday challenge. The challenge this week was to letter something you've done, collected or built upon which now, looking back, you can say it was worth sticking with or continuing. For me it's definitely lettering!⁠
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When I first started lettering I was convinced that I'd never be good at it because I have terrible handwriting. Luckily I listened to the advice of all my favorite lettering teachers on Skillshare and Instagram -- if you just keep lettering, you will get better. I feel like every lettering piece I create is better than the last. The downside is now I have to look at every piece before it with disgust, but hey, that's part of the process right?⁠
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Special thanks to all the amazing lettering teachers out there who helped convince me to keep lettering with their inspiring tutorials and posts! @homsweethom @marykatemcdevitt @martinaflor @jessicahische⁠
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#GoodtypeTuesday150 #GoodtypeTuesday #ipadlettering #lettering #handlettering #letteringchallenge #letteringart #letterings #letteringdesign #letteringdaily #letteringlove #letteringcommunity #handletter #procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork⁠

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When I don't know what else to draw, I just start drawing leaves. Leaves in a wreath, leaves in a bouquet, leaves on someone's head. It doesn't really matter what I do with the leaves, it's more about the process of getting started. Do you have a go-to shape that helps get you started on a new project?⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists⁠

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My GIFs are now available to use as stickers on Instagram. Woo hoo! The funny thing is, I thought I wouldn't be approved. Because like so many creative out there, I still have imposter syndrome. ⁠
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Why would they accept ME? Will they find out I'm not a REAL gif maker? (Is that even a real thing??). Anyway, I got accepted yesterday and the first night the heart symbol on the left got 51 million views. Take THAT imposter syndrome part of my brain!⁠
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All this to say, that if you think you aren't good enough, you probably just aren't good enough for YOU, but you're probably pretty awesome to the rest of us.⁠
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Is this gif process something you'd like to see in a class? Let me know in the comments.⁠ Type lizkohlerbrown on the stickers search bar to add these gifs to your stories!
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Do you ever hesitate to start a drawing project because you don't know how it will end up? I'm going to reveal a big secret that so many newbie creatives don't know -- this "not knowing" is an inherent part of the creative process. The creatives who succeed are the ones that know that they can't predict how a piece will turn out, and start anyway.⁠
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The wonderful news is that if you keep going, it will always lead to something, whether it's a repeat pattern, a single image, or a lettering project. The sad news is that so many creatives give up because the uncertainty of the creative process can be crippling.⁠
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Here is what I do when I hear that voice that says "why would you start drawing this when you don't know what it will be". I say "I don't need to know what it will be. I just need to start." For example, I had no idea this piece would turn into a repeat pattern, I just knew I wanted to draw a sweater!⁠
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This is a clip from my new class on winter illustration in Procreate! Check it out to see the whole process.⁠
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That time I got so obsessed with a lettering project that the tea seemed to be drinking itself. Inspiration books by Louise Fili!
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#ipadlettering #lettering #handlettering #letteringchallenge #letteringart #letterings #letteringdesign #letteringdaily #letteringlove #letteringcommunity #handletter⁠
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Life goals (in order): 1) buy a cabin in the woods 2) sit by the window in said cabin, and draw all day 3) try to wear pajama pants as often as possible⁠
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This process is from my newest @skillshare class on winter illustration!⁠
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I love adding texture to my digital work. There is something so satisfying about adding some grit or paint strokes to a flat shape. Texture is one of the things I miss about working with "real" materials, but @Procreate makes gorgeous textures easy to create. These are made with some of the texture brushes from my new class on winter illustrations in Procreate!⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists⁠

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I've seen so many inspiring #artvsartist2019 posts lately, I have been dying to jump on the bandwagon and share my own! I'm an artist, teacher, illustrator, letter, designer, and amateur chef. As you can see, I love bold colors, playful illustrations, and coming up with lettering quotes that justify how weird I am.⁠
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In 2017, I said screw you to real life, quit my normal job, and moved to Thailand with my husband for a year. Living in a country with $2 lunches let me spend a lot less time focusing on income, and a lot more time on my creative work, which eventually led to becoming a full time creative. ⁠
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If you watch my @Skillshare classes, I know you have a ton of gorgeous projects to share, so I'd love to see your #artvsartists2019 post!!⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists

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Anyone else feeling the Monday blues? I mean why aren't we all just snuggling and eating cookies ALL THE TIME?? It's so much more fun than adulting. Ok now that I got that off my chest, I have to go back to adulting.⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists⁠

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Just drawing some fancy stuff on a fancy couch. We live in a small town in central Virginia where you can literally rent a mansion for a few hundred dollars a night. So we rented a gorgeous home for a couple of nights to take some pictures and a mini-vacation. ⁠
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Starving artist tip: move to a small town where everything is cheap, then you won't starve anymore. When I lived in a big city, all my extra money went to inflated rent, fancy dinners out, and generally overpriced everything. Now I can go to a big city when I want to, and not spend the rest of the year wishing I could save more.⁠
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I used to think I couldn't be a successful designer/artist if I didn't live in a big city, but that was before the internet became a place where artists can sell their work to people around the world. Creatives are so lucky to be living in this time in history, when being an artist no longer necessarily means starving! The one downside of a small town is you don't have the big creative community that cities offer, so I have to admit I do miss that from time to time! Do you live in a big city or a small town, and does it affect your creative work/life?⁠
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#procreate #ipad #ipadart #draw #paint #creativity #digitalart #ipadpro #ipadart #ipadartist #ipadartists #ipadartwork #ipadarts #ipadartoftheday #ipadartmobile #ipadartists #ipadartwork #digitalartist #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartists⁠

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Happy Halloween you weirdo.⁠
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