Simone Grunewald
@schmoedraws on Instagram
I follow a lot of art accounts on Instagram in order to maintain a constant influx of artistic influence even when I'm not constantly drawing. The great thing about these social platforms is that the work displayed is not always formal, so you can scroll through quicker, sketchbook work of artists too. The beauty of this account in particular is the versatility of the posts and the ability to see both hand drawn pencil drawings and digital art. I look to this artist particularly for character design where I wanted ideas of how to finalise drawings in terms of colour, poses and technique. After being introduced to the wonder that is using prismacolour pencils for sketching I have found myself magnetised to artists who also leave some of their initial sketches in coloured pencil.
I look to artists such as these who don't focus their work in an anime style- Grunewald manages to create so many dynamic facial expressions and personalities with her work, which is great to use as reference. She also allows herself to be inspired by the real world- taking commissions of outfits or of her own and then creating stylised illustrations. I should try and take inspiration from things that seem menial, but to elaborate them by practicing my drawing skills. Day to day happenings are like having a random word generator at your finger tips to find inspiration for drawing subjects.
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