Tracing paper is magic. Yes it is. Recently, I was cleaning out my room and stumble upon some left over tracing paper. I decided to sketch on them just for fun. As I was scanning my sketches I notice that it gives out this wonderful texture that you don't get from regular white printing paper. I am using the Canson brand of tracing paper but I think any type of tracing paper would do fine.


Here is an up close shot of the character's face. There are so many amazing texture when you sketch on tracing paper. It gives out that blurry/cloudy effect without any editing programs. If you are ever bored and want to try something different.

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Overcoming an artist block is difficult. Sometimes creativity doesn't always come knocking at your door. I have the strongest artist block when I am stressed out. Here are some things I would do break it.

I usually give myself a week or two (sometimes a whole month) break from drawing especially right after a stressful final or event. It's a great time for me to clear my head and just relax. Creativity seems to appear a lot when I am at my most happiest or most relax state of mind. This sounds bad but I go on a netflix binge. I don't recommend it for everyone but it works for me. It gives me ideas or just inspires me. Reading a good book always helps, it's definitely more healthier than binge watching on netflix.

As an artist we like to sit around all day and that's a fact. One thing I found out last year that really works for me is a good exercise. You will be amaze what a 20 minutes jog can do. So that pretty much sums up the things that I would do when I have an artist block. If you have any suggestions or better ways of breaking the block feel free to leave a comment.

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