UNTALENTED: The Frustrated Artist

I am always fascinated by art. I don’t know how to interpret such, I can only appreciate and inspire with awe.

When me and my brother, @asbonclz, were still young, I would watch him (even for hours) draw his favorite anime characters or something his mind tells him. I was and still is a fan of his artworks. He would be very annoyed by me because I would never leave until he finished his drawings. I'd watch patiently and attentively. When he finishes one, I would take a look at it and study it, then I'd draw one. Then, get disappointed because I am not even close to his skills and talent. But, that doesn't mean I'd stop.

My friend, @xyza, paints inspiring arts, this is one of the many artworks she has done, I got the picture in her article artwork # 11: MY FIRST STEP TO SAVE MOTHER EARTH. Visit her page and if you like what she's doing, upvote and resteem her post to give her a support.

_{I got her permission to post her artwork. We are roommates by the way.}

Reminder: This is my first ever try at painting. I don't even know how to hold a brush or put the colors together.

I am NOT an artist. But I aspire to be one.

I know being an artist is a given talent. But that won't stop me from nurturing the artist in me. For me, it’s about your willingness to learn. Your drive and motivation to do a noble task. I will do my best to learn and express my emotions through art.

I always watch @xyza do her artworks and think “If she can do it, then I can, too!”. I know I still have a long way to go. But, here is my first ever attempt at painting.

First, I looked for a subject. The photo was taken from Pinterest.

_{Credits to the owner of this picture.}

All of these is drawn free-handed as I have not found a protractor or a compass or any material to aid my drawing.

Second, I sketched the half-moon using a ”Mongol” pencil. Then, I also did the clouds (which I personally really like, because of the patterns inside). And draw the mouth and eyes of the half-moon.

I made the stars also. As I used no protractor nor a compass, I apologize if it’s not in a perfect circle.

Then, proceeded to paint! I first outlined the drawing with black hue (I actually didn't have any Idea what to do next since I cannot ask @xyza because she was busy at that time, so I did what I had to do, lol). And, colored the half-moon yellow. My friend @patttyyy gave pieces of advice to complement colors and create a new hue. But, as you can see, I failed, lol. I didn't stop though, I laughed it off and continued my work.

Next, I painted the clouds (still isn't good at putting colors together haha). And made a mess, I didn't realize that the black outline got stuck in my hands and got it all over the place.

Lastly, I finished it off by painting the stars which don't look like stars. This was the hardest part actually, the stars were tiny, and I could not control the brush. My hands were shaking and messed up the stars as a consequence (I got a little sad about this but will try harder to practice on using brushes)

Ta-daaaaa! The fruit of my almost one and half-hour perseverance and hard-work. I know, it's not even good compared to the original picture, but hey, I made it, haha!

By the way, I used Colleen poster color for this artwork.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

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You can follow me @shairanada to watch out for my future artworks! I am open to constructive criticism and suggestions. I also encourage you to do whatever that makes you happy and pursue your dreams. Life is too short, let's all live to the fullest and make every day extra ordinary.

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