drawing REAL people instead of pretty pinterest girls

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18 күн бұрын

i am one who has always struggled with my looks and has worried a lot about it, but heres why i (and you) shouldn't. you have a unique face and that makes you stand out. i know you mostly see those perfect people on the internet but you know what? most of them are fake and the reason why you don't see more people like yourself on the internet is because they're not posting pictures of themselvs cuz they're just as insecure as you are.
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i don't know if this is an unpopular opinion or not but im tired of only seeing perfect people and perfect art on social media. i definitely fell victim for the pretty pinterest girl art trend that was going on. i would only draw what was considered really atractive, sharp chin, big eyes, small nose, no skin textrue, fluffy lips and perfect wavy hair. and don't get me wrong, it can be fun to draw a pretty girl every now and then but when a lot of artists only draws pretty women and often in the same kind of style as well, (sam does art...cough...cough) it can get pretty boring.
and a whole other level to this is that artists are tributing to the unobtainable beauty standards. now, im not against drawing a charcter with an exhautated small waist or anything, all i want is to have a bit of nuance in the art community. of course people should draw the subjects they want. but im choosing to show variety in my art. i am staring to find "real" looking people way more fun to draw. they have so much personality and they are unique looking.
lets have a debate! yes, a debate not an argument. we're all allowed to have our own opinion on this.
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@ranyellecarol 14 күн бұрын

I have HUUUUGE body dymorphya and I draw too... I started to think... why I only drawn white people... then why do I only draw skinny people... then why only pretty people... It made feel bad because I'm none of those things, so I searched for people who aren't going get the praises like someone deemed as pretty by society... just like me! Your art is awesome, and I think this NEEDS to be discussed in the art community, because this is a something more serious than it looks.

@ellensartworks 13 күн бұрын

Thank you! Im glad that you have also thought about this! Let's hope this will reach more artists!

@ninamuravey 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, I really like when people draw more real or not perfect faces and figures too. Seing different ages is also cool. It feels like there's love in such drawings. Love towards being who you are and towards life and people.

@MaiaEmpyrean 12 күн бұрын

There was a time when big noses and small lips were in. Beauty trends are ephemeral. And if you look closer most people are actually rather beautiful in their own way. And I'm not even talking about people being beautiful on the inside. It's just when we focus on one particularly kind of idealized beauty when forget that there's so much beauty all around anyway. And also, those "perfect" girls would look more real if they didn't all try to fit into a particular mold. It's not really them, it's another beauty ideal. (P.S. you're drawings were all very good and I think all of the people you drew were beautiful :)

@ellensartworks 11 күн бұрын

Exactly! And thank you 😊

@lVlai 11 күн бұрын

This video was really therapeutic. thank you so much for making it!

@ellensartworks 10 күн бұрын

You're very welcome!

@artroni 14 күн бұрын

I really loved this video! And what you said in the description. I think if we can normalize drawing “regular” people we can take a big pressure off artists to create “perfect” or pretty looking art all the time and may also help people mentally in knowing that the Pinterest look isn’t actually the norm and that there is somethjng wrong with us if we don’t look like that. It’s especially important since a lot of us now spend time on the internet and are usually only faced with photos that are conventional. I really like that you chose to do a topic on this! Creating more art/giving more appreciation to “regular” appearances can change the environment of what we see daily on the internet which can help change our perception of what may actually be normal versus an unrealistic standard

@bayanbishara6666 13 күн бұрын

yes! and also art is meant for all people not just the attractive/standard beauty

@bonkkus 12 күн бұрын

It's so fun to draw people who don't look really pretty and perfect. I love drawing bumpy noses and different jaw lines. I like drawing different porportioned people because it's different and it's fun and it really helps to be able to do that (I used to fight for my life against same face syndrome in my art then I just looked at people. Normal people. and now all my characters look different. They have different noses, mouth shapes, head shapes, eye shapes, because they are people or people adjacent). There is so much more beauty in drawing just people. Just normal people.

@niccomiranda Күн бұрын

I'm trying to move more towards painting portraits of people I know in real life, but not everyone is like, comfortable with that? Feels like I gotta build up some trust first, but would love to move away from drawing random internet people. These portraits looks fantastic! Made it looks so easy too :)

@ellensartworks Күн бұрын

yeah if you're planing on putting the portraits out there, i think it's a good idea to ask if it's okay with them, but just drawing them is fine i think. but hey theres also a lot of photographers that takes random portraits of people in public and uploads them, so i dont think it's a huge deal if you find inspo in a stranger

@fee2625 14 күн бұрын

Your art is amazing. Insha'Allah this video goes viral

@havenaloof 16 күн бұрын

I LOVE how you draw your characters!!!…might use this video for some inspiration…

@ellensartworks 16 күн бұрын

Thank you! And of course! Feel free to do so! I love when I can inspire other artists 🙌

@user-ll5lg4yc6v 13 күн бұрын

Your art is absolutely beautiful. These people look alive, like they’re mid-movement, with so much personality! I’ve been in a creative rut recently and this is so inspiring to watch. Thank you 🥹

@ellensartworks 13 күн бұрын

Thank you! Im always happy to inspire others!🙌❤

@gogaxe 14 күн бұрын

Love your art!!💖💖

@TH3BIGG3STBIRD 16 күн бұрын

Keep on going with your work, Great job!!

@ellensartworks 16 күн бұрын

Thank you! I will❤

@blackhole5914 16 күн бұрын

Your so good ❤

@ellensartworks 16 күн бұрын

Awww thanks!😊

@Sparrows_canvas 16 күн бұрын

Keep it up this is amazing

@ellensartworks 16 күн бұрын

Thank you! I sure will

@MattCelf 11 күн бұрын

There's nothing more boring or unimaginative than artist copying photos from the internet of pretty people. Sure, pretty people are easy on the eye, but not ALL the time. And reality isn't like that anyway. Most of us are just normal looking people. It's far more interesting to look at, most of the really great paintings through all time are of normal-looking people. Way better and more fun to draw, much more interesting to look at and you can be a lot more expressive in your approach to the work. Drawing pretty people is lazy imo.

@ellensartworks 10 күн бұрын

I mean there's nothing wrong with drawing pretty people as well but I just like to balance it and also draw normal looking people and characters as well.