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Whattup I'm Trey, I'm a stoner... I am also an artist and I am in art school for graphic design. I have to do some free lance drawing to sharpen my skills but I cant think of a thing to draw! no matter how high I get, please post ideas or references, im sorta leaning on some sort of nature scene but trippy with shrooms and colorful shit, I cant draw people very well..

Oh and if any bands or people need some photo retouching or editing, or banners/icons I make them free as long as I can use you in my portfolio.

Thanks in advance

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-DaKannabisKid

I remember in art class last year, I got REALLY high when I got the idea for my portfolio cover. I had a yellow-brick road, except instead of wherever it goes lol sorry stoned cant remember now lol it went into a nightmare with the road twisting into teeth and the person walking was falling to the side even though her feet were firmly planted.

That was random lol but I dont know just let your mind wander for awhile

OR just thought. Try taking a sound recorder and just record yourself talking about nothing for an hour, youll definitly think of a good idea.

Well daKannabisKid if you were looking for stoners... you came to the right place.

Maybe I can help I just got into a program for graphic design after a pretty long hiatus (changed major, got into writing go figure).

Anyway the thing with drawing is, in my experience, some people got it and some just don't. But it can be taught so if you've taken Drawing I or some equivalent of that put it all to good use here. Me? I have this fascination with noses and eyes. I literally draw variations of the two everytime I put a pencil to paper.

Your going to need just a few tools if you don't have them. First get yourself a set of graphite pencils, any brand will do, don't spend too much. Then get a kneaded eraser, it's a gummy eraser that does magic and i'm pretty sure never runs out. Finally get a stump, it's a weird kind of wooden looking tool used to smudge and smear graphite. Now mess around with the pencils to get different shades. Use the stump effectively to make shadows and define edges by smudging outside of your edges. You can really fake some good stuff with a stump and a good graphite pencil.

Now your going to have to figure out what you draw best or what you can envision in your head best. Try not to trace or put a picture in front of you and draw it. This isn't 3rd grade and it's not going to help you develop any skills or creativity.

Some tips would be to go to a workshop where you can look at a human model. If you like scenery go to the park and sit on a bench and just stare at a backdrop until it's committed to memory. You have to get into details here.

Try not to sweat it. If you've got the creativity to do graphic design then your golden here. You just need to learn a few tricks.

PM me if you need any more help.

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But I'd see it through
If I could be
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thanks blues, I have an entire graphics kit with everything, pens pencils markers paints glue scaling tools..thx for the advice

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-DaKannabisKid

No problem anytime. Let me know how you make out and definitly upload some of the progress!

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A dream it's true
But I'd see it through
If I could be
Wasting my time with you

UPDATE

this is what I got so far, It might look pretty damn cool with some psychadelic colors and when its done being outlined

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-DaKannabisKid