Axle The Draxolotl

@axlethedraxolotl.bsky.social

21 / Mostly Sfw Amateur Artist / Novice Author / Colorblind / MINORS DNI / Floofy Axolotl Derg Pfp by Paint (@dignotions) on Twitter!

Quick check in for y’all! <3 It is becoming clear I severely overestimated how productive I could be during surgery recovery, so there is going to be a pause on the drawing series and announcement for the foreseeable future! I am doing fine, don’t worry there, just not super happy about it lol

For now, we’ll count these as day 6 of the Draw Every Day challenge! More work on muscle anatomy, and though I do have much better examples of it, I cannot show em off here sadly. I will have my next day be a deep dive into breaking down musculature and bones, so stay tuned! ^^

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Had to cut it short a couple days for travel, but I am back in action!! Draw Every Day: Day 5 Time to begin my first actual studying work, where I’ll spend a week working on a specific body part, and train it until it feels natural! This week is the chest and rib cage! All but two are from memory!

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Draw Every Day: Day 4 Remember!! The most important rule of learning art; whether you are picking up a pencil for the first time, or picking it up for the billionth… Always have fun. Never forget why you wanted to do this, don’t let your desire to be better kill your love. Now… TAILS!!! YES!!!

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Draw Every Day: Day 3 More boxes!! Today I wanted to test out where I stood using several different ideas to make use of the lines and boxes practiced earlier, and I am very happy with how it turned out! (Front page is too flimsy for circles, but it may have worked out even better than I thought.)

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Draw Every Day: Day 2/? Boxes!! Now that I have some more familiarity with pencil strokes, it is time to start working on the backbone of everything I need, the first one being boxes!! With these little guys, everything else can be made, you just need to know how to work em! (All freehanded)

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You know what, for real this time. Draw Every Day: Day 1/? Lines!! While they may seem simple, they are incredibly difficult for me traditionally. I have a tremor in my right hand, so I have used the stabilizing of digital as a crutch far too long, time to get better! (Alt Txt + Comments)

The left page practices two methods, feathering, and point match lines, in no particular fashion or order.

The “fireworks” are probably the hardest, starting with a center point, I have to start a certain distance away, and try to thread through the center dot, then end up an equal distance from the start, in a single stroke, and I know they are not pretty.

The ladder and weirdly interlaced diamond pattern are a similar concept, but rather connecting two points as close to perfectly as you can, in a single stroke, much easier said than done.

The strands and grass like strokes are feathering practices, at least to me, just start with a line, and see how closely you can make a near identical line, for as many repetitions as you care for, I usually shoot for about 30-50 strokes per.

~30 MinutesThe right page is consistency practice! Using only my wrist, elbow, or shoulder movements to make different lengths of straight or curved lines, I try my best to trace the same line without much deviation, each line here is 25 lines stacked on top of each other, and I am happy to see how they start to narrow down into a more solid line as I progressed and filled the page.

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The time has finally arrived! After 14 hours of clocked drawing time, and several hand cramps, I present to you the best artwork I have ever made!! Fully lineless render of the floofy green proot mid fight! Now, I wonder who is going to be on the other end of this? (Seriously I am so so proud rn)

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Mister Blue Sky... I decided to gaze upon the night sky and take a look at all the stars and sparkles that enlighten the night. To my surprise... I spotted an Avali Constellation, smiling back at me! I wish you all a very goodnight'vali, and remember... I'm just a lemon'vali.

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Ay!!! See this amazing proot over here?! Please go follow and support him!! He is just an unbelievably skilled artist and is probably the main reason I am still drawing to this day! Incredible person and artists all around, and deserves so much more attention!! <3

JayPee 𝖾𝗀𝗋𝗂𝗅𝗈✨@jaypee-egrilo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Redesign of my created OC successfully completed ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ Now that I'm back, I'll be more present on social media. I hope you enjoy my new work ✨✨✨ #art #protogen #furry

Good morning Mr. Blue Sky! I'm feeling mighty better'vali after a good nights rest! Happy Special Tuesday, you all know what that means! Two winners to be picked, and a petition. This week's petition: To make Wysteria ride a unicycle, while juggling flaming pickaxes, on a tightrope! Will you sign?

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Okay!! Art seems to be arting again for me!! Talked to some new artsy frems and got some really good advice, the main thing being posing refs!!! I am in love with this sketch! >< Raegis showing Slate that there is more to strength than just big and bulky! (First look at two more Relics OC’s for ya)

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Very random tangent, but I’d like to get some input on it. Whenever talking about incredible artists and their works, I always avoid the use of “talented”, and prefer skilled or just other positives! With art especially, so much work goes into becoming better, “talent” just feels insulting.

How do y’all like, draw stuff well?? Like I am just seeing amazing post after amazing post, and then I try to do that, and my hands no longer understand the objective? Where do I learn this superpower, what Tibetan Monks do I need to train with to make that kind of stuff more than one lucky time?!?

Hi everyone, I wanted to give a warning regarding my account. I was hacked a little while ago and the person deleted some of my old artwork, and I lost some of it. What I'd like to ask is for you to ignore any messages sent recently. I haven't accessed this account for quite some time 💖

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