TESTING TIKTOK ART TUTORIALS

Introduction

Hey everyone! It's Lavendertown, and today I'm diving into the exciting world of TikTok art tutorials. I decided to explore several unique tutorials that caught my attention and share my experiences with them. So, let's get started!

Tutorial 1: Creating a Contoured Face

The first tutorial is by West Coast Cassie. It involves painting a face with a makeup-inspired approach. Here are the steps I followed:

1. Paint the Canvas Tan: I started by painting my canvas a warm, tan color as the background.
2. Contour and Shade: Following the instructions, I added the shape of a face and began to contour by shading her features.
3. Add Features: I incorporated eyeshadow, lipstick, and blush, which felt quite different to me considering I had never structured a face this way.
4. Outline and Finish Hair: I outlined the hair and filled it in, then added lashes using a thin paintbrush.
5. Final Touches: With paint markers, I drew squiggly lines around the face and finished by outlining with a blue marker.

This tutorial was intriguing as it challenged my usual painting method. I generally prefer using sketches as a guidance tool, but I found the makeup techniques a fun twist. My final piece featured a pale girl with blue hair and pink eyes. Despite a few mishaps, like forgetting to leave skin-colored areas for the neck, I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome.

Tutorial 2: Folded Paper Faces

Next up, I tackled another challenge involving folding paper to create wacky drawings. Here’s a breakdown of the steps:

1. Fold the Paper: I folded my paper in a geometric pattern, attempting to make creative folds.
2. Draw a Face: I drew a face over the folds, eagerly anticipating how the lines would connect after unfolding.
3. Unfold and Connect the Lines: Unfolding the paper brought up some unexpected results; since I centered my drawing too much, my features largely remained intact, resulting in a less interesting outcome.

On my second attempt, I made sure to draw across the folds. After crumpling the paper in an accordion manner, I created a vampy girl. With the paper textured from the folds, drawing proved challenging. The end result resembled a stretched, bizarre version of manga art, but despite the disappointment, I enjoyed the process.

Tutorial 3: Celestial Painting

Another tutorial by West Coast Cassie caught my eye, involving the sun, moon, and clouds. Here’s how I executed this:

1. Paint Background: I divided the canvas into a pink and blue gradient for the sun and moon.
2. Add Celestial Bodies: I incorporated cute, simplistic facial features to the sun and moon, placing them at angles for balance.
3. Stars and Clouds: I added clusters of stars primarily on the moon side, along with some subtle faces on the clouds.

This piece turned out to be my favorite. It felt relaxing to follow the tutorial, and I enjoyed making up a little narrative about the sun protecting her shy moon sibling.

Tutorial 4: Shape & Faces Challenge

The next challenge was to fill a page with shapes and then draw faces on them. This reminded me of a challenge I had previously attempted, but with the added twist of focusing solely on faces.

1. Fill Page with Shapes: Using colored markers, I filled the page with an assortment of shapes.
2. Draw Faces: Without hesitation, I began adding faces to the shapes, embracing the unique contours as characters.

Though some designs turned out rather strange, I found the challenge enlightening. It pushed me to think outside my usual character designs, especially regarding facial hair, which I rarely include. I feel this exercise will influence my future creations by prompting me to incorporate more diverse facial features.

Tutorial 5: Fairy Design Challenge

To wrap it up, I engaged in a character design challenge where I had to incorporate elements about myself into a fairy character. I followed multiple specific guidelines, including wings, hair, and skin color.

1. Character Pose: I chose a lazy pose for my fairy character, opting to stray from the energetic vibe I typically start with.
2. Design Elements: Following the set rules, I gave her dragonfly wings, antlers, and a pink skin tone.

While it was a challenge to integrate each aspect, I ended up with a unique character that felt true to my artistic identity.

Overall, my experience with these TikTok art tutorials was tremendously fun and enlightening. I encourage you all to try these out for yourselves!

Keywords

TikTok, art tutorials, Lavendertown, painting, contour, makeup, folded paper, celestial, shapes, character design, fairy, creativity, techniques.

FAQ

1. What kind of TikTok art tutorials did you explore?
I explored several tutorials including painting contoured faces, creating folded paper drawings, celestial-themed paintings, character design from random shapes, and a fairy design challenge.

2. Did you find it difficult to follow any of the tutorials?
Some tutorials were easier than others. The folded paper drawing was particularly tricky since the division of the drawing into shapes made it challenging to get the features right.

3. What was your favorite tutorial?
My favorite was the celestial painting tutorial, as it allowed for a lot of creativity and turned out really cute.

4. Did you learn anything new from the challenges?
Absolutely! Each tutorial pushed me outside my comfort zone and helped me explore new techniques and styles in my artwork.