sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕
@sylessae

Helping tired artists rekindle their love for art. ✏️ Portrait Bootcamp: bit.ly/sylportrait 📖 Mentorship: mentor.sylessae.com

 New York
sylessae.com
Joined December 2016
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Give yourself 3 months of dedicated art practice AND: - Draw 30-60 min a day minimum - Draw what you love - Surround yourself with creative people - Analyze what is working/not working in your practice - Regularly ask for feedback from peers I guarantee you'll see results. 💪
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Still-life painting showing a martini glass center-front with a bottle and tall spirit container behind it, a metal tray of olives and lemon wedges in the foreground, and a green painter's canvas border and wooden easel visible around the artwork.

ALT Still-life painting showing a martini glass center-front with a bottle and tall spirit container behind it, a metal tray of olives and lemon wedges in the foreground, and a green painter's canvas border and wooden easel visible around the artwork.

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HideyoshiC3@HideyoshiC3
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Highly recommend working with Sylessae. She is an amazing mentor 💚✨
sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕
@sylessae
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My portrait bootcamp is for you if you: - Spend too much time thinking about drawing rather than actually drawing - Don't know what to study - Get overwhelmed by all there is to learn - Struggle to balance art with other responsibilities - Thrive with accountability 👇
Promotional poster for an 8-week guided portrait-drawing bootcamp for busy schedules, layered over a loose pencil sketch of a woman’s face; headline reads "Master portrait drawing on a busy schedule" with caption "No more overthinking your creative goals" and a short signup link.

ALT Promotional poster for an 8-week guided portrait-drawing bootcamp for busy schedules, layered over a loose pencil sketch of a woman’s face; headline reads "Master portrait drawing on a busy schedule" with caption "No more overthinking your creative goals" and a short signup link.
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My portrait bootcamp is for you if you: - Spend too much time thinking about drawing rather than actually drawing - Don't know what to study - Get overwhelmed by all there is to learn - Struggle to balance art with other responsibilities - Thrive with accountability 👇
Promotional poster for an 8-week guided portrait-drawing bootcamp for busy schedules, layered over a loose pencil sketch of a woman’s face; headline reads "Master portrait drawing on a busy schedule" with caption "No more overthinking your creative goals" and a short signup link.

ALT Promotional poster for an 8-week guided portrait-drawing bootcamp for busy schedules, layered over a loose pencil sketch of a woman’s face; headline reads "Master portrait drawing on a busy schedule" with caption "No more overthinking your creative goals" and a short signup link.

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We've also partnered with TrueRef to provide the bootcamp with quality reference material that is always free of retouching, and never AI-generated. You're a busy artist with limited time. We know it's important to spend less time scrolling for refs and more time drawing.
Multiple poses of a glamorous femme fatale in a black corset dress—central figure aims a handgun at the viewer while surrounding versions smoke, hold guns, and lounge, evoking danger and cinematic noir.

ALT Multiple poses of a glamorous femme fatale in a black corset dress—central figure aims a handgun at the viewer while surrounding versions smoke, hold guns, and lounge, evoking danger and cinematic noir.

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Enroll in the curriculum now! 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
Smiling fantasy woman with curling ram-like horns and long wavy hair woven with roses, a large butterfly resting on her forehead, soft eyes and a gentle grin rendered in delicate pencil-style line art.

ALT Smiling fantasy woman with curling ram-like horns and long wavy hair woven with roses, a large butterfly resting on her forehead, soft eyes and a gentle grin rendered in delicate pencil-style line art.
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砂葵saki☆AI
@saki_778
Sep 24
「夜空に散らばった星をかき集めるお仕事」
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Fisher@_pavornocturnus
Sep 24
I drew this one with this tiny bro
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Embrace cringe and draw the stuff you're too embarrassed to show the world. Be free.
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@luhyoumf
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you know what's embarrassing? literally nothing. why? because nobody cares. live your best life.
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The best way to create this safe inner space is to make little messes and allow the thoughts and feelings to arise. Stay with them, observe them, recognize that they mean absolutely nothing about who you are as an artist, and you'll begin to realize you're safe in uncertainty, messes, and experimentation. It might feel uncomfortable at first. It's okay. You're okay. You can do it.
gabrielle
@legitimatetiger
Sep 24
you keep getting stuck in analysis paralysis before starting that one creative project you’ve been idealizing because you’re not creating a safe inner place for simply making drafts, testing out ideas, and teaching yourself the general workings of the project without pressure. you expect it to be a perfect finished product in the very first try and that’s why you keep hoarding information. depressurize the goal and bring joy into it instead. allow yourself to get lost in the hours of refinement the task at hand asks of you, and watch how your frequency begins matching one of pure magic and wonder. creative work is trance-inducing first, and you cannot fall into a state of deep trance if you’re not relaxed and willing to be playful about your mistakes first. practicing is a resource.
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This is why I'm such a huge proponent of sketchbooking in ink. You're forced to face your mistakes, which might feel bad in the short term, but in the long term they stop losing their sting. You start recognizing that they can exist without stopping you or defining you.
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gabrielle
@legitimatetiger
Sep 24
you keep getting stuck in analysis paralysis before starting that one creative project you’ve been idealizing because you’re not creating a safe inner place for simply making drafts, testing out ideas, and teaching yourself the general workings of the project without pressure. you expect it to be a perfect finished product in the very first try and that’s why you keep hoarding information. depressurize the goal and bring joy into it instead. allow yourself to get lost in the hours of refinement the task at hand asks of you, and watch how your frequency begins matching one of pure magic and wonder. creative work is trance-inducing first, and you cannot fall into a state of deep trance if you’re not relaxed and willing to be playful about your mistakes first. practicing is a resource.
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Xavier d’Espinay Saint Luc@Xavierdespinay
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Studies and sketches Direct ink in sketchbook
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𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧★@olivvrszn
Sep 22
One of my colleagues asked me “Do you think you’re superior for not using AI in your work?” and I'm like, Thank you for that beautiful question. Yes, I do.
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John Epple
@SeclusionStudio
Sep 24
Some of the easiest and best advice I’ve seen in awhile
sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕
@sylessae
Sep 24
Just draw. Be curious, be open to drawing new things, be self-forgiving when you make mistakes, draw everything that excites you. Getting good doesn't have to be that hard or serious. You just gotta keep drawing.
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Freaknon@Anon_Gosling
Sep 24
YES!!! IMPERFECTIONS IN OUR WORK IS WHAT DRIVE US TO BE BETTER AT IT!!!
sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕
@sylessae
Sep 24
Make a mess with your art and let the world see it without shame.
Sketchbook page of multiple pencil head studies—mostly women and one older man—exploring different angles, hairstyles, and expressions, with a graphite pencil resting along the left edge.

ALT Sketchbook page of multiple pencil head studies—mostly women and one older man—exploring different angles, hairstyles, and expressions, with a graphite pencil resting along the left edge.
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Just draw. Be curious, be open to drawing new things, be self-forgiving when you make mistakes, draw everything that excites you. Getting good doesn't have to be that hard or serious. You just gotta keep drawing.
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Make a mess with your art and let the world see it without shame.
Sketchbook page of multiple pencil head studies—mostly women and one older man—exploring different angles, hairstyles, and expressions, with a graphite pencil resting along the left edge.

ALT Sketchbook page of multiple pencil head studies—mostly women and one older man—exploring different angles, hairstyles, and expressions, with a graphite pencil resting along the left edge.

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sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕
@sylessae
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🧵 My advice for getting yourself into drawing again:
Two-page sketchbook spread of loose pen portrait studies and eye close-ups featuring varied female faces, expressions, hairstyles and rose doodles, suggesting character practice and gesture exploration.

ALT Two-page sketchbook spread of loose pen portrait studies and eye close-ups featuring varied female faces, expressions, hairstyles and rose doodles, suggesting character practice and gesture exploration.

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Future you is already grateful that you picked up the pen to draw today.
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