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Traditional art and digital art represent two distinct methods of art creation, and surprisingly, when digital art initially gained popularity, many in the art community claimed that digital art was not art. My parents held this belief as well, leading to frequent debates at the dinner table when I first ventured into the digital art realm. My counterargument? While digital art does offer easier access to tools for color, shading, and more, as a new artist, you still need to

In my last post, I had shown a narrative from my perspective relating to the song "Steady" by Bella Kay. If you haven't read it, I suggest taking a look at it, as today I will be expanding on this piece. Love can be exciting, but it can also be confusing and even scary. Sometimes, the hardest part isn’t being hurt by someone else but feeling like you don’t deserve love in the first place. This idea of fear, vulnerability, and self-doubt became the main inspiration behind my a

The Rough Draft I was inspired by the song "Steady," written and sung by Bella Kay, but I was not sure exactly what I wanted. I decided to just sketch what felt right until I was happy with the concept. The Sketching Process Next, I started adding the necessary details. I altered elements I felt required adjustment and included aspects that I believed would enhance the story's narrative. For example, I chose to introduce a couple in the background and modified the cat's postu

About Me and Finding My Voice Through Art My name is Alyssa Cervantes, and I would like to welcome everyone to my first blog. Since I was young, I have always had an active imagination. I just didn't know how to express it. So, when I first started creating, I didn’t know exactly what I was doing or what exactly to put on paper. It wasn't until middle school where I first began to draw in sketchbooks. My early works were experiments, trying different styles and materials to s