Author: oliviatherose

I know finals are coming soon and if I am being honest, I really have not done anything towards studying or finishing projects.

It’s weird this semester. I have learned more than I have ever learned about different ways to create because of my classes. Overall, I have actually enjoyed 90% of my classes, I just don’t like to study or do homework all the time.

So the real question is, do grades really determine how much you have learned? And I can say the answer is… no they don’t.

I honestly love to singing, dancing, making music, and overall just being creative. When it comes to dancing I have no problem entertaining a crowd and have them dance along with me. When it comes to making beats, I am sensitive about my music, but I’m not opposed to displaying them online and social media. But when I comes to singing…

Idk it’s super weird because I actually really do love performing and being on stage, but I just can’t bring myself to sing in public.

I think I’m most afraid of making a fool of myself or sounding terrible and having people laugh at me. I psych myself out to much and my hands and voice get shaky.

This semester I have started forcing myself to perform in showcases so I can get over the fear. I think it’s low-key working, but I still don’t sound as good as I know I can be.

I’ll let you know how things go after my showcase tonight, wish me luck!

I keep drawing these weird characters during class when I am actually supposed to be paying attention. In history class is where I got the most artwork done. It’s either I draw something or fall asleep, at least if I’m drawing I’ll be somewhat listening to the professors lecture.

I call this one “My Youth Is In My Sound.” This is apart of my personal brand. I plan on making shirts and hopefully selling them as merchandise associated to different music products.

Every time I use Illustrator now I find some new tool that makes it easier for me to create art. I wouldn’t call myself really proficient in Illustrator, but I can do enough to make something pretty cool.

This week I decided to draw my friend Sho Beats. He is a super cool producer so make sure to check out his work on Soundcloud

Overall I feel the sketched version is better than the illustrator drawing, but I’m still learning so I’m excited to continue working on different projects

Make sure to check out more content from me on my Instagram

For my Thanksgiving, I couldn’t really focus on all the delicious food my family made because I was preoccupied. I started drawing a sketch/cartoon of myself so that I could have new cover art for not only my music, but also for my personal brand and other stuff. I never really attempted to draw myself before so it took all my imagination and a lot of snacks to finally get something going.

After like 3 tries I finally had something, and I figured why not work with illustrator and photoshop some more before this semester ends. And the end result was pretty cool.

I’m not done with it yet and I have a lot more designs I want to try out in photoshop. Make sure to follow me on my Instagram @Olivia.the.rose