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Beginner Witch Tips

Read. Before you even think about practicing magick, you need to study. It sounds tedious, I know, but witchcraft is not a trivial undertaking. 

Start a grimoire/Book of Shadows/Journal. You’ll need a safe place to keep all of the information you’ve gathered safe, and a grimoire (as I call mine), is essentially a notebook for that exact purpose. It doesn’t have to be fancy (though you’re welcome to make it as ostentatious as you like), – it can be a bullet journal if that’s easy for you. Within your grimoire, you should keep all gathered information, spells, failures, successes, records of work you’ve done, etc,. Anything that pertains to your craft.

Don’t put pressure on yourself to pick a path. You might see a lot of witches who class themselves as one thing or another, e.g., storm witches, kitchen witches, elemental witches, spirit/divination witches; green witches; cosmic witches, and so on.That is cool and their prerogative, but you will also see witches known as eclectic. Eclectic Witches, are simply witches who choose to practise many different types of magick and forge their own path, instead of following only one, or following a pre-established path. Basically, there is no need at all, whatsoever, to label yourself. With many of us, our paths found us in time. 

Research paths, secular witchcraft and religious witchcraft.Witchcraft alone, is a practice. However, some paths are indeed religious, such as Wicca. Make sure you know the difference before you begin actively practicing and before you decide on your path, if you do choose to do so.

Carry a little notebook on your person.You can’t always carry your grimoire with you, so I personally like to carry a tiny little notebook with me, for those moments when inspiration takes me, or if something captures my imagination or attention. You can add it to your grimoire/BoS later.

Oh, and one more thing: don’t ever stop learning and reading and recording. Witchcraft is a path of continuous learning.

Things to Research:

  • Crystals/gemstones/minerals
  • Herb and crystal correspondences, e.g., such as color and planetary.
  • Sabbats (also known as “Witches Sabbaths”) and esbats.
  • The basic tools of witchcraft.
  • Altars (if you’re so inclined).
  • Lunar phases.
  • Divination, e.g., tarot, runes, pendulums. 
  • Witchcraft and deities (if you’re so inclined).
  • Traditional witchcraft practises, such as circle casting.
  • SAFETY! What is safe to use/burn/touch/ingest. There are lots of poisonous and potentially fatal plants and ingredients out there.
  • Easy/budget magick/witchcraft.
  • The history of witchcraft, including lore, myths and tales.
  • The importance and use of the elements in magick
  • Research cultural witchcraft. Make sure that your practice does not steal from closed cultures. 

Easy Practices for New Witches:

  • Grounding – grounding is the act of centering your energy and focusing it within yourself. You can ground yourself by being out in nature and using visualising techniques that tie your energies firmly into the ground (very traditional method), or by finding a quiet place that you are content in and meditating.
  • Meditation.
  • Visualisation/visualising.
  • Sigil crafting/creation.
  • Dream interpretation.
  • Charging jewellery/crystals/objects/sigils.
  • Using glamours in makeup/cosmetics/everyday wear.
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curnifex’s art tutorial masterpost

tired of having to search endlessly for that art tutorial you saw five months ago? me too.

start here How to draw anything photo referencing being creative

color guides life-changing (personally) color tutorial how to pick color palettes shading’s effect on color more coloring/shading tips and tricks online “color blender” how color effects mood shadows color palette turtles

picking a paint brush shape natural materials and what paint it goes with (synthetics can typically be used for everything)

how to watercolor just in general another go over how to pick the paper you want tool list leaf tutorial watercolor crayon tutorial watercolor pencil tutorial gouache (sorta falls in this category) mediums and their techniques misc techniques

acrylic painting basic tutorial, kind of wordy less wordy tutorial that does a face tutorial w/ an owl on slate blending with acrylics basic acrylic mediums Pro level How to make a palette (you could use an lunch tray, dish, etc too)

oil painting tutorial tutorial focusing on layering, kind of wordy traditional oil paint prep (emphasis on traditional) oil over acrylic clean up or else various mediums/varnishes/solvents varnish

what exactly is gesso

charcoal/pastels materials charcoal portraits charcoal reduction (starting dark, erasing to light) oil pastel tutorial soft pastel tutorial on black paper pastel dust tutorial

graphite pencils tutorial explanation of graphite scale types of erasers fixative so your graphite isn’t everywhere (also for charcoal & pastels)

colored pencils (expensive ones, not crayolas) how to blend not realistic basic tutorial portrait tutorial types of colored pencils “wax bloom” issues sealing fixatives for layering in depth brand discussion before you buy anything

markers (still not crayolas) purchasing the right stuff marker papers prismacolor marker tutorial (kinda weeaboo) copic marker tutorial (less weeaboo) taking care of your overpriced markers

crayola tutorials crayola pencil tutorial crayola marker tutorial (download to read properly) how to use crayons like an adult melted crayon art encaustic paint DIY made from melted crayons DIY rainbow crayons

acrylic ink tutorial

india ink using it w/ a brush using it w/ a dip pen ink calligraphy gouache/ink technique ink wash DIY ink recipes

ballpoint pen tutorial shading

how to use tracing paper

how to use palette paper

use omni-gel to transfer images

silk screening silkscreen photo emulsion screen print with mod podge xacto knife screen printing drawing straight on the silkscreen

artsy converse/vans/keds fabric painting tutorial adding studs acrylic painting on shoes markers on shoes galaxy print dye shoe laces clean converse w/ magic eraser waterproofing shoes (recommended if you’ve drawn on them)

spray paint tips & techniques space artwork tutorial stencil cutting

draw on ya smartphone/tablet

japanese painting

chinese painting

celtic art celtic knot basics celtic (roan) script celtic knot animals big reference post

confetti card

pumpkin carving tutorial (manually click part two in description) pokemon pumpkins

collages collaging 101 how to collage in an art journal

leaf/flowing pressings or prints how to press flowers color idea using pressed flowers on greeting cards hammered leaf and flower prints acrylic leaf and flower prints

comic strip info basic info writing aspect common lettering mistakes

weeaboo trash basic anime/manga types anime eyes how to watercolor manga art traditional manga page chibi tutorial

sick as hell MS paint tutorial

digital art tutorials for ACTUAL PHOTOSHOPPING “she totally looks shopped, I can tell by the pixels” BASICally how to fix imperfection/humanity paste crap together like a pro creatively paste crap together how to get shit you pasted together to match color-wise how to color a black and white image photo blend a movie poster color curves tutorial

digital art tutorials for PAINTING how to get nice clean line art from a drawing by hand basic digital painting tutorial digital lineart tutorial what NOT to do w/ digital art (opinions) how to fix paint tool sai brush settings gemstone tutorial different gemstone tutorial shiny metal tutorial water tutorial bubble tutorial gold tutorial glow effect

some “basic” drawing tutorials cloth blood dogs cats dragons trees rocks fur (can be for both clothing and animals) silhouette guide

weirder drawing tutorials clock thingy tutorial mermaids people w/ wings armor sci-fi guns wolves bows greek dresses by time period hoods

drawing people because PEOPLE ARE HARD TO DRAW human feature catalog body part reference movement guide skin color palette skin painting tutorial five-color face trick height comparison calculator how to draw hands clothing helper drawing hair how to draw a profile that matches the front view how to draw a guy that looks like a guy chest varieties making a drawing look like the person you’re drawing where do the arms go when bent??

saving image files

helpful? video on the creative process and getting better drawing click and drag prompt generator other art prompt generator prompt list

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