Yasmin
About Me
About me
welcome!
Hello and welcome to my art sharing page! I am Yasmin, an art lover, bookworm and med-student based in Switzerland.
I’ve had a passion for drawing and painting ever since I can remember. As a child I drew and doodled on every surface I could find – table tops, books, walls – much to the annoyance of my teachers! All my skills are self-taught and I am still passionately learning more with each drawing, painting or doodle.
Friends and family have always encouraged and supported my creativity and I started doing commissions in this small circle quite a while ago. When I started med-school here in Switzerland in 2019 I suddenly had a lot less free time, which meant that I couldn’t really draw as much anymore.
I created yartista during the first year of the pandemic in 2020 when I was confined to my room with remote-studies and had more free time again – for drawing!
technique
I have practiced many different techniques but my favorite is drawing with pencil, where I use graphite pencils with different levels of hardness (from H to 6B, H = hard, B = soft), charcoal pencils and oil-based pencils to create depth and work out the details.
When I decide to work on something colorful my first choice is watercolor. I work with watercolor pencils from Caran d’Ache, or I directly paint my watercolor canvas with colors from Van Gogh.
materials
I have been using different types of materials over the years and am still figuring out my favorites, but the ones listed here are some of my favorite brands for specific art supplies. I don’t get a commission from these links.
The Vision
learning, connecting - making progress
I created this website to share my art and my drawing techniques with other artists (or anyone who loves being creative!). I strive to evolve my creative skills and share my journey to finding my own style. At the moment, I am still having so much fun with a lot of different media types and am nowhere near knowing exactly what my art style is – but I am learning with each piece and hope that you are too!
Check out my original work here!
If you want to order a commission, check out pricing and available sizes here!
If you are interested in drawing tips and tricks, check out my blog! I have various posts on portrait drawing, watercolor and more.
If you have any questions or want to contact me on purchasing an original artwork you can fill out this contact form and I will get back to you as soon as possible!