Styling tips for your stereotype: Artsy

This is a 7-part series about styling tips for 7 different school stereotypes: goth, sporty, hippie, preppy, earthy, artsy and girly, updated every Tuesday and Saturday. I know there are more than 7 stereotypes, but I'm just covering the basics for now.

Artsy is most well known as having paint stains all over your ratty canvas pants and loose white shirt, as well as any inch of skin showing. Trust me, this isn't going to impress anyone unless you're your own art project. I'm not going to spend too much time on colours because you can use any colour you want. Colours you SHOULD avoid, however, are neutral, toned-down shades that could be brighter, and anything short of a yellow in the brown range. Try not to use shades except for white.
The designs are almost always outgoing and loud in some way. An extremely baggy sweatshirt with the bottom and most of the arms cut off over a vibrant tank and denim shorts always makes a statement, as do plain shirts with a loud pattern or design. Baggy tops and snug bottoms are classic artsy, while you should try to avoid sweatpants or tupe tops. Try ripped jean cutoffs or slightly cuffed up skinnies. Denim is a must, whether it's pants or shorts or a skirt.
Use simple yet noticeable jewelery. A plain choker is good, as well as a long necklace (pearls or small beads) looped at least twice around your neck. Avoid headbands or other hair ornaments. Try simple band bracelets as well as wide belts and boots or sneakers (Converse is a good brand). For warmer weather wear sandals.
Artsy is the best stereotype if you want a range of good hairstyles. Putting your hair up is a classic artsy look. Cheap tip for a good style: Wash your hair, then half-dry it, brush it, pull it back and put a headband on to keep it like that. Then do one or two braids and wait a while (an hour to a night), then take off the headband and shake out your hair. Some strands will come loose but that's okay. Leave the braids in. You can brush the top of your hair up to the elastic(s) for a neater look, or not. It's honestly your choice. If you don't want to do this, do a high or low ponytail or low braid. A bun is good to get your hair off your neck in the summer. Or you can let it out, drawing a lock from the front of each side to the back and tie them together like that. You can also braid the locks before you tie them. Use some eyeshadow in a deep colour, and dark red lip gloss for a good touch.

-Scorpio