Guess I'll Draw

Hi! I'm a 20-something with no formal art training who's trying to improve their art with the hope to one day make a webcomic of their own. Sometimes I make fanart

[occudo]

I tried drawing random animals from memory in 2 minutes (based on a spilled ink video) but at the elephant I realised I'm really not good at it :'D So I ended up redrawing them with references just to see the difference, and ended up spending way too much time on it.

[and-fishing-equipment]

in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD

instead ask:

is it SINCERE

was it CATHARTIC

was it FUN TO MAKE

is it MADE BY ME

and don't forget to stay silly

[breanimator]

Did you miss the Indie Animation Black Magical Girl Live last night? Well fear not. The VOD is up and ready for your viewing pleasure. Get to hear from your favorite Indie Animation Black Magical Girl showrunners. 5 black queer folks/femmes and their black magical Girls! We talk about the importance of creating our stories in the times we're in, why Black Joy is important and the ups and downs of Indie Animation as a whole as Black creators. @fumichun (Wheels & Roses) @breanimator / @thethreetomes (The Three Tomes) @kianamaiart (Pretty Please I Don’t Want to Be A Magical Girl) @kenzyxart / @towardsgalaxysend (Towards Galaxy’s End) Shara Kirby (The Chaotic Misadventures of Arch & Reggie)

[backfliips]

A lot of people on twitter wanted me to explain how I draw expressions, so here you go

Unless you're drawing explicit realism, in my opinion, expressions should be exaggerated to some degree. If you aren't doing a 1:1 recreation, the point is to get the FEELING across. Try making the expression you want to draw and feeling how your face pinches and stretches.

Skin doesn't just "disappear" when your face moves it around --- that's where wrinkles come from! Pay attention to where your skin creases when you emote, and use it to your benefit. It's a fine line between overdoing it and underdoing it -- find your own balance.

Ultimately, every expression has a little bit of push and pull, unless your face is completely neutral (and even then, there are still some wrinkles...). Learning to think of expressions as actions and reactions is VERY helpful in learning to draw them without needing a reference, and in learning how to stylize and push expressions based on references as well!

I think a lot of people end up with stiff or unexpressive emotions in their art because they're just trying to recreate a picture instead of understanding WHY and HOW the face is moving --- and it's a tough thing that takes a while to really pick up and learn. Hopefully is helpful in showing a way of thinking about it that can influence your process and approach to emotions!!!

Also, bonus: even without the lines, the planes alone still show a LOT of emotion.

[rylandsgrace]

Guillermo Del Toro on AI "art"

SDCC 2025: Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art

[willgrahamscock]

I have to make mistakes in order to learn & grow

[willgrahamscock]

I have to make bad art and fic in order to get better

[saszor]

"Tutorial" on how to "draw" a blind OC.

My kofi

Boring tired disclaimer: Keep in mind that this is an introductory "drawing" "tutorial" and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. Which happens to be true for everything in general. Links below so that you can research and do a nuance. Ones that were directly mentioned are bolded.

Writing a blind character 101 What to avoid etc Video on types of white canes Video on types of cane tips Some more explanation on white canes + tips + other stuff Guide animals Video on working with a guide dog But why are Magical White Eyes a problem Same as above Going blind from an accident Video on conformers World's most basic "what do you call someone with albinism" The blindfold thing. No people don't wear these. This mostly stupid trope of covering a blind character's eyes because lord forbid someone sees a disabled body part This just stupid trope of giving a blind character some bs superpower to "see" The echolocation thing that every other blind oc does for some reason Just give them a cane good lord if you want a character that can see perfectly then maybe don't make them blind Bonus: if your character has a bunch of scars or whatever else then congrats! You made a character with a facial difference. Which is also something you should research.

[sentientsky]

it's gonna be okay (/threat)

[and-fishing-equipment]

in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD

instead ask:

is it SINCERE

was it CATHARTIC

was it FUN TO MAKE

is it MADE BY ME

and don't forget to stay silly

[prokopetz]

Fact: Apart from pure recognition factor, one of the major reasons your fanart gets more eyes on it than our OCs is because people are perverts for narrative context, and your OCs don't have any.

Corollary: You don't actually need to write a whole-ass graphic novel to achieve that narrative context. You do need to know what your OCs' story is, but once you do, you can literally just draw contexless snapshots from that story that raise more questions than they answer and people will fill in the blanks.

[seraphont]

Also, do you have any tips on poses and anatomy? Someone else mentioned it already, but your poses are so fluid and expressive!

posted this a good while back on twitter but heres a sketchy little diagram of what I focus on with poses

most of these are important in making appealing posing in animation. you can absolutley convey a characters personality, background, what theyre thinking through posing, something I try to strive for everytime I start a pose! I think keeping that in the back of your mind as you make a pose can make the world a difference in how expressive it comes out.

Im quite practiced in the fundamentals of art so this can occupy more of my brain as I draw, which brings me to the second point part:

from an anatomy standpoint your best bet is learning muscle and bone structure and applying that to gestured life drawing. I personally believe thats the most effective way to learn. yes even with cartoon characters with rubber hose limbs, knowing the rules to know how to break them is very important.

I personally love anatomy, but I understand this can get so boring, try not to burn yourself out with it, you should always have some play with your studying. if anything at least do gesture drawings, it may seem like a lot of work but its very helpful in the long run.

bonus foreshortening with cylindric tube method:

[bludragongal]

Today's Art Tip is about drawing the head in perspective, and some shorthands to hopefully make that a little easier.

[punchdrunkdolly]

i exist and i love you

[fuckyeahyoga]

[filibusterfrog]

have made some pose blanks with thin/fat variations! ive noticed that those handy artist renditions of poses typically dont have a lot of bodytype variation and i thought these might be helpful :)

i have a set of 10 of these available to my patrons and kofi members, id really appreciate any support!

[slowedmountains]

redrew the art meme that was going round a few weeks ago because “make it good later” has never been that aspiration to me, it’s even been enough to just not make the thing I really want to make in the past.

make it now. Make it however. Maybe it’ll work out maybe it won’t Make it or it won’t exist.

[shubbabang]

yet another adhd comic

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[foone]

This comic will only get funnier with time