[acousticdoodles]

That one T1 interview

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Looser drawing bc I wanted to focus on vibes

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Finally caught up on Deltarune, it’s terminal

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I’ve been devouring DCAU shows this summer and having a blast!! Ironically I watched Superman the animated series just in time for the new movie, which absolutely ruled

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Drew this in an attempt to let myself be quicker and messier with my process! Rainbow dash was my favorite as a kid, but more recently Fluttershy comes out on top I think

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Dipping my toe back into posting my work with my lambsona Adonis! They put on a front of nonchalant confidence to their followers, but really he’s making godhood up as he goes.

I’m still tweaking their costume design but I think I’m getting closer to one I like :)

[etheringtonbrothers]

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Lorenzo!

[schweizercomics]

Hello, friends!

I reworked the ol' "Schweizer Guide to Spotting Tangents" lecture from my comics-teaching days, figured I'd share it here. If you want a free, printable PDF for yourself or to share (especially if you're an educator), you can find it at the bottom of this same lesson on my website.

-Chris

[sabertoothwalrus]

how do you go on to drawing character interactions without them looking stiff or awkward?? whenever u draw characters like hugging and stuff they always feel so warm and natural n like they have weight!

FIRST THINGS FIRST: if you want characters to feel like they have weight, they gotta have balance.

The second thing is to use references!! Use a mirror or photos when you can, but I often use duckduckgo and just google stock images. I don't use pinterest, but I suppose that works. I find it way more helpful to look at lots of images of the same pose at all different angles than to try to reference one specific image.

[arrgh-whatever]

Hi I hope you’re doing ok! I love Apex predator so much, and I was wondering how you come up with costume designs / where you get them from they’re so gorgeous!

Thank you!! If you're asking specifically about Apex Predator costume design I've talked a bit about it here

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You might have already answered many questions like this, but I wish to ask all the same, considering how tremendous you are at depicting th

When I'm making a costume and I'm not tied to a specific type of historical clothes ( like making clothes for fictional species with their own culture ) I will first think about what could have molded the clothes 1- What are they made of (and what are they colored with if they are) 2- Are they practical or decorative (or both!) 3- What could the accessories be made of (if there are any) None of this is necessary but if you are interested in moving in this direction I recommend reading about what shaped the way people dressed in different historical periods, you'll find fascinating things that can inspire your costume creation

Now about the colors and patterns Here I basically use the same rules I use when picking an outfit for myself

✶ The color theory is the same as everywhere

( i have a pretty old color theory post here. not the best, i would've made a better one now but it could be helpful )

✶About patterns

✶ And lastly - accents (not necessary accessories)

Hope this helps!

[rivriderart]

I was asked by a friend yesterday if I could offer basic tips about comic paneling. As it turns out, I have a lot to say on the matter! I tried breaking down the art of paneling using the principles of art and design, and I hope it helps you out!

[sabrebash]

I have to draw a lot of gold and metal for my work, but wasn't happy with any of the metal tutorials i could find around. I prefer really specific instruction, so after some research i put together what i think works as a generalist's guide/tutorial. Not perfectly accurate, but i hope it's helpful!

[possessedpasm]

Something I try to keep in mind when making art that looks vintage is keeping a limited color pallette. Digital art gives you a very wide, Crisp scope of colors, whereas traditional art-- especially older traditional art-- had a very limited and sometimes dulled use of color.

This is a modern riso ink swatch, but still you find a similar and limited selection of colors to mix with. (Mixing digitally as to emulate the layering of ink riso would be coloring on Multiply, and layering on top of eachother 👉)

If you find some old prints, take a closer look and see if you can tell what colors they used and which ones they layered... a lot of the time you'll find yellow as a base!

Misprints can really reveal what colors were used and where, I love misprints...

Something else I keep in the back of my mind is: how the human eye perceives color on paper vs. a screen. Ink and paint soaks into paper, it bleeds, stains, fades over time, smears, ect... the history of a piece can show in physical wear. What kind of history do you want to emulate? Misprinted? Stained? Kept as clean as possible, but unable to escape the bluing damages of the sun? It's one of my favorite things about making vintage art. Making it imperfect!

You can see the bleed, the wobble of the lines on the rug, the fading, the dirt... beautiful!!

Thinking in terms of traditional-method art while drawing digital can help open avenues to achieving that genuine, vintage look!

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ALSO!!

YELLOWING!! Digital art is very blue-light based. Cold, clean, flat. But traditional art has warmth to it. Why?

Over time, paper gets yellowed with dust, oil, dirt, and nicotine from cigarettes! So colors got warmer. This makes art look pretty aged, on top of the slight toned papers and hand made/factory made inks they printed with.

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YES! YES!! THANK YOU FOR THE SCIENCE!

A lot of knowing your traditional materials goes into making digital art, too!

It's also great to learn the methods, shortcuts, workaround, and materials used all those years ago to familiarize yourself with them and also... it's pretty freakin' neat-o

[saltmalkin]

An old soft proofing tutorial of mine that I’ve been getting requests to post again.

[wandaluvstacos]

I am such a huge horse nerd and I apologize. :( But I’m really tired of seeing girths that are halfway down a horse’s stomach. This may not be interesting to anyone who is not me, but I like to draw fancy saddles and ridiculously long shanks on bits. Also, horses are the only animal I can draw, so I take advantage of that.

I hope this helps some frustrated non-horsey artists in at least some small way. Remember, when in doubt, add some buckles and some rings. :)

[the-composite-doll]

@horsefigureoftheday here’s a cheat sheet on horse tack.

[horsefigureoftheday]

THANK YOU

[datcravat]

quick tutorial on how I shade with solid black (a lot of people ask, hope this helps)

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[mud-muffin]

Smooching notes~!

So the people on Twitter seemed to find my notes very useful, So I am sharing them to you guys as well

have fun!