Riggs’ art!

Houses both personal and school art!!

[agaymerfry-art]

An introduction to your host 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

>My name is Riggs, He/They, 20

>Gay/Pan, and Trans (6/1/23 T)

>Autistic, with a handful of other disabilities (most notably dyslexia)

>Artist, and I am in school for graphic design

>>My art blog, for personal and school art (school-wise, it’ll be busy during next fall semester). For those confused, its more focused on digital/traditional picture art, not word art (poetry)

>>>My other blogs include:

>>>>My main blog, which houses my poetry

>>>>My fandom blog, mainly for reblogging content, mostly being Zelda, Hermicraft, Persona 5, RWBY, and Splatoon

Riggs’ fandom stuff

To not flood my main blog this houses my fandom stuff Mainly being: Zelda, Hermitcraft, P5, RWBY, SP3, and whatever else I hyperfix on

>>>>My personal blog, mostly just what I did that day, probably plugging/reblogging my other blogs, and to encourage me to remember what I did that day (ootd and journaling filled probably)

Thank you for reading this far, feel free to check out my other blogs, and have a lovely [insert time of day here]

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Also maybe this is too many blogs but, I like to sort things and this is that so yay!

[thechekhov]

I've had this little idea in my head for a while now, so I decided to sit down and plot it out.

Disclaimer: This isn't meant to be some sort of One-Worksheet-Fits-All situation. This is meant to be a visual representation of some type of story planning you could be doing in order to develop a plot!

Lay down groundwork! (Backstory integral to the beginning of your story.) Build hinges. (Events that hinge on other events and fall down like dominoes) Suspend structures. (Withhold just enough information to make the reader curious, and keep them guessing.)

And hey, is this helps... maybe sit down and write a story! :)

[ultrainfinitepit]

I added Angelology III to my collection of color palettes. Feel free to use these colors, and tag me if you'd like.

[aludrakijurorin]

Giant list of helpful references and resources for artists and OCs!

A giant list of references that I use often, or have found useful, and would like to share with others. If any of the links are broken or unsafe, please let me know so I can remove them.

–Free images–

Vecteezy - A site to download vector art and stock photos.

Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexels, and Public Domain Pictures - Lots of public domain and royalty free stock photos.

Smithsonian Open Access - “Where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 4.4 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections.”

–Names–

Nameberry, Magic Baby Names,Think Baby Names, Meaning of Names, 20,000 Names - All great for finding character names.

Fantasy Name Generators - Great for naming characters, locations, streets, buildings, towns and so on.

My Dog’s Name - Actually has some decent sounding dog names that aren’t just ‘Fluffy’ or ‘Spike’.

Dance Names - A random site I found with an abundance of nice names.

–Words–

Words to Use - A handy theasaurus-like site.

More Words and Word Finder - Nice when you need to find words, for example ones that ‘start with ROU’ or ‘end in INE’.

OneLook - Find words related to what you type, that aren’t limited to a theasaurus.

Word Mixer -  Enter in 2-5 words and the site randomly mixes them together. Great for names and creating a species.

Latin Dictionary - A list of words in the latin language and their meanings.

Random Word Generator - Great for coming up with prompts to draw. Good for monthly art challenges.

RomajiDesu - For japanese words and meanings.

Tip of My Tongue - Find words that you can’t seem to remember.

–Poses and Anatomy– Sensitivity warning for some of these sites showing full human anatomy.

PoseManiacs - A site with premade poses that you can rotate. Hand viewer is coming back soon!

Magic Poser - The web version of the Magic Poser App. Create your own poses and models at any angle.

DesignDoll - A posing program that is free, unless you want to save a pose or model. Can add multiple models to a scene, import Blender models, and use Doll Atelier to easily upload premade models. Also comes with a hand library, with fully poseable fingers, and a ton of other features.

Japanese Macho Stock - A free stock site of macho Japanese men doing silly or everyday actions. Nice for muscle studies.

Anatomy 360 - A program to view 3D scanned real models for references. You have to buy the program, but they do provide some free references on their site.

Poses for Drawing - A pinterest board with a handful of pins of poses and references. 

Adorkastock - Tons and tons of free pose references with varying body types that have anime and videogames in mind rather than just random poses. Posts often on Deviantart and Twitter.

Jookpubstock- Similar to Adorkastock, posts free references on Twitter frequently. Lots more available through their Patreon, including hand packs and item packs.

CharacterDesigns - A site with convention and event photos you are free to use.

Pose Tool - A site with an expansive search function to find the pose you’re looking for. You can browse the thumbnails but the packs have to be purchased.

Quickposes - A tool to find poses or use as warmups. Comes with a section to sort which poses you want to see.

Body Builder - A great way to visualize a humanoid character’s body shape based on variables such as height, weight, and how much exercise they get. I doubt it’s fully accurate, but it’s still useful.

漫画素材工房 ‘s Pixiv - So so so so many helpful images on nearly any kind of anatomy possible. It’s all in japanese, but the images are clear enough to understand without text. Also has done lots and lots of hand references.

—-And now, a pose tip!— Having trouble looking for a pose, or model, or you just don’t draw people? Try looking for YouTube videos! Dog agility events are great for dog anatomy, music videos are useful for more unique poses. Street/Town walking videos are great for environment references. Use your resources! Most 3D printing sites have 3D model viewers on the site, so you can view any modeled object in nearly any angle without downloading or buying anything. Thingiverse and Sketchfab are nice places to start.

–OC Ideas–

Character Personality Quiz - Uses sliders to determine a character’s personality, and compares them with already existing characters in media.

123 Ideas for Character Flaws - A list of well, 123 character flaws.

Flaws and Weaknesses Generator - As the title says! Also has other helpful links for character designs.

16 Personalities - The popular personality test to determine what personality people fall under. But also useful to answer in character too.

Thought-Provoking Questions - A list of questions you can use to flesh out a character (or yourself).

–Colors–

ColorSnap - Make your own color palette by uploading any image.

Paletton - Select color schemes for websites or images. Drag the dots to create complimentary and tri-color schemes.

Coolors - Press your spacebar to create new color schemes. Lock or unlock colors you like, and rearrange them to your liking.

–Sounds–

MyNoise - Set ambient tones for drawing or writing. Make it feel like it’s raining outside, or you’re sitting in a café, or outside on a summer night but minus the cicadas.

Ambient Mixer - Has plenty of premade ambience, but you can still craft and edit your own.

–Other–

Waifu2x - A site that enlarges an image without losing the quality (most of the time). I mostly use it for Switch screenshots but I’m sure it can have other artistic uses.

Save as PNG - A useful Chrome extension that adds a ‘Save as PNG’ section to your right click. Nice for when images keep saving as .webp files. (you’ll have to search for this extension yourself, it doesn’t like me linking to it.)

Timer Tab - Turn your browser’s tab into a countdown clock. Useful for keeping focused.

Timer for Productivity - A small downloadable program to help keep you focused. Uses a timer in green when you’re working in an art program (or other authorized program), but stops and turns red if you click off and get distracted.

PostyBirb - A downloadable program that lets you upload an image to multiple websites at once. Includes many art sites such as Deviantart, Tumblr, Furaffinity, and many more. Will adjust your tags, titles, descriptions, and ratings to fit every website, and even allows minor changes for each individual site. I questioned it’s authenticity at first since it requires your login information, but after asking some tech-savvy friends, it’s been deemed safe. However, please use your own judgment and research unknown programs before downloading them!

–YouTube Artists–

Akihito Yoshitomi - A manga artist that shows their entire process, from sketching thumbnails to inking and finalizing tones. Often posts sketchbook drawings.

Jenna Drawing - A lovely artist that shows their progression over the years. Beautiful style.

Kaiteki ART - A wonderful watercolor artist who works with all kinds of interesting water based ink.

おてだま/ Otedama Art - Uses all kinds of mediums with beautiful results on every one. 

The Art of Aaron Blaise - An animator that has worked for Disney in the past, who makes animation tutorials and often live streams his animation process. Has lots of amazing tips to give.

Proko - Has TONS of art tutorials, and brings on many different kinds of artists that give their own tips and classes. Can be anything from figure drawing, to environmental rendering. Has tutorials on the barebones basics of art and how to get started too. If you can draw a triangle, square, and a circle, then you’re on the road to success.

A standalone video that shows how to draw from a reference, and how to see where your flaws are.

A huge tutorial on Low Poly Modeling in Blender. Very long video but great for beginners.

50 Quick Tips and How to draw FAST - both have lots of tips for using Clip Studio Paint. 

–Useful Tips–

Blender and ZBrushCoreMini are free 3D modeling programs.  Krita is a free paint and animation program. Clip Studio Paint often has sales at half their regular price (I got mine for $25USD). Also has a free trial option. Worth every penny in my opinion.

Can’t figure out how to draw a background, or need a quick background sketch? Open up a photo in Clip Studio Paint if you have it, go to Filter > Effect > Artistic, and play with the sliders to your hearts content. Ta da, quick background.

Take photos of yourself in a pose, or use a mirror if you have to. Sometimes you don’t realize a pose is impossible or unnatural until you try it yourself.

When you go out, take photos of scenery! You have free references then. Just don’t take or use photos of other people unless you ask for their permission first.

I have many more useful images on My Pinterest that I try to keep updated, including color schemes, writing tips, clothing, tutorials, and a little bit of humor. 

And remember, it is okay to use references.

[nsk96]

Art Help

I redid this list because broken links 💀

General Tips

Stretch your fingers and hands

Art is for fun

Never too late to start/improve

Tumblr radar! Submit your work!?

Using a tablet

Editing software: pictures & video

Moodboard resources

Comic pacing

Storyboarding techniques

Watercolor

Coloring

Color Theory (not children's hospital)

Gemstone reference

Resources: coloring things a different color

Gold

Dark Skin undertones

Dark Skin in pastel art

POC Blush tones

Eyes colors

Cohesive Color Palette

Lights and Colors

Human Anatomy

POSE REFERENCES

Eyes: pupil shape, direction

Wizard Battle poses

Romance poses

Shoulders

Tips for practicing anatomy

Proportional Limbs

Skeletons

Hair Directions

Afro, 4C hair

Cane use

Dingle dongles: male reproductive

Clothing

Long skirts

Traditional Chinese Hanfu (clothing reference)

Cultural clothes

CLOTHING REFERENCE

Medieval armor

Sewing information

Animals

Horse -> Dragon

Snouts: dogs, cats, wolves, fox

Foot, paw, hoof

Plants

Blossoms: cherry, plum, apricot, etc

Plants/flowers: North America, Hawaii, Patagonia

More

Drawing references sources

More references: floorplanner, height & weight, expressions, hands, animals, sculpting tool

Art tutorial Masterlist

Another art tutorial Masterlist

Inspiration: father recreates son's art

Inspiration: Lights

ART BOOKS

Art Cheats

[magicmooshka]

a couple snippets from a presentation i gave at school this past week on storyboarding!!

‼️DISCLAIMER: I am still a student and have only worked on student and indie projects! This is just stuff that I personally find helpful as an amateur, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt!

Happy boarding, friends! ✍️💕

[agaymerfry-art]

more bookmarking :3

[magicmooshka]

some storyboarding techniques as a sequel to my storyboarding basics presentation. I focus specifically on tips for action and conversation scenes!

as always, these are general tips and tricks, but rules can always be broken. happy boarding! ✍️✨

[agaymerfry-art]

reblogging is now a bookmark system bc internship go brrrr

[agaymerfry-art]

It’s finished I’ll post it later today

[agaymerfry-art]

So I switched my topic last minute so Pog on me for that, uhh I’ll update Monday lmao 😭

[agaymerfry-art]

Historical Collage Poster Ideas

Well we got our first project assigned today, a historical collage poster. So our professor showed us some examples, what to do what not to do, and one of the examples was the history of video games (very messy bc thats a lot of history) but it gave me the idea for my poster.

The history of indie games, either as a whole industry or a single game.

After writing out my ideas and talking/getting approval for the idea, I've narrowed down to FNAF, but still begs the question of history/development of the games, or lore of the games.

Main thing drawing me into doing development of the games/franchise, the opportunity to have a Markiplier in the top left corner of the poster.

Because having this in my project would be so fucking funny to me

I'm gonna do sketches/research for both but god i think that would be really fucking funny. Now i just gotta figure out how exactly to do that...

As a treat for reading all this, here are the notes we have so far :) Im excited to work on this project! It's due on Feb. 25th, so expect the final piece by then!!