An-dork

Hey, my name's Andrew and this is my personal blog Art Blog here: andrewnart

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[ohcarararara]

OH MY GOD PAY, BLESS YOUR FACE.

I actually get asked to see a lot of portfolio’s while I’m at cons. And while I LOVE looking at other people’s art and offering critiques if they ask, it’s sort of cringe-y to be handed a messy stack of papers or something. Nice portfolio’s look so much more professional!

putting this up, since my website project for university is finished and I don’t have to put it on the web anymore.

a very, very basic image guide on how your portfolio should be presented or appear, whether you’re in fine arts, graphic design or illustration, illustrated by yours truly

please do NOT remove the commentary while reblogging, do not reupload anywhere else.

[baixinha-su]

thank you!

[karolynmosesart]

This was what I was working on all semester! I’m pretty happy with how it turned out and I hope that maybe it can help some other artists.

I’m by no means an expert, just a student wanting to share my work with others. :)

[siins]

what settings/brushes do you use when using photoshop? i'm trying to figure it out but i really love how some of your art looks in ps and i can't find a good pen brush to use

Anonymous said: like did you use any specific brush in that one drawing of jar jar binks? it was rly cute i loved how it looked if you know which brush that was

When I draw in photoshop I use Kyle Brushes from his Ultimate Megapack

specifically, i really love how the Animator Pencil feels for doodling! but i also quite like making lines w it sometimes? (i drew all of these w that brush) 

and this drawing was made entirely with the Mr Natural Brush. at first that brush felt super slippery but I’ve really grown to like it for more solid lining, and also to block in colours.

as for other brushes i like to use, i’ve placed these at the top of my list haha. all of these are from the ultimate megapack, and when i first got it, i was overwhelmed w trying out hundreds of brushes but i’ve somewhat made a little selection of my favorites. then again i sometimes just scroll thru them and use some random one for a little bit in the colouring process u kno.

EDIT (late 2018): woah! it seems that kyle webster’s brush packs aren’t available to buy anymore because… something something

[charredasperity]

Forgotten Videogame Facts:

Darkstalkers era Felicia was FUCKING RIPPED

[drmidnightpresents]

[chachacharlieco]

OOHH MY GOOOOOOSHHHH

OOOOOOOOOHHHH MMYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHH

OOOOOOOÖOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ultrafacts]

An instrument called the waterphone makes a smooth, eerie sound that’s regularly featured in movie soundtracks.

Here’s a video example: [x]

(Fact Source) For more facts, follow Ultrafacts

[applebutter180]

And now I must get one of these. Thanks tumblr

[saltmalkin]

Was getting some of my images ready to be made into prints today so I thought I’d make a guide for anyone else interested in making prints of their work :D

[trisketched]

Feeling that your drawings can look a little bit more fun? Do your character designs seem a little bit static or generic? Maybe they need a small push to their proportions!

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The “How to Make Your Art Look Nice” Series

Developing Style | Lighting | Flow and Rhythm | Thumbnailing | Mindsets | Reference and Style | Color Harmony | Contrast

Consider supporting this series on my Patreon!

[miyuliart]

Some drawing tips previously posted on twitter. More drawing tips on my patreon. Hope some of these can be helpful.

[memeppoi]

ugusu24: “FGO:アビゲイル【Happy Halloween】 #イラスト #Fate #絵描きさんと繋がりたい https://t.co/U2bqTU2Cqx”

[lessercosmicbeing]

[arizonabay-deactivated20181114]

Worked on this girl for 9 months. Now this new music video comes out and she’s immensely popular, arguably one of the most popular characters in the LoL universe.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad she’s a huge hit, it’s super exciting to see so many people love the character design and the gameplay, and know that I contributed directly and significantly to the behind-the-scenes engineering that makes it all work. It’s validating.

But it’s also so fucking melancholy to know I did so much work and put in so much time for such a shitty company, run by shitty people, and the reward I got for it was unemployment. 

I threw a lot into this character. I cried at work. I started getting panic attacks, which I’ve never gotten before. I developed persistent heart palpitations from the daily overwhelming stress and had to go to the hospital (this is true, seriously.) I basically dropped all my friends outside of work. My manager (and his manager!) lied to me constantly to keep me working. They said I was doing a great job but to keep it up. Don’t worry, it’s going to turn out great, and it’ll all be worth it in the end – recognition, a raise, probably a promotion in short order. They promised me the world. When she was finally finished, I didn’t even get to go to the release party, they just walked me out. 

I remember a quote from my last day, it sticks out in my mind: “I know you realize this is really hard for me,” my manager said. Yes, in the end, when he awkwardly informed me I didn’t have my dream job anymore – or any job at all – and then stared back at my shell-shocked face, my thousand-yard stare, the only thing he felt was sorry for himself.

She launched with no major bugs and was considered a technical success. Doesn’t matter. Get the fuck out.

I don’t know how I feel. A weird sensation of pride and intense bitterness. I did a good job; at least, I think I did. Unfortunately, internal validation is the only kind I’m going to get.

[hexcolour]

Everyone reposting KDA should see this. Riot has successfully distracted everyone into forgetting their culture of sexism, exploitation, and toxicity mere months after it was all revealed.

Look, I get it. Akali is EXTREMELY my type. It’s obvious how much love and care was put into her development. But it makes me furious to see all the free advertising that Riot is getting from people who I thought would know better.  And now? One of the people who is arguably responsible for all that free advertising? Who’s work is undoubtedly making Riot hundreds of thousands of dollars a day? Who was overworked to the point of near breaking? They get nothing. WORSE than the scant bit of credit that most devs can get in a big company like Riot. They got let go.

Fuck Riot Games.

[maxofs2d]

One thing that I thought really sucked a lot is that the production company who made the KDA video isn’t even credited. They credit a lot of other people on their videos, usually, but the actual animators of the video are hidden; almost a lie by omission. At best it’s a honest mistake, at worst it’s sneakily trying to pass off the video as something made in-house when it’s not. :(

[an-dork]

Wowee <:O

[betterartproject-blog]

Animal Masterpost!

This compiled list should help you with drawing better animals!

Warning: most of these are for digital art, though they can absolutely be applied to traditional and other kinds of artists as well!

The Basics!

Line of Action’s animal drawing class

A Full Veterinary Anatomical Reference for Animals (Warning! Skeletons)

A ton of animal anatomy reference (Warning! Skeletons)

References! Guide to household cat breeds!

Wolf anatomy pt. 1 (Warning! Skeletons)

Wolf anatomy pt. 2 (Warning! Skeletons)

Wolf anatomy pt. 3 (Warning! Skeletons)

Wolf anatomy pt. 4 (Warning! Skeletons)

A ton of horse reference (Warning! Text heavy)

Komiti’s study notes

Straights vs Curves in animals by Andrew Shek

Zootopia animal reference (Warning! Teeth and misc bones)

Understanding Bird Wings

Bear by Aaron Blaise

Animal nose comparisons

Big cat reference (Warning! Skeletons)

Feline Comparison

Animal skull reference (Warning! Skeletons)

Raven reference

Chicken anatomy reference

Tips! How to break down animals!

Drawing a cats hind legs (Warning! Skeletons)

Tips for dogs and big cats 

Tips on getting animal weight and muscle right (Warning! Skeletons)

Big cat anatomy tips

Realistic Lion Faces by TamberElla

Canines vs Felines

Bird Beaks Anatomy (Warning! Skeletons)

Bird art tips

Tutorials! How to draw a mediocre horse!

Simplified Cat Body (Warning! Skeletons)

Dog Hind Legs (Warning! Skeletons)

Drawing birds! pt 1(Warning! Skeletons)

Drawing birds! pt 2

Drawing birds! pt 3

Big cat paws and legs tutorial pt. 1

Big cat paws and legs tutorial pt. 2

Many types of avian wings pt 1

Many types of avian wings pt 2

Many types of avian wings pt 3

Wings and flight tutorial (Warning! Skeletons)

Digitigrade Paw Tutorial

My approach to animal expressions by teagangavet

Simple Dog and Cat Snouts

A very rough paw tutorial

Drawing a realistic wolf

Simple Wolf Tutorial

Lion Head tutorial

Open Snoot Tutorial

Canine Snoots and Snouts! (Warning! Skeletons)

Rough cat tutorial (Warning! Text heavy)

Realistic Canine Ear Tutorial by Anti-dark-heart

Equine leg tutorial

Horse Drawing Tutorials

Draw Better Horses (Warning! Skeletons)

Bird Masterpost (Warning! Skeletons)

Bird wing tutorial by TheAntimonyElement (Warning! Skeletons)

Another Bird Wing Tutorial by arourallis

Bear tutorial

Rat Tutorial

Tutorials! (Fantasy Animals)

How to dragon pt. 1

How to dragon pt. 2

How to dragon pt. 3

How I draw dragons and reptiles pt. 1 by EMP-83

How I draw dragons and reptiles pt. 2 by EMP-83 (Warning! Skeletons)

Build a dragon face! part 1a Build a dragon face! part 1b

Creating Winged Creatures pt 1

Stylized Ear Tutorial!

Dragon Head Anatomy (Warning! Skeletons)

Dragon anatomy reference sheet (Warning! Skeletons)

Basic Dragon Anatomy by Twilight Saint

Anthro bird legs quick tutorial

Rodrigo-Vega’s tutorial on creature design (Warning! Body horror)

How to design a dragon by Samme Torres

Quick Dragon Tutorial

Cat bodies tutorial by Uncognoscente

Misc!

Original Species Design by Fumi-LEX

Bird tongues

Simplified tiger… Drawn from a penis

Singarl’s painting fur

Fur Painting Tutorial by Novawuff

Painting Scales in Paint Tool SAI

Character design tips!

Creating animal characters by Aaron Blaise (video!)

Don’t forget to have fun!

[art-res]

I love animals!

This is a great resource!

[ouroboride]

First tutorial woo! Lemme know if it’s understandable and all that (；´д｀)ゞ This one is free for everyone ‘cause i haven’t made any other tutorials yet but from now on they’ll be on Patreon!

This tutorial applies to Photoshop but I’m sure the techniques can be used in other software too~

$10 and up patrons can request tutorials for whatever they want so be sure to check it out!

[theinformationdump]

Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers

As described by Selnick’s article:

Author and doctor of clinical psychology Carolyn Kaufman has released a one-page body language cheat sheet of psychological “tells” (PDF link) fiction writers can use to dress their characters.

[catchymemes]

Welcome to Japan

Where cars are parked orderly and in reverse

Where fruits can be cubes

Where people keep left

And lamps have different brightness for double beds

People queue up in lines

Applies to stickers too

Where what you get is the same as the poster

you get waved goodbye..?

Relieving both mind and body

Yup.

Smooth train operator

No embarrassing knocking or barging into rooms to check out if they are occupied

When you need an extra hand

For the selfiestas

Brolly holders

Because normal manhole covers are too mainstream

Think diagonal

And anytime u need to soak your feet

Where you raise responsible adults, not brats

And luggage is organised in color codes

When you need help after the condom broke

Instant sanitary gratification

Why they are so welcome at football matches

Where water is that clean in the drains

Nuff said

Source: imgur.com

[blvcktokyo-deactivated20231121]

I miss Japan so much.

[oyveynikky]

Ummmmm

[blvcktokyo-deactivated20231121]

Yes, Japan is that awesome

[thekingdomofkazz]

I can’t wait to go back… 

[rennebright]