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[sunbathe]

[awaalkr]

OK SO this is how I showed perspective to a student that was having difficulty visualizing it

Draw the buddy

Use a transformation tool

fill it up like a baloon not forgetting some things cover others

Keep going! That way you keep your proportions right, etc

And don’t forget references for the angles

[posesandexpression]

Thoughts on Wings by Uzlo

[idahlrillion]

And this is how I nose.

[maysoulrose]

took some pictures of my face and they turned out to be very good art references

[loish]

process for this drawing :)

[thelatestkate]

I made a behind-the-scenes post about this tiger image at my website. Please check it out and let me know what you think! :)

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Ani Roschier Photoshop Brushes

DOWNLOAD HERE

[despazito]

CHICKEN DIVERSITY MASTERPOST

[officialnormfanblog]

something i put together that might also be useful for character designs

[euclase]

How do you make such great skin texture in photoshop? I've tried a couple times and it just turns out looking... wrong. Any tips on painting human skin textures?

I do it like this:

First I start with some base colors.

Then I add scribbles.

Then I add more scribbles, and maybe change the layer to overlay or something so it’s more translucent.

Then I blur everything. Or smudge it. Depending on what will look best.

And then I repeat, using a smaller and softer brush as I go. Until I get something that looks like this:

You can also add noise and blur it that way:

But I don’t like noise layers that much because the undertones are always changing, and it’s harder to color. I’d rather just paint the undertone.

That’s really it, though. It’s a controlled scribble.

I use the same technique for stubble, leather, and metal, too. Like a suit of armor? I do it the same way:

You can see my scribbles on Richard’s armor and his leather sleeve.

Hope that helps. <3

[angrygirlcomics]

Any advice for someone who wants to go into comics?

do the work

work hard

self deprecation is the least cute & helpful thing, fake it till u make it

don’t try to befriend ppl just to use their connections. don’t ask ppl to “hook you up”

make real friends in the industry who care about you & your work without giving a shit about how many followers/connections they might have. don’t be a social climber. if someone checks ur timeline & sees u tweeting incessantly at a whole bunch of different ppl without having any work of your own, that’s real telling

don’t begrudge other ppl opportunities given to them. be happy for them. jealousy & bitterness is not a good look

be genuine

finish your projects

never do unpaid work

it’s ok to assert boundaries & to stand up for your beliefs

get a flexible day job that gives benefits & time off if possible, bc paying bills on art alone esp when just starting is not sustainable & you will ruin your health & sanity in the process.

stay healthy. get regular check ups. eat right. take breaks. there’s no honor in working oneself to an early grave.

this is a long term game & there is NO such thing as an overnight success, so don’t begrudge. anyone who has “overnight success” spent years being invisible. you will not immediately succeed the minute you put some art out there. you might not for the first 5 or ten years. every year you spend “in the trench” counts.

above all, be kind & gracious to everyone– your colleagues, editors, anyone who comes up to your table at shows, their friends, significant others, etc.

[grizandnorm]

Tuesday Tips SUPER WEEK - Push it! Clarity is probably the most important thing to think about at all time when boarding. Pushing your poses to an undeniable level of clarity will improve the clarity of the storytelling in general. Don’t leave space for uncertainty in posing out your characters. Your audience will be more engaged and entertained by the sequence. This is the last post for the Super Week. I hope you enjoyed it. Back on the regular schedule next week (Every Tuesday). Norm

[keyblack-hl]

do you ever just

“no that’s not dramatic and cheesy enough”

“getting warmer”

“t HERE IT IS”

[discoskater79]

i love this but i dont know how to do this

hoW

[yokoboo]

For those wondering about HOW to do this, here’s a short explanation according to me:

Drawing A to Drawing B: -the most obvious change is the exaggeration of the line of motion in the character.  

In Drawing B the line of motion is much more pronounced, creating more drama and movement to the whole composition

-The arms are open wider, showing more confidence and exuberance in the character, exaggerating their emotions so they can be more clearly read without having to look to the face for emotional cues.

-the legs are wider apart, adding to the aforementioned confidence but also giving the character a solid foundation, visually speaking.

-The head is tilted back and overlapped by the chest, adding a touch of dynamic perspective to the drawing.

Drawing B to Drawing C:  -Most obvious change is to zoom in on the character.  Character framing is just as important as what the character is doing.  Zooming in can help infensify emotions.  this shot is ALL about this character and what they’re feeling. -Because of the zooming in, the arms/hands would have gotten lost, so instead of making the canvas wider, the artist has elected to rotate the character slightly, bringing a dynamic angle to things and more intensity to the close shot. -While the character is more upright in this shot compared to Drawing B, in Drawing C the chest still slightly overlaps the neck, preserving the feeling of being slightly below the character (putting them in a position of power relative to the viewer), which helps maintain confidence and power in the character. -the chest is exaggerated to carry the majority of the body’s line of action so even though you cannot see the legs, our brains are able to fill in the gap and envision that line of action. -The cropping/framing of the character allows for a more interesting composition/negative shapes created by the positive (character) on the negative (background), creating more visual interest as well as a circular motion to the composition through the arms, across the face to the negative space for the eyes to rest in before dropping to the hand in the background and back through the composition again.

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[anyaadventures]

This is something I need to work on as well, so it was good practice for me!  I hope this helps some of you that also struggle with same-face-syndrome!

TLDR:  Just look at Jim Flora’s artwork and study from that ;) 

[taffybuns]

i never know what to do with the body when i do these so here’s one of those things with arms™

[taffybuns]

a softer sequel to this

(please dont repost without credit)

[badass-art-tutorials]

Cute poses!

[thomaszenteno]

New Head Painting Tutorial is up on youtube! Thought it might be helpful to get some basics of painting across while painting up this old dude. I’ll walk you through the lay in, talk about form , brushstrokes and edges in 5 minutes. Feel free to join me over at my Tumblr and Instagram for more updates and tips!