I'm looking for things like art progression memes and similar where people show how their art has "leveled up" over time. I'm hoping this will help to dispel the myth of natural inborn talent, so, I'm especially interested in stuff from when you were just starting vs where you are now (But even if you don't have anything from that far back, it's all good!)
If you have an example on your own blog that you'd like to share, please submit the link either via [submit] or [ask box]; I'll reblog it from you directly.
[Transforming Makeup into Watercolors! 🎨 Let's make paints from old eyeshadow] by [TheDiggingestGirl]
I've heard you can also use expired make-up for colouring resin. I understand that make-up is expensive, so if you have some that's died on you, might as well see if you can get some kind of extra life out of it, right?
Can you do a tutorial on drawing knight armor? Both for male and female bodies, please.
for learning to draw armor i’d use a similar approach to the one i used for drawing swords!
again, there are two main things i’d suggest focusing on:-studying the different parts of an armor and how they workand-visualizing the armor as 3d shapes
i found some sites that go over things like armor parts and their functions here and here, a lot of nice photo reference here, and a bunch of labelled diagrams on google images
i couldn’t find any clear image reference for how medieval armor is layered but you can see that in this video of a guy getting armor put on
basically though i think its a bit like this:
there is a lot of liberty you can take with the details, shapes, and proportions etc, (also remember, medieval europe isn’t the only era armor comes from!) so you can use that to communicate things like the time period and culture the armor is from, the personality of its wearer, etc.
with simplifying armor into 3d shapes i’d basically just use a regular human body as a base. having a decent grasp of anatomy really helps with this i think
there is technically little or no difference between actual male/female armor, from the way i understand things at least (armor is just armor after all), but you can take a look at this post of mine for strategies you can use to make armor look more masculine or feminine
and then of course there’s that boob plate thingthere are reasons why those don’t really work in real life but you could always pull out the artistic liberty card so
Video on Instagram explaining how to divide a box into 2-5 equal parts in two-point perspective. It goes by fast, but this is a screenshot of the last frame which includes a diagram. Source: [Link].
Recently, I have seen a lot of beautiful women with the Natural hair Mohawk or “Frohawk”. Just wanted to say I think it looks great and shout out to all the ladies who wear it.
How to not stereotype Tourette’s (from someone who has it) PART TWO
PART 1 | PART 3
In this part I’m going to be explaining what different kinds of tics exist and the ways they can present!
VOCAL TICS:
When most people hear Tourette’s, there’s typically one tic they immediately think of: coprolalia, aka tics that involve swearing. While these are very real tics people can have, the overwhelming majority of us do not. The majority of Tourette’s rep has coprolalia to the point it can unfortunately come across as stereotypical, especially when the person depicting has not researched the condition at all. Do NOT think that means you cannot use coprolalia though, just make sure to do your research and remember coprolalia is not the only vocal!
There are many other vocal tics one can have. A few examples include:
- Words or phrases that don’t include swearing
- Repeating other people’s words (echolalia)
- Humming
- Whistling
- Grunting
- Clearing your throat
- Coughing
-Yelling/screeching/screaming (words or just sounds)
Pretty much any noise you make can be a tic!
An important thing to keep in mind when writing speaking tics is that there are many ways those can present as well. Some may sound forced or use a different voice than normal, but they can also sound as normal as if they were being used in a casual conversation.
MOTOR TICS:
Motor tics are any tics that are movement based and not sound. From what I’ve seen, the kind people often think of when they hear this are head jerking. Same as coprolalia, depictions of this are very common to find (especially in the creepypasta fandom) but that doesn’t mean you cannot portray them at all! They are much more common IRL than coprolalia too.
Motor tics in general are a LOT more diverse than you might think. Pretty much any movable part of the body can be affected by them. Face, neck, shoulders, arms legs etc. EVERYTHING can be affected.
Some motor tics include:
- Repeating other people’s actions (echopraxia)
- Blinking
- Scrunching your nose
- Rolling your eyes
- Raising your eyebrows
- Pursing your lips
- Popping your knuckles
- Snapping
- Shrugging
- Jerking your arm
- Arching your back
- Jerking or kicking your leg
And much more! There are so many different motor tics that people can have. And just like vocals, they can also can present in different ways. Some are quick and jerky, while others may look slower and purposeful. Again, it depends from person to person.
