Azure Whichcraft's blog

Find my stuff on Redbubble and Instagram as well. Message me to buy something or schedule a class.

[azurewhichcraft]

Finished Aloy Oil Pastel drawing! I'm proud of the way her necklaces turned out.

[azurewhichcraft]

I'll be live streaming the coloring of this Aloy drawing at 11:30. (20 minutes.) It will be on Instagram @azurewhichcraft. I'll be using oil pastels.

[rin-does-arts]

I should really get ready for work

nah i’ll upload this first

[werewolf-cuddles]

Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop

"You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them.

In other news, it is now not only morally acceptable but the morally correct thing to do to pirate the fuck out of Adobe’s software line.

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Planned Obsolescence gives way to Enforced Obsolescence

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[Laughs as I boot up Clip Studio Paint, which I bought one (1) time]

Here’s a list of other programs. Keep posting till it’s widely known.

https://twitter.com/Everblue_Comic/status/1124453210297520128

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Good to know these thanks man.

[the-stray-liger]

Reblogging this one bc it has options for indesign bc artists aren’t the only ones affected and graphic designers are getting played too and ignored in every one of these fucking posts

[azurewhichcraft]

I’m doing a series of Overwatch drawings! This is just the line art for the first 2, but I plan on coloring them in and selling prints of them. I’m enjoying the practice with drawing in my own style.

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Here are the next two!

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Have a Pharah and Sombra too!

[azurewhichcraft]

I’m doing a series of Overwatch drawings! This is just the line art for the first 2, but I plan on coloring them in and selling prints of them. I’m enjoying the practice with drawing in my own style.

[azurewhichcraft]

Here are the next two!

[azurewhichcraft]

I'm doing a series of Overwatch drawings! This is just the line art for the first 2, but I plan on coloring them in and selling prints of them. I'm enjoying the practice with drawing in my own style.

[azurewhichcraft]

Click here to support Ariela Winchester for fundraising for my Connor cosplay

Buy a shirt to show your support for Androids!

I made these to share the love with people who can't spend ridiculous amounts of money on merch. These are only $15 each, and designed by me. With the proceeds, I would like to make myself Connor's jacket, and continue to bring everyone custom content!

[azurewhichcraft]

Detroit: Become Human and Moulin Rouge! Crossover sketch. I don't usually draw guys, so I'm pretty happy with how Connor turned out.

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art tips post

for all the artist following me

Have two sketchbooks: One for finished and high-quality art (stuff made with Prismacolor or Copic if you use that or art for your portfolio) and the other sketchbook for more messy doodles. This way you have a place to try new things and mess up as much as you need. When I only had one sketchbook I was scared to draw in it because I didn't want to mess it up

Do studies. I cant tell you how much I've improved just by doing studies of shoes, hands, noses, and all that. This works for when you have art block too since you’re not really making stuff up and just learning how real things work.

Learn from others. I’ve never taken a real art class because 1. I can’t afford it and 2. there’s no good art classes/programs at my school. I’ve been following several artists and learning from them over the years and they’ve helped me tremendously. Just please do not steal art because that is never okay.

Break down concepts. If you notice there’s something wrong with your piece then figure out why. You can’t get better if you leave mistakes and don't try to understand whats going on. If the color is weird figure out if the values look right or maybe its the saturation of the color.

Watch youtube tutorials. Here are some youtubers I think are pretty good art teaching all things art: Draw with Jazza |  DrawingWiffWaffles |  Proko |  Baylee Jae

Have an inspiration folder/blog. Sometimes you just need a collection of starry nights or a misty forest or even a French bakery. All of those things can help you get inspired to draw. It could even be completely unrelated to what you plan to draw.

There are no dumb ideas in the creative process. If you want to draw a lizard in a dress go for it! If you want to draw various pastries with faces do it! Don’t let the thought of it being too dumb stop you because if I’ve learned anything in my several years of drawing it’s that an idea can lead to another and another and another and you may get a really good idea just from doodling dumb things.

Here’s a few things that can get you started on drawing better:

Dynamic poses | Dynamic clothes | Dynamic figure drawing

COMPOSITION | PERSPECTIVE | CONSTRUCTION

Anatomy:

Legs

Arms

Hands

Heads

Body (Female) (Male

Color Theory

Improving your sketchbook

Most importantly, don’t give up! You may not immediately get notes or followers but it’s more important you get better than to have popularity. How do you think those popular artists got to where they are now? To be good you’ve got to work at it.

[azurewhichcraft]

Drawing in progress. (Character is from a book series currently in the works.)

Headshot of Emme Warlow.

Quick Background: She is Egyptian American, and works as a forensic scientist in the precinct with her father as the captain. She enjoys looking at the night sky from the roof of her apartment building. Her guilty pleasure is watching romantic musicals and singing along.

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Giant Connor Plush (WIP)

What I have so far took me about 12 hours of work, including making the patterns. He’s about 35 inches tall and made of fleece and minky.

I’m gonna make him some Eden Club boxers, since that’ll be faster than his suit. (And It’s funny.) Eventually I’ll make his suit. Probably with fleece too.

I’m super excited with my progress so far! He’ll make the perfect sleeping buddy.

[azurewhichcraft]

Pennywise Oil Pastel. I'm really happy with how it turned out!

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Overwatch and Powerpuff girls mashup, done digitally. Available on RedBubble. https://www.redbubble.com/people/azurewhichcraft/works/34491123-powered-up

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Widowmaker in Oil Pastels! Original size is 14 by 18 inches. Took about 4 days of working on it. I'm really happy with the results!

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How to Be Awesome With Colored Pencils

Based on lots of trial and error, I have made a helpful list of tips for anyone who uses colored pencils to make their art.

1. Use high quality pencils. It really makes a difference. I use Prismacolors, and I got a box of 150 for around $90 on Amazon.

2. Pick the right shades for blending. This is really important and can make or break a piece. 

3. On that note, test the shades you have picked. Also, layering them different ways makes the outcome different as well. Try burnishing, crosshatching, or layering to see what technique gets the look you want.

4. Make sure the tip of your pencil is clean, especially on light colors. If it has other colors on it, it will likely leave streaks. You can clean it by gently using it on a scratch paper or sharpening it.

5. Erase all pencil lines of the sketch, or better yet, do the lines in light colored pencil. Using colored pencil over regular graphite could leave lines, especially when using lighter colors.

6. Pen does not work over colored pencil. The ink doesn’t stick to the waxy surface.

7. Additionally, colored pencils may not work over pen. I have found that it smears.

That’s all I have for you today! Good luck on all your future creations! 

- Azura

[azurewhichcraft]

Handmade octopus stuffie by Azure Whichcraft.