for art reference

[orangeone]

I’m really tired of always losing my brushes when I have to wipe out my computer, so I think I’ll just post them here.

If anyone cares, most are custom made but others are from, well others.

[busket]

Working with a mannikin frame from Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth by Andrew Loomis

[dredsina]

I could explain this a lot better, but I’m lazy today. |(

Also, I made it a dude each time because drawing in boobs would distract from the underlying muscle and stuff. :Y

[artist-refs]

Hip Study - First Revision by *Ecchi-Senshi

[rinwolfy]

Reblogging this because hey look women have different anatomy

[melonenbrot]

I made myself some Sai brushes for soft coloring, I thought I could share them :3

[creamatorie]

(via Tutorial Anatomy: Muscles of the inner thigh by rinayun - Hentai Foundry)

[drew-draws-stuff]

Simple Jewel Tutorial

1. Start with a blob of color (preferably a circle) Any color will do. 2. Choose a darker shade of the color you used for the circle. Draw a line along the edge of the circle. 3. Choose a lighter tint of the shade you choose in step 2. (REMEMBER: You don’t want to choose a color that’s too light, otherwise you’ll end up with an almost white color for step 5) Make sure you can easily distinguish between this color and the one you choose in step 2. 4. Now use a color selecting tool to select the color you started with. Choose a lighter tint of the beginning color. (But remember not to choose a color that’s too light, otherwise you’ll come to a problem in step 5) Draw a line like you did in the previous steps 5. Choose a color lighter than the one you choose in step 4. Don’t choose one that’s too light, or it’s blend in with the white background 6. Since the lines you drew around the outside of the circle are most likely overlapping oddly, you should now draw a line between the two (For example, the color used in step 2 and the color used in step five) Make sure there’s an even amount of color on each half of the point 7. Continue doing this with all the sides 8. Make sure the color in the center is in a almost symmetrical shape. Notice how I evened it out to look more diamond-like. 9. Choose the eraser tool and erase any unwanted curves. Make sure to even out the jewel’s shape so it looks somewhat symmetrical.

[animationtidbits]

How to Draw the Head from Any Angle

Additional tutorials: Head Any Angle - http://bit.ly/headangles Eyes - http://bit.ly/draweyes Nose - http://bit.ly/drawnose Lips - http://bit.ly/drawlips Ears - http://bit.ly/drawears Hair - http://bit.ly/drawhair

[trendchasr10111-deactivated2013]

Tablet/Digital work Brushes

3 good painting brushes

Pencils

Flat brush, great blending

9 great brushes

some background brushes, nice blending etc

Shading and Coloring

Coloring

Coloring, both Cell shading and watercolor

Brush Work

Shading

Layers and...

[bambicandi-blog-blog]

Anatomy: A Complete Guide for Artists Joseph Sheppard Buy it for $10, honestly worth it.

[kingsofrome]

I highly recommend taking a peek if you’re interested in drawing more realistic body shapes, specifically breasts.

[watermystic277]

The reason why I NEVER use black as a shade.

I’m surprised that many of my artists friends don’t realise this but one should sparingly or just not use black in shading unless you want a inorganic look. (Third set) See, my art teacher told me that natural shows are varying shades of blues and purples (Second set) Now, while this isn’t EXACTLY a strict rule, I urge people to use as many different colours to see what suits what. Like for example, I tend to use reds and oranges to shade yellow and red to shade said orange. It tends to make it more vibrant. Also, the colours here are of my own choosing, I have a personal palette since the pure reds and shit are much to bright and harsh for my own tastes.

[absens]

Mandy’s baka guide to draw Japanese sleeves or something

Because I know Japanese clothing is a bitch to draw. Especially the sleeves… getting the folds right is a pain in the rear end and I’ve gotten headaches trying to get it right.

Hakuouki has pretty much forced me to sit around studying Japanese clothing for hours trying to understand the movement and folds of the material. It’s hard because generally Japanese clothing loosely fits the body or has so many layers it disguises the frame, making it difficult to fit over the anatomy and look right.

So here is my quickly drawn, useless guide that might be helpful? Sorry for the lack of explanation SOBS I don’t know how to explain art for shit. I’m not even sure if this is right so please forgive me for inaccuracies… I’m still learning QuQ

[entirelybees]

I’m probably the last one to know about this but LOOK

and there are all sorts of settings

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS ALL MY LIFE AAAH.

[qinni]

[piratereblogs]

skintone palettes

[qinni]

Semi-realistic Eye tutorial. Hope you guys find it useful ^^. and here’s the step-by-step in GIF: 

Full view tutorial