drawing tutorials and more

[the-tired-tenor]

So uh….some dude apparently recreated Adobe Photoshop feature-for-feature, for FREE, and it runs in your browser.

Anyway, fuck Adobe, and enjoy!

[adv3nturelust]

Give credit to the 30-year-old who worked on this for free and offers this service for free!

[kitto-paint]

hell yeah, I’m using it pretty often for post-processing

[cinnroll]

made an upgrade to my moobloom plush 💛🌼

[cinnroll]

people asked me for a pattern so here it is!! @crying-over-really-dumb-things @fluffycity

[starsandskiees]

This is the only tiktok you’ll ever need, I’ve made about 13 of these and I’m not stopping anytime soon

[lunarcatninja]

I’m reblogging again because I did it myself and added pictures for those who have trouble learning from the video.

First take a standard rectangular piece of paper (I used one from a small notebook which I ripped out then cut the holes off)

Then fold in half touching the shorter side to the opposite shorter side.

Fold again making the new shorter side touch the other new shorter side

I did this one more time, but this time I unfolded it right after to get back to where it was only folded twice. It should have left a crease in the paper.

Using this crease, fold the corners up alongside it to look like this

This are also going to be unfolded, but this time you’re going to push in alongside the triangular folds you just made and undid.

Doing this once will result in this

Hold tight because tumblr won’t let me add more pictures. I’ll reblog will the rest of the instructions

[lunarcatninja]

Continuing on,

Do the other side of you haven’t already to get this

You’ll open these newly created flap to change which parts are touching

Leaving you with this

Then you start pulling the top “tabs” down

Do both sides to get the final folded form

Decorate as desired.

Hope this helps!

[honey-soaked-wings-deactivated2]

Ratio for the rectangle size is 2:3

So 6 cm by 9cm

[cottonkhaleesi]

I uh, lost an evening:

Thanatos knows that I hecking love cute origami, and moths, so really, what was I supposed to do, scroll past and not take the opportunity to make butterfly and moth page markers???

[beeffizz]

tw scars ///

After seeing too many OCs with dark skin and light pink scars, I felt the need to make this short guide– if you can call it that. This doesn’t focus on the different types of scars (and their shapes) but on the color of scars with regard to skin tone.

I also want to add that scars on darker skin will generally be hyper-pigmented due to the higher chance of developing keloid scars.

I’m white so please feel free to add more input or correct me.

[colorisbyshe]

a lot of people draw fat characters as like Vaguely Round stomach, throw on stretch marks (drawn in a way that stretch marks DO NOT work) and often body hair (for some reason?? like i’m fat and have body hair but it seems like fat artwork is OBSESSED with adding it on as some sort of statement), pert boobs, maybe the glimmer of a double chin, big ol’ thighs cause they’re in vogue rn, and maybe round upper arms

and it’s like… zero acknowledgement of sag

or how you can be fat and have small boobs/ass/thighs/hips

no thick neck along with the double chin

no fat rolls

all fat people are also drawn to have looooong legs as if to apologize for the rest of the proportions

i look at a “fat” character and what i see is just a skinny character with weight added on, even though that’s not how that works

and it’s just very clear to me that some artists want credit for “diversity” but don’t want to actually look at fat bodies. they apologize with hyper feminine outfits or the implication that the fat character is athletic or something. the fat character still has the perfect figure because “well, some fat people DO still have curves like that!”

we’re thicc and thick and “chubby” and plus size.

but we’re never actually fat. even the “largest” characters i have seen drawn are just… larger chubby girls. zero acknowledgement of how fatness actually works.

[colorisbyshe]

Anyways! I don’t want this to be a wholly negative post with no takeaway other than “You should feel bad” (but you probably should), so here is what looks like a good resource:

Here’s a link to the tweet.

Too many people base their understanding of fat bodies on plus size models, who are photoshopped, molded with cut outs, and chosen specifically because of how they still fit conventional beauty standards. They are not indicative of how most fat bodies look.

Please take the time to look at fat bodies that aren’t marketable and appreciate them for their own worth, beauty, and fortitude. Do not let fat bodies be alien to you, do not otherize us. This should be normalized.

Fat people deserve art and media that reflect fat bodies honestly. Seeing plus size models as our only rep only ends up setting out a new, impossible goal for fat people. We’re made to feel that we aren’t fat in the right way. It sends the message that you can fail at being skinny AND fail at being fat, which is an awful thing to do. No body is a bad body. All bodies deserve to be seen and to see themselves.

Fat people deserve to be seen as fat people, not as skinny people with added weight.

[sango-blep]

May I recommend the Morpho book about fat and skin folds! For people who are looking for a source that explains/shows how all the folds and sag actually work and affect the body. I imagine the info provided in this book can work very well paired with those reference photos. The chapters of the books on any topic are always divided into 1. head/neck 2. torso. 3. upper limb. 4. lower limb ( even includes drawing babies)

[iguanamouth]

the unfortunate truth about drawing scales is that they never really get less annoying to do and getting better at them only means you get to draw more complicated ones

the way they generally work for me is i tend to follow a pattern of larger, flatter scales following the tops of arms and leg surrounded by smaller, rounded support scales - i try to use a lighter touch on the pen pressure while filling in the scales so the outlines end up more distinctive

this works basically the same for the head!

for the longer stretches of body i tend to use the interlocking u’s, starting with one row on the widest part of the body and building downwards

copying and pasting isnt a perfect shortcut, especially if you have a lot of curves, but it DOES save a chunk of time

they dont have to be perfect!! honestly the hardest part is getting them to be even, and that just takes a lot of practice. remember that theyll fold in a bit as they get closer to the edge of the body if you can manage it ( which is hard ) - the closer the thinner, which helps give the illusion of curving. uhhh hope this helps

[new-clown-in-town]

vt

I hope this posts in order! @twink-on-the-brink​ @gracefulvaudeville​

[dedenjoe]

[dedenjoe]

UPDATE: FIRST ATTEMPT

Him BABY

[lilybugmusings]

Is there a website to look up models or people  to draw, with gender, ethnicity, and age filters. (if possible)?

 For example if a wanted to make a cartoon character realistic and use a real person for reference or to edit the photo to look like them?

I’ve been just googling  white 20s male, black female 40s etc. (can’t find any good references for kids either)  and been sifting through the results.

[art-res]

https://generated.photos/?ref=producthunt

https://generated.photos/faces

This site probably has what you’re looking for!

Look at what you can sort by!

[waluigi-the-stripper]

Reblog to save an artist’s life

[petalpetal]

Artbreeder is good too

[thefluffmother]

Little quick and light kimono tutorial because I’m noticing a trend of weird things non-Japanese people do with them.

Bathrobes =/= Kimonos

Kimonos aren’t sacred. They’re for everyone. Just practice drawing them, use tons of refs, be respectful, and have fun. There’s also tons of other types of traditional clothes you can mess around with. Research is your best friend

[kokoinupi]

this guide doesn’t mention one important thing: kimono are usually crossed (the wearer’s) left over right, as drawn in all these examples, and some fancier patterned yukata (light summer kimono, usually with a more bold design) will have the print go that way, and/or cut off on the right side. crossing it right over left is not a grave sin, but it is usually reserved for corpses!! if you have a character who’s a ghost or zombie, go for it!but unless you want you/your character to look dead and/or not experienced with the garment, it’s best to just go with the default crossing. i’ve also found that pulling the left side as far over as you can (assuming it fits properly) helps it stay tight and secure, and also makes a nicer look in drawings!

[thejoyfool]

5 min tutorial for trcelyne, hope it helps! 

[sushinfood]

Tried this out REALLY roughly just for fun and WOAH!?

IT WORKS WELL!!

[sushinfood]

IT STILL WORKS WELL!

[9volt-art]

Huh, that worked pretty well

[leafinsect-deactivated20201122]

v rushed but it works!!

[xedramon]

What an amazing little tutorial!!! Highly recommend!!!

[a-humble-waffle]

I’m so mad that it’s this easy and I’m a struggle boi

[bunnyresources]

If you can find some, can you post/reblog aome fire tutorials/refrences? Please it eould be SUPER helpful.

i havent a clue how old this ask is because im rarely on desktop and dont get notifs for asks on mobile- but ! i went ahead and reblogged some anyway :’3

i hope they help

edit: ALSO as an artist myself whose friends enjoy their quick ms paint drawn tutorials... i made this:

[akpaley]

Step 5 is optional.

A fire tutorial, as requested by @pumpkin-trash. You can use literally any yellow markers for this, but the rest kind of need to be gel pens.

[justaghostblogarchived]

How I make my fire affect-

[aycief]

dude if it isnt too much trouble can you do a tutorial on how you draw fire??

hope this helps! sorry abt my handwriting

[kherabek]

NonStop November Day 22

“Fire Tutorial”

[Fair warning tomorrow’s image is an example of this in action, but it might be concerning, so it’s tagged for “tw blood” just in case anyone needed it.]

[starrforge]

Here is my old fire tutorial in gif form! I still use this technique!

[zeropro]

Fire Tutorial

How does fire work?

Convection is what makes fire move.

Different types of fire look and behave differently:

Difference between sparks and ember kinda:

Sparks are usually the result of metal and other reactive material exploding from the heat. Embers are pieces of the fuel breaking off and becoming airborne, floating around on the rising heat.

^ This is how i like to color fire. The colored outline makes it feel more like a light source rather than a solid object.