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i like to draw and write and sometimes i do these things a lot and sometimes not at all (idk i tried to sound poetic) [reblogs more than posts omf sorry]

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i wonder why my username turned into this??? hand on chin emoji

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hello! im sorry to inform you this, but im moving blogs! for now, im still setting things up, but hopefully by the time next year rolls in, ill be able to share with you all my new art blog! ill be focusing on only posting original art on there exclusively, so please look forward to it!

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I’m not salty anymore, I just want people to be aware, and I want people to no longer be hurt.

Okay I’m a little salty

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QUICK

FREE ART PROGRAMS I USE AND RECOMMEND

MEDIBANG PAINT PRO

FIREALPACA (the lightweight version of the above and really good for a slow computer)

GIMP (I use this primarily for editing purposes not drawing).

KRITA

WHERE I GET MY SUPPLIES:

JETPENS Check it out!!! 

Jerry’s Artarama

Dick Blick

REFERENCE  FOR DRAWING PRACTICE

jademacalla

null-entity

senshistock

posemaniacs

DIGITAL ART STUFF

Palette Generator

Color Blender

CHARACTER DESIGN STUFF?

Comparing Heights

Body Visualizer

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鹿目まどか by 结草

※Permission to reprint this was given by the artist. Please do not repost without the artist’s permission. If you liked this fanwork, do take the time to rate and bookmark the original work.

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Some advice for aspiring animators from Rebecca Sugar:

1. Don’t shy away from finding inspiration for characters in yourself and the people you love.

“If there’s a character that you like in something else, they probably remind of you someone you know or yourself. So if you can zero in on that and then use that to make your own original character that has those qualities, but maybe even more specific to you, then do that.”

2. You can find inspiration through the things you enjoy, especially when you’re facing a creative block.

“I love to just put on music and draw, when I get stuck, sometimes I’ll do that. I like looking at art that’s not the medium of cartoons, and kind of absorbing that, and making cartoons while thinking of that.”

3. Even though it’s not the most exciting work, learn fundamentals and traditional drawing skills.

This is excellent advice Rebecca’s received from comic artists like Eric Larson, Mike Mignola, and Eric Powell.

4. And most importantly: Make. More. Stuff.

“And the ones that are working, you’ll quickly start to see like, This is what I want to do. You might not even know until you just do a lot of things, and then it will just come into focus.”

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gaSPS have i never posted this????

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1. Ah Fai was a chief animator for McDull’s animated features. He’s super cool. Ultimate senpai. 

2. Previous post on breakdowns right here 

Some thoughts on acceleration and force

I presented this in the order of how I slowly understood the trick of delivering force - first an abstract concept of impact taught by Ah Fai, then a more complicated discovery on the acceleration pattern, last back to a more abstract concept of breakdowns. 

Like I’ve previously stressed, 2D animation is everything but one single approach. There’s no one rule that rules them all, but interchangeable ideas with math, or physics, or music, etc. There’s no “perfect” animation either, but what is perceived as organic and dynamic. E.g., using the Fibonacci numbers to animate didn’t bring me a perfect animation! On the other hand, a tiny change in the pattern could already make the feeling of force so much more powerful. 

Not so much of a tutorial than a personal experience. I hope you find this interesting hahaha 

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i think its time to upload the uncensored version of this

aLSO AN EXPLANATION FOR THIS SIN THANKS TO @foreverflat15!

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i wish i could explain myself, but i cant find a screencap of jumins actual legit words of zen imagining his bed

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ok but imagine kuniyachi where they go on study dates and akira is so bored bc hes already read through this stuff but hitoka insists they review so while shes hard at work organizing his notes he takes snaps of her and sends them to seijou

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I DREW MY SON,.... i loved him then and i love him even more now with the new anime

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Things I Learned In Drawing 1 Class

If it looks wrong, it is wrong.

Draw what you see not what you know to be true

Everything is broken up by shapes and lines. Don’t look at the image look at what makes up the image

You can use grid paper to help you line everything up while you’re learning. Grids are okay

REFERENCES ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND. THEY ARE NOT CHEATING

When using references; there is the quarter rule. If you change more than a quarter of the original image (such as pose, backgrounds, movement) then it’s yours. It’s not stealing.

Only trace to learn, do not trace and post as your own art

Don’t just color over someone else’s art that’s stealing

It’s okay to make mistakes

Try new mediums as often as you can. Charcoal, pastels, crayons, markers, graphite, ink wash, paints (of all kinds) ect. It will help you grow as an artist and find what you like

Figure out what you like in someone elses art, why you like that art. Try to make it your own in your own art. It’s like art genetics

Surround yourself with other artists who will help and encourage you.

Draw for friends! Seeing them get excited that you drew for them will keep you drawing

Art block happens. Try not to stress

Draw daily

Draw from life

DRAW WHAT YOU SEE NOT WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE

Play with lines and shading: contouring, crosshatching, stippling, blocking.

Experiment

Have fun

Form a small community of you and your friends who like to art. Give each other feedback, give each other advice, and get excited everytime someone draws

Do projects with someone else

Take part in collabs

Realize you’re not perfect and you will never be perfect. There is always something to learn, always time to grow. That’s fun of art

Enjoy the journey and the process

Realize it may not always look like you pictured in your mind

Be proud of your progress

Take breaks

Look at things from a distance

Enjoy what you make

Learn from your mistakes

And lastly: love what you do and do what you love. Don’t change your art for anyone but you.

Artists feel free to add on to this for new artists!

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Grids are OK no matter WHAT stage of art you’re at. they’re great for transferring art from one medium to another, say if you want to paint a sketch, or want to put a sketch on the computer and you don’t have a scanner or camera.

Never underestimate the uses you’ll find for the golden ratio 

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD stretch!

Don’t let anyone tell you you CAN’T do something. If that ever comes from someone’s mouth, let it become your spite and use it to fuel you.

ART IS NOT A COMPETITION. Just because you’re more advanced than someone else, or they’re more advanced than you, doesn’t mean it’s a race to the finish. 

Share your knowledge, and let other people share theirs. You grow when you network. 

There’s nothing wrong with seeing the way someone else does something, liking it, and incorporating it into your skill set. You are the sum of everything you’ve ever learned. You tie your shoes the way someone else taught you to tie them, you brush your teeth the way you were taught, you flip pancakes (or don’t) the way you learned. Art is just another skill set, and you can incorporate as much or as little of someone else’s knowledge as you want.

The one piece of advice I ever found useful from my father: DON’T LET FEAR AND COMMON SENSE HOLD YOU BACK. By which I mean, don’t let the idea that you CAN’T do something prevent you from trying.

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breaks my hiatus wiTH A MOMENT THAT KILLED ME IN THE GAME HELL YEA?!!!!!

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i drew kageyama’s stage actor for my school plates

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sorry its messy i jUST WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE SMTH FAST SO YEAH ZTD HYPE

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Honestly one of the most important things I can say I’ve learned as an artist is that if you feel like you’re really stagnating, that probably means you’re seeing problems in your work that you have never been able to see before, but you haven’t figured out how to fix them yet.

You’re not really stagnating

You’re understanding of drawing has moved beyond your current execution.

Once you have finished processing the problems you’re suddenly seeing, you’re likely to correct them and suddenly make a huge breakthrough in your drawing.

Don’t push yourself, either. Sometimes you have to remove yourself from a problem temporarily to solve it, just don’t give up drawing altogether.

TL;DR feeling like your drawing is stagnating/getting worse means your eye is improving, and your hands are likely to catch up soon.