JamBerry Illustrations

Ello! I'm Jam, he/him (🏳️‍⚧️), and an adult. I bounce between interests like a game of autism pinball, but I'm always buckwild about LoZ, NieR, and JSHK/TBHK. Check out my OC art and shenanigans at @jamberry-illustrations !

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✨💜PRETTY FITS💜✨

Draw your OCs + Faves in this!

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Here! Have Another🐝

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I've seen this really cute outfit on Pinterest and had to draw her. Whatever. Go my Aoi

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Now that I'm on break for college I want to try opening commissions finally!

Extra characters are +50% each, single or dual color backgrounds are free, basic backgrounds are $5

I'll take CashApp and Venmo, 50% paid upfront and 50% paid upon completion

> Will do

- Canon characters

- OCs

- Canon x OC

- (most) Canon ships (as long as it's legal)

- Pinups/suggestive (suggestive attire is fine as well)

- Complicated designs/clothing

- Light mecha

- Animal-like characters (Think horns, animal ears/tails, other animalistic traits)

> Won't do

- Explicit NSFW

- Full nudity

- Furries (Sorry 😭 Something I need to learn!)

- Animals as well

- Complex backgrounds

- Heavy mecha

If interested, please DM me or email me at [email protected] !

Pricing examples under the cut!

Simple color background, full body + fully shaded = $60 ↓

Halfbody + Full shading + Background = $50 ↓

Simple color background + full body + flat coloring = $45

Simple color background + bust + full shading = $30 ↓

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i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

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this also goes for aesthetic or -core titles. 'y2k tank top' is going to get you resellers and fast fashion brands advertising to people looking to meet a current trend. 'thin strap crop tank top' is going to get you a diverse group of results and not upcharge you to hell and back

additionally, shop second hand when you can, second hand and thrift sites typically organize clothes by the cut and color. theyll be more affordable than a depop seller curating you a style to sell you

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useful terminology for different kinds of clothing shapes :)

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'Mitri in P5T style, anyone?

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Back with the Henry Jekyll design... He should get longer sideburns as well as a mustache, I've decided. It fits the time period more, and I feel it looks better in general.

Hyde is still without a mustache, though. He's unnervingly smooth like some evil baby man. Smooth like shark.

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Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.

Morpho Fat and Skin Folds on Archive.org (for free!)

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Was bored, character design is fun. Also finally listened to the audiobook of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" after being fixated on the musical (demo specifically) for over 5 years lmaooo

Honestly between the musical and the novella, I find myself half-tempted to write my own spin / retelling of the story. (Rant unrelated to the art itself below the cut)

I could make it gay. I genuinely think it would fit.

Jekyll is a highly repressed individual, who shoves down and refuses to indulge in any pleasure he deems "repulsive" or "incorrect" by society and himself, instead using his transformations into Hyde as an outlet or a dual self so he can do what he wants without it actually affecting him. All I'm saying is that 1880s homophobia would not apply to Hyde since he doesn't give a fuck about what society deems incorrect. They're both gay as hell, Hyde just actually acts on it. Maybe Jekyll can figure himself at some point lmao

Honestly, the difference between the musical (again, I only listen to the demo soundtrack, I like it more than the official / released version lol) and the novella is very interesting. Of course, in the novella, there are no love interests-- Lucy and Lisa (Cannot recall her official name. She will always be Lisa to me lol) don't exist, Jekyll is a bachelor and isn't getting married.

The even bigger thing, though, was the fact that Jekyll was in control of his transformations in the original. These were him indulging in his desires by using his transformations into Hyde as an escape, putting responsibility onto him. It was only after he effectively got addicted to the freedom and lack of accountability that Hyde provided did he start to lose control of his transformations. Meanwhile, in the musical, he took the formula one time, and after that he had no control over when Hyde took control, nor did he recognize himself as Hyde. Novella Jekyll recognizes himself and Hyde as the same person, but grows to detest and fear the side of himself that is only indulgences. Musical Jekyll views Hyde as a monster right off the bat, and never acknowledges that Hyde is a part of him, denying it right until the end. This raises the question of whether Jekyll in the musical is actually accountable for Hyde's actions, where novella Jekyll is accountable without a doubt.

In a way, the novella seems to focus on themes of repression and distrust of self, while the musical sort of just... "ooo evil alter" or "evil split personality", simultaneously making you pity and fear Jekyll, while in the novella, you pity and fear Hyde but realize him and Jekyll are the same. Novella Jekyll explicitly states he is neither good nor evil, while musical Jekyll's writing makes it seem like he's the good side to Hyde, and just a poor lil guy lol.

Of course, I love the musical despite this, but I do find myself enjoying the writing of the novella much more. I think it could be really interesting to combine aspects of the two and write my own spin on it, perhaps...

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rapidpunches:

SHORT STORY/ONE-SHOT/ONE CHAPTER/COMICS 101 CRASH COURSE RAPIDPUNCHES’ STYLE

I’m NOT an expert but I have some working experience I can share. You need experience to become great. Here is my set of instructions, tips, and notes towards making a 12-page comic.

My method is to work backwards. Personally I work “backwards” because the end is the only wholly necessary page or set of panels in the story. Everything in between is open to editing and hacking as the most important moments are emphasized and chosen.

I even plan/draw the end page first. The end is the last page a reader sees- so spend your freshest energies on making it as epic, memorable, poignant, and beautiful as #$%^&.

If you draw the pages from 1 to 12 sequentially you run the risk of fresh to burnt out- an uneven distribution of drawing skill. (treat the first page and the 2-page splash as you would the last).

Roughly… the steps to making your comic is

WRITE

PLAN THUMBNAILS

DRAW

…BEGIN THE WRITING (DO NOT SKIP NO MATTER WHAT) like this, in this order:

How does it end?

Does the protag succeed or fail?

What is the turning point of their story?

What the protag do that led them there?

Where does it start?

Who is this protag?

EXAMPLE:

Guy gets mauled by a bear.

This is a fail on the guy’s half.

The bear must eat something or he’ll starve to death.

It’s the guy’s fault the bear can’t find other food. He caused the avalanche that buried all the cabins.

The guy is yodeling in an avalanche zone.

The guy is some guy.

CREATING “THE BEAT SHEET” Take the above stuff and reorder it to make sense.

This guy yodels.

Echoes roll.

Snow slides down.

Avalanche buries the mountain.

Cabins are engulfed.

This bear has no access to cabin food and garbage.

Bear eats this guy.

Expand. Blow up important beats for emphasis. Keep less important beats brief.

This guy is hiking in the snowy mountains.

He comes across an avalanche warning sign.

There is nobody around but him.

A dumb expression forms over his face and he yodels.

Echoes roll but nothing nearby is moved.

At the top of the mountain the snow drifts twitch.

Guy, satisfied, hikes away from there still yodeling.

Frozen snow cracks.

Snow puffs billow and great slabs of ice crash down the mountain side.

Guy sees this and hightails it to safer ground.

Animals, people, are all panicking and getting pushed over by the rushing snow.

Cabins are destroyed.

The guy takes cover by an outcropping of rocks, fastens himself securely to the rock face, and waits for the avalanche to die down.

Avalanche dies down.

A lone bear shambles over from the other side of the mountain.

The bear goes to where a cabin used to be (only roof tiles are left). Bear sniffs a dish satellite.

Bear forlornly eats a food wrapper.

Bear tries to dig.

Guy comes down from the rocks he as climbing and sees bear.

Bear stops digging and sees him.

Guy runs.

Bear chases him down.

Bear eats the guy.

BEAT SHEET COMPLETED!!!

After the beat sheet, write up all the sound effects and speech bubbles and conversation/dialogue you want to be in your comic.

Since comics are a visual medium, highest priority is given to the beats. If a story can’t be told with the art without the dialogue– you messed up and it’s time to rethink your life choices.

Try to keep all your text chunks as short as a tweet. Professionally you don’t want more than 25 words per speech bubble and no more than 250 words per page.

Next is translating the beats to pages…

STRUCTURE OVERVIEW:

[1] point of entry, in media res, hero intro

[2][3] conflict. establish conflict, setting, and mood by the third page. [4][5] rising action/false resolution to conflict/investigation

[6][7] turning point/plot twist/epiphany (this one epic image, to page spread is pivotal, spend a lot of effort into creating this)

[8][9] aftermath/“darkness before dawn”/struggle [10][11] recovery/“rise and conquer”/“fall”

[12] resolution/final end/cliffhanger

[front cover][interior] [interior][back cover]

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My maximum per page is nine panels but I’ve seen pages that have way more. I like to have about 3 to 4 panels per row or less but I’ve seen the “rules” broken before. Advanced comic book artists manipulate time with the number of panels and the size of each panel.

remember, DIAGONALS!!! open up an issue of batman, superman, spider man, deadpool or whatever youre reading theyre everywhere.

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…DRAW IN THIS ORDER:

Page 12,

Page 6 and 7 (this is typically one large image that takes up the space of two pages),

Page 1,

and then the rest.

ONLY “DEVIATION” ALLOWED:

Page 12 and 1*

Page 6 and 7,

and then the rest.

*Draw the first and last page as a spread in situations where the beginning of the story mirrors the end of the story.

Cover is dead last.

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(If at the very end you find out you need more pages and it’s absolutely unavoidable and totally necessary you have to add them in fours. Try to stick to 12 pages for this crash course.)

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FURTHER NOTES:

Plan and draw the pages in spreads (the twos) since this is how it will appear in print and when you submit them to an editor for review guess what, the pages with an exception to the first and last will be reviewed as spreads.

You at most only need one establishing panel of the setting and environment (scene) per page.

Forget “true to life” perspective outside of the establishing panel). Practice diagonal composition of objects and subjects within panels. For dynamism.

You don’t have to present the text all in one go (one paragraph or bubble). You can and should break up paragraphs, sentences, and if you need to single out words– to make smaller, more easily managed bubbles to scatter through the panel.

Less important moments have smaller panels and or lesser detail. More details (or more word bubbles) slow down time. More drawn detail also creates a concentration of values (it’s darker and sometimes combines together as one shape or mass)

Know your light sources. Control the blacks. Control the values.

TIPS | COFFEE? :3 | dA | IG |  ♡ |  ❤ |  ⋆

(more coming soon 11/22/2016)

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There is a comment later from the original poster linking to a PDF

At the time of this reblog, it can be purchased for $0 with a fair price request of $3.

How To One Shot Comics

Thank you to everyone who tipped me $ and helped me survive thus far. I hope to read your comics soon! UPDATED 03/31/2021

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I have never seen a cat so easy to draw... He doesn't even know basic cat anatomy

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Finally started playing the gay lawyer series a few weeks ago

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...Fields of Mistria OC based on my avatar. This is Daniel, aka Dan the Chicken Man since chickens love him for some reason, and he's a leatherworker

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tutorial for drawing characters with cleft lip! sorry that it's mostly unilateral-centric but it makes up the vast majority of resources and photos. still tried to get tips for drawing bilateral clefts in though.

please keep in mind that this is an introductory drawing tutorial and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People : )

if you draw any characters using this feel free to tag me!!

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Hello! I was wondering if you had any tips/tagged info/suggested Google search terms for dipping a toe into animatics, specifically ones set to music. I have a burning need to try out the thing because my brain is full of Moving Picture Arts, but while I have done like, little sprite keyframe animations in the past, it has been Fourteen Years since any actual instruction and Twelve Years since the last time I touched any kind of animation software. Beyond that, I’ve never tried to match timing for song lyrics or specific music cues, and I’m not sure off the top of my head how to make fps and bpm match up neatly without horrible maths or spitballing.

Also, while this is something I’d love to take a proper class on someday, I am currently Very Poor and must rely on the goodness of free content. I also only really have access to paper & pencil, basic digital sketching, and Krita (plus technically Blender’s animation engine and I guess iMovie or CapCut or whatever), and so I mostly just don’t know where to start? Do I storyboard first? Do I find all my key frames and just start blobbing things out? I know it’s gonna be pretty potato at first regardless and that Just Doing The Thing is perhaps the most important element, but I’d hate to spend time needlessly reinventing the wheel when I could be learning by doing.

Thanks!! I’ve always loved how dynamic your Church animatic series is, so being able to aim in that general direction would be very satisfying.

hi there, thanks for your kind words! I'll try and address all your questions as best I can

Toasty's "What Is An Animatic" Spiel, 2024 Version

I feel obligated to mention up front that you do not need to know how to animate to make an animatic. like, this is labeled as an animatic, but it's basically fully animated--it's just not completely on-style

but if you look at older animatics, you can see how they really were just mock-ups slapped together to make it easier for execs to imagine the final product.

but if an animatic IS the final product, it's really down to you how many poses you wanna draw! just don't feel like you HAVE to draw a bunch of poses to make it good, even if other people are doing that. I recommend putting ur stat points into composition instead.

Working With Audio

There are some programs (like storyboard pro, clip studio, procreate dreams, most movie editors) that will let you import your audio file into the timeline. from there, you can lengthen or shorten the timing of your drawings as needed to hit the beats you want.

I prefer SBP, CSP, and PD, purely because you can easily check your drawings with your audio, which is more convenient than drawing your panels in some other program then importing them to iMovie. (Photoshop is also an option with these but I have beef with Photoshop. YMMV though)

That said, importing images to iMovie or Windows Movie Maker or Da Vinci Pro or some other free program works just fine, especially if you're on a budget. There is a free program called Storyboarder that I think??? lets you add audio to the timeline?????? It's not my favorite thing I've ever used, but it could be good for practice.

What I don't recommend is animating in one program then trying out the resulting video with the music in a video editing program. You want to be able to do your timing in the same place as your music. If you have to think about FPS vs BPM for an animatic, you are doing more work on it than I ever have in my life. Dare I say even too much work.

How Start

Especially if you're importing drawings from an art program into a video editing program, pre-visualizing is gonna be really helpful--you're right on there. Usually I spend some time listening to the song on repeat, imagining the broad strokes of the video really hard and making notes of the big beats I wanna get in there, then I'll dig into thumbnails.

Drawing tiny helps you focus on composition without getting bogged down in detail or being precious about the art. You can re-draw panels as many times as you need, or just add notes like "fix this later" lmao, it's just for you so no one else needs to understand it.

Once you've got a chunk done, you can play the song again and try visualizing again with your thumbnails as an aid--it's a good way to double-check if they're going to work with the timing. Sometimes I do this and immediately realize I'm trying to cram in wayyyy too many shots, or the opposite!

I guess my final note here is that you can also just jump right in and do no previs whatsoever! You can google ref, or not. You can research cinematography, or not. Do these things only if you think you will have more fun or be more satisfied if you do them. You're not getting paid for this, so listen to your gut about what will make the process better for you.

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Fields of Mistria, anyone?

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Character Design tips when creating a Hijabi Muslim OC

Note: Sleeves or a head appearing is okay IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. Like working in a garden and rolling up your sleeves OR going to the hair salon OR checking up in a hospital. In other Mazhab or fiqh, it's much more lenient and it's okay to show ankles or neck. (depends on country or Mazhab)

Note: Camel Hump hijab in certain tafsir could mean a haughty attitude rather than the camel hump shaped hijab, but there are also others that take it literally too, so it depends on the person.

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Hey, [Robin]. You think I'll melt my eyeballs if I stare at the sunset?

(Eye horror!! Haha!)