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Natural Black Hair Tutorial! Usually Black hair is excluded in the hair tutorials which I have seen so I have gone through it in depth because it’s really not enough to tell someone simply, “Black hair is really curly, draw it really curly."
The next part of Black Hair In Depth will feature styles and ideas for designing characters and I will release it around February. If you would like to see certain styles, please shoot me a message!
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Discover My Body is a freaky low rez body horror game where you study a horrifying transformation brought about by injecting a mysterious fungus into a human.
Read More & Play The Full Game, Free (Windows & Linux)
“Lighten Up” by Ronald Wimberly
Beautifuly written- and drawn.
comics that give Emotions
bart simpson and chris griffin go to couples therapy
kermit internalised homophobia
neo and morpheus go clubbing
4. a boy with red tipped horns
5. bee real
6. they call her the cornerwitch
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8. how to draw a horse
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so does cheren x bianca x black stuff exist. is there a ship name. please is there anyone out there
hey did you hear that one of KyoAni's studios got attacked by an arsonist :(
I actually hadn’t. I went to read the article and holy shit, this was super serious. According to the news, this is what happened:
There was an explosion-like fire in the studio and took up a big part of it. When the article was posted, the firefighters and police were working on it, but the fire had not yet been extinguished.
The police found a guy pouring a gasoline-like thing nearby and arrested him. They’re questioning him about what happened.
It hasn’t yet been confirmed whether or not the fire spread to the neighboring houses and buildings.
The facility that got attacked is called “the first studio”. It’s KyoAni’s main studio, which was founded in the 50′s. It’s the very core of the company as a whole.
Apparently, the arsonist was purposefully targeting the employees. A woman came running out of the studio covered in flames asking for help and saying that the man had poured gasoline directly on her.
The arsonist sent a death threat to KyoAni before the attack. The president of the company told the news that, although they don’t get protests on a daily basis, they do deal with it often. This was far from the first time that they had received a death threat. They normally resolve it with lawyers and protocol, but it takes a while and it seems that the attacker was much too fast.
NHK has confirmed multiple deaths. The number of fatalities is 33 so far, which is about half of the 70 people who were in the studio at the time of the attack.
I’m baffled. Honestly never saw that shit coming. I’m just praying that the guy behind this will be punished.
Also, Sentai Films has created a donation page for KyoAni. They’re already past half of their goal and I think that’s amazing. Let’s keep this going, guys.
Help KyoAni Heal!
I have no money right now but please, if you can, help them!
Please help them out, guys. Apparently this company employs a lot of women, and there has also been severe death threats made towards Haruhi Suzumiya’s voice actor (she openly rejects idol culture). It’s possible this attack was also rooted in misogyny.
if you want to support kyoto animation after this tragedy, please follow this guide to give them money directly. the sentai gofundme is not guaranteed to reach them. it works with international credit cards and even debit if it’s a visa card
What the fuck
Top 12 alternatives to Photoshop for digital painters and illustrators
Hello there!
Yes, we haven’t done this in a while… but our inbox and chat are swamped with questions on the subject, so this article was very much needed.
it’s a simple list of art apps, but we know you love those :D
Enough with the intro, here it is, a list of twelve art apps you may want to check out.
ArtRage is an art program for beginners and professionals. With its minimal interface, it’s easy to keep the essential tools at hand without stealing space from the canvas. Panels can be moved around and tools can be customised. We all know how important it is for digital artists to be able to modify brushes!
Pros: easy to use; friendly interface; essential tools from professional apps available; available for iOS, Android, Windows and Mac
Cons: it may get sluggish with big files and when using big brushes, but performances also depend on the running machine; limited selection of editing tools if compared to Photoshop - ArtRage is more of a painting program rather than an editing one.
Paid
ArtRage Lite is a different version at a cheaper price, mostly for beginners, but also for professionals if they need the essential.
Now free, Sketchbook is the famous app created by Autodesk for various platforms.
Pros: clean, friendly interface; easy to use; professional features
Cons: lack of official tutorials; doesn’t offer as many tools as other apps (it’s down to the essential); paid subscription in Adobe style for multiple licenses
Free and paid
Black Ink is a powerful little program few actually know, but there’s a reason: this isn’t your classing drawing app. What’s cool about it is the vast selection of special brushes, completely non-realistic, and definitely able to boost your creativity.
Pros: vast selection of customisable brushes; excellent performance
Cons: not very easy to use; non-intuitive interface
Paid
This is probably the most complete software for painting, drawing and animation. It was originally known as Manga Studio, but with its updates and addition of features, it became Clip Studio Paint.
This doesn’t say much about the quality of the features themselves considering the affordable price (if you haven’t used the app yet, that is), but among graphic apps, this one is the top seller.
Pros: professional features for illustrators; layout tools for comic/manga artists; 3D reference models; customisable tools; various sales with special prices
Cons: the interface may not appear intuitive at first; the program may lag (again, performance also depends on the running machine)
Paid
GIMP is the famous open source image editor originally created for GNU/Linux and available for OS X and Windows.
Best known as Photoshop’s main competition, this is a manipulation program for both beginners and professionals who love design.
It offers many professional features, making the program a powerful tool.
Pros: professional editing tools; supports different formats; supported by different platforms; active community
Cons: in spite of the simple design, many options are hidden and it takes time to discover all the features; slow startup
Free
Krita is an open source painting app created by artists for artists.
Pros: easy to use; intuitive interface; great brush workflow; brush stabilizer; customisable brushes; general good performance; very enthusiastic, although small, community
Cons: it may be slow or even crash depending on the running computer and the app’s version; very few editing tools compared to Photoshop
Free
MediBang Paint is a free and light app for drawing and painting, perfect for manga and comic creation.
Pros: vast selection of brushes; cloud sharing; friendly, minimal interface (non-desktop app); also available for iPad, iPhone and Android
Cons: requires an account to use all features; non-intuitive interface (desktop version)
Free
Mischief is a sketching app with essential tools, useful for brainstorming and ideation.
Pros: infinite drawing canvas; friendly interface; easy to use; cheap pro version
Cons: few updates; offers only the essential (but that’s the point); no editing/adjustment tools
Free and paid
Corel’s jewel, Painter is the most famous software that offers digital tools able to give a traditional feel to brushes and canvas.
Pros: different selection of media; many professional features; PS-friendly
Cons: certain brushes may work slow; not easy to use at first; the software may crash (this is the most common report); pricey
Paid
Paintstorm Studio is a professional software for digital painting. It’s focused on the use of brushes and blending, which makes the software a little gem in the digital painting field.
Pros: good brush workflow; brush stabilizer; “close gap” feature; customisable interface and tools; professional features; affordable price
Cons: non-intuitive interface (desktop version)
Paid
Procreate is the powerful drawing app for iOS.
With the very sensitive Apple Pencil, Procreate is so easy to use that many artists chose the iPad over the most famous graphic tablets.
Pros: friendly interface; makes it easy to organise files; excellent brush workflow; customisable brushes; video recording; affordable price
Cons: hidden features; only available for iPad
Paid
SAI is a simple app for artists who want to focus on painting and drawing.
It’s well known for its good pressure support and its essential tools for manga artists, but SAI can be used by any kind of artist who wants to paint.
Pros: easy to use; friendly interface; light software; customisable brushes; tons of (non-official) tutorials
Cons: limited selection of tools, even basic ones; limited canvas sizes and uses; it might crash from intensive work, especially with big canvases and brushes; supports only RGB colour mode; lack of support
Paid
We hope you’ll find this list useful.
If you think there are other apps that should have made this list, don’t hesitate to let us know!
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Attention ALL artists!
You sure have seen this post. It has spread like wildfire over the past few days so I doubt there is any artist out there who hasn’t seen it. But even if you didn’t, you should read on because I’m about to tell you a handy little thing that can help you to protect your art from such assholes as the anon who submitted this bullcrap, as well as art thieves in general.
The magic word is Metadata.
Metadata is like an invisible signature that is embeded into a file. It can contain all kinds of information, like Title, date, keywords for online seach engines, and copyright information. And the best thing is, since this information is “hidden” in the code of your picture, it’s hard to remove it.
There is a nice basic tutorial on how to add Metadata, or “additional file information” to your images in photoshop. It’s really, really easy so check it out!
“Adding Your Contact And Copyright Info To Your Photos With Photoshop” on PhotoshopEssentials.com
I’m not sure if you can do the same with any other art program. If you know how to do this in other programs / can confirm that it works the same way there, please tell me so I can add the information to this post.
Adding the Metadata will not stop idiots from taking and reposting your art. It also won’t make them stop editing out your signature. It WILL however, help you prove that you are the original artist whenever you have to. Always remember my friends. You, the artist, are protected by law. No one has the right to take your intellectual property and hard work and repost, use or edit it without your permission. Ever.
art thief: well how can you prove its yours??
me: /opens metadata
I spread the word as it is important to all artist who ever suffered from art thieving or so.
You guys, metadata is super important, you guys. In an everday and legal sense. People legitimately look at and rely on metadata to know the basic, but important bits of information about a digital product (paintings, photographs, exe files, etc.), ESPECIALLY the source.
Don’t underestimate it!
I’m absolutely embarrassed that I never knew this before but…
The pen stand that most Wacom products come with?
It twists off and has a bunch of nibs in it. I’ve been buying extra nibs when they were in this stupid thing the whole time.
Reblog to save a life.
ARe YOU KIDDING
I just checked and HOLY FUCK
For anyone who has a Wacom Intuos that looks like this
The spare nibs are on the back of the removable panel where you can change the pen loop colour.
Also there’s a little hole in that compartment that looks like this
You see the little eject symbol? This guy is how you remove your worn down nibs.
Press the pen nib in on an angle like this and lift up.
and ta-da! you just removed your pen nib!
HOOOLLLLYYY COOOOW
I feel like an idiot for not knowing this.
ok i’ve never had an intuos but im reblogging this because it’s funny as fuck why the hell is wacom so god damn extra like literally what other consumer electronic product would have a hidden removable panel that contains customizable color attachments, replacements for worn out parts, and a mysterious “eject hole” with like ZERO EXPLANATION
WHAT OTHER COMPANY THIS VAGUE AND EXCESSIVE ?? THEIR STANDARD PARTS REPLACEMENTS ARE HIDDEN WITHIN THEIR PRODUCT SO SECRETIVELY THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE LEARNING ABOUT IT FROM A TUMBLR POST AFTER OWNING THE PRODUCT FOR Y E A R S
im screaming its literally in the directions
ajfksdj oKAY SO THE “REMOVING THE NIB” TIDBIT IS DIFFERENT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE INTUOS PRO SMALL LIKE ME AND OP, BUT OP DIDNT MENTION THIS
YSEE THIS?
THAT IS WHAT YOU USE TO REMOVE THE NIB
YOU PLACE THE NIB IN THE LIL HOLE RIGHT THERE
AND THEN SQUEEZE AND PULL
THATS IT
redkatherinee is literally an adult woman purposely churning out graphic art of trans people being murdered and 100% pure anti trans propaganda art and you fucking walnuts are making posts like ”uwu shes just a pure talented young little baby child.. you trangenderists are cruel and horrible people who bullied this tiny little fetus child for her passionate art..” like delete your blog and go suck your own toes elsewhere
“Drawing is hard”
Murata: “No kidding…”
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studio pin stole my art and they might steal yours too
hi tumblr
i dont like doing this, but i really dont have any other choice. studio pin is a russian animation studio who blatantly stole my character design & my drawing style to use in a short film, which they plan on turning into a series. due to russian copyright laws, there is nothing i can legally do to stop them, even if i did have the money to do so.
the best thing i can think to do is to warn as many artists as possible about this thieving company so that nobody else has to go through what i have gone through.
here is the comment i posted when i first found out about the theft, as well as their reply:
here is proof that they are stealing from me:
here is a link to their social media account:
https://vk.com/studiopin
the online art community does not need any more predatory companies getting away with lifting the content we work so hard to create and share.
do with this info what you will
(& please refrain from viewing their videos, it just gives them more positive attention)
thanks for looking
-musa
ur legally only allowed to relate if ur art only ever gets 0-500 notes
I made a color tutorial! i think the main thing is still to experiment a lot and to not be afraid of pushing it, but i hope this is helpful! i also hope my writings legible
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my name is cija and I do art and my commissions are currently open!!! (I’m struggling a lot financially and commissioning me would b so super!)
I accept paypal!!!: [email protected]
I can draw most things for u! some including these ↓ if you’re ever unsure just ask me and I’ll let u know !!!
furries/anthro! humans/humanoid creatures animals silly stuff ! nsfw
Here are some examples along with prices!
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simple full body/bust made with flipnote on dsi!: £6/$7.60
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more complex headshot/bust, colour and shading optional: £10/$12.70 full body: £12/$15.30 + £7 for each character….
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funky wobbly bust/headshot: £13/$16.50
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simple lines bust/headshot/full body: £5/$6.30
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reference sheet for existing character: £17/$21.60 reference sheet for custom character design: £22/$25
THANKYOU!!! MESSAGE ME FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES… <3
EDIT: I’m absolutely fine with negotiations, if any of these prices are too high for you we can discuss a different price!! I’m on my ass fincancially right now
