dah drawing Kon

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artist tips

don’t save as jpeg

[suchirolle]

as a former yearbook editor and designer, let me explain this further

if youre only planning on posting your art online, them please save it as .png ;this is also better for transparencies as well

BUT

please, if youre planning of printing your art, NEVER use png. it makes the quality of the image pretty shitty. use jpeg or pdf instead. and always set your work at 300dpi to get a better printing quality - this means, the images are crisper and sharper and theres no slight blurriness. i had a talk with my friend who is currently taking design, and pdf is much better to use when youre working with a bigger publishing company because it still has the layers intact, but if youre only planning on printing your stuff at staples or at some small publishing store, the jpeg is the way to go.

this has been a public service announcement

[inactive-ironic-ken]

Want a good picture to save as? PNG

Want a good printed picture? JPEG

[driftwoodwolf]

If you were ever wondering how I get the colors in some of my pieces, this is my secret (and now, not so secret) method.

[drawingden]

Thumbnails tutorial by Rashedjrs

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[benignhumor]

[thedoormann]

[drawingden]

Lighting Sketches by Shin jong hun

[color-palettes]

Gentle Notoriety - Submitted by SeesawSiya

#334887 #9fbd97 #eaf3e2 #f9d5d5 #e3b7b8

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[kiraoji]

art cheats

hello i am here today to not lose track of the art cheats i have discovered over the years. what i call art cheat is actually a cool filter/coloring style/way to shade/etc. that singlehandedly makes art like 20 times better

80’s anime style

glitch effect

glow effects

adding colors to grayscale paintings

foreshortening ( coil )

foreshortening ( perspective )

clipping group (lines)

clipping group (colors)

dramatic lighting ( GOOD )

shading metal

lighting faces

that is all for today, do stay tuned as i am always hunting for cool shit like this

[kiraoji]

guys stop reblogging this these are cheats the CIA will come for you

[intrntdog]

reblogging so i dont lose this

[rileyav-moving]

artist tips

don’t save as jpeg

[suchirolle]

as a former yearbook editor and designer, let me explain this further

if youre only planning on posting your art online, them please save it as .png ;this is also better for transparencies as well

BUT

please, if youre planning of printing your art, NEVER use png. it makes the quality of the image pretty shitty. use jpeg or pdf instead. and always set your work at 300dpi to get a better printing quality - this means, the images are crisper and sharper and theres no slight blurriness. i had a talk with my friend who is currently taking design, and pdf is much better to use when youre working with a bigger publishing company because it still has the layers intact, but if youre only planning on printing your stuff at staples or at some small publishing store, the jpeg is the way to go.

this has been a public service announcement

[drawingden]

How to Color Hair (tutorial) by SPARROUU

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Yes i’m posting to my main because this is special hhHHH- ANYWAY! To @dahdrawingkon I’m your Secret Santa!! //SHHH it’s a secret >v> Okay okay- I truly hope you enjoy your gift! I put lots of love and care into this just for you dear! uwu

Happy christmas sweetie! I hope you have a fun time full of love and cookies! <3 <3 <3

[dahdrawingkon]

Aaaah ;w; ♡♡♡ it's so cute I could cry! Thank you so much and a merry Christmas to you too ( owo)~♡♡♡

[stringbing-deactivated20210318]

Animation smears lecture from Chapter 3 or FULL VERSION of my Complete Introduction to 2D Animation which you can find on https://gumroad.com/stringbing

[dahdrawingkon]

Merry ̶c̶̶h̶̶r̶̶i̶̶s̶̶t̶̶m̶̶a̶̶s̶ sissmas @marco-binbin7 ! I hope you like your secret santa gift 

|ω･`) ･:*:･。.

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BIG REMINDER if you’re ever looking for a tablet with a screen you can draw on Parblo and Huion are your best bests. They’re cheaper that Waccom and Don’t break as fast. I have a parblo 10 tablet, it was $220, and roughly the same size as a small cintiq that would be like 1k. It works perfectly fine, and fits comfortably in my lap, which I like. While there are others more expensive for $400+ I got this for it being cheap, and smaller. Parblo tablet Huion tablet Other Huion Tablet

don’t bother with Waccom, honestly. You can get cheaper tablets that work better and won’t break as fast.Think of it like an iphone vs a smartphone. iphone is more expensive, does the same shit as a smartphone, but overheats more. all it does is have a slightly better aesthetic and charge you up the butt. New to digital art and want a tablet but poor af? TADA!! (pls buy from newegg they’re a good company) Bam $30 tablet Bam $26 tablet

(keep in mind the super cheap ones are very tiny) and they wont be THE BEST, obviously but they work for what they do and its a good way to step your foot in the waters of digital art without spending $100

Need some free programs? Firealpaca Its like sai but easier to get lmao Gimp Its like Photoshop but easier to get Krita Its like a mix of the two And a free 100% legal copy of Adobe Flash, its an older version.

You seriously do not need to spend thousands to be the BEST artist. Use what you can, and hone your craft. You using firealpaca and a $26 tablet? Do it! You make art!! Destroy the idea only “good” artist use waccom products and photoshop. Seriously, just buy what you’re able and use free source programs. Heck for 5 years I drew with ONLY a mouse.

NOW GO FREE MY ART BABIES!!! CREATE THINGS!!        

[drawingden]

Basics of Painting by Rashed AlAkroka

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