my personal guide on how to draw eyes! if u find u struggle with it, hopefully this helps (disclaimer: this is not for in general, just for my type of art-style)

izzy's playlists!
NASA
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
Jules of Nature

@theartofmadeline

No title available
Sade Olutola
KIROKAZE
TVSTRANGERTHINGS
Xuebing Du

#extradirty
tumblr dot com

Discoholic 🪩
🪼
Claire Keane
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸

Product Placement

PR's Tumblrdome
wallacepolsom
dirt enthusiast

seen from United States
seen from Brazil

seen from Romania

seen from France
seen from Russia

seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia

seen from Türkiye
seen from Greece

seen from United States
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States

seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States

seen from Pakistan
seen from Brazil

seen from Chile
@deltadesigns-art
my personal guide on how to draw eyes! if u find u struggle with it, hopefully this helps (disclaimer: this is not for in general, just for my type of art-style)
Just in case you forget this exists.
It exists.
With those “when you want to design a character but you don’t know color theory” posts flying around I thought this would be relevant again.
SLAMs THE REBLOG BUTTON
there’s also Coolors website that gives you randomized palettes!
Don’t forget ColourLovers, either! It’s a social media-esque site where you can browse tons of palettes and share your own.
You can browse the most popular ones or search for certain colors, themes, and even specific hex codes!
When you find one you like, you can download a wallpaper swatch of it and also select the specific colors it uses to look at more palettes that use those same ones.
ColourLovers is my go-to for when I’m having trouble coming up with a color scheme! It’s also been around for over a decade, so there’s plenty to browse through.
WHAT-
FREE ART PROGRAMS
So recently I came across a fellow artist who was struggling to find a free art program, and considering dropping the large amount of money for a Photoshop license. I know not everyone can afford such an expensive program, so I’ve compiled a list of programs with no cost to download and use.
Keep in mind all computers are different, so not all will work for everyone. Also, I’ve only ever used Windows, so for the most part, I’m not sure if everything will work for Mac. if in doubt check the website linked.
Photoshop CS2 - (Windows, not sure about Mac.)
FireAlpaca - (Windows and Mac)
Sketchbook Copic Edition - (Windows and Mac)
GIMP - (Windows) (Mac)
Paint tool SAI [cracked] - (Windows) (Mac)
Paint tool SAI 2 beta - (tumblr post on said program)
iPaint - (Mac)
Paintbrush - (Mac)
Pencil - (Windows, Mac)
Paint.NET - (Windows)
Seashore [still in development, ver 0.5] - (Mac)
ChocoFlop - (Mac)
Inkscape - (Mac and Windows)
ArtRage [Demo] - (Mac and Windows)
OpenCanvas 1.1[must pay for 2.0] - (Windows, not sure about Mac.)
MyPaint - (Windows)
Krita - (Windows)
Vectorian [Supports Animation] - (Windows)
Pixia[Japanese, some English versions] - (Windows)
Asperite - (Windows)
Chasys Draw IES - (Windows)
SmoothDraw - (Windows)
TwistedBrush Open Studio - (Windows)
BOUNS - CTRL+Paint [Great for teaching all kinds of stuff, like how to use digital programs.]
If you know more free programs, please add onto this!
OpenToonz has made many improvements since it’s initial release! (Windows & Mac)
Medibang Paint is a comic drawing software forked from FireAlpaca mentioned earlier in this post, and is available for mobile devices as well! (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
Hope you don’t mind, but I noticed that your Danny Fenton design has hazel eyes and can I ask how you draw them??? I have hazel eyes and I can’t draw ‘em for the life of me 😭😭 I’ve tried so many times to figure it out, it’s almost kinda funny actually
Also your art is amazing!! :D
(Also also, I hope these kinds of asks are okay for this blog ^^;;)
WAAAAHHH TYSM!!! I made this lil guide super quick, hope it’s helpful :3
The main thing to keep in mind is that hazel eyes aren’t just green, they got brown too! I go with a yellow-green base to have a nice in between green and brown, then hue shift. I also find more desaturated colors work best for my palettes. Obv you can go more saturated and more green or more brown, just depends on what ur going for :D
Injury guide/practice
Heres a guide on drawing mouths! Johnny's lips are fun to draw, but I may be based. Hopefully this helps, I tried explaining how weird mouths are. When in doubt, just stick to simple lines. The simplicity of anime can be a boon in some regards.
(DO NOT STEAL OR REPOST, REBLOG INSTEAD)
A random sketch of my character of the Silver Silk Kingdom.
I just want to gain confidence to share my art with all you lovely people…what do you awesome peeps think?
@squidward-is-beautiful @ask-the-egos @katelyne-price @aw3zom3zauc3 @mmmirkabat @ask-the-egos @just-a-fancy-biscuit @mostlysentientcipher @space-crissoant @gum-drop-angel @jackjames-exe @stardayze @cuntdestroyer5000 @ama–zingg @ashphoenix06 @dragonfeather15
Who else??????
casual teen titans + wonder woman. art by picolo
FREE ART PROGRAMS
So recently I came across a fellow artist who was struggling to find a free art program, and considering dropping the large amount of money for a Photoshop license. I know not everyone can afford such an expensive program, so I’ve compiled a list of programs with no cost to download and use.
Keep in mind all computers are different, so not all will work for everyone. Also, I’ve only ever used Windows, so for the most part, I’m not sure if everything will work for Mac. if in doubt check the website linked.
Photoshop CS2 - (Windows, not sure about Mac.)
FireAlpaca - (Windows and Mac)
Sketchbook Copic Edition - (Windows and Mac)
GIMP - (Windows) (Mac)
Paint tool SAI [cracked] - (Windows) (Mac)
Paint tool SAI 2 beta - (tumblr post on said program)
iPaint - (Mac)
Paintbrush - (Mac)
Pencil - (Windows, Mac)
Paint.NET - (Windows)
Seashore [still in development, ver 0.5] - (Mac)
ChocoFlop - (Mac)
Inkscape - (Mac and Windows)
ArtRage [Demo] - (Mac and Windows)
OpenCanvas 1.1[must pay for 2.0] - (Windows, not sure about Mac.)
MyPaint - (Windows)
Krita - (Windows)
Vectorian [Supports Animation] - (Windows)
Pixia[Japanese, some English versions] - (Windows)
Asperite - (Windows)
Chasys Draw IES - (Windows)
SmoothDraw - (Windows)
TwistedBrush Open Studio - (Windows)
BOUNS - CTRL+Paint [Great for teaching all kinds of stuff, like how to use digital programs.]
If you know more free programs, please add onto this!
OpenToonz has made many improvements since it’s initial release! (Windows & Mac)
Medibang Paint is a comic drawing software forked from FireAlpaca mentioned earlier in this post, and is available for mobile devices as well! (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
Damn Time Flies By Aroundq
this is my first ever post and god damn it i’m gonna do it well
get in losers we’re going painting!!!!!
none of u will see this
Hi sorry to bother but do you have any advice for starting digital painting? I just don't know where to start or what I need. You're blogs great and really helpful btw x
Hey, sorry this took so long! It’s a great question, but it’s a bit broad.
Step 1) Choose your fighter!
Digital art might seem scary because we think it requires fancy tablets, or styluses, or whatever. But in reality, digital art can be done with… just this bad boy:
(I drew with a mouse for the first…. 3 years?)
Also, if you have one of these:
(for those of you on mobile.. it’s an iPad. You can scroll down now.)
You’re also kinda set! And you can either draw with your finger or buy a little stylus.
Of course, some of the more traditional examples are a bit more expensive. I would say that if you’re shopping for a first-time tablet, you need to think small. A classic choice is one of the WACOM tablets like this one:
But to be honest… there’s LOTS of alternatives to WACOM, since they tend ot be expensive. Definitely don’t waste money on a giant WACOM tablet right away. In fact, don’t do it at all. There’s tons of lower-price tablets available.
Here’s one, for example. Just look around!
Step 2) Choose your ARENA!
Maybe you heard that Digital Painting software is expensive. I’m here to tell you - It’s not true!
Well, it’s kinda true. But there’s lots of free alternatives available.
Some of the most popular programs are ones with lots of extra features - Photoshop, Manga Studio and Paint tool SAI.
But having lots of tools at your disposal doesn’t actually mean that you’re going to automatically draw better. In fact, MANY artists obsess over brushes and brush settings, and special effects…. but from what I’ve seen, the brushes really don’t make much of a difference. There’s lots of brushes which are useful - like stamp brushes, which allow you to quickly add simple shapes to avoid drawing them over and over again.
BUUUT to be honest, there are things you can MAKE YOURSELF in ANY drawing software, and it’s not that difficult to do.
So, my takeaway? DON’T throw away money to get some fancy software right off the bat… because in the end, you can still accomplish just as much with free software like…
and
(Medibang Paint PRO - this is what I currently use)
So go forth! Download some free somewhere. But be careful because the last step is…
Step 3) WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SERIOUSLY UNTIL YOU’VE HAD AT LEAST 30 DAYS WORTH OF PRACTICE.
This is important - perhaps more important than anything. A lot of artists who get into digital art give up within the first few days. I hear a lot of “It just wasn’t for me.”
The trick is, of course, that digital art, just like traditional art, takes time to adjust to. Sometimes the reason for giving up is that your tools did not match well to your personality and art. Sometimes, the reason is that you did not have access to the right program. A lot of times, the issue is just impatience. Digital art SUCKS for a long time until you get into the swing of things. You won’t have to relearn everything - but you will have to relearn the tools!
I’ve written more on the subject: HERE!
AAANd that’s about it! Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk!
The amazing digital art of Filipe Pinto
Just in case you forget this exists.
It exists.
With those “when you want to design a character but you don’t know color theory” posts flying around I thought this would be relevant again.
SLAMs THE REBLOG BUTTON
there’s also Coolors website that gives you randomized palettes!
Don’t forget ColourLovers, either! It’s a social media-esque site where you can browse tons of palettes and share your own.
You can browse the most popular ones or search for certain colors, themes, and even specific hex codes!
When you find one you like, you can download a wallpaper swatch of it and also select the specific colors it uses to look at more palettes that use those same ones.
ColourLovers is my go-to for when I’m having trouble coming up with a color scheme! It’s also been around for over a decade, so there’s plenty to browse through.
WHAT-
Beautiful street art in Guarda, Portugal