why does sequential art require you to make multiple images? does anybody understand this?
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why does sequential art require you to make multiple images? does anybody understand this?
nobody knows if I can still draw. it's impossible to find out.
Favourite part of the art process?
Sketching
Inking (line art)
Base Colour
Rendering (shading)
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dont trace reference images. dont even LOOK at reference images. in fact, don't ever look at anything that exists in the world, in person or in photos or in videos, even when you're not drawing, because you will still be able to use the memories of what something looks like as a reference when you're drawing it later. yes that includes yourself. destroy all the mirrors in your house. don't look down at your hands or feet. don't look. close your eyes. close them tight. forget everything. it's okay, embrace the darkness. just forget.
at the end of the day i think the online digital artist community has for a very long time operated on a set of like unspoken handshake rules generally enforced by social pressure which (despite being positioned on a moral & pseudolegal plane) have very little overlap with what is legal or illegal (de facto or de jure) but which have Everything to do with figuring The Artist as a universal would-be petit bourgeois auteur, reflected through these rules' emphasis on (1) the moral necessity of The Artist's unwavering & eternal power over their own art (& its reception) as articulated via informal pseudo-IP mechanisms (no reposting, dont tag as me/kin/id, dont use as your pfp, dont draw my oc), (2) the moral mandate toward Constant Self-Improvement (generally meaning adopting more of the conventional signifiers of "Good Art" eg realism) (admonition of "tracing" even for practice, artists who do things that are "not conducive to improvement" being fair game for mockery), & (3) attempting to induce in observers (often through guilt) a social pressure to further the ambitions of such artists ("you need to reblog/share, not just like", "you MUST commission 1 million artists immediately", "it's rude to express anything other than praise for any piece of art")
like these all (in tandem with SEO etc) boil down to attempting to lay the groundwork for an imagined future state of self-employment emanating out of one's (semi-)hobbyist artistry (& to obstruct anything perceived as interfering with that fantasy or its actuation). it's sort of like hiring a team of accountants on the assumption that youre going to win the lottery someday, like if it were in another context we'd effortlessly recognize it for the meritocratic grindset shit that it is. & none of this is even remotely conducive to the production of good art lmao
iris pigment variation among clone troopers
wasn't gonna post these but. #myfreaks
No one knows if finishing a drawing is possible
your art is artslop . you're just drawing to draw
I sit down to do my job as a character designer. I spend hours meticulously crafting a design. flourishes. unique design traits. I wipe sweat off my gross artist forehead. crack my knuckles. start colouring. I try seven different colour schemes. tweak the saturations. hues. contrast values. I have an understanding of colour language. complimentaries. what different hues and tones express about a chracter. I step back. I'm pleased. I stare at my new creation with pride and adm.IT'S BLUE AND ORANGE AGAIN????? BLUE AND ORANGE AGAIN????? FUCK!!!!! BLUE! AND ORANGE!! AGAIN!!! IT'S BLUE AND ORANGE AGAIN. FUCK THIS GAY EARTH
the issue with drawing through the night is that the night is gone and also you will burst a blood vessel in one eye and also only after you post the thing will you remember how shapes are supposed to work
you better tip her like 30%
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anyone else get really bothered by the cartoon clone trooper shoes
i don’t even know how to render or color “properly” i take my brush and attempt some bullshiiiiit. and it works sometimes
Very cool how tumblr just destroyed the only reason to post art on this website (seeing people go crazy in the tags) 👍
in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD
instead ask:
is it MADE PURELY FOR SHOCK VALUE
does it UPSET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS
was it TORTUROUS TO MAKE
is it EXTENSIVELY PLAGIARIZED