Gravewood's Art Corner

My personal art blog. I also reblog tips and tutorials. Main blog is GRVWD.

[grvwd]

More clown mercs. Because why not. Pumpkin is based on my late girlfriend. I can't remember how she felt about clowns... lol

[grvwd]

Here, have a cyborg clown mercenary.

[grvwd]

It's not that she's a failure, it's that they keep coming back.

(Saw a cool poncho in an ad, and needed a character to go with it, lol.)

[fucktonofanatomyreferencesreborn]

A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand angle references.

By Shadowcross on DA.

[kward-the-local-cryptid]

BLESS YOU, YOU  WONDERFUL PERSON

[calvinsimsart]

Hope this helps

[entryn17]

drawing is all sbout becoming good at illustrating one character at 3/4 angle and nothing else no backgrounds no props no furniture no money no job no future

[silliest--billiest]

i love making art

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[grvwd]

Is this anything?

[catsdelightful-deactivated20240]

Hey artists, C. Spike Trotman, founder of Iron Circus Comics, just posted an invaluable thread on depicting different types of black hair. I’d do the thing where you screencap the whole thread and post it but it’s just too long (which is great because it’s a whole lot of useful information!) Give her a follow while you’re there.

Anyway, go check it out. I just wanted to save it and share it because I didn’t know how much I didn’t know!

[misslunarose]

This is an amazing resource, not only for artists, but for writers too! I love this!

{ID - tweet from @/Iron_Spike that reads, “Black Hair for Non-Black Artists: a Cheat Sheet Thread. Hi, folks! Just spur-of-the-moment decided to put together some reference for folks who want to draw/model black characters in their work, but arent confident they won’t make simple, obvious mistakes w/r/t black hair. END ID}

[obi-mom-kenobi]

I noticed in the comments that some people can’t see the thread, so I took screenshots for y'all!

More will come in reblogs, since tumblr has an image limit

[obi-mom-kenobi]

[jamiegeode]

@creatingblackcharacters !!!

[awaalkr]

OK SO this is how I showed perspective to a student that was having difficulty visualizing it

Draw the buddy

Use a transformation tool (usually ctrl + click on the small squares)

fill it up like a balloon not forgetting some things cover others

Keep going! That way you keep your proportions right, etc

And don’t forget references for the angles (which I didn’t use here hahah)

EDIT: Keep in mind this is just a way of sketching things easier, not a fool proof perspective drawing method. If you are studying art seriously please do not skip any steps on groundwork and take time to learn the basics, observe nature and references and really grind for that xp, okay? Take care and good luck on your journey!

[artist-refs]

(re-reblogging for edit to original posting)

[grvwd]

So, an alien and a cyborg walk into a diner…

[grvwd]

A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES.

[i-will-write]

[grvwd]

Supposedly, an Irken's consciousness is stored in their PAK, and not in their actual body. Just something to think about.

[mcapriglioneart]

how to draw arms ? ? 

[swagginsloths]

holy fuck

[shoutsofthunder]

holy fuck is right… but… does it work with legs???

[mcapriglioneart]

yes !!

[empresspinto]

but how much extend

[thunar]

^^^^^^^^^^

[kvothe-kingkiller]

[gabbyzvolt25]

I NEARLY CHOKED

[lifeofcynch]

ENJFDFNFATFVFDF

[deactivated-blog]

finally. i can be accurate

[shiny-charming]

This is too fucking great to not reblog

[wishem]

I give it MASCLES

BIG MACHO

[keithislactoseintolerant-deacti]

🤣🤣

[urhella-gaychloe]

LMAOOOOOO

[fernacular]

Okay but for anyone who legit wants to know how to calculate it correctly:

The elbow joint on average rests a couple inches higher than the navel, so if you measure how long the distance is from the middle of the shoulder to that point then you have the length of the upper and fore arms!

[fernacular]

So if anyone’s wondering about legs too, the simplest rule of thumb is that the length from the top of the leg to the knee is equal to the distance between the top of the leg and the bottom of the pectorals:

And I wanna stress that when i say “top of the leg” i’m not talking about the crotch (please don’t flag me tumblr it’s an anatomical term) i’m talking about the point where the femur connects to the pelvis, which is higher up on the hips:

It’s easier to see what I’m talking about in this photo of a man squatting: 

So yeah if you use that measurement when using this technique you should get fairly realistically proportioned legs:

But remember! messing with proportions is an important and fun part of character design! Know the rules first so you can then break them however you please!

[im-a-hyperion-vault-hunter-deac]

HOW THE HELL DID I FIND THIS POST OMG

[erasaure]

[i-am-corbin-dallas]

Licherally in the midst of drawing a guy and crying at how bad the arms are. Thanks Tumbles

[drrockbell]

I only ever saw the part where people started drawing the limbs outrageously long and genuinely wanted to know how to fix that, so I’m really thankful to see the rest.

[luckeclover]

This is just reminding me that I need to pick up a pencil. But I know I’m not going to ever finish the drawing. 🤷‍♀️

[shaydh]

[lone-pylon]

Ahh what the hell, gimme another unnamed layer! I ain't driving!