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Hey yāall I have an announcement! My web app that Iāve been working on, Afro Index, is now live! Itās a visual reference library of Black hairstyles, for artist, animators, writers, and anyone who wants to learn more about them!
Check it out at afroindex.org! šāØ
A reference library for Black hairstyles with accurate naming, structured filtering, and curated reference images.
PSA: For fan works, reblog and like from OP
Tumblr is rolling out a new reblog/notes system that completely disregards creators. In their new system, they're taking a twitter-style approach where reblogs will have their own notes that DO NOT contribute to the original post's notes.
Because of this, creators will no longer be able to see an accurate display of likes/reblogs/etc. This is completely altering the way feedback and responses to works are going to be received on this website.
If you come across a fan work that you enjoy, please take the extra step to go to OPs original post, and leave your comment/like/reblog there. Or go one step further and send an ask to OP directly to tell them what you liked!
I really hope Tumblr staff reverses course and reverts to the original reblog system for the sake of the large base of creators who use this site to share their works, but until then, please be considerate and make sure the creators here see/feel the love.
A memory of a gear
Artwork by Kijimappoi (@/kijimappoi2 on twt @/kijimappoi on bsky)
Okage: Shadow King (ććÆćØéē) turns 25 this Saturday ā and it's still only playable on PS2 in Japan.
This quirky, beloved PS2 RPG from SCE Japan Studio deserves to be played again. Fans have launched a petition for a modern port, and crossed 1,000 signatures in just 3 days.
The 25th anniversary is March 15th ā this Saturday.
If you remember this game, or just want to help a cult classic find new life, please sign and reblog.
English petition: https://forms.gle/jEwyUo6E5RXpKueW9
-by Nitoubokuma
(Artwork by a fan artist, not official)
hey everyone Iām helping the Japanese fans have a way to play since they can only play via physical copy on the ps2.
They already got over a thousand sigunatures letās help them bump it up more!
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pet peeve is when you look up fashion references from a specific era and you keep getting modern day '[era]-inspired' fashion like NO i want authenticity damn it. i can see your 2020 photo quality and your 2020 hair and your 2020 makeup. youre not fooling me.
hello i'm a historical fashion researcher and i have a lot of experience looking up things! this is a very widely experienced irritation and you're definitely not alone in this, but i am here to share everything i know!
so, ways to get around this:
turn off AI results. they're literally nonsense to us
don't use pinterest because the sources/provenance is often hard to trace
a standard internet search can be okay, but museum collections are the top tier (list of collections below this list)
instead of broad terms like victorian, regency, tudor, renaissance etc. try using the decade you're looking for. if you're not sure of what decade it is but have a vague image in your head, look on the fashion history timeline and just jump around until you find it. but even changing to e.g. 19th century will give better results than victorian
including terms like womenswear/menswear, daywear, formal wear, evening wear, court dress should increase the value of your search too
including "fashion plates" in your search can give you a nice impression of the intended silhouettes of the era. some of these might be a little stylised but will show you what was considered in vogue
for pre-fashion plate eras or things like makeup and styling, you'll have to look at portraiture or manuscripts. these are harder to actually find what you're looking for, but searching museum collections and limiting results to specific date ranges will be your friend
when looking at art, do bear in mind sometimes artists would paint fabric extra flow-y to show off their skills. it might not have been exactly like that in terms of fabric weight or drape. so, a pinch of salt required!
if you find something on image search where the provenance is dubious, reverse image search and you might find a source! i've been able to trace random pinterest images to real sources, but this does take a lot of time and effort and is often not worth the headache
some online resources and museum collections:
fashion history timeline is an invaluable resource if you're trying to get a feel for everything and should be your first port of call. it'll also link to good examples
the met has a vast number of extant examples of clothing, as well as fashion plates
costume institute fashion plates is a subcollection of the met for fashion plates (1800s-1922)
v&a also has many extant garments, fashion plates, and incredible articles on clothing and aesthetics. read the details of the objects because they'll often reveal a lot about the piece
lacma is good for C19th-20th pieces
nypl digital collection for photographs
national portrait gallery or similar for portraiture, or literally any museum in your country that has historical art
national museums scotland can be useful situationally but might be oddly specific
stout style history is a great collection for finding image references for fat people wearing historical clothes. survival bias of a lot of museum pieces tends towards smaller clothing that couldn't be repurposed, but this aims to counter that. it's not sortable, but is still a really nice resource
wikimedia commons is surprisingly handy! and the images, if you should need to link/repost them, are public domain
auction websites sound like a funny one to recommend. some won't have mannequins and some will. just look up historical garment auctions and you'll find some!
anyway, i hope this has been a good place to start for anyone interested! there are probably some i've missed because there are so many museums across the world and i don't know about all of them or can't remember them. but these are the ones i've used the most! (my specialisation/jobs i've had to research for have only really been in western fashion, so my resources reflect that)
Wikipedia has a list of fashion museums. Unfortunately, the page itself is only available in German, but the introductory paragraph is very short and after that, it's organised by country, and then it's a simple list. If you click on a museum's article, the website is usually linked in the overview table.
Well thatās one way to re-introduce yourself
Based on this:
Update! I slightly update the current party members, slight adjusted Artās face and re did all of Celeste. Also some details for some characters as well!
And the most important! THE COMICāS FIRST CHAPTER IS ON THE PENCIL/THUMBS PART. 5 out of 30 pages are currently drawn!
Next update will be the announcement AND the title reveal!
HOURLY COMICS DAY HAS MOVED!
It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st! http://hourlycomicsday.com/
Happy 24th ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN RELEASE! Sorry is alit late summer was not good to me development wise! But Iām coming back with the groove!
Including some sketches of the first party trio.
I want to make sure this project is done with the time and love it deserve!
Til next post!
Iām hoping next one is the big One!
Tired of explaining to my college peers that yes, actually art history is essential knowledge for anyone who is ever in charge of designing concept art for pretty much anything.
"but I'll work on sci fi and futuristic shit" ALL THE MORE REASON!! TO KNOW YOUR ART HISTORY!!! art history is all about how historical context and background affects the aesthetic trends of the time. Therefore they help you think of how the context of your fictional words affects the aesthetic trends within it. It's really not that hard to comprehend
And since I brought forward the word futuristic āļøš¤ futurism as an art current was a product of fascism. Which is why it's a neat inspiration if you want to stylize violent and oppressive worlds that are seemingly innocently cool to the naked eye. Rococo is also great for stories set up in worlds with economical disparity that center the aristocracy. Art Nouveau works perfect for societies that value nature and center their lifestyles around it, so on.
Point is if you want to make concept art that feels fresh, innovative, and coherent to the universe you're representing you gotta at least know why other things in the past have felt fresh, innovative and coherent to their context.
In the spirit of avoiding any further confusion than what I've already caused in the examples above I was referring specifically to the Italian branch of futurism, which predates the Russian branch of futurism by at least a decade and whose manifesto contains statements such as
We will glorify warāthe worldās only hygieneāmilitarism, patriotism, the destructive gesture of freedom-bringers, beautiful ideas worth dying for, and scorn for woman
and
We will destroy the museums, libraries, academies of every kind, will fight moralism, feminism, every opportunistic or utilitarian cowardice.
anyways have a nice night!
@factual-fantasy
i'd like to add that the shadow color isnt necessarily dictated entirely by the primary light source, but the bounce light! so for the example of a sunny environment, the reason the shadows are blue are because of the light from the blue sky reflects across the environment; but, if the character were to be under tree cover, the bounce light would be coming from the leaves and thus the shadow would look greener.
Yee yee!!! You got it right on the nose!
Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!
Gotta work on my bounce light šŖ
My good friends this is called using a
Gamut Mask
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James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!
I would also suggest that in digital processing, rather than apply a regular colour layer at a mid opacity, try out the different types of layers, Eg. Screen or Multiply. This can give you at least a starting point to help direct your colour palette.
Layer Blend Modes are so so so important to working in digital art. There's a ton of math that goes into figuring out how the layers should blend together, which is why some of the modes you can pick are literally called Multiply, Add, Divide, and Difference (that's subtraction). The graphics software takes the color values of your base and blend layers and runs a calculation to get your resulting layer appearance. The ones that don't have specifically mathematical sounding names are still doing calculations, but they're more complicated (think linear Algebra and higher). Some of them, like dodge and burn, are named for actual photo editing techniques.
While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.
An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!
Want to learn even more about the math-y stuff? It has great film visuals! A video from FilmmakerIQ: You need some basic knowledge of RGB color models, understanding of values/luma, and at least a tenuous understanding of Algebraic formulas. (26 minutes) https://youtu.be/F7_kaTP7_W4?si=x0urqXZ8f51nQVKl
Mini putting my thoughts into the world
Wanted to write down just some thoughts and rambles with making a okage sequel and what Iām doing right now in story/planning stages:
When I think of the original game, I canāt help but think āman, I think despite certain game choice due to rushing the game out for the ps2, I think for the characters in this story thereās nothing left for them. Their story is done.ā
I feel like they did want a sequel with that after credit scene, but only Stan was there.
Last year in June, I made a silly drawing of a oc that felt like I couldnāt find a home for her, in a okage style and made a āhaha what if the next protag was a girl! Two evil kings too!ā
Then people started to show interest in it and made me really think about such a sequel.
And it made sense with my mind set of ā this specific cast of characters, their roles are done and did what they needed to do? So what now?ā
A whole new cast feels like a fresh way to do a sequel. But I had to understand what made okage, a love letter satire to jrpgs and why it ticked. Que me watching so many hours of no commentary lets plays, interacting with the Japanese fan base, and looking at what made the genre the way it is.
And I looked at how what the modern fantasy/jrpgs are now and how they handle the genre and the tropes in them.
I donāt think Iām the first to really look into the tropes, anime like princess tutu is a good female lead version of going against the genre your in and games like the drakengard/nier series is good way to look more critically at jrpgs. As for a Western love letter, Clair obscur expedition 33 is a wonderful rpg with so much love into it. Also Deltarune is one as well.
But this doesnāt discourage me in continuing this project. Iām just putting a bit of myself into it. I donāt want to be the first, but rather, my love for a game that will be 25 years old next year, made of 15 people.
I want that love to show.
And I want to also write the pains too.
Before the concept was even a thought in my mind, a few months before, my dear grandfather died.
I think that was the first ever I ever truly felt grief.
So when I decided to what one of the themes were, it was defiantly grief.
With Stan, I originally thought of it as a āhaha you got sealed again hahaā but on the Japanese fandom, thereās always deep discussions about him staying the same while everyone grows old. Maybe heāll have adventures with Ariās kids and grandkids. But itās always in the back of your mind. Everyone is slowly going, fading.
And heres me not even giving him that.
Sometimes I canāt help but be āIām sorry Stan!! I took you away from your old friends and gave you people you have to relearn to be friends with!ā
So I hope I can give him some happy ending here.
For Celeste, itās a more human grief. But unlike Stan who I got a nice small paragraph up there for him, I rather let the story and my writing show what her story is.
Same with Beleth, the third character.
I hope to continue learning as I go along and write from the heart though. I still want to write funny moments and then genuine heartfelt ones as well.
Thanks for reading. If this came off as all over the place, Iām sorry about that! Wanted to put some words down
I also did a mini thread on tw/itter on how the classified story is a big Zelda reference while the actual story is more in line with traditional jrpgs
Did one of just Stan ššš
Tried the wiggly paint app itās so cute!!
Here try!
A juicy, jiggly drawing program
Hey every one!
Just letting you know Iām still working on the sequel!
The thing is Iāve been working on more spoilery stuff that I hope youāll be surprised in the long run!
June is ending but letting you know this is also the month I started working on this last year! and Iāll love to take time to answer any simple questions if you have any!
Iāll continue posting progress and hopefully it wonāt be long til I make the announcement of the first chapter!
Reblog to save a life
Note from a graphic designer who has to fix this shit all day: rich black is prettier sure but for the love of the gods donāt use it for text if itās going on newsprint. If its anything other than solid black it will bleed out and become unreadable.
Half my job is fixing this mistake all day from people who really really should know better. And now you know!
^exactly. Rich black is definitely better for graphics or large hits of black if you want it to be REALLY black and not look washed out. Especially if youāre printing in CMYK only (no spot colors), a rich black can really help tie your art together.
How to Plot Character Arc by illuminara
