Doodles?

I’m hopefully gonna start drawing again.

[onebadnoodle]

hi! how do you determine where to put thick and where to put thin lines in your drawings? id really like to know :3

here's some pointers I made hope this helps!

[totallynotsilversora]

I forgot I have to be active here so here’s my Twitter tutorial on how to draw folds I made a while back to help a friend!

[theblackestofsuns]

How To Draw A Horse by Emma Hunsinger in this week’s New Yorker magazine.

[deceased-ufo]

i felt like i just speedran a “horse & girl” novel

[thenatsdorf]

Bread thief. (via lexiyounng)

[wannabe-british-fangirl]

[blind-to-the-world]

That is the funniest fucking response to anything I’ve ever seen in my life ever

[shirecorn]

How I Study Anatomy

Everyone says NEVER TRACE!! THAT'S ART THEFT! Ok but we can do a little crime in the name of Learning.

Trace to learn, not to earn.

I like to take my own photos, but you can study whatever you want. Link back to original photos, and don't post copied artwork unless the artist is dead, cool with it, or both.

As always with learning, start every sketch with the intent to throw it away (trash for paper, quitting without saving for digital) This takes the pressure off and lets you make Bad Art, which is very important.

So let's make Bad Art of a Deer because I happen to have one handy

Start with a photo of your subject in a nice/neutral pose with all four feet visible. (so not like me)

Freehand copy it. Try not to stylize, focusing instead of matching proportions and pose. Don't get too detailed!

It's ok if your art looks terrible and has broken legs. I've drawn LOTS of deer so I have a leg up. Everyone's art sucks in their own eyes and here's where mine went wrong:

Either lasso-distort (recommended for beginners) or redraw a copy of your first sketch with your reference behind it (scaled to match the main body of your sketch)

Put the original and modified sketches together and compare the differences. Write it down if you want. This shows you where your eyes saw things the wrong size, so you can correct for that next time.

After learning about both deer and yourself, try freehand copying again.

Marvel at your newfound knowledge and skill!

but there's always room for improvement

You can stop here and move on to your real drawing, Or do another freehand-fix-compare cycle. I actually overcorrected my "draws heads too big" and veered into "heads too small."

Another note on tracing: Learning HOW to trace is more important than anything you could learn By tracing. Draw the Anatomy, not the outline. In real life, things don't have outlines, they have bones.

These are from the same shoot which is extra useful for consistency. The lines are minimal and follow where the animals joints are, and only important parts are drawn.

You won't know what Important Parts means right off the bat, which is where in-depth study comes in. You need to do learn the hard parts to do the easy parts right.

Next up: how to study bones and muscles.

[stonehillart]

Basic principles of cloth texture from observation.

Typed up my notes in case they might prove useful to someone

[pitbolshevik]

this is making me CRY

[todddai]

POV you are Benny

[drawingden]

WebGL Water is a great water simulator, with a sphere that can interact with the water’s surface. It can be paused which means you can then use it as a reference for lighting, reflections, refractions, etc.

Painting Tutorials:

Water in Motion 

Ocean Waves

Water Bubbles

Water Surface

Stormy Sea Waves

Condensation

Water Droplets

More Various Tutorials

[crow-queen-art-deactivated20210]

Please share this!!!!! As you resident vitiligan and fellow artist I am here to educate people on how to properly create a character with vitiligo and other things to keep in mind about the disorder.

Only 1% of the entire world’s population has vitiligo but I see so many artists making characters with it when they sometimes don’t even know what vitiligo is and pass it off as “skin pigmentation”. Like— what does that even mean??? XD

It’s not an aesthetic and it won’t get you “diversity points” so stop romanticizing vitiligo!

[kurowrites]

Honestly very happy to see this, especially the part that emphasises that skin tone has nothing to do with the likeliness of developing vitiligo. You can be as white as snow and have it.

[wandaluvstacos]

for all of you who struggle to draw horse feet. :) You’ve gotta have those pasterns in there, as they are the horse’s main shock absorbers, as seen in the “bearing weight” example.

If you can handle an animal autopsy, here’s an interesting vid on how the muscles and joints work in the lower leg of the horse.

[tamakid]

I got a lot of asks about this so I made a tutorial on how I was able to emulate the 80s aesthetic, please keep in mind I’m not an expert and what I put here is just what I personally did. I hope you guys like it and hope it helps

go crazy kids

[xxxepicfortnitegamerxxx]

anyone else sick of only being able to find years-old art reference masterposts that are just broken links and a bunch of eye shading tutorials? i uh. i sure am. so. introducing:

if trying to bookmark a tumblr post isn’t your speed, there’s a gdoc version you can copy as well!

one-off tutorials

shorter, image-based

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] gigi d.g., god of art’s color tips 

eyeball tutorial! not anime coloring, the actual anatomy

panel flow

dark skin coloring

showing expression with the mouth

color profiles overview

dos and donts of accessibility in design

local color adjustment!

filters for them fake 90s anime vibes

How to get an automatic outline in clip studio paint!

Csp auto-action that colors your lines For you……. A lifesaver

longer, mostly typed

traditional photo study setup 101

comic panel flow and structure

how to use ref pics and adapt em

portfolio tips!

pixel art tutorial. geared to pokemon

comic typesetting! what’s the lore!

webtoon typesetting! for the scanlators

webtoon typesetting and background cleanup! for the perfectionists

remember animation vs animator? yea he made a 30m animation overview

you know that ghost singin vid that goes around every year? that guy’s drawin ( and music!) process

reference sites

motion pose ref but actual photos

figure drawing/pose ref, but they’re all clothed

free textures. only the neutrals will probably useful, but it’s a good look into early!sites

skeletons! in detail! doesn’t link to the main page; check out the header bar. SO much on offer here

correct forms of address in nobility

movie screencaps

cinematographer. amazing set photos

more movie screencaps. cleaner site

2mil+ face database. so many search filters. good for facial features in character design

my personal fav palette generator

[PAID] croquis cafe. recently became paywalled :( their insta (at the bottom) has some of the stuff. incredible resource if you can afford it

historical fashion w/ narrow filters

random gen medieval city overhead map

random gen 3d model mansion with a floorplan!

shensi rebranded! pose ref.

more pose ref! gesture drawing oriented. very unique. love em. op cant really afford to maintain the site tho so certain categories are gone (rip erotica section. how will I draw slutty poses now)

more gesture/pose ref

analysis

amazing analysis of shot composition.

the culture surrounding loss

“bad” webcomics: what, exactly, makes a thing qualify?

papyrus is a bad font. intricacies of what goes into a font. very good read

when and how to reference

when and how to reference but an even better read. former is more interview, this is 1 guy who GETS it

case study

splatoon 3 concept. color, style, layout, concept, design

genuinely one of the best pieces of media of all times. panel flow, color, hUMOR, EXPRESSION,

also see his stuff in the first few chapters of sleepless domain! Very talented renderer, amazing flow

INCREDIBLE concept artist. god tier rendering

traditional artist’s (usually a paint) speedpaints.

paint-y? super expressive. mmmmm

mlp (think they’re more general furry now)’s speedpaints. excellent style & shading; good for fur fluff

paint-y? genuinely no clue how they render like this but I am obsessed w it.

artists’ blogs

incredibles cinematography guy. lots of different references, tutorials, and analysis, categorizes.

celeste’s artist’s pixel art tips

animators’ videos coverin all  sorts. genuinely well put together.

professional lectures on oneoff things. good. hour ½ each. not deviantart eyes-only, like, wing anatomy

analysis of all sorts of movies, general musings by a really talented guy. you can learn a LOT.

better photo ref guy. art tutorials in the well written style. more general overviews. highly recommend

opt in classes! anatomy, figure, and form

it is in japanese, so go on desktop for chrome autotranslation. case studies, mostly

[PAID] a storyboarder’s animation crash-course. stuff ranges from 5$-350

you have undoubtedly seen some of these guys’ stuff. whole lotta quick single page one-offs

subs, but. watercolor tutorials. korean portrait artist, as opposed to the mostly american animators here; good for a change of pace and also just he is SO good

character designer’s cartoon fundamentals. has the “what my mom thinks of when you say animation” style

I admittedly haven’t gone through this one. Incredibly clean and organized. a masterpost itself, it’s got so much

programs

ref image organizer. Stays on top of all windows. Sexy as hell, wish more people knew about it

[PAID] gold standard pixel art app. 20$ flat

human figure 3d poser in the anime style

most unique painting app ive ever seen. steep learning curve

a burnt out webtoon artist’s backgrounds’ bread and more bread.

[PAID] BEST DRAWING APP 100%. 50$ desktop, 4.50$ monthly or 25$ yearly mobile. frequently on sale, always worth it

adobe suite (or individuals) in the torrenting style. I hate adobe. the site is in russian but I trust it with my life. just use chrome autotranslate. it’s torrenting, tho, so get a good torrent downloader and a vpn. I use windscribe; you get 10g/month free if you let them email you (which theyve only done like three times in 2 years), and you can get only 2 bucks/month unlimited data with their build-a-plan. not sponsored just love em

others’ masterposts

hate to use pinterest, but it has the only archive of a gigi d.g. tip and seems to source everything

pinterest rec from a pal. trust em w my life, there’s some good oneoffs and case studies

reference/stock alternatives to pinterest so you never have to go there again

found this on a years-old reddit post. art book pdfs. one-offs. sai portable. this is a

goldmine

half these links are probably broken, but every good art ref list needs a section of broken deviantart “how to draw a skirt” tutorials. this is the Contained solution

Excellent, all around! Focused on specific program tips, but has a bit of everything

if anyone has any good art reference links, feel free to drop ‘em, and i’ll update! happy drawing <3

[darhak]

Seriously, where did Steve find that armor? I hope he didn’t steal it from an aggressive warrior or something…I don’t want him to get in trouble, ya know? It’s been a year since this tutorial is on Patreon, so I’ll post it for everyone now! (I have to work on a reptile scales or transparent materials tutorial one day tho)

Fire tutorial: https://darhak.tumblr.com/post/186828219798/thats-my-first-and-probably-not-last-art

[anatoref]

Composition!

[hinduism101]

TAKE NOTE ARTISTS AND WRITERS!

*This includes all types of artists like visual and performance

[realashergray]

Just wanted to add more info about Jewish headcoverings!

Jewish scarf headcoverings are called "tichel(s)" (the "ch" is pronounced like "Chanukah", or like a hard h). Jewish women who cover their hair may also do so with a sheitel, which is basically a wig.

Not all Jewish women cover their hair, but Ashkenazi Orthodox generally do and some Conservative/Reform/non-Ashkes may also choose to. I've also heard of women only covering their hair when doing holy things, like going to temple or cooking.

[animatedamerican]

It’s even more complicated than that in Judaism! because of course it is.

It is mostly the case in Jewish tradition that only married women cover their hair, with widely varying opinions as to whether a divorced or widowed woman uncovers her hair again. In general, unmarried Jewish girls and women will only cover their hair if they live in (or come from) a country where covered hair is considered default modest garb for all women regardless of marital status.

In most traditions the hair covering need not be a particular style, but can be anything at all: a scarf, a wig, a hat, a snood, a swim cap, anything so long as it covers the hair. Which leads to:

There is considerable variety in practice on how much hair must be covered. Some traditions call for no hair at all to be visible, others permit a certain width of hair to show either in front of or beneath the head covering, and still others call for only a token covering that need not actually render the hair invisible.

And yes, as @realashergray​ says, there is variety in when one covers one’s hair as well! Some very strict variations consider it proper to cover one’s hair at all times except when bathing or sleeping; some cover only outside of the house, or at home if there are non-family-members present; some only when attending synagogue/temple, or when saying blessings at home. (I’ve never heard of covering one’s hair to cook -- I wonder if this is specifically when baking challah, which does involve a blessing?)

tl;dr the style pictured above for “Orthodox Jewish” is not at all inaccurate but not at all universal.

[ruffboi-mags]

Some pictures of a couple different styles of tichel

[ladivvinatravestia]

I have something to add about dupatta, which is not just worn by Muslim women in India but also by Sikh women in India (and Sikh women elsewhere of Indian descent).

[drawingden]

Anatomy Tips by zephy.fr

Support the artist and follow them on Instagram!

[unregisteredcat]

Did a small #tutorial for class on “How to Improve Storytelling in Panel Layouts”! Thought it might help some peepz around here!