Kai whomst Can Try

Yap alt at @kaicanyap! Let the clown on in the spire get some kind of heaven,,, All of my art can be reposted and used as you wish with proper credit, but keep it miles away from AI or I’ll lobotomise you myself. https://thefly.carrd.co

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something something "modern white lily cookie seems like a tshirt and shorts wearer"

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what caused you to switch to krita?

mostly hardware stuff actually, ive had a great drawing tablet for ages (if youre interested, an xppen innovator 16, its good but cables bug out a lot) but i always found my ipad waaaay more comfortable, especially for rendering - i prefer very simple, straightforward programs that feel good to use. however. i mentioned this before but my apple pen SUCKS. it has been pretty broken for years and has only gotten worse, and i dont want to spend the money to replace it. recently is when its gotten truly unbearable, so i was a little bit forced to make the switch.

there are other bonuses though, particularly references, on an ipad id never use them cause they take up too much screen space and that really bothered me, now with 2 monitors and pureref its much easier and it has made my art better too. also, it just generally feels more professional. i intend to draw as a job (if anyonell hire me lol) and it be expected to use drawing tablets in my work flow, so its good to get used to it now.

finally, if youre curious why krita specifically - thats very simple. i use linux (endeavour, arch based) and setting up clip studio on it is AWFUL... but i have actually found it much easier to get used to than clip studio which always felt a little strange. maybe just because ive spent so long customising my workspace.

despite all the "because i had no other choice" factors, i am very happy as i am and its definitely an improvement for me in every front.

oh yea, last thing, this is what my setup looks like !! doesnt that just make you wanna use it? <3

thanks for the ask!!

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Hello Internet user kai cantry

I JUST SAW THIS heyyyyy cassssssss

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interiors

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repost so you can see them next to each other better, i do regret not making these simultaneously/side by side so the colours are more similar (as i knew i would) but aaaaaaawell

youre supposed to be able to see qifreys shadow on the right :3

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etched height lines of life just behind <3

not sure how i feel about this one, but maybe ive just been staring at it too long

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what brushes do you use for your digital art? :3

depends on the program! i used to use procreate, where i used bubba’s manga brush or the default bruny brush for lighter sketches, and fish’s sketchy block brush for everything else

but now ive been using krita for my most recent arts, where i use the default sketching-2-chrome large (glass pen) and bristles-4 glaze (paintbrush)

i do find rendering easier when im working with a lighter pencily sketch though, so i might change sketch brushes soon hmmm

generally my only requirments are something i have fun using on sketches (and preferably with a very traditional feel), and something rectangular with pressure based opacity for rendering, preferably with a little texture too :33

thanks for the question!

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perspective studies, these took longer than i thought so no pt 2 of yesterdays piece yet rip

if you want a handy perspective reference board heres mine https://pin.it/5BqSZZyFj i tried to have a mix of art/photographs urban/rural easy/hard so may be useful :3 (also note some 2 point perspective is technically 3 point but its so subtle it doesnt matter etc)

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stopping here

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practicing using krita yesterday, i nearly made 2 full pieces lol (one is the angle debil wip and the others never seeing the light of day)

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jean giraud/moebius studies (didnt have a ruler loll)

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currently focussing on art studies which means im already halfway through my sketchbook and have nothing to show people. but heres some doodles of ginger and qifrey! do your studies!

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Me: "Damn people are REALLY BAD at knowing when to tag their eyestrain art/images...either that or they just don't care about photosenitive epileptic people like me. I feel really sad now." Person: "But Allison, what if they just don't know or understand what qualifies as eyestrain and what doesn't?" Me: "You know what? That could be a factor...While it is always better to be safe rather than sorry (so YES people should always tag eyestrain even if they're unsure if it "counts" or not) maybe you've got a point?"

Anyways! HERE'S YOUR HANDY GUIDE TO WHAT CAN COUNT AS EYESTRAIN! I'm pulling this straight from the Artfight rules page about what needs to be labeled and filtered as eyestrain because it's VERY helpful and VERY accurate! I also know not everybody has an AF account and might not always have access to this handy guide, and this is an important resource; That's why I'm sharing it here! (under the cut)

PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!

Full eyestrain AF page link

"But Allison! How were you able to screenshot that example if you're so sensitive to eyestrain?"

I dimmed the HELL out of my computer screen and looked away while taking the screenshot and did the same when putting it into this post, that's how lol. BUT YEAH ANYWAYS!!! Once again:

PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!

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gouache attempt no.2.. more qifrey… as per usually i considered quitting art forever several times while making this and as per usual i did not

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there were two really minute details that were really bothering me so rest assured this gross misconduct has been resolved

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gouache attempt no.2.. more qifrey… as per usually i considered quitting art forever several times while making this and as per usual i did not

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mmmmm first time with gouache 🤤