kitkaloid/strucktrue

21+/ swe artist situated in sweden. loves character art, rain, forget-me-nots and the color teal links are top left!

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aether with a gun call that gunther

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since she's a swede i made her eat a semla 😋 >>twt >>bsky >>ig

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oh i need him in my party i fear... >>twt >>bsky >>ig

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oh i need him in my party i fear... >>twt >>bsky >>ig

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let's play dressup!

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freehand character designs based on the songs i was listening to.

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freehand character designs based on the songs i was listening to.

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moon marrow

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i made a human design for flins' lantern!

his name is "lew," which is lion in polish. flins, the deity, is portrayed with a lion on his shoulder. to mirror flins' long robes and polearm i chose shorter clothes and a closer combat type. he lacks flins' politeness, playing on the "roar" in "roaring fire"

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"does that make you a "moon goddess"?" - not explicit spoilers, but implied

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"does that make you a "moon goddess"?" - not explicit spoilers, but implied

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custom character design work for mawkmouth on toyhou.se

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Hi, i been seeing you art for a while and it has to be one of the prettiest art i have seen and i just wanted to ask how do you get the ideas or creativity to create and if its no wrong to ask how did you become a character design artist?

Sorry if its a bit invasive i just really love your art

hi! thank you very much! it's not invasive at all, but my explanation is pretty long so i will put it below >>

explaining "how" i get ideas is a little tricky, not because i'm an art master, but because it's different for everyone. hopefully it can at least give some insight! my ideas usually come from impressions like intense feelings or sounds, smells, and physical sensations. before i could express myself in words, i relied on communicating through art and design. the habit stuck with me and i do this now even when i design for work. i think "what if this had a more solid form that others could see," and then it translates itself. sometimes it's instant. other times i stare into space for several minutes. if you want to try this more formally but are unsure where to start, try to breaking down a sensation you'd like to capture into words. it reminds me of when psychologists ask "what are you feeling inside right now" because they see you emoting in some way, and it forces you to describe it. for example; imagine that you have a very bad cold. your head feels heavy and you're frustrated that you're bedbound. what could you do with this? describe how you're feeling. "heavy," okay, that could be a large creature. "frustrated." clutched fists, scrunched expression. it's irritation but restrained, just like you are in bed. the quilt covering you is also quite pretty. you could do something with that. i put all my little pieces together and.... i end up with a large, disgruntled, four legged creature who wears a huge quilt over its back like a pack animal. its nose is rolled up like a butterfly proboscis; preventing any air flow. also, its head is heavy and low to the ground. the color palette of the creature is pale but the quilt is colorful for nice contrast. if i wanted to go further i would make the creature out of tattered (sickly, unwell) fabric and turn it into a mount for dust bunny merchants, etc. you can go far with just about anything if you push. as for how i became a character designer. you just kind of do it! i started with adoptables and then put together a portfolio with my work. as of right now however i am freelance.

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custom character design work for mawkmouth on toyhou.se

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Helloooo

im a fellow digital artist and I gotta say, I want to eat your drawings. They are just- literally incredible with your colors and how natural the poses are- I have to ask, how do you work with coloring the ocs you make? Do you add it on before or after sketches? Do you decide on color pallets in the moment or after the sketch? Hope ur day/night is going well!!

hello, thank you! i switch things up! it's whatever comes naturally to me at the time. since my blog is gaining a new audience from my song designs, this will touch on how i make those specifically. my more formal designs take longer and have a different process. as for timing: sometimes i color before (self-fill lasso tool for silhouette > clip new layer above and use the same tool to color on the new layer > sketch freely on a new loose layer on top.) sometimes i color after (sketch freely with minimal cleanup > magic wand select empty space around sketch > invert selection > fill with gray > clip new layer on top of gray > lasso tool color) as for choosing which colors to use: the palettes are always decided in the moment, but i find that i focus a lot on how the music makes me feel. colors and feelings are closely tied - like a dull blue for something sad, or a bright orange for something warm, etc. so that definitely influences my choices.

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Is it difficult to do digital art? Honestly, I want to start doing that, but the only thing I'm good at is drawing on paper and pencil, and I don't have professional equipment for digital drawing either. What do I do?

here's the wonderful thing about your situation: most people who try something new aren't going to be good at it more good news is that you don't need professional equipment to start drawing digitally. i've noticed many that are looking to transition into digital art break their wallets getting brand new equipment, but that's completely unnecessary! especially if you try it and find out you just don't like it i started with paper and pencil and was exclusively traditional for many years. my first year or two drawing digitally i used mainly ms paint and flash. flash wasn't even a drawing program tldr; you don't need anything fancy to start and it's completely expected that you're not going to be an expert right away. that's the point of learning. just start. be bad on purpose and enjoy the process

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freehand character designs based on the songs i was listening to part TWO! spot any favorites? >pt.1