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Hey everyone! So I’ve had a Patreon for a long while now and up until recently I couldn’t really figure out how to use it to do the things I wanted to do. After some help from other creators and some overhauling I feel comfortable presenting it out to peeps!

I plan on using this to really work deeply on the comic/illustrated novel series I’d like to start. For the time being since its still pretty small time its lots of lore and world building! So if you are into fantasy/dragons/cat beasts/magic/art come check it out!

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SenshiStock’s gallery consists of millions of pictures that are free to use as reference.

General Drawing Poses Sit and Kneel Dramatic and Reaching Drawing Poses Magic and Hogwarts Drawing Poses Staff Weapon Pose Reference Hammer, Axe and Bat Pose Reference Sword Weapon Drawing Reference Small Bladed Weapon Pose Reference Gun Weapon Pose Reference Bow and Arrow Archery Stock Foreshortening and Perspective Poses Dynamic Flying Falling Action Poses Deafeated or Laying Drawing Poses Magic Crystal Magical Girl Wand Weapon Transformations and Dance Cards Back Pose Reference Pin Up Inspired Poses for Drawing Performances Poses Life in General Poses Fights and Fighting Pose Reference Leaning Poses Classic Sailor Senshi Poses Wings Sailor Moon Villains Pairs Romance or Couples Pose Reference All the Male Stock Hanging Stock Drawing Reference Three or More Groups Instruments Mirrors Whip  Technobabble  

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A glorious fuck-ton of human pose references.

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reblogging because i feel like maybe i can draw again. sometime maybe soon.

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This is amazingly useful. Yasss been needing a post like this for a while!

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[PT and EN] Vielmond’s Painting Technique I by vielmond

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The art from my 2016 Christmas card! Designed from the Standard-Winged Nightjar

art(c) Me

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A WIP shot of some Dark Souls fanart I’ve been scratching away at! I actually really like the way this is turning out which is why everyone is getting to see it incomplete!

Art created by Me! :)

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Art and Pokemon!

Bored? Come join me for dragon art and Pokemon Orange Islands

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Hey there long story short is bills… bills man! So to help pay for said bills I am doing a Pokemon Sponser thing! For $5 I will doodle a Pokemon of your choice! Like the examples above! Interested fill out the form at this link! I would prefer not to do duplicates so there is a checklist I will be updating linked in the form. Thank you so much! https://goo.gl/forms/qqKJNos2O2Z3hICC2

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Fun times with pneumonia and midterms! As you can see I am le suck with traditional painting! XD

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While the forces of life and death work together, they don't always see eye to eye. Where one would relish in the fires of rebirth, the other strives for the protection of old roots.

Orran and Asta and art (c) Myself

**Prints are available!!!!!!!!Contact me for info!**

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skintone palettes

Oh hell yes

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th-thank you Tumblr

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yesss :A:

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for any artists following me

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i recently deleted all my photoshop swatches on accident and had to go back to the default with no skintones so yES I WILL MAKE IT BETTER THAN BEFORE

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I did a meme because sometimes a meme is necessary!

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DISTORT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN! Well, honestly suffering from a life crisis, crashing and burning and being reborn so around I suppose. Have some of my most recent works! A mix of traditional/digital/experiments Dragons, Horses, Goats Oh my!

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http://the-8-elements.deviantart.com/art/Common-Sword-Types-290730689

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And this whole time i’d been picturing a longsword whenever I read broadsword.

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Commissioning and Copyrights Followup

I wanted to write a followup to yesterday’s post, addressing some questions and critiques people have had.

Isn’t a commission a Work For Hire?

Only if it is stated as such. In order for a commission to be considered “Work For Hire” the artist needs to agree to it ahead of time in writing. Many commercial freelance contracts do contain “Work For Hire” clauses, but commissioned artwork is not Work For Hire by default. You can read more about this topic here: http://www.americanbar.org/publications/tyl/topics/intellectual-property/copyrights_and_works_made_hire.html

I commissioned an artist to draw my character. It’s my character so doesn’t that mean I automatically own the art?

You still own the character, but not the rights to the art by default. When you commission an artist, you are giving them permission to draw your character in that specific context. This doesn’t grant the artist full usage rights to your character, that character still belongs to you, and I believe the artist can’t turn around and sell prints of that art without your permission, because that is outside the original scope of what you’ve “licensed” them to do with the character (someone please correct me if I’m wrong here). But at the same time, even though it depicts their character, the commissioner can’t redistribute or edit the art without the artist’s permission. Basically, both of your copyrights are protected here.

If I buy a shirt or a CD, it belongs to me and I can sell it if I want. It’s the same if I commission art, right?

Ownership of physical commodities is not the same as usage rights of intellectual property. If you buy a painting or one specific print, yes, you can sell that specific physical print or painting to someone else. (Note: There are some additional rules about the transfer and sale of physical art that sometimes apply here). 

If you buy a CD, or a shirt, however, you’re not buying the rights to the songs on the CD or the rights to the shirt design. You can’t make copies of the CD and put them up (for free or for sale) on the internet for other people to download. That would be copyright infringement. This applies to art you have commissioned as well. Visual artists retain usage rights of their art unless otherwise negotiated just like music artists do. They retain the right to decide how and where the art is distributed. 

I think the confusion arises because commissioners assume that what they are paying for when commissioning an artist is the art itself. Technically, what you are paying for is the service. Unless the artist gives you a piece of physical property, all you are paying for is the creation of the art, not the art itself. And even if they do include a piece of physical property (such as a print or actual painting), you own that painting, but again, not the copyrights to that painting. 

This gets even more confusing with digital files. Most people don’t realize that copying art electronically is still copying and posting it on websites is redistribution. 

Well that’s not fair. You mean I paid for this commission and I can’t even post it on my Twitter? Do you really feel that commissioners shouldn’t be allowed to share the art they commission?

My previous post was intended as an explanation of the legal facts of art copyright, not as statement of what I personally feel commissioners/artists should or should not do. 

In my experience, most artists tend to be fairly flexible about actually enforcing redistribution rights of personal character commissions. Many of them don’t mind if the commissioner posts the art online, edits it to use as an avatar, etc. But unless they have already transferred rights, they do still retain the legal right to object if they want to, and some artists aren’t okay with some (or all) forms of distribution. So the safest practice is to talk to the artist you want to commission and ask what exactly you are allowed to do with the art. 

I believe (again, I am not a legal expert, so someone please correct me if I am wrong here), a conversation with an artist in writing (such as an email exchange) in which the artist says you can post the art to your twitter, for example, counts as obtaining legal permission, even there’s not an official signed contract involved. So all you have to do is ask the artist you’re commissioning what your usage rights are and they can grant them to you right there in their email reply! Obviously signed contracts are harder to argue with and easier to enforce, so I wouldn’t recommend relying on casual email exchange for a big job. Make sure you have a clear, signed contract for stuff like that.

Again, these laws don’t exist to make things frustrating or unfair for commissioners, but to protect artists’ rights. Imagine, if you commissioned an artist for a piece of art, and the artist assumed this was just a personal commission you were going to hang on your wall, so they charged you accordingly. But then you turn around and use the art as a logo for a major brand and start successfully mass-producing merchandise with it. You are now potentially making a ton of money off of the artist’s work; significantly more than you originally paid them for it. That is the sort of scenario these laws are designed to protect against. Because of current copyright law, you would be unable to do this, and the artist would be able to sue you for damages, since had they known you actually wanted art for commercial use, they likely would have charged much more or asked for royalties on the product. 

If, however, the artist relinquished all usage rights to you in writing, you are in the clear. If they signed a contract, knowing that by signing it, you can do whatever you want with the art, and they later see you making much more off of it than they did, that’s on the artist, not on you.

Artists, if you want an easy way to grant commissioners some restricted rights to the art you have created for them, I recommend looking into Creative Commons! This is a great way to licence your work for personal use, while still requiring things such as attribution, and restricting commercial uses of the work.

*Disclaimer: Again, I am not a legal expert. This is just based on my personal experiences working as an artist and my own readings on copyright law. Please consult a lawyer if you need professional legal advice.

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You bored, or feeling artsy but don’t have any inspiration...? *updated!*

Do you need to distract yourself? Or are you simply bored? Here are some great websites to make the time pass.

create pixel art

Awesome photo editor and art program, all free…!

Totally free transparent textures

make a cute chibi

draw some cool generative art

be a graffiti creator

create a picassohead (you don’t need to be a picasso to do so)

paint online

another awsome site to create pixel art on

and another one

create your own mandala

or color one

create an avatar

or you can try creating your own superhero

here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes

here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,

Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unkown

here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music

Need a model in a certain pose for drawing? here

Want to build your own planet

here is a website where you can create your own galaxies

make your own pattern (very useful if you need a new background)

create next hit comic

make a city which looks like something from 90′s games

draw a mandala like design

jig saw puzzles

more jig saw puzzles to solve

create a stunning HTML5 animation - no coding!

make a movie

create and dress up dolls

play a piano

you can also play a guitar

create sounds

another sound creator

create a logo

design your dream home

sketch rooms

explore fashion trends and create your own sets

build a website

try this app for building a website

Or maybe start learning how to code!

design your own t-shirt or a beanie or sweatpants and order them

design your own phone case

pretend to be a graphic designer with this cool online tool

Make your own Glitch art

Here’s another glitch art maker

And another!

Holy hell, here’s a third!

make an image look like it was created by a commodore 64

freaking cool text generator!

Easy to use word processor

Make up really cool patterns or run your photos through it :)

Write an essay on anything with no hassle

Wanna see how something you write would look like if it was on JacksFilms YGS((Your Grammar Sucks videos on YouTube))?

Make pictures out of text

ASCII word generator

Need an idea for some fanart-here :D

Still haven’t found something that would float your boat? Try these:

watch a documentary

learn to code

do something yourself

workout with the help of this great youtube channels

learn things

play pokemon or zelda or other awesome old school games

waste your time on miniclip

play games at additing games

or try games at agame

calm your thoughts

the quiet place

it will be okay

vent or listen to someone

pour out your soul

explore the sky

look at art from around the world

virtually visit museum of iraq

explore world with arounder

create a music playlist

list through rare books

scroll useful science website

create sand art

brain games

try out tastekid and discover new favorite band or movie or book

interactive 3D anatomy

random street view

post a secret

create a family tree

find our what’s the difference between x and y

help scientists and become volunteer researcher

create your own font

read a classic short story

In the mood to read, but not sure exactly what book to go for?

scribble on maps

listen to letters

play with acrobots

listen to podcasts

make a bucket list

Ever want to see the most truly useless websites in creation?

Prank a friend with this blue screen of death!

Zone out watching the colors drip down

Maybe none of these peeked your interest-maybe you’ve been wanting to create an o.c, but never really knew how to start-or you just enjoy making O.C’s….

This masterlist is to help you in making your own OCs….it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! (´ヮ`)!

How to Write Better OCs:

basic tips on how to make your oc even better

tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great

writing specific characters

a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character

kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME

Character Development:

how to actually make an OC

Q&A (to develop characters)

more Q&As

giving your character a backstory

how to write an attractive character

Need an Appearance idea?

Humanoid generator? check

Here’s another one

and maybe if you didn’t like those this’ll work

Need Monsterpeople?

Well, then here ya’ go

Maybe you need Cats?

Diversity

adding more racial diversity

avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it

writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)

masterpost on writing more diversity into your story

cultures of the world

guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu

Test to see if your character is a Sue

Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus

Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues

Villains

villain generator

need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam

villain archetypes

what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?

Relationships

character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)

how to write strong relationships between two characters

8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others

OCxLove Interest Handbook

develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!

how to write realistic relationships

how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)

ARCHETYPES

12 common archetypes

8 archetypes for male/female characters

female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)

a list of archetypes

NAMES

how to name your character

random name generator

most common surnames

surnames by ethnicity

APPEARANCE

tips for better design

basic appearance generator

pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)

clothing ref masterpost

Clothing generator

Another clothing generator

More clothing generator

Aaaand even more

Steam punk clothing

Char Style preference

Dress Generator

DETAILS

give your character better powers

a list of professions

proactive vs reactive characters

positive and negative traits

interest generator

skills generator

motivation generator

123 ideas for character flaws

list of phobias

Oh shit someone died

Backgrounds and stuff? yep

Quirks

Personality. you need that shit

Need something fandom related?

City generator hell yeah

location? got ya

World-building?

make your own god damn laws

Landscape.

Need Item names?

Fantasy/sci-fi/etc. medicine names

Stuff to make things more interesting.Weapons, clothes, treasures… whatever your characters need.

Item & Artifact Generators

Other stuffs!

Genre, Plot, & Story Prompt Generators

How did your characters meet?

Fanfic plots. you bet your ass.