aes&ref

hi! welcome to my reference/aesthetic blog. feel free to take a look around!

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[redlipstickresurrected]

Shirō Kasamatsu aka 笠松紫浪 (Japanese, 1898-1991, b. Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan) - Shirahone Hotspring, Shinshu, 1935 (1946-57 printing) Woodblock Prints

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[kiera--b]

friday night tutorial time

this post is massive but i tried to cover both the conceptual and technical side, hopefully it’s somewhat coherent

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[decorkiki]

A Visual #Fashion Guide For Women - Necklines, Skirt Types & More!

By KikiCloset.com

[emptyjunior]

Rebloggimg for writing reference

[anemiechen-deactivated20250105]

THAT scares me! :-O

[s-n-arly]

Great reference, however since gypsy is a racial slur, I recommend using broomstick skirt or broom skirt instead; they’re equally common terms (or more common depending on where you live) and aren’t nearly as offensive.

[grizandnorm]

Tuesday Tips - Cape It Simple!

I don’t need to add too much explanation today. A cape, cloak or long coat simplifies the silhouette of most character, gives them a unique look or presence and conceals a lot of the overall anatomy. Keep track of the character underneath to know where to fold, drop or stretch the fabric. The fabric itself should play a role too. Different behave differently. Movement and gravity are key to “ground” your character in the environment and make it look believable. -Norm @grizandnorm #capeitsimple #100tuesdaytipsbook #100tuesdaytips #arttutorial #arttips

[y2kaestheticinstitute]

J-POP Cafe Odaiba - FANTASTIC DESIGN WORKS (Katsunori Suzuki) (2002) 

“Restaurant situated in Sega’s Tokyo Joypolis, this cafe features a futuristic, organic design composed of solid plaster & plastic. The chairs, tables, and walls all seem to meld together into a color-shifting ‘jelly bean gloop’. The approach from the outside deck is a long tunnel leading into the center of the space.”

[armthearmour]

A very simply hilted Rapier, South German, ca. 1550-1575, from Czerny’s International Auction House.

[honeymushroom]

The Selçuklu/Seljuk Fantail is a rare pigeon breed originating in Konya, Turkey.  This breed was kept and protected within the walls of Seljuk palaces during the Anatolian Seljuk Empire. 

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[idrawgirls-blog]

How to paint skin

How to paint skin. Skin tone tutorial for digital painting. Live stream schedule: (Set reminder on my channel to get AutoNotification) Fri 12:00 pm PST This video show you how to paint skin tone. 1) How to select base skin and skin tone variation 2) How to pick darker and lighter tone base on natural light and skin tone base 3) How facial structure has cool and warm zone. 4) How the background color will also affect your skin temperature. 5) How to paint skin on portrait video demo

[toastyglow]

In your livestream you recommended people learn gestures, I was just wondering if there was any book recommendations or advice you could give to a beginner like me?

@mari-vantas as well!

Gesture Drawing Resources (may feature artistic nudity beyond the link!!!!)

Posemaniacs (also has 3d rotateable model of a head, v handy)CroquisCafe and New Masters Academy (YouTube channels with videos where models do timed poses; the NMA playlist linked has clothed poses)Bodies in Motion (cool Edward Muybridge-style photo sequences; also has a timed slideshow option!)

Anatomy Resources are…well, there are a lot of tutorials floating around online, but to be honest I can’t think of any specific ones?  There’s also this book about anatomy for artists, which I used to copy drawings out of, and this one that’s just full of people making faces!  I always enjoyed drawing the expressions onto various characters. uvu

Lastly (and leastly haha), I did a bunch of tutorials for Patreon and recently put them up for sale on Gumroad, so if you’re interested on my take on any of these…

…and you’ve got $5 to spare, there’s that?

That’s what I got!  Hope it helps, guys! ^O^

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Artwork by Kazumasa Nagai

[batwynn]

Someone asked how I do the glowy thing, soooo, here’s some how to do the glowy thing in Manga Studio. :3 

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