Mayoi Draws Stuff

Welcome to my art blog! My current hyperfixations are the The Gaslight District, Hi-Fi Rush, and basically anything with bright colors and banging music. Wanna check out my main? Head over to dancing-with-mayoi.tumblr.com to see what I'm talking about!

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꧁༺ "𝓜𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱" ༻꧂

Happy first anniversary to The Gaslight District! This chaos-clad show has had its hooks in me for a year now, and I'm eager for more! Plus, I think it's pretty sweet that I get to share my birthday with its anniversary!

Thank you Nick and Glitch, and here's to many more wonderfully wild years to come!

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Free Resources for Digital Artists

I try to save resources when I come across them, just in case myself (or someone I know) ends up needing them, and this is one of those collections.

I have not tried all of these, so please let me know if there are any problems.

💻 Programs:

Digital Art Specific:

Krita: Open source free program

Light Brush: a web-based drawing program

Photoshop Alternative:

PhotoPea: online (no download) alternative to photoshop

GIMP: photoshop alternative program

Other:

Blender: pro-level 3D creation software

OpenToonz: animation

Inkscape: Free open-sourced program for Vector format files

Vectr: Create and export vector graphics as SVG or PNG files.

Polotno Studio: Free Canva alternative

💃References

👤 Humans:

Kibbitzer: Draws references poses and images

toshi: Draws references poses and images

Character Posers:

PoseMy.Art: a free character poser

Referenceangle.com: You can move a head in any angle

JustSketchMe: Character poser (Free limited version)

Poseit (app only)

Easy Pose (app only)

Other:

Wildlife Reference Photos

Floor Plan Creator: design a floor plan, then view it in 3D

x6ud.github.io: Skull poser

Character Design References: it has an overwhelming huge list of references for drawing

📚 Misc:

🎨 Palettes:

CoMiGo’s Palette Generator

Palentton

Colors.co

Colormind

ColourLovers

🎮 Video Games and Pixel Art:

Universal LPC Spritesheet Generator (free)

RPG Character Builder (Free)

RPG Map Editor 2

LDtk: Level Designer Toolkit

PixilArt: Create and share pixel art

LibreSprite: a free open-sourced program for animating pixel sprites

💬 Fonts:

Calligraphr: Turns your handwriting into a useable font

FreeTypography: Free fonts for commercial use

Creative Fabrica: Free fonts for commercial use (sign-up required. Click “Menu,” then “Freebies.”)

Google Fonts

💡 Learning:

Line-Of-Action: This one could go in references, but I didn't put it there, because this website is specifically for practicing art

Quick Poses: Practice drawing poses

The Etherington Brothers: A free encyclopedia of drawing tutorials

📃 Other:

TinyWow : Collection of several free online tools

Pattern.Monster: Create patterns to be used for clothing or website background tiles

Designspiration: lets you search for graphic design inspiration and see what your competitors are doing

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More free programs:

💻 Programs:

Digital Art Specific:

FireAlpaca - easy and light to use. I've been using this professionally for 15 years or so. Has a built in comic page tool.

PaintTool SAI - excellent option for painters especially! Mentioning also:

Medibang Paint - works as an editing program like Photoshop, too. Has a built in comic page tool. Minus; contains adds :(

Editing (for professional use, too):

Canva - free editing and design program similar to Photoshop and Illustrator. Can be used for commercial use, too!

Pixelied - free editing and design program similar to Photoshop and Illustrator. Can be used for commercial use, too!

💃References

Free reference sources, including free commercial use:

Pixabay - 4.2+ million free stock images

PxHere - Free images & Free stock photos

Pexel - Free images & videos

(Free commercial use = you can create and use stuff for sales, blogs, webpages, promotions, and for customers and marketing with these resources.)

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Happy Holidays, everyone! What goodies are you hoping for this season?

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"She was a bad egg"

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art cheats

hello i am here today to not lose track of the art cheats i have discovered over the years. what i call art cheat is actually a cool filter/coloring style/way to shade/etc. that singlehandedly makes art like 20 times better

80’s anime style

glitch effect

glow effects

adding colors to grayscale paintings

foreshortening ( coil )

foreshortening ( perspective )

clipping group (lines)

clipping group (colors)

dramatic lighting ( GOOD )

shading metal

lighting faces

that is all for today, do stay tuned as i am always hunting for cool shit like this

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I apologize for being quiet here, and I hope to start sharing some of my more recent works.

But, I am once again opening up commissions! If you're curious about what's offered, or have any questions, feel free to reach out!

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Below the cut, a sketchpage of Rayman. One side dedicated to breaking him down from an art standpoint, the other dedicated to using what I've learned to draw him in my own style.

Contains spoilers for Captain Laserhawk!!!

Funny to think this Thingamajig would make me start posting on Tumblr again, lol. I love Rayman in all his forms. I never expected to see him as an angsty, angry anti-hero, but I love it nonetheless! 2023 is definitely a good year for this dude!

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EMERGENCY ICON COMISSIONS!

My commissions are open at the moment!

There's an ongoing family emergency and we really need support! If you can't commission, that's totally fine! Sharing and spreading the word is more than enough!

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Because Tumblr is being a brat, I'm sharing my Twitter post.

I have 5 slots open. Once those are complete, I'll open up 5 more.

I have also opened a Ko-fi account. If you would like to support me there, that would be wonderful. It's not necessary, as spreading the word is more than enough. Thank you all.

Buy Aly (Dancing-with-mayoi) a Coffee. ko-fi.com/mayoidraws

Become a supporter of Aly (Dancing-with-mayoi) today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love with no fees on donations.

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My finished art for my DMA class!!!

I'm so happy with how it turned out!

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"We ain't got no money, we're just living free

I just wanna be a rockstar, baby!"

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Aside from depressed angel boi, I also love these ruthless queens.

These ladies are the Filo Zaire (purple hair) and RaVn (green hair) from the FNF vs. Medical Euphoria Mod. It's a lovely little Mod that deserves so much more attention than it's gotten over the last few months. Voiced dialogue, banger tracks, fun (but not super tricky) mechanics, and a story that leaves you questioning just what Boyfriend will have to face next. I really recommend it, especially if you're like me, who tends to hyperfixate on medical knowledge or likes to watch medical dramas.

Please check it out if you're interested, and show some support to it's creators!

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Yeah....

There's really no other way around it.

I love this angel boi.

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An old headcanon of mine (that I still love to this day) is that Armaros ends up adopting a pair of rescued Budgies.

I just want my angel boi to be happy.

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I still love making stained glass inspired portraits, lol.

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So, the FNF Vs. Big Brother Mod had an official Discord server, but it's being taken down at the end of the week. I made these Prefallen Killer (Armaros) emotes for fun, and the creator of the mod (who was also head of the server) liked them enough that they were put in as official emotes!

These four I made as extras for fun. They weren't used, but I still love them!

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Oh, boy...

I've been off of Tumblr for a while...

But I got a lot of art to share....

I may start setting up a queue for it tomorrow...