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my names cara! im an artist who really enjoys making ocs and creating aus! im always happy to talk about them anytime, and i do haha

currently im really into dc comics

#cara speaks #this is a pinned post

catsdelightful-deactivated20240

Hey artists, C. Spike Trotman, founder of Iron Circus Comics, just posted an invaluable thread on depicting different types of black hair. I’d do the thing where you screencap the whole thread and post it but it’s just too long (which is great because it’s a whole lot of useful information!) Give her a follow while you’re there.

Anyway, go check it out. I just wanted to save it and share it because I didn’t know how much I didn’t know!

misslunarose

This is an amazing resource, not only for artists, but for writers too! I love this!

{ID - tweet from @/Iron_Spike that reads, “Black Hair for Non-Black Artists: a Cheat Sheet Thread. Hi, folks! Just spur-of-the-moment decided to put together some reference for folks who want to draw/model black characters in their work, but arent confident they won’t make simple, obvious mistakes w/r/t black hair. END ID}

obi-mom-kenobi

I noticed in the comments that some people can’t see the thread, so I took screenshots for y'all!

More will come in reblogs, since tumblr has an image limit

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jamiegeode

@creatingblackcharacters !!!

if i get one mre fucking gambling app pop up while scrolling im gonnndo something to get meon the news

#cara speaks

37 and 55 for oc ask game

37- do they have any difficulties when it comes to intimacy

i think when in the beginning of a relationship absolutely. but as time grows nico becomes very like. needy. theyre kinda touchstarved, they like holding hands or hugs and they really like sex once theyve overcome their initial shyness.

but after death + resurrection nico definitely has a hard time being intimate. theyre afraid of touching people, or hurting them, and of being touched.

55- how much harm can your oc take from others before they put an end to it

a lot. nicos meek and shy and i think from growing up with their father and brother in an angry house of men, they really just. retract into themselves. as well, being just like an odd kid they have trouble standing up for themselves or putting them first. i think with a partner who is patient and understanding, nico begins to be able to speak up for themselves more as they become more confident

#oc #nico lawrence

5 + 13

5- what's your oc birth order in their family and how has that affected them growing up

wonderful i can talk about nicos freak of a brother

nico is the youngest child! they have one older brother who is like, 15 or so years older than they are! per their families traditions, the youngest child (usually a daughter) is named for the previous one. so nico was name after their aunt (their deadname) their aunt was the previous sacrifice of the ritual they went through, tho ofc things were different with nico. so bc nico was 'special' and 'destined' for this path at the end of their life, they were like. i dont want to say coddled, bc it wasn't really, but to him, he saw nico getting special attention. he was jealous and angry at nico about it, and also weirdly obsessive. hes a freak whose always scared nico, and was the one who kidnapped and murdered nico for the cult ritual to offer their body up to the cults god

so uh. it affected them pretty heavily.

13- how important is hygiene and tidiness are in your oc's life

pretty important! nico showers often, and they like to keep their apartment neat and tidy since they rarely leave it sometimes

#oc #nico lawrence

7 and 9 for the oc ask game? 👀

7- name one special and one mundane thing about your oc

special... im trying to think of anything other than the Cult Stuff, because its not really special. its more like... a designation of fate? the powers they get, the posession, its nothing special, something horrible was done to them in order for that to happen. i think... bc nico eventually gets magic due to the possession of the entity inside of them- the magic maniofests as death and rot- touching things can literally melt the skin off a body, rust a car- etc. i think eventually, as nico learns to use their abilities, it becomes more natural, more healing almost, as their magic shifts or they learn from a teacher or smth

mundane is that nico writes fanfiction in their free time! they really enjoy writing :-)

9- what is something your oc have too much of and something they have too little of

too much fear and too little bravery

#oc #nico lawrence #sorry this took so long to do fdhjsklafd

carmahnart

Hey y’all I have an announcement! My web app that I’ve been working on, Afro Index, is now live! It’s a visual reference library of Black hairstyles, for artist, animators, writers, and anyone who wants to learn more about them!

Check it out at afroindex.org! 💛✨

A reference library for Black hairstyles with accurate naming, structured filtering, and curated reference images.

loveridden1999

starting a collection

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danidarkarts

@factual-fantasy

fynori

i'd like to add that the shadow color isnt necessarily dictated entirely by the primary light source, but the bounce light! so for the example of a sunny environment, the reason the shadows are blue are because of the light from the blue sky reflects across the environment; but, if the character were to be under tree cover, the bounce light would be coming from the leaves and thus the shadow would look greener.

danidarkarts

Yee yee!!! You got it right on the nose!

Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!

Gotta work on my bounce light 💪

labrador-entity

My good friends this is called using a

Gamut Mask

(image via )

James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!

I would also suggest that in digital processing, rather than apply a regular colour layer at a mid opacity, try out the different types of layers, Eg. Screen or Multiply. This can give you at least a starting point to help direct your colour palette.

technecat-scratchings

Layer Blend Modes are so so so important to working in digital art. There's a ton of math that goes into figuring out how the layers should blend together, which is why some of the modes you can pick are literally called Multiply, Add, Divide, and Difference (that's subtraction). The graphics software takes the color values of your base and blend layers and runs a calculation to get your resulting layer appearance. The ones that don't have specifically mathematical sounding names are still doing calculations, but they're more complicated (think linear Algebra and higher). Some of them, like dodge and burn, are named for actual photo editing techniques.

While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.

An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!

Want to learn even more about the math-y stuff? It has great film visuals! A video from FilmmakerIQ: You need some basic knowledge of RGB color models, understanding of values/luma, and at least a tenuous understanding of Algebraic formulas. (26 minutes) https://youtu.be/F7_kaTP7_W4?si=x0urqXZ8f51nQVKl

anyrava

Another tutorial I‘ve made, about digital brushwork this time!

You can find more tutorials for a few bucks on my Ko-Fi Shop if you've found this helpful and would like to support me in making more resources like this🙏 ☀️🍃

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Oc ASK GAME

1- if your oc could pick anywhere in their world to live where would that be

2- name a positive trait of theirs and a downside to it

3- how does your oc feel about their given name

4- what is your oc bravest moment

5- what's your oc birth order in their family and how has that affected them growing up

6- is there an experience(s) that your oc feels like they missed out on

7- name one special and one mundane thing about your oc

8- are they insecure and to what extent and in what way does their insecurity manifest

9- what is something your oc have too much of and something they have too little of

10- did they at any point of their life believe that they are destined for something bigger or were they always satisfied in their situation

11- what's a memory that your oc recall vividly that others in their life don't seem to remember as well

12- what does your oc default to in order to distract themselves

13- how important is hygiene and tidiness are in your oc's life

14- how closely does your oc observe others and try to assign meaning to their words and actions

15- how much pride does your oc take in what they do

16- what is a negative trait your oc inherited from their primary care taker(s) and are they aware of it

17- do your oc like their own company

18- is your oc invested in the fate of their species or their kind or race

19- what are the three worst days of your oc entire life

20- a custom/tradition in your oc culture that they dislike or disagree with

21- how much do your oc surveil themselves and monitor their own thoughts and emotions

22- is your oc more likely to question aspects of their reality or more likely to accept things as they are

23- how important is comfort to your oc and to what extent do they seek it

24- what does your oc think happens after they die

25- what is something that is not necessarily true that your oc believe in

26- what or who is your oc protective of the most

27- how would your oc define beauty

28- does your oc usually take the lead in their lives and are the ones to initiate or do they mostly stay in place and react

29- if your oc were to disappear suddenly how would that affect others in their life and who would be the most affected

30- what is your oc naturally drawn to or what comes naturally to them

31- how does your oc express their emotions or vent in a nonverbal way

32- how important is freedom to them

33- what is one thing about your oc that others would find hard to believe

34- what do they feel their added value to their world and community is

35- a part/side of your oc that is hard to deal with

36- talk about a time your oc acted in a way that doesn't align with who they are

37- do they have any difficulties when it comes to intimacy

38- what's something your oc come to accept as a fact of life that can't be changed and can only be dealt with

39- what's something your oc believed would go on forever but did not

40- what is a repeated pattern in their life and do they recognize it or try to break it

41- what is the one thing that your oc can never see themselves be or do

42- do they have an extreme personality in other words are they usually at opposite ends of the spectrum or towards the middle

43- how much psychological pressure can your oc withstand before they have a nervous collapse

44- what is the most effort they put into anything in their life

45- what is something that they deserve but would never give to themselves

46- how does your oc generally react to hurting someone they care about

47- name an example of something your oc earned in their life and something that was given to them

48- what is a part of your oc that they feel reluctance to share with others including their loved ones and what effect does that have on their relationship

49- what do they believe is the right way to resist or object to things they disagree with and do they follow through with that

50- what emotions do they find easy to express and which ones do they find difficult to show

51- if your oc could give up one fortune/privilege in their life for another what would it be

52- who does your oc owe the most in their life and why is that

53- how big of a life does your oc lead

54- what is something they believed they would not survive but did anyway

55- how much harm can your oc take from others before they put an end to it

56- what is something your oc romanticize or glamorize

#ask me about nico #🔫