Strange Art

I often get asked what kind of drugs I was on when I created these works. What do you think? Let me know. Also Check me out on Facebook as Nicole The Strange and fiverr as Nik The Weird.

[comicaurora]

DOTL comes off hiatus next week!!

the fuck

[comicaurora]

well uh check out Daughter Of The Lilies and maybe consider checking out the creator's patreon too

[thoughtportal]

painting made easier

[bobacupcake]

we are already living in the cyberpunk future and i know this because within a span of 3 days we went from this tweet:

to thousands of people making phony images and replying to them with their passionate desire to have them as a tshirt to overload the bots with nonsense and junk and send out warnings to shoppers like this:

and now we even have people replying to pictures of baby yoda with “i want this on a tshirt” knowing how ravenous disney is being with copyright in hopes to get the stores taken down altogether

i dont know what it is about stuff like this and the whole turn mei into a symbol of hk protesters thing but, its really reassuring for some reason

[pinkieperil]

And the next step…

[systlin]

https://teezyli.com/

Holy shit y’all look at the front page of the site right now

[cathrine-rose]

Oh my god

[systlin]

Anyway, I just emailed [email protected] to report the site for very evilly stealing Disney’s IP! Because obviously that is very evil and bad and shit.

[anthropohedron]

I’ve never seen such a perfect example of fighting fire with fire.

[systlin]

Holy fucking shit

[scifigrl47]

I’m DYING.

[ejacutastic]

[desarea-doodles]

😂😂😂

[raptorcivilization]

More accurately

[lotusofhope]

NFT Platforms Have Found Their New Worst Enemy: Twitter T-Shirt Bots

NFT bots have met their match in the form of t-shirt bots stealing their 'exclusive' works. Here's how it's all going down.

The next generation…

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/10/nft-bots-tshirt-online-twitter-war/

[rudywiser]

[toastyglow]

some resources for people who want to start animating

free animation programs

the 12 principles of animation

51 animation exercises (from beginner to expert)

glen keane animates a scene

my advice: have fun and play–play is learning | always be watching real life to see how things move | also be watching cool animations to learn from them | it’s hard but so worth it when things turn out well, good luck!

[croxovergoddess]

My “draw the squad” memes so far

[croxovergoddess]

Also you can buy my Ref folder here 

Patreon

[croxovergoddess]

[croxovergoddess]

Updating with some newer ones!

[theawesomeraccoon]

@mexicanesecat @raimeyl references for y'all!

[amira-zahirah]

WOW! THE OG POST!

[blintzy-pumpkin]

i will let my mind go wild with these knowing i’ll finally be able to credit the original artist

[mothanon-deactivated20200918]

EEEE FINALLY THE ORIGINAL ARTIST

[embergeist]

Oh hell yeah, going to use these later!

[boiled-teeth-and-eggs]

FINALLY! PINTEREST GO SUCK DICK WE FOUND THE SOURCE!

[croxovergoddess]

Pinterest is one of the reasons why I’m broke

[croxovergoddess]

Speaking of broke, my newest ref folder’s full of new DTS doodles is out NOW!

Buy it in my Ko-Fi store!

[the-tired-tenor]

So uh....some dude apparently recreated Adobe Photoshop feature-for-feature, for FREE, and it runs in your browser.

Anyway, fuck Adobe, and enjoy!

[revretch]

Oh damn this is REALLY good for gifs!!!!

[bogleech]

We are really in the future finally

[ilmhist-archive]

Scam Alert - Commissioning Artists Beware

Artists, there’s a scam going around on Twitter at the minute, and you never know, someone might try it over here.

This guy is messaging commissioning artists and attempting to gain access to their PayPal by pretending to need a code to pay the bill. Obviously we all know that’s bull, but if someone isn’t paying attention, is unfamiliar with PayPal commissions as a whole, or is just desperate enough for that commission money?  They might fall for it. OP’s tweet here.

PayPal will not require a code for someone to complete payment.

It’s just not how it works, I know it, you know it, the scammer knows it.  But he’s gambling on the potential that someone (and that someone is mostly likely to be a young, new artist without much commission experience under their belt, let’s be honest) doesn’t know it.  Let’s make sure everyone does. So if you’d be so kind, please boost the everliving hell out of this.  Don’t let anyone fall prey to this shady, shady individual, either here or on twitter or anywhere else.

[strangesigils]

Listening to my buddy K LeStray's album while posting my sigils, y'all should check her stuff out! I designed their logo and the album cover for the 'Corrupted' album ;D

Link to her Spotify: click this thingy

Link to her Bandcamp (I think creators get more income on here?): also click this thingy

Her twitter if yall wanna keep track of future releases: another clicky

She just came out with a new album recently too and tbh it's pretty fire

[everestseal]

Yo my dude, what's that fat bodies anatomy book you have called? I need refs and google is NOT helpful. Thank you!

Morpho: Fat and skin folds by Michel Lauricella ✌️

[fine-ass-fatshion]

Thanks @gummiprince the real MVP

[magz-archive]

[Image Description:

First image is a book cover, with the main title appearing vertically “Morpho. Anatomy for Artists”, to the right of the cover the rest of the title is there horizontally as “Fat and skin folds”, author is “Michel Lauricella”, and below is a pencil sketch of a naked fat person from a back-profile view, raising one of their arms. Below the sketch, is the publisher name “rockynook”.

Second image is a screenshot of a reply by tumblr user gummiprince saying “This is available as a free pdf here!!!! http://jointhemedia.com/server6.php?asin=1681985047″.

End of Image Description]

I checked the website link, and it isn’t a safe place to download things on, it is full of fake download buttons and images that lead to the same place with a fake download file, has comments from a bunch of bots, and fake information, and it wants you to get a “7 day trial” while having an unsecure website with no ssl certification. This is a good way to get malware and get your information stolen, I would not trust it if I were you.

Here are some safe links instead:

B-ok.lat (Free, the preview pages are wonky but the actual file is fine.)

Thriftbooks.com (Costs money, but supports the author and a decent book retail store with better business practices and cheaper prices. Is for the physical book.)

Libby.app (Virtual library app, if your library has the book, you can borrow the e-book. Requires a library card.)

[magz-archive]

^^I forgot that tumblr makes reblog additions with links disappear, but basically: The link provided before by other tumblr users in this thread is dangerous and fake, it doesn’t actually have the e-book file. I added actual safe links for the book in my reblog above, though!

@gummiprince @fatphobiabusters @fine-ass-fatshion

[mcapriglioneart]

how to draw arms ? ? 

[swagginsloths]

holy fuck

[shoutsofthunder]

holy fuck is right… but… does it work with legs???

[mcapriglioneart]

yes !!

[empresspinto]

but how much extend

[thunar]

^^^^^^^^^^

[kvothe-kingkiller]

[gabbyzvolt25]

I NEARLY CHOKED

[lifeofcynch]

ENJFDFNFATFVFDF

[deactivated-blog]

finally. i can be accurate

[shiny-charming]

This is too fucking great to not reblog

[wishem]

I give it MASCLES

BIG MACHO

[keithislactoseintolerant-deacti]

🤣🤣

[urhella-gaychloe]

LMAOOOOOO

[fernacular]

Okay but for anyone who legit wants to know how to calculate it correctly:

The elbow joint on average rests a couple inches higher than the navel, so if you measure how long the distance is from the middle of the shoulder to that point then you have the length of the upper and fore arms!

[fernacular]

So if anyone’s wondering about legs too, the simplest rule of thumb is that the length from the top of the leg to the knee is equal to the distance between the top of the leg and the bottom of the pectorals:

And I wanna stress that when i say “top of the leg” i’m not talking about the crotch (please don’t flag me tumblr it’s an anatomical term) i’m talking about the point where the femur connects to the pelvis, which is higher up on the hips:

It’s easier to see what I’m talking about in this photo of a man squatting: 

So yeah if you use that measurement when using this technique you should get fairly realistically proportioned legs:

But remember! messing with proportions is an important and fun part of character design! Know the rules first so you can then break them however you please!

[im-a-hyperion-vault-hunter-deac]

HOW THE HELL DID I FIND THIS POST OMG

[erasaure]

[i-am-corbin-dallas]

Licherally in the midst of drawing a guy and crying at how bad the arms are. Thanks Tumbles

[drrockbell]

I only ever saw the part where people started drawing the limbs outrageously long and genuinely wanted to know how to fix that, so I’m really thankful to see the rest.

[radio-rocket-deactivated2025050]

might use this later

[ginger-ale-official]

If you go to usps dot com you can order boxes for free and theyll just bring them to you. Build a fort or something man.

[high-im-kat]

I thought OP was just a hassidic hillbilly with a snoot full of honeybees, but it checks out.

Great for anyone with an online business. I might just get some for my Etsy shop.

[ginger-ale-official]

thanks man

[strangesigils]

So a couple days ago I was commissioned to create a bold stylized symbol to use as a logo for an up and coming band called "The Collier Experience"

The symbol on the left is the one they picked, it was created from the band name, the one on the right was made from a compilation of words they originally requested to be made into a symbol.

They just purchased the rights to the left image yesterday, and honestly theyve been wonderful to work with and this project was a lot of fun to do.

As of right now they only have 2 singles out but I'd really love if people could go check them out on spotify , I think they have real talent and I'm excited to see what music they come out with in the future

They're planning on releasing their first full album around November or December, using the logo I designed, I'll make another post when it comes out!

[nts101]

Update on my commission work here!

Question: I dont use this blog as much as I probably should, should I post my paid commissions here?

[eggsaladstain]

patriot act is back y’all and it’s as good as ever

https://www.dontgetkickedout.com/ 

[leave-her-a-tome]

(source)

Unsplash -  photography, illustration, and art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Stockvault.net - stock photos

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

Please add on if you know any more sites for free images <3

[fischotterkunst]

yall look at this shit ad*be is tryna pull now on ppl who have outdated software:

(note for context: i’m all for piracy, but in this case my copy of CS6 was downloaded years ago when they were giving it away to students. i got it totally legally.)

[fischotterkunst]

so here is what NOT to do if you’re a loyal fan of adobe who has the cash to shell out for a newer and shittier version of the product you already paid for.

1) DON’T use your search bar to find and open the Run app

2) DON’T type in services.msc

3) DON’T find Adobe Genuine Software Integrity Services and right-click to get a dropdown menu, and don’t select ‘properties’

4) if you happen to click properties, DON’T use the startup type dropdown to locate the option to disable the program. be sure you DON’T click apply to finalize that change. 

5) DO NOT do the same thing in order to also disable Adobe Genuine Software Monitor 

if you do all of these things, this WILL disable adobe’s ability to monitor the software, and you will be forced to continue using the same older software that you already paid for instead of having to sign up for a newer, shittier version and pay more for it. so if you have lots of cash to spare and are cool with putting it the pockets of racketeering capitalists, definitely don’t do any of these things. 

however, you SHOULD reblog this to spread the word, as we certainly want to make sure lots of people know what NOT to do :)

[hideousgourd]

I’M SORRY MA'AM. I KNOW YOU’RE UPSET.

Pretend to be upset.

[june-egbert-official]

OP how could you

I hope none of my friends who use Adobe programs find this, follow your detailed instructions, and spread the word. That would be devastating!

[trainwreckgenerator]

extremely cool news for the adventure zone graphic novel illustrators today!!

tl;dr - we were paid pennies for full page illustrations, the mcelroys didnt know and are now trying to get contributors fair compensation.

this goes to show how important it is to talk openly about your pay as a freelancer - it's crucial to cultivate an industry environment with strongly enforced ethical pay standards, and in which the people with the power to do something about it know when something's wrong.

[strangesigils]

“Black Lives Matter”

You can keep this on you during protests or have it on the front or back of your banners or signs.

In case you are pepper sprayed or tear gassed while protesting : ~Have lots of milk on you to put in your eyes to help neutralize the sting a bit ~Keep your breathing low and slow. Breath in through your mouth and out through your nose, you DO NOT want that shit in your nose, they taught my mom this during her short time in the Navy when they had to do exercises in a tear gas chamber for as long as they could. (I don’t think this applies so much to pepper spray)

This is not a debate post, don’t start shit on my post or you’ll be blocked on sight. Make your own post about your issue and keep my sigils out of it. And before y’all fuckin say it, don’t fucking “All Lives Matter” at me. All lives can’t matter till black and other POC lives matter.