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[asterein]

As promised, here is a very brief overview of transparency art! Thank you all for your interest! Note: the images are transparent too!

Below the cut I included a sort of walkthrough of one of my transparency pieces!

Firstly, thank you for your interest! I will give a walkthrough of this piece here!

As a short disclaimers, I just want to say that this is my way of doing it, and there are many other ways different artists may make works as well, and all ways are correct! I’m just showing you how I do it!

Secondly, I’m specifically talking about photoshop CC, which is the program I am using. The concept itself is the same, but how to implement these features may vary program to program. 

Lastly, I still consider myself sort of a beginner, as I have not done transparency arts for that long, and I still have a lot to learn, so take these tips and walkthrough with a pinch of salt!

When deciding what to make, I wanted to go with the concept of a background inside someone, and the idea of the ocean and Lance hearing it through a shell kind of came to me. 

I first started with the lineart of Lance! It was initially drawn on white:

Then, I made a pure black background layer on top of the white background layer. That would be to see the white! Following that, I solid colored lance with pure white. It’s helpful to make the background color semi transparent so you can see both the black lineart and white. 

The use of layer masks was key to making these kinds of transparency works. They allow shades from black to white to be drawn ‘normally’ on the mask and translate them into levels of opacity! 

In this image, for demonstration, I made a bunch of rectangles on a mask layer over the plain white layer. The rectangles were drawn with different shades, but because they were on a layer mask, that translated those shades to opacities. White = completely solid Black = completely transparent

Using layer mask, I made the gradient for the ocean. 

The next was drawing the ocean and sky. I made these with pure white at different opacities. I tended to alter the opacity of the brush a lot to achieve the different variations of white. These were done on many white layers on top of one another.

I continued doing this and layering whites on top of one another until it resembled an ocean, then went back to the original white layer and added shadows using layer masks again! I repeated switching between layer masks and drawing on top with white these until they look satisfactory! 

I also used the voltron symbol and colored it pure white and added it in! Along with stars and other sources of light! I used a blurry brush with a low opacity for the ‘glow’ around the clouds and the icon!

Lastly, I opened Lance’s eyes! They were ‘drawn’ just by erasing the bottom white layer with the pencil tool I used for the lineart, but they could have also theoretically been done using layer masks too.

And he is done! 

Important: When saving the image, ensure you are saving it in a format that preserves opacity! For example, in photoshop I save it as a .png file! Make sure that you get rid of the background so you are left with nothing there! 

On photoshop it looks like this:

I hope this was helpful! Depending on the type of art, the techniques used in transparency works may vary! Sometimes I use mostly just solid erasing rather than layer masks, other times, like this, I use a lot of masks and layers. Often if you are doing works with gradients, varying levels of grey, shade and smaller details, masks are better, while for the type of “disappearing/changing” parts of linearts, erasing is better. This is only one way of doing it - the potential in this kind of art is endless!

I hope this reads okay, and if you have any other questions, you can always message me! If you got through this long walkthrough, thank you very much for reading!

If you are interested in seeing more transparency works, I made a blog dedicated to them @transparent-art and if you make transparency works, show me, I’d love to see them! (I love this type of art so much!) Have fun experimenting!

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[andythelemon]

I created a quick walkthrough on my process! You can do the same with any digital art program and brushes you like. As always, learning comes with critical thinking and if you feel this does not apply to you, then no worries! There’s no correct way to do things as long as you achieve the results you want. 

The technique can be customized with different brush types and colours, and can be as simple or heavily rendered as you so desire. I hope it helps a little! I like to do lighting like this in my own work for a sense of atmosphere.

Please ignore the fact I spelled complementary wrong, it’s been a long week ok lol

[finnoky]

I made myself upset, so my days goin’ great! I hope you like this little thing

[oneneetalchemist]

s OBBIN I DIDNT NEED MY HEART ANYWAYS FINN SOBB- 

[hersheyotaku]

“What if Varian had found Rapunzel’s tower instead?”       ↳ Tangled Edit Set [1/?]

[kaycartoons]

Gonna do all four Spring Spirit Varian for my friend @oneneetalchemist and their seasonal spirits Varian AU

[oneneetalchemist]

yOOO HP THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE IT SO MUCH ITS AMAZING!!!!

BTW for y’all who don’t know- my best angst bud @saadisfyd made Spring Boy! Go check her out on Instagram! ;D

[unfragilelove]

Tangled the Series as ‘Reductress’ headlines

+ BONUS:    sorry 

[oneneetalchemist]

i CANT EVEN

[oneneetalchemist]

Dancers of Tumblr I have a question-

Can one breakdance gently?

I am uh... asking for a friend

[daylighteclipsed]

have you seen tom caulfield's original boards for "stronger than ever before"? apparently, quirin's release was originally gonna take place /after/ the song, and varian is moping alone in the few frames he's in while everyone else is celebrating– honestly, it's kinda messed up and would've made the whole scene so depressing imo

I understand this is very serious and depressing—Varian has no dad, no home, no family—but THIS IS SO FUNNY

WHO PITCHED FREEING QUIRIN AFTER THE SONG? WHO WAS LIKE LETS HAVE EVERYONE DANCING AND SINGING THIS SUPER HAPPY TUNE AND PERIODICALLY CUT TO SHOTS OF VARIAN MISERABLE ??

Lance noticing Varian: *breakdances gently* whats wrong son?

I’m guessing Rapunzel would’ve noticed Varian at the end and that would’ve led to the freeing Quirin scene, but this is so jarring like it’s absURD. Glad they moved the song to afterwards.

[finnoky]

I just like dressing him up TBH

(I got asked to draw a ref for the Ib thing… He’s a fancy boy)

[oneneetalchemist]

i need this for uh...

reasons

[oneneetalchemist]

HEYO NEET *insert army of intense eye emojis here* I'm here to drop some digits for the fanfic asks uwu Let's go withhhh numbers 1, 4, 5, & 8 ;)

HEY GC!!! ILY FAAMMMM

1. who is the hardest character for you to write?

The hardest character I have to write is actually Adira. Which is hilarious because I am trying to do a chapter with Adira and Varian, but I can’t seem to be able to nail down her personality funny enough. However, Adira is amazing and I love her so much.

4. Where do your story ideas come from?

It depends on the fanfiction. Mostly it’s inspirational off of other things I’ve seen or heard. It usually combines other elements I’ve seen or heard into a single idea. However, the story ideas sometimes just randomly hit me. Most often, I am taking a shower and I like to think about my stories sometimes. Then it just hits me. Idk how but it does. 

Which actually is horrible because I have to rush to finish showering so I can write down the idea before I forget. 

5. Do you tell the people in your life that you write fics?

Online. Yeah definitely. I love sharing the fact that I write fics.

IRL? NEVER. I would die of embarrassment before I would ever reveal that. I have a hard time even revealing that I watch anime or watch cartoons to other people. 

8. What is a scene you wrote that you are most proud of?

OH OH I KNOW THIS ON TOP OF MY HEAD!

This is from my fanfic called The Past Can Hurt You on AO3. There Andrew is trying to convince Varian to work with him again, but Varian is adamant on not working with him nor revealing his past. 

Below is the scene and I relish it so much. It makes me happy every time. 

“That’s in the past. We can be friends again... After all, aren’t you people of Corona all about giving people second chances,” Andrew insisted though his smirk seemed a little strained and less confident than before.

And for some reason, that seemed to calm Varian down as his body began to relax and a smile grew on his face.

“You know what. It is in the past,” Varian agreed as he put the alchemy ball back on his belt to which Andrew relaxed.

“It is?” Andrew repeated surprised before regaining his composure. “Of course it is. We are friends, aren’t we, buddy?”

“Sure we are.” Varian dugged through his pockets as he smiled at Andrew. “And as ‘friends’, I should give you a gift.” Varian then pulled out a vial and opened it in front of Andrew’s face with a twisted and dark grin.

There was a small burst of light before revealing Andrew’s face covered in gaudy makeup and his hair color was now a bright shade of pink. Andrew turned to see a reflection of himself and let out a choked and strained noise. Varian casually leaned against Andrew as he gestured to his new look.

“I made improvements to my formula since last time, and I was sure you of all people would enjoy it,” Varian gloated before glancing at Andrew with more vials in his hand. “I got plenty of new alchemical compounds that I made and improved since last time. We can go test them out together if you would like. You know-“ Varian waved his hand around. “-as a token to the new start of our new friendship. Think of it as a… second chance at our partnership.”

There were snickers and laughs from other thugs who saw Andrew’s new look, and Andrew looked quite flustered and embarrassed before shoving Varian away.

“On second thought, I better get going-“

“Oh come on,” Varian groaned out in a fake concern tone. “I thought we were friends .”

Andrew whipped around and glared at him.

“I don’t make friends with traitors .”

“You know,” Varian put a hand on his chin. “You aren’t very intimidating when you look like a clown… not that you needed much help in the first place to look like a clown considering you need help from a kid to overthrow a kingdom.” He let a few clicks of his tongue before smugly glancing up at Andrew. “I mean, your previous attempt was so bad that even Eugene and Rapunzel didn’t even remember you at first. They didn’t even consider you a threat and were easy pickings till I showed up. How sad. ”

Andrew seemed unable to handle the embarrassment before storming out of the inn as Varian leaned back and crossed his arms across his chest with that smirk plastered across his face, satisfied at his victory.

THANKS GC FOR THE ASKS THOU SOBS

[cozune]

i find it wild that sometimes i look back at tumblr and see my old art circulating again

i’m on instagram and twitter now pls-

[oneneetalchemist]

its cuz your art is amazing

and college is temporary and cozu is forever uwu

[itsreallylaterightnow]

Fanfic Writer Asks That I Want To Be Asked - also I’m procrastinating on editing so here we are...

1. who is the hardest character for you to write?

2. who is the easiest character for you to write?

3. How do you know if your writing is “in character”?

4. Where do your story ideas come from?

5. Do you tell the people in your life that you write fics?

6. What has been the hardest fic for you to write?

7. What fic of yours makes you the most emotional?

8. What is a scene you wrote that you are most proud of?

9. Is there one character that you refuse to write? why? 

10. When you write fics, how much of canon are you willing to ignore/skip over?

11. Do you prefer to be cold or hot when you write?

12. What is your ideal writing area?

13. How do you come up with your titles?

14. How do you come up with chapter titles?

15. At what point in writing a fic, do you decide to quit?

16. How much of your personal life do you put into fics?

17. What is the most supportive comment you have gotten?

18. What is the most negative comment you have gotten?

19. How do you handle negative comments?

20. What story that you have written makes you the happiest to re-read?

[justanotherhopelessfanartist-de]

YES

[newsies-of-corona]

Haha, let’s go!

[oneneetalchemist]

idk if anyone would ask but ta dah

[finnoky]

“Welcome to his world that’s lying in ashes~”

Y’know I was feeling this until I saved it and went “Oh no, what have I done”

Anyway yeah, I’m showing my age. Initially this was inspired by IB mainly because Puppet is a TUNE and gave me vibes. Then… I got carried away….And this happened

Bone apple teeth

[oneneetalchemist]

YESSS IB OMG OMG

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH SOBS

[oneneetalchemist]

“ It’s not enough until you endure the same pain and agony as I have! “

Determination Prompt 

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Keep reading

[oneneetalchemist]

“ It’s not enough until you endure the same pain and agony as I have! “

Determination Prompt 

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Sketch: