Whoreganic

Drawing 'n' Stuff

[jankybones]

Heyyy, @mastermeg commissioned me for a little tutorial on how I personally draw tears!

I don’t believe there is any right and wrong way to go about it, just have fun and do it how you like! This is just my own personal method, is all! I hope ya’ll enjoy it.

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An old ratfolk wizard I'll put in my new campaign!

[onchaaa]

a remake of my previous one (灬╹ω╹灬) since it was the most requested tutorial and people seemeed to apreciate it, i made it more appealing and clearer since it was messy af. plus, i explained some different kinds of shading ! hoping it will be useful as the other one! ____________________________

★ i’ll start by saying that when it comes to shading, many people think that the only color that fits is black (or dark grey), which is the WRONGEST thing you could ever do! even when it comes to realism where you can see shadows that seem to be greyish, there is a little color and that’s because the surface you are putting shading on reflects light, which is a mix of colors reflecting in different ways depending on the texture and material! clothing, bandages, wood, plastic, rubber, fur, skin, latex - everything reflects light on its own way, and same will go for shadows. in art, this thing is even more emphatized to make it look pleasing, colorful and catchy, so i drew some little examples to show how i use colors for my shading technique!

★ the first column is made by pastel rainbow colors, the second column is made of normal spectrum colors, and the third one is a grey scale. i tried some different hues and palettes for each one, even if you can see that i frequently use blue and purple. those two are, in fact, the most used colos in shading and work super well on basically everything (maybe making them darker or lighter, depending if you are using pastel colors or not). my shading is based on color contrast: you can see that i use blues on warm colors and purple/pinks on cold colors: it creates depth and adds a nice effect to the pic, in my opinion!

★ same goes with the grey scale! look at how colorful can grey, black and white look! it only needs a little bit of experiments: don’t be afraid to change your shading hue - colors won’t be hurt and you will be happy with the result after you find the perfect shading color! ^w ^

★ i’ll do for lights and lightspots the same technique i use for shading, just with an “overlay” layer instead of “multiply”! most used are obviously pastel colors, but i often see people use white for it! instead of that, try a light pink, yellow or blue: you will be super satisfied of the result! the only colors that often don’t show lights well on overlay layers are neon pink or red: they are too bright, and the only colors that show a little bit are light blue or yellow. Instead of an overlay, maybe try a “screen” or a normal type layer, just as when you are coloring pitch black!

★ THE “WARMER” ★ what i call “warmer” is just a plain peach/orange-ish color that some artists use to make shading less plain. Sometimes, even if you blend and blur your shading edges, they will still be “too cold/plain” to look at - and that’s what the warmer solves! don’t worry about how cold/warm your shading is, a peachy pink will always help you: put some of it (just a thin line or a little blurred one) on the edges of your shading and blend, blend, blend it until you like the result! ♡ as shown in the picture, it will be a lot better!

★ GENERAL TIPS ★ *use different shading layers when you draw, don’t just stuck yourself on a single one! i am used to make two of them: one for the basic/lighter shading, more detailed, extended and soft, and another one for the darker parts of the shading, with a colder color such as a medium blue or a sky blue (which is often really limited since the really dark parts are few on my pics)!

*mix different textures when you are shading! for example, try to add a granulated pattern/texture to your clothing layer, or add a shiny and compact, thick light if you are drawing latex or leather!

*remember that different materials reflect light in different ways: you can’t shade fur or fluff the same way you shade a t-shirt! clothes will have a harder shading, more defined, while skin and fur (velvety things in general) will be blurred and softer. Same with a ribbon, that will have a soft shading and really hard light because ribbons are usually not matte, but shiny material!

*try different blendings on different layers! if for a first layer you blended your shading more to add depth to the character, the darker/second layer could be a little sharper and defined when it comes to shading tools.

Overall, my biggest tip is: experiment! drawing must be a pleasure and a self-apreciation activity which can always improve. Find your inspirations in music, animals, artists, books, films, nature, and draw what you feel happy to draw. When art (or a hobby in general) becomes stressing it totally loses its meaning and you’ll soon loose interest in doing it. Please, try every character, style and technique you like: a consistent style or a clean gallery isn’t the only way to be a good artist, so NEVER stick with just one style or color! You have plenty of things to do and if this applies to color technique it can be applied to style as well. Be creative and have fun: it’s the biggest advice i could give you! ♡

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Goblin dog directly from the Pathfinder universe!

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Cane Maggicooooohhhhh!!! Quick sketch during boring hours at school

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I AM PICKLE-RICK, BITCH! #pickle #rick #rickandmorty #picklerick #worldpeace #fuckthehashtag (presso ITC G. Parini)