Inspirations and Eye Candy

Hiho this is a blog of all things pretty and inspiring. This is my main art blog: emengel.tumblr.com

[anatoref]

Sandbag-Torso Top Image Row 2, 3, & 4 Row 5 Bottom Image

[emblask]

[iguanamouth]

anyway dont use any of these theyre not gonna work

bonus reject design

[wachtelspinat]

those few days in jail were fun… food was good, beds were comfy, but damn those walls coming down was the best

[machopiearchive]

I love the Young Genji skin, also overwatch i just love overwatch. <3 

[milkmanner]

These are the commissions I did during Anime Expo!  I want to thank everyone for coming around and saying hi, and most of all, for being excited about Snotgirl!  I’m excited too!  See you at SDCC!  (There are captions in case you’re wondering who these characters are.)

Note: I do not take commissions outside of conventions.  Thank you!

[xharox]

[abobobo]

Backgrounds for Curses ‘N Chaos by Stéphane Boutin.

[rantersparadise]

[beatfist]

EDIT: Prints are now available through Fangamer right here! http://www.fangamer.com/products/red-the-transistor

My latest collaboration with Attract Mode! My Transistor print will be at the Fangamer booth during PAX this coming weekend, along with other great stuff from kylefewell, kevinjaystanton, jovo-ve  and kinucakes http://blog.attractmo.de/post/127494820355/hunt-the-great-ones-attention-denizens-of-seattle

If you’re gonna be at PAX, stop by and check it out!

[yingjue]

I met @ohnonatalie ’s cat today. This is not me but cats were on my brain. Work wind down.. #doodle #sketch #chicks #cats #kitty #drawing #illustration #art #workwinddown

[azertip]

Rémi Salmon MUNE THE GARDIAN OF THE MOON

[ghostbri]

strange things happen at the top of the mountain

[kalidraws]

Today I gave my students a quick presentation on some of the basic considerations for composition, which I am now sharing with you! I’ve given them separate talks about color and tonal value/contrast, which are also super important compositional concerns. (I’ll be sharing those presentations too once I properly format them)

I personally love learning about different compositional techniques. It’s fun to think about the ways that the brain views & sorts images, and how we can trick it into feeling a certain way or looking at certain aspects of an image first! It’s easy to fall into compositional ruts (which I am also guilty of) because a lot of art gets by with mediocre, though serviceable, compositions. If you can generally understand what’s happening in an image then it’s generally fine. However, it’s the truly great compositions, where everything in the whole image has been considered and ‘clicks’ together, that bump up an illustration to a visual slam dunk. NC Wyeth is one of my favorite artists for this reason: his compositions are rock solid, varied based on the image’s intent, and always enhance the mood or action he is depicting.

For extra reading, some online compositional resources that I’ve found helpful or interesting include: Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis (download it for FREE. Such a great book all-around.) Gurney Journey (check out the “Composition” tag, but really everything he posts is great) The Schweitzer guide to spotting tangents Cinemosaic (a blog by Lou Romano with some truly WONDERFUL compositions captured from various films) Where to Put the Cow by Anita Griffin

Happy composition-ing!

[theartofanimation]

Cécile de Gantès  -  https://fr.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9cile-de-gant%C3%A8s-ba3a7bb8  -  http://ceciledegantes.tumblr.com/  -  https://es-es.facebook.com/ceciledegantes

[catell-ruz]

I don’t have enough patience to make more frames but this was fun to do! *** Pas assez de patience pour faire plus d’intervalles, mais c’était rigolo à faire!

[theartofanimation]

Xanthe Bouma  -  https://www.behance.net/xbouma  -  https://twitter.com/xoxobouma  -  https://es.pinterest.com/xbou  -  http://yumbles.tumblr.com  -  https://www.instagram.com/xoxobouma  -  https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/xbou  -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/xanthe-bouma-348247a7