i say vol, you say tron!

lexi

[bisclavaret]

shh let him speak

[shoomlah]

Quick little video tutorial! This is a method I use to block in shapes when I’m fighting the urge to polish my lineart at an early stage, especially in rough concept art that doesn’t actually need polished lineart.

I group two layers in photoshop—a rough sketch, and a flat color—and then carve out the negative space by painting into a mask on the group, instead of filling in the positive shapes. From there I can start painting and adding shading into that group, knowing that I’ve already locked down a good initial silhouette for the object/character:

It feels like oil painting, and I end up finding silhouettes/shapes in a way I wouldn’t if I was obsessively cleaning up the linework first. Digital art has a tendency to veer towards cleanliness/polish, so I love finding little opportunities for happy accidents and a bit of mess!

I used it on my unicorn piece last month, for instance, which I think would have lost a lot of its dynamism and charm if I had worried too much about doing a full ink pass:

Hope this is at all helpful!  It’s not a method I use 100% of the time, but it really helps move my process along when I do need it 👍🏼

[actualfrog]

Babygirlifys your fearsome pirate

[welkingunther]

[tetohina-deactivated20240718]

[inthefallofasparrow]

[eilooxara]

Hamsterdam

[rou-tan-tan]

Some botw art I’ve done between work and classes

[rou-tan-tan]

⭐️⭐️ Happy Birthday Shiro ⭐️⭐️

[rou-tan-tan]

Sekiro AU for botw2 link

[lupinsuniverse]

age/roll swap 4

(keith return)

[cockybusiness]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIRO MY LOVE!!

Here’s an extra xD 

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[teathattast]

sound: [ON]

[midiport]

here’s the caption from twitter

[pippenpaddlopsicopolisthethird]

Tracking Service, as helpfully as possible: Your order is out for delivery! It should arrive by 8 PM today!

Me, sitting by the door at 8:12 AM: pakige

[glissandodisaster]

same energy

[fjordfjucks]

current lunch time experience

aw cool starbucks is playing Africa > wow Africa is a lot longer than i remember > this starbucks has Africa on repeat

[steelplatedhearts]

[babushkahihi]

Commission for dear Sleepinthru (twitter) ❤️🖤

[red-athame]

Congratulations on the quote of the year, Madej.

[greywardens]

“Mine.”

My psych/neuro major is only evident through my love of oral fixation Keith. [Moving to twitter! click source]

[cockybusiness]

More tropey as hell au!!

Today’s tropes are:

-First Kiss

-Childhood Promises

also an extra:

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