Image Description: A tweet by @zzcapss reads, "Somewhere in the world there is a tree that sprouted the same day you were born and has been growing along with you and I think that's wonderful."
styofa doing anything
$LAYYYTER
Xuebing Du
Show & Tell

if i look back, i am lost

JVL
Mike Driver
d e v o n
No title available
trying on a metaphor

blake kathryn

No title available

Janaina Medeiros
sheepfilms

oozey mess
No title available
No title available
Sweet Seals For You, Always

Product Placement

izzy's playlists!
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Romania

seen from Malaysia

seen from Singapore
seen from Germany
seen from United States

seen from Malaysia
seen from United Kingdom

seen from Singapore
seen from United States

seen from Indonesia
seen from Kenya

seen from United Kingdom
seen from Netherlands
seen from Türkiye

seen from Spain

seen from Türkiye

seen from Sweden

seen from United States

seen from United States
@prism-cell
Image Description: A tweet by @zzcapss reads, "Somewhere in the world there is a tree that sprouted the same day you were born and has been growing along with you and I think that's wonderful."
Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.
Morpho Fat and Skin Folds on Archive.org (for free!)
I also wanna point out that your character being fat doesn’t mean they don’t have a skeleton inside them! Clavicles may be softened, but they are still there. Joints will be padded with fat, but they will still be there And can even be bony. My point being - most fat folks who aren’t pretty flexible cannot sit in some positions because their bones don’t just bend around their fat and muscle. If a skeleton cannot bend that way, neither can fat folk. This seems really obvious but I’m dead serious, Use that to inform you of what poses are physically possible for your fat characters.
Also, for those who write comic panels or tell stories with fat characters - fat is insulating, and is used by the body to regulate temperature. A fat character will take much longer to feel the cold, and it will take them longer to warm their skin back up completely to the touch without warm water or other outside source of heat. Along the same line, Someone who is fat will take longer to cool down from something like heatstroke or heat exhaustion, and their skin will likely turn redder and feel hotter for longer when they’re overheated.
Hopping on the spidersona bandwagon with concept art of my spidersona Golden Webs!
I haven’t decided on a final design yet, but going through the process of experimenting is rlly fun
i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors
“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit
ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like
with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing
is it too much to ask
gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that
cohesive but still contrasting
This kind of talks about color and composition
This is a bit about landscape specifically
Values & composition
Contrast in composition
Balance in colors & values
This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones
Cohesion within compositions/lighting
"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!
This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!
Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process
With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)
thanks this is super helpful! /gen
If you'd like 2 Print books that I absolutely reccomend to every visual artist regardless of Media, Color and Light and Imaginative Realism by James Gurney are basically religious texts for artists, even the 3-D people because his understanding and explanation of how light and form work is that damn good.
If you're wondering about Mr. Gurney's chops:
James Gurney is the Dinotopia Guy (that link includes his Dinotopia books, prints and online classes too)
Here’s a chart I made of various lip and mouth shapes. Feel free to reference :)
Dumping all my one piece drawings here :D
any advice on making capes?
Ooh, I love capes!
Making capes
Types of capes:
There are different types of capes. Let's take a look at a few options.
Rectangle cape: the type of cape American superheroes wear. They consist out of a simple rectangle that can be tied or clasped at the neck. Use gathered fabric for extra fullness. This type of cape won't give you a lot of warmth as it will only cover your back.
Quarter circle cape: slightly more flared than a rectangle cape, but will still only cover your back.
Half circle cape: will cover both your back and shoulders and some of your body, which will give you extra warmth. Great for drama!
Fitted half circle cape: similar to a half circle cape, but made out of three separate pieces to fit around your body better. It won't cover you completely, but it will cover your back, shoulders, and more of your body than a normal half circle cape would.
Full circle cape: this cloak will cover your full body and keep you nice and warm.
Savvy sewists will notice these cape types are similar to circle skirts. The idea's basically the same. Instead of making a skirt, you leave your circle open in the front, and cut a hole that fits your neck rather than your waist.
(Image source) [ID: drawing showing five types of coats: rectangle, quarter circle, half circle, half fitted circle, full circle. Text: "Capes and cloaks. www.facebook.com/aliceincosplayland".]
Aside of volume, you can also play around with length. A floor-length cape has a very different effect and function than a cape that reaches your hips, or even a capelet.
(Image source) [ID: a pattern diagram showing four different cape lengths: floor length, hip length, waist length, and a capelet. Text: "6535 Front and back views. Newlook."]
Details like a hood or armholes can make your cape extra comfortable, and you've got a wide range of options when it comes to fasteners, too.
(Image source) [ID: back view of a long gray half circle cape that's been pleated at the shoulders.]
(Image source) [ID: a purple capelet with a hood, frills, cat ears, and lace, tied with a bow at the front. Text: "Gray. Alice and the Pirates."]
(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a brown monogrammed hip-length cape with front pockets and arm slits at the sides.]
(Image source) [ID: a person wearing a long gray hooded cape, standing in a forest and holding a sword.]
Materials:
Before deciding what fabrics to make your cloak or cape out of, ask yourself what you're trying to achieve first.
Warmth, drape, fabric price, comfort, aesthetic, wearing context,... are some examples of things that can influence your decision.
Some examples:
A cosplay cloak has to look good but doesn't necessarily have to be warm. Choose a fabric that's suitable for your character's outfit, but also keep the circumstances in which you plan to wear your outfit in mind. For example, a warm cloak might pose issues if you do a lot of indoor photo shoots, but convention halls can be pretty chilly.
A fashion cloak intended for winter really does need to be warm! Wool, tweed, and velvet are good options.
A cloak intended for historical re-enactment preferably uses period-accurate materials and therefore won't be lined with fabrics like polyester and such. Which fabric to use depends on the period and region you're working in.
Tutorials and patterns:
Here's a few tutorials/patterns to get you started:
Fitted cloak: winterberry cape (Mood)
How to draft your own hooded cape (The Spruce Crafts)
Pleated half circle cape (Gilian Conahan)
Half circle capelet (Buzzfeed)
Long hooded cloak (Fleece Fun)
Full circle capelet (Project Run and Play)
Four ways to make a cape (WikiHow)
Eight types of capes (Sew Guide)
Half circle fashion cape (Indoor Shannon)
21 free cape sewing patterns (Love Sewing)
Hooded cloak with lining (Online Fabric Store)
Conclusion:
Capes and cloaks make for fun sewing projects. They're pretty easy to make: if you know how to draw circles, you know how to draft a cape pattern.
Capes are a versatile garment, and can range from a great last-minute Halloween costume to an every-day winter cloak. Play around with materials, lengths, shapes, design elements, decoration,... to achieve different effects.
And most of all: have fun with it!
teach me?? how to draw?? the action of kissing????
Step 1. yearn
thanks op for letting me add on to this post!
have fun drawing kisses now!!!!!!
more detailed tutorial by another person: x
Yo you got any tips on how to pick out good color schemes and stuff? Youre really good at it, i swear looking at anything you post i just "ooh soft,, pretty colors" (if not thats chill, somethings ya just just can't explain)
Imma make ya a lil tutorial ;)
Picking colours has a lot to do with ~Colour Relativity~ also known as Value.
It doesn’t matter what colours you end up picking, you’ll need to start with this kind of balance. Use the KISS method; Keep It Super Simple. Too many colours can make your image muddy and/or confusing.
How to pick an awesome palette? Take a look at this cool shit.
Colour families can give your image a sense of unity. They’re also really handy for setting different moods. Warm colours are usually associated with high energy, big feelings like happiness and love! Cool colours are more subdued and carry heavier, slower connotations like sadness. Or just a KICK ASS AESTHETIC pic.
Bold colours are very fun to use but too many of them can hurt.
TL;DR:
Have dark, light, and midtones in your palette
Pick a colour & use colours similar to it
Limit your use of hyper-saturated colours.
fyi if you do figure studies, the croquis cafe guy is a trump supporter so here’s some figure drawing resources that aren’t that:
senshistock sketch tool
senshistock’s deviantart (queen of queens tbqh)
fatphotoref (password protected, you can dm the creator for the password or ask me but i will only answer if i can see by your blog that you are an artist)
figurosity (free, kinda wild)
jookpub stock
photoref.org (paid packs, run by jenn ravenna tran, so you’d be supporting a woc artist/filmmaker!)
scott eaton’s bodies in motion (paid subscription and kind of pricy but good if you want to spend some time Really Focusing on Anatomy)
posespace (big library, also paid)
drawthis channel on yt
anatomy for artists course on proko (pricey but good)
always gotta mention schoolism
books:
force: drawing human anatomy
morpho books
figure drawing for artists: making every stroke count
andrew loomis books (ALL FREE!!!)
constructive anatomy (haven’t personally read this one but heard it’s good)
I’m not salty anymore, I just want people to be aware, and I want people to no longer be hurt.
Okay I’m a little salty
I can’t believe it’s the last few hrs of Unus Annus. I’ve watched since the beginning and I have so many favourite moments from there that’s hard to pick. But I really think the second video just shows how chaotic the channel was gonna be.
Are you guys ready?
@markiplier @crankgameplays
I posted this on Halloween on insta but I haven’t posted it here yet so might as well before Unus Annus ends :D
The clock is ticking.
Are you ready?
I can’t believe it’s the last few hrs of Unus Annus. I’ve watched since the beginning and I have so many favourite moments from there that’s hard to pick. But I really think the second video just shows how chaotic the channel was gonna be.
Are you guys ready?
I really like Greed and Kimblee :D
I did an art challenge with my friend where we gave each other characters to draw =)
If you wanna see my friends drawing of Greed that I got her to draw just go to klopshhh on Instagram
I like soft pastels and I like dragonslayerbabe. So I thought to myself “Hey! Why not combine the two things I like!”. It’s not that bad but... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯