Rainbow Nite Art

They/them. Over 40. Queer, nonbinary glitter goth making fanciful traditional art.

[yeehawpim]

waking up with violent urges lol

[rainbowniteart]

Just a tiny angel and demon, being queer fashion icons through the ages.

Copic marker and illustration pen on paper 5"x7".

[rainbowniteart]

"Toadeo Time!" by Zee Windham. Copic marker and illustration pen on paper, 5"x7".

[rainbowniteart]

Inktober day 10: Fortune! Not looking good for our little cookie friend, there.

I'll be honest, I'm losing a bit of steam, hence the VERY simple drawing just to keep in practice. I tend to do these in the evening, after dinner, dishes, and while the kids are getting ready for bed, so I am definitely not at my sharpest. But, I don't want to stop. I know when I get to the end of this month and look back at my sketchbook, I'll be proud of the practice I gained. I let that thought keep me going. Plus, there's some fun prompts coming up that I am VERY excited to draw!

[rainbowniteart]

Super simple and quick for Inktober day 9: Bounce. It's been a day. 😮‍💨

Good news is, I adore my new ring light/clamp setup! It's already a game changer.

Copic marker and illustration pens on paper.

[rapidpunches]

"SURVIVING"

[fluffiest-fox-kira]

Oh this isnt normal, huh

[totallynotsilversora]

I forgot I have to be active here so here’s my Twitter tutorial on how to draw folds I made a while back to help a friend!

[runningwithscizzorz]

follow up movement art question! How do you apply this to your bodies or form? I feel like gesture drawing really works well for me but when I start to hash out the details then I get frustrated and stuck.

Don’t focus on details when you’re trying to emphasize movement in gesture drawings. Instead, set a timer for two minutes per pose, and try to capture the most information of the figure possible with the least amount of work. This not only teaches you how to work quickly, but trains your eye on what part of the body is conveying the most information with the strongest line. You can find the posture of a person through a single line if you know what to look for in their anatomical composure

With illustrations however, you’re typically (depending on your style) forced to cut down on how many lines you use to emphasize motion. Instead you must use what lies around the character to show depth and weight. When directly on the body, the easiest way to show movement is your clothes and hair, as shown above.

MK slamming into Redson causing their arms, jacket, and hair to fly infront of them like a rag doll while they’re blown backwards. Mei swinging her arm over to throw the snowball while running causes her jacket, tail, leg, and hair to whip in the opposite direction of the force of her arm to keep her balanced.

[danothan]

collection of art wisdom

sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

[rainbowniteart]

Inktober day 8: Toad! They didn't specify which one, so I thought Mario Bros. Toad riding a real toad would be fun to draw. I ran out of time to color it, unfortunately, but I'll come back to do that another time.

I already feel more confident in my drawing, even after only eight days (well, six, technically--I combined days one and two, and skipped four). My hand is steadier, my lines are more even, and my drawings don't "slant" to the right as much. Progress!