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Just a blog for me to reblog random art tips for myself for later.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

I keep thinking about my ex, and people keep telling me to block him... but I think the message is only REALLY going to sink in if I hear it from a dinosaur.

dinosaur agrees.

ALSO i know it is verry hard to not think of things. you try to not think about thing and it just makes you think about thing, so here is nice list of alternatives to try TO think about instead:

bioluminescent fish and other weird stuff in the deep ocean

bugs, especially the shiny ones. nice shiny beetles.

dinosaurs

the wonderfully, spectacularly terrible special effects in The Giant Claw (1957)

foods? yes, foods.

How very weird 1830′s dresses are

clam shrimp, which are apparently a real actual thing that exists even though they look and sound like they belong in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe.

chickens, which are like dinosaurs only better because they are still existing and can give you eggs

carnivorous plants

fancy embroidery

i hope this is good sufficient list of other things to think, and that you do do a block and a nice good move-on-with-life-ing!

[nanjokaoru]

Hiiii I absolutely adore your Matchablossom artwork and i really really love how you colour them. Like they look so cute, and I was wondering if you have any tips? I'm a beginner artist and I use ibis paint :D

You're so peakk btw ahh

helloooo sorry it took me a bit to answer this rip thank you so much for your kind words !! i also use ibis paint so here's some tips under the cut in case it gets too long:

pls have in mind that i'm no expert on coloring and that some of the things that work for me might not work for you and that's okay! that's why we keep practicing and studying to improve our skills n get where we wanna be :D

keep trying brushes until u find some that u truly love!! ibis paint has a feature where u can look for brushes online so u could also try that apart from the default ones the app gives u. a brush can genuinely make an entire world of difference trust me

i don't know how to explain it but what i do to choose shadows for my base colors is this:

i not only go down on the diamond thingie (values n saturation) but also on the color wheel, i do this so the colors dont look muddy. i do the same thing but in reverse for the highlights

look for some color theory tutorials on youtube so u can get a basic understanding on how colors work in relation to others, it might help u find out stuff u didn't know before!

covering ur final drawing with a solid color (on a separate layer ofc) and then experimenting with the blending modes and opacity can help make the colors look cohesive! it also helps for giving different moods/vibes to the drawing depending on the color. i say u experiment w blending modes in general; for shadows, highlights, etc.

looking for color palettes online can help u if you're stuck deciding what colors u wanna use for a drawing

study references. study art from ur favorite artists, look for the things u like and try to mimic them to understand how it works (not just copy and paste them, actually try to study and figure out why it looks the way it does)

those are the things off the top of my head, i hope they're useful!! <3

[lizclimo]

[writingdose]

writers, you can and should be proud of your fic even if you personally are not satisfied with it. because even if you think it's "not good", you can be proud of the fact that you wrote it and it's something you created. you can be proud of the fact it's not ai.

repeat after me, it's something you put your soul and dedication in — and that's something ai could never achieve.

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

I love the lettering in your latest Pterrible Dinosaur drawing (about waistcoats)! Can I ask, was it hand-lettered? Or did you use a font? (If a font, which one?)

It's a font called "Chalkduster" that came with Clip Studio Paint.

[ariesrin]

Alternatives to 'said'

When character is angry:

Snapped

Spat

Snarled

Hissed

Barked

...or sad:

Choked

Mumbled

Managed

Croaked

Murmured

...or if they're feeling nervous:

Stammered

Babbled

Rambled

Muttered

Squeaked

...and even when flirting:

Coaxed

Purred

Teased

Hummed

Crooned

[titsay]

[artbylittlebug]

I spelt perceive wrong the first time I posted this 🧍🏻

[backfliips]

A lot of people on twitter wanted me to explain how I draw expressions, so here you go

Unless you're drawing explicit realism, in my opinion, expressions should be exaggerated to some degree. If you aren't doing a 1:1 recreation, the point is to get the FEELING across. Try making the expression you want to draw and feeling how your face pinches and stretches.

Skin doesn't just "disappear" when your face moves it around --- that's where wrinkles come from! Pay attention to where your skin creases when you emote, and use it to your benefit. It's a fine line between overdoing it and underdoing it -- find your own balance.

Ultimately, every expression has a little bit of push and pull, unless your face is completely neutral (and even then, there are still some wrinkles...). Learning to think of expressions as actions and reactions is VERY helpful in learning to draw them without needing a reference, and in learning how to stylize and push expressions based on references as well!

I think a lot of people end up with stiff or unexpressive emotions in their art because they're just trying to recreate a picture instead of understanding WHY and HOW the face is moving --- and it's a tough thing that takes a while to really pick up and learn. Hopefully is helpful in showing a way of thinking about it that can influence your process and approach to emotions!!!

Also, bonus: even without the lines, the planes alone still show a LOT of emotion.

[miyuliart]

I collected my art tips on hands over the years. It ended up being 54 pages of notes I took and some guides I tried to create for myself. Maybe some of these can be useful to others as well. You can buy the pdf here or join my Patreon to get it for free.

[pharanbrush]

Symmetry Move Brush for CLIP STUDIO PAINT

I've just released this free "Symmetry Move Brush" tool on Clip Studio Assets.

Check the link for more info on what it does and what it's for: https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1974271

[pharan-nonsense]

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[daily-spooky]

[rivriderart]

I was asked by a friend yesterday if I could offer basic tips about comic paneling. As it turns out, I have a lot to say on the matter! I tried breaking down the art of paneling using the principles of art and design, and I hope it helps you out!

EDIT: uh uh there are a lot of people reblogging this, so i figure i may as well append this now while i can lol

This whole thing was very much cranked out in a few hours so I had a visual to talk about with a friend! If this gives you a base understanding of paneling, that's awesome! Continue to pull in studies from the comics you see and what other artists do well and don't do well! You can tell paneling is doing well when the action is flowing around in its intended reading format.

Here's the link to the globalcomix article from which I pulled the images about panel staggering! Someone sent in a reblog that it wasn't totally clear that the 7th slide mostly covers what NOT to do in regards to staggering, and that is my mistake!

I saw in a tag that someone was surprised I used MamaYuyu too, and I don't blame them lol. If I had given myself more than a couple hours maybe I would have added something else on, I just really admire MamaYuyu's paneling personally.

uh uh, final append: I am by no means a renowned master of paneling, so if you find anything off base here, by all means, counter it with your own knowledge and ways you can build upon from here! Art is always a sum knowledge of everything we find. 💪

[honeypiehotchner]

i want to read a very specific fanfic and i’m so mad that i can’t (it’s sitting in my drafts) (unfinished)

[honeypiehotchner]

so glad this post is resonating with people bc it’s still resonating with me as i am once again not working on said fanfics that i want to read

[kermitbread]

cobbled up a tutorial(?) on how I did my jshk-style art... please remember i just used a few volume and g-fantasy covers as references so it's not an entirely accurate guide. aida has different rendering styles depending on what type of art it is, so the twitter arts might be vastly different from the art used in covers, merch, etc. uhhh enjoy?

[secondlina]

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