Artsy Anarchy

I draw stuff and make stories!

[scarlett-draws]

Hi! My name is Scarlett!

I draw, write, play D&D, and lots of other stuff. I'm Any/All

I've been drawing since I was small, and have been doing digital art for over 5 years now. My main interests at the moment are D&D, Baldur's Gate, MDZS, TGCF, and The Owl House! Feel free to ask questions about my OC/D&D characters! I love them so much I literally can't get enough of them. Tell me about your characters if you have any too! I'd love to hear about them and the shenanigans they've gotten into.

You can also find me on ArtFight at @Scarlett-Nightengale

[babs-n-baubles]

I'm starting to think I have a type

[lakemojave]

Hi honey how was your day at the gaslighting factory?

[the-vaudevillain-deactivated202]

ive never worked there. stop saying i work there

[thebonewitch]

Honey, remember what your union rep said about working off the clock

[scarlett-draws]

My Potluck Secret Satan submission for @rabbitdoesarts!!

[marianarira]

All the torso animated studies.

[0v9]

A truthberry might make you tell the truth... But a lieberry? A lieberry will loan you books

[factual-fantasy]

[danidarkarts]

@factual-fantasy

[fynori]

i'd like to add that the shadow color isnt necessarily dictated entirely by the primary light source, but the bounce light! so for the example of a sunny environment, the reason the shadows are blue are because of the light from the blue sky reflects across the environment; but, if the character were to be under tree cover, the bounce light would be coming from the leaves and thus the shadow would look greener.

[danidarkarts]

Yee yee!!! You got it right on the nose!

Bounce light is something I didn't cover but I adore it!

Gotta work on my bounce light 💪

[labrador-entity]

My good friends this is called using a

Gamut Mask

(image via )

James Gurney is an absolute master and gives really good clarity on colour techniques. Yes, it is traditional paint focused, but the principles are the same. Yes it is informed by the environmental colour but as a painting technique it is achieved this way!

I would also suggest that in digital processing, rather than apply a regular colour layer at a mid opacity, try out the different types of layers, Eg. Screen or Multiply. This can give you at least a starting point to help direct your colour palette.

[technecat-scratchings]

Layer Blend Modes are so so so important to working in digital art. There's a ton of math that goes into figuring out how the layers should blend together, which is why some of the modes you can pick are literally called Multiply, Add, Divide, and Difference (that's subtraction). The graphics software takes the color values of your base and blend layers and runs a calculation to get your resulting layer appearance. The ones that don't have specifically mathematical sounding names are still doing calculations, but they're more complicated (think linear Algebra and higher). Some of them, like dodge and burn, are named for actual photo editing techniques.

While it's not super important to know about the mathematical side of blend modes, I think it's worth knowing at least enough about how each of the categories of blend modes works and why they do what they do; if for no other reason than having a starting point when you start experimenting with them in your work.

An overview of the basic blend modes and how they work from Genevieve's Design Studio: Accessible with minimal color knowledge; practical and illustration focused. https://youtu.be/kMc87hQrJd0?si=TWCB365pKSfWS8p0. (16 minutes) This creator also has a ton of free resources you can download, including a Blend Modes cheatsheet, but fair warning: you have to create an account to get them!

Want to learn even more about the math-y stuff? It has great film visuals! A video from FilmmakerIQ: You need some basic knowledge of RGB color models, understanding of values/luma, and at least a tenuous understanding of Algebraic formulas. (26 minutes) https://youtu.be/F7_kaTP7_W4?si=x0urqXZ8f51nQVKl

[beemovieerotica]

incredible video and also PSA: art competition for anyone interested

[ironborealis]

Open Call | National Gallery of Art

[beemovieerotica]

^^^ direct link for artists!!!

[segamascott]

[tizzymcwizzy]

HAPPY ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!! 🎉☃️🎄💥

[hoodiedeer]

Reminder, if you ever pay someone for a commission on Paypal (NSFW OR NOT) you SHUT THE FUCK UP in any text box it gives you.

(No this does not mean try to be a snarky comedian and say it was "bomb materials" or "fuck u" or whatever. Don't play with people's livelihoods, just shut the fuck up and don't type anything at all, it's not that hard.)

[velnna]

Patreon requested redraw of a 2022 piece

[chillyfeetsteak]

all i wanna do is eat nectarines and think about aurora borealis st. elmo’s fire gigantic jets ball lightning green flash earthquake lights and will-o-the-wisps

[chillyfeetsteak]

[biblically-accurate-lesbian]

SPECIAL INTEREST MENTIONED YALL!!!

Look at my jellyfish sprites boy

Sundogs

Asperitas clouds

[biblically-accurate-lesbian]

Glories

Russian Light Pillars

Nacreous Clouds

[biblically-accurate-lesbian]

Mammatus Clouds (tiddy clouds lol)

Morning glory clouds

St. Elmo's Fire

I could go on for HOURS!! Remember that the would around you is much weirder than you know and the only difference between magic and science is we put names to the latter!

[chillyfeetsteak]

see she gets it

[pyroclastic727]

All other TLEs in case sprites aren't enough for you

If you'd like to see them in action, I recommend this video by storm chaser Pecos Hank.

[the-real-seebs]

every year i'm on this site the color of the sky gets weirder

[colours-of-the-sky-collector]

We do love the colors of our sky don't we

[kateoplis]

Tatiana Blass, Penelope, wife of Odysseus 

[kirch]

Hold on, I gotta look something up.

[flagellant]

if you want a really good translation miller’s odyssey is on libgen and libby

[0w0whatisthis]

for Planestouched Secret Satan 2025, I drew Runishta for @scarlett-draws :V I can't resist a beautiful aasimar lady i won't lie. join her for a lovely summer afternoon tea party and a healthy dose of gossip :}

[scarlett-draws]

Thank you so much again!! She looks so stunning, I adore her with all my being

[presumablydrawing]

So apparently powering through burn out by starting a month long art challenge is what one would call a "bad idea"

who knew.

Exhaustion, excess stress, and mental health have led me to make the call that I, unfortunately, need a break. I'll be taking a pause on huevember—I may come back to finish the remaining days at a later date, as its a challenge I love, but for now we're stopping here.

I'll be filling up the queue with art to keep things active while I rest, so don't worry, you'll still be seeing new things from me!

[selenelion-rain]

So fair, I've found that I can't do a daily challenge alongside an art exchange, so I've dropped Huevember this year unfortunately :/

[presumablydrawing]

A comic page I drew for @scarlett-draws's birthday last year! Featuring Moira and Kalea, her beloved doomed lesbians ♡

I do commissions!