Shinybum's world of randomness

Hi I'm Kara. I graduated last year (2013) with a masters degree in game and digital design. At this moment I'm doing an extra year to get my teachers degree as well. Feel free to ask me things~ This is my random crazy fun blog aka just all the shit I like and want to reblog. For my cosplays or my drawings and stuff go to the links below. find me on: tumblr: - (main blog/fandom/random blog) http://shinybumofleonardodavinci.tumblr.com/ - (cosplay blog) http://cupcakekaracosplay.tumblr.com - (art blog) http://zoefdesign.tumblr.com dA: http://rainbowkara.deviantart.com facebook cosplay page: https://www.facebook.com/CupcakeKaraCosplay (oo boy I have not update this in 2 years, woops will update it tomorrow)

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[cowbuttcrunchies]

Unfortunately coletterie.com does not have a tumblr, but this image is so helpful I had to share.  So often people ask us what fabric they should use for a certain cosplay, and two things you should always ask yourself are: 1) how much does it need to flow, and 2) how heavy does it need to be.  Sheen and texture are obviously important as well, but picking a weight and stiffness is the first thing you should tackle.

From The Coletterie’s awesome blog post:

When you choose a fabric for your sewing project, ask yourself these questions to decide on an appropriate weight:

Should my fabric be sheer or opaque?

Will a light fabric be difficult to sew for this project?

Will the fabric be sturdy enough to tolerate stress on the seams?

Will the heaviness of the fabric cause bulky seams?

And to decide on an appropriate amount of drape:

Will the fabric have enough drape to flow the way I want?

Will the fabric have enough stiffness to have the structure and crispness I want?

[wfl-art]

Misadventures in deep space

[cherriielle]

itty bitty ghost king 👑💀

[generaljenobi-deactivated202411]

[woodsdyke]

haven't posted photos of my apartment since I rearranged, got curtains, changed the gallery wall, etc. so happy with this maximalist disaster

[beardedmrbean]

[theman]

I GOT A FUCKING RAISE THE POTATO WORKED WTF

[tattooedzombigirl]

This potato works. Every. Fucking. Time.

[catfromwonder]

James Firnhaber

[cassandrajean]

The Hunter and The Warlock

The story of a man who hunts warlocks, their battle on a cold winter night, and the aftermath. But the Warlock is tender hearted and rather than stumble away into the cold tundra, turns back to help….

Prints are available on INPRNT

[byelacey]

big reminder

[omgthatdress]

83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Put Into Online Database From Vogue, McCall’s, Butterick, And Simplicity

Whether you’re an expert costume designer or have ever aspired to sew your own clothes, there is now a website with 85,300 vintage sewing patterns on it, including patterns by McCall’s, ...

[roachpatrol]

@thischick25

[thischick25]

[ministryofsillysuits]

Direct link: http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

[systlin]

WFHAT HOLY SHIIT

[k-eke]

Animated Sarah Andersen's comic page about treasure :>

Link

[zoefdesign]

Sweet sweet lemonade icecream | digital doodle part 2.

Something sweet and fun, this design is available on my redbubble shop in purple and black.

Hi! I'm back to giving tumblr a chance. Come and say hi!

Don't repost, copy to an other site or use without permission.

[zoefdesign]

Finished my 4th tiny pet illustration today! The first one was a corgi I did in 2020. I’ve drawn a dachshund and a golden retriever after that. And this past week an Australian shepherd. So now I have the 4 seasons in puppies. Let me know which season is your favorite!

The next set of pets will be kitties! Let me know which colors of cats you imagine for each season!

As always don’t use, copy, repost without permission. Sharing is ofc always ok ;) .

[shinybumofleonardodavinci]

I’ve neglected my tumblr account for almost a decade, but guess what! I’m back! My art has evolved and so did I. Check out my art account if you like bright and colorful art.

[daydreamingofdragons]

Richard Speight Jr in The Agency. For ladydrace. An improvement on my last try, I think. Hope you had a great birthday.

Sorry about the quality, the video was pretty bad even before I messed with it.

[actually-richard-speight]

Things we don’t talk about enough

HIS BOUNCING

HIM RECEIVING HOLY REVELATION 

THIS OH SO BEAUTIFUL AND GLORIOUS GIF

SADNESS

BADNESS

RADNESS

I’M GOING TO CRINGE READING THAT IN THE FUTURE BUT LET’S MOVE ON

 SERIOUSLY

BLESS

THIS

ACTUAL

ANGEL-GOD-WHATEVER THING MAN

BECAUSE HOLY

[thanatosdementor-deactivated201]

HIS BOUNCING

HIM RECEIVING HOLY REVELATION

THIS OH SO BEAUTIFUL AND GLORIOUS GIF

SADNESS

BADNESS

RADNESS

SERIOUSLY

BLESS

THIS

ACTUAL

ANGEL-GOD-WHATEVER THING MAN-CORGI

BECAUSE HOLY

( @actually-richard-speight I’m sorry I couldn’t resist. @lacqueluster @mrsgabrieltrickster thought you might like this too XD)

[mrsgabrieltrickster]

He’s perfection, every gif is just perfection ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[euclase]

How do you make such great skin texture in photoshop? I've tried a couple times and it just turns out looking... wrong. Any tips on painting human skin textures?

I do it like this:

First I start with some base colors.

Then I add scribbles.

Then I add more scribbles, and maybe change the layer to overlay or something so it’s more translucent.

Then I blur everything. Or smudge it. Depending on what will look best.

And then I repeat, using a smaller and softer brush as I go. Until I get something that looks like this:

You can also add noise and blur it that way:

But I don’t like noise layers that much because the undertones are always changing, and it’s harder to color. I’d rather just paint the undertone.

That’s really it, though. It’s a controlled scribble.

I use the same technique for stubble, leather, and metal, too. Like a suit of armor? I do it the same way:

You can see my scribbles on Richard’s armor and his leather sleeve.

Hope that helps. <3

[shadowmaat]

Holy carrots that’s amazing!

[euclase]

@sgurrdearg​ asked: I was wondering if you had tips for painting skin? I’ve looked up a lot online + in books and haven’t found what I need. I’m trying to paint a portrait of a char. from a book, but obv that’s difficult w/o refs so I ended up modelling a char. in a game to help with the proportions. Thing is, if I just paint as I would from a photo of a person, he looks plastic. Have u ever drawn a person w/o refs? How can I make him look real LOL. I know u only use 1 brush, do u have a technique for skin u use?

This is how I paint skin texture.

But how I do the actual skintones is trickier. I usually stick to this rule of thumb:

Highlights = low saturation light yellow Midtones = low saturation middle orange/brown Shadows = middle saturation dark red/brown

So something like this:

I’ve found the ratio works pretty well for any skintone, light or dark, as long as you aren’t an alien or a mermaid. And obviously it’s very generalized. Most of the time I’m working straight from observation anyway, so the skin is whatever color it is and rules go out the window. Different lighting will affect skintone in all different ways.

But what you DON’T want to do is pick a fleshtone and then add black and white to it. Highlights and shadows will be completely different colors.

This process shot of mine shows some skintone building.

This process from another artist is also pretty close to how I do it.

Hope that helps!