give it up for another art blog!!

nova || they/he/it if you don't look at my pronouns link

[starkissed-dream]

hi there real quick pinned post:

my name's nova!! this is a sideblog from my main, @spookyvance. remaking this from my other one @spacedvance because i wanted better access to it. i have a bluesky now!! it's fine to use my art for headers/profiles, just give credit! i don't mind requests, either, just shoot me an ask. I HAVE A KOFI NOW!!!! CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME STUFF AND SUPPORT ME MAYBE?? current interests: ultrakill, fnaf, kinitopet, i dont remember what else rn.... but i try to keep a consistent tagging system?? hopefully?? WARNING: maybe some suggestive stuff later? i'm an adult, but i don't care if minors are here, as long as they don't interact with whatever i clearly say they shouldn't. i'm not your dad but like. you aren't the target audience kiddo. profile picture is from a minecraft skin of an oc i have :) and my header is a build from a server <3

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COME FOLLOW ME ON ART FIGHT!!!!!

i'm getting all my goobers set up tonight, so i'd figure i put this out there for the last minute announcement!!!

FIND ME HERE!!!!!!

i've decided that the lore is that my sona dragged all my ocs into bullshittery. it's a cross between a "cult" (it's more like a glorified friend group) and phantom thievery. no one knows what's going on. pollux is happy to be there. dolly is the "release the baby" member.

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i'm having too much fun in this stupid ass game

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everybody say hi M.I.D.I. hiiii <3 i love my unfeeling machine program oc

[gayvampyr]

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

[gayvampyr]

“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

[gayvampyr]

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

[moreclaypigeons]

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 :)

[gayvampyr]

thanks this is super helpful! /gen

[gallusrostromegalus]

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)

[rainycraze]

Reblogging to check this out later

[iced-coffee-chronicles]

can someone recommend some beginner normal behaviors for someone looking to become normal

[tesria]

Needed to make sure everyone saw my favourite reply from the notes:

[unteriors]

Easter Lane, Seaford, Delaware.

[typhus-andronicus]

[goatskickin]

sims 2

[fanciscrozier]

house flipper 2

[starkissed-dream]

i am now on bluesky :) @spookyvance.bsky.social

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Commissions Are Open!

howdy howdy!! now that i have most of everything set up, i'm super stoked to start offering commissions! as of right now, i'm looking to do icons, matching icons, and sketchwork. my carrd has much more info, but sketch prices start as low as $5, with a single icon (lineart, colors, simple background) starting at $10! payment is through my venmo or through my ko-fi! please read through my carrd before contacting me!

Commissions Carrd

This is the carrd for important information relating to my commissions!

[starkissed-dream]

i have a ko-fi now!!

Buy Nova a Coffee

Hi, hi, hello! <3 Kofi link here!

if you like my art, please feel free to donate! i'll be opening some flash commissions soon (aka later today once i get some graphics set up for it)

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gabriel took the picture

v1 "profile picture" made by @saltysquid404 from this post here

original under the cut