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#doki doki literature club #monika #stepzart #I disliked her at first but at the end I feel so bad for her #hearing the song broke my heart #credits to Imicus for the music sheet reference

ostinlein

After months of silence, I finally completed the commission animation and can post something new! ^___^ Stages of progress and large images as well. Characters by https://wildering.deviantart.com/

#omg this is amazing

scurviesdisneyblog

Moana color keys by Andy Harkness (x)

thundercluck-blog

Hey friends!

Meg here for TUTOR TUESDAY! Just a quick beginning look at colors and some color theory! I’ve had a few recommendation for color palette stuff, so I hope this is a start! Paul has done some on color as well! If you have any recommendations send ‘em in here or my personal! Keep practicing, have fun, and I’ll see you next week!

melgillman

Color palette tutorial time!

This is by no means the Only Way To Pick Colors–it’s just a relatively-simple method I use sometimes. I’ve found it works pretty well, almost regardless of what colors you pick–as long as you can keep them organized by those light/dark warm/cool categories, and make sure one category takes up a significantly higher proportion of page space, it usually turns out pretty good!

yufei

I spontaneously drew Gaia…

kaenith

@lunardeercat

My go-to advice for any “how to draw [x]” type question is usually to study photo references …of course, when it comes to dragons and other mythical creatures, this presents a bit of a problem.

Since you can’t look up real photographs of dragons’ talons, the next best thing is to find photos of similar structures on similar animals. This could vary depending on your dragon’s design, but as a starting point I would recommend looking at human hands, lion/cat paws, bird talons (especially birds of prey), and lizard/alligator feet.

(Photo sources: human, lion, eagle, alligator)

When you’re looking at a photo, try to break it down into component shapes – starting with the largest, overall shapes, and then moving towards smaller, finer details.

For hands, I usually start with the palm, then the shape of the fingers all together as one piece (often broken in two by a line denoting the knuckles), then the last joint of each fingertip, then each of the individual fingers, and finally the small details like finger nails, wrinkles, etc.

Here’s an animated version, in case that helps you visualize the process better:

After studying the creatures you’ve chosen to base your dragon on, you can blend their traits together to create something new.

Hope this helps!

#really useful

awanqi

I’m so excited to finally be able to share this!

I did this for the YOI AU zine: Lifetimes @yoiauzine and my AU was the myth of Eros and Psyche. The inscription carved into the base is: “By the sweet wounds of thy piercing darts, by the pleasant heat of thy fire" (Lucius Apuleius, Book IV:28-31 of Metamorphoses)

Obviously, inspiration was derived from the skating program’s music, but it’s also my favorite Greek myth, so I’m super glad it turned out so well in my favor.

Prints are available here as well!

#i didn't watch yoi but this is really beautiful #that rendering!