#art tools

[cloudyrorrii]

try it out here!! this is a small passion project me and my friend have been tinkering with on and off over the past few weeks, and i'm really happy to finally share it with you all! (warning we're still tinkering with the css so the website might look kind of wonky depending on what device/browser you're on) in a lot of ways this is also a gift to fourleafisland's lovely art community, so i want to say thanks to them for inspiring the concept and letting use their minnow design! ^^

[guttedpulsars]

here is a master list of great art tools that can make your workflow easier! 👇 (updating, please consider supporting me on kofi or check out my other works)

posemaniacs.com/en

if you want to learn human anatomy with the benefit of preset poses, this is for you! you can use it standalone, but as a bonus you can also import poses into the clip studio paint 3D models. (File -> Import -> 3D Pose (Posemaniacs)

line-of-action.com

great for gestures and observational sketches!

zvork.fr/vls/

browser based rig for lighting & shadows

MY FAVORITE BRUSHPACKS

truegrit texture supply - https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com

Photoshop & Procreate Textures and Brushes | True Grit Texture Supply

Game-Changing Brushes, Textures and Effects for Procreate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and Affinity. Level up your digital art

thedawner procreate & csp packs - https://ko-fi.com/thedawner/

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ADDITIONAL TOOLS COMING!

[godbirdart]

it appears 2024 will continue the trend of art companies proudly representing themselves with the use of art theft generators [aka, AI generators]

original tweet is now deleted, but wacom used a generated image of a dragon for their 2024 lunar new year promo on twitter.

if you're shopping for art tablets, huion, artisul, and XPPen tablets do just as good a job as their wacom equivalents for less, sometimes even half the price.

when you buy a wacom you're paying almost exclusively for the Brand Name, not any actual quality.

[toxicality]

As a artist and fellow content creator, you gotta share your secrets for how you draw them so well!!

Honestly I taught myself through observation of other artists I liked. I watched a lot of speedpaints as a kid and it really helped me find a style I liked.

I’m also using this as a chance to publish my collection of resources (for drawing, editing, studying, and other stuff) because gatekeeping is cringe and I think everyone should have access to these resources since they’re free.

I’ll keep it linked in my intro page for you guys but PLEASE SHARE THIS SO EVERYONE CAN KNOW ABOUT THESE TOOLS!!! THEY’RE GREAT!

Gatekeeping is Cringe

Gatekeeping useful tools is the behavior of losers, so I made a catalog of every tool/website I’ve collected over the years. These are all

I try to update this document whenever I find something new!!

[the-crafty-vampire]

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I just wanted to make another post because I am unable to edit the original post regarding Comix Cleric.

I want to make it clear that this is not an alternative to Tapas or any other comic or web comic site. Comix Celric is meant to give artists the tools to create their own websites to host their comics. I apologize for the confusion.

I also want to mention that I am not part of the Panel Party team; I just wanted to promote it because I think they deserve all the love, and I would love to see this come true and have tools like this be more accessible to artists.

If you haven’t already, please check it out. At the time of making this post, there are 10 days left to pledge. The link to the Kickstarter is in this post, as well as the linked post. Again, I apologize for the confusion; I did not mean to misinform.

KICKSTARTER:

Comix Cleric - The Indie Way to Host Indie Comics!

A web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators!

ORIGINAL POST:

Post by @the-crafty-vamp · 1 link

💬 2  🔁 42  ❤️ 147 · Comix Cleric - The Indie Way to Host Indie Comics! · Greetings and salutations! I have something I want to share! To gi

[ullathynell]

Art media that I use (part 5).

In addition to traditional art, I also do mixed media illustrations, where I combine my favourite traditional drawing and painting tools with some digital editing.

I often use mixed "tradigital" media with illustration projects where I need to plan things ahead, instead of just going with the flow. Digital editing doesn't always make things easier or quicker but it allows much more plasticity and control throughout the process.

I sometimes divide my mixed media works into drawings and paintings, depending on which medium feels like the dominant one. But there's a lot of overlapping with these two, and the basic steps are usually the same: I draw and paint various separate elements with traditional tools, and then scan and combine them in Photoshop, continuing to colour and edit the piece digitally.

All the illustrations in my book Faraway Dreaming are traditional ink drawings coloured digitally. In the digital part of the process I change the colour of some existing lines as well as add colour in the blank areas. To get some natural texture I use backgrounds that I paint traditionally with ink or watercolour.

In many illustration commissions (such as Dolmenwood, Nordic Tales, etc) I've use a bit more painterly approach, placing a bit more focus on the painted parts and combining them with colour pencil drawings. I create elements on separate pieces of paper and place each on different layers after scanning. That way I have room to play with composition and make further adjustments as needed.

The digital editing tends to be slow and complicated. It takes patience until everything finally comes together in a cohesive way. During the process I continue to modify the colours and composition, adding more detail by drawing with traditional tools, or sometimes with a digital pen. * * *

Thanks for reading! I originally posted this on my IG account (ullathynell), where you can find more photos and some videos of my drawing and painting process.

If you haven't seen the other entries in this series, they will show what specific tools I use to draw and paint. Here are links to all the posts on my instagram:

Part 1. Calligraphy ink paintings

Part 2. Black and white ink drawings

Part 3. Watercolour paintings

Part 4. Alcohol ink paintings

Part 5. Mixed traditional and digital media

Part 6. Gel pen drawings

[kalpeavaris]

Honestly i forgot if i asked or not so… brushes?

I know this question is repetitive but as a new procreate user i’ve been trying to find brushes i like and i noticed your pencil brush and went :o

[ RESOURCES ]

Moosepudding's Brushes

Jingsketch's Brushes

Most of my brushes have been modified slightly to fit my personal drawing flow - so I cannot guarantee that they'll look 1:1 when you download them from their OG source. Especially the Edge Control has been modified to be without texture (Jing's OG brush has a texture applied to it), and the Airbrush is just Procreate's standard airbrush with tweaked color jitter to give the rimmed color effect. My Procreate's in german, sorry :']

There's a few more brushes I use from several brushsets, and I switch between them so frequently it's impossible to say "those are the one's I use constantly" except those I've shown above, but I'll link some more I use here & there:

DiBrushes

DiBrushes' Free Retro Set

FatimaMandouh Colored Pencils

COFE Free Pencil Brushes