#drawing tut

[chanceydoesstuff]

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[hawa11anshirtk1d]

I have the most malicious art block I haven’t wanted to draw in like a month

Any tips for getting inspired when you just want to lie on your bed and die (but you also have to do laundry and college applications and socializing and cleaning and)

[bpinkee]

Doodle a Potion - Mini Tut

Doodle a Potion – Mini Tut

  Halloween is a time for magic! And what’s better for that than a magic potion? Step 1 – Create a circle. I know most of my tuts start with this! Step 2 –  Next you’re going to create the spout. A couple of parallel lines coming from the circle connected with an oval. You can add the hole as well with a smaller oval. Step 3 – To fill the bottle you’ll need an oval about half way in the circle…

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[sierranstacy]

If you struggle drawing heads in different angles watch this!

OMG I found this video and it is a absolute goldmine! Its filmed by a Disney story board artist and they make drawing heads in any angle easy! now granted it takes practice to get this technique down but it soooooo helps.

The video below goes into deep details.

[raven-0n-pawz-2]

[cosmicbunniart]

Well well, look what we have here! I decided since people have asked me before how I shade on certain pictures, I figured I'd show them~ 

Namely pictures like: Pearl of Starshiftt and +Super-Charged+ Well, I'll start off with the beginning-- First, after you start coloring, I would try to either look for whatever color you think would look nice with the character or object you are shading. For this tutorial, I used the color wheel complements mostly. I chose the colors I find people have the hardest time to shade, and eve added in two balls with patterns as some have a hard time picking colors when there are two on one object. As this is a SAI tutorial, you'll need the basic pen/pencil tool depending on what version of SAI you use, the blur tool and you will need to change the layer's filters by clicking on the dropdown menu titled "Blend mode" on my SAI. I'm not sure where it is on any other version, but it should not be very hard to find if you are an avid SAI user. 1) Grab the pen tool, and in another layer, color your area of desired shading with a complement of the color that is the base. If you are using only one color to shade, the best advice is to find a color that would look decent with all of the colors such as the color used here on +Super-Charged+. Don't worry about multi colors and gradients, and if such gradients exist, I would suggest using only one color to shade, at least where the gradient exists. After you do that, be sure to change the layer's filter to multiply! It all depends on you, but for me personally, the darker the contrast, the better. 2) Next, find your blur tool, and GENTLY blur the area where the color meets the shadow. Stylistically you can blur as hard or soft as you want. If you want a shading closer to a mixture of cell and soft, I would suggest a light stroke. If you're looking for a gentle soft shade, I would suggest a harder blending of the colors to almost create a gradient. 3) Now, we are onto the highlights, which is my favorite part. If you are using one color, I suggest just taking a lighter value of the shading color you've used, and going in the layer above, and using the Addition filter (or the screen filter if you don't like the luminosity to be that intense. I prefer the addition, as it blends two colors together. Color over the areas of desired lighting with your pen (or air brush for a more gentle feel) and then get ready to blur. 4) When you use the blur tool for the lighting, it's best to try to work the color into the picture by shading the edges where the base meets the light all the way through. For this, you can either lower the opacity or if you like the way it looks as it stands, feel free to leave it alone! With both of these, be mindful of your light source, it can change the tone and mood of the picture. I hope this helped anyone struggling with SAI or people who wish to learn how to use more than one art platform. +the selection tool comes in very handy +For backgrounds, try an do those before the character as shown here  .:They're for Eating, Not a Weapon:. +for positioning and posing, watch your light source carefully! THANKS~! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[its-one-line-at-a-time-blog]

Now here is a side by side of both kettles I have drawn today. They have taken the exact same time to draw 20 minutes each but the one on the right I drew without drawing the objects inside other objects such as the base of the jug and the water meter first. As you can see the proportions of the second jug are way off and I had to fix my earlier mistakes in scale because of the objects not being drawn correctly. Now you can see what I mean by drawing objects inside other objects in always a good time as it speeds up your drawing and gives all round better results. Until next time im out but I will leave you by saying Just keep drawing one line at a time.