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here are the lines only for my chapter 2 tribute over here!

#i actually meant to crop the left one bc there was that space at the top but i realized different size would look odd paired together #so i had the idea to add the battle buttons when i colored them yesterday. which worked out quite well in the end #also added the soul bc it fit will in that space and We are also in chapter 2 #hashtag never let them know your next move never let yourself know your next move never thumbnail ever <- don't listen to this.#i have an odd balance of hatching here haha which revisiting to finish this i thought turned out a bit strange #some parts being blocked out entirely (spamton suit) and some being hatched in (hacker jacket). but it's less noticeable in color.#next time i wanna consciously find a balance i like better. when revisiting was when i erased a part of swatch's hair to add hatching in #i'd like to do that style again of hatching the ends of blocked out parts for something #it gets the txt tag bc that's my general talk abt art tag yup yup #though next time i'll put my thoughts in the post and not the tags lol #ladybugtxt #id in alt text

reblog the standalone here!

very different! i had this idea and drew it last year, but wasn't very happy with it, so i revisited it today. this time, i started in grayscale so i could plan out lighting and check my values, then played a bit with gradient mapping.

i do like the scratchy thing i was doing with friend's face in the first, as well as the more cartoon proportions of ralsei, especially the shape of the pants and posing of the feet (blogger just grabbed face in anguish as realization dawned). i wish i referenced the older drawing more for what i liked...

my initial sketch for the second try had proportions similar to the first, but the head was smaller and the legs looked a bit odd, so i stretched him and now he looks a bit stiff. oh well! i'm happy with the lighting, desaturated colors, and friend's longer face and better place in the composition. hoorah!

#trying to be more conscious of my values and planning before to make coloring easier #i have a painting in the works hopefully coming in time for the anniv that i'm (gasp) using photo refs for (rare).#<- actually photo ref is rare because i'm always doodling no color no bg and not looking things up beyond character imgs that's why #but let's hear it for making the effort to improve (coughs and dies).#ladybugtxt #id in alt text

I really love the way you draw face expressions! Do you have any art inspirations, or advice on how you draw them? You make me wanna practice silly faces!!!

thank you so much!!! :-D that means a lot to me, expressions are probably my favorite things to draw ever

it's difficult for me to list any specific art inspirations, because i feel like i absorb a little bit from the tons of art i see since forever (i think most people do this hehe. what i mean to say is, i haven't sat down to consciously take inspiration from something/study a style). however, i'll use deltarune as an example in this post. i'm very fond of the talk sprite expressions!!

the core of exaggerated expressions is pushing the squash and stretch of the face. emphasizing the way the face creases, like when someone is smiling so huge their smile pushes their cheeks up into their eyes, the wrinkles you get when you push your brows together, or when your nose is scrunched.

that isn't the only way though... often times i'll use the anime box mouth that breaks the face outline for a shocked expression, like a jaw drop. because it's fun :-] (my little rabbit i use very exaggerated expressions for.)

drew a little demo to adjust the expression and see how it changes the expression :-) of course, part of how an expression is interpreted is contextual...

here are some random expressions :-D i hope this helps!

#i hope i didn't go too basic level with what i was talking about #thanks for the ask again!#ladybugtxt #deltarune #id in alt text

the reblog chain breakup update makes me sad because i really enjoyed when people shared their archeops and archen plush pics on my archen/archeopteryx drawing.

but now, people are discouraged from doing so if they don't want to draw attention away from the original post.

#social media sites are doomed to get worse and worse what else is new #even if this gets rolled back (fingers crossed) you know another unwanted feature would be on the next horizon #ladybugtxt

i think to keep drawing you have to have an ego about it BUT not one that obstructs your motivation to improve.. you have an ego about the fact that you can draw good now, but that you can get better and better. and to have that ego you have to accept and embrace all of your bad art, then and forever.

i think people will always draw bad art, no matter how many years of experience in... you will get nowhere without bad art, and this is a fact.

#that's my current thoughts at this moment. timestamp it.#this post's bias is from a guy who draws frequently. i think it's a good mindset though even if you don't. don't be afraid #ladybugtxt

hello! i'm excited to be opening commissions! X)

you can fill out the commission request form here.

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my website has all of the above information, as well as more examples.

if none of these catch your eye and/or you want to help fundraising efforts, you can check out my donation commissions here.

thank you! :-)

#commissions #ladybugtxt #id in alt text

coming out of memoircomic's (youtube video) called i review 20 yrs of my own art. my biggest takeaway i needed in this moment was that i want to try not to be an ideas guy anymore, meaning that i want to do less stockpiling of ideas and just go and draw it. paraphrasing, he said if you like an idea now you should draw it, because you will lose interest 5 years later. it's true.........

#ooh but it's so hard. LOL but what to do but keep trying #i liked the video + their vids are inspiring... still intimidating as ex-industry now doing well on their own. LOL but hey #and if i want to get on the drawing grind i also have to take care of my body... let's try to get into consistent stretches #ladybugtxt

my yearly art summary will be made soon :-)!!

#iirc i missed last years #since i didnt post a lot earlier this year (a lot was older stuff) i'll have to hunt in my files for approximately within the month stuff #ladybugtxt

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