#raspberryfanfics

[raspberryfanfics]

hopefully not my only nejitenmonth submission but here it is before its too late how obvious is my art/writers block?

[niobil]

Ok so Tumblr sucks and I can’t really see privately sent answers so I’m putting it here again.

@raspberryfanfics asked if I had any tips for aspriring “drawers”, and though I’m not sure if I’m one to be giving art advice, my progress has been slow the past few years and I don’t have formal art training, but this is personally what I do as self-teaching, long text under the cut:

1. Actually sit down and genuinely, wholeheartedly study/practice. Anatomy, color theory, backgrounds, composition, fashion elements etc. whatever it is that you want to be the focal points in your drawings. I know people say they “practice” a lot but I don’t think they’re doing it very efficiently. You should (and probably need to if you’re serious about your art career) analyze, then try to replicate real life photos and figures. And yes I know it’s incredibly boring and you will be tempted to give in and create fan content instead but... fact is you’re probably not gonna improve, or at least not fast, by staying in your safe fanart corner.

2. Don’t be afraid of using references. From what I’ve seen even professional artists with thorough knowledge of different art elements use references. Sure they’ll be more mobile in their creative process but they still reference for accuracy and adjustments. Again, I would advice using real life photos or one of those long art sheets that analyze different angles of the same thing (you know what I’m talking about right?) over the “Your Character Here” stuff or whatever shortcuts the internet offers. Also at this point I would suggest not too closely reference anything that’s not yours, especially not other people’s artworks. Observe it, learn how it works, and make the knowledge yours.

I use Pinterest a/o Google a lot but I’ve seen people using programs/sites (sorry I don’t know the names) that let you render 3D models or create color palettes. I also feel like people don’t use themselves as reference enough. Like, take pictures of yourself, of others around you, of your surroundings, it’s right there and no one’s gonna police you for using your own stuff.

3. Don’t be afraid of asking questions. I know you’re already doing so but many people starting off drawing find it intimidating to ask other artists, especially really good and well-known ones (which I am not) how they do certain things, but I would say from observation that 8/10 would happily share their knowledge and process. We’re all learning from each other you know?

4. Some little things:

For traditional drawings here.

For digital works: Change up the brush setting every once in a while, use different brushes, the default settings are generally not... efficient.

I know I sound like a snob rn and I am in no position to tell you to do anything a certain way, I still have a long way to go. This is just how I do what I do and I hope it can be useful in some way to you. Good luck fellow aspiring drawer!

[alumort]

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UR SO TALENTED AND NICE!!! your writing Makes Me Feel, and your art is so good!!

We kinda vibed by accident but I love that we did because ur so fun and supportive😔👍💜💜💜💜

[godtierwallflower]

It's Pacific time where I am so as far as I'm concerned it's still your birthday! Headcannon that Gai and Kakashi dress up in drag every halloween which also sparks up some good challenges. They've dragged Asuma into being Charlie's angels and gone to drag shows as hookers to see who could make more tips. Once they even dressed up as their female students (Sakura and Tenten only pretended they were pissed but they thought it was hilarious) and their teams were was the judges of who acted better.

Gai has a knack for outlandish costumes, so this tradition was definitely his idea.

[raspberryfanfics]

team gai - xianxia au

is that a hint of a personal style i see?

[raspberryfanfics]

Neji: Tenten and I don't have pet names for each other

Lee: What do bees make?

Neji: ...Honey?

Tenten yelling from the fifty miles away: Yes bitch?

Lee: Yea I'd see why you'd lie about that

[raspberryfanfics]

team gai but make it runway fashion

for my homegirl @hiddenrocklee because its her birthday!!!!!

inspired by pinterest and dior runways

[raspberryfanfics]

team gai still in quarantine

pt. 1: team gai in quarantine

neji

now that he’s been living with his at-home trim for six months, maybe it’s time for a mullet

washes his hands so much that they dry out and bleed

went to the grocery store to buy a bunch of hand creams and they thought he was crazy when he actually needed them

scared a karen from yelling at a person who demanded she wear a mask with JUST A GLARE

somehow became a virtual model after a person on the street said he’d look good in a hugo boss suit.

he also became a manga icon after his social media blew up after his modelling gig

professional among us player and you’ll probably see him streaming on twitch with aoc pretty soon

tenten

made too many reusable masks and uses a different one with every outfit

always gets the take-out for everyone. she just loves pick up takeout for some reason.

went into a skater phase and now all the guys at the skate park have crushed egos because in a week, she became better than they were in four years

a guy without a mask on the street told her that she better be smiling under her mask and she barked at him, thanks to a tik tok

spent all her profit she made on stocks to mail pride masks to trump supporters

she mastered the wap dance but never posted it because you know gai and lee would then try to do the wap too

lee

nearly broke all social distancing measures when he accidentally sampled booze flavoured ice cream with barely any alcohol but Neji and Tenten stopped him. 

organized that one tik tok trend where everyone dances at the same time to a song on the zoom meeting to confuse the teacher

he might be another one of those pregnant celebrities you never know

at least he isn’t going to start a wildfire because you know he won’t have a genital reveal party

ended up at the hospital five times and the doctor’s office three but none of them were because of the virus. 

gai

was finally able to purchase yeast 

released a merch line because he’s tik tok famous and now Neji and Tenten are about to pass out because there are too many people wearing spandex

went to 14 trump rallies (with a mask of course) and helped disperse tenten’s pride masks onto the cars of everyone.

you know, he’s the only one who’s not an imposter among them, so is he an imposter then?

he finished his romance novel for neji and suddenly people write fanfictions about it.

decided to go vegan but now nutritional yeast is nowhere to be found

i created this in celebration of the shit going on in the US.

also if u need a mental support canadian hit me up