#tutorials and resources

[madomagitransparent]

Magireco Media Masterlink

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Km-seD0w6MuR5Feyu3BjbAGijp1Qodnc33zFH0YE_RM/edit#gid=1590573897

This link is a collection of links to various non-game Magia Record works:

Main Story Manga (including English)

Another Story Manga (including English)

Comic Anthology

Anime Guidebooks

Magia Archive

Magirepo (book release with extra commentary and illustrations)

Posters from the Megami Magazine

The Stage Play

Anime (including bonus material like promos and creditless OPs)

Music (Music Collection vol.1&2, anime OSTs, single releases like Ennsou)

F4 FanFes 2021′s Magia Record segment

Twitter promos

Most of those links are from Nyaa, though a decent amount offers direct links as well.

I also made a back-up MediaFire folder with most of those (skipping the anime and music for storage/copyright flagging reasons). However, I would prefer its usage to be limited to situations like original links expiring or a lack of seeds on Nyaa. People who originally uploaded these often put a lot of money and time into those, and I do not wish to take away from them.

EDIT: The folder was moved to Google Drive instead due to its superior download speeds, storage capabilities and free full-folder downloads (MediaFire requires a premium account for the second). The MediaFire link will continue to work, however it will likely *not* be updated. The Google Drive resource has already been expanded with F4 Fanfes 2021, anime season 1 booklet/box scans and music.

For other sources, make sure to also check out this earlier Tumblr post of mine, which also links more general PMMM resources and Magia Record game asset mirrors, though it is significantly more chaotic.

Currently missing positions:

NewType magazine scans

Febri vol. 44 scans

Booklet/box scans for anime seasons 2&3

10th Anniversary Book volumes 1-3 (they are PMMM-centric, though they contain *some* Magia Record content)

The transformation artbooks

[artistic-destiny]

Phone camera apps are not only super convenient but they are getting more powerful by the day. You don’t have the time to sit down and fire up Photoshop or maybe you don’t even have the time to learn such a huge and bulky program. You need photo editing done now but you also need professional results that represent you and your brand well. I’ve put together a list of camera apps that will do the trick in a pinch. #photoeffect #images #edit #apps 

[mauvaise-reputation]

Some resources

Please keep in mind I'm not an expert, I don't draw/paint professionally, there are way too many things I don’t know about, so I can only tell you what I do, what I use etc. 

One of the first things I did, and something that actually made me want to get better at drawing, was subscribing to Stan Prokopenko's channel. He's absolutely hilarious and he illustrates in a simple way Andrew Loomis' techniques, general anatomy, gesture drawing etc (I've already written about this but seriously, he's the best).

Since you have to train your eye as well as your hand, gather and produce as many references and resources as possible. What you should avoid doing is using them mindlessly. Force yourself to break down the world in simple shapes, and always ask yourself why a certain thing looks that particular way ("the elbow looks like that because they're bending their arm, otherwise it would look like that", or "there's a whole set of muscles that protrudes when they lift their arm" etc).

Anyway the topic is huge, I'm definitely forgetting tons of stuff, but I hope this will be helpful in some way. Here's the links! And if I can be useful in any other way, my askbox is always open. 

Stan Prokopenko's channel x

Andrew Loomis' books x x

Useful ways of using references x x x x

3D models x

FunkyMonkey1945 notes x

Griz and Norm’s Tuesday tips  x

Anatoref x 

Some of my favourite tutorials:

Full body breakdown x

Body types x

Gesture drawing x

Head and neck x 

Arms and hands x x x x x

Torso and legs x x x

Legs and feet x x 

Backgrounds and perspective x x

and lastly

Character Design References (aka neatly organized tutorials for literally ANYTHING) x

Note: these boards can be a bit overwhelming, so you’ll want to dip into them once you know exactly what you’re looking for. Otherwise you’ll just end up scrolling through them aimlessly. 

[angelasasserart]

A 5 minute video showing a time lapse of my "Winter Offering" painting which I created with inks and watercolors.

You can watch a longer version of this video with narration explaining my process in depth, materials, and watercolor texture techniques by pledging at my Patreon or purchasing the video separately via Gumroad.

However, if you purchase outside of Patreon, you won't get any of the perks of pledging, such as sneak peeks, wallpapers for your desktop and phone, and other Patreon-only extras!

Enjoy this glimpse into my traditional painting process!

[courtneysconcepts]

Old Sketches to fill in the time. I’ll be uploading a new set of poses with muscle probably late tomorrow, as well as sketches for an upcoming comic. 

[courtneysconcepts]

Poses for my “Drawing for Sequential Art” class. 

Our first Homework Assignment was to create 18 (or more...) stick figure drawings. I couldn’t let the poor stick figures freeze, so I added a skin layer using photoshop to show what the figures look like. Traditionally Drawn, and edited with Photoshop!

http://soccer20star.deviantart.com

Courtney Johnson AKA Soccer20Star

[angelasasserart]

Phew! Back home from Anime Weekend Atlanta. It was so nice to meet everyone in the Business and Art panel!  I think we did some real good educating artists about what they need to be prepared for in life. A little knowledge goes a long way! Pay the info forward, people, and spread the knowledge to others!

Those who missed the panel (or didn't get a handout because I ran out) can find my 'cheat sheet' of quickie business advice for artists in the Tutorials and Resources section of my website:

http://www.angelicshades.com/about/tutorials/

Now, to kick back and rest my sore feet from Artist Alley/Dealer's Room exploration with a Vampire Princess Miyu marathon! This was my splurge purchase from AWA this year. Old skool shoujo! (Man, I feel old...)