Initiation

Getting Dressed and Showing Off.

[thedouble]

“Lee Geum-ja made a great mistake in her youth and used other people to achieve her own goals. But she still couldn’t find the redemption she so desired. In spite of this, actually, because of this, I liked Ms Geum-ja.”

― Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) dir. Park Chan-wook

[kaiami]

Tutorial: plastic keychains

I know a ton of you have been waiting for this one. Teaching you to make your own plastic keychains!

To start off, I think the biggest question everyone has is what I use to make them. I work with shrink film. You might be familiar with Shinky Dink brand shrink film as a kid. I use Grafix brand white inkjet shrink film. The inkjet kind is relatively pricey compared to the regular kind. If you’re using regular, I don’t recommend you stick it in your printer. Sharpie markers would be good for that.

Alright, now open up the file with the images that you’re working with. Make sure your images are a lot bigger than you want your finished product to be since they shrink significantly.

You’ll also want to lighten the opacity to about half. I go somewhere between 50-60%.

Now print your image out! I’ve found that it works best for me when I have it at the plain paper setting, and standard print quality.

Holepunch with a ¼" holepuncher BEFORE you shrink them. It’s so much more work to have to punch holes when your plastic is thick!

Cut out your design, leaving the amount of border you want.

Set them on a tray for convenience. An aluminum foil sheet works too, but I recommend cookie trays because they are easier and quicker to get out of the oven.

Preset heat. Your shrink film package will tell you what temperature to set it at, but I find that it isn’t always accurate for me. I generally set temperature to 350 degrees or so.

Put them in the oven. Remember to keep track of time! I leave them in for about a minute and a half.

After time is up they should be super small! Magic!

If your charms are not flat, put something heavy on it right out of the oven when they are still hot and malleable.

If you’d like to, you can seal them now. In my last two batches, I used clear topcoat nail polish. The problem with that is that I need between 3-5 coats of it, and it takes a while to dry. I’ve been experimenting with modpodge.

For lariats, you can use jump rings or lobster clasps.

Here is one that I made that wasn’t sealed. The finished texture after shrinking is a little bit rough. There’s nothing wrong with leaving them unsealed, but because they are inkjet printed, the colors wash right of without protection.

This is one that was sealed with modpodge. The colors become a little more vibrant and smooth and water resistant. Things often get stuck on when applying or drying so be careful.

These ones down here were sealed with clear nail polish. They come out shiny if you put enough coats, but the grainy texture will still be there.

Well, there ya go! Have fun making your own keychains!

[pamisleyphd]

fullten dunno how in to DIY you are, but this seems like a way to get more cute things in your life.

[fullten-deactivated20240430]

This is super cute 

[addicted2reading]

I do this!! You can also glaze them with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic! It gives it a nice, shiny surface. Resin would work too, and it would be more durable.

[todoyamas]

hi! i love your art, it's so pretty ♥ and you draw feet really well, do you have any tips?

thank you a lot anon!! (  /)w(\) here, i made a few notes about the steps i follow while drawing feet:

^ that’s assuming you’re not drawing from a low perspective, as if the camera was on the floor or something like that!

SORRY MY HANDWRITING SUCKS and i’m not really good at explaining things bc i don’t really follow a guide and stuff so yeah BUT I HOPE IT WAS HELPFUL TO YOU!!

[diditmarketing]

Awesome infographic on ideal social media posting times from Sumall & LinkedIn. 

[knightofbunnies]

Artist friends, this is especially helpful information because the time you post your art can have a big impact on how many people see it!

[80sanime]

[pir-ado]

[knotty-pink-hair]

Artist Mélanie Delon

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[samuelyounart]

78. Turtleneck

79. Cocky

80. Gothic

81. Street

82. 80s

83. Sitting

[primaverenart]

Primaverenart’s Cell Shading Tutorial

i was asked how i shade so…. i hope this helps?

color your flats like normal. i merge them all into one layer after i color. put it in a folder with your lineart and anything else (as you can see i put the gold hat trim in there as well)

clip a layer to your folder, and fill it with your selected color. i used this mid-tone indigo, but you could conceivably use any hue or shade depending on the mood and color scheme of the piece. i indicated the bean in red of the range of colors that i normally use.

set the layer to multiply and fringe. you can obviously go back and adjust the colors now. my opacity is usually set between 50-75%, depending on the effect i want.

begin erasing where you want your “highlights” to be. i usually use the default pen tool set to transparency (the checkerboard below the color swatch). i’ll sometimes blend out some parts of the shading (the bridge of the nose, etc). i’ll also erase the shading on the eyes but that’s obviously not necessary.

tada! we’re not done yet though. preserve the opacity of your shading layer.

plop on some colors, i used a pure aqua and a mid-tone blue, however like i said before you can conceivably use any colors depending on what effect you want.

blend those out.

make a new layer and clip it to your folder. set it to luminosity, and i’ll usually set the opacity between 5-50%.

plop on some glowy highlights. i used that pink shade and the default airbrush set to 20 density. erase the parts where it intersects (?) with another part. example below.

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now i boost the colors. as you can see i added that rainbow smudge, the light blue, and light yellow, all set to overlay. 

and we’re done! yaaaay

[madapplemad]

Artist -  tatsumaru

[gifbro]

[4gifs]

Gimme dem snacks. [video]

[yakkionigirizoro]

A day in the life for the half-breed saiyans

[fashion-and-film]

The Love Witch (2016)

[twilightly-blog]

 The Love Witch (2016) dir. Anna Biller

[aspiritualwarrior]

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via aspiritualwarrior)

[timotaychalamet]

The Edge of Seventeen (2016) dir. Kelly Fremon Craig

[figmas]