Tips for artists

Hi, here you'll find all kind of thingies for artists ^w^

[mcapriglioneart]

how to draw arms ? ? 

[swagginsloths]

holy fuck

[shoutsofthunder]

holy fuck is right… but… does it work with legs???

[mcapriglioneart]

yes !!

[empresspinto]

but how much extend

[thunar]

^^^^^^^^^^

[kvothe-kingkiller]

[gabbyzvolt25]

I NEARLY CHOKED

[lifeofcynch]

ENJFDFNFATFVFDF

[deactivated-blog]

finally. i can be accurate

[shiny-charming]

This is too fucking great to not reblog

[wishem]

I give it MASCLES

BIG MACHO

[keithislactoseintolerant-deacti]

🤣🤣

[urhella-gaychloe]

LMAOOOOOO

[fernacular]

Okay but for anyone who legit wants to know how to calculate it correctly:

The elbow joint on average rests a couple inches higher than the navel, so if you measure how long the distance is from the middle of the shoulder to that point then you have the length of the upper and fore arms!

[fernacular]

So if anyone’s wondering about legs too, the simplest rule of thumb is that the length from the top of the leg to the knee is equal to the distance between the top of the leg and the bottom of the pectorals:

And I wanna stress that when i say “top of the leg” i’m not talking about the crotch (please don’t flag me tumblr it’s an anatomical term) i’m talking about the point where the femur connects to the pelvis, which is higher up on the hips:

It’s easier to see what I’m talking about in this photo of a man squatting: 

So yeah if you use that measurement when using this technique you should get fairly realistically proportioned legs:

But remember! messing with proportions is an important and fun part of character design! Know the rules first so you can then break them however you please!

[im-a-hyperion-vault-hunter-deac]

HOW THE HELL DID I FIND THIS POST OMG

[conleches]

some fucking resources for all ur writing fuckin needs

body language masterlist

a translator that doesn’t eat ass like google translate does

a reverse dictionary for when ur brain freezes

550 words to say instead of fuckin said

638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again

some more body language help 

[bellero]

REBLOG TO SAVE A WRITER

[cxffncase]

the background cheat digital artists don’t want you to know about

step one build that shit in minecraft

step two take a fuckin screenshot n then trace that shit

step three what the fuck is up!

[dommifox-deactivated20181204]

Much like my leaf/tree tutorial this is another crazy simple guide but it might help a few of you! I love to get a lot of thumbnail type ideas down first before I settle on something final so I like to use this quick method as a way of exploration, basic research into what I’m trying to achieve and a means of creating variety in my work (I hope!) On the flip-side I know a lot of people struggle with creating environments in general, this could be a good way to ease yourself into drawing them without getting too bogged down in details and technicalities, just blasting your ideas down onto a canvas!

[kaimyo]

If someone's having trouble with anatomy but doesn't want to keep needing bases, what would you recommend? Are there any particular tricks you use to help?

I saw a tutorial on this site a while ago and the basic concept of it was that they were trying to draw a car and they drew two different versions where they would draw the car from memory and then they would trace over the referenced image itself and draw the car once more after and it would look better because it was mostly about your muscle memory!

For people who don’t know how a pose works I would recommend tracing over the image to understand how the pose works first then draw their own version of it. ( you shouldn’t feel guilty about doing this because art is all about references so as long as you don’t straight up draw over the reference and claim it as your own you’re good )For example!You want to draw a cool pose like this but cant exactly figure out how that shady line of action works?

Add some guides then try and draw it again!

This can also help with proportions!

Unfortunately you might have to go through what I find quite the boring process of life drawing sessions and there are a few channels on YouTube that I follow that have a lot of models and they give you a set time to draw their poses. One of those channels is CroquisCafe.I was at a time where I would draw characters but I didn’t understand anatomy at all so every character that I drew had a very stiff pose and a face that always seemed quite off. The life drawing sessions helped me correct that I know it’s boring but they do really pay off. And if you’re not at a level you’re happy with yet don’t stress out and don’t hurry it, it takes time to develop an eye for the things that you draw.

This is how I usually do it and its very messy but gets the point across, the reason why the time is so short in some cases is so you don’t have to worry about detail and draw the gesture out! The 20 minutes one are for anatomy purposes. 

Also very popular tips among artists are: 

Always be aware of the silhouette of your drawing you want it to be readable!

Poses like these you can already quite tell what is happening and what pose they have just by looking at their silhouettes!

And usually the poses where the hips are pointed in a different direction from the shoulders are usually more appealing. (but thats not set in stone its just a general tip)

Your sketch should be simple when you sketch don’t try to render the drawing with everything at once or you’ll loose sight of proportions!

Use shapes for when you’re blocking in a pose and then add the detail!

This is kind of the process I go through when I draw, not sure if I can call them tricks but finding these out helped me improve alot!

[drawingden]

WebGL Water is a great water simulator, with a sphere that can interact with the water’s surface. It can be paused which means you can then use it as a reference for lighting, reflections, refractions, etc.

Painting Tutorials:

Water in Motion 

Ocean Waves

Water Bubbles

Water Surface

Stormy Sea Waves

Condensation

Water Droplets

More Various Tutorials

[ruffsketches]

[pressurizedpleasure]

The punchline of this comic is the truest thing to ever exist.

[g-r-i-m-a]

I discovered something useful today, taking breaks or exercising never helps me but THIS does, sharing to save a life

[g-r-i-m-a]

I just found out that some pro artists that work for companies like Dreamworks etc sometimes hold their pens this or similar way so it gotta work. Recently I spent 5 days on drawing for long periods of time (we talk about min 5 hours in one go to max 12 hours long crunch) and not once did my hand bother me.

[fishwrites]

For any artist friendos ???

[isei-silva]

SAVE A (HAND’S) LIFE

[boingmann]

A quick coloring practice tip I made for Patreon

Comic | Patreon | Tip

[thundercluck-blog]

Hey friends!

Meg here for this week’s TUTOR TUESDAY! This week I go over just a little trick that I like to use when drawing and connecting arms/hands/legs/feet ect. This helps me with foreshortening as well. I hope it helps you folks as well! I have tutorials that talk more specifically about hand/foot/leg anatomy here. If you have any tutorial recommendations send ‘em in here or my personal. Now go forth and I’ll see you next week!

[foervraengd]

Okay so I followed this video about foreshortening and…

Sycra. I love you so much for making this video.

[gorubesshu]

YOU GOTTA BE FUCKING SHITTING ME

[humblegoat]

guys

GUYS

SHIT

SHIT GUYS

[chandeloor]

are you shitting me right now

years of me avoiding foreshortening aND IT WAS THIS EASY??

[thesylversmyth]

reblogging againg because holy cow, this HELPS

[meitantei-lavi]

I’ll just have to watch this soon

[artbymoga-deactivated20200516]

I SERIOUSLY REBLOG THIS EVERTIME IT’S ON MY DASH! IT’S SO HELPFUL!!

[catghost2]

high quality expression references with varied facial types

[art-res]

Very useful! I love the range and how well lit these refs are. 

[filthyfigments]

Filthy Figments made a kinktober prompts list this year!

[stringbing-deactivated20210318]

Pose to Pose and Straight Ahead explanation, along with combo. Material coming soon for my upcoming 2D animation tutorial package.

[4gifs]

[dairymold]

writer vs. muse: the animation

[potatoedan-deactivated20131004]

I tried to scroll over this

[the1janitor]

i saw this a few times but I just realized what was happening, this is sick

[animationdesk]

Here are some responses from the recent discussion on encouraging someone to take their first steps in animating! 

Animation is a challenging medium, but it is a rewarding one as you continue to learn and grow! Thank you to everyone who offered their time and wisdom. I hope this helps you and others in wanting to animate, and to get started! :) 

[animationtips]

Good advice. :)

[maddiesharafian]

Be careful with your honey, my friends! <3

[animationdesk]

Well said