TJAnderson Art

Tyler / 28 / he/him queer & trans artist from Canada Commission Info Status: Closed send all professional or commission enquires to: [email protected] Ko-fi @tjandersonart

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don't worry, you're doing all the right things.

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[ crucial to leave it in place ]

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recent saturdays at the garden. alone & accompanied

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peel back; dig deep; the heart of the matter

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how not to forget

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your art has genuinely carried me through some rough times. i've been following your work for a few years now, and it continues to hit me right in the soul. so many of your pieces express emotions and experiences i never knew how to express and let me know that i'm not alone in this pain.

not to mention how i adore your art from an aesthetic and skill pov. your beautiful use of color, scene composition, and symbolism often strike me in particular. your work has been massively inspirational to me in so many ways.

all that to say: from one traumatized and mentally ill transmasc artist to another, thank you. please keep going, keep creating, keep fighting, and keep living. i hear you and understand much of your pain. thank you.

Thank you very much for your message - and for your patience with my response, I was mulling over how I wanted to respond...

It means a lot to hear that I've made work that's really resonated with you, I'm glad that connecting with it has helped you over the years; and your continued interest and support is appreciated.

My relationship with making art has been changing a lot over the years and I've been in a bit of a dry spell while I've been trying to figure things out this past while, so I hope that when i make more to share it's something you can still find connection with. Thank you again

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happy birthday! you remain one of my favorite creators of all time and your work inspires me to continue pursuing art. I love your Professor Layton art very much, but your personal pieces leave me absolutely awestruck. your use of symbolism and colors are unmatched. thank you for sharing your craft and I hope you have a wonderful day.

thank you so much this is incredibly kind of you;; I'm very humbled by your appreciation and thank you for taking the time to share those thoughts with me - it's been tough to make art this year, especially personal work, so it's really gratifying to hear someone appreciates it - so thank you very much for the well wishes and kind words <3

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left behind

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You are gay

Your work is gay

This anon is gay

You are gay

layers upon layers of gay like a beautiful gay onion... thganks

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Thank you smmmmm to my friend @tjandersonart for drawing these!! Follow himmmm. If only gay people were real </3

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there has to be a way, i have to rip it out

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commission for @sylvinusgrove of their OC LOVED getting to draw such a fun character design! >:)

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Been meaning to ask, since you seem to be one of the few artists using the same process as me. I'm a uni student on my way to become a pro character designer and storyboarder, though I prefer doing most of my works on paper with every tool I have. Whether it is a pencil, a marker or even ink.

My question for you is, what are your primary techniques when drawing? I'm trying to learn new ways to improve, and your art is my main inspo when it comes to shading and coloring.

Hello! Thank you so much for the message, I’m sorry it took me a while to respond - I was thinking about how I wanted to answer. I’m not the best at explaining my art making especially technical aspects, but I’ll try my best to answer and hopefully it will be helpful for you!

So for colouring and shading - I honestly spend a lot of time drawing by just throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks - lots of pieces turn out muddy or not quite right and it helps me become more familiar with what colours I have available, what I might be missing and how they’re all gonna interact. I suppose I always start having a clear idea in mind of what sort of emotion I want the piece to have, and from there try to narrow down my colour palette to the essentials. So if I know I want a piece to be primarily red and purple, I focus on those - any other colour I add is used to compliment or accentuate what overall colour tone I want focused on. the more complex the colour palette the more important I find it is to have colours carry throughout the piece and help guide the eye around so nothing stands out awkwardly where I don’t want it to be…

I also try to have a good repertoire of different mark making for colouring and shading. I personally don’t like pieces that look highly rendered and incredibly smooth, I like being able to see the mark making. So adding in different strokes, textures, strikes, swirls etc. creates more interesting effects and I’ll use those to layer up colours, create shadows, highlights n depth etc. I also just like playing with dramatic shapes for shadows or colour blocks that draw the eye to certain points of the figure or composition. even if the lighting doesn’t make sense in a realistic sense, its drawing focus. I guess I kinda treat it all like dramatic stage lighting and makeup - too bold to make sense in an every day context but with the right combination it works within the piece if that makes sense…

ANYWays I hope thats kind of helpful or interesting - I’m not the best at documenting WIPS as I’m working because I hate breaking focus while working on a specific step of a drawing fjkdfd… Best of luck with your schooling and your future art endeavours!!

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a super fun commission for @characteroulette of the RGB Puzzlers; Luke, Apollo and Snufkin - tackling a mysterious puzzle box always fun to do a unique crossover!

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you're still there

it's always the same four walls

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it's passive. it's mean.

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two recent commissions for @hellonorik of their super adorable characters Nimrod Jones and Newt & Olive