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Fire Tutorial by kantakerro
Starry Sky Tutorial
No more melted tomblerones or mising skulls, yyeann!
This is my basic process for pretty much everything I draw. The key is understanding the shape of the garment you’re trying to draw and the shape of the body part you’re putting it on.
Drawing the body first forces you to make the shoe, hat, or clothes fit that body. With practice you’ll be able to skip some steps. This method works the same no matter the perspective or pose. It just relies on your knowledge of what a hat looks like from above, or what the bottom of a shoe looks like. When in doubt, just google refs. Don’t necessarily need the exact angle you’re trying to draw. Look at different pics to give you an idea of how it works in 3d.
Shoes are always a bit tricky because feet are a stupid ass shape.
It might help if you think of hats as a cylinder fitted to the person’s head to help you get the perspective right before you push in detail. note: heads aren’t circles. they’re kind of egg shaped if you look at them from the top.
A few people have asked for tips about clothing design. These are just some things to consider while designing outfits for characters.
I would also like to add that the best thing you begin with is gorging yourself on costumes, historical clothing, current fashion, etc. Take some time to look around, collect information, and get a good idea of what works. Then, apply what you know, and have fun with it.
Dealing with Artistic Burnout
Artistic burnout is a problem many artists experience at some point in their career. If you’ve never experienced it, then consider yourself lucky. But if you have, I wanted to talk a little bit about it as someone who has been there.
Let’s be honest, art is a pretty awesome career. We’re extremely fortunate to get paid to do something we really love. It’s a wonderful thing to be able to turn a hobby into a career, and something I am truly grateful for. But like any career, sometimes it’s stressful and difficult, and it requires a lot of effort. It can be frustrating when that thing you used to do for fun in your free time becomes the thing that is causing you stress. It’s the one unfortunate side effect of turning your hobby into your job. Sometimes you’re just not going to enjoy it.
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Drawing my own personal character NIMA in this episode! CAPES…and toilet paper.
A reference page for the wonderful world of armor in D&D.
Print resolution here.
Art Challenge: 30 Important Expressions
Draw ‘em all, or have someone send you a character and a number… it’s your wonderland, Alice. Reblog, add your own. Have a good time.
hasn’t slept in 48 hours
tasted something gross
in a long, slow line at the DMV
listening to blind date talk about their ex
reading YouTube comments
favorite song just came on
song they hate just came on
had their favorite show spoiled
just fell in love (a.k.a. “Dreamweaver face”)
saw a wasp
had a fist fight (they won)
had a fist fight (they lost)
food coma
hello darkness, my old friend
“was that Batman?”
forgot what they were about to say
“oh no, they’re hot…”
their best friend’s cooking is not as good as they think
brainfreeze!
texted the wrong person
check out this box of kittens/puppies/bunnies/ducklings/whatever’s cutest to them!
their favorite TV show character dies
having an increasingly awkward conversation with Bob of Modus Operandi
parent/guardian is showing their baby pictures
stepped on a Lego
stepped on an Eggo… you know… the waffle
102 degrees indoors and there’s no A/C
watching the end of The Iron Giant… or maybe the opening to Up… or w-when Shadow is stuck in Homeward Bound…??
woken up out of a dead sleep
nailed it.
(some suggestions were lovingly crowd-sourced from kayzig samwisedamgee marianascosta geekysideburns briandanielwolf sarahfu and indigoats.com!)
Halls Of Improvement Challange! today is DAY 1!!
So You Want To Make a Character..
I’ve got a few generators you can use.
Need some clothes?
Try Here
Here or Here Definitely here Steam punk clothing Char Style preference Dress
Need an Appearance idea?
Humanoid generator? check
Non-Humanoid? Got that too and this and maybe this Need Monsterpeople? I’ve got you. Maybe you need Cats?
Need some details and shit like that?
Bam
Backgrounds and stuff? yep Personality. you need that shit Need something fandom related? World-building? location? got ya City generator hell yeah make your own god damn laws Oh shit someone died Landscape. CHAR DEVELOP QUESTION GEN Profile Thingy Have some dates Quirks
You thought I was done? Nope. Motha. Fuckin. Names.
So many fuckin names
MOTHERLOAD OF NAMES
Plant Names
Magic Book title
Just search ur ass up some names man
Items. Yeah. You heard me.
Medicine? got it
Items out the ass more items wow
Other shit.
Wow
Yep Plots More writing stuff This site has everything so fucking go for it Need AUs? How the shit did these two meet? Fanfic plots. you bet your ass. (tag me in the shit u write i wanna see what you get) What does it do thing (you come up with a better name for this one. fuckin fight me.
You bet your ass I will continue to update this. If you’ve got something I should add to this hmu. Now, go forth! Make characters and live yo life. UPDATE: Added more shit everywhere.
ALRIGHT I saw a tutorial on blood going around earlier and it was just sooo abbreviated that it made me kind of peeved so I set out to give what little blood knowledge to the test to make a slightly more robust tutorial. (Credentials drawing? 4 years of art school plus like 16 as a hobbyist. Credentials with blood? I liked watching Dexter once and I have a period.)
OTHER THINGS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
Drawing from reference is your friend! If you can find life references to go from, fucking GO HAM. Study the shit out of that, the best way to mimic something is to watch it in action. This was put together very quickly but I made sure to do a couple google image searches while I was doing this to see if I was getting the right ideas. This still isn’t perfect. I’m not perfect, I can be wrong!
ALSO: Do yourself a favor and look up stuff about Blood Pattern Analysis, I found This PDF while fact-checking and that gives a good overview of the basics, though you can probably find even more extensive information with a good google search. Forensic scientists use this all the time as a crime-solving tool and you bet your hiney there’s gonna be resources out there documenting the information. These make handy reference tools!
Menstrual blood was added for educational purposes, I don’t know if you’d necessarily be DRAWING it but if you have a period, it might be something you see regularly and might want to observe. In that case, I tried to document what’d make the composition different because it IS pretty different than blood coming from the rest of the body, if only because it’s usually seen with tissue or other fluid.
Please fullview these if you have trouble reading my handwriting i tried to do these at a high-resolution for that reason
Networking: You’re Doing It Wrong
I see a lot of people saying, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” - and in part, that’s true. But I have yet to see a successful explanation of how to know the “right people.” So I’m going to try.
First, do good work, and be a good person. Like, this always holds true - anyone with a modicum of sense knows that.
So I’m just going to cover how to get your good work seen.
The most common advice I see is “put yourself out there.” That means:
Make a website.
Get on social media.
Go to conventions.
Basically, stick your work in front of everyone possible, every place possible.
Right. That’s all important. But that’s only step one.
I’ve got a huge network, and I generally don’t have a problem finding opportunities. … but get this, I’m actually an introvert. It’s not that I hate people, it just that maintaining relationships requires energy (and about once a month, I hole up in my room for a weekend to recharge).
There are generally two approaches to all problem-solving, “go wide” and “go deep.” The common advice is to go wide - people will remember your work after seeing it 100,000 times. If you’re lucky, someone will remember. If you’re not, you’ll sink into that cloud of online noise and people who draw just like you and like the same things as you.
My advice is “go deep.” That’s where my energy goes.
The core of networking is getting people to remember you, so they think of you when a good opportunity comes up. Since people are generally empathetic, the easiest way to do that is to remember them back. Give time and energy to your newly-formed relationships - or else your image will fade like a 30-second commercial on Hulu. Here are my tips:
Most importantly, take the time to remember faces, remember names, and remember what they need. Just the core of getting to know someone, really, knowing them as a person. If you’re not good at remembering things, practice with celebrity faces, do some memory games. Remember, people are people, not just job gatekeepers!
Go out of the way to remember seemingly irrelevant things they’d told you (don’t pressure them) like where they are from, what they like to eat, if they have pets, and what their favorite shows are. Try to find common ground that’s not work. Be humorous, be intelligent. If you have a conversation about something other than “get me a job,” you will be more likely to remember each other.
If you can, truly dedicate a chunk of your brain to the new person. Don’t be afraid to make the first move to show you want to invest time in this relationship, especially if they’re new in town. Take them to your favorite restaurant. Invite them to your next house party. Suggest seeing a new movie. Or simply say, “i really like how you did [such-and-such] and would love to be a part of it. if you need more help, e-mail me.” (Caveat: small group gatherings in public places are wiser, otherwise things can be misconstrued and go into weird and possible squicky romantic territory.)
Go ahead and follow fan pages, blogs, and public sites, but don’t cold-add people on personal social media (ie, a private Facebook) if you haven’t had a conversation with them. Relationships, even networking ones, are largely about privacy and trust. That “follow for follow” thing is bullshit, don’t even try.
If your name is super common, hard to spell, or otherwise hard to remember, you might want to make it easier for the other party to remember by coming up with an easily searchable handle. Things such as puns and common words work well (people remember my friend “ProdigyBombay” years after she stopped posting).
Even if it’s been years, don’t forget people. It shows people you give a damn. Social media is great for this.
Finally, remember the setting and space you’re in. And respect peoples’ privacy. Don’t assume someone exists simply so you can get something from them. Showing your portfolio is what’s expected during a review, but not a bar unless they ask to see it. And if someone doesn’t want to give you information, don’t pry. You wouldn’t make your friends owe you anything, so why should you do that to someone you just met?
Great, so you kinda know a bunch of people, now what?
There are two economic theories I’d like to introduce to you: “Giver, Taker, Matcher” Theory and “Tit for Two Tats” Paradigm. Read these two links before continuing because I’m going to talk as if you know what they are.
Giver, Taker, Matcher suggests there are three kinds of people in the world: those who give, those who take, and those who match. Be a smart giver. If you only take opportunities, no one will want to help you because you’ll be seen as a selfish ass. Givers try to give opportunities to everyone. Most people are matchers who will “do unto others” - so they’ll take if you’re a taker but they’ll give if you’re a giver. So if you are a giver surrounded by matchers and other givers, things will be given to you. Those so-called “impenetrable industry circles” are really groups of givers and matches who trust each other and therefore give to each other (you know, like groups of friends).
Tit for Two Tats is an iterated prisoner’s dilemma scenario which helps protect you as a giver. If you’re surrounded by takers, you’ll be well, taken advantage of. Be a giver in your first impression, because matchers and other givers will immediately give to you. But if you’re taken from, give once again - because hey, sometimes people are down on their luck and they simply can’t help you out. And a friend who only helps when you can help them back isn’t reliable. However, if the pattern of taking repeats a lot, cut off your giving before that person hurts you.
So I’m saying, yes, sometimes you might actually want to work for exposure or for cheap. The world is full of takers who will leave you high and dry, but if you know someone is a matcher or a giver, it might just be worth it to do that discount job. Good examples would be for a high-profile Kickstarter or charity, although most reliable for-profit businesses should offer to pay. When doing small personal stuff for friends, I charge a nominal fee of about $10/hr. This works out pretty well by giving me motivation, and friends help keep friends fed. (Note, corporations who use your work for profit are not the same as your friends and for professional jobs the rate is the rate is the rate.)
Since we are all limited by physical and temporal resources, give your help when it’s needed most. Go out of you want to see the friend who’s in town for a only day. Pick up that sad soul stranded at LAX (thank you, i love you, rollaine). You don’t need to hang out every day to maintain a meaningful friendship, but a real friend is there when it counts.
Finally, once you’re comfortable with that person and have a reliable relationship, don’t be afraid to ask for work, especially when an opportunity really interests you and doubly especially if someone straight-up asks you to apply (this includes open calls for art). Not everyone knows who needs work at what point in time, so making note of your status is totally allowable. Your friends can’t help you if they don’t know you want help. But if they do know already, don’t be bothersome. You’re letting someone know your availability, not demanding they give you a job.
So yeah, that’s essentially the “going deep” part to networking - dedicate the same mental energy to whom you’ve met as you’d want dedicated to you! And that includes not being a shitty, take-y person.
tl;dr - To network properly, don’t approach people like you want them to get your a job. Approach them like you want to make a new friend. And don’t be a shitty friend.
What’s the Point of an Underpainting? Underpaintings are like underpants - use them to keep yourself pulled together.
i’ve been spoiled by digital painting. Rather than coordinating color mixes, I pick swatches and throw colors willy-nilly on the canvas like an 8 year old on Microsoft Paint.
“Spaghetti For Two″ - Picasso for WikiHow
Traditional painting methods recommend using an underpainting to help unify an image. This preliminary layer is often monochromatic, focusing mostly on value transitions.
Image source: Artopia
I’ve wanted to “think traditionally” in the way I approach color in digital painting. Here’s how the principle of underpainting can influence a digital color palette:
In the above image, I used the same palette to create three different color swatches. Notice the varying tone between all three. Each swatch is influenced in a unique way by its initial underpainting. The left is subdued and subtle. The middle, initially painted over white, is full of contrast. (Some impressionist painters preferred a white background so colors would stand out more from each other.) The right is practically glowing with a warm inner light.
The effect may vary depending on software and brush settings, but the basic principle is the same: When painting digitally, anchor tones and values with a monochromatic underpainting. Then paint over it with a slow buildup of low-opacity brushes to let the underpainting shine through and unify colors.
(The swatches above were produced using brushes designed for natural painting and color interaction in Manga Studio 5.)