personal ref stash

this is my personal references/resources blog. feel free to follow or not. contains: themes, dividers, blinkies, (my) drawing references, etc

[ao3commentoftheday]

saw this gif and couldn't resist making it into my kudos icon on AO3

the code:

p.kudos { background: url("https://64.media.tumblr.com/e6a0d3c3749bba637f46ca1e169792b4/836e7081f81e3bea-b6/s500x750/91a64482a91d97877e7dc4d3437f14dc33d534f7.gif"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 75px 75px; min-height: 100px; padding-left: 6.5em; }

if anyone knows the source of the gif, lemme know and I'll add it

[roberttingle]

annoying when shows set in the medieval period have the women with thier hair just long and unstyled and out . girl go put on your wimple girl 🤦‍♀️

[elvensilk]

like there are so many fun medieval hair and headgear options, it's so boring just seeing loose beachy waves meant to appeal to 21st century beauty standards

put that hot prince in a gay little hood with an ostrich feather or so help me god

[kirythestitchwitch]

@cbk1000

[lobster-graphics]

Doctor Who Dividers

Free to use just tag with #dividers by lobster

[nan11]

Archive Card – AO3 Skin

A cream-based AO3 skin inspired by vintage archival cards.

English is not my first language, so please excuse any awkward phrasing.

Features

Cream background with blue accents; black body text for comfortable long reading

Card-style works listings inspired by archival filing cards

Typewriter-style statistics placed like a small footnote

Kudos list inspired by a library book pocket card

Stamp-style kudos icon featuring a California poppy (May 17 birth flower)

The stamp-style kudos icon was created with the assistance of AI due to the lack of suitable hand-drawn materials.

This skin is shared for fun and non-commercial use.

Visual materials are sourced from publicly available resources and are used for layout and aesthetic demonstration only.

Screenshots are shared for layout preview purposes only.

GitHub - lovewithless/ao3-skin-

Contribute to lovewithless/ao3-skin- development by creating an account on GitHub.

[zerafinacss]

Replace the AO3 Content Icons With Text Labels

If you don't like the AO3 icons, or if you always have trouble figuring out what they mean, this site skin might be useful for you!

It replaces the content icons (for warnings, completion status, relationships and ratings) in blurbs with color-coded text labels. Additionally, multiple relationship tags or ratings are no longer grouped together under one icon. For example, you will see an "F/F, F/M, M/M" label instead of the "Multi" icon if both of these types of relationships are tagged in a story.

The label colors and the text that replaces the icons can be easily customized.

Before:

After:

Find instructions for adding and customizing the site skin here on AO3:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[fairhairedkings]

if you like crafting and also free things, might i suggest the antique pattern library?

it’s a not for profit that’s gathering books, patterns, and other materials related to crafting that are out of copyright (or getting permission from copyright holders in some cases) in order to share them online. they scan items, clean them up, then make everything available for free!

free things are great, especially when you’re just starting to get into something. like oh, i’m supposed to spend money on this hobby i just picked up 20 minutes ago???

the first time i ended up on the site, i seriously spent hours just trawling through everything. there’s the usual suspects like knitting, crochet, embroidery, but there’s also woodwork, calligraphy, and books on things like how to mount and frame pictures. with cross stitch patterns, they also make modern charts with the dmc colour codes available.

links to their webbed site and instagram:

https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/

https://www.instagram.com/theantiquepatternlibrary/

behold, a glorious cat cross stitch pattern (link goes to antique pattern library page):

[image id: Multicolour charted cross stitch design of a cat sitting on a red pillow with tassels, holding a green ball]

[callmesel]

Are people on Tumblr aware that you can customize your kudo message??

got it from this twt post (has more stuff in the thread)

og reddit post here

[plus-size-aesthetics]

[la-sera]

Hello! :D

Some of you asked what I meant when I said I draw without a sketch or outline in my new art style. I probably didn’t explain it very well, so here’s how I usually draw a face:

I start with an egg-shaped cream base.

Then I place the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Next, I remove/erase the parts I don’t need and shape it into a proper face, while figuring out the light and shadows.

After that, I blend everything with a soft brush and add details like the nose line, mouth line, and eye shapes.

The final result, done on a single layer.

I hope you understand this explanation, and I hope it can be an inspiration for you!

[gayvampyr]

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

[gayvampyr]

“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit

[gayvampyr]

ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like

with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing

is it too much to ask

[moreclaypigeons]

gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that

cohesive but still contrasting

This kind of talks about color and composition

This is a bit about landscape specifically

Values & composition

Contrast in composition

Balance in colors & values

This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones

Cohesion within compositions/lighting

"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!

This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!

Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process

With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)

[gayvampyr]

thanks this is super helpful! /gen

[gallusrostromegalus]

If you'd like 2 Print books that I absolutely reccomend to every visual artist regardless of Media, Color and Light and Imaginative Realism by James Gurney are basically religious texts for artists, even the 3-D people because his understanding and explanation of how light and form work is that damn good.

If you're wondering about Mr. Gurney's chops:

James Gurney is the Dinotopia Guy (that link includes his Dinotopia books, prints and online classes too)

[rainycraze]

Reblogging to check this out later

[iniro]

HII my character & shape design tips PDF is now available! ^_^ hope you enjoy !!

BUY HERE or HERE

[anyrava]

I made a detailed rock painting guide (Includes some rendering basics too!)

You can find more tutorials on my Ko-Fi Shop if you've found this helpful! 🫶🍃

Visit Anyrava's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

[sbeep]

I've made a sheet of quick info and tips on drawing medieval european plate armour. You can view it on a screen or print it as a leaflet to keep in your sketchbook ✌

https://ko-fi.com/s/2096e0f063

[thevalkyrieflies]

constellations ao3 skin!!!

okay here!

i made an ao3 skin looklooklook

:))))

its an altered version of this green fireflies one

im really proud of this for no reason all i did was change the colors but anyways you guys should still reblog if you use it definitely id be very happy :)))))))))

css below the cut:

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dd.hideme,

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input,

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textarea,

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.reading h4.viewed,

dl.index dd,

table,

th,

dt.child {

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#modal,

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[nkim-illustrates]

How I Paint Grapes! 🍇

[blueboxbeagle]

By LabradoriteKing on Pinterest

[sonneillonv]

As a Dungeon Master I nearly scrolled past this before my brain kicked my own ass and reminded me that I have tried looking up 'Blue Gemstones' at LEAST a dozen times in the last six months and never found anything this helpful.

[fynnigano]

voluntary userboxes dump