writing and drawing references

[jjetsam]

For all the artists out there

[imgonnafuckthetriangle]

Youre telling me I threw away 10 dollar markers FOR NOTHING

[seto-kaibae-deactivated20150923]

Twinkle Twinkle fucking why

Can’t I draw the other eye

What the fuck’s up with your nose

Fuck those folds in all your clothes

Twinkle Twinkle fucking shit

Fuck this art, I’m done I quit.

[writinganddrawingreferences-blog]

Te feels bro

[levourdalak]

A moment of silence for all the times we drew people with arms behind their back to avoid having to draw the hands.

[notmysecret]

I really tried to scroll past this, the denial was eating me alive though.

[tardisblue14]

This post is my life.

[bothersome-much]

A moment of silence for all those times we drew people with really long side bangs to avoid drawing another eye.

[fucktonofanatomyreferences]

A mouth-watering fuck-ton of hand references.

[From various sources]

[carnie-vorex]

Useful.

[inkys-resources]

need refs/inspo for period clothing?

here you go:

Medieval (9th-15th century):

10th century and earlier

Romance (1000-1250)

11th century

12th century

13th century

more 13th century

14th century

more 14th

15th century

and more 15th century

Gothic (1150-1550)

Renaissance (1520-1650)

16th & 17th century

16th century

more 16th

Tudors (1500-1550)

more Tudors

Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)

Jacobean Era (1603-1625)

17th century

more 17th century

and again

and even more

this won’t stop

Baroque (1600-1750)

Georgian Period (1714-1830):

18th century

more 18th century

18th century women’s fashion

18th century men’s fashion

Rococo (1720-1770)

Classicism (1770-1790)

children 18th-19th century

Regency Preiod (1811-1820)/ Empire (1800-1820s):

1790-1820s

more stuff on regency and georgian era

even more

that’s not enough regency

and more

how is there so much

early 19th century men’s wear

early 19th century women’s wear

Victorian Period (1837-1901):

Romantic Era (1820-1840s)

Civil War Era/1850-1860s

1870-1890s

more victorian

Edwardian Period (1901-1910):

1900-1910s

Belle Epoque (1880-1910s)

more edwardian/belle époque

Modern:

1910s-1920s [Fashion between the World Wars]

1920s

more roaring 20s

so much 20s

1920s hairstyles

1930s

1930-1940s

1930-1950s

1950s

more 50s

1960s

1960-1970s

1980s

lots of periods in one spot/fashion through centuries:

here, here, and here is almost everything (and properly ordered)

also here with lots of historic fashion magazines

historic fashion

costumes of antiquity

more historical clothing

history of fashion

more history of fashion

“vintage” clothing

historic costumes

children’s historical fashion/toys

details

historic wedding dresses

historic assecoires (hats, shoes…)

hats

masks

parasols

lots of embroidery/jewlery

it indeed is western/european centric, I’m sorry for that, but for other cultures I simply don’t have so many references

[surefireshore]

I Promise I’m Not a Murderer: The Story of a Researching Writer

[soaringsparrows]

now with a sequel:

I Swear I’m Not Pregnant, I’m Just Naming Characters

[icykitty-deactivated20220621]

Don’t forget: I’m not Trying to Break Into This Building, I Just Need to Know the Layout of it

[boggartsaremyboggarts]

And the ever appealling: I’m Not Planning on Killing Myself, I Just Need to Know How a Character Could Commit Suicide Whilst Making it Look Like a Murder

[thesilverwolf9]

I recommend

I’m Not a Terrorist, I Just Need to Know How a Criminal Mastermind Would Properly Construct a Bomb

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And my personal favourite

I Swear I’m Not Sick I Just Like Making Characters Suffer By Giving Them Deadly Diseases

[asymptoticabsurdist]

How about: I’m Not Religious, I’m Only Trying to Invent Scientific Words with Parts of Dead Languages

[supercell-vortex]

I’m Not a Priest, I Just Need to Know Various Methods of Exorcism

[sunglasses-indoorss]

These are all like fucking Panic! At The Disco song titles

[erinariana]

By fall out boy….

[noshitloki]

IF YOU LOVE WRITING BUT DON’T HAVE THE INSPIRATION FOR A 10-PART BOOK SAGA YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SITE

IT’S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND CAN FOR INSTANCE GENERATE TOPICS AND FIRST LINES, CONTAINS LOADS OF EXERCISES AND YOU CAN FIND PLENTY OF WRITING TIPS.

[shadowstep-of-bast]

BLESS YOU I LOVE YOU OH MY GODS I’VE NEEDED THIS

[impishtubist]

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?

[prettyarb]

Ooooooooo, this could be useful.

[mewitti]

Everyone!! After years and years, Paint Tool SAI is finally getting an upgrade! Go try the Paint Tool SAI 2 beta! 

Just a few of the new features:

64 bit/multi-core support

Font tool with text layers

Bigger canvases! Up to 100,000 x 100,000px canvas size for 64 bit

Bigger max brush size (up to 5000px)

Circle and line rulers

Perspective ruler (guide lines for 1 - 3 point perspective)

Select/edit multiple layers at once

Upgrade for free if you already have a SAI 1 license

Paint Tool SAI is my number one recommended art program for digital painters and this just makes it even better! The new font tool and canvas size limits, especially, should make it so much easier for people trying to make comics.

This is still in beta, so it’s untranslated and has some bugs. But it’s still great news! Go try it out!

[jenpenn]

are you fucking kidding me?! FONT TOOL? PERSPECTIVE??? CIRCLE AND RULERS???????  Holy mother of god

[flatbear]

OH SON the lack of circle has been the only reason I don’t use Sai. Uh ohhh…

[ox-horns]

FONT TOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lifemadesimple]

The Male Fashion Fit Guide

Our other collections:

How to fold a Shirt , Choosing a Suit that Fits

6 ways to tie a Scarf , Ways to tie a Necktie

[ctrl-delete]

hundreds of pose references wowie

how to draw profiles 

a guide to figure drawing (this helped me a hecka lot)

drawing eyes

lip tutorial

how to draw jeans

amaze color blender

hands hands hands

more hands

torso reference

wings

painting blood

how to draw shoes/feet

psychology of color

simple expression guide

sitting poses

more color psychology

drawing hair and fur

hecka lot of clothing refs

pose reference blog

another hand tutorial

how to draw arms

expression tutorial

skin color palatte

how to draw booties

drawing ears

hands at sides tutorial

drawing heads

guide to foreshortening

drawing cats

(Via: Icanttellyoubutiknowitsmine)

[juliajm15]

sorry for any grammar mistakes

long time without a tutorial… I tried to explain my general process of working here, hope someone will find it useful :)

[ashes-of-inspiration]

jenninova

[samurots-deactivated20160616]

i just found this website that can randomly generate a continent for you!! this is great for fantasy writers

plus, you can look at it in 3d!

theres a lot of viewing options and other things! theres an option on-site to take a screenshot, so you don’t have to have a program for that!

you can view it here!

[charlie-fr-deactivated20160627]

YOOOOO

[marinaprose]

Prologues

Many writers feel the need to explain themselves before they start telling the story. A prologue could be used to explain the world you are in. A prologue could explain the tragic parent’s death, or the prophecy that will predict the hero’s return. The thing about prologues is that they are completely unnecessary, distracting to the reader, and, no one cares (yet).

The characters are new to the reader, and the world is too big to just explain to them. If I told you that the man you just walked past on the street had a mother who died of cancer when he was three, and that he grew up in beautiful meadow land in southern Europe where everyone knew each other and his father owned three cows and a sheep. You just don’t care about him, and you’ll nod and be polite, and say “that’s so sad” about his mom, and “aw, a sheep? That’s cute. Sounds like a lovely place” but you don’t care, because you don’t know him.

When You Need to Explain the World

             It’s so easy to get excited about the world you built. You want to share the map, and you want your reader to know about the mountain tribes in the north, and also the fishing villages on the island off the east coast. While it’s great that you know so much about the world your characters live in, and while this information might help your readers to understand the story more, the chance are that it is more likely to overwhelm them.

             A good way to decide if this sort of prologue is necessary is to ask yourself: Can the reader understand what is going on without this prologue? Can I sprinkle this information in throughout the story in a more effective way? If you are only writing your prologue to pat your world building skills on the back, you don’t need that prologue.

Explaining a Character

Using a prologue to explain someone’s backstory is a waste of your time. First, you have to consider that people will skip the prologue. Second, everyone has a story. Real people, the people you interact with every day, they have a story from before you met them and they have a story after you leave them. When you meet someone new, you slowly learn about their history. They’ll tell you stories about their past overtime as they begin to trust you, and similarly, you will slowly begin to care more about their stories. Your readers need to develop this with your characters the same way. Let them care first, and then you can fill them in on why the character is a certain way.

To be clear, when I say “care”, I don’t mean they have to like a character. However, even unlikable characters can be interesting and complex and well written, and they will have a past as well.

An “Interesting” / “Attention Grabbing” Scene OR a Flashforward

If you are adding a prologue in order to create interest in the story, simply start somewhere more interesting. There is no rule saying you have to start your story at the beginning! Start at a part that will drag your reader in. You also have to consider that readers are very likely to skip the prologue, so you have to hook them in chapter one as well!

Keep in mind, a prologue can  be a good addition to your story. If you want a prologue, go for it! A great prologue is one that is an introduction to the story. Before you decide to keep the prologue in the book, try removing it. Think: “Does the story still work without the prologue?” if the answer is yes, then you don’t need it. Tip: That tip works with first chapters too. Good luck and happy writing, Marina Montenegro

[shotbyhazelg]

The most valuable chart…

[deductionfreak]

[micaxiii]

yes thanks for colouring it I had a hard time reading that

[pastor-decanus]

Knowledge is worship, and now you know.

[pennameverity]

This is Duolingo, a language-learning website/app that deserves some serious recognition. It offers over 10 languages for English speakers, as well as courses for non-English speakers around the world, and they’re in the process of adding more. 

But wait, I don’t want to do any more schoolwork! Not to worry little one, Duolingo is actually more like a game. You can compete with friends, and earn “lingots” (which are basically Duolingo money) to buy power-ups, extra activities, and bonus skills - like Flirting.

I’m already taking a language, what do I need this for? 

It’s not really a secret that most school language courses (in America, anyway) suck and only teach you to speak the language at about a third grader’s level. Which is why Duolingo is so freaking awesome.

Teachers can’t give every student individualized attention, but Duolingo can. If you’re not learning the way you want to or as much as you want to in the classroom, Duolingo is a really great resource. It’s easy, tailored to you, and really effective.

Duolingo tracks your progress and reminds you when you haven’t studied for a while or need a refresher on something. Already semi-fluent in a language? No problem, just take a shortcut to more advanced subjects or test out of the lesson. 

The lessons start with the basics (he, she, hello, thank you, etc) and move up to harder stuff. Duolingo focuses on vocabulary first, so you can learn the language and then the grammar that goes with it - much simpler than the system most schools use. It also tracks the number of words you’ve learned and how well you know them.

And you don’t even have to write out the flashcards!

Duolingo is perfect for reviewing everything you forgot over the summer or giving you the extra help you need. And if you’re trying to learn a language on your own, it’s fantastic - you don’t have to create your own lessons. Whether you’re trying to learn your second, third, or fifth language, I seriously recommend Duolingo.

Okay, what else?

Duolingo also has discussion boards, where you can ask for help with a hard lesson, make new friends, watch for updates, and share your achievements.

Even better is the Immersion feature. It won’t send you to Spain or France, but it’s pretty awesome. Duolingo takes real articles from the internet, which users translate. You can translate articles from your native language into the language you’re learning or vice versa, which gives you more experience and makes the Internet more universal.

You can suggest new languages and track Duolingo’s progress in creating new courses. Bilinguals (older than 13) can help to create these courses. Duolingo has a long list of courses that can be contributed to, like Punjabi, Hebrew, and Vietnamese. Oh, and Dothraki, Klingon, Sindarin, and Esperanto.

And the best part? IT’S COMPLETELY FREE. 

If you love languages or just want to pass French class this year, USE DUOLINGO. Download the app and practice a language while you wait for the bus instead of playing Angry Birds!

[officialkia-deactivated20150218]

Coolest app I’ve ever downloaded.

[duulaman]

My dad uses this, and he loves it! He’s been multilingual for a long time (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian) and he says it’s taught him things that even he didn’t know. I might be using it for my german soon too, ‘cus I’m definitely rusty on that. Harumph

[kar-kit-kat]

Also, theyre going to be adding klingon soon so if youre a nerd

[how-to-draw]

Can you find/make a tutorial on facial hair or more specifically mustaches

Well here are some references/examples of different types of facial hair to start. Some of the more common ones along with more… interesting ones.

And now for some videos: A detailed facial hair one, here’s one for razor stubble, and here’s a facial hair one in pen and pencil. I haven’;t been able to find anything that good for mustaches though… From what I’ve seen it mostly involves using short strokes.

Good Luck.