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So I was redrawing ted frames. But slapping glasses on the guy. But I gave up. Anywayssss heres this :)
#ted spankoffski#digital art#hatchetfield#the guy who didn't like musicals#starkid#frame redraw#notice how i DONT draw anatomy often#also i felt silly and slapped him in the cosplay outfit i have for him#(i drew on the tinky pin <3) (i love small details. like freckles too.)#i was trying a way to color so thats why this art exists HSHSHS#And i was trying a different brush (which ive been using reciently) this is really sketched
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i really like how much depth your art has, do you think you could show how you break down bodies when sketching if that makes sense? it’s something i struggle with a lot in my art! ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡
ok apologies in advance, this is probably going to be a really long and tangential rant about art that may or may not actually help you in learning how to construct bodies. im just gonna put it under a cut to save everyone from seeing this huge text wall.
i dont think its gonna be possible for you to replicate my methods here, because theyre mostly just really specific shortcuts for finding certain proportions and reference points for anatomy, which i'm fairly versed in, but not as much as i'd like to be. the shortcuts you'll need will be different from mine. im glad you think my art has depth, that is something i am trying to seek very intentionally right now, and i dont think im even close to the depth of form i am actually aiming for. so like. this makes making a tutorial kind of inherently hard. nevertheless, i threw this quick sketch together after like 3 failed attempts. (i was doing those attempts digitally, ended up giving up on that and going back to traditional because its what im most comfortable with rn)
i didnt get all the steps i took to get here because scanning that much would be cumbersome but ill try to explain how i got here. i start with the head almost every time.
i use a lot of symbolic/graphic shapes when drawing heads and dont stick to using forms very often besides the circle at the center of the head, which i use as the base to form these graphic shapes around. think of it like "wrapping" the ball in various textures and masses. the eyes are usually "textured" onto the head, notice how the her left eye looks narrower then her right. of course i try to make sure her bangs sit along the curve of the sphere and her ears look like they sit on opposite sides of the head. its easy to forget that part, making the head look unsymmetrical. the particular masses of leica's head would be her snout, which is just a curve extended slightly outside the diameter of the ball, and her hair, which are two strange organic shapes that are quite hard to draw, two hair sprig anime antennae things (forgive me, i forgot the word for them,) and the back of the head, which i usually need to extend slightly. its a little too extended here, needs more on the top, i fix this in the final pass. this was a quick sketch, so i didnt focus too hard on the forms of the head beyond the most essential ones for her design, but i sometimes highlight the form of cheeks with curved hatching, or try to make the eyes appear more sunken-in as they are on human faces. i dont know how to proportion the neck and torso correctly until i draw the head, so i always do it first. next, i did the torso.
so heres why i said that you probably wont be able to replicate this approach. you do kind of just have to practice anatomy, i cant just make it make sense because im not very good at explaining this stuff, but ill try to go through what i did here. so, i generally use simplified bone shapes to find proportions and reference points, as well as more complicated shapes like those of elbows and knees. i try to study fairly often because im not satisfied with here im at with this stuff yet. of course, i dont think i'll ever be. so i'll usually start with the ribcage, add a shoulderblade out the back to find the shoulder, the armbones come out of that, the bone in the upper arm connects to the ulna with a sort of three-pronged attachment, one big knurl in the middle, which forms the thrust of the elbow, two little ones on the side. i think those are part of the ulna but i dont remember. see, you dont really have to know what exactly they do as long as you know what they look like. the ulna does some goofy rotation shit i dont understand, connects to the wrist, and then we have a hand, which, i mean, im not good enough at hands to even be telling you how to do it, but i just have a big squarish mass and some little hotdog fingers coming out of that. you can see on her left hand that ill have a big circle forming the the area on the hand where the thumb attaches... theres more depth to the hands, i think you can easily find better tutorials then i could offer. anyway, under the ribcage theres the pelvis, represented with a box. ill get into that when i talk about the legs. i wanna briefly talk about the way i add the flesh and fat to the bones.
so, i really can't give a comprehensive crash course on anatomy, but i can point you towards the morpho series, which is where i get most of this stuff from. you can get very far with the volumes Simplified Forms, Fat and Skin, and Skeleton and Bone Reference Points. moving on, i just kind of have a feel for where the masses attach by now. the important thing to remember when drawing fat characters like this is that the fat should "hang" from the bones and flesh, drooping down slightly. leicas fat hangs substantially, so she's not very wide despite her weight. this is important to her character design i feel. i almost always draw characters naked first when doing serious drawings because it will come in handy knowing where the forms of the body are when i add the clothing. by focusing on the way her body looks naked, i can modify the impression of those forms when adding clothes, and when i add them later on in this drawing, leica will take on the distinctive boxy look i try to draw her with.
if you look at the arm, youll see that the place the line of bone sits is very high compared to the whole mass of the arm, the flesh and fat of the arm "hang" from the bone, and then the upper arm squishes against the bent forearm too. even if the anatomy in the arm is indistinct, it can still look convincing when the forms act realistically against one another. the elbow has much less fat connected to it, so its more bony then the rest. this isnt actually consistent on all people so like, think about that kind of thing when designing characters, like i was talking about before, fat can sit in infinite different ways. maybe if i was doing a more objective anatomy lesson i'd draw cath, because i do have a sort of vague understanding of muscle placement that doesnt come through here, but probably would if i was drawing a scrawnier character. let me know if you want that.
a word on the breasts too: they hang a bit lower then you'd expect, keep that in mind. the attachment point is also angled, as the line shows. the line starts roughly in the middle of the torso and ends around the armpit, but the form of the breast can go underneath the armpit or even connect around the fold of fat in the back. many things to think about. i love boob shapes. ok lets finally get on with it and talk about the legs.
so, the really specific shape of the pelvis doesnt matter that much unless youre drawing a really thin character, so its just a box here. out from the sides of the pelvis, extending out more then you'd expect, is the femur, which ends in a similar joint to the arm. this shape helps me figure out the form of the knee. two masses on each side with a bunch of complex and weirdly shaped bones forming the kneecap, which i have omitted because i dont yet know shit enough to include them. i am learning though. so, obviously the feet are just scribbles here because im just gonna put her feet in socks anyway. you really dont have to do more then you have to. a few tips i can offer here, the butt should hang a bit too when drawing fat characters, i think the butt is supposed to start just below the pelvis if i remember, but take that with a grain of salt. i also didnt really do that here but its hard to tell because she's facing mostly forward. again, i dont think i can really communicate what's going on here. morpho has a lot of great drawings explaining the shapes and muscles of the legs, all things i might focus on more when drawing a scrawnier character. for this case, i regrettably don't go too hard on the legs. also i should note that legs would usually be much longer, leica is really short so ive exaggerated the proportions to communicate that. i may change my mind on that front in the future and give her more grounded proportions. the important thing to remember with legs is just getting a nice hierarchy of forms going. bigger thigh going into smaller calf going into smaller foot. it mostly comes automatically now.
i added the clothing, shaped up her head a bit, added a bit of fur. i put her in her classic outfit, just a sweater and jeans. i enjoy the big thick folds that come out of these clothes, and big areas of white space too. its nice. i try my best to form all the folds around the forms of the body i drew earlier. thats one case where i really really have no idea what im doing and could never explain it in words. its just some fun intuitive play with loops and lines. this is at around the stage for a sketch where i'd do inks, or if it was going to be a finished pencil drawing i'd erase out parts piece by piece and replace them with nicer and more defined lines and tones.
i guess that's all i can offer , i hope that halped.
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horse drawing practice. aka redraw the same pose until i feel like i have found the method that works best for me.
Horses are hard to draw for a lot of people, i can draw horses if i feel like it but i need to do warmups and pre-practice first most of the time. The one pose i struggle the most with drawing is the default standing side view pose. Main reason is that horses have a rigid anatomy where you cannot hide bone and muscle under fat or thick fur like cats or dogs. The default standing pose often doesnt give me much gesture to work with - i have much easier time drawing horses in motion or any other angle because those situations does give me gesture to find a starting point.
Please note that this is more of a narration of me practicing and thus is a subjective point of view, there are a lot of different ways to draw horses and my method is not and should not be considered foolproof or a hard set rule. aka dont use these drawings as references, theyre not anatomy references for horses.
when a novice ask a more experienced artist how to get better and is met with “practice”, this is more or less what it often mean. You will not nail the first attempt, sometimes it will require 12 attempts.
Timelapse recording and reference image under the cut
In the first five drawings you can see that i struggled with the proportions, mainly the length of the legs vs the length of the body. I started to try out the classic “box” foundation which you commonly see when looking up horse proportions, but it didnt improve my process that much. It did work as a reminder to align the hip height with the shoulder, and the subtle dip along the back. Things started to click on drawing 6 when i realized i could use the curvature of the belly to align with the “shoulder box” guideline that i often use when drawing animals in general. I then could use the arched line of the belly to easier determine the length of the body - essentially this is how i improvise proportions when drawing without a reference.
Attempts 7-10 is when i am starting to find the process and utilize it more. I have learned that nailing the pose of the two front legs is the better starting point and then i work up to the shoulder-block and neck and from there i draw the belly and hip and then draw the hind legs. Usually you want to capture the whole body and not go area-to-area, but these sketches are essentially me practicing that very important part. I noticed pretty early on that drawing the front and hind legs individually and then try to connect them with the body just didnt work for me. But nor did it work to start with the body and then add the legs. So for me, starting with front legs, then body, and lastly hind legs, felt best for me.
The two last drawings where i felt like i got it down, you can even see signs of stylization in the last one - the legs on it are a bit too long, but thats alright because once you feel like you have a process and structure that work for you, it is also going to make readjustments faster and less of a problem.
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hey do you have any tips on how to improve anatomy? or maybe even just reccomendations? Your art has been a big inspiration for me recently and I need the motivation to draw lmao
its such a painfully generic answer but genuinely. Studying from real life/irl pictures.
My style is really squishy, i think. i focus a lot on the fat and skin on people that i feel like a lot of art styles i take inspiration from usually avoid, even the more detailed ones. That being said, the tf2 comics (sort of excluding the 6th) and the Netflix series Arcane were both major influences in my style. Maybe it’s just because i naturally like picking apart styles, so it might not be helpful to someone else, but these styles definitely springboarded my art studies. and from there I went deeper into studying shapes and anatomy.
It can be kind of overwhelming, especially if you dont know where to look, but i normally take my studies one part at a time. It usually comes as a result of seeing similar features in people that makes me go “hey, i wonder how that works,” and then trying to purposefully notice it in other forms. Knowing how muscles work, or even just having a vague idea of their shape, really helps me. I know there are a lot of resources, i think morpho books are specifically recommended often.
TLDR. I use other artstyles as a base for inspiration but real life study is really going to be the most useful if you want to improve anatomy skills.
#asks#and thats very sweet!! Thank you!!#Im very sorry this message is late and not the most helpful! But i hope you will find some motivation to draw anyways!
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i feel like, in the best of all possible worlds, AI generators COULD be a tool in an artists workflow that is genuinely useful in certain circumstances. but in order to be able to actually utilize them in the process of art creation, you would kind of have to already know your way around your craft. yknow, a lot like the 3D models in clip studio paint? they can be really useful and save a lot of time, but if you don't already know how to make art, the 3D models are often just going to introduce problems you don't have the skills to solve
i don't know how to draw, so if i use CSP's 3D models and just trace directly, I won't know how to fix any anatomy problems, if I'm even able to notice them at all. sometimes it will be fine, especially if people aren't going to be looking too close, but other times, it's going to look straight up Bad in a way im not equipped to do anything about
so i do think it's. idk interesting i guess. how much of it advertising for AI image generators seem to be positioning it in direct opposition to working artists. "look, now EVERYONE can make the art theyve always imagined!!!" except i still can't? i can maybe make a facsimile of what i wanted, but i still dont have the skills to use this image to convey genuine meaning.
i could probably use it just fine if the art i dreamed of making began and ended with "big titty anime babe", but if i want to use this image to COMMUNICATE something, about the world or about myself or about this character in particular, the algorithm cant do that for me because it can't really make informed decisions, and i can't use its output as a base that i then add the specific meaning to because i never developed the skills for doing that
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@auravs YO IDK WTF IS UP WITH TUMBLR BUT IT SOMEHOW DELETED UR ASK SO IM PINGING U TO ANSWER,,,
Heres my replies Ive tried more than 3456789 times sending, hope it didnt spam or smtng and the site was actually trolling me 😭:
OKAY SHIT FIRST OFF THANK U SO MUCH!! Rlly appreciate ur support,,! 😭💜
NOW, My Personal guide for begginer artists:
1. Try to copy arts u find online or even from medias u enjoy! (comics, cartoons and etc)
On each drawing u copy u will notice u have learned smtng new! So from there, try to draw an image by urself without any reference, and once u have an idea of how the artstyle u want works
Personally, Id copy many anime images with similar art styles to then try and make pieces of my own!
NOW ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: it is not wrong to redraw images for PERSONAL and LEARNING purposes. What Would be wrong of u is to post it around claiming that You were the original creator of the image and not crediting the original one/the artist responsible for it
So as long as u aint stealing anyone's work, ure fine!
2. Use guidelines and shapes when drawing!
They are very important when beggining to understand anatomy! Ofc u dont have to draw All the lines detailed-ish, but at least to an extent in which u can see what is going on
So les say for example u want to draw a human body: u will have to understand that the top of the head is a circle, that the neck has a cone-ish shape, that the chest follows the form of a ribcage and so on
It may vary from artist to artist, but if ure struggling to draw smtng specific, try seeing a shape on it to then make ur job easier! The body has to become a literal puzzle to ur eyes
However, I will advise u to plz not let these limit u.
Indeed, as a begginer u have to learn how normal anatomy works, but its totally fine to change that depending on what artstyle u choose!
3. CONSISTENCY IS A SCAM!!!!
DO NOT WORRY IF UR ART DOESNT LOOK AS RECOGNIZABLE ON EVERY PIECE, I myself have only learned this recently and seen many other artists getting unmotivated cuz of this, but consistency truly does not exist.
Whatever u do with ur art is nothing but ur RANGE. Its all the knowledge u have on it which makes u produce many pieces in different styles, and that is awesome!!
As an artist, u will always be learning smtng new, and what u learn cannot be un….learned (if that word exists IUSDNJKADLS) so its bound to show in ur work
4. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACT-
NEVER STOP DRAWING!!!! Like Ive said beforehand, u are ALWAYS learning smtng new!! Everything u draw is progress!
So no matter how bad u may think the things u do look, just remember that theyre likely looking MUCH better than the thing u drew yesterday
Art takes time to reach a level in which u feel comfortable and proud with how u do it, so its important to be patient and keep on practicing if u rlly want to get better at it!
Since u are a begginer, and if u have the time/motivation, Id suggest doing a doodle here and there to start picking up the habit to draw often. It is much easier to learn and less tedious once ure used to it and, ofc, enjoying it!
HOPE THESE ARE HELPFUL,,,, once again, they are based on my own experience thus far and some things I wish I knew back there………
AS FOR THE AU: ILL ANSWER THAT IN MY NEXT POST CUZ TUMBLR IS BEING A BITCH, amma ping u for my response if u dont mind so heads up,,,
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Completely unasked for ramble on character design and all
But a lot of the time when I make a character design I often like to do art trades and similar things to see how others approach the design cause most of the time it helps me develop ideas and understandings of how to represent parts of the character that I hadn't considered and/or grasped myself
For example, Xiao (accidental thirst trap in post below this) in my original design I struggled to get a sense of how to draw his hair in motion cause it always felt blocky and so I saw someone else give his design a go and I noticed they operated with his hair style a lot like a solid cloth and it really helped me grasp how Id like to represent his hair in motion
And then the other thing is that when I see more takes on the design I find things that fit the character better when someone inherently adds small details to the anatomy or overall appearance when a character transfers styles and that stuff is really great for slowly polishing a design
Like none of my designs are officially finished until I officially start drawing it for a webtoon and all so ALL my designs are in beta more or less but designs like Xiao that are less than one year old, they are open to a lot of changes
(Also I just love Xiao hes my boy and no i swear i dont call all the characters in thisbstory my boys cause I love them all no I would never)
-Riku
#alter: riku#xiao art#story art#art#riku doodles#art posting#listen I just got my ability to enjoy drawing genuinely back again#im feral
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any art advice or resources that you would recommend or advise against?? im looking for some advice as i try to get back into drawing, i took a really long break from it bc i was just so frustrated with how it felt like i wasnt improving and i wasnt satisfied with anything i drew ever
ohh my i guess my advice would be to redraw some of your old artworks to get back to how you usually draw. if you want to try something new with your artstyle, you can take some inspiration from your favorite artists, ex: trying out their coloring style or how they draw eyes n such..! oh and maybe you can try out redrawing photos of people, you can search some up in pinterest and find pretty photos of people. its a good way to practice your style and other aspects such as anatomy n coloring
also dont worry i also experience that a lot often 😢 its really hard to actually be satisfied with your own works but i believe in you, you may not notice it but youre improving with your art little by little :]
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today I went to the doctor to get an ultrasound and potential mammogram done on my left breast. as i repeated many times today and in the last few weeks, my left breast has felt swollen and tender in my luteal phase - unlike any pain or tenderness i had felt before. while i typically have tender breast around my period - think feeling very full and luscious, something randomly grazes your nipple and it feels more sensitive than usual (its noticeable now), and running down the stairs braless suddenly makes you feel like you need to hold them tight to your chest to make it to the bottom floor - anyhow. while this is all typical, the last two cycles included me feeling like my left breast was going to fall right off of my body. i would complain about it often, and i thought about the pain a lot and it made me want to just lay down and hold my breast, nothing was comfortable because i dont have proper bras for pain (now i kind of do).
so i felt this pain and then mentioned it at my last physical. the doctor said to come back if it hurt again (by then the pain had subsided due to my period coming). i asked what will you do if it hurts again and i come back. she says a breast exam, so i ask if we can just do that right now. she agrees but feels nothing abnormal to her. the pain returns next cycle in the same spot, so i schedule an appointment with that same doctor. I end up getting my period the day of the appointment and cannot make it. they say no appointments until january! wow. so i schedule with my gynecologist the next monday. before then, i take a bath and feel my breasts. i do feel a painful, swollen feeling lump to the left of my left nipple. i get very upset about this naturally.
i go to the gynecologist. she is very sweet and also feels what i felt. the pain was much less dramatic by that day, but she did feel the spot. i remember asking a lot of questions and she answered all that she could. she said it could just be normal cycle changes. i was getting really specific about hormones and she did not know the answer. she sent me for an ultrasound so that was today.
i went, they did the ultrasound and the technician, as my gynecologist had said, i had fybrocystic tissue. she said it changes texture as you age and that god makes all boob differently. i dont feel weird about her touching me at all, its fine. she says the doctor says everything looks normal and that i can get dressed and leave.
that... was not going to happen. i start asking some questions and as the technician is trying to draw tissue on paper for me, she goes to get the doctor. the doctor says that really we cant know what the thing on my breast is because it changes with my cycle. it could be fybrocistic tissue just getting more dense/swollen/whateveridontunderstand which happens with hormonal fluctuation. Or a cyst? But cannot know until it comes back. But they essentially said its all fine and i shouldnt worry.
But basically she is saying that at the rate of cancer at my age, I shouldn't get tested for these things because it costs too much money. She also said that I should do self breast exams day 7 of my period. She also said her society of doctors no longer recommends patients do breast exams because many people just feel their breast anatomy for the first time and think there are bad lumps because they are not used to the physical structure underneath breasts. so the ignorance leads to tests that people cannot afford. just come get mammograms when you turn 40. she said her friend asked her if she should get a baseline one at 35 and she said no. i asked why and she said necessary radiation, cost, and stress.
this was all very confusing because i feel like we were weighing financial and convenience risks against legitimate health concerns. like i clearly need to know my anatomy more (which she did recommend), but the main focus was on not wasting time and money on doing breasts testing. i wonder how breast care is in other countries. apparently 1 in 8 women get breast cancer in their lives. and there's a gene you can test for that i want to.
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Art Block tips that helped me
I’ve recently experienced art block after 3 or so months of overcoming my last one. Thankfully this block only lasted a few days thanks to some things I’ve observed and noted down from the previous time. So I’m sharing these few tips in hopes that it might help someone get unstuck :D!
First and foremost if you’re tired, sad or anxious don’t be surprised that you can’t make art, go and take care of yourself by treating yourself with kindness and patience, the sketchbooks and canvases will wait for you :)
The tips are under here:
Separate art studies from the creative time: When you do art studies you’re there to focus on specific things, learn and understand how things work so you can apply them later in your art. Studies take a lot of energy and focus and are the opposite of the creative "flow” of making your own pieces. If you combine the two the results are either unfocused studies or stiff drawings. When you sit down at your desk ask yourself “Do I want to learn something new or do I want to create something of my own?”
When you have an idea don’t be afraid of being messy: Let’s say you want to make a picture of several cats kolo dancing in the moonlight. How do you go about doing this? Well since you came up with the idea you already have a vague image in your mind, sketch it out with simple shapes, stick figures, circle and spheres etc Don’t worry about cat anatomy, or the dancer’s moves, sketch out the essence of it. This method removes the need to be perfect or accurate.
Ok after the messy sketch then what? Well now that you have sketched out the essence of your idea (and hopefully had fun doing so) now you go on to look for references! You put the creative process on pause and you can do a few brief studies if you need to: anatomy, color schemes, values, poses. Pick out a few of your favorites but don't obsess over them, they are a guide, a tool.
You know much more than you think. You’ve probably been drawing for a few years now. You’ve probably done some studies and drawn more than one type of subject. Then you have already internalized some of that information. I used to be obsessed with capturing the minute detail of the subject, and not be able to draw ANYTHING without reference. Instead of a useful tool, references became another obstacle to my creativity. That’s perfectionism my friend, and that’s no good. Here is an exercise a good friend of mine offered: Draw a few characters, animals and objects from imagination. Make sure that the subjects have no personal value to you (no ocs for example) so that if you make a mistake you won’t feel bad about it. Make the process relaxed and comfortable, pour a nice cup of joe, listen to your favorite music ... You will notice that you do indeed know how to draw some things without reference, and it’ll help with your confidence.
The more you do studies the more you understand This seems evident but the more you understand your subject the freer you can be and the easier it’ll be to draw it from imagination in the future. If you really struggle with something to the point of frustration (as in you can’t get it right even with reference) It means you have to study it. Have a study list, for example: hands, perspective, color theory etc. And one of those days you want to study pick something from the list, and look for videos on youtube or useful sites like line of action etc. Only study one thing at the time. You can go from studying hands to studying arms since they’re more immediately connected, but you can’t study hands and then jump to learning perspective right after. Trust me you can learn perfectly fine with the resources online, and I’m sure you’re clever enough to do it :D
Mistakes don’t mean you “suck” I’ve noticed that the two most common causes for art block are perfectionism and lack of self-confidence. The two can often go in tandem which is worse :’D But let me remind you of something, you can fix your piece along the whole process. Use erasers, lasso tools, liquify , select, paint it all over etc If something looks off to you then you also know deep inside how to fix it. Useful ways to see what clunks: flip canvas horizontally (helps with placement, proportions), turn the image to grayscale (helps to check values and where your eye tends to look), look at your image in thumbnail size and ask yourself if it’s clear, see the pose’s silhouette and ask yourself if you can tell what the character is doing etc. Don’t fret, everything can always be fixed :)
Perfectionism, sometimes it stops you before you begin Perfectionism causes you to overwork a piece, it makes you draw less, it makes art stressful, it brings insecurity. Let’s remove it with a simple exercise. It can be combined with the “draw things from imagination” once you’ve drawn something you like: dont do line art, don’t shade it, keep it as simple and crude as possible and then...post it. Yes, post it. You’re not at your best? You’re only human, this will help you embrace that very human side of you. You make mistakes. So what? The more mistakes you make the more you know what you need to study and the better at art you become. Mistakes are there to show us what we need to learn. See them as another tool and not a sign of failure.
Make the process as enjoyable as possible: You like art. You love drawing. Never forget this. Otherwise why are you drawing if you don’t enjoy it? It’s easy to fall prey to the mentality of those relatable memes that “art= suffering” or “I can’t even draw the other eye”. No no no my friends, these messages are fueling your insecurities instead of overcoming them. Let me tell you what, art is fun. It is. Art is fun, because I decided to make it fun again. And you should decide on that too. Personally I adore lineart but my hand-eye coordination is lacking to do it digitally, so....I just skipped it. Yes. I skipped it. I do the sketch, I clean it up a bit and then jump onto color which I adore. It allowed me to draw more and more freely. When I draw I listen to music, make strokes with the rhythm, I take breaks often and I drink my favorite iced teas. If you don’t like coloring do it in grayscale, if you love lineart then do that etc It doesn’t mean you won’t learn your weak points in the future with studies and practice, but you won’t let your weaknesses prevent you from drawing at all. No no, you won’t let them. You draw because you want to, despite of them.
Don’t wait for inspiration, provoke it Inspiration is not a divine and capricious muse. You make inspiration. It’s easy just collect all the things you like, music, artists, objects, characters, animals, patterns, plants etc Make boards on pinterest or similar sites, combine things you like. You like suits? You like birds? You can draw a bird in a suit, or a bird-inspired suit design, there is frankly a lot of ideas that can spring up from little things like these.
When a project stops being enjoyable either pause it for now or move on to the next thing. Pieces aren’t precious. They’re not “the one time I got x right” they are one of many. This advice goes mainly to hobbyists who can afford the luxury of passing to a new project. I have a WIP of a character who is overly complicated (I enjoy a challenge from time to time) sitting for half a month. I sometimes come back to it and add something... but as soon as it starts to create discomfort and insecurity instead of enjoyment I move onto something else. In the meantime I created 3 or 4 new pieces. If I had waited on finishing that piece I would have been severely creatively and physically exhausted. The art comes from you, not inspiration. The more art you make the better you become.
That’s about it :D I know it’s long but I prefer to be thorough and cover all the possibilities. If you have read of this: Thank you so much I hope this helps you at least a bit, if it helps only 1 other person I’d still be very happy. Have a nice one, and kick art block’s butt!
#art block#art block tips#art block advice#art advice#art help#BloggityDiary#art reference#I hope this will help someone out#This will also help me remember my own advice sksksk
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your art style is so nice on the eyes :) your lines are such a nice blend of smooth + texture and i really love how your palettes are often muted but still lively. all your poses and anatomy have such a gorgeous flow too. thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us!!
thank-you 🥲!! this came up w someone on twitter recently; its really hard for me to imagine what other ppl see/experience when they look at my illustrations bc i mostly just notice the parts i dont like/want to improve so its just.... very nice when ppl take the time to tell me! its strange that folks think abt my drawings the way i think abt artists i admire myself weeps
#cleo talks#mollymerula#some ppl send me Poetry basically im im like 🤡 this is immensely sweet but i am like a little worm#i havent learned how to handle it clearly
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Heyy artist chan! Im back with questions. AGAIN... so ignore if you dont wanna answer. No pressure. Its for fun!!
On the average, How long does it take to make 1 art piece?
For how long have you been into art? What inspired you the most?
How did you learn anatomy? Do you have any suggestions for learning it?
If inspiration doesn't hit you during some time, what do you do?
What is the longest tine you took to make an art?
Abhi-swannnnn 💖💖 It’s my delight to answer your questions. They are a healthy exercise for the mind. 🥺
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On the average, How long does it take to make 1 art piece?
It really depends on how much fire I have at the time. Taking my best condition into account, then usually about 2 hours for one shitposting post (😂) and 10-15 hours (about one week in real-time) for one polished art, with neat line and color and all.
For how long have you been into art? What inspired you the most?
Omg now that I have to count, it’s been almost 20 years since the day I can draw a legible human. O___O
The one thing that doesn’t change since day 1 is that human’s beauty fascinates me. I like drawing people so much, mostly their faces and hair!
How did you learn anatomy? Do you have any suggestions for learning it?
1. Observe! Observe! Observe! Observation skill plays a big role. The quicker you develop your ability to look at something and be able analyse it (simplify body parts into basic shapes for example), the easier your learning process will become.
2. Learn about perspective along the way.
3. Put what you learned into practice. 5 minutes figure drawing is definitely a great art workout.
4. Don’t dread if you got something wrong, take note and improve it in the next drawing! Noticing errors in your old works is proof that you’ve leveled up. :D
Here’s some of my sketch => lineart. The initial sketch is often a quick figure drawing, it gives me a general idea about the pose I want, details and further corrections will be done on lineart.
If inspiration doesn't hit you during some time, what do you do?
I take a break! Looooong breakkkk.
But when there’s a deadline I can’t avoid then I’ll force myself to cough up some ideas so even at the worst scenario I still have some thing to work with, however terrible I might think they are.
What is the longest time you took to make an art?
About six months... It was when inspiration didn’t hit. It was also a commission I had to finish no matter what. The agony.. TT_____TT
Any personal work that took me more than one month to finish is very likely to stay a WIP forever.
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That’s the end of this wall of text! Thank you for these lovely questions, Abhi-swan X”D
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how long do you usually take on a piece
if digital, what program do you use
what do you love getting compliments about
what's something you hope people notice when looking at your art
how often do you draw
what's your least favorite thing about your style
what's your favorite thing about your style
how would you describe your style
how many different sketches do you usually have until your piece is finished
show us the last thing you drew, be it a finished piece or a small doodle
Boom bap bop badambap bop pow
how long do you usually take on a piece?
depends !!! usually i take around a couple hours bc most of my pieces dont have backgrounds <//3 when i add backgrounds it takes around four hours !!
if digital, what program do you use?
medibang !! it kinda sucks n i really wanna try clip studio paint but for now its jus medibang
what do you love getting compliments about?
hmmmmmmmm i guess character design ?? m not great w shadin n lightin but i can do a decent job w character design i think
what's something you hope people notice when looking at your art?
fdsfdsfds the little details probably !! jus like stuff you have to really look at the piece to find
how often do you draw?
at least every two days !! i dont draw digitally a lot bc it . hurts my finger . but i draw traditionally a lot !!!
what's your least favorite thing about your style?
faces . i hate how i draw faces . whenever i try to draw like exaggerated expressions it looks really weird n the eyes always look strange so its jus kinda ehhh
what's your favorite thing about your style?
!!!!!!!! anatomy !!! i think m gettin better at anatomy n i like doin body studies n stuff :]
how would you describe your style?
well . its not like realistic or anythin but i wouldnt really call it like cartoon-y or whatever you know ???
how many different sketches do you usually have until your piece is finished?
five at least
show us the last thing you drew, be it a finished piece or a small doodle
uhhhhh last thing i drew was a twf doodle n i dont really wanna show it sorry <///3
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I hate to be a bother but do u have any advice on drawing male characters and male anatomy. I find it easier to draw female characters and female anatomy compared to male characters. Any advice on how I can improve??? :))
howdy~ i don’t have the time to do any proper tutorial on the many differences between female and male anatomy plus i’ve been thinking about saving that for my patreon that i might open later in the year, but i can give some verbal tips!
i dont have many examples of fullbody girl work thats not overly cartoony from bnha since i dont really draw them, so i dont have examples to truly compare ahh but mainly, some easy ones of note:
-men (typically, there are always exceptions) have broader shoulders and narrower waists and hips. you might’ve seen people joke about bakugo being “shaped like a dorito” but its true- its because his wide shoulders, chest and narrow waist form a basic “triangle shape”. you can see this pronounce with cartoon illustrations of body builders or larger/strong men in general. they often emphasize that shape
-physically fit men do have strong and large thighs, but its not to be confused with the more softer slope of the female hip to thigh. i think thats where a lot of people struggle differentiating male and female legs- and thats an okay mistake cause certain angles with pics of men with large thighs can look sloping too, especially if the man has large glutes like All Might or Endeavor. but looking at an anatomy book to see where those muscles interlock helps a great deal, cause the muscle and fat placement is a bit different
-a small note that’s easy to draw but awkward to start changing in your art is drawing men with thicker necks. it’ll look weird at first but once you get the hang of it, it makes all the difference and makes female necks look a lot more proportionate when drawn next to a man with a thicker neck. doesnt have to be a roided out neck, but there is that thickness there is you look at pics of men and women you’ll see the subtle difference. i did this in the pics with the different squads- mina and ocha’s necks are pretty thin compared to their buddies
-jawlines are also key! squaring them off and setting a chin as well helps differentiate a male face, even if its a beautifully faced boy. it doesnt have to be sharp enough to cut paper, but having that bit of definition at the corner of the jaw leading up to the ear really makes a difference
-mens hands are often larger with thicker fingers, i like to square off the ends of fingers while contrasting female hands are smaller and softly rounded off
all these are for “the average male vs female” and there are dozens of different body combos for men and women. theres women with broad shoulders and more narrow hips, theres men with rounder faces or thinner necks, there’s men with slightly noticeably round hips, and theres bodies that are completely neutral, indistinguishable when clothed. but going into all those kinda defeats the purpose of teaching the basics, ill maybe make a real tutorial on this one day~
tips on how to improve are definitely drawing from life if you can, if not try and draw nude models online. photographs or actual sites that deal with gesture drawing definitely help. they have clothed and nude ones of course seeing the muscle under the clothes is the best way to study anatomy. if you can get your hands on an anatomy book on top of that to help you visualize muscles on the side while drawing, that’s good too
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⭐✨🍑 FAQ 🍑✨⭐
Decided to make this to answer questions I get dmd often 😅 hope it helps.
⭐ Do you open commissions monthly?
🔶 Yes and no, lol because there are times I take breaks to avoid burnout and I also review stuff I learned from studying that's why there are only limited slots 😅.
⭐Are the prices for anime style commission and realistic same?
🔶Yes, because personally I find it harder to do anime style as I'm currently relearning it and painting is easier for me, lineart takes time ya'll 😂.
⭐ Regarding the dont's in your commission rules :
🔶 No yaoi and yuri - not because I don't like them but because I want to keep this page sfw and honestly I'm not good in drawing intimate scenes lol I like yaoi in case you don't notice that I subtly hint it in my other pieces before.
🔶 Portrait of pets - I just prefer drawing people over animals I guess lol
🔶Family portrait - it's because I don't even like drawing my family so why should I draw someone else's kind of thing it's weird for me to do so 😂😂
🔶 Hentai - Won't draw it because again just want to keep this page sfw that's all to it 😅 but I do draw nude stuff if you look at my old pieces as long as it's not you know haha 😂😉 .
🔶Chibi - with the exception of lalafell I've done that in the past because they're cute lol I don't draw chibi because it's not my forte.
🔶 Furries - okay this is just preference at this point lol, I draw humanoid dnd and what not but if they're like you know cartoony and more animal like that's where I draw the line.
⭐ Books to recommend?
🔶 If you mean artbook then, Scott Robertson how to draw and perspective book, anatomy books like Michael Hampton, lastly find an illustrator you like and study them, breakdown their process 😉
⭐ Do you do speed paints?
🔶Sorry atm no because I live under a rock and don't know how to yet 😭 I need to learn that maybe one day lolz. I'll try to make step by step jpeg when I'm not busy 😅
Thanks friends for the questions lol hope this helps for now 💜✨
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Hello can I get artist y/n reqs for Kags and oikawa pls? I just read Ushijima's and. Tendou's and my heart artist heart went 💕💕💕💕💕💕
kageyama x artist!y/n hcs!
kageyama would be very interested into your artwork
he is always very blunt so if you ask for his opinion on something, he’s going to be HONEST.
although he compliments you a lot because he fears he’s too harsh on you
“how does this look?”
“hm.... maybe the anatomy is a liTTLE off? like not sure, the eyes look too far apart maybe? but the eyes are very expressive they look great.”
DETAILS!!! he loves your details
would let you use him for hand references
your sketches are definitely filled of him.
(I DONT BLAME YOU?? LOOK ST HIM???)
his candid looks are the best,, he looks so peaceful (and his sets are just gorgeous, so consistent)
he loves seeing your passion for your art
often in shock from your art
“you’ve been staring at it for so long, is it bad?”
“NO?!??”
he would frame your art on his desk idc he adores you
brings you snacks when you draw because you often forget to eat
he also reminds you all the time to sleep and have a regular sleep schedule
(in the end, he stays up once in a while to talk to you over call)
-admin lisa 💌
oikawa x artist!y/n hcs <3
oikawa will ask you to draw him at least once a day
mostly its a joke and he doesnt expect anything, but the times you do draw him he absolutely loves it
he will treasure any kind of art you give him
he’ll randomly stop what he’s doing a strike a pose for you to draw
“oikawa why’d you stop-”
“hey hey is this a good pose to draw? what about this? do i look hot? can you capture my raw animal magnetism?”
“oh my god shut up”
the two of you sort of balance each other out
you make sure that he doesn’t injure himself practicing too much and he makes sure that you take breaks and get food
speaking of food, if you’re busy doing art, he’ll come over and cook you some food
although he might just end up burning down your kitchen
he treasures literally every drawing or painting you give him
he keeps them all either up on his walls or on the covers of his notebooks
he decorates all of his binders, notebooks, textbooks, etc with your drawings
whenever you’re doing art of any kind, he’ll peer over your shoulder and watch you
he’ll point out small details he likes
“i like that little blue bow on the right side of her head”
“w h a t how did you even notice that”
“i’ve got good eyes :))”
“NO YOU WEAR GLASSES???”
he also really likes looking at you while you’re drawing
he likes seeing how hard you concentrate and he notices every small thing about you
he notices the way you bit your lip to focus or how you tuck your hair behind you ear because it gets in the way of your vision
he brags about you to his friends too
they all call him simp
all in all hes really proud of you and he feels lucky to have such a talented s/o
-admin imeda 💞
#admin lisa#admin imeda#haikyuu#haikyuu x reader#haikyuu headcanons#oikawa tooru#oikawa x reader#oikawa tooru x reader#kageyama tobio#kageyama x reader#kageyama tobio x reader#hq x reader#oikawa headcanons#kageyama headcanons
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