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Hey, everyone! Have this translated Studio Ghibli guide to watercolours that a classmate sent me.

#watercolor #art tips #art tutorial #traditional

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reminder to worldbuilders: don't get caught up in things that aren't important to the story you're writing, like plot and characters! instead, try to focus on what readers actually care about: detailed plate tectonics

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Hello @color-palettes,

I have a question regarding color hexadecimal codes. I'm having a bit trouble wording this, so please bear with me.

I noticed in all of the art programs and websites I've encountered so far, the letter values in a hexadecimal code (A, B, C, D, E, and F) tend to be not case sensitive. For example, it doesn't matter if you type in pure white as #ffffff or as #FFFFFF. The program will still read it as pure white, and may convert what you've typed in to the default case used in said program.

But, is there a time that it will matter which cases are used? Like if the program used the letter values in uppercase, and you typed it in lowercase (or vice-versa); some unexpected color shows up, the value turns to pure black (#000000), or even an error message shows up...? I don't know.

What a cool question! So the answer is no, upper/lowercase doesn't affect anything unless the program itself is really really weird.

You can read more about how they work here! But the TLDR is that hex codes are basically saying how much red, green, and blue are in the color. So the letters(A to F) just represent more numbers and aren't case-sensitive.

#info #palette information #hex codes #fun tip #art tip

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for all the artists out there, here are my favorite resources i use to learn!

Files

The Complete Famous Artist Course

Art Books and Resources

Art, Anatomy, and Color Books

PDF Files of Art Books

YouTube

My YouTube Playlist of Tutorials

How to Draw Facial Features

Drawing and Art Advice

Drawing Lessons

Art Fundamentals

Anatomy of the Human Body

2D Animation

Perspective Drawing

Websites

Pinterest Board for Poses

Another Pinterest Board for Poses

Reference Angle

Figurosity

Sketch Daily

Human Anatomy

Animal Photo References

Humanae - Angélica Dass

Fine Art - Jimmy Nelson

Character Design References

CDR's Twitter Account

iamagco's Twitter Account

taco1704's Twitter Account

takuya_kakikata's Twitter Account

EtheringtonBro's Twitter Account

Drawabox

Color Wheel

Color Palette Cinema

Free Images and Pictures

Free Stock Photos

FILMGRAB

Screen Musings

William Nguyen Light Reference Tool

Animation References - sakugabooru

Animation References - Bodies in Motion

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Here's some notes on some of the upper body muscles so you, artist, don't need to look them up

They are not medically accurate, just enough for artists to know the necessary muscles and how they work together

I 100% recommend doing the last exercise I did to be able to actually place the muscles

Here are my notes on the lower body muscles

#lower body muscles notes coming in a month #art study #muscles study #upper body muscles #art tutorial #art tips

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#drawing reference #art reference #clothing #clothes

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I have to draw a lot of gold and metal for my work, but wasn't happy with any of the metal tutorials i could find around. I prefer really specific instruction, so after some research i put together what i think works as a generalist's guide/tutorial. Not perfectly accurate, but i hope it's helpful!

#tutorial #tutorials #art #painting #art reference #reference #useful #art tutorial #art resources #tips #longpost #gold

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Crutches poses

#crutches #poses #video #art reference

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I made an art/anatomy tutorial about birds! I hope people will find it helpful!

#art tutorial #birds #anatomy #wings #feathers #art tips #long post

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By LabradoriteKing on Pinterest

#Jewels #Gemstones #Tutorials & References #Art Reference #Gemstones Reference #Art Resources #Art References

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

#art resources

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Reblog to let your followers know that they’re safe from jumpscares/screamers/etc from you on April 1st but they are NOT safe from getting boop’d like an idiot amen

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Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Libresprite (free, for pixel art)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD ONLY)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

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wire tutorial for a friend

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hey. HEY. artists. writers.

take your TIME

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#art tips #art tutorial #tutorial #art tip #art reference #suits #clothes #clothing #collars #cuffs #collars and cuffs #proper #tuxedo

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Free Resources for Digital Artists

I try to save resources when I come across them, just in case myself (or someone I know) ends up needing them, and this is one of those collections.

I have not tried all of these, so please let me know if there are any problems.

💻 Programs:

Digital Art Specific:

Krita: Open source free program

Light Brush: a web-based drawing program

Photoshop Alternative:

PhotoPea: online (no download) alternative to photoshop

GIMP: photoshop alternative program

Other:

Blender: pro-level 3D creation software

OpenToonz: animation

Inkscape: Free open-sourced program for Vector format files

Vectr: Create and export vector graphics as SVG or PNG files.

Polotno Studio: Free Canva alternative

💃References

👤 Humans:

Kibbitzer: Draws references poses and images

toshi: Draws references poses and images

Character Posers:

PoseMy.Art: a free character poser

Referenceangle.com: You can move a head in any angle

JustSketchMe: Character poser (Free limited version)

Poseit (app only)

Easy Pose (app only)

Other:

Wildlife Reference Photos

Floor Plan Creator: design a floor plan, then view it in 3D

x6ud.github.io: Skull poser

Character Design References: it has an overwhelming huge list of references for drawing

📚 Misc:

🎨 Palettes:

CoMiGo’s Palette Generator

Palentton

Colors.co

Colormind

ColourLovers

🎮 Video Games and Pixel Art:

Universal LPC Spritesheet Generator (free)

RPG Character Builder (Free)

RPG Map Editor 2

LDtk: Level Designer Toolkit

PixilArt: Create and share pixel art

LibreSprite: a free open-sourced program for animating pixel sprites

💬 Fonts:

Calligraphr: Turns your handwriting into a useable font

FreeTypography: Free fonts for commercial use

Creative Fabrica: Free fonts for commercial use (sign-up required. Click “Menu,” then “Freebies.”)

Google Fonts

💡 Learning:

Line-Of-Action: This one could go in references, but I didn't put it there, because this website is specifically for practicing art

Quick Poses: Practice drawing poses

The Etherington Brothers: A free encyclopedia of drawing tutorials

📃 Other:

TinyWow : Collection of several free online tools

Pattern.Monster: Create patterns to be used for clothing or website background tiles

Designspiration: lets you search for graphic design inspiration and see what your competitors are doing

#free #art resources #links #digital #digital art