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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.

#resources

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البلدة القديمة - بيت المقدس - فلسطين The Old City Of Jerusalem - Palestine

#photography

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Still thinking about them ❤️

#tokyo revengers #TokyoRev #manjiro sano #ken ryuguji #mikey #draken #doramai #anime #my art #just a tiny sketch #I’m very out of practice

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head empty

#chuu #miya atsumu #hinata shouyou #haikyuu!!

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whatever was left, that was ours for a while.

sunrise - louise glück

LizzieOrmian.redbubble.com

#this is lovely

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You should tell people how important they are to you. Not because they could leave at any moment, but because they’re here now, and it’s worth saying something.

#tp

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how hungry..........

#naruto

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Life update 2024

Hey everyone! It’s been a while since I last wrote anything of substance here. How time flies! Happy new year, happy year of the dragon! I hope this one is kind and auspicious for you all.

I'll admit to falling off the art train terribly for most of 2023. I barely drew; a lot of things I posted were older pieces for projects I couldn't share at the time. I think I speak for most of us when I say it's not been a great time for art collectively; growing frustrations with social media and despair at the state of current global affairs leaves little room for creative inspiration. I know many artist friends of mine are in the same boat. There's little one can do except plod on and hope for better times ahead, I guess? I'll do my best regardless!

Having said that, I did have a major touch-grass-normie arc offline, and as wild as it was, I'm glad I invested time and energy into that area of my life. After the lockdown years of terminal-onlineness, it felt great to do things that were not related to fandom at all, to have new experiences, to make new friends, reconnect with old ones, see new things. It was funny and terrifying all at once. I truly felt like a shonen and shojo protagonist (we will not go into details of the love triangle situation, IYKYK!). There were ups and downs, sadness and laughter, but that's part of life. I'm grateful for all that's happened and am a better, wiser, more mature person because of it. This past year taught me it's not about categorizing life's happenings into a basic good/bad dichotomy, but more learning from each experience and acknowledging we are wiser and grateful for having weathered what's thrown our way. Character development!

The universe has a way of working things out... so at the end of 2023, I had the opportunity to travel for 3 months. After hopping around the East Coast, Milan, various bits of Japan and a beach break in sunny Egypt, I've returned home with a renewed vigor for living my best life again. It was a joy to hang out with various artist friends in person and meet some of you at ANYC. I'll cherish every second of my travels and hope we can meet again soon!

I did fall off the nerd bandwagon for a while, so I gotta get back into the various anime on air! I've been watching Magi in my own time... such a guilty pleasure, but so many things await, including catching up on JJK S2, BSD, and everything else. Just goes to show my deep love for adventure, friendship-fuelled stories keeps me going. No promises on what this year holds art wise, but I'll continue trying hard and sharing what I can, as well as the usual self-indulgent group projects.

Thanks as always for the kind support and for sticking around. This blog is 12 this year... crazy, huh? See you on the other side!

#tp #shut up andy

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Utagawa Hiroshige, Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Suijin no Mori Massaki) , 1856, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

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3rd image is collab w lera

#don't look at me #i started magi in 2024 pls i am on my KNEES #magi

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Oh my god you’re still here? I remember refreshing your tumblr on the daily back in ‘12… forgot that you existed but then you popped up on my dash??? Hope you’re well!! Love your art still!!

Hello! Yes, many character arcs of growth and adventure later I'm still around! Thank you for following me all these years and taking the time to send this, it means so much. Hope you're having a lovely day 😊

#replies #anon

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Remember 2022’s shonen poster zine? Stay tuned for the much-anticipated shojo counterpart!

It’ll be up for preorder HERE 💖

#anime #manga #shoujo #shojo manga #sailor moon #cardcaptor sakura #fruits basket #ohshc #nana #tokyo mew mew #vampire knight #fushigi yuugi #full moon o sagashite #akatsuki no yona #my art

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Red Crowned Crane

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Original art book covers; I’ve really enjoyed this series of projects! Putting an Asian spin on our favourite subject matter…

#my art #illustration #book covers

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I have been enjoying making anime poster-style pieces for cons (and myself!)

Store (if you wanna grab prints)

#my art #ohshc #anime #manga #hxh #jjk #csm #bleach #dgm #sk8