drawingdullahan

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Was perusing pokémon fics on wattpad for a good giggle, did NOT expect to come across the gem that was your one-shot book. Genuinely well written compared to other pokéfics and i had such a good time reading them, and I didn’t even read them all. 2018 was a crazy date to see but when I saw the 2020 update that had your tumblr i just knew i had to track you down. big hand to you, dude

Thank you so much! Honestly it's been so long since I've looked at that old collection, I was actually in highschool when I wrote that collection! I like to do a lot more original content nowadays, but maybe I'll write some more pokefic in the future!

I dont post content on this blog much since works got me run down, but I do have an active main blog and a pokemon side blog! Feel free to chat and stuff to, I'd love to talk about pokemon/fics/ocs/etc!!!!

My main blog is @daggeck and my pokemon/monster catching sideblog is @frictingle

Again I can't thank you enough for the praise!!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed my writing!!!

#anonymous #asks #dagger drawls

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ayo same art tag! twins!! :D

Yoooo sick! Same art tag!! :D

#also ur art? effervescent #jeez its been forever since ive drawn and posted #my arthritis has been driving me nuts lmao

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@magicmetslogic fairy tail is occupying 90% of my brainspace for the first time since junior high so have this celestial spirit oc based on the constellation Ursa Major. He's got ice powers and a mole under his left eye in the shape of a star. His name is Krejak

Yall I stayed up making an oc last night, helb, I draw a rough sketch and have Thoughts(tm) about him already

#fairy tail #dagger draws #asks #magicmetslogic #dagger drawls

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Yall I stayed up making an oc last night, helb, I draw a rough sketch and have Thoughts(tm) about him already

#dagger drawls

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Supernova...

g-get it cuz when a star gets all big and explosive its called a- sorry...

Heres one of my first artfight attacks for this year! This is Saiph, one of @liquidstar​‘s amazing characters!! And bro... I am looking respectfully, this boy sounds incredible... if you ever have more info on him let me know. Hope you enjoy!!

#oc #original character #others ocs #artfight #artfight 2021 #team steampunk #artfight attack #liquidstar #fire #dagger draws #my art

[drawingdullahan]

How to draw Afro textured 4c hair - an explanation/Tutorial

For those of you that don’t know what 4c hair is, 4c hair is a hair texture type that contains coils to small and tight that the hair appears to be more puffy rather than curly ( like to photo below ) this is in NO WAY to be confused with curly hair. there is a drastic difference.

As a black artist that primarily draws characters with 4c hair, I’ve been asked many times to do a tutorial on 4c hair so here we go~

before we get into 4c hair, lets take a moment to fully understand it by talking about hair texture in a general sense first

let’s take a look at this example of straight hair vs curly hair ( 1 type straight hair vs 3 type curly hair )

If you take a moment to compare the two you’ll notice straight hair is flat, it has no texture. Straight hair perfectly hangs down similar to liquid-like silk. It’s lack of curl pattern is the reason as to why it hangs perfectly flat.

curly hair on the other hand doesn’t lie down flat and silky like straight hair, It’s more thick. Curly hair in it’s raw and unstyled state has a trapezoid like shape this is because the sides of the hair spread more outward.

So why is this? Why is straight hair flat and curly hair thick?

the answer to that question is a thing called piling up. When it comes to hair texture, the shape of the hair strands aren’t the only thing that matters, its how the strands coexist with each other, Curly hair strands coexist by piling up on top each other.

moisture also effects hair texture too, different hair types absorbs moisture differently, thus the thickness of each hair type is different. 

…..soooo, how does this all relate to how to draw 4c hair?? 

Well let’s take a look at the drawing below. Notice how the arrows go outward more as the hair texture gets curlier. As we’ve already discussed, this is because hair piles up, The curlier the hair texture, the more it piles up on each other, the bigger it gets, the more outward the arrows go.

Out of any hair texture, 4C hair has the most curls. Because of this, the hair piles up on each other so much that it doesn’t lie down flat like straight hair, nor does it make a trapezoid like shape like curly hair, it instead becomes more cloud like.❤️

This is what you need to take into account when it comes to drawing 4C hair.

Think of it as piling up a bunch of cotton balls on each other. The most cotton on top of top to lead to a bigger patch of  cotton. this is 4c hair.

How to not draw 4c hair:

Garnet fanart. Let’s talk about Garnet Fanart. I notice a trend that when artists draw Garnet from Steven universe, her hair texture is usually changed to 3 type curly like texture. This subtle form of White washing has confused me because this is inaccurate. 

Garnet’s hair is in the shape of a cube. Though 3 type hair piles up on each other, it isn’t curly nor thick enough for their hair to stay in the shape of a cube. Curly hair lies down more than 4c hair. So garnet’s hair being in the shape of a cube is a dead giveaway that it is 4C. Why do you think hairstyles like flat tops are usually seen on black men with 4c hair? It’s because, the 4c hair texture is thick and strong enough to stay in whatever shape you put it in.

please, if you’re drawing a character with 4c hair, avoid drawing it like curly 3 type hair, this is very anti-black and texturist.

So, how do you draw 4c hair?

honestly, its the most easy thing in the world

i wanna clarify that blobby looking 4c drawings ( like the one on the top left ) can work depending on how cartoony your art style is.

Another thing that I want to greatly clarify when it comes to drawing 4C hair is, YOU. DONT. NEED. TO. DRAW. EVERY. HAIR. STRAND!…..like, seriously. I’ve gotten many messages about how 4C hair is hard to draw, and it’s always left me confused; but then I find out that the same people that have trouble drawing 4C hair, attempt to draw every single strand of hair. This is unnecessarily time consuming because it’s merely impossible to get every single detail down, especially when you have a simple cartoon style. 4C hair does not require much effort, all you’re doing is drawing lumps. It’s that simple, nothing more nor nothing less.

The reason why I greatly advise all of you to avoid drawing every single hair strand is because in real life, when you look at a 4C textured Afro, your eyes don’t pick up on each individual hair strand like straight or curly hair. 4C hair, appears to be more undefined and cloud like, so attempting to draw each and every individual strand is unnecessary and will most likely end up looking inaccurate.

Anyways! that’s it for now! there will be a part 2 to this tutorial that will come out next week! i hope you guys have learned from this and apply it to your black character in your art!~

#oooooo this is awesome!!! #tips

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I’ve been wanting to do a thing like this for a while. Behold my amazing animu mongah skills there wow swoons

#art growth

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Art dump of doodles and comms from the past month :3

Comms are still open and still half off currently! Commission post is pinned.

#dagger draws #ffxiv #my art #doodles #u can rb but like i dont see why u would lmao

[drawingdullahan]

I made a thing! I was thinking about this for a few days - because I realized that when I was young, I was also frustrated about being given the same advice over and over - without really knowing what it meant!!

Here’s 5 techniques which I have done before which have helped me grow as an artist, which are good for 5-minute warmups or just straight up challenges for your sketchbook! 

Obviously, these are not the ONLY techniques - they’re just the ones I find most fun! And maybe they’re not the most ‘correct’ ones out there, but it’s better than another comic about practicing more, right? 

Good luck to everyone on their drawings!

#tips

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Looking for more active writeblrs to follow!

Please reblog if you do any of the following and I’ll come check you out:

Write fantasy (especially high fantasy and/or have a lot of world building), horror, or historical fiction

Post writing advice, memes, or positivity

Talk about dnd/TTRPGs

Note that I only follow people who are 18+

#i wanna post more writing soon!!

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My comms are pinned and they're actually buy one get one free rn! :0 (or you can just get one for half off)

My sheet is a bit outdated and my art has changed a good bit but it's still the same price

Uuuh idk how to tag this but im looking for human and/or anthro commissions. if u have them open can you reply this comment with ur links n shit. feel free to reblog and tag ur friends i just want art

#dagger drawls #reblog

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144/300 I'm almost halfway there!!!

Saving up money for a front opening tank for Fafnir since he needs a bigger one. It'll be about 300 dollars of which right now I have zero lol

$0/300

Commissions right now will be buy one get one free until I've got the money I need!!!

Here's the boy himself:

Here's some art examples below, my commissions sheet is pinned:

#dagger drawls

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Also if you're willing to just donate even jusy 5 dollars, if you send me proof I'll draw you an icon!

Saving up money for a front opening tank for Fafnir since he needs a bigger one. It'll be about 300 dollars of which right now I have zero lol

$0/300

Commissions right now will be buy one get one free until I've got the money I need!!!

Here's the boy himself:

Here's some art examples below, my commissions sheet is pinned:

#i know i sound desperate wifneixjwi #sorry to the mutuaks seeing this a bunch #its super important to me lol #baby needs more space to be healthy

[drawingdullahan]

In addition to the sale on commissions I'm willing to add on a 3k fanfiction/original writing for free with each purchase

Saving up money for a front opening tank for Fafnir since he needs a bigger one. It'll be about 300 dollars of which right now I have zero lol

$0/300

Commissions right now will be buy one get one free until I've got the money I need!!!

Here's the boy himself:

Here's some art examples below, my commissions sheet is pinned:

[drawingdullahan]

Saving up money for a front opening tank for Fafnir since he needs a bigger one. It'll be about 300 dollars of which right now I have zero lol

$0/300

Commissions right now will be buy one get one free until I've got the money I need!!!

Here's the boy himself:

Here's some art examples below, my commissions sheet is pinned:

#art #digital art #artists of tumblr #fanart #commissions #commission #art sale #my art #dagger draws #raising money

[drawingdullahan]

Beginning to end process of my Lightwarden!Petyr piece

If you guys would like to see an art stream let me know!!!

#my art #dagger draws #my oc #original character #ffxiv

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Forgiven Sacrifice

#self rb