drinkthebones

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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.

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ACAB*

*except these fictional ones**

**in the fictional universe with the fictional power structures they inhabit specifically***

***in the scenes the creators chose to show

i am a woman at war with herself, torn forever between my love of detective fiction and my hatred of cops and cop media

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if there's one thing we can learn from this booping experience it's that we need to give people notes and interact with them for tumblr to be fun and thriving

#this is fun #but i do want it to be temporary

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Me today

#boop

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I'm working on this new project I'm super excited about! I'm experimenting with including graphic elements on top of my usual rendering style. It's all pastels and neons with clouds and greek sculptures!

Learn more here

Buy prints here

#art #pink #pastels #venus de milo #greek sculpture #my art #my artwork #illustration #painting #home decor #pastel #pastel aesthetic #pastel goth #blue #lavender #venus #Aphrodite of Melos #acrylic #acrylic painter #experiment #artists on tumblr #art style #art experiment #blush #graphic #linework #artistry

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hey. it was always shitty and damaging. to repost art without artists' permission. but now that midjourney is known to be scraping tumblr. if you repost something from artists without permission. i am literally coming into your house and committing violence upon all of your personal belongings

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Some positivity in these turbulent AI times

*This does not minimize the crisis at hand, but is aimed at easing any anxieties.

With every social media selling our data to AI companies now, there is very little way to avoid being scraped. The sad thing is many of us still NEED social media to advertise ourselves and get seen by clients. I can't help but feeling that we as artists are not at risk of losing our livelihoods, here is why:

Just because your data is available does not mean that AI companies will/want to use it. Your work may never end up being scraped at all.

The possibility of someone who uses AI art prompts can replace you (if your work is scraped) is very unlikely. Art Directors and clients HAVE to work with people, the person using AI art cannot back up what a machine made. Their final product for a client will never be substantial since AI prompts cannot be consistent with use and edits requested will be impossible.

AI creators will NEVER be able to make a move unless us artists make a move first. They will always be behind in the industry.

AI creators lack the fundamental skills of art and therefore cannot detect when something looks off in a composition. Many professional artists like me get hired repeatedly for a reason! WE as artists know what we're doing.

The art community is close-knit and can fund itself. Look at furry commissions, Patreon, art conventions, Hollywood. Real art will always be able to make money and find an audience because it's how we communicate as a species.

AI creators lack the passion and ambition to make a career out of AI prompts. Not that they couldn't start drawing at any time, but these tend to be the people who don't enjoy creating art to begin with.

There is no story or personal experience that can be shared about AI prompts so paying customers will lose interest quickly.

Art is needed to help advance society along, history says so. To do that, companies will need to hire artists (music, architecture, photography, design, etc). The best way for us artists to keep fighting for our voice to be heard right now is staying visible. Do not hide or give in! That is what they want. Continue posting online and/or in person and sharing your art with the world. It takes a community and we need you!

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#this is cute but im not #im eating toast and watching nic cage movies with a bunch of platonic friends

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After raising the price of COVID-19 vaccines more than four-fold this year, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told investors Monday that the company will also likely hike the price of its lifesaving COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid, raising further concern about access and healthcare costs.

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

#mistborn #brandon sanderson #well of ascension

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22 years too late, I'm watching Smallville. Episode 1, Clark knew he had powers already and is told he's an alien by his dad. What did he think he was before that? He knows he's super fast and super strong but thinks that's a symptom of... adoption?

#smallville #clark kent #i need answers #not art

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i drew most of this IN THE CAR. In retrospect, I'm very impressed with myself (that I didn't throw up)

Canyon Witch

I recently road-tripped from Chicago to California. This is 2/3 witches and is from the Utah/Nevada area.

#my art #illustration #nevada #utah #desert #witch #witch art #desert art #american southwest #i get so carsick #throw up mention #tw puke

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Artist Asks

I’m making an artist ask game that I hope my art friends will reblog so I can pester them >:)

1. Show your most recent wip

2. 5 favourites of your own work?

3. Least favourite things to draw?

4. Favourite things to draw?

5. Anything you haven’t drawn yet but want to?

6. Which artists inspire you right now?

7. Favourite works of all time excluding your own?

8. What do you like most about your own work?

9. What are you currently trying to improve?

10. What’s that one thing that inspired you to make drawing your consistant hobby?

11. Favorite comment you’ve ever recieved on your work?

12. Show your favourite drawing from this year

13. Show your favourite drawing from last year

14. How has your art changed over the years?

15. Biggest artist pet peeve?

16. What’s the most daunting part of your process? Ex, planning, sketching, lineart, rendering etc

17. What inspires you?

18. Do you have any larger projects you’d like to pursue? Like comics, shortfilm, a series etc?

19. Favourite character(s) to draw?

20. What works have you drawn fanart of?

21. Weirdest thing you’ve ever drawn?

22. When is your prime time to work on your art?

23. Do you listen to music or watch shows while you work? If so, what’s your favourite?

24. How do you deal with artblock?

25. Based on your recent reference searches, what would the FBI assume about you?

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Part of my ever growing art wall! Your art makes a beautiful addition!

AHHHH I love this! Thank you for the support. Your art wall looks amazing!

#art

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All my prints are 15% off right now on inprnt! For a limited time only.

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/drinkthebones/

#my art #art #shop #support small artists #inprnt #sale #art sale #witch #skull #illustration #moth #mother #ghost

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Andrew Robinson on playing Garak for the first time. 

#iconic #star trek

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Mothgirl! I'm really happy with how this came out. It was fun to do although I have a pile of half inked attempts that did NOT turn out.

Prints available

#my art #art #illustration #artists on tumblr #inktober #digital art #moth #butterfly #flowers #floral #cryptid #fashion #fashion illustration #proCreate #digital artist #ink drawings #ink art #teal #print #home decor #turquoise #mothgirl #mothman