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kayytastrophe · 4 months

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@dimiclaudeblaigan asked for a tutorial on how to begin drawing. Good news! If you can draw a funky looking stick man, you have already started!

I think that stick people are a great starting point for artists because of the things you can learn from them that will be important later on.

If you are able to draw a circle and a couple of lines, you can easily put together a stick person.

Congratulations! You have started to draw. :)

A stick person is a very minimal artistic representation of a real life person. It is simple yet recognizable, and is widely used in art, media, and signage.

But what can a stick person teach us about drawing people that look more like… well, people? Lets have a look!

By simply adding a few more lines, we can add a pair of eyes and a mouth. Maybe even a little triangle nose! Or half circles for ears. We can now draw a face, which provides a basis for all sorts of expressions.

These simple additions can allow us to explore the wide range of human emotion and individuality.

This may seem like the basics of the basics. But that is what we want! In order to get to the point where we are able to draw complex, elaborate representations of humans and objects, we will need to start with simple shapes like lines and circles and build our understanding from there.

For instance, lets give our stick person some cool new features, such as hands and feet. I chose little squiggly circles to represent hands, and triangles to represent feet.

We can go a step further and modify the body of the stick person to include shoulders, hips, elbows and knees. These parts of the human body are quite complex in real life But here, all we need to do is add a few simple lines and dots to our stick person.

The lines provide some additional structural elements to our stick person's body, which are the shoulders and the hips. The dots indicate the points of articulation - elbows and knees, the places where the arms and legs bend!

Now we can use our stick person to show us an even wider range of human movement, action, and expression.

Our little drawing of a human being is evolving! All it took was adding a few more lines and shapes here and there.

By elongating some of the existing lines and making the head an oval instead of a circle, we can give our stick person proportions that resemble that of a real life human.

By this point, we have managed to add more complexity to our stick person simply by using our ability to draw lines, circles, and other basic shapes!

These basic ideas are the building blocks that will enable us to create more complex shapes.

The next part may be a considerable step up if you are absolutely new to drawing, but I have decided to include it in order to show you how complex objects like the human body can be built from shapes that are a bit more complex than circles and lines.

For example. Two ovals and a rectangle can be combined to create a cylinder.

Six squares can be combined to create a cube, or a box. Here, each square is distorted slightly depending on which way the cube is facing.

Note that the back faces of the cube and the bottom of the cylinder are hidden. These shapes allow us to visualize that which should not normally visible.

A sphere from all perspectives can be represented by a circle. But we can make it more like a sphere by adding lighting and shadow if we so desire.

Cubes, cylinders, and spheres are examples of 'solid shapes' because they consist of 3 dimensions.

Lets see how these solid shapes can be used to compose the human body.

By stacking three cylindrical objects, we can create a torso. Two spheres have been added to form shoulders, while a smaller cylinder forms the neck.

An arm is an alternating sequence of spheres and cylinders connected together. Note that the hand has been simplified for this example.

We can apply these solid shapes to the rest of the body to give us a more recognizable representation of the human form. It doesn't even have to be perfect. And just like that, our stick figure now has a silhouette that is unmistakably a person!

In the above examples, notice that we kept the stick person at the beginning while building up the shapes and solids around it. This is because the stick person serves as a guide for positioning the body and its various parts -> also known as posing.

You can do the same thing to everyday objects! Here, I drew a wine glass by stacking these three dimensional solid shapes.

The cup and its contents are two ovoid shapes that were cut in half. The stem is a very thin cylinder shape. The base is a cylinder with a slightly wider bottom.

Solid shapes help inform us how objects and parts of the human body may appear from different perspectives.

For example, a sphere can be used to demonstrate how the human head appears when looking up or down, turned to the side, or tilted at an angle.

With these examples, I hope I have managed to convinced you that if you can draw a circle and a couple of lines, you can draw a person! You just have to train your eye to recognize the simple shapes within complex objects. Try it with everyday objects as well! Or even your favourite media! A drawing subject can be as simple or as complex as you envision it to be.

Once you have mastered that, there are many aspects of drawing you can explore from here that may require you to seek additional resources or a fellow artist's advice.

Last of all, remember that drawing is an iterative process. Even if you draw something correct the first time, you will need to draw it again and again to get it right all times! And by making small changes like the ones we explored in this tutorial, your drawings will gradually transform!

I hope what I've demonstrated here are enough to provide the basics of how to get started with drawing objects and people, and also to help refresh more experienced artists. :) Hopefully I didn't go too off topic with what was requested, and let me know if there are any more questions I can answer.

Cheers :3

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kayytastrophe · 5 months

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He takes the ounce of good still left in him and destroys the Emperor out of compassion for his son.

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kayytastrophe · 7 months

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things i did that forced me to be a better artist:

used a reference for everything

thinner line art (you think thats thin? go thinner….)

sketch, then do a cleaner sketch, THEN start finalizing

THUMBNAILS

color research, picking a set palette or light/dark for each work

you like that pose? redo it one more time

USE A DAMN REFERENCE

do not rely on stylization as an excuse for anatomy

draw the goddamn background you coward

just draw the hand- a bad hand is better than a hidden hand

the rule of thirds WORKS

take a considerable break between sketch and lines/paint

know that art takes longer as you get better at it

draw the seams on clothes

stop aiming for accuracy and focus on fluidity and motion, accuracy will come with practice of those two concepts

just…do the chiaroscuro. just DO IT. no excuses it always works

stop making excuses, make yourself an art schedule/set weekly(or daily) art goals and just DO IT.

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kayytastrophe · 8 months

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@officialvalkyrieweek | Valkyrie Week: Day 06 - Valkyries

Nesta opened the brown paper and beheld a stack of pagesfilled with writing. At the top of the first page, it merely said, ChapterTwenty-One. Sheread the first few lines beneath it, then nearly dropped the pages. “This—thisis about us.”

Gwyn beamed. “I convinced Merrill to add us into thepenultimate chapter. She even let me write it—with her ownannotations, of course. But it’s about therebirth of the Valkyries. About what we’re doing.”

Nesta had no words. Emerie’s hands were once more shaking asshe leafed through the pages. “You had this much to sayabout us?” Emerie said,choking on a laugh.

Gwyn rubbed her hands together. “With more to come.”

Nesta read a line at random on the fifth page. Whether thesun beat hot on their brows or freezing rain turned their bones toice, Nesta, Emerie, and Gwyneth arrived atpractice each morning, ready to …

The back of her throat ached; her eyes stung. “We’re in a book.”

Gwyn’s fingers slid into hers, squeezing tight. Nestalooked up to find her holding Emerie’s free hand as well. Gwyn smiledagain, her eyes bright. “Our stories are worthtelling.”

- ACOSF

Art by: _inkye

Commissioned by: @melphss & @llibiarts

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kayytastrophe · 11 months

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Bestie. You need therapy. Not a Fae prince with midnight hair and razor sharp jawline who hates you because he thinks of you. Often. It's disgusting, and he can't stop.

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kayytastrophe · 2 years

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it's been a bit since i've posted so here's a cute lil sketch of our favorite fireheart ❤️‍🔥

i will eventually throw some color onto her but for now let's just applaud me for sketching her and for actually posting it 🥳

now here's the real question. do i now sketch rowan? 🐥🤔👀

also i need some book recommendations to listen to while i work. pleaseee + thank you so much 🥰

go like + follow me on insta if you want 🥰

@foxsun.art

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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ianthe — “so, what color flowers do you want for your wedding?”

feyre — “anything other than red.”

ianthe — “no problem, girl. i gotchu.” 🙃🥰

also ianthe —

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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once a girl reported me to an administrator at school bc i was breaking dresscode and she didnt like me. so i pushed her down the stairs. i just kept walking and i dont think she saw me and i never got caught. i know she got very seriously injured and they had to call an ambulance and she transferred schools bc she knew SOMEONE pushed her and she didnt feel safe. ive never regretted it. its been years since i graduated and im on mood stabilizers now, but sometimes when someone is testing my patience i calm myself down by thinking about how good it felt to snap once and how i cant do that again bc i would go to prison probably

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF RUNES BOOKS BY AUDREY GREY?!

y’all this series has become one of my faves. it’s so freaking amazing.

you have a bad ass heroine that has rose gold hair and fights like a bad bitch.

you have her cinnamon roll prince that is literally the cutest that she is destined to protect.

you have hot sexy demon prince with wings and horns. and his nickname for our main badass? BEASTIE?!!!

* i told my husband that i will now only answer to that nickname so that’s how much i’m invested.

you have suuuper snarky and super hot sun lord who is just over everything and just wants to go home. (literally me)

you have found family. betrayals. kingdoms at war. shadowling creatures. a curse that they have to break to free the land. an awesome runic magic system. you have light + dark magic. you have a slow burn romance that keeps you on your toes. you literally have it all + my GODS is it just fantastic.

i started this series 5 days ago + i’m already on the 4th book sooo 😬🙈

i honestly don’t know what i’m going to do until the last book is released in August. probably scream.

anyways, who else has read it? 🙋🏼‍♀️

ps. i’ve been listening to the audiobooks + my good lord they are amazing. the narrator is perfect.

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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WITH 500% MORE OTTERS. yall i am fucking IN. 😭😍

also i need some more otter art please ty 🥺

#the otters are the real heroes of this story #sarah j maas #bryce quinlan #a house of sky and breath #bryce and hunt #a house of earth and blood #throne of glass #acotar #book nerd #aelin ashryver whitethorn galathinius #books #fan art #a court of mist and fury #a court of thorns and roses #a court of silver flames #acowar #acosf #hunt athalar

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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💫 happy star wars day 💫

this is definitely one of my favourite days. 🥳 who else?! 🙋🏼‍♀️

anakin + ahsoka’s relationship is just tragically beautiful. it’s heart warming + also gut wrenching all at the same time. seeing them fight it out in rebels was so freaking awesome but also brought me to tears. 😭

snips is one of my all time favourite star wars character + i am so excited to see her character come back in the show 🥳

i hope your day was amazing + may the force be with y’all. ✨

also if you have an insta wanna go give it a like over there too 🥺 i will forever be grateful.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COebS4IpKOU/?igshid=sd5tj2zdah7q

#star wars #sw fanart #star wars day #darth vader #ahsoka tano #anakin skywalker #anakin and ahsoka #darth Vader and ahsoka #star wars fanart #dave filoni #bad batch #clone wars #star wars theory #sith empire #revenge of the sith #emperor palpatine #ahsoka fanart #darth vader fanart #may the force be with you

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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✨ insta — @ foxsun.art | tiktok — @ foxsun.art ✨

a kingdom of flesh + fire - chapter 26

Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Fiery pain stole my breath, and my body jerked, interrupting the connection I’d forged with him. Instinct drove me to take a step back, but I bumped into Kieran. His hand landed on my shoulder, holding me there, and then Casteel’s arm swept around my waist. The pain flared brighter, stunning me, and then…

The heartbeat came and went.

...

Casteel’s mouth tugged at my skin, and I felt that staggering pull in every part of my body.

A sound came from Casteel, a throaty rumble. And then he moved suddenly, tugging deeply at my throat as he pressed into me—pressed me back against Kieran with unexpected strength. The wolven hit the wall behind us with a grunt as Casteel trapped us both.”

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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a kingdom of flesh + fire / chapter 26 — kieran, poppy, + casteel

OMG GUUUUYS it’s done *mic drop* 😭 + half my life is gone just from her hair alone. 😂 but i’m just super proud of myself for finishing this + being brave enough to post it haha 🥺 this scene was just amazing + i had to get it out. can i please get an amen for just the curtains alone tho? 😂👏🏼 i’m sharing it here first because y’all are my people + tumblr is my safe space + i know y’all will be nice haha. but i really do hope y’all love it as much as i did making it. 🥺 + if you don’t, thennn that’s okay, just be nice please? 🥰

reposting is okay just give credit 🥰

✨ art insta — @ foxsun.art ✨

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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The Darkling:

Me:

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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the reaction on jespers face when alina crawled into the crows trunk will live in my head rent free until the dawn of time. thank you.

#jesper is perfect #jesper is flawless #jesper fahey #netflix shadow and bone #shadow and bone spoilers #shadow and bone #book nerd #alina starkov #leigh bardugo #jesper and milo

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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kaz telling zoya "it's dangerous to go looking for the dead. what you see may haunt you for the rest of your days" fucking pains me. he really said trust me bro, been there done that.

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kayytastrophe · 3 years

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BEN IMPROVISED THAT SCENE WHERE HE GOES IN FOR ANOTHER KISS!!! YEAH IM GONNA GO FERAL

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