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super epic watercolor tutorial

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I can barely contain myself right now

holy shit

HOLY SHIT

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For drawing references 

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I just think you should sing no matter what you sound like and draw or paint no matter what it looks like

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I'm trying to figure out how to get lil tutorials done for u guys, so I started with a simple cloud one X)

This is how I draw quick and easy clouds for my comic! It's all in the lasso tool baby

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some tips i gave my friend today and additional notes that i was lazy to handwrite:

hairline depends on how big someone’s forehead is

people have diff hairlines. some have triangle, heart, square shaped ones

parting/flow line can start almost anywhere on the scalp

if you dont find a parting line not only will the hair look weird, it’ll also make it harder to draw

volume is very important bc it gives your character life

try not to over-detail hair bc it makes it busier and hard to look at

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How to Build a Better Graveyard: Mike Mignola.

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How I Study Anatomy

Everyone says NEVER TRACE!! THAT'S ART THEFT! Ok but we can do a little crime in the name of Learning.

Trace to learn, not to earn.

I like to take my own photos, but you can study whatever you want. Link back to original photos, and don't post copied artwork unless the artist is dead, cool with it, or both.

As always with learning, start every sketch with the intent to throw it away (trash for paper, quitting without saving for digital) This takes the pressure off and lets you make Bad Art, which is very important.

So let's make Bad Art of a Deer because I happen to have one handy

Start with a photo of your subject in a nice/neutral pose with all four feet visible. (so not like me)

Freehand copy it. Try not to stylize, focusing instead of matching proportions and pose. Don't get too detailed!

It's ok if your art looks terrible and has broken legs. I've drawn LOTS of deer so I have a leg up. Everyone's art sucks in their own eyes and here's where mine went wrong:

Either lasso-distort (recommended for beginners) or redraw a copy of your first sketch with your reference behind it (scaled to match the main body of your sketch)

Put the original and modified sketches together and compare the differences. Write it down if you want. This shows you where your eyes saw things the wrong size, so you can correct for that next time.

After learning about both deer and yourself, try freehand copying again.

Marvel at your newfound knowledge and skill!

but there's always room for improvement

You can stop here and move on to your real drawing, Or do another freehand-fix-compare cycle. I actually overcorrected my "draws heads too big" and veered into "heads too small."

Another note on tracing: Learning HOW to trace is more important than anything you could learn By tracing. Draw the Anatomy, not the outline. In real life, things don't have outlines, they have bones.

These are from the same shoot which is extra useful for consistency. The lines are minimal and follow where the animals joints are, and only important parts are drawn.

You won't know what Important Parts means right off the bat, which is where in-depth study comes in. You need to do learn the hard parts to do the easy parts right.

Next up: how to study bones and muscles.

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Late night thoughts

Another strange one.

I was trying something different here… again.

Sigh. I should stop saying that since I do something" different" so often.

I think it’s just some insecurity trying to cover up what I don’t see as being my" best"

weird how that works

#kittycatandmanlyman #pascalcampion

#motivation #inspiration

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“Retail Therapy”

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The compass will also not tell you to buy my book, but you should buy my book.

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The sky told you she was breaking

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ayo i found 2 pages with head angles of humans and animals, could be useful to anyone reading this

hoomans

animals

#art ref

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How I feel like everytime when I post some art