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The ONLY WAY to combat the lack of funding in arts education is for professionals to take a few hours a week to share their skills for FREE, to empower and encourage the next generation of artists. THIS IS WHAT THE INTERNET IS FOR. Here’s 200 tutorials:

How to draw ANGRY EXPRESSIONS How to draw BATTLE DAMAGE How to draw BIRD HEADS How to draw BOOKS How to draw BOTTLES and GLASSES How to draw BOXES How to draw BREAKING GLASS How to draw BRICKWORK How to draw CABLES and WIRES How to draw CAR CHASES How to draw CATERPILLAR TRACKS How to draw CAVES How to draw CHARACTERS (3-SHAPES) How to draw CHARACTERS (FLIPPED-SHAPES) How to draw CHARACTER SHAPES How to draw CITYSCAPES How to draw COMIC COVERS How to draw COMPOSITION   How to draw CONTRAST How to draw CONVERSATIONS How to draw CREATURE TEETH How to draw CROSS-CONTOURS How to draw DETAIL AT DISTANCE How to draw EARS How to draw FABRIC How to draw FEET & SHOES How to draw FEMALE HANDS PART ONE How to draw FEMALE HANDS PART TWO How to draw FLAGS How to draw FOOD TRUCKS How to draw FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND How to draw GAME BUILDINGS How to draw GEMS and CRYSTALS How to draw GHOSTS How to draw GIRL’S HAIR How to draw GOLD How to draw GRASS How to draw HAIR (1940s styles) How to draw HAIR IN MOTION How to draw HAPPY EXPRESSIONS How to draw HEAD ANGLES How to draw HOOVES How to draw HORNS How to draw HORSE HEADS How to draw IMPACT DEBRIS How to draw IN 3D How to draw INTEGRATING LOGOS How to draw INTERIOR BASICS How to draw IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY How to draw JUMPS How to draw JUNGLE PLANT CLUSTERS How to draw JUNK HOUSES How to draw LAMP POSTS How to draw LAVA How to draw LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY How to draw MECHANICAL DETAILS How to draw MUSHROOMS and FUNGUS How to draw MONSTER HEADS How to draw MONSTER TENTACLES How to draw MONSTER TRUCKS How to draw MOUNTAINS How to draw NEGATIVE SPACE How to draw NEWSPAPERS How to draw NOSES How to draw OVERGROWN VEGETATION How to draw PEBBLES AND GRAVEL How to draw PERSPECTIVE BOXES How to draw PIGS How to draw PILLOWS and CUSHIONS How to draw POD HOUSES How to draw POURING LIQUID How to draw ROBOT ARMS How to draw ROCK FORMATIONS How to draw RUNNING FIGURES How to draw SAND How to draw SAUSAGE DOGS How to draw SEA WEED   How to draw SHADOW COMPOSITION How to draw SHOULDER ARMOUR How to draw SIEGE WEAPONS How to draw SILHOUETTE THUMBNAILS How to draw SMALL FLAMES How to draw SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE How to draw SMOKE EFFECTS How to draw SNOW How to draw SPACE BIKES How to draw SQUIRRELS How to draw STICK FIGURES How to draw SWORD FIGHTS How to draw THE HORIZON How to draw TIKI STATUES How to draw TREASURE CHESTS How to draw TREE BARK How to draw TREE ROOTS How to draw USING THE SHATTER TECHNIQUE How to draw VEHICLE STANCE How to draw VINES How to draw VINTAGE PLANES How to draw WATER How to draw WOODEN HOUSES

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Hello friends, this is the long awaited tutorial on Line-Quality, Art-Style, and Same-Face-Syndrome.

Line-Quality is improved by building Muscle-Memory.

You build muscle memory through Drawing-Exercises.

Art-Style is developed over time through Observation and Routine.

Routines such as… Drawing-Exercises. 

And now for… the Ultimate Drawing-Exercise-Routine!

It’s called Snake-In-A-Basket!!

Draw any kind of snake inside of any kind of basket. You have 5 to 20 minutes to complete it before each/every Big-Serious-Illustration to tackle. No more, no less time!

Draw it… NOW!

(my example that I drew in GIMP)

Art-Style is not necessarily what you think it is. A fairly common style issue discussed in artist circles is the inability to draw the same character twice while retaining their likeness or the lack of uniqueness which makes our art (recognizable) distinguishable from another’s “oh! YOU drew this!”.

Here are the fastest pathways to attaining the elusive Art-Style:

Repetition!!!!!

Recurrence-of-Thematic-Elements (everyone is sad, robots, someone is always shirtless, etc)

Same Color-Palette used for everything you draw

Same-Tools (line width, brush set, same paper, canvas size)

or Same-Program

(examples of palettes!! you can’t go wrong with having a rainbow)

Some Amount of Explanation:

If you draw on the same size or same scale (A6, A5, A4, A3 | B6, B5 | Letter) or in the same orientation (Landscape or Portrait), it helps you learn Composition intuitively by training you to make use of the space you have. Also it’s easier to print out and frame if you draw on common photo print sizes 4x6, 8x10, etc.

Even if you make a lot of use of Blend/Blur and you’re more of a Painter than a Cel-Shader– deciding to use a Set Personal-Default-Color-Palette instead of randomly choosing them on the Wheel/Triangle-Thing will still give you enough stable consistency.

Onto the next thing!

Same-Face-Syndrome is normally caused by one of two things. If it’s not one then it’s the other: Same Shapes or Same Details.

To make noticebly different characters you have to Exaggerate.

Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle? Short, Wide, Tall, Thin?

Before you try your hand at drawing any Face or Body Type, draw another Snake-In-A-Basket first. 

You think I’m joking?

No. I’m not.

So to wrap up, you need to Warm Up to draw, you need to make a color palette and stick to it –or just use the same Crayola pencils, or the same kind of Bic pen, same kind of sharpie, .7 or .5, and have themes like “plaid flannels for everybody” or “hoodies and jeans”. Find those things you can execute consistently, like hatching or stippling, and if you like it, stick with it! 

Hope this helps!

Now draw a SNAKE-IN-A-BASKET!

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Hey, would it be possible for you to do, like, a tiny colouring tutorial? I just love the way you colour your art, all the colours stand out and make your art look really cool and vibrant (I especially love how you colour your Akiras akdhksjd) and I just wanna know how you do it :'D If you don't want to or anything that's perfectly fine! ^^

sure!!! i did something that covers the basics of my coloring, and i hope it makes sense!! i actually have a super simple coloring style with limited palettes (you might notice i’m particularly fond of black, white, red, and gold jdfgbf), but here’s a mini tutorial for you!

ALSO this is a little simplified since i went straight black with akira’s hair here, but usually i include a gradient in hair (for akira it’s a red at the bottom/bangs). in general, gradients and blushes help give some depth to flat colors, like i usually use. but that’s the basic idea of it! i hope this helped a little (or made any sense dkfgdjf)

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More of an Arcana style guide to go with my colouring guide.

I tried to cover key aspects that make the style distinct so I hope this can be useful :D

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A guide on my process for colouring like in the Arcana which I developed through studying the style.

Now, this is just for sprites or for neutral lighting. In the case of most memories/CGs, you have more interesting colours to use, but the process is identical. There are just extra steps.

Using my favourite memories for each character as examples (hopefully, you can tell which ones) you can see this process. All of this happens on layers above the base drawing.

Usually, you set a colour-filled layer to the setting “multiply” over the entire drawing, then using a “screen”, “add”, or “hard light” layer, you add the lighting. Depending on the intensity of the lighting, the outline will be coloured to be lighter.

The shading colour rarely changes, aside from slight hue changes.

Misc advice/tips/tricks below. I may update it depending on if I get further questions.

Keep reading

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Lorenzo!

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art tips post

for all the artist following me

Have two sketchbooks: One for finished and high-quality art (stuff made with Prismacolor or Copic if you use that or art for your portfolio) and the other sketchbook for more messy doodles. This way you have a place to try new things and mess up as much as you need. When I only had one sketchbook I was scared to draw in it because I didn't want to mess it up

Do studies. I cant tell you how much I've improved just by doing studies of shoes, hands, noses, and all that. This works for when you have art block too since you’re not really making stuff up and just learning how real things work.

Learn from others. I’ve never taken a real art class because 1. I can’t afford it and 2. there’s no good art classes/programs at my school. I’ve been following several artists and learning from them over the years and they’ve helped me tremendously. Just please do not steal art because that is never okay.

Break down concepts. If you notice there’s something wrong with your piece then figure out why. You can’t get better if you leave mistakes and don't try to understand whats going on. If the color is weird figure out if the values look right or maybe its the saturation of the color.

Watch youtube tutorials. Here are some youtubers I think are pretty good art teaching all things art: Draw with Jazza |  DrawingWiffWaffles |  Proko |  Baylee Jae

Have an inspiration folder/blog. Sometimes you just need a collection of starry nights or a misty forest or even a French bakery. All of those things can help you get inspired to draw. It could even be completely unrelated to what you plan to draw.

There are no dumb ideas in the creative process. If you want to draw a lizard in a dress go for it! If you want to draw various pastries with faces do it! Don’t let the thought of it being too dumb stop you because if I’ve learned anything in my several years of drawing it’s that an idea can lead to another and another and another and you may get a really good idea just from doodling dumb things.

Here’s a few things that can get you started on drawing better:

Dynamic poses | Dynamic clothes | Dynamic figure drawing

COMPOSITION | PERSPECTIVE | CONSTRUCTION

Anatomy:

Legs

Arms

Hands

Heads

Body (Female) (Male

Color Theory

Improving your sketchbook

Most importantly, don’t give up! You may not immediately get notes or followers but it’s more important you get better than to have popularity. How do you think those popular artists got to where they are now? To be good you’ve got to work at it.

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here’s a quick scribbled tutorial, but it covers the steps; just spend some time messing around! [click on the pictures for captions! added some more text to supply what i’ve written on the pics]

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Your sketches are the best! do you have any tips/tutorials for someone that want to start doing portraits? what was your process? thank you :)

Hullo there! Thank you so much! It’s difficult to explain in words, so here’s some basics of portrait drawing, and a brief outline of my process. We’ll use Hugh Laurie as House,just because here’s a nice front shot of his face.

First, proportions:

As you can see, eyes are half way down the head, given you press the hair right down flat on the head. The hairline, eyebrows, nose, and chin are spaced in thirds.

Generally, the width of the eye is one fifth the width of the face at the widest point. Make sure you take the width of the actual eyeball, not the outer eyelid. The nose is as wide as one eyeball’s width. The corners of the mouth are in line with the centre of the eyes. The ears are in line with the eyebrows (top) and nose (bottom).

(A thing to remember: use these proportions as guides, and not absolute rules. Everyone has a different face, and no one will measure to these exactly. Some people might have bigger eyes. Some people might have slightly longer noses. Foreheads will be larger with receding hairlines. These tiny differences are what make each face unique. So long as you’re not grotesquely disobeying these proportions, don’t feel restricted to follow them exactly if the photo reference tells you otherwise.)

Now, to start drawing the outlines. I’ve done this digitally for the sake of speed, but I’ve drawn everything in lines so you can duplicate it all with a pencil and eraser.

First line in the general shape lightly. Also mark in important features such as the eyes and nose, but ONLY once your outlines are accurate. Always draw from big to small, from outside to inside, basic to complex. There’s no use spending time on smaller details if the outlines containing them aren’t right.

Draw in the details. Break hair down into chunks, as that makes it easier to deal with. Note the guidelines coming down from the eyes, as per proportions previously mentioned. They’re not necessary to draw in as you get more experienced, and you’ll find you can do them just by eye, but they help a lot when you start.

Shade in all the shadows in one grey tone. This gives you a general idea of how light hits the face and sets you up for the proper shading. Notice how the hair is still being dealt with in chunks.

Start with the blackest parts. This is because black is the easiest tone to get right, since it’s just black, and you don’t have to worry about the darkness/lightness of it.

Move onto the next darkest areas. Use the black you did at the start as a comparison, so that you’re getting the tone about right. Shading is all about comparisons and relativity. One tone will look light compared to a darker tone, but dark compared to a lighter tone. Constantly look at the picture as a whole so your comparisons are accurate, and you don’t exaggerate the darkness/lightness of the tone you’re working just because of the surrounding tones.

Keep shading lighter and lighter until you’re done! You may see some small changes you’ll need to make to the size/shape of the features as you shade, that’s only natural because the way we perceive things flat and the way we perceive things 3D (shaded) are a little bit different. Always keep looking back to the reference picture. Take a break if you’ve been at it for too long. Or stand back and look at your drawing from a distance. Fresh eyes do wonders in spotting mistakes.

This is a very very brief rundown of what I’ve learned over the years and by no means comprehensive of portrait drawing, but I hope this gives you somewhere to start. If you have any further questions feel free to ask me, and I’ll try to answer those as best I can from my experience. Hope this helped!

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Some legs reference

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How?? Do you draw kisses?? So well??

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hi! i love your art, it's so pretty ♥ and you draw feet really well, do you have any tips?

thank you a lot anon!! (  /)w(\) here, i made a few notes about the steps i follow while drawing feet:

^ that’s assuming you’re not drawing from a low perspective, as if the camera was on the floor or something like that!

SORRY MY HANDWRITING SUCKS and i’m not really good at explaining things bc i don’t really follow a guide and stuff so yeah BUT I HOPE IT WAS HELPFUL TO YOU!!

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Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

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Thank You Anon, that’s such a nice thing to say about my art!! (my heart…)

As for my brush settings, the Paint Tool Sai I *cough* downloaded had a bunch of preset brushes, so I mainly use those and tweaked them a bit. These are definitely my main brushes, but I experiment a bit. I also tend to change the size/density/opacity/blending as I paint too, to make things extra complicated. I also use a lot, and I mean A LOT of color layers, which gives it that warmth feel, so go ahead and experiment with colors and layer modes!

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