#ask august

[traffic-light-eyes]

Fav pixal quote?

"I do not think Zane would approve" really canonified pixane and therefore is my favorite

Plus it's just snarky and I love it

#ninjago #queue #august's opinion #ask august #pixal borg #pixal ninjago #ninjago pixal #ninjago pixane #pixane #zane julien #zane ninjago #ninjago zane

[kaishimo]

Hi! Hope you're doing well!

I'm trying to learn how to properly draw people. I'm fairly decent at drawing objects, but people? Nope, that's out of question. So, do you have any tips for a beginner? Like what should I focus on, any YT channels, etc.?

(If you see this ask on other pages as well, it's because I'm sending this to my favorite artists on this site <3)

Hyello!

I don't know if I'm exactly the person you should asking, seeing as I'm still fairly new to art so I'll point you in the direction of a few of my personal favorite artists as well! I do have a few tips and exercises for you that I've found to be quite helpful (if not fun) that have been passed down to me by other artists and teachers, though.

1. You should really learn your anatomy before you try to find your specific style. Without knowing the basics first, you'll probably jump around and have no consistency when drawing the same character. Knowing the body is very, very important.

Exercise 1: Using reference photos (I recommend dancing and sports photos for more dynamic shapes, beauty influencers and photographery for what is typically "attractive," and lots of different body types and skin tones for a diverse and more realistic character) and trying to figure out the line of action, then make a gesture drawing to get the basic feel of the body's movements, then the shapes of the body, etc.

Exercise 2: (The fun version) Draw a random shape. Yes, a random one - it can be pointed or round or wavy. It just has to connect. Then, try to make a character that fits in the bounds of that shape. This will push you to try to figure out what is necessary to make a human look, well, human, and also limit the clutter of your characters' accessories and clothing. It also helps you create a unique silhouette (which is always great when making a good, recognizable character)

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2. Colors! I'm sure you know basic color theory from when you learned how to draw objects, but if not, you should definitely get on that. It's best to know what colors work best with specific skin tones or whatever you're putting on your character. There are a lot of color theory videos on YT which I think you should check out!

Exercise 1: Limit yourself to 1 color - you may only use variations of that color for your entire character. Yes, this includes skintone and hair. This exercise helps you with values and gets you connected to what places need darker or lighter colors. It's also just really, really fun.

Exercise 2: (Variation of 1) Find a color pallette and stick to those colors exclusively. Try to use the 60-30-10 rule if possible (meaning 60% of the character is one color, 30% is a different color, and 10% is another color). Not everyone adheres to this rule since character design is fluid, and you can do whatever the heck you want, but I personally think that it helps to push your knowledge of color.

Exercise 3: The internet is your best friend. Find a very colorful image online of a model that you really like, or a person that's sitting in some nice lighting, or even an animated character that had some funky colors. Try to imitate the rendering. Shading is pretty important when learning how to draw because it can really change how the muscle looks without it. (Depending on your style, shading can look very, very different.)

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3. (Extension of Color) Once again, shading is very important! Depending on the project, however, the way you should shade can be very different. For animations, shading is typically minimal so that they can focus on the movement and not slave over their computer for days on end shading and shading and shading. Keep that in mind! For cartoon or anime art styles, it's often blocky and not blended. For real-life proportions and art styles, it's often blended and rendered (and normally without line-art if that's the route you wanna go 👍).

Exercise 1: Try out and study all sorts of art styles and shading types! It's really helpful in the future if you want to know what you like best! If you want to study a specific artists' art, it's best to ask them beforehand, however. Get their OK before starting. If they say no, then don't. (By the way, no art style is original, no matter what anyone says.)

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4. There are lots of online courses or resources you can use! Utilize them. Some of my favorites/things I've heard good things about are...

Artstation - Courses

IAMAG - Courses

Senshi stock - References

Croquis Cafe- References

Rad how to school - Courses

Life of action.com - References

Quickposes.com - References

Proko - Courses

Posemaniacs - References

Warrior Art Camp - Courses

Pexels.com - References

Marshall Vandruff - Courses

Cactus Art Academy - Courses

Sketchdaily - References

Bodyvisualizer.com - Body types

Figurosity - References

Pinterest - EVERYTHING

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5. Youtubers and Content Creators !!! There are a lot that I watch and a lot that other artists have recommended to me, so I'll tell you them. Also, find your favorite artists on your favorite social media sites and mentally study their art when you see it! Trust, it helps. (Warning: Long List)

Drawfee Show - They're very funny + watching how they quickly build their characters and settings can really help you figure out what is most important in character design.

Hanacue - Their shading is to DIE for <3

Marikyuun - Very good with a cutsie art style!

Kooleen - Funny, sarcastic + amazing tips

Marc Brunet - Anatomy at its finest

At Lojart - I just find them really cool

Jaiden Animations - Silly + watching her animations can help with your animations

GinjaNinjaOwO - They're funny + their character design makes me want to scream /pos

LavenderTowne - Very sweet + great tips + cute art!!

Pixiv - Wondeful tutorials

TheOdd1sOut - Same as JaidenAnimations, really

Sinix Design - <333333 so many great tips for shapes and painting !!!!

Marco Bucci - Color Theory!!

Mmmmonexx - I don't know much about them but my friend swears by him

Naoki Saito illust Channel - Putting stories/feeling into your art made easier

HxxG - More attractive art <3

Coax Illust - Fun! Semi-realism (I could never)

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6. Lastly, learning art takes a long, long time. You can't just wake up one day and know how to draw. You have to keep trying and keep learning and never, ever give up. It's all part of the journey, even the pieces that you don't like. Practice doesn't make perfect. It makes permanent. <3

My favorite artists (and my moots <3): @gl4ssfan , @aiyumiyeou , @coffeeisfortheresponsible , @foxlow , @roselock22 @alicecraftgirl @twigs-sprigs @greenflowerceo @spoopy-sloth @laziilizard @enavstars @miyuliart

Hope this long post didn't bore you! Plus, I hope this helps. Have a wonderful day <33

#queue #ask august #august's art #august's opinion #august's real life #august's moot #my art #art tips #art tutorial #artists on tumblr #art

[amestrian-idiot]

Eddie boy! Love him <3 It's been a while since I've drawn him!!

#queue #august's art #fullmetal alchemist #fma #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #ask august #edward elric

[hello-kitty-speculum]

Hey, what’s your header image picture? I recognize the photo the meme uses, but I’m curious as to the words.

This is the full image! I was too lazy to actually crop it to fit but one of my special interests is fungi so I really like the meme + I’m a communist so overall I think it encapsulates what I’m all about, so I put it as my header.

#fungi #ask august #mushrooms #mycelium

[its-tortle]

— taylor swift albums as months of the year —

#thought about adding ttpd as november #but i did not feel sure enough #also i think folklore is a mix of august/september and evermore is a mix of november/december #but i went with the later months because september is also a retrospective of summer and december includes the experience of november yknow #i hope that makes sense #and i hope my general album to month decisions make sense also #feel free to ask me about my reasoning #or fully disagree with me lmao #taylor swift #ts #taylor swift albums #tortle makes things #ts debut #fearless #speak now #red #1989 #reputation #lover #folklore #evermore #midnights

[coffeeandtoast]

19 and 22? For the ask game :3

Thx for the ask!! 💕

19, do you have a veggie you dislike the most?: Yes! Brussel sprouts, I just can't get past the smell of them.

22, do you have an emotional support water bottle?: I do!! It's a Tervis stainless steel thermos thats light blue, and has a dolphin on the front of it ! 💜🐬

#ask game #ask me anything #ask me things #ask me stuff #ask please #ask august

[darqx]

Aren't you tired of being nice?

#boyfriend to death #art #idk man i just wanted to draw the whole fire backlight look again #tho the problem with colouring like this is you lose a lot of detail at the front lol #he didnt start the fire 🎶 #it was always burning 🎶 #first thing i've properly drawn in about a month \o/ #august was a bit of a clusterfuck for me for multiple reasons #on a side note i do have a bunch of asks ive been meaning to answer since months ago so theyre coming at some point #...i forgot...his sunglasses #just pretend he has them in a pocket or something

[squidinu]

Wolf man search and rescue?? Suddenly ive gone missing 🤤

wolfman for emergencies only

#august #doodles #werewolf #ask squid #related to august’s job job

[saturngalore]

CRUSH ON YOU 🌈

#ts4 #sims 4 #the sims 4 #black simblr #black simmer #ts4 edit #lil kim #🪐 #naomi moore #a very late halloween post and a extremely late anniversary post 😭😭😭 #let’s pretend it’s august 😁 #happy (late) birthday hip hop!!! 🫶🏾 #also don’t ask why so and so is/isn’t on here!!! #i tried to put some of the rappers/hip hop figures that i like or listen to on here and/or are key to hiphop culture in some way….that’s it #it was fun to recreate lil kim’s mv looks…an icon

[krazieka2]

I did Huevember this year!! That's a lot of fire emblem.

#fire emblem #fe3h #fe awakening #fe engage #idk if I should tag for the other games #CONSTANCE VON NUVELLE #she got the most likes so she gets tagged #actually I'm gonna tag #narcian #titania #sigurd #just because I think their 5 fans would appreciate it #(in fact i am 4 of narcian's 5 fans) #hello other narcian fan reading this #someone asked if Lynn was stabbing Sothis and yep #yep that's what's happening now #no one asked but for the sake of transparency #I started these in August #And I finished them near the end of October! #Someone thought I was drawing a full thing a day and no!! Nope #my brain could NOT #there's a long string of failed monthly challenges behind me I'm older and wiser #if you wanna participate in these things you have to know Your Mind and give yourself the time to prepare #the real monthly challenge was remembering the post one image a day lol

[traffic-light-eyes]

Silly hc that garmadon wanted to name Lloyd "Christofern"(or whatever was the plant's name)

OH MY GOD. CHRISTOPHER AND CHRISTOFERN, THE GARMADON BROTHERS.

#ninjago #queue #lloyd garmadon #august's opinion #ask august #lloyd ninjago #ninjago lloyd #lloyd montgomery garmadon #christofern #Christofern Garmadon

[kaishimo]

Greetings, I have come carrying the link to my favorite video on the internet :)

STOP IT STOP TRYING IT WONT WORK !!!

#queue #august's opinion #august's real life #ask august #giftofjay

[amestrian-idiot]

here they come...

heyhey!! i'm august (shethey ; XVII)

this blog is only for and about fma

my main is @kaishimo

tags...

all original posts are under queue

answered asks are under ask august

fics and writings are under august’s fic

all of my art posts are under august’s art

opinions and hcs are under august’s opinion

recommendations for fics will be under fic rec

real-life shenanigans are under august’s real life

fma headcanons will be under fma headcanons

fake fma quotes will be under incorrect fma quotes

half-coherent sleepy thoughts are under august after dark

ending notes...

remember, asks and messages are always open and welcome; don’t be afraid to contact me! i’m more scared of you than you are of me

art/fic requests are highly appreciated

check out my linktree for where else you can find me + my pronouns page

reposts are fine, just message me if you do it

#august's opinion #august's real life #queue #august's art #ask august #august's fic #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #edward elric #alphonse elric #roy mustang #riza hawkeye #winry rockbell #maes hughes

[hope-ur-ok]

Is there any chance you could release the eras version audio of illicit affairs?

Since I have gotten multiple request for this one I absolutely can. In my head august and illicit affairs at the Eras Tour are one track but I realized after finishing it that other people might see them as 2. So here are august and illicit affairs both ways.

#taylor swift #the eras tour #folklore #august #illicit affairs #live audio #the turtle gets asks

[velaversal]

curtain call

#ensemble stars #enstars #madara mikejima #the artist formerly known as madara mama mikejima from mam and double face #never ask a man his salary a woman her age or me what happened august 4th #art

[ratwithhands]

I made another concept in the span of 5 minutes while on the bus.

Anyways Oracle AU Submas (Oraclemas?).

Ingo and Emmet have the ability to divine the future, with one issue. Ingo can see the timeline of fate, Emmet can see the events to unfold, and neither can see what the other does. Ingo doesn't know whether what is to come is good or bad, and Emmet can only see events out of order.

They are able to bypass this by holding hands and using full concentration (aka co-divination) to see the full future, however they usually just use their individual visions and piece them together. Co-divination is reserved for either actual fortune-telling services or to investigate a vision either one feels may be concerning.

anyways other fun notes:

Ingo's ability to know when things happen but not what they are make him patient and paranoid. There have been instances where he predicts an event and prepares for danger, then when it actually arrives it turns out to be something perfectly fine (eg. a surprise birthday party)

Emmet's knowledge of future events stresses him out, he gets wrinkles and creases much faster than Ingo, and essentially ages earlier

The twins often used these abilities to aid them in battle growing up, which later led to them pursuing the skill further until they developed their own sense for battle

Besides working as Subway Bosses, they sometimes operate as fortune tellers for those who request their help

They have seen a whole scope of different events, good and bad, and are generally used to talking about any kind of scenario. Some people interpret their lack of reactions to mean that they don't care about the future, but that is not the case

There are anomalies in their visions, certain periods or events don't make any sense to them and they can't make them out clearly

Anyways this is just a little shitpost concept but I mean hey you guys can let me know what you think. Hope you guys enjoy the art and see you later.

also bonus doodle (this is not how it happens but still):

(Emmet sometimes curses his bloodline for having this ability)

#submas #submas au #au #emmet #subway master emmet #subway boss emmet #subway master kudari #emmet pokemon #kudari #fanart #digital art #in actuality Emmet gets a massive headache whenever he tries to see Ingo fall to the rift #Ingo also got a weird ominous feeling about a certain time and asked Emmet to help him see the future #to help calm his nerves (because surely he was overreacting again‚ right?) #They set up the table to try and foresee what was going to happen #and Emmet reacts so violently upon seeing the vision after a second that he lets go of Ingo immediately #he ends up passing out from it‚ and Ingo doesn't get to know what it is #anyways they also used this for menial shit like lotto numbers back when they were teens‚ but they're more responsible now #they definitely use this to shut people up though‚ Emmet pulls the “L + ratio + retirement home + Alzheimer's” on unruly passengers #and Ingo is like “2054‚ august 17th‚ 9:36 pm” with people being cocky/troublesome