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tenshindon · 3 years
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i only remember four things from the buu saga and yous better believe this onea them
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Jewel of the Sea: Chapter 18: A Long Overdue Talk
Chapter 17
Word Count: 1,594
Virgil woke the next morning curled around Elliott, who was trying to get out of bed. Virgil gave a soft groan before untangling their tails and rolling over. “Five more minutes.”
Elliott laughed. “Looks like someone got used to sleeping in.”
Virgil sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and floating slightly before sinking back down into the natural bed. “What time is it?”
“Just past nine.”
Virgil nodded, and moved to grab a fresh covering from the closet. He opened his jewelry box for the first time in a few moons and decided to go all out. He was home, he was royalty, and he wanted to show it. Before he slid the first armband on, his eyes caught on the bracelet Roman had given him. His smile was tinged with sadness at the edges but he kept it on, brushing his thumb over it. “Thank you.” He whispered.
“What was that?” Elliott asked as they turned back around.
Virgil shrugged. “Nothing. Nothing, let’s get to breakfast.”
They headed down to the dining room and took their places. Virgil’s mother commented on him being gone longer than normal but the family was used to him disappearing for moons at a time so no one made too big of a deal out of it.
Toby and Ember were talking about Ember’s crush and how she thought a Necklace was in her future. Nate and Jasper were discussing plans for the crops. Andy, as usual, was just sitting off to the side. Virgil bumped their shoulders together as he sat. “How are you doing?”
Andy just leaned his head on Virgil’s shoulder. “I should be asking you that.”
Virgil chuckled. “I’ll be fine. How have you been holding up?”
Andy closed his eyes, looking exhausted. Virgil knew his twin like his own mind and there was something they needed to talk about. “I’ve been taking it one day at a time, Virgie. Don’t worry about me.”
Virgil laughed. “It’s my job to worry about you, silly.” He squeezed his twin’s hand as they began the meal. “We’ll talk about that later, okay?”
After the meal, Andy said he was going to be in his room so Virgil went to the garden to try to sketch out the Necklace design. He picked up the slate and writing utensils, bemoaning the loss of paper and pencil. Just as he was getting somewhere with the drawing, a knock sounded at the arch.
He looked up, hair floating in the midmorning current. “Yes?”
One of the royal guards was there, looking slightly annoyed. “Someone found a royal-finned out by the edge of town. He says he wants to talk to you.”
Virgil nodded, putting his drawings and thoughts aside. “Send him in, won’t you?” He tried to put on the princely mask he’d always worn for affairs of state like this but he found that it was eerily similar to the polite mask he’d worn at the party. An event he would rather not think of at the moment.
He had no idea who he was expecting to see but it certainly wasn’t the very person, the very human, he was trying to forget. Logan swam in, his hair a mess the current had used as a toy, his shirt rumpled and barely coming far enough down, and his legs in the form of an indigo tail that, despite Virgil’s best efforts, his brain categorized as complementary to his own and a color that looked very nice on the human prince. Logan smiled at him, his hand coming up for a tentative wave. It was the meekest Virgil had ever seen him and, despite all that had happened in the past day, it hurt.
Part of him was elated to see him again, to know that he was here with him instead of with the-. He couldn’t bear to finish that sentence. Instead, he waved the guard away and rose to stand. “What are you doing here? Better question, how did you get here?”
Logan didn’t respond, his eyes scanning Virgil. The mer crossed his arms, acutely aware of just how many bands he had and how few rings. When Logan’s eyes met his again, the human took a deep breath with a wince, clearly not used to breathing water.
“It started at the cliff. I talked with the . . . entity that you gave the stone to. They gave me a tail for three days and I set off to find you. So, I swam for what must have been three hours before time and exhaustion caught up with me and I fell asleep. I woke to a . . .” His voice trailed off as he searched for the right word before eventually just gesturing to Virgil’s tail.
“Mer. We’re called ‘mer’.” Virgil supplied in a tone that conveyed more anger than the hurt he truly felt at seeing Logan here.
“Right, a mer. She asked me which blessing I came from and where my contingent was, claiming she’d never seen me in town before. I have no idea what she meant by blessing so I just asked for you and they brought me here.”
Virgil held up a hand. “What name did you ask for specifically?”
“Virgil. I asked to see a Virgil. I described the purple tail and the side fins,” he gestured to the ones that lined his own sides, “and they brought me here.”
Virgil nodded. “And why are you here?”
Logan frowned, awkwardly moving forward until he was as close as Virgil normally allowed. “Why wouldn’t I be here?” His tone made him sound as if he had no idea what he’d done wrong.
Virgil scoffed, throwing his arms wide. “Maybe because you played with my feelings for a few moons before asking to kiss someone else?”
Logan huffed out a breath, turning to the side slightly before turning back. “How about the lying? How about the consorting with that entity, leading me on all summer, the fake amnesia? How much of that was the truth?” He paused, hurt in his eyes. “Do you even truly care for me?”
That made Virgil snap, his heart shattering. “Out of all the questions to ask!” He had to take a second to run a hand down his face, batting at his floating hair. “Do you even know what I’ve been through in the past day, let alone the past four moons?” He paused for breath, sending a glare toward Logan when the human opened his mouth to speak. “I’ve been captured by pirates who wanted to sell me for profit, made a deal for my life with Remy, faked amnesia just to get that trinket of a necklace, fallen in love with a human and I might as well have betrayed my entire blessing in the process!” Only at the end did Virgil realize he’d been raising his volume the whole time and was now shouting at someone he’d once thought he’d never hurt.
Logan opened his mouth to give a rebuttal but paused. “Fallen in love? How would you be betraying your entire blessing by doing so?” His voice was softer and at a lower volume.
Virgil shook his head, feeling the headache that comes with tears. His voice was shaky but he managed. “No. You don’t get to hear all of my secrets and pain while I know you’re in love with someone else.”
“But I’m not!” Logan ran a hand through his hair uselessly. “I thought he was you!” This was quiet, barely drifting to him.
It was Virgil’s turn to pause, hand reaching to rub his aching eyes. “What?”
“It’s a story that most people would question the sanity of but suffice it to say that the person you saw, or think you saw, was a shapeshifter using your likeness.”
The space was silent for a time before Virgil sniffled. “Does that mean . . .?”
Logan nodded, coming just shy of Virgil’s personal space. “I had wanted to ask if I could kiss you before I professed undying love.”
Virgil smiled, feeling heat rise in his cheeks. “Is it too late to accept the kiss?”
Logan shook his head as his hands came up to cradle Virgil’s cheeks. Virgil’s head dipped down and their lips connected. In that moment, Virgil could have sworn time had stopped. The kiss was sweet and short but it was also everything Virgil had dreamed it would be even before he’d known he wanted it.
“Now,” Logan said when they broke the kiss, “what was that about you betraying your blessing? And, what is a blessing?”
Virgil settled back down in his seat on the sea moss, turning the slate over and hiding the picture that now served a new purpose. “A blessing is a group of mer.” He waited as Logan settled by his side, tails intertwining. “The reason I might have betrayed my blessing by falling for you is that I was willing to give up my life here and live with you on the land. Typically, once a mer chooses to leave their blessing, they aren’t allowed back in.”
Logan took his hand and gently rubbed his thumb over the back of it. “I’m grateful that you are willing to do that.”
Virgil leaned into him, his free hand sliding through the water to hover over Logan’s cheek. The human leaned into his palm and Virgil could have melted. “May I kiss you?” Virgil’s voice was a whisper that was almost a purr.
Logan smiled and leaned in.
Chapter 19
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soia-jpg · 3 years
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hiiiii! how long have been doing digital art and any tips for a beginner? (no why would this be me this is hypothetical totally)
Digital art one year and like, 3 months? I was a traditional artist first and did realism (watercolor and graphite) then decided that (since I couldn't study illustration) I could still learn myself and started doing digital art by myself!
My top tip will be: WATCH VIDEOS ON YT, like, open youtube and watch videos of people drawing, with any media, if you want focus more on digital art or artist you like. But all I know is mostly from videos I watched activelly. What I mean is: do not only enjoy but scan what they are doing, how is the sketch, how many sketch they use, the brushes, the effects, how they use reference, STEAL FROM THEM. Be greedy with your eyes and mind and steal what you can. I don't mean take someone else art and repost, but looking at what artist do with a "stealing mindset" lets you learn!
For examples: some do 4 sketches and a lineart and some a base clean sketch and then paint it directly! But you can learn for both and do your thing. You don't like doing the lineart? then watch how people do a full piece without the lineart but with only the sketch! Do you like doing lineart? watch how people color the lineart and how they work with it!
Then the tip everyone says: practice! but also experiment, copy art you like, do art for yourself and HAVE FUN! Find something that gives you happines, that you find easy to draw and keep doing it. Found a safe space and learn there, do you like to draw eyes? do it! look how people do it, try tutorials and don't be afraid to say "i don't like this person tutotial" because it means you still learned something! But drawing eyes will let you understand how the digital art program works, how colors, shapes and fundamental works. Then you can move to mouths for example.
(GESTURE DRAWING and generally copying pictures and sketching is helpful, i am trash at that, I don't do it often enough because I like doing a full piece but I'm trying to focus on it sometimes because it helps)
A more focused and guided path makes you improve fast, technically, but a path you feel happy in will giving you results for sure! So find what you like to draw and just, do it! (also join challenges you like, don't pressure yourself in finishing that but try to do challenges if you don't have ideas, prompts can be helpful!)
I wrote so much lmao I apologise, there is so much more to say but I think an hypothetical beginner artist can start from here first!
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how do you draw so good? when i try to draw i just get frustrated that it's bad and so i never draw
I know this sounds super cliche, but practice. But! If you don't know how to practice it's really hard to start, which is super frustrating when that's all everyone says about getting better at art, so here's some tips I've picked up from the internet as well as formal art classes!
If you want to get better at digital art, stop doing a traditional sketch and tracing it from a picture. If you have the means to scan, then it works as a sketch layer, but pictures warp the proportions and that's why your sketch looks so different from the digital. Learning to draw digitally from scratch is like learning to all over again, it takes time to mess around with finding programs you like, stylus vs finger, what brushes you like using, etc. Traditional sketches make good reference images, though, so you don't have to stop completely! It's good to be able to draw on a variety of mediums
(Digital) Use reference images as a base layer but don't trace. Draw with the image on the canvas, turn the opacity down super low, and on a new layer draw next to or even over top of the original image, but draw like you were doing it from scratch, not tracing. If you use someone else's drawing you need to credit it but there are a lot of free refs that specifically say they don't require credit, they're made for artists to use for learning
(Both) Lots of sketch lines. So many. I'll reblog with an example, basically you want to use lines to measure distances and angles
(Traditional) The picture you take will never look as good as the original artwork, but you can make it look better by adjusting the camera angle and reducing shadows. I turn all the lights of, put a flashlight under my phone camera so there's no shadow, and move both the camera and light until there's no shine or shadow
(Digital) Learn to use the blending layers on your art program. They make shadows and highlights so much easier
(Digital) Multiple sketch layers. One for a base, another to adjust, another to readjust, another two for lineart.... It's not just layer one sketch layer two lines layer three colors. It helps me to sketch using different colors, so I'd use blue for the head and purple for the shoulders and red for the arms, etc.
You're not going to want to post everything you make. I'd say I share 25% of what I've drawn. You're not going to want to keep everything you post. There's a level of stepping out of your comfort zone that comes with posting. Social media is stacked against artists, but even though likes/reblogs/shares don't equal quality, it hurts when you work hard on something for it to flop. My current most liked piece of "artwork" is ZELDA HOLY FUCK, which took me literal seconds, whereas the Gate of Time which got less than my average... did not. If followers mean a lot to you, then you have to draw them in with comedy, ship art, and/or popular tags and then hit them with your personal favs. this is why there's so much fanart tagged LU that has nothing to do with it, you pretty much can't be a popular Zelda artist on insta without it and consequently why I refuse to draw the au :/
Also! Time and age do not equal experience level. Technically? I've been drawing since I was ten. There are artists out there who have only been drawing for a year and they make hyper realistic portraits. Some people do better at visualizing 3-D objects on a two 2-D plane, and some people are better at creating 2-D objects from scratch ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is getting long but I'll reblog with some examples! It helps to actually see what I'm talking about!!
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i'm not the same anon as before but i'd also like to know a bit about your style and process and how u developed it, learned, etc. if that makes sense.
this so hard for me to answer! when i say i have no idea how i got here i mean it 😩
my main inspirations back in the day were burdge, viria and laia. i think you may be able to see those inspirations in my drawings still (i love all of them to this day, and laia is still inspiring me a lot lately!). they used to post lots of tutorials, especially viria, so i’d follow those very closely! 
when i developed more my style i’d say was during 2016-2018, i was in a gap year and in a weird place in many ways so i wasn’t drawing much. i lost touch of digital art so that’s how i got to draw on my sketchbook and scanning things. i was doing this before but it was basically the only way i was drawing back then. why i say those years were important is because, i may not have been drawing, but everyone else around me seemed to be on this amazing art development time and, guys, observing is a tool you should not underestimate. i’m not kidding. i was BARELY drawing but everytime i took the time to sketch, i’d have improved in a way or another. because i was studying shapes, colors, poses, anatomy, just by observing and taking the time to figure things out. i think i’m one of those people that just stare anyway but it helps. take the time to study your inspirations! you may not see results right away, but they’ll show up soon enough. (also i’m lazy so i’m glad i can pick up anatomy and other things just by looking?? amazing. incredible. brilliant.)
at that time i think i was doing mystic messenger fanart.. i can’t believe that game took so much time out of my life and NOW I’M HERE PLAYING CHOICES. anyway. i think if you go back and look at my mysme fanart you kind of see that i’ve started to find a method that i liked and was sticking to it! that was probably the beginning of orange lineart...
i’m the worst at this but definely experiment with things. i cannot remember how i started using this especific color for my lineart but i guess i wanted a color i could use for everything and that’s how i use a brown/orange color for lineart most of the time. i’ve always used a multiply layer for lineart, something i picked up from viria. i hate the look of black lineart on my drawings, i don’t know what it is, it looks so ugly. i wish i could do it because it’s kind of the standard but i can’t. ugly. i’ve tried different painting styles, if you scroll back you’ll notice them. those obviously didn’t stick, but i liked them anyway! experiment.
uni has forced me in a way, to be consistent. so i guess that’s how i’ve been solidifying what i’ve been doing for a while? i hate this but in my uni you work on one big project every semester so if you’re stuck with something for 4 months, you’re bound to find consistency at some point. i think that’s where i’m at, and i am trying to break from that in a way. my art is okay. it’s not professional enough because i’ve been doing a specific method for a long time instead of branching out and being good in a variety of areas. 
definetely experiment! you will never regret it. it’s kind of annoying but it’s important, regardless of whether you want to be in the field or not. 
is this even helpful? i’m sorry i can’t do art advice properly. you probably heard this advice a million times. but it’s what works! it takes time and then one day you’re like... is this... a style? yeah buddy. it is. just gotta keep drawing. 
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stardewpapaalec · 5 years
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Picture Imperfect
Pairing: Romantic Moxiety
Summary: Virgil draws to cope with his feelings, which could spell trouble when Logan accidentally finds out how he feels about Patton.
A/N: So I posted this a long time ago in four separate parts, but tumblr decided to be garbage and made it invisible on the tag search thingy, and I couldn’t save it. Instead, I decided to wait a while to calm down and repost it all-in-one so people can (hopefully) see it. I’m also tagging the people I tagged before so they know what all’s happening.
Warnings: Big panic attack/disassociation thing at the beginning and a minor one later, text is heavily altered when Virgil’s voice distorts (in case that bothers anyone), two sentences of suicidal thoughts, Patton almost cries a couple times, a single curse word, hot chocolate is mentioned twice, did I miss any?
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Chapter One: A Dark Corner
His fingers clenched the sleeves of his hoodie. They don’t want you. You only hurt them. You bring everyone down. He tried to focus on breathing. No, they care. You’re not the villain anymore. You ruin everything when Thomas is happy. That’s all you’re good for: ruin. He tried to calm down, but nothing worked. Things were shapes, words were sounds, his fingers gripped tighter, but the feeling was just fuzz, it’s not even fuzz the noise isn’t here it’s somewhere else my chest is tight where’s my heartbeat how do I breathe everything’s broken they know they know everyone knows he hates you he hates you you don’t belong here why do you even live anymore it’d be better for everyone if you were just dead
A faded voice tried talking to him. Odd-but-familiar shapes reached for him, a distant embrace that he didn’t know if he welcomed or rejected. He sensed a rhythmic motion; the only stabilizer he had to count his breaths.
In, 2, 3, out, 2, 3, count in head, stay in tune, chest is loose, steady now, breathing deeper, hold them closer, let them help you, you’re not alone, you are wanted here, do not worry now, it’s all coming back, shapes becoming things, these are someone’s arms, these are Patton’s arms?
Breathe. The world pieces back together. As he rests his head on Patton’s shoulder, he could hear his gentle voice more clearly.
“Are you okay, kiddo? What happened?”
The inevitable question. He opened his mouth to say something, but he closed it and sighed when nothing came out. How could he tell him? What could he tell him, without making things weird again? And the shaking – still shaking, even after he recollected himself.
He took a moment to organize his thoughts just to tell him anything at all, but his voice was still distorted. Doesn’t help that Patton is part of the problem. “I̵ l̵e̷f͢t.͏..so̸me̵thi͏n̸g̴ im͟pór͢t͞a̶nt ̛on̛ the҉ c̷o̧unt́e̸r ̷w͡hen ҉I̶ was ̕i͟n ̷the͏ k̢i̴tche̷n̴. Lo̷gan found̶ ít̷,̸ an͞d.̛..go̶d̸ ͢i̵f Ro͞ma͞n͡ ̵͘͠f̵̀ì͜͢ndş͘ ̀͘o҉͜u̧̕t͝͡,͢ ͘̕t̀ò҉̷ó́,͞ he’͡͏l͡͏̨ĺ ͢n͡ev̶҉é̷͟r ş͘h̴u͟t́ ͟u̸͠p̨ ͏àb͝o̵ut̶̡́ ̶̕͜it̨!̵̨͠” The distortion worsened with his anxiety. If Sir-Sing-A-Lot gets ahold of that drawing, he’ll either tell Patton – no, everyone – about Virgil’s biggest secret, or tease him relentlessly about it.
“What was it?”
An even worse – but also inevitable – question. “̸̵͡I͠͏..͞͝.͝͏Į c͡a̴͘ń̸̵’͝҉t ̴̶̡t̸͢e҉͝l͢͡l̴̸͠ ý̡o͝u̸̕.͠ ̧I͘̕͢t̶’̕s̡͘, ̴̧u̢h͟,͏̛͢ ͜pe͡r͡s͡o̵̷̢ń͞a͘l̛̀͠.͘” He wished he could calm down again; his voice in this condition could give him away just as easily as his sketchbook.
“Well, maybe I can talk to Logan about getting it back?” he gently offered. “He probably just thought it was his and hasn’t noticed yet. I don’t think he meant to upset you...”
That proposition could go one of two ways: Patton could get the sketchbook and immediately return it to Virgil without looking through the pages, or anything would happen and he’d find out about the drawings Virgil made to cope with his feelings for him. The latter seemed more likely, and he knew Patton would reject him, anyway. But he couldn’t talk to Logan himself; a million more things could go wrong if he tried. All options were risky. The more time he spent thinking about it, the more he felt trapped into one option.
“.͢..̡fin͡e͏.͘” The distortion was fading. ”Ju͜st- ̛pl͢eas̢e ̛don͞’t ope̵n it, okay?”
“I won’t. You said it’s personal – I don’t wanna invade your privacy.”
“Thanks, Pat.”
Silence fell between them. Virgil’s body slowly loosened, letting him lean further into Patton’s embrace. The warmth inside him swirled around, it’s intensity matching the warmth against his body. He could hear his heart beating; slow and gentle, yet strong and somewhat loud at the same time. It seemed to almost match Patton’s in both pace and power.
He lifted his head to say something to Patton, but his gaze flicked from his beautiful eyes to the dark shadows growing underneath them. A twang fear shot across his heart. “You should get out of herè,҉ P̷a̢ţ. Th̷e̢ ro͢o͟m̸’̨s͢ s̵t̷a͡rtin͞g t̀o ͠c͞o̸rru̕pt̢ you̸.” The distortion started to return, this time from gaining power over Thomas instead of his own anxiety.
“Are you gonna be okay? You can come with me to my room, if you want...”
“I͡ th̡ink ̡I’̨ll͏ b̛e̷ ͟f̷iné. Yo̧u̡ ̧shoul̨d͘ ͠go,̷ ̀t̢ho̵ugh͘.͠ Q͜ui̕c̀ķly.͝”
Patton nodded, squeezing Virgil tighter for a second, then releasing to sink down and away. The silence left behind was strange and heavy. All too familiar for Virgil. He stared at the spot Patton was in, a looming sense of things shutting down without him. Stupid feelings. Stupid room. Stupid Virgil.
Chapter Two: But How Much Do You Know?
The detail is astounding. The anatomy is impeccable. The colors are absolutely stunning! Who knew Virgil could create masterpieces like these? The way they were crafted, the things they express, the mastery of every aspect in each picture – it’s almost inconceivable! Perhaps he could talk him into letting him keep one or two for his room?
He turned the page, careful not to ruin the delicate medium. The picture on the right was much more colorful than the left, but he wanted to keep his consistent left-right-left-right scanning of the pages. Except, the left page was blank. The smudged colors that transferred from the other side attracted his attention, making him falsely believe a picture was there. He looked back to the right, and saw a finished drawing of...Patton and Virgil? No, that’s definitely them. They were watching the sky, Patton leaning against Virgil, who had his arm across Patton’s shoulders. A small heart floated above them, teaching Logan something he didn’t know about-
“Hiya!”
Patton’s sudden appearance almost made him drop Virgil’s book. “E equals MC scared!”
“Oh, sorry, teach! Didn’t mean to square ya!”
He groaned at the pun and pushed his glasses back up. “Must you shout so loud when you rise? I could’ve attacked you.”
“Sorry, I just needed to ask you something.”
“Ask away.”
“Do you happen to have a, uh...something of Virgil’s? He says he put it somewhere and you took it, but he really wants it back because it’s very important to him.”
Logan felt something strong inside him. He knew it was about the sketchbook, but that one picture raised so many questions he was afraid of asking. However, he shouldn’t have investigated the pages in the first place. He already knew he’d done wrong, but perhaps returning the book could correct what he did...yet the questions drive him to learn.
He handed Patton the book. “It’s this. I thought it was my notebook, but I hadn’t opened it until now.”
“Thanks, Logan!” he exclaimed with purity. “You didn’t look in it too much, did you?”
“Not at all,” he half-lied. While he did look at more than he should, it couldn’t have been more than 7 pages. “But there is, um, a question I have for you. Regarding Virgil.”
Worry spread on Patton’s face. “What about him?”
“Do you, erm…” He realized asking such a question is much harder when you don’t understand many feelings or emotions. “...do you, perhaps, feel...a certain way about Virgil?”
Worry shifted to panic. “H-how did you know? Did Roman tell you? He said he wouldn’t tell anyone! Oh my gosh, please don’t tell Virgil! I-”
Uh-oh. Feelings. “Don’t worry, Patton. Roman didn’t tell me anything.”
“Then who did? How did you-”
“You did, just now.”
Patton felt like his entire body had turned to glass. One wrong move, and he would break into a million painful shards. “You...didn’t know?”
“No.” He wanted to say more, but for once, he had lost his words.
He absentmindedly gripped the book tighter. “...then why’d you ask?”
A million answers rushed through Logan’s mind. Instead, he adjusted his glasses and told him, “I believe Virgil could answer that much better than I can.”
He looked away, thinking. What Logan said...that could mean anything. It means Virgil could’ve seen him staring when he thought he wasn’t looking, then got suspicious and asked Logan to find out. It means Virgil wasn’t interested, but Logan didn’t have the heart to tell him. It means someone else wanted Virgil, someone he’d like so much more, and Logan wasn’t sure who’d be the lucky one to date him. It means...Virgil could like him, too. The book had something about Patton in it, but they were both afraid of rejection, so he didn’t want him to see. He didn’t want anyone to see. Now Logan has seen it, and it made him wonder if Patton felt the same way Virgil did.
No. That couldn’t be possible. There’s no way Virgil would...would he?
He looked at the book in his hands, the tip of his thumb grazing the edge of the cover in temptation. Virgil said not to look. Anything could be inside…
He said goodbye to Logan, then sunk out. Keeping Virgil’s trust is more important. Even if it means he’d have to prepare for heartbreak.
Chapter Three: A Piece of the Puzzle
He finished the lineart, then stared at it. Of course the first thing he did when Patton got the sketchbook back was make another picture of his romantic fantasy. At this point, it was just pathetic. He knew he should stop doodling these things, especially now that his secret almost got out, but he loved being able to spend a few moments living in an impossible world where he and Patton could be so close and comfortable with each other. At the end, he’d always have to return to reality. The reality where Patton could never want someone like Virgil, and the drawings would stay fantasy.
Logan rose from the ground in front of Virgil’s bed. “May I speak with you?”
He kept coloring, refusing eye contact. “Why?”
“I...have questions. Some of which regard Patton.”
His pencil stopped. He glared at Logan through his bangs. “What’d he do?”
“Nothing yet, but it’s only noon.” He straightened his tie, trying to figure out how to say the dangerous things on his mind. “I, uh, must admit – and apologize – that after I mistook your sketchbook with my notebook, I did...look through some of the pages.”
Virgil’s head snapped up. “Why did you do that?!” he growled.
“Your skills are unlike anything I’ve seen before. The anatomy, the lines, the colors…” He cleared his throat, getting back on track. “I was captivated by your work. However, I did see one thing that I know I shouldn’t have, and-”
“Don’t tell anyone about anything you saw,” he hissed. “They can’t know.”
The aggression startled Logan for a second, but he continued. “I won’t. I shouldn’t have intruded in your personal secrets, but I’ll see that it never happens again.”
“Good.” He went back to his drawing. “You should leave. You’re starting to get eyeshadow.”
Chapter Four: Royally Screwed
“I just don’t know,” he admitted, gently tugging the sleeves of the cat hoodie around his neck. “What if he doesn’t like me like that?”
Roman sighed. “Even I cannot understand how you could fall for that storm cloud –” He felt Patton’s glare. “– but I have seen the looks he makes at you! I’ve seen his smile for every joke you make! And now, even Logan of No Emotion has brought it up, and you still wonder if he’d turn you away?”
“I mean, he probably just wants to stay friends! Maybe he’s not ready for a relationship like I am, and I don’t want to force him into something he doesn’t want!”
He grabbed Patton’s shoulder. “He does want this, Pat. Would Thomas help y-”
“No! Please don’t tell Thomas,” he begged, “Virgil would hear everything! I can’t-”
Roman cut back in, “then do you want this love to eat at you with every move he makes?”
“I...no, but-”
“Are you going to sit back and admit defeat, letting your heart shatter when he moves on because you didn’t take a chance?”
“...no…”
Roman’s voice boomed dramatically, “do you love him?”
“Yes,” Patton answered, gaining courage.
“Do you want him close to you?”
“Yes!”
“Then you march over to him and tell him how you feel!”
He jumped up excitedly. “Yeah! I’m gonna go to his room!”
“Yes!”
“And I’m gonna look him in the eyes!”
“Yeah!”
“And I’m gonna cry!”
“Ye- wait-”
“Because he’s so cute!”
“Uh, Patton-”
His voice grew fragile. “And I love him so much…!”
“Woah there, papa bear,” he said calmly, standing up to hug Patton, “we can do this. You can do this.”
Tears welled in his eyes. “I can’t…”
“Yes, you can. Come, let’s try again.”
Chapter Five: Shading in the Lines
He switched to a darker color, thoughts racing as he shaded. Logan’s the smartest, but he doesn’t understand feelings. He doesn’t really like Roman, but he’s creative and knows a lot about romance. Either of them could be equally helpful or disastrous, but who else could help? He can’t ask Thomas, either – he’d help the most, but everyone would hear what they’re saying! That would humiliate him, or worse!
The drawing was finished. He took a moment to admire it, smiling slightly as he imagined being in that world. Lying in Patton’s warm embrace, listening to his gentle heartbeat, playing with his fingers as they drifted into sleep...coming back to reality was more than crushing. With a heavy sigh, he stood up to put the supplies away. He triple-checked to make sure the colored pencils were all in the right spots and put them in the drawer first. The normal pencil went into its box with the others, and the eraser was just tossed into the drawer. It’ll turn back up eventually, just like the other erasers strewn about the drawer.
He turned to grab the sketchbook, which belonged- oh shit.
Patton had entered the room at some point while he was distracted. The sketchbook was left open, with the picture of Virgil’s recent fantasy left out for him to see. He held the book carefully, wide and curious eyes glancing all over the image.
Virgil felt his heart drop when the page turned, knowing another image of them together was on the other side. His hands began to shake. Tears blurred his vision. He wanted to do something to distract Patton; to delay the inevitable heartbreak. Yet, he couldn’t move. Anxiety crept up, he wanted to run, grab the book, his breathing changed, the shaking-
Through the blur from his tears, he saw Patton smiling. He forced himself to wipe his eyes and saw the softness of Patton’s expression. Adoration. Patton adored the drawings, taking in every detail, perhaps even trying to live for a moment in that world as Virgil had done so many times before.
He finally noticed Virgil looking at him and gave him a beaming smile. “Did you draw these? They’re so cute!”
A jolt of fear ran across his chest as he stammered out an answer. “I- uh- yeah, I-I did…”
Patton continued to talk about his art style, but his vision had focused on the shadow growing under Patton’s eyes, which was more alarming than whatever he was saying. He didn’t want to be rude and interrupt him, but he can’t stay in this room for too long! If he does, Thomas will-
He snapped back to reality when Patton said his name. “Virge? Is something wrong, kiddo?”
There wasn’t a choice anymore. He stammered for a bit again, then finally replied, “Pat, you need to get out of here.” Patton made a heartbroken face, opening his mouth to say something, but Virgil kept speaking. “You’ve been in here too҉ l̀on̢g.͡ Th̕e r͜oo͟m̕ ̢i̕s ̧co̴rr̨u̵pt͟in͠g͏ yo͡u͝. ̛Ỳo̸u ̧n͏eed t͠o ge̶t ou͟t̢ b̧efo͏re̕ i͝t gèt̶s ͝w̨ors̴e͝.”
His eyes flicked around the room and the sketchbook. “Come with me,” he pleaded, grabbing Virgil’s hand on impulse. It only took a second for him to receive a nod in agreement.
Chapter Six: Finding that Edge Piece
Rays of sunlight beamed through the windows, illuminating every corner of the room. Sparkles of light seemed to float around like autumn leaves in gentle wind. Birds could be heard chirping happily outside, singing sweet songs. The couch they were sat on held them perfectly; not too soft, not too firm, not made of leather. It was almost inappropriate how wonderful the room was after what happened earlier.
Patton teased the edge of the closed sketchbook, waiting patiently as Virgil struggled to find his words. He already had an idea of what he was going to say, but he wanted to give him a chance to talk. He always deserves a chance.
Virgil broke the silence. “I’m sorry.”
“Sorry for what?”
“I, uh...I could’ve reacted better to…” He gestured vaguely to his eyes. “Y’know.”
“Aw, Virge, you were just trying to keep me safe!” He looked at the sketchbook, running his thumb on the edge again. “I’m sorry for looking in your sketchbook without asking. You said it was personal, and I promised I wouldn’t look, and then I did anyway…”
“Don’t worry about that,” he sighed. “You probably would’ve found out somehow.”
Patton withdrew slightly. “And if I didn’t, you would’ve,” he mumbled.
“...what?”
He sat up quickly, shocked that Virgil heard what he said. “I- uh- the pictures- um- well- when I-”
“Hey.” He gently rested a hand on Patton’s leg, quieting him. “Take your time.”
The speed and energy of how Patton talked went entirely against what Virgil just said. “I just- I really, really like you, and I didn’t know if you liked me, and when I saw what you drew, I got super happy because I wanted us to do those things, too, and I- well- I just-” He let out a pitiful whine, then went quiet.
Virgil simply smiled at him. “I didn’t think you felt the way I do. You definitely deserve better than me, an-”
“I will physically fight you!” he shouted, tackling him with a hug. “You’re perfect and beautiful and amazing just the way you are!”
He chuckled. “Are we still talking about me? I feel like you’re just listing facts about yourself, now.”
“Virgil, that’s very sweet, but I also want you to love yourself!”
“Can’t, I’m too busy loving you.” Patton responded with a frustrated whine. “...how about a movie?”
He perked up, smiling brightly with hope shining in his eyes. “Can we cuddle?”
“If you want, that’s-”
“Yay! I’ll go make the popcorn!”
Patton dashed into the kitchen, a happy bounce in his steps. The floating sparkles in the room seemed to follow him for a bit. In Virgil’s eyes, they only accentuated his beauty. With a gentle sigh and a soft smile, he felt the warmth in his chest grow as he fell further and further in love.
Chapter Seven: Framework
The sunlight shone on Virgil, giving him a golden glow while he slept. Patton gently ran his fingers through Virgil’s purple hair, enjoying the soft and silky feel. The butterflies in his stomach still haven’t gone away. It had been over an hour since they made their relationship official, but he thought the glittery feeling in his body would change into something...smooth. Maybe warm. Like hot chocolate!
Virgil sniffed, scratched his face, then moved closer, practically laying on top of Patton with his legs draped across his lap. He buried his face in his neck, hummed softly in content, then fell back asleep. Patton almost wanted to cry; how else could he express just how madly in love he was with someone so adorable?
His arms wrapped around Virgil’s body. He felt warmer without his jacket on, but his body was still somewhat cold. Is he always cold? Maybe that’s why he wears the jacket all the time; he just needs to keep all of his warmth in one place.
It was then Patton noticed he had spaced out, staring at Virgil’s face and rubbing his back. The staring may have been kind of creepy – he’s just so cute and peaceful when he sleeps! – but he knew Virgil was generally comfortable with him rubbing his back. It usually helped him calm down when he was panicking, or it made him feel better when something was wrong. Either that, or being pet on the head.
Patton’s hand moved as memories came back, gently petting Virgil’s head the way he did the first time he let him. He remembered the way Virgil relaxed, slow-blinking like a cat when he realized he actually liked it. Since then, it sort of became a way for Patton to show him that he was loved, even before he, well, loved him.
“Cold,” Virgil mumbled, bringing him back to reality.
Without missing a beat, Patton grabbed a blanket with his foot and pulled it up to cover them both. He felt a cold hand rest on his arm, and a small smile appeared on Virgil’s face with a quiet hum.
“Thanks, ba-” His body tensed up slightly. “Um, Pat.”
He knew what he was going to say. He knew Virgil was about to call him babe, but he stopped. He knew, and he wanted to say it, too, but he wanted Virgil to be comfortable saying it first. That way, they could use other cute nicknames in the future.
“You can say it,” he coaxed. Virgil shook his head in response. “Why not?”
Virgil started fidgeting. “...isn’t it kinda...early? Like, we just got together…” His voice trailed off as he tried to find other things to say. “Wouldn’t it be...a bit weird?”
“I don’t mind, but if it makes you feel weird, then that’s okay. It doesn’t have to be now.”
“...you sure you’re okay with it?”
“Of course! I’m your-” he giggled- “your boyfriend now.” He giggled again, vibrating with excitement. “Wow, it feels really good to say that!”
“I’m glad, because I’ll be saying it soon, too.”
“Aww, Virge!” He tightened his hug. “And if you ever wanna say any, y’know, cute nicknames, I’m totally fine with that. Just as long as you are, too.”
He scratched the back of his thumb, then rested his hand back on Patton’s arm. “Thanks...babe.”
With another giggle, he placed a kiss on Virgil’s head. “Anytime, sweetie.”
His smile grew a little brighter. “...can you keep, uh, doing the thing?” he nervously requested. “Please?”
Patton continued to pet him, letting him melt into his body with a contented sigh. After a few minutes, Virgil was limp, and his breathing became steady. Once again, he had fallen asleep in Patton’s embrace.
The sunset shone on them, giving them a golden glow while Virgil slept. Patton gently ran his fingers through Virgil’s soft hair, comforting him in his dream. The butterflies in his stomach had gone to bed, and the glitter in his body became smooth and warm, like hot chocolate was flowing through him. He was nervous – and he knew Virgil was, too – but as the world pieces back together, they will make a different picture than what’s on the box.
Taglist: @randomslasher @musikasworld @soft-transboy @fandersfic-moxiety
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purebloodprincess · 5 years
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Manga Colouring Tutorial
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Dedicated to @aphrodytevalentine​, @eternalpassions​ and @vk-crzy​! I hope you will find this useful girls!
Hello everyone~! <3
I put together a manga colouring tutorial. It’s more like a recording of the process of what I usually do, but I hope it can still be useful for some people. I’m not saying my way of doing things is the only way to colour manga. There are numerous methods you can use, I think most of it depends on personal preference. This is just simply what works best for me.
Rest of the explanation is under the cut.
Programs used:
- Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 - Paint Tool Sai - Wacom Intuos Draw (graphic tablet)
It’s perfectly possible to colour without a graphic tablet, but I’m not gonna lie, having one certainly makes life easier. Same can be said about Sai. Doing everyting in Photoshop is possible, but some of Sai’s tools are so good that once you try them you never wanna go back.
I’m not going to go into super detail with my explanation, I don’t think this is the place to teach how to use Photoshop (and Sai). So please ensure you have a basic knowledge of things before you attempt this.
You can download the finished PSD here.
Steps:
I always start with Photoshop. I fix the scan and put on the base colours, but I don’t use a tablet for this. Then I open up Sai and shade with the tablet. Once that’s done I use Photoshop again to change the background and add any effects/filters that I want or find suitable for the image.
Basically, Sai and the tablet is for shading only, everything else is done in Photoshop.
1. Use good quality scan.
I’m not kidding, having good scans means you have to work less on trying to improve the quality before colouring. It’s super helpful. 
2. Fix your scan.
If you want to get rid of the background or speech bubbles, start with that. Do some redrawing if needed. Remove any excess dust and make sure the scan is clean. I usually remove the shading on the skin area as well. Level the image properly and if needed, use Topaz Clean and Topaz Denoise. Basically, fix the scan as if you were attempting a black and white edit.
3. Set your layers up.
Make sure you always group and name them, it’s super helpful when you have to work with 100 or more layers. Also make sure that you make a new layer for everything. Easier to backtrack and correct mistakes.
This is how it looks like at the end:
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With one group open:
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Lineart layer is always at the top, set to multiply. I always put a layer mask on it and fill that with a mid-toned grey, this is going to make the lines less harsh and overall more pleasing to look at. After that I have the lineart layer locked so that I don’t accidentally paint on top.
Background layer is always at the bottom. While I colour I usually have it filled with a random colour, it’s to make it easier to look at, pure white is very blinding after staring at it for a long time. Then, just like the lineart layer, I lock it to avoid accidents. After the colouring is done, I change the background to whatever I find fitting for the current image.
The colour layers are in between the lineart and the background. As you can see I always have them grouped. I made a screenshot of the “hair group” open so you can see how it looks. Others look the same. At the bottom I have the base colour, above that those are the shading layers. I always use Clipping Mask so that the shading doesn’t flow outside of the base colour.
4. Put on all your base colours.
I usually use the Pen Tool to select the area I want selected, and then I simply fill it in. You can save yourself some time if you remember the general rule that a layer that is on top of another one, is going to hide the one under. So basically you don’t always have to follow the outline if you know that a layer you will make on top will hide the excess anyways. Please watch the video to better understand, it’s hard to explain lol.
5. Do the shading in Sai.
After the base colours are on, open up Sai and shade. Try to place the light source in one corner. What I mean by that is try to decide and keep in mind where the light is coming from, the shades depend on that. For shading I usually use the Marker Tool, the Brush Tool, the Blur Tool, the Eraser Tool and sometimes the Water Colour Tool. In Sai you have loads of settings and options for the brushes and the graphic tablet makes all of it pressure sensitive so you can have very delicate strokes. For highlights I usually set the layer to Luminosity. Another good function of Sai is that you can use Hue/Saturation for the entire layer group and not just one layer. That way it’s easy to fix the colours after you finished shading.
6. Add the remaining extra touches in Photoshop.
After I’m done shading, I fix the background and add effects/textures/etc in Photoshop. Make sure you resize the finished image to Tumblr dimensions and you are done. :)
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sosa-sketch · 5 years
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Sanders Sides Animation!
I’m going to officially open up applications!
Based on a majority vote, we will choose an episode of Sanders Sides to animate/storyboard. Artists will be put into a group chat where the options will be given.
How do you become an artist?
Post a reference of your work and tag me @sosasketch. Make the title of your work “Animation Application” so I can easily find you. You have until June 23, (3 days!) to apply. Applications will close June 23, 11:59 PM, EST.
How will the work be split?
The episode will be split up into different clips. The number of clips each artist will be assigned will be equally split depending on the amount of artists we have. There will be periodical deadlines to make sure work is being done. If you cannot meet a deadline because of personal matters, contact me and we’ll work it out.
How detailed do I have to be?
Obviously it is not expected of you to make a detailed, shaded, perfect animation or drawing. That would take too much time and it would overwork you. You DO, however, need to lineart you work. Coloring is appreciated but NOT NECESSARY if you don’t have the time.
Can I participate if I can draw, but not animate?
Of course! You can storyboard-which I assume many animators will be doing instead of a full-fledged animation. All artists are welcomed!
What if I don’t have a digital program?
There are many free digital programs you can download. If you want to do it by paper, just scan your work and send it to me. Contact me with further questions.
How much creative liberty do I have?
Almost unlimited! What do I mean by that?
-Full animation, storyboard, or anywhere in between.
-Sides can be drawn in personal style. (They don’t need to look like Thomas!)
-Lip sync or no lip sync
-Detailed or simple
-Etc
Will I be given credit?
Of course! As well as being credit in the end credits, a watermark of your name or username will be added to your work. I will also link any social media you want in the credits.
Will I, Sosasketch, be participating?
Yep! I’ve been animating for a few years. You can see some of my work at the bottom of this post.
How can I help if I’m not an artist?
Share, share, share! The more people the better. Post a link to this page on your social media or tell your friends.
This project cannot happen without enough people or dedication. If we are undermanned the project will be cancelled-I’m not looking to overwork anyone.
The same goes for people who quit, slack, or constantly refuses to meet deadlines. We’re a team and are all held to the same standards. If you know you won’t have the time, that’s okay! There are no hard feelings. Don’t sign up for something you cannot keep up with.
With that said, I really hope we can make this happen! Send me those applications and please share this post!
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Because I know nothing about art - is there a special reason why you're drawing on a checker pattern?
I’m don’t actually. ^^ I draw on my sketch, which I made on paper beforehand and scanned in. (I can’t sketch on the computer. I never learned and this works too. XD ) This is what it looks like when I draw:
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The reason you see the checker pattern background is because for screenshots like this I hide the sketch behind it. XD Because I wanna show just the lineart. The checker background is the standard background Photoshop gives transparent layers.
Another reason I hide the sketch layer is because I often make mistakes in sketches that I plan to colour and I correct them in the lineart. I don’t want people to see the stupid mistakes I make in sketches sometimes. ^^;
I mean just look at Ian’s eye there. :S It looks weird. Gonna fix that in the lineart.
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when you were first getting into art, what and how did you draw? (like did you just doodle ur masterpieces on pieces of paper and posted-notes or did you have a proper sketchbook) how did you find motivation? bc ive been trying to draw but I always get unmotivated and stop while still wanting to get better just by doing nothing.
REALLY LONG, LOTS OF ADVICES FOR ARTISTS : 
TL;DR ; skip to the HOW TO ACTUALLY FUCKING DRAW part bc i have a megaton of shit to say lol + The MOTIVATION part 
mmh… I’ll get into details with this one tbh bc it’s a long ass process ahah : 
I live by the sea ; when i was youung i used to draw TONS of boat, but like, dollhouse boats, you could see the insides and stuff ; i loved to add tiny details and stuff, and imbricate everything together !
around 8 or 9 yo, i went to the public library with school and discovered the wonderful world of mangas ! I basically… Copy pasted an entire Mermaid Melody tome x) 
For about 2 years i alternated between reading mangas and trying to copy them ! Then i just kept drawing in the margins of my schoolwork for about… 5 years ! I have a Fuck Ton of sketchbooks of that time, it was… The start. Lol. Never say it’s bad because it’s never bad, just not there yet !!
Around my 13 yo, i went every saturday, for two years, under a bookstore ; there was a cave, and drawing classes ; that teacher was mean and harsh and stuff, but like… Not really. He would take away my eraser for the class, force me to use pencil, to draw something else (bulky boys instead of magical girls). 
I’ve learned a lot, more in terms of How To LEARN to draw than to draw itself, but i still progressed a LOT !! 
Then i kept drawing by myself for a year and i really worked hard on it ; about hours a day, trying watercolors and stuff ; i have a real problem with colors in traditionnal art, but i’m much better with lines (i should scan some RAD stuff i made in the weekend, yall ive never done anything this good i stg i dont know why i always forget im so much better on paper) 
This gets us to my sweet 16 ; i have to year of advance, bc i got ‘’’promoted’’’ idk how to say it ; anyways, i entered my (current) animation school for the first year at 16; vERY IMPRESSIVE AND TERRIFYING. 
And i learned. A fuckmegaton. Of shit there. 
Now i’m going for my third year there and i can make photorealistic marmora blades and cyberkpunk decors if i want to and that’s rad, but here is
 HOW TO ACTUALLY FUCKING DRAW : 
I have one HYPER important advice, and i’m keeping it to heart since i’m like, 11 : Have. Sketchbooks. Please !!! It’s very important. Here’s why : 
You keep everything with you in one place. You have 1 sketchbook, it’s basically easy to take every where (a A5, or A4 are pretty easy to carry, i have like, 12 of those, and around 8 of A3) 
You keep track of what you’ve done. It’s super important, bc first you can cry of laughter at your old stuff bc its cute but not so good, and second, you can just be like ‘holy mama’ and see how much you’ve improved
It’s very important to be organized. I WORK in art, and trust me, if there’s something that i’ve learned this year through tears and missing files and bugs : Be. Impeccable. Now if it’s for fun, go a little loose, and just have a folder for art on your computer, and a sketchbook, no need to stress, but the better you try to keep a record of where is what, the better you’ll see whats wrong
Notebooks are friends !! You can draw, write, glue stuff, make notes, lists, everything !!! I have my life in those. It’s more important to me than any of my phones. 
Be proud of it. Like, not everything, duh ! But try to tell yourself than it’s like a RPG ; even if it’s only 2 xp here and there, one day you’ll beat level 40, and that’s super important : art is. Fuckin. Long.
I cant stress it enough. It’s soooo long !!! SO LONG !! it’s years. It’s like karate and fishing and ANYTHING. To be good at it, it takes time, but it WILL COME if you keep trying. There’s no secret passage. 
You’re gonna me it, believe in me who believes in you. 
Use. References. 
Coming from a little shit who’s got a really good visual memory, that can sound like bs, but i stg everything is always AT LEAST twice as good if you’ve used a visual support. 
I’m not saying COPY EVRYTHING (even though thats a good training) I’m saying, if you really want to do that asian tiger, please have at least two or three pictures of it nearby. Take photos of your hands, and stuff ! 
Make it harder. 
No eraser. 
Paint. 
I draw all my backgrounds on my sketchbook with INDIAN INK; no returns, no refunds. 
Ink, Ink, INK !! Don’t allow mistakes.
And if you make mistakes :
New page, restart
It’s okay
It’s for you
I once started back again a whole EXAM bc it was bad, i got one of my best grades 
You’ll improve and be more assured if you know you just have to DO IT. Trust me. It’s VISIBLE; if you can erase, you fidget and hesitate and ‘’kbeujebez hahhaaa idkkidsd’’ ; stop ; do it, and if you don’t like it ? Try again, there’s no time limit
Draw as large as you can 
There’s no interesting story here, it just helps. Bigger movement of the hand, more place for details, breathing lines
Thin lineart helps
Thinner. Make it even thinner
Break the rules, but not the ones that structure your art 
Big lineart ? Why not
Unfinished lines, vaporeous colors ? Pretty
Cubism is actually based on extensive and intense practice of classical art, it’s not wibbly wooblly ; the anatomy is more correct than you think 
Structure and composition are important, but so is movement and life ; choose your fighter ; mine is fluidity and fun, i’m like, a rogue/archer in drawing. Some people are dwarf fighter. That’s amazing and great. 
Don’t be afraid to do nothing
Pages and pages of my sketchbooks are actually just lance facing right and smiling, you know… 
Sometimes it just doesnt work : two ways :
Take a break, Kiki’s delivery service style
Keep trying, break your art until it obeys and comes back
Take breaks. Breath. 
Don’t compare. I do it, it doesn’t help at all. You’ll make it ; and if you compare, keep in mind that everyone’s different
I’m not gonna lie, it’s NOT easy, it’s even hard 
But I really, really think it’s worth it 
MOTIVATION :
My main bitch 
I’m always pumped for art because i can LITTERALLY NOT do anything else ; i love reading and writing and stuff but at the end of the day i just want !!! to draw !!!! aaaaaa-
Fall in love with it, and with the possibilities ; i have stories to tell, tell me yours ! Do your best, one day it WILL work
Actual advices : 
I have an inspiration blog where i just reblogs stuff i like to draw them later
Find a picture, copy it. Do it again. Change the characters (i have 2 ocs and Lance and Keith as default characters) in the pic. 
Like an artstyle ? Break it to its very core, analyse it, copy it, redo it, trace it and ABSORB it. Don’t copy/past, LEARN from your heroes.
Do what you like. I have 86578 pieces of voltron, this is not a coincidence. I have ENDLESS ideas for this show, wtf. 
Try new things. Buy indian ink im begging you. It’s so cool. 
Have a game with yourself, or a challenge. STICK TO IT. 
Study. When you’re bored, usually it’s because you’re stagnating. Make it harder or do hands until you cry. 
Love your backgrounds; make backgrounds, study trees, and tokyo streets, and venice’s bridges. Decor is just as cool as characters, if not more
Mess a little with everything. My roomate more than one found me stained from head to toes trying to DO STUFF 
Draw outfits. Draw what you want but can’t afford 
MAKE YOUR LIFE A COMIC. Remember those sketchbooks ? Make a comic a week/month/every full moon, whatever, and draw your life (mine’s the roomates au lol) 
Prompts blogs are cool too 
Make fanart of a fic you liked ; you have the characters and the pose already, you just have to illustrate ; double bonus, you probably will make a writer’s day, if not year !
That little movie that plays when you listen to your favorite song ? DRAW IT
Your favorite scene in your favorite movie ? Redraw each shot. On post it. Plus it looks awesome afterwards to have the infamous TREX scene of Jurassic Parks in post it
Get bored. That’s inevitable. Dance, scream, get back to it. Walk, draw everything you see. 
Make a paper google map street view : Take a walk : every 50 meters, draw what is in front of you. 
Snapchats your friends. Draw their snapchats when they answer 
Draw maps. Invent places. Invent bikes, and hovercrafts, and monsters. Make your everyday inventory. Make your life a video game, and do the concept arts of it. 
FETCH your inspiration. I have approx. 20 artbooks, full of drawings and concept arts of my fave movies/games ; take what you like and add it to the story you have since you’re 8. We all have one. 
Ask for it ; your sis, your mom, me even ! If you dont have ideas, someone will have them. 
WELL i’m gonna stop there, even though i got like, 9864567 more to say, but with this you should be fine ! Anon, i’m rooting for you ! we all start somewhere, just hold on!!!! 
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Okay not only do I absolutely love your art, I find it kind of inspiring. Most fan art you see on tumblr is all nicely digitally colored and shaded and uh...I haven't quite gotten to that point, so it's good to see that simple lineart can be just as beautiful and successful.
Well, thank you, I really appreciate that (although even my sketches can take me hours XD), I don’t think anyone has ever called me inspiring so that’s really lovely ^_^
I do very much get what you mean about how much digital art is out there, and in a small way I am envious of those artists that can draw the entire piece with a tablet & screen, as I’ve never really been able to get the hang of digital sketching. But mostly I’m much happier drawing in pencil and then digitally colouring after scanning as it just suits me and there’s always a part of me that feels that the sketch is where I’ve done my best work - I tend not to line my stuff anymore except if it’s requested or for Inktober as it almost feels like the piece has lost something when I do.
I don’t know if that makes sense, but that’s why even when I colour my sketches I don’t line them. I’m happy people appreciate my sketches, (even though there may be some who might consider them ‘unfinished’ pieces) and they’ll always be my favourite thing to do ^_^
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jxxseyn-blog · 6 years
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I started watercolor and drawing in general again
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It’d be kind of exaggerating if I said that I haven’t drew for a year. I did doodle once in a while, but it’s never a finished one. In my drawing folders, I separated the folders by year. There is literally nothing in 2017. Hahaha. I never saved anything I doodled. Never liked any of them. I’ve been dealing with drawing issues since… 2015 I guess? I remember clearly everything started from the portfolio class in college. Back then a lot of things happened, and that was when everything started going downhill. It started small, and then grew bigger and bigger to the point I couldn’t handle anything and decided to stop. I wish I could stop entirely, but old habits (or in this case, hobby) die hard I guess?
Drawing is the only thing I have and can, after all.
I used to draw manually a lot. Sketching. Linearting. Then scanned it and collected it on my laptop folders. Yes, I never color manually. I used to color my manual drawings on photoshop, using my laptop fingerpad. Boy, that was a lotsa efforts there. Hahaha. Getting tired with fingerpad, I started saving money and bought my pen tablet around year 2013. From there, I started to draw digitally and never touched pencil and paper again.
On around July, I went to @sketsapulangkerja (translated: sketch after work) for the first time. I didn’t know why I decided to went. I really didn’t know why would I thought meeting with strangers to draw together was a good idea to spent my time hahaha. I thought maybe by seeing people who draw and actually love drawing would motivate me and shit. So yeah. Anyway, @sketsapulangkerja is a weekly event where people gathered and drew in one place. They do this event on every Wednesday in 5 cities, one of them is in my city, Bekasi. I’ve done this kind of thing once at Jakarta, different event (it’s called ngumbar, the event was made by a friend, an impromptu one), so this was my second time meeting and drawing with strangers. My first experience at Jakarta was good, the people were really fun and nice. I thought I’d be relaxed a bit with @sketsapulangkerja, but no. I. Was. Scared. As hell. I always have issue with socializing. I will never get used meeting with new people, moreover I had to draw together with them. Hahaha. I’ll be honest, the first time I went to @sketsapulangkerja, I didn’t enjoy it at all. I was anxious, nervous, not comfortable. Maybe because @sketsapulangkerja has been around for months, some people already knew each other, so I feel like an outsider. Also the people there, they are super talented and all, compared to them, my drawing (made by someone who hasn’t drew for months) looks miserable. So I feel two times shittier lol.
But then again I’ve lost everything, I have no more to lose, so like a big loser I am, I joined again the next few weeks.
The second time felt a little better, and then here was the time I started trying watercolor. It was a friend’s. I watched her doing some watercolor art and then I got curious, so she told me to try using her tools. I never used watercolor before (I used poster color for assignments), and so it was my first time using one. It feels… weird. Yet fun. It was really different than digital. Yeah I know I am old, a bit too old to get excited using watercolor but I can’t help it!! I didn’t really did proper drawing, I just stroked here and there, playing with the feel. After that I felt like I talked a lot more than before, and had a really good time chatting with everyone. I went home feeling giddy.
It’s been a very long time since I felt like that.
I thought I won’t enjoy this anymore, you know. I thought nothing about drawing would excite me anymore. I know this sounds super emo, but I really went through hard times because of this. Been contemplating a lot with myself, shutting myself and everything.
Who knows meeting with new people in new place, something that I really dislike, is actually the thing that could change my perspective again.
Of course I won’t be naive and went all idealist, flaunting here and there about how drawing is my passion and dream blah blah blah hahaha. Some things don’t mean to be, after all.
Anyway, the picture above is my very first watercolor attempt. It’s super soft and you could tell how I am still scared trying things with watercolor hahaha. Oh well. Baby steps, baby steps.
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fbmajor · 7 years
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This is Aeryn. She’s pretty cool. That’s... really all there is to say on the matter. The world that she hails from isn’t really built yet, so it’s actually a bit odd that I drew her, but that’s that.
Of course, it has become a tradition in this blog to rant for an excessively long time on every post, and I don’t plan on breaking that just yet. Buckle up, this is going to be a long one, so long that I’m not going to grammar check it.
There’s a lot of interesting stuff behind the scenes of creating this. For starters, I drew in portrait instead of landscape, which really only makes the actual drawing a little bigger, but it ended up confusing the hell out of me when it came to drawing things at a reasonable scale. I think the end result, as is usually the case with my drawings of people (which is all of them at the moment, barring that one logo I did for Graft Theory a while back), has a somewhat large head and short body. But that’s alright, as anyone that knows me will know that I have a fondness for short people, and I haven’t actually decided Aeryn’s height yet anyway.
She also has huge eyes, which isn’t exactly a new concept but I prefer realistically sized ones. Despite the larger scale I was drawing from by doing portrait, I really can’t draw decently shaped eyes at anything smaller than the size they are in this picture. Or rather, I can’t draw two eyes that look reasonably similar to each other and in proper place.
You’ll also notice that she isn’t shaded at all. I usually don’t scan my drawings until they’re finished completely, as the process of scanning while I’m at college involves walking all the way to the campus library and back. However, as this is essentially concept art, I’m debating coloring it as opposed to just shading it, so I wanted to get at least an outline saved somewhere so that I can look back on it fondly after I inevitably turn it into a disaster by using colored pencils.
If you haven’t used them before, accept from experience that colored pencils are really finicky to use and are difficult to use for satisfactory color fillings, particularly the darker ones and the dreaded black pencil. Unfortunately, they’re the only kind of coloring I have available to me at the moment, at least that will work reasonable well with a penciled outline. They do have their strong points, though. Because they have fine points that don’t really splatter or distort like inkpens and markers, it’s not disastrous if you screw up, and you get quite a bit of precision. The real issue is making it look good, which is just a huge pain.
On that note, pencil shading isn’t exactly easy to get right either. The problem with pencils in general is that they will make it easy to see the grain of the paper and any particles that happen to be on your table under the sheet. This doesn’t really show up in lineart but once you add area to your penciling it gets noticeable real quick. The whole lack of distortion thing I talked about earlier becomes a curse as it becomes impossible to get a fill without missing a ton of really tiny spots. You can keep drawing over it, but doing so will cause you to converge on certain levels of darkness, effectively limiting your color palette to around 8 shades, which can be annoying in complex drawings with a lot of adjacent regions.
Speaking of, this is actually one of the more complex character arts I’ve done, particularly in reference to the clothes. Due to the aforementioned difficulty with adequately shading a large cluster of regions, I generally keep clothing pretty simple. This habit is definitely because of that and not because of how difficult it is to draw clothing. Since there really isn’t anything indicating it, allow me to list the pieces of this outfit: cloak/coat, shirt, vest-like thing, skirt, whatever the female equivalent of compression shorts is, boots, and fingerless gloves. It is at this point that I will give a shoutout to a particular person whom I’ve made fun of for having a character with fingerless gloves. You know who you are. I apologize, you were right, they are pretty cool (but my character is still going to make fun of yours for them).
I’ll get back to the outfit design in a minute, as it does require some world context. Aeryn, who is probably in her late teens in this drawing, hails from the world of Graft Theory that thing I mentioned in what I believe was my first post on this blog. The idea behind the story is essentially a fantasy world where there is at least one branch of magic that works via creating graphs with magic energy, and Aeryn and the supporting cast are attempting to overthrow a magocracy. Lot’s of spywork, secret missions, etc. If I eventually get the time, equipment, and skills to create it (the plan is for it to be a comic), it should be pretty fun.
Anyway, Aeryn is a mage herself, but she is only capable of using this branch of magic that involves graph theory, for reasons that exist but I don’t feel like going into because this is already the length of an essay. Anyway, graph theory branch is kind of the joke of the mage community because it takes too long to set up for actual combat, and as a result Aeryn would have a fairly low place in the society’s magic caste system.
Alright back to her fashion. I have very little regard for fashion, male or female, so if you think her choice of clothing is retarded, you’re probably correct but you can still go fuck yourself anyway. This outfit is meant to be usable in combat, which is why it’s mostly form-fitting. The obvious exception to this rule is the cloak, which probably would be a pain in combat, but she can easily drape it around her shoulders without it falling off to allow more arm-freedom. I have a particular fondness for the coat-over-the-shoulders style, which you can see in some anime, notable examples being the captains in Bleach and the high-ranking marines in One Piece. I will admit that I do this with a jacket sometimes, which is probably the most weab-like thing I do.
The cloak was loosely based off of the Grandmaster from Fire Emblem, and will probably get more design added to it whenever I get the time to finish the drawing. The skirt is based much more strictly on the same source as the cloak. It’s pretty much a direct rip with a few modifications. I don’t know what the ring is supposed to be. I just felt like putting there thinking it might be useful. She is also carrying a dagger which is mostly concealed behind her, but if you were wondering what that little handle thing was, there you go.
I’ve always wondered about the combat feasibility of short skirts. In terms of movement, I assume that a skirt that doesn’t form a complete connected ring anywhere other than the waist would allow full freedom of movement (Though at the risk of panty shots, but in this case the compression shorts eliminate the prospect of gratuitous fanservice). I mean, the only reason we started wearing pants was so that we could ride horses. The Romans used skirts and they turned out alright. I think this outfit is actually more limited by the rope-belts than the skirt, but unfortunately I don’t wear skirts often enough to really be able to say for sure.
I don’t wear fingerless gloves either. Frankly, I don’t think there’s any real benefit to fingerless gloves, but maybe someone more experienced in the matter can let me know. Aeryn’s gloves, however, contain prewritten graphs (specifically paths, if you familiar with the lingo) that she can funnel magic into to quickly cast a spell. I would’ve written runes on them, but the gloves will probably be black and the runes lighter, so I thought it would be best if that was left to the final stages.
Her boots, while not the most difficult to draw, were the biggest pain. Look at all of those god damn holes. I was also very particular about ensuring they were laced properly, though I did screw up a few times on her right foot. This greatly displeased me as it ran counter to the vast experience of shoe-lacing I have accrued simply by playing ice hockey. I was forced to drive to the nearest hockey rink and baptize myself in melted ice to wash away the shame.
Oh man that was a long rant. But this picture took a particularly long time, so I suppose it deserves a long rant. Perhaps this rant is so long a tl;dr is warranted.
tl;dr - Her name’s Aeryn, she’s a magical spy, probably in her late teens in this drawing. Pencils suck for coloring. Her gloves are magical. She’s cool. You’re cool. Have a nice day.
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