#csp is now my best friend

[cinthgarden]

renren redraw

comparison vv

#honkai star rail #hsr #Blade #hsr blade #csp is now my best friend

[satsuha]

canon didn't give us a different past teme design so i have to do it myself

#satsuhart #temehika #friendship ended with sakupen now chunkyshader is my best friend #(csp brushes) #i think the idea of a younger teme with hika is interesting even if they dont have a big age gap #teme calling him prince/lord hikari.... #octo2

[enigma-absolute]

Today marks 10 years since I first really stepped into the Eddsworld fandom and went through an event with it.

But it also happened to be first anniversary of its creator's passing. This year marks the 10th.

I figured 13 year old me wouldn't want to feel alone in that moment, so I made this to join her and go through the flow together.

Without Edd and Eddsworld, I don't think I would've had that accessible foundation, can-do mindset and enthusiastic influence, admiration and desire to animate and make stories of my own. I was a year too late when I first entered into the fandom and heard about it, but these past 10 years taught me it's never too late to make an impact and tell your tales - no matter how long they'll take.

Thank you Edd Gould. For everything.

#chris rambles #my creations #i sobbed a lot while making this and dealing with CSP crashing a few times during progress #long post #Edd Gould really did say to a friend that last set of green lines if you hit the readmore #it doesn't feel right to tag the fandom this time #EDIT: okay so i've got myself to cry a little more and put myself together #and boy howdy i understand now what it means when an emotional overload impedes your communication #(is annoyed at spelling+grammar mistakes in-comic and description but no i'm not gonna change it) #my god this fandom had both the best of times and worst of times - moreso fandom troubles than personal but still #fun fact: i got to meet a good bunch of the EWFM crew back in the day through the years and some are still good friends of mine #(this is when things were FINE and NOT WEIRD i'm talking early-mid 2010's here people) #some are moreso acquaintances and most just drifted away (that's fair!) #only one of them i know for a fact either one of us would take a bullet for the other (and if you're curious he was a lead role VA) #(won't say who for privacy but listen. A. if you're reading this: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I AM SO GLAD WE ARE FRIENDS) #yeah the friendship goes that deep and he makes me happy to say that I'm his friend #(he's also the only one of all the online friends i've mailed and penpaled to - who has sent stuff back. Nobody else but him.) #i need to chill now my goodness #there's so much ahead of me now bc of what my time in Eddsworld gave and I'm so so grateful <3

[jestie-bestie]

she will find him, one way or another

#oc #oc art #original character #original character art #medibang #medibang paint #friendship ended with csp now medibang is my best friend

[notdailynoco]

day 18: i fucking hate this 1 i drew smthing decent at first before csp crashed n told me 2 fuck myself n not save so i had 2 rush it while being distracted playing work at a pizza place with my best friend chum pal oomfie schnookums

edit: hes my boyfriend now

#noco #total drama #td noco #you can tell im MAD #sobs boohoohoo

[kbluebirdart]

wip.

I think I will not be using this thick brush mainly anymore after this piece.

G-pen from CSP and Hard round pressure size would be my best friends from now on.

#princess zelda #legend of zelda #aoc zelda #fan art #my art #wip

[goron-king-darunia]

Eggtober 6th 2023

"Splat" or "Fun with Colors": Raw Egg.

(Clip Studio Paint, Gouache Brush, Pencil brush for details and highlights. 12 colors, I think? 1 Hour.) I actually really liked the rough version I made, so you're gonna get that one at the end as well, for anyone who also likes the rough one better than the smooth one.

But first... I finally discovered a feature of CSP, so now I am unstoppable and I will NEVER AGAIN have to ask myself "How the fuck did I do that?"

Because now I have EVIDENCE. Now curious friends, followers, and my forgetful ass, can watch the full process of how I made a thing. Including what references I used so it's clear how much is iterative and how much I am drawing directly from the visual reference. Today I had to do a lot from imagination because I couldn't find an exaggerated splashy egg, but sometimes I really am just making a study and trying to do a one-to-one recreation of a reference. So now y'all get to know all my filthy little secrets. I was intending to grab footage starting with Eggtober 1, 2023 but OBS needs a version of an NVIDIA driver that will absolutely wreck my computer with BSODs because I own a junker apparently. But it turns out CSP (or at least V2, IDK if it was in V1) has a way to capture a speedpaint natively when you create the file.

Now I am unstoppable, powerful. No more taking a break from art when life gets busy and coming back to pieces I drew 10 years ago and wondering "How the hell did I manage that?" I can just check. It's over for all of you. Once I practice anatomy again and start being able to draw shapes and volumes perfectly from imagination, I will become all-powerful. I will ascend. Hell, maybe someone might even pay me if I learn to draw anything that isn't an egg or a meme. XD Radical self-confidence, baby. I can art now, and I have evidence. My horizons are infinite!

And now, hopefully, any baby artists that are just starting out can get an idea of how I do it from this and future pieces so I can pull you all up with me in a bid of apotheosis. For the EGGsthetic! (Aesthetic.)

I wonder which version of this egg @lady-quen's breadbugs will snap up?

And I wonder which one @quezify will like best? My money's on the sketchy one.

I can't tell which I like better honestly. The smooth one us much more "My aesthetic" because it matches how I render eggs but... The rough pencil-y gouache lines you get with light pressure really remind me of how the classic modern quezify eggs look, and I of course only started doing eggs because of the first Eggtober so, like. On the one hand, smooth and painterly look that goes with all but one of my previous eggs (Eggtober 1, 2023 was a study from memory of quezify's style, after all). But on the other hand... dramatic color changes! Textrure, shine! Colors that aren't in the actual references! EXPRESSIVENESS. Two different moods on the same egg art and I really dig both of them honestly.

#Eggtober 6 2023 #Eggtober 2023 #my art #art by GKD #Raw egg #style experiment #speedpaint

[attyattlaw]

heyyy I'm new to digital art, would you mind sharing some tips regarding programs and tutorials and etc? also on how to turn a real life piece into a beautiful and clean digital piece... really love your art

oh good luck with your art journey! my experience with digital art is pretty dated (as in a decade + levels dated) and i might be too out of touch to give beginner tips but regardless, allow me to attempt

Programs: it would help to know which hardware you have for digital but ill put down some i have experience in 1. Clip Studio Paint Pro - PC/Android/ipad/everywhere i think? unfortunately they betrayed humankind and its now a subscription everywhere but on PC. i bought a one-time license years years years ago on sale and its probably the best available on my end. I also got it on subscription on android so i can sync works between my PC and tablet. its very flexible in a way that you can draw with it in the most basic way single layer sketches or whatever but they have so many features and keep adding more.

2. procreate - ipad only never been an apple user but my friend is, and he's been a procreate user forever. he recently tried CSP on ipad though and he still claims he likes procreate better for ease of use and compatibility with tablet ergonomics and apple pen

3. medibang paint - pc/android/ipad

free forever. and out of all the free programs i recommended my other digital art newbie friend this is what he liked best.

4. adobe photoshop - dont even look at this the only reason i have one is im leeching off company license. its still unfortunately the industry standard tho but CSP is much cheaper and has the same controls and most of the basic functions 5. Paint Tool SAI - my first art program but i haven't tried it again. honestly still think this has the best brush flexibility and pen pressure control ----- As for tutorials, i find digital art has such a steep and high skill ceiling and its a challenge im still tackling and probably will forever tackle haha. I'm trying to osmosis painting techniques from splash art painters from League of Legends who most of them post complete timelapses (my favorite being Bo Chen) where you can study not just their techniques but like, art directions that make their pieces striking. Anyway, I also promised a friend I would make a simple coloring tutorial so maybe after inktober hustle, I would look for a piece there I'd use for the guide.

---- Traditional to digital is never a satisfactory process to me but if you can, invest on a scanner. I use an epson v39, had it for years.

scanned vs edited. the goal is to at least get the white of the paper as white as possible and the blacks the blackest, without whitewashing/burning the rest of the colors. Level correction function is your best friend here and most art programs have that.

Then i just clean dust and errors and slide the contrasts around until it looks as close to the original piece

If you have a decent phone camera, you can get away just posting instagram aesthetic pics with materials framing it or smth and just edit as usual. natural light tends to be a lot more forgiving than the harsh light of scanners anyway.

Anyway I hope this helps and have fun learning!

#granpa voice: back in my day we didnt have phones or tablets capable of drawing #we had to use dodge and burn on pirated photoshop apps using a mouse on the family computer #i think i also started digitals a bit late in life so unlike younger millenials and gen Zs its not easy as second nature to me #compared to traditional mediums at least

[glitchpirate]

It's 2023 and I'm still using the same template now 7 years in a row! Yippeee!

This year I decided to ramble about each artwork presented so uh. Storytime! Under the cut.

(Also usual reminder that now I have a GW2 side blog so that's where I'll upload GW2 artworks from now on -> @glitchgw2 (except the zine piece because I entered the zine with this blog))

January: I was going through a bit of an artblock, most of the things I drew this month were traced. One of the only things not traced was this Anassy! "Ah, etto... bleh!" I said after tracing the 5th drawing I saw on the internet.

February: a commission! Long overdue, but I finally finished it. Sylvaries are always tough to render. >.< The other things I drew this month were art party doodles and personal stuff.

March: one of the two months where the featured piece is the only thing I "finished" that month. And last minute, too! Made for trans visibility day which was on the very last day of March.

April: due to several things, Tyria Pride 2022's art commission giveaways got delayed to 2023. This was my piece for the person I was assigned to! ^_^ This was fun, I found out some new ways to render sylvari hair...

May: I vividly remember seeing a Diavolo art with this same reference and I was like hey. I could do this too but with Lucien. How haven't I done this before. P.S.: he's actually nothing like Bateman but it's a sick cover anyway lol. Mmm knife...

June: it was a sick (as in like epic) month for me. I reworked Dawn and Incendere (my Ghost OC), welcomed my unhinged self and drew a lot of nsfw. But not good nor holy enough to share. :P But it was a nice practice anyway. I chose one drawing of Dawn because out of everything I drew it looks the most "clean" and finished.

July: I remembered My Life as a Teenage Robot as I do tri-monthly and almost made an AU for Lucien. Almost. So instead I just made whatever this is. This was one of the most fun pieces I've ever did, I finally feel comfortable lining in CSP and just in general this was super shapey and smooth to work on. <3

August: Tyria Pride giveaway commission but this time, in time! I got to work on a lovely charr which I don't do often! My other choices would have been a cropped nsfw commission but I lowkey like this one better.

September: the other month where I didn't draw anything but this. Had a banger idea for Gliaster's future which is them becoming a lich but also being corrupted by malignant powers so they're now even more evil and also driven by vengeance towards the Commander and Aurene. Tried to come up with a design for them, alas this piece. It's... very in progress. But I like said progress so far.

October: the opportunity for an art related full-time job came up which meant I had to up my portfolio and draw some realistic/semi-realistic studies. I was surprised by myself lmao but ngl it was also a big pain in the ass. Art is suffering. <3

November: the continuation of October but now with an original piece! Felt like drawing one of my best friend's GW2 characters. <3 Haven't uploaded this one yet as I might rework the background sometime.

December: and finally, my piece for Commander Of Your Heart GW2 zine! Which wasn't actually restricted to only Commander characters, but any other OCs/player characters too, so of course I chose Gliaster. :D And we can apparently show teasers, so I can include this little bit! But what is Gliaster up to? Find out in February, for free!

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Aaand that's it. It was actually super fun to look back to the year not only in pictures but some words too. :D If you read this all, I appreciate you, thank you so much. <3

#2023 #2023 art summary #art summary #my art #im gonna be evil and tag the fandoms too <3 #rayman #gw2 #guild wars 2 #splatoon #tf2

[jils-things]

happy new year! ; my farewell letter to 2023.

last year, ive written a similar farewell letter to 2022 and i want to make this a little tradition - so here's my second one <3

okay, so - wow. first of all, just wow.

this might be incredibly bold to say, but i think this has been my best year to be alive (i promise you i do not want to sound corny about it, but i really think 2023 was amazing for me.) of course, many things happened. im at my last year of senior high before i go to college, which is very scary but i hope i can be brave for it. school has been actually very generous to me recently, despite a few minor setbacks that looked very major when i was going through it, but overall it was very generous to me. but irl rambling is boring, so let's talk about my selfshipping blog!

last year, i had a verrrry firm grip on a previous f/o that im 100% sure old followers know - though im a little sad I can't find that spark to focus on him again - the shift in media has helped me find new f/os that i can say has been incredibly memorable to me. as we all know, im in a very INSANE pokemon brainrot since november or october(?) of 2022 and it has still remained heavily active in my head right now - which i honestly didn't even know i had the full capacity of doing! I don't know what magic this game did to me but i promise you im so happy i revisited this game again.

i would talk about how grateful i am to everyone has been supportive and sweet about my romantic f/os but i think the best highlight of my blog is my newfound love for my familial f/os - before that, i never had a single one on my list because i was simply quite disconnected to the family love concept, but after indulging myself in pokemon - i would come to discover pokemon adve.ntures, or poke.spe for short hehe. i have so many fond memories of finding myself wanting to read more and MORE - i would have every chapter downloaded beforehand just so that i can read it in my spare time, not even school that demanded my attention would stop me from sneaking my phone to quickly read through the manga LMAOO - but consuming the media itself wasn't enough, i needed people to understand the ROLLERCOASTER of emotions i had while reading and well, i think its very clear who those people were, the ones who came to save my miserable ass from (insert shocking scene in poke.spe) AHSJHSHSJSJS you know who you are and i appreciate you forever and they - i kid you not, helped me create something wonderful!

but of course, the video games were just as amazing. would you believe me if i told you i played gens 1 to 7 in one year? that's how much i adore the game and i still have yet to catch up to other games like the spin offs :] im not sure how to end this statement but. im so happy appleshipping and memoryshipping exists 🥹 i usually don't like thinking that they'll be with me forever because i believe nothing lasts for eternity but i just wanna say that they were just ... im just so contented 🥹 again, all of this actually would not have been so impactful to me if it weren't for my awesome mutuals hearing me out about it and supplying me with even more ideas - these mutuals would also end up becoming such loving friends of mine that helped me get out of my comfort zone and im still happy they're around (hi guys!) 💚

oh! and, what a surprise, i never thought id have an oc f/o! i initially thought that this was so impossible to do but?!??;?! it just happened i guess!!!! i keep surprising myself this year 😭

ok now here's the obligatory art summary for the year 💥

literally the best thing i ever done with my art is try using csp and it actually really helped me change the way i draw, and i even managed to cross out a few items in my last year's resolution thanks to it! i still bounce between using ibispaint and csp but i certainly improved!

the last thing im forever grateful about are the people who has been consistently supportive of my art - especially the commissions, i can't stress it enough how much it has helped me outside and it allowed me to go beyond my comfort zone when it comes to my drawing skills :']] thank you all so much

and finally, big thank you to everyone who sent me nice letters to my tree 🥹💚 its a gentle reminder that im actually ... pretty cool ig 🥹 and if you didn't send one, that's also ok!! you're still cool for reading this mwamwa

again im so bad at ending posts like these but cheers to a new year and let's hope it'll be better for everyone. 💚🫡 goodbye 2023!

#~ misc #~ rambling

[keniaku]

your colors are so gorgeous and stunning omg…i was wondering what your process is like if it wouldn’t be too much to ask!

omg... thank u... my methods are really mostly fuck around and find out but i think there's some rhyme to it so i'll try to explain

for this piece i wanted it to be vibrant, but even with that in mind in my experience it's always easier fixing/adjusting the colors down the line when the palette isn't too harsh. so i let the colors look a bit muddy in the color-blocking process. then i duplicate the lineart and adjust the colors and overlay settings as needed (here i used 74% linear burn for the bottom layer, and overlay for the top. i also added a pink overlay to both, to make it look less flat)

if i think the colors are still looking flat i'll add an extra color using the hue/color overlay setting. generally it's better to have a balanced palette or something idk i don't remember the color theory. sorry. but yeah i thought there was way too much blue here previously so i balanced it out with some pinks from kenjaku's hair. once im more or less satisfied with the palette, i flatten the layers and mix as needed with a brush of choice (here i use csp's default gouache brush). at this point i also added the shadows on the floor to add some flair even if the bg is a flat color

AND NOW MY BEST FRIEND. TONE CURVE. this works best with my pieces that are more painterly

i duplicate the layer and then go wild with the tone curve settings. it does NOT need to look good! just go wild until you see those juicy extra values and hues, then put the overlay setting as color/hue (these are the settings i generally use, u can always fuck around more with it)

sadly i can't show the curve settings that i used for the piece that i posted but i'm gonna show u by making a brand new one

hmmmmmm yummy greens

without tone curve / tone curve on hue / tone curve on color

and more examples bc i just find it really fun

tl;dr use tone curve

#anon #answers.txt #the light source is all fucked up here dont ask me about that #but yeag i had fun w this piece..... i havent enjoyed the process in a while

[crowkip]

hi there!! i came across your art recently and love how you simplify forms for your style!! Do you have any tips on what you did to learn art and develop your current style? Did you take figure drawing lessons or just hyperfixate on an anime?? Any materials/exercises that were particularly helpful for learning how to draw humans? Thanks for your time!

thank u so much!!! i do have some handy info but im gonna put it under the cut so it doesnt clog up ppl's feeds bc it's gonna get a little long, hope this helps out!! ꉂ(ˊᗜˋ*)

ok so!! my top tip is to try out some life drawing classes! you'll often be expected to capture a full body gesture in 5-15 minutes which really helps you learn break the body down into its simplest forms since you wont have time to work on all the details. i only ever did a few sessions since they were part of a design course i was taking but even that alone definitely helped me streamline my process when it comes to planning out poses and making sure things arent looking too stiff

as for developing a style i honestly dont have a super clear answer bc i still find that i feel like my art is vERY very inconsistent, but even with that being said i do still have a few things that've helped personally!! easiest place to start is finding the tools you enjoy working with, for me i have a handful of brushes in csp that i tend to default to which helps form a little bit of consistency across my drawings (ofc dont be scared to branch out!! it's just handy to know what brushes work best for you). the other thing that's influenced my style is reading lots of comics and spending a lot of time looking at other artists' sketches, if you see a specific feature you like in their work try giving it a go yourself!! i remember noticing the contrast of soft and hard shadows in old oil paintings a few years ago n thinking 'ooh ive gotta try that' and ive been using it on my own art ever since. in the end your own style is greatly just a reflection of little things you've loved seeing in other peoples art and once you combine all those you end up with smth uniquely yours which i just think is awesome tbh

and as for shows n stuff that got me drawing, i dont have the coolest answer but as a kid i got super into drawing my friends as my little pony characters lmao i would spend every minute between classes drawing these stupid little rainbow horses and it actually really got me into picking out colour palettes and helped me build up that muscle memory which was what led into me drawing things that were a little more challenging. even if whatever motivates you to draw is considered kind childish or 'cringy' or whatever, dont stop drawing what you enjoy!! i wouldnt be drawing now without the years of pony doodles on homework as a kid and im glad i embraced it. i hope this can be helpful to you, so sorry for the long read but thanks for getting through it all!! good luck as dont be scared to dm me if you ever have any questions, i'll always do my best to help out :D

#omg this got so long but i did my best to keep it concise #rlly great question!! #ask crow

[knightobreath]

How do you make ur stamps?

first, i pick a template. i use thisdastampdoesnotexist's stamp template da collection to find them. the one i use for all of my #x fan stamps is this one.

Then I save the template as PNG and open it in Clip Studio Paint, where I do all my editing!

For your own stamps, you can kinda just put whatever you want on the stamp.

Below the cut is a far more in-depth explanation of how I make my #x fan stamps:

(In this example, i am doing this request for a suitcase stamp)

Then I add a layer that will work as a background color for the stamp. It doesn't matter what color it is now, as I'll recolor it later once I have everything in place.

Then I add a little white 2 pixel border around the inside of the stamp template.

After preparing my template, I need an image of the character I am asked to make the stamp for. I go to the wiki page for the character, and usually they have at least one transparent image of the character. I got lucky and Suitcase's page actually has several! If there isn't a transparent image, I have to make one myself.

I save the images as PNGs with this extension.

Once I've picked out an image I want to use I import it into CSP and resize it. Then I clip the image layer to the backdrop in order to avoid limbs and stuff sticking out of the stamp.

I'll also add a white 3px anti-aliased border to the image.

now for the text! I do the # and the fan texts on different layers to make future editing easier. Fonts and text size may vary from each layer, and sometimes each letter! In this example I used Hey Comic for "#19" and KG Red Hands for "suitcase fan".

Important: all my text has anti-aliasing OFF. The option to turn anti-aliasing off for text is one of the big reasons i use CSP for this and not Ibis Paint or Photoshop.

Then I will duplicate and rasterize the text layers. The reason I duplicate them is in case I need to go back and edit them for any reason, or make alternate variants. I will put the dupes in a folder so I don't get them mixed up.

I then apply a white 2px border without anti-aliasing to the raster layers.

Time for coloring! When I pick my colors, I tend to just pick from the character and adjust it from there. Gradient toll will be your best friend.

Now I will go in the fun backdrop. Sometimes I just do a simple gradient, but a lot of the time I use screen tones!

First step is to make a folder clipping onto the backdrop. Then you add a gradient, and turn on Tone from the Layer Property panel. Fiddle with the settings until you get something good!

To change the color, add a layer set to clip onto it and color.

Now you could be done there, or you could add more gradients and tones and stuff. Or maybe spend another hour adjusting colors like i tend to do...

Anyways, here is the finished product:

go forth and make stamps!!! completely copy my style if you want :D

#knightstamps #knightext #its really long under that read more SORRY #anyways. id just like to note that the ii wiki SUCKS okay their galleries are formatted like SHIT and sometimes VERY LACKING!!!! #didnt really have anywhere to put that. sorry

[chaikachi]

Hi, Chai! I've been following your art and posts for a while now and gotta say? Big fan of your work (RG canon btw fr)

I'm an amateur artist, and would like some recommendations for art programs. I'm currently using FireAlpaca but I'm thinking of branching out to alternatives as well. Thanks!

Hello Anono!! Thank you so much for your kind words!!! 🥺💕🌹🌲

As for drawing programs, that's really tricky. I'm inclined to recommend things like Procreate or Clip Studio Paint just because they're kind of the leading names these days. So they offer a lot more resources (like tutorials, brushes, and longevity) than some other programs.

The down sides are that Procreate is an iPad exclusive product (for now, at least), and Clip Studio is toying with the idea of monthly subscription plans. :/

That being said, "a really good brush can work wonders for any artist" and "it's not what brush you use, it's how you use it" are two truths that exist simultaneously.

If you like FireAlpaca and it's working for you then there's no pressure to switch! I've got some friends that still use Krita. As for me, I've been using Paint Tool Sai/Sai 2 for 10 years and I love it to bits.

I'm slowly trying both Procreate & CSP, but the former is tricky because, while I like the UI, I'm not used to screen tablets and the ergonomics are hard to get used to, where the latter has sooooo many features that it becomes very overwhelming very quickly. I don't need all those bells and whistles. Sai's brush engine is great, the interface is simple, I know where all my shortcuts are. The text tool is shit but I've got other graphic software (Affinity is the GOAT) that I can use to make up for it. Essentially it boils down to this:

If you're looking to get into a related field then getting started on industry standard programs is always a good idea. But if you're drawing just for the sake of it, then there's no pressure what path you take. Cause you can always switch to another program later on if you need it.

tl;dr experiment with whatever until you find one that works best for you!

#ask #asks #anon #anono #ty for your question!!! #i hope i was able to help 💦💦

[sds-mod]

Hi i follow ur mademoisemuder tumblr account and I really like how smooth your lineart is especially the black & white manga style and regular linework.would you be willing to share your brushes or brush settings? A photo works to. I use clip studio & I’ve been dying to draw smooth lineart like you do! And your knife girl oc, to die for! A friend said she uses a brush size of around 6-7 with no taper and adjusts her pen pressure settings, dunno how she does it, how is your brushes settings like? I’m a iPad person and I recently got a screen moniter but it’s a whole different experience switching from procreate iPad to PC. Please share your ways por favor , -art anon

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I use Clip Studio too! I use it on PC with a tablet (regular, not screen), so idk how well my settings will translate for you but I'm happy to share regardless!!

First of all, and importantly: a lot of it is muscle memory and training that comes naturally as you continuously do lineart. With time, you'll notice that the bigger swoops and long lines/curves that form a smooth line will start to come more naturally to you simply because your hands get used to the motion and you don't have to actively think about it anymore. Hands are cool like that.

(but also sometimes a stroke just takes 15 attempts regardless. Strg+Z is your best friend.)

As for the brushes I use, I'll put them under a readmore (got a bit lengthy)

First, for a rough reference/guide regarding the brush sizes, I usually sketch on the base A4 layout with 300 dpi, but I sketch small and not page-filling. Here's a thumbnail so you get a rough feel for their size on an A4 page.

Also I recently adjusted my pen pressure settings a little (under File - Pen Pressure Settings) so it now looks like this, but it used to be the default until a little while ago though!

Onto the actual brushes:

Most of the stuff on KG's blog is drawn with the Maa Brush from the CSP Asset store, so for example this, this and this were all done using the Maa Brush. I use it to sketch and line, usually on size 5-10, these are my settings:

Next, for very thin delicate lineart I like to use the Favorable Pen from the Asset store, which I used here for example. I use around size 20 for it (I don't use a lot of pressure so the line comes out quite thin)

For a lot of my more rendered art I use the basic Mapping Pen in Clip. I used it for example for the recent story-arc update in asksds or for this. I generally use size 6-10.

Back when I used SAI I had a brush called the Ballpoint Pen which I THINK I made myself in Clip (I at least couldn't find it again under that name in the asset store but I'm sure there are a dozen brushes like it) which is just a basic brush without pen pressure. I often use that one to get me out of a rut or to force me to focus on simpler shapes since it does kinda need you to be a little controlled to keep everything readable. I used it here and here for example. I use it at size 3 but keep in mind that I draw small.

I guess I could also mention that for most of the regular asks in asksds I use the Simple LineArt pen from the Asset store. There's no significant difference to the Mapping Pen, I just feel like the tips aren't quite as delicate as the Mapping Pen and I prefer that for sds...it might be an illusion though.

And we're done, those are the main brushes I use for lineart! Occasionally I try something different (like a G-Pen for a more textured look) but these ones are my regulars. I hope it helps!! (❁´◡`❁)

#anonymous #replies #brushes #art tips

[beloved-keiii]

well then, who am i?

im a new user and there's bound to be people checking out my profile at some point, so why not give this a read and find out some stuff about me? hey, hi, hellooo my name is kei, but i also like to go by sath i do not wish to disclose my age, but i am over 18 can i please ask anyone under 15 doesn't interact with me unless i interact first because it can make me uncomfy :,) please note : i require tone tags sometimes and use them with others in order to avoid miscommunication. i'm non-binary and primarily use they/it/xe/star pronouns, but he and most neos don't bother me either. im learning to draw steadily, my art isn't the best but its certainly something (/pos) any colour palettes and tips are more than greatly appreciated. at the moment (time of writing) im veeeeery art-block stricken and its not the best, so im hoping tumblr reignites my passion to draw again i use ibispaintX and Clip Studio Paint (CSP) as of now and work with a Wacom drawing tablet which hooks up to my laptop. i'm british and a satanist, a mix between theistic and atheistic, and also love and adore metal music. metal, punk and rock is like- the fuel of my existence, and i especially love these artists/bands: - ghost - sabaton - rob zombie anything else you'd like to know, feel free to ask i'm more than happy making new friends and doing some art trades, but no promises on my skill or motivation

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