#eyecager

[emilylorange]

Hello, I adore your studies. I was wondering if you had any advice for artists who are trying to practice more on landscapes? Character I can do just fine, but I would really like to start exploring backgrounds.

I think the best mindset advice I've come across was along the lines of "backgrounds are easier when you stop thinking of them as backgrounds". Try to make them an integral part of the story you're telling, rather than an extra chore - it'll be more fun for you!

Movie stills are a good way to practice! Movies and TV have entire teams dedicated to arranging a shot, so if you see something that looks interesting to you, it's worth the time to try to work out for yourself how they accomplished it through study.

Eyecager is a professional background designer for 2D animation that shares a lot of good tips for working on environments. If you have a twitter you should follow them, they do terrific environmental and prop art and periodically post behind the scenes process stuff (a few of their tutorials are collected below):

#shut up emily #eyecager #tutorials #art

[thysia]

Abductor Virgin - Amber Blade Jones

#Amber Blade Jones #eyecager #Art #Abductor Virgin #Elden Ring #Volcano Manor #ArtStation

[splendidcyan]

wow these sure are some neat background painting brushes (proceeds to paint a portrait with them)

#alternate caption: when in art block paint miku #she solves everything #my QUEEN #hatsune miku #vocaloid #digital painting #digital art #my art #clip studio paint #the brushes are eyecagers brush sets -- they posted them on their twitter the other day for their birthday (also i forgot their pronouns) #HAHA NOTICING NOW HOW HER EYEBROWS ARENT EVEN...................... NEVERMIND LMAO

[ninebaalart]

Ooo Crossing 1000+

you plant the seed, you get to look at the tree

a while back around new horizons launch there was actually some adventure time animal crossing crossover art by eyecager/Amber Blade Jones, a storyboard revisionist. thought it might be cute to do a shermy and beth with those sort of same principles at play

#shermy #beth the pup princess #adventure time #animal crossing #fern tree #finn sword #art #fanart #crossover #crossover fanart

[mochiwei]

For the ask game, number 6 please! 🌻✨

6. Tag your fav artists/inspirations

Oh boy!! Okay here are some of my fav artists on Tumblr off the top of my head

@mimi-maru

@st-hedge

@redundantartz

@mintaii

@faitherinhicks

@camiinoa

@kyootiepies

@eyecager

@dappermouth

@maruti-bitamin

@liridi

@cy-lindric

@aniastassya

@jubyart

@streaac

@uzucake

And many many more!!

Please check out these amazing artists!!

#froggymuffins #ask meme #ask and i shall answer #artists on tumblr #these artists are rad #about me #if I made a comprehensive list it’d be 1000000 names long #I just love people who make art okay

[dailyskullgirls]

Riverking Casino NPC Rough Concepts by Eyecager

#skullgirls

[accessible-art]

https://www.tumblr.com/eyecager/190428656189/red-moon please

of course! posted [ here ]

#not art #request #mod elya

[teatipsforthea]

someting for a friend

mokoudraws:

i just want to say, for people reblogging this, that this is called the “rule of thirds” and the tips i wrote here by no means are things that you HAVE to do! these are just tips i use for myself, i kind of made up the bubble rule and i dont even know if im using the rule right haha so there theres that! i just like to use it so i know my bubbles have a place to go

examples of me using rule of thirds to separate elements in “Rachael and Penny”

i got the information a long time ago from a thread on penciljack called Storytelling 101, specifically this image

there is tons of information on rule of thirds available, i know eyecager has a post that dips into it ….

#comic #art #tips

[spicymotte]

playing around with some new brushes... whoop

#my art #sketches #these are the lineart brushes from twt user eyecager #damn those are some good brushes!!!

[mikodaiyo]

pssst Here's a discord enhancement with themes & plug-ins! Just in case anyone has been using it like me (on dark mode wishing it was more color customizable)

#i saw it on Twitter the user I got it from is @/eyecager #when are we going to stop being scared and take IM back to the dirty colorful streets of an IMVU chatroom #where is the FLAVOR you know? i feel this way about the color palette options on tumblr #I'm like what the hell is this can I get a brown?? or a soft pink some come onnn #my eyesight is weak but my serotonin is willing #anyway it has great themes #it has a spotify player plug in omg the memory I'm gonna save I assume lol #not iy

[artvaultz]

Hi just came here to ask you what should a beginner artist focus on. i currently have no money to afford an art education which means i have no structure to how I learn. So what should I do in self practice terms I feel like I am all over the place and when I draw I draw for three days and take weeks without drawing. what should I do please help 😌

Hello!! thank you for asking! I know I'm probably not the best resource or model, so anyone that is also seeing this: please feel free to chime in in the replies/reblogs if you have helpful/constructive advice as well!

(apologies in advance for the long post, and! really big apologies for the late reply!! ;o; I hope this is still helpful)

So, as far as learning resources, it depends on the type of things you wish to draw, but there are luckily tonnns of videos and tutorials online which are free, and which i feel have helped me and seem to help others! :D a few that come immediately to mind are tutorials and advice from proko, aaron blaise, toniko pantoja, eyecager, yen yen, lexin yuan, and ethan becker, who give really helpful breakdowns of the basics or insights or tools to study on one's own. if you are the type of person who enjoys learning from books, one that it seems to have helped some of my friends is michael hampton's figure drawing: design and invention textbook.

if you are more interested in drawing characters, perhaps trying to observe and practice drawing the structure of the body is a good place to start? likewise with character animation---for both, watching videos or observing in real life people doing things, and noticing how the body moves and how the different limbs connect. sakugabooru is a reeeeally awesome resource of animation clips, where one can step through frame-by-frame and see how the animators decided to handle different actions. and this video is a great starting point for understanding the basics of movement in animation. if backgrounds are more your thing, perhaps understanding perspective, and doing really simple black and white thumbnail studies of films can help get started, where you try to take note of the choices of composition, and where the eye is lead?

And as far as sticking to it, from what i've gathered based on what i hear from others and from my own experience, i feel that when getting started, trying to setup some sort of super easily accessible routine for drawing, and also drawing things that really interest you (as opposed to solely just grinding specific things that feel very tiresome and unamusing), are what seem to help get the ball rolling? i think it is important, especially if it is something you are trying to do on your own, that it should be at least a little bit enjoyable, right? then one would be more likely to continue. i think it can help a bit to carry around a small sketchbook of some sort, something easily portable, so that you can doodle whenever inspiration strikes! all one really needs is a writing tool and a piece of paper (don't worry about getting a super specific software!)

when I was sort of learning to draw growing up, i spent loads of time in middle school drawing fan art of naruto on random pieces of paper as i watched it, and i also drew silly caricatures of my classmates, and sketched while people-watching because strangers passing by look really cool and interesting to me. all of these also sort of helped my observation skills, as did life drawing classes in high school. but yeah, finding something that inspires you can be great! and i believe that fan art is one of the really great ways to learn haha, and there are so many different and exciting styles of shows/films and graphic novels/manga/etc.

i think also trying to find a community of people that are trying to do the same thing as you, or who have some people that are willing to offer advice or critique or mentorship in some way, might be helpful as well, and can provide an external source of motivation. discord seems to be a big place for those types of communities these days.

i was super lucky to have had a program that offered life drawing in high school, and i went to a uni that offered life drawing sessions that were also open to the public---right now it is safest to make use of online resources, but if things lighten up in the future with the pandemic, try to find someplace nearby like a school that offers open life drawing sessions, and try to make a habit of going there every week with a sketchbook. a couple online resources for now are line of action, and senshistock!

also please remember to take it easy, and don't stress! keep your hands relaxed. stretch your back. drink water. it is also totally okay to draw "crappy" sketches, just keep drawing and doodling! go go go! :D

#ask

[evelmiina]

My resources for animation art and illustration learning

I’m trying to be more available and present for questions and advice about portfolio/career things. In the past one of the issues in my availability has been that questions I get are very broad or general. The other issue is that I don’t always have time, and things get lost in my email box. So I thought for starters to share what has been useful to me in recent years. Mind you, this is not general masterpost of anything, it is just interesting tidbits from my point of view that might be useful to others.

Perspective and layout:

https://imgur.com/gallery/V5Prm 

Thomas Romain’s tips for perspective. Perspective is hard in the beginning, but I promise it gets easier the more you do it. This is a good reference for whenever I feel confused or struggling.

Books:

Marcos Mateau-Mestre: Framed Ink highly recommended! Informative, for beginners and professionals alike.

Tod Polson: The Noble Approach a look into animation history particularly from layout and design point of view. For anyone who’s interested in very graphic and shape oriented approach to animation layouts and philosophy behind it.

Hans Bacher: Dream Worlds a book that takes a quick look on all aspects of animation, I think it’s a good resource for sparking interest in variety of departments in animation and understanding how feature films are made. Often referenced when explaining basics of visual development and concepting for animation.

Character anatomy:

100 Tuesday Tips With Griz and Norm

 http://grizandnorm.squarespace.com/tuesday-tips a great collection of variety of helpful tips for drawing from two Disney feature artists.

https://line-of-action.com/ 

Where to start with online figure drawing. It’s free! The goal for figure drawing should be to draw meaningfully. I’ve spent years of my life doodling and only absorbing a little bit of information, but I think there are more effective ways to learn. These exercises I do are to make me better at drawing dimensionally and so that the characters are acting and interacting in a space.

Exercise 1: Drawing long sessions - taking the time to observe. We should always aim to draw the characters as 3dimensional, even if desired result is heavily stylized and simplified. In the beginning, it might be more helpful to start with thinking anatomy as boxes and balls and pyramids (I draw boxes, but different artists have different methods), I’ve found it helps me to improve my perspective and dimensions. Starting to draw muscles and skeleton straight away, it can be difficult to place them correctly, until there’s enough knowledge to break them down into more basic shapes. I find it takes time to start understanding and really visualizing things in three dimensions, but these exercises help. 

A great demonstration: https://fyeaharttips.tumblr.com/post/23113717282/eyecager-tutorials-done-by-stanislav-prokopenko 

Exercise 2: Drawing over photographs. I saw storyboard artist Ethan Becker on Youtube teach this and found it useful. I do this sometimes, because this too, helps to see how exactly all building blocks of human/creature are acting in different poses and action. The point is not to just idly doodle-trace over outlines, it’s to learn to see the underlying geometry.

Exercise 3: Croquis - the short poses. These exercises are to particularly push the line of action, the direction and force of the pose. It’s also good for seeing how well the basic shapes are working and how they stretch and bend in motion.

Color and light (painting):

Studying how light works immensely helps to figure out how color works. It’s also a necessary skill in BG painting or visual development for animation and very helpful for illustration. Other than that, I’m including a few videos of painting that I think are interesting and have been relevant to what I’m doing.

Schoolism course: Fundamentals of Lighting with Sam Nielsen https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=3

Schoolism course: Painting with Light and Color with Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=30

Books: 

James Gurney: Color and Light - A Guide for the Realist Painter

Hans Bacher: Vision - Color and Composition for Film

Scott Wills painting demos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvqCOo47Ag_GdWk_HXc1l_hD20yGca8TH 

Four Disney artists paint a tree: https://youtu.be/9Dg8w6gk4cE

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With these, a little disclaimer! My area of knowledge is mainly color and paint for backgrounds, illustration and a bit of character design. When it comes to storyboards and animating, I have next to no experience and there are many others who would be better to ask about these things. 

#art books #blog #tutorial

[alicenpai]

Hi! I recently downloaded Mingjue Helen Chen’s brushed but am unable to find which specific ones they used for their character art. If it wouldn’t be too much trouble, would you mind sharing the names of the brushes? Thank you so much, I hope you’re day goes well!! ❤️

hello! it's been a while (years..... haha. I use Clip Studio Paint now) since I used those specific brushes, but I... think? the brush pack over HERE on Amber Blade Jones/Eyecager's ref blog has a ton of Mingjue Helen Chen's brushes. (if the dropbox link doesn't work you have to remove the "href . li / ?" bit in the hyperlink) If I recall correctly, it's a different pack than the one I downloaded from her tumblr a long time ago. the pack I downloaded from her own blog only had 2 brushes. (I can't seem to find the original post, I think it was deleted or posted privately. I recall the file was hosted on mediafire and it expired. for archival purposes -  here's a related tweet, via dropbox, again the file has been deleted.) I don't think it's right if I distribute the pack - but here are the names of the brushes below :0

It's in CSP because I can't be bothered to open up Photoshop right now HAHHAA (I never use PS anymore) - but the names are "good jeff oil pastel" and "thick acrylic ultra textured"! I'm not sure if it's the same names in the large pack, but if the names aren't stated, the default brush sizes are 411 px and 292 px. One is a chisel type brush and the other is a blocky, grungy brush. I do remember having to look for those 2 specific brushes by size and not name, years back? hopefully that helps!!

#ask #anonymous #tutorial #i dunno im gonna put all art resource related stuff under 'tutorial'? 🤔

[paberu]

Commission for Eyecager. Characters are original designs by Eyecager.

#artists on tumblr #cactus #ruins #temple #desert #digital art #conceptart #illustration #photoshop #art

[petaldancezine]

- petal dance artist list -

1 @ssaeci 2 @ametalias 3 @silkmoths 4 @flabmil 5 @isometimesdoodle 6 @ameruu 7 @watermelonhaus 8 @anchortoon 9 @cherrizard 10 @soulwithin465 11 @eryslash 12 @beaglescouts 13 @aquiboni 14 @cysketch 15 @pigeoncindy_ 16 @cinnamoonie 17 @citrusfoam 18 @citruslucy 19 @clockbirds 20 @cosmicloak 21 @J4lly_ 22 @mythridate 23 @cynthiaycheng 24 @shuppie_ 25 @sleepycilantro 26 @diansakhuart 27 @dunesand 28 @weissidian 29 @crowlets 30 @eyecager 31 @gabriellemkari 32 @garmmy 33 @PinkGermy 34 @storywood 35 @glooblin 36 @gramm_wein 37 @joast_ 38 @dawning-skye​ 39 @apamaate​ 40 @karlen_tam 41 @k1ttensocks 42 @kathryninks 43 @krithidraws​ 44 @bioneun_usan 45 @kvebox​ 46 @lea_rmz 47 @caiabresebun​ 48 @eiffelart​ 49 @ribomuhart​ 50 @ninacubes 51 @hobermen​ 52 @Pepperoonie_ 53 @poxei​ 54 @Skulkingfoxes 55 @seasaltinecrackers 56 @arodude 57 @photinus 58 @SugarBeetles 59 @tkillustration

[refsgohere]

Twitter art tips links

• drawing cars: https://twitter.com/cathygjohn/status/1216093817734139904?s=19

• cartoonify things u draw: https://twitter.com/Tallychyck/status/1215487591849459712?s=19

• art programs: https://twitter.com/keetztweets/status/1083767191579705344?s=19

• hands: https://twitter.com/noahbradley/status/1216775985892331521?s=19

• whatever the shit this is

https://twitter.com/ClipStudioTips/status/1217058241613651969?s=19

• cute zine of things the artist struggles to draw

https://twitter.com/robochai/status/1217459915876392964?s=19

• procreate tips

https://twitter.com/olguioo/status/1218221451200933889?s=19

• eyes tips

https://twitter.com/hhyvwij/status/1218571587395276801?s=19

• poses refs

https://twitter.com/noahbradley/status/1224708104539049984?s=20

https://twitter.com/CUNA_UJB/status/1219523061281505281?s=19

• hand thingie

https://twitter.com/_etherealsouls/status/1229491472854110208?s=19

• stella shit

https://twitter.com/radenwa_tweet/status/1229474664101097473?s=19

• free real feet anatomy REFS

https://twitter.com/Lowtwait/status/1229845236467191808?s=19

• how to draw night sky with stars

https://twitter.com/KamuiCosplay/status/1228690909245640730?s=19

• leg armors

https://twitter.com/vaughnpinpin/status/1229848532745539585?s=19

• tip to drawing leaves

https://twitter.com/SHelmigh/status/1228988252205584386?s=19

• draw each person in a box helps w/ perspective

https://twitter.com/memaikins/status/1229683791133732864?s=19

• 3D model free program for this

https://twitter.com/tolntran/status/1227477959356878849?s=19

• rotting bodies in japanese art..

https://twitter.com/Hyun_Ja_t/status/1213419536617066497?s=19

• color tools

https://twitter.com/devinkorwin/status/1225785219166482433?s=19

• composition tips

https://twitter.com/nicterhorst/status/1225064773563318273?s=19

• problem solving -- don't look for your Style, ask yourself How you could draw/make drawing sth a certain way Work, THEN style will come

https://twitter.com/KielFiggins/status/1224003241597423627?s=19

• 3d figures

https://twitter.com/Celestial_Fang/status/1223960792757870599?s=19

• coloring vibrant skin tips

https://twitter.com/deluxepeach/status/1140111224597831681?s=19

• draw black ppl properly 💕

https://twitter.com/VictorPatator/status/1223700681149878273?s=19

• stop motion tutorial

https://twitter.com/celesse/status/1219674655663042561?s=19

• auto flat colors

https://twitter.com/feyspeaker/status/1223425216933552129?s=19

• not an art rip but vampie fangs reference :)

https://twitter.com/p2nki/status/1223505373581103104?s=19

• How to DRAW EARS

https://twitter.com/TaliaMirai/status/1220018883370921989?s=19

• thread on art movements + how ones art "style" isn't unique but a part of other artists journey

https://twitter.com/clipstudiopaint/status/1220244073967017985?s=19

• color schemes

https://twitter.com/karekareo/status/1220883130254409728?s=19

• animation inquiry

https://twitter.com/TheCecilz/status/1220810149440475136?s=19

• BRAID TIME

https://twitter.com/Visceraaa/status/1222250280726794245?s=19

• Not art tips or anything but THIS IS SO COOL BRO I WANNA DRAW IT. AS XUEYU !!!

https://twitter.com/ani_obsessive/status/1221171833745133569?s=19

• amazing animator!

https://twitter.com/Lowtwait/status/1222591128798580736?s=19

• thread on the scene of Bambi's dad 1st still appearance

Toonboom Harmony.

✨ More Links ✨

https://twitter.com/Manda_AMSBT/status/1238228037835141125?s=19

• ART APP HANDS APP

https://twitter.com/teacup_art/status/1260360640780255233?s=19

• oh nude refs!!

https://twitter.com/bguavas/status/1260321409965813761?s=19

• Ooo city bg process thread

https://twitter.com/nanobop/status/1255002567131557888?s=19

• Posting on Twitter - croppings

https://twitter.com/LindseyWakefiel/status/1260232383107936257?s=19

• Animal photography

https://twitter.com/ModeSeven777/status/1245550047061819392?s=09

• Lighting dictionary

https://twitter.com/leunfer/status/1248288022749216768?s=19

• Pencil coloring tips

https://twitter.com/EmrysSeren/status/1242968015500644352?s=19

• Ooh yeah plant brushes

https://twitter.com/TajmrK/status/1240798655952478208?s=19

• Stylizing a character tips

https://twitter.com/EtheringtonBros/status/1240395003500859398?s=19

• shading + lighting tips

https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/1231998781530365952?s=19

• yessss the importance of curiosity and like. Knowing the basics in art

https://twitter.com/Foervraengd/status/1131985930393464832?s=19

• csp tip again try it OUT

https://twitter.com/kingcholera/status/1235965056699023360?s=19

• buff lady 3d poses...

https://twitter.com/ArtCampOfficial/status/1235178598753017856?s=19

• hand refs..

https://twitter.com/zandegoop/status/1234336901256994817?s=19

• art resources? like irl printing n stuff

https://twitter.com/NECKOPN/status/1233413813065531392?s=19

• ooo 3d art in japanese

https://twitter.com/apocalynds/status/1234244446289453057?s=19

• concept art demonstration!

https://twitter.com/devinkorwin/status/1232754407248420864?s=19

• why do light moves when we see them on objs...

https://twitter.com/eyecager/status/1232874159727730689?s=19

• art resources ;o;

https://twitter.com/Lowtwait/status/1233098525715484672?s=19

• fore - mid - background break down

https://twitter.com/evegwood/status/1231975507773837319?s=19

• comic time

https://twitter.com/ModeSeven777/status/1230021728853733377?s=09

• Half-light thingie

https://twitter.com/CUNA_UJB/status/1230097570648612864?s=19

• Teeth 😳

https://twitter.com/GY_ANIFORCE/status/1229741686143586304?s=19

• anatomy ...

https://twitter.com/noahbradley/status/1230502081708122113?s=19

• dramatic fig lighting pack

https://twitter.com/3026uzura/status/1230110836590436354?s=19

• neaaat animation...

https://twitter.com/cysketch/status/1265456062489980928?s=19

• ooo more art tips on background/ drawing in boxes?

#ART LINKS #art tuto #art ref #god ...damn