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cdlum · 4 months

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I just wanted to say I think your art style is awesome! I was wondering if you had any tutorials on how you draw anatomy in your style (hips and legs especially)? Sorry if there's already one posted and I just didn't see it 🥲. Happy New Year :>

thanks for the kind words. i tend to draw people pretty stylized and then some so a good bit of artistic licence gets used. these tips are just what i use so feel free to take them with a grain of salt. with anatomy in particular you can kind of talk in circles because human/animal bodies are that complex so ill just zone in on the points you specified. here's a little image with a bunch of pointers:

the above image condenses a lot of the points I'd make, but basically the key parts are to start with the bare essentials and build up that complexity. using a line of action is a good way to get a quick, rough start. you draw a line out in the general direction of the pose and do your best to adhere to it to give the pose a sense of flow.

you can also draw smaller, thumbnail versions that throw a lot of caution to the wind but capture the basic energy of what you're going for. even having a tiny little stick figure version of your idea can make for a good guideline of where to take it forward.

when it comes to actual limbs, you wanna consider how they integrate and work together, kind of like how chains do. you can see on some of the parts of pear i've drawn out these wireframes to kind of portray how the mass of her legs works in a three dimensional space. for aspects like the waist/hips, i use that X technique i highlight above a lot, particularly for the lower torso. a lot of the times, even when drawing a character totally naked, imagining them wearing things like skintight underwear can help a lot to guide you in the right direction.

its also a good idea to consider things like gravity and weight to a degree. humans are essentially big meat sacks and gravity is always pulling down on that, but theres all kinds of aspects that effect that, such as character build or clothing. pear technically isn't naked in this, but i've tried to imagine her as such and take that into account.

if you are drawing digitally, don't be afraid to take advantage of the convenience you get with that workflow. you can retry and iterate on things a lot faster that pen and paper, and do things that aren't really feasible at all when it comes to editing and modifying your existing work. things like resizing certain bodyparts, instantly flipping the canvas, or using selection tools to completely adjust the positions of parts of your drawing. to give you an example heres a timelapse with all the little edits i made just to this demo drawing:

you don't have to use these techniques linearly, either. sometimes ill have a really solid idea for a piece in my head, and go back to basics with certain elements if they’re not coming out right or i just want to brush them up a bit more. some of the tutorial-y parts i added in i didn't actually use during the drawing but often do use so they're there just for demonstration. not every drawing i do starts as building blocks or a really basic version, often ill just start with a face and build it out from there.

i always encourage liberally using references (this can include yourself) and trying out stuff like life drawing or looking at things like existing photographs of real people/places/things if you can, the more you use learning material the better you'll draw up a mental inventory in your head that you can rely on more and more. some of these tips are things i've learned from other artists over the years (the chin one especially i remember seeing a tutorial about lol), so this is a lot of knowledge i've amassed from other sources over time myself. there are plenty of times ill use all sorts of reference material and its all in service of arriving at the final destination as smoothly as possible. learn by doing, as they say. hope this helps!

#tutorial #2024

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andromeddog · 3 months

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i just have to say i am OBSESSED with your art, its literally what made me choose war as the main theme for my art homework WOOPS anyway would you ever share timelapses of your drawings :0

ANON! that is so exciting wow i’m really truly honored that you’ve enjoyed my work so much! i hope you’ll post some of it when/if you can, i would really love to see what you make… also i hope u have fun drawing like five million bags and straps and pockets and helmets and whatnot. i am putting my hands on your shoulders and looking deeply into your eyes and wishing you luck

okay and as for timelapses i don’t really have any of those bc i suffer from chronic “make five illustrations on a huge canvas with 50000 layers” disease and so every video i have is either 45 minutes long or compressed down so far that you can’t even see what im doing… also i flip between layers so much i genuinely think its a seizure warning bc stuff flashes so much. my process is very messy lol. im sorry i wish i had something to give u so here is a sketchy pic of my oc getting ready to snipe someone

#asks #anon #i am so sorry my timelapse’s are such shit #my canvases always run out of layers and i will often just duplicate them and delete a bunch of stuff to continue the drawing i’m working o #so the canvas has the legacy of a bunch of old stuff and it ends up being huge #also everything is like 300dpi and 10in wide so they’re just huge by default #is anyone surprised that my process is wack and messy

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dvrtrblhr · 3 months

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hii! sorry if this is weird, but i super love your art, it's so inspiring ^▽^ have you ever posted any speedpaints before? i struggle figuring out the process in my own art so i like looking at other artists process.. but only if you want to ♡

Thanks a lot! Also I don't think it's weird at all. It makes me super happy to know others are inspired by my art!

I'm supposing you mean speedpaint as in video of my painting process? If it is so, I do post them every once in a while in my instagram account (I'm babittia there). They are just the timelapses generated by procreate, there's no voice over or anything.

I can post some here if others find it interesting. Here is the timelapse for my last Mercedes portrait:

I think my process is usually like this:

Sketch whatever, find reference if needed (like for Mercedes clothes for exemple), correct sketch

Make a second cleaner sketch (or as many as needed to make the pic understandable) - I rarely ever draw a definitive lineart, I just work with my sketch lines and paint over them later if needed

Apply flat colors (sometimes I also add some shadows on another layer using multiply)

Change lines color, merge the human figure (sketch+colors) in one layer, use liquify and transform to 'fix' anything that feels odd

Paint over the sketch, over and over again, until it looks finished (My concept of finished depend a lot on my ambition with the piece I'm working on)

Add rim light and other effects to give it a more unified look

Merge everything and use color balance to make colors pop

Export pic, open it on photoshop on a much bigger screen, correct whatever weirdness I find, use selective color to push the colors even further

It's done!

I hope this is helpful! I honestly don't mind sharing my thoughts on my art process, so feel free to ask me questions about it if you want!

Also feel free to request timelapses of a particular pic. If I made it on procreate, I have it saved (none for my photoshop art, unfortunately :/)

#ask me stuff

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mistysblueboxstuff · 7 months

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I'm really sorry people keep mistaking your art for AI art, it sucks that people can't see how much deliberation is put into your use of brush strokes and colours

So this is related but still a bit off topic, but I just saw a progress lapse (whatever it's called) of yours for the first time and I am absolutely enraptured by the way you go back in to add more detail and touches over and over again. Your work is stunning and I get so happy to see it every time it's on my feed. It's amazing to have the opportunity to see some of your method!

(In a bit of a side note (and sorry if you've answered this elsewhere before), do you have experience in traditional painting mediums like oil painting? Your process reminded me a bit of some traditional painting processes I've seen before and I was just curious as to how you went developing your style)

Sorry for the rambling, I just wanted to pop in and say your art is so beautiful and I love how deliberate it is. Being both stylised and utterly faithful to the source material. I could probably rave about it for a bit too long. You're hands down one of my favourite artists

thank you so much for such a kind message nonny! i do find it disheartening when people think my art is AI, i put so much love and thought into every piece i make, even if it's just a sketch, and to have it mistaken for something a cold soulless machine vomited out upsets me more than it probably should.

I'm happy you enjoyed the progress video! one of these days I'll make a full timelapse, I just never seem to have the time :') I don't have much experience with traditional art, and I've never tried painting with oils. I actually don't know how I've come to this method, it just sort of happened and it seemed to work for me so i stuck with it.

thank you again for being so kind, it means a lot ❤️❤️❤️

#reply #anonymous

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imactuallyreallycool · 8 months

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hello <3 I rly like ur art and you inspire me as another young artist. do you have any tips on how you started ur instagram and grew ur acc already? idk what is appropriate on there to socialize and make mutuals/followers… is it sharing other’s art to stories or do you actually dm or talk to people? like you already made highlights and set up ur acc, I feel like im not using instagram right 😭 but I want to!

also i saw on ur timelapse of the breakfast byler art that for the posters you imported them in then made them more cartoony or posterized? can i ask how you did that??? it looks nicer than keeping the realistic actual poster!

thank you!<3

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THATS SO COOL! I, ME, MYSELF INSPIRE PEOPLE, THATS CRAZY TO ME LOL, LIKE IM ACTUALLY REALLY COOL ( ;) ). (I’m going to make this into 2 parts one for instagram and one for the poster thing lol) Ok I’m probably not the best teacher and I think my grow is mainly pure luck lol, I think a few people followed (cause I posted about it a few times lol) for tumblr really helped though.

Since I’ve been a literal machine and pumping out so many artworks for tumblr, I decided to post a few of the instagram as well (but not all at the same time so people didn’t get overwhelmed by all the post I was making at once lol (I did one post like every 12-24 hours).

I didn’t really dm anyone lol (like sometimes I thanked people for putting my art in their stories or reply to people who have sent me dms).

I personally just started to follow people (artist) that I already knew from tumblr or from my personal account. Somehow people found my account through my post and started commenting, like and sharing my art on their stories so I started to do the same for them lol ( cause artist like to hype each other up 💪😎✨), I think replying and/or liking to any comments got also helped (a long as their not bots lol). I think that how I get regulars/moots lolllll and also I think doing DTIYSs also helps, I think it’s a great way for art to possibly be featured on others’ accounts I guess (only do this for fun though, my point of doing art is for fun and expression of oneself lol).

For story highlights I just see what other artist are doing lol, but I think it’s a cool idea to have a highlight that will always show people other artist they could follow/ check out lol and I get really really impatient about showing people my art so I’m always doing wip stories lol so I made a wip highlight I guess. Really just have fun with it lol have polls and questions lol so people feel like they can interact with you I guess (sorry if these aren’t helping at all lol, I hardly know what I’m doing myself :/)

AAAAAAAAAAA STILL NOT OVER THE FACT THAT I INSPIRE PEOPLE, 😭😭😭😭😭 THANK YOU!!!

(Sorry if this is filled with spelling/grammarical errors lol)

(PART 2)

#imactuallyreallycool art tips #byler #< target audience #IDK WHAT IM DOING #/TALKING ABOUT #AAAAAAAAAAA #:)

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1ore · 2 years

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Hey, sorry if this is a bit out of the blue, but can I ask what programs/brushes you use? I've been trying to learn how to paint digitally, but it often feels so sterile, and I really struggle with it. I envy how well you are able to achieve a traditional look with digital tools, and would love to learn your secret.

I'd love to see a tutorial/process video by you too honestly, but that's more just wishful thinking - I know you probably have a lot going on.

Cheers, either way! (And wish me luck)

oh my god. I went and did all that organizing and almost forgot to let you know! I put together a tag containing all of my resources/materials/art process stuff. It also has every timelapse video I've done. Each video has process rambling + lists of brushes / materials used in their YT descriptions.

I have a hard time talking about my process like I'm any kind of authority, but I tried to think about it a little and share whatever i've found helpful, answer questions I've been asked in the past or struggled with myself, etc.

Re: emulating traditional media specifically:

ok, first of all. Disclaimer: it's not all about the tools.

but if you're a hack like me it sure feels that way!!!!

When I moved from Photoshop to Clip Studio Paint, a big growing pain for me was finding real media tools that felt good to use. It's pretty obvious in the art I made during that time. Both the tools that ship with the program and the tools made by the community felt like they for completely different styles/workflows than mine. It was a struggle to adjust, and I'm still feeling it-- I don't feel like I have *my* sketch brush, or *my* workhorse painting brush. I miss my brick shithouse lineart every day ):

BUT. but. I've found some keepers along the way. Even the ones that aren't perfect analogs are still pretty great at what they're meant to do. If you're thinking about using Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint, then I can share those toolsets-- I list a few of them in my 'about', and I talk about them in more detail on those timelapse vids. I'm very picky about how my tools handle so they're probably not for everyone, but maybe you'll find something that makes digital art a little more bearable in there.

There's also a lot to be said for the little things, like slapping a paper texture on that bad boy and calling it a day. Even just applying textures to the canvas before you draw does a lot to make the drawing experience feel like it has... idk... warmth, dynamism. Tooth. It's cozier in there when I can see the paper. Admittedly it's been so long since I last looked at my sketchbook that the harsh fluorescent lights of the blank canvas no longer faze me, but it's still good for the eyes and the soul.

Other tools/programs:

Apart from the stuff I use(d) in my main workflow, I've also played with some other programs that are specifically geared towards emulating traditional media.

Realistic Paint Studio - Reasonably priced real media art program that has a decently beginner-friendly interface. This is probably the one program that came with brushes I genuinely liked, right out of the box. They feel good to use + the engine does a pretty nice job of emulating wet media in particular.

Some draws:

^^^ This was a style emulation of the wonderful Fiachmara's art, and also a gift to her, featuring her character Gealach. Didn't originally intend on sharing this publicly, but I think it illustrates this program's knack for inks.

It can also do most of the digital art cheats that I need to do in Clip-- it has analogs for the selection tool, layers, clipping masks, etc. It does not have a brush editor, so you need to be sure that you like the brushes it ships with. I also find that none of the brushes scale up large enough to accommodate absurdly large canvases (5000x5000px+ ) so you'll be stuck working at... well... normal canvas sizes. (Gealach above was about 2000 px wide before resizing-- pretty reasonable LOL)

My only real complaint is you can't export your art without the canvas texture applied to it. One time the textures bugged out on me, and I couldn't get them to fix themselves (you can see the carnage here, RIP.) I've been scared that it'll do that again to me someday, but it's been completely stable apart from this one random flub.

And hey, it's got an Actually Good Pencil Brush, so. There's that.

Rebelle 5 - hoo boy this is big $$$$$, but the brush engine in this one is just. bonkers yonkers cool for emulating real media, especially oil, acrylic, and watercolor. (I'm admittedly lukewarm on its charcoal and pencil brushes. You can create your own brushes, but there's not a huge community that's into making custom brushes yet.)

It's a mighty little art program as far as I can tell. Has most of the bells and whistles Clip does, which is a lot of things that programs like Realistic generally won't have, but are kinda necessary if you want to get into the weeds with like... Advanced Digital Art Skullduggery. (things like gradient maps and tools for ripping lineart from scanned drawings. I think that's honestly it, as far as things I do in clip that are clip-exclusive.)

Doodles:

Rebelle asks you to think like a traditional artist when you're using its tools, particularly its watercolors. Ironically, I Do Not Like This! I want to have my cake (real media tools) and eat it too (dont want to use my brain). But I think it might appeal to you for bringing some of the process into the digital space. If nothing else, it's novel to watch the paint dry.

(thats a real mechanic in rebelle)

((its fantastic, but I am allergic to it (see point one) (((dont want to use my brain ): )))))

if you play with the demo and find that it scratches that real media itch for you, might be worth reaching out for a student discount or something like that. They have educator licenses and student licenses and generally seem like a pretty accommodating lot.

Another disclaimer: these are just the tools that I've played with recently and have used enough times to talk about. There's lots of other stuff out there that I've tried but didn't like, and it could very well be that I didn't like them for the same reasons that you'll love them. There's a ton of really good free/open source programs in particular that I feel like I would be using if I didn't already have my workspace carved out. Krita and MyPaint stick out in my mind. (MyPaint was my main program for a Long time in highschool. come remember my baby art with me. )

ok its 3 am I need to close this out:

I'm tapping my other disclaimer again. Tools are not the end-all-be-all of making digital art that emulates traditional media. Pieces like No Dominion and this pic of Dia and co. required some actual neurons to fire when I was figuring out how to tackle them. But for me, finding the right tools and creating the right workspace for myself was a stupidly big part of getting comfortable with digital art. I have to take care of the little QOL things like that before I can even begin to worry about the big things OTL

#uncaptioned #my brain is a scrambled egg. if I reread this in the morning and it doesnt make any fucking sense: sorry!!!!!!!!#but THANK YOU for reaching out I hope something in there catches your interest.#I talked an inordinate amount about tools because I talk more about process stuff in the tag above + on those vids #and i hadnt really talked about how weirdly important it was for me to have these cheap gimmicks to make art look Good #before i could worry about the bigger things like studying the blade #really anything that lowers the barriers to Having Fun is vitally important to me #1ore doesn't want to use her art blog

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katanaski · 1 year

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ANI MY LOVEEEEEEEEE HIIIII<333 how are you? i kith u in this fine monday mornin<3

and im here to ask about your art process!!! how do you usually go about it? what are your fav brushes!! and also what's your way to coloring??

im in AWE at your art every time bb, ur super talented and i hope u know that<333 ILY TONS !!

Cherrry!!! HIIIIII<33333 Happy Tuesday! Sorry I’m so late answering this, I didn’t really have time to sit down and answer this properly lol

First of all is finding the will to draw lol, when i do find it the first step for me is finding reference photos. I can draw somehow without a reference but it is 10000% easier when i do use one. It helps me get my proportions right. Also if I’m drawing a character in particular the reference has to give me the same vibe the character does when i think about them LOL.

Next i just start doodling wich is mostly what i do. I don’t think much about it at first,just do what feels right , i usually start with the eyes nose mouth then move on to the face and so on. I also use my pen as sort of a rule to measure the distance between the eyes,the sides of the face and jaw.

I don’t really have a process i think….i just draw?? I have my good days and my bad days but that’s what makes it fun.

As far as coloring goes, i color over the sketch. I never do line-art. I use a smooth pencil like brush with a grey color( never a black) lol i do rough lines and clean up afterwards with the eraser but not at full opacity. I keep my sketch brush around 18% and my eraser around 60% but that’s just my preference since i like things someone messy. I like when you’re still able to see the sketch lines underneath the piece here and there. It adds more depth to me.

After i have cleaned the sketch enough i go on another layer in ‘multiply’ under the sketch and put down the flat colors. Another layer above that goes a ‘clipping mask’ where i start putting down my shadows. I work on this layer a bit before adding another layer above that one at ‘normal’ and i start to render in this one layer. For highlights i use either an ‘add’ layer or a ‘hard light’ and of top of it all i add a ‘overlay’ layer and play around with colors until it looks right. I forgot to mention for my smudging brush i use a bristle brush to give everything a bit of stubble texture

I forgot to mention that i use procreate, playing around with the curves and gradient maps it’s also fun!

Here’s the brushes i use. As well as a Timelapse of yesterday sketch. It’s a MESS!!! I LOVE love sketching with the sharp clean brush

Thank you for asking!!! Ily

So..

Sketching : gouache detail sharp v2

Shadows and coloring : gouache wet soft & wet clean

Smudge tool : gouache shader v2 & bristle gritty

Highlights and detail : detail sharp

#— 𝙼𝙰𝙸𝙻⊂( ･∀･) 彡　=͟͟͞͞ ⌧#i also use a s quare brush but not as often lol #Cherry baby i hope this answers your question <333 #MWAHHHH!#— Cherry¹♡

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wither-rose-circus · 3 years

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what are the helsmits? i've seen some cool art and writing abt them but i don't actually know who they are or when or where or they came from. are they part of canon that i missed? they kind of suddenly sprung up in the tag and i'm curious.

Okay I’m honestly fairly new to the concept myself, so I’ll give you a rundown of the source episode:

In Welsknight’s 7th episode of HC 7, he takes interest in VintageBeef’s cloning machine in order to catch up with the other Hermits after having taken a break due to burnout.

Vintage makes several comments about the machine not working previously, even stating that he had used it himself at one point, but that he has an idea to make it work. Previously, he had held an end rod in each hand to make it work. This time, he wants Wels to try using blaze rods.

Wels goes in, the machine is flipped on, and nothing seems to happen. Wels then leaves to go about his day, preparing to build his own nether portal. As he heads to the nether to properly sync it up, heavy rock music starts to swell and the scene cuts to a literal darker version of Wels timelapsing some kind of pitfall trap.

Wels falls for it upon returning and his darker counterpart introduces himself. I’ve transcribed some lines from the conversation so you can draw your own interpretation of Hels and Helsknight based on his descriptions.

“Who are you? You look a lot like me.”

“That’s because I am you. Or rather, part of you. Part of you is part of me.”

[. . .]

“Must I spell it out for you? You created me. Or rather, you created a vessel for me to come to your world.”

“Beef’s cloning machine...?”

“Now you’re getting it. I am your dark side. I am all of your hate and malice and scorn. I am your anger and your pride. I am all the evil parts of you normally locked away in another realm.”

“Another realm?”

“Did I stutter? You naive fool, you’ve never heard of Hels?”

“What’s Hels?”

“An alternate reality and a mirror to yours. It is a place covered in perpetual darkness, lit only by fire and lava. A place where all the worst parts of humanity are locked away. Normally we can only influence your realm very slightly, but your experiment has allowed me to actually take physical form in your world. My dominance will be complete! I will burn this world to the ground! I will-“

[. . .]

“I’m sorry, I really don’t wanna have to fight you, I’d much rather settle this without violence.”

“You are an utter disappointment. I’m going to put you in your place, take over your channel, and then destroy everything you hold dear.”

They then proceed to have a rap battle instead of a physical fight. Some more contextual lines from that:

“Soon it will be Helsknight looting fat diamond stacks, I’ma show you how a knight forged in the Nether acts.”

“So let me introduce me, I’m the Knight of Hels, a place where all the people live in fiery cells. Everyone there’s unyielding, and everyone rebels, and I’m their greatest champion, so ring your warning bells.”

“My destruction of all you love will be complete and methodical, for I’m your inner darkness, a knight diabolical.”

“You embody all my evil and I am not afraid, I’ll defeat my inner demon, for this is my crusade.”

Helsknight is then defeated, vowing to return before disappearing in the Nether portal. What exactly happened to him is slightly conflicting. In the video, Wels laments that Helsknight “escaped” into the Nether, but Wels recently told Pearl on a livestream that he was “banished” to it.

Helsknight is the only canonical Helsmit at the moment, though it seems to be implied that every player in existence, not just Hermits, have counterparts. Evil X is commonly headcanoned to be a Helsmit but they have not been confirmed to be canonically related. There are some popular fanmade Helsmits such as BadtimeswithScar or TrueSymmetry (both of these being inspired by the names of Hermits’ camera accounts). NPC Grian from Grian’s build swap series is also often lumped in with them though he has nothing to do with Hermitcraft in general.

Hope this helps!

#mcyt #hermitcraft #helsmitcraft #welsknight #helsknight #vintagebeef #asks #anon

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castee-yel · 3 years

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up was going to sound confrontational no matter how i worded it, so i’m sorry about that. But i simply was just curious, and i don’t have any intention of attacking you regardless of what your artistic approach is. (4)

last time im going over this:

you sent me 4 more of these, still acting as if i havent already answered your point, despite me providing more digital art with timelapses and the processes like i don't understand your issue anymore, okay lets say the first message was just a question, i already answered you anon?

you say you dont have any intention of "attacking" me but you went on for 4 more messages that are still claiming the same thing after i gave you more than enough trad AND digital artwork processes & timelapses and thoroughly went through everything for you.

as someone on the autistic spectrum who deals with clarification issues i can confirm to you i spent more than an hour compiling all that to make sure its all there and accessible, it should be pretty clear, which is whats bothering me. i already answered you fully before in 2 posts.

the only point that was semi new was why/how i manage to not miss subtle green tones in skin, trying my very best not to yell this is because ive been working with a 5 colour palette for years now, constantly use the colour wheel questions and once again am a major perfectionist. does this mean that i dont have paintings where i've been blind to a tone? yes, does this mean i would willingly post every piece ive ever made including the shit ones? no. does this mean i dont edit my digital art time to time when i notice something is off? no, i even stated that in my last post-

even in my trad art i dont miss hues,,,,, i set out a watercolour layer of the greens/yellows/reds before i start painting-

#dee answers #not getting angry but what i dont get is:#why ask the same exact questions despite knowing the answers #then following up with yeah i know all that bc im an animator but i know other people #do that so therefore you mUST do that????#im sorry i dont care that you traced/blurred/idek art when you were younger but that doesnt mean every artist with good work has #we are not the same person anon-

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urban-hart · 3 years

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Hi there!

Can you maybe do a tutorial on how to color your drawings digitally? I can draw really well but I suck at coloring digitally. And I don't think I'm doing it right. So I would appreciate if you could give some tips or a tutorial or something. Only if it's convenient for you ofc. Thanks!

You’re in good company then! Coloring things digitally is still fairly new to me as well. And, when I do, it’s very very basic. I don’t feel qualified to give advice, but I can try anyway.

Adding digital color to my traditional sketches has been pretty fun for me lately (should probably post that stuff, now that I think about it). Very slightly tinting the layer with my imported sketch keeps the pencil lines from turning a weird green-like color when overlaying the sketch on top of a color layer (over vice versa).

Concerning techniques with brushes and stuff, I recommend just playing around with basic brushes for a bit first. Hard, soft, anything in between. Just hold off on purchasing anything new if you can! An artist should be able to accomplish more with less.

Avoid using black for shading if you can. Consider shifts in hue (color) to enliven your piece. I think when people paint, they usually start with darker colors and then build up with lighter colors. A simpler but still valid method would be to multiply a darker colored layer on top of your local colors for shading.

Just like about every other artist you could ask, I urge you to find all sorts of reference material! Look up pictures of whatever specific thing you need to reference, scenes from movies or shows with good composition--

Nature is a great reference point for all sorts of color palettes! Any colors you see together in nature should go nicely together in an artwork.

That said, make sure you don't get hung up on finding references. The problem I run into a lot is overthinking a piece and not even getting a first draft done.

Here are a few sources and artists you could check out:

help-me-draw: is a wealth of organized art information. It sounds like you’d want to look at their Foundations category. All of that can be a bit overwhelming, though, because there’s so much going on there.

Pinterest is a good compilation of resources, too! Lots of great tutorials out there.

Here’s a good post about colors: https://ggdgart.tumblr.com/post/148561944647/a-collection-of-things-i-wrote-about-color-these

Sam Does Arts records his painting process on YouTube. He's very informative and takes a some moments through a timelapse to explain a what he's doing and why, and there's plenty of video where all you have to do is just watch his creations come together.

Laura Price also posts timelapses of her paintings on YouTube, as well as informative videos about being in the art industry as a freelance artist. I first found her through her work on background art for Tangled: the Series.

Aaron Blaise has lots of insight on painting, character design, animation, and other art fundamentals. As I understand it, he did a lot of work on classic Disney movies, and is still very active as an artist. His works are really incredible.

(I could probably think of a bunch of more incredible artists with more time, but that would take me to long.)

Sorry that this is such a mess of a post, and that it took so long. ^^' Hopefully this helps you at least a little bit!

#art thoughts #I hesitate to label this as good reference #I’m not very comfortable giving art advice #anonymous

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piczeltv · 6 years

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tyto11 · 5 years

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slowly handling shit: part 7

i almost did this yesterday :P

breakfast and sleep: i’m going to preface all of this by saying i slept ten hours last night and i think my brain went into overdrive and purged a bunch of my memories from last week and i don’t remember much. what i do remember is that it wasn’t bad. maybe i missed a breakfast once, sleep was probably around 7-7 3/4 hours a night, nothing stellar but nothing damaging either.

exercise: i think i had a day where i did a bunch of arm exercises and one where i did leg stuff but that could be last week. my brain is really not remembering stuff. yesterday i did the paper route. it feels like i did it a month ago. i am well-rested and awake but my memories are just.... *poof*

plants: my burro’s tail has one leaf left. however! that leaf is looking really good. a very vibrant shade of green, a good shape, not looking under or over saturated with water. one very good leaf. the other one shrivelled, possibly from too much water in the soil. which. i’m so sorry. also i think the propogations are all going to fail due to lack of sunlight or too much water or not enough water. i think i’m bad with succulents that are- chubby? the ones with the thicker leaves. then again this could just be part of the learning process and i could be having too-high expectations for myself. expecting perfection in an area that i have no experience or anything but rudimentary knowledge in is ridiculous, so if my burro’s tail does die i’m going to do my best to remind myself that a) there are plenty more plants in the world and i can always get another, b) that for not knowing what the fuck i was supposed to do except “water semi-regularly” i did not too bad and c) that the burro’s tail doesn’t hate me for what happened to it

face care: teeth brushing was pretty good, flossing- i flossed yesterday before my exam. other than that- didn’t reeally happen. oh wait no that’s wrong i did floss just not the teeth that need the blue threader thingy. i think i washed my face more days than not. i definitely missed a day or two though.

socializing: so i missed a dnd meetup today because the memory of “oh yeah dnd friday” was purged in the ten hour sleep cycle and i actually never remembered that dnd was supposed to happen and probably wouldn’t’ve but my mom asked me if i had something on today and didn’t i have a dnd thing? while i was making dumplings and i said a loud “OH” and then just- kept making dumplings. i’d already missed it. they were a bit chewy because i overmixed the batter but homemade dumplings in alfredo sauce- you can’t go too far south with that. also! yesterday i went with friends to see into the spiderverse and we went to timmies and talked and it was, real good.

state of room: not as bad as it was last week at this time but there are clothes were there shouldn’t be clothes and some stray dishes.

how i’ve been: i was expecting to be pretty stressed about my math final and finishing the art project (i keep waffling between saying final and exam. there’s probably a difference but i don’t know what it is). but i really- wasn’t. the night before the exam i watched su’s change your mind and played some piano music i printed out. i think it’s been one or two years since i last played the piano. it didn’t go half bad. after that i went to bed at 11:30 and in the morning i made myself a smoothie and didn’t actually look at my notes? despite my lack of motivation to study and therefore lack of studying i still think i did pretty well. it was by far the easiest exam i’ve ever written. we got to take in a half page of notes with us and i didn’t actually use them. it’s been a pretty good week. also i want to take a photo of (I’M INTERRUPTING MYSELF THE SUN HAS STARTED SETTING AND THE PEACH COLOUR IS BLEEDING INTO LAVENDER IT’S REALLY PRETTY PHOTO TIME okay photo taken) the scenery outside my window once every day so i can have, like- a photo timelapse thingy of the leaves budding and, would the word blooming apply? a leaf-appropriate word meaning blooming but for leaves. i think it’d be nice to have

bonus things i’d like to mention: so the two self-directed projects i did- my teacher really liked them :) we talked some and i asked a friend and now he’s in contact with a vice principal at another school to talk about ways to support LGBT+ students, and i’m excited to see what’ll happen as a result. right now my school just kind of- ignores even the possibility of LGBT+ students existing in the school and while there’s no official school condemnation there’s also no support from the school. there are, of course, the teachers, and they do express their personal opinions on LGBT+ issues, but can’t do things like change school policy by themselves.

unrelated, but wednesday was the last day of semester 1 and the end of the first set of classes. sadly, no more socials. i’m going to miss that class. since i have such small classes i baked a bunch of snickerdoodles and brought them to school and gave them to everyone in those small classes. and one to a friend who needed it. while i was not stressed about my math final, she was very stressed about hers. i’m probably going to bake snickerdoodles again and bring them to my first bio class? a girl in my art class loves snickerdoodles, like really really loves them and she’s going to be in my bio class, which got me the idea to bake cookies for the first day of bio, and everyone who’s had snickerdoodles has really liked them so far so why not?

think i’m done for this week. hope y’all take care of yourselves and also get restful sleep. but not sleep that erases your memories of things happening.

i’m going to eat the last snickerdoodle.

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easyfoodnetwork · 4 years

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These Soothing Instagram Food Drawings Are Also Raising Funds for Restaurants

Natasha Pickowicz

Folks are putting pen (or colored pencils) to paper as an outlet for stress and as a way to support the industry

The colors of the strawberries, peach slices, and fresh-flower flourishes on top of the cakes — themselves imperfect circles, and slightly off-kilter — are bright, but also kind of faded, and definitely smudgy. These are not Instagram-perfect bakery shots. Instead, they’re all drawings, done by hand, of what might be a cake but is maybe a flan — or a pie.

Natasha Pickowicz’s artistic handiwork has pivoted these days from pastry to paper. As the pastry chef at Café Altro Paradiso and Flora Bar in NYC, Pickowicz was put on furlough in mid-March due to the novel coronavirus; the hardest transition, she said, “was not being able to make things with my hands anymore.”

“I ached to build cakes, develop spring menus, do the early morning bake off, process fruit,” Pickowicz said in an email. “All of these physical rituals just disappeared overnight.”

She turned to drawing and sharing her work online, and she’s not the only one. In the past few weeks, chefs, cookbook authors, and other restaurant industry loyalists have been sharing their hand-drawn art on Instagram. For some, it’s a stress reliever and outlet for anxiety while stuck at home. It’s also a vehicle for doing good, using artwork to raise much-needed funds for the restaurant industry.

Liz Ryan, a professional illustrator, has always used Instagram as an outlet for her work. Last week, she started posting illustrations specifically of small food businesses, mostly restaurants she personally loves in her Boerum Hill/Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill area of Brooklyn. She’s been posting one illustration per day, along with a caption about the place and a corresponding relief fund to support it. Then someone who has made a donation or purchase to support that place or fund receives the illustration.

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Today’s illustration supports @eastonecoffee and the employees that were laid off in light in of COVID19. East One is still open so definitely keep them in mind for your coffee + nom needs, but today we’re focusing on staff relief. Navigate over to their page and donate via the Venmo account pinned to their profile (There’s also a walkthrough video in my stories if you need some help). Anyone who donates between now and 12pm EST tomorrow (03.31.20) will be entered in a random drawing for this illustration, just DM me a screenshot of your donation confirmation. Thank you @eastonecoffee for all that you do and thank *you* for supporting small businesses! #covid19 #covid19relief #eastonecoffee #illustrationforgood #nycrestaurantrelief #brooklyncoffee #localroasters

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Ryan started by having the first person to DM her with proof of donation — say, a screenshot of a confirmation page, or a receipt for a gift card — receive the artwork; she’s now shifted to make things less of a race, whereby anyone who donates and sends a confirmation within a 24-hour window will be entered in a random drawing for the illustration. So far, each illustration has gotten multiple responses, with the most recent illustration — of East One in Brooklyn — raising $112.

“The project was motivated by the responsibility I felt to take care of and give back to my neighborhood,” says Ryan in an email. And with so many folks at home right now, bonding through screens while social distancing, Instagram has turned into a less curated, gentler vehicle for that.

“I normally feel pressure to prioritize sharing polished content but the internet feels incredibly kind right now,” says Ryan, who says response has been overwhelmingly positive. “In my feeds, social media has shifted from a curated landing page to a tool for documenting and assembling authentically. I’m here for it.”

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Filipino American, woman owned, sustainability-driven @clairesprouse quickly became a woman I admire and with her, @hunkydorybk quickly became my regular spot, a sanctuary and escape from my apartment and the chaotic, outside world. After work, I decompress with a glass of wine (or two) and cave into ordering their french fries (with extra mayo, please). I work remote there, perched at the bar, enjoying @mariebasile’s company, bartender turned dear friend, after she saved me from a terrible first date, “let me know when you want me to kick him out .” (She did, btw). I won’t find another space as special as this. Here, the @diasporaco turmeric-soaked eggs with black peppercorn, original ph: @abhishek14_. @diasporaco is also woman owned, helmed by @sanajaverikadri, who began Diaspora Co. in 2017 to share the complex cultures of India, and share regional spice varieties to the broader public. Diaspora Co. is donating $4 from the sale of every $12 jar of #PragatiTurmeric to their food communities’ employees’ @gofundme. Turmeric is also anti-inflammatory and immunity boosting — perfect to keep you healthy during this crazy time. Both @hunkydorybk and @diasporaco have @gofundme pages, please donate, or purchase this print! ✨ALL✨ proceeds will go back to the illustrated businesses. DM for details. Stay safe out there. #nkpcreate #illustration #digitalart #foodillustration #cherrybombe #bombesquad #procreate #digitalartist #fooddrawing #supportlocalbussiness #buylocal #shoplocal #newyorktimes #nyt #tumeric #eggs #indianfood #indiancuisine #spices #helpourhunkys #timelapse

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Nancy Pappas is also a professional illustrator. Halfway through March, she also pivoted her feeds to focus on spotlighting specific food businesses and restaurants, sometimes featuring multiple businesses within a single illustration (like the turmeric-soaked eggs from Hunky Dory, featuring Diaspora Co. turmeric).

Each illustration is for sale, with Pappas vowing the split the proceeds among the illustrated businesses. As Pappas wrote on Instagram, “While I am self isolating indoors, I’ll be illustrating some of my favorite local businesses. I’m going to try to do as many as I can while we ride this damn thing out.”

As a food writer, Hugh Merwin’s Instagram feed isn’t typically filled with artwork. But last week, after posting a few black-and-white cartoon drawings, he posted a similar project: Send over a food-based drawing request — “your favorite food, your least favorite food, or your favorite imaginary food” — and proof of donation to a nonprofit like Feeding America or Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation, or receipt from a local food business, and he will post a custom drawing for you. Since then, Merwin has posted 23 drawings, ranging from a rare New York strip steak to a morel riding a scooter.

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An unintentionally goth layer cake, for @zaneta316, made with mango, passion fruit, and pomegranate. (There are a few unasked-for loquats on the middle tier, too, got carried away there, sorry.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ _____ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I will draw your favorite food, your least favorite food, or your favorite imaginary food if you help out one of your local restaurants, food businesses, nonprofits, relief orgs, or any GoFundMe campaign your favorite restaurant may have set up in the last few days). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ DM me your request with a screenshot of your donation, in any amount, and I will post your drawing here. It may take a few days — apologies! — but I'm excited to keep this going.

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Like Merwin, Pickowicz isn’t an illustrator by profession, but has found drawing to be a valuable outlet while out of work. “To help combat my mounting anxiety and stress, I started doodling the layer cakes and pastries that I wished I was making,” she says.

She’s turned to Instagram to post them and sell them as both a personal stress reliever and fundraiser. Her caveats, she says: “Doodles will be mailed out at random with no subject matter requests, please be patient in receiving your drawing, and donate any amount of money you like.”

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Cake calisthenics

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Within 24 hours, she had nearly 100 requests for illustrations and had raised $3,500, with donations ranging from $5 to $100. All of the money is being donated to a GoFundMe set up by Matter House, the hospitality group that owns Café Altro Paradiso and Flora Bar, that specifically benefits their more vulnerable and at-risk employees.

The response, says Pickowicz, “was mind-blowing and so, so moving — people overwhelmingly just wanted to express their support, and suddenly I felt like I had a purpose.”

And Instagram followers — sitting at home, scrolling endlessly, wondering what good they can do right now, especially to support an ailing restaurant industry — may feel the same way.

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Folks are putting pen (or colored pencils) to paper as an outlet for stress and as a way to support the industry

“I ached to build cakes, develop spring menus, do the early morning bake off, process fruit,” Pickowicz said in an email. “All of these physical rituals just disappeared overnight.”

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Cake calisthenics

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The response, says Pickowicz, “was mind-blowing and so, so moving — people overwhelmingly just wanted to express their support, and suddenly I felt like I had a purpose.”

And Instagram followers — sitting at home, scrolling endlessly, wondering what good they can do right now, especially to support an ailing restaurant industry — may feel the same way.

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