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i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again

these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled

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A coolio fuck-ton of female arm angle references.

Credit goes to melsrefs (on tumblr). You should flood Mel’s inbox with fanmail so s/he’ll make more of these epic references.

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How to draw Dreadlocs!

See Part One: Rendering Natural Black Hair Coming Up Next: VOTE by sending to my Ask box!  (Until March 1st). Feel free to suggest any style or subject matter within drawing natural hair!

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Here it is, my long winded tutorial, complete with some step by step action. I see a lot of people talk about wanting to diversify their artwork but not knowing how. This is my help to you. You really should take the time to invest in learning diverse eye shapes as diverse artwork always makes you a better artist. And frankly I’m really tired of drawing tutorials that talk up character diversity but only have the stereotypical “one Asian eye”.

I did some step by steps for those three diagrams, but I actually got them from this blog which has 14 of those examples! (Bonus: it’s a makeup blog so if you need help with that or want some idea of how to shade these eyes, there ya go)

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[pixiv] [part 2]

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How I draw eyes

This is the thing I get asked about the most so here’s an honest try.

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being a self-taught artist with no formal training is having done art seriously since you were a young teenager and only finding out that you’re supposed to do warm up sketches every time you’re about to work on serious art when you’re fuckin twenty-five

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A tip for blending when painting digitally: use a transition color! I quickly made this when my brother asked for art advice while I was working on a painting for my best friend. (I was watching a lot of makeup videos to pick out her gifts). 

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you cant just say you have a hack for drawing pinstripes and not tell us jude cmon

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Ink Drawing Tutorial by  Bryan Schiavone

For more: artwoonz.com

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if you think dark skin “popping out” too much in a pastel drawing is more important than the contribution to colorism and racism youre making theeeen please go and die or something

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I see a lot of positivity posts about 12-year-olds just learning to draw.  Posts cautioning us to be mindful of 11-year-olds with no grasp of anatomy and 13-year-olds whose characters are all the same person with different hair and clothes, and I love those posts.  Those are great posts.  Keep those posts coming, tumblr.

But can I ask, what about the 25-year-old who just bought their first ever sketchbook?  What about the 32-year-old who’s been drawing for a month and has just about got the hang of a human-looking face?  What about the 67-year-old who finally has time to sit down and learn how to paint like they’ve always wanted?

Not everyone starts drawing as a child.  Not everyone learned as a preteen.  Some people start in college.  Some people start when their career is going well and they feel like it’s time for a new hobby.  Some people start after they’ve retired.

Not all beginner artists are kids, and I just think the adults ones deserve some encouragement, too.

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I stumbled upon a website that allows you to blend any colors evenly no matter how opposite on the spectrum they are.

sharing the knowledge

very helpful art resource

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IM THE WORST ART TEACHER DONT WATCH THIS

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Hey just wanted to say I really love your work!! I was wondering if you could give me some advice on coming up with poses. I find that I always want to draw the same thing and struggle to come up with new ideas. I've tried using references which helps make my work look better but I still find that it's lacking in concept. I'd really appreciate any advice!! Keep up the great work! :)

This is a quick and slightly messy guide on how I do things without relying too much on fully copying references. I watch a ton of dance and sparring videos which gives me great ideas on poses and helps me see how lines flow and stuff. As for concepts it helps to come up with your own characters and give them little personalities that show through their body language. Hope this helps!

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For all the artists out there

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For all the artists out there