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Some of my favourite inktobers from 2017~~ trad is so hard ahaha...gotta git gud ^^

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i love this

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Noe Bernacelli f/w 2017-2018 rtw

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+ Reopened and updated my store!! +

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long time no post

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AHHH store update!! new keyrings are available for preorder feat. more charms, enamel pins, stickers, and more!! use code DABST1030 to get 10% off $30+ orders!!

preorders close 21/july!! and will be shipped out mid-august. thank you for your patience!! all items will also be available at SMASH 19-20 august ^o^

>> check it out here <<

let me know if there are any questions or concerns, thank you!!

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(via mikhailprau)

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Notes for a young character designer

Dear E. 

Thanks for your email.

I don’t work at Cartoon Network any more. But I’m going to give you a very quick portfolio review in hopes that you find it helpful! Here are some things I noticed when looking at your stuff - lessons I learned from brilliant people while working on AT for two years: 

 1) AVOID SYMMETRY. Humans are organic, randomly shaped animals. Perfect symmetry rarely exists in nature and if it does, it’s conspicuous - it’s the exception rather than the rule. Find interesting ways to throw your characters off-balance. 

Don’t repeat objects in twos - (buttons or collars or rips) - it feels prescribed - cluster things in threes or fives if necessary. 

 2) AVOID CONCAVITY - I don’t know what else to call this. But it’s those lines that go “in” rather than “out”. You are using inward sloping lines to describe many of your characters. As an exercise, try using outward, rounded, voluminous lines to draw EVERYTHING. Humans are fleshy lumps connected together by other fleshy lumps. Each mass is either in front of or behind other masses and as a designer, it’s your job to tell the animator where it is. As a designer, you are providing a technical blueprint for the location of masses. 

Only occasionally allow a concavity to connect two convexities. Look at the work of Robert Ryan Cory (spongebob), Tom Herpich (Adventure Time) or Phil Rynda (AT / Gravity Falls) - master character designers - for examples of this. If you need to, trace a couple of their drawings and you will see what I mean. 

 3) AVOID GRAPHIC DETAILS - Some shows use a graphic style; it’s very appealing and looks clever when done right. But in animation, everything needs to move in space - so if you use a graphic element - it needs to correspond with an actual 3D thing that can move. Therefore it is better to start with a voluminous style and then revert to graphic elements where appropriate. Art directors will look for this. Do not jump straight to graphic representation if you do not yet know what you are representing. 

 4) STUDY JAMES MCMULLEN - To truly understand volume, and respect your subject, you should read very carefully High Focus Figure Drawing by James McMullen. Slow down and think about drawing “around” your subjects. It’s a truly meditative experience when you get there. Think about the weight and mass that your characters, props and effects are experiencing. Many students from SVA - Tomer Hanuka, Becky Cloonan, Rebecca Sugar, James Jean - studied under McMullen’s philosophy and you can see this common richness in their work. 

Jeffrey Smith, a top student of McMullen’s now teaches life drawing at Art Center. These are two of the best illustration schools in North America - anyone who is interested in drawing living things, should probably read his book. Also look at the work of Andy Ristaino or Danny Hynes - two other character designers’ whose work is seething with volume. 

I hope this is useful and I hope you have a wonderful career. 

Warmest,

Matt

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Honestly it was so nice of the Galra to let Shiro maintain his undercut, like if you’re not gonna let a guy keep all his limbs you at least gotta let him keep his aesthetic damn

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DRESS CODE: A Haikyuu!! Fanzine *Holiday Sale*

http://vivsdraws.tictail.com/product/dress-code-a-haikyuu-zine

5.5″x8.5″ / Full Color / Saddle Stitched

A collection of 28 illustrations from 13 artists dedicated to our favorite volleyball kids in casual/fashion wear!

In honor of the new HQ season & upcoming holiday season, the DRESS CODE zine is available for purchase now with an Early Bird Special! Make your purchase before December 8th 2016 to qualify for the Early Bird Special, which includes 1 bonus post-it inked headshot commission of a HQ!! character of your choosing! (Please leave a note at checkout on what character you would like drawn!)  

Participating Artists:

Aimee @spacelet  ⋆ Allison @lowknees  ⋆ Ellie @odd-starr ⋆ Kaitie  ⋆@woodpeckers-art  ⋆ Kristy @po-to-to  ⋆ Mandy @twizzleysart ⋆ Monica @meows-art  ⋆ Nat @counterorbit  ⋆ Rachel @rhymewithrachel Shirley @shtong  ⋆ Wenny @bunnyllamatrashart  ⋆ Vivian @vivsdraws ⋆ With collab cover by Kelly @turboswears & Vivian

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DRESS CODE: A Haikyuu!! Fanzine *Holiday Sale*

http://vivsdraws.tictail.com/product/dress-code-a-haikyuu-zine

5.5″x8.5″ / Full Color / Saddle Stitched

A collection of 28 illustrations from 13 artists dedicated to our favorite volleyball kids in casual/fashion wear!

In honor of the new HQ season & upcoming holiday season, the DRESS CODE zine is available for purchase now with an Early Bird Special! Make your purchase before December 8th 2016 to qualify for the Early Bird Special, which includes 1 bonus post-it inked headshot commission of a HQ!! character of your choosing! (Please leave a note at checkout on what character you would like drawn!)  

Participating Artists:

Aimee @spacelet  ⋆ Allison @lowknees  ⋆ Ellie @odd-starr ⋆ Kaitie  ⋆@woodpeckers-art  ⋆ Kristy @po-to-to  ⋆ Mandy @twizzleysart ⋆ Monica @meows-art  ⋆ Nat @counterorbit  ⋆ Rachel @rhymewithrachel Shirley @shtong  ⋆ Wenny @bunnyllamatrashart  ⋆ Vivian @vivsdraws ⋆ With collab cover by Kelly @turboswears & Vivian

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“Stop being so dramatic!!!”

me:

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New charms from my female Pokémon trainers series : Kris from Crystal, Rosa from Black & White 2, and Moon from Sun and Moon!

With these three, the set is now complete and available here!

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music genre: video game

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This is how Kitty reacts to staring contests. She’s nuts.