Excited to share that my tutorial book, “Art with Markers,” is being published in the UK, US, Canada, France, and Germany! 📚✨
A year ago, Ilex Press approached me with the idea for this project, and at first, I wasn’t sure I could commit the time to creating a tutorial book—I was so focused on drawing. But I’m so glad that I took the leap and poured my heart into it. Now, seeing it officially listed on Amazon feels like a dream come true, and I can’t wait to see it in bookstores too!
Art with Markers (UK): https://amzn.eu/d/8wer2tt
Art with Markers (US): https://a.co/d/1tC6wfO
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Free Resources for Digital Artists
I try to save resources when I come across them, just in case myself (or someone I know) ends up needing them, and this is one of those collections.
I have not tried all of these, so please let me know if there are any problems.
💻 Programs:
Digital Art Specific:
Krita: Open source free program
Light Brush: a web-based drawing program
Photoshop Alternative:
PhotoPea: online (no download) alternative to photoshop
GIMP: photoshop alternative program
Other:
Blender: pro-level 3D creation software
OpenToonz: animation
Inkscape: Free open-sourced program for Vector format files
Vectr: Create and export vector graphics as SVG or PNG files.
Polotno Studio: Free Canva alternative
💃References
👤 Humans:
Kibbitzer: Draws references poses and images
toshi: Draws references poses and images
Character Posers:
PoseMy.Art: a free character poser
Referenceangle.com: You can move a head in any angle
JustSketchMe: Character poser (Free limited version)
Poseit (app only)
Easy Pose (app only)
Other:
Wildlife Reference Photos
Floor Plan Creator: design a floor plan, then view it in 3D
x6ud.github.io: Skull poser
Character Design References: it has an overwhelming huge list of references for drawing
📚 Misc:
🎨 Palettes:
CoMiGo’s Palette Generator
Palentton
Colors.co
Colormind
ColourLovers
🎮 Video Games and Pixel Art:
Universal LPC Spritesheet Generator (free)
RPG Character Builder (Free)
RPG Map Editor 2
LDtk: Level Designer Toolkit
PixilArt: Create and share pixel art
LibreSprite: a free open-sourced program for animating pixel sprites
💬 Fonts:
Calligraphr: Turns your handwriting into a useable font
FreeTypography: Free fonts for commercial use
Creative Fabrica: Free fonts for commercial use (sign-up required. Click “Menu,” then “Freebies.”)
Google Fonts
💡 Learning:
Line-Of-Action: This one could go in references, but I didn't put it there, because this website is specifically for practicing art
Quick Poses: Practice drawing poses
The Etherington Brothers: A free encyclopedia of drawing tutorials
📃 Other:
TinyWow : Collection of several free online tools
Pattern.Monster: Create patterns to be used for clothing or website background tiles
Designspiration: lets you search for graphic design inspiration and see what your competitors are doing
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What do you think of Q?
Hello anon!
I think Q is a character with the potential of being very rich symbolically and I hope they come back soon.
It is clear from their appearance that they are a character who represents duality:
Their hair are half-white and half-black and after seeing them for the first time Dazai is unable to define their gender. This duality emerges also by their profile where it is stated that Yumeno both loves and hates themselves.
Especially this last contradiction says something about Yumeno’s interiority and this something is made clear in the story itself:
Q might act sadistically, but deep down it is obvious that they are just reacting to a world which has been tormenting and dehumanizing them because of their diversity. This dehumanization appears also in the way other characters refer to them. As a matter of fact the other mafia members prefer to use the letter Q to call them, despite them having a proper name. What is more, the way basically every adult has reacted to Q so far clearly shows that Q really represents for the other characters what they repress.
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YTTD Theory: Joe’s Choice?
(Warning: Mild Ch 2 Pt 2 Spoilers but mostly Ch 1 Pt 2 Spoilers)
The above screenshot is from Ch 2 Pt 2. This is just my take on what this conversation’s about and a possible additional theory about Joe
(sorry if people already figured this out and it’s common knowledge lol my yttd/kgs circle is small)
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