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Some Inktober ideas that'll really help y'all!

Preparing for Inktober 2017?

I am too! And to get inspired, I have put together 8x Inktober prompt lists, to help us create something really cohesive and cool this October

Prompt lists:

- Post Apocalyptic Wanderers

- Anthropomorphic People

- A Steampunk Adventure

- Space Travellers

- Super People

- Characters for a fairytale

- Characters for an urban fantasy

- Characters of the Forest

Enjoy and share!

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Boy I sure am hungry

All I had today was a smol cupcake and the disapproving look from my mother as I tried to take another one

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a series of composition tips i’d been sharing on twitter!

and since some people had asked, i’ve put up a pdf version of this on gumroad along with a layered psd of one of the example images too

tips would be really appreciated, but it’s up for free!

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Yum

got any tips for drawing baseball caps? I got a character that wears them and it's always a struggle.

@amacing3​I’m not the best with tutorials but I can try and show some of my shorthands for how I draw hats! I use a kind of figure 8 loop as a quick gesture whenever I’m doing hats to help me get down the curve of the bill.

I have a tendency to make all my caps look more angular like trucker hats just because blocky shapes are easier for me personally haha.

Some other points I remind myself of whenever I draw hats!Draw through your figures to make sure it “fits” properly and follows the contour of the head/direction they’re looking. Typically, the bill meets the crown at a slight angle unless it’s a snapback or something.

And my last super important helpful hat tip!!!!!!Get a hat irl and take pics of yourself wearing it for reference haha~

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Whaaaaat

there’s now an AI that colors your sketches

https://paintschainer.preferred.tech/ here

RIP job

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Daily practice tools for artists

It’s hard to find guided practice tools for artists, so here’s what I’ve been able to find. Feel free to add your own and build this list. Also click back to the source every so often because I add resources whenever I find ‘em!

Pixelovely's Figure Drawing Practice 

Pixelovely's Animal Drawing Practice

Pixelovely's Hands and Feet Practice 

Pixelovely's Faces and Expression Practice 

Quickposes.com

Posemaniacs.com

Wysp Practices (some of this needs payment, some is free)

Croquis Cafe (new!)

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Hello! Do you have some tips about composition and compositive equilibrium in paintings? ( more pointedly in abstract art?)

Hey there @champagneshot​!

Composition Tips Masterpost

This post is relevant for all kinds of art, but I will try to focus for abstract in particular, where the rules are generally more flexible. There are several kinds of composition styles that are pretty aesthetically appealing. 

Symmetrical

Rule of Thirds

Basically, you select a focal point off center, either slightly up or down from the horizontal midline of the piece. 

Golden Ratio – mathematical basis

The designer’s guide to the Golden Ratio

Golden ratio - Wikipedia (math aspect, pretty interesting)

Try to make your composition guide the viewer’s eye in a certain direction towards a focal point, then around the piece. 

Try not to make the composition too chaotic and without balance

Thumbnails are helpful for generating composition ideas

Slanted lines as a rhythm for composition can look pleasing (diagonals) 

Further reading: 

12 pro tips to improve your artistic composition

Composition and Art

Perspective + Composition Pt.1 by fox-orian on DeviantArt

Perspective + Composition Pt.2 by fox-orian

The Secret to Composition by Lulie on DeviantArt

Further Reading on Fundamentals [since composition links closely with perspective and other foundational topics of art] 

Masterposts by @art-res

PE: Power of Perspective by Astrikos

Nsio explains: Perspective

PE: Contrast in Digital Art by Riemea on DeviantArt

Please consider giving this post a reblog if you enjoyed it! It helps this reach more people @astrikos!

More Helpful links: Ask a Question/Request a Tut |Submit a Tutorial | Promote Your Art Commissions to +18 K Dashes | Art Blog Awards!!

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I had a dream once...

It was Christmas and my mom opened up a surprise basket of like 20 candles and she seemed a little upset, so I just started grabbing a shit ton of them and sneaking them into my room like the grinch or something and it was magical

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Here you go! It’s small but hope it helps. Thank you!

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No time to type. Enjoy! :D -Paul

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Here's a sad story

I used to be open about my problems and I'd try to open up to people when I was in 5th and 6th grade because I thought you were SUPPOSED to be open about stuff and all I remember is people saying "I don't care" "no one cares" in the rudest tone and then start insulting me. my feelings were always hurt because nobody cared. I stopped opening up to people and kept my insecurities to myself. A couple years later I started feeling close enough to start saying things and you know what I got? "Literally no one cares, it's fine" but it wasn't rude. It was good advice too but whenever people tell me that no one cares about all the things I'm insecure about all I can think of is that period of time before. so I can never hear that statement without feeling sad. No matter how true it is.

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Looks like a firefly almost

how to glow: a tutorial

take this w a grain of salt

pick a somewhat dark base color and layer on top of it up to white

use that blur tool on that shit

lightly airbrush the area around it with the base or mid color, whichever looks cooler

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Character Design Tips

Some people have asked how I went about drawing the Overwatch cast, so I threw together a list of things I think about when designing characters: shapes, silhouettes, colors, and inspiration.

1. Shapes

There are three basic shapes in my toolbox: round, box, and triangle. If I follow my intuition, each shape conveys a personality. For example:

Round = charismatic, harmless, endearing

Box = reliable, uniform, traditional

Triangle = cunning, dynamic, competent (downward pointing more aggressive)

Shapes can also be combined for more complex characters

2. Silhouettes

Block in the character. If I can still recognize who it is, then it has a strong, readable silhouette.

3. Color

Sometimes less is more. Limit the palette for unity and impact. When working with three colors, keep the 60-30-10 rule in mind. Pick one color to make up about 60% of the character, a second color to make up about 30%, and the last color is about 10%.

When working with just two colors, use the 70-30 rule. One color is about 70%, the second is about 30%.

4. Inspiration

Designs come to mind easier when I’m listening to music, or when I have a mental image of something in mind. For example, I was listening to Klezmer music when drawing Reaper, and I was thinking of a chicken when I was drawing Lucio. It can take a while to warm up, so a good source of inspiration is important to stay motivated.

Beyond that, it’s up to you! 

[If you want to see the specific artists I drew influence from, click here to see my influence map.]

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Yasssss

Waffle tutorial by BabyPippo

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Yasss

a rough mix and match expression thing i did earlier today

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I wanna draw her