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In ain’t one to draw a perspective grid and then place figures in it; it’s never worked for me. So here’s my method!

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My how 2 make comics is out now, for anyone that wants to start a comic but has no idea how or where 🤓

Get it here! ☀️

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honestly I think the #1 issue I see when people try to draw birds is the mouths. a lot of people and designs in cartoons will end the beak at the featherline like this:

but the featherline isn’t where most birds’ lips actually end, it’s usually a bit past that 

there’s some exceptions (waterfowl like ducks and geese for example) but in general most birds have lips that end somewhere within the feathers between the eye and beak

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someday one of you is gonna slip and call a real life gay dude a fruit or a fairy and he’s gonna clock you one and i won’t be sad for you

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Oh, man.  Did you two actually fall in love during that stupid dream ballet?  You did!

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Lily Gladstone attends the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.

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Julien Baker being THE rockstar boyfriend of all time

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Julien Baker performing with Boygenius at the Hollywood Bowl in LA via tstytimezefronk on twitter!

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werewolf problems

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LINKS(aka tutorials by ppl who make better tutorials):

Paneling 1

Paneling 2 (text heavy)

Crossing the 180°

Simple comic panel Tutorial

Guide to comic panels (+OTHER LINKS)

Comic strip artists kit

LETTERING

Webcomic Guide by Tapastic users!

Lettering by ZombieSmile

How I draw comics (also by ZombieSmile)

an ask about comics part 1

Start a webcomic?

A thing about perspective

If you dig yourself mor einto it, you’ll find more and more helpful things, even for a style you might want in your comics and whatever more! But I should probably stop the link spam here…. 

But if you have any more questions, ether you want to know form me or if I know a tutorial, go ahead and ask!!

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I get asked a lot for tips with coloring black people, so i put together a little tutorial! (and bumps my kofi if you found this helpful)

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How to Draw Native People: a Tutorial/Reference Guide

As requested, here is a basic guide for how to draw Indigenous peoples (mostly focused on North America)! Also please note that this is not an exhaustive list of Native American phenotypes/features, and more like an intro on very common features that can be found in us, and even then, not altogether at once on a single person’s face. I highly encourage the use of references and care taken into research when drawing. I may do a part 2 that goes slightly more into depth, but for now, enjoy part one.

Resouces:

How to draw Native Skin tutorial (don’t draw us red!)

List of Native American Celebrities, which include their tribe(s) and home country, with 1,250 names, to use for your referencing pleasure

How to draw black people by Peachdeluxe, & Black hair in depth by misslaney for mixed black Natives

How to draw East Asian People, a guide by Chuwenjie, for mixed Asian Natives AND because it includes a lovely tutorial on monolid eyes, a shared feature of Native people

get drawin!!

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I made a tutorial about how I tackle elemental effects and magical powers in my art!

Enjoy!