#Plz tell me what you think of traditional art colored in digital!

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Art study + small style change?

(@parniathedevil helped me understand how to draw 3D muzzles :3)

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HOW DID YOU FOUND YOUR ART STYLE I'M STRUGGLING HELP SENPAI

ah hm..okay it’s a recurrent question . i will tell u exactly how i did and from now, everytime i will get this question, i will give them this huge honest answer °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

i found it while assembling a lot of things i saw during my life.my art style is like a mr potato. waitin’ to see their holes filled out with new ideas.  

i think i can show you some of my researchs.my sketchbooks and even tell u how works mah mind .

 If u want to find an art style, please learn how to understand yourself  before. your art represents yourself. if you’re not clear in your mind. you won’t be clear on the paper.

(⌒▽⌒)☆ So let’s begin

…wait..

∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ 

It’s very a big  answer so be ready to click on “keep reading”: 

( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ when i’ve started to draw 4 or well almost 5 years ago. everything was confused in mah mind. The most difficult was to begin. so i started with drawing in a manga style…i drew a lot AND a lot.i was copying entire pages of Tales of symphonia. (my favorite manga and video game).that’s where the passion for fan art started. a good beginning full of passion!

Since that i’ve been moar receptive to some kind of manga. chibi round style was my favorite. magical doremi took a big place in mah kokoro.

The next drawing you’ll see was the beginning of my new art style. and i deeply knew it in mah bones. i was not expecting to draw this.i think it was only luck.

that was …a strange feel. like i was enjoyin’ it so much that i could draw it every.single.day. 

That was not exceptionnal. but i felt like nobody could draw like that. except me.(there is the over confidence part of a art newbie. follow this feel like it was your last chance.u need to not give up.u did the most difficult part so far! follow your intuition ! this little rainbow in your mind ! )

i kept drawing. again. and again. for months and  freakin’ months. 

i was certainly inspired of tim burton for the chibis and the headshots, if my memory doesn’t say shit,the artist is reapersun.

I was at a point i knew i had to take risks. It’s when, i accepted requests from ppl on deviantart . I couldn’t work alone. so i accepted everything. 

everything.

 Even miku hatsune dancing the gangnam style. 」(￣▽￣」)

i was also on a french forum, and ppl were giving meh a lot of reviews. that was helpful and that’s when i understood i needed a community for progressin’. compliments,opinions,reviews. YOU NEED THAT. accept them and shut your mouth. they’re right. put your pride somewhere else. and accept to see ppl better than you at something.〔´∇｀〕

At some points, i was also giving reviews. that was huge. like 3 or 4 open office pages for a small drawing.it took me hours but it’s important to kno’ how to give a review to somewahn bc that makes u think about their art and yours as well. training ur eyes to spot the mistakes.

i was drawing a lot of fan arts of their characters. They were only potato/egg-characters. that helped me to find a digital color style when i bought my first tablet.

btw,i waited 1 year and half before buying mah smol wacom. I prefered to keep practicing on paper. if you can’t draw properly on paper. digital won’t help u. it’s not a magic trick that makes ppl talented. ≡(*′▽`)っ

i have way moar respect for traditionnal artists. sooo much respect.u don’t even kno’.

(then…at this point, i was drawing for almost 2 years i thiiink.)

that’s when i started to extrapolate EVERYTHING. Colors, anatomy,expressions .( Everythin’ i ‘m drawing during this kind of practice period is wrong. extremely wrong and full of mistakes. But i have to do this bc i put so much energy into mah artworks that i can’t think properly until i’m mentally exhausted. (it’s completely personal,but i need to be broken af for understanding how pitiful i am and finaaally letting myself learning something new. ) )

so,when i’m completely exhausted(it’s a very heartful moment,like a huge art block),i leave my artworks in a corner,i don’t touch it for hours,days,weeks or sometimes months.nobody can touch it .except me and i analyze and re analyze them until i completely hate what i do bc i found all the mistakes. 

At this moment, i’m ready for experimenting again, learn from my mistakes and move on.

Sometimes we need to take risks and get out of our comfort zone !!! just.fuckin. DO IT. it’s toxic to stay in our comfort zone for too long . 8;A;8

An exemple of extrapolated drawing: Too much colors, too big arms / legs, too shiny,too weird and unlogical.We can’t understand. but whatever. it’s the beginning of something new! 

as smol addition to what i’ve said before, this is at this moment i can figure out my real problems .it’s only when i’m emotionallynot attached to mah art anymoar that i can finally produce something new .

However, i don’t personally give a fuck to tutorials,i’m too lazy for that. i have to discover everythin’ by mahself. (but this. it’s misplaced pride. so don’t do that .plz.learn from the others ,you won’t lose time like meh.)

Also.if u want to find ur art style , u need to not forget ur art references.  ໒( ͡ᵔ ▾ ͡ᵔ )७

 create your own influence map !

i worship mainly  two gorgeous artists :

Ephyse and C2ndyAc1d:

NEVER FORGET WHERE U COME FROM. NEVER DENY IT .it’s your past. it’s as important as your future.it’s a part of your artistic identity. OAO

no joke, it’s absolutely essential. thanks them for their hard work. it’s thanks to them if you’ve discovered your own art as well.

Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ and now ,if i show u mah art, can u spot the references? : 

anatomy ,candy’ :

colors,ephyse  :

After that. if u think you’re done…. u r eeextremely wrong. It’s where ppl usually stop.don’t do that. i kno’ so many artists who stopped right there. It’s bad bc they have SO MUCH potential.

�� What ppl see is not what i really do”.it’s a very personal phrase i keep in my heart. when i show somethin’ ‘’new’’ on internet or to my friends,in fact, it’s old for me. i’m already workin’ on something else in my corner. Bc do u remember waht i said before? that takes sometimes months to let ppl see my real art.

the practice NEVER ends. like neveh.  ヾ(´▽｀;)ゝ

put your pride somewhere else,it’s time to get back on the practice train.

here is asumiko nakamiro,one of my favorite artists as well. i love the anatomy of her characters. such lovely art style.

well, it’s awful,but it’s time to get inspired again.

//cries// Now u see how shitty u can be HmmMMm. a new challenge accepted.

And i have A TON of sketchbooks full of awful sketches that i will never show to anyone.

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Not everythin’ is on my table,i have waaaay more sketchbooks and it’s only traditional but there is certainly 2 years of practice in front of you. Don’t need to tell u but everythin’ is full ofc .i also finished a new wahn this week. plz remind meh to buy another one.

I also have THE HUGE CHANCE to have comic student artists as friends and they sometimes lend to me comic books(O3O ~LAST MAN. MAH LIL FAVORITE URG. ). I wish i had more place,but i read a lot of books ! i love goin’ to the library and read everythin’ i can ‘til my head hurts haha. (and LOOK ,”astemio”the book on the right ! i participated to this fanzine. oh boi.i’m so proud even if mah art in there is so shitty )

In short.

i’m constantly drawing and experimenting. that’s how i found mah art style. （=´∇｀=）

and actually, for ppl who still read. i’m about to take a break from tumblr and the youtube community bc i can’t experiment as i would like . i want to draw my ocs, create stuff and i’m stuck with youtubers fan art. i need a creative break.

If you need moar informations on mah art style or anythin’ else, feel free to ask meh. i tried mah best to explain even if it’s really personal.

Never give up,find ur own way of thinking and practicin’. goddamit plz, trust ur intuition.trust your art taste and don’t draw what ppl would like to see. 

If i was doing that, i would draw some semi realistic post apo’ stuff. And even if i rly appreciate that drawn by mah friends. it’s clearly not my thing. 

also.MY BIGGEST ADVICE FOR ALL OF YOU . LEARN THAT BEFORE CRYING :

(￣▽￣)ノHAVING UR OWN ART STYLE  MEANS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT GENUINELY NOT LIKE IT. COMPLETELY HATE IT OR FALL IN LOVE WITH. IT S SO RANDOM AND YOU CAN T BLAME ANYONE FOR THAT.

U CAN T SATISFY EVERYWAHN. PLZ. MAKE SURE TO KEEP THIS IN MIND.HANG UP. IT S NOT YOUR FAULT. WE ALL HAVE OUR PREFERENCES. (ノ*゜▽゜*)

That’s it.  hope that was helpful !cool cool ! g-good luck!

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Best Isekai of 2018 Should Have Been a Category So I'm Doing it Right Now!

Best anime by genre categories are out in this years Anime Awards in favor of some more focused awards. Although the anime of the year are a strong line-up, I think that something important has been lost in this different direction. We’ll know the best overall, but what about those of us who favor action? Comedy? Drama? I can’t let this stand. Before the winners are announced, I need to put up one category that absolutely deserves a place among the 2018 awards. The one genre that I absolutely can’t be ignored. Perhaps the most important genre of all.

  I’m talking, of course, about isekai.

  Although it’s hard to trace the precise origin of isekai, with stories as old as Dante’s Inferno representing the genre, no medium has claimed it as wholeheartedly as anime. There’s fierce competition in 2018, averaging 3 or more per season (depending on your definitions). Having spent my time with each of them, I feel uniquely qualified to handle this category on my own. No fan vote or panel of judges needed. Below are my nominations and I’ll even announce the winner well ahead of the actual awards. You’re welcome

    Nominations

  Caligula

    Didn’t think I’d be able to bring up Caligula again, did you? While technically the world of Mobius is a digital space, the fact that individuals around our world fall into a coma and emerge into this one speak to some supernatural developments not unlike a series like Overlord or Demon Lord where a game becomes real. So basically, it totally counts. The Go-Home Club having to battle the same inner demons that drew them into Mobius and μ’s own twisted perception of the paradise she has created for them provide a ton of fertile ground for cool plot developments. Also the weapons are cool and the villainous Ostinato Musicians are wonderfully over-the-top.

  Digimon Adventure tri.

    Part 6 “Future” of Digimon Adventure tri. came out this year along with its episodes 22-26 and the series has gotten real. The Digital World has begun to overlap with ours, Digimon are going crazy, and the Digidestined have to venture once again into the Digital World to figure out what’s going on. They’re dealing with growing up, accepting responsibilities, and loss in the new storyline. If you’re unfamiliar then the “Digital World” part should have irrefutably proven that, yes, Digimon is an isekai. If you watched the series as a kid then this deserves a watch because it’ll shatter your heart into a million pieces. Not gonna lie, this one gets a ton of points just based on the beauty of its key art alone.

  HINAMATSURI

    Reverse isekais have been the dark horse of the genre for some time now, delivering consistent quality with titles like Re:Creators and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid. Hinamatsuri stays the course with an unbelievably charming, funny story of psychic child soldier catapulted into our dimension in a likely effort to dominate it and sell it off like a baby saiyan. Hinamatsuri is among the greatest comedies of the year, which is a considerable feat next to titles like Zombie Land Saga, Pop Team Epic, and Asobi Asobase, with some stellar animation and genuinely heartfelt moments. I’m definitely ok with this becoming a new trend.

  How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

    Won’t mince words, I have more than a few problems with this series, but among the number of more orthodox and exhaustively titled isekai (looking at you Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody and The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar) it definitely distinguished itself on a pure visual level, delivering ridiculously animated magical explosions every episode. It definitely had a plan for its humor as well, leaning on Diablo’s absolute lack of social skills to force a him to roleplay his way across the fantasy world as his OC (plz dont steal). It even landed, giving his personality a bit more punch than your average high school boy catapulted into a land of sword and sorcery.

  Overlord III

    I’ve watched 3 seasons of Overlord and I’d honestly be lost if you asked me to tell you where it’s going. While Ainz himself is hard to root for, his rogues gallery of crazy and colorful minions are hard not to like. It’s definitely the most dedicated to world-building, regularly switching between global politics and substories among everything from elite adventurers to lizard people in the midst of romance. It’s often extremely difficult to determine where certain plot threads will become relevant until it all falls together. The fights are neat, most of the people in charge deserve whatever they’re going to get, and the lizard people found true love.

  That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    Easily the strongest of the more traditional isekai series (although to be honest the genre really got its start in shoujo), Slime takes a lot of unexpected turns from the usual isekai formula, starting with the Slime. Until So I’m a Spider, So What? comes out, Slime will be the only isekai anime featuring a protagonist who is turned into a monster or object (get ready though, there are a ton of light novels) but that may be the least dramatic difference between it and its competition. Many heroes try to resolve things peacefully, but Rimuru really take the time to integrate himself into the stories of others, learn about their problems, and find the best way to help them. Also the extended cast are adorable and the series itself is freakin’ gorgeous.

  Winner

  HINAMATSURI

    I almost feel bad for doing this since Hinamatsuri made it into the nominations for anime of the year (I’m as shocked as anybody) and Nate claims it Hinamatsuri deserves best fight scene of the year (I extremely disagree), but it’s under consideration for multiple awards for a good reason. The anime really has it all. In a year blessed with awesome comedy anime, I’d honestly say that Hinamatsuri was the funniest, balancing Hina’s ridiculous humor with the dark comedy of Hinata’s eternal suffering perfectly. It had both hand-to-hand fights and psychic combat every bit as good as the other isekai on this list. Anzu’s subplots were also devastating. Hinamatsuri could do no wrong.

  Congratulation, Hinamatsuri! You win this extremely official and real award for Best Isekai of 2018!

  Do you disagree with my assessment? You probably do… Who do you think should have taken the award? Did I leave out an isekai that deserves consideration? Does Steins;Gate actually count as an isekai because technically all the timelines are individual, though similar, universes? Let us know in the comments below!

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