#With like lineart and copics

[purple-ravaged]

fucking around with markers (idk what i’m doing)

[corvidg4ng]

catch me in the air (mama look at me now, im flying)

[dingusships]

what's your favorite way to draw

Digital is what I do most + is most convenient BUT I'm a traditional pencil or charcoal gal at my core!! It's what I started with and am most comfortable with. Ideas seem to come to me easier on paper for some reason & the tactile-ness of smudging drawing etc feels way more at home to me than digital

My background is solidly in realism & it wasn't until about 7 years ago that I started dabbling into stylization / fun stuff so my "default" style vs what I typically post here is..... Uh off balance atm LMAO

^ a still life I did for a class. As u can see my toon skills in comparison have A Ways to go LMAO

I love Prismacolors too when I wanna do something colored but those are kinda pricey & run out quickly. So I have to plan carefully what exactly I'm gonna use them for before I do it

[canisalbus]

What type of pen do you use for your lineart? I really love the look of it

I used Staedtler pigment liners exclusively for probably close to ten years, I find them very reliable

but they've gotten weirdly hard to find locally so I've started using Copic multiliners as well and they're my current go-to pens.

I also have a few Sakura pigma microns and they're alright, but I don't like how easily the ink smears if you accidentally touch it before it dries completely, I don't have the same problem with Staedtlers and Copics.

My preferred sizes are 0.05 for small details, 0.1 for the main lineart and 0.3 for the thicker outlines. I also like to have at least one 0.7 for when I'm aiming for really substantial lines, but I rarely end up using it.

[stormystarlight]

scavs for some folks in the rain world discord server! they have a sort of art fight-esque event going on at the moment, and i figured it'd be a good opportunity to practice drawing more scavs :]

this was also a new, experimental technique for me—another thing i've been meaning to practice more with is combining traditional & digital mediums. i sketched & lined these on paper, then blocked them in with copics for an underpainting layer. then i took 'em into sai and painted the rest of the colors in on top (and used some weird blending mode shenanigans to ensure the lineart stayed visible). it was weird to figure out but i really like the result! i think the two on the right suffered a little from their copic colors being too similar to the final palettes, but now i know for next time

original photo before any digital painting/editing is under the cut, if you're curious!

[smilesrobotlover]

Part 1|| part 2|| Part 3|| Part 5||

Part four!! I’m admittedly gettin lazy with the backgrounds. Since my copics are slowly dropping like flies and I’m hating the look of them bleeding through the lineart, I might not have them in the next few pages lol. But we’ll see :)) but yeah, Leon’s gettin chewed out now

Transcript:

Page 16:

Leon: I’m not going to hurt you!

Leon: ugh. Oh great…

Page 17:

Linebeck; well well, look who decided to show up.

Page 18:

Linebeck: Rusl’s mad at you by the way.

Talon; he and Ammon left to find you.

Leon: mmm…

Linebeck: anyways, I have your dinner for you here.

Linebeck: dunno if you deserve it though, since you ran off, but I’ll make an exception.

Linebeck: all it will cost is a kiss on the cheek~ hehe.

Leon: *throws up lol*

Page 19:

Linebeck: ew, never mind.

Talon: oh dear.

Talon: are you alright?

Leon: I think I have a concussion.

Talon: let’s sit down then.

Talon; how’d you get a concussion? Did you fall?

Leon: there was a man… and he attacked me and… agh…

Talon: woah, ok, don’t think too hard! You’ll only hurt yourself. Linebeck, could you make the tent for him?

Linebeck: sure—

Page 20:

Leon: Rusl…

Rusl: there you are! What were you think goin’ out on your own like that!

Talon: Rusl, he’s hurt. He was attacked.

Rusl: oh… well… maybe that wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t RUN OFF!

[cheresha]

While I was working on my last drawing I thought it would be fun to make a post explaining my process like the one I did for my digital art! This is mostly an excuse to gush about copic markers because they are my absolute favorite medium and I feel like working with them has helped me improve a lot in a short period of time! It's also really fun to take something that isn't made for realism and try to adapt it to my style.

This is in no way a tutorial because I still have a lot to learn and improve upon but I will be sharing some tips that have made my drawing process way easier!

I'm putting the rest under a read more because I'll probably end up writing a novel length post lmao

Now, let's start from the basics - this is the sketchbook I use because it's made for markers and allows you to blend the colors smoothly while giving you a glossy finish.

Please ignore its sorry state, it's relatively new but it fell apart almost immediately 🙄 Not to sound like a grumpy old person but my old one I got a few years ago was of much better quality but it is what it is I guess. I'll still continue using it because it's still the best I've tried. It's also really good for color pencils.

Moving on to the markers - I have quite a few, mostly skin tones and pinks because that's what I need for the result I'm looking to achieve but if you're just starting or are not interested in drawing realistic portraits, this set is pretty much all you need to draw people and you can get whichever other colors you see fit. I have a few bright colors I use mostly for backgrounds.

About the price - they are expensive, yes, but if you are like me and use them 2-3 times a month they can last for a really long time. The one I use the most lasted me for over 1 year so in my opinion they are worth giving a try if you have the budget for them, especially because you can easily mix the colors to create new shades instead of buying new markers.

Moving on to the process itself - I try to make my drawings relatively small, as you can see here.

That's because copic markers dry really fast and you have to work quickly if you want your colors to blend properly 🥲 The smaller the drawing, the easier your life will be (his right arm was pretty stressful to draw ngl). Also since the paper is really thin be careful with your eraser because if you damage it, the marker ink will turn that spot into a weird looking splotch that you won't be able to fix 🥲

I have to admit that lineart is not my favorite thing to draw because I have shaky hands and tend to make mistakes but I think it makes my drawings look better so I try my best to practice more and always do warmups before I start. I got these fineliners from my local art supply store and like them quite a lot since they don't smudge easily. I use the 0,2 one for the drawing itself and the 0,5 one for the 'frame'. I like to wait for at least 30 minutes for my lineart to dry before I start coloring. Also, most of the time I don't ink the eyebrows at this point but prefer to draw them on after I'm done with the rest of the face because I will go over them so many times with my markers that I might end up smudging them pretty badly.

After my lineart has dried, I like to get the background done first because if I leave it for last, it can smudge the hair and stain my marker which will alter its color and that annoys me a lot even though it's fixable. Also, this is probably the only time I use the broad tip of the marker because it's perfect for bigger areas. Otherwise it's not very precise so I use the bush tip for everything else. I usually go over the background twice to make sure it looks as smooth as possible.

Okay, moving on to the face! I like to start from the midtones because it helps give structure to the face from the very beginning. After that I go in with the palest shade I have - pale fruit pink (E000). I use it mostly for blending and for the highlights since it's barely visible and really helps you achieve a smooth look. I like it way more than the clear one they sell specifically for blending, it's such a waste of money and leaves weird discolored spots all over your drawing 🙄

Here we make a pretty big time jump because I was fighting for my life (trying to blend the shadows). I recently got the cool brown (E71) and love it so much, it's perfect for the darker areas, also the hair and eyes! But you can achieve a pretty similar color if you go over E11 or E93 with BV31, I use it a lot because it makes the transition between the different shades way smoother and I feel like it gives extra depth to the face!

And the rest of his face is done! For some reason mixing a decent lip color is not easy for me because they tend to end up looking really cartoonish/unnatural but I feel like these 3 colors gave me a pretty okay result! Fortunately his eyebrow turned out okay too, I went in with the cool brown (E71) first a couple of times to establish the basic shape and later added the eyebrow hairs with the 0,2 fineliner.

I used the same colors and technique for his neck - nothing new to add here.

Same with his arm, except I used only the lavender color for the darkest parts - you can't really see it from the picture but irl it looks almost the same as the cool brown.

Time for the hair! This is probably where I need to improve the most since it always looks the most cartoonish out of the whole drawing and it really doesn't look that good compared to the more realistic skin. Black hair is especially difficult for me since you can't really blend the black marker and trying to go over it does nothing but stain my lighter markers. That's why currently I start from my higlight color - it also doesn't have to look neat since it will get covered by the black later and the uneven strokes help add some depth to the finished hair :))

I think I did a decent job overall and going over some of the highlights with this darker gray helped, too. Sometimes I like using a white pen to add a few more details but here I decided against it since I wanted to keep things simple.

I loooove adding stray hairs but I think I went a bit overboard here ahah I also need to get a 0,1 fineliner for them since this one seems a bit too thick.

As I mentioned before, his other arm was pretty hard because I had to work extra fast but I ended up liking how it turned out! I especially love drawing the small details on the hands so I had lots of fun, too. Also, I used the same colors for his pants minus the pinkish one (E93).

And now it's time for the final boss - the cardigan. I've never drawn such a detailed outfit before but it was pretty simple in terms of colors so it wasn't that difficult in the end and I got to practice drawing two very different types of fabric. I also forgot to add it here but I went over these 2 colors with a light warm gray (W-1) a couple of times to give it a softer look.

Here's the finished cardigan - I also added the black details with my marker instead of a fineliner because I didn't want it to look too precise/neat.

I also added the shadows under him with these 2 colors.

And finally I used these 2 for the sheets!

Thank you for reading this whole thing (if you're here you deserve a prize fr), I love talking about markers sm so if there's anything else you're curious about please don't hesitate to let me know!

[your-unfriendlyghost]

hi broski ummmm what programs do you use for art and what brushes

I use procreate! For lineart/sketching I usually use a slightly modified version of the Shale brush in the default procreate “calligraphy” section- just w/ the streamline feature turned down to zero and more like…size variation? (Idk I modified it a year and a half ago I don’t completely remember what I did lol)

Then for my grayscale comics, like these,

I use this Copic marker brush w/ just straight up black and varying levels of opacity. Usually I don’t use blending brushes in these, but in my most recent one I did.

For my colored stuff tho I use a lotta this pencil brush for everything (shadows, highlights, base flats, etc) and then depending on whether I want something more painterly (like the ocs on the left) or more cell shaded (like stevepop on the right), I either use soft texture brushes or a chalk brush (I cannot for the LIFE of me find where this chalk brush came from?? I’ve been digging but idk I can’t find it outside of my duplicate??) for highlights

Some other brushes/brush sets I use (all of them are free as of rn ‘cuz I’m broke):

Habook Brushpack (specifically the rectangle one- it puts down flat colors nice and fast but also doesn’t annoy me the way most “ink” brushes do!)

Laurenillusrated Brushpack- I use these mainly for skin, they’re really nice. (Also, @laurenillustrated is on tumblr- her art is so pretty, it’s like a storybook istg. Check it out if you haven’t it’s AMAZING)

I’ve recently started using @loish’s brushpack too, and I ADORE these brushes. I used them a TON on the Christine poster. You can get them by signing up for Loish's Digital Art School, which is a great collection of art resources as a whole, and it’s totally free. Would absolutely recommend

And finally, for the halftone texture I like to put on everything, I use the Halftone Hospital Basic Tone Kit. All of their brushes are fantastic, definitely check them out if you like the look of traditional art but also like the lower supply cost of digital art lol. Or just in general, ‘cause they’re great

(Then for the paper texture overlays I love so much, I usually use stock photos tbh.)

Anyhow, these are some of my favorites. But I do use others too, and this all came from years of playing around and finding what I like! I had this phase about…1 1/2-2ish years ago where I hated my art style and nothing was coming out right. It pushed me to try a bunch of different brushes- in retrospect I don’t think the brushes were what made it better, I just improved over time, but I had a lot of fun trying out different brushes. So definitely try ‘em out and experiment, because it really is a fun time :))

(As for my workflow, I talk about that here if you wanna know more about how I draw!)

[idrawprettyboys]

Nathaniel from Miraculous! I love this emo artist boy! He’s an instant favorite, since I relate to him, and his superpower is a premise that I’ve been trying to write stories about for years. I’m sad that I feel like I messed up his face a bit. The shading on his face got rather muddy looking. And I regret adding the eye makeup, because it just doesn’t look right. He looked cuter without it. I managed to get his bright vermillion hair down pretty well, I think. It took a couple tries. I did two layers of paint, the second was a little redder than the first. It still didn’t look bright enough. Then I used my “lipstick red” Copic marker, which helped a lot. Lastly, I added some sparkly neon pink-orange watercolor to add some extra luminescence. It took a lot of effort to get that Paramore level bright orange. If you want to see the sketch and lineart of this picture (in which his face looks better, in my opinion), you can see it on my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/99238378?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

[ozzgin]

How do you get your art to have such a nice texture? Is it just the brushes you use or do you like use and overlay???

It's a combination of both! When I started using Procreate for Tumblr back in summer I had a little brush crisis and got myself a bunch of packs to try and find a style.

The main set I use for most doodles is this Magic Pro Manga from Etsy. Specifically the Basic Sketch Brush for lineart, Paper Accent brush for filling in with color, Flat Copic brush for shading, and then I finish with a Recycled Paper brush as a filled-in top layer, set to Linear Burn and lowered opacity. It gives the drawings a very traditional art kind of feeling which I do enjoy a lot.

The very few yokai harem doodles like this one use a Watercolor Kit, also from Etsy. This one comes with a watercolor paper texture file, so I just add it on top of the finished drawing. I initially wanted to use this set for all yokai drawings, since it gives that Japanese brush painting kind of vibe, but I find it difficult to use (I suck at watercolors).

I'm pretty sure you can achieve this for free with some overlapped textures or paper stock photos, based on my previous Photoshop experience. I was just desperate :')

[collectors-tablet]

Did a screenshot redraw of that moment Belos knew he fucked up. With markers!

WIPs/links to higher quality under the cut 😌

So what I did to create this image was hold my paper up to my screen and trace over the screenshot's lineart, then worked out the rest of the details on paper. The straight lines on the top and bottom are where the original screenshot cuts off.

Once I decided the sketch was finished I put my blending card (special paper for the markers) over the sketch on a lightboard and traced over it with my pens.

If I made mistakes I would sometimes use my white paint pen to draw over them.

Then, on a piece of scrap paper, I would test out my markers to see what blending combinations looked good.

Tangent: I use alcohol markers, specifically COPICs, though I also have some Prismacolors too. Alcohol markers are built for blending and I recommend looking them up if you are interested. I use copics because they have a brush nib and while they're expensive, you can easily get refills and replacement parts so you'll never throw them away. You can buy 30 year old markers that are still good.

First I colored (most of) the characters (that took a lot of time, especially since I was cautious about how to color in things like the eye and would test on scrap paper first)

Then I tried making a background but I really didn't like it

So in digital art I cut out the characters from the background to see how to fix it and came up with the idea of darkening it significantly.

Digital experiment on the left, experiment onto paper on the right.

A lot of these WIPs look very different because of me taking pictures of the photo with a phone camera and doing different filters every time. I have a scanner but I've never liked how it comes out.

If you want to see a higher quality version of the final image, here's links to where I uploaded it on Deviantart and Newgrounds.

Also a Youtube upload of that video I made!

Note: There's an animation error in the original ToH clip I used where the Collector's clothes are miscolored, and the reason they're not here is because I fixed it.

[teslacoils-and-hubris]

evil art style challenge:

you have lots of variation in line weight and usage of the lineart for texture and shading, with pretty simple coloring. Also somewhat abstracted/shape-y figures and esp facial features and hair. (honestly your artstyle is so cool i love it. this game got me to go through your art tag to study it and i saw things i missed)

I was going to draw a more realistic face but then I remembered I fully cannot draw realistic noses for the life of me so I busted out the copics and drew a very blue weevil instead! This was fun I should draw more insects like this

Also thank you very much! I'm glad you like my art ^^

[se7ens-oc-heaven]

More copic markers tests, more lineart from 2022! Very happy with how I handled the bg here given it was on the fly

Bonus wip shot bc I like the quality of the photo, you can see the color interactions much better here:

[dragoncxv360]

So I was sketching this as something to use my copics and my mom's ohuhu's on to see if I could colour them better now that I had more colours. And then I liked the sketch a lot and didn't want to ruin it with lineart so I started just lining it with pencil. Then I decided no, I would line it and colour it because I won't get better if I don't try. Then I hated it so I asked for advice on how to colour pencil sketches without it smearing and was told to colour first, then line. So I covered the lineart I had done and redrew it by shining my phone's flashlight through the paper and tracing what was underneath. Then I lightly erased everything and started colouring and I actually had so much fucking fun doing it that way. I got done with Moon and I just couldn't stop smiling. And then I coulered Sun and I had fun with her too.

[chemdoodles]

Hello! I'm curious what materials do you use in your art?

Usually, I use my copic multiliners and markers on my sketch pad. Although, recently I've been drawing on shikishi boards using a sign pen marker for the lineart. Still using copic markers for coloring :)

(Also tried digital a few times, but it looks different than when I draw on paper, at least for me, and I like the results more when I use traditional. Just a random note.)

[elizakai]

Hay :D

Can you tell us what do you use to color your drawings on traditional? I need some tips •́⁠ ⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠,⁠•̀

why hello!! Sorry for such a late answer!!

so, I’m a fun little something we call ✨inconsistent✨(sigh) so while I may not be the best person to ask…but here’s things I commonly use color wise (favored art supply dump)

Alchohol ink markers

I use these most, they are a beautiful thing, my favorite are Ohuhu as they are high quality and a much lower price then brands such as Copic. (Can you taste the salt.)

They have less blend ability in comparison to Copic but are overall a much better investment if you ask me! They are great for a more smooth look! Another one I have around that I use for less saturated colors is touch youch youch

I very much prefer brush pens over the chiseled ones, for a paint like experience, and more dynamic application! Again these are just personal preference!

(I have a bad habit of opening ink capsules and painting with ink. I would not necessarily recommend this.)

Watercolor

There’s lots of pretty nice watercolor you can get for a pretty cheap price! The ones I prefer currently are MeiLiang, I got them online for a good price and they are very nice!

That said I do mix around different brands and such, whatever is on hand.

Gel pens

I love gel pens, even if you just have like one or two it’s such a difference!! I love just having white ones for adding little details and such to drawings! You can also get colors if you like! I use the Jellyrollers!

Colored pencils

a lot of people hate colored pencils which I get, but I find them very helpful for detailing (when I have motivation to do so lol) I often use them on top of drawings I’ve layed down a base of alcohol ink with! That way it has a clean base and can add the fun texture and stuff afterwards!! Those smooth looks can be achieved with pencils alone, I often just don’t have time for that :) it’s very fun though, layering is key with pencils

I do very much enjoy prismicolor colored pencils!!! It’s an investment I don’t regret lol, although I’m sure any soft core colored pencils would have the same effect!!

Posca

occasionally I use posca markers for large poster sized drawings, esp for the ink capsules. I like the paint coverage!! That said they can be a pain to work with.

it’s probably not good to be like me and use all of this on sketch paper. (I know. I’m aware that that is psychotic.) but I do normally use sketch paper, getting some multi medium paper might be good if you are interested in paints inks and pencils though, that way you can use it for all of the above :))

Color wise that’s what I commonly mix and match with, when it comes to pens my FAVORITE pens to sketch or do lineart with are Tombow calligraphy pens. Simple brush pens, it makes detailing harder but I enjoy the dynamics. There’s lots of micro pens you can find for small details as well!! I also prefer to use mechanical pencils for sketching, simply because the mechanical lead stays thin and sharp instead of getting dull. That said, I use very cheap mechanical pencils, and sometimes you need a full pencil depending on the project.

There’s a little mini rant on the art supplies I use color wise, again these are just my preferences from what I’ve tried!! I’m by no means a professional haha, i very much experiment and make a mess of things!

Traditional art can become…quite the investment. Especially when it comes to buying all of the art supplies as your resources dwindle. I have to buy new art supplies much more often than I’d like to admit.

All that said, I am a firm believer of art being able to be formed from any medium!! >:D

be it a simple 2b pencil, a ballpoint pen, or crayons products, I think anything can be used to make something really pretty :))

Only real advice I have is don’t be scared to mix and match, get messy, and experiment!! Do whatever’s most fun, and don’t think you can’t make something great from something simple!! There’s no real rules. Only techniques and suggestions. It can be daunting because there’s no undo button in traditional art, but I think that’s a really good way to expand your abilities :0 it teaches you to roll with mess ups and learn how to work with them!!

Most importantly, let yourself learn from others, but NEVER let people force how you use your supplies, don’t be scared to beat them up if that’s what you need (the art supplies not the people.), and don’t think you need the fanciest things to make nice things >:D

if you want more specific tips and such feel free to ask, I’ll do my best to answer :,)