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[celestialaviva]

7, 8, and 12 for the ask game?

7. Any funky lil art tips?

Don't be like me. Don't just name your folders, properly name your layers too.

If you use medibang paint (mobile, since that's what I use ^^; but this can probably apply to other art programs as well) and you want to see your art in grey values while you're working on it (this helps me a lot), here's my tip I guess

Imma use the file where Snow's sheet is as an example. This is what the file looks like. That extra layer above the folders is my grey value layer. It's a layer completely filled in white with its blending mode on color. 

It's a pretty simple thing. It covers your entire piece and you can turn it on and off at any time. Looking at it in grey values helps me with color choosing to determine if they're too light or too dark and if they fit the piece better. Though choosing color palettes are hard for me in general fjbfjf

In traditional art especially, helps with determining how dark the shading is and how bright a light is on the object you're drawing. If values can't be distinguished from one another, something's gone wrong. Of course that's not a rule, just suggestion.

I know medibang has a monochrome filter. However, the filter only affects one layer and not the entire piece. You'd have to merge all the layers into one and use the filter. But that's a hassle, lol.

Blending layer modes are a blessing

8. Are there artists that inspire you (and maybe shaped the way you draw your art)?

Hmm. Im definitely inspired by a lot of online artists, especially some particular artists on deviantart (since I grew up on there). Like Applecharm Starhorse, a dojo dueler who also posts animations on yt; and Aeniridiae, an old mutual artist friend, she does speedpaints on yt and is barely on deviantart anymore. But I loved her comics. Read her comic!! It's a delight (if you want to of course, but I think it hasn't been updated in a while)

Yuumei (who is also on tumblr with the same name.. I think) and DamaiMikaz (they haven't uploaded on da in a while but I think they're active on instagram? Im not sure djhdkdj

Idk how they've shaped my art? I do usually like analyzing how people have done lighting, shadows, anatomy and the like so I can maybe apply it to my own works.

12. Which OC do you love to draw the most? (And why?)

Miah.

She is my #1 blorbo and poor little meow meow 💕

Though I haven't been drawing her recently, I still love thinking about her sometimes UvU