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Woe , pencil sketch be upon yee
Inspired by this ask
I may or may not have double tapped the paper to undo while drawing this-
#cotl#cult of the lamb#aychama#cotl lamb#royal au#sketch#idk how to draw fire#especially in a pencil drawing š
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Coloured art dump I suppose
#fire lord ozai#ozai#ozai atla#my art#azulon#atla#avatar the last airbender#iroh#young ozai#Ozai my pookieš«¶#my mentally unstable man wifeš«¶#no but I think that Ozai at least to some degree lost it#the family trauma and insanity didnāt fall far from the tree#itās āØgenerational traumaāØ#this familyās fucked lol#and letās also ignore how these drawings are months old#Iām lazy okay#colouring can be hardš#especially when your pencils are smaller than your pinkie#ANYWAYS#enjoy the fire fam#especially my husband Ozaiš«¶
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āØMy journey with drawing PapyrusāØāØāØ
for no reason other than i find it really funny and very inspirational
im not the best artist, but iād always wanted to learn how to draw papyrus (cos heās just so cool). so i looked up a sprite and just straight up copied it.
but that didnāt give me a good handle on how to get the little details, bc im not good at interpreting pixel details lmao
so i looked up fanart to copy!!!
as u can see its sorta meh lol
but what it did do though, was give me a sense of how you can stylise him, and also his facial expressions, which was smth i couldnāt get from just copying the pixel art (because i wasnāt confident enough yet to just use my imagination)
and theeeenn uhh
i tried drawing him from scratch šššššš
RRRRR i fucking hate this drawing but it was definitely a turning point
i experimented a lot with facial expressions and ESPECIALLY the shape of his face (which is something i change up even now)
THEN WE GOT HERE!!!
THERE IS IMPROVEMENT EVEN THOUGH I ALSO HATE THIS DOODLE
and after a whileā¦
i felt confident enough to make up my own poses for him!~~
at that stage, i was getting pretty confident in my ability to draw papyrus with no references.
and theeeeennā¦
IT GOT BETTER
introducing: The āLooking Up Actual Skeletons For Referenceā Era
after about a month of that, i didnāt even need a skeleton reference lmao
and so we get to my most recent sketch
i actually love this one
this journey really cemented papyrus as my favourite undertale character. i drew him all the time in my school notes (which definitely helped), and loved making larger coloured pencil pieces with him in them. i wouldļæ½ļæ½ve never grown so fond of mr dinosaur egg oatmeal had i not suddenly decided to draw him 7 months agoā¦.
lesson learned: just keep doodling and messing about and copy as much fanart as you want (nobody online is there to see it and accuse you of stealing if youāre just sketching aloneā¦) and if youāre stubborn enough then youāll get better >:]
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Kingdom of Roses and Thorns Animatic WIP (Disney Wish AU) (old)
Working on the ending because the beginning is legit the hardest part to visualize š
ignore the text, I had a hard time visualizing and still was rendering Star Boy rawr
me rn: im the monster rawr rawr rawr
This part is near the beginning...god I hate exterior shots
I take back what I said before. Grabbing the pencil and trying to actually visualize it like I had in my head before I started drawing is very difficult, especially capturing a certain moment.
Oh that pic? Yeah its in the animatic. He is just having a princess moment š§āāļø
Fun fact: He prefers moths over butterflies. He just thinks they are more cuter :3
Yes Asha appears, just currently trying to visualize that š
And so does Amaya onucghapjj a;o
(my god this is the 4th time I changed up his design WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??!??!?!?!? GAHHAGHAHAHHAGHGH)
@oh-shtars @uva124 @annymation @rascalentertainments @signed-sapphire
Dont worry, I wont disapoint ya'll. Star Boy's smile will be whipped out from existance after I'm through with him, and possibly asha heheh
(i take animatics so seriously trust)
#art wip#is gonna get me bro#like this is probably the most complicated animatics I had ever done#like geez#its insane#also I am so proud of how the hands came out#its pretty good and Im proud of the hands#hehe#FEAR ME I LIKE DRAWING HANDS NOW HAHAH#hahhaha#>:3#disney wish#fypage#explorepage#tumblr fyp#foryou#art tag#art#star wish#artwork#wish 2023#the kingdom of roses and thorns#wishverse#queen amaya#asha wish#king magnifico#wish movie#wish star#wishing star#magnifico
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My 1st Year of Drawing through Fanart
I really started in July, so itās not a full year, but taking a look back at where I started in 2024 is pretty cool! Checking for improvement, noticing where I was struggling. I can even see what skill I was trying to pick up at the time based on the jump in the skills quality/the lack of focus on others. So before the year ends here is:
āØMy First Year Trying to do ArtāØ through the fanart Iāve made! Enjoy!! <3
Would you believe it took me 3 tries to get freaking BILL CYPHER right ?!? This is V2 actually but itās a good indicator of where I was starting.
This was the first day I decided drawing was fun for me. I woke up, and immediately picked up my pencil to spend all morning drawing, without truly realizing it. Keep in mind I didnāt even have a pencil to draw with before this session, the other work in this notebook are, like, all pen.
šMy baby spinel!!!š I adore herš„°
Is the art good, not really, but you can tell who she is and at this point thatās kinda my only goal. If it looks like āem itās close enough for me.
Side note: This is the piece that instilled the fear I will mess up any nice sketch by coloring it, a fear I still have to this day.
She may look decent here but in my sketchbook sheās ruined foreverrrr XD
Okā¦maybe thereās a pattern with the kinda characters Iām compelled to draw.
Aaaanyway this is where I started focusing on hair more, the spikey look was my thing in the beginning while I was still trying to figure out how hair works. Lowkey Iām still trying to figure it out.
Also WHY DID I DRAW THE EAR LIKE THAT?!? What was I even going for š
Fun fact: Daria is my benchmark for progress! Sheās been my favorite character since I was a teenager & sheās made of pretty simple shapes. I imagine when I get more confident Iāll take more liberties with how I draw her, like Jane, instead of trying to make it a one to one mimick.
Also bonus Sir Integra Hellsing, she was my first attempt to an actual anime style especially in the hair. And similarly to jinx you can tell this was more focused on learning on drawing her hair rather than her face. This was a trend for a few weeks which did come back to bite me in the ass with this next piece
Ya know what I didnāt see a theme with the characters I draw before I started making this post, and now I definitely do.
But OH you can SEE my struggle with her on the pageš¤¦š¾āāļø! This genuinely took me 2 days to do because her face frustrated me so much I rage quit till the next night.
After this I went back to practicing eyes and finally trying finding out how to draw mouths and lips in different ways and positions to avoid this problem (Didnāt work, I still often refuse to draw a face if the hair/body is pretty)
And to top it off I inked it & accidentally made her lids look like eyebrows, so now I have a fear of inking š Thanks Catra >.>
Now THIS is where I actually started staring at my hands for a good 30 seconds after drawing like āMY HANDS MANAGED TO MAKE THIS??ā Because this was only 6 DAYS after I rage quit on Catra. Yet I can make this?!!? What?!?
This was genuinely just supposed to be a doodle to practice using his big olā grin to learn how mouths work cuz heās all mouth and teeth. But lowkey, still have no idea how this and the next one happened. It was a weirdly good art-day for me but I had never been more proud. And shockingly Iām still really happy with how these came out, usually I get pretty āMehā on my favorites after a while. Maybe even kinda nitpicky, but these two feel like my magnum opus for the year.
^^Look at this!! If I could inject this I would! Angel Dust with Pinchers is the BEST version. I will not take criticism.
This, similar to Fizz, was mostly for his eyes and to try to get the flow of hair and fluff down.
By this point I discovered if I find which of my favorite character has a design quality that is unique that correlates to the skill, I can trick my brain into picking up the skill through hyperfixations and sheer force of will.
Aaand welcome to Valentine fails to figure out expressions and head positions, ;-; someone give me back my 3/4 front facing view cuz obviously I canāt do anything else.
This was the most low effort fanart but Marcy became a pretty easy character to draw by this point so I attempted a spooky vibe to try something new. Unfortunately they all just look traumatized, yet that kinda works for her character.
This is the point I started having a little problem, towards the end of October and beginning of November I screwed up.
I usually tried to draw every day if not every 2-4 days. Right before this I skipped over a week, for some reason tho that made me feel like my quality has begun slipping. Like if I donāt try to put lines to the page every day even if Iām just doing circles and not drawing anything productive Iām ginna lose all my progress and go back to square one. This Anya (from the game Mouthwash) is from my 4 inch doodle book I got to combat this problem.
While Iām not particularly proud of this one I will say if July Me saw this I think sheād be really proud and actually love it. So I chose to as well. Besides I adore that sweetheart Anya in any form she takes!
And last but never least: KEN TAKAKURA AKA OKARUN!!!
This is by far my favorite of my most recent drawings. Playing loosely with his shapes was pretty freeing, since I have a very stagnant idea of lines and forms, especially with hair, so getting to do Okarun was fun. His hair and collar felt very āscribblyā to me which was actually fun because I wasnāt so focused on exact shapes how I usually am.
Itās not perfect (like those lopsided ears) and itās not a direct mimick like Fizzarolli but I still really really like it.
If you go back and compare this one to even my first three I feel like Iāve gotten so much better in the last 6 months. It only makes me wanna keep trying!
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If you read all this, firstly thank you!!
Also keep drawing, draw every day you can. Or pick up the pencil right now and start, idc if you think itās ābadā idc if you make 100 ābad drawingsā. Art is first and foremost about having fun, feeling good while creating. Not just to get good at it, which ,not gonna lie, was my focus in the beginning. But whatās actually FEELS good in the moment is to finish up a picture and be like āWHOA I MADE that! It didnāt exist before, I made it exist!ā Everyone deserves that feeling.
So pick up the pencil and get to it!
The world deserves to see what you can create <3
#fanart#art progress#1st year of Art#bill cipher#spinel#spinel su#jinx arcane#jinx#daria morgendorffer#jane lane#spop catra#catra#fizzarolli#fizzaroli helluva boss#angel dust#Marceline#marceline the vampire queen#anya mouthwashing#okarun#ken takakura#dandadan#beginner artist#traditional art
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Questions for Irina, Kinshin, Kenta, Satoshi, Alex (I FORGOT HIS REAL NAME IM SORRY MY SON šššš) and Sebastian (AND YOU! YES YOU, YOU CRAZY CROISSANT!!!!):
Do any of you guys like to decorate things randomly? Like water bottles, laptops (just pretend they know what some if these are lol), phones, desks, books basically any surface that can be decorated with things like stickers, paint pens or normal pens, tape stuff like that!
And follow up question for those who donāt:
If I were to give them a sheet of stickers, what would they do with them?
And for those who do decorate things:
Give me some items I should decorate with stickers. I have over 200 (around 300 I think! Iāve used some) stickers to use up š
(Iām the type of person who spends $72.00 [AUS dollars] on stickers without thinking where Iāll put them)
What an amazing ask!!! XDāØļø
Well, starting with Irina and Kishin:
To sum up: Irina likes to decorate things that are important to her by putting lots of stickers on it. Kishin also likes to decorate things with different colored pens and some stickers on his notebooks and art supplies (which is exactly what I, le croissant, do. Especially the cover of my notebooks/sketchbooks and pencil cases. These are the only things I decorate, the rest of the stickers I keep and leave as a small collection, without knowing where to put them. xD).
As for Alex (or Akio :3), he probably likes to collect stickers, he just keeps them and likes to look at them. Kenta has already ridiculed him for this and stole all of Alex's stickers, but relax, Irina solved that problem xD
And now Satoshi and Sebastian
Sebastian would certainly make a mess of all this and Satoshi doesn't have much patience to decorate his things, so these two start a war between them, sticking the stickers and drawing on each other's faces lol
Le tagsš
@c00kietin @larz-barz @knyinfinity @demonslayerdoodles @night-mince10000000000000000001 @scaredyfurry2 @pinkwisteria @giyubabe @pulim-v @nothingtoseehere1-2-3 @tor-the-tortilla @zenitsustherapist @ayunakatsukiwolfhashira @sunbrokenswords
#Thanks for the ask :Dš#artwork#artists on tumblr#kny#traditional art#art#oc#oc art#doodles#sketch#traditional drawing#Irina Gonshira#Kishin Yakuni#Satoshi Senomi#Sebastian Delyon#Kenta Najiro#Akio Hirai#Sunlight Force
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Hi āØ
If it's not too late for the artist asks, how about 1, 9 & 15?
I love your art, especially Hange š
no not too late at all I love doing these! and thank you so much ā¤ļø
1. show your most recent wip
I love to have about a thousand wips going at once so how about I give you two
a little mama kuchel redraw and some levihan āØ
9. what are you currently trying to improve?
mostly anatomy / poses, so I've been doing a lot more figure drawing and studies. but I'd also love to learn to use colour in different and more interesting ways since I feel like I tend to stick with the same sort of palettes a lot of the time
15. biggest artist pet peeve?
probably when I get all settled in to draw and then realise my apple pencil is completely out of charge š and it always seems to be!!
also I'm not a big fan of people watching me draw over my shoulder either, it throws me off so much I don't wish to be perceived thank you
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Pretty as a Picture
Abby Anderson x shy!artist!fem! Reader
Okay so this is the first fanficton Iāve written in a quite while, donāt expect this to be a normal occurrence lol. Iām only writing this because itās an idea that I had that needed to be written into existence š (also side note this turned out to be longer than I anticipated š) so enjoy!
This wasnāt the first time youād been assigned with Abby for a patrol; yet every time you were assigned with Abby you got nervous jitters, butterflies in your stomach, heart aching, and mind racing about being around her.
You couldnāt help it, she was single-handedly the most attractive woman youād ever met. Her strong, secure, and powerful persona made your knees and heart weak. Along with her well-built muscular figure, cute freckles that adorned her face and toned arms, and the rare times when she did smile made you melt.
So when you found out you were assigned on a patrol with her in the morning? You couldnāt help but be giddy with excitement.
You stripped out of your clothes until you were in your tank top and underwear, leaving the rest of your clothes neatly laid out on a chair next to your bed for in the morning. You lit a candle on your nightstand for light, shifting to your black-leathery worn cross-body bag you took everywhere with you, searching for your sketchbook and pencil. You smiled to yourself as you found them, closing the bag and placing it at the foot of your bed. You wanted to see if you were able to draw Abby without her as a reference.
I probably should be going to bed though..is it creepy to draw someone you barely talk to without their knowledge?..
You shook the thought, opening your sketchbook and gliding the pencil on the paper as you recalled memories of being around Abby. Her strong and beautiful features, freckles that danced around her pale skin, cute lips and nose, and powerful blue eyes that bore right into your soul.
A half hour of sketching later, you were still unhappy with the results. It just doesnāt look right you thought. You pursed your lips in frustration as you shoved your sketchbook and pencil back into your bag, hoping that tomorrow there would be a window of opportunity to draw Abby when you were with her, when she wouldnāt notice.
The last thing you needed was to embarrass yourself in front of Abby. What if she saw it and thought you were a total creep? Drawing her without her knowledge or permission? You couldnāt have that.
You tried your best to shut down all negative thoughts as you blew out the candle you lit, drops of white wax now littered around the candle holder. You plopped your head against the pillow, closing your eyes, waiting for sleep to take you.
You woke up the next morning as your alarm blared. You were lucky enough to have one, this one you found on a patrol a few months ago. The clock read 4:30 AM as you shut off the loud noise, quickly getting out of bed and getting dressed. Normally you would have been tired, especially considering you had only gotten 3 hours of sleep but all you could think about was Abby, aching to be around her. You dreaded being late, as you didnāt want Abby to think of you as an unreliable slacker. No, you wanted Abby to see you as you saw her.
You brushed your hair and made yourself look presentable, making sure you didnāt smell and that you were decently clean. You grabbed your cross-body bag and put on your boots, heading out to the spot you said youād both meet.
You were supposed to just look around the area for supplies and infected, nothing really special. Soon enough you saw Abby standing tall by the spot you said youād both meet.
The sun wouldnāt rise for another half hour so it was still slightly dark out, but luckily you had your flashlight with you.
āReady to go?ā Abbyās powerful voice rang through your ears, already making you feel weak with want for her. You nodded your head, smiling slightly up at her as she nodded. You both started walking, not saying much of anything, just enjoying hearing the trees rustle in the wind, birds chirping around you along with crickets and cicadas.
Abby walked slightly ahead but still beside you, making it easier to look at her without her knowing. You couldnāt help but stare, but little to your knowledge she knew your eyes were on her. She smirked a little and narrowed her eyes back to you, making your face engulf in a pink blush.
You look away quickly, pretending there was something oh so interesting up above you, trying to look anywhere but at her. She chuckled to herself, making you blush even harder. āW-whatās so funny?ā You mentally punched yourself for saying that aloud, but your mouth spoke before you could even think about what you were saying.
āHmm..itās nothing, donāt worry about it.ā
About an hour passed but with little luck. You both found a small abandoned convenience store that had a bottle of rubbing alcohol, some large bandaids but most importantly some bottled water, but that was it. You both stopped by a cliff side that had 2 decaying logs laying across from each other as seats, both talking one of the bottles of water and sitting separately.
As Abby stared out into the cliff side, you took notice how the warm morning sun lighting up her features made her look so breathtakingly beautiful. You took out your sketchbook and pencil, flipping to a blank page and started sketching. Itās now or never you thought.
Abby hadnāt said much, aware of the fact that you were drawing something but didnāt ask you about it, just letting you do your own thing. But it wasnāt until she noticed your glances up at her every so often that made her intrigued in what you were drawing.
You both sat silently for about 15 minutes, Abby making use of the time by cleaning her weapons, pretending not to notice your eyes scanning her features every once in a while. But while you were engaged in sketching, she silently got up and crept behind you, making sure to be dead silent with each step. As she got behind you and leaned towards your figure, you almost had a heart attack hearing her voice behind you.
āWhatcha drawinā?ā
She had a smug smirk plastered on her face, face inches from yours as you nearly jumped out of your seat. You quickly looked at her, arms clutching your sketchbook to your chest and face red with embarrassment as your mouth hung open in shock. You tried to say something but you couldnāt, so you averted your eyes and shyly handed your sketchbook to Abby. She took it from you and her eyes immediately widened as her face grew red and mind raced.
How the fuck did she draw this so quickly? I look like a fucking goddess!! And she captured my facial features and muscles so good??
It was confident to say that you left Abby Anderson speechless that day. But while her mind was racing with thoughts of holy fucking shit this is amazing, you thought her mind was raving about how much of a creep you were. You grew more and more nervous with each passing second, starting to regret drawing her until Abby finally spoke up.
āI..I donāt know what to say..ā She chuckled and had a slight smile on her face, still engaged in your talent.
āDo..do you think Iām creepy? Iām sorry I drew you without permission, itās just that-ā She cut you off.
āWhat?? Are you kidding me? I absolutely love this. Youāre artwork is insane, you captured me perfectly.ā
You jolted your head up at her words, looking into her eyes for any sort of doubt, but you found none. She was being genuine, and her smile made your heart melt along with her complements. āYou really think so?ā You also smiled up at her.
She nodded and sat down on the log next to you, looking back at the sketch. āWhat compelled you to draw me anyway?ā Abby asked you, looking at you with a soft smile.
āI..umā¦I..uhā¦ā You couldnāt say it. You couldnāt spit out the reason you drew her! You couldnāt just casually say you drew her because she was the hottest woman on Earth even though it was true and what you were thinking. You blushed and looked away, trying to come up with a believable fib but before you could, Abby spoke up.
āOhhh, I see..you have a crush on me, donāt you?ā She smirked at you, inching closer to your face, looking at you up and down with half lidded eyes.
You werenāt expecting Abby to be so forward. You couldnāt even look her in the eyes, just mindlessly looking at the floor and toying with the strands of your hair nervously. That was until she lightly grabbed your chin and made you meet her gaze. You looked at her with wide eyes, lips parted and cheeks pink with embarrassment.
āI asked you a question, pretty girl..you gonna answer it?ā
Your face was pink before, but now tomato red at what Abby had called you. Your heart felt like it was going to thump out of your chest but you managed to stutter out a sentence that was barely over a whisper.
āI-um..I do..have a..crush on you, Abby.ā You could barely keep your voice steady as you said it, eyes still looking into hers. She just smirked at you and looked you up and down, letting go of your chin but inching her face closer.
āHmm..thatās what I thought when I kept noticing your eyes on me. Youāre not very sneaky about it yāknow.ā
She was so close to you. All your senses were flooded with the smell of her pine soap you loved so much.
āUm, sorry about that..I couldnāt help it.ā
āYou couldnāt help but stare at me? Thatās cute. Why? Whatās so interesting about me?ā
She was so straightforward it was driving you crazy. Did she really expect you to answer a question like that??
Yes, she did.
āI..well..thatās a hard question to answer. Thereās a lot of things about you I like..but, if I have to be honest, Iāve never met someone as captivating as you.ā
You couldnāt believe you said it. You looked away in embarrassment, toying with your hands, face flushed as your heart felt like it was going to explode for the millionth time.
āWell, I think youāre pretty captivating yourself. Youāre cute, and you draw really damn well. Iād like to get to know you better, if thatās okay with you.ā
Abby got up from the log you both were occupying and grabbed her backpack, swinging it up onto her shoulder. You looked up at her and smiled warmly.
āIād like to get to know you too.ā
#abby anderson x reader#abby anderson x you#abby the last of us#abby x fem!reader#abby x reader#the last of us#the last of us 2#abby anderson#muscle mommy abby#abby and ellie
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Hi pookie! Iām sick rn and itās setting off my sensory issues so much- so I was wondering how the dimi sisters would comfort an s/o who has autism and is overstimulated from being sick? I personally like wrapping myself in likeā¦ 5000 blankets for the compression and heat- but it gets too hot 3: i always have a specific super soft blanket at the bottom lol. And I get killer sore throats every time I get sick šAnywho- I feel icky and I donāt like it :/ - šŖ¶
Hiii! Pookie?š Awh hon, you just arenāt lucky with the sicknesses- I hope youāll feel better soon! :) as always, my dms are open should I be of any help :)
And absolutely! As always with these kind of asks- Iām not autistic myself and only go based on experiences I am told about :)
Letās get into it!šš«¶
Masterlists
Bela
She notices the signs of your sickness immediately, and is ready to coddle you and care for you the second they make an appearance
She ensures youāre comfy and insists you stay in bed
Of course, Bela supplies you with plenty of soup and tea, as well, only the kind(s) you like, or can stand
She insists, tea is good for humans
While normally making the staff prepare meals, Bela takes this on herself
Sheās naturally protective of you, yes
But when youāre sick?
She is incredibly protective
She dislikes leaving your side, but even more so- she doesnāt allow others to prepare your food
While itās unluckily someone dares poison you, downright stupid, she does not care for this
She wants to ensure your safety
She needs to
And such, she takes upmost precision in her task
Studying instructions and even tugging a few maids to the side to prepare the tea right in front of her, under her watchful eye
Once done and satisfied, she brings you the pot and cups up to her room
Even if you have your own room, she insists you stay with her while youāre sick, and on the mend
Wrapped under your favourite blankets, she giggles when you poke your head out to watch her enter the room
The room is dimly lit, no bright lights or so
Itās comfortably warm, even more so under your blankets
Books and papers, pencils, stuffed animals and toys are littered on the bed in hopes of keeping you company and entertained when she must work- you know, she is never too far
She coos as she rests her hand on your forehead and feels its warmth. Youāre burning up, she thinks
Truthfully, you always feel warm to her, but now especially so. She figures a fever is a relatively safe bet
Eagerly, you press into her touch
Her skin is cool, soothingly so. It feels amazing in contrast to your warm skin
Bela smiles sadly at this. If only she could open the window a little bit for youā¦
Still, both of you know the windows canāt be opened while she prevails in the room
She canāt help but giggle again, though, when you shake suddenly
She doesnāt mean to, really
She wishes she could help you, too. It just looked too cute and funny
However, the sound makes you laugh a little as well, despite the ache in your throat
Immediately, the action draws a wince from you, and Bela sits down on the bed to you
She wonders- how can she help you?
You whine again, unsure how to communicate what you want. You arenāt even all that sure what you need yourself
Upon noticing the warmth that radiates from you, she lightly tugs on one of the many blankets covering you
Immediately, you protest
āBut arenāt you by far too warm, little one?ā, she canāt help but wonder
Bela never has qualms about being too warm, but you? You donāt quite share her biology, after all
She wouldāve thought the warmth- this much of it- must be uncomfortable
She feels you sweat, and immediately frowns in concern- she knows, youāll likely want a bath, yet feels you arenāt quite strong enough for one just yet
You canāt help but wince again- itās as though everything is too much
Your pyjama, clinging onto you due to the sweat. It feels like a second skin that traps you in place
The blankets, though soft and warm, are simply too warm
Yet, the second you move them or even stick a leg out, youāre shivering
Your throat, burning, aching, hurting so bad
Bela notices your hand flap for a moment, betraying your discomfort as tears begin to roll down your eyes
Immediately, she swarms under the blanket with you to pull you close
At this, surprisingly though, you already calm down
Bela yelps in surprise when you pull her flush against you, your arms wrapping around her entirely and your head resting on her breasts
Sheās so cool, her skin so perfectly cold
Just right
Not too cold to make you shiver,
Just cold enough to harmonise with the warmth of the blankets
You sigh, finally feeling a little bit more content
She seems to understand though, and just smiles down at you
Gladly, she becomes your teddy bear if it makes you feel better
With one of her hands at the back of your neck and head, she gently runs her fingertips along your skin to soothe
With the other, she reaches for the tea to hand it to you
If only she had something for your throat!
She will talk with the duke soon regarding this, bring you cough drops and syrup, even if she cringes at the smell
All for her human. Youāre her everything
Cassandra
Cassandra is immediately with you when she hears your fast, distressed heartbeat
You shriek when she appears in front of you, sickle raised and eyes darting around the room to scan it for a threat. When her eyes land on you, she immediately sees whatās wrong- youāre sick
She sinks to her knees when she finds you sit on the ground, her hands hovering above yours. With a nod of your head, she pulls you against her
She giggles when you worry about how sweaty you are, and about infecting her. Nonsense! She loves your scent, and she isnāt fussed about catching some of the bacteria
Her touch feels- amazing
Everything was too much. Your sore throat that tickles when you swallow. Your ears, your hands, the warmth you feel, the cold, all of it too much
Itās as though you feel everything- your skin, your bones, your clothing, the floor under you
Cassandraās touch is grounding. She helps you focus on her, and only her
Sheās strong and hard, but her skin is soft. Itās cool, and soothes your skin when you think itās about to burn off you from the heat you feel
She hums for a moment, and you relax fully. Sheās perfect for you
She smells strongly of blood, which has you sniffle. This makes her giggle a little- youāre so cute to her
Her precious little human. Her little lamb
It pains her to see you sick. Is there something she can do? Yes, but one thing after the other
Cuddling until you have enough or are no longer in need of it, she unwraps her arms from you
The first thing she offers is a bath
She knows, both of you are in need of one, and she doesnāt want to overwhelm you with the scents, even if you canāt smell them as intensely as her
Gently, she eases you off the floor and into the bathroom
She isnāt all that sure how to function the tub, really, and is thankful when you croak out some instructions
Still, at last she manages, and eases you into the tub
You wince at the light, and she immediately goes to turn it off. Itās quite nice, really, and her eyes nearly glow a little in the dim light
She is careful, yet loving, touching only when you allow her to with a nod of your head. She doesnāt want to end up overwhelming you more when sheās finally getting closer to calming you, after all
Cassandra hums lowly, her fingertips playing with the water surface as you get used to the warm water around you
Once set, she gently helps you rinse yourself off
She promises, she will get a bath after. She doesnāt want to turn your water red and dark from the filth and blood that clings to parts of her
And she sticks to her promise. As you finish up in the bath, she gently guides you to the bed
Placing your favourite blanket on the sheets and below you, she covers you with two more. Just to be sure
If it didnāt hurt your throat this much, surely youād giggle at her coddling
Who would have thought- sadistic, āevilā Cassandra Dimitrescu, tucking you in and blushing a little when you shoot her a thankful smile
Sheās always been good at knowing what youāre trying to tell her without the use of words
Abandoning her sickle for you to- play with?- she runs off to find you some medicine
You smile at this. While you donāt share her interest in weapons, itās sweet of her to leave hers for you. You know she likes it a great deal
As she returns, she easily carries medicine and cough drops, stuffed animals scattered around the room, and even a platter containing snacks sheās found in the kitchens
You eat as she washes up, and smile when she returns and smells of the soap you picked out, as well as the subtle aroma of the woods she seems to always carry with her
Itās rare for her not to smell of blood, and you know it wonāt last long. Still, you want nothing but to cuddle her now
To feel her cold skin against yours, by far too warm in comparison, to feel grounded by her arms around you
When she finds you squirming under the warm blankets already and looking up at her with big eyes, she already knows your silent question
Groaning and scoffing playfully, she gets in bed and allows you to cuddle her
You smile to yourself when she plays with her sickle and the sheets, as though to let you know;
She wonāt leave. She wants you to rest, but she will still be there by the time you awaken
Daniela
Sheās immediately by your side when you tell her youāre sick, and she wonāt want to leave
Daniela doesnāt understand how you got sick, or even what sickness you have
She doesnāt understand humans all that much, at least as it comes to these things
But really? She doesnāt need to, either. She cares about you, for you, and thatās all that matters
You feel uncomfortable, overwhelmed. Thatās all that is important to your lover
Putting you in her bed and covering you with the kind of blankets you like, she canāt help but press a small kiss to your nose
āItāll be okay, my love. Iām here, my sweetā, she reassures
She asks, gently, if you can tell her whatās bothering you or how to help you
Danielaās go to are cuddles
She doesnāt know many other means to help you
She dims the bright light of the room when it gets too much, and cuddles closer to you, insisting you must get some rest
Still, the ache in your throat hurts and your head throbs
As such, rest is nearly impossible to get, as you let the snoring woman know
Upon being woken up, Daniela tiredly offers to get you some blood. She insists, only the best for her little hu-
Oh, yes
Youāre human
Humans donāt like blood, she recollects!
Giggling at this, she promises to bring you whatever you ask of her. She doesnāt want you to get out of bed, but will bring you all your heart desires
She brings you all kinds of things, unsure what a human wants or needs
Water, tea, soup, chicken, salad, bread, vegetables, candy, syrup, medicine for all kinds of things, juice, even some cookies she stole from her sisterās room
She offers you to change, or stay undressed entirely
It helps her, sometimes, to feel skin to skin contact without clothing
She also knows, sometimes you just dislike the fabric of your clothing
Daniela is perfect to snuggle, and she is convinced: cuddling can solve all
And lucky for you, Daniela happens to be the best snuggler around
With her arms around you and her chest pressing against your back, she talks quietly about her day as you eat
Her touch is grounding, and comforting
Her cool skin allows you to absorb the heat of the blankets without getting too warm
Occasionally, she steals some of the food sheās brought you, bearing only a small, innocent grin when you turn your head to look at her with a knowing smile
While blood is her favourite, the candy sheās brought is just too tempting!
āI didnāt do anythingā¦!ā, she insists, giggling, even as her breath smells sweet of the candy she just plopped in her mouth
She surrounds the two of you with many stuffed animals and reads to you in a gentle voice
Any of her stuffed animals are yours too, to hold and snuggle. Theyāre soft, and it makes you smile
She too believes sleep is the best medicine. Itās whatās been taught to her, after all
As such, she grants you a lot of rest, nearly all day
She encouraged you to sleep a lot, and eagerly dozes off as well when she is sure youāre asleep
And, of course, she is always still there when you awaken, often snoring lightly or snuggled up against you or a stuffed animal
Blankets cover both of you, her cool thigh against yours relaxing you when it gets too warm under the blanket
Surprisingly, the medicine sheās brought actually helps quite a bit, so that your throat aches less and you donāt feel the irritation with every breath
Your head feels clearer, and your skin less tingly. It feels nice again
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hello I'm back to pester you about csp... again... I saw your fem! wataru art on Twitter the other day, and that's kind of the artstyle I was talking about the last time I asked you regarding art š
im sorry for the confusion but I really don't know how to draw with thin lines š« š« also is there a tool that helps color in base colors? I've been coloring by hand with the opaque brush and I feel like I'm missing something š I've been wanting to ask for a while now, but I didn't want to bother you... ANYWAY I HOPE YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO HELP ME ššš
WAIT. FORGIVE ME BUT I HAVE TO ASK............ IS THIS THE DRAWING UR REFERRING TO???? BECAUSE I DID NOT DRAW THAT, THAT WAS DONE BY LUMI AND I AM NOT HER šššši havent drawn a wataru recently....
if u ARE referring to her art though im pretty sure she uses the SU-cream pencil for her lines and colors in her stuff with a regular G-pen or something similar, making for a much cleaner and refined look! her canvases are also like. Massive. at least to me. which gives more room for defined details! though take this with a grain of salt as this is only an observation and not definitive
her and i have rather different styles, especially when it comes to rendering. hers is alot more clean and prim whereas mine is more painterly and messy. if it is her art u are referring to u can shoot her an ask urself! her tumblr username is cutie-lumi and, while she answers asks once every full moon, im sure she'd be delighted to help u!
#if i had a nickle for every time her and i have been confused for one another i would have like at least 5 that i know of#ask
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I really love your art and your artstyle!!! I'm trying to learn to draw and I'm struggling to find a way to draw faces and especially eyes that I like, could you maybe share some tips on how you draw faces because omg I am so in awe of how cool your art looks! :D
FKEKVKKEKD OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH š„ŗš„ŗ I'M SO HONORED
Honestly, the best advice I can give is to study tf out of art styles you like, bc that's exactly what I did with TGS. The amount of pages I just stared at and tried to lowkey memorize is ungodly, and once I started drawing the characters and trying to emulate sage's style, I kinda just kept getting better from there. My ability to draw poses and full body stuff also got exponentially better VERY quickly, TGS is just magic like that, I swear.
Also, for eyes specifically, referencing each characters eyes and testing different expressions is kinda the way to go. I use my physical copy of Vol 1 a LOT for referencing (especially for Hyde and Lanyon)
(A LOT more under the cut lmao)
Also, just drawing headshots of the characters over and over helps too, especially in pen! I have literal DOZENS of random 5- 10 minute pen doodles. The nice thing about the pen stuff is that, yeah, youll mess up a lot and not be super satisfied with most of them, but it forces you to be a bit more careful about how you place things and steadier with you hand, at least in my experience.
(The sillies)
See? Most of them really suck, but they made me pay a lot more attention to what I was doing and what I wanted to do. It also helped me grasp quirks of the characters and drawing expressions a lot better. Plus, this isn't even all of them, I've got a bunch more in a little envelope I made.
Also, looking on Pinterest for pose references probably would also help, or taking pics of yourself for reference, but I'm built different (stubborn and lazy) so I rawdog my anatomy and poses š£ļøš£ļø
Otherwise, I can also give a little doodle example with Whole Jekyll on how I currently draw in pencil and such :3
Start with circle, then give it a nice center line and chin
Then I throw in the neck and shoulders (which tend to change a decent bit bc anatomy is hard), the eye line, which goes through the middle of the circle, and then I like to do a line down the chest to figure out which way I want him pointing, since he's at a tilt. I also change this quite often, along with where I want the face pointing lmao. Once I've figured out direction, I draw the nose starting at the bottom of the circle and up to the eye line. I also then draw the top of the eyes first. The eye line (and apparently the center line š) is of course a suggestion, and I tend to mess around with the eye shape until it looks mostly right.
Then the bottoms of the eyes and the pupils get thrown in, which I have to redraw pretty often to try and make them match better. I also usually leave the eyes blank bc I'm lazy af and can't draw pupils too well, I will shade them tho and that makes them look better.
Then bbg gets ears (which I usually start around the corners of the eyes and go down to just above the little curve of the jaw), eyebrows (also just mess around with these til they look right) and a mouth (I HATE drawing mouths šš), then they get their hair (also have to redraw a bunch)
Also, to show Whole Jekylls other eye, I pinned his hair back, so there's a treat, Whole Jekyll enjoyers <3 bbg can fully see š (Mind Lanyon probably forced him too)
Then I shade his eyes, give him clothes and fix up any quick things that were bothering me (in this his nose) and go back with the edge of a rectangle eraser and get those guidelines and extra lines out (sometimes they're still a little visible, but maybe just don't draw them as heavy handed as I do š) and Bada Bing Bada boom! Doodle done :3 of course its not the best, but it doesn't have to be, thats the joy of doodles
Heres another good pic to kinda show how I use my guidelines (and how messy my doodles usually are, it's part of my charm guys, I swear--)
Otherwise like, my progress shots for drawings look goofy af lmao, like--
Messy af, incorrect proportions, wrong anatomy, eugh. just takes time (and a lot of redrawing) to get to the final pieces.
But yeah!!! Eyes are annoying, it just takes a lot of tweaking and repetition.
Like, I redrew some of these eyes a decent few times and some of them are still off, like cmon Lanyon, why you gotta be so hard for me to draw š
Anyways!!! Thats probably the best I can offer right this second lmao, sometimes I kinda wish I could record drawing and stuff but I don't do stuff purely digital often enough to. I do have a full speed paint for that drawing of Jekyll in Hydes mind clothes tho, so idk maybe I'll share that if anyone wants me to lmao.
But yeah! Thank you so much for the ask and the kind words, I hope this helps! or is at least entertaining lmao
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General Simon brainrot sketch page :3, as per usual, explanations under a cut. Apologies if my posts tend to be kinda huge and difficult to scroll past, I try to do the cuts to make sure they do the least inconvenience to anyone! (>-< ;)
Just the whole page in full ft. My thumb lol
Expression practice! Simon is feeling the weight of his situation rn alas :(. Iāve always imagined him being panicked the whole game; the overarching entire game timer really gives a pretty good feeling of dread imo. The two doodles at the bottom were attempts at multiple ideas Iāve seen floating around about the curse, but theyāre kinda bad in execution looking at them no tbh. But the first one is based on the idea that the curse gives some vampire traits like sharp teeth and would probably lead to proper vampirism if he were to die from it. The second was general attempt at like skull practice and comparing facial features to skull structure, but oh my god the page kept smudging and I tried making it look ok with some random blood on there but it just made it look even sillier š.
These next two are based on two random like liminal space images I ran into on Pinterest and I drew them mostly because I suck at backgrounds and idk Simonās Quest itself is like Castlevania: Liminal Space Edition a lot of the time, so it fits X,,,,D. The first one I really liked the composition of the path on the far side contrasted to the trees. Imagine the water is the purple cursed swamp :3. Hopefully Simon has laurels just standin around in there.
This second liminal space for Simon to be in was this neat nighttime photo of a graveyard! Trees are HARD TO DRAW, especially just in pencil and a solid black background. Thereās blood on the ground and stuff cause he was just fighting some monsters, probably those two headed lizard guys. Itās the awkward stillness after clearing out an area of enemies.
The pose for this one is based on the LOL~lots of laugh Miku figure lmao ššš
Simon is very fun to put in exaggerated poses! Especially cause you have to exaggerate them more to get the same ratio of pose to negative space because muscles and armor. I had no idea how to make metal belt armor thingies sit in a like legs up floating sort of pose like this so they kinda bend a little weird but eh he looks cute otherwise. The other doodles present are one that says ābrainrotā which is kinda making fun of my own dedication to an NES character š and also cause haha rot like the curse. Also, teeny tiny Simon with a heart!!! :3
Yippie! Simon posing again! I think the first pose was inspired by this like random old anime style angel figure??? Idk I think she was just an original character figure and the pose was pretty different, I just used the reference mostly for the arm position. Anyway, heās vibin, just sitting curled up and momentarily comfy. Alas, the horrors persist in the second doodle that was an attempt at showing how the curse kinda deteriorates him but he just kinda ended up having a scarily snatched waist and it looks more stylized than like sick. Also the armor kinda bends around him in a way that makes it look like it shrunk with him which is so dumb lmaooooo (XwX). Iāll have to revisit the concept eventually idk, just look at his face for this one XD. Hahaha tiny doodle based on Larval Rin on the left there, nothing to see hereā
The main doodle is just Simon looking into the distance bewildered and holding the whip, standard stuff. Thereās also a side profile doodle and an attempt at drawing crying again cause I was getting kinda rusty at both of those things.
Simon Belmont but if he was 2000s anime lol. A fun little style experiment, I might keep this as like another secondary art style. Thereās also some doodles of a hanged man skeleton, the eyes of Vlad, a skeleton hand, and a couple little chibi Simonās of various expressions.
More 2000s anime Simon, but in a more silly way like the art style change for joke sections. One is him just goofily holding up Draculaās head, but itās contrasted immediately with a more gritty usual art style doodle of him with harsh shading lol. Get you a man who can do both I guess š
I gotta practice more on backgrounds and composition and stuff, probably also get some curse effects consistent augh. Lately Iāve been on and off working on random things or just staring into space tired, getting back to using social media is hard and an exhausting uphill battle unfortunately (_ _ ;). Sometimes I feel like I should probably split these up into multiple posts to make things more visible and to put more focus on specific drawings, but idk I donāt really want to, it just feels weird to me breaking up a doodle page like that, if that makes sense??? Eh idk.
#castlevania#castlevania games#akumajou dracula#castlevania ii: simon's quest#castlevania simonās quest#simonās quest#simon belmont#art post#my art#fanart#sometimes I forget that the turtleneck addition to his undershirt was like something I added somewhere along the line š#seeing the actual box art and staring at his visible neck like where your clothes at and then I remember oh wait#I did that āI was the one that who made him cover up š#ok also the hair lmaoooooooo hahahashshs prince of eternia lookin ass#Simon really out here with that fuckass bob Konami what barber did you send him to#I forget that like thereās not the sections and piecing I usually draw and that he really just has his bangs straight cut in that#I guess the way I draw his hair is like a middle ground between his manual doodles and the cover art?#yeah that makes sense Iām using that explanation of it now XD#anyway love him Iāve got another page of him Iāll try to post soon hopefully#past that is some really quick OC concept sketches and like idk dissociating#aaa I gotta talk to people but I keep losing all track of time and then canāt because of guilt augh itās a miracle Iām posting this rn tbh#daydreaming is a horrible coping mechanism donāt do it guys Iāve been stuck with it since fourth grade šššššš#itās addictive it starts out like ātime to imagine a character to this song :3ā then itās been two months#vent in the tags#but mannnnnnn ššš#anyway hereās a whole sketchbook page of my comfort character who hasnāt seen a day of comfort in his life uhā#idk if posting at like 10 PM at night is a good idea but eh whatever
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hey, just some art questions if you don't mind?
1. is nsfw art in anyway different to draw compared to non-spicy art? Do you find the process easier or harder? More fun maybe?š
2. do you start your pieces with the guidelines, and shapes as a base before you outline for the specific positions/poses?
3. how long have you been drawing for? Do you prefer digital or pencil?
Apologies if that is too much, I love art, especially fanart š„¹ and I love your art style so much.
yea I don't mind, I'm honestly very flattered!
1: Yes, NSFW is way harder for me because I am so new to it! I have to look for more references and spend longer sketching than usual. The process is usually easier because,, it's just naked bodies rather than having to deal with clothing/fabric. I don't do anything too arduous for the stuff I'm posting here
2: I will show u!
I start with a v rough sketch. If I'm feeling lazy, it could look even simpler than this, but usually I would refine it to this level
I put in color flats and shadow flats, and put the shadows on multiply and lower opacity
And then I just paint on top! I prefer making corrections and adding details in this stage, it's the most fun part. I add further corrections and add other things like eye shines and Neteyam's stripes and then it's done ššš
3. I've not drawn for long, I've just graduated art school earlier this year! Now I'm recuperating at home for a bit as I deal with my post-grad depression ššš I prefer digital but for works that need more preparation/ideation, I start with pencil.
hope this helps and keep loving art! It is hard but it can be fun š
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Ship ship ship shit art--i mean, ship art!
I was doing an el filibusterismo assignment when i randomly got my ass to draw Maria Sirena and Benedict Inkwellš (yes, thats their spanish colonial era names XD)
Maybe drop in a some lore,
Maria Sirena De La Mar y Noche
-a beautiful yet cautious and fierce Filipina woman, she doesnt trust any of the Spaniards nor any other nationalities who come to Las Filipinas. She is also known as Maria Sirena. She has a beautiful singing voice and some colorful talents. She often spend late nights to do art. Her family has been in good contact with the town's Kura Paroko (parish priest), though, she dislikes him especially whenever she catches him staring at her. One day, a group of American friends spot her on a warm afternoon and they try to befriend her. Especially that man with a blue three-piece suit, a red bow tie and a fedora hat... (Also, if you know the story of either Maria Clara or Juli in El Fili, yk whats gonna happen to Maria Sirena, except she has a good ending compared to the aforementioned two characters)
Benedict Inkwell
-a famous artist in America who draws portraits of people in black paint and a white canvas. He also does inky portraits and pencil portraits. He didnt plan to go to Las Filipinas but his friends, Boris Connor, and his wife--which is also a friend-- Alice Connor (nee Angel) convinced him. They also tagged along the twin brothers Carlos and Manuel Blanco, and Manuel's girlfriend, Cala Maria Lithos. Benedict is often teased by his friends by calling him his famous nickname "Bendy" because he gets a lot of troubles as a child
Other characters
Boris Connor - Benedict's childhood friend and best friend. He is a married wolf. He is a Jack of all trades, meaning he can do any work and any occupation (Like Bert frlm Mary Poppins) and is also a Magician. He likes playing the Clarinet. American.
Alice Connor nee Angel - Boris' beautiful singing wife. Also a childhood friend of Benedict. She can play the piano and cooks very well. She is very friendly and open minded. American.
Carlos Jose Diego Blanco y Fernandez - the older twin brother. He likes collecting old stuff, especially vintage plates and cups. He is very good at wielding guns. Spanish. He is part of the Guardia Civil, to serve and protect the people--like his (retired) grandfather.
Manuel Alejandro Francisco Blanco y Fernandez - The younger twin brother. Also has a hobby of collecting vintage dishes like his brother. Spanish. He has a girlfriend. Good at wielding guns too, especially the sniper rifles. He is part of the Guardia Civil, to serve and protect the people--like his (retired) grandfather.
Cala Maria Lithos - A famous singer and Maxwell's girlfriend. Greek. She has strong eyes (idk how to put mataray into english lol) which sometimes makes people assume she is a bossy and rude person. But after her fame and people got to know her, her eyes became a part of her charm.
(i dont understand why spanish names gotta be so long ;-;)
Also note: all of the characters' powers here; bendy's ink manipulation, siren's mermaid tail and soul manipulation abilities, cuphead and mugman's fingerguns, cala's gorgon stare, are all REMOVED. Nobody has powers here, only guns, gunpowder, fire, knives and voices.
[[Theres a possibility they may be humanized but im not really dedicated to this lol]]
Here's the noli one (old ver)
#sirensea#fanart#what the hell am i doing#noli me tangere#el filibusterismo#<<inspirations#idk if this is an au or smth but they have a separate storyline compared to the og books#lol idk i dont want any story building kn this shit#bendy the demon#bendy x siren#boris the wolf#alice angel#alice angel x boris#cuphead#mugman#mugman x cala maria#spanish colonization era#las filipinas#bendy the ink demon#bendy#sona x canon#bendy and the ink machine#cddwtd#bendy and the dark revival
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YOOO I LOVE YOUR STYLE!!
Sorry if this is weird to ask, but I wanted to ask (if that's okay sjsjsj) how you get your traditional images to look so clear and lovely!
SORRY IF IT IT WEIRD, IVE BEEING TRYING TO GET BETTER LIGHTING šš AND I DONT KNOE
AWWW THANK YOU SO MUCH I-
HEIRNDJDJFK, you are so sweetššø
(donāt hesitate to ask anything!! I lovetalking to peoples!! :):) )
you are so nice ok, the space I have to work with has really horrible lighting, so I totally get you!
I would check the comments on this post by @bluedove216 for actual lighting tips(hope you donāt mind the @ dove-)
I havenāt tried most of what they suggested but I HAVE tried the CamScanner app :D you can use it for free and itās pretty easy/ helpful! Itās meant for scanning documents tehe
I donāt use it a whole lot, especially with drawings that have a lot of color, but itās helpful when i have horrid lighting, or use it for sketches!!!
also, donāt be afraid to toggle your photo settings if you canāt get good lighting~ >:0
i most frequently adjust brightness and black point- especially for when your camera isnāt picking up on pencil lines and such, itās a helpful way to make your photos represent irl better.
ANYWAYS YEAH Iām real inconsistent and unconventional about it š« let yourself experiment, check out their suggestions and try some, they get their photos looking SO CLEAN >:)
Iām not the best person to ask but uh, I hope this helps a smidgen! T^TāØ
Also if anyone sees this and you have better tips to give please drop it below for this lovely bean (and perhaps myself š)lmao
#A beautiful asker!!?#Gin-astro#Drawing#traditional art#i love your drawings btw they are very nice š„ŗ#Woooo me being the most unprofessional person in the world#š©·šøš«#asks
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would genuinely love to see your process for sketching out your comics!! ive wanted to make my own but i have never really figured out the process and end up overwhelmed- and you're one of the folks who makes stuff in a style that I kinda draw close to, and u do ur comics with pencil and paper- so if you wouldn't mind in the future, it'd be really cool to see how you actually get everything planned :)
This ask is so cute :( probably genuinely the biggest compliment I've ever received! Well, no waiting in the future! I'll tell you now what happens behind the scenes! :)
SO FIRSTLY, I'd like to clarify I am in no way a professional or even close to one, I never even looked up how to do comics, I just kinda do them and use what I've read from DC comics and Pinterest tips.
But! Personally, I find that making comics is fun and that's what I strive on. I won't lie when I say my comics are pretty bland, the surroundings are empty and lame but I think the character's expressions and body language make up for it, and especially the script. So altogether in this post, I'll be breaking down how my comics are made!
āāā if you're interested, open up the full post!
1 - Scripting
In both dialogue and character detail/placing!
I use a notes app for when I get ideas!
* I usually don't do specific dialogue, only stating the idea and then coming up with dialogue in my head, but there are some exceptions where I do write down pre-thought-out dialogues you can see in the examples I put below!
With the idea / dialogue in tow, we can go to character detail / placing. I don't know the actual word for it but basically how the character acts in a specific scene / dialogue!
Character expression is especially important when it comes to any type of art, be it comics or animation as it can tell a story with little to no dialogue!
* panels taken from 1 and 2 for context
From here you can clearly tell their expressions well! Be sure to exaggerate!
2 - Limit planning
With Tumblr's 10 images limit, as well as Instagram if you post there, it's important to note that limit and know when to end the comic with a good panel where it doesn't feel like it's supposed to continue UNLESS you're making two parts!
I can't tell you how many times I've ruined my sketchbook papers trying to get a perfect script but I've been doing it long enough that my brain has adapted to the limit and every comic I've done since adapting had been a perfect ā¤10.
But even if you decide to go with two (or maybe even more) parts, you should make sure it ends well still! Like a book! Those spaces between paragraphs and chapters and such!
Take these for examples too!
* panels taken from 1 and 2 for context
So treat it like a book! I guess ?
3 - Panel placement
This isn't a necessity, but my personal way of drawing each panel is having it scattered around randomly around my sketchbook. I don't use strips or anything like that as it restricts me because using strips on paper is a whole lot harder than on digital. Because I have such a wide area to draw, I'm less restricted from drawing any excess things I want to add in case my dialogue doesn't fit the panel or so!
4 - Draw
Now to put it all together and make the comic! I usually already have my vision in mind so I can just go draw it without a light sketch layer, but I do recommend it!
What that is is essentially a sketch but drawn like.. your pencil is hovered above the page? Like you don't press down on it or something like that. Basically a guideline! So do that if you need it, and when you're satisfied with how it looks, you can draw it! And make sure it's clear!
After that, it's just picture and post! (Make sure you crop it right tho!)
4.5 - BONUS / TIPS
When I started posting Belos drawings, I never expected it to get any attention or even end up as a whole AU š I just drew him in a babygirl hoodie and people ate that shit up so now it's an AU š and because of that you need to prepare personalized tags!
Tags like pitmdau or sharing caleb au ! Very very useful for navigation
More important than tags, make sure you have a Masterpost!
I'm aware mine are unfinished and very messy and I'm trying to work on that right now but it's very difficult but people really need it so when making Masterposts, YOU HAVE KEEP UP WITH IT. I slacked of for ONE POST and now it's a mess.
Also another important note you can only put 100 links in one post so you have to make more Masterposts to navigate through the comics š
5 - Have fun!
When getting into comic making, I think really the most important thing to keep in mind is your enjoyment in making said comics. Sometimes some things can burn you out very quickly so when you're getting into things like this, especially when you're not getting paid, you gotta make sure you have fun doing it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't get a lot of traction or not, it only matters that you are enjoying making and posting them!
I've experienced MULTIPLE burn outs from making too many comics for my TOH AUs that at some point I just completely died and lacked motivation. But what drives me into making them are other people's enjoyment! Their enjoyment gives me enjoyment which gives me motivation to make more. Someday I'll know the AUs I've created will inevitably be over, at some point, but right now I'm just having fun with the small community I've built!
So make comics, and have fun!
I hope this was helpful in any way. I just want to clarify that, again, this is my way of making comics, and you don't have to follow anything I put into the post. I'm mostly hoping this was easy to understand as well. I'm more of a visual learner so making up the words to make this was kinda hard so I'm sorry if some parts didn't make sense. If anything, feel free to hit me with another ask or a PM! I know me not posting seems like I'm inactive but I promise I check Tumblr frequently š
Happy posting!!! :3
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