#i'm trying to draw more dynamic poses!

[almondcroissantsandink]

did someone buttdial the immediate murder professionals

[felix-krain]

quick study <3

[rebrandedbard]

Ooh for the most memorable thing, I think the moment in your Rumplestiltskin AU when he finds his name! I loved that twist

Oh man, I love that part! Here's a sketched visual of the scene for you. This is how I imagined the border (roughly) between the human world and the faerie world, with the buttercup right on the edge of the two.

[monster-noises]

I fuckin.. I need I need my art to be better man..

I need it to be looser, i need more Life, more Energy, more Colour!!!!! more Stylization!!!!!!! more SHAPES!!!!!! Mood Mood and Tone and Feeling!!!!!!!!!!

and less whatever weird archaic constraints I am holding from Highschool that I can't seem to shake off

I need to Break It a little bit, I need to Bend it until it Sings again..

[momomallowart]

Been working on making some AoT fanart since the finale but I keep getting sidetracked...

but I figured I'd share this WIP bc I've been trying to share more! ʕ⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴥ⁠ꈍ⁠ʔっ✨

[noperopesaredope]

Okay so was anyone gonna tell me how fun it is to draw speech bubbles and onomatopoeia in webcomics or was I supposed to figure that out all by myself?

[loregoddess]

"I love art" <-- person actively suffering bc they decided to draw an arm at a different angle than usual

[cosbug]

So I'm not actually sure about this one but it took me way too long to make just to not post it— SO TAKE IT ANYWAY

(also my first time drawing wade without his mask and trying a more dynamic pose so please be kind 🫡🏃🏃)

[thewitchandthepangolin]

My impressions about the 5th Ani costumes~

Heartslabyul

Ace, Deuce and Trey: they're trying SO HARD

Riddle: he puts his 110% in EVERYTHING HE DOES AND HE NAILED IT ✨ k-pop idol all the way

Cater: a fucking NATURAL. Omg he knows his best angles and he's hands down the best of the Dorm

Savanaclaw

Ruggie: wondering if he's going to get paid for this shit. Boyish charm tho

Leona: MF knows he's hot and he totally owns it. Just look at that unbuttoned shirt. I'm melting over here, I hate you

Jack: 👏Taking👏Notes👏From👏Vil👏 My boi you're killing me with your beauty. THOSE FANGS PEAKING!

Octavinelle

Azul: he's channeling his dominatrix aura; dunno how much it's working, but he's commiting to the BIT

Tweels: stole the FUCKING SHOW OMG they look more twin than ever. Jade is EFFORTLESS, but Floyd is SLAYING 🔥

Scarabia

Kalim: more serious than ever. he keeps his boyish charm, but I do feel he doesn't know how to pose

Jamil: natural beauty ✨ but his pose could have been more dynamic

Pomefiore: overall the best Dorm, 10/10

Epel: k-pop idol 🎤🍎 my boi is OWNING HIS STYLE and is taking good pointers from Vil

Rook: 1000% beautiful hunter. i like it but i'm also afraid 👁️👄👁️

Vil: they put more time in his drawing than anyone else and it's SHOWING! 👑Q U E E N S U P R E M A C Y👑 unfair to everyone else. step on me, please and thank you

Ignihyde:

Ortho: my son knows how to maximize his cute charm and it's totally weaponizing it. best boi

Idia: WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE THE DARK AND BROODING LOVE INTEREST OF AN OTOME GAME?????? his cards are always drawn for the fans, because THIS MAN IS PATHETIC AND DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO POSE FOR HIS LIFE BUT LOOK AT HIM 💯🔥super close second to best one, after Vil (but first for me bc he's my fav)

Diasomnia:

Malleus: main love interest and he knows it. he can't pose and NOT be amazing and regal. my liege ❤️

Lilia: also boyish charm, looks very good, kinda stiff tho? i wish they drew him more like when he was general Lilia

Silver: natural beauty ✨ don't need to do anything, he's already perfect

Sebek: he's also trying very hard but he's actually nailing it!

That's it, thanks for coming to my TEDTalk

(Pictures found: https://www.tumblr.com/mostroloungeofficial/777455647420727296/every-dorm-in-their-blazing-jewel-outfits-from-the?source=share)

[time-woods]

Hi there!

I'm looking to try and do some art studies and loosen up my art a bit more as well as develop my style a bit.

I was wondering if it would be okay to use some of your adventure time style art in my studies? I love how loose and dynamic you draw them even when they're just standing sometimes ^^

If so do you have any of those drawings that you think would help more than others?

Thank you!

hihi ! and yes i can try to find some !

here are a few that im really proud of the flow on ! contrasting biig swoopy shapes with sharp angles has gotta be one of my fave things to draw,

(the fionna one is a bit older- i did it when fionna and cake got a release date- but i still really like the shapes and pose^^))

[velnna]

I'm curious to know how you mastered anatomy? I mean, look at the subtle shadows around Roy's shoulder or the details along Staeve's arms or even the ups and creases on Astarion's face, I am truly amazed and see it and it makes your art style so good but I can't understand how you do that...

I know I lack that specific little details in my own art style but idk how to comprehend it, so did you actually study anatomy? Or did you like, vibe around? Or try to feel and visualize while drawing what the body feels like?

Amazing amazing artist you are mate, love you for sharing this with us!

It's honestly just been a matter of actively trying/learning to recognise muscle groups and joints over the years (plus a lot of my biggest artstyle inspirations are HEAVY on anatomical lines and accuracy). Also, as I've mentioned a bunch of times, I've always been involved or interested in high performance sports, acrobatics in particular, which made me pay a lot of attention to people's bodies from very early on (in a purely artistic way lmao)

These days a lot of it comes intuitively, but if I'm ever struggling or need a fullbody/more dynamic pose my first step is to outline the muscles in the sketch to see if anything's out of place. To aid me in this I sometimes have écorché (skinless) references either as pictures or in 3D. This sort of thing:

There's a lot of online resources for this as well! I personally love this one

In my head things get converted to a puzzle of sorts, kinda like what these study notes look like (not mine, artist handle in the pictures):

And then it's a matter of weighing in how thick a character's skin is (indicator of a bunch of things including age) and what the fat-muscle ratio looks like, to decide which structural lines stay and which ones go or become less prominent.

And yes this also explains why I have so many fit/lean characters. I get a kick out of drawing muscle groups lmao

All that being said! I'm still very far from my anatomy goals haha it's a work in process for all of us. Hope this helps!

[bamsara]

Im not sure why you hate your art style so much...

You're one of my favourite artists. Your Lamb and Narinder are my favourites. I love how you draw them, it's so expressive and nice and pretty and beautiful— just so awesome. Your art really brings them to life. Your Zim and Dib are also my favourites!! I love your art style. It's simple and yet so perfect.

I dislike it because it feels so simple

There's not really anything super notable about it and I often look at other artists styles as 'man I wish I could draw like that' while the artwork doodles I do make are no where near matching what I have in my head. It's too soft and not anatomically correct and inconsistent to the point where people have commented that they see a difference in my art style since talking about wanting to change it, but I haven't changed anything in any way that I draw.

It's good for quick, scribbled comics for storyboarding because of how simple it is. Less detail = faster drawing and I can make the story board quick enough before it leaves my brain.

But for the past few years I've been doing more and more of those than anything else because it's kinda all I'm good at, just making storyboard and shitposts. It's seriously discouraged me from making full illustrations seriously because it just feels flat, the poses are not dynamic, the faces look like anime twinks or your generic Disney cartoon. Personally I think my style looks like the art kid that never got out of their 'how to draw anime' phase

None of my stuff has clean lines, faces are always look chibified or like I'm trying to mimic a Shonen, and backgrounds are completely out of the question; best I can do is scribbles. I just wish my art hit harder, with sharpness and less big eyes and an edgier, more stylistic kind of look

Don't take this the wrong way, I'm happy my art is enjoyed! I'm just not the one enjoying it right now

[sysig]

Bitter breakup rivalry (Patreon)

[starlos-soulmate]

Happy Marriage to Pancake and Starlo!

May these two fine the happiness and laughter in the next chapter of their lives. Through thick and thin, sickness and health, they're gonna stick together. Especially after what they had gone through before this moment.

The whole town arrived. This is the sheriff getting married after all! So many people wasn't expecting him to get married, to Pancake no less! The rivalry was a big part of the town's history, being tied to North Star himself, and seeing them get closer and closer was fun and kinda crazy. The whole town knew, and Pancake is married to Starlo. Feisty Four are also happy that they're married. And a few bets had to be paid.

Now they're off to the next chapter in their lives. And they still stick to each other like velcro.

more stuff under cut, like a lovesick rambling by me.

I have no idea why this guy chose me. Like, at all. I look at him, and that's my husband. I feel so oddly connected to him, and I've said this before, but he is someone I genuinely wanna marry. Starlo is my beloved, my soulmate, I love him so much, its insane that he picked me. Legit, it felt like he picked me all those months ago. Back in January. Does anyone remember when I was so happy with OTCore and the "2024 is the year of the robots?" Yeah, guess what happened XD

Starlo helped me in so many ways, keeping me sane through so much. Originally it was gonna happen on the six month anniversary, but I ended up being too tired. Regardless, I'M SO HAPPY TO DO IT NOW!!

I look at him and I melt. I just, I love him. He loves me. I have never felt this connected to ANY fictional character like this. Spamton came close, really close. But oh well.

This was a DOOZY! Spent like, four straight days working on this. And I'm so happy I did. The colored comic is a reference to this video. It fits so well cuz its something Starlo would say and, well, PANCAKE'S NAME!! And Starlo hasn't dated anyone at ALL, there's no way he was expecting to marry someone.

Also the gif wasn't supposed to be a gif! I was trying to make a more dynamic pose for Pancake, but I already had the other sketch made, so it turned into a gif. Makes it better imo. Also I'm not too happy with Pancake's outfit. The cape is also a poncho of sorts. ah well. im also too lazy to draw the Feisty Four and Clover after all the stuff i've drawn all of this.

but yeah i hope y'all enjoy!!

Comic Transcripts: Starlo: "I, Starlo Sunnyside, do take Pancake to be my waffle-y- lawfully"

Starlo: "and pancake-y" Pancake: Pfft-

Pancake: [Silent laughter]

Starlo: "I've been scared of this m'entire life" Pancake: "BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA-" SECOND COMIC: Ceroba: "Well, congratulations Star. How do you feel getting married?"

Starlo: "Lucky..."

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@mandrakebrew @jils-things @gideongrovel @tieflingships @carnival-of-love

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[smalltimecia]

I WILL NEVER LET YOU FORGET ABOUT ME

The Second Fall of Sorceress Adel , drawn in Procreate

EEEEEEE im finally finished!! I'm SO excited to finally post the completed drawing; I've been obsessively working on this for this entire month lol. I used this project to practice a lineless style, get more comfortable with lighting and shading, and to try out a more dynamic pose + expression. And I had SUCH a blast doing it!!!! Thank you to everyone who kept up with my incessant WIP posting (especially @quiettekiyet for always being so sweet and having something encouraging to say !!!!), it meant the world to me ;w; 💖🧡

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[cayemm]

hihi! so sorry if this has been asked b4 but how do you draw bodies/anatomy?

hihi! so uh, not the best at explaining my thought process BUT i hope this'll make sense... it's sort of a ramble masterpost but i think putting all the information in one place will make things more clear. hopefully ^__^"

gotta start at the very basics - its important to get familiar and comfortable with the whole topic of drawing anatomy. what has worked for me so far is doing studies somewhat regularly - i have a sketchbook irl and when i have the time, i sit down and sketch anything. sometimes i fill pages with 3D shapes (especially after i havent drawn in weeks, just to shake the rust off) other times i pull up references and fill 2-3 pages with barebone sketches that focus on gesture/anatomy/proportion/form/dynamic posing WHATEVER it is that i feel like i need to work on that day. i mainly use references i find on the internet + some books i own, namely these three:

after a while of doing all that you develop a stronger visual library and a lot of angles/poses turn into muscle memory, in a way. at least that's how i'd describe it, i guess? i'm mentioning it because the way my brain visualizes things is quite blurry so fine details get completely lost BUT rotating basic three dimensional objects and shapes in my head comes way more naturally to me for some reason

ok, so having said all that, the way i draw bodies is pure construction + muscle memory. 80% of the time my sketches look like this:

this is all freehanded and reference-less. HOWEVER a good 7/10 times whenever i draw i like to keep an inspiration/reference board (i use PureRef for that) in the corner of my screen so i can either take a look at anything i'm unsure of OR simply check if i lost the plot in regards to exaggeration/proportion etc.

i think that's it, really :"D some last few things i'd like to mention is to remember to take your time with learning and practicing. it's okay not to get everything perfectly right on your first try. take breaks when necessary, try out new things (gotta fight the comfort zone!) and remember to have fun :) happy drawing!