#im just adding more doodles so that i dont have to post things individually lol

[mochiiniko]

painted prairie for a landscape drawing assignment! this was really fun to do even if i made things harder for myself by accidentally drawing everything in one layer like an idiot LMAO

i kinda rushed this because of the deadline and i feel like the background with the temple and the eden clouds could be better, and i would fix it now but ehhhhhhhHhh

[jadzio]

My costume submissions for pansear-doodles halloween contest!

@pansear-doodles made a contest some time ago and since its over now i wanted to post my submissions and talk a lil abt them

Artificer

This is a costume of arti as Artemis from Hades. I love goddess Artemis and i thought it fitted arti pretty well, as well as hunter tho i had a different idea for them. I wanted to experiment a bit with maybe just being inspired by the Hades version, with some sort of creature bone/skull mask/helmet, as well as adding a bit more flare. I love Hades god designs, but Artemis was always my least fave ngl. tho i wasn't able to experiment much and stuck around to the Hades version due to time and not having many good ideas.

Enot

Im so glad the Once-ler Enot got through and the other shown costume ideas i love em so much. I love joke characters, but i'm clearly isn't the best at designing them heh. This is gamer Enot with all the cringe gamer merch, dressed up as their computer having an LED gamer keyboard and mouse. Maybe now looking at it i should have added maybe some consol (tho they struck me as a religious pc gamer) or some LOL or other popular game merch to sell the gamer look. Maybe also add some doritos and mountain dew.

Gourmand and their pups (matching set)

I for the longest time could not decide, if i wanted to put gourm as dt asgore or ut asgore. Because it had to be asgore no questions asked, i mean look at the guy! I choose ut cause the way asgore is treated in dt just kill me internally. Also ut asgore family is much more functional. For the pups I wanted them to look like they’ve been face painted. Idk if chara and asriel really work for their personality, but i didnt really have any other idea with them. Also the one as asriel could’ve brought those like galaxy swords and some cool stuff from asriel dreemurr fight.

Also i wanted the drawing to resemble those monarch painted family portraits, so that’s why this style.

Hunter

I didnt have any good ideas for hunter, until i was scrolling through my reblogs and saw puss in boots the last wish fanart. It worked so well with the hunter's personality i had to!

Iterators (matching set)

It was so hard to have a good idea for those 4, because tere were 4 of them. You have so many trios everywhere, but 4 gang nahhh. I thought at first to dress them as their slugs u know a classic really, but too basic for me i knew someone would submit that. Maybe cult of the lamb bishops not a bad idea either tbh, but something didn't vibe right. So

I shit u not

the iterators were suppose to be

for the longest time

glamrocks from fnaf sb

yeaahhhhhhh i did have any better idea for a 4 gang and fnaf franchise was the only thing coming to my mind that vibed with me. But then i was scrolling through my alt for reblogs and i saw inscyption fanart i reblogged at some point, and i had that moment: NEURONS ACTIVATE, and decided to not be cringe and make them into scribes ighodghgdoa. I had i lil moment wondering between srs and nsh and leshy and magnificus, but it was quickly resolved by pushing nsh into a bush. and 5p as po3 and lttm as grimora was a no brainer.

Martyr

i dont know why i thought this was a good idea, but i vibed with it. I thought to make them a Julius Caesar from asterix and obelix comics.

This guy:

Monk and the lizards

Monk was always supposed to be a pokemon trainer. It works so well with them. At first i thought to give them Reds outfit, but then i decided to make them an N, a character from Black and White. His closeness and kindness to his pokemon, tie well with monk and their lizards.

Lizards are painted as spindas. i thought abt giving each individual pokemon, but i also wanted to make it quick and easy for the comics, so spindas! infinite patterns for an infinite amount of friends.

Survivor and Nightcat 9matching outfits)

Okay so this reference is like really obscure. It's the main characters from the movie Mune: guardian of the moon. I think i watched it only one time, long ago, i think the plot is really basic, but the lore and the art from it is great. it's one of those: if it was 2d it would’ve been so beautiful.

Anyway i wanted to do a lil swap: survivor is mune and nightcat is glim, cause it worked better personality wise.

anyway go watch it or look up art for it, its really cool

Rivulet

Big big thanks to @kociamieta, because i really could decide where i wanted to go with this. I had an idea for a shark hoodie, undyne, a sci fi speedster and perry the platypus. (if it comes up that someone submitted perry the platypus costume and it didnt go through, idk what i will do) So they were like: why not combine the shark hoodie and a sci fi speedster and jaga u are a genius. im not too proud of this one, the colors could be a lil better and the suit needs some work, but it was the last day of the competition and didn't have that much time.

Saint

Saint as snufkins, very original (i wanted for the Jessica Rabbit costume to win). i don’t have much to say here other then my 10000 environment brushes as always carry the piece

I wondered for a bit if I should make them some cosmic horror god. Not with body horror, but those gods that will stand in the middle of the forest and just look at u.

Scav king

Very basic, jack sparrow inspired scav king costume, inspired by the helm comic part.

(king julien for the win lets gooooo)

Spearmaster

My personal proudest one. A simple spray painter, but i put much care into this one. Now looking at it, I should rethink some colors, but i still like it. The spray cans could’ve been swapped out for needles (optional, not a correct). The tail is a paint brush with a swirl that isn't very visible in the colored piece.

Wanderer

Hollow knight gang! I think quirrel works well with wanderer. I mean the name, the character, the mission. They work well, I think.

Thanks yet again to @pansear-doodles for organizing the whole thing. It was very fun! Congrats to all the other winners too!

[madmadmilk]

hey J i have an art question if thats ok? 🙈 im tryin to get back into drawing /sketching but im really struggling with shading so i wanted to ask if you have any advice on how i could practice or maybe you have some basic rules or something like that? love ya! 💛

heeyyy! ♥︎ > sorry i took forever to reply, but art related questions are ALWAYS welcome!!

but yay~ i'm glad you're coming back to creating and expressing yourself! art is freeing, and a great way to let go of some pent-up energy. it definitely requires patience and endurance though.

✍️ some advice for shading & basic rules below:

there are no rules! lol, there are things that we "agree" look good or work well, but at the end of the day– there are no rules. art is whatever u want it to be, and however you want to express it. don't let traditional values or measurements hold you back.

practice makes perfect. a lot of art, or music or sports or anything is just practice, practice, practice. doodle a lot! make things halfway or sketch halfheartedly. that's fine, just don't quit!

sketch first, look up inspo, and sketch again. this is a process that i've found to be helpful to me! make you drawing to the best of your ability, raw and uninfluenced. then if you find yourself struggling, look up examples close and far to your content. then draw again, your brain will have unconsciously picked up certain queues that you'll be able to replicate and produce in your own way!

start light. with shading (esp. if you're doing it traditionally/on paper) you can always ADD but you can't always take away. when you're first starting, the levels of contrast are REALLY daunting. i encourage you to shade lightly then build up as you go. it's ok if you don't get the exact color or shade match at first, you can keep working up to it. make big, sweeping movements with your whole arm. be big and expressive when you make your first passes. when you get down to details, change to a different, darker pencil and then you can start using small wrist movements.

draw the same thing over and over! this is not 100% necessary, but i've found that it helps me to get comfortable with "trying" new things. like, if you draw the same person/face/pose over and over you can get comfortable to experiment within that subject. eventually, you can branch out and try something new.

youtube. lol love that damn website. there's so many tutorials or process videos on there. it's nice just to watch how someone draws or see how they map things out. you don't have to watch entire videos or consistenatly do so, but it's a nice way to see individual step-by-step processes.

understand that not everything is a master piece. sometimes your drawings are just practice. sometimes they're meant to stay in a sketchbook. not everything HAS to be displayed or curated to be posted online. it's ok to have a million secret drawings that are just preparation for new things! dont' be discouraged by sketches, pre-sketches, and half finished work. they all help you gain experience!

white gel pen/paint. broooo u gotta get one for the highlights! it makes SUCH a difference in pencil, ink or painted drawings. adding the brightest whites at the end of a piece is just ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎!! please give it a try.

know that.. no one can do it like you. art is personal, individual, and liberating. i know we all have an idea of what we want our things to look like, and that we compare ourselves to one another but– at the end of the day, it's YOURS. do it for you because you're the only one who can. your hand and eye are so special, enjoy it!

hmmmmmm i can't really think of much more technical advice? besides keep your hand/wrist very light. don't feel pressured to press hard and get the dark colors in! but ya, i hope this helps a little bit!! good luck and enjoy your drawing journeyyy! 💐🌷💕✨